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General Toral Surrenders to
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FELL WITHOUT FIGHT
Spaniards Saw the Utter Futility of
Further Resistance
Unconditional Capitulation Was the
Demand from Washington Naminjr
of Terms to Be Left to the Discretion
and Generosity of Victors Spanish
Commander Agrees to All the Terms
Offered by the United States The
Prisoners to Be Sent Back to Spain
Washington special
Santiago is ours The capitulation of
the city came at noon Thursday The
United States land troops under Miles
and Shafter had completely surrounded
the beleaguered Spanish stronghold and
Sampsons fleet was lined up ready to
throw its terribly destructive shells right
into the heart of the doomed town Gen
eral Toral saw the utter futility of fur
ther resistance and shortly before the
truce extended to the Spaniards had ex
pired he asked for the appointment of
commissioners to arrange terms of sur
render Shafter wired Torals request
to Washington where the Spanish propo
sition for commissioners was promptly
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declined and the order went out that
nothing short of an unconditional sur
render and that immediately would be
considered
The conference at the White House
over General Shaffers message regarding
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commissioners lasted only about ten min
utes before an answer to the dispatch was
framed In this dispatch General Shaf
ter was instructed to carry out the or
ders last sent him namely to secure the
surrender of Santiago by noon or to re
new the attack upon the city The dis
patch to General Shafter bidding him
notify Toral that he must fight or sur
render unconditionally without further
parley was sent from the White House
within i few minutes of 12 oclock noon
Then there was nearly two hours of
anxious waiting before the news was re
ceived announcing Santiagos fall and
that the Spanish general had concluded to
quit on conditiou that he and his men
be allowed to return to Spain These
terms were such as the American com
mander could accept and the end was
therefore hailed as at hand Indeed it
had been informally decided at the con
ference between the President and Secre
tary of War earlier in the day in the
event of the capture of the garrison to
send the prisoners to Spain This will
accordingly be done as the best possible
way of disposing of the Spaniards who
would otherwise bo an expensive charge
upon us
The ancient capital of Cuba is now in
possession of the victorious American ar
my under Gens Miles and Shafter The
operations of the three weeks leading up
to the surrender are full of stirring in
terest Gen Shaft ers forces arrived off
Santiago June 20 and June 23 they were
safely landed at Baiquiri The advance
upon Santiago began promptly June 24
Juragua was captured and on the same
day occurred the gallant repulse of the
Spaniards at La QuaBina by the
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lars and rough riders June 2G Shafter
occupied Sevilla and June 27 his advance
was within three miles of Santiago June
30 Caney was taken and July 1 and 2
there was fighting all along the front
which resulted in the capture of San
Juan and the driving back of the Span
iards from their outer line of defenses
July 3 Gen Shafter demanded the sur
render of the city and the demand was
emphasized by the destruction of Cer
veras fleet in its desperate effort to es
cape from Santiago harbor An armistice
was arranged which was successively ex
tended to July 9 and 10 On the last
named date Linares refused unconditional
surrender and the fleet bombarded the
city July 11 re enforcements came up
the investment of the city was completed
and a second demand for surrender was
sent July 13 overtures were made by
the Spanish general for the appointment
of a commission to arrange terms of peace
and the armistice was extended again to
noon of July 14 On that date convinced
of the hopelessness of further resistance
Gen Toral surrendered the city and his
army
The southeastern end of Cuba cast of a
line drawn from Aserradero on the south
to Sagua on the north an area of about
5000 square miles the capital of the
province the forts and their heavy guns
and Torals army about 15000 strong
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THE PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA
Mup showing the part surrendered with the city of Santiago
have passed into our possession There
still remain in the western part of the
province the garrisons at Holguin and
Manzanillo about 6000 strong under
Gen Paudo which are outside the zone
of capitulation but there is no danger
from this force Torals army will be
shipped to Spain where it will be harm
less to us and an object lesson to Spanish
fire eaters on the peninsula Meanwhile
the intention to garrison Santiago
ji immune regiments and every effori
will be made to get the sick into safer
and more comfortable quarters It will
be a matter for congratulation that this
important result has been achieved with
out the necessity of a general engagement
