Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-26

ReSlmental Surgeon. Edmund NJ
Seamens.
THIRD ILLINOIS.
Colonel Fred Bennett
Lieutenant Colonel Fisher.
| Major jackson. First Battalion
Major Shand. Second Battalion
Major Caughey, Third Battalion.
Reginental Adjutant. E. G. Bowen
ReEimental Quartermaster. H. B.
Smith.
! Surgeon Major. ]. B. Shaw
CAVALRY.
Captain Clayton. acting major, first
squadron, New York cavalry.
Captain Jones' acting major. com
handing second squadron. Pennsylva-
mia cavalry.
Colonel Huidekeper, hospital corps.
+ Colonel Glassford. signal corps
PEACE COMMISSION
The expedition which Will sail to Por-
to Rico will be accompanied by a peace
commission. in charge OF ex-Consul
General to Mexico. w. F. sutton OF
Mn'nisan. and eight influential Porto
l;'Hns.
lhr commissioners arrived here sun
,i;.y from Washington. They are Mr..
| ". l.. Sutton. General Antonio Mattel
liurcras. Mateo Fajardo. Jose Budc,,
Rafael Marseuach, Domingo Collazo,
Rafael Munoz, Emilio Gouzalex and p.
}. Besdsa
In explaining the object of their visit
to Porto Rico. one OF the natives Of
| that island said.
we are going 10 Porto Rico to keep
! the natives from bearing arms against
the United States. We will tell them
that Porto Rico will be annexed to this
great country and they will be given
| freedom that they never dreamed OF.
l don't think we will have any trouble
in keeping the natives from fighting
the United States. as the most of them
sympathize with the Cubans."
\ MIR. sutton is going to Porto Rico at
me earnest solicitation of General
| Nelson "A. Miles. He is. an internation-
al lawyer. and for number Of years
has been located in Washington For
ten years Mr.. Sutton was consul gene
raj OF nuorthcrn Mexico. He speaks
the Spanish language fluently, has Wis
! tied San Juan, and is acquainted with
the ways of the Porto Rcans. While
in the city Nlr Sutton is stopping at
the Fawhatan on West avenue
| General Antonio Mattel Lluveras is
7 native of Porto Rico. and was at
the head OF the insurrection on the
| island against Spanish tyranny, but
was compelled to flee tn the United
States In order to save his life A
larss bounty has been offered for his
capture by the Spanish government
and should he fall into-the hands of the
lhons he will be put to DEATH Free;
4uently his home III Porto Rico is
searched by Spanish soldiers.
The other commissioners are Porto
lSlcanS who have been living in New
york FOR the last six months Some OF
Them speak the English language
4hc Porto lSican commissioners win
SAL directly from Newport News to
Tape san Juan, where they will ioin
| General Miles. They will carry with
| them $4,000 rifles which arrived here
yesterday morning and corresponding
amount or ammunition. furnished by
the War Department and designed for
| native Porto Ricans.
|
mnnlcation with prominent Porto Ric-
i ans on the island since he has been in
II lGll1sscanntE5and hasre eeiyad il, form
i sation that several thousand Porto Ric-
ans have volunteered to aid the Ameri-
cans and only need arms to make them
formidable fighters.
1t was upon his recommendation that
| the rifles and ammunition We're furn-
| ished. and, in fact. that the necessity
for the commission was realized
| There is no fear that the expedition
| viii BE- inttGfereu With. according to
lat present only one cruiser and
four gunboats in Cuban waters.
These are the Isabel III. the Terror.
the Fernando Catolico. the Conoha and
| ;!.e Castillo.
AFFECTING SCENES.
| Many were the affecting scenes Wit
messed at camp and on the streets yes
| terday.
Wives. mothers. daughters or sweet
hearts were either greeting or taking
leave Of boys who will soon be on the
| trackless deep bound for the paradise
| OF the Antalles. Porto Rico, perhaps
never 10 return. but ~ so. on a stretch
ei or IN cisket. rms thought dims
,',,sis an eye 70 me glitter OF the shoul-
'., ,;r W polished SWORD. FOR there
ana ~, M ~, s,,ee between aress parade
quest Many 9f tb b, l Luz ,le, 60. OF con-
| vet a,.1n,. 49, - s .'aLss MIo came
since no, 80, ~" seh mel gear ones
| they left to 90 ~ ths frone ~ :" 1 a.
| had changed their annenranca rhe
sun had Drowned their faces tha onae
| clean shaven faces were covered with
a stubby beard and their hair was nm
kempt. Wherever the boys were met
these ladies threw their arms around
them and kissed them FREQUENTLY
| 1hiS occurred on some street corner.
| some Oh the ladies' took leave of their