The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 16, 1902, Page 17

G+444444444444444405344400 Pages P YIRS RS 2 S 444 44444ttt EEE 4444 [ I Call. + + + + + + P ® .0&&*#64#&&4460**40#0*##0! Pages R R R e R e e e e e S S D 028 + * + + + + L] VOLUME XCL—NO. 78, SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1902—FORTY PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PRINGE HENRY OF PRUSSIA DEPARTS FOR UNITED STATES AND THE PROMISE 5 MADE TO LAND HIM AT THE METROPOLL ROOSEVELT URGES CUBAN CONCESSIONS Calls a Most Important Conference at White House. Leaders in Both Branches of Congress Given Adminis- tration’s Programme. President Declares Affairs of the Is! and Need Prompt Attention and Says He May Send Special Message on Subject. to The Call. G STREET, N. 15.—Legislation ludes tariff conces- e topic to-day of the held at the became nference Roosevelt r when the House to take up the 2 the matter in- nd the President insistent that , shall be adopted at the At the Presi- rs Allison, Aldrich ker Henderson and venor and Cannon These gentlemen bers branches, and it will d were the very statesmen in conference with when the Spanish ering. CONCESSIONS TO CUBA. to the leaders for fter getting some < ey is were hem frankly a was the dministration that it t at once. hem t unless the 1 some disposition for im- nd to Con- of the case n. He im- e obligations g and desti- turther de- Representatives who ence were quite the President himself, and ion to Cuba protectionists of f the present frame of OPPOSES FURTHER DELAY. N ened to all this appreciated the diffi- J ch, he could for further de- the war tax re- insisted wupon again the conference the leaders observed the t had taken statement come from the owever, that sion of busi- the present Con- it is the ‘intention frame the order of be able to clear up all o e general appropriation bills and dis pose of all general legislation roment may be reached any essary an a e 1st DANISH TREATY INCLUDED. their programme is included consid- fon of Danish treaty, which {s to o tak the Senate next Monday; e war tax repeal bill, which comes up for consideration in the House the same Philippine bill now pending; to Cuba, canal legislation and sidy bill eet sugar interests, realizing that d Means Committee is bound ome measure, the debate and are again urging it with persistence. Ano on, which is sald to red at the White House one which provides for v concession to Cuba by mak- ion on raw sugar to ap- ar's crop. —————— POPE LEO WILL NOT NAME HIS SUCCESSOR Feb this morz tempor. ing & ta: onl. ply "ROME made by one of e Pope, The announcement Paris newspapers that rding established rules, rectly as his successor is unworthy.of icredit. arned from a reliable source that Pope Leo ing t ick Cardinal R 1t man church into a dis- assuredly take place «hould he & successor, because he College dinals at his death would proceed to exercise their canonical ight to elect 2 new Pontiff and thus create the anomaly of a Pope confronted by an ant! Pope. I of the steering | e legislative pro- | that the | and that it was | have revived | never commit the mistake | EX |1 | | LIEUT,.COM. ScHMIDT VON SCHWIND ’>\_// | e | o THE KAISERS HACHT | e | MissALicE CooseverT * 74 - inbmnd) 2 b PRUSSIA . BROTHEGR OF EMPEROR WILLIAM OF GERMANY AND MAGNIFICENT FLOATING PALACE AWAITING HIM HOHENZOLLERN Leaves Germany Amid the Plaudits of the Populace and With the Good Wish—es—c:fl the Representatives of Many Nations---Brother of the Ruler of the Ger- | man Empire Coming to Attend Launching of Emperor’s Yacht IEL, Feb. 15.—Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia is nmow on the way to | America. He started from Bfemen | at 8:30 o'clock this morning. What looked like half of Kiel's population assembled at the railroad statlon to bid farewell to Prince Henry at 8 o'clock this morning. Admirals von Arnim and Von Koester were also at the station, as well as fourteen other naval officers of high rank and a large guard of marines. | On the platform of the station the Prince | kissed the Princess, his wife, and stood | uncovered at the head of the rear steps f the car in spite of the sharp, wintry air until the train-was out of the station. BREMERHAVE Feb. 15.