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2 AFFAIRS IN PORTO RICO Autonomists Raising a Mourn ful Howl of Discontent. MANY AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS An Anarchist Giving Trouble—Hard and Novel Conditions for New Comers to Face. Corrcaponde-nce of the Associated Press. San Juan de Porto Rico. December 5. — The past week in San Juan has shown cer tain developments in the general situation of the island and drifting straws have been ecen which indicate the current of a g; awing discontent. There has been much trouble all over the island since the Amer ican government assumed a military pro tectorate concerning the appointment of mayors and councils to different inunioi ipallties of which there are in all seventy -two. Men eo appointed and those already in office have been resigning and a squab bling among themselves and expressing their displeasure at the appointment of some colleague. The fact that General Brooke declined to grant to the council of Ponca the private privileges of autono- I mist constitution, which -they were arro- ■ gating to themselves, is one that rankles and Is ever present in the minds of the de f rated autonomists. The accordance of this privilege would have been for them a very great victory. The judgment here sustains General Brooke in this action. If the privilege'was granted to one council it would have to be granted to all and each one of Porto Rico’s seventy-two munici palities, acting with the ]>ower and lati ■lude content Plated by the autonomist plat form, would have brought much confusion to the island. The autonomist party set up the -pro- • longed howl of -discontent in which among other things they declared that Munoz Ri vera, leader of General Brooke’s cabinet, bad betrayed -them, inasmuch as he had used his influence to bring about the decis ion again, s-t their demands. Munoz is an element, of political discord. Six months ago he theatrically declared i bat he would die wrapped up in the flag of iSpaiin, and he was the first Porto Rican 'to swear allegiance to the United States, ille is ‘the present secretary of state and since October 17 th the head of General IBrooke’s advisory cabinet in insular as- i fairs. He is a capable man, determined. I energetic, forceful and a great schemer. He is ambitious and he probably long ago determined to become the political ruler to Porto Rico. The other members of the cabinet -are .Hernando Lopez, Salvador Car bond and Dr. Coily Tosti. These men, with the exception of Dr. Coily Tosti, who ■wore recently appointed upon the re&igna itinn or Julian Blanco, former secretary of ft he treasury, have been General Brooke’s advisers since October 18th. They are all liberals of the same Party as Munoz, -and •they owe much to Munoz in (he -past. General (Brooke was of necessity depen dent. upon these men in forming opinions on local affairs, consequently, it was pos sible for them iu a measure to influence his judgment. There is a mild-mannered man named I Iglesias in Porto Rico who is called social- I ist and anarchist. He advocated an eight , hour labor day, that the state should ' maintain women for a period preceding 1 and following child birth and similar de mandh. He works in the interest of labor: he brought about the strikes among the working classes for higher wages: he has (been imprisoned under Spain and he is in. prison today. The recent strike among the typesetters in .Tuan for an increase in wages was of his doing. Typesetters were paid about 3a pesetas a month. They considered they should have more -and I 'they struck for il. They have been abso lutely orderly and have in no -way what ever disturbed the peace. There are old charges against Iglesias, made some time during Spanish control, in which it is said 'that he maligned Mr. Munoz and the gov ernment of Spain. Soon after the type- ' setters strike iti San Juan Iglesias was i summoned before Munoz and ordered by I him to leave the island forthwith. This ■lglesias properly declined to do. iSoon af (ter he and the editor of a paper who hup l>or>ted him were in jail where they have now been for five days without trial or ■chargese being preferred. Such measures strongly remind 'the Porto Ricans of the old days of Spanish rule and the cases mentioned are not the only ones of arbi trary imprisonment without the prefer- ■ ment of charges. General Brooke is about •tolea w Porto Rico. He has had much to contend with here and while his health is good, he is wearied by the hard work he has done. The best element in Porto Rico are alive to his efforts in their behalf and ore truly sorry to see him go. The last •thing he did was to repeal the royal dues on the ‘transfer of property, which have lH?en a most unfair and discriminating contribution upon the people. Gen Guy V. Rlenry. formerly of Pence, will succeed him as governor of the military depart- ' ment of Porto Rico. Men will watch Gov-1 ernor Henry’s actions with much interest ' for signs of a radical change in ■the pres *nt policy of administration. The men I who want this radical change are daily ' growing in numbers and the news that , comes from the states that President Me- I Kinley had decided to put American offi cers in all high civil posts is generally ' jvell accepted. Each dty seems to see mor? Americans • upon the streets of San Juan. The men ! came first, then came the most