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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-12
De SAN FRANCISCO
Los pusrtorriquehos en- San
Francisco de California
dsspLes de Ia catastrofe
PENOSA SlTUAClON
Demandan suxilio, Sc diri-
gen por escrito a nuestro
Comis;onado en- Washington

De una earta diriglda nuestro
amigo don Tulio LarrlnsgA en- Was
hington por el Comit6 de Auxllios
pusrtorriquefio do San Franchise, son
los siguientes pArrafts.
sTodas les desgraeiAs psriudissn
{ 10 Colonia puertorr'ausha que hoy
90 sncuensra sin hogar, sin patria, y
sin un pedszo de pan para Alimentar
sus h'ios. La Colonia puertorriQuefis
psrdi6 TODD 10 que tsnfa, perdi6 ur
herroso salon que una soeiedad d.
hsrmanos habie amueblAdo antes de
desastre. perdi6 NJ peri6d!co que tan
TO trabaio di6 para lsvantsrlo. perdi6
On I'm. todo 10 poeo que tenfa, puei
como vivfsn en- un mismo distrito, loi
puersorrlqu todos eorren una mis-
ma suerte.
Apeaar que han b sbido millones J
de TODD en- Abunds ne!a, ESQ 10 hsr
monopoliza 10 los aen )res que sompo
nen el Comits de AuxIlios, SComitI
que meior podfa llsmArte do vIvido
ress.
A usted que 90 nuestro represen
tants y sl que pueds hAeer Ago POI
nosotros en- este pals, 10 envismoi
esta iuItA pettci6n, para que Il
do curso snte el gobisrno dc Puerto
Rico, y ain p6rdlda dc tempo le CON
teste al Comite nombrado por 10 Co.
lonia, para que Sc nos fAeilite un me
jor modo de vivir en- el tiempo del In.
msdiato iuturo en- ess& ArruinGda cir
dad
N)sotroa creemos tener el mismo
terech qua las dsmas colonisa, y es-
psrsmos vuestrR coptsstaci6n Pue'
estamos N situscl6n deplorable, vi
viendo & 10 intsmperie, OF miendo unaI
eomidas que ~ han envenenado
muchos, y ain tener q quisn Aeudil
por ser este pals sordo q nusstras pc
biClones.
Repetlmcs una v4z mas que SO
mos hips do Puerto Rico, y recGba
mos Ia iusta protscei6n que nos perte
nece de nusstro repreaentante, Go nues
Iro gobierno y do nusstsos hsrm MOS ;
si 40 quereis YER & vuestros hsrmanos
perseer de hambre, 8 bsjo 10 bsyoneta
de. inhnmano SoldAdo, Scudid pronto,
90. tastar pronto y fxssnder pronto 10
mano con IN pedaxo de pan
Eo nombre de 10 Colonia, quedA
moa suyos: Comite dc Auxllios Poer-
torriq compussto por' Virgt!iC
Cordero M can Joseph II, Alton
30, Ramon Vill0nueu
2. San Francisco de C~lt}r
mia, 1881 o. Farrell ST
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-12
JOSE HEGRON sANIuRJO

Hemos tenido Ia satisfaction do
sAludar 90 ests casa, que eg Ia suya,
al inspirRdo poeta y briilaoti lisera
to, Jo;e A Negr6a sAniurio, isfs de
eontsbiidsd en- el eCr61ito y Ah'rro
Poneefio9
Parmsneoer& POGO titmpo en- San
Juan, marc htndo lusgo & Csguss y
BArrsnquisAs, para regresAr q Ponce
ell lunes.
Blen venido el busn compsfIsro,
q Quien no necesisSmoH reitarsr las
cordis ca expresiones de nueatra pro
tunda Rimps:fA
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-12
Lease este anunciQ

