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TORAL'S TERMS
Spaniards Wanted to lie Per
mitted to Leave Santiago
WITH COLORS FLYING
Promptly Refused- Health of.
Army And Reinforcements.
Off Juragua, Saturday. —The
surrender of Santiago was for
mally offered "by the Spanish
commander, Gen. Toral, today,
but the conditions attached
caused a prompt refusal of tht
offer by Gen. Shafter. The nego
tiations, however, resulted in tht
extension of the armistice until
noon Sunday and white Hags of
truce still Hoat over the oppos
ing armies.
Gen. Torsi's proposal contem-1
plated the immediate surrender
of die city, but he insisted that
his army be permitted to march
away under arms and with Hy
ing colors, and declared that he
would tight to the last ditch un
less the conditions were accepted
ft_ Gen. Shafter replied that noth
ing but unconditional surrendei
would beconsided by him, but
be consented to cable the Span
ish offer ro Washington, in tht
meantime extending the armis
tice. It was shortly before noon
today when. a little group of
Spanish officers under a flag 01
truce came out from under the
yellow wall of the besieged city
and'slowly made its way toward
the American line. A detail
was sent to meet them and the)
were escorted to comfortable
quarters while the letter from
* Gen. Toral was carried to Gen,
Shafter’s tent, two miles from
the front. • t
The letter was couched in the
icily courteous terms character
istic of such communications
and was as brief as possible. 1
bore the signature of Gen. Toral,
who commands at Santiago
since Gen. Linares was wound
. ed, and stated that he was pre
pared to surrender the city pro
vided his army would be allow
ed to capitulate “with honor.’
This, he explained, meant
that the Spanish forces should
be unmolested and go in an\
direction they wished, with
arms and flying their colors.
The letter, concluded with the
bold statement that surrender
under any other terms was ai
impossibility and would not l.e
considered. Gen Shafter imme
diately cabled the facts to Wash
ington and sent to Gen. Torel i
refusal of his proposal, but add
ed that he would communicatt
with his gouernment and weulc’
extend the informal armistic>
until Sunday at noon.
The general condition of th<
health of the American troops i.-
excellent. but the w ater supply
is poor, and a number of casts
of malarial fever have developed.
No deaths have resulted, how
ever, and in nearly all the in
stances the fever has been bro
ken up by a liberal use of quin
ine.
The second fleet of transport'
arrived off Juragua this morn
ing, bearing 2,500 troops, in
eluding a large detachment oi
artillery. If the peace negotia
tions fail these heavy guns will
be a most valuable addition t<
the artilleay now in the field,
and it is expected that they will
be rushed through to the front.
Tue new troops will be landed
tomorrow and pushed forward
as rapidly as possible.
The days of temper Ty peace
are being utilized by both ar-
FIOTYETRiPE
Says Gen Campos is the
Time for Peace
PEACE IS IMPOSSIBLE
Says El Liberal.Garlisfs a great
Source of Anxiety.
Madrid, July 11—The cabinet
council today, the ministers de
clare, did not touch the peace
question. On the contrary war wm
the principal ol ject of the gov
ernment deliberations. Thy coun
it "as occupied with a ditpatcl
from Gov.-Gen, Blanco detailing
iis means of defense in Cuba.
Madrid July 11—Marshall Mar
tinez Campos in the course of ai
interview at San Sebastian said i
I was impossible that negotiations
for peace should be entered upoi
by the Spanish and American gov
ernments for the reason that the
time was not yet ripe.
He had always advocated re
forms for Cuba, since 1869, but
not autonomy. He ful'y recognized
hat autonomy had not yie ded tht
•xpected results, partly in conse
quence of the island war ai d pait
y because it had been granted too
ate. In 1896, ho said the late
Secor Canovas, when premier,
bad proposed to him to introduce
autonomy, but he (Campos) de
lined to do so, coi sidering tht
time unfavorable.
Gen. Campos denied a remark
attributed to him that he was les
loncerned at the loss of Admiral
Jervera's squadron than at the
po ition of ihe que< n regent,
“I believe,’* he declared “that
'pain and the monarchy are inti-1
uately connected but I am first
t all a Spaniard My affectioi
■r the queen regent is great, bu
my affec'ion for my country is!)
greater.”
MARID PRESS COMMENT.
El Imparcial says the Carli«ts
ire a great source of unxie’y to the
government. It avers that an
ide-de-camp of Gen. Maximo Go
ut z has asserted that there will
>e a new insurrection in Cuba
gainst the Americans as the Cu
tans believe the Atnericar
iot desire the independence of the
Jand, but its submission to Amer
ican ruie.
El Liberal says that peace is
mpoßsible, if the United States
aims possession of Cuba.
“fheSpannh army is deter
mined to repel such a claim, but
ven should the army cease to ex
st there would be 90.000 volun
-•firs. ful'y resolved to uphold thr
Spanish flag and to reject peace,
n the event of the Spanish soldiers
putting the island saj s El Impar
•ial, the war would be continuec
>y its inabitanis, who do not wist
.0 become Yankeo.”
SPANISH OaTS
Washington, July 9.—The Navy
department is preparing for i
horough search of the We’tlndiai
Vht*rs for the r< maining Spanii I
iraft that rray be in hiding Th»
luxihary vesselsand swift torped<
•oats will be used to hunt throug
he obscure harhers in the Wes
orpedo-boats Morrison, Gwinr
nd others were ordered from tl •
icrth to the Floridan coast.
mies in strengthening their dt
enses. The Americans hav<
strongly entrenched themselves
md the artill ry now at tin
front lias been placed in strong
position behind earthworks and
will be able to cover the advanc*
of the troops much more effec
tively than during the previous
engagement.
The wounded in the hospita’s
ire being well cared for and in
almost every instance aie r e
covering rapidly
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