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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
Carsta alberta
AlHonorable Attorney General
de Puerto Rico

| Sen0r.:
Con ex:rafieza suma y con hondo
sentin1iento, henos visto que nuestrc
comPafiero en- la prensa don Luis Lee
cia, Director del semanario "L'Etan-
dart" organo de la colonia francesa de
Puerto Rico, ha sido condenado por el
Tribunal de Distrito de Humacao, 4
Glen dollars de multa y treinta dfas de
carcei. s.sss F@<'1R
Esta extrafieza nuestra, Y este senti-
miento, no es debido, Honorable sef1or
4 la cuantfa de la pena, nj que ell con-
denado sea TN periodista.
No.
Nosotros nos eXtrafiamos de esto
porque vemos que los honCrables iueces
de la Corte de Distrito de Humacao
han side, en- esta ocaSion jues barte,
cosa que S; bien los codigos lie Puerto
Rico no dicen NADIA respecto a este par
ticular, existe sin embargo TN principle
de derecho universal, irrefutable que
dice que no es ,ogico nj natural que TN
individuo sea juzgado por la persona
quien ha ofendido.
Creemos, Honorable Sr, que en- este
case especial, 81 ell Tribunal de Distrito
de Humacao, Sc sentia ofendido por Ell
artlculo puDlicado por ell sefior Leccia
en- IL L'Etendart" debi6 dando muestras
de unprecedented y hasta de generosi-
dad, haber denunciado al senior Leccia
ante vos, Honorable sefior ante ia Cor
te de Distrito de esta ciudad.
En- ese case la condena estaria per-
fecta, no ser1a criticable atn cuando en-
vez de imponerle q nuestro compafIero
los 100 dollars de multa y los treinta
d1as de carcel, le hubiesen aplicado ell
maximum que estatuye la ley de desa-
cato sean treinta dias de carcel y dos
cientos dollars de multa.
Esta actitud de la Corte de Distrito
de Hunacao, con perd6n sea dicho, le
hace muy POGO favor.
NoSOtrOS no creemoS, Honorable Sc
flor, que 81 la ofenSa en- vez de ser q la
Corte de Distrito de Humacao, hubiese
sido a vuest-a honorabilidad, Sc hubiese
tornado por 81 propio la justicia. Aqui,
antes de condenar, tratandose de un
|asunto tan importante como este, debi6
procederse a una investigation 81 de
ella resultaba que el sefior Leccia tenfa
razon para criticar la Corte, castigar
a esta y 81 10 contrario dc clio Sc venia
EN- consecuencia que 10 escrito por el
senior Eeccia era una calumnia, enton-
ces perfectamente, aplicarle todc el ri
gor de la Ley.
Ademas, esta investigation no debe
ser practicada por aquel Tribunal, no,
el tiene interes en- quedar bien, y por 10
tanto 6 deben nombrarSe jueces espe-
ciales para este case 6 que Sc trasladen
los autos una de las Cortes de a isla,
81 bien creepoos que el 1lamado para
clio es Ell Tribunal Supreme.
Ain hay tempo de remediar el NAL
6 ell error que Sc ha cometido, y nosotros
no dudamos que dada la rectitud de
vuestra honorabilidad vuestro amor
la Justicia, ordenareis una Immediate in.
vestigacion, suplicando para clio ell mo.
do 6 forma que mas impartial y desin-
teresada resulte.
De ese modo es solamente como
puede brillar siempre pura y diafana la
| justicia en- Puerto Rico.
r. ROMERO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
la:jas
Julio ~ de 1903.

