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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
Il MENSAJE ESPECIAL
DEL PRESlOENTE ROOSEVELT *~
De nueatro corrosponsal en- Nucya York
Diciembre II, 1906
DEL pREslOENTE Roosevelt

FL Mensaje especial del Presiden-
te, Teodoro Roosevelt, fue leido hov.
en- las dos dependencies del Congre-
SO. El Presidente hab1a extensa
mente de su viaje 4 Ia bella isla; Y
en- t6rminos, que no dejan duda de
Ia simpat1a que sierte por eI pueblo
&c Puerto Rico; pide ia ciudadania
para los puertorriquenos.
Merece particular atencion el pa
rrafo en- que Sc refere 4 este partl-
cular. y que Va 4 continuation.
.En Noviembre 2I, dice ~ visit6 la
isla de Puerto Rico, desembarcando
en Ponce, cruzando Ia carretera cen
trail por Cayey hasta San Juan, y
regresando el dla siguiente soDre Ia
nueva carretera de Arecibo Z Ponce ;
las escenas que Sc desarrollan ante
Ia vista del viaiero son sorprenden-
tes por su belleza, pecialmente
traves de las montailas del interior
de ia isla, que constituyen una yer
dadera Sulza tropical.
Yo no pude embarcar en- San Juan
como fu6 mi deseO, c2usa de que
el puerto no ha sido dragado no
puede recibir I'm buque de guerra
Americana, causa de su calado.
Yo no creo que este hecho habla bien
de nuestra nacion y espero que Sc
haga provision Immediate para dra-
gar el puerto de San Juan
70 dudo que nuestro pueblo en-
general reuna la belleza y fertl-
lidad de Puerto Rico el progreso
|que Sc ha hecho baj 10 su admiral bic
gobierno.
Nosotros tenemos justas causas pa
ra estar orgullosos del caracter de
nuestros Representatives que han ad-
ministrado Ia isla tropical que tomd
nuestra bandera 4 causa de Ia guerra
con Espafla; serfa impossible, desear
TN seryicio mas e6ciente, desinte-
resado V honesto lque aquel que rel
ma en- Ia isla de Puerto Rico) de
aquellos que llevan las riendas de-
gobierno insular.
-Yo pare en- una docena de pueblos
mas q menos, y una de las cosas
mas notables en- cada pueblo fu6 l.
con ngregacion de los niIos de las
eScuelas.
El trabajo llevado a cabo en- Puer-
to Rico en- edelautar Ia educaci6n, es
digno de especial nencion. La fuer-
"a principal como es eminentemen-
te propio y practico) ha sido puesta
al lado de las escuelas de primera
ensenanza, habiendo, en- adici6n 4
estas, una escuela Normal, una de
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davfa. La C3mara baja es entera-
mente elejida por Ell pueblo. mientras
que la Camara alta .es por nombra-
miento. Este procedimiento da bue.
nos rcsultados sin que Sc comet. i
injusticias y trae grandes ven jas
conslgo que benefcian la Isla. Ac-
tuslmente no debemos cambiar este
sistema.
Las elecciones estan enteramente
bajo el poder de los puertorriquefios
lei Gobernador y el Consejo solo inhu.
yen en- elias para yer que todo Sc ha.
ce con orden y sin fraudes. Cual-
iquier protesta acerca de fraudes es
ventilada en- los Juzgados; este es
otro punto que no debemos discutlr
por ahora. Las elecciones este af1o
fueron ordenadas, sin motlnes y sin
protestas. at1n cuando tres casos Sc
citan iran al Juzgado causa de Ia
mayor1a ser poca y alegar error. En-
fin, Ell Cobernador y Ell Gonsejo CO
operaran con los puertorriqueflos mas
lnteligentes y patrlotas, en- educar 4
ciudadanos de Ia Is1a en- los princi-
pios de libertad y orden.
