The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-18

port.
Fourth-That the Spanish officers shall re-
taiE their side arms and the enlisted men
their personal property
Fifth-That after the final capitulation,
the Spanish forces shall assist in the re-
movai of all distractions to navigate in
Santiago harbor
Sixth-That after the final capitulation the
commanding officers shall furnish COM
plete inventory of all arms and munitions
of war and roster of all the soldiers in the
district
Seventh-That the Spanish general shall
be permitted to take the military archives
and records with him.
Eighth-That all guerrillas and Spanish
irregulars shall be permitted to remain in
Cuba if they so elect. giving a parole that
they will not again take up arms against
the United States unless properly released
from parole.
Ninth-That the Spanish forces shall be
permitted to march out with all the honors
of war, depositing their arms. to be dis
posed of by the United States in the future,
the American commissioners to recommend
to their government that the arms of the
soldiers be returned to those who so brave-
ly defended them.,,'.
The articles were signed yesterday after
noon after four hours session of the COM
missioners, who agreed that the terms of
capitulation should await the sanction of
the Madrid government.
TORAL HEARTBROKEN.
General Toral, the white-haired COM
mander of the Spanish forces, was present
throughout the session and appeared to be
utterly heartbroken. He spoke bitterly of
the fate which compelled Linn to sue for
peace but had no word to say against the
gallant men who had conquered his army.
lie declared that he had little chance to
win.
Il would not desire to see my worst enc
my play with the cards l held" he said TO
one of the commissioners. Every one of
my generals was killed or wounded. l have
not single colonel left, and am surrounded
by a powerful enemy. We have counted
sixty-seven ships off this port.
And, BESIDES he concluded YEARLY
waving his hands towards the city, Il have
secret troubles there"
Speaking of the battle of the Oath of June,
in which the Rough Riders and part of
General Young's command participated,
General Toral said that less than two thou
sand Spanish troops were engaged, his loss
being two hundred and sixty-five. He would
at Ell Caney and before Santiago. Heavy!
Heavy" he said, dejectedly.
In response to inquiry, he said that
transportation would be required for be-
tween 1900 and %, 600 men, there being that
much of force in the capitulated district.
He informed the officers that Santiago har
Dor had been again mined since Admiral
Cervera left.
General Miles remained at Juragua during
the completion of the agreement yesterday
and a copy of the articles was sent him by
General Shafter this morning. THAT is
splendid" he said, I'VE have got everything
that we came after."t General Miles went to
Guantanamo to-day, and it is reported that
ne will remain there until the Washington
government definitely decides about the
Porto Rico campaign.
A large number of troop ships are lying
off here, and it is generally believed that
large part of General Skaters army will be
moved soon.
The camp at Juragua contains nothing
now but hospital tents with guard of
two companies. The blackened ruins of
few burned buildings are still visible, but
in most places the debris has been removed
and the white tents of the hospital corps
are pitched on the sites of the burned build
ings. The fever hospital is situated about
half mile across the railway bridge to the
northeast of the town, and is we'll Isolated
Two hundred and fifty wounded men are
still on the hospital ship Relief, which lies
here. All are recovering rapidly.
HARD LINES FOR VOLUNTEERS.
The volunteer regiments which have ar
rived here since the fighting ceased are
standing the climate remarkably well. The
men seem greatly disappointed because
they arrived too late to share in the bat
ties, but they are seeing plenty of the real
hardships of campaigning. The daily down.
pour of rain last week rendered the camp
very uncomfortable. The rifle pits and tents
and the ground are soaked with water, and
the miserable yellow clay of the Cuban
coast makes marching almost an impossi-
bility. The narrow trail from Jaragua to
the front is cut to pieces by constant
stream of wagons, and it takes hours for
a supply wagon drown by four starving,
exhausted horses to make the twelve-mile
trip. The troops look to be in good condi-
ton by daylight, but when the swift, trop-
ical nights come down, damp and cloudy.
with the men shivering miserably about the
suffering camp fires or searching for dry
places for their blankets, the great mass
of troops seems little like a victorious army.
The men do not complain, but accept the
rain-soaked bareback and wet shelter tents
with cheerfulness.
Scarcely war ship remains off Santiago
harbor entrance, almost the entire fleet
holding positions directly opposite the de-
serted fort at Aguadores. This afternoon
the New York. flying the blue flag of the
admiral lay anchored with her bow almost
on Aguadores beach. while clustered about
her were the other ships of the great squad
ron, the Brooklyn lying little farther out
to sea. The rife pits which crown the bluff
were deserted, the Spanish soldiers loung
ing unconcernedly on the beach under the
guns of the fleet and within hail of the
men on the New York.
The men of the navy are impatient to get
into Santiago harbor, but 1t is not known
yet when the entrance will be made. The
refugees who have been quartered at Ell
Caney, were ordered back into the city to-
day, and as most of them are without food
the Red Cross Societys aid is considered
very important. The open-handed gener-
osity Of American seamen was shown to-
day, when subscription was opened on
Commodore Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn.
for the benefit of the young wife of George
Henry Ellis, the only man killed on the
American side during the battle with Adj
miral Cerveras fleet. The men eagerly Of
fered their money, many whose salaries are
but SIT or SIS a month giving 500 or $25.
The sIhscrintion soon amounted to S907. and