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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16


espaf 10 es, don Rafael Pineda Betan.
Q lrt don Jeremfas Alberto Este
yes.
Varios agricultores de Aguadilla,
han pregunUado 81 los perros que
poeeen en- sus fincas del campo, D ira
resguardo de Ia. propiedad, Iestan
sujet,s al 3arbitrio de la 6rden gene
cal q g 17e. :
Sc Decesitd. q,
buen dependiente en- generos = arti-
culos de fantasia. Sc prefefe qua
liable ingles. Dirigirse por escnto
dando referencias y el sueldo que e
espera, q BAZAR, apartado de Correo
N? 4l6. San Juan.
r. S. l..
El Ayuntamiento de Cagua as, ha
acordado eL reciente- session, crear
una plaza mas de guardia municipal
suprimir 9 de escribientes de aque.
LA Acadia.
Segnn Ella Democracia, aquella
1oja solamente protest6 contra la
rase de Mr.. Root: Derdone ell colega
u, le recordemo- q 10 uno de- los pri-
nero en- manifestar su inconform midad
fue : LA CORRESPONDENCE.
Los ingleses han podido lev vantar
un campamento al Norte d el rio
OraI ge.
Don Maruel Gonzalez Iglesias de
Caguas. ha reiterado la s1plica que
hizo de que por ell Municipio de aque-
liza ciudad, Sc le abonen los haberes
que tiene devengados como pr ofesor
INFERNO.
El dfa doce del actual qued6 ms.
talado definitivamente Ell nuevo Ayun
tamiento de San Juan.
PARIS BAZMR Todas L as Gin
tas Rnchas de los surtidos pasados
1ue Sc vendfan un peso la vara Sc
rea1izan q 25 centavos vara. Els ell
vardadero aguinaldo del PARIS BA-
ZAR.
El lunes empieza la venta j las
prfm eras que ueguen Sc aprovecha
rsn de la ganga que durara pocos
dias.
en- sOmbrerOs adOrna@os.
Dos Official IS rusos acaban de di-
mitir sus cargos respectivos en- ell
ejercito del imperio, para ponerse a
las 6rdenes del general Joubert.
Uno de ellos es. ell q iente coro.
mel de guardias &C dnetziAj, mui CO.
nocido en- IA alta sociedad de San
Petersburgo. -~.,
El otro es 81 general Seletz, an
t'guo iefo de los hdsares de Grodno,
Ambos distinguidos volun ntarios
partieron de Ru >ia para ell Transvaal
ell Q de Diciembre.
I. I.a-Alcaldfa de Toa-baja comu.
MICA q la Superioridad que en- la ac-
tualidad no adeuda NADIA ninguno
de los profesores de instruction de
aquel pueblo, resultando por el con.
trario que algunos de ellos adeudan
cantidades a dicho Municipio.
FL Alcalde de Hato Grande ha
remitido sesenta escritos debida-
mente informados de otros tantos
propietarios que solicitan condona-,
ci6n de contribuciones.
HOY martes a las siete de la no.
che Sc llevara a efecto en- la <Fede-
racion Libres la Ultima session del
partido <Obrero Socialism,
3 concejo municipal de Vie
ques pide authorization para abrir un
nuevo empadronamiento de ganado.
PuertO-RiCO D
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16

Gel Pals. de(anoche publica vi
,uen artfculo escrito por don K. j.
Todd, poniendo de relieve las virtu
les del patricia Estrada Palma.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16

Las causas tramitadas por !;
orte de Justicia de Arecibo so,
'oscientas ounce en- vez de cient'
luince como equiyocadam ente digi
.,oc #f%-aI
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16
XVI
a Rosa DeIlund&,

No he tenido La suerte admirarte;
Pero encierra este libro tai fragaa1ia
Que adivino laE esplendida| hermosara +
Que ostenta 81 rostro y q. atesora ell alma
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16

A su recuerdo Ia cerviz inclina =
El noble pueblo que adore al patriota;
Ensalza su virtud; sus obras busca,s.
Y las envuelYe en- llama esplenderosa.
Yo tambien me descuhro, Peyaxente
De Cells Agni1era la memoria;
Mas, al mirarte, ell corazon me dice
Que eres td l% mas bella De sus ob<as.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16

Sc dice due ell "a del corrient.
aldran para Washington los comi
ionados que ha nombrad9 Ell par,i
sepnblicano PueTto1riausno.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16
a Mani uelo Monrique,

Como guardian violetas y azahares
Su ausencia suave y pura,
Asf guardian tambien estos cantares:
Ell aroma del alma: mi ternura ses ~
En- prueba de amistad tie los envfo:
ST afnyen q tus labios .iqH mas gloria!
Que mayor galardon, que, e1 nombre milo,
Con mis- verSos palpite en- tu memoria!
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16

