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December l.36 137 1.ss 1.s7
May S1.55
December-SI37
grain.
White, 81: 10@2.25; gray. S2@2. .05; red. 81 o5
Tor choice 81 for good and 81. ST1H a 971a for
common per ctl black. nominal
Corn--W Western grades sacked are held bigher
IN sympathy with the grain in bulk.
Caiiiornla small round yellow, $212. 10;
larse yellow. nominal: western states yellow,
sacked. 81 20; white. $1.75; in bulk San Fran
cisco e. track, yellow, $l.63; white $l.6S; mixed
sl;nf; Egyptian. 81 50 per ct for white.
Rye-Quoted at 50 per ctl
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Northern business

SEATTLE, April 19.-Clearings. 81, CSC. .61e;
balances, $1s5, PIG.
PORTLAND. April 15.-cIearings. s1,1s5.8ee:
balances. $04 .5e5
SPOKANE, April 15.-clearings. $1,o5O, 441;
balances. St03. PSI
TACOMA. April 15.-Clearings ST49173. hal
ances 81 .o5
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval stores-Turnentin. ana Rn.

NaNaI StOreS--Iurpentfne and ROsin
SAVANNAH, Ga. April I5.-Turpentine firm
3s9se sales, ia; receipts. 471 shipments
Rosln. frm sales ISL: receipts. 25s: shin.
ments, $50; stock. 97.475. Quote: B. S330:
D. $3.35; E. S5.45; T. S3.5216; g, s3.571d: H.
VIC, S555; WV. $3.50.
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This was the cause of lower opening in pro
visions. The market had fair recovery at
enc time on buying by brokers supposed 10 be
acting for local packers. Later, when the
grain markets had break there was enough
selling to force prices back well under last
CottoIene-one half Dbl. IoSc: half bbls
1o1ac; tierce, 10sse; tierees, lOHc; tierces,
l0sc.
The Western Meat company quotes as fol-
lows Hams i4G16c; picnic hams. 91se; bacon.
8 to lbs. iSc; 10 10 lbs. Ike: 10 to II
lbs. lie; sugar cured bacon. Ole; Arrow bacon
to 10 lbs, IKE; 10 TO i lbs. lie; light
dry salt bacon. to 10 lbs. 16hc; 10 to y
lbs, 15Isc; medium bacon, lie; light medium
bacon, I4c.
Lard-Tierces 121ac. 5Os 1274c, los 13Ac. 5s
1886. IS 131ac; compound lard. tierces. Sc
50s sac los sac. 5s Ssc IS Sc. yellow cook
ing oil. 53c per gal: white cooking oil. soc
per gal; salad oil sec per gal.
Beef-Loeal prices quoted Export lots
inspected by the government 81 per bbl
higher. Extra family beef. SI5 per boil; family
beef, $14.50 per bbl; extra mess beef, $14 per
barrel
Pork-Extra prime in barrels. 5000; clear.
$2S; mess. S21.50; pig pork, $50; pigs feet. So
for half bbs, $3.50 for % ID kegs and S1.30
for kits; smoked beef, 1914 G2Oc per b.
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK. April l5-Flour- Receipts r.,
coo barrels; exports. 400 barrels; the market
dull but steady; Minnesota patents, sea
$50; Minnesota bakers. $4-60q5I0; winter pat
ents, $661650; winter straights $5.S5G6. Is;
Kansas straights. $5.70M5.95.
Wheat Receipts. 200 bushels; exports So,
$50; spot. irregular; No. red. Si.40 elevator;
No. red, S141 +. o. b. afoat; No. northern
Duluth, $1.35Ss +. @. b. a6oat; No hard win
ter. S1.35Ss f. o. b. atoat Except for a
brief opening advance in response TO higher
cables. wheat was weak and very much lower
today Stop loss orders were caught in the
last hour and final prices showed lac to 212c
net loss May closed sl.32 July closed $f223s !;
September closed $113i2.
IOps=Dull.
Hdes-Firm.
Wool-Quiet.
sugar-Raw steady: fair refining 3.42c cen
trifugal 96 test, S.92c' molasses sugar, 3.l7ci
Coree-Ciosed steady, net unchanged to )
points higher. Sales were reported of 10205
bags. including April and May at 6.s5c July
quiet; Rio No. I. shc; Santos No. 4, 9lsc.
Mild, quiet; Cordova. % @13c,
Butter-Firm; process common TO special
l5d23c
Checse-Firm; unchanged.
Eggs-Stesdy; western frsts 2oA@2lc; sec
DRIED FRUIT MARKET
Evaporated Appes-Steady; fancy, SI+ to
9l4c; choice. T@7slc; prime 6M6hc; common
to fair. 5G6c.
California fruit; 612c 10 9c for Oregon 40-50s
Apricots-Firm; choice. 1om1oAc;- extra
choice 1ol2 2Mi0&c: fancy, 1fla@l3c.
Peaches nchanged; choice, 6@6Ac; extra
choice. 6A @64fc; fancy, 7@S1ac.
choice to fancy seeded. AZ @51ac; seedless, 5a4
05Iac; London layers. Sl.2G@l.30
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Hides. TaIIow, Wool and Hons

