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ANOTHER SPLIT
'utile Efforts of Miners and
Operators to Arrive at
Agreement.
AME OLD QUESTION UP
difference Last Evening Adjourned
Sine Die and Fears Are Felt
Regarding Result.
AME OLD QUESTION UP
Dng Suspension of Work In the
Block Coal District May Be One
of the Effects.

Srazil Ind. April The commit
. from the block coal operators and
hers met yesterday i'll an effort 10
I've at some agreement concerning
tquestion which caused the split ia
conference some days ago.
-Nher committee was disposed to
VI and the conference adjourned
Ia evening without having accom-
pNd anything. No time for another
cerence has been set and il is fear
edat long suspension of work in
Unlock coal district will be the re
SUI Coal is becoming scarce in Bra
ziim the plant of the Republic Iron
ahIeei company here has been com
leb TO shut down owing TO lack of
fuc
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CLOUD BURST
Wrecks Fast Train In Texas
Number of Persons Re.
ported Burned - UnpreCe
dented Rise I'm Colorado
River.

AUSTIN, Texas, April IA cloud
burst this norning caused She Colo
'r1do river 70 rise alevan,f611 In 4 ter
iarlonaI e NOrthern raitreN 4e,fs
keeu miles north OF here ~ pou
south bound St. Louis cannon Dan
train A number of persons are -
norted burned but the names are r
phtainable. The Austin ~ Grsat
western road leate eaitefady fadi been done and
damage reared.
DALLAS, Texas, April THE big
dam of the Colorado river at Austin
broke and the power house washed
away All telegraph and telephone
with Austin and
San Antonio was lost at 12:45 p. m.
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noon. April 8. untiI April 4. o a. IN. md
then apparently surrendered. for 1t is
reported that the firing ceased at the
time immediately after l heard the
news during the afternoon OF April 3,
ordered Gatacre To proceed from
SpriDGfoDfein. his present headquar-
tiers, TO Reddersburg with all possible
speed. and | dispatched the Cameron
Highlanders hence to Bethany He
arrived at Keddersburg at 1890 yes
terday morning without opposition,
but could get no news OF the missing
detachment There can be no doubt
the whole party has been made prison
ers"
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RAILROAD ,.CHANCE.
r. c. Bernard Has Been Appointed
EngiueeA Maiutainenee Of Wav of
the Cincipati Division.

Mr.. R. Barnard. the efficient
engineer untainence of way of the
Richmond rision, has been appoint
ed to a silar position on the Gin
c;nnati diSion of the Panhandle
and his hsquarters will be changed
f-on tb: to Cincinnati. Mr..
Rarn,scan cane to this city from
~c''y ee AID hi, vile have made
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To Retake BlOem fOntein.

Riosmfontein. April t. - The Beer q
are apparently making an attempt %
redeem their promise TO retake bloeip-
sontein. considerable force mas
l.1 south through Thaba NCSd.
-. T,cker.s isolation at ka-ee Is
.np,reut than real. since the
,raund north OF Bloemfontein OF
- small opportunity for Bosr tao
tica. They may possioiy ensas
TO distract attention from
,.,r,, Remouuts are anxiously
a~aited.
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Burohers Are Afraid

BloemfOntein, April 6.-The British
scouts report that force Of from
1000 to $4,000 Beers had been seen
beyond Hosman's kop. moving from
Thaba N'Chu to the south. The enc
my, by appeals and menace combined,
are vainly trying to induce the burgh-
ers 10 take the field again. The farm
ers are more afraid Of the Transyaal-
erS than of the British.
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h Ipterrup,ed Wedding.

wFdsville. Ind. April THE
body of,lmer Myers. an 1S-year-old
farmer.sas found yesterday near
here onhe highway. 1t was within
200 var, OF the home of his fiancee.
Miss Ale Hendricks. whom he had
proDiiseafo wed next sunday The
young ES says they had no quarrel
and she IA think of no cause for the
suicide Iycrs ended his life by TAX
lug carbtr acid
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After COx's WOu1d-be Assas.
sins.

