Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-23
A PORTO RICAN editor
We ARE no LONGER YANKEE PIGS"
i"e War Has Taught People to Respect
American Captain nrioc on a
Visit to Havana.

New York. Aus. 21.-A Dispatch 20
the Herald from Ponce saws: sonor
i'nmnn Lopez, Editor Of Ia Corrcspon-
dencia Dc Puerto Rico. the principal
iournnl % the island. which Is pub
nahed In San Juan. has arrived at
Ponce.
"san Juan" he said. has bsen cut
on from the world since the war began.
could only print official bulletins H.
sued BY the government regarding TIE
progrors u the war. II was weeks after
the battle Of Mnhila before the govern-
Vont Issued a bulletin admitting defeat
Tho news OF the destruction o. Cor
vera's iieot reached san Juan the day
after It happened. but was only per-
mittcd to print even n rumor for ten
days. Later Captain General Maciaa
Issued bulletin stating that six Amer
lean vessels had boon sunk DC de-
olnrcd the elk Included two hattlcthips.
TRUTH NEVER PUBLISHED.
'Tho truth was never published In
san Juan hut the Facts leaked out un-
omcinlly. Tho sumo secrecy was main.
talncd when Santiago surrendered.
Llrly IN the war the cltlzcna 90 san
Juan who are extremely pro-srunlsh.
credited the official announcements ~
victory but after Santiago fcii they
lost hone. Even the most rampant
| sp1niatd ilpln IN admit that snln
was not able 60 nghl the United States.
CITIZENS FORM \ REGIMENT.
Before the Americans landed In Por-
10 Rico many U.ilzons 90 San Juan or.
! ranlzod "a regiment 90 defend the L.
land. After the landing they began tn
hear stories Of the strength aud cm.
cheney n the American army and tho
regiment was dlHhandod We had little
news ~ tho pruTraTr ~ the Cnmpuign
/ IN Porto Rico hut could easily ton that
/ thlnFn wCro going against tho Span
inrdr. ! was permitted 60 print tpthiur
about the American nucclHHfH. npNUr-
thclesa the facts crort into San Juan.
/ greatly diHcour1rirg the SprnInuis
among the population.
"AiaciuH nrcr6rved hold front nnd
| mnltnlncd his waning authority Flf
wcoka I have bee expecting ~ b. rwuk.
| tncd during the nirht hy bursting
| shells We feared bombnnimert and
| Siege. Everybody realised that the city
could not De- successfully defended.
| apANiARDA WILL become CtTi-
zENa.
"Nvhcn tho ncwn " rsace came.
everybody vi1lccd. Even thy Spanish
| officers knew the war was hupfi.rH aud
had hottor be hfouaht o. an end nnon.
| The forms caused little modification
| but The spanish Residents seem nov a.
b. resigned. They say now thoy prefer
l o. 10 American territory rather than n
l Porto lilcnn republic. Most ~ Tho Hpnn.
lnfds win swallow their dlrrnmntufc
| and romnlu on the island ana ne,ome
American citizens.
AMERICANS No LONGER "pfCa.'
Those ~ the hotter class naturally
/ feel Inundated but u the government
| uf the island j. 10 b. changed they
| prefer 30 b. paft n the United gtrtca.
| ThDy expect AN era NJ great CONNER.
| clM prosperity from American rule,
/ They no longer call Americans pirs
/ ana towards. Tho war brought great
respect Tor tho American nag"
GUERILLA CAPTURED.
n q reported that natlyra accused
/ NJ The murder OF u Spanish oyerarcr
near iuuco wsru arrested
Yesterday tho famous guorrlllh. ~
| rnfu, was canturcd near Cn0ma and
/ brought ~ inli here. lie IL nrcuati ~
/ burning the village uf Colo. ~ denifr
/ biz guIlt ,mphuticniiy hut admits nav-
inr slain several Spanish soldiers while
/ sklrnIrhlnr IN tho mountains. Oon.
/ MnclnH announces hia intention IN de-
tegl and punish tho perpetrators of she
/ cialcH grHfcrc.