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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28
Our Troops to Sail August 10th.

Governor Rogers has received the
following telegram from Secretary of
War Alger:
"Your telegram Of July Is has been
received. Gen. Otis has cabled that
heavy storms are raging around Ma
Mia causing much delay IN loading
transports now there with the volun-
teers to be returned. The transport
Grand leaves this week with the First
North Dakota, First Idaho and First
Wyoming volunteers. It is probable
other regiments will leave in the fol.
lowing order: Thirteenth Minnesota
First Montana, First South Dakota
First Washington, Twentieth Kansas
First Tennessee, etc., etc. This sup
position is based on order given Gen
Otis to return volunteers in the orde,
in which hey left the United State,
for the Philippine Islands. There are
trsnsports now At Manilx with capac
ity sufficient to return the regiment,
mentioned sl,ave. and It il prplsabl,
by Che 10sh Of August the First Wash
ipgton win have gone"
y answer 70 which the poverno
sent the following:
: -
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28
History will Repeat Itself.

The democratic party, or rather the
Bryan wing of that party, which is IN
great straits for an issue, is almost
certain to adopt resolution about
like the following reasonable declara-
ton which appeared in the platform
of that party, adopted August 18th,
1864:
"Resolved, That this convention
does explicitly declare, as the sense OF
the American people, that after four
years of failure to restore the Union
by the experiment of war, during
which, under the pretense of mill
tary necessity of a war power higher
than the Constitution, the Constitu-
ton itself has been disregarded, in
every part, and public liberty and
private right alike trodden down, and
the material prosperity of the country
essentially impaired, justice, human
itv, liberty and the public welfare de-
mand that immediate efforts be made
for cessation of hostilities, with a
view to an ultimate convention of all
the states, or other peaceable means,
to the end that at the earliest practic-
able moment, peace may be restored
on the basis of the federal union, of
all the states"
They were wrong then, but they
could elect Bryan president if they
had few million of their Filipino
brethren to help them vote.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28

children should be taught to use their
eyes intelligently. and to this end sug-
gests that the first thing in the morn
ing the teacher should ask each TO de-
scribe what he saw on his way to
school. In little while the children
will take a keen delight in observing
accurately what is passing on around
them and remember details SO that
they may be described. In this way
the facilities OF observation and mem
DRY will become highly developed, and
in after life become source of great
pleasure if not of profit. The subject
is an interesting one and deserves at
tentiop-P-I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28
Escape Washouts This Year.

All danger of loss to the railroads
through melting SHOWS and heavy
floods along Washington roads has
passed. The snow is not yet entirely
gone from the mountains, but it is not
believed enough remains to endanger
traffic.
The railroads have been fortunate
this year. The snowfall on the noun
tains was much greater than usual,
but none of the mountain streams
we're SWOLLEN enough when the snow
passed off to interfere with the tracks
of the railroads. The Great Northern
had some trouble in the Cascades
through slides which was caused prim-
arily through the melting SHOWS. but
the interruption to traffic was not SO
great as during previous years. The
Northern Pacific's trouble was limited
almost entirely to Montana and the
Dakotae.
The late spring allowed the SHOWS
to melt gradually and the water was
carried off without trouble. The Col
umbia was high but not high enough
to do any damage. The Cowlitz and
other southwestern rivers ara not out
of their banks. The straems in the
northwest and eastern Washington
fulfilled earlier prophesies to the effect
that they would not rise to any alarm
ing extent.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28

IT is II 'w { tin,ated that Washing
toms hop s.r,i. VII go from 10000 to
40 600 bafss q, present year, and with
a range Of val;i at from IL TO 13 cents
the hep crop seems likely to get back
to its pristine Importance in the course
OF few seasons. The era Of specul:t-
ton has been eliminated ut le.s. pr; IL
from this Washing ton production.
The wild surgcs up i dollar a pound
have probably past forever, ard the
plqYgers are not longing to lie hop
kings any more, which is all the better
for the industry: Careful growers
have made money growing Washing
ton hops during The years when the
condition of The market was decidedly
adverse to profit. With steady values
at l7 cents or better these growers Will
secure returns that insure a compel
ance: An average yield Of 1850
pounds Of hops per acre is credited 10
y Washington by the agricultural DEPART
ment. over 100 pounds more than in
any other state, while 1900 to 1000
pounds are not unusual. w c. Trade
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28
After a Township.


