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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
81 AssoeIated p.

New York Dec. 12.-IhOmas r.
Ryan tdlay appeared before the In
surance Investigating Committee and
told what e. H. Hartman had demand
ed and threatened when he demanded
that Ryan cOncede him a share in the
control of the Equitable Society. Ryan
said that he meant no disrespect by
his former refusal to answer ques-
tiOns.
MIR. Ryan said that Hartman had
demanded one-half of the shares of
stock of the Equitable that Ryan pur-
chased from Hyde, which gave him
control of the property Hartman
threatened, unless conceded this share,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
Midshipman MeriWether
Gets a Light Sentence

so much of the penalty as would debar
the accused from serving on any prac-
tee ship attached TO the academy be
RENTED. The full extent of the find
ings will be made public later in the
Gay. Representative Broussard. of
louisiana, who had a conference with
the secretary regarding the case this
morning after learning OF the findings
announced that he was entirely salts
fed with them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13

ITO exert his political and other inAu
ences against Ryan and his projects
He said there would probably be leg
islative action and that his influence
would be important and demanded
the right to name two of the five Crus
tees.
Hartman did not threaten that there
should be a legislative investigation
unless his demands were conceded
The interview was held i'm the pres
ence of Elihu Root and others
u. S. Senator Dryden, president of
the Prudential Life Insurance Co. tes-
titled that his company paid $4,000 %
the Republican campaign fund in 1856,
1900 and 1904
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13

Washington. Dec. I2.-The senate
has confirmed the nominations OF
Parish Carter Tate. as attorney for
the Northern District of Georgia;
Walter III Johnson. marshal for the
Northern District Of Georgia
POstmasters. Georgia. Richard o.
Rogers. Lafayette; Albert H. Smith,
BrunsWick
South Carolina. Isham A. Mayfed.
Greer; John - Hustess, Harlsville;
Ira s. Pitts Westminister.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
LEAVE FOR JACKSONVILLE

Many Confederate Veterans. mem
hers of Camp Ward No 10. left yes
tcrday morning az Z o'clock for Jack
s0nvile where the next reunion OF
the Elorida Veterans is TO be held
Accompanying the party were many
lzcles from Pensacola. who win ar
tend the meetings OF the Veterans
The crowd leaving yesterday morn
ing was an exceptionally large one.
and each member Of the party expects
q spend a most enjoyable tine al
JackscnTille.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
MONUMENT TO
EDITOR GONZALEZ

Columbia S. c.. Dee PA mOnu
ment to the late Editor n. G. Gonzal
e. was unveiled to-day near the spoI
where he was wounded nearly two
years ago, In the presence Of large
crowds. Many prominent men from
all parts of the state were present
The exercises were participated iu
by Bishop Capers. Rev. SAM smith
Mayor Gibbes and others. The mOnu
Eent was erected By the people oil
the state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
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Washington. Dec. 12.-MidshipmaT
Minor Meriwether, Jr., who was tried
by cOurt-martial for causing the deatf
of Midshipman Branch. has been sen
fenced TO confinement to the limits O
the Naval Academy for a periOo OF
one year and to be publicly repri
manded by the secretary Of the navy
Secretary BOnaparte has ordered tha'
the sentence be carried out, but thai
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
OPPOSED TO NEW
COTTON ESTIMATE

Washington. Dec. Representa-.
i've LoTesings resolution, introduced
yesterday, lOr- the preparation of a
new cotton estimate 10 be issued on
January no has c6led forth a number
of protests 90 southern members of
congress From Charlotte n. G..
Raleigh and other points protests were
forwarded TO congressman alleging
that such reports la8 already caused
much ductuation in prices and disar.
ranged the markets.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
Georgia Policy Holders
Have an Exciting Meeting

given proxies to represent the policy
holders at the meetings. A strong
element favored making him their
representative. but others denounced
Lawson and urged the selection of a
Georgia man to handle the proxies
The meeting hinged on Lawson or no
lawson.
The meeting adjourned without ac-
ton till night, and at midnight. was
still in session without any definite
action having been taken.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
NOMINAT IONS
FOR FLORIDA
OFFICES
of JnO. E. SdIImaH and
Others Sent to Senate by
the President.

