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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-03

Su palacio de Buscot es notable POI
su hermosa collection de pint uras, en-
tre las cuales sobresalen dos Rem
brandt.
Sir Alexander goza tambien la re-
putacion de ser TN gran ira ba jador
Dicese que trabsja diez y ocho ho
ras al dia.
HISTORIA DE THE TINES
The Times hizo su aparici6n en-
Londres en- 1885, bajo Ell titulo de
daily Universal Register"
Tres afios mas tarde, en- 1888, fue
cuando adopto su actual tftitulo de
THE Times"
Ell comienzo de su carrera fue bo-
|rrascoso.
Atac6 al duque de York, hijo de
Jorge III, por su insana conducta, y
su redactor fue sentenciado una
multa de SO libras esterlinas y I'm
aiIo de carcel.
POGO despues ataco 4 la familia
Real inglesa, siendo aumentados la
multa y Ell tempo de prisi6n.
En- 1903, John Walter sucedi6 su
hijo, que .tomo la gerencia de de The
Times y estableci6 Ia correspondent
cia extranjera, por la cual "The
Times Sc distinguio mucho duran
tie la mitad del siglo anterior.
Sus exitos Sc hicieron muy pronto
celebres, principalmehte por su fa-
mosa critica de la polftica de William
Pitt por los detalles de la batalla
de Waterloo.
Entire sus redactores mas distin-
guidos, debe citarse 4 Relane. Lite
ratio de gran renombre, periodista
nota BILE. marco la orientacion de este
per i6dico de IS4I q 1877. Tenia,
por decirlo asf, ell pdblico a sus plan
tas. Todo el mundo lie conocfa por
su periodico adquirio tai prestigio
que bien pronto los Gobiernos ingles
y extranjeros Sc sirvieron de el para
sus comunicacione ofciales.
Baio la direction del professor Che
merry fuG cuardo Sc redact6 Ia sensa
cional serie de ariiculos que The
Times" public6 acerca del ''Psrnelis-
mo y Ell crimen,' y que dio lugar a
los famosos debates, en- los cuales
la tgura principal fue la de Parnel,
Iel jefe del partido irlandes.
Grande fue la emocion al hacerse
ell descu brimiento de que aquellos
articulos habian sido escritos por I'm
falsario y aventurero lrlandes, llama
do Pigot, Ell cual Sc suicide los dos
| dias de descubrirse el hecho.
Despues del asunto Parnel, THE
Times" Sc ha moderado mucho 81
que una politica en- favor del unionis-
mo.
La decadencis de The Times" Sc
debio a su plan de asociar TN asunto
comercial, Ell Book Club, sus en-
presas literarias
THE Times" fue vivamente ataca.
do por sus contemporaries y, a pesar
de todos sus esfucrzos por desquitar-
sc de un NAL paso, el peri6dico de
Londres perdio mucho prestigio.
De Mr.. Pearson depende resta Bile
Ger. con ideas modernss, el periodico
que sirvio de faro y de gula al perio
dlsmo lngles y mantener al alto pres
tigio de sus tradiciones, conservando
81 politica fuerte, justa, sin micdo y
sin taCha.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-03
PrpDSa I0g|cSa


