The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-15
SAN TACO SURRENDERED
To AMERICAN FORCES. {.
Vast Territory and Between Twelve .nd
Fl1teen thousand Spanish Prisoners
Are Included

SPANISH TROOPS TO BE SENT To SPAIN
Terms OF Surrender Were Agreed Upon and Civ ~
oa"'''so turned Over to Gen. Shafter at 3 o'clock
yesterday Afternoon-The Territory Surrendered
embraces Ali Eastern Cuba From Acerrsderoe
70 oagua-Gen Shafter flakes Brief Announces
nnent OF the Surrender to Washington-How the
Prisoners Will Be Disposed OF.
WASHINGTON, July 14The and stripes are now float
ing over the principal Spanish stronghold in Eastern Cnba
uago city was this afternoon to the American ~
commanded by Gen. shafer and Immediately possession Of
Ihe first news of the came to the national
tai in the shape of the following telegram:
Adjutan General just returned from ,,
spain This Proposition mnno unen the h".,.
ern Cuba from sagua on The ,ortn
at aso to aean,a1S s% CORDS Commission
w. H. shater MAJOR Ma1er esera, ene "''
Later the following from Gen Miles evidently
ed by him prior to the turning city and prisoners to
the American forces:
% AEA, a. July n-secretary San
aso July en Toa troops of his
standing returned to Spain Cen snf
- @ VIII appoint % commissioners to ditIonso
ransements outt the terms
= eeY s1sins M and Gen shafter and
h % IN overcoming the almost
, s encountered portion of the
ye,ow lever and Efforts are
keep
on shipboard separated viii
immediately be Of the
: president and Nelson A. Mile. ~
-Ma,or General of Army
secretary Alge who had been house. returned 70
e war department shortly before o'clock that the de-
tails received from Gen. shaer meager but that tber
sunt to show that the Spanish at Santiago had ca
ana that the American forces possession San
uago AT p NJ formal at the war de.
t the surrender had been completed
lean troops were in possession of the place.
VERIFICATION FROM NEW YORK
AT Slo the federal censor at New York
ton that the surrender Santiago had completed that at
exactly 8 p M the city was turned Shafter
TERRITORY SURRENDERED
The territory surrendered by Gen. Tora population
exceeding l25OO when the country state It in
cudes the important cities of Santiago sagua de
Panama and Baracoa 1t is exceedingly mineral sugar and
conee Inc large iron and mines at Juagu Baqu
vicinity owned by American the
district are the extensive plantations of Soeda Espeanza
Santa Cecilia and others extensive fruit
trade with the United States
The surrender to include all Spanish at Santiago
Guantanamo Caney and sagua composing corps of the
Spanish army
The portion of the province Santiago east
of the line from Sagua Aerradores is surrn
dered to the United States.
DISPOSAL OF PRISONERS.
The plan of the department returning surrendered
vessels 1t the of the department pro
posas from all steamship companies which desire
transporting the Spanish Spain
bid will be accepted The advces
number of Spanish prisoners will be between
NEWS OF SURRENDER VERIFIED.
CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayt, July 1.-THE following bulletin
issued here today by the French Cable company
Santiago de Cuba July 1.-THE captuaton Santiago
been signed The American conditions
Pando The Spanish troops withdraw with military
honors and will be sent back at once to Spain.