The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17

Cuba and other adjacent Spanish islands
and each of the two governments shall like
wise appoint within ten days after the
signature of this protocol other commits
sioners who shall meet at San Juan de
Porto Rico within 30 days after the sigma
ture of this protocol to agree upon the
details OF the evacuation Of Porto Rico and
other islands now under Spanish sovereign
ty in the Antilles.
Article s. Spain and the United States
shall appoint to treat for peace five COM
missioners at the most for either country.
The commissioners shall meet in Paris on
Oct. l. at the latest. to proceed to nego-
tiations and to the conclusion Of a treaty
of peace. This treaty shall be ratified in
conformity with the constitutional laws of
each Of the two countries.
Article 6. Once this protocol Is concluded
and signed hostilities shall be suspended,
and to that effect in the two countries Or
ders shall be given by either government
to the commanders of it's land and sea
forces as speedily as possible.
Done in duplicate at Washington, read in
French and English by the undersigned,
who affix at the foot of the document their
signatures and seals, August II. 1898.
ing to MS men 'Salve quien pueda.'
Hardly had he given the order when he
fell, shot through both legs, one of his
aides, Lieut.. Joaquin Dominguez, turned
to the general he fell, exclaiming Gen
eral what Slaughter A bullet took the
top clean off his skull, killing him on the
spot.
I'm the meantime 1 had secured stretch
er and ordered four men to place the gen.
eral in it and carry him to a place of safe
ty. Bullets were whzzing past and fall
ing like hail all around. 1t seemed that
fate was against US. AS they placed him
in the stretcher Gen. Vara Del Rey was
shot through the head and killed. All four
fnr hoo nrto
Vara Del Rey, brother and aide to the
general, was wounded and taken prisoner
Earlier in the day Majors Aguero and
Aragon, both on the generals staff, had
peen killed. Besides these, ten other Of
ticers were shot and we had 23O men killed
and wounded
"At Gen. Vara Del Rey's death all took
fright, running down the hill and toward
the woods and underbrush in a mad effort
to get away with their lives
Toward evening small bands Of strag-
Cling, worn out soldiers began to arrive in
Santiago and at $50 that night Lieut.. Col.
Puenet came in with 103 men whom he nad
been able to rally and bring into the city
in some sort Of order
"None of the blockhouses in the sur
rounding country was engaged that day,
but in the early morning shell from the
American lines fell in the San Miguel
blockhouse. setting it on fire and killing
seven men.
I'VE estimated the enemy's forces en-
gagged at Caney on July 1 at 5000 men and
their artillery at four rapid fire guns
1T was the hardest fighting l have ever
seen or ever care to. The brilliancy and
daring Of the American attack was only
equalley by the GOODNESS and stubbornness
of the Spanish defense.
The report that the body of Gen. Vara
Del Rey had never been recovered is un.
| true. 1t was buried by the American troops
| and his grave was marked with a wooden
cross. A decoration found on his breast
| was unpinned and, later handed to Gen
| Toral by Gen. Shafter''