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The Washington times., 1905-10-09

charge of Engineer Charles Hapie and
Wheelman Harry Reece. the boat set out
from Michigan City. Ind. while a storm
was raging. The trip was to be five
miles and the objective point was Chi
cago.
Several other beats of similar char
acter started on the voyage but before
half the distance was covered the
wheelmen and engineers decided that il
would be too dangerous an undertaking
TO try to cross the lake with such
breakers and the wind raging so high.
All OF the boats which were not
equipped with the Hickey hull turned
back. The Charlie Jones, because OF its
bullet, was not affected by the heavy
swells. and finished the trip when all
the others failed.
Made a Record.
1t established a record of twenty-six
minutes and fifty seconds. which is
third miles an hour. Hundreds OF per-
sons witnessed the test and were loud
in their praise of the little boat, which
is row on its way to Washington for
further demonstrations. after which IL
will be sent to New York.
over all. and twenty-five feet long on
the load water line. 1t has a six-fco.
beam. and draws twenty-four inches OF
water. The craft weighs Zoo pounds
and with several persons in IL, the
weight showed along for the five miles
of rough sea by the 6-horsepowel
engine was more than 5000 pounds
The Washington times., 1905-10-09

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The Washington times., 1905-10-09
$500 Frederick, Anrietam (Keedysville)

Hagerstown and return. Leave Balti-
more and Ohio R. r. station a m.
Sunday. October Is Beautiful scenery
eE route.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
TO RUN TRAINS oy PHONE.

Baltimore and Ohio Preparing 70
Charge oespatehlnn System.
Plttshurs Jan i3 Trains on the
Baltimore aud Ohio gystom viii be op.
Grated by telephones in The near fu.
ture. Such plan IS rapidly being
put into execution on ON the divisions
OF The system, aud tho mauagers have
ordered the officials 90 avail them.
selves OF this valuable auxiliary
A conference ot the dspatchlnq
forces was held 90 baltimore and a
SET Of rules aud forms arranged so as
to reduce the method OF handling che
trains By telephone 10 a standardized
system Charles seldom. aupernten.
dent OF telegraph. prealdod At che
meeting
Circuits have already bgaa ostab
llshcd between many clues
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
N A COX oAR FIFTEEN DAYS.
Thugs Cuts Mans Throat and Put Hlm
Freiuht Car 20 ole,

Thugs Cuts Mans Throat ard Pot Him
Freight Car 10 oie.
Corpus Christi. Tex Jan. i3--fiav
lng bern 80 days without food Or va
ter with bis throat cut from ear Ca
ear. Noah y naten a. artegian well
contractor, sin has good chances Of
recovery
Chrlsimas DAY Batsn came 10 tosn.
drew considerable money aud got
druuk Tuesday night Dec 81. be
disappeared and there vas 30 trace
except = large pool Of blood whore be-
had bean seeu Sitting 90 a doorway
Foul play vas suspected aud aB ar
rsst waH made The bay vas dragged
and evory place Eifhin the oliy vhero
IA a body could have been concealed
Wa searched and oaeerg from other
l0wns eams 20 asstL
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14

40 Lqa, isa I1 fifteen Porto
hiean r.ra ebo .0ft their poslrlaal
eth coo irvine faeiDfy tsrs and afs
bfiaE cared f1f la che g0'les station
baFs writes Governor Wiauop ri
Porto Rico ,aiae hlm N iht'r COO
9liloa aad asa'aa f9r mesaa ta Dr. ssBf
tame Ile girls fay .haf aers fN
clafgef t'staseF CotE Of co.
comBsny rhieh bfoas1. them aiib
othars fI1m Porto Rico. aaf gave fhem
employment al 5Q caet day taa
board says hey voluntarily ggt ,hsif
Vork ~ sira ere suffering Ia
tslte'F ff0l ths e0.1 weather
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
INSPECTORS ARE TRANSFERRED
Postmaster General Wynno Issues Al
Important order.

Postmaster General Wynns Issues an
Important Order.
Washington Jan 10 Postmaster
General Wynue has issued an order
transferring the entire corps 81 post.
once inspectors from the Jurisdiction
Of the fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral and placing them Immediately uu.
der The postmaster general
This action Is taken on the groun! !
OF subsegwng the best Interests OF THIS
government and also d based on The
fact that the inspectors Of the other
executive departments are directly uu.
der The head Of the department Inc
order Is eGsctlye next Monday u
afcts over 200 men. scattered over
the county Tie order is one OF ths
most important iuued b. tht p0slof
Zee department fos q long period and
may create significant Developments
Fouft Assistant BrIst0w who O.
strenuously opposed Co zoe transfer
hes sysn definite expression % hit
opposition and made EFFORTS 60 aver
The transfer
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
ola Rum ON GOTHAM BANK.
oepOsltors In Line All NIsht-oHlesrs
say Sank ls solid.

