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Ell Servicio Civil

La Comisi6n del .Servicio Civil Puer-
torriqueno anuncia examenes libres y
de oposicion que tendran lugar en- Oc-
tubre 7, de. 1911, en- San Juan, sola-
mente con ell objeto de obtener elegi-
bles para cubrir las vacantes. Los exa-
menes seran de caracter practice y
comprenderan solamente las asignatu-
ras que fueren necesarias para probar
la destreza y habilidad de los compe-
tidores para desempenar los empeleos
que desearen cubrir. Para los exame-
nes Sc admitiran solicitudes hasta ell
dia en- que Sc verifquen, siempre que
eX1stan buenas razones para justificar
La demora, y en- aquellos casos en- que
no Sc haya podido enviar la solicitud q
la Comision antes de los examenes, Sc
admitira al aspirante bajo la condici6n
de que la env1e despues de los mismos
y sujeta sl aprobaci0n
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Ell Attorney satisfecho D.. Manuel Ma Arroyo

El Attorney General experimento
aver natural satisfaction
El Consejo Executive, rendido. por
fin, aprobo ell aumento de trescientas
dollars sobre ell sueldo de 1000 de cue
venla disfrutando ell jefe de Contabi-
lidad de su departamento.
Ustedes sabran que ese aumento,
hace semanas di6 mucho. que |hacer en-
ell Consejo.
lei doctor Barbosa Sc opuso por
aquello del respeto a la ley y al pre-
supuesto.. cuando convene.
Aver no estaba ell Sr. Barbosa en-
la session, y ell informe del Comit6 de
Hacienda no encontro opositores.
As1, pues, felicitamos al Sr. Brown
y de paso al Sr. Martin Ergui, desean
dole sinceramente que en- la pr6xima
legislature ell Attorney General sos.
tenga la misma opinion acerca de los
m6ritos del Sr. Ergui y Sc mantenga
en- su puesto contra la codicia de al
gun experto.
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Aver ha dejado de existir en- esta
ciudad, Don Manuel Maria Arroyo y
Gomez, caballero muy honorable que
gozaba en- San Juan de grandes SIM
pat1as.
Ell acto del sepelio tendra lugar es-
ia tarde las cinco, desde la casa NOR
tuoria San Francisco, n1mero Is al
'cementerio de San Jose
Nosotros lamentamos la muerte del
Sr. Arroyo, acompanamos en- este
trance doloroso a sus deudos, y muy
especialmente a ST. desconsolada v1u-
da, Dona Maria Luisa Zeppenfeldt,
y sus hijos, Della, Maria Luisa, Mar
garita, Isabel, Manuel Luis, Nicolas y
Rafael
Descanse en- la paz del Seilor ell al
ma del que va no existe.
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Ell juicio de Guayama

Esta tarde hemos recibido de nues-
tro corresponsal ell despacho telegra-
fico siguiente:
Guayama, p. r., Sept. Is de 1911.
BOLETIN MERCANTH,
San Juan, P. R.
Session Corte. Distrito anoche juez
Foote declare culpables delito, cons
piraci6n" acusados Pastor .Diaz, Pc
dro Goyco y Ecdos. Ramos y Abella.
Acusados, solicitaron Sc dictara SEN
tencia dentro diez dlas. Correo hoy
informes termination .jiicio
F. Navarro Ortiz,
Corresponsal.
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La Colonia Espahola
y la Independence
COnteStandO al Sr. MatienzO

