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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-21
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Abandono de una central telef6nica
municipal en- Glasgow

Extractamos del electrical World
de Boston, correspondence al mes de
Agosto, 10 que sigue
Como va dijimos en- estas p4einas.
hace seis amos, la ciudad de Glasgow
emprendi6 el negocio de tel6fonos es-
tableciendo una planta municipal para
competir con Ia National Telephone
Ca. La empresa ha sido uu complete
fracaso y ell de Julio el Conceio Mu-
nicipal de Glasgow, vendi6 su Inca
telef6nica a la Administrator de Co.
rreos perdiendo en- la transaction $500
900. FL Glasgow Herald, refiTiGndose
al heCho EN- su articulo de f0ndo de Ia
misma fecha dice. "El Conseio NUM-.
pal ha resuelto vender la planta tele-
f6nica con todas sus pertenencias Y
acabar asi de una vez. Dicho Conse-
10 ha acceptable la oferta hecha Dor el
Administrator del Correos, de paqar
3o5,ooo libras esterlin2s por la empire
sa con la exception de los almacenes
y herramientas que seran cedidos al
gobierno, a precio de costo.
Ell establecimiento de Ia Central
Telef6nica municipal, ha sido un gran
error nunca tuvo Ia aprobaci6n pd-
blica. No nos mofamos ahcra de los
iniciadores de la empresa, sino por liz
mitarnos a expresar, nuestra gratitud
al yer que el error cometido por ell 1nu.
nicipios no ha tenido mas que castig.o'
bastante indulgente"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-21
ReViSta de los TribunaleS
CORTE DE DISTRITO
sECCIoN PRIMERA
Pleito entire los Sres. Rubert Unos
y los herederos de do1a Ma
ria Luisa Lopez
SECCIoN PRIAiERA
(Continuaci6n)

Planteada la question del pago,
procedi6 el seiior Aware Nava 1
hacer sus alegacisnes, exponiendo
sus pretensiones en este pleito: la
cancellation de una hipoteca consti
tuida Ell 1904 favor de dona Maria
Luisa cope y otra en- 1905 4 favor
del Prcsbitero don Antonio Garcia.
Respecto la primera de dichas
hipotecas, dice que habiendo muerto
dora Maria Luisa i favor de quien
estaba c0nstituida Ia acci0u iba con-
ira Sus hcrederoS testamentarioS don
Ramon don Federico. don lose Ca
yetano y dona Carmen Pascual Y
LOPEZ.
Alega que 81 los demandados 4 la
vez alegan que NO tienen conStancia
que csta hipoteca SC haya Pagado, 10
prueba con las diferentes escrituras
credltlvas de pago por el que no solo
las obligaciones en- general sino las
hipotccarlas sc eXtinguen.
Lee el letrado varias esctituras en-
las que algunos dc los demandadoA. V
otr0s por representation sc dan por
satlstechos en- sus pagos, Y afrma
que eNlSte constancia, que son las es-
crlturas que valen mas que las me-
ras afrmaciones de 10 contrario.
Habla el sefIOr Alvarez Nava de
temerarios arrojos, de val0r pallar.
dia pOr parte &c los demandados al
neegar 10 que consta por documcnto
p1blic0-(La Corte le llama la aten-
clon para que no emita conceptos Que
puedan nortificar.
Fl sefior Landr6n dice que 4 81 no
le mortifcan, que esta muy encima -
FL Scllor Alvarez Nava dice que no
Sc rehere d ell
Continda el senior Alvarez Nava.
-Se dice que hay tenedores de ere
ditos hipotecarios trasmitidos por
endoso que hay que pagar? Nosotros
para nada tenemos que saber de ESQ.
La certifcaci6n del Registro no ha-
bla NADIA de cr6ditos.
NosOtros solo pedimos la cancela-
clon de la hipoteca a favor de dona
Maria Lnisa y no a favor de nadie
mas. Dicen los demandados que no
t1enen c0nstancias que sc hayan pa
S3do los cred1t0S por los amos de
1865 4 1872 Lo que competfa a
elloS era una acci6n personal. no
real, que va esta prescrita. Noso--
tros no tenemos que cancelar escri-
turas slno tan solo las inscripciones
en- el Registro, segin el artfculo 80
de lo ley Hipotecaria.
No habfa escrituras por tltulos pa
9aderos al portador.- Esos tftulos,
como he afrmado, estan prescritos.
Voy a suponer que los actuales
duehos de IA hipoteca, como dice IA
contraria, son los obligados pagar
mo hemos demandado todos los
que Sc cream herlderos 8 sean causa
-habientes de do1a Maria Luisa
Lopez Los hemos citado por edic-
tos y por tanto don Rafael Palacios
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-21

