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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
EDITORIAL

here, what is held in abhorrence,
what is conlbated and fought at eve
lry st .ep is the monstrous feuda1
regime, whose hostile shadow has
cast upon us every conceivable form
of despotism and unheard of abuse.
Mr.. Dexter explained all these
things in a convincing manner; his
belief is that American citizenship is
incompatible with the present cons
titution of the Executive Council
This monstruous organization, which
confuses and diarranges the powers,
which renders abOrtive the acts of
the other branch of the Insular Le-
gislaturc, and carries the conta-
gion of its absolutism TO the bur-
eaucratic departments, that extra
ordinary conjunction of powers which
III order not to be despOtic must be
absolutely independent and separate,
each one preserving always its SOW
ereign autonomy, SO that we may
not degenerate into fossil oligar-
chies which will make of men, vic
TINS, and of citizens, slaves.
Mr.. Dexter delivers an admirable
lesson to our politicians With irref-
utable logic he exposes the inconsis-
tency which exists between citizen
ship and the continuation of the Fo-
raker regime with its anarchistic
confusion of powers.
And he also protests against the
unreal constitution of the Executive
Council. He is not enthusiastic over
the promise Of citizenship He res
poets the glorious tradition Of Amer
lcae democracy and speaks wisely
and justly of the right of the Porto
rlcanS to be recognized and call them
selves American citizens.
Having taken from us a real citi-
zenship with the change of domino
tion, the lesat that can be done now
is TO permit us-eVen if it is only In
name only-to have the. title of
Americaa citizens
This poor perspective is not calcu-
lated to impress nor cause enthu-
siasm IN a man who is not carried
away with false appearances who
does not belong to the congregation
and is not an inmate Of the hoSpltal
for invalids and worn out politicians
which redemptionism has foisted on
the Island
Here, where examples of prudence
and common sense are SO necessary, /,
our praises of the eminent gent
leman are not exaggerated, the ia
Tented lawyer who has administered
. such a severe lesson to our impress
sionable politicians, to the clients Of
the budget and governmental favo-
rites, who has no ambition to beco-
me member of the great bureau
cratic family, deserves, and we ex-
tend to him our thanks and apprecia-
tion for his manly and patriotic atti-
tude.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
In'OrneS del Quartet General
DE LA POLICIA INSULAR
(Telegramas recibidos)

LareS, Enero %, Ioo6.-Coronel
Humill, San Juan p. R<:-Investiga-
do escalamiento comercio Nemesio
Aroche, noche 9 corr iente, resultan
presuntos autores Onofrc Gonzalez,
Juan Orta y Jose Rivera. Juez exi-
giole S., 900 tianza.-Cabo Brugueras. S.
Acknowledgement Puesto Ba
rranquitas informa que anoche 4 ser
arrestado individuo Jesus Maria Nu-
fIez por alterar paz p1blica hizo re
sistencia acometiendo guardia Me-
lendez, quien emple6 rotten reducien-
dolo obediencia, produci6ndole leve
herida cabeza.-Cabo Padr6.
Lares.-Investigado hurto una no
villa Heraclio Tacoronte noche once
Dlciembre, son presuntos autores
Baldomero Santiago, Juan Rivera y
Jose Flgueroa, JuzgadO entiende
|asunto.-Cabo Brugueras.
Naguabo, Enero %, Ioo6.-Huel-
ga sin importancia. liable con Mr..
Sandoz dice no tene Sc generalice
ST algo ocurre avisar6 .-Sargento de
] Jes1s.
dJS 0O.~-NodlSO NdS udDO mOtlVO
huelga aunque pacffica en- Hacienda
Oriente. Informare desde alli.--
|Sargento de JESUS.
Caguas.-Sorprendida jugada 4 10
prohibido hoy 3 p. m. ocupando da-
dos y dinero, arrestando tres indivi-
duos puesto disposition Juez.-Te-
niente Mongil.
Afiasco.-Declarado hoy p. m.
fuego cafiaveral Demetrio Rodriguez
|hijo, y Zoilo Perez quemada como
tres cuerdas pueblo y policfa SOTO
caron fuego detenido Pedro Cordero
que dice dio fuego una basura Ger
ca cafiaveral por erden del Demctrio
Rodriguez. Jues entiende asunto
Felipe Ortiz, Cabo Policia Insular
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
Tribunal Supreme
PLEITO GORBEA-PEREZACOST