Township 1916, located on the Coun-
ty line of Pacific and Chehalis coun-
ties in which some fifteen Hoquiam
men have been holding claims as
squatters, from two to four years, is
liable to cause big land fight. The
SOU ,tters ar most of them have filed
their timer rights long ago if the
plat had aeon fled. While they have
been compelled to wait, the land has
been covered with Forest Reserve
script.
On July LIST, man named Clark
filed on sections 80 and 80. On July
9th, the y rthern Pacific Railway Co.
filed -, al If sections 2-6-S-10-20-22-
26 % 81 O.. all OF section 4except the
N / ..'.I y. II l4sexcept the Sci.
Sect ms LIS and 36 are school lands
and all The odd sections already belong
to the railway company. So that
leaves hut section II and one quarter
each il, Section and IA which is not
covered. Thcre will be warm time
before the case is settled. Washing
tOnian
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28
A Valuable Prize.

The stars and stripes now float over
the "Reina Mercedes" the only large
vessel of Admsral Cervera's fleet that
the wrecking experts have been able
to raise and save for the service of
Uncle Sam. After months of work
lifting her out OF her inglorious rest
ing-place in Santiago harbor, the
Merritt Wrecking Company has lowed
her forth and she is now at the Nor
folk navv yard, where she will receive
new guns and machinery and the
many other alterations and repairs
necessary before she will be entitled
to place on the naval lists as an
effective fighting ship. It is estimated
that about $250,00O, or one-fourth OF
her entire value, will be. required for
the repairs. She will not be ready for
active service inside of two years.
The Reina Mercedes is steel
cruiser of 5000 tons burden and a
speed Of about III knots. Among the
vessels Of our navy she most resembles
the Yorktown. The Reina Mercedes
and two gun-boats,. the Alvarado and
the Sandoval, are the only vessels of
the Spanish fleet at Santiago that can
be restored to usefulness. Owing TO
her enfeebled condition at the time
the Reina Mercedes did not steam out
OF the harbor with the others, and was
sunk just inside. Her name will
probably not he changed.--Leslie's
Weekly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28

observing keenly and inteliigently
what is going on around us. Ask half
a dozen intelligent men who witnessed
an accident, or some unusual occhrs
renee, to describe it and see how wide
ly the descriptions vary. Yet they are
trying to describe accurately some
thing to which their attention was at
tracted and which made more or less
impression upon their minds. In fact
We go through life without seeing
what is going on around us, and all
because the eye has not been trained.
The man with hobby thinks the
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28

Superintendent d. B. Shelter OF the
Washington Forestry Reserve, has
been on the west side of the Rainier
Reserve for two weeks investigating
fiftyNtownships which the department
desires to include in the reseEye. When
he has made his report he mas orders
to examine all the tract of country
lying between the Rainier Reserve and
which will also probably be included.
This strip of territory comprises "
the crest and slopes on the Cascade
Range and is as rough and will as any
land in the. state, although excellent
timber is found there. = If these lands
are included the forestry reserves will
then extend dn6rokenly from, he Brit
ish line sDwithin a short distance of
the Columbia River. 1t will be an
unusually arduous work TO make the
investigation of these mountain reg
ions, as there are entire townships a
wild cat can hardly scramble over.
The farmers in the tier OF townships
lying south of the Olympic Reserve
have petitioned to be excluded from
the reserve, and Mr.. Shelter has orders
to make an examination of those
townships and report the amount O
farmland, settlers at present living
there and the character of the surface
Altogether the superintendent hal
sufficient work in sight to keep hin
busy until the snow flies and the cler
ical work at his Office is receiving M
attention, the department not allow
ing him any secretary on the plea OF
there being no appropriation for sucl
a functionary.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28

