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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-15
1908" EVANS REACHES HOME
FIGHTING ADMIRAL COMPLETES
RAIL TRIP FROM FRISCO.
Receives Welcome at Union Station
From Assemblage of Friends
and other Admirers.

When the long train of cars from the
west in which Rear Admiral Robley u.
Evans and his party were passengers
rolled into the Union station at 6:-'
o'clock last evening about 80 persons
who had assembled in the concourse TO
greet him craned their necks to get the
first glimpse of the officer in command
on the long cruise of the American bat
tleships to San Francisco. AS the admiral
was wheeled through the gate in an in
valid chair the crowd lined uD and a tail,
military-appearing man sang out:
There's our Fighting Bob.
Taking this as cue the assemblage ap-
plauded heartily, and Policeman John {.
Costello, himself a veteran regular soldier,
headed the line and directed Admiral
Evans and party TO the plaza, where d
big automobile touring car awaited them.
The crowd continued to applaud as the
party passed through the station. and Ad-
miral Evans bowed his acknowledgements
In the throng at the station were army
and navy officers and representatives OF
the G. a. r., the Spanish War Veterans
and the Army and Navy Union.
The admiral was passenger In the
parlor car Sunset, and accompanying him
were Mrs. Evans. Mrs. Marsh his daugh-
ter; Dr. Mcdonald of the navy. Lieut..
admiral's staff Lieut., Evans, his son, and
Lieut.. Gherardi. former commander of the
Yankton, the tender to Admiral Evans
fleet on the voyage to the Pacific.
Loath to Use Chair.
Admiral Evans alighted from the train
in the Union station here with the aid of
clutches, and upon seeing the roller chair
awaiting him exclaimed:
II don't want to take that chair. but l
suppose I have to-
Those on the platform in the train shed.
and who were the first to greet the noted
sea fighting. were Rear Admiral PillsbGry.
Capt. Kimball. Rear Admiral Cowles.
Capt. Ingersoll, Commander Marsh, Mrs.
Chandler, Mrs. Emory and Mrs. ]. v.
Chase
When Rear Admiral Cowles compli-
mented Admiral Evans on his physical
appearance Fighting Bob replied that
he was feeling much better and was not
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REPORT SALES OF REALTY.
Local Brokers Explain Several Re-
cent Transactions.

The Collins-Guerry Company has sold
to William Buckingham for Mrs. Eliza
beth Smith the two-story frame cottage
1880 18th Street. The purchaser will oc-
cupy 1t AS his home.
The same company also reports the
sale of a lot on Cedar street. Takoma
Park. D. c., to H. j. Baker for c. H.
Raub. The price was about 20 cents a
foot. The lot contains 1910 square Ieet.
fronting S7.38 feet on Cedar street and
AGO feet on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. 1t is the intention OF the pur-
chaser to commence improvements i'm
mediately for business uses
Charles w. King has disposed of the
brick dwelling. 616 Kenyon street through
the Stone & Fairfax real estate corpora
ton. The house is of two stories and
cellar. containing six rooms and bath,
heated by hot water. 1t has a frontage
of twenty-five feet and q liberal depth.
with public alley on the side affording
light and ventilation. Mr.. King COM
pleted the house this spring. The pur-
chaser is to occupy 1t as his home.
The real estate corporation of Boss &
Phelps has sold the residence No. 1913
Lamont street for Sc. 500 to Mrs. Sue
Cochran. who will occupy it as her resi-
bath and is heated by hot water The
lot is 17x1JO feet to an alley. The prop
erty was owned by William Brown.
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Robert Horner a Hero.