CINCINNATI, O., April &c. j.
Figge, iormer stockholder in the
old Banner brewery, was arrested
today onsuspicion of having sent
the infenal machine to the resi-
dence of1eorge b. Cox, last Mon
day. His regarded as slightly in
sane. L L. Braxton, mine ex-
pert, wa also arrested. Wires and
| tools foud in his room.
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short Debate Required.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April =
The Republican managers in the
house decided not to allow extended
debate on the Porto Rican tariff bill,
but will have to vote in a few hours
under a special rule.
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Regret I'm France.

Paris. April THE news OF the
death Of Gen. DeNillebois Mareuil was
posted In the chamber of deputies ana
senate and caused painful impress
sion. The deceased officer had rnoTii. rn@ii
sr,opds in rhe na-,t--
A1'e -vSrc letters. communlca-
M HON time TO time TO the Paris
papers by the members OF his family
had been eagerly read.
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Ohio OTOwn Burned.

PRocToRtILLE, O.. April IA fire
caught II. the flour mill of CD Pugh
and burned, u and down the street,
leaving bu. two stores OF any I'M
portance in town. Twelve residences
were destroyed. The loss es estl-
mated at nearly &, 600, 900.
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CHICAGO, Ills, April Cattle
steady, good TO prime steers s. 90,
$3.50. Hogs lower, $500, 30 52l
CHICAGO, H., April ,.-Whea,
66fc- Corn 3elc- Oats 24Ic.
ToLEDo, Ohio, April Wheat
12ic.
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Am bilious Linton.

Linton. lad, April IA complete
census of this city has been completed
and shows population of 3. 1859 The
town council has selected April Il. as
the date on which 10 vote on the uues-
ton OF incorporation.
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The Plague In Hawaii

unnnIuIn adviees to the 3ist are re.
'iouo' , f,.n,, Hawaii. No new case OF
cets ...r plague in the last SIX days
There have been ~ cases and 6o
deaths. The cost of fighting the
plague will reach two million dollars.
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DefauIter Captured.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April =
Walter f. Giraffe. defaulting cashier
of the Adams Express company at
Dayton, Ohio, was arrested here de
was contemplating suicide when ar
rested He readily consented to re
turn to Ohio.
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FAITHFUL TO DEATH
fatT Injured, the Switchman's
asst Thought Mas Of Duty.

EV<ville. Ind. April Ernest
Linxiier. n switchman in the Louis
Vile td Nashville yards. was dragged
TO hilfatI here. After being picked
up bhls companions. and while he
was dny. he asked 10 be propped up
ia thyarls 50 he could give orders
abouteiking up the train. His last
wordS'ere: Has 81 left yet. .bOys!'
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The VeSill give his G

DIR. How're for men only, en-
nriyate ne Yelled Mystery, sun
titleSioht. in the Phillips opera
Suse. Boys under seventeen eveaae az
lot admitted. This lecture creates
i, sensation wherever delivered. ~
has been highly praised by prcmfl-
nent public men. An admission Zee E
Of ten cents will be charged to pay
DR. Houser has something wonder
ful to tell you, gentlemen. Don
miss it
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[Picked Choice Goods.

LafayJ ttte Ind. April Loeb &
Hene's AIry goods store was robbed
ves,crday> The burglars entered
through a Nskylight and carried OFF
goods to t{e value of $500. comprising
fine handAerchiefs, hosiery and silks
There is MO clew TO the perpetrators
A reward of 500 is offered for the ar
r..St of the thieves
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ynlparaiso,s New wa,..,yorL

Valparaiso, Ind, April THE ma
chinery has been started and water
pumped from the Little Kankakee
river TO this city. The new water
works system is now complete, at q
cost of SOS, 900.
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New York I.iye,tock

CattIe-Active at 81 25ssIJ7J
Hogs F5ria ~ $. stszT-i-Ni'.
Sheer, Steady at 81 JssJf.aa.
La mis- ArtlFe aud s1rr a $-A7os7S. 40.
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strike stops Electric Line.