Hides-Culls and brands sell about y ale IN
der quotations. Heavy salted steers. l26t131sc:
medium, 11G1ilac; light, Zoe; cowhides Toe
kip. 10@11c; salted veal, 15c; salted calf 10 4
d16c; dry hides, 1s@1s15c; dry kip. 16@I7c;
dry calf 22G23c; dry stays. lie; sheepsEins.
shearlings. 25MJ0c each: short wool, 5Od7Oc
each; medium. 75c@Sl each; long wool SIQ
1.75; lambs. 25@IJc: horsehides. salt So go
90 for large and SlI992 for medium. I5eg
hides dry, $242.2j for large and Sf.2J02
for medium; 5Oc@SI for small and 2JGjOc for
colts; goatskins prime angOra, 75cGlSl; large
hair goats, 55q40c; medium. 20B25c; small
5@J I5c.
Tallow-No. rendered. 4la G5Ac; No. ., 3G
4Iac: grease 2M3c.
Wool-New San Joaquin, years staple. 12@
13c: do TO months. 10015c; southern
coast 7@11e. Fall clip-Mountain free, IL q
1oe; do defective 66e7e: Nevada, 13@ITc per II.
Hops-Prices growers from &c 10 Ice
per 10, with 1Oc TO 1I1sc for long term con
tracts
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cash Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO. April 15.--Cash quotations were
as follows Flour. firm No. . rye, 79msOc
Feed or mixing barley. e306sRc; fair TO choice
mailing. 64M65c. Flax seed. No. l southwest
ern. sl:57: No ! northwestern. s1.67. Timothy
seed. $3.75G13.S5- Glover, $3.50. Mess pork
per bbl siE95@1s. Lard. per 100 lbs. $40 pot
Shirt Ribs, sides Qoose), $S.75@0.25 Short
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Sd. Lonis wool Mnrket

ST. LOUIS. April 15.-Wool Unchanged: me-
dium grades combing and clothing, 20G24c;
light fine. 17@20l2c; heavy fine, 10G17c tub
washed, 23d 32c
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Egw MarI,et AM Nearhx Cnnntle-

i, PETALUMA April 15.-Eggs were quoted at
23c for best and 19c for seconds today Eggs
came into market in moderate quantities TODAY
The demand is good
SANTA CRUZ April 15-There is practically
no change in the price of eggs 22f5c to 23c
per dozen being the ruling price. The second
choice product sells for 20c a dozen, but the
demand for them is not strong
SANTA ROSA. April 15.-An old time poultrv
buyer said today that never In the history ~
Sonoma county had feed heeu so high and
this season. and eggs in such demand
with short supply.
Quotations today ranged from 22c to 23ibc nor
from 1a1ac 10 zoe.
Special efforts are being made TO secure eggs
here, but with little success as the supply is
falling Off.
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London Closing Stocks
Condition of the Trea.urv

statement shows: Available cash balance Sl21-
lT4.Ss7; gold coin and bullion, S45, ,923. .5I7: gold
certificates. $s4, 4,567.510.
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clear sides (boxedl. 81. ~ m9.75.

