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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11
Trasporte japon6S hundido
NUEvOS BUQUES PARA Ell JAP0N
MARINOS EXPULSADOS

Toxic, 24 de agosto.--El trasporte
japones "Kinjo" fue hundido por CO.
lisi6n con eIcapor ingles "Baralong"
en- ell mar Interior del Jap6n el 22 del
actual. Ell ''Kinjo" conducfa soldados
japoneses invalidos, de los que Sc aho-
garon I27. Salvaronse FL hombres.
Ell ministerio de Marina ha cam
biado los nombres de los acorazados
que fueron rusos "Perseviet y Polta-
va. cruceros "Bayan, Pallada Y Va
riag, " Que fueron puestos Aote en-
Port Arthur y Chemulpo dandoles
respectivamente los de ''Sagami, Tan
go, Aso, Tsuguru y Soya". Ell "Sa -
gami lego aver 'Sasebo con su pro
pio vapor y Sc espera llegue hoy Ell
''Tsugaru" a remolque.
Washington, Is de agosto.-Tele-
grafian de Yokohama, Japon, que el
velero americana "Australia" de la
propiedad de Spreckles (de San Fran
CISCO, ha sido apresado por los japo-
neses. Faltan pormenores.
San Petersburgo, Is de agosto.-
Dicese de buena autoridad que todos
los o6ciales de la division Nebogatoff
que aparezcan complicados en- la rem
dicion cuando ell combate de TsuShi-
ma, seran expulsados de la armada.
-Telegrafian de Lidziapudze, Man
Fchuria, que ell elercito muestra gran
indignation por las demandas del Ja7
pon, que cali6ca de colosales, y que
repetidas veceS expresa deseos de que
la guerra continte. &:
DE Godzyadani. Manchuria tele-
grafian que los rumores de que Russia
pagara indemnizacion y ceder5 Sakha-
liea han llegado al ejercito y product
do malisima impression.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11
Teatro del Parque
Ell SENIOR LA PRESA

Desde esta manana han circulado
los programs anunciando la function
de esta noche en- el teatro del Parque
por ell senior La Presa.
Ell programa ofrece grandes espec-
taculos y novedades sorprendentes.
Gran acto musical, couplets canta-
dos en- caracter, y ell siempre aplau-
dido juguete c6m1co "En ell restau-
rant. Sc repetira ola Ira acade-
mia musical, muy celebrado en- Ia
function de aver domingo.
Ell espectaculo de esta noche lleva-
ra gran concurrencia al "Parque Bo-
rinquen". -.
Ell p1blico qued6 satisfecho tambien
del servicio de los carros electriccs.
Hubo carros su6cientes, y abiendo
terminado la function las once menos
veinte minutes, los vecinos de San
Juan esta ban en- sus casas las 11y
media.
La empresa Sc proEone que este
suceda todas las noches de funcion.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11
MarinO arreStadO en- N. Y.

Ell captain Eugenio Lsvarello, del
vapor italiano "Citta di Napoli" fue
arrestado ell otro dfa por la autoridad
federal y puesto bajo 6anza de $500,
que depoSitaron los Bolognesi. Hat
field & Co., consignatarios de la en-
presa. El motive del arresto fue que
en- ell vapor no habia asientos nj mesas
para los pasajeros de proa. Los con-
signatarios admitieron que, en- efecto,
la compafiia no provefa las menciona :
das comodidades para dicha clase de
pasajeros; pero que. practicamente,
actuaba por instrucciones del gobier-
no italiano, pues tratabase de gentes
acostumbradas a no sentarse IA me-
sa en- su pats. Ell administrator de la
aduana, Mr.. Strahahan. dijo que su
obligation era hacer cumplir la ley sin
pararse a considerar 81 ell gobierno ita-
liano aprobaba o6cialmente este sis
tema de buffet Luncheon"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11
Ell premiO Nobel

El va famoso premio Nobel Ultima
mente recaido en- Ell dramaturgo vete-
rano de los teatros de Espafia, sefior
Echegaray, sc anuncia que, probable
mente sera dedicado al Presidente
Roosevelt. por haber conseguido hacer
la paz entire la Russia y ell Jap6n.
Ell per1odlco smericano de donde
tomamos esta noticis-noticis que pa
reee sospechosa, que todo pudiera ser
Sc abstiene de hacer concentrates
sobre el particular.
Expresa el asunto y NADIA mas.
Nj conmueve, nj da ganas de reir..
pero. hemos ganado algo los pobres
nativos descubriendo que los sajones
les gusta tambien curarse en- salud.
NADIA hay como conocer de cerca 4
la gente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11
En- ell Casino