'Mr. &. Arthur Pearson ha anun So
ciado 10 siguiente:
Estan emprendiendose ahora nego-
ciaciones en- virtud de las cuales The
Times" quedara constituido en- una
Sociedad anonima, bajo la presiden-
cia de Mr.. Walter, antique director
de dicho peri6dico. Todos los servi-
clos de The Times" seran reorgani,
zados por Mr. c. Arthur Pearson.
Ell caracter editorial del periodico
continuara siendo ell mismo, y como
en- 10 pasado. sera independents de
los partidos politicos.
Solo Sc espera la aprobaci6n del
Tribunal Civil para hacer dehnitivo
el resultado de las negociaciones.
The Times" por su partc, dicet
"Estamos en- ell case de poder afr
mar que las negociaciones para ell
traspaso de "The Times" han que.
dado ultimadas.
t--El nombramiento de Mr.. Pearson
como director gerente sera seguido
de una reorganization completa del
peri0dico, y Su exito en- 10 successive
estara EN- las manos de Mr.. Pearson.
Sir Alexander Henderson estara
asociado con Mr.. Pearson en- la alta
direction de The Times"
Es muy possible que este siga
una fusion de The Times de
"The Standard" pero continuando
siempre en- vigor ell actual precio
de tres ''peniques. The Times,
aparte de su publication diaria, en-
prendera publicaciones semanales
que lie permitan aumentar sus rentas. -
exiQuien es Mr.. PEARSON
t&Mr. Cyril Arthur Pearson es el CO.
nocidisimo director de la Casa Ar
thur Pearson. Tiene cuarcnta TN
afios de edad y fue educado en- ell CO.
legio de Winchester. Despues de
haber hecho su apreudizaie en- la casa
de sir George Newnes, fund6 las re-
vistas semanales Pearson s Weekly"
"Royal Magazine, Novel Magazi-
ne" ymuchas otras del mismo genero
En- 1900 fundo ell periodico diario
THE Daily Express" E Immediate
mente The North Mail, de New
castle, The Gazette, &c Birm.
ingham.
En- 1904 obtuvo la gerencia de "The
+ Standard v de Saint. James's Ga
zette", y hello ahora al frente de
"The Times, que durante muc ha S
generaciones ha sabido conserva1
por su tono y por sus servicios roli
tico y literario, un alto prestigio en-
el periodismo britanico.
Mr.. Chamberlain ha dicho de Mr.
Pearson que era Ell mas grande ira
bajador que habia conocido. FL nue.
vO director de THE Times" es real
mente un hombre que lleva una vida
de trabajo duro. Se levanta las
siete de la mafiana, lee sus periodi-
cos y practica durante tres cuartos
de hora ejercicios fisicos, toma ST
desayuno, y las diez Sc persona en
Ia oficina, ha sta la noche, retirandose
solo durante media hora para al
morzar.
tQuien es sir Alexander-Hende
son3 Nacio en- 1850 y fue nombradc
ssbaronet" en- 1902. Sc distingui6 er
su cargo de Presidente del Great Cen
trail Railway por su energfa y por ST
manera de organizar Ell Staffor er
1893.
Sir Alexander fue elegido miem
bro del Parla amento ingles por la di-
vision de West Stafford en- 1898.
Els ura gran autoridad inglesa er
los ferrocarriles de la America de
Sur, como en- las industrias del car
bon y del hierro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-03

m ente en- las Universidades y Liceo
del Mediodfa. Tienen su lugar Sc
fIalado en- los concursos de agr ega-
cion. Por todas estas razones-es-
cribe monsieur Balz-es de desear
que la Sociedad de cambios interfa-
miliares extienda hacia ese lado su
accion, TN POGO acaparada hasta hoy
por Alemania Decididamente, to-
davia hay dema siados Princes.
A. POSADA.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-03
Cacpria de una |pODa
dcntro de una pob|aciitn

En- Brianza (Italia) sc ha de-
sarrOllado un dramaticO Y ex-
traordinario suceso. que pudo
tener fatales Consecuencias.
HaCe varios amos IN iefe del
ejercito italiano que tomo parte
en- la expedition militar de Abb
sinia, compro en- Africa una leo.
ma, en- estadO de cachorro.
Retirado a una finca de cam
po en- Brianza, Ell militar cr;0 q
la leona, pero esta resistia
tOdas las tentativas de dOmesti-
|cidad, Y a medida que iba Gre
Ciendo revelaba su innata fe-
reZa.
Temiendo una desgracia Ell
militar Sc VIC obligado a orde-
mar la construction de una iau-
la de hero, donde fue encerra-
da la fera.
Pero hace pocos dias, el ami
NAL que habia logrado romper
una de las barras de hierro,
escape de la jaula.
La noticia produjo terrible
panico, pues nadie, saba donde
estaba oculta la leona, Y todos
Sc hallaban temerosos de en-
Contrarla.
Sc atrancaron las puertas V
en- toda la poblaci0n domino un
miedo indesCriptible.
Los mas animOSOS, entire los
cuales Sc hallaba el propietario
de la leona. decidieron dar una
batida hasta acertar con Ell re-
fuglO de la fiera V matarla.
tuerOn invitados los cazado.
res mas apasionados de la CO.
marca, y cuando todos Sc pre-
paraban a salir al campo, corri6
la noticia de que la fera habia
entrado en- la poblacion.
Alguno os de los cazadores lie
vaban grandes teas ardiendo, Y
todos iban armados de carabi-
mas, escopetas y rev0lvers.
No tardaron en- seguir la pista
de la hera que al sentirse AGO
sada redoblo su furia, pero bus
cando. por instinto, la casa de
donde habia escapado.
Cuando vic que Sc acercaban
los intrepidos cazadores, la leo
ma Sc prepare para la lucha.
Era una calle estrecha, bordea-
da de atlas tapias, donde subie-
ron algunos hombres, disparan-
do desde ALI tranquilamente.
FL animal, herido, sc lanz6
trenetico al ataque, pero hume
rosos disparos, una verdadera
descarga cerrada, lie hizo caer a
TERRA en las convulsiones de la
agonia.
La extrafla caceria de la leo
ma, en- medic de la poblaci6n,
ha sido TN acontecimiento que
no olvidaran nunca los vecinos
de Brianza.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-03
A los sEc1IptoreS Y Agentc2

