Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-01
OVER THE sEIzuR . 90 THE GER
MAN STEAMER BJNDERsRAfh
BY THE EgfLISH.
GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION.
THE BRITISH RIGHT OF SEARCH
IS QUESTIONED.
The German Press aracterizes the
Affair as Gan In ance OF Gross
InsoIence, and Characteristic
British Insolere international
Complications W Grow Out OF
the Capture.

the Capture
BERLIN. Decem 9 31.-Rega
| the seizure by the sh cruiser Magi-
cienne Of the I'm n al mail steamer
Bundersrath, of tn 5rman East Afrl-
can line, high OF ei i OF the German
foreign office. who WAS interviewed by
the correspondent Of the Associated
Press to-day, says:
| 'Silence must BIZ preserved at present
concerning the az .ual status of the ne
gotiations which cave been begun with
Great Britain about the matter. Appro-
| pirate steps have zen taken, of which
| Germany must wait the result. The
matter is regarded by Germany as of
the utmost importance. because seri-
ously involving the rights of neutrals."
This afternoon the Foreign Secretary,
Count Won Buelow, conferred at the
foreign office with, his official advisers
and then reported to the Emperor. A
cabinet meeting will consider the seiz-
ure.
1t is also asserted in government cir
cles that British right of search is
questioned, and that in any event the
British right to stop passengers, wheth
er they intend to fight for the Beers or
not, is strenuously disputed, as the YES
sci upon which they were is neutral and
the territory to which they were pro-
ceeding, namely, Delagoa Bay, is also
neutral. Redress. it is asserted. will
be insisted upon by Germany.
The German press to-day unanimous
ly condemns British action in the Bun
! desrath seizure, which is characterized
as ian instance of gross insolence," and
| as Calculated again to illustrate the
need Of a powerful German navy to
render such overt actions on the part
of England impossible in the future
| The National Zeitung strongly ar
CUES that England had no right to in
terfere with the Bundesrath, and ex-
presses the hope that she has not
adopted flexible theory regarding con-
traband.
The LOkal Anzeiger surmises that
there must have been a serious quarrel
! between the commanders of the Bun
desrath and the Magicienne before the
latter officer "overstepped his preroga-
tive in carrying off the steamer" and
expresses the hope that Germany will
speedy enforce the release of the yes
sell.
Even the moderate Vossische lei
tung calls the proceeding Characters
tic English insolence,' and urges that
''the whole attitude of the English be-
fore Delagoa Bay provokes a general
protest"
1t is significant that to-day the Ger
| man Flottenverein distributed in Ber-
lin 100000 copies of strongly worded
pamphlet, pointing out the need of a
stronger navy.
From well informed authority it is
learned that preliminary negotiations
have been going on for some time be-
tween Great Britain and Germany, in
London, for the purpose of extending
the scope OF the treaty regarding the
portuguese colonies, but that the
Asiatic colonies of Portugal are not
comprised in the extension proposal.
Ihe Vorwaerts to-day published the
alleged text of a new manifesto from
emperor Nicholas against the increase
OF naval ornaments, which it is said
ne viii promulgate on the first day of
the Russian new year.
The Vorwaerts' publication repre-
SCENTS the Gar as converting another
International conference TO consider
this question.
The general public appears to have
accepted the manifesto as genuine, but
on inquiry at the foreign Office, it was
aScertained that the manifesto is
bogus. From other sources, usually
We'll informed, the correspondent of
Inc Associated Press learns that the
'orwaerts meant the whole thing as a
hoax and as an ironical reprimand for
the government
To-day terminates the privilege
hitherto enjoyed by Heligoland en-
aoling instantaneous marriages" to be
performed on the island. The last
seven couples thus united have just re-
turned.
Count Arthur Won Bornstorff, who. four
Years ago, came near marrying one of the
harrison sisters, of vaudeville fame, has
Just become betrothed to the daughter of
wealthy manufactures, Herr Stollweick,
who has made a fortune in chocolate at
Ei2iam during the week has
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