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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-10

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-10
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-15
La prOsperidad
de Puerto-Rico
DATOS FIOCIIENTEe
DATOS ELOCUENTES

Aver insertamos los datOs one
un competente agricultor envi5ra
al Departamento del interior 60.
bre la triste situacion porque esta
atravesando nuestra agriculture.
AQuellos datos son irrefuta.
bles: es el mayor mantfs Que Sc
puede dar d los que van propapan.
do pOr Ia naci6n americana "a
PRosPERIDAD de Puerto Rico.
Varias yeces 10 hemos dicho =
hoy 10 repetimos: no puede luz.
garse de la prosperidad de un pals.
desde ell punto de vista del Teso-
TO. POr 81 cOntrario, la mayor de
las veces ocurre que mientras mas
repletas Sc hallan las areas del Te-
soro, mas esquilmado sc encuentra
81 pals.
Los mayores cultivos de Puer-
to-Rico; los que constituyen 8 han
constituidO hasta hoy la principal
fuante de riqueza en- esta isla., han
sido FL cafe, Ell tabaco y el azlicar:
Y 81 esOs frutos Sc haIlan POGO ne
nos que en- la ruina, nadie Sc ex-
plicara que este pals pueda estar
pr6sperO, cuandO una crisis econ0-
mica terrible 10 aniquila Y depau-
pera.
Los plantadOres de cafe-ya
10 dice el se1or Alvarado-tienen
que limitarse a acondicionar pe-
queTas parties de sus propiedades.
dejando las Otras ABANDoNADAs.
siendo muchos los que, aver pro-
pietarios, tienen hoy que dedicarse
a GANAR PERsONALMENTE Ell sUsTEN-
TO DE sUs FAMILIAs.
Los plantadores de tabaco, me-
nos agobiados que los del cafe,
aumentaron este aflo sus siembras,
para encOntrarse con que nadie
quiere cOmprarlO, porque hoy @no
tenemOs mercado para dicho fru-
tO.S
Def6ndense adn en- mejores
condiciones los plantadores de la
cana; pero 6stos y6nse amenaza-
dos, no solo por las grandes tone
ladas de azdcar que introducen en-
Estados-U -Unidos, Cuba y Hawaii,
sino pOr la inmensa production de
los remOlacherOs americanos, que
cada dia hacen mayor competencia
al producto de la cana. Y cuando
el quintal de az1car lleguea a pagar-
80 EN- Estados-Uni como es de
temerse, a $3.50 Y a 2-25, tambi6n
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-15

ese fruto, que hoy tiene alguna
vida, caminara hacia La ruina.
7 ante esa perspectiva do1oro-
sa ;Que hace ell gobierno! ;Qu6
hacen las Camaras insulares! Pro
clamar que estamos prosperos Y
que nadamos en- Ia abundancia.
En- cuanto d las Camaras, no
han sido Otro cosa que instrumen-
tOs ciegos de IN gobierno, que tan
ignOrante Sc muestra de nuestra
verdadera situaci6n economical.
Elias han podido hacer mucho
en- pro de nuestra riqueza agr1co-
la, pero compuestas en- su mayor1a
de ociosOs, desOcupadOs, insolvon-
tes Y aspirantes q puestos burocra-
ticos, forman una legion servil.
compacta Y disciplinada, que el
gobierno maneja d su capricho.
La polftica republican, excluyo de
las Camaras q los hombres mas
capaces del pals. I pensadOres,
periodistas, hacendadOs, agrono-
mos Y comerciantes de mucho me-
rito, fUeron aplastados por ell mon
ton an0nimo de las nulidades Y las
mediocricidades. De ese modo las
Camaras, que son los verdaderOs
instrumentos de un buen gobier-
no, han caido en- manos de los
ng671O8 capaces, de los m1671OS pre-
visores, de los n67a08 sOlventes.
7 una vez mas Sc ha confirma-
do Ell dicho del filosOfO griegO:
&Cuando los buenOs ciudadanOs
Sc retraen, sus puestOs los Ocupan
los malOs.> Y los pOl1ticOs de pro-
fesion, los burocratas, los 1nsol-
ventes, Sc apoderaron del campo,
Y ahf estan, en- manos del gobier-
no, a guisa de terribles instrument
tos, dando mandobles a diestro Y
siniestro contra la rig queza pdblica. .
Mientras Ell pals puertOrrlque-
no, 10 mismo republicanOs que fe-
derales, no Sc convenZa que en- esas
Camaras sobran m6dicos y ab0ga-
dos. Y hacen falta agricultores,
Y comerciantes, no ha-
bra salvacion para IN pals como |
Ell nuestrO, eminentemente agr1cO- |
La Y comercial.
De 10 contrario, esos instru-
ciegos del gobierno, elegi- |
dos por eL a9dfdEbet58D10, consti-
tuiran una amenaza cOnstante pa
ia las fuentes de nuestra vida eco
monica.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-15

