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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-06-01
ReYista de los Tribunalesl
Tribunal Supreme
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Ito u nsaisais ss PiHa paas.

Hoy SC Ia celebrado ante este Tri-
bunal. Ia vista en- apelaci0n del pro-
ceso que Sc inici6 fall6 en por Ia
Corte de Distrito de Humacao contra
Candido Acosta, Aselmo Acosta Y
Antonio Acosta, condcnandoles Gsta
Ia pena capital de Ia horca" por ell
delito de asesinato en- primer grado
Iperpetrado, scg1in Ia acusaci6n. en- cl
pueblo de Caguas y en- IL persona de
don Tomas Caballero.
Llevaba la defensa de los procesa-
dos don Ncmesio Perez Morris Lynn.
Alberta la session del Supreme Y
lefdos que fueron los antccedentes,
sc procedio 4 las alegaciones, pi-
diendo el defensor al comenzar las
suyas, la ampliaci6u del termino re-
glamentario virtud de la importan.
cta del asunto, y la Corte conccdio
nj letrado una hora.
Primeramente ell scfior Perez Morris
hace considerations sobre Ell au-
mento aparente de la crlminalidad en-
Puerto Rico, sin precedentes hlst6-
ricos, atribuyendo Ia causa de tan
slngularfsimo fen6meno 4 los proce-
dimientos viciosos los constantes
dcsaclert0s de los tribunales, fisca-
les y jurados. Sc lamenta de la iris
tc condici6n que hemos llegado, V
sc remite 4 la alta sabidurfa dis
erection de los Supremos Jueces EN-
nuestra administrator de Justlcia.
Despues entra { reiterar las ma
nifestaciones mas importanteS de su
elcgato escrito, por no poderlas con.
siderar todas por ell escaso tempo
de que dispone.
Habla de venir cl record compile
tamente dcsprovisto de la prueba
que ST ella 1nicamente con.
dcnaba 4 los proce cesados al patfbu1o,
debi6 hscerse constar, pues contra
Ia doctrina que la cree inneccsari2
para la formation del record existfan
dos leyes que Ia impugna ban. Ia dc ,
de Mario de 1908, por la que Sc hace
al Supreme Tin Tribunal de Apeia-
ci6n, Y por tanto, ampliadas las facul-
tadcs de su acci0n para avocar todos
los elementos necesarios para pro-
ceder en- just ticia y. la dc 80 de Ma
yO de 1904, en- su artfculo . Que
disponc que el Tribunal dc Ape
laci6n podra conocer de errores fun
damcntales que aparecieren en- los
autos, aun cuando no SC hubiere in
terpuesto objection 4 Gllos, fallar
Sobre los mismos con arreglo al de-
recho que de los hechos Sc despren-
diere, Y con este precepto v por los
altos prestigIos oel Supreme los
abogados anteriores no sc culda-
ron en- tomar eXcepciones Ell Que
basar una apelacion: pensando que
.el Supreme dentro de sus facul-
tades, dentro de la lev por
.sus reconocidas dotes de ilustraci6n,
salvarfan los errores V defciencias
en- I'M caso en- que, Ia soIa prueba
testifical condena 4 los tres desgra-
ciados perder el derecho mas gran
dioso y sacrosanto el de La vida.
Atirna que sns defendidos son
inocentcs del dellto de que Sc les
acusa, aunque puedan ser responsa-
bles dc otro que no sc concrete en-
Ia acusacion
T. A. S.
fCoutiuuara
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-06-01
Periodista en- libertad

