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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-30
FL cometa Verde


Ell cielo aparecera magno, inalte-
rable, con su parpadeo de mundos,
sobre el negro fondo de su inmensi-
dad. Luego, una luz verdosa. reno
ia debilfsima, como una luciernaga en-
Ell cesped obscuro, 6 un rayo de luna
en- la marisma, surgira como un sig
no fatidico en- los llmites del espacio
insondable. En-. Ell silencio de la no
che Sc escuchara entonces el tremolo
de las cosas dormidas, surgiendo con
lie vigilia Ell pavor. Luego la luz Sc
hara mas fila y perceptible, Sc ira
destacando en- 10 opaco, como una ra-
faga fosforescente, y en- los bosques
surgira rumor de alas tremulas eco
|de medrosas plegarias y doloridos
ayes gamebundos, modulados apenas
como piar de crias de alondras. Una
noche mas y I'm cuadrante del firma-
mento sc mostrara lluminado con res
plandor apocaliptico, y I'm astro de-
forme, chispeante como una bengala
de estronciana, pero verdoso y livido
avanzara mas y mas, agrandando su
enorme disco, como una amenaza de
terOZ anlqu1lam1entO.
Habran de reproducirse entonces
las tragicas visiones del milenario.
Ell postrer egoismo alzara su grosero
clamor, y entire los hombres sc ira
bara despiadada lucha. Ante la pers.
pectiva del inevitable y tremendo
choque, brotara. para mostrarse en- su
ferocidad, cuanto hay de vii y cana
llesco en- la humana raza. Los mas
'timidos, los mas recatados y. pulcros
glosaran la inscription sardanapales-
ca. Otros, los menos, restregaran ia
frente en- Ell polvo, y con sus alar idos
agudos salmodiaran 10 mas abyecto
~ bajo, 10 mas ruin y cobarde de su
alma repugnante y servil.
Y, por fin, llegara destructor { i'm
placable Ell "Cometa Verde. Horas
antes de la collision, una luz maca bra,
|un intense fulgor verdoso alumbrara
seres plantas. Por los semblantes
|l1vidos ha de deslizarse un sudor
viscoso; los muros al chocar sobre los
muros arrojaran sobre los. pavimen :
tos sombras siniestras. Todo tendra
TN se1lo internal y un colorido de pa
leta azufrada, ardiendo en- la llama
de la Ultima passion, brutalm ente
egoista.
Al fin, el choque, immense, inena-
rrable, la sacudlda sideral, la explo-
sion gigantesca de un navio de un
million de kilometres c1bicos sobre
un dique de miriadas de leguas, Ell
i1ltimo alarido de una raza homicide
lanzando al seno de las tinieblas, al
go como la postrer sacudida de una
gigantesca ala rota y, por dltimo, Ell
polvo de los mundos, arrojado con
romeo tableteo, como IN polvo de la
va al lobrego jn6nito del caos.
Tai Is Il profccfa. Por fortuna, no
son estos los tieinpos do Ieremias y
Daniel. Suponed llcaado Il supreme
minute. a noche - serena; Ia cal
M - complefa - 1as soledades
rc6rnicas. Limpio, a d espacio sin
|nubes, falr0sl diamantino tach6n a.
r. astros \. sobre \ eopa AZ IN ro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-30

