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.