% 9eilN u 9NilAs
New York. Jan Throughout The
freezing rain last night and heavy
fog today s score Of doposltors waited
at the doors of the state bank on
Grand street to head the line when
the run on that bank was resumed 10
day
For two days the frightened lie
6rews Of the East Side have been en-.
gagged in a fronEled rush Tor no other
apparent reason than that they saw a
rush OF deposItors to place their money
In the bank When the bank was
opened for business today the number
of those waiting TO withdraw their
deposits he'd increased to 200 Of whom
fourhfths acre women. Apparently
II Is the women who are keeping up
the run and In the big crush yester
day they predominated. A detail OF
policemen was on duty at the bank an
night and twenty fresh men were sent
there early today
Cashier A. l. Voorhees, said today
that the bank paid out SS5,0O0 yester
day and that nc believed the cxcltabla
Hebrews would begin to come TO their
senses today aud see the foollshness
of the run: realizing that the bank Is
financially strong and viii meet every
demand promptly no matter how pro
longed jaO un'
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14

Westm.astsr g q 1an ~ -Geor
E.a O. 90 ioagsf ahsat ~ soafl Caro-
Ina % the cpiioa baraiag question
Tho people % Weatu'lt-r uero sey
much ercte1 orer fbs asu.ng of 81
bales o. cotton early Wednesday THe
car loads ~ t0mpfe ~ c1ii9a cor
taiuirF 51 bales osrh ,o3t are .a 'fan
r.i frou Nas'fipp. rDrh ne ears BE-
ing ~ or ~ fhIs Dllt ore esf
and Hs sstieHa we're eIaF F &C.
lLlnI.-
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
SUGAR LADEN SHIP
GOES ON THE ROCKS
A Tramp Steamer Runs Ashore
On Fire Island.
TO The RESCUE
Rain Is Falling and a Dense Fog Is
Settling over the oeean-VssseI
Carried No Passengers. Being .
Frslshtsr-EHorts to Float her,

New York, Jan 12--f;50 a m.--Sig
mails OF distress guns and rockets have
been fred by the steamer ashore on
Fire Island beach. Life.sayers are
now on the way to the scene.
There has been considerable IN
crease In the wind and the Observers
at Fire Island believe bad storm Ia
not far OF.
Rain Is now falling and dense fog
Is settled over the ocean
While feeling her way through the
dense fog early today IN an EFFORT ia
reach the port, a sugar iadoa steamer
Indus from West Indian ports struck
Fire Island bar aud Is now stuck hard
and fast Just how serious Is her
position has not been determined, al
though the Fire Island lltesayers re-
ported. after visit to the stranded
vessel that she was In no immediate
danger. She was lying In an easy
position, and the water there was
smooth A dense tog IL hanging
over the ocean, however, andlthe wind
showed tendency 10 increase IN
force A strong wind and high seas
would make the situation extremely So.
rlous. the lifesavef said
Efforts to noat the Indus were be.
gun immediately after she struck the
bar, and as soon a. communication
with the shore was had be captain
OF the steamer asked that tass be- sent
90 hts assistance.
The Fire Island lifoaayers who went
out to The indus were unable 20 get
any material Assistance and returned
20 shore
The indus has no pc engrrs She
is tramp steamer owned hy James
Nourse. limited OF London
on this trip sho was bound from Ha
yana Tor New York with a cargo OF su
gar.
The Indus ls new vessel. having
been built In Glasgow only a yeaf ago.
She ls $50 feet 10 length OF 300 tons
burden. aud carries a CROW ol 20 men
Her commander Captain Kydd. was
making bis nrs "trip
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
- pamaas br HaIns.

