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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-23
B. L.. r.

A la dignfsima esposa de nuestro que.
ridfsimo amigo Jefe de ese partiio don
Luis Nun Y Rivera, tiene ell INN ,reci
do honor de signticarie Que Ell esta
Asamblea Nevada i elbo con entusias
mo febril, fu6 acuerIo unanime tribu
tarle ell testimonio de respeto lie Ia
consideration mas di~tinguida, iniciatl-
va del digRo y consecuente correliglo-
mario, don Juan q. @ pnzalez.
Juan Costa Ferrer, tiene suma com
placencia en- eleyar usted este mcnsa-
je, firmfsinfa prueba de los afsctos con
que usted Sc lie distingue, por los que
firmes seguros hastt aver, seguiran
hasta ell sacrficio, la honrada poIftica
del amigo y correligionario ausente,
visitante hoy en- la Naci6n mas libre
del mundo, gloria del immortal Jorge
Washington,.
Penuelas, Mayo Is lie 1899.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-23
Una UisitN
r UNA CARTA

Nuestro querido compafero El 1s-
rvitorio pnblioa un su numero CORES
pondiente al dfa 90, la siguiente nota:
po.c 2)opuH
eDfcese pdblicamcnte en- esta ciuiat
que, Ell auseneia del j neg de Instruc.
c:on de Ponce, seflor Tous de Soto,
intruye las diligencias sumarias acerca
del encuentro que hubo en- Ponce ell 8
del actual entire tres guarIias municipal
les y la cuadrilla del 4gattta Btaacd, ell
Juez municipal, asesoraio por don Ra-
mon Nadal, socio del sefsss Guzman
Benftez..
Con motive de dicho sueIto, nos ha
dispensado una vista en- la tardes de
aver ell senior Licdo. don Ramon Nadal
Santa Coloma.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-23
Las hueSteS
liberaIeS
MOvILiZACiON
DE HATO-GRANDE

& Sc me asegura que
nuestros adversarios-y
10 son porque quierea
serlo; jamas porque exis-
Ia motive de discordia
en- ell campo de las ideas;
en- que 6llos y nosotros
coincidimos --se me ase-
gura que solo aguardan
mi partida para dar 3
luz un programa y reor-
ganizar sus huestes,.
& ST esa airmacion es
positiva os aeonsejo a los
liberales que Sc agrnpen
con mas fuerza; que no
vacilen nj un punto, que
den ell ejelnplo de una co
hesion robustfsima, y de
un vigor d toda prueba. ,
Al volver de mi ex-
cursion, mi algeria mas
noble consIstira en- YER
les como les dejo, frlnes,
enthusiasts y numerosos;
tan nnmeroso como no
10 fue hasta hoy ningu-
na colectividad puerto
rriqueiia. - Pd,rafos
de ana cartd de don Las
Ma11oz RiUera d sus ana
gosl.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-23
EL- TABACO

Existen muchas poblaciones- cuya
vida economical depende dc la pro-
ducci6n tabacalera. Con sus rem
dimientos Sc cuenta para atender a
todas las necesidades, incluso ell
p1go de los impuestos. Ell cultivo
ofrece. ocupaci6n diaria d millares
&c obreros, que gracias !; 81 ganan
10 precise para Ia subsisteneia de las
familias. Despues de la recollection,
que Sc veriica en- el campo, pasa
ell fruto d los allnacenes, donde Sc
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-23
Total. .....$I7.s2s, 427 6s

Y como ell comercio de exporta-
ci0n arroja lacifra de 1854 ,648. 43
pesos, resulta que todos los de-
mas frutos subieron d un valor de
$746, ,220.77.
Pues bien, senior Presidente: la
depreciation del cafe supone una
perdida de seis millones de pesos y
la anulaci6n del tabaco otra per-
dida de un million ciento noventa y
cuatro mil las dos juntas costaran
q Puerto Rico ell cuarenta por ciento
del valor de sus productos agricolas.
Y EN- esos nnmeros desconsoladores
verG:s sin esfuerzo las causas de la
crisis a que aludo y que, 81 no Sc
acude pronto detenerIa, compile
tara pronto la ruina y la bancarrota
de TN pueblo que reclama y me-
rece protecclon y amparo.
Las 6ncas azucareras decaen con
rapidez. El precio de los azticares
apenas cubre los gastos de cultivo
y de elaboration, y muchos tagenioS
sc cerrarian 81 no conservasen la
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-23

