The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-15

and without foundation in fact The
powers are negotiating with q view or
eliminating the difficulty, and there Is
little likelihood of any further trouble be-
tween them, as a settlement will propaply
be reached satisfactory to all concerned
So far as the damage question goes, an
agreement has already been reached be-
tween Germany and Great Britain, and
the United States are not opposed on
principle to the same idea Of settlement. !"
SHOULD BE SIGNED.
A strong impression is felt at st. Pc
tersburg that the principal representa-
tives of the powers participating in the
peace conference at The Hague, who eX-
pressed q willingness to sign the agree
ment arrived at there, should proceed 10
the capital of the Netherlands and afflX
their signatures to the articles. Italy
has already done so, and Germany Will
do so soon after the removal of certain
obstacles The Russian ministry Is con-
sidering the matter.
MIR. HARRISON'S VISIT,
The Lokal Angler says of the visit or
Gen. Benjamin Harrison:
Gen Harrison will take home favor
able impression of Germany and l1m-
neror William. Let us hope he will utilize
it for the purpose of improving the re
lations between the two countries. win
his influence, and the esteem In Whlcn ne
| &c held If ought not to be difficult for him
to destroy many erroneous opinions he4u
bv his countrymen regarding Germany.
To fellow guest at the court fete on
Monday in honor of Queen Wilhelmina OF
the Netherlands. Gen. Harrison said:
Emperor William is most agreeable In
conversation and surprisingly well-in-
formed regarding men and things In the
United States. He spoke at length and
with the greatest interest of the United
States navy, and EXPIRE ssed his admira-
ton of the patriotism ard far-sightedness
of American public men, and OF the &C
ton of congress in so quickly and at such
a sacrifice creating so powerful and so
efficient a navy The emperor said that
after a thorough study OF the naval OPP
erations during the war between the
United States and Spain. he had formed
the highest possible opinion Of the bust
nesslIle effici 4ncy\ Of the officers and men
of the American navy, adding that 1t
! was q splendid characteristic of the
American pubic to fairly worship the M
tlonal heroes. His majesty spoke In Eng
ish and put many questions as to men
and matters The empress also showed
the greatest attention to Mrs. Harrison,
with whom she conVersed in English
Queen Wilhelnltna also spoke repeated
w during the fete TO Gen. and Mrs. Har-
rison.
MYSTERIOUS VISIT.
The visit Of the Dutch queen has puz-
zled the while German press. The fact
that the German minister of foreign hf-
fairs Count Won Buelow, has got back
from his vacation, and had several con-
ferences with her, subsequently receiving
one Of the highest Dutch decorations, has
given rise to the suppOsition that her
visit had something to Go with politics.
The Socialist convention in Hanover
has resolved &c move, in the retchstag,
next month, for the abolition of the lese
paragraph of the penal code. The So
cialist members of the reichstag have
collected striking material in support of
the motion.
The centenary of the Berlin school of
technology will be celebrated during the
coming week. Emperor William Will at
tend the principal csSemony on Thurs
day, when university rights will be con-
ferred on the II stitution.
A duel was fought this week at Stettln
between Lieut.. Won Forst, of the Thirty
eighth artillery, and Capt Adelbert
Mont of Chile, who had permission from
the kaiser to study the new artillery tao
Ties with the Ihirty-eighth regiment
Lieut. Won Forst was mortally wounded
in the neck, and the Gillian officer has
been ordered to return home.