The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-16
NOT NEAR SETTLED
GERMANYS POSITION Oh TRANS
VAAL UNCHANGED.

! DIR. Leyds Still Represents the Cause OF the
/ Boer Republic and Has Bismarck's Ear
-Reichstag Makes Demonstration of
Approval of the Governments Policy in
That Ouarter-General Sentiment in
Favor OF Maintaining the Status QUO
May Lead to a More Advanced Position,
or a Ba cidown-German BimetaIIists.
Copyrighted 1895 by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Feb. 15.-The Transyaal i'm
broglio has been the absorbing topic
Of interest here during the past week,
and the government declaration Of its
attitude, in the reichstag, on Thursday
evoked, as was intended, an inspiring
patriotic demonstration on all sides of
the house. The policy of the foreign
office, though distinctly displeasing 10
England, has been unanimously en-
dOrsed by the leaders Of all factions of
the conservative party. The repre-
sentative of the Associated Press in
this city has had an interview with sew
eral well known party leaders, who
have assured him the reichstag will
stand by the government in the steps
which il may take TO maintain the stat
us quo in South Africa.
The Associated Press representative
also had an interview on the subject
with a high official Of the foreign Of
fee, who said:
1T cannot be denied that there is
a strong suspicion that the British cab
met, or al least some of its members
have been and are still playing a dOu
BILE game. The sudden departure of
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes for South Africa,
and the attendant circumstances, lend
new color to this impression. Recent.
adYices from South Africa indicate a
resumption of British intrigues, and
affairs in that part Of the world are
gradually shaping themselves so as to
place before Germany the alternative
OF abandoning valuable interests for
the sake of good relations with Great
Britain, or of maintaining those inter
ests at the risk of a rupture with Great
Britain. The temper of the govern
ment and people of Germany is TO main
tain the status quo a any cost"
DIR. LEYD'S MISSION.
There is no doubt that the foregoing
utterances outline the attitude Of the
German government, which has been
considerably Influenced by the repre-
sensations of DR.. J. w. Leyds, the sec
rotary of state for the Transvaal, who
has been striving to enlist German sup
port for the South African republic
and complete the latter's divorce from
Great Britain, whose commercial in
terests would thereby be hampered TO
the advantage of Germany.
Prince Bismarck, upon whom DR..
7 he
ed full sympathy with the latters mis-
sion and warmly lauded Emperor Viii
Hams action in sending a message to
President Kruger congratulating him
upon having suppressed DR.. Jameson's
invasion of Transvaal territory.
The Frankfurter Zeitung today says
the conduct of the British government,
especially since Mr.. Rhodes return, to-
wards the Transvaal, has increased the
feeling of suspicion and anxiety arous-
ed by recent events and that, cOnse-
quently. the Transvaal government has
resolved to prepare for every emergen-
cy. In addition to Krupp cannon of
different calibre, the TransVaal gov
eminent has ordered, in Germany, ri
fies of the newest pattern and material
for the construction of forts.
GERMAN BIMETALLISTS.
In spite of the formal declara tons Of
the imperial chancellor, Prince Hohen-
lohe, in the reichstag, that Germany
was not prepared at present to issue
invitations for monetary conference
the German bimetallists still have hope
that an international conference will
be called. They have determined TO
resume active agitation, both in the
reichstag and outside of il. They
charge Prince Hohenlohe and Baron
Marschall Won Biberstein. the minister
for foreign affairs, with bad faith in
carrying out the reichstag's instruc-
tons of a year ago.
The great strike in the clothing and
furnishing trades, which will effect
some $4,000 men and women, is now
spreading into towns like Halle, Stet-
tin and Manneheim. In Hamburg
Berlin and other centers, 200, 900 circu-
lars have been distributed, explaining
the needs and demands of the strikers
The chief demand is the suppression
Of the sweaters. Over 120 bureaus have
been opened in Berlin alone to receive
money for the assistance Of the strik-
ers, and some OF the newspapers are
asking for popular subscriptions. The
strikers make out a good case. They
have shown that the middlemen make
enormous profits, and the general feel
ing is that the strike will result in
some compromise arrangement, as il
IS not considered probable that suffi-
cient funds will be forthcoming 'to
enable such large number of strikers
10 hold out for any length Of time.
The carpenters strike has ended in a
victory for the strikers. The master
carpenters yielded 10 the demands of
- af I'd ,
furned 10 work.
INCENDLARIES AT WORK.
A band of incendiaries has been at
work al the Mosbit port Of Berlin |
Duringfi the past week the fiends were
especially active. They started five |
fires on Wednesday, and placards. |
threatening 70 burn fhe town, were
found nailed 10 doors and trees. Large |
rewards have been offered for the de-
lection OF the incendiarieS, and six ar |
rests have already been made. Two |
OF the prisoners were caught, one |
while carrying case of PETROLEUM. and |
the other in the act Of setting fire 10 |
q garnet.
The army maneuvers this year will !
be distinguished by special feature, |
this being artillery contests on A lar |
ger scale than ever before attempted.
There Will be coo cannon roaring sim |
UNANIMOUSLY.
FLYING MACHINE.
Count Zellepin has delivered a lecture |
at Stuttgart, in the presence OF the
King OF Wurtemburg and the military
authorities on steering an aD
which il Is claimed Will cost about |
$4,000 and travel eleven miles an hour. |
1t - claimed that such an airship can
remain in the air for seven and a half |
days The officials OF the Prusslau |
war Office believe the scheme feasible |
but they claim the speed VIII not exceed |