Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-17
shafter Given PiEal Instructions
That Unless the Surrender Is
Complete 10 Fight.
OVER TWENTY THOUSAND
TROOPS TO SURRENDER.
The Estimate Placed Upon the Nun.
ber That VIII Come within the
Territory Ceded 10 the Amer.
lean Forces.


met mot at - O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing there was positively nothing from
the front which would serve as a guide
Cor the deliberations. Il was AZ first
thought the cable had been interrupted,
bat On inquiry of General Greeley. chief
signal service officer, he gave assurance
that the oaolo was intact Thereupon
Secretary Alger sent message asking
for the situation up 70 the last moment,
inquiring a. 20 how far the surrender
had proceeded No answer was re.
coivcd, howovery A dispatch from
Lieutenant Jones, military engineer az
Playa del Este, reported that Secretary
Ayers message was only six minutes
In passage from Washington 70 Playa
A message was received by General
Greeley NJ 2i23. indicated that negotia.
tioni were still In progress
Toward tho middle Of the afternoon
dispatches from Generals Miles and
shafter arrived In resporsa - Secretary
Aigor's message. They rot given
out In full, but such as were
made public showed tha so negotia.
tions were still In progress and that the
spaniards had raised some unexpected
questions The most imporian, Of these
was an ingisiance that the Spanish troops
should retain their arms when they ~.
turn 20 Spain. There was entire will.
ingness on the part Of General Toral 10
turn over the arms % General shafior az
the time Of the surrender, but with this
was 20 BE- the understanding the arms
wcc 10 b. returned 10 the Spanish
troops when Spanish soil was reached.
Tho authorities here did not regard it
as serious or a. likely 20 overcome a a..
nal settlement as IL was attributed 10
the Spanish sensitiyeness against the
humiliation involved In the laying down
Of their arms AZ the same time II was
point 20 which neither side appeared
20 be- ready 20 yield ono OF the dis.
patches from General shafter, after
specifying that this question had arisen.
added IL was believed a settlement would
be- reached before the day closed. Gen
shaftor himself summed mp tho siiua.
tion by saying
II cannot be possible that there will
be failure In completing arrangements.
No question whatever has been raised
as to the surrender itself. Not only has
General Tonl agreed TO it but this
agreement has been ntihed by Gcner.l
Blanco at Havana and by the Spanish
authorities at Madrid"
After an extended conference with the
president last night, at which three
other members Of the cabinet were pres.
ent, Secretary Alger said;
"rho situation is just this; The Span.
iards at Santiago are prepared 70 sur.
rcndor, but they want to carry their
arms We have determined TO grant no
suoh concession nor any concession OK.
cept tho generosity Of this government
TO transport them 20 Spain
IL was nearly O'Clock this morning
whom the conference at tho White House
adjourned Besides Secretary Algor
there were present Secretaries Bliss and
Wilson and Postmaster Goneml Emory
Smith. Adjutnnt General Corbin wa.
present during the last hour OF the con.
ference.
Secretary Algor did not say how much
time would be- allowed the enemy 10
reach a conclusion, but IL Is known that
tho administration will mako It very
short and submit 20 no further parley
with General Toal. The next move is
surrender upon the terms which the
United States government proposes or
immediate attack upon tho forces by tho
army and navy
At iiib o'clock this morning whon
General Corbin left tho war department
for his home, he was vet without def.