En- nuestras revistas anteriores
dijimos que el Callej6n que ~separa-
ba las hncss de Gorbea y Guillermo
Perez tenfa 8 y IL metros de exten-
sion. error material. que ha de ser
subsanad0 en- el sentido de ser la SUI
sodicha extension de I3 y III me
tros como indicara el Licenciado
|Cuevillas en- el juicio.
TambiGn respecto a los<>nombres
de agrimensores tomamOs notas me
xactas Diio el sefJr CueVillas que
Sc Ia bian practicado cinco mensuras
del terreno ligitioso: una de don Ju-
liam Blanco (que no habia aparecl-
do), dos pOr Padilla y Avino Perez
(que conSidero ineXactas por tomar
terrenos ajerosl dos p0r don Jose
Maria Izquierdo Y don Arturo Cue
rra que arrojaron IN total de treinta
y tres cuerdas;
En- el pr6ximo n1mero empezare-
mos la revista del plelt0 entire Ia
Iglesia Cat6lica Romano y el Pueblo
de Puerto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24

In mastery and convincing man
ner Mr.. Dexter gives an account of
his interview with President Roose-
velt-which we published in our
issue of yesrerday-in which he
shows how little truth there is in the
lso-called anti-Ame which
Isome members of the congregation
|claim to have discovered in Porto
Rico.
Mr.. Dexter mot only talked with
Mr.. Roosevelt but also with promi-
nent members of the House of Re
presentatives, influential Senator'S
and other persons who in his opinion
1t Was we'll to disabuse of the
wrong idea entertained regarding an
anti-American feeling in Porto Rico.
But among those eminent men, the
absurd fable concocted by the impor-
ted bureaucracy is not accepted. 1t
is not believed that there is here a
feeling of anti-Americanism.
Mr.. Dexter, with a sincerity which
does him credit, rati6es the view of
impartial persons here regarding this
ridiculous phantasy which has been
used solely by those interested in
the continuation of the present order
of things in the colony.
At the present time on interview
such as the one had by the dist
inguished North American lawyer
with the President of the United
States and other men OF national
prominence, has been most opportu-
ne and should have far reaching re-
suits.
Now, when q great wave of prot
est has arisen against the announc-
ement OF American citizenship IN the
strange and mangled form in which
1t Is proposed ia grant it, when prom
lnent national Legislators have rece-
ived an utterly false idea as to it's
re ception in Porto Rico-thanks to
the efforts and intrigues Of the red =
emptlonist clique-the interview
which has been had with represent
atives Of the national powers by a
distinguished American who has
made his home in this Island and
who has had the wisdom and good
sense TO hold himself aloof from
bureaucratic circles and admimistr-
atiVe influences, is of supreme imp
.ortancc and benefit to the colony.
There is no anti-American sent
|lment here. There is, however a
deep feeling of dissatisfaction with
the present regime.
There is no ill-feeling towards
Americans in Porto Rico, neither
want of respect for it's institutions,
nor hostility towards its people;
there exists no sentiment Of antip-
athy towards it's most worthy men
It's institutions and it's customs, nei-
ther is there here any spirit OF riv-
airy; there is nothing of this nature
felt in Porto Rico; what is detested
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
Reclamaci0nes de ranCIa
al gobiernO chino
Una division de crucerOs saldra
para ell Oriente

Nueva York miercoles.-Llegan noticias
desde Paris relatando que el gobierno frances
ha enviado por conducto de su embajador en-
Pekin una energca protesta al gabinete de Chi
na por Ia violaci6n de las leyes internaclona-
les efectuada por las tropas del celeste imperio
con motive de atravesar las fronteraS de lndo-
china para atacar nativoS cristlanos.
Una division de CruCeros tranceses ira a
reforzar la division naval de Saigon.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
SerylclO fspeclaI del BOIein Mercantn
OABLEGRAMAS.
e Presidente Castro
se MEGA = dar explIca-
clones
Temese una ruptura general de.
los diplomaticOs

Nueva York, miercoles-El Presidente de
la Rep1blica venezolana general Ciprano Cas-
tro Sc ha negado dar explicaciones al decano
del cuerpo consular de Caracas sobre la expul-
sion efectuada del representante frances M
Taigny.
La situaci6n por tanto Sc complica y puede
ser que ocurra I'm romplmiento general de los
diferentes gobiernos de Europa con el de We
nezuela, apoyando las reclamaciones del 60
bierno frances.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
Dos CruCeros franceSeS
bIoquean 4 In Guayra
Francia envla dos cruceros mas para
blOquear 0tros puertOs