toda la isla.
En- otra conferenc que celebraron
los conservadores : n Mr.. Taft le pi-
dieron tambien cod uSkencia que no
hubiera eccionesi iufes del afio pro-
ximo, tempo nece!k krlb para que Sc
calmaran algo las dsensiones polfti-
cas- que desgarrabal ~ isla.
Lo dnico que des6Aban era que Sc
restableciera la irid4pendencia antes
de que llegara el 70 de diciembre,
fecha en- que expirael tratado actual
de reciprocidad, 4 An de que Cuba sc
hallara en- estado de- snegociar la re-
novaci6n del trat4do..
Mr.. Taft telegrafafa & Mr.. Roose-
welt y proba blem ente hara alguna de-
claraci0n.
Ell ministro estuvp recibiendo CO.
misiones durante Ia conferencia.
Una de Matanzas 1e pidio separara
de su cargo al gobernador de la pro-
vincia, porque con k1eran imposibles
las elecciones legales.
Otra comision de generates insu.
rrectos pidio la separation de los fun
cionarios municipales de la Habana,
Marianao y Bata band, ahrmando que
ell expresidente Palma nombro lie
galmente los funcionarios actuales en-
lugar de los liberales elegidos legal.
mente.
Ell general Loynaz del Castillo de-
clar6 en- un peri6dico que el ilustre
ministro Taft, lie habfa asegurado en-
una entrevista que el gobierno nor
te americana esperaba para resta
blecer la republica, solo Ell tempo
necesario en- que llenar los requisi-
tos que exige la ley electoral que Sc
prepara y que Sc podfa dormir sin
cuidado.
La Camara de Comercio manifesto
por escrito-a Mr.. Taft que "el credi-
to sufria a causa de la incertidum-
bre; que era necesario ejercer do
mimic sobre la isla hasta que Sc res
tahleciera la paz moral y que Sc de-
bian dar garantfas por :el gobiernc
Inorteamer icano, que3no dio la rcp1
blica, para que Sc hiriera impossible
la renovation de los disturbios".
Los banqueros af1adicron tambier
que Sc habia perdido Ell credito de ls
isla que no adelantaran fondos
los hacendados hasta que Sc aclare
la situacion.
La .Lucha" resumiendo 10 expues
to, dice que sc necesita un protecto-
RADIO y LA Discussion" que&los norte
americanos no pueden retirarse aho-
ra; y que la anexi6n es impossible
porque estos no Sc amalgaman cor
pueblos extra flos.
Ell prog1ama de los norteamerica-
nos en- Cuba contistira en- tomar ur
censo que ocupara cinco 6 seis me-
ses, celebrar entonces las elecciones
proba blemente, en- noviembre proxi
mo con la election presidential sci:
meses despues, y salida. final de
ejercito norteamericano e1 primere
de Enero de 1909. Sc piensa cele
brar las elecciones para presitlente er
Junio de 1909, con tai que ~reine
tranquilidad en- Ell pals; Ell plan com
prende la Inauguration del presiden
te el q de Julio que sigue.
Sc ha sugerido que las tropas per
manezcan en- Cuba seis meses des-
pues que SIC resta blezca la repnblic;
y sc espera que los politicos conven-
gan en- clio, porque ESQ daria fuerzs
al gobierno cubano.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-30
Tn invento trascendental

81 conocido inventor Mr.. Lewis
Nixon dice haber descubierto una
m6quina que pernikjr4 4 Ion buQues
hacer IA travesia del Oc<ano Atlznti-
~ a cuat1o dias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-04-30
Ia tanhlsnda slts. lsPais I Ingglablra

