The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-08
FEW AMERICANS WERE THERE.
AstIINGTON WILL NOT GET GEO
GRAPHICAL CONGRESS-.

Scarcity of American Delegates Com
mcntcd UpOn-SSmpathy for the
Beers Expressed in Germany.
Trials of the swell Gamblers Pro-
cccdfng Under DiiIicuIties-High
Toned Witnesses VIII Not Appear.
Talk of u Recommendation Al
| lance.
! Copyright. 1883. by The Associated Press)
Leriia. Get. Public attention has been
much more deeply engrossed this week in
| following tho proceedings OF the Interne-
/ Cona} Geographical Congre and the sen
/ sa ional developments Of the Trial Of The
p-rsors accused Of gambling al the cub
der FIarmlosen Than with tie Transvaal
! siuaiI3n, a hough South African affairs
are being flowed with keen s-hcitude by
| the government and political men.
Th,ra was considerable comment among
the delegates TO The Congress, as week as
on the part Of the public, during The sit
unss regarding The r5lative-y unim2oriant
snare taken by the United States. While
| the whole body Of delegates numbered
some 1900 these from the United States
were fewer than a dozen, of whom Gen.
! Greeley. though representing the United
States gov, rament did not present paper
ana . k only an insignificant part in the
| transacHcns
Maj. II. r. Allen. military attache Of the
| United States embassy, who was also an
! official delegate, was too busy IN making
/ his preparations to return home TO devote
| himself TO the business of the congress.
! Mr. Arthur G. Jackson. the explorer and
! Prof. Boas Of New York did not put in
an appearance, while MI Marcus Baker
only appeared at the last moment. Proi.
! Davis OF Harvard University was obliged
| TO leave in the very midst Of the proceed
| lngs.
With the exception Of the paper of Mrs.
! Zelia Nuttall which was presented in the
| choicest German, and that of Mr.. Poult-
/ rey Bigolow on Colonial Administration,
which contained some startling assertions,
there was no striking American feature
| throughout The sitting.
1t is largely due to this that the next
congress viii not meet in Washington, as
| Prof. Bryant of Philadelphia proposed.
| His suggestion was not backed up with
/ any vigor. nor by the requisite number
| Of delegates. Among its supporters the
Americans, half of whom We're women,
| were quite lost.
The Americans. however. participated
| fully In the social attentions shown the
| congress.
sympathy for the Beers.
Affairs in South Africa are still COM
| mented upon in the press and elsewhere
here IN the same anti-British spirit. Sym
pathy with the Beers is almost everywhere
| expressed.
The Kreuz Zeitung, which represents the
opinions of the court, the army and the
! Conservatives. says:
THE sympathies of the German public
are altogether on the side of the Beers.
&c
| ing much 20 the lordly demands of Great
| Britain, viii have nothing left them out
| to draw the sword As is The opinion Of
Germany. so is the opinion of the word,
as least in SO far as the world is stlll anti
! British The victory of Great Britain will
induce Russia and France to make head
way in Asia against her This is a nec-
essary outcome of the situation. The
| Beers have only themselves to rely upon In
a hard night. The time has gone when
other countries would have interfered out
! of sympathy.
The influential Hanover Courier consid-
ers that "Germany's chances will be very
| poor, if England vanquishes the Beers as
then German Southwest Africa will be
lost" The papers are also considering The
military probabilities, the general opinion
| being that England will not be ready TO
take the offensive until November. In the
meantime, it is believed the Beers win do
England real damage
The Gambling Trials.
The sensational trial of the Club der
| Harmlosen mas stirred fashionable and
| sporting circles 10 The very depths A pc
culiar feature OF the case is that some of
the Witnesses belong to the immediate en-
| tourage of Emperor william. Moreover,
officers of garrsons all over the empire
and many who belong to the guard regl-
ments are implicated, well as experts
on the correct way of playing baccarat,
and men of the highest fashion, like Count
Won Reventow of the Union club.
There was considerable difficulty in get
ting the experts to appear. Many lmpor-
/ tant witnesses were absent. Some eXcus-
ed themselves on the ground that they
had gone bear hunting in Norway or We're
about starting for Africa for a year or
had a sudden illness. Others, like Lieut.
Won Schrader committed suicide or, like
Count Won Stosch and Baron Won Neimns
fed TO the United States. Two prominent
members of the club, Count Egloffstein
and Count Won Kusserow. are accused of
defalcatiOus. Wolff, the founder of the
club. has gone to parts unknown. 1t was
proved that he had been convicted of theft
and had served term In prison, although
most of the witnesses asserted that he
was man of excellent demeanor and per-
feet manners. whence his nickname Gen
tieman Wolff" Count Flatten, although
his evidence would have been of the most
important character, was excused from
testifyng Gen. Won Kroecher, father of
one of the defendants, the commander Of
an army corps and an intimate adviser of
| Emperor William. refused to appear. His
son admitted that he had been guilty of
! heecng.
In wen informed army circles it is as
| serted that the Emperor not only
wants the matter thoroughly sifted. but
intends that the trial shall be followed by
an extensive wedding out Of gamblers and
otherwise undesirable officers II ls as
serted that there are go of this stripe
quartered in rs garrisons. who will come
within the category of offenders.
Gcrman-Americnn Alliance.
Rear Admiral Valois recently published
a book entitled "Seekraft Seegeltung See
heerschaft" which is attracting great at
tcntion m political and naval circles It
contains a powerful argument that the
United States. as a leading colonial and