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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29
Los HHeldlS DEL POLO NO|e

Segfn Sc nos participa, en- los pri-
meros d1as de la proxima, semana Sc
dictaran las 6rdenes oportnnas para
| que los vecinos que viven en- Ell sitio
conocido por Ell Polo Noyte, 6 la Lsls5a,
trasladen sus viviendas de aquelles te-
rrenos que necesita para sus expansio-
nes la Estaci6n Naval.
El barrio que Sc refere la dispo-
sicion aludida, es bastante mfsero, esta
tornado de casuchas que parece que
fiotan en- un fangal, amontonadas,
lagrupadas, como 81 huyeran de la
mar que esta muy cerca; en- los dfas
de temporal dirfase que va a llevarse
arrastrando el grupo de humildes ba-
rracas, construidas con pedacitos de
maderas, 6e cajas vacias, de latones
" de cuantos desperdicios arroja la
eiudad.
Dura es la necesidad que obliga
esas familias desdichadas trasladar
sus viviendas fuera del sitio que nece-
sta Ell Departments de Marina, tanto
mas cuanto que no es possible que esas
casuchas puedan ser admitidas en- sitio
mas visible y por otra parte son mn
chas las viviendas. de ese genero que
hay en- la islita.
El conficto es evidente.
"A donde ira viviI esa pobre gen.
tie que ha encontrado un refugio en- Ell
manglar del Polo Noyte?
Y es indtil pretender que regrese
la ciudad para ocupar de nuevo sus
antiguas habitaciones.
En- la ciudad no caben va. En- la
ciudad bay que pagar mensualmente
y ALI no pagan NADIA, los habitantes
del Polo solo de esa manera pueden
vivir.
JAdonde irau! 81 es que La orden
ha de cumplirse en- la forma que Sc
nos ha dicno, debe sefialarseles un 81
ito donde trasladarse, 81 la ruina en-
que estan en- esas chozas resiste un
cambio de sitio
Veremos que es 10 que Sc llega a re-
solver.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29

; El sefior Sa1meron ha sido nuy VIC
lento en- sus ataques al gobierno, lc
cual fue causa de que Sc levantasen
protestas en- los bancos ocupados por
los diputados monarquicos.
En- el Senado ha empezado la dis
cusion de Ia reforma de laley electoral
-El alcalde de Barcelona, sefior
Boladeres. ha dimitido.
-Ha terminado el proceso seguido
contra los autores del atentado de que
fue objeto el presidente del Consejo
de ministries, sefior Maura.
En- Ia discussion de informe de la
ley electoral, al sefior Labra ha consul
mido el primer turno en- contra.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29
ASeSinatO en- CaSCOrTO
Puerto Principe (Cuh Al

ELL de Junio lego 4 la Habana la
noticia de que Mr. Alfred Synan (6 Sy-
mons1 arniricano de Boston, labrador
establecido en- Cascorro, provincial de
Puerto Principe. ha sido asesinado en-
su fnca Su hijo, que lego el 10 de
los Estados Unidos, le encontr6 con la
|cabeza sepsrada del cuerpO. muerto
desde varios dfas. seg1n apariencias.
|Suponese que el movil del crimen ha-
va sido el robo.
Syman es el cuarto americana asesi-
|nado en- Cuba desde el establecimiento
de Ia rep1blica. En- ausencia del mi
nistro americana, MIR. Squiers (que lie.
|g6 Nueva York el 10 con licencia
por 80 dfas), e1 secretario de la lega
cion. Mr., Sleeper. ha pedido al gobier
no cubano que trate de esclarecer los
|detalles del asesinato, no existiende
agente consular de los Estados Unidos
en- Puerto Principe.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29
ACunaCi0n de mOneda
ENLA
RepIbIica de Mexico

Ell sefior Manuel Fernandez Leal,
director de las cases de Moneda de la
nacion, estima en- unos $4,000, 900 el
valor de la acufiacion en- el afio fiscal
de Ioo3-Ioo4.
Esta cifra muestra una disminucion
comparada con-la del afio fiscal ante
rior, que fue de $27.ooo,o 900.
En- la Casa de Moneda de Mexico,
es en- la que Sc hace la mayoria de la
moneda, porque en- las otras dos, ape
mas 81 llega tres milloneS la cifra que
Sc acufia cada afio.
La acufiacion en- los diez meses Ill
timos del afio fiscal, asciende 4 POGO
mas de ounce milloneS.
Sc ha limitado la acufaci6n por la
disminucion en- las barras que entran
a la casa moneda. Sc ha recibido va
en- Veracruz Ia nueva maquinaria en-
cargada Europa con la que la casa
de moneda podra acuiar $25o, 900 dia-
rios.
De Filadelfa han pedido una colec
cion de pleas mecanicas para colec
cion que va ha enviado Ia direction
de la Casa de Moneda.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29