reducidos que nopueden stender por inf
nidad de CIRCUMSTANCES al suministro de
medicinas, acordaron agremiarse para
establecer un fondo con dicho fin, con-
tribuyendo semanalmente cada cual con
Ia Quota de 10 centavos.
Esta determination parece ser que
ha sido NAL interpretada p0r los referi-
dos hacendados, quienes, contra toda
iusticia, niegan ahora Ell trabajo q los
Que Sc agremi2n, poniendolos en- circuns-
tancias diffciles Y dolorosas.
Los jornaleros que este hacen tie
nen perfectfsimo derecho para agre-
miarse con cualquier fin legal, cuanto
mas con ell de establecer un fondo comf1n
que les sirva de amparo en- cualquler
desgracia enfermedad.
Los hacendados propietarios que
les nieguen ell trabajo por tai motlVo
merecen sgria censura.
81 ellos no quieren ejercer La carl
dad con estos pobres 5psra que prohl-
birles que ellos en- com1n Sc auxilien!
Nosotros esperamos que desaparez-
can tales injusticias J tales recelos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-15
SAN JUAN
NoTAs PoR c0RRE0
Julio

Ell Honorable Attorney General ha
aprobado Ia escritura de fianza personal
constituida para garantir q don Benito
Aponte Jimenez en- Ell desempeno de sus
funciones como Tesorero de Ia Junta de
Cauainos del Dlstrito de Guayama.
Don Arturo Aponte, hiJo,. J don
Manuel Ma Sama, han sido nombrados
tradnctor = typewriter respectivamente
para la traducci6n de las oplnlones de
Ia Corte Supreme de Justicia.
-MeIito, ell simpatico Melito, acaba
de iptroducir las fajas periodicas, que
tan titles son & la hygiene, tiene su esta-
blecimiento surtido como ell que mas y
vende casi regalado.
Ell Ayuntamiento de Manatl ha
elegido & don jose Antonio Tirado para
eI cargo de Juez Municipal Suplente de
dicha localidad, vacante por renuncla
del uue 10 desempefaba.
Ell Lcdo. Francisco Nalleclllo
Mandry ha sido nombrado para sastl-
tuir al Juez de Is Corte de Distrlto de
Hunacao seflor Salvador Fulladosa, en-
varios iuicios que habr6n de tener efec-
toy en- los cuales Sc encuentra impedido
de conocer.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-15
FL bale del DOMINGO

Para Ell bale que Sc piensa celebrar
el Domingo pr6ximo en- los salones del
Union Club de esta ciudad esta contra
tada la Banda de la Policia Insular, cuyo
m6rito pudieron apreciar los que con-
currieron la Ultima fiesta que Sc cele-
bro en- ell referido Centro.
Este pr6ximo bale promote estar
snimadisimo, y como siempre, luciran
en el sus hermosas galas las bellisimas
Cagiefias.
A baiIar, pues.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-15
ESQ ES MUSIC

n, Dos apreciabIes AefIores del ePue-
pic uel Mang6o presentsronse aver en-
esta hedacci6n & darnos cuenta de una
gran lnJusticia que con los obreros de
Aquellas cercanfas est&n cometiendo al
gunos agricnltores y hacendados.
oegdn nos refrieron los citados Sc
nHFes, parece ser que los jornaleros de
49,, en vista De In escasez de los fondos
- 1'aliclpAles del poblado Gle Juncos, tan
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-15
Una vista