sI4a contradiction es evidente. Y no
ha de pretender ell senor Matienzo que
incurre como ell mas cOntumaZ de los
ameIican0s en- ell estribillo de La impre-
paIaci0n, que sea la COlonia ESpanola,
La Que AIIORA, ocupe la LINEA DE
tUEGO, en- tantO que ell gobierno de la
lsla, podria decirle con la autoridad del
Sr Matienzo estas palabras crueles:
No veiS, eSpanOles, que eS n1uch}S5naO
mGS 09eitte et Sa1iO usO de Eas 6bertades
QIb'icex GHc habrdn de saber ompIear
cHaHdO Sean independieutes?
NO ceis que mecesitaM oce6or CON Ell
Sor'b&m9 . sW c0ncOmitonte el coudalhs-
mo est6pido y f0rtolccer Ell nalseuzo po-
hticO, CON un nSO mas c0nstante & iHe-
Hgente ID los derechos l,1bHc6s j. PR
UGdOS! '''~'
\ cuando a los espanoles que estuvie-
se4 en la Inca de fuGgo Sc les dijesen
estas frases del senor Matienzo, ino cree
el ilustre oradOr que habrian de sentir
I'm gran decaimiento ds amino y habrian
de repr0charse interiormente tl haber
querldo ser mas papistas: que ell Papa?
Nunca, en concepto nltestro, han de
rebasar los espanoles ia esfera de acci6n
que aqul tienen EN- su calidaq de ex-
| tranJeroS, desde Ia invasion americana.
pero de todos modos puesto que es
aqui el seior Matienzo el Que Sc ocupa
III adyertir las alternatives del pulse
collective, deberla ser 6l quicn avisara
q mcmento de cubrir las N1ee0S de fue-
| 20, no sin convencerse antes de que ell
pueblo por cuya independence lbamos d
combatir, sabrla hacer de 1t Hbertad que
le'dieramos m buen uso. =:
Pero de todos mOdOS perlnitanos ell Sc
nor Matienzo que lie hagamos algunas
objeciones, sino en- nombre de la colonia
espanola, refiejando el pensar y sentir
de varios espanoles.
Diremos con nuestra irremediable
franQueza, que la calrsa de La indie
Fpendencia puertorriquena no le falta La
simpatia de los espanoles, como no ha
de faltarle la de los buenos americanos
P6ro de ESQ que sean los espanoles
los tncargados de sacar las castala del
fuego, hay alguna diferencia.
| TerS0nalmente, un espan0l, puede
simpatizar con la independence puer-
t6rriquena; perO la c0lonia espalola, CO.
mo Organismo, como institution, como
colectividad ha de tender en- sils resolu-
ciOnesy y Ell sus actos una absolute com
penetration con las exigencias de rela-
clones internaciOnales de su patria. Y
no ha de venir suscitar difcultades
la actual cordialidad hispano, yanlzi, asu-
miendo, por 81 ante 81, actitudes que
solo pueden ser aconsejadas desde Ma
dfid a los espanoles que aqui. viven.
+ Y no Sc eXtrane el sseior Matienzo de
que la 'Colonia Espanola llegue STEM
ore tarde q la obra de la emancipation
de los pueblos americanos.
| La lnica vez que ell caso ha podido
Idase, es ahora en- Puerto Rico, por4ue
fno pretendera ell seiior Matienzo que
los espanoles en- Cuba, en- Mejico, o1e
la Argentina, trabajasen la Independent
ella de estos pueblos, siendo traidores q
la Patria Madre.
Ell easo de Puerto Rico es ins6fito.
Y en- ell case de Pnerte>* Rico, la mi
j.:
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.,,nr..isIle an rpej. b,cer NADIA an
pne,tn Rico bssta o,,e este sea jndeoen-
.E.,fe "
zero 'i seh"r Ma'lr''~' oPlha que no.
1ei'Fr-'rr q los esp"""''S eh Ia 'ahgnar-
~" hr e''A Iu'l'' y Pohe este CO.
."eniaf7' Il las p'ia"i"' del H'r0l"";
N'! '~..'iei con &E'Tiu'u 10 que
- de ID colon;, H,pqnola he Puerto
gi., fr.ut. al urilrlna IL. nne>tra i.
4..,.J. g.. ..loa:~ ..re5olo mn nuede
ann o,.. s,ud.,r,,. ahora onn q.
...,,.lo a., ,....;,.,nos II 10 5oio nara
.,,,3o a., s.,,,o. ;,i.nendientas ,no
-. -, . r.ll.s. an. "A sor;a y,
uoguiio tarde3 tQuf destino quiere us
i~i aarlr Ia col6Aia e>panola dentro de
uuestrs sc,iari6n = rrecimiento come
nacilu. Para mi dcbc ocupar un puei
10 rlsi 4 ga pas qac 81 nue,tro. en la mis-
ma llnea dc fuego -.Estar retaguarii.
.., impropio he dult:o> esforzaloS y "
uo veo por que hos> no deba hacerse Ii
misna pregunta de antes u Espano
a., 40 sGi,i I'ues sUis valientes.
Para que asignar 4 esta >buena colo
MA un papel cn la historia por el cua
,empre ha de llegar tarde: a la bueni
obra de Ia emancipation de- los pueblo
,tuerieanosg"
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No creO-dice-cn la urgencia gu
icnga el Pals para'ser independents !
- tai urgencia existiere. mayor seria Ii
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-15

