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Spanish Army at Santiago
Surrendered to the Americans
THE PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO UNDER THE STARS AND STRIFES--AMERICA TO TRANSPORT THE
SPANISH TROOPS RACK TO SPAIN-THAT IS THE ONLY CUNDITION—SANTIAGO HARBOR
ANO CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY INCLUDED IN SURRENDERED ZONE.
BY SPECIAL AND A.AJOCIATBO PRESS.
Washington July 14 -asnlisgn hss
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itsaanni Dti Shafter# ribto to:
rtt4"i*d frc m a® litofma witii tian*
a rat Total H? ifrwi ip up
on the baato ©i ufioi rttunswii 10 spsio.
cm Cuba front Acorradorts on the
south to Sagua on tto north via Palma
with practically the fourth army corp*.
The commtoatoner* meet thto after*
non at 2:80 to dtflmicly arrange the
terms.” nm-
The News Comes In.
Tbr (list .news reaching Augusta of
the surrender came from the New York
Journal to Ihe Augusta Herald. As
early as 12:30 o’clock the New York
Journal bod information that the sur
rpr.de" was about to be made. In The
Herald's early edition, going to press
at V2:40 Jt was stated that the surren
der was pending. Half an hour later
the Journal sent the new* of the sur
render. In the next extra The Herald
BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, JULY H.-THK SURRENDER EMBRACES ALE Of
EASTERN CUBA FROM ASCERRA DKltf'S TO SAOUA. IT EMBRACES
ALL THE HARBOR AND CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY TO SANTIAGO.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE HOLGUIN AND MANZANILLO, WHERE THE
SPANIARDS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE CONSIDERABLE BODIES OF
SOLDIERS, AS THOSE PLACES ARK TO THE WEST OF THE SUR
RENDERED HfcONE.
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THE “ BOTTLE M OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
Tlie illustration mak*s plain the reason for the phrase, "bottled up in Santiago
harbor.” The entrance to the harbor is very narrow. In places it is only 300 feet
wide in times of peace. On a war tooting, with mines in position, the passage for
vessels is reduced to about 100 feet in width.
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
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Bulletins Coming In.
A ~tiliutli~n rfrulYcd fn>tn
j GeiM>ra i Fh after, ahhh finnftumd
tn tirrMiC# the terms of iur>
lliartmcnt to mean that the Rpantarda
had decked to surrender Santiago,
| The apt ointment of a commission Is
! the first Step of a surrender, so the fact
1 that Tiral hat appointed hfs commis
sioners is evMor.ee that he has, or Is
golttit to, surrender. The customary
| military method of a surrender is
(through a commission. This commit-
Islon will agree upon the details such
>bs the point where aims and munitions
lor wrar shall be deposited and the place
| where Gen. Shatter shall meet Gen.
i Toral. etc. These details are the
F
terms which the commission will ar
jrange. In the cable sent Gen. Stsaf-
| ter it was reiterated that anything but
absolute and unconditional surrender
iifivtaiT Atffvr but Just watt thia
ttogo until fiiYttop ofrtfrf.'
Final Arrangements.
|By AaiKciitod Prcaa. |
I WaihiNTiGß. July 14. —At2 p. m
jtk* follow.ng «tatw*ttt by out wbn
{saw the president gives flic situation
r*Arrangements are being made for tto
tomm*ssloners to arrange th? surren
der of BanOago. Thtna was much
misunderstanding as to the effect of
I the Spanish proposition, the adminis
tration first believing ii a Spanish
I trick to work delay, as before, but it to
new construed as looking to*immediate
surrender, and arrangements for that
are now in progress. Shafter bat been
! wired authority to appoint the com
i missioned, but only few immediate and
, unconditional surrender, and has been
'informed if for any other purpose the
j commissioners are not to be .TJpoint
; ed. Our authorities as voiced in the
dispatches to Shatter by Alger will at
tend to the detaila of transporting the
Spanish soldiers back to Spam.”
AH Wanted News.
The news from the front was awai
! ted with the greatest anxiety all the
morning. Overshadowing evpn the In
terest felt in the condition of the fever
patients was the surrender. The dis
patches irom Shatter and Miles receiv
ed last evening made It evident In the
opinion of these officers that the end
was mar. It was not, however, until
about 11 o'clock that word came from
the front that the Spaniards had pro
posed a commission to adjust the tcrmß
of the surrender. This Is said to be
no novelty in warfare and especially in
such cases as this where complex con
siderations are involved. , : I
Propositions Involved.
