The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-19
TERMS Of SURRENDER
Make the Matter Pretty Close
to Unconditional.
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ANY.CONCESSION GRANTED
Is as an.Act of Grace; Not as
Upon Demand.
ANY,CONCESSION GRANTED

Boat Wanda, off Juragua Cor Siboney)
| Saturday, July Is (via Port Antonio, ia
macia, Sunday July1O.-The Spanish flag
viii come down from sanriagos walls
tomorrow and 92.oOo Spanish soldiers vii
yield their arms 20 the American con-
querors and theA sovereignty of Spain in
eastern Cuba VIII end
Official endor 5ement of the terms OF
capitUation were received from Madrid
at 10 O'Clock thist morning, and unles nu-
forseen Obstacles arise, the actual with
drawal of General ToraIs forces will be
tan accomplished fact within twenty-four
!hoursr.
| Nine O'Clock tomorrow is the hour ser
for the formal ending of the Santiago cam
IIpaign- At that hour, under the terms OF
the agreement the Spanish soldiers will
tmarch out from the city they have so
Iiresollutely defended, all under arms, and
twill be received by large detachments of
lfGeneral Skaters victorious troops The
lfofficers Will retain their side arms, but
lithe soldiers will Stack their guns before
1.-THE American lines and be placed under
I.guard, either to return to Spain under
convoy, or TO give.their oaths TO remain
IN Cuba as non-com ba.tants.
In the meantime several regiments of
General Skaters command will be sent
to take possession' of the fallen city, and
TO moist the stars and stripes where the
fagtof Spain has ffioaed for centuries. All
the eneEny's trops in the eastern district
of Santiago province will be marched to
Santiago, many -detachments from out
lying points already being en- route, and,
the entire force of 1880 men, 1t is expected
will be \ready to lembark within a fcS1-
night.
What will be done with General Shat
ter's forcessis not yet fully decided. The
physicians declare that the army, owing
to the harCfshps and the fever, will not
be fit for active duty for some time to
come, and General Miles is believed to be
seriously co. osidering the proposition to
leave only immune regiments to hold the
conquered province andxeturn the body of
the corps to the United States and send
ing other immI mes from there to reinforce
the Santiago detachment if necessary.
Many of the troops are eager to par
ticipate in the Porto Rico campaign,
which, it is rumered about headquarters,
will Immediately follow, but it is strongly
opposed by eSuugeons.
New cases of yellow fever continue to
appear daily. and fully 600 are now under
treatment, but theS disease is of a very
mild form and the physicians say it is
now we'll in hand. Only five deaths have
occurred up to tonig ut, the low mortality
being remarkable and most encouraging
to Dr. Guiteras and other fever experts,
who had grave fearst when the disease
first appeared that thetdeath rate would
be very heavy.
General Miles, in a interview today
with the correspondent of t1e Associated
Press, said he believed the. danger of
the pest was over, and that the men do
not seem 20 fear it in the least, owing to
the mildness of most of the cases.
The formal sanction OF the Madrid gov
eminent of the terms of CAPT tulation to-
unraveled the tangled skein of demands
and counter-demands between the oppos-
ing commanders which thre atened yes
terday to end the negotiations and compel
a return to arms.
After numerous conferences had result
ed in the agreement already sanctioned by
General Blanco, General Doral decided
that the approval of the Ma drid govern
ment was necessary before me would leave
thecity.
such approval was necessary; that when
General Toral agreed to surrender the
province of Santiago and General Blanco
snctioned it, the agreement to surrender
became an accomplished fact He insisted
that General Toral had either surrendered
Thursday or acted in bad faith. but docu-
mentary evidence bore out 1.-THE fact that
General Toral mentioned that he only
capitulated subject to his governments
approval. and the six commissioners by
whom the articles we're signed at 2:10
o'clock yesterday afternoon so ruled The
whole mater was cleared up' this morning.
however. when General Noral received
the necessary sanction from Madrid.
The agreement consists of nine articles.
The first declares that all hosulities
shall cease pending the agreement of
final capituation.
Second-That the capitula.tion includes
all the Spanish forces and the surrender
OF all war material within the prescribed
limits.
Third-The transportation of the troops
to Spain at the earliest possible moment,
each force TO be embarkedhat the nearest
port.
Fourth-That the Spanish officers shall
retain their side arms and the enlisted
men their personal property.
Fifth-That after the final capitulation
the Spanish forces shall assist in the re-
moval Of the distractions 10 navigation
in Santiago harbor.
Sixth-T4lat after the final capituauon
the commanding officers shall furnish a
complete inventory Of all arms and NUM-
tons OF war and a roster Of all the SOL
diers in the district
Sevcut}-That the Spanish general shall
be permitted to take themiItary archives
and records with nm.
Eigth-That all glerrillas and Spanish
ir-egulars shall be permitted to remain
in Cuba If they 50 elect, giving a parole
that Shey viii not again take up arms
against the United States unless pro
perly parcIed.
Ninth-That the Spanish forces be per-
mitted to march out with all honors OF
war. bepos4t.ng their arms, to be dis
posed Of by the United States in the
future. the American commissioners 20
recommend TO their government that the
arms OF the soldiers be returned 70 those
who sobravely defended them"
The arvjcals were signed yesterday az
ternoon after four hours session % the
commissioners. who agred that the
terms Of the capitulation should await
the sanction Of the Madrid government.
General Toral. the white haired com
mander Of the Spanish forces. was
present Throughout the session and ep-
spoke bitterly OF the fate which CON-