Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-21

showed the greedy spaniards some
rivers with gold dust and tiny nuggets
10 them, aud thus, uuwiti.uEly sealed
his own doom and that of his people.
History tells a. how La hasten d
back 90 santo DOMINGO. whence he
soon returned with au Armament and
established the city OF Ciparra-acr1is
the bay, southwest from the present
capltal--and then proceeded 10 1lfttl~
ute the wondering natives among HE
rough followers, for slaves. ~ he had
done IN santu Domingo Hui the 100 900
Indians o. B0rinquln, she aboriginal
name of the Island, who had never been
subjected to am restraint, rcv0lied
when they realized what was going on
and Killed many " the span.ards be.
Ing almost extcrmlnated themselves In
the unequal contest
By the WY. Ponce de- Leon IN undo.
servodly famed for being one OF thp
most generous and ohiyalrlua of AN
those lr0E-hcartcd old CouqulHtud1res-
perhaps because he r. 90 often con.
founded with his equally Industrious
nam aaake-i.ulH Ponce de- Leon. the
priest ana poet. who died iu Mldr.uat
late In tho ranc century. Juan Ponce.
though religious enthusiast. who
never neglected the conversion" VI In
dian souls. while converting their per.
sons and property 90 his own uses. em-
NN-H'HA NNN' A.N"NN WN| N'ANWAN NV NNHNNN" NNH
Hubiufliod tn peaceful people Whl had
shown him nothing but kIndnctH. IN
fame ~ HE for0cIous blood hllu1. the
Eruat dog lit' czilll. which at the mas.
icra commands HprinR upon men. woe
men and children ana tore them In
pieces. has survived naa..y four cc...
turioH-wnlle millions 10 mere human
nrinTi have lived Their ltlis day and
died and teen forgotten. u ia rt
la,.l that .l' rtttipta of the Vicious
brute were 70 highly valued hy
the cJnqu0rlrH that ne drew the pay
Of "a cr14HhlWmuu-Wh u course.
went Into hiH masters plgk,JA
For some unexplained reason capar-
ra-unW known aH iuriu NIril tuli
lurU. was abandoned aft.r a lIma. and
IN 1911 ifpn founded another eligible
same San Juan nautiaiu DE- Puerto 10.
60 that siiudA To-Day. the capital ana
chief town uf the island. iiut DO ls hy
no means ih7 loading one ln point "
population. having only about $1,000 ln
time uf ro1CH3 while Ponce 90 fhU other
side ~ the Island lH credited with about
81 900 according 90 the latest census.
ana Nat- Gfumaln something over 90.
Oo1 owing Co the course NJ trade and
the great ocrau-lincrn The world hls
heard less about this Island ihnu uth-
ere uf the West indies. until she war
with spain brought 10 Into our pose
session. Yet % " only a few days
pleasant sailing from New York Oublul
loo miles. btllcvUl. and perhaps
thousand miles southeast from ia.
vann. owing % ~ favorable position
the hurricane that 30 often visit Mar.
Unique. ~. Vincent ANA other Islands
~ the southwark DO not disturb PORTO
Rico In normal times u DE- an Ideal
winter resort" with tho very porfcc-
ton NJ climate. whore the thermometer
never falls below 30 degrees and seldom
rises above No. Earthquakes ana yol-
canoes are alike unEnown here Snakes
and other vsunm0us creatures are az
scarce a. In Ireland after g. pltrick'a
visit, and There are no end N places
In the highlands where yellow fover
ana kindred diseases can utNCr climb.
Though populated 20 the number ~
300. 900. or thcfUahnntr. mainly spanish
Cfrulca ana negroes. with IL mixture
~ Germans, French, Danes, RwcdcH,
Russians. Chiuaar, Canary Ialludrrs
Moorish jcwn-thcre u plenty ~
room Tor more. Unlike most Of the
other West India Islands. there urc a
good many more white than black cItl-
zcua hsrc-thc proportion 10 Porto RI
co being not 20 gselt ~ In the capital
~ our own country where, a. IL we'll
known. about twu-thirda ~ the resi-
dent population IL "colorcd."
In spite OF ~ ypriwlng coFnomon.
there was never more compact little
city than this saint John tho baptist"
10 IT. situated on long. narrow Island,
connected with the north shore hy
bridge and u cluHH way. The peninsula
like Island has r. strong fort 40 either
,ud and is entirely surrounded by mas
Hlve walls uf stone ana mortar RISING
In places 90 hOirht ~ from my 90
one hundred feet. The houses arc all
Uf Htune-nn wooden buildings having
been allowed By the spanish nuthou'
tics except along the NhhrVra outside
the walls. Like other cnanH bum by
descendants u the Moors, thcsg. are
mostly onr.sioH.d. painted ln al the
c1iura OF the rainbow, rose, pink, sky
blue ara yriinwa prCdomInAtluE win
lran-bnrred windows and enormous
doors, Some u thfm have IRON hal-
c6nira. shuttrrH and ialouHeH. but thsre
ls rot such q thing MS n chimney IN all
Porto Rico, arl Few glass windows,
Not far from the landing h the Marina,
the park and parade ground ~ me CITY,
adorned Vith statues and flowers. u
has a wide. central walk. lined with
/ benchOs. while rows of palm ana pep
psr trees strive 10 hide the frownlng
walls which enclose a., with their an
/ tloue rentry-hoNcs, projecting here and
thdre A. ~ seward end u the main
/ fortress. VI course called the Moro,
| and very like H. uame.aakes In Hn-
vann ana NJ Santiago. only on a smaller
! scale. within rs grim walls u Ut