Para Ia buena marcia de esta Admins
TRACTION, no admitimOs Atlas de suscripto--
res este diario sino desde ell 10 de cada
mes. Las BAJAS SO aviSaran los dfas 80
81; sdyiertendose que las que Sc dieren con
posterioridad no Sc tomaran en- cuenta nj
gurtiran efecto en- la contahilidad hasta
slia 6ltimo del mes siguieute al en- que sc
solicitor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
COLLEGE HOBO
DEFINED

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Nov. a.
Prof. John o. Reed. dean of the lit
erary department of the University
of Michigan. in talk to the state
teachers association in Saginaw.
on kindergartens, fraternities and
college social organizations, has
wrought up the student body here
to an unusual degree.
Dean Reed said In part: in
every high school, college and uni
versity in this country we find the
intellectual hobo: the man to whom
study is distasteful. These hoboes
acknowledge no responsibility for
performance OF duty: the good
name of the institution which toler-
ates them Is no concern of theirs:
they would get through as easily
as possible and run no risk of brain
flag In the meantime.
THE fraternities In particular
form foci for dissolute and disor.
derby hangers on, and exert in gen
eral an influence directly counter
to the educational and scholarly at.
mosphere of the institution to
which they attach themselves"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12

Editor, Press-I have read Nitl
much interest your letters pub-
lished in reference to seeing
things" will make brief stain
ment and refer to statements given
in The Press for confirmation OF
this statement so far as predfc-
tions referred to are concerned.
But few people, perhaps, could
ever accomplish much along these
lines, but some few Of us are
blessed or cursed with such q
power, and we can no more avoid
seeing these things than we can
avoid seeing the houses across the
streets when we look In that dh
ERECTION.
I I have been able while tn Sp0'
kane to see and know any change
in the price of a given stock on
the New York market and notify
the editor of The Press in adj
vance of such changes days,
weeks and in some instances
months before the price of the
stock would advance or decline
with reasonable accuracy. The
greatest difficulty is | cannot tell
the order in which the changes
will occur.
For instance, take Reading Rail-
road stock. can tell the high and
low mark 1t will touch in the flu
ture, but I cannot tell whether 1t
will decline to the low point first
and then advance to the high point,
or first advance to the high. point
and then decline to the low point,
nor can l tell when or how long a
time will elapse before these vari-
GUS changes will take place. But
when l want to know what the fu-
ture price of particular stock
will be, fix my mind intently
upon the price of that stock and
watch the marker make the figures
on the board in Spokane as the
prices are wired in from New
York, and when the manipulators
there determine how high and how
low the price shall be, l can see
it in words and figures the color
of iron at white heat in the day
time, the figures appearing about
two inches in length.
If I am asleep in Spokane when
such change is determined in New
York l will be awakened out of
sleep and as soon as l am aroused
| will see those words and figures
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
CATHOLIC CONGRESS BIG AFFAIR

-.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1a.--It To- ex-
pected that the first American Cath
ole missionary congress. to be held
In this city from Nov. Is to IS, will
bring together the most notable as
sembly Of prelates, clergymen and
laymen ever gathered in the United
states. Not only will every state
ana territory be represented, but
Representatives will also be here
from the American dependencies
and from Canada.
Eighty archbishops, bishops and
initred abbots have already &C.
cepted invitations to be present and
take part In the deliberations of the
congress. There will be hundreds
Of priests and a large representa-
ton Of laymen The parish has been
recognized as the unit in arranging
for representation and each of the
$4,000 parishes of the country are
entitled to two delegates. There
will also be delegates at large from
the various Catholic societies. In
all, more than 80 nationalities will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12

holding Of q. celebration Is not the
purpose of the gathering.
Objects Of Congress.
The objects of the congress, as
set forth by the Catholic Church
Extension Society of America
which has called the meeting, are:
"To mark the change of the
church in North America from mis-
sionary conditions to it's full share
in the work of the church universal
by striking the note of unselfish-
ness clearly and forcefully.
ITO crystalline the missionary
sentiment now being awakened in
the Catholic clergy and people to
the end that all may realize their
common duty of extending and pre-
serving the church of Jesus Christ.
ITO study missionary conditions,
especially of America and the col
onies of the United States and plan
for their improvement.
ITO pledge to the holy father
Americas loyal support and active
cooperation in his mighty task of
restoring all things in Christ"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
RICH MANS
SON GUILTY

