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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-10-09
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Desde. tempo inmemorial
Juan Serquy y Julio Debot es-
taban completamente arruina
dos, hasta el punto de que, sal
vo los antepasados del Boule'
ward, nadie recordaba haberles
visto con dinero en- la mano.
En- pocos amos, Debot ha bia
dilapidado una modesto fortu-
na,Ty cuanto a Serquy, no ha-
bia ,poseido jamas cosa alguna
de importancia. Las necesida-
des de la existencia les habian
impedido siempre ejercer una
profession cualquiera. Nadie CO.
nocia a sus familias. Por lo
demas. vivian bien y sc presen-
taban yestidos con suprema ele-
gancia. Frecuentaban la me-
jor sociedad. Su edad era apro-
ximadamente la misma-cerca
de cuarenta amos " su reputa-
cion en- materia de honor era
tOQaV1a env1d1dDIe.
Su buen humor v su inaltera-
bic, algeria les proporcionaban
frecuentes invitaciones, y. gra-
cias a esLas cualidades persona
les, Sc les perdonaban los repe-
tidos" sablazos" que constituian
su unico recurso. Porque no
subsistian mas que merced a esa
del1cada variedad del empresti-
to, q la cual Sc ha dado un nom
bre especial.
ST pedis, por ejemplo, una
cantidad a una persona, prone
tiendola devolversela en- un pla-
20 determinado, haceis un en-
prestito. ST por el coutrario, os
contentais con decir a un amigo
8 un conocido: "Prestadme
mil pesetas, sin compromete-
ros a restituirselas, Sc trata de
I'm sablazo.
Serquy y Debot eran macs
tros en- tan temible arte. Cada
uno de ellos tenia su metodo es.
pecial. cuya efcacia habian
com probado repetidas veces.
La fuerza de Serquy consistia
en- un tacto exquisite, que lie
permitia adivinar el minute
exacto EN- que podia intentar
una buena operaci6n. Saba
cuando su cliente habia ganado
al juego, estudiaba ell aspecto
de su fsonomia y solo emplea-
ba muy pocas palabras en- sus
manejos.
DeBot era ell dentista lleno de
verbosidad que no da la menor
'importancia a que tengais una
muela mas 8 menos. Ante su
palabra sonriente ~ m
abrianse todas las'bolsas sin la
menor diflcultad.
Los dos vivldores gozaban de
una exlstencia facll y tranquila,
libres de todo pesin,smo y en-
tregados a los ,innumerables ca
prichos del azar.
Sin embargo, hacia algun
tempo que Serquy y Debot
atravesaban una penosa crisis.
Los asuntos no andaban bien y
los dos eran vfctimas de una de-
plorable calma. Acababan de
pasar una semana con muy po-
CO dinero, comiendo en- restau-
rants baratos y encontrandose a
veces en- I'm fgon, donde hacian
anargas ConslderaciOnes sobre
la carestia de la vida en- la vida;
No obstante uno y otro de-
clan que realjzaban economias,
mientras esperaban mejores
tiempos.
:: Por una enojosa coincidencia.
la mayor parte de sus clientes
estaban en- desgracia. Blache
que era hombre desprendido 81
los hay, habla perdido al juegc
una cant1dad fabulosa, y Dick
acababa de perder un diperal er
las carreras de caballos. Causa.
analOpas habian mermadO IL
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-10-09
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Ell Cafe de LA MARGAR1TA ofrece
los duefios de habitaciones amuebla-
das y que desean darlas en- slquiler,
un servicio gratuito anunciador de
dichas habitaciones. Al efeCto sc ex-
pondra en- los salones del Cafe Res
taurant una liSta, en- Ii que fguraran
todas las habitaciones cuya situaci6n
y dem&s detalles indiquea Sis propie-
tarios.
Dirigirse a LA MARGAR1TA. P. O.
Box, Is, San Juan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-10-09

