The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-09

Skaters Estimate Of
Losses--Peace Out
look.
WASHINGTON. July 9, 1898. Admiral
Sampson has cabled the Navy Depart-
ment that in his opinion three of the
Spanish vessels may be saved The Colon
is certainly in good condition, he reports,
and there are reasonable hopes of saw
ing the Maria Teresa and the yizeaya
This is the only news received from
Sampson in day or more, the cables ap-
parently being interrupted or in bad
woSl-ing order.
1t is expected at the Navy Department
that the onslaught on forts at entrance
to harbor Of Santiago will begin today.
The War Department received two des-
patches from General snafter over night
as follows
playa del Esto, with Army Corps
in the field, July 9.
Secretary of War, Washington
Gable operators were permitted to
go in yesterday morning. The Eng
lish cable was in working order and
some of the operators were in. the
city. General Toral wanted these
there as they were the principal men.
This cable has not been cut and the
men sent have not taken it up
again. English cable has been work
ing all the time through to Havana.
SHAFTTER.
Playa del Este, 8. Camp near
Santiago. 5.
Adjutant General. Washington.
Complete report received today of
loss on July l and q Killed, officers,
POS enlisted men. Wounded 81 officers,
!, 203 enlisted men Missing, 70 enlisted
men. The reports giving the names of
the killed and wounded are being
rapidly prepared and it is hoped to get
them off tomorrow.
sHAFTER.
The belief that a peace movement will
be inaugurated continues strong, but the
definite announcement is made that no
such movement has taken form thus far.
The state Department again today au-
thoritatively stated that no peace over
lures. direct or indirect, official or un-
official, had been submitted to this gov
ernment. At the same time similar
statements came from authorized sources
at the British, French, German and
other Embassies and Legations.
Il is stated broadly in these official
quarters tfa5 whatever may be the hope
or expectation of Spain toward peace, the
matter thus far is confined entirely 20 the
other t:s cf the water, and has taken no
form. either before the authorities here
or efcre the foreign representatives o.
those rcwrs which would most likely
to sreak in the event of a peace inose-
mem.
In view of this condition officials are
surprised at the explicit reports that one
power or another has already taken the
initiative, on some branch or other of the
present conflict One report to the ef-
Russian Ambassador called together at
the State Department yesterday, the in
ference being that they had an Important
mission relative to the Philippines.
Neither the Russian Ambassador nor
the German Ambassador was in Wash
ington yesterday. DR.. Won Holleben, the
German, being in New York, and Count
Cacsni the Russian, at Narragansett
Pier The first secretary of the German
Embassy, Baron Speck Won Sternburg,
called yesterday and today, his visits be-
ing frequent, but with authority the
statement is made that his calls had no
reference whatever to the subject of
peace or to the Philippines.
1t is regarded as unaccountable that re-
ports of such Importance should be pub
lished when both ambassadors are away
and no action of the character stated is
on foot.
Another report states that Great Brit
ain is moving, one version being that Sir
Julian Pauncefote has made overtures ta
the President; another that Sir Drum
mond Wolfe the Ambassador at Madrid,
has received the Spanish proposition and
has transmitted it to the United States
Ambassador, Mr. Hay. at London. AS to
Sir Julian Pauneefote. 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 govern
nent officially or unofIicially, on the sub
ject of peace.
As to S:r Prummond Wolfe, here IS lio
raes IL fere OF knowing what he has doae
1t Madr1d, bu. the officials here. govern
n..art aad d.plomatc dismiss this rep st
in view ef Well established fact here. The
s;tittc De.saitment has received no suen
,,raposition from Ambassador Hay and it
would be aty:seti al once if anything ef
this ratefc had como through Sir Drums
ra.nd Welfe or any other source.
That Sir Julian Pauncefote is not ap-
pretending any such movement ON the
part OF Great britain is indicated by his
departure today for Pequot. Conn, for
the summer He had remained not be-
cause Of the war but because the ne "
treaty of reciprocity relating to the Bris-
ish West indians had advanced to q
stage where only two or three minor
points remained open.
with the adjournment Of Congress the
Senate was not here to ratify this treaty,
ysf,t,, ,,ffafad here. i@s2 no further