ort of Ponce surrender to Commander Davis of the Dixie Wednesday at his demand and without his firing a shot. Thursday morning at daybreak General Miles, with Ernst's brigade of Wilson's division, reached Port of Ponce, where the American flag was already flying. The reception given to the American commander was a splendid demonstration of gladness. The entire population participated in the rejoicing. There was music in the streets and plazas, the houses were decorated with brilliant colors--anything looking like the colors in the American flag being used profusely. Streamers of red, white and blue flew from every balcony and every roof. A dinner was given to General Miles and his staff by the civic officials of Ponce. The wharf, the streets, the roofs, the balconies, were crowded with men, women and children in holiday attire. The firemen and the volunteers of the Puerto Rican army paraded in uniform and petitioned General Miles to be permitted to enlist in the American army. Similar requests were made by many citizens.

The enthusiasm everywhere was immense and apparently there were no Spanish sympathizers left in Ponce after the hasty departure of the Spanish soldiers who had formed the garrison of the city. 'We are glad,' the people said, 'that the United States is to be our country.'

Few visitors to the island of Puerto Rico will be content to end their journey with a glimpse of the island capital and the south coast metropolis of Ponce. The scenery of the interior, with its commanding beauty, and the attractions of the island agriculture, will draw all but the most casual tourist to explore for himself these varying conditions. He will find available for his travel, first the great military road which crosses the island, and next the railways which were planned to encircle it. He will utilize the railways for his visit to the coast cities, except where they are yet uncompleted. He will travel by carriages over the military road, and it may be necessary for him even to employ horses and ride instead of driving into some of the more attractive mountain regions. The most desirable destinations are not in every case the most easily accessible in Puerto Rico, any more than they are in other countries.

San Juan is lighted by gas and electricity. There is good telegraph and telephone service throughout the city and the island cable service to the rest of the world is excellent. Ice is manufactured in sufficient quantity. The water supply is obtained entirely from cisterns, but it seems to be wholesome and seldom responsible for sickness.

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