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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-05-14
Banco Espa1oI dc Puerto Rico.
AVISO IMPORTANTE.

Desoubierta una falsifcaci6n de los BIZ
lletee serie D. valor de $40 uno, emission 8
de Novembre de 1896, el Conseio en- session
de aver ha acordado Ia Immediate recoglda
de los ochenta mil pesos que EN- billetes dc
la referida clase forman parte de la cltada
emieion. A este fin SO ruega los tenedo-
res de los mismos su mas pronta presenta-
sion al CAME en- la GAIA de este estableci-
miento; haci&ndose constar que los demas
billetes hoy en- circulation no hsn sido OBJ.
jeto de alteration algnns. No ohstante ser
la factura dc dicha falsihcacldn tan tosca Y
grosera que desde luego saltA la vista la
falsedad Gel billete, con Ell fin de evitar los
perjuicios que su admission pudiera oc&sio-
mar al pdblico. ell Banco SO encuentra en- ell
deber de advertir que las priucipales dife'
rencias con ell bi!lete legftimo, son las ST.
guientes:
L" El billete falsi6cado carece de la
numeracion en- tipta roja que llevan los le'
gftimos,
," Tanto en- los letreros como en- los
signos dibujos adornos del anverso Y del
reverse, la estampaci6n resulta mas borrosa
como empastelada en- el billete falso.
3ss Ell tama1lo del dibuj o en- ell anver'
SO, resulta en- el billete falso menor en- lon
gitud mayor en- ell sncho, que en- el billete
legftimo.
4" FL pie de inaprenta 6 American
Bank Note Ca. New York, que fgura en- el
anverso sc lee con facilidad en- los legftimos
y con gran difculdsd en- los faleifcados.
S" Debsjo de cada lotra de las pala-
bras DIEZ PESOS del anverso hay en- los
legftmos un punto negro dentro de la SOM
bre de los mismos, el que en- los falsifcados
resulta confundido con dicha sombra.
So Al respaldo tiene el color marron
mucho mas apsgado en- ell falso que Ell 81 le-
gftimo.-Puerto Rico IL de Mayo de 1898.
80 XII Sub gobernador, Carlos Ma. Soler.
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DE LA ISLA DE PTO. RICO
ESTADO MAROR
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Seccs 8 u S0.
Orden general del distrito para ell dia 13
de Mayo de 1898 dada en- San Juan de
Puerto Rico.
Atacada esta plaza en- el dia de aver por
una poderosa escuadra enemiga de once bar
cos, con artillerfa muy superior en- numero
y calibres & Ia de sus baterfas, fu6 sluelIa
rechezada despu6s de tres horas de violento
combate, con averfas que han sido compro-
badas por~~observaoiones posteriores desde
otros puntos de la costa y sin conseguir Ell
visible intento de desmantelar nuestras de.
fensas para realizar 81 cual sc aproximaron
repetidas veces sus mas fuertes acorazados
hasta tiroed fueil dsl Moro, iados sin duda
en- la invulnerabilidad de sus costsdos en-
la ventaja que 6sta les daba para apagar
tan corta distancis los fuegos de la plaza.
No fu6 este asf, sin embargo, graoias
en- primer t6rmino la serena frmeza de los
commentaries, ofciales sirvientes de las
bater1as, seoundados por el entusiasmo de las
demas fuerzas deI ej@rcito Voluntarios =
cuerpos auxiliares,y en- Particular por los
auxiliares de srtillerfa, que han sabido CON-
partir como veteranos con los artilleros del
ej6rcito, los riesgos fatigas del combate
en- los puntos donde sus efectos se hacfan
eentir con mayor intensidad.
Debo hacer aqn1, tambi6n, menei6n es-
pecial de Ia seooion de ciolistas del primer
battalion de Voluntarios, que comunico mis-
6rdenes constantemente, haciendose sus in
dividuos superiores al csnsancio los Pc
ligros, Y personal del Excmo. seilor General
Gobernador de la* Plaza, cuyo cello ? sctivi-
la ca.r.
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mas: San Francisco SO.