Ijeros, aptos para celebrar trata-
dos de comercio favorables q sus
productos -si no Sc lie concediesen
las franquicias que ha menester
con extraordlnaria urgencia.
Os suplicamos, pues, que por
una proclama vuestra, en- la for
ma que jnzgueis conveniente, ex-
tendais Puerto Rico las leyes adua-
neras de la repnblica. No obstante,
81, por motives que no conocemos,
creyerais que dlchas leyes no deben
aplicarse hoy Puerto Rico en- toda
su amplitud, los agricultores aguar-
dan que, a 10 menos, Sc nos otorguen
las ventajas que obtendria cualquier
nacion extrangera dispuesta ofre-
Ger otras ventajas en- reciprocidad.
De ese modo demostrareis a los
insulares que marchais por ell caml-
no de las franquicias y que toda
generosidad ha de esperarse de la
nueva patria.
Nj siquiera Sc alegara que dana
tai medlda d los productores de
azdcar y tabaco en- ell continente.
! FL consume es tan enorme, tan su-
, perior a la production de Puerto
Rico, que la concurrencia de este
no destruira las ventaias que dis
frutan clertos Estados y territories
de la repdbllca.
En- 10 que al cafe Sc refere, Y
pues que Espana lleva d Puerto
Rico sus mercancias con escasos
gravamenes, es natural que ell Go
blerno de los Estados Unldos exija
para nosotros en- los mercados es-
paloles conceslones identicas las
que Espa1a goza en- nuestros mer-
cados. \ seria saludable la cele-
bracl6n de tratados con Francia,
Italia y Alemania, o con una de
dlchas lnaciones a fin de que ell
cafe de Puerto Rico nc luchase ALI
con los obstaculos que 10 agobian
Son estas medidas de indole ur-
lgente. Sin su aplicacion Immediate
ira creciendo ell desequilibrio de
nuestros lngresos con nuestros eyre
sos, y en- breve Sc acentuara la cri-
sis, desapareceran las fortunas pri-
vadas, aumentara la miseria p1-
! bllca y Sc agotaran nuestras ener-
1gias para ell trabalo, que carecera
de recompensa en- una isla dcnsa-
mente poblada y fertil como min
lguna. Los agricultores puertorri-
lquenos no clrcunscrlben, sin en-
barge, d estas medidas sus aspira-
cones. pronto os presentaran
sus ideas en- orden al desenvolvi-
mlento economico del pals y en-
lpuntos que tocan de cerca al des-
arrollo de los grandes intereses agri-
colas
Yo confio, senor Presidente, en-
la benevolencia con que acojereis
nuestras sdpllcas y en- la ehcacia
con que conyertlrels en- realidades
los deseos de Puerto Rico.
Washington, Mayo 6 de 1899.
Respetuosamente,
Luis Munoz Rivera.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-23
Honorable William Nc. Kinley,
Presidente de los Estados Unidos.

Honorable William Nc. Kinley,
Presidente de los Estados Unidos.
Senior una asamblea de agri-
cnltores, reunida en- San Juan de
Puerto Rico ell % de Abril tiltimo,
en- la cual fguraban todos los dis
tritos de la isla, me nombr0 repre-
sentante suyo en- Washington para
gestionar asuntos de caracter eco
n6mico. Trayendo esa representa-
ci0n, que es, sin duda, la de todos
los elementOs productSes en- un pals
casi exclusivamente agricola, vengo
q exponeros las necesidades mas i'm
periosas de la agriculture puerto
riquefa y los remedies mas ra pidos,
no va para dominarlas en- absolu-
to, sino para atenuarlas, dentro del
circulo de vuestras prerrogativas
constituencies.
Atraviesa la agriculture de Puer-
to Rico una crisis muy honda y
muy grave. AL estallar la guerra
que estabIeci6 en- aquel territorio
la soberania de los Estados Unidos,
el cafe alcanzaba un precio de 25
pesos por cada cien libras, y Sc
colocaba en parte, del mismo modo
que ell az1car, en- los mercadOs es-
panoles, mientras que para ell ta-''
baco solo eXistian los mercados de
Cuba Y de Espafla. AL terminar la
guerra ell cafe baj6 d trece pesos
quintal, ell azdcar perdi6 ell merca-
do de Espana y ell tabaco qued6
sin mercado ninguno, y sin ninguna
probabilidad de venta acceptable.
Los tres frutos que menciono
constituyen la mayor y la mejorI
suma de la production insular. Hell
aqui los datos ofciales que 10 de-
muestran: i
Puerto Rico export6 Ell 1897 por
la cantidad de S l8.574,678 con 45
centavos.
Cores ponden al azncar$ 4.4ll,5o9 9oI
LII. al safe .....<l2.22 222, 599-4s
Id. al tabaco. .e 1.194,3lS sol
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-23
DE UTUAD0
UN TELEGRAMA

