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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-06-05

bien, aplausos ante la vileza qve re
vela en- quienes han tenido el atrevi-
miento de lanzarlo como motive de
aggression para disputarnos nuestros
sagrados dere chos y para arreba-
tarnos nuestra iEdiscutihle soberanis.
Grandes aplausos.
Ante tan criminales prop6sitos, sc
ha creido necesario apresurar Ia reu-
ni6n de las Cortes y hacer un llama
miento a todos los que han tenido la
suerte de nacer en- esta terra sagrada
de Espaia para que, 81 el atentado
con que Sc nos amenaza llegA res
pondamos todos los hijos de Espafia
con aquella heroieida1 con que res
pondian siempre nuestros padres 4
atentados que, POT 10 odiosos, no lie.
garon nunca 4 igualar al atentado con
que sc nos amenaza. tAplausos.,
81. la patiia puede neeesitar de to
dos sus hijos, pero tremolando una
sola bandera, la bandera del honor y
la integridad nacional, y sin temer
mas que un solo proposito, el de de
fenderla a todo trance sgrupandose
en- torno del Gobierno, que llamese
como sc quiera y cualquiera que sea
81 Specification, es un Gobierno de
espaholes que es,a resuelto q cumplil
con 81 deber velando por el honor de
nnarfraa aruaas 1,ankar1arIo Il .rka
gridad de nues.ro territorio y acumu.
5lando recursos de ataque y defensa
pues 81 bien esta dispuesto 4 no pro
vocar la guerra, y buenas pruebas h;
dado de clio cediendo para evitarla ;
Ia indication bienhechora y & las ex
hottaciones evangelieas de quien eI
Ia terra representa- Ia justieia divina
exhortaciones fortalecidas por 10
consejos de las mas grandes potencia
de Europa, tambien esta resuelto
no rehuirla 81 el honor de nuestra ma
cion y Ia integridad de nuestro terri
torio 10 hiciera necesario.
i FL pueblo espaiol. que sabe respe
tarse a 81 mismo, y posee ma ejecu
toria secular de que ha sido algo c,
el mundo, aunque llegue verse dc
samparado y empobreeido no consen
tia jamas que Sc desmembre impu
nemente parte dc su patrimonio, n
puede trahcar con el honor. A cons
tituir 10 antes po6ble el Gobierno J
el Senado. & proeer al Gobierno d,
cuanto pueda necesitar en- tao eritieo
momentos. han de dirigirse nuestro
primeros esfuersos, para que el pode
de Ia nacion presente toda su fuerza
todas sus actividades y todas sus cner
gias en- defensa de nuestros sacratisi
mos derechos. insolita y bArbaramen
mente amenazados. Aplausosl.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-06-05
Ell pueblo de Manila.

Hemos leido el siguiente ca
blegrama del General August al
Sr Ministro de Ultramar
Manila % ia tarde.,-Goberna
dor general a ministro Ultramar.
Anuncia consul Hong Kong inme
data salida escuadra americana.
Importante manifestation pueblo
Manila todos elementos ofrecenme
unidos vidas y haciendas en- holacaus-
to patria y reyes.
Entusiasmo delirante y pruebas
innegables adhesion de los 6lipinos.
Espiiitu provincias levantado, ais
tandose como voluntarios los mas pre-
tigiosos elementos.
Adhesion entusiasta a mi persona
como representante nacion.
Viva la patrial Viva el rey!-
AKgSSn.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-06-05
Ell Obispo dc Sion.

En- carta al presidente de la
Junta Central. almirante Chac6n,
dice ell elocuente Sr Obispo de
Sion:
"Al enviar 4 listed mi entusiasta
felicitacion. pongo en- sus manos. en-
eallecidas por largos y gloriosos ser
vicios Ia madre patria, Ia humilde
ofrenda de mil pesetas en- orc, csc
simbolico metal con que fabricamcs
los calices, las tiaras y las coronas
para mejor honrar el color amarillo
de nues:ra santa bandera. va que no
me es dable ofrecer su hermano, el
yoj0, la sangre que con insolita rapi
dez circula por mis- venas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-06-05
ReuniOneS pOliticas
LA INTERVENTION.
EL Io DE ABRIL.

