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GERMANY IS SCHEMING SPLIT MONROE …VOLUME XC-NO. 162. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1901....
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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1901. VOLUME XC-NO. 162. GERMANY IS SCHEMING TO SPLIT MONROE DOCTRINE AND DOMINATE THE CARIBBEAN SEA PRICE FIVE CENTS. SIBYL SANDERSON BACK TO HER OLD HOME FLUSHED WITH UNDYING GLORY OF EUROPE'S APPROVAL AND ANXIOUS TO WIN OUR FAVOR DIPLOMATIC MOVE IS MADE IN COLOMBIA After a Stormy Interview With the Czar's Representative the Aged Diplomat Goes Home Feeling Furious and Is Stricken With Hemorrhage — His Successor Is Chosen DEATH OF EARL LI HUNG CHANG IS HASTENED BY A VERY VIOLENT DISPUTE WITH RUSSIAN MINISTER LESSAR OVER MANCHURIAN TREATY Recalls Old Times, Old Friends and Old Scenes, Tells ' A- necdotes of Days Gone By and Patches Up a Quarrel With an Old Friend, Who Makes the First Advances Application for Coaling Station Through Sub- sidized Company. With Such a Base of Sup- plies a Fleet Could Con- trol Isthmian Canal. State Department Takes Prompt Step? to Thwart the Bold Design of the Berlin Gov- ernment. CHINESE STATESMAN WHO SUCCEEDS EARL LI AS VICE- ROY OF CHTLI. FAIR CALIFORNIAN WHO RETURNS AFTER MANY YEARS TO AP- PEAR BEFORE THE FRIENDS OF HER CHILDHOOD AS ONE OF THE STARU OF THE GRAU GRAND OPERA COMPANY. Special Disoatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Nov. B.— Finding It impolitic to acquire a coaling station on the shores of the Caribbean Sea by direct negotiation, Germany has apparently at- tempted to evade the Monroe doctrine by obtaining control of territory for this pur- pose through one of her subsidized steam- ship lines. An official report has been re- ceived by the State Department from Jo- seph Bowron, United States Consul at Carthagena, announcing that the Ham- burg-American Steamship Company, own- ers of the Atlas line, which plies between Central and South American ports, had filed an application with the Colombian Government for the right to establish a coaling station near that city. Referred to Bradford. Immediately upon receipt of this report Secretary Hay referred it to the Navy De- partment, and the effect of the applica- tion is now being considered by Rear Ad- miral Bradford, Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and coaling station expert of the service. While there is no disposition on the part of the United States to interfere with pri- vate enterpriser *here s no doubt that the administration it oukt"-prefer that \hb ap- plication of the Hamburg-American lino be not granted. That company draws a sub- sidy from the German Government and in case of war its steamers would be avail- able for use by the German Government as auxiliary cruisers. A coal pile near Carthagena would be of immense value, as a fleet using it as a base would, if suf- ficiently strong, be able to dominate the Caribbean Sea and the eastern terminus of the Isthmian Canal. Of Strategic Importance. The strategic importance of a coaling station at or near Carthagena Is hard to overestimate. The application of the Hamburg-American line is regarded not only in official but in diplomatic circles as the thin edge of wedge intended to split the Monroe doctrine. Senor Herran, Colombian Charge d'Af- faires, is confident that the application will be very carefully considered by the Colombian officials. "The application is probably made to the President of Colombia," said Senor Herran, "but it will be referred to the Governor of the State of Carthagena for his views. This official is one of the great- est jingoes in the country and is strongly opposed to the extension of European in- fluence in Colombia. The only coaling station that Colombia is disposed to con- cede is one to the United States in con- nection with the Panama Canal." IDENTIFIES SUSPECT AS A NOTED DESPERADO rormer Wyoming Official Declares St. Louis Prisoner to Be an ex-Convict. ST. LOUIS, Nov. B.—John Rose, th-3 man suspected of the robbery of an ex- press car on the Great Northern Railway near Wagner, Mont., July 3 last and who was arrested Ll this city by detectives on Tuesday, was to-day identified as Harry Longbaugh, a celebrated Western des- perado. The Identification was made by a St. Louisan, who desires his name with- held from publication. He was prosecut- ing attorney for Cook County, Wyoming, in 1887 and prosecuted Longbaugh in that year on a charge of horse stealing. Long- baugh was convicted and sentenced to eighteen months in jail. The ex-prose- cuting attorney described to Chief Des- mond the distinguishing marks of the Longbaugh of 1887, and as these are all found on the prisoner he Is satisfied that he has the bandit properly identified. Chief of Detectives Desmond said to- night that he would if necessary send for one of the officers of Wagner, Mont., at the department's expense to come here and identify Longbaugh. "We can prosecute him here if neces- sary," said the chief, "either in the Fed- eral court on a charge of forgery, or in the State courts on the charge of uttering a fraudulent instrument. In this way wo are sure to be able to hold him here until we can thoroughly investigate his rec- ord." CESSTTP EXPEDITION COMPLETES ITS WORK Collection of Articles From Polar Re- gions Being Brought to New York. