The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-19

Off Aguadoros, July II, Gp. m.,
via Port Antonio, July 15.-Santiago
dc Cuba Was surrendered today.
Menaced by tho American forces on
land and sca, disheartened by past
defeats and without hope of victory,
General Toral yield his city to suve
his people.
With the final stroke Of tho Span
ish General's pen, tho only strong
hold in the province of Santiago has
fallen and the power of Spain in
eastern Cuba is crushed
The victory is greater than ap-
peared at first. All tho Spanish
troops in the Fourth corps, the mil
itary division of Santiago province,
from line drawn north from Asso
raderos, eighteen miles west of San
tingo, through Los Palmas Soria,
Alcantaza, to Sagua do Tanamo, on
the north coast and eastward to
Cape Maysi, arc surrendered and tho
territory is abandoned.
Between $4,000 and 10000 Span
ish prisoners are taken, about 10000
of whom are in Santiago. The re-
mainder are at Guantanamo and
others are garr.soned in tho towns
of eastern Cuba. All these troops
arc to be embarked and sont back
to Spain under parole.
GENERAL sHAFTER TALKS oFrIIE VICTORY.
General ShafLer boars his honors
modestly. TO n correspondent of
the Associated Press he said:
'"The enemy has surrendered all
the territory and troops east of San
tiago. Tho terms wero dictated from
Washington. Tt has been hard
campaign, one of the hardest T ovor
saw. The difficulties to contend with
were very great. Never during our
civil war were more difficult prob
lems solved. The character of the
country and the roads made it seem
almost impossible but to advance in
the face Of tho enemy. The trans
portation problem was hard, but all
the difficulties have boon successfully
surmounted. Onr troops have bo.
haved gallantly. They fought like
heroes, and I am prond to have com
manded them. During all tho hard
ship they have suffered they havo
shown resolution and spirit. They
deserve to conquer.
"The resistance Of the oncmy has
been exceedingly stubborn. General
Toral has proven himself to be
foeman worthy of any mans steel.
The negotiations which eliminated
in the surrender Of General Tornl
have been dragging on. for ton days,
SMRSSSsssth the intermisslon of Sunday aud
lSSSNNSssaay, when our batteries and fleet
5bpsaded tho onomy's position.
these periods of truce,
General Toral has shrewdly played
for time, always declining TO surron-
der unconditionally and falling back
when hard pressed, upon tho state,
ment that be was simply a subor-
dinate and powerless to agrco to the
proposals without tho sanction Of his
superors, except undor ponalty Of
being courtmartialed. At tho same
timo no seemed to intimate that por-
aonally ho thought 1t usoloss to hold
out any longer. Bnt ho and his
garrison wero soldiers, he said, and
b could die, if necessary, obeyina
orders"
At was at the personal interview
@hgld by General Shafter with Gen
gl Toral yesterday that the Ameri
general made the Spanish com
nandor understand that tomporiz
Ing must ceaso and that before moor
categorical affirmative to hi
lter must bo receis Hd, or tho bonn
Proment Of the city would begin il
arnest.
III the meantime all our plans ha
zen perfected. Tho delay had bee
'l''@'a to good advantage. Fou
'eS had been extended until Sar
,'"so was surrounded and our ligf
batteries had been so posted as to /