Boisgenet haDia abandonado la
partida,
Debot Sc dirigio a su domici
lilo, y en- una tarjeta dej6 al por
tero la orden de que lie desper-
tara a las diez de la mailana.
A las diez y media entraba en-
casa de Boisgenet.
Ell sefior ha salido-le dijo
Ell criado-pero volvera pronto,
porque tiene convidados a al
mOrZar.
|. -Pues lie esperare en- esta sa
la--contesto Debot.
Nuestro hombre sc puso leer
tranquilamente TN periodico
Pero apenas habia recorr1do al
gunas liness, cuando ell criado
abria nuevamente la puerta E
introducia a TN caballero correc-
tamente vestido, con guantes
blancos, botas de charol y la
sonrisa en- los labios. Era Ser.
guy.
Debot y Serquy Sc estrecha-
ron las manos y fruncieron i'm
perceptiblemente Ell ceno.
-lGomo estas?
-Bien. lY til? ~.
-tC6mo no nos vimos anoche
en- ell Club
-Llegue tarde. Me dijeron
que acababas de salir.
-Ah!.
Despues guardaron silencio
los dos. Debot y Serquy no te.
nian la menor duda acerca del
obieto de sus visitas. Mas, por
por otra parte, eran demasiado
correctos para permitirse min
gun genera de alusiones fuera
de lugar.
Resueltos a no abandonar ell
|terreno, al cabo de un ratio co.
menzaronsa hablar de cosas in
diferentes, procurando no pro
nunciar Ell nombre de Beisge-
net, como 81 no estuvieran en- su
casa.
Transcurrio asi media hora.
De pronto, Debot llamo al
criado.
-lEsta usted seguro-le dijo
de que el seilor ha de venir a
almorzar?
--jSegurisimo!
-iCorriente!
Ell criado Sc retro y Debot Sc
volvio hacia Serquy y ie dijo:
"A tt puedo decirtelo todo
sin reservas de ning1n genero
liOue buen chico es ese Boisge-
net! mo puedes 6gurarte 10
agradecido que lie estoy! Ell mes
pasado me presto Glen luises,
con una cordialidad sin ejem
plo- ,iQue raras son va las per-
sonas que prestan esa cantidad
I'm amigo! 'Te confeso que al
recibir esta N mafiana ell dinero de
mi casa 10 primero que Sc me
ha ocurrido ha sido devolver
sus luises a 'Boisgenet. va ESQ
he venido. Que muchacho tan
excelente!
-iEncantador! - exclamo el
otro.
Y como estaba cansado de es-
perar, Serquy perdio por
un momento la serenidad, y
pens6 candidamente:
i La OCCASION no puede ser
mas propicia! iVolvere despues
de almorzar!
Y levantandose, dijo a su
amigo:
He vepido exclusivamente
a pedirle noticias acerca de las
carreras de .manana. lie we're
sta noche. Hasta la vista, ami
:go milo.
Y fue Debot ouien esta vez
do ell sablazo a Boisgenet.
| Alredo Capus.
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TWAIN FINISHES 10Th YEAR.
Great American Humerisk Guest at
Delmonico Dinner.

Great American Hsmerist Guest at
DeImonico Dinner.
New York, Dec. 1.-&Enxk Twain on
Tuesay night was 10 guest OF honor
at a dinner at DelnooicoA given by
Colonel George Harry, In honor Of
the hum0rist's seventeen birthday The
guests were confined closely to writer's
of imaginative literature, and about $50
authors were present, nearly half of
them women.
During the dinner a congratulatory
cable message was received from Eng
land signed by forty Of the most dis
tinguisheA writer's there, including
Thomas Harry, George Meredith. Al
fred Austen, Arthur Balfour, Rudyari
Kipline, Anthony Hope, Sir Gilbert
Parker, Sir Conan Doyle, Ian Macla-
rem, Mrs. Humphrey Ward and Israel
Zangwill
The principal souvenir which each
guest received was a bust OF Mark
Twain, half life size.
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IRISH CONVECTION coNvENEs.
Resolution Proposed In Regard to :
Ne,s, Sve&Ay,n If S<n,>rnroen$

Resolution Proposed In Regard to =
New System Of Government.
Dublin, Dec. THE Irish national
convention was opened at the Mansion
house this morning under tle presi-
dency Of John Redmond There was. a
good gathering of members of parlia
ment and delegates from all parts OF
the country. Special interest was
taken by those present at the conven-
ton in the advent of the New Liberal
administration at Westminster.
In this connection the following res.
olutfon will be proposed. We solemn
~ assert that no new system of govern
ment in Ireland will be accepted as
satisfactory except a legislative as.
sembly freely elected and representa-
tive Of the people with power to make
laws for Ireland and an executive gov
eminent responsible to that assembly
and this convention declares that t.lI
Irish national party cannot enter into
an alliance with or give permanent sup
port to any English party of govern
ment which does not make the ques-
ton of granting such an assembly to
Ireland as Cardinal point of its
progress.
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JamiSon Still In Jail

Macon, Ga, Dec. 7.-AIthough his
bond is fixed at only 500. Henry Jami-
son, the negro twice released from the
Bibb county Changing by Judge Speer,
is still behind the bars of the Bibb
county jail. Just why he has not Civ.
en- bond is not known, although this
is only the same amount fixed at the
time he was first released. which ne
promptly gave. He spends his time
pacing his barred cage. patiently wait
ing for the time to arrive when he will
be arraigned before Judge Speer in
ValdOSta on Dec. H.
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Society Woman Commits Suicide

