The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-28
In WILLIAMS LAND
Interesting Gossip Concerning the Far
East Negotiations.
THE SULTAN AND HIS NAVY
He Is invited to Participate In
the German Maneuvers and
His Boats Show a Lack
Of efficiency.

Especial Berlin Letter. Copyrighted by the A
sociated Press.)
Berlin. April 27.-The curious spec
tacle Of Germany arm In arm political
ly with France and Russia. in respect
to the far East. has compltely taken
the Germans aback. Germany has
never been in such position since the
war of 1870. According to trustworthy
Information. the emperor himself is re-
sponsible for this turn of events, and
1t must be admitted he has made a
score In the game of politics. I'm view
of the fact that France is acting in
concert with Germany against nat
ural inclination. which is amply shown
in the comments of the French news
papers. in which dissatisfaction is ex-
pressed at the French government in
entering into a combination with Ger
many. The important part which the
emperor took in bringing about this
situation is quite equal to his previous
exploits on autocratic lines.
Up to the middle of last week Ger
many's policy was non-intervention i'm
the Affairs of the far East. unless her
interests were directly interested. and
an official statement at the end OF the
past week was to the effect that Ger
many would not interfere with the
terms of peace imposed. A sudden
change, however, then occurred, for as
result of the interchange of tele-
grams between the czar and Emperor
William, through the intermediary of
the Russian charge d'affaires at Ber-
lin, his majesty took the reins into his
own hands, and, in view OF certain ex-
pressions and half implied promises
made by the czar. directed a change
In diplomatic action in consonance
with the views of Russia.
The people of Berlin have been en-
tertained by the duel which has been
proceeding between the government
and the municipal council of Berlin on
the question Of the anti-revolutionary
bill. The facts are that the magis-
tracy Of Berlin resolved to petition the
reichstag against the bill and invited
the municipal councillors to press their
adhesion to the magistrates petition.
Herr Won Koeller. the secretary OF
state for the interior. however. stepped
in and directed the provincial presi-
dent of Brandenburg to command the
magistracy to refrain from presenting
the petition and from inviting the mu
nicipal councillors to join them. This
was done. whereupon a meeting of the
magistracy and municipal councillors
was held, and II was then resolved to
convoke a great meeting here OF the
city magistrates and municipal coun-
cilors from all parts OF Germany on
May s. The support received since
then promises that the meeting will
be the occasion for an imposing dem
ooatnaf tho hill
The programme of the ceremonies at
tending the opening of the Baltic and
North sea canal is now virtually set
tied. About twenty-five warships, Ger
man and foreign, are expected to take
part in the procession through the
canal. The troubles of Turkey in con-
nection with the dispatch of vessel
to Kiel to take part In the ceremonies
are affording amusing reading. The
Turkish government at first declined
to take part in the naval celebration
on account of the poor state OF its
finances. The emperor then wrote an
autograph letter to the sultan. asking
him to send a war ship to Kiel. The
sultan summoned the minister OF ma
rine, Hassan Pasha, and asked him IL
IT was absolutely impossible to comply
with Germany's wishes. The minister
of marine carefully stated the formida-
BILE list on paper Of the Turkish war
ships, and found that he had only
three frigates at his disposal which
were suitable, and these needed refit-
ting, which would cost a great deal Of
time and money. Suddenly Hassan
Pasha remembered that the Turkish
government had ordered a large tor
pedo boat from the German ship build
ing yards at Kiel. This vessel is al
ready built, but has not yet been paid
for on account of lack OF funds. The
brilliant idea struck Hassan Pasha to
send a crew TO Kiel and hire this boat
for the few days OF the festival fcstivi-
ties. Difficulties. however. supervened
to prevent the execution of this scheme
and II was finally decided to order the
Turkish cruiser Heybelnuma to go to
Kiel
The emperor has signed an order Civ
ing, for the first time In the history OF
the German army. a new complexion
TO the big imperial manoeuvers. which
Is exciting deep interest in army cir
cles. Instead OF the usual evolutions.
regular army manoeuvers will take
place, the emperor having fixed the
number of troops to take part In them
at 10 600