Nueva York miercoles-Desde Martinica
telegraffan que sc ha establecido el bloqueo
del puerto de "a Guayra, que el departamen-
to de Marina francesa ha enviado dos cruceros
mas con el fin de bloqueaT Otros puertos de la
Republica de Venezuela.
Es probable que sean capturados los pc
quefos buques de guerra de la marina venezo-
lana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
Gran fiesta Official
en- Rlgeciras
Ell duque de Almodovar del Rio cele-
bra un "besa manOs' en- honor
de los delegados extranjeros

Nueva York mercoles.-Desde Madr id
han comunicado que aver Sc verified en- Alge
ciras, una reception de "besa manos', por el
Minstro de Estado espanol sefior Duque de
Almodovar del K o. en- honor de los De
legados extranjeros au- estan tomando parte
en- la conferencia soOre el statu quo de Ma
rrueCos, Y demas aSuntoS mediterraneos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
e qeneraE Perez conferen-
cia CON Caceres
Este acept6 las ofertas de batir al ge-
neral Balba en- ell diStrito
de Sanchez

Nueva York. miercoles.-Comunican de la
capital de Santo Domingo que el general Cace-
res celebro una confeTencia con el general Pc
rez aceptando su Oferta de Operar en- el distrito
de Sanchez para procurar batirse con las parti
das del general rebelde Barba, que asola aque-
LA de marcaCion.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
FaworahIeS notiCiaS
de AIgeciras
El orden y la paz EN-
Europa asegurada

Nueva York miercoles.-A Ultima hora Sc
informa que las conferencias que Sc estan We,
en- Algeciras reSultan To- mas cordial
y afectuosas que podrian esperarse creese
entire los representatives extranjeros que esta
asegurada la paz europea por los acuerdos
amistosos que Sc llegara.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
Sique In reWoguci6n
en- Sant0 Domingo
Ell General Caceres per-
sigue a los rebeldes

Nueva York, miercoles.-Sigue la revolu-
cion en- Santo Domingo pesar de la creencla
que habia de que Sc daba por terminado el mo-
vimiento organIzado por los partidarios del ge-
neral Carlos Morales aCtualmente en- Puerto
Rico.
Tropas organizadas del gobierno persiguen
a los rebeldes por todo el distrito de Sanchez.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
e general Alfaro
tendra que Eendirse
Garcia pretende la presidencia
de Ecuador

Nueva York, miercoIes.-Las noticias que
sc reciben de la America del Sur acusan como
grave la situaci6n del Presidente del Ecuador
general Alfaro, que Sc encuentra sitlado en- Ia
Icapiial, Quito por las tropas del general Garcia
quen pretende la presidencia desla Rephblica
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
Itinerario entire Puerto Rico
Y Santo Domingo,

EStos precios ron con buena corAi'
aa y buen seryicio, seg6n elase.
Para Aetss, Snformss stEes psxtkcn1s1ea.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-24
MANUEL PAZ uRDAz
NesMrt@

Registrador de la proT iedsd substitute qus
fu& IA afios en- ArecibO ofreCe sus serviaiOs,
como NOtario, en- Arecibs. Bajos dc Ia casa
n6meEo 13, calle de la Cruz, go hace cargo
de preseDtar para ga inscription en- el Regis
tro do IL prOpiedad del Distxito remisir
los respectivOs interesadoe, lee deeumeRtss
qus con tai Objete se le envian.
ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
TRUE STORY ABOUT HUGH.