Ell Io de Abril fue dia de gran ex.
citacion en- Ia corte. Talegramas de
Washington pintan a Mac KinIey di-
rigido por turbas innobles, aproban-
do la intervention armada, Dor eI
propuesta.
La guerra sc presento en- toda su
desnudez y sin embargo. fuera de la
Bolsa, reino serenidad y hrmeza en-
todas parties.
Sc celebsaron las sesiones prepara-
torias. Sagasta por primera vez es-
tuvo explicito. Lo principal de su
discurso fue 10 siguiente:
'Pero no no sc trata de ESQ, Sc ira
IA de manchar la limpia historic de
esta nacion con una calumnia iniame
que 81 por 10 miserable absurda no
nos quede hacer dafo, no puede me
nos de llenar nuestros pechos espafio
les de las mas santa indignation muy
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-06-05
Cablegrama Official.

FL Excmo. Sr. Gobernador
General de Cuba en- cablegra-
ma recibido esta tarde, dice al
Excmo Sr Gobernador Gene
raj de esta Isla 10 siguiente
"Buque enemigo Meryimae ri
que trato de forzar el puerto de
Santiago de Cuba anoche, fue
echado q pique en- el canal, pero
no impide entrada. Tenemos pri :
sioneros en- el Rstna NeyesdsS un
Teniente Navfo y 7 marineros.
Nosotros sin novedad
No hacemos comentario.
Calificamos Gnicamente de
justo y merecido ell castigo
que ell crucero americana reci-
bio, por pretender, Waldo de
la obscuridad de la noche, for
zor ell puerto de Santiago de
Cuba.
Asi obran solamente los CO.
bardes.
La middleton de su propia
infamia pesa sobre ell =" yam
kee !" indigno como montana
de plemo.
Por ESQ no transcurre un
dia sin un desastre para 81.
Va Sc convenceran esos
reptiles de que la Providen-
cia es Espahola.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-06-05

Paso el ''bill'' de la autonomia, re-
servAndose Silvela el derecho de cri-
tica; aclarando Romero, que era con-
trario las reformas y que las votaba
por patriotismo para no obstaculizar
Ia marcha del gobierno, y votando
en- contra Mella, en- nombre dc Ia
minoria carlista.
Las grandes potencias estAn dividi-
dss y envidiosas unas de otras, bus
cando cada cual So tajads, y oeupa-
das Alemania, en- Kiao Tcheu; Fran
cia. en- el Tonkin /; Russia, en- China;
Austria, sin barcos; Italia, con una
crisis mas grave todavia que la dc Es.
paaa. q. tai es esta situacion, LENA
de peligros, erizada de dihcuItades,
hastante parecida 4 la que pasamos en-
los primeros doce amos de este tre !.
mendo siglo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-06-05

Eserito 10 precedente, llega la no ii
cia del bombardeo de Puerto Rico
por los acorazados mas poderosos de
la escuadra yankee. y la heroica DE-
fensa de la plaza. FL entusiasmo es
muy grande; toda la prensa dedica
articuIos relatives & Puerto Rico, re
cuGrdanse los sitios de los holandeses
y de los ingleses, y confuse en- que
esa valcrosa guarnicion. y ese pueblo
NOBLE y leal, mantcndran con gallar
dia el honor de Ia bandera y el briIlo
de las armas. Todos cnantos de ahf
PROCEEDINGS, los que contamos en- csa
hermosa isla CON hogar 8 con hacien
da; los que tenemos s6res qucridos en-
ese pedazo de terra nacional, bnsca
mos con ansiedad iss extFaordinarios
de los periodicos, y rcgamos Dios
que no caigan sobre Ia pequeHa An
lila los hoTrores de Ia guerra y 81
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-06-05

A Ia valiente protesta contra los
yankees, de la Camara cubana, ha
correspondido el Senado de la gran
Antilla con otra en- la que prehere
sneumbir CON Espaha q ser pisado por
los zapatones de los norteamericanos.
He aquf el telegrama del Gobierno
General de Cuba:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-06-05
DEHoY.

Madrid, JUNO ,.-obstrvanse mo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-06-05
AL ministro Ultramar:

Presidente Consejo secretaries, me
ruega trasmita a v. <. 10 siguiente:
"El Consejo de Administrator al
eonstituirse de un modo definitivo,
saluda al gobierno de S. M. SC adj
here con entusiasmo & la protesta
de Ia otra Camara y estima que es
pEeferible sucumbir honsosamente &
IA sombra de Espaha, vivir con
vilipendio bajo Ia planta de los Esta-
dos Unidos." I"
L0 que con Ia mas proiunda salts
facci6n comunico 4 v. E.-Biaaeo.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

