MILES GAANA‘NG GROUND He Sends Encouraging Statement of Prospects in Porto Rico. HE NEEDS N 0 MORE TROOPS Gen. Miles Thinks He Can Subjugate the Island and Keep it Under Control Without Additional Force. San Juan to Be Taken lmmediatly. The Advance on the City of San Juan Covers 13 Miles. Washington, Am. 10.——The secretary of war received a telegram from Gen- eral Miles, making a brief, encouraging statement in regard to the success anl prospects of the Porto Rico campaign, and stating that he should need no more roops to accomplish the subjugation of the island and keep it under safe military control. He indicated that the capture of San Juan would be accomplished immedi- ately and that his present force was large enough to take the city without great loss. The three detachments of General Miles's force operating in Porto Rico are now enabled to communicate with one another by telegraph. General Greelv, chief of the army Signal Corps, received a dispatch this morning from Lieutenant Colonel Jas 'Allen announcing tha‘t the Signal Corps [in Porto Rico had established more than 100 miles of land telegraph lines and that the several detachments of the army which were converging on San ‘Juan were connected. The lines were being extended, he said, as the army advanced. The orders to General Wade's pro- visional division of eighteen volunteer regiments to go to Porto ‘Rico were re- voked to-day. No more troops will be sent to Porto Rico, and from the present outlook for peace it is unlikely. in the opinion of the wardepartment, that any further military expedition will be sent to any Spanish territory at present. According to advices from Porto Ri- co, General Wilson advanced yesterday from Ponce to five miles east of Juana Diaz on his march toward .San Juan, the capital city. His force covered in all thirteen miles. Reports reachedhlm that the Spaniards were making a stand at Coamo. General Wilson de- cided not to make an attack immedi- ately, but to wait until his wagon trains had been brought up from the rear. After driving the enemy from Coamo it is General Wilson’s intention to at- tack Abonito, where, according to many reports that have reached General Miles in the past week, the Spaniards rhave obstructed the highway to San Juan and have also mined it. A recon‘noitreing party, with General .Wilson personally headed, made out a strong entrenchment one mile from Co- amo, on the route that our troops must take to enter the town. General Wilson has the Second alnd Third Wisconsin volunteers, two bat- .teries of light artillery and cavalry troop C of Brooklyn and the Sixteenth Pennsylvania regiment, which had just been equipped with Krag-Jorgensen ri- fles. General ‘Ernst is accompanying General Wilson. A Despat-ch from Gen. Merritt, Washington, A‘ug. 10.-—The war de- partment has received the following ca.- ble dispatch from Hong Kong: Adjutant General, Washington: MacArthur’s troops arrived thirty- first. No epidemic sickness. Five deaths. Lieutenant Kerr, engineers, died of spinal meningitis. Landing at camp delayed on account of high surf. To gain approach to city, Greene’s outposts were advanced to continue line from the Camino Real to beach, on Sunday night. Spanish alttacked sharply. Artillery outposts behaved well. Held position. Necessary to call out brigade. Spanish loss rumored to be heavy. Our loss, killed: Tenth Pennsylva- nia, John Brady, Walter E.- Brown. Regular iinfantry, William E. Brin— tton, Jacob Hull, Jesse Noss, William Stillwqgon. First California, Maurice Just. Third artillery, Eli Dawson, First Colorado, Fred Springstead. Seriously wounded: Tenth Pennsyl- vania, Sergeant Alva Walter, Privates Lee Snyder, Victor Holmes, C. S. Car- ter, Arthur Johnson. First, California, Captain R. Richter, Private C. J. Ed- wards. Third artillery, Privates Chas. Winfield, J. A. McElrath. Thirty-eight slightly wounded. MERRITT. ,111. , Disastrous Fire in Bismarck. 3 Bismarck, 'N. D., Aug. 10.—Fire last evening burned a large portion of this city, causing a loss of several hundred thousand dollars' worth of property. The flames started in the agent’s office 01' the Northern Pacific depot. In a short time the building and the big warehouses of the company were in flames. Every drug store in the city was burned and all the groceries but two or three, two newspaper ofi‘lces and the great bulk of the business portion of the city, with several blocks of residences. Many people are homeless. ,1 Loading Spaniards for Home Washington, Aug. 10.