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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-07-06
Una gu ueja
DEPT to::Rico,
(Del <NeaU York Ih'iba14ae,. }

(Del <Nea0 York lh'ibe44ae,.)
En- una carta q ue & un conner.
ciante de esta ciudad escribe otro CO.
merciante de San Juan de Puerto Ri
co, Sc aduce la siguiente queja con-
ira la polftica seguida por el Gobier.
no, al hacer los nombramientos para
los puestos pdblicos de Ii Isla:
eel Gobierno dc la Repdblica, en-
la creencia de que los nativos puer-
torriqueilos carecen de aptitudes pa.
ra gobernarse por 81 mismos, y con
objeto dc aquilatar sus condolences
de capacidad. les ha dado 81 Bill Fo-
raker,
Sin embargo, para los puestos
del Consejo Executive, en- los cuales
los nativos podrian mostrar sus do
tes, no SO ha designado un solo
puertorriquef1o. Pero esto no es to.
do 10 que tienen q ue soportar. En-
la actualidad hay varios extranjeros
onativos, ocupando cargos pd-
blicos de importancia, con detrimen-
to de los nativos: esta sola circuns-
tancia es mas que suficiente para
justificar la destitucion de los funcio.
narlos no nativos, toda vez que el
Bill claramente expresa, y tai es su
espfritu, que tan solo los nativos y
los cfudadanos nacidos en- los Esta-
dos Unidos han de ser nombrados, Y
no los extranjeros. -
Esa es la letra y el espfritu del
bill, segdn puede verse On las Sec.
clones 18 y 40, y NADIA mas justo y
racional que sea as1.
Pedimos, por 10 tanto, que uni
camente los nativos y los que naoie-
ron ciudadanos americanos, sean
nombrados para los empleos pdbli-
cos, que aquellos que no esten en-
esas condolences, sean distituidos.
Esperamos que el Gobierno resolve
ra prontos.
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En- e1 Club
de ro9atas.

El bRile celebrado en- el Club de
regatas, estuvo magnffico.
La concurrencia, numerosa, SO
componfa de los elementos mxs So.
lectos de nuestra sociedad, confun.
di6ndose natives y continentales,
con 10 mayor expansion y algeria, al
comp4s de nuestras danzas criollas
y al rumor de las plas que batfan en-
Ia vecina playa.
Enviamos nuestros p1&cemes &
Ia directiva de esa sociedad, que sa.
be preparar reuniones tan agrada'
bles para sus socios.
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Estad(stIca de cesantes

Deseamos formaS una establish.
ca de los cesantes de Hacienda, tel6'
gratos, correos, profesorado, obras
phblicas y de toda clase de empleos,
que hay actualmente en- Puerto Ri.
co, desde el cambio de nacionalidad
hasta Ia fecha. La formation de es:
ia estadistica neva un objeto que no
ha de ser perjudicial a los cesantes.
Como deseamos que sea un ira
bajo exacto y verfdico, rogamos q
los interesados que SO sirvan escri'
birnos, informandonos de cuales fue'
ron los destnos que desempe1aron
durante su ingreso en- los distintos
centros & que antes nos referimos.
e-Q-1
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Carta
DEL SR. VALE MENOE7.
ACLARACION Y AMPLIACION.
San Juan, Julio del 1900.
Sr. don Ramon B. Lopez
Director
de LA CORRESPONDENCE
do puor%o Pioo


