The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-28

tions may be continued. Under sucn a
rule Spain could continue her prepara-
ton for defending the coast of Spain even
after a suspension of hostilities and at
the same time the United States could
send forward reinforcements to General
Miles and Admiral Dewey, but all often
sive operations would cease.
With these well defined rules Of mili-
tary procedure, accepted by all nations,
the assertion attributed to Premier Sa-
gasta that the mere overtures for cessa-
tion of hostilities should in itself stop
countable. Moreover, it is looked upon
as showing disposition on the part OF
Spain not to deal with frankness and with
the usual customs of international pro-
cedure but rather to adopt metnods
which will excite foreign powers and
create misleading prejudice against the
United States.
This view is likely to seriously prejudice
the efforts of the Spanish Government
toward the opening of peace negotiations
and suspending hostilities, as it ineiines
the authorities here to believe that the
only method of procedure which will be
clearly understood by Spain is to push
the war forward vigorously and without
recourse to evasfve diplomacy.
The report of General Shafter showing
that there was total Of Sl10 cases OF
sickness in the army in Cuba has given
the officials of the War Department con-
siderable concern, but the reports here
tofore made that the yellow fever cases
were of a mild type encourages the hope
that the death rate will be small.
The large number of fever cases report
ed 1924, shows that not only yellow fever
but typhoid and other kinds are numer-
Gus. Surgeon General Eternberg says
that it is the history of the yellow fever
that it never spreads rapidly, and having
once got started in the camp is sure to
infect many soldiers. Speaking of the
other fevers he said that not only in Cuba,
but in the camps in the United States,
there had been many cases. and 1t was the
history of all new armies that fevers, es-
peciaily typhoid, became quite common
This was due to the change of climate
and mode of life of the new soldiers.
Even where the water was pure cases
would arise Soldiers bought and ate
many things not furnished by the COM
missary, such as milk and other things
peddled about the camps. Often these
foods caused sickness.
Another feature he mentioned was the
Indifferent care which some men took of
themselves WIN they joined the army.
1t was his belief that as the men became
more seasoned there would be less sick
ness.
The Loona, which arrived al Newport
News yesterday, is now on her way to
New York She had on board fifty-three
sick and wounded soldiers, including Cen
eral Corbin's son. The health authorities
at Newport News did not want any more
sick landed at that point and the Wash
ington authorities consented to send the
vessel north
Word was received at the War Depart
ment this morning that the second and
Sixty-ninth New York regiments have
arrived at Fernandina from Tampa.
whence they were ordered several days
ago.
The War Department this morning re-
ceived despatch from General Brooke,
at Newport News, dated last night. stat
ing that he was aboard a transport and
would sail for Poro Rico early in the
morning. Nothing further has been heard
by the Department either from General
Brooke r the commanding officer at
Newport News.