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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-09-09
LO que vale
un peri6diCO.
FraSeS de una Reina,

La Reina madre de To- tan be :
la como desdichada Gaillermina de
Hollands, escribi6 10 siguiente:
Ella publicidAd es le vida de lac
sgrupaciones humanas, es como el
sol que facunda en la terra todos
los germenes bnenos y mata los ma
los.
La hoja de noticiRs que SO pone
ante sus ojos, formula Glen pTeguu-
tss. FL que lee un peri6dico, inquie,
re, iovestiga y aprende cOsas que le
staf1en de mansrs directs, sc entera
de asuntos que le tocsn & 10 vfvo, y
Antes nj sospschsbs siqui sra Ahon
de, escudr'f1e, rsz3ns, discuta cal
culay y pienss.
Un centenar de lectores de un
peri6di 20 h >nrado, en- ung pobla-
cion, signifies cien cerebros en- los
cuales sc siembran Glen semillas del
bien. S'gnitica verdaderamente Glen
actividades empnjadas & emprasas
notables. Signifies Glen buen os ciu-
d&danos que pregnutan & la Sibila
del progreso, en- que nueva forma
pueden ellos contrlpuir 81 bieuestgr
comdu.
La vida entsrs de una pobla-
cion, dada 6 les vientos de 10 publ
cidad, sin temores y sin avieaos e.
res, frsnca y leAlmente, es estimulo
para las autoridades, palsnca para
el comercio, vebfculo psra los nego,
clos, castigo para los mElvados, ga
lard6n para los bnenos, clamor para
los que spffen, aurora y luz para
los que triur fAn; se ennoblecen 8 Sc
sucrlfcan
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A. l. Kerley.

Haee dfas que llsmA Is atenci6n
del p1olico de esta Capital, la ha'
bilidAd con que el joven pintor cayo
nombre sirve de epfgrAfe q estas Ii
meas hAcs unos hermogos cuAdros en-
breves minutes, ante las numero'
sAs personals que 10 presencian y
comprenden ell tAlento artfstico del
pintor aludido.
La prActi'a y delicadezR en- Ii
ejecucio1 y 10 originSlidad en- las
tonAlidades, y los rasgos cGracteris'
ticos quo brotan de su pincel, lis
man poder samente 10 atenci6n de
lRs personas inteiigentes Lo YER
dAdersmente original, consiste que
uro pide Ell psisaie que deses, ex
pone 10 idea que quieTe dssarro'
liar y ell piutor cual otro mRgo, hs'
ce sprgir 10 que uno qpisre.
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Las grandeS fOrtuDaS
espanolas.

La casa de Larios, de Malaga,
es t do un coloso.
Propietsria no solo de las casas
todas de Ia Gale principal de Ia ciu-
dad, & que d& So nombre, sino de un
1neTo extraorf aario de casas de
alquiler en- todos los dem&s barrios,
es duef1a de las principales fncas
ri 'tices de l. provinces, en- 10 vega
de Malaga, an ls de Velez, en- Ia de
Torrex ea Tore de Mar y Rio de
Gaadiaro; s1yas son aden&s La
principales fabricas de szucsr de Ca
4 >, dominando Ia industria Gel al
ccho'; suyaa tsmbi6n las fabricas de
teiidos, en las que ha llegado con
tsr seis mil operarios, de que Sc vis-
ten Ia provin.ia y media Andalucfa,
y suyas las fabricas de corchos y
otras industries y proris1ades cnya
enumeration harfs interminable Ia
serie. Df 'ese con el piutoresco len
gusje sndaldz. qua 10 que en- Malaga
no es suyo, le debe dinero. iComo
Sc ha llegado & es;o?
Hara M siglo que ell fundador
de Ia casa Martin Larios ilegaba alf
nluy pobre para dedicarse q oficio
mny modesto, dicen que de mozo 6
csrgsdor.
Procedfa de m pueblo muy mi
sersble de ls provireis ) de Logro1o,
de 10 Sierra de Cameros, de donde
tambisn fue s Malags el fundador de
II familia de los Heredias, que hs te-
lido gran impC pCrtancia en- "a 7elia
ciudsd, por sus ri4u zss, y que au1
conserya algans, zunque mermada
dsstronads p1r el poder triunfan
to de los Larios
Ecan }mbres del Norte, hijos
de tierraa pobres que exigen porfia
do y rudo trs b y jo para arrAncarles
el frnto que llegaban 6 aquella her
moss productive TERRA de Ma sgs,
f&Vorecida por todos los esp,endo.
res del sol y cuyos habitantes vivian
en- relstiga b. lgsnza, y elios con sus
habitos de tsa5s 10 y actividad com ar.
ci&l levants ban fortunes,
De TODD o apenss hace un ST.
gio
Los que empeZaron vendieudo
telas y Iuego estsblecieron fabricas
de elias &provechando 10 bsr4tara
de la man1 de obrs, = mks tarde fus-
ron acnmulando cApitales com
prando tierras y estsblecisndo otraa
industris IS SO han hacho rlqufaimog
pet ~ tedoe; pero no puede negarse
que han czeauo riquezA que ha daGo
vida industrial 6 una comarca que
vivfa ndiferentemente dormida.
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COlSeCQelCiaS fataleS,

