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Origin Of ore Deposits.

The origin OF ore deposits aud the
mode OF deposition can be conven.
icntly observed at Steamboat Springs
whore clouds Of steam issue from
nrany vents over a bare rocky space,
half n mile long, i'll a narrow valley
lined 10y volcanic ridges on each side.
The vents are separated, but occur in
parallel lines, says an exchange,
showing that they are connected by
assures filled with opaline quartz.
water Issuing from n narrow middle
~crcvice.
Some are wholly filed with quartz
and have become true quartz tisSure
veins. Some OF the larger tissures
are half n mile long, Il foot wide, open
aud parallel, about - feet apart and
descending downward to the bottom
OF the quartz crust, 30 feet. They
can he followed no further for they
have deposited quartz in such nm
abundance as to cover up their orig.
innl vents in the underlying rock.
Water does not issue from all the fs.
surcs, but cau he seen and heard s or
lOfrct below in violent agitation from
stchm ana carhonic acid gas.
The quartz Rlling these tissurcs in
hottest part is gelatinous, in others
spnngy and in others hard or in lay
eH OF agate, 'chalcedony or sugar
quartz. Everywhere there arc the
same distinct ribbon. or banded
structure, resulting from successive
layers OF quartz being laid on both
sides OF tho iisnrc by watery eulu.
tons. Tho quartz in these f~issures
contain sulphides Of iron. coppcr.
ciuabar, and even free gold. The
metallic contents. as in tho old Gssurc
veins are in much less proportion
than the quartz vein stone.
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An Important Decision.

The tc.iC ,;s Mi rs 20 interest 10
church people, and to those who sign
church subscriptions:
The Iowa Supreme court holds
when IA man or woman attaches his
or her name 10 n church subscription
list nm obligation has been created,
that, i'll the eyes Of the law, is prcdi-
Gated upon n good and sufficient con-
sideraiion. \. man had subscribed to
II fund raised by an Iowa Methodist
Episcopal church. but when an at
tempt was made to collect the sub
scription he repudiated it on the
ground, first, that there had been no
consideration and hence the contract
did not biud him. This point was
disposed Of rs n Quibble, the court
assuming the subscription would not
have been made without sufficient on
sideTation whether tangible OF not. 4
more serious contention was that the
subscription, being made on Sunday,
was void. The court held that while
an ordinary contract made on Sun,
day was Illegal, IL to do good could
not he so considered. The custom
taking offerings on the first day OF
the week has existed from time i'm,
memorial says the decision, -and nc
one has supposed this tn be prohibit
Ell by the statute. Otherwise the
deacous or others in passing around
the hat and the minister in directing
this to be done, are amenable to the
penalties OF the law. The founder OF
Christianity telL it 10 be lawful e
do good on the Sabbath day Hence
the court decided that the contract, j:
valid. Aside from the interest IN the
decision it is one OF real value. There
is a general disposition on the part Of
some people TO seek the reputation ot
doing good works by subscribing tc
various charities, but they often neg
lect to pay when the time comes. II
is well that there is "A legal method &c
collect subscriptions made in this
way.
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The course Of the medical depart.
mcnt at Bowdoin college has been
changed from three &c four years.
SiSty.siS per cent. Of the elementary
schools in Belgium have savings banks
for scholars. while in England the pro.
portion is only 800, though IL was 43.6
In 1893.
The common school fund OF Texas
owns in round numbers 2s.OOO. 900 Of
nn'oId lands. One.four,h Of these nrc
lcased for grazing purposes at four
cents an acre.
Principals Of C~hicago's public schools
arc opposed TO the giving Of prizes and
medals TO pupils. They do not DEM
mat prizes are an incentive 10 efror,
on the part Of the children. but prizc.
giving develops the immoral traits ~
envy and jealousy, and where tho rri,c,
are offered for competition in an essay,
10 be written but Of the school room
'hcrc Is a likelihood OF assistance from
oidcr hehds, and n consequent dccei,
on the part Of the children.
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MARCH y, 100,
History OF woman Suffrage.

