The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-18
ARTICLES OF COMPUTATION
THOSE SIGNED AT SANTIAGO BY
 THE COMMISSIONERS.

spanish Troops to spain at the Ear
 Hest Possible Mome ment, Each Force to bc
 Embarked at the Nearest Port-The
 Clause Concerning the Spanish Arms
 General TorsI Almost Heartbroken.
 [Copyright, 1898, The Associated Press.l
 On board the Associated Press dis patch boat Wanda, off Juragua Cor Sib- oney), Saturday, July 16, ' p. m., via Port Antonio, Jamaica, Sunday, July IT, 5 a. m., and Kingston, 7:15 a. m.- The formal sanction by the Madrid government of the terms of equalization to-day unravelled the tangled skein of demands and counter demands between the opposing commanders which threat ened yesterday to end the negotiations and compel a return to arms. After numerous conferences had resulted in the agreement already sanctioned by General Blanco, General Toral decided that the approval of the Madrid gov- NiiiiiiCitl " ct0 iICSGooetly bCIOAS hC WouIo leave the city. General Shafter main tained that no such approval was nec- essary, that when General Toral agreed to surrender the province of Santiago and General Blanco sanctioned it the agreement of surrender became an ac- complished fact He insisted that Gen. eral Toral had either surrendered on Thursday or acted in bad faith, but documentary evidence bore out the fact that General Toral mentioned that he only capitulated subject to his govern ment's approval, and the six commits sioners by whom the articles were sign ed at 2:10 o'clock yesterday so ruled. The whole matter was cleared up this morning, however, when General Toral received the necessary sanction from Madrid.
 Articles of Agreement.
 The agreement consists of nine arti- cles
 The first declares that all hostilities shall cease pending the agreement of final capitu- lation.
 Second That the equalization includes all the Spanish forces and the surrender of all ''t' 'h"tCilui Nllhlu tut DFeSCTIDeu llUllIS
 Third The transportation of the troops to Spain at the earliest possible moment, each force to be embarked at the nearest port
 Fourth-That the Spanish officers shall re- tain their side arms and the enlisted men their personal property.
 F'ifth-That after the final equalization the Spanish forces shall assist in the re- moval of all Instructions to navigation in Santiago harbor
 Sixth-That after the final exploitation the commanding officer shall furnish a complete inventory of all arms and muni- tions of war and roster of all the soldiers In the district.
 Seventh-That the Spanish general shall be permitted to take the military archives and records with him.
 Eighth-That all guerllas and Spanish irregulars shall be permitted to remain In Cuba if they sb elect, giving a parole that they will not again take up arms against the United States unless properly paroled.
 Ninth-That the Spanish forces shall be permitted to march out with all the honors of war, depositing their arms to be dis posed of by the United States in the future, the American commissioners to recommend tV tutlI government tue dIuIS Ol JHe soldiers be returned to those 'who so bravely defended them.'
 General ToraI HeartbroBxen.
 The articles were signed yesterday afternoon after a four hours session of the commissioners, who agreed that the terms of equalization should await the sanction of the Madrid government. General Toral, the white-haired com mander of the Spanish forces, was present throughout the session, and ap- peared to be utterly heartbroken He spoke bitterly of the fate which com pelled him to sue for peace, but had no word to say against the gallant men who had conquered his army. He de- l clared he had little chance to win q would not desire to see my worst enemy play with the cards held,' he said to one of the commissioners "Ev- cry one of my generals was killed or wounded. I have not single colonel left, and am surrounded by a powerful enemy. We have counted sixty-seven ships off this port" Speaking of the battle of the 24th of June in which the Rough Riders and part of General Young's command participated "Gener- al Toral said that less than 2,00O Span- ish troops were engaged, his loss being 265. He would not say how many Spaniards were killed at El Caney and before Santiago. Heavy, Heavy" he said, dejectedly. In response to an in quiry he said that transportation would be required for between 22,000 and 25, 900 men, there being that much of force in the capitulated district He inform ed the officers that Santiago harbor had been again mined since Admiral Cervera left.
 General Miles Satisfied.
 General Miles remained at Juragua during the completion of the agreement yesterday and a copy of the articles was sent him by General Shafter this morning. That is sp1endid,' he said, Eve have got everything that we came after" General Miles went to Guan- tanamo to-day and it is reported that he will remain there until the Wash ington government definitely decides about the Porto Rico campaign. A large number of troopships are lying off here, and it is generally believed that a large part of General Shafter's army will be moved soon.
 At Juragua.
 The camp at Jaragua contains noth- ing now but hospital tents. with a guard of two companies. The black