Aver fue ssistido en- ell cnarto
de Sncorro de esta Ciudad, el mucha
cho Tlburcio Nieves, de 10 ractura
de ls tibia izquierda, produeida por
h&berse caido de L. p@rte mas alta
&c Ia macslls que dE 81 TeAtro. Ii
huIcio Sc hsllsba jugando sBAse
Bslls con otros muchschos y oil scer
catse ma PoIicfs, todcs corrieron
stropellsdsmente siendo aquel victi
na de su ktolondran anto. Mas tar
de fae conducido nj hospital donde
BE encu entra actuslmente.
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Pr0c6ptO de ley.

En- nuestra edi ZION de anteayer,
nos ocupab2mos de que Sc &uments
ra una hors mss psra la recogidA de
basuras do estA Capital.
Uoo de nuestros reporters, visi
to 81 Presidente de 10 J1ata Supe
rior de SSnidsd ouie r la nsuifssto q
les horas fiadas por Ia iunta local
de San Jaau, ajpstsd dss 10 que L.
ey prescribe esplfcitamente,
@ iiere decir que no es le junta
local ID que stenta contra el d 30 de
los vecinos de San JUN, sin6 10 ley
mex orable:
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Buens opoItunldad'

Sc desea comprar nm rectifieador
de alcohol en- buen estado. Dlrlgl.
la correspondence don Celso Gar
cia, apartado 454. San Juan T e..
Il Is
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Cover the left eye and see II the lines ia
Lall sections Of the above circle appear
equally dark and distinct. Z If not you
have Astigmatism-a visual defect which
should be corrected at once. Fry the
left eve in the same manner.
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Fidel Fradera AVellanet.
OPTICO CIENTIFICO.

Ofrece sus servicios en- 10 con-
cerniente q este ramo. Cuenta con
un variado surtido- de cristales
concavos, convexos periscopicos, BIZ
locales pianos ETC., Montura en- orc,
doradas 8 de aluminio, al aire 9 con
aro, en- lentes 8 espejuelos. Exa-
men con aparatos. modern1simos
que descubren ell mas mlnimo error
de refracci6n con precision fisico-ma-
tematico.
Horas de consultas de 8 q 2
maf1ana y de I tarde.
Domicilio-Hotel Inglaterra.
NOTA. permanecera pocos dias.
IL.
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De LNts arsgotse.
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Eugenia Marlitt,s FL Tomo.
Historic de Europa. por e. CASTELAR, en- 2
Iomos.
La Vida de los Animales por el DR.. A. Is
Brehm, en- 6 Tomos.
El Mundo Ilustrado, en- = Tomos.
Panorama Nacionai Hermene gil d
Marbles, en- Tomos eszss
Historic de los Griegos, por Victor Dn
ruy, Tomos.
Las Razas Humans, por Fedey' so Ratxel,
an 2 Tomos.
RIstoria de los Romanos. por Victor Du-
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Travex del Egipto, por Eduardo Todas y
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Diario Diario
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
MISS TAYLOR SENDS
HER ULTIMATUM
TO SEC, ROOT
GIVES THE DEPARTMENT ONLY
THREE DAYS IN WHICH TO RE-
INSTATE HER TO FOR
MER POSITION.

WASHINGTON. d. c., June 14-NIiss
Rebecca Taylor, of Minnesota, who
was discharged by the secretary Of war
because of her criticisms of the presidents
Philippine policy, is likely TO become a
prominent feature in the presidential cam
prominent feature in presidential cam
paign this fall. The democrats hope to
make large political capital out of her case,
and it will be brought up in congress as
often as possible. An endeavor will be
made to show that Miss Taylors discharge
was a violation Of the civil service law, and
that the law is practically null and void
under the republican administration.
Miss Taylor is the second clerk to be
dropped by Secretary Root from the war
department for a similar cause.
Her predecessor was Noble E. Dawson,
who was confidential stenographer to Gen
eral Miles in 1898 and 1899, and who 1t
is said furnished to outside persons written
communications practically charging Pres
ident Mckinley In being involved in plot
to entrap General Miles into conduct which
would make it necessary to court martial
him, and thus destroy his career.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE
URGING RECIPROCITY
President Ask Congress
to DO For Cuba What
the United States is in
Honor Bound To.

