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Evening star., 1907-10-20
HUNT ENDING
WILL START FOR HOME MON,
DAY MORNING.
No Telling Whether He Killed a
Bear on His Last Day in
Camp or Not.

STAMBOUL, La, October 19.-With the
close of the day the President terminated
his fourteenth days hunt on Bear like
and Tenas bayou. That the last day was
one of unabated activity on his part is
certain, but the result was not known at
. o'clock. as no messenger leaving the
camp after the close of the days sport
had reached the telegraph station.
The weather was excellent as it has
been throughout the week, and the party
started out in the early morning in high
spirits and in anticipation of a fine day
with which to close the fortnight of sport
The President will reach Mr.. Shields
home during the forenoon tomorrow and
will meet number of Mr.. Shields friends
at dinner. A special train will take the
President and his party to Nicksburg.
starting from this point at 10 o'clock Mon
day. After a stay of four hours at Vicks-
burg the President will board the Pennsyl
vania railroad train which carried him
from Washington TO keokuk and return
to Washington aboard of it.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
WITH IMPRESSIVE SERVICES.
Close of the Episcopal Convention
at Richmond.

RICHMOND, Va. October 19.-The gen.
eral convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church of America closed this after
non with impressive services at Holy
Trinity Church. in which sixty bishops
took part.
The sermon was preached by the pre-
siding bishop and the bishops of Albany.
Dallas and Virginia and Rev Dr. Nc
Kim of Washington, president of the
house of deputies, read the service. The
sermon took the place of the usual pas
toral letter and was espe cially impress
sive coming from the venerable head of
the American church.
There was a pause of probably full
minute as the last words died away and
the choir sang splendidly "Te Deum."
The concluding PRAYERS of the service
were said by the presiding bishop stand
ing at the commu lion table and IL was
he who pronounced the benediction, after
which the most impressive incident of the
whole service occurred, when the I'M
mense audience together with the bishops
and the choir, sang with a strength of
feeling and with a power which shook the
building the wonderful Gloria in E,x-
celsis." AS the bishops filed out in recess
sional the choir and the congregation
sang the battle hymn of the church. THE
Son of God Goes Forth to War" and as
the last bishop passed through the door
the choir and the people said Amen"
and the general convention passed into
history.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
BRYAN AT ATLANTA.
Delivers His Address on the "Aver-
age Man" at State Fair.

ATLANTA. Ga, October 19.-WMiam m
Jennings Bryan before a great crowd at
the state fair today declared:
The average man wants his own state
to control its own affairs.
Since l was here a year ago." he con-
tinued. "a new condition has been forced
into the political arena 1t is difficult to
state what the paramount question of the
day may be. A great new question has
arisen; that is. the relative sphere of the
state and of the nation. 1t is necessary
that a concrete question arise before the
average man becomes interested in it."
Mr.. Bryan then described recent events
wherein the executive of the nation as
serted treaty rights for foreign nation
over state rights in California; he alluded
to the effort in North Carolina of a rail-
road asserting the right to suspend a law
of the people; and of the recent national
convention of attorneys general which
adopted a memorial to Congress asking
that the doctrine which Gov. Glenn of
North Carolina stood for be made that OF
the whole country by act of Congress, and
asked:
What does this mean?"
1t means that the average man wants
his own state to control its own affairs
1t is the assertion of the right of local
self-government. That government is
best which is closest to the people.
Mr.. Bryan arrived in the city be fore 6
o'clock this morning. At IL o'clock he
was given an informal reception by Gov.
Smith at the executive mansion, and in
the afternoon a public reception was given
in his honor. He spoke again tonight at
dollar dinner given by the Young
Mems Democratic League.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Finds a Chadwick Fortune.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, October ia
pass book showing deposits of over $780,
900 in favor of the late Mrs. Cassie Chad
session of Nathan Loesser. the referee In
bankruptcy. today. The deposits were
made on June 10, 1902, and the referee
says there is nothing to indicate that the
account was checked against at ALL The
deposits were made about the time of
Mrs Chadwick's dealings with James w.
Friend of Pittsburg.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
PEACE CONGRESS
ENDS SESSION
Close of International Confer
enCe at The Hague.
WAS CONVENED 18 WEEKS
Long Array of Conclusions Largely
Sentimental.
TOO MANY OBSTRUCTIvES
Promotion of Peace Had Small Part
in Proceedings-Chief Work,
Regulation of War.
WAS CONVENED 18 WEEKS
TOO MANY 0BSTRUCTIvES
Results Of Conference.

