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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-31
O|lo Cl||Q DEL D.. COIL Y ID|e
Santurce, Enero 81
de 1907.
Sr. Director del BoLETIN MERcANTIL.
San Tuan

San Juan.
Muy seflor mio y amigo: molesto q
listed de nuevo, rogandole la publ
caci6n de las siguientes lineas en- las
columns de su imparcia1 peri6dico.
Esprimido Ell articulazo del doctor
We've, publicado en- Ell Ti<mpo, resul-
ia comprobado:
Que es cierto que ell doctor We
We me mand6 decir, que llevaba
mi nombre a la Fortaleza y no fu< ve,-
dad. sino que me estaba engaflando
gratuitamente.
2-Que es cierto que 20 lie di las
gracias por telefono, y el, con una
Erase, eludi6 decir la verdad.
3-Que es cierto que el listin de
siete candidates no sali6 del Comite
Official, sino que la confeccionaron
We've, Falcon y unos amigos: con cuyo
acto sc barreno el Regla lamento Ell
espfritu democratico del Partido.
4-Que ell pleDiscito de FL Titmbo
fue una burla a los correligionarios.
5-Que Ell doctor We've pone Pxyttdo
RepadAeano dorde yo digo semeyant<s
hombres.
o-Que 20 no e0noSeo ninguna nota
del doctor We've; porque al quev<y~eM
ensefiar en- mi despacho, 20 no la
qulse yer; pues va Sc me habla subido
a la cabeza la ola de sangre que le
sube a toda persona seria y de carac-
ter, q la cual le hacen una maIa acctSn
y contests con frases que no quiero
.estampar aqui.
7-Que ell doctor We've da por ter
m1nado el lncidente. ...y yo siento
que el 10 de por terminado
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-31
Ell REQ DONES

Dones mostrabase esta mai1ana pro
fundamente abatido. Parecia ratios
demente, gritando: Dios es grande. =.
y otras interjecciones por el estilo.
Los m6dicos informab ban que dicho
estado es debido q la excitaci0n ca
lenturlenta y febril en- que sc en-
Cuentran.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-31
LOS DOCTORES:CARBONELL
Y CARRFRAS ns

A las doce reconocieron 4 los reos
los doctores Carbonell Carreras.
FL dlagnostico de dicho seflores acusa
I'm estado bueno Ell Dones Rivera,
81 blcn experimcntado las naturalee
altcrac,ones de pulse, pero sin con-
secuencias de inlportancia.
Doncs parecia profuudam cntc abs.
traido. No bablaba con nadie,
Rivera pernlanecio nh 10 temp
.sentodo q borde dc IA cana y Eun-
tanl .s MACS t@
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-31
VISTA TRISTE

Aver tarde q las tres Y media, la
anclana madre de Francisco Rivera
pudo yer a su hijo, habiendo tenido
lugar entire ambos, una escena que
excuSam0s describir.
La madre de Rivera le console,
manifestandole que no era extrano
al fallo de la justicia y que saba cual
serla su suerte. lie bes6 en- la fren-
te. A POGO fue sacada por los guar
dlas por tenor TN accidente de la
lnfellz mujer. Rivera quedo lloran-
do grandes gritos, experimentando
llgeros deSvanecimientos de los cua-
les Sc repuso merced 4 los cuidadoS
de los practicantes y del sef1or Urru-
tia, que cumplen rigorosamente con
los preceptos humanos, no desaten-
diendo NADIA de 10 que necesitan los
reOS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-31
EN- LA CAPILLA

