Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-29
Is BRITAIN TO GET DELsGoa,
Reported Treaty with Germany rna
Portugal TO such Eject.


zeiger tonight publishes tho content. OIL,
the German English-Portuguesc serr.
treaty. This double treaty VIII have ,,.
cutiyo force as soon as the Swiss jursf.
Messrs. Eiae-i. ilcnslcr. and Coda.
have given q decision I'm the Delagoa ...
bitratlOn.
The decision II IS expected. wH Pa.
given IN January or February. and ,.
probably be in favor Of England
which case Portugal must pay 60 Erg...
and America an Indemnity of lIsD0
sterling.
England obtained IN 1891 from porr,.
the right or presumption On Dclaeoa n..
The cession OF Dciagoa Bay to En,...
may. therefore be- expected in N.rs
next
MAY ATTACK DELAGOA
IL Is possible mat President Kr-.
may now declare war on Portugal anI .,
tack Delagoa at once.
In order 10 prevent any Interfere.
by France or Russia. England Cour....r
a secret treaty with Germany roearI..
the complete partition of tho P0fUr..
colonial possessions Germany r. f. r
ceiye all Portugal AsaUe posses ..
that is 20 say. Timor. Goa, D1mHi0 u.
Gao. and Diu-wlth 10000 gquaIe mile. .
territorn and "a million inhabItmf.
Germany further receives in A.r.Ia
Portuguese territory north OF Nom
bique. except "a STRIP of iaud fhr. n.
wide for Mr.. Cecil Rhodes trns-Af.
railway. For this the German G.ur.
ment will pay Portugal IW0n0 m.rE.
PORTUGAL AssENTs
What surprises me in Che statement. up
the Lokal Anzeigcr is that lf r... A.
Asia. when / have been repeat
sured at the Foreign once iH.t H
treaty only refers to Africa. HrI UI DID.
refer 10 Asia. III must. boss .F.r BIZ. Dr..
membered that the Lok1i Anl... n..
I'm a position tO publish the SHm.. f..
twenty-fonr hours before lha ol. ...
LEGATION took place.
England receives the remaining Arf
can possessions OF Portugal which D.r.
tain 100000 square ki0meile and base
100000 inhabitants.
The consent of Portugal o rs a-.
rauscment has already been obtained n
principle.
The Lokal Anzeiger declares De- ht
news from such a source chat r0 l.m.H
is possible
OPTION ON DELAGOA bay
That Great B.Itain would ultimately
become the posse.For 0f D..e.I H
has long been expected. b. h.
known for some years chat u.e0.
for the transfer have with mlI. 0.
secrecy. been carried on between Porto
gal and Great Britain for u,
Various domestic political con
have deferred Portugal Irom parton
One OF her most valuable po
would not be surpr.sing il Great
under stress OF present cfcIm.
acted upon the negotiations ol
few years and pressed for tle
of the understanding between l W
countries
The present town OF L0urcnz0 Nr
not inrequently termed Delaeol iH
dates only from 1850. lt is hull On
site OF am old village named m honor
the navigator who boo 1855 planted
frs Portuguese factories There.
harb0r has been compared itl 1850
the finest in the world. RIO and sydney
and properly developed DO would b..
the maritime port of tne whole 9.
basin of the Limpop0 river ani ot t.H
States occupying the plateau oi SCUM
Africa. Great Britain from $50 onH
tine claims of Portugal to l..
ownership of Deag0a Bay and Da l
own claims upon an occul Hu0n hy IN
Dutch. of which thc royersI0n t0I t7 h.I.
captain owens e'Ii' l'7
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',i,, hy obteinfr. n rf.ft m .errtIar
MO. +be Ar.lo- portueu..e agreement
~ fsot
t-,t.r This Instrument Great Britain
.,l portngol AGREED that Inn the event of
.o,e of the TWO Powers proposing t0 pan.
.,th o,,. of fba territories to the south
n tbo Zambosi the other shall be r.coe-
t.....,,tI.f .I.Hf