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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-01
La opinion
OLIMPIo OTERo.

Motives de satisfaction fntima es pa
ra nosotros las tres cartas de felicitacio-
mes que nos envfan apreciables persona
lidades del pals que siguen atentas ell
curse de los verdaderos intereses regie-
males.
LA DEMoCRACIA atenta siempre las
necesidades pdblicas, y a todo 10 que
pueda afeetar la riqueza del pals, afron-
tara, sin vacilaciones, toda medida 8
tendencia encaminada su defensa.
Damos las gracias q los senores Sa
Itch, Tio y Bas por sus coneeptos de
cariiio para con nosotros.
He aquf ahora las cartas referidas.
Ponce, 81 de Enero 1899.
Sr. don Mariana Abril.
Respectable senor: Su bien razonado
artfculo ella exportaci6n del ganado, es
una buena defensa que hace usted de los
intereses de las ganaderfas; por clio le
felicito y doy las mas expresivas gra-
cias.
Con la mayor consideration soy de
SuIich.
San German, 81 de Enero 1899.
Sr. don Mariana Abril.
Distinguido senior: Permftame aplau-
dirle por los conceptos emitidos en- ell
artfculo Ella exportaci6n del ganado,
publicada en- su simpatica DEMocRAclA.
Soy con testimonio de simpatfas muy
respetuosamente de usted affcmo. igo
amigo 8. s.,-Jatan A,agel Zt6.
Ponce, 10 de Febrero de 1899.
Sr. don Mariana Abril.
Presente.
Muy distinguido caballero amigo
de mi consideration He lefdo sus ar
tfculos de fondo <Nuestra Situacion,
Justicia2 eProblemae Economiccs>
eBancos Agrfcolas> y no puedo menos
que felicitar usted. Estan inspirados
en- los principios de rectitud, pureza de
sentlmientos necesid AIDES del pats mas
perentorias. Tlene usted tambien otros
artfculos dc no menos importancia, en-
ire ellos, ell que alude & los ganaderos
con respecto poder exportar su CANA
do para donde mas convenga a sus in
tereses. Urge, pues, que usted 81 ga
abordando cuestiones asuntos perlo-
dfsticos de la fndole a que viene usted
refiriendose en- distintos nlmeros.
Soy de usted amigo que lie estlma y |
b. 8. m.-Jain,e Bds.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-01
JUAN LAsTRA, sIGUE PREso

La Ley del Enjuiciamiento criminal
dice muy clara que Ell cualquier estado
de la causa en- que resulte la inocencia
del procesado preso, Sc le pondra iinme-
diatamente! en- libertad.
Esa misma Ley dice que rctirada
la acusacion contra un procesado por
ell ministerio fiscal, la sala no puede
condenarlo nj aun hacienda uso del ar
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-01
Franklin.

Repitamos la pregunta final del ar
tfculo anterior
<; De que naOdO, eUita1adO l1 abSOr
ci6n, p,tede SOste,ae3' cOnlpetencia con
la americana la 9dZa que hdblt0
Puerto Rico p
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-01
& ! De que modo 2....>

Cuando los voluntarios parisienses
Sc lanzaron la jornada de Valmy,
iban extenuados, hambrientos, sin rO-
pa, despues de marchar dias eternos
Y noches espantosas, sin lumbre Y sin
pan, expuestos terrible intemperie,
entire ell lodo y la lluvia. Y asi, casi
indefensos, casi un punado, casi mort
bundos, Sc galvanizaron pOr la volun-
tad cuando lego ell supreme instante,
y atacaron y vencieron.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-01
EN-
La UNION AMERICANA

ST entire las distintas y
nnmerosas formas de go
bierno existe alguna ca
paz de hacer la felicidad
de un pals, estoy con-
vencido de que es la nues-
ira creo, sin embargo,
que este depende, en- gran
manera, del pueblo a
quien hay que gobernar.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-01
VENTA De UNA PR0P|EOAO
RuSTlCA

Sc vende una, de 100 cu-rdas d
terreno, en- Ell barrio de "Collores" ia
risdicci6n de Juana- DiaZ.
Produce mas 6 menos 100 quintales
de cafe, esta sembrada de platanos
guineos, y demas frutos memories.
T,ene malezs, propia para cultivo
de cafe sercada por todas las colin
dancias m6nos por Ia de- osste, que Ia
fertiliza ell rio "Guayo."
Cueuta tamblen con establecimientoe
propios para la recollection de los frutos.
Para informes diIijirse esta impren-
to.
Ponce. Diciembre Is de l898.
l ms. at.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-01
"LASC0lUMNAS''
Antes la Pena"
frante al aimacen d !, los Sres. Vidal C.
GALE CRISTINA-