Don Manuel Gonzalez Iglesias de
Caguas, ha reiterado la s1plica que
hizo de que por ell Municipio de aque-
tla ciudad, Sc le abonen los haberes
que tiene devengados como pr ofesor
interino.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16

E 1dia IL lIIno possession el nue.
,vo ayuntamiento de Guayanilia, sin
II q asissencia de los oncejHles repu
|blicanos. de 10 queIse ha daio cueD
Ia al gobierno.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16

FL Ayuntamiento de Caguas, ha
acordado eI reciente session, crear
una plaza mas de guardia municipal
suprimir de escribientes de aque.
liza Acadia.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16

ID Entire los mas dlstinRuidos Pc
fticos americanos, abunda la Green
5cia que Ia base de todas 1as refor
as para Puerto Rico, dfben d. =
cInsar en- 81 establecimiento 6 insti
1ciones de eobierno aaminlstra
.i6n fiiaS narn anentaS
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16

Por el Juez municipal de Vie
,ues ha sido nom brado con fecbs
Q del corriente Secretarib de aqne
'uzgado don Antonio de Castro Lo
,nz
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-01-16

Para q. Sc le in pa rita la aprohs c On
u1 erior ha re itido el lAyuntamientc
R~r~os. 20 ia del rre supuesto orc
mario del actu ual ej iii, 1ospues d.
hacer en- 81 algun mo- Fl ,aciones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23

distinguished from it's political side,
and yet the industrial effects are much
more far-reaching. l have seen our
factory system in full operation in
Egypt. 1 visited the cotton mills at
Mansourah, mills owned and managed
by Englishmen, Germans, Frenchmen,
and other Europeans. I saw long rows
of Arab girls standing up over tubs and
manipulating the raw cotton in an at
mosphere so full of cotton dust that 1
was glad to escape from the room after
a stay of a few minutes
What are the hours of work of these
girls?" I asked my European guide, for
want of something better to say.
From four in the morning to six at
night, with a short intermission for
dinner was the astounding reply.
And the pay2"
Five small piastres day. chat is,
1919 cents).
8 happy Filipinos! o complacent
Bishop this is the cheerful prospect
before you.
And what effect viii the introduction
of our factory system in the Philippines
have upon our own labor market? It
will curse him that gives and him that
takes With the competition of boys
and girls at twelve and a half cents a
day, using cheap coal mined at similar
wages, what will prevent wages from
falling to the same level in this coun-
try2 Will there be any other way to
keep all our manufactures from migrat-
ing to the isles of the sea? In running
the Filipinos we shall be running our
selves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23

but they could not prevent the blowing
up of a lock. To meet this danger it will
be necessary to see that the entire length
of the canal is adequately protected, for
the destruction of a single lock would
make the entire length of the canal
useless.
There are many means of accomplish
ing this object and nearly all will be
considered in the plans, but one thing
will be absolutely necessary; the entire
length of the canal must be carefully
patrolled by a suitable force of infantry
and cavalry, and the points that are
the weakest in a military sense must be
covered by redoubts and armed with
rapid fire and machine guns.
OF course all this will cost money.
At present conservative estimates place
the expenditure at a sum not less than
$9.000.000, and it is figured that it will
require the services of nearly 5000
soldiers to properly protect the canal.
Under these circumstances it is possible
that the Government may decide to allow
the waterway to remain unprotected, but
it is safe to say that if it is to be forti-
fled at all the amount of money to be
expended will scarcely be considered.
If the work is done at all it will be done
thoroughly, and some such plan as that
now suggested will have to be adopted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23

tOrpedoes. It is we'll known that these
little instruments of warfare are capable
of inspiring Il most wholesome dread IN
the heart of an enemy, and, as the
result, the chances of being compelled to
come to close fire is miniIuized, and while
the torpedoes could be relied upon to do
their work if necessary, the rapid fire
guns would be able to sweep with a
scathing fire the tOrpedo-strewn area.
In order to be sure of the. capability
to keep the enemy in motion while de-
livering his attack. which would neces-
sarily diminish the accuracy of his fire,
mortar batteries would be used, and with
these weapons it would be possible to
drop projectiies upon the decks Of the
enemy.
AS our 12-inch sea coast mortars FIRE
a 1,OOOpound projectile a distance of
five miles the fire from this source is one
that would certainly be dreaded In fact,
the only way in which an attack could
be avoided would be for the feet to keep
continuously in motion, and such con
ditions would make it impossible for the
enemy to undertake very accurate and
damaging fire. 1t matters little how
large and powerful a war vessel may be,
she has the greatest objection to being
placed under the fire of the mortar.
According to the present Plans this
source of defence is not to be disre-
garded. Two mortar batteries of sixteen
pieces each are to be emplaced, one on
either side of each end of the canal, and
these will add not a little to the power
for defence.
To assume from the facts already men
toned, however, that the defence of the
great waterway is assured by the mere
installation of batteries would be to
foster an incorrect theory. 1t is abs6-
lutely necessary that all the elements Of
the position should work together for the
/ one common end. In other words, there
must be an accurate division of labor,
means for the quick Transmission of all
| intelligence and countless other features
/ that appeal only to the mind of the
! expert or the student of military affairs.
PROTECT THE LOCKS.
If ship attacks were the only possible
danger the shore defences would be easily
able to preserve the integrity of the
! waterway. There remains, however, the
| grave danger of a sudden descent by
small parties of picket men against some
selected spot of the canal. Shore bat
teries might drive an enemy off the sea,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23