Mi distinguido amigo: Desde
luego atribul broma de algtp ami.
60 1ntimo 10 de mi moci6n en- ell
Ayuntamiento, referente q aguas mi.
nerales, porque este particular no
se trat6 all1, nj pudo tratarse, pues,
to que es asunto extraf1o al radio de
acci6n del Municipio.
En- el otro extreme del $50 dice,
publicado anteayer en- su periodico,
aparece una appreciation acerca de
las medicinas 4 los pobres, Ia que
voy q aclarar para que las cosas no
salgan de la esfera de los hechos.
Yo no juzgo como immoral Ia
subasta de medicinas.
Lo que estimo asf son los servi.
clos por administration, por los es,
candalosos abusos a que Sc presta
ese sistema. Y de ahf que, al encon.
trarme con que el Ayuntamiento de
esta ciudad verificaba por admins
TRACTION todos los servicios, propu
se-y as1 Sc acord6-que fueran su-
bastados todos aquellos que son sus,
ceptibles de remate.
En- punto ell suministro de medi
cinas intente alcanzar mas on Ell ca
mino de Ia economic y de la facjli-
dad del servicio, proponiendo el es-
tablecimiento aqu{ de una botiea mu.
nicipal, por considerar esta muy be
nefciosa q los fondos del Ayunta
miento y q los pobres de la jurisdic.
ci6n.
En- mi moci6n demostraba que
en- la Capital Sc gastaban actualmen
to al a11o, en- medicinas para los po-
bres, Ia suma de 7,73O <dollars,
IL. $50 pesos prOvinciales, teniendo
esta ciudad 80. 555 habitantes, GUAM
do Ponce invertfa 2. 500 <dollars, con
Sc, habitantes y Mayaguez 1920
para O42.
Exponfa 20 que 81 la experien-
cia venfa demostrando, q. nj por ad-
ministraci6n nj por remate publico,
el seryicio de medicinas para los
pobres ofrecfa todas las ventajas que
debe ofrecer, necesario era acudir &
otro procedimiento que trajera la
aninoraci6u del gasto y las facilida.
des que las boticas pdblicas no pue-
den dar a los pobres por raz6n del
despacho q los particulares.
Y, como consecuencia, propuse
ell establecimiento de una botica mu-
nicipal; con un gasto anual hasta de
5000 <dollars., rya que Ponce la tie
ne costdndole solo 2, 100 <dollars, y
Mayaguez la ha tenido durante mu-
chos amos. siendo ademas, este me
dio ell utilizado generalmente en- Eu-
ropa y los Estados Unidos para ell
suministro de rediciuas los menes
terOsOs.
Anticipate gracias, quedando de
Vd affmo. amigo y S. s.
JOSE G. DEL VALE.
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va es ganar.

La celebre atriz inglesa Miss
Ellen Terry y el gran actor del mis-
mo pals Henry Irving, han ganado
cado cada uno en- POGO menos de un
mes que han estado en- Chicago ra
z6n de 12O, 900 frances por semana,
Grande, en- verdad, debe ser la
prosperidad material de esa sultana
del Oste, cuando con tanta prodiga-
lidad colma de riquezas q los que la
divierten
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D. E. P.

En- este momento, que son las
dos de Ia tarde, nos sorprende la
t-lste nueva del fallecimiento de
nuestro buen amigo don Carlos B.
Meltz, que hace muy pocos dias en-.
barc6 para New York, donde le aca
ba de sorprender l q muerte.
Nnviamos los sentimientos de
nqestra pena & su distinguida fami'
lila, y hacemos nuestro Ell dolor que
les aflige.
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NO60ias
G0noralea
AVISO,