clear sides (boxed). 50 81 p a9.75.
GRAIN STATISTICS
Iotal clearances of wheat and flour were
eqnal TO l49 600 bushels. Primary receipts were
1ol ,uoo bushels compared with 100000 bushels
Tue corresponding day year ago. Estimated
receipts for tomorrow=Wheat, 10 ears; corn, 81
cars; oats, 100 cars; hogs, 19,OG0 head.
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Deciduous and Citrux Trr,,..

AIth0ngh The warm sunny weather WAS fovor
able for active trading in fruits yesterday fbere
noteworthy improvement in the 'vol,rme
OF business in citrus goods or apples and the
quotations showed but little change from the
previous report. Apples were exceedingly duI
far as the local trade was concerned INT
large Withdrawals from cold storage for shin
ment to eastern points were reported straw
berries were m much smaller supply than on fhe
preceding day and prices for southern Grated
goods made a slight advance. A few Ioree
crates containing so baskets each were received
from Los Angeles and sold at 81 a crate
Strawberries-Crates, S1m1.25: Iougworths
T5c0$1 per drawer; other varieties, 4OGI5Oc ner
drawer.
Apples (per box)-s1 .25@1.5O for fancy and
50c0l$f for common to choice.
Citrus Fruits (Der boxl-Navel oranges 50 250
go for fancy. and S1.s5Ga2 for choice tan
gerines. 75c6lS1.50: granefruit. So 25O6275 for
seedless lemons, So 75d3 for fancy. 81 75s7o %
for choice and $1@1.25 for standard; lines
nominal.
Tropical Frults-Bananas 75c6s1 10 per buncb
for Hawaiian and S250Gl3.50 for Central Anleri
can; pineapples nominal
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Liability of consignees for Quite.

Collector Stratton has received the following
important decision from Washington
The consignee of imported merchandise named
in an invoice is deemed. for tariff purposes to
be the owner of the merchandise and liable as
sueh for the lawful duties assessed.
Where such consignee voluntarily enters the
merchandise. pays duty and makes declaration in
the usual forms prescribed by custom regua
tions he is estopped from pleading his agency
for the ultimate consignee as against the gov
ernment so as to exempt him from liability for
such duty.
Where goods are shipped to this country
by foreign consignor without authority from
such ultimate consignee. the latter may refuse
TO recognize the shipment. or to make entry for
such goods, and thus relieve himself from liz
biilty to pay duties on the Importation
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New YORK Money Market

NEW YORK. April 15.-Money. ON cau. easy.
l52N2 per cent; ruling, rate . per cent; closing
bid. IA per cent.
Time loans. frmer; sixty days. 2H d2Is per
cent: ninety days, 212 per cent. and six months
2@4 as per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 31Sa4 per cent.
Sterling exchange. steady. with actual husi-
ness in bankers bills az 81. s630614 s64o for 60
day bills and at SAs77o for demand; commercial
bills, $3S55s d4.S6
Par silver. 51Ikc.
Mexican dollars, 44c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds
irregular.
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Fruits -Evaporated apples, 515 16%c apricots.
7Ml0c; fancy moorpark, 11412c; peaches Az a1
4lac for standards. ~ G5c for choice and $40
6lac for fancy; pears. 41sc; pitted plums, III G
Size; necta-ines. 41a@51ac: figs 21a 6a4c, prunes
size basis, PA 92%c, with lc premium FOR the
large sizes.
Raisins-Iondon layers crown, 90c; 3 crown
81; seeded, 4G412c; seedless, 3s4 M5Ec: Thomp-
sons seeiless, 1ac for unbleached; seedless sui
tana, 2a4c; loose muscateis. 3s4c for crown Sc
for crown and 24c for crown.
Nnts-Almonds. nonpareils, 13c; IXL, 13c; ne
plus ultra, lie; Drake. 105Ae; languedocs s15c:
hardshells. Ease. Walnuts-91hc per Ib for No
1 softshells, &c for No. do. Chestnuts, Sd iOc
per ID for italian; hlberts, 121s Ql4c; pecans
15l17c.
Honey-Comb. nominal; water white extracted
nominal; dark amber and candied. 46555hc per lb
Beeswax.-271 y q 29c per ID for light and 25@
&c for dark.
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dend of so cents share. The Boston q Mon
tana consolidated copper and silver mining conl-
pany today declared a quarterly dividend of 81
and 81 extra per share.
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Eastern livestock Markets

