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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16
En- honor q San Rafael
3. DaI1naN " Camel.

Ell domingo. 30 del corriente empe-
cara Ell la Parroquia de Santurce un
solemne Triduo al glorioso Arcaneel,
que lie dedican distinguidas senoras y
seRorjtas del populoso barIio.
En- las tres noches habra plztica 4
cargo de un Padre Capuchino.
Ell dfa 23, despu<s del Santo Rosario,
salve y ~letania solemns.
Ell "a, a las ocho y media de la ma
hana. misa cantada con la mayor So
Iemnidad y sermon q cargo de IN
Padre Paul.
Los cantos relegiosos estan 4 cargo
de distinguishes senoritas del poblado
dirigidas por la sehorita Aguayo, y
aco-pa9a2as Tor a orGuseta cue AZ:
ge ell ~acreditado professor Jose Lsza.
Sc nos informa que dicho. acto.
revest,ran este aHo gran solemnidad
y esplendor, debido a un donatlvo ex-
traordinario que con dicho objeto ha
hecho una persona devota del Santo
Arcangel
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16
e. SERviCiO De CARROS
0EFICIENCIAS De La PLkNTk

va era COsa de contar que los
carros el6ctricos dedicados al
servlcio de transito entire esta
Capital, Santurce y Rio-Piedras.
vinieran funcionando sin in
terrupci6n de algunos dias a
esta teCha.
Pero anoche no quisieron
continuar pOrtandose bien {
hicierOn una de las suyas
quedandose 'inm6viles" Dor
espaciO de una bora.
Enseguida Comenz6 a fun
cionar ell tel6fono, por 10 cual
pudlmOs ~enterarnos de que
habia reventado uno de los tn
Dos de la cardera que alimenta
la tuerza de las maquinas.
Despu6s de larga espera, los
pasajeros de los carros "inm6-
viles" en- Ell trayecto entire San
uan y la parada q. Sc lanzaron
a pie por la carretera, con la
esperanto de llegar q Su destin0
antes de que los carros sc re
solvieran" d salir de su quietud.
Parece que la Compania sc
lnteresa muy POGO Dor ell buen
serv'c'o, ajuzgar por ia irecuen-
cla con que vienen sucediendO
eStos medicines.
rs logico, Y mas que l6gico
razonable, que ell publico que
paga sc yea bien atendido, con
I'm servicio. sino bueno, por 10
menos regular.
lenga en- cuenta la Compa-
MIA las quejas motivadas por In
irregularidad en- ell servicio V
trate de evitar en- 10 futuro
dichas irregularidades.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16

este es extranO que no Sc hayan
tornado va las medidas oportu-
mas por aquellos a quienes al
CANA la responsabilidad de tan
punible abandono, a fin de pre-
venir que suceda cualquier dia
Ell desastre, Ell gran desastre que
no tendr1a remedio nj atenuan-
te possible ST para conjurarlo no
puede disponer nuestro NUM-
cipio de bomberos mejor retri-
buidos y de materiales mas uti-
les.
Es incomprensiblc la apatia
en- estas Cosas, cuando 10 que
puede correr riesgo y peligrar
sacramento es la tranquilidad,
los intereses, la vida acaso del
vecindario de San Juan.
Va es tempo de que sc reco-
nOzCa la importancia que tiene
Ell asuntO de que tratamos, y de
que esa comprehension indis-
penSable sc traduza en- hechOs,
en- obras, no en- palabras nj pro-
mesas que tienen unabreve du-
raci0n y pasan sin rastro, sin
utllidad para nadie.
Nuestros inefables pretores
tendran que convenir con nos
otros, a POGO que meditcn sobre
este asunto que sometemos a
ST. consideration excelsa que, en-.
tire las multiples cuestiones que
tienen por resolver, la mas i'm
p%ortante y perentoria es la Or
ganizacion de los bomberos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16
AdOlfO Moreno.
Beneficio del Sr. Suarez

Para manana jueves esta anunci2Qa
la function de benefcio del sef1or Pc
dro Suarez, Director y primer Actor
de la Compafia de Zarzuela que actda
en- Ell Teatro Municipal, en- cobina-
clon 0 la empresa cinematograhca
de la empresa Portell Compania.
Figuran en- Ell programa las aplau-
d1das ~zarzuelas Los africanistas"
Eel Missipl" y La borracha."
Iomaran parts en- dicha function
Ell aplaudido BARITONE senor Real v
otros dlstinguidos elementos artfs-
ticos.
Dadas las grandes simpatias de
qre goza en- nuestro p1blico ell scfor
Suarcz, de esperarse es que su fun
cIon de benefcio resulte de III exito
brillant1simo.
Los ensayos de las obras anuncia-
das sc han venido hacienda con fire.
cuencia y todos los artistas prometen
quedar lucidos en- cl desempcno de
SIS T2~cloe.
Al teatro, pues, mafana Gu la
-nrEo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16
Bstad0 del tempo en- Ia isIa
e. PROM EDO

