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Potomac Railroad.
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SCHEDULE, IN EFFECT JAN. 15, 1000.
Lave BYRb-STHEt.TS STATION
aolaas Sossh E ssops ay g Mlli aa
and FREDERICKSBURG. Pullman sleep
ers to New York
7:3O A. " Daily, except Monday, ZOE
New York and Florida Special
composed entirely OF Pullman yestl-s
buled sleeping, compartment, din-s
ing. library and observation os cas-.
Pullman fare. Does not stop at
t1ba or local stations.
$40 a. n Sunday only for Washington
n p aIes Nssih ssoDs as
DosWells Huther Glen, Penula. Mill
ford. Woodslane. Guinea. Sumrlit.
fredericksburg. Brooke, and WIDE
water. Pullman car.
s:A5 AZ: NJ. Dairy. except Sunday; for
Washttngten ana FONTS Nos1ni sffo o24
nola. Milford, Woodslane. Guinea.
summit; E'rglerisk;sburg' Brooke
1900 NJ Daily, except Sunday. for WASH
ington ard points North. Stops at
Elba, Glen Allen, Ashland. boswell,
Milford and .E.redesiekseurg Pa sI.tos
Limited at Washington.
7:45 IN. Daily, for w Washington ana
points North Sf s'psr at l Elea Asn-
burg. Brooke and Whitewater. Stops
at other stations Sundays. Sleeper
Richmond to New York. Sleeper
Washington to Philadelphia.
ARRIVE BYRD-STREET STATION.
$40 4. n Daily. Stops at Widewater,
Brooke. Fredericksburg. Milford.
boswell. Ashland and Eiba. Stops
at other stations Sundays. Sleeper
New York to Richmond.
500 p. NJ. Daily, except Sunday. Stops
at Fredericksburg, Milford. boswell.
Ashland. Glen Allen and Elba. Par
lor car from Washington.
6:2S r NJ Daily. Stops only at Fred
Elba. Pullman cars rom New York
$40 F. " Daily. Stops at Whitewater,
Brooke, Fredericksburg. Summit.
Guinea. Woodslane. Milford. Penola
Ruther Glen, boswell. TaylorsviHe,
Ashland. Glen Allen and Elba.
$50 P. NJ Daily. except Sunday. from
washington and points North. the
New York and Florida Special"
Makes no local stops and does not
stop at E1ba.
ACCOMMODATIONS TEAMS.
DAILY, except Sunday0
7:G0 a. ~. Leaves Elba for Quantities.,
400 P NJ. Leaves Byrd-Street Station
for Fredericksburg.
$40 r. Nj. Leaves Elba for Ashland
$40 A. Ne. Arrives Eliza from Ashland.
$40 A. NJ Arrives Ryrd-Street street
from Fredericksburg.
Cos z. NJ. Arrives Elba from Ashland.
w. P. TAYLOR.
Traffic Manager.
E. T. d. MYERS.
President
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wealth for Essex county, which, under
the new constitution, made him also Com
monwealth's attorney for the Circuit
Court, Judge John Tayloe Lomax also
succeeding Judge John B. Christian
Judge Jeffries was elected to the bench
Of the Ninth Judicial Court, of Virginia In
1870 by election by, the Legislat ure under.
the new Constitution
Thus is sketched the imperfect and
meagre history and record. yet the. un-
broken line and chain extending from
February II, III, to January, 1000. GOV.
ering the period, of official service OF l2s
years; ind this long period comprises the
official terms of only eleven Common
wealth's attorneys for Essex, which,. re-
markable to say, comprehends the whole
number.
When the history of Essex is made up
the names and services of these men will
form a bright page in that history. What
ever may be said of her future, we have
the proud satisfaction of knowing that
her past at least is secure, and, in the
beautiful language Of Browning, she can
proudly and truthfully say:
1.-The future may face, now I
Have proved the past.
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Atlantic Coast Line
,HEDuLE IN EFFECT JAN. Ii, 1900.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND-BYRD-
STREET STATION.

A. NJ. Norfolk l1:27 a. NJ. stops
only at Petersburg. Waverly and
Suffolk, Va.
\. n. Weldon Has A. NJ, Fasetts-
Vile I:15 r. NJ. Charleston 1I:2O 2.
