Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-07-21
DETAILS OF THE SURRENDER OF
SANTIAGO.
AMERICAN TROOPS REJOICE
Gen. Skaters Firmness Brings the
Naughty Dons to Acceptance of
Almost Every Condition-Our
Troops VIII not Be Allowed to En-
ter the City.
Copyrighted by Associated Press.

WIFI lhe united states troops BE-
/ fore Santiago de Cuba, Thursday. 6
p. m., via Kingston, Jamaica, July 16.
The reverse OF the Spanish arms in
eastern Cuba is complete. Santiago
has fallen and with it all the eastern
end of the island. Gen. Toral, the
Spanish commander, agreed to the
general terms of surrender at a per-
sonal Interview with Gen. Shafter this
afternoon at which Gen. Miles was
present. The victorious American
army, after campaign of three weeks
Of almost unprecedented hardship for
/ both officers and men, accepts the
news with heartfelt relief
The victory is greater than it ap-
peared at first. All the Spanish
| troops in the 4th corps Of the military
| division Of Santiago province, from a
line drawn north from Asseraderos,
is miles west of Santiago, through
Las Palmas, Palmas Sorian, Alcantaza
to Sagua de Tanamo on the north
coast and eatward to Cape Maysi, is
surrendered and the territory aban-
doned. Between $4,000 and 10000
Spanish prisoners are taken, about
10000 OF whom are in Santiago. The
remained are at Guantanamo and the
garrisons IN the towns of eastern
Cuba. All Of these troops are to be
embarked and sent back to Spain I'M
der parole.
Shafter bears his honors modestly.
To the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press he said: The enemy has
surrendered all the territory and
troops east Of Santiago. The Santiago
campaign was one of the hardest |
ever saw. The difficulties to contend
with were very great The roads made
1t almost impossible to advance The
transportation problem was hard, but
all the difficulties have been success
fully surmounted. Our troops be-
haved CALAMITY. They fought like
heroes, and | am proud to have COM
manded them. During all the hard
ships they suffered they showed res
olutlon and spirit. They deserve to
conquer. The resistance has been ex-
ceedingly stubborn. Gen. Toral proved
himself foeman worthy of any man 5
steel. The negotiations which have
eliminated in the surrender Of Toral
have been dragging on for ten days
with the intermission of Sunday and
Monday, when our batteries and fleet
bombarded the enemy's position
Throughout these periods of truce
Toral shrewdly played for time,
always declining to surrender uncon-
ditionally, and falling back when
hard pressed, upon the statement that
he was simply a subordinate without
power to agree to the proposals with
out the sanction of his superiors, I'M
der penalty Of being courtmartialed.
At the same time he seemed to init
mate that he personally thought it
useless to hold out longer. But he
and the garrison soldiers, he said.
/ could die if necessary obeying orders d"
1t was at a personal interview held
by Shafter with Toral yesterday that
the American 6 neral made the Span
ish commander understand that tenn
PORTING must cease, and a categorical
answer must be made to his offer, or
bombardment would begin in earnest
The delay had been utilized to good
advantage. Our lines had been ex-
tended until Santiago was nearly sur
rounded and our light batteries had
been so posted as to be able do more
effective work, and in addition ar
rangements had been made to land
troops at Cabanas, the western en-
trance of the harbor Of Santiago. The
Spanish batteries opposite MORO
castle were to be bombarded and
stormed. Their guns would then be
turned upon the city and Lawton's
division at the same time was to fall
on the enemy's left flank under cover
Of our artillery fire We could then
have enfiladed their lines and driven
them into the city Tlral must have
realized that he was trapped and that
TO hold out longer must mean a use
/ less sacrifice Of his men; but he made
one last effort To gain more time this
morning. While nominally yielding
to the terms Shafter proposed before
tloth At sthA z communication to
Shafter enclosing a copy Of a telegram
from Captain Blanco, explaining that
the surrender OF such an inn
portant position as Santiago and
. she abandonment Of the eastern
part of Cuba would require the direct
sanction of Madrid AT the same
time Blanco authorized Toral. II
agreeable TO the American general. -
apoiput commisst oners on each side 70
arrange terms Of the cap.tulation OF
the forces under his command on con-
dtion Of their parole and transporta-
tion 70 Spain pending the sanction OF
Madrid He also communicated the
names OF the commissioners he had
selected, namely Robert Mason. Brit
ish vice consul. Gen ToraTs chief Of
staff Col Fonya.ne. and Gen. Esca-
raia The communication was 90
ambiguous that all might be upset By
the refusal OF Madrid 10 sanction the
terms agreed 70 by the commissioners
and Shafter resolved to have all am
biguity removed before proceeding