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. S.-The Jessup expedition has finished its work. The ]'?a<ltr^. Norman Buxton. an American, and A have arrived at Moscow, having traveled 5060 versts In Kamchat- ka and oth< r polar districts. They have brought wit) ; them 100 boxes of collections fir the American Museum of Natural yof New York City. Duplicates given to the St. Petersburg Acad- emy of Sciences. The explorers have tnoroughly investigated tribes during the past four months. ' pointment that could have been matte from all China, according to Rockhill, the Special Commissioner of the United States to China. He is about 45 years old and came originally from the province of Hunan, where he began his public career as a military officer. He was made Min- ister to Korea, and for many years ably defended Chinese interests in that trou- bled land. As Governor of Shantung he showed surprising ability in tranquiliain* that dangerous province, while his gift for diplomacy was exercised fullyin prevent- ing friction between the turbulent popula- tion of the peninsula and the Germans when the latter were steadily encroaching from their original holdings at Kiaochau on the north coast. As a military man Yuan showed his ability by the organization of what Is un- doubtedly th«» best military force in China, and they were his troops that oc- cupied Peking last summer when the for- <Agn forces were withdrawn. They are thoroughly disciplined and well officered, and, considering Chinese conservatism, they form a magnificent display of Yuan's ability. Shao Is a Reformer. Watig Wengr Shao, who is made Deputy Viceroy of Chili, is also a man of marked ability. Fortunately he always has been friendly to foreign ideas and is not a re- actionist. He was one of the Grand Sec- retaries of State and is at present one O*** the two Ministers appointed to form the\ new Chinese Foreign Office which will re- ' place the Tsung-Li-Yamen. Wang is a man of affairs and was himself a member of the T3ung-Li-Yamen some years ago, besides having been Director of Mines and Railways. He has been with the im- / perial court ever since it fled from Pe- king. The records show that he always h? Jk exerted his influence in the direction •git reforms. w a * TALK OF THE TARIFF WITH THE PRESIDENT Members of Ways and Means Comm- ittee in Consultation at White House. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-Representa- tive Payne, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the House and Re- publican leader of that body, saw the President to-day in company with Rep- resentative Steel, who is also a member of the committee. The meeting was to discuss matters of reciprocity, revenue and tariff which may come before their committee at the ap- proaching session of Congress, and tho President read to them the portion of hi* message covering these matters. Paynn is firmly opposed to the tariff revision a-, this time, disagreeing entirely with the views of Babcock of Wisconsin, who fa- vors revision on certain lines. been away from the stage for nearly five years, and this is my first season since my complete restoration to health." It is but necessary to see Madame San- derson to be i-onvinced that her restora- tion to health is perfect and complete. Her face is round and firm and smooth, and her gray eyes that are set well apart are clear and bright, all of which be- token health and vigor. The dress sh<± wr>re, a decollete clinging pale blue chif- fon tea "gown, one of those dresses that "half conceals and half reveals," lets it be seen that illness had not robbed the fair songstress of her rounded form and exquisite figure. "I am in perfect condition," she said; "and as I rarely take cold I shall be ready to stand the criticisms of my friends on Saturday night. In the mean- time I shall rest and renew old acquaint- ances." AFTER an absence of sixteen years, during which time ehe has gained world-wide fame and a tremendous fortune, Sibyl Sander- son came quietly into town yes- terday morning and went directly to the Palace, where she will make her home during her etay in this city. The first person the prima donna met mt she stepped into the Palace elevator was a friend of olden days. "How do you do, dear," said the visitor Impulsively and laying so much stress on tr.e "dear" that the great singer after- ward told about it. And then they shook hiuids and for a few minutes swapped reminiscences, and thus healed the breach •xlsting between them and dating back y to a Paris dinner of several years ago. 7 Madame Sanderson— as she desires to be known in public liftf— was not at her best yesterday. However, if Mrs. Yost, the singer's aunt, had not explained this to her interviewers, no one would have suspected it. The trip from Los Angeles to this city had been a very trying one for the singer. She had eaten some canned meats that had made her ill and dectors had to be telegraphed for and doses of laudanum administered before the pain could be allayed. Although the lady thought she "was going to die" and spent a miserable night in a very cold cf r, Madame Sanderson's friends need have no apprehension- She is thoroughly and absolutely well and without the pos- elbilitr of «yen a very slight cold. The rooms reserved for Madame San- derson were a perfect bower of flowers when she came to them. Legions of friends had sent their choicest blossoms to welcome home the celebrated song- stress. There were roses and violets. leng-stemmed shaggy chrysanthemums e.:id an immense bunch of gTeat pink Han- n.