clones para obtener Ell reconocimiento.
garantfa, reintegro sucesivo abono.
de 1ntereses y amortization de las dos.
series de billetes hipotecarios de Cuba
con cargo a las rentas pdblicas de
aquella isla hipotecadas su pago", ell
Estado espahol consignarfa un capitu-
10 en- ell presupuesto para pagar sus
cupones en- las condolences que Sc f.
jaban.
Mas tarde Sc hizo una conversion de
estas deudas en- interior de por 100,
y al hacerla Sc entregaron a los pre-
sentadores de elias unos resguardos 6
recibos, con objeto de que en- toda oca
sion pudieran hacer constar Ell nimero
de titulos por ellos presentados.
Estos recibos no han tenido cotiza-
cion en- Bolsa ofcialmente, 81 Sc ha
hecho sobre ellos alguna transaction
ha sido a tipos muy bajos, por can't
dades insigni6cantes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29
Honduras va tiene
en- los E. U.
TEMoREs DE REvoLycIoN


Hallase en- Washington. y el "a vi
sit6 al ministro de Estado, Mr.. Hay, el
|diplom4tico hondurefio, sefior don An
gel Ugarte, ministro de su pals en- los
Estados Unidos. Varios afios hacfa
que Honduras no estaba representada
en- Washington por ministries plenipo-
tenciarios.
AL tratar de la Repdblica hondure.
ma nos vemos en- el case de dar trasla-
do 4 nuevas desagradables. ptblicadas
lei "a en- Nueva Orleans. Reference a
un alzamiento que Sc dice ocuE Erido en-
Yoro, como 100 kilometres de Puerto
Cortes.
Lo de alzamiento no aparede del to-
do claro, sino mas bien un case de in
subordinaci6n que, 81 resulta sierta la
noticia, produjo lamentables coisecuen-
cias.
Parece que en- Yoro habfa $ntomas
de inquietud revolucionaria, y que el
fcomandante miiitar del distritS, gene
raj Venegss, fue con gente armada a
.prender a los revoltosos; sucediendo
que, en- Ell camino, varios de los suyos
hicieron armas contra 81 y le nataron.
Temfase Nm movimiento en- favor del
ex.Presidente Sierra; pero habia con-
fianza en- la caracidad del Prssidente
Bonilla para reprimirlo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29
La deuda de Cuba

El asunto de la deuda de Cuba ha
sido e1 case mas sobresaliente entire las
discuciohes peridfsticas de Espala en-
la primera decena de JUNO.
Sabido es que por la ley de arreglo
de deudas, publicada en- la eGaceta Z
de Agosto de 1909, Sc establecfa en- el
p6rrafo segundo de 50 art. ac que
esin perjuicio de ulteriores negoeia-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29
El % 9 Aniversario
DEL
ATENEO PUERTORRIQUENO

Con un programa excelente Sc lie
vara efeCto esta noche en- ell Atenec
Puertorriquefio la fiesta 1frico- -1iteraria
que va habfamos anunciado.
La yelada comenzar5 q las ocho y
media.
Las invitaciones que Sc han reparti-
do son muy sencillas y elegantes
Hemos visto como estaba adornado
ell local del Ateneo. Esta e1egante y
severe.
Las instalaciones de luz que Sc han
hecho, son muy artfsticas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29
Don Manuel Ortiz

Nuestro distinguido amigo don Ma
nuel Ortiz Riyero, de Arecibo, esta en-
San Juan desde hace dos dfas y per-
manecera durante otros varios en- asun-
tos de negocios.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29
En- la Catedral

Hoy Sc ha celebrado una solemne
misa en- honor de los apostoles San
Pedro" y "San Pablo.
Numeroso pdblico llenaba Ia iglesia
Catedral.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-29

