The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-18

Santiago narbor.
Sixth That after the final capitulaIiOn.
The commanding officers shall furnish a
complete inventory of ali arms ana mnn'
tons Of war ana a roster of all the soldiers
in the district
seventh, That the Spanish general shalt
be permitted to take the military archives
and records with him.
Eighth. That All guerillas and Spanish
irrcgulars shall be permitted TO remain N
Cuba if they so elect giving a parole that
they viii not again take up arms asAin@t
the United States. unless properly re-
leased from parole.
Ninth. That the Spanish forces shall pc
permitted to march out with all the hon
ors Of war, deposting their arms to be dis
posed Of by the United States In the flu
ture, the American commissioners to rec
ommeud to their government that the
arms of the soldiers be returned 10 those
who so bravely defended them"
The articles were signed yesterday aft
ernoon after a four-hourst session of the
commissioners, who agreed that the terms
of capitulation should await the sanction
Of the Madrid government.
Gen. Toral the white-haired commander
Of the Spanish forces, was present
throughout the session and appeared to be
heartbroken. He spoke bitterly of the
fate which compelled him 20 sue for peace,
but he had no word to say against the
gallant men who had conquered his army
He declared that he had little chance 10
win.
II would not desire my worst enemy to
play with the cards had" he said to one
OF the commissioners. Every one of my
generals was killed or wounded ] have
not a sing,e colonel left and am surround
ed by powerful enemy. We have counted
siXty-seVen ships off this port.
Al l. H..
waving his hands toward the city, Il have
secret troubles there"
Speaking of the battle of June q, in
which the Rough Riders and a part OF
Gen. Young's command participated, Gen.
Toral said that less than 1900 Spanish
troops We're engaged, his loss being 265 He
would not say how many Spaniards were
killed at I'll Caney and before Santiago.
Heavy! heavyl" he said, dejectedly.
In response TO an inquiry, he said that
transportation would be required for be-
tween 22,000 and $4,000 men, there being
that much of a force in the captuated
district.
He informed the officers that Santiago
harbor had been again mined since Adj
miral Cervera left
Gen. Miles remained at Juragua during
the completion of the agreement yester-.
day ana a copy Of the articles was sent
him by Gen. Shafter this morning.
THAT is splendid" he said. I'VE got
everything that we came after"
Gen. Miles went to Guantanamo to-day
and it is reported that he will remain
there until the Washington government
definitely decides about the Porto Rico
campaign.
A large number Of troopshlps are lying
off here, and 1t Is generally believed that
a large part of Gen. Skaters army will
be moved SOON
The camp al Juragua contains nothing
now but hospital tents, with a guard of
two companies.
The blackened ruins OF a few burned
buildings are stlll visible, but IN most
places the debris has been removed and
the white tents of the hospital corps are
pitched on the sites Of the burned build
ings
The fever hospital Is situated about half
a mile across the railway bridge TO the
northeast Of the town, and is well isolated.
Two hundred and fifty wounded men are
stu on the hospital ship Relief, which lies
here. All are recovering rapidly.
The volunteer regiments which have mr.
rived here since the fighting ceased, are
standing the climate remarkably well. The
men seem greatly disappointed because
they arrived too late to share In the bat
ties, but they are seeing plenty Of the real
hardships of campaigning.
The daily down pour of rain last week
rendered the camp very uncom fortubie.
The rifle pits and tents and the ground are
soaked with water, and the mlsera bic vel
low clay OF the Cuban coast makes march
ing almost an impossibnlty.
The narrow trail from Juragua 10 the
front Is cut to pieces by a constant stream
Of wagons, ana It takes hours for supply
wagon drawn by four starving, exhausted
horses TO make the twelve mile trip.
The troops look to be In good condition
by daylight, but when the swift, tropical
nights come down, damp and cloudy, vita
The men shiver!ng miserably ABOUT tie
suffering camp fires or searching for dry
places for their blankets, the great mass
OF troops seems little ike a victorious
army.
The men do not complain, but accept the
rain soaked hard tack and wet shelter tents
with cheerfulness.
Scarcely a warship remains Off Santiago
harbor entrance, almost the entire feet
holding positions directly opposite me de-
serted fort at Aguadores.
This afternoon the New York, dying the
blue flag Of the admiral, lay anchored WITH
her bow almost on AguadOres beach, willie
clustered about her were the other ships
Of the great squadron, the Brooklyn lying
little further out to sea.
The ride pits which crown the blun were
deserted, the Spanish soldiers louasiug in
concernedly on the beach under The guns
of the aeet and within hail of the meu on
the New York. The men OF the navy are
impatient TO get into Santiago harbor. but
II Is not known yet when the entrance viii
be made The refugees who have been
chartered at FL Caney were ordered back
into the city to-day and, as most OF them
are without food. the Red Cross socicty's
aid Is considered very important.
The open handed generosity OF A .ucrican
seameu was shown to-day when SUD-
scrpton was opened on Commodore
Schley's flagship the Brooklyn f5r the
benefit Of the young wife Of George Henry
Ellis. the only man killed on the American
side during the battle with Admiral Ger
vera's fleet.
The men eagerly offered Their money,
many whose salaries are but S17 ana S,8 a
month, giving $50 and S25. The subscription
soon amounted TO S9O7. and then one sea-
man who had a silver coin taken from one
OF the Spanish vessels offered it for sale
for the benefit of the fund and It was bid
In by another seaman for S25.
Lieut. Commander Mason offered a FIVE
pesela piece from the Infanta Marin Teresa
and it's auction brought $50 more The fund
d. mounts Ia over 81 f00