The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-06


English press calls deadly insult which
lustities war.
Nothing appears likely to cause any al
teratiou in the attitude of Germany IN re-
spect to her resolve to support the Trans
vaal republic in declaring the convention
of 1884 void and thus enabling the Beers to
obtain their independence of England.
The contention of Germany is that the
convention of 1884 must lapse, and that
the new relations of England with the
TransvaaI must give the latter the right to
direct and uncontrolled intercourse with
the other powers.
The United Press obtained last evening
an interview with DR.. Leid, the Secretary
of State of the South African Republic, who
is now in Berlin. 1t was the South African
Company and the Rhodes and Barnato
groups, he said, that provoked the trouble
in the Transvaal, aiming to overthrow
President Kruger and replace him with a
creature of Cecil Rhodes, and then,
through the agency of the new President,
annex the Transvaal to the Cape Colony.
The movement was associated with plans
of throwing the markets into disorder
and acquiring good stocks at the lowest
figures.
The Beers, DR.. Lied said, would treat
the prisoners they captured in the battle
with DR.. Jameson and his followers hui
namely despite the fact that they were
brigands and that the Beers were aware
that the men had been secretly armed by
Rhodes and their knowledge of the nature
of the support given TO Jameson by
Rhodes. Dr. Lied entertains hopes that
he will be able to obtain an audience with
the Emperor. AS yet he has been able to
see the Foreign Secretary only.
The authorities at the Foreign Office
deny that the Transvaal Government has
asked Germany to assume a protectorate
over the South African Republic. Austria
has no special interest in South Africa,
but she, nevertheless supports the idea of
Germany's Intervention in the Transvaal.
The Vienna newspapers continue ex-
pressing the hope that the powers Will
take advantage of the present opportunity
to curb British entertainments.
The court will leave Potsdam on Janu-
airy IL for the Schloss in Berlin. The
court season will then open and last seven
weeks, the imperial family leaving on
February q for AbbaZia. The New Years
day functions were devoid of any special
features. There was a heavy snowstorm
on the previous night aud the cafes were
closed by Il o'clock. A strong police force
was abroad and prevented the old-time
noisy demonstrations. No horse play"
was allowed as formerly, and the people
who were about at midnight quietly ex-
changed 'Prosit Neuiah and passed on.
The consequence was that there were
fewer arrests than has ever been known
upon a similar occasion.
The Kaiser's New Year reception was
also devoid of interest. In talking with
the ambassadors who called upon him
the Emperor made no reference to politics
and confined his conversation wholly to
social topics. United States ambassador
Runyon had a pleasant chat with the
Emperor, who inquired about the health
of President Cleveland and asked the
ambassador how he himself had enjoyed
the holidays.
In coDversiug with the generals at the
arsenal the Emperor confined himself to
matters of military detail and expressed
the hope that the coming autumn military
maneuyers would be as grand and success
full as those held at Stettin last year, which
had redounded greatly to the advantage OF
the German army.
Baron Hammerstein, the fugitive ex-
editor of the Kreuz Zeitung, who was ar
rested in Athens last week by the German
police, is still in custody in Italy. The
formalities involved in the securing of his
extradition will occupy a fortnight. He
is being closely watched for fear that he
may commit suicide. His wife and two
daughters are with him. The Baroness
I1t%
she saws:
after being duped by Others my hus-
band possibly became a deceiver himself.
We have lost everything, but legal action
against him will prove more disagreeable
to others than TO u.s."
1t becoming known that hummelshine,
wife had joined him people have asked
what has become of Flora Gaes. 1t has
been learned that she has gone to Basic,
Switzerland, where she is staying with her
mother. Flora is well educated and prior
to her association with Hammerstein was
employed upon the editorial staff of the
Basic Grenzboten.
The German group proposing to take the
new American loan held meeting in the
offices OF the Deutsche Bank on Saturday
and will hold another meeting on Monday,
when it is expected that they will definite
ly arrange a deal with the London firms
to cooperate IN securing gold to the
amount of $4,000 900, with the option of
securing an additional $25, 900 if it
should be required. 1t is understood that
in New York number of German houses
are DESTROYS of sharing in the operations
of the group.
Under the presidency of Duke Albrecht
and Mecklenburg, committees are being
formed in Berlin, Hamburg and other
German cities for the purpose of collect
ing funds for the relief of the Boer fami-
lies who are suffering as the result of the
warlike operations in the Transvaal. Al
ready $4,000 has been subscribed.
Several German insurance companies
have Joined the American company in de-
manding revision of the insurance regu-
lations.
]. B. Jackson, United States secretary
of the embassy, bas returned to his duties
at the embassy after spending his holi-
days in Vienna. Charles de Kay, United
States Consul-General here, will give a
dance at his private residence on January