WHAT THE CABLES SAY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 12, 22 July 1898, Page 19

WHAT THE CABLES SAY.

The most important feature of the war during the past week has been the surrender of Santiago. The terms agreed upon were that the Santiago garrison would be allowed to march out with the honours of war, afterwards depositing their arms though retaining their personal property. A f urthur cable dealing with the matter stated that as the result of a wound received during the American attack on Santiago General Linares, the Spanish commandant, had his arm amputated. In consequence of this the duty of discussing the terms of the surrender of Santiago devolved on General Toral the next in command. He met Generals Miles, Shaf ter, and Wheeler' and agreed to surrender on condition that his army was sent to Spain and his officirs were allowed to retain their arms. The surrender includes 11,000 squars miles of Eastern Cuba with the <*arri ?ons constituting the Fourth Army Corps. The heavy vessels belonging to Admiral Sampson's fleet have been ordered to join Commodore Watson's tquadron and proceed to Meanwhile great panic prevails in Barcelona and other Spanish coastal towr.s in fear of a bombardment by the American fleet ordered to Spain. The banks are removing specie to the interior. One governor has asserted that the Madrid authorities were powerless to afford them any help in case of an emergency arising. It is stated that President M'Kinley is willing to surrender the Philippines to Spain, excepting the Guam Island (one of the Ladrone group) and a coaling station, provided Puerto Rico is ceded to America and Cub.i declared independent. No indemnity will be demanded except in the case of the Maine explosion. The Cubans are reported to be dissatisfied with the terms upon which Santiago was surrendered. The city was surrounded by an intricate system of defence and the American general states that the capture would involv? a loss of 3,000 lives.