Show DEMANDS SURRE SURRENDER ISiDER spaniards refuse ord ni d wo to an nn nd sent out 07 1 lie CA washington july 5 shatter shafter bus santiago at hit his mercy ilia his lines extend front from the bay on the north to the tha san juan river on the south the spanish hold bold the remainder ot of the ground to the bay which la is but a comparatively ively narrow strip A truce has haa been arranged pending a demand for surrender which expires at noon today the original time was fixed at 10 but was extended at the request of foreign counsels to allow women and children and foreign residents to leave the city they asked bermis permission don to remain at caney cancy and for provisions the latter could not lot be furnished owing to inadequate means of trans portion when the news of the destruction ot of the spanish fleet reached the lines in front of santiago they broke into cheers clie erg the bands played the star spangled banner and therell be a hot time in old town tonight which the men cheered wildly the spaniards were sullen and undemonstrative stra tive following Follo is the correspondence headquarters arters united states forces flroes near san juan river cuba july 3 1898 a in to the comma commanding anding general of the spanish forces Santi santiago agodo da cuba sir I 1 shell shall be obliged unless you surrender to shell santiago do cuba please inform the el aize of foreign countries and all women and children that they should ae leave ave 7 the city before 10 tomorrow tomor rov morning very respectfully your obedient servant E R V F SHATTER SHAFTER IM major ajor general G an oral following Is tho the spanish I 1 reply aply with which colonel dorst dorat has just returned at p m santiago d do cuba 2 p na july a 8 1808 ills excellency the general re commanding the forces of the tha united states stater san juan river sir I 1 have hava the honor to reply to your communication of today written at siso a in and received it at 1 p in demanding the surrender of tho the city on contrary case announcing to me that you will vill bombard the city and that I 1 advise foreign women and children to leave the city before 10 0 molook clock tomorrow morning it is my duty to say to yoa that this city will not surrender and that I 1 will inform the foreign consul and inhabitants of the tha contents of your message very respectfully JOS commando commander r ln la ahlet ch Is f oarth corpa |