—The following dispatch has been received here: Santiago, via Hayti, Aug. 9.—Corbin, adjutant general, Washington: Ali- cante is now being loaded with Spanish sick. It is to carry 1,000. They will be loaded and the ship will leave this af- ternoon or early in the morning. . SHAFTER, ' Major General. To Free Cervara’s Men. Washington, Aug. 10.—It has been de- cided 'to parole the 1,600 Spanish naval prisoners confined at Portsmouth, N. The offer to release the seamen Will be made through -the_'French ambassa- dor, and will require Spain to bear the expense of transportation, shipping the men to Spain in neutral bottoms. The offer to permit a. return to Spain will not include the Spanish officers held at Annapolis. ._A._.~ Amy-“v“ ~~-r .. _....-. _.A...—. a m CERVERA BLAMES BLANCO. Lat'er Held Responsible for the Loso oil Spanish Fleet at S-mxiago. Washington, Aug. 10.--Captain Gen- eral Blanco is held responsible by Ad— miral Cervera for the destruction of the 7 Spanish fleet. In his official report to Madrid, which has been transmitted to Spain through the French ambassador, Admriral'Cervera calls attention to the - orders issued by Captain General .Blan- co for his entrance into the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, and for his depart- ure therefrom. Admiral Cervera states that upon his arrival at Curacao he received in-- structions to proceed to Santiago de Cuba. Against his judgment he car- ried out his instructions, well knowing in advance that his fleet would certain- ly be blockaded. He received orders on July 1 to leave the harbor, and not-A withstanding his telegram t0° Captain General Blanco showing the result of a sortie of the kind, he was ordered to obey instructions. The navy department declines to make the report public on the ground that it is a confidential document and it is similarly regarded at the French embassy. Admiral Cervera feels that his report, having been addressed to the Madrid government, properly be- longs to it, and should be suppressed or made public as it sees fit. It is a lengthy document, covering some sixty pages, and is a. journal of the move- ments of the fleet from the time it left the Cape Verde islands until its de- struction. Accompanying the admiral’s report are the reports of the commanding offi- cers of all of the vessels of his_fieet, with the exception of one ship, the re— port of which is made by the second in command, her commanding officer having been killed. The report of the commanding officer of the Colon, it is stated, shows that he really surrender- ed to the battleship Oregon. Had it not been for the bursting of a‘ steam pipe, which caused the revolutions of the C’olon’s engines to drop from eighty- six to fifty-four per minute, the Colon would never have been caught so eas- ily. ORDERS TO SHAFTER. Troops for Monlauk Must Be Isolated fol Five Days and Great Care Used. Washington, Aug. 10.--The following order has been sent to General Shatter for his instruction regarding the em— barkation of troops from Santiago to Montauk Point: _ War Department, Adjutant General' s Office, Aug. 9. Commanding General Fifth Corps, San- tiago de Cuba. Recommendations of surgeon gener— als of army and Marine Hospital ser- vice as follows, should be accomplished as far as practicable: 1. Hold troops assigned to a trans- por rt under observation three to live on s in separate camp not infected by fe ve ‘ 2.rS11rgeons to inspect the same tv. ice daily, isolating promptly suspec- ted cases. 3. Bathe and freshly clothe or ster- ilize oil clothing of troops at the begin- ning of period of observation. 4. When not possible to detail troops in camps under observation, bathe them and freshly clothe or sterilize oil clothing before embarkation, excluding after searching inspection suspected cases. 5. Y ell 01V fever convalescents or sus- pects should not accompany healthy troops. 6. No equipage or personal effects capable of conveying infection should accompany troops unless disinfected by steam or otherwise. 