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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
GATHERING WAR NEWS.

The March Review or Reviews,
speaking OF tho question or obtaining
war news. says: THE great gather.
ers OF news have been a~ssiduous In
preparing TO meet The demands on
them and the progress OF the war
20 far shows a wonderfully equipped
apparatus and scheme for the capture
Of early and accurate information.
In fact. war news IL coming rather
more quickly and accurately than II
came from Cuban waters in 1898.
The Associated Press. the chief Or
sanization for nows gathering In
America, had nine trained war CORE.
spondcnts at strategic points In The
east when fighting began. and lmme
diately dispatched three more. Mr.
Melville stone general manager of the
Associated presa, obtained an audi.
ence with the car and was promised
that the official dispatches BY way of
the official Trans Siberian telegraph!
limo should be put AZ the service Of
tho American company as quickly and
extensively az the situation would al.
low. Consequently New York had The
advantage Of a number OF yiceroy
Alesieff's official reports only 4 few
hours after the, were received In 81.
Petersburg. Mr.. Esan. The Assocl
atcd Press staff correspondent Ia Tok.
70. i persona grata with the Japanese
government. When the mikado had
his review OF the causes lead.
Ing up TO the war Nj. Egan spent two
thousand dollars I'm cable tolls 10 got
document before American ey.s,
a few hours before II would be given
ott through The Japanese embassy Ii
Washington
n
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
POSTAGE.

Another international stamp con-
gress Is 10 be held In Rome this
spring. An attempt will be made 10
get a two-cent postage between Eng.
land, France. Germany and the United
States. Where the transportation Is
80 rapid as II is between these coun.
tries there seems TO DO no reason
why 4 special agreement should not
exist Another matter 10 be con8id-
cred BY the congress Ii the adyisa.
bility Of a return foreign stamp. All
matters are now arranged n cannon
send q foreign letter which demands
Il letter and enclose return postage.
because the stamp enclosed Il not
good Ii any other country but that
from which Il was sent. a universal
stamp system will be p~roponnded but
u II not likely that II Will 80 through
except for special cases like ono Of
those named above. Each country pre-.
fers to decorate its stamps with some.
thing peculiar to It's own country.
IN this congress the Chinese ON.
pire VIII be represented for the first
lime. China Is the only country of I'm.
,~ortancc In the world not already
ta - Il
p the international stamp confcdera-
ion. In all there will be over sixty
represented at the congress.
The United States has appropriated
1900 for the expenses OF It's dele.
ate.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
Kansas in
Convention

WICHITA, Kans. March "a
large crowd from all parts Of the
state is here to attend the republi.
4 state convention which met at ten
this morning. A fight on railroad
commissioner. state treasurer ami su
preme court justice Is expected. 9th
erwise the convention promises to be
tame. Il
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

Senator Bevcridge tells our core.
%spondent thai he Is greatly delighted
and %agreeably surprised with the cor.
dial reception he everywhere met in
Russia. No restriction whatever was
put upon his movements. his speech
or even the use OF his pocket camera
He was received BY the commander Of
Port Arthur without any red tape or
delny. and 81 permitted 10 examine
all the Qualifications at his leisure.
Hc says "Manchuria Ii twice as large
as Indiana. Illinois and Iowa. and Is
capable Of sustaining d population or
fifty millions. Russia has already &c.
nnired this magnificent empire
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

An operation was successfully per.
formed the other day IN Philadelphia
which may well startle the most op.
timlstic Of the surgical profession,
A negro who had been stabbed BY ms
sweetheart In the heart had that OF.
gan taken from The body. tix good
stitches put II the wound and thcn
replaced IN IFS proper position, atter
which the patient began u rally and
Is still doing we'll with excellent.
chances u total recovery.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
J5Ei&
COST OF PANAMA CANAL.