Hoy 4 las diez entraron en- capilla.
Fueron confesados por un sacerdote
qulen manifesto al jefe del Preside
departmental sef1or Urrutia, que en-
la tarde de hoy a las dos irian dos
sacerdotes mas a fin de ayudar en-
los ultlmos instantes 4 los condena-
dos, en- sus auxilios espirituales. La
capllla fue preparada en- la misma
zelda donde Sc hallan recluidos los
dos desgraciad
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-31
Nota del dia

cion puede darnos inagotable
tema para una serie de articu-
los sensacionales. Pero no es
ese nuestro objeto ahora, va
que Sc encu entra reunido ell
parlamento 1nsular que es el
llamado a poner remedio a la
serie de desafueros registrados
y a procurar porque no puedaD
repetirse nuevamente.
Tan interesado, como nos otros
y como 10 esta todO Ell pals, es-
tan de seguro los representan-
tes la Camara lnsular en- que
sc esclarezca de una vez Y sc
file definitivamente Cuales son
y hasta donde llegan las facul-
tades omnimodas que Sc atri-
buye el Comisionado de ms
trucci6n publiCa, que ha en-
prendidO tan ruda Cruzada con-
ira el idioma castellano en- las
escuelas.
No hablamos sin motives. Des-
de Ell tercer grado Sc ensena en-
ingles EN- las ascuelas p1blicas.
Ell actual COmiSiOnadO ha he
Cho una concentration de los
grades superiores que antes
existian en- las escuelas gradua-
das, para COnvertlr la esCuela
superior, la "Grammar School"
en- IN verdadero campamento
para Ell profesorado americana.
No tuvo bastante Ell definidor
de la educacion y de la demo
Cracia con las escuelas gradua
das en- ingles, anexas a las al
tas escuelas, y en- las cuales sc
considera Ell espanol como una
asignatura.
Para la realization de sus
planes, Ell senOr COmisionado
de instruction publiCa no sc ha
detenldO ante NADIA, no ha en-
Contrado obstaCulOs insupera-
bles.
Sin ninguna ley que le auto
rice q desmembrar las escuelas
graduadas, para haCer la CEN
traliZaCi0n que actual m n G
existe, la CentrallzaCi0n sc ha
hecho; el sistema de ensenanza
sc ha camblado, el espanol ha
sido sustituido por el ingles, los
maestrOS puertOrriquenOs, mer-
ced a esta combination alevosa
han perdldo terrenO, estan ex-
puestos a Ia suplantaCion total.
Esto es 10 que la heChO Ell Sc.
nor COniSlOnadO de instruction
publica sin hallar la oposici0n
energica. decidida, firme Y re-
suelta que ha debldo enContrar
Ell las untaS local es.
Ell momento de la rectifica
Cion es ell presente.
Hay que poner TN dique a las
demasias del jefe omnipotente
del departamento. Hay que in :
quirir en- virtud de que derecho
ha introduCido una reforma tan
radical del sistema de ensenan-
"a, Ell jefe de ese servicio publ
co en- la Isla.
Y es precise que Sc establez-
can garantias para la defensa
del ld1Oma que habla nuestrc
pueblo.
81 no acudimos a tempo para
que Sc detenga ese afan insoli-
to de reformas Y de innovacio-
nes de que Sc slente acometido
el Comlsionado de Fducaci6n
81 la misma punible indiferen
cia que ha presenciado ell des-
plazamiento de los profesores
puertorriquenos Y la absurda
sustitucion del castellano como
ldloma Official en- las escuelas,
sigue consintiendo que sc rema
te Ia ORA empr rendida por Mr..
falsner tei1dremcs que resig-
narnos d4sia ahora 4 La idea
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-31
Cayet1nO Coll ~ Toste.

?. S. Entire ell doctor We've 20
no ha habidO mas conferencia que la
tenlda en- mi despacho antes de la
publication de mi primera carta,
cuando despues de haberme clavado
Fl pn1al guerra darme el opt0.
, 1907-11-02
LOST ABOUT TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN RECENT EIR

John Olson of Centennial was among
the visitors to the county seal this
morning. He it was who lost SO heav.
lily in a fire on his ranch a few weeks
ago, when his barns, hay, wagons and
harness and two pigs were burned.
Mr.. Olson estimates his loss at about
$4,000. There were lis tors of hay
in the stacks in the corrals and this
was all consumed. Only for the for
tunate circumstance that the wind was
blowing to the westward Mr.. Olson's
home would also have been burned.
The fire was stared through the care
lessness of the mail carrier. On the
way to the ranch, where he usually
stops on the way to the Keystone, hs
had been smoking a pipe quite freely
and 1t is presumed that some of the
ashes from this had set fire to the mail
sacks. On reaching the ranch the
sacks were thrown down in the barn
yards, the fire at that time shoulder,
! ing in them but not being noticed.
While the mail carrier and those On
the ranch were at dinner the blaze
started and was soon communicated TO
the haystacks. Part of the mail sacks
were also burned. Mr.. Olson had no
insurance
, 1907-11-02
Tourist Travel Heavy.