7. Arrange to embark by daylight under a careful supervision of surgeons who will control sanitary conditions of troopships en route. By order ofthe secretary of war. H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General. The Key Mionument Unvniled. Frederick City, Md, Aug. 10.—The monument erected Francis Scott Key, author of the “Star Spangled Banner,” was unveiled yes- terday at Mount Olzi'vet cemetery here by his great granddaughter, Julia Mr;- Henry Howard of Baltimore. Henry VV-atterson of Kentucky made the dedicatory address. For a New Army Camp. Washington, Aug. 10.—Major Mills of ' the inspector general’s department has been ordered to inspect a tract of land in the vicinity of Tryon, N. C., for the purpose of ascertaining its suitableness for the establishment of an army en- campment. If the site is favorably re- ported upon some of the troops now in Florida will go into camp there. Red Cross Abroad. Washington, Aug. 10. --The consul general at Berlin reports that an appeal. for contributions to assist the Red' Cross society in caring for the sick and wounded in the war between the Uni- ted States and Spain has been issued by , the Red Cross Society of Germany. Another Prize in Port. New York, Aug. Ill—The Spanish tug Humberto Rodriguez, which was capt- ured as a prize of war by the Badger, has arrived in port. She will be sold at auction as soon as the necessary ar- rangements are completed. ON THE DIAMOND. Games Played Yesterday 'At Cincinnati: Boston. 0 3 0 1 1 3 O 0 0—8 Cincinnati.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—- 0 Batteries, Nichols and Bergen; Haw- ley and Peltz. Umpires, 'Gaflney and Brown. Base hits, Boston 10, Cincin- nati 5. Errors, Boston 0, Cincinnati 4. , Second game postponed on account of rain. The Pittsburg-Bal‘timore game at P-ittsburg was postponed on account of wet grounds. Standing of the Clubs. Clubs. Won. Lost. P.C. Cincinnati .. .. 65 32 .670 Cleveland I. . . . .. .. 59 35 .628 Boston 58 35 .624 Balltimore .............. 52 38 .578 Chicago 54 43 .557 New York 52 42 .553 Pittsburg 50 44 .632 Philadelphia I. . . . . . . . . . 43 48 .473 Brooklyn .. 36 56 .391 Louisville 36 , 61.371 Washington . . . . . .. 32 60 .348 St. 'Louis 29 '10 .293 to the memory of' 121 ’F' BATTLE NBAB AAANAA‘A American Advance on the Philip- pine Capital Stoutly Resisted. - VOLUNTEERS FOUGHT WELL The Spanish Losses About 500 Men 111' Killed and “founded. 0111- Losscs Small. The Troops Engaged. No Part Taken by the Insurgents. Arrival of the Mon-- terey and Three Transports. Hong Kong, Aug. 9. -—German stea— ; mer Petrarch, which left Manta on Au- ust 6, arrived here to- day and brought ‘ ithe first news of a severe engagement between the Spaniards and Americans near Manila. The United States forces were vic- torious,z-l1d lost only eleven men kil- led and had thirty—seven men 11 ound- ed. The Spanish losses are not deli- nitely known, but they are reported to have been heavy, some estimates plac- ing them at more than 500 men in kil- led and wounded. The insurgent forces remained neutral. The attack wa s made on the Ameri- oe'p camp, between Cavxte and Manila, during the night of July 31. The Span- iards, who numbered more than 3,000 men, made several desperate charges upon the American lines, but each time the fire of the American troops drove them back, and finally broke center and they retreated. Later the Spaniards made a second attack, but were again repulsed, and retreated into the bush, keeping up an incessant fire on “the roads leading to Manila, over which they apparently ex— pected the American troops to advelnce. San Francisco, Aug. 9.—A dispatch to the Examiner from Manila, dated July 31, sent via Hong Kong, says: “A heavy engagement took place to- night between the American and Spa- nish forces at Malt-tie. The Spanish made an attack, attempting to turn our right. After an hour’s fighting they were repulsed. The trOOps engaged were the First battalion California vol- unteers, Tenth Pennsylvania, First bat- tallion Third artillery (regulars), and Battery A, Utah. Our loss was nine killed and forty-four wounded. The Spanish loss was upwards of 200 killed and 300 wounded. Our volunteers made a glorious defence against upwards of 3,000 of an attacking force. The battle ged for thrae hours.” , ”A dispatch to the Call, from Cavite, August 6, via Hong Kong, August 9, A say's': “1%... WW J1:-.