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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-09-04
DE TODO UM POGO

Cuando mi amigo D. Jose Canalejas
y Mendez haya le1do esta maflans la
catastrofe del Metropolitano de Paris,
con su centena de cadaveres infama-
dos infados por Ia electricidad, no
habra podido menos de decirse IN fec
tore:
-Bonafoux tenfa razon.
Ten1a razon Bopafoux en- decir q D.
Jose, cuantas veces lie invite entrar
en- ell metro:
--Estoy resuelto ir con usted, que
rido don Jose, todas parties. Pero no
habiendo. como no hay, necesidad alb
Soluta de entrar en- ese metre, que va
incendiarse uno de estos dias, creo que
podemoS tomar otra via de comuica-
ci6n.
Don Jose sonrefa... agregaba:
-Sabe usted que he hecho dieciseis
travesfas del Atlantico; que a bordo del
Oaxaca, y en- las cercanfas del banco de
Terranova, pase I'm temporal feroz; que
sabiendo que habia otro temporal fero2
en- el canal de Ia Mancha, por 10 cual
d. Nicolas EStevanez me teIegrafi6 de
Paris a Asnieres, que Inc fijase en- ell
NAL es.ado del tempo, y Luis Canale-
jas me telegrafio de Madrid que aplaza-
ra ell proyectado vile, pase Ell canal
porque me esperaban a la otra orilla los
obreros que habfan de enterarme de
que iba a estallar una hue1ga general
en- Barcelona, y que mis- amigos Tarri-
da, Malatesta, Baldomero Oller, Manu-
bens y otros dieron por perdido el va
por en- que hice tan ~temerario-y tor
mentoso viaje.
Pero al final del Metrupolitano nc
NOS espers NADIA importante, y csc Me-
|tropolitano, hecho a Ia ligera, como
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-09-04
PARIS
EXPERIMENT. E atrevido

Llama extraordinariamente la aten-
cion en- el mundo cienti6co parisien Ia
manera en- que Oswaldo de Faria, joven
braslefIo de I6 afIos, esta resolviendo
problemas de electrici(1ad que confunden
4 peritos en- dicha materia. Ha inven-
tado un regulator que permite la trans
formation de corrientes para regular
la luz con facilidad sencillez increi-
bles. Hace dias Sc reunieron en- cl
salon de recibo de la madre de! mu-
chacho el ministro del Brasil en- Paris
y varios cientffcos y especialistas en-
electricidad y quedaron at6nitos con 10
que vieron. Un aparato Faria, utilizan-
do la corriente del sector de los Cam
pos EliSeos, produjo una luz fila hizo
funcionar TN motor con cuatro caballos
de frer2a, una bovina que dio una
chispa de S. cent1metros y cargo acu
muladores con suma rapidez.
Sc ha hecho frente Brest I'm ex2e-
rimento tan original como atrevido.
Deseando el ministro de Marina, M.
Pelletsn, cerciorarse practicamente de
81 las barbetaS de I'm acorazado tenian
la resistencia que los tecnicos preten-
dian, y ofrecfan protection los arti =
lleros que dentro estuviesen, hizo poner
Ell acorazado "Suffren' de blanco para
los cafiOnes del acorazado "Massena"
dos de los mejores buques de la escua-
dra francesa. Toda la dotacion del
"Suffren" estaba a bordo, pero en- las
barbetas no habia sino carneros. Hi
cieronse cuatro disparos con bala de
3o.5 cent1netros de calibre (I2 pulga-
das), dos para ajustar la punterfa y dos
que dieron en- medic del blanco, 4 80
metros de distancia. A simple vista
parecia como que las barbetas resistie-
ran victoriosamente a los disparos. Ell
:. Suffren " desplaza 1928 toneladas,
desarrolla I6,5oc caballos de fuerza, y
fue lanzado al aqua en- Brest en- 1890.
Su costo Sc aproxino a seis millones
de pesos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-09-04

