The age-herald., 1898-07-15
SURRENDER TERMS MAY BE MODIFIED General TOFal to Be Carried to Spain or
 Leave Santiago. OPPOSING GENERALS CONFER Generals Miles, Shaiter, Wheeler and Gil- mOur See General TOral. BOTH SIDES HAVE YIELDED Notifications Must Not Be Destroyed and Arms Must Be Surrendered, Are the Conoi- tions Submitted d-Toral Refuses
 lalter-WiH Not Attack City.
 

General Wheeler's Headquarters, Before Santiago, July 13.4 p. m.-Yia Kingston, Jamaica, July II, 1:3O p. m.-Wllite flags truce has been extended until tomorrow noon and negotiations looking to the sur render of Santiago are proceeding. Both sides have yielded somewhat. General Floral, the Spanish commander, realizes the hopelessness of further resistance, and the American commander, General Shafter is inclined to reduce the harshness of the terms which he at first proposed to im- pose upon the enemy.
 1t appears that Monday General 5hafter did not again demand the unconditional surrender wnicn General Toral had fused on Sunday, but offered an alterna- tive proposition to accept the equalization of the enemy and to transport the Spanish officers and troops to spain, they to leave all their arms behind anu he to accept their parole. It was this proposition that Cell eral Toral declined yesterday.
 The Generals Confer
 This morning it was decided to hold personal interview with General Toral. General Miles and his staff who got no fur ther than General Snafter's headquarters
  ter and his staff rode out to the front shortly before 9 o'clock under flag of truce. A request for a personal interview with the Spanish commander in chief was made and acceded to, and at about 0 clock General Miles, General Shafter, General Wheeler, General Gilmour, Colonel Morse, Captain Wiley and Colonel Maus rode up passed over our entrenchments and went down into the valley beyond. They were met by General Toral and his chief of staff under spreading mango tree at the bottom of the valley, about half way be- tween the lines. The interview that tol- lowed lasted an hour.
 The situation was placed frankly before General Teral and he was offered the alter native of being sent home with his garrison or leaving Santiago province. The only condition i'm ' sed being that he should not destroy the existing fortiiications and should leave his arms behind. This lat ter condition the Spanish general, who does not speak English, explained through his interpreter, was impossible. He said the laws of Spain gave a general no discretion. He might abandon a place when he found it untehable, but he could not leave his arms behind without subjecting himself to the penalty of being court-martialed and shot His government, he said, had grant ed him permission to evacuate Santiago. That was ali Further than that he was powerless to go.
 Torars Remarks Betray Him
 Without saying so in words, General Torars remarks all betrayed his realization that he could not hold out long. When General Shatter explained that our rem foreements were coming up he was com pletely surrounded and that new batteries were being posted, General Toral simply shrugged his shoulders.
 q am but a subordinate" said he, "and obey my government If it is necessary we can die at our posts"
 General Toral is a man of SO years of age, with strong, rugged face and fine soldierly bearing. His brave words in- spired a feeling of respect and admiration in the hearts of his adversaries. Neverthe- less the Spanish generals tnxiety to avoid further sacrifice of life in his command was manifest and he did not hesitate to ask for time to communicable the situation to Madrid, althought he dubiously shook his head when he spoke of. the probable re- sponse.
 Effect of Bombardment
 In the course of an interview General Toral said the bombardment of Sunday and Monday had done little damage. He ad- mitted that shells from the ships guns had destroyed four houses but he asserted that only half dozen soldiers of the gar rison had been injured. He also volun- teered the information, when General Miles gallantly inquired after. General Linares' condition, that the latter would probably have to undergo the amputation of his arm at the shoulder. General Miles at the !n- terview did not attempt to assume the di rection of the negotiations, but IS general in-chief of the United States army, hs vouched for the conditions General Shafter offered.
 At Wheeler's Headquar. CTS
 Upon the return of our commanders to the American lines an important q 1nsulta- tof was held at General Wheeler's head quarters.
 Generals Garcia and Castillo, with their staffs, had come around from the extreme right to see General Miles. It was a nota- ble group gathered under the protecting awning of General Wheeer's tent.
 General Miles, in blue fatigue uniform, with the double stars on his shoulder and his black felt hat encircled by single strand of gold braid looking the ideal sol dier, sat on an empty ammunition box, and formed the center of the party
 On the. right of General Miles sat Gen. eral Shafter, and on his left was General Garcia, in mud-spotted white uniform, with heavy riding boots and jingling spurs. The Cuban general wore a large weather- worn Panama hat, and at his side was a silver-mounted machete. General Garcia has a strong, swarthy face, with deep bull let scars in his forehead. In a general way he is not unlike Cuban edition of Gen. eral Miles.
 General Wheeler, with grizzled beard, faced the three officers mentioned, while about them sat the aide-de-camps of the four generals.
 Assistant Naval Constructor Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac, who had come to headquarters with advices from Rear Ad- miral Sampson, was also present. The sit- uation was discussed with the aid of a lot of maps, and at the conclusion of the con- ference luncheon was served. It consisted of beans, hard tack and coffee After their meal General Miles, General Shafter and General Garcia. with their staffs rode off