The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-18
ARM Z GETS THE NEWS
All Forward Movement Is at Once
Stopped.

Al al : q onward Movement is at Once
Stopped.
story of the Wars Ending Reaches
Ten. Wilson While In the Midst OF
2 Battle-Spanfarils Notified
ana Fight Ceases.
Ponce, Puerto Rico, Aug. The
peace peace ne: news has stopped all forward
/ movement Of the American army in
Puerto Rico. Gen. Wilson at Coamo
ana Zen. Schwan at Mayaguez will re-
main at those places. Gen. Henry, who
Is at Utuado, will return to AdJuntas,
and Gen. Brooke, who had advanced
beyond Guayama, will return to that
town. s
Warships Assembling.
Aey West, Fla, Aug. 15.-In accord
ance with orders from the navy de-
Partment following the presidents
proclamation of suspension of hos
tllltles, Commodore Howell, of the
North Cuban coast blockading squad
ron, Is rapidly assembling his ships at
Key West. Many arrived Saturday
ana still more Sunday. The flagship
San francisco, with the commodore
aboard, arrived Sunday morning. She
looks none the worse for her expert
ence on Havana early Friday morn
ing. The hole torn in her stern by the
l2-lnch shells from Moro castle has
been neatly patched, and the damage
TO the shlpi is inconsiderable. The larger
gunboats and the torpedo boat de-
stroyers have not yet received orders,
but the torpedo boa is and revenue cut
tiers have already been called north.
naval officers are unanimous in their
exp sessions of gratificat ton that the
war is over and are anxiously looking
Tor orders which will take them north.
Leaving Santiago.
Washington, Aug. 15.-By Wednes-
day or Thursday OF this week it is ex-
pected by war department. officials
that all of Gen. Skaters command
will have left Santiago for the United
states. In a dispatch to the war de-
partment Gen. Shafter says that the
early departure Of the troops now de-
ponds entirely upon the, TRANSPORTS.
which are daily expected to arrive at
santiago. At the present time onlv
ABOUT 5000 men of Gen. Shaftet's corps
are at Santiago, the remainder having
already sailed TO: this country.
Hadn't Heard the News.
At the Front with Gen. Wilson's Col
umn, Five Miles Beyond Coamo, Puerto
k1co, Aug. IL delayed in transmits
slon).-Gen. Wilson moved one Lam
caster battery out to the front this
| AFTERNOON for the purpose of she'll
ing the Spanish position on the crest
OF the mountain. at the head of the
pass through which the road winds,
Inc enemy occupied a position of
great natural strength, protected bv
seven lines of entertainments and =
battery of two howitzers. The Span
1ards were eager for the frav. and
earlier in the day had fired upon Col
Blddle, of the engineer corps. who
with platoon OF troop C, of New
YORK. was accommodating on their
right Hank. AS our battery rounded
a curve in the road 1900 yards away
the enemy opened an artillery and in
fantry fire. Four companies of the
Third Wisconsin, which were most I'D
on the bluffs to the right of the road
were not permittedato respond to the
infantry fire. '...
Batteries Fight Nobly.
Inc guns advanced at gallop in the
face of terrific fire, were unlimbered
and were soon hurting common shell
and shraPnel at the enemy at livelv
rate, striking the emplacements. bat
teries and entertainments with the
rhythmic regularity of trip hammer
The enemy soon abandoned one pun.
but continued to serve the other at in
tervals for over an hour. They had our
range, and their shrapnel burst re-
peatedly over our men. One she'll
burst, the fragments killing Corp.
Swanson, OF company L. and seriously
wounding Corp. Yanke and Privates
Bunce and Vought. Capt. Lee and Pri-
vate Sizer, of company F, were wounded
by Mauser bullets. In about two hours
the enemy abandoned the other gun,
and the men began to flee from the en-
trenchments toward a banana grove in
the gorge. Our guns shelled them as
they ran.
One gun was now ordered to advance
to a position quarter of mile fur
Their on. 1t had just reached :le new
position when Spanish infantry re-
endorsements filed into the trenches
and fired down deadly fire
upon our men, compelling the bat
terry to retire at a gallop. Then
both the cnemy's howitzers reopened
and shrapnel screamed and Mausers
sang. Another gun galloped from the
rear, but our ammunition was ex-
hausted. Lieut.. Haines was sho: in the
body by Mauser just before his gun
retired, the ball following rib. The
orders issued for two companies to
advance were countermanded and the
firing soon ceased.
Demanded Surrender.
Gel. Bliss, of Gen. Wilson's staff, went
forward to the .enemy's line with flag
of truce and explained that peace ne
| gotiations were almost concluded and
that their position was untenabie and
demanded their surrender. The Span
| ish have no communication with the
outside world and the commander
| asked until morning in order that he
might communicate with Governor
| General Macias at San Juan.
Death Of an Aged Lady.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 15.-Mrs. Delilah
Cromwell, the oldest woman in Ne
braSka. is dead at her home near ia hi a
Rock. She was small girl when Wash