The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-08-05
A HOLIDAY EXPEDITION.
sasA ss.ns 10 b. the Nature Of the Port.
Hican INVASION.

aasA sssns 10 be the Nature Of the Port.
Rican INVASION.
Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. THE 10.
vasiSn OF Porto Rico by the American
army has many elements Of holiday
festivities The troops are received by
the natives with unbounded demon.
STATIONS Of joy.
There has been little fighting since
the landing was made. Several unim.
portant places have surrendered with.
out shot being fred and the Spanish
Regulars are In full retreat ahead OF
the American army.
Attempts by the spaniArds to blow
pp bridges and otherwise destroy the
railroad between Yauco and Ponce
failed. only few Nat cars being burn
cd. Our troops have fired up the loco
motives and are now operating them
from end TO end, carrying supplies and
men.
At Yauco, the Americans were well
romed in an address made by the al
salde and a public proclamation was
issued, dated "YAuco, Porto Rico, U.
s. OF America, July e.
Major Webb Hayes Of the Sixth Ohio.
.on Of former President Hayes, hauled
up the nag on the palace amid cheers
from the populacc. The people seemed
really glad that the Americans were
here, but they fear an uprising Of the
natives In the interior, who, II Is as
serted, will raid, kill and destroy
property In revenge for many years Of
spanish misrulc.
General Henry has made a report to
this effect 10 General Miles and al.
yises that a guard be left 10 protect
the captured cities. The empty trans
ports have left for Tampa.
The news that Spain had consented
TO sue for peace was received here In
= dispatch 10 the Associated Press and
was at once taken 20 General Miles.
The general wrinkled his grave brow
when he read Il aud said he did not
know what effect II would have on his
expedition, but he proposed to push on
ahcad and take San Juan, pending or.
lcrs from the president. The Assocl.
,ted Press dispatch boat carried tho
Information out to the fleet. and there
was a celebration at the Hrst indica-
0 ton Of weakening ON SPANS part.
Outside Of the typhoid fever on tho
= transports aud In Guanica, the general
q health Of the army continues excel
% lent aud there has been no trace OF
yellow fever thus far.
General Jose Garcia, who Is In com.
mand Of the spanish regulars-not be-
lieving to number more than s00-was
deserted by most OF the Spanish vol
unteers In his command during the
night and they began struggling back
10 the city with the dawn. They i'm
mcdiAtely presented themselves TO the
provost marshal and surrendered theii
arms
The appearance Of the volunteer,
aroused In tho breasts Of the natives
who had suffered Mt their hands In Ia,
past, especially the political prisoner
who were released when we took tn,
city, desire for revenge and they be
gan TO ferret out all the spaniards II
the city who had ever been Ia the vol
unteer service and dragged them I,
the plaza.
Bloodhounds could not have beer
more savage, for most OF the Spanlard
a. In hiding, when discovered, were drag
9, ged by jeering, hooting mobs To Geu
r Wilson's headquarters or 10 the proves
niarshal'a ofice In the municipal build
Ing. Some OF the natives even bega
lootlng the residences OF the spaniard,
IN They mistook liberty for license an
werv craEed with n thirst for revenge
General Wilson, however, 500
Al taught that revenge could not b
4. wreaked under the protection Of ou
81 flag aud premptorily ordered that IN
n. arrest OF Spanish suspects should ceas'
m Such volunteers as presented then
selves were. however, received aud r,
II leased after their names had bee
d taken. They will all report tomorro
Al and DO formally pAroled. Many {
ID them had been forced lnto the servi,
ps Of Spain to escape prosecution.
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