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THE LATEST.
no Further Farley with Toral--Fight
at Once If He Docs Not Yield.

Washington, July 15.-After an extended
conference with the President tonight at
which three other members of the cabinet
were present Secretary Alger said:
The situation is just this The Span
iards at Santiago are prepared to surren-
der but they want to carry their arms.
We have determined to grant no such corr
cession except the generosity Of this gov
eminent to transport them to Spain"
secretary Alger was asked II II was not
the expectation that when 1t was known
that no other terms would be granted the
surrender would take place, and replied
that such was the case.
In any event no other concession would
be offered by this government"
1t was nearly 1 o'clock when the confer
ence at the White House adjourned Be-
sides Secretary Alger there were present
Secretaries Bliss and Wilson and Post
master General Smith. Adjutant General
Corbin was present during the last hour
OF the conference. Secretary AL
ger did not say how much time would be
allowed the enemy to reach a conclusion,
but 1t Is known that the admlnistra ton
will make it very short and submit to no
further parley with Gen. Toral. The next
move is surrender upon the terms which
the United States government proposes
or immediate attack upon the Spanish
forces by the army and navy.
At ITO this morning when Gen. Corbln
left the war department for his home he
was yet without definite information from
Gen. Shaher concerning the surrender of
Santiago.
In accordance with the decision reached
at the conference with the President he
sent instructions to Gen. Shafter that
nothing but an unconditional surrender
by Gen. Toral would d satisfactory 10
this government.
In view OF Skaters last despatch no
fear is felt that the negotiations for the
surrender of the forces in Santiago city
will not be prosecuted to a successful con-
c!uslon. General Toral, 1t Is known, at
first insisted that his men should be per-
mtted to carry their arms with them to
Spain. This concession Gen. Shafter de-
clined to grant. Toral has modified his
demand regarding the arms and has pre-
scented a petition that the arms taken
from his men be returned to Spain with
the troops. As indicated In Secretary AL
gers statement above given. the petition
has been denied by this government
The unusual delay which has puzzled
the war officials is accounted for by the
difficulty which Cen Toral Is having in
surrendering that part of the force under
his command which is not in the city OF
Santiago. Gen. Shafter estimates that
there are from 49, 900 to Is. 900 men in San.
tiago and nearly as many more in the
province outside OF the city. 1t isbelleved
the delay In the negotiations Is made nee.
essary in order to secure the surrender OF
the outlying garrisons some OF which may
question Toral's authority to surrender
them without definite instructions to that
effect from Madrid.
NO NEGOTIATIONS OPENED.
| Washington, July 15.-President McKin,
ley In speaking of the fall OF Santiago
said: II hope for early peace now"
! 1t Is authoritatively stated by Score
! tary Day that there is no truth in the
published report that peace negotiation:
have been opened at Washington, led b,
Sir Julian Pauncefote. assisted by the
I Russian ambassador japanese miniAer
and other foreign diplomats.