—Prince | Henry sailed for New York at 3:43 p. m. The last seen of the Prince from the shore here was when he stood on the bridge of the Kronprinz Wilhelm in an admiral's uniform and lifted his cap in response to the cheers of the assembled crowds. Commander Willlam H. Beehler, U. 8. | N, the United States naval attache at Berlin, bade the Prince good-by for the United States embassy. Senator Tichirschky, Prussian Minister to the Hanseatic cities, bade farewell to the Prince for Emperor Willlam, who sent his brother a telegram previous to the departure of the steamer. INHABITANTS TURN OUT. At Hamburg Senator Tichirschky joined | the party of Prince Henry, and at Bremen, where the train arrived at 1:40 p. m., Ad- | miral von Tirpitz, Secretary of the Admi- | ralty; Adjutant General von Plessen dnd | other high officlals fronr Berlin were | added to the Prince’s suit, They lunched leisurely in the royal waiting room at the Bremen staticn and then entered the train, which, at 2 p. m., steamed slowly along toward Bremerhaven. The inhabi- tants of every village along the route turned out, gathered along the railroad track and gave the Prince a great ova- tion. Bremerhaven, usually a dreary place, was bright with color in the Prince's honor. All the shipping in the river flew American and German "flags, and the | wharves were black with cheering crowds | as the Kronprinz Wilhelm drew out into | the stream with her band playing *“The Star-Spangled Banner.” The Kronprinz Wilhelm passed the Ho- henweg lighthouse at 5:25 p. m. Fair weather prevailed and the sea was calm. EXPECTED TO BREAK RECORD. The Kronprinz Wilhelm is expected to break the record. Her machinery when she sailed was in perfect condition and her bunkers were filled with picked coal. Director Schmidt of the North German Lioyd line, to which the steamer belongs, informed the . correspondents that he thought she would average 221 knots all the way over and get to Quarantine, New York, at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning. The crew of the Kronprinz Wilhelm, from the captain to the stokers, are determined to do their best. There are 200 first-cabin and 200 second- cabin passengers on board the Kronprinz Wilhelm. 3 United States Consul Henry ‘W. Died- erich of Bremen made a speech at the twentieth annual dinner of the naviga- tors’ guild at Bremen yesterday evening that has been more talked of to-day than any other incident connected with Prince Henry's departure. Diederich, after dwelling on vatious reasons for amity betweer Germany, the United States and Great Britain, said: “Prirce Henry is not going to America to establish a new alliance of friendship, but to give renewed expression to the old friendl; relations, relations natural to the triple-relaticnship of Germany, England and Amcrica. Here is a driebund created by heaven and not by the arts of diplo- macy. 'he great seetlons of the Ger- manic peopie should be united in close ties of friendekip for the advancement of peace and civilization.” Diederich’s remarks were cheered tre- mendously. When the ladies were toasted the name of Miss Alice Roosevelt was' heartily cheered. SPEECH PLEASES PRINCE. Prince Henry- was unable to be present at the dinner, owing to the preparations being made for his departure to the United States. The Prince, however, read on the train a printed report of Died- erich’s speech, and when the Consul met him at Bremerhaven station and wished him a pleasant journey, Prince Henry congratulated him on his speech and thanked him for the sentiments expressed. - / Diederich gave the Prince a telegram from United States Embassador White at Berlin, wishing him in behalf of the’ em- bassy a good voyage, a happy visit to the United States and a Eafe return. There are several hundred-weight of delicacles, wines, cigars and cigarettes, contributions from all over the German Empire, on board the Kronprinz Wilhelm. e 2 DENIES WRITING TO DEWEY. But the Prince on One Occasion Made an Apology. BREMERHAVEN, Feb. 15.—Previous to sailing to-day Prince Henry, in conver- sation with a correspondent, referred to the report that he had written a letter to Admiral Dewey, apologizing for the conduct of the German squadren in Ma- nila Bay during the war with Spain. “Bt is all untrue,” said the Prince. *1 never have written to Admiral Dewey in my life.” WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—The Assoclat- cd Press to-day received from authentic sources a statement regarding the report that Prince Henry had written a letter of apology to Admiral Dewey. The in- formation which follows was not received from Admiral Dewey himself, but from an intimate friend of his and can be ab- solutely vouched for. The admiral has recently received a let- ter from a member of the United States embassy at Berlin, in which the writer gave a resume of a conversation he had had with Prince Henry of Prussia at the dinner given the latter by Embassador ‘White prior to the Prince’s departure for America. In this conversation the Prince, refer- ring to his having hoped to return from the East, via San Francisco, after his services in the China squadron, but hav- ing been obliged to hasten home via Suez on account of his mother’'s {llness, in his usual candid manner, and agreeing with a remark that the present was a much more opportune time for his visit, said: “I know you Americans feel very sore about affairs in the east