The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-17
SPANISH HONOR WAS IHVOLV WE'D
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taken place. The consent of Madrid,
they insisted, was still necessary, but
at the same time they claimed strong
/ ly that it would be forthcoming, as
! Captain General Blanco had advised
/ it and the home government would do
the same thing.
General Toral, who was present, and
who, in fact, directed the negotiations
on his own behalf, said he had never
| been overruled by the captain general.
| Still, he added, until Madrid had sane
toned it, Santiago had not capitulated.
All this was extremely unsatisfac-
| tory to our commissioners, who chung
tenaciously TO the understanding Cen
eral Shafter had received earlier in the
day.
LANGUAGE MODIFIED.
Finally, with the question of whether
or not the Spanish forces had actually
surrendered still open, the commission
ers proceeded to the preliminaries. Cap
tain Miley had drawn up 10 articles of
Q general nature and these were to
be submitted to General Tora1 person.
ally. He made a strong appeal that
the word "capitulation" be used in
stead of the harsher term surrender"
and that his army be allowed to march
out, the officers with their side arms
and the men with their small arms. He
said the arms could afterwards be sent
to Spain, either on the same ships with
the troops or on some other ships.
General Toral further remarked that
he expected our commissioners as rep
resentatives of brave and chivalrous
people, would not seek to humiiiate his
army or make it appear that he was
vanquished. AS brave men, his SOL
diers desired TO go home with honor
They had simply yielded to superior
force and they would prefer dying to
going home without their honor.
Our commissioners could not resist
this appeal, but they said il lay beyond
the terms laid down by our government
and they could only recommend the
matter to Washington.
At o'clock General Toral returned
to the city to consult with General Ii
mares.
General Toral and the Spanish COM
missioners returned i:30 O'Clock. cay
ing they desired 5 further change
in the phraseology g The articles, and
suggested a pcstronement of the nego-
iietions until morning. This General
Wheeler firmly declined. ThersupCn
recess was taken until $50. The COM
missiorers returned at that hoG1. and
the articles were agsin gone over IN de-
tab Various charge Of V. rbiage. w:ich
tended only to soften the sound of the
TEN, without affecting the sense, were
proposed by the Spanish, and cur com
missioners accepted practically all Of
them.
ARTICLES SIGNED.
Shortly after midnisht General
Wheeler suggested shat The good faith
of the SpGniaIds be tested.
All the articles were rs-rsad and
each commissioner in turn was asked
if they were satisfactory. When they
replied In the affirmative General
Wheeler asked them 10 Sfax their sig
natures. This they appeared reluctant
TO 90, but could not well refuse. When
all had signed the commissioners sepa-
rated. 10 meet again at $3.50 in the
morning.
The present municipal authorities are !
to continue in control of the city Until
the Spa troops are embarked. The
Spanish troops from other parts are TO
be embarked at the nearest ports. Re-
fugees are TO return to their homes.
but not until the sanction OF Madrid
is received, and the same applied to the
removal of the Instructions at tho
mouth of the harbor.
Pending this, however, Miss Clara
Barton and the Red Cross agents. with
supplies, are to be allowed to enter the
city over the line of the Juragua rail-
road.
The water main which was cut is to
be repaired today.
No Cubans are to be allowed to enter
the city. All the artillery and the bat
teries at the entrance of the harbor are
to be LETT intact, and we are to obtain