NJ, Savannah 1850 A.. NJ. Jackson
cite 7:3O A. NJ, Fort Tampa ego z.
n. Connects at Wilson Wit No.
s Mmins Naw S SaI E MTaeksonviIe
t1:S0 a. NJ. Daily except Sunday. Arrives.
Petersburg 1906 z. NJ. Stops MAN.
chester. Drewry's Bluff. Centralia
and Chester on signal.
1888 ?. NJ. Daily. Arrives Petersburg 4:1o
2. N. Makes all stops.
$50 Paiiy eXsePs spneay sla a5r s
2. NJ, and Rocky Mount $3.50 P. NJ.
Makes all intermediate stops.
GAS T. n Daily. Arrives Petersburg III
Ko2 n anS n Msh N asd p wi
Emporia 3:lO connects with a. and
.. for stations between Eniporia and
Fayetteville 1s1o A. NJ. Charlesto
Sssk: ai M lay asSan9 Il. Port Ss tampa
New LINE TO MIDDLE GEoR-
ia $40 A. NJ, Macon II A. NJ. At
New York to Wilmington. Charles
ton, Port Tampa. Miami. Jackson
vile. Augusta and Macon.
300 NJ DT Wsao arfys 2o e IL sa gss
weldon Arrives Lynchpurg 2:l5 4.
n ri. E Ra 1910 VA 4 H. G eonnse!s r at
Fi;nporia for DauvilIe. va. arriving
OBS a NJ. Pullman Sleeper Rich
1000 P. NJ. Daily. except sunday New
York and Florida Special. Arrives
Charleston I46 y. NJ, Savannah
g:O1 A. NJ. Jacksonville leo F. NJ,
st. Augustine 800 P. NJ, Tampa $50
P. II.
1876 P. NJ. Daily. Arrive petersburg
11:3O A NJ
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
s2a A. NJ Daiiy bar asem Alanta Ma la
con augusta and ali points South.
rs A. VI, Daily, except Monday. From
Sd. Augustine. Jacksonville, Savan-
nah and Charleston.
c.1l a. M. Daily except Sunday From
atlanta. Athens and Raleigh. Hem
derson, Lynchburg and the West.
s.a7 4 M. Daily except Sunday. Peters
burg local.
500 a. M. sunday only FROM Atlanta.
Athens, RaleiSh, and Henderson.
Lynchburg and the West.
11.1O A. Nj. Daily except Sunday. From
1;oldsboro and intermediate stations,
Norfolk and Suffolk
11.O, A. NJ Sunday only. From norfolk,
Suffolk and PETERSBURG
t.3j P. M. Daily except Sunday. FroH
petersburg.
-.o-,p 1r. Daily. From Miami. Port
Tampa. Jacksonville. savannah.
Charleston. Wilmington. e'oldsooro.
and all points South x,
e.55 p aI. Daily. From Norfolk. SUI
folk and Petersburg.
1856 P. NJ. Daily. Erom Peterspurs'
T. VI. EMERSON,
]. r. KENLY, TrafIic Manager.
General Manager.
n NJ. EMERSON.
es1A - g. s. CAMPBELL.
Division Passenger Agent.
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The Flag of England,
Editor of The Times:

Editor Of The Times:
Sir,-ll you will kindly give plnce in
The Times to the enclosed, in reply to
those stirring lines of Labouchre's.
which you published some days ago, and
to which ! think those by INiplinS were
but a weak answer, I will be greatly
obliged.
While writing, permit me to say how
gratifed l am, and | am sure all friends
or peace are, to read your views concern
ing the relations of this country md
Great Britain. They are sound and ex-
cellently presented. Accept my best
tanks, being especially interested.
ROBERT WHITTET.
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s2l ChesapeakG
<SS4 & Ohio Ry.
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 30, 1890.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
aRnAD-S-rREF STATION.


600 A. NJ. Daily, with parlor car Tor
principal stations, Newport News
Old Point, Norfolk and Portsmouth;
Connects at Norfolk caily Wltn oiu
Dominion steamship for New forN.
