The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-18
THE CAPITULATION


OF santIago-Ths Nine Articles Agreed to
by the American and Spanish COmnIS.
sIoners-A Hsartbroksn Commander.
Copyright, 1895, by the Associated Press
on Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Wanda, OFF JURAGUA,
Cor slboney), Saturday, July 16, p. M
via Port Antonio, Jamaica. Sunday, July
II, 5 a. M, and Kingston, 7:15 a. m.-The
formal sanction by the Madrid govern
ment of the terms of capitulatlon to-day
unravelled the tangled skein of demands
and counter demands between the OPP
posing commanders which threatened
yesterday to end the negotiations and
compel return to arms.
After numerous conference had result
ed in the agreement, already sanctioned
by General Blanco, General Toral de-
diced that the APPROVAL OF the Madrid
government was necessary before he
would leave the city.
General Shafter maintained that no
such APPROVAL was necessary; that when
General Toral agreed to surrender the
province OF Santiago and General Blancc
sanctioned It, the agreement of surren-
der became an accomplished fact. He
insisted that General Toral had either
surrendered Thursday or acted in bad
faith, but documentary evidence bore
out the fact that General Toral mem
toned that he only capitulated subject
to his governments approval and the six
commissioners by whom the articles
were signed at 2:1O o'clock yesterday
afternoon, so ruled.
Articles ofcnpituIatIOn.
The whole matter was cleared up this
morning, however. when General Toral
received the necessary sanction from
Madrid.
The agreement consists Of nine arI-
The frs. declares that all hostilltles
shall cease pending the agreement OF
final capitalization.
Secondhand the capitulation In
cludes all the Spanish forces and the
surrender of all war material within the
prescribed Hints.
ThIrd--The transportation OF the
troops to Spain at the earliest possible
mument, each force to be embarked at
the nearest port.
shall retain their side arms. and the en-
listed men their personal property.
Tlfth-That after the final capltulatlon
the Spanish forces shall assist in the re-
moval OF all distractions to navigation
IN Santiago harbor.
Slxth-That after the final capitula-
tlon the commanding officers shall fur
nish complete inventory OF all arms
and munitions 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.
Eight-That all guerrillas and Spanish
irregulars shall be permitted TO remain
in Cuba IL they So elect, giving a parole
that they Will not again take up arms
against the United States, unless prNp-
erly released from parole.
Nintf-That the Spanish forces shall
be permitted to march out with all the
honors OF war, depoSiting their arms to
be disposed OF by the United States, in
the future, the American commissioners
TO recommend 70 their government that
the armB OF the soldiers be returned TO
those who 50 bravely defended them. J."
Phe articles were signed yesterday at-
ternoon after four hours session OF the
commissioners, who agreed that the
terms OF capitulation should await the
sanction OF the Madrid government.
A HrArtbToLen Commander.
General Toral. the white-haired COM
mander of the Spanish forces was pres
ent throughout the session and appeared
to be utterly heart-bniken. He spoke
bitterly of the fate which compelled him
to sue for peace, burt had no word to say
against the gallant men who had con-
quered his army. He declared he had
little chance 10 win. II would not de-
sire TO see my worst enemy play with
the cnrds held" he said to une OF the
commissioners. every one Of my gem
erals was killed or wounded. have
not "A single colonel left and am sur
rounded by powerful enemy We have
counted siNty-seven ships on this port.
And besides" ne concluded, YEARLY
waving his hands towards the city, II
have secret troubles there"
Speaking OF the battle OF the 2ith OF
Juno, In which the Rough Riders and
n part of General YounE's command
participated, General TOral said that less
than 1000 Spanish troops were engaged.
mis- loss being 265. He would not say
how many SplnlardH were killed at FL
Caney and before Santiago. Heavy
heavy" he said, dcjectedly.
In response to an inquiry,he said that
trnnsporta ton would be required for be-
tween 1900 and $4,000 men. there being
thar much OF force In the cnpltulated
district. He Informed the officers that
Santiago harbor had been again mined
since Admiral Cervcra left,
General Miles remained at Juragua
during the completion Of the agreement
yesterday and copy Of the articles was
sent to him by General Shatter this
morni..g. That is splendid" he said.
1--WE have got everything that we came
after"
General Miles went to Guantanamo toe
day and II is reported that he will re-
main there until the Washington gov
crnment definitely decided about the
Porto Rico campaign.
a large number Of troopships are lying
on here. and u iE generally believed
that a large part OF General Skaters
army Will be moved soon.
The camp at Jurngllu contains nothing