The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-06
THE ALL ABSORBING TOPIC.
GERMAN PAPERS CONTINUE TO DIS
Cuss THE BuNDEsR Attn SEIZURE.
Answers Questions Regarding
the Contrabnnd Matter.

Berlin, January 1.-The seizure Of the
Bundesrath remains the dominant topic
OF he German press Influential papers
like tho Berllner Tageblatt. Cologne volks
Zeitung, Bcrllner Neueste Nachriehten,
Hamburger Correspondent and the semi
official Berliner Post. strongly hint at the
possibility OF Germsnys forming an anti
British coalition with Russia and France,
the aEti British feeling is clearly growing.
4 series OF snti-British demonstrations
In the various cities is being organized
by the Psn-Germauic league.
prominent official OF the German for
eign offce, who was interviewed this
evening by the correspondent OF the AS
ISOLATED Press, said Great Britain had not
yet answered Germanys request for an
explanation or the seizure, but that the
reply was expected 10 the course OF a few
ldays. The foreign office. according to
this ofkcial, has not yet concluded that
Great Britain Is trying 10 ride rouGhsnod
over Germany.
/ The correspondent asked what position
Germany takes regarding British rights TO
search German vessels on The high seas
/ He said that nothing could be made pub
| lie now. but said that the Bundesrath was
sailing for Portuguese port, On being
asked what Germany would do should It
turn oIL that the Bundesrath was carry
ing contraband, he gave non committal
reply, but conveyed the impression thar
such a discovery would seriously damage
Germanys case.
The Associated Press correspondent
asked whether Germany had taken steps
to be represented at Durham during tbs
Investigation OF the cargo. To this IN
quiry an eyasive answer was given bu
the official implied that Germany would
undoubtedly take this course II the BRITISH
report should he adverse
Referring TO the rumor that the Swiss
commission had decided TO award dam
ages to Great Britain In the nelagoa Bai
arbitration. the foreign official intimstet
that such a decision might not mean tina
England would secure pelagoa Bay, inas
much as France might advance 90 Porfuga
the money to pay the award and thn Eng
land would be shut OF With no choice bu
TO accept The situation.
Tho Hanover Courier confirming earlier
reports regarding the shipment OF arms
and ammunition from Germany. asserts
thai German rifles have been sent TO n,
Tfansyaal since the outbreak OF the wa
I ~ says We know from q trust WORTH
source that 1000 German rifles OF the new
EST and best construction have arrlved a
/ Pretoria In good condition, They reached
Lourengo Marquer by way Of CHM hay
ing been secretly packed and declared a
q furniture in which pianos played the ohis
role
Tho Leipslo Neueste NachYichten a.
' serts on what It calls reliable insormatto
that Herr Krupp lie making steel shell
i for Great Britain at Essen. Anothe
. newspaper has similar statements, allag
= ing that $4,000 shrapnel shells are
: preparation for lyddlte illing.
The Berliner rageblatt has a dispatc
y from papenburg. Hanover. the home {
i Captain Muhlmann of the German bar
Hans Wagner OF Hamburg. which wa
seized by the British at Delagoa Bay G
December n, saying that the bark ha
powder and dynamite IN her cargo.
3 The central committee OF the Germa
RI, Red Gross society publishes statemeI
. that the second expedition for the Trans
~ vaal was not on the Bundesrath. but
sc on the Herzug. which should have arriyt
:, at Lourenzc Marquee January ..
q, Prominent members OF the colonial 3,
~ ciety diselaim having authorized the cal
printed in the Colonial Zetung for II
disnaiion meetings 20 protest again
10 Great Britalns course. The Berlin az
b. Charlottenburg branches have refused
:, participate IN the movement
~ The central bureau for the preparatit
y OF commercial treaties publishes a pan
ID phlet sketchlng plan OF German con
u merciA museum. modelled carefully I
: that recently held at Philadelphia. min,
y, samples. The various trade organization
~ are working together and the establish
a., meat OF q bureau seems assured.