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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04
SEATTLE SPENDS
A QUIET FOURTH

with perfect weather in spite Of
an overcast aky in the morning
Seattle il celebrating the i2sth au
ulYerarY of the nations lndepend
eueo to-day Pike street h winding
mp ita celebration this afternoon
With a program uf sports on Fourth
avenue aud other special amuao.
meuta.
Tho parade Of the police depart
ment. the militia aud city officials
took up the Rroatef part OF the
mornlu8 When the parade reached
Pike street Mayor HalllnRer mount.
81 platform aud made e short
speech, benttlnE the occasion iic
VAS introduced by Councilman
Frank = Mullen. who said that he
and other members Of the Pike
street committee were deairuua OF
rurrcudefIng fhclr control OF that
thufuuEhfare to the gltyH chief cK-
eeutiye on the Fourth Of july at
least
A large crowd was counreRated az
the corner tu hear the speech 81 the
mayor. bat owing 10 the din raised
by the small boys there were not
many sho could hear what ho said
Tho mayor briefly referred to The
Importance Of the day aa Hymbolirbi
of liberty throughout the civilized
world aud expressed the hope that
the efforts 90 Warrington and other
patriots should not be- ia vain lie
took occasion 30 the course Of hlH
speech % remark that the preaety-
ing of internal peace and laW en-
tufsement depended largely upon
the police aud militia.
The police parade started from the
corner 81 Third avenue and NeHier
Way at the conclusion uf Mayor
HaiHnFefa review Of the police
force Il was led By the Ftuh Reg
imeRt ts~ad 81 Vancouver. 4. g.
MaF~F HstiiuHef aud Chief Delaney
uu hursshhck che latter feapieuaeut
lu a ueN uniform. marched az thr
healttot SO police column. Each
fude y fine horse. and tho EAce
With Which the e.ty'H chief executive
earfAad A4nEelf. a. "a result at bis
caflk. - ls.sfleuer aa a cowboy. waa
the s8bfsst Of frequent remarks dur
iuE tAe nfpfrcHa of the parade
The police force undoubtedly made
the best showing that il has ever
made. There we're more men ia
liue. AMI. as a result 81 Ihe drill
sYHifh Established by the chef.
thea mhithed with military preel-
tian.
FoqaW ~ the police werc two
gompAmea W the national guard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04

Ga Faln pnHscaalon Of lt r. one ~
the objects of both Hartman and
the Northern Pacific
After laHglss through this neck
the See, soa,a touch shelton. the
present object point of the North
crn Pacific line from the Gruy'H
hufhor road shelton iu "a vantage
point. ms railroad building west of
here offers several engineering oh.
atutlrs. II also Hivea straight
suutherly run around the south end
uf Puget sound Go Olympia The
peninsula railroad ia planned west.
ward from shelton and Il ia assert
cd that while 10 WAS originally
built FOR "A logging road. the Nor
thrfn Pacific has used every Ell.
doaYor "a get control Of IL and may
have succeeded
From shelton the road runs south
until the end of the Sound h reach
ed. then II turns directly east "a
Olympia This road would open the
rich timber country given above and
with feeders 1t could obtain lions
share OF the business on the east
side OF the peninsula
THE ONLY RIVALS
IL would have here would be- the
ships and steamers plying un the
Pacific ocean
About a year ago Y q Rogue. q
New York railroad consulting ruKl=
neor. WBa In Port Angeles and
Charleston and went over the line
as given above for the Port Angeles
a Eastern railroad On hts return
90 New York be drafted maps 81
the Who'll. country uui the line as
planned To be- built He waa known
to have come hero for New York
people interested in the road aud
Hartman WaH mentioned az the
time az enc 81 The parties
Since that time frequent letters
have passed between certain men in
Port Angeles and Charleston reia
tive 60 procuring rights ~ way and
terminals with the result that all
the property the company needs has
been practically secured All the
vantage points have been closed up
aud work uu the road VIII probably
begin during the summer CT paHly
htl
Connected with this deal Is line
uf steamers or FERRIES from Chafisa
ton Ia Seattle This Nili give "a
quicker communication between The
tao places and be af immense ben
eft To the port Dc vii FIKr Seat
NE practically the control uf the
trade and business on the east eide
90 the peninsula
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04
BALLARD CELEBRATION
DRAWS BIG CROWD

