The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-03
STORY Of THE WAR
Is Told By ALGER.
Continued from Second Page.

| ing arrived In my opinion they will nave
10 surrender Internationally very soon
! after open fire upon them
Through General Corbin, the president
replied:
| You will accept nothing but an uncon-
ditional surrender and should take extra
precautions to prevent the enemy's es-
cape"
| Late that night. July 9th. these import
| ant kilograms were exchanged:
| Received Washington, July s. .. NJ
Hon. Secretary of War, Washington:
headquarters Fifth army corps. near
! Sanuago-I forwarded General Torars
| proposition to evacuate the town this
morning without consulting any one.
Since then I have seen the general Off
GERS commanding divisions. who agree
with me that it should be accepted First.
1t releases at once the harbor. Second.
il permits the return of thousands of
women, children and old men, who have
left the town fearing bombardment and
who are now suffering where they are
though / am doing my best to supply them
with food. Third, il saves the great de-
Struction of property which a lombard
ment would entail, most of which belongs
TO Cubans and foreign residents. Fourth.
il a once relieves the command, while
IT is in good health. for operations else
where. There are now three cases of yell
low fever at Siboney in Michigan regi-
ment. and If it gets started no one knows
where il will stop. We will lose by this
simply more prisoners we do not want
and the arms they carry. I believe many
of them will desert and return to our
lines. was told by a sentinel who de-
serted last night that 300 men wanted 10
come, but were afraid our men would fire
upon them.
"W. R. SKATER, General"
Washington. July 9, HIS D. m
Major General Shafter, Playa Del Este.
Cuba:
I'm reply to your telegram recommend
ing terms of evacuation as proposed by
Spanish commander, after careful con-
siderstion by the president and secretary
Of war. I am directed to say that you
have repeatedly been advised that you
would not be expected to make an assault
upon the enemy al Santiago until you
We're prepared 20 do the work thoroughly.
When you are ready this will be done.
Your telegram of this morning said your
position was fmpregnabe and that YOU
believed the enemy would yet surrender
Internationally. You have also assured
us that you could force their surrender
by cutting off the supplies Under these
circumstances your message recommend
ing that Spanish troops be permitted to |
evacuate and proceed without molesta- |
ton 10 Holguin is a great surprise and is |
not approved. The responsibility of de- |
and distress to the inhabitants /
rests entirely with the Spanish command |
er. The secretary Of war orders that /
when you are strong enough to destroy
the enemy and take Santiago that you
do IT. If you have not force enough il
will be despatched to you at the earliest
moment practicable. Reinforcements are
on the way OF which you have already
been advised. In the meantime nothing
is lost by holding the position you now
have and which you regard as impregna-
Bile. Acknowledge receipt
''By order Of the secretary of war.
''H. c. CORBTN. Adjutant General"
playa Del Este. via Hayti.
Received Washington. July 10. go p. no /
'Adjutant General. Washington:
headquarters near Santiago. Cuba.
July 1O.-Telegram Of 9th regards to evac-
Iation OF Spanish troops received. My
position is impregnable against any at
ack the enemy may bring against me,
'ut / have not yet enough troops to en-
irely surround the town. The Cuban
orces are not to be depended upon for
evere fighting. Instructions of the war
department. will he carried out to the let
er SKATER, Major General"
On the 10Th, Shafter telegra pms that his
fer having been declined ne should be-
in 10 lombard Santiago al o'clock that
ay, but the secretary authorized him 70 ,
romise to return the standards 10 the :
paniards If they surrendered uncondi- ,
ionally. A great deal of telegraphic cor ,
occurs az this point touching !
erms of surrender. but the facts already
ave been pretty thoroughly published
n the midst Of them is one from General ,
lilies from the camp near Santiago. July =
;, in which he advises with Shafter and
ne major generals, mat discretion he
ranted as 70 the terms Of surrender He :
.ferred 20 the Spanish offer to surrender
antiago province, force batteries. mu-
itions OF war. etc. all except the men
nd small arms. General Miles says that
nder ordinary circumstances he would !.
OF advise acceptance but to avoid the
ssault and in view of me fact that there
ere 100 cases Of yellow fever in the COM :
land, he concurred with Shafter. The =
esponse came as follows:
washington. July e.
MAsor General Miles. camp near san =
tiago, Playa Del Este. Cuba:
''You may accept surrender by granting :
irole TO officers and men. the officers re- :
lining their side arms. The officers and
IN after parole to be permitted 10 return :
Spain. the United States assisting. Il
y accepted. then assault. unless, in your
dgment. an assault would fan Consult y
ith Sampson and pursue such course IS :,
the assault as you may Jointly agree =.
bon. Matters should now be done #
-omptly. ~
R A ALGE.R. Secretary Of Wa"
90 dispatch 20 General Shafter. July IaI :,
on July IS Secretary Alger wrote 90 the \,
cretary OF the navy requesting that be a.,
der ;he feet OF Santiago 20 - once al
re its way into the bay = possible TIE %
asons set cut are that The heavy rains a
we made the roads nearly impossible ..
r the tro07s have flied the trenches
u endangered the lives Of the men from
: yellow fever. AZso. the enemy's works -
.re OF such character ~ 20 involve q
-riole sacrifice q lie were an atr~upt q
lde 70 assault them. Secretary Len- =.
sp0uded in = mere ackuoSledgmenc - n
csipt q the communication w
More correspondence by telegraph 7ela- q
= 20 The surrender = Injected - THIS / =,