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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Has Cameo. suraeon,s Theory.

Cleveland. o., Aug. 2S.-Dr. C. w.
Grille, of this city, who is reported in
New York financial circles to have
been called to attend e. II. Hartman,
is a surgeon Of national repute. His
speciality has been abdominal surgery.
The summoning Of DR.. Grille, who is.
on a vacation in the White mountains.
lends strength to q theory advanced
by DR.. H. r. Biggar. John RocketelleyS
physician, that Mr. Hartman is st8-
fering from cancer OF the stomach.
Or. Biggar bases his belief upon che
treatments reported to have been
taken by Mr.. Hartman abroad.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
LINER lMPALES BIG WHALE
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse Has to
Reverse Enqines to Get Free.

= Plymouth. Aug. 31.-The steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse arrived
here from New York. While off the
banks of New Foundland she collided
with a 70-foot whale that evidently
was asleep on the surface of the
water. The whale became impaled on
the liners bowa, and all its efforts to
free itself were futile: Finally the
steamer had TO go full speed astern in
order TO get clear of the dying levi
THAN.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Drowned Fer Three Children.

Barnum. MINI. Aug. 31.-In a sud
den At Of insanity. Mrs. Frederick
Young. aged twenty-five. wife of a
farmer living near Barnum, drowned
her three children, aged one, three
and five years. in a deep well, took a
dose of paris green and then gashef
her throat several times with a knife.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
WELLMAN QUITS POLAR CAMP
Leaves Three Men to Guard Airship
During Winter.

Tromsoe, Norway, Aug. 31.-Walter
Wellman, who recently made an at
tempt to reach the North Pole in a
dirigible balloon, arrived here from
S~pit2bergen. He left three men TO
guard the airships at the Spitzbergen
camp through the winter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
SCHOOL TEACHER BROWNS
Seized With Heart Disease While
Bathing at Ocean City.

Ocean City, N. j., Aug. 2Sl-Miss,
Eleanor Kenne1iy, a well knowIA schcol
teacher. of Philadelphia. was drowned
here while bathing. AS was her Gus
tom, Miss Kennedy went into the surf
for q morning. swim. She was seized
with heart disease and was seen to
throw up her hands and scream for
help. Several persons started for her,
but before they could reach her she
had gone down for the last time Miss
kennedy was twenty-five years old.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
TRAIN KILLS GIRL .ss

Tracks Near Pottstown.
Pottstown. Pa, Aug. 30.-Margaret
Cook, aged Eighteen years, was In.
stsntly killed, and John C. Mountz,
aged twenty-six years. was probably
fatally Injured by being struck by a
arain Oh the Philadelphia & Reaading
railway at Linfield near here. They
alighted from a train at Linfield, and
were walking down the TRACKS when.
in trying to avoid one train, they step
ped IN front of n going in the opr
posise direction. The engine ran over
tho girl and tossed Mounts tewnty
feet. fracturing his skull aud probably
iniuring him internally.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
DE CLIFFORD KILLED IN AUTO
British Peer Crushed Trying to Avert
a Collision.

London, Sept. 2.-IOrd De Clifford
was killed in a nautomobile accident
at Bramber. His car was overturned
when his chaffeur tried to avoid a col
lision with two carts in a narrow road,
Lord De Clifford's marriage to Eva
Darlington, an actress, was a sensa
ton of 1906.
He leaves an infant son. heir to one
Of the oldest titles in the kingdom.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Four Killed In Collision.

Huntingdon, Pa, Sept -Four
trainmen were killed and two hurt In
a collision between work and freight
trains on the Huntington O. Broad Top
railroad.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04

JUSTICE MOODY.
Bradford railroad station to his home
here. 1t is understood that his ON
dition Is serious. He appeared to be
helpless during the transfer from the
train to the ambulance.
Although Justice Moody's ailment
was announced as a case Of heuma
tism and govt, local physicians who
have known him for years, bslieve ii
to be more serious.
Justice Moody came here, It is I'm,
derstood. from a sanitarium in New
York state, where he has been for
several weeks from a short stay at
Hot Springs, Ark. No intimation OF
his indisposltion had been received
here previously.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Robbed, Bound and Placed In Sack

