The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-07-23
We WILL KEEP THE ARMS
CERvERA is ON PAROLE
VIII Ship the Spanish Troops Next
Week-Lost Twelve Hundred Men
in Cuba-Escaped the Hurricane
season-Train Held Up In Kansas.

Washington, July l6.-The arms sur
rendered by the Spanards at Santiago to
General Shafter will be kept by the Unit
ed States government. This conclusion
reached late this evening by the president
and Secretary Alger, was made public by
the latter as he left his office tonight for
his home.
"All those who have arms will turn
them over to the government This is
final"
These were the secretarys words when
asked for information.
"And," he added, in response to further
inquiry and to clear any doubt that might
exist on the subject, 'the rifles will not be
returned to Spain"
This decision no doubt has already been
communicated to General Shafter. Up to
the time when Secretary Ayers emphatic
statement disposed of all doubt on the
matter it was thought consideration
might be given to the appeal of General
Toral that his men might be allowed to
take their arms. In fact, it was said by
a high depa rtment official that the presi-
dent would await the recommendation of
the United States commissioners to the
surrender, "before disposing of the ques-
ton, especially as General Shafter had tel
egraphed the department that it was un-
derstood that the United States commits
sion would recommend that the Spanish
soldiers return to Spain with the arms
they so bravely defended"
This decision of the president applies
..alike to Spanish soldiers who nave not
Engaged with the United States troops as
well as those who have been participants
lin the recent battles.
Snil on the 25th.
Washington, July l6.-Unless present
plans miscarIy the Spanish soldiers sur
rendered at Santiago will sail from Cuba
for Spain on July 25-this date has been
liked by the war department and every
fort will be bent toward expediting their
eparture. 1t was announced today that
he department had decided to ask for
ids from steamship companies for the
transportation of the prisoners to their
ative land and proposals will be issued
ext week. The contract, it is under
TODD, will also include the subsistence of
he men during the voyage.
Luckily for the navy Santiago has ca
Ditulated Just on the eve of the hurricane
season in the West Indies. The big bat
tleships are able to worry through this
weather with little discomfort, but the
smaller blockade boats will find the task
/ of continuing the blockade fraught with
positive danger 1t is expected, however,
to tighten the lines of blockade, at any
cost, particularly at those ports connected
with Havana by rail The surrender of
= the eastern end of the island to the United
States will afford some ports of refuge for
our naval vessels i'm case of absolute need.
Cervern on Parole.
Annapolis, Md, July l7.-Admiral Ger
vera and about 40 Spanish ocefIirs were
brought to this city yesterday and are
} now prisoners of war within the United
States naval academy.
r When the auxiliary cruiser st. Louis
brought the foreign visitors up Chesa-
peake bay in the afternoon she was sur
rounded by fleet of small craft, whose
passengers had been waiting since early
morning in the hope of seeing the Span
iards. Admiral Cervera took courteous
; leave of the officers of the St. Louis and
marched down the gangway of the ship
Immediately following him were the re-
| cent governor of Santiago, Captain Eulate
?, late of the Vizcaya, and the rest of the
Spanish officers.
At the wharf Commander Edwin White
with detachment of United States mar.
: ines was awaiting their coming. He re-
ceived the admiral in person and escorted
0 him Immediately to the superintendent
! carriage Commander White, Admiral
: Cervera, and his son, then drove to the
}, residence of Admiral McNair, the superin
q tendent of the naval academy.
i Soon after their arrival dinner was
] served for the admiral and staff in theil
own quarters. The other officers signed
; the parole and were consigned to quar-
T ters. They spent the evening after dinner
0 in strolling about the grounds
Losses Before Santiago.
General Skaters Headquarters, July
: lG, via Kingston, Jamaica, July 1.-THE
; final REPORT of casualties in the army
since it landed in Cuba three weeks age
> has been forwarded to Washington. II
shows an aggregate of 1894 officers anc
! men killed, wounded and missing, "a o
whom were officers OF the wounded only
: SO have died.
!. As Inspector of Ordnance.