Ellos POGO POGO estan fabricando
TN gobierno basado en- el respeto
|proPio y respeto de cada ciudadano;
este es' basado en- una observation
r1glda de los principles de justicia y
probidad Ha sido una dihcil tarea
Ell asimilar el pensamiento del pueblo
de Puerto Rico, no acostumbrado al
ejercicio de la libertad, con los dos
principles bases de nuestro sistema
-el principle que la mayoria debc
gobernar, y el principle que la mino-
ria t1ene derechos que no deben abu-
sarse III olvidarse. Sin embargo Sc
ha hecho que estos principles sean
Iaceptados como Ia fundacion de IN
pr6spero gobierno propio. Adjunto
trasmito el informe del Gobernador
de Puerto Rico, mandado al Presiden-
tc por mediaci6n del Secrctario de
| Estado
| Todos los asuntos de las posesio-
ines insulares deberian depender del
Departamento de la Guerra 6 del De
partamnto de Estado. Sutrimos una
equivocaci0n en- no arreglar de esta
manera el manejo de las islas en-
Washington, asl ganariamos expe-
riencla con una, para poder inteligen-
temente, arreglar los asuntos que de
tempo en- tempo sobrevinieran en-
las otras
Ell Presidente termina SD mensaje
encomiando al autor de Ia Ley
VICENTE en- Puerto Rico. agregando
cue ahora que 81 conoce la isla, no
cree pudiere ser possible el hacer otra
ley tan apropiada
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
ReViSta de los TribunaloS
EN- Ell TRIBUNAL SUPREME
PLElTO lMPeRTANTe
LOS GARCIA MlYTlN Y LA SUCCESSION ALss
[Continuaci6n.]

Concedida la palabra al Letrado
senior Bosch, dice este que debe con-
siderarse la question en- tres epocas S
6 momentOs: uno el del fallecimiento
de don Manuel Garcia Maytfn en-
1886. otro el del fallecirniento de la
hija tlnica del mismo en- % de Sep
item mbre de 1891, otro en- Ell de Ia
defuncion de Ia viuda en- 1904.
Para mejor inteligencia de la ar
gumenta cion que va emp1ear lee ell
artlculo 81 del C6digo Civil espa-
mol, 100 del actual del que deriva1.
sus pretensiones las demandantes.
Dice as1 dicho art1culo: "E1 ascen-
diente que heredare del descendien-
te bienes que este hubiese adquirido
por t1tulo lucrative de otro ascen-
diente de IN hermano, Sc halla
obligado a reservar los que hubiere
|adquirido por ministerio de la ley, en-
favor de los parientes que esten den
tro del tercer grado y pertenezcan
q la Inca de donde los bienes pro-
ceden'.
Que Sc da por supuesto de contra
rio que dofla Beatr1z Alos, viuda de
Garcia Maytin, hered6 de su hija Bea-
triz Garcia los mismos bienes que
esta, la hija, hab1a heredado del pa
dre en- 1867 que Sc esta, por tanto,
en- Ell case de efectividad de la re
serva troncal establecida en- Espaf1a
por primera vez en- el va citado ar
tfculo SII del Codigo Civil, deiando
para mas adelante la impugnacion
de 10 af1rado acerca de que son los
mismos bienes los heredados por Il
hija del padre Y despu6s por Ia ma
dre de Ia hija, 10 dicho es su6cien-
te para sostener que los demandan-
tes no tienen derecho alguno dis
cutir nj a solicitar la nulidad de las
operaciones particionales del caudal
Garcia Maytin.
La reserva mace, segdn Ell artfeulo
leido, aparece en- germen al morlr
el descendiente que en- este case es
dona Beatriz Garcia de Ibarra, y los
sppuestos reservatarios han podido
discutir tan solo los actos ejecutados
con posterioridad q dicha fecha (28
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
D. Jaime Busquets

Este estimado amigo nuestro Sc
encuentra en- San Juan, Y hemos te-
nido el placer de saludarle.
Viene el sefor Busquets. San
Juan, para gestionar Ia colocacion
del libro "Paginas altruistas, de que
es autor el malogrado escritor Ernes-
to Busquets, hijo de nuestro amigo.