FL conocido periodista don Julio
Medina y Gonzalez, ex-delegado 4 Ia
Camara por el distrito de Mayagiiez,
ha sido puesto en- libertad esta tarde,
despu6s de e1tinguida la condena que
lie impuso el Jaez Mac Kenn4 de la
Corte Federal.
4 las multiples felicitaciones que
ha recibido q popular periodista que
reinos unir "a nuessra grandemente
sincera.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-06-01

maneJo de nuestros asuntos los
|exotlcos, que nosotros.
Menos NAL que haya servido
para guitar algunos infundios
inadmisibles, va que para ell ne
goclo no ha dado resuitados
ningunos.
Ahora no cabe sostener Ell
criterio estupendo que preten-
|dia mantener la absurda supo-
sici6n de que debiamos TN alb
|soluto sometimicnto q todo
|cuanto nos viniera de la me :
tr6poli.
va Sc ha demostrado que no
cs como Sc iguraban nuestros
tutores.
Ellos mismos 10 reconocen,
aunque ha sido precise que sc
10 dijesemos repetidas veces;
ellos mismos sc dan ahora por
vencidos, y ESQ que la agencia
para la venta del cafe puerto
riqueffo, parecfa una de las
grandes especialidades ameri-
canas.
Sin embargo, hasta en- ESQ
han fracasado, Y requieren aho-
ra ell auxilio de los colonos, d
los cuales sc les tuvo en- menos,
cuando sc les pospuso a I'm exc
tico absolutamente profano en-
el negocio del cafe.
Las rectifcaciones empie-
zan.
va era hora de que cayese
aquella venda que tenian nues-
trOS tutores.
Va era hora de que Sc huma-
nizaran los olimpicos burocra-
tas que desdenaron siempre ell
concurso de los nativos en- to-
das las cuestiones del gobierno.
Era tempo va de que compren
dieran que el aislamiento de-
prlmente en- que Sc empenaban
en- mantener 4 los colonos, ale
Jados de toda intervention en-
las cuestiOnes t1ascendentales
que aqui sc debaten, iba causan
do TN terrible a la colonia,
por obstinarse nuestros tutores
en- resolverlo todo 4 su gusto Y
q su capricho, sin tomar en- cuen-
Ia las juiciosas indicaciones de
los verdaderos interesados.
\ 10 mismo que. en- el negocio
catastrofco dc Ia tagencia para
vender cafe, ha sucedido en- to
dos los asuntos Ell que los con
gregantes Sc han despachado
con la cuchara grande.
Sirva de ejemplo 10 sucedido
para sentar dc una vez el pre-
ced ente ell los demas asuntos
coloniales.
No solo es en- las cuestiones
agricolas, en- la cosecha Y laven
tadel cafe, en- 10 que deben te
ner voz Y vot0 los colonos.
rs en- todos los problemas de
la colonia y Ell todos los conf1c-
tos que nuestros tutores han
creado, que Sc. deben s0litar el
el consejo. las indicaciones, la
direction de los interesados pa
ra quitarles gravedad Y buscar-
les sOluclOnes.
Pero no Sc debe aspirar tam
POGO, como parece que en- 10 de
Ia Agencia del cafe sc pretende,
a CUE los desaguisados Y en-
tuertos que cometen los con
gregantes los deshagan v ARE
glen los colonos, para que 81
gan nuestros tutores disfrutan-
do las prebendas conseguidas a
tan poca costa.
ESQ es sun1ar I'm nuevo abuse
a los muchos que va hemos So
portado.
Y ESQ es, sencillamente, inso-
portable
-~s .~e.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-06-01
Nota del dia

