Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-02
SURRENDER OF SANTIAGO.


Washington. Aug. i.-The secretary
Of war has received the following lci-
Tor from Gen. shaf,or tr1nsmtiinE NE
commissidncrs' report on the surrender
of spanish territory 90 santlnEoi
camp before Santiago, cuba. july
Isl take tho liberty ~ sendlng YOU
thia morning. q copy Of ihe agreement
between che commissioners on my
plf. aud ihc commissioners on she part
OF the government of spain Cor The
SUR .nder on eastern cuba. The Hch. DE-
ulo Just submitted shows there 60 be-
lttie a0vsr 1900 men ana olllecrf-
about 5000 men more than / have mad
myself. and am very glad 90 say We
have got ull those mon with very hiac
liu " ~. compared 10 what % would
have been had We had 90 nghi them.
'The city or Santiago 90 Fimply q
net work OF forilncltilns at every
street corner had no proper cln-
csptlon ~ lts strength until I went In.
60 o. although I know those old span.
Sen towns were naturally very strong.
I'VE have gotten great deal more
thin I had any idea Of getting Ia the
Wy OF munitions of war. in every
thing bu, food. they were wei supplied.
. Have got a few beautiful modern high
power Funs-aboui a dozen.
My only fear r. that We shall have
s,m6 sickness. and d u Tor that reason
cha, I havc wired you ~ earnestly
about setting these prisoners away ~
that ws can go up On the mountains
I with my command, nfireu or twenty
inIl.s. go the end 90 % railroad uf Htn
Luis. which n said CO. be- very healthy.
. o. De- 90 any rate about 1909 foet above
ihe sea level aud has communication
[ uy rtll with Santiago,
80 flr ,hDrr De- 900 foyer in Santiago
| ! suppose because there d no one there
. except lmmuHsH Three cAHnH only %
I Oar thIH year. and The EuEllHh cnu-
sul cells me there was very llg,lo hs,
/ year
"uf those hore who served through
uui ihU rlyll war, an declare they
/ mover had anything that could clmpir
with % flr hardship, Wi,h only ono
tri VI clothes nniC'rH have been until
. now riinod On nearly every day carry
lnF three days tati0nH. Ike tho mon,
un ih.Ir p.rEnnr, ana suffering every
prINuUIn ihyt any man can; added %
. lu those puvaiilna 10 addition ali iha
horrors NJ disease ln an unknown land
and very limited ace1mmllitlnI
should they h. wounded, Tho sprl,
/ ia Iwn hy them and hy the whole army
/ WITS simply Grand. ! can recall no ln.
stance whore a ErHattr surrender has
I boon made than THIS.
Tho ngai EurrJnd,r n Con. Toral
ana hls generals 90 myself ana F1ncr-
1lf. was highly dramatic, also tho
. rlls.ug ~ m nag over The city m san.
utrl, one ~ tho oldest cities on ,hls
continent I want 40 thank you ANA
ihn President flr the words OF cheer
mat have como 90 uH. and say thti
none ot us have ever doubted iha,
. every possible ennrt was made IA
/ mako our llv.a aH secure ana our sltu-
/ .Uln az comfortable as possible would
hc done"
LrNAREs' REPORT
Guantanamo, Province OF gaptl,g,
do Cuhn, July i.-OCurreHpanlenee IN
the Associated rrrssl An official re-
I port OF Gen. ldnurT 90 tho MHdrlJ
. government transmitted on July ram
[ u full uf pathos Hg u tolls OF gpan.
nrds Thousands of miles from h1m.
/ striving Go defend property which th-
owners have deserted Tho rcnort s.nt
| hy cable uu July ilth,was addressed H.
I lnf minister ~ war ~ wnH trans
I lated for me Associated Prass by COM
/ modoro schley
] After n statement that his troop.
] have nothing 10 oar but rice ana yyltt.
uul shelter from the GLENN n. ne ptvs,
] me- solution NJ tttu question IL omit
] lpuHlN Imposed upon u.s. our surrfnd,r
/ .H inevitable, ana we can only a1ceasb
] IN prul1ngug Tho agony Tho rsrrlo,s
I this. ''''N'
"ihe defenders here cannot nov, h..
| Gun O campaign fun M enthusiasm ma
/ Mercy. Thry came here three vr,rs
| ago, struggling against the climnta. ~
] NllouH ana fatlruta, and now thsy ar.
] placed IN those sad clrcunstlne'.
/ whore they have no food. mo- pbvsir,i
Z lnrce, and no means ~ rocuDfr1fin.
/ Ibey ore defending the pr1psriv oi
l'.' lhnt nave abandoned % and of
| NOSE mat are nov being fgd bv IA
] American forces. The honor ~ ,,.,,,.
/ has itH llmits.nnd I appeal 10 tho nrir
/ lnh or inc whole nation as 10 wh.ib',
/ Those lonE-Humeing ,r0on1 hoyN r.,
klut ~ safely many times since NJ,
/ lh when they were subjected 10 Nm,
] ilri cunn1na1e. '"
III q "a necessary that tho sacrln,.
I ne endured Tor reasons " which I,,
] lFnnrluL on chat some one cire gb.ii
I assume the feHpunHIhlilty OF no ',
| fortunate formulation Of which bS,s
I mentioned 100 number Of tOlerr,r,g =
/ iWthtully offer myself on the aife~
! my country for tho one and for tbi
| other j VIII retain the communal ~,
] lhf purpose " signing tho sllrr,rdsr
Tor my modest reputation As ~ mi,
/ Nalue az compared with the country'7