The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-02
MILES is NOW
REINFORCED
BY SCHWAN
Spaniards said to be Commit
ting Fresh Atrocities.
FIVE MINES FOUND
FIVE MINES &c
RAILROAD FROM PONCE TO
YAUCO Is NOW OURS.
THE MAYOR OF YAUCO'S PROCLAMATION
Gen. Wilson is 10 be Military Governor Of Porto
Rico Until Gen. Brooke Arrives. Span.
ish Volunteers Continue to Give
Themselves Up.


Ponce, Island of Porto Rico, July 30
ID. w. l., Sunday morning. )-Major Gen
era Miles hourly epects the arrival of
the transports having ON board Brigadier
General Schwan's division of 5000 men,
and also the Mohawk, with the Fifth
regular cavalry.
General Henry's division consisting
Of 3,4O0 men, and including 26 pieces of
artillery, has been ordered to march inn
mediately from Yauco to Ponce to be
ready to join the movement north to San
Juan.
The Sixteenth Pennsylvania regiment
was sent this morning toward Juan
DiaZ. eight miles north of Ponce, en- route
to San Juan. where, it IL reported. the
Spaniards will make Il stand.
Word reached here this Afternoon that
the Spaniards We're numbering native
Porto Ricans, violating women and in
dnlging in general outrages.
The Sixteenth Pennsylvania regiment
will be reinforced if necessary.
The first real resistance is expected
when our troops reach Aibonito, 81 miles
HDfIneSaSI OF mere AiDOlltO mas II
thousand feet elevation.
General Miles says he has no intention
of making Il landing OF troops at Cape
San Juan, especially as the place ls 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. Gen
era Stone found five mines on the track
These were destroyed and the track is
uninjured.
Our troops found seventeen Spaniards
in the Yauco hospital. all Of whom had
been wounded in Tuesdays fight. Two
of them have since dice.
Proclamations have been issued by the
authorities of Yauco as Il United States
city, expressing delight at annexation and
the Administration of General Miles and
welcoming our troops.
The following is the text of the May
ors proclamation. issued at Yauco.
Citizens: To-day the citizens of
Porto Rico assist in one of her most
beautiful feasts. The sun of America
shines upon our mountains and valleys
this day of July, 1898 1t is day of
glorious remembrance for each SON. of
this beloved island because for the first
time there waves over us the flag of the
stars, planted in the name of the govern
ment of the United States Of America,
by the Major General of the American
army. Senior Miles.
Porto Ricans we are by the miracul-
Gus intervention of the God Of the just
given back to the bosom of our mother
America, in whose waters nature placed
us as people of America. TO her we
are given back in the name of her gov
crnmcnt by General Miles, and we must
send our most expressive Salutation of
generous affection through our conduct
towards the valiant troops, represented
by distinguished officers and command
ed by the llustrious General Miles.
"Citizens: Long live the Government
Of the United States of Americai Hail
to their valiant troops, Hail Porto Rico,
always American.
'Yauco Porto Rico, United States of
America,
"El Aloaolde, Francisco Magia:"
The Mayor. of Ponce has called upon
all the residents of that place to exercise
calmness and circumSpection under the
new and desirable conditions. He also
urges forhearance toward conquered enc
mics.
Much enthusiasm is everywhere mani
tested at the sight of the Stars and
Stripes.
General Miles has issued lengthy
order of Instructions to General Wilson,
who will be military Governor of Ponce,
province and city until General Brooke's
arrival 1t is of the same tenor as the
instructions which General Miles gave
to General Shafter ut Santiago. Both
orders are based on the administration
instructions given to General Merritt re-
gardng the government of the Philip
pine Islands. The local mayor and
judges and police will remain in au-
thority, subject to the orders Of General
Wilson. The custom house officers will
also be conducted as formerly, for the
present. Their receipts amount to al
considerable sum of money.
The question of the proper discount on
Porto Rican silver gives some trouble to|
General Miles, but he says this will
settle itself in due time.
Chaplain Chadwick, Of the Cincinnati,
formerly of the Maine. introduced To-
General Wilson this morning two of the
leading .Jesuts of Ponce. representing al
thousand churches and their dependents
in this province. The priests wanted in
formation regarding their support and