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VOLUME XCI.— NO 15.
MARCONI SOLVE PROBLEM OF SIGNALING
ACROSS ATLANTIC OCEAN WITHOUT WIRES
SCHLEY DOES
NOT DESIRE
NEW INQUIRY
Satisfied "With His Vin
dication by Admiral
Dewey.
Congress Not Disposed to
Reopen the Celebrated
Naval Controversy.
Py Affixing His Signature the Rank
ing Haval Officer Approves the
Whole of the Findings of
- the Court.
Special Dispatch to The CalL
CALL BUREAU. 1406 G STREET. N.
W.. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.— Little else
than the findings of the Schley court of
inquiry has been talked about In official
circles to-day. The Navy Department
has teen a hive of buzzing -argument.
Members of Congress have dropped even
the Philippine tariff. Champions of Rear
Admirals Schley and Sampson have re
sumed their wordy battles^ on the street
corners. It may . be accepted as a strong
probability that there ■will b« no Con
gressional investigation.
Rear Admiral Schley does not seek a
Congressional investigation. .While de
clining to comment upon the findings, the
rear admiral's friends are warranted in
saying he is satisfied with the verdict so
far as It relates to his conduct during
the battle of Santiago. To him that wa*
the paramount issue, and all of the mem
bers of the court agree that his conduct
■was stlf-possessed. and he encouraged in
his own person his officers and men to
Ssht courageously.
Some Wild Talk. ■ '.
Among excitable members of Congress'
there Is no end of wild talk and terrify
ins gesticulations about a Congressional
Investigation "which will tear to tatters
the naval clique and deal a deadly blow
ct the growth of an artlstocracy in naval
circles." r? \- '.--.
It is quite likely that some or these men
will rush to the front with resolutions,
but cool-headed members of both bodies
are not inclined to share In the undue agi
tation on a subject, which, they say, only
they can effectively dispose of.
The Navy Department will frown upon
any attempt by naval officers to further
exploit the controversy, but it would wel
come an Investigation by Congress. Lin
settled as it is, the department officials
say the investigation has been made, and
It should be regarded as closed. This is
the opinion of the court, which recom
mended that no further proceedings be
had.
Rear Admiral Sampson is in no condi
tion to testify. Captain K. E. Chadwlck,
commanding the New York, and other of
ficers of that vessel, would like an op
portunity to show that their ship was in
tha battle, notwithstanding Admiral
Dewey' s view, but they will not have a
chance.
Long Considering Findings.
Secretary Long has taken under consid
eration the findings of the court. It is
his purpose to make a careful review of
the findings of the facts and of the opin
ions advanced by Admiral Dewey, as pres
ident of the court and in his individual
capacity. When this review is completed
he will prepare an unofficial indorsement
which will be the final chapter of the In
vestigation. It is impossible now to fore
cast Secretary Long's views.
The question has been raised since" the
appearance of the two reports in print
how far Admiral. Dewcy. the president of
the court, snhscribed to the opinion ex
pressed in the first report and in the find
ings by appending his signature, that sig
nature being required of him apparently
by the regulations, regardless of his indi
vidual opinion. In response to an Inquiry
on this point the fudge advocate general
of the navy says:
"According to naval practice Admiral
Dewey by affixing his signature to the re
port of the court of Inquiry in the case of
-Hear Admiral Schley expresses full con
currence in all the findings of fact and in
all the opinions reached b'y the court ex
cept those with respect to which he -has
in terms signified dissent in his minority
opinion." ' ■ ' . -
STATESMEN UPHOLD DEWEY.
:Lcath, However, to Reopen the
Schley-Sampson Controversy.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11— Opinion In the
Senate Is divided as to the probability of
a Congressional Investigation of the
Schley controversy, but is on the whole
against the probability of 6ucb a course.
A majority of the Republican Senators
appear to be adverse to the reopening of
the question, and those holding this view
include friends of Admiral Schley. Sena
tor Hoar expressed himself as content to
abide by the opinion of Admiral Dewey
because of his superior facilities for
reaching a correct conclusion, and Sena
tor Mason took a similar position, adding
"hat the opinion of the admiral of the
tavy would be accepted as the verdict of
the country regardless of what conclusion
Continued on Page Thirty-Four.
The San Francisco Call.