This is the official list of conven-
tions adopted by the conference as
the final product of its labors:
/. The peaceful regulation of in
ternation conflicts.
>. Providing for an international
prize court.
3. Regulating the rights and
duties of n nutrals on land.
4. Regulating the rights and
duties of neutrals at sea.
D Covering the laying of sub
q. The bombardment of towns
from the sea.
:. The matter of the collection
of cOntractual debts.
$. Tn transformation of mer-
Chantmcn into warships.
9. The treatment of captured
crews.
10. Tie inviolability of fishing
boats.
II. The inviolability of the pos
tai service.
Il. The application of the Geneva
convention and the Red Cross to
sea warfare, and
IL. The laws and customs regu-
lating land warfare.
The right to sign these conven-
tions will be open until June 30,
1905
In addition the conference has
made declarations and adopted res
olutions as follows:
First-That balloons shall not be
used FOR the throwing of explosives.
SeCond-A recommendation in IA
vor of obligatory arbitration.
Third-A recommendation regard
ing the establishment of a perma-
nent court of arbitration.
Fourth-A resolution concerning
the limitation of ornaments.
Fifth-The convocation of the
third conference,
Sixth-The prohibition of un-
necessarily cruel bullets in warfare.
Seventh-The cooperation of all
countries in the building of the
Palace of Peace.
Evening star., 1907-10-20

oil operator. had been loaned nearly S.,
100000 by the Standard, Mr.. Barnsdall
said: Il have from time to time borrowed
money when I needed 1t from the Stand
ard OIL Company, and 1 never denied that
had
Il borrowed the money some time ago
and l paid interest on the loan like any
other borrower. How much 1 borrowed is
not the publics business, and, in fact, it
is no ones business now as the loans
have been paid. I am like many others
who needed money in oil development.
and 1 went to the Standard and got it,
paying per cent for the money, and that
is ell there Is to it."
Mr.. Barnsdall is one of the largest in
dividual operators in the "midcontinent"
field, embracing Kansas, Texas and In
dian Territory.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
NEW PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.
District Man Among Those Elected
to Office at Organization.

NORFOLK, Va, October 19-"The So
ciety of Descendants of the Signers of the
Declaration of Independence" was per-
manently organized at the Jamest ex-
position today with these officers: Presi-
dent, Judge Albert Mcclellan Mathewson.
New Haven; secretary, Thomas Jefferson
Randolph. Norfolk; treasurer, William
Shields Mexican. Washington, D. C. 1t
was determined to meet annually July 4
One hundred representing all thirteen
original states attended the organization
In the Maryland building, a replica of old
Annapolis capitol in which Washington
resigned as commander-in-chief of the
continental army.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Blocked the Breech.

The lieutenant cried out for the men at
the breech block to stop, but the gunner
had thrown all his strength into the mas
sive piece of metal, and it was swing .ng
on It's oiled hinges swiftly to the threads
in the breech.
In the instant Lieut.. Cronan jumped
to the breech and thrust his fingers into
the narrowing crack between the block
of steel and the ridged lock- There
was a soft thud and the lieutenant
brought his hand away with blood
streaming from the stumps of his fin
gers. The block had stopped within a
half inch of the loose powder grains
When the officer was found on the
flagship today and asked to tell about
how he lost his fingers he abruptly
turned on his heel and went down
stairs to his quarters.
Forget it," he said. as his head dis
appeared down the companionway.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Part Five.

