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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-03-09
Un angel & la terra

La distinguida esposa de nuestro
amigo don Francisco Ponte, cirujane
dsntista, ha dado q luz ell sabado en-
Ia noche, IN hermoso nifio, que yiene 1
aumentar 10 dicha en- Ell hogar de los
feliceS esposos.
La sefiors de Ponte sigue rel ativa-
mente bien.
Celebramos el fausto acontecimien.
to que colma la ventura de nuestl os
amigos
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-03-09
DE TEATRO

La compafifa que viene actuando
en- Ell Teatro del Parque. llevo ano-
che la escena Los Puritanos," LA
Algeria de la Huerta" Maria de
los Angeles.
De la Interpretation. que de la
Ipr1mers de estas zarzue1as ha CON
seguido dar Ia compaf1fa del teatro
del Parque, va tiene noticia nuestro
| lp1blico.
Los artistas escucharon muchos ap1a1-
SOS durante la representation, sien-
do los mas ruidosos para la sefiora
Nufiez y los sef1ores Real, Roselli V
Ramirez.
Las hermanas Carreras bailaron
despues Ell Cake Walk" La encan-
tadora pareja fue muy apla udida, te-
niendo, como de costumbre, que re-
petir Ell bale.
La Algeria de Ia Huerta, tuvo
una buena Interpretation por parte
de los artistas, y excelente por la de
la sefIora Nufiez y Ell sefIor Real.
FL exito de la obra, que Sc empe =
fiaron en- echar al foso la tramoya
y Ia orquesta. correspondio estos
dos slmpaticos artistas.
En- Ell due, que hubo de ser repe-
| Itido, fueron ovacionados la Nufiez Y
Real, pero donde sonaron los aplau-
SOS y los ibravoSl verdaderanente
ensordecedorcs, fue al cantar el ba~
rftono Ia brillante jota, que es cl
eScollO en- que tropiezan los inter
pretes de la bellisima zarzuela.
FL eminente baritone triunf6. FuG
TN triunfo complete, una ovaci6n ce-
rrada. Y la iota fu6 repetida tres We
ces, en- medic del mas legitimo en-
tusis smo de los expectadores.
Ell sefior Real improvjs6 dos CO
plas, saludando ( Puerto Rico, que
fueron aclamadas con entusiasmo
atronadOr.
Los sefiores Roselli, Ramirez, We
lez Y Montesinos, todos contribuye-
ron cada cual en- su medid2, a la in
terpretaci6n de la obra.
Ell pdblico esper6 a que cayese cl
tel6n para expresar su disgusto ha-
'cia la orquesta, que fu6 muy pro-
testada.
Ell estreno de Arniches Y Lucios
con m1sica de Chapi. Maria de los
Angeles, agrado mucho.
Tiene la obra escenas de un gran
vigor dramatico, 4 las que di6 extra
ordinaria vida cl sefior Roselli, que
siempre esta en- caracter, pero que
en- ell RomHaIdo, de Maria de los An
.geles," esta sencillamente admirable
No hay que decir que la senora
NufIez iGealiz6 4 Maria de los An
'geles, dandole al personaje extra
'ordinario Y artistico relieve
Del baritone sefIor Real, no hay
Ique expresar que eStuvo b1cn. Real
esta siempre, por 10 menos, admi-
rable.
En- las escenqs c6micas que son
dcsternillantes Ia seflorita Duefo y
el sefior RAMIREZ agradaron grande-
mente al soberano. y 10 mismo el
senor V6lez, que hizo un tipo c6mico
de gran efecto.
"Mar1a de los Angeles" SC queda
en- el cartel, eS una obra de las que
es precise verla varias veceS para
saborearla, pero que gusta desde ell
primer mOmentO.
Domingo OFO=CO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-03-09

"A NoItAAO uG OPAnAOh lLGttSAN#
tamente contraria a la pertur-
badora y anarquica reforma de
los congregantes, Y nuestras
excitaciones han debido contri-
buir al resultado final, pero de
de todos modos es la Camara
que en- otros muchos casos Sc
ha mostrado debil 8 la que hay
que estimarle que haya cumpli-
do con Su deber, rechaZando el
falaZ proyecto en- que habian
vaciado toda su CienCia y tOda
su malicia nuestros tutores.