Bristol. Tenn, Sept. Rev. N. F.
Malone. a Free WIN Baptist minister,
was attacked and robbed of $8,75 by
bandits In a lonely pass of the Hol'
ston mountains en- route to his home.
He was severely beaten and his body
was tightly bound and placed in a
sack. His skull was fractured and
several ribs broken. lie succeeded in
attracting the attention of a passerby
and released from his bonds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04

"rNn iN -. NNAFFs
Knapp and Charles Prouty, of the in
terstate commerce commission, attend
ed the meeting. which was held be
hind closed doors.
While President Taft believes tia.
existing laws are sufficient for the pre-
vention of corporation abuses and res
uiation Of so-called trusts, yet certain
amendments are desirable to maize
the administration Of those laws mon.
certain and efficient. To that end
moreover, he desires a reorganization
Of the department of justice, the in.
terstate commerce commission and
the buerau of corporations.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
CHILD BURNED TO CRISP
Played at Stove and Her Clothing Be.
came lqnited.

Lancaster Pa, Sept. 1.-Elsie Eisen
berger, the six-year-old daughter OF
George ~Eisenberger, of Midway, was
burned to a crisp. During the temper
airy al of the mother, the child
played at the stove and her clothing
became ignited. When she ran from
the kitchen to her mother in the yard
she was ablaze from head to foot.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Boy Kills His playmate.

Swedesboro, N. j., Sept. play
Ing soldiers" at his home on Franklin
avenue. Adam Frederick shot and in
stantly killed his cousin George Long,
of Melville, N. j. The lads head was
almost torn from his body by the force
of the charge. Both boys are twelve
years old,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
TWO BOYS Killed by Lightning.

Altoona, Pa. Aug. Sword reach
ed here that Sherman Fgart. aged
sixteen, of Six Mile run, and Albert
alley, aged seventeen. Of Altoona. had
oeen killed by lightning at the for
nler's home. The electricity had fol
lowed a telephone wire into the house
n struck Figart on the temple and
Riley on the ankle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Bio Michiqan Apple Yield.

Traverse City, Mich, Sept /. Re-
ports from the orchards indicate a
record-breaking apple crop in Grand
Traverse and Leelanau counties. 1t is
estimated that in Grand Traverse
county the crop will reach 400, 900 bar
rela.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
CABElL SUCCEEDS CAPERS

Young Vireinian Appointed Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue.
Washington, Sept. Royal G. Ca.
bell, for the past three years post
master at Richmond, Va, today be
came commissioners of internal reve-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
no plslnter sutton,s Body.

Washington, Aug, 31.-A permit
was granted TO Mrs. James N. Sutton
10 have the body Of her son, Lieuten
ant James N. Sutton, which Is buried
al Arlington national cemetery. disin
,erred and an autopsy performed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Mauretania clips Record Again.

( Queenstown, Aug. 31.-The steamer
Mauretania. the record holder for the
transatlantic passage, arrived hero
from New York over the short course
and made the passage In four days
fourteen hours and ~twenty-seyen min
,r4es. This beats her previous best
passage by two hours and hftythree
minutes
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Meanest Thief; He Stole Grape.

Bayonne. N. j., Sept Undertakes
John Dooley. of this place, reported to
the police the meanest thief on record.
The miscreant stole the white Grape
with which he had draped the door OF
a home where a baby was dead.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04

The FIusser Makes Trial Mile at Rate
of 1877 Knots an Hour.

of 1877 Knots an Hour.
Rockland. Me, Sept. "A reeo5f
three knots faster than that OF any
other ship in the United States navy
was scored by the Bath built torpedo
boat destroyer Flusser, in a Standard
cation trial, the first OF her official ac-
ceptance trials on the Rockland mile
course
Her fastest mile was made at the
rate of 1877 knots ar hour. while an
other was at the rate Of S3.4 knots.
The average of her five top speed runs
was 1927 knots,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Child Scared by Coo Drops Dead.

CatsEill. n. Y. Aag. 30.--Frightened
at the threat of a policeman to take
him along for playing in a park foIn-
tain here, Robert Sims. seven years
old. ran terror stricken to his home
endf dropoed dead at his mothers feet
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
RECEIVED THE ROOSEvELTS
French President Entertains Ex-Presi-
dents Wife and Daughter.

