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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-12
PREPARING FOR WAR
Castro Fortifying Points Back
Of La Guaira.
POWDER FOR FORTS
GOVERNOR OF CARACAS ISSUES
CALL TO ARMS.
Minister Bowen Looked to by Both
Sides to Mediate and
Avoid War.

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, December 12.-
The defensive preparations at the strategic
points on the heights back of the town are
being vigorously pushed forward. The de-
posits of powder in the fortresses Of La
vigia and San Carlos have been removed.
Great patriotic demonstrations are being
made, and every one capable of bearing
arms is offering his services.
The embargo placed upon the harbor cor
poration has been removed.
CARACAS, Venezuela CThursday), De-
cenber 1.-THE government has taken pre-
servative measures at La Guaira. All the
deposit Of coal at the navy yard and all
the British cars on the La Guaira railroad
have been brought here, rendering imposst-
BILE the transportation of the allied troops
by rail- General Ferrer, the minister Of
war; spent all of the day in choosing spots
in the mountains where trenches are to be
dug.
The Governors Decree.
The governor of Caracas has issued the
following decree:
"All Venezuelans living in the federal dis
trict, between the ages of eighteen and
fifty years. must enroll themselves in the
militit; any such person refusing to en-
roll voluntarily as patriotism demands, will
be declared traitor and sent before the
tribunals
Yesterday after a long conference with
President Castro United States Minister
Bowen obtained an order for the liberation
of the remaining British and German sub
jects who were held prisoners, and an hour
later all had been released. Minister Bow
en- and Secretary of Legation Russell went
to jail five times and assisted the poor col
ored British subjects and those who were
Ill.
The orders for the release of the prisoners
has made good impression and Is looked
upon a polite act on the part of Presl-
dent Castro.
Every one in Caracas believes the situa-
tion to be desperate and threatens war un-
less Minister Bowen succeeds in having the
matters in dispute submitted to arbitration.
Minister Eowen's Good Offices.
1t is said on the authority of an official
near to President Castro. that the president
has allowed Minister Bowen to commune
cate with the Berlin and London govern
ments through the State Department at
Washington, this being the only hope of
avoiding a serious conflict 1t is reported
that the plan of the British and German
forces Is to secure the ports Of La Guara
and Puerto Cabello.
1t is stated on good authority that the
Venezuelan government has asked United
States Minister Bowen to act as arbitrator
in the controversy with Great Britain and
Germany.
The English telephone Office has been
seized,
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At THE WHITE HOUSE
Venezuelan Situation Dis
cussed in Cabinet.
THE ARBITRATION
PROPOSAL OF VENEZUELA TO BE
SUBMITTED.
THE ARBITRATION
Two South Carolina Places Talked
About-Vick May Be Reappointed
Some Of Today's Callers.

Foreign affairs were the principal subject
of discussion at the meeting Of the cabinet
TODAY Secretary Hay brought several
matters of Importance to the attention OF
the President and his fellow cabinet mem
bers chief Of which, naturally, was the
situation in Venezuela Cablegrams receiv-
ed from Minister Bowen at Caracas were
read by the Secretary. The request OF
President Castro that Minister Bowen act
as an intermediary between Venezuela and
Great Britain and Germany in an effort
to have the present difficulty submitted to
arbitration was received with favor, al
though some doubt was expressed whether
Great Britain and Germany, at this stage
of the imbroglio, would accept a proposal
of arbitration 1t is understood that the
proposition will be transmitted to those
countries through the State Department.
Secretary Root presented briefly the sit
uation with respect to the reciprocity treaty
with Cuba. The protocol has been signed
and probably will arrive here in a few
treaty which, it is hoped by the officials,
will be ready for submission to the Senate
before the holiday recess.
Two South Carolina Places.
John G. Capers. district attorney and re-
publican national commit eeman of South
Carolina, and Maj. Micah Jenkins collector
of internal revenue of that state. had an
interview with the President this afternoon
regarding two federal positions-the mar
shalship of the state and collector of Gus
toms of Charleston. For the latter position
the President still has under consideration
the name of DR.. Crum, colored, about whom
a good deal has been printed
The President is understood to be having
a quiet investigation made of the charges
HI i,,tp INV
in the republican national convention of ten
years ago. If the charges are sustained
DIR. Crlum will not be appointed collector.
If they are not, DR.. Crum will be given the
position.
For the marshalship Mr.. Capers has laid
before the President the names of four per-
sons-Abial Iathrop, former United States
attorney; V. P. Clayton former postmaster
at Columbus; John F. Jones of Blacksburg,
and ]. d. Adams, deputy marshal They
are clean and upright men, and, with the
exception of Mr.. Adams, are old-lne re-
pubicans. The President will think the
matter over. Mr.. Clayton Is regarded as
the strongest candidate. Since the death
of Marshal Cunningham. which brought
about the vacancy, Mr.. Clayton has been
acting as marshal.
Standing by Seattle.
Representative Cushman Of Washington
made a brief call to pay his respects. Mr..
Cushman is in the fight for a removal of
the army transport service from San Fran
cisco to Seattle up to the limit, and Is
confident Seattle has splendid chance OF
securing the transport business of the gov
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Narrowed to Five.