La jarana que Sc efectu6 anoche
en- ell salon principal del Casino Es-
rafiol de San Juan result6 animadisi-
ma y ada la numerosa concurrencia
de sefioritas y jsvenes que aslsti6
tan simpatica reuni6a social las
atepciones tributadas por los sefiores
de la Directiva las damas alli pre-
sentes puede decirse que revistio ell
caracter de un verdadero baile
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11
Ofcina tecnica

Ell Ingeniero civil don Jose A. Ca
nails, nos participa en- atenta circular
que habiendo terminado el plazo de
tres amos y medic estipulado en- Ell
contracto celebrado con Ia municipali-
dad de San Juan para el estudio , di.
reccion de las obras que Sc han ejecN-
tado cen los fondos del emprestito de
1902, ha alberto una ofcina tecnica en-
la calle de Tetuan MIN. IS, para todos
los servicios concernientes a su profe-
sion.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11
Ell senOr Medina
en- ell Preside

Actualmente en- ell salon del cafe
LA Mallorquina Sc exhiben dos tra-
bajos del artista pintor sefior Medina,
los cuales acredltan su competencia en-
ese arte. Ademas. durante la vista
que lie hicieramos aver, nos mostro Ell
Sc fior Medira algunos trabajos cali
gra6cos muy bien terminates. Igual-
mente prepara TN nuevo estudio la
puma Ell cual mostrara todos los Pre-
sidentes de los EstadoS Unidos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11
Domingo Or0@c0.
DON Carlos Cabrera

Sc encuentra en- esta capital el
preStigioso hacendado de Ponce, don
Carlos Cabrera. Deseamos dicho
seflor grata estancia en- esta ciudad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11
~ ota, del d1a

esta tarde.
A estas horas va habran COM
parecido ante ese tribunal inve-
rosimil. compuesto por tres con-
notados congregantes y dos
miembros nativos. los propieta-
rios que acuden a protestar de
las absurdas tasaciones de sus
f1ncaS.
Los tres funcionarios Sc ofre-
cen, desde hoy, por el termino
de ounce dias, a la admiration
pubIica. actuando de heroicos
desfacedores de entuertos.
Es un trabajo que les ha cal
do encima. y que por muy bien
que les salga, no ha de MERCER
un solo signo de aprobacion.
lQue gloria es la que aguar-
dan esos tres rabadanes del
aprisco redentorista, 81 como es
de esperar declaran que no sir
ven, que son absurdas las tasa-
clones de las fncas de San
Juanf
ESQ esta va, sin que 10 digan
los tres funcionarios, en- el ami
mo de todo el mundo.
Como han de estar bien he
chas unas vaioraciones fantas-
ticas, que son de una falsedad
tan evidente?
~ para ESQ, para decir que no
sirven, Sc reune la unta de Re-
vision3 Z?
mo es ridicule que esos tres
funcionarios afecten la for
macion de un tribunal, en- Ell
que dan asiento a dos nativos,
para obligar a los contribuyen-
tes a repetir por Centesima vez
que han sido victimas del mas
enenigo de los tratos y que han
sufrido grandemente en- sus in
tereses?
Por muy serio que Sc ponga
MIR. Post, por muchos libros de
sociologia que ponga sobre la
mesa MIR. Willougby, y por muy
avinagrado que ponga Ell gesto
Mr.. Elliot ell de las acometivi-
dades, no lograran rodear de
prestlgios, de respetos. de So
lemnidad ell tribunal pavoroso
de la ruina. presidido por ell
gran liquidador della colonia.
Este regimen esta plagado de
esas in1tlles representations
2rotesCamente teatrales.
CA que viene esa reunion y
porque sc vertical
Pase que Ell gobierno tuviera
un solo dato en- que apoyar las
monstruosas tasaciones de las
tlcas urbanas, que pudiera dis.
poner de un solo punto de apo
yo, para intentar la defensa de
la Ultima valoraci0n.
Pero tiene tapadas todas las
salidas, obstruldos todos los ca
minos, cerradas todas las ma
dr1gueras.
Ell aumento del valor de las
tncas urbanas, no Sc justiflca
de n1nguna suerte.
" La riqueza principal, que es ell
cafe, va sabe Mr.. Willoughby
que esta por los suelos
A el lie consta que los cafeta-
les no valen NADIA en- la actua-
lidad.
Para los que han sido sacados
a remate para satisfacer las ra-
pacidades del 1sco, no sc han
pres entado postores.
Mr.. Willoughby 10 sabe. Y
sc ha dejado decir que esas fin
cas- en- poder del gobierno, cons
tituyen una carga para Ell pue-
bio.
Y estando en- ruinas e. cafe,
que es ell principal elemento de
riqueza publica, estimulado Ell
descuaje de la agriculture por la
falacia del llamado cabotaje Y
los. .desbordamientos de la teso-
Tarfo M ca couoiho cny,oo xro
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-09-11
dan valer mas las fincas urba-