aviso a los agricultores, a los
comerciantcs Y d todas las per
sonas interesadas en- Ell cultivc
q ell negocio del cafe. invitando.
les a una conferencia, en- la off
Gina del Gobernador. ell dfa sic
te de JUNO, i las dos de la
tarde.
A dicho acto asistira Mr.
Scott Truxtun, que vendra 4 Ia
Isla con csc precise objeto.
En- la cOnferencia expresada
Sc discutira Y fiiara cual ha de
ser la Marcia en- 10 SUCCESSIVE de
la Agencia para la venta del
cafe puertorriqueflo, en- el mer-
cado neoyorkino.
FL fracaso de Ia Agencia
queda, pues, ampliamente con-
fesado y Sc inicia por este
medic una rect.fcac;6n en- los
procedimientos redentoristas, Y
una modification importante de
aquella creencia fundados en- la
cual, los redentoristas sc atri-
buian 4 81 mismos, facultades
excelsaS y eXtraordinarias para
Salir triunfantes en- todos los
empenOs Y Ell tOdas las cucstio-
mes que abordaban.
Deben concurrir al llama
miento que sc les hace, los agri-
cultores, los comerciantes Y to
das las personas que tienen in
ter6s directo en- que la indus
tria del cafe pueda triunfar de
la crisis que la aniQuila; deben
atender la invitacion que Sc les
hace, aunque entiendan como
nosotros que esa Agencia es de
una absolute inutilidad por los
escasos recursos de que dispo-
nemos, y que servida por Mr..
Truxton, resulta mas indtil to
dava por la ignorancia de csc
tuncionario Ell todo aquello que
Sc rehere al cafe.
La reunion que Sc anuncia
es por tOdos conceptos impor
tante Y trascendental.
SupOne la invitaci0n aver pu.
blicada en- todos los diarios de
esta Capital, que va Sc van dan
do cuenta los superhombrcs de
que EN- las cuestiones, en- los
asuntos Y en- los negocios de
Puerto Rico, Sc debe escuchar
Ia voz de los puertorriquenos Y
Sc deben atender SITS observa-
clones competenteS.
Y 10 que sucede ahora en- el
0rden agricola, debe hacerse en-
tQdos los 6rdenes de la vida
puertorriquena.
La 6poca de las rectihcacio
mes va llegando. va no Sc abs
tlenen de confesar los congre
gantes que eS necesario ell con
curse Y la intervention de los
puertorTiquefos para arreglar
el fracaso de la Agencia de
cafe.
Bueno Is empezar por algo
Cuando fue nombrado Mr.
Truxton, para el cargo que ha
desempeilado con tan mala for
tuna, no sc pens6 en- los muchos
puertorriquenos que ahora har
de venir a sacar al gobierno de
atolladero en que esta metido
Era todavia la epoca en- que
bastaba pertenecer a la estirpe
inefable dc los superhombres
para que Sc le supusieran a
mas vulgar de los seres v a
mas tozudo de los buscadore:
de prebendas coloniales, toda.
las actitudes y disposiciones
que q los nativos sc les ne
gaban.
Es para 10 nnico que ha ser
vido la agencia del cafe; par;
que Sc enteren nuestros tutOre,
de QUE 10 pueden ser mas en-
fen1idos ni mas habiles en- e
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-06-01
GONZALEZ DARDER

Nuestro distinguido amigo ei Lii
cenciado don Enrique Gonzalez I3ar :
der, nos participa que ha instalado
ST bufete de abogado, en Ia calle de
la Fortaleza ndmero III, donde Sc
ofrece 4 ST. numerosa clientela.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26
GIRL BURIED FOUR DAYS.
Found AiUe and Unhurt an Ruins
of Santa Rosa.

Los Angeles April 25.-Compared to the popu-
greatest loss of life occurred from earthquake
and fire, even if that city does not lead in the
actual number of victims. In letter received
here from former Los Angeles man. the writer
says, in part:
This town is in awful shape. There is not a
single brick or stone building standing and
scores OF fine residences are in ruins. Fire broke
out in the business district right after the shock
and burned dead and living alike. There were
three big three story hotels, but, while all of
them fell, only took fire. From the St Rose
they took out nine bodies to-day. They found q
little girl In these ruins She was unhurt but
very hungry and thirsty, having been buried four
days and nights; The timbers had lodged so that
they protected her.
Cases of this kind have been numerous. There
would undoubtedly have been great many lives
saved II they could have been got out i'm the
first twenty-four hours, but the task was so
great il an impOssibility
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26
BRIDGE FOR FRISCO SUFFERERS.

