The record-union., 1898-07-18
loraI Appears to be Utterly Heart
Broken.
He Admits That His Losses in the Bat.
Ties at San Juan and Ell
Caney Were Very
Heavy.

correspondence Of the Associated Press 7
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT WANDA.
OFF JURAGUA Cor Siboney) Satur-
day, July 1G, p. m (via Port Antonio.
Jamaica. Sunday, July Il. a. m, and
Kingston, Jamaica. July {, 7:15 p. m)-
The Spanish flag will come down from
Santiago's walls Tomorrow and -, 900
spanish soldiers will yield their arms
to their American conquerers. and the
sovereignty of Spain in Eastern Cuba
VIII end. Official Endorsements of the
terms of capitulation were received
from Madrid al l o'clock this morning.
and unless unforeseen obstacles arise,
the withdrawal of General Torars
forces will be an actual fact within
tWenty-four hours. Nine o'clock to-
morrow is the hour set for the formal
ending of the Santiago campaign. At
that hour, under the terms Of the agree
ment, the Spanish soldiers will march
out from the city they have so reso-
iutely defended, all under arms, and
will be received by large detachments
Of General Skaters victorious troops
The officers will retain their side arms.
but the soldiers will stack their guns
before the American lines and be plac-
ed under guard, either to return 70
Spain under convoy, or to give their
oaths to remain in Cuba as non-com-
batants
In the meantime several regiments of
General Skaters command will be sent
10 take possession of the fallen city
and hoist the Stars and Stripes where
the flag of Spain has f1oated for centur-
les. All the enemy's troops in the east
district of Santiago Province will be
marched to Santiago, many detach-
ments from outlying points already be-
ing en- route and the entire force of
900 men, it is expected, will be ready
to embark within fortnight
What will be done with General Shaf-
ter's force is not yet fully decided. The
physicians declare that the army. ow-
ing to the hardships and fever, will not
be fit for active duty for some time
to come, and General Miles is believed
to be seriously considering the propo-
sition to leave only immune regiments
to hold the conquered province and re-
turn the body of the corps to the United
States and sending other immunes from
there to reinforce the Santiago detach-
ment, if necessary
Many of the troops are eager to par
ticipate in the Porto Rico campaign,
which it is rumored about headquarters,
will Immediately follow, but this is
strongly opposed by the surgeons
New cases of yellow fever continue
to appear daily, and fully 600 are now
under treatment, but the disease IS of
very mild FORM and the physicians
say it is now we'll in hand. Only five
deaths have occurred up to tonight,
the low mortality being remarkable and
most encouraging to DR.. Guiteras and
the other fever experts, who had grave
fears when the disease first appeared
that the death rate would be very
heavy.
General Miles, in an interview to-day
with the correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press, said he believed that the
danger of the pest was over and the
men do not seem to fear it in the
least, owing to the mildness of the
cases.
The formal sanction by the Madrid
Government as to the terms of the ca
pitulation to-day unraveled the Skein
of demands and counter demands be-
tween the opposing commanders, which
threatened yesterday to end the nego-
tiations and compel a return to arms.
After numerous conferences had re-
suited in the agreement already sane
toned by General Blanco, General To-
raj decided that the approval of the
Madrid Government was necessary be-
fore he would leave the city.
General Shafter maintained that no
such approval was necessary. that when
Toral agreed to surrender the province
of Santiago and General Blanco sane
toned it, the agreement of surrender
became an accomplished fact. He in
sisted that General Toral had either
surrendered Thursday or acted in bad
faith, but documentary evidence bore
out the fact that General Toral men
toned that he only capitulated subject
to his Governments approval and the
six Commissioners by whom the ar
ticles were signed at 2:1O o'clock yes
terday afternoon so ruled. The whole
matter was cleared up this morning,
however. when General Toral received
the necessary sanction from Madrid
The agreement is of nine articles. 1t
declares: