The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-29
SITUATION IN SAMOA
Three Governments Concerned Will
Await Fuller Reports.
OF GERMANS
A DESIRE FOR FRIEND
LY SETTLEMENT.

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Comment of the German Press-Em-
peror William Deeply Offended
By the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha = Duke of Cumberland's
Claim to Hanover and Brunswick.
Copyright, 1889, by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Jan. 2S.-Public opinion was
focused on the Samoan question this
week The United States ambassador,
Andrew White, has informed the cor
respondent here of the Associated Press
/ that he has had several meetings with
/ the minister OF foreign affairs, Baron
Won BulOW, and that assurances were
/ given on both sides of a nature calcu-
! lated to promote a speedy and success
/ ful solution OF the question Baron Won
/ Bulow's while attitude tended to show
/ that the German government means TO
( do its full share in settling the matter
/ fairly and amicably. From another au-
thentic source the following has been
! learned:
The preliminary negotiations thus
! lar nave IOl gone DeyOllu llulueA oS
surances of a desire for a friendly and
equitable arrangement, and the nego-
tiatiOnS viii not take a more tangible
shape until full detailed mail reports
are received from the agents of the
three powers at Samoa. This Will IN
VolVe q delay Of month in the case
of Germany, though the reports VIII
reach the United States and Great
Britain earlier. Until then no decisive
steps or negotiations can be under
taken. The Geographic news of the
German government has been meager.
The suggested partition of the Samoan
islands among the three powers, which
has been discussed in the German
press, has not been preached, the cor
respondent is reliably assured, in any
form by either power.
The German press commented on the
Samoan matter variously. The general
opinion existing was that the tripartlte
is q failure and ought to be changed,
but opinions differ greatly respecting
the remedy. The Kruez Zeitung recon-
mends the partition of the islands,
while the semi-official Hamburger Cor
respondent claims that their partition
is impossible, because of the fact that
the three powers would undoubtedly
want the one valuable island, Uploa-
The Munich Neuste Nachrichten
takes the government to task for rs
weak and pusillanimous' attitude to-
ward the other two powers, notably
Great Britain, and the Vossiche Zeitung
and Cologne Volks-Zeitung talk SINH
larly.
EMPEROR OFFENDED.
Emperor Williams action at Hanover
is regarded as being of great political
significance. From a member Of his
majesty's encourage who accompanied
him to Hamburg the following has
been learned:
The emperor had accepted an invita-
ton TO attend this week the silver we'd
ding of the duke and duchess of Sake
Coburg and GOtha, but heard with
chagrin that the duke of Cumberland,
the Guelph claimant Of Hanover and
Brunswick, had also been invited.
Thereupon he sent a strong expression
of his dissatisfaction. The duke OF
Cumberland, in the meanwhile, had eX-
pressed regret of his inability to at
tend. The emperor remained in high
dudgeon, and stayed away.
There have been persistent rumorS
lately to the effect that the eldest son
of the duke of Cumberland might one
day ascend the ducal throne of Bruins
wick If he consents to abjure all claim
to the throne of Hanover demonstrates
his loyalty to Prussia. and accepts the
statu quo By becoming an officer III a
PrusSian regiment OF the guards. The
emperor, however. seems TO have made
his excursion 10 Hanover in order to re-
pudiate any intention OF a raDproach-
ment with the former Guelph dynasty,
and by the proclamation OF his order,
providing for the identification of the
Prussian regiments OF Hanover with
the regiments Of the old AanoVerlan
army he has made ii plain that he con-
siders the union Of Hanover and Prus-
ri, h He TINS
the death blow to the hopes Of the
Guelph party.
The emperor has now established q !
permanent bond between the old Han /
overian regiments and the present ]
Tenth army CORPS, which is recruited /
almost entirely from the province OF
Hanover Mis- majesty also presented |
his Hanoverian Uhlans with a helmet |
badge, inscribed "Peninsula-W Waterloo /
Hernandez, and he presented !
the Hanoverian artillery with a badge |
with the words "Peninsula-Waterl !
CohrGe."
1t is said in court circles that the |
emperor for some time past has been |
made aware Of recent utterances Of |
the Duke of Cumberland regarding his /
majesty which have deeply wounded !
his self-esteem.
EXPULSION OF DANES.
During a long debate in the diet this
week on the expulsion of Danes from |.
North Schleswig the ministers certain
~ advanced a number Of strong Tea-
sons justifying the recent measures.
The most convincing speech came from
Delegate Brehlmann, who described the
anti German agitation carried on by
the Danes. and furnished large num-
Der Of instances showing that their OBJ
ject WIS clearly 10 secure a separation
Of Northern Schleswig from Prussia.
The speakers who rebuked the section
of the German press which sided with
the Danes elected loudest applause.
The decoration of Baron Won Keller,
the governor of Observation-Disclosures
with the grand cross of the Red Eagle,
testifes the emperor's apprO-
baton of his anti-Danish policy in
North Schleswig.
i high imperial official tells the cor
of the Associated Press that
the chances of the meat inspection bill
in the reichstag are good. The reich
stag will pass it, in spite of the agra
rian opposition and the centrists will
not vote against it except possibly the
Bavarian contingent. Some members of
the reichstag support it, so the gov
eminent feels sure of strong major
ty.
A great German sporting exhibition
will be held next summer at Munich
under the patronage of the prince re-
gent of Vavaria 1t win include athletic
carrier pigeon contests
and balloon races.
JUDGE REWARDED.
There was curious incident this
week in the emperor promoting the
president of the court of Beuthen,
Judge Wisconsin,. to be judge of the