Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-16

IeHefdl bldncO autnOTlZeu IeNeFal iOTdi,
! if it was agreeable to the American gen.
eral. TO appoint commissioners on each
| side to arrange the terms of capitulation
| of the forces under his command. on the
condition of their parole and transportation
| to Spain. pending the sanction of Madrid.
He also communicated the names of the
commissioners he had selected. namely. Mr..
Robert Mason, the British vice consul;
| General Torars chief of staff, Colonel Fon-
| taine. and General E.scarajao.
This communication was so ambiguous
| that it might all be upset by the refusal
Of Madrid to sanction the terms agreed
| to by the commissioners. and General
| Shafter resolved TO have all tine ambigr rity
removed before proceeding further. At II
| O'Clock he mounted his horse, and. to-
gether with General Miles and the STATS.
he rode to the front. At General WheeIer's
| headquarters. General Shafter. General
Miles. Colonel Maus and an interpreter left
| their retinue and passed on over our
trenches with flag of truce. to the mango
tree under which the interview was held
yesterday. They We're soon joined by Gen
eral Toral. his chief of staff and the two
/ other commissioners appointed by him.
General Miles took no part in the negotia-
| tions. He has been careful since his ar
| rival here not TO assume the direction of
affairs. or TO detract in the least from the
glory of General Skaters achievement.
General Shafter insisted at the outset
that the commissioners to be appointed
/ should have paramount authority to make
F, and conclude the terms of surrender in ac-
! cordance with our demands.
! After pareying. General Toral acceded
to this. explaining that, since his last COM
munication. he had received direct author
ity from Captain General Blanco to do so.
! This being the main point. the interview
was soon concluded
| Before parting. General Shafter compli-
mented General Toral highly upon the skill
and galiantry of his resistance.
Upon the return TO General Wheeler's
headquarters the news of our complete VIC
Tory was communicated to General Law
ton and to General Kent, and to the brigade
commanders. a scene of general rejoicing
followed.
General Shafter held regular levee be-
fore he dismounted. and was congratulated
and complimented by all. He Immediately
appointed General Wheeler. General Law
ton and Captain Miley to be commission
ers on his behalf to treat with those ap-
pointed by General Toral. He then issued
orders to permit our troops to retire from
the trenches but absolutely forbidding
| anyone. soldier or civilian, from gong INTO
| the Spanish lines.
The refugees are to be permitted to re-
turn to their homes, but neither our troops
nor the Cuban auXiliaries are to be per-
mitted to enter the city at present.
The order as to the Cubans is very spe-
cific They have shown a disposition to
loot everything and any place. But they
are NOT to have the privilege of Cutting
their appetites for plunder in Santiago.
A guard is to be maintained about the
city and the camps of our soldiers are to
be removed just to the front or to the rear
of our lines, as in individual cases is most
practicable. The change of the camp sites
will undoubtedly improve the health of the
troops.
The whole purpose of the American COM
mander now is to protect the health of the
army, especially from the dreaded conta-
gion.
ago but the city is full of filth and stencil
and if our men, are allowed to go in 1t Will
undoubtedly become a,pest hole.
I The boys. in the trenches were ignorant
of the outcome of the negotiations until
after a heavy luncheon of coffee. hardtack
and corned beef. Then General Shafter ap-
pointed Colonel Astor and Captain Mckit-
trick to convey the welcome -tidings along
the lines. Some of the officers favored cell
"l ebratins the victory with bands and a
noisy demonstration, but General Shafter
vetoed the proposition. He said there was
no occasion to humiliate the enemy, who
had fought braveiy.
i Not even cheering was to be permitted,
but before Colonel Astor and Captain Nc
Kittrick could warn the soldiers the latter
]: broke out inios wild hurrahs. Some danced
about. threw their hats into the air, hug
ged each other and congratulated them
| selves upon the prospect of getting out OF
Cuba in few days.
General Shafter instructed the commits
!, sioners that the inside harbor entrance be
Immediately opened. to allow Clara Barton.
of the Red Cross Society, and the supply
ships to enter and that the railroad from
Siboney be opened for a similar purpose.
We are to supply the Spanish prisoners
with food. pending their concentration and
embarkation. General Toral requested this
saying that there was very little food.
II is probable that the Spanish steamers
} in the harbor will be used, in part. for
the transportation for the surrenders to
Spain. The Spanish troops abandoned the
intrenchments early this afternoon, and
went into the city.
| Our commissioners. accompanied by an
Interpreter. entered Spanish lines shortly
, | after O'Clock. and had not returned when
the correspondent left with this dispatch.
General Miles and his staff arrived at
Siboney from the front this evening. and
went aboard the Concha. On the wharf
General Miles said:
, Santiago has surrendered on our terms
r after vainly trying for a long time to get
better ones. The result is highly crafty
: ing. The Spanish prisoners will be trans.
: ported to Spain by US. The surrender car.
ries with it not only the city of Santiago
but the entire Santiago military district
being the eastern portion of Cuba. ives,
to "A line drawn from Asseradores.: on the
tn nr1 fhn n
, Manzanilo and Holguin are not Included
The possession of the surrendered dis
r trict will be yielded at once. and com.
i mission of six, three from each side. will