and the storming of the city Our loss of
life has been comparatively small
amounting to about 250 killed while we
have about 2000 wounded and sick in
hospital The Spaniards have suffered
much more severely a thousand of their
sailors having been killed or drowned
several hundred of their soldiers killed
while a great number have died in the
trenches It is also a matter for congrat
ulation that the Government proposes to
push the expedition forward to Porto
Rico with all speed Gens Miles and
Brooke will be in command
Interested in Dynamite Gun
The Emperor William has become
greatly interested in the dynamite gun
and has made many inquiries concerning
it He has asked experts to furnish dia
grams and particulars of the dynamite
guns used in the American navy espe
cially in regard to their action and re
sults in the bombardment of the forts at
Santiago
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UNCLE SAM Now run along home and keep out of mischief
COTS MONEY TO SINK FLEETS
Ammunition for United States War
ships Is Expensive
Lieut Commander Speyers command
ing the United States collier Caesar tells
some interesting facts in connection with
the recent naval battle off Santiago Gun
ner Applegate of the Brooklyn told him
that when the Vizcaya tried to ram the
Brooklyn the latter fired in the few mo
ments in which the engagement lasted
ammunition costing 31000 This con
sisted of 1S3 8 inch G5 G inch 12 6 pound
and 400 1 pound shells The shot which
did the most execution was one 8 inch
shell fired by the Brooklyn which raked
the Vizcaya fore and aft and killed in its
passage eighty Spaniards The 13 inch
shells of the Oregon did frightful execu
tion
SCHLEY WAS DETERMINED
Declared He Would Follow the Cris
tobal Colon to Main
Private McNeil U S M C who was
on the U S S Brooklyn was on one ot
the forward six pounders in the fight with
Cerveras ships jwid was standing only
a few feet away when a shot from the
Cristobal Colon blew off the head of Chief
Yeoman Ellis McNeil says in a letter
that when the fleet was discovered coming
out of the harbor the crew was standing
with open ranks for inspection Commo
dore Schley was on the bridge during all
the lighting and ni orderly heard him
say I want that ship I have 800 tons
of coal and plenty of woodwork on this
vessel and Ill have her if I chase her to
Spain
To Seek Alleged Privateer
The Navy Department sent telegraphic
orders to Admiral Miller at San Fran
cisco to send the gunboat Bennington to
the coast of British Columbia to investi
gate the report that a Spanish privateer
was in those waters waiting for return
ing treasure ships from Alaska flying the
American flag
Spanish Batteries Smashed
From off Carnedas comes report that
batteries in the course of construction as
well as two others already completed
have been destroyed The Spaniards
made a brave resistance and the Ameri
can shells caused many fatalities The
American ships were not struck
Make Reddy for the Iowa
Brooklyns new dry dock at the navy
yard is being made ready to receive the
battleship Iowa The Iowa is to have its
bottom cleaned and will have removed
from its armor a big Spanish shell which
imbedded itself there during the recent
naval fight off Santiago
Suggests Cure for Fever
A New York physician makes the
ion that a building be fitted up near
tiago and cooled by liquid air to be-
T
ST MICHAELS CATHEDRAL SANTIAGO
The Spaniards were using this church for stor
ing ammunition and when a shell from Samp
sons fleet struck it the whole church was blown
to pieces
low the freezing point This is said to
be practical As frost kills yellow jack
cures might be wrought this way
Can Save Cruiser Colon
The wreckers have been inspecting the
sunken Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon
and say they are able to save the ship
GENERAL VI tW OF SANTIAGO FROM THE WATER FRONT
DEWEYS QUICK WORK
BOMBARDS SPANISH FORTIFICA
TIONS AT SUBIG BAY
tfakes Captive 500 Dons and Teaches
a German Commander to Mind His
Own Business Had Protected fcpau
iards from Attack by Insurgents
Victory Was Complete
Admiral Dewey has gained another vic
tory in the Philippines The Spanish gar
rison on Grand Island Subig bay is now
in the possession of the Americans Col
Kio commander of the Spanish forces
and 500 men were taken prisoners Six
hundred Mauser rifles 40000 rounds of
ammunition and one Ilotchkiss gun were
also captured So suddenly was the at
tack made by Deweys ships that not a
shot was fired by the Spaniards and the
most important harbor in the Philippines
next to Manila was secured without the
sacrifice of a single life
July 0 Gen Aguinaldo the insurgent
chief reported to the admiral that his
soldiers controlled all the Subig bay ports
except Grand Island which was held by a
strong Spanish garrison He also report
ed that the German boat Irene refused
to permit them to attack the Spaniards on
Grand Island Admiral Dewey early on
July 7 dispatched the Raleigh and Con
cord to take Grand Island and capture
the garrison Almost before daylight the
ships steamed close to Grand Island and
before the Spanish sentries knew what
