The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 26, 1897, Page 3

4 AMERICAN INTEREST IN CHINA May Be Necessary for the Administration to Act. Even the Robber Powers Expect the United States to Take Decided Steps to Preserve Trade P rivileges. ) Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Dec. 25. The course of Wwith reference to the Chinese uation is going to be watched with much in- terest by Congress. The exact mean- ing of the decisfon reached by the President and his Cabinet at the Cabinet s »n yesterday is not under- stood. The proposition to carefully watch American interests but not to participate in any grab of Chinese territory may be varlously interpreted. If given the broad interpretation that | the situation seems to require, there will be much in the future to occupy the attention of the people of country. bly be something heard in Congress exception of denials of the extravagant the administration/| conservative but firm policy more ef- this | If it is merely the usual per- | functory proposition there will proba- | pollcy than is at all likely. This, it | 1s thought, renders it easier to make a | fective. It Is expected that soon after Congress meets the Administration will receive assurances of being sustained |in any steps necessary | American interests, to protect | | S | BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAS NOT SURPRISED BY GERMANY'S ACTION. Nevertheless Downing Street Will Not Take Any Chances When It Comes to a Fartition of China. LONDON, Dec. 25.—In well-informed !clrcles the general impression prevails THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1897 uttterance of the Cologne Gazette and other usually inspired papers. The reason for this exceptional taciturnity lies in the simple fact that Germany herself does not know where she stands | or how far the other powers will permit her to go. Germany, Russia and France are still negotiating, and while | there is strong pressure to bring about | joint action by these powers in the | Far East, equally potent influences are | working to frustrate such plans. It depends largely upon the outcome. of these negotiations as to what instruc- tions Prince Henry of Prussia will find | awaiting him when he arrives at Hong- | | kong early in February. In the meanwhile the mission of | Prince Henry may be characterized as | mainly a display of spread eagleism. | A prominent diplomat, in an interview with the correspondent here, said: Russia’s accupation of Port Arthur is permanent. She thereby secured a much desired terminus for the Siber- ian railroad which will be extended to Port Arthur, making Russia the undis- puted mistress of Manchuria and the whole of North China. Her interests in China in no way conflict with those of France, whose sphere of action is in South China. Between these extremes lfe an immense territory, which may eventually be disputed between Great Britain, Germany and Japan. A move- ment {8 now on foot between Japan and Germany to arrive at an under- standing, as Japan sees clearly that this course i{s the wisest. Russia will not tolerate Japan in Xorea, as it would destroy all the schemes she has been preparing for the past two years. Therefore Germany is the only friend and ally Japan can look for in the com- ing events, that is if she konws how to play her cards and establish a basis of mutual Interest, for which I hear there is considerable prospect.” From a missionary it is learned that the Bay of Kalochau is by no means 80 valuable as at first believed. Part | of the harbor freezes during three | months of the winter and ice break- ers are required to keep it open. The Hinterland is barren and treeless and the nature of the ground necessitates the erection of large costly breakwa- ters. If Germany concludes to retain it she will have to spend large sums of money. Killed by a Deputy Marshal. CINCINNATI, Dec. 25.—A special to the Enquirer from Chattanooga, MONOTONY OF SPLENDOR ENCOUNTERED Dr. Hepworth Writes of Scenes of Weird Grandeur. A Country of Continuous Magnificence in Asia Minor. A rmenian Outrages Forgotten in the Midst of the Wonders of Nature. ARE BEYOND DESCRIPTION But Many Perils Had to Be Faced Dur- ing the Commissioner’s Journey to Erzeroum. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—The Herald to-morrow will print three lettersfrom 1Dr, George Hepworth, the special commissioner who was sent to inves- tigate the Armenian outrages. The | first of the communications is dated from Trerizlik, November 14. “Under the circumstances,” the writer says, “I feel myself excused from talking about either politics or religion, about Armenian or Turk, for during this memorable day my atten- | tion has been given solely to moun- tains, ravines, torrents, precipices and, in a word, to nature in her very wildest moods. I must boldly assert 7/ IAR1 /Rl 2 THE WALLED CITY, HARBOR AND ANCHORAGE OF WAE-HAE-WAE, GULF OF PECH]ILL LOOKING SOUTH. on the subject, and if it amounts to nothing more it will rouse a new politi- cal issue. This Chinese question puts the prob- lem of the foreign relations of the United States in a different light from that in which it has ever been pre- sented before. This country is not in- terested in the expansion of empires, and the policy adopted by Washington in. the begin g and religiously ad- hered to ever since precludes this Gov- ernment from participating in the par- tition of China—if that partition is to occur. But there is