aquellOs manantialee, que tratAndose de m
dc utilidad p1blics, dedican'
10 al alivio curaoi6p de multiples dolenoias,
m nada puede nj leNes permitido Zanzibar 50
narcha modo de ser, hallhndose alberta la
emporada o6ciai desde el dfa 10 del corrien
e, segnn sucede todos los ai1cs. Va que de
licho halneario nos ooupamos, no podemos
|nenos de enviar un aplauso nuestros bue-
hos amigoe los sehores Marbernat Boix,
kue siempre dispuestos prestar su concurso
! las mobiles juetas causas, como honrados
F7entasisstae espaao!es, seeandando las ideas.
tel no menos spreoiado doctor Ranx, al
Efrecerss eate al Excmo. senor Gobernador
GENERAL, para que utilize sus eervioios del
Ilodo y forms CUE estime mas conveniente,
Ia estos momen1os de peligro parala pstria,
10 han brindsdo instalar en- uno de los
difcios, aislado con oompleta independen
ia del hotel del estsblecimiento, IN peque.
10 hospital de sangre, provisto de 80 oamss
Pmpletsa, dos camillas " maa 81 hioieren
hlta), botiqu1n, vendajes TODD el perronaI
. la casa. Autorizados dichoe tres sefiores
pr la superioridad para llevsr oAbo su
1ena obra, por mas que aun luohan con
Econvenientes para oonseguir los demas
Pcursos que sou necesarios On TN oentro de
"a naturalexa, maxine ouando, como ( este
kcederfa, Sc encuentra en- medic del campo,
pnde veces hace mas falta que dentro de
Is poblacicnes, no desisten de su empeho,
ieemos que en- breve ell hospital de referen-
Ia sera un heoho quedsrA inscripto en- la
aoiedad de la Cruz Roia.
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por las tropae, di6 la voz de s1armaa en- Ia
po blaoi6n, ,acudiendo las tropas, voluntarios y
guerrilleros & los stios sefalsdos de ante
mano. La oausa fu6 81 haber aparecido
pr6ximo al Faro un buque de vapor, indu-
dablemente el mismo de siempre, el de las
tres chimeneas, ell cual al oabo dc ratios de
aspareci6 Toda la roche estuvieron las
tropas sobre las armss y ylgllando tods La
costa. Desde el primer momento todas las
secoiones de la asooiaoidn dc la Cruz Rsja SO
@constituyeron en- srs respeotivos pusstos per
maneciendo en- ellos hasta que SO vi6 no eran
dc neoesidad Gus servioioa. Una seoci6n ca
bsllo sali6 fuera de la poblaci6n por el Tito.
ral de la costa por 81 Sc necesitabs prestsr los
auxilios dc su competenoia. Areoibo estA
bien preparado y la vigilanoia es activa'y
exqusita, asf por allf NADIA SO tene, hay
oonfianza en- las personals enoargadas de
velar por la segaridad publica.
~ ~ Aver & las oustro de la tarde los
naohateros Juan Correa Perez y Gregorio
Coabertier coRduj jeroH s la subinspeoci6n de
Orden Publico Manuel Severe Mufloz, por
embriaguex pelea con Basilio Muf1oz, oou-
pAndosele al prinero una navaj ja de barberS.
El heoho oourri6 en- la calle de Ia Tanca. =
~. Dcsde aver vi6rnes So encuentra
en- esta capital nuestro amigo don Adelfo
Medina, quien venfa en- una goleta cue al
hallarse s la vista de esta ciudad y, prasen-
ciar ell bomb2rdeo, tuvo que retroceder hasta
Arecibo. Desde aln regreso por terra Ell
referido amigo.
49, Han llamado poderosamente Ia
atenci6u publioa los aotos do verdadero he-
roisme, llevados s cabo por los senores de la
Orden de la Cruz Roja sobre TODD los rea-
h.sdos por las seeciones la. y 2a:, que acu-
dieron, cuando mas natrido era el fuego,
~ 81
plaza del Meroado.
-. D<cese que anoohe s las doce y
media Sc divisaban tres 6 cuatro luces en- el
horizoate, euponi6ndose toesen otros tantos
buqaes enenlgos.
-. Anoohe 4 las doce media, los
snsrdiae de Orden publco JOSS Martinez y
Juan Martin, oonduieron & Is prevention
Miguel Forte, por sospe chose Y po1 orden
del seflor captain ayudante de bomberos.
x~. Auoehe s las nueve y media Anas-
tasio Ferrer promovi6 sscandalo epostro.
fando 4 los tiradores Trinidad Arroyo Bais y
Jacinto M. Pagan y 4 un machetero dc nom
bre Gavino Cruz. El Ferrer hiri6 con un
eachillo en- un brazo al guardia Pedro Del.
gado. LIS detencidn fac hecha per Jose Rios.
.*x Aver las tres do l& tarde fus con-
ducido al dep6site Jnan Rivera, por escan'
dalo pelea oon Manuel Roblss, bombero
este dltlmo, que fa6 puesto disposici6n do
gu jefe.
-. Aver fa6 ourada de primera lnten-
cf6n en- Ia eala de socorro Ana Martinez, de
oontusiones que Ia in6ri5 Ambrosio Garcia.
~. Siendo varias las personaa que nos
nan preguntado ia 81 habrAn llegado in
fuir algo las cirounstanoias actuales para la
aperture de los baflos de Coamo, podemos
ase gurar cuantos necesiten hacer uso de
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- -NOT'.ICIAS

