The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-27
GERMAN OPINION
90 THE QUEENS DEATH AND THE
VIEW KING OF ENGLAND.
KING VARIoUSLY REGARDED.
MT DOWN By SOME AS A GERMAN
OPHILE.

Vow King Brings no Hope for the
ooers. However - Beers to Emil
ale to Southwest Africa, on
rrerms offered by the German
,..rnment "A Former United
s,o+es Consul Now an Infiuent thai
berlin Business Man and Street
hallway owner.
1,arlin. Jan 26.-The death Of Queen
Victoria has made a profound impression
,,non the German public omind. over
sbadoving for the time every other topic
This newspapers and other periodicals,
.r,tbout exception, have devoted an enor-
,ops amount of space thereto and also
- her successor and to Anglo-German
.t,+iors Numerous "reminiscences of the
Queen have appeared.
The Kreuz Zeitung revives the passage
In Prince Bismarck's memoirs, where the
Princes first meeting, at Versailles, in
,e,5 with the Prince Consort and Queen
Victoria. is entertainingly described,
prince Bismarck saying the Prince Con-
sort treated him haughtily, as a political
Armament. and pro-Russian reactionary
while the Queen, though evidently regard
Ing him in a similar light. spoke pleasant
" throughout.
The opinion that the Queens death was
precpitated by Field Marshal Earl Rob
orts' frank avowas regarding the South
African war is here generally held, but
small hope is INDUCED in that King Ed
wards influence will be exerted to bring
about peace on terms leaving the Beers
,beir independence. The general opinion
Of King Edward is divided. Though few
regard him as Germanophile and agra
rian, others are outspoken> anti English.
The press, just now, is hushed and no
psper bames Emperor William for his
evident desire to render all homage to
his grandmother's memory. The usual
dinners in honor of the birthday of EN-
peror William Jan. 20, have been post
poned to Feb. 8, by His Majesty's spe-
cial orders This applies to the German
diplomats and consuls abroad.
The Reichstag, (whose attendance was
again minimal throughout the week. de-
hated on the pension bill of the China
forces, which the government estimates
st $40 marks the widow of general
to receive 5000 marks against privates
$50 marks The rest of the pensions are
proportionately for an estimated one-tenth
Of the whole expeditionary force. While,
mitially, there was great opposition to the
bill, even upon the part of the conserva-
tves owing to the fact that invalids of
the wars of 1864, 1866 and 1S7O-71, are
largely stll unprovided for, this was be-
fore Won Buelow's declarations that this
would be mended. The pension bill will
now surely pass.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that the conditions imposed
by the German government upon DR..
Muller, who is negotiating for the emf
grafton Of Beers to German Southwest
Africa include the defense of the terri
tory AGAINST intern7l and external foes.
the sending of their children to school
where German is, taught. and that chill
dren born to them in Southwest Africa
must become Germans poll ically These
conditions have been accepted and there
will be a number of tricks after this the
first a small one on the coming Tues
day.
The convent'o on of the Prussian cities
opens on Wednesday. The delegates will
cons der number of important municipal
questions.
The German an'ler exhibition begins to-
morrow. The Emperor is among the ex-
hibitors.
The Emperor has purchased from the
Polish painter Kossak. a painting repre-
senting a struggle for a flag.
1t is officially confirmed here that all
the names Of Chinese officials to be pun
ished for connection with the Boxer out
RACES, on the list of the ministers al Pc
kin, were included in the list originally
submitted by Ii Hung Chang.
Former United States Consul General
Herman Kreissman, who has become a
most influential Berlin business man. and
part owner of the Berlin street railway
system, to-day celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday. He was the recipient of many
oVahons and presented large sums of
money to the workmens funds of the
companies.