La dana a quien
Sc rehere nuestro
grabado, esposa del
famoso Millionaire
hebreo Baron Hirsh.
fue, 10 mismo que su
esposO, considerable
como uno de los pro-
totipos de la flan-
tropia. De la fortu-
ma colossal de ese
matrimonio sc dedi-
Caron Sumas inmen-
sas al adelanto de la
humanidad en- for
ma de colegios, ms
tituciones de benetl-
cencia. ETC., ETC., en-
muchas parties del
mundo.
La Baronesa mu-
rio hace alg1n ITEM
po, cuando pensaba
dedicar sumas muy
grandes a la realiza-
ci6n de ese deseo de
ese deseo de todos
los iudios: la compra
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-09-04

totipo de la flantropia en- estos
tiempos, y en- este concepto, tan
to a el como a s1 esposa Sc han
erigido monumentos en- muchas
de las principals ciudades del
mundo.
Nuestros lectores recordaran
que de la testamentaria del emil
nente fllantropo, mas de Glen mi
llones de pesos Sc dedicaron a
obras de carload, tanto en- Euro
pa como en- America, V que esos
beneflcios no estan restringidos
por diferencias de secta, de raza
8 de color.
El Baron austriaco de naci-
miento, y aunque murio hace va
algunos amos, vive en- sus obras
Y en- los corazones de millares de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-09-04
En- RwSia
Energia feEslenina

Las mujeres de San Petersburg han
obtenldo una pequefla victoria.
Reunidas las alumnas de las escue-
las pdblicas fueron autorizadas para no
pagar mas que medic asiento, sea cual-
quiera su edad, en- los vapores que sur
can el Neva y sus numerosos canales.
Elias habian venido pldiendo este
desde hace mucho tempo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-09-04
Un case notable

En- el hospital de Brooklyn (Estados
Unldos) el doctor Figueria ha operado
a I'm entermo que padecia un tu1nor ce.
rebral, levantandole una parte de la b6-
veda craneal y extrayenoole junto con
cef4lica. ega~ '''' -
al siguiente dfa, la paralisis habfa
desaparecido,. y el paciente empezaba 4
recobrar la vision.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-09-04

queS de guerra y Sc atendera a los con-
densadores del "Pelayo y Carlos ""
En- la Carraca Sc ira dando trabaio
a los obreros seg1n Sc vayan reuniendo
materiales en- los tallereS.
En- los arsenales del Ferrol Carta-
gena Sc dara ocupacion q 600 obreros
que habrfa que despedir de no hacerse
las reparaciones de los buques de que
IRA que indicamos.
Estos estar4n liStos para navegar el
dfa primero de Enero, en- que comen-
cara regir ell nuevo presupuesto.
Tales son los propositos del ninistro
de Marina.
No Sc puede negar. fuera iniusticia
negar que los planes de Villaverde en-
su esencia, en- su conjunto, son buenos.
Todo ell secreto de nuestrs Situaciol
tinanclera eStriba en- ESQ, en- adquirir
orc en- desmonetizar la plata.
Mientras no Sc consiga 10 primero
sera in1til pensar en- ir saliendo del
arranco presente. Y la cosa no tiene
el merito siquiera de la novedad: di-
vulgado Sc halla hace tempo en- todas
las gacetas nacionales extranjeras.
No habra economista en- ell mundo que
no nos haya aconsejado proceder de
csa suerte. En- multitud de discursos
sc ha dicho y repetido.
Pero salvar nuestra situacion fnan-
clera no es todo el problema de Espafia
en- ST. aspecto econonlico y en- los demas
.gravisimos aspectos. Es ell principle,
es entrar en- ell buen camino, y queda
despues tanto por hacel! Aun dentro
de los proyectos del sefior Villaverde
todo ell toque de su exlto 6 de su fraca-
so consiste en- la manera como Sc ex-
pliquen, en- la severidad con que Sc
acuda al procedimiento de los empress
titos, en- Ia acertada 6 erronea conduc-
ia con que Sc proceda. Pueden salvar-
nos y pueden matarnos, realizar nuestro
credito y hundirlo FOR complete.
AK
Victima de rapida dolencia ha dejado
de existir en- Madrid Ia muy ilustre
se1ora dofia Amelia Dupuy de LONE
~ Paul1n de Chulvi muy apreciada en- :
tire la aristocracia valenciana la ma
drilefla por sus bellas condolences per-
sonales.
El cadaver sera trasladado s Valen
cia, para recibir sepu.tura en- el pan
teon de familia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-09-04
MILLIONAIRE JUDO
UN FILANTROPO


Los hombres de todos los credo consideran amoso
mario hebreo imo etrao aqu e
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-09-04

