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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-10-16

tema universal, una preocupaoi5n arraigada en-
10 concienoia de tojos. Suoesos reo;entfsimos
que "a conocen nuestro leotores, al dar nuevas
orientaclones los amantea dc Ia ve dad de
Ia justicia, han conmovido la humanidad Ell.
teia; J por esto creemos interesante reprodu
CIR en- estas columnas las scrtidas car.as que
el prisionero do la isa del .Dabo ha d. gle
do d Gu espvsa Lucia Dfeyfus, durante los
amos que lleva en- Ia prisi6n en- el dettierro--
Conservamos felmente la pereonafsima re4ao-
ci6n do los textos originates: 10 contraro bu
biera sido profsnar el misterioso encaLto de
tan hermosas paginas.
Martes Diciembre 1894,
Mi queridfsima Lucia:
TAI fin puedo escribrte caatro latras! Hoy
me han presentado la ctacon para ccmpareccr
ell l9 de este mes ante ell Ccnselo, Me han ne
gado el psrmso para verte.
No quiero esoribi,te cuanto he sufri3o: no
hay en- el mundo palabraa que pu'd EXPIRE.
sarlo. sRecuerdas ousndo to decfs qus efamos
fellces? Todo nos sonEefa Gu Ia ia. Pero
de repente cae ell rayo terrible, espantoso. Mi
cabeza no Sc ha rel ues:o aun de tan tre nanao
golpe. sYo; 70 scusaio del mss monstruoso
delito que puede imaginarse, cometido por TN
soldado2 iTodavfa hoy NE creo yic;fma de
una espantable pesaiillla!
Pero comic en- Dios en- Ia justiois; Ia
verdad luoira con todos sus ,esplandores bri-
llantes. Mi concierois permaneoe tranquiIa; !;
NADIA tengo que reprocharme. He cumplido
siempre con mi deber; NADIA existe que me obli
que humillar Ia freate. Vivo squf ell mi pri.
sion, dolorido, aniquilado, solo con mis- pensa
mientos; he tenido arrehatos do feroz locura,
momentos de verdsdera slucinaci6n. Pero mi
conoiencia velaba me decfa: <;Alza la cabe
"a, mira frente frente d la sociedad! Escu
dado en- mi, levantate eigue derecho tn cami =
no. Es una prueba terrible; pero hay que su
frirla., No te esotibo mas, fin de que mi
primera carta pueda salir esta misma noche.
Escribime tt exteussments, y dime todo 10 que
haoen nuestros seres qusridos
Mil abrazos, mil, como pueae dartelos
quien te anna, quien to a1ora, mi querida Lu-
cfa. Mil besos los ninos. No tengo va!or
para decirte mas; las lbgrimas ne nublan es
ojos al pcnsar en- este.
Escrfbeme pronto - Alfreao
Mis- afectos Ia fami!ia, todoa. Diles
que soy el mismo de aver; qse mi dnica idea
es Ia do cumplr con mi deber, en- tcdos los irs'
tantes de mi vida.
FL oomisario del gobierno acaba de mott
foarme que mi defensa estara cargo del abo
gsdo Demapgs. EsPero, pues, verle mahana.
Escrfbeme aquf, & la carcel; tus cartas, como
las mfaa, las leera Ell eomissrio; pero no i'm
porta. ALFREDo.s
(Continuardj.
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stsque de los elementos aparquistas revou-
cionarios, empissau 4 eer encjrsas para los
principles que son ohjsto de las mismas, como
Jorge dc Sajona, que en- su viaje de Lucerna 4
Bae!sa aun duraute su residencia ell squella
pobaoidn, ha ido soguido sicmpre por un of
cisl y un agente de Is policfa.
~. Aver fueron ourados en- la sala dc So
corros jose Maria Vega dc una herida que 10
prolujo con un palo uu desconociao que 50 did
& la fuga: Iiem Maria Torres do una contu.
sion que 10 il uhri6 Joa6 Hernandez.
-. En- el puerto do Ponce quedaban aver
los siguiontes bulues meroantes: La Belle Ca
yenne, Artio, Isabel, Paz, Ventura, Charles A.
Compbell, Ella l.. Davenport, Harry A. Bsr'
wing Jas Z. Beeeher, w. Z Stowe, Vasoo,
Maria Artau, Carmelts, Guadalupe, Ana Ma
ria, Jovel Clara, JuNs, pichosa, Deseads y
Nina,
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BlBL1orEcA Ella CoRREspoNDEScA Puerto Rico, 7s