Hugh's father was a switchman. He
went to work early in the morning and
stayed all day at the railway tracks
Hugh took him his lunch at noon.
There was a long bridge over the river
which ran near the place where Hugh $
father worked. At first Hugh, who is
only ten years, old. was afraid to walk
across the ties, and see the river running
beneath, but after a while he thought
it fun to see how quickly he could cross
the bridge
One day he had taken his fathers lunch,
and. after his father had eaten Hugh
started back home, swinging the big tin
dinner pail.
What was that smoke that Hugh saw a
little way ahead2 It seemed to come from
the railway bridge.
Fire, father" cried Hugh. the bridge
is on fire"
Run. Hugh, answered his father.
Get some water from the river! I can
not leave the switch to help you. Be as
quick as you can
Hugh slid down the railway embanE-
ment to the river In a moment tl.S
cover was off and Hugh had a brim-
ming pailful of water
He climbed I'D the bank. holding the
pail as carefully as he could But his
shoes sank into the gravel. and the
water stopped over the top of the pail
But Hugh reached the top OF the hank.
stepped quickly upon the bridge and
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nature taken place in a second, and the
law OF gravity been reversed? II was not
al all warm down there, but / perspired
violently.
Then a notion flashed upon me. Those
barrels must have been empty. Jammed
together. they stayed below. OF course,
but once the jam was loosened, they
would fly at once toward the surface.
Gloomy Thoughts of n Fool.
Then I thought more. I had been an
ass. OF course. those barrels would do
as they had done, even were they full Of
oil. Oil floats on water as everybody
should know. They might be either full
OF empty, it didn't matter a bit. I had
forgotten that was moving in a different
clement from the air I was used to,
where barrels Of oil did not rise up and
fly into space without warning.
Obviously. l had made a fool Of myself;
but I had some comfort IN the reflection
that there was nobody about to see it.
Then it came upon me suddenly that I
would rather have some one there after
all, for I was helpless. Those horrible
barrels were having another jam in the
hatchway now. and my retreat was cut
of entirely.
Here I was, like a rat in a cage, boxed
In on every side. My communication
cord and my air pipe led UP between
the barrels 10 outer safety; but what OF
that? Why did I ever make a sub
marine idiot Of myself. and go rum
maging about, where I had no business.
at the end Of a rubber gas pipe? II /
could have dated myself back an hour
at that moment, I believe should have
changed nay mind about going in for this
amusement
I made an effort. pulled myself together.
and determined on heroic measures. Ny
AK lay near and, with a little groplng.
I found it. ! would hew my way out cf
this difficulty through the side Of the
vessel. I turned on the inohensive tim
bers ar my side and hacked away
vici0Usiy-with. / really fancy. a certain
touch Of that wild, stern. unholy joy
that any one feels who IS smashing
somebody else's property with no pros
pect Of having 70 pay for it. Every boy
with cat1pult. who lives near an empty
house. viii understand the feeling I
mean-especially' # the empty house has
q large conservatory
The timhers were certainly stout. The
work was q bit curious to the senses
the axe feeling 10 work with a deal more
dash and go than the arm that directed
IL AT any rate. the exercise was pretty
hard. Any millionaire in want of an ex-
Cellent. healthy, and expensive exercise
should try ohoppins has way through -Ee
sides of ships-it win DO him a world OF
good, and VIII be as expensive as any
body could possibly desire. After a while
l foUnG that I had well started a plank
and, once through chopping away round
the hole was not so difficult Still. when
I had made q hole big enough ~ var
through, ] did not feel by any means as
fresh as [ had when first that korrible
copper pot was screwed down over my
head.
I squeezed through the hole, and at the
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needle point and finds position of perfect
equilibrium, and there II rests for an in
definite time.
Suppose you then give a gentle touch
that sets Il into motion. Even chen il
viii not fall over, but VIII apparently
swing around on the needle point as a
pivot, and you can keep it moving as
long as you please.
Try this experiment. It viii interest
your friends as much as yourself
Now / shall tell you Of a perfectly safe
wager you can make If you wish, or you
can exhibit this as a trick
Make a proposition that you viii fill
glass with water and place it on
table in such a manner that your friend
cannot move 1t to another place without
spilling the whole Of its contents.
The way 20 do il is as follows. FIJI
a glass with water. and having laid
over it 4 piece OF paper, which covers
the water and the edges OF the glass.
place the palm of your hand on the
paper and, taking up the glass with the
other hand, turn Il upside down very
quickly and place it on q perfectly fiat
part Of the table
Then gently, very gently, withdraw the
paper. The water in the glass viii Te-
main in it, since the air cannot enter,
and your friend cannot move it any way
without allowing the air to enter. and
consequently spilling the water.
You zee, do you not, how safely you
can make a wager on the success Of this
performance?
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invented
while i rearin and

poured the water upon the blaze. Then
he slid down to the river to refill his
pail
He could hear the flames snap and
Crackle above him and he wondered how
many times he must go back and forth
before he could put them cut The pail
had sometimes seemed large to Hugh
when he brought his fathers dinner, but
now as he looked at the leaping flames
it seemed very small Again he Chamber
ed up the bank, poured as much water
rs he could carry on the flames and went
back. for more.
The sweat stood out on his forehead,
his back ached and his shoes were filed
with gravel, but he did not stop. He
could see his father standing near the
switch watching him.
Take another pailful, Hugh" he heard
him caH from far down the track, you
viii have the fire put out soon"
Hugh could not count the times that
he dipped his pail in the running water
and climbed the steep bank. But with
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HOW PAPER WAS INVENTED.

