The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
Bundesrath Was Seized in a Radius
Belonging to Portugal.
FLEET BILL WILL BE PASSED,
Opposition Broken blythe Recent In
Iscconvencs ON Tues
day, When Canal Bill Fight
viii Be I,csumet,-Plals
for American Church
Are Not Approved.

Ccooyrishted, 1876. by Associated Press9
BERLIN Jan. 6-The excitement occ2-
stoned by the seizures of German man.
steamers by British cruisers, increases
and overtops everything else. Even the
opening of the sTrussian Diet on the conf
ing Tuesday is dwarfed thereby IN
spite of the strongest current OF popular
auti-British sentiment, the German Gov
ernuent still honestly tries to continue
is course of loyal neutrality, but anxious
" awaits an explanation from Great
Britain of the seizures, which the German
Government and people cpnSlders ulJus-
tilted.
The Government has ascertained with
our a shadow of doubt, that the Bun
desrath was seized en- strictly neutral
territory within a radius belonging, pE
international law 10 the Portusuese
colony. Thereby. the action or the stlt-
ish cruiser gAIagicienne was clearly wronS,
as here contended.
The news thar Great Britain mas re
leased the steamer General. seized at
Aden. is here construed as Great Britain.s
sba ckinra down. In official circles to-day
the hope was expressed that Great Brit
ain will admit she is wrong after detail
ed and conclusive proofs are received at
London.
The proofs are the bills of 1ading OF
the Bundesrath. the General ana Hecsoe,
showing that the German East African
Line was most particular to exclude all
chances of their vessels containing con-
tr.band The Rundesrath is shown to
have had 43 passengers for Deiagea BAY.
comprising Z Portuguese, SeVeral OF
whom are government officials. Aus
TRANS and / former German army officer.
The rest were civilians
This line Is subsided by Germany to the
amount OF 100000 marks annually
The action. of the Colonial Society IN
further inflaming public opinion IS con-
.demned by a large part OF the press
FOR BRITISH WOUNDED
A fact worthy Of note is that Chaplain
| I'VE. of the English Church, in Berlin:
British Ambassador Sir Frank Z. Las
celles and a committee, now call for SUD
scriptions for the sick and wounded IN
South Africa. a concert is TO be given
January 9th, the proceeds TO be given 70
wards the fund.
beginning of the war. offered aid 10 the
British wounded, but the proffered assis-
tance was rejected.
The correspondent here of the Assocl-
ared Press interviewed Herr Barth. the
Fre'sinn:ge leader. who said:
"The Blmdesrath incident will cause the
Fleet bill TO pass with rush. II Wall
break the Centrists, opposition No party
not even the Socialists, would risk going
before the country now IN Opposition 70
the Flee, bill, as il would be swept away.
The government IS expected TO hurry
forward the bill SO as to take advantage
of the nomentary situation. With the re-
conveniIG Of the Diet. the Canal bill tight
will be renewed. The governments
chances of passing the new bill have
somewhat improved in the meanwhile
Eut tie Conservatives remain obdurate
in spite of the conciiatory measures and
/ ,ttera1ces recently BY Prince Hohen-
lone and DR.. Won MIGUEL Strong arSu-
! mentation has been prepared by opponents
of the b;ll, including the fact that newly
opened Dort1nund and Ems canal has
! lieen closed for three months for extan-
I; sive repairs showing the unreliab.iisy OF
carals as vehiclss of communication.
| The Emperor is said to be determined
| this time 10 dissolve the Diet If the bill
is again rejected.
THE NEAT BILL.
The Reicllstag after conven;ns. will
soon consider a number of important
measures including the meat inspection
bill Therefore the agrarian press re-
| opens tase fight on American meat
| The Deutscie Tags ZeitEng# severely
abuses the Hamburg Chamber OF Com
merce's annual report, in which the hope
! is expressed that the anti-meat measures
will be stopped. and that economic har-
,nony with the United States would be
re-established.
| The correspondent Is a,uthoritatively
! Informed that the report that King Alex
ai1ier, of. Servia. is married to- Princess
| Marie Louise. Of Cumberland, or any
body else. is baseless.
The American Presbyterian Mission. at
Batanga. Camaroons. has ssnr the Ger
| man government a letter of thanks for
| the efficient protection which the Ger
man colonial authorities afforded the
| Mission in 1Sa9.
| Plans for the American church in Rer-
lin which Mr. Lafarga. Of New York.
drew up after several notifications. do
not find apnroval unon the part os the
Rerl'n building authorities. who INSIST
that to render the building safer. a Ger
ttronn arcf, ,..srr will have to change the
plans accordingly.