Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21
SUR RENDER R Ed!
Spaniards in Santiago Give
Up the Struggle.
A MAGNIFICENT VICTORY.
DOns Agree to Evacuate All of
Eastern Cuba.
PRISONERS NUMBER $4,000.
All of the Captives Will be Sent Back to
Spain-Wsr Department VIII Ask Steam
ship Companies to Bid for Transporting
the Troops.

Washington, July .-"Santiago
surrendered at three" was the signifi-
cant official announcement that
reached the president at 3;O6 Thurs
| day afternoon. 1t came in "A dispatch
| from signal service official at Playa
| del Este and told the result of the
meeting of the capitulation commits
| sioners in brief and concise form. The
| dispatch was well ahead of the official
| message from Shafter. Santiago time
| is 55 minutes ahead of Washington.
which accounts for the quick receipt
| of the result, the commissioners not
meeting until 2:30. \ few minutes
after this message had come to the
president the following was received
by Chief Signal Service Officer Gree
ley:
Playa, July 14.-Santiago has sur
rendered. JONES'"
The sdjutant general received the
following from Playa:
"Adjutant General, Washington:
Have just returned from interview
with Gen. ToraI. He agrees to sur
render upon the basis of being re-
turned TO Spain. This proposition en-
~ "NNo an VI 'tiSltlli NllDd IIOII AttT-
raderos on the south to Sagua on the
north. via Palma, with practically the
Fourth army corps. Commissioners
meet this afternoon at 2:3O to definite
iy arrange terms.
'W. r. SHAFTER, Major General
The war department received the
following dispatch from Gen. Miles,
written apparently before the final
surrender of Santiago at 3 o'clock:
Before Santiago. July 15.-Gen.
Toral formally surrendered the troops
Of his army-troops and division of
Santiago-on the terms and under
standing that his troops shall be re-
turned to Spain. Gen. Shafter will ap-
point commissioners to draw up the
conditions of arrangements for carry
ing out the terms of surrender. This
is very gratifying and Gen. Shafter
and the officers and men of his com
mand are entitled to great credit for
their fortitude in overcoming the al
most insuperable obstacles they en-
.ountered. 4 portion of the army has
been infected with yellow fever and
efforts viii be made to separate those
who are infected and those free from
it, and to keep those who are still on
board ship separated from those on
shore. Arrangements will be i'm
mediately made for carrying out fur
ther instructions of the president and
yourself"
The statement that the Spanish
proposition embraces all eastern Cuba
from AcerraderoS to Sagua is impor-
tant in that ii shows the surrender to
embrace all the harbor and contig-
uous territory of Santiago. II does
not include Holguin and ManzanilIo. |
where the Spaniards are reported to
have considerable bodies of soldiers,
as these places are west OIL the sur
rendered zone.
The territory surrendered by Gen. |
Toral includes population exceeding |
10000 when the country is in its nor |
NAL state. IT includes the important |
cities of Santiago. Guantanamo, Sagua |
de Panama and Baracoa. 1t is exceed |
ingly rich in minerals. sugar and cof-
fee. The large iron and copper mines |
at Juragua. Baiquiri and vicinity are
owned by American companies. In
the Guantanamo district are extensive
Baracoa carried on an
fruit trade with the United
States.
The plan of the war department for
returning the surrendered army of
Gen, Toral to Spain will not necessi-
tate the use of American vessels It
IS the purpose of the department to
ask for proposals from all steamship
which desire to compete
t,.Dn nr.fi, tba Snn,ich 10, /
Spain and the most advantageous bid |
Will be accepted. The advices of Gen.
5haftcr state that the number of
spanish prisoners viii! be between
1000 and $4,000.