BAldcmero Ds gAdo, do San Lo.
Fer1o, soIicita sabsr sl parAdero do
au h lA MariA Romero, de olor y pe'
10 rublos, de ooupAcI6n airvienta, de-
IA Sh)s de edAd, para comunicarle
asunsos que ls interesAn, Sc auplica
q los demaS psri6dieos de la isla IL
reproduction de elts suelto. Ia
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-12
CO4ON|AS AGRICOLAS

Los cumsnsos psrlamsntArios
que eontiensn 90 copiunto ell iuf5r-
me ds Ia ComiEi6n que invessig5 81
podla llegAr q porerac en- practc ell
vasto plan recomsndAdo por Rider
HsEgard, para essshleeer colonias
sgrfeolss en- las DC Sesiones irelelas,
bAj Ia direcc6a del <2Alvstion Armys
han sido dados " & 10 publicldsd
La comisi6n dec'sra que el plan
de color izsci6n que ha .eitjdiado es
demRaisdo vaGto y que conaideFa I'm.
praCs,cG bic concedsr Ia direction dc 81
q una orgAuizAci6u religlosS.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-12
10 De CAROLINA

Don Ramon Rodrfgutz. iefe de
los repuhicsous de Carclins, ha ve-
nldo & San Juan, segd SO dice, q co.
manicsr Al difectorio de Eu partldc
que no 10 fofmarA comite en aquel
pueblo. mientras no se srreglen la'
desSvenencias Qua existan sntre 81 90.
nor Hsrnaudsz Lopez y los Eefi 1reG
Il 'SSy y Bhbose.
En caso de que cato NJ SO conaigt
no votkrSn Slf les re?r b ieanos can
didktuvs municipal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-12
GRANDES H0M9RES
tCOn.lnu0cidn de Ia pdgiaa 1q)

(COntiauQcidn de Ia pdgina 1q)
lima, mas ala del Apio, v!toresron Ia
ltoeF'2d tusura de Aue ca 81 miu
mo lugAr or que Roma tfsrz5 per doa
veesr aus sscrossni3a ieJsch1s. b.
liver, il 'mado el oors z6nl tom6 ia,
mAnoa &c Ro siguez cen c6-fglcss
frsaes iirG s9bfe oqusI1 ttcire santa Ia
sibertad d Ia pot1ia,.,.
Aquel psrssu'en!o I've undo s Ia
sccl6n Ia libc It'd en ides fac iibsr
lad sn derecho.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-12
VAR|AS NOT|C|AS
LIeuada de la CompahIa de
Opera Scoghamiglio. la
chietera apareci6.
S 100 De FIANZA
La nueva campana del cru
NOR DiarioS. -Alumnos de
la isla q la Normal.