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE new
"white slave law" has been put into
execution. and for the first time in
Chicago conviction has been Sc
cured under the laws provisions.
Louis Berg, proprietor of dis
orderly house at AZ Curtis street,
and Albert Licker were found
guilty by jury in Judge Henry v.
Freeman's court of having impris-
oned two Cleveland (Ohio) girls in
Berg's place. The young women,
Katie Alexandra and Louise Hikes,
both 20 years old, were held prison
ers for a week. finally being res
cued by the police
The new law prescribes as pun
ishment a fine of $1,000 and incar-
ceration In the county Jail for a
term not Jesse than six months nor
more than one year.
AS the verdict was brought in the
aged mother of Licker. who is the
son of a wealthy Cleveland shoe
manufacturer, swooned and the
prisoner himself collapsed. The
court room was full of Lickers rel
atives and friends, all of whom APP
peared 0greatly agitated. Licker's
father had employed ~ lawyers to
fight for the liberty of his son, who
is % years old.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
HORSE NEARLY EATS $4,000.

MARIETTA, O., Nov. 12.-Will-
lam Bay of this city sold a farm
for $4,000. placed the money in a
bag of oats, drove home and lost
the bag from his wagon.
Harry Wehrs. driver of a delivery
wagon. found the oats, started feed
Ing his horse and found the money,
which was in 800 bills. Bay put
the police on the case. but in the
Wehrs had located him
and returned the money. He was
for his honesty with a IS
bill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
MAKING NOVEL COINS

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-THE
new S. coins now being made at
the San Francisco mint are novel
in appearance, being struck on a
different plan from any coin hereto
fore made in this or any other
country: The S. and the $3.50
pieces will be known as the Bige-
low-Pratt design. The way they
became to he known as such is an
interesting history.
Last year while President Roose-
welt was explaining to DR.. William
Sturgis Bigelow of Boston the me-
chanical difficulties met with In the
effort to bring to success the gold
coins of the Saint Gaudens design,
especially the need that the coins
should stack" or pile to a uniform
height, the idea came to DR.. Bige-
low that high or strong relief of
design on a coin might be obtained
by depressing the design below the
field or face of the coin, instead of
raising 1t above, as was being done
In all coinage operations, which
would permit of the pieces being
piled to a uniform height.
DR.. Bigelow asked Bella l.. Pratt,
an artist Of st. Botolph studio, Bos-
ton, to make an experimental de-
sign to. illustrate the principle. This
was submitted to the president and
the idea struck him as feasible.
The design of an Indian head,
with war bonnet of feathers, was
adopted for the diverse side and
the design of an eagle, standing, for
the reverse side, and Mr.. Pratt was
commissioned to prepare models
for the engraver.
The result was so satisfactory
the new form of the IS piece was
promptly adopted, and 1t was
further decided that the $3.50
pieces should be of the same de-
sign. The new coins bear the
motto ''In God We Trust"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
STOLEN TWO MONTHS AGO
WOMAN IS GIVEN LIBERTY

GREEN BAY, Wis, Nov. IL
More than two months after her
disappearance, while waiting for an
interurban car, Mrs. RondOu, wife
of a prominent business man of
this city, has returned home great
ly shattered in health. Since Sep
TENDER 2, when she was last seen
at Kaukana waiting for an inter-
urban car to this city, oil trace of
her had been lost.
She tells startling story of alb
duction in an automobile by two
men, but says no harm was done
her during the entire time. She
tells Of other women who are being
held in practical captivity, and the
authorities are now making an &C.
tive search to apprehend her alb
ductors.
According to the story she re-
lates to the police, Mrs. Rondou
was picked up on the night of Sep
TENDER 2 by two men who had
bundled her into their automobile
before she had time to realize what
had happened. She was bound and
gagged and in the dark of the night
whisked away. At house which
she thinks Is located in the Me-
nominee forest, the machine came
to a halt and there she was given
a certain measure of liberty
though a close watch was kept on
her. her abductors evidently fear
ing that she would make her es-
cape.
She was made to do kitchen
work and other mental labors, but
at no time, she says, was any harm
done to her, even so much as by
word. She learned that six other
women were captives in the house,
including one young girl who had
been brought in the night before
she had been abducted.
A few days ago she was told that
she would be given her freedom
provided she would make oath
never to reveal the circumstances
of her capture or the place where
she had been held in captivity. She
readily assented to this arrange
ment. That night she was taken
in an automobile and dropped off at
Appleton. Here she took an inter-
urban car for Green Bay.
From. the direction of location
given by Mrs. Rondou. the police
believe the house she was kept a
prisoner In is that of Jack of Dia-
monds." supposed to be in the
woods near the state line.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
ELWOOD HAS !: !:
A CLOSE CALL

