New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-09
SITUATION IN PORTO RICO.
VIEWS OF SPANIARDS ON SAMtSoN
ATTACK ON SAN JUAN.

| fc.crvr,gh,. 1s9s; TIE Associated Iiesso .
| G, rboma. Danish West indies. May 5o-Sew'
! from Porto Rico comes to ST. THOMAS III t"o "a'
J nv word OF mouth OF the passengers ana reiusee'
,bo, como from the island and by the Porto H'ca'
. rowsnapers which the passengers ana refugees
bring with them ,, 20
Since the bombardrnent o. San Juan on MA! -
! the condition OF the island can be generany SCI
down as one Of military activity ana p'e'"'
for n resumption Of hostiltiss. There Is uhapa'eu
vigilance along the coast, and, In view OF 'he So
called defeat Of the American ships last month";
more or less confidence prevails IN the '''p'
billy Of the islands capital. san Juan
Add to these scarcity or sfnaler H"''. an'
voge,abIes no work for the ahorofs In the co"Di!'
occasional sriall rloiings among the "i9N , -,
tho high mice asked by spectators tor ioo"' 'ue
urdoubted growing misery and SUFFERING ai'o"s ."
classes. and ne fact that San Juan Is r,a,,
ell except those whose business 'ef" ,,,
presence In the city, and the condi"o"' p ,''.o
I'm the Spauish island are told. al least 40 IA "
these conditions can be judge" iioi'' '"s
Ing st. Thomas. III ahio
The strictest censorship pertains over All 'ao.'
nsssapes md no news OF the Island Is sent ou'
Letters are examined and resident OF Io..o ~
racertlv wrote to a correspondent IN 81 ihoii'S
bogg,ng him to omit from his Iu'ure ic''c'S "
rerereuc, 70 the war and war news. as the III
formation was Invariably seen by the au'hoi'"e''
and only served to bring suspicion upon 'he ie0'p
/ ,nr, and his family Censorship also applies TO
| NEWSPAPERS and only such statements as are "s'eo
able to the Government can be puDHsheo'
RECENT INCENDIARY FIRES.
Some stress has been laid upon recent 'ncen6'iry
fires in Porto Rico. and their Signnc""o" u " 30
turhed and unruly popuIacc 1t Is Impossible 10
,.orn what these fires have amounted 20, thou8H
,ucuirv confirms their occurrence ana Inc asSer-
ZION that they are probably started for purposes OF
robbery. o
among the soldiers. and TWO the sef-des'r"c'io'
~ men more or less prominent in business.
Tho last Porto Rican papers received mere pear
a,,e NJ MAY o. The following are extracts from
them: -, ,,,oo ,o-
the TRANSPORTATION Of ammunition. etc: each .nu''
must be able carry a load 81 ninety -se'o' MUS
over and above weight OF trappinss
.r, 20 fact that In all paris OF the islahn s'aii
FRUITS beans plantalns etc, arc being so"n lhese.
with our cattle will provide for the fu'ure' anu
no ono will die OF hunger The dihicu''y III '"7
s,iailon IL 10 subsist at present go
AT the beginning Of each day all the worn Va
ca, Juau looks toward the marine signal station
20 90. ~ the Yankees are reported In slsht
The passengers on foreign s'e'"''' 80,
sonto Domingo that touched ut fohce o" ."y
q were arrested They were all freed IN IL"
hour, with the exception Of n man named AsuaSo.
who had $1,000 en- MS person. 'e'
liberty two days later.
-, osIde,, NJ san Juan prominent In business
circles has received letter from hhg'a"'' ~
which II Is said that English sympathy Is WIN
Spain In the present trouoic'
COFFEE CROP TO GO TO WASTE
"r. = r.norted from Lares that the coffee crop
tbere Is abundant. but that mcney wherew"' 70
harvest II Is lacking From Las Na''n' u .
,her. 10 M ,noncy among the people. Conee pant
o.. who generally harvest from Ave hundred 70
civ hundred oulntals OF coffee year must no"
10, their crops go to waste. rs It Is moossi'ie ~
obtain goldfish or rice Tor the aporers go ocoi
Ip,,ToT Ps1se 81 81 Las rsy Ma RAJ
The Liberal OF May 25 said one or ths gus uese
,lons which rightly occupies the puhhc hfu y. -
days is the iioo.ng: VIII The Yankees attempt
another attack on Puerto Rico? cool, mar, IN the
nsenre OF San Juan de Porto Rico during me pom
bardment by the American meet i,e on MIy L has
a nat was purely an artillery duel but he OBJECT OF
the Yankees was not to sustain e .ns oI ire surren,
der OF the city or to take it by surpr'se nm.s
, nsced arsck by its violence. and ~
lion OF fire with the maximum OF Inlenss o rom
| ,ncir numerous and powerful artillery was co"'-
The giving way Sss9rf the in pqE Ss city Ht n the
WV, ~ me squadron would have been able to COM
pei it's surrender
OPINIONS or SOME sPANiARDs
..-r,,s WAS probably the plan: and It was without
,ouh, the object 20 hoist the American nag on our
,or,s nrov,te themselves with coal and leave pre-
| ,erring TO display before '"e WIN 80"
! o. their victory ,, ,..,
This plan failed from the first. The batteries
o sorvsa nv tho garrison with rapidity. the aft1-
,orvmcn were collected and did great execution with
their guns while these on board the AInerihe ..
ga sron quickly LOSING their heads MAJ" their
VV"i",,ors win less and less precision, their nr'h3
! hecnr,inr loss and less effective. ,
/ The retreat Of the squadron Win great 'ossss
an, 10 mag. has served severe lesson 10 the
nn,,v snowing them most positively tnat 10 az
.; ,ke This place will cost them great num-
,rn'ls ,S,ir shns and the best part % :her Army
| shoud IL discmbark on our SHORES ..,,
siI Th ~ t,crni SAYS on the subject: The
,a"tos, risk a squadron could run Is To attack
c., fortified place Every precedent In history shows
ri only when possessing 4 great SUPERIORITY OF
forces and counting upon az inehectiV" res,s'an
| no,,,d ,brv nationally undertake an attack We i,-
49, e,r,s and express our rcasOns-Ws DO not no.
Use but II appears logical that 1t Is not atyisa6e
| s'r mo American squadron - again attack tnis
,,ace That II will no, come back again Is 10 re
b1ned but IT is impossible to be quite sure that Il