Dicha obra ha tenido una orande
aceptaci6n en- Mayagiiez. Ponce, Are
cibo y cuaptas poblaciones ha visi-
tado ei seflor Busquets.
Terfninados sus asuntos en- San
Juan, regresara nuestro amigo 4 Ma
yagiiez, donde reside y es aqente
del BoLETEN MERcANTII.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
Bic NVE NIDOS

En- el vapor "Coamo" oue tom6
puerto en- Ia 1nafiana de hoy proceden-
te de los Estados Unidos, hemos te-
nioo el gusto de saludsr 4 nuestros
amigos don Lufss NJ attey. don A. Da-
vlds y su distinguida senora. Bien
venidos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-12-20
Nota del dia

que HOS nGI ICCE I'll IICSluCuIC IC
Roosevelt, vamos a poner algu-
nos concentrates al mensaje es-
pecial. cuyos mas impertantes
parrafos hallaran nuestros lee
torres en- Ia presente edicion del
BoLETIN.
A exception de los puntos
=que merecen una rectihcacion
! Immediate, eI documento en-
cuestion es digno del mayor
! enconio.
Para nosotros es muy salts
factorio, Y hace de la Isla una
relativa defensa.
Sc trasluce en- cada parrafo,
sen cada Erase, de la parte del
mensaje especial que nos esta
consagrado una profunda sim
pat1a, un entuslasmo bello des-
pertado en- Ell alma del Presi-
dente Roosevelt por la incopia-
bic belleza de nuestra Isla, a la
que llama en- una Erase enco-
miastica: la Suza tropical.
La impression que ha sacado
Roosevelt, de Puerto Rico, es
excelente.
Lo proclaman sus mismas pa
labras de elogio, repartido con
rumbosa despreocupacion entire
las cos4@ que 10 merecen, en-
justicia, Y los funcionarios en-
general, much0s de los cuales
.antes que felicitaciones mere
cen fulminantes censuras.
z: Y habla tamoien de la ciuda-
dania, Ell Presidente.
va, en- tempo oportuno, pu-
blico el BoLErrN, en- Ia s6ccion
cablegrafica esta peticion del
Pfesidente.
: Sabiamos, pdes, que Mr. Roo.
sev6lt cumplia So promesa; sa-
biamos que en- las atlas esferas
del poder, en- Ia metr0poli. habia
resonado una voz que hablaba
de justicia y derecho al pedir
! para los puertorriq uenos Ia cju-
dadania americana,
Una cludadan1a completa,
amplia. una ciadadania de pri-
mera clase, ha especifcado Mr..
Roosevelt, acaso para que no Sc
volviese a meZclar Ell nombre
de los puertorriquenos con el
lie los indios de Alaska, al ha-
blar de derechos de ciudadan1a
Una ciudadanfa completa
con todos sus derechos, Sc ha
escrito en- el mensa je especial
que estamos comentando; perC
Jay! que en- csc mismo mensaje
sc felicita a Foraker, Ell desdi-
chad1simo autor de la ley orga
nica vicente en- Puerto, Rico y
Sc recomienda Ia continuation
del Consejo Executive en- la for
ma EN- que funciona en- la ac-
tual1dad.
Esto es muy confuse, este es
muy extrano. eS muy raro
FL criterio del Presidente Roo
sevelt tcual es en- este impor-
tantislmo punto que ha man.
s tenldo perenne Ia protesta de.
pals. contra la abrumadora tt
rania de IN regimen franca-
.mente feudal?
JEs que entiende Mr.. Roose-
welt que pueden existir ciuda
danos completes. EN- pleno dis
frute de sus derechos, ALI don
de el parlamento este interve-
nido, neutralizado por el podel
de un ORGANISING exotico y all
@donde el poder Executive SCI
.indiscutible, inapelable y todo
poderoso?
cD6nde Sc quedan, pues, to
dos eSos derechos de Ia ciuda-
dania que el Presidente pidt
para los colonoS?
5Puede concebiTse Una clast
de cludadanos que no tenga1
la facultad de- administrar su:
proplos intereses?
