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YOL. PORTO RICANS WELCOME MILES Port Ponce and tie Tow a ol Ponce Capit ilate Modi in isisiaice. SECOND CITY OF PORTO RICO TAKEN P0SSES_ SION OF BY GEN. MILES AND niS TROOPS. So Far Not a Single American Soldier Has Lost His Life in Campaign—General Miles Reports to Department and Also Issues Proclamation to the Islanders—Commander Higginson. of Naval Forces, Sends Message. An Associated Press dispatch from Port Ponce. Porto Rico, via the Island of St. Thomas, D. W. I., states that the Port of Ponce surrendered to Commander C. H. Daris, of the aux¬ iliary gunboat Dixie, Thursday. There was no resistance and the Americans were welcomed with enthusiasm. Major General Miles arrived there Thursday morning at daybreak with General Ernst’s brigade and immedi¬ ately started for the town of Ponce, three miles inland from the port, whieh capitulated Friday afternoon. The Porto Ricans are glad the American troops have landed and say they are all Americans and will join our army. The roads are good for military pur¬ poses. Our troops are healthy and General Miles says the campaign will be short and vigorous. The war department received the following dispatch from General Miles Friday: Port Ponce, Porto Rico, via St. Thomas, D. W. L, July 29.—Secretary of War, Washingtou: On the 26th Garretson had a spirit¬ ed engagement on skermish line - Our casualties, four wounded; all doing well. Spanish loss, three killed; thir¬ teen wounded. Yanco occupied yes¬ terday. Henry’s division there today. Last evening Commander Davis, of the Dixie moved into this port, follow¬ ed by Captain Higginson with his fleet early this morning. General Wilson with Ernest’s brigade now rapidly dis¬ ea, barking. Spanish troops are retreating from southern part of Porto Rico. Ponce and Port have population 50,000, now received American flag. The populace with wild i—and enthusiasm saluted the flag era! prizes also—seventy Navy ' has sev ilgtiW* Railway stock partly destroyed, now restored. Telegraph communication also being restored. Cable instru¬ ments destroyed. Have sent to Ja¬ maica for others. This is a prosper¬ ous eountry. The army will soon be in monntain region; weather delight¬ ful ; troops in best of health and spir¬ its; anticipate no insurmountable ob¬ stacle in future. Results thus far have been accomplished without the loss of a single life. (Signed) Nelson Major A. Mit General. es, Hlg£ln*on'* Message. The navy department has posted the following bulletin: “St. Thomas, .July 29, U. S. S. Mas¬ sachusetts,. Ponce, Porto Kico, July 28.—Commander Davis with Dixie, Annapolis. Wasp and Gloucester, left A WARNING NOTE. Report That Spain Will Not Give Up Porto Rico WJllinsly. A special dispatch sent out from Madrid states that the Spanish gov ernment will combat to the last against a cession of Porto Rico to the United States. It would much rather saeri fiee one of the Philippine islands, contending that Porto Rico has always been loyal, and outside the scope of the war. HAS MANILA SURRENDERED! Dispatch From Madrid Say* Town Ha* Gives Up to Dewey. A telegram from Madrid to the En ropean edition of the New York Her aid at Paris, says that a cable dispatch has been received at the Spanish cap its! announcing the surrender of Ma nila to Admiral Dewey. The war department at Washington would not be surprised to learn that UkAhis Kjt»-.ombined time Manila has surrendered ^^^v-rce American military ^^^end gathered on the shores off Cavite. How official confirmation County . s. July 27th to blockade Ponce capture lighters for United States City of Ponce and Playa stir rendered to Commander Davis upoa demand at 12:30 a. m., Jnly 28th. American flag hoisted at 6 a. m. 28th. Garrison evacuated. Provisional arti cles of surrender until occupation by army. Garrison be allowed; "First. to sec¬ ond, civil government to remain in force; third, police and fire brigade to be maintained without arms; fourth, captain of Porto not to be made a pris oner. “Arrived at Ponce from Guanica with Massachusetts and Cincinnati, General Miles and General Wilson and transports at 6:40 a. m. 28th. Com¬ menced landing army in captured sugar lighters. No resistance. Troops welcomed by inhabitants; great en¬ thusiasm. Captured sixty lighters, twenty sailing vessels and 120 tons of coal. Higginson.” Mile* luon Proclamation. General Miles issued the following proclamation: prosecution of the "In the war against the kingdom of Spain by the people of the United States, in the cause of liberty, justice and humanity, its military forces have come They to occupy the island of Porto Rioo. come bearing the banner of freedom, in¬ spired by a noble purpose to seek the enemies of onr