was going on American shells were pour
ing into the torpedo station and the earth-
GEN EM1LIO AGUINALDO
works Both the station and earthworks
were soon a mass of ruins but still the
enemy showed no indications of surren
dering
Throw a shell into the commanders
house ordered Captain Coghlan of the
Raleigh
Those fellows dont seem to
be in a hurry to show the white colors
A six inch shell from the Raleigh was
sent toward the enemy and the aim was
true It went tearing through the Span
ish commanders houpe and the white
flag was instantly shown Lieut Rod
man of the Raleigh and Ensign Napier
of the Concord were placed in command
of a landing party and Col Rio surren
dered with his entire force and arms The
Vultures Devour the Bodies
The wrecked Spanish cruisers at San
tiago are still filled with charred bodies
and vultures are devouring the remains
The Cubans by Admiral Sampsons or
ders have buried over 100 Spaniards who
were washed ashore
GRANDE ISLAND AND SUBIQ BAY TAKEN BY DEWEY
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SAGASTA GIVES UP
Prime Minister of Spain Resigns His
Position
The ministerial crisis in Spain which
has been imminent and inevitable for some
time appears to have occurred at last It
is reported that Sagasta called upon the
Queen Regent and tendered his own resig
nation and that of the entire cabinet
While nothing definite is said in the dis
patches about the significance of the ac
tion there seems to be little doubt that it
is directly due to the general conviction
that the time is at hand for the initiation
of peace overtures There are apparent
ly irreconcilable differences of opinion in
the present ministry on this vital ques
tion and at least a partial reconstruction
has become necessary
SIBONEY IS BURNED
Health Authorities of the Army Take
Radical Measures
The miserable little town of Siboney
now lies in ashes It was burned under
the orders of the army health authorities
Almost every building of the fifty which
straggled along the irregular bluff was
set afire and the Cuban inhabitants fled
to the caves in the overhanging hillside
for shelter The action was taken at the
urgent request of Maj Legaro of the hos
pital corps and served the joint purpose
of ridding the hospital camp of the un
healthy and dirty buildings and driving
away scores of Cuban followers whose
presence was a serious inconvenience to
the hospital workers
PRISONERS ARE QUARTERED
Spaniards Transferred from the St
Louis to Scnveys Island
All the Spanish prisoners from the aux
iliary cruiser St Louis with the excep
tion of Cervera and his officers are now
quartered in the hospital and half finished
stockade on Seaveys Island Two Gat
tling guns manned by marines frown
down upon the prisoners from the high
GERMAN GUNBOAT IRENE
She attempted to protect Spaniards in Manila but desisted when Dewey sent the Raleigh and Con
cord to investigate
seizure was accomplished with such dash
that it astounded the Germans and other
foreigners at Manila The place was cap
tured almost before the foreigners knew
that such a step was contemplated The
German warship Irene quickly withdrew
when the engagement began
Admiral Deweys possession of Subig
bay defeats Germduys supposed plans to
interfere in the Philippines The insur
gents captured the valuable merchant
steamer named Philippinas and it was
their intention to land rebel troops on
Grand Island and attack the Spanish gar
rison Insurgent officers on the Philip
pinas say the Germans on the Irene or
dered them away from Subig bay and
they were afraid to attack for fear of be
ing fired upon from the emperors war
ship When this situation was reported
to Admiral Dewey he at once decided to
attack the Spaniards on Grand Island
MOVE ON PORTO RICO
Advance on Second Spanish Island
Has Actually Begun
The movement of the American army
on Porto Rico may be said to have be
gun No troops have left our shores
openly consigned to the island but the
continued forwarding of additional regi
ments to Santiago when it is recognized
that Gen Shafter has as large an army
as he needs is in reality the laying of the
foundation of the Porto Rican expedi
tionary force and the hurry orders that
have been sent to the southern concentra
tion camps for the making ready of large
bodies of troops for early movement mark
the preparation for the superstructure
The determination of the War Depart
ment to send a formidable force for the
capture of Porto Rico has been strength
ened by the resistance made by the Span
iards in Santiago The expedition to go
against Porto Rico will consist of be
tween 25000 and 30000 men It is not
doubted that this American force with
the help of the fleet will be ample to take
the island
Only Ten Amputations
Shatter reports that those wounded in
the first Santiago fight are in good spirits
Their wounds are much less dangerous
than those made with 45 caliber bulets
Among the large number of wounded
there are few amputations perhaps ten
knolls The Spaniards are as docile as
lambs and seem entirely broken in spirit
and half starved
BLANCO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Became Desperate Over the Loss of
