Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-16
HE BERLIN BUDGET.
American Delegates to the Samoan Con-
ference CompIimented.
Copyrighted 1899 by the New York Associated
presr.l

BrRLIy:. June 15.-The American dele
rates To- the Samoan conference are much
compimented on the result of their labors.
MIR. Phelps is regarded by every one az the
coming United States Minister. though he
himself denies that he has been offered the
position The official press Is dislnchned
TO dwell upon the matter OF the samoan
settlement, all the glory of which Is lost to
Germany, and the brief paragraph IN the
North German CARTE on the conclusion OF
the conference states that the agreement
was arrived at with perfect unanlmity by
the Powers represented and to the salts
faction of all parties concerned. To-day
being the anniversary of the death OF En-
Deror Frederick, memorial services we're
held in the Friedenskirch at POtsdam. The
exercises were conducted by Or. Nindel.
All the members Of the royal family, mil
listers. and high officials were present. j he
choir of the Church of Twelve Apostles
sung the late EmperOrs favorite hymns.
The Emperor and Empress placed wreaths
on the tomb and remained kneellng
beside il for a long time. The Reich.
s1nzfiee- dwells on the recollection OF
Emperor Frederick's faithful labor for
the empire. which in royal circles, in
German and Prussian history, and IN the
hearts Of all the Germans have LETT lnehacc
cable traces which will ever be source OF
patiotic inspiration" The majority OF the
papers make respectful and reverent al u-
sions to the anniversary, but a few revive
the unseemngly strife Of a year ago.
The Shah to-day instead of paying the
expccted visit 10 Krupp's Essen works
spent another day 40 Willhemlshohe in
specting all the points of interest, in
Guiding the room which Napoleon Ill. oc-
capicd after Sedan.
The statement that the Persian and Rus
sian ministers at Belgrade had proposed a
Russo-Servian convention has caused I'M
oasincss here. The receipt of a semi-officIal
TELEGRAM from Belgrade tonight declaring
the story unfounded has tended to restore
confidence.
The events in the Balkans do not ma
turc as rapidly as it was feared they
would. That alarm is felt is evidenced
by the renewal of the official press
attacks on the Russian credit during
the past week, which reacted unfavoraDy
on German securities. The Russian MIN
ister of Finance was negotiating with lead
inc houses here, including Disconto-Gesell-
schaft in relation to .he conversion OF GER
tain private Russian railways. The North
German GGzoHe pointedly referred 10 the
proposed operations as illegal and even H.
liberal.
The TossiscLe Zodi,ng warned the German
investors 10 unload the Russian stock as
speedily as possible III Itt'llut7S lol an III
evitable life-and-death struggle between
Russia and Germany. The committee OF
the Bourse is expected to deliver an opin-
ion tomorrow on the legality of the pro
posed conversion. but it is felt that the
Government would not have exposed Ger
man capital to heavy losses except 10 avert
still greater dangers, and that had the
Balkan affairs been peaceful nothing
would have been heard Of the illegality OF
the conversion scheme.
WAR THE End.
The Seryian Government has refused to
renew the commercial treaty with Austria
Hungary which expires in 1890.
Everything indicates that the Russian
party an Belgrade are confident of its as
cendancy and is working to effect some
definite aim. and that its schemes can only
end i'm precipitating war or III a peaceable
partition Of the Balkan States between
Austria end Russia.