Schenectady, n. Y. Dec Mrs.
Louise Westwocd, young society wo-
friend last night when the conversation
turned upon death. She spoke of
those who feared death as foolish peo-
pie Then she left her friend for q
few momenss. and had no sooner re-
seated herself at the table than she
fell to the floor dead A doctor was
called who. after an examination, de-
clared she had taken poison
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Contemplated Changes in Football.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. Catch
William 7. Reid, Jr., of the Harvard
football team. returned yesterday from
Washington, where ne had a confer
ence with President Roosevelt on Mon
day. The president sought to ge;
my views said Mr.. Reid, ION a
change of the game which will permit
of its being continued without the
disagreeable results which have accom-.
panied it in the past few years There
was nothing accomplished that can
be given out"
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Is RsmANpED BACK 70 JAIL.
After Hearing Before Mayor Alleged
Wife Murderer Returned to Cell.

After Hearing Before Mayor Alleged
Wife Murderer Returned to Cell.
Greensboro, N. c., Dec. 7.-Dr. Mat.
thews, charged with wife murder, was
remandod to Jail after nearing before
Mayor Murphy Testimony of three ply.
sicians and other witnesses showed
he lad during the day made repeated
attempts to be with his wife alone,
ter which it SCENE she was on the way
Of recovery. TIE last successful eff
fort, while he was pretending to pray.
they said, was the immediate cause of
her death.
The coroner gave a graphic descrip-
ton of the scene when he snatche,i the
hypodermic out of Matthew's hand and
saw it withdrawn from the dying
wife's arm.
Analysis of residue showed strych-
nine All physicians said the original
cause Of her sickness was from NOR
phins, not strychnins. Is her husband
had declared.
The defendant was put on the wit
ness stand. He was calm ana collect
ed, making no su8gestaons to attor-
ney. bod ut hesf1e HE father. Great
beads Of preparation formed and roll
ed from his head.
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Application Made to Change Sentence
To Life Imprisonment.

Application Made to Change Sentence
To Life imprisonment.
Atlanta, Dec. 7.-Application was
made to the prison commission Tues
day for Communication of sentence for
Will Cunningham, of Jefferson county,
from hanging to life Imprisonment.
Cunningham is a young negro, 10
years OF age, VINO killed a negro wo-
man wlo furnished him whisky. The
crime is said to have been the result
of his fntoxication from this whisky.
He is sentenced to be hanged on
Friday, Dec Is. Some of the most
prominent white people of Jefferson
county have interested themselves in
his behalf and have urged the commits
sion to grant the Communication. The
matter will be taken up for immediate
action when the commission meets
next Tuesday. 49,
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News Of Death of American Consul

Albany,iN. Y, Dec. 7-American
consul General James Russell Parsons.
Jr., who was killed by an electric car
at his post in the City Of Mexico last
night, resided until his last appoint
ment by President Roosevelt, in FL
ken street. this city. He was born in
Hoosic Falls, Feb 20, 1861 He was
graduated At Trinity college. He was
American consul to AK Les Chappelle.
Germany, from 1888 to 1890 In 1891
he was made inspector of secondary
schools for the university Of the state
OF New York. In 1897 he was made
director Of colleges and high school de-
partments and secretary Of the uni
versity OF New York. Mr. Earson was
we'll known as q writer He was author
of 'Prussian Schools tarough Ameri-
can Eyes" French Schools through
American Eyes" and other works of an
educational nature
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Tate Nominated District Attorney

Tate Nominated District Attorney.
Washington, Dec. Tn the list of
appointments sent to the senate Tues
day were two in which the people of
Georgia have q deep interest. These
were tae appointments of Hon. Carter
Tate to be district attorney of tle
northern district, and the reappoint-
ment Of United States Marshal Walter
Johnson. Both appointments have been
fully expected The Georgia senators
will see that the nominations are
promptly confirmed
In tlelist of army promotions there
appears the name Of Colonel Butler d.
Price, of the Sixteenth infantry. long
stationed at Ft. Mcpherson. who is
made a brigadier general. and placed
on the retired list for leng;h of service,
and Lieutenant Grayson Heidi. of AT
anita, who ID promoted 10 his captaincy.
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Murder Of payn- aster Not Confirmed.