Georgetown Beats Maryland. nd............. l
Harvard Wins From Middies. .........
Professionals Beat Trinity. y................
Fierce Play at Philadelphia. ia...............
Coligny Wins In a Drive. ................
Various Base Ball Grounds in District. ....
Swarthmore Defeats G. W. U............. 2
Army Holds Yale ........................ 2
Departmental Bowling League Averages.
News of Interest to Automobilists ......
One Of the Defeated Tigers Explains. ..... 3
Some Perils Met by Umpires. ..............
Busy at Brightwood. Observation-Disclosures. 3
Achievements of Idlewild. d.................
Little Stories of Base Ball Players. ........
Modern Tendencies IN Golf.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
SAVED A WHOLE GUN GREW
HEROISM OF AN OFFICER ON
THE CONNECTICUT.
Lost His Fingers Preventing q
Flare-Back in One of the
Eight-Inch Turrets.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 19-The fatal ex-
plosion on the batt.esh'p Georgia a few
block closing on loose powder within the
breech, according to the belief of the
naval board of inquiry that Investigated
the disaster.
1t was to prevent repetition at Just
such an accident on the Come ticut that
led Lieut.. Cronan to stay the closing of
the breech of the eight-inch gun in the
after turret by inserting his fingers in the
breech grooves just as the heavy butt of
metal was swinging into place. When
they swung back the breech block the
fragments of his first Qndex) fingers, sew
cred at the first joint, were found ground
into the grooves.
The Connecticut had joined the rest of
the squadron in target practice off Cape
Cod last week. and all of the eght-inch
guns were being worked.
High-Speed Work
The eight gunners working under COM
mand of Lieut.. Cronan in the after star
board turret were swinging to their ask
like pieces of mechanism in a single ma
chine. Two men worked the powder hoist
from the magazines below, two swabbed
out the gun after each shot, two lifted the
bags of powder into the breach after the
heavy shell had been placed and one
man swung back and locked the breech
for the firing. 1t was bang, and in an in
slant the breech was open, and the men
were sucking in the powder fumes while
they swabbed and hoisted and charged
the big gun for another shot.
Saw the Danger.
The gun got so hot that it was difficult
to place a hand on the breech without
blistering it. The men with the water
swabs kept the temperature down to the
safety point inside the chamber, but even
at that it was almost hot enough TO flash
powder, and a little friction would have
been enough to set off any spare grains.
The breech block had just been thrown
bags of powder had been placed behind
the projectile. The men placed a third
bag into the chamber, but there must
have been a tear IN this bag, for just as
the bag was put into position and the
man who swung the breech block gave a
heave the lieutenant saw some grains of
powder lying loose on the threads of the
breech block. The least friction of the
breech block in closing on these grains of
powder would have flashed them and the
entire charge would probably flare back
into the faces of the crew.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Longworth May Succeed Tower.

Special Cabegram to The Star
LONDON, October 19-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Observer sends the fol-
lowing:
There is a persistent report In the
American colony that President Roose-
velts daughter, Mrs. Longworth, will
shortly be sent to Germany to preside
over the United States embassy-that is
that her husband, Representative Nicho as
Longworth. will succeed Mr.. Charlemagne
Tower, who recently resigned as the
American ambassador to Germany"
Evening star., 1907-10-20
BORROWED STANDARD MONEY.
Pittsburg Oil Operator Admits Sc.
curing Millions in Loans.

PITTSBURG, Pa, October 19.-When
asked today concerning the testimony OF
William G. Rockefeller at New York in
the hearing to dissolve the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey during which
Mr.. Rockefeller said that Theodore N
Barnsdall of Pittsburg, the independent
Evening star., 1907-10-20
COMMUTERS BADLY HURT.
One Man Killed on Chicago and
Northwestern.

CHICAGO, October 19.-Fireman Harry
Larson was killed and ten other persons
were injured in a head-on collision be-
tween two suburban passenger trains of
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad
near Grand avenue tonight Walter
Cushing engineer of the northbound
train, was arrested pending an investi-
ton of the accident. The northbound
train was moving slowly, so compare
lively few passengers were hurt Most
of the injuries consisted of cuts and
bruises.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Southern Conductor Killed.

HELENA, Ga. October ia con-
struction train on the Southern railway,
in charge of Conductor John Birdsong
of Macon, was derailed at Ravage
Creek, a short distance from Adams
Park, this afternoon, and the conductor
was seriously injured, dying subsequently.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
New Typewriting Record.

NEW YORK. October l9-Miss Rose
l.. Fritz, champion typewriter. made a
new record today when she wrote from
sictation an average OF ninety-seven
words a minute for thirty minutes
while blindfolded
Evening star., 1907-10-20
WEEK IN WALL STREET
Bad Six Days Now Well
Done With.
HEINZE IN AN ILL TEMPER
Pugnacious Young Westerner Got
the Worst of 1t.
DECLINATION OF MR.. RIDGELY
Came Too Late in the Day to Have
Any Appreciable Effect on
the Market.