es parte detnandada como derecho--
habiente de la referida seiiora.
Los 1nicos demandados que Sc han
personado son los herederos de do
fia Luisa que dicen que no tienen
constancia de haberse pagado los
creditos, que por escrituras proba-
mos 10 contrario. Los terceros han
sido demandados, no han compared.
do, hemos hecho que sc les falle en-
rebeldia.
Pedimos tambien la cancellation de
otro credito 4 favor de- Presbftero
Garcia 6 sus herederos Sc nos pre-
senta don Cruz Castro, persona que
81 excelente, pero que legalmente no
nos consta que sea heredero porque
no hay prueba. (Examina aquf ell
letrado ell testamento del Padre
Garcia, la Succession de este indica
la carta de pago que otorg6 don Eze-
Iqu1el Castro, como creditiva de ha-
berse pagado todos su creditol.
A los defectoS que Sc sefIalan & las
cartas de pago hace referencia de
varios articulos de la ley Hipotecaria
oO CAeAC4oC Gil COuSlQcTaC1On2S So
bre ell remate de la hacienda San
Vicente y dice que segdn esta misma
ley no era ell ejecutante ell que tenfa
que hacer la liquidation sino el ac-
tuario por quien sc hizo sc otorg6 es
critura, que 81 estaba vicosa era cul-
pa del juez no de los demandantes
Despues de otros extremes alega-
dos, pide al final el senior Aware
Nava la Corte, que Sc declare 1ibre
de toda clase de esponsabilidade la
tinca de los sedores Rubcrt Hnos.
Al sefIor Lopez Landr6n, Sc conce
di0 media hora para rectihcar V dice
que los causa- -habienteS de don Ra
mon Pascual no han sido citados po1
edictos; que esos pagarGs estAn otor
gados 4 favor de don Ramon no a
favor de dofIa Luisa y que no sc podra
cancelar ell cr6dito hipotecario mien-
tras no sc recojan esos pagares; que
de dos manerAs insinu6 ell RegistrC
Ia eXistencia de los pagarGs, etc. etc
FL seiior Alvarez Nava hace tam.
bien otras rectifcacioneS dice que
la contraria ne le he entendido por
que Inicantente pide Ia cancellation
de las dos referidas hipotecas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-21
NOta del dia

FL Comisionado del Interior
ha regresado aver de los Esta-
dos Unidos. Es de Suponer que
estara arreglada la negotiation
del emprestitO d estaS horas y
que cl regreso de este funcio-
mario es ell anuncio de que
las obras han de inaugurarse
prOntO
La parte mas delicada del
proyecto que ha acariciado tan
to la congregation viene ahora;
porquc a medida que sc aproxl-
ma el momento de dar comien-
70 los trabajos, es que Sc vuel-
ven a poner de relieve Y Sc evo,
can de nuevo tOdoS los desaCicr-
tos, las torpezas Y los errores
cometidos hasta la fecha por el
DepartamentO del Interior, en-
las Obras de Carreteras Y ca
minOS.
FL million de dollars que ten
dra pronto a sus 0rdeneS Ell jcfc
del Interior. va de regreso en-
Puerto Rico, debe ser empleado
de modo muy diStinto que 10
han Sido los Cuatro millones
gastados en- 10 que Sc ha dado
en- lamar aqui construction Y
conservation de CarretcraS. Pa
IA deSpilfarroS va baota con los
que haSta ahOra Sc han venidO
hacienda, V es hOra de poner
remedio 4 Ia desatentada prac-
tica que Sc ha seguido en- las
obras que sc dicen terminadas,
pcr0 que en- realidad no Ilcgan
d cStarlO nunCa, siendO precise
destinar a las reparacioncs
constantes que exige la cOnser-
Vaci0n de aquellas, sumas con-
SiderableS que exCeden al POGO
tempo al valOr de los caminos
cOnStruidOS.
En- este ramo De los servicios
publiCoS sc ha gastado mucho
dlnerO EN- la COlouia, desde que
esta gObernada p0r Ia reverenda
congregation.
Y sin embargo no tenemOs
CaminOs buenOs, no tenemOs
c0nsiStentes Y SeguraS Was de
communication, III siquiera TN
plan de carreteras que lIene las
necesidades del pals
Los cilindrOS de Mr.. Elliott
ademas de no servir para NADIA Ell
las nuevas ConstrucciOnes, han
echadO a perder las excelcntes
carreteras antlguas. siempre
CUE para reparar pequenas
averias sc han Querido utilizar.
Luego, Ia Suppression de los
pe0nes camineros ha agravado
mas hOndamente cl NAL que ia
Incompetence de los directories
del DEPARTMENTS hacia insu-
frible.
Los congregantes que han
deSflado por ell Departamento
del Interior, los que han prece-
dido al actual COmisionado pa
rece que tOmaron a empeno
Contribuir con todos sus esfuer-
zos mas lamentabIes d precipi-
tar Ia liqu1daCloe. que Otros
tunCionarlos han cooperado
tambi6n de modo efcaz.
NADIA mas defectuoso Y def
ciente que la red de comunica-
clones que CenemoS en- la ac-
tualidad. Ell dinero Sc ha NAL
gastado con una despreocupa-
ciCn criminal, en- quieneS como
cen el estado de crisis reinante.
Y despu65 de cinco anoS Y de
cuQtro millones ga6tados, 81
eXceptuam0s las magnificas ca
rreteras que ha dejado en- la
lSla Ia pasada administration,
NADIA hay que corresponds, no
"a q la gran suma que sc ha
gaslado, nj siquiera al proposito
que debe informal la obra de
todl gobierno que aoruma 4 TN
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-21
EN- RIO PIEDRAs

