BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-07-26
SAN JUAN, JULY 26, 1901.
Editorial Comment.

2Shooting and stabbing affrays and all
manner of assaults are becoming more and
more frequent throughout this island OF
late, in fact these affray are growing to be
almost epidemic in character. Every day
brings report of fights or riots in some
part of the country.
Immediate and stringent measures should
be taken to suppress these dangerous and
altogether inexcusable violations of peace
and o.der, they meanace the lives Ct in
nocent citizens who by their chance precence
when such events occur may receive fatal
injuries, and their prevalence is utterly
subversive Of public morals
Most of these quarrels appear to have
political origin either through open discus.
sion or suppressed feeling which finds final
vent in violence.
The extent to which political animosity
conceivable.
1t is agricultural grooth and progress
and the peaceful extension of its business
interests that Porto Rico needs to bring
prosperity and happiness to Its people not
political strife and turmoil.
The ordinances governing the carrying
of concealed weapons should be rigidly en-.
forced, and those who make an assault
with them shocld receive the full penalties
of the laac.
The announcement by cable advices day
before yesterday that JudgeW. III. Hunt has
been named by President Mckinley TO sue
coed Lon 4 Assz Z a In. q. glxaE Of
Porto Klco, dId not come In lie nature oil
surprise it has been anticipated for some time
as it was knoaon that Mr.. Allen himself
strongly favored the selection of Judge
Hunt for the office he now voluntarily
lays aside. The appointment brings to the
headship OF the Porto Rcan state man
elm nently fitted in every WY TO fill that
responsible place man of high character
and unimpeac.able integrity and one whose
ripe experience Of public affairs makes his
selection a peculiarly wise one
The important office that Judge Hunt
has occupied in the Iusular Cabinet and
which he has filled most acceptably, has
afforded him an excellent opportunity to
famliarize himself aoith our ne d, aud
broaden his grasp as to The future in the
way of permanently advancing our Welfare.
The people Of Porto Rico may felicitate
themselves on having to preside over them
a man OF such exalted character and mark
ed ability.
Judge Hunt is a son Of the late Ex-
Secretary Hunt Of the Navy. He aoent
west some fifteen years ago AMI settled in
a small town in Montana where he entered
upon the practice of law in The preparation
for which he had taken high honors at the
university from achiS ha graduated.
He later renOvet. capital OF the
state where be forms strong alliance
with other well known men aud in.conrse
of time was chosen to ccnpy a saat upon
the supreme bench of the state VL Gu place
he filled with eminent ability
Els failing health led our prospective
chief m .gistrste to seek a residences 10 tie
tropics and he was appointed to animpor-
tsnt place il S,uth America by President
Mckinley somthing over a year ago but
this was revoked later to give him the more
important position of secretary for Porto
r Rco.
The B0LETIN MEROANTIL ex.erds its
congratulations to the new governor.
The value of the modern exposition as an
iI,s the nature studies of oriental ewes. ab-
dominal athletics. and Vaudeville shapes in
the ssnidwa,D that catches the crowd
The girl students in Paris art schools have
protested against the movement to partly
clcthe the male models An Appolo BelvI.
lere In bicycle pants surely is an anachrop-
ism that even modesty cannot countenance.