The executors of the law in Europe have been swift to seize upon discov- cries in science to help them to run down criminals The British Druggist notes a curious use of the microscope which was lately made in Prussia A barrel of specie sent from the frontier to Berlin WaS robbed and filled with sand. This was supposed to have been done on the way to Berlin The emi- nent chemist, Prof Ehreubergh. ot- taincd samples of nll the sand near the stations through which the barrel pass ed. and by means of the blowpipe and microscope, found sand of the station Ut which it had been emptictl and filled The thief was afterWard discovered and arrested. Tn France noted rogues are not only photographed. but weigh ed and measured carefully, and forced to speak and sing into a photographic instrument before their discharge from prison, that they may be identified af- terward In any attempted crime It has also been noted for the identifica- ton of criminals that the one part of the human body when Is never dupll- cated in man or woman Is the mark ings on the skin of the thumb. The face and figure may be altered at will, but the lines on the thumb-p2yer. For the detection of criminals, an impress sion of the thumb Is stamped upon pa per. A story Is told of the Princess of Wales. She was once shown through the museum at Scotland Yard, contain ing the photographs of countless rogues, and also some of the methods, scientific and legal for tracing crime and for punishing 1t. Tt is all very clever" said the kindly princess, with a sigh, but If the world were as anx- ious to discover and reward the good men as 1t Is the bad, what a pleasant place 1t would be.'
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

the army" Mrs. Miles has not lost ruch of that charm that made her the goddess of every young fellow from West Point in her yonng days i'll Cali forria. She was Mary sherman before her marriage. Her father was Judge sherman brother of the Senator and thc General Her hair is dark and abundant her eyes Hre q erayish blue and her manners are winning. She i5 as kind and attentive tO the wife of Il second lieutenant as to the wife of il brigadier general, and that k why she has ever been popular no matter whore stationed Mrs. Miles accompanied the General on his trip 10 Europe last year She accompanied him. tno on some of his expeditions against the Indians, and WAS often within sound of the sh3OtinE
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27
Bootblacks in London.

The force of American demand Is be ing once more eXemplitied in London hy the placing at all important rail road stations of chairs in connection with the bootblack brigade. This work is undertaken by the Central Shoe black Society. There Is already such accommodation provided at Yiaduct station. II appears that American gentlemen visiting London express surprise that they are expected to stand while they have their boots hlacked as they are accustomed to sit during the operation at home.
 The society has sixty boys, who are lodged. taught and partially boarded on the premises of the institution. and there is an ingenious allotment of their earnings into three parts after an al lowance for food required out of doors, one-third being their own, another third the society's and the remaining third going to their bank account on which they can draw for special pur- poses
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27
a Boys Composition.

If q boys composition, submitted by a pupil, is supposed to be q flight of the imagination based upon fact, there Is no reason why the boys composition on Christopher Columbus does not meet the requirements.
 columbus was man who could make an egg stand on end without breaking. One day the King of Spain said to him, Can you discover Ameri- ca" And Columbus said:
 "'Yes, if you will give me ship.
 50 the king gave him a ship, and he started out and sailed and sailed. Some of the men said they didn't believe any such story and didn't believe there was any America, but pretty soon the pilot said. T see land and then Columbus said. Well, then, 1t Is America
 "Then they went ashore and saw lot of black men running around and Columbus said. Are you niggersT
 They said, Yes; you are Columbus, aren't youY
 "Columbus said. Yes, I am,' and then they threw up their hands and said:
 "'Oh, dear. it's no use! We've gone and got discovered at last!"
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

Like Doctor Faustus, the American people, until recently, worshlpcd the Idea of youth. The young mau was in demand, and the young woman was Ir- reSistible- The young gave the domi- hating tone to society. The son man. aged the father, the daughter controlled the mother This reversal of usual relations wns regarded as Il distinct and commendable American practice. and excited comment rnd censurr from the rest of the world. Meanwhile, slowly but surely. common sense and travel were modifying the coalitions. Society slw that abroad. especially in England, age. not youth. per SC count ed. II perceived that man in Eng land. or Europe. was about to really commence his caHrr at the time he was compelled to abandon if here. It noted that the mother, and sometimes even the grandmother. was kept in evidence. And II saw that ths was possible be cause middle age and old age were dis tinctly recogulz,I Hs separate and i'm portant periods of existing In time th,se truths struck home, mud the titc hnS turned or at least is turning The prejudice for mere youth Gtes hard, but fl Is dying. We may even s,e the day when middle aSe, with its experiences, and old Hge with it's freedom from pr,> jndiceS, will lse even mon highly ap- preciated n New York than in London, and American society will be yOung, not for u few years only. but as long ns tho body k healthful. the mind k nc- tive aud the spirit ambitious
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

