The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-08
PREPARING FOR THE END
GEN. SHAFTER'S DEMAND FOR SUI
RENDER OF SANTIAGO
Refns"d by Gen. I.inares-F Foreign Consuls
Make IL Similar Demand Upon th9
Spanish COMMANDER
Copyright, 1893, by Associated
Press.


Press
In advance of tho American lines,
one mile south of Santiago do Cuba,
July 4, via Port Antonio, ia, July
4.-Per the Associated Press dis
patch boat Cynthia II, via King
ston, Ja., July 5, 8 a. m.-At noon
yesterday, acting under instructions
from Washington, Major General
Shafter, tho commander of the Amor
lean troops, sent letter to General
Llnares, in command Of the Spanish
forces defending Santiago, demand
ing tho surrender of the city. Tho
message was delivered by Colonel
Dorst. Three hours elapsed before
the firing could be stopped. Gen
eral Linares responded promptly
with an absolute refusal to surrcn-
dor.
General Shafter at noon today re-
peatod his demand for tho surren
der Of the city, and notified General
Llnares that unless Santiago surren-
dered hostilities would be resumed
at noon on Tuesday. Up to this
evening General Linares has not re-
piled to the second request for the
surrender of tho city.
Conferences with the consuls of
tho foreign powers have been con-
Quoted near General Wheeler's head
quarters. Tho consuls sail there
were 81 900 men, women and chill
dren, foreign subjects, in the city,
and they requested cessation of
hostilities in order to enable them
to be removed outside Santiago and
then be placed under the protection
OF the United States. This WAS def
nitely refused by the American COM
mander, who declined to accept any
such responsibility.
The consuls were told that it rest
ed with them to insist upon General
Linares' surrender. The conference
was resumed at 8 o'clock this morn
ing, when the consuls expressed grave
doubts rs to General Linaros' sur
render, on account of the false tele-
grams in regard to Spanish victories
and yellow fever among tho Ameri-
can troops sont daily to Madrid,
which caused the Spaniards to think
they dare not surrender and roturn
to Spain.
However, the foreign consuls will
demand the surrender Of tho city,
but it is doubtful whether they will
prevail.
All tho negotiations aro submitted
direct to Washington, thus causing
somo delay.
General Wheeler telephones to
General Shafter, and tho lattor, over
tho military wlro leading from his
tent to the cable station Mt Guantan-
amo Bay, communicates direct with
Washington.
A courier of the Associated Press
at o'clock this afternoon said no
conclusions had been reached.
General Shaftor denies the exis-
tence Of general armistice under
the white flag, and it is believed hos
tilities will recommence on Tuesday
at 10 o'clock in tho morning, before
which time tho exodus of the thirty
ono thousand Foreigners will be &C
complished.
Tho British warshlps Pallas and
Alert and tho Austrian warship Maria
Teresa have boon allowed by Rear
Admiral Sampson to enter tho har-
bor Of Santiago and remove foreign
subjects. Ono British vessel has al
ready cleared for Kingston, Jamaica.
The Spanish armored cruiser Girls.
tobal Colon has listed on her beam
ends on tho rocks, and it is now
practically impossible to save hor.
Spnnia,ds VIII Exchange IIobaon.