The evening times., 1900-06-14
IN THE EeTEL CORRIDORS.

4 have Just Returned from Porto Rico,
said John Nelspn. assistant In the Coast
and Geodetic Survey. who. with his wife.
is registered at the Riggs. Il was in
charge Of the triangulation aud topo-
graphical Surveys AearrIed on from Ponce
to the westward and northward as far as
Rincon Point, a short distance from
Aquadilla- The Spanish surveys are very
unreliable, especially in respect to the
coast work We have altered the coast
line considerably. although We have not
changed the location of the island on the
map to any extent. The indentations OF
the coast have been more clearly marked
as the result of our work.
Il should strongly advise penniiess ad-
venturers to avoid Porto Rico. There is no
opportunity for anyone who has not either
money or position under the Govern
ment. Americans cannot live on the
wages, or on the food that sufiices for the
native. A Porto Rican gets little to eat.
They are accustomed to live on bananas,
with barely any other article Of food The
banana is bread and meat. and a little
piece Of Goldfish would provide a banquet
that would be talked of through He
time. The natives were never so well on
as since the American occupation. Gov
ernment supplies have provided them with
more to eat than they have ever had be-
FORE and so long as II lasts there will be
little labor done on the Island IL has al
ready affected the price Of labor. and such
OF the natives as viii discuss the question
Of wage demand an American dollar il
place Of the Spanish pesos. for the same
amount of labor. The pesos is supposed
to be worth about so cents. q valuation
that will shrink materially since the Gov
ernment has announced that the pesos viii
not be received as coin of the realm at the
expiration OF a determined period.
Porto Rico is Internally hot. and great
| trouble is experienced with the water sup
ply. which We obtained from mountain
streams and from cisterns- Even when
clear when drawn the water soon clouds
UP with animalculae which gather quick
/ ly and thickiy This water produces DIRE
| results especially upon the underfed na-
tives- The effect is TO produce serious fe-
! vers, and to entirely destroy the stomach
I The better class of natives all use stone
| filters. and the American authorities
| have provided Pasteur filters for the
use Of the troops and the employees.
/ Even this Is not entirely sufficient.
and Ehe only safe way is 20 boil tbs
water immediately before drinking Ponce
| is a changed place. Since the Americans
/ have been in control. the streets have been
paved with belgian block. sewerage has
l been laid, house sanitation to some extent
< IS compelled. and the city is swept twice 6
| day by convicts.
Conditions in the island are very primi-
4 tive. Even IN the best houses the stoves
/ consist Of a cement arrangement. that
bears considerable resemblance to the
brick oven that any tramp who has been
4 on the road has learned to make. Every
! thing is cooked over a charcoal fire There
| is 10 color line In Porto Rico Nearly ev-
l cry native is strained with negro blood
and the spectacle of negro and white in
| general commuR' alton and on a footing
of equality is an ordinary occurrence"
4 Don Nicholas Rivera accompanied by III:
young son. by Senor Castro del Morae. and
| by his private secretary. Jose Maria Her
] rero. is a guest at the Riggs. Senor Ri
| vera is the editor OF 'El Diario de ID
Marina" Of Havana.
We are preparing for the second re
union Of the Rough Riders" said Sherman
NJ. Bell OF Colorado Springs. Col. at TIA
Arlington this morning Mr. Bell Was 1
member OF the celebrated troop who proyeC
I
I be held June I 10 4. Inclusive. at Okla
homa City. Okla The Rough Riders hav'
| only one politics. They are Individually
/ for Roosevelt and collectively for Roosevelt
aud Roosevelt These are our sentiments
C. R Breckenridge and daughter. Of Pin
Bluff. Ark. are guests at the Normandie
Mr.. Breckinridge was United States Min
ister at the Court OF ST Petersburg duTinI
the Administration OF President Cleveland
He 'sas also formerly Inenbsr Of ca
gress.
Ralph Broadbent. jr-. a prominent grail
merchant OF Liverpool. England. is gaes
at the Arlington. He is combining bust
ness With pleasure In his trip through IL
United States. II had no idea what Ia-g
country YOU had over here" he said III.
morning. ''It is wonderful And yC
squander your money so. as though It ha
no value whatever. and were merely S
mich dirt We don't do that in Englan1
II is especially the case in New York az
Chicago. Chicago Is a magnificent city. bu
II is a terrible place One cannot feel saf
there fo- an instant. Only a short tim
since gentleman was ro5bed in the ope
4 streets At ST Louis / encountered tn
= strike Similar conditions could not pre-
vail IN England. At the inception OF sue
, | a strike drastic measures would be at one
, instituted by the local authorities to sup
: press all demonstrations That falling. th
British Army would be called out within
| week
John p Coffin. OF Florida President {
the Southern Industrial Convention. is
I | guest at the National Mr. Ccfin. who
! known as a determined opponent of ogan
; nized labor is TO BE examined today befoI
/ the Industrial Commission IN regard to b
: | views on that SUI ct.
F. Bergman. the Peruvian Consul GER
! erRI at the port Of Few York. is reg
| tered al the Shoreham.
: Marquis OF San Vito, Rome. has taken
: | suite at the Shoreham.
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