Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15
UNDER A MANGO TREE
American Generals Meet the
Spanish Commander.
TERMS Re. OF SURRENDER
, ofrsr Made to Send the Enemy Home PRO
n vided They Left Their Side Arms
and Qualifications In d..
Tact. ...-

! GENERAL WHELER'S HEAD
\ QUARTERS, BEFORE SANTIAGO
DE CUBA. JULY IS. i p. NJ. VIA
1 KINGSTON. JAMAICA. July 14.-1:3o
+. M.-White flags still llutter over tba
opi'osihs INES. The truce has been ex-
tehuea until tomorrow noon and nego-
| .i<'sio'iS LOOKING TO the surrender OF
santiago. Both sides have Welded
somewhat General Tural the SPANISH
cso!n,hahdel, realizes the hopclessucss of
..u. .si resistance. and the American
coilitlande., General Shaft.r is ~
clinea 70 reduce the harshness OF the
terms which he n; first proposed "a I'M
4 pose upon the enemy
II appears that on Monday General
shai.er did not again demand the I'M
| conditional surrender which General
I Iofai had refused on Sunday. bur of
iefed, as an alternative proposition. /,
accept the capitulation Of the enemy
ana transport the Spanish officers nnl
.to"ps 70 Spain. they To leave all their
arms behind and he to accent their ia
role 1t was this proposition which
| General Toral declined Yesterday
ms morning 1t was decided to holG
La personal interview with General To
RAJ. General Miles and his staff. who
got no further than General Skaters
| tiead'luarters last night, accornpanled
by General Shafter and his staff rode
| our TO the front shortly after s O'clock
under a flag of truce. A request for a
personal interview With The Spanish
commander-in-ch was mad, ana az.
Heden 70, and ut about 2 O'Clock Cen
eral Miles General Shafter, General
Wheeler General Gilmore, Colonel
Morse. Captain Wiley and Colonel
MOSS, rode up. passed over en.rench-
| mshts ana went down into the valley
! beyond They We're met by General
T"ral and his chief of staff under n
| spreading mango tree at the bottom IF
me valley about half Il mile between
the lines The interview that followed
! lasted an hour. The situation was
and he was offered the alternative of
being sent home With his. garrison or
ieaNing Santiago province. The only
ndltinnS imposed being that he should
not destroy the existing fortificationsi
anf should leave his arms behind.
This latter condition the spanish gen
eral. who does not sneak English. ex-
|nained through his INTERPRETER was i'm
possible. He said the laws of Spain
gave general no discretion. He
| It untenable but he could no. leave
his arms behind without slhjectinr
himself to the penalty of being court
| martia1ed and shot His government,
| he said, granted him permission to
evacuate Santiago. that was ALL Fur
| thor than that he was powerless to go
Without saying so in words. General
Miles said the tenor Of General Toral's
! remarks all betrayed realization that
l,e could not hold ont long. When
| General Shafter explained that our re-
| Inducements were coming nm and that
he waS completely surrounded. md that
| new batteries were being posted. Gen
eral Toral simply shrugged his Shout
| darS
II m, hut suhnrlinatc.' no said:
| land OhnV government IF it is
necessary we can die ut our posts"
! General Toral is man of GO years
| Of acc, with strong rugged face and
| fne Sol,licrv hearing. His brave words
| insnirad feeling oF rcsn"rt and admit
| m tinn in tho hearts Of his Anniversaries.
| Nav"rt heless. tn" Spanish generals
| n"N'atv to avoid further sacrifice of
| life in his command was manifest. and
he did not hesitate to ask for time Ia
| communicate the situation to Madrid.
although he obviously shook his head
when he spoke of the probable re-
| Spouse.
! In the course of an interviey General
! Tnral said the bombardment of Sunday
| and Monday had done little damage.
He admitted that shells from the guns
| from the fleet had destroyed four hous-
| es but he asserted that only half a
I dozen of the soldiers of the garrison
he'd been injured. He also volunteered
| the informa ton when General Miles
calamity inquired after General III
| Mares >wound. that the latter would
probably necessitate the amputation of
his left arm at the shoulder
! General Miles. at the interview an
not attempt to assume the direction or
| the negotiations. but as general OF the
United States army he vouched for'the
conditions General Shafter offered.
! Upon the return of our commanders
| TO the American lines an Important
consultation was held at General
/ 81, H. oYtf
| Generals Garcia and Castillo. WITH
| their staffs had ridden around from
| the extreme right to see General Miles.
| 1t was a notable group. gathered under
| the protecting awning of General
| Wheeler's tent
| General Miles in blue fatigue uniform.
| with the double star on his shoulders.
| and his campaign hat encirclcd by Il
| single strand of gold braid. looking the
ideal soldier, sat on an empty ammu-
milton box and formed the center of
the party.
4 On the right of General Miles sat
General Shafter. and on his left was
| General Garcia in mud-spotted white
uniform. with heavy riding boots and
jingling spurs. The Cuban General
wore large weather-worn Panama
hat and al his side was a silver mount
ed machete. General Garcia has q
strong. sWarthy face. With Il deep bull
let scar in his forehead. In a genera
way he is not unlike a Cuban edition
Of General Miles.
General Wheeler. with grZzled beard
small of stature and in a brown cam.
paign uniform. faced the three officers
mentioned, while about them sat the
aides de camp of the four generals.
Assistant Naval Constructor Hobson
the hero Of the Merrimac, who hat
came to headquarters with MESA ges
from Rear Admiral Sampson, was alst
present. The situation was discussed
with the aid of a profusion of maps anf
at the conclusion of the conference
luncheon was served. 1t consisted O.
beans. hard tack and coffee. Aftel
this meal. General Miles. Genera
Shafter and General Garcia, with thei
staffs rode off to inspect the position
IN the right flank The all agreed
hat General Toral was securely wedg
I'd in and that escape was impossible
but owing to delays and the incidenta
loss of life. which was certain to re
!, suit from an attempt to carry the tow
by assault the danger to our troops
from fever and disease. and above all