III asunto de Marinn-El general Bertnger-La Jun-
ta de escuadra-Un ninO suicida-EI credito de
MarinM-Buques de servciO-Cosas que hace
faIta-LOs planes dc Villaverde-La sehora Du-
puy de Lsme.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
TURN ON THE LIGHTS SAYS kaR KELLEY

street is one of these legacies; Edward street is another; Fourth and Fifth streets belong in the same list and 1t is a notorious fact that the opening of a street through the Bough- ton property to Lounsbury street can rightfully be charged to the same cause. The people who built homes in that district did so with the understanding that Louns- bury street from South View street to South Main street would be accepted
 by the city in time and made accessE
 ble for teaming, but in this they were disappointed and the city had to come
 to the rescue after a clubbing match
 lasting eight or ten years Nobody pre-
 tends he sees what is going on when
 the preliminary steps to these expenses
 are being taken, but strange to say
 those who profted most by the trans-
 actloIs are the ones who make
 the biggest howl about them when they have reached a stage
 Where the city is actually obliged to step In and do something.
 But it is plain that there is 3 little grain of politics. in all this talk. Fault IS being found with day work and a kick is being made over the cost Of what is being done by contract. IT there IS ground for this the aldermen did wise thing last fall when they trimmed the. board of public works So, close that it could not do much by f,ha day or by contract
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
THE WIG,WlAlM CLAMBAKE.
Money is Scarce and Festivities Must
 Be Abandoned.

Several people want to know when the city will hold it's annual outing to the Wigwam reservoir. So far as can be learned no action has been taken on that matter this year and it is very doubtful if there will be. While the walking is good the distance is too far and as the city cannot afford to hire modes of convey ance to say nothing of pro- viding the feast it is safe to say that no such outing will be held this sea- son. It was inaugurated by the re- publican party and became so popular with everybody that their successors were obliged to continue it for time. To have done anything else would have caused a tumult and even now after making an effort to let it die gradually many are very angry about it and feel that no matter what came short enough should be laid aside for the annual municipal merry making. There are too many things to look af- ter now and besides the officials are getting handled so roughly they have not the ambition to take part in out door sports. With jail sentences star ing them i'll the face it is not to be ex- pected that they would be found doing stunts at the Branch for the sake Of keeping a custom Up which should never hssS@ been tolerated.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
ANOTHER UPTON STORY.
Sir Thomas Says It Came From
 Visitors to the Erin.

He Denies Once Again and in Elm
 phatic TermsNo Friction Between
 Officers on Shamrock-If He Raced
 Again Next Year He Would Entrust
 His Yacht to Captain Wringe
 New York, Sept 2.-Persistent ru- mors were abroad last night and this morning that Sir Thomas Lipton had made two important assertions:
 First-That if lhere was any chance for Shamrock III to win he would de- pose Captain Wringe and put the yacht under control of Mate Bevis, and, sec ond, that Shamrock was found too long after her speed trials and that in bringing her up to the proper measure ments she had been stripped so much as to lose her speed.
 Sir Thomas was told of these ru- mors this morning and he said with unmistakeable emphasis:
 N"I am going to reiterate most strongly what have said repeatedly. I have no criticism to make of Captain Wringe. He has done his best for me. If I should build another boat and come over here again the captain of it would be MT WriSge. and let that be his commendation. These stories came from people who visit me on the Erin and make their own criticisms. If don't dissent they go away and say that I practically assent to the view they themselves have asserted.
 s'Now, as to she second rumor, I will not deny 1t. 1t is not worth de- nying. The Shamrock was built for me in good faith, fully as much so as was the Reliance for Mir Iselin. Up to the time of the first race I thought, and others thought with me, including many experts, that have a fine boat; Reliance is better. I could not know that before the race, or else why race? have perfect faith in my designer, my captain and my crew and we have ali done and are still doing our best. I hope this may settle this vexatious controversy Of course I cannot stop criticism, but do wish that adverse criticism of the fellow workers and my boat made by outsiders would not be credited to me because stand by and do not make vociferous dissent"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
FIRE LADDIEs ON PARADE.
southington is Enjoying D Big Celebra-
 ton To-Day.

ton To-Day.
 Southington, Sept 2.-Nearly ten thousand visitors gathered here to-day to witness the inspection and parade of the local fire department which was participated in by about thirty visiting fire companies from all parts of the state. The visiting fire companies numbered about 1,500 men, some ac- companied by apparatus, while nearly every company had it's own band or drum corps. The town was in gala attire to welcome it's guests and the local. hotels and restaurants were hard pressed to serve them.
 The visiting firemen were escorted by members of the local companies as- signed for the occasion, to the rendez- vous for the day, large lot on Berlin avenue, where three large tents had been erected, while hundreds of towns people gathered at the railroad station to greet the visitors. At 12:30 tables were laid in the tents and the firemen were served with dinner, Southington young women acting as walters.
 Four strokes of the fire alarm bells at 1:3O D. m. gave the signal for the start of the big parade which had formed on Berlin avenue under the di- rection of Grand Marshal Albert N. Cheney and 20 mounted aides. The line of march was laid through the principal streets in town and past the central green where fire commission CTS, town and borough officials and their guests reviewed the men.
 Among the companies were the ZeaIot hook and ladder company of Bristol; Citizens engine. hook and ladr der company of Seymour WestviEle hook and ladder company. Simpson hook and ladder company and Hubbard hose company of Walling- ford; West Haven. Hook and ladder company, and five companies from the local department.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
ENLBlAENTS ARE SLOW
Only Four Acceptanees During
 the Week s