recibos, con objeto de que en- toda oca-
| sion pudieran hacer constar el niimero
de tftulos por ellos presentados.
Estos recibos no han tenido cotiza-
cion en- Bolsa o6cialmente, 81 Sc ha
hecho sobre ellos algnna transaction
ha sido tipos muy bajos, por can't
dades insignifcantes.
Posteriormente preguntaba Ell sefior
Navarro que gestiones ha hecho ell
gobierno espafiol para alcanzar de la
Rep1blica cubana Ia justicia de que
la deuda que, en- uso perfecto de su
plena soberania, cre6 la naci6n espa-
1ola con hipoteca de rentas Y produc-
tos de la isla de Cuba, los cuales, es-
to es, a la "prenda hipotecaria', debi6
seguir la deuda, sea cargo de la isla
misma.
Y Ell ministro reconcile, como era
l6gico en- interes de Espafia, que la
|responsabilidad de estas deudas era de
la isla de Cuba en- primer termino, sin
que Ell cambio de soberania pudiera
afectarla, y que Ell gobierno espafol
habia prestado su frna acomo avail
para esas obligaciones que iabfa he
Fcho luego honor su firma pag5ndoias
|perO sin desconocer el derecho perfecto
quehabfa para exigir su pago 4 Ia Rep1
blica de Cuba, como sucesora en- la so
beranfa de la isla y como tenedora,
ademas, de las hipotecas que estaban
afectas a esas obligaciones.
Y afadi6 que 81 durante ell tempo
que Cuba estuvo bajo el poder directo
de los Estados Unidos, NADIA Sc habia
hecho para exigir este pago, por no
ser possible en- aquella inte1inidad, luego
va cOnstituido un Gobierno defnitivo
en- Cuba y reconocido por Espafia y
ha biendose enviado alli un ministro
plenipotenciario encargado de Ia repre-
sentaci6n de nuestro pals en- toda su
extension, "este 1lev6 instrucciones
terminates" en- ell sentido de mantle
ner este derecho y de gestionar cuanto
fuera necesario para verle reconocido
y en- 10 possible para que fuera satisfe-
cho. Esta declaration fue terminate
y categorical.
Pero es Ell case que el gobierno Gu
bano ha emitido iecientemente un en-
prestito de IS millones de duros, ofre-
ciendo cabalmente como garantfa Ia
misma renta de aduanas, y este puede,
afectar nuestro derecho.
A esta observation contestaba el
sefior San Pedro que en- la constitu-
cion del gobierno de Cuba, en- sus
compromises con las personas que f.
guraFpn en- la emancipation, habfa
surgido la necesidad de este empresti-
to reciente que nosotros no podemos
evitar del que, va una vez por des-
gracia emancipada Ia isla, debemos
esperar que aumente su riqueza para
que pueda responder mejor de sus
oblgaciones anteriores.
Y asegur6 que Sc habfan formulado
las observaciones y protestas justas y
no hahfa habido ninguna abdicacion.
Aparte de esta manifestation inte-
resante, surgi6 una controversial jurf-
dica sobre 81 Espafia tenfa obligsci6n
9 no por virtud del avail de pagar esas
deudas de que era responsible subsi-
diaria, existiendo Ia ccsa hipotecada,
discussion sin fnalidad, puesto que va
por Ia ley que antes citamos de 1890 Sc
acordo y decide el pagar sin perjuicio
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poor woman with baby in her arms
came here today and asked for some
bread"
We'll? Go on" said the elder Carnegie
There wasn't any in the house." re-
pIled the child, so / gave her as much of
your library as she could carry. She took.
the encyclopedia, and three volumes of
Homer
1t is said by those who may be said to
know that 1t was from what followed this
avoWal that Mr.. Carnegie's recently de-
clared disapproval of Homer dates.
Il q q
The Youthful Tendencies of Depew.
IT HERE were two incidents in the boy
Il hood Of the ever genial Chauncey M.
Depew that showed the extraordina-
ry bent of this famous man as a racon-
teur. The first was when as a mere in
fant he was shown from the top to the
bottom Of the house wherein he first saw
the light. 1t was a simple structure of
only three stories In height and had been
standing many years. Much to the sur
prise of all about him at the completion
of his inspection the future orator burst
into floods of tears. For hours he would
not be comforted, and for years after the
mystery of his grief was not solved At
the age OF five, however, the cause Of 1t all
was made manifest.
Nurse said he on his fifth birthday
anniversary, "do you know why 1 wept
so bitterly long years ago when you took
us all over the house?''
No. Chauncey, DEAR" she replied "Why
was it?'
"Well, it was because this house was
so beaStly old,p the lad explained. TT
daWned upon my mind even then with
overwhelming force that there wasn't
new story in the whole structure
Two years later a fine autumn day was
spent by the young lad off in the country,
romping about, gathering autumn leaves
and nuts and enjoying life hugely as only
the country boy can. All the other lads
consumed their chestnuts as they found
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found themselves in the black books of
William and Mary. TT is thought"
writes Sarahs biographeri Marlborough
1ndiscreet remonStrances with the king
for his partiality toward the Dutch and
reserve toward the English, also his sup
porting Anne with her settlement, were
the chief causes of his disgrace" The
king sent him word that he had no more
occasion for his services; and the queen