Hemos tenido ell gusto de saludar
en- esta Redacci6n al distinguido joven
don Cayetano Frastel Y Morales, de Qua
wanna, sobrino de nuestro buen amigo
don Miguel Morales y Santiago, de esta
poblaci6n.
lie reiteramos nuestro saludo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-15
HUMAGAO
P0R TELEGRAPH
DFNUN(IA CONTRA Ell ALCALDE

(, Acabamos de recibir el siguiente te-
SAsegdrase denunciado. por tres
Iepuohcanos, el Alcalde Octavio Rami-
Tez' N. Por participation en- la muerte de
A lo ooller, en- los sucesos del veintiseis
ue Agosto dltirno.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-03

veterans of that struggle were accord ed service pension Now. thirty-nine years after the civil war. there is TO reason why the soldiers or that War should not be treated with like con- alteration.
 It is estimated that 2 persipn of SIP month Q every old soldier would nos swell the annual expenditure for pen sions beyond $1200O,0OO. in the ire niendCus budget of the United States government. such an expenditure would be trifirs. But should it be much more than $12. eco, GOO the country could well afford the outlay 4 ser vice pension would do much to cut the ground from under the feet of the patriots who are forever bowling about frauds" in the pension business. Thera is rot in all the honorable list of civil war veterans man that is net physically infirm. because of ad- vancing age. The charges of fraud alise from the natural propensity o; the pensioners to attribute their physical ills to causes encoun- tered ''in the line of duty" At this late day all of them are entitled to their pensions. and there should be TO re- qri! zn,ent that they trace their weak ness to events of the war Nor. should the old heroes be subjected to Fhc humiliation Of asking for pension because they are i-l need
 Al ro. distant day every soldier Of the union will be or the pension rolls. and We believe it probable that in an- oth=r ten years the whole country "ill kindly receive the sIIEgesticr: that II would be a proper and gracious thing for Uncle Sam to take care of the surviving veterans Of the southci2 army.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-03
The Service Pension Question.

For many years there has been Dut little agitation Of the service peir-:on question. One reason why so littlc has been heard of it during late years has been the decreasing influence of the old soldier as Q political factor. The old heroes to whom this govern ment owes it's existence today have be- come numerically insignificant in the vast population of the United States. In more than 160O0. eco voters there are fewer than 1,0G0,G00 who wore Uncle Sams blue in the civil war, and worst cf all, the survivors are no longer al aggressive, active element in life's af- fairs. In business and in politics most of them have given way to q younger generation. Consequently. the profes- sional politician whose speeches once were composed chiefly of praise of the cid soldier, now give him scant atten ton.
 Nevertheless. the next session of con- gress will witness a vigorous effort in behalf of a service pension law. It is expected that the coming national en- campmaat of the Grand Army of the Republic will go on record in favor of q pension .Gr every soldier who saw seTvice on tLe side of the union, but the proposition will have it's greatest strength in the fact that it appeals to the popular sense of justice. Thirty nine years after the Mexican war, the
Arizona republican., 1903-08-03
PHoENIx. ARIZONA. AUG. 3. 1sO
As History Might Have Been.

Secretary Moody is optimistic con- corning the future of wireless tel egraphy. He is of the opinion that the navy department will shortly be able to communicate with our warships at any point on the seas, even ii they be across the Atlantic, and he has faith that the complicated, high-mast sys- tenn heretofore used by Marconi will soon give way to a method which will permit the transmission of wireless messages frcrn g telegraph operator :; table
 It is an interesting vista that is thus opened to the i:n2 gination. All that Secretary Moody hopes may not be accomplish right away, but it is a practical certainty that wireless tele- grphy will perform an important func- tion ic the operation of the navy here after With the dreams of Marconi and Tesla already passing into reality it is like recalling the distant past to speculate upon the bearing which wire less telegraphy r:ight have had upon
 