CHICAGO, H., April THE strike
of the employees at the power house
practically stopped the surface cleo
tric lines again today
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MARKETS BY WIRE
Prevailing Prices For Cram S'''
and PROVISIONS on April, ..
I,dianapolis Grain ana LiSeseoA'

,,., WAGON. re: No. red, quiet
7Zt2c- > ,,;xad 3oi,c
no+-- trony. No mixed 80
tt,aatsfSIeSStr6ig sSmSS aud higher at S32J4o.4s
Hogs STEADY nj 81 5pu5.52
Sheep-Active at S3.2J4I4io-
Enthusiastically aud strong at So.oo1 '-'o.
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Will Appeal 20 US. Supreme
Court.

FRANKFORT, Ky, April Tx
Gov. Bradley will today apply Tor a
writ of error to the United States
supreme court in the governorship
case
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Toledo Grain

whe1t-Dul aud lower: No. cash. 72g.
Mag, 1SIe
Coru-iiisher aud active: No. = mike
l-c
oats-DaII. No mixed a6s-
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Vitried sidewalk brick | handle
all kins. Also stone fence coping
and allkinds of building stone c.
E. Neman. 16 north seventh street
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Gen. De Viu~'nord Methue'

Roshof. Apst' fores was coheeh'ri'-
Msrsn. ..s,srdav The Beers are in
Mahhsre yes'e',s distant on the Vaal
force rev own is practically de
river. Thshe men being with the
serted. nj under Commandant Du
commsHh no controls the district. Lord
plessSu commanded in "A spirited lit
Msc,rn nine miles to the southeast
Nc, She surrounded 40 Beers on
s" Not a man escaped. He took
H.Urisoners. 10 horses and quantity
pggage. Gen. De NiIlcbofs was
I'D during the action. a Boer hoist
a white flag and then fired imme-
killing British officer. The
murderer was Instantly shot.
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Lord Roberts Forces Meet
Another Disaster at Hands
of the Beers.
FIVE COMPANIES GONE
Body Of 500 British Troops Captured
Within 35 Miles Of Army's
Headquarters.
4 Loss Which Has Set the English
People to Revising Date Of
Wars Ending.
Pretoria, April 6.-CoI. Plumer's col
umn is returning north.

London, April Mot q word re-
gArding the disaster at Reddersburg
has been allowed to come through ex-
cept the dispatch OF Lord Roberts. Ii
is therefore impossible to form any no
tion as to what happened. Meanwhile
the British public is beginning to real
ise the immense difficulties to be over
come even before Pretoria is reached.
and is revising premature ideas with
respect to the time when the war will
DE over. No one believes now that II
Will have ended by the beginning of
June.
The latest disaster more particular
ly illustrates the heavy task involved
In holding the railway. This body OF
some 900 British troops without guns
which disappeared so completely with
In 80 miles OF the great British army.
had for its business to guard a sec
tion Of nearly 90 miles OF railway be-
tween Bloemfontein and Springfon-
tein- IL IL could thus be spirited
away. how 10 Lord Roberts to ensure
his continually extending communica-
tions?
Other pertinent questions are being
asked az n result Of these successive
be concealed that the utmost alarm is
beginning to be felt. 1t Is said that
the Beers who captured the British at |
Rsddsrsburg belonged to Olivier's |
commando.
1t is asserted that 1000 rebels sur |
rendered during Gen. Clements north
ward march. The Beers will do their
utmost to hold Ladybrand and Thaba
N'Chu. both being rich grain produc-
Ing districts. 1t Is said that most Of
the prisoners captured at Boshof are
foreigners.
The report that Mr.. Steyn had been
appointed to the command of the Free
Staters and the further report that
the Free State has arranged loan
from the Transvaal for war purposes,
are both confirmed.
Yen thousand remounts from South
America are due TO arrive the coming
week at ports of Natal and Cape Cob ,
= = ~
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VII Enforce Orders.

