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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20

The Navy Loses One of It's Brightest
Officers.

The Navy Loses One of It's Brightest
Officers.
Word was received at the Navy Depart
ment today Of the death at the Naval Hos
pital, New York, of Lieut.. Francis ].
Haeseler, one of the brightest and most
invaluable of the young officers in the
navy. Lieut.. Haeseler was the man who
by a bold stroke Of invention, saved the
batteship Texas from the scrap heap. The
vessel had become obsolete owing to de-
velopments in turret mechanism and am
munition hoists, though a good ship when
designed The signal gun in each turret
could be loaded only when the turret was
pointed in particular direction, which
necessitated revolving the turret more or
less. Lieut.. Haeseler, after this ship had
been practically condemned, devised apd
applied a loading system that increased the
rapidity Of fire of the turret guns 300 per
cent. He also designed remarkable
breech mechanism for naval guns, which,
in originality and effectiveness. promises
to break all records, as applied to the
larger caliber of rapid-nre guns. The navy
has just completed one of the guns, and at
the proving ground here an S-inch caliber
has been fired six times In one minute
The best record made up to that time was
with an English gun of 6-inch caliber
which attained tho same speed. But the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
LOOKING Up COLORADO NINE.
John Hays Hammond Acting for the
English Shareholders.

DENVER, Col. November 20.-John Hays
Hammond. the mining engineer, has been
asked by the English stockholders of STRAIT
tons Independence mine to take charge of
the mine consulting engineer. He is now
in Victor to make a thorough investigation
of the property. Regarding the recent
heavy fall in the price of the shares he
said:
THE trouble with the mine now is that
It has been squeezed to pay the big divi-
dends that the company promised share
holders. The state of affairs has just be-
come known to the English holders of the
shares. and the information has caused the
present drop in the stock.
Mr.. Hammond denied that there had been
any stock jobbing in the matter, and inti-
mated the belief that the mine can yet be
put on dividend-paying basis. He said he
will only take hold of the mine. if given
absolute control of the property. with all
the powers of a board of directors.
Winfield s. Stratton. when questioned re-
garding the present condition of the Inde-
pendence mine. sold by him to an English
syn.ncate, said:
IN not in the company, and have not
been for months. 1t is my opinion, how
ever, that the property has been worked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
HELD Up BY A WOMAN.
Daring Highway Robbery in Streets
of jacksonville.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, November 20
On principal thoroughfare in the heart of
the business section of this city, at o'clock
last night a stylishly dressed woman high
way robber held up John S. Smith, a prom
trent young business man, and extracted
three S1OO-bilIs and five S20-bills, a total OF
S4OO, from his pocket book. She disap-
peared in the crowd before he could recover
from the shock
Smith was on his way home when he
saw a fashionably dressed white woman
crossing in front of him, meeting him in
front of Trinity Church, where the light is
shaded and the corner dark. The female
robber stepped boldly in front of him and
stopped She not masked, but a
stranger. Without a word she tried to en-
brace him. Mr.. Smith pushed her away
from him and she quickly disappeared. In
the meantime she had in clever profess
sional manner, secured the money. This is
the first highway robbery committed by a
woman in this section. The detectives have
no clue yet. The cleVerness with which the
job was executed, according to Smiths
statement to the police, leads to the theory
that the woman is a professional in the
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
FOUGHT MIR. TAWNEY,
Charges Against the OIeomargarfne
interests.

I'VE will take up the fight in behalf of
the Grout oleomargarine bill in the House
December g." said Representative Tawney
of Minnesota to Star reporter today land
it is going to be hot one too. The dairy
men and farmers of the country, Joined by
the consumers of good butter. who do not
want to pay butter prices for oleomargarine
propose to push that bill at all costs.
Il look for stubborn resistance from the
oleomargarine people, however, who are
evidently prepared to use all kinds Of meth
DDS to defeat this most salutary and neces-
sary legislation. They have not been idle a
moment since Congress adjourned, but have
been getting ready for this struggle
THE threats which the oleomargarine
men made to work against the reelection
of representatives who opposed the bill
were carried out. They came into my dis
trict and made desperate fight against
my reelection, and were not sparing of
money in that cause. Fortunately for me,
they did not succeed, but it was not because
they failed in effort.
Il think the bill will pass. 1t is a good
measure in every way, and will work ben
eficially to the public at large
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
Representative BAILEY
Says There is Nothing in Democratic
Reorganization Talk,

There is nothing to this talk of reorgan-
1zation of the democratic party" said Rep
resentative Bailey Of Texas to a Star ..e-
porter today. The process of elimination,
subtraction and addition which will go on
during the me-. four years will adjust mat
tiers, and democratic principles will remain
unshaken. The republican party remains
IN power on account of being credited with
the conditions of the country, which is
prosperous, compared with conditions dur
ing the four years Immediately preceding,
though if the comparison We're carried
iarther back 1t would not be as favorable
TO the present time. This prosperity must
De maintained or the republicans can have
no chance OF success in the near future
lhey Will surely be defeated at the next
congressional election and at the presi-
GENITAL election following if the degree of
prosperity nov enjoyed does not continue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
TO OREORGANIZE NEWPORT BANK.
Plan to Assess SharehOlders-BrOw
En- Route to Canada.

