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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-27
MORE ACTIVITY ON
STOCK EXCHANGE
1t Was, However, at the Expense
Of Values of Standard Stocks.
STRIKING ADVANCES MADE
But Strength of specialties Failed TO
Sustain General List There Was
No Bad News to Account
for the Selling.
tny Associated prcss.)


NEW YORK. May 26.--There was
rather more activity in the market today
than during the latter part OF last Weeh:
bat it was at the expense OF values VI
standard stocks. There were some spec
iaities which made striking advances,
Which would have served as a susiai iIs
influence under ordinary circumstances.
Neither WIS there any bad news 10 &C
count for the selling. The day Iinilie-
diate developments were ralheL laa III al
able. But the failure of the 1aVorapie
developments and OF the persistent Iiatd,
ness of the market to attract any seneT:ii
speculative demand for stocks served 10
discourage some considerable holders.
who have tired of the IaSslvltS OIL the
market with the result that they nn-
loaded considerable lines to-day. There
seemed To be a large speculative line of
ST Paul. Union Pacific and less amounts
OF various other stocks, which We're ur-
gently pressed for sale. The only imme-
aiate news of a depressing character was
the spread of the coal strike into some
portions of the soft coal fields in Virginia
and West Virginia. The Coalers them
selves however. were little affected.
The rate for call money settled down to
quiet per cent basis without in
ducing any notable demand in the foreign
exchange market for return of borrowed
money abroad. But despite The relief ac-
corded by the large sums borrowed on
the European continent and from our own
centers. there is some solicitude appar-
cnt in financial circles over tho future
meeting CT the large obligatiss.s which
10 nurse their reserve TO some extent in
order to strengthen their position against
the future need it is believed that the
trust companies are also disposed to build
UP their reserves in compliance with in
tination from the clearing house authori-
ties that the total volume of outstanding
credits ought TO have greater reserves
back of them than those included in the
banks reserve alone. The retention of
the exchange rate at the low level de-,
spite the easing of the money market
&c ft1n Yat,1 .ls11, of SI,Io
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corr0M n,AaKETs

NEW YORK. May 26-The cotton market
onened steady with prices los points lower and
continued to ease of after the call under strag-
Cling sales by commission houses and absence
of speculative support. Wall Street bear In
terests were quiet sellers OK the summer months
and the foreign business went to the short side.
Local srbitrase houses bought the near, months
here. but sold freely in Liverpool, causing that
being firm and 2@3 points higher on the neI:
months. The receipts at the ports and interior
towns were light. and the Southern spot market
reports told OF firmly held cotton. Yet these
influences were counteracted by splendid cop
and weather conditions over the entire belt In
the afternoon there was report that millions of
grasshoppers were attacking the plant in Tex
as, and this sent prices up some 5 points, al
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CATTLE MARKETS.
.a=

CHICAGO, ILL, May -CATTLE-ReesiIp pts
Ia1er n Good to prime steers to
medium stoekers and fe sa
eanners. Sl5o@2. so; bulls, Sc. 80; calves
s2ae75: Texas-fed steers a4o@s;so H .9 ooo
Receipts to-day. 10000 head; to- morrow: 22 ;s
erau mixed and butchers so.so@71o; good L. to
choice heavy s@5d5 rough !, hsa ass ss sos
70S' Sheep~Receipts, 900 head; steady to
strong t for good lambs steady to S5c. higher;
good to choice wethers So 5oJ6:ye; western tern
s.T5; western lambs. s2.25@e75; spring lambs,
a a
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BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE. ND. May OUR-steady;
winter extra winter clear End fsSs Nae
2o;I tmTaScl. southern by sample, 77@so!4c.
c fH1g spot. eTltc bid: May. 691se.;
southern white corn n osts4ali s No
8 ssnGs1c Butter-Ti-rn and unchanged; fancy
imitation n H 2oa2le.; fancy creamery, 2ac Eggs-
Firm and unchanged; fresh, l1@latSse: Gneese-
Firm and unchanged; fine and coarse granu-
lated SAIL
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Of which was soon lost, however, in the alb
sence of Of Substantial support from the commits.
he whole Of anS eaeh ssh
sJI.ancc Was nsed by the bears as an oppor-
tunity for putting short cotton while spurts
Of liquidation by public longs were ,hfn atlaes
and nd.a unsa tisfai.ory most Of the day wsa the
total sales estimated at not over 600 naiss;
Everything in the way of statistics was rs nnllsn
and seemed to have been discounted me n I.la.
Iet. was finally quiet and net 3@ln points lower.
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NEW YORK, May 2s.-CoFFEE--The market
for coffee futures opened steady and loNll' points
higher on active covering some ioreisn pnst te
afternoon there was hull in the outside buying
and lost portion Of the TeaSp and
~ uncbanred TO s points higher. Total sales
AZ 600 bags. Spot Rio. steady:.No invoice,
5iSc.: mild, quiet; Cordova, sGl1lsc
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7uCT1oN sALEs-TH1s DAY.
- EByk C. g. ana III. I'D enoon,
Real Estate Auctioneers.
Auctions fraln:e.
Church Building.
TO BE REMOVED.
7JCT1oN sALEs-TH1s DAY