Iudianalis. April THE Indiana
state boat of health has determined
to insist q the strict enforcement OF
the hs,all. Laws of the STATE sPhysi
s..sf & herr ssss 6. ..:s..;s :; 60 -
a s.ssx, IL IN, sssss-s-rs hO
--Slutit.s will l,<. s-alle.S1
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> '@Jrrs and 80 men were taken
four "a at Ramathkbana. AS mum
prisoUr prisoners are now neld on potn
erou' "a tho numbers are about equai,
Ge question of exchange was ,no
~, house of commons last even
rnts ELECTED reply that the
government had no intention VI pio
posing an exchange ed
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Louisville Grain and Cattle.

Ctnsinr ,.nSh nf1rkpts-N heat. Ui'~c, CORN
,lLc. oats -4s~c- pork, sl2-6s. lard, So-6-;
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son base de Ia felieidad ca los hog are
europeos.
Osro de los defectos principsies de la
muier americana, es SD passion por Ell re.
clamo,
I'm Nueva York hay una revista do
modas que puolies la deacripoi6n do los
Itraies de bale. de reunion, de banjo
lhasta da las camisas que reciben las ar
Iohimillonarias de los grandes talleres
de coDfeeci6u.
Los redacfcres de la expresada revis-
tia son obseqniados espi6ndidamente por
las Reinas de la moda lie Nueva York,
~ gozan del privilegio de poder entrar,
Ipara haoer sus averiguaciones periods
ticas. en- ell departamento 1e las i6venes
! Eeolteras.
Il Ia locura del reclamo ha llegado 8
ltal extreme, que alguna DANA ha reve-
lado 8 an reporter pormenorea fntimos
J de su toilette, que ell periodista no se ha
tatrevido 4 oomunlear sus lectores.
si Como serfan cuando un periodista
yankee los juzgo iadisoretos!
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IN BOABERo ATROPELlADO
0tro componta y van dos

Esta ma1ana SO nos ha presentado
en- esta redaeci0n ell senor don Jose
Crocas enthusiastic federal de ls Playa
de esta ciudad.
Trae IN braxo todo envueIto J soste
nido por En pafiuelo, adenlas tlene
yarias lesiones en- ell cuerpo como veran
nuestros lectores por la oertificaeion
m6dioa que pubEicamos continuation
" que se las ha producido un barbara
componte dado On el cualtel de Ia po-
liofa de la marina.
Por falta de espacio para tratar CO.
mo mereoe este asunto, no 10 hacemos
hoy, pero mafiana nos ocuparemos de
este brutal atentado.
V6ase la certi6caci6n referida
.Ez safraacyito na6dtco cirujano en- ejerci
cio en- esta Cfudad !.
Certi6co que en- Ia tarde de hoy So
me ha presentado don Jose Crocas para
que le reconociera = tratara dlversas le-
stones que dice Ie fueron inferidas. Exa
minandole he podido comprobar La exis
tencia de tres extensas Commissioners: Una
en- ell brazo izquierdo, que Sc mani6esta
por un extenso equimosis en- la parte
media de la region traquial. Otra en- ell
music del mismo lado con ld6ntioos Ca
racteres. z la tercera en La region dor
sal de la mano derecha con gran tune
Ifacoi6n de Ice tejidos.
Acusa ademas dolor en- otras parties
del cuerpo, pero de estas iesiones nc
existe otro sfntoma que ell fen6menc
subiet antes indioado.
Y para que eonste donde convenga J
peticion dsl interessdo expiio la pic
sente en- Ponce de Julio de 1900.
DR.. Fegvdn.
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AbggSOS
de Ies pOtic5a
Sr. Director de LA DRMooRAcIG.
Presente.

