PRINCE CHUN, WHO AP
PEARED. BEFORE EMPEROR
WILLIAM YESTERDAY.
"If is no joyous or festive occasion, nor
the fulfillment of a simple act of cour
tesy, which brings your Imperial High
ness to me. but a deeply melancholy and
very serious event. My Minister to the
court of the Emperor of China has been
slain in the capital of China by the mur
derous weapons of Chinese soldiers acting
under superior command— an unheard of
crime, which- is branded as Infamous by
international law and the usages of all
nations. From. the mouth. of your Impe
rial Highness I have just received an ex
pression of the deep "regret of the Em
peror.; of China. I readily believe your im
perial brother personally stood aloof from
this crimed and from such acts of violence
against^ " thej/ linviolable legations - and
peaceful foreigners.' All the greater is the
guilt resting on his advisers Govern
ment." .The i latter, must, not delude them
selves "with 'the belief that they are able
to obtain atonement and pardon for their
guilty expiation mission alone. I They will
be "judged by their'- future conduct in'ac
cordance with the laws of nations. If the
Emperor of China ¦ conducts the Govern
ment -, of 'his great "empire henceforth
strictly in the. spirit of these prescrip
tions then will his "hopes be. fulfilled and
the . results of the \ complications !. of the
Emperor William in reply said:
Emperor's Stern. Reply.
"I am in a position to assure your
Majesty that the Emperpr, my most gra
ciousjiiaster, stood aloof from' these com
plications . which brought misfortune
on China and; loss and care upon Ger
many. Nevertheless, in accordance with
the customs of thousands of years, the
Empercr of China has taken the blame
on his own sacred person. I have there
fore the task of expressing to. your Majes
ty the. most cordial; feelings of the Em-,
peror, my Illustrious master, toward your
Imperial Majesty and the whole imperial
family. I hope the passing cloud will ef
fectually intensify the succeeding sun
shine and the mutual friendship of the
two great empires when they understand
the value of each other better."
Continued on Page Two.
Continued on Page Two.
BRUSSELS. Sept. 4.— Ad\'ices from Ka
tanga. Central Africa, report a pitched
battle between twenty-five troops of the
Congo Free State and 200 slave traders,
well arm»d, resulting in the defeat of the
Klave traders and the capture of 150 rifle*
' a.hfi «» lnuneno* quantity of merchandise.
Slave Traders Are Defeated.
PARIS, Sept. 4.— The French , Govern
ment has decided upon the first coercive
measure against | the ¦ Sultan • of : Turkey. .
A decree has been drawn -up and will"
probably "be : signed ; to-morrow, .' expelling
a number of Turkish aerents whose'mis
sion • has been to • spy on the young Turks ;
LONDON, Sept 5.— "The Sultan wired
the Czar Monday," says the Vienna cor
respondent of the Daily , Telegraph, . "beg
ging him to Intervene in the, Constans
dispute.";
SULTAN BEGS THE CZAR
I TO HASTEN INTERVENTION
VALLEJO, Sept. 4.— The contract for
the new stone dock at Mare Island was
signed In Washington to-day by the Sec
retary of the Navy,\ and J notice "thereof
telegraphed to the ; Mare Island authori
ties. Tho statement telegraphed a month
ago that this contract-had been signed
was, an error of an employe of the com
¦pany, the Washington officials and the
dock pecple having , on that date arrived
at an aereement. - . -.
SIGNS THE CONTRACT
FOR MARE ISItA.NI) DOCK
Jerome O'Nei'il, a labor leader, who fa
vored Coler, made the announcement of
the result. With 'nine other ' Coler men he
left the -headquarters, saying they would
appeal to the city." convention 1 of the anti-
Tammany forces".' '_ :
in France. The." list .'• includes several
names well known'in Parisian 'society.:' It
is "also learned .'that I the Sultan-has'tel
egraphed to, Munir Bey. ¦ recalling I him , to
Constantinople^ ! . ; . -:' 7«' : •<-'¦ ':. O '}'/X-.^.\
¦ — /. • ¦
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.— The committee of
one hundred of the Citizens' Union met
to-night to consider the list of names pre
pared by the committee 'of twelve. at the
meeting last: Thursday. .The "committee
of one hundred finally,, voted on - candi
dates for Mayor and selected John Dewitt
.Warner, 1 : Seth . Low* : George L. Rives and
George F. , Peabody, leaving /out Bird ,S.