NEWPORT. KY, November 20.-Pans
are being formulated for the reorganization
of the German National Bank, now in the
hands of National Bank Examiner Tucker
as temporary receiver, owing to shortage
of nearly $20O,GO charged to Assistant
Cashier Frank NJ. Brown. An assessment
of $145 per share is the plan under consid-
Grafton.
Frederick ]. Stone, who claims to be an
intimate acquaintance of Brown. states
that he met the latter yesterday in Fort
Wayne. Ind, and that he was en- route to
Canada.
Browns system of looting the bank re-
quired a wonderful memory. The experts
say he carried in his head the figures that
enabled him to call off correctly a lot Of
false entries in way to throw the clerks
who were doing the checking with him off
the track. depositor would put in So, 100
Brown would enter the proper amount of
the deposit in one book and enter it as 500
in another. He would take the difference,
$1,000 himself Then when it came to
checking up he would handle one of the
books. Another clerk would check and
Brown would call off. Instead of calling
off 500, which appeared as the amount of
the deposit on the book which he was han
ding, he would call 1t as So, 100, thus max
ing it correspond with the book In the
hands of the other clerk. He also. it is al
legged worked in another way. A depositor
would draw out 500. Brown would make
the proper entry in one book and enter
S'''ipo III ahoIiei. w heH tHe uepoSltOr mad
his account checked up the figures were
taken from the book in which the correct
entry had been made. When the bank Off
cials looked to see what apount was due
the depositor they were given their in
formation from the books which showed
that 100 had been withdrawn. Brown
had memorizeu all the individual accounts,
and the experts find no private marks Of
any kind on the books. The general ledger
was kept correct and balanced with the
cash, while the individual ledger, it is al
legged. was fixed to suit Browns purposes.
the former being the one that the bank off,
ciais examined. 1t Is generally. believed
that Browns first shortage started acct
dentally with an error of 81, 600 In the indt-
vidual accounts
Receiver Tucker today opened the doors
pcsitors' pass books and money due the
bank ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20

S-inch gun is 80 per cent more effective.
and that rate of speed is equivalent to
handling about a ton of ammunition per
minute. Lieut.. Haeseler was remarkable
ordnance expert, and was one of the best
shots in the navy He was appointed to
the Naval Academy from Pennsylvania in
1876 and at the time of his death was at
tached to the kearSarge, from which ship
he had been removed to the hospital, where
he died of typhoid fever. Lieut. Haeseler
was eminent as an electrician, and was
expert in the application of compressed air
In mechanics. In the battle of Santiago.
which resulted in the destruction of
CerVeras fleet. Lieut.. Haeseler was in
tleship Texas, and earned high praise for
the manner in which his guns were served.
lie made 1t safer to handle big guns by
alternating the electric-firing system so
that a gun could not be discharged until
the breech lock had been completely closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
DELCAssE ON CHINA SITUATION.
French Foreign Minister Outlines the
Governments Position.


PARIS, November 2O.-The debate on the
budget for the ministry of foreign affairs
was continued in the chamber of depu-
ties today
NJ Denys Cochin. conservative, repre-
senting one OF the districts of the Seine
during the course of speech, pronounced
himself IN favor of upholding the honor
of France and of the French troops in
China.
VI. Lucien Millevoye, nationalist republi-
can, representing :, Seine district, said he
considered it necessary to maintain large.
evolutionary force in China.
The minister of foreign affairs. NJ. Del
casse, explained at length the origin of
the force necessary to relieve the foreign
legations at Pekin. In SO doing he referred
to the heroism displayed in the defense of
the Legation and declared the accusations
OF cruelty against the French and interna-
tional troops were unfounded. He added:
The eight powers have met in an at
tempt to reconcile their interests and
claims, all of them wishing to respect the
integrity and even independence of China.
Special claims must be stunned Ii is nee
essary To inspire ideas for the general
benefit.
Continuing, NJ. Delcasse traced the sub
mission of the French note as the basis
of the negotiations, and said it neces-
sary to obtain guarantee for the future
against similar deeds or attempts. The
foreign minister then said:
Every one desires to end the situation
No one will think of diminishing the
strength of our forces in China until the
conflict is ended. The chamber may rest
assured that the government will neglect
nothing to conclude 1t quickly. But it
needs the confidence Of the chamber"
Missionaries Return to China.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 20.-Thc
steamship China. which sails for the orient
today, will take back the first missionaries
that have ventured into China since the
Boxer outbreak. Among those who will de-
part are Rev. DR.. Trowick and his bride
The former ; from Nashville and the la
ter from Louisville. They go to Shanghai.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20

