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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19
Cosas del d1a

Estos desordenes provinieron de
rifIas q exception de dos 3 tres casos,
no ocetrrieron dseslaaat0s con fines poll
ticos.
Una veg lefdos estos desaciertos, no
hay que preguntar quien sea Mr. Ballard
hasta inducen. Greer que bajo ese
nombre Sc. oculte un republican, fu-
rioso.
Y que Mr.. Ballard, 81 realmente es del
Norte, positivamente comulga con nues-
tros adyersarios, es decir con los que
celebran sns embustes aprueban sus
barbaridades.
iQue & exception de dos 8 tres ca
SOS, no ocurrieron asesinatos con fines
polfticos. -!
5Y fines polfticos no fueron, Mr..
Ballard, los que pusieron Ell revolver y
la estaca en- manos de las turbas, para
agredir & los federales intimidar q los
pobres campesinos con ell fin de que nj
Sc inscribiesen nj votasen. "a
iQue candido es Mr.. Ballard ). !!
<En ninguna parte de los Estados
Unidos-sigue ell Mister-existe una
prensa que haya insultado con mayor
franqueza & Nc. Kinley, al secretario
Root, al general Davis...... ETC., etc.,
iQue descarol
Aquf no Sc ha insultado nadie; 10
que ST Sc ha hecho es protestar con YER
~g1enza y energfa contra todos los veja-
menes & imposiciones de un pueblo que
Sc nos vendio por libre Y humanitario,
cuando en- realidad, hasta ahora no ha
hecho otra cosa que dividir la familia
puertorriquefa, con ell fin de poder me-
jor expIotar nuestra buena fe Y saciar ell
apetito desordenado de unos cuantos
aventureros.
He aquf la digna actitud de nuestra
prensa, que Mr.. Ballard traduce por in
sultos.
Pero Mr.. Ballard es un tipo aquien
n6 debe hacerse case.
Mr. Ballard debe estar bilioso.
iPobre Mr., Ballard!
GINESILLo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19
Ultimos cables
CANAL DE PANAMt


Ell Senado ha ratificado ol -.
de construction del Canal de Pan.aead
Triunf6 por una gran mavor;a
73 CONTRA 5
73 senadores votaron 4 favo-
rectificaci6n del tratado en- contrs &c IA
ACTIvIDAD
Ell Gobierno imprimira & los +,.l
JOS del Canal mayor actividad. qua
PRIMER PAGo
Ell Gobierno venezolano ha noo.,
ell primer plazo de su deGda & las rSsaoo notaa
cias.
URUGUAY
Ha estallado en- Uruguay ma g..
midable revolucion. Fuerzas dol Ca -,
bierno han salido batir & los rehold".
Mr.. HARLAN
Ell 80 de Abril sera aceptada |. !;
mission que presenta de su cargo do A..
torney General de Puerto Rico 81 H.
norable Mr.. Harlan.
,AGRADECIMIENTO REAL.
FL Rey de Sajonia ha publicado m
real decreto, agradeciendo al pueblo L.
parte que ha tornado en- los disgustos do
la Corte de Sajonia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19

Mister Walter j. Ballard es ell hom-
bre mas guapo que yo he conocido.
Oigan ustedes SO quedaran chi
quititos.
Mr.. Ballard contesta un <hombre
aqraviado1 (asf le titula eD que. desde
las columnas del <Tribune> dice la ver-
dad monda v lironda, es decir, que en-
Puerto Rico no hay prosperidad nj cosa
que Sc lie parezca.
Y he aquf como SO despepita
Asegura que, realmente existe Ia
pobreza entire los agricultores pero
que esta sc debe los daflos causadOs por
ell cicl6n de 1899. 80.
7 del clcl6n aca van cuatrO amos.
Y en- cuatro amos, pesar de la
prosperidad que Sc le antoja & Mr.. Ba-
lard, nuestros agricultores no han te-
nido una peseta con que reponer sus
fincas con fincas todo nj un misera-
BILE Banco para buscarlas, con la garan-
tia de sus propiedades.
Y despu6s de cuatro afios, en- los
que muchos terratenientes vieronse obli-
gados picar piedra en- los caminos p1-
blicos, es tanta la prosperidad que.
Que guasa ~. Por no decir !:
Que cinismo
Mr.. Ballard trotea despues por
nuestras carreteras v asegura que <Es-
pafa solo construy6 una dos Was en-. la
isla.2
Esto, dicho asf por Mr. Ballard y
lefdo por los americanos que no conocen
ell pals, tai vez puede aparecer ciertp;
pero no para los que Sc tomen ell traba-
10 de averiguar los caminos existentes
antes de la invasion, caminos que la he
rradura de Mr. Ballard no ha danado
todavia.
Y para que Sc yea la clase de .1fehG
que es Mr.. Ballard su desparpajo en-
astntos de information, les copio US
tedes su parrafada al hablar de la <Pro-
tecci6n los derechos naturaless.
<Durante los dos tres meses ante
riores las elecciones recientes, hubo
>algunos disturbios surgidos de repente
6inesperadamente, bajo circumstances
que no pudieron ser previstas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19
A los prOpietdrlos de perl6dl(os

