The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-30
FRANCE AND GERMANY
THEIR RELATIONS NOT MADE
CLOSER BY THE KEEL FETEs.
Attitude of the French Naval Officers
Oficial German Newspapers.
Copyright, 1895, /

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BERLIN. June 29.-Echoes of the celebra-
tons at Kiel on the occasion of the opening
of the Kaiser Wilhelm canal are still re-
verberating on all sides. The attitude as
sumed by the officers of the French fleet
is now generally and severely criticised.
and it is significant that the semi-ofHcial
Allgemine zeitung most unsparingly COM
ments on the subject and charges the
French with carrying discord into general
harmony and with pronounced lack of in
ternational courtesy. The sam newspa-
per belittles the Importance Of the Russo
French understanding so ostentatiously dis
played at Kiel, adding: THE few Russian
and French vessels there cut a very insig-
nificant figure. The Chauvinistic utter
ances OF the rabid portion Of the French
press are ridiculed here as childish. On the
other hand, the cordial sympathy shown us
by England is keenly appreciated"
The American ships, their commanders
and crews, have been praised to the skies,
and the exchange of courteses between
Emperor William and the American officers
is Interpreted as meaning a closer knitting
of the friendship between the two nations.
The officers of the cruiser New York are
charmed with the Emperor's afability ana
good fellowship, and are surprised at his
of their profession. His lis Majesty repeated
the expressed thanks for the way tne
United States was represented, and re-
ferred to the admiration he felt Tor tne
American navy, and the indomitable spirit
shown by it and by the whole American
Nation on critical occasions, showing mat
naval history. His Majesty frequently used
the expression, Gallant Americans"
Emperor William left Kiel on board the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern, in order TO De
present at the Travemund regatta. He re-
turned to Klel to-day, and will leave that
port on Monday for a months cruise along
the coast of Norway. and Sweden. and ne
Will arrive at Cowes. Isle OF Wight. on Aug.
3, to witness the regattas there.
AT the various water cures OF rms
the hotels tells are nov gsnssrarly t full, G nan1beri
ing eighteen thousand, and at MarienDad
there are 5.40o. The facilities for reaching
Carlsbad have been much improved lately.
Ihe municipal authorities of Berlin are
excited at Emperor Williams recent criti-
cisms on the Municipal Council for their
ing new churches. His Majesty has also
charged them with lack of patriotism and
with being wanting in fealty to the mon
archy.
Emperor Francis Joseph is expected to
arrive at Stettin on Sept. 8 and to stay
there three lays in order to witness the
maneuvers. The Austrian Emperor will be
accomplished ~ the chief OF the Austrian
general staff and by a large suite.
The German funniest occurs at Essllngen,
Wurtemburg. on July %
Twenty-n:ne men of the Fortieth Regi-
ment of infantry, stationed at Aachen, nave
deserted across the Belgian frontier since
April.
A sensational case at Hamburg. which
has resulted in the conviction of a gang
of counterfeiters and their receiving SEN
fences ranging from three to eight years
Imprisonment. has been concluded.
August Tneis and Robert Geutsch were
the head of the gang. which has. between
1892 and 1894, circulated counte felt Amer
lean fve-dollar notes and English five
pound notes to the value Of $3.50, 900. Theis
xyac oauphf in Australia through having
attempted to pass an American bill bearing
the head Of General Grant and apparently
printed from a genuine washington cop
Three German war ships have been dis
patched to Morocco to enforce Satisfac-
ton for the murder of a German mer-
The ball aboard the United States cruiser
New York. at Kiel. on Thursday last. was
The Hamburg Nachrichten complains that
| there was no reference to Prince Bismarck
at the kiel fetes although the canal owes
toned also continues ns attack upon DIR.
Won Boetticher. the imperial Secretary of
State for the Interior, with increased anger
since the publication Of the Emperor's let
ter .praising the Minister for his long and
faithful service.
In official circles here the advent of the
Marquis of Salisbury to power again in
England is welcomed as a change for the
better, and especially as Lord Rosebery
never inspired confidence among German
press on the subject are very sympathetic,
The Vossische Zeitung, for instance, ex-
presses the opinion that an era of vigorous
foreign policy will now begin, ana thal
Great Britain's compliant attitude toward
France and Russia is at an end. In fact,
there seems to be a general feeling that the
Marquis of Salisbury will lay weight or
intimate relations between Germany and
Great Britain. Herr Arendt, one of the
leaders Of the bimetallic party, referring
to the downfall of Lord Rosebery, writes
that the change of government in Great
Britain will doubtless result in a new in
| ternational monetary conference.