FL que susoribe, duefio de este esta-
bledmiento, accediendo gustoso la
iudioaciones de muchas personas de eats
ciudad, adiptas 6 conner biep, Y que ma
brindau su concurso, oonociendo come
conocen mis- disposioiones en- la direco
Dion de Hoteles, Restaurants, Fondas,
IL d ha dispuesto ampliar desde ell Is
del corriente las operaciones de su es.
tablecimiento constituyendo dentro de
81 un buen Restaurants, donde servire
comidas selectas y al gusto todos los
parroquianos que se sirvan visitarme,
ofreciendo ademas hacerme cargo de
baGeas domicilio precios convepcio.
males.
Cuenta para el case con empleados s.
mis- 6rdenes de recomendables condicio.
mes y personal competente para la di.
recci6n culinaria, todo 10 cual me pc
mitir& ofrecer
I'm esmerad0 servici0
que no deiark NADIA que desear al gusto
mas exigente.
va sabeD, pues, mis- parroquianos de
Ponce v de Ia Isla, que desde ell de
Febrero encontrar&n en- "LAS CO
LUMNAS" oomidas todas horas du-
rante el dfa, y exquisitas eenas, dulces,
CATS, chocolate, tabacos y cigarrillos y
licores durante la noohe.
Santiago Gim6nez.
Los precios condolences estsran g. |
ados en- oil Estsblecimiento.
Ponce, Enero II de 1899
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-01

Sc Vende conquest: uae s:t.ns,. 3.
$40 cuerdas 81
tusda en- ell barrie dc Nachuelo- arriha tres
cuartos de hora distante de esta ciudad. Es
tk sembrada de yerba de guinea, matojo '
frutos MEMORIES; tiene aqua por todas parties
y casss en- buen O. tado La persona one
10 interese puede dirigirse don Fernando
Alsina q don Felix Ts-rasc6. ronce, l9
Enero de 1899 I'm
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-01
De que mOdO.

81 De que mOdO....
INSTRUYENDOSE.
Federico ell Grande, con un reducido
ej6rcito de sOldadOs i,aSt3MidOS en- ell
arte de la guerra, mantuvO victoriosa-
mente la ~guerra de los siete anOs~
contra Francia, Austria Y Russia.
Y los maestrOs de escuela de Prussia,
de Baviera, de Sajonia.. fueron quie :
mes iluminaron ell espiritu infamaron
ell corazon de aquel otro ejercito que
fue de WissemburgO a ReischOffen, a
Sedan, d Gravelotte, a Paris....
"a De que modo 9....
TRABAJANDO.
Por ell trabajo, Sc regenero Francia,
los desastres que puede sufrir nacion
alguna. ell trabajo, Holanda, la
la insignificante, la pobre, la
caStigada pOr la naturaleza misma,
disputa victOriOsamente su terrenO al
al mar y es hoy la tercera potencia
colonial del mundo. Por ell trabajo Sc
mantiene SuiZa en- sus mOntanas, pros
pera, respetada y fuerte. Los traba-
jadores que secundaron a MaZzini, a
Cavour y Garibaldi salvaron Italia.
Ell mismo trabajo que deseca pere-
zosamente las lagunas pontinas, le
vanto ell capitolio de Washington -.
Y hay un pueblo, los Estados Uni
dos-que QUIso ser grande, que Sc ms
TRUYo, que TRABAJ6 !; que lego 10
eSplendido de la civilization Y al col
mo de la fuerza, y que hoy muestra
la ensenanza del ejemplo a Puerto
Rico.
.Seremos ciegos, sordos, invalidos ?
Nos dejaremOs incapacitar por la
inacciona sDesdenaremos ell ejem-
No es de Greer.
Porque Puerto Rico esta en- cOndi-
clones de luchar.
Porque la lucha es una necesidad y
es un deber.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
FOR STEALING PENSION MONEY. John McCarthy Arrested When Ho Went With Bomdsmnn for His Wife

Catherine Mccarthy, an elderly wo- man who lives on Poplar street, was arrested last evening by Detective Ser geant Dennehy for theft of $30 from an old lady seventy years of age, who had just received a pension of $60. The old lady had been up town. and on her way to her home on Shelter street she stop ped to call on Mrs Mccarthy, who en- tertained the old lady by treating her to some whiskey. It Is alleged that af- ter she had imbibed copiously of the whiskey Mrs. Mccarthy and her hus- band stole $30 of her pension money. Not long after Mrs. Mccarthy was arrested and locked up at police headquarters her husband appeared at the station house with bondsman for her. Me Carthy was intoxicated at the time and was locked up on tl;e charge of being drunk. When Mrs. Mccarthy was searched $5 in money and watch were found upon her person.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
STORM OFF NoYTA SCOTIA.
Steamer Gaspesia Strikes and is Peril.
 Ous Position

