Show a A I 1 scientists IN BERLIN 1 I 1 2 international geographical J congress convenes I 1 I 1 e PENING OPENING A BRILLIANT ONE 1 fi ii 11 T iII during Il the coming weeks sessions 11 I 1 a number of 0 interesting papers i i awill will bo be read dr nansen talks ot of k the present polar expedition and 0 4 those riaz planned ined german press ti 1 I 1 again discusses the tha samoan ques 1 k i 1 j tion Trane vats I 1 muddle continues il i to interest I 1 1 1 1 berlin sept SO 20 Is am by the aress tho the OPP ning ins foi the uter national geographical con gross wednesday wa win a brilliant affair tile the M salon hall of 0 the PI Piu salan houam 1 I 1 jo of delegates olas suitably decorated and thronged thron ged with distinguished cos numbering nuin berine 1300 1110 1 next weeks papers include poultice Poul tICY nc 1 edgelow 01 col colonial confal administration in various part of 0 the ile world pool E boas ads on the jesup north pacific exi tion I 1 MISS ml luella agnes owenor owen ot I 1 st joseph mo on mutts bluffs of the M ills Is I 1 murl bourt alver and prof davis on land forms due to glacial erosion of OC especial I 1 pedal interest will be prof patillo Pat Ilat stel ielo as s paper on the origin arid and spread 0 of I 1 indo and german on oil tuesday I 1 TUB THE DELEGATES the preas 0 has cordially welcomed tho the 1 congre coners iq members and many social distinctions have been offered them besides prince Hohen Hollien lohes dinner or of thursday there was a special performance la in honor of the congress at anuran urania a yesterday and the city gave a big fete t the zoological garden this tha evening which place was ma a brilliantly illuminated with electric lights about amo 1500 persons persona sat low doi n to jhb banquet which was mas served at sixty four tables each presided over by a member of 0 the municipal its council there 1111 w be two ex curs lons as tomorrow and monday arid and tune tuesday day there will be special performances it a concert and a ball at the and a say gay performance ot the hie at the opera wednesday the polish representative baron R Uc haften AN ill give a big enter talu ment and mr fir white wall give it a luncheon to a number of 0 the delegates the emperor if 1 lie Is back at potsdam in time intends to receive the more distinguished delegates but this Is uncertain c PRESENT ARCTIC expedition I 1 the correspondent here 0 of the associated press has Bs had an interview with dr nansen regarding the probable out come ot of the present polar expedition and those planned he said they would doubtless increase the sum of human knowledge knon ledge but he did alil not believe the poles doles would mould be reached lit in the present stale ot of human capacity and means all ot of which aich are v wholly holly imperfect dr nansen added that the poles m will ill probably not be reached even if interiors international operation cooperation coope co rallon carrie Is s practically and systematically carried d outs out as looks likely as the result of 0 the present congress ile II 11 was asked whether he would go on oil another polar enterprise and lie he threw up hla his hands and laughingly 11 flouted veno NO then he added musingly in hla his peculiar english unless special circumstances arise the papers deolen much attention I 1 thin neck to samoa enough a general agitation has been started lit in nearly all tile bic lending leading papers live 0 of f put putty IY in favor ot of germans Germ tinB 1 larger rights in samoa than those grunted granted either by the convention ot of ISM or by the report of 0 the digil commission some ot of the extreme papers like tile the deitche find and the Deus tche Zel tung tun strongly advocate as a definite solution of 0 the question that germany obtain sole control of the island while the liberal papers kaat like t be cologne gazette and I 1 ile zelt Zel lung u ig favor tho the partition of the islands great britain and tho lite united states each getting a coaling station transvaal AL I 1 MUDDLE of course the transvaal muddle continues tanu to Inte iCEt er A germany though this ibert has somewhat flagged fl owing i tro tn the iho uncertainly of the situation throughout the berh it 1 in I 1 n the ilia absence ot of authentic information the papers naders I 1 ave printed many bural editorial the tnt tilt or of the associated provo befus Is earn brorn jom i a reliable fourche that there in ly n no truth in tile the report tuat that the hie limper lias has offered to mediate meil late on the contrary conti it Is 19 said majd neither t th he emption pemon ally nor am a country or as a s a political or mill milk slaty lary power li 14 going to interfere in tiro the quarrel cP either now or later tit no matter how bw thin bilings turn out nut tilts TIFIs 11 ll iss not liu according cr diu W to 0 the plainly ot or ant I 1 learh a belwyn ger and great rut but it wua was tacitly understood under stool that Ge tranny to 10 ll 11 1 I waw wan cicat gi eat britain liae ila a it a fie lip hinal rod in n ib iho aranki bial it in 19 aim implied thet tho ill final anal disposal of 0 the portuguese ge i cOl colealer ealem in past africa A la 13 to antonat greit great britain 6 fight aich the flit fians YOM voal and it Is in order to bring brenir tills lisle about it if pos brkl with delav that count vun waldell wildell bourg iho lie german don at lunn lundon hus has been repeatedly this imell with loid Boll abury bury their not yet being cudei cudzil these are rumors at 0 a y new cabinet colsia tile tho prediction that elther either prince prin cc or dr Bli bliquez quel or both mill if his am vo to go 90 Is 1 characterized cy by tho the aerni offic I 1 al berliner collos coile spon denz its as based on air TO HAVU HAVE competition the associated press correspond corre correspondent sPon dent ilea licare r of on goal authority that a powerful cOmPO composed OLd ot of french ger man and Itu atlan capitalists with mith a capital ot of over 50 ilOW has been formed tor for tile the pur purpose os ot of cons competing with tile the Ameil can pork importers Im portera in eur europe uri particularly in germany and scandinavia the plin plan Is IB to alae hogs bogs on to a largo large felip in siberia it Is claimed that ihal this c can a I 1 be done L cheaper than in the united unite d states slates the will A ill be hosa shipped alive over the iho siberian railroad lall road to the northwestern of ft I 1 russia where immense slaughter frontier hodgell on the am american plan will if I 1 be tile pork will be lent bent by water to english germany ports pona and by rail t to ind and scandinavia tac ot of the in spite enormous distance it la III cibat asserted such siberian pork c can art be brought to los europe rope cheaper chi apar than this ahls it la Is pointed american america IT boik pot k out Is aue its a to the low cost coat of 0 production in sibe siberia ria find ami the chea cheapness of 0 transportation roads on the railroads railroad prof stiles the the united scientific attach 0 t states slates ous embassy bassy here recently Anti antwerp discovered ld that several I 1 large arge verp arnie did an immerge immense neen 11 in dl busi bus ST goalie a 1 beef and park N as put jobs C it in obtained alcan american rl can D packages melt illegally thus 18 it lle ining them 1 american rand the th pro I 1 otes fessor sor Is now ln in Suc rland germany in and denmark order to complete dence for the purpose the chain or of evl evi Is else e firm arms e ot of prosecuting |