OMAHA
,tor,iot 0MAhA. 4 April 15.-cattle- Receipts. 2.Too.
-harket SLOW and weak. Feeders strong. West
ern steers. $565.60 Texas steers, S5M3; cows
.'f,a stoo neiters $2s5@4 50; Gamers, So 229@315;
LuIIs and stags $3M5.
:, ogs4Receipts, 5000 Market cents lower.
llsapy, Sl1I10 mixed. $6.S56p695; light. $500
4S;;9o. pigs $550GS; bulk Of sales, S6.S0@6.95.
eneep-Heceipts. 400. Market strong 10 10
cents higher. Yearlings S7@77. 10; wethers S60l
o-tV' ewes, $5.7006 lambs $500 7.J0.
KANSAS CITY
4 doa naNsAS CITY. April 15.-Cattle Receipts.
= = 9o- go. Market steady. Native steers, $5256l
ers ana feeders, So. 75@ go; bulls. So 25Gp5.2
caves. $3.50@7; western steers, SjGl6. 80;
western cows, $8.50@55o.
~ lsMeI; H. Buik of sales, $6S0@7.05; heavy, $6.95
a. a. ~ 10; packers and butchers, $0.s5@T10 light,
So.oo@6-95; pigs, $5.2506.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 Market steady Nut
1ors; % 46.40; laHrrs. S6.I50lS; wethers and
yearlings' S4.50@7.35; ewes, $3.75@6.10.
Los Angeles Markets
LOS ANGELES, April 15.-Cheese again ad-
Vahced today on the produce exchange. Anchor
cheese enc advanced 1c to 1Sc. 19c and poe pound
nm at quotations Arrivals were 4 29Z pounds
Ease count eggs made &c advance to 22hc a
Butter was firm.
Highland potatoes advanced 1Oe to 81. .s5d2 a
sach' and oregons 25c 10 $2.25. Potato receipts
have been light for some time and dealers have
been drawing from storage stocks.
=, Produce receipts: Eggs. 393 cases; butter.
9O f9o pounds; cheese, 4,297 pounds; potatoes
oo9 SACKS; onions. 20 sacks; beans none; sweet
potatoes. none.
Butter (per lb ro)-Creamery extra 471sc;
creamery hrst, 45c; cooking butter, poe per H.
Eggs tper doz)-Local ranch, candled 25c
case count. 2215c
Cheese (per lbl Northern fresh. 17I5c; an
ch'r; large. 1Se; anchor. Young America l9c:
mana cheese anchor brand 20c; eastern singles,
- : &c; eastern twins. 1sl3c; eastern cheddars
zoe; Swiss imported 2sG3Oc; Swiss, domestic,
lSc.
Beans (per ctD Pink No 1. So so: lima. No.
l. S4t5: Lady Washington, No. l. $3.50: small
white, No. l. 81. 10; blaekeye, $375M4; Gar
Fanza $3.50; ientils. S7@S; bayo $3.50.
Potatoes tper ctlJ--Local early rose So 501
70; northern early rose, S2.5od2.75; local Bur-
bank, $3.50; Salinas, s.. 2.25@2.00; highlands.
Sl.S5@2; Oregon. S2.25; Nevada, $2.25: coast
Lompoc, $50; Idaho. 175G2: Oregon early
rose. 81. so; white rose So %
Sweet potatoes-Yellow local, ST. 5o61 S5 per
1.50 per ctl.
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Portland Butter Market