We will sell at public auction on the
= l,,' 40 TUESDAY, MAY q, 1902,
at s O. clock p. NJ,
the large and well constructed church
huildlng. for many years occupied by the
Westminster Presbyterian Church and
located at the corner Of Cary and 4Sycaz
more Streets. Purchaser will De required
mediately. A private offer will be con-
sidered to day of sale.
. TERMS: Cash.
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AUCTION SALES.
PROPOSALS.

FORT MYER, VA. APRIL g. 1907
Sealed proposals. in triplicste e.: for ,,, co M
set here until 10 a. NJ, MAY Is, 1907
u. s. reserves right to reject or accept sas
any or all proposals or any part thereof,
Information on application, r Eaye :.Ppos
nnsals for Buildings" addressed capt..
". f.. CLARK. Or. Mr..
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EAST BUFFALO y. y. May 2sM &c TIE.
Receipts $500 head; good log lec. n a1I eE
eSoiee to 400 pounds sS75@7 choice
heifers ss@e.25; springess STEADY: choice, SS
1ooo head: Strong; tops. s7G57 .25; fair to good,
ss6e5o HogsReeeipts 1870 head; Workers
weights 1o@15c lower others IS stes sSeen neavy
lambsgReceipts. 2o.soo head; slow and - dull:
TOP lambs ss.so@7; fair to good. S6:5og6a2;
sheep, mixed tops, S5&55o; fair to eooo'
81 5)6T5. az 80
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
Rfchmond Va Nav "a 19Os
pEANuT MARKETS.

NORFOLK. VA, May 26-PEANUTS-ouiet
virginians-Active at sac. for best stock.
PETERSBURG. va, May 26-PEANUTS-
Market quiet.
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CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO. I'LL. May o6.-Bullish statistics tics,
decreases in local h, trad ana
bnHinr incentives to-day. and fair gains were
made in grain prices July Wheat and eoT nv oas
SIC up; July y a sc. higher, anu July cosnd
,I,Schanred Provisions were weak ana closeu
ThM10c. lower.
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! MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
4 PORT OF RICHMOND. MAY 2e, 1902.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
steamer Brandon, Rhodes, Norfolk. merchan-
,,sa and Anasseugers, Old Dominion line.
: Steamer Yemassee. o'Neil. philadelphia. Pa.
merchandise and passengers. Cyde hne.
SAILED.
stao,nor pocahontas. Graves, James River
landings and Norfolk, merchandise and passen-
gers. Virginia Navigation Company.
? Steamer Old Point Comfort. Bagness, Nor
folk. light. virginia Navigation Company
Steamer Brandon Rhodes, NorIoik. merchan-
disc and passengers. Old Dominion line.
PORT NEWSPORTl NEWS MAY 20, 1907.
Z IS $500 I9z7ss5f s ARRIVED.
Barge Funkahannoe Hoboken.
Barge Powhat cong, HoboIen.
Steamer Hector. Boston.
Steamer S. u. Luckenbach, Boston,
4 Steamer Armstor, New y or
+ Steamer Segurincs, Santiago.
E s7s7sT5.EIess SAILED
Barge s. r. Mead. Providence
q sRarSes sE.sSand w. No. s. Providence.
Schooner Merry e. Palmer. Boston
S Steamer Iyeagh. Baltimore
g steamer Atbara, New York.
Steamer Segurinca, lew. J ork@
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'-7--l7--47G-
FURNITURE.