FL Departments del tempo nos dx
Ell siguiente informe de Ia semana
que termino ell dfa IL de Octubre.
1907.
La semana fue notable por SD ITEM
pc nublado y amsnazador, con fire.
cuentes tronadas y lluvias fuertes v
excesIvss. Durante 1ltimos de Sc
mana RENO una preston barometrica
moderadamente baja. En- varias es-
tac1ones hubieron chubascos entera-
mente fusrtes, y como resultado de
los tuertes vientos y excesiva preci-
pitacion, ha habido que lamentar da.
fos en- las ~plantaciones. La veloci-
dad maxima del viento en- San Tuan
fue 50 millas por bora, del N. E.. eI
dia 7.
La temperature media en- la isla
tue 1874. que es igual 4 la de las
tres semanas precedentes. La tenn
peratura mas alta de la semana ocu-
RIO en- la mayor parte de las estacio-
mes ell dfa 6. I'm tempo sofocante
tambien RENO durante la Ultima mi
tad &c la semana La temperature
mas alta que han informado fue 90:
la mas baja, Co..
FL promedio de la precipitation de
la semane seg1n Ell informe de 20 es-
taclones, fue $40 pulgadas. Esta es
n precipitation semanal extraordi-
maria para esta estacion del a1o. En-
todas las secciones de la isla han ha-
Dido aguaceros de fuertes 4 excesi-
vOs.
La siguiente tabla demuestra Ia
y~arlaclon de temperature y la CAN'T
dad de precipitation en- estaciones
determinadas:
TEMPERATURE pRECI-
PITlCIos
HaKima Ninima Media Semsual
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16
Viajando por la isIa
LOS PAISlJES De Ii COSTA
A Salvador Tslella.

Ell campo de Lares es seductor.
Desde la quebrada Collazo 4 la entra-
da del pueblo la vista no sc cansa de
admirar hermosos paisajes, hondo-
nadas que Sc pierden en- Ell h~orizonte
en- I'm manic de nieblas, formadas
por los vapores y los gases de la
TERRA.
Viajamos en- una "guagua" espe-
Gle de carricoche Modesto y sin como.
didades de ninguna clase que hace la
traves1a de Aguadilla 4 Lares, ascen-
diendo TN cerro de ciento veinte me-
tros sobre ell nivel del mar. Por una
parte bordea ina pendiente que mira
a TN vale profundo, que Sc extiende
hasta perderse y c~onfundirsc en- la
cordillera de m~agestuosas montanas
que Sc yerguen como Columns in
franqueables 4 dos nail metros de dis
tancia; por otra. mantos de verdura
parecidos & sabanas inmensas van &
confundirse en- Ell tenebroso boscaje
de imponentes malezas que suben
atropellandose, escarpados mCutes.
La flora cafeteria corona con su man
to de hojas anchas y lucientes las al
turas encrespadas que parecen tocar
en- TN beso. las nubes, y confundirse
hasta la morada del Eterno.
A la hora en- que miro Ell paisaje el
sol va cayendo; ha alberto un enorme
boquete en- una nube, por dondc sale
una bocanada de fuego, que ilumina
de in tono vigoroso, esas nieblas que
parecen surgir del fondo de los va
lies, de los monies, cubriendo de una
blanca toda la extension cue al
CANA la vista. iHernoso espectacu-
10, bendlta n~aturaleza, cuadrO mara
v%illoso, ante cuya realidad caerfa de
rodlllas 81 divine pincel de TN Muri-
10, creador immortal del arte.
La "guagua' CORE ahora por la
quebrada Collazo y ST. estridente ca
tarata nos atruena Ell dido con Su en-
.sordecedor concerto de las aguas
que caen despenandosc como lluvia
de orc, de los altos cerros. Parece
que ha de ancgar los fsrtiles sembra-
dos que Sc extienden en- llanuras di-
latadas y campos feraclsimos, ante la
imponente magestad de Ia costa. No
siempre esta quebrada atruena los
oidos con su m1sica, pucs IN los dlas
tranquilos, cuando Ell sol dora toda la
planicie y vaga por toda la redondez
de la TERRA con esa serena calma de
los mundos formidables { indoma-
bles, la catarata Sc convierte en- AFRO
yuelo y baja Ell aqua fresca de la
sierra, con ell ruido allegro que pro-
duce I'm hilillo de aqua inofensivo
que besa las piedras, los guijarros y
las m1ltiples hojas regadas por ell
suelO. DiviSamos Lares. Buscad TN
rec0do en- toda la isla parecido 4 csc
rec0do y no 10 encontrareis, III tan
limpiO, nj tan sano, nj tan bello.
y 81 sols poeta y os encantan las
beldades, las mujsres hermosas, La
res cuenta Ell su poblacion trigue-
nas que os traspOrtan a los paraisos
~terrcn9les, en- un sueno de amor; ru-
bias que son la conjunction de Ia ele-
gancia del sentimiento y de la no
bleza; blancas que han bsbido en-
fuentes divinas las virtudes de todas
las gracias y todas j%untas, forman I'm
ramo immortal, mage.tuoso, excelso.
con toda la grandeza de la possia.
70 guardere de Lares TN gran re
cuerdo, porque he dcjado ALI, como
diria I'm poeta, psdazos del cora
aw ~
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16
Mr.. John j, Dore