Segda nos informa q amig5 poFna-
res, & sabado pr6x mo Ia .prornne,,
de varie ladies', dara Il IA vari. IN
clo4 en- ei teatro de esa p9blacion
Neanse los prog am S.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-07

1T obeys eight commandments. but the
ninth and tenth they made laws against
it. whatsoever sins against command
ment of God. sins against the Holy Ghost.
and is not forgiven. except they give
back to the parties the amount that has
been taken from them.
Your Honor 1t is not possible for the
honorable Judge to give the property
back to the county after you give it
away to the city. The annexation law
says that the county gets judge appoint
ed from His EXcellency, the Governor, to
decide the annexation. Your Honor, you
have it in your power to pronounce the
law unconstitutional. You also have the
power to give the county to the city
, That would bring pauperdon to many
of the county people. The city loads the
sin on the honorable Judge of annexa-
ton. If Your Honor gives the county to
them, Your Honor please save my prop
erty from being annexed to the city. 1t
would make me face to pauperdom If i
am annexed; the righteous Just God
has forbidden to become a pauper. am
resident of the county.
Respectfully,
MRS. MARTIN sSCHILD.
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LETTER TO THE, JUDGE.
Mrs. Schild, of Henrico, Sets
Forth Her Objections.

Believing that 1t is unlawful and sinful
10 want that which your neighbor has,
and cognizant of the fact that Richmond
is very DESTROYS of annexing her home,
Mrs Mary Schild. of Henrico, has writ
ten to Judge Nicol and asked him to
follow the mandates of two of the Ten
Commandments and declare the Ander-
sbn annexation act unconstitutional and
tending to reduce her to patiperdom.
Her letter, according to the law gov
erning such case. has been admitted
MS a part of the record. and may be used
by either side.
The letter Is as follows.
Henrico County. Jan. 81 1906.
To the Honorable Judge of Annexation:
Your .Honor,l take the liberty to write
to you because, through annexation, am
III danger of losing my property. Your
Honor, this annexation law is unconsti-
tutional by the commandment of God
The Ninth ana Tenth Commandments
say you shall not want what your neigh
Dor has got; neither his house nor his
wife. nor his man servant. nor his maid
servant, nor his OK. nor his ass. nor any
thing that belongs to him; you shall not
want 1t. This Is a Christian government;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-07

Senator Lodge. He was forced to his feet. All
lie did was TO offer an amendment permitting
the use OF preservatives In goods packed for
export. But II was enough. Senator Lodge had
disclosed lthe reason for his opposition TO the
.blI--his devotion to the Sacred Cod. Many
people wonder what has caused tho downfall
OF tho goldfish ball Senator Lodge knows
knows that boric acid and not salt IL now
used to preserve Goldfish: hence tho shoe
leather quality which continued soaking IN
water will not eliminate. Senator Lodge cares
more for the cod--for the cod preserving IN
dustry--thnn for the goldfish ball Recalling
Senator IIoars' praise or "the exquisite flavor
of tho Goldfish, saited, made into balls. and
citen on n Sunday morning by "a person whose
theology Is sound and who bcleves In tho Ave
points OF caivinism'' recalling the famous
fish ball letter. who doubt that the
Ma ssachusetis statesman II alive. would have
Tough, to emancipate tho bulwark Of the Amer
iCun Sunday breakfast
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WHAT 1T MEANS TO YOU.
Few People Realize the Importance I
Good Digestion Until It is Lost.

