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Bisbee daily review., 1902-09-09
THESE ARE NOT THE
 DAYS OF POETRY
By ADRIAN ROSS. British Critic

OETRY is not in the air now Each age has its nat ura, or at least fashionable form of expression in literature. In Elizabeth's time everybody did and many could write songs and dramas. In restoration times everybody did and many could do witty com edies and satires. Queen Anne's time killed the
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29

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Rafael Pacheco who was IN the yici-l
nifty also came in just then, and when
told of the trouble said that the light
should be turned off. He was shown
the lightin the bathroom which was also
an ordinary sixteen power candle light.
He passed into the room and put his
hand 10 the button of the incandescent
light As he did so the light exploded
and the man was killed without draw
ing second breath.
Great confusion resulted. and the
news spread over the city that halt
dozen people had been killed. The
body of Pacheco was taken to the
Emergency Hospital, where the doc
tors stated that he had been instantly
killed. The body of Mrs Andujar was
left at her home, and is now being en-
balned for shipment to the States on
the Ponce tom orrow,
Statements were taken from all the
witnesses to the affair by the Cathedral
Peace Court Il was impossible
however to locate tine responsibility
last night. Immediately after the names
and other data had been taken the JUS
tlce of the Cathedral District accompa-
MED by two policemen went to the
Electric Light Plant of the San Juan
Light and Transit Company is San
turce to see if the accident had ori-
gina.ed there. On the arrival of the
party a nachinist was found in charge
who said that he did not know an tn
ing about the affair and that he was
entirely blameless. When requested te
turn off the San Juan lighting powe1
lie said that he did not know how.
The party then went to the home O.
Mr.. Peitch, the companys electrician
and he also claimed to be ignorant O
the cause of the disaster, or of ths
Lighting plant. He referred the party
to Mr.. Reilly, who upon being aroused
accompanied the party to the plant ant
cut off the San Juan circuit. This was
at aboutI o'clock, several hours afte
the accidents had occurred.
Mr. Hayward manager of the com
panys interests in Porto Rico was late
awakened and diclaimed all responsib
ility This morning the Manager, tn
two electricians and the machinists 0
, plant, together with the witnesses t
the electrocutions were summoned be
fore the Cathedral District Court, an
1 their declarations were taken.
The matter will be thoroughly inves
5 tigated. and the blame, if there be an,
! properly placed. 1t is said by man,
personsEthat an electric storm was i
i progress at the time of the disasters.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
Porto Rico S c0llp0IQn
Things Will Be lively in the Island
Until Nov. 4.
New York Journal.

San Juar, Porto Rico, Sept. 1oth.-
An election throughout the island will
be held on Nov. 4, at which time
resident commissioner to the United
States, five delegates from each legis-
lative district, a mayor for each legis-
lative district, one municipal judge,
three school trustees and members of
the council will be chosen. In San
Juan, two municipal judges and two
substitutes will be voted for.
While the campaign has not fully
opened, yet the first few meetings have
been theatrical. The Porto Rican is a
good citizen. He generally minds his
own business and believes in the adage:
'Live and let 1ive"-until it comes to
politics. Then there are no halfway
measures. If you are on the opposite
side, whatever that may Re, your
opponent considers that you are not
entitled to live and that you have lost
all claim TO responsibility because you
do not believe as he does. This being
the case with one faction and the other,
| it will be readily seen that when Greek
meets Greek there are bound to be re-
suits of the Donnybrook species.
Thus far, few meetings have been
held which have not ended with broken
heads and the grave charge has been
made that the police were not the least
active in either precipitating trouble or
lending passive aurageneat to orc
or the other factions. To-day il Porto
Rico there are strictlJ speaking, trc
parties: the Republican party, now iii
power, and the American Federal.
Another party has sprung up il the
past few weeks, which styles itself
Unionist. It's platform is Utop;an to
such an extent that il is not considered
seriously by the other two.
Two years ago the Fcdcrals cast ro
vote at all, asserting that it would be
useless to go to the polls, as the Re
publicans would count them out. The
Federa1s are going to the polls this year
and are going to see that their votes
are counted as cast. In this determine
ton they have the Endorsement of the
governor, who has declared that fair
election must be held, whatever the
result.
NlOSL vi lIlS tIOuOiC OCCIlo III iALCl1Ol
towns. where the people have little else
to do except to dabble in politics, and
SO everybody is politician. The recent
disturbances at Humacao, Cayey and
Juncos were only the result of that
abnormally developed feeling of in
tolerance.
In certain districts the police openly
have proselyted for one side or the
other until brought severely to task by
the higher officers, and Acting Governor
lIartzell and Chief Techter have struck
happy plan. In Republican s.rongholds
policemen with Federal leanings will be
detailed and those with Republican
sympathies will patrol the Federal
towns.
1t is difficult to forecast the result at
this time as nominations have not been
made, but that the Federals will carry
a number of districts and make very
good showing in the House of Delegates
is conceded by those who are in a posi-
tion to know.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29