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON

Fourth Quarter. Lesson ii. Matt XIV
lis. October ~, 1905.
THE TEN VIRGINS.
Late. late. 50 late' and dark the Might
Late. late. so late! but we can enter
TOO late: too late' We can not enter
now"
NJ light had we-for that We do re-
And learning this. the Bridegroom will
TOO late; too late! We can not enter
now"
No light! so late! and dark I'D chiIi
O let us in, that we may find the light.
TOO late; too late! We can not en'e'
now!'
Have we not heard the Bridegroom Is
so sweet! ~
o let us in. though late to kiss HIS
mo! no, too late' We can not enter
Alfred Tennyson: Idylls of the King
This parable fairly teens with ORR :
entail incident and coloring. 1t has
been called beautiful. simple, rich In
instruction. and fullest IN many-sfded
meaning. 1t is one of several touch
ing the contamination of the kingdom
OF God.
There were ten virgins. The number
suggests Wilderness or entirety, ten be-
ing the l-comprehending number.
The virgins were alike in that they all
had lamps. They all wanted to meet
the Bridegroom. They all slept. But
the things in which they agreed were
mere accidents. The thing in which
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, they differed was the essential. Five
(the number is not significant. certainly
not Of the proportion of those who are
elecD had oil with which 10 make the
festive illumination. The other five
were vain and thoughtless, looking
only at appearances. personally I'M
| ready, and vainly expecting to have
their lamps filled on a sudden from tn ,
common store.
The wise could afford to nod Literally
and sleep. They were furnished. But
the foolish only gave further Illus
/. tration OF their inveterate folly. Time
been employed in seeking the needed
store.
There Is a true touch Of Orientalism
in the suddenness of the Bridegrooms
arrival. The time could not be sched-
iled, as upon modern railway .ime-
card The dialogue between
the wise and foolish is pathetic. Give
u.s." is the futile plea OF Folly. Not
So" is the strong repellent negative Of
Wisdom. There is really no severity,
much less irony in the reply and &C
companylng advice.
The fate of the foolish. on the face
of 1t, seems remediless. The time when
they could have gotten the oil was
themselves. The time when the illum-
ir alton was needed was over. The
bridal party was already in the brill
liancy of the banquet-hall, and the
door was shut. How could the Bride
groom recognize those who had not
been of the company to bid Him well
come and lead Him to His bride?
So much for the pictorial side of tho
parable. In Its spiritual application the
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SCHOOL FUND
IS PRORATED
Amounts That Will Go
to Each County.
AN OFFICIAL APPORTI0NMENT
Montgomery Is Second on the
List.
The state Provides 100000 for the
Education Of co., 4sS Children
In its Public school
System.

According to the apportionment OF
the general school fund for the differ
| ent counties Of the State during the
year 1905. Montgomery County and
city will receive for their maintenance
during the year beginning October |,
| the sum OF S41.263.56. or this amount
s1433196 will be devoted to the schools
of the Capital City. while the remand
or. $26.925.60. will he given to the
l.schools of Montgomery outside the city
| limits.
The appointment OF the general fund
among the different counties was Civ
en- out by the State Department Of Ed
ucation yesterday. 1t shows that in
the entire State there are altogether
697.465 children Of school age-between
the ages of Z to 21-of both the white
and the negro races. In the State. For
the education of this number. the ap-
preparation from the general fund will
reach a total of $1.Os9.532.56
While this figure is not the total
amount which will be given to educa-
tional purposes during the coming year
in the state. 1t is by far the larger
portion of it. The general fund In
cludes the three mill tax and the In
terest on certain trust bonds. Not in
cluded in this amount are the poll taxes
and special taxes levied in certain
counties only. These. 1t Is figured, will
make the total amount reach in the
ncig hborhood Of $1,6oo,0oo.
The general fund for this year shows
an increase in the neighborhood of
Sos, 900 over that of last year It is
apportoned among the different county
and city districts on the basis Of s1.a6
per pupil. Added to the sixty-scveu
county districts OF the State, there are
also thirty-six city districts which are
provided for in the apportionmcnt. In
the lists given below all these are pro-
vided for on the $1.5S basis. except
some six or seven. which have a small
sum, composed of interest on sixteenth
Section funds. added to the basic fig
ures.