Coler, and F. , Morton Goddard as possible
nominees. V " '.'.'¦- ',
NAME THE CANDIDATES
FOR MAYOR OF NEW YORK
The ranch consists of 125,000 acres of
the best land In Montana, of which about
25,000 are under cultivation and upon
which Daly spent millions 'of dollars In
improvements. It is said that Senator
Clark's Intention Is to cultivate sugar
beets on the ranch.
The ranch has been famous the world
over as the former home of such noted
horses as Tammany, Hamburg, Montana,
Ogden, Lux Casta, Ponce de Leon and
many others.
BUTTE. Mont., Sept. 4.— The announce
ment is made that Senator W. A. Clark
is about to become the owner of the cele
brated Bitter Root ranch, -founded and
brought to perfection by the late Marcus
Daly, who was Clark's bitterest business
and political enemy. It is stated that
Mrs. I>aly Is anxious to sell the property,
and Senator Clark has sent an agent to
the ranch to examine it and make a re
port to him as to Its value.
Special Dispatch to The CalL
recommend to the Navy Department that
orders be issued to an officer he will des
ignate to make a final competitive trial
of the wireless telegraph systems in use.
The delay of the department in adopting
a system Is due to the representations
made by Marconi that he was engaged In
developing an invention which would
overcome the Interference of electric
waves, the principal objection raised by
naval experts to his system when experi
ments were conducted on the battleship
Massachusetts two years ago.
CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N.
W.. WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.— Action will
be taken by Rear Admiral Bradford, chief
of the Bureau of Equipment, in the' next
few weeks which will result In the early
equipment of American warships with the
wireless telegraphy apparatus.
Rear Admiral Bradford has decided to
Navy Department Will Be
Advised to Adopt a Sys
tem of Wireless Telegraphy
Montana Senator Will Soon
Be Possessor of Marcus
Daly's Bitter Root Estate
The shock- has nearly unsettled .his
reason - and he is held in the ' Pendleton
Jail for safe-keeping. He is 49 years old,
a gambler, and lost his speech after an
attack, of scarlet fever when a child. He
is still unable to hear. Physicians • ex-'
press the belief that his mental faculties
will not suffer permanent harm from the
shock. • ' , ¦ • t ¦
ATHENA, Or., Sept. 4.— Lester Rose,
who has been deaf and dumb for forty
five years, regained his speech to-day.
To tease Him two men crawled upon the
roof of his house and began tearing down
the chimney. Rage took possession of
Rose. He flung his arms about, beat his
breast and tore his hair. Finally he
screamed: "Damn you, come down!"