Pr0ximo a trasladarme San Juan,
dOnde pienso montar una agencia de
negOciOs inclusive ell cObr0 de las sus'
criciones periodicos. 10 participo los
propietarios de los periodicos que SO
publican en- la isla, por ST tienen bien
utilizar mis- serviciOs.
Tamhien me ofresco como CORES
ponsal, para enviar diariamente por te'
l6grafo todas las noticias importantes
que circulen por La Capital. Sobre en-
tendido. que ell pago de telegramas CO.
rresponde a las empresas periodisticas
que me hubieran autorizado para tele-
grafarles.
Suplico la reproduction de estas
lineas todos los periodicos del pals.
anticipandoles las gracias por la aten-
cion.
RAMON H. DELGADo.
Caguas, Mario 1908.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19
Como anda ESQ

Nuestro Agente de Vega Baja don
Fernando Enriquez Carmona, nos es-
cribe que la Tesorerfa general Sc qued6
ell mes pasado con $1.3O8-16 spara Ell pa.
go de Certificates de deuda, hallandose
aquel Municipio con cinco meses q fon.
do.
Els decir que los empleados tendran
que distraerse en- pitar la <Borfnquen'j y
Y que no la piten. n....! Z
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19
De Yabucoa

Por haber fallecido el practicante
de este pueblo don Luis Maria Cintr6n,
ha sido nombrado ell j6ven don Arturo
Frias, que goza de muchas simpatfas allf.
-Ha faIlecido don JESUS Delgado.
Enviamos & su desgraciada familia
el mas sentido p6same por la p6rdida
de tan querido amigo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19
UNA EQUIvOCACI0N

Refriendonos aver al, ,lamentablein-
cidente ocurrido q nuestro apreciable
amigo ell doctor don Juan Jim6nez V
Jimenez Sc nos fu6 ell decir, NAL infor.
mados, que ipmedi0tamentel 10 asistierop
los senores doctores Gimenez Sanjuriov
Manzano. No fue asf: estos caballeros
fueron llamados en- consulta.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19
GINESILLo.

Que en- paz descanse Y que Dio-
premie los buenos sentimientos que tn
vo en- la terra.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19
Enferno

Sc encuentra enfernlo en- Yabucoa
nuestro agente sefIor don Luis r. Casa
nova.
LIE deseamos una pronta mejorfa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19

As excIaman nfnidad de Senoras que entran YER
Senoras, ETC.
no les exrane Los yestidos demagnffco corte de
artlcuos, quedan compIetamene agradecdos.
Las mercanc que trae desaparecendo rapdamente
d otros muchos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-19

Recordad que esare aquf soamente algunos das. Que
pubco depende ell pueda yoyere abrr eabecim
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13
Eminent Domain"

international eminent domain" is a
new self explanatory phrase which has
lately been coined against the possible
call for its use. For centuries the right
of eminent domain has been exercised
by governments-nation state and
municipal. When 1t is necessary for
the welfare OF an entire community TO
open a thoroughfare through private
property the owner OF that property is
requested to sell. IL he sets anything
like reasonable figure on his holdings
he is bought out. the street is opened
and the community Is benefited. Some
times. however. a recalcitrant owner is
met who absolutely refuses to sell on
any terms whatever. In such cases
the community exercises its power of
eminent domain, condemns his proper
ty. pays him what the courts estimate
to be the fair price and opens the
street.
If communities had been in the habit
Of permitting one obstinate man 10
squat obstinately in their paths it is
not too much to say that communities
in anything like their present shape
would have been impossible. Eminent
domain has been necessary for the con
struction of railroads. and without ii
our present railway development would
hax
1t is now suggested that "interna-
tional eminent domain" would be a
useful thing to apply to the isthmus
OF Panama as the only way of getting
the canal. This country, IT is argued.
has offered Colombia generous terms
Sl0,000,OO0 down and a large annual
rental. Colombia has refused because,
like the farmers who have the last field
needed to join two ends of railroad,
II thinks 1t can make any demands and
we must accede. II. then, this country
condemned the isthmus, built the canal
and deposited in foreign bank to Co
lombia's credit Sl0,000,000 in gold as a
fair valuation 1t would be an exercise
OF the right of international eminent
domain" Within six months, it is safe
to predict, the Colombian government,
always hungry for real gold coin, would
draw out the ten millions in gold, thus
ratifying the bargain. OF course no
such thing could exist as an actual in
ternational right of eminent domain,
and such course as is here suggested
would simply mean the seizure by
sheer force of the territory of a weak
nation by a strong one. However, the
end might Justify the means. We need
the isthmian canal, and the world
needs It, IL the Colombian govern
ment insists In blocking the way TO its
construction it is not inconsistent with
human logic that Colombia should be
pushed aside by force If necessary.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13
An Armtsttce In the Leyant,