BALTIMORE. May 1J-Mr. Robert
Horner. II West Preston street. who is a
son of Joshua Horner, and we'll known in
social circles. proved himself a hero yes
terday afternoon by plunging into the wa
ter to the rescue of man who was
struggling for his life near the. foot OF
Mill street. Quickly swimming to the
man. who was apparently helpless. he
grasped him by the coat collar and
brought him ashore. He gave his name
as Thomas buddy, fifty-eight years old.
and residence as t.iler's Park, Middle
river. His occupation, he said. was that
of "A labOrer
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SENTENCED TO DIE.
Motion Overruled for New Trial for
Richard Gregory

Richard Gregory. colored. was today
sentenced by Justice Barnard in Criminal
Court No 2. to be executed Monday. No
Tember Is next. between the hours of 10
o'clock am. and o'clock pm Gregory
was recently convicted of first degree
murder in connection with the killing of
William A. Garner. also colored. August
81 last. near Rock creek
Motions for a new trial and in arrest
of judgment were overruled by the court
An appeal will probably be prosecuted
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Shot as Result of a Quarrel.

BALTIMORE. May 15.-As a sequel 10 a
quarrel at birthday party last Sunday,
Michael Galuccia. aged eighteen years.
was shot and killed on the Baltimore and
Ohio tracks about 300 yards east of Nth
street. Canton. by Joseph Petrone. about
$50 o'clock last night.
The murderer made his escape and up
to alte hour had not been unprecedented,
although the entire county police force
searched Canton. Highlandtown and thu
country contiguous
There was one witness to the shooting.
a man named Angelo. who was with the
murdered man. but when the fatal SHOT
was fired he ran away and has not yet
been found. The dead man, his murderer
and the man with him were employed as
laoorers on the Baltimore and Ohio .dil-
road.
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THREE-MAsTER IN DISTRESS.
Virginia Schooner Waterlogged in
Heavy Sea Off Jersey.

PHILADELPHIA. May 15.-The three
masted schooner William MCGEE. Capt
Pearsel. from West Point. Va. for New
York is reported from Atlantic City wa
terlogged off Sea Island City with load
of pine boards. In response to signals
Of distress the crew of the Sea Isle City
life-saving station went out in a lfeboat
and brought the crew of five men ashore
The schooner Is pounding on ToWnsends
inlet bar and will be total wreck
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half as Ill as had been reported. He
appeared to be very much thinner than
on his last appearance in this city and
was evidently quite weak as a result Of
his illness. He was much interested in
the appearance of the Union station and
gazed interestedly at the building inside
and out.
Proceeds to Residence
After entering the touring car he was
taken at once to his home. ;24 Indiana
avenue. There would have been a greater
demonstration made over his homecom-
ing. 1t is said. but 1t was his expressed
wish that there should be no great as
semblage at the station and no formal
welcome owing to the recent death Of his
favorite grandchild. Robley Evans Sewall.
which is said to have caused him much
grief.
Rear Admiral Evans has not made any
plans for the near future. except to rest
and endeavOr to recuperate from his
recent sickness. Although compelled by
illness to give up the command OF the
battleship feet, he will not reach the re-
tirement age until next August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-15
JOHN L. PRosIsE.