The proposition to move the Span
ish army in the province of Santiago,
divided, as it, Is, between several towns
remote from one another, to secure the
emoval of dangerous obstructions In
the ports, and to arrange all details for
the transportation of this army, in
volves so many factors, that considera
ble time might very properly be expen
ded in adjusting them. In some quar
ters it is declared (be Spanish proposi
tion is simply another Scheme on the
part of Toral to gain time, be being ful
ly aware of the uncomfortable and dan
a tot Ay a. <aa.
gerous position of tha America®
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No Further Timo.
I M< «* '* ts. If titol to lb? puryo9t. to to
I nut likely f' Biigceeg. Qcwent Algw
!d**tor*4 emphftticai'v that no further
|time would be great*d few Aerto oo up
on the main proposition surrender
»
|end It by noon today the Spanish gen
|f rnl bad not declared his willingness to
do this, the attack would be resumed.
It la presumed that If Toral accepts
the mala principle of surrender with
[the expectation of being transput ted to
Spain with the army, there will lie no
objection to the appointment of rotn
misslonrrs to edjuet the detaila of the
.
surrender.
A Big Job.
1 An enormous number of transports
will be required to carry out our part
of the obllgatVin. Sotur idea of the
size of the fleet may be gathered from
a mere mention of the difficulties
which Shafter experienced in lauding
In Cuba his first detachment of fifteen
thousand men, though be had at Tam
pa ail the conveniences of a well
equipped American port. It Is rough
ly estimated that there are in Santiago
province and it ig presumed the
terms of surrender will include the
whole province no less than 30,000
Spanish soldiers, and to transport these
men there will be required no less than
forty-five large steamers.
Want a Pledge.
The Spanish forces Involved in the
capitulation of Santiago are not to bo
taken hack to Spain In American ves
sels unless there Is an official pledge
for the safety of our craft and their
crews. Alger had no hesitancy iri
saying today that he doubted If Spain
wanted the prisoners brought hack
there, and said if transported in our
own vessels without some agreement
with the Spanish representatives, Spain
would not refrain from seising them. It
is a very knotty problem which will be
tackled by the commissioners arrang
ing the capitulation under the direction
of the authorities.
The Telegram.
The Adjutant General received the
following from Playa at 2:30 ‘‘Have
just returned from an interview with
Torat. He agrees to surrender under the
basis of being returned to Spain. This
proposition embraces all of Bayern
Cuba from Ascerraderos on the south
to Saguacm the north, via Palma, with
practlcalljt the Fourth army corps. The;
j nwntn.»»loners m—t at t:M to definite
ly strange terms, (Signed 1
-Shafter, Major General”
-At to transporting the prisoners
j hack to flpala." said ftereetary Alger.
T doubt If Spain wants them, if we
| tahe them la our own weasels, they
i might seise the teasela.-
Manner of Surrender.
The Associated Press In sending out
| its llrst bulletins today made It appear
that the spoplntmeat of commissioner*
wa* not srrmtdrr. This mlstakr later!
It corrected. As the New i Ork Journal
wires The Herald:
When s surrender Is made, a joint
commission meets and decides the Ae-1
tails as to storage of arms, etc, as sis- i
ted above. The government cabled
| shnften to accept nothing but uncondi
tional surrender and to appoint a com-1
i mission only after the surrender had
been made. The Associated Press made
their mistake on this. Their Washing
ton man may not be very well versed
on military usoges. The request of To
ral for u commission was prartical.y
notice of the surrender. In toe Franco-
Prussian war. it was equivalent to sur
render, the remainder of the surren
der bring spectacular. The commis
sion’s work is not to arrange the terms,
upon which Toral surrenders, but the
details of bow the surrender will take
place, the disposition of prisoners, the
munitions of war and many other
things to guard and prevent treachery
on the part of any ultra-Spanieh patri
ots. '■
CERVERA’S LETTER.
The Message lie Sends to the Captain
of the St. Louis.
Admiral Cervera has s«n: this letter
to Capt. Caspar F. Goodrien of -.le
nt . Louis:
‘‘Capt. Caspar V .GOodj'Ch, U. S. M.,
St. Louis.
