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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
NAVAL GUNS AT WORK
Jap Bombardment Continues
at Port Arthur.
RUSSIAN SHIPS SUFFER
CARS TROOPS LOSE HEAVILY IN
REFUSES AT SHAKHE RIVER.
Japanese Cruiser Saiyen Sunk by Mine
Captain and Thirty Eight Men
Go Down With Vessel.
RUSSIAN SHIPS SUFFER

Advices from Port Arthur today
report that the Jap bombardment
continues with great damage to the
Russian ships.
The Japanese cruiser Sal.
struck a mine and was sunk. her
captain and thirtI-eight OF the crew
going down with the vessel.
TOKYO. December 1O.-The commander Of
the japanese naval guns at Port Arthur re-
ported at 9 O'Clock Friday night as follows:
Our bombardment today resulted in five
hits on the Pobieda and seven on the Rayan.
setting her on fire and causing a 25-degree
list TO port. She threatens To keel oven at
high tide. The upper decks of the Retvizau
and Poltava are submerged to the foot Of
the coming towers.
''The Pallada is listing considerably to
port and the Pobieda to starboard. both .x-
posing their hulls below the water line At
high tide portion of their upper decks
seem to be submerged.
The Peresviet at high tide has her stern
walk and fore torpedo tubes submerged.
THE Giliak is lying close to land near
the southern base of Peiyu mountain. She
III
and is resting on the bottom.
The Sevastopol left the harbor at dawn
and anchored. evidently for the purpose of
escaping our bombardment'
Russian Repulses at Shakhe River.
The following announcement was made
from imperial headquarters today:
In the direction of the Shakhe river dur
ing the night of December the enerhy's
infantry attacked our outpost at Siantan-
kou. but was repulsed. At three I'm the
morning of December the enemy in un-
known strength pressed our outpost IN the
neighborhood of the ShakLe river railroad
but was repulsed Immediately. Subsequent
~ at five in the morning the enemy attack
ed our outport northeast of the railroad
bridge.
The enemy gradually increased in strength
TO about battalion, pressed our outpost to
envelop IL from the northeast and westward
simultaneously. The enemy fiercely shelied
Lamutfng from the direction OF Hanc chiapao
and Sufangtaf, but retreated at sunrise
The enemy seems to have sustajned heavy
losses, leaving several dead behind. Our
casualties were two men slightly wounded.
''1n the direction of Hsienchuang. on the
morning OF December 8. our detachment.
dispatched in the direction OF Sunshakou,
encountered thirty or forty troopers, pur-
sued and killed ten of them. and reached
Soutaitzu in the afternoon The japanese
sustained no casualties"
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Naval Movements.

The Presidents yacht, Sylph, has left
this city for Norfolk, where she will un-
dergo her annual repairs. involving this
year a new deck. 1t is estimated that the
vessel will be detained at the navy yard
about two months.
The Helena has left Hong Kong for Ca
vite. the Callao has sailed from the same
port for Canton, Ell Cano has left Shinak-
wan for Wuhu and Justin has sailed from
Shanghai for Cavite.
The Prairie has arrived at Port Royal
and the Peoria and Shark at New York.
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ON THE WAY TO PENSACOLA.
Secretary Taft and Party Are Expected
to Return Here Wednesday.

The Navy Depar rtment Is informed that
the L. s. s. Columbia and Dolphin arrived
at Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday morning
from Colon, and sailed in the evening for
Pensacola, Fla. Secretary Taft and the
members OF the isthmian canal commission
conferred with the authorities at Jamaica
regarding the employment Of jamaican la
borers IN the construction of the Panama
canal. Secretary Taft and party will spend
a day or two at Pensacola, In accordance
with promise made when they started
for the isthmus. and are expected to reach
this city next Wednesday.
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JAPS ON THE ALERT.
Watching Intently Movements of Ships
at Port Arthur

TOKYO, December 10. IL amt is re-
ported here that since the commencement
of the bombardment of the Russian fleet in
Port Arthur harbor the observers on 49,
Meter Hill have seen nothing of the Rus
sian fleet of torpedo boat destroyers. and
1t is presumed 1t has taken shelter behind
Laoti mountain.
The japanese fleet lying of the entrance
to the harbor is constantly on the alert i'm
anticipation of an attempt being made by
any of the Russian warships TO escape and
seek refuge in some neutral port.
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To Inspect Proposed Course.