On balmy and sunny May day forty
eight years ago John l.. Prosise was born,
right here in the National capital. After
trotting educational leafs at Gonzaga
and Georgetown colleges and studying
medicine with DR.. Toner great chief of
the American Medical College. he decided
that he was not an alarming success as
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hours, -; a year ago. 81.
For Virginia, cloudy tonight. probably
rain and cooler in southeast portion Sat-
urday partly cloudy. warmer in interior;
fresh northeasterly winds, becoming va
riable.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
east.-Tne disturbance central Thursday
IN western Nebraska is slowly filling up
over Minnesota. Pressure has increased
over New England and the middle Allan
tic states. With the shift of the winds
into the northeast, rain and much lower
temperatures prevail over the middle At
lantic states. Rain has also fallen in the
Ohio valley and the lake region and
thence westward over the Dakotas. All
of the great interior agricultural districts
have now received an abundance of rain
For tonight and Saturday rain is prob
able in the middle Atlantic states and the
lake region. The temperature will rise
slowly in northeastern districts.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh northeasterly, becom-
ing variable, on the south Atlantic coast
fresh southwesterly. and on the cast gulf
coast fresh southeasterly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and
fair weather TO the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty four hours: Atlantic City, Lie;
Corpus Christi, 30.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Tie following were the readings OF the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning al pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-May1 IA. 4 pm, 81, pm.
Is; T. midnight .s; May ID, am, % !;
am. %; l. noon, o3; = pm. o3.
Maximum, 81, at = pm, May II; mini
mum. -. at am. May IL.
Bdrometer-May IA, I pm. 29.9S: 5 pm,
1905; T. midnight Bob: May IL. am,
o16; am. 1919; noon, 1924; pm,
iU.oi
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature recorded today by
Feast 4 Co.'S standard thermometer was
as follows: am, 81; noon, IS; :. pm,
30
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1.1J am. and = pm
high tide, 7:1O am. and 7:42 pm.
Tomorrow-I.ow tide, 1: 55 a m. and o:45
pm; high tide, 75o am. and $3.50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose at 4:47 am: sun sets
at 1905 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises at 4:46 a m
Moon sets at 1 80 d IN. tomorrow
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps ali
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tlnguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extnsuished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, 66: con-
diticn %. Dalecarla reservoir, tempera-
ture 40 condition at north connection,
~: condition at south connection. 30.
Georgetown distributing reservoir. tenn
Perature. ID: condition at inf1uent gate
house. 80: condition at effluent gatehouse.
-.
Up-River Waters.
Specirl Dispatch to The star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. May 10
The Potomac is little muddy and the
Shenandoah cloudy today.
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To Command the Georgia.


Capt. E. T. Qualtrough has been de-
tached from duty at the navy yard.
Washington d. c., and ordered to assume
command of the battleship Georgia of
the Atlantic fleet at San Francisco as the
relief of Capt. Fl. McCrea. who has been
ordered to his home and placed on wait
ing orders.
Resignation of Lieut.. Rodgers.
The resignation of First Lieut. Joseph
Rodgers, Philippine Scouts, has been ac-
cepted by the President, to take effect
May IA, 1903. Lieut.. Rodgers served in
the ranks for six years and was commits
stoned second lieutenant. Philippine
Scouts. in July, 1901. He was promoted
first lieutenant in March, 1905.
Troops Back From Manila.
The adjutant general is advised that the
transport Thomas has arrived at San
Francisco from Manila. P. l., with the
sth Infantry G51 officers and GIG enlisted
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Five Elected at Norfolk.

NORFOLK. Va, May 1.-THE election
of five bishops was the feature of yester-
days session of the general conference of
the \. NJ f. conference. the successful
ministers being f. w. hampton. the pres
ent financial secretary of mississippi; Rev.
DIR. II. Blanton Parks. missionary secre-
tary. and Rev. j. 8. Flipper. president of
Morris Brown College, Atlanta. Ga, who
are to be assigned work AT home. while
Rev. DIR. Albert Johnson of Philadelphia
was elected bishop of South Africa and
DR. w. II. Heard. secretary Of the preach
ers' aid society. was elected bishop of
West Africa. The greatest interest was
manifested in the elections. and not until
the late afternoon ballot did the confer
ence reach conclusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-15

1t matters little what it is that you
want-whether situation or a servant
want ad in The Star will reach the
person who can fill your need
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-15

turned over to the naval militia of the
state of New York.
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Resignation of Lieut.. Rodgers.
WEATHER FORECAST.

Cloudy and Warmer Tonight; To-
morrow Fair.
Forecast Till PM. Saturday.-For the
District of Columbia and MARYLAND,
cloudy and warmer tonight. Saturday
fair. warmer; light northeasterly winds,
becoming southeastery
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; d year ago. 81.
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Up-River Waters.

