The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-23
OUR BERLIN CABLE LETTER.
WHILE EXCITEMENT HAS BEEN
ALLAYED THE ANTI-ENGLISH
SPIRIT SURVIVES.
W|LuE'S LETTER 70 HIS GRANDMA.
Germany Indignant at the Statement
That it Was An Excuse For Trans
vaal es-OleOmargarine
and Grain Monopoly Bills.

| Berlin, Jan. 19.-(Special cable, copy
righted, 1896, by the Associated Press.)-
The week has ended with every ones
thoughts directed to the imperial ami
versary. The excitement caused by the
Transvaal incident is gradually abating
and the newspapers uniformly express
the opinion that this difficulty will be ad-
justed by diplomacy, although there may
be critical stages in the negotiations.
The anti-English spirit, however, which
was aroused by the invasion of the Boer
republic, survives with full vigor, and it
is significant that those in political cir
cles who are in touch with the govern
ment have an idea that an openly anti
English policy will hencefOrth be follow
ed by Germany, especially in colonial af-
fairs.
A conservative leader, discussing the
recent complications, said that in a con-
versatiOn which he had with the en-
| peror, the latter said that he had put
| himself at the head of the united Eu-
ropean coalition against Great Britain,
and that the threat of the latter to join
the Sweibund (the so-called alliance be-
tween Russia and France) was laughable,
since both those countries stand closer
does to them. Great Britain's interests
in no part of the world, his majesty is
said to have continued would tally with
those of Russia and France; besides with
the uncertain tenure of power upon the
part of the English cabinet and the shift
ing of party life in England, it would
be folly to attempt binding entente with
| either country. This fact it was added,
has repeatedly been assigned by the rep
| ptn af Al.
son for her not joining the Dreibund,
and it was further asserted the same rea-
son works both ways
| The Indignation aroused in Germany
| by the statement published in the Eng
| lish newspapers that the emperor wrote
a sort of excuse of his recent Transvaal
attitude to his grandmother, Queen Vic
toria, is easily imagined. The German
| government newspapers have frequently
denied the statement during the last few
days although, however, it is not denied
that letters have passed between his mai.
esty and the queen.
| A court official who is in daily commu-
nication with the emperor is authority
| for the assertions that his majesty eX-
pressed regret, but not for having sent
his memorable dispatch to President Kru-
ger-it was for the manner in which it
| was received and commented upon in
| Great Britain.
The oleOmargarine and Kanitz bills in
the reichstag both touch American inter-
| ests.
Count Podbieski's chief argument
against the oleOmargarine bill was that
stearlne and cotton seed oil are imported
largely from America to adultarate oleo-
margarine, thus rendering it unfit for
food He therefore urges that heavy
import duty be placed upon it.
While discussing the Kanitz grain mon
opoly bill. several of the agrarian speak
ers dwelt upon the impossibility of com
peting with the products of American
cheap land and demanded government
protection. This years army maneuvers
will bear a much closer resemblance 70
actual war than formerly. No festivities
VIII be held and each army will be wholly
under the direction of its chief. No
foreign princes will be present
Judge Brausewetter, the most severe
and reactlonary of all the Berlin judges.
and who has aroused much adverse com
ment by his conduct of political trials
and subsequent sentences, has become in
sane and is confined in an asylum Eff
forts are being made to have some of his
worst sentences set aside.
TO REPRESENT AUSTRALASIA.
Sydney, N. s. w., Jan. 19.-A confer
ence of the postmaster generals from
sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adel-
aide, the latter representing also West
Australia and Tasmania, with Sir w.
%. Reeves, the new agent general in Lon
don for New Zealand, met here Friday
and Saturday and adopted resolutions
that Saul Samuels and Duncan Gillies
should be nominated to represent Aus
tralasia on the Pacific cable question in
London, and that they be requested to
be consulted by the agent general on i'm
portant points.
Their decisions are to be subject to the
approval of the colonial government.
The conference also resolved that the
cable shall be owned jointly by the vari-
Gus governments interested and that the
landing places should be only on terri
tory controlled by Great Britain, the
cost OF the construction and maintenance
to be borne by Great Britain, Canada
and Australia in the proportion of one
third each.
The route from Fiji to Australia is to
be by Norfolk Island, thence bifurcating
to the nearest convenient landing places
in North New Zealand and Morton bay.
1t was further resolved that it was high
ly desirable that South Australia should
join in the scheme. Responding to an
invitation of the conference, an offer was
submitted on behalf of South Australia
that she was willing to cooperate, pro-
vided guarantee. either from the con-
tributing colonies or from them jointly
with the imperial government, be given
that her financial basis should be main
tanned on the basis of the average for
the last five years. The conference re-
solved in favor of all colonies contribut-
ing equally to the scheme.
MISS BARTON'S PLANS.
Cleveland, o., Jan. 19.-Rev. Chas. G. |
Creegan of the American Board of For
eign Missions of the Congregational
church lectured here tonight on the Ar
menian question. After the lecture he
said that Miss Barton of the Red Cross
society would go to Armenian to distrib-
ute the relief fund collected in the United |
States. She would not wait for the per-
mission of the sultan of Turkey before |
starting, but upon her arrival in Constan- |
tinople she would go to the sultan with |
Minister Terrell and ask permission to |
visit Armenia in person.