WAR OF THE RIVAL COPPER CONCERNS
CAUSES A FURTHER SLUMP IN PRICES
Amalgamated Chiefs
Put Forth Charges
of Unfair Gutting
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK, Dec 14.—Amalga
mated Copper stock sold. at the
new low record price of 64*4 cents
to-day, rallying at the close to
C5% cents, which was still 1 point
under the closing price of - Friday. . The
fear. that an open cut in the price of cop
per to 15% cents a pound for electrolytic
copper and 15% cents for lake is but" the
opening gun in the trade war between the
Amalgamated and Independent * producers
of copper and is largely responsible for the
further decline In the price of the stock.
If a big trade war has really. begun,' it
was argued, there is no telling where the
price of metal may go, and with such a
prospect it was even possible the quarter
ly dividend of the Amalgamated 'compa
ny^ ' due next Thursday, might be passed
altogether.
Representatives of the- Amalgamated
company had' nothing to say to-day. Rep
resentatives of the Independent producers
of copper, on the other hand," talked rath
er freely and appeared to be incensed at
the cut in prices announced by the United
Metals Selling Company. \ They.* intimated
they had been led to believe the Amalga
mated company and its allied corporations
would not make any reduction \ in" the
BANDITS HOPE
FOR FULL SUM
Legations Hand Over Case of
Miss Stone: and Her.Gom
panion to the Missionaries
LONDON, Dec. 14.— Under a Sofia date
the Telegraph publishes a dispatch t6 the
effect that George , Waahburn, president
of the Robert College at Constantinople,
has arrived at Sofia on a confidential mis
sion connected 1 with the release of -Miss
Store, the captive American missionary.
The dispatch further . says that : It t is ( ru
mored that the United States will pay. the
demand of the brigands in fulL/-
CONSTANTINOFLE, Dec. : 14.— It Is un
derstood here that the legations have
banded over the case of Miss Ellen M.
Stone ■ and ■' Mme. Tsilka to ' the mission
aries in the hope that the latter, will 'be
able to convince the ■ brigands that the
sum subscribed in the United, States is
SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1901-tSEYENTY PAGES.
FINANCIAL KINGS OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY, CONTROLLERS, OF THE AMALGAMATED COPPER
COMPANY, WHO HAVE REDUCED THE PRICE OP THE RED METAL, " THEREBY INAUGURATING WAR
> -UPON EUROPEAN MONEY- BARONS HEADED BY THE ROTHSCHILDS. '*■ V * "' • : '
price, and they, asserted that many of the
Independents had held firmly to the
quoted price. . Now they would , be com
pelled to meet the cut of the Amalgamated
and were relieved of any further obliga
tion to maintain prices. . • '-. • .
Money j Barons Interested.
The United Metals Selling Company is
the selling concern for the Standard; Oil
Company. John D. Rockefeller, the head
of Standard , Oil, is said to be not In the
fight. William Rockefeller . and H. j H.
Rogers" are declared to be the real con
testants who are going to fight the Roths
childs. ' ' : '
,It was asserted that contracts were be
ing taken at less than the . new prices
quoted.' :. Apropos of the recent reports of
MINISTERS CURB
HE£ DOMINATION
Dowager Empress
to Peking n Poor Health,
and Her Power Is Failing
PEKING, Dec. \ 14.— Reports received
here from the court say, that the Dowager
Empress . is in falling health. The
peror's health is ■ Improving. '••.;
/-.■The foreign Ministers think that when
the court returns here the freer communi
cation with the Emperor, guaranteed them
by. the protocol of settlement will tend to
curb the oburt's domination by.the'Em
nress Dowaeer.
the actual amount of money available for
the ransom of the captives. -' It is reported
that the authorities ■ at -Washington ; have
cabled to Spencer Eddy, the ; United States
Charge • d'Affalres,' approving ■ of this
course. • . ,
the understanding to .be- reached between
the Rio" Tinto Mining Company of Spain
arid \ the '' amalgamated ; interests, ' the • in
dependent official remarked:
"What), if {the-r Amalgamated company
should effect an agreement [as to'the re
striction of : the production with the Rio
Tintb people, , It will not" benefit, as. the
Rio Tinto's process of treating Its "copper
is so slow that it would . be j two or three
years before the agreement .would cut
any figure bo far as the world's produc
tion of copper is .concerned."
