Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-08-11
CONTROL EAST PORTO RICO.
Tho American Troops Have Invaded the
1erruor without Serious R-sistaucs
From the spsnIardS.

Beyond Juan D,az, ON the Road To
san Juan. Aug. 4, via 81. Thomas, d.
W. l., Aug. 6-The 10th Pennsylvania,
of Gen. Erncst's brigade, advanced To
this point to-day and holds the bridge
over the river.
ed tomorrow. No sign of the enemy
is reported, but it is believed that the
Spaniards are about 400 strong he.
tween this point and Coama.
The seizure of the bridge insurrs
control Of the road To Coama. Picllcts
are being pushed out and they may
collide with the Spanish outpoStS.
orr SAN JUAN pE PoRTo Rico Aug.
1, via II. Thomas, ID, ". l., Aug q
the Americans have taken peaceful
possession of the eastern portion of
the island. Small parties of marines
have been landed, who have lighted
lamps in the light house at Cape an
Juan and other light houses along the
coast. They met with no resistance.
Indeed, at Cape san Juan deputationS
of citizens came out To meet them.
The war ships now in this vicinity
are the Montgomery, the Annapolis,
the Puritan and the Amphitrtc The
two former are looking for the trans
ports with troops, which left the
United States and have scattered NIL
about the island. The Annapolis
rounded IN the Whitney. the Florida
and the Raleigh yesterday and they
are now AT Cape san Juan.
There seems to have been 4 serious
mistakes as To the rendezvous. for no
two ships got to the same place and it
will take several days to locate them
and get them To Ponce, where Gcn.
Mills is waiting.
OF San Juan the cruiser New Or.
leans alone maintains the blockade.
The city is grim and silent, but back
of her yellow walls there will Toe
plenty of determination and fight
whea the Americans open fire.
Cant Gen. Macias has issued proc
lamation, in the course of which he
SAYS:
Spain has not sued for peace, and
can drive off the American
boats now as did SIMPSONS attempt
be fore"
The daughter of the captain general
is helping to drill the gunners in the
forts. Altogether there are ., 800
Spanish regulars in the city. The
troops of the enemy, who are retreat
ing from Ponce and the other towns
on the south coast occupied by the
Americans have not yet arrived
The German steamer Polyncs STA. with
a cargo of rum, canned meats and to-
bacco, tried to run the blockade this
morning but was stopped by the New
Orleans
PoNCE, Porto Rico, Aug S, via ST.
Thomas, u. w. l., Aug. 6-Mai Gen.
Miles is proceeding entirely without
regard to peace negotiations Krag-
lorgenscn's are being used. The I'd
| and Sd Wisconsin moved IN to the 10th
Pennsylvania Friday. Col Hulings
has captured 5000 pounds of rice.
Thus far the enemy has not molested
him.
Maj. Gen. Brooke's landing at Ar
royo is successful
The troops from the Roumanian,
tour batteries of the 27th Indiana, the
LIST Missouri, the LIST Pennsylvania and
the 50 Illinois are discriminating there.
The Morgan troop of the 9TH cavalry
and the Mississippi cC.nsnis>orias have
arrived here.
Lieut.. Hunt 81 IT, gr,.r -, was
slightly wounG ed by nl, of our pick
cts Thursday II -. Capt. Edgar HUI
CART. who died of typhoid fever, has
been buried with military honors.
zen. Roy Stone is rcpairing re road
to Arrecibo, but moEencn. there Is
improbable.