The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-16
THE GERMANS ARE QUIET.
THEY HAVE LITTLE TO SAY ABOUT
THE SAMOAN AGREEMENT,
As All Glory Was Lost 20 tho Fnthoriand
and Ia Due tho United States will
lam Walter Phelps Thought to
DO tho Coming Minister.

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BEHliN, June lb.-Thc American dclo.
gates 90 the Samoan Conference are much
complmcnted on the result oi'thcir labors.
Mr.. William Walter Phelps is regarded
10y everyone as the coming United States
Minister, though he, himself, denies that
he has been offered the position.
The official press IL disinclncd to dwell
upon the matter Of the Samoan settlement.
all glory OF which is Loot 10 Germany, and
brief paragraph In tho North Geryada Ga.
;die on the conclusion OF the conference
states tina, the agreement was arrived at
with perfect unanimity by tho powers
represented and 10 the satisfaction Of all
parties concerned.
Today being the anniversary OF the death
OF Emperor Frederick, memorial service
was neld IN the Ffcidcnskircho at Pots.
dam. The exercises were conducted by
Dr. Windell. All the members Of the
royal family, the ministers and high olli-
cials were present. Tho choir Of the
Church of the Twelve Apostles sang the
late Empcrors lay0ritc hymns. The En-.
peror and Empress placed wrcaihs upon
The tomb and remained knccling beside Il
Tor a long time.
The Rcicls AHscigr dwclls upon the rec.
election OF Emperor frcdcrck'A fruitful
labop Tor tho Empire, which IN royal cir.
Giles, In German aud Prussian history, and
IN the hearts OF all Germans have left in
olIaccablc traces which will over bo the
source OF patriotic inspiration. Tho major
ity OF the papers make respectful and rev.
uIltsUtAfaa a.. A
lew revive the unsccmly strife Of a year
ago.
The Shah today, instead Of paying the
expected visit to krupp's Essen works,
spent another day at Wilhcmshohe. In.
spcciing all the points Of interest, includ.
Ing the room which Napoleon Ill. oc.
cupied after Sedan.
The statement that NJ. Porsiani. the
Russian Minister at Belgrade. had pro.
posed Russo-Scrvian convention caused
uneasincss here. The receipt OF semi.
official kilograms from Belgrade tonight
declaring 1.-THE story unfoundcd.h as tended
10 restore confidence.
Events in the Balkans do not mature as
Tnpidlyas II was feared they would. That
alarm is felt is evidenced by the renewal
OF Official press attacks upon Russian
N'NNth HhiAhN wv liAaA Nfths WHICH re
pcted unfayombly upon Gcrmhn securities.
The Russian Minister OF Finance was ne.
goiialing with leading houses, including
the Observation-Disclosures, in relation 20
conversion Of certain private Russian rail.
ways.
The North German Gosoic poinlelly ro-
ierfcd 10 the proposed operation as illegal,
and even the Liberal Poui,cie ZciitHg
warned German investors 10 unload Rus.
sian stock rs speedily a. possible, Ia rcadi.
ness for the inevitable life and death strug.
gle between Russia aud Germany. Tho
committee Of the Boerso il expected 10 dc.
liver an opinion tomorrow In the Legality
OF the proposed conversion. but Il Is ioit
that The Government would not have ex.
posed German capital 10 heavy losses ex.
cept 10 avert still greater dangers, aud that
had Balkan Affairs been peaceful nothing
would have been heard OF tho Illegally
OF the conversion scheme.
The seryian Government has refused to