; The astonishment at the action of the
Amalgamated Interests which- the Inde
pendents 'expressed was j. the subject" of
decided criticism In ' some Wall street
quarters, where the opinion was held that
the '■■'. cut was .the subject of the simplest
PRINCE HENRY
SHARES HONORS
Loving Subjects of Queen
Wilhelmina Make* a; Great
Demonstration at The Hague
.-. THE : HAGUE, Dec. i 14.-;-Queen Wilhel
mina and Prince Henry, her husband,'ar
rived; here to-day. ' ; Flags were displayed
throughout the city and 'the railroad sta
tion '•?.' decorated.:. The' inhabitants
made a* great demonstration. The Queen
and Prince Henry .'drove through crowded
streets 'to the residence of. . the Queen
mother,' - who welcomed 1 them ; before ' the
public^'- kissing '* Queen '-'jWilhelmlriav and
shaking hands with ; Prince • Henry. ?. Later
the crowds around .the palace ; sang the
national: anthem. loving subjects; of
the Queen appear/ to 'have forgotten^ the
recent peculiar conduct", of her consort.
of. explanations, : namely that the'inde
pendents had been ', cutting the . market,
believing they had it all their own way,
as | the .Amalgamated was "holding an
umbrella" over them."
This view was. expressed In one Wall
street' quarter r, : .->> " r y?y!:T* ■'-} . • -
Independents Are Scared.
"The independent copper, producers," It
seems, do not .understand how it is that
the. cut has been made by, the-''Amal
gamated Interests When there appeared to
he such willingness on- the part "of ..these
Interests to 'hold the umbrella.' • It is, how
ever, very easy of explanation.' The Amal
gamated ; Company. ; has been willing to
have an understanding with all .the Inter
ests to '.: maintain seventeen-cent - copper,
EVADING RULE
OF NICARAGUA
Three % Delegates \ From the
Mqsquito : r4"erritory Nego
tiating With Great Britain
:, KINGSTON, - Jamaica, , Dec. . 11— Three
delegates from .the Mosquito territory^of
Nicaragua have; arrived here and are ne
gotiating*: with ;the British 'Government
for^rellef . from \ NIcaraguan Irule. . -.Thay
have sent a signed t letter^ to the newspa
pers setting' forth their } refusal to believe
that Great' Britain'- Is - abandoning -the
Ma'nguln' treaty and : declaring - that the
Moqqulto , Indians, are prepared to. fight
rather." than acpept the - constitution of
Nicaraguan control. . . /
' The delegates will await Great Britain's
reply , to the representations } before taking"
further action. ' ' ' ■ ' . *■■■■'
The Money Barons of
| the World Likely
to -Play a Part
but has , observed that the Independents
have not been maintaining that price, but
have been underselling' 'with guarantees,
while the umbrella act was going; on.
The Amalgamated ' Interests thereupon
themselves sold at a v slight price conces
sion 50,000,000 .pounds or more of copper on
guarantee. Then they dropped the price.^
Of course the Independents are howling
because the umbrella has been raised, for
they will have, to' supply low copper on
their . contract guarantees. . The Amal
gamated Interests, I think, are better able
to stand the guarantee racket than the
independents generally. Now, the Amal
gamated can say, If -you don't "maintain
copper at fifteen and three-eighths cents,
the new price for lake, why, we will drop
it another peg, and. you can', supply copper
at a still lower price on your guarantees."
The "evidence of the way that the newer
group of copper mining companies , Is hit
by the cut In the price, of the metal was
given to-day in - the , Broad-street . curb
market, where ; theTe was a general de
cline in low-priced copper shares. Dis
patches from 'Boston reported a general
•weakness there also in ■ copper mining
shares on top of the previous 'heavy de
clines. The stock of the 'Caluinet and
Hecla Mining Company, the leading 'lake
producer; sold as low as $610, closing at
$615.".' ;»"';■ .v'-Vv\ 7.' " .."'"'' ' f ' ' ■ '■
CHICAGO REDS
SHOW DEFIANCE
Anarchists Recently Arrested
"Issue -Manifestoes Insulting
x k President of ; United States
Dec/ 14.— Open letters and
manifestoes addressed to President ..Roose
velt,- in which*, defiance, disrespect and re
bellion are^plainly, set forth, are. .now be
ing resorted to by; the Chicago anarchists
arrested at the tiine>of the -assassination
of ■ President : McKlnley. . .'Local "Reds"
hsve made their rebellions utterances • as
the Vresult r'of a conference of -anarchist
leaders of different' cities in Illinois held
at z the . headquarters, of > the": Free " Society
at 515 Carroll avenue. '
| .It : was decided that a general manifesto
should be issued to be circulated through
out^the country- and forwarded to every
member I of the ; legislative portion >: of ■ the
Federal Government at. Washington, and
"also"* printed in every organ' of the "Reds"
throughout the country.'. ,-'; T ".. . . .