-Lh Hobart carnations. The flowers charmed Madame Sanderson. She snuffed cm delightedly. The great carna- ¦ especially pleased her. "Look at those pinks," she kept eaylng over and over again. "Did you ever see anything like them? I never have." Madame Sanderson quite upsets one's preconceived ideas of a prima donna. She is- not fat. She does not muffle up her throat. She is charmingly natural, and ¦ exactly like her photographs. Of course she said she was pleased to be once again in San Francisco, but she did not dwell upon the fact. Naturally she declared that she was a bit nervous about % a San Francisco audience, and neither did she emphasize this statement. Her old friend Henry Redington was h her while she met her interviewers. With the aid of his very good memory the songstress recalled old times and old ¦nds. Redington called her Sibyl, and fd implicitlyupon his version of ays rone by. She smiled fascinat- at him when she told it, and he d back and said "that was many ¦ afro and Sibyl was so young— a mere girl then." "Do you remember when we all went d Mm in a special train to the opening of the Hotel del Monte?" asked the prima donna of Redington. "And do you remem- :ow vie used to go every Saturday :o the Bush-Ftrert Theater?" q jeried Eedington. And then Damrosch ; rima donna had H«ltu»i ' him she turned a ftdfoc face to him and said: "I tell you where I want to go to while I am here. I want to go to the minstrels." Damrosch said. "Very well, " ignorant that he was promising that which he could not possibly fulfill. Then one of tho interviewers told Madame Sanderson that there was no stock minstrel show here like there was in her time, and she c ghed and said she was "Oh, so sorry." Sibyl Sanderson is very pretty. She is tall and graceful and is at once roguish and dignified. She i? about as French as it is possible for a California girl to be, e v en to a very slight French turn to her speech and a suspicion of a French ac- cent. She says she loves- Paris, and the -ringuishing touch of the gay capital is mped all over her from the tips of the c blue little pointed satin slippers that fhe wore yesterday to the crown of her frizzy brown hair. "J love Paris and St. Petersburg," she said, "and I suppose it is because they love me. I have no choice of operas. I k>ve each and every one I sing in. I would like to appear in a Wagner production. I believe I might sing "Elsa," although I do not believe I am fitted for any other opera of the Wagner school. During my stay here I will appear in "Manon," in "Carmen" with Calve, In "Rigoletto," in "Romeo and Juliette'' and in "Les Hugue- nots." Madame Sanderson was extremely anx- ious to deny the many sensational stories that have appeared from time to time in the various papers about her. "There is no truth in any of them," she said. "The only true one was that I was very ill and for a while paralyzed, th<j natural effects of blood-poisoning. I have P EKING, Nov. B.—A violent dispute with Paul Lessar, Russian Minis- ter to China, over the Manchu- rlan treaty appears to have been the immediate cause of the death of LI Hung Chang. The diplomatic events preceding this tragic climax have enabled Japan for a moment to frustrate the de- signs of Rus3la. A fortnight ago the Japanese legation secured a reliable out- line of the terms of the treaty and there- upon demanded that the Chinese plenipo- tentiaries officially lay before them the text, basing this demand upon the alle- gation that Japanese interests were in- volved in any change of the status of Manchuria. The Chinese plenipotentiaries refused to comply with the demand. Thereupon the Japanese Government from Tokio com- municated with the Southern Viceroys and induced them to use their influence with the Empress Dowager against the treaty. In the meantime the Empress Dowager Instructed Li Hung Chang l<i communicate the treaty, after certain modifications, to the Ministers of the powers, and if they did not object to sign the same. Fatal Hemorrhage Follows. Ll Hung Chang visited M. Lessar and explained to him the instructions. The Russian Minister strongly objected to re- vealing the text of the treaty to the Min- isters of the other powers, and a stormy Interview ensued. Ll Hung Chang went home in a violent passion and had a hemorrhage, which the doctors attribute to the over-exertion of a weakened sys- tem. While these things were happening in Peking the southern Viceroys sent to the Empress Dowager a memorial against the treaty. On receiving it she telegraphed to Li Hung Chang countermanding the order to sign. This instruction came after Li Hung Chang had become unconscious. When M. Lessar endeavored to have LI Hung Chang's seal affixed to the treaty Chou Fu, Provincial Treasurer, had ar- rived from Paotingfu and had taken charge of the seals as the temporary suc- cessor of Earl Li. The flag of the United States legation was the only one half-masted in Peking to-day. The mourners and the family of Li Hung Chang will burn paper offerings to-morrow, in accordance with custom, for the use of his spirit in the other world. The street is hung with mourning emblems. All the attendants at the ya- .men are richly attired and many of them gaudily dressed. To-day musicians beat drums about the house. Earl Li's Successor. The special edict has arrived her* ap- pointing Yuan Shi Kai (Governor of Shan- Morgan Buying Steamers. LONDON, Nov. B.