davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-27
Un drama de la miseria

Emilio Schulze. joyero, viose COM
pletamente arruinado 4 consecuen-
cia de malos negocios. Careciendc
de recursos para la asistencia de su
mujer y sus dos hijitas, enfermas,
las envio a I'm hospital.
Pocos dfas antes habfa tornado una
POLKA de SECURE de vida q nombre
de su mujer, valiendose para clio de
un agente, amigo suyo, llamsdo Her
man Arenfeld. El 28 de Diciembre
este recibio una carta concebida en-
estos terminos: "Querido Herman:
81 me sucede algo. te ruego lie des a
mi mujer ell dinero de la POLKA, to =
mando para II cinco pesos por la
molestia que tie cause. Adios.'
Tan pronto como hubo recibido la
carta, Herman sc dirigi6 al domicilio
de Schulze, y 10 encontr6 va muerto,
astixiado por el gas del alumbra-
do. A su lado, en- la CANA, estaban
dos mufiecas que el infeliz habfa
comprado para obsequiar & sus hiji-
tas el dia de Af1o Nuevo.
La muerte MO lie dio tempo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-27
Suicide EN- un teatrO

Un perodico frances relata un su-
ceso dramatico ocurrido en- Ell Cfrcu-
10 Nacional de Budapest, durante
una representation de "Felipe Der
blay, ell maestro de fragua,' drama
de Jorge Ohnet.
Al final del primer acto, mientras
Clara de Beulieu expresa sus senti-
mientos por la ausencia, y censurable
conducta del duque de Bligny, una
dctonacion repentina produjo Ell pani-
CO entire los Expenditures
Cuando el humo del disparo sc di-
sip0 sc VIC EN- las butacas 4 TN hom-
>bre caido en- el suelo. De su cabeza
brotaba'sangre cn abundancia.
Dos medic0s- aSistieron en- seguida
al deSconoCido, cl cual Ell sus tiltimas
palabras expres6 que, dominado ha-
cfa tempo por la idea del suicidio
motivado por grandes disgustos en-
su matrimonio. las lamentacioneS de
la actriz. .habfanle acabado de deci-
dir 4 atentar contra su vida.
Ell suceso produjo gran conmoci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-27
AnaIta betiSmO ruSO

FL consul de los Estados Unidcs
EN- Freiburg (Baden) Mr.. Liefeld,
llama la atenci6n de su gobierno So
bre los resultados del censo de po-
blacl6n de Russia en- 1897. que Sc ha
publicado en- ell mes de Junio del
afIo pasado.
Ell 1890 por 100 de la poblaci6n
rusa no sabe leer nj escribir. De I'm
total de s1bditos del imperio de 80
millones $50 SIS personas, oo.o7o,436
son faltos de toda instruction, Io4
mil SCI reciben la ensefianza uriver-
sitaria 8 superior.
Las escuelas secundarias cuentan
99,948 alumnos; las primarias l mi
lion 72,o77, y las militares 77,44I.
La poblacion rural es de almas 90
millones 500, ,648; la de las ciudades
IS. $50, 3o2; los r6madas y semibar-
baros Sc calculan en- 8.2o7 .o65, y los
cosacOs en- .o28,842.
Hay I.22o,loo habitantes de no
bleza hereditaria; 63o,IIo con no.
bleza personal y oficiales del eierci-
to y la marina, 588,o47 clerigoS de
ldistintas condolences: 542.o27 pro
pietarios y personas con derechos de
cludadania, 28I,I7o mercaderes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-27
En- ell Quartet General
DE LA POLICIA INSULAR
"San Sebastian, Enero IS de 1906.
.Coronel Hamill p. |.
San Iuan.

Anoche sustrajeron de la casa de
don Pedro Echandia, del barrio Baho-
many, un baul conteniendo $4,000 en-
billetes de $500, prcndas por valor de
dos 8 tres mil dollars, varios document
tos otros objetos mas que fueron en-
contrados dentro de una pieza de cafe
exception del dinero por ell que Sc
practicsn dilig gencias para recuperarlo
y arrestar,a los autores. ~
Rio Grande, Enero 20 1000.
E guardie Blanes encargado desta-
camento Can6vanas la cuenta aver
40 p. m. locomotora factoria cent? al
mat6 al nifio Agustin Romero de a J
amos de edad, barrio San Is dro, hecho
casual, maquinista y fogonero deteni-
dos.
Iucz entiende en- e asunto'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-01-27
AMERICAN RAILROAD COMPANY or PORTO RICO.

