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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Paris Strikers Are Arrested.

PARIS, Dec. 30.-The police struck
a decisive blow at the bakers strike
to-day by arresting four of the chief
officials of the bakers organization on
the charge of being responsible for
the pillage of bake-shops on the out
skirts of the city. The bakers subse-
uuently held a meeting, decided TO
postpone the strike until January 1 5,
and protest against the arrests. The
aiIied trades have also resolved to
postpone the strike.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
PREPARING FOR THE WORST.
Japanese Minister at Washington Says
Toxic Is Getting Ready for War.

Toxic Is Getting Ready for War.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30-The Japan
csc Minister called at the State De-
partment to-day and reported that the
situation in the Far East was one that
gave great concern and that Japan was
making great preparations for the
worst II is hoped, however, that Rus
sia will reconsider her first answer to
Japans request.
At the Russian embassy and at the
Japanese legation the press IS informed
that the situation in the Far East has
entered upon a critical stage Both
the Russian ambassador. Count Cas-
sini. and Kogoro Takahira, the Japan
ese Minister, express the hope that war
is not yet inevitable. Count Cassini
goes further and is of the opinion that
the situation may yet be saved without
recourse to arms, but the Embassador
has no official advices on which to base
this belief apd it is only his personal
view. Takahira takes a more pessi-
mistic view Of the case.
Russia and Japan are receiving num-
erous letters from Americans offering
their services in the event Of war. The
Russian ambassador and the Japanese
Minister are declining all offers of as
sistance. At the Japanese legation the
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
BELIEVE HEIRESS is
HELD FOR RANSOM
Nothing Is Learned OF the Where
abOuts of Miss Ethel ROveIle of

MERIDIAN, Miss, Dec. 3O.-NO
trace has been found of Miss Ethel
ROvelle. the missing heiress. who dis
appeared from Meridian a week ago
to-day. Her relatives both here and
in Birmingham still fear that she has
been kidnapped and being held for ram
som. 1t has been learned that Miss
Rovelle has been shadOwed by un-
known persons ever since it became
known that she had become an heiress.
This strengthens the belief of the fam
lily here that she has been kidnapped.
Miss RovelIe recently came into the
fortune of Miss Minerva BinfOrd OF
Denver Colo.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Passenger Train Derailed.

BUTTE. Mont. Dec. 2S.-NOrthern
Pacific Express No. 4. eastbOund, Seat
tie to ST. Paul, in charge Of COnduc-
tor J. r. Smith and Engineer G.. $.
Wilson. struck broken rail near
Tusca Siding, 1S5 miles west Of Mis-
soula. at o'clock this morning. Seven
cars were derailed. including two Pull
mans. The passengers were badly
shaken up, but none were seriously
hurt.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Ask Your Druggist for Free PerUDa Almanac for 1904
KANSAS CITY SCHOOL
BOARD UNDER FTRH
Member of Body Charges That AssO-
ciate Has Accepted Fees for
Contracts


KANSAS CITY, No, Dec. 9O.-Before
the Grand Jury at Kansas City, Kans.,
to-day, George Mel. Miller, a member
of the Board of Education, told the
jury, it is said, that an agent of a Chi
cago book firm told him that one of
the other members of the board had
agreed to secure a contract to supply
books to the public schools in consider
alton Of 500.
The schoOlbOOk agent then arranged
a meeting with the member Of the
board, when a verbal agreement was
made and witnessed by two other per-
sons. Miller also told the jury, it 10
said, that a contractor last year had
stated to him that a member OF the
Board of Education had demanded 800
TO get the signatures of the board for
paving in front of school building.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Minister A. G. Blair May Resign.

ST. JOHN. n. B.. Dec. 3O.-It is
announced that A. G. Blair, former
Minister of Railways and Canals in
Sir Wilfrid Lauriers Cabinet, will
resign his seat in Parliament because
of a disagreement with the Premier
over the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail-
way bill. Blair. it is said, has been
designated to inspect the railway sys-
TENS of the United States. with the
view to laying the information be-
fore national railroad commission
to be appointed ty the Cabinet
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Bidding for Chilean Warships.

SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Dec. go
The Chilean Government has received
offers from the Japanese Government
for the purchase of two Chilean war
ships, the battle-ship Captain Prat.
5000 tons. and the cruiser Chacabuco.
$500 tons
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

PerJna is known from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. Letters of congratulatiOn
and commentator testifying TO the mer-
it's of PeFuna as a catarrh remedy are
pouring in from every State in the
Union. DR.. Hartman is receiving hun
dreds of such letters daily All classes
write these letters, from the highest TO
the lowest
The outdoor laborer, the indoor arti-
san, the clerk. the editor, the statesman.
the preacher-aII agree that Peruna is
the catarrh remedy of the age The stage
and rostrum, recognizing catarrh as
their greatest enemy. are especially en-
thusiastic in their praise and testimony
Any man who wishes perfect health
must be entirely free from catarrh. Ca
tarrh is well nigh universal; almost ON
nipresent- Peruna is the only absolute
safeguard known. cold is the begin
ming of catarrh. To prevent colds. TO
cure colds. is to cheat catarrh out of its
victims. Peruna not only cures catarrh.
but prevents it. Every household should
be supplied with this great remedy for
coughs. colds and so forth.
The Governor of Oregon is an ardent
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec, SO.-Any
optimism as to a peaceful outlook was
rudely shaken by Toxic dispatches to-
day. The sentiment prevailing is that
the chance of avoiding war has been
reduced to a minimum. A high mill
tary authority. accepting war as fore
gone conclusion, said:
IT presume when the time comes the
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
CABINET AGAIN ATTACKED.
Japanese POpuIace Accuses Ministry
of DiIatory Tactics

YOKOHAMA, Dec. 3O.-At an ex-
traordinary meeting Of the Privy Coun-
ell to-day the fact was developed that
no time limit had been set for Russia's
reply to the last official note from the
Japanese Government. Strong opposi-
tion is now publicly manifested toward
the Cabinet, owing to the dilatory tao
tics it is pursuing.
The latest Government ordinance an
nounced invests the commander of For
mosa with full authority to act. in case
war is declared.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
BurgIars Mako Bic Haul.

DES MONIES. Iowa, Dec. 9O.-Bur-
glars dynamited the safe of o. Cohen.
jeweler and pawnbroker. last night and
secured $4,000 in cash, diamonds,
watches and other property.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Banker Commits Suicide.

MINOT. N. D., Dec. 3O.-W, C. Put
nam, cashier of the bank at Lansford.
committed suicide to-day by shooting.
The affairs of the bank are said to be
in good condition
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
Hope of Peace Rests
IN the Efforts of
France.

LONDON, Dec. 30.-Lord Lansdowne's
diplomatic reception to-day centered
on the Far Eastern crisis. The Rus
sian Embassador, Count Benckendorff.
was unable 10 give the reception any
information regarding the tenor of the
Russian reply 10 Japan, as he had re-
ceived no advices on the subject from
81. Petersburg. The Foreign Secretary
adopted slightly more hopeful toBe
10 the other ambassadors than has
prevailed at the Foreign Office for the
last few days. This is chiefly due 10
the persistent belief Of the French For
eiEn Minister n. Delcasse. that he
viii be able 70 prevail upon Russia 10
make sucn compromises as viii avert
war.
Embassador Choate. after a confer
ence with Lord LansdOwne. expressed
his continued conviction that a sOlu-
tion would be found. and said the in
dicati0ns were not warlike. This belief
was not shared in by some Of Lord
Lansdowne's other callers. notably the
German EmbassadOr.
HOPE CENTERS IN FRANCE.
Baron Hayashi. the japanese Minis
ter. when questioned regarding the
hopeful attitude. said he was aware
the French Foreign Minister was max
ing strenuous efforts for peace. So far
as Baron Hayashi knew tonight these
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

Typography outfits and things to
burn in wood and leather. Art material
department Sanborn. Vail & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

FIRST JAPANESE TO TAKE OUT INSURANCE AGAINST
CAPTURE.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
RUSSIA, UNYIELDING AND CONFIDENT,
. WILL FORCE JAPAN TO BEGIN THE WAR
Hope of Peace Is Dissipated by
News of ToEio's Mobilization
of Fighting Strength.

