Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-08-24
GEN. MILES COMING BACK
Active Operations Over, There is
No Need of His Staying in
Port Rico.

Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug 22.-Gen.
Miles has decided to leave Porto Rico
and return to the United States. Two
members of his staff viii! accompany him.
The arrangements for the evacuation Of
the islands have reached such state Of
completion that there will be little left
for the joint commission of Spaniards
and Americans to do. The Spaniards are
Withdrawing their forces from all the gar
risOn towns and are concentrating them
at San Juan, the capital, preparatory for
embarking for Spain.
Both armies, however. maintain the
outposts that they had established Just
prior to the announcement of the cessa-
ton Of hOstilities. The relations between
Gen. Miles and Capt.-Gen. Macias are
growing more friendly. Yesterday, by
agreement between them, mails were al
lowed to pass between Ponce and San
Juan and vice versa. The telegraph line
overland will be opened for business
shortly. Repairs are necessary between
the OutpOsts of the armies near Albion
ito, where the line was cut as the Ameri-
cans advanced. Communication hitherto
with San Juan has been carried on by
means of the cable running from Ponce.
Gen. Brooke is expected to arrive here
from Arroyo tomorrow. Gen. Miles will
recommend that he go aboard a transport
with 10 Spanish prisoners and proceed
to San Juan to meet the other commits
sioners.
The Gaceta Official de Porto Rico. the
government organ, displays no ill-feelins
toward the United States, and saws that
friendly relations with the United States
will shortly be resumed
1t is reported from San Juan that Col.
San Martin, the commandment of the
Ponce forces, who was alleged to have
been shot for desertion. is now sick in
the San Franciscan hospital in San Juan
1t is said that he will lose his rank in the
army, He expects to return to Ponce,
where all the citizens Of the better class
are kindly disposed toward him. 1t is
proposed to raise subscription for him
IN appreciation of his evacuating the city
without fighting, thus preventing loss Of
life and destruction Of property.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Injured.
A trip was made to Gen. Wilson's head
quarters by Gen. Miles and number of
officers, who were accompanied by repre-
sentatiyes of the National Relief associa-
ton, including Mrs. Alexander Van Rens-
seIaer, whose yacht, the May brought
ago, returning on Friday. The visitors
were compelled to ford a river They
stopped to allow their horses to drink
when the horse next Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
reared. The bottom OF the river was COW
cred with stones, on which the horse
slipped. and fell against the animal rid
den by Mrs. Van Rensselaer,. Owing to
the slippery bottom her horse was unable
to keep its feet and fell, pitching her off.
She chung to the saddle amid considerable
plunging by the horses, which kept bump
ing into each other. The situation was
critical for few minutes, but the officers
of Gen. Miles staff rushed to the wOm-
ans assistance, and the tangle was
Strengthened out. When Mrs. Van Rens-
selaer got ashore it was discovered that
she had been cut across the upper right
arm. Mag. Woodbury., of Gen. Wilson's
staH, who was one Of the party, attended
TO her. Her injuries are not serious. She
returned with the party in an ambulance,
and went aboard her yacht. The acct
dent will delay the sailing of the boat for
two or three days, it being feared that
rough weather might be encountered if
she sailed now. Mrs. Van Rensselaer, is
the daughter Of Z. D. Morgan of New
York.
The May has unloaded seventy tons of
supplies, which are being distributed
WEere needed.
Saloons Are Closed.
On Sunday the liquor saloons were closed
and TOR the first time in the history of the
island there was a public Protestant re-
igiOUS service.
The officers and men on the monitors at
Guanlca think it unnecessary to keep the
SHIPS there any longer. These vessels are
absolutely unsuited to q tropical climate
like that here, and the Puritan's officers
have sent formal complaint to Secretary
Long.
At Aguado. north of Manganese, the
Spanish troops killed two natives last Fri