sPEe1AI. M1DwINTER PRIcEg ON
> 3 Mnho1aterIng and making over Parlor
suites, couches. ODD ,Ghq,ss. Hair 11E-a N af
S = fi1sT STORE. 1921 E. Broad Street.
ADDRESS postal or phone to store or fac.
tnrvI 1o7-9-ll-13 N. Eighth Street, and
our foreman win call on you Wteh al new rgs
cclpr'Ieatimates and no hard feelings il
wa don't get the wosk-but we usually
& do p
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American account.
Canadian Pacific continued It's remark
able advance, which gave rise to rumprs
of something like a struggle for control.
between the present dominant interest
and the Northern Securities group. there
were a few minor points of strength
among the railroads. Rutland preferred
scored point recovery on light trans
actions Among the Industrials. which
were as irregular as the railroads, Press
cd Steel Car was conspicuous for a rise
of nearly S points without eSp1anatio
Favorable news from the crops. CON
tinued increases In railroad earnings, re-
ported for the third week of May, and
generally encouraging news from all
branches of industry. except the coal
trade seemed to be ignored in the trad
ing. The market closed quite active and
Irregular. but with many prominent stocks
at a bout the lowest.
The bond market was rather dull and
Irregular. Total sales par value. $685.
900, United States bonds were all un-
changed on the last call
The total sales of stocks for the day
were 5ls.e00 shares.
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C. III. Oliver, Auctioneer.
No. $40 West Broad Street.

7 will sell TUESDAY, May q. at No $40
West Broad Street at 10: 80 a. NJ, one good
Awning and Iron Frame complete W. Two "
Desks. Refrigera tors. old mahogany ware
Spring. Mattresses, Feather Beds, Pillows,
Holsters. Bed Lounges. Chairs, Rockers,
Cook and eating Stoves. Single ana 1. Do
old Pianos, one oak roller-top Desk, in
good order.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD. May 26-Seaboard Air
Lone common 251s @26; do. preferred, 45G GAG.
Seaboard As, S6@S6H.
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EAST LIBERTY. Pa. May 26-cA It'll =
Higher; choice, ss.5oa6so; good. 50 S6g6 10;
Hogs-Iower; prime heavy, $40 a l.So; oest
MEDIUMS. s7@7o5: heavy yorkers. Sc 9o@6.9S;
light workers.. se.75@6.s5; pigs. S6.GoeE6.!o;
roughs. S5@6.75. Sheep-Lower; prime prime Wethers.
lambs, s5.50G6 .G5; veal calves, s7@7.5o.
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MONEY. AND EXCHANGE-ioney on call
steady at ~ @3A per cent: closing bid and
asked. 2%s q 3 per cent: prime mercantile paper,
4h@5 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with
actual business in bankers bills at S4.sI for
demand and mt s4.siss Tor sixty days: posted
:isSsi "a, s4H. Bar silver. 81 IS; Mexican dol
lors: 81 q Government bonds, steady: state
bonds. inactive; railroad bonds. irregular.
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COFFEE MARKET.