government, of yours, and to destroy or capture all in armed resistance. They bring you the fos¬ tering arm of a free people, whose greatest power is justice and humanity to all living within their fold. Henoe they release yon from your former po¬ litical relations and, it is hoped.insnre your cheerful acceptance of the gov¬ ernment of the United States. "The chief object of the American military forces will be to overthrow the armed authorities of Spain and wive the people of yonr beautiful is¬ land the Jnrgest measure of liberty consistent with this military occupa¬ tion. They have not come to make war on the people of the country, who for centuries have been oppressed, but, on the contrary, they bring protection, not only to yourselves, bnt to yonr property, promote yonr prosperity and bestow the immunities and blessings of our enlightenment and liberal con - stitntion and government "It is not their purpose to interfere with the existing laws and customs, which are wholesome and beneficial to the people, so long as they conform to the rules of the military administra¬ tion, order and justice. This is not a war of devastation and desolation, but one to give all within the control of the military and naval forces the ad¬ vantages and blessings of enlightened civilization.” MANY HUNGER U HAVANA. Effective Blockade Closes All Port* and Keep* Out Provision*. A dispateh from Key West to the New York Journal says: "Hunger is claiming many victims, rich and poor, in Havana. Since the extended blockade has closed the ports of Sagua la Grande, Nipe and Batabano no provisions have entered the Cuban capital and General Blan co’s scanty supply in the warehouse is almost exhausted. TRANSPORT REACHES NEW YORK. The Tern* Brine* Fifty CoBvalMCeat Soldier* From Siboney. The United States transport Leona, Captain Wilder, arrived at quarantine at New York Friday from Siboney, 28, Jnly 23, via Hampton Roads, July bringing fifty convalescent soldiers, two newspaper correspondents and a colored boy who went with the Ninth cavalry from Timpa to Santiago. AtpRampton Roads, cm July 27, the st^ajfcr. owing to her board, having ordered twenty niffe fever cases o n was by the local health officer to proceed to New York, There were no deaths during the voyage from Siboney. •JESUP. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5. 1898. ■SI DILICI1 PH BY SPAIN TO TREAT DIRECTLY FOR PEACE. AMBASSADOR SHOWS CREDENTIALS Instead of Being Only a Bearer of Petition He la Given Yuli Authority to Ne¬ gotiate Peace Term*. A Washington special says: Events of the most momentous character oc¬ curred at the conference at the white house Saturday afternoon between the president, Ambassador Gambon, of France, and Secretary Day, carrying the peace negotiations far beyond the mere submission of terms of peace by the United States and reaching the point of a preliminary basis of peace between the government of 8paln and the government of the United States, needing only the ratification of the Madrid cabinet in what was done to bring the war to an end. This was accomplished on the part of Spain when Ambassador Gambon presented to the president credentials he had received from the Spanish gov¬ ernment appointing him envoy extra¬ ordinary and plenipotentiary, with complete instructions as to the man¬ ner of acting upon every one of the peace conditions presented by the United States, including the disposi¬ tion of Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philip¬ pines, the Ladrones, indemnity, arm istice and all other questions likely to arise in the conrse of the negotiations. With these credentials authorizing him to speak as plenipotentiary for the gov¬ ernment of Spain, and with full in¬ struction on every point at issue. Am¬ bassador Cambon, m behalf of Spain, not only received the peace conditions laid down by the American cabinet some hours previonsly, but thereupon entered npon their full discussion with a view to reaching a final and com¬ plete agreement. the president After strong argument and Secretary Day consented to a modification of the American terms in one particular. is What that modification relates to not disclosed, but it is believed not to apply to the condition for the absolute independence of Cnba, the cession of coaling Porto Rioo stations or the to granting the Lnitcd of adequate States in the Pacific or to diminish in any vital particular the terms on which peace will be restored, The modifiea tion brought about practical Ambassador unanimity tween the president and Cambon, as plenipotentiary for Spain, and the latter has now transmitted the results of the conference to Madrid for approval, which, if given, will end the war. I)enouxn«nt Fneip«cted. The profoundly important