The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
LEYDS STILL IN BERLIN
KRUGER,s AGENT HAS ANOTHER IN
TERyIEw WITH Won BUELOw.
Germans Anxious to Secure the
Transvaars Trade When the War
Is Over-Press Comment.

downright, 1900 by the Associated Press.)
RERLIN. Feb 3.-Dr. Leyds, diplomatic
agent of the Transvaal, continues to be
the sensation here. The officers of the Brit
ish embassy are amazed at the warmth OF
his reception and the interest taken in the
war. which is most intense DR.. Leyds, the
correspondent is reliably informed, had
another long conference with Count Won
Buelow, the minister Of foreign affairs,
Yesterday at the Foreign Office. DIR. Leyds
refused to make any statement on the sub
ject
1t is said the Transvaal special CONNER
cial representative, Dewaard, who is now
in Holland, has been summoned to Berlin,
where he will give authentic information
about a number of commercial details
touching on Transvaal imports and exports.
From a good source it is learned that a
number of leading German manufacturers
of machinery and men engaged in other
industries met at the Foreign Office during
the week and received inside information
about the subject above indicated. The
German government believes that no mat
ter which way the war Is finally decided
there will be a splendid field for German
expectation to the Beers, and steps accord
lngly were TAKEN.
German press comment during the week
was much more moderate. There was a
remarkable editorial to-day I'm the Vor-
waerts, headed England at the Turn of
the Road" saying England's prestige thus
far has not suffered by the war defeats:
but the paper advises Englands laboring
population to insist on the rapid conclusion
of peace, as their interests, above all,
would suffer by a longer war.
The Magdeburg Zeitung publishes letter
from Commandant Albrecht, the Orange
Free State artillery chief. dated Kronstaad.
Dec. II. He says President Kruger Is an
unimpeachable character and the grandest
of patriots. The commandant adds: 1.-THE
artillery hitherto has proved of little avail
on both sides, in spite of the fact that the
Boer guns are better than those of the
English and that the Beers aim better than
the English. The battles of Magersfon-
TEN and Colenso were decided by the rifle
and not the guns
General Albrecht ridicules the Lyddite
bombs, which. he says, caused no damage.
He concludes with saying that. Judging
from the present war, the losses through
the most modern weapons are no greater
than before, but rather smaller.
The news from Egypt of mutiny among
the Egyptian troops at Khartum is regard
ed here graveiy, especially as private dis
patches confirm the reports previously re-
ceived. In circles close to the government
IL is considered that a spread of mutiny
and an uprising like Arab Bey's is within
the possibilities. Here ii Is believed also
that in such a case France would be sure
TO actively intermeddle. probably backed
up by Russia.
An article by Sir Edward ]. Reed. chief
constructor of the British navy. on the EN-
in ha sQho
pleasant sensation, the article being ex-
tre.nely appreciative and sympathetic, in
stancing a number OF points from the
writer's personal observation showing his
Majesty's remarkably close and accurate
information about naval and other dificult