Rambouillet, France, Sept. 1.-The
president Of France and Nine. Fallier-
les received Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
and Miss Ethel Roosevelt at his cho
teau. The party came from Paris iG
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04

an automobile, Ambassador and Mrs.
White being included in the number.
Tea was served. after which, escorted
by the. president, Mrs. Roosevelt and
her daughter viewed the historic
treasures of the chateau and strolled
about the grounds until Ii ne to re-
TURF to Paris.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Elnht Dead In Mine Accident.

Saarbrucken, Germany. Sept. q
Eight men were killed in the Kamp'
hansen coal mine by tn collapse OF a
scaffolding. They fell several hundred
feet.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04

St Louis, Sept. willie King,
eight years old. shot and killed his
brother. Francis, ten years old, in their
bedroom. The boys, sons of a police
sergeant, eyre playing cowboy"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
CLOUDBURST AT RAWHlDE
Six Persons Missing, 500 Homeless
and 1865 Buildings Destroyed.

Reno, New, Sept. 1.-The mining
camp of Rawhide, II hundred miles
from here. was swept by a ~cloudburst.
a wall of water said to have been II
feet in height rushing through the
streets. Six women and children are
reported to be missing, 500 persons
are homeless and 165 buildings have
been destroyed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
EXPLOSION KILLS TENE.
lighted Cigarette sets OF Seven Hun

Lighted Cigarette SETS Ont Yen Hun-
dreds Pounds OF Dynamite.
Key West. Fla, Aug. 2S,-As a re-
suit of the explosion of 700 pounds
of dynamite at Bocnchicieae on the
Florida East Coast railway. ten men
are dead and FIVE others seriously
wounded. The explosion was caused
by a member of the railroad construc-
ton force caresessly throwing a light
ed cigarette iato a box OF fuses.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
THROWN TO DEATH BY HORSE
Frightened Animal Tossed Man Be.
meath Wheels of Heavy Automobile.

TTlSHtcncu ~hatHai fSSSSu MaU' 6S~
meath Wheels; of Heavy Automobile.
Kittanning, Pa. Aug. 30-While
holding a frightened horse until an
automobile passed, Michael Karl, aged
fifty years, was thrown into the road
when the horse tossed its head and
crushed him ga deash beneath the
wheels of the heavy souring car.
After running over Karl, the chat
feur of the machine. seeing that the
frightened horse had not run off, sped
away. The number Of the automobile
was not taken by karl's companion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
WILL TAKE CHANCES

American Federation of Labor VIII
Celebrate Labor Day at Vandeerift'
Washington. Aug. 31.-The Ameri'
can Federation Of Labor has decided
TO celebrate labor day at V~andegritt.
Pa. the scene of the ieon and steel
workers strike. The organization is
under the ban a%Vandegrift. and there
Is much interest in the outcome OF the
celebration. A number Of federation
orators will speak.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
The Weather,

Forecast for this section; Partly
cloudy and cooler today; tomorrow.
fair; moderate north winds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
JUSTICE MOODY
SERIOUSLY ILL
Removed inhmDuIanCeFrOmRR
Station to His Home.
APPEARED TO Be HELPLESS

Although His AiIment Has Been Pro
nounced rheumatism, Physicians
Believe 1t to Be More Serious-Was
In Sanitarium In New York State.
Haverhill, Mass, Sept. With
many precautions for secrecy, Asso
ciate Justice William II. Moody, of the
United States supreme court. was re
moved in a police ambulance from the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04

Russian Army Major Dies of Cholera.
st. Petersburg, Russia, Sept. l.
Major Gregorieff, an army officer. who
recently contracted cholera at the pai
ace barracks at Peterhof. died.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-10-30
POR Ia CUL-
TURA PATR|A:
Conpatriotas que ven
cen en- las brillantes
justas de la inteligen-
cia.
Miguel A. Munoz, de la
academia de keystone
pronuncia un brillante dis
curse,
Hizo un faerte alegato en- favor
del "selt- t-goyernment" para su
pals.

