The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-23
NILES WORK DONE
In Porto Rico and He viii
Soon Come Home.
SPANIARDS MAKE READY
To EvaCuate the Island in the
Shortest Time,

Washington, d. =, aug. - he wa
department has been advised by General
Miles that he will return to the United
States soon, but fixing no definite date.
1t is believed ne VIII await the arrival OF
Mrs. Miles and daughter. who have gone
to Porto Rico. The command of the Amer
foam troops in the island will devolve on
General Brooke. who IS also member OF
the Porto Rico military commission.
Ponce, Island of Porto Rico. Aug. q
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in Transmisslon-)-
Major General Miles has decided 10 leave
with his staff for Washington IN a few
DAYS, possibly tomorrow. be Will turn
over his command TO General Brooke, VINO
Is expected TO reach here tomorrow for a
conference.
General Miles has arranged matters
generally with Captain General Maclas,
paratory to the meeting Of the peace
cornmimssion at San Juan. General Ma
cias. while maintaining his outposts, is
steadily retiring his forces to the capital,
Dreparatory to their embarkation.
Mail communication between Ponce ana
San Juan has been established and the
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covered. viii be connected Immediately.
All that win remain for the commission
20 do. General Miles says, will be to Sc
cure an inventory Of government prop
erty transferred TO the Americans and TO
give receipts to the Spanish authorities.
Captain General Macias, in his various
communIca TONS with General Miles, has
shown the best spirit. lie Is anxious to
cooperate in bringing about an evacua-
ton at the earliest moment possible and
Is placing no obstacles in the way of the
volunteers returning home.
Colonel Ramery, the highest Spanish
volunteer officer in the island, reached
here last night from AI5onoto. Other Of
flcers have been coming through our lines
all day. Lieutenant Colonel Ramery says
that the Spanish forces at AibOnOto were
short Of ammunition and water and en-
tirely dependent for food upon Cayey.
They must have succumbed as soon as
General Brooke struck Cayey.
According to letter from San Juan,
the Spanish residents there who had fed
from the city have returned, and there is
great rejoicing among them that the war
is ended. feeling shared by the soldIery.
Colonel San Martin, former Spanish
commander at Ponce, who abandoned the
city on the approach OF the Americans,
and who, it was reported, had been shot
for fOrsaking the city is in the hospital
sick. He has been stripped Of his rank
The Ponce merihants express their graft
tude at his course, because the flight Of
his command prevented the destruction of
their property, and they are raising a sub
Ecription for him.
General Miles will advise General Brooke
TO embark the Spanish prisoners here ana
send them Immediately to San Juan. It
IS expected that Rear Admiral Schley
will be there in few days.
Most Of the troops in the island will re-
main stationary until the final details
have been settled and they will then
march to San Juan, where they viii en-
bark. General Miles will consult with the
authorities at Washington as to the force
that is to remain. The volunteers are
anxious to go home.
Today Sunday the liqu2r saloons were
closed. and for the first time in the history
of the island there was public Protestant
religious service.
The officers and men or the monitors at
Guanica think it unnecessary TO keep the
ships there any longer. These vessels are
absolutely unsuted GA tropical climate
like here and the Puritans officers have
sent a formal complaint to Secretary
Long.
At Aguado north of Manganese, the
Spanish troops killed two natives last Fri
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