1t was announced at the beginning OF the
session of the board Of award this morning
that the contest had narrowed down to five
sets of plans, numbered, respectively, 1. z
g. and II. The final decision was in favor
of the plans known as No. 3. The various
sets of plans were considered and judged
merely as numbers. The names of the COM
peting architects were not known by any
member of the board. These names were
inclosed in Opaque, sealed envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-12

Every advertisement in.
The Star is pertinent testi-
mony, not of faith, but of
conviction.
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Washington, Mr.. Cushman thinks that
Sc attic Is going to be one of the coming
cities of the world.
A Judgeship for Senator Pritchard.
The Introduction of a bill in the Senate
yesterday by Senator Simmons Of North
Carolina creating new judgship for the
circuit composed of the Carolinas, Vir-
ginia and Maryland leads again to the
suggestion that Senator Pritchard may be
selected for the position should the bill be-
come law, as is expected.
The opinion has long been entertained
that Senator Pritchard would prefer a high
judicial position to continuation in poll
ntcs, but some of those who know him sratt-
mately assert that his inclinati is to re-
main in politics. Senator Pritchard ia an
able lawyer, and would have strong back
Ing for circuit Judge IL he desired the posi-
tion His rela tions with President Roose-
welt have been cordial, and it Is not antfci-
pated that the possible nomination of S. H
Wick as postmaster a. Wilson, N. c., would
disturb their friendly relations.
Wick May Be Appointed.
The impression is growing that the Presi-
dent will give another term to the colored
postmaster at Wilson. notwithstanding the
Endorsement Of another man by Senator
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Standing by Seattle.

Representative Cushman Of Washington
made a brief call to pay his respects. Mr..
Cushman is in the fight for a removal of
the army transport service from San Fran
cisco to Seattle up to the limit, and Is
confident Seattle has a splendid chance OF
securing the transport business of the gov
ernment. Like all other people from
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BILL
Appropriations for the Gov
ernment Departments.
REPORTED TO HOUSE
PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE
MEASURE.
Total Reduction in the Number Of
Salaries-Increases in Some
Of tie Bureaus.
REPORTED TO HOUSE

The legislative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. carrying s269S0. 49, .1s to
pay the salaries of clerks and Departmental
officials, was reported to the House today
by Representative Bingham Of Pennsylva-
MIA. from the appropriations committee.
The estimates on which the bill is based
aggregate s27 1854 .27s.50. The appropriations
for the same purposes for the current fiscal
year, including 81 O3s, 47o carried in the SUM-
dry civil, deficiency and other acts. aggre-
gated SIG, 430 15l.50, being 500. 0.301.66 less
than Is recommended In the accompanying
bill for the service Of the fiscal year 1904.
The total amount recommended in the bill
is $423. .S25.34 less than the aggregate of the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29
IlkYEN TOP CREATES
A GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE
Joseph Lee lnyents the National Kneadinq
{ and Mixi1 3 lyIach iIn,ee . III