and I do not blame vou. I myself made a mistake which I see is now being exploited by the English press to create a prejudice. When at Hongkcng, at a dinner on the Deutsch- land (the Prince’s flagship in the east), Commodore Dewey was present and was the senior afficer; there were twp Rus- slans, some English and officers of other nationalities which I cannot recall, when I propcsed the health of first, the Czar of Russia, then others and last of all that of the President of ‘the United States. Dewey was offended, as I learned the next day, and I realized I had made a great mistake. I immediately went on board the Olympia and saw Dewey, who accepted my apology most graciously.” The Prince added that he was well aware that mistakes had been made on their part, but that his relations with Admiral Dewey had always been of the most agreeable and pleasant character. He sent his highest regards to the ad- miral and expressed his sincere hope of seeing him during his visit to America. ADMIRES THE OLYMPIA. German Admiral Gets a Good Look at Dewey’s Flagship. NEW YORK, Feb. 15—Rear Admiral Count von Baudissin, commanding the German imperial yacht Hohenzollern, left ' Hoboken on the Government tug Narketa to-day, accompanied by Commander Clif- ford West, ald to Admiral Barker. They first visited the battleship Illinois, on whose. deck Admiral von Baudissin was recelved by Admiral Evans. A salute-of thirteen guns was fired as the foreign vis- itor boarded the American battleship. Ad- miral von Baudissin manifested particu- lar interest in the big guns of the Illinols. The officers of the ship called attention to the Olympla, lying close by, and the German commander looked with interest at the flagship of the battle of Manila Bay. When the admiral left the warship a parting salute of thirteen guns was fired. This afternoon Rear Admiral von Bau- _dissin, accompanied by Admiral Evans, went to Shooters Island to view Em- peror Willlam’s new yacht, the Meteor, which was inspected from bow to stern. After his examination the German ad- miral sald he was much pleased with the construction of the yacht and with the progress that had been made by the build- ers. He said that in his opinion no fault could be found with the vessel. Visits THE IMPERIAL YA<HT Kronprinz Wilhelm Trying to Break " . Record. were then made by the party to other vessels in course of conmstruction at the yard. It was learned to-day that Admiral von Baudissin had received a dispatch from Emperor William directing him to express the sympathy of the Emperor and Em- press to Mrs. Robert Goelet on the death of her daughter Beatrice, which oceurred a few. days ago. The Emperor also in- structed the admiral to place a wreath on Miss Goelet's grave. The admiral immediately - sent a tele- gram to Mrs. Goelet and made arrange- ments toward procuring an appropriate wreath.” Last June the German Emperor and Empress paid the Goelet yacht Nahm a visit during the Kiel regatta. There will be religious services for the crew of the Hohenzollern to-morrow morning. In the evening Consul General Buenz will entertain Admiral von Baudis- sin and a pasty of his officers at dinner. The United States cruiser Cincinnati ar- rived to-day from Hampton Roads. She anchored off Tompkinsville, 8. I, near the Illinois and Olympia, to await the coming of Prince Henry of Prussia. e EMPEROR WILLIAM’S TRIBUTE Why He American Builders. BERLIN, Feb. 15.—The Cologne Ga- zéette devotes a lengthy editorial to the departure of Prince Henry on his visit to the United States. It says: “Prince Henry goes to express the Em- peror's great sympathies with the racially related American people and his frank recognition of their healthy and powerful development. The great masses of the German people share with their ruler in that sympathy and recognition. Prince Henry is in Germany a popular person- age and his subordinates would go through fire for him. The German people are attached with pride and reverence to the Prince Admiral. “Emperor Willlam has followed the is no yacht swift etiough fop him and he has repeatedly given commissions to Ger- man and British bullders to make him a swift-sailing yacht, and has now com- missioned an American yard to do the work, in the conviction that Americans build the best of which marine architec- ture is capable. His Majesty, free from envy, pays this high tribute to American industry, and it is proof that he yields the palm to Amerlcan builders. He asks the President's daughter to christen the new yacht and sends his brother to wit- ness the launching, and this unreserved recognition is in a high degree honorable to the United States and to the Emperor allke. It can be well expected that the ‘Emperor's object is understood in Amer- ica. He has no political business in view, but regards it as important that two