The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
OR RULE IN PORTO RICO.
unv THE ISLAND rs GRADUhLLY
ur,OuINd "AMERICANIZED."
.u.cuinE Changes Made tJ the United states
,,,bnrItics There That Rebound to the

Evolution OF III" ''"' '''''''
s> T,,S. July 3. Ia November. 1897, au-
.,,,,.v md a constitution were granted to
Fort, RIO ny the Kingdom OF spain, ana uh-
der that constitution Legislative Assembly,
was called to meet IN fepruhrJ' lN"' but
owns go the beginning oil the war SHORTY AFTER
ward uu .eG sldtIveaitloh loohlhg toward 'he re-
organ. ,a'lon INTENDED ny the constitution ever
tpyk pace. In lact. all thht was ever accom-
pi~hrl hy the ruya decree was inc proch-
ma ,.n u the constitution except that the
Cap,aIu Genera selected uhder lts authority
cpuurD. "f siNSecre'arles' VINO were uhuer
certain limits. L. administer inc inherent no
Ialtmeu's into when the isIahu RoNeln"ehe
WA to he divided uhdef autonomy
rs far rs could he nscer'sihe" py den'
BrONhe the st'ect'"h vi ms "ecie'"r'eS "'-
puiUted at that time was through an express.
zion ~ the Viii oil me ie0tIe' me number Vi
sccrstarirs1"as' however at later ua'e re-
dIcri 10 '5ur because oi tc"no'l'ca' reasons'
q! these four two reH'Rheu' anu others were
appointed In their places SO 'hat on 'he oa'
o. the ramn.ete OCCUPANCY ny 'he American
troyts the 'ouu'i OF secretaries OF ih'uiar
Cabinet, stood as ioI!o"s:
las MH1.' Rivera Secretary or state and Presi-
dent Cuuu Il ~ secretaries
Julian T. I'I1n''. Secretary OF Finance.
jrAl Hernandez l. 'P'/' secretary VI '"sl'ce
SI'A' 'M"."''' ''''''"'' VI 'i''h'' '" ''io
"'f"s ana '"S'''' "'"
During Gen. hrookes work on the Evacua'
ton Commission he had been carefully max
ms Investigations ana considering what
should he done when ne assumed control.
After weighing all the Information he could
get he reatpolnted the above named Secre-
taries. re lu!rlng them nrst TO take the neces.
say oath n SUPPORT the Government OF the
un!tel States Few weeks after this event.
OIL account OF some sIIGht difference with the
Council. Mr. RIanro resigned his portfolio and
,o,.,o,o r,u = To.te wa. snnointed IN bia
49,, n,,o,,,aa 81. ,,.,.
stead. After they accepted their posts Gen.
~ ,rt.ryf.Us Informal than IA N tho noltcv
OF 'h'er'e"S .''''' 'hot '"oln 10 W t"e po'.c'
he intended to pursue and arranged for
nvnS 80 n,.siT'e the .sttIsment ot a srsat
mum % ' Wv ..., VI N'a'
number OF important matters that had arisen
-, ,,n u.nIL. ,n,1a i, = III. 49,.
protocol zen BROOKE mace II RUE that every
question SnTu' 10 re'er[ea 10 'ts "pnronriate
49, halit,r ho.r.,ar II, ut. an, 49,.
uTm, '.on'nS .oSe." r ~ IL, o"n nnnus az
t.rs of inheritance concerning the isl,nd and
,ho srnointmsnt ~ oil of,ciais IN arnrn r
!ne appoIn,me"s ., a. o.,.e.as' IN every
ra,n,roT ~. nnnnin'on. .a.'am 10 a..