*. A las once de la mafana de hoy se
dice con insistencia qae en- la costa, frente s
Luquillo, hay dos buques de alto hordo, enc
migos. encallados. Y otros que hacen e.
fuerzos por ponerlos fote. Procuraremos
averiguar si es cierta esta noticia, para co.
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La subasta de giros sobre Madrid

Aver, & la hora fjada, SO procedi6 la
subasta de giros sobre Madrid, anunciada en-
la Secretaria de Hacienda.
FL sefor Fernandez Juneos, Que presidia
ell acto como Secretario iel Despacho, hizo
presente los licitadores que consideraba
&emasisdo bajas las ofertas en- general, dado
que no exist1a un solo motive justifoado para
que bajasen nuestroa giros sobre la Penfnsu.
la en- las presentes cirounstanoiae; diio que
nuestra moneds es un retejo de la nacional,
que funda su vslor en- el de ella, que suando
baja aquella bsjs esta, siguiento movi-
miento p%ralelo de oscilaciones, que. cual-
quiera que fueae el tipo de ca4n bios de ambos
psises monedns con referencia s los mer-
cados exteriores, conservatism siempre entire
sf una relacion POGO susceptible de grandes
alteraciones desequiIibrios. Por sstas
consideraciones y otras analogzs fundadas
que expuso, y con las cuales tuv;eron con-
formes los jefes de Hacienda, y considerable
que hacienda IL operaoi6n de los giros tipos
tan marcadamente b. JOS Sc perjndioarfan los
intereses nsoionales do la Gaia del Ministerio
de Ultramar, faeron desestimad&s todas las
proposiciones, msnos la que efrecfa ell l94
por ciento.
La. proposiciones que sc hicieron son
las sigxientee:
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HONESTY AMONG EDITORS.
CHARLES A. DANA'S GOLDEN
RULES FOR REPORTERS.
An Interesting Code Of Newspaper
Ethics That Is Too Often
Forgotten.