t JuhO II uC IOO3'
La Pol;cfa Insular del puesto de este
pueblo, al nardo del cabo don R6mu-
10 Purcell, ha emprendido activa cam
pafia contra los infractores de las leyes,
y particularmente contra los Altoona
dos a tirar de la oreja a Jorge.
w*x
El d1a IL del actual. los guardiss
Antonio Torres y Miguel Miralles
sorprendieron una jugada de loterla
en- casa del Alcalde del barrio Llanos,
de esta jurisdiction. Ocuparon carto-
nes y dinero. y detuvieron los indi-
viduos Jose Marti, Juan Asencio, Eu-
logic Cartagena, Aurelio NaZario, Luis
Nazario, Fernando Rivera & Isidro
Cartagena quienes fueron puestos
disposition del Juzgado. asf como los
objetos ocupados. Ell Juzgado impuso
diez dollars de multa al duefio de la
casa, y los jugadores les impuso,
unos, cinco dollars, y otros TN dollar
de multa y costas. Suponemos que
esas multas habran sido satisfechas
oportunamente.
Aver 26 los guardias Miralles y To-
rres sorprendieron una jugada en- esta
poblacion. Coparon la banca y Sc lie
varon dos pesos seis centavos y la ba-
raja, detuvieron ocho individuos.
Tanto los detenidos como los objetos
ocupados fueron puestos disposition
del Juzgado.
Nos extraf1a que siempre que la po-
licfa tiene que allanar alguna morada
acuda al Honorable Fiscal de la Corte
de .Distrilo en- demanda de la orden de
allanamiento. mo habra con6anza en-
este Juzgado3
En- 10 que va de mes ha habido va
rias denuncias contra individuos que
han infringidos los reg amentos de
Sanidad carreteras. De los denun-
ciados, unos han sido multados, otros
perdonados, so pretexto de ser Ia prime
ra vez que han faltado.
x*x
Hoy nay dos meses veinticinco dias
que fallecio don Manuel Torregrosa
Juez de paz de este pueblo y todavia
Sc dice. esta actuando interinamente q
suplente one tenia ell sefor Torregrosa
|
- ~ 81 Z ~ ANNA ~
En- ell pasado mes, produjo zel Juzga-
do de paz seis pesossy algunos centa-
vos. En- este mes, es de suponer que
producira algo mas.
| X
| HfS"e X X ''F e e'~
No debo terminar sin decir, en- honol
q Ia verdad, que con la presencia del ca
bo Purcell en- este pueblo. estan de place
mes las personals sensatas, y de pesams
los tahures, rateros, y espiritistas. e.
decir, los amigos de entretenerse evo-
cando Ell trayieso espfritu de San Ro.
man.
Ell Conde de. Montecristo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
D / IOS

ALI esta el Dios de paz y de carifio
| y perdona del hcmbre los agravios,
cuando en- los ojos del dormIdo ni5o
posa la madre sus amanteS labios.
I'm ell taller del escultor que anhela
arrancar su secreto la natura,
y ell ensuefio de amor que le desveIa
hacer eterno con Ia piedra dura.
Ell dirije tai vez Ia diestra mano
que. la creadora mente subyugada,
copia ell cielo, Ia terra, Ell oceano.
y fila la expression de una mirada.
Dios templa la Ira cadenciosa
con que imita ell dulcfsimo poeta,
del ruego la palabra temblorosa.
y ell acento tonante del profeta.
Anima Ell alma varonil fuerte
de ese pobre cantor deSconocido,
de ese noble adversario de Ia muerte;
que su nombre rescata del olvido.
En- la ardiente y ve1oz locomotora
que envuelta en- humo trepidando avanza
y cual rapida sierpe silvadora
ell horizonte sin cesar alcapza.
En- Ell vapor. mOnarca de los mares.
que suprime el espacio en- su carrera.
y que entona al progreso sus cantares
COZ ell romeo rugir de su caldera.
En- el hilo delgado y nisterioso
tendido por las asperas montaflas,
sobre ell abismo negro y espantoso,
y de la mar profunda en- las entrafiss:
Que los pueblos lejanos eslabona,
que todo ell mundo con su red encierra,
que va a buscar al hombre en- otra IONA
al traves de los mares y la terra.
DloS su autor la mente esclarecia
al ldear tan colossal invento,
iDios estaba su lado cuaudo hacia
palpitar el alambre con su aliento.
Dios esta donde quiera que su hechura
al trabaJo lie rlnde su homemade,
Dios lie contempla de la inmensa altura
traves de ese diafano celaje.
Dios anima su mente fatigada
ie da su fuerza de creacion inmensa,
Dios esta -. donde fila su mirada
ell ser bendito que medita y piensa.
Dios es amor, es vida, es movimiento,
Eli Sc acerca el mortal, grande sublime,
cuando concibe TN noble pensamiento,
cuando a su hermano del dolor redime.
Que agradan mas a Dios que la tristeza,
y la piedra, ell ayuno, y el cilicio,
ien toda Su magnifca grandeza
las potencias del alma en- ejercicio
jose Gautier Benitez.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
Ell Rev. Padre Frank-Colon,