sion de los epanotes no puede ser otra
que esperar los. aconteclmentos, y sea
la que fuere la suerte del pals, coope-
rar con su trabajo, con sus actividades
en- ell campo. de la production, con su
Influenza en- la vida social y cultural al
progreso indefnido de esta terra, con-
tinuando la tradici6n gl6riosa de las
colonias espanolas en- America.
Y no nos tache de egoistas el Sr Ma
tienzo' Cintr6n, cuando dice que ahora,
,no Sc ayuda a la emancipation de: .s1n
pals espailol que esta en- manos extran-
jeras por que la colonia ha tenido>a bien
acogerse al benefcio de la ffeutralidad
Para los espanoles no es un benefcio
la neutralidad, porque esa ne.utralidad
que Sc les impone es La consecuencia de
su eXtranjer1a aqu1.
Cualesquiera dirla que ha' sido un ac-
to voluntar1o en- los espanoles ell acoger-
| Sc La neutralidad.
| Y no yea en- nuestras palafJras un re-
proche ell senor Matienzo, sino ell eco de
una queJa dolorosa: pero antes de ats
bar egoismos en- la conducta irremedia-
bic de los espanoles que quedaron aquf,
debe cerciorarse primero de 81 es un pue-
bio espanol ell pueblo que celebra ell Is
de Julio, ~ debe comprehder que esa
neutralidad a que los espanoles Sc ven
constrenidos, Sc la impusieron los que en-
Ponce recibieron con palfnas los anne
ricanos, los que un dla y otro dia can
taron en- la prensa albrieias a La libertad
americana, los que tuvieron siempre
pronta una. advertencia cruel para los
periodistas espanoles, recordandoles su
I extranjer1a cuando Ell seilalar alg1n des-
man del coloniaje Sc ocupaban:
| Que quiere ell insigne orador! En-
tire hermanos no hay, no debe haber rem
cores. Una es nuestra madre,. una es
nuestra 'raza, uno- es .nuestro destino glo-
rioso ciertamentei pero aunque somos
de la familia, cada uno tiene SUI casa, y
en- ella cada cual resuelva sus intimQs
asuntos, en- su casa que .cada cual goblet;
Ine, y que cumpla s,ls indeclinables debe!
res ejerza su augusta autorIdad - 81.
Como parientes cercanos, en- la casasde
Hos pilertorriquenos .pueden .eonviVir flos
espailoles,. pagando su tribute de ira
bajjo;s ssu. contrihneion. de .afecto, iesarnor
pero no Sc les exija mas de 10 que aca-
50 deban y puedan dar, porque Ia hos
pitalidad, entonces, pndiera parecer IN
teresada .
Esa es nnestra opinion.
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ULTRAJE GRAVE

El dla 13 del actual, en- ell barria
Barros" de Barros, Carmelo Torres,
armada de un machete, ultraj6 a la
Joven Carmen Melendez. Ell ofensor.
fue arrestado.
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PROGRAMA.
.PRIMERA PARTE A.

J. Estre1fo: Selection de la zarzuela
La Corte de Fasu0n, por la orquesta, di-
rigida por el senor Burset
2. Violin: Fantasia -Capricho de
Vieuxtemps, por e} seilor Martinez Plee,
acompanado al piano por Ia Srta. Mons
ia Ferrer.
3. Plegaria del 90 acto de Toscn por
la Srta Alice Felici.
Gran walls de concerto, de Mosz-
kowski, Piano por la Srta. Monsita Fe-
rrer
5. Aria de T,uviata, por Ia Srta. Ali
ce Fe]ici..
SEGUNDA PARTE
|. Estreno. Quinta Danza H1ngara
de Branhms Orquesta, dirigida por ell
Sr. Burset.
2. A las Muscoras. Zarzuela infantil
EN- | acto por las ninas y ni1os Berries.
C6simi, Amy, Carreras y Moreno.
TERCERA PARTE.
L. Soire d Etc: Tanda de Walls de
Concerto, de Waldteufel Orquesta di-
riglda por ell senior BIrset
2. Pae pae de Ell Perro Chico, canta
do an caracter por las Srtas Castro,
Vazquez, Cosimi Amy y Berries.
3. La Canandonga ell Garrotin, can
tado y bailado por la nina dec amos Ma
ria Rosa Berries
4. Estreno: "Suite'', del 20. acto
de. la opera MADAME Butterfly de
Pucclni, cantado en- caracter por las
ESrtas Alice Felici, Mad Butterfly
Cruz Matienzo, Suzuki.
PRECIOs DE LAS LOCALIDADEs
Palcos sin entradas. s. 400
GriHes 80. piso. $50
Luneta con entrada. 8. !. 100
BALCONIES. - OTIS
ParaisO. - OPS
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Notas de Arecibo