Aria Jan i9-IAght rain
ts fan az Intervals. adding
tadY no0dei condition OF nc
Much damage haH been don
IS frOps ard .rrigstiou ditches
ts broken banks one food
Pc west side 81 Phoenix. sar
MANI houses With water.
M e title eamaEe excepting 90
c0.1u.fe WHO lived iu tents
81 ahurbs and ~ had % be-
Epm rae.r beds uhicb wcro
hY water soms az them
~ aad ihs experience mag
~ M - one ~ two caEcs
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
WRECK CAUSED BY
HEAVY Rain FALL
Train Going 80 Niles An Hour
Runs Into Washout.
PASSENGER AGENT is KILLED

he Was Riding on Engine inspecting
ROad--Enulneer and Fireman Wsrs
Badly sealdsd--Por,sr ssrlously IN.
iured and May Die.
Mobile. Ala Jan. Is, Passenger
train No. I. northbound which lofs
Mobile over the Mobile. Jackson aud
Kansas city railroaa at 6,i7 yester
day afternoon, ran into a washout 4
miles south Of Beaumont Miss. and
the engine, baggage and passenger
coaches were overturned
General Passenger and Freight
Agent l. u Sullivan, who was riding
on ihe engine was instantly killed,
Eaglnecf w A. Crawford and Fire.
man Young, negro, both OF Mobile,
were seriously soalded
r g Boykn, porter, OF Mobile. was
seriously injured and may die
MIR. sunyan was on an inspecting
trip over the road and ths was tho
reason ne was riding on the engine,
Hc was formerly with the Louisville
aud Noahyilla In Cincinnati and Mo
Bile 81 NE capacity Of chief olork Ia
tho Office OF The general fralsh, agent
-Four years ago be- vent witch tho Mo
bile, Jackaon and Kansas city 10
WAS 80 years old and leayoh hia moth
or and a sister % Trentou Tom
After The wreck thg lomaina waro
carried 90 HattIctbura, Miss, ana will
DO brought 10 thla eity this afternoon.
The wreck was caused heavy
rains that toll yesterday atltrnoon
and last night Ia thai glelnlty The
train w5a golug 80 miles GA hour
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
80 ~ ~ vIoLENT 80
Konroo County h.abams. suffer-
frsm Rasn o. ostiaary

Nnnroe County Alabama. Suffer-
frsm Reign 81 Ostiaary
Selma. h.a iaH i3--A d01bie sua.
in pl'ca aH ioar participants were
killed 81 EeTa maa fousd mar
deraa q iha ofg ~ crimes sbict oc
cu8ea uesr nsidcs in Monroe c.ea
~ ruesaay Tao Hra JeaF thaf p.aef
had Fallen o1t sbUa q Hauan ard a8
tua arreeI t9 settle ma'teu accord
irE .a tte code He
POI ie alfracri ~ fte fh1i f1
hoh rerues ettt Tuesday r
tve rffe m7r ranri Doc Ca
aat 500 aGih Hreate4 r.r
darf Gao fgrre enc efsfrr
49, af1 8 urh ul
~ h HtE a1E srf
W se EfErf fre saF
t7rr sra lls Al go fsf f
~ ~ fis nru 8faT
~ GGt Fnienf aoefh ere rt
a. araa rsEa $50 SEA
TaaT sa 90. ass ~ tse
re ft4n Dose. erf s lsz
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
SCHOOL 10Y COMMITS SUICIDE.
Student d Niftary School cssrsd ~
H0mssleknrss

otuasni Of Military School cFsrsd "
H0mssieknrss.
AahtyIlle n Jan No. The body
or o A. Whliaksr u Paragon. lnd.
siadeai a. Bingham military academy
was found today hanging ffou 8 tees
b. Victoria woods
The cafouers jury retgmefa verde.
o. Haie.fe Wi.mkef Naa 81 years
ola and came 20 fbo academY zen days
ago aincs DIS ARRIVAL tts school al
lbou'les state Wh'iakm suffered fram
homfHctnes ard q is Thought he
committed che deed white aa6ef fhh
lahgtaes ne eco lhe school 81 nlrht
without permission. ana according b.
ulineasts. aaa reeH pacing the Plat
iofm of che railway uafioa late 81
ths h.ehf
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
FouR oRGMAra0 N waEoK.
ErsIahl 80 bid sNIlsh EnaIn. 81

Freight Train end switch Engine Col,
llds ca Cotton Gslt.
Piggoit Afh Jan no F0Hr per-
sons veto allied 10 q toarehd collision
between q freight uain and switch
engine on The Cotton BeIt railroad az
th.a place at noon Wednesday The
four who were killed wore passengers
and were riding 10 Che cabooae GA the
frolEht trsla Tho cab0U8o was set
ON dro end tho bodies 90 100 Victims
wore burned 90 . crisp
Tho dead
G. g. Carroll a travelling faleamha,
o. Way8ry Tenn
Puynstou. % 0rosnway. Ark
J W linbH. e travelling salesman.
Of Brooklyn 81 T.
Mm Louis Wolf OF plgott Arb
The bodies we're borned 30 badly
that ihey could not be ldcelned. bot
these four persons wofe Known 10 bs
Ga che cabooae and uoue Of them o.
capped
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14

