hip and harmony, answering to the ideas
proclaimed to the press by our new military authority, such as that the
American army has not come as our enemies, but with the purpose of
harmonizing with the citizens of Porto Rico. We are pleased to make
known that these ideas have been respected, and that all the acts of the
forces occupying our city have been characterized by the most exquisite
correctness, and that the American troops fraternize with our people."

At all events, these extracts serve to show the trend of public opinion.

"Mr. Morrisey in speaking of the Ponce of to-day says that 'the city is
in a horrible sanitary condition, and I wondered how the United States
troops stood it. I learned there had been an improvement since the
soldiers' arrival, but there is room for considerable more, I think. I
went to the Hotel Ingleterra, which is considered the best one in Ponce,
and engaged a room. My first meal there was breakfast, which was served
at 11 o'clock. My meal consisted of rice, black beans and coffee, all
of which was fair. At dinner, which is always served at 6 o'clock, I had
the same fare. I tried to get eggs after the first day, but was
successful on only two occasions, and then had to pay 7 cents each for
them. I learned that the soldiers had made a corner in eggs and had
bought nearly all of them, which, of course, made them scarce at the
hotels and eating places. All the water used in the hotel is filtered
through a huge block of brownstone and even then it is pretty poor.'

"Mr. Morrisey visited the place known as the market in the heart of the
city of Ponce, and saw some very interesting scenes. A few of the better
class of the natives visited the market several times during the day and
made their purchases. There are no butchers in the city, and it is a
queer sight, Mr. Morrisey said, to see the way the merchants deliver
meat to the purchasers. This article is bought by the penny and a piece
about as long as one's finger is sold for 2 cents. The meat is not cut
into steaks but in huge lumps. Another thing in reference to the meat is
that it is all killed the day before used, which, of course, makes it
very tough. The beer on the island is kept in a warm place without any
ice and is served in that state. Most of the beer is imported from
Germany, and it is only recently that American beer has found its way in
the country. This is kept in bottles and when it is served to a customer
a small piece of