3:45 2. NJ Daily. with Pullman Tor loca'
stations, Newport News. Old POINT,
Norfolk and Portsmouth. Connects
ar Old Point with Washington
steamers daily and with Baltimore
steamers, except Sunday
1920 A. NJ, Express. except Sunday; for
Clifton Forge Connects at Gordons-
Vile for Orange, Calverton, Manas-
sas, Alexandria and Washington; at
Union Station Charlottesville, for
Lynchburs: at Basic City for
HagerStown-
2:15 ?. NJ. Daily, with Pullman to Gin
cinnati, Louisville and st. Louis.
connecting ut Gordonsville for
Orange. and 1T Orange with South
crn railway, north bound; at Cow
ington, Va, for hot Springs. Stops
only at important stations. Meals
served on dining cars. No. :, local
train. except Sunday. follows above
train from Gordonsvipe to Staunton
5.2OP. NJ. Accommodation, except Sun
day, for boswell
1890 P. NJ Daily for Cincinnati. with F.
F. v Pullman to Hinton, w. Va.
and Gordonsvllle 20 Cincinnati and
Louisville Meals served on dining
car. Connects at Staunton except
Sunday for Winchester. Va. ana at
Covington, Va, daily for Virginia
Hot Springs.
TRAINS LEAVE EIGHTH-sTREET
STATION.
1880 A. NJ, Daily, for Lynchburg, Lex
ington, Va. and Clifton Forge Con-
meets. except Sunday, with Buck
ingtam and Alberene branches. and
at Clifton Forge with No. for Gin
cinnati.
500 P NJ. Except Sunday. for Columbia.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
BROAD-STREET STATION.
500 a. NJ. Except Sunday. from boswell.
$50 A. NJ. Daily. from Cincinnati.
1I:2o a. NJ. Daily. from Norfolk and Old
Point.
$3.50 P. NJ. Daily. from Cincinnati and
Louisville
CSC P. NJ. Daily, from Norfolk and Old
7:45 ?. NJ. Except Sunday. from Clifton
TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH-STREF,T
STATION.
$40 A. NJ. Except Sunday from Column
600 P. NJ. Daily. from Clifton Forge:
Lexington. va. and Lynchburg, and
except Sunday from New Castle and
RoSney.
Assistant Gen. Pas. Agent
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RAILROADS..
FAILKOADS
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SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE NOV. II, 1899.
TRAINS LEAVE RIcHMoND.sVAa.-:: 49,
1:0O p aI., No. II. Southern Express
daily for Atlanta, Augusta Jack-s
sonvilie, and points South. sleeper
for Danville, greensboro, Salisbury,
and Charlotte. open at Richmond
9:3O P. NJ Stops for passengers e..
local stations. Connects atiDanviAe
and Charlotte with New ork and
Florida Express NO $50. carrying
through sleepers between New York
and Tampa, with connections for all
Florida points. Also. connects at
ington and Southwestern Limited
mo. 80 carrying through sleepers
between New York and Nashville,
New York n and Memphis New York
for all points IN Texas, Mexico and
California. Also, Pullman Tourist
Sleeper Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays. Washington to San Franz
cisco without change.
1901 P. NJ. No. Z. solid train daily for
Charlotte, n. G.. connects at Nose
ley with Farmville and Powhatan
railroad. At Kevsvilie for Clarks-
vile. Oxford. Henderson and Dur
ham. and at Greensboro, for Dur
ham. Raleigh and Winston-Salem:
ct Danville with No. 50. United
States fast mall solid train. daily
for New Orleans and points South.
which carries sIeepers New York
to New Orleans and New York to
Jacksonville and Miami for Nassau
and Havana Throughout sleeper
Salisbury to Memphis.
GOO ?. NJ. No. II local. daily except
Sunday. for Keysvi!le and interme-
diate points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
e.o,p r From Atlanta, Augusta and
Ashe:ille. and all points
$40 A. NJ. From Keysvilie and local
LOCAL. FREIGHT TRAINS.
Nos. 81 and %. between Manchester
and Neapolis.
YORK RIVER LINE via WEST POINT,
THE FAVORITE ROUTE NORTH.
LEAVES RICHMOND.
4:so p. NJ. No. 16, Baltimore Limited.
daily except Sundays. for West
Point and intermediate stations.
making close connection at West
Point with steamers for baltimore
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
o.aOP NJ. No. 10. local express. Mon
days. Wednesday and Fridays for
West Point and intermediate sta
tions. Connects with stage at Les
ter Manor for Walkerton and Tap
pahannock; also, at West Point with
steamer for Baltimore. Stops at all
stations.
s.po A. M. No. n. local mixed Leaves
daily except Sunday from virginia
Street Station for West Point ana
intermediate stations. connecting
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DAILY FREIGHT.