Colorado OmcfaIs Blamed for tn
Lynching at Limon

CHICAGO, November 2O.-The burning Of
the negro Porter at the stake by the citi-
zens of Limon, Colo. will be brought to the
attention of President Mckinley by tho
Methodist ministers of Chicago.
AT mass meeting held in the First Meth
odist Church they passed resolution CEN
surfing the governor of Colorado, the sheriff
and the citizens of Limon who composed
the mob, and resolved to request the Presi-
dent to call attention in his message to
the 1000 persons put to death by mobs in
the last ten years, and urge him to recon-
mend to Congress suitable legislation which
shall secure to every person accused of a
crime fair trial and hold criminally liable
all persons constituting mobs to torture
murder and burn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
COMING FROM PORTO RICO.
of TrOops Arranged
by the Quartermaster's Department.

Il.
The quartermaster's department of the
army has practically completed arrange
ments for the transportation of the troops
ordered home from Porto Rico The trans
ports Mcclellan, Rawlins and Crook have
been assigned to that duty. The McClel-
Ian IS at San Juan and the Rawlins and
Crook will leave New York tomorrow for
that port. They are to bring to the United
States one battalion of the 11th Infantry
and one squadron of the 9Th Cavalry.
Headquarters, band and two companies OF
the 11th Infantry are destined to Washing
ton barracks in this city. Two other COM
panies of the 18th Infantry are ordered to
Atlanta. Ga. Two troops of the 9Th Cav
airy will go to Fort Ethan Allen, VT, and
two other troops of that regiment to Jeffer-
son barracks st. Louis. The only question
undetermined in the matter of the trans
portatlon of these troops is whether they
snail be landed at Savannah, Ga. or at
New York Its determination will depend
upon the terms offered by the railroad COM
panies for the proposed service, bids for
which We're opened today,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
COTTON GROWERS MEET.
at Macon. Ga. Has a Large
Attendance.

MACON. Ga, November 2o-The Inter
state Cotton Growers Association conven-
ton was called to order here today by
President Harvie Jordan of the Georgia
association. Every cotton producing state
was represented but Missouri and Okla
hOma.
The objects of the association are to en-
able the farmers and bankers to so CO.
operate that the immediate marketing of
the crop may be prevented, and to ar
range for the better collection of cotton
statistics upon which the growers may de-
pend
The principal event of the afternoon ses-
sion the address of Mr.. HOke Smith of
Atlanta on The Cotton Product. Mr..
Smith devoted himself to an historical and
statistical review, which was highly inter-
esting. He made the statement that within
twenty-five years he expects to see the
worlds consumption of cotton raised to
90, 900. 900 bales. He urged that the cotton
growers secure more liberal consideration
of their interests at the hands of the Agri-
cultural Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
Land Needed bx the Goyernmcnt

In accordance with instructions of the
President. board of officers, consisting of
Brig. Gen. George B. Davis. U. S. "; Capt.
Yates Stirling. U: 8. N; Col. George L. Gil
lespie. Corps of Engineers; Col. Henry c.
Hasbrouck. 7th Artillery. and Capt. Glenn
ent A. F. Flagler, Corps of Engineers,
recorder, has been appointed to meet at
San Juan, Porto Rico, as soon as prac-
ttcable after December next. to make an
examination and report to the Secretary Of
War respecting the part of public lands
(excepting the naval station at San Juan)
owned by the United States In Porto Rico
which ID required for the military and
naval establishments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Mr.. Berry Thinks Adequate ADDrO-
priatiOns Should he Provided.