The Kansas City Journal has d
bunch that 1t is possible that the pres
ent generation viii not live 70 be bene.
~ficiaries Of the Panama canal. Ex.
pert engineers figure that II will be
from fourteen 70 twenty years before
ships win be able TO pass across the
isthmns, while direct benefits to In.
dustry will not follow until some years
thereafter. Before the two continents
are separated by the big ditch the
United States government will have OK.
pended oyer $30O,000,00O The estf,
mate Of the cost OF actual construc.
ton is s146,000.000 The amount to be
paid 10 the French company is $40,-
100000 and 70 the Panama republic
40, 000, 900, besides a large annual rent
To Panama. But In addition to this
considerable loss OF life from epidemics
and exposure must Be counted.
The canal Will have a winding chan
mel fifty miles In length. II will be $50
feet wide and Of sufficient depth { o
accommodate all vessels OF the size
which now float In the sea. II VIII
have three locks at each end, and
the highest level above the water viii
be ninety feet. The heaviest grading
Will be done at the Sulebra cut. where
the maximum depth to be dug will be
ESQ feet for a distance from nine To
eleven miles. Much speculation is now
being INDUCED III as to what portion
OF the worlds commerce Panama win
away from Snez. The Suez can.
al viii continue TO remain the short.
route from the principal ports OF
England, Germany, France and Spain
% Asia. including Japan, tho Philip
pine Islands and the west coast Of
Australia. New York's shortest route
% the West coast Of Australia and to
India and Indo.China will also be
through The Suez canal. But to New
Zealand, Polynesia, the Islands OF the
Pacific and 70 the east coast or
Australia the Panama canal Will be
he shortest route for both Europe and
,merlca. |
These differences OF distance will,
4 course, have much to do with the
PARTITION Of the trade and commerce
4 the Orient between Panama and
So II would seem that for i
,ng while to come the Suez will car.
Y tho heavier traffic. But ii must
OF be overlooked that the Panama
anal Will open a new territory OF its
The South American trade and
coastwise trade Of California. Ore.
On and Washington with the eastern
OF tho United States might In
course of time assume such enor-
Ious proportions TO TO make the canal
Panama the busiest in the /
orld /,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
Kansas City Livestock.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, March o.
Cattle-steady to strong. Native
steers 1880 a 1926; southern steers
$40 q s435; southern cows $3.50 a
s3.25; native cows and heifers $500 a
$500; stockers and feeders $500 a.
$40; bulls $3.50 q s375; calves So
90 q $3.50; western steers $40 %
$3.50; western cows $500 % $3.50.
Sheep-Strong. Muttons $500 a
s5.1oi lambs $3.50 q s5.65; range
wethers $50 q $3.50; owes 1910 q
s5.i5.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
Arizona
Republicans

TUCSON. Ariz. March 9.--The re-.
publican territoriai convention has
elected delegates % the Chicago con.
vention, instructed for Roosevelt. A
strong resolution vas adopted against
Joint statehood n any form, declaring
for q territorial form OF government
indefinitely In preference to 4 merger.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

Eyerybody's Magazine calls aloud
for a parcel post, and contrasts the
United States with England. France,
and Germany. where packages up to
MY pounds q be sent BY mail from
D end OF the realm TO the other.
And L adds What are the Ameri.
a people thinking about TO remain
patiently III the shsckles 81 four es.
press companiesga
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

A good friend Of Russia declares
that the people Or tho car ought
not to be angry at England for keep
Ing the Black Sea fleet shut UP, as
should the sauadrons get out they
would be destroyed by the Japs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

The newly elected Senator Dick OF
Ohio enjoys the distinction Of having
been elected to the senate for a seven
year term. Senator Hanna at his
death was serving his first term which
expires March 6. 1905. The second
term to which he had SO recently
been elected would have expired
March 6, 1911. Senator Dicks cleo
tlon the entire period OF seven
years.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

Messrs Webster. Springer and Pea
body q a. might as wen smile and
look pleasant There il about as much
chance a any o. them becoming the
next vice president as Of them being
taken % heaven in a chariot Of fire.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
SNOW BLOCKADE IN
MONTANA CONTINUES.

LEWisTOWN. Mont. March 9.-The
blockade on the Montana railroads stlll
continues since February "a, when four
snow plows managed tn shove i mixed
train through Neither freight nor
passengers haye arrived here. PRO.
visions ana fuel are very low here
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

Delegate Rodcy never IN his life
faisified himself and he has lot done
so in the statehood matter He fought
FOR single statehood while there was
a ghost Of a chance Of success. ana
only accepted the joint state proposi
ton as = last resort, Albuquerque
Citizen.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

Too many cocktails and too little
fresh air i pneumonia" say the
doctors OF New York and all Gotham
Il crying for moro fresh air.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

Tho Washington Times deserves
the credit for hunting lhc post office
consplrators and robbers to their
doom. Since II first demanded their
arrest Il has followed the trail with.
out 9 pause or 4 diversion.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
is breakfaatins With ,l4. W. send our

is breakfasting with us. We send our
loving sympathy.
Theodore and Edith Roosevelt. ~
Where Is there q mother who
would not set mp out Of . sick bed
when she received a message like
that, egen though At first she would
not believe It was true? And where
IS the 3 who would not cherish the
deed and the docr forever In his heart
of hearts? But II is the doing Of that
sort Of thing Is their dear de.
light ,those two, and this Is why | am
writing about them here, for | would
like every n TO know them JUST as
they are"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

Uncle Paul Kruger. former presi.
dent Of the Transvaal republic. IL In
his last days and greatly depressed.
Great Britain refuses 70 permit him
to return home.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

The emperor Of Korea has been dc.
cused Of lack OF aggrossIyeness. 1t
should be remembered that no is the
p~ossessor of several hundred wives.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
STEAMER Lost
WITH AL ON BOARD,

LONDON. March ! 4 special from
Paris announc that the French
steamer carnbog1c Whieh left Rangoon
February II for Cochin Gina. and
ports, has been wrecked in
a storm of Cochin China, The dis
patch adds i i believed 4 hundred
persons persisted In the wreck,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
,nMHRkET1


The following New York stock quotation
we're received Dy Levy Bros. members Chi
cag0 Board of Trade rooms2 and 3
1T Block, Colo Phone $40, Las Vegas Phone
no. over their o6n private wires from New
York, Chicago and Colorado Springs; cores
oondent OF the firms OF Logan a Bryan N. r.
and Chicago member New York Stock Ex-
change and Chicago Board Of Trade, and Wm.
springs:
Description Close
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

Possibly some Of those states
that are urging their governors for
the vice presidential nomination are
anxious 20 accommodate better men
in the gubcrnatoriai chair.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
PATTI sFFEcTuALLY CURED
OF FAREWELL HABIT.

HOT SPRINGS. March 9.-Adelina
Patti announces that she viii leave
Immediately for New York to take the
steamer for England. She says she
has cancelled all her engagements.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

IN April six American batiicships
and four cruisers will begin % show
The Inhabitants Of the cities along The
Mediterranean what 4 great country
this Is.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

There was nothing uncertain In
Mora county's endorsement Of the ad.
mlnistratlon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
ST. louis Wool.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. March 9.-Wool
firm; territory and western mixed Is
q 10; fine medium IS a II; fine
IS "a 16.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

The campaign Is on. But political
activity in New Mexico is not quite
SO exciting as that II the states farth.
er east. The democratic convention
In Missouri and the republican con
vention in Iowa were the n Of
riots and entertaining gunplays. Am
balances were called and hospitals
weFe much In requisition. We may
safely perdict that the territorial con
vention OF New Mexico will be dis
graced by no such cenes ais these.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH ..

1t Is now said the Parker boom Is
to DO side tracked,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
SOME JAPANESE PROVERBS.