Direct steamer carrying freight and pas
sengers leaves Richmond every Monday
1T Z p AZ. Additional steamers 0reicht
ana steerage Dassensers) leave Richmond
for Norfolk the other days of the week.
except sunday aa steamer at E for NJ
with main S lgS Tokk pa .ssm eofk can
z,oat.e DAILY, except Sunday, 3 P. AZ
Saturday P. Nd for Richmond via Old
Po;nt or Norfolk.
f9 GM,.c ~ steamer via James river 1eavas
o,i az Saturday 4 P. Al. Passengers ana
'Freight for Rie dnnf received and for
warded oa.'S = NJ Sailings from :, IN NJ.
S Saou, bier, 26 North river. 80
pay ny FIJI information apply to
% - JOHN Il. MAYER, Agent.
1912 east Main street.
Richmond, va.
n 8. Walker Traffic Manager; j. j.
1,rnwn. General Passenger Agent. Ger
eral OFFICES, Pier DC N. r.. NewEYork.
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STEAMSHIPS
oloo---o-o-ol--I- ~---o--~o~>~-1>---->o--~->
Old Dominion Steamship Co.
DAILY SERVICE.

l. Steamers leave Norfolk,
.S&-> Va, DAILY at Goo p AZ
II shSSN Passengers leave Richmond
lASS. fSSM via c. and O. railroad 900
] II fSSsSSS.NA A sAI., or r. and P. railroad,
S n. and W. route, 8 A. NJ
Ell daily, connecting with steam
q CT at Norfolk same evening.
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Go to each isle of the ocean,
Or travel DER continents wide,
Each spot that owns it's blissful rule
Hath peace that will abide
And each land where it waves is blest
IN its hearths. bet palace or cot.
For there is contentment. and peace
Meath it is the peoples lot.
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O:OO A. NJ. Daily arrives Petersburg 9:3l
A. NJ. Norfolk l1:27 a. NJ. stops
only at Petersburg. Waverly and
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But some are blind to the worlds adj
vance
To the good right under their nose,
And win not own, in the march of right,
lhat flag in the vanguard goes!
Their biSotted vision. too narrow to grasp
The breadth OF protection it throws
Der the weak. would throttle its path,
And thwart where its strong arm
shows
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Life! All-all-must own to SHINING!
And Englands hoary past
Presents, perhaps, some darkened shade
Ger her long history cast:
But ali her pulsing heart has given
Warm welcome to the light.
And in the foremost march OF truth,
Victoria's reign shines bright.
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YORK RIVER LINE: via WEST POINT,
THE FAVORITE ROUTE NORTH.
LEAVES RICHMOND.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-04-05
Los reos
de Ponce

<Odia ell delito; eompadece al
delincuente.s He ahf una maxima
moral, que la humanidad respeta.
Sc eomete un crimen, y como cri'
men, repugnante es en- ST, .cualquie'
ra que sea su graduation 6 trascen'
dencia; pero no hay que olvidar que
la mayor parte de eses desgr raciados
son locos 9 extraviados, que Sc dan
cuenta de su fallo cuando llega tar
de ell remedio.' ..~
Nosotros somos los primeros en-
reconocer las ventajas del C6digo,
porque ell constituye un freno para
la sociedad; pero nos es duro Greer,
que, para castigar un crimen, sea
necesario que Sc cometa otro cri-
men. El uno, realizado quizas sin
funcionar normalmente las faculta-
des mentales del infractor; el otro,
premeditado, estudiado con arreglo
a los artfculos del <Koran.> En-
aquel es responsible un hombre: 8
varios hombres; en- este, .es respon
sable la Ley.
<Dura lex, sed lex,, dicen los
latinos, y.nosotros asf 10 creemos.
En- Ponce Sc privo de la vida a
un ciudadano. Como autores del he.
.cho, Sc encuentran detenidos Rosalf
Santiago, Eugenio Rodriguez, ST.
neon Rodriguez y dos hermanos de
apellido Pacheco Total, cinco hom
pres, cinco actiyidaaes que Do res.