Murder Of Payr'aster Not Confirmed.
Philadelphia. Dec. IA niece of s
Taylor Simonton, whose murder in
Mckee, Of his wife and son, is report
ed In a dispatch from Altoona, Pa,
said last night that she had heard
nothing of the alleged murter she
said her uncle went to Mexico about
two years ago as p-ospector and later
as superintendent ald paymaster of
the Mica Jon mines. operated by a
New York syndicate. The niece add
ed that when Mr.. SimOaton and his
family we're last heard from here about
six months ago they were at LAYaqui,
Sonora, Mexico, and they stated they
resided In the wilds over 60 miles from
white hahitatiOn. There were none
but Indians among their workmen. No
confirmation of the murder was re-
ceived at Altoona yesterday.
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WILL TRY TO PREVENT SUICIDE.
Of Recent Korean Minister to France
A Custom that Prevails.

Of Recent Korean Minister to France
A Custom that Prevails.
New York, Dec. 7.-Interest in the
arrival OF the Kaiser Wilhelm H. due
here today is increased because of the
fact that the steamer has on board
Min Wing Tcian, until recently min
lister from Korea to France, and wao
will not know until he reaches New
York of the death of Prince Min Yong
Whan. who committed suicide as a re-
suit of the establishment by the Japa-
nese government of protectorate over
Korea.
A Korean custom is that if per
sons brother committed suicide, ne
must also do so. Friends mere hope t1as
Mr.. Min will not follow the national
custom.
The Kaiser Wilhelm II docks at Ho-
boken. Sergeant Slattery in charge
of Hoboken police quarters last night
said that Chief of Police Hayes would
undoubtedly take every precaution to
prevent a suicide
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Atlanta Bill Will Be Pushed.

Washington. Dec. Tt is reported
that Colonel Livingston has introduced
bill providing for an appropriation
o. 81. $50. 900 for a new public building
at Atlanta. Senator Clay VIII Introduce
similar bill in the senate within a
few days There will be no difficulty
in passing the bill through the senate
but it will require all sorts OF hard
work to make it go through the house.
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Pickpocket Found Guilty.

Atlanta. Dec. 7.-One of the men ar.
during the recent visit Of the president
was yesterday convicted and sentenced
to pay fine of $500 or serve a year
in the changing The defendant was
H. c. White. and the prosecutor was o
A. Allen. who testified that he caught
White in the act of going through ais
pockets.
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CONSUL DEAD IN
MEXICAN TRAGEDY
Well Known Writer and an Au
thor of Note.
70 INSTANTLY KILLED BY A CAR

Ceachman Tried to Cross Street in
Front Of Rapidly Moving Car Which
etruck Carriage, Knocking Him Out
Against Post, Tearing His Head Off.
Chicago, Dec. IA Tribune special
from Mexico City gives further details
Of the accident in which James Rus
sell Parsons, United States consul gen.
eral, lost his life there. He was in
an open carriage in which he was driv-
ing with Mrs Pasons and their son,
which was struck by an electric car.
Mrs. Parsons was slightly injured.
The boy escaped without a scratch.
The accident happened while Mr.. Par
sons and his family were going to the
Central station to bid farewell to some
friends The ooachman tried to cross
q street car track in front OF q rapidly
moving car, which struck the carriage
with terrific force, crushing it against
a trolley post. Mr.. Parsons head
struck the post, the whole top of the
head being taken OF.
When assistance arrived the body
was lying with the head and shoulders
on the pavement and the feet in Is,
wreck Of the carriage.
Mrs. Parsons was staggering blindly
around, stunned by the shock, and NUT
tering incoherent sentences, inqH!rins
where she was and where she was
ing.
Mamma, 1 think papa is killed."
said James Russell Parsons, Jr., but
Mrs. Parsons was too dazed to realize
the truth.
Mrs. Parsons was Immediately TAX
en- by friends to her residence, NWhere
medical assistance was given. Mr..
Parsons body was taken TO the police
station, according to the police regula-
tons, where the remains will be neld
peniing an order from 4 judge.
So far superficial examination failed
to reveal single injury or even a
bruise on any part Of the body except
the top OF the head. Not a bone is
broken and except for blood stains.
the face appears perfectly natural. :.
Until the police investigation is con-
cluded there is no means of fixing the
responsibility. as no actual eyewitness
was close enough.
The motOrnan and driver of the
coach both disappeared Immediately
after the accident and have not yet
been arrested. News of the affair
spread rapidly among members of
American colony
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workmen Injured on Quarry Train