agunos momentos ndecisa vetbuo Pero era
eo todas las mrada de los empleado
ofcinas decide al fin Pregunt5 e despaoho del Mi
nsro La indicaron escalera TT Is MIS- de
de hoa subirla momeato ante de enr anteo&ma
VIC espejo vio e velo ocaaba 10 basante
rottro do lsrgo 10 dobo Precauc6n
inut poque apenas hubo entra habac6n doRds
eperan los soctantes de audenoia vo Giberto = senior
More Glberto levanto eguida La haba resonocdo
movimisatos, de andar. msqunalmen
te di6 slgunos pasos hacia ella Ia ssud6
Magdalena pareci6 muy sorprendda. Daspeg6 toda gu
energa para demostrar ndiferenoa volvi6 epaiaa Gil
berto. Este Sc yolvi6 al laie del senior Morsl
Es Ia sobrina del sehor de Montmoan lie diio con Voc
ahogada
He sdo 10 tonic en- ir salu ]ara
No. hijo milo; debss equvocad No has eiido
el rostro de esa joven.
Ell sehor Morel trataba de oonsolar So hiis
iJamas la senora Msgdalena sale s,la Y adem&s IL
que veuir al Mnistero2
NO 10 se-e contest6 Gilbero Kgrimas en- oios
No podia separar los ojos de Magdaena iovsn
lamado portero haba dado de veine
una carta diciendoe voz bsja:
Para e ssfor Minstro
FL portero cogi6 eonc:snzudaments moneds do
pdss con tono protector:
S tensis ebasa Ia manos, en- Ell caal 6ie Ia
bora de sudnca me smo que podrss al sehor Mi
nistro.
Id dacs prisa-e do Msgdslen. con tono de autori.
daspues, dulce VOC, ahadid
Os ruego que nombreis por mi nombre eusndo vol
vais buscarne. Soy la sehorta de Montmorsn.
Al Or aquel nombre portero incin6 entr6 ell des
pacho del Mnstro qasn al leer Is cat pudo dc
haeer movimiento que indoaba duda.
He ssui 10 que deeia aqualla carta:
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constantly buy ana sell GUILD anu
BANKNOTES, B and issue DRAFTS on
all mercantile centres of the world.
-. Aver tarde quedabsn en- este puerto
las siguientes goletas de cabotsjss: Borinquen,
Isabella, Conception, Amelia, Encarnaoi6r,
Carmen, Paquete de Viequea, Dolores, Cora
z6n dc Maria Msyagiiezana.
-. Las gole'a <Maysgii :zans, = eCora
zdn de Marfa,, han traido de Aguadila Ma
cobss. Is cal jas con dulce de guayaba, l GAIA
-. Nos suplicen publican 10 sigoiente:
<1Ql6 autoridad es la que ha consentido que
Sc manchen las aceras limpias de esta ciudad,
con un aviso particular en- letras negras, gran
des feas? iqu6 autoridad va mandar 4 linn
piaras?,
-. En- Arecibo ha renaoido la trsnquili-
dad desde que llegaron allf tropas norteamerica
mas. En- los campcs han disminuido los robos
les incendios.
IT, El dia once lIegaron Hatllo, proce
dentes de Utusdc, treints C nco soldados nor.
teamericanos que con los que allf habfa antes
forman un total de Al Hay aiemss IN medi-
co militsr tres teoentes.
LII tlILuN u6 4uC LGlOc tstaUASOIOO cA
sistema nortsamericano, de qua los anuncios,
comuncados = trabsjos de imprenta sean 81
oontado no extrai n los que dc esta capital
han tenido cueats con nuestra empresa, qae 81
mismo dfs sc les cobre ell mporte de squellos.
De la isla no publicaremos NADIA sin previo pa
go. 100
- No ea exacto, como afrma Gel Prsgo'
nero, que la imprents de <El Liberas este en-
tatos para la venta, con I'm se6cr norteameri.
cano segan nuestros inf>rmss, dicho perio
dice reaparecera dentro de POGO,
~. L'egaron aver sb5rio del sMissisipf,
500 soldaaos del ejercito regular norteamerica'
no. Hoy, s las seis de la mshano, re trasla'
daron en el tren la villa de Arecibo Dcho
vapor reccge;A aqaf a!gunas tropas de 'as que
Sc hallan eu squeila Iob's.i6n J en- Rfo'p pie
dras.
-. En- Ia h,adrugsda de hoy embarc6 en-
ell sCovadonga, Ell battalion Provisional ndme'
-. Rl eeIador los vigilsntes de policfa
de Humacao se quejsn de que ellcs no Sc les
hayan pagado los sueldos deyengsdos, segan
n6mlnas que e:tin en- poder del habilitado del
ramo.
~. Hab;eado heoho grandas reformss en-
ell <Ho'el de Ffancis,, partioipo mis- parro'
qulaHos constshtes faVoTecsuores, que en- los
bsjos de dicho Hotel he alberto IN Gabinete
de lectura restaurant, en- donde Sc siIven Ii
corea de todas clases un exeelente cafe.
as B. SIMONET,
-. En Ginebra Sc sigue CON gran interss
la csHsa contra ell snarqni.ta Augusta Bersrd,
uno dc los jsfss do las atinas haelgas, J que
al ser preso en- 81 domicilio, hizo deaespsrada
resistencia contra los agsntez, disparsndo los
ssis tiros do 81 revolver luehsndo brszo
partido con les nismos. EstAn llamados &
dselarsr mas de eisn testigos. Lss preoauoio
nss adeptadas On Salsa psra evisar cuslauisr
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NOTICIAS