There was political riot at .Cayey
Yesterday afternoon which lasted from
about three until four O'clock during
which time several men we're shot,
others cut With knives, aid number
arrested. There was firing from inside
the town, and from the country as well.
fudge Foote has caused the arrest of
several of the ring leaders, and order
has once more been restored
According to the police report of the
affair the facts are that at about II
o'clock noon party of Federals con-
sis,ing of men in coaches, on horseback
and on foot came to Cayey from the
direction of Caguas. They held a
meeting in the Plaza, which passed off
without any trouble or disorder of any
kind After the meeting Lieut.. Silen
hearing that there were disorders
outside of the town, on the road to
Caguas left Cayey for the scene of the
alleged disorders. He left with eight
policemen and found two hundred men
of both parties engaged in firing at
each other.
The police went after the rioters with
the butt end of their guns. The crowd
then disbursed, leaving two wounded
men lying in the roadway. AT this
time the police heard firing from the
direction of the city, and returning
there to aid the three policemen wh2
had been left in charge of the place, they
learned that about fifty shots had been
fired from the house where the Federal
meeting had taken place.
The police Immediately returned this
fire, and the party in the house ceased
shooting. Later while Messrs Palmer
and CamufIas were being escorted from
the town by Lieut.. Silen there wa:
more firing, claimed by the police tc
have done by Federals from the barrie
Sacadilla. Adolfo Monies, one of the
GRO Hd was captured with a revolver ir
his hand. Eight arrests have beer
made iacluding three wounded men
The police are in possession of infor-
nation which will lead to the arrest o
many more. Lieut.. Silen deserve!
praise for the efficient discharge of hi
duties. Judge Foo;e is now clearing III
the ituation as far as possible.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
D0dey'S N1I1Vhd C0llp1igl.
New York's "Big Chief Devery'
Put To Shame.
Champagne Banquet Takes The
Place Of ChoWder Parties And
Beer FeastS.
Porto Rico's Improvement On
New York.

Notwithstanding the fact that he ma
naged to win out Chief Bill " Devery,
and his Tammany Hall constituents
have been relegated to a place "way
far back and are just now most probably
in sitting posture. Beer parties and
clam cho Nder picnics may be all right
for the Ninth New York District, but
here in Porto Rico real champagne must
be used to win campaigns. Mr.. Henry
w. Dooley, the candidate of the Federal
party for Mayor of San Juan has made
Devery look like thirty cents, and has
oonclusively proven that we have richer
tastes, and more delicate palates, in
fact are better all around bon vi
wants than the ninth New York ever
dreamt of being.
On Saturday night last the leading
members of the Federal American party
assembled at The home of Mr. Dooley
in Santurce i'll ans er to that gentle
mans summons. Mr. Larrinaga, Mr.
Camufias, Mr. Duyster and many other
prominent members of the party were
present. There was general joy and
jollifcation. il is said that champagne
and good cigars were plentiful, and that
on the whole Mr. Dooley sustained with
greater glory than ever his well known
reputation as host.
Mr. Dooley was of course guaranteed
the unanimous support of the entire
American Federal party, and was pre-
missed certain sure election and hearty
support in all the great reforms which
he has undertaken institute. There
were many hurrahs for the Federal par
ty andits leaders.
1t has been fumored about town, but
of course the rumor may be simply idle
chaf, that Mr. Doo,ey intends to carry
on a most vigorous campaign, and that
Chief Deyery will be forgotten in the
swirl and the excitement of what pro.
misses to eclipse anything that Tam
many's most sensational leaders ever
thought of attempting. 1t is said that
there will be cigars by the millions, and
many other good things for the boys
who are willing to get into line Some
people say that it wouldn't be a half
bad thing anyway if only just to teach
these islanders how to run campaign
according to the most modern Amer
ican methods.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
G|dgIlQ|0 Rebuilding.
Agent in United States to Contract
for Structural Steel.