\ hundred years ago women could
not vote anywhere. In 1873 Ken
lucky gave school suffrage to widows.
In 1850 Ontario gave it to women.
both married and single. In 1861,
Kansas gave it to all women. In 1867.
Now South Wales gave women mu.
nicipal suffrage. In 1869, England
gave municipal suffrage to single
women and widows;Victoria gave il to
women both MARI ii and single, and
Wyoming gave full suffrage to all
women. In 1871 West Australia gave
municipal suffrage to women: school
suffrage was granted in 1915 byMich-
igan and Minnesota; i'll 1876 by Colo
RADIO; in 1877 by New Zealand; ~
1878 by New Hampshire and Oregon;
in 1879 by Massachusetts; and III 1850
by New York and Vermont. In 1880
South Australia gave municipal suit.
rage to In 1851, municipal
suffrage WIS extended to the single
women and widows OF Scotland. Ne
braska gave women schoa! suffrage
in 1888, Ontario and Tasmania gave
them municipal suffrage in 1854, and
Wisconsin gave school suffrage in
1885. In 1856, school suffrage was
given in Washington; and municipal
suffrage in New Zealand aud Bruins
wick. In 1887 municipal suffrage
was granted i'll Kansas, Novo Scotia
and Manitoba; and school suffrage
in North and South Dakota, Montana
Arizona and New jersey. In the
same year. Montana gave women tax
payers the right to vote upon all
questions submitted to the taxpayers.
In lSSS, England gave county suit
rage to the women; and British Co.
lumbia and the Northwest Territory
gave them municipal suffrage. In
1889, county suffrage was given TO
the women OF Scotland, and munich
pal suffrage to SINGLE women and
widows in Quebec. liz 1891, school
suffrage was granted n Illinois. In
1898, school suffrage WAS grated n
Connecticut: and full suffrage in
Colorado and New Zealand. In 1894.
school suffrage was granted in Ohio;
municipal suffrage in Iowa; and par.
lsh and district suffrage in England,
to women both married and single.
In 1875, full suffrage was GREETED to
women in South Australia. Ir 1896
full suffrage was granted in Utah aud
Idaho. In 1893, the women Of Ire.
land were given the right to vote for
all officers except members OF Parlin.
ment; Montana gave women the right
to vote for library trustees; and
Louisiana gave taxpaying women the
right to vote on all questions submit.
ted to taxpayers.::ln 1899, the legisla.
OF Oregon passed mn amendmant,
granting full suffrage to women; and
n resolution in favor OF full Parlia.
mentary suffrage FOR women passed
both Houses OF Parliament in West
Australia .-Alico Stone Blackwell.
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To Whom it May Concern,


STATE LAND offl'tr
CARSON CITY. Nevada. Feb. -. 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that the State OF
Nevada. under the Act Of Congress approx
e. June I6. I-Sl 81 Stats I'D, has filed In
the United States Land ONCE NJ Carson
City, Nevada. List No. rs OF lands selected
under said Act, aud has applied for a pat
en-; Tor sad lands that "a part Of said list Is
open Ia the public for inspection, aud IL
copy thereof. by descriptive Subdivisions,
has Jcca pasted in "A convenient place In
said United States Land Office for the in
spcCtiou OF all persons interested and the
public generally.
Within III" next sixty days following the
date 81 mis- notice protests or contests
against the claim of said State 81 Nevada
TO any tract or subdivision described In the
list, on the ground that the same IL more
valuable for mineral than agricultural pur-
poses, will bc received and noted by the
Register and Receiver Of the United States
Land On!cr at Carson City, Nevada, Tor re-
port To the General Land once ut Wash.
ingiOn, ID. &.
The following are the subdivisions de-
ScribCd, to wit:
Lot 1 OF y. ", a, <. !, OF y. W. =, ;. ". a,
W. u OF :. L.. = and =. r. q OF y. f.. a Sec.
ct. - y. Il. rs l.. VI. d. II. 4 M.-iun6 90
acres.
F.. ID. KELLEY,
State Land Register OF the State Of Nevada.
Date OF tiTsi Insertion. March |. 1870.
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The Book says: Then shall the
dust return TO the earth us il was and
the spirit shall return to God who
gave it, And last Wednesday at
$50 a. III. February 2Sth. MH. Martha
Nybcrg laid down her weary, broken
body aud n. the Fathers call arose to
her reward in the Heavens. The
family and all BeowIwe and vicinity
assembled to pay the last sad. glad
rites to the sacred dust Of true
friend to all who knew her.
MH. Martha Nybcrg was horn
Nov. 18th, in the year when the great
Napoleon met his Waterloo. She
was then So years, 3 months aud ,
days old. She leaves four grand
children, also ono daughter in
Sweden, Mn Oscar Peterson. The
other two daughters III Nevada Mrs.
r. l.. Engstrom who, with her hus-
band, keeps the hotel i'll Curtez; and
Mn. Kate Benson who. with her hus.
band, Oliver, keeps the hotel in Beo
wave. Mr.. y! berg, now deceased.
was IA soldier i'll the Civil war.
The funeral service took place in
the parlors ot the hotel at Bcowawc,
where she lived, and was conducted
by Rev. J. Anthony Mitchell. Pas.c:
OF the Presbyterian church in Elko.
In her native country. Sweden,
MH. Nybcrg was II leader in the
choir of the NJ. f.. church. 81 whicl.
she was "a faithful and devoted mem
Der FROM away back before You aud
| we're born. At the funeral the
choir chose three OF the pr, rious old
hymns she used 30 often to sing and
with which she would revive ter
dropping spirits. We weep that she
has left us, but rejoice that she has
joined the heavenly choir, where the
music knows no discOrd and the
singers never weary. 1t is Il great
thing for the many men vino honored
her to know that this mother was a
true, real Christian, mud of great
value that the women and girls are
able to look back and see her example
as one worthy Of their close imita.
ton. And let us all praise the Great
Father that he so wvHdcrfully called
this good womEu from nature To
Grace, aud then inspired her to trnst
so fully upon Him. who Is the offered
friend. and Savior aud Rcdermcr OF
us all.
Bcowawe proves. wiki many other
places, the healthtulncsS Of Nevada.
the last funeral service taking I!ace
IN May %.
Some miles up the Humboldt river
Is Il gravelly ford, where long. long
ago some twenty fouI whites felt the
deadly arrow or the cruel Indinn and
sleep today beneath the sagcbrush.
One Of these, Miss Lucinda Duncan,
was buried where the railroad now
runs. The body was removed and
now rests under a huge cross in the
Cemetery OF the MaIdcn's Grave"
beautifully located on the summit OF
a hill, overlooking the winding river
and the picturesque WILEY.
Here, too, as the SUN went down.
was laid to rest the tired body OF
Mother N!bcrG. and not one Of rs.
as We feel the thrill Of the quiet,
peaceful occasion. would have re-
called her happy spirit back to Ne
Hadn, with its sOTrows and storms
and broken homes.
The INDEPENDENT extends lis most
hearty sympathy to the family re.
manning and to the many who stand
at a distance to weep with those who
mourn.
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Matching Slow work.

