The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-07-23
SANTIAGO SURRENDERS.
BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF THE AMERICAN
ARMS IN CUBA.
Twenty Thousand Spaniards Lay Down
Their Arms---America Agrees to Carry
Them BacHto Spain and Feed Them I'm
til They Arrive III Their Native Land,

The reverse to the Spanish arms in
eastern Cuba is complete. Santiago |
lbs fallen, and with it all the eastern |
end of the island,
Gen. Toral, the Spanish commander.
agreed to the general terms of the sur
render OF q personal interview with
Gen. Shafter Friday afternoon, at
~hich Gen. Miles was present. The
victory is greater than appeared at
first. All the Spanish troops in the
fourth corps, the military division of
Santiago province, from line drawn
north from Asserradores, eighteen
miles west Of Santiago, through Las
Palmas, Palmas Soria, Alcantaza, to
sagua de Tanamo, on the north coast,
and eastward to Cape Maysi, are sur
rendered and the territory is aban.
doned. Between $4,000 and 10000
Spanish prisoners are taken, about
| 10000 of whom are in Santiago. The
remainder are at Guantanamo, and
others are garrisoned in the towns OF
eastern Cuba. All these are to be
embarked and sent back to Spain
under parole.
Gen. Shafter bears his honOrs mod
cstly. To correspondent of the AS
ISOLATED Press he said: cit has been
q hard campaign-one of the hardest L
ever saw. Never during our civil war
we're moro difficult problems solved.
The character of the country and the
roads made it seem almost impossible
to advance in the face of the enemy.
The transportation problem was hard,
but all the difficulties have been sue
cessfully surmounted. Our troops
have behaved calamity. They fought
like heroes, and 1 am proud to say j
} have commanded them. During oil
the hardships they have suffered they
have shown resolution and spirit
They deserve to conquer. :.
q It was at the personal interview helt
c by Gen. Shafter with Toral yesterda.
that the American general made tn
Spanish commander understand tina
temporizing must cease, and that be
: fore noon Friday q categorical affirma
ton for his offer must be received o
the bcnbardment of the city woul
. begin in earnest.
In the meantime our lines had bee
extended until Santiago was surrounc
4, ed and all light batteries had been
posted as to be able to do moro ettec'
I've work. In addition, arrangement
had been made to land troops at Cabs
50 mas, west Of Santiago. The SPANS
batteries opposite Moro Castle wei
70 be bombarded and stormed, the
- GUNS were then to be turned upon I'll
N citv and Gen. Lawton's brigade at tt
Z. same time was to fall on the enemy
left flank under the cover OF our art
% cry fire.
y ed the terms of surrender, explalnlil
- that he had received direct author
from Capt. Gen. Blanco to do SO. III
being the main point the interylt
= was soon concluded.
The boys in the trenches were
norant of the outcome of the negot
lions until after q heavy luncheon
coffee, hard tack and corned be-
Then Gen. shafter appointed Col.
De nd Co,,t McKittrick to convey
welcome tidings along the lines. So,
9 Of the officers favored celebrating
ia victory with bands and noisy demo
stration, but Gen. Shafter vetoed
proposition. He said there was no
casion to humiliate tho enemy, W
had fought bravcly. Not even 81 enc e
ING was to be permitted, but bel
- Col. Aston and Capt. Mchlttrlck co
warn the soldiers, the latter broke
into wild hurrahs. Some danced abe
threw their hats into the air, hugs
each othpr and congratulated the
selves upon the prospect OF getting
of Cuba in few days.
it. A dispatch from Aguadores'
'~9 Port Antonio, says: Santiago
rendered Thursday. Menaced by
American forces on land and sea,
Gets, hcartened by past defeats and witi
hope of victory. Gen. T0E"l ylel
lis city to save his people >,
The Santiago campaign, with
g., deeds of splendid daring, ano
'uSu with the record Of slaughter, hao
'n' believed by many men high IN ran
have ustbegun: .u o.o
With the final stroke Of the Spa
generals pen, the only strongno.
a"" the province of Santiago mas n
. and the power OF Spain IN e"S
Cuba is crushed.
Transporting The PRISONERS
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