La iluStrada revlsta americana
The Scranton Truth dice 10 siguen
tie:
"Una de las ficstas escoiares mas
interesantes lie la semana fle ceie
brada en- la Academia de keyston
en- Factoryviiie. donde uno dc los
graduados Miguel A. Muhoz, de Pto
Rico, pronunci6 un dlscurso hacien-
do un fuerte aiegato en- favor de
self-goverment para su pals. Fl Sr
Munoz reciama para suS concluda-
danos Ia facuitad de gobernar i Pto.
Rico.
| Cuaiquiera que sean las diferen-
cias de opinion que pucdan eXistir
respecto d Ia Inconvenience de con-
ceder el gobicrno propio i Pto. Rico,
no podemos menos de admIrar Al
hombre que Sc ievanta Ii hab'ar a
favor dc ia independencia de su pals,
sea este gsande 0 pequelo. Fl pa
triotiSmo es admirable dondc quiera
que Sc encucntre. y en- ninguna par
te cs mas apreciado que en- los X
tados Unidos.
"Tiria m hombrc dc G'mn tan
mUcrta
qpc nmca p,do dccirsc nsi mismo
e@ta cs mi patria, mi patria natira,
Fl Sr. Munoz no deja de amar Il
su pals aunque reconozca ia Pc
sibilidad de que continue bajo Ia
protection de los +. L.
y en- su edici6n de ia tarlc ia mis-
ma reviSta Sc eXpresa eli los sigllicn
tes ttrminoo:
Dos eGscursos notabicS Sc pro
nunciaron aver en- los ejercicios de
fin de curse en- Ia Academia de KEYS
tone en- factpryviiie.
Fl otro discurso fu6 ecepcional
por Ia nacionalidad del orador V ia
importancia de su tema, Miguel 4 !.
Muhoz. de Guayama p. r.. .hizo IN
notable alegato en- favor del self
Government para su isia natlva. ase
gurando que sus concludadanos e.
ran compietamente aptos para go
bernarse por 81 mismos.
Miguel \. Muhoz de Guayama
Pto. Rico. recibio su diploma del
curse lterarlo.
Ocho graduados de dicho instltn
to recibieron sus diplomas.
Los siguientes premlos fueron
concedidos d 10. discfpuioS dc keys
tone. que obtuvieron los mas altos
grades de sus rcspectiva5 asignatu
raS.
Premio de deciamaci6n (de Ban
cha Reyno,hsl.
\ Mlcde. A. Mnhoz de Pto, Rico.
rremio dc 0'a oria en- la ciase su-
pcrior:: i Miguei \. Munez.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-10-30
IND|GNAC|OK EN- TOXIC,
La prensa de aquella capital pide al gobierno
Ia Immediate anexion de Corea
Motin de oficiales navaes en- Greca aaoue del ar
senaI de Salam1s
FL doctor Fewer deshereda sn hja deja su fortuna los
anarquistas.
()e ervico cablecrdfco)
de nucstro servicio cablegritico. J
New York ,octubre 30. !niorman