WASHINGTON. June 14-After talking
with a number Of leaders In congress re-
Eardinx Cuban reciprocity. President
Roosevelt yesterday determined 70 seno
message to congress reaffirming his atu-
rude on the subject The president mas
earnestly considered III" matter for sew
eral DAYS. and II is st-.red that the action
OF the anti-reciprOcity Republican sena-
Tors Yesterday IN deciding TO hold out
AGAINST the policy advocated by the ma
3ority Of the party. did not influence the
president in the least in deciding 10 trans
NIT his message 10 congress yesterday.
The presidents action, IL may De stated
from sources close 70 him. was Influenced
BY the broad question Of the duty OF the
United States to Cuba and Of fairness 70
the new republic.
II has been pointed cut TO the president
that his warmest political support IS IN
the section OF the country where there Is
the greatest opposition TO reciprocity. the
west and northwest. and that he should
remain content with the stand he had
taken without accentuating his views IN
q special message. II Is known. However,
that the president did not hesitate 10 ar
rive at the conclusion that he would not
let his political prospects interfere with
what he regarded as his plain duty. IL Is
further known that he told his friends
that II was a source OF great regret 70
him 10 take a position hostile 70 the
wishes OF his warmest supporters. but
that he felt that II would not be In keep
ing with his own nature and his position
Of chief executive 10 longer remain silent
on this subject. and thereby give an op-
portunity for false speculation as 70 his
attitude.
The president was further led 70 con-
ciude that the relations OF the United
States and Cuba must necessarily grow
closer and that the United States should
not az the outset. after its declared pur-
pose toward the island. assume a position
contrary thereto. and thus arouse the
suspicious OF the Cuban government as 20
our real intentions toward IT,
Il IS stated that the presidents positive
declaration in his message as 70 the
duty Of congress probably will end his ac-
tive efforts 70 bring about reciprocity.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
BLISS HOLDS OUT BRIGHT
PROSPECTS FOR CUBANS

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 14.-Colo-
mel Tasker II. Bliss, formerly col
lector of customs for the Island Of Cuba,
who had charge of collecting the revenue
of the island during our military occupa-
ton, does not have gloomy forebodings as
to the future Of the Cuban republic, such
as most public men have. He is an au-
thority on the question for he recognized
a department which under the Spanish rule
was the hotbed of corruption. He is an
authority on the economic conditions Of the
republic to the south. Speaking of the
financial condition Of the island he said
today: 81 see no reason why the republic
of Cuba cannot meet all its financial obli-
cations. With such man as Estrada Pal
ma at the head OF the government be-
Iieve the island will have an economic adj
ministration and will succeed. OF course
the new administration will have to meet
certain expenses that the military govern
ment Of intervention did not have to meet
notably that Of the legislative branch, but
in other directions there will be retrench-
ments. The source of revenues for the
new government will be almost entirely In
the way of customs. From present indica-
lions about $4,000, 900 per annum will be
collected and with a more favorable tariff
law will augment this sum to $1s,OOO,00o
or S2O,OO0.OOo."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
At MEN AND HOUSES
THIS MAN SHOT
At RANDOM

OPELIKA, Ala, June 13.-Robert Co
ms a well known farmer of this county,
came to town Wednesday and before leav-
ing got drunk and terrorized the city.
He began firing his revolver at every
thing IN sight from the courthouse to the
city limits.
He shot into the residence of Mr.. w. c.
Beck, and at other houses. Passing the
residence of Mr.. G. L. Webster. city clerk,
he fired point blank at Mr.. Webster, who
was sitting on the veranda, and the bullet
whistled above webster's head andnodged
in the wall.
Coins was aiming to fire again, when his
team veered out of the road and he miss.
ed the house.
Several horses and people narrowly es.
capped instant death.
The affair created great CONSERVATION
and terror.
Coins was pursued by Deputy Sheriff
Moon and Chief of Police Morgan and
brought back and jailed after a desperate
struggle.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
IS COOL
AS COMPARED
TO SAMAR
so DECLARES WALLER, WHO
SAYS HE MADE THE PROV
INCE "A H0WLING WILDER
NESS"