PORTLAND. April 15. Butter-City creamery
extras, 2715M 29c: fancy outside creamery, 25G
2Sc; store 1S0 2Oc
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LOCAL MARKETS
san Francisco Money Marlset
Lonnr. Exchnnce nnd SiIrf

All local rates were unchanged yesterda,
New York Paris was lower. Paris mn
Berlin on London were higher.
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Rate of Discount Unchanged
New York Cotton Market

LONDON April 15.-The rate of discount for
the Bank of England remained unchanged seany
at 2la per cent.
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wheat and other Grains

Wheat-Paris and Liverpool futures were
higher Chicago, however, was 11se lower
with most traders selling furiously The San
Francisco market was unchanged, with sellers
asking prices still above the views of buyers
CASH WHEAT
California club 81 056p2 10; do milling, 81. is;
California white Australian. nominal at 81 20@
z. so; Off grades of California wheat, 81 S06l
1.90; northern club, So. 05@2. 10; northern blue
stem, 81 2e@2 so; Russian red, s202 .o2l5; tur-
key red, S2@2. 20 per ctl.
FUTURES
10:30 a. m. Session
No quotations.
No quotations
Barley-The cash grain was stin higher yes
terday with sales of No. / feed at $1.55. There
was also corresponding advance in futures
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed. spot. $150@1. So: com
mon 10 fair. S1.45a14T1a per ctl; brewing and
shipping, $l.56A @1.571a. chevalier, $1.55@1.7O.
FUTURES
1890 a. m. Session
Open. High. Low. Close.
May ....,.$155 $L5o sl.55 S1.55
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- York stock LIrt

E. r Hutton & Co.. $50 California street mem
be7s L. the New York stock exchange, furnish the
Following lsst u bond and stock sales yesterday:
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ProyisiODa

brokers' wire from Chicago yesterday said ::
$1,000 larger than on the same day last yesr.
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New York gIiniug SfocEs
Boston Stocks and Rond~
THE COPPER STOCKS

BOSTON. April 15.-Traders look for further
profit taking and believe that the reactionary
tendency has not run its fun course vet
Amalgamated has declared its regular divi-
dend.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by E. T. But-
ton & Co, $50 California street. San Fran
cfsco Cal
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N,pir~ Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the san Francisco
stock and exchange board Yesterday:
CO1ISTOCkS
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Copper Companies Declare Dividend
NEW YORK. April I5-7he Amalramated
copper company today declared quarterly diyi-
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Receipts OF Prndncn
OREGON
STOCK MARKET

WESTERN STATES
.
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S-7e1 STOCKS HIghi Low Bid Ask
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In Ietrero preventive.