The tourist travel through the Oma.
ha gateway is unprecedented and the
depots are taxed in handing the people,
who are rushing to take advantage OF
the last days of the low c~olonist one
way rate to the Pacific coas points,
says the Omaha Bee. Union Pacific
and Burlington trains are running ou.
in two and three sections and loaded
to the guards. This Is no sudden move
ment for the closing days, but has been
going on for some time as people have
learned it is better to start early and
avoid the rush" October 81, is the
last date of sale of these tickets, so
Friday should about wind up the rush
directions for the present month prom
Uses to be quite large also.
, 1907-11-02
Good Business for Month.

Myron Wall Of the check office of
the local station finds hat during the
month of October 21,126 cars were han
died westward through this city, there
having been 24.027 handled eastward,
both records being the largest for sew.
eral Octobers. The business from both
2513, which arrived from Denver this
morning, was being switched around,
to be put on train No. 5, from the
west this afternoon. In some way, ex,
planned by the railroad men as the fail.
ure of the air brake, the tourist car
broke from the engine and crashed in.
to a sleeper. The glass in both ends
Of the tourist car was broken, and the
people in the car were thrown violently
from their seats. The regular sleeper
was not injured.
, 1907-11-02
SAN JOSE DEL CARB0
REPORTS CONFIRMED
the vicinity were ruined. The inhabf.
tants are practically destitute.
Scare in Chicago Hotel.

Chicago, ILL.,. Nov. 2.-More than 500
guests of the Plaza hotel. at North ave-
nue. and Clark street, fed thinly clad
and in confusion from their rooms ear
ly today, when fire broke out in the
basement. The building was quickly
filled with smoke and many persona
Had difficulty in reaching the street.
Many Rescued by Firemen.
Over $50 were rescued by policemen
and iremen. Several persons were in
jured in jumping from the second sto.
ry. Arthur Hart, the night clerk, two
bell boys and Mrs. N. H. Stanger, the
housekeeper, nearly lost their lives by
~asphyxiation In warning the guests ana
assisting them to escape.
Building Eight Stories High.
The building is eight stories high and
can accommodate 1900 guests. The
damage by fire was about $500.
, 1907-11-02
THE A. X. WALlA CASE
BEING ARGUED IN COURT

The suit of A. X. Walla against the
Consolidated Plaster company Of Red
Buttes, begun yesterday afternoon in
the district court here, had not been
completed at 4 O'Clock. All the evil
dence had been submitted and the at
torneys at that hour were arguing the
matter before the court. Walla claims
to have had a five-year contract with
the company as manager of the Red
Buttes plaster mill Of the company.
He held the position for about a year,
last April being removed for cause"
according to the statement of the
board of directors He brought suit for
damages for violation of contract in
the sum Of $1.999.99. 1t was shown
that Walla had not neglected his bust
ness, even refusing to go hunting on
Sunday with friends that he might de.
vote his time to the interests Of the
company.
, 1907-11-02
WORK SUSPENDED FOR SEASON
ON GRAND AVENUE MAIN AND
ENGINEERS ORDERED
TO OTHER DUTY.
Order Includes Emergency Hospital,
Water Service Of Which Had
Been Planned by the Main Engi-
neers-Extra Gangs Discharged
and Work in Construction Cut to
Minimum-Locai Railroad News.

