Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-08

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line played "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner" and "There'll Be Hot Time in
the Old Town Tonight" Men were
cheering from one end of the line to
the other. Officers and men without
even shelter tents have been soaking
for five days in the afternoon rams,
buf all are happy. Shafter.
A TRUCE UNTIL NOON TO
DAY.
Washington, July 1.-The War
Department has made public the fol-
lowing official dispatch from General
Shafter, which includes a report OF a
number of dispatches sent or received
by him in regard to the surrender of
Santiago:
Playa Del Este, July 4.
Hon. r. A. Alger, Secretary OF War
Washington:
The following is my demand for
the surrender of the city of Santiago:
Headquarters United States Forces,
Near San Juan, July 3.
To the Commanding General Of the
Spanish Forces, Santiago:
| shall be obliged, unless you sur
render, TO shell Santiago de Cuba.
Please inform the citizens Of foreign
countries and all women and children
that they should leave the city before
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Yours respect ufyll,
Your obedient servant,
w. r. Shafter,
Major.General |. 5. a.
Following is the Spanish reply,
which Colonel Dorst has just return
ed ut $50 p. NJ:
Santiago De Cuba, . ?. NJ. July3.
His Excellency the General Com
handing Forces Of United States,
San Juan River.
Sir. | have the honor to reply
10 your communication of to-
day, written at $50 4. NJ. and re-
ceived at p. NJ, demanding the
surrender of this city; on the con-
trary case announcing to me that you
will lombard this city, and that | add
wise the foreign women and children
that they must leave the city before
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. 1t is
my duty to say to you that this city
will not surrender, and that ! will in.
form the foreign consuls and inhabl-
tants of the contents of your message.
Very respectfully,
Jose Toral,
Commander-in-Chief, Fourth Corps.
The British, Portuguese, Chinese
and Norwegian consuls have come to
mv line with Colonel DOrse. They
ask ifnon-combatants can occupy the
town of Caney and railroad points,
and ask until 10 o'clock of the 9TH
inst. before the city is fired on. They
claim that there are between fifteen
and twenty thousand people, many
of them old, who will leave. They ask
if l can supply them with food, which
| cannot do for want of transportation
to Caney, which if fifteen miles from
my landing. The following is my
reply;
The Commanding General Spanish
Forces, Santiago dc Cuba:
Sir: In consideration of the request
of the consular officers in your city
for delay in carrying out my intention
to fire on the city, and in the interest
ofthe moor women and children who
will suffer very greatly by their hasty
and enforced departure from the city
have the honor to announce that l
will delay sucn action, solely in their
interest, until noon of the 9TH, provid-
ing during the interval your forces
make no demonstration whatever
upon those ofmy own command.
Your Obedient servant,
w. r. Shafter,
Maior-Genersl, L. S. a.
NAvY's VICTORY HELPS ARMY.
With the Army Near Santiago,
Called from Port Antonio Monday.
With the destruction of Admiral
Cervera's fleet the work Of taking
Santiago becomes much less difficult
As long as General Skaters had no
siege guns and could not be assisted
by friendly feet in the harbor the
capture of the city promised to be
hard task, and 1t would have been
practically impossible to hold the city
if captured.
There is said to be no more doubt
that General Skaters next move