| Show I 1 GEN CEN MACIAS AIDS GEN CEN MILES Is anxious to hasten the departure of his troops officer in charge at Ai bonito admits that the place would have fallen as soon as caney was camtu captured rind spanish troops continue to kill natives ponce island of porto rico ric 0 aug 21 delayed in transmission major general miles has decided to leave with bis his staff for washington in a few daya days possibly tonight he will turn over his hie command to geri ged brooke who is expected to reach here tomorrow for a conference gen milea baa has arranged matters generally with captain general macias preparatory to the meeting of the peace commission at ban san juan gen macia while maintains maln maint taine ainz hie his oat out posts is steade steadily ay retiring bis his forces to the capital preparatory to their embarkation mail communication between ponce and S san tn juan baa has been and ibe the overland telegraph wires which have been severed will be connected immediately all that will remain to do gen miles says will be to secure an inventory of government property transferred to the americans and to give receipts rece ilits to the spanish authorities captain general hacias macias in bis his various communications with gen miles baa has shown the best spirit he is anxious to operate cooperate co in bringing about an evacuation at the earliest moment possible and is placing no obstacles in the way of the volunteers returning home 4 col the highest spanish volunteer officer in the island reached here last night from Ai bonito ot other officers have been coming through 0 our r lines all day ocl says that the spanish forces at aibonito Ai bonito were short of ammunition and wataru wa teru ilena ent dependent for alood orad they must have fa general brooke y I cef 1 AM according to a R letterii let SS the spanish tea identa ali t io re wl ad fled from the city cavere ba turned a and n d there is great rejoicing among them that the war is ended a feeling shared by the soldiers col san ban martin for formerly mery 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 ile has been stripped of his rank the ponce mer merchants chanta express their gratitude at bis his course because the i flight of bla his command prevented the destruction of their property and they are raising a subscription for him general miles will advise general genera brooke to embark the spanish prisoners here and send them immediately to san k juan it is expected that rear admiral schely will be there in a few days most of the troops in the islands will remain stationary until the final details have been settled and they will then march to san juan where they will em bark gen 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 liquor saloons were closed and for the first time tn in the history of the island there was a public protestant religious service the officers and men on the monitors at granica think it unnecessary to keep the ships there any longer these vas eels are absolutely unsuited to a tropical climate like here and the puritans of s floers have sent a formal complaint lo 10 secretary long n at aguador Agua doa north of malaguez Ms Ma the spanish troop killed two natives laet last friday |