Hoy ha embarcado para los Estados
Unidos, Mr.. John ]. Dor~, S%uperinten-
dente de TelH@raIos de esta isla. Ell
senior Dore, ha resuelto este viaje por
haber reeibido I'm cable participandole
qae Sc encuentra enferma de bastente
Or avedad una hermana Suya.
Feliz viaie deseamos al senior Dore,
y que al llegar %encuent @ completa-
mente ~~t~h'ec;1@ q su senorita her
mana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16
Una r.

San Juan Pto. Rico
10 Octubre de 1907.
ST. Director del
BoLETIN MERCANTrL.
Muy ST.. MIC: P~articfpo a Vd.
que con fecha Catorce del CO.
rriente he dejado de ser Repre-
Sentante de la Empreoa Cine
matogratica &C. Rosas."
Rosandole 10 haga publico
por medic ne ST. popular diario,
lie anticipa las gracias queda
suyo a~tectuOsO SECURE servidOr
q. |. b. |. m.
.7dOlfO Moreno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16
Commercial

La Sociedad Mcrcantil que giraba
Ponce. bajo la razon social de Dasi
y Herdman, ha quedado disuelta, ha-
biendese hecho cargo del active y pa
slvo de Ia misma la nucva sociedsd
Herdman y Companfa S. en- c.
Buenos aegocios.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16
Nota del dia

Disimulcn ~nuestros cdilcs, 81
volvemos a insistir hoy sobre la
necesidad que existe en- San
Juan de organizar ell cuerpo de
bomberos en- las condolences que
demanda la innegable importan-
Cia de nuestra poblaci6n.
Ell asunto es de tai magnitud
V tiene I'm interes tan extraor-
dinario, que no CreemOs excesi-
vos las wees nj Ell tempo que
hemos dedicado a tratarlo, va
que, desgraciadamente y a ex-
cepcion de aqucllas frases del
gobernador Post a los periodis-
tas, Ell dia antes de su Marcia
para los Esta1os Unidos, en- las
regiones ofciales Y administra-
twas, no sc ha vuelto apronun-
ciar una sofa palabra, que haya
trascendidO al publiCo, y que
pueda ser interpretada como
una promesa de que nuestros
administrators van a tomar a
empeno Ell que Sc realize esa as
piraci6n colectiva que es de una
necesidad suprema.
Tai veZ Sc aguarde Ell regresO
del g%obernador, para tratar del
asuntO, va que este distinguidO
funcionario anuncio pocas no
ras antes de abandonar, por una
breve temporada la Isla, que lie
interesaba muchO Ell mejora-
miento de la organization de
bOmberOs Y anunCio que pres
taria 81 concurso a cualquier
intento de reorganization del
menciOnado institute.
Una de las cosas inaplazables
que e. precise abordar en- San
Juan, es la organization del
cuerpo de bombcros, dotandole
de material mOderno, de titles,
de IN parque Ell Ia Ciudad. don
de este mOntada una guardia Y
Sc tenga preparado y dispues
to para Ell primer toque de alar-
ma, Ell material efciente Y ell
personal n~eCesario, Ell indispen-
sable pOr 10 menos que deba
COnCurrir prOntamente, veloz-
mente, al lugar del siriestro.
FL ESTABLISHMENTS de TN par
que de bomberos es de suma
necesidad en- San Juan.
Al municipio no lie costaria
gran cOsa es%tableCerlo y de esa
mancra la seguridad de los We
ClnOs de la Capital seria mucho
mas perfeCta, estaria mejor ga
rantida de 10 que Sc enCuentra
Ell la aCtualldad.
Porque ell merito y ell exito
j. de las lnStltuCiOnes como la de
bomberos ,estan en- la provision
que puede evitar desastres Y
rulnaS, mas que en- los rasgOs de
heroismo, en- Ia sublime teme-
ridad de que puedan haccr alar-
DIES valerosos, jOvenes indisci-
~plinadOs, C%areCiendo de mate
riales y de organization indis-
@ pensabIes.
ADVERTISE tambien, en- las Ca
lies de la capital, la escasez de
t01as &c i1ce1d;o. ESQ In to-
nido op0rtunid2f de compro-
barlO nuestrOs administrators
municipales, y es lastima que
subiendo que existe esa def
cienCia tan fundamental que
afecta al exito del eervicio de
Incendios, puestO que las man
gueras son cortas y algunas no
ajustan, Y cuando Sc rompen
con ell uso no hay partida en- Ell
presupuesto municipal para re-
parar los desperfectos, sabiendo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-10-16