wrote to her sister requesting her to part
Immediately with her friend. Then who so
obstinately clinging as Anne! Mrs. Free
man besought permission to retire, but
the princess, falling into a great passion
of tenderness and weeping" would not
hear of it. She fatty refused Mary's re-
quest, and her determined attitude was
the beginning of an almost complete es-
arrangement between the sisters When
Anne came to the throne the fortunes OF
the Marlboroughs rose with her. 1t Is
intimated that Sarah's new dignities at
court turned her head. Anne, who had
formerly hated ceremony" says Mrs.
Colville, now became most punctilious;
she could not, however, keep her favor
tte IN order. During Anne's frequent fits
of irresolution, Sarah, who from infancy
had taken the lead, would founce into her
presence and quicken her majesty'S de-
cision with the exclamation, Lord,
madam, it must be SOL There is an
amusing story concerning Scottish gem
tleman who, coming to court to present
some business to the queen, was Danish
ed from the room with one glance Of Sar-
abs commanding eye.
When Marlborough's campaigns on the
continent brought him unfading glory the
two women rejoiced together. Blenheim,
Families, Oudenarde were victories that
filed England with pride and made the
gift by queen and parliament to the great
captain Of the property to be named
Blenheim a highly popular thing. Sir John
Vanbrugh designed the palace. and the
duchess, who had for long periods left
the queen to other ministTations while
she attended to family affairs, now un-
dertook the superintendent of the build
ing Her neglect of the queen was un-
wise, as well as wrong A less imperious
and more crafty woman took her place
In the person Of her own cousin, Mrs.
Masham, one whom Sarah had recon-
mended to the queen and whose family
had been pensioners on her bounty. 1t
was the end OF the friendship of Mrs.
Morley and Mrs. Freeman Harley
was concerned in the intrigue to dis
credit and depose the Marlboroughs and
the Jacobites began to see chance for
their prince. The angry Sarah lashed
the meek. quiet, rather sneaking Masham
with very strong language; she sought
| the presence of the queen. scoIded Wept,
| implored that she might hear all that
| her majesty had against her. All that
! Anne would say was continually re-
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substituted his own. Paragraphs like
this, for example, were frequent:
" Through all his trials and anxieties
Theodore always showed the broadest and
most generous sympathy
Theodore, galloping down to the scene
Of battle, came upon disordered and fly
ing troops"
1.-The rout and panic over, Theodore
quickly turned to deal with the pressing
danger"
- Like most wise and right things,
Theodore's action looks now, a century
later, so plainly sensible that it is hard to
imagine how any one could have ques
toned It,"
Once again Theodore wrote one Of his
mastery letters of expostulation.''
The disappointment Of the youthful his
tOTian at the refusal of his parent to have
this work published was very great, and
1t was difficult to persuade him of the
correctness of the reasons which forbade
it.
you can't write thus Of yourself, my
son." was the observation of his father
"Can't?' returned the child. But I
have written thus"
But 1t isn't true" was the response.
But it will be- persisted the youth;
"and we shall be In a state Of prepared
ness''
Sent to bed for his persistence, the
child sobbed himself to sleep. Asked later
by a companion the reason for his pun
ishment, he replied, with pathetic hui
NOR:
1T was on account of my naughtibiog-
raphy."
1t is interesting to note that the first
letter written by the hero of this
story at the age of two was a vertical
line, thus: This was done on a slate,
without any preparation or previous sug-
gestion on the part of any one. That it
was portentous of similar appearing
pronoun in later writings seems beyond
all question.
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iterated sentence: You. desired no an
strange scene. One can imagine Anne
like a rock with the sullen obstinacy Of
a weak nature repeating that one cold
phrase and, beating against that grim
stoniness, the passionate raging of a woman
who had been used to- dominate all with
whom she had had to do. 1t was the last
occasion on which the two had any talk.
The break might have been foreseen by
any one with a knowledge of human
nature. Mrs. MaSham soothed and made
comfortable" her self-indulgent, dull,
half invalided mistress; the rule of the
once loved tyrant had become a little too
heavy. Mrs Colville says with truth:
Queen Anne's behavior resembled Chat
>of) the man in the fable The north wind
blew hard and could not force him to part
with his cloak, which he only hugged the
tighter. but when the genial sun appeared
no persuasion was required to make him
discard the garment. When King Will
liam and Queen Mary used all their au-
thority to make the princess part with
Lady Marlborough this only made her
cling the more to her friend. But when
by fattery and gentle words Mrs. Mas
ham poisoned the queens mind against
her former favorite her persuasion sue