—The Berlin correV spondent of the Daily Mail gives currency to a report that Albert Ballln, of the Hamburg-American line, is in London ne- gotiating for the sale of eighteen steamers to J. Pierpont Morgan. n tung Province) to be Governor of the pro- vince of Chili, and appointing Wang Wen Shao president of the Foreign Office and a member of the Cabinet to succeed Li Hung Chang as plenipotentiary- They are both ordered to come to Peking forthwith. Another edict creates Li Hung Chang a Marquis and bestows on him the new name of Li Wen Chung, by which he will be known in history. LI Hung Chang's estate will remain in- tact for the use of his eldest son, who will provide for the other members of his fam- ily. Yuan Shi Kai'a successor in the Gov- ernorship of the Province of Shantung is Chang Yen Chun, who has been holding an unimportant though lucrative position as grain commissioner in one of the In- lands towns of the province. He will be watched with the deepest solicitude, as the peace of China will largely depend upon his course. Wang Weng Shao, who is 74 years of age and deaf, was never rated as a states- man or a diplomatist. His appointment is probably temporary. Emperor's Military Spirit. Telegraphic communication with Prince Ching was obtained to-day. He la has- tening to meet the court. After consulta- tion he will return with Wang Weng Shao, who Is accompanying the court, which is now five days' journey from Kai Fong Fu. Emperor Kwang Su, report says, is as- serting himself and leading the imperial cortege on horseback. Native papers de- clare that he purposes to inaugurate a revival of the militaryspirit, assuming the honorary position of commander-in-chief and "wearing a uniform. They also assert that he will compel the nobles to follow his example, to take military positions and to study military science. A Drlvate letter from a European now in Tai Yuen Fu says that two British of" fleers, with-a party of Indian soldiers, en- countered the imperial procession, were suspected of unfriendly motives and were detained as prisoners by the Emperor's body guard for a few days. Apparently this was an exploring party commanded by Major Manifold and Captain Hunter, who has been operating in that region for some time. Kai a Smart Man. WASHINGTON, Nov. B.— Minister Con- ger at Peking has informed the State De- partment that Yuan Shi Kai has been ap- pointed to succeed Li Hung Chang as Viceroy of Chili, and that Wang Weng Shao has been appointed Deputy Viceroy of the same province. Yuan is the pres- ent Viceroy of Shantung Province. Yuan Shi Kai, who succeeds LIHung Chang as Viceroy of Chili, is the best ap- Blind Murderer Sentenced. DES MOIN'ES, lowa, Nov. B.—Otis : . indicted for murdering his wife ¦ ptember IS, pleaded guilty of murder ond degree, to-day and was sen- . <\ to the penitentiary for life. Green * his wife and then shot himself through the temple. From the effects of tkie shot be became totally blind. Shipping Salmon to India. VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 8.-A shipment of 1750 cases cf salmon has been se'it from here to India— the first sent to tha^ part of the world. Other orders have been received from there. Killedby a Live Wire. COUNCIL BLUFFS, lowa, Nov. B.— Frank McCoy, an electrician in the em- ploy of the Electric Light Company, was electrocuted by a live wire at the top of a 150 foot electric tower early to-day. He went upon the tower to repair a broken light and was found dead later, a current of 5000 volts having passed through his body. He was suspended in the air, hanging across the railing of the plat- form at the top of the tower. CONGRESS MAY REVOKE DR. MARY WALKER'S PENSION 1 Officials Investigate Alleged Utter- ances of the Woman Who Wears Masculine Attire. WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—The Pension Bureau is investigating utterances attrib- uted to Dr. Mary Walker, the ex-army nurse, who has worn masculine attire in recent years and who is alleged to have •called the execution of Czolgosz a mur- der and the late President himself a mur- derer on account of his policy in the Phil- ippines. A special examiner of fhe Pension Of- fice is at Oswego, N. V., investigating the matter, and his report will be kept on file at the bureau here in readiness for sub- mission to Congress in case that body- should call for it. Commissioner Evans explained to-day that he had no authority to revoke the woman's pension, but that Congress could do so if it desired. -?¦ Child's Life Crushed Out. PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. B.— Frederick W. McCall, aged 5 years, was run over by a loaded wagon this afternoon and killed. The San Francisco Call.
Transcript of GERMANY IS SCHEMING SPLIT MONROE …VOLUME XC-NO. 162. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1901....
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1901.VOLUME XC-NO. 162.