A CHICAGO man with hobby de-
clares that we do not give the eye the
education it deserves. We learn to
depend upon our reading rather than
upon our observation, with the result
that we are rapidly losing the art OF
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28

AGENTS WANTED-FOR "THE LIFE ASD
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28
Shelton, Wash

uCTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED EVERY
1where for 1.-THE Story of the Philippines" BY
Murat Halstead,. commissioned by the Govern
ment. The book was written in army camps
at San Francisco, on the Pacific with Genera
Merritt, in the hospitals at Honolulu, in Hong
Kong, in the American trenches at Manila, ID
the insurgent camps with Aguinaldo, on the
deck of the Olympia with Dewey, and in the
roar of battle at the fall OF Manila Banana
for agents. Brimful of original pictures taken
by government photographs OH the spot. Large
book: Low prices. Big profits. Freight PAID.
Credit given. Drop all trashy unofficial war
books. Outfit free Address, r. T. Barber, sec'y,
Star Insurance Bldg, Chicago.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-28
Puget Sound
Marble Works.

Having secured the agency
for the above firm for Mason
County all orders for work
in that line can be left with
ANDREW GETTY,
Shelton. Wash
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07
Las cOrOnaS

Sobre ell f6retro habfan depositadas
varias coronas de fl )res naturaies y 'arti
ficiales, Ell cuyas cintas Sc lefan las sl-
guientes inscripciones
LA DEMocRACIA, Il su Director Latis
M,e6oz RtUera, Il Rosendo Rioerd 90
lon i; eI Jete del loartioo liberal, al naato-
graco periodista ey Comit6 del Parti00
liberal de Ponce, d Rosendo Rivera Go
lon Astol RiUera Colon J: ta redac-
ci6n de Ell 2e275torio, d Ri0era Colon;
Ell grenio dc. 6ar6eroS, Il Rosendo Ri
oera Collin j; eI gfenaio ,1e sastres, d
Ricera Colon Aquiles colon y se1or1,
q Su so6rin0.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07
Ell entierrO

A pesar de 10 festinado de las invi
taciones, ell entierro de nuestro inolyl-
dable companero Rivera Colon, veriti-
cado aver las seis de la tarde, segun
estaba anuneiado, fue una verdadera
notaci6n de duelo dada por todas las
cIases de la sociedad de Ponce.
En- efecto, la hora indicada fueron
llegando al Hospital de D,tDaas, donde
sc encontraba por disposition faculta-
tiva nuestro Unfortunate amigo, y EN-
cuyo asilo exhll6 su ultimo suspiro,
comisiones del Comit6 local del partido
liberal, representations de la prensa,
de los gremios obreros de la ciuiad y
de la Marina, amigos polfticos y parti-
culares.
En- marcha ell f6retro, llevaban las
cintas los senores don Jose Escalera
don Jose Salazar representatives del
gremio de barberos de esta ciudad y del
de toneeros de la Playa. y los seflores
Cuevas Aboy Carlos Toro, en- repre-
sentac6n de nuestros colegas EI Terri
torio y E2 Com5ate.
Despues segufa la comitiva y repre-
sentaci6n del duelo.
Por la familia del finado y por la re-
dacci6n de LA DEMocRACIA, ell redactor
de esta, don Gumersindo Rivas y don
Am6rico Marin por don Luis Muiioz
Rivera y don Mariana Abril, ausentes,
don Luis Gauthicr don Santiago Op
penheimer por ell antigua Comite libe
raj de Ponce, no disuelto a1n, don Ra
mon Dapena don Eduardo Valdivieso !;
ell seIior Alcalde de esta ciudad, don
Luis de Porrata Doria, comisionado
para la oraci6n fduebre ; por P2mneas,
sn director, amigo muy querido nuestro
don Eugenio Astol por I'll C0neb0te,
don Carlos Toro; por E1 Ie'ritorio,
don Juan Cuevas Aboy. Comisiones de
los gremios de sastres y de barberos de
esta ciudad del de toneleros de la
Marina lucida y distinguida concu-
rrencia de todas las clases de la socie
dad de Ponce.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07

