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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27
Desaire al PreSidente

Hacc algln tempo. ell Presidente
Roosevelt propuso Ellastair ?. Cor
don Cunning para Official primero del
Negoclado International de Republl-
cas- AmericanaS, en- reemplazo de Wi
liam c. Fox, elegido director de Ia
oficina porque ell incumbente, w. w.
Rockhill, va de ministro de los Esta-
dos Uuldos Pekiu.
Ell personal de la ohcina rehuso
conhrmar la propuesta, basandose en-
que los reglamentos prescrlben que to-
dos los ohciales sde dicho Negoclado
deben ser elegidos por oposicl6n. En-
el c4so de Mr.. Fox Sc presclndio de
esta formalidad por tratarSe de un
funcionario agregado Ia oficina POI
muchos afIos que entro anteS de ha-
berse adoptado Ia clausula de examer
competitive.
Dicese que la oposicien Mr.. Cor
don Cumming tiene otro orlgen qut
ell de respeto por los reglamentos, !,
que Sc ha querido moStrar al Presl
dente Roosevelt ell desagrado con qut
en- la ofcina Sc mira el nombramlent
de IN ingl6s, habiendo tantos amen
cados titles para la plaza.
or. circunstancia que quiz@ no mi
lite en- favor del propuesto, es Ia 4
ser hermano. pariente muy allegad
del famoso sir William Gordon Com
ming, aquel que tanta celebrldad al
) canz6 en- los escandalos del baccar.
en- 1891, en- que Sc VIC envueIto q pri!
Icipe de Gales (hoy Edu. rdo Nll) q
cuyos. resultados sir William fuG ex
pulsado del ejGrcito in8lGs por tram
poso.
Sc ha resuelto Ilenar Ia plaza P
oposici6n, y al efecto Sc ha nombrad
un comite para recibir las aplicacione
Mr. Gordon es empleado en- Ia ehcln
del Censo, y 81 ospira entrar en
: de Repdblicas americanas, pnede s.
| metcrse a examen competitive con
5 cualqui4r otro La regIa que hace NJ
: cesarjo el examen fuG aceptada en-
+ Congreso Pan Americana de MeXI
: en- 1902. cuaudo Sc reorg gtniz5 Ia q
4 cina.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27
Los ce1os

Hill A. Ballard, sobrino del gober-
nador Cox, de Tennessee, fue muerto
de un tiro por su prometida Ia senori-
ia Oma Harding, la DUAL volvio ell ar
ma contra 81 misma y Sc di6 un bala-
70 en- cl coraz6n muriendo instantf-
neamente.
FL hecho pas6 en- Huntsville, Ala
bama eljueves. .dltimo. Ell joven. aunque
tamben herdo en- ell coraz6n, vivi5
ses horas, y tuvo fuerzas para decls-
rar que, hasta donde el supiese. los
motives de su prometida para actt
tan atroz ernn celos de una compane'
ra suya.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27
Ateneo Puertorriqueno
CLASSES DE TAQUIGRAFIA

Ell dia 10 de Mayo Sc abrira TN
nuevo curse de Taquigrasa EN- los sa-
lones de este Centro, bajo la direction
del Professor especial de este arte Sc
nor {. Asepjo.
En- el nuevo grupo seran admitidos
seis alumnos insolventes La Quota
para los pudientes sera de dos do
liars mensuales, para los parti-
culares un dollar para los hiJos de
socios. Pago anticipate.
Ell ndmero total de alumnos insol
ventes de las class de Taquigrafia de
Ateneo Puertorriquefo, contando lo'
seis que Sc admitiran en- el nuevo gru
10. ass endera cincuenta.
La matricula para este nueVo curse
que ccmenzara el dia 10 de Mayo
queda alberta en- as ohcinas del Ate
neo, nasta esa fecha.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27

Los senores ] Mauenzo y Ca nos
participant en- atenta circular que das
de el i de Abtil actual han constitni-
do una naeya sociedad bajo dicha ra-
z6n dc Ia cual forman parte como So
clos capitaiista los senores don Jose Ba-
lado Rivera. don Abelardoade Ia Hal a
y Trujulo don Joaquin Matienzo y
Amay.zcar, que Sc dedicara a las ex-
plotaciones agricoIas y ganaderaS. ha-
biendo instalado sus ohcinas en- Sln
Francisco NUN 81.
al frente de la Administrator y di-
recci6n estan los sen9res &c la Haba y
Y Balado
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27
III general Diaz. bombero

