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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-01-10
Manitestaeiones del Hon. ATTORNEY
General, sel0r Fe,IIle

General, se5lor Fe,1lle
Con esto tsrmina 10 prueba, al ir
& San Juan llamare & Evangelio Mer-
csd, oil capitau Guerrero y & un poll
cfa insular que esta destacado en- San
Juan y les tomare declaration, puesto
que aparecen en- la lista de tsstigos de
Ruperto Felix MeIendez. Hay adem&s
dos 8 tres tsstigos On esq lista que no
se donde 10 encuentran.
70 creo mi debcr lamar 10 aten-
ci6n de este pueblo al hecho de que al
resolver esta investig aci6n tengo que
considerar algunos datos que me son
conocidos. Cuando el Aaunto dc Do.
mes 70 estaba al diA do todo 10 gus
pasaba y el Fiscal tambien me infor-
maha de todos los pasos que 90 toma.
ban. I'll me notified cuando encontro
10 prueba contra Donea. Estando 20
!. On Humacao me habl6 sobre sl testigo
Ruperto Felix Melendez, me diio 10
que 81 10 habia declarado. 70 enton.
css ls die que en mi concepto no era
sufsients esa prueba & msnos que III.
viera corroboraci6n. MAs.tarde me
intorm6 de otras pruebas que zorro.
borabAn 10 dc Mslendsz, entire elias 10
del cuchillo. Yo le die, todavfa no
90 bastants, hay que identifoar el Gu.
chillo como que es dc 81 y entoncea
me diio, tengo tsattgos dc gran cr6di-
to que tdennfcan sl cuchillo.
Tn dfA me diio que penaaba sacar
& Melendsz bsio fAnz ! porqae temla
que fuera atAcado en- la cArcsl; yo le
die, no h,ga usIed ESQ, pues el abo-
gsdo defsnsor haria uso do ese hscho
para ~ dsfensa. Me oonsult6 si creia
convenients que 10 sScara de 10 Carcel
al Dep6sito Municipal y 20 le die que
II, que 10 crefa oonvenlsnt:. De modo
lque el sefior Aponts Ga este asunto ha
dorado slsmpre de acuerdo comm go.
Esto 10 maniheito 20 al pueblo de
Hum acao porque pienso tomarlo ca
consideration en- ests asunto, pudiendo
decir tambiea qus casi toda la prueba
qua aqui SO hA tcaf ioya 70 10 sonocf i.
| TocRnts q esas declaracionss de
| Bias Maldonado, dc Evapg slio Merced
y de Guz nan Bsnitez 70 las recibi el
diez dc Diclembre y hAata esa fscha no
saba NADIA de esas declaraciones; si
antes hublera t.nldo nottci2 de ellas
hlbiera h ach } Ia investigation segl
: do. Rsciai esas deolaraciones y or
seguidA mande copia al aefiof Aponts
Caando rsciba las dsclaraclonei
dc los orros tsstlgos que faltan resol.
we're el caso y dare pJr sscrit) un In.
forme al G Jbsrnador y a 10 prensa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-01-10
CAMARA De DELEGADOS

Hssqui Ia reIacI6n de los empleA-
doA tem mporeros:
Don BaEiio Vslez, don SusAno
Bocanegra, don Francisco & JenagS,
don Enrique Camufss, don Jose re-
nedo Benitez, don JosS Dolores Fuen-
les, don Manuel Muf1oz Ssuri, don
Ramon Rios, don JeadS Almirotyi don
EnriQue LET ,bre, don Bernardo lenoi
aenorlLa Fanny ArrasIia, sen )ritA Ana
Vsldes Monsgas, don Manuel Tore
LAS, don Pedro Oliiz, don Pedro ArnAu.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-01-10
A los dueHos de cabaIOs

Sc pagsria un magnifco precio
por un caballo de busna raza, de q 10
menos siets cuartas de slsads, de CO.
lor bayo encerado, negro 9 colorado
oscuro, de mucho brio, buena eatampa
y donado para coche Sc squiere para
haCer pareja con unO de los mejores
csballos de la islA y por tsnto solo 10
msior servirfa. Dirigirse q don J. V.
[ sers, Porto Rican American Tobac.
co Co., San Juan, P. Il,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-01-10
Fl POSTILLON"