Washington. Dec. 12-The presi
dent sent the following nominations
90 the senate to-day:
Florida collectors of customs, N. B
Macfarlane. Tampa; Geo w Allen,
Key West John 3. stillman. Fensa
c0las Tip Warren. Apalachicola.
John M. Cheney. Attorney for the
southern District of Floriaa.
Marion Erwin, Attorney for the
Southern District Of Georgia
John n. Horr, marshal for the
southern District of Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
SIX CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEATH
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Dubois. Pa, Dec l2-Six children
were burned to death to-day at Lima
say and Mr.. Morgan ana wife, the
parents, barely escaped with the two
remaining children Both parents
were badly burned trying to save the
children
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
RUSSIAN WORkMEN
WILL NOT STRIKE

ST. PETERSBURG Monday. Dec. H.
Caution having Prevailed over the
fury aroused by 1he arrest Of the
worlmel's leaders. the workmen's
council has decided not to order a
general strike now. but has ordered
The Workmen TO abide their time un.
tll all preparations are complete.
II IS reported from Moscow that
the reFountnary propaganda has
taken root among the Cossacks. This
is a sign of dissatisfaction among the
Cosacks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
STEAMERMRECKED
ON COAST OF CUBA

Havana, Dec. 12-The Elder-Demp-
ster line steamer. Angola, which
grounded hard on q coral bottom
while entering the harbor in a heavy
sea sunday night. has been abandoned
by the underwriters. The vessel was
wrecked by the rocks which pierced
her hun There is fifteen feet OF
water in the hold and the wheat is
swelling.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
HEAVY DAMAGE BY
REGENT STORM
By Associated Press.

Hahfax, n. S. Dec.12.-Wire com
municatiOn with points along the
coast is restored, and the reports com
ing in tell of heavy damage by the
recent storm. At North sydney. the
schooners Sampset, Edith Emery.
Fanny s. Orne and the Maggie A. are
ashore.
At Archtat. C. b., the small steam r
Perry Cam was forced ashore and is
fUll OF water.
No lives were lost so far as known.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
TRIAL OF BELT
TRUST CASES
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Chicago. Dec. l2.-Ihe last prehm.
mary TO the formal trial of the beef
trust cases was began to-day. Judge
Humphrey, on demand of Attorney
Miller. for the packers, dismissed the
charges against Saml A. McRoberts,
of Armour q Co. tt was decided that
ali defendants would stand trial to-
gether. The selection of a jury
GENES up tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
ISSUED BOGUS
FIRE POLICIES
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Rome, Ca Dec. 12.-G. ". Halletr
well known insurance man Of Rome
was arrested today on a warrant sworn
out by the Georgia Cooperative Fire
Insurance Company. charging him
Win issuing bogus insurance policies.
A policy issued on the Echols resi-.
dence. recently destroyed, is claimed
70 have been a forgery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
Japan-KOrea Agreement is
Null and Void, Says Emperor

tween Korea and Japan is null ana
void because obtained by force. It
also declares that he win never sign
the agreement in its present form.
and says that the disturbances which
attended the outrage" on December
IL are likely to occur again.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13

noon when, after eighteen miles had
been covered. Captain JOrgenson hoist.
Cd distress signals on Che nghtship and
me towing stopped. The Azalea ran
back toward the sinking vessel. while
the crew OF the ightship pushed their
lift boat over the side. No one stop-
ped 20 gather up any belongings. one
by one they slid down the rope into
the boat Captain Jorsenson was the
last 10 leave his SHIP
Ten minutes later no IS which he'd
withstood some 0f the most fearfui
storms that ever swept the Atlantic.
gave one great heavs and then pIunz-
cd beneath the waves
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13

