Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-07-26
Gen. MILES MAKES A SUCCESSFUL LANDING
At Guanca, and Raises the Stars and Stripes Over
Puerto Rico
LIEUT.. WAINWRIGHT HERO OF THE OCCASION

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Ine Spanlsn
communication presented by Ambassa-
dor Cambon is general in terms and
does not make any distinct propositions
as to Cuba, Philippines or any other
possession. 1t is simply request for
peace negotiations to be opened. No
armistice is proposed. After Cambon
submitted the proposal a general talk
followed between him and the Presi-
dent Secretary Day and M. Thiebaul.
The President reserved his answer, the
understanding being reached that he
would at once lay the subject before his
Cabinet and then invite Camb0n to
another conference at the White House.
when final answer will be given as to
the willingness of this government to
open negotiations.
FIRST AMERICAN PAPER.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 26.-The
First United States Infantry, under
Lieut.. Col Bisbee, went to Guanta-
namo yesterday afternoon to occupy
that place. General Shafter and staff
left this city yesterday for Camp Wood.
Military Governor Wood remains here.
Company f, Thirty third Michigan
Volunteers. will publish to-day, with
General Shafters consent, the first
American paper ublished III Cuba. 1t
is edited and printed by members of
the company and will bear the title,
Company II Enterprise.
MILES MAKES A LANDING.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Govern
ment is waiting to receive confirmation
of the reported debarkation of General
Miles troops. The War Department
did not expect to hear of Miles landing
hear Ponce, as mentioned in newspaper
dispatches, but tits entirely conceivable
that he acquired information since the
original plans were formed for the
campaign against Puerto Rico, that led
him to modify them. While the dis
tance from Ponce to San Juan is much
greater than from the point originally
selected for Miles landing, there is ac-
cordIng to military information and
charts a splendid macadamized road
leading directly across to San Juan, on
the north shore. 1t might be possible
for our troops, accompanied as they
will be by field artillery, to march
across the seventy miles between Ponce
and San Juan in less time than would
have been required to cover much
shorter distance between the capital
and some ether points named as land
ing places.
HAD CHOICE OF THREE.
WASHINGTON, July 26. = The dis
cussion brought out the fact that Cen
eral Miles considered the choice of
three landing points for his forces, not
one of which was Ponce. While not
specifically stated, these points are sug-
gested as probably Fayardo, Guanica
and Fuejos. If Miles landed at or neaI
Ponce, it was in the opinion of mem
bers of the Cabinet, either due to some
unforeseen circumstances, or as felnt
to attract attention from the real poini
of debarkati0n.
NO DOUBT NOW.
War bulletin Copyright Associated
Press )-PoRT GUANIoA, Island Of
Paerto Rico, July %, p. m, via IslanC
of st. Thomas, July 26.--The United
States military expedition which lef
Guantanamo on Thursday, landed her,
successfully today, after skirmisl
with the Spanish troops. No Amerl-
cans were killed.
FORTY TO NONE.
The skirmish was between a detach
ment of Spanish troops and the crew o
thirty, belonging to the launch of tn
United States auxiliary gunboat Glou
cester, formerly j. Plermont Morgan
yacht, the Corscana. Forty Spaniard
were killed and no Americans wer
hurt. The troops were pushed forwar,
promptly to capture the railroad lead
ing to Ponce, only about ten miles eas
of this place.
HOW THEY LANDED.
From Ponce there is an excellen
military road running eighty mile
north to San Juan. The whole of Ger
eral Brooke's force. with the Ne
Orleans, Annapolis, Cincinnati, Leyde
and Wasp. are expected here With
twenty four hours The ships left Gu
antanamo bay suddenly Thursday ever
ing,with the Massachusetts, commando
by captain r.. y. nigginsou, loduih
Captain Higginson was in charge
the expedition. which consisted of II
Columbia, Dixie. Gloucester and Yale
General Miles was on the last name
vessel. The troops were on the tram
ports Nueces, Lampasas, Comanch
Rita. Unionist, Saltwater, City of Mace
and Specialist This was the order
which the transports entered the harb'
here. The voyage from Guantanan
bay to this port was uneyentful.
noon yesterday General Miles