GERMANY IS SCHEMING TO SPLIT MONROEDOCTRINE AND DOMINATE THE CARIBBEAN SEA
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SIBYL SANDERSON BACK TO HER OLD HOMEFLUSHED WITH UNDYING GLORY OF EUROPE'S
APPROVAL AND ANXIOUS TO WIN OUR FAVOR
DIPLOMATICMOVE IS MADE
IN COLOMBIA After a Stormy Interview With the Czar's Representativethe Aged Diplomat Goes Home Feeling Furious and IsStricken With Hemorrhage —His Successor Is Chosen
DEATH OF EARL LI HUNG CHANG IS HASTENEDBY A VERY VIOLENT DISPUTE WITH RUSSIAN
MINISTER LESSAR OVER MANCHURIAN TREATYRecalls Old Times, Old Friends and Old Scenes, Tells
'A-
necdotes of Days Gone By and Patches Up a QuarrelWith an Old Friend, Who Makes the First Advances Application for Coaling
Station Through Sub-sidized Company.
With Such a Base of Sup-plies a Fleet Could Con-
trol Isthmian Canal.
State Department Takes Prompt Step?to Thwart the Bold Design
of the Berlin Gov-ernment.
CHINESE STATESMAN WHOSUCCEEDS EARL LIAS VICE-
ROY OF CHTLI.
FAIR CALIFORNIAN WHO RETURNS AFTER MANY YEARS TO AP-PEAR BEFORE THE FRIENDS OF HER CHILDHOOD AS ONE OFTHE STARU OF THE GRAU GRAND OPERA COMPANY.
Special Disoatch to The Call.
CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—Finding Itimpolitic to acquire a coaling station onthe shores of the Caribbean Sea by directnegotiation, Germany has apparently at-tempted to evade the Monroe doctrine byobtaining control of territory for this pur-pose through one of her subsidized steam-
ship lines. An official report has been re-ceived by the State Department from Jo-seph Bowron, United States Consul atCarthagena, announcing that the Ham-burg-American Steamship Company, own-ers of the Atlas line, which plies betweenCentral and South American ports, hadfiled an application with the ColombianGovernment for the right to establish acoaling station near that city.
Referred to Bradford.Immediately upon receipt of this report
Secretary Hay referred it to the Navy De-partment, and the effect of the applica-
tion is now being considered by Rear Ad-miral Bradford, Chief of the Bureau ofEquipment and coaling station expert ofthe service.
While there is no disposition on the partof the United States to interfere with pri-
vate enterpriser *here s no doubt that theadministration itoukt"-prefer that \hb ap-plication of the Hamburg-American lino benot granted. That company draws a sub-sidy from the German Government andin case of war its steamers would be avail-able for use by the German Governmentas auxiliary cruisers. A coal pile nearCarthagena would be of immense value,as a fleet using it as a base would, ifsuf-ficiently strong, be able to dominate theCaribbean Sea and the eastern terminusof the Isthmian Canal.
Of Strategic Importance.The strategic importance of a coaling
station at or near Carthagena Is hard tooverestimate. The application of theHamburg-American line is regarded notonly in official but in diplomatic circlesas the thin edge of wedge intended tosplit the Monroe doctrine.
Senor Herran, Colombian Charge d'Af-faires, is confident that the application
will be very carefully considered by theColombian officials.
"The application is probably made tothe President of Colombia," said SenorHerran, "but it will be referred to theGovernor of the State of Carthagena for
his views. This official is one of the great-
est jingoes in the country and is stronglyopposed to the extension of European in-fluence in Colombia. The only coaling
station that Colombia is disposed to con-cede is one to the United States in con-nection with the Panama Canal."
IDENTIFIES SUSPECT
AS A NOTED DESPERADO
rormer Wyoming OfficialDeclares St.Louis Prisoner to Be an
ex-Convict.ST. LOUIS, Nov. B.—John Rose, th-3
man suspected of the robbery of an ex-press car on the Great Northern Railway
near Wagner, Mont., July 3 last and whowas arrested Llthis city by detectives onTuesday, was to-day identified as HarryLongbaugh, a celebrated Western des-perado. The Identification was made bya St. Louisan, who desires his name with-held from publication. He was prosecut-ingattorney for Cook County, Wyoming,in 1887 and prosecuted Longbaugh in thatyear on a charge of horse stealing. Long-baugh was convicted and sentenced toeighteen months in jail. The ex-prose-cuting attorney described to Chief Des-mond the distinguishing marks of theLongbaugh of 1887, and as these are allfound on the prisoner he Is satisfied thathe has the bandit properly identified.
Chief of Detectives Desmond said to-night that he would ifnecessary send forone of the officers of Wagner, Mont., atthe department's expense to come hereand identify Longbaugh.
"We can prosecute him here if neces-sary," said the chief, "either in the Fed-eral court on a charge of forgery, or inthe State courts on the charge of utteringa fraudulent instrument. In this way woare sure to be able to hold him here untilwe can thoroughly investigate his rec-ord."