Srert1 Dispatch TO The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. May 10
The Potomac is little muddy and the
Shenandoah cloudy today.
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To WITNESS GREAT SEANCE WHERE
wonderful manifestations occur in the light 20
TO KELLER :. 1901 Fairinont ST., Wed, Friday
or Sunday night. Private slate writing daily
myl3-7ts
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PALMISTRY.

MIR. DAOUD. THE RENOWNED ORIENTAL
palmist-His wonderful reading Of your hand
viii unlock the hidden vaults of informa ton
concerning your personal and business life.
studio. 1922 Q ct NV: phone North 1880.
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Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature. 81: con-
ditlcn. 2S. Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera-
tnre. 40: condition at north connection.
NJ condition at south connection. 30.
Georgetown distributing reservoir, tenn
perature. ii: condition at influent gate
house. 80; condition at effluent gatehouse.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-06

a los perjuicios a veces extraor-
dlnar1os que este ocasiona y a
los peligros que en- ocasiones 20
escasean, hace que resulte por
demas justihcada la protesta del
publico cada vez mas descon-
tento, y con razon sobrada, del
peslmo serviclo.
La vlCtlma de TODD este, Ell
publlco, no puede hacer mas
que protestar como a diario pro.
tesla, de la manera desconside-
rada como es tratado por una
empresa que Sc ha enriquecido
aqui con la protection decidida,
desmedida que Ell publico lie ha
dispensado.
Pero las autoridades admins.
trativas, pueden intervenir pa
ra evltar que Sc continue ha-
ciendo Ell negocio estupendo con
los medlos primitivos y los ele-
mentos rutinarios cuyo fracaso
es tan conocido va.
Existe 10 que puede llamarse
propiamente TN estado de OPT
MON COntrario q la continua-
clon de las cosas como van, con
dano evidente del pdblico, del
gran publico cuya queja toma
al pTeSente VerdaderaS tOnali-
dades clamorosas.
Volveremos a insistir sobre
este punto, que entendemos de
una gran convenience publica
y de supreme interes general.
rs precise que quien vive del
publico, lie sirva bien, 8 por 10
menos 10 procure, y 81 no que
dele Ell puesto a quien quiera, 6
este en- condolences de hacerlo
melOT.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-06
SorVIcIO civil
Examenes especiaIes.

Mr.. Coles, Presidente de la Conf
sion del servlcio civil nos suministra
los siguientes datos sobre examenes
especiales.
La Comision del Servicio Civil
anuncia que los msnuales de exame-
mes estan listos para ser distributes.
Una copia lie sera remitida q cual-
quiera persona que as1 10 pida en- una
tarjeta postal. Examenes especiales
sc verificaran en- San Juan Ell sAbado
IS de Julio, y todos los sabados ST
guientes, hasta que Sc otorga I'm n1-
nero suhciente de elegibles para
ocupar las plazas vacantes que 4 con-
tlnuaclon Sc expresan. Las personas
que desearen someterse & examen
debeu obtener solicitudes, llenarlas
correctamente, y envisrlas cuanto
antics a la Comision del Servicio
Civil.
A~rquitecto, (Architect); Copista al
papel ferro- prusiatlco, ~(Blweprint-
man); Chainman: Chauffeur; Dacti-
l6grafo, (Typewriter) D~elineante,
(Draughteman); Inspector de Alimen.
tos, (Food ~Inspector); Inspector de
Construcciones, inspector of Cons
truction); Inspector de Plomerfa,
plumbing Inspector; Investigator,
Examiner of Accouuts); Jefe Inves.
tigador. (Chief Examiner of Ac-
counts); Maestro. Preside, (Teacher
in the Penitentiary); Maestro Carpin-
tero, (Master Carpenter); Maestro
Plomero. Master Plumber); Maqui-
njsta, Engine Driverl; Medico Visi-
%tante, Vieques, Visiting Physician,
Viequesl; Nivelador, (Leveler); Ope
rador, (Transitman) Porta Mira
(Rodman); Reparador de Lfneas, Gil
neman J; Superintendent Auxiliar,
Manicomio, assistant S%uperinten-
dent Insane Asylum); Taonfgrafo,
(Stenographer); Telefonista, (Telc
phone Operatorl.
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Bien veniido