DEMoCRACIA. Ponce.
Con asietencia mas de 5000 correli-
gionarios, tuvo efecto aver la asamblea
liberal, quedando constitufdo comit6.
Licdo. Mater R,tnairo Martinez.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-23

Ez Pestae1ste del Consit6 de propagaa
da q defe'asa del 1,artioso liberal de
este pueblo, electo e,t la restai6n cele
brada en- la torde de aver.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

LADIEs:-The last letter | wrote
you was rather married by his Satanic
Majesty who prc>idcs in the printing
room OF our official organ. He made me
say thc"reunion OF that army of which
we are all so proud" when | really
said the ''surrirors of that army Of
which we are all so proud And IN
speaking OF the floral offering sent by
the Mississippi Division to jefferson
Davis tomb, l said it was of ''pure
white crySanthemums, surrounded
with suord ferns, emblemS Of his
pure, upright character and life, SUR
rounded with tragedy and grief"
This week | have totell YOU Of having
signed the charter OF the Julia Jack
son Chapter at Crystal Springs. We
are all glad to welcome this chapter
into II midst, and wish for her, use
fulness and happines. "May she live
long and prosper" l hope to well
come several other chapters who are
on their way, this month. We are
moving right along, and the first
thing Texas knows, she will not be SO
Tar ahead Of us In numbers.
Notice in this issue the general or.
der issued by Gen. Cameron, of the
Mississippi Division, z. c. ", and
sec how beautifully they are going to-
help US get a Home for our veterans.
l know this patriotic and Inspiring
appeal will bring the veterans to.sat-l
tsatioa'' and make them march ~
eutelk LINE to help vs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

The cycucsCCnt Filipino is still
here to NeX us. Que day the news
comes across the waters that he Is in
Il ''hUIe' aud all that is needed is u
stick with which to twist him out.
The next day lie is somewhere else
doing his usual amount Of devllmcnt.
1t will be many weeks yet, before
peace is restored in our GLORIOUS
possessions in the oriental tropics. y
1t will also cost the lives OF many
men, and the outlay of many millions
OF collars which will be taken
frem the scant earnings Of the
toiling masses Of this country. But
1t matters not how much u may cost
Is,we have already expended and ~
dastardly work must 70 on
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15
A WORTHY MAN,

The Hon. John L. Hebron, OF
Washington county, is an announced
candidate to succeed Gen. CatchingS
in congress. From the high reputc
in which this distinguished gentle
man is held by the people Of the del
ia, we are warranted in the belief
that his services would be most ad
mirablc and acceptable to his con-
]Stitucuts in the event Of his election.
and while not pledging him our sup
port-lCSt COahOma herself lay a
worthy sacrifice upon the patriotic
altar we believe him worthy of all
honor to which he aspircS, -ClarkS-
dale Challenge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

There may be a place in the econ
omy Of God for a fool, but II SO, it il
like the fly that t~antalI1cs The bald
head, the Sncczewccd that makes la
snort, or the flea which r0amS like "A
wild bull OF the plain over the human
body. lis mission cAn be non other
than 80 test christian patience
and give man Forctaste OF
~purgatory. And especially if it
be one Of these talking fools,
II there is anything that makes me
want to swap places 1with Robin
son trus0e it is to be SO situated that
| caut get away aud let nc oI
these t]onGuclcSS fool get up.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15
To The u. d 6,
Confined from trst page.