The MHeHabrsa with che degree
teams Boz fun uniform came nrxt4
then the Modern Moudmrn ~ Amer.
iea and The Woedmrn ~ the world
The Industrial part Of she parade
which came next. aHa led by band
Behind THE HaH float upon which
Haa fuli fIgsed shlu. followed bv
Che tanEahafrmeH'a union Then
came colonial float ~ the Degree
81 Washington. The Plumbers and
EieheHfucn'a unions followed.
An old hack rasurrattrd from the
early IByH % Ballard uaH "a novel
feature aHI eIuaeI merry laugh
aa Do went rs The horse. hack aud
all were soften up 90 Jock aa for
lofn ne possible and &c could not
have been improved The floats Of
the -. . y and The ClBuseu
brewing association made up the
rear 81 the parade.
After the parade and review the
crowd conferred ~ the pavilion erect
81 back 81 the city hail. where the
Declaration Of Independence was
read and HHeol hes made hf the
mayor and leading citizens FOLLOW E
tnH this 20 retcaa % one hour was
taken for lunch aud Ballard avenue
Haa again thH center Of attraction
vi hon The athletic events were pulled
off The racing and other events
except the pony fsee. were held ON
ballard avenue The pony race was
held on Railroad avenue
Dancing began Ht the pavilion 1T
= o'clock aud viii last until every
enc ia tired
The day has been free from acct
dents and casualties No serious ae4
eIdsuta had been reported mp a.
noon and mo- fires have demanded
tho attention of the department
Tn" police are having very little ia
do.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04
HARTMAN BEHIND THE
pr. ANGELES and EASTERN

ton ON them Co Nj Hartman Mr.
Anderson said Il few DAYS aEu that
hls property WAS not for sale. lie
refused 90 say that Il WAS sold or
that any option had been given upon
IT, but De asserted that u wan not
ON the market aud could not be
bought
Since lta withdrawal from the
market he has had several Edud ct
fers for the property by rival rail
road itervstH but he has refused ta
consider any OF them This. In the
face Of his Willingness Ia sell some
time ugo Is pointed out az an indis
cation that he has sold out Ia liar
rimau he says the land was taken
from the market short time ago.
hut he viii not state the reason for
the move
Mr. Anderson IL said "a have been
~ CLOSE ruuCu
with the Eastern railroad officials
and Of late and for the last year
has been reference man whenever
Mt Hartman or his associates de
sired To be- Informed regarding CON
ditioua on the peninsula
The strip of land controlled by
Mr Anderson D. about i5U Yards
wide and extends for half mile
hluuE the waterfront IL adlolus
the state land. 2na feet vide. which
Is adjoining the government reserve
al Hremgrtuu aud the cheapest and
most available entrance into the
town uf iifvmrrtan The hills hack
n Hrrmrrtuu would urgeaaltatu
tuuuesinE or extensive excavations
In order 90 get iuto the tltY while
the Charleston tide land approach
tn level
From Charleston south the road
would have comparatively eanY
grade along the creeks until lt
broke through the mountains and
reached the narrow meek OF land be-
tween Hood canal and Cases inlet.
an arm or the Sound This neck 81
land r. about -four miles Wide and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04

- sleep sith four men en- bea ID
lay within - feet o. TIE spat where
he as found
NJ Huntisy is = prominent r,srn
be- e. the bar and s best knassn -
the Hathar 81 Huntisfs eods 81 tie
stats ~ Washington. II - ret
thought that be hsd any Business
worries. bit q friend 81 the faesii.
stated this morning that he I'D beer
IN peer health Co weeks snd VS.
aufferina from iassunIa. NJ. HUNT
isy has been living 81 iT2T suwnntt
avenue With BE sistsr. Miss flors
funtisY. = teacher N the Seattle
high nshouL
For several weeks be has bseh
stopping across the iakrEas bis
condition NaH such that be waH
threatened with nervous urosira-
ton The change seemed % DO him
little good and he had decided 90 50
to Idaho with hls brother Arthur
iiuutley. who ia visiting In the citY
They were % have left on the II
o'clock train this morning aud ahen
Miss Huntlsy LEFT her home this
morning 20 bid him good bye she
bad not heard 81 bis attempt A. Ell
eide.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04
PROCEEDS Or ~oooooo BOND SALE VIII UNDOUBTEDLY NJ
USED TO COMPLETE LINE ALONG rse PENINSULA
TWEEN OLYMPIA AND rHE STRAITS or JUAN FueA-
ACTIVITY ON WEST SIDE or SOUND