And Only Two of Those Were Enlist
 ed-The Head Officers Have Gone to
 Poughkeepsie to Stay Until satur-
 day. ...-.
 Waterbury is not a very good field in which to enlist recruits for the United States navy. So has re- cru1ting party for the navy, which ar rived in this city on last Monday, found out, During three days the ap- plicants were very few. Only four men were accepted and of these only two have been enlisted. So discour- aged have the officers of the party be- come that they left this afternoon for Poughkeepsie, where there is a Sub office. It was the original intention to have the statio> in this city the main one this week, but business has been so dull here that the sub-otice ill Poughkeepsie has practically been made the main one. The officers will not return to this city until Saturday, when they will remain few hours. Saturday afternoon they depart for Hartford, where a recruiting station < will be established for two weeks. Fl. B. Meyers, apprentice, has been left in charge of the local office in the G. A. R. block and he will be only too willing to give any information about the navy desired by persons who wish to enlist. Mr Meyers said, when asked why the officers had gone to Poughkeepsie for the remainder of the week: Ut was the intention of the of fcers to visit the sub-station at Poughkeepsde on Thursday and Friday of this week. but business was so bum here that they decided to spend the remainder of the week there The officers will return here on Saturday and if there are applicants, they can then be enlisted. Mo- can't give you the names of the four persons accept ed or the two enlisted. We used to give. out the names of the men ac- cepted but not sworn in. but after the news appeared the men got cold feet and didn't appear to be sworn in.
 II wish you would state that the re- port that the navy is 8 good place for incorrigible youths is not so. We don't want them, We generally re- quire applicants to furnish recon mendations from their employers as to their character and we also visit the chief of police to find out if they have any police record. No. the navy does not want such men. Once in while, however, one or two such characters may slip in, but they are not desired"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
COTTON CROP TOTALS.
They Show an Increase Over That or
 Last Year.

They Show an Increase Over Ihat oI
 Last Year.
 New Orleans, Sept 2.-The totals of Secretary Hester's annual report of the cotton crop. of the United States were promulgated yesterday. They shov- receipts of cotton at all United States ports for the year, 7,724,104, against T. 679. .29O last year; overland to northern mills and Canada, 1,083,3S3, against l, ,1O3, ,953; southern consumption, taken direct from the interior of the cotton belt, 1,92O,O72, against 1897 ,437, max ing the cotton crop of the -Unlted States for 19O2-O3 amount to 1O,727,oo9 bales, against 1O,6SO, $50 bales last year, and 1O,3S3, APP the year before. The report shows that cotton mills, in cluding woolen mills that have used cotton, have consumed total of z,- GOO. .729 bales, but of this SO,6o7 were taken from ports and included 1n port receipts This shows that the mills or inc south have used up 62, 75S bales more than during 1901-02 and 397,79S more than during 1900-O1,
 Secretary Hester reports the exports for the year as follows: To Great Britain 2,S51. .529. against 3,03o,491. a decrease of 1S3 ,969; to France, 785,679. against 745,969, an increase of 39.1IO; to continental European ports, 3,O39,- 95S. against 2,s59.844. an increase of fS0 .614: 10 British North America 123,- SIT. against 122, ,261, an increase ofs1, 416: the total exports foreign. including British North America amounting to (, 6,s00.s43. against 6, ,763, ,o71, an increase of 37,772. He states that Japan and China took of the past crop 135,40S sbales, against 16a, PAS: decrease of 22 23E ys .* .e.s es e.N
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
ORDERS TO STATE TROOPS.