~ ID Jar Al A BgHuan
ksft kaouH nrmsFs "a
con- uftfet snicife
tnaa mD1ais3 BIS l1ue snl
for Holsters hta1n Abguf a
BE- ~ town ks slsne1lftt 90
% fbs lcs Mr nouEnn
hcie aof rfsalss lato tke
fr1El'rr hi1ss,f Tts horse
nssF'e,s. 81 tAe Esr-az
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14

Jactmefllf ~ iaa fs me
ogheanera 5isrs gf3Fsr tssoei
Efer N Here WFfsrtt Tie H1e
% its arfaeiafiir Hsf sssetes ~ ffsd
iaF gagsrs an1 tsaBt.s ~ co.
ttoa ~ CO. r4sf's .efftiff o. taf
grlVsraHg aereef rbat fts rsast
~ bfer bftsa srf sfeatsr cars 81
castle Nas reessFlrg TIE c5rFea
tea rll asrnlls aEa.l
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
poLleE sypeaEss UPRISING.

Several Wsrs killed and Wsuu8fd By
onesrs in Spain.
New YORK Jan ig inc action Of
the police iB depressing domonairs
tiahs sgalnai tho Ocifol in Cudil Tues
day vhsn several we're kf.'ei ADD
sounded has aroused excitement
ihr0uEbosi Spain according 20 lief
ali dispatch from Maduaa
Three mes are dead Esd 4 fourth
eannoi faeove The entire p8pu'aes
attended tbs funeral 20 paa uetlm
Those arrested we're 60 AZ liberty ,
neygfths'ess zoe police fear 20 ~
pear 90 tbe streets aod prlrats eyl
patrols are guarding property
Manifestation aEl.bst fhe Ociroi ere
spFea4ieg a aH the ..ufs ~ Spain
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
NEwa FROM nArIoNAL CAPITAL
swayns Charges In Houss--smOO,
Trial In Progress.


Washington, Jan 12.-The articles
Of impeachment upon which Judge
Charles sweyne. Of the northern dis.
sriet Of Florida will be tried by TIE
senate for high crimes and misde,
meanors In oHice, were brought up
in the house today Immediately after
that body convened
Mr. Palmer, OF Pennsylvania. chair.
man Of the committee Of seven, ap-
pointed by the speaker to prepare the
ease against Judge Swayne. explained
that the majority Of the committee
had reached their conclusions after
most painstaking deflberation and Il
remained for the house itself to take
such further action in the case as Il
mlgt deem proper.
In the Senate.
Immediately after the senate con.
vened today Mr. Gallinger. from the
committee ON commerce, reported back
the merchant marine commissions
ship subsidy bin, and said the commit
tee would Gle the report OF the com.
mittee as It's own.
Mr.. Berry stated that a minority II
the committee opposed a favorable re.
port.
The smoot Trial.
The defense in the Senator smoot
investigation before the senate com.
mittee on privileges and elections
today called to the stand Of, II. Hol.
sheimer, a practicing lawyer Of Poca.
tello. Idaho" lie lived IA Utah about
30 years before going to Idaho two
years ago He belongs to the Eplsoo.
pal church, and said ne always had
been a Democrat except sor a time
in Utah, when, IN common with all
Gentlies he belonged 10 the Liberal
party.
The examination OF Mr. Hulsheimer
was confined almost entirely 70 polltl.
cal conditions IN Idaho He was a.
member of the last convention which
adopted an ant.Mormon clause and
was a member OF the resolutions com.
mittee.
Alierward ne was nominated by the
convention for congress. but declined
10 ran because the party leaders had
refused 20 CONDUCT a campaign direct
cd against the Mormon chruch Tho
leaders. the witness said. called their
plan a campaign Of publication OF Ida
no homes.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
rrRsMrS INJURED IN DIG rrar.
One Man Is ssdsurly Hur,--Less li
About 100000

one Man la etriougiy hurt--Losa il
About 100000.
Chelsea Mass Jan i3 Henry orig.
Eey. a local fireman. D. AZ tbo hospital
Ga a dangerous condition. several
others were mors of loss hurt by
smoke ard failing glass aad a loss Of
100000 Waa caused By the nro which
ragged ior more rhau three hours Ia
The csutc OF lhia city early today
The Academy ol Music block. q T.
siofy brick bulldog on HroadwHy was
rulnod and the hoted savoy all0lnlna
Was badly damaged
Tie constant rattle OF exploding
cartridges 10 hardware store or che
street noor of the academy Of Music
block aided to the excitement aud dan
ger
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14