Con cate titulo hR comensado q
publicsrse en- Ponce IN perl6dico tri
SsmAnAl de cAr&cter HAtirieo.
Aeusamos rscibo de 81 vista y le
desesnOa larga vida,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-01-10
UNA CONSPIRACION

SegGn teIegrsma recibidc sn el
DspArtament1 de Estado en- Washing
ton, en- Bogota 80 ha descubierIo una
c. unspirActon contra el presidsnle Re.
yes, que esIuVo punto de ser de-
pussIO,
Fl plan era dsrrocAr 81 gobisrna
con uu atrevIdo golpe de mNno,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-01-10
lInsa FsIrea del Ossts

B0Issss tdrstss para dsas fsstsvos
M ~ slase de Capital { Rayam6n,
de- y VusltR IS etvs.I en- ~ Is ctvs.
I'm y dc ksyAnon 4 CAlAfc, Ids J
vEslta Is ssvs. en- - 10 etvs.
Bihsss ordinsrlo de Capital { Gaia
10 "a " slaas { ! ssvs'
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-01-10
Anuneiu De subasta


Uspsrtamento del lntsrior. Ohclna
dsl Superintsnoente de Ooras Pu-
biicss. san Juan r h. Enero
90 l.sOo.
Proposieiones en- pliegos csrrados
para 10 adjuoieAeion en- pdblica 81.
hasta del suministro de maieriales y
mano de obra para Ia construction de
mamposterfa de los dos estribos del
puents sobre 81 sRto-Grande de Loi'
za> Caeoline, csrrSiera ndmero RIO
PisogAa 4laf19, . adm tirao e. tasa
Ole sa - lL, 10 dy 1ia
IL 49 a1r.
ga
= aoras aE'
eia
aTAn proposlclones
''s 40 's.'"o r. "N
-, ,,.,.a, c.,,,os spxil,ars. .nf,c,an
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-01-10
Examen de; fiscal


ante el Juez de Paz era falsa y que
hsbia sldo hechb q instig aci6n del Sc
nor Guzmsn Bsnitez, ces ESQ verdad?
r. No aeflor.
P. listed no le ha dicho ESQ q 81?
r. No seiior, nj hay quisn pueda
decirlo tampoco.
El Fiscal manifesto que pregunt6
q Ia Corte suprema quien fde 81 abo :
gado que sostuvo Ia apelaci6n de
Evangelio Merced ' en- un telegrama
que lee el Secretario do dicha Corte
le die que fu6 don jose de Guzmkn
BeniEez. Presenta ademas como prue.
ba una certificael6n del Secretario do
eats Corts dc Distrito.
Declaration de Jose Il, Aponts
Testigo. 70 tuve noticias dc que
Ruperso Felix Melendez tsnfa noticias
do a)go que se referia la iussicia y
ese conocimiento 10 suvs por una car.
to que ei me mand6. lIndica cual o. J.
AL principle 20 no hscfa case, pero
| ell Secretario de la Corts me do otra
carta que fue dirigida q Mr.. Erwin
donde decia POGO mas 9 msnos 10 mia
mo- pero en- ella 40 referia al crimen
de Curdoves Berrloa. Lo msnde
buacar con el Sub-marahall don Au-
guEto Ortiz. vino y me expllc6 TODD 10
que le habia revslado Dones, dicien-
dome donde se encontraba el puflal y
todo 10 dennis. FL sem Or Audrey eata.
ba en- aquel momento en- el local do la
Corts y 20 10 llame c)n obieto dc que
pregenciara Ia declaration de Ruper.
to Felix Melendez. Hlce sacar al 90
cribiente fuera y nos elcerramos en-
mi ofcins. La declaration fue dicsada
por Ruperto Felix Mele1dez y elcrita
en- maquinilla por el senior Audrey
Despues que presto Ia declaration 20
!e hizs maaif ,slaciones de que sigue-
ra expiando 9 Dones con objeto dc
YER 81 10 manit sstaba .algo mas. A
los dos 8 tres dias 10 volvf 4 msnd az
buscar , me diio que no habis nada
nuevo, que Dones hsbla escrlto unai
cartas q su muier y 4 don Jesds Ma
ria Hernandez. DespueI recibf de &
esta otra carta, (indical para que Il
msndara q buscar y di ordsn al Sub
marshal senior O.tiz para que 10 ira
jsra. Cuando estuvo en preaencia mil
mo hlzo otraS revelacionea que SO re
fsrfsna q Anguita y q oiros ssuntos msl
de Is investigsclon que 20 pracsicaba
Luego, mss tarde, 81 me mand6 vi
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