- 0Vu'o1 onV'~ o4@ 11fA''u 1"ls1so''
Como siempre sucede en- ca
SOS semejantes, Sc esta .ahora en-
el periodic de espectativa y con-
jeturas respecto de la importan-
cia verdadera que pueda tener
la conferencia celebrada 1lti
mamente por los soberanos de
Espaila y de Ing1aterra, cuya
importancia, como aconte ecimien.
to international, a nadie sc le
oculta, pues no es mas que el
signo exterior y visible de la
concentration gradual de cier-
tas grandes ideas cambiadas en-
tire las cancillerias de. Espafia.
Francia { Inglaterra. S..
Segun 10 dicho por TN alto
personaje que sc ha ocupado
del asunto, la entente cordiale"
puede tomar otra forma mucho
mas tangible, y la mutua sim
pat1a que une hoy a Espafla &
1nglaterra, p.u ede entrailar
aconteci1nientos que uafecten
materialmente el equilibrio del
poder en- Europa.
La ida~a Espafla de los reyes
Eduardo y Alexandra con sus
buques de guerra, no puede me-
nos de encender Ell los espaflo-
les Ell deseo de ocupar otra vez
I'm orgulloso puesto en- Ell Me-.
diterraneo y en- todos los ma
res, 8 hglaterra y aun la mis-
ma Francia, Sc alegrarian de
yer otra potencia naval de pri-
mer orden en- Ell mundo. con re-
gocijo de los amantes de la paz
que verian con j1bilo entrar en-
alianza a esa naeion del Suroes-
te eurOpeO.4 NJ
1Ode este puede parecer. una
idea<nada mas; pero esta idea
|domina las previsoras inteli-
gencias que concertaron el cam
bio de saludos diplomaticos
|hispano-ingles y franco-espa-
mol. Sin embargo. todo 'depen-
de De que sc avive de manera
pI&e4ica Ell patriotismo en- la Pc.
EsfinsAla, a 10 que sc cree puede
FeontTIbuir en- algo la reciente
vista del Rey Eduardo.
Algunos Sc preguntaran de
que podria servir q Inglaterra
una potencia tan ensimismada
como Espafla, mas sin embargo,
esta4 podria darle alguna mas
|ayuda gu ala que vale su pode-
rosa actitud paslVa. ST por elem.
plo, llegase Ell case de una que
rra entire Inglaterra y Alema-
MIA, le seria absolutamente pre-
ciso a la. primera conseguir TN
arreglo con Espafla, respecto
del territorio de Algeciras.
Son pocos los que saben que
hoy dia, toda escuadra fondea-
da en- Gibraltar, y los muelles,
estan a merced en- absolute, de
unos cuantos caflones montados
al otro lado de la bahia. ST Es-
paila no fuera amiga, al primer
sintoma de guerra, la Gran Bre-
tana tendria que enviar q Alge-
ciras veinte mil hombres para
que dominasen las colinas que
sc levantan cerca de Gibraltar;
pero la dificultad consiste en-
que aquella no cuenta con hom-
bres bastante para hacerlo.
Ademas, Inglaterra necesita
Mahcn en- case de guerra, y Sc
sabe que el Kaiser hace tempo
que flo su mirada en- ese puer-
to balear. Y la ida de Sir John
Fisher q Cartagena. indica que
su viaje no ha sido 4 humo de
|paja.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
Titled Women Marched.

London-Titled women, clad in
silks and velvets, women with uni
versity degrees, girl graduates in caps
and gowns, women artists, members
of the Lyccum and other women's
clubs, temperance advocates and WON
ell textile workers, gathered from all
parts of the country recently and
marched in procession through the
rain and muddy streets of London in
support of a movement in favor of
woman suffrage. There were several
thousand women in the procession,
which was half mile long.
Omaha-Burslars recently forced
their way into the public library and
robbed the valuable Byron Reed col
lection of many high priced coins. The
collection is one of the most valuable
in the world. The Waterman was
bound and gagged.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
OREGON SQUIRS.

The flood at Portland has passed
its worst stage. The Southern Pacific
again resumed it's schedule. The
greatest loss in the Willamette valley
was the breaking loose and loss of a
100000 foot boom of logs near Ore
gon City.
Pendleton was practically isolated.
About 800 passengers were tied up
there awaiting the clearing of the rail
roads last week.
Crazed after protracted drunken
debauch, John P. McManus, editor of
the Pilot Rock Record, shot and killed
Robert Estes, a gambler, recently. The
shooting took place in the rear of
saloon, and there were no eyewit-
nesses. McManus says he shot in
self defense. Immediately after the
shooting McManus walked out of the
front door and was placed under arrest
by former City Marshal Coffman.
Considerable feeling was engendered
at WOODBURY. by the Southern Pacific
| laying off white men employed on the
railroad section at this point and re
placing them with eight or ten Japan
ese. The feeling ran so high that sc
Americans called at the section house
and demanded that the Japanese
leave town. They went.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
of engines. implements and utensils
for the purpose of such inspection.
MAKES PRESENT OF $4,000, goo
Rockefeller Donates That Sum &c
Schools

