The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-30
GIVES UP.
Surrenders to Commodore
Davis of the Dixie.
NOT A BIT OF RESISTANCE.
Americans Are Enthusiastically We'll
coined When They Entered
the Town.
NOT A BIT OF RESISTANCE

Reports from ST. Thomas Said Spanish
Troops Were Being Concentrated at
Ponce and That Determined Defense
Would BE Made by the Enemy-Span-
iards Preparing to Dispute American
Advance Across Island of Porto Rico.
st. Thomas, d. w. l., July S0.-The
port Of Ponce, Island of Porto Rico,
surrendered to Commodore Davis of the
auxiliary gunboat Dixie on Wednesday.
There was no resistance and the Amer
leans were welcomed enthusiastically.
The capitulation of the town of Ponce
took place on Thursday afternoon.
Washington, July 3O.-The war de-
partment has received the following
dispatch from General Miles:
Port Ponce, Porto Rico, via st.
Thomas. July 29.-Secretary of War.
Washington On the 26th Garretson had
spirited engagement on skirmish line.
Our casualties. four wounded, all do
ing well. Spanish loss, three killed,
thirteen wounded. Yauco occupied yes
| terday. Henry's division there today.
Last evening Commander Davis of the
| Dixie moved into this port, followed by
Captain Higginson, with fleet early this
| morning. General Wilson with Ernst
| brigade now rapidly disembarking.
| Spanish troops are retreating from
| southern part OF Porto Rico. Ponce
| and port have population of $4,000, now
| under American flag. The populace re-
ceived troops and saluted the flag with
wild enthusiasm. Navy has several
| prizes, also seventy lighters. Railway
stock partly destroyed. Telegraph COM
munication also being restored. Cable
| instruments destroyed. Have sent to
| Jamaica for others. This is a prosper
| Gus and beautiful country. The army
| will soon be in mountain region; wealth
er delightful; troops in best of health
and spirits; anticipate no insurmount-
able obstacle in future. Results thus
! far have been accomplished without
the loss of a single life.
NELSON A. MILES, Maj. Gen"
| st. Thomas, ID. w. l., July 30.-The
| San DOMINICAN schooner Roma has ar
rived here from Ponce. Porto Rico.
| which pert she left at noon Tuesday.
She reports that at o'clock Tuesday
night an American warship sighted her
and fred a shot across her bow as
| signal for her to heave to. The Roma
| stopped, and was soon afterward board
ed by Lieutenant Welles of the auxi!-
! iary sunboat Wasp. Her papers were
| examined and, being found correct. and
she having nothing contraband on
! board, was allowed to proceed Reports
had reached this place that a strong
American force. said to number 1000
| men, had landed at Ponce, but the
] Roma states that no Americans had
| landed there up to the time she sailed.
Killed Twenty-Three spaniards.
The losses sustained by the Spaniards
during the fighting that took place last
| Monday with the men from the auxi.-
| iary gunboat Gloucester. formerly Mr..
I j. Pierpont Morgans yacht Corsair.
were larger than at first stated. The
! FIRST disps tches told of this engagement.
which resulted in the enemy retiring
after about fifteen minutes firing. The
men from the Gloucester were the first
Americans to land In Porto Rico They
occupied the town OK Guanica, aided
L Dy the DTe ITOfn tile 1lOuCcStcT,
which the Decentralization of the troops
from the transports commenced. The
| first ertimEte Of the Spanish loss placed
the number at four men killed. IL is
now stated that the killed numbered
twenty three. including a captain ot
cavalry. The Spaniards who were
wounded we're taken on a special train
TO Ponce. 1t is known that twenty
re haxx In haunt faI
there.
Being Concentrated mt Ponce.
All the Spanish forces in the vicinity
cs Ponce are now being concentrated
In that city to defend IL against an ex-
pected attack by the forces of General
Miles, hut the Spaniards are not suffi-
ciently strong TO hold the city against
the Americans. Ponce commands the
beginning OF the fine military road that
leads to San Juan, the capital Of the
island, and 1t Is. therefore, probable
that General Miles will soon take aud
hold Ponce, so that there will be no
danger OF a Spanish attack in the rear
when his army starts TO cross the
island. The enemy may be expected 10
make the strongest possible resistance
to the Americans getting control Of
hold out long If General Miles makes
an attack in force and is aided by the
warships which conveyed the expodi-
tion.
spaniards Placing Artillery.
1t is reported that a strong force II
Spanish artillery is preparing to dis
pute the american advance across the
island. Guns are being placed in strone
positions IN the high hills In the mid
die Of the island. and the Spaniards
declare that they will defend the road
inch by inch and prevent the Americans
from reaching San Juan, II is there
fore quite likely that there will be some
hard fighting In the interior IL General
Miles moves his army along the road
to the capital. II Is thought. however.
that land force sufficiently strong to
capture San Juan will be landed on the
north shore of the island. This would.
IL II were deemed necessary. place the
Spaniards In the interior between two