Ell Rev. Padre Frank-Colon,
Rector de Santa Ana
tiene el honor de invitar & I'd. a asistir
q las 7H ell lunes 3 de Agosto y dia de
San Joaquin, a la misa rezada de hon.
ras que dira el Iltmo. Sr. Obispo en-
Santa Ana, y ofrece la Santa Communion
por ell eterno descanso del ino1vidab BILE
Leon XIII.
Como ocurre siempre, 10 mas distin :
guido de San Juan llenara la primorosa
capilla de Santa Ana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
Los abogadcs

. Maffana, alas dos de Ia tarde v en-
los salones de Ia 'Cofte Federal, Forta-
leza 5;ses reuniran los Abogados, con
objeto de discutir IA constitution de una
Association de rodos los colegas de "a
Isla, puertorriqrefios, espaholes y ameri.
canos designar los que han de fornar
el comite de gobierno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
Nota del d1a

anQra, Sc ma QeJaQO SSnC1r ia ne
cesidad de que la prensa Sc aso-
Gle.
Estamos los perio iiicos inde-
pendientes Y los peri6dicos po-
liticos colocados en- una situa-
cion tan desventajosa v pre1ada
de peljgros y difcultades; nos
hayamos en- situaci0n, tan impo-
sibilitados de cumplir nuestra
tarea, que la expression mas gra-
flea para detinir Ell verdadero es.
tado en- que nos encontramos,
seria decir que nos tienen puesta
una mordaza; que estamos en- la
calle por milagro, Y que nos toca
hacer Ell papel desairado de es-
hnjes 9 1ngresar en- las carceles,
para vivir revueltos con asesi-
nos Y cIinlinales.
Vale Dios que los asesinos y
criminales andan sueltos, las
mas de las veces, y asi no ten
drenos que soportar tan desdo-
rosa COmpanla.
No nos referimos precisamen-
tie al case concrete de Huma-
Gao. Es que la ley de desacato,
invocada contra I'll senor Leccia,
nos coloca a todos los Periods
tas a merced de los. tribunales
de juSticia, al mismo tempo
que proclanla la infalibilidad de
estOS.
Es que esa ley de desacato,
aprobada por la primera asam-
blea Legislative, aquella Camara
sin minoria,. sacada del hipogeo
por los senores del Tribunal de
Distrito de Humacao, nos dice
claramente que la opinion pu-
blica tiene que enmudecer; que
ell imperio del mas complete O
despotismo Sc encubre con Ell
radiOso manto de la republica, y
que aqui, en- la colonia misera,
en- la isla desdichada, sedienta
de libertad, ansiosa de respirar
ell amb1ente de la democracia,
como han dicho tOdoS los vlen-
tos los libertadores, martires de
Ultima hora, Sc ha utilizado la
condicion mas alta que le ha
sido dada al ciudadano, la del
legislator. para votar primero
la ley de libelo. que nos deja a
merced de ruhanes y vagabun-
dos, Y mas tarde la ley de desaca-
to, que pone a la prensa en- la
alternative violenta de faltar a
sus deberes, de no servir al pu-
blico, de consentirlo todo, de ca
liar ante las demasias v los CO.
hechos v las arbitrariedades y
las negligencias, 8 llenar las car
celes nauseabundas, 81 no llega
a tempo el indulto del Gober-
nador.
No. Sepalo quien deba sa-
berlo y oigalo quien deba DIR
10. Los jueces Sc equivocar
aveces. La historic de todos
los paises esta llena de errores
judicia!es. La organization de
justicia, como todas las organi-
zaciones humans, es imperfec-
ia, es deficiente. Y 81 cabe Il
censura contra el poder Ejecu-
two; Y 81 es licita la censuri
contra ell poder legislative, 10 e!
tambien, y debe serlo, contra e
poder judicial.
Tiempos de libre examen, Sc
,ha dado en- lamar a los tiempo'
que padecemos; " jesa ley dc
desacato, convierte a la opinion
piblica. que debe ser soberana
en- una esclava, despreciada, hu
millada, vencida, .s uas.., 4
lAh! nuestras observaciones
de una Aexactitud fotografica
han de. causar. epoios. Lo sabe
mos.
La olimpica jactancia con que
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
a la mem0ria
del Sant0 Padre