Very lew people have n notion Of
The vast length 81 nn nrmy on the
march. y single battalion Of infan
Try 1000 strong. takes up u road
length OF so yards. including 81 yard
Tor sirogglcrs. \ battery 81 field NJ.
uilcfy tnkce up go yards. a regiment
oi cavalry takes up when marching
abreast, go yards. An army corps.
Will its staiT, wagons. gnnp, hoepit.
hI"' ctc.,would extend over 81 miles OF
rORd.
Now mn army marches very slowly
on the best Oi rOada. II ia much moro
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They Are Mistaken.

The man who thinks that women
are angels.
The man who thinks he can keep
house better than his wife docs.
The man who cannot remember his
wife's birthday.
The man who forgcts his manners
as oon u he crosses his own thrcsh.
old.
The man who lahOrs under the de.
fusion that ms witc's mon"y belongs
to him.
The man who thinks that nobody
but an angel is good enough to be his
wife.
The man who thinks his wife exists
for the comfort and convenience OF
his mother and sisters.
The mau who thinks there ia 10
place like hOmc"-for grumbling md
growing.
The man who talks about sup.
porting II wife when she Is working
fourteen hours a day. Including Sun.
days.
The man who thinks that n sick
woman world feel better IL she would
lust get up and stir around
The man who provides himself with
a family mud trusts Providence To
provide tn" family with a home and
something TO eat.
Tho maD who thinks q woman
onght 10 he glad Of the chuncc To
give up 1900 salary and work in
his kitchen Tor her board md II icw
clothes. Good housekeeping.
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What u good silver mar Mr.. Nc.
Kinley wac during Mr.. Gieveland's
administration, and what u good gold
man he seems t. TO now. As "a mat.
ter OF fact. Mr.. Mex InlCy is simply a
weather cock, blowing ns the wind
blows. That he Inns absolutely no
convictions ON :he money question is
apparent to anyone who will read his
tcrgivcrsations :hen and now. Then
he thought his uitcrnnccs popular;
now he is SO completely the slave OF
Hanna aud the money tru,t that he
darcs not call his soul his own-Kan.
sas City Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-02

,J.L. Bgvrv. LoRnntcp, Pa. writcs
! am willing L" take NY oath TINT |
was cured Of pneumonia entirely by
The use of One Minute Cough Cure
after doctors failed. II also cured
my children % whoopimg cough
Quickly relieves mud cures coughs.
Gods. Group, grippe aud tlImni and
lung troubles Children all like il.
Mothers endorse il. Elku Drug 60
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YOUNG MOTHERS.