C"nno ' ~, sOcrotor,.s ond a,tbona, 81 t, ,o
advice was not followed in every instance. their
rocr,rrond.,ion's oor,od - hs ha..a ~. ~
triotic and uuselAsh motives.
twas seldom that Gen. Brooke care in con-
tact with III, individual sscrstari.s n. ha
usually met them assembled In council. and
at such Zines the President OF tho Council
Hcted as nou'h"eee ana spokesman. whereas
after Gen. Henry abolished the Insular Cabi-
net they never assembled as body except in
In this way grew up tho prantic,. Of the C"un
eli Of Secretaries a.ting as unit nsnp int.r-
niedjary between the Military GoSsrn me ran" and
the reople Their orlce wn. not 49, ~ Cnhi
net Officers advising with The Char Eyecntive
but that OF distinct branch in the civil adj
Gi course in nccorI.wit tha Snan, al III, "aS.
Louis Muhoz wrongly called Wr' RiVera Nv
,er.ons ignorant OF the spanish method :of
SaIasta had gone 10 SnSin and had nhiain.d
from the spanish Government tho autonomy
ahGye mentioned for Porto Rico: He Was and
gasra rnrty in the I,iand Nun. a., y, t
majority ofthe nhahitants Tia il ~ horp neiit
AMI by Ter the most in fmentin . "u' Hat ~
arena of Porto RIcan afynirs Wn, ths MAJ ~ N.Y. up
Of conducting tho oficial business Of The isI.
and proved very cmnHersNma All ii , 49,
corcerrInr the dorortmspit haG 70 az pupers
tho President 81 The Cnmnmii ~ S.crsfoi d
all uapers from then, 70 ~. Nirt,or - CIV.
hfl Nevis. f. mass thromCb ~ bonJ az
The brank inc IN 81 this sr ,,S ni ra ~ NJ
sta,lation 81 t6a nresant az 'it., am w., tn n ~
after Gen UonrS' assmrn n,Io iSt ~ t "a, ~
Military tny.rnor In tha W o,'e oii ny ~ vi
Cnrh0nrV who seer,nJ nc te hs s tSS ~ ~, ~
lupl with md cI1~.eI hy Snanf up ~
rNIIn y " me matter OF tho lmprovement OF
r"afs timp1 s re"d e1r. III rortH IicG Is Door
prosperity and Grnw,b "e ~ p"sis VI ~ nd'
planter Familiarity bis c o ,he os'nhd IA
rctrcs about tweivo miIesC .ToHS ,,v To-
iransr1rtnIt"n o ImrNe nii,es mas 10 pay LOT
10 raise then, Then 1 go i,uTn as /. HJ 49, I'm nm
t. INV n hi"E r,,a ~ "sn,h' NJ HI tcia.use mas
tn. rar'l'e - I,G ar9 1'ar', nts - puininH
a.0nr no In i" ~, h ~ u.tu ~ .he ht,uu'e an
roll Tho j. 49, Nh " ,GiI e as MI. Ear
Ires,es !, ~, nfrci'i ON uIssioneI' *
roads cor,ra y, my IAN Do uphe unt'I Tue
ana win ~ tho Twins WIN eaGh 3,heT
then agricnitu,s ,i,i are ihpr8Seu. M
high AMI ,h, ' ni Nm laleuIsn' prices VII, oe
Of The NAN, AT certain seasons De IiI
Intervene y, '',o2rru' t9neclaiiV when ,nroueht
Miriam. ~, =" iiihhe cinl'S lallure ms I'M
lie Ear, ", va" ~ "'iouknH ,EhoWh 70 ben ienry:
altar ,nr'IrI a. unhei., sent MN cnlnhlalht
mn',io,ti"n' aa,r,lii' HAunlcailoh after COM
hrin,. h i,1' az. ~ everything possible 70
The finm,'t ~ T'nIlIhtioh OF me great nerd OF
bur hi. Nv, Itunnr't uhderstno1 Thoroughly,
Nara (, a" "S.t,"e Hhe Npaulsh anu MS methoaS
HAVING $50 ne whsteu SO much time IN
hIyhw,ysS ',,miHt"s maze lor macaIam kleG .
nrs.en,' az over inc Island, not looking at
taa,iui' i!'eh5' nut STRIVING after future Der-