The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-30
BUT AMERICANS ARE PoPuLAR.
Emperor William Makes Friends Of
the L. 5. Naval Officers.
Prince bismarck. Who Conceived tho
Canal. Indignant Because Ignored
at Its Completion-The Emperor Re-
Dukes the Irreligious and Socialists
Berlin Council.

Copyrighted, 1895. by the Associated Pr~sa
Berlin, June 29.-EchoeS of the cclebra.
tton at kiel upon the occasion OF the omen.
ing OF the Kaiser Wilhelm canal are attn
reverberat.ng on all sides The attitude
assumed by the officers of the French fieeg
is now generally severely criticised. and 10
is significant that the semf-official Aliga.
melne Zeitung most unsparingly cous-
ments on the subject and charges tna
French with carrying discord into the
general harmony with pronounced lack oc
international courtesy. The same parer
also 0elitties the Importance or the Russos
France understanding so ostentatiousIu
displayed at Kiel adding: The few Rus
sian and French vessels there cut verQ
Insignificant figure. The Chanvinistic ut
terances of the rahid portion of the French
press are ridiculed here as childish on
the other hand. the cordial sympathN
shown us by England is keenly appre.
ciated."
The American ships. their commanders
and their crews have been praised to tho
skies, and the exchanging OF courtesieS
between Emperor William and the officers
is interpreted as meaning closer knittina
of the friendship between the two nations,
The officers Of the cruiser New York ara
charmed with the emperor's affability and
good fellowship. and are surprised at his
wonderful knowledge of the technicalities
of their profession. His majesty repeated-
ly expressed thanks for the way thA
United States was represented. and re>
ferred to the admiration he felt for tiaa
American navy and the indomitable spiris
shown by it. and by the whole American
nation on critical occasions. His majesty
frequently used the expression "gaiians
Americans"
Emperor William left Kiel on board the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern. In order To
be present at the Travemund regatta On
Monday he starts on a months cruise
along the coast OF Norway and Sweden,
and will arrive at Cowes. Isle of Wight.
August to witness the regatta there.
The municipal authorities OF Berlin are
excited over Emperor Williams reeens
criticism ON the municipal council foe
their alleged indifference in the matter %
building new churches His majesty has
also charged them with lack of patriotism
and with being wanting in fealty TO tha
monarchy.
Emperor Francis Joseph is expected to
arrive at Stettn September to witness
the maneuvers. He viii ne accompanies
by the chief or the Austrian general stafr
and a large suite.
A sensational case at Hamburg, which
has resulted in the conviction of gong
OF counterfeEars and their receiving SEN
tences ranging from three to eight yeas
Imprisonment, has been concluded. Au-
gust Thies and Robert GeutSch were ths
head OF the gang. which has between 1888
and 1894 circulated counterfeit American
$ notes and English f5 notes to the
ya'ue of 81. .2S00oo. Thses was caught in
Australia. through having attempted to
pass an American bill bNrins. the head OF
Gen. Grant andA apparently printed from
a genuine Washington city copper plsste.
Three German warships have heen dis
patched 10 Morocco 20 enforce sausfac-
ton for the murder OF German mer-
chant.
The Hamburg Nachrichsen complains
that In the Kiel celebration there was no
reference TO Prince Bismarck. although
the canal owes Its existence 10 him. The
newspaper mentioned also continues ats
attack upon Dr. Won Boettichsr. the Inn
periai secretary of state for the interior.
with increased anger since the puolica-
tlon of the emperor's letter pralsing the
minister for his long and faithful SER
vice.
In official circles here the advent OF the
Marquis OF Salisbury 10 power again In
England is welcomed as a change for he
better, and especially as Lord Rosehery
never Inspired confidence among German
statesmen The Vossische Ze!tung ex-
uresses the opinoin that an era Of vigof Gus
foreign politics win now begin. and that
Great Britafn's compliant attitude to~ ara
France and Russia Ia n an end. In fact.
there sens 20 be a general feeling that the
Marquis OF Salisbury will lay weight upon
the intimate relations betweea Germany
and Great Britain.
Herr Arendt one of the leaders OF TIE
Bi-metallic party. referring 70 the DOWN
far1 OF Rosebery writes that thu change
Of government in England viii doubtless
result in new international monstary
conference.