The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-19

lected a Cuban named Castillo for Gov
ernor of the city.
1t is plain, however, from the reading OF
| the President S order to Shafter that il
will be long time before this Cuban OIL
Ger is allowed to exercise the functions Of
| governor and it is believed it is the Pres
| idents purpose when the military govern
ment he has just erected gives way to re-
place it with popular government mean
| ing there a government for Santiago
chosen by the free vote of the people OF
Santiago.
Some doubt is expressed as to whether
this programme viii be entirely accept
able to that element of the Cuban party
which demands immediate possession OF
captured territory. but as the administra-
ton is convinced that this element Is
neither the most numerous nor respectable
in the Cuba cause it is believed that dis
satisfaction will take no more dangerous
form than protests and growls.
1t has been suggested that the Presi-
dents action in the case of Santiago might
be construed by European nations as in
dicating an intent TO disregard the terms
of the Congressional resolution thal
precipitated the war, and to mean per-
manent seizure of the islands in behalf OF
the United States.
This view. however, will not, it is be-
lieved obtain to any extent among the
representatives of the European nations
in the United States, who are aware OF
the necessity of some such action as that
adopted by the President in order to pre-
vent excesses and lawless extravaganza
at Santiago.
Surgeon General Sternfberg returned to-
da i from an inspection of the Ollveue,
which has just arrived with large NUM-
hen. of wounded General Sternberg eon-
Times to take a hopeful view of the fever
situation at the front. He says normal
conditions are now being established by
The termination of the military campaign
and that the medical service is thus en-
abled to cope with the fever situation
theoretically and successfully.
When the outbreak first occurred there
was more or less confusion and dread. as
exaggerated reports spread through the
camp. Now, however complete sanitary
precautions are being rigidly enforced,
and the troops are being made to live up
to all requirements necessary to prevent
spread of contagion. General Sternberg
received no additional reports from the
front early today nor has any list OF the
fever patients ben received.
Outside Of the Surgeon Generals office
war Department officials continue to
view with much seriousness the fever
conditions at the front. A despatch ask
ing for additional hospital attendants
nurses and doctors all of them to be i'm
mune was the only additional Informs
ton received. 1t made no mention as to
the increase or decrease of the attack
The call for additional immunes will be
met promptly. The Resolute leaves New
York today with large number of con-
TRACT surgeons and nurses.
General SternBerg says he knows moth
ing Of the reported suspicious cases on
board the Seneca, which arrived with
wounded at Norfolk yesterday, beyond
the press reports, but DR.. Wyman, Chief
of the Marine Hospital Service, received
a report that there were three suspicious
cases aboard, though it could not be said
as yet that they were yellow fever cases,
The ship was directed to proceed to New
York, where the local quarantine officers
will take such precautions as they deem
necessary and where the facilities for
handling the wounded and fever stricken
patients are better than at Norfolk.
1t was stated at the Navy Department
today that no dispatches had been re-
ceived from Admiral Dewey relating to
the important events at the Philippines
described in the press cables. 1t is evil
dent, however, that the officials do not
now feel the same concern relative to
the attitude of the German naval force at
Manila they did when the Admiral's last
dispatch was received. 1t is not so
stated officially, but there is good reason.
to believe that either through Ambassador
White at Berlin or the representative of
the German Government here the State
Department has received some assurances
as to the attitude of Germany towards the
Philippines that have in a large measure
removed the grave apprehension here
tofore entertained that Germany
would offer obstacles to the execution of
our plans. 1t is not known just what the
nature of these assurances is, and it may
be that they are based upon some facts
communicated by Admiral Dewey, as to
the exchanges which have taken place
between himself and the German Admiral
in the Philippines, for it is known that
for polite reasons the Navy Department
withheld from publication a large and
important section of Dewey's last cable
gram received several days ago.
The reported negotiations between the
insurgert leader Aguinaldo and the Span
ish Captain General Augustin have not
yet been reported officially TO our Gov
ernment. 1t is, however a matter of
congratulation to the officials here that
in all the relations we have had so far
with the insurgents Admiral Dewey has
carefully refrained from committing the
United States in any way and has never
in the slightest degree relaxed the ex-
his guiding principle in dealing with the
insurgents
Unsavory stories of previous exhibi-
tons of lack of integrity on the part of
the illsurgent leaders had led the govern
nient here to adopt a very wary attitude
and the same rule of action now governs
its conduct 1t does not follow from this
that the government Is convinced that
Aguinaldo is playing false.
Their is no doubt that the pro-Spanish
element in the Philippines and in Asia
would lose no opportunity to create that
impression with a view to causing a
breach between the United States mill
tary and naval commanders and the in
surgentS OF the course attributed to them
tends very strongly to retard the prepar-
alton of plans by the administration to
govern the future of the Philippines.
Nineteen paymaSterS under the COM
mand of Major Sniffen sail today for San
tiago to pay the troops under General
Shafters command. Four paymasters
sail on the Resolute from New York and
will have charge of the funds which will
be transported on this cruiser. The 9TH
ers will sail from Tampa. After paying