Nj siquiera ha sido presenta-
do Ell proyecto de emprestito en-
la Camara. ipero no Sc esta di-
Ciendo en- voz alta y en- todas
parties, que los congreGantes Sc
oponen resueltamente a esa ne
gociacion de la que Sc ratifcan
ContumaceS adversariOs2
acknowledgements que en- ell
Executive esta el espectro per
seguidor Gel pals, la pesadilla
de nuestro pueblo, el enemigo
de su bienestar. rs el regi-
men 10 que huele a podrido, ell
regimen corrupto. echado a
perder por el gobierno, por los
Congregantes de ahora que son
tan falaCes como los que hemos
padeCidO otras veces.
Los disimuloS resultan bal
dios, las aparentes amistades
vistaS al trasluz, Sc conocen;
las alevosias gubernamentaleS
han heCho escarmentar al pals,
que mira hacia el regimen y a
sus representatives, envolvien-
dolos a todos EN- una expresiva
mirada de repulsi6n Y de horror.
Cada anO que transCurre, al
hnalizar cada periodic legislati-
vo, Sc pone mas de relieve la
decomposition en- que Ell r6gi-
men sc deshaCe a pesar de los
lnutlleS SembalsamamientOS prac-
tiCadOS en- el mOnStruOSo Cada-
yer, cada vez que el insoporta-
bic hedOr que va trasciende
afuera, hace temer a los guarda-
dores Y bolicheroS algun contra
tempo que les arrebate Ell man
goneo que tienen.
81 antes de que Sc reunan las
CamaraS nuevamente, no viene
decretada de Washington la re
forma radical del regimen,
nuestro parlamento tendra que
provOcar entonces la crisis que
este ano sc ha podido sortear
de nuevo. merced a un inespe-
RADIO recurso de equilibrio que
evlta el anhelado contlicto.
ST Ell bill del senOr LarrInaga
queda derrOtadO, 10 que no de
be esperarse, habra sOnadO la
nora del divorcio defnitivo V
perdurable impuesto por la dig
nidad de nuestro pueblo Y apo
yado en- irrechazables preceptos
de hygiene de la politica y mo
raj cOleCtivas, que estan siendo
ahOra desatendidas con grave
rleSg0 por nuestra parte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-03-09
D e M ava gue z
Febrero 7.

A Rufno hayan y Clara, vecino
del barrlo "Quemado' de esta muni-
cipalldad, que durante I8 aflos vivi6
del producto de sus raterfas, lie ha
llegado Ia hora de la expiaci6n. En-
la madrugada del domingo a. rob6
dc la fnca de su vecino don lose
Caraballo, $50 racimos de guineos de
rosa. que vendi6 al venter0 Greqorio
Ramirez, como producto de las matas
de su "tierrita. Ouej6se el sefior
Caraballo a los detectives Segarra V
Ramirez, y, el dia s, el Mayan y Cla-
ra cayo en- Ia red, .... rec cibiendo el
pasaporte del Juez municipal, para
vivir tres meses 4 la sombra.
En- la presente semana la carne
de res sc esta vendiendo 4 10 centa-
vOs libra V Ia de cerdo 5I2.
En- la pasada semana, cl .precio
de los articulos de primera necesi-
dad, subi6 por las nubes. debido 4 Ia
tardanza de los vapores que trafan
prOvisiones para este puerto; pero
llegarOn estoS, Y las cosas sc han
normalizado. Nos alegramos, pues
el pueblo cOnsumidor, es el que pa
ga las cOnsecucncias.
Ell "Bazar de Novedades," de
don Jose Leandro Montalvo, ha sus-
.pendido sus operaciones, Y en- ell
mismo local Sc ha instalado el "Ba-
gar Borinquen" de la seffdra Mon
serrate Ortiz, que antes estaba en- la
Avenida II de Agosto.
Ell indivlduo Iuan Garcia, de esta
ciudad, ha entrado a cumplir condena
en- la cdrcel departmental. por el
delito de hurto.
En- el "Asilo de Pobres' hay 81
asilados, de 6llos, nueve son de
mcntcs.
-Varios i6venes afcionados al iue-
go de baSse ball, tratan de formar
un nuevo club, titulado "Radiums.
A prop6sito de baseball: iEs
tant0 el entusiasmo que los chiqui =
Hos sienten por este sport, que 10
iuegan en- plena calle, eXponiendo 4
los transitantes i recibir las caricias
de TN pelotazo
Ell cucrpo dc detectives presta
impOrtantcS Scrvicios en- esta ciudad.
En- q sobrcsaien Boyer Segarra,
que son Ia sombra dc los transgreso-
res de la ley.
St trabaj activamente en- Ell
antique cuartcl militar, preparando
los departamentos que han de perte-
ncccr 4 la Cortc dc Distrito, Cortc
Municipal Y Quartet de Policia
La cstimada DANA Miss Zetta
Simmons, residente en- Santa Lucia,
.dcspuGs de una corta eslancia en-
csta ciudad, ha re9resado 1 diclo
pals Feliz viaje.