Fnr ti,onaa a %. Z. tha,a,sha., ~, =
= II ,' 1sas .nelo NOS ven no
$ e 'a IN the nosnely art OF making
bread. The primitive c0ndi tons of the
stone are are stil, tha nnathna. an,r,n,,,--
cd By the housew1ree T li,1, ali these
yso4 !. ile1s 'or an -Ameri-
C IaH " invent machine which will lessen
the labor increase the economy OF bread.
making and insure a1,sn1,i,a ,,,,,rit, ], -
Joseph Lee, who was for eleven years
q steward in the United states Coast sur
vey. gave particular attention to bread
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29

The St. Paul Pioneer: Press, seems
to think that a better way to help the
Afro.American than BY giving him
some good Offices, is to have congress
establish military and naval schools
for his express benefit. We cannot
see it in that light. All distinctions
are odioug. We. are perfectly salts
fed with the schools we now have and
don't; want any Others The schools
are all right: it is the people in them
who h are wrong: Give the Alfro-Amer-
lean boys the same chance to get into
those schools that the white boys
have, then treat them just as you do
the white boys; no better, nor no
worse; give them fair, square show
in examinations both mental and
physical and there will be, no doubt
that they will hold their own. They
have demonstrated this in the various
civil service examinations: What we
want is to- have the color line .oblite-
rated, not made more: pronounced, as
such suggested separate schools would
make it.
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Here is. the condition of affairs on &C.
count. ofthe discrimination on account
of suffrage made by the Democrats of
South Carolina. The South Carolina
general assembly, meeting the second
Tuesday in January, will be composed
entirely of whites. This has not be.
fore been the case since the right of
suffrage was granted the Afro-Ameri-
can. For the first time in the same
period no Afro-American will hold Of
fee in the state. In Georgetown and
Beaufort counties, where, by natural
agreement, these Offices have been .di
vided' for a dozen years, the whites
made the issue for straight Democrat.
&c tickets, and won without strug
. gle, the Afro-Americans not going to
the polls. Though Republicans were
nominated in six of the seven dis
triets, the total vote polled for those
candidates af ate was 742. In the same dis
tricts the Democratic vote was 27,ss2.
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The Jim Crow damn foolishness
is causing some trouble in Virginia
in a peculiar way. H. W. w. Hawkes.
is suing the Atlantic Coast Line for
being put off one of its trains because
( he refused to go into a car reserved
for whites Hawkes. is almost white.
The conductor of the train found him
in the car for Afro-Americans and,
supposing him to, be white man, or
defed him into the car set apart for
them. Upon Hawkes. refusing to
comply with the conductors demand
he was put of the train. Hawkes.
now brings suit for $4,000 against
the company.
What fools we mortals be- is an
assertion made by a white man many
years ago and it holds good today
where many of them are concerned. :
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and the benefit has been extraordinary.
It has completely braced me up. l am
just as vigorous as when boy and you
cannot realize how happy am"
,tifully. Results were exactly what I
needed. Strength and vigor have com
pletely returned and enlargement is en-
tirely satisfactory" $50 ...- 49,!
Dear Sirs:-Yours was received and
had no trouble in making use of the re-
ceipt as directed, and can truthfully say
1t is boon to weak men,
Don't stop and wonder how they can
afford to do all this, but send to-day; the
offer is genuine, and the prescription will
be sent by return mail in a perfectly
plain envelope absolutely free just as
stated. Write to-day and soon you'll be
happy. ~ .-..-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29

Perhaps, after all, the people of New
Orleans e'aa1 will not be bothered with the
obnoxious Jim Crow street cars as
President H. H. Pearson, of the New
Orleans Railways i Company, and his
officials tle*s charged with violating the
separate car law, was discharged last
week BY the Judge Of the Second City
Criminal Court. Counsel for the com,
pany had demurred to the afidavits
on the ground that the, law is uncon.
stitutional. The judge sustained the
demurrers. The case will probably go
to the State Supreme Court. <..".<
81.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29

There is no longer any need for men to
suffer from lost vitality, night losses, va
r1eocele. etc., when it can be. cured all
most like magic in the privacy of your
own home and restore small weak ORIGINS
to full strength and vigor of youth BY a
slrnple remedy which any man can use.
the pr. Knapp Medical Co.. 1941 Hull
Building Detroit, Mich, and they will
gladly send you the Doctors full prescrip-
ton free and everything necessary for a
The following, taken from their daily
mail shows; what men say who have
taken advantage of this grand free offer:
thanks for yours of recent date. I have
given your treatements thorough test,
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a CHANCE FOR YOUNG MEN AT
THE TUSkEGEE INSTITUTE