The withdrawal of the Turkish army
from Macedonia and the reduction of
the Bulgarian army to a peace basis
may reasonably be regarded as the
signal for general armistice in the
Balkans. Winter is approaching, and
it was understood that the revolution
airy bands would suspend operations
with the first snow unless help came
from outside. But the present revolt
remains far more serious than the
sporadic outbreaks of twenty years
past. The bands will winter in the
mountains, only sending home their
weaker members. Meanwhile great
stores of rifles and ammunition will
be accumulated against the spring,
when, failing radical reforms, guerrilla
warfare will begin again in more for
midable guise.
The present apparent cessation of
hostilities, however, does not by any
means imply an end Of the conflict in
the Levant That is irrepressible so
long as present conditions exist. There
Is a conflict Of interests, of ambitions
and Of intentions which is radical and
which apparently is irreconcilable. 1t
can only end with the expulsion Of the
Turk from Europe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13

second burst of applause which echoed
from box TO gallery. A dazzling couple
held the floor before him. Frowning-
ly lie recognized them-Pickaninny
Simpson and her dapper partner, Light
Foot Sam.
lnvoluntarily he shaded his eyes from
the blaze of their coloring. Gorgeous
in pink skirts profusely bespangled,
Pickaninny flourished pink parasol
above splendid hat of the same rich
color as she twirled halfway round,
then twirled back again. persistently
repeating this performance until the
wonder of ii was that her body did not
rebel at the tremendous nature of the
eXertion and separate at the hinge Of
the waist line where it was joined.
Ii Maggie had been greeted with ap-
probation the applause ensuing upon
the accomplishment of this feat was
stupendous. The rafters rang.
The couple sailed triumphantly on,
and the music stopped.
Then the manager, again advancing
announced in stentorian tones that out
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13

If the marine underwriters of Lon
don may be taken as good judges Of
interna tional affairs there is apparent
ly good ground for apprehension over
the outcome of the far eastern situa-
ton. 1t is announced from London
that at Lloyd's, where hitherto an op-
timistic view has been taken of the
controversy between Russia and ia
pan 1t has now been decided to double
insurance rates to the orient covering
all risks i war is declared within
three months. Coupled with this pre-
cautionary move on the part of the ma
rine underwriters there also comes the
news that Russia is negotiating for the
use of number of steamers to run
between Shanghai and Port Arthur,
which is taken to mean that Russia
wishes to obtain an option on num-
Der of merchant vessels that could be
used for transport purposes either with
troops, provisions or munitions of war.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13