Capt. James II. Dayton and Capt. +. II.
c. Leutze, president and member, respec
lively of the board of inspection and sur
vey, will next week go to Rockland Me,
to inspect possibly available naval trial
course off that part Of the Maine coast.
The objection to the present course off
Cape Ann consists in it's depth which does
not exceed twenty fathoms, whereas a
thirty fathoms depth Is desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
PERFuNcToRILY REMOVED.
Judge Baker Coming to Washington to
1nvestiCate.

ALBUQUERQUE N. NJ, December 10
District Clerk w. E. Dame of the second
judicial district has announces ithat Judge
E. s. Baker of this district, and associate
Justice Of the New Mexico supreme court
has received an order signed by the Attor-
ney General informing him OF his removal
from office by order Of the PRESIDENT. The
message was perfunctory, and contained
only the order OF REMOVAL Judge Baker
declined to see newspaper men. announcing
that he Will leave today for Washington.
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Below Zero Weather.

PLATTSBURG, N. Y, December 1O.-Ex-
tremely cold weather prevails in northern
New York. The thermometer touched ~
degrees below zero at Rainbow Lake early
today. 1t was 13 degrees below at Saranac
Lake, Is below at Upper Chateaugay lake.
and IS degrees below in Lake Placid. 1t
was at zero here.
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Gavel From the Speakers birthplace.

handsome gavel made Of dogwood
grown on the plantation at Guilford, where
Speaker Cannon was born, was given to Mr..
Cannon today The donor, Mr.. John c. Cox
Of Guilford, was presented to Speaker Can
non by Representative Dixon OF Montana.
who was also born near Guilford. The
Speaker will use the gavel in rapping the
House to order Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
Considered the Statehood Bill.

The Senate committee on territories was
in session for two hours today, considering
the joint statehood BILL and adjourned to
meet again Monday without action on any
part of the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
New York Brokers' Sudden Death.

NEW YORK, December 10.-J. c. Morris,
formerly member of the New York stock
exchange but recently an operator on the
curb market, died suddenly in his Office to-
day. He was about seventy years old, and
was we'll known in financial circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
To Command the Gloucester.

Lieutenant Commander ]. II. Sears has
been ordered to take command of the sta
tion ship Gloucester during the trip of that
vessel from San Juan to Pensacola, Fla,
where she is to be repaired and overhauled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
Items Probably to Be Stricken Out.

Representative McCleary said that no
matter of absolute necessity and essential
Importance would be omitted from the bill
when 1t was reported by the subcommittee.
1t was generally understood that the items
to be stricken from the estimates by the
committee will include one of $4,000 for
new high-pressure fire system for the Dis
trict of Columbia; those items for increases
in the salaries Of District officials; the in
creases for assistant superintendent of
schools, principals of high schools and school
teachers; increases in the salaries In the
fire and police departments: several items
for the extension of the sewage system
and number of others that are not con-
sidered of imperative Importance.
OF course the exclusion of these items is
in measure tentative and, if the District
commissioners can show any all-important
reason why any one of thera should remain
in the bill it will be found there when the
measure reaches the House, but It is pretty
we'll understood that the District Commits
sionerS have resigned themselves to expect
a cut of a million dollars or somewhat less
while the bill Is in the committee, and will
be satisfied II the reduction does not amount
IL moro than that.
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Used a Mythical Person.

Mrs Chadwick said she could not get hold
of the money. except through Baldwin,
whom the banker now believes to be
mythical person. Baldwin attended to all
the business of handling the interest from
the bonds and turned 1t over 10 Mrs. Chad
wick as IL became due. The bankers were
told that the yearly income was s75o.000
n,ontinued ON Tenth Pagel
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Explains Reason for Granting Loans.

