Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-08

interview a letter was roreiv.t ,,.,.
Gen. Total, NJ which the foiioW'in, H.
a literal translation.
SantinEo Dc Cuba. July ~ tsas. -gep.
,ial-in-C hlet ~ the American Farpast-.
1onorcd sir:-iils excoiiency tb. IN,
eral-in-chlef Of The army of ihe tsIsnd
On cuba, telcrfaphs from Havana w.
terdny ut y. m. the following
believing the business vi such lea.
pnftance a. the capitullti1n M tb,t
plar. TO b. known and decided upen
by the government " his majesty.
give You notice that have ans ,bs
conditions u your telegram asting s,
immediate anewer, and enabling Van
also 10 show thus to the general ~ ~,
American army ~ see " ha WIu scr'.
To- await tho nuHwc. N the r1verrui.rt
which be ~ soon a. the time Whieb
he has decided. a. c0mmunirati5p bv
way o. bermuda " more slow Than bv
Key West IN the meanwhile v,ti,
honor ana the general on tha army AK,
agree unon equalization on the hasa IL
fplifiatiun, returning 90 sn1In"
have the honor 90 transmit tbIa b..
you mat IN rnfe you may consider d..
fofegoing satisfactory that b. maj,
designate persous In reprosantatI,n ~
himself who, with ihosr In my nlua
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lion upon the basis OF rsiurnine d,
spain. accepted already ln the b.r.1.
ming by the gencrsi-in.chirf OF All.
army. Awaiting a reply. I am very rs.
spcctfnlly your servant
JOSE roRAt.
AZ the meeting on tn foiinwlne day
Gen. Tnral stated that H. WAS mo.
parsh TO surrender With the nnnr1y1I
or the captain general ~ cuba buf
i would require q little lime 10 bs,.
his acts confirmed By the home govern.
mont that IN the meantime hr vas
prepared % appoint commissioner fo
arrange the clauses ~ rapituiafi,n
Not only this, he offered Do aurrrndsr
me balance OF his command which had
not been under IRE during tho cam.
palFn The remarkable 1ifrr was or
his motion and was ln tho nature nj
a surprise to the American generals
present.
However. at the conference OF tho
day previous. Den. miles had reminded
him that he had been rendered the most
liberal terms ever offered 90 an rnrmy
that his feet was destroyed and that
they were 5000 miles from homo. H..
rafs oner could be accounted for In
one or two wayH--oiihrr that
the troops were wanted 40 home
10 meet n threatened ravoiu.
tl0n, or that they wanted DO got
home and regarded this az the only
means 81 doing 20 at the txpsuHa u
the United States. whether Hlanc1
and the rest 81 the spanish forces In
cuba would have surrendered on the
same terms n not now. and perhaps
may never be-. known
AZ TO PORTO RICO.
Tho place OF landing tho Porto Uican
expedition had been 40 thoroughly adj
vertlscd In communications sent over
the French cable and In the news
papers o. our own country and tele-
Eraphed to Madrid, and fTum there ~
San Juan, that not having received the
necessary appliances with which 10 dis
embark, Gen. Miles decided. after ieav-
lng the Winward passage. 10 change
his course and land on the south side
of Porto Rico. where the spaniards
were the least prepared and the least
expecting 10 receive him. and where
he know that the decentralization ~ the
troops and supplies could be- most easl-
~ Effected. From the time OF that dis.
emharkatlon during the following
nineteen days ~ the campaign. he kept
The snlnlaidH guessing what thc next
when they Withdrew along the line
of the great military road between
Ponce and San Juan they Destroyed the
bridges, obstructed roads and fortified
strong positions In the mountain pas.
sage, and then We're surprised 20 md
column OF his army was sweeping
around the west end Of the stand cap
turing the principal cities and towns
while another had passed over the
mountains over the traii which the
SpanlnrdH had supposed Impossible.
and therefore had not fortified or
guarded 10. ana The INT they know
OF the march ~ the American army
was the appearance OF strong brl.
Eade within twenty miles % the north.
ern coast or the terminus OF the rail-
clhn.
The island Of Porto Rico was fairly
won by the right ~ conquest. and has
become q part ~ the United states.
The sentiment ~ the people was In
no sense outraged by the Invaders. hut
on the contrary was successfully pr1-
ptiated. A people who have endured
the severity OF Spanish rule for four
centuries, hnil with Joy the protection
OF the great Republic one OF the
richest sections of tho country over
which our nag now floats. has been add.
ed. and win be ~ lasting value 20 our
nation, politically, commercially and
from a military or strategic point OF
View.
Possession Of that island has also
rendered any further rcdStence OF the
spanish forces IN cuba hopeless, and
Gen. Miles firmly believes that by fair
and Just treatment the people of Cuba
can be easily controlled, either as
friendly ally and nelghbor, or 10 be-
come a part % our country 49, the peo-
pie OF Porto Rico.