more in the ques- tion as now presented than the acqui- sition of territory or the supremacy of empire. As it appears to those best qualified to judge, the United States has an in- terest in the fate of China and the sction of the foreign powers not con- ceived of in the policy of isolation laid down during the youth of the Republic. | It is said by some of the proadest vis- foned m in Congress that the policy of indifference toward the international policy of European and Asiatic powers does not extend to American commer- cial relations with these powers, nor to the action of these powers which affect these relatlo: pretation of that policy as would ignore an injury to our commercial develop- ment, it is said, would place restrio- tiens upon us which would ultimately be distinctive It is the opinion of careful students of the situation that the duty of this Gov- ernment is to participate to the extent of securing in perpetuity such commer- al righ 1d privileges in the Orient as will admit of the indefinite develop- ment of our pommerce on the Pacifie. It may be a matter of indifference to the U ed States what territorial do- minfon is acquired in China by Ger- many, Russia, England or Japan, pro- vided their extension of empire does not carry with it the power to place upon our trade, or prospective trade, with the Orient, such a restriction as they may see fit. In other words, it is said to be our duty to ciaim certain commercial privileges independent of the caprice of contending nations. If dominant rival powers are to dic- | tate the tariff law and sign commer- cial treaties for China, to grant or take away at their will commercial privileges we may seek or may now enjoy, it is foreseen that a great wall will gradually be constructed around | the United States and we will sink to a low place among nations, being the bhewers of wood and the drawers of water, with a prospect of, in the course of time, finding ourselves in the condition in which China is at present. { Those who see the situation in this ight confess that they may be looking ¢a hundred years or more ahead, Yihe' fru are slow of development, one genera- tion planting for generations remote. It is not felt tHat this Government need | assume an attitude of hostility toward | any power engaged in the scramble for Chinese rito; let foreign governments think us in- different. The comments of the for- eign press show it is realized abroad that our interests are seriously involved and the disposition is manifested to as- sume we will follow a more aggressive Such an inter- | but | s of a policy of government | but we should not ! | that the scare in the newspapers and | among the people in regard to the far | East is at least premature. While the members of the Government are reti- cent, they are evidently sincere in dis- | claiming the least alarm. The im- | pression gathered in ministerial quar- | ters is that Great Britain is carefully watching events, biding her time, and | that she certainly will not fail to act | promptly and vigorously at the proper | moment. , It is estimated in quarters | usually well posted on such matters that Germany has, or wishes to have, an understanding on the subject with Great Britain. This view is strongly supported by Prince Henry's visit to Queen Victoria at Osborne, by his sub- sequent trip to London, and by the au- | tograph letter which the Prince is said | to have taken to her majesty from Em- peror William, of which fact confirma- tion is forthcoming. The Emperor's letter to the Queen is regarded as be- | ing a distinctly conciliatory step on the | | part of Germany. But there is no doubt | Great Britain is quietly preparing for | all eventualities. Should it become clear that Germany and Russia have | really commenced a game of grab, Great Britain will be prepared to as- sert her claims for a division of the | spoils. | At the Chinese embassy the view prevails that there is some understand- | ing between Great Birtain and Ger- many. The question seems to have | arisen that the proceedings took Great | Britain by surprise. This is impossi- ble, for since her intervention in the | | Chinese-Japanese war it has been known that Germany has only been awaliting a favorable opportunity to| obtain a foothold in China, and at var- fous times it has been reported that | Lappa, Quemoy and Amoy had been secured, while a year ago German ships surveyed Kio-Chau Bay, all of | which was known at the British For- 1elgn Office. The reception of the Ger- man squadron at Portsmouth, the fa- i cilitles which the ships afforded and !wl]l be afferded at all the British coal | depots on their way to Hongkong | point to the sympathetic support of | Great Britain. That Russia does not expect trouble is shown by the fact| | that she has not one battleship in the far East. But of course 1f Russia does | not leave Port Arthur in the spring| her stay there may lead to other grab- bing. The British Government, how- | ever, is apparently not borrowing trouble. From a trading point of view it is pointed out that when, in the event of the opening of three new for- eign ports, they will probably be as lit- i tle harmful to Shanghai as Boston and | Philadelphia are to New York. L g | THE GERMAN EMPIRE | SEEKING HELP FROM | FRANCE AND RUSSIA. | ‘By No Means Certain the Powers Will Ad- rence the Scheme of the Kaiser | in the Orient. i BERLIN, Dec. 25.