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THE FINAL NEGOTIA? TIONS WEDNESDAY Fall Story of What Trans? pired Between the Lines of the Opposing Forces at . Santiago. Gen, Wheeler's Headquarters, Be fore Santiago de Cuba, Joly 13, 4 p m t via Kingston, Ja., Joly 14, 1 30 ?. m.-White flags still flotter over gi tte opposing lines. The trace bas been extended until to morrow noon ?ed negotiations looking to the sur? render of Santiago are proceeding. Sotb aides have yielded somewhat. <Gren. Toral, the Spanish commander, ceiaiizes the hopelessness of farther resistance, and the American com? ?sumding general, Shatter, is inclined ? to reduce the harshness of the terms * ^hich be at first proposed to impose upon the enemy. It appears that on Monday Gen Sfeaf?er did not again demand the on tsoiordittonai snrrender which Gen Toral had refused on Snnday, but xjffsred, as an alternative proposition, So accept the capitation of the en? emy and to transport the Spanish o&eers and troops to Spain, they to leave all their arms behind and he to. .accept their parole It was this proposition which Gen. Toral de? fined yesterday. This morning it was decided to Wiid a personal interview with Gen. Toral. Gen. Miles and his staff, who - gjot no further than Gen. Shaffer's headquarters last night, accompanied bj Gen. Shailer and his staff rode ont to &he front shortly before 8 o'clock ^nder a flag of trace A request for ^personal interview with the Span? ish commander lu chief was made and seceded to, and at about 9 o'clock XffCQ Miles, Gen. Shafter, Gen Wheeler, Gen Gilmour. Col Morse, O&lft Wiley and Col Mans rode np, gassed -over oar entrenchments and weutdowa into the Talley beyond. Tfcoy were met by Gen Toral aod %ie chief of staff, ander a spreading ?aas?go tres, at the bottom of the balley, about half way between the tines The interview that followed lasted an hoar Tbe situation was {?laced frankly before Gen. Toral and .fte was offered the alternative of be \vg sent home with his garrison or leaving Santiago province. The only ^oniition imposed being .that he *?hri?i??3 not destroy the existing forti 'Sca??ons and should leave his arms %ebftod This latter condition the Spvar?o general, who does not speak -English, explained through his inter I ^reeer, Was impossible. He said the *i*w? of Spain gave a general no dis x3retion . He might abandon a place "'Ornen he found it was untenable, bot '*3*e oouid* not leave bis arms behind ''tvfihcrttt subjecting himself to the x*eoaUy of being court martialed and ?hot His government, he said, had gros&ed him permission to evacuate Sesttago That was all Farther -S&sn that he was powerless to go >Witb .at saying so in words. Gen l&f?efe iaid the tenor of Gen. Torsi's ce"*arks ah* betrayed his realization ^hst he could not hold out long. Wvheca Gen Shifter explained tbat V5>OT reinforcements were coming up, fcfcai be was completely surrounded J&O? that new batteries were being ^^??ed. Gen Toral siaply shrugged his shoulders "I am but a subordinate/' he said. Cland I obey my government If it ia necessary we can die at our posts " <ren Tomi is a man of 60 years of ?age. with a strong rugged face and Soe -soldierly bearing His brave "qrcrr?s inspired a Ming of respect *?%ad admiration in ?he hearts of his ?adversaries Nevettheless, th6 Span* <sh general s anxiety to avoid further ??cr?lice of life in bis command was ??anliest and he did not hesitate to *a*k for time to communicate the situa? tion to Madrid, although he dubious? ly >hook bis head when he spoke of ?Che prob&b?e response - lu the course of an interview Gen ^orai said the bombardment of Sun : ,<?sy and Monday had done little Carnage Ile admitted that shells tireen the guns of the fleet bad destroy **sd focr booses, bot be asserted that half a dozen soldiers of the garr? ?son had been injured He also XFolontpered the information when *5en Miles gallantly iuqeired after Linares' wound that the latter ?cwosSd probably necessitate the ampu? tation of his left arm at the shoulder ?S-en Mites, at the interview, did ?nwt. attempt to ase?me the direction <32?" the negotiations, but as general of ?