Schools.
Thirty-two million dollars worth of
income hearing securities was the gift
of John d. Rockefeller, through his
son. John d. Rockefeller, Jr., an
nounced to the general education
board, when it assembled for a spec
ial meeting in New York recently. The
gift, which is the largest single sum
every handed out for such purposes,
will be used for general educational
purposes throughout the country. Mr..
Rockefeller has previously given the
board 100000 for the same work.
Worldwide will be the appreciation
of the spirit which. led John d. Rock
efeller to give in one donation S32,
600 900 to the cause of education in
the United States. 1t is truly said
that never in history has any man
given at one time so large a sum for
social and philanthropic purposes. The
liberality of Andrew Carnegie, great
as it has been, is unmarked by any
thing that compares with this gift by
Rockefeller, and when it is borne in
mind that the $32O00,000 by no means
represents all of the latter's genera
sity the present donation stands out
all the more prominently.
A recent statement of Rockefeller's
gifts to the University of Chicago
placed the total amount of $4,000, 900.
Previous gifts to the general educa-
ton board have been $11,000,000. In
these three items there is a total of
$62, 100000 given for educational pur-
poses. Rockefeller has, moreover
been liberal at one time or another in
donations to various colleges and uni
versities and for other philanthropio
objects. 1t might not be wide of the
mark to say that an aggregate of $75,
100000 out of his fortune has beer
thus diverted
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
Middies Find Work Too Hard.

Annapolis, Md, Feb. 13.-As the re-
suit of the semi-annual examinations
at the naval academy 35 midshipmen
we're found so badly deficient in their
studies that their designations have
been asked. Several have already re-
signed and the others win submit their
designations in few days. In addition
to those dropped from the register one
midshipman was turned back from the
second to the third and two from the
third to the fourth classes, while II
others who were slightly deficient
we're warned of the fact. Among those
compelled TO resign are: Fourth class
Prank B. Gowan, Burns, Oregon; L.
A. Jones, Redlands, Cal.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15

defeated in the Idaho house of repre-
sentatives by a vote of 90 to 26.
Idaho gamblers are finding them
selves up against hard luck" at pres
ent, as a crusade is being waged
against them in all parts of the state
and moro especially in Latah county,
where a number of arrests have been
made the past week.
Frank Osadge, the year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonse Osadge of Ia
coma, fell into a boiler of hot water
and was scalded to death recently.
Memorial exercises were held in
Boise recently in honor of former
Governors Steunenberg and Frank w.
Hunt, the members of the legislature
attending in body.
A large saw and lumber mill is to
be built in the near future by the Ed
ward Rutledge Timber & Lumber CON-
pany on Occur d'Alene lake.
w. E. Borah, senator-elect, is in
Washington, d. G. He wishes to be
present at the capital during the clos
ing days of the session that he may
get in touch with the situation and
look after certain matters in the de-
partments.
The guns of the Wardner militia
company have been stolen from the
room in which they were stored. The
guns have not been used for some
time.
Local option in Idaho went down
by 80 votes to Is in the house of repre-
sentatives. The defeat of the bill was
preceded by long and heated debate.
Active construction will be resumed
on the $4,000 edifice for the Methodist
denomination at Occur d'Alene City as
speedily as weather permits.
Bob Larson of Wallace knocked out
Battling Webster of Walla Walla in
the seventh round of a recent fight at
Gem. The first three rounds were in
favor of Webster, but the latter weak
ened after that.
1t is reported that the promoters
of the Wallace-Spokane electric line
are busy taking options for righ
of way near Rose lake, on the Coeul
dAlene river at the mouth of Fourth
of July canyon. 1t is also stated thai
a spur will be extended from the maiI
line to Rose lake in order to secure
the traffic of the Rose Lake Lumbe
company. Recent reports absolutel.
confirm the earlier claims that tn
road is an assured fact. This will
put Occur d'Alene on a direct lin
between Wallace and Spokane.
The secretary of the treasury es
, Inmates the expense of maintaining
collector of customs in the district O
! Montana and Idaho fog the fiscal yea
at $25,615 and in Washington S154, 54(
The Federal Mining & Smeltin
company is in bad straits from wan
! of coal.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
IDAHO NEWS.