A bridge tournament, under the direction of Miss
Kate Wheelock and J. b. Elwell. will be held for
the benefit OF the relief fund for the San Francisco
sufferers, at Sherrys 4th street and Fifth avenue
on the afternoon of May H. at 2:SO o'clock Tickets
s. each Checks TO be made payable to the order of
Mrs. w. Lanman Bull. No. 500 Fifth avenue
On the list of patronesses are Mrs. Hugh ID.
Auchincloss. Mrs. Henry Martyr Alexander Mrs
William Lanman Bull Mrs. E. Kirkpatrick Bed
DALI Mrs. Samuel Dwight Brewster Mrs. Gorham
Bacon, Mrs. Henry White Cannon. Mrs Ogden
Goldman. Mrs Alfred a. Cowles. Mrs Charles A
Childs, Mrs William Nelson Cromwell Mrs. Will
lam Curtis Demorest, Mrs. Frederick S. Flower
Graves, Mrs. Aonzo b Hepburn. Miss Annie b.
jennings, Mrs. Fairfax Landstreet. Mrs Edward
Hunter Ludlow. Mrs. William Henry Newman
Mrs. William IL. Osgood. Mrs. Walter G. Oalxman
Mrs. William S. i. Prentice, Mrs William G.
Rockefeller. Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Mrs oak
leigh Thorne, Mrs. Levi Candee Weir. Mrs. John ]
WVsong, Miss Jennie Kent, Mrs Stanley TYLER
and Mrs. Herbert L. BerrelI.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26

to army buildings in San Francisco was intro
duced early in the session by Senator Perkins
The army did not own one of the buildings USED
by 1t in San Francisco but paid an annual rent
of $4,000 for them. The bill is intended TO
provide buildings on the Fort Mason reser--
walton. The original plans have been modlhed
since the earthquake, and the President to-day
indorsed the altered plans, which provide for the
expenditure of s15OO,0OO as against the $780,
900 suggested before the earthquake and nre.
The original plans were for brick and stone
buildings The recent disaster showed that steel
buildings are more desirable in San Francisco.
and the specifications now provide for steer
structures at an additional cost. Quarterrnaster
General Humphrey prepared the plans, In CO.
operation with COmmisSary General Sharpe ana
Surgeon General O'Reilly II is General Hum
phrey's desire to have general storehouses erect
ed at Fort Mason which will make that post
supply depot for the army in Hawaii and the
Philippines.
Under the Perkins bill $3.50 900 is to be imrne-
diately available for construction work Ihe
buildings provided for in the bill are general
office buildings, three storehouses for the quar-
termaster generals department, one storehouse
for the subsistence department. one storehouse
for the medical department, one general packing
house, one repair shop. power house ana ight
plant. storehouse for transport service and quar-
ters for officers. The bill also provides for dredg-
ing and the wharves necessary to accommodate
four transports.
Representative Knowland. of California, has
prepared a bill for introduction aDproprfating
S3O0O00 TO be Immediately available for repair
is to give employment to mechanics or the city
who are idle by reason of the disaster, Inc
work is regarded temporary and VIII make
many men self-sustaining until the work OF re.
building the city gets under way. PRESIDENT
Roosevelt and Secretary Bonaparte have in
dorsed the plan.
No action was taken by the Ways and Means
Committee to-day regarding any Of the bills
which have been introduced for the purpose OF
taking the tariff from supplies for the sufferers
and admitting structural iron for building pur-
poses without duty. Representative Needham:
Or Volt nrr1iQ mon IA
that before pushing the steel bill he would make
efforts to ascertain the exact condition of the
structural iron market. He is averse to letting
down the tariff bars in any manner which may
be taken as a precedent for tariff revision. He
has been told. however that the American iron
product is contracted for in advance for several
months. If this is the case he will advocate
legislation which will permit foreign iron to
come in free.
Representative Waldo. of New York, intro
duced a bill to-day providing for drawback
duties on all supplies for the San Francisco suf-
ferers and material to be used in replacing
buildings destroyed and suspending the collec
tion of internal revenue in that district.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26
Light Draws Business

