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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-28
La candidatura
de MunOZ Rivera
Yl0S JEFES DEL URIONISMO

Muchos son los concentrates que sc
hacen en- todo el pals, a consecuencia
de la actitud asumida por akguuos de
los jefes del partido unionista, con mo-
two de que el Directorio Democrata
ha proclamado al sef1or Mufloz Rivera
su candidate para Comisionado en-
Washington.
Tres miembros del Directorio unio-
nista env1an un cablegrama al seflor
Mufloz Rivera; pero ignoran todos los
aflliados al partido (Mufiozistas en- su
mayor1a) el texto de ese despacho.
En- cambio, el Directorio Sc apresura
a hacer publican, zen letras de gran
tamaflo', la contestacion de Mufloz.
La Correspondence de Puerto Rico"
no habia publicado nj una sola Erase
sobre ell particular hasta que lego ell
aludldo despacho, demostrando pal
1narlamente gre no le era grate tai
aSuntO.
Que en- el Directorio unionista hay
elementoS que combaten de soslayo al
seflor Mufloz Rivera. no Sc puede du-
dar nj TN solo instante. SuS actos os-
tensibles 10 proclaman, poniendolo en-
palmarla evidencia. Y de que hay
en- la Isla quienes desean prestar su
concurSo a los perSonalmente desafec-
tos a Mufloz en- el Directorio. Sc han
tenido 1ecientes pruebas en- Arecibo.
Blen sabe el Directorio unionista
que ell mas recomendable candidate
para Comisionado en- Washington que
hay en- Puerto Rico es Ell sef1or Mufloz
Rivera; pere no ha tenido el valor de
proclamarlo y sostenerlo, como no
tiene ahora el valor de combatirlo
Los puntos de vista personalisimos,
han colocado al Directorio unionista en-
la posicion mas desairada y ridlcula
en que puede hallarse un partido po
litico. Esos capitanes, considerados
expertos, de sabidurla y experiencia
llevan su nave a muy peligrosos ARE
CITES.
iQue fundamentals tienen aLgunos
miembros del Directorio unionista pa
ra combatir' de soslayo, Ia candidatura
de Mufloz? Alien la visera, y vengan
4 diScutir las condolences del candida
to. ISera, por ventura, que Green no
sea g1at0 Ell nombre de MufIoz Rivera
en- las gradas de Santa Catalina, y
quieren seguir representando ell va
cansado papel de sumisos2
Fuera pueriles temores! va no
impera en- la Fortaleza la neur6tica
espada del general Henry, nj las SON
risas de falsas promesas de Mr Hunt,
que tanto hipnotizaron los credulos
federales.
Los Dem6cratas sostendran la can
didatura de Mufloz Rivera y le vota~
ran junto a los puertorriquehos aman-
tes del prestigio del pals, sea icual
fuere su partido politico, porque, antes
que las exigenciaS de partidos, esta
Ell patriotismo.
ST ell seflor Mufloz resulta electo,
como 10 esperamos, entonces, y solo
entonces, el aceptara 6 rehusara servir
a Puerto Rico.
EN Deass6cTMta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-28
Don Julian HerenCia

Ha llegado a San Juan, en- Ell vapor
"Catalufla" nuestro buen amigo don
Julian Herencia que estaba veranaando
en- Espana.
Ell sefIor Herencia estara unos dias
en- San Juan y saldra para Maya agiiez
donde recide su familia.
Sea bienvenido.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-28
Para Ell bale
de Beneficencia

Sabemos que en- algunas casas de
distinguidas familias de esta Capital
Sc ensayan los rigodopes para el baile
de benefcencia que tendra efecto el
sabado en- nuestro teatro
Hay una extraordinaria animacion
para asistir q ese bale.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-28