“My Dear Sir: I have the pleasure
In acknowledging by these presents, <n
my own name and also that of all cap
tains and officers actually op board this
ship, that we consider ourselves under
the greatest obligations to you for the
many kindnesses and excellent treat
ment which you and all the officers
under your command have shown to us
during this passage. I must also men
tion the careful and most valuable
medical assistance which has been giv
en to our wounded and sick men. Your
kind feelings went as far in this re
spect as to order them to be put in
one of the saloon* of the ship in order
to provide more effectually for their
comfort. I know nothing that does
not agree with what I have just writ
ten, the case of D. Enrique Capri lies be
ing wholly unknown to me, since nei
ther you nor he has spoken to me about
it. I thank you again for the delicate
and manifold acts of kindness by which
you have endeavored to alleviate the
sore burden of our”grea( misfortune. I
assure you that I shall never forget
them, and I nm. slr, your most obedient
servant, PasCUel Cervera,
At Sea, July 9. IS9B. Hear Admiral.'
If Admiral Died rich is posratSsed of
the proper securities and will fool
around Dewey a litle n|ore his heirs
may have an opportunity to gloat over
tbe fact that he lived up to his name,
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THE FEVER
flfflOHG THE
SOLDIERS
Tbe Advices T l»«t Were Received
Today.
Five Deaths From Yellow Fever at
Meaty.
(Special to The Herald. I
Washington. July 14.—Surgeon Gen
| oral .Sterntv rg has received a rable
from Siboney announcing live death
from yellow fever.
NEW GENERALS
! A Number of Them Appointed ThD
Afternoon.
Warhtngton, D. C.. July 14. The
[president today made the following ap
pointments: Hamilton Glover Ewart.
North Carolina, to be United States
district judge for the western district of
j North Carolina: Peter C. Haynes.
| corps of engine T». member of the Nic
aragua canal commission; Jacob F.
[ Kent to be major general or' volunteers;
Henry CSuroll, brigadier general of
volunteers: William W. Harts, to be
engineer officer of volunteers, with the
rank of major.
State Lintomclogist.
The state entomologist, Mr. Scott,
arrived in Augusta this roornnlng on
his official tour of the state and spent
acme time examining shade trees. Ho
informed the mayor that a number of j
the trcPß were Allied with small scabs
which would kill them eoonor or later.
He will take up the matter with the
mayor.
Gen. Jce Wheeler Is a better Aghter
then he is a fusser, which explains why
he never got to the front In Congress.
Isn’t It Bbout time for Col. Bryan to
qnit explaining and begin lighting.
BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, JULY 14.-MAJ gJgN RUOI iKF HAS BFEN ORDER
ED FROM CHICK AM AUG A IMMEDIATELY FOR CONSULTATION HE
GARDING THE PORTO lOICAN EXPEDITION. NO MORE TROOPS ARE
TO BE SENT TO CUBA, SAVE TWO REGIMENTS OF IMMUNES FROM
NEW ORLEANS AND GALVESTON. A LARGE PART OF OUR TROOPS
WILL RE WITHDRAWN FROM CUBA AFTER THE SANTIAGO SUR
RENDER.
VIEWS OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
Santiago de Cuba has been quite prominent in matters reUtine-to the war, and
the views here presented aro jjf interest on that noconnt. It w the Bocoml ettj vs
Cuba and was once the capital. The city is well built and the streets are wide. Ihe
governors residence is one of the show places.
puLjrma fcr:
LOAM AND
FAVIMOd
bm ££3
GERMANS '
ARE HELD
IN CHECK
Dewey Rullar Thlagp Well at
Miailla.
tlcrmaa* divan to l nder stand ta
Keep Off the Graas.
[Special to The Herald.]
Cavite, July 10. The Germans
have not been careful in obsereatio®
of tlkva! courtesies sod have annoyed
llewey much. Dewey has made a
regulation that no boat would be per-
I milled to move about the bay after
dark. Germans have disregarded this
several times. Their launches were
jtopptd last night. A German launch
was kepi uiuter the searrhllgbt for an
[hour. Ftasily there was sent a mess.v-e
to her to return to her ahip. as no
I
movement fits allowed without Dew
ey's htirWlcdge find a special perm t. It
way a iqurUgus message, but It meant
bttsinrig',l % •
The Germans arc beginning to under
stand that HVwey Is running things
and will -brook tin interference.
Contract Not Awarded.
Today at noon bids for Axing side
walks on Ninth street and furnishing
lumber were opened by Commissioner
of Public Works WingAeld. but were
not awzrdsd. They were referred to a
committee consisting of Mr. Cashin,
chairman of the streets and drains
committee, Commissioner WingAeld
and Mayor Walsh. •