Hablase con mucho entusiasmo,
pOr los amantes del progfcs0, de que
.cicrt0 letrado americana que reside
en- csta ciudad, construira en- breve
EN- el centro del pueblo, uu vasto
edifciO, para la instalaci6a d. in
banco americana.
-Vecinos del barrio La Lapa" le
esta munici palidad, nos denunciap el
siguiente hecho:
En- los paraies ocultos del camno
veclnal que conduce d dicho bar 10,
Sc sitt1a un hombre desconocido que
durante las primeraS horaS de Ia no.
che persigue las 1aujeres que trIn-
sitan por dicho camino, no con bue-
nos prop6sitos. Hacc dos dfas, qae,
una senorita que iba para IN bale,
tuvo que correr para librarse de c4er
en- las garras del miserable per Sc
guidor. Denuncjamos el h4cho i Ia
policfa
-Por haber sufrido I'm desperfecto
Il planta e'ecty1ca, no dio luz anoche
/ y IL ci0d4d permaneci6 4 aobscuraS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-03-09
Nota del dia

Gil dOSOluCO, Id AdlIIdld tuNO Gil
La Ultima session cue termino
esta maflana, arrestos de ente
reza Y resoluCiones energicas.
Preferible hubiera sido subir
ell diapas0n otro POGO Y llegar
al tono requerido, sin 10 cual re-
suIta dehCiente el intento de
agradar al pals, dejandolo salts
fecho de 10 que oye v de 10 que
We. en- las regiones burocraticas
Y en- sus alrededores y cerca-
Mas.
F'uera mejor que los animos
prudentes ContenidOs por una
velada amenaza que envuelve
una resurrection unacceptable de
aquel estado de perturbation Y
de anarquia politica Y social
que aun esta SurtiendO Sus enc
migos efectos, sc decidieran a
provOCar la crisis del regimen,
que va esta herido de muerte,
desde la constitution de la Ii
ga de los Municipios. Pero un
instIntO de eXceSiva prudencia,
de tenor V falta de entereza,
detiene siempre la ruptura en-
el momento en- que parece IRE,
mediable { inevitable. Y Sc
buscan formulas conciliadoras,
terminus prudenciales de ARE
glo, sc establece un ten con ten
inestable. que subsiSte por un
prOdigio de equilibrio inquie-
tador y peligroso.
CuandO eSe inStante de los
arreglos forzadOs llega, la ener-
gia dulCitiCa SuS ademanes ra-
pidOS, la vOZ SuS tOnalidadeS vi
branteS y nuestra oratOria par
lamentaria pierde en- magestad
Y Ell grandilOcuencia 10 que
acaSo CANA en- cimientos, que
aseguren Su eStabilidad pOr un
breve periodic, la actual politica
Telnante.
Pero ell g6rmen de la rebeldfa
eXiste. el amagO de la ruptura
Sc reptile en- cada periodic legis-
lativO, Y ESQ es senal de que
que las relaciones no ofrecen
grado alguno de solidez, sino
que estan Iexpuestas a verse
turbadas EN- cualquier mOmen-
to V pOr el motive mas insight
ticante.
Pasa con el Executive V laCa-
mara baja. como con dos equili.
bristas que trabaiasen a la par
SObre una miSma Cuerda flOia.
Sc aCerCan, sc dan la manO, sc
arrOdillan, Sc aCuestan, perO no
pueden caminar juntos, Y, GUAM
do 10 intentan, tienen que sepa-
rarse con rapidez pOrque COrren
e riesgo de una caida.
En- la prolongadisima session
de clausura del parlament0, ha
nabidO mOmentos de expecta-
ci6n, de energia Y de mortal
decaimientO.
La opinion asistiendO al lar
20 suplicio, al horrendO Y pro
10ngadismo martirio de la re
presentation popular, ha COM
oadecido al parlamentO, reser-
vando Sus anatemas para el re
gimen Y suS Censuras para Ell
Executive donde operan los con-
2regantes.
ST no el aplauso, la Camara
IA encontradO, al final la bene-
rolencia del p1blico.
La labor no ha sido brillante
r fecunda como habla derecho
j esperar de los hombres que Sc
sientan en- los eScai1os. pero al
-nenoS y en- cierto modo. ha 81
10 de oposiclon a las demasias
IedentOrlStas.
IL arreglo mogrebino del ac-
n Iorrens fue rechazado con
IA decision tan impcnente,
IAN simpatica, que no debiera
escasear tanto Ell los actos de
Ia mayorla.