~ A causa de no hsber recibi7o las re-
mesas de papel que esperAbamoa d. Santander,y
por no encontrarse en- Ia plaza dicbo artfculo nos
vemos en- el forzoso oaso de tener que reducir
nuevamente desde mahana el tamailo de LA Go
RREspoNDENc1A. Harto 10 sentimos, pues esto nos
ocasiona grandes perjuicios y merma nuestras
entradss on 10 que respecta reclsmcs = anun-
oios. Pero antas que exponornos q tener que
suprimir la publication del periodico, preferi
mos reducir sus dimensiones temporalmente,
hasta que las orounstancias nos permitan darlo
otra vez en- la forma habitusl.
~. Aver tarde estaba Catailo muy ador.
nado oon infnitas banderas americanas. Tam.
bien hotaban alguuas cubanas.
J. T. SILVA & Co.
PRIVATE BANKERS.
81 TETUAN ST.
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LA UERENc1A DEL CoNDENADo

habes promet compacerme 10 esenca depsrde de
vos etoy muy sgara desde ahoa de pode drgir las
mi gusto.
Magdalena se dstuvo slgunos de,pues cogsn
Go lss nsnos d. Ministio
No sabeis~le djo-cuAn buena mi prims B:bsns
cuAn heoco 81 marques de Tevene Ia oposicidn
tan adsouts dc mi ito, tcda idea de union elss
-lQaereis decir: ante Ia imposibidai abso.uta de
Sin la interruption del Mnsro Msg !alens pro
sgu6:
lie sqa 10 qae dos loco, tercos han dscdido:
anlan enen valor espear puede mas
ella
--Escuohsdms hasts s fn Sc van separar durants al
geno AMOS 81 marques de Trevenec qaee emplesrlos
expedcon loca, Ia caa ebtsndra mucba gloria 81 Ia
muerte no le detene 81 csmno. cuando vuslva. 81
'ueve ore1n cue mi to- desarmado por tanta abnegac6n
constanca conrenr al fin mstrmonio juzgado hoy
como impossible
" qae, proyecto heroicc no puedo por
menos de econoe atandoss de quisn tats, pueda
disgustar sehortA?
Me disgusta profandaments, sehor Mnistro que
pued5 consentir que leye eabo.
ST, yo
lFos.... Ia hiia de?
S, yo la hija de pa1Ee digao noble, qae 6esde e
ceo ha nsprado mas ideas de psrd6n Hsce agu-
gnoraba de que queds
huerfana Dasde ell momsnto que revslaron ell e.
rble sse:eto no ha casado de mi pade
muoho el las oosas sobrsnstaales, sin embargo mi padre
pareee qHe dede ell ceo ha dctado mi ;Oh, 70
soy bretoua orgulos! No abgo oios fsroces pa
stones harocas Ma muchas mi tfa, que
quisu h setvdo de msde hi comunicado coasdn
no pueds albsrg odo que dessa ms. que Ia deh
del r6jino. !.
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CUBA L|BRE
(De <La Fraternidad,, de Ia Habaus)

