Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-07-20
on Sunday forenoonln in the
ceremonial act of surrenderlng and
stacking their arms in the presence,
of the Americans viCtOrS. General
Toral surrendered his sword, but the

sword was Immediately returned to b. General Shafer
to the breeze at high noon salute guns fred all
the regmenta bands played The Star Spanged Banner ana
President McKnley congratuatory telegram was read to
each regiment.
The flag flung the breeze from the govern
ment house in Santiago at Sunday, at which time
General Shae took formal possession of the city and terri
tory embraced in the surrender TO the surprise OF the
Americans little sickness reported in the town but great
distress of other kinds prevails The Spanish troops were
moved a camp outside the Am lines The surprise
of the Spanish army the trn ofsars the boy said
smade them too full for uterance - Two American reg-
kept guard the city, Preparation to ship
the Spanish to Spain gong In addition to the 4OOO
Spanish troops that have to be taken OF by the Amer
cans 80, 900 Santiago and children Five
hundred women and children found crowded In
house that dirty pig pen The most OF them half
Naked and half starved The had all been robbed and
most of the houses had been sacked.
fleet of American ships of will sail to the Span
ish coast and naval and military force will te sent
capture Porto Rco which island has population of about
hundred and twenty thousand people There are
600 square miles in the lsand and highest mountain
1900 feet above the Thus far there has been
sided the present between Spain and the
United States unless the that Spain waged tor the
conquest of Mexico several centuries ago.
On the 18th President Mckinley issued proclamation
the subject the occupation of the conquered territory in Cuba
giving instructions for the the captured territory
The proclamation published Spanish and English and
declares that the American not there to make
the inhabitants of Cuba part of them but to protect
them in their homes their employment their personal and
religious rights The military government there for that
purpose The revenues and duties paid to the former
governmenthe Spanish governmentare to De Pald 10 the
American military authority. the present time, and to be
applied to deay the expenses of judges police
and the the Private property taken for the
of the army is to be paid fer at fair valuation and all
ports Cuba possession of the Americans to be to
the of neutral nations articles not conaband OF
The tariff to be uniform goods from all countries
On the 18th inst the advance guard of $4,000 American
troops the conquest of Porto Rico started under the
mand of General Miles 1t is 500 miles to Porto Rico from
Cuba General Miles is in the advance ship of the expedition
the Yaeand by the coming Saturday, July 23 it is ex
peced the advance guard has landed and hoed the stars and
stripes the island of Porto Rico The 10th Pennsylvania
regiment 90 Porto Rico The Spanards destroy
the light houses that they beeve M into the hands
of the Americans Fifteen hundred troops sailed the ship
Pennsylvania for Dewey the 10Th inst The snobs of Eu
rope will longer Their at Americans and say
american pigs, you have old ruins The American
pigs point them old rued Morro Castle at San
tago With the surrender of Santiago fine steam ships
in the harbor
Skaters victorious army will be sent up high the hills
back Santiago out of the reach Of yellow fever atmosphere
and keep watch the army of 100000 Spanish troops
not beyond striking distance inland on the island