The $4,000 000 bond issue recently
IlCated In New York by the Port
Angeles aud Eastern railroad will
be used to build the line from Fort
Angeles e. Olympia iu order 90 con
meet With the Hartman lines that
are proposed Ia invade the terri
tory 40 Jim I'M Hartman is be-
hind the project aud work ON the
new line Wlll begin some time dur
ing the summer This be- fully con
, nrmed 10y the local promoters Of
the enterprise.
The Port Angeles and Eastern up
20 the present time has existed
chiefly on paper It's promoters
have projected the tine down the
west shore Of Hoods canal for
many years. hat up 90 the present
time IL has had only secret eN-
istenco ON u few maps that have
been exclusively held 10y few Who
are Interested These few have
guarded their Information carefully
and the general public mas obtained
only an occasional iukliug 81 what
is proposed.
The recent bond issue has aroused
the interest ot che people all along
the limo of the road and the prom.
lse that something ls KOiug GO ma
tcriaiiHc soon comes as joyful news
o. those who have previously been
shut OUT from the railroad world.
The peninsula west of the sound Is
destined soon 10 be- she seat 1T "a
few railroad movements that Viii
be full 81 interest and 90 the same
time 90 immense value tu tie state
% Washington IN opening az great
areas that have formerly been shut
cat from railroad communication
with the world
For the past two years the North.
eru Pacific has been quietly extend
ms It's lines % the
GRAN,s uARBOR COUNTRY
aud the Pacific coast by way of the
line between Portland and Olympia
A line was built from the main liue
just north 90 CantaIIa @ Gray p
Harhor This line followed the Che
halls river. which gave it a fine
run into the new territory Prom
this ether lines were built 20 con
nect With the main road at Olympia
aud lake View
At The time this read Vas built
Il vas announced that 10 Vas uuly
for the purpose % opening mp the
neW territory about Gays harbor
Recently other lines have been built
from Il O. the north and west until
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04

peafuuce. but the exceptional deafth
riue in tho harbOr made IL less pie
turaHque than usual The vessels
iu the harhof were suitably daH1.
rated and flags were up on uil the
whHrvoH
ballard. West Seattle Columbia
aud Georgetown had celebrations o.
their own The detoteea of tho
"aauo' Fourth OF July la order 20
escape from thfir uelFhHUr who
must HhaW their patriotism With
nrefmrbafa guns and Fireworks.
took advantage ~ tho Sound and
lake oKHurHIuHH tu remove them
nelKeB from the noisy croH1H The
lake steamers we're as busy na those
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04

{ civil Service cammi #HlunerH Zlm
norman aud Randolph. CouueIlmeH
cole. xbluden. Mullen and - gOuH.
Gilman james. Hev j +. - Liwyd
Judge Tallmau and other eltizeu#
In carriages
The line Of march Was up First
avenue 90 Second aud Pike where
Mayor HnliIuRef made HE speech
and then up Pike 90 Seventh. re
/ turning on Pike and going down
Second avenue "a YeaIef way
No serious accidents or fires oe=
gurred during the day although
numherleaH small boys got the
worst Of their practice with fire
cracker artillery Towards the lat
ter part Of the afternoon HiuFod
/ eyebrows. fhaffed fingers aud
burned footwear were much IN eYi=
uonee.
The most unusual feature Of the
day was the large number OF pcu=
pie Who went 10 Tacoma II wHH
the first time In years that that
city has demonstrated that she can
be- more lively on the glorious
Fourth than Seattle n Is cati=
mated that nt least 5000 people
mostly members Of the labor unions
and their families went 90 the Citf
81 Destiny t. take part ln the fees
tiFitieH there The steamer Nome
city. chartered hy the Western
Central Labor Union carried her
limit n 0Ha passengers despite the
fact that prior - the time ahe
sailed the clouds looked threaten
inE leubeuB band went uinuR
The steamer Capital city. which
WaH chartered by the Painters
union. went one alth her limit 81
300 The Flyer. with n crowd Of
600 wa taxed to her limit when
leaving ON her 40 trip IA the
morning
The smaller steamers had ID good
deal uf trouble 90 keep ont Of ench
others way. go busy were thay car
ffiuE the excursion and picnic
crowds 90 various Sound points The
Hfrmfrtuu steamers had all theN
could do o. carry AN that wanted
to see The celebration at the Puget
Sound navy yard aud the Al.KH
point steamers aud The West Seat
lie ferry we're taxed o. their limit
The Wet Seattle beach received ltH
regular consignment Of pcrpirinF
Hnfurtuuatsa# eager tu take SALT
Nater plunge. aud AK point had
similar attractions
Tonight g. GOO worth af fireworks
are 10 be- SCI off AZ tn point and
the Queen city band ulll furnish
the wHugatlnE ssaftIltea with muz
Gle
The waterfront had q gala ap#
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04
LAWYER SOUGHT
DEATH IN BAY

