The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-28

Nnlkt llDuOlltl anu tit pii SUBSTITUTE
TO the Union Signal, venture t.
send a few items OF interest that
have come under my personal oo-
servation.
THIS island is gem of beauty
After sea voyage OF seven days,
during which we declined the stump
taous steamer fare for days together
and sweltereI in our stateroom
what could be more welcome than
the long, Glue, irrek ular line APP
pea,ing on the horizon, coming
aearer, rising higher, in terraces as
far as the eye could reach.
Old Moro and san Chri>tobal at
the left; Santuree farther on, lovely
IS a dream; pretty suburban homes
among palms and tropical green's !;
BayaiLon and Catania at the right j,
the first nesting in little rift be-
tween mountains crowned with YER
Idure IL the summit, and looking in
he distance like New England
illaye; Cstania, IA long line OF low
buildings on a tongue OF land
stretching out into the bay, seem
ING TO have risen fresh aud green
rom lis bath, ready 10 drop back
again when the tide comes in; the
silvery waters of the beautiful har
Dor in the foreground cutting little
nlets into the soft carpet OF tropical
green, and tiualIy making San Juan
an island; san Juan On an eleva ion,
old. picturesque, bit Of Europe
dropped down in American waters,
smelling Of garlic and antiquity ali
this you catch glimpse OF, but can
not comprehend at once.
The Wash ngton Star recently
published an art Gle from reSld mt
Of Porto Rico entitled "Porto Rico's
Needs" The thought came to me,
it might b. we'll if Uncle Sam were
t Id, there are some things Porto
Rico does not need. She does not
need any more bucket shops, places
f prostitution aud saloons. 1t is a
shame that ths,e vile places have
oeen allowed TO prostitute these peo
Die and our soldiers and disgrace
United States rule. The Spaniards
look at these things with con empt
md form their estimate of Ameri-
can character from what they see on
the streets of San Juan. AT one of
the principal hotels, "The Ingla
terra" an officer drank four bottles
Of champagne, and when the pro-
prietor refused the fifth, on the
grounds that he already had enough,
he threw the empty bottles about,
smashed everything within reach,
md had to be put under restraint
till he came to his senses.
| was awakened suddenly las
eight by such a crash really
We we're being mobbed. l
arose and looked ou.. An officer
vas trying to get drunken Ameri-
can soldier on his feet, and their
footsteps finally died away
IN the distance.
Not many weeks ago soldier
vas stabbed in doorway by a Porto
Rican, for no other reason than that
The former had paid attention to a
lark eyed senorita whom the Porto
Rican admired. And what was the
penalty for this murder? Ten years
in the preside, and nine -tenths Of
he prisoners are better off there
They are well fed and taken out a
Of times each day to sweep
The streets.
Another case thatindicates the in
tsnse hatred Of Americans among
the lower classes. Two teamsters
we're out on lark each thought
the other incapable o: getting HON
and wanted to assist him. They
fought with fists over the matter,
separated, and each staggered on
)ne ran against policeman (na
live) tell on the pavement aud was
Immediately shot dead The only
crime charged to the American was
Drunkenness. The policeman re-
ceived no punishment, whatever
An American lady, whose hus-
band fills an important official po-
sition, was invited by a Spanish
lady to accompany her to Catholic
service at the cathedral Thanksgiv
ing Eve. Their way led past the
resorts where the vilest congregat
The doors were wide open. We're
they not sanctioned and protected
by law? Tbs scenes Of dehaacher,
aud drunkenness were disgusting in
the extreme, and disgrace to
rule. The sonora and her
son stopped and looked within.