FL martes de la semana pasada es-
tall6 I'm nceadio en- l. Ciudad de Me
xico. que destruy6 I'm gran establo de
carruaies luuto al edidcio del mi
nsterio del Interior. Al enterarse el
Presidentc Daz dc que los archives
del ministerio estaban en- peligro dc ar.
der. sali6 para el lugar del fuego,
acompa1ado del Vice presidente Co
rral, quien adcm4s, desempeilaoa Ia
cartera del Interior
Ell Presid1nte subi6 al techo del
edifcio y con sus propias manos hizo
funcionai Ia manguera de una bomba.
Las llamas habian invadido el editiclo,
Y aunque no cau'aron desperfectos de
consecuencia, de5truyeron Ia eScalera
que conducts al techo y ell PreSldente
tuvo que bajar por una eseala de ma
NJ. perteneciente al cuerpo de bombe
ros. Su hijo el capltan Diaz, otroS
que le acreditan de consumado atleta
no obstante sus amos lie hacen dlgnC
de la consideration del professor O5ier
decano de la facultad de medicina d(
la Universidad de Oxford, para quier
ell hombre debe ser retirado de la vida
activa 1 los cuareuta amos, y despacha
do de este inundo 4 los sesenta po
cstorbo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27
Notas de ManatI

Don Jose Baez Iufante la bella Sc.
norita Amaia Acevedo, han contraldo
matrimonio. Que sean felicesi
Continta entermo don Jose Rivera
Ell inspector senior Saldafla ha clau :
surado inhnidad de depositos de leche
Tam bien ha ordenado que las Garrett
las de pan no sean cublertas con tela
metllica. ;Cuantas disposiciones con
traditoriasl
Den Demetrio Marchan en- breve
abrira en- Barceloneta una ohcina de
farmacia.
Sc eucuentra en- esta poblaci6n VI
alto funcionario judicial.
CorreSponsll
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27
RaIbuceos iiterarioS

Con este titulo acaba de publican
Ell estudioso joven obrelo ponceho
Alfonso Gual, su primer lbro ES
una collection de cuentos y narraclo-
mes precedidas de TN prologo por ei
conocido escritor naturalista uan Bras
chi. redactor de LA Corresponds ncia
do Puerto Rico.
Leetcmos con gusto cl libro de
aprecia BILE joven Gual, a quien damos
las gracias por Il obsequio.
A1eiante.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27
En- la EAansi6u Ejecutiva

Esta noche Sc ef1c;uara en- el pals-
clio Ok Santa Catalina" la anunciada
recepclon semanal cen que los esPosos
Winthrop obse fuian sus amigos
La barda de la policia lnsu ar ame-
nizara el acto y sc baiiara en- ell salon
del Trono como de costumbre.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27