SCHEDULE OF TRAINS EFFECT On AND AFTER SEPTEMBER TO- 1905
BETWEEN san JUAN CAROLINA AkE8 CANY AGUAD MYAGUEz AND POSCR
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
Massachusetts, Republicans.

Boston.-A blow to immediate
tariff revision and to the champions
of increased reciprocal trade sched
ules, led by Eugene n. Foss, was de
livered Friday at Massachusetts Re
publican convention, which adopted
without remonstrance a platform call
ing for such tariff changes as might
be found necessary from time to time
with the understanding that they be
applied to all sections of the coun
try and to all industries. The follow
ing ticket was placed in nomination
including only men now in office:
Governor-Curtis Guild, Jr., Boston
Lieutenant-Go -Governor-Eben S. ORA
per, Hopedale.
Secretary of State-William l.. Olin
Boston.
Treasurer and Receiver General
Arthur B. Chaplin, Holyoke.
Auditor-Henry E. Turner, Maiden
Attorney General-Dana Malone
Greenfield
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
Horse Racina in Australia.

zone of the finest race courses in
the entire world is at Melbourne, Aus
tralia, and some great races are run
there said Harry Yost. at is known
as the Pennington course and is main
tanned at an enormous expense an
nually.
The seats are arranged on ter
races, on the plan of the old Roman
amphitheatres. and on the day when
the Melbourne Cup race is run there
are always from 225.OO0 to 25G,OOO
persons at the track. The Austria
lians are inyeterate gamblers and the
future book for the big race is pre-.
pared six months before the race 10
run. The horses over there are among
the finest in the world and there are
some exciting races, both fiat and
steeplechase. The Nelbournites are
great followers of every sort of sport,
and at an amateur football game
have seen 10000 persons occupying
the stands s'-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
ON BUT ONE TICKET.
Democratic State Candidates With
draw From Lindsey Ticket

Denver.-At a called meeting of the
candidates upon the Democratic state
ticket at the Savoy hotel Sunday, it
was resolved that no Democratic nom.
inee should permit The use of his name
on the Lindsey state ticket.
There were present at the meeting
Alva Adams, candidate for governor;
Il. NJ. Ammons, candidate for lieuten-
ant governor; E. L. Drach, candidate
for state treasurer; Andrew Sand
berg, candidate for state auditor; H.
w. Havens, candidate for secretary OF
state; Miss Honora Maloney, candi-
date for state superintendent OF
schools; William H. Bryant, candidate
for regent of the State University;
Judge w. P. Seeds and George X.
Hartenstein, candidates for justices
of the Supreme Court, and S. w. Bel
ford, candidate for congressman-at
large.
Besides these there We're present
and taking part in the discussion Chair
man Milton Smith, Senator Patterson,
Judge A. W. Rucker, Senator Ward OF
Boulder and John T. Barnett, secre-
tary of the committee.
At the close of the meeting all the
candidate who had been placed upon
the Lindsey ticket signed letters with
drawing from it, and left them with
Chairman Smith.
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13

him. Fate, assisted of course, by his
own efforts, had made him the Gus
todian of his wife's property Surely,
no Federal officer was ever placed in
a position so singular.
The strangest thing of all lay in the
fact that his wife openly professed a
feeling of keenest hatred for him, as
she did toward everything appertain-
ing to the Northern army.
Her heart was thoroughly wrapped
up in the Southern cause, and had
Mollie been given her own way I.ynd-
hurst would long ere this have been
stripped of its beauties, and almost
dismantled in order to equip the Con
federate soldiers with necessities.
Squire Granger was made of less
ardent material and while devoted to
the cause, knew enough to think of
the future.
Under the protection of these troop
ers Lyndhurst was safe, for while
there must inevitably be certain
amount of looting in spite of the
strict orders given, the torch of the
plunderer dared not approach a
house that was especially guarded
The Georgia squire chuckled under
cover of his sleeve at the successful
outcome of his little plot.
Every time he looked toward Col
onel John he frowned, however.
The story of the Federal's identity
had been made known to him, since
Major Worden and Crockett Ridge
way, after losing their prisoner, had
seen fit to visit the squire before TAX
ing hasty departure in order to es-
cape capture by the advancing Fed
erals.
The more he studied Johns face
the deeper grew the conviction that
while his shrewd plan for saving
Lyndhurst would probably work to a
satisfactory point, he could not shake
off the husband with whom he had
provided his child, as easily as he
had expected.
Leaving orders with subordinate
Colonel John rode into the city.
The army of invasion having fought
its way from Chattanooga to Atlanta
leaving every rough mountain pass
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS
Nominate Prohibition Candidate anc
Endorse Bryan.