salta con sus centra1izaciones VI
sus formas monopolizantes del
poder popular.
Porque los horizontes de la
actividad estan cerrados; y ST
relacionarnos. como es precise
hacerlo, 81 establecemos la CO.
munidad necesaria de los efec-
tos para buscar su origen por
medic del analisis, no es possible
dejar que pase desapercibido I'm
dato de tai importancja esen-
cial, que el solo constituye casi
la causa determinante del con-
hlcto que esta a punto de surgir
con relieve aterradOr.
Inaud1tos esfuerzos Sc hacen
para cerrar las fuentes del emo
10. que han fermentado en- la
sombra; grandes empehos Sc po-
nen q mantener en- subterraneaS
corrientes la ardorosa lava que
esta asomando en- el crater anne
nazador, pero quizas esos inten.
tos no consiguen otro resultado
que el de precipitar los successes
y ell de encender mas la hogue-
ra que lleva en- sus nubarrones
humosos presagios trlstes, lu-
gubres anuncios de muerte.
Hasta ahora, no ha estallado
la violencia; esta contenida por
el tenor al desbordamiento; es-
ia aguantada en- ese instante in
deciso que tiene la fera antes
del ataque.
Esta en- suspense.
Puede atajarse con una fuer-
"a mayer ipero habra desapa-
recido por ESQ? Sc habra ex-
tinguido el germen?
En- los tiempos que corremos
no basta a los gobiernos, no bas-
ia los hombres que Sc ocupan
en- el estud;o de los problemas,
encontrar represiones a la fuer-
"a perturbadora que sc desman-
da. Algo mas trascendental
hace falta.
Y es precise yer como res ul-
tan inutiles, a 10 mejor, todos los
arrestos mas autoritarios de la
fuerza, 81 esta en- 10 hondo la
raiz de toda manifestation de
violencia perturbadora.;
Ell momento actual es de es-
pectacion; pero este es I'm pa
rentesis. Es inestable la quie-
tud sofocadoraque no tiene auras
de calma apacible, sino as
fxiantes ardores de tormenta
Cercana.
Sobre este es precise meditar en-
tranquila y reposada vigilia; pero
esta es labor que requiere un
ambiente propicio y para formar
ese ambiente hace falta que Sc
rectifquen muchos procedimien-
tos; que sc corrijan muchos en-
greimientos y que Sc considere
sobre todas las Cosas; Ell bien de
la colectividad que es la patria,
tenida en- menos por los egois-
mos individuales.
En- divorcio con Ell buen SEN
tido no es possible vivir vida de
pueblos; Sc puede vejetar, Sc
puede aleptar, como la muche-
umbre; pero csc no es el des-
tino de los hombres redimidos
por una cultura superior labo-
rada en- los siglos; y nj es possible
que subsista el lndiv1duO dOnde
la colectividad perece, nj con-
siguen jamas el fallo absolute
rio de la Historic los pueblos
suicidas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-09-28
M Ota del dfa

~CabO pOr los mprOmlsar1OS, no
pOr senalar sus intestlnas desa-
venencias desde el puntO de
vista politico aunque envuelve
tambien un problema mucho
mas hondo Y trascendental, slno
porque este nos conhrma en- la
razon que teniamOs para culpar
de indemocratica Y alambica-
da esa forma de election de
candidates para los puestos pu-
b]icOs.
Defecto de la ley es el que
observamos; deflciencia del me-
todo lleno de vetusteces primi-
twas, que Sc nos ha querido i'm
poner como ST fuera en- etectO
una conquista suprema del ge-
Mo americana de exportaCion.
La insensibili dad fatalista que
ha invadido ell cuerpo social
puertorriquefo hizo que no pro-
testara a tempo la colectividad I,
desechando esa forma de cleo
ci6n que va alejando del pue
bio, la gran masa electoral, ell
poder de elegir los candidates y
mas tarde los funcionarios.
La manera reCOnCentrada de
eiercer el sufragio, la Condensa-
cion electiva que Sc ha resuelto
con las iunta de compromisa-
rios, resulta sospechosa para el
espiritu popular que Sc inclina
mas a la desobed1encia que al
acatamiento de esa forma de
election.
Vieja es la practica de desig-
mar asi los candidates; antigua
es ia form ala, pero es 10 clerto
que no satisface va los anhelos
bien manifestados de los indi-
viduos y de las colectividades,
en- las cuales el individuo recaba
Ia soberania de su criterio y no
sc aviene a las imposiciones de
la mayoria, cuando no estan
bastantemente demostradaS sus
leg1timas raZones al triunfO.
La discipline de partido que
Sc invoca para hacer indiscuti-
bles las designaciones de los
compromisarios, no Conslgue
abonar Ell sistema nj en- sus par
tes menos esenCiales. Fermen-
tando en- la sombra. sc agranda
mas ell vacio que deja en- el ciu-
dadano convenCidO de su auto
ridad de eleCtor, esa transteren'
cia de poder que tiene que ir
efectuando con sistematica ten
dencia a Ia reduction, a la con,
contraction autoritaria, hasta
quedar vinculada la soberania
en- un directorio, en- TN solo jefe,
las mas de las veces, despu6s
de pasar por los hltros prepara-
dos de sucesivas delegaCiones.
Y es necesario apuntar aqui
otra causa pOderOsa que deter
nina Ell interes viv1simo que
despierta toda posibilidad a la
ocupacion de TN cargo retribui-
do, causa que tiene una relaclon
demasiado 1ntima con el estado
actual de crisis que atravlesa
el pals.
El problema de la vida va ad-
quiriendo entire nOSOtroS CaraC-
teres bruscos de lucha fOrmida-
BILE. Para resolverlo hay que
poner contribution todas las
energias y todos los empenos.
Tiene violencias, tiene brusque-
dades, tiene verdaderos peligros
que 10 agravan mucho mas.
Lleva en- torno q su insepara-
bic companera la lucha, un sc
quito numeroso de rencores,
disputas v rivalidades, neva ei
odio, lleva la irritacion creciente
de los animos.
Y es por ESQ que Sc nota mas
la defciencia del sistema; es por
ESQ que ell medic de election re
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NEGRO CHANGES HIS
 NAME FIVE TIMES
APPEARED BEFORE JUDGE FEA- GIN TO ANSWER CHARGE OF
 FORGERY-TOOk ON A NEW NAME WHENEVER CONVENIENT.