&e United States army be vouched t?or the conditions Gen Shafter offer *sd .Upon the return of our commanders ' lbs the American linea an important consultation was held at Gen. TRffceeler's headquarters. <rens Garcia and Castillo, with ??feeir staff, bad ridden around from 3&e extreme right to see Geo Miles. Di -was a notable group, gathered iqeo?er the protecting awning of Gen. ^foster's tent *Qen. Miles, in blue fatigue uniform, with the double fitar on his shoulders, ' his campaign hat encircled by a iragie strand of gold braid, looking .ir.e ideal soldier, sat on an empty .saearanition box and formed the cen ?SST of <be party. -3 a the right of Gen. Miles sat Gen. leafier, and on his left was Gen. Garcia,, in mad-spotted white ui with heavy riding boots and jil spurs. The Coban genera! vi ; large weather worn Panania ha at hts side was a silver mo machete Gen Garcia has a si swarthy face, with a deep bulle in his forehead In a general w is oot unlike a Cuban edition of Miles. Gen Wheeler, with a gr: j beard, small of stature and in a fc I campaign uniform, faced the ! officers mentioned, while about sat the aides de camp of the i generals, ! Assistant Naval Constructor son, tbe hero of the Merrimac, bad come to headquarter? with sages from Bear Admiral Sam was also present Thd situatioi discussed with the aid of a prof of maps and at the conclusion ol conference, luncheon was se It consisted of beans, hardtack coffee After this meal Gen. ft Gen. Shafter and Gen Garcia their staffs rode off to inspect position on the right flank. The agreed that Gen. Tora! was sect I wedged in and that escape was possible, but owing tc delays am incidental loss of life which was tain to result from an at temp carry the town by assault, the da to oar troops from fever and disc and above ali, the fact that tbe S ish fleet was destroyed, which been the real object of the camps it seemed to be the general disr. tion to allow Gen Toral to evac Santiago. This would give us a i tary'and naval base, permit the st iog refugees to return to their ho and would allow the immed embarkation of the bulk of our a for the Porto Pt ico campaign The rein now falls in sheets et day, drenching the soldiers, wast out the roads and swelling the stre? into torrents In fact, our base supplies is actually threatened by mountain streams. Two brid were carried away this afters after a downfall in which an inch ? a half of rain fell The Aguado river is impassable ; the wal -shoulder-deep, is running like a so Niagara. A mule ambulance fil witb refugees to Caney wh attempted ta cross the river v carried 200 yards down the sires where the passengers were reset with difficulty. THE MEN"AND TER EITORY SECURE Tbs territory surrendered to os Gen. Toral make* about 5 OOO equi miles. The paohb soldiers to ?eoe to Spain is estimated at 10.0 meo. Major Hopkin*, the military aide Secretary Alger, ibis afternoon b spread before bim a huge map of Cu showing the surrendered zooe tarn over to the American troop? Tbe li begins at Aof?rraderoa, about 15 mil west of Santiago harbor sad then ru due north about 25 miles to Palo Somoa Had the lice cootiooeJ di oortb ic would hare passed west Holgoin, thus raking the Spanish ga risoo ac tba1; point- Evidently Gd! Toral wished to avoid the inclusion Hoiguin. so tbe Hoe furos abruptly the northeast at Palm * and rana to ft coast town of Boca del Sagua on tr coast. Tbe estrene length ? this surrendered tract is about il miles and the extreme width about 5 miles tuperu? to a less width an making ic all about 5,000 square miler It ia a rugged, mountainous country wi'h very few towns nf any s?zs Santiago, with UB foe harbor, is tb main point, while Guantanamo is sec nod io importance H J AU^o c Kaosas City, wbo bad jool come frot Santiago, 'was with Secretary A?ge coring the afieraoon and gave hi: some interesting detail? as to tbe char ao*er of ?be country DOW surrendered t our troops. He said the country wa ao wild and rooky that it afforded prac t?aa?ly no camping grouad for a coo siderabis body of troops and io bi ; opinion there was nor a point io fbi ?weep of country soitab'e as a base o operaron for ao army. Exoept thc Spaniel) force at Saotiagt numbering about 10,000 Mr Alter say? there are oo Spanish troops wit hit tbe surrendered zooe. as it nan beer ?-verrua by Gare Vs force* Tb? Spanish garrisons are at Marzaoilli a<id Holguio, to the west of fbt* sur reedered z "me Mr Allen ?aya ties* Spanish garrison? do oot ?xceed6,00C men Tbi?, he ??ayst is Geo Garcia'? estimate Mr. A Ileo left Saotiagt ooly last Saturday At that time ht says there were two suspicious cse; thought to be yellow fever, in tho hos? pital at Sibooey The navy department has oct beard j up so tba cloae of office h-.ur? to what j extern the American ?set was partici? pating in tba Spanish surrender. With I Santiago io our bands tbe way will be ! clear for Admiral Sampson's fleet tn i enter toe harbor and proceed up to the j wharves, as soon as the torpedoes and minps at the harbor entrance are te I moved The forti?carion* of Morro oastle. Socapa, Cayo Smith and others are included io the surrendered zooe j The possession oi tbe?e 6oe