The herald., 1898-07-12
ToRAL's TERMS REJECTED
Shafter Sends Him Formal Notice of
the Ending of the Truce

SIBONEY, Santiago Province, July 10, 8
p. M, via Playa Del Este, by the Associated
Press Dispatch Boat Cynthia H.-There are
only rs wounded men, in the hospitals here
who are being treated for serious amputa-
tons or bone fractures. In the hospitals at
the front there are no wounded soldiers.
The serious cases and all the rest of the
wounded are on board the hospital ship Re-
lief or on the transports bound north. The
situation from a sanitary point of view is
susceptible to much improvement.
The landing of the reinforcements Is pro-
crossing rapidly. All the men of the First
Illinois Regiment, six batteries of light ar
tillery and SIS recruits for the regular in
fantry are now ashore, and 1t is probable the
Eighth Ohio men from the St. Paul will be
landed by tomorrow noon. A coal-laden
schooner, the Stevens, drlfted against the
hospital ship Relief, and both would have
drifted ashore but for the prompt assistance
rendered them by the Cynthia II.
General Shafter held a conference with
the American generals at the front today
concerning the offer made by the Spanish
commander. General Toral, to surrender
Santiago If the Spanish garrison were al
lowed to march out with their side arms and
have twenty miles start without molesta-
ton.
General Toral agreed that If this was ac-
cepted he would not destroy the ships in
the harbor, the ammunition In the forts or
the city. The majority Of the generals,
General Wheeler leading, are In favor of
the acceptance of these terms, on the
ground that the Spaniards can march out
to the westward anyhow and burn the city
and destroy all the vessels guns and am
munition before leaving.
Food and water are very scarce In San
t.ago. One biscuit was recently sold for
IS in gold
The Cuban auxiliaries were put to work
this morning policing the camps at this
place.
1t is earnestly hoped that Gutierrez win
order all the buildings here to be burned
Immediately and thus reduce the chances
of the spread of a serious epidemic.
Copyright. 1898, by Associated Press.)
GENERAL SHAFTER'S HEADQUAR-
TIERS NEAR SANTIAGO, July 10, via
Port Antonio, Jamaica, per Associated
Press Dispatch boat Dandy, July II, via
Kingston, Jamaica, July H. a. MAT
II 80 this morning General Shafter notified
General Toral, the Spanish commander,
that by President McKinley's direction,
the Spanish proposition to surrender If the
garrison was allowed to leave Santiago
with Its side arms, has been rejected and
that the United States would accept no
terms but immediate and unconditional
surrender. General Toral. at 2:45 p. M, re-
piled in brief note that he rejected Presi-
dent McKinley's proposal and would con-
sent to no other terms than those offered by
himself.
At 1926 p. m. General Shafter notified
General Toral that the armistice would be
terminated and hostilities resumed at four
o'clock. At the same time he issued in
structions to each division commander to
prepare for a fresh attack on the Spanish
| works. These orders have been promul-
gated from Aguadores to Ell Caney. When
the courier left with this dispatch, just be-
fore four o'clock, the artillery was prepar-
ing to open fire on the Spaniards at the
end of the armistice. The dynamite gun
| had been trained on the Spanish block
house with such precision that the first
shot would obliterate 1t. The American
soldiers will sleep in the trenches tonight.
| Eight batteries of light artillery will be
| in position at midnight tonight and the
siege guns Just landed will be ready for
| action at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
General Shafter said to a correspondent
of the Associated Press this afternoon.
General Henry and his division are now
landing at Juragua and are coming up as
| rapidly as possible. Our lines cannot be
made more effective, but II the chance
offers to increase our strength I will take
advantage of it. shall not be surprised II
we take Santiago in three days.
"At Ri Caney there are 1000 miserable