Con motlvo de 10 llegada do 10
Compafia de Opera sScogaamiglios
que lego aver en- el vapor sCsraeass
siendo somstida q cuarentens. ha ere
cido el entusiAsmo en- 10 eiudad para
aSistir 81 debut que tendr& efeeto eD
nuestro teatro 10 noche del II del ae-
tual.
Sc nos irforma que ys apAreci6,
on poder de un continental, la chisters
que dicho senior, por eqnivoeAeion'
eambi6 por 81 somhrero 10 ncehs de
10 rseepci6n en- 10 ForGaleza
Glen dollars de fanxs exigi6 O.
Juez de GusyAnilla 81 individuo Emi
Ito Rivera, scusAdo de hsberse ins
critic dos veces en- el regiatro electo
rsl. La causA 90 ha elevado & ID
Corts de Ponce.
Ell 6rgsno de IL dereeha repnhli
cana sEl Rumor Diarios abre campa
Ia desde aver contra 10 fraeci6n L.
quierda y particularmente contra 0
Ma1r Todd como candidate q G,caldt
en- les pr6ximas elesoiones.
--Muehos Alumnos do la isla u'
proponen empezar estudios este sfic
On la Eseusla Normal de Rio PIedras
-Cada dfa 90 epcuentra peor o
pAvimento de 10 eAlle dc Tstuau.
En- FsiSrdo hay gran deseo dt
que euapto antss 30 llevs q 10 prassies
oil empr 6Itito acordado para reelizar
algunas msioras de gran usilidad pd
hlicA.
La CosschA de pifias no hA sido
eats aHo tan abundsnse aomo ell pSss
do. La sxportaoi6n In sido, por tan-
to, muy escasa
Sc dice que es probsble que el
Rev. Padre Canejss fiie su residences
defoitlvA ell NV Orleans, fernando
pRrte del c. b!ldo de aquells di6ceais.
Ell ssf1 r Argel Bujella ha re-
nunciado su csrgo como Venerable
Maestro de 10 Logla <PxtriEs
Para oil dia % del aeieal estA
snurcl ada 10 boda del taniente inge
Micro dc Marina Mr.. James Rocwsl y
Ia sefloritA IsAbal Romero Moreno, de
nuestrA buena sociedAd.
Ell proyseto de fabricar una Ca
sesa dc bs nos de mar, en- el sitio como
edo por sPefiH ParadSs no hA pH:sdo
hasts hoy de ser on Anuncio. LATINA
que no hsya quien tome por su cuenta
csc negocio, qqe seguramerts ls daria
reIultRdos,
Actna'mente sirVe 81 cargo dc
Registrador dc Ia propie dad, en- Ma
yaeu;z on ealidAd de interino,e ,el Lcdo
don PAtael B. SAma,
Han ado muy comsttsdas laa
t,ases verlidas por el deegado repu.
b,isano aef)r CArri6n, contra oil Pre-
sideots de la SAmarican Federation OF
LaborS, en- la sesi6n celebrada an!s'
Syer en- Ia CsmarA iLsular,
Hoy cumplieron Sun aentencias
ca IL cArcsl municipal los II dlviduo;
Justo GonEklez, Miguel Requena, RA-
tael Rabiel, jose Correa, Eussbio
PertE y Maria Medina.
-Exlstsn hoy en- Ia earesl mum
cIpal so individuos ers;e hombrea y
muieres 81 totsl de vsrores ea de
s8 individuos, que son aloildos en-
ura galera, donde no cabsn srrlba de
35 pertonGs
Aver fueron Asiit'dos en- 10 sala
de Hoccrrcs Juan DavllR Slntt r, 80
Ayals y Ricardo Hernandez. de herl
dsH y contuEiopea levea
IA aldo dsItinado de lervicio
4 Cata11 ell cAbo de la pollcfA JoIe L.
Solo, reolenssmsnte sHeendido.
Sc encuentrA en- San Juan el
Aetiso cAbo de 10 roiieia Juan P, Bo'
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-12
Camara de De|egados
Session del 10 de Julio.
Aalec6n on San Juan S 100 coo


IOtA!....,,ttts 30U VuU
De 6Gtss cantidAdes So toman
1928 600 dsl empr6Htito y s125,000 de
los fondos del Tesoro insulAr,
I'll sefIor Ramos mAnifesta que
cree sceptabls por 10 C&mara las bA
ses propuessas por el seflor de Diego
4 nombre de In Comisi6n, para 10
oonstruccl6n dc lnuellss, exceptuande
10 de que Sc disponga go sbsoluso de
empl essto gus rs vot6 per 10 AGsm
b'eA on Ia pRssda seaioa legislative
En- do case ss podria disponer de
empre,tto on car tidal davolutivR J
aiempre sin perjudicar nj rstardAr Oh
oil pr6xImo 0eclr 6miso Ia inversion
de $3.50. 900 que seg6a 10 Lsy del en-
pr6itito debian iavtrstrse exclusive
mtnte en- ls C c5natrueci6n de esminos
csrrttsrss
Ei iLfJrma tx lue.t0 por ell ae6oI
do Diego pesa q c misifn de Ohra
Pdblicss para su ebtudio y rsdseci6l
, do un prCytct0 do ley
El Secretario 10 lectura q una co
municsci6n del Coneeio Eieoutivo
participsndo & Ia CamArA hAbar aidt
sprobsdo, por aqusl alto cusrpo le
giAl&iiyo oil II B 1nero 3, del aefio
Soler, titulsdo; sAutorizardo q lc
municIpios para rtformxr sus prssu
puestos en- el t1) econ6mico da 1905
1907.
A pe:icl6n del delegado stRIor Rs
mos rs kuSpendi6 10 session, cil&ndos
para el sig lier to ia & laG 8 de 10 ne
nara.
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SE VENDE