y q. Huntiey. a well knoun S. 4.
attic lawyer, made an al bot soc .
esssiut attempt 70 drown hirasslf N
the baf this morning ae vas found
ehngina 20 an upright brace ~ TIE
far end o. Dumas beathauss, Il the
feet 81 Pike street. shortly before
2 o'clock. Ne ~as unconscious and
his head was partly submerged IN
TIE water.
{. d. Ebriaht, ~ snnioys 81 ire
San Juan Fish company. saa fret
TO notice the mans prsdieansat. Ne
ssas unable 20 draw tire stffsnsd
hedy back or the feat aud crisd fos
hsip. Several men heard his cries
and rushed 70 aid him. With great
difficulty theY uneiasped Aunttoy =
arm tfar tire pest and pulled him
cut.
His eeat. vest ard hat sssrs found
hing neatly folded on tie trent ~
TIE boathouss feat. On top ~ the
Reap rad been placed = poekstbook
containing ts aad seine papers.
Whisky as obtained nearby ard
a. attempt vas made te force senne
do~n hit throat. In hit struani lee
AuntisY nearly dragged hts rsseusrs
eff the float into the water. On be :
tng asked 70 swallow TIE lever he
nodded his head. Bot when tire bot
tie vas gwen 20 him ne hurled a
from him and smashed q.
The patrol wagon vas summoned
ard he vas taken 70 the police sta
ton. o.. snyasr vas summoned
ard worked ever haHa, suesssdIna ~
rsvivina hia 80 thst be could be
taken 70 his home. tT2T summit Az
snus. Ns refused 20 make any
statement - 70 hoN he came e gs,
- ths water Or ~ any say explain
tire matter 70 the police.
Ne Rad evidently made no outery
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04

uALLAgp. Iuiy ballard is the
center 81 attraction FOE people from
miles around today. The D. ffh ~
July arrived here early ana thou
sands 81 people Haarmsd into the
city yesterday 10 ava Boz the ceisbrn-
ton. IanE before midnight the
boom ri an kinds ~ explosives vHa
heard on every side Men and boys
united In their efforts 70 keep tho
people awake. and succeeded IN do
ing II.
When the morning broke tho
CROW da 81 holiday makers began 60
descend upon the city and by p
o'clock II was alive with noise and
excitement The earliest ears from
Seattle brought loads ~ people and
every car vs. o. late in the after
neon was crowded with eager sight
aeers who were anxious 90 unite
HItb Ballard ia her observation n
the Fourth.
During the forenoon crowds ~
people auRed up and down Ballard
avenue. Both sides Of the street
were lined. Until ~ O'Clock the noise
of flreeaCkeHa. pistols and every
conceivable kind 81 implement for
making noise WAS IN use
Al II O'Clock the parade started
from the south end ~ Ballard ave
suue and went uu this avenue 60
the city hail. where It was reviewed
The parade was made 100 aa follows 3
Platoon ~ Ballard police. ritY o.
nelals. fire department, band Grand
Army ~ the Republic, float repre-
aeufing tho different states. each
Represented by young lady dressed
Ia white Following this were the
Eagles in fun array led by men
bearing three monster eagles. The
Farestefa Of America followed a
float arranged with a camp and hos
pital led this organization.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04

on the bay
The whole shore ~ Lake Wash
lHRt0u WaH dotted with picnic par
tIaa aallbaatH met the eye Ht cV-
cry corner In the big body Of water
and fanorIHiH were out iu larger
force than usual
Large crowds also attended the
rnroa n The Meadows and the ball
game al Recreation park The
Catholic FofsafrrH gave "A picnic at
THTrr Tree point
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04