This complete statement answers fully
the Oft-repeated question: What in the
world actuated the two officials of the
Oberlin bank in making the immense loans
from the banks funds without a sc.ntlla
OF actual security?'
The story of how Mrs. Chadwick played
with the two bankers after having them
once in her power, as told by Beckwith is
absorbing In the intensity of it's interest.
Mrs. Chadwick calmed the fears of her vic
Tins with the claim that she was Il relative
of Andrew Carnegie.
The written copfession of Beckwith goes
into detail of the explanation made by Mrs.
Chadwick as TO the manner in which The
estate was then being handled. The Wade
Park Banking Company of Cleveland was
used simply depository for the securi-
ties, according to the tale that the Cleve-
land woman made the bankers believe. The
estate was said by Mrs. Chadwick to be in
the hands of three trustees. all New York
men. The name of one of them was given
"a William Baldwin
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INFORMAL CONFERENCE
Commissioners and House
subcommittee.
LOCAL APPROPRIATIONS
BUDGET WILL PROB
ABLY SUFFER ANOTHER CUT.
Commissioners Expect a Bill Satisfac-
Probably Be Stricken Out.

The District of Columbia subcommittee of
the committee on appropriations of the
House and the three members of the board
of District Commissioners held an informal
conference today at the Capitol on the Dis
trict OF Columbia appropriation bill. Com
missioners Macfarland. West and Biddle
came away much encouraged by the atti-
tude of the committee and convinced that
whatever pruning of the estimates was
finally decided to be necessary would be
performed in an intelligent and careful
manner. Formal hearings on the bill will
begin next Monday, when the Commission
ers Will be heard by the subcommittee.
There was only a general exchange of
views today and the discussion had but
little to do with actual figures Needs
and necessities, plans and projects were
the subjects of the conference, which
lasted nearly three hours.
Another Cut Expected.
The House not being in session today
the spirit of economy, which has hovered
over the chamber since the session began
December 5, today transferred it's atten-
tions, temporarily at least, to the subcom-
mittee. The result will naturally be, not
withstanding the favorable attitude of
that body, that when the District bill for
the fiscal year 1866 emerges from the
committee room and is reported to the
House it will be found that it has suffered
another cut.
The first cut was administered by the
Secretary Of the Treasury and amounted to
nearly million and Il half dollars. The
pruning to be done by the subcommittee
will, from present indications, aggregate
somewhat less than million dollars. Rep
resentative McCleary of Minnesota, the
chairman of the subcommittee in charge of
the BILL is a Stanch friend of the District,
end doubtless if lie were alone to be con-
sidered very little additional cutting would
be done. But Mr.. McCleary and the other
members of the subcommittee realize that
urder the present reign of economy foster
ed by the Presidents message end further
ed by the leaders in the House it would be
useless to repo.'t District bill that would
be generally attacked on the floor of the
House.
Nothing very definite could be learned to-
day from the Commissioners as to the SUBJ
ject matter of todays discussion, Mr.. Mac
farland remarking: THE talk was infor-
NAL and confidential / may say, however.
that the prospects are good and We expect
a bill to be reported satisfactory to the
House and satisfactory to u.s.
Commissioners West and Bddle expressed
practically the same view.
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BECKWITH's CONFESSION.
Startling Statement in Hands Of Fed
eral Authorities.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. December 10.-A
special from Oberlin Ohio. says: The con-
fession OF President c. T. Beckwith of the
wrecked Citizens National Bank Of Ober-
lin, now in the possession OF the federal
authorities, is a story so startling with re-
lation to the monumental transactions OF
Mrs. Chadwick as to be almost unbelieve-
able. But documentary proof has forced
belief upon the part of the few who have
heard the amazing tale which is expected
to prove the absolute undolng of Mrs Chad
wick.
The unequivocal statement is made in the
confession OF President Beckwith that the
means by which Mrs. Chadwick secured the
immense loans was by a written promise
delivered into the hands of the banker that
the Citizens Bank would be made the trus
tee of the 100000 estate, which has just
been revealed to the world as absolute
myth. The written promise delivered by
Mrs. Chadwick to Beckwith TO the ef
feet exactly that her affairs would be turn
ed over to the Oberlin bank July l. 1903.
In consideration therefor President Beck
with and Cashier Spear were to receive
$4,000 year each for their trouble. In ad-
dltion the bank was TO be given a bonus
of close to $4,000 when the loans had all
been paid back.
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CONTINUED on Tenth PageJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-27
LAUNCHING WEIGHT.
Mistakes Made in Regard to Tonnage
of Battle Ships.