| removed and, as there Is some hope
OF his being iable to distinguish day
light from dark with the other one, II
was left in. His wife and two-yenr-
old daughter. his motherin-law and
Jesse Haller all came in with him
and are with him yet. He was work
Ing for Jesse and Fred Haller at their
coal mine eight miles north of Man.
cos and had put in two shots. One
went off and he waited little while
Tor the other and concluded It was
not going. He went in and felt with
his hand where the charge was. He
raked over 1t with his hand and saw
little fire In the paper and just then
the explosion occurred.
Mr.. Wilson Is thirty years old. He
commenced mining in the coal mines
OF La Plata county when he was a boy
and has followed that work fog six
teen years. He came to Durango.
when boy ten years old. He was
once member of the Knights OF
Pythlas here. He moved to Mancos
four years ago, where he was mar
ried. All Mr.. Wilson's friends are
deeply grieved at his great misfor-
tune
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
A LIE NAILED.
o.

The Democratic managers of their
less in attacking people and private
interests as they are in attacking can.
didates on the Republican ticket, and
as regardless of the truth. The
Morning Democrat was caused to
make the statement that the Graden
Mercantile company is the only bust
ness house In town upon which the
management of the American Smelt-
ing and Refining company viii honor
an order written for the pay of an
employe, and since that time the
Democratic speakers are telling the
same falsehood around the country
schoolhouses.
Every business house in Durango
knows It is undesirable to the smelter
management To have orders written
by its employees on any business
house or upon anybody, as 1t makes
extra work In the office and bothers
the management with an extra detail,
and It is only permitted in cases OF
emergency where employees must have
credit that they may take care Of their
families. The smelter management
has refused at all times to be a col
lection agency for any firm or indi-
vidual, and never desires to be both.
cred with the acceptance of an EN-.
ploye's order for his pay unless 1t can
be shown that It is necessary to OBJ
tain credit which could not be other.
wise obtained
And II has not mattered to the
smelter management who the order
has been given to-if II appeared that
an emergency OF the character indi
Gated above really existed, the order
has been honored.
This is exceedingly small business
for any man or body OF men to en-
gage In but the Democratic manag gers
have been equal to the ocoasiou
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
Comparison of Candidates
for Comfy Commissioner

The office of county commissioner
is as important as any which the peo-
pie OF La Plata county have to vote
for on November and while the po-
lltlcal contest may wax warmer on
other candidates, this fact should not
be overlooked or underestimated.
In the Republican candidate. Mr.. w.
NJ. Peterson we have a man Of edu-
cation and vast experience In business
affairs. man capable to sit as com
missioner and enter into all the details
of business coming before the board
The office OF county commissioner
Is one which vtally interests every
taxpayer and everyone who must
either enjoy the benefits OF good and
economical government or suffer the
contrary.
In Conrad Reister we have an excel
lent citizen, but man wholly in
capable of taking care of the affairs
Of any office which requires education
or business experience. He has
neither of these qualifications. and
Democrats as well as Republicans
should contemplate this fact serI-
ously before casting their vote on the
office of commissioner.
Holding fourth class postoffice.
Mr.. Reister is incapable OF taking care
OF his papers and reports and finds
1t necessary to call In help to attend
to such matters.
In an office so important as that
of commissioner the people should
make no mistake in their selection of
an officer. and no one should be so
partisan as to vote for n candidate
solely because he is on a certain
ticket, when aware that the candidate
is wholly unfit in his qualifications to
fill the office.
The people should not accept this
statement as having only the purpose
of electing a Republican to the office,
but should make inquiry among the
acquaintances Of Mr. Reister, who are
familiar with the fact that he Ia In
capable of taking care of fourth
class postoffice.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
MISLEADING THE PEOPLE.