Ura eStAnCia en- Ia iurisd Lesion do
CagusS y AguAa Buenss dc Y cuer'
das de tsrreno mas de 40 de cate, mu'
chos arboleI feutales y sitlo On que se
do muy buen tabAco, con abundantes
pAStos, Ia vsdea ol rio denominAdo
Rio cafiaa. Para irformes don Joss
Silva Albert csrreterA central entire
Rio piedraa CSguAa cerca de IL 81.
sima henda sLA BSyamonesas, apAr'
tsdo "a Baguss.
preSentadag hAstA cl dia anterior ,e'
fslAdo para diehos eiercicios, al se'
cretRrio de dItha Comisi6n.
San Juan, P, r. Julio de 1908,
EDRO DE ELZABURU,
5oV Secretario.
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happened: tits houses were left unoc-
cupied and unprotected, its former
trade ceased, its lots fell to small
part Of their value, its two weekly
newspapers were suspended, and the
town, deserted by the bulk Of Its in
habitants, was at one time without
single officer clothed with civil author
jty.''
After the first rush to the gold dig
g!ngs the town began to regain ics lost
ground, and ere long the influx Of gold
seekers gave quite an impetus to its
growth. The town was incorporated
in April, 1850, and the first common
council elected proceeded with diligence
to plunder the city treasury. The
same year the state was admitted to
the Union, and when the steamer Ore
gon brought the news-there was no
telegraphic communication in those
days-business was entirely suspended
and the entire population rushed to the
wharfs to welcome the harbinger. The
town had about 10000 inhabitants at
that time, and when the people were
informed that the signal flags Of the
Oregon indicated that California was
sovereign state Of the United States Of
America "a universal shout arose from
10000 voices on the wharfs, in the
streets, upon the hills, housetops and
the world Of shipping in the bay"
In its early history the city suffered
from several disastrous fires. Between
December, 1S49, and June. 1851, six
confla grations played havoc with the
growing young town. Better buildings
were planned and several fire compa-
MES were organized. These were steps
in the right direction. 1t was also dis
covered that the fires were started by
criminals who profted by the confu-
sion.
This fact and the inehciency and
corruption Of the city government led
a large number of citizens to organ
ize the famous vigilance committee
which ruled the place in 1851. Quite
number of crooks were lynched By
the committee. others were driven out,
like John Oakhurst. the leading figure
In Bret Harte's "Outcasts Of Poker
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Independence, the Spanish settlers be-
gan the work, and when Vancouver,
the explorer, visited the place in 1892
the presfdio represented the military
authority, while the pueblo and mis-
sion stood for the civil and religious
factors respectively. The mission was
secularized in 1884 and town laid
out the year following.
In 1916 an American man-of-war, un.
der command Of Commodore John B..
Montgomery, entered the harbor and
hoisted the stars and stripes over the
town. Mexico, which succeeded Spain
as the owner Of California, was then
at war with the United States, and the
act of Commodore Montgomery ended
her dominion over San Francisco.
Montgomery appointed Lieutenant
Washington a Bartlett to be Frisco's
first alcalde, or mayor, under the new
regime. Under Spanish and Mexican
rule the town was sleepy. unprogress-
I've place, but with the coming Of Amer
leans and the discovery Of gold in lS4S
there came an era of growth and hus-
tie. This did not eyentuate at once
for the first news Of the discovery Of
gold practically depopulated San Fran
cisco.
The town was smitten as by 4 plague,
end one historian thus describes what
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earthquake two Of the most prominent
corners in the city were occupied by
gambling dens. One Of them, known
as the Cafe Royal, has been veritable
gold mine for its proprietors.
The California supreme court has
rendered decision to the effect that
the game Of draw poker IS not game
Of chance, but involves judgment and
other elements as welle as chance or
luck, and because Of this decision these
places are permitted to be maintained.
They are frequented by hard look
ing crowd Of men, and many scandals
are told associated with these places.
A visitors life is probably safe in these
resorts, but his money IS not. 1t is said
that the sor Of the premier Of British
Columbia was feeced Of $500 In the
Cafe Royal few years ago. He lost
$1,000 in cash, but stopped payment on
$1,000 in checks.
San Francisco has forty-seven square
miles Of territory, or about 10000
acres, within the municipal limits. The
finest residences are on Mob hill and
Pacific heights, both of which districts
command magnificent views Of the
bay and the Golden Gate. The city
has six large parks and twenty-five
small ones, and Golden Gate park oc-
cupies over 1000 acres.
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Flat" and the city went through pu-
rifcation process that was Of great
benefit to it.
The aspect Of San Francisco at this
time was not inspiring to indowing
gold seekers. 1t was a struggling med
ley Of low, dingy adobes, frail wooden
shanties, born in an afternoon, with a
sprinkling Of more respectable frame
houses and a mass Of canvas and rub
Der habitations. 1t was mainly city
Of tents, rising in a crescent upon the
shores Of the cove. From Clark point
it skirted the land to Telegraph hill,
along the Clay street slopes, tapering
away to the California street ridge.
The larger number passed to the south
west shores Of the cove, beyond the
Market street ridge, region sheltered
from clustering winds and provided
with good spring water and named the
Happy Valley.
Stockton street, stretching from Sac
ramento to Green streets, presented
the neatest cluster Of dwellings, and
Powell streetwas the abode Of churches,
for of the six churches In existence in
the middle of 1850 three graced its
sides and two stood upon cross streets,
within half a block. Mason street,
above it, was really the western limit
Of the city, as Green street was the
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Other imposing edifces, many OF
which have been more or less severely
injured, are the Hotel St. Francis, the
Palace hotel, the Hall of Justice, ;the
Mutual Bank building, the Pacific MI,
tual Life building and the Callaghan
building. The greatest property dam
age resulted in the manufacturing dis
trict and the greatest loss of life in
the tenement house district
The chief street Of the city is Mar
ket, running diagonally for many miles.
The destruction Of many Of the depart
ment stores and other business blocks
On Market and Mission streets was al
most complete. >Fire added to the hor-
rcrs Of the situation, and, as the water
mains had been burst by the shock,
the fire department was helpless. The
flames ate their way along Market
street, and other fires started in differ
ent parts Of the city.
AS the earthquake occurred but a
little after ) o'clock in the morning,
practically the entire population was in
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cies, the eight stored being most nu-