Hoy han circulado las siguientes in
vitaciones:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31

I.nmcniabIe desgrneia-Amigo enfern,o-EI doctor
L A.din
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

The male dressmaker must be regarde as something of a hangman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
Veto of the Thompson Bill

Washington, March 3.-The Presidents veto of the bill to give N. F. Thompson permission to erect a dam and construct a power station at Muscle Shoals, Ala, says, in part:
 "The recent development of the appn- cation of water power to the production of electricity available for use at consid- erable distance has revealed an element of substantial value in streams which the Government is liable to be called upon to improve for purposes of navigation and this value, in my Judgment. should be properly utilized to defray the cost of the Improvement. I think it Is desirable that the entire subject of granting priv1- leges of the kind referred to in this bill should be considered in a comprehensive way, and that a general policy appropri- ate to the new conditions caused by the advance in electrical science should be adopted undec which these valuable rights will not be practically given away, hut will be disposed of after full competition in such way as will best subserve the Lublic interests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
UNCLE SAM'S BOOKS.
The Old Gentleman Now Owes Only
 $o37 ,972, ,S9S,

Washington, March 2-At the close of business February 2S, 1903, the public debt less cash in the treasury amounted to $SS7972,S9S which Is a decrease as com pared with January 31 of s, ,969 6e5. The cash in the treasury and in national bank Repositories Is n,344. or, 366, against which there are demand liabilities outstand- Ing amounting to $s69, 593. S96, which leaves a cash balance on hand of s379. .54S, 40.
 Government receipts for February 1903 were $43. 0eS.170 and the expenditures $S7, 750, 745 leaving surplus for the month of $5,277. 430 as against g, ,060. AZ; surplus for February. 1902, At the close of busi- ness February 2S. 1908, the total national bank circulation was $3s2. .798. .S45, an in- crease for the year of $1S.5S5. .437. a de- crease for the month of $1,927.57S.
 The circulation secured by lawful money amounted to $H, ,13S, ASA. an increase for the year of $5.77s,5n and an increase for the month of $752sT. The amount of United States bonds on deposit to secure public deposits, including SIS. .S54 900, State and city bonds was s1Ss 239, ,97O and to secure circulating note $s42 4.67O.
 The coinage executed at the hints of the United States during February 1908 was S9, ,196, ,SS0, as follows: Gold, $7. 4SS ,510; silver, $1 ,511 900; minor coins, $187,370.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

d ree of Charge to every reader of this paper upon nd send to with your and address. Wrife eday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
One of the Bravest.