From the Scientific American.
Considering the general excellence of the
accounts given in the daily press of the
launching of the Connecticut, 1t is surpris-
ing that. one and all. they should have
fallen into the error Of speaking of the
battle ship as weighing, when she made
her initial plunge into the water, some
16, 500 tons. whereas, as matter of fact.
she did, not weigh within $500 tons of that
amount. Her actual launching weight was
only $500 tons. The oft-quoted 1880 tons
is the displacement. or actual weight, OF TIE
ship in her completed condition. with am
munition and all kinds of stores aboard.
and 900 tons of coal in her bunkers. SO
that in point of weight the Connecticut
that swept down the ways on the 29th OF
September was very different Connecticut
from the one that some eighteen months
from now will hoist her flag. completely
equipped and ready to take her place. IL
need be, in line Of battle. Out of the water
and on the ways the battle ship looked
larger than she ever will again: for The
spectator viewed the whole mass of The
vessel from keel to superstructure deck.
The twenty-six feet of hull that from now
on will be submerged beneath the water
was visible, and helped to give that pre-
dominant impression of bulk and weight,
which was so much the object OF remark
among the thousands who witnessed the
launching. The Connecticut. however, was
not by any means SO heavy as she looked.
being. in fact. but the mere shell of the
Ship Including the double bottom. the franz
ing. the skin plating and the various steel
decks From now on as she sits in the
water she will take on weight very rapidly.
that Is. provided the armor-plate makers
deal fairly by the ship. and make no dis
elimination in delivery OF armor plate in
favor Of the contract-built sister vessel at
Newport News. We speak advisedly here;
for shipments Of armor are finding their
way to the southern ship yard with much
greater alacrity than they are to the yard
where the government-built ship Is In hand
BY the. time that the armor plating has
been put In place along the water line and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-27
MO MATTER what you want, it will you time and
money if you use THE STARS WANT ADS.

over the central broadsde batteries, upon
the turrets classmates and on the coming
towers. some 200 tons of weight will have
been added, bringing the total displdoe-
ment of the ship up to about IL 900 tons.
The other $500 tons will be made up Of
the large battery of boilers, the two main
twfn-screw engines. the various auxiliary
engines. the thousand-and-one furnishings
and fittings that enter into a ship of this
size and Importance. and finally the enor-
nous amount of coal and stores that must
be carried.
Long before the date of launching the
Connecticut the naval constructors had
made an accurate estimate of the rate at
which she would gather Roadway in sliding
down the ways. the speed at which she
would enter the water. and the distance 70
which she would travel by her own mo-
mentum after she was fairly afoat. The
acceleration was very rapid. much more SO
than the layman who witnessed the launch
would suppose, for the great bulk of ths
Vessel made her appear to be moving more
SLOWLY than she actually was. AS mat
ter OF fact. the velocity rose to about ir-
teen knots an hour. or within three knots
OF the highest speed which the vessel is
designed to make under full horsepower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-27
YACHT SAILING Is AN ART.
To Excel in It a Man Must Have an
Inherent Love for the Sport.