CESSTTP EXPEDITIONCOMPLETES ITS WORK
Collection of Articles From Polar Re-gions Being Brought to New
York.ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. S.-The Jessup
expedition has finished its work. The]'?a<ltr^. Norman Buxton. an American,and A have arrived at Moscow,having traveled 5060 versts In Kamchat-ka and oth< r polar districts. They havebrought wit);them 100 boxes of collectionsfir the American Museum of Natural
yof New York City. Duplicatesgiven to the St. Petersburg Acad-
emy of Sciences. The explorers havetnoroughly investigated tribes during thepast four months.
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pointment that could have been mattefrom all China, according to Rockhill, theSpecial Commissioner of the United
States to China. He is about 45 years old
and came originally from the province ofHunan, where he began his public careeras a military officer. He was made Min-ister to Korea, and for many years ably
defended Chinese interests in that trou-
bled land. As Governor of Shantung he
showed surprising ability in tranquiliain*
that dangerous province, while his gift fordiplomacy was exercised fullyin prevent-
ing friction between the turbulent popula-
tion of the peninsula and the Germans
when the latter were steadily encroaching
from their original holdings at Kiaochau
on the north coast.
As a military man Yuan showed hisability by the organization of what Is un-doubtedly th«» best military force inChina, and they were his troops that oc-cupied Peking last summer when the for-<Agn forces were withdrawn. They arethoroughly disciplined and well officered,and, considering Chinese conservatism,they form a magnificent display of Yuan'sability.
Shao Is a Reformer.Watig Wengr Shao, who is made Deputy
Viceroy of Chili, is also a man of markedability. Fortunately he always has beenfriendly to foreign ideas and is not a re-actionist. He was one of the Grand Sec-retaries of State and is at present one O***the two Ministers appointed to form the\new Chinese Foreign Office which willre-'place the Tsung-Li-Yamen. Wang is aman of affairs and was himself a memberof the T3ung-Li-Yamen some years ago,besides having been Director of Minesand Railways. He has been with the im- /perial court ever since it fled from Pe-king.
The records show that he always h? Jkexerted his influence in the direction •gitreforms. w a
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TALK OF THE TARIFFWITH THE PRESIDENT
Members of Ways and Means Comm-ittee in Consultation at
White House.WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-Representa-
tive Payne, chairman of the Ways andMeans Committee of the House and Re-publican leader of that body, saw thePresident to-day in company with Rep-resentative Steel, who is also a memberof the committee.
The meeting was to discuss matters ofreciprocity, revenue and tariff which maycome before their committee at the ap-proaching session of Congress, and thoPresident read to them the portion of hi*message covering these matters. Paynnis firmly opposed to the tariff revision a-,this time, disagreeing entirely with theviews of Babcock of Wisconsin, who fa-vors revision on certain lines.
been away from the stage for nearly fiveyears, and this is my first season sincemy complete restoration to health."It is but necessary to see Madame San-
derson to be i-onvinced that her restora-tion to health is perfect and complete.Her face is round and firm and smooth,and her gray eyes that are set well apartare clear and bright, all of which be-token health and vigor. The dress sh<±wr>re, a decollete clinging pale blue chif-fon tea "gown, one of those dresses that"half conceals and half reveals," lets itbe seen that illness had not robbed thefair songstress of her rounded form andexquisite figure.
"I am in perfect condition," she said;"and as Irarely take cold Ishall beready to stand the criticisms of myfriends on Saturday night. In the mean-time Ishall rest and renew old acquaint-ances."
AFTERan absence of sixteen
years, during which time ehe hasgained world-wide fame and atremendous fortune, Sibyl Sander-son came quietly into town yes-
terday morning and went directly to thePalace, where she will make her homeduring her etay in this city.
The first person the prima donna met
mt she stepped into the Palace elevatorwas a friend of olden days.
"How do you do, dear," said the visitorImpulsively and laying so much stress on
tr.e "dear" that the great singer after-ward told about it. And then they shookhiuids and for a few minutes swappedreminiscences, and thus healed the breach•xlsting between them and dating back
y to a Paris dinner of several years ago.
7 Madame Sanderson— as she desires to beknown in public liftf—was not at herbest yesterday. However, if Mrs. Yost,
the singer's aunt, had not explained thisto her interviewers, no one would havesuspected it. The trip from Los Angelesto this city had been a very trying onefor the singer. She had eaten somecanned meats that had made her ill anddectors had to be telegraphed for anddoses of laudanum administered beforethe pain could be allayed. Although thelady thought she "was going to die" andspent a miserable night in a very coldcf r, Madame Sanderson's friends need
have no apprehension- She is thoroughlyand absolutely well and without the pos-elbilitr of «yen a very slight cold.
The rooms reserved for Madame San-derson were a perfect bower of flowers
when she came to them. Legions offriends had sent their choicest blossomsto welcome home the celebrated song-stress. There were roses and violets.leng-stemmed shaggy chrysanthemums
e.:id an immense bunch of gTeat pink Han-n.-Lh Hobart carnations. The flowerscharmed Madame Sanderson. She snuffed
cm delightedly. The great carna-¦especially pleased her.
