The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-18
KA|SER'S ASSALANT
PRONOUNCED insane
Woman Who Hurled Hatchet
at Emperor William.
MISSION AS AN AvENGER.
Stated in Court Her Duty Was to
Kill the Kaiser.
Heads Of Legations ana Hnbassiss
Congratulate the Emperor ON
His Dscape From Assassination-
China situation IL Now Regarded
with Grave ADprehension In Ber-
lin, where IL IL Feared Serious
Complications Between the Pow
ers Are Threatened-Attitud Of
United States IL Pleasing Germans

BERLIN, Nov. 1.-THE attempt upon
the life Of Emperor william. the opening
OF the reichstag and the new situation
created in China by the reported willing
ness Of the United States to cooperate
with the powers in China gave plenty OF
food for discussion during the week.
The emperor's would-be assassin, from
the latest reports, seems indeed to be de-
mented She Is a Catholic, born at Larno-
witz, and is Pole by nationality. She
earned a living at Breslau rs peddler
of wooden socks, She had been in the
habit of locking herself in room when
at home and her neighbors had heard her
mumbling for hours. She had threatened
to kill the landlord II elected. Yesterday
when she made the attempt upon the
kaiser, ejectment proceedings had been
taken against her, and she had bargained
with a laborer for paving stones which
she wanted for the purpose Of killing
everybody. She subsequently purchased
the new hatchet with which she attempt
ed to kill the emperor.
At the police inquiry today the woman
answered the questions put to her by
saying:
Everybody tries to murder me. There
fore | must murder the kaiser.
All the heads Of legations and embassies
in Berlin called at the palace today to
express the qualification at the escape Of
his majesty. The press today points out
that the crime IL devoid of political
feature.
China situation Gloomy.
The China situation is viewed here
rather without hope. The latest dpio-
matte news from Peking emphasizes the
fact that there is no reliable Information
there regarding the momentary Intentions
of the empress dowager and the emperor.
but the prevailing opinion among the en-
voys there is that they do not intend to
return to Peking. Regarding the powers
OF IL Hung Chang and Prince Ching for
negotiating terms of settlement there Is
the strongest doubt among the ENJOYS.
The statements emanating from WASH
ington that the United States will here
after act jointly with the powers. and
deprecating the reported intention to in
terpose obstacles to punitive expeditions.
are received here with unanimous salts
faction. a number OF the papers point
ing out that once the Chinese court un-
derstands that there Is no split among
the powers they will the more willingly
give them satisfaction. However the at
ttude assumed by the Russian press this
week. which Is distinctly and violently
hostile toward Germany, arouses disquiet
here.
Danger In the Air.
The Cologne volks Zeitung. in an edi-
torial article. calls the diplomatic situa-
tion regarding China dangerous. as evil
dence exists that there Is an inclination
toward forming groups among the in
terested powers. This view is borne out
by the fact that the French Bishop
Favier. at Picking, has undertaken a trip
10 Rome at the instance OF tho pope. his
holiness desiring TO re-establish Frances
protectorate over the Catholic missions in
China. The pope wants an express clause.
Information which tho Associated Press
has obtained from highest sources Is 20
the effect that the papal nuncio al
Munich. Mgr. Sambucettl Is coming 10
Berlin to make strong representation upon
the subject to Emperor William. Further
more. the Associated Press has learned at
the japanese legation In Berlin that Japan
intends to withdraw her troops from Pc
king at the earliest possible moment.
leaving only an adequate guard.