The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-15
BEFORE THE SURRENDER.
shsfter Has Gained Everything He Was
After.

New York. July IA special 10 the
Tribune from Washington says: The
ffnal extension OF the armistIcs at San
tiago until oon to-day Thursday in
order to give Madrid an opportunity to
authorize General Toral TO accept the
modified demand OF the United States
forces for the surrender of the city. un-
der guarantee that all the Spanish fore
es in b besieged city shall be safely
transferred to Spain, became known in
washington after a protracted extra
ordinary session OF the cabinet, at which
the desperate condition of the besieged
J and alarming sanitary situation OF the
besiegers were carefully weighed.
The ringing emphasis with which the
cabinet on Saturday last approved Gen
eela Shartefs demand for Immediate
n unconditional surrender" had been
founded upon enthusiastic reports from
the general that he had v from
his tedious illness, that his siege guns
snd five days rations. with large sup
plies Of ammunition and effective rein
forcements had been brought to the
front. and that his position was not
My tm~pregnable, but that he could
carry the city by assault in a few hours
whenever he chose TO begin.
His conference with Admiral Samp-
son had given him confidence that the
feet could shell the city over the hills.
and the marked cheerfulness OF his dis
patches, In strong contrast 70 their de-
spairing tone of the previous week. gave
Washington every reason 10 believe
that unqualified victory was at hand.
With the arrival OF General Miles the
authorities received another buoyant
tendency. but after two days OF con-
tfnuous rain on the battlefield the spir-
its Of the commanding generals began
TO droop again, and the climax came in
the reports that yellow fever had al
last appeared. and while II had 90 far
exhibited itself only in extremely mild
form. the exposed conditions of the mer
IN the trenche knee deep in water
fairly steaming in the intense heat. thu
conditions were most favorable for tn,
rapid propagation Of the disease AM
for its development into a malignan
type Of the dread scourge.
Under these circumstances the au
thorities. while utterly repudisting tn
Spanish proposition 10 surrender IN
entire province of Santiago, proVidei
Torzi's force was permitted 10 Withdraw
unmolested 20 the westward. took int
consideration a suggestion which wa
preached nearly a week q in Wash
fngton and not suggested by n O
the forces operating against the enc
my at the front. This provided for a
agreement 20 the conditional surrende
OF all the Spanish military forces in an
around Santiago harbor. with the guar
antee OF their prompt and saIe retur
20 Spain. The suggestion grew out q
the anticipated embarrassment whic
at the time seemed TO be forced upo
the authorities by the acquisition OF a
excessively large number Of militar
prisoners, va would Of necessity hav
10 be brought TO the northern part q
he. United States and cared for unit
the close OF the war.
n became evident at the outset ths
in case the Santiago garrison capitulai
Cd n would be impossible 10 control 5
large a number of prisoners on Cuba
soil. necessitating h MAINTENANCE
around Santiago Of more American sol
dtsrs thar could be spared while Gu