Group is the terror OF thousands o.
yOung mothers because ito outbreak
Is so agonizmg aud frequently fatal.
Shlloh's Cough nud Consumption
Cure acts like magic in case. ~
Group. II has never been known to
fail. Tho worst cases relieved im-
mcdia,cly. Price ~ cts.. 80 cts. and
sl.O0. For sale by Elko Drug Co.
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Supervisor Trcmun. announces
that it will bo necessary for all appli-
cants Tor positions ma census cnum-
orators TO have their applications
filed prior to March IN. Thoa. II
our readers who may he Hsrirants
will govern themselves accordingly.
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There nrc no county, township or
municipal organizations in Alaska, no
school districts, no police, no fire dc.
~parimeEts, no power to mako roads
or streets or 10 enforce order or snni.
Iary conditions. except by common
consent.
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n. +. Guldaggcr. ut .lorcs' nrl
stand. is prepared to do blacks NTH.
ing in all Of its branchca 1T rrcca f.
sui Tho timcs. Horse shooting mud
wagon work a speciality. III work
guaranteed. Tai;c your wogi; +, Mr..
~Guldagger's shop II Jon want It done
well aud Mt reasonable prirrg.
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WHAT IS SHILOH?

grand old remedy for Cough,
Colds and Consumption; used through
the world for half a century. has cur.
cd lnnumcrahle cases Of ~incipirut
consumption and relieved many i'm
advanced stages. IL You are not sat.
lshcd with the results We will refund
your money. Price - cts. 30 cite.
and slOO. For sulc by Elko Drug Co
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Has turned with disrus; from NJ,
otherwise iovabic Rifl witli an nITrn.
sivo breath. Kari's Clover Roo, Ten
puriiios the breath nv lie action on
the bowels. etc. va rothing else will
Sold Tor years ON absolute guarantee
Price - cts. and 90 cite. For sale b,
Elko Drug Co. y
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-02

Liquid ELECTRICITY is still helping
aud curing cAscs. 40 rheumatism.
c"ughs, colds and eoro throat are
raging nos. Try u bottle and you
shall 10 cured. Sold at WIN. Pig.
cote. lie also keeps Lightning
Cleaning Fluid. a bottle will nay
for itself to clean two nice Tics. then
y"m will have enough let TO clean
hfty moro. +. V. BURNER,
General Agent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-02

Lewis Dennis, Salem. Ind. saws
"kodol ID! epcpsia Cure did me more
good than anything ] over took II
dIgcsts what you cat Eud can unt
help but cure dyspeTriu and stomach
troubles. Elko Drug Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-02

Theme 'or II q. IN. March i,h:
Tho Red Rope Subject Tor 7 I'm ;
'ioung Men,
Christian Eudcavor at 6 =. M.
Subject: "IIow God Pays Men,
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+. b. Thirkicld. Health lnspccto OF
Chicago, says. -Kodoi Dyspepsia
Cure canno, he recommended Too
highly. II cured me of severe diva.
pepsia.' IL digcsts what you eat and
cures indigestion. heartburn and nil
forms OF dyspepsia. Elku Drug G.,
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EDGAR REINIIART

By order Of the Board Of County
commissioners, Nil billa against III.
County to bc acted upon by tho
Board. must bc filed on or before Tho
saturday Immediately preceding the
Monday upon which The Board mrc,a.
otherwise the BILLS will not he acfc,i
upon until tho next meeting of ,h,
Board. y"
Attest: A.. @. DAwLlY
County CLERK.
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g. II. Appleton. Justice Of tho
Peace, C~larksburg. n J.. says, aDc.
Wits Little Early Riscrs arc Tho
best pills made for cous,ipatiop. We
use no o'bcn.- Quickly cure MI
liver and bowel !t0ublca. Elko
Drug Go.
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There Is more Catarrh in this sec
ton OF the country than all other dis.
eases put together, and until the last
Few years was supposed to be incur.
able. For 4 great man, years doc
tors pronounced il a local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurahlc
Science ha. proven Catarrh Ia he a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halfs Catarrh Cure. manufactured
by +. J, Cheney Il Co. Toledo. Ohio,
Is the only constitutional cure on tive
market. Ii is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to u t~caspoonful.
IL acts directly on the blood and mu.
cous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars Tor nny case
ii fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address:
F.J CHENEY i co. Prone.
CTS, Toledo. Ohio.
Sold 10y Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are The best.
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Hoods Pills