ceeded where authority had failed. The
queen. having discovered through Mrs.
Masham how much she was governed by
the duchess, felt she could never again
endure Such letters, Dut In real1ty~She was
as much governed as before, and by those
who were less disinterested in her service,
for Mrs MaSham, and possibly Harley,
were working for themselves alone, while
Sarah. with all her faults, had the queen $
welfare and that Of the country at heart.
The duchess herself is quoted as say
ing that her constant combating the
queens inclination to the Tories proved
the ruin of her credit with her majesty.
A story went about the continent to the
effect that she had been overheard speak
ing contemptuously of Anne as that
disagreeable woman" Whatever the
cause, the result was implacable sever
ance and the duchess retired to private
life, to quarreling with her children and
her architects, and to making Blenheim
the magnificent place it remains today.
Here she found a new enjoyment in books.
Books said she in the days Of her inn
petuous youth, 'prythee, don't talk to
me about books; the only books 1 know
are men and cards" But. whatever her
knowledge of books in her girlhood, it
must be conceded that she had native
powers Of mind and q keen wit She was
an uncommonly clever woman of bust
ness and added largely in her buying and
selling Of property to her husbands es-
tate. We need not envy those with whom
she dealt. Il could not make out, sir, who
she was said the clerk Of a barrister
whom she had failed to find at his rooms,
"for she would not tell me her name, but
she swore so dreadfully that am sure
she must be lady of quality" There
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not like, and chased him downstairs in
rage threatening to pull off his wig
1t is pleasant to remember that to her
unruly temper was Joined q sense of hu-
NOR. She pressed the duke one day to
take some medicine, exclaiming In her
Enthusiastically hasty fashion: 'TIl be
hanged if it do not prove serviceable!"
Good DR.. Garth, standing near, greatly
dared. DO take it, my lord duke said
he, for 1t must be of service one way or
the otherr' The duke smiled his de-
seendant tells US, "and the duchess
laughed, knowing she had often nearly
plagued her husband out Of his life and
deserved the hit. What, with all her
wayward shrewiShness, the duchess was
to her much loved lord is to be seen in
the wording of his will, testifying to "the
tender affection, great respect and graft
tude which have and do bear to her.
The story of Sarah's long friendship
with Queen Anne, upon whom she was
In close attendance for so many years is
one to be read with an open mind The
imperious lady no doubt tyrannized over
the easygoing, gluttonous, lymphatic
queen; 1t may be that she let her con-
tempt for Anne's lack of intellect become
TOO apparent. During the reign Of
James his daughter and her favorite were
inseparable. Long after the queens death
the duchess wrote:
Young as was when became this high
favorlte, laid 1t down for maxim that
Hatlery was falsehood to my trust and
lngrattude- 10 my greatest friend: and
that did not deserve so much favor If l
could not venture the loss of it by speak
ing the truth, preferring the real interest
OF my mistress before pleasing her fancy.
From this rule 1 never sWerved and
though my temper and my notions in most
things were widely different from those
OF the princess, yet during a long course
OF years she was so far from being dis
pleased with me for openly speaking nv
sentiments that she sometimes professed
a desire, and even added her command.
that 1t should always be continued. prom
islng never to be offended at it, but to
love me better for my frankness
Anne's early dislike of form and cere-
mony made her propose to me-" Sarah
wrote, that whenever 1 should be alb
sent from her. we might in our letters
write ourselves by feigned names such as
would import no distinction Of rank be-
tween US Morley and Freemen were the
names her fancy hit upon, and she left
me to choose by which Of them would
be called" Sarah choose to be MRS
Freeman" and from that time the two
began to converse as equals. made SO
by affection and friendship Anne's
elder sister, the Princess Of Orange. re-
joiced at first in the bond between Mrs.
Morley" and Mrs. Freeman" but after
her accession with her husband to the
English throne and the promotion OF
Churchill to the earldom Of Marlborough
her opinions changed Husband and wife
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The MIkado,s GIGANTIC Guard.

The Koreans are big race, and the up
per class have European features and fair
complexions. Min has a secretary who
resembles in stature fair hair and
straight features the late Emperor Fred
erick. The six-foot- high servants of the
emperor of Japan, who attend at state
receptions in liveries borrowed from those
Of the Emperor Napoleon's domestics, are
Koreans. If the Japanese secure what
they are now after they will have Korean
drum majors in their army and maybe
Korean palace corps like the Cent Garde
at the Tuileries. The Japanese must seem
pigmies among Prince Minis compatriots.
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