Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-27

victory Over Oar Brave iSoys In biue'
War Department Surprised to Learn OF
His Presence In the Neighborhood Of
Ponce, but admit He Is Master of His
own Movenents-The Place Well Situ-
ated For Military Movements Long
Dodees n Question About Watson's
Squadron.
Washington, July 21.-Many ana va
riad have been the rumors about the
Porto Rican expedition under General
Miles. These have run all the way
from n successful landing to the usual
Madrid story Of a Spanish victory and
the landin. reDulsed. All doubts are
set at rest, however, by a brief dispatch
stating that he has effected a landing
not far from Ponce.
This news was brought by a brief press
dispatch. which was dated from Port
Guanico. Porto Rico, and merely stated
the expedition had been successfully
landed after a short skirmish with the
spaniards. The dispatch added that no
Americans were killed.
The government, however, is waiting
to receive confirmation Of the debarka-
ton. The war department did not ok
pect to hear Of General Miles landing
near Ponce, but it is admitted that Cen
eral Miles is master Of his own move
ronnts and il is entirely conceivable
w.. n,,,irad infornsti,n s;,ca tho
Iasaa1 ,1ons ,,,a,a f,,,naa for he a,n-
g,a, tantn.4 par+a pico tbat led him
1i,. to., -. 10 ,,oma,t ,vban
,t- u.an f., w. ,,,,t into av.c,tion
while tho a,e+anra from Ponce to San
Juan is much greater than from the
point originally selected for Miles land
Ing. there is. according to the military
information charts. n splendid ID foot
m~acadamized road ding directly
across the island to san Juan on the
north shore.
:,trh , rond , c this r. If 10 nrona,1v
44arrihAd in the archives IT the war de-
DnYt,nent. would ne very Tittle affected
~ tho torrantial rains of this season.
so that il might he possible for our
tronne accompanied rs they will he nv
ie11 arfille,/ to make the march across
he % roilaa bAt7rean Ponca and San
T,,on IN lees lima than would have bean
rao,,,,a5 ia oo,ey Tho much shor+ar die
4ono, ho4,~aa, t,e na,ital and COMA ar
Inn o,hor noj,,s that ba,., haen ,on,ed
90 tha 1.nding nlnoaa ia, tr,ons
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LON. D"oses II @"es'i""'
Secretary Long also was keenly eX-
pectant " adNlces from that quarter.
referring to the expedition or Comnlo-
lore Watson to the spanish coast, Sec
rotary Long said there was nothing
now with regard to that project,
1T 20 surely going ls II not?' he was
asked.
1T is waiting orders from the preai-
aeh'' N'S w" FePfF'
~neefe1ffE long, hoWeFPr' h',''''nly
from d'fecttF answering the
lnes'ioh'
se"fe'afF DAY stated that thero mad
D"eh no ch"he' III the peace OUTLOOK
ana that, s" iaf as ne knew, the ad-
h~'hiatFati'h M" j" ih1'fmalioh or Inc
peace note the spanish are
lno'eN ~ i~r"h'hR' RE 'a1a mere mao
>eeh NO "Nerthfes for peace Drought to
li9 afternoon AN" 9alh IN q general way
nat n" kheW or n" d~eVel"pm"nts aneht
ne peace AK
A fep"rtNd statement from the Vati~
can OF WHAT pnfp"f1A 10 De terms or
peace a"oep'ah'" to h"th the United
ana SPAN IS SET Gown mere as
MY n or the many 'feelors' that
ava moan TN1'0N'n orr NIfh11 Ttn ItqGT !
.Wo weeks, PROBABLY to t"st Pubic feel~
m IN" un't"' states primarily ana
'Hc"Adarliy I" preak slowly t" the f1ass-
IS OF me 'I'hi9h people 'he Foahz"ti"h
their complete deteat, something Of
Nnlcn 'h'F are NOT 'e. aware because
1t me 9nperhnTnah eH"fts put forth
~ tn" spanish government to suppress
y nHrVert the news Of actual events.
fep"TtN" peac" Conditions.
II lF suspected here that the oondi-
IONS hAmNd-the to the
'hlted states or CUBA ana Porto Rico
the reimbursement t" spain or the
'h'hpp1hes represent What may be
10" iooheh upon as the maximum con-
'eSSlons tnat SPAN is Wiling to make.
'f5lh rms point or vie" the statement
q NOT dlscouraslhg, though, or course,
I fnuSt ne reailHeo una phe spanish
Maximum Ia very raf below the Anieri-
an minimum.
Sun there must ne some starting
Joint for negotiations that will In the
md lead TO peace and therefore the
publication OF these various "feelers'' is
iot deprecated by u government,
hough, 50 far, it can be positively as
they have nc basis OF fact, at
on this side OF the Atlantic.
Baron Spec o ~Sternberg, the Ger
nan secretary OF legation, called at
10Th the state and war departments.