to fOrtify the canal, therefore, it can
safely be said that the eastern defence
will be built upon firm foundation at
the very end of the swamp.
Here, it is more than probable, will
be placed some thirty-fve guns, ten large
guns and some twenty-five rapid fire
pieces. Owing to the nature of the
ground at this point it is also quite prob
able that Il turret, to contain two 16-inch
guns, would be erected 4 short distance
southeast of Greytown.
If these situations were taken it would
be possible for fire to be delivered upon
any anchorage held by the enemy, or
upon any waters that he might choose
to occupy while in action. If to the
north of the entrance should be placed
a battery of eight 10-ineh guns, on dis
appearing carriages, it would be possible
for the holders of the position to effect
ually sweep the field in front, and, with
the aid of the guns from the turret, de-
iver-a terrific cross fire upon any close
approach of hostile vessels.
As has already been stated, the de-
fence of the western mouth of the canal
is a less difficult problem. and can, nat
uraIly, b. accomplished at a much smaller
expenditure of money.
In addition to all this the position it
self is a less important one. It is from
the Atlantic ocean that attacks would
naturally come. and it is doubtful if, in
case of foreign war, any considerable
fleet would appear in the Pacific waters.
All this, however, viii not be sufficient
to persuade the experts that it would
be safe to leave the western mouth of
the canal even slightly protected. Ae-
cording to the plans that are being pre-
pared every possible point of attack viii
be fully covered.
FRIGHTEN THE ENEMY.
On the western mouth of the canal
there are no natural difficulties to be
overcome. The land is high and steep
and lends itself to military plans so
easily that it wilh.be possible to do away
entirely with the turret that will be
! one of the most costly of the defenees
at the eastern entrance. On the western
side both TANKS can be effectively pro-
tected by the use of a comparatively
limited number of 10-inch guns.
The fact that it is not sufficient to
furnish an adequate volume of fire, but
! that the dangers of a hostile entrance
of the canal must be multiplied to the
I last degree, would make it necessary to
cover both mouths of the waterway with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23

suffered more especially from their spite,
while schools and chapels by the dozen,
and homes by the hundreds have been
looted and destroyed. Since last Octo-
Der the society had left its trail of fire
and blood over more than 10000 square
miles in western Shan Tung and the
neighboring parts of Chilli.
Great as these depredations have been,
however, little punishment has been
melted out to the persons responsible for
them. Occasionally a head or two has
been cut off and hung up in a cage by
the highway as a warning to evil-doers,
and several perpetrators of minor Of
fences against the, Christians have been
hailed before the Court of Righteous
Judgment and sentenced to such punish
ments as wearing the cague," but any
decided effort to put an end to the reign
of lawlessness has been frowned upon
by officials in high authority.
One instance of this was seen in the
actions of Yu Hsien, the Governor of
Shan Tung. Just prior to the murder of
Mr.. Brooks warning came to the Gov
ernor that the Boxers were contem-
plating the wholesale destruction of the
Christians.
He claimed that such thing was i'm
possible, but, under protest, sent out a
party of soldiers to suppress the rioters.
They met the Boxers, learned that the
report was true and, in a pitched fight,
killed over a hundred of them. Yu Hsien
was terribly enraged when he heard of
this literal obedience of his orders. He
degraded the three officers in command
of the troops and reported to the au-
thorities at Pekin that they had stu
pidly struck down innocent village peo-
I pie and country merchants.
This. action is but one of many OF
the part of those in official position, anG
all this has persuaded the Boxers thai
the authorities are in sympathy with
them. As the result, more outrages have
| followed, and there will undoubtedly bt
even more attacks upon the. mission
aries and their converts if the Powers
do not show that they propose to protec
their citizens and their property, ever
at the cost of war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23
THIS Is THE TYPE OF CHINAMAN
WHO OPPOSES THE MARCH
OF CIVILIZATION WITH
THE BIG KNIFE.

