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engagement at Manila, the authorities
will show him as much consideration
as is consistent with naval discipline.
a Losine importance.


Washington, April 26.-It is the i'm
preston that the case of Capt. Coghlan
is losing importance as the days pass
and his action is viewed in more con-
siderate light. A high official whose
advice would have much to do with
shaping the fate of Capt. Coghlan said
that in his opinion the needs of the |
case would be completely met by a
sharp letter of reprimand addressed to !
him by the navy department if the
captain admitted he was correctly re-
ported.
The German ambassador has not COM
municated with the state department
on this subject since Monday, and it is
believed that the German government
is now content to await the action of
the navy department without furtb GER
pressing the matter.
The view was expressed at the Ger
man embassy Tuesday that the Cpghlan
affair was practically ended and that
with the administering Of rGprimand
by the navy department the incident
would be closed.
The German ambassador has received
large number of letters expressing
regret and disapproval of the Coghlan
incident. These come aot only from
German-Americans, but from repre-
sentative Americans, who deplore the
straining of international relations by
comparatively trivial acts of indi-
viduals.
n German Newspaper Comment.
Berlin, April 26.-The German press
; continues to maintain moderate tone
: regarding the utterances of Capt. Cogh.
: Ian. The Neuste Nachrichten and the
Frankfurter zeitung confess that "the
3 American sailors had certain amount
/ of justification for irritation at the
!. presence of the German men-of-war at
j Manila" The Frankfurter Zeitune
suggests that it was not the German
s foreign Office, but Emperor William
II who was responsible for the "officious
q ness of the German squadron" One
# journal, which has lately published VIC
!, lent articles against Great Britain ant
the United States, acknowledges with
. great readiness "the civility of tn,
q United States government in robbins
e Capt. Coghlan's tactless invective of al
!" offensiveness and political signiti
/. cance."
all German-Americnn Cable.
Washington, April ga signal EVIL
dence of the purpose of the Unite'
States to maintain friendly relation
with Germany has been given in tn
If favorable action of the president, at tn
a, instance of Secretary Hay, in approvin
w the project for pew transatlanti
!. cable running between Germany an
" the United States. The project wa
50 brought forward by prominent German
N American interests and has had tn
I'd active support of the German ambasss
o dor here, DR.. Won Holleben. The ney
Ia company is to be known as the German
a, American Telegraph company, AM
,g among those interested in it are promi
n nent firms in Germany as well as a mum
~ Der of Americans. The German tel
Q. minus of the new cable will, it is under
:, stood, be at Ems, a town and waterin
- place in the province of Hesse-Nassal
u Prussia, near Coblenz. The America
le terminus is expected to be at New Yorl
ID The route of the line will be by way
,r the Azores, Portuguese possession, S
d that it is presumed that concession
i. also have been obtained from Port,
gal, This will be the first cable evt
iaia heiMsee Germany an6 the Unite