ries, the eight stored being most nu-
nerous
The Call and Examiner buildings
were almost totally destroyed in the
earthquake and many other skyscrap-
crs were severely shaken, cracked and
damaged.
One OF tic chief buildings which col
iapsed was the new postoflice. This
was L substantial structure Of granite,
costing to exceed S5,000,c0o. While
not striking from an architectural
standpoint, tie postofice was impress
I've from its massiyeneSS.
The Postal building VAS badly dam
aged, and the operating room was a
wreck. Power Of every kind was de-
strovcd. and there were no lights, Ell
Their Gas or electric. Neither the Pal
ace hotel nor the st. Francis was de-
stroycd as far as the framework goes.
but the inside plastering and decora-
tions were greatly damaged.
The business section Of the city from
Market street to Mission street and
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northern Beyond Mason street raj
the trail to the Preside, past scattered
cottages, cabins and sheds, amid da!-
ries and gardens, with a branch path
to the Marine hospital, on Filbert
street, and another to the North Beach
anchorage, where Spectators were
planning a wharf to attract settlement.
After the vigilance committee dis
banded the criminal element became
bclder, and in 1856 the crime and cor
ruption in the city had become intol-
cradle to those who wished to live a
decent and orderly life. When Editor
King Of the Bulletin, who had de-
nounced the thugs, was murdered by
James P. Casey, a new vigilance Or
ganization was created, and In q few
days Casey and another murderer
named Cora were executed In front Of
the committees headquarters. Many
lawbreakers were later put to death,
and the regime of the California ''bad
man" came to an end.
1t has been asserted that San Fran
cisco is the most cosmopolitan city in
the world, and by cosmopolitan Is
meant population from all parts Of
the world. Not long ago the records
indicated that 43 per cent Of the peo-
pie Of the city were born in foreign
lands, not in two or three different
countries, but in practically every land
under the sun. According to the ma
tional census reports for 1890, San
Francisco had total population Of
29S,997. Of these 49, 1856 were native
born and 126,611 were born outside Of
tie United States. Fully half the
grown persons in the community re
moved to California frome alien lands,
while large percentage Of the other
half and of the general body Of chill
dren were Of foreign parentage. In
1900 San Francisco had a population
Of 3422, ,7S2, Of which 341 per cent was
foreign born.
San Francisco has long been famed
as one Of the wide open" cities Of the
United States. AS In the days Of
1849, the gambler derotes himself to
his vocation with little interference
from the authorities. Prior to the
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The Richest man il the World.