fortresses, i particularly Morro castle, will afford I valuable garrison points for a large number of men. The term* under I which these strongholds are surrender j fd are not yet known in derail, bur. i J is regarded as likely that their bo j goos pass with the surrender. While the fleet will soon be free to move up to Santiago city, some doubt is entertaiu ed io Laval circles whether soy good c-orj'd he accomplished hy *ceh a move, as it might subject some of our mailors to tho contagion existing within the city Great attention will now be given to the oare of oar fever-stricken soldiers OD the island. Io the opinion of the army surgeons, the sick oso be best treated by removal to the high back grouod of the southern coast, where the heat is less severe aod where recov? ery could proceed without the fear of communicating disease to the rest of the army. Secretary Alger is anxious to bring the entire army back as soon as it oao bs done with safety to the men I themselves, and without jeopardy to tbe other troops in Florida and to the gen? eral public. The active preparations i made to deal with the emergency are such that it is felt the question of dis? ease caa be ooped with successfully, I now that the military situation baa been ; simplified. ( Io the matter of transports, the de? par true sit is fully prepared for the next move The acquisition reoeotly of a Dumber of traos Atlantic iioers cap? able ot carrying several times as many meo as tbe smaller transports, has put it oo an excellent footiog aod it was an? nounced to-day that DO more ships were being bought for the Atlantic coast. Many of the transports which carried soldiers to Cuba are DOW being used for other purposes, chief among which is that of bringing the sick and wounded to the United States The ships avail? able by the department are distributed about as follows : TweDty-five at Santiago, 12 at Tam? pa, 3 at Charleston, 4 at New- York, 4 at Key West aod others eo route to aod from different ports. The plan of the war department for returning the surrendered army of Geo. Toral to Spaio will oot necessitate the ase of American vessels. It is the purpose of the departmeot to ask for proposals from all steamship companies which desire to oompete for transporting the Spanish troops to Spain aod the i most adv&otageoos bid will be ac- , oepted. The advices of Geo. Sh after state that the number of Spanish prisoners will be betweeo 12.000 aod 15,000 From Miles before the Final Surrender. Washington, July 14.-The war de? partmeot has. received the foliowiog disparen fra m Geo. M i ie?, written ap? parently before the fioal 'surreader of Santiago at 3 o'clock : Before Saottago. July 14, via Piaya, Joly 14 -Geo Toral formally sur reodered the troops of hi? army-troop*? aod divisioo of Siotiago->n the terms aod understanding that th" troops shall be returned td Spain. Geo. Shifter will appoint, oommisaioners ro draw up the conditions of arrangements for car ryiog- oot the terms of surrender. This is very gratifying and Geo. Shafter aod the officers aod meo of this eom maod are entitled to great credit for their sincerity aod fortitude in over comiog the aimoat ioi?uperable obstacles which they encountered ? portion of the army ba? been infected with yeiiow fever aad efforts will be made to sep? arate those,who are infected, aud tbos free others from it. and to keep those who are still on hoard ship separate from those OD shore Arrangements will .be immediately made for carrying out farther ioVtru?rioos of the Presideot atd yourself. Nelson A Miles. Major General cf the Army GEN SRAFTER'3 OFFICIAL RE PO RT. Washington, July 14 -The adjutant general received tb* following from Playa this afternoon : Adjutant General. Washington; Have jost returned from interview with G n "Toral He agrees to surren? der upon the basts of being returned to Spain. This propo?i:ioo embraces ail of eastern Cuba from As^eradero on the south to Sagua on the north via Pilma with practicably the fourth army corps Coo? missioners met this after no m at 2.30 to definitely arrange the ! terms. W. R Shifter, Major General. New Railroad Construction. ' In our article of April 1 last," say* the Railway Age, ' we said that not Wea than $50,000,000 would be spent in new railway construction this year The total wiii probably reach $60.000,000. There will be $20, 000,000 more spent this year than have been spent in any year since 1893 and there is probably no ol her way in which money spent is of s? great public advantage In the first place, the cost of Dew construction is aimost entirely paid to labor, either directly to the construction gangs or in the purchase of