Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-21
TORAL SURRENDERS.
spanish General at Santiago Gives
Up the Fight.
include About 5000 SQUARE
Mics OF Territory in Eastern
Cnba-Slisht Hitch in the
Negotiations.

Playa del Este, Santiago Bay, July 49,
oen' Ioral, commanding the Spanish
1olces ID Santiago de Cuba, Thursday
LII nihs sent a communication to Gen.
smarter indicating his WILLINGNESS to
avcept tne terms of surrender proposed
Wednesday and asking the American
coilihanoer to appoint commissioners
10 meet the Spanish commissioners to
arrange to send the Spanish troops
pack TO Spain. This will be promptly
done. The surrender of Gen. Toral not
only means the fall of Santiago, but by
the terms of surrender the whole east
efn end of the island falls into the
hands of the United States without fir
ing shot.
The surrender is to include all the
spanish troops at Santiago, Guam
tanamo, Caimanera and Sagua, COM
posing the Fourth corps of the Spanish
army.
The Surrendered Territory.
The territory surrendered by Gen.
Ioral includes a population exceeding
lao'ooo, when the country is in it's nor
mai state. 1t includes the important
cities OF Santiago ,de Cuba, Guam
tanamo, Sagua de Panama and Bara-
Goa. 1t is exceedingly rich in mineral,
sugar and coffee. The large iron and
copper mines at Juragua, Baiquiri and
vicinity are owned by American COM
panles. In the Guantanamo district are
the extensive plantations of Soleda Es-
peranza, Los Canos, Santa Cecilia and
Others. Baracoa carried on an extern
sive fruit trade with the United States.
The extreme length of this surren-
dered tract is about 10 miles, and the
extreme width about so miles, tapering
to a less width, making in all about
5000 square miles. It is rugged,
mountainous country, with very few
towns Of any size. Santiago, with its
fine harbor, is the main point, while
Guantanamo is second in Importance.
Dispatch from Miles.
Washington, July 15.-The war de-
partment received the following dis
patch from Gen. Miles, written appar-.
emily before the final surrender of San
tiago at three o'clock:
playa del Este. July 14-secretary of
War. Washineton.-Before Santiago. July
1+--Gen. Toral formally surrendered the
troops of his army-troops and division of
Santiago, on the terms and unders landing
that mis- troops shall be returned to SPAIN
Gen. Shafter will appoint commissioners
20 draw up the conditions of arrangements.
Tor carrying out the terms of surrender.
This is very gratifying. and Gen. Shafter
and the officers and men OF this command,
are entitled 10 great credit for their sim
>drSt
most lnsurmountable obstacles which they
encountered A portion Of the army had
been infected with yellow fever and efforts
Will be made to separate those who are in
fected and those free from it and to keep
those who are still on board ship separated
from those on shore. Arrangements will
be Immediately made for carrying out fur
Their instructions of the president and your
self.
"(Signed) NELSON A. MILES,
Major General of the Army
Dispatch from Shaftcr.
Washington, July Is. - The adjutant
general received the following from
Playa:
"Adjutant General. Washington: Have
just returned from interview with Gen.
ToraL He agrees to surrender upon the
basis of being returned to Spain. This
proposition embraces all Of eastern Cuba
from Asseraderos on the south to
Sagua on the north via Palma with prac-
tica!ly the fourth army corps. Commits
Sioners meet this afternoon at ESQ to
definitely arrange the terms.
"(Signed) w. B. SKATER.
Major General"
Slight Hitch. -.s
Washington, July 1G.-One of the dis
patches from the front Friday, speci-
fed that a difference had arisen, but
added that it was believed settlement
would be reached before Friday closed.
Gen. Shafter summed up the situation
by saying: 1T cannot be possible that
there Will be failure in completing ar
engagements" No question whatever
has been raised as to the surrender it
self. Not only has Gen. Toral agreed
to it, but this agreement has been rati
fed by Gen. Blanco at Havana and by
the Spanish authorities atMadrid. Gen.
Skaters dispatch was as follows:
headquarters. Santiago. via Playa, July
General. Washington: Sent
you several kilograms yesterday, as did
Gen. Miles, in regard to the surrender.
Gen. Toral agreed positively to surrender
all the forces under his command In east.
ern Cuba upon a distinct UNDERSTANDING
that they were to be sent to Spain by the
United States; that his surrender was au-
thorized by Gen. Blanco and that its sub
mission Tomorrow was merely formal. The.
commissioners TO arrange details were ap-
pointed-Wheeler, Lawton and Miley on
the part of the United States. Points were
Immediately raised by Spanish commits
sioners The discussion lasted until ten
O'Clock last night. My commissioners sent
think the matter will be settled to-day, and.
met at $50 O'Clock this morning. There are
q bout 1900 troops in the city and about
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