Sc. Director de La DRArooRAcIG.
Presente.
Impongo usted por medic de las
siguientes lfneas, del atropello de que
hemos sido victimas la noche del sabado
la salida del Teatro, por parte de la
policfa ell vecino Enrique Ramirez y el
que suscribe.
Hechos A la salida de la function,
paseabase por los alrededores del teatro
mi conveoino y amigo Enrique Ramirez
en- mi espera para retirarse al descanso:
fu6 llamado por uno. de los guardias allf
de servicio, Y preguntandole por gu
procedencia ocupaci6n, contasto que
era vecino de Ponce y trabajaba en- Is
Marina.
Observando estos acontecimientos, y
|terminando La ooupaoion de portero que
eierzo en- ell teatFo, hube de inCorperar-
me 4 Tn amigo, y euando Venlamos por
La calle de Cristina, fuf llamsdo 8
intimsdo S que alzase los brsxos, para
praetioarme IN registro, 10 que hice,
dando lugar 8 que eli guardia SO conven'
eiese de que no portaba arma aiguna.
Mo obstante, como Sc tratara de Sc
guirme la pista tai veg para proporeio
udtnV uH uAsSoSSSS 0OLAO ga ~ASeS~
sucedi6, fuf moiestsdo en- Ell oamino
nuevamente por ell guardia quien no
Iconozco, haciendome acompaflarlo has.
"a Ell Quartet, donde Sc me hizo perma-
necer hasta la legada del Jefs, ante
Icuya comparecencis, fuf objetado sobre
mi modo de vivir, ell que expuse hon
rosamenta satisfsciendo de tai mode
las exigencias del funcionario que me
Iinterrogaba, que me eoncedi3 Is retira.
da para mi domicilio.
/ Estos heohos como listed comprends-
ra senior Director, produeen siempre ell
natural disgusto en- ell amino de las per
Isonas decentes, Y por 10 que Sc We Sc
suceden sin reparo alguno.
/ Ponce, me conoce bien; sabe quier
soy como he vivido como desemp
ne mis- funoiones de guardia en- la
ministracion pasada, sin que pu
arrepentirme de ninghn hecho indigno
Ipor mi realizado.
Yea, pues, ese mlsmo pueblo, quie-
! mes son como sc m altratan los dere-
, chos del ciudadano: la hora de las
: reparaciones no hs de tardar, y entire
tanto, snframos con resignation, -pero
: lprotestando siempre -ios rigores de
: nuestros projimos, cuya soberbia de
> hoy, que les envalentons, serk sbatida
r lpor los humildes 4 qui6nes ell maStirio
. ensalza y engrandece.
JUNO VAzQUEz PAGAN.
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Los ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AMER|CAROS

Dice Mr.. Norvins que puede atrmar
Sc que ell archimillonario americana
un forma un tipo unico, y que entire los
dueflos de los paIacios de La Quinta
Ayenida de Nueva York, hay perfecta
identidad en- los carscteres, en las ma
nifestaciones intelectuales, en- sns gus
tos en- sa educacion.
Las escepeiones estan constltuidas
por los que han entrado por la puerta
falsa en- ell parafso del million; la puer-
ta falsa es ell matrimonio.
Las citadas exeepsiopes son aristo-
crataa que han caaado con hijas de ar
ehimillonarios para dar mas lustre a
sus blasones, 8 hermosas actrices arran
cadas de la eseena por los reyes del
dollar, como Sibyl Sanderson, que case
con Terry, Mile, Clemmons, que dio
su mauo d Howard Gould.
De estas bodas La mas ruidosa fue
| la de Alice Maudelick con john 1t.
Flanger.
Una noche que Alice cant6 marayi
Illosamsnte La romanza de EGustO, EGau
ger, que Sc hallaba en- So palco, dijo 8
sus amigos que Sc sentfa- tradsportado
al parafso, que aquella mujer era Ia
dnica que podfa haoerle feliz.
| La familia del archimillonario 81
opuso a 10 que eonsidero un oapricho
" hubo granaes disgustos en- la familis
Flauger.
/ Pe~o ell archimillonario no Sc con
ve4iei6, despuss de larga meditacion
IJhon FL. Fiauger envlo d Alice nr
enorme Jouqatet de rosas y una carti
lincandiaria.
/ Miss Alice Maudelick exprimentc
gran eorpresa cuando tuvo noticia de
amor del arehimillonario; pero an'
amiga suya le hizo observar prudente
ments que los so millones de dollars d.
/ Flauger compensation sus cincuent
aflos de edad.
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NOTICIA IhPORTANTlSIAA