above | have seen the City ATTORNEY,
who represents the city in the deed of
gitt of the land, and n special clause
will insure our being allowed the priv
ilege OF keeping Il veterans at the
Annex until "A soldiers home is compile
ted. fulfilling the promise of II dele
gates to furnish II temporary home. GA
Nov. %, Mrs Collier in writing to me
on some Division business, said this in
her letter. Bear in mind that she was
one of the Vicksburg Chapter delegates
to the convention, and the II who did
most of the talking for them. My
idea is and has bc,n al he time, that
this, speaking Of the Annex is 10 be Il
tcmpOrdrg home for onf soldiers trho are
so unfortunate as 10 hare no other home.
tthe italics are minel and are unable to
provide themselves with the necessaries
of life. The sick are entitled to medicine
and board from the hospital, and 4
there arc others rho do not require mtdi.
cd attention it is plainly the duty. aud
should he the pleasure of the U. D. c.,
Miss. Division presumably to take care
of them, The great necessityfor this sug.
gested the Annex. This next is that part
Of the Vicksburg Chapters report at our
last convention. with regard to the An;
mex: Before closing this report we
deem it not inappropriate to make sorne
further remarks concerning the Annex
Fund. With u.s.. the Daughters Of the
vicksburg Chapter, to increase the An.
mex fund il n hearts work. The Miss.
issippians were among the first to cast
their fortunes with the C%onfederacv:
their place was ever In the foremost
ranks, and their deeds Of heroisM are
written on the tablets Of memory all
over tho North rs well rs the South.
Strange, then, doee Il seem that the
people Of llissA. to-day are fcupl In the
wa2@ O.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15
THE LEGISLATURES AND ITS WORK

tbs legislature VIII soon meet.
There are many things Of interest
which this body will be called upon
10 consider. First Il capital should
he built. and it should not cost more
thar SOD 900 either. II will probably
be better TO put 1t on the pcnitehtiary
site--That will force the moving OF
tl,e penitentlary from Jackson ap- i
Il sbout tho only thing that will y
bu4adh s Sone. The thing q nex :
pM1sncs u b considered, y the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15
MORE SLEEPING COUNTIES,

The Charleston News and Courier
says that "thc South Carolina county
wiChh docs not have a cotton factory
to raise the value Of its cotton from
S25 to $40, to $75, to 800 a bale, is
sound asleep to It's interest and oppor.
tunity," This is far more applicable
in Missi5sippl than In South Carolina,
for here We have more sleeping coun'
ties Nicksburg Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

The folks in TalIalatChIc county
are raising "A rnckuS' about a bridge
across the TallahalChie river at Swan
Lake Ferry. 1t IL charged that some
.ort Of foul play was ~rcSorted to In
letting the contract, &c.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

The news that comes from WASH
iugtnn to the effect that Gen. Wood
is to be governor general Of Cuba is
good news. He i, the best equipped
man for the place in America. His
fitness has been demonstrated,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

The senate Of Georgia by a vote OF
2G TO II Killed the Wlllingham prohi-
bltiou blll. | do not like such a law
and therefore | am glad it was de-
fcatcd, Mississippi has the best liz
nor Inv in the world Local Option.
1t gives to the people of every
county the right to determine the
question fDr themselves. If Wash
ingtonor SuuIiowcr counties desire
the open saloon 1t is not my province
to say they SIlrlI not have it. That
il good sound democratic principle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15
General Ord2r, No, 0nc.


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call are marching I'h"d'" 'eVo'5 an"
gradually, DuJ certainty 10 Joii' 1il"'n
IN the GterhaI IalId'
greet you as comrades ana com
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15
KIND TO ME,

Major Jas. X. Nardamau Is making
hi- paper, the Greenwood Common
wealth, an exceedingly interesting
joarnal. When Vardaman has any
thing to say he says it.-BroOkhaycn
Lcaler.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

The best prescription for chills and
fever is a bottle of Groves Tasteiess
Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron ard qui.
nine in n tasteless form. No cure no
pay. Price soc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

Mr.. Abe Stcinbcrgcr, late of Kansas
Is O associated with Capt. Frank
Burke b. in the publication Of The
Pennies Messenger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

Egotlsm and assininlty coupled
.ith a little cash Is a mixture less
palatabIc than castor oil or asafTtida.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

Get your picture enlarged for the
sNall sum o. 81 "A
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