United action for the opening of the
Columbia river from Lewiston. Idaho,
to the sea will be taken by Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. That the three
states are to stand solidly together to
achieve this end was decided upon at
a meeting of the concurrent commit
tee of the Oregon and Washington
legislators held in Portland recently.
Senator Piles has secured unani-
nous consent and the senate passed
his bill giving 100 feet right of way
to the Portland & Seattle Railroad
company through Fort Wright military
reservation.
While resisting arrest in Los An
geles, Cal, w. ]. Ross, at one time a
waiter in Spokane, was shot and in
stantly killed by policeman.
All railroad traffic from Spokane tc
the Pacific coast was blocked last
week as a result of the snowslides on
the Great Northern and o. r. & N.
and high water along the Northern Pa
cific.
The Appropriation of s950,OoO for the
Fort Hall, Idaho, irrigation plan, Of
fered by Senator Dubois, will be de
feated.
le railroad commission bill was
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
MONTANA ITEMS.

John w. Nelson, AGED II, a resident
of Gallotin county since 1864, died at
his home in Bozeman recently.
A. M. Hillman pleaded guilty to the
charge of forgery at Missoula recent
ly and was sentenced to a year in the
penitentiary.
Charles Barron, an Englishman,
sheep herder, cowboy and ranch hand,
who has been working around Dillon
for the past four years, has received
word from England that his grand
father, Sir Charles Barron Caulkin,
has died, leaving peerage and an in
come of 100000 per year to Mr.. Bar
ron. He will go to New York to make
the necessary claims to the property.
The Montana legislature in commit
tee on the whole recommended for
passage the Shaw-Tudor railroad com
mission bill. The recommendation was
made only after heated discussion.
With cash and securities worth thou
sands of dollars concealed about his
home, John Plunkett, hermit ranch
man of Tongue river, was found dead
When news of the mans death reached
Miles City, Sheriff w. e. Savage and
| Coroner F. s. Gray went to the ranch
They found 5000 in cash and $4,000 in
securities in Plunkett's pockets and
concealed in the cabin. 1t is believed
the old man had more money and sc
curities buried on the ranch. In add
ton to the property found, he owned
valuable ranch and some fine horses
and had money on deposit in the Milei
! City banks.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
Defeated a 2 Cent Rate.

Pierre, S. D.-The house defeated
the bill passed by the senate estab-
fishing a 2 cent passenger rate. This
is regarded as ending the matter for
the present session.
- Miss Anna Kinney of Melrose,
Mass, has received letter proporting
to come from her father, who disap-
reared 20 years ago, and who now
writes from Oregon that he is mil
lionaire and wants his family to share
his wealth. In his letter he says he
is a millionaire, now having lands in
Marshfield, Ore, and that he wants to
know where the family is so they can
be reunited.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
Justice Tells of Suspects.