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to take on a different aspect. Mug
gins" began to get after the gun men.
AS soon as a bully began to fortify
himself with red liquor-the prelim-
mary of "Muggins" camped
on his trail and took his weapons away
from him. II the bully objected the
marshal walked up and snatched the
revolvers from the mans grasp. Some
times the scout was shot at, but in that
case he generally replied so quickly
that the gun man bit the dust, for
the old Indian fighter was lightning
with Colt.
After few weeks of office holding
"Muggins" entirely changed the aspect
of Coulson. The procession to "boot-
hill" became few and far between.
There were few additions to the melan-
chaly slabs that served as headstons
in Coulson's unique cemetery. But
"Muggin's" career was brought to a
sudden termination. A beardless
youth. who thought it would bring him
much glory II he could kill such gun
fighter as Taylor. fled himself up with
whiskey and began to shoot up the
town." The marshal approached to
take the boys weapons away from
him and the youth shot the old scout
through the heart. Owing to the youth
Of the slayer he escaped without f,av-
ing the customary frontier justice
meted out to him. "Muggins" was
buried in state among those turbulent
spirits who had found peace on "boot
hill"
Its Glory Departed.
"Muggins" good work lived after
him. however, for Coulson never went
back to its wild ways. In fact, the town
began to decline and fell into decay
almost as rapidly as it had sprung into
being. The Town of Billings was start
ed, and today this hustling little COM
merciaf center has eclipsed everything
but the ghost of old Coulson. There
are few weather racked houses at
the edge Of the river down by the
bridge where the herders drive huge
bands of bleating sheep and where
whooping cowboys bring great herds
across the swirling Yellowstone. In a
few yeats these shacks will be gone.
and then only boot hill" will remain,
up on the crest overlooking the flats.
Today boot hill' is in a sad state of
neglect. Most of the cedar slabs used
to mark the graves have been rotted
of and borne away. One or two re-
main. but the painted inscriptions have
been so worn by wind and rain that
they are hardly legible. At one end
Of the ground is rock on which some
one has carved I'm Memory TO the
Dead" Some Of the graves are sunken.
and the coyotes have dug at others, but
the combination of gravel and hard
baked earth has proved too much for
the paws OF the prairie scourge.
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growed." At Coulson centered the
picturesque life Of Southeastern Mon
tana-traders, buffalo hunters, scouts,
soldiers, friendly Indians, i,alf-breeds,
gamblers, and the riff-raff that always
managed to find its way to the out
posts of civilization.
In order to hold Its own In such q
community a man must needs be a
bearer of weapons-and he must above
all things be able to handle the re-
volver with skill. Every man went
armed, and the gay life at the saloons,
gambling houses and dance halls was
carried on to the accompaniment Of
revolver shots.
Grave Of @Muggins."
Chief interest in Coulson's cemetery
centers in the grave of the famous
scout and gun fighting marshal, Mug
gins" Taylor. This grave Is in the
center of the cemetery. surrounded by
the remains. Of a wooden fence. Tay-
lor was one of the most celebrated
characters on the frontier. He was
scout and Indian fighter whose cour-
age was unquestioned. At the time
Custer made his i'll considered dash
into the Big Horn country "Muggins"
Taylor was one Of the scouts. At the
last minute when Custer and Reno
separated he went with Reno.
After those terrible days of suspense
had been ended by the discovery that
all Of Clusters command had been
killed, Taylor volunteered to carry the
news to the outside world. He made
record breaking ride through coun-
try infested with hostile Indians, all
made bold by the victory over Custer.
After killing several horses Taylor
arrived at saltwater scarcely able to
sit In the saddle. Here he was dis
mayed to find the government wire
down. But Horace Countryman volun-
teered to carry Taylor's message to
Helena, where he arrived dusty, hag-
gard and 'all in" From Helena the
news was flashed over the wires, and
the country was apprised Of the fact
that the gallant Custer and his men
were no more. Through the ride of
Taylor and Countryman the news of
the Custer battle was sent out whole
day in advance Of the reports filed
by the government scouts at Bismarck,
on July s.
Killed by q Boy.
