Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-16
LIONS OF THE HOUR,
The American Delegation Receive
Congratulations.
TO THE vlcToRS THE SMILES.
All Conoede They Have Carried or
the Honors.
PHELPS MAY REMAIN IN BERLIN.
Everybody Looks Upon Him as the
Coming Minister.
HELPS MAY REMAIN IN BERLIN.
HE MEMORY OF FREDERICK.
AT the Anniversary OF His Death All
Past Bitterness is Forgotten in
tho Realization of His
Virtues.


ltOpDtlUht, ISeJ, DU Nttp Olh ASSOCIATED TrsSS.I
BERLIN, June 15--The American delegates
to the Samoan conference are much compli.
mented on the result of their labors Will
lam Walter Phelps is regarded by every ono
as the coming United States minister, though
he himself denies that he has been offered
the position.
The official press is disnclined to dwell
upon the matter of the Samoan settlement,
all glory of which is lost to Germany, and q
brief paragraph in the North German Ga
zette in conclusion of the conference, states
that the agreement was arrived at with per-
feet unanimity by the powers represented,
and to the satisfaction of all parties con-
cerned.
To-day being the anniversary of the death
of Emperor Frederick, memorial services
were held in the Friedenskrch ut Potsdam.
All the members of the royal family, min
listers and high officials, were present The
choir of the Church of the Twelve Apostles
sang the late emDeror's favorite hymns.
The emperor and empress placed wreaths
upon the tomb and remained kneeling beside
it for n long time. The Reichsanzeiger
dwells upon the recollection of Emperor
Frederick's fruitful labors for the empire,
(which, In royal circles and in German and
Prussian history and in the hearts of Ger
mans have left ineffaceable traces, which
will ever be a source of patriotic inspira-
tion." The majority of the papers mako
respectful and reverent illusions to the ami
vcrsary but few revive the unseemly strife
of years ago.
The shah to-day, instead of paying his
expected visit to Krupp's works. spent an.
other day at Wihclmshohe inspecting all
points of interest, including the room which
Napoleon Ill occupied after the Sedan
The statement that M. Persiuni, the Rus
sian minister at Belgrade, had proposed q
Russo-Servian convention caused uneasiness
here. The report of a semi-otiicial telegram
from Belgrade tonight declaring the story
unfounded has tended to restore confidence
That alarm is felt is evidenced by the re-
newal of the official press attacks upon Rus
sian credit during the past week, which re-
acted unfavorably upon German securities.
Tho Russian minister to Germany was nego-
tiating with the leading houses here in rela-
ton to the conversion of certain private rail-
ways The North German Gazette pointedly
referred to the proposed operation as illegal,
and even the liberal Vossischc Zetung
warned the German investors to unload Rus
sian stock as speedily as possible in readi-
ness for the inevitable life and death struggle
between Russia and Germany A COMMITTEES
of the bourse is expected to deliver an opin-
ion Monday on the legality of the proposed
conversion, but if is felt that the government
would not have exposed German capital to
heavy losses except to avert still greater
dangers, and that had Balkan affairs been
peaceful nothing would have been heard Of
the illegality of the conversion scheme
The Servian government has refused to
renew its commercial treaty with Austria
Hungary, which expires in 1890. Everything
indicates that the Russian party in Belgrade
is confident of its asccndan cy, and is work.
ing TO effect some definite aim, and that its
schemes can only end in precipitating war or
in the peaceable partition of the Balkan
states between Austria and Russia.
1t is expected compromise will be
effected in the Wohlgemuth affair. Italy
and England have not yet spoken on the
subject but should they support the demand
of the other powers, Switzerland will likely
consent to d strctcr surveillance over for
eigners to remove the reproacn of harboring
revolutionlsts.
The octocentenary fetes at Dresden will
begin tomorrow and will continue until
Wednesday. The Duke OF Edinburgh's
eldest son will represent Queen Victoria.
Emperor William and Minister Won
Roetticher will go to Dres len on Tuesda ay.
The bundesrath has suspended its sitting to
enable Saxony's members to attend the cell
ebration.
AS the result of the dispute between the
Prussian government and the vatican there
was no German among the cardinals recently
appointed. The vatican favored Archbishop
Krementz, of Cologne, but the Prussians
wanted DR.. Kopp of Breltau. The pope
was willing to create both of them cardinals,
but owing TO the persistent Prussian oppo-
sition to Archbishop Krementz the negotia-
| tons on the subject were broken.
The carpenters of Frankfort have de-
| cided to strike.
The committee having in charge the fund
| for the relief OF the Conemaugh valley suf-
| ferers will meet on Monday.