The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-05

is Lost in Notifying England of That
serving Germany's African Interests
Bismarck's New Years Day-some In
teresting German Fugitives.
Copyrighted 1895 by Associated Press.)
Berlin, JAN 4.-The invasion of the
Transvaal by DIR. Jameson and the for
ces of the British South Africa com
pany has brought up all the latent feel
ing Of hostility to England and has
evoked an outburst similar to that
produced by President Cleveland's mes
sage in America The general belief
that the duplicity Of the British states
men is deliberate and in pursuance of
their policy of keeping Europe divided
into two camps in order to facilitate
English aggressions and encroachment
] In Africa and elsewhere has received
supposed confirmation in the news of
DIR. Jameson's venture. In spite Of the
disayowal Of tine British secretary Of
state for colonies, Mr.. oseph Chamber
iadn, Of any knowledge or responsible
ty for the step taken by DR.. Jameson,
prompted in high quarters, and the fre
terms of the emperor's message are in
terpreted as indicating the same dis
trust of the English protestation which
Is felt in government circles. Every
body understands that the emperor 8
message to President Kruger was not
due to mere impulse, but was decided
upon and drafted after a grave council
Of ministers, and ii must therefore be
regarded as an open pronouncement
Of a change in German policy toward
Great Britain.
ACTION IS PROMPT.
The immediate news of the invasion
Of the Transvaal was received on Tues
day evening and the emperor summon
ed the minister for foreign affairs, Ba-
ron Marschall Won Bieberstein, and Dr..
Kayser,, director of the colonial office
to Potsdam and spoke to them in strong
terms of the breach Of International
law.
Later an official note was sent 10 the
British government asking curtly the
meaning of DR.. Jameson's raid and
what steps would ibe taken to neutral
ize IL Moreover, it is asserted ON good
authority that the intention to land
German sailors at Delago bay was only
abandoned on the receipt of the news
of DR.. Jamesonts defeat. The consent
of Portugal had been asked for the tran
sit of troops across Portuguese territory.
Another statement, made on good au-
thority, is that Germany has already
come to an agreement with France to
arrest the British advance in South At
Tica, and that 1,500 German volunteers
we'll equipped, will start on board a
North German Lloyd steamer during
the week for Delagoa bay in order TO
assist the Beers.
WILLIAMS FREEZEOUT.
At the New Years reception at the
palace, Emperor William was frigid
in his treatment of THE British ambas-
sador, Sir Francis c. Lascelles. Tt was
remarked that his majesty barely ad-
dressed a few words to him and eyed
him sternly. On the other hand, the
emperor's reception of the United
States ambassador, Mr.. Theodore Run
yon, was most cordial. Besides the
usual congratulations, his majesty took
pains to manifest the undisturbed re
lattons of intimacy between Germany
and the United States, talking with
AIR. Runyon most pleasantly and ami
ca'bly for some time
The anti-English feeling has been all
along fed by the Bismarck press, which
has reproached the government for
trucking to English insolence" but the
emperor and the government have hfth-
erto withstood these taunts. Now,
however, a vigorous anti-English pol
Icy may undoubtedly be anticipated.
Incidentally, that this has helped
Germany to view the British-American
difficulty with different eyes. the anx-
fety here to take part in the American
toay csnn ba "a nj
Cologne and Frankfort fell over each
other in their haste to have a share in
Il, and the United States embassy was
overwhelmed throughout the week with
inquiries as to the precise terms of the
loan, proving conclusively that AmeTi-
can credit is unimpaired in the money
market here.
Koelnich tonight says that the re-
marks of the British press in regard
to the telegram sent by Emperor Will
lam to President Kruger, OF the Trans
vaal. need not alarm the Germans,
All Germany uphoIds Emperor William
Just as. three weeks ago. Europe up
held England in her position regarding
Venezuela, now Europe upholdS the
Beers It is to be hoped that the Brit
ish papers do not imagine that their
threats viii exercise the slightest inf1u-
ence upon the attitude of the German
government.
BISMARCK'S NEW YEARS.
Prince Bismarck quietly passed New
Years day at F>reiderichsruhe, where
ne received many distinguished callers.
including Baron Won Stumm, Count Won
Kardorff, Baron Won Manteuffel, Count
Won Kanitz, Count Won AIirbach, and
Prince Alexander Won Hohenlohe.. The
emperor on New Years day telegraph
ed TO Prince Bismarck as follows:
MANY more years of strength and
wisdom to the builder up of the empire"
To this Prince Bismarck replied: My
deep felt thanks to your majesty for
your kind wishes, which 1 fully recip-
rocate"
The capture of the fugitive Baron Won
FammerStein, formerly editor Of the
Kreuze Zeitung. at Athens. continues
10 cause much anxiety in the ranks Of
the Conservatives, where il is feared
that the baron may divulge unpleasant
truths about his party now that he Is
at bay, and a first-rate scandal is eX-
pected Among the witnesses at his
trial will be the most powerful and
wealthy members of the PruSSian ariS-
tocracy and Won Hammerstein : said
to possess documents showing that dur
ing the height of the Agrarian agita-
tions they themselves have been guilty
OF les ajeSte.
FUGITIVE FRIAZ.
Fritz Friedman. the fugitive Berlin
lawyer, one of the ablest in Germany,
who was counsel for Won Koetze, the
court chamberlain. who was accused
OF writing series Of anonymous COM
munications which caused so much