he srnacinar, econAmsco Y asc-
aasAlc 4 to.os. hasta q ianso.
ssor el rmsnense kcschcnhcrg.
&c Que ana tamilse obserA com
pnessa acl padre. u msdte n
tres hiios poassan ssvsg aamasa
hle \ c0moiamcnie r0T cnarcn
IA ccnsavos al Gia CT q Hotel
Iolecuvtsia.
n.-sconsando deSae laego reT 4
ahsnrda Y exiemroranea cuanta
direction sc haga con respecto
Que dichos hoteles fuesen .,
pa,ecicran asilos d cuarieles.
vamos aexpncar los meiios cue
tiene la Capital de San uan pa.
"a Que sc levantaran en- 81 en-
sanche. por eiemplo cuantos es-
sablecimientos de esias indo.e
necesiie la clase obrera.
Podria construirlos el Ayun
,amiento: pero puede servirSe
meior de la concurrencia del
capital. garantizandole por elem'
plo al dinero invertido en- e,as
construccioneS una renta del
ocho por ciento durante varios
amos
Asegurada la renta' no dude
nadie de que el Hotel Colectl-
vista seria un hecho Immediate
porque el capital, ST esta retrai-
do 8 ausente, no aecesita mas
que una garantia segura como
la que pudie1a prestarle el mu
nicipio, para concurrir a la EN-
presa que juzgamoS de una utl
iidad de una convenience alb
s>lutas.
Y con la misma facilidad en-
contrara Ell municipio, abastece
. dores de viveIes y qulenes pres
taran toda clases de servlclos.
Ell problema obrero tiene qut
solucionarse asi, por la asocla
, ci6n V la protection MI tuas.
La violencia Y Ell aislamlent'
, iamas han resuelto nlnguna dt
las grandes crisis que surgeon el
] LAS sociedades..
! Los hoteles colectivjstas dota
dos de toda Suelte de comod;da
O des de atractivos. que amor
: desc0nocen en- suS vlvlendaS 10
Iohreros tjpuen Ia sOluCi0n Qu
> anian buscando los soclologo;
desde que la mlseria ha perse
guido i las muchedumbres.
La quota del hotel podrla des
: contarla los patronos del jorna
: para entregarla al mrnlcipl'
: aarantizdndose de esta suerte,
cumplimiento de las obllgaclo
y nes contraidas por los obrerC
hospedado3 en- los hoteles Y ?;
!. ra hacer mas c0modO a Il mt
a nicipalidad el cobro de los sci
> vicio8. presta los 4 los trabaJi
)s dores.
IS Por virtud de la vivienda e
=, comunjdad Y de las socletad'
n. de ahcrro Y de auxlllo mutu
IN que po1rian s0Stener los obr'
) r0s, cuand0 estos estuVIeran S
n trabajo, no correrian e rles}
II de sufrir los horrores de la II
o seria. nj perderjan el derecho
as disfrutar de los banehcios d
IL. hotel.
5, Filense en- este las autorld
! des; estudien las ventajes indi
lie cutibles del proyecto que pr
el sentamos. Nean que no p1e'
es ser ri mas realizable, nj m
de hermoso que tiene solucion
inmediatas y tras scendentaIt
d porque a medida que Sc digl
90 flea Y Sc hace agradabIe el VIZ
f de las muchedumbres Sc ale
s el peligro de los des6rdenes,
as los tumultos, los fatales rest
los tados de la desesperacl0n y {
.Os abOrreCimientO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27
Los ESladOs UnidOS De Jauja

- ysast cenEfal ae1 pArssta se2o.
iue1.sakf#a fase NNka cenfFn - sA hAksA
Ahoss sta8A& sA@sa 81 "a ufsaAeatA
ssasscuvtts Nsscaa. ~ rehlaeAAo Ia
ssfAna .lcaao ca aas panepAstA pangos
ae "a .ssngtAms arl ems il~ga W es
trarsn .hsNAnsr voFn senxseO "a nn
hrsnae6o IcoAeao haet diss en sgsrila
ciu as8
Cans4enr la bascs dc an aSsem&
/ one vemGfia 4 ~ef iaS hsiaao> Iriaes
i a. RuSis. quo. llcvado : IA practice.
con Il nertrcci6n cue sc lc d cn tco-
/ ia. caaSsi;uirls unss ver1aderos LSia
dos rnidos dc LAURA.
/ Se le esiA di>irl5uycnd0 pr milo
ne~ de cicmplsreS cn todss partcS de
Russia Europes. con seguridaa algu
no ha &c ilcgsr msnoS del Car
Por cicrio. val3rfa Ia pens yer cue
scmblante psnia el sutecTata al echsr.
le IN viStazo
1De pas bucno scria advertir que
Gu. 10 permiten telegrsiiar eStas cosas
de Russia no debe ser tan feroz Ia
lcensura como en- Londres Y Ell Nueva
: York pretenden que sea. al ma
nieSto.
10 primero y principal es estable-
Ger una rcpdblca demccractica en-
Russia sobre las ruinas de Ia autocra
lcia. con amplia autonomia para las
provincias, municipioS y commas;
aplicaci6n en- Il sentido mas amplio
: del principle federttivo en- las relaclo-
: nes entire las diverSss nacionalidades
/ aue constltuyen el Estado ruso; sufra-
: gio universal directo para todos los
! rusos sin distinction de sexo nj reli-
a gi6n epresentaci0n proporcionada,
Legislation popular directa con inicia-
: tiva dereoho de referendum; elegl-
bilidad responsabilidad amovilidad
6 de todos los funcijnarioS; separation
n de la Iglesia ell Estado, libertad alb
: soluta de cultos, de palab1a, de prem
o sa, de reunion y de asociacl5n' dere-
n cho 4 la huelga; instruction popular
e gratuta obligatora; aboliclon del
n eiercito permanente y creacion de una
1r milicia nacional,
l. La segunda parte del programa Sc
N refiere 4 cuestiones de aspecto social y
econ6rnico. Tornado maxima de ocho
r horas. relucida para los que desempe-
le nen ocupaciones p5lisrosas, antlhigle-
y nicas; escala minna de i9rnales re-
i qlamentaci6n dc taleresf asegura
le fnlentoApor q EStduo' ao'il0'o 'oIt uet
10 traDaJo o por hlho' thulei0S eli elei ' ts1 ,
i ocupacloneS' orgahizac'ol Pioleaiola 'La
Gle los oofefoS' con P3IaclPscioI PIo-
Il greSiVa en- el nesoclo Inferno u0 us
te titucloneS.
GO Dlrleienao"e d - c'"So - "li@' ~
n clara el maniaeSto que ID .ltIla 9 H0
II rencla comun &c toaoS oeo7 S1l ~
rat cializaaa' lor 10 h'eIlos' oVoI i'06 ~ +.
m Sc na9ta oende sea Pfac,lcSoie ga 5 ID
de ABDUCTION ae IA prop edao p'iVdoa "e
x Ia mISma'
n Los o1enes &c Ia corona de' LSlaue
y dc x l8ie sla deocn ser secueStIa-
} )r dos Y entfe@2doS q las commas y oe-
do be asl nlsmo eatablaccrae un lmPoeSt(
es. Sobrc las rentas llmlt andolas' y con
ma virtlendoIas a benelleio 'e las co
Ia munas.
so Otros puntos econ,mlcos son ell I'M
mo puesto progressive $ Dro rentas ne
le- renclaS, eXceptuando las rentaS de Po
el ca ca tntla; ao)licIon de todt coHtil
- t'iN'I@o~Ast t''N.'f N<N~~ - tN''+s
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-27
Nota del dta

