The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-13
plBcoNTENT GROWING OVER
MILITARY AppoiNTMD
Politicians Aquabbllng over den. Drooko'a
Selections -llyenlng Boolai Promen.
adop popular.-olh Nows.

Correspondence of tho Associated press.
bAN JUAN IN pOn'rO RICO, Doc D.
Tho past week In Han Juan has shown
certain developments In tho general alt.
uatioB Of tho island ana drifting strawa
have been soon which indicate tho cur
rent OF growing discomfort
There has boon much trouble all over
tho island since tho American government
assumed military protool0rato concern.
Inf tho appointment VI mayors and oOun.
ollmon 10 tho different municipalities,
OF which there arc In all a. Men No hp-
pointed and those already In once have
boon roalEnlng and squabbllnR among
themselves and expressing tholr diaploa-
sure ~ tho appointment OF some col.
league,
Tho fact that uencral Brooke declined
60 grant 10 tho council 0f Ponce tho
privileges VI tho aulonomlut oonatltu-
tion which they weru arroEailng 10 them.
selves In what rankloa ana IN over present
In tho minds u tho defeated autonOmiata.
Tho accordance Of this privilege would
have been for them great victory.
Tho best judgment here nunlaina Brooke
IN this action. II tho privilege was
granted to ono council II would have TO
bo granted 10 all ana o,ioh ono OF Portd
Rlc0a n municipalities. acting with tho
power ana latitude contemplated by tho
AutohemIat platform. would have brought
much confusion TO tho island.
Tho autonomlHt party Aela up pro.
lonEed howl of diuoontcnt IN which,
among other things. they declared that
hunoE Rivera, leader of General iirooko'a
cabinet. had betrayed them lnHomuch
an ha had used his influence 90 bring
about tho decision aEiinHt thoir demands
hunoE 10 an element VI political diaoord,
BlS months ago he thoatrioaily declared
ha would die wrapped IN tho nag OF
Spain. and he was tho mat Porto Itioan
10 swear allegiance 10 tho United states
Ho IL the present secretary OF state. and
since october iiIh. the head OF General
nrookun advisory board and tho insuiar
Anaira. Ito 10 a capable man ana a
nohemor. ila probably long ago deter
mined 10 become the political ruler OF
1prto Rico
llurnAndes Lopez. Salvador CarDonel and
Dr. Coil y Toau. These mon. with tho
exception OF Dr. Tost. who was recently
appointed on tho resignation OF Julian
Dlaneo. former reorotary OF tho treasury,
have boon General Drooko'u advisors
since october "a They aro all liberals
OF tho same party as MunOa and thpy
owe much 10 Munos In tho past Cen
eral brooke was OF necessity dependent
on these mon In forming opinions ON 10.
cal Affairs. consequently II was possible
for them In measure to influence hia
Judgment
Thoru 10 mild hammered man named
lnElealaa In Porto Rico who Ia called a
soolallnt and anarchist Ito advocated
an eizhI hour day. tha, tho state should
maintain women FOR a period preceding
and following child birth and similar de-
mazda Ito works In tho interests VI
labor Ito brought about strikes among
tho working CLASSES Tor higher wages.
ha had boon imprisoned under spain and
hs 10 In prison today. Tho recen, ntriko
among tho iypose,lers In Han Juan for
an increase lh wages waA of hlH dotnE
1ypao1cra werv paid 4 pasolas month,
There aro old charges against lnEluaiah.
made sons limo during spanish control
In which Il 10 said ho maliEaed MuhoE
and TIN government OF spain Soon after
tho lypospt,eFH struck inElesias was sum.
mcned bgtofo Munoa aud ordered by him
60 leave tho island forthwith. This Ia.
slcsias properly declined TO do. soon
after no and tho editor OF paper who
supported him were IN jail. whore thoy
have now been for nye days without trial
or o..arEeu being preferred.
Such measures strongly rVmlnd tho
Porto Rlcana OF tho Old days OF Spanish
rule and tho cases mentioned arc not
tho only ones Of ARBITRARY imprisonment
without tho prvferment OF charges, Ocn.
eral Brooke 10 about 10 leave Porto Rico
Ito haA had much TO contend with hero
and white hts health IL good ho IN much !
Ncaricd by tho hard work ho has done.
Tho best element In Porto Rico arc alive !
to his efforts In tholr behalf and arc
sorry to SEQ him 70.
Tho last thing ho did was to rcpcai tho !
royal dues ON property General Guy r, I,
Henry will succeed him an governor In |
tho military department OF Porto Rico. |
Each day seems 10 SEQ moro Americans |
on tho streets OF San Juan. Tho mon I
cano hrui. then eamo tho most ytntur- |
soma OF tho women. Now arc coming /
tlmld wives and oven children.
In thousands OF South American and /
Wcat Indian towns that boast OF a plaza /
and q military band there IL music on
tho plaza on Sunday evenings. San Juan l
In ono of tho few towns whore tho music |
la American. This music on Sunday even !
inga In an old and popular Spanish Gus
tom and EuilclcAa people at homo arc
told that that upon these occasions the |
beautiful. dark-cyed spanish girls come
out To bo admired. This In stock story
OF tho returned South American wan
doror. ~ II II that tho men from the
north arc all keen TO get to the plaza.
Hut the best class OF Spanish and South
American arc llmld aud easy OF afrrunt
and Il Ia a fact that tho last few dlA.
turbcd years In Cuba and Porto Rico
have done much to keep them indoors.
To many OF tho southern women tho
'ANNAN NNNNAiN iANAA'NtsAN NeR AhR WHY
outdoor break for weeks AZ n Time In tho
pluful monotony OF their daily lives.
Tho plaza at San Juan ia absolutely
baro and stone paved. II In long and
narrow. on ono Bido lB
tho town hall with is two towers at
ono end In tho three stories and severely
plain facade OF la Disputaoion," The
,ther buildings that face II arc two
stories and whlto with narrow. hanging
balconies. The band OF tho Eleventh
infantry plays In tho center on Sunday
evenings Tho southern sldo OF tho plaza
\ tho only proper side upon which to
(sharp distinction concern
M tho propriotoB are drawn horc)
Only tho common people" or the town
promenade on tho plaza's northern side.
Along tho southern sldo some entcrpris-
ng man every night puts n long row OF
'ocking chairs and rents thom out at
on oents each Up and down tho south
side tho 'best people walk II Is
a. ..l.s.t .tNNl q -.