SAN FRANCICO, June 13.-Major L. W.
T. Waller, United States marine corps,
by far the most interesting parsonage to
reach here on the transport Warren,
which Brought the battle-scarred remnant
of the fighting Ninth infantry into port,
expressed emphatic views in the matter
of the war in the Philippines.
You can't stop the revolution in the
Philippines unless you take the severest
measures" said Major Waller. in an in
terview. You would hate to see your
wounded and dead mutilated. 1 cannot
describe the fearful condition In which
eifound some of the bodies of men under
my command who were murdered by in
surrectionists. received both verbal and
written orders from Gen. Jacob Smith to
kill all insurrectos who were caught armed
or who refused to surrender.
"It was the only thing that could be
done and I never have questioned General
Smiths orders with one exception. This
exception 1 refuse TO state. A fair esti-
mate of the number of natives killed by
the men of my command would be four
to five hundred. These were all killed In
battle with the exception of eleven car
riers, insurrectos at heart, who were tried
by courtmartial and shot.
There was only one woman shot and
she was only slightly wounded. She hap
pened to be in the breastworks of a fort
men WGEG haNS ASN6AN -
every country in the world except Aus
tralia" said Major Waller, but Samar-
well. he'll is winter resort compared to
Samar."
The major spoke huskily through a deep
cold that he had contracted during the
home voyage on the transport, but he was
obviously sincere. His dark eyes snap
ped and his nostrils twitched at the mem
ton of the island that Gen. Jacob H.
Smith had ordered him to convert into
bowling wilderness.
IT left Samar a bowling wilderness.
They tried to make it that for us, but we
made ii a bowling wilderness for them"
Want any more of it?" was asked.
mo, I'm getting TO be on old man now"
His face relaxed. I'm in my fifties. Be-
sides they've surrendered, and it's all over.
It's always all over when they surrender
in the Philippines" and sarcastic smile
curved under his military mustache.
Have you anything to say, Major, re-
garding your courtmartial on the charge
Of executing Samar natives without
trial? Or was that charged?"
"The charge against me-" he said,
was murder. Yes. one plain word-mur-
der. and as or-havingaanything 70 sag
about the courtmartial. Of course have.
] objected 10 being courtmartialed; 1t was
not done at my pleasure; was not con-
suited in the matter; was simply court
martialed.
IT know who caused that courtmartial;
I know who brought it forward; 1 know
who was at the back Of it all; and Wash
ington knows as much."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
MONROE DOCTRINE
IS APPLAUDEO
BY CORPUS
PROFESSOR OF JURISPRUDENCE
OF OXFORD coMMENDs
DOCTRINE IN ABLE
SPEECH.

LONDON, June 14.-The speech Of Sir
Frederick Pollock Corpus, professor of
Jurisprudence, university of Oxford before
the London chamber of commerce We'd
nesday, commencing the Monroe doctrine,
has caused interesting and diversified ex-
pressions of opinions from the Specta-
tor and the Saturday Review. The Spec
tator is delighted and urges the state
department at Washington to enunciate
the doctrine clearly, as then Great Brit
ain could record her acquiescence, ex-
pressing at the same time its mainte-
nance of British interest adding:
such a course would certainly be for
the peace of the world as we'll as the Sc
curity of Canada and our other Ameri-
can possessions. The kaiser thinks now
that he only has to build enough ships to
make the United States see the advisable
ity of dropping the doctrine, so far as
South America is concerned. That incen-
tive to prohigate waste of the national
resources might be withdrawn If the &C
ton we suggest is taken. The Americans,
having gotten our adhesion to the doc
trine, might submit it to Germany and
the other great powers. If their decision
was favorable a great source for future
quarrels would be automatically elimi-
mated. The two Americas would, by the
agreement, be ruled out of the field of
political ambitions. II Germany and the
other powers would not join in asserting.
the Americans would at any rate know
where they stood"
The Saturday Review on the other hand
denounces Sir Frederick Pollock ana de-
clares his speech to be one of the lowest
defenses of what it maintains to be pure
aggression on the part Of America, in
which a defensive element does not fig
ure.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
IN DEATHS EMBRACE
MAN AND WOMAN FOUND