Carlos Miron of Guatemala, a con-
fdential agent of President Cabrera, has
arrived at San Francisco to purchase
steel and iron for a system of new public
buildings. to take the place of those
destroyed in the earthquake of April
I8 last None of the buildings will be
over two stories high, and nearly all will
be erected in the city OF Quesaltenango
and Mazatanango.
Count de Po1rtales, the French
minister to the Central American states,
is also in San Francisco, en- route to
Paris, on a leave for several months.
Guatemala, he says, is rapidly recover
ing from the havoc of the recent
earthquake. Business conditions in
Central America, which have been
depressed, he says are improving.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
SArl JUAN, SEPTEMBER %
Including All.

When properly explained and mea
sured in its full light the News attack
of Saturday, en- the Department Of Edu:
cation, and especially on Mr.. 1ernar-
dez, will be found TO be one of the
most despicable and unfair assaults in
that long list of mean imputation hurled
by the News against the private and
public life of almost every lnsular
employee.
In so far as the Commissioner of
Education is concerned there shall be
no attempt made to explain anything
that he may have done or anything
that may have been charged by the
News. The facts as printed in that
paper are kno IN to be enormously
stated by every person who has any
direct knowledge of the matter of the
Toa Alta school board. The Depart
ment acted within it's rights and accord
ed to full justice to all the parties in
terested.
For the attack on MI. Hernandez
however, there should be the most vi
gorous arraigument of the author of that
attack. The motives which underlle
that attack should also be brought out
mes clearly so that the Scandalizt r
may again be shown to the public IN
the reflection of his time works, and
the unfair At elnpt to throw and stain
up N the career of a most trust" orthy
aud diigent employee of the Depart
ment OF Education branded as it should
b..
Mr.. Hernandez work in the Depart
ment of Education swell known to
every person who has ever had any oc-
casion to come in contact with that
gentleman. His honesty in making
school appointments, and his impartial
ity towards all have made him Que of
most valued servants which The 1nSular
Government can boast. His very re-
putation gives the lie to the News at
tack.
But that the public may know the
object of that attack il is more t1an
pro per at this time to say that Mr..
Hernandez had for long time COM
templated retiring from the Depart
ment and going into business at New
York. His desires were to leave the
Department months ago, but on Dr..
Llndsay's insistenee that he remain
'rtlntil the schools were properly opened,
he postponed the day OF his departure.
This fac! has been well and generally
knos sn throughout San Juan. It was
known in the office of the San Juan
News when the article in question was
Wi ten. With the venom gLich it has
always exhibited the News just on the
eve Of Mr.. Hernandez departure, and
when he is about close a most honorable
record If services rendered TO education
in Porto Rico, finds it an excellent OF
portunitv and tims to attempt the rui-
nation and destruc ion of that good
record. These facts are beyond the
possibility Of dispa.e.
We are making no attempt here to
defend Mr.. Hernandez, lor he needs no
defense but are inply a king the public
to view the auth 1r Of the attack In the
way that lie slould be viewed.
Through a hundred foot telescope.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29

At about 1890 o'clok last night Mrs
Emma <Andujar, wife of Manuel An
.dujar, Methodista Ministe-, was cleo
trocuted at her home No. Is Sol Street
in this city. At, about the same time,
or within ten minu.es thereafter Rafael
Pacheco tried to turn out the incandes-
cent light inihe bathroom of No. 20 San
Sebastian Street, and was instantly killed
by shock of electricity which passed
through his body and exploded the
globe and light.
Mr. Audujiar sta,es that the light, an
ordinary sixteen candle power incan-
descent lamp supplied by the San Juan
Light and Transit Company, went out
at about 9 o'clock that evening. lie
immediately obtained lamp and used
that until the time when he and Mrs.
Andujar went to bed at about half after
nine. During the time Just prior to
going to bed Mr. Andujar says that he
saw flashes of tightening pass up and
down the wire from which the incan-
descent light was suspended. When
the couple retired for the night, the
light was still out. After
they had been in bed about half an
hour Mr. AEdujar and his vile, the
victim of the disaster saw the globe
glimmer, and thinking that the light,
or the power was returning got out
of bed.
She tried 10 find match, but failing to
do so put her hand on the button ofthe
electric globe to light it when she fell
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
Did Peary Fail2