PETERSBURG, VA, May 28-CoTION
Market firm ut Sc. for good lots.
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Tn execution of a certain deed of trust,
dated December 10, 1892 and recorded in
iieaa County Court, >. B. al B.. page
235. default having been made in the pay
ment of part of the debt therein se1
cured. and being requested so t, do, l
viii sell. at auction, upon the premises, on
FRIDAY, MAY BOTH. -,
at 6 o'clock p. NJ. the property DESCRIBED
in said deed, as follows: ''All that certain
lot Of land in the county of Henrico, Va:
at the northwest corner OF Ashland and
Carter Streets, fronting sixty eo) feet f.o on
said front between Carter Street and a
line parallel Herewith one hundred and
thirty-thre and 4-12 feet.
TERMo-Cash, as to expenses OF sale
any taxes due. and pro-rata taxes for
1903 and the sum of 5000. with interest
from May 7th. 1902, being BALANCE due on
a note secured by said deed; and the resi-
due upon terms to be announced by the
trustee at the sale.
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Cotton. quiet and steady; middling; 9-l6 &C.: )
net receipts. % balcs gross. 3,93o pales; sales
1866 bales; stock. 1S9, $40 bales; 9 ...,
Total to-day-Net receipts (all o. s: ports J,
1851 bales; export to Great Britain 500 bales;
to the Continent. 10 bales; stock 46l,s4l oaes
Consoidated-Net receipts 1aii " soo a 1a
s. 533 bales: export to Great britain, "oo paies
to the Continent. III bales. ~,
Total since september 1st-Net recetpts - ,nit
Rr,tain 93S 4G5 bales; to France, GSo,56 bales;
to the Continent, 25O3. 615 bales
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Tn execution of a certain deed Of trust,
dated June 10, 1857, and recorded in the
clerks office Of the Hastings or Corpo-
ra ton Court of Manchester in Deed BOOK,
Vol. Z. page; 479, default having been made
In the payment of portion OF the debt
secured, and being required so to do by
the beneficiary hereunder, shall sell,
by public auction. on the respective prem
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the owner Is dead, with everything th%Sj
could be desired. such as nearness to tha9
city. accessibility by trolley and steam
8tifuI meadows. sparkling brooks. woodetfj
Elans q spr1ng-oh. what = sprtng-onG3
without peer; largo acd wsll,aEI1nged]
viii produce anything. especially grasaS
md small part of which win IN . fss)
years sell for much more than tho seos&
OF the whole property 1t sannot be adoiEEs
be appreciated, ard 1t Will be shown upo1a
application TO S ptvsra 5oHWtE 3.
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TERMs-Cash sufficient to pay the ex-.
penses Of executing the trust, all taxes to
$500. with interest thereon from the 10th
day Of June, 1886, to day of sale: the resi-
due payable at such time and in suoh
manner as the grantorSin said deed. or
his assigns, shall prescribe and direct. or
in case of his orS their failure to give
such direction. at such time and In such
manner as the undersigned shall see lit.
- STUART BOWIE,
Substituted Trustee.
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STOCK QUOTATIONS.
z u,nithed by Messrs. SCOTT & sTGINaFELow
Members New y DIRK Stock Exchange.
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c1Nc1SNAT1, O.. Ma. 2s.-HoGs-Active
s5 7n17 Is. Cattle-Actire and higher, s.. 50@
q. SO. Sheep-Dull and lower: O@4.75.
Iambs-Dull and lower, SO. so G5.6
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C. l.. & H. j.. Denoon.
Real Estate Auctioneers,
No. 81 East Main Street.
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FARMS AND MILLS

FcH SALE. RENT AND EXcHANG1s
GEO. z. CRAWFORD & CO.,
Catalogue free. sca E. Main Street,
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"a ~ = 49, OF,
NO. 1905 WEST CLAY STREET. NEAT
2-STORY GROOM DWELLING.
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SPANIEL. LIVER
colored and white with specks in white.
Reward If returned to 204 E. Main Street.
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LosT-sIEvER WATCH AND FOB.
with gold buckle: also black memorans
dun BOOK. with paid notes: no valus
except to owner. Liberal reward: posi-.
lively no questions. No. ISL w. Main
Street.
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Al the request of the owner, we Will
seli-bv# auction on the premises, on
THURSDAY.# MAY e. 1906.
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Third. One hundred and thirty,thrae and
one-half feet on the west line OF f1fteenth
Street between Maury and Everett Street
and Immediately in the rear Of the Lots
above mentioned. Portions of this prop
erty are improved, there being a number
Of small one-story frame dwellings there
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FOR SALE.

wANTED- TO SELL ONE WALNUT
RF;DSTEAD, complete, with springs. and
in perfect order. Can be seen at loo E.
Clay Street,
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Snot cotton closed quiet and steady; middling
upiands o 9-16c.; middlins gulf, l3-l6c.; saies'
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LIGHT HAULING.
Fox's DELIVERY HAuLs TRUNKS
ETC, 10c. Z
LOST.

NIGHT. NEAR ADAMS
and Clay Streets. double-case engine<
turned ii karat WATCH: III on fron4
lid. name on cap. Reward II returned
to the Leader Office.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-27

FOR sAL.vERY HANDSOME WAL,
nut Dining Set Walnut Suit. Rosewood
Red and Knabe Concert Grand Piano:
can be seen at No. go South Ihird
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,EDNEsDAY, MAY
& o,cloclt 2 MI.

