New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
APoMmar1s
1.-THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS"
Bottled only at the Spring. Neuenahr Rhenish
Prussia.
Philadelphia party who rehlled Apolinars bottles
bearing the genuine labels and also used couneres OF the
Aponaris labels recently imprisoned in Moyamensing
JAIL Philadelphia

possibly do are leaving. There are many
men whose business requires their daily pres
ence in San Juan. and some of these have moved
their families to improvised camps in the coun-
try. where they will be out OF the range or
American guns but still near enough to go to
San Juan daily. This condition has brought
about n large morning and evening SUBURBAN
traffic, which Is accommodated by mprovised
stage lines carriage service and the rental OF
saddle horses. The railways from the city nave
been crowded. the train service has been In
creased. and the day after the bombardment
one railroad company carried free OF charge
from the city all those who could not or did not
offer To pay their fares.
San Juan papers are agitating the immediate
building Of relief houses near San Juan. where
the poor and homeless men and women OF the
city can he sheltered in of another bonn
bardrnent 4 close watch is Kept up in all the
scacoast towns for the enemy's vessels. as well
as the onE-expected Spanish fleet. The story
that Admiral SIMPSONS feet approached san
Juan on the morning Of the 12th showing the
Spanish flag. and that crowds Of enthusiastic
Porto RicanS crowded the city walls 10 cheer the
fleet. is believed in the island and the coast
patrols fear a repetition Of the alleged trick
The Porto Rcans are thoroughly .lmiHar win
ono American ship. and that is tn" Yale. for
merly the Paris This big liner has been dolng
patrol duty around Porto Rico foT som" weeks,
anccs have caused many false alarms that the
Americans We're returning. Whenever she is
sighted the troops are ordered out. guns are
trained and the Red Cross prepares for emer-
Gencios.
1t is reported from Ttuado. in The western
centre Of the island. that while small fruits and
certain vegetables are plentiful the people have
not the money t. pay for them that many
labOrcrs and farmers are without work ana
suffering hunger and that the bread sold -
bad and hieh IN price The meat supply Is ap-
parenily controlled 10y "A few men. These men
are taking advantage Of the distressing condi-
tons holding the meat for exorbitant prices.
There are many cases Of smallpox at Utuado.
"a We'll as on other parts ~ the island
In tho days Immediately following the bonn
hardment food prices advanced greatly In san
Juan This partly because the country
people afraid to come into IN" capital.
on May If eggs sold in san Juan for
five cents each half pound Of bread was J.
cents. and various restaurants at once ad-
vancnd their prices from =" cents for n bad
breakfast - 50 for a worse ono.
II there are no Immediate warke steps taken
against Porto Rico the prevailing perturbation
will probably soon cease and confidence VIII De
partially restored. But Porto Rico Is always
Threatened with disorders arising among tn"
people themselves. ana the growing scarcity ~
food II IN. blockade is maintained. Will only add
t. this danger