La asamblea del Partido Repu.
Dllcano. puertorrique1o anunciada
para la election del nuevo Comite
de esta Capital, So celebrara en- Ia
casa mum. Is, piso principal de Ia
calle de la Cruz. San Juan Pto Ri.
co 3 de Julio de 1900 Ell Secretario
VICENTE GUILLOT JORDA.
n. S 2-1
Aver Sc vencio el contrato que
ten1a hecho el Ayuntamiento con los
maestros de instruction. Probable
mente esta noche har& la designa'
ci6n la Junta local del ramo de los
que han de continuar funcionando
en- el actual af1o escolar.
Esta noehe celebra: nuestro
Ayuntamiento session extraordina'
ria para tratar asuntos de gran in
teres.
Doctor Rafael A. Gatell, M6di-
co municipal Certifica:
Que hace algtn tempo precri-
be con muy favorable exito el Vino
de Aceite deHfgado de Bacalao con
Peptonato de Hero que preparan
los Srs' Frederik Stearns y Ca, en-
todas aqnellas afecciones que aca'
rrean una desnutrici6n rApida ago
tamiento nervioso pronunciado, CO.
mo tuberculosis, anemias GONZALES
cencias de Intermediates infeccio-
sas, etc.
Y para que conste, frmo la pre-
sente en- Yauco, Pto. Rico & 30 de
Noviembre de 1894.
DR.. RAFAEL A. GATELL.
Manana saldr& para los sub
puertos de la Isla ell vapor aleman
<Valdivia,.
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Sc vende

en- $500 pesos, moneda provincial,
una espaciosa casa de MADEIRA y de
altos Sta en- Ia Gale del Comercio
de Riopiedras, esquina & la del Ro
BILE, marcada con Ell ndm. l de dicha
Gale. Informara en- esta Capital
don Gerardo Mellado, San Francis
co SO, bajos.
10-l.
Ell vapor San Juan ha llegado
aver & New York, con toda felici-
dad.
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Fl ospital
de maternidad

Ell acto solmnisimo de colocar la
la primera piedra de este edificio, ha
sido el dnico y ell mejor con que ha
podido commemorative en- Pto Rico
ese <cuatro de Julio, aniversario de
la Independence americana
Ell alcalde Egozcue, hizo entire
ga del suelo, en- no mbre del Ayunta
miento de San Juan, hacienda cons
tar honradamente que la gloria CO
rrespondfa al anterior municipio
Aoncesionario del terreno. Seguida
mente, Hernandez Lopez, con esa
facilidad de palabra que le distin
que, recibi6 y di6 gracias al Ayunta
miento, en- nombre de Ia junta de
damas, por el favor que Sc habfa dis
pensado a la obra de carload que en-
aquel acto Sc emprendfa.
SEntonces la Sef1ora Hoff, Pre-
sidenta de la asociaci6n,. y una de
las damas mas distinguidas de nues
ira sociedad, por los mobiles impul
sos de su alma, arroj6 la primera pa
letada de TERRA en- Ell sitio que ha de
ocupar el primer edificio que ha de
levantarse en- Pto. Rico, para ampa
rar las madres pobres y desvalidas.
Ell honorable General Da wis, .que
ha dado muchas pruebas de ,su afec
to por Pto. Rico, y que jamas ha ne
gado su concurso 8 actos de esta in
dole lego un discurso muy bien pen
sado, sustituy6ndole despues en- ell
uso de la palabra el goberna nador in
terino Mr. Hunt que nos di6 & como
Ger algnnos dstos que ignor&bamos.
Nosotros, pobres obreros de Ia
prensa puertorriquerla, enviamos &
Ia junta de damae, fundadoras de Ia
woman Aid Society of Pto. Rico"
la expression de nuestro entusiasmo,
por Ia caridad one van sembrando
en- esta TERRA, tan falta de con ella
So ejerza tan noble virtud Ser el
amparo de los pobres y de svalidos
y sobre todo la egida de la rnujer in
feliz que ha de ser Ia madre de las
generaciones que han de rut rir nues
tro pueblo, es una obra de alta carl
dad cristiana que ha de hallar eco
en- todos los corazones honrados que
son muchos en- nuestra pobre TERRA.
Honor para esas Senoras, que
asf entienden el GU mplimiento dc IN
deber social!
-Qa a1nu;lan hah;ta~ a~ionas eor
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Aver zarp6 para Ponce ell va,
por americana <Arkadia, 4 I'm de-
diStribuir la carga que trajo para
aquella plaza
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1S1s4 - DO4 1V4 u Poverbial que nsgoeo dus-
@*F J me durante q lnvefnax0. Dando
al cienola mayor parte dc Il ut-
idad Sc despiera anima rovive.
g.. Corses lonoD Ia otenci6D
.u >e"ono'en ei nuevo 6ozor. San Francisco 20.
LA CUOHII44A DE DISSECTION 81 HA
APl1cADo LOS PRBcos SIN TENOR
PREClOS HABLAN.
Gorse xESTLO 27S l5O Durane smana uno 75
orse <IO1 meor anterior vendamos
o corse TIA> tsfodzad bqen va1os 5 quedan oo
$2O0, mas ahora para atraer l25
Negros tea fuee n tale largo vaen
Corse xETO 1902 apdado prefedo Dor la scad
c.< NeW.1 1or9ulna de los 400, $50 a 1.60
AMZONASs nombre ufciente, vaor $780,
Cofse <IO 7oOs vedadera
a. c0NT1NUA Ell BARATILLO DE CALZADO
Ell NUEVO BAZAR.
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Sc alquilan habitaciones con
comida, So reel en- comen sales, y
Pasaisros.
Ban Jost II e frincipsl.
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Maf1ana saldra para los sub
puertos de la Isla ell vapor aleman
<Valdivia>.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03