First. Those two well-constructed two
story Frame Dwelling Houses, Nos 80
and So North Seventh IT st, street togetn ns
Ing sS feet on the west line Of Seventh
Street, ITO feet north of Perry Street. and
running back ITO feet to an alley IN the
= IN o,t no !
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-06-19

De- ea,Iiglrio dc dou jose r. Bo'
ariuuez de Anssc3 d0udo escalaron,
Ia fcG robado entire oJr0s d0Cumen'
tos' mn Recibo por valor de tresoien
tos dollar $500 que fu6 ex2edidO
nor Ia casa de don Juan B hnchi Pa
BAN 4 favor de don Juan B Seiu
Contra Ia casA de los Sras, Fritze
Lund ca con ei No 248 t cha E6
de- Abril ppdo. Lo que SO hace pd'
blico para lbs efectos del page
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Mum Sa JuaP 10 de JUNO
B.
Juana Diaz.
(De maestro Coresponsa1.) }

JUNO 17.-El sab&do ocurr:6
ole sef1ora dofIa Aureli&na Garcia
viuda de Vszquez. Su muerte ha
sido muy 8 ntldAd por esta 'socie.
dad Esta dignS sonora .erG 4mau
to madre del Sr r >fAel V.zquez,
unO de los pol1ticos de mas repre-.
sentRCi6n de esta villa.
A iuicietiva del se11or Pedro Ca
rrer&s importante pers0nalidad del
partido republicano, debi6 efsctuar-
SO el dODiqgO una reunion con el OBJ.
jeto de formar una eLiga de Defer 80
de PfOpietsriOz2 para establecer re-
clamaciOaes con motive de los &u.
m9nt0s ca Ia tasSci6n de las propie.
dsdes, p0fO 4 .ns0ou9noia del s8pa.
l3 ie Ia oc& Va2qu no pudo tcner
s,fo4tO aqu8ll2 gebnioa qpo fg6 trans
t9Fa4& para el pjGXj 010 domingo,
Lss continues liuvlAs de estos
dE4a h&n paralizhdo por complete los
trabajos SgricOl&s en- esta c0mar3s.
Los bracerOs, naturalmente, sufcen
las consecuenciss. Hoy por fortuna,
despu6s de 10 d1As; hR vuelto a mos
trar 80 faz ell &stro rey.
Qlejanse los vecinos que hAbi
tan ceroA del SP Arque de B 'mberosa
del continue corneteo que tiene1 los
appendices de eGe instrumentc. E e
aprendizaje debieran hacerlo en- des-
poblad0.
Me1udean los anim&les sueltos
en- 10 plaza de este pueblo. Debiera
impedirse csc descuido.
& distinguido propistArio Sr.
Marcelino TOrr3s hs salida hoy pa
ra San Juan buscAr & So hijA Ii Sc
f1orit& Nero sdes que estudia en- ls
Normal de- Rio Pledr as.
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VENITE AME OMNES.

V&mos & presencisr dentro de
muy breve plazo, un espacta 3ulo.
trist1simo, repugnante, vergO 0zo'o.
Y digo vergonzo:o, repugnante
y tristisimo, porque 10 tir&n1& po.
dra ser varia, distinta ca sus form Gs,
pero en- su fon 10, en- su es sncia, g }
siempre una.
Una, ST, como 81 respondiendo 6
uu supreme mandate, 10 diestra ON
nipotente de dos mismo quisiera
poner en- Ia fcante del m6nstruo ell
sello de IL ignominia para que toda
Ia humanidAd pueda ponerse en- SAL
VO,
70 no soy republican,.
YO no soy f 3der&l.
Fel3raI 6 republican,, amarillo
9 szd', gUef0 y gibelinO, 80 puade
s9r, Sc d3be ser, cuando p0r Gina de
to Ia discrepancies politics, por sobre
tOda differ 9ncia da forma, Fl IT'S, COMO
universal diluvio, Ia pstria, digcid
cada y no envileoida, fntegra en- sus
derechos invulnerab!es, y no hacha
gironee; con gns &spiraciones sAnti'
ticadas y no pr )stituid&s.
En- ell panorama immense de Ia
historic 20 he visto pueblos, 20 he
vistO uacioufs, 20 he vist0 idealt q
que ha1 perecido, porque ellos mis-
mos, p0r mAno de sus concu piscen-
cias, por mauo de sus vicioe, SO han
vestido 10 funeral mortajS; mas no
hAbfa 20 hasta hoy presenci"do nj &
un ideal, nj uua n8ci6n, nj & an
pueblo, que, hamb tient0 de libertAdl
muriera dc hambre en- medic de 10
ahundancis, y sedientO de justiciA
poreciora de sej an mitRd del limpio
y ClarO nanantisl
ESQ NJ SO vic nunca, y 81 sc VIC
alguaa vez, si e3o5 imp0sibles Sc
f }Ctuar0p, fuoron como c0nso3uen-
cia de una Ley fatal.
ST 81 llegAr el rayO de sol la
sOmbfA huge madcoss; si de Ia for
brota Ell aroma, y ell arbol da sombra
y fcascurR 81 ambiente, Gc6mO e7,
por que 81 que ell espfritu puertorri-
quef0, eterno en&m0rado de las bre'
gas pOr ell derecho, POI el triunfo de
Ia justicia y las conQuistas de 10 IL
bertad, como es, por que es, repeti-
mos, que ese esp1ritu v6 sus espe-
rRnzSs malOgradas 81 cOnfundlrsa y
comperetrarse en- el alma de un pue.
bio gigantic, como 10 es el norteAme-
ricauo?
tAh, es q1e ell destino tiene sus
iro1ias!
No de otra manerA pudo CAfu
| dosctrgar sobre su inf3liz hermsno
Ia cortAnte cuchills; no de otra suer'
| to P0}onia vi7e esclavs en- 81 con-
clortO de la civilizsci6u.
lPOlonia he dicho?
Pro Polonia vive ~si ESQ es vi
vital &mparo de IN gobiernO des-
| p0tico, y va s&bemos todos que nc
d& flores ell arido des,erto, nj d6 luz
! el sb;s no.
e. suplicio de la patris puerto
. rriquens es el pe0r de los suplicios
no es ell de Procusto en- su SngostC
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-06-19