Atlanta, Dec. 12-Policy holders in
the New York and Mutual Life Insur-
ance Companies met here to-day to
formulate plans to protect their in
terests at the next annual meetings
OF the companies. The meeting was
excited and thief and "scOundrel'
were words frequently banded.
A letter was received from Tom
Lawson, Of Boston, asking that he be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
TOOK
OATH OF OFFICE
~ associated p.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The open
session of the senate to-lay was brief
Only one bin was passed.
Senator TaliafsrrO took the oath OF
Office for his new term as senator and
was escorted by his colleague. Sena.
tor Mallory. before the vice president
who administered the oath.
The senate then adjourned until
Monday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
ACTRESS DELIVERS AN
ADDRESS ON THE THEATRE
81 AssocIated p Z

Cambridge. Mass, Dec. 12.-Under
the auspices of the Harvard Ethical
Society. Mrs. Minnie Madden Fisk.
the actress, delivered an address on
The Theatre" today The amitor
ium was crowded with students.
Charles i. Copeland introduced Mr.
Fisk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
MERGER or TELEPHONE
EXCHANGES M TAMPA
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Tampa, Dec. PA merger Of the
local telephone exchanges was an
.nounced tonight by which the PENN
sular Telephone Company acquires all
Of the rights and equipment OF the
Southern Bell Telephone Company
The consideration was not made pub
lie.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13

Washington, Dec. 12-HOmer B.
Hubert. special messenger from the
Emperor Of Korea, is in receipt of a
from Korea in which the
declares the agreement be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13


New Bedford Mass. Dec 12-per-
uiEent haii.ng by hand for twenty
sour hours. and wireless teiegraphy
that brought help at last. saved the
Lives yesterday Of the thirteen men
On board the Nantucket South shoal
relief lightsh.p 30. SIS. but the vessel
went down a few minutes after the
crew had tumbied over the side into
their lfeboat Tor six hours Monday
the lighthouse tender Azalea. which
had answered the can for help. lay
alongside Re water logged lghtship.
unable the render assistance owing 20
the fearful sea Az length The wealth
e. moderated and then an attempt was
made Do tow iha uEhtship to New
Bedford. BUT after eighteen miles
haa been covered. the water. which
had been coming steaiiiy through
loak n Ihe Gre room compartment
since early sunday morning. began TO
cain on ttl already exhausted crew.
and the distress signal was hoisted
without stopping for any OF their
belongings The crew launched their
boat and jumped into it, They had
rowod only short distance when the
lshtship plunged beneath the waves.
The men were taken on board the
Azaiea which had sieamai back to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
To Spend Balance Of Natural Life
in Psnite1tiay at Hard
Labor.
WAS COOL AS EVER
Evidenced no Fear Of Sentence
or RemOTSe for Bloody Deeds.

CASES REVIEWED BY JUDGE CAR.
TER IN ABLE MANNER AND
PRISONER TOLD or WHAT He
sMIGHT EXPECT IN THE FUTURE
ADVISED TO SEEK FORGIVE
NESS or A HIGHER POWER
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
COMMISSIONERS IN
REGULAR SESSION
Much Business Was Transacted During the Evening" an Executive
Session Of Some Length Being
Held

BOARD RULES THAT TREAS
URER's PORTION or SCHOOL
TAX MUST BE PAID FROM The
SCHOOL FUND-DR. PORTER
ADDRESSES LETTER TO THE
BOARD.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
WILLIAMS SENTENCED FOR
MURDER OF JOHN WHITE
RYAN TELLS OF DEMANDS
AND THREATS OF HARTMAN

WANTED RYAN TO DIVIDE CONTROL OF EQUITABLE WITH HIM
AND. THREATENED TO USE POLITICAL AND OTHER INFLU-
ENcE AGAINST RYAN IF He DID NOT DO So
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
Crew Of Nantucket Light Ship
Fought Against Death for
IWsHB-F0uT Hours.
CALL BY WIRELESS
For Assistance Brought Steamer
in the Nick Of Time.

rGssEL SPRUNG A LEAK SUNDAY
MORNING AND WAS iN SINKING
CONDITION WHEN REACHED BY
LIGHT HOUSE TENDER-FoUN-
DERED AFTER BEING TAKEN
900 TOW.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13