OF the counties Jefferson leads in
the apportionment. In addition to the
county apportionment proper. there are
four city districts. Avondale. Ressemer
East Lake and Birmingham. Rirming-
ham Is shown by the table to have
a population of 1865 children of school
age. while the total Of children In the
four city districts of Jefferson County
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SURETIES RELIEVED
JUDGE JONES MAKES DECREE N
AN OLD CASE.
Messrs. knabe and Scott Released
From Liability To Government
As BOndsmen For Beeke
and Henshaw.

Judge Thomas G. Jones rendered \
final decree yesterday releasing J. T..
knabe and T. J. Scott. deceased. who
formerly composed the firm OF knabe
and Scott, from surety on the bond OF
Eugene Beebe. deceased. and with the
order. everp phase of litigation grow
ing out of the old Beebe and IIenshaw
litigation same to a close
In order to understand the decree Of
Judge Jones. it is necessary to enter
briefly into the Beebe and ienshaw
Proceedings, which began In the FEEDER.
al Courts fully thirty years ago. Eu-
gene BeeEe and Ferrie Hen5haw, At
one time owned vast amount of real
estate in anC around Montgomery. in
Guiding the Old Montgomery race
track. ana property on Dexter ave
rue and South Perry street. ThcS"
two citIzens were on the bond 90 three
Federal officials who d"frult"l. Rec
be and Henstaw were held by the gov
eminent for the amount uefdIltcd,
and the government levied on all of
their property. thereafter entering
Fuit
On behalf of Eugene Bccbe. Messrs
hnabe aud Scott went security fo'
Beebc to secure the government tor
reEtals for property on Dexter ava
rue. and II Is OH this phase Of the lit
iEation that Judge Jones yesterday
rendered a decision.
In 1903. Congress passed an act,
conveying all OF tho Reebe and Hen
shaw property back to the heirs AMI
transferees, on payment 81 $4,000 in
to the Federal treasury The qGes-
ton arose later. whether IN view Of
the settlement Messrs. knAbc and
Scott could he held for the rertals
Tho government entered sun against
Messrs knabs and Scott claiming that
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Matinee

A. u.s..
BjOu Theatre
Today, J p. m.
allow Baxter BHtted Inn.~
Prices IL. 81, n, Soc.
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AN EXPERT OBSERVER
ON THE MANUFACTURE
Of CHEWING TOBACCO,

An expert observer on the manufac-
| ture of chewing tobacco claims that Il
| Is the planters process Of flue-curing
producing and developing the stimu-
| lating flavor and bouquet Of the tobac-
| co grown on certain lands In the Pied
| mont tobacco belt, with popularizes
| the chewing tobacco habit.
r. ]. Reynolds Tobacco Company
| factories are located in the famous
Piedmont flue-cured tobacco belt. the
finest chewing tobacco section known
to the world. This kind of tobacco
requires less sweetening to please
chewers than any other tobacco grown.
The Company's location enable II to
secure the choicest selections of this
flue-cured leaf. which are manufactur-
ed under the personal supervision OF
men who have made the selecting and
blending Of this particular kind Of to-
bacco for chewing purposes their ife
study
The Re,holds' plants for the manu-
facture of Schnapps and other of Its
brands of chewing tobacco. are opera
ted largely by machinery. in the most
hygienic manner, and reveal a system
of cleanliness that would do credit to
a model household. The old adage OF
too many cooks" holds good in tobac-
co manufacturing. The Company has
reduced the handling of tobacco To
minimum Automatic Conveyors take the
leaf to the brushing machines Especial
ly invented for the Reynolds Company
where. by an ingenious process, every
leaf is brushed and cleaned AFTER
this brushing and cleaning, the tobac-
co drops into another conveyor and IL
carried to the sweetening machines,
where the sweetening is applied auto
matically thereby iusuring unltor-
nifty and cleanliness Impossible by tue
ordinary method; and thus with the
idea of cleanliness always paramount.
the tobacco is conveyed automatically
from one machine to another, through
out nearly the entire process of manu-
facture.