pies who came forward from the wings,
bowling TO the judges.
The fourth arrived-Pickaninny, the
blaze of her spangles further augment
ed by the flare OF the footllghts.
The welkin rang Hats were hurled
ceilingward.
She took her place with the rest. and
Maggie. ravishing in the filmy cloud OF
her white apparel. advanced and bow
ed low amid shrieks OF cheering. but
not shrieks of so exaggerated a char
acter as had greeted her rival of the
spangled skirts and parasol.
The music commenced. A girl drift
ed lightly along the stage tlanked by a
partner SO nimble Of limb as 10 seem to
be double jointed. They danced and
whirled and rotated and stood aside.
Two others walked. and 1t came to be
the turn of Pickaninny. Yells of NO.
o." greeted her. With some difficulty
the manager quieted the house, and she
danced
Jasper was filled with dismay as he
saw the grace of her former antics
multiplied manifold. She twisted back
ward. this way and that and sidewise,
the whirl of her pink parasol serving.
like the paraSol of the rope walker, 10
steady her. Light Foot Sam. now near.
now far, aiding and abetting her to the
threatening of serious detriment TO the
safety Of his spinal column.
Roars enSued The judges changed
color. Evidently in the event the cake
was not given to Pickaninny anything
might be expected mob riots perhaps.
followed in all probability by a lynch
ing or two.
Jasper's heart sank within him. He
gave long drawn sigh as she retired,
and Maggie tilted forward with
bow.
All his soul sprang TO his eyes as he
watched her drift, light as a will-o' She
wiSp, across the glimmer of the faroff
stage, Frog Eyed Pete following aft
er and fling her chocolate arms aloft
in an attitude of supplication.
\ mild murmur of applause resulted.
With diStended orbs Jasper followed
her movements. They could hardly
be called movements. She tloated. She
swan. She rested upon nothing. as it
wcre-in other words, on air.
The excitement of the moment sud
denly rushed TO Jaspers head. Franz
ing his mouth in. two black hands, he
shouted across the breadth of the in.
tervening space:
Maggie, Maggie! Oh, 90 on, Keep
it up, Maggie, For de Lawd's sake,
keep it up"'
Maggie, carried away by sheer &C.
stasy of motion, was keeping ii up.
She drifted. she pirouetted. she lost
herself in the rhythm, the madness and
the whirl
Jasper's distended eyes cleaned. The
dusky hands about his wide mouth
trembled. He shouted again:
Maggie, Maggie Give 'em de toe
turn. Maggie! oh, Maggie, give 'em de
toe turn. De toe turn
Whether or not she heard or by some
species of telepathy the intensity of his
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13
War DeDartment's New Policy

1t is announced that the war depart
put into operation the idea prevalent
in European nations of preparing plans
for the guidance of armies in other
countries in the event of hostilities.
The assertion is made that material
for plans OF military operations in Ger
many. Russia, Manchuria, Colombia,
Venezuela and other countries with
which we have constantly increasing
interests has been secured and is being
prepared for future use. Only recent
ly two regular army officers returned
from Venezuela, where they had been
since June last collecting desired in
formation.
The desira bility of possessiog such
information is apparent If it should be
needed. When it became necessary to
send United States troops TO China dur
ing the outbreak of 1900 this govern
ment found itself lamentably deficient
in information concerning even the
most commonplace details. So meager
indeed was the supply of facts avail
able that General Chaffee sailed from
San Francisco in comparative igno-
rance of what he might expect to en-
counter or of what could be expected
of him. Likewise in the recent war
with Spain, the department found it
self considerably Handicapped through
lack of definite knowledge regarding
the West Indies. 1t Is to be prepared
against such contingencies as these
that the new policy is to be adopted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13
Valuable Government Publications

OF the many and varied publications
issued by the government at Washing
ton none Is more valuable and reada.
BILE than the consular reports published
by the department of commerce and
labor. These reports are issued In
both daily and monthly form and COW
er the principal features Of the com.
merce, manufactures and trade Of the
various countries of the world, with
special reference to their business re.
lations to the United States. They are
not as a rule long, formal and dreary,
taken up with tables and statistics, ar.
ranged with special reference to their
use solely by the trades or for file In
the department at Washington, but are
brief free from technicalities and such
as are interesting to the general reader.
The system of collecting such infor-
nation has long been in practice
among the enlightened nations Of the
world, dating back to the best days Of
Rome as the means by which the then
mistress of the world was kept advised
of the progress of affairs in her exten.
sive colonies, through her consular and
proconsular system. The modern con.
sui is a commercial agent only, and
his reports relate solely to commercial
subjects, with no reference to the po-
litical condition of the countries to
which he is assigned The reports,
therefore, are not burdened with ex.
traneous matter and are as brief as
the nature of the facts stated will ad.
NIT, presenting from time to time a
birdseye view of our business relations
with the civilized world, with valuable
suggestions to the merchants and man
ufacturers of our country as to the best
fields offered for their business. The
work Of the department of commerce
and labor, in this particular at least,
fully justifies its right to existence.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13

There Is reason to believe that Amer
lean apples will find an excellent mar
ket in England this winter. Accord
Ing to the Daily Chronicle, there has
been in the London market great
scarcity Of home grown fruit, the Eng
lish fruit crop, as whole, being the
worst for more than fifty years. AS
result of this scarcity there was an
exceptionally heavy shipment of fruit
from the continent, including an i'm
mense number of plums from Ger
many, while American apples We're
marketed two months earlier than usu-
al. 1t Is to be presumed that Ameri-
can pears, too, would find ready sale
in England were they placed on the
market there In first class condition.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13
"The Parting Of the Ways"