Halifax, N. S., Sept. IA severe storm has prevailed for the past forty eight hours on this coast. The wind is northwest and blowing with almost hurricane force It is feared many dis asters have occurred, with heavy loss of property. The steamer Gaspeeia is anchored two miles off Glace Bay, C. B., disabled. She struck off Lingan this afternoon but fioated in a disabled con- dition, and was obliged to anchor to prevent going ashore, A dispatch from Glace bay says the ship is in a perilous position. The wind is blowing fifty miles and hour and it will be very diff ficult, if not impossible, to send assist ance until the storm abated. The Gas pesia is from St. Johns, N. B., and for New York. She was imprisoned in the ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence all win ter and on her release was sold In New foundland to satisfy the claims for sal wage, etc.
 The discovery was made tonight that two scows empolyed in trying to raise the sunken oil steamer Maverick in this harbor had been wrecked One turned turtle and the other was driven ashore Over $30,000 of boilers, cranes, etc., were lost and two men on the overturned barge had narrow escape with their lives. It is doubtful if the Maverick will now be raised.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
ALICE CLARKSON FOUND.
Young Portland Girl Who MysteriOusly
 Disnppenred on Her Wheel

Portland, Sept Miss Alice Clark son, the sixteen-year- daughter of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Clarkson, who mysteriously disappeared from her home on her bicycle last Sunday after
 noon, was found in Glastonbury this af- ternoon. Diligent search had been made all around the vicinity, but nothing could be learned as to her whereabouts,
 but finally through the publicity the
 case was given by the papers she was
 located. Miss Clarkson did not wish to return to school and decided to run away. She rode to Glastonbury on her
 bicycle, arriving there Sunday night, and she was found at late hour sitting on the door steps in front of the resi- dence of James Rankin. Miss Clarkson told the people at the house that her aprents were dead that she had no place to stay and was looking for work She was taken into the house and was given lodging until the story of her run ming away appeared The parents were at once notified and her father in com pany with Deputy Sheriff Southmayd drove to Glastonbury and brought her home. The only reason she had for run ming away from home, she said, was that she did not want to return to school.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
4f VIGILANCE COMMITTEE Tore Down the Fence at the Hazel Street
 Crossing Lnst Night.

The fencing In of Hazel street cross ing over the Northampton tracks in the Ninth ward has been jealously watch ed by the Ninth warders, who have been fighting for a long time to have both the Hazel and Ivy street crossings kept open. A gang of railroad employees began fencing up the Hazel street crossing Wednesday and completed their work yesterday afternoon by building a wire fence acros the street on both sides of the tracks. Shortly af- ter o'clock last night crowd of sev- eral hundred residents of the upper end of the Ninth ward gathered at the cross ing and after a short consultation sev- eral dozen citizens began the work of demolishing the fence, the crowd of wig ilantes, including some of the best known citizens of the upper end of the ward. It was not long before the wire was cut and taken from the posts and some of the fence posts pulled up. Pa trolman Taylor of the Dixwell avenue precinct, on whose beat the scene of trouble was, watched operations and preserved order but made no arrests. Not long ago the court ordered the rail- road company to open up the Ivy street crossing, but Hazel street crossing was not included in the order.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
FEubingcr's Pilot Evans Takes Second
 Money in 2:IS Trot.