Coroner Hays uHi held aa inquest
en- "Wednesday ossf the body o. Mfs
~ Niess D. Nhn wee accidentally
killed hy "a stray ballet fired ~ Efha.
Berry. enlafed woman. white eel
sbratiug Independence daY thia
morning
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-04

TACOMA. July 3 Tbe Tacoma
Tigers son from San fauoIaea IN
the baseball game pHfaI bore this
morning by Is HUofa ~ 70 90 g.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-09

Anoche CeIebr6se Ia velada que en-
obsequio del Sr. Jose Ruiz, anunci6ra-
mos opOrtunamente
El mejor humor y cordial algeria
1ein6 durante IR modesto fiesta. ejecu-
tSndose bonitas pleas y bellas cancio-
mes.
ElSr. jose Ruiz hizo los honores de
Ia casa liberalmente, ofreciendo una
msgnfica cena sus amigos.
Eutre ellOs encontra ab8nse los sefiO-
res siguientes; jose Ruiz Rivers. Ge-
naro Manzanal, Francisco Turull. Jo-
Sc Martinez DSvila, jose Trujillo.
Emilio EgCzcue. jose de Ia Tore, Lii
borio Million, Rafael Schettini. Pedro
Stan. jose Geigel, Joss Mercado (Mo-
mo) Luis. VeIez Lopez. j.. de Zengoti.
to, Ernesto Marin, Luis Rodriguez
Cabrera. Angel Bujella, Bernardo Ze-
no. MarCeIino ZsnO.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-09
Ell DISCURSO DE
MONSENOR BLENK
ANOCHE.

El discurs0 que anoche pronunci6ra
eI Obispo MOnsefIor Blenk, ceFrandO
Ia nutridIsima y 3istinguidR Asamblea
que IlenabR eI teatro. fu6 tan lev9ntR-
do, habfa en- sus frases, en- sus 4estos
evang6licOs, en- sus cOnceptOs tanta sim
ceridad, que le conquist6 una verdade-
ra Ovaci6n, enthusiastic y expont6nea y,
sobre todo, sincera como ga discursO.
Empez6 dando las gfacias 8 los dele
gsdos y 81 p6bliCo. por haber acudido
& su llamsmiento Y luegO hizo una br;-
llante exhoPtaci6n al p6blico, fin de
que to00s, tOdOs abrazRsen Ell Catolicis-
mo que -dijo-manda que los hom-
bres amen su pr6jino como 81
mismo.
Extendi6se en- estas ConsideraciOnes,
con voz vibrante y emOcionada. y
sRreg6:
SEsta es la question. sefores y sefloras:
yO no soy uni0nista nj republicano.
(Grandes aplausos). No soy america
no. no soy espafIOl, no soy aIem6n.
Soy aquf el representanta de DiOs. Es-
toy entire vOsOtros por mandate divinO. ,
NQuer6is felicidad, queT6is bienes-
tar, Quer6is gloria. Pues ssd cristia-
nos. creed en- Dios y tened f6. 70
busc0 siempre el pueblo. We'd (d5rs.
ga6aadOse al escen0r5O) que representa-
ci6n mas distiDgnids. Yo anhelO para
el pueblo derechos y ibertadee. sefIo-
res y sefioras. No. -sfsdi6 interrum-
pi6ndOse. -seaOrGs 3, Se55Oges. no. M1
sWe'aG mai e8tG pGLGbrG: Hijos mfos,
pOrque todos VosotrOs sois hijos mfos.
pueeto que 20 soy aquf el VerbO del
Espfritu Santo.D
SAmad & Dios. amaos los unos & los
otros y Ia felicidad Y Ia gloria y 10 Ii
bertad iIuminar6n & Puerto Rico
Termin6 su breve, peFo eIocuente
discurso, en- medic de pFolongados
aplausos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-09
Una caTta del doctor
Angel Franco.
n0lI6l0g0 4 uRa 1anlaRda cue
pIDlusO 4 IN pIODeIo Do TO-
fQIni del COnsgjO EjecutiVO
OAIa SesltD Do ID JGnfa Gen.
trail % Unitn en- plGRO.
ST.. D. Manuel Zeno Ganofs,
San Juan.
VI eatimado amiao = oompnfl-I

