The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 16, 1901, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXIX— NO. 106. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1901. PRICE F1VE CENTS. BRITAIN’S HEIR APPARENT STARTS ON TOUR OF WORLD, RECEIVING A ROYAL FAREWELL Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York Accompan- ied to Portsmouth by King and Queen and Other embers of the Family. -3 ONDON, March 15.—The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York started this afternoon on the first stage of their tour of the four quarters of the glohe, Kng Ed- ward, Queen Alexandra and other mem- bers of the royal family accompanied the travelers to Portsmouth, whence the steamer Ophir, with the Duke and Duch- ess on board, will sail to-morrow. The departure of the King and Queen from Marlborough House was accompanied by a semi-state ceremonial. < ROYAL FAMILY. WHO STARTED YESTERDAY ON THE FIRST STAGE OF ACCOMPANIED AS FAR AS PORTSMOUTH BY THE KING o e LOL NT CASTE! L-\I\E AND EDITOR RODAYS WILL MEET ON THE FIELD OF HONOR TO-DAY g— P are now guarding it. Ernest Satow, city to-day at 3:20 p. m., says: EKING, March 15.—The Russians at Tientsin took L | General 1 command of the British iorces) hesitates to act, a | the absence of General Gaselee, feeling sure that bloodshed | would ensue. He had a long consultation to-day with Sir | British Minister. 1 The Russians are jubilant. ! has been sold to a private company. | LONDON, March 15.—A dispatch received here from Tientsin by Reuter’s Telegram Company, possession of the railway siding. and armed sentries Barrow (second in pparently in The American military line dated from that | “The Russians are now en- trenching in the disputed territory. A company of the Hong- ' kong regiment, with fixed bayonets, is companies of the Madras Pioneers, under Major Johnson, are held in reserve. | | British are awaiting instructions from their Governments.” front, while two | the command of Both the Russians and in | relative to the Tientsin dispatch announcing frictlon between the Russtans and British there elicited a confirmation from Lord George Hamil- | | ten, the Secretary of State for India, cor- | roborating the press dispatches, who satd | Russta claimed the land In dispute by vir- tue of a concession alleged to have been | granted by China since the disturbances commenced. The authorities on the spot | were dealing with the matter. | The British Government has fssued a public invitation to socleties and others | | having claims against China, to present them at the Foreign Office. Collection of Indemnity. A speclal Trom Peking says: The rules | from China were approved by the Min- | isters at a meeung st\emy Mr. Rock- | hill, the 5 '.".‘-’ to-d a th question of the ruwmum\ the Tsung Li Yamen and court ceremonlals. The sale of the American military tele- graph from Peking to Taku took place to-day. Three thousand doilars (Mexi- can) was paid for the line. It is pro- vided that the line may be used free of cost by the main body of the American troops so long as they are here. to effect the withdrawal into Shanst province of an obstreperous Chinese gen- eral, who is on the southwest border of the province of Chill, a force of 3000 French is in readiness to operate against him. 5 Germans Loot a Town. | Nanmeg. a large market town between | Tientsin and Peking, which had pre- viously paid fines for indemnity for pro- mans from Tientsin, who commandeered a conslderable quantity of supplies. They | intruded upon the religious services in a chapel of the American Board of For- cign Misstons. | DIFFERENCES OF POWERS. Two Shots Are to Be Exchanged at Twenty-Five Paces, and Boni Maintains | von BulowoutlinesSituation in China a Remarkably Cool Demeanor. s encount take place to-morrow ds wiil be Count de Dion f the duel are two sh be exchanged at twe: aces de Castellane regrets that swords s selected, as he is a R were not the weapc Special Dispatch to The Call. first-rate swordsman but a wretched shot. He keeps wonderfully cool under the cir- stances.” The been kept secret. Even Count de Castel- 1 take place, and will only be st moment. The de- lls are being kept secret in order to pro- st the presence of spectators. t de Castellane went to the Cham- of Deputies this afternoon, where time and place of the duel have | oes not know where or when | ,many of his friends congratulated him on | hts conduect. | A correspondent interviewed Count Boni to-day in regard to his “affaire” with M. de Rodays. “I cannot say much,” said Count Boni, “but I aMrm I gave De Rodays thirty- five slaps In the face.” It is sald here that the person who came from M. Deroulede on the eve of Presi- | dent Faure’s funeral with the story of the | plot was M. Honore de Luynes. B e e e e e S R CHASED BY THE POLICE OF SWITZERLAND, DEROULEDE AND BUFFET ABANDON THEIR DUEL -— Seconds Decide That as the Affair Is Political There Is Now No Necesslty of the Fight Ever Commg Off. LAUSANY nd, March 15— The Auel which had been arranged to take place to-day between M. Paul Deroulede end M. Andre Buffet, growing out of the controversy over the action of the Roy- glists at the time of