About this time the town of Coulson
was in sad need of marshal who
mould hrincr xovno unr% ~ O,dos. mt ~
the frontier chaos Shooting scrapes
were getting 80 numerous that even
the most good natured Montanans be-
gan to object. A little fun was all
right, but there was no use working
the towns amateur undertakers to
death. So "Muggins" Taylor was chos.
en- town marshal. and things began
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-14

Many of the houses surrounding the
square possess interesting associations
as the homes Of public men. The plot
of ground now occupied by the Lafay-
ette Square opera house on Madison
place was in the '30s owned by Henry
Clay. He traded 1t for an imported and
long-pedigreed jackass to Commodore
Rodgers who built the home which
stood until 1895 to make way for the
opera house. After Commodore Rog-
ers Secretary of the Treasury Roger B.
fancy lived here, and then followed
Secretary of the Navy James X. Pauld-
ing: Secretary Of State William H.
Seward. who in one of the upper rooms
was struck by the would-be assassin
in that fateful night of April IA. 1866,
and James G. Blaine, who in the same
room died in 1893.
Further north on the corner of
Madison place and H street the home
of the scientific Cosmos club was for
merly known as Dolly Madison's
house. Here Mrs. Madison lived from
1887 to her death; then Admiral Wilkes
occupied the house until the civil war
and 1t then became the headquarters
of Gen. Mcclellan. Diagonally across
the street Is the red brick house (now
an annex Of the Arlington hotel) which
was for more than twenty years the
home of Charles Sumner. Further
west, on the corner of Connecticut
avenue and H street, is Corcoran house,
the home Of the late w. w. Corcoran.
and before him Of Daniel Webster
while secretary Of state. The Ashburn
treaty was discussed and practically
concluded in this house.
1t may be a long time before the
great green carpet, q hundred yards
wide and mile and half long, with
its broad borders of elms and its shad-
ed walks and drives, lie laid down
through the center Of the Mall, as
shown in the model Of the Washington
to be. But, at any rate, the space is
there. Already the ranks Of the public
buildings between which It is to run
are taking form. The question whether
this feature Of the plan was to be pre-
served or destroyed was fought to a
finish when the foundations of the new
Agricultural building were laid.
Secretary Wilson was determined
that this building should be planted
out in the Mall, in position which It
would irretrieveably ruin the propos-
ed vista from the capital to the Monu-
ment. He was supported by Speaker
Cannon, who had been made bitter
enemy of the plan for civic improve
ment by the senate's unfortunate mis-
take OF launching the scheme on its
own responsibility, without consulting
the house. A contest ensued, which
going to the spot. after the secretary
had already dug up good part of the
Mall at considerable expense, and or
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Canuck's Impressions Of the Capital Of the United
StatesIhe Work Of Remodeling the City--Plans
Of the Burnham Commission, and How They Are
Being Carried Out.

the celebration was held in December,
1900. The speeches on this occasion
dwelt upon the need for the improve
ment Of the district Of Columbia upon
harmonious and adequate lines The
American Institute of Architects dis
cussed the subject at the same time,
and upon its initiative the senate COM
mittee on the district Of Columbia in
vited Mr.. Danial H. Burnham and Mr..
Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., to act as
expert advisers, with power to name
others. They accepted and secured the
cooperation Of Mr.. Charles F. Nc
Kim and Mr.. Augustus Saint Gaudens.
This completed the Burnham commits
sion, whose work promises to make
Washington the model city of the
world.
In one Of the spacious chambers Of
the magnificent new library at con-
gress you will see under glass a model
of Washington as it Is today, and by
the side of It a model Of Washington
as 1t will be when the plans of the
Burnham commission are carried out.
These models are most interesting
toy cities, with every house and tree
shown. Everything that Is done in
conform to the model of the Washing
ton to be. So congress has decided.
The capitol is placed in command
ing situation. Its majestic proportions,
for the dignity, grace. and beauty of
design and the adornments and decora-
tons which beautify it without and
within, unite to give it rank as an
architectural object among the most
notable in the world. From an elevated
site on Capitol Hill, ninety-seven feet
above the level of the river, it over
looks the amphitheatre of the Potomac,
and is conspicuous feature of the
landscape from miles on every side.
It faces the east, for In that quarter
the projectors assumed that the city
would grow; but the development of
Washington has been toward the west,
and 1t is from this direction that the
Capitol Is usually approached. From
the main western entrance Of the
grounds the approach leads up the
gently rising lawns to flights of steps,
which give ascents to the upper terrace
or open court, which extends the entire
length of the west front and around
the north and south ends. Here a fine
view is afforded of the city and en-
circling hills.
The library of congress grounds ad-
join those of the capitol. The grounds
and the seventy residences upon them
cost $5S5.000. The foundations we're
laid in 1883 and the building was begun
in 1889, and was completed 1897. The
net cost, exclusive of site, was $685.
124.54. Nothing could be finer than the
entrance hall of the library building.
1t has been styled "a vision in polished
stone," is fitting forecoprt to the