venture- ' some of the women: no.v are coming tinr 1 \ wives and even children who pick up the t Spanish language with a rapidity that the ’ elders cannot attain. The women who thus come down here ! rjrsi be prepared to undergo much ia the •way o* discomfort in living. Hotel accom- 1 medation? ar a* the best poor indeed, and (houees are Scarce,.dirty and almost unin- ’ habitable. Os course there are exceptions. ' some fairly comfortable houses having ' been Obtained, but onlja few, and each day ■they arc harder to find and their rentals advance steadily with the demand. San Juan needs much, improvement in the mat- I ter of living and accommodations offered I before an American naval or army offi- ■ cer can feel safe in bringing hie family here. In thousands of South American and ; Weet Indian towns that boast of a plaza and a military band, there is music on the plaza at 3 o’clock on Sunday evenings. San Juan ia one of the few towns where the music is American. This music Sun day evenings is an old and popular Span- ' ish custom, and guileless people at home arc told that upon these occasions the beautiful dark-eyed Spanish girls come oui to walk and be admired. This is a stock story of the South American wanderer, so It is that the jnen from the north are all keen to get to the plaza to the show they ‘ have often heard described. But the best class o' Spanish and South Anirican *omcti are timi-l and eat-v of i Trent, and i* is a fact that the last few disturbing years in Cuba and Porto Rico have done much to keep them indoors. To many of these women the Sunday evening pronfe nade was the only outdoor break for wcelw at a time in the pitiful monotony of their daily lives. The plaza at San Juin is absolutely bare. It is long and comparatively narrow. On one side is the town hall with its two clock towers. At one end are the three stories and severely plain facade of "La Dipuncta-tion.’’ The ether building’ that face it are two stories and white, with narrow hanging (balconies. The band of the Eleventh infantry plays in the center, and -they carry with them from their bar racks kerosene torches to light their mu sic. The eleotric lights of the town are out of order and the row of feeble gas lamps that surround the plaza do nothing more than make objects dimly visible. The southern tide of the plaza is the c<nly side upon which to promenade (sharp distinc tion concerning the proprieties are drawn here.) Only the "common people" of the ■town promenade upon the plaza’s north side. On the southern side every night some enterprising man puts a long row of rocking chairs and rents them out at 10 cents each for the evening. The band plays in the center, and up and down the south sidewalk the "best people" all promenade."lt is an endless march to the shoffling of many feet and the strains of the Amerncan music. Spanish words pre dominate, of course, yet there is consider able 'English spoken and some bright American girls, the wife of an army offi cer, or the daughter of some high official, gay and trim in last summer’s dress, finds slim army officers and white clad naval men to walk with her through the shifting promenaders. The town clock calls each quarter of an hour with clanging bells and the cases on the ground floors are very noisy and busy. <By 10 o’clock it is all over and the plaza takes on its accustomed ■nightly and deserted appearance. Lieutenant Colonel 'Allen C. Blakewell arrived recently in San Juan, bringing American flai'gs for the schools children of Porto Rico. Colonel Blake well comes here as a volunteer representative of La fayette Post No. 140, and 'the flags in ques tion are furnished by the post in -accord ance with its custom and usage in promot ing patriotic education and Ipyalty among school children. Colonel Blakewell will supply six hundred flags to the island, a number sufficient 'to give one to every public and private school in Porto Rico. The first presentations were made this morning at 9 o’clock on San 'Juan’s princi pal plaza. There were assembled all of the 'teachers, principles and pupils of the several schools of the city, including two long lines of little boys from the Benifi cience, or orphan asylum. The band of i the Eleventh regiment played patriotic airs and the flags dotted the sunny, child crowned square with briliant bits of color. There were rich children and poor ones. Seme fair as Germans and others as black as they could be. ;At the head of each school procession marched the standard bearer of the colors that in the future would bring to the new followers much that the flag which has gene last denied their fathers in the past. i The position of the Roman Catholic ■ church on the island today may be called I strange and even Illogical. Merchants, farmers, business men, civil j ian employes, all classes of society, have ; their defenders and those who busy them -1 selves with striving for thier future bene fits. The newspapers are open to all who would complain of their abuses or who can suggest improvement, but one pever sees mention of the church therein. The church alon seems to have been forgotten. Men of the church who discuss this pres ent situation, are fully aware of the fact that the government of the United States does not support any church or creed, and I that the church of Rome must from this •time on must stand upon its own feet and expect a