The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-01
KAISER'S LETTER TO
The RUSSIAN CAR
Said to Have Proposed New Al
lance Of France, Ger
many and Russia
GOOD WORD FOR LEOPOLD
Even the Wicked Old King of the Bel
-sians Finds an ApoIogist for Some
of His Family Relationship.
RooseveIt's Gift.

Berlin special: With the Kaiser
absent on his Mediterranean trip Ber-
LII continues to discuss the autograph
letter said to have been sent by En-
peror William to the Car and in which
he is said to a expressed his sim
cere sympathy with Russia in her pres
ent position and to have taken up the
possibility Of a new triple alliance be-
tween Germany, Russia and France to
offset any help which England might
offer to Japan.
1t rs of course impossible to find out
what the Kaiser may have written in a
purely personal letter to the Gear, but
news from st. Petersburg caves no
doubt that the Russian people count
on the support of Germany should Eng
land give up her present neutral po-
sition.
An alliance with Germany's power
Tful n%eighbors on east and west would
undoubtedly be very popular here, as
the hatred of England is as strong as
ever.
1t is being pointed out o Germany
has everything to gain by n disturb
ance in Europe in which England Is in
volved, and in the east, where she re-
CARDS the predominance Of England
with bitter jealousy, her advantage
would be greater still.
Nothing would please the German
people better than q great war which
would enable the German Michael"
In the elegant language of Count Won
Buelow, to get her fair share OF the
Chinese sausage"
An utterance OF the Russian Admiral
Rozdestvensky Is also quoted here as
significant.
The Admiral who is chief of the Gen
eral staff of the Russian navy declared
In a private conversation that 1T was
Impossible to send to Port Arthur all
the naval officers asked for as they
might soon be needed in the Baltic"
German Interest in tho East.
The events in the far east and espec-
ially at Port Arthur are being followed
with great interest by the German
press.
1t is generally conceded that the sue
cess of the Japanese navy in bottling
IN the Russian squadron has taught
Germany q valuable lesson, and 1T
should be applied without delay by
strongly terrifying and improving all
German ports at Wilhelmshafen. Emden
and the entrance to Nordostseekanal,
where the conditions are pronounced
to be far from satisfactory.
1t is openly said that in case of war
with Great Britain the English navy
could easily place the German ships In
= exactly the same position as the Rus
sian ships at Port Arthur.
Good Word for Leopold.
It seems that King Leopold Of Bel
GUM, after all, Is not as bad as has
been made out. and that he really had a
very valid excuse Tor not paying his
daughter the Inheritance she claims
after her mother.
The statement made before the court
at Brussels In the process of eX-CroWn
Princess Stephante of Austria, now
Countess Lonyay, that her mothers
,doWry was lost in gambling by an Aus
friar of3icar tn whom she had turned
over her cash, appears to be true.
1T does look rather strange, however,
that King Leopold has not explained
this to his daughter to save an expos
ure of this In open court.
Possibly he did explain 1t to Countess
Lonyay and that she doubted his YER
acity.
The town Of Langensalza Is feeling
very thankful to President Roosevelt,
who recently presented to the military
museum In that town a complete uni
form andsequipment as Worn by the
American soldiers during the troubles
in China In 1900.
The equipment, which consists of for
ty pieces, was received direct from the
war department at Washington and
has attracted great crowds Of visitors
to the usually quiet little town.
The discovery Of large amounts Of pc
troleun between h towns Of Hetde
n Hemmingstadt has caused q great
sensation here, and 1t Is even hoped
that h discovery may make Germany
Independent OF the Standard OIL COM
pany, whose heavy hands are being
felt by the German consumers.
The oil found is said to be Of excel
lent quality, and indications are that
the supply is practically unlimited.
Property In the neighborhood has be-
corne enormously valuable, and as 1t is
said h q agents Of Rockefeller are se-
,cretly trying to get possession Of sur
rounding land. every transaction Is be-
ing carefully watched by German cap
a~talists, who want to prevent the Amer
lear oil king from acquiring any prop
eTey In the district.
"a German syndicate has already sunk
"a number of wells, which promise great
~Eesults.
The little town of Forbach. suddenly
became famous BY Lieutenant Bilse'a