A report to the State Department frUn Consul General Goolnow at Shanghai brings some interesting facts as 10 thp manufacture and trade in that peculiarly Chinese pest, the firecracller During the year ending June :H. lST. there were exported from China 2ti Io5, i33 pounds ot them. Yaluel at sl.- 5s4.151 in gold. and of tha total snip Hcut by far the largest part came to thiS country. \ small quantity went to England and infinit,Simal amounts to other countries from which il would appear that in the matter of uolsp and nuisance the United States has not ad- vanresl beyond the standard of China Tho amount exported ioses hot begin to represent the extent of thp industry. Us millions of them are made i'll ShoftS and small houses. and four-tiiths of the crackers conSulatd i'll China are made ny the families Of those who sell them, these p,Ople of course revolving no wages. Crackermaking k about the cheapest form of industry, from every point of view. Al Canton the ordinary size eracker costs tael di2 centSl for I0u00 for export The hours of labor arp from q. m to Il D. m-. and therp arc seven working dAys in a week. Thirty women and ten men can make iD000 crackers il day. for which work the women receive five and the men about seven cents each. An expert at the trade cannot get more than ten cents. which Is about the average rate of wages paid In China for common la bor. The most alarming feature of Consul Goodnow's report k tie fact that the giant cracker may be r,4en- forced in the near future hE new pro duct of Chinese skill known as the twice sounding"
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27
Anecdotes Of NIacready.

Mir. Sala charged Macready with hay. Ing habtually used foul and blaSphem- ous language behind the scenes. An apologist hints that Mir, SalA may have been led astray by the fact that in tho last act of Macbeth" Maerrady lnva- riably lashed himself into a sort of fever. which he aggravated by using all sorts of expressions. When Mir. Phelps played AIacduff 10 him for the first time, he was not little amazed during the fight Tt the close of the last act to hear Macready call him a beast, scoundrel. hell-born villain. q base- born eur anl a devil Full of rrsent- mcnt- Phelps hnrled back the epithetS with energy, and heaped foul names upon Macready. At the closc Macrea- dy said:
 Thank you, Mr. Phelps thank you; Pye never been so well supported"
 In another play, where 1t was neces- sary to enter Tn q panting fury. full of rage, exhibiting the gasping exhaustion of mad passion. Macready used to have n hired super whom he would grap- pie and shake and curse at, off the stage, SD that he could enter naturally. One night the regular super" sent a substitute who did not quite understand the business. He resented MacrrIdy's rough treatment which delighted the comedian, who went at his man with increased vigor. The substitute pres ently let him have 1t and the pair fought savagely q good round. Ma. cready that night burst upon his audi ence In a splendid rage, -Maereadr- ing Macrcady. When the substitute learned the true state of affairs. how eyer, he bolted; but he WAS unearthed, for Macready came off after the first scene gasping
 Hum. ha. Where Is he? Hum, ha. bless me. A splendid fellow! Pay him double and let me have him every night"
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

going on almost constantly. Five times a day q mullah tmool-lah), or Mohammedan priest, used to climb up on the bridge of our steamer and cali the faithful to prayers
 In less than five minutes the whole hurricane deck would be covered with the prostrate forms of praying Mos lens, all lying with their heads townrl Mecca, the north pole of their religious faith. But the river at times WIS very crooked and the followers of the Prophet had a good deal of difficulty in keeping themselves accurately adjust ed with reference to the holy city.
 Every one of them would take off his hat, boots and weapons get out his pocket compass, ascertain the direction of Mecca. spread down his prayer rug and then kneel, shut his eyes and be gin to pray.
 In the meantime the steamer would go around q sharp bend in the river, and the next time the worshiper open cd his eyes he would find himself, to hlS horror and amazcment, with his back to Mecca and his arms stretched out toward the steppcs of Siberia
 Of course. God could not be expected to pay the least attention to a prayer that was brcathe1 out ln a northeast erly direction when 1t ought to have been headed southwest by south-half- south. So the disgusted Mohammcdan, with a muttered curse upon the crook cd rivers and the cratic steamers of the Russian infldeL would get up. con suit his pocket compass, turn around his rug, and begin again on a new tack. keeping one eye open meanwhile. to see that the man at the wheel did not take an unfair advantage of him and scatter his prayer all over the Rus slan Empire.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27
WHAT MAKES IT cor
WhiriiGig that Has Bafled Scientists
 of International Repute.

