The age-herald., 1899-01-29
GERMANS WILL
 ACT JUSTLY Speedy Termination of Samoan Controversy Looked For, CONFERENCE WITH MIR. WHITE American Ambassador Consults Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Have NJ < 5 gressed Beyond the Mu.
 A 9 l Assurance That
THE SIT THING WILL BE DONE
Suggested Partition of the Samoan Group Has Not Been Broached By Either of the Powers Interested
 In the Matter.

Berlin, January 2s.-Publc opinion was focused on the Samoan question this week. The United States ambassador, Andrew D. White, has informed the correspondent here of the Associated Press that he has had several meetings with the minister of for- eign affairs, Baron Won Buelow, and that assurances were given on both sides of a nature calculated to promote a speedy and successful solution of the question: Baron Von Buelow's whole attitude tended to show that the German government means to do it's full share in settling the matter fairly and amcably
 From another authentic source the fol- lowing has been learned:
 The preliminary negotiations, thus far have not gone beyond mutual assurance of desire for a friendly and equitable ar- rangement and the negotiations will not take more tangible shape until full, de- tailed mail reports are received from the agents of the three powers at Samoa This will involve delay of month in the case of Germany though the reports will reach the United States and Great Britain earlier. Until then no decisive steps or negotiations can be undertaken. The telegraphic news of the German government has been meagre.
 Suggested Partition
 The suggestion of partition of the Samoan group among the three powers, which has been much discussed in the German press has not been preached, the correspondent is authortativey assured in any form by either power.
 The German press comment on the Sa. moan matter variously. The general opn- ion expressed was that the tripartite control is and ought to be changed, but opinions differed greatly respecting the remedy. The Kreuz Zeitung advises the partition of tho islands, while the semi-official Hamburger correspondent claims that their partition is impossible because of the three powers would undoubtedly want the only valuable island, Upolu.
 The Nueste Nachrichten takes the gov. ernment to task for tits weak and pusinan- imous attitude" toward the other powers. notably Great Britain. and the Vossiche Zetung and Cologne Volks Zeitung talk similarly.
 Emperor Williams action at Hanover is regarded as being of great political sieni. hcance. From member of his majesty's entourage, who accompanied him to Han. over, the following has been learned:
 Bili In High Dudgeon The emperor had accepted an invitation to attend this week the silver wedding festiv- ities of the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Co- burg and Gotha, but heard with grin that the Duke of Cumberland the Gueph claimant of Hanover and Brunswick, had also been invited. Thereupon he sent a strong letter of dissatisfaction to the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and, although the Duke of Cumberland in the meanwhile had expressed regret of his inability to att tend, the emperor remained In high dud- geon 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 Hanover demonstrate his loyalty to Prussia and accept the statu quo of becoming an officer in Prussian regiment of the guards. The emperor, how ever, seems to have made his excursion to Hanover in order to repudiate any inten- tion of a rapprochment with the former Guelph dynasty, and by the proclamation of this order providing for the identification of the Prussian regiments of Hanover with the regiments of the old Hanoverian army, he has made it plain that he considers the union of Hanover and Prussia to be an un- alterable fact.
 Gave the Death Blow
 He thus gave the death blow to the hopes of the Guelph party.
 The emperor has now established a per- manent bond between the old Hanoveran regiments and the present Tenth army corps which Is rebuilded almost entirely from the province of Hanover.
 His majesty also presented his Hanover ian uhlans with a helmet badge inscribed "Peninsula- Waterloo, Garcia Hernandez" and he presented the Hanoverian field ar- tillery with badge with the words ''Pcnin- sula- -Waterloo-Gohrde."
 It is said in court circles that the cm- peror for some time past has been made aware of recent utterances of the Duke of Cumberland regarding his majesty which have greatly wounded his self esteem.
 Sereno Payne Appointed