Toxic, Jan. 13-COmmander ThakR,
81 iao Japanese naval stan, detailed
Sd xanine the Russian war vessels at
Fors Arthur, reports on the condition
protected cruisers Djidjid, Raj.
and Zesbj6a, heretofore uuac,
<oauted for. The DjidHd Is in a
small inlet east Of the torpedo store
house inside the west harbor. Her
h masts are above water Evi.
dpny she was sunk In the channel az
me atrance OF the harbor II 10 be.
fd The Russians sank her
Ihe Zeabika is sunk in the west
ar about 300 yards southeast Of
lend OF the Tigers Tail peninsula.
He nasts and funnel are visible. Evil
aenty she was destroyed by shells
after the japanese captured Wolf
ht The torpedo boat destroyers
SLIM and Bezuyretchnl are
taed. and destroyed near the tor.
ped4 store house pier The torpe
81 haat destroyers Storozhelyoi aud
echtehl are thousand yards
d that point The torpedo gun
Posadnik and Gaidamak were
Gre and sunken near3y
aes the above, the japanese are
ting for one torpedo boat destroy.
81 ich is still unaecounted for
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14
PACIFIC SQUADRON
EXPECTS ATTACK
Russian Ships On Lookout For
4apanese War Vessels.
ANs SAFES EXAMINED BY JAps

aaess Find some I'd Cruisers
mat Had Not Seen ntsd for
ihe Items Of lntsre! nOernlnu
the Var in Far East.
pndoa, Jan. 1S.-Accoromg to the
Mails Port Louis correspondent,
A1miral Voelkersam, command.
tho second division of the Russian
fond Pacific squadron, has stated
t be expected to be attacked by the
pehese in the Indian Ocean. He
tHelsht that the Baltic squadron
would call at Maho. in the Ziohilles
The Russian tug boat Hussi. accord
lac 10 the same correspondent on Jan.
made an enormous purchase OF pro.
flslons at Tamstav II Is reported
that he Russ had a double crew Of
Ians and Germans. According to
ana necessity, the vessel Is sometimes
Nuan and some times German and
ems ssilors In turn become crew or
paseengers.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-14

tHo Jan 12.-Noon The Japa.
#ar ONCE has notified American
4i1r Grscom that Il Will be
r'e 70 permit General Macarthur
sn enc aide-de-camp 10 accompany
fa ay Of Japan IN Manchurla AZ
two British generals are ae.
tnylng ths troops. and satigfac.
expressed az Americas action
pendlng an onieer Of such high
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-01-07
la traduCGitn
del ''eSpGTaRiO. F."
La enVia dssds Ponce 81 lnga-
Micro Mt. Roberto Graham.
Ia pronunciation Do las paIa
bras que So dItaTBlcIan
del CaStBIIdnO.