NEW YORK, June 14.-The body Of
Clarence Foster, who has been missing
since Monday night was found in Shin
necock bay. Long Island, today. The
head and face were battered and there
were marks of violence. which were re-
garded as indicating that he was muir
dered and his body thrown into the bay.
Later in the day the body of Miss
Sarah Lawrence. in whose company Fos-
ter was last seen, was found in SHINE
cock bay, near where Fosters body was
found.
A coroner took charge of the bodies and
has started an investigation.
Foster was married and he and wife
went from this city to Good Ground, L. l.,
for an outing. Miss Lawrence left the
hotel Monday night and walked towards
Shinnecock bay where she is said to have
met Foster. Several persons are said to
have met them in the bay, and young
man friend of Miss Lawrence was with
them. This young man left the place
next day, and he has not been seen since.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
GRAND ARMY POST
GIVES TO CONFEDERATE

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June H-In the
presence of 1900 persons gathered here to-
night Judge Thomas G. Jones, Of the
United States district court, presented
Camp Jeff Fall0ner, United Confederate
Veterans of Montgomery, with a check
for $50 from U. S. Grant post, Grand Ar
my of the Republic of Brooklyn. n. Y.
Judge Jones, who was a staff officer of
the Confederate army, has recently re-
turned from New York city, where he
delivered the grafton on Decoration day
at Grants tomb on Riverside Drive, up
on invitation of the L. s. Grant post.
A big audience gathered here tonight
from every city in the state to listen to a
lecture by Former Governor Taylor Of
Tennessee, given to swell the fund for
building a home for. INDECENT Confederate
soldiers in Alabama. At the conclusion of
the lecture Judge Jones was introduced
and in an eloquent address presented the
check from the Grand Army post.
The money is to be added TO the fund
for building the Confederate soldiers
home. The action of the Brooklyn post
was loudly applauded by the audience.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
CONFEDERATE DEAD
ARE HONORED
BY AN ARCH

COLUMBUS, o., June lathe unwilling
and dedication Of a memorial arch to p
$50 Confederate dead attracted 5000 people
from all parts of the country to this city
today. The arch was the gift Of William
H Harrison, of Cincinnati. a former cit
izen of Columbus. The dead soldiers were
prisoners at Camp Chase, west of Column
bus, during the war and died in prison.
For many years the little cemetery was
neglected.
Former President Hayes paid a farmer
to keep the burial ground free from weeds.
Former Governor Foraker had the gov
eminent enclose the spot with a stone
wall
Several years ago Col. W. H. Knauss.
a public spirited local citizens and ex-
Federal soldier. instituted yearly custom
of decorating the graves. Mr.. Harrison
was not a soldier in either army, but was
influenced in making his gift by sentiment.
The ceremonies of today were the most
elaborate ever held. There were many ex-
Confedrates present from all parts of the
south, and there were many floral offer
ings from Confederate camps in the south
land
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-16
WAS GOMEZ BRIBED
TO AID GEN. PALMA?.
Havana Correspondent
Says Gen. Wood Paid
Gomez SIS, 900 To
Withdraw.

NEW ORLEANS, June 14.-''Within q
week there will be revealed at Washing
ton the most sensational transaction that
has yet come to light with the investiga-
ton now going on of the expenditure OF
money made by the governor Leonard
Wood, during his regime in Cuba" said
Charles NJ. Dobson. the former staff cor
respondent for the Associated Press at
Havana, Cuba, who was in this city today
on his way to New York.
cit will be disclosed that Governor
Wood paid the sum of $4,000 to Maxine
Gomez, the so-called Cuban patriot, and
the sum was a bride paid with the sane
tion of the Republican administration at
Washington to prevent any outbreaks OF
the populace at the time, of the last ma
tional election in the United States. I
know where the check for this sum OF
money can be found. know right where
to lay hands on It.. There is no secret
about the payment OF this bride among
the friends Of General Wood, or those
on the inside OF the secrets OF the adj
ministration of affairs under the Wood
regime.
President Mckinley knew about It.
President Roosevelt knows about It Cen
eral Wood did not make the payment OF
his own volition; he was advised to do
so by the officials of washington, who
were in higher authority than he. The
payment of the bride was considered to
be a matter of diplomacy, one Of those
diplomatic expedients that the officials OF
every nation in high authority resort to
at times, for the reason that INSCRIPTIONS
men work themselves up into high places
and have to be dealt with occasionally on
practically their own terms
Just before the last Mckinley election
an element in Cuba recognized Gomez as
their leader and threatened TO take to the
woods unless the general was recognized
by all factions in Cuban politics as the
candidate for the first president of the
island. There were two reasons why the
administration and General Wood did not
desire to have any trouble at that time.
One was that II would be disastrous to
the election in progress in the states and
the other that the administration did not
want Gomez as the first president Of Gu
ba. Palma was the man who was favor
ed in Washington, and it was decided that
nothing should prevent to land Palma as
the first Cuban president.