tualcs huclgas en- la isla. Se ha
suscitado naeyamente en- la
prensa el estudio del problema
de la suhslsteucia lie los obre-
ros. Y se han dado en tan diii /
Gil asunto algunas opiniones
Tespetables.
Sin que esto sea hacer pactos
con obreros III patronos, dire.
mos que es precise meJorar las
condlciones de vida del oorero,
no solo en- Puerto Rice, sino
universalmente; Y hay que per
seguir csc empeno por tudos los
medios imaginables; aumentan-
do salarlos Cuando sea possible,
sin comprometer los intereses
de l. industrial Y reduclendo
los gastos abaratandO las SUB
sistencias para que sea mas co
moda Y agcadable la vida del
oorerO.
Las revoluciones, las huelgas,
los tumultos V cuantaS empire
sas necesltan de la desespera-
ci6n V de la violencla, pueden n
corregirse acaso extinguirse. TO-
deando de comodidades q .os
trabajadores.
va Sc sabe de que mauera VI.
We el Puerto Rico la clase
obrera
No necesitamos hacer de clio
una descrjp pclon connoves sora,
nj es nuestro objeto pintar el
triste cuadro de la yivienda de-
obrero en- San Juan.
\ este genera descriptive 4ue
apesadumbra Y eutrlstece los
anlmOs, ha seguido en- oCoslones
varias, IN sacudlmlento lie Ia
casidad, que no uene solIclo
nes, nj arreglos para tan hon
da5 LAGER as socIalss, III puedt
ten4r por 10 imperfecto de sus
me4ios Y 10 escaso de sus recur
SOS, radicales NJ correcc!onalet
enmlendas.
pero nosotros conocemoS ur
medic. In Otras ocasiOnes ne
mos habIadO de este proye~to
cuando sc dlCt0 aquella violent;
0rden de evacuation C0utra 10
vecInos del Polo Note tuvimo
Que hablar de un medic que no
pare1e ex1elente para soluclo
mar el prob'ema de la subslsten
cia de los obreIos, EN- San ua
y en- la lsla, buscando la econo
mia antes que el aumento e
los salarios, puesto que la so!t
citn definitiva conslste en- e.l'
va que - preclos de los ma
privilegiados prOductos estan 81
letos a muItlp,es fluctuaclone
oscilan con harta frecuencl7.
merced de las cant.dades d
production, de las cosechas, dt
tempo de las comtlna1lont
mercant.ies ' de los amaAos q
los trusts.
Ell mas seguro medic Cue Ct
cuentra el eminente socioloG
dleman, que LOS Satdllloo 81
riendo. es Ell de reduclr los ga:
tos del cbrero. puesto que Il
especulaciones mercantlles, Il
progresses industriales y otr(
accidentes alteran los ]orna!'
con mucha freCucncla
Para este ha conceoldo Ike
chenberg el proyecto de los II
teles colectiviStas.
Construidos en- edihclos lab
cados al objeto, con ARE, III
jardines, amplios comedores
habitaciones confortables, con
tituye el proyecto del sab
aleman Ell ideal verdadero de
vivienda del trabaja dor.
Antes Sc ha blaba de los b
rrios obreros como la ultin
conquista de los sociologos pa
melorar las condolences q
hom bre, al hacer mas agradabl
las de su vida.
Ahora es Ell Hotel colectivi
ia. Superior d cuanto es po
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-24