+ tHE GiOoNEGEE INSTITUTE.
4 The demands In ali parts Of this
country, and in several foreign coun-
tries sforawell trained ID en- fsour race
in the direction of scientific and prac.
tical agriculture, are so great that this
Institution is willing to offer excep:
tiona1 advantages to. young men who
wish to come here and take either a
regular or post graduate course in
agric,ll tnress is We cannot begin to sup.
ply the demands that come to us FOR
trained men in the direction Of agri.
culture. The positions for which these
trained men are wanted are those. in
most every case which pay high sala.
ries. d ; s.#s. ~
We are especially anxious to get
hold Of men who have received. al
far as possible, good education be.
fore coming here, and are ready to en-.
ter upon a thorough course Of agri-
cultural training. ~
For further information address.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
Principal.
Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29

Commissioner West Of the District
Of Columbia. after consultation with
the superintendent of police has de
cided to appoint Afro-Americans to
succeed Afro-Americans as policemen
in case of DEATH, resignation or re.
moval. To come within the scope OF
this cs',le eo1ored applicants must
measure rla up to all demands physically
and mentally and be of good charac.
ter. So 49, 4 ~. e. -. s..
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29

The decrease in the Afro-American
vote compared with two years ago is
about 500 per cent they seem, for
\ the the time at least, to have abandoned
politics. Had they desired to vote
10000 could have done 50, possibly
25, oee.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29

body Of the bread, whereas in the case OF
bread made by this machine the. thorough
kneading and manipulation so develons
its latent Qualities that more water is alb
sorbed in the dough and every particle OF
the -four is turned into bread substance:
thus the additional sixty pounds IF bread
Is easily accounted for.
Mr.. Lees machine is now quite general
" employed by bakers thToughoJ. the
United States and Great Britain. In adj
has recently invented an automatic
cruanbing machine. which. while IL Will
not work q great Observation-Disclosures
that the National kneading machine
has, yet It proves the versatility OF Ills
u Inventor. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29

Senator. Scott Of West Virginia, de
mics the report that he is DESTROYS. Of
President Roosevelt's defeat for <the
nomination in 1904, because Of the ad.
.ministration's attitude toward the Lii,
5ly Whites In the South.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29

There is a peach Of a man named
Archibald, Jones now under arrest in
Knoxville, Tenn, nine women claim
him as their husband. Another
strange feature in the case is that
each of the nine women has a male
child Of which Jones is the father
Mr.. Jones is. a white man.
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-: .5E@ E,Y x; - M SO
SATURDAY., NOVEMBER 20; 1so
~. - I :. '! : - !. IT. :
LONG LIVE ROOSEVELT.

- Jung LIVE ROUSEVEEI J.,
We cannot find words to express
our gratitude tcward4Preaident Roose-
welt for the brave manly position he
has taken in reference to the appoint
ment of Afro-Americanss to office. We
.tiIiin .il'tsSI59&, IL :&.a.5st,.; 3 w.
reproduce his letter on the subject
which speaks for itself. Long live
Roosevelt. ~ u
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DUST OFF YOUR BIBLES.

Here's a Nice Little scripturaI Letter
and Reply.
a lovesick lady wrote to the object
of her affections that he would find
her message in the third epistle Of
John, verses 13 and 14, and that the
answer desired was in the second
epistle Of John. verse H.. 5ss5
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nOiristoVDNOPDlalC COLLEGE
ECuMnEn m iaaa

F0uMDED lN 1881. -
Fourteen teachers. Elegant an cornmodt-
GUS ou1ia1nGs Climate unsurpassed. Depart
ments: College Preparatory Normal, Eng.
a.sl. Music, Shorthand, Typewriting and q.
Eff TY DOLLARS I.S ADVANCE
VIII pay for board. room, light, fuel, tuition
a 81 al incidentals Tor the entire year. Board
S0.OV per month; tuition 600 ier torn.
IhorouRh work done IN each Department
Seuo Tor c1rcula. to the president, 80
IS REV. UDSON 3. HILL, ID. D..
Horrlstown, Tenn.