 ago Had there been means then for communicating instantly with Schley s flying squadron, with Sampson's fleet, and with the various scouting vessels that were busy on the sea trying to nose out the whereabouts of Cervera, what a different story would have been told by history, There would have been no occasion for disputes be tween Sampson and Schley. the retro grade, movement Of Schley toward Key West. and all that, would have been avoided.
 Indeed had there been a perfect sys- tenn of wireless communication at thai time the maneuvers Of the fleets would have been entirely different. and it is wholly probable that Cervera wouic have been intercepted before he reach e.i Santiago. In that case. Of course. he r.obably would have been engaged by fewer ships than overwhelmed him in that final catastrophe which de- stroyed the sea power c1 Spain. but IL is impossible to conceive of a different result from any engagement The AIa.rican ships would have been vic torious in any case, but the eV cnts of the war would have been shaped vastly different had Cervera been defeated and captured before he reached the haibor of Santiago. Her navy being gone. Spain would have sued for peace, just as she did after the skirmishinS in front of Santiago by the two arinics In short, it is reasonable to believe that wireless telegraphy would have enabled the United States to defeat Spain on the high seas, and to con cIude Q peace without the necessity oi landing soldiers on Cuban soil.
 And if the army had been deprived of it's glorious part in turning the scale finally against Spain and in liber ating Cuba. what a gap there would be in history as it is now written, Theodore Roosevelt would have had 70 opportunity to become a military hero. Tor to exhihit on a great stage that sLurey common sense which so ap- pealed to lis Ceuntrymen. McHinley's running mate in 1900 very likaly would have been q naval hero. and that maa would be president toGay.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-03
HARD LUCK.

He boiled the water that he drank, By rule he slept and ate: He wore hygenic underclothes To get the bulge on fate. Thus science served him faithfully And made him micrcbe proof. But yesterday he met defeat By falling from q roof
 -Cnicagn Rccurd- d-IICrail.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-03

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know it's pleasures we must go to those who are seeking it; the pains of power are real. it's pleasures aginary.-Charles Caleb Cotton.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-03

Johnuy-Sdy. pa. what is classical music?
 His F7ather-Classical music. my son, is music that you can't whistle, and wouldn't fl you c"uld.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-03

 ngeles and fife Electric y
Arizona republican., 1903-08-03

formed never have been forgotten. He would not find it hard to return to his former circumstances. and that is what some of his friends say he is trying to do.-Denver News.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-03
PowER's PAINS AND PLEASURES

Chicago Rccord-IIcraid.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-03
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ADVERT EASEMENTS

Jly the Arizona public with the names ,s Angeles establishments. The list win
 s::lng the Coast. 1r Jealing with Re ,lican.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-23
AN APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN
III A MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL Is
OvERRULED TOMORROW.
Second Conviction of the Breathitt
County Man for Murder-Prisoner
Ii Remanded to Jail.

CYNTHIANA, Ky. Sept. 22-After a
trial lasting eight days. the jury in the
case of Curtis Jett. charged with the MUIR
der of Town Marshal Thomas Cockrill at
jackson. KY, on July q. 1902, at $40 this
evening rendered a verdict of guilty and
4xed the punishment at death.
The jury retired at 2:A p. m. When the
Jury entered the courtroom after agreeing
on a verdict quiet reigned for few mo-
ments. Jett's mother had gone away earlier
under the impression that verdict would
be reached, and the verdict of death. COM
ing about two hours after the jury was
out, was a surprise 10 every one in the
courtroom. The reading OF the verdict did
not affect Jett, but his brother was very
much distressed. His mouth quivered and
ne slowly turned pale. Just previous TO the
reaching an agreement Judge Osborne,
thinking the jurors would not reach a ver-
dict to-day. sent for them. intending TO call
of the session for the rest of the day. But
the jury sent back word that an agreement
had been reached. and that IL would be
ready to report finding to the court within
five minutes.
Elijah Mckinney served as foreman of the
jury. After the delivery of the verdict TO
the court the jury was polled. The death
sentence was then read to Jett by Clerk It..
j. Robinson. after which he was given over
TO the custody of the deputy sheriffs.
Colonel Banton, Jett's lawyer, Will file
motion for a new trial tomorrow morning.
and II the motion is overruled he will ap-
peal the case TO the Court OF Appeals at
Frankfort Ky.
This has been the second trial of Curtis
.Jest ON. the charge Of murdes<- ~ his,fr S. s.,
trial fer the murder OF J. B. Mardum az
jackson. Ky. Jett and Thomas White were
sentenced 10 life Imprisonment.
Attorney BlGnton stated tonight that he
wifi move for a new trial on Thursday on
the grounds of absent witnesses. absent
counsel and erroneous rulings. Sentence Will
then he passed Jett and his attorney
will be allowed until the November term
20 file his bill OF evidence for the appeal.
BIanton saws Jett has authorized him TO
say that he has nothirg to confess and he
will make no confession.
The Jurors agreed among themselves not
90 divtlge the proceedings in the jury room
One Juror however. stated that for four
ballots eleven jurors voted for the death
penalty and one for life sentence. All
n agreed the fifth ballot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-23
DIR. Herran Has No Advices, and No
Word to State Department Comes
from Minister Beaupre.
IT IS up TO- THE PRESIDENT
HE Is NOW AT LIBERTY TO NEGOTI-
ATE WITH NICARAUGA.
Report Has 1t that Colombia Has a
New Proposition to Make-Other
Phases Of the Situation.

