The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-05
military and naval. say that Santiago

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that it's occupation is only a question
of time, and very brief time. Gen.
Skaters very strong position was
shown in a series of dispa tches. Most
striking Of all is his feeling Of hope
and strength, in that dispatch given
out late today, in which Gen. Shafter
gives his terms for the surrender of
the city under pain Of bombardment.
The dispatch is as follows:
Playa del Este, July 4. 1S9S-Hon. R. A.
Alger, Secretary of War, Washington-Head-
quarters Fifth Army Corps, July 3.-The fol-
lowing Is my demand for the surrender Of the
city Of Santiago:
Headquarters United States Forces, Near
San Juan River, Cuba, July 8, 1885, $3.50 a.
m.-To the Commanding General Of the Span
ish Forces, Santiago de Cuba-Sir: l shall
be obliged. unless you surrender, to shell
Santiago de Cuba. Please inform the citi-
zens of foreign countries and all women and
children that they should leave the city be-
fore 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Very re-
spectfully, your obedient servant.
w. R. Shafter,
Mai. Gen. U. S. A.
The following is the reply of the Spanish
commander:
Santiago de Cuba, p. M, July 8, 1885,
His Excellency. the General Commanding
Forces OF United States, San Juan River--Sir:
have the honor to reply to your COM
munication of today, written at $50 a. M.
and received at 1 p. NJ, demanding the sur
render of this city; on the contrary case an
nouncing to me that you will lombard this
city, and that l advise the foreign women
and children that they must leave the city
before 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning It Is
my duty to say to you that this city will not
surrender, and that l will inform the for
eign consuls and inhabitants Of the con-
tents OF your message. Very respectfully,
Jose Toral. Commander in Chief.
The British. Portuguese, Chinese and Nor
wegian consuls have come to my line with
COL Dorst. They ask If -combatants can
occupy the town Of Caney and railroad points,
and ask until 10 o'clock of 9th inst. until city
is fired upon. They claim that there are be-
tween fifteen and twenty thousand people
many Of them old, who will leave They ask
II we can supply them with food, which I
cannot do for want Of transportation to Caney,
which Is fifteen miles from my landing The
following Is my reply:
The Commanding General Spanish Forces,
Santiago de Cuba-Sir: In consideration
Of the request of the consular officers in your
city for delay in carrying out my intention
to fire on the city, and in the interest of
the poor women and children who will suffer
very greatly by their hasty and enforced de-
parture from the city, 1 have the honor to
announce that I will delay such action sole
ly in their interest until noon Of the 5th,
providing that during the interval your forces
make no demonstration whatever upon those
OF my own. l am, with great respect, your
obedient servant, w. r. Shafter,
Maj Gen. U. S. v.
-Shafter, Maj. Gen., Commanding
HOPE AND CONFIDENCE.
Later dispatches breathe the same
air of hope and confidence as shown
in his demand on the Spanish COM
mander. The first one made public
during the day said that his lines COM
pletely surrounded the city, from the
bay on the north to the San Juan river
on the south, thus enveloping the city
by stretch Of water on one side and
stretch Of frowning guns on the 9TH
er side. Gen. Shafter epitomized the
strength of his position by saying:
Il feel that I am master Of the sit
uation and can hold the enemy for any
length Of tirne.''
In another dispatch Gen. Shafter
states that his demand for the surren-
der of Santiago is still being considered
by the Spanish authorities, which in
dicates that the refusal Of the Spanish
commander to capitulate was not final.
In any event IL o'clock on Tuesday
marks the limit Of Skaters concession,
and if Santiago has not capitulated at
that hour the great siege guns now
brought to the front and in position,
backed by the batteries Of lighter field
pieces, will begin their work Of destruc-
ton.
The present need Of reinforcing Shat
ter is no longer felt now that the Span
ish fleet is out Of the way. A consid-
cradle number Of men, however, are
already on the way and others will
follow.
NOW FOR SPAIN.
The changed naval situation will
bring no abatement in the activity of
the authorities here in carrying the
war directly home to Spain.
There is renewed determination to
get Commodore Watson's eastern
squadron away at the earlist moment
for the double purpose Of striking a
blow at the coast towns Of Spain and
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