Paterson, N. before he died JUS
tice of the Peace Robert s. Cortez,
who was MORALLY injured recently by
the explosion of an internal machine,
which he had received by express,
made statement naming several per-
sons whom he suspected of having
sent him the package. Through his
ante-morten statement the police Of
Paterson and nearby cities expect to
be able to run down the assassins.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
The amendment to the Indian APP
preparation bill, giving $1,500,O0O for
100000 acres of land in the Colville
reservation, taken from the Indians
when the northern half was opened.
has been adopted by the senate.
Senator Ankeny is making an effort,
with good prospects of success, to
have the time of entrymen in Benton
county under the desert land act ex-
tended one year.
Representative of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad have
bought thousands of acres of timber
land in Cowlitz, Lewis and Thurston
counties recently, involving a total
expenditure of nearly $1,000,000
Settlers of Douglas county, who are
living on land inside forest reserves,
may rest easy as the new order will
not affect them, providing they were
bona fide settlers before January 1,
1906.
About 1000 men, sympathizers of
those who are conducting the strike
against the Washington Water Power
company in Spokane, gathered in the
center of the city Friday afternoon
anu jeered Justify as each car of the
railway company passed that point.
Cries of "Scab." "Scab." Quit your
Job and be a man." were heard as the
cars appeared.
The funeral of David Warren, pio-
neer of Medical Lake, took place re-
Gently under the auspices of the old
soldiers. He was born in 1917 and
had seen service in three wars.
The steamer Spokane, Captain H. H
Lloyd, is returning to port under a
slow bell having hit a rock near Ia
toosh on her way from Victoria to Sar
Francisco. The owners, the Pacific
Coast company, announce that the
damage is not serious, but information
as to the actual damage sustained is
not obtainable.
Mayor Wright of Tacoma has de
clared that he will enforce the Sun
day closing and anti-gambling laws il
his city to the letter. The decision
came through the council passing
saloon ordinance over the mayor:
veto.
Spokane's bank clearings the las
week showed an increase of nearly 4
per cent, as compared with one yea
ago. Only one other city in the Unit
ed States had a greater increase
Albany, N. Y.
Robert Hall of Leavenworth was IL
stantly killed recently at the Lamt
Davis sawmill in that city. He ha
Just stepped into the engine ROOF
when the snow and ice from the mai
building fell onto the roof of the Ell
CINE room, cruising it and catching Nj
Hall underneath.
Two safe crackers at Spokane ble'
the safe at the American Steam laul
dry recently and secured S369.39.
An ordinance has been introduce
in the Spokane council and will b
considered by the council at lis ne'
meeting to require the enpIoyment {
none but competent men in the servio
of the street car companies as motto
men or conductors. The ordinance
patterned after that of other cities.
Seven offices in the Fidelity, Cali
ornia and Arcade buildins at Tacon
were entered recently. The only fir
to suffer to any extent was the Gre
cent Loan company, where the col
bination of the safe was hammert
in and SIS in case, Watches jewelr
diamonds and a number of promissol
notes given by salaried person
stolen. 1t is reported that the 10
will amount to several hundred dc
lars.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
And MONTANA NEWS.

A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall Trade is Good.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
Boy Shoots Mother.

Council Bluffs, Iowa.-Harold, the
8 year old son Of Mrs. G. ]. Christen-
son, accidentally blew his mothers
brains out with a shotgun. The lad
found the gun in its hiding place and
slipping out of the house began to
play with it on the front porch. One
barrel was discharged and went
through the window of the front
room. The lads mother was clean
ing house less than six feet away.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
Stevens VIII Not Resign.

Chief Engineer Stevens makes en-
phatic denial of the report that he has
said that he would resign IL the dig
cling of the Panama canal was let 10
contractors Mr.. Stevens has in the
past favored contracting for the canal
work, and his statement shows that
he Is still of that opinion.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15

The first newspaper printed in the
United States was published in Bos-
ton, September IS, 1890.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-07-11
Kenresaw Mt. Academy,

Rev Melvin Lacy preached a
very interesting sermon to large
congregation here Sunday.
Mrs ] D Easterlin attended
church in Atlanta Sunday.
Miss Luna Cook has returned
home from a weeks visit to her
sister, Mrs NJ O Tyson, at Wood
stock.
IN our midst Sundoy.
Mr. Spratt Tennent AID little
son, Walter, OF Marietta, visited
friends at this place Sunday.
Mrs j il Bates visited her sister,
Mrs Sallie Reeves, who is very
SICK with fever in Marietta, SUI
day. ey
speot Sunday with the Misses
Cook. LOOKOUT