—China has occu- | pied public attention to the exclusion of everything throughout the week. | The Government and Foreign Office | continue reticent, even the occupa- | tion of Port Arthur having failed to | elicit any official statements, with the | Tenn., says: Deputy Marshal Stan- ton McWilliams shot and killed Edney Heard at Dunlap, Tenn. The deputy had arrested Heard's brother, had disturbed a church festival. Ed- ney Heard met the deputy later and threw a stone at him, whereupon Mc- ‘Williams resented the assault with his revolver, with fatal result. ONE PERISHED IN THE COLISEUM Fireman Johnson’s Charred Remains Found in the Ruins. Stayed at His Post Until the Last Mo- ment and Was Pinioned Down ‘While Retreating. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Dec. 25.—The fire which last evening destroyed the Coliseum at Sixty-third street and Stony Island avenue claimed only one victim. He was N. H. Johnson, whose charred re- mains were recovered from the ruins to-day. Johnson was a fireman em- ployed about the bullding. He had evi- dently remained at his post until the last moment. Then he rushed toward an exit. Within a few feet of the door an Immense piece of glass fell from the roof, pinioning him to the earth, while the flames slowly smothered him. It is practically certain that Johnson ‘was the only person killed, but a thor- ough search of the ruins is being car- ried out. Those who were reported missing last night returned to their homes to-day. Most of them had nar- row escapes from death. Sholan Huf- flan, the Armenian who was employed in the Strets of Cairo exhibit and who was thought to have been killed, re- turned to his hotel this afternoon after having wandered about night. He said that in trylng to es- cape from the burning building he ran to the wrong exit. When he finally reached the open air he had inhaled so much smoke that delirium set in and he wandered about the streets all night. The fresh air finally revived him and he appeared at the Coliseum this afternoon. e AT Death Rather Than Poverty. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 25.—A young man known as Danlel Devine—his name by adoption—shot himself in the head with a 32-caliber pistol in an at- tempt to kill himself this afternoon. The bullet was dug out of his skull, but did not penetrate it. He says he was sick, had been out of work and there was no use trying to live. He did not seriously injure himself, but says he is sorry he did not make a better job of it. Not long ago Devine passed a very creditable examination for the postal service and is said to be a very bright young fellow, but erratic. g Swallows Carbolic Acid. NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—Herman F. Dale, a young man of good family and a member of a fire insurance firm, committed suicide at his home in a fashionable apartment-house in Gram- ercy Square to-night swall carbolic acid. ey e who | the city all. . that no part of the globe which I have visited has presented one-half of the weird grandeur, the continuous magnificence, of this portion of Asia Minor. It is incomparably beautiful, and my great regret i{s that neither my pen nor my words can do my sub- | Ject the justice which I vainly long to accord to it. A few miles from the Black Sea we found ourselves in the midst of an assemblage of mountains, some of them young and small, while others are hoary with age, rising above their neighbors as a giant tow- ers in a group of children, their sum- mits covered with eternal snow. “Trebizond was only ten miles in the rear when we ran across a very inter- esting natural eccentricity. The rocks on the hillsides looked so like castles that T expected to hear the clanking chains of a drawbridge and the tramp ling feet of troops of mailed warriors. The illusion was startling and com- plete. I had to look a second and third time before I could convince myself that these castles were only a dream. Then we met long trains of camels— wonderful creatures. We saw, too, all sorts and varieties of men, picturesque fellows, who might be dangerous to meet after dark. Unless their looks be- lie them, they wouldn’t hesitate to send you on an exploring expedition into the future and then appropriate all your worldly possessions.” The second letter is from Zigana village and dated November 16. “At 5:30 o'clock we reached this point in our journey, ter being seven hours on horseback,” says Dr. Hepworth. “Twice at least we had perilous points to pass, but the Anatolian horse has sure and cautious feet. One slip and he falls 500 or 1000 feet, and that is the last of him and his rider. We passed both of these points, however, without accident, and if we were profoundly grateful for two narrow escapes you will not blame us. The other day a caravan of twelve loaded camels went over the precipice at a spot like these and of course met their death. The last part of our journey to the top of Ziga- na was like a fly climbing a window pane, but it was delightful and fasci- nating to a degree which makes de- scription hopeless. The snow shone &And it was like acres of glistening dia- monds. “Tall peaks “all about us had a majesty and a dignity which were more than heroic, and when we dropped from our saddles at the sum- Tmit for half an hour's rest and saw other mountains on the southward equal in magnificence, stretching as far as the eye could reach, the spec- tacle was almost too Imposing for human endurance, but why continue the story? 