taken. Secretary Thomas arose and an
nounced to the assembled Congress the
final decision and sat down. Suddenly
the chamber, but now so full of words, of
gestures, Of flashing eyes and Of impas-
stoned figures, is hushed, and those with
in it motionless; almost the rapid heart
beats can be heard. Then, in geograph-
ical order, the members signed the paper.
The big bell that had been muffled to
toll on the passing Of the stump act
(which the people declared was the
death knell OF iberty'0 now rang the
joyous proclamation Of liberty through
out the world, unto all the inhabitants
thereof" So plain July came to be the
great Fourth of July. And though the
event took place a little late in the day
for full celebration, yet good use was
made of the hours that remained, and OF
several days that followed, too, for JOY
full recognition of Independence day.
Philadelphia had the start in all this
and showed her rejoicing in nlumina-
lions, the ringing of bells and firing of
cannon. But slowly the glad tidings crept
over the colonies. So slowly it seems to
US in this day of rapid communication.
Copies of the declaration had to be sent
out by riders-men tearing madly through
the colonies upon loan despatched
steeds, yet unable to do in days for this
great message what a moment will ac-
complish for prize fight report to-day
But it was rapid work for those times,
and rider stopping on his way to de-
liver one of those precious copies would
be. as an old chronicler tells US, 'at once
furnished with a fresh horse and dis
patched on his way" How the diseom-
forts of the body must have been forgot
then by such a news carrier Here and
there, where the express" stopped, he
broke up grave assemblies, whose mem
bers, putting all else aside, gave them
selves up to the great document. Then
would follow great meetings in the square
where to the sound of flies and drums all
the kings arms, his pictures and all signs
of his tyrannical majesty would be hurl d
into the leaping flames amid cheers and
ringing of bells.
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Australian Celebrities.

Some men were handling a little
piece of wood about the shape of a
cigar boat. and four or five inches long,
with a long reed kind of tail to it,
What odd thing is that wooden
rat?" asked the guardsman.
"Wichi-wichi," replied Warrigul.
Just then a native whirled one over
his head at a dangerous gait, and sent
1T flying out along the level ground.
The little nose of it bobbed up and
down, and the queer oblong thing
worked its way along, with its tail as
a balance, 1t a fearful rate. 1t ran
along the ground for sixty or seventy
yards. Others competed at the game
OF wichi-wichi, until the winner scored
over 100 yards in the directest line to
the target
Then they swung the hulawalla. This
is fish-shaped piece of thin wood tied
to a long string and swung around and
around by means of IL long stick. The
noise of 1t much resembled the roar
OF a giant bull enraged. The hulawalla
is used by the trlbesmen 10 warn off
the women during the week of the
sacred bora dance 1t can be heard
three or four miles away, according to
the wind and lay of the country. Dur
ing that week, the women must not
come in hearing of the dread instru-
ment, or they suffer dire agony to a
sure death.-0uting.
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kocH's VIEWS OF MALARIA.
German Physician on the Ncrtherr
Mans Foe in the Tropics.

