The Lamar register., 1898-08-03
NEWS FROM NILES.
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Washington, July 31.-Generai Miles
In command of the Porto Riean expe
dition, sent the following dispatch /,
Secretary Alger. which was made pub
lie at the War Department at Il
o'clock tonight:
Ponce. Porto Rico, July 81, 3:35 y. IN
Secretary OF War. Washington, d
y: Your kilograms received AID an
swered by letter.
volunteers are srrrendering them
selves with arms and ammunition
four-nfths of the people are overjoyed
NJ the arrival Of the army. Two thou.
sapd from one place volunteered 10
serve with IT. They are bringing In
transportation, beef cattle and other
needed supplies.
The custom house has already yield
ed $4,000.
As soon as all the troops are disem-
harked they Will be in readiness to
move.
Please send any national colOrs that
can be spared. to be given TO the dif-
ferent municipalities.
request that the question Of the tar
III rate to b. charged In the parts of
Porto Rico occupied by our forces be
submitted to the President for his ac-
tion, the previously existing tariff re-
naming meanwhile in force.
As to the government and military
occupation, / have already given in
slruciinns. based upon the Instructions
issued 10y the President In the case OF
the Philippine Islands. and similar TO
those issued at Santiago de Cuba.
MILES.
Major General Commanding.
a dispatch from Poncc says:
The railroad is in good order. but
much of the rolling stock has been de-
s;royed. Yesterday General Stone
found several engines wrecked The
machinery had been dlsmembcred by
Spanish syuipathlzers at the round
house and hidden General Stone gave
them two hours TO get the engines in
Ia working order. under penalty OF i'm
prisOnmeni. and in less than that time
the engines had steam up and were
ready TO move.
The Spanlar,ls VIII probably retire as
far back a. AlbOniio. about thIriy-five
miles on the road to San Juan. where
they are likely TO make stand II they
receive rclnfnrccments. They left here
without artillery, which makes II even
inOre obvious that an attack at this
point was S-~nr dreamed OF by them.
Not gun was mounted. The garri-
son was small and poorly armed. All
the guns. with one exception, that
were abandoned in the arsenal when
they beat their hasty retreat Wednes-
day last. were Remingions and Mau-
sers. There was not n mine In the
harbor OF Ponce, although two ancient
affairs. covered with barrels. were
found at Puerto de Guanica. These
had been placed there years ago. and
resisted every effort TO explode them.
II i evident from the wholesale de-
sertion ON ,he part of the Spanish vol
untecrs that Captain General Macias
mus depend as the last resort upon the
regulars. These do not number over
5000 In the whole island and every
thing thus far indicates an easy con
quest.
General Wilson thinks he could take
the island with his own troops unaided
and he predicts that II the troops now
expected arrive Porto Rico win be ours
In less than three weeks.
General Miles i in constant com
muplcation with all his forces, and is
keeping the artillery steadily in ad-
vance. by tomorrow night he will
have the entire army encamped along
the military road to San Juan. but he
does not say when he WIN put them In
motion. He is acting Throughout
however, with promptness which in
dicaies quick action all along the line
ns soon as the transports containing
the remaining troops arrive.
PRINCE BISMARK DEAD.