In addition to their attacks upon the
Christians the Boxers have been par
ticulaFly active. in circulating ISLANDERS
against them. Stories of the viiest kind
are told and are printed and publicly
circulated. By this means the minds of
the ignorant villagers are infamed
against the missionaries, and they are
thus persuaded to offer no protection or
assistance to the Christians when the
attack upon them is made. In this way
otherwise law-abiding citizens of the
provinces are made accessories if not
active assistants to the work of the
Boxers.
Among the ISLANDERS that have been
frequently circulated by this organiza-
ton are those that declare that the
Christians are hog worshippers; that in
the reception of the Holy Communion
the people drink a philtre that makes
them slaves of the priest, and that
during Extreme JUNCTION the priests cut
out the eyes of the dying men. In
China it is believed that thirty diff
ferent parts of the human body possess
especial medicinal virtue, and it is
charged by the Boxers that the mission
aries murder the children in the orphan
ages in order that they may cut up
their bodies for these medicinal pur-
poses.
As the people in the villages are ex-
tremely ignorant, they accept these wild
tales as fact, and it is to be feared that
the outrages of the future will be worse
than those of the past unless more
stringent measures are taken to sup
press the Boxers, the cause Of all the
trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23
FORTIFYING TIE NICARAGUA CANAL
Army Navy Experts Submit Plans for the Protection
the Great New Waterway
the Great New Waterway.

In spite Of the fact that the great
Nicaragua canal has yet to be dug and
that the question Of defending it or
permitting it to remain practically I'M
protected has not yet been settled, the
experts on ordnance and Notifications
of both War and Navy Departments
are already hard at work preparing plans
OF defence that viii be submitted to
Congress at the first favorable oppor-
tunity.
While these plans have not yet been
worked out in detail and viii not be
fully prepared for several weeks, the
outlines of the scheme have been semi
officially announced, so that it is now
possible for students of military affairs
TO gain a pretty good idea of the form
Of defence that has been decided upon
by the governmental experts.
All the expert opinions that have yet
been given agree in one point, and that
is if the canal is to be fortified the de-
fences must extend from one end to the
other. Not only must the two entrances
to the waterway be guarded to secure it
against purely naval attacks, but its
whole length must be protected in order
to offset any attacks that might possibly
be made by landing parties.
OF course, in such. an instance the
question of neutrality would enter in,
but that would be a matter to be de
cided after the war was over, and in the
mean time the opposing nation might OBJ
tain the greatest possible advantage over
us by gaining possession of the canal
As the result, it is agreed that if the
c14al is to be fortified at all it must be
done thoroughly.
OF the two entrances to the canal the
western mouth is the one that can be
most easily fortified, and it will be a
somewhat difficult problem to construct
suitable defences at the eastern entrance.
At this point the land is low and swampy
for several miles from the shore, and
the only hills that offer natural com
handing sites are so far inland that they
would be practically useless if a feet
should commence its work of lombard
ment a couple of miles out at sea.
Despite this, however, the problem is
one that can be solved.
THE EASTERN Defence.
The only way out of the difficulty
will be the construction of artificial
foundations at the proper position, and
while this work viii cost an immense
sum Of money it can be accomplished
without much trouble. If it is decided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23
"A FAMOUS SKULL

Prince Roland Bonaparte has in his
possession what is said to be the skull
of Charlotte Corday. The executioner
Samson derived a large income during
the French Revolution by selling CHASTITY
relics of his Office to curiosity dealers.
Prince Roland Bonaparte and NJ. Le-
notre, an authority on matters of this
kind, are convinced that the skull Of
the woman who assassinated Marat has
been identified and is really in the pos
session Of the former.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23
DANISH FILIPINOS
FROM. OUR FACTORIES.
By Earnest H. Crosby.

The saddest news that has come from
our new possessions in the Pacific is the
brief statement, attributed to Bishop
Potter, that Filipinos take kindly 10 our
factory system. So do mice take kindly
to cheese in a trap. 1t is strange that
so little attention is paid to lne indus
trial side of benevolent assimilation as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS.

There is no known cure for plague, but
incubation has proved the best means to
ward off the disease.
The government of India is doing all it
can to encourage the natives to be inocu-
lated, and in spite of prejudice against
the operation large numbers are being in
oculated daily. In some parts of the
country the natives prefer to die rattle.
than seek the remedy which medical
science has discovered. Natives who
have been inoculated are exempt from
certain restrictions melted out to the IN
inoeulated. They escape medical exami-
nation and detention in segregation
camps, which is rigidly enforced other
wise. Then, too, they receive copper
coins to the value of about a penny if
they undergo the operation, the children
being given sweets.
The arm upon which the incubation Is
to be made is first washed with an anti
septic, a small pad of lint is placed on
the arm, the instrument inserted through
it, and the serum injected. Thus there
is no possible means of outside contagion.
The lint IS antiseptic, and the instrument
is sterilized; so that nothing but the
serum can enter from the puncture
When the operation is completed the
patients receive a certificate to the effect
that it has been performed.