A bordo del vapor americana Goa.
mo-, ha llegado 4 esta ciudad, Mr..
c. H. Callaghan; socio de la casa ar
MADEIRA N. A. Benner y Comp. de
New York.
Su yiaje obedece a llevar 4 efecto
varias gestiones, encaminadas & faci-
litar ventajas al concrete en- los he-
ties.
Esta importante .c~ompanfa. tiene
establecido importantes se~rvicios ma
rftimos entre New York, Cuba, Puer-
TO Rico Y Mexico.
Sea bien venido y que Sue gestio
mes sean fructfferas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-06
CuItOS schemes
en- la Iglesia parroquial
de San Francisco de Asis

Ell jueves 9 del corriente al toque
de oracion, dara principle en- dicha
Iglesia I'm soiemne novenario q la
Santfsima Virgen del Carmen.
Jueves r6.-Fiesta del Carmen. A
las 7 misa rezada, y en- ella Sc dara la
communion q los 6eles devotos que de
seen recibir 4 Jesds sacramentado.
Viernes r7.-Terminada la novena
response cantado por los devotos di-
funtos.
Sabado I3.-Letanfa y salve So
lemnes.
Domingo ro.-Misa rezada 4 las 6 y
cuarto, y 4 las 8 misa solemne con
panegfrico q cargo de IN e%locuente
.orador sagrado.
Sc ruega la asistencia de los heles
.devotoS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-06
To N GPCIal

Los senores Piza yCompaffa. de
Arecibo, o comunicau que, con fe-
cha 2 del %corriente y ante Ell Notario
de Arecibo don Manuel Paz Urdas,
han conferido poder general para que
los represented en- Il negocios en-
Arecibo, 4 don Alexandra Salicrup
Colon y 4 su antique empleado don
Pedro A. Ferra y Albert; y en- la
|ciudad de San Juan, 4 don Bartolout
Reus Caubet.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-06
De Carolina

Nos dice Don Francisco Garcia Y
Garcia, Tesorero del Municipio y
de la Junta Escolar del pueblo de la
Carolina, que han cerrado alli ambos
Presupuestos de 1905 s, con IN su-
peravit en- Gaia para 1908 9, de ro9s3
dollars o2 centavos ell 10 y de 1914
20 Ell 40, despues de satisfechas todas
las atenciones pendientes de pago.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-06
N@G@ del @6a
I'm pesimo s~erviCio.