PAPEL PARA PERIODI-
COS tamano BoLETIN, 10 ofre-
cemos anuestros relacionados.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

OF construction. which Is responsible
Tor the designs Of war ships. have at
iractcd much attention. Among Off
oors stationed in Washington the opln.
ION is general that these criticisms
represent the views of certain Nom
bers of the General Board of the navy.
me members OF tho board of naval
construction of which Rear Admiral
Gcors" a. Converse. retired. one of
The ablest officers of the service. Is
the head. are the chiefs of the bureau
OF construction. ordinance. equipment
and steam engineering For the old
SHIPS which are criticised these pres
cnt bureau clliefs are not responsible.
For the new battle ships of the ncl-
aware class they are responsible, and
have given TO the Secretary or tho
Navy their reasons for disposimg OF
the armor protection in the manner
which has evoked critic SIN
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
KING OF ALL CATFISH.
He Is Known to Fishermen and Pl-
lots of the Cumberland

Just how or when he received HIS
cognOmon no one seems to know, hut
should you call the name "Old Joe"
anywhere along the Cumberland river
above Cclna, Tenn. your hearers Will
at once become attentive, and usually
the query. "llavc you seen him." or
"Who saw him LAST" will greet your
remark.
"Old Joe" is an immense catfish
eight TO nine feet long, and it is
thought will weight more than 200
pounds. He was first seen nhout
twenty years ago in the Cumberland
river. where NarrowbOnc creek emp
ties into that classic stream in Cum
hcrland county. Since that time hard
~ week passes during the FISHING
season that some one does not sec
this huge fish, writes Glasgow cor
respondent of the Louisville Courier
Journal and always near where lac
was first seen. The furtherost point
that he has ever been known to roam
was a mile.
Many plans TO capture or kill "Old
joe have miscarrled and from the
way he has cludcd the various traps
and snaros set for him he must he
wise ms well as large. Fishermen an
Nious to possess "Old Toe" scalp have
campcd on the river for weeks. re-
mainedl all day waiting for II chance
shot. placed poison in the river. dyna-
mitcd all along for mile and after
becoming worn out would leave IN
disgust only to learn from someone
that old Joe" had been seen the day
he broke camp floating near the SUR
face of the water, evidently enjoying
a sunbath
After "Old Joe's' habittyon was es-
tablished steamboat men began to
look for him and there are very few
pilots on the upper Cumberland that
have not seen "Old joe" If at any
time Il pilot spoke of having seen Il
log or snag in that locality he was
promptly told it was "Old Joe
Recently Il well known plot on the
Cumberland river had II good look ut
the king OF the upper Cumberland,
ana in speaking of his observations
says: Some time since | had the
pleasure of seeing this enormous cat
fish. In length, | suppose IL would
measure close To eight feet, possibly
more. was IN position To get Il
good view of him while on duty in the
pilot house. being SO high above the
water | could see him clearly. No
ticing Il break in the water. | thought
1t was large snag. ! had moved to
the opposite side of my wheel in or
der to steer around what thought
To be snag, when ! saw what il was
called to the clerk through the
trumpet To get his gun, and he could
only see the waves that the king of
the Cumberland made ON his descent
81 ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16