Boston-A new era for the Massa.
chusetts Democracy was inaugurated
Thursday by the state convention OF
that party, when after a turbulent
struggles over endorsing William Jen'
nings Bryan and William r. Hearst
John b. Moran, district attorney for
Suffolk county, who was already the
nominee of the Prohibition party and
the Independence League, was noml.
mated for governor by acclamation.
Save in one possible particular Mo.
ran dominated the convention com
pletely. The old-time leaders, Josiah
Quincy, Congressman Sullivan and
McNary and the element represented
by such Democrats as former Gov
ernor Douglas and Henry NJ. Whitney
was utterly powerless. Other nomina'
tions:
Lieutenant governor, E. G. Brown.
Attorney general, John w. Cum
mings.
Auditor, T. L. Hisgen.
Secretary of state, Charles c. Paine
Treasurer, George M. Harrington.
The convention adjourned attel
adopting a resolution offered from the
floor by George Fred Williams thai
the convention endorse William J.
Bryan as the next Democratic nominee
for President.
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13

and would follow it up, in the hope
of arousing her interest and finally
her regard.
She performed her duties with
grace, but maintained silence, and
when the meal was over excused her.
self.
The gentlemen lighted cigars. while
they slipped their wine.
Once Sergeant Shanks came in and
placed paper in the hand of his
colonel, which appeared to interest
him deeply, for he frowned as ne
took in its contents, crunched it in
his hand, then changing his mind,
smoothed it out and placed the sane
in his vestpocket, perhaps for future
reference
The squire had noted this with
keen eye.
He would gladly have seen the CON
tents of that note-if it concerned
some movement against the desperate
legions of Johnston what piece of
strategy it would be for him to Sc
cure it. and by special carrier, trans
nit the same to headquarters.
Colonel John hardly liked the taste
slipped his wine.
He talked less-indeed, a peculiar
silence seemed to have come upon
the five men, each being apparently
wrapped up in his own thoughts.
Colonel John tried to shake off the
lnfbDrpN that 10 ;e.t
limbs-he looked around and saw that
TWO of his companions had already
yielded to the drowsy god, while the
squire was staring at him in way
that caused spasm of suspicion to
dart through his heart.
The wine-it was drugged!
What dark purpose was behind all
this?
His brain seemed active, while his
limbs were apparently weighted down
with lead.
Just as that moment the Georgia
squire seemed to take on the form of
a huge vampire bat, lowering over
sleeper. eager to suck his life blood
Above the thought of personal dan
ger lutIe CAME 10 lHt tOlOllel lue rec
objection of the paper he carried
Though the effort cost him a mighty
concentration of mental and Ehysi-
cal powers he managed to drag the
paper in question from his vest
pocket.
Candles were upon the table for
lamps they had none, owing to the
scarcity of oil.
He raised his arm.
The paper came in contact with the
blaze. curled over, charred and t,en
flashed up into flame.
Still Squire Granger moved not
he acted as though under the same
strange spell as had fallen upon the
Federal officers.
His sacrifice of power to duty was
Colonel Johns last attempt. Gradu-
ally the candle-lights grew bleared-
danced in a fantastic fashion-the
myriad noises from the captured city
rolled into one dull roar-then his
vision failed. his senses lost their
comprehensive grip, and Colonel John
slept.
ITO he continued
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
PROPHETS LATEST VISION.
Dowie Commanded to Abandon Hi,
Mexican Scheme.

Chicago.-John Alexander Dowie'.
plan for a Mexican colony was aban
doned in obedience to command re
ceived by Dowie in a vision that came
to him last Friday night and thai
lasted five hours, according to an an
nouncement made to-day by Deacon
Arlington, one of Dowie's followers
who has remained loyal to the deposed
prophet.
The scheme, Deacon Arlington said
was relinquished in favor of another
that contemplated the raising of 81,
900 900 in Chicago for the purpose ol
restoring Dowie's prestige and power
The announcement was made in a
small church in Chicago. All prepar
ations for Dowie's departure for Mex
leo had been completed when, in Wis
ion, accompanied by binding white
light, the glory of which could not be
described the "First Apostle" declared
he saw the Master and heard his voice
He was commanded, he said, to give
up the Mexican project and seek the
glory OF Zion elsewhere. Dowie then
commissioned Deacon Arlington tt
come to Chicago and raise $l,OOO,OOg
for God and Zion
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13

