The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-29
GERMANY IS SILENT
They Say But Little Over There
About the Late Tempest
THE IMPERIALs' CHRISTMAS
In London. Suiien Weather. Mud
and Sieet and the Venezuelan
Dispute Keep the Cossips
Busy These Days.

Copyrighted. 1896. by the Associated
Press)
Berlin. Dec. 2s.-German feeling I'm
the Venezuelan difficulty seems to be
veering around. although the govern
ment studiously refrains from express
sing an opinion. From an official of the
foreign Office. however. IL has been
learned that several diplomatic at
tempts have been made by Great
Britain during the past week to get
Germany to Join In a movement look
ing to combined diplomatic action
opposed to the latest application of the
Monroe doctrine. These efforts thus
far have met with non-committal an
swers. and unless things assume
much more serious aspect, Germany
will keep officially aloof from the whole
question. Popular feeling is certainly
more favorable to the United States as
the cause of the whole trouble Is COM
ing to be understood. Christmas medi-
tations of the German press are. with
a few exceptions. rather melancholy.
dwelling upon the unsatisfactory state
of German domestic and foreign poll
tics and the economic situation.
BY the imperials OF the court Christ
mas was celebrated quietly. Distribu-
ton OF gifts took place In the school
hall OF the new palace at Potsdam.
| where each OF the imperial princes
had a tree TO himself and their parents
had a grand tree to themselves. Among
the gifts received by the emperor was
| a miniature tree OF malachite from the
car. The three elder OF the princes
were most pleased with miniature rifles
OF the type OF 1883. made especially for
them at the Spandeau factory. with
which arms they will learn their mill
tary drill. Presents were also ex-
changed between the emperor and his
allies. the sovereigns OF Italy and Aus
tria. and the German army. through
the commanding captain. and a dele
| cation of his own company OF guards
presented his majesty with n package
OF Christmas cakes.
An alleged expression Of his majestyss
during his visit> To Breslau Is now go
Ing the rounds of the press. Speaking
| OF the regimental. he Is quoted as hav-
ing said: The cowardiy German Bour-
| geolse cannot be relied upon In war
fare against socialism"
Diplomatic negotiations have been
resumed between the American embas-
sy and the German foreign ONCE with
a view OF settling. one way or the other.
| the proposed changes In the extradition
| treaty. The United States claims that
extraditable crimes should be more pre-
cisely defined. The presence here OF
Poultney Bigelow. as the representative
of American Insurance companies. to-
/ gether with the energetic representa-
tons OF the United States embassy.
during the past fortnight. and the fall
| of Baron Won Koeller. the Prussian
minister for the interior. who was the
/ prime mover In the unceremonious ex-
clusion Of the American insurance COM
panies from doing business In this
country. are looked upon here as hope
/ full sings that the matter will be finally
amicabiy adjusted.
The pope has conveyed to Emperor
i William his warm acknowledgements of
his majesty's readiness to grant per-
| mission necessary for the interment of
i the remains of the late Cardinal Paul
Milchers In the Cologne cathedral
Prince Henry of Prussia viii repre-
| sent Emperor William at the approach
| ing coronation OF the car OF Moscow.