February, 1883, and the new pastor ar
rived in April of the same year. The
new minister was to visit Svea one
Sunday in each month.
In 1884 improvements we're made at
the parsonage, including new barn.
In 1885 the church cemetery was sur
veyed and laid out in lots.
In 1885 the treasurer was able to re-
port that the financial condition of the
church was excellent, all debts having
been paid. At the annual meetine It
was decided that the church could oct
along without dividing the time of the
pastor with other congregations, which
| change was made in 1887.
The Rev. Aim resigned the charge
early in 1892, and Prof. E, Werner
from Gustavus Adolphus college was
unanimously called, who accepted and
arrived in August of that year. The
Rev. Aim was pastor of the church
for nine successive years.
In the following year (1883) a union
was effected with the Willmar congre-
cation, giving the latter services every
third Sunday, which was continued
for two years.
In May, 1895, Rev. S. A. Lindholm,
the present pastor) of Moorhead, was
elected pastor, the former pastor hav-
Ing resigned. During the year then
vestry and school room was built as
an addition to the church, and heat
ing apparatus added. In the following
year further improvements we're made
on the church building, including a
gallery, handsome altarpiece.
painted by Prot. Grafstrom of Linds
borg, Kansas, painting, etc. AS will
be remembered, the church had the
pleasure of dedicating fine new pipe
organ last fall, an account of which
was given in the TRIBUNE at the time.
Since 1879 the following persons
have officiated as secretary of the
church: John Lundquist- 1879-8O,
1892; John Holmberg-]881- 80, 1898;
K. Backlund-l893-94; 60. R. Johnso on
-1895-97.
The following have served as
trustees: John Bergquist, years;
Carl Gabrielson, years; Nils Pehr-
son, 8 years; Andreas Hakanson, 6
years; John Peterson, years; c. A.
Larson, 9 years: John Elmquist 5
years; M. Granquist, years. Frank
Holm, 2 months (cut short by his
death;) N. O. Johnson, 2 years,
AS deacous, between the period of
1898, the following have served III,
o. Olson, Is years; August Isaksop>
Il years; R.: O. Mattson, Is years.
John johnson, 1year; John Lunaquist,
years; Aug. Johnson. "a years; Otto
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21
CHURCH FESTIVAL
The Swedish Lutheran Tripolis Con.
gregation has Passed the Thrift
eth Milestone of it's Existence.
An Elaborate Program Of Festivities
to Continue Three DAYS.

Then Samuel took a stone, and set it be
| tween Mizpeh and Shen and called the name
OF it Ebenezer, saying, "Hitherto has the Lore
helped u.s." I Sam. 7:12.
The celebration which begins at the
Trlpolis church in Kandiyohi towr
this morning marks an epoch in the
history of the organization. Begin.
ming thirty years ago with but a hand.
full OF pioneers, poor in worldly
goods but strong in the determination
to win comfortable homes for them.
selves and posterity from the wilder.
ness, the church has now grown to be
one OF the strongest country congre.
cations inside of the Swedish Lutheran
Minnesota Conference. The present
church edifce with it's fine equipment
and appurtenances is a fitting monu-
ment to the godfearing and church.
minded qualities of the people of this
community who sacrificed much that
they might erect house of worship in
which they could assemble and wor.
ship the God of their fathers and give
their children the religious instruc-
ton and training they themselves had
enjoyed in the fatherland.
The church was organized in 1868.
One OF the first if not the first) meet
ings was held at the home of John Aug.
Berg. Unfortunately the records OF
the proceedings of the annual meet
ings of the church for the first ten
years of It's existence burned with the
house in which they were Kept, SO that
no accurate information is at hand
from the period of 1868-7S. During
that timeth Revs. P. Beckman and L..
johnson officiated as ministers. The
Rev. Beckman made his home here
during the period from 1869 to 1877,
But bis services were in no wise con-
fined to this charge. He visited the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21
kANDIYoHI STATION
Was Formerly the County Seat Of
kandiyohi County.

OVOuSys
The little station of Kandiyohi was
established when the railroad was
built through the county. In the win
ter of 1869-'7O Senator Abbott sue
ceeded in getting a bill through the
legislature for the purpose OF consoli-
dating Kandiyohi and Monongalia
counties, the name of said consolid ated
county to be Kandiyohi. In the sum-
mer of 1870, after being ratified by a
vote OF the people OF the two counties,
they were consolidated in accordance
with the provisions of this act, Kandi-
yohi station being designated as the
temporary county seat. This enabling
act, however, provided that the ques-
tion of a permanent county seat should
at some later date be decided upon by
a vote of tie people:
When tie question of locating the
permanent county seat came up for a
vote. Willmar and Kandiyohi entered
into the contest. The latter place
bonded itself to the amount of 81, 600
and erected a building for courthouse
purposes, which afterwards became
the old schoolhouse, then standing
where the present schoolhouse is now
located. Willmar also agreed to put
up q courthouse-a better one than
Kandiyohi had already erected, Will
mar being a division point on the rail
road, with greater opportunities to