Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-18

port-the government maintaining a strict
surveillance to keep supplies from getting
beyond Santiago and being furnished to the
SpanIards.
MILES AND SAMPSON CONFER
The Admiral Had Promised That Red
Cross Ship Shall be First to
Enter the Hnrbor.
WITH THE AMERICAN FLEET. OFF
SANTIAGO. Saturday. July l6, p. M, BY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
BOAT WANDA. BY WAY OF PORT AN
TONIC AND KINGSTON. JAMAICA, Sun
day, July II, II a. m.-The news that the
surrender of Santiago was an accomplished
fact was wigwagged this morning from the
army signal station at Aguadores to the
flagship New York.
| Acting on General Shafters messages of
| Thursday. which stated absolutely that
Santiago had already surrendered. Rear
Admiral Sampson abandoned all prepara-
tions for entering Santiago harbor and a
further bombardment. When General
Shafter said yesterday that a hitch had
occurred, and the city might have to be
1 fol Eayr hy-f nfa s%
the navy work would have to be continued
and the harbor forced, and the arrange
ments already in progress for further cam
paigning would be seriously interfered with.
The removal Of this contingency rendered
this mornings news of final victory doubly
welcome.
| This forenoon General Miles and his staff
went aboard the New York For an hour
General Miles sat upon the quarterback of
the flagship explaining the situation ashore
to Admiral Sampson and discussing details
for the future cooperation of the navy
and army. Admiral Sampson declined to
send an officer ashore to see that the Span
iards lived up to their promise to remove all
the mines from the harbor. He has prom
ised Miss Clara Barton. Of the Red Cross
Society. that the Red Cross ship State of
| Texas shall be the first vessel to enter
the harbor after he is satisfied that the
mines have been removed
| General Miles said to-day to a representa-
tive of the Associated Press: .I am most
gratified over the surrender of Santiago
The terms are just as good as an uncondi-
| tional surrender. The Spanish troopa
would eventually have to be sent to Spain;
by sending them at once We feed and keep
them for only a month or so instead Of
| perhaps year. 1t would be hard TO keen
them in Cuba. where, it must be remem-
bered, they would be a constant agency for
the spread of yellow fever.
In Spain they will have no chance to
break their oaths nor to fight against u.s.
They will never get back to Cuba, that's
certain"
Asked as to the yellow fever among the
American troops, General Miles said: THE
doctors report 237 cases to-day. OF course
it is a serious matter but hope by camp
ing on the hills to stamp it out, as it is
a mild form of the fever and only a few
deaths have yet occurred.
Our troops fought splendidly, nob,y.
The entire campaign was complete sue
cess"
Rear Admiral Sampson said to the cor
respondent: Il am delighted at the sue
cessful termination of the campaign. The
question of transporting the Spanish troops
to Spain will undoubtedly be settled by the
| Washington authorities without delay. If
| tne troops go on the transports now of
Santiago or in other American transports
sent for that purpose. they will need no
convoy. the safety of our transports on
their arrival in Spain naturally being guar
anteed'
All the American troops now on the
soutl: side of Cuba will remain ashore.
probably for some time, until the Spanish
troops are on the transports. Their task
is likely to be an arduous one The ma
rines will keep the camp at Guantanamo.
where they have done such excellent work
and which has proved such an Invaluable
harhor and base.
Fer the force employed and the lives
lost. it is doubtful whether in the history
of all wars so much benefit has been de-
rived as from the work done by this hand
full of marines, backed up by the ships at
Guantanamo. Admiral Sampson is in
clined to believe now that it would be ad-