Fold 2 piece 0f paper as shown in the cut Gud balance 1t on q npedle forced Into cork. If you piace your open right hand by the side Of the apparatus, with the palm as near ID the paper as can b. without actually touching it, and With the fingers slightly carved in- ward. the vane, after one OF two pruEm- mary Wriggles. will begin 10 revolve slowly from right to lert- If the left hand be employed in the same way | will. on the contrary, move from left to right The vane Will continue to re- volve thus for q grcater or less length )f time, when it will again oSc3llate and finally stop Plenty of explanations nave been given to account for the mo
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27
MRS. NELSON A. MILES.
Che Generals Wife Ia an Ideal Cou-
 sort for n Soldier.

Mrs. Nelson A. Miles, wife Of the commander of the United States army, )ltable women fin Washington, and ireply interested in every move that is nade by the American nrmy. She has llways taken an interest in fighting ilHce she has been soldiers wife. tears aeo when the general wns only }ol. Miles. i'll command of the PresidiO San Francisco, he and Mrs. Miles we're called the handsomest couple in
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

MEDAL 0F HONOR ed within which Is q representation of America "ha bited as Mncrya,' her left hand on the fas ces. her right hand holding shield and repplling diScord A trophy of two eannonS. one sword. several cannon balls and an eagle fastcns the star to ribbon resembling the flag. which joins It to the clasp
 This medal of honor corresponds to the English Victoria cross and the Iron Cross of Germany and Prussia. but 1t Is fact that either of the latter Is bet ter known to Americans than the em- Elem with which 0ur own country r.c- o=ni2es valor. Perhaps one reason for this k that We are not in the habit of paying much attention to medals and decorations in this country. Another may be that We have sometimes queS- toned the manner in which these med als havv been awarded in times past, Occasionally there has been suspicion 0f the presence of Il political pull in these awards.
 Net ln spite of the drawbacks to its reputation Whca the delay in award Ing f. and the way in which SUme of Its wcarerS hayr acquired il cause the mclal of honor is an honorable decora- ton and has been won honogably by most of those who have 1t. Most of thcm won il for such felts aS capturing battleflags. though on" soldier got it because he WIS on the guard of honor over Lnculn's collin The Twenty-s"y- enth MA.ue Regiment received the med al as Il whole Its time was up. and 1t volunteered to remain and take part in the battle of Gettysburg. For this and It's bravery II the fight every sur Yiyur received the medal.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

The springs bread r1ots in Italy were full of significance, and we shall be surprised If they do not lead, indirect ly, to complications that will Involve the whole of Europe. It Is one of the axioms of monarchy that when dison- tent and dissatisfaction begin to pre- vail at home it Is time to divert atten- ton by war abroad The complexion ginning to take on the hue and color which, according to the familiar teach ing of history, precede strife and com motion.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

There is no refinement Tn war and there can be but little consideration for an opponent in any sort of q contest where there Is q prize to win. In war especially, there Is no reason why a great country should not employ all its resources to overcome q small country. War Is q dreadful thing and ought to be brought to close at the earliest mo ment possible consistent with the cause of justice and the honor of the country which Is in the right
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

II Is little more than 100 years aco that the events began to shape them selves which came to crisis just be- fore the close of the century, and in- vited the French revolution How sin gularly similar Is the history that Italy has been making lately. Tho story of 1790 Is the story of 1S9S II Is re volt against the unequal conditions that society throws about the tullers and the dIones who sit in authority.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

After long period of suspension the ironworks of Western city resumed operations and the black chimneys poured out dense clouds of soot over the town. Ruskin would have anathe- matized 1t for its hideousness. and daintily clad women looked upon 1t with horror, but a little girl hungry and cold whose father had been for months without work. .clapped her hands and exclaimed: Was there ever any thing 50 beautiful as to see the smoke
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27
Real Glory,

Mrs Feasher-I don't See why you should feel so stuck-up just because your husband and two of your brothers have gone to war. There are plenty of other women in the land who have just as many near relatives as you have at the front
 Mrs. Kimmish-That may be so, but not one of my folks has a commission.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

are rot especially artistic. The medal itself Is not n thing of beauty, but it means n lot to the man who has the right to wear it.
 The medal Is q five pointed star, each point ending Tn q trefoil. On the star Is q circle of tblrty-four stars 'tthcre were only tllirty-four States when,, in 1SG2, the med. was design