The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-14
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SURREND[R|NC.
Commissioners Being
Named to Give Over
and Receive San
tiago.
NO CONDITIONS GRANTED
Spanish Troops to Be Shipped
Home IF Arrangements
Can Be Made.
IMMUNE REGIMENTS AS GARRISON
Government Already Plan
ming a Move Against
Porto Rico.
MADRID STILL SAYS "FIGHT."
Alleged Orders in a Cable Des-
patch Sent to General
Toral.
NO NEW FEVER ALARMS
Hopes That the Disease Will Be
Overcome Speedily -- Situation
in the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, July IA, 1S9S.-The Ad-
ministration is momentarily expecting the
final dispatches announcing the full sur
render of Santiago.
The following unofficial statement OF the
situation is made by one who has just
talked with the President
Arrangements are being made for
commissioners to arrange the surrender
of Santiago. There is much misunder-
standing as to the effect of the Spanish
proposition. the Administration first be-
lieving it was a Spanish trick to work de-
lay, as before, but it is now construed as
looking to immediate surrender and ar
rangements for that are now in progress.
General Shafter has been wired authority
to appoint commissioners, but only for
immediate and unconstitutional surrender,
and has been informed that if for any
other purpose commissioners will not be
appointed.
"Our authorities, as voiced in the de-
patches to shafter by Secretary Alger,
viii attend to the details of transport
ing the Spanish forces back to SPAIN
Secretary Alger left the White House
lefore 2 O'clock. He says he expects the
formal announcement of the surrender
of Santiago at any moment, and that the
commissioners are now in conference over
the capitulation He says nothing is to
be considered but the complete and i'm
mediate unconditional surrender.
q regard the proposal for commits
sion as practically a 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 YES
sels
Major General Brooke, commanding the
large army Of United States troops al
Cnickamauga, has been ordered to report
to Washington, and is expected to reach
here tonight. 1t is believed that his cal
to this city has been with a view to con
sultation respecting the next military ex-
pedition which it is now proposed shal
leave the United States within shori
time after the fall of Santiago
The details of the expedition win no
be settled until after the consultation will
General Brooks, but it is believed tha
aside from some of the regulars now il
Cuba the Porto Rican expedition will no
draw upon our troops in Cuba to any ex
tefaf, the plan being to have our Cubar
forces. largely returned to the Unite,
states tor recuperation.
General Wilson's division composed O
the brigades of General Hams and Ernst
are under orders for the Porto Rican ex
pedition. One brigade is now at Charles
ton and the other at Chickamauga N,
more troops it is ordered Shall be EN-
parked for Santiago with the exception o
two regiments Of immunes. These i'm
mune regiments are at New Orleans ans
Galveston, wher transports have beel
provided TO take them to Cuba.
News from the front was awaited will
The sreatest anxiety all the morning
sversh9dowing even the interest felt il
the e9hdition Of the fever patients wa.
she subject of surrender. The despatche