The error OF a minute, the sorrow
OF q lifetime.
After having tasted bitterness one
becomes a man.
It Is easier to find 1000 recruits
than n general.
The life Of an old man Is like q
lighted candle In a draft.
It Is nor difficult to keep a for.
tune than to make one
The capital and the fireside have
each their own attractions.
Before WI can sympathize with 9th
ers We must have suffered ourselves.
DO not be slaves to your children.
They will have their happiness later.
The wise nan shapes himself ac-
cording to circumstances, a water
takes the shape of the vessel into
which Il Is poured.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09

The solo parts 81 The Merry MIX.
maids are uneommonly beautiful
s.i7.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-09
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, March 9.-CIose:

Wheat, May, s2k; July, ssa.
Corn, May. 51k; July, 4sh.
Oats, May, 4OAs; July, 3sk.
Pork, May, s13.77; July, $l4.os
Lard, May, $3.50; July. s745.
Ribs. May, 1921.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-26
In v8aezoIaa0 distinguid0

Aver tuvimos ei gusto de recibir ! a
vista del quito caballero Venezolano,
general don Emilio de Blen, que de
paso para 81 pals sc halla en- esta
ciudad.
lie acompafiR 81 distinguida espo-
sa, Ia notable pianista dona Julia de
Bien, cuyas dotes artfstleas es proba-
BILE tenga OCCASION de aplaudir Is So
ciedad capitalenR.
Saludamos disbursements Z los
distinguidos viaieros.
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de moralidad ? regeneration, aunque
para clio haya que llenar las galeras
del presidio.
E Crinen del MatadGrO
Importantes deCIaraciones
que hace una nina acer-
ca de los autOres

Como indicamOs anteayer damos
en- nuestra edici6n de hoy, ampliacio-
nes del crfmen ocurrido en- la noche
del domingo pasado en- las inmedia-
clones del Matadero, colnetido an Ia
persona de Nicolas Cintr6n.
La nina que ha hecho confesar q
los testigos ell crfmen, es sobrina de
Pedro Arroyo que reside en- Ell referi-
do sitio.
Ell detective QuinOnes, como a las
diez de la manana, present6 al fiscal
don Luis Campillo, una nina como de
siete anos, Ia cual Sc aseguraba que
habia dido TODD el relato de la peles.
A las preguntas del fiscal DECLARE
que era sobrina del mencionado AFRO
yo Y viva en- Ia Perla.
Esta nina Sc negaba & declarar
pero ell senior Campillo manifesto a la
familia que quedar1a en- su poder ell
tempo n~ecesario o objeto de cercio-
rarse de 81 sus declaraciones podrfan
ayudar 5 esclarecer Ell hecho que per-
sigue la justicia.
BESIDE luego Ell fiscal Sc hizo cargo
de la muchach2 obsequi4ndola con
dulces yjuguetes J una vez perdido ell
natural tenor que III embargaba Y
capt6dose Ia simpatfa, conto lo..Que
saba del hecho proporcionando siete
testigos al pueblo de Puerto Rico.
Han desflado ante esta nina como
diez y seis testigos que sin excepcio-
nes comprueban que Timoth6e de Je-
sis, joven de veintiun amos, fu6 Ell
asesino de Nicolas Cintr6n.
Cuaudo alguno de los d~eclarantes
pretendfa ocultar la verdad la mucha-
cha que Sc encOntraba al lado del is
cal Campillo, contradecfa 10 manifes-
tado especifcando con datos los he
chos y obligando q los tastigos adecir
toda la verdad, pudiendo sacar en-
-consecuencia el fiscal que ell matador
Timothee de JesGs tuvo completes,
pues segdn Sc desprende de las decla-
| raciones, intervinieron en- Ell asesiuato
dos personals que q estas h0ras per-
manecen en- la cdrcel.
La investigation que Sc persigue
gracias 4 esa Mia, ha llegado al ex-
tremo de poder afirmar de que 81 he
cho ocurri6 como de una & dos de la
~madrugada y que los autores del cri-
men son Timoth6e de Jesds (a) Quinta-
ma, y completes su hermano Pho de
JesGs, al cual Sc acusa de haber dad
I'm golpe en- Ia region frontal & Nico-
las Cintr6n Y IN tai Morales (a) ell
Chato, que acompanaba q los dos in
dividuos.
Sc acusa tambien & Jes1s Y 4 su
hermano de haber virado ell cadaver
boca abajo, e~xplicandose asf la posi-
ci6n extrana del cadaver al ser descu-
bierto por Ell guardia Sierra, que fu@
llamado al sitio del suceso como 4 Las
seis Y media de la manana.
Como quiera que las gestiones Pc
ra ell esclarecimiento del hechO corren
4 cargo del fiscal senior Campillo, es-
peramos que Ia iusticia cumplira ex-
~trictamente con Ell deber que impone ell
! imperio 6 la Ley.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-26
CRIS[O HUNERO 7