| New York, Sept. Hive thousand | persons witnessed fine racing at the i Empire City trotting track to-day. In the 2:25 pace class Coney was the fla vorte at even money, but Toboggan won in straight heats. The big race of | the day was the $5,000 Empire City | purse for the PIP trottinS class. The | crack four -year-old of the season, 1 Peter the Great, sold for $5. Lord Vim cent brought the same price, while Who-Is-It brought $35 and the balance of the field the same price. Peter the Great led the field from start to finish in both heats in 2:07 IA and 2:0S IA. The 2:1S trotting class had only small field and though Excel was backed at $50 to $40 against the field Farris sur prised everybody by jumping out in front and taking the first heat in driv- ing finish with Excel close second, In the second heat the favorite landed at the wire first, with Whitney at his wheel In the third heat the finish was between Pilot Evans and Whitney and the former, in desperate drive, just managed to land by nose. This left only three competitors and the favorlte leading from start to finish closed out the race in 2:15 1-5 The 2:25 trotting class was a gift to the favorte, King mond who sold $50 to SIP. He closed out the race in straight heats. Sum mary:
 2:1s Class Trot-Two in Three-Purse $1,-
 J00
 Excel, b 2, by Boyce Duroc, Nico-
 tine, DemareSt ,............,. l Pilot Evans, b g, by General Ev- ,,ars. ans, spear ' n;, laiso ,row:n;ae. 7
 Tlme,I25:i2 ''n, ii2 M 2:1o s4, 2:18 1.4, 2:i5 ii' 2:25 Class Trot-Two in Three-Purse s. Kingmond, b g, by King Darlington
 Rosamond by Red Wilkes, March,. 1 Venus H., b m, by Cupid, McHenry 8 Paul Pry, m, by Nantucket Mccar- o Maid di ii Thorn, i,' b b m by 'Eistiorn, Max Max
 Tlme-2:1o II, 2:14
 2:12 Class Trot-Two in Three--Purse S5, Peter the Great, b \, by Pilot Me
 dium-SantoS Tater ,.........4...... 1 1 Who-ls-It, gr z, by Nutwood Wilkes. Lord Vincent, Vi b $, by st. Vincent, Me Bonnatclla, b m, by Rostoh cossack,
 Time 2;07 II, 2.0S IL
 2:25 Class-Pace-Two in Three-Purse s.
 GOO
 Toboggan. b g, by Mountain Prince,
 Dickerson ....... ........... l Amino Thornton, b m, by Happy
 Courier, Wilson ........ ........,.. Evolute hr m. by Nominee. Lockwood 3 Actrary, br s. by Nutwood. Kelly. .,.. ! 6 Lizzie Wilkes, b m. hy Fitler, Davis. B 8 Time-2:11 1-2, POS 1-2
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
THE SM4LL-TICHT CUP. Bridgeport Club Challenges Canadian ClMb-Preference Given AMother

Montreal Sept. 1.-The sailing com mittee of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht club met at Dorval last night to coneid- CT all challenges received for the Sea wanhaka international challenge cup for small yachts for the season of 1900. There were two challenges one from the White Bear Yacht club of Minenapolis and one from the Bridgeport Yacht club of Connecticut. Of the two challenges sent in the preference was given to that of the White Bear club. which had been placed in the hands of the sailing com- mittee of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht club the moment the Glencairn III had crossed the line a winner in the fifth and deciding race of this years contest for the cup, It was also decided that as the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht club. as holder of the cup, might stipulate within certain limits regarding the type of boat eligible to sail, the cup next year would be defended by much larger boat than those used up to the present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
SHURMA N'S VIEWS.
They Have Undoubtedly Deeply Im-
 pressed Washington Officials

Washington, Sept, '. - President Schurman of the Philippine commission called at the state department to-day to say good bye before leaving for Ithaca, N Y. He has undoubtedly made deep impression upon the of ficials of the administration by his statements relative to affairs in the Philippines when he left. His optimis- tic views have convinced some of the leading officials, at least, that the end of the war in the Philippines is in sight. One of the arguments which he used to support this belief was a chart of the Philippine group. On this the various races populating the islands was graphically set out in colors. The significant feature is the small showing made by the Tagals. Not only does the chart show that this tribe forms a small portion of the total population of the Philippines, but it appears that the Tagals in instruction against the United States constitute only a portion of the tribe, and that whole provinces in Luzon notably al the northern ex- tremity of the island, are either friend ly to the United States or at least neu- tral
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
TENNIS 1T TARRFTOHN.
Allen, the Yale Champion, Defeats
 princeton's Best Man ua ,r a

Tarrytown, N. r., Sept. 7.--The Sleepy Hollow Tennis clubs open lawn tennis tournament was continued here to-day before an enthusiastic crowd and fine play was seen. The feature of the day was the semi-final round of the singles and all attention was centered in the Allen-Little match Paret outclassed Mallory and won as he pleased, but the other match between the Yale and Princeton champions was close and ex citing. Allen won the first set. In the second set Little won easily. In the deciding set the excitement ran high. The Yale man got a little ahead and kept in front to the end Allen will meet Paret in the final round of the sim gles tomorrow and an exciting match is looked for Hackett, who holds the challenge cup here, meets the winner of this match in the challenge match for his trophy on Saturday. Scores:
 Gentlemens singles, semi-tnal round-J r. Paret beat Roland Mallory, G,2 60.
 ]. Allen beat k. D. Little, 3-2, 6-2, 2-G, 6-4
 Gentlcmens doubles, first round-C. S. Bait and C. D. Willard beat Roland Nal ory and G. H. Mallory, 6-2, 6-2
 Seml-tnal round-U. H. Hackett and l. A. Allen beat C. s. Bait and C. D. Willard 6-3, 6-1.
 Final round-H. II, H1ckett and !. A. AL len beat J. P. Paret and R. D. Little, 6-1, G-3, 6-3
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
THE BOARD OF FINANCE.
Special Legislative Committee Must
 Render ItemiZed Bills.