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Deaf Mute Suddenly Regains
Use of His Vocal Organs
After Nearly Half-Century
NEW APPARATUS
FOR WARSHIPS
"The Great Emperor of the Chinese Em
pire to His' Majesty "the Great German
Emperor— Greeting: ; *-
"Ever since the empires have been mu
tually represented by permanent legations
we have stood uninterrupted in friendly
relationship with one another, especially
since the visit of Prince Henry, 'whom I
had the privilege of receiving ( frequently
and treating \ with on intimate terms. Un
fortunately in the fifth month of last year
the Boxers \ rebelllo'usly penetrated into
Peking and the soldiers joined them. The
result was the murder of your Majesty's
Minister, Baron von' Ketteler, a man who
as long as he occupied his post at Peking
paid < careful attention to the interests of
cur countries, and to whom we are bound
to pay our special "acknowledgments. \ We
regret most deeply that Baron von Ket
telei met so terrible an end. The fact
that we were not in a position to take
due protective measures ¦. was painful to
our sense of "responsibility.' It was this
feeling of '.; responsibility which ' prompted
us to erect a monument on the spot as a
sign that the . crime should - not, remain
unexpiated. . Further, .we have sent to
Germany I with 'this letter the ..Imperial
Prince Tsun Tsai Song, heading a special
mission. Prince Chun,' our. own. brother;
will assure your Majesty how deeply the
events of. the past year have grieved us
and how deeply feelings of penitence and
shame still "-animate us. : Your^ Majesty
sent: your 'troops from a' far distance,"* put
down the Boxers' • rebellion, and : restored
peace for the welfare of , our. nation. '.We
have therefore commanded ; Prince Chun'
to express personally,to your Majesty. our
thanks for . your "efforts Jn .' promoting
peace. 'We^cherish ¦; the hope ; that' your,
Majesty's indignation will be replaced by
the" old friendship.'! That the , relations be-,
tween our empires will \ be even more ex
tensive and of a more Intimate and benefi
cent character ' than hitherto is 'our firm
assurance." -I; . . ;" . ,- ..'. .' .:'-.
Prince Chun .then aaid: , 'Jj>,(:A:'- ;\.
China's Humble Apology.
BERLIN, . Sept. 4.— Emperor .Wil :
Ham's reception of " the Chinese
mission of expiation, .headed, by
Prince Chun, which took place to
day at Potsdam, was : marked
with all the severity consistent with an
audience' nominally friendly. The Chinese
Imperial "envoy cm entering thiTpalace^was
not: accorded a!. salute'. by the' Garde _du
Corps'. • The • Emperor received _• him - seat
ed. 'The buttons and epaulets of his Ma
jesty's white uniform were enveloped in
crepe. . . . •" '-
Prince Chun bowed thrice on entering
and leaving. Emperor William remained
seated during the reading of the Chinese
address. Afterward, h6wever, he. relaxed
his stern demeanor and welcomed . the
envoy, courteously, and subsequently, ac
companiedby his adjutant, he called upon
Prince Chun at the Orangery. " Later in
the evening the . Emperor, Prince Chun
and a dozen members , of the expiatory
mission took tea- on'; ah island in the
Spree. .
The Emperor had evidently arranged
the .entire ceremony; with a. > view of im
pressing. Prince Chun with' the feeling
that the ceremony meant expiation for a
foul crime and that only through expia
tion had Prince Chun acquired the right
lo be .treated with princely honors. Not
until after the ceremony did the atmos
phere ! change. , "' Then, the troops outside
having saluted and the band having
played, huzzars escorted Prince Chun
back to the Orangery. - ;
The imperial "envoy seemed deeply im
pressed with the solemnity of the occa
sion, and when summoned to the throne
room he showed . visible , emotion. He
towed repeatedly ; while approaching the
throne and Ails voice was agitated while,
he was reading the Imperial address, as
follows:
vorable in tone. One of these came about
a week ago from Mrs. Sampson to Judge
Advocate General Lemly. the admiral's
wife having attended to certain corre
spondence owing to his indisposition.
Mrs. Sampson stated that the admiral
was considerably Improved. The official
reports from the Boston Navy-yard con-
CLARK TO BUY
FAMOUS RANCH
Information as to the condition of Ad
miral Sampson. Some private letters
have been received, however, rather fa-
tary Hackett to-day advised the admiral
that It he will furnish a list of those he
desires to come they •will be brought here
slb rapidly as circumstances permit
The Navy Department has no official
SPEECH COMES
WITH AN OATH
"In your issue of Sunday last there are
such gross misstatements of the condi
tion of Rear Admiral Sampson. that I feel
sure that you will be glad to correct
them. . The rear admiral arrived at Burke
haven Hotel on August 22. He has not
been secluded from, the public for a day,
has been present at every meal at public
table, has had no medical attendance
whatever, has received no call from Sec
retary Hay or the Postmaster General,
has been on the lake or driving several
hours every day since his arrival, has im
proved wonderfully In health and sits on
the hotel veranda smoking cigars and
conversing pleasantly with the patrons of
the house day and evening. He has re
fused to be Interviewed by reporters,
which, I presume, is the cause of such
statements as appeared in the Brooklyn
Eagle and New York Herald oh Sunday
last."
