The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-05
A DAY THAT WILL LIVE
IN HISTORY FOREVERMORE
The Thrilling Record of Fourth Which Will Never
The Climax Came When the Glorious News
vera's Defeat Flashed Over the Wires.


further doubt.
The officers. military and naval. say
that Santiago has made its last fight
and that its occupation is only a ques-
ton of time. and a very brief time.
General Skaters strong position was
shown in series of dispatches. Most
convincing of all. as to his feeling of
confidence and strength, was that dis
patch given out late in the day, in
which General Shafter gives the text
of his demand for the surrender Of the
city on pain of bompardment. This
dispatch is as follows:
Playa del Este, July 4. 1sse.-Hon.
r. A. AlgeE. Secretary OF War. Wash
ington: Headquarters of the Fifth
Army Corps. July 3.-The following is
my demand for the surrender of San
tiago:
Headquarters United States Forces,
|
m.-To the Commanding General Of the
Spanish Forces, Santiago de Cuba:
"'sir-I shall he obliged. unless you sur
render. to shell santiago de Cuba Please
inform the citizens of foreign countries
and all women and children that they
should leave the city before 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning."
Following is the Spanish reply.
which Colonel Dorst has just returned
with. at $50 p. M. from General Toral:
Santiago de Cuba. July 3. p. m.
1s9s.-His Excellency, the General Com
manding the Forces of the United
States. San Juan River:
"'sir-I have the honor To reply to your
communication of to-day, written at so
a. m, and received at p. m. demanding
the surrender of this city, ON the contrary
ease announcing to me that you will bonn
bard this city. to advise the foreign resi-
dents, women and children, that they
must leave the city before 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. It is my duty to say
tn you that this city will not surrender.
and 1 will inform the foreign consuis and
inhabitants of the contents of your mes
sage
"The British, Portuguese. Chinese
and Norwegian consuls have come to
my lines with Colonel Dorst- They ask
IL non-combatants can occupy the town
of Caney and other points and ask un-
An rn - sra% kAFn
the city is fired on. They claim there
are between 1900 and 10000 people.
They ask IL 1 can supply them with
food. which I cannot do for want of
miles from my landing. The following
is my reply:
commanding General Spanish Forces.
Santiago de Cuba; sir; In consideration
of the request of the consuls and oftieers
i'm your city for delay in carrying out my
intention to fire on the city and In the
interest of the poor women and children
who viii suffer very greatly by their
hasty and enforced departure from the
city. have the honor To announce that
will delay such action solely In their in
terest until noon OF the fifth. providing.
during the interval. your forces make NO
demonstration whatever upon those OF
my own
General Skaters other dispatches
brought the same amount of confidence
and determination as shown in his de-
mand on the Spanish commander. The
first one made public during the day
stated that his lines completely sur
rounded the town from the bay on the
north to San Juan river on the south.
leaving the city thus enveloped by .
stretch of water on one side and .
stretch of frowning American guns on
the other. In another dispatch General
shafter optimized the strength of his
position by saying:
II feel that 1 am master of the
situation and can hold the enemy for
any length OF time"
In answer. General Shafter states
that his demand for the surrender of
Santiago is still being considered by
the Spanish authorities. which indi-
Gates that the refusal OF the Spanish
to capitulate was not final
In any event. 1e o'clock on Tuesday
marks the limits of Skaters conces-
sion. and IL Santiago has not capitu-
lated at that hour. the great siege guns.
now brought to the front and In posi-
ticn. aided by the batteries of the
lighter field pieces. viii begin their
work OF destruction