Newport r. J., Dec 12.-The gun
boat Wasp, about which considerable
apprehension has been felt, arrived
here today. The Hist was not in sight
when the Wasp arrived.
The gunboat came into port under
one boiler and with sails set after a
terrific battle with the hurricane. dur
ing which she sprung a leak and was
kept ahoat after the punps were
choked. by hand bailing.
The vessel was blown out to sea on
Sunday, the engine room floOdel and
for ten hours she was at the mercy
Of the waves. After many hours Of
bailing with buckets the crew succeed
ed in freeing the engine room.
MUCH UNEAsINEss
FELT IN THIS CITY
Much uneasiness was felt here when
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13

Continued on Third PasAl
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-13
MUCH UNEAslNEss

Much uneasiness was felt here when
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-24
RAzA JAPONtSA

No gosan \ iaponeses, como le
sucede & otras fslniliss de Ia gran ra-
20 amarilla, de fama de Isxpausi-
vos.
Entire los que Sc ercuentrsn en-
Portsmouth, no obstante, ell retrai-
miento presenta va caracteres extre-
mos.
EstSn encerrsdos 'en una reserva
casi ridfcula. Nj aIn siquiera pa
sean acompanados por los funciona-
rios de categoria inferior que hay en-
Ia delegation.
Los rusos al contrsrio, se mues-
tran sociables. Mr. De Witte, con-
servando siempre y sin esfuerzo, cier-
to digna reservs, es accessible & los
otros huespedes del hctel, y hasta
acepta tomsr ? srte en- los iuegos co.
rrientes de sociedsd.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-24

Los nueve iuncionarios nombra-
dos por el Presidente do los Estados
Unidos, son los SEIS Jefes do Depar-
mentos, dos iueces y el Marshall del
Tribunal Supreme.
Puede el pdblico YER con exactitud,
que los puertorriquefios disfrutan en-
mucha mayor proportion sueldos i'm
portantes.
Descartando el gobernador los
lefes de Departameptos, que como rom-
bramientos principales de la admins
TRACTION, hechos por ell Presiderte de
los Estadcs Unidos, tienen que disfru-
tar sueldos apropiados q la categorfs
ie sus destinos, muy pocos llegan a
IS 600, teniendo en- cuenta que aun que
'itamos a los sefores Savage y Noble
como americanos, estos dos caballe-
ros perte necen & familias puertorri-
quefias. En- cambio, tenemos dos puer
torriquef1os que disfrutan sueldos de
CINCo MIL DOLLARS, dos de CUATRO
MIL QUINIENToS DOLLARS y ueinte de
TRES MIL DOLLARS, por Seis america
nos de TRES MIL DOLLARS Nuestros
argumentos estan basados con prue.
bas a la vista de dat esta dfsticos in
contrarrestables.
Ell Depsrtsmento Consolidate tie
oe 253 destinos pdbicos en- Presupues
to, de estos 253, solamente tenemos
oCHo americanos empleados, de los
;uales dos estan ausentes y renuncia.
ran, y a exception del Jefe del Depar
tamento de Carload que tiene 81, 0O0
los otros SIETE destinos son de escasa
imp rtancia.
En- nuestro prtximo articulo moi
ocuparemos de los demas Departamen
tos separadauente, y especialmet te de
Departamento de Educaci6r, en- don
de hemos reunido datos de gran inte
res para ell pdblico.
Queremos demostrar 10 hiperboli
co de los informes que ha venido pu
blicando la prensa contra la admins
TRACTION.
Los juic!os deben formarse en- vir
tud de datos c'ertos, que hasta ahor
no eran conocidos por ell publico.
!, No tememos & la crftica, cuand
!, esta ha de venir contra la realidaG
D J. B.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-24

por que sane cuantolantes de sus heri-
das y siga prestando al pals sus SER
vicios.
Conden6 siempre LA DEMoCRAC1A
estos delitos; pero hoy, como en- los
tristes casos de Cordoves y de Pesau.
te, los condena con mayor energfs,
por realizarse contra benemeritos
ciudadanos. No basts que liable
la vindicta pdblics: es precise que
obre la ley, y que los delincuentes re-
ciban pronto el castigo aque su culpa
les hace acreedores,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-24
LOS QUE NAVEGAA