sprinkled with the blood of heroes on
either side, would have to rest and
recuperate in the latter city before
starting upon the march through
Georgia to the sea, daring scheme
already far advanced in the mind of
Sherman.
The day was well on toward the
close when Colonel John rode out in
the direction of Lyndhurst again.
When challenged by a Euard he
gave the countersign and continued
on.
The sun was just sinking behind
the rugged horizon when our soldier
found himself on the confines of
Lyndhurst.
Already the fires of the troopers
could be seen among the trees, and a
sentry stopped him with the usual
demand, though perfectly aware that
the advancing rider was his own colo
mel.
1t was customary under the condi-
tions that prevailed here, for the peo-
pie of the house to offer their hospi-
tality to the officers in command of
the detachment sent to guard their
property.
The squire, though he hated the
Federals with all the fervor of a true
Georgian, smothered these feelings,
it would seem, and provided a meal,
which Colonel John and three of his
officers We're coldly invited TO grace
with their presence.
1t was with the hope of seeing Mol
lie that the colonel accepted the in
vitation.
Squire Granger Joined them, though
with only half concealed displeasure
Perhaps he fancied he should have
to hear many rude remarks about the
declining star of the Confederacy.
The Yankee officers were far too
gentlemanly for this. Their talk, nat
ural!y enough, was shop. but they had
only praise for the gallant defense,
the stubborn fight kept up by the boys
in gray all the way from Mission
Ridge to the gates of Atlanta.
Listening, the squire was actually
ca'ried out of his ill-humor. Perhaps
the wine mellowed his feelings in
some respect, for he had produced
some from a secret cellar and treated
his guests.
Mollie poured the coffee, and 1t
was the genuine article. too. not
charred beans.
Colonel John made no advances
he had mapped out line Of policy,
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
Men. Women and Meals,

When men suppose that dinner goes
on whether they are at home or not,
they labor under a curious misconcep-
tlon. Arthur Pendenys, writing about
this melancholy fact, declares: Some
one once said that an ordinary wom-
ans favorite dinner is an egg tn
drawing-room All women have a
passion for something on a tray. 70
the masculine mind things on a tray
are unsausfying: but to the fem
inlne body they embody the very
mama from heaven" 1t is easy to
understand that Arthur Pendenys, or
any other masculine mind" might
have trouble in comprehending the
why and wherefore of this debilitated
tssie: but no woman would be at a
los3 to explain it. 1t comes from
the fatigue which woman suffers as
the result of her colossal task of feed
ing man. To nourish the human race
Is ,he appointed work of woman. At
the very inception of life, says The
lNSdutI, tHlo ntl anu hSNCl
can existence be so fine, so free, so
heroic or so beautiful. that she must
not pause three times a day-or more
to bend her mind to the mehu hat
shall please her lord. She has been
accused of writing no epics; 1t is
said that she is incapable of compos-
ting an oratorio. of designing ca
thedral. or conceiving an heroic
statue or painting picture of the
first quality. The retort is that she
might have done something of the
kind IL the men had not been hun
cry so frequently and so insistently.
To be the nourisher of the human
race is an undertaking so prodigious
that 1t is q marvel that the mere ex-
asperation of being chained to the
harder has not made fiends or luna
tics out of women-and from squaw
to countess. their sufferings in this re-
gard have points of similarity. Is it
any woRder. then, that with the ever
hungry man out of the way. the won.
an seeks escape from the tyranny
OF food. and eats strawberries by
moonlight on fiowery bank?"
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
Conguering Salton Sea.

Los Angeles, Calm ten days, ac-
cording to official estimates by the
Southern Pacific company. the work
of diverting the Colorado river back to
it's old course will be finished and the
beginning of the ind of the Salton
sea" will be an assured fact. The
company has three steam shovels at
work at the quarry and will transport
the rock to the river at trestle Just
completed on eighty cars. The COM
oan, officials have not the slightest
doubt as to the success OF the scheme
md say 1t will be worth all the money
snent on 1t, figure now totaiing
close to a million dollars.
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
Ito be continued.)
Toll CleverIy Evaded,

