Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
"Wednesday, ,July IL.


! The Spanish minister of foreign affairs
denies that negotiations for peace have
taken place.-Alarm at the appearance OF
yellow fever among the American troops
in Cuba has induced the government at
Washington to hasten the evacuation of
Santiago by offering to transport the
Spanish forces to Spain as condition OF
their surrender.-German cruiser Irene
prevents a vessel belonging to the Philip
pine insurgents from attacking the Span
fish garrison on Granda island. in Subig
bay. Admiral Dewey promptly sends two
of his ships to capture the island. the
Irene retreating on the appearance of the
american vessels.-Havana refugee re-
ports that Gen. Blanco attempted suicide
when he learned that Cervera'S fleet was
destroyed. Some of his officers interfered
and saved his lfe.--Gen. Miles dispatch:
Secretary of War. Washington: At
meeting between the lines at which Gen.
erals Shafter and Wheeler and the Span
fish General Toral were present the latter
claimed that he is unable to act without
authority of his government, but has re-
.ceived authority to withdraw from and
surrender harbor ports. forts. munitions
iof war and eastern portion of Cuba. he
urgently requests until tomorrow noon to
receive answer from his government re-
.garding offer of our government to send
his forces to Spain. which was granted
Miles, Major-General, commanding
copy of this dispatch was posted on the
bulletin of the war department in Wash
.ington, and at the bottom the secretary
had written with a blue pencil: The
permission 10 withdraw has been declined
by the war department. r. A. Alger
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, Near
Santiago de Cuba. July 13.-Adjutant Gen
eral United States Army, Washington:
Your Telegram saying no modification or
orders allowed just received. Have had
an interview of an hour and a half with
oral extended
truce until noon tomorrow. l told him
that his surrender only will be considered.
and that he was without hope of escape
and had no right to continue the hght-
think 1t made strong impression on him.
and hope for his surrender. III he refuses
will open on him at noon tomorrow with
every gun l have, and l have the assist
ance of the navy, which is ready to bonn
bard the city with thirteen-inch shells.
w. r. Shafter.
Thursday, July IA.
General Toral. commander of the Span
ish forces at Santiago de Cuba, surrend-
cred TO General Shafter. The Spanish
troops are TO be sent to Spain under pa
role. The surrender includes all the for
itifcations and the entire eastern end of
,Cuba.-The United States government
will now turn its attention TO the capture
of San Juan, Porto Rico. An expedition
lis TO be started at once under General
Ogne Gazette declares that there is no
truth in the report that German cruiser
interfered in any way with the operations
of Admiral Dewey in the Philippines
The Florida and the Fanlta conveyed
by the gunboat Peoria have landed large
expeditions at Palo Alto. on the south
coast of Cuba In the fighting which took
place Captain Jose Manuel Nunez was
killed and Winthrop Chanler of the rough
riders and several soldiers wounded. The
Spanish loss was heavy.
The following dispatches from our Off
GERS at the front tell of the surrender of
Santiago TO Generals Shafter and Miles:
Playa del Este. July 14.-Adjutant Gen.
z eral washington Have just returned
from interview with General Toral. He
agrees to surrender upon the basis of be-
ing returned TO Spain.
This proposition embraces all of eastern
Cuba, from Acerraderos on the south to
,Sagua on the north via Palma with prac-
tlcally the Fourth army corps. Commits
sioners meet this afternoon at 2:S0 to de-
finitely arrange the terms.
w. r. SHAFTER,
Major General.
Playa del Este. July 14-General Greedy
Washington: Santiago has surrendered.
JONES.
Washington. July 15.-Asde from the
nouncing that General Toral had agreed
to surrender Santiago and prac-
ticGlly all of eastern Cuba to the
American troops, the officials of the war
department had, up to o'clock this (Fri-
day. morning, received no details on the
contamination of capitulation or the time
of occupancy of the city by Skaters
forces. Secretary Alger stayed at the
White House with President Mckinley
until shortly before that hour in hopeful
but disappointed expectation of having
further news to communicate to the pres
ident, who anxiously awaited additional
advices. Their time was pleasantly oc-
cuped in a measure, though. by the read
lng of numerous kilograms from all parts
of the country conveying hearty congrat-
iulations on the first great victory for
american soldiers during the present war
Before Santiago. via Playa del Este.
July H.-Secretary of War. Washington
General Toral formally surrendered the
troops OF his army-troops and division of
Santiago--on the terms and unders landing
that his troops shall be returned to Spain.
General Shafter will appoint commits
sioners TO draw up the conditions of ar
rangements for carrying out the terms of