Cerveras Fleet
A dispatch from Key West says
that according to advices received there
Governor General Blanco attempted to
commit suicide when he learned of the
destruction of Cerveras fleet The dis
ltch does not state the manner of
s alleged attempt to kill himself but
ays his staff officers disarmed him before
ie could inflict injury upon himself
Rush at Tampa Continues
The work of loading the transports at
Port Tampa with men horses artillery
and supplies for Santiago continues with
great rush Every available workman
who can be secured has been pressed into
service on the docks in order to facilitate
the sailing of the vessels
Arrival of Sick and Wounded
The City of Washington arrived at Old
Point from Santiago Wednesday morn
ing with twenty officers and 200 sick and
wounded who were transferred to the
Fort Monroe hospital Thousands wel
comed and cheered the wounded heroes as
they passed by on litters
All Congratulate Hobson
While a prisoner at Santiago Lieut
Hobson received many letters from per
sons who never saw him They wrote
letters of congratulation and commenda
tion all of which have been forwarded to
Key West where the naval mail for the
fleet is sent
Du Bosc and Carranza Depart
Senor du Bosc and Lieut Carranza
sailed from Montreal Wednesday on the
Dominion line steamer Ottoman With
them went a petty officer and two sailors
He Panama captured at the beginning
e war
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BTBST SHOTS AT SANTIAGO
YELLOW JACK IN THE FIELD
Advices Say the Scourge Has Mado
Its Appearance Before Santiago
Under the white flag of truce the most
formidable ally of the Spanish army yel
low fever has crept out of Santiago and
fallen with appalling force upon the Amer
ican forces Gradually the details were
whispered about Washington It was
said the scourge had actually reached the
army and that over a hundred cases were
reported The situation is pictured as
distressingly bad the terrible rains and
floods doing their share to add to the
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armys misery Gen Miles reports that
he has taken steps to isolate the yellow
fever patients and to remove the refugees
far enough away to prevent the disease
from being communicated any further
Surgeon General Sternberg one of the
greatest experts on the subject haa
strongly urged that no prolonged sieges
be conducted He represents that if the
troops are long subjected to the condi
tions which are reported to have prevail
ed at Santiago a general epidemic of yel
low fever is almost certain to break out
Gen Sternberg believes a long siege of
any Cuban city at this season would re
sult in greater disaster to the men than
the bullets of the enemy He thinks it
preferable to sustain some losses through
gun fire than to subject the entire army to
a general outbreak of fever
MAIL FOR SOLDIER BOYS
Through Defects in Addresses Many
Letters Go Astray
The Postoflice Department is experienc
ing considerable trouble in forwarding
mail to the army and navy because of let
ters being improperly addressed All
mail matter as far as possible is made up
in separate pouches for regiments and
companies but many letters are found in
the mails without indicating the company
or regiment in which the addressee is
serving If the public would be particu
lar to let the company and regiment ap
pear on the envelope it would insure the
prompt delivery of the letter Otherwise
it may be necessary to send some of this
mail to the dead letter office in which
case it would eventually be returned to
the writer
HEAD MONEY FOR JACKIES
200000 for the Brave Men Who
Destroyed Cerveras Fleet
Something like 200000 will be paid by
this Government as head money to the
brave officers and sailors who destroyed
Cerveras fleet This is according to the
law which provides payment of 100 a
head for every man on the ships of an
enemy when these ships are destroyed
Admiral Sampson will receive over 10
000 as his share and Commodore Schley
will receive only about 4000 of the
FIRST TJ S POSTOFFICE KT CUBA
Is is located at Baiquiri and Is In charge of
Postmaster Eben Brewer who Is the united
Mates Resident Hail Agent for the Island of Cuba
and the first military postmaster to represent this
country on foreign sou
head money It is estimated that Cap
tains Taylor Evans Phillip Ohadwick
Higginson Clark and Cook will receive
about 2500 each After the other offi
cers of the warships receive their share
the remainder will be divided among the
sailors who may receive something like
20 each
NO PRISONERS WERE KILLED
Shafter Officially Denies the Alleged
Atrocities by Cubans
The War Department posted the follow
ing dispatch which effectually disposes of
the charges made by a sensational New
York paper that the Cuban contingent at
Santiago had been murdering Spanish
prisoners The message reads
Scxertaiy War Washington Dispatch m
to killing prisoners by Oubana absolutely
false No prisoners havo been toried ove
to thm and they have shown no aUposftiea
to treat badly any Spaniards who hftva fiaa
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