Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

tance-POrtO Rico Place for Capi-
talists but Not for Poor Mcn-ShOt
at the "Aunties''-Atkins Plan
OF rPeacc-Cuba Cooling OF Minor
Notes.
Manila. Nav 1S-General Lawton's ad-
vance guard, under Colonel Summers OF
ihe Oregon troops, took San 1sidro, the
'nsurgent capital, at $50 o'clock yester-
day morning.
Colonel Summers command, consist
ing of the Twenty-second infantry on
the left, the Minnesota regiment in the
center and the Oregon and North Da-
kota regiments on the right, preceded
ty scouts and accompanied by ScottS
battery of artillery, advanced from
Baluarte at daylight. The troops first
encountered the enemy two miles from
San Isidro, the rebels retiring when our
artillery opened fire. Just outside the
Gown an insurgent force estimated to
number 1000 men was entrenched. it
made a slight resistance. but evacuated
is position when our troops turned its
eight flank.
The enemy's loss was Il men killed and
% wounded. our troops captured three
prisoners and many rifles. On the
American side, one soldier of the Oregon
regiment and one of the Minnesota regi-
nent We're slightly wounded.
After capturing the town. Colonel
Summers troops continued their ad-
vance, pursuing the Ietreating rebels for
several miles.
| The expedition under Maj jor Kobhe of
The Third artillery, consisting of the
seventeenth infantry. Il battalion of the
| Ninth and one battery of the First ar
tillery, left Calumpit at daybreak,
marching up the Rio Grande to join Cen
| aral Lawton's division at Arayat. A
notilla of cascoes loaded with supplies
also proceeded up the river. Both forces
We're conveyed by the "tinclad" army
sunboats. under Captain Grant.
| Major Kobbe's column reached San
/ Luis, eigh. miles up the Rio Grande.
Yesterday. meeting with but slight op-
! position. One man was wounded dur
! ing brush with the rebels
At daybreak today the Americans be-
gan further advance toward Canda ba.
about six miles up the river beyond San
Luis.
The insurgents along General MacAr-
thurs front evacuated their position
Turing the night. presumably moving
further up the railroad.
The Twenty third infantry has sailed
IN the transport Leon XIII for .Iolo ISL
and to relieve Tie Spanish garrison
there.
At daylight yesterday Lieutenant Hill,
who with % men of the Fourth infantry
was concealed in the trenches near
Pasig. was attacked by Il force of rebels
who evidently imagined they could cap
:urc one of our outposts. because only
a few shots had been fired by the Amer
can force. a few volleys put the enemy
to flight, the rebels losing FIVE men killed
and a number were wounded.
The army gunboat Napingoden has
returned here from the lake, having been
disabled by Il cannon shot from q rebel
position near Santa Cruz, which broke
ner rudderpost
san 1Sidro j. Il city of great strategic
! Importance. 1t is about l5 miles north
EAST of san Miguel and nearly twice that
| distance northeast of San Fernando. 1t
was the latest seat of the rebel govern
ment, which has been hurried from pillar
to post since the opening of the cam
paign. The advance upon San lsidro
was the cherished move of General
Lawton. and was only taken after many
weary miles of marching and hot fight
at the outworks flung in Il horseshoe
about the city. This marks the most
northern point to which the American
troops have advanced.
New York, May 1S.-Major General
Henry, l.. $. ". until recently military
governor of Porto Rico. arrived on the
transport Mcpherson from San Juan
yesterday. lie was accompanied by
Mrs Henry and his daughter. Mrs. Ben
ton. The general W i'll remain here until
Monday next, when he will leave for
Washington.
General Henry is enthusiastic about
Porto Rico. its people and its possibl-
tiles. 1T is wonderful country" he
said, but we will have to go slow in
bringing about reforms. Capital in
vested will bring large returns. More
than so percent of the value of the sug.r
cane is lost in the process of grinding.
THE children are thirsting for knowl-
edge, and the great need is schools. Cen
aral Eaton is doing fine work in this re-
spect. There is an English teacher in
each Of the 10 districts, and English is
taught in all of the schools of San Juan
THE general conditions are very en-
couraging. Over 1900 men are at work
on public improvements, ard we are
spending over 100000 per month in this
way. This is more money than they
received from spain in all their lives
The road from Ponce to San Juan, the
military road, is well built. but the Other
roads are WI, tched. When we have i'm
proved them all the natives in the in
terror can get their produce TO the coast
at slight cost
THE Porto RicanS are anxious for I;
territorial form of government, but thu
question is how are they going to ge
money if the customs duties are wipet
out. We are speeding large sums, ant
introduced Il water supply in San Juar
In five weeks after | took hold. Th,
Spanish had been 1T work on the sam,
thing for so years. San Juan is Il:
clean now as any city of the Souti
American republics. The people al
look forward to being Americans.
The demonstration they made upoi
my departure was affecting. With tn
exception of Il few disgrun,led poll
ticians, the island ia free from all i'll
will towards the United States. one o
these men who is low in the Unite,
States, has boastcd that lie vas tn
cause of my leaving my command. Hi
paper was suppressed. ! believe. \
any rate, If such an outra Seous falSchoo
had been told about any predecessor u
mine should have taken such measure
. "Of course there is talk about an up
rising. but there is really no danger o
such thing happening. The Port
Nine.Inch Hail stones Fell.
Cleveland, May N.-Another ba
storm swept over northern Ohio yes
terday, being accompanied by hig
winds. hail and Il heavy rainfall. A
Norwalk the rainfall was four inche:
> trees were blown down and havoc wa
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