Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-16
NEWPORT NEWS, VA SATURDAYS JULY Is 1898. q

eu SHOULD have paramount authority To
maze ana conclude the terms Of sur
mandS. srI7- - . - s ~ - oe-s
"A after #. parleying. aeneral rorA ac
ceueo to this, explaining that s,nca
MS "a. iast communication he had received
p ,s, authority from Captain General
l, as.l TO DO so. This being the main
point, the interview was soon ronc,,1a
cd. - S SUI cohcloo-
betore parting General Shafter com
plinented General Toral nightly unnn
the skifl and gallantry OF his resist.
| . upen the return to General wheeler,s
leaoquarters the news of our complete
victory was communicated to General
n !, and to General Kent and to
the brigade commanders A scene Of
general rejoicing followed 4, 8 :: s..
. Genera shafter held a regular leveei
peIore 5hessdismounted. and was con-
srat u ted and comnlimented BY all
DE Immediately appointed General
Wheeler. General Lawton and Captain.
Wiley to be commissioners on his be-
General Toral. :,
he then issued orders to permit our
troops to retire from the trenches, but,
absolutely forbddine any one. soldier,
%, CIVILIAN. from going into the Span
The refugees are to be permitted to
return to their homes. but neither our
troops nor the Cuban auxiliaries are tn
De permitted to enter the city at pres
ent. 27's 80 q ~ 60
This, The order as to the cubans is very
specific. They have shown Il dlsposi.
Ion to loot every and any place
f'ut. they arc not to have the privileges
of quitting their appetltes for plunder
III Santiago. ~
A guard Is to be maintained about
l. he, j
are to be removed Just to the front a.,
~ .ie rear OF our lines. as In indiyIdua1
easus. most practicable. The chang
~ ene camp sites will undoubtedly i'm
ptnre the health of the troops.
s wno.e purpose OF the American
health of the army, especially from ~,
dreaded contagion - -
Y IS claimed there is no fever in
'aI'lago. but the city is full of filth
no s'ench ana II our men are allowed
!" go IN it will undoubtedly becnma
a pest hole oeeo On
lne pOvs In the trenches were ipno
rant OF the outcome of the neeotiatinns
'n'l heavy luncheon OF coffee. hard
taN.S and corned beef M =
Then General Shafter Amounted co,-
"nel Astor and Captain NfcEiitr,clr r.
convey the welcome ttdings along tho
mes Some OF the officers favorad
celsbrating the victory with bands
ana a noisy demonstration. bur C,ene-
sai, ~, ILL.,, .er vetoed the proposition. He
, ,hn lnere was no occasion to humiliate
we enemy who had fought bravaiW
,t even cheering was to be per1ni,tad
oue before Colonel Aston and Cantoi,,
,MclNlt,rlck could warn the soldiers tho
So. u nroke out into wild hurrahs
some danced about, threw their hats
INTO the air, Rugged each othar r5
eonSratulated themselves upon tho
IlospectA OF getting out OF Cuba in a
few days. 20 ~
:Ieneral Shafter instructed the com.
trance be Immediately opened 5Eto allow
lara Barton. of the Red Cross Sn-
s.ie, , and 1.-The supply ships to enter
aAe mat the railroad from Siboney ha
opened for similar purpose.
IS probable that the Spanish
IN part for the Transportation of tha
susieidered soldiers to Spain. The
snahlsh troops abandoned the en-
uehshnents early this morning and
went into the city 80
Our commissioners accommodated l.,
IN interpreter. entered the Snon,sh
'ti"S shortly after 2 O'clock. and had
10y returned when the correspondant
eit with this dispatch. -
r'ncrhl Miles and his staff arrived
ana ,~' money from the front this evening
ana went aboard the Concha. on ths
whhrf General Miles said:
santiago has surrendered on orr
Ir,ns. after trying vainly for a long
!, IN" TO get better ones The result
is highly gratifying. The snanis,,
prisoners will be transported 70 Sal,
ny lis The surrender carries with II
NOT only the city of Santiago bnt tho
"htlrr Santiago military district heinz
''', eastern portion of Cuba, west to
- me DOWN from Asseraderos on the
sour h coast to Sagua on the north coast
nHanlllo and Holru}n orc not -