Desde hoy esta la yenta ell solici
tado RepertOrt0 Atfabetfco de ~ Ia
asfa Diasgtey en- Espanol, de incalcu-
liable utiIidad para ell comerclo al pre-
clio de un peso mOneda provincial
ell ejemplar. Las personas que 10 soil
citen pueden dirigirse al estabieci
miento de los senores Vidal &c. im-
prenta ibreria de don Manuel L6
Beg. 4 en- la aduana a los senores
Salazar y Torres
Los pedidos que So hagan fuera de
a localidad deben venir por conducto
de casas aqui eTltableeidas 8 ID
Ponce. JuniO 10 de 1900.
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Unyanke@
que nos insulta
POrqss6 ssO f0eSeNa'sOs

URidos en- un siglo: representation
en- las Camaras nacionales.
Los puertorriquehos, los que com
batieron q los gobiernos espanoles
desde que Sc nos concedio ell dere-I
cho de expresar pdblicamente nues-I
tras ideas; desde los tiempos de
BIanco, Vizcarrondo, Acosta, Baldo-
rioty, hasta los tiempos de Et Cta-
MOI. del PAS y LA DEMocRAcIA, Ja-
mas sintieron odio hacia Espafia !;
por ell contrario, lucharon con to-
das sus energias por ser espaholes
al igual de los de la Peninsula no
por separarse de la madre patrla,
sino por igualarse q ella en- dere-
chos y ibertades. AL espafol que
venia q nuestro campo, lie estrecha-
bamos en- nuestros brazos como d
un hermano nuestras famillas Sc
enlazaban con las familias penin-
sulares eramos todos miembros de
una misma estirpe hyos de una
misma raza. SPor que habfamos
de pelear contra Espala?
Cuando los americanos vlnleron
q esta isla, sin que los puertorri-
ouenos le llamasemos, Espafla nos
| habia concedido el mayor grado
de hbertad y autonomia q que ha-
! biamos aspirado. Gozabamos de II
bertad absolute en- La prensa y en-
la tribuna; tenlamos una leglsla-
ci6n hermosa que garantlzaba el
derecho de los ciudadanOs; ten1a-
mos representatives puertorrlquetlos
en- las Cortes con las mlsmas ia
cultades y atribuciones que los pc
ninsulares; teniamos una Camara
Iinsular Legislative verdad, no una
parodia ridfcula como la que va d
limplantarse en- breve; teniamos, en-
lin, la administration del pals en-
Imanos de los puertorriqueros. JPol
Ique, pues, habfamos de pelear con-
| ira Espana?
i Solo a un ignorante de las lu-
lchas sostenidas por este pals y dt
las libertades poe Ell alcanzadas
podia ocurrirsele decir <que somo
indignos de la ciudadanla.s
Que este pueblo no es belicoso, /
, ldemuestra, es cierto, no el hecho d
i mo haber peleado contra Espala
) sino ell de haber visto impaslbl
5 como la planta del extranjero no
! lllaba nuestro suelo, Sc poseslonab
S Ide Ell, v nos arrebataba las liber
: tades conseguidas a fuerza de tan
e tas luchas y de tantos sinsabore'
: Hubiese dichc este ell Senador d.
|, Colorado, y quizas le diesemos
raz6n.
81 dignos fuimos de la cludads
, MIA con Espara, dignos somos {
ella con los Estados Unldos. r
70 dram estos arrebatarnos todos \
! derechos de pueblo libre ; pero es
10 no sera, ante la historic, otra COZ
y que un despoio realizado por
= fuerza. Pero en- ese case, crea M
Ia Teller, que ell parlido federal, q
/ no Sc humilla nj Sc arrastra q |
y pies del gobierno, salvara siempr
, con su protesta en6rgica, la dlgn
= dad del pals.