The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-21


ern end of the island.
Surrendered Everything he Could.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE terri
tory surrendered by General Toral
is | 900 square miles with 10000
inhabitants and contains the cities
OF Santiago, Guantanamo. Baracoa
and Sagua-de-Tanamo. The region
is one of the richest in the island. 1t
has numerous iron and copper mines
and magnificent and extensive su-
gar plantations. Guantanamo and
Santiago have the finest coffee plant
atoms on the island.
General Toral' = corps is variously
estimated to number from 5000 to
20, 600. A conservative estimate
places it at 10 1000, including several
generals, numerous staff officers, etc.
From Gcue al Miles,
WAsHINTON, ID. c., July little
War Department has received the
following dispatch from General
Miles written apparently before the
final surrender of Santiago at 3
o'clock.
"PLAYA DEL ESTE, July IA.
Secretary of War, Washington,
ID. G..
Before Santiago, July 14.-Gen-
eral Toral formally surrendered the
troops of his army-troops and d.
vision of Santiago, on the terms and
understanding that his troops shall
be returned to Spain. General
~ q 70 ,cc ~
to draw up the conditions of ar
rangements for carrying out the
terms of surrender. This Is very
gratifying and General Shafter and
the officers and men of this command
are entitled to great credit for their
gallantry and fOrtitude in overcom-
ing the almost insuperable obstacles S
which they encountered. A portion
of the army has been infected with
yellow fever anG efforts will be made
to separate those who are infected
and those free from it and to keep
those who are still on board ship
separated from those on shore. Ar.
rangements will be I'm ediately made
for carrying out further instruction S
of the President and yourself.
| Signed "NELsON A. MILES.
"Msjor General of the Army
| Spaniar,ls to he Sent Back.
There is only one condition to tn,
surrender. and that was proposed
by the United States. Toral ant
his army are to be sent back t.
Spain. This is good riddance. N,
one wants thousands of fever-infect
ed, half-starved prisoners in th'
clean and healthy confines of tn
United States and no one wout(
willingly infict upon regiments o
brave American soldiers the punish
ment of having to remain in Santi
ago in order to keep guard.
| When they are once more in Spain
on a parole which will bind then
never to bear arms against tn
United States, the Spanish troop
can spread abroad the stories of tn
powess of Americans and describ
, to their wondering fellows the terri
: BILE character of men who did no
know how to run away. The prison
ers will be sent back as quickly a
possible. The news of the surren
der was still being circulated in tn
first flush of JOY when the Presiden
$ and Secretary Alger had arrange
t that bids should at once be invite
i for the necessary number of trans
7. ports. There is to be no delay. To
: sooner the Spanish soldiers are o1
Cuban soil the better it will be.
The commissioners appointed b
Gen. Toval to meet the commission
: ers representing the American army
for the purpose of arranging term
y of surrender, at first demanded ths
o the Spanish soldiers be allowed
: retain their arms. This demand ws
not acceded to by the war depar
ment, although recommended by tt
% American commissioners. The TO
= lowing is General Skaters offici
dispatch, detailing conditions of su
render
"PLAzA DEL ESTE, July 16.
y "Adjutant General, U. S. A., Was
II ington, D. c.:
= Headquarters near Santiago, Ju
. 1G.-The conditions of capitulatit
's include all forces and war materi
1t in described territory. The Unite
g States agrees with as little delay
4. possible to transport all Spani
,e troops in district to the kingdom
n Spain, the troops, as far as pOssibl
- to embark near the garrison tn
20 now occupy. Officers 10 retain the
)" sidearms and officers and men to I
ne tain their personal property. Spa
a ish commander authorized to tai
he military archives belonging to 81
er rendered district. All the Spani
n forces known as volunteers, moiri
On zadves and guerillas, who wish
so remain in Cubs, may do so und
%. parole during the present war, q
90 ing up their arms. Spanish fore
..,,' will march out of Santiago with he
~. ors of war, depositing their guns
us point mutually agreed upon
he await disposition of the United Sta
'p- government, it being understood Il
lid the United States commissioners v
mia recommend that the Spanish soldi'
,.u return to Spain with arms they
- bravely defended. This leaves
III question Of return of arms entirely
IN the hands of the government. I
nd vite attention to the fact that seve
ort thousand surrendered, said by G.
Toral to be about $4,000, agai,