"Look at those pinks," she kept eaylngover and over again. "Did you ever seeanything like them? Inever have."
Madame Sanderson quite upsets one'spreconceived ideas of a prima donna. Sheis- not fat. She does not muffle up herthroat. She is charmingly natural, and
¦ exactly like her photographs. Ofcourse she said she was pleased to beonce again in San Francisco, but she didnot dwell upon the fact. Naturally shedeclared that she was a bit nervous about
% a San Francisco audience, andneither did she emphasize this statement.
Her old friend Henry Redington wash her while she met her interviewers.
With the aid of his very good memorythe songstress recalled old times and old
¦nds. Redington called her Sibyl, andfd implicitlyupon his version of
ays rone by. She smiled fascinat-at him when she told it, and he
d back and said "that was many¦ afro and Sibyl was so young—a mere
girl then.""Do you remember when we all went
d Mm in a special train to the opening ofthe Hotel del Monte?" asked the primadonna of Redington. "And do you remem-
:ow vie used to go every Saturday:o the Bush-Ftrert Theater?"
q jeried Eedington. And then Damrosch; rima donna had
H«ltu»i'
him she turned aftdfoc face to him and said:
"Itell you where Iwant to go to whileIam here. Iwant to go to the minstrels."
Damrosch said. "Very well,"
ignorantthat he was promising that which hecould not possibly fulfill. Then one of thointerviewers told Madame Sanderson thatthere was no stock minstrel show herelike there was in her time, and shec ghed and said she was "Oh, so sorry."
Sibyl Sanderson is very pretty. She istall and graceful and is at once roguishand dignified. She i? about as French asit is possible for a California girl to be,e ven to a very slight French turn to herspeech and a suspicion of a French ac-cent. She says she loves- Paris, and the
-ringuishing touch of the gay capital ismped all over her from the tips of thec blue little pointed satin slippers that
fhe wore yesterday to the crown of her
frizzy brown hair."J love Paris and St. Petersburg," she
said, "and Isuppose it is because they
love me. Ihave no choice of operas. Ik>ve each and every one Ising in. Iwould
like to appear in a Wagner production. Ibelieve Imight sing "Elsa," although Ido not believe Iam fitted for any otheropera of the Wagner school. During mystay here Iwill appear in "Manon," in"Carmen" with Calve, In "Rigoletto," in"Romeo and Juliette'' and in "Les Hugue-
nots."Madame Sanderson was extremely anx-
ious to deny the many sensational storiesthat have appeared from time to time inthe various papers about her.
"There is no truth in any of them," she
said. "The only true one was that Iwasvery ill and for a while paralyzed, th<j
natural effects of blood-poisoning. Ihave
PEKING, Nov. B.—A violent dispute
with Paul Lessar, Russian Minis-
ter to China, over the Manchu-rlan treaty appears to have beenthe immediate cause of the death
of LIHung Chang. The diplomatic eventspreceding this tragic climax have enabledJapan for a moment to frustrate the de-signs of Rus3la. A fortnight ago theJapanese legation secured a reliable out-
line of the terms of the treaty and there-upon demanded that the Chinese plenipo-
tentiaries officially lay before them thetext, basing this demand upon the alle-gation that Japanese interests were in-
volved in any change of the status ofManchuria.
The Chinese plenipotentiaries refused tocomply with the demand. Thereupon theJapanese Government from Tokio com-municated with the Southern Viceroys
and induced them to use their influencewith the Empress Dowager against thetreaty. In the meantime the EmpressDowager Instructed Li Hung Chang l<i
communicate the treaty, after certainmodifications, to the Ministers of thepowers, and if they did not object to sign
the same.Fatal Hemorrhage Follows.
LlHung Chang visited M. Lessar and
explained to him the instructions. The
Russian Minister strongly objected to re-vealing the text of the treaty to the Min-
isters of the other powers, and a stormy
Interview ensued. Ll Hung Chang wenthome in a violent passion and had ahemorrhage, which the doctors attributeto the over-exertion of a weakened sys-
tem.While these things were happening in
Peking the southern Viceroys sent to theEmpress Dowager a memorial against thetreaty. On receiving it she telegraphed
to Li Hung Chang countermanding theorder to sign. This instruction came afterLiHung Chang had become unconscious.When M. Lessar endeavored to have LIHung Chang's seal affixed to the treaty
Chou Fu, Provincial Treasurer, had ar-rived from Paotingfu and had takencharge of the seals as the temporary suc-cessor of Earl Li.