P. T. Burum in Augusta Chronicle
 Another act that at the time I thought a very gallant one, I witnessed out in Mississippi earlier in the war We were drawn up on line of battle in front, when suddenly a large body of troops appeared a tsome distance off to our right. It before the battle flags had become distinctive. and they had every appearance of being Federas, in which case wa were between the devil and the deep blue sa." Our brigad commander, General John K. Jackson of Augusta, eyed them anxiously for a moment, and then, turning to a member of his stan said:
 Major, go and ascertain what troops those are"
 The young alde-de-camp saluted, and with out word put spurs to his horse and dashed forward toward what semed to be certain death. There were only open fields between us and teh approaching troops, and so he in plain view all the time. On he went Every moment we became more and more convinced that the strangers were the enemy, and longed to him draw bridle. But he dashed stead fly ahead. without once stacking speed, until he so close that we held our breath in the expectation every second of hearing the roll of volley and seeing him shot from the sad dle. Then at last he pulled short up, and turning waved us the welcome signal that they were own men.
 I thought at the time, as have said, that it a gallant deed. and I'm of the same opinion still. The man who performed it was Major Joseph B. Cumming of Augusta then, and as we are all glad to know. of Augusta yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
The Poor Teachers Assessed.

Philadelphia Public Ledger
 All of the men teachers employed in the public schools and the school janitors received communications from the Re publican city committee. Monday, re- questing a voluntary" contribution from each to the campaign fund on the graded percentage salary basis. This is the first time in the history of the schools that such demand has been made either on teachers or janitors, it is said. Some of the women teachers received like com murcations, but officers of the city com rnittee said that these requests had been made by mistake. A majority of the communications to the teachers are said to have been ignored. As to the janitors, it Is said that possibly they will not deem 1t quite safe to display like independent spirit In several instances teachers sent replies to the city committee saying it is not their purpose 10 contribute to the fund
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
The Nameless heroes.

Atlanta News.
 In a week, or a month, how many men in the United States will remember the name of Engineer Bibb, killed in the Southern wreck near Knoxville, Tenn. the other day?
 And yet Bibb deserves place upon the worlds roster roll of heroes along with Sir Philip Sydney, the hero of Znpthen' s bloody field
 Sydney got his death blow there. As he law upon the ground. flushed with thirst and chokink with blood, one of his men put a cup of water to his lips. A wounded priate, heldv, like his com mander, in the feverish clutch of death, cast a longing glance at the precious drought. Sir Philip, suffering as he was, made them give the water to the common soldier.
 Sir Philip Sydney was warrior of hign renown, but this act of seif-sacritlce at the hour of death is remembered above all his other deeds in camp and court.
 But the engineer. The fast passenger train had crushed into powder on the track, been derailed and rolled down the embankment-
 Some were killed. many injured. En- gineer Bibb was hurt to the death.
 Just before he died a physician tried to give him a drink of whiskey so that he might live a little longer. Bibb re- fused He had never drunk whiskey. and saw no good reason why he should begin it then. Then he said, and they were the last words he ever spoke:
 q am going to die anyhow. Leave me and go and look after the women and children in the coaches"
 No hero ever died with a more noble or unselfsh sentiment upon his lips. F. the chronicles of all time Is recorded no truer, higher thing.
 They are all about us-these unknown heroes. No day passes by that we do not read of some fireman, or trainman, or mechanic who gives up his life in the pursuit of his daily work. They die good deaths, these men; and today they fill their ten or twenty lines of space in the papers. and tomorrow-they are forgotten.
 The earth is @ great graveyard of un- known heroes. Every mine, every prai- rie trail every forest that the hand of man has feared, every railroad, every canal, has its untold, unregarded tale Of a strong soul that faced its God in sim pl!city and strength. Deeds of sarif1ce are sunk like unknown pearls beneath every tide of time.
 Verify, the power to die well is a gift that has come to many But the grace that enables a man to make his last earthly act Is. perhaps. rarer To die so. one must have lived well. And there may be more people quietly living lives of sac rifice about us than we have any idea of.
 Perhaps. in the end, the unknown he- roes are the happier. What they are. they are. He who knows fame, knows also the fickleness of fame. He is on a pedestal. and his every act is criticised. He is not to be envied. since the hands that placed him high will one day try to pull him down. Historians will never let his foolish deeds be forgotten.
 But the unknown hero, since he Is un- known, should sleep more peacefully. No envious hands shall ever twine vul- gar laurel-wreath about his brow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
Medical Fees .