From Scribner's.
That boat sailing is an art and not mere
trade. something which must be born In a
man and that cannot be acquired by mere
tea eSSing, is beyond all question. The sue
cessful skipper must be one who follows
the calling not from mere gain, but because
he loves it. He must be a man of indie
pendent thought, of iron resolution, but
with an observing and retentive mind-two
qualities not always found togetheI;
He must be capable of taking INFINITE
pains with his boat: of neglecting nothing,
however difficult or impossible, or however
trifing in its results, which may In any way
contribute to her Improvement. he must
not spare himself and 1t follows that he Is
likely to be very exacting with his crew.
They will respect him, but they generally
do not love him-except when he is at the
wheel.
spiration; his face CLOVIS and his eyes fairly
flame with the same expression that AMI
mates great artist absorbed In the crea-
ton of picture, his eyes burning like an
eagle while he sees in the air the scene he
is depicting. The really great boat sailor
Is in truth an artist, inspired by his work
to point where he rises superior to all ip-
material and trivial things and sees only
the essentials which make for victory.
What would not some wealthy yachtsmen
nav to experience for even an hour the JOY
and exultation of power that comes 70
man in a close race! Inc BOAT is awe
responding to the touch OF the wheel like
a mettiesome horse to the spur; she bounds
onward and her master is deaf to all but
the buzz of the wind and the surge of the
sea to leeward! Hear the ring OF his voice
az he gives the sharp command, Ready,
about" and watch the spell Of that voice
on the crew-how they spring into action
as one man. and throw the force OF giant
on to the head sheets.
with such a personality as this success
ful results are possible only when all dis
turbing influences are absent; there must
be as few as possible about him at the
Wheel: no one personally inimical to him
must be near at hand. as the influence Of
such a man is fatal to the speed of the
boat. No suggestion or remarks should be
made by the friends of the owner, and, In
fact the fewer of the owners friends on
board the better for the boat. Many race
has been lost, many boat has had her
reputation ruined by the abundance of ad-
vice showered on the man at the wheel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-27
The Business Clergyman.
From Leslie's Magszin

From Leslies Mag94lne.
A young minister was called few years
ago to churchfin. a thriving eastern city.
His predecessor had been a well-known
preacher whose sermons had attracted large
congregations. but whose expressed belief
was that the clergyman's single duty was
the spiritual wsifare3fof his people. The
church had failed to meet current expenses
for several years, and Its considerable debt
was increasing with mechanical regularity,
The newcomer was not wonderful orator,
but he had firm mouth and Jaw. Within
two years he was at the head of smoothly
running business organization whose de-
partments were handled by men who under
stood their work and did It, which discount
ed it's bills and reduced its old Indebtedness.
THE church. he said. one day. lis a tenn
poral organization doing an entirely practi-
sary to its continuance and definite achieve
ment Is as necessary to it's advance as in
any other temporal organization"
Your predecessor was right however =
spoke up one OF the leading members, with
provide; the Lord did provide YOU"
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The one-Tongued England.
v. d. Howells, in Harper's Magazine.

W. ~ A1o"eifs III Magazine.
what strikes the American constantly In
England is the homogeneousness of the peo-
pie. We have the foreigner SO much with
us that VIC miss him when we come to
England. " hen / take my walks In Gen.
trail Park am likely to hear any other
tongue oftener than English, to hear Yid-
dish. or Russian, or Polish, or Norwegian,
or French, or italian, or Spanish: but when
l take my walks on the Leas at Folkestone,
scarcely more than an hour from the po-
lyglot continent of Europe, / hear all but
nothing but English. Twice, indeed, I
heard few French people speaking to-
gether; once heard German Jew telling
story Of a dog. which he found so funny
that he almost burst with laughter; and
once again. in the lower town, there came
to me from the open door of an eating
house the sound of Italian. But nearly ev.
erywhere else was English, and the signs
Of lei on parle Francois were almost ~ in
frequent in the shops.
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REPORT INCORRECT.
Woman Who Committed Suicide Not
Related to Ensign Bagley.

Washington relatives of Ensign Worth
Bagley, the first American killed In the
Spanish-American war, said today that
there is no living relative of the family
named Mary Worth Bagley, which was re-
ported to have been the name of woman
fcrty-five years of age, who committed sui.
eide in New York city yesterday. The
statement made in New York was that the
woman named was friend and protege OF
Helen Gould and a relative of Ensign Bag
ley. She killed herself. 1t is reported, turn
ing on the gas in her room after she had
tightly closed windows and doors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-27
A Special in Boys Hats.
Value, SIPS: at Csc.

10 dozen Boys Soft Felt Hats, in Black or
Brown. Genuine Fur Felt. Alpine shapes.
For boys 8 to ID years. This is an unu-
sual bargain-the chance that seldom hap
pens twice in a season
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His Leg Broken.

An Italian laborer named Canto Dannyrs
was taken to the Emergency Hospital about
IL 80 o'clock this morning suffering from a
broken leg He received the injury by a
timber falling upon his leg tile working
near I'd and l streets northeast,