This session Of Congress will undoubted-
ly enact a river and harbor appropriation
BILL said Representative Berry of Ken
lucky to a Star reporter today. Mr.. Berry
is a member of the river and harbor COM
mittee, and has always taken great inter-
est in that work.
Il should think that the bill would carry
at least $40,000,00O," continued Mr.. Berry.
1--WE must make adequate appropria tions
for the Mississippi and the Ohio rivers, the
great lakes will demand looking after the
Atlantic and Pacific coast cities have claims.
and he added modestly, there are a few
little matters in my own district to which 1
shall call attention.
Several members of the river and harbor
committee, including myself, have just re-
turned from tour of inspection of the Mis-
sisssippi. That is noble waterway, and
undoubtedly will be taken care of in the
distribution of the work provided for by the
new bill"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
PEKIN CONFERENCES
No Report Received From Mr. Conger
in a Week.
0rpTnThTQ CnMpWUhW nINnnIIDhnrn
SOMEWHAT DISCOURAGED
Believed That the Ministers Are
Discussing Indemnities.
THE PARTITION OF CHINA

So far as our government is advised the
foreign ministers at Pekin have not yet
reached an accord upon all points under
discussion. Mr.. Conger has reported from
time to time the various propositions under
consideration. but he has not yet indicated
that the end is at hand, or that anything in
the nature of a form of agreement has
been reached upon which the various pow-
ers might act, and which is to serve as a
basis of negotiation with the Chinese au-
thoriies. Mr. Conger has not. however,
been heard from for full week and that
fact has caused some encouragement to the
officials, who expected that the .nitlatory
phases of the difficult Chinese question
would soon be closed.
Indemnities and Guarantees
Having admittedly passed the stage Of
prescription of the Chinese leaders who
We're responsible for the Boxer outrages,
the foreign ministers are believed now to be
engaged with the difficult subjects Of in
IDENTITIES and guarantees. The latest
United States proposition was in line with
the Russian project to allow The Hague
commissioners to adjust the indemnities 1t
ls beileVed that that proposition has never
commended itself to the British or the Ger
man governments, and failing such a ref
erence OF the question Of indemnity II Is
peLeNeu tildl II Will De a most difficult task
for the ministers at Pekn to reach an
agreement on the subject, particularly in
view of the existence of a very strong sus-
piclon of the motives of some of these min
iSterS
This apparent difference in original pur-
pose between the United States government
and some of the other powers has operated
to prevent settlement of the Chinese uues-
tlon upon the broad lines laid down in the
state Departments proposition. 1t is true
that all OF the powers subscribed a more or
less reluctant assent to such proposals as
look to the prevention of the partition of
China and the guarantee of an "open door,
10 all comerS yet it begins to appear from
the course of the negotiations that either
these promises were not sincere in all cases
or that some of the makers have honestly
changed their minds as to what shall be
done for the present in China.
This Government's Attitude.
1t may be stated, however, regardless of
the embarrassments and delays that follow
from the existence OF this state of affairs
that the United States government does not
propose to be driven out of the concert rela-
tive to China at this juncture in the nego-
tiations, for, notwithstanding the wish
cherished by the administration to free the
government from these entanglements at
the earliest possible moment, and to with
draw entirely our military forces from Chi
ma. it has been definitely determined that
that shall not be done until ell proper inter-
ests of the United States in China have
been conserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
THUNDER STORM IN CHICAGO.
Heavy Rainfall. Accompanied by Bril-.
liant Electric Display,

CHICAGO, November 2O.-Glarng flashes
of lightning and loud peals of thunder,
sights and sounds generally peculiar to
midsummer in Chicago, accompanied the
storm that burst upon the city shortly be-
fore midnight last night Rain fell in
deluging quantities and the elements dis
played all the characteristics of summer
thunder storm. Telegraph and telephone
wires were affected by the electricity in the
atmosphere. The streets in some sections
of the city ran like rivers. There was
enough wind on the lake to endanger the
safety of light craft.
The storm probably is the forerunner of
a cold wave that has forced the mercury
down twelve degrees below zero in Mon
tana and which is scheduled to arrive m
Chicago today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20

Cashier Allowed His Son to Borrow
on Bad Security.

Bad Security.
RUTLAND, Vt. November 20.-A special
to the Herald from Montpelier says: re-
port is current here that G. l.. Closson,
cashier of the First National Bank of
Springfield, VT, is $4,000 short in his ac-
counts. F. G. Field. the president of the
bank, made the following statement last
night:
Cashier Closson some time ago allowed
his son, G. l.. Closson. jr., a member of the
defunct brokers firm Of Knott & Closson
OF Burlington. to draw $l60D from the
ba INK, giving as security deed of real es-
tate which has since proved to be worth
less AS the deed was made out to Closson
personally. his bondsmen have been called
upon to make the amount good. They have
asked that Closson be retained as cashier
while they are making an investigation
The credit of the bank is in no way i'm
paired.