Tn pesimo servicio.
Ell servicio que presto a la
poblaci6n de San Juan, la com :
pania del trolley, es verdadera
mente lamentable. No pasa I'm
dia sin que hasta nosotros lie
guen quejas repetidas Y protes-
tas del vecindarlo que vlve en-
Puerta de Terra. Santurce, Ha-
to Rey y Rio Piedras. quejas
fundadas en- los perjuicios que
sufren los que por necesidad,
Dor carecer de otra clase de We
hiculos-y estos son la gran
mayoria-tienen que servirse
de los carros electricos para CO.
municarse entire San uan y sus
barrios.
Descontando los dias de fes-
tas en- San Juan. de carreras en-
Ell Hipodromo 8 de alg1n es-
pectaculo en- el "Parque Borin-
quen." porque entonces llega a
los limites de 10 insufrible ell
viajar en- los trolleys, Ell mismo
servicio ordinario y diario es
molestisimo, de. una lentitud
desesperante, V no porque los
tranvias no marchen a unas We
locidades peligrosas tanto en- ell
interior de San uan como en- la
carretera central, sino por las
paradas, las interminables para
das a que obliga la mala orga-
nizacion del i~tinerario, los ca
prichosos cambios de los coches
de servicio, la ineptitud, en- par
te, de IN personal NAL retribui-
do, la falta de una direction
competente y las visibles def
cienclas del material rodante.
Esto justihCa mas que sobra-
-dameEte Ell dicho de aquel anne.
ricano que al ser advertido, por
up amigo de que llevaba en-
San uan tres amos mas de los
que el Contaba, reSpOndio con
una gravedad verdaderamente
comiCa:-Si; pero esos tres amos
no los Cuento, porque los he pa
sado en- Ell cruce del puente del
aqua.
Esta expression afortunada del
ingenioso conterraneo de los ex-
plotadores de La 1ndustria a que
nos refelimos, pinta admirable
mente, realmente 10 que son las
paradas en- los cruces del tran
via.
Y ahora que tiene mayor MI
nero de desvios la Inca, mayo.
res son tambien las esperas in
terminates en- las que Sc agota
la paciencia del viajero que no
acierta a explicarse nunca pie
namente, para que van esos ca
rros q ve1ocidades vertiginosas
en- algunos sitios, 10 que les ha-
&c rebasar a veces, Ell sitio de
la parada fila con peligro de los
viajeros y transeuntes, para es
tar despues en- espera inacaba-
bic en- los desvios.
Cuando existen estas grandes
anormalidades del servicio. que
estamos mencionando a gran
des rasgos, no nos vamos a de
tener en- la enumeration de de
TALES de suicidal de los carros.
de exigua capacidad para ell MI
nero excessive de pasajeros que
admiten, y otros pormenores
por 81 estilo que sumados a la
Derdida de tempo que Sc SURE,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-06
Las lestaS del 4 De Julio
La procession cfvica


Terminaron aver las hestas
acordadas en- esta ciudad para
celebrar Ell Aniversario de la
independence de los Estados
Unidos. FL programa Sc cum
PHO en- todas sus parties.
PoT la manana d las diez saIi6
a recorrer va1ias GALES de la
c1udad, la procession civica, dis
tinguiendose en- primer termino
los grupos escolares, que forma.
ban en- cuadro la bandera anne
ricana.
Al llegar a la plaza Principal,
donde presenciaba eli desfle en-
ell balloon del Ayuntamiento. ell
gobernador Mr.. Post y los seno.
res del Vale Atiles, Ward. del
Vale y Was Ochoteco, los
alumnos cantaron Ell himno de
la Bandera, Ell cual fue ruldosa-
mente aplaudido por ell p1blico
que llenaba la plaza, BALCONIES V
azoteas. Ell desfle del Regi-
mlento de Puerto Rico, de una
compania del crucero "Algon-
gum con armamento de que
IRA, asOclaciones obreras con
sus estandartes. y comisiones
nutrldas de los departamentos
del gObierno, fueron ovaciona-
das a cada momento. No torn6
parte como sc esperaba Ell cuer-
pc de la policfa insular nj la So
ciedad los "Elks" que en- amos
anteriores presto gran relieve
al solemne acto.
Sin embargo, la parada sc lie
Vo a cabo SIN ninguna novedad,
terminando q las once en- que
Sc dispersaron los grupos en- la
mencionada plaza Principal.
Los fuegos artificIaIes.
Por la noche a las ocho, Sc
quemaron en- Ell paseo de Colon
los fuegos artihciales. Era COM
pletamente impossible dar IN
paso. media bora antes de en-
pear esta parte del programa.
FL p1blico llenaba por compile
to la estensa plaza.
Sc quemaron cohetes de di-
versus classes, distinguiendose
entire todos los llamados "relam-
pages que resultaron una no
vedad.
Los demas eran va conocidos
de nuestro publico. Las ruedas
tambien llamaron la atenci6n
por la combination de dolores
imitando luces electricas, que
produjeron mucho efecto.
Ell ultimo numero fue una
rueda imitando Ell aguila de los
Estados Unidos, la cual termin6
reventando en- fuertes Y vibran-
ties detonacioneS.
Durante ell acto ejecuto mag
niflcas selecciones musicales La
banda de la policia.