Denver, Col, Sept 2.-Adjutant Gen neral Sherman Bell is quoted as saying that orders have been issued for the state troops to hold themselves 1n readiness to turn out at a moments notice should the strike situation In the Cripple Creek district demand their presence. The mine owners assocfa- ton of the cripple creek district has offered rewards for the conviction Of the persons guilty of the assaults yes terday and also for the arrest and conviction of the men who burned the shaft house of the Sunset Eclipse mine recently
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
PROWLER CAUGHT AT SYCAMORE HILL
NO MORE FOOTBALL TACTICS.
Professors of Dancing Lay Down a
 New Set of Rules.

EIOlCSSOIS OI A0ASAA5 A>@J NS'
 New Set of Rules.
 New York, Sept 2.-Football tactics on the ballroom floor must stop. No more ''Yale glides'' or Harvard dips" or distorted attempts to tread a meas ure in two-four time when the music calls for three beats in bar
 Such is the ultinatum of the Amer ican society of professors of dancing, now in session here. War has been declared by the professors on what they call the invasion of their special field by college students. The danc- ing of the two-step to waltz time and the grotesque positions assumed by the dancers are evils attributed to the college fads that have vitiated the public taste ,
 s'Some of these students" said a professor from Terre Haute, Ind, ''in- vent a series of simian contortions and football tactics and give it a col Iege name, the public thinking it is all right because the college men do it.
 .sNow, we want to stop all this and bring dancing back to the old style of graceful carriage that enabled the dancers to express the beauty of mo- tion to music.
 "A majority of people now seem to dance two-step to waltz music. This is not right. The two-step is easier to teach, as it is in common time, and dancing 1t to waltz music is not a cor rect movement
 Attention was also drawn to the ne glect in the large cities of the old square dances, which are still being taught in the smaller centers.
 Delegates are attending the conven- tion from all leading cities of the United States.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
BOTH ARE DEAD.

New York, Sept 2.-Henry F. Ed son, 30 years old. living in West 92d street shot and killed Mrs Fannie Pull ten. B years old of West End avenue to-day and then shot and killed him. self. The shooting occurred at Ed sons residence.
 The murderer and suicide was the son of of. former Mayor Franklin Ed son and brother of Dr Cyrus Edson. He is said to have been insanely jeal- ous of the woman and wanted her to go away with him. The shooting oc- cured in the presence of Dr David O. Edson the rnurderer's brother his wife Mrs Henry n Edson, and baggage
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
ANOTHER DIsAPPO OINTMENT.
The Cup Racers Were Unable to Get a
 Start To-Day.

New York. Sept 2.-There seemed to be less chance at dawn to-day for a race between Reliance and sham rock III tLan c.3s:ny day since t1aA yachts first met off Sandy Hook two weeks ago tomorrow The air was absolutely without life and dull haze :overshadowed the course. The fog was so thick that objects twenty feet away could not be seen. When the crews tunbled out of their hunks it was to enveiop themselves in a shro11d of nasty gray mist that, be- sides plotting out the surrounding landscape, settled itself in thick Inois- ture over deck and spars. Neverthe- less they began to prepare the boats for possible fray, should there sud- denly emerge from the gray of the morning breeze fit for racing.
 Towards o'clock the sun cleared away enough of the mist to give the observers on shore a view of the yachts half a mile away.
 At the same hour there was a slight increase in the wind and slight shift. It get over to the north and then moved slightly east to point from which the big squall came the other day. 1t increased to three miles, but blew ftfully and not steadily enough to clear the atmosphere. Both the boat owners expressed themselves as skeptical of any results during the day, but MT 1selin pointed out that they had until 1 o'clock to whistle for a breeze. The racers were all ready at 9:1O to take a tow out to the start ing point, but did not begin to move, waiting to see if the committee boat would stop on it's way down.
 Shortly after 9 o'clock with no con- mittee boat in sight, Reliance took a line from her tender and started out of the Hook for the lightship, and the Shamrock took q line from the Cruiser a few minutes later.
 Ten minutes after the two yachts rounded the sandy point of the Hook they were lost to view in the mist.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
DEAF afUTEs QUARREL.
Argument Was in Writing-=A Shoot
 l yTwI,o,, UsofIo~roI

Argument Was in Writing-=A Shoot
 ing Then Followed. .
 Chicago, Sept 2.-William sepes, a deaf mute, had a quarrel in written conversation with his wife last night, and at it's climax shot her five times, infiicting wounds from which she probably will die
 When the police arrived Sepes at tempted to escape, and while climbing on the roof of his house was dragged back by detectives. He pointed his revolver in their faces and pulled the trigger. but all the bullets had been discharged at his wife.
 In the house the police found rough ly written notes which had made up the conversation of the deaf man and his wife and which apparently had led to the attempted murder