The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-26
BUT 5000 LEFT.
Spanish Troops in Santiago
Province
Have Now Nearly All Laid Down
Their Arms.
GARCIA IN THE FIELD.
General Shafter Says the Cuban
Commander
Had No Fight With Spanish
Forces as Reported.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated
Press.)
Santiago de Cuba, July 26.-Every-
thing here is peaceful. The 1000 Spanish
soldiers at Guantanamo have laid down
their arms The $3.50 from Palma
Soriano. San Luis and Longo surren-
dered yesterday to Lieutenant Miley
and today pack trains with provisions
were sent to them.
The only others included in the CAPT
tulation are 1000 troops at Baracoa
and 1000 at Sagua. They have not yet
been turned over, but they are now here
in GeneaI Garcia's vicinity. He is at
Jiguany today and reached there with
out encountering any Spaniards. Cen
eraI Shafter authorizes an absolute
contradiction of the report that Garcia
encountered a force of SpaniardS who
were returning to Santiago to Surren-
der and was defeated by them.
Colonel Ezra p. EWers, of the Ninth
infantry, acting for General Shafter,
will receive the formal surrender of
Guantanamo. Yesterday General Shat
ter released forty Cubans who had been
confined in the local Jail on political
charges. Indeed, some of them were
confined without charges of any char
acter, others on the most trivial pre-
texts, and yet others because of SYM
pathy with the insurgent cause. The
Jail is still filed with many whose
ord, and absolutely unknown, so far as
has been yet ascertained. A general
investigation has been ordered imIne-
diately.
American newspapers, which have
arrived here, contain articles written
apparently under a misap apprehension
of the facts regarding the conduct of
the campaign and the dictation of the
terms of surrender. General Miles was
here simply as a. visitor and adviser.
In his official capacity he had nothing
to do with the terms of the capitula-
ton, the entire credit for which be-
longs to General Shafter, who on July
10 received the following dispatch from
Washington of that date:
General Shafter, SibOney: The sec
rotary of war directs me to inform you
that General Miles left at 10:40 last
night for Santiago, but with instruc-
lions that do not in any manner su-
persede you as the commander Of the
United States troops in the field at
Santiago as long as you are able for
duty.
"(Signed) CORBIN,
''Adjutant General -
Starving Cubans.
Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.)
Guantanamo Bay, July 26.-The fol-
lowing pitifuI appeal has been address
sed by the starving people of Cienfue-
gos to Rear Admiral Sampson:
Honorable Sir:-The Cubans, old
men, women and children, resident in
the town of CienfuegOs and this neigh
borhood are all dying of hunger. The
young men are all in the field with the
Cuban troops and have not shoes,
neither food. All the provisions in this
town are in the hands of the Spaniards.
Cubans cannot obtain a piece Of bread,
as it is necessary to send everything to
the field. The Weyler system is in the
way. The situation is terrible. If
you, honorable sir, do not come quick
with your squadron to our help and
take possession OF this town we shall
VOI1F
operation About 5000 old men, womeR
and children shall die of hunger in this
town. Some of those old men have
This is our situation, horrible situation.
If the great people of the United States
do not come quick in our help we are
lost. For Gods sake come quick
''Signed) SOME CUBANS."
Nothing can be done for the people of
Cienfuegos until that place is cap
tured. This will not be for some time.