Special cablesn
erald
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31

admirer of Peruna. He keeps il con-
tinually in the house. In a recent letter
to Dr. Hartman he says.
State Of Oregon.
Executive Department.
The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus o.:
Dear SirS-I have had occasion 20
use your PerUna medicine in my family
for colds, and it proved 10 be an sx-
ceiieHt remedy. Ihaye not had 0cca-
sion TO use IT for other ailments.
Yours very truly W. N. Lord
It will be noticed that the Governor
says he has not had occasion to use Pc
runa for other ailments. The reason for
this is. most other ailments begin with
cold. Using Peruna TO promptly cure
colds. he protects his family against
other ailments. This is exactly what
every other family in the United States
should do Keep Peruna in the house.
Use il for coughs colds. Ia grippe and
other climatic affections of winter. and
there Will be no other ailments in the
house. Such families should provide
themselves with a copy of Dr. Hartman's
free book. entitled Winter Catarrh.
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
ASIATIC AFFAIRS.

The recent Chinese census gave the
population Of the empire at about
426.O00,0O0.
The gold clock sent TO the emperor Of
China by Queen Victoria in 1891 was
valued at e1,500.
In British India no native is allowed
to own a weapon of warfare without
license, which license Is not easily
obtained.
At Toxic the japanese postal author
tiles are considering the adyisab ilisy of
purchasing motor cars for the convey
ance Of mails
Probably the most cosmopolitan city
in the world is Singapore, where the
British Bible society sells the Scrip
lures in rs languages. Nearly 40 lam
guages and dialects are spoken among
the COO boys Of the Anglo Chinese col
lege in that city.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
SNAPSHOTS.
Fired from the Capitals Camera

Fired from the Capitals Camera
More rain.
| This is our rainy season.
= Good nights for sleeping.
! Fine cool weather for summer.
NO need Of going away summerlil G
this.
III woman isn't in fashion she's in
misery.
"A gadding woman is like money.
She Is always on the 60.
Food for thought sometimes results
in mentalindiPestion.
The fellow who yields to temp a,ion
is generally looking for it.
Good roads are to community what
good clothes are TO man.
Fortune may fnd a pot, but your
own industry must make II boil.
The alleged bair mattress of board
ing house soon seems to get bald.
The map seems to have turned up
side down, as well as the thermometer.
egNow is the time to buy your PINT
=. JARS cheap from WATSON & Co.
The average girl changes her mind
several times before she changes her
name.
When person Is down in the VOL d
an ounce OF help is better than pound
Of preaching
1t is announced that the Borelli com
ct has developed four tails. Where are
they, and where is the come;5
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
Sick At The Aims House.

An old lady. Mrs. Watts. is vesy i'll at
the Anne Arundel county Aims House.
The Guild OF Mercy is preparing TO GO
down TO hold services with her and at
the same time take. her licacies. Any
charitably disposed persons may send
something by calling on the secretary of
the Guili at this Office. An old colored
woman is also sick at the Aims House
and will receive stten len at the occasion
81 the Guild visit.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
THE LAND OF THE CAR.

st. Petersburg authorities disinfect
small coins.
Last month St Petersburg had an
exhibition of historical attire, with
specimens going back as far as the gar
ments Of the first Russian princes Of
the ninth century.
The Russian government has set
about regulating the age at which girls
shall marry in Turkestan. It has been
customary for Aohammedan girls to
marry between the ages Of ten and 10
years. but orders have been issued now
that no Mohammedan shall marry un-
der II. The Tartar and Turcoman
chiefs are much ineensed, as all seek
to obtain brides as young as possible.
Russian officials report that II per
cent. of the girls who marry under IL
die before they are 20.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
SPARETTA OF INDIA.
At Last sparetta Has Conquered Where
Others Have Failed.

After fair trial of SPARETTA does not
prove satisfactory, we guarantee to re-
fund your money. SPARETrA is a won
derful cure tor dyspepsia and all stomach
troubles, malaria. liver complaints. and
General Debility. SPARETTA has been
used for years by the surgeons iii the
English Army in India. with wonderful
results and cures. SPARETTA is a COM
bination of valuable drugs making the
whole beautiful and valuable prepare
ton. For toning the general systems to
recover the normal condition ofthe or
gans of vitality, after the long use of
drugs or stimulants, SPARETTA is great.
As a tonic, SPARETTA has no equal.
Among those from whom we have re-
ceived testimonials. we mentiorr-Robt.
Z. Strange, John II Wells, P. Kashner.
L. c. Heintz. J. f. Popham. X. w.
Welsh, George Gebhart. Jas. + Strange.
John Mason, ]. Stewart. All of Annap-
oils; Geo. II. Gates, 5I7 Second street,
N. w. Washington ID. c.; Chas. Neu
mann, IIo T street. N. w. Washington.
ID. c.
Trial size, 25cts. Regular size scots,
Manufactured by
X X. SMITH,
ITO Main street,
m2S Annapolis; Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06

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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
Doan's
Kidney Pills

OackaCut To CoAhEAN&N~N NeS~N'
Mrs. Sarah walmer. widow OF the late
Jacob Walmer. the wagon maker or Union
Deoosif who spent thirty-one years Of her
life In that corporation, but Is now living
with relatives at the corner OF North sixth
and PETER streets, Harrisburg. Pa. says:
saFrom fall / received on wet board
walk in my yard about sixteen years ago.
when / injured my back. / had any amount
OF trouble with my Kidneys. having severe
backache very near all the time. IL hurt
me to stcop or lift anything Of ordinary
weight. Many times at night could DOT
fnrn IN bed on account of sharp palms
Medicine did very little to relieve. and !
had about given up taking any when saw
such glowing accounts OF Doan's Kidney
pills. / concluded TO try just once again.
and I got q box OF them at Forney 4
Knouse's drug store. on Market street
They did me 3 wonderful amount or good
and relieved my aching back"
Doan.s Kidney Pills sold at all drug
stores; 80 cents, Foster-MlIburn Co, Buff
falo, n. !.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
OAPE MAY.

One OF the best excursions ever run
out Of Annapolis will start August 18th
at7 40 a m. New steamer Annapolis to
Love Point, then Connect with special
train for Rehobo,h BACKGROUND trip,
81 so-aIso connect al Lewes, Del. with
new steamer Qleen Caroline for Cape
MAY. Round Trip. 81 IS. This day
outing is a grand opportunity to spend 5
hours at Cape May aud return home by
10. 20 o. m. Tickets to Love Point. 50
cents. For further information apply to
I. c. Wheatly, agent. Annapolis. jas
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
Annapolis, Washington 6 BALTIC. R. R,
connecting with Assapsli. 'sassisa aaa Oass.'a.

sv-AIi trains over this road TO leave from
West Street Station.
A. K. ScHAvER,
Traffic Manager.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
A Serious Mistake.

z. c. Dewitt & Co. is the name of the
firm who make the genuine Witch Hazel
Salve. DsWitt's is the Witch Haze
Salve that heals wi bout leaving scar.
Il is serious mistake to use any other.
DeWiu's Witch Hazez Salye cures blind.
bleeding, itching and protruding piles.
burns, bruises, eczema and all skin disl
seases. Sold by Feldmeyer Bros, City
Drug Store. il
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
Welcome AS Sunshine

alter a long storm is feeling OF relief
when an obstinate. piti!ess cold has been
driven away by Aliens Lung Balsam,
Only people who have been cured OF
throat-ache and sore lungs by this reme-
dy can quite realize what the feeling is.
There is no opium in the Balsam; its good
effect is radical and lasting. Take a
bottle home today. For sale by Field
never Bros, City Drug Store. ida
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
eArEs OF ADvEKrssIss.

,... saaare. tave lines NonpareiD fret insertion
:, W.. -gb.cque it insertions % cents. Special
~. made with monthly, quarterly and yearly
adyrn.sers.
,m-toeal notices and political or per ona
e..,tuicatoas