The bitterness and extent OF Cana.
dH's anger toward the mother country
over the outcome OF the Alaskan bound
AIRY negotiations are apparent in the
expressions of representative Canadian
newspapers of all political parties.
Some OF them go so far as TO declare
that the existing relations between the
Dominion and Great Britain cannot eS-
ist much longer and that they are now
very near to the parting of the ways.
In the course OF an unusually outspo-
boundary award the Halifax Chronicle,
the leading newspaper supporter in
the maritime provinces of the Liberal
party, expresses what II claims TO be
unanimous dissatisfaction of Cana
dams at the action of the British gov
ernment in the matter The paper
saws: -
This Alaskan episode has made II clear
that our existing Relation TO the empire
cannot be continued much longer. We are
even now at the parting Of the ways. Our
subordinate position has been so clearly
and so humiliatingly revealed that 1t must
speedily become utterly uncomfortable.
The Chronicle adds that there are
now only two courses open for Canada
complete legislative independence
within the empire. acknowledging the
sovereignty OF the king of England
alone, or the status of an independent
nation. The paper says there is much
TO commend the latter step, in particu-
lar because it would free Canada from
with the United States on account of
its European connection and at the
same time would secure for the Do
minlon the benefit of the protection Of
the Monroe doctrine.
There seems to be no good reason
why Canada should not break away
from the mother country and govern
herself If she so desires. as did this
country more than century ago. In
point of population, natural resources
and accumulated wealth the Dominion
is sufficiently well equipped to become
an independent nation. So far as this
country is concerned no valid objection
could be raised While we might pre-
fer to have Canada voluntarily an
nexed to the United States, we could
not do otherwise than welcome Our
Lady of the Shows" to the sisterhood
of rpnuhlirS of tha western hpmiSDhprp
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13
NO.. u


While the people OF the United States
are interested In the result Of the dip
lomatic negotiations between France
and Great Britain by which the dis
putes OF these nations are TO be sub
United to The Hague tribunal for sd.
justment IL would have been more
gratifying II We could have been first
in the making Of such a treaty. We
Pauncefote convention OF 1897 had not
been defeated In the senate by the mar
row margin of five votes. Ii ought TO
have been approved, particularly after
It was amended to suit some anxious
souls who saw peril in an act OF peace,
Cancellation and good will. Those who
drew that treaty labored under the dis
advantage that The Hague tribunal
was not in existence. The Olney-
Pauncefote treaty was numbered with
provisions for the arbitration tribunal
itself. and this led TO the most serious
differences that existed in this country
over the instrument.
The Anglo French treaty accepts The
Hague tribunal and provides for mu-
tual agreement on the points to be
submitted and the issues excepted
from arbitration substantially upon
the same lines as the proposed Olney.
Pauncefote treaty. The Anglo-French
agreement provides:
Differences OF judicial order or such as
relate to the Interpretation Of treaties ex-
listing between the two contracting par
ties shall be submitted on condition. how
ever, that they do not involve either vital
interests or the independence or honor OF
the two contracting states and that they
do not AFFECT the interests of third power
While we cannot take to ourselves
credit for being the first to negotiate
permanent international arbitration
treaty, we have reason for graduation
in the part we have taken In this di-
rection. The United States was the
first power to give adhesion to The
Hague convention and the first to have
a dispute brought before that tribunal.
1t was also through our suggestion and
insistence that the Venezuela cases
were submitted to the high court Of The
Hague. where they will no doubt be
amicably adjusted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-13

In connection with the varying re.
ports of war between Russia and Ja'
pan it may be interesting to note that
imports into Japan from the United
States for the first time exceed those
from the United Kingdom. In the six
months ended with June, 1903, the Inn
ports into Japan from the United
States were 24,950, ,493 yen $12, ,425 ,346
against 23,sO3,656 yen $11,S54,21D
from the United Kingdom. In 1881 the
United States furnished less than 6 per
cent of the imports into Japan, and the
United Kingdom furnished over 81 per
cent. In 1902 the United States fur
nished 17.9 per cent Of the total i'm
ports and the United Kingdom 1S.5
per cent, while in the six months end
ed with June, 1903, the United States
supplied Is per cent Of the imports
into Japan and the United Kingdom
14.3 per cent.