The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-02
AN ALCALDE.s PROCLAMATION.
Text of the Address of the Mayor of
YaucO, Porto Rico. U. S. A.

PONCE, Island of Porto Rico, July 30
3 p. m, via the island Of st. Thomas, D. W.
l., Sunday morning. General Henrys di-
vision, consisting Of 3,40O men and includ-
ing twenty-six pieces of artillery, has been
ordered to march Immediately from Yauco
to Ponce to be ready to join the movement
north to San Juan. The Sixteenth Penn
sylvania Regiment was sent this morning
toward Juana Diaz,s eight miles north of
Ponce, en- route to San JUAN Word reached
here this afternoon that the Spaniards were
numbering native Porto Ricans violating
the women and indulging in general out
RACES. The Sixteenth Pennsylvania Regi-
ment will be reinforced If necessary.
The first real resistance is expected when
our troops reach Aibonito, thirty-five miles
northeast Of here Aibonito has a thousand
feet elevation.
General Miles says he has no intention of
making landing of troops at Cape San
Juan especially as the place is only a road
stead where transports are liable to suffer
from the prevalent storms.
The railroad from Ponce to Yauco is now
in possession Of our troops. General 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 died.
Proclamations have been issued by the au-
thorities of Yauco as a United States city,
expressing delight ae annexation and the
administration of General Miles, and well
coming our troops. The Mayor of Ponce
has called upon all the residents of that
place to exercise calmness and circumspec-
ton under the new and desirable conditions
He also urges forebearance toward con-
quered enemies Much enthusiasm is every
where manifested at the sight of the stars
and stripes. Following is the text of the
mayors proclamation issued at Yauco as
United States city:
"Citizens-To-day the citizens of Porto
Rico assist in one of her most beautiful
feasts. The sun of America shines on our
mountains and valleys this 9th day of July
1898. 1t is a day Of glorious remembrance
for each son Of this beloved isle, because
for the first time there waves over her the
flag Of the stars, planted in the name of the
government of the United States of Amer
lea by the major general of the American
army, Senior Miles.
Porto Ricans we are by the miraculous
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 government by General
Miles, and we must send our most express
sive salutation of generous affection through
our conduct towards the valiant troops rep
resented by distinguished officers and COM
manded by the illustrious General Miles.
"Citizezns--Long live the government Of
the United States of America Hail to their
valiant troops! Hail Porto Rico, always
American!
FRANCISCO MAGIA, FL Alcade.
"Yauco, Porto Rico, U. S. A"
General Miles has issued a 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 at
Santiago. Both orders are based on the ad-
minstrations instructions given to General
Merritt regarding the government of the
Philippine islands. The local mayor and
judges and police will remain in authority.
subject to the orders of General Wilson
The custom house offices will also be con-
duted as formerly for the present. Their
receipts amount to a 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 Chidwick. of the Cincinnati.
formerly of the Maine, introduced to Gen
eral Wilson this morning two of the leading
Jesuits of Ponce, representing a thousand
churches and their dependents in this prov
ince. The priests wanted information re-
garding their support, and General Wilson
said that under the Constitution of the
United States it was not possible to apply
any governmental money for church pur-
poses. Father Chadwick said it would be
all the better for the church if it's own peo-
pie learned to contribute TO it's support
Spanish volunteers continue to come in
and give themselves up.