lively competition in religious matters. The clergy say that there has been a great change of feeling evinced since the Americans took charge, that the people seem glad to let the church make ' its fight alone and few come to its help. , "These people have not foresworn their old I faith with their old flag," say the clergy. "They are still Catholics, but the voices of a few free thinkers are stronger than the weak, half-hearted effort of over SOO,- 000 members. General Brool*e recently issued an order stating that with the exception of sucn as had already been abolished, all existing Spanish duties and taxes should be col lected. Now, the money is being collected whe -e estimated by Spain w4th th? idea of ■ paying a certain amount of them to the clergy, but sin-*e September of ibis year, they have no>t received a cent and are as sured that they will get nothing in the future. The clergy ask why they are to be eliminated from the payments. They are included in the estimate for taxation and the -taxes are being collected, the money to pay them amounting to over 200,000 pesos , a year. Porto Rico is today and always have ' , been entirely Roman Catholic. There is a i protestant church at Ponce, but this is the ' I only alien house of worship on th? island, ■ and the followers.of protestantism have ’ never been numerous. For the first time in its history San Juan heard the words of ’ a protestant religious service. The Rev. t Wm. H. Sloane, of Mexico City, yesterday read this service in Spanish and iu Eng lish. Dr. Carbonel kindly put his spacious ' offices at Mr. Sloane's disposition for this i purpose and at the morning service in j ; English the room was filled, many sol < diers being present. A Narrow Escape. i Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. , Hart, of Groton, S. D., "Was taken with a ; bad cold which settled on mylungs; cough set in and finally terminated in consump- ' | tion. Four doctors gave me up. saying I j could live but a short time. I gave myself . up to mj’ savior, determined if I could ; not stay with my friends on earth I would meet my absent ones above. My husband i was advised to get Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption. Coughs and Colds. ' I gave it a trial; took in all eight bottles. It has cured me and thank God I am I saved and am now a well and healthy j.woman.” Trial bottles free at H. J. La . mar & Sons’ drug etore. Regular size 50c . andsl, guaranteed or price refunded. MACON NEWS MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13 1898. CUBAN MOE - A Great Chance For Ameri can Capital. ' NEW SHIPPING LINES / Freight Rates to be Made Cheaper ■ And the Spanish Methods Reversed. By .Associated Press. New York, Dec 12.—A dispatch to the Tribune from Havana says: New enter prises in Cuba are for American capital. The opening of increased means of com munication between Havana and the Flor ida ports has clinched this conclusion. Communication is now establish ed three times a week with Tampa on the west coast and twice a week with Miami on the east coast. The business may not be suf ficient in volume for a while to keep two lines of steamers employed. The compe tition for what there is of it will be prob- 1 bably sharp. But after a time there will enough for both. The gulf ports with the xeception of New Orleans, are also awakening to their opportunities and an I ises soon to be developed. These are only incidents in the future I development of the island. What is sig- t nificant is the complete recognition by the j foreign capital invested in Cuba of the ' new conditions. None of this capital will I be crowded out, as has been assured Jn I many quarters. Instead it will remain in the assurance of future stability given by the United States. Much English money is in vested in the railways and the tobacco plantations. Some of it was actually pushed into Ha vana in order to seize the opportunities that were open before the C.me was ripe for American investments. French and German houses also reach out to insure the trade that was already theirs. Spanish capital has done more than that. It is probable that Barcelona will carry out their plan of erecting jute mills in Cuba. This is something they never seri ously contemplated while Spain ruled the island. It was enough to have a portion of their capital invested in the mercantile business without the additional risks of the manufactories. A common delusion that the retail trade of Havana and other cities will pass rapidly into American hands must also be noted. The Spanish merchants will hold this trade so stub- ' bornly that its future is not worth con- I sidering at present. The only point of consequesnce is that they will buy in larg er quantities from houses in the United States. With the full knowledge then that. . American capital is not expected to dis lodge exinting European capital, the in terest will be in the new fields which will be opened up for it. The European trade representatives have a tolerably clear idea of where the first development will come. They have a vivid remembrance of the American ships which were begnining to crowd the harbors of Havana, Matazas and other ports when the Blaine reciprocity policy was interrupted by the exigencies ■of partisan politics in the United Now they know, independent of the polit ical significance what it will mean to have the ports