Anoche las IL media ha fallecido
este apreciable companero nuestro en-
la prensa, Director que era ultimamen-
te lie nuestro colega LA DEMocRAcIA.
Era un joven inteligente, de solida
Y extensa instruction capaz de haber
llegado distinguidos puestos, 81 de
circunstancias no hubiesen
destru ID prematuramente su salud y
su vida.
Lamentamos esta desgracia y desea
mos eterna paz al desyenturado compa-
nero, cuyos deudos tributamos since
ra condolencia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07

Martinez Figueroa, Emilio Goyco Bra
Getty, r afael Garcia de Quevedo, Jose
G. Gonzalez, Emilio Goyco Paz, Juan
tez, Jose Antonio Cebollero, Fulgencio
Mereado, Jose Etanislao Colon, Jose
I'll. Cebollero, Antonio Graz, Antonio
Charneoo, Celestino Charneco, E6genio
Charneco, Jose Roirigu Paz, Pedro
J. Rodriguez Beltran, Jesus Martinez
Rios, Francisco Orsinl, Pedro F. Gar
cfa de Quevedo, Manuel Ma Guzman,
Candido Gomez, Demetrio del Rosario,
Manuel Pesante Belen, Jose Ramon
Pesante, Pedro J. Peruyero, Francisc }
Ferrer, Justo Hernandez, Esteban Phi
lippi, Felix Morales, E iuardo Bayron
Manuel Medina, Felix lingo, CUTLER
mo lingo, Calixto Dramas, Guillermo
L. Guzman, Vicente Perez de Rivera,
Juan Francisco Talavera, Demetrio Pc
rea, Isidro Gutierrez, Jose Gutierrez,
Jose Clemente Esteves, Serapio Rodrf-
guez, Jose Gastambide, Luis Duran,
Pablo Piiuan, Eulogio Guzman, Jose
Angel Morales, Bnenaventura Rodrf
guez, Pc lro M. Nieto, Santiago Lavio-
sa, Emilio Ruiz, de Porras, Eustaquio
Gastambide, Florencio Gastambide,
Juan Pesante Monagas, Leopoldo Pr
juan, Balbino Trita, Peiro Figueroa.
jose Angel Pijuan, Luis Asiles, Jose
Q. Morales, Pedro Almedina, R-gino
Gonzalez, Agustin Chiciana. Sera6n
Agostini, Vicente Perez Rodriguez,
Rafael Gazman Basilio, Jose Rniz, Pc
dro j. Alvarez, Jose Angel Green, Ru
fo Alvarez, Ernesto G. Esteves, Ra.
mon Euloenein Lonarena lose Fer
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07
La oracion funebre

Sencillas, pero expresivas ilenas de
mereclmientos para ell companero muer
to, fueron las breves palabras de nnes-
tro amigo don Luis Porrata Doria. En-
elias hizo ell elogio de la vida, de las
facultades sohresaieEtes del inolyida
BILE Rosendo Rivera Colon.
al dar las gracias EN- nombre de sus
ieudos, amigos y compaiieros ne lac
mas periodfsticas, 10 hizo tamblen en-
nombre del ilustre fundador lie LA DE
MOCRACIA.
Este diario guariara siempre profun
da gratitui al consecuente amigo don
Luis Porrata Doria.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07

Colon. 10 que manifesto al senor Alcal-
de para su disposition.
Cementerio de Juno de 1899. El
Celador, Ricardo Beltrdn,
A 10 cual coEtesto ell Alcalde, en- ell
lmismo oicio.
don Rosendo Rivera Colon en- ese Ce-
menterio. Ell Alcalde, Luis Porrdta
D0rid..
Cumpliendo ell dnico mandate legal
del case, ell celador dispuso ell entierro
de nuestro companero.
Hemos de volver sobre este asunto.
La Drensa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07
Intransigencia