lecho. Es ell de PromeSeo que en-
c&den&do al Chucaso de IL ingrAti~
tad, mira, hidr6pico, 10 dulce y clara
linfA, sin que le sea dable juntar &
ella sus secos l&bios.
Yo he proCurAdo con avidez en-
contrar en- Ia historic humans un
pueblo semejante 81 m1o en- el actual
nom ento y no he pOdido hallarlO.
Por las Gales de L. gentil Lutte
cia cOrri6 & tOrreutes 10 saDgre, y
Ffancia vive con hourA.
Inglaterra, tras sus horribles
luch Ss, es feliz.
Alemsnis y Prussia llevan a Ca
DO, como Ia he: osa Italia, su sons.
da unidad.
Los beers, por eus dar8c h1a, lu
chan y muereu de muerbe glori)as
Cuba, oil rudo golpe del al ado
machete, We qua albores 10 ma1ans
divin& de su rede ;i6n.
Jay! solo aca, arrebuiado, como
gsviota h9rids en- olvidado pen6n,
exhAl&ndo sus Quejas como epgATA,
da Ariadn& en- la desisrtA Max % de
su infortunio, existe un pueblo sin
esper&rzA y sin ventura: EI info
Y l& ola SO hincha sube.
Muf1o2 en- su destierro medic
forz $50 y medic voluntArio; B .rbosa
en- Ia pendiente, y entire nno y otro,
una hu6rfAn& iDfsiz que llora a ma
res, yque al ESQ de sus ayes, de una
extension iuverosfmil, solo parece
responder en- 10 llauurA c6ncavA del
vscfo, Ia roncs voz del t-ueno, el en-.
s0rdecedor ruido de Ia tenn pestad.
iO}, y q06 triste, que sombrio
deba ser esq dis en- que IL pstris-
llegado el momanto de su gloTioss
ascenc l-pida cueuta sus hiios!
DIS sn % ha, que la plums que
trazA esTas lineas, des1e estss mis-
mas columns, movida pOr 10 sea
tjmient0 de patriOtismo y de hama
nj lsd, escribi6 este >soneto:
Retorno-, oh Nirgen !-cual de clima ignotC
FL sold ado retorn4 al lar native,
PalidO ell rostro, trste, pensativo,
La lanZa rOta el escudo roto,
Oyeme por pedad. Vuee mi voto
lIacia tn coraz6n jamas esquivo.
I@ual que Vuelve el pajaro 4 SUI nido
Una vez Iibre; al suspirado soto.
Has de tn Voz. al ritmo embelosante
! Que SURF de mi terra en- los aicOres
Palma santa que tus glorias cante.
ITazlo, Virgen, Amor de los amores.
Has que el olivo verde SO levante
Sombra brndandO, derramando flores.
Han passdo dos an3s: ver3os }
! pr0sa perdl6rOnse en- el vac17.
Y on el 7Acf7, en- el mar negro
! do ja Indifferent i todo SO pierle.
p yrO. ... esperemOs. Lleg ads
Ia suprena hora, escribifemos ests
verso harmoso:
sPer me SO va nella cita dolentE
Per me Sc Vi nell eterno dolora
Per me Sc va ira la perduta gente.'
Ramon Marta Torres.