The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-07-15
A FINAL DEMAND.
Gen. Shafter Urges the Surrender Of
Santiago de Cuba.
zen ToraI Asks Time to Communicate with
Madrid for Instruetions-OurT Troops
Ordered to BE Ready to At
tack at Any Moment.


Before Santiago, July 13.-Yester-
lay morning Gen TOral sent ont a re-
/ ply to Gen Skaters second demand
FOR the unconditional surrender Of San
iagO, made by the latter Monday af-
bernOOn- In his reply, Gen. TOral re-
ferred to his refusal to aceede TO the
American demand made on Sunday,
and again reiterated his determine
ton to resist Notwithstanding this,
the American batteries did not open
Ere yesterday morning and the re-
newal Of the bOmbardment will prob
ably be postponed until to-day, when
it is hoped that all Of Gen. Randolph's
batteries viii be in position The
siege guns landed Monday will also be
brought up as soon as possible.
At noon Monday Gen Shafter sent
Gen. Wheeler into the Spanish lines,
under a flag of truce, with a message
to Gen. TOral, the Spanish commander,
reciting the fact that the American
ships had given complete demOnstra-
ton that they could throw shells into
the city and destroy it at viii, that
the American troops had the city prac-
tically surrounded, and that there
were IS, 900 Spanish and Cuban refu-
gees starving TO death at FL Caney,
and also pointing out that our army
had no means of feeding them Gen.
.Shafter then demanded the uncOn-
ditiOnal surrender of the city
and coupled the demand with the
statement that, unless Gen TOral
.acceded, the assault upon the
city, both by the land and sea forces,
would be renewed at once. Several
hours elapsed before any reply was
received from Gen. Toral and then
he sent a message to Gen. Shafter to
the effect that the matter was of such
great Importance that ne had been
obliged to refer It to the Madrid gov
eminent and that ne would send his
final answer as soon as he could receive
instructions from Madrid. It was
then late IN the afternoon and Gen.
Shafter gave orders to all the troops
to get as much rest as possible and be
prepared to resume the attack at any
moment
Torrents of rain fell Monday night
drowning out the boys in the trenches
and making the road almost impassa-
bic. This may delay the batteries and
siege guns The volunteers who are
being hurried on to the right center,
in the positions which have been occu-
pied by Cen LawtOn's division, while
the latter has moved forward down to
the right, until Il is almost on the
road to Camanes, by which ToraI
would have to retreat
The Cubaus under Gen. CalixtO Gar
cia took Gaines without opposition
Monday night and have intrenchments
on either side Of the road. The Amer
leans are now in position to strike the
enemy on the left flank and roll IT up,
making the Spanish intrenchments
north of the city untenable. Gen.
Toral, realizing the weakness of this
flank, has been busy during the exist
euce OF the truce IN doubling back
with intrenchments and fixing his
guns in the direction from which he is
threa tened, as most Of Gen RandOlph's
guns will be located upon the heights
IN the center Of Gen. LawtOn's new pO-
sition, where they command the town.
Monday afternoon the Capron and
Hanes batteries on the right succeeded
in tearing up the emplacements for a
palm battery, as 1t is called, and in
pumping shells into several block
houses on Salients, but the shots
directed at the Spaniards in the
trenches did not appear to have much
effect Shrapnel were rapidly broken
directly over the trenches, yet in five
minutes the trenches at every point of
explosion would be alive with the
enemy. They would watch for the
fash Of our guns and drop before the
shells exploded
The Spaniards In and around Caima-
nera have been showing great activity
during the last two or three days, and
their forces there have been apparent
" increased from Guantanamo. The
bOldness Of the American launches In
venturing beyond the port. and the
presence Of alarge number of warships
in the lower bay, have evidently led
the Spaniards to believe that an at
tack Is planned at that point