In actitui del clero romano para Ell
que fue Director de LA DEMoCRACIA,
no ha podifo ser mas LENA de odlo.
Empenose ell clero en- que habfa de
confesarse Rivera Colon. No 10 hlzo
nuestro companero porque NADIA habia
que lie lleva4e inquietudes morales su
sencilla generosa alma. ESQ fue todo
para que dispusiera la intransigencla
religiosa, que ell ca iaver del maiogra-
do amigo no podfa ser enterrato en- ell
cementerio catolico.
Equivocados anduvieron los represen-
tantes de las aTejas teorfas, y mucho
mas equivocados 81 han creido que son
los tiempos que corren aquellos envuel-
tos en- la niebla tenebrosa de la colonla.
Las cosas han variado en- primer
lugar, porque la autoridad gubernativa
que rige hoy los destinos de Ponce, no
es de la MADEIRA de aquellos alcaldes dc
monterilla, en- segundo y principal
terminino, pcrque tras el cadaver de-
Rosendo Rivera Colon esta ell pueblo,
esta LA DEMoCRACIA, esta la ley y esta
la msgestad del derecho.
Este diario tiene un tftulo de propie
uau leglLliIidiLFhtc aeH Sh % "
menterio de esta ciu lad y por virtud
de esos derechos, lisponede 10 s1yo.
! Con que facultades pretende opo-
nerse ell clero al ejercicio de tan pre-
ciada prerrogativa? 5Quien es ell vicario
de esta ciadad para prohibir que LA DE
MoCRACIA entierre en- Ell nlcho numero 8
/ de su pertenencia, ell cadaver del que fue
su director !? Digna, muy digna de
aplauso ha sido la condueta del se1or
Alcalde de esta ciudad en- cl escandalo
promovido por ell vicario de esta parro
quia con motive del enterramiento de-
| cadaver de nuestro malogrado amigo.
Vease, sino, las notis cruzadas entire
ell celador del cementerio y la autoriiad
local
eSr. Alcalde M lnicipal. Uno de lo'
legos me ordena, de parte del seilor VI
carlo, no lie sepultura cat6lica al cada
yer del periodista don Rosendo Rivers
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07
Los L|BERALES De MAYAGUEz
0rt0dOx0s en- acci0n

Nuestros correligionarios de Maya
giiez celebraron su reunion anunciada ell
domingo ultimo. Los llamados puros
6 republlcanos, pretendicron con sas
viejas artinanas, evitar la accion de los
obreros en- la reunion de nuestros ami
Cos; la reunion Sc verified con toio ell
orden y discipline de que ha dado STEM
pre- pruebas terminates ell partido Ii
bcral.
Vease la forma an que nos da cuenta
nuestro colega I'll Inz2oarciok de la reu-
nion celebrada Y del comitG electo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07
Rosendo Rivera Colon
FUNERALES

bio, algunas seIioras y senorltas espe-
raban en- las puertas de la necr6poli, la
llegada del f6retro. va cerca, una iu-
cida orquesta de 8 profesores, dlriJida
por nuestro amigo y correligi mario don
Domingo Crnz, tocaba una melodla con
moyedora del malogrado Campos.
Al llcgar al cementerio, los fotografos
BAllell, previo permiso, sacaron una TO
tograffa del feretro y de la 'imponente
concurrencja.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07

Despues de compaginado este perio-
dico, nos enteramos con profundo pesar
de la muerte de un amigo queridfsimo,
de un companero digno, don Rosendo
Rivera Colon, Director de nuestro CO.
tega LA DEMocRACIA.
Puerto Rico esta de duelo.
Desaparece una de sus mas preclaras
inteligencias, puesta siempre al servicio
de la Libertad.
Rosenao Rivera nos abandona cuan-
do mas necesita la Patria gu concurso
como hombre de talento y de honor.
ID. E. p.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07

Administrator EDELMIRO ]. LESPIER
AN penN
de aasaSeHte

! a SdDtn uucSITOo dlhlS oo w ~
desdichado Algarin ha sido conde-
nado q muerte por ell Tribunal de
esta Audiencia. Falta todavfa la
confrmaci6n de la Corte Suprema
de Justicia.
Nosotros acatamos y respetamos
el tremendo veredicto mas ann
creemos que, dentro de las leyes
actuales de conformidad con 'nucstros
c6digos, los senores Magistrates han
cumplido un penoso deber, toda vez
que Sc han depurado su6cientemen-
tc las causas y responsibilities
del crimen.
Mas clio no obsta para que pro-
clamemos nuestra absolute inconfor-
midad con la pena de muerte. Lo
decimos en- nombre de la libertad de
pensar. La conciencia humana no
Sc somete a prescripciones nj regla-
mentos. Y nuestro fuero inferno,
nos obliga hablar asi.
La pena de muerte! Hace tempo
que cl hombre mata por correglr,
por rcprimir, por enscnar, y NADIA
corrige, reprime nj ensena, por-
que esa ley absurda no resuelve
NADIA
Que Sc ha conseguido con los
cadalsos F? ST Sc lcvantaron por
causas politicas, para sostener ell
despotlsmo, la libertad surgi0 de
ellos mas fuerte y mas fecunda !;
81 fueron obra de las Ieyes, la esta-
distica criminal comprueba su per-
fecta inutllidad para ell fin moral y
progressive que Sc proPonen los trl-
bunales.
Oar la muerte al que mata, es
hacer, en- resumidas cuentas, la mis-
ma horrible cosa que ell criminal hizo.
Cierto que Sc hace con un prop6-
sito iusticiero, para castigar ell que
branto de las leyes morales por que
la sociedad Sc rige; pero, 6no es
absurdo que la misma arma que
provoca eli castigo del crimen, sea
solemnemente utilizada para resta-
blecer la ley?
Y luego !, Sc remedia algo con
este? I? 4 CANA alguna cosa la-especie
humana ? No, 10 que Sc hace es
elercitar ante los ojos de la raz6n
una est6ril venganza, Sc suprlme
nm individuo que acaso mafana
pueda ser titil q la especie, Sc qui-
IA acceso d la expiaci6n del criminal,
por ell sufrimiento y el trabajo.
Ademas, con los nuevos rumbos
que en- esta materia ha desplega-
do la ciencia moderna, la antigua
maquina penal Sc viene aba
10 por complete. Hoy-cosa que
hace un siglo no conocia elmundo--
Sc estudian los temperamentos, sc
clasifcan los individuos con ARE
glo a su natural condici0n y a
ambiente en- que viven, y la cien-
cia descubre g6rmenes morbosos
ALI donde los legistas veian tan
solo exclusive inveterada propen-
ci6n al NAL. El que Sc creia, sim
plemente, un perverso, resulta III
loco, un degenerate, 8 un cretino
8 una persona infuida contra su
voluntad por irresistibles agentes
atavicos -. Y no hay mas que dos
caminos el manicomio 8 la peni-
tenciarla.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07

Aparte las razones humans
tarias, estos son los osargumentos clen-
tifcos en- que Sc apoyan los enem-
gos de la pena de muerte, para pc
dir su total Suppression en- todos los
paises civiIizados. No es una idea
indeterminada, sino una aspiration
que ha tornado escuela y honra d
Ia humanidad por sus honrados
" o.enernsos- empenOs.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-07

Muy apreciables amigos nuestros ]:
Tanto la circular dirigida a usteds por
nnestro ilustre amigo don Luis Mufoz
Rivera, como la que dirigio los pre-
sidcntes del antique partido liberal,
como vuestras manifestaciones, merecen
nuestras simpatfas.
En- aquella circular estan encarnados
los ideales del partido que estara STEM
pre- al lado del orden, de la llbertad, del
progreso de Puerto Rico y que ha acep-
tado con jubilo la soberanfa americana,
que indudablcinente reallzara esos bic
nes, porque representa- uno de los pue-
bios mas poderosos 'e la terra.
Anasco, Mayo ii de 1899.
Jose A. Pesante. Doctor Manuel Il.
Munfz, Francisco Bianchi, Enrique O.
Green, Juan Arrlllaga, Vicente Urru-
| tia, Ernesto Esteves, Francisco Figue-
ron, Juan Monagas, Juan b. Vilanova
Candido Ortiz, Isaac Padr6, joaquin