Sehor Director de LA Correspon-
dencia'. San Juan
Digno compatriota:-Me tomo la
libertad de sugerir una idea que tai
vez fuera util 81 usted la encuentra
digna de la publicidad.
a la salida de San Juan v los
lados del camino, hay unos letre-
ros que avisan la velocidad que
deben llevar los AUTOMOBILES V crco
que Ia penalidad en- que incurrcn
los que faltcn a los preceptos de
la ley.
Propongo q. en- los mismos lugares
Sc pongan letreros que diean: 81
la techse que nSted trae para render
en- la ciuddd eStG Gdulterddd ron aqua
o con otrds subStdncids. tenga uSted
entendido que rd usted d ser perse-
guido, q que su talSifcdci6n ie lie
rard d pres,dio".
Puede que asi Sc consiga en- par
te combatir el reprobable nesoclo
de envenenar a las gentes con leche
adulterada. Sc me dira que la ma
yoria dc los que traen leche d la
ciudad. no saben leer Pero yo
afirmo que muchas cosas que no
estan oScritas las aprenden muy
hifn los que no saben leer. Esos
letrcros advertirian a los que sa-
len lecr nue dehen aconselar q los
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ooncepto de propiedad y nos
condena a triste destino.
Pero que nuestra situacion e:
mala, reconoselo el mismo senador
en- sus palabras. 81 nuestra situa-
cion fuera buena, 81 gozaramos un
regimen justo y digno, ipor que
ha de constituir un proble,na para
los estadistas del future. Toda
di6cultad requiere una solucion,
y toda soluci6n buena, para serlo.
necesita ser estable. De este Sc
deriva un dilema: 81 Ell regimen que
nos impusieron es naalo spor que
Sc lie sostiene? Y 81 es bueno ipor-
que constituira I'm problema pa
ra ei future? Ell regimen brutal
que nos agovia es malo. Por ESQ
un hombre de conciencia como Mr..
Cooper. reconoce que es at1a proble-
ma para los estadistas norteanaer1-
cdnos. FL medic de que este sena-
dor no logra librarse, lie inspira que
ell probiema no sea tambien para
intervenido por estadistas puerto
rriquenos y que ese problema no
sea no deba justa y honradamen-
te para resueIto hoy, slno para el
tut1vo.
Ell case de Puerto Rico es I'm pro-
blema urgente para nosotros y mas
especialmente para nuestros hi
jos. Desconocer la justicia con que
pedimos el reconocimiento de to-
dos sin faltar uno, de nuestros de-
rechos es egoismo. En- el fondo
de la politica del gobierno de los
Estados Unidos, en- 10 que a nues-
tro pals Sc rehere, hay un PROPOSE
to que el senador Cooper conoce
perfectamente y en- ell cual inspl-
"a sus palabras. Ell aplazamientt
indefnido de la justicia que pedi-
mos. Y un verdadero estadist;,
ha dicho que Ell gobierno que aplc-
"a la soluci6n necesarla de an pro-
bema, no prueba otra cosa que 5:
incapaciddd para resoluerlo.
En- este asunto ell concepto dc
propiedad esta desgraciadamente
abundando. Puerto Rico es n,les-
tro, dice aquel concepto. Y los
puertorriquenos no quieren ser de
ellos, nj que sus hijos sean, de ma
die.
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CARTAS DEL PUEBLO.
Acerca del campeo
nato de cuentoS

Scho. Director de LA Correspon
dencia" San Juan.
Ilustrado Senor:-He leido cor
mucho gusto las condolences dc.
campeonato de cuentos que ese pc
ri6dico Sc ha servido abrlr al en-
tusiasmo literario de los puertorrl-
quenos. Pero me ocurren algunas
dudas, y exponerlas es ell obje-
to de esta carta.
iUn cuento escrito hace muchos
amos, puede entrar en- el campeo-
nato? sUn cuento, escrito por per-
soma que va no existe, puede tam
bien fgurar en- el? Resolver estas
dudas me movie 4 dirigirle estas
lineas.
Anticipando las gracias me sus-
cribo atentamente, X. de San Ger
mdn. San German, Julio de 1909.
"La Correspondence" contesta
d esas preguntas hacienda constar
que un cuento eScrato hace amos, en-
Ell cuol concurran las condolences
que las bases del campeonato alberto
por este diario, puede concurrir d
fl 10 mismo que otro cuolquiera, con
tai de que sea inedito. Y tambien,
que un cuento escrlto por ana perso-
ma que ga no eriste no puede ser en-
riado al campeondto, porque este
Sc propone precisar cual es entire los
que uiren el mejor cuentista puerto
rriqueno; raz6n por la cuol, ,tn es-
crltor que ga no eriste, no podria
tener q sostener hosto que Sc 10 ARE
batara otro mas diestro, et titulo de
campe6n de cuentos puertorlque-
nos.
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Ell prODlena uelante, Seran 3l0IltOS
8 gobierno ne Washington? Sin
duda aiguna cl senador ha dado a
entender que seran norteamerca-
nos. No debemoS cOndenor Il Pua
10 Rico. pero lie condenamos a que,
no hoy. sino en- m future indeter-
minado estadistas norteamerica-
nos, conhando en- que los haya re-
resuelvan de la suerte de nuestra
patria. No hay. desputs de ESQ.
esperanto para los puertorrique-
nos. No la habria para ning,in pals
latino-americano que, por azar es
de la vida, cayeTa en- manos de los
eStadistas de hoy. Nosotros no
hemos de intervenir hoy en- la >oiu-
ci6n de nuestros destinos: nj aun
intervenir en- la solucion de nues-
tras difcultades. Pero tampoco
mai.ana. En- 10 future. cuando
esladistaS sucesivos de sucesivos
tiempo<. 10 disponean, los estadis-
tas nnrteamericanos sesolvcrSn
el probiema.
Asi pues; Ia prinera idea fun
dsmentaI de las palabras del sena-
dor Cooper, no e. eristlana para
noSo,ros. No somos nosotroS los
que vamos s resoiver el prohlcma
. hoy; tampoco maiana. y" souio-
hombres con voiuntad e innlancn-
t,s derechos; somos bestias que
. arcchan para que former Ia r.
qua FL senador Cooper e. ell u
le"raz~u. bueno; pero ell su cH'c-
no nlduye d medic irspirando lc e.
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CONCEPTO DE POSSESSION.