The board of finance held olng meet- ing yesterday afternoon and last even- ing. The meeting lasted until o'clock and about two hours of the time was
 occupied in signing the monthly bills.
 The bill of w. F. Thompson for salary
 as record clerk, which was held over
 from the previous meeting, was ordered
 paid, but the bill of his son, F. w.
 Thompson, for salary as clerk of the
 board of supervisors, was not approved.
 This last matter was referred to the cor
 poration counsel for an opinion as to
 whether the salary should be paid to F.
 w. Thompson or to his father, w. E.
 Thompson, it having been ascertained
 that the latter did part of the work for
 which the bill was rendered. The sal- ary bill of Sergeant Williams of the Howard avenue precinct was also taken up for action. The bill was before the
 board at it's previous meeting, but was not approved owing to the fact that question was raised as to the legality of the sergeant's appointment, he hav- ing been appointed from patrolman to be acting sergeant and then to a per- manent sergeancy without civil ser- vice examination. The board of finance yesterday ordered paid to Sergeant Wil- Hams the salary of a patrolman for the last two weeks and decided to ask the corporation counsel for an opinion as to the legality of the appointment with- out civil service examination. Pend- ing the rendering of this opinion the diff ference between a patrolman's and a sergeant's salary, 25 cents day, will be withheld. Other bills before the board yesterday were those of the members of the special legislative committee for ex- penses incurred in going to Hartford during the last session of the legisla- ture. The board voted to request that itemized bills be rendered and that each member of the committee appear before the board and explain the bills. The resolution passed by the common coun- cir requesting that the board of finance transfer money to pay for the erection of a flagpole on the green came up and it was voted to instruct the director of public works to call for estimates as to the cost of the fiagpole.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
PURCHASE "TUXTS,, ISLAND. Y. M. c. A. Stock Company to be Or
 ganized.

Secretary Lotze of the Central Y. M. c. A. says that the name of the island opposite Madison, which the local Y. M. c. A. contemplates buying, as previous ly mentioned, is Tuxs Island. The name has been printed Tunxis, but this is said not to be correct. It has been about decided, as already has been stat ed, to organize Y. M. c. A. stock com pany to purchase the island. There will be fifty-five shares of $1O0 each and stock has been already taken by Pierce N Welch, John T. Manson, William Hartung, Secretary Lotze and E. P. Bates, state secretary. The matter will be further considered at a meeting of the Y. M. c. A. directors to be held next Monday night. The island contains two acres and on one side is a high bluff while on the other is a nice beach. It is about LIDO feet from Madison shore, and on it is cottage which will be en- larged by the Y M. c. A. A sailboat also goes with the island.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
The Columbia.

Bristol, R. l., Sept. 7.-The sloop Co., lumbia left here at 1:3O this afternoon in tow of the steamer St. Michael for New Rochelle, N. Y, the home of MT. Iselin, her principal owner. The Co., lumbia had her sails on board, but they were slowed below deck and it could not be learned whether they would be bent on the passage or after the yacht reached her destination. Neither could 1t be ascertained whether they were new or the old ones upon which changes had been made. Carpenters who had been at work on the bulkheads of the yachts finished operations just before, the Columbia left, having gone without their noon hour to-day. MT. Iselin was on board the St. Michael when she left.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-08
BOERS NEiR NATAL FRONTIER.
A Force of 500 Push Forward and Are
 Now EncnmnGl.

London, Sept S.-A special from Piet- ermaritzburg says that the 800 Boers who left Pretoria flor Standerton. about fifty miles from the frontier, pushed on to Volksrust, close to the Natal border, where they are now encamped. The same correspondent says that the ar engagements of the defence of Newcastle, Natal, are now practically complete.
 He adds: "The governor of Natal in forms me that the Boers of Utrecht and Vryheid have been suddenly recalled. They were compelled to leave their cat tie behind thm, but they took children of the natives as hostages.
 The Daily Mail publishes the follow ing dispatch from Johannesburg: "It is reliably reported from Pretoria that special military train with a body of armed men was despatched to the Natal border on Tuesday night with an equipment of several heavy field guns and a quantity of ammunition