The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-20

were. 125 persons present, among them
being Princess Anton Won Radiziwtll,
Countess Won Ostensacken and Baroness
Won GersdOrff.
Mr. and Mrs. White give a dinner next
Thursday in honor of the new Spanish
ambassador, Senior Deraut. Among those
invited are the leading diplomats, Count
Won Observation-Disclosures and Count and
Countess eperigord-TaHyrand
Maj. John B. Kerr, the United States
military attache here, and Mrs. Kerr
gave a dinner this evening to the newly
made Berlin friends at the Reishof.
NOT OPPOSING RUSSIA.
From an unexceptionable source the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press learns
that Germany neither in the past nor in
the future has interpOsed nor will offer
an obstacle to Russia's claims upon Nam
churfa. Count Won Buelow has given
the Russian ambassador Count Won Os-
ten-Saclen, repeated assurances since
the beginning of the Chinese troubles and
quite recently again that Manchuria lies
out of Germanys interest or commercial
sphere and that it is in no wise touch
ed on by the Anglo German agreement.
The project of a net of cables TO cover
the world is being diligently pursued
by Germany and is most actively fur
thered by the emperor who made some
Privy Councillor Striker recently. The
latest upshot Of the project so far as
the Far East is concerned is as fol-
lows:
Germany and the Netherlands to jointly
lay a cable which will go through the
Dutch Indies touching at the Natunas
Islands, Billion, Palembang, Batavia,
NIacoasar, German New Guinea and the
Carolinas, with a central point ut Shan
ghai, then branching from Kiao Chou
easterly to Japan and America The
Dutch government will lay the cable
through its own colonies and Germany
will do the rest. The financing of this
project is about consummated.
On the principle of the plan of Gen.
Won Podbielski, the imperial postmaster
general, for gradually raising the an
nuaI appropriation to a maximum Of $780,
600 marks in 1920 has been approved by
Emperor William, but If private COM
panies with a state subvention will IN
dertake the work Gen. Podbielslzf will
not object.
QUARREL OVER ETIQUETTE.
Another serious contest has arisen with
Bavaria. Prince Alphonse nephew of
the prince regent, who attended the fun
eral Of the grand duke of SAKE Weimar
twho died Jan. 81, claims he was snubbed
by the emperOr's representatives, Gen.
WI fN4IIll4Cu anu Prince Regent Al
brecht, etiquette and questions of pre-
cedence being involved. In consequence
Prince Alphonse resigned command of
the First Bavarian cavalry with the
prince regents approval who bestowed
on him higher but more active rank,
and also bestowed upon him the highest
decoration in Bavaria
The Chinese embassy knows nothing Of
the message Of Emperor Kwang Su to the
ambassadors regarding the Taku forts.
but they say the Chinese ENJOYS have
written to the ambassadors regarding the
matter
The foreign office discredits the report
that fresh German troops are about to
be sent to China for the relief of sick
wounded and returned German soldiers
only supplies for the troops will be sent
in the future. No preparations are be-
ing made for the withdrawal of the Ger
man troops or Count Won Waldersee.
Germany has no plans in this connec-
ton apart from the powers and will not
take independent action. How long the
German troops will remain in China de-
ponds upon the Chinese themselves.
The German ship Pygamae which arriv-
ed at Hamburg Jan. 15 from Smyrna. had
number Of dead rats on board This
caused suspicion that they died of bu-
bonic plague. The rats are undergo
ing archaeological examination.