An order was received here yester.
day %suspending all work on the Grand
venue water main and directing En-.
gineer Witbeck and his field force to
report for assignment to other duty.
The work came to a sudden stop, both
on thai line and on the proposed
emergency hospital, the engineers hav-
ing laid out the water system for that
building. With that order came one
suspending work on the bunk house
and cook house being erected south Of
the freight depot for the convenience
of the men to have been employed in
digging the trench for the water pipe.
Pipe to Be Stored.
Several carloads of pipe are still on
the way. and when these arrive the
pipe will be unloaded and stored near
the freight depot, but no more pipe
will be distributed along the line OF
the proposed main from the spring to
Second street. 1t is believed that the
pipe already delivered on the ground
will be rolled to one side or the other
of Grand venue and left there.
Dam to Be Completed.
1t was learned at the same time that
work would be continued on the ice
dan and spur track to the new Ice
houses, the houses being finished be.
fore the force Of men is withdrawn.
The company is planning to harvest a
large ice crop this winter, and the
work hninu CO nnor onrorl1f{Op Il ..,fI1
not be stopped now.
One Extra Gang Continued.
Roadmaster Palm of the Laramie
Rawlins district is reducing his force
of track men to the minimum, and to-
day Chief Clerk Timmons and the in
terpreters for the alien laborers were
checking the extra men out Of the ser
vice of the company. Scores are here
and they will be gradually sent to 9th.
err points. All the extra gangs on the
district except one were laid of. that
n being at work on the new second
track between Lookout and Hanna,
which is almost ready for traffic and
which will be finished. Several hun.
dred men have been relieved and will
be paid and discharged.
Section Forces Cut.
The various sections have been re.
duced to four men each, including the
foreman, and other extra gangs are
being cut in like proportions where
they are not laid off entirely on the
Wyoming division, from North Platte
to Green River.
, 1907-11-02
Scrip system Used.


Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 2.-The check,
ing scrip system decided upon here
yesterday is in general use today by
the members of the Clearing House as.
ISOLATION. 1t is believed thai business
men and employees will accept the plan
which would insure the steady opera.
ton of the great industrial establish
ments in the P%ittsburg district.
PayrolIs Worried Some.
The enormous pay rolls, 81, ZOO, OOO
weekly, have been met, and much anxi
ETY. existed among the bankers owing
to the money stringency.
Will Pass Current.
Under the system inaugurated today
employers pay with checks in FIVE, ten,
fifteen and twenty dollar denomina'
lions, smaller sums being paid in cash
Business men are expected to accept
these checks the same as currency.
, 1907-11-02
IS HARTMAN NOW
LOSING CONTROL
MYSTERIOUS TRANSFER in WALL
STREET OF TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND SHARES STOCK.
Believed the New Holders Are Morgan
and His Associates and That Stock
Was Delivered Bodily to New
Factor in Control-Men With Mon
ey on Hand Were Needed.

New York, Nov. 2.-There has been
a mysterious transfer in Wall street
OF 100000 shares Of Union Pacific
stock. Financiers who are familiar
with the situation are positive in their
belief that the new holders are j. P.
Morgan and his associates. They fur
ther declare that E. H. Hartman or
his friends parted with these securities
and that the transfer foreshadows stu
pendous changes in the control and
management Of the great property.
Is Hartman Losing?
This Is in line with the claims that
nave been made for some time in the
financial district that the domination
OF the Union Pacific is to pass out of
the hands of Mr.. Hartman. Mr.. Har-
riman himself declares hat the story
IS absurd, and that If any transfers of
stock have taken place it was probably
IN his direction and not toward the
Morgan crowd.
Cleaning Out Some Pools.
AS the story goes. William Rockefel
ir and Mr.. Hartman paid a visit to
ohe Of the largest stock brokerage
mrms In lower Broadway. By a pecu
nar coincidence this visit preceded b,
snort time the report in the street
VI the transfer of the Union Pacific
SUCK. There is nothing to show that
.ne nrm disposed of any such security
ou' IL is known that it has been en-
sased IN the last ten days in the clear
lug out Of a number Of pools whic,
naa beer formed in New York ant
winch have nearly all been dissipate,
Stock Was Delivered.
80 far as learned the stock involve.
the transaction was delivered in it.
.n.rety to its purchasers, who paic
.r 1t outright and had it conveyed t,
'neir private vaults.
Men With Ready Money.
~ mas been shown by the recent de
.eiopment that the two men in Wal
aeet who control the ready none.
NE John d. Rockefeller and j.. P
isan' It Is also understood tina
0me months ago John D. Rockefere
r,% with his brother. William, an,
the others Of the Standard Oh
, 1907-11-02
FINANCIAL FURRY
CAN'T HURT WYOMING,