results developed came about most expected¬ ly. Abassador Cambon’s call was set for 2 o’clock, and it was expected to last bnt a few minutes, while the an¬ swer of the United States was be¬ ing handed to him. But since the original proposition of Spain wa* presented some days before, M. Cambon had prepared himself to speak with authority on the questions which were to arise. The president himself had preferred this course, altbongh outside of himself and the ambassador few were aware that the latter would come ready to treat as the envoy of Spain. M. Gam¬ The first instructions to bon made him merely a medium of communicating Spain’s first note, but now he appeared with all the attri¬ butes of the direct diplomatic officer of Spain, empowered to act for the government within his very complete instructions. In discussing the points at issue M. Cambon, who is a man of fervent elo¬ quence, spoke with an intensity of feeling whieh made a deep impression on the president and the others pres¬ ent. He spoke in French, each sen¬ tence being caught-np and interpreted by M. Tbebault with rnpidity, so that the earnestness of the ambassador’s impression lost little by this indirect method of communication. The pres¬ ident spoke with equal frankness, and in the lengthy discussion there was scarcely a point in the whole range of the war which was not met and freely considered. TRANSPORTS IN DEMAND. General Brooke Ordered IA Ketnrn Yes cels a* Soon a* Po**lbl«. Orders have been sent by the war department to General Brooke at Ponce, Porto BuA, directing him to send back the transports which con¬ veyed the troops of the expedition as soon as possible. returned The transports will be to New York, and will be utilized at once for the sending of additional troops to Porto Rico. The troops will be em¬ barked at Newport News probably, but the ships are to be returned to New York because of the quarantine MB. HP.UO OF THE MERR1MAC AR RITES AT LYTHIA SPRINFS. A JOYFUL WELCOME ACCORDED. lf<etia| Between Mother and Son Waa Pathetic and Affectionate-Oration* Along the Way. Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hob¬ son reached Lithia Springs, Ga., Monday morning from New York on a visit to his mother who is temporarily sojourning at that resort The lieutenant arrived in Atlanta at 5:10 o’clock, a. m., and notwithstand¬ ing the early hour there were many to greet him and shake his hand. The stop iu the Gate City was for only twenty minutes and the hero of the Merriraao was soon speeding toward Anstell. In the meantime a loving mother awaited a long absent son on the plat¬ form by the railroad at Lithia Springs. When the train finally pulled up to the station where the mother waited, a crowd of guests from the Sweetwater Park hotel had gathered to join in the welcome. Lieutenant Hobson alighted from the rear end of the car when his moth¬ er was looking for him to come from the front. He saw her ahead and went to meet her. She turned, and seeing him, came toward him. The meeting was a pathetic one. The son kissed his mother, who threw her arms around his neck and for several mo¬ ments rested her head on his shoulder, shedding tears of joy. The crowd stood aside in reveronce to such ftffeo tion. To say that Mrs. Hobson was over¬ joyed to see her son would express it too mildly. As she walked up the lane from the depot to the hotel, lean¬ ing npon the arm of her boy, her face was aglow with happiness. She was, too, justly proud of her son, of whom so much is being made. These two led the way from the railroad station, and the hotel gnests followed, two by two. At the hotel the lieutenant was stopped bat a moment to receive the welcome a few guests were eager to extend—those who had not gone to the train. The hotel parlors were decorated with the most beautiful flowers, flags were draped over the portieres and the word "Welcome” made of green leaves was spread over the door. A string band furnished music. The proprietor of the hotel spared no effort in his arrangements for break¬ fast and his table decorations. The flowers used were magnificent and were, after the meal, removed to the lieutenant's room. After taking breakfast Lieutenant Hobson retired to his room for a rest after his long ride from Asheville, N. C., and the crowd, never tired of see¬ ing him, waited expeotantly for his re appearacce. that above the It is easy to see ap¬ plause that waits npon him every¬ where he turns Hobson’s mind Is riv¬ eted on something more substantial, somethin ig that absorbs his every mo msnt an d often leads him off in ab straction. He is thinking of his scheme for raising the Cristobal Co¬ lon, the proudest ship of Cervera's fleet that went down off Santiago. Conversation with him on this