as a candle draws moths. You
will always find the crowd
where the light is the brightest
The street, store, theatre. or
square that is best lit will have
the people.
An investment in light IS
one of the cheapest and one
of the most profitable that
business man can make.
The purpose of the New
York Edison Company is to
supply light-light in its most
brilliant form. light in its most
convenient application.
There is no spot on Man.
haitian Island that is not
reached by our system. There
is no business than cannot be
benefited by using it.
Many businesses require. IN
addition to light, power. The
service which supplies the light
supplies the power. From the
largest theatre to the smallest
night light, from the greatest
factory to the smallest sewing
machine, the Edison serviceis
adaptable and adapted.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26
SMILES SOLD AT wEBER's BAZAAR

Dollars ny out Of visitors pockets at Joe Weber's
bazaar in the Gilsey House apparently without
visible effort on the part OF the possesEors Money
removed without pain is the motto OF the store.
ahd so successful have the operators-beg pardon.
sslesiadies'-been that over sl5OO was collected
Yesterday, making total about $4,000 for three
days business
Even the man who paid s. for a toothbrush got
ms moneys worth in good fun, for a Joke war
Fanted 10 be worth at least 81 Is. Went with II
smile and glance from roguish eyes were thrown ,n
Tor good measure. Smiles being sold by them
selves Evelyn Mitchell charges 81 apiece for them
but taetful man always get at least three for
that prics.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26
JAPAN'S AID DECLINED.
Offer of Hospital Ship Refused
uith Thanks.

Washington, April 25.-The Japanese govern
ment has offered 70 send hospital ship at top
speed to San Francisco to aid in the relief work
The State Department replied that owing to the
rapidty with which the country had come TO the
relief of the distressed city, it might safely be
estimated that there would exist need for the
ship by the time she could reach the city. The
President has made known his appreciation of
the spirit which dictated this offer
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26
"sABEs" BACK TO ToYIANp

About seventy-hve members of the ssRahes IN
Toyland' company, which playing at the Co
lumba Theatre in San Francisco the time OF the
earthquake arrived in this city night over ths
Iehigh Valley road Several hundred friends
gathered at the station TO meet them All the stage
prouerties of the company were destroyed nv fire
ana many of the members had stories OF narrow
escapes from death.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26
DAILY BENEFIT REAPS $1,000.

Arnold DAILY gave a matinee performance Of
Arms and the Man yesterday at the Lyric Thea
ire for the benefit of the earthquake sufferers In
San Francisco. The audience fairly large
and the sum realized amounted to about 81 ooo
Programmes were sold in the lobby by Miss Doris
Hardy and little Elsie Bullard, members OF ..The
Social Whiyr' Company
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26

The national fund for the relief of San Fran
cisco yesterday amounted to S2o670,9o6 OF. New
York's fund was Increased TO S2,723,685 SO, the
addition for the day being S277,9o3 IS.
The amassing Of tho national relief fund began
last Thursday. The total now attained shows
that tho rate of contribution has been, in round
figures, Sc, ,95S,00o day.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26

Piuful stories OF suffering from exnosvra
ignorance and keplessness are flooding the r.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-26
THREE CRUSHED TO DEATH IN MINE.

Santa Rosa Cal. April g5.-An accident caused
by the recent earthquake resulted in the death of
three the Great Eastern quicksilver mine
As the was being hoisted from the mine a
giant bowlder dislodged by the shaking earth fell
down tho shaft wrecSing the cage and killing its
oooupAntA
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
Blackfeet Opening Delayed.

