The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-17
BREEZY BITS FROM BERLIN.
Crisis Caused by the Death of the
Sultan.

Benin, june 16.-lCOpyrlgnteu, 1894,
bv the Associated PressJ-The crisis in
the affairs of Europe, caused by the
death of Sultan Muley Hassan, and
the STRONG feeling aroused in certain
ouanterS in regard to the succession of
his SON. AbuI Aziz, has served to focus
the feeling of anita gonism towards Eng
land. which has been specially notice
able and which has grown in strength
ever since the announcement of the
conclusion of THE Anglo-Cougo treaty.
AS evidence of this treaty against
England, it is believed it us the deter
mination of the German government
not to take part in any naval demon
strIaition which the other powers may
contemplate making upon The coast of
Morocco. Of course, should German
interests be menaced by any outcome
of the disputes which have arisen since
the death of the sultan, the emperor
may be compelled ito send a fleet to
Morocco. But, according to present in
dications. there will be no necessity
for such a step, as the German diplo-
mats are confident that the rival inter
eSts of the western powers will insure
their neutrality. In this connection
the Cologne Gazette, semi-officialIy re-
marks:
Although Germany does not banker
after territorial ggrandizement, she
and the security of numerous German
subjects to defend
Then referring to the eventuality of
the transfer of Morocco to a European
power, the Gazette adds, significantly ::
After our recent experiences with
English and Spanish diplomacy in con-
nection with the Congo agreement, and
commercial treaty, neither of the
countries can expect the same friendly
cooperation and good will as might
confidently have been hoped for other
wise. 1t is time that Germany should
show that she is determined not to be
treated as 'quantiti negligeable' in
African questions
AS though to show that political af-
fairs do not affect the personal rela-
tons of the two courts, Emperor Will
the delegation from the First RoyaD
dragons, the British regiment, to
which Queen Victoria during her stay
at Coburg appointed him honorary
colonel. The British dragons were
treated in a most hospitiable manner
and left Berlin delighted with the
emperor's hospitality.
kneebes Remains in Jail.
R. F. Kneebes, the American horse
owner, who was accused of fraudulent
practices on the turf, in connection
with trOtt1ng horses, is sui IN prison.
DR.. Hall, who came from the United
States for the purpose to try and be of
service to the prisoner has failed to in
duce the authorities to accept bail.
Kneebes is confiened in a decent room
and is allowed to buy his own meals.
His friends say new and conclusive
evidence is on its way from the Unied
States and the prisoner will soon be
able to prove his innocence.
The discovery of the wholesale for
geries of United States bills and Bank
of England notes at Hamburg, was
ward SchWab, second officer of the
Schwab, before his appointment to the
Russia became acquainted with a man
named Thies, a. partner in the bankrupt
Hamburg firm of Thies & Meyerheim.
ThieS made mysterious proposals to
Schwab, limiting at the possibility of
the easy acquisition of a, handsome in
come. SchWab became interested in
Thies and visited the latter's domicile
at Hamburg, where he noticed a print
| ing press. Schwab thought very little
about the matter for a long time
afterward, and probably would have
allowed it to escape his mind entirely.
ihad it not been for the fact that a
brother officer of the Russia happened
to mention to him that Thies had made
/ proposals to him to circulate forged
| United States bills in America. This
proposition was Indignantly rejected.
| Schwab thereupon decided to investi-
gate the matter thoroughly and the
arrest of the culprits followed.