Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-21
Laid Down Their Arms.
Army Headquarters Before San
tiapO. july IT,

tldSOs Cuiy -
The preliminaries Of the capitulation
of the city having been settled and the
terms confirmed by Madrid by cable,
the actual surrender took place this
morning. the Spaniards handing over
their rifles, the officers retaining their
side arms They marched out Of the
city and our troops marched in and DC
cupied the chief Notifications.
Precisely at noon the stars and stripes
were hoisted over the civil government
building, the ceremony being watched
by An immense concourse Of people. A
salute Of 81 guns was fired and a de
tachrnent Of cavalry and infantry pre-
sented arms, while the band played Ma
tional airs
As our troops entered tho city the
strength and admirable plan Of the enc
my's entrenchments were only too visa
bic. General Wheeler, who made a
careful observation Of them, reported TO
General Shafter that they were among
the best that had ever come under his
observation He further said that in
his opinion it would have cost us easily
1000 lives to have stormed and capt ur-
ed them.
The arms Of the enemy are deposited In
an improyised armory, over which Gen
eral 5hafter has placed a strong guard.
absolutely no friction. This afternoon
our flag waves. oyer Santiago and its
Lripcipal fortress. III Mono. and the
American army is triumphant in I'll Of
Eastern Cuba. More than -, 600 troops
are prisoners of war. The territ Org
turned over includes Ports Azerrader
ros, Santiago, Aguadores Guantanamo,
Baracoa, Sama, Banes, Saguade, Tana
mo Mayari and Cape Maysi lighthouse,
facing Mole St Nicholas Haiti. The
gudboat Alecidi, now at Baracoa. and
three eonyerted launches armed with
gatling guns are surrendered, as are all
Notifications, artillery and the rifles,
small arms and accoutrements Of the
troops
Torals officers and men viii be fed
from American commissaries until our
government perfects arrangements to
transport them to Spain.
Meanwhile all persons, military end
civil, are vigorously prevented from
passing the lines, though arrangements
will be made this afternoon for refugees
TO return to the city should they care to
do 80 The distress among the non
combatants has been fearful and for
eight days only scanty relief has been
doled out
at El Caney a crowd of women and
children scrambled in wild mob before
q church door. After figting their way
TO this place of relief they were dolcd
out single cracker apiece. The Red
Cross people have vainly tried TO move
adequate supplies from their ships, and
the army transports hayc barely suffici-
ent to supply the regiments at the front
and the forage force Certain officers
horses have been supplied with oats de
spite the luxuriant grass. A few loads
Of food would relieve the starving wo-
men and children Miss Barton Is now
on the State Of Texas awaiting permis
sion to steam to Santiago and distribute
supplies to the Cubans there.
SpapisL surr1sons Of the various in
terror points will march TO the nearest
seaport5, and the shipment to Spain will
be carried out as speedily as possible
when the ships are engaged. Things
win necessarily move slowly
No important moves are contemplat
ed Mt present. AS Holguin and Gibara
have not surrendered both are filed
with soldiers. Any evacuation or
weakening OF the army surrounding
Santiago would invite General Luque
to march across the country and at
tempt to recapture the city. The rains
have thoroughly set in, and during the
next few weeks 12 hours Of wet out of
"a may be looked for