Chapel train was bringing the work
men to town from the Rock Chapel
quarry the rear car broke loose frCr,
the engine and ran back down a con-
the grade the car turned over and in
jured several of the workmen. Most
serious injury was sustained by Joe
Gregory, who had his leg broken. Sew
eral others were badly shaken up and
bruised. Just how the accident happen
ed is not known
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Electric Cars Collide

Chattanooga, Tenn. Dec. 1.-Two
cars on the Chattanooga electric rail
road came together Tuesday morning
at a point On curve where two tracks
converge. Motorman Light received in.
ternal hurts which may prove fatal.
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To Appoint New Chinese Minister

Victoria. B. c.. Dec. Chow Chaj
La1. vice president of the Chinese
board of foreign affairs. is to be ap
pointed minister to the United States
to succeed Sir Cheng Tung LANG
Cbeng. according to advices from Pc
kin by tIe steamer Empress of India.
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Depew Resigns from Equitable.

Washington, Dec. Senator Chaun.
cey NJ. Depew, of New York. has ten.
dered his resignation as q director of
the Equitable Life Assurance society.
1t will be presented 70 tho board OF
directors at its next meeting.
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INSANE WOMAN STILL HOLDS CAR
Took First Drink for Four Days-Re.
fuses to Take Food,

Took First Drink for Four Days-Re.
fuses to Take Food
Girard, Kans., Dec. Mrs. Irene
Berry Tuesday still held unjisputed
possession of the railway coach on the
railroad tracks here, in which she had
been barricaded since Friday last.
Early Tuesday she went into the car
aisle to get drink Of water. the first
she has taken in four days. She stil:
refuses to partake of proffered food.
She conversed with officers on guard
at the car. saying she would kill her
enemies, but did not want to kill
everybody" Plans for the woman's
capture are still being proposed, but
no effort has been made to carry them
into effect.
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Controversy Between Powers Closed

Paris, Dec. The foreign office
mere considers that the controversy
between the powers and Turkey is
practically closed, and that only de-.
tails remain to be settled previous to
securing a satisfactory adjustment.
The International fleet is remaining
inactice pending the closing Of these
details
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Daushters Of confederacv M..+

Waco, Tex, Dec The Daughters
of the Confederacy OF Texas met in
state convention here Tuesday. Tie
Convention will be in session for four
days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-17
CONNECTICUT PATENTS.
New Inventions Designed by People
 of This State.

Washington, Feb 11.-Of the twenty one patents granted to Connecticut in ventorS Wednesday, eight were issued to Benjamin M. w. Hanson of Hart, ford. All were for improved screw cutting mechanism for use on latheS. The inventor has assigned them to the Pratt X Whitney Co, of the same city.
 Thomas c. Bennett, president of the Winchester Arms Co, has been granted q patent on a bolt gun which he has assigned to his company This is q rotary bolt gun and has rotary bolt with firing pin located therein and an operating button carried by the project. ing rear end of the firing pin. There is a- longitudinal and vertically moya, ble combined extractor, bolt stop, scar and trigger located below the bolt and having its scar and trigger placed at it's rear end in position to be exposed back of the rear end of the bolt when the same is in it's closed position. The scar and trigger being located close to- gether the scar being formed with a scar notch which coacts with the low. CT edge of the operating button, this operates to lock the bolt in its rotated or recOil-taking position.
 John II. Goss. another New Haven inventor. has invented, patented and assigned 10 the Scovill Manufacturing Co of Waterbury q cartridge clip. It is described as cartridge clip case, having its bottom slitted transversely, and convex Jumps raised in the bottom of the case next to the sits. The edges of the Jumps forming abutments to be engaged buttons oh the spring where by longitudinal movement of the spring is prevented.
 James Coulter and Sarah F.. Laws. administratrX of the state of X. ID. Laws of Bridgeport. have been grant q letters patent on an automatic screw cutting and turning lathe It is an au. tCmatic machine having travelling carriage and movable support carrying tool holders mounted on the carriage. Means are provided for automatically feeding the tool holders towards the work or center line of the machine. There is a reversing shaft mounted to rotate and move longitudinally in bearings on the machine; adjustable stops on this shaft engage the carriage and effect its longitudinal movement. and other stops to stop the rotary movement. Means are also provided on the shaft for effecting the movement of the carriage to and from the center line of the machine.
 Joseph w. Larish. also of Bridge, port. has patented and assigned to the United Press of New York city n tclc, graph relay. This instrument com JriscS in combination n polarized relay. local circuit controlled thereby. an induction coil the secondary of which k in circuit with the polarized relay and it's primary on the line. X neutral aImature operated by the attraction of the core of thc induction coil when en- .i gized hy an increased current and a local circuit controlled thereby.