El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-14
WAITING
For the Surrender of Santiago.

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| WASHINGTON, July E.--No news
from Shafter was received by the war
department. up to one o'clock this
morning. Secretary Alger waited
with the president until that hour.
| Others at the white house during the
evening were Secretary and Mrs.
Gage and Secretary Long, who came
| to make social calls, and Secretaries
Bliss and Wilson, who came to hear
any war news and talk over the situa-
ton. Gen. Sorbin made his usual
visit. if
There is a hopeful feeling In ad-
ministration circles over the Santiago
situation. Several Of those close to
the president believe that Genl. Toral
will accept Skaters terms of surren-
der on condition that the Spanish
troops will be shipped back to Spain.
This appears to be the prevailing i'm
preston in administration circles.
Shafter and Sampson have been dir
ected to go ahead with vigor if the
city is not surrendered. No more
truces will be granted by Shafter, and
if necessary there will be general as
sault on the place. fe. iarat 1 H.
The government has decided that it
is better to lose a thousand men by
Spanish bullets than to risk the lives
of nearly 10000 men from yellow fever
by permitting the troops to remain in
water filled trenches during a long
siege there. .4. -sUpu gc4ilu is.lGJi
MADRID, July 14.-The war Office
has received from Blanco .notifica-
tion that he has instructed Gen T0ral,
commander in Santiago, to resist the
Americans as long as possible, but
fully empowering him to end the
struggle at his discretion. The war
Office admits that the reserves of am
munition in Santiago were reduced by
the explosion in the cathedral, caused
by American shell land that provisions
are short, but declared that the troops
are in good spirits. -z-H- a,s4.l
WASHINGTON, July 14.--Shortly
after IL o'clock the secretary of war
received dispatch from Shafter say
ing that the Spanish general Torsl
commission to consider terms of sur
render. It is said that the dispstch
indicates that Santiago is on the point
of being delivered over to the Amer
icsns. The dispatch was Immediately
taken to the white house by Adjutsnt
General Corbin. t'' 5 49,. '..
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Gen. Shat
ter, it is officially stated, has been au-
thorized to appoint commissioners to
arrange details of the surrender, pro-
vided it is immediate. Secretary Alger
feels that surrender is. practically an
accomplished fact. General Corbin
says he has no doubt the surrender is
complete by this time unless there is
some treachery, which he does not an
ticipate. ""'.'.
The appointment of commissioners as
requested by General Toral, is the GUS
tomary military method of arranging
surrender. The commission is to agree
upon details, such as the point where
arms and munitions of war are to be
deposited, and the place where Shsfter
is to meet General Toral. ...
WASHINGTON, July 14-Secretary
Long on leaving the white house said
that the proposition of Gen. Toral for
the appointment of commissioner
had been rejected, and that Shafte
has been instructed to tell Toral that
surrender must come first. after which
. commission could be appointed to
arrange minor details. aH st4 f1"o-