the coup d'etat planned by M. Deroulede and "Marcel- Heb on the occasion of the funeral of the late President Faure in 189, h: been Ewitzer sbandoned in consequence of the authori- | ties having issued a decrce expelling both the would-be combatants from § ttzer- he seconds thereupon decided that it impossible to avold police interven- , as the origin of the quarrel was the honor of the principals was wa tior polit not o an ncerned. Detectives shafdowed MM. Buffet and ede and their seconds throughout not leaving them for an in- Derou evering, Jast &t midnight and they drew up the follow- ing declaration: “In conformity with our statement of March 13, the four seconds met at Lau- sanne, efter taking the most minute pre- cautions to secure secrecy in the meeting of the two exiles. A meeting of the seconds was held | | were made for the adversa another Fridaj s to face one morning, when a double decree of expulsion was communicated to | them under thr t of arrest. The hotel where we are staying 1s surrounded, and | we are obliged to recognize the fact that, henceforth, wherever we might try to | meet, we shall find some impediments. “The duel was originally biscitary Republican M. Paul and t Royalist M. Andre Buffet, were thereby brought to the field of honor to affirm their political divergencies. Under these material and moral condi- tons and in the presence of majeure, the undersigned adjudge their honor safe and declare the incldent closed. “DE CASSAGNAC, DE RAMEL, “BARRES, “DE VILLIERIES. The decres ordered the duelists and their seconds to leave Swiss territory be- | fore 8 o'elock Friday morning. M. Deroulede and his party left here | for Milan and M. Buffet and his friends started for Basle this morni accom- All the arrangements | panied by detectives. exclustvely | political, and put in antagonism the ple- | Deroulede | who | force | M. Deroulede expressed to his seconds In strong terms his discontent with the | 1ssue. In the course of an interview he declared that he had been placed in a false position. He sald he desired to ex- .| change bullets with the Royalist, and it | was deplorable that the duel had not taken place. Before leaving he had a lively dispute with the chief of the de- tective staff, who had threatened to ar- rest him for remaining beyond the limit | fixed in the writ of expulsion. M. Buffet declined to discuss the terms |'of the declaration by the seconds, but |said: “I guarantee that the Royalist arty will not remain compromised by M. Deroulede’s statement. I shall be | unable to keep silerfce. Otherwise it | would be said that a famous name had | been given men, and that I had to bow before the revelation.” I Another Chance to Fight. PARIS, March 16.—The Siecle this morn- ing recalls that M. Deroulede, when ar- | rested, had in his possession 50,000 francs | which he said had been advanced by a Deputy, and the paper asks: “Is it not plain from this declaration | and the exchange of letters between him and the Deputy that the person in ques- i #1on is Count Boni de Castellane?” and Praises America’s Stand. BERLIN, March 15.—The Imperial Chancellor, Count von Bulow, in a. speech In the Relchstag to-day admitted that differences of opinion had arisen be- tween the powers In regard to Chinese af- fairs, but he hoped they would be over- come. The debate on the supplementary eltl- mates for China furnished the opportun- ity for the statement from the Chancellor. In anticipation of something interesting oceurring, both the floor of the house and the gallerfes were fllled. The Chancellor began by declaring that the negotiations on the Chinese question were making slow but steady progress. Although it had not been easy to secure an agreement, owing to the naturally confiicting Inter- ests of the different governments, it had been possible to draw up a reasonable peace programme. The harmony of the powers, thus far, had been preserved and hope was entertained that the feeling of solidarity among .the civilized nations would suffice to overcome the differences ot opinfon which had lately become ap- parent In regard to matters in China. An Example of the Guilty. The Chancellor traced the deliberations of the powers, following which negotia- tions had been entered upon with China. Referring to the punishments inflicted on the mandarins as a result, of Boxer atroc- {tles, the Chancellor declared that the powers were not actuated by thirst for blood, but by a desire to make an example of the gullty. To let them go free would have amounted to a charter for similar misdeeds In the future. He suggested that the mission of Prince Chun to Berlin was agreeable to the Emperor, but it could not occur until China had yielded to the demands of the powers, or had given satisfactory assurances that thelr condi- tions would be carrled out. The question of indemnities, the Chan- cellor continued, offered such Aifficulties as to have thus far prevented the drawing up of a programme acceptable to all the powers. But China had unconditionally admitted her obligation and had granted cdom| Experts had been called in to revise the methods of paying indem- nitles. They were opposed to the control of the whole Chinese state system and re- garded o.hbmulum duties, an increase As the court thus far has been unable | tectlon, was visited recently by 400 Ger- | | ONDON, March 16.