Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-13

get. This money. they say, is to be sent
home to keep up the anti-foreisn movement
in China. and is made more acceptable to
all the Chinese by the representation that
the purpose of tHe Organization is not to
kill foreigners inschina but to create and
foster a party which Shall prevent the de-
spoiiing of their aeouhsry. They talk less
about the MISSIONS than about grants of
ports and parts 81 the country to foreign
governments. 'H N
Let the foreigners 'have railway and
other concessions, >, thes say, but let none
of these grants be'in berpetuity"
Fenr Wrath Of tie People Here.
The Chinese doinotushow it, but those
who pretend to knew shy they are worried
a good deal lest tro1fbles in China-the
murders and massacres and cruelties prac-
ticed upon native Christians and foreigners
have the effect of accusing the wrath Of
people here. Rowaies and drunken loafers
already have begun ocannoy the Chinese
that go about the city ON business, and ca
rousing parties Of white hoodlums have
caused some mild disturbances in China
town. Some of the Chinese merchants have
engaged watchmen. and the police say they
are taking care of the quarter. The ease
with which Cinnamon can raise large sums
by popular subscription was shown several
years ago when the Chinese exclusion act,
known the Geary law, went into effect
The Six Companies collected. it was said
at the time 100000, which was used in
fees paid to lawyers of prominence in this
city to test the law The law remained on
the statute books but two months later
another collection was made ostensibly for
the purpose of once more taking the mat
ter into the courts This time in the neigh
borhood of $2J0,O0 was paid by Cinnamon
contributions reaching San Francisco from
al parts of the United States The money
was paid by the Chinese to representatives
of the Six Companies in their respective
districts and sent to headquarters by these
General Kerwin. the al
collector for the second district of New
York. tried to find out how and why the
money was being raised, but he failed, so
secretly We're the plans of the Six Com
panies laid The Geary law was not at
tackled again.
Place offered Detective EyanbOe.
1t became known today that Frank N
Evanhoe, formerly a sergeant in the de-
tective bureau of this city, had been of
fered the post of chief of police of Havana.
This offer was made a few days ago to Mr..
Evanhoe through Chief of Police Devery
Although it carried a salary of 5000 a
year, Mr.. Evanhoe declined the offer Mr..
Evanhoe left his dogs and his boats at his
country home at Centre Moriches, L. L.,
to visit Chief Devery in this city and per-
sonally refused to accept. For the purpose
of reorganiZng the police force of Cuba s
capital General Wood had outlined a plan
modelled upon that of New York city's no
lice force, and so wrote to Chief DeVery
The general asked the chief to get for him
a man who could be the head of Havana's
police department. Chief Devery selected
former Detective Sergeant Evanhoe as the
man best qualified for the position Chief
Devery had twenty years acquaintance
with Mr.. Evanhoe, patrolman as a
detective and as detective sergeant. 1t was
also known to the chief that Mr.. Evanhoe
but for his modesty. could have been a
captain and had a big chance of being at
one time head of the detective bureau in
this city