DR.. Lawrence E. Flick, the tubercu-
losis specialist of Philadelphia, was
discussing a scheme that had succeed
ed through trickery.
at was trickery as arrant. as clever
and as successful" he said, "as that
of the old Montgomery county farmer
who would never pay his toll.
This old fellow believed that the
tolls on the Montgomery county roads
therefore, in any way he could.
"Once, for instance. he was going a
lC.1g journey. and he knew the toll for
such a distance would be excessive.
So he set out very early in the morn
ing, before any one was up, and when
ly and noiselessly, and when he ar
rived at the dollhouse he turned his
team around, so that it faced home,
with great caution.
Then he raped and the gatekeeper
dressed, came down and held out his
hand.
"'How much?' said the farmer
"'Where to?" said the gatekeeper.
ConshohoCken.'
"Thirty-three cents
1.-THE farmer uttered a loud oath of
rage.
"T'll never pay it,, he said. III go
back home before I'll pay it
"And he turned his horse around
and drove off.
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
Libel Suit in Ireland,

Dublin.-Richard Croker Wednesday
formally inaugurated the libel suit
which will bring TO a definite issue
the question whether he used his posi-
tion as chief of Tammany hall for pur-
poses of financial profit. The suit is
against the London Magazine. which
published in its current number
scathing article against the growth
of so-called "Tammanyism" in Eng
land, incidentally detailing in alleged
chapters from New York the opera
tions of Tweed and Croker. The lat
ter's affidavit makes a sweeping denial
of any wrongdoing while head of Tam.
many hall, and especially denies using
the organization for purposes of ex
tortion or personal profit.
The case will be tried before an Irish
jury and it is sure to attract much at
tention.
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
Railroad Station Burgiarized.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Hot Sulphur Springs says: Shortly af-
ter noon, Wednesday, while Agent Sea-
man was absent from the Moffat road
depot. two men broke into the ticket
office by boring holes around a window
lock and removing it, They then raised
the window entered the office, broke
open the cash drawer and took $53.
Sheriff Jones was notified shortly af
ter the burglary was discovered and
has had posse after the thieves. They
were traied into the thick timber about
two miles from town, where the trail
was lost. One of the men is said to
be tramp printer named Phillips.
The other is unknown, having come
here only day or two ago
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
CHAPTER lX.-Continued.

Not a word was spoken until they
reached this, when John, looking back
said:
1T makes me sad to see the old
house go. Well, some day a new house
will arise there, much finer than the
old, and when this cruel war is over
l predict there will arise a new South
beside which the old regime will not
bear any comparison"
She made no reply, but, as he stole
a side glance at her, while she stood
watching the greedy flames complet-
ing their work, he could see that she
was not displeased
Then they walked on.
A strange Couple-man and wife,
made so by minister of the gospel
and the law OF the land, yet almost
strangers.
Several times he allowed her to
precede him, and on these occasions
noted with considerable interest her
proud carriage, for Mollie held her
head like queen.
Come" John was saying to him
self after the manner of a spoiled
bachelor. perhaps that marriage of
convenience may not turn out such
bad thing for me after all. She is
handsome, l must confess. | like her
spirit, too, though when she says she
hates me 1 remember that woman
often says something of that sort TO
cover up another feeling of growing
interest. Well, since fate chooses to
buffet me about after the manner of
football, l must submit to the inev-
liable. One thing sure-I won't give
up my wife tamely, now"
They came in sight of her home.
She showed some confusion. per
haps at the prospect of her fathers
frown, but said nothing. The federals
were already in charge, thanks to the
shrewd plan which the squire had
nanipulated-it was their duty to pro-
:ect place belonging to the wife of
Union soldier
These guards consisted of de-
achment belonging to Johns own
regiment Perhaps there was some
thing more than accident in this. The
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13

colonel was high up in Sherman's re-
gard, and able to secure especial
favors
Once Mollie stopped and looked
straight into his face while she said,
deliberately:
You are a gentleman-you gave a
solemn promise last night trust
you mean TO keep it,
"To the letter, until I am absolved
by pei mission from your own lips to
refer TO the subject"
THAT will never never be-" she re-
turned coldly.
pardon me, am not without
hope" said the Federal colonel grave
ly, and somehow her cheeks turned
scarlet under his well-bred but ardent
gaze.
The Glenwood post., 1906-10-13
Mormon Church Conference.

Salt Lake City.-The feature of Sat
urday's session of the semi-annual con
ference of the Mormon Church was the
address of Senator Reed Smoot who
is also an apostle Cf the church. He
declared he was neither ashamed OF
his religion or his state and that while
he believed his first obligation was to
God, he still affirmed that that duty
could not conflict with his duty to his
country. He appealed to the Nor
mons to concentrate their efforts to OBJ
tanning land in preference to other
forms of investment. Another speaker
referred to the wonders of irrigation
in the West as fulfillment of pro
phecy Of Isaiah.