1 can only repeat what I have said before, that such monotony of splendor cannot be conceived by any one who has not toiled to the top of Zigana in winter. If I should live for a thousand years I could hardly hope to see such a spectacle again un- less I revisited Asla Minor, which I hope kind fate will prevent me from doing, for the hardships and priva- tions are terrible to think of.” - Erzeroum was reached the tenth day out from Trebizond. Under date of November 24, Dr. Hepworth - writes: “Only one night in ten did we sleep in civilized fashion or in a civilized place. To undress was, of course, im- possible, and if we managed to get to bed without our topboots we thought ourselves lucky. Strange, is it not? Two hundred miles on a military high road with khans everywhere, and not one of them fit for any one unless he has the nightmare.” The writer tells in detail of the perils of the trip, and referring to the scenery says: ‘“The pen of an angel could not describe it.” VESTIBULED PASSENGER AND A FREIGHT TRAIN COLLIDE. Mistake of an Engineer That Causes Death and Dying Among Two Railroad Crews. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.,, Dec. 25— Vestibuled passenger train 6 on the | Norfolk and Western Railroad, which | left Bristol, Tenn., last night at 9:05, came in collision with a freight at Clarks Summit at 11:30 o’'clock. The engines of both trains were badly wrecked, as were a number of freight cars and the baggage and postal cars of the passenger train. R. H. Ashmore, express messenger, was badly injured about ‘the head and chest, and it is thought he will die. Pos- tal Clerk Hoffman was instantly killed, his body being ground to pieces and thrown under the second-class coach. Fireman Collis had both his legs cut off, and was otherwise horribly cut and | bruised, and was thought to be dying from the effects of his injuries. En- gineer McCarty was severely cut about the head and neck, and suffered a num- ber of contusions on his body, and is thought to be internally injured. He will die. The wreck was occasioned by the en- gineer of the freight train mistaking his orders. None of the ‘passengers were hurt, escaping with a severe shock. e MISSOURI PACIFIC PASSENGER TRAIN DITCHED. The Combination Car Turned Completely Over, but No One Was Seri- ously Injured. ATCHISON, Kas., Dec. 25.—The Mis- souri Pacific’s south-bound limited pas- | senger train that left Omaha at 3:05 o'clock this afternoon was ditched be- tween Becker and Willis, thirty miles north of Atchison, at 8 o’clock to-night. The tender, the combination baggage and mail car and the chair car left the track. The combination car turned completely over. James Pike, the ex- press messenger, was painfully bruised, but no one was seriously hurt. The passengers were transferred to a spe- | cial train. ——— POPE’S ENCYCLICAL AND MANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION. The Toronto Globe Says the Matter Can- not Be Unsettled by Any Ecclesi- astical Decree. TORONTO, Dec. 25.—Referring edi- torially to the Pope’s encyclical on the Manitoba school question, made public | | in Rome yesterday, the Globe says: | There is no roem for the supposition | that the paper is issued without full knowledge of the facts. So far as Fed- eral action is concerned the matter is settled, and cannot be unsettled by any ecclesiastical decree. The situation is not in the slightest degree altered by the encycl and the prospect of Federal legislation is as remote as ever. all P AT Murdered- by a Former Employe. ROCKFORD, Il., Dec. 25.—Fred| Talstead, a prominent farmer of Cres- ton, was murdered to-day by Edward Brown, a former hired man, who threw the body inte a hogpen and then walked to Rochelle and gave himself up. He said he killed Talstead in self- defense. Brown was removed to the Oregon jail for safety, as the neigh- borhood is greatly excited. - Fatal Christmas Eve Row. CINCINNATI, Dec. 25.—A special to the Enquirer from London, Ky., says: In a drunken Christmas eve row at | | Pittsburg, this county, Grant Moore | shot and mortally wounded George | Kinley. The ball entered the forehead just over the left eve. . Shoots a Quarrelsome .Patron. CINCINNATI, Dec. 25.—A special to | the Enquirer from Gallipolis, Ohio, says: Frank Brown, a saloon-keeper, shot Ab Allen, a well-known charac- ter, fatally, to-day. Allen was fight- ing in Brown's saloon. Brown gave himself up to the officers. A R Floated Apparently Intact. DELAWARE BREAKWATER, Dec. 25.—The steamboat James A. Carney, from Mobile for New York, which went ashore on the beach opposite the Mar- ine Hospital Thursday night, floated this morning, apparently intact. &he proceeded to New York. Mrs. Sackett Meade Dead. CINCINNATI, Dec. 25.—Mrs. Sackett Meade, sister-in-law of Admiral Meade, commander of the United States warship Norfolk, died to-night at her home in Covington, Ky., after a brief illness. NEW TO-DAY. Presented A young woman about to be presented at court receives the fullest instructions as to her behavior. She is told how to dress; how to manage her train; how to courtesy cor- rectly. Everyincident is carefully rehearsed so that she may commit no blunder in the presence of royalty. If all this trouble is ‘worth while for the satisfaction of one brief moment, how infinitely more important it is that a young girl about to enter into the sacred precincts of womanhood, should be roperly instructed in all that concerns a B skie of poasibié fisspikicd o Posiible misery. 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