Samuel Ditto of Gillette, Wyo., a
friend of Mayor Dahlman, is visiting
the city on his way home from a trip
to Illinois, says the Omaha Bee. He
went east before the financial furry
and says he vas not affected by 1t on
his trip. "This furry can't hurt wyo-
ming ranchmen and farmers this
year." he said. for We have sold all
we had to sell and We a wait Tor
matters to settle before going onto the
market again. AS a rule the farmers
all over the west are in positions where
they can hold or sell as they see fiji.
The men who borrowed money to buy
feeders at a high price this fall may be
Lcaught in a tight place, but the man
who is raising the cattle and the grain
can smile when the bankers talk OF
panic"
, 1907-11-02
Sleeping Cars Damaged.

The failure of the air brakes to stop
a tourist sleeper while the latter was
being switched around the yards this
afternoon about 2 o'clock, resulted In
the injury Of several people. says the
Cheyenne Tribune. None, however,
are seriously hurt, although the shock
of the collision threw several OF them
to the floor. The accident happened
just east of the passenger platform or
the third track. Tourist sleeper No
as far as Omaha Is concerned.
, 1907-11-02

and Amalgamated crowd and has been
working in conjunction with the Nor.
gan interests until there is every rea.
son to believe that these two men are
the only ones in the street at this time
who could have produced sufficient cap,
ital to negotiate a deal of such magni.
tude as the purchase of 200, 900 shares
Of Union Pacific at 81, which would
aggregate $19,4OO, 900.
, 1907-11-02

New Orleans, La, Nov. 2.-Driven
insane by scandals, Gustave Lehman,
a wealthy merchant, Is believed to
have drowned himself in the Mississip-
pi river. Wednesday Lehman left
home in great agitation. following the
publication of the fact that a suit 70,
500, 900 damages had been brought
against him by his daughter-in-law,
charging him with spiriting her hus-
band out of the country.
, 1907-11-02
Cattle From Centennial.

A special train Of thirty cars of
North park cattle was received from
Centennial at 7:40 last night and de-
livered to the Union Pacific, the cattle
afternoon without an accident or a
hitch of any sort. Auditor Emmons,
Superintendent Stewart and Warren
McCord came in with the shipment.
, 1907-11-02
Philippine AFFAIRS.
Secretary Taft Being Entertained-As.
sembly Discussing Chinese Bill.

Manila, P. l., Nov. 2.--Secretary Taft
is being entertained by the veterans u
the war. The program of social en-.
gagements will continue through next
week. The assembly is discussing o
bill for the removal OF the restrictions
on Chinese immigration. The radicals
favor the bill on the ground that the
immigration tax will relieve the bur,
dens of the people.
, 1907-11-02
Sentiment Against Strike,
viii EIGHT so-caIIed Trusts,

Denver, Colo, Nov. 2.-Attorney
General Dickson is preparing an in
junction suit for filing in the Denver
district court against the so-called coal
trust of Colorado. Suits will follow
against the grocery and other combina.
tons alleged to be doing business in
restraint of trade.
, 1907-11-02
CITRUS FRUIT CROP.
Immense Yield for the Year Ending
Last Month in California.