NEW YORK. Sept. 4.— The Herald is in
receipt . of the following letter from
George H. Dana, Sunapee Lake, N. H.:
Sampson Is All Right.
- PHILADELPHIA. - 6ept:; : :-",' 4.— Captain
James M. : Fcr'syth," U. ,S. -N.,' re
ceived a letter from Secretary Long re
questing an explanation, of his alleged in
terview, upon the Sampson-Schley con
troversy, which was accredited to him by
a Kansas. City newspaper. The interview
quotes Captain' Forsyth as ' saying the
trouble in naval circles Is due to the fact
that Admiral Sampson was promoted over
the heads of seventeen capable officers
who were his seniors in rank. Captain
Forsyth admitted having received a letter
from the Navy Department, but declined
to speak further for publication.
tlnue to, bear his signature, except when
he is out of -the city.;
ATTORNEYS FOR REAR ADMIRAL.
SCHLEY WHO ARE PREPARING
FOR COURT OF INQUIRY.
There will be no race to-morrow, and'
while the yacht committee held a.meet
ing to-day • no announcement of future
races was made.
The tiandicap at the start seemed to be
due to a lack of smartness aboard the
Constitution" and also to ' the more able
sea jockeying of those in charge of the
Columbia. The Constitution allowed her
self to be forced on the wrong side of the
line and was compelled • to gybe around
short on her heel and then to take ' the
other end of the line, a deadly ; handicap.
This and the splitting of her' balloon jib
topsail certainly lost' her the race. Had
it not been for these mishaps the-Consti
tution would have beaten the Columbia
•by a small margin beyond the 1 minute 11
seconds allowance over the course. •¦ • '
tered In segments aloft, and all hands ha.'l
to do their best to • muzzle, it. -. On the
other hand, the Columbia hauled down
her balloon jib topsail in seamanllke style
and. smartly bending on the spinnaker
halyards, hoisted a reaching jib- topsail
in stops and, breaking it out quickly,
darted across the line a winner. In tak
ing in spinnakers about twenty minutes
before the " finish line was reached the
Constitution's sail got tangled in the
headstay*s and it took several minutes to
get it on deck. While flapping aloft the
balloon jib topsail' had no opportunity to
exert its utmost drawing power. ": At this
time the Columbia's ballooner was doing
most effective work. To smart handling
and excellent judgment the Columbia's
victory to-day was due._ There is no ques
tion that the old mainsail and the altered
headsails of the Constitution,, which' sho
carried to-day, had much to dp with the
improved showing she made.
In heavy puffs when close to the finish
line her. balloon jib topsail split in two
and caused a big tangle aloft. The Co
lumbia was compelled to haul down her
bajlooner at the same time, for the squall
carried away the cringle at the head of
the sail. But the big sail on the Consti
tution refused to be controlled and flut-
NEWPORT. R. I.', Sept." 3.— The Consti
tution sailed a capital race 'to-day against
the Columbia over a- course fifteen miles
to windward and back in^a* breeze whose
force averaged about ¦. eight' knots, Its
greatest^ power being . twelve*- -knots,"-* near
the "finish Hoe-* .V£ei.^liimM<i i .Wfep.;.by-J"f
seconds,-corrected time,; the Constitution
beating her rival boat for. boat over' the
course ori "elapsed" time of 54 seconds. This
does not include' the handicap of 21 sec
onds or more with which the Constitu
tion started. . Had she ¦ not been handi
capped she would have won. -.- On Jhe wind
ward work she gained on the Columbia
32 seconds and also 22 seconds on the run
home before the wind. . .' '.
count of .Bad Handling.