With only one name and four aliases, John Davis, negro railroad man. ap peared before Judge Feagin to answer four charges of forgery one for each of his assumed names.
 The negro was arrested for signing con- tracts with Bromberg, the jeweler un- der different names at different times. The case was mol pressed on payment of costs, as MT. Bromberg stated that he did not care to prosecute.
 The negro's excuses for having differ ent names were funny. He started in life with the name of John Davis, but forgot to sign any of the papers by that name His mother, he claims married again, and his step-father's name was Hill, so he used that name once.
 When first working for the A. G. s. railroads he found several Hills on ti,e payrolls. so he changed his name again to Ed Young, and used that for awhile in signing for the articles he bought from MT. Bromberg. Now John is work ing for the Frisco system, and he dis covered that t..ere was need for new name, so he saied for a while under the nom de plume of Will Richardson.
 The name Ala Moore was given him by a tirnekeeper so he says, and that completes his quintette. It required the court half an hour yesterday to unravel the tangle of names
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SCHULERS HAVE BECOME
 AN INDUSTRIAL FACTOR
Recent Acquisition of Properties Has Made the Alabama Steel Wire Company One of AIabamas Large OeveopeS
 Value of Holdings Estimated at S5,OOO,OOO'

was to build the steel plant at Gadsden to convert the iron and then to furnish the necessary steel billets for the rod and nail mill. In other words all of their dealings have been directed towards the successful operation of this plant with their own raw material.
 Needed More Coal.
 After completing the steel mills, which are now turning out about 300 tons a day. they saw the necessity of sufficient coal for fuel without depending on the market. The Schulers then began nego- tiatlons for the purchase of the Under wood Coal company property at Altoona. They have succeeded in acquiring this property and now all of their holding are on a direct line of railroad, or will be In December.
 It has always been the intention of the Schulers to put their rod and nail mill on a daily operating capacity of 300 tons With this in view they have at last suc- ceeded in putting everything practically on the 300 ton basis. Their furnace at Gadsden turns out 300 tons a day and the steel mill has a similar capacity. It
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" HE recent purchase of the proper
 ties of the Underwood Coal com pany by the Alabama Steel and Wire company has aroused considerable interest in industrial circles as to the steady progress being made by the schul- CTS in Alabama
 The Schulers, as George H. and D. T. Schuler are commonly known, came to Alabama in 1899 with the avowed intention of putting manufactured steel products on the market, and while their work in this line has been necessarily slow, they have gradually come into possession of valu- able properties, and it is estimated that their holdings in Alabama now amount to more than $5O00,0OO.
 Since their entry into the mineral dis trict of Alabama the Schulers have al- ways had one object in view, and from this they have never departed. They came here to manufacture nails, rods and wire. both plain and barbed, and it has never been their purpose to put any of their raw material on the commercial market.
 Came From Kansas.
 The Schulers came to Birmingham from Kansas, where they owned a similar
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plant This was sold to the American Steel and Wire company, which is now part of the United States Steel corpora tion. Having disposed of their properties at good price they moved to Alabama to build an independent plant.
 They first began operations at Ensley, where they established their extensive rod and nail mill. They entered into a contract with the Tennessee company by which the latter company was to furnish them with 300 tons of steel billets daily. They had some difficulty in getting this contract fulfilled, and thereupon they de- cided to build a steel plant of their own. before this, however, they had seen the necessity of producing their own coal, and they acquired their present property at Virginia City a few miles south of Bessemer
 Seeing the necessity of making their own steel they purchased some iron ore property north of Attalla on the A. G. S.. railroad. They then erected a furnace at Gadsden to turn out the pig iron to be converted into steel. The next move
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
MANY UNIFORMS STOLEN.
Police Asked to Look Out for Persons
 Wearing Them.