On retiring, and tomorrow your
digestive organs will be rorirlat.
cd and you will be bright, active
and ready for any kind Of work.
This has been the experience Of
OF others: IL will be yonrs.
HOODS PILLS are cold by Mi
druggists. Price % cts.
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Ranch for sale. Address
Samuel McMullcn, Dc,th,
Nevada, or the Independent
office.
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Bring your job WORK TO the lSDr.
Pendent Office. Low pficee.
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Tonight

II your liver is out Of order, cnus.
ing Biliousness, Sick Headache,
n dose OF
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-05-01
V.a s.!a.!iia
InternaCiO Onal.

Los trabajos del tunel de Sim
plon avarzan con gran rapidez Tie
ne actualmente horadados dichos t1
mel 3 900 metros de los 20 900 de-
be tener g 300 sobre la vertiente itia-
Llama 2 700 obreros estan en- la ac-
tualidad ocupados en- estos trabajos
Entire las varias combinaciones
hechas respecto a las estaciones en-
las fonteras germauosuizas, austro
suizas italosuizas, ha p1evalecido
el establecer en- la villa de Domo
d'Ossola, q los II kilometres de la
salida Sur del t1nel, una estaci6n in
ternacional, ell servicio de correos y
telegrafos, de la noticia general y de
la sanitaria de ambos Estados. Las
operaciones aduaneras estaran divi@
didas; el servicio de la Aduada sui
"a estara en- Brigne y ell de la
Aduana italiana en- Domo d'Ossola
En- 10 concerniente a los bulto, de
correos y mercancias asf como ell
traffco de viajeros, el servici(3 de la
Aduana suiza tendra lugar en- Domo
En- Domo d'Ossola, pues. estara la
gran estaci6n fronteriza internacio
nal.
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AlCaldeS
de nlOnterilla.
Remedio contra ell marco autoritario

Como parece que adn queda re,
zagado por ahf 'algdn alcalde de los
de <yo 10 mandos de nuestros item
pos prehistoricos, de los de multa
por palabra, que Sc dirigiera 4 su
inmaculada persona; reproducimos
& continuation unos parrafos de una
circular del Secretario de Goberna
cion de Cuba dirigida sus subordi
nados, por 81 alguno de esos extra,
nos ejemplares Sc quieren dar por
aludidos:
Gel derecho de criticar los actos
de las autoridades, es uno de los
principales que poseen los ciudada
nos en- los pueblos libres, porque
los cargos publicos establecen cierta
relacion de dependencia de parte de
quienes 10 ejercen y en- favor de a.
quellos para cuyos servicios son D.
jercidos
Gel funcionario que invirtiendo
los terminus de esta relaci6n PRE-
TENDE ECONVERTIRSE EN- UNA
AUTORIDAD ADINDISCUTIBLE, por
ese solo hecho demuestra que ES
INCAPAZ DE EJERCER FUNCIO-
MES PUBLICAS Y DEBE RETI
RARSE de un puesto en- ell cual su
presencia resultara NECESARIA-
MENTE PERNICIOSAe.
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?'st1jjM pa "a hoy.

10 Para conmemorar ell pri
mer aniversario de la Federation
Regional, ell dia 10 de Mayo, a las
dos de la tarde SO llevara q efecto
una solemne reception.
20 Terminado este acto tendra
lugar la Inauguration Official de
las classes de instruction, compuestas
de las asignaturas y profesores 81
guientes:
instruction Primaria y Geome.
tr1a, por ell Professor don Benigno
Lopez Castro
Idioma Ingl6S, por cl Professor
don Ridardo Beech
Idioma frances, por ell Professor
don Bonifacio Sanchez
Dibujo Natural, por ell Professor
don Rafael Cabrera.
Dibujo Lineal, por ell Professor
don Juan Llovett
80 A las ochO de la noche ten
dra efecto una Velada lfrico literaria
recitandose composicione de los Sc
f1ores Manzano, Peza. Abigail Loza
no, Daub6n, Aponte, Cesteros Ma
tos Bernier, Ramirez por varias
senoritas y j6venes. RI discurso de
aperture esta q cargo del sef1or Pre-
sidente sef1or Rivera Garcia la
parte 1rica por los pr ofesores Du-
chesnes, Leconta, Vizcarrondo, Sc
f1orita Dneno, senorita Andino, y
sef1or Nadal.
El discurso final esta cargo del
professor don Benigno Lopez Cas-