The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-18
NEGOTIATIONS CONCLUDED.
General Toral, eart-broken and De-
iected. Bemoans His Fate.


General Toral, Heart-broken and De-
iected. Bemoans His Fate.
Copyright 1898, by the Associated Press.)
On Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Wanda. off JJfragua Tor Ssboney).
Saturday, July I6-7 p. m.-The Spanish
flag will come down from Santiago S
walls tomorrow and COCO Spanish soldiers
will yield their arms to their american
conQuerors and sovereignty of Spain IN
eastern Cuba viii end Official endorse
meuts of the terms of caOltulat-on We're
received from Madrid at l o'clock this
morning and unless unforeseen OBSTACLES
arise the actual withdrawal of General
ToralS forces will be an accomplished
fact within "a hours.
Nine O'Clock tomorrow is the hour set
for the ending of the Santiago campaign
At that hour under the terms OF the
agreement the Spanish soldiers Will
march ont from the city they have SO
resoiutely defended. all under arms and
viii be received by detachment OF Cen
eral Skaters victorious troops: The
officers viii retain their side arms, but the
soldiers will stack their guns before the
American lines and be placed under
guard, either TO return TO Spain under
convoy, or to give their oaths TO remain
in Cuba as non-combatants.
In the meantime several regiments OF
General Skaters command VIII be sent
10 take possession of the Iaiien city ana TO
hoist the Stars and Stripes where the nag
the enemys troops in the east district OF
Santiago province will be marched to
Santiago, many detachmentS from outly-
ing points already being en- route, ana the
entire force of % 500 men, it is expected
will be ready to embark within a Tort
night.
What will be done with General
Skaters force is not yet fully decided
The physicians declare that the army.
owing TO the hardshiSs. will not be tit.
for active duty for some time to come. and
General Niles is said to be considering the
proposition to leave only immune regi-
ments to hold the conquered province and
return the body of the corps to the United
States and send other immuneS from there
to reinforce the Santiago detachment if
necessary Many Of the troops are ready
to take Part in the Porto Rican expo dit on.
but the expedition is strongly opposed by
the physicians
SPREAD OF YELLOW FEVER.
New cases of yellow fever continue to
appear daily anG fully 800 are now under
treatment. but the disease is of very
mild form and the physicians say 1t is
now well in hand. Only five deaths have
occurred up to tonight. the low mortality
being remarkable and most encouraging
to DR.. Guiteras and other fever experts.
who had grave fears when the disease
first appeared that the death rate would
be very heavy.
with the correspondent of the Associated
Press. said he believed that the danger
of the pest was over and the men do not
seem TO fear il in the least, owing to the
of the cases.
AGREEMENT SANCTIONED.
The formal sanction by the Madrid gov
eminent as to the terms of caoitulation
today unravelled the skein of demands
and counter demands between the oD-
posing commanders, which threatened yes
terday to end the negotiations anu 60
pei = return 10 arms.
After numerous conferences had result
ed in the agreement already sanctioned
by General BlancO. General Toral decided
that the approval of the Madrid govern
ment was necessary before he would leave
the city. General Shafter maintained tat
when General Toral agreed to surrender
the province of Santiago and General
i3lancO sanctioned it. the agreement of
became an accomplished fact
He insisted that General Toral had either
Thursday or acted in bad
faith. but documentary evidence bore out
the fact that General Toral mentioned
hat he only capitulated subject TO his
governments approval, and the six COM
nissionerS by whom the articles were
signed at 2:10 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
so ruled The whole matter was cleared
up this morning, however. when General
roral received the necessary sanction
rom Madrid
The articles were signed yesterday az
.ernoon. after four hours session of the
who agreed that the terms
IF equalization should await the sanction
If the Madrid government.
TORAL'S DETECTION.
General ToraI. the white-haired COM
nander of the Spanish forces. was pres
mt throughout the session and appeared
o be utterly heartbroken. He spoke Bit
sue for peace. but had no '%ord 10 say
against the gallant men who had con-
luered his army He declared that he
lad little chance to win.
4 ret
enemy play with the cards | held" he
aid TO one of the commissioners. Every |
me of My generals was killed or wound I
d. ! have not a single colonel left and /
IN surrounded by powerful enemy. We |
lave counted 81 ships off this port And !
,esides." he concluded, YEARLY waving !
lis hands towards the city, Il have Sc
ret troubles there
Speaking OF the battle of the 24th of I
une. in which the rough riders and a !
art Of General Young's command par /
icipated, General Toral said that less /
han ..00a Spanish troops we're engaged. |
lis loss being 265. He would not say how |
many Spaniards were killed at Ell Caney |
md before Santiago.
Heavy. heavy" he said dejectedly. In /
esponse to an inquiry. he said that trans !
would be required for between I
2OVJ and 25,CO0 men, there being that /
many in the canitulated district. He in I
ormed the officers that Santiago harbor (
lad again been mined since Admiral Ger
era left.
MILES SATISFIED
General Miles remained at Juragua dur
ng the completion of the agreement yes
erday. and q copy of the articles was
cnt him by General Shafter this morn
lg.
THAT is splendid he said. 1--WE have
OF everything We came after"
General Miles went TO Guantanamo to-
ay and il is reported ne will remain there
ntil the Washington government def
itelv decides about the Porto Rican cam
align.
A large number of troop ships are lying
II here and il is believed large part of
ieneral Skaters army will be moved
Don
The camp at Juragua contains nothing
ow but hospital tents. with a guard of
wo companies. The blackened ruins of a
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