El iIustrado iDgenierO de Ponce Mr..
Graham nos enVfa Id tradncci6n de lR
targets, escrita en- <esperantO,9 , CON
que eLa Correspondenci97 fue feIici-
tada 81 AfIo NueVo.
He aouf Ia carts de Mr. Graham:
Ponce, p. r., EnerO de 1895.
Ella Correspondent > San Jusn.
Estimados s lores mice; He visto
Ia referencia mi postal de NaVids d
que hace su muy digno periodico sLa
CorrespOndencia2 y abajo les enVfo Ia
tFaducci6n. AL mismo tempo doy
aquf la pronunciation de las letFas que
diferencian 81 cRsteIlsno y Il maners
de imprimirlas en- tipogrs ffas que
no teBgSn las letras con sobre sig
nos.
j. como gyS en- evoy9 al faRl de una
palabra, val principle de una s1iaba,
como eg9 en- eproyecto.S
6, ICON acento circunfejs). como
Sch2 en- Gchupar.S
g, ICON acento circunfejo), como
eg9 catalsna en sgelsdo.o
J, icon acento circunfeio), como
Sj0 catalina en- sjardiS
Las tSeA@1 'Gs 49, Jss ASUu 6Gpnb0 G1A-
cunfsjs) SO escriben. & fAIta de las
propias, ch. gh, jh.
Mi postal decfa:
AL ls Redakcio 81 ! Correspondent
cia -
Mi sendas koregajn kaj internaciain
sslutoio k4j ciuju Ga con acento cir
cunfejo) .bondezirojn por goia (la g
con igusl scento) .kristnasko kai por
feIico Ga con igual acento ksi pro-
greso en- ciui (la Q acentuada) bonsjoj
"a primera ] acentuads) ie Ia Novjaro.
Ire fidele vie.
La tradu cci6n es:
A la Rsdacci6n de SIS Correspon-
dencia.-
Envfo muy cordiales Y internaciona-
les saludos Y todos buenos desecs para
slegre NaVidad y para felicidad , pro-
gresO.
Muy felmente suyo.
La tr6ducci6n es literal.
Kiu mi konfrmas ksi kisas Visin
msnojn via vera smiko ksj seTYanto.
Que Corfrmo y baso sus msnos su
SECURE amigo y 81 8.
ROBERTO GRAHAM.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-01-07
Ell Gobernador / de Fl
IipinaS dijO Que aQue-
Has iSIaS SeTan In
dependencies. d
EI deracho colonial sstS por dis
GutlrSG on GI COBgTGSO ans
TleanO.
10 Gisrto es que Ia ley Foraker
debo TSpTlmIrS8.

Sr Director de Ella Correspondencia. ,
Para lQs que se asustan en- nuestrO
pBfs con el principle de Ia Independent
Cia que contiene en- su. prOQrama poll
tico la <Uni6n de Puerto Ricc9 debo
Consignar, que Sc g1n relAtan los diR-
rios Reoy0rquinos acaba de ceIebF8Fse
en- Manila, capital del archipelago e.
Iipino, un monstruoso banquete 81 que
Rcudieron los hombres mas notables en-
Ia politics tras los brindis de los CO.
mensaIes pronunci6 un discurso ell GO
becnador americana en- que asegur6
que tan luegO los filipincs estuviesen
preparados para Ia vida in 1ependiente,
manifestasen sus aptitudes en- Ia
prosecution de sus prop6sitos. el Go
bierno de Washington serfR ell prime
70 en- reconocerles esq aspiration legf-
TINA v progressive de los pueblos que
Rman Ia libertad.
El derecho colonial. en- Verdad, esta
por coodifcarse y discutirse en- 81 con-
Ureso americana hasta ahor& no Sc
ha determinado de modo claf0 Y con-
creto que SO har6 en- dehnitiva con los
territories adquiFidOs en- virtud de Ia
guerra con Espsfis. No soy partida-
rio dc Ia Independents pAra Puerto
Rico, pero 81 Ell CoDgreso americana,
& semejanzR de las islss griegas. Ia es-
tableciera en- mi patria con ell protec-
torsdo de esta puiante rep6blica no
me asustaria, despu6s de todo sa-
briamos los puertorriQuefos & que ate
nernos respectO de nuestr0 definltlvO
status pOIitico. Hoy poT hoy 10 que
Ia isla dAsea eg una RutOnOmiR amD!l&
equitatiVR. Serfa 10 mas cOnVenien-
to, teniendo en- cuenta nuestras aptltu-
des para ell manejo de la cosa p1blica.
Lo cierto es que ell bill Foraker de-
be suprimirse pOr cuaIquiera otr0 que
) respOnda & los grandes principles de-
mocr6ticos que informRn Las institu-
clones de esta portentosa rep1blicR
nOrteamericana. Les puertorrlque-
nos en- su inmens& msyOFia son partl-
darios del home rule 8 del self g0Veqpa'
maepat, proc c'amado pOF l0s sesudOs estR-
distas iugleses en- sus colonias con gran
aciertO hasta ell extreme de haber re-
chazRdo los australianOs Ia indepen-
dencia que Ie brind6 81 parlamento
britanico cuando Rhora pocos amos se
ceIebr6 ell jubilee del Teinado de ID
reina VictoriR, ALA en- las orillas del
Tsmesis. Lo que demuestPa que los
Iazos nacionales se fOrtifcan en- vez de
debiIitRrsa por medic de Ia hbartad
po1ftica, cuando los pueblos 1ssSd0s ID
pidenIy Ia practican alejandose de la
IiCencia y de Il anarqu1a.
Eduardo Neunaan.