The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-12

! age the Spanish government to further
delay and passive resistance. AS
matter of fact, General Miles seems
/ to be pressing forward with the great
est energy, and a cablegram received
from him late in the afternoon re-
ported the forward movement of Gen
] eral Schwan, in charge of one of the
! divisions of the American army, and
the ensuing szirmish. Ernest's brigade
! is also advancing rapidly along the
road to AibOnita, and made what Gen
eral Miles termed a very important
capture at Coamo yesterday.
EVACUATION OF CUBA.
The settlement of the details of the
evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico. is
already under the earnest considera-
ton of the president. Some provision
is to be made for the treatment of the
Spanish prisoners and for the DISPOSE
ton of the small arms and the artil-
lery and war stores. There is also
! some naval property of value remain
ing in Cuban and Porto Rican ports,
and it is a question whether or not
! this should be demanded by us or be
allowed to remain in Spanish possess
sion. The conclusion has been reached
by Secretary Alger to refer these mat
] ters to military commission, and Ad-
Jutant General Corbin is now looking
up precedents for the guidance of such
a commission. Possibly this commits
sion would meet the question raised
by the naval war board as to the pro-
priety of holding MORO castle as a
pledge until the formal signature of
the treaty of peace.
FIGHTING IN CUBA.
/ If any one phase of the campaign
could influence the Spanish government
to speedy action, in the consumma ton
OF the protocol, it would be the atti-
'tude of the Cubans under Gomez in
the northern part of Santiago prov
lnce, just outside of the line marking
the territory conceded to the United
States in Toral's surrender.
The officials here have known that
the. Spanish garrisons in Holguin and
IN some of the smaller towns on the
north coast and interior were in des-
perate straits for food and war sup
plies, and had suffered an enormous
percentage of loss from disease, and
had not our own forces under Shafter
been checked in their operations by the
epidemic of fever, a strong column
would have been thrown out to the
northward and have forced a surren-
der of all these scattered attachments
of Spanish troops.
Now, however, the Cubans under
Gomez apparently have determined to
torestau the American commanders in
this movement, and it is reported
have recouped several small towns
evacuated by the Spanish, and are
pressing at the doors of Holguin
The matter has given some concern
TO our military commanders, as this
effort. If successful, may result in soon
bringing our government to a pass
where it must find itself obliged to
recognize the government set up by
ic /r1oc r.fsl1
open issue with the insurgents and for
bid them from conducting further oper-
atoms, except where sanctioned by the
managers of our own campaign
As in the case at Manila, so it is be-
heVed at Holguin the Spanish COM
mander would much prefer to surren-
der, if obliged to surrender at all. to
the United States authorities and not
to the CubanS. There are political rea-
sons why the Spanish government
should impress this course upon its mil
itary commanders, seeking, as it has
done, to induce the United States to
assume sovereignty over Cuba, instead
of erecting a Cuban government.
Therefore, this condition at Holguin. if
known to Blanco, may induce him to
take steps to surrender the place to
any authorized American officer. 1t is
lntlmated that the Surrenders on this
basis would not cease at Holguin. and
the rumor was afloat today that Ha-
Vana itself has surrendered. but this
failed of confirmation to all points
where such news naturally would find
its way.
If these conditions are known to the
Spanish government at Madrid the
fact may have an important bearing in
fastening the action of the Sagasta
ministry upon the pending proposition
from the United States government
LAST DAY OF THE WAR.
Up to the hour of midnight the pres
ident had received no official commu-
nication as to the action of the Span
ish government, but it was stated by
those who saw him tonight that he was
very expectant that this was the last
day of the war. The French embassy-1
has as yet received no communication
from Madrid authorizing NJ Cambon to
sign the protocol, but the secretaries
of the embassy left orders on retiring
TO be called if any message was re- !
ceived, and it will be Immediately |
translated.
The Associated Press bulletin from |
Madrid announcing that the Spanish |
cabinet had approved the protocol and !
that the French ambassador would re- |
ceive instructions to sign it, was very |
gratifying to the administration, but |
il was expected that such would be the |
course of the Spanish government 1t !
is confidently expected that the sigma |
lures will be affixed to this document (
and Immediately thereafter |
both governments will begin carrying |
out its provisions. The first will be the |
cessation of hostilities, followed imme- |
diately by the Occupation of Manila by |
General Merritt and the United States
troops under his command, the occu-
patton of San Juan in Porto Rico by
General Miles, and the evacuation of |
that island by the Spanish forces It is
believed there will be delay in the
of Havana, Matanzas and
other Spanish strongholds in Cuba. as
some difficulties are anticipated in ar
ranging for proper form of govern
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