The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-06

perOr William Deeply Interested
in TransvaaI Crisis.
Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug 5-Although the diet
reassembles Aug. 16, the fate of the canal
bill is as uncertain as ever. It's chances
have not improved during the vacation.
The center, whose help is vital, insists
on the passage first of the communal re-
form bill, to which arrangement the Prus-
sian government seriously objects. The
agrarian opposition remains determined.
Even the fact that the emperor has spo-
ken publicly and strongly in favor of the
canal bill makes no difference.
DEWEYs WORDS.
Admiral Dewey's alleged anti-German
utterances at Trieste are more extensive
ly commented on in the American than in
the German press. With few exceptions
the tone Of the latter is moderate and
conciliatory. Most of the papers doubted
the truth of the alleged utterances from
the first, citing the admirals past conduct
and Observation-Disclosures friendly attitude
towards the German representatives, in
the East. The influential Boersen Courier
says:
On the German side no serious poll
tician for a moment has attributed any
Importance to this latest canard Admiral
Dewey is known, from his intercourse
with German naval officers, as a quiet
thoughtful gentleman, incapable of Civ
ing vent to such incautious utterances."
The Allegemaine Tages Zeitung likewise
expresses disbelief, adding:
After all. we need not trouble our
selves about Admiral Dewey's views of
Germany. prince and German naval Off
GERS"
The Tageblatt repeatedly expressed the
conviction that the whole story is mac
curate, and other important papers. like
the Cologne Gazette, Hamburger Corre-
spondent and the bulk Of the Berlin pa
pers, said it would be interesting to know
just how much and how little truth there
was to the whole story.
SAMOAN AFFAIRS.
The events in Samoa are being followed
with some little attention. The news
that DR.. Solf, the German president OF
the council of Samoa, was induced to re-
sign, was received with general displeas-
ure. Government circles as vet have no
confirmation of the report.
The Cologne Gazette has 2 sneoio1 a..
patch from Apia saying the assumption of
Chief Justice Chambers place by Consul
General Osborne, and DR.. Soils resigna-
uon' must be regarded as an indefensI-
Die REIMBURSEMENT of Germany's posttion
and Is unjustiied by the facts.
Inc Natonalistic Deutsche Zeitune viz
lently attacks the government for vto,d
lng' and the Vossische Zeitung c;osee a.,
article by saying: Oil
ne samoa commission has wound I'm
us 1apors' The propositions forrnuIa+ad
CIV SUBJECT TO the approval of the now
CTS careful examination Is the fret
requisite for the avoidance Of sano,ir,n,.--
troubles which might again lead to ~,
teinatfonal complication
Inc government press so far J.. =,
lent A"r Is ST.
SANTO DOMINGO MUDDIr
ne German press is in the main ra+,.
cent regarding the santo Dono,neo 49,.
NeAerr1ng to American comman+ -.
ene troubles in the island, the in4uen+taI
NatIohaI Zeitung remarks:
we attach slight significance ~ +h
american press voices. For soma to-
20 come the American cravine fou -
lty Will be satisfied with the so,,,+to,
the, Philippine question =, Vi
doubtless, the Americans 1,,o,,I5
Me!comed Horrors committed -
United States almost dali, 80 Wy the
ed people will hardly tell In foI-o'. coior-
american protectorate with the IJo,-4. an
negroes and mulattos Even ~ ISL tt1n
the colored people have already raooiI.os
proofs or the inerradicable amino 49,, -
'iie Americans towards the blacks -
CRISIS IN TRANsvAA1,
Events In the Transvaa1 oro ,-
WaIGheo mere. The press connmen+s iit.
eiallS on the weeks news No donb4
ssiohs undercurrent of sentiment avIs+s
9 3 Gu oy every class, In favor NJ 49,
6oers against Great Britain r.,
1e5ll a., one meets expresses this frae1,.
$50 nc press except the portion IN,
splreo oy the government sides w. ~ "a.
less strongly with the Beers. An a5i.ou, oI
III the Deutsche Zeitung is sign,f3co,,t - ot
showing the aspiration in pan-Cern,e a., -
lows: uues as fol-
fashionable as it remains. after ou
Mhetner England, which in war viz,
%
expose all her threatened points n 49,
~ really resolved to fight. It seems 20
tIeo' Judging from the news from To,,
don and Lisbon, that the possihiIi+11 -
war is now being seriously consiIor. u
Inc near future may show wba+bar -
brush nag will be unfolded for a febt
IN "hlch nothing less is to be decfSad
t saelI me questlon whether Africa is TO
become English or German-Du+ch
"A IurLh6r sign of the daayo
is the number of books and pamnhIe+- a's
the question which have appeared whit
month. All the periodicals also contaia
articles on the Transvaal Question r.
seems doubtful, however, whether 49,
emperor or government will again inter
1ere II things come to a crisis in south
AFRICA. 1t is currently reported In politi-
"a clrcles that MS majesty on the occa-
sion OF the visit of Cecil Rhodes to Rer-
lin said: - Der
me Beers are past saving" adding
that they owed their misfortunes 70
their own stubbornness,' and that there
was no intention on the part of Ger
many to call a halt to England.
Ihere has been great veering round
OF opinions In government circles, partly
owing to the reports from the Gernoon
consular agent at Pretoria. The GOV
eminent remains in the mud, the whole
question awaiting the emperor's return
During his trip in northern waters the
emperor has been kept closely Informed
regarding the changes in the whole mat
ter and on his arrival at KieI q. minute
verbal report was made to him. A high
official said to the Associated Press cor
respondent this week:
IT is certain the emperor and with
him Count Won Buelow and Prince
Hohenlohe have become convinced that
to actively NEEDLE in the Transvaal