The San Francisco call., 1898-07-06

Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press.
 IN THE ADVANCE OF THE AMERICAN LINES, SEVEN MILES SOUTH OF SANTIAGO, July (via Port Antonio, Jamaica, July 5, per the Associated Press dispatch boat Cynthla II, via Kingston, Jamaica, July 5).-At noon yesterday, acting under 1nstruc- tions from Washington, Major General Shafter, commander of the troops, sent a letter to General Linares, in com mand of the Spanish forces defending Santiago, demanding the surrender or the city. The message was delivered by Colonel Dorst. Three hours elapsed before the firing could be stopped. General Linares responded promptly with an absolute refusal to surrender.
 General Shafter at noon to-day re- peated his demand for the surrender or the city and notified General L1nares that unless Santiago surrendered nos tilities would be resumed at noon on Tuesday, Up to this evening General Linares has not replied to the second request for the surrender of the city.
 Conferences with Consuls of the for eign powers have been conducted near General Wheeler's headquarters. The Consuls said there were 3l,O00 men, women and children, foreign subjects, in the city, and they requested ces- sation of hostilities in order to enable them to be removed outside Santiago and to be placed under the protection of the United States. This was defi- nitely refused by the American com mander, who declined to accept any such responsibility. The Consuls were told that it rested with them to insist upon General Linares' surrender.
 The conference was resumed at g o'clock this morning, when the Con- suls expressed grave doubts as to Gen. eral Linares surrendering, on account of the false telegrams in regard to Spanish victories and yellow fever among the American troops sent daily to Madrid, which caused the Span1ards to think they dare not surrender and return to Spain.
 However, the foreign Consuls will de- mand the surrender of the city, but 1t is doubtful whether they will prevail. All the negotiations are submitted di- rect to Washington, thus causing some delay. General Wheeler telephones to General Shafter and the latter, over the military line from his tent to the cable station at Guantanamo Bay, com municates direct with Washington.
 A courier of the Associated Press at 4 this afternoon said no conclusions had been reached.
 General Shafter denies the existence of a general armistice under the white flag, and it is believed hostilities will commence on Tuesday at F o'clock, before which time the exodus of the 31. 900 foreigners will be accomplished.
 The British warships Pallas and Alert and the Austrian warship Maria Teresa have been allowed by Rear Admiral Sampson to enter the harbor of Santi- ago and remove foreign subjects. One British vessel has already cleared for Kingston, Jamaica.
 The Spanish armored cruiser Cristo bal Colon has listed on her beam ends on the rocks, and it is now practically impossible to save her.
 KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 5.-The British warships PallaS and Alert have left here for Santiago de Cuba in order to bring away British subjects who are desirous of leaving that city.
 NEW YORK, July 5-The central ca ble office of the Western Union Tele- graph Company at 11:30 this morning issued notice to the effect that it's cable operators at Santiago de Cuba have gone on board the British gun hoaf