Mans Foe in the Tropics.
A consular report from Frankfort
summarizes the recent lectures in which
DR.. Robert Koch, tie most eminent of
psychologists, developed his theory in
regard to malaria. The cable dis
patches have stated that he lays upon
mosquitoes the sole responsibility for
human sufferings from this disease.
but this was only one of many inter-
esting points in the lecture. Malaria.
said DR.. Koch, is the most serious of
all obstacles encountered by northern
races attempting to colonize the tropics.
and real success win never be attained
until it has been vanquished The NAL
ady, in various degrees of severity, ex-
lists in ell parts of the world, and its
exciting cause is always parasite in
the human blood The alternate rise
and fall of the patients temperature
corresponds exactly with the changing
number of these parasites, and by ex-
animation of the blood the progress
and stage oil the disease can be def
aitely ascertained.
He 5as further succeeded in dem
onstrating the exact moment for the
effective administration of quinine,
which does not kill the microhe, but
definitely checks and limits its power
OF reproduction. This discovery was
highly important, for as a result of it
the physician can, with reasonable GER
tainty, provide that the disease shall be
cured and not run to a fatal result. Just
as there is no locality exempt from ma
laria, so there is no race immune to it.
Negroes living on the coasts of tropical
countries are practically so; but ne
groes of the same race from the noun
famous districts coming to the coast
are susceptible to the fever. The former
have, according to the opinion of DIR.
Koch, acquired immunity through
slight malarial attacks during infancy
or youth. But, as there is naturally
produced immunity. it must be posi-
bic, he says, to produce an artificial one,
The essential step in combating the
disease is for the patient to leave imme-
diately the malaria-infected district.
and be protected against mosquito
bites by prophylactie doses of quinine.
DR.. Koch believes that through his
studies of malarial disease in the local
titles where its most intense and viru-
lent forms prevail the way has been
opened to new lines of study, and new
limits set to the dangers of the disease
itself. He closed his address with these
words 'To overcome this lnalady is
equivalent to the peaceful conquest Of
the most beautiful portions of the
globe New York Times.
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OUR FLAG.

ErstwhIlc we loved our starry flag, and
stood beneath 1t, fain
To kiss its folds, as wide unrolled 1t waved
Ger hill and plain;
Erstwhile. with lips that smiled, men died
to keep that flag on high
That flag that ever seemed to us far less OF
earth than sky,
With mornings white, and evenings red,
and noontlde's cloudless blue
Repeated in the glory of Its colors; tint and
hue
AS strong as are our mountains, as deep as
are our waves,
Great flag, that floats above our homes, and
Ger our soldiers graves.
Erstwhlle we thought we cared for it, our
banner OF the stars,
And probably conned thai galaxy and those
pellucid bars;
But now we love 1t better, and are thrilled
with dearer Joy,
And sweeter songs we're learning. and we
count Ii brave employ
To tell our children of the men who in the
battles van
Have borne our flag for freedom and the
lifting up of man;
To tell them of our sailors who have once
again at sea
Shown all the world how fearless our mari
ners can be;
Erstwhlle we loved our starry flag, to-day
from shore TO shore
We stand beneath 1t reverently, and love
our God the more.
"westward the star OF Empire" was what
we used to say.
But we are learning now to frame that text
another way,
For eastward drifts our commerce, and east
ward sound our guns,
And eastward we are sending our most
heroic sons.
Our liberty beneath the law Wen send the
ancient East,
And the strong spirit of our West, to work
live heavens yeast;
Our flag shall mean the breaking of the age
worn letters there,
Our flag shall carry love and hope for hatred
and despair.
Erstwhile we loved our country's Tag, bap-
tiled in blood and fire,
To-day we almost worship it-hag of the
worlds desire!
Jehovah guard it evermore, and Keep 1t pure
OF stain,
Jehovah give us wisdom still, right counsel
TO maintain
Let every little child to-day, and every gray
haired man,
Be swift for that dear flag OF stars to do
whate'er he can;
| And young and old, and rich and poor, and
South and North together
| Join hands, to hold that banner high
through all the worlds rough weather;
| God bless Ii, whersoe'er 1t floats, from mast
head or from spire,
| God guard 1t evermore, our fag!-hag of the
worlds desire.
-Woman's Home ComDanion
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
An ImparriaI Truth Teller.

