Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-07-20

Washington, July 14.-0dA'A"6o As''
surrendered.
The adjutant general received the
following from Playa:
Adjutant General, Washington: Have
Just returned from interview Win
Toral. He agrees to surrender upon
the basis of being returned to Spain.
This proposition embraces all OF east
ern Cuba from Asseraderos on the
south to Sagua on the north via Palma
with practically the fourth army corps.
Commissioners meet this afternoon at
$3.50 to definitely arrange the terms.
(S,ened) w. r. Shafter,
Major-General.
Washington. July IA. - Secretary
Alger left the White House before 2.
o'clock. He says he expects the for
NAL announcement of the surrender OF
Santiago at any moment and that COM
missioners are now in conference over
the capitulation. He says nothing is
to be considered but the complete and
immediate unconditional surrender.
II regard the proposal for commits
sion as practically surrender, but the
dispatch announcing the formal act is
not yet in. We are expecting it at any
minute. AS to the transport of the
prisoners back to Spain. doubt if
Spain wants them. If we take them
in our own vessels they might seize
the vessels"
General Shafter has been wired
authority to appoint commissioners.
but only for immediate and uncondi-
tional surrender, and has been in
formed that if for any other purpose,
commissioners will not be appointed.
Our authorities, as voiced in the dis
patches to Shafter by Secretary Alger,
will attend to the details of transport
, ing the Spanish forces back to Spain"
$3.50 p. m.-The news has just come
in that Santiago has surrendered.
The war department has notified
Gen. Shafter that his plans are ap-
! proved so far as they have been made
known, and are the result of orders.
including the shipment of the Spanish
troops to Spain.
The statement that the Spanish
proposition embraces all eastern Cuba
from Asseraderos to Sagua is import
ant IN that it shows the surrender to
embrace all the harbor and contiguous
| territory or Santiago
Adjutant General Corbin announced
| that Santiago had surrendered soon
after General Skaters dispatch was
received, the telegram showing that
the Spaniards had agreed to our terms.
The Spanish forces involved will not
be taken back to Spain in American
vessels unless there is an official pledge
for the safety of our craft and their
j crews.
1t does not include Holguin and Man
zanillo, where the Spaniards are re-
ported to have considerable bodies of
soldiers. as these places are to the
west Of the surrounded zone.
Major Hopkins, the military aide to
: Secretary Alger, this afternoon had
spread before him huge map of Cuba,
| showing the surrendered zone turned
over to the American troops. The
line begins at Ascerraderos, about
fifteen miles west of Santiago harbor,
and then runs due north about twenty
five miles to Palmo Soriana. Had the
line continued due north, it would
have passed west of Holguin, thus
taking the Spanish garrison at that
point. Evidently General Toral wished
to avoid the inclusion of Holguin, so
the lines turns abruptly, then north
east of Palmo, and runs to the coast
town of Boca del Sagua on the coast.
Washington, July Is, l a. m.-The
president yesterday afternoon cabled
General. Shafter for full report of
the surrendered Santiago, butup to this
hour none has been received.
The territory surrendered to US by
General Toral makes about 5000
square miles. The Spanish soldiers to
be sent to Spain are estimated at TO-
900 men.
The Notifications of Moro castle.
Socapa, Cayo Smith and others are in.
cluded in the surrendered zone. The
possession of these fine fortresses.
particularly Moro castle, will afford
valuable garrison points for a large
number of men.
Gen. Sternberg, surgeon general of
the army has recommended that the
troops be removed to the cool noun
tain districts in the eastern part of Cu-
ba, and this will be DONE