-—- _ "The American forces engaged the enemy before Malate on last Sunday night and compelled them to retreat with heavy losses. Our troops lost thirteen killed and forty-seven woun— ded. It has been impossible to ascer— tain the exact losses of the Spaniards. The fighting lasted four hours. The American troops engaged we1e part of the Tenth Pennsvl ania, First Califor- nia and Third (1eg1zl..r) a1tille1y. c “The Spanish led in the attack, at- tempting to dislodge our troops by 2 flanking movement from the stv on po- sition they have been holding neax the. enemy’s lines. The position is still held by our troops.” A dispatch to the Call from Cavite, dated August 6, says: i "The three transports which sailed from San Francisco with General Mer- lritt, but which were delayed at Hono- lulu, arri red to- day The monitor Mon~ terey also arrived.” ' Washington, Aug. 9.—A‘ dispatch was read at the cabinet meeting to-day from Rear Admiral Dewey announcing ‘the arri. al of the monitor Monterey Aand the collier Brutus at Manila bay land that there was plenty of coal and Afresh provisions to last for three ‘ months. " A l l ' CAPTURE D SPA'WSH ORDINANCE. 1 Col. Bol‘up's.llep.1rt. 9,000 Rifles Thus Far Turned in. of the ordnance department has re— ported to the chief of ordnance of the army that he has recei1ed of the capt- Aured arms at Santiago 7,000 Spanish Mausers and 2,000 Argentina Mausers. It is estimatedthat there are 10,000,000 ”rounds of ammunition, but he has not had time to make an examination and count of this portion of the captured ordnance. The rifles which he has ex- amined are in good condition and suit- able to be issued at once to the troops. It is expected that as many more pieces of small arms will be received from outlying points near Santiago, the nine thousand being those taken with the. troops in Santiago. Two More Prize Ships. Key West, Aug. 10.—Two Norwegian steamers have been added to the Uni— ted Staltes’ collection of war prizes. They are the Aladdin, captured by the auxiliary gunboat Hawk off Cadiz light I Isle of Pines, on Saturday, and the Ber— ‘gen, taken by the auxiliary gunbo-at Viking, off Francis Key, on Sunday. The Aladdin had cleared from Tam- Apico, Mex., for Sagua la Grande, with a cargo of sugar. The Bergen was os- Itensibly bound from Santiago for the same port for the purpose, it. is said, of taking off refugees. 1} Both steamers Were seized without difllculty and were brought in here yes— terday by prize crews, respectively un- der the command of Ensign Schofield and Lieutenant C. B. Bollos. ‘ . To Abandon Cbickamauga Camp. A Washington, Aug. 10.--The war de- partment has decided to abandon the big military camp in Chickamauga Park without delay and move the troops there further north. Major Hopkins, who made an inspec— tion of the camp last week, reported to the secretary of war that it was un- healt‘hful and that there were a great many typhoid fever cases there. i. Gen. Obppinger's Expedition. Tampa, Fla... Aug. 10. -—General Cop- pi; qer’ s expedition has not begun to mo‘ve yet, and it is believed that it has been held back by the war department. The Fifth infantry, which was ordered to load on transports, was subsequently ordered to delay the movement. The headquarters ship has been changed, from the Xucatan to the Santiago. I , . .. .. . . . 1 .' their 5 nothing more than that the razorback, Washington, Aug. lO.—Colonel Borup‘ . Britain, China and British India, total imports from all parts of the HA z 14‘. '1‘ '1', =CU'IRENT COMMENT. 