Many people suffer from dyspepsia and
do not know 1t. They feel mean. out of
sorts, peevish. do not sleep well, do not
have n good keen appetite, do not have
the inclination and energy for physical
or mental work they once had, but at
the same time do not feel any particular
pain orr distress in the stomach. Yet
all this Is the result OF poor digestion.
an insidious form of Dyspepsia which
can only be cured by a remedy specially
intended to cure II an dmake the diges-
tive organs act naturally, and properly
digest the food eaten. Bitters,. after din
the trouble; they don't reach 1t. The
new medical discovery docs. It is called
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. and is "a
specific for dyspepsia and indigestion. It
cures because 1t thoroughly digests all
wholesome food taken into the stomach,
whether the stomach is In good working
order or not.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. by digest
ing the food, instead Of making the
WORKOUT stomach do all the work, gives
1t much needed rest. and a cure of
dyspepsia Is the natural result.
When you are nervous, rundown and
sleepless, don't make the common mis-
take of supposing your nervous system
with powerful nerve tonics which make
you feel good for Il little while. only to
| fall back farther than ever.
Your nerves are all right. but they
are starved, LHey WANT IOOu.a II -{a $ .3Sibs
II Noursh them with wholesome + every.
day food and plenty Of 1t. well dgested
and }you can laugh at nerve, tonics and
| medicine.
| But the nerves will not be nourlshed
1 from a weak. abused stomach but when
tho digestion has been made perfect by
1 the use Of this remedy all nervous symp-
/ toms disappear.
| Who ever heati OF Il man or woman
| blessed with vigorous digestion and
good appetite being troubled with their
NERVES?
| Good digestion means a strong nervous
Il system abundance OF energy, and Gu
opacity to enjoy the good things Of life.
! stuart,s Dyspepsia Tablets win Ger
| tainly set your stomach and digestive
/ organs right. they can't help but do IT.,
i because they nourish the body by digest
4 ing the food eaten and rest the stomach
You get nourishmept and rest Mt one
| ana the same time, and that is all the
WORKOUT dyspeptia needs to build him
| M and give new life to every organ and
| an added izest to every pleasure.
sluart's Dyspepsia Tablets are a god
| send to the army of men and women
with weak stomachs and nerves, and
| Justly merits the claim Of being one of
1.-The most worthy medical discoveries Of
! the time, TX i ss i5s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-07
&C. alrn .nsneroa M Ada,ns

Yes, sir" answered Mr.. Adams.
"a city grows for reasons of health
and profit. does itenet?H again queried
the clty's attorneys.
isn't it question Of health to ex-
tend the limits?"
Taking health and profit combined
i should say, yes answered the Alder
man.
The witness thought manufacturing
sites should be in the county and not in
the city.
AS member of the City Council. hay
ing voted for this present line, do you
think you can ask the court to draw any
cter lne?n asked Mr.. Meredith.
Mr.. Braxton objected to the question,
arguing that it was an improper one
ara placed the witness in an embarass-
ing position.
II think on cross-examination the ques-
ton is a proper one. 1t is to test his sin-
certify ana credulity, ruled Judge sNicol.
Judge Nicol then, after much argu-
ment by counsel on both sides. asked
the witness the questions and Mr.. Adams
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-07