racially connected nations which have no political arguments to fight over, but which on the contrary have manifold Continued on Page Eighteen. Ordered a Yacht From | splendid 'development of American ship | building with the liveliest interest. There | 3 OF AMERIGR NEXT SATURDAY S FLEET PREPARED TO D, DEWEY Sensational Statementas to Acts of British at Manila. Commander of the English Ships Ready to Fight the Germans. iSir Edward Chichester Is Heard to Say That His Vessels Were in Readiness to Wage War in America’s Behalf. —_— : TN Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Feb. 15— England’s flest at Manila stood ready to take sides with Dewey and to open fire—to begin war—on Germany’s should occasion arise. Notlce to that effect was ‘served on the German admiral, and as an earnest of what the notice meant British ships were moved into. position between the German and American fleets so they might be in place to give efficlent aid to the United States 1f necessary. We were ready to clear decks for action.” These are the words of Sir Edward Chichester, commander of England’s fleet at Manila, as reported by an American officlal of prominence, who heard the British naval officer speak them—and many more of the same import. * “I was ‘with’ Dewey all the time. Blood was thicker than water. If German in- terference with Dewey had gone far enough Vom Diedrichs would have start- ed war not only with the United States, but with England. Von Diedrichs under- stood that. Perhaps he noticed, too, that the English barges one day were filled with coal and the next day had but little. One night the American ships were re- coaled without going to Hongkong.” That is a further quotation from the British commander, according to The Call's informant. “It seems noteworthy,” sald this Ameri- can to-day, “that Sir Edward Chichester was only a captain when he was at Ma- nila, but was promoted on Thursday to be an admiral of the British navy. This promotion is made at a time when the relative positions of England and Ger- many as regards the United States at the time of the Spanish war are under dis- cussion in all three countries and when Prince Henry of Prussia has but freshly apologized to Admiral Dewey for the ac- tions of Von Diedrichs in Manila Bay. The time seems ripe to make public, what several Americans who heard it regarded as most notable, the statement made by Sir Edward Chichester.” RUSSIA SHOWi FRIENDSHIP. More Anxious to Please America Than England and Japan. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—Russia has in- timated to the United States that she re- grets its action in protesting against the Russo-Chinese Bank convention, which is on the point of signature in Peking. This intimation has been made through Embassador Tower, accredited to the St. Petersburg Government, It was reported this afterncon that as the result of the American protest, the Russo-Chinese Bank arrangement would be modified, bt the department has received no advices to this effect. It would not surprise well- informed officials, however, should Rus- sla. make concessions to show her friend- ship for this country. It is stated em- phatically that if such concessions are granted they will not be given because of the threat contained in the Anglo-Japan- ese treaty. That treaty would on the other hand tend to cause Russia to adopt a policy of indifference to the clalms of foreign powers. It is not likely that the United States will make any further representations to Russia regarding the Russo-Chinese Bank arrangement. Secretary Hay has an- nounced the position of this Government, | and he sees no necessity for making fur- | ther representations. | Though that announcement was made a few days before the publication of the Anglo-Japanese convention, it is stated that the United States acted independent- ly. Secretary Hay, in fact, took the lead in making representations regarding the | arrangement which he considers so ob= | jectionable. No authoritative information | could be obtained at the State Depart- ment to-day regarding the conference of Count Cassini, the Russian Embassador, with Secretary Hay yesterday. There is reason to believe, however, that the Em- bagsador communicated to Secretary Hay | the declaration madeat St. Petersburg,* | showing that Russia looks with equanim- ity upon the Anglo-Japanese treaty, be cause it supports the principles which she has advocated—the independence and integrity of China and Korea. Russia has no apprehension of war In the far East, and with her railroad almost completed will be able to pour thousands of men into Manchuria. Batatela Rebels Annihilated. ANTWERP, Feb. 15.—A steamer arrive ing here from the Congo reports that a fresh revolt receutly occurred in the Wells district and that the Batatela reb- els have been annihilated.