1t was not the innocence Of e.
A. Elwood, accused of criminal as
sault on Carrie Lola Rivers, aged
II, that impressed the jury suf-
ficiently to order his release, for
on the face of the evidence Elwood
was technically guilty. There were
two mitigating circumstances in
his favor, the first being the claim
that the girl, who is large for her
age, represented to him that she
was past Is, and the other the fact
that Elwood. who bore a good
record in the army. was not a
bad fellow and ought to be given
another show.
1t was admittedly all who heard
the case that Elwood had about as
close call from prison SEN
tence as a man cares to expert
ence and the general opinion was
that the jury would impose the
minimum penalty of six months.
When the jury returned its YER
dict Of acquittal at p. m. yester-
day. after four hours elaboration,
Elwood was so overcome that he
shed tears while seated in the
courtroom. His attorney. Mr.. Mar.
tin, thanked the jury for Elwood.
One of Elwood's chief supports
in the case was Frank Cooper. hts
friend and companion on the night
of their meeting with Lola Rivers
and Anna Green. Elwood, which
is believed to be an assumed name,
and Cooper, or Cook, as he gave
both names, were soldiers together
at Vancouver barracks and came to
Spokane for little high life after
their discharge from the armya
They intended to return to VAN
couver after the end of their hoii.
day and re-enlist, and while en-
gagged in their merry making ran
counter to the law and were placed
in jail. Cooper defeated the case
against him because of the fact
that his companion, Anna Green, is
past Is.
The evidence showed that FL.
wood and. Cooper took the two
girls from church In Union park
to the Lynne block. where they
were found by the police.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
OLD MEN, ARE
VERY OLD

DUBLIN, Nov. 1.-THE investi-
cation Of old age pension claims in
County Donegal has brought to
light the fact that several of the
claimants are centenarions. Among
them is Charles Kelly. residing in
the parish of Inver, In a wild,
mountainous district about six
miles north of the little town of
Mount Charles.
Kelly has reached the extraordi-
nary age of III years. Notwith-
standing this his sight and hearing
are but slightly impaired, and he
still takes an intelligent interest in
the working of the little holding on
which he resides, which for the last
80 years has been In the possession
of his youngest son. Dennis, man
approaching his sixtieth year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
MADE A SPECIALITY OF
DEFRAUDINC BANKS

YOUNGSTOWN. O.. Nov, Ia
Tired OF lodging the law. a man
giving the name of Harry Davis
strolled into. police headquarters
and gave himself up, saying he is
wanted In several cities for de-
1rauding banks.
He said he was from Del Rio,
Texas, and had defrauded banks in
Sayres, Ariz,, Wichita, Kan, and a
Denver Arm, besides James Ring.
proprietor of the New Park hotel.
He said he had passed check at
Denver. on Daniels & Fisher. de-
partment store for $500; First Ma
honal bank of Wichita. for $3.50,
and at Sayre for $500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
MOTHERS STRUGGLE
TO REGAIN HER SON

A legal battle for possession of
David Wallace Ely. aged 10, will
come up In the superior court Sa-
turday, with the Washington Home
Finding society on one hand and
the boys mother. Mrs. Larry Wal
lace, a woman barber of this city,
plaintiff In the case, on the other.
The boy was originally committed
for incorrigibility then restored to
the mother and afterward returned
by her voluntarily to the care of
the state.
He will be brought before Judge
Hinkle Saturday and 1t will be In.
cumbent upon Mrs. Wallace to
show to the satisfaction of the
court that she is able to care for
and control the boy. The state
contends that she is not.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
BOMB FACTORY DISCOVERED

VANCOUVER, b. c.. Moe Ia
Reports from New Westminster
state that a conspiracy has been
discovered among the HiHdus who
are said to he manufacturing
bombs for the purpose OF supply.
ing them to malcontents in India
to Ire used In general uprising.
While the manufacture of explo-
sives believed to be carried on in
hillside the chief plotter is said
to have his headquarters In Seattle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-12
LoosEs ARM IN SAW

EVERETT, Nov. 12.-John Reyn-
olds began work at the Clark
Nickerson mill and Is minutes
later he was removed to the
Providence hospital with his arm
so badly injured that amputation
was necessary. At the hospital
the injured man is reported to be
getting along very we'll under the
circumstances. Reynolds was in
and became entangled
in the machinery of the Hath mill.