The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-07
DISCREDITED
BY the German Press Is the
Sensational Dewey Story.
Copyright, 1879, BY Associated Press.l

at standstill The exodus TO the yacht
ing places, seashores ana mountains has
been more general than usual The pa
pers odltoriRlize on recondito subjects,
live themes OF discussion being almost
totally lacking. Although the diet reas-
/ sembles Aug. 1s the fate Of the canal
bill "a as uncertain as ever. Its chances
have not improved during the vacation.
The centre. whose help 10 vital insists
on the passage FIRST Of the communal re-
! form bill. to which arrangement the Pru8-
sian government seriously objects. The
Agrarian opposition remains determined
Even the fact that the emperor has come
out publicly ana strongly In favor of the
canal bill makes no difference. Admiral
Dewey's alleged anti-oerfnan utterarces
al Trieste are more extensively comment
Cd upon In tho American than the &c.
man press. with a few exceptions, tho
tone Of the latter "a moderate Most OF
the papers disbelicved the truth Of tho
alleged utterances from the first citing
the admlrars past conduct and wcn au.
thcntcated friendly attitude towards tho
German representative IN the east The
Beers Courier says;
On the German side. no serious polite
ian, for a moment, has attributed any i'm
portance TO this latest canard Admiral
Dewey is known, from his intercourse
with German naval officers. as a quiet.
thoughtful gentleman, incapable Of giving
vent to such incaudous utterauces"
The Agrarian Deutsche Tages Zeiung
likewise expresses disbelief adding
Tho Tagehlatt repeatedly expressed the
conviction that the whole stony is inac-
curate, and other important papers like
the Cologne Gazette Hamburger Cores
pondent and the bulk Of the Berlin pa.
pers, said It would be interesting 20 know
Just how much and how little truth WAS
to the whole story
EVENTS IN SAMOA
The vents in Samoa arc being followed
with some attention The news that Dr.
Soh. the German president Of the mu-
nicipal council OF Samoa, was induced to
resign. was received with general dis
pleasure, Government circles. as yet.
have no confirmation Of the report
The Cologne Gazette has u special dis
patch from Apla saying the assumption
Of Chief Justice Chambers place by Uni.
ted States Consul Osborne and Or solfs
resignation must be regarded as an lnde-
fensible relinquishment OF Germany's po-
sition and is unjustiHed by the facts
The Nationallstlc Deutsche Zetung vio-
lently attacks the government for yield
ing, and the Vossischc Zeitung closes an
article by saying
1.-The Samoa commission has wound up
It's labors. The propositions formulated
are subject TO the approval Of the powers
Careful examination is the first requisite
for the avoidance of sangulnary troubles
which might again lead 70 International
complications
sANTO DOMINGO.
The government press so far is silent
The German press is in the main. reti-
cent regarding the santo Domingo mud
die
Referring 10 American comment on the
troubles In the island, the influential Ma
tional zeitung remarks:
I'VE attach slight Significance 10 these
American press voices. For some time
TO come the American craving for activ-
ity will be satisfied with the solution Of
the Philippine question. In Hayti doubt
less. tho Americans would not b. well
coined Horrors committed by the United
states almost daily against colored peo-
pie viii hardly tell IN favor OF an Ameri-
can protectorate with the Haytlan neg
roes Even IN Cuba the colorcd people
have already received proofs OF the iu-
Grad cable antipathy OF the Americans to-
ward the blacks"
TRANSVAAL TRANSACTIONS
Events In the Transvaal are keenly
watched here The press comments llber-
ally on the weeks news No doubt a
strong undercurrent Of sentiment exists
shared by every class IN favor OF the
Beers against Great Britain. Every Ger
man one meets expresses this freely. and
the press, more or less strongly with the
Boers An editorial IN the Deutche zel-
tung is significant as showing the asp!ra.
tions In pan-German and colonial circles
It concludes az follows
Questionable as II remains. after all
whether England. which In a war with
the Beers would have TO dangerou iy ex
pose all her threatened points IN Asia
Is really resolved 10 night. il seems set
tied Judging from the consonace Of newi
from London and Lisbon that the possl
bility OF war is now being seriously con
| sdered The near future may show
whether the British flag will be unfoldet
for a fight IN which nothing less Is 10 b.
decided than the question whether Afrlct
is 10 become English or German-Dutch
A further sign Of the deep interest in tn
matter here Is the large number Of pam
j phets and bvoks on the question whlcl
have appeared within a month All M
periodicals also contain articles on TN
Transvaal question II seems doubtful
whether the government OF tho empero
will again interfere n things come 20
focus in South Africa"
, II Is reported in political circles tina
his majesty, on the occasion OF the vlsi
B Of Cecil Rhodes. said:
! The Beers are past saving They owe
) their misfortunes 20 Their own stubborn
ness" and that there was no intentlo
on the part Of Germany 70 call a halt 2
England.
The correspondent Of the Associate
Press learns that there has besn gres
veering ground Of opinion In govsrnmer
circles. parting owing TO the circumstall
ial reports Of the new German consul q
Pretoria.
During his trp IN northern waters IN
, emperor has kept informed regarding n
: changes In the whole matter and on N
! arrival at Keil a minute verbal rspoI
was made 70 him. A high ofaclal Tald !
. the Associated Press corTesp0r dent:
c 1T Is certain the emperor and " In MI
4 rotfnt Van Ruelot1 ara Prince HohO I on