The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-25
Gen. Pareia's Army of 5000 at
Guantanamo
Surrenders After Learning of
TOraI'S Action.
Is GREAT SUFFERING
From Disease and Starvation
Among Spanish Troops.
Insurgents Making Trouble For
General Wood.

Santiago de Cuba, July 25.-Co1- An
gel RosiH arrived here yesterday from
Gen. Pareja, military governor of Gu
antanamo, to ascertain from Gen. ToraI
If the report Of the capitulatiOn was
true. As the result of Gen. ToraPs
answer the 5000 Spanish troops at Gu
antanamo Will surrender and lay down
their arms.
Lieut. Miley Of Gen. Skaters staff
has returned from Palma SorianO and
San Luis. where he received the sur
render and arms of g. 4O5 men, of whom
3.0O5 are Spanish soldiers to be deport-
ed At first they refused to credit the
statement that Santiago had surrender
ed, but the presence of a Spanish officer
who accompanied Lieut.. NIiley finally
convinced them and then they displayed
great delight at the prospect Of return
ing to Spain
All the surrendered troops are suffer-
ing from disease and starvation and
Gen. Shafter has instructed the imme-
date forwarding of relief. He has in
formed the Spanish officers that their
FAMILIES will be given transportation to
Spain with food at the expense of the
government and that the maintenance
of the men is provided for by contract.
Insurgents DisgruntIed.
New York, July 25-Dispatches to the
The Cuban insurgents, encouraged by
the CORES pOndents of sensational
New York newspaper, are retarding the
work of Military Governor Wood in re-
storing order in the city. They are still
disgruntled because the town was not
delivered over to them.
The Spaniards are accepting the
change of government in Santiago with
good grace.
The insurgent forces have left the
american camp and gone 20 miles into
the interior. They have been warned
under the threat of extreme penaIty.nOt
to modest Spanish residents, or return
to the old system of brigandage.
There were 50 funerals here yester-
day OF refugees who died as result
of the scarcity of food at Ell Caney
Santiago is still short of food. The
streets are full of beggars. The house
holders have been ordered to clean
their houses.
There is great need among the Amer
leans of lemons and preserved acid
fruits.
The Spanish company having the CON
tract for the deportation of Spain's sur
rendered troops has notified them by
cable TO be ready to start next week.
me American heroes during the heat
OF the fighting compelled to force every
step of their way were buried where
they fell with the scant ceremony of
war.
Near the Quesani block house, which
the rough riders stOrmed and took some
days previous to the battle of San Juan,
% are buried in one grave.
Chaplain VandeWater of the Seventy
first New York, said the burial services
Is times in one day
The bodies of Captain Capron and
sergeant Hamilton Fish were buried
here. Both were taken home on the
steamer Hudson which started Thurs
day by Nicholas Fish, father of the
dead sergeant.
At the last ford before San Juan. it
Is estimated that 40 of our men were
buried in trenches. Twenty lie in the
trenches at the foot of the hill at Ell
Caney.
Owing to the necessity of feeding the
starving, caring for the wounded, and
establishing an orderly government in
the province, the reinterment of the
brave men buried in the jungles has
been impossible. Ultimately however,
they will be given a proper burial. Only
the bodies OF the officers will be sent
home Collins will be provided for the