equitable LASTS of distribution as agreed.
Upon hearing the cause the lower
court held that inasmuch as the parties
interested in the distribution of cars had
agreed upon method of distribution ac-
cordtng to an arbitrary basis 1T could
not enforce such an agreement by mail
damus under the act of Mrach 2, 1889.
Lower Court Overruled.
Judge Prtchard holds as follows: ut
matters not how petitioners right TO an
equal distribution of cars may have
arisen, whether by contract, statute or
common law, the plaintiff in error AYERS
That 1t has such legal right, and that
the defendant in error is discriminating
against complainant. The Interstate Com
merce act clearly forbids the discrim!
nation described in the bill and we are
therefore, of the opinion, that the court
has the power under the Interstate Com
merce act. and the act of March 2. 1889.
supplemental thereto. to prohibit such
discrimination.
A careful consideration of the statutes
bearing on this subject leads us 10 the
conclusion that TO adopt any other con-
struction would be to render the In
terstate Commerce act in so far as it
relates to discrimination. of no force and
to defeat the obvious purpose for which
ii was enacted.
The Judgment of the Circuit Court IS
therefore reversed with instructions TO
proceed in accordance with the views
herein expressed
There will be other important opinions
handed down during the session.
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replied that having voted for tho COM
promise ordinance, lie could not ask that
the lnes be changed IN the least. ~ could
no. come here and usk tho court to vote
OH any other line after having voted In
the Council III I did," replied MIR. Albums.
Mr.. Robert Whlttet, member OF the
Board of Aldermen from Clay Ward. said
he voted for the Mills plan and WIS OF
the "sariie opinion still He thought the
city, should go slow because 1t couldn't
improve the annexed territory within any
short time. tie thought II was unwisc to
extend the city limits 80 far into Hens
i'Ico county.
When court adjourned at 6 O'CLOCK the
county had only begun the evidence
which 1t Will present. The further hear
Ing Will be resumed this morning ut 10
O'Clock. E
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q question and another who objects to
the answer"
"Thc objection is sustained, again
said the Judge, and every attorney In
the court -roon, was smiling.
Under Hot Cross Fire.
Mr.. Meredith put Councilman Grimes
through a most severe cross -exnmina-
ton. and mt ono or two stages 1t looked
as though there would be something OK
citing to happen. The witness was made
to say, In answer to Il direct fire OF
questions, that his information regard
ing the gas In Philadelphia and Balti-
moro came from officials of the gas COM
panies.
isn't 1T a fact that you and Mr..
Knowles, superintendent of the gas in
Richmond have been at outs for some
monthsY' asked Mr.. Meredith.
mo, sir; have always treated him
courteously," answered the councilman.
Always been friends. chr
81 knew you were going to ask me that
question:"
"'Then 1t must be so. then7''
"Why don't you ask me about your
self?''
IT can tell about that IL you want It;
l don't care what you think about me-
answered Mr.. Meredith. and Judge Nicol
raped for order.
Mr.. Grimes admitted that there had
been some street improvement in his por-
ton of the city. He said no could not
set his opinion regarding tho tquality OF
gas that could be manufactured md the
amount consumed against tiiatIof super
intendent Knowles, who had made study
OF the conditions. He could not tell what
additional manufacture of gas would be
necessary for the territory to be taken IN.
Likes the Broader Lines.
Mr.. William II. zimmermnnn former
member of the City Council, In answer
to question by Mr.. Wendenhurg. said he
owned property in Richmond valued at
about si25.0o0. He was In favor Of ex-
panson and wanted the Mills plan. 1 was
for IL limited plan of extension. to make
Richmond have population. of 100000"
he continued. Il think now that the
present lines are the best ones
The answer came as n surprise to the
attorneys for the county. Mr.. thinner
| mann was cross examined at length. He
finally said that he favored the broader
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The Gunboat Quorum,

In the Worlds Work for February,
Mr.. Lyle tells the story of American en-
terprse in Hayti. Nord Alexis. the aged
president, said to the Americans: eve
don't mind giving you the concession,
but we are afraid this will mean giving
you our island too Nord is digni-
fled old African: and, despite his age,
anywhere from eighty-eight to a hun
drcd, he is often too alert to be hood
winked by the tricky blacks around him.
The Americans proposed what was good
for his country. They talked good bus
mess" and they maintain. there was no
hint of a deal" But in addition, 1t was
a thing of the greatest Importance for
American interests generally and IT may
be assumed that our own Administered
ton ut washington was not unminaIul
of the success of the venture.
At last the terms We're agreed upon.
The bill granting the concession was
drawn up, signed by Nord. and sent to
the Haitian congress for ratification.
Were stirred with the activity of desper-
alton. The lawmakers delayed as long
as they could. Tho best knew why they
did not want to pass the bill, but neither
did they feel quite safe in defying their
president by rejecting 1t. Then they had
AN inspiration. Enough OF them went
home TO break the quorum. But Just here
appeared the beauty of Dictatorship
Nord promptly sent his gunboat after
the tlnants and courteously requested
every senator to came back to tho cap
iital a file of soldiers bore the. invitation.
je0n the return of the gunboat lcgisla-
ton proceeded. August 10th, last, the
concession, was duly granted