Many pretty girl have seen in the
drawing-room, at church and on the
street, dressed with taste, care and ele-
gance, but spoiled in effect by an ugly
frown or a sullen, disconnected look.
was once at school where we We're
given a black mark for ill-natured
looks. 1t was a good rule. / think If
a mark Of discredit is ever thoroughly
deserved it is by people who go around
with cross, surly or depressed faces.
Every one who comes in contact with,
oreven meetsas a stranger, one of these
walking advertisements of an unhappy
temper is affected unpleasantly by the
experience Once in awhile / would
advise you TO look seriously at your
image as flung back by the piece Of
crystal in youx own room. Notice espe-
cially the expression on your face, If
you can catch yourself unawares. Is
there a tiny wrinkle between your
brows. one you can't smooth away?
DO the corners Of your mouth turn
down 81 as to give you look Of dis
content, -or is there a scornful curve or
a cruel intensity TO the shutting Of your
lips? Beware. You've caught your
self You are warned. Woman's Home
Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
parIor MAGIC.

A feat which any one can perform with
little or no practice Is that of placing
fourteen matches upon a table and lift
ing them all up upon one of the
matches. This is how it is done: Pick
out one match-the one that has the
--LATEST surface-and then place six of
the other matches about one-fourth
each across the first one, each of the
six being parallel to each other and the
thickness of { match distant from each
other. Next place six other matches
ope-fourth each across the first match.
but from the other side, all parallel and
in the spaces left by the arrangement
of the first six matches. Now take the
fourteenth match, lay it over the
twelve matches where they intersect,
and by carefully lifting match No. 1
and holding match No. IA in place you
will accomplish without difficulty the
feat.-W oman's Home Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03

Fourth is celebrated in the smaller towns.
The Declaration of Independence is not
q ''back number" in the village celebra-
ton. 1t is listened to devoutly. When
the school teacher or the prettiest girl or
the best elocutionist reads the icng recital
of the wrongs and usurpations of the
present king of Great Britain" the old
patriotic thrill goes through the hearts of
the old men and the women and the chill
dren. To them it is still an axiom that
governments are instituted among men,
deriving their just power from the con-
sent of the governed" And when the
conclusion is reached, that grand climac-
teric of the sublime state paper, "And for
the support of this declaration and a firm
reliance on the protection of divine provi-
dence we mutually pledge to each other,
our lives, our fortunes and our sacred
honor" a great and genuine cheer goes
up. To the accompaniment of the church
organ which is on the platform the choir
sings patriotic songs.
The singing is genuine and hearty.
Then the orator. Whose soul would not
swell within in him in this patriotic en-
vironment? If he is from the artificial
life of the city the genuineness OF the
occasion must move him to genuine ut
terance and bis soul flies to his lips He
surprises himself with the true eloquence
that moves him. 1t is called a great
speech" The man who could not make
great speech under such influences is
fit for treason, strategem and spoils. If
there is any love of country within him
it must come out.
There are sports and frecrackers and
fireworks Of course. The new boy" is
there as he is everywhere. But there is
an honest and sincere celebration Of the
day. God bless the village celebrants.
They are the salt Of the earth.-Des
Moines News.