Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-07-15
S UR RE- n D I R { D..
SANTIAGO GIVES UP.
GEN. TORAL, AFTER MUCH DELAY, DE-
LlVERS THE BESlEGED CITY.

He Seeks to the Last to Put OF the Inevit-
able-AsI1s For Commissioners to Arrange
Terms of Surrender-Admiral Dewey Re
news Action at Manila.
Washington, July 1.-THE Spaniards
surrendered Santiago at 1.30 this after
noon.
Washington, July 1.-The Spanish
have asked the United States for the ap
Dointment of commissioners to confer
with their commissioners over the sur
render of Santiago. Gen. Shafter has
wired the Spanish proposal and Secre
tary Alger and Gen. Corbin are low in
conference with the president on the sub
7ect. 1t is believed that an ultimatum
will be sent to-day to Toral. Secretary
Alger says it is not clear what was to be
the purpose of the commission. 1t must
be surrender or fight, he says.
After the white house conference Cen
eral Corbin returned to the war depart
ment and gave out this statement; "a
cablegram inst received from General
Shafter says General Toral has asked
that commissioners be appointed to ar
range terms of surrender, Toral having
already appointed his" The text of
General Skaters despatch was not
given out.
Later.-The Spanish proposition for
commissioners has been declined and
General Shafter has been notified that
the proposition is not entertained and
nothing short of unconditional surrender
and that Immediately is to be considered.
The despatch to General Shafter has
been started from the white house al
ready and in less than an hour he should
have the presidents rejection of the
latest Spanish proposals.
Washington, July 1.-THE conference
at the white house over General Shat
ter's message regarding the commission
ers lasted only about ten minutes before
an answer to the despatch was framed.
In this despatch General Shafter was in
structed to carry out the orders last sent
him, namely, to secure the surrender of
Santiago by noon today or renew the at
tack upon the city. 1t is understood the
purpose of the president in sending this
reply is, while securing the surrender of
the city, to leave to Shafter the arrange
ment of all the details of surrender.
Washington, July secretary Alger
received this afternoon the following
despatch from Gen. Miles:
PLAYA DEL ESTE, July 13.
Secretary of War:
At a meeting between the lines at
which Gen. Shafter and Gen. Wheeler
and the Spanish General Toral were pre-
sent, the latter claimed that he is unable
to act, without authority from his gov
ernment, but has received authority to
withdraw and surrender harbor ports,
munitions of war and eastern portion of
Cuba.
'He urgently requests until tomorrow
noon to receive and answer from his gov
ernment regarding offer of our govern
ment to send his forces to Spain, whicl
was granted. (Signed) MILES,
Major General Commanding.
On the bulletins giving Gen. Miles
despatch was written underneath the
despatch the following:
"Permission to withdraw was declined
by the war department.
(Signed) r. A. A.
The war department this afternoon
gave out the following from Gen. Shat
ter:
Headquarters Near Santiago,
July ID.
Adjutant General, Washington, ID. c.:
Your telegram saying no modification
OF orders allowed, Just received. Have
had an interview of an hour and hal
with Gen. Toral and have extended tn,
truces until noon tomorrow. Told hin
that his surrender only will be consider
ed and that he was without hope of es
cape, and had no right to continue tn,
fight. / think it made strong impres
sion on him for his surrender; if he re
fuses l will open on him at noon to-mor
row with every gun l have and will hav
the assistance of the navy, who ar
ready to lombard the city with 13.incl
shells. (Signed) SKATER.
Manila, July ., by way of Hong Kong
July l3.-The insurgents on Wednesday
July 6, reported that the German CUR
boat Irene, in Subic bay, refused to pei
NIT them to attack the Spaniards o