NEW YORK, October 19.-There was
district when the short session of the
stock exchange ended today marking
the close of one of the most panicky
weeks that Wall street has known for a
long time.
The declination of the presidency of
the Mercantile National Bank by VII
liam b. Ridgcly, federal controller of
the currency, did not come until after
the business day was over, and there
fore had no effect on the market or the
financial situation in general. What the
effect may be when the market opens
Monday it Is impossible to say, but 1t is
the general opinion of financiers that
the weekend holiday will serve TO settle
matters in the street, and that unless
there are unexpected developments in the
delicate situation confidence will in a
large measure be restored by Monday.
The clearing house committee again to-
day took care of the debit balance of the
Mercantile National, nine clearing house
banks, II Is said. providing S1.S0O,OOO 10
make good the balance No action was
taken looking to the future support of
the bank. should this be necessary
f. Augustus Heinze. who resigned the
presidency of the Mercantile National i'm
mediately following the suspension of his
brothers firm by the stock exchange. is
sued another statement today, in which
he reiterated his denial that he had sold
any OF his stock in the bank lie sharp
criticised fln
tee for referring to the impairment of tbe
surplus of the bank, saying that this
action was due to a desire on the part of
other bankers to induce customers to
Withdraw their deposits from the Mer-
camille National in order that their own
lnstltutlOnS might secnre therr, -
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Some of the Declines.

On the stock exchange and the curb
practically every stock dealt in suffered
net decline during the week. United Cop
per, which is not listed stock and is
dealt in only on the curb, suffered a net
decline of 3s4s for common and 4911 for
preferred. closing at "a and 20. re.pec-
lively. Guggenheimer exploration drop
ped 10 points. On the exchanges Anal
gamated reached 43I2 closing today at
AIS and showing net loss of Us for the
week. The low point reached was the bot
tom price for several years and was 71&.
points below the high point for the year
Smelling also made new low mark of
6lli and showed a net loss of l. points on
the Week. The low figure was 932. under
the high price for the year and 771a under
the low price for 1896 Railroads and in
dustrials suffered during the week but
the close today was in almost every case
substantially above the low figure for the
week.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Part Four.

House in One Piece. e......................
For the Home DressmRker. ker.............. 2
Practical Aid for Artistic Needlewomen. 80. 9
MIR. Dooley. ....................... 4
Capt Amundsen In Search of Pole. ......... 4
Picking Up Living. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5
Anecdotes Of Well-known People. .......... 5
Drop Me Souvenir Postal.
The Powers and Maxine. ...................
Hunting the Lion in Morocco. .............
Once Popular "Oui-Ja" Board. ............ s
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Bankers Barricadfnp.

The weekly bank statement showed an
unexplained addition of Sd, 443, 100 to the
cash holdings of banks, bringing the cash
holdings s11, 10000 above the required re-
serves. This is taken to mean that the
banks are preparing themselves for any
crisis that may be forced on them next
week.
State Treasurer Julius Hauser. accompa-
MED by several state officials, came to
New York today for the purpose of inves-
ugaung the condition of the Mercantile
National, the state having deposits in the
bank aggregating 100000. Mr. Hauser
was assured by the clearing house COM
mittee that the bank was perfectly solvent
and he was advised to leave the money in
the bank.
1t was announced today that C. w.
Morse, who is heavily interested in the
Mercantile National. had resigned from
the directorate of the Van Norden Trust
Company, in which he held a small in
tereSt.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Part Six.

Sambo and His Funny Noises. ses........
Nieodemus Napoleon James Crow, Esq. ..
Wags-The Dog That Adopted Man
Uncle Geo. Washington Bings, the Village
Prof. Fakem, the Naturalist st....
Brownie Clown Of Brownietown
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Part Two.
Part Three.

THE VANISHING FLEETS. BY ROY
NORTON Observation-Disclosures. IL
The Healing Springs. BY Sir Gilbert Parker j
Lost Cities Awaiting Discovery. BY George
n. Olcott. Observation-Disclosures. D
Night With Galloping Dick. BY II. b.
Marriott Watson. 4
The Bug Lacquer Goes TO Il Bull Fight. By
Allen Sangree. .<:............ 8
Some Fun With Numbers. rs..-.............. 10
Evening star., 1907-10-20
FISH STILL IN DOUBT
Control of Illinois Central Not
Yet Settled.
PROXY COMMITTEE SLOW
Cannot Report Before Next Tues
day Noon.
HARTMAN OFF FOR NEW YORK
The General Situation Is Practically
the Same, With Both Sides
Hunting for Votes.
HARTMAN OFF FOR NEW YORK

