Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-11
LONDON LETTER
More Talk OF New Alliances
In Europe.
THE GERMAN EMPEROR
Will Be Royalty Welcomed to England
a Week From Monday--No More
Agreements Are EXPECTED to be
Made For the Present,

London, Nov. 11.-(Copyrighted, 1895.
oy the Associated Fress.)-E.urope is now
aS0S with runors of Diplomatic activity
ana alliances that may be effected. AS
a result, the relations Of the European
powers seem to be rapidly assuming a
new phase. This, doubtless. is not a lit
Tie due to the fact that in nearly all the
recent international negotiations thu
lnfted states has been a factor. Judg-
ing from Lord Salisbury's inference. this
can be partly attributed to the evident
determination of these governments of
the great power to work tremendously
with Great Britain, a policy which, judg-
ing from the continental press. is OBJ
noxious to the majority of the CONT
mental peoples.
Ine forthcoming visit of emperor WILL
liam to Queen Victoria IS regarded as
Gaping the climax of British diplo-
matte success, and the feeling of dissatis-
faction at this state Of affairs is not in
the slightest degree married by any feel
ing or Jealousy over the einperor's recent
meeting at Potsdam. The statement
that Count Won Buelow will accompany
Emperor William to England is taken to
be an indication that his majesty does
not mean to give the anti British press
any opportunity of belittling his visit on
the score that it is merely an OBLIGATORY
one TO his grandmother. But, while the
emperor undoubtedly intends to officially
emphasize the friendship of Germany for
Great Britain, it is scarcely likely, as
some OF tha optimistic declare, that i'm
poitant treaties looking toward a closer
alliance Will be the immediate consAe-
qence Of the Imperial jaunt. 1t is pointed
out that all which could be done in this
erection seems already accomplished,
and several diplomats have expressed the
opirion to representatives of the Assoc
clated Press that this was far more than
expected, and tina international feeling
was not yet ripe for any more than a
formal bond etWeen the two nations,
winch three years ago We're on the verge
of hostilities.
The announcement of the Samoan
agreement throws a pleasant shadow
over this meeting of Qeen Victoria and
Emperor William, and assures the Wis
ltor a hearty reception upon the part Of
the British republic. An elaborate pro-
stamme has been drawn up. Upon the
arrival at Portsmouth on November %
of the imperial yacht ~Hohenzollern, with
the emperor, empress, their two sons and
others on board lit will be met by the
British channel squadron, and it is said
the emperor, wearing the uniform of a
British admiral, will be welcomed by
the Prince Of Wales, similarly attired.
and the Duke of York. After the salute
and a review, the party will go direct to
Windsor, staying there five days. Thence
the emperor viii go to Sandringham for
two days and will meet there Lord Sails
bury, Mr.. Balfour, Lord Rosebery, Mr..
Chamberlain, Lord Wolseley and other
ltotables. The remainder of his majes-
tvs visit Will probably be spent at the
Duke of DevoEshire's seat at Chats
worth, and in shooting In Scotland, the
imperial party returning to Germany
via Ieith, On the Hohenzollern
British feeling on the subject of the
German emperor's visit is we'll voiced by
Punch'a cartoon, representing the en-
peror, who, challenged by a British sem
try, replies friend and the sentry re-
sponds: Pass, friend. and all's WELL,
emphasizing the word friend"
After % years OF bankruptcy. Americas
first colony, Liberia, is now rehabilitated
the interest on her public debt being paid.
In 1871 Liberia foated a loan of $500, 600,
chiefly in England, but, three years later
the little republic failed 10 meet the in
teraat. and this condition of affairs has
prevailed ever since, until now Liberals
financial agents in London have an
nounced that the government is once
more able to meet it's obligations. This
step was rendered feasible by a new
source of revenue derived from rubber.
and the interest which the b~ondholders
despaired of getting is now being paid
from the royalties turned into the gov
e1.amen of the republic by the Liberian
rubber syndicate, an essentially English
concern. The United States learns that
the AREA rs of interest are practically
swept away. as the bondholders agree
to accent the comparatively small sum
of So, Geo in settlement of the full amount
of the arrears. though this appropriation
will not be applied until the extinction
of the debt. In the meanwhile the cur.
rent interest has been reduced from ! to
; per cent, rising e per cent every three
years until it reaches s per CEN, which
rate will be maintained until the extinc-
ton Of the loan.
The development Of the rubha" industry
in Liberia has attracted considerable at
tention, which has not confined itself TO
the commercial aspect, for The Assoc
ciated Press understands there is likely
to be. in the near future, diplomatic ac-
tivity in relation to the status Of Liberia.
The encroachments of the French ADO
its territory have caused no little dis
uuietude at the foreign office, while ii is
the general belief that the United States
would gladly secure a coaling station on
the Liberian coast. In these and other
respects the renewed prosperity has
brought the territory to the notice of
the European powers, and though the
press here has failed to observe this par
ticular sign of the times, it can be said
authoritatively hat the future status of
Liberia was recently much deliberated
upon by several cabinets. Having thus
become the object of unsolicited atten-
ton, it is quite probable that the Ameri-
can negroes who still retain the reigns
of government in this slice of the west
coast of Africa may soon be threatened