WASHINGTON, May 24,-The pro.
vision for opening of a part of the
Blackfeet reserv alton which was put
on to the regular appropriation bill
in the senate as a rider has been cut
out by the house and senate conferees.
No opposition appeared to the move.
ment to open the reserv alton to settle.
ment, but the clause in the bill setting
aside the judgment of the court and
forbidding the government ever bring
ing another action to determine the
Indians right to one.half interest in
the waters of Birch creek aroused op-
position of many senator's and invited
the opposition of commissioner of In.
dian affairs, who, prior thereto, had
been most favorable to the passage Of
the bill opening the reserv alton to set
tlement. In addition to this, consid.
erable opposition developed against
the attempt to enact important legisla.
ton by attaching it as a rider to an
appropriation bill, which had already
passed the house, thus preventing the
consider alton Of the matter by one
branch of congress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
Free Alcohol Bill Passed.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-The senate
today passed the so-called free alco.
hol bill as it was reported from the
committee on finance. The bill has
already passed the house and the
amendments which the senate had
adopted do not materially change its
scope. 1t does not 60 into effect un.
til January !, 1907. There was some
debate on the measure and the neces.
sity for the amendments explained.
The bill was passed without division.
Then the bill was taken up today
Senator Aldrich said the bill would
greatly injure the business OF the
wood alcohol N manufacturers and gave
this as one of the reasons why the
date for the bill to 60 into effect had
been extended until January next.
Sen ator McCumber expressed sur.
prise at the statement, saying that as
the interests of the consumers are a
hundred times greater than those OF
the manufacturers they should be pre-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
Strange Story From the North.

MEDICINE HAT, May 25.-Corporal
Bottley, of the Royal Northwest
mounted police, who has been out on
patrol duty for several weeks, has re-
ported at Swift current with strange
story. On the fret night of the San
Francisco earthquake band of In
dians were camped at Eagle Quill lake,
and they report that during the night
all were awakened by a violent shock.
That there had been a terrible convul-
sion of nature there could be no doubt
as in the morning it was found than
an artesian we'll had appeared in the
bottom of the coulee nearby and was
throwing water fully 80 feet in the air.
The coulee rapidly filled as did the
adjoining depression OF land and a
fair sized lake now exists where there
was no water before. The new lake Is
20 miles south Of Swift Current.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
FavOrs Postal Telegra ph.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The ides
Of postal telegraph has warm ad-
vocate In Samuel w. Smith, membsr
OF congress- from Michigan, who, In .
carefully prepared speech today, in
sisted that If the government would
undertake such system the deficit in
postal department would almost be
wiped out.
1--WE should" he said, shave .
frst.class postal telegraph In the
United States in connection with our
splendid postal facilities, and the
rates can be reduced at least one-half.
leaving sufficient amount to dispose
OF the deficit and have money left to
extend the rural service to practically
every home and pay the city and rural
carriers q compens alton fitting their
services and expenses"
Wherever the postal telegraph has
been adopted, according to Mr.. Smith,
it has at once been followed by q re.
duction in price and by an increase in
the number and kinds of messages.
Mr.. Smith is authority for the state
ment that the "Western Union octo.
pus in one year declared dividends
which reached the astonishing figures
of 4l4 per cent"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
Government Inspection Of Meats.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The senate
today passed the agricultural bill,
carrying an appropriation Of $780,.
600, and without word Of debate or
an objection from any source added
to 1t as an amendment the bill provid-
ing for an inspection OF fresh meats
intended for domestic purposes. The
bill is along the general lines of the
law for the protection of meats in.
tended to be shipped abroad, and the
work is delegated to the bureau of
animal industry. 1t requires that ac-
ceptab ble meats shall be labeled, aud au-
thorizes the destruction Q: condemned
products. 1t also authorizes iuspec-
tion Of all animals before they enter
the packing houses: requires that those
establishments shall be maintained in
a sanitary condition: gives the inspec.
tors access 10 all departments Of them,
and forbids interstate commerce in
fresh meats which are not marked by
the inspector. The expense of the in
spectiou i to be borne by the owners
and a fine Of $40. 600 and Imprisonment,
for two years are fixed as penalties
| for the violati of the provision.