(Dc &Ld II0tCtuludNS3 w Ia AaUauaj
Retrada Ia soberanfa espafola de la isla
de Cubs, por les caueas que son del dominic
universal, que no hemos je analixar en- estcs
momentos, NADIA NOS parece mas honrado nj
mas digno que propender, por c1antos medios
esten & nuestro aloance, qne nuostra Cuba,
nuestra envidiada Cabs, entire en- oil concierto
de los pueblos librss, 8 10 que por leg natural,
por la cultura do eus habitantes, por sn posi-
ci6n geografea, por la feracidad de gu suelo y
sue privilegisdos produotos tiens indisc1tibles
ilegislsb bles dereohcs
L Nosotros creemos, y con nosotros Ia parte
mas eensata del pats, que es la iumenea mayo1fa
tanto de cubanos cusnto de peninsulsres, que la
felicidad el constante bienestar de ests TERRA
dependen del ordsn el trabajo, principles de
que ha dc dar muy gallardas pruebas, al num-
do entero, ell nueyo gobifruo do Cuba Lib.o.
Para obtener tan dpimos frutos solo sc ne.
cesita una cosa, esta la estAn visndo hasta
los miopes, cual es la union, la concorda la
fraternidad que, sin embargo de ser los prime
ros momentos los mas asperos en- cambio tan
radical, vie1 en- reinando entire espsholes Gu
banos. s
De continuar de esa maners, cbedeciendo
no solo los dictados de- la con veniencis general
sino tambi6n la voz de Ia sangre. es bien Sc.
guro que pronto, muy pronto, hemos de YER
oonstituido J funcionando sin obstaculo alguno
el gobierno eatable que, con tanto interes como
nosotroa, desea yer instalaio el gran pueblo de-
los Estadoa Unidos.
A pensar alto, puts, sentir hen1o, , ma
da de intransigenoias nj polftica de campana-
rio, pues con Ia oordura, la sensatez, el cariho
la fraternidad. .entre espsfoles cubsnos l!ega.
rd ser nuestra tierra, dentro do POGO, uu nuevo
jardfn de las Hes2erides; pero que no product
RI la manzana de la discorda.
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Varios de los soldados americanos qae
guarnecen la Playa de Ponce, Sc hicieron ante
aver dignos del anatems de Ponce, ds Puerto
Rico, de las Antillas, de America.
sepanlo todos. Las incorrecoiones come
tidas por los soldsdos americanos en- esta ciudad,
en- la ciudad que los reoibi6 aver con gritos de
iabilo con los brszos abiertos, han tenido an
tesYer un coronamiento extraflo, en- la Playa do
Ponce, donde Sc persigui6 al hijo del PATS
calatazos, foetazos & baazos
El <Correo de Puerto Rico, ha silo tai
vez Ell hnico peri6dico que no Sc ha ssombrado
de que Ell soldado americana haya cometlo ae
terminates incorrecciones, ldgjcss en- pueilos
ingadidos por batallones vencedorss.
Los stropellos de anteayer, bastan J aobran,
empero, para que toda una naci5n ae enagere
las Elm pstfas e! esriilo hasta de sus propios
defensores. Los sucesos de Ia Playa son lar
gee de co1tar. Divfdese en- actos aquella es'
candalosa trsgedis.
ALI, en- una question entire un soldado
americana un hijo dekpafs, qaedaron injusta
mente presos IN agents &c polcfs, polque pre-
tendfs imponer Ell orien; los ciudadancs Eduar.
do Correa, Francisco Rodriguez Ramos, Martin
Pando Ignacio Dfas, porque presencisban Ia
disputs; la misma personaliasd que en- la
Playa representa- 81 orien , Ia ley, porque le
diS Ia CANA un Official. Hay, sdsmas, la cir.
cunstancia de que todos esos indivluos, por mas
de On conceptc, dignos del resreto de todoa,
fueron brutalmante atropsllados. e. sefior
Guillermo Oppsr heimer, primera autoridsd de
ia Playa, suffi6 que un soldaio 10 ccgiera por
ell cusl!o lie diers, al llevar.o preso, un pun
tspie.
Mss no es ESQ todo. La Piaya de Ponce,
ardiendo en- justs indigestion, vic que esos
rresos, entire les cusles hay j6venes aprecisbi-
ifsimos, se les puso barrer Ia acera del Guar.
tel amsricsno, como ai faeran condsnados 4
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ULTIMA H0RA