Just think If some one had not invented
paperi There could be no such thing as
Polly Evans Story Page for Boys and
Girls,
Hundreds of years ago there was no
paper, We couldn't get on without it in
these days, could we? We are always
wanting ito write upon. to wrap things
up in: and last but not least, to print
our books and newspapers on.
1t was clever little japanese gentle
mar who first invented IT, This little
man was a merchant, and as he had
ever so many parcels 10 send out from
his shop every week, he found the silk
In which he always wrapped them
rather expensive item.
He was always thinking and puzzling
his brains 20 try and invent something
that would be cheaper
One day while he was walking in his
garden he came across a wasps' nest.
ard he noticed how wonderfully il was
made-hOw the clever wasps had used
some kind OF wood, softened it into a
thin paste with their jaws. and. after
carefully shaping It, had left it to dry.
II wasps can do q thing Ike that"
thought the little gentleman TO himself.
why can't I? II I could get some kind
Of wood. form it into a pulp by means
Of river water, wouldn't the result be
something ike the fabric of the wasps'
nest. III try, anyway, and see what I
can do Il would save myself and other
people quite a lot Of money If my ex-
pertinent succeeded"
The little japanese gentleman tried
and succeeded, too, in puttiag into prac-
tice the lesson that the wasps had taught
him.
So that's the way paper was invented
years and years ago out in far Japan.
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shut of the air-escape valve on my
helmet, so that the air being pumped in
would Initiate my india rubber dress like
a bladder. Then ! could cut my air-pipe
and communication cord, stuffing the pipe
and tying IL as best I could. take of my
leaden shoes, and rise 70 the surface
triumphantly. Ike an air cushion. or. say,
an oil barrel Specific gravity having
taken q Tise--all the rise-OUt out Of me,
/ would proceed to take a rise out Of
specific gravity--a great. glorious, and
effective rise 10 the upper world. No
Office boy on promotion ever looked for
ward TO his rise with more hope than I
to mine II was a desperate expedient
certainly, but what else could do?
] took of one leaden shoe and loosen
ed the other. ready 10 kick away I shut
the escape valve. I cut the cord with
my axe on the rock / had been sitting
on, and then, when the ali had blown
out my dress 10 most corpI.ent proper
ionst, took the decisive stroke. I chop
ped through the air-pipe I stuffed it
as well as possible. and tied ii In some
sort Of a knot-it was very stiff-in
great hurry, and then 1 kicked of the
leaden shoe.
Everything Upside Down.
Never, never. never shall I forget the
result Of my forlorn dodge. I kicked
of the shoe, as have said and, in an
instant. the whole universe Of waters
turned upside down and swirled away
beyond my head. In sober fact I had
turned upside dovn-as 1 might have
known I should.
OF course, the moment my leaden shoes
went. down came my copper head-pot,
being my heaviest part. and Up went my
feet. I had a pretty quick rise. certainly.
but l prefer not TO recall my feelings
during the rush. I can quite understand
now wny a rise in the world makes some
people giddy. All that / had before felt
of amazement and horror ! now felt
multiplied by fifty and squeezed into
about two seconds. so that they felt Ike
ten hours. Up through that awful water
and those moving shadows I went, feel
ing that 1 was in reality held still ike
man IN a nightmare.
When at last I stopped. I felt that
il was but a matter of moments, and
the air would leak away through that
cut tube, and I should go down again.
sull head under. for the last time 10
die in that grisiy combination of mack
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intosh and copper kettle; also I felt
choking. sitting. when-somethlng had
me roughly by the ankle, and l was drag
geo, a wretched rag OF misplaced ambi-
tion, into boat. The appearance Of my
legs sticking out above water caused in
tense amusement among the boats crew
IA circumstance which probably ought TO
have gratifed me, although it didn't.
Got Enough of Diving.
I have little more to add, except that
I shudder to this day whenever 1 see
an acrobat standing on his head. be-
cause it IS so remindful But, II any
body Is thinking Of going in for div
ing, by way Of placid enjoyment,
shall be delighted to treat with him for
the sale and purchase Of a most de-
siTable diving dress in unsoiled condition,
cut In the most fashionable style, with q
fascinating copper helmet and com
m0dious collar. and q neat label for the
chest. The shoes will not be included in
the bargain, having been inadvertently
left in a damp place.