New York ,octuhre 30. !nlorma
H.. Japon que q ase~lnato lie, prln-
ape Ito ha causado proiuula lndlg
nacl6n Ell todo ei lnprno la prem
"a de Toxic pidc ii gobicrno procc-
da a Ia Immediate aneNlan dc Corca
ii partldo progressta i cuyA cAbczl
Sc cncuentra ei eontie Okuma ha EN-
| prendldo Una fuerte campana en- ia
vor de ia ocupacion deiinltiva dc
aquei terrltorio. En- Saui han ocu
rrldO sangrentos motlneS contra q.
goblerno lapon6s. FL sobicrno ante
Ia gravedad de los acontcclinlcnto>
| que podrla traer tai rcSoiuci0n sc
cncucntra perp,eJo. Los revoiucIo-
narlos coreanos han atacaao varios
destacamcntos JaponHsas hablendo
Sldo aqueiios derrotadoS. Fl serreta-
RIO dc guerra ha dispucsto ei cnvio
Immediate de I'm cuerpo dc cjcrclto
V suflclente material para sofocal
ia revolnclon que toma caracteres
atarmantcs.
New York, octubrc 80 Tn teie
grama dc Atenas da cucnta Gle I'm
sangrlento motin promovido por oil
cla,eS glicgoS, en- senai dc protc5ta
contra Ia ley de promotion propucs-
Ia por ci secretario de Marina. Los
amotinados Sc apoderaron dc dos
torpcderos, atacaron ei arsenal dc 81
lam $, tomlndolo dcsputs dc alguna
rcsistcncia.
Narios crllceros de la cscuadra
lc han intimado la rendicion Il 10 que
Sc han ncgado ponicndo por condl-
clon Ia Suppression de idicha Icy, que
ies imposlbI'ita para futurosascensos
New York, octubre 30, FL presi
dcnte del Salvador general Figueroa
ha movi'izado un cuerpo de cjcrci to
para rcpcler Ia invasion del terrific
rio por tropas nicaraguenses manda-
das porcl expatriado general Aifaro.
New York, octubrc 80. lnforman
de Barcelona que hoy Sc hizo pllbii-
60 ci tcstamento de Fcrrcr. En- di
cho documcnto qaedl drsharc dada
ia hlja de este deiando todos sus
blcncS alos anarquistas dcj Porter y
4 su amiga Soiedal Villa Franco
Otro tcicgrama dc Madrid inior-
ma que ci gobicrno de Morct ha or
denado ii general Marinas continue
las opcraclones neecsarlas, para Ia
pronta termination dc ia cOmpanla-.
New York, octubrc 30. Tcicgra-
mas dc Cuba dlccn que ci partIdo
moderate iuzga ii gobicrno de Co
mcz un dcsastre para Ia rcpllbilca
pur sris cstravagancias Y torpcza3.
I'm ia pr6Nma iolis,atllra prcpara-
ran una fuerte oposlci6n In que dara
por rcsuitado una crisis Que pucdc
ser dc iala,cs cJnsecuenclas para IA
r5tabiiidad de ia paz de la rpIihI
"a.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-10-30
(De nucstro corrcsponsaD

Nueva York, octubrc % Gables
de NJ adrd anuncIanla caida del mi
nlstro NJ aura, renunciando al ga
nete en- masa, acontecimiento que
Sc considerable csn inavita
bic dcspues del cnconado dis
curse del sciior La Cicrva, minis
tro del interior pronunciado en- la
Camara de Diputados en- micrcole>
por la nochc, y en- cI cual acus6 Il
los libcraIcs dc estar unidos con 10
repuhicanos y soclalstas en- contra
del trono.
Aver por la mahanl cl rcv cit 4
palacio i los sehores NIaura, Date
cxminiotro del Interior Y i otro;
icfcs. En- csta confcfpncia cl schol
NJ aura manifesto al ny que en- vista
! de la actitud del senior u orct y Prem
dcrgast, jcfc de la opo-lcl6n, quler
So rctraia ncgandose i discutir aur
+! los as,lntos dc MAYOR impoltancla
no lc qucdaba otro recrso que el dc
prcsentar su dimisi0n. la cual lc fut
aceptada.
La noticia DE- Ia caida de Maura
aunquc Sc cspcraba cause gran sen
| saei6n en- Madrid Y tnlo el mundo
opinaba que IosliberaIes rehusarlan
asumir 81 poder, prcilriendo deIal
| i los conScr,ervadores que saIvaran
!la situaci6n actual de Ia mcjor ma
ncra que les fucra possible.
FL Hernid dc csta maiiana publica
un despa cho dc Madrid, conill1nan
do la caida del Mini-terio q. fornj
don Antonio Maura 81 - de encro
dc 1907. caida ocasionada por 10,
violcntos ataques que al gobierno
hicicra cl senor Mort vPrendcrg Is
Tan pronto como iH" aceptada la
renuucia de Maura Y ms ministries,
Morct Prendcrgast fornoclnuevo "a
binete bajo su prcsidoncia y rete
niendo para 81 la eartera de %
; Interior. In 81 acto rrestaron Iura
mcnto los nuevos MIN tros q. son
| E.,iado Pcnz Cahallero;
Hacienda. Alvarado
/ Guerra. Tcniente ',,ieral Luque
Marina. tlmirante oncas;
Obras p1blicas, O. ct;
Instruction p1bIiea Barrosa;
.Iusticia. Nartineh III Campo;
Cuando q prc-idenl" del Con
grcso anunci6 la nnQ eia del gabi-
neic iu6 tai Il tumi.I'p. que Sc vi6
obliaalo i s,I-pender session.
Fl procrlmt del nj. 20 gobierno
inclutc = r.'ai,lecit ento dc las
c4rautia- c"u-'i'ucion : en- BARGE
igna Corona; -'iprel de ia cen
siira: a,e,er.ci6n de ampana en-
Marruec"--; Anm-'i. por deiitos
p-af,iro-. pIr'rIe Il ios doc'I-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-10-30
El diputado Rodrigo Soriano declara que
combatira el nuevo ministerio por sus ten
dencias monar rquicas.
FL Mail en- un editorial dice que la cada del antlpa-
tco eabnete ha restablecido ell soceeo de Espana
Ell Vacano Sc muesa reseryado los acuaes lm
tandose d decr "que mission hacer deshacer
gabinetes en- Epaha.'