The clumsy and vituperative mess
of falsehoods In the Morning Demo-
crat Sunday morning regarding Sher
If Thompson has led many people to
believe that Mr. Thompson has re-
signed. and such mlsapprehens!on
may mislead voters into the belief
that he has abandoned the race for
sheriff. Not so. he is going right on
and will have one Of the largest ma
jorities on November 6 ever poIled
for candidate in La Plata county. II
is a fact generally known that when
Mr.. Thompson was appointed by the
commissioners TO fill the unexpired
term of his brother. he was required
by the county commissioners who
made the appointment TO tender his
formal resignation which the board
would hold. with the understanding
that If he did not continue as his
brother had done, to enforce the laws.
this resignation would become effec-
tive and another would be appointed
to the place
The commissioners, however. have
found no cause to make the resigna-
ton effective, but II was doubtless
one of the motives of the Democratic
managers in attacking Mr.. Thompson
In the Morning Democrat, to alarm
the commissioners for fear of the sue
cess of the Republican ticket and
cause them to make the resignation
effective but the clumsy attempt has
fallen short OF its object.
When George W. Thompson was ap-
pointed sheriff the chief subject of
interest TO the commissioners, not one
or two. but all, was to secure man
who would enforce the laws, regard
less OF any political or personal inter
est that any might have. and they
made no mistake in appointing Mr..
Thompson. None recognize this fact
better than the violators OF the law
who are fighting George Thompson In
every manner and fashion they can
conceive.
Mr.. Thompsons resignation will
not be made effective: he will be
elected sheriff and he will never re-
sign. He will enforce the laws with
out fear or favor as long as he holds
the office.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
TOM LoFTUS GETS
AZTEC DITCH CONTRACT

Manager c. E. Spath yesterday took
Contractor Tom Lotus out to the Cit
izens ditch line on the San Juan with
the object of letting a contract for
the entire construction to Mr.. LOTUS.
The work will be given by MIR. Lof-
tus to the stockholders in the ditch
as far as possible and will be bene-
fit to the entire county. Tom Lof-
tus is the man who built the Rock
wood dam above Durango and II he
takes hold of the Citizens ditch will
put all his immense energy into its
rapid completion.-Aztec Index.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
DEFEAT GANG RULE.

The Republican party and It's can
didates are conducting clean cam
paign. declining to make misrepre
seniation or personal attack upon any
Of the Democratic candidates. realiz-
ing that the Republican candidates
stand upon the Republican platform
for law and order and an honest ad-
ministration of affairs, rather than
upon their own personality. Republi-
cans are not pandering to law-break-
ers for support. preferring to go to
defeat rather than to compromise
with them to secure ar election.
And while there Is an element in
Durango so powerful in city elections
as 10 possibly continue to control fu-
ture city elections in the interest Of
yiolators of the law. II Is improbable
that the sober and sane voters outside
OF Durango will permit that power to
control the present county election
that Durango may continue 10 have
gambling and saloons open at all
hours.
For twenty-five yearssdelegates and
candidates from the country have
complained that Durango held the
balance Of power In conventions when
the interests OF the country candidate
were deferred or defeated by Du-
range power, when In fact they should
have held the gambling and saloon
power alone. for 1t has been this
power that has always ruled to Sc
cure men whom II termed safe" for
the gambling interests, particularly in
Democratic conventions. 1t has been
difficult many times to keep the gam.
bling element from controlling Repub-
lican conventions, but II is certain that
the last Republican convention was
dominated throughout by delegates
who are in favor OF law and order.
II the people in the country desire
In future to have fair and impartial
Republican conventions they now
have an opportunity to defar the
power that has defeated them $50 long
and even Democrats will have bet
ter show In their conventions with
Durango delegations after the Repub.
licans succeed In defeating gang rule,
What will you do7
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

counties This raise has been mor<j
beneficial to the state than La PIatd
county. Owing to increased assess
ment the commissioners have beenI
able to reduce the levy somewhat. bud
the state levy remains the same. uoI
matter if farm values are doubled orI
thribbled. Thus the farmers OF LaI
Plata county are paying more towardsI
keeping up state institutions than the|
farmers In any county in the state.
Let us take Montezuma county forI
instance. II anyone will take theI
trouble 70 compare farm valuations
made between the two assessors Il
will be found that land with the same
cash valuation-by this we mean land
that will sell for the same money In
the respective counties, Is assessed
double and often thribbIe what II In
assessed for In Montezuma. Through
Mr. Coston's system La Plata county
~ compelled 10 send to Denver S10.-
600 to $4,000 more proportionateI
than other counties. This Is an in.
Justice that is freely commented on
by those paying taxes.
Regarding smelter assessments
believe the concern should pay its full
share and the Increase of one hundred
thousand dollars over that under n
Democratic hoard Is no more than
right. but IL comes with mighty poor
grace from Mr.. Coston to increase the
smelter and farm property and put
MS own property In at a few cents on
the dollar 1t indicates that Mr.. Cos
ton is perfectly willing to have taxes
paid so he Is not on the list As a
farmer all | ask Is an equal showing
with other counties and an assessor
who viii not profit at the expense OF
The people. FLORIDA FARMER.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9. LA
PLATA COUNTY, HELD IN DU-

