Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-04
Spanish Commander Santiago is Considering the Demand for
CapitulatiOn Made by General Shafter
Time Extended From Monday Until Tuesday to Allow
and Children to be Moved-Spanish Refusal Surrender
Miles to Go to Cuba-Deals of the Fighting

overcome. My only regret g. the great |
number of gallant souls who have given /
their lives Tor our country's cause.
tsFncdl StAfTrEiI"
sPANfARDs REFUSE TO sURREN- |
DER
Washington. July L--FollJwlng Is
CORE pnudpnCC % Gen. Ghtftsr "a 70
The surrender OF Santiago;
Playa del Este. July 4. iSgs.-iIou. II.
4. AlrUr secretary uf war, Washing
tuu.-iitadquaftet Fifth Army Curps,
July 3.-Tho following lie my demand
of the surrender OF Santiago:
Headquarters q. =. forces, near San
Juan river. Cuba, July B. isgs. $3.50 a.
m,
To the commanding general " tho
spanish flrss. Santiago de Cuba.
Sir shall be- obliged. unless yuu
surrender. 20 she'll Santiago de Cuba.
Please Inform tho citizens OF foreign
countries ana all women and Children
that they should leave the city before
90 o'clprk tomorrow morning.
Very respectfully your ob-,ilcne SER
want. r. r. sHAFrER.
MAJOR General q. 5. a.
Following Il the spanish reply, which
c1l Corst has jus, returned 1T G.9O
,. m;
santiago de Cuba, 2 p. m. july >.
lila Exccllcncy. the General COM
handing the furces Of the United
states, San Juan River; Sir have
The honor 90 reply 10 your communlca-
zion ~ today. written at $3.50 a. m,
and received AZ .. M, demanding the
surrender N this city. ON the contrary
ease announcing 10 me that you VIII
lombard this city and that I advise the
fuirlrn women and childron that thoy
must leave the city before ten o'clock
tomorrow morning. n IL my duty 10
say Co you that this city viii not sur,
render and that I VIII inform the for
s.gn cunHulH and Inhabitants Of thu
contents of your mcaaaEu.
Very respectfully,
commandments tth CORPS.
SKATER EXTENDS TINE.
Tho british. Portuguese. Chinese ana
Norwegian cuuHuis have como 10 ny
llue with Col nprHt
They ask N nuu-rofuhuuntH can %.
cupy The town OF Cauoy and othet
points. and nHk until no o'clock OF ON
Inst, before the Clty d hrUd ON. They
claim that there ar between 1900
aud aiou0 people, many of ihrm Old.
who win leave They nak N can
supply them with food. which I cannot
which o. 10 miles from my landing.
The following h my reply:
'Ihg Commanding Gsneral spanish
lurcrf, Santiago DO Cuna3 slr-ln
. consideration ~ tho rruutEi OF tho
,lusu.H and officers In your gsy for de-,
lIy On carrying out my Intention 70
fire un the Clty ana Don the interest %
tho uuur women ana children who viii
Fuucr very greatly by their haa,y ana
enforced dvpuriur" frIm me city, ]
have The honor Go announce thht ]
win delay such action solely IN their In
frfert until noon ~ the nfth. providing
during the Interval your f0rCrH make
40 demonstration whatever upon those
~ my own.
= am with great respect. your ODE.
dlrnt servant, W. T. SHAfrER,
Major General 4 = 4.
(SlFnedl SHAFsrEH.
Major General Commanding"
POSITION OF AMERICAN ARMY.
Z Washington. july THE war depart
mrnt has gINrn OUT the following.
Headquarters. Flfth Army corpa.
. near sautluEu, July S-Tonight my
lIupn completely surrounded the town
from tht bay vu The north OF the city
60 lsiut on san Juan river ON the
south. The enemy holds from west
bond san Juan river 20 itA mouth w
the railroad 20 the city
General fando. md tonight, u
some distance away and win not get
iuf1 Santiago.
(slgned) siiAFrEII"
playa del Este. $3.50 a. M. July a.
Headquarters Fiflh Army Corps. Near
Santiago. when the news OF the dis
uHtcr 10 the spaniahr feet reached the
fgront, which was during tho truce,
the ryEimeutai band that had managed
O.. o. o. j 81 HHHHaa ~ h.. NNUa
played "rhe star spanFled Hammer
and "Therr'l BE Hot Time In the old
Town Tonight Men were cheering
frum one end ~ the line 10 the other
Onicuua ana men without even shelter
tents have been soaking for hye days
IN the afternoon rains. but all are hap
tslgnsd) sHAFTER."
TRUCE EXISTS.
Washington. July the secretary
Of war has received lengthy ana most
important dispatch from Shafter. 10
has excited much Tumor, but The essen
tial points can be given authoritutiyely
II states Skaters demand Tor the
surrender Of Santiago az noon today on
pain OF bomhafdment. Thereup0n the
foreign ConHulH al Santiago made a
Joint representation requesting that
women and children IN the city have
until Tuesday noon 20 withdraw before
the hombardment begins. The Span
ish general declined 20 surrender az the
time first net by Shafttr A. present q
truce exists, pending me expiration Of
the tWeuty-four hours asked for By the
foreign CunHuIH,
Gen. sh1fter has given the Spluiards
until noon tomorrow before he viii
lombard tho town proceeding 90 final
and most aggressive operations,
Everything Is announced 20 be very
favorable,
PROMOTIONS FOR sHAFTERs
MEN.
Washington. July Adj Gen, Cor.
bin sent the following telegram 10 Gen,
Shaftrr this afternoon
40 soon as you can do 40 advlaedly
telegraph me your accommodations
Tor promotions"
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