OF the Fine Arts Society. together
with his characteristic note:
y have given my Lest attcnt on
during upward of ten years to train n
copyist To perfect fidelity III rendering
the works of Turner. and have now
succeeded in enabling him To produce
iacsimiles so near as to lok like re-.
plicas-iacs miles which | must sign
with my name to prevent their be-
ing sold for real vignettes."
There are two famous portraits OF
Leo N-one in the Tribuna room of
the UfIizi gallery in Florence and the
other IN the museum OF Naples. of
which no one can say which is the
original; aud short time ago II was
proved that Raphael's Ia Belle Jardi-
Mere. so long treasured as the origi-
nal picture in the Louvre. Paris. IS
hut copy after all. while the real
original was picked up for $3.50 at Il
secondhand store
There is. in the suburbs of Drus-
sells. picture factory which during
the past forty years has put upon the
market hundreds of iIobbcmas. Tc-
nicrs. Ruysdaels. Van Goyons and 50
ON: and London has Il similar factory
whore copies of any English master.
ancient or modern. can he had for
fewer shillings than You might pay
> pound notes for the originals-Tit
Bits
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
FEARF I'LL ITCHING
AFFL|CTS FAMILY
For Six Months They Suffered Tor
lures = Patches ofHumor Became
Raw-CouId Hardly Sleep-Med-
ical Treatment Did No Good but
TWO SETS OF CUTICURA
CURED THEM IN TEN DAYS

Last February my sister broke out
with II humor which gradually spread
TO the rest of the family. being the lust
To take il. 1t manifested itself in
patches varying from the size or pea
To that OF II silver dollar. The joints Of
our limbs We're most affected. The
parts where the skin was tender soon
became raw and rritatcd and we wcro
able to sleep but little because the itch
ing got so bad ut night Ny sister con-
suited physician but he was unable to
name the disease and the treatment he
prescribed did no good ut all. As the
warm weather camo on We were tor
tured worse than ever, the irritatcd
parts causing III to scratch until they
would bleed. In August, when il was
ut its worst. my sister was given
cake of Cuticura Soap. This she tried
and IL Afforded SO much relief that |
bought the complete treatment. CON
sisting of Cuticura Soap. cuticura Oint-
mcnt. and Cuticura Pills. This We
used according To directions and immc-
diatcly the humor began to disappear.
| then bought another set and the whole
family We're cured 10y these two, the
blotches disappearing i'm ten days. Az
ter this we used the Cuticura Pills for
ten days more to be sure that the humor
had gone to stay. We have not been
troubled since and we all think that il
X had not been for the Cuticura Rene
dies we would have been suffering yet.
George w. Brown s Linden ST., Rock
land, Mass. Jan. IS, 1907
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
State Department Communicates With
Governor Swanson,

WASHINGTON, u. c.. July ID
The state Department today received
II telegram from Acting Greek Con
sui General MaNimos ut New Yorl;
transmitting II report of the rioting
at Roanoke Saturday night involving
an attack upon nine Greek business
houses ,htrc aud invoking the proicc-
ton of the State Department. Tho
message was transmitted 10y the State
Department tn Governor Swanson ut
Richmond with the request for re.
port OH the subject.
Tho governors reply reached the
Department AT the closing hour and
was Of most rcassuring character.
He expresses full confidence in the
ability of the Roanoke municipal an
thoritics To maintain order ana prom
iscs that in any event he himself
will look after the safety OF the
Crooks In that city. lie promises 30
mako II detailed report To the state
Department as soon as he can secure
tho information which he Is now seek
ing
Governor Swanson Will Give State Aid
RICHMOND, VA. July l5.-Govcr-
nor Swanson today communicated by
long distance telephone with Mayor
Joel l.. Cutchn. of Roanoke, to in
Qurc rs to the present state of nj
fnirs In that city after Saturday
nights rioting Mayor Cutch'n re-
ported all quiet. The Governor in
structcd the mayor that should riot
ing begin again and il there was any
need Of state aid to telegraph ut once.
He said that peace must be kept and
that the State would be prepared to
enforce it,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
Governor Swanson Will Furnish
Stale Aid al Roanoke II Necessary.
PROTEST TO STATE DEPARTMENT
Consul General OF Greece, at New
York, Asks That His Fellow coun-
trymen Be Spared From Further
Attacks-Pcace Must be Kept.

NEW YORK. July Isl. G. Maxi
mas. acting cosul of Greece. at New
York. today made representation TO
Secretary of of state Root at Wash,
mgtpn protesting against tile action
Of the mob at Roanoke. Va, Saturday
night when several Greeks rcstaur
ants and places of business were
wrecked during the progress of a riot
and asking that the Greeks he given
the fullest possible protection OF the
law. A telegram was received at
tho consulate here today from Iio-
anulic signed Icy one hundred and fifty
Greeks. appealing for protection
against mob of rioters. The Greeks
photographed that the Roanoke police
were unable to cope with the situa-
tion and afford them prtcction from
the rioters.