The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-06

Talked Of Between Germany France
j and Russia. ..s..
THE GERMANS INDIGNATION.
Anti-nritish Feeling GrewiAE, and q
Series Of Demonstration Being Ar
ranged IN the Various Cities-Arms
From Germany Sent to TransvasI.

ranged In the Various Cities-Arms
From Germany Sent to TransvasI.
Berlin, Jan. 6.--The seizure of Ger
man vessels remains the dominant
topic OF the German press. influential
papers like the Berliner Tageblatt, Co.
logne Volkszeitung, Berliner Neueste
Nachrichten. Hamburger Correspon-
denz and the semi-oficial Berliner
Post strongly hint at the possibility
of Germany's forming an anti-Dritish
coalition with Russia and France.
The anti-British feeling is clearly
growing. A series. of anti-British
demonstrations In the various cities
Is being organized by the Pan-Ger-
manic League.
A prominent official Of the German
foreign Office. who was interviewed
last evening by a press correspondent,
said that Great Britain had not YET
answered Germany's request for an ex-
PLANTATION OF the seizure, but that the
reply was expected In the course of q
few days. The foreign Office, according
to this official, has not yet concluded
that Great Britain is trying to ride
rough shod over Germany.
The correspondent asked what po-
sition Germany takes regarding Eng
lands right to search German ships on
the high seas. The official answered
that nothing could be divulged at this
stage OF the negotiations, but he point
ed out that the Bundesrath was sail
ing for Portuguese port. On being
asked what Germany would do should
1t turn out that the Bundesrath was
carrying contraband, he gave a nom
committal reply, but conveyed the i'm
preston that such discovery would
seriously damage Germany's case.
The correspondent then asked
whether Germany had taken steps to
be represented at Durham during the
investigation Of the cargo. To this
inquiry an evasive answer was given.
but the official implied that Germany
would undoubtedly take this course IL
the British report should be adverse.
Referring to the rumor that the
Swiss commission had decided to
award damages TO Great Britain in the
Delagoa bay arbitration, the foreign
Office official intimated that such a de-
cision might not mean that England
would secure Delagoa bay, inasmuch
as France might advance to Portugal
the money to pay the award, and thus
England might be shut off, with no
choice but to accept the situation.
The Hanover Courier, confirming
earlier reports regarding the shipment
of arms and ammunition from Ger
many, asserts that German rifles have
been sent to the Transvaal since the
outbreak of the war 1t says:
eve know from trustworthy source
that 10000 German rifles Of the newest
and best construction have arrived at
Pretoria in good condition. They
reached Lorenzo Marques by way of
China, having been deceptively packed
and declared as furniture, in which
pianos played the chief role"
The Leipsic Neueste Nachrichten as
serts, upon what it calls absolutely re-
liable information, that Herr Krupp IL
making steel shells for Great Britain
at Essen. Another newspaper makes
a similar statement, alleging that As
900 shrapnel shells are in preparation
for lyddite filing.
The Berliner Tageblatt has dis
patch from Papenburg, Hanover, the
home Of Captain Muhlmann, of the
German bark Hans Wagner, of Ham
burg, which was seized by the British
at Delagoa bay on Dec q, saying that
the bark had powder and dynamite in
her cargo.
The central committee of the Ger
man Red Cross society publishes
statement that the second expedition
for the Transvaal was II on the
Bundesrath, but is on the Herzog,
which should have arrived at Lorenzo
Marques on Jan. 2.
Prominent members of the Colonial
society disclaim having authorized the
calls printed in the Colonial Zeitung
for indignation meetings to protest
against Great Britains course. The
Berliner and Charlottenburg branches
have refused to participate In the
movement.