Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-07-07
Gen. Shafter Demands Immediate
Surrender of Santiago, Threat
ening Bombardment.
Announces His Belief That tho Demand
Will Be Granted Within q
Short Time
In An Earlier Dispatch He Had Asked
for Reenforcements to Help
Capture the city.

Washington, July 4.-Glorious news
from Cuba affords the American PEG.
pie just reason for an enthusiastic
celebration of this. the nations natal
day Admiral Sampson has accom-.
plished the work which he was direct.
ed TO perform when he left Key West
for the southern coast of Cuba. He
was ordered 10 find and destroy Ger
yera's feet. Sieve al weeks ago Com
modore Schley located the fleet in the
bay of Santiago. Sunday, after being
bottled helpless in the harbor for
weeks, the fleet was destroyed Moth
Ing now remains of the Spanish squad
ron but shattered and burning hulks
In addition to the splendid work ac
eomplished by Admiral Sampson. Gen
Shaster in command of the land forces
before Santiago. had so far progressed
In the carrying out Of his plans for the
reduction of the city that at 10: 80 sun.
day morning he demanded the imme.
diate surrender of the Spanish forces
AT 1870 Sunday afternoon Gen Shat.
tiers demand had not been complied
with, SO far as the war officials here
were able to ascertain. That the de.
mand win be complied with however
Gen. Shafter fully believes, and that
the stars and stripes will on this
Fourth of July be raised over the for
mer capital of Cuba, is regarded as
practically certain.
The GIortou. News.
Shortly after IL o'clock this morn
Ing Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Allen left the white house hastily. and.
going directly to the department. post
ed the following upon the department.
bulletin board:
Playa del Este. July 3. Siboney Of
fee confirms statement that all the
Spanish fleet except one wnrship de-
stroyed and burning on the beach. Ii
was witnessed by Capt smith. who
told the operator there was no doubt
of its correctness
tSigned) ALLEN.
Signal uticer"
The following cable dispatch was
given out at the white house.
Playa del Este, july 8. The de
styas..on OF Certeru's tect Is CON
hrmed.
(signedD ALLEN
Lieutenant Colonel. :"
Surrender Of Santiago Demanded.
The following statement was also
given out at the white house: Gen.
Shafter telegraphs from Playa del
Este July 3. Early this morning /
sent u demand for the immediate sur.
render OF Santiago, threatening to
lombard the city, believe the place
will be surrendered"
This contradicts the report that
Ger. Shafter has fallen back.
omrtRIs Hold a Conferences.
The information contained in the
above statement was received early
"a tHN tNtuAAiks buN II WIS not
nouuced officially until several hour.
later As result of its receipt. how
ever. "A conference of prominent OH
ciais was held at the white house inn
medistely Those present NJ the con
ference besides the president we're
Vice President Hobart, Secretary Dav,
Secretary Long. Secretary Alger. YoSt.
alastcr-Ge Smith. Gen. Miles
Adjt, Gen. Corbin, Gen. GUY " Henry
andsSenator Hanna. The information
was discussed in all its phases
Cheered ~ the information
The news sent by cen Shaftrr and
Lieut. Col. Allen Was received with in
tcrse satisfaction. Il was taken 10 indi-
cate not only that Admiral Sampson
had accomplished magniticcntly the
task 10 which he had been set. but ii IS
clearly proved that Gen. Shafter was
In much stronger position than the
war officials had been led to believe he
held One OF the officials who attend
edNthe conference said after the news
lad been officially announced that *
very materially modified the serious
ess OF the situa ton. Tho destruction
- the fleet, which was not confirmed
until a N minutes before The news
was given to the public, removed BY