Ia casa de familia que mejOres
ventajas ofrece para hospedaje es la
situada en- los altos de Ia casa MIN. 7
de la Gale de Cristo.
Habitaciones ventiladas, buanas
condos, buen servicio.
Preci0s: los de situaci6n.
Felicia Mater Vda Gimenes.
Nota: Sc aIquilan habitaciones para
familias Y hombres solos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-26
Sc tvENDE

IN magnifco billar, Q bolas
de marfl y demas enseres, por Ell pre-
clio sumamente reducido de CINCUEN-
IA DOLLARS, satisfechos a. contado,
que representa- cast la mitad del valor
en- que puede ju5tipreciarse Ell valor en-
venta. Para informes, en- Gurabo, a
don s. Morales.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-26
SAN JUAN, rs DE OCTUBRE 1904
VOTOS FRAUDULENTOS

Ell 6rga1o del Directorlo repuoll-
cano dice que en- Caguas y Generic,
puebIoz federales, ell n1mero de cleo
torres rebasa todos los calculos y
acusa la lntenci6n de IN traude cscan-
daloSo.
Por de pronto r%esulta algo clnico
DIR hablar q csc ~peri6dico de t'audes
eIectorubs. Pero ST Caguas con 10000
habitantes, solo ha i~nscrito cuatro mil
pico de electores, desde luego que no
Ina llegado nj al . por 100, que es Ell
promsdio electoral en- todas parties.
En- cam5io, n6tese que en- San
Juan, ciudad de $1,000 habitantes, Sc
han inscrito 5000 electores; 10 cual da
un promedfo de mas del 30 por 100.
Esto 81 que revela un fraude escanda-
loso en- las inscripciones: fraude cue
los repubiicanos vieaea aquf practi-
cando desde hace dos amos en- que ms
cribieron & los muertos y 4 los ausen-
ties,
BESIDE luego llamamos la %atenct6n
del eobierno hacia este fraude mani
fiesto, y especialmente q nuestros cleo
torres y recusadores, para que todos
pongan algo de su parte a fin de evil
tar Que al dia de las elecciones, tOdos
esos votos fraudulentos inscritos hace
dos amos, en- vez de ir q las urnas va
yam & la carcel.
Manifesto es cl deseo de Ia mayo
ria de los habitantes de San Juan de
oue Gamble radicalmente la admins
TRACTION municipal de esta ciudad. La
voluntad popular 10 ha declarado as
en- meetings y en- reuniones pdblicas
On los que han tornado parte la mayo
ria de los ciudadanos de mayor res
ponsabilidad social. Para que Sc ope-
re- nm cambio en- esa administration
estan dispuestos q sumar sus votos los
republicanos puros, los republieanos
regionales, los federales, los unionis.
tas, los obreros y los americanos re-
sidentes. Pero no basta esa fusion de
elementos en- lucha contra Ia inmora-
lidad; es n~ecesario algo mas, J csc
algo, que damos hoy como un ALERTA
& todos los buenos y honradOs ciuda-
danos, es ell
TOTO T"RAUDTLENIO
que hay que perseguir y combatir por
todos los medios.
Existen ca esta ciudnd mas de Glen
lndividuos, que ca d1a de elecciones
disp6nense z yotar audazmente die y
doce veces, multiplicando asi los votos
del partido republican,.
Para impedir que los
TOTOS FRAUDULENTOS
den al partido republican, a mayo
ria de que carecen, requi6rese una
perfecta organization de cIudadanos
honrados que esten dispuest6s a impe-
cir senej auto escGndalo, denunclando
4 todos los
ELECTORES F1LSOS
que Sc atrevan 4
VOTAR FR4UDULENTAMENTE
con nombres dlstintos 8 o inscrip-
clones repetidas, c%reyendo que para
clio cuentan con Ia lmpunidad de otros
amos
Sc impone, pues, que en- cada pre-
cinto haya tres 8 mas recus adores,
pertenecientes 4 los partidos locales '
sobre todo, c~onocedores delos yecinos
de cada prescinto.
FL gobierno esta dispuesto q cas-
tiPar severamente d TODD
ELECTOR FRAUDULENTOt
y todoa debemos eoadyuyara esa obra
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-26
Agiso al pdbIico