Pages 33 to 46
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
STARTLES
, OF WORLD
Message Sent in England
Is Received at Stl
Johns,- N. F.
By the Use of a Kite the Let
ter "S" Is Twice Sent
to Signal Hill.
Careful Preparations and Host Pow
erful Apparatus Arranged by tna
Wizard Before His Wonder*
. . ful Achievement.
Special Dispatch to The Can.
ST JOHNS, N. F.. Dec 14.— Marconi an
nounced to-day that he successfully re
ceived by wireless telegraphy at the sta
tion on Signal Hill messages from i sta
tion recently erected irear The LJz;ird, In
Cornwall, England. These messages, Mar
coni said, were received on Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons. He had ar
ranged with the Cornwall station that the
letter S was to he signaled at 6 o'clock
In the evening, which would bs 2:30 o'clock
here, and the signals were received as ar
ranged on Wednesday and Thursday,
though no signal came yesterday or to
day.
"I thought it advisable," said Marconi,
"with the machinery which had escaped
damage at Cornwall to see whether it was
. possible .to obtain signals here from Eng
land at the same time I tried experiments
with the transatlantic liners. When the
kite elevated the wire to a height of 400
feet above Signal Hill on 'Wednesday a
number of signals, consisting of the letter
S, which Signals 1 were ordered to be sent
ftom Cornwall, were clearly received on
Signal Hill by the receiving; Instruments.-
We again ; received signals perfectly- on
Thursday, . \ , •;"/ .'. *
Success Changes Plans.
. "The signals were obtained only when
the kite was up to a considerable height.
For some reason yesterday ""nothing was
received, and to-day we could not get the
kite up on account of the weather. It has
been blowing too heavily every day for
the balloons, which would be best to ex
periment with.
"The success of these tests will alter my
plans. I intend to suspend further tests
with kites and balloons for a short time
and eiect a large station here at z. cost
of $50,000 having towers or masts for sup
porting the wires. . This, of course, pro
vided there is no Governmental or other
objection. This will necessitate my going
back to England at the end of next week
in order to have the necessary equip
ments sent here with suitable transmit
ting machinery and other requirements.
By that time I hope to have the Cape Cod
station in working order again, so as to
complete the regular triangular service.
No doubt the success of my experiments
here will cause a sensation in telegraph
circles and many will find it dlfflci.lt to
believe It. I myself had very little doubt
as to our ultimate success, but I thought
It advisable not to communicate before
hand the exact scope of these tests, as I
considered it would be better "to assure
myself of : success before publishing; tha
details even of the Installations at Corn
wall.
Station Very Powerful.
Slgnor Marconi's station in Cornwall is
very powerful. He possesses an electric
force, generated there, a hundred times
greater than his ordinary , stations.
When certain of success Slgnor Marconi
cabled to his principals In England and
also informed the Governor of Newfound
land, Sir Cavendish Boyle, who apprised
the British Cabinet of the success of the
experiments.
Slgnor : Marconi, though satisfied from
the genuineness of the signals that he has
succeeded in his attempt in establishing
communication across the Atlantic with
out, the use of wires, emphasizes the fact
that the system is yet only in an embry
onic stage, and that the possibility of its
ultimate, development Is demonstrated by
the success of the present experiments
with incomplete and Imperfect apparatus.
as the signals can only be received by the.
most sensitively adjusted apparatus and
Slgnor Marconi is working under great
difficulties owing to the conditions prevail
ing. ' ■ ■ f ■'■'.-.
Distance Is 1700 Miles.
The Cornwall coast Is 1700 miles from St.
Johns.
-In view, of the success attending these
trials Slgnor Marconi will for the present
disregard -the matter -of communicating
with trans- Atlantic. steamers. He will re
turn to England: next week and will con
duct the "experiments from Poldhu him
self. He explains that the' great eljctri
cal-power there will enable him to send
more effective signals. He will undertake
this' work himself, leaving assistants here
to erect a mast. and receive the signals
as' he^ forwards them. It Is not possible
to send return signals from here until a
powerful electric battery shall have bees
installed.
Sir Robert Bond. Premier of Newfound,
land, offers Slgnor Marconi every facility
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