—A question in | I the House of Commons yesterday | | to govern the collection of indemnity | LINZD UP RerorRE ENTRALNING TO ORDER USE OF FORCE. RUSSIANS IN POSSESSION OF THE DISPUTED TERRITORY, OUTWITTING BRITISH FORCES N Dispute Over Possession of Railroad Siding at Tien- tsin Takes an Acute Turn and Troops of King and Czar Face One Another in Warlike Attitude. | BRITLSH VMARINES TIENTSIN RAXLVAY srATuaN ATTER THE BOoMBAR SCENE OF THE STRIFE OF RUSSIANS AND BRITISH OVER A RAILWAY SIDING. WOGACK IS IN COMMAND } OF THE CZAR'S TROOPS AND BARROW IS THE BRITISH CHIEF OF STAFF AT PEKING, WHO HESITATES -_ W in which was possible, as the best means of covering the outlay. The Chancellor alluded to the Anglo- German agreement, saying its tendency was to preserve the integrity of China so long as ~nssible and to protect German trade there. The agreement did not refer to Manchuria and did not contain secret clauses. America’s Keen Interest. Germany, Count von Bulow proceeded, recognized that the highly gifted people of Japan had attained by their Intelligence the position of a great power in the Far East and that Germany has been lovally supported by Austrfa and Italy, as a mat- ter of course, because of the absolutely unshaken continuance of the triple alli- ance. Count von Bulow continued: “Just as good as our relations with Russia and Great Britain are our relations with the United States, France and Japan. The United States is taking her part zealous- ly in the negotiations and is especially dlsplaying the keenest interest in the maintenance of China's Integrity. Be- tween ourselves and France there is in China, as in most of the other parts of the earth, no essential opposition. Our task is, amid the claims of the different powers, to safeguard our neutrality, in- dependence and peace and our great llstt ing Interests. All we are anxious for is to restore peaceful conditions in China as soon as possible and retain unimpaired our possessions and trade interests. We wish by our just and loval attitude to assuage the existing differences and by the co- operation of others to attain aur com- mon objects and secure suitable com- pensation for the costs of the expedition rendered necessary by the outrage upon the law of nations and to maintain the freedom of our trade.” Too Many Troops in China, Herr Richter, the Radical leader, sald there was no occasion for Germany to.be Great Britain's place holder and to guard her position in China, so that after the South African war, as before, she might continue her course entire}ly unsympa- thetically. He wouid like the Chancellor to say how the Manchurian agreement be- tween Russia and China stood. Russia was mounted in the saddle, while Ger- many held the stirrup. He sald that Ger- man polities in regard to China were pro- ceeding In a blind alley. Count von Stallbers-Wernigerde, n sup- porting the Chancellor, declared that Ger- many's interests nowhere in the world conflicted with Russia’s. Herr Bebel, the Socfalist leader, said there was no need for so many German troops in China. He must protest against providing troops for Great Britain. The most serious developments in China had yet to come. He feared that what had begun in the Far East must one day be | settled with arms in the West. He shared the Chancellor's wish to get out of China as soon as possible. After several other Ipeechel the Chan- cellor again spoke. He sald: “ Not for Annexation. “I again say to Herr Bebel that we sup- port in China solely German interests, feaving the British to guard their own. Herr Richter asks what s the poaltios regarding the Manchurian agreement. ‘That I do not know, nor is it even known to certain governments which are mors concerned in the Manchurian agreement than ourselves. “It would moreover not have been in accordance with diplomatic usage nor to the advantages of German interests if we had betrayed to the governments con- cerned too great assurance in this matter. When I learn anythiag of the agreements’ contents I will communicate them to Herr Richter. Minister Mumm von Schwarzen- stein has never urged that we should pur- sue a policy of annexation fn China. Herr Richter sald the German people were dis- trustful of the world’s policy. If Herr Richter understands by ‘world’s policy’ a tendency to Interfere in matters which do not concern us I am a dectded opponent of such ‘world’s policy.” But that we must advance our interests In Eastern Asia is a fact that has become historic. It was In that sense that I sald three months ago that we must have our place in the sunshine. I say to-day that we will keep that place In the sunshine, and not let ourselves be pusmed into the shadow." A proposal of Dr. Bachen, Centrist, to discuss the questlon in committee was re- Jected, the Center and some Conservatives voting with the minority. ——— AMERICAN TROOPS TO RETIRE. General Chaffee Ordered to Leave Only a Legation Guard. WASHINGTON, March 15—An order was sent to General Chaffee to-day for Continued on Second Page.