The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-06
Spanish General is Considering the
Second Proposition,
RESTS ON FOREIGN C0NSULS'
IL is 10 Their Interest to Insist nav
Linarcs Surrender the City-DouDi-
ful ifThcy Can Prevail on HIM
10 DO So-Thc Spaniards
Dare Not DO So and
Return Home.

(Convrirbt 1905 by the Associated Press.
IN ADVANCE or THE AMERICAN
LINES. ONE MILE SOUTH OF SANTl-
AGO DE CUBA. July 4th. via PORT AN
TONIC. JAMAICA, July 5th. Per The
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH BOAT
CYNTHIA H.. Via KINGSTON. JAMAI-
ca. July % a. Nat noon yesterday
acting under instructions from Washing
ton. Major General Shafter, the COM
mander Of the American troops, sent
letter TO General Lnares, In command
NJ the Spanish forces defending Santiago.
demanding the surrender Of the city. Ihe
message was delivered by Colonel Dorst
Three hours elapsed before the firing
could be stopped. General Lnares re-
sponded promptly with an absolute refus-
al to surrender.
SURRENDER AGAIN DEMANDED.
General Shafter al noon to-day repeat
ed his demand for the surrender OF the
city and notified General Linares that
unless Santiago surrendered hosuiities
would be resumed at noon on TUESDAY.
IIp to this evening General Linares mas
not replied to the second request for the
surrender OF the city.
Conference with the consuls OF the
foreign powcrs have been conducted near
General Wheeler's headquarters. The
consuls said there were 3l.e0 men, wo-
men and children. foreign subjects, in the
city and they requested a cessation OF
hosulities i'm order 10 enable them to be
removed outside Of Santiago and TO be
placed under the protection Of the Unitd
States. This was definitely refused by
the American commander, who declined
to accept any such responsibility.
RESTS or FOREIGN CONsUIS
The Consuls were told that It rested
with them 10 insist upon Genera Ii
Mares surrender.
The conference was resumed at 9 o'clock
this morning when the consuls express
ed grave doubts ~ 20 General Linares
surrender on account Of the false tele-
grams I'm regard 90 Spanish victories and
yellow fever among the American troops
sent daily TO Madrid which caused the
Spaniards to think they dare not sur
render and return 20 Spain.
However. the foreign consuls will de-
mand the surrender of the city. but II Is
doubtful whether they will prevail
All the negotiations are submitted di-
rect to Washington, thus causing some
delay.
General Wheeler telephones to General
Chatter and the latter. over the military
wire. leading from his tent 10 the cable
station at Guantanamo Bay communi-
Gates direct with Washington.
A courier of the Associated Press az 4
o'clock this afternoon said no conclusions
had been reached.
THERE Is 40 ARMISTICE.
General Shafter denies the existence Of
n general armistice under the white flag
and il is believed hostilities will recon-
mence on Tuesday az 10 o'clock in the
morning. before which time the exodus
Of the thirty-one thousand foreigners will
be accomplished.
The British warships Pallas and Alert
and the Austrian warshp Maria Teresa
have been allowed by Rear Admiral
Sampson TO enter the harbor OF Santiago
and remove foreign subjects. one Brit
ish vessel has already cleared for Kings
ton. Jamaica.
The Spanish armored cruiser Crlstobal
Colon has listed on her beam ends on
the rocks and It IS now practically inn
possible to save her