subject is easily obtained, although the lieu¬ tenant talks to the landlubber in technical language that only a naval expert conld fnlly appreciate. MERRITT APPEARS UNEASY. Again Cable* War Department of The Philippine Situation. A Washington special says: General Merritt has again cabled the war de¬ partment relative to the situation in Manila, which he finds very unsatis¬ factory, owing to the attitude of the insurgents. It was reported to Gen¬ eral Merritt that the attitude of the insurgents is similar to that assamed by Garcia’s Cabans on the qnestion of their right to enter and possess them¬ selves of the city, although in this case these insurgents are a very mnch more formidable element, being not only more numerons, bnt better armed and filled with the arrogance follow¬ ing numerous victories over the Span¬ ish forces. General Merritt, however, indicates that he will do his tnmost to protect citizens from the savagery of the in¬ surgents, though his task is a delicate and difficult one, because of the fact that he must, while fighting the Span¬ iards, be ready at any moment to repel the insurgents. The general gave notice that he was about to combine with Admiral Dewey in a joint demand for the surrender of the city to the United States forces, thns forestalling the insurgents, and this movement may canse a rnptnre. It is possible, in view of the fact that General Merritt’s cablegram was sent from Cavite last Thursday, that this movement has been made already by the combined American forces. mi m i a ii GEN. MILES IS AWAITING ARRIVAL OF MORE TROOPS. SPANIARDS COMMITTING ATROCITES Authorities at Yanoo Proclaim Their City Aa a Part of the United Stater of America. Advices of Monday from Ponce, Island of Porto Rico, via the Island of St Thomas, D. W. I., states that Gen¬ eral Henry’s division, consisting of 3,400 men, and including twenty-six pieoes of artillery, has been order¬ ed to march immediately from Yuaco tchPonce to be ready to join the move¬ ment north to San Juan. The Sixteenth Pennsylvania regi¬ ment was sent Sunday morning toward Juania Diaz, eight miles north of Ponce, enroute to San Juan, where it is reported the Spaniards will make a stand. Word reached Ponce during the day that the Spaniards were mur¬ dering native Porto Ricans, assaulting women and indulging in general out¬ rages. The Sixteenth Pennsylvania reciment will be reinforced if neces eary. general Miles be has inten¬ says no tion of making a landing of troops at Cape San Jnan, especially as the place is on a roadstead where transports ore liable to suffer from the prevalent storms. The railroad from Popce to Yuaco is now in the possession of our troops. General Stone found five mines on the track. These were destroyed and the track is uninjured. < Our troops found seventeen Span¬ iards in the Yuaco hospital, all of whom had been wounded in the re¬ cent fight Two of them have since died. Proclamations hare been issned by the authorities of Yauco as a United states city, expressing delight at an nexation and the ad minietration o: General Miles and welcoming onr troops. the The fallowing ts the text of mayor’s proclamation issned at Yauco: Citizens: Today the citizens of Porto Rico aSaist in one of her most beautiful feasts. The sun of America shines on onr mountains and valleys this day of Jnly, 1898. It is a day of glorious remembrance for each sou of this be¬ loved isle, because for the first time there waves over us the flag of stars, planted in the name of the government of the United States of America by the major general of the American army, Senor Miles. Porto Ricans, we are, by the mirac¬ ulous intervention of the God of the jnst, given back to the bosom of onr mother America, in whose waters na¬ ture placed us as people of America. To her we are given back in the Miles, name of her government by General and we mast send our most expres¬ sive salutation of generous affection through our conduct toward the va¬ liant troops, represented by distin¬ guished officers and commanded by the illustrious General Miles. Citizens, long live the government of the United States of America! Hail to their valiant troops! Hail Porto Rioo, always American. Yauco, Porto Rico, United States of America. The mayor of Ponce has called upon all the residents of that plaoe to ex¬ ercise calmness and circumspection under the new and desirable condi¬ tions. He also urges forbearance to¬ ward conquered enemies. Much en¬ thusiasm is e’ 'where manifested at the sight of t; 'A stripes. General Miles ft } lengthy order of instruction^ _* Nelson, who will be military governor of Ponce province and city until of General Brooke's arrival. It is the same tenor as the instructions which Gen¬ eral Miles gave