WASHINGTON, Sept 22.-when the
State Department closed to-day at o'clock
it was agreed that the Panama canal
treaty was dead. although eight hours yet
remained within which the Colombian Con-
gress might take affirmative action ON it.
Nothing, however, had been received dur
ing the day either from Minister Beaupre
at Bogota, from Mr.. Herran, the Colom-
bian charge here, which gave the slightest
hope of favorable issue.
a report is current here that the CoIom-
bian Congress in secret session has clothed
President Marroquin with full power to
negotiate a treaty III this report should
turn out TO be true President Marroouin.
who iss counted friend of the treaty. could
proceed untrammeled by the fear of future
reckoning with his Congress
In any event President Roosevelt must
now take the next step. He can elect to
proceed under the Spooner act and take
up the Nicaragua route or he can allow
matters to drift for the present in the hope
that a way may yet be found to straighten
out the present difficulties i'm the path of
the Panama route.
Ii was stated to-day that the confidential
advices which DR.. Herran submitted 10
Secretary Hay a short time ago were TO
the effect that effort was on foot at
Bogota TO harmonic all conflicting inter-
ests there and that this undoubtedly would
be accomplished through compromise
which President Marroquin would be all-
thorized TO negotiate a treaty with the
United States. Ii is believed here that the
new proposition will be submitted at an
early day.
Contrary to his custom during the sum-
mer, acting Secretary Adee of the State
Department, remained in the city tonight
in order 10 be on hand to act promptly on
any informat ton which might come from
Mr.. Beaupre regarding canal matters at
Bogota. Up 10 half-past o'clock, how
ever, nothing had been received. DR.. Her
ran. the Colombian charge. also waited
anxiously for news from his government,
but likewise disappointed.
Colombia. il is known, is anxious TO keen
alive the canal negotiations. What form
her new proposition with that object i'm
view will take il not known i'm Washing
ton. One interesting feature I'm connection
with the legislative situation in Colombia
is the fact that the terms of one-third OF
the members of the Senate, numbering
nine. will expire on the aoth of next july
when the life of the present Congress ends
These nine senators. IL is said are adj
verse To the canal treaty. The hope of the
advocates of the treaty will be to elect sen
ators I'm their places who are favorable 10
the convention. Ii Is expected that the
campaign for the legislatures viii be made
ou this issue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-23
SMALLPOX STAMPED OUT
WASHINGTON FREE FROM DREAD
DISEASE AFTER LONG SIEGE.
Four thousand Persons Have Been
Northumberland of the City Bad
Iy Injured by the Epidemic.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Ind, Sept 22.-For the
first time in three years this city is now free
from smallpox. and il is believed the recent
drastic efforts of the health officers have
thoroughly stamped out the disease.
Following the death Of several prominent
persons there was a general vaccination,
and in two weeks it is said that more than
four thousand persons were vaccinated. The
general spread of smallpox here and its
long presence was due, in great measure,
to the ignorance or criminal indifference of
some of the local physicians, who insisted
that the disease was Cuban itch, or impet-
igo. The result was that for a long time
there was an insufficient quarantine A few
deaths quickened public sentiment, the dis
ease was given its proper title, and a gem
eral and successful campaign was made to
eliminate it. During the prevalence of the
disease Washington's trade was injured TO
the extent of thousands of dollars.