Ii is evident from the published re-
ports of Lieut.. Peary's arctic explora-
tions that in the popular mind; and
even 10 some extent in his own, his
latest str p as almost a failure, because
he did not reach the north pole" He
wen. further north than he has gone
before, getting within 343 miles of the
coveted goa!nearer TO it than has
ever been attained On the western
hemisphere, though sorne What short Of
the northernmost points reached by
Nansen and Abruzzi, on the other side
of the world. / am obliged to ternli-
nate my work in the arctic regions he
says regretfully, "but if | were a man
Of independent fortune this would not
be the end. The north pole can be
reached by any adequately fitted ex-I
pedition which makes the lati.Ede of
So degrees north of its winter quarters.
That Lieut. Peary and his eorn1 AIDES
Should have spent four yesissp amid dam
gers and suffering that put their lives
IN daily peril aud should have brought
back as a result of tier labors great
store Of new information and specimens
.of scientific waite count as almost moth.
ing beside the acs that, having set out
10 make a dash for the pole he did
not succeed in accom- plishing toward !
that pbject much more than his prede-l
eessors II the same qlts
Judging from his statement quo.ed
above l,Slls cary SEEMS 70 have come |
70 the So lie conc ilsis5n as Nj. lIegler
has. that all tzM IS fsQAifed uoW IS I
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
Philippine !lD|e d. Be
Opened July F0Id|
President Roosevelt Will Send
First Message
San Francisco To Honolulu To
Nagasaki And Manila
Special CabIegram to 3oletin Mercantil.

New York, September 2oth.-Ad-
vices from Washington state that. there
is every expectation Of finishing the
Philippine cable by the fourth Of july
next, on which day the first message
will be sent from San Francisco by
President Roosevelt. The work has
already begun and will be hurried to
completion. The cable will go to Ho-
nolulu, Nagasaki and Manila, and
make a direct connection with the
Asiatic land cable. The work is being
do le by an English company.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
Mitchell Asks For A[bhQi0||
Is Willing To Put Coal
Strike Before A Board
Operators Holding Back.
Special Cablegraln to Boletin Mercantil.

New York, September 2oth.-In a
statement which was published on Sa-
turday in all the leading papers of
the Union, President Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers, has asked the
operators of the coal mines in Pennsyl-
yania to go before board of arbitra-
ton for the settlement of the difficult
ties which exist between the miners
and operators.
Mitchell claims to be willing to go
before any board that may be selected
The operators persist in their refusal to
arbitrate the matter.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29

will soon be terra cognita' When
capital and science join in this sort of
optimism the world is justified in ex-
pecting great things. But the record of
arctic exploration tells grim story OF
hov men have risen on stepping stones
of their dead selves to higher things.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
President U1leIgOeS
Another ODe[Qdo||
Abscess Had Reformed.
Condition Satisfactory.
Special Cablegram to Boetn Mercantil.

New York, September 2oth.-On Sa-
turday last President Roosevelt was
operated on again.
The abscess which had been cut at
indianapolis in the early part of the
week had reformed and further reno
val was necessary.
The President is now in a satisfac-
tory condition and although suffering
much pain, the wound does not cause
any great inconvenience. 1t is said
that he will be about in few days.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29

phreys annolnced that he would present
a statement which will coatain charges
against the administration Circuit
Judge Gear also had a hearing before
the commissions.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29

In Turning Off Incandescent Light
At NO. 18 Sol Street Mrs Emma
Andujar, Wife Of A Methodist
Minister Is Shocked
To Death.
At About The Same Time Rafael
Pacheco Tried TO Turn Out
Electric Light At NO. % San
Sebastian Street And
Was Instantly
Killed.