Captain Lucien Brown of the Birming- ham Rifles has written to Chief of Police Wier asking that he notify the police- men to look out for persons wearing por- tions of military uniforms, and to investi- gate the same.
 The reason for this, Captain Brown states, Is that numbers of uniforms have been stolen from the Yarioss armories, and persons are wearing them. He hopes that the police department may be able to detect some of these thieves and that it will break up stealing from the armo- ries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
MANY APPLICANTS
 TO SUCCEED GREENE
SEVERAL CANDIDATES FOR THE PLACE GO TO MONTGOMERY THIS MORNING TO LAY THEIR CLAIMS BEFORE GOVERNOR.

Several candidates for the position of judge of the criminal court to succeed Judge Samuel Greene, whose resignation is expected any day. will go to Mont gomery this morning to lay their peti- tions and credentials before Acting Gov ernor Cunningham, who will appoint one from the number.
 Among those going are Judge s. l.. Weaver, who was elected third associate judge under the Lusk bill, W. P Me Crossin, Felix Blackburn, James A. Mitchell and Cunningham Hickman. all well known attorneys.
 Several of the applicants will carry strong delegations to Montgomery to aid them In their efforts to secure the office, and 1t is expected that most of today hearing the petitions.
 Governor Cunningham has returned to Montgomery from St. Louis, where he spent several days, and he promised the applicants that he would hear them as soon as he returned. Today has been set apart for the hearing.
 Judge Weaver carries strong endorse ments from members of the Jefferson county bar, and some 200 of the prom inent merchants and business men, and he claims that he has the influence of a majority of the state and county exec utve committeeman.
 Each of the other candidates have strong backing from attorneys and busi- ness men, and the decision is still very much in doubt. The vacancy will be caused by the resignation of Judge Greene, who will be probate judge after the election. He is the democratic nomi- nee for that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers have been filed in the probate court:
 Birmingham Realty company to R. H. Clark. lots Nos. and T. in blocks No. S6l, Birmingham; consideration s2610.
 Bessie T. Perry to w. J. Prowell, Jr.. lot No 13. and part of lot No. 12, in Phean's addition to Birmingham; consid- eration s1350.
 w. J. Prowell, Jr., to Robert Jemison, lot No 13 and part of lot No. F. in Phe- Ian's addition to Birmingham; considera- ton s1350
 A w. Nelson and wife to Joseph L. Mcconnell lot in the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 6, range IS, township 2 vest consideration $500.
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euILpINc PERMITS ISSUED.

Building Inspector Julian Kendrick has issued a permit to T. ". O'Byrne to re- pair a store on Thirteenth street and Ave nue E at a cost of s225.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
PERSONAL.

J. W. Morrell of Chicago is at the Hill man.
 E. M. Tate of New York Is at the Hill man.
 L. P. Parsons of Cedartown, Ga., is at the Hillman.
 c. F. Peter of Mayline is registered at the Hillman.
 Thomas Bragg of Auburn, assistant state chemist, is at the Colonial.
 John G. Bradley, clerk of the criminal court leaves this morning for a fishing and hunting trip in Tuscaloosa county. He will be absent from the city for sev- eral days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
Suits Filed.

The following suits were filed yesterday in the city court of Birmingham:
 Peoples Savings Bank and Trust com pany versus John c. Haskell and l.. K. Moss for $493 on a paper.
 Gray and Dudley Hardware company versus J. J. Hamille, ct als, $1S9.52 on account.
 Rosenbaum Brothers versus J. S. Ger ganus, $166.75 on account.
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Altoona the Keynote.