CHICAGO. October 1o-The meeting of
the Illinois Central railroad stockholders
was today adjourned until II o'clock
Tuesday morning. The proxy committee
was still unable to report but ii is be
lieved that it may be able to submit it's
findings to the stockholders meet ng
when it next convenes. The committee
has been at work almost night and Gay,
but the volume of proxies is so large that
the task is a huge one, and with the scru-
tiny which is bestowed on each, in behalf
of both Mr.. Fish and Mr. Hartman, prog
ress is slow.
Last night the committee was handling
the proxies in alphabet cal order and had
reached the names of stockholders which
began with the letter H" Early today
1t was at M" From M it jumped to
Wv" and when the meeting was called to
order today 1t was working on 'P.' Mr..
Cromwell, attorney for Mr.. Hartman,
who has so far done the greater part of
the talking. and who puts motions and
announces votes without referring them
to President Harahan. the presiding Of
ficer declared today:
The proxy committee is sill unable to
make report. 1t is believed that some
thing can be had by next Tuesday This is
not positive, but we hope for something
at that time l therefore suggest that an
adjournment be taken until IL o'clock
tuesday morning
Hartman Leaves.
The meeting was then adjourned to the
hour suggested by Mr. Cromwell.
Z. Fl. Hartman, who has been very i'm
patient of the delay In reaching a vote,
left for New York. at 2:3O o'clock today
just at the time the meeting was called
to order. He declared that important
matters demanded his presence in New
York on Monuay morning. and under no
circumstances could he remain longer.
He said just before taking the train:
L not only must return to New York
but must say that | was never so glad
in my life to get away from Chicago as L
am right now"
Stockholders Weary.
William. Nelson Cromwell will remain in
Chicago in charge of Mr.. Harriman's in
terests and it is not believed that Mr.
Hartman will return in time for a vote
on Tuesday. He may come, however If
the matter is delayed much later than
that date.
The general situation Is practically the
same Both sides are seeking proxies
with much energy, and it was reported
today, although the story could not be
confirmed, that Mr.. Hartman had re-
Gently purchased in Chicago one block of
700 shares. paying for them $40 above the
market price.
The stockholders, wearied by the delay.
nave Tor the most part gone to their
homes. The meeting today was poorly
attended, and it is expected that even
fewer persons will be present next Tues
day.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
Part One.

Locks OF Canal Must Be Wider. ............ /
Week IN Wall Street. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. /
Fish Still in Doubt Observation-Disclosures.
ieace Congress L
Austrian Emperor Losing Strength. ........ 2
Japan's War Activity. ty.................. =
Aero Club Eager TO Meet Victors. .......... 2
Commissioners Report Observation-Disclosures. 3
Tramps and Their Dongs. gs.................
Rest From Politics OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Streets and Roads. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Army and Navy News. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
JlngleS .
JlnRles u
Water Squeezed Out. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
National Guard News. Observation-Disclosures. II
Temple Lodge. L. Observation-Disclosures. 10
Sky Sailors Fight for Championship. IA
Financial Page. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Evening star., 1907-10-20
THE STAR TODAY.

The Star today consists Of six parts. as
follows:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11

THE SAD STORY or MISS VAN BUREN AND THE BOGUS COUNT
Hken the sad story Of female ambition cruel deception and
frenzied fooashne
Miss Edith Buren, the most popular bellies Of New
She the grand niece president
accomplished; she had burn and likewise uors
spare them suited her for she lady Of high ambitions
She could be truly until she had title
well able afford this luxury She determined at she wouldn't
tin could be a countess duchess of something
stealing the fair Miss Buren ap
preaching anxiety matrimonial bliss
searched through markets continent vain finally
really article that suited fancy
the Count Vessh
menado" Here's affinity said the American MAZDA like
that would be cheap any price and she closed the deal
first disappointment that
broke and dig expenses
trip wouldn't cared for this the hadn't
spent change she gave him gambling drinking More bitter
grief learned that ALL but
simply handmade title To remedy this she bought him
paying Of To show his appreciation
this his wife with vanous cruelty She stood
long then she went to divorce It then
that discovered husband had followed e profession jail
bird before he embarked in the count business
And that's enough Of Miss Van Buens story It's sad the
tale Of much that Of Juliet and Romeo but
row always attends the of things great noble Miss Van Buren
experience unusual