Eel Lcdo, Llorens Torres, a nombre de
su companero eI Lcdo. Santiago B. Pal
mer, ha entablado demanda contra el ri
co propietario de este pueblo, don To-
mas Boneta, en- reclamation de dafios W
perJulclos que Sc alega en- Ia demanda
han sldo ocasionados en- la persona deE
demandante.
I'll senior Palmer reclama del senior
Boneta ounce mil dollars de indemni-
zaci6n
Veremos a yer en- 10 que para todea
esto
Sc encuentra en- esta Ciu3ad el Illus
trado Jurisconsulto don Angel Aeosta
QuIntero, actualmente fiscal INFERNO de
la Corte de Distrito de Humacao y per-
soma que goza aqui de irnnmerables sim
pat1as
Esta pasandose una temporada al Ia
do de sHs amantisin1os falniliares, tenn
porada que nosotros deseamos no sea
hreve
Una vez el Concejo Municipal de este
pueblo aeord0 que Sc construyera en- las
afueras de La poblaci6n un corral ade-
cuado para depositar alli q los canes
realengos y asquerOsos que muy orondoS
Sc pasean por nuestras GALES. Todos los
canes lrian d parar q aquel sltio, exs
|cepci6n de aquellos que pagaran sus
dueilos un dollar de impuesto al Munici-
pio-
Tenemos conoclmlento de que Sc Lee
hlzo pagar Ell consabido dollar 4 yarias
falnllias poseedoras de bonitos canes,
aunque NADIA sabemos todavia acerea de
Ia construction e:dicho corral
Yea ESQ la, .Sanidad- . *sss.
Ha retornatlo su don1icilio de la po-
blacion, despues de haber pasado una
agradable tennporada en- sn finca del
,,pintoresco barrio Ella Esperanza. La
fanilia de nuestro amigo don Angel Ma
ttei, Collector de Rentas lnternas de es-
Ia Ciudad
fo,.,,e c1l012cnI
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EI Dr.. 6, Muhoz Diaz

Participa SUI numerosa clientela GUS
hja Las horas de / & 8 de la tarde, para
la consulta diaria, en- los altos del No.
81 de la ealre de Tetu&n, donde tiene g y
tablecido su despacho professional.
y
Telefonos No. 1876 y 1917
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Teatro Municipal

Ell CONCIERTO DE ESTA NOCHE
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-09

the real fighters of the south had no
fellow-feeling-the "co%pperheals" who
had not the courage to risk their lives
for the cause with which they professed
sympathy; who set fire to hotels and,
spread contagion. who shot and stabbed
in the dark. That the former confed-i
crates had no responsibility for the
crime of Booth and that they We're
overwhelmed with horror and dismayi
when they heard of it is an u~ndisputed,
fact, and it is also we'll known that
Abraham Lincoln has today no warmer
admirers than the survivors and de-
scendants of those who, 80 years ago,
hated his very name.
The spectacle witnessed in Washing,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-09

said now, that the judgments of the
Lord are true n righteous altogether"
That face was distorted with rage,
hate and fury, making the handsome
features almost demoniac as the man
muttered and scowled. 1t was the face
of one whom the writer had seen a few
weeks before in New York, playing
MARK Anthony" with his two brothers.
at Winter Garden heater for the
S-hakespearian fund benefit, and who
plaudits than the others by the fiery
genius Of his acting. 1t was John
Wilkes Booth, who a little less than six
weeks later was to Undue his assassin's
hand with the blood so sacred to the
nation. and go down in chronicle as
the most detestable criminal Of the CEN
fury. Perhaps at that time the half
crazed fanatic was debating whether he
should not pistol the president from
that present coign of vantage and make
his escape through a dazed and dense
press. But the histrionic in the man
craved, perhaps a more spectacular
Suggesting as we'll as a surer mark.
1t was a passing fact which at the time
stirred no second thought, but which in
the relation Of things to come. doomed
full OF tragic import.
John Wilkes Booth struck a far more
disastrous blow at the south than at the
north when he shot down the man who,
alone of his generation, could have
brought the sections together in heart
felt reunion, without the strife and
tragedy. h dishonor and abasement
Which attended reconstruction. So far
as Lincoln gave indications of his pur-
pose and plans for bringing the van
pushed south back to loyalty and fra
tern1ty, and binding the nations
!! wounds" there is ground for believing
that his policy would not have been
different in any essential degree from
that of Andrew Johnson. But the great
II signal difference would have di-
rected the restoration of peace and
unity with all the prestige, the hold on
the popular heart amounting almost to
idolatry that Lincoln possessed and
Johnson did not. That which in John
son seemed en~croachment and usurpa-
ton, in Lincoln would have been ac-
copied as the natural and logical exer-
else OF a judgment tried and tempered
n purified in the fiery crucible of a
four-years struggle to save the ma
tons very life. Johnson. the petty
white of a border state, vainly attempt
ed to wear Lincoln's boots and clothes.
1t was as if Richard Cromwell, instead
of seeking the retirement for which he
was best fitted, had sought to com
mand the Ironsides.
| meant well. Looking back
at his course from the clearer atmos-
phere of today 1t is easy to perceive
that was animated by the best
motives in his attitude toward the tre-
mendous problems which. confronted
him. and h a the success Of
the impeachment proceedings would
have been a blot upon our national
history. The problems and the position
were too big for him-like the sword
OF Wallace in the hands Of an aver
& man.
1t may be added that John Wilkes