mentos de IA causa de Fcrrer V la CO
leb raci6n dc cieccioncs dcntro de po-
cos mcses. Uno de los primeros aetos
del nuevo gobierno sera la dcstitu-
ci6n del General. Marinas y nom
brar al General Weyler en- su lugar
como Jefe de Ia Compahia en- Africa
Fl .Hall. de cSta tar,lc pubiica TN
cable de Malrid donie dice que ia
caida de MaIra Y da 81 gabinnte con
scrva dor. ha rest ab,ccido ci sosirgo
en- Espana y que todo cI pueblo alien
TIA ia espcranza de que cl nucvo or
den de cosaS mlcle I'm pcriolo dc
{ tranquliidad intcrna.
Todo ei mundo snbc que cl rev
Alfonso dcpiora que Maura ic huhic-
ra privado de haccr u>o dc su pre-
rrogativa perdonando i lcrrer.
En- una cntrcvista cc'cbrada hoy.
el Seilor Morct prrndcrgast declare
que srl goblcrno trastrocari Ia con
ducta gubernamanta Icl se1or Mau
Ia Y nantendri q 6r.lcn ptibilro.
pero con el lcbido rcspcto Il ii icv
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-10-30
UNA QUESTION
De DERECHD.
No es el primero, nj
el ultimo en- el "sta-
tus'' arbitrario y des-
potico DEP uerto Rico.
Sc discute la ciudadania de
un puertorriqueno
Alegan los demandados que eel
DR.. Diaz Sc considera ciudada-
no porteamericano por haber
seryido en- el ejercito.'

En- la mahana de hoy, Sc celebr6
ante la Corte Federal la vista de un
lncldente en- quo Sc discutia ia ciuda
dania de I'm puertorrlqueno.
La esposa del DR.. D. Jose A. Diaz,
en- union de otros Representatives por
los Abogados Swift Wiiicow y Lopez
Landron promovieron demanda an
te la Corte Federal, contra The va
bucoa Swegar Co. J. Minondo & Co.
y Maria Masanet. Los demandados
Mlnondo y Masanet, Representatives
por los abogados Munoz Morales,
Antossanti y Ramos impugnaron la
Jurisdiction de la Corte, por ei he
cho de ser puertorriquena la deman
dante Sra. de Dlaz, y todos los
demandados.
Alegaban los demandantes que
el DR.. Dlaz Sc considerable cludada
no Americana por haber servido co
mo Official en- el cuerpo medico del f.
Jerclto; y por tanto era cludadana
americana su esposa. La prueba jus
tlfico que ell DR.. Diaz, apesar que ha
bia servido en- ei ejerc!to no habia
obtenido SUI carta de naturalization
americana.
LA Corte sostuvo Ia allegation de
los demandados y declare que ell
nero hecho de ser Q haber sido of
cial del ejtrcito americana, no da a
un puertorriqueno el caracter de
Ciudadano americana; y por tanto
Sc declare que la Corte no tiene ju
risdicci6n en- este case, Y Sc autorlz6
q los demandantes para presentar
nucva demanda.