The record-union., 1898-07-24
No Question Between Them Of Ger
many'S Wish to Secure Them.
Emperor William Keeping Himself Posted
on Everything Relating to the
War Between Us and
Spain.

Copyrighted 1898. by Associated Press.l
BERLIN, July $50 far as the
United States EMBASSY here is con-
cerned, nothing is known of any nego-
tiations or communications whatever
between the United States and German
Governments relative to any Spanish
colonies" said Andrew ID. White, Unit
ed States ambassador, in an interview
with the correspondent here of the AS
sociated Press. Besides" continued
Mr. White, there has been no question
at any time between this Embassy and
the German Foreign Office relative to
the German desire for coaling station
in the Philippines, nor for possession Of
any Of the islands there, neither has
there been any discussion of Germany'S
wish to secure any other Spanish colo
nies. To express such wishes, which
we are unaware Of, would be at the
present moment, above all, premature
There have been important negotiations
begun between the United States and
Germany, but it is too early TO talk
about that now"
From another source the correspond
ent of the Associated Press hears that
the negotiations to which Mr.. White
refers relate to the tariff bill. He has
been unable to obtain an official con-
firmation of this at the German For
eign Office.
Emperor William is kept continually
informed of all events connected with
the war between the United States and
Spain and of the developments at
Washington, Madrid and Berlin. Reg
ular reports are sent to him to points
on the Norwegian coast, where he
makes stops While on his tour of Nor
way. A large batch of dispatches con-
tanning the latest news of the war was
sent this week by special courier to
Digormullon.
Baron Won Buelow, the Minister for
Foreign Affairs, is absent on summer
leave. but he is expected back in a
fortnight. The tone of the German
press this week is less friendly to the
United States than the week before.
and the latest developments in the
war have been in many cases COM
mented upon in a rather sarcastic spir-
it. The Liberal press, though, has
generally speaking, fair and
more neutral tone.
The ''Vossische Zeitung" printed an
editorial in which it intimated it wished
the United States speedy success, and
existing for so many years between
the two countries"
Referring to the failure Of the late
sugar conference and to the agreement
between France and the United States
tariff reductions, the
'Kreutz Zeitung'' says: Should
America refuse to grant those tariff re-
ductions to Germany and the other Eu-
ropean States, as WELL in spite of the
most favored nation treaties, there will
be serious complications. To refuse
this to Germany would be all the more
unfair, since America was made to
share when we concluded our COM
mercial treaties of 1892, in the large
reductions that were then in force,
without being asked to grant US any
equivalent"
1t is a well-known fact in diplomatic
circles in Berlin that the relations be-
tween the Regent officer of Lippo-Det-
mold and the Emperor of Germany,
have been extremely strained since the
Emperors brother-in-law, Prince Adolph
of Schaumberg-L -Lippo, was ousted from
the office, owing to the final decision
rendered against him by the Court OF
Arbitration presided over by the king
of Saxony, and alleged instances of the
Emperor's ill-wil towards the now Re-
gent of Lippo-Detmold have been cur
rent here for some time past.
The condition of the mad King otto
of Bavaria has grown worse during the
last few days and a special committee
Of physicians has been sent to examine
into the sufferers condition and report
upon it to the Prince Regent, Luitpold.
The German Foreign Office has de-
cided to make an inquiry into the case
of the correspondent of the Frank
furt Anzeiger," who, it is reported here.
has been expelled from Santiago de
Cuba. by the American authorities