Reunido hoy, 4 las once de la maf1ana, el
Consejo insular, aooHF Fo unAnimemente y Fin re-
servas, por rszones e alto decoro, qua debe
dec'ararse diauelto, 81 el instante en- que cese
la soberania espaholat
Los Secretarios Fel Despacho acatan y
respetsn Ia situaci6n ctesda por 81 protooolo de
la paz, someti4pdoss Attodas'su, oorse ouencias;
pero estiman que toca BIO al Gobierno ameri-
cano resolver ell proble4 q pclftico, en- 10 que &c
re6ore los organismo4 y las personals, y SO
reti''n' dsj'nd0ls en '0| |0'o'' '''''t'7'
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MOTT ICE,

The undersigned having arrived ID this
sland from st. Thomas begs to offer his SER
vices as a fret class Printer.
8. R. v. BEVERHOUDT,
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Successes do Ponce
iBASTA VA!

(Del Corre7 de Puerto Rico)
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
A Colony That Is Succeeding.

Near Edison, in Skag;t county, Wash,
is colony Of people who own their
land. houses, teams, cattle and all ma
ehinery in common. They begun work
last November ~ ten men as pion-
GERS, who went to clearing the land
and building houses. At this time
there are 800 people there. They cook
for all in one kitchen and eat for one
in the common dining room. They
work nine hours a day except Satur-
day, when they work only five hours,
having holiday in the afternoon. They
all get the same pay. men and women.
They pay themselves, with a check
printed by themselves. which reads
units instead of dollars and cents.
They use no gold. silver or bank notes
between members. They use their
checks to buy clothing or any extras
they may want from their own store
at cost OF goods. No profit is taken
by any one member from another. The
initiative and referendum are in force.
Amy officer can be dismissed at any
time. The women vote and work on
the same terms as the men. Every
eolonist gets his board. lodging, light
and fuel. transportation. doctors at
tendance, etc, free, and for his per
sonal wants he receives IS cents a
week, or a proportion according TO the
number of days he works.
And as long as the members Of the
colony are content to live under the
restrictions they have marked out for
themselves. there is every probability
that they will continue 70 prosper in q
material sense. But whenever q fit Of
individuality and of mental expansion
shall come over the colony, it will
cease to exist. Some colonies have
endured a long time before the At
came, but it always came and disrupted
things. It's a part of the American
idea. that, it appears will not down,
even though obedience to its impulse
takes men from a calm but restricted
certainty to a tumUltaous but unre-
stricted uncertainty.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

A scarcity Of steel billets Is reported
in Germany. where deliveries for the
current year cannot be obtained. and
many rolling mills have great diheul-
u In continuing operations because Of
their inability to secure material
There Is scramble. therefore, among
the rolling mills 20 cover their require
ments OF billets for next year so as not
to get into the same trouble. Important
quantities Of billets and ingots have
already been closed for 1883 for this
reason. the prices remaining TN
changed At 90 marks per ton for hillets
and s. marks for ingots. Z o. b. steel
works for Bessemer. Open hearth
steel Is at q slight advance. and higher
carbon ResSemer billets Of especial
quality for tools. etc, are Qaoted At
1l2.50 to lis marks
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
Death OF Charlie. z. Pratt.

Charles E Pratt. the first president
Of the League of American wheelmen.
died in New York the other day. Mr..
Pratt was one Of the most active in the
formation Of the league Being an at
torney he saw the necessity Of Co
operation among wheelmen II they
would attempt to defend the rights that
they then had under the common Law
and to have new laws enacted that
would place them on plane of equity.
At Newport. r, l.. on May 81. 1881,
12S cyclists assembled and formed the
League Of American wheelmen. Mr..
Pratt was az that time the attorney Of
the Pope Mfg. Co. and it was partly
at the instigatiOn OF his employers that
the formation Of the league was
started. He remained president Of the
Organization for three years and since
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

