The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31
Long Litigation Probable Before the
Money Could BE Distributed
Under the Award.
RUSSIAN NAVAL ACTIVITY
MUCH EXCITEMENT IN AND AROUND
THE sEBAsTOPOL STATION.
Situation I'm China Discussed I'm the
British Commons-6OO Arabs
Killed by French Troops.

LISBON, March 3o.-In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day the minister of foreign
affairs, Senior veiga Beirloo announced
that the government would soon pay the
amount awarded by the Berne tribunal
in the Delagoa Bay Railway arbitration
without having recourse to loan.
WASHINGTON, March so.-The dissatis-
faction expressed in England at the find
ings Of the Delagoa bay arbitration Is
sharply rejected in Washington, and there
is no lack of intimations that the de-
cision is by no means the end Of this cele-
brated case. The findings as 1t is repre-
sented to the government have simply re-
suited in a decree that. If observed. would
plunge England and the United States into
protracted litigation in the endeavor to
satisfy the claimants to the money out OF
a sum totally inadequate for the purpose
and the two governments may decide not
to accept the arbitration.
LONDON. March 31.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says: From
Lisbon hear that with the full authoriza-
tion of Portugal, stores for the British
forces in Rhodesia have been passed over
the Beira Umtali Railway. Very amicable
relations exist between Portugal and Great
Britain, and some political changes are ex-
pected to follow the announcement of the
Delagoa award"
BERLIN. March 3o.-The German papers.
commenting on the Berne award, criticise
the attitude Of the British press The Ber-
liner Tageblatt admits that England has
sufficient occasion to be dissatisfied, but it
condemns the London papers for saying
the decision is a blow to the principle of
arbitration, adding: "Those are the same
English papers which during the confer
ence at The Hague tried to denounce the
German government to the Czar because
Germany was unwilling to accept obliga-
tory arbitration. But criticism Of this atti-
tude Of the English press is superfiuous.''
The Nueste Nachrichten comments in a
similar strain.
The Freisinnige Zeitung says: Payment
will cause Portugal great difficulty. but it
will in no way necessitate a mortgage or
sale of the Delagoa territory to Great
Britain"
The National Zeitung thinks the award
Will not COmpel d sale OI the OlSputeQ ter
| ritory. but it believes that Great Britain
| may get possession of 1t with Portugars s
| consent for a few years permanently.
| The Tages Zeitung says: THE plan
| started In the United States to raise loan
| to help Portugal out of the situation de-
serves support not only in Germany but In
| France and Russia" This journal makes a
covert attack on the government and asks
| whether Germany still has her hands free
| to protect her own interests against Eng
| land.
| The Colonial Zeitschrift prints an article
deprecating excessive Boer sympathies
] here, calling these absurd and unhealthy"
1t does not believe that England will
| make a second Ireland in South Africa
and says: ''The time will come when Ger
mans will see in Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain
less a greedy stockholder than far
sighted politician, however reckless"