The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-16
A HITCH IN NEGOTIATIONS
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 trenches, with n flag of truce, to the mango tree under which the interview was held yesterday They were soon joined by General Toral, his chief of staff and the two other commissioners appointed by him. General Miles took no part in the negotiations He has been careful since his arrival here not to assume the direction of affairs or to detract in the least from the glory of General Shafter's achievement.
 General Shafter insisted at the outset that the commissioners to be appointed should have paramount authority to make and conclude the terms of sur render in accordance with the general conditions of our demands. After par leying General Toral acceded to this, explaining that since his last communi- cation he had received direct authority from Captain General Blanco to do so. This being the main point, the inter- view was soon concluded, Before part ing General Shafter complimented Gen. eral Toral highly upon the skill and gallantry of his resistance. Upon the return to General Wheeler's headquar- ters the news of our complete victory was communicated to General Lawton and to General Kent and to the brigade commanders. A scene of general re- joicing followed. General Shafter held a regular levee before he disInounted, and was congratulated and compliment ed by all. He immediately appointed General Wheeler, General LaWton and Captain Miley to be commissioners on his behalf to treat with those appointed by General Toral. He then issued or ders to permit our troops to retire from the trenches, but absolutely forbidding any one soldier or civilian, from going into the Spanish lines.
 The refugees are to be permitted to return to their homes, but neither our troops nor the Cuban auxiliaries are to be permitted to enter the city at pres ent The order as to the Cubans is very specific. They have shown dis position to loot everything and any place. But they are not to have the privilege of glutting their appetites for plunder in Santiago. A guard is to be maintained about the city and the camps of our soldiers are to be remov- ed just to the front or to the rear of our lines, as in individual cases is most practicable. The change of the camp sites will undoubtedly improve the health of the troops. The whole pur- pose of the American commander now is to protect the health of the army, especially from the dreaded contagion. It is claimed that there is no fever in Santiago, but the city is full of filth and stench, and if our men are allow ed to go in 1t will undoubtedly become a pest holeo
 General Shafter appointed Colonel Astor and Capt. McKittrick to convey the welcome tidings of the surrender along our lines. Some of the officers favored celebrating the victory with bands and a noisy demonstration, but General Shafter vetoed the proposition. He said there was no occasion to hu- initiate the enemy who had fought bravely. Not even cheering was to be permitted, but before Colonel Astor and Captain McKittrick could warn the soldiers the latter broke out into wild hurrahs Some danced about, threw their hats into the air, hugged each other and congratulated themselves upon the prospect of getting out of Cuba in few days. General Shafter instructed the commanders that the in- side harbor entrance be immediately opened to allow Clara Barton, of the Red Cross society, and the supply ships to enter, and that the railroad from Si- boney be opened for g. similar purpose
 We are to supply the Spanish pris- oners with food pending their concen- tration and authorization. General To- ral required this, saying there was very little food. It is probable that the Spanish steamers in the harbor will be used in part for the transportation for the surrendered soldiers to Spain. Our commissioners, accompanied by an in- terpreter entered the Spanish lines shortly after o'clock and had no re- turned when the correspondent left with this dispatch.
 General Miles and his staff arrived at Siboney from the front this evening, and went aboard the Concha. On the wharf General Miles said: Santiago has surrendered on our terms, after vainly trying for a long time to get bet ter ones The result is highly gratify- ing. The Spanish prisoners will be transported to Spain by us. The sur- render carries with it not only the sur- render of the city Of Santiago, but the entire Santiago military district, being the eastern portion of Cuba, west to line drawn from Acceraderos on the south coast to Sagua on the north coast. Manzanillo and Holguin are not included. The possession of the surren- dered district will be yielded at once and a commission of six, three from each side, will meet this afternoon to arrange the details of the transfer The American troops will be left where they are for time until they are need- ed for service elsewhere. I do not wish to say what point will be attacked next I may come ashore again here, but hardly think so."
 The victory is greater than appeared at first All the Spanish troops in the Fourh corps of the military division of Santiago province, from a line drawn north from Acceraderos, eighteen miles west of Santiago, through Dos Palmas, Soriano, Aloantanza to Sagua de Ta- namo, on the north coast, and east ward to Cape Maysi, are surrendered and the territory is abandoned. Be- tween 180O0 and 10000 Spanish prison CTS are taken, about 10000 of whom are iii Santiago. The remainder are at Guantanamo, and others are garrisoned