Loses Race With Columbia . on ' Ac-
CONSTITUTION'S POOR RUN.
Subsequently Mr. Nicholl said: "I don't want
any fuss made over this thins or over the cere
mony, and I know you don't You go right
down and order a tailor-made suit and new
bonnet and. some day I will- come for you Just
And I said: "Well, as I have no home, 1
think it would be as well for me to marry
you." and then he said: . (
"You will marry me?" and I said "Yes,"
and then he embraced me.
I said:. -"Yes; I had thought so for some
time, but as I had not ever thought of marry
ing in- my life and had not a dollar in the
world to bring a man, I had put the thought
away from me."
And Mr. Nicholl said: "Weil, what do you
think of it now?"
I replied ""What Is that." ar.d he said: "I
am going to marry you, that is if you will
let me," and I said "Yes."
He said: "Didn't you know that I wanted
to marry you?"
On November 10, 1893, Mr. Nicholl came for
me parly In the afternoon to go out to tails
over something. This was in. fulfillment of a
promise that. I had made to him on the pre
vious day. While -we were driving around
toward the hills Mr. Nicholl said to me:
"Jane, do you know what I am going to do
with you, that is. if you will let me?**
• Asks Her to Marry Him.
This lonely old man asked his sprightly
cousin to become his wife. He was in need
of a companion although his two unmar
ried daughters, Miss Mary Nicholl and
Miss Hester Nicholl, had been very good
to their father, trying to occupy their
dead mother's place at the . beautiful
home, 1351 Fourth avenue. The story of
the engagement was told by Miss Hodge
In the following narrative, a portion of
her testimony when she was called upon
to give a deposition before the trial:
"With the news of the settlement inter
est has been revived in the long fight
which waged between the contending pair.
The rich landowner who counts his acres
by thousands and his city blocks by a
score, being worth half a million, was 75
years old when he won Miss Hodge. She
was well along in life, having touched 48
years when the widower came to her
home and offered his hand In marriage.
"JIarry Mr. Nicholl now? No, indeed.
not after the way he made a fool of me.
"I am very glad of this opportunity to
make public the close of the litigation,
for with the end of it to-day I feel that
my friends will understand that I was In
no sense mercenary in my contest"
Attorney George W. Reed, when asked
about . the compromise, said: "I shall
neither affirm nor deny In the matter, as
it is a subject not within my province to
discuss."
V 'I instructed my attorneys so. to ar
range any settlement which might be of
fered by Mr. Nicholls. Yesterday I signed
the papers and that Is the end of it.
Did Not Want His Money.
• "I replied." continued Miss Hodge, "that
I had never sued him for the sake of
money. That* his money was not what I
wanted. It was a vindication of my char
acter that I sought, and this the Jury
had given in its verdict. I told Mr. Nich
oll further that if he desired to end this
contest he could the expense to
which I had been put and that would end
it all. Not a dollar would I receive from
him in any other way.
•."•Jane." said Mr. Nicholl to me, *I want
to end this litigation and settle up with
you.' " So said Miss Hodge yesterday aft
ernoon.
"Within two weeks the aged defendant
decided to make a personal effort to close
the chapter of lovemaking and lawing
that had been tangled about his wooing
of bis cousin. He drove over to her resi
dence at 21 lister avenue and was for
mally received. «
This termination of the celebrated case
of Hodge versus Nicholl has awakened
much interest in the affairs of the two
parties who fought to the end the trial
which ended in a Jury's verdict of $25,
000 In favor of Miss Hodge. Subsequently
Judge Ogden granted a new trial of the
case upon a technicality. From that de
cision Attorneys Reed & Nusbaumer, in
behalf of Miss"Hodge, started an appeal.