him in a hansom. my revolver In
 pocket and the thriIl of adventurc
 my heart Holmes was cold and stern and silent. AS the gleam of the street lamps flashed upon his austere features I saw that his brows were drawn down in thought and his thin lips compressed. I knew not what wild beasts we were about to hunt down in the dark jungle of criminal London. but I was well as sured from the bearing of this master huntsmsn that the adventure vss most grave one. while the ssrdonfc smile which occasionally broke through his sscetic gloom bcded little good for the object of our quest.
 had imagined that we were bound for Baker street. but Holmes stopped she cab sf the corner of Cavendish square I ohserved that ss he stepped out he gave . most searching glance fo right snd ieft and at every subsequent ssre>f corner he took the ufmoetSpsins to assure thst be wss not fofowef- Our rouse was certainly . singular one Hclnes' knovheis~ of the byvays Of London was extraordinary. and ou this e~cssioa he paced rapidly and with an sssHred step thr0ueh . pefw1k os mews and stabies the re-y exist~uce of vhich hsd never knovn- We emerue1 sf Iasf Into . smslI rusd fsse1 vf@h ssd- glos8y ho1res vts<A ls5 us lafc Man<bept8 sfFeps cd ss ts ulap1- fg1 s0e<t B4p ne tuunf sutal1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-24

-xahle performer upon the jews harp. cared nothing for him. But I cared q great desl for the much more formidable person who was behind him. the bosom friend of Moriarty. the man who dropped the rocks over the cliff. the most cunning and dangerous crimi- nal ia London. That is the msn who is after me tonight. Watson. and thst is the man who is quite unaware inst we are after him.
 NY friends plans were gradually rs- vesling themselves. From this couven- lent retreat the watchers were being wsschei sni the trsckers tracked. That angular shadow up yonder vas the bait. and we were the hunters h silence ve stood together in the dart- neee and vatched the hurryine figures vho passed and repassed ID front Of us. Holmes was silent and mosionless. but I could tell that he vas keenly alert and thst his eyes were nxed in tsntiy upon the stream of passersby. It vae q bleak and boistersus night. and the wind vhistled shriIly down the long str-et- Many people wers moving to and fro. mo>f Of them mufBed fn fbeir coats and crsvats- Once cr twice h seemed to me fhst 1 had seen the ssne ngurv before and [ especially nst5cs1 tvo m whs sppenrsd ts be she1leFtng shen>esre> frgm tbe wis1 n obe Gesr- vny of . houR - 6lgsnnee - 0R
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-24

drew no weapon, but he rushed at mo and threw his long arms around me. He knew that his own game was up and waE only anxious to revenge him self upon me, We tottered together upon the brink of the fall. Ihave some knowledge, however of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling, which has mere than once been very useful to me. l slipped through his grip, and he with horrible scream kicked mad ly for few seconds and clawed the afr with both his hands. But for all his efforts he could not get his balance, aaa over he went With my face over the brink saw him fall for long way. Then he struck rock, bounded off and splashed into the water"
 I listened with amazement to this ex- plantation, which Holmes delivered be-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-24

