Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-13
NEGOTIATIONS OFF
General Toral Has Refused Terms OF
Unconditional Surrender--Amer-
lean Lines Strengthened.
WOUNDED WELL CARED FOR
Terrible Privations Suffered by Santiago
Refugees-Food Given Them by General
Shafter Officers Recommended for
Promotion for Bravery.

Off Juragua, July T.. via Kingston
Jamaica, July 13.-All negotiations fol
the peaceful surrender of Santiago have
ended in utter failure, and the city
must fall by the sword. General Toral
the Spanish commandant, has tinall,
and definitely refused to accept Genera
Skaters proposal for an unconditional
surrender, and the American army onl,
awaits the word of its general to begin
the final struggle. just when the at.
tack will be made depends upon the
time which will ensue before General
Randolph can land his batteries at the
front, as it is definitely settled that the
forward movement will not begin until
the army is fully backed up by his guns,
the absence of which cost so many lives
during the previous engagements. Gen
eral Randolph's movement began early
this morning and tonight, out of ten
batteries, but one of the four guns sue
ceeded in making the way over the al
most impossible trail to the trenches at
the front. This, with the four batteries
already there, is not considered by the
American commander to be sufficient.
Probably "a hours more will elapse be-
fore the general engagement begins.
General Skaters second and last pro-
posal for the surrender of the city was
sent into Santiago at noon yesterday.
1t went in the form of terse note in
which the general pointed out the hope
lessness of the Spanish position, sur
rounded by American troops and cut
off from rc-enforcements.
The firing which has been going on at
intervals since Sunday afternoon, was
ordered stopped when the flag of truce
started for the Spanish side and has not
been resumed. No attention was paid
to General Skaters communication un-
til shortly after o'clock this morning,
when reply came under a flag of truce.
General Toral was as brief as his foe,
saying in effect that if the Americans
wanted Santiago they would have to
come and get it. He declared the de-
mand for an unconditional surrender of
the city was beyond reason and possibil-
ity, and if pressed was ready to meet an
attack at any time the invading army
saw fit to make one.
General Randolph's ten light batteries
were ordered rushed from the landing
place at Juragua, and a change in our
lines was made. General Lawton's en-
tire division was moved to the north
ward a mile and half, his extreme
right being placed at Caimenes, on the
border of the harbor. This movement
places the American forces III semi
circle entirely surrounding Santiago,
and cutting off the retreat of the Span
iards except by water, as our hanks rest
at the.waters' edge.
I'heliate arrivals of volunteers were
moved up from Juragua, AND the 1sr
Illinois, sth Ohio and 1st District of
Columbia were located in the trenches
vacated by General Lawton's men.
Captain Grimes battery was swung
around to the north, closely connecting
with General Lawton's force, and now
occupies bluff from which it can fire
directly into the heart of the city. This
is most important move, as it enables
the American forces to shell the city
without iniuring the hospitals and pub
lie buildings, which are flying Red Cross
flags, the present position being such
that shells can be thrown over all build
ings thus protected from assault. The
little town of Caimenes was evacuated
by the Spanish troops yesterday, and is
now occupied by Cuban troops with
few companies of regulars.
Scarcely wounded man remains at