of the United States brought so much nearer to Cuba by shortening the time and increasing the means of com munication. That was the first reflection today when the vessels came into the har bor. ) It is a swift method of reasoning by which the conclusion has been reached that the future carrying trade of Cuba al most in its entirety will be under the United States, flag. The dependency of the Island on the United States, whatever form its government may take, settles that point in the minds of the European trade representatives. The have also looked a little further than some of the •Americans into the cast wise trade. That, in their view, is hereafter solely a ques tion of American, ships. The few vessels under the Spanish flag which are now engaged in the coasting traffic will con tinue in it. The difference will be they will not be a privileged monopoly without competition. The theory of the Spanish authorities was that alimited coasting traffic at high rates was better than unlimited business at Low rates. A passage from Santiago to Havana cost more than a voyage from Havana to New York. Freight rates were in the same ratio. The "Backbone" rail road through the island was not allowed to be built because it would interfere with the coastwise vessel monopoly. What should have been a flourishing intercoast trade among the many towns which had natural harbor advantages became an in terment of business with a few small ves sels engaged in it. Even the fishing smacks were limited. American coasting vessels will change all this, and possibly faster than has been anticipated. If they do not precede the industrial development ‘ of the interior of the island they will at ; least keep pace with it. A TEXAS WONDER. Hall’s Great Discovery. One small bottle of Hall's Great Dis covery cures all kidney and bladder trou bles, removes gravel, cures dicbetis, semi nal emisisons, weak and lame backs, rheu matism and ali irregularities of the kid- ; neys and bladder in both men and women. Regulates bladder troubles in children. If not sold by your druggist will be sent by ; mail on receipt of JI. One small bottle Is two months’ treatment and will cure any case above mentioned. E. W. HALL, Sole Manufacturer. P. O. Box 21t, Waco, Texas. Sold by H. J. Lamar & Son, Macon, Ga. READ THIS. Covington. Ga., July 23, 1898. This is io certify that I have used Dr. Hall's Wonderful Discovery for Rheuma tism, Kiddney ami Bladder Troubles-, and will say it is far superior to any thing 1 have ever used for the above complaints. Very respectfully. H. I. HORTON, Ex-Marshal. Pains in the chest when a person has ! a cold indicate a tendency toward pneu- 1 monia. A piece of flannel dampened with i Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bound on | ' to the chest over the seat of pain will ■ ■ promptly relieve the pain and prevent ' the Threatened attack of pneumonia. This 1 ' same treatment will cure a lame back in ' a few hours. Sold by H. J. Lamar & : Sons. Notice. I All accounts for News subscription are due in advance and are payable upon pre sentation. otherwise the carrier will be instructed to collect each week. No de viation from this rule for any one, dnd no 1 paper will be continued upon any other ; condition. A Wife Says: 44 He have four children. With the first three I suffered almost unbearable pains from 12 to 14 hours, and had to be placed undet the influence of chloroform. I used thre« bottles of Mother's Friend before our lad child came, which is a strong, fat and /p- healthy boy, doing V* W my housework up to within two hours f of birth, and suf- <9j \ fercd but a few hard pains. This lini- / . Y* J 1 ment is the est remedy ever gs made." ■ Mother’s f Friend ‘ n\ will do for every woman what it did for ths Minnesota mother who writes the above let ter. Not to use it during pregnancy is a mistake to be paid for in pain and suffering. Mother's Friend equips the patient with a J strong body and clear intellect, which io turn are imparted to the child. It relaxes the muscles and allows them to expand. Il relieves morning sickness and nervousness. ; It puts all the organs concerned in perfect condition for the final hour, so that the actual 1 tabor is short and practically painless. Dan- 1 ger of rising or hard breasts is altogether avoided, and recovery is merely a matter ol a few days. Druggists sell Mother’s Friend for $1 a bottle. , The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. Send for our free illustrated book. - - i I For Asthma use CHE NEY’S EXPECTOR ANT. For the Next Thirty Days We propose to make some special prices ! on WHISKIES. WINES and BRANDIES, j You who appreciate good goods will un- ' derstand the value of the offer made be low: Look at our price list and begin to save 50 per cent on all purchases in our j line. Do not throw your money away and pay twice as much for inferior goods. ‘ Give us a trial. See what we will do for . you. All goods bottled at the distillery. 1 Original bottling only. Whiskies. Pr Qt ■ Belle of Macon (Kentucky Bourbon).. 40 | Old. Monongahela Pure Pennsylvania I Rye 50 i”Our Monogram( 4 years old) 60 ! Baker’s A. A. A. A. Rye 65 i Canadian Rye 75 ! Finch’s Golden Wedding 75 i j Old Dscar Pepper (green label) 75 1 I Old Club House Rye 75 ! ■ Hoffman House Rye 00 Mount Vernon Pure Rye (6 years old).l 00 . 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