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tan, y cinco desgraciados que paga,
ran con sus cabezas el extrav1o de
un momento.
y que remedia la sociedad con
determination senejante? 1Puede
alguien precisarlo? NADIA Sc consi.
que; NADIA Sc abona ell Ia intermina-
BILE cuenta de la vida. Acaso pro.
ducir una protesta egoista del senti.
miento; acaso Ia indignation de un
pueblo. Pero los artfcu1os del C6.
digo son infexibles, y hay que ma.
tar, aunque Ia sociedad proteste. +. /,
Inspirados en- los sentimientos
naturales de puertorrique1os, pedi.
mos clemencia para esos infelices, y
que ell General Davis, hacienda uso
de las facultades que el Gobierno le
concede, evite el repugnante espec.
taculo que .ha de presenciar la socie
dad poncena, viendo, ALA, 1evantaE.
Sc ell maderamen del patfbulo.
LA CORRESPONDENCE ele-
va esta sdplica q la primera autori'
dad de Puerto Rico.
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DIARIO METROP IITIC0
De nuestro corresponsaI A. 7. /. n.

signara en- ell proximo presupueesto
naval: 2 acorazados de 13. 600 tonela
das, a SO. 600, 900 cada uno; cruce
ros protegidos de gran velocidad y
armamento y coraza mas potente q
$4,000, 600 cada uno; cruceros pro
tegidos a 81, 141, 600 cada uno.
II de Mario. En- el Senado
aver La mayoffa republicans sostu
vo la tests de que La Constitution
. no ha lido con la bandera a Puerto
Rico El asuntO salio discussion
por una enmienda que propuso ell
Senador Allen, de Nebrasca. La
enmienda dice: xQue la Constitu
ci6n, por virtud del Tratado concre-
tado entire los Estados Unidos y ell
Reino de Espaf1a, en- la ciudad de
Paris, Francia, Ell II de Abril de
1899, Sc hizo extensive q la isla de
Puerto Rico y sus habitantes,
Ell senador Allison present6 una
mocion proponiendo que Sc dejara
la enmienda sobre la mesa para so
meterla a discussion Esto promovi6
la votacion Immediate, que result6
On una derrota por 36 votos,
man a que consigna los 100000
pico de derechos cobrados aquf, pa
ra su empleo en- la isla, fue aproba
do.
El debate 10 abri6 ell Senador
Chilten, de Texas.
Dijo entire otras cosas: <La
tarifa propuesta, no es mas que la
exploitation del debil por ell fuerte.
Creo que la Constitution va a Puer-
to Rico. Ella siempre acompaf1a
nuestra insignia.
Mr. Jones. Nuestra conducta
para con ese pueblo, no tiene defen
sa possible. .-... 49,.
Mr. Peter. Ese bill es un pre-
cedente peligroso
Mr. Tillman cerr0 ell debate
clos Estados Unidos no han dado
un centavo q este pueblo: va es item
po de que le devolvamos los dineros
que les hemos cobrados
He aqu1 ell texto del chill, apro
bado:
<Sea ley etc. Que la suma
de $2.O95, 455 importe de los dere-
chos cobrados en- los Estados Uni
dos sobre importaciones de Puerto
Rico desde la evacuation de la isla
por las fuerzas de Espaf1a en- 18 de
Octubre de 1898 ha sta ell de Enero
1900 Sc ponga q la disposition del
Presid dente, y use para Ell gobierno
existente hoy y para el que pudiera
establecerse en- adelante, en- Puerto
Rico, y para instruction pdblica,
obras p1blicas, y otros fines guber-
namentales y p4blicos en- dicha is1a:
y por Ia presente se consigna dicha
suma, q cualquiera parte de ella que
sea necesaria, para los fines indica'
dos, con cargo a los fondos que por
ese conoepto han ingresado en- ell
Tesoro>
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PIatafornna
del pdrtido den6Crata.
Lo que Sc refere 4 Puerto Rico.

Publicada va la plataforma que
presenta la Convenci6n de Nebraska
q la aprobacion de la Convention
nacional del partido. democratic, y
teniendo en- cuenta que sera acepta-
da, pues esta formulada por ell mis-
mo Mr.. Bryan vamos q traducir a
nuestros lectores el parrafo concer
niente a Pto Rico y Filipinas
<Nosotros condenamos eli <bill>
de Tarifas para Pto Rico, reciente
mente aprobado por una Camara de
Representatives. repuhl icana, violan.
do abiertamente la ley organiea de
la naci6n y quebrantan ndo la huena
fe.
Sostenemos que Ia Constitution
sigue d la bandera y denunciamos la
doctrina de que un poder ejecutivo
y un Congreso, creados y limitados
por la Constitution, puedan ejercer
autoridad legal por encima de la
Constitution, quebrantandola. En-
la creencia de una naci6n no Sc pue
de sostener mitad repdblica y mitad
imperio, nos oponemos las guerras
de conquista y a las posesiones de
colonias.