In these days of yellow journalism,
when unreliable methods prevail on
far too many newspapers and when
everything seems to be sacrificed for
truth on a certain class of newspapers,
it is refreshing to recur to the high
standards set by such master spirits as
Greeley and Dana.
The Record Union is enabled to rro-
duce two sets of rules formulated by
Charles A. Dana for the guidance Of
the members of his staff in the old days
1t will appear interesting to some Of
those of the modern school of journal
ism, if only to show how far the papers
of the great cities to-day have drifted
from the standards of the fathers Of
newspaper business in this country.
The rules here produced were sent
to the writer by Mr.. Dana himself some
years ago. 1t would greatly aid the
good name of newspaper men every
where if such ethics were prevalent on
the leading newspapers of the country
to-day
The first set of rules pertains to the
morals of the paper proper, without
special reference to the conduct Of the
individual members Of the staff. and
Rules Of Journalism" They are as
follows:
l. Get the news, all the news, and moth
ing but the news.
II. Copy nothing from any ones publi-
cation without perfect credit.
III. Never print an interview without
the knowledge and consent of the person
interviewed.
~. Never print paid advertisement as
news matter Let every advertisement ap-
pear as an advertisement-no sailing un-
der false colorS.
v. Never attack the weak, the defense
less, either by argument, invective or by
public necessity for so doing
vi Fight for your opinions, but do not
believe they contain the whole truth, or
the only truth.
VII. Support your party, If you have
one but don't think all the good men are
in it, and all the bad men outside of it.
VIII. Above all know and believe that
humanity IS advancing and that there is
progress in human life and human affairs,
and that, as sure as God lives, the future
will be greater and better than the pres
ent or the past.
more to the conduct Of the individual
paper. 1t is hardly necessary to say
that If all reporters and newspapers
followed the rules here outlined there
would be little cause for complaint that
the newspapers of the country were be-
hind any other of the great callings Of
the day in their love Of the truth and
in their care to see that there is the
element of reliability in all that is
printed in their columns. These terse
rules are given in the following ten par
The record-union., 1898-07-24

which barbarities were practiced,
doubtless on both sides, but mostly by
the Spanish. Our sensibilities were
outraged, our humane feelings shocked,
our commerce interrupted, and we could
see no end to the savage contest. We
interfered to put an end to it, and we
WILL That is the~l long and the short
of the whole matter We did not, be
it noted, interpose to establish the in
surgents in power, but to pacify Cuba
and give her people opportunity to es-
tablish stable government if they can.
If not-well, then, we must hold Cuba
and do it for them.
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TRAITOROUS SPEECH.

When United States Senator yelling
ton of Maryland said in published
interview, which we have not seen re-
pudiated by him, that I'VE started in to
take Cuba and we struck the first blow
at Manila. That was error" Mr.. We'll
lington misrepresented. We did not
start in to take" Cuba and he knows
it, We distinctly disavowed any pur-
pose Of taking" in the sense Mr.. Wei
lington conveys. Nor was it error to
strike first blow at Manila. 1t was,
on the contrary, good war judgment,
fine tactics, skilled and perfectly legit-
innate work, and all the world so admits
it to be, Mr. Wellington to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
But he is credited with saying furth-
to drive her from her true and lawful
possessions in the Western Hemisphere.
That was error number one" 1t was
not error; but fact is we did not start
in to whip Spain, but to free Cuba.
Spain resisted and we applied the arts
of war. That was legitimate. But
Spain is not the true and lawful pos
SCISSOR of parts in the Western Hemi-
sphere. She was a conqueror Of an in0e-
pendent people having large commerce
before Magellan made his discovery;
she held by might and by no other
power. However, this cuts no figure in
the matter. She was in possession,
still is for the matter of that, and
whether it is true and legitimate makes
no sort of difference.
Mr., Wellington next assails his coun-
try in this form: I'VE disclaimed any
intention Of acquiring territory. An
other lie, for this Is a war of conquest.
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agraphs, known as Dana's Ten Com
mandments for Reporters:

!. Tell your story in headlines.
IL. Give the story in brief in your first
paragraph, seizing the bold essential
points In simple and direct way
Ill Do not report things in chronologi-
cal order, unless such sequence is best,
put give the leading features, the essanca
OF the story al the outset
AZ ~. - Avoid S,,e verbosity If you must pad
descriptions of incidents. Let every SEN
tence be a picture of something
Y. Avoid stereotyped expressions. but do
not dodge trite phrase simply because
II mas been used before if it serves the
purpose Well.
VI Use an Anglo-Saxon or short word
Wherever you can, such as pierce for
penetrate" This usage saves space and
makes your meaning clear
VII. Leave out the verbiage of resolu-
tlons, legal documents, etc, whenever pos
sible. Few matters of this character are
worth a verbatim report, but should be
told tersely.
VIII. Simplify wherever possible by US
ing comprehensive words instead Of long
phrases, as: He struck Jones. whereupon
there was fight" instead of some longer
description 10 convey less clearly what
the "whereupon' expresses
TX. Revise your stories before handine.
The record-union., 1898-07-24

DIR. WONG HIM. S31 S. Hope street,
Los Angeles. Cal-Dear Sir: In justice to
you and for the benefit of others, / wish
to make a statement of my case. | was
afflicted with liberation of the rectum
and hemorrhage of the bowels. | was
treated by two good doctors, until ] lost
81 pounds of flesh and became so weak
from loss of blood that I was unable to
attend to business. then commenced
doctoring with DR.. Wong Him. The
bleeding stopped and / commenced to i'm
prove with the first dose of medicine. and
at the end of four months 1 had regained
my lost flesh and health, and to-day am
we'll and sound. In DR.. Wong Him's hon
esty, integrity and ability to cure any dis
ease that he says he can cure I have un-
bounded confidence and faith and would
recommend him to all needing doctor.
Yours truly, r. 3. TAYLOR.
President Citizens Bank, South Riverside.
Cal, September 9, 1897.
The record-union., 1898-07-24
WHY WE WIN IN NAVAL COM
BATS.

H H. Lewis, late of the United
States Navy, has contributed to public
knowledge valuably in paper in the
New York Times giving the reasons
for the good craftsmanship of the
American naval gunner. The Record
Union" presents it in full in this issue.
It will be found to possess lively inter-
est for readers, as it is ripe, valuable
information, and it's dictiOn is spirited
and attractive.
Mr.. Lewis very graphically draws
picture of the Manila fight. the reasons
for our success there, and then pro-
ceeds to explain why Europe stood
amazed at the skill displayed by our
gunners, when the impression had gone
abroad that in craftsmanship, discip-
line and nearly all naval essentials our
men were far below the level of those
OF the navies of other Powers.
In fact, Mr.. Lewis asserts, and we are
prepared to accept his statement as
correct, that the American people prior
to this war knew less about their navy,
and took less interest in it, than any
people on earth having a naval force.
He declares that our naval victories are
due not to the prescience of Congress,
nor because it has permitted the build
ing of a few ships, but because those
we have are manned and officered by
earnest, faithful, hard-working men,
who are fully impressed with the fun
damental truths that warship is made
to carry guns, that gun is made to
carry a projectile, and that a projectile
is made to hit the mark at which it is
aimed. In these three truths, says Mr.
val success, the result for which every
tbing-guns, ships, ammunition, en-
glnes, mems intended to place the
I1cjectile exactly in the spot you want
1T.
The power of doing all this is why
we win in naval combats, and why
Americans are to-day astounding the
world with successes. Mr. Lewis pa
per possesses the value also attacntNS
to a rapid historical review of gunnery,
and the steps of progress we have made
in the art from the days of the Revolu
tion to this time. 1t may be freely ac-
knowledged, however, that from the
outset the Americans have been ex-
pert with weapons carrying projectilcs;
that we have, as a people, shot by in
Stinct, so to speak. But we permitted ed
our navy, to as late a date as 1875 to
be manned almost wholly by foreign
ers: to-day, twenty years later, un-
der the operation of the apprentice
system, so much to the credit of Adj
miral Luce, who may be called it's
father, the foreign element in the navy
is less than per cent.
Admiral Luce did not stop with the
founding of the apprentice system, but
labored until he established also the
Naval Gunnery School, in which work
he was ably assisted by Commander
FClger. 1t is of this school and its sys-
tenn that Mr. Lewis largely treats, and
it is this school that is giving US such
gratifying results to-day.
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pure and simple" Mr. Wellington talks
very much as the old-time copper
heads did, and with about as much rea-
| son. But hear him: I'VE said that
our object in going to war was purely
humanitarian. We lied. Error num-
Der two" OF course a lie is an error,
but the lie is improperly placed in this
case. 1t is Mr. Wellington who is open
to severity of charge, not the United
States Of America.
But hear him to the end:
Why did we send Dewey down to
Manila Bay to destroy the Spanish
fleet? What are the relations between
| Cuba and the Philippines, except, of
course, that they are the property Of
the same Government? How were we
| to drive Spain from the Western Hem
! isphere by conquering the Philippines? :?
Isn't this the first step toward con-
quest?
Looking conditions squarely in the
| face, we have entered into a war of
conquest. To me this is as plain as
the sunlight The Government of the
United States has broken away from
| the traditions of the fathers, and a
policy of imperialism has begun. Where
this win lead US to no mortal can tell.
| AS for myself, / would be in favor of
stopping this war Immediately. /
would recall our army from Cuba. /
| would straightway direct Dewey to
capitulate We had nothing to go to
war for; we have less excuse for con-
tinuing it.
This comes very near to being trait
orous. 1t is the kind of talk that gives
aid and comfort to the enemy. 1t is
the sort of chatter that the Madrid
press may gleefully print and scatter
throughout the nation to encourage
tagging spirits, and thus require more
life and blood and treasure of the peo-
pie of the United States. Yes, it is a
fine example of free speech, but it is
dangerously near to traitorous speech.
The record-union., 1898-07-24