facso. out-casted. In the country such
an outlaw IL debarred from sll social
recognition. No one will work with
him or for him. nor viii any one en-
ploy him In the cities no dealer will
serve him, no broker will oct for him,
no servant will remain In his house.
The carpenter. the baker. the oonfee-
toner. the blacksmith. the tile maker.
the very potter. lowest of the lowly.
refuse 70 take his orders. deliver goods
70 him. or perform any service for
him at any price. Caste here has
yielded entirely to the guild. The rule
established by a low-caste corporation
may involve such ostracism IN the case
OF the highest caste. but Il Is enforced
regardless of caste. A typical instance
Is cited by Mr.. Proctor-Sims. In 1878.
in a small town in Kathiawar. the Va
mia mahajan levied a religious tax
which the traders Of the Brahman
caste refused TO pay. The vania guild
therefore boycotted the Brahman trad
ers and forbade all dealings with them
till the high-caste traders yielded and
paid the tax. In small places the ma
hajan is thus absolute master of the
town. No individual can stand against
the local guild. nor where there are
several small guilds which form a ma
hajan can a whole guild resist the IN
ion. Owing to the number Of traders
and workmen in large towns who do
not belong to guilds. the power there
Is not so great. but II is generally coer-
Give. Thus in Ahmedebad. as l was
told. banker who had his house half
tiled got into a quarrel with eonfee-
toner, and could not get the other half
OF his house tiled till the sweetmeat
guild had told the tile guild that 1t
might resume work for the represen-
tative Of the bankers guild"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
a New Tr0assr GaAraA

The illustration here presented
shows q recent improvement OF the
steel wire troOser guard. This guard
Is made OF No Is wire especially drawn
and tempered. bent back and forth in
waving form. which gives II all the
strength and elasticity required for the
purpose for which II Is designed, Il Is
elastic without being hinding upon the
ankle. and when not in use can Be
slipped over the stocking above the
shoe top and worn without discomfort.
thus being always out OF the way and
Stin ready for instant use As shown
in the drawing, piece % tape may Be
inserted 70 match the color % the
trousers and render the guard iaeoa>
spieOoOs, and herein consists the lat
est improvement, which h q valuable
one. not only by making the guards
more slightly, but because the tape pre-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
League WIN Civ. Up R.slas.

The L. A. W. is more than likely to
cut loose from the racing game at the
next national assembly, A pretty well
authenticated statement is also made
that while the league viii wash It's
hands officially Of the control OF the
racing game. President Potter is work
ing at a scheme whereby il can be
handed over to league members already
now directly interested in its manage
ment and In addition TO them some
personal boomers OF himself. who have
longed for a finger in the racing pie,
The new scheme is said TO be about
to take the form OF an auxiliary as
ISOLATION q some kind. In other
words. while the L. A, ", viii not con.
troll Il officially the powers that be in
the present racing department are 70
run the game. Of course, for what there
Is In Il for themselves The leading
track owners have heard OF the pro-
posed scheme aud say fatty they viii
not stand for Il. The government Of
racing by the l. A, W, had a senti-
mental value and the backing OF such
a great organization was not to Be un-
derestimated, But with the severance
Of the control OF racing from the league
no other organization OF outsiders
could carry any weight In a practical or
business sense,
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Champions and chanpsoaS

It does not follow Just because 4 msz
carries the title Of champion that he Is
invineible. Frank Kraemer was beaten
=. four Of the five amateur champion
ships at Indianapolis and yet won thu
fifth, the one-mile event, which carries
with it the title of amateur champion
of the United States for 1895 At the
very next meet in which he competed
he had all that he could do to quit even
with Ray Dawson, the intercollegiate
champion, No one can rob him OF the
title Of champion Of 1885 but he viii
never be given credit for being pre-
eRinently the best amateur rider in
the country until he has duplicated the
performances Of Zimmerman in DAYS
OF old. or Peabody last season. o. Bald
in the professional ranks
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WIN Ne Owned by the Public.

The time Il coming In this country
when every public necessity win be
owned by the public, including water
works. street railroads. telephones.
electric lights. gas. etc, but Il cannot
all come at once. says the Farmers
Tribune. In this radical change we
should go slowly and become aeeus-
toned 10 the responsibilities one At q
time. Before We assume too many
Of these important functions. Il would
seem 20 Us that q system OF direct
legislation should be, inauguFatsd and
through that system make the oficiAls
amenable 70 the people. and give the
people . chance to accept or reflect on
any action that the ofieials may take.
This viii do much 20 protect the pub
lie from the acts Of q corrupt council
and will act as q restraint upon those
who Otherwise might favor some cor
rupting measures for personal gain.