Sc calculs que en- cualquier dia
del afio hay nsvegando en- Ell Atlsntico
unos $500 barcos de toda especie con
una poblaci6n de l3O OO0 hombres: pa
ssjeros , marines. La poblaci6n ho-
tante de todos los mares del mundo
puede avaluarse en- IN M Ion de indi-
vlduos, cualQuitrs hora del dia 8 de
la noche,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-24
FijandO cOnceptOS

Amigos de LA DEMoCRAcIA, como
fufmos siempre admiramos su esfuerzo
en- 10 replica q nuestro artfculo F1JAN.
DO CoNCEPTos. Pero no nos conven-
CO Ia habilidad con que el peri6dico
sale al encuentro de nuestros datos
No hacemos profession de escritores, nj
de polemistas, porque somos simple
mente hom6res de negocios Nuestro
lepguaje es sencillo. Persuadidos de
que el Gobierno hace cosas buenas, y
de que convene alentarle, le defende
mos en- 10 que es justo. Lo cual no
quita que respetemos la opinion de los
dennis.
Hoy vienen mas datos robustecer
los que aparecian en- nuestro anterior
editorial; todo On ell mundo tiene con
testaci6n y esperamos que LA DEMO.
CRACIA contestar&. Nuestro prop6sito
es que el pdblico encuentre information
exacts de una y otra parte y que por
81 propio, compare con sincerida6
los n1meros que exponemos y los cal
culos con que los descompone LA DE
MoCRACIA. Y 81 logramos contribuil
aque Sc adopte un criterio de equidad
estaremos sat'sfechos.
Hay hechos innegables, que ell So
bio mas profundo no lograrfa destruir
Y estos hechos abundan en- Puerto
Rico. 81 comparam la Administra
ci6n anterior & l. 1893 con la actual, en-
cortraremos que entonces el pals pa
gaba unos $4,000 900 en- concepto d.
Glasses pasivas, Quito y Clero, Ejerci
to, Marina, Ministerio de Ultramar
etc. etc. Hoy todas estas sumas que
dan en- el pats, y hay que admtir, gu
nos hemos relevado de una carga pc
sada, bsio el sistema actual de Ga
bierno.
En- tiempos de EspaBs Sc pagabs
slgunos sueldos grandes, enormes
El Captain General de la isla perc
bfa un habsr annual de s25. 900. FL 81
gundo Cabo recibia $4,000. El Ir
tendente de Hacienda $1,000. FL Obi,
po de Puerto Rico, $4,000. Seis Core
neles & razon de sc. 900 cada uno. Exis
tan muchos emplesdos de $4,000
$4,000. En- el actual regimen 81 sueld
/ mas alto 90 el del Gobernador IS 00t
El Preaidsnte del Tribunal Supreme
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-24

B. sgur "a
FL ATENTAD0 De YABUCOA
Ell alcalde sehor Berries. herido por Juan Cepero
NUEsTRA PR0TEsTA

balas. Manifesto & varias personals
que iba & matsr al senior Berries, &
quien svisaron. Cepero est& preso.
Hs sslido para Ia csrcel del Distrito
de Humscso. La investigation que
dc va terminals. Sslgo para Huma-
Gao. J. r. Aponte, Fiscal de la Cor.
te de Distrito.S
No hay que decir como lamenta-
mos este suceso El senior Berries,
hombre inteligente y discreto, no pudo
dsr motive q una aggression tan violen
ia 8 ipiustifcable, HRcemos votos
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-24

mlento del hecho al fiscal de Huma-
Gao. : Rafael Ortiz, Juez Munich
pals.
El fiscal Iefior Aponte dirigl6 esta
ma6aua al Attorney Ell telegrama 81
guieute:
sYabucoa 24.-Anoche & las 9 p. m.
el indivfduo Juan Cepero dispsro un
tiro de revolver contra Ell Alcalde don
jose L. Berries. Despues de practi.
cads una investigation, resulta que
el sgresor premedit6 el delito, Por
Ell dia estuvo en- las tIendss hulcsndc
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-24
CONTRA LA OPINION
El conHicto municipal de
Ponce, creado por Luis
valdivieso.
FAlL0 POPULAR
Argumentos que carecen en-
absolute, de verdad, de
loglca y de fuerza.