materials (such as rails, ! track supplies and timber) in the i price of which labor is by far the larg I est element. Of the $60,000,000 be i ing expended, certainly not less than I 80 per cent., or $-i8,000.000,wilI go j to labor In this way alone, there ! fore, new railway building is an im j meuse and immediate benefit to the j masses of the people; but in addition, when the railway is built it remains : as a permnant investment, an addition j to the taxable wealth of tbe commu? nity,and is, moreover, the most power ful instrumentality in the growth and development of the districts in which it is located." The "White" runs light. The "White' ec v/3 right. - - I I !?! - Toe White 19 king of Sewing Macbit italy to Use Foi ce Against Colombia. Her Fleet is Now on the Way to Republic's Snores. Washington, July 13 -The state department has been notified that tba Italian government bas determined to adopt force in securing the pay ment by the republic of Colombia of tbe arbitration award made by Presi? dent Cleveland in favor of Erneste Gerrut!, an Italian citizen, amounting to $250,000. To this end the Italian government has sumarily closed diplo? matic negotiations with the Colom? bian minister at Rome, and has noti tied Admiral Candiani to proceed with the Italian squadron to Cartha gena, Colombia, and there adopt forcible means to collect the amount. A dispatch from Caracas, Venezuela, announces that the Italian squadron under Admiral Candiani left La Guayra on Monday for Carthagena in order to seize the custom house there. In view of the serious possibilities involved in the case, the United States government bas sought to avert an immediate crisis On the request of the Colombian authorities that the good offices of the United States be exercised, word was sent to our charge d'affaire at Rome to make inquiry into the status of the case. There appears to be no disposition on the part of our government to in terfere in such steps as Italy may take for the execution of the award, as we are precluded from contesting an award made by this government. At the same time it is hoped that Italy may be disposed to grant suffi? cient time to the South American re public to permit her to pay the award without suffering the ' indignity of a seizure of her chief commercial port. London Teils Spain to Sue For Peace. I Loudon. Joly 15 -Ail of the Lon? don papers teodor an ample meed of praise for tbe Americao strategy io sa cori og possession of eas re rn Cuba with so little btoudshed They recognize that further resistance on the part of Spain is hopeless, since io all probabil? ity famine will compel Capt. Geo. Bian? co to surrender. Therefore, they cay, Spain ought to pro6t by roe pause in hostilities to soe at once for peace. London, Juiy 15 -Tbe Madrid cor? respondent, of The Times, says : "Tbe feeling for peace is growiog daily, es peciaiJy in ooromerciai circles The chamber of oommeroe has received a telegram in rbis sense from Cadiz, Vigo and other towns, l? must not be supposed, however, that the desire is for peace at any price "Peace with honor and without ter? ritorial sacrifies more accurately de scribes the movements The govern ment itself maintain* the greatest re serve *[ believe that Duke Almo? dovar de Rio. the foreigu minister, only desires authentic information ot what tho American government intends to demand in the way of territorial con? cessions The lot of a Spanish admiral or gen eral is not a happy one It is re? ported Montejo will be couttmartialed for his defeat at Manila, and there is no telling what punishment will be meted out to Cervera for his sur render at Santiago after his ship went j dowu Washington. July 13-Inform ation was received tonight at the war department that the hospital ship Seneca sailed this afternoon from Playa del Este, Cuba, for Fort Mon? roe. She has on board all of the ce maining wounded American officers and men-20 in number-who eau be removed with safely at this time She will proceed directly ?o Fort Monroe. Free Pills. Send yonr address ra H. E. Bucklen a Co Chicago, and get a free ?ample box of Dr King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of meir merit?. These pi 133 are easj tn action and are particularly effective in tv? cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For .Va. laria a^lid Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. Tbtsy are gUHranteed to be per? fectly free from every deleterious subs ance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving toni to the stomach and bowels greatly invigora he system. Regular size 25c. per box. Sold by J. F. W. 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