Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-08-06
PONCE SURRENDERS.
The Second City Of Importance In
Porto Rico Taken Without Loss.
City OF $4,000 Inhabitants Yields to the
American Forces -Citixsns salute Our
Flag with Enthusiasm-Miie,I Is
sues q Proclamation.

American Forcea-Citixsns Salute Our
Flag with Enthuslasm- Is
sues Proclamation.
Port Of Ponce, Porto Rico, July "a
via St Thomas. D. w. l., July 30. The
port OF Ponce. was surrendered TO
Commander c. II. Dayis, OF the auxil.
Hilary gunboat Dixie, yesterday.
There was no resistance and the
Americans were welcomed with en-.
thusiasm. Maj Gen. Miles arrived
here this morning ut daylight
with Gen. Ernests brigade and
Gen. Wilson's division ON board
transports. Gen. Ernests brig
ode Immediately started for the town
of Ponce, three miles inland, which
capitulated this afternoon. The Amer
lean troops are pushing toward the
mountains and will Join Gen.
Henry with his brigade at
Guanica, which has been captured
by our troops A fight before
Yauco Tuesday was won by the
American volunteers. TIE Spanish
ambushed eight companies Of the Sixth
Massachusetts and Sixth Illinois reg
iments, but the enemy was repulsed
and driven back q mile to ridge,
where the Spanish cavalry charged
and were routed by our infantry.
Gen. Garretson led the fight with
the men from Illinois and Massachu-
sets, and the enemy retreated to
Yauco, leaving four dead upon the field
and several wounded. None OF our
men were killed, and only three were
slightly wounded. The Porto Ricans
are glad the American troops have
landed and say they are all Americans
ind will join our army. The roads are
good for military purposes Our troops
are healthy and Gen. Miles says the
campaign will be short and vigorous
Gen. Miles issued the following proc
lamation to the Porto Ricans:
In the prosecution OF the war against the
kingdom OF Spain by the people OF the United
States In the cause OF liberty, tistice and hu-.
manity, Its military forces have come to occu-
py the island OF Porto Rico They como
bearing the banners OF freedom. inspired
Ny uoDio puIpohc, " ScoN sho s"SH''S"
Of our government and OF yours and a 70 destroy
OF eap.ure ~, ~ as,eu s.ss ,.aa p.onl. whoss
grea, as, nowcr a ius,ice and humanity 10 nil
i,vIng within their fold Uenco thew rolease
you from your former political relations aud 10
Is hoped this will be followed by your cheerful
acccn,ancc ~ the yoycrnmcnt az the United
States
The chief object OF tho American military
Sna,n md ,ivc tho neonlo Of your beautiful Is.
,nnd ,ha ,,r,cs, measurc nj liberty consistent
VIII ,his mJI,,,ry occunatIon They have not
como 40 ,nni,c var IN tho naonle of the coun-
~. ,,s, Co. ,"n,uri.s haya neon onnressed
49,, on ,hn con,rarr ,hev hiring nrotcction
~, CT, 80 ,orrso,ves h,, % our nroner,v nro-
80, ,,c,,r ,rosncri,v ami hcs,ow tho immnni.
It, al n,ass,nrs n; onr enl,gh,ened and lib-
90, ,ns,i,n,ions md government II is not
~. ,.,,.sosa 90 ,r,or,oro wi,b tho cx.
tS,,,, iars and cpstoms which nre whole-
800 81 hnnoeci.i % tho naon,e so
~. -. ,ho,, .on,orm 70 the rules n the milf
. .o" 40 orasrS anil ,us,ico This
a. -, y ..ar y, Invas,,,ior and dcsolatiop but
a., q, ,,,,a ali v,i,hin tho con,rol a, the mill.
~ 81 80, ,o..n, ,ha adv,n,a,cs and lies.
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partment mas received the following
dispatches from Gen. Miles:
Port Ponce Porto Rico. via Ponce. July g.
secrc,ary Of War. washington; On the Goth
C3arretson had "A spirited engagement on Skin
mIsh line Our casualties four wounded, all
doing we'll spanish loss. three killed. 10
xounded Yauco occupied Yesterday. Henry's
division there TODAY. Last evening Com
mandcr Davis. Of the Dixie, moved into this
seOrt followed by Can't Hisginson with his
- .early this morning. Gen Wilson, with
T., ~ hrIgnde now rapidlv disembarklnr.
:. NJ -antinU from the gOutl-