1 Despite the predictions of enthusias- tic bicyclerriters a year or so ago. the horse is holding his own against the bicycle in warfare. Besides all other advantages, on a'pinch horses can furnish food for starving armies; One of the marked differencesbe- tween this war and the last is the in- creased use of the bugle in infantry regiments. It is far less subject to damage than the drum, and can be heard at a greater distance. The bugle is well adapted to the greatly en- larged form of skirmishing now a part of tactics. Predictions about the horseless age have been called in. The armies of the world alone absorb'an immense number. The price of cavalry and ar- tilley liorses in this country has doubled since the war broke out, and the standard has been slightly low- ered as to age and height. .The gov- ernment, by the way. never buys a horse whose tail is docked or other- wise changed from its natural shape. To the military attaches of foreign Governments, who are accustomed to the immense, well equipped and per- fectly drilled armies of Europe, no doubt our hastily gathered and, as yet, raw and ill supplied volunteers ap- pear utiterly contemptible; but their Governments know better than to un- de'rrate the fighting qualities of these undisciplined legions. They still re- member how the same kind of troops astonished the world by the way they fought a generation ago. , The heroism of the engine room of our war ships is no less than that of the deck. But the men down below sometimes get opportunities for show- ing what is in them which are not ' open to the res-t of their shipmates. In his report on the Oregon’s great voy- age Capt. Clark after speaking of the excellent discipline which prevailed on the run, referred to the engineer offi- cers who voluntarily doubled their- watches when high speed was to be made, and to the attempts of the men to return to the fireroom after being carried out of insensible. That is the way it is done! The last of the 300 educated young Englishmen whofounded the town of Rugby, in the mountains of East Ten- nessee, in .1881, has left that once Ar- cadian village, established upon a plan arranged by Thomas Hughes, the Eng— lish author. Rugby still has a popu- lation of 300, but the English element has vanished. 'The young collegians found the beautiful mountains lone- some and the opportunities for an ac- tive life few. Tennessee’s mountain- eers agree that Rugby “improved the breed of hogs,” by which they mean through the efforts of the English set- tlers, has been replaced by a far bet- ter animal. Oregon women who last year en- tered the field, literally speaking, to work up the fiax industry in the State have reason to be more than gratified thus far with the uccess that has at- tended their endeavor. They have made a name for Oregon flax that takes precedence over the product of any other section of the Union in which flax culture has been tried. With 140 acres of the best flax land in the State under crop, orders in hand for- every ounce of fiber that can be produced, a fair degree of knowledge in regard the cultivation of the plant and the preparation of the fiber for market. and reasonably adequate means at hand for preparing it, the as- sociation in charge of the movement certainly enters the season of 1898 well equipped for the work. It has fur- thermore ‘ been fully demonstrated that systematized, intelligent effort is all that is necessary to make fiber flax culture one of the growing and per- manently profitable industries of the State. The commerce of the United States with Japan lhas grown rapidly in the last year, much faster than that with any other nation. Only three countries, namely: Great made as large sales to Japan as did the United States in 1897,,and in no case was the increase in imports as large as that from the United States. The gain which the United States has made over other parts of the worldin sup- plying Japan with her imports is shown by the fact that the imperts from the United States increased 6.3 per cent. in 1897 over 1896, while in world the increase of 1897 over 1896 was only 28 per cent. The gain of Great Bnitain, our chief competitor, was only about 10 per cent. The rapid development of Japan's foreign commerce is shown by the fact that her exports in 1897 increased 28 per cent. The articles which showed a marked increase in J apan's imports from the United States were raw cot- ton, cotton duck, flour, hats and caps, fow-Iing pieces, carriages, pig iron. plate and sheet iron, iron pipes, nails, steam boilers, railway carriages, elec- trical machinery, spinning machinery, mining machinery, printing paper and telegraph wire. . . . . .\.._ A A A A l f: 1 . ’ « 1 g . B GIN THE YEAR 7 BY SUBSCRIBIN " FOR THE 1111 111.111 AND- N. 1. 11111111 11113111 . 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