Decfa hace POGO LA DEMoCRACIA
en- ano de sus ditoriales, que ell con-
hicto municipal de Ponce, tocaba va
en- los linderos del escandalo.
La aseyerac;6n es exacta.
Escandalo y mayusculo es que un
hombre de las condiciones dc Valdi.
vieso, no haya sido todavia esta
fecha depuesto del cargo que inme.
recidamente ejerce; y que los llama
dos q castigarle cual Sc merece, crucen
los brazos, permanezcan indiferentes
a la obra de desprestigio que realiza
ese mismo hombre.
Es triste considerar casos como
este, que son un descreditc para las
sociedades en- que viven ocupan
puestos de importancia seres como
Valdivieso.
Els innecesario para probar ante ell
gobierno la deslesltad y la irept'tud
del actual alcslde de Ponce, traer de
nuevo q estas columns los hechos pu-
nibles de dicho funcionario.
Esos hechos, 81 el Secretario de
Puerto Rico no querido conocer todo
su alcance, la opinion pdblica los CO.
noce perfectamente y los tiene va juz.
gados.
La opinion popular en- este enoioso
asunto, asemejandose a Emilio Zola
cuando pronunci6 su celebre 70 AcUso
en- el proceso Dreyfus en- Francis, for
mula tambien su acusaci6n basandose
en- hechos evidentes, opuestos & la mo-
raj, & 10 ley y q 10 iusticia.
Ysi ese fsllo de 10 opinion es des-
favorable para el hombre que ha eau
sado una honda perturbation en- los
asuntos administration de Ponce,
Sque SO deduce de la sctitud POGO 6
NADIA compensate del Secretario dc
Puerto Rico, que prefere ponerse fren-
te & la opinion, frente q todo un pue-
bio, antes que destituir al alcalde que
soporta sobre su frente, impssible, el
snatema popular?
Las deducciones son amargas; y
POGO favorsbles para un funcionario
que, como Mr.. Post, desea y p1ede
ostentar titulos que le hagan honor en-
el puesto que ocupa.
Sc arguments diciendo que el par
lido un!onista de Ponce no debi6 eeglr
para sse puesto q Valdivieso, compren-
diendo 10 funesto que habia de ser
para Ia administr aci6n municipal.
QIeremos convenir en- que nuea.
tros amigos de Ia ciudad del sur CO.
nocfan de antemano por complsto al
actual Alcalde de Ponce.
Y bien: Valdivieso Sc hace scree-
dor al castigo de la opinion y de las
leyss, despues de consumsdo el error
do nueatros amigos.
SQut6n 90 ahors el llamado & sub.
sAnar ess error, q castigar las iufrsc
clones de ley y & reivindicar al pue-
bio poncei1o?
FL senor Post. 6Lo ha hecho2 No.
Queda subsistente ell error de nuestro
partido; y queds 10 mas duro, 10 mas
vergonzoso; Valdivieso 90 la Alcaldis
de Ponce.
Gladlatere.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-24

Esta maiana corri6 Ell rumor de
que nuestro amigo don Jose L. Be-
rrios, alcalde de Ysbucos, fue asesi-
nado snoche en- dicho pueblo.
Un reporter nuestro Sc scerco &
10 oficina del Attorney. Y ell sssis-
tant, Mr.. Savage, puso su dispo-
sicion los telegramss que .copia-
mos:
CYabucoa 23.-Hsce media hors
ha sido herido gravemente el slealde
de este pueblo don jose L. Berries
por Juan Cepero. he daio eonoci-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-24
LEO BAIZ, A CUBA

Este spreciable i6ven puertorri-
ousro, hermano de nuestro buen ami
90 don Juan r. Baiz, he embsrcado
hacia le Habsns, donde 6isra su re-
sidencia On busca dc horizontes Qut
aquf faltan la iuvsntud que pienss
J lucha.
ConssguirG ~ prop6sito, porquc
tlene inteligsncia y voluntsd.
Le dsseamos feliz viaie J cue pros
pere On ls jornada,