Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
Spain Anxious to Dispose Of
Her Remaining Colonies
WILL GERMANY PURCHASE?
The HaflanneS, CaTOljneS, and PeleWS
Might Be Of Use to Her.
KAISER wnHELWs CALL on SPAIN.
German Foreign Office Insists That
It Has No Political Significance
AugIo-Gernan "Rapprochement'-
Odd Incident at COnstnntinOpie.
MezU York Herald.

Copyright, 1888, by the Associated Press
BERLIN. November FIT is under
stood in diplomatic circles here that
Spain, after The conclusion Of a treaty of
peace with the United States, will try to
dispose Of her few remaining Colonies,
notably the Marianne Islands, the Caro-
line Islands. and the Pelew Islands, and
IL is reported that the German Govern
ment has already been cautiously ap-
preached by Spain for the purpose of ds-
certaining how much these groups would
be worth 10 Germany.
The officials Of the Foreign Office here
admit that the acquisition of these Span
lsh Colonies woud be of considerable
value to Germany, in view Of their prox-
unity to the German n-Australasian posses
sions. but they give no expression as to
their intentions i'm the matter.
WILLIAMS VISIT TO SPAIN.
The announcement that Emperor Will
liam will call at Spanish ports on his way
home from the Holy Land has given rise
10 all sorts Of political speculations, es-
pecially in view OF the statement that the
Queen Regent Of Spain has decided to
send the Duke Of SOtomayo with an au-
tograph letter to 'Cartagena, inviting the
Emperor to visit Madrid, ond to reioin
the Imperial yacht Hozhenzoilern later at
Cadlz. 1t is said, however. that the invita-
ton has only been made in connection
ton has only been made in connection with
court etiquette, and it is certain that up to
the present time no acceptance has been
given. On the contrary, while Spain is
keenly desirous that the Emperor should
visit Madrid. and. i'm fact. attempts are
already being made TO make capital out
of the mere fact that the Emperor intends
to visit foreign ports, the German Gov
ernment is doing everything TO create he
impression that the Emperor has no par
ticular political object in view in visiting
the Spanish port. and will avoid any steps
calculated TO wound public feeling in the
United states, which, II is fully recog-
nized here, would resent a visit Of the
Emperor to Spanish port while the
peace negotiations are still unconcluded
TO UNITE GERMAN PROTESTANTS
1T has now become known that En-
peror William, among other objects i'm
view, desired 10 utilize his trip TO Jerusa-
lem 10 unite the German Protestants,
now split into a score Of factions, ard
establish his Office of "summus episco-
pus" now held merely over the Evangel-
cal Church OF Prussia, over the whole OF
Protestant Germany.
The Emperor firmly believed he could
realize his plan, but. nevertheless. tne
project utterly miscarried The Grand
Duke of Baden represented 10 the En-
peror that existing circumstances made
it impossible for the other Protestant
Princes of Germany TO yield to the Em-
perOr's wishes.
LANDSCAPE RATHER FRENCH
1t is said that Emperor William, lu-
ring his visit to Jerusalem, was greatly
struck with the many French flags flying,
and remarked: France has a great man.
buildings here; but there is room Tor
others"
SURPRISE FOR THE SULTAN.
II transpires that an extraordinary in
c.dent occurred when the Emperor lee,
Conssantinople. The Sultan was return
ing from bidding farewell 10 his CUES s.
when a man rushed through the escort
and placed a large, linen bundle In the
carriage, al the -Sultan's feet. Prince
Ad-del-Kader. the second son of the Sui
tan, who was with the hitter in the
carriage. jumped 10 his feet and shouted
'"They are going TO murder my father"
There was a scene OF intense excitement
until an aide-de-camp snatched the bun
die out Of the carriage. and found that
instead OF explosives II contained baby.
The man who placed the bundle In the
carriage was arrested He declared he
was a poor official; that he had not re-
ceiyed any salary for months. and tha,
he was on the verge OF starvation. and
threw the child into the carriage In or
der 10 draw the S,.itaD's attention To his
condition. The Sultan. on hearing OF the