The richest man in the world can
not have his kidneys replaced nor>lye
without them, so ii is important not to
neglect these organs. If Foley 's,kldner
Cure staken at the first sign OF. >dan-
ger, the symptoms will disappear and
YOUR health will be restored. as II
strengthens and builds up these organs
as nothing else Will. Oscar Bowman.
Lebanon. Ky. writes: Il have used
Foley's Kidney Cure and take great
pleasure in statin" it cured me Derna-
nentIy Of kidney disease, which certain
ly would have cost me my life: The
.Arapt Co. Drug Store successors TO
The r. 3. Loryea Drug Store.
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richest San Franciscan. owns q build
ing seventeen stories high, commonly
known as the Call building. On three
Of the corner sites, where Third street
intersects Market. is located the great
Spreelels building, the home Of the
Call; the De Young building. the home
of the Chronicle. and the Hearst build
ing, occupied by the Examiner. the
three great Pacific coast newspapers
having contributed handsomely to the
building development Of San Francisco
in recent years. The city now has Its
share Of tall buildings, one being eight
cen stories In heighy The major part
OF them are eight, ten and twelve sto-
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A Young Mother at 10.

My mother has suddenly been made
young at 20. Twenty years of intense
suffering from dyspepsia had entirely
disabled her, until six months ago, when
she began taking Electric Bitters,
which have completely cured her and
restored the strength and activity she
had in the prime Of life: writes Mrs.
". L. GilpatricjS,. of Danforth, Ne,
Greatest restorative medicine on the
globe. Sets Stomachz-Liver and KiC-
neys right, puritieS the blood, and cures
Malaria. Biliousness anu Weaknesses.
Wonderful Nerve Tonic. Price SOC.
Guaranteed by The .Arant Co. Drug
Store, successors to The r. B. Loryea
Drug Store.
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Stomach and Liver Trouble Cured.

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures
stomach and liver trouble as it aids di-
gestlon, and stimulates the liver and
bowels without irritating these organs
like pills and ordinary cathartics. 1t
cures indigestion and sick headache
and chronic constipation. Orino LaXa-
tive Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or
grippe and is mild and pleasant to take.
Refuse substitutes. The Arant Com
pany Drug Store: successors to The
Il. 3. Loryea's Drug Store.