Ell tintorero avisa & las personals
que tienen trabajos "a listo y no 10
han ~recogido, que ST no 10 hacen en-
el t6rmino de Is dfas de la fecha de
aviso, los poae en- subasta por el pre-
clio adeudado.
PIERRE .MARTINES.
Gale de San Francisco 67.-San
Juan, P. r., Octubre, p de 1904.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-26
BAQUERO Y GAHDARA
OFRECEN:

Alanbre de pdas, rolIos de 80
libras, rollo.................. $3.50
Grampas en- barriles de 80 Ii
bras, barril.. .............. $500
Zinc liso para Zorro de 6x3 E.,
quintal. $3.50
Cernento Dragon ca brls; barril $3.50
Puntas Paris, cajas de 90 Hbras
tanaaos de 2, 2 y medic, 3,
Y 5 pulgadas grassas y 1aas,
$e.45
Maiz del pals en- nladios sacos, q $i.50
Mani superior en- sacos; ~quiatsl $500
San Justo ID y B San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-26
PROCEDER .INJUSTIFICADO

NueStrO apr6C1aOie e liu5tradO
amigo don Rafael Cuevas Zequeira.
recibi6 aver la siguiente communication
del Departmental de Educaci6n:
<Sr. Don Rafael Cuevas Zequeira.
San Juan, P. r.
Sehor:
Ell Comisionado de instruction me
ordena mauifestar q listed que con esta
fecha queda caucelado su certifoado,
| por violaci6u 4 Ia Secci6n de las Lee
yes Escolares.
Lo que lie c%omunica para su
cimiento y demas fines.
Respetuosamente suyo,
ALBERTO F. MARTINEZ ,
Is decir, que al senor Cuevas Re.
guerra Sc lie ~cancela su c~ertifcado de
maestro,l por supuesta violaci6n de
las Leye5 EScolares vigentes. Sc le
acusa dc hacer polftica.
Bueno, ~ que? FL senior Cuevas
Zequeira estz actualmente fuera de
TODD ejercicio ~escolar, y es l6gico y
natural que q aquel que no goza de
derechosi no SO le pueden. exigir de-
beres.
Podria pues, 81 senor Zequeira ha-
Ger polftica, pol1tica generosa Y pro-
vechosa para su pals. No estando en-
active ejercicio en- su cargo de macs
tro, no pueden en- concepto alguno,
regir para 81 las vigantes leyes esco-
lares.
Este es 2 raz6n poderosa que 10
bastan q destruir las pasioncillas per-
sonales.
rs por tanto, injustihcado el pro-
ceder del Departameuto de Educaci6n
Gu el case actual, y de clio protes-
tamos respetuosos, pero energicamen-
te, pues 50 ocasiona periuicios al pats,
que por actos irrehexivos y apasiona-
dos, Be echen fuera del magisterio q
sus hombres mas 1tiles, q los mas ca
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