The flag of the United States legationwas the only one half-masted in Pekingto-day. The mourners and the family ofLiHung Chang will burn paper offeringsto-morrow, in accordance with custom,
for the use of his spirit in the otherworld. The street is hung with mourning
emblems. All the attendants at the ya-
.men are richly attired and many of themgaudily dressed. To-day musicians beatdrums about the house.
Earl Li's Successor.The special edict has arrived her* ap-
pointing Yuan Shi Kai (Governor of Shan-
Morgan Buying Steamers.LONDON, Nov. B.—The Berlin correV
spondent of the Daily Mailgives currencyto a report that Albert Ballln, of theHamburg-American line, is in London ne-gotiating for the sale of eighteen steamersto J. Pierpont Morgan. n
tung Province) to be Governor of the pro-vince of Chili, and appointing Wang WenShao president of the Foreign Office anda member of the Cabinet to succeed LiHung Chang as plenipotentiary- They areboth ordered to come to Peking forthwith.Another edict creates LiHung Chang aMarquis and bestows on him the newname of LiWen Chung, by which he willbe known in history.
LIHung Chang's estate will remain in-tact for the use of his eldest son, who willprovide for the other members of his fam-ily.
Yuan Shi Kai'a successor in the Gov-ernorship of the Province of Shantung isChang Yen Chun, who has been holdingan unimportant though lucrative positionas grain commissioner in one of the In-lands towns of the province. He will bewatched with the deepest solicitude, asthe peace of China will largely dependupon his course.
Wang Weng Shao, who is 74 years ofage and deaf, was never rated as a states-man or a diplomatist. His appointmentis probably temporary.
Emperor's Military Spirit.Telegraphic communication with Prince
Ching was obtained to-day. He la has-tening to meet the court. After consulta-tion he will return with Wang WengShao, who Is accompanying the court,
which is now five days' journey from KaiFong Fu.
Emperor Kwang Su, report says, is as-serting himself and leading the imperialcortege on horseback. Native papers de-clare that he purposes to inaugurate arevival of the militaryspirit, assuming thehonorary position of commander-in-chiefand "wearing a uniform. They also assertthat he will compel the nobles to followhis example, to take military positions andto study military science.
A Drlvate letter from a European nowin Tai Yuen Fu says that two British of"fleers, with-a party of Indian soldiers, en-countered the imperial procession, weresuspected of unfriendly motives and weredetained as prisoners by the Emperor'sbody guard for a few days. Apparentlythis was an exploring party commandedby Major Manifold and Captain Hunter,who has been operating in that region forsome time.
Kai a Smart Man.WASHINGTON, Nov. B.— Minister Con-
ger at Peking has informed the State De-partment that Yuan Shi Kai has been ap-pointed to succeed Li Hung Chang asViceroy of Chili, and that Wang WengShao has been appointed Deputy Viceroyof the same province. Yuan is the pres-ent Viceroy of Shantung Province.
Yuan Shi Kai, who succeeds LIHungChang as Viceroy of Chili, is the best ap-
Blind Murderer Sentenced.DES MOIN'ES, lowa, Nov. B.—Otis
:. indicted for murdering his wife¦ ptember IS, pleaded guiltyof murder
ond degree, to-day and was sen-. <\ to the penitentiary for life. Green*
his wife and then shot himselfthrough the temple. From the effects oftkie shot be became totally blind.
Shipping Salmon to India.VICTORIA,B. C, Nov. 8.-A shipment
of 1750 cases cf salmon has been se'itfrom here to India—the first sent to tha^part of the world. Other orders havebeen received from there.
Killedby a Live Wire.COUNCIL BLUFFS, lowa, Nov. B.—
Frank McCoy, an electrician in the em-ploy of the Electric Light Company, waselectrocuted by a live wire at the top ofa 150 foot electric tower early to-day. Hewent upon the tower to repair a brokenlight and was found dead later, a currentof 5000 volts having passed through hisbody. He was suspended in the air,hanging across the railing of the plat-form at the top of the tower.
CONGRESS MAY REVOKEDR. MARYWALKER'S PENSION
1 Officials Investigate Alleged Utter-ances of the Woman Who Wears
Masculine Attire.WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—The Pension
Bureau is investigating utterances attrib-uted to Dr. Mary Walker, the ex-armynurse, who has worn masculine attire inrecent years and who is alleged to have
•called the execution of Czolgosz a mur-der and the late President himself a mur-derer on account of his policy in the Phil-ippines.
A special examiner of fhe Pension Of-fice is at Oswego, N. V., investigating thematter, and his report willbe kept on fileat the bureau here in readiness for sub-mission to Congress in case that body-should call for it. Commissioner Evansexplained to-day that he had no authorityto revoke the woman's pension, but thatCongress could do so ifit desired.
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Child's Life Crushed Out.PHOENIX,Ariz.,Nov. B.—Frederick W.
McCall, aged 5 years, was run over by aloaded wagon this afternoon and killed.
The San Francisco Call.
