Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-02
PORTO RICO INVASION.
General Miles Awaits Requirements
at Ponce.
THEN TO ATTACK SAN JUAN.
General Henry's Division to Assist - Ex-
pect Fight at Aibonita -- instruc-
lions to Wilson - Jesuits
Ask support.

Ponce, Island of Porto Rico, July 3D.
Major General Miles hourly expects the
arrival of the transports having or
board Brigader General Schwan's divi-
| sion of 5000 men and also the Mohawk
with the Fifth regular cavalry.
| General Henry's division, consisting
| of 3,4OO men and including rs pieces OF
artillery, has been ordered to march i'm
mediately from Yauco to Ponce in or
der to be ready to join the movement
north to San Juan. The Sixteenth Penn
sylvania regiment has been sent toward
Juana Diaz, eight miles north of Ponce,
en- route to San Juan, where, 1t is re-
ported, the Spaniards will make a
stand.
Word has reached here that the Span
iards were numbering native Porto Ri
cans, violating women and indulging in
general outrages. The Sixteenth Penn
sylvania regiment will be REINFORCED, If
necessary.
The first real resistance is expected
when our teoops reach Aibonito, IS miles
northeast of here. Aibonito has 1000
feet elevation.
Won't Land at Cape San Juan.
General Miles says he has no inten-
ton of making landing of troops at
Cape San Juan. especially as the place
is only a roadstead, where transports
are liable to suffer from the prevalent
storms
The railroad from Ponce to Yauco is
now in the possession Of our troops.
General Stone found five mines on the
track. These were destroyed, and the
track is unnjured. Our troops found II
Spaniards in the Yauco hospital all Of
whom had been wounded in Tuesdays
fight. Two of them have since died.
Proclamations have been issued by Yau-
co, as United States city, expressing
delight at annexation and the admins
tration of General Miles and of our
troops.
The mayor of Ponce has called upon |
all the residents of that place to exer-
Else calmness and circumspection under |
the new and desirable conditions. He
also urges forbearance toward conquer
I'd enemies. Much enthusiasm is every
where manifested at the sight of the
stars and stripes.
Local Officials Retain Authority.
General Miles has issued a lengthy or
Ter Of instructions to General Wilson,
Who Will be military governor of Ponce,
province and city, until General
'rooke's arrival. 1t is of the same ten
" as the instructions which General
lilies gave to General Shafter at Santi-
go. Both orders are based on the ad-
instructions given to Cen
raj Merritt regarding the government
t the Philippine islands. The local =
mayor, judges and police will remain in
uthority, subject to the orders Of Cen
raj Wilson. The custom house offices
'lll be conducted as formerly for the
resent. Their receipts amount to a
onsiderabl sum of money. The oues-
on of the proper discount on Porto Ri
an silver gives some trouble to General
lilies, but he says this will settle itself
due course of time.
Chaplain Chadwick of the Cincinnati
'rmerly OF the Maine introduced to
eneral Wilson two of the leading Jesu-
OF Ponce, representing 1000 churches =
1d their dependents in this province
ne priests wanted informa ton regard
& their support, and General Wilson
M that under the constitution of the
hiteo states 1t was not possible to an
any governmental money for church
1rposes. Father Chadwick said II
ould be all the better for the churcb
its own people learned to contribute nj
its support su
spanish volunteers continue to come f.
anu give themselves up. The health SCI
the troops so far is good. though the OF
FATHER is hot