to General Shafter at Santiago. ASTOR AT THE CAPITAL. The Colonel Report# With DUpatche* From General Shafter, Col. John Jacob Astor, who was de¬ tailed by Gen. Shafter to bear to the secretary of war the official report of the surrender of Santiago, reached Washington Monday. He called at the war department and, with Adju¬ tant General Corbin, went to the white honse and reported to the president. DIRECT WIRE TO PONCE. General Greely H»* Established Commu¬ nication With Mile*. General Greely, chief signal officer, was able to announce with a great deal of gratification Monday that he was now in direct communication with General Miles’ headquarters at Ponce. Heretofore all messages from the general have come via a dispatch boat to St. Thomas and thence by cable, in¬ volving a delay of from twelve to twenty hours. When the Spanish forces retreated from Ponce they de¬ stroyed the cable instruments. Gen¬ eral Greely succeeded in getting the officials at St. Thomas to send over NO. 4. fjfi ANSWER By Presidentand Cabinet Demands Cession of Porto Rico and Adjacent Islands; Ab¬ solute Independence of Island of Cuba. A Waahin gton dispatch says: The cab¬ inet discussed the president’s answer to Spain’s peace proposal Friday and reached the following conclusion: The absolute surrender of Porto Rico to the United States. Recognition of the independence of Cnba. Cession of one of the Ladrone islands to the United S;ates as a coal¬ ing station and the cession to the United of at least a coaling station in the Philippines. The question undecided is, what disposition shall be made of the Phil¬ ippine Islands as a whole. It can be stated that there is practically no dif¬ ference of opinion in the cabinet on the question of the retention of the Philippine Islands, as a whole, all the members being opposed to our ac¬ quisition of these islands. There has been no decision, however, as yet on the extent to which the government will go in its decision respecting the futnre able that of these the islands, to but the it president is prob¬ answer will express the willingness of this government to leave the matter of the future government of the Philippines entirely in the hands of a joint com¬ mission to be appointed by this gov¬ ernment and the government of Spain. The probability is that the United States will insist npon a guarantee of certain reforms in government in the Philippine Islands. Our answer will make no mention of the money indemnity. Neither will there be any armistice at all. The answer will be in the nature of an ultimatum, and if Spain does not ac¬ cept it she will fare worse in the future. The note from Spain, it is said, was a very adroit and equivocal document, from reading which one would think the only question involved was Cuba. Apparently Spain might not really have intended getting a direct answer from ns, bnt to open diplomatic cor¬ respondence. This movement will not have any Bach correspondence,bnt will make a straightforward statement of its present peace terms for Spain’s acceptance or rejection, naming condi¬ tions that under the circumstances are reasonable and even generous. Cabinet Conference Held Early. Secretary of State Day was in con¬ ference with President McKinley as early as 10:20 a. m., preliminary to laying the fall draft of the answer to the Spanish peace note before«thecab¬ inet. , Secretary Day drove over from the state department, scarcely two blocks away from the white house, and hur¬ ried to consult with the president. He carried with him a portfolio of the president’s, embracing the secretary’s rongbt draft of onr answer to Spain and the data in connection with the subject. For forty minntes Secretary Day oc¬ cupied himself in close and uninter rupted conference with the president. Then began the solemn deliberation of the fall cabinet session. The session adjourned at 1:30 p. m. to meet again at 8:30 p. m. Interest was naturally focused in the cabinet meeting. It was the gen¬ eral expectation that in its results this meeting of the cabinet would prove to be the most important that has been held not only daring the present bnt in many preceding admin¬ istrations. Upon the nature of the answer to the Spanish overture for peace would depend the whole future policy of the United States, for it would determine whether the nation shall now embark npon a policy of worldwide expan¬ sion or shall more cautiously con¬ tent itself with expelling the Spanish flag from the western hemisphere, while at the same time providing what may be in the end ample guarantee for the extension of our trade in the east. . All this means, in substance, that, in the best judgment of close observ¬ ers at Washington, the one critical point is in the future of the