The pleasant and appctiztns aroma
Of the tobacco leaf used, and the clean
ly methods of manufacturing nave
caused visitors to the tompan3s rae
tories to experience their first desire
to chew tobacco duV'
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minutia count for little, and one needs
10 De on guard against excessive al
iegoriZing. In a general way il NAV he
SAID that the ten represent the whole
visible church, part of which to this
DAY has the form only (creed and sac
rament)--the lightless lamp of mere
ecclesiastical confession. The other pars
mas the lamp of Churchly form, filled
with the eternal substance of the
Spirit Of Christ" There Is a continuous
deadly antithesis: Wheat and tares:
true and false; dead and living: wise
and foolish. But the external similar
1ty is SO great that we are cautioned
against judgir & and dividing.
In the ultimate analysis ii is reduc-
Cd to 4 personal matter. Each virgin
brought her own lamp. None can stand
for another Holiness of another can
not avail for us. The Lords arrival Ia
the testing-time. discovering to all
alike whether In the lamp of profess
sion there Is the oil of reality or not
1t Is the dividing time as we'll. Each
Is on the side of the door for which
he has prepared himself There is no
favoritism. Orthodoxy has long main
tanned that the door never will be OPEN
ed to the foolish once cxcluded-tha.
the DEGREES of Judgment are eternalIy
irreversiblc. 1t must be acknowledged
that this cruel creed is voiced in gent
Ter terms than ever before and that
there are not wanting those of untaint-
ed orthodoxy who deny 1t. AS between
conditional immortality or future pro-
baton as means of relief. the latter
Is to be preferred; and Canon Farrar's
followers in the larger hope" in
crease.
Key and Analysis.
I. Parable on the contamination of
the kingdom of heaven. Literary and
Oriental characteristics of the para
BILE.
H. Particular meaning
Cd Ten virgins represent whole WIS.,
IDLE Church. Divided into two classes.
Wise had form and spirit Foolish
had form only.
90 Lords second and .uddcn adj
vent. Test of character; the day de-
clares 1t.
(OPersonal element in religion en-
phasized. Each for himself no posi-
bility of interchange of spiritual life.
CD The irreparable loss of tine
foolish" questioned in current the
ology.
The Teachers Lantern.
No parable sets forth more lucidly
the probationary character of the pres
ent life.
Analogies abound. AS childhood
stands related to maturity. appren-
ticeship to trade, studentship to pro-
fession, so the whole present life
stands related to the life to come.
Stated categorically. AS fractional
periods of life stand related to the
whole life so the whole life in .,,is
world stands related to the eternal
life In the unseen world.
There is philosophy as well as poe
try in the lines of Alice Cary:
THE hues that our tomorrows wear
Are by our yesterdays forecast.
Our future takes into itself
The true Impressions Of our past"
and of George Elliott:
Our deeds still travel with us from
afar,
And what we have been makes US
what we are"
Robin Fitzpatrick was local celebrt-
ty in Highland County, Ohio. fifty
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is 1905. The apportiohment to Birm-
Ingham is S21.S1s.4s. and the total APP
portionment to the four cities $2s.eeo.-
"a The county outside OF the city dis
tricts has a school population OF S4.-
AS. the apportionment for whfcn 10
S53,6s7.4o. The total figures OF the
school population and the apportion-
ment of Jefferson County. including the
city districts. are 53,430 pupils. ana
Ss2.350. so respectively.
Montgomery, as shown in the heures
is second In the number of children
and the apportionment. There are
s.l9I children of school age in the city
and 1890 in the county outside the
city.
Mobile Is third. In Mobile County
the county and city organization or
schools have been combined. The to-
tai number of pupils in Mobile County
is 20.451. fol which the apporttonment
is $31.63O.56.
The complete list of school popula-
ton and apportonment among the
county and city districts OF the State
follows