London Medical Journal.
 The fabulous fees said to have been re- ceived by pr. Lorenz show once more that American millioaaires are generally liberal in their acknowledgment of med ical services. MT. Jay Gould paid hls doctor regular salary of 5000 pounds a year, whether sick or we'll For two months attendance on his daughter MT. Gould paid between 17,00O and 1900 pounds. MT. Whitney paid 5000 pounds for weeks attendance. Among other large fees may be mentioned one of l2DOO pounds which, it is said, was offered to a late president of the Royal College of Physicians in London, for visiting a pa tient at Cannes. For the same Journey the late Sir Morell Mackenzie got 1000 guineas; for his attendance on the Elm peror Frederick he received in all l3OOO pounds One of the largest fees on re- cord is that received by Dr. DimsdaIe, on ancestor of the ex-Lord Mayor, for 1noculating Catherine IT., Empress of Russia. against smallpox in 1762. The fee itself was 10,O00 pounds. but. In ad- hilton, the fortunate physician got 20O0 pounds for travelling expenses, with a life pension of 300 pounds, and many hon OrS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
An Early Circus.

Leaving out of count the great circuses of Rome and Antioch and coming down tn something of modern times Tody Ham ilton tells you that the first circus in England was on a footpath known as Halfpenny Hatch. in the Waterloo road London. There in 1770 Philip Astley's first performance was given. with the aid Of drum. two fifes and one clown. A charge of siXpence was made for the front standing places. There was no building and not even a tent, but merely a ring of ropes and stakes. Primitive as were the arrangements, Astley soon at add to his program conjuring, transpar- encies, waiting and tumbling, with dis plays Of fireworks. In course of time he was able to hire an inclosed ground and erect seats under substantial roof He called the place Astley's Amphitheatre Riding House.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
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Read and Learn How You May Pro
 cure It.

The question of why one man succeeds and another fails, is problem that has puzzled philosophers for centuries. One man attains riches and position, while his neighbor who started with seemingly the same. and better opportunities, exists in poverty and obscurity. No man can win success who is suffering from an IT, ritatin8 and nerve racking disease and the man who has the qualities of success within him, would be quick to recognize this fact and seize the best remedy to eradicate the trouble.
 A person afflicted with a serious case of hemorrhoids or piles is handicapped in the race for power and advancement. It is impossible to concentrate the mental energies when this dreadful trouble is sapping the vital forces. To show how easily this su,cess destroying trouble can be overcome we publish the following letter from prominent Indiana man:
 When l received the former letter and booklet on Piles, their Nature Cause and CUTe,' I was in a critical condition. Ulcers to the number of seven had formed on the inside of the rectum eliminating in a large tuInor on the outside resembling fstUla. l suffered the most excruciaung pain, could get no rest day or night. Af- ter reading the booklet 1 sent to my drug Gist but he happened to be out of Pyra- mid Pile Cure just at that time. How ever, I obteined a part of box from my trother-in-law and began their use. Five pyramids completely cured me pro cured a box later, but have had no ocCa- sion to use them. I nave been waiting to see that the cure was permanent, before writing you of it's success. l believe Pyramid Pile Cure to be the greatest and best pile cure on the market, and ask you to please accept of my grateful thanks for this invaluable remedy. l take great pleasure in recommending it's use to any sufferer along this line. You may use my name if you wish for reference to any one afflicted with this disease ' J. O. Littell. Arthur, Ind.
 You can obtain a free sample Of this wonderful remedy, also the booklet de- scribed above, by writing your name anc address plainly on postal card and mail ing it to the Pyramid Drug Co.,. Marshall Mich, Ned-sun.