Los Angeles, CAL, Nov. Figures
on the citrus fruit crop Of southern
California for the year ending Octo-
Der 31st, show that it brought approx
mately $34, 900, 900, Of which the rail
roads received $11, 200, 900 and the
growers the remainder.
, 1907-11-02

The chemical engine was called to
the Grand avenue crossing this morn
ing to extinguish a fire in the end Of a
car loaded with oats, on it's way east.
The fire was soon put out and but little
damage was done. half a dozen bags
OF oats having been burned and some
of the grain spilled on the ground. The
car was sent to the shops for tempo
rary repairs and will be forwarded to
its destination.
, 1907-11-02
JAPS WILL HAVE
CELEBRATION TONIGHT

The 100 Japanese in the city, under
the direction of Y. Sato. will have a
celebration tonight in honor of the
Japanese New Year, firing a number OF
Japanese bombs and fire crackers. The
natal day is tomorrow, but that day be.
ing Sunday, the event will be pulled off
tonight. The Japs are quite worked
up over the celebration, being both 10y
al to their own country and anxious to
show" their brother Americans.
, 1907-11-02
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL DE.
LIVER LARGE AMOUNT FROM
sUe-TREAsURY TO RE-
LfEvE sTRINeENcY.
sum said to Be in the Neighborhood Of
Ten Million Dollars Transferred.
At Same Time Government Bonds
Being Placed in New York Sub
Treasury in Lieu Thereof-Lars-
est Dividend for November. /.

San Francisco, CAL, Nov. 2.-The
government has come to the assist
ance Of the San Francisco banks by
expediting the shipment of coin to the
Pacific coast. A sum said to be in
the neighborhood Of $4,000, 900 will be
transferred from the s%ub-treasury here
to the banks, and federal bonds will
be deposited at the same time in the
~sub-treasury at New York as security.
, 1907-11-02
situation Distinctly Better.

Washington, Nov. 2.-Treasury ofic-
ials agree that the financial situation
is distinctly improved, and reports from
the financial centers were of a reassur.
ing character. News of the opening
of the banks of New Mexico and Ok
lahoma was received with satisfaction
and there Is said to be abundant evil
dence that the fear of more serious
conditions is subsiding. National
banks in al, parts of the country are ar.
ranging to increase their circulation.
, 1907-11-02
Going to Nevada.

j. w. Folsom, section foreman at
Red Buttes, has rendered his resigna-
ton and is in the city with his family.
He will leave next week for Nevada.
Mrs. Folsom was superintendent of
the Sunday school at that city and has
handed her resignation to President
Warner of the Albany County Sunday
School association.
, 1907-11-02
Second Vice President Here

Mrs. Mary Cornell Of Denver, second
vice president Of the Ladies' Auxiliary
to the Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men, is in the city, the guest of Mrs
Marvin. and is inspecting and instruct.
Ing the local auxiliary. A social was
held In her honor last night and an.
other this afternoon The lady found
, 1907-11-02
MISSION
Missionaries Stoned by AntLForeion
Element In Chinese District.

Hong Kong. Nov. 2.-The Scandina'
Wan mission. in the district Of Namhoi,
has been attacked by the a%nti-foreign
element of the population. Misses
Wedell and Erickson, missionaries,
were stoned by the Chinese, who al
lege that native women were forced to
become Christians and were kept for
immoral purposes. The magistrate
succeeded in restoring order.
, 1907-11-02
Bank Teller Attempts Suicide,

Shawnee, Okla. Nov. Russell
Johnson. teller in the State National
bank of this city, attempted suicide
this morning by cutting his throat. He
cannot live. His accounts at the bank
are reported all right. Worry over
financial conditions is believed to have
caused temporary insanity.
, 1907-11-02
UNDERWENT OPERATION
IN DENVER HOSE

Word has been received in the city
that Mrs. Nellie Dayton is seriously
i'll at st. Luke's hospital. Mrs. Day
ton recently underwent an operation
at the hospital for cancer. Mrs. Bert
Kern, her sister, will leave today for
that city, to be at her bedside during
her illness.
, 1907-11-02
Nav Avert General strike.

London, Nov. 2.-The prospects that
the president of the board Of trade,
Lloyd George, may be able to avert a
general strike by arranging a com
promise, were brighter today.
Action Postponed.
The executive committee Of the
Amalgamated Society of Railway Scr.
wants today decided to postpone action
on yesterdays resolution in favor of a
strike until after a conference with
Lloyd George. to take place Novem-
Der 6.
Sentiment Against Strike.
Public feeling against a strike Is so
strong that the men are bound to go
slow as long as the companies show
any disposition to compromise.