The doctor is the sixth of a generation
Of doctors; a graduate of the medical
universities of China, from which he re-
ceived his diplomas; a master Of five diff
ferent languages His practice in the
hospitals Of Canton China and his treat
more than twenty years in this country,
without a single failure, has prepared
him fully to undertake the work Of cur
alone, determines the cause and nature
Of diseases and the remedies necessary
given him Of his wonderful cures should
most certainly remove any doubt from
the minds of the most skeptical Of his
wonderful powers over diseases by use
of his teas and herbs alone. Send for
circulars and testimonials or call and be
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remedy that is absolute proof against sea-
sickness. A discount of 20 per cent. Is
given on all remedies to members Of the
United States army or navy or to their
families. Consultation free.
Cured of Stomach and Liver Troubles
by DR.. Wong Him. S31 S. Hope street.
Los Angeles, Cal
To the Public 1t gives me great pleas
ure to say that Or. Wong Him's treat
ment in my case has been most success
full For years | have been troubled with
the kidney and stomach troubles. tried
various remedies from other physicians,
but received no permanent help. Dr;
Wong Him's treatment has removed ali
tendency of these troubles and seems to
be permanent IN ltS results 4 ihe
Wong Hims ideas of Herb Treatment,
cleaning and renovating the system be-
fore building it up again l am certainly
pleased to say that he has done a great
deal of good to me, and that | have found
him TO be a well-educated man, unassum-
ing and kind, commanding the respect OF
ali good people. Very respectfully,
MISS STELLA HUNTER,
Los Angeles Cal, April 80, 1897. $40
Bellevue avenue.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. l, 1897.
To Whom 1t May Concern: This is to
certify that DR.. Wong Him cured me OF
liver and kidney troubles was greatly
constipated and my back, aehed SO much
that t had great trouble in sleeping
Wren / went to Or. Wong Him he felt
nv pulse and said my troubles were
naI,sed BY la grippe, which I had several
years ago He knew more about my sys-
tenn than I thought anyone could know.
/ took his medicine as directed, and am
now we'll / have gained eight pounds
during the last month: eat better, sleep
better and feel better in every way than
for years. I can cheerfully recommend
Dr. Wong Him to the sick. Yours truly,
HARVEY DAVIS,
1Os West Ann street. Police officer Los
Angeles, Cal SuTuTh