Mi estimado amigo y company -
En- Ella COFFespOudencia de Puerto
Rico, de fecha del corTieL te, pnbli-
csci6n que tan acartAd mente diTige
I'd. aparece ID resefla de Il seguDda
session de d Junta Central del PartidO
eUni6n PuertorEiquefIs. YO deseo
vivsmente que lR opinion p6blica CO.
nczea en- detalLe mi enmiende al artf
CulO 4c. de Ia proposition de los seflo-
res Nun z. Diego, Palmer y Camu
flss, 70 que Sc exterioFiza "a arQumen-
taci6n del senior Mufloz. despu6s de
C0nsumir el suscribiente an turno en-
contra de dicha proposition.
HGciendO nemOris, Creo hAbarme
expresado como sigue:
Que COnsideraba como nermosa L.
boz y labor patri6ticA ID proposition
del senior Mullcz. y que para Puerto
RicO.serfa an dis de felicidad aquel en-
que SO separase el Poder Legislative
del EjeCutiYO. que no me OpoDfa & tel
aspiration para mas adeIante 81 para
los actuaIes momentoG. Que sOmetfa
los Asambleistas Ia si0uiente en-
mienda:
Que el Poder Legislative estuviese
representado por una. Camara COM
puesta de IS miembros electos por su-
fr0gio universal y que eI ConsejD Eie-
cutlVO, Sc compusiese de once miem-
bros CoE mRyOrfa puertoEriquefIA Que
mi proposition encsjabR dentrO de d
Carta Constitutional que nos kRbian
dAdO los ameTiCanOs, puesto que era
pura Y simplemente una modification
del Bill FOrs ker: que 81 bien ca Verdad
que mi proposition enVueIVe el dejar
sin funciOnes 81 representante del Go
bierno Federal en- Puerto Rico, como
diio mi corPeligionario 81 senior Mu-
floz. c6Ipese de este los mismos are
Ficanos, pues bien cIaro que el Bill
Fora ker dice: Sci Consei0 EieCQtiVO
SO compondr6 de once miembros, ha-
biendo pOr 10 1ae9aOs cimc0 puertorri.
quelioss SQu6 quiere decir por 10
menoss Que podemos aspirAr & mas
Luego mi enmienda no es tan radical,
gira en Il 6rbitS de ID Carta Constitu-
cionRl dada pOr los americanos al pue-
bio de Puerto Rico. como die ante.
riormente.
Y por 6.timo. que observRndo el
suscribiente que Ia Assmblea asentfa
de una manera t6Cita. & 10 prOpuestO
por el sefIor MuGoz. y Rntes que mi
enmienda saliese votaCi6n = fuese
derrotada, ID retira.
Ed tOd0 cuanto tengo que manifes-
tar. anticipsndole IN million de RrRcias
so sffo. amigo , cOmpanero.
DIR. j. A. FRANCO
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-12-09
LUClDAS FIESTlS RELIGIOSAS
EN- VEGA BAJA.
Bonito iardin que tiene aIli a su car.
go don Federico Font.

de maestro COTTesp0sSGI especially
Diciembre 8.-Cada noche Sc ve
nuestro temple mas bsIIo, pues las j6-
venes caballeros que son designad0s
para el RrreglO del altar Sc afanAn de
dia en- dia en- ser ellos los que mejOr y
mas bellamente eDgalanen Ell altar del
Amor Hermoso.
ConmueVe verdRderanente yer los
i6Venes arreglando ell altar Y olVidan-
do esas ideas que & veces Conciben all
gunOs hombres respeCto & Creencias
religiosas.
Aver estaba precioso, y la procession
Sc Ilev6 efect0 con gran COncurrencia
de fieIes. Las Hijas de Maria iban en-
su mayor parte, Veatidas de blanco y
IuCiendo aus velos Y coronas de flores
blRncas tambien que las hacfa parecer
Verdaderas vIrgenes.
So encuentra meior de ID dolencia
que hace tempo viene padeciendO, Ia
distinguida sefiora dofIa Cristina San
tanR.
Ell jardin que tiene su cargo 81
senior Federico Font en- unO de los
cuadrOs de u plaza est6 verdadera-
mente preciOsO y revela Ell arte de que
dispone d familia del senior Font.
Los prOtestantes han mudad0 su
temple & Ia caIIe central. pero cree
mos que en- Vega Baja 40 hay muchos
Rdeptos estR religion pues cssl tOdOs
Son Cat6licog.