''TN''oOf OOIOs' w - &ot 'oOO.
The board met In regular session
at o'clock p. m. in the High school
building.
Preesnt-John w. Wingate, J. C.
Sanford, F. S. Balster. and w. C.
Liesenberg. secretary.
Absent-O. p. Frary and F. r. Lake
The minutes of the last regular and
special meetings were read and ap-
proved.
The following bills were read, all
having been approved by the finance
committee. and on motion, duly sec
onded and carried. the same were al
lowed and warrants ordered drawn in
payment:
Superintendent's teachers and
ianitors' salaries for Oct. S2,6t4.20
w. C. Liesenberg, salary from
Sept II to Oct. 11....... $500
Standard Light Power and
Water Co., October lights. $40
C. c. Eddy, county clerk. re-
cording @. C. deed. ....... 100
lockwood & Perkins, expense
for month Of May..,....,.. 2.50
Wood & Morgan, freight and
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
Dangers Of a Cold and How to Avoid
Them.

More fatalities have their origin in
or result from cold than from any
other cause. This fact alone should
make people more careful as there is
nc danger whatever from a cold when
1t Is properly treated in the begin
ming. For many years Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy has been recognized
as the most prompt and effectual
medicine in use for this disease. 1t
acts on natures plan. ioosens the
cough relieves the lungs, opens the
secretions and aids nature in restor.
ing the system to a healthy condition.
Sold by all druggists.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

The farmers OF La Plata county
wonld do well TO bear in mind tho
Farmers institute which win be held
on November 10, when Mr.. Mitchell.
the first and foremost exponent Of
sugar beet culture in Colorado. will
address them. grand opportunity
for the increase of the income Of
every farmer In this section Il Of
fered by the planting Of sugar bests:
and no farmer who has profit as tha
goal OF his work should allow the sab
ject to escape him. Evidence Of 10
productiveness Of the land In the VI
cinity Of Durango is abundant. An
that is needed Is the cooperation %
the farmers to assurs the buil1ine+Ge
Z l1o0-tnn augor MIN. "a
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
THE TROUBLES OF
AN AZTEC EDITOR

There are two kinds of people who
come to talk to the editor and who
stop him on the street. One kind
wants to talk about politics and the
other wants to talk about the diph-
iberia problem. The editor goes home
at night and wakes up holding his
throat with one hand to keep out the
diphtherla. and his ears with the
other to keep ont politics.-Aztec In
dex.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
ADVICE no HOUSEWIVES.

No home Is SO PHEASANT, regardless
Of the comforts that money will buy,
as when the entire family is in per.
feet health. A bottle OF Orino Laxa.
tive Fruit Syrup costs so cents. II
will cure every member OF the family
of constipation, sick headache or
stomach troub!e.-G. r. Tiffany, Jr.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
MR.. cosToN UNFAIR
TO THE FARMER

Editor Herald:
have been very much interested In
the discussion going on in the Herald
over Mr.. Coston and his methods
There Is one important item In con-
nection with the discussion that has
been omitted-that the farmers are
paying more than their share--more
than the farmers In any section Of
the state. Mr.. Costou has raised farm
valued out Of al proportiou to other
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01
A jamaican Lazy Speaks Highly Of
Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy.

Mrs. Michael Hart, wire OF the su.
perintendent of Cart Service at King.
ston, Jamaica. West Indies Islands,
says that she has for some years
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
for coughs, Group and whooping cough
and has found 1t very beneficial. She
has implicit confidence in 1t and
would not be without a bottle OF II
In her home. Sold by all druggists.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
most obstinate coughs and expels the
cold from the system as It Ii mildly
laxative. It is guaranteed. Do not
risk taking any but the genuine In
the yellow package.-G. E. Tiffany. Jr.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

Sunday mornings Democrat gets
little previous about the new bridge
being finished. 1t seems to the Her
aid When the concrete walks, the
macadam floor and a few other
things are completed it will be time
enough to announce the finishing of
the bridge.