The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-10

ment again to-day authoritatively stated
that no peace overtures, direct or indirect
official or unofficial, had been submitted to
this government. AT the same time similar
statements came from authorized sources
at the British, French, German and other
embassies and legations. 1t is stated broad
ly in these official quarters that whatever
may be the hope or expectation of Spain
towards peace, the matter thus far is con-
fined entirely to the other side of the water
and has taken no form either before the
authorities here before the foreign rep
resentatives of those powers which would
be most likely to speak in the event of
peace movement. In view of this condition
officials are surprised at the explicit re-
ports that one power or another has taken
the initiative on some branch or other OF
the present conflict
One report was to the effect that the Ger
man ambassador and Russian ambassador
called together at the State Department
yesterday, the inference being that they
had an important mission relative to the
Philippines. Neither the Russian nor the
German ambassador was in Washingto..
yesterday, DR.. Won Halleben, the German,
being in New York, and Count Cassini, the
Russia, at Narragarsett Pier The first
secretary of the German embassy, Baron
Speck Won Sternburg, called yesterday and
to-day, his visits being frequent but with
authority the statement is made that his
calls had no reference whatever to the sub
ject of peace or the Philippines. 1t is re-
garded as unaccountable that reports of
such Importance should be published when
both ambassadors are away and no action
of the character stated is on foot
Another report states that Great Britain
is moving. one version being that Sir Julian
Pauncefote has made overtures to the
President another that Sir Drummond
Wolfe, the ambassador at Madrid has re-
ceived the Spanish proposition and has
transmitted it to the United States ambas-
sador, Mr.. Hay, at London. AS to Sir Ju-
liam Pauncefote the ambassador himself
authorizes the most explicit and sweeping
denial. He has not seen the President for
a month and he has not approached any
official of this government officially or I'M
officially, on the subject of peace. AS to
Sir Drummond Wolfe there is no means
here of knowing what he has done at Mad
rid, but the officials here, government and
diplomatic dismiss this view OF well-estab-
lished facts here The State Department
has received no such proposition from Am
bassador Hay, and it would be advised at
once if anything of this nature had come
through Sir Drummond Wolfe or any other
source That Sir Julian Pauncefote is not
apprehending any such movement on the
Fart of Great Britain is indicated by the
departure to-day for Pequot, Conn, for the
summer. He had remained not because of
the war, but because the new treaty Of
reciprocity relating to the British West In
dies had advanced to a stage where only
two or three minor points remained OPEN
With the adjournment of Congress the SEN
ate was not here to ratify the treaty, even
If completed, there is no further urgent
demand for his presence in Washington
The treaty goes over, probably, until au-
tumn.
While making it clearly understood that
no peace movement whatever has been in
augurated, the officials continue to believe
that some movement may assume definite
form at any moment. Such a movement
would be of such supreme Importance that
the officials deprecate the reports that 1t
actually has occurred.