En- debates relatives a Puerto
Rico. intervino ell senador Cooper.
Contrastando con frase> duras pro-
feridas contra nueStro pals. 6i dl-
10 cosas que prueban su elevation
de sentimientos Y la slmpatia que
por noSotros tlene.
Tratandose del provecto Gle ley
en- que Sc pide al congreso que, en-
vez de respetar Ell derecho que tene-
mos a adminirstrar nuestro dine
70, intervenga apo derando al 60
bierno impuesto la isla para que
los maneje sin nuestra intervention
ell senador, Cooper. dijo:
=. deberiamos pdsor prom
tamente el proyecto que te-
nemlos deldnte, y al prop,o
tempo hocer 10 possible por
que entiendan los puertorique-
nos que no 10 hacemos con es-
= piritu de hostilidad."
Mr.. Cooper tenia conciencla de
q ue 'el proyecto era agresivo Y hos
til a los puertoriquehos. Y su buen
corazon le dictaha Ia recomenda-
ci6n de que Sc hicieran las cosas
de modo que pudi6ramos pensar
que todos los senadores eran como
el; que la buena voluntad del sena-
do guerra borr ar la hostilidad de
la ley propuesta por el presidente
De la clase de ley que es esa, ha-
blan otras palabras del mismo Sc
nador.
g.. no me siento inclin1do
(diio) & que oondemos al
pueblo de Puerto Rico"
No quiere Mr.. Cooper que Sc nos
eendene. Esa palabra implica in
justicia y periuicio para este pafs,
de- los cuales protesta el huen SC
nador. La ley que Sc estaha pidien
do al congreso Y la ley Foraker,
condenan { Puerto Rico Sus pa
labras son expresivas.
Ia ley Foraker (diio
tambien) no contiene min
gun c6digo de dereeho= ci
viles para el pueblo de Puer
to Rico. 81 el proyecto dc
ley Foraker hubiese ido al
eouite &c asuntos inSula
res. sc le hubiera incufdo csc
e6digo.
: Mr.. Cooper denunci6 en- esas pa
iahrss el incumplimiento del ira
tsdc de Paris que dicta al congre-
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tdVOS

Hay aerieuitores que neceslta
mnyordomos" Y hay "mayordomosn
que necesitGn oolococi6n. Esas dos
dspirdciones Sc encuen'ran con diff
oultad refardo. Ambns coincidirdn
rdpidameric 81 los deseos dc magordo-
mos y ogricultores SC anuncidn en-
ala CorreSpondeneia". Hay en- es
diario especial y m6dica tarGa a
fecto.