The acquisition of the Underwood prop erty at Altoona has really been the key note to the successful operation of the various Sehuler properties.
 As the accompanying map will show this places their property at Virginia City, Ensley, Altoona and Gadsden in direct communication. The branch of the Louis vile and Nashville railroad from Altoona to Gadsden will be completed in Decem- Der, and they will have a freight rate on coal from Altoona to Gadsden of 121k cents a ton They will also have a rate to Ems ley of 20 cents a ton. The product of the Underwood mine will be divided, half go- ing to Ensley and half to Gadsden.
 The rod and nail mill plant at Ensey is valued at about $1,000 GOO. The Virginia City mines are estimated to be worth about s500,000. The ore mines above At talla are valued at $500,000, the Altoona property at $500,000, and the furnace and steel mill property at Gadsden at about s2, 800 GOO. This makes a total of 5000 0O0 invested In Alabama.
 The Schulers have taken possession of the Altoona property and have already begun the shipping of coal to the rod and nail mill. That plant was forced to shut down two days ago for lack of coal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22

You owe it to yourself to be neatly dressed. Buy one of our Sl8 suits and get quail ity, style and comfort. Var ley & Bauman, One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Fur nishers, 1924 First Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The friends and acquaintances of II. c. Webb and family are requested to att tend his funeral at his late residence in East Lake this afternoon at o'clock. h. torment at East Lake cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
HEALTH
 is the
 Most Important

The manufacturers of Royal Baking Powder have had 40 years of scientific experience. Every method of bread-and- cake raising has been exhaus- lively studied in this country and abroad.
 The result is a perfect prod uct in Royal Baking Powder. There is no substitute for it. The purity and efficiency of Royal Baking Powder have been commended by the highest authorities of the world.
 These facts mean two impor- tant things to all housekeepers:
 First: that Royal Baking
 Powder is healthful and
 makes wholesome food.
 Second that Royal Bak-
 ing Powder makes food
 good to taste. 1 ROYAL PoK1Ms PoKpzs |
 ABSOLUTELY PURE
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is said to be the purpose of the Schulers not to purchase or sell a ton of raw ma terial They expect to make the finished
 These expert steel and wire makers have gradually acquired string of properties so admirably welded together that, it is believed, they are destined to be one of the strongest industrial factors in the 4ata
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
MEADE BOUND OVER FOR
 SHOOTING C. MATTHEW'S.

Allen, and Attorney Charles G. Brown Matthews was not in the court room ana was not represented by counsel.
 Shortly after the case was called, At torney Brown addressed the court say ing that he had been called out of the city and would be absent for a week or ten days He said that his understand ing was that Matthews was unable to be in court. The Attorney declared that in his opinion the ease was of such nature that 1t should be investigated by tAe grand jury which will reconyene on October B. instead of at a preliminary hearing.
 Judge Benners said that if 1t was agree able with the counsel for the defendant he would bind him over to the grand jury It only required q few minutes time for the court to dispose of the case.
 The shooting of Matthews is said to have been the result of an alleged charge of misconduct on the part of Meade. by Matthews, a month or so ago. The case has attracted considerable attention as both of the young smen are quite well known. Meade Is the assistant to the city treasurer
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Weather Report.

light to fresh west winds
 Weather Report.
 Birmingham, October 21, 1904 The Florida storm appears this morn ing in the vicinity of New York, 1t hav- ing moved almost the entire length of the Atlantic coast in twenty-four hours. It's path was along the immediate coast dis trict and was marked by rain in all the Atlantic states from Florida to Maine Heavy rains fell in the Carolinas, Vir- ginia and Maryland
 The cold wave has advanced eastward as far as Georgia and eastern Tennessee. Frost was reported from Texas, Arlxan- sas, Louisiana, Tennessee, the mid dle and northern portions of Missis- sippi and the north portion of Alabama The minimum temperature at Birming- ham was 45 degrees, with light frost Heavy frost occurred at Tuscumbia, Ala, and killing at Greenwood, Miss.
 Weather Conditions.
 Temperature and precipitation as report ed by the weather bureau for selected southern stations during "A hours ending a. m. Precip-
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, October N.-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Saturday and Sunday; light to fresh west winds
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fit to us, and we should encourage IL by all means. 1t has always been the policy of the city council of Birmingham to en- courage more railroads to come to Bir- mingham, and in doing this we have al-
 ways met with approval from all sides