hial precious volumes, dozen of them at least wedged under his right arm.
 You'r4 surprised to zee me. sir," !" said he in strange. croahng voice.
 I acknowledged that was.
 "Well. I've . conscience, sir, and when I chanced to sec you go into this house a came hobbllug after you, thought to myself I'll just step in and see that kind gentleman and tell him that if was bit grufl in my manner there was not any harm meant and that I am much obliged to him for picking up my books"
 You make too much of a rifie." said I. May ask how you knew who I was?'
 Yes. sir. If it isn't too great liber- ty am neighbor of yours. for you'll find my little bookshop at the corner of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-24


 to the house which I had come to see A tall. thin man with colored glasses, whom I strongly suspected of being a plain clothes detective. was pointing out some theory of his own. while the others crowded around to listen to what he said. I got as near him as could. but his observations seemed to me to be absurd. 70 withdrew again in some disgust As did SO I struck against an elderly. deformed man who had been behind me. and I knocked down several books which he was car rying. I remember that as I picked them up observed the title of one of them. The Origin of Tree worship" and it struck me that the fellow must ts some poor bibliophIle who either as . trade or as a hobby was . collector of obscure volumes. I endeavored to apologize for the accident. but if was evident that these books which I had % unfortunately maltreated were very precious objects fin the eyes of their owner. With a snari of contempt he turned upon his heel. and I saw his curved hack and white side whiskers disappear among the throng-
 My observations of 421 Pafk lane did little to clear up the problem in which I was interested The house vas sep arsted from the street by . low wall and railing. the whole not more than i've feet high It was perfectly easy. therefore. for any one to get into the garden. but the window was entirely inaccessfble since there vas no water pipe or anything which could heip the nost active man to climb f. NWe pus- sled shan ever. I refrsced Dy sfeps to KensIngfos- had not ben in my stpdy five minutes wbsn the naid ee- tesed to ny that . perssa os1Nd o. see De. To ny a>l.ssrAnent h w.s uooe ognee thnB @1 ssFnaee s11 bork eu11ceeus. hls ennfn. vl1nupo oDDo1R- - - - c - C G1122n1kEr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-24
By X. CONAN DOYLE,
ILLUSTRATED
 BY ?. D. STEELE

the inside, and no answer could be got to their cries and knocking. Help was obtained and the door forced. The un- fortunate young man was found lying near the table. His head had been hor- ribly mutilated by an expanding re- volver bullet. but no weapon of any sort was to be found in the room. On the table lay two bank notes for f10 each and f17 los. In silver and gold, the money arranged .in little piles of vary ing amount. There were some figures also upon sheet of paper. with the names of some club friends opposite to them. from which 1t was conjectured that before his death he was endeavor- ing to make out his losses OF winnings at cards.
 A minute examination of the circum- stances served only to make the case more complex. In the first place, no reason could be given why the young man should have fastened the door upon the inside. There was the possi- bility that the murderer had done this and had afterward escaped by the win dow. The drop was at least twenty feet, however, and bed of crocuses in full bloom lay beneath. Neither the flowers nor the earth showed any sign of having been disturbed, nor were there any marks upon the narrow strip of grass which separated the house from the road.
 Apparently therefore 1t was the young man himself who had fastened the door. But how did he come by his death? No one could have climbed up to the window without leaving traces. Suppose man had fired through the window. he would indeed be remarkable shot who could with a revolver infiict so deadly wound. Again, Park lane is a frequented thor oughfare There is a cab stand within a hundred yards of the house. No one had heard shot. And yet there was the dead man and there the revolver bullet. which had mushroomed out, as soft nosed bullets will, and 50 in- filcted a wound which must have caus- ed instantaneous death. Such were the circumstances of the Park lane mystery. which were further compli- cated by entire absence of motive. since, as have said, young Adair was not known to have any enemy, and no attempt had been made to remove the money or valuables in the room.
 All day 1 turned these facts over in my mind, endeavoring to hit upon some theory which could reconcile them all and to find that line of least resistance which my poor friend had declared to be the starting point of every investigation. I confess that 1 made little progress. In the evening I strolled across the park and found myself about o'clock at the Oxford street end of Park lane. A group of loafers upon the pavements. all staring up, at a particular window, directed me
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-24
The Adventure of
 the Empty House
No. l of the Series

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was in the spring of the year 1894 that all London
 was interested and the fashionable world dis mayed by the murder of the Hon. Ronald Adair under moat un,ls,,al and