Los flipimos no pueden Sc ciu
dadanos sin poner en- peligro nues-
ira civilizaci6n; y no pqeden ser sub
ditos sin poner en- peligro nuestra
forma de gohierno; y como no esta-
mos dispuestos nj q que nuestra ci.
syilizaci6n retrograde nj convertir
Enuestra repdblica Ell imperio, esta
mos en- favor de que la nacion deela
1e inmediatamente que su objetivo
es dar q los filipinos una forma es-
table de gobierno, primeramente; la
Independence, despu9s; y en- tercer
lugar, la protection con ira las intro
misiones exteSiores, como por espa-
clio de un siglo Sc ha venido hac1en
do con las repdblicas del centro y
Sur American
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bajo y no limosnas; pero de este a
aplaudir que Sc tome la miseria pa
ra exEibirla, ultrajando ell pudor de
nuestros labriegos al hacerles venir
q demandar una limesna acompaf1a
dos muchas veces de sus propias es
posas, va una diferencia inmensa.
ST examinamos con detenci6n Sc
vera que todas esas pobres infeli
ces gentes vienen capitaneadas por
alguien, y ese algpien estanos segu
ros es el que recihe el provecho in >
mediate de las tales rogativas.
ePor que no SO presentan los
alcaldes de sus respectivas iurisdi.
clones, que conocedores del perso.
nal y de la localidad pueden infor'
mar al gobierno complidamente?
90 es que Ia oprebiesa limosna
esta surtiendo sus desmoralizadores
etectos?
Els necesario escudrifar la eau
sa, que 10 atirmamos, no, es el ham
Ire; por mas que seamos los prime
ros en- asentir que quizas es la pri'
mera vez que esta la hay en- Puerto
Rico.
A1OuAe0 o1 SOOl0IuO uO rs pTQ
dente hacer donaciones los que pi.
den porque aumentaran conside.
rablemente ell n1mero de los peticio
narios.
Solo debe darse trabajo a todo
ell que 10 solicita.
Nuestros campesinos uraf1os y
pr6digos por naturaleza, no vienen
eXpOnt aneamente & cOnvertirsa an
nuestras ciudades en- Yergonzantes
pediguenos. Detras de esas multi
tudes que piden, vqemos moverse la
mano de a1gun interes particular O..
pretende mercar con la desgracia
7 esta debe imponernos respeto y
no insasiables apetitos.
No tiremos tanto de Ia cuerda
no sea que Sc rOmpa
Don Antonio Charneco, de la
Moca, solicita condonacion de con
tribuciopes-
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iCual eS Ia cauSa?
lEl hannbre2

No basta observar los efectos
de un fen6meno 8 perturbation So
eial, no pasta declamar lastimosa'
lnente por ell estado a que esq per
turbaci6n nos trae, es pecesario con
retexivo analisis, buscar las causas
Que originan tales efectos no atri'
buirle, al primer ser capaz de res
ponsabilidad, la culpa del NAL que
lamentamos por no tomarnos ell ira
bajo de meditar con detenci6n 81 es
cierto nuestro prejuicio.
81 presuntamos cualquiera
que encontremos al paso, cual es la
causa de esas continues brigadas
de campesinos de ambos sexos que
Visitap nuestra ciudad en- busca de
pan y trabajo, os contestaran ense'
guida: Sci hambres, quedando muy
satisfechos de su aserci0n,
Nunca Sc vieron como hoy ca
fabanas de campesinos, invadir nues
ira capital, haciendoles aparecer co.
mo las fieras ane ell frfo y ell hambre
los echa de monte. Parece que has
ta la uberrima fertilidad de nues
tro suelo Sc mega a dar pan al que
siempre Sc 10 di6. Nj la gufa de ba'
tata produce tuberculos, nj la vaca
lacteo jugo.
No extrememos la nota, que 81
de 10 sublime 10 rid{culo no hay
mas que in paso, de ia triste verdad
de nuestra miseria q las groseras
exageraciones de expenditures ocul'
tos, no nos va separando va mas
Que una Inca.
Nuestro diario ha sido y es ell
primero en- proclamar que jamas la
isla pas6 por crisis tan horrorosa,
que Luestros braceros necesitan ira.