Aged John Nicholl, the wealthy • East
Oakland capitalist, has settled the breach
of promise suit in 'which he 'was made de
fendant by his spinster cousin. Miss Jane
Hodge. With an appeal hanging fire in
the Supreme Court, the rich landowner
and his relative yesterday compromised
the'Tltigatlon, closing the battle which
has been waging between them for nearly
three years. Miss Hodge declare* that
she has been vindicated, and that is all
the interest she has in the settlement.
The lawyers concerned, with professional
care, refuse to talk about this unexpect
ed turn in the case. The •plaintiff was
very willing, however, to announce that
she had settled upon a basis altogether
satisfactory to herself, namely that all of
the expense she had been under in seek
ing to have herself placed in a proper
light before her friends had been assumed
by Mr. Nicholl, and that she had not ac
cepted a dollar from her former admirer
as punitive damages.
It was. decided that there is not suffi
cient time left in which to' overcome what
they . term .. the Constitution's . "cranki
ness." .J .-.. *
The World is informed oh the same ex
cellent authority ¦ that . members of ' the
cup committee frankly believe the com
ing series of races with the- Shamrock II
will be very close, but the Columbia's im
proved form and the splendid work of her
crew inspire them with .confidence that
she will successfully defend the. cup.
The cup committee, after several days
of serious debate and after a most care
ful and critical analysis of all the facts
and conditions finally came to the con
clusion that it would be unsafe to choose
the Constitution. . .. "¦ : ."¦¦ .
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.— The World
says: 3Trom- a private source which
is» most reliable the -World learns that
the Columbia has been chosen to de
fend the America's : cup. In conse
quence of this decision there will bs
no race to-morrow. . '•'
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Nothing More Will Lady Accept and
Famous Breach, of Promise Suit .
Ends With Plaintiff Claim
ing Vindication.
It Is Frankly Believed That the Com
ing Series of Races With the Sham
rock" II Will Be, the Closest
Sailed for the Trophy.
Man Who, She Alleges, Broke
Promise to Wed Her
No Time Left to > Overcome
the "Crankiness" of the
New Yacht.
CALL. BUREAU, 1406 G STREET,
N» W.. WASHINGTON^ D. C,
Sept. 4.— Rear Admiral Schley i and
his counsel have determined upon
the course of. procedure they
will pursue during the hearing of the
naval court of Inquiry, which will begin
next -week. Already there has been pre
pared a. narrative of the campaign
¦which ended with the destruction of Cer
vera's fleet, comprising more than 50,
«» words. This narrative contains the
views of every officer who will be called,
eo far as known by the department and
by Schley,. Counsel for Schley will thus
be able to anticipate the statements that
will be made by witnesses, and to con
duct the examination or cross-examina
tion in such a way as to make a favor
able Ehowing for their client or minimize
the effect of damaging testimony.
Schley Requests Witnesses.
Schley has made a request of the Navy
l>epartment that a number of witnesses
vrhom he expects to call before the
court of Inquiry be brought to Washing
ton at this time in order to permit of
conferences between them and counsel.
In response to this request Acting' Secre-
Committee Decides It Is
Unsafe to Enter the ¦
Constitution.
Spinster Compromises
Mr. NicholL
Suit Against Aged
Prince Chun, China's Special > Representa
tive, Has an Audience With Emperor
William and Apologizes for Foul Crime
Decide Upon a Course of Procedure, Anticipate the Statements of
All the Important Witnesses and Prepare a Narrative of the
Campaign Which Ended in the Destruction of Cervera's Fleet
MISS HODGE
SPURNS COIN
OF DECEIVER
COLUMBIA
TO BE CUP
DEFENDER
ADMIRAL SCHLEY AND COUNSEL
PREPARE TO CONTEST DAMAGING
EVIDENCE AT COURT OF INQUIRY
MAKES ATONEMENT
FOR THE MURDER
OF VON KETTELER
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 19012
VOLUME XC-NOi 96*
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.