Town Was In A Turmoil For Half An
Hour-Cause Of The Accidents In
knoWn=-San Juan Light And Transit
Company Claims That 1t is Not
Responsible : Matter Being Inves-
tigated.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
RIO| n C0yeJ.

Federals And Republicans Meet =
/. Knives And Revolvers Play Import
ant Part As Political Arguments :
Several Men Badly Hurt - Messrs
Palmer And Camufias Were There
Firing From House And Streets
Lieut.. Silen's Able Efforts.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
From H0I|i
General Juneau Said To Have
Been Killed
Firnin Supporter
Firrnin Supporter
Special cablegram to B0letin Mercantll.

New York, September 2oth.-Ad.
vices from Cape Haytian state that
General Juneau, the leader of the Fir
min reyolutionists, and that party's
most able soldier, has been killed in
battle and that his followers have desert
ed the rebel party, having become de-
moraiized after his death. There is no
positive information as to the manner
in which Juneau met his death but
there seem to be good reason for be-
lievlng the truth Of the news.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
Ioooo-2 years old sour orange trees
5000 Budded trees Apply.
DR.. Chas F, Shine.
10 Tetuan St
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-29
New York Market To-day.

Centrifugal sugar $31z
Muscovado sugar
Sterling exchange 4SzH
The daily sentinel., 1902-12-22
CITY OFFICE
ABANDONED.
W. R. Peck of the Midland Re.
ceived Word to Close Office.

This morning W. R. Peck. the up
town agent of the Colorado Midland
railway, both for passenger and freight
traffic received notification that the
office was to be abandoned and the
work transacted through the general
Union depot office.
The order is to go into effect on the
first of January of 1908. That it was
matter of surprise to Mr.. Peck and
those who We're informed of the mat
ter goes without saying. For many
years. at least six or seven. Mr.. Peck
has been the obliging agent of the
company and no man worked more
assiduously for the interests of his
company than Mr.. Peck. He was one
among the greatest hustlers in his
line of business who has ever been
connected with the service here and
his retirement will be greatly regret
ted He understood freight and pas
senger solicitation perhaps as we'll as
any man connected with that service
in the West and always had an eye
open for his company interests.
What he got in freight traffic he had
to work and fight for and there has
been many q pound of freight come
over the line of the Midland. due to
his personal solicitation that would
have been routed elsewhere
The cause as assigned by the Mid.
land for the abandonment of the up
town office is that traffic has been
poor ON the line of the road this year
and that they must minimize the ex-
penses OF the road. 1t would seem to
an outsider that the Midland is tax
ing a poor step in abandoning their
up town office. Grand Junction has
grown to such proportions that an up
town office is almost nece ssity and it
will doubtless be proven SO to the
officers of that road before the end Of
another year rolls round. if they do
not re-establish the office sooner.
Mr.. Peck has no definite plans as to
his future. he has been so long con-
nected with the passenger service of
the road that he is somewhat taken
aback by the announcement made so
to him.
The daily sentinel., 1902-12-22
WANTS FOR RENT-F0R SALE.

Satisfaction Always" Lyons &
Son.
Wanted-A girl for general house,
work. Apply at 1O2 Colorado avenue.
Wanted-Plain sewing to do. Ap-
ply to Mrs. William Eddins. S22 Ute.
For Rent-Nice warm rooms with
bath. with or without board. 55S
Pitkin.
For Rent-Nicely furnished from
rooms. reasonable. Also barn-Ap-
ply at this Office.
For Rent-Two rooms furnished
for light house keeping. Down stairs
Second and White.
For Rent-Office room-Steam heat
-Janitor service. Apply at The
Grand Valley National Bank.
For Sale-One Spring fruit wagon.
One good farm horse and one Jer sey
cow Must be sold at once. Edwin
Price.
Wanted To Rent-A good eight OF
ten room house. furnished or unfurn-
ished Will buy furniture Began,
Gains & Co.
Wanted-Five hundred people &c
give me employment. Job and ex-
press work done promptly. 1 CAT
haul trunks as we'll as sand. dirt OF
rubbish. So do not forget that the
man with the iron wheeled express
wagon. for prompt delivery. w. H.
Burkhardt. Express No. 90. N. E.
corner 4th and Main, or 685 Rood ave,