Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13
OFFER IS REJECTED.
Shafter Refused to Allow Spaniards
to Surrender Keeping Their
Side Arms

Gen. Skaters Headquarters. Near
Santiago, July 1O.--(Via Port Antonio,
Jamaica, per the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Dandy, July II, a. M, via
Kingston. jamaica July II, 9:15 a. M y
At 1870 this morning Gen. Shafter mott
fed Gen. Toral, the Spanish commander
that by President Mckinley's direction,
the Spanish proposition to surrender if
the garrison were allowed to leave San
tlago with its side arms was rejected and
that the United States would accept nc
terms but the immediate and uncondi-
tional surrender
Gen. Toral, at 2:45 p. M, replied in a
brief note that he rejected President Nc
klnley's proposal and would consent to
no other terms than those offered by him
| self
AT 3:15 p. m. Gen. Shafter notified
Gen. Toral that the armistice would be
terminated and hOstilities resumed at
o'clock. AT the same time he issued in
structlons to each of the division COM
1nanders to prepare for a fresh attack
on the Spanish works. These orders
nave been promulgated from Aguadores
to Ell Caney
When the courier left with this dis
patch, just before 4 o'clock, the artillery
was preparing to open on the Spaniards
at the end of the armistice The dynamite
blockhouse with such absolute precision
that the first slot would obliterate it,
The American soldiers will sleep in the
trenches tonight
Eight batteries of light artillery will be
III position at midnight tonight and the
siege guns: just landed, will be ready for
ACTON at ~ CLOCK tomorrow morning.
Gen. Shafter said to a correspondent of
the Associated press this afternoon Gen
Henry and his division are now landing
at Juragua and are coming up as rapidly
as possible. Our lines cannot be made
more effective, but if the chance offers to
increase our strength, | will take advan-
tage of it. l shall not be surprised if we
have Santiago in three days"
At FL Caney there are 10000 miserable
refugees from Santiago-Old men, women
and children, whom the Spanish have per-
mltted to go to our lines to get food. The
plight of these helpless people is heart
they can for them.
Generals Favored Acceptance.
Siboney, Province of Santiago de Cuba
July 1O.-3 p. m.-(Via Playa del Este,
by the Associated Press DISPATCH Boat
Cynthia IL, July 1O.)-There are only
SSeventy-tive wounded men in the hospitals
here who are being treated for serious
amputatlOnS or bone fractures. In the
hospitals at the front there arc no wound
ed soldiers. The serious cases and all the
rest of the wounded are on board the hos
pital ship Relief or on the transports
bound north
The landing of reinforcements IS pro-
crossing rapidly. All the men of the First
Illinois regiment, six batteries of light ~
tillery, and S51 recruits for the regular
infantry, are now ashore and it is Dr0ha-
bic that the Eighth Ohio men from The
st. Paul Will be landed by noon tomor-
row
A coal-laden schooner. the Stevens,
drlfted against the hospital ship Relief
and both would have drifted ashore but
for the prompt assistance rendered them
by the Cynthia IL.
Gen. Shafter held a conference with
the American generals at the front today,
concerning the offer made by the Spanish
commander. Gen. ToraI, to surrender
Santiago if the Spanish garrison were al
lowed to march out with the side arms.
and have twenty miles start without mo
leStation.
Gen. Toral agreed that if this was ac-
cepted, he would not destroy the ships in
the harbor. the ammunition in the forts
or the buildings in the city.
The majority of the generals, Gen.
Wheeler leading, are III favor Of the ac-
ceptance of these terms, on the ground
that the Spaniards can march out 10 the
westward anyhow and burn the city and
destroy all the vessels, guns and ammuni
ton before leaving.
Food and water are very scarce IN San
tiagO One biscuit was recently sold for
So in gold.
The Cuban auxiliaries were put 20
work this morning policing the camp at
this place.
1t is earnestly hoped that DR. Guiteras
will order all the buildings here - be
burned Immediately, and thus reduce the
chance of the spread of a serious cpl
demic.