L
mas, 81 estas, como todas las
manifestations de riqueza de
un pals, tienen que estar sujetas
a las leyes fatales de la gran
1cfisis economical que aniquila
Enuestra isla.
Esto es evidente, este no ne
cesita demonstration.
Y es inconcebible que no obs,
tante ell convencimiento que de.
be tener el gobierno de estas
verdades y 10 enterado que de-
be estar de estos asuntos, toda-
via sc reuna TN tribunal en- ell
que la mayoria de los jueces es.
ia formada por continentales, y
de los menos tranquilizadores,
para decir quizas 10 que noso-
tros sabemos.
| Aunque es possible que, al fin
y al cabo, esos tres distingu1dos
liquidadores no hagau otra cosa
que ratificar la obra del tasador
beodo.
Es decir, devolverle Ell juicio
a Mr. Lee, reputandolo por ell
mas ilustre beodo de cuantos ha
puesto en- circulation ell reden'
torismO.
NADIA tendrfa de extra1lo que
nos salieran con una pata de
bauco. los tres rabadanes del
ZgN0}a,7stento.
Y que cuando todo el mundo
aguarda que sean echados por
terra las fantasticas creaciones
arpuitectonicas, los palacios en-.
cantados de ese gran ilusionis.
ia que no hemos podido com
prender, que no hemos querido
compre nder tampoco, salgan di-
clendo los augures que no son
engendros de la fantasia esas
monumentales casas, que son
reales esas riquezas y que Mr..
Lee. ahf donde todos le hemos
visto, es ell nuevo Montecristo
del siglo Xxx.
Esperemos. No vamos a ex-
tremar la nota de la censura con
los tres COnnOtadoS tutoreS que
forman ell tribunal del remate.
Bastante que habran sufr1do
en- ell dia de hoy. Demasiadas
tristeZas ha bran dido, sobradas
lamentaciones de los contribu-
yentes.
Y todas esas quejas, todas
esas variedades de la protesta
habran resonado en- los oidos de
esos magistrates culpables, res
ponsables primeros de la ruina,
como ST fuera la voz imponente
del pueblo de la colonia recla-
mando la justicia y el respeto
que Sc le deben.
Harto habran sufrido hoy los
tltores ContumaCeS.
Cada prOpietario les habra
paTecidO un fantasma, cada re-
ClamanCe un eSpectTO aLerradOr,
venidOs al tribunal del remate,
a formar cargos de una dureza
extremada, pero justa, contra el
regimen, contra los funcionarios,
contra Ell gobierno.
Detras de la mascarilla hum
tSama y viscosa con que Sc en-
careta Mr.. Post, a traves de la
que presta una comica grave
dad al rostro del sociologo, y de
la que pone intrepidos arrestos
a la vulgar fgura de Mr.. Elliot,
serla facil sorprender las hue
Has del remordimiento, en- la
profunda demacracion de esas]
caras denunciadoras de los estra.
gos de la conciencia, cuando a.
despertarla vienen las sombrias1
hguras de las victimas. para
evocar en- un insta nte siete amos
de oprobiosa domination Y de
ruina.
Por fin este gobierno que vive
a espaldas de la opinion, burlan.
dose de sus dictados y menos-
preclando sus mandates, va a
nO1oorco n< o~~took0 49,. oo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Cefters to tbe Gdftcr
An Act of vandailam.

Editor The Advertiser: The city spent about $3,500.00 in the purchase of the Caldwell property on the Upper Wetumpka Road for an emergency hospital. The house stood in a beautiful pine grove just west of a deep and ugly ravine. which latter was nearly obscured by tall trees grow ing along the edges of the gulch on both sides. Some ruthless hand has cut down this lovely grove and re- moved the trees along the ravine, leav- ing the premises as bare of verdure as Commerce Street. By whose authority was this unpardonable outrage perpe- trated? There Is an ordinance, which ought to be enforced. imposing-a a penal ty for cutting down trees along streets and in public grohnds, without the consent of the City Council Did the City Council consent to this deed: Such vandalism is little short of a crime: and the tax payers of Montgom- cry have a right to know by whose authority such destruction was wrought. The administration which permits this wicked act to be done ought to be held to a strict accounta- bilty at the bar of public opinion.
 The people would also like to know what became of the wood into which these trees were cut? Who got the proceeds of the sale. if it was sold?
 The suffering public are not asleep Beware of their vengeance.
 Let us have light.
 A Tax Payer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
WHAT DOES HE MEANf

Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania has fallen on to a new fad He wants to rebuke properly all American authors who ape the English spoilers" and wants to compel them ito adhere to the American style. if they wish to enjoy the protection of the American copyright laws"
 Thta is very well, but before he goes any further we should be glad to have him stop a moment, if he doesn't mind, and tell us just what is "the American style" of spelling. We many instances departed from the English forms, and we know that in many other respects we still follow them. That is natural and perhaps unavoidable. but when one speaks of "the American style," he gets us all mussed up. For generations the Amer ican Photographers. authors and news papers have been engaged in endless and apparently useless disputatiop about spelling. and trying to agree on something like uniformity. but with out effect, and the end seems no near CT now than at any previous time.
 We have adopted words from all known languages of the old and new worlds. Some of them we still spell the way they are spelled by the peo- pie from whom we obtained them. while others have been partially Amer icanized. after a fashion. But when we go back and note the changes that have taken place in our orthography within one hundred years. and then make a critical study of the incongru- tiles and absurdities abounding in the language, we use we can form some idea of the ridiculousness Of speaking of our system as the Amer ican style"
 In truth. we doubt if the language Of any civilized country in the world has less of what we might call homo gently than ours has. if we have g language which we can truthfully call ours. Words which are spelled just alike are pronounced differently, ana words spelled differently are pro- nounced just alike; words spelled the same way have different meanings, and words of the same meaning are spelled differently. and thus 1t goes through our entire orthographical system.
 All right thinking persons. we ap- prehend. will agree that our methods of spelling and pronunciation are sad- ly in need of reformation. but the trouble Is to get the scholars and book makers to agree on some uniform sys- tenn. As intimated. there have been many attempts to correct the admitted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Sidewalk PencilingS
Some Republican Methods.

T have been much interested" said a well known Democrat, in the charges and counter-charges now being made against Federal officeholders in Ala bama. as the time for distribution of pie draws near.
 Did you ever observe that when Re- publicans In power desire to remove one of their number from office they are very free with charges of incom- potency, or things of a more serious nature? Such a thing as filing charges against Federal officials purely for the public welfare has been practically unknown in Alabama It has come to pass that whenever 1t Is published that charges have been filed against a pub lic ofticial one does not have to look far to find the shadow of an applicant for the place sought to be vacated.
 If President Roosevelt really desires to be of service to the people of Ala bama he will have close investigation of the methods employed by those who are accredited with representing him in this Staie."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

evils under which we spfEer In this re- spect but the trouble h. ana has al- ways been. to get an Agreement among those who undertake the work of fs- vision and correction. All win agree that there should be more uniformity in our spelling and pronuncia&ion. but all will not agree when It comes to deciding on and adopting an from clad rule. Almost any of us. whether we are scholars or not can point out some or many of the faults in our system--or alleged system---but some thing more is needed to cure oil the defects. and what that something Is. or how 1t is to be attained, is beyond the best minds and intsliects of the land. What we do know is that such thing as the American styfsv Of spelling does not exist. if Penrose has discovered 1t. he keeps 1t hidS.n.
 To say the truth. we hardly think Boise Penrose a very proper man to rave about American ideals. He is the product of the worst form of Pennsylvania Repubiicanism. a crea- ture of the Quay zaachine. and we ob- tect to being instructed or coached ip the ways of true Americanism by such man. He is no more itted to orig mate or advance an American style of spelling than he Is to speak for pure politics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
AN UNCLAIMED IDIOT.

There is health specialist" out in Duluth who is a fair specimen of the unmitigated fools who sometimes man. age to get themselves noticed. He has imbibed the idea that sleeping out of doors Is the way to make one healthy and strong. and as he has no opportunity to "try 1t on the dog" he is trying it on his eighteen-months- old baby. The little one Is placed in a basket and left out on the porch all night no matter how cold the weather may be. but the father hasn't enough faith in his theory to practice 1t on himself. If he would do that, we could believe in his sincerity, what ever we might think of his sense, but instead of sleeping out in the cold with the little one. he wraps himself up and sleeps in a warm room.
 We are told by contemporary that the authorities are considering wheth- CT they shall take hold of the matter. but it strikes us as a case where the consideration should be very brief. They should either force him to give the child humane treatment or else chain him to a tree In the yard at night. A man who will practice such cruelty to a child doesn't really de- serve the treatment we give to a mean dog, but he Is really fair specimen of the idiots who go about with the- ories that they would not dare to test on themselves. There should be laws to suppress his kind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
"FOoI" Legislation.

s. P. Orth. in The Atlantic.
 There Is at least one fool in every Legislature. He imagines himself a reformer. He slips in his bill and trades and log-rolls for It's passage Thus in Nebraska the reformer wanted to prohibit women from wearing cor sets and bloomers. This was clearly a class legislation, for the title made no mention of men. In Pennsylvania he wanted to prohibit treating. In Kan sas he wished to repeal the Constitu- ton and enact the Decalogue in its stead. In Indiana he desired benevo- lently to change the mathematical ra- tio of 3.l416 to S.15 because 1t was easier to calculate" And in Michi- man he wished to forbid the wearing of tights in circuses and theatres, and the use of every language except the Eng fish on the menus of hotels and restau- rants. This last bill had its origin in the woful experience of a country mem- Der who visited Detroit for the first time. He confessed that he could not read the menu at the hotel whither he had resorted for his dinner. So he blindly ordered twelve dishes, "and I'll be hanged if seven of 'em wern potatoes" he divulged as he explained his reform bill. In Arkansas three years ago the fool member actually succeeded in passing a drastic anti trust law which prohibits any corpo- ration which Is a member of any pool or trust in any part Of the world from doing business in the State. The mem bers formed a posse-comitatus to insure it's efficiency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
CITIZENS OF DEMoPoLIs
Arrested and Jailed the Murderers of
 Dr. FOseue-~NO Thought of Lynching.

OemopoI1s, Dec 2S, l9OA.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 Having seen communication from Selma in reference to the placing In the Selma jail of the supposed assassins of pr. Foscue, for safe-keeping from mob of Demopolis citizens l would like citizens of Demopolis The writer was one of a party who arrested the ne- groes, who killed Dr. Foscue. We left Demopolis after the Mayor had ordered Selma. The hounds were carried to where the murder occurred; they took the trail and carrled it to the house of John Haskins. We surrounded his open his door We entered, command ed nfxn to dress and come with us which he did. We then went to Robert Rich ardson's house arrested him in the same manner and escorted them to the jail in Demopolis without the use of a rope or hand cuffs, and l am ready to make an affidavit that the negroes were not in any way maitreated or these negroes were caught near
 swamp and the Tombigbee River . could have been Host" ana never he,
 from. if we had so desired. We ar and assistance of the sheriff or his deputies. So you see, we were not obliged to do as We did, except that we felt that as we were law abiding citi- zens We wished tc maintain and up- hold the law of the State Of Alabama. On Sunday morning these negroes were sent to Linden jail, escorted by citi- gems of Demopolis, Ala, who said. as they left Linden, that i've will deliver them safely in Linden jail at the risk of our lives" Now, does this look as though the citizens or this town want ed to lynch these negroes? No! On the contrary, if the sheriff of Marengo County had wanted any more men to guard Linden jail he could have gotten the same men who arrested said Hos kins and Richardson to come to his as- sistance, and know that I speak for all of them when I say that he can now call on us to protect his prisoners at any time should they be threatened by a supposed Demopolis CD mob Now I do not mean to condemn or criticise the action of our sherif, as he should use every precaution to protect his prisoners. But mention the foregoing facts to shaw seur respect of the law; also to stath Hat the lair" about De- mopolis was not pregnant with threats of knching." The information of the sheyiff was very erroneous. will close with this statement, that if the GoverHor or any officer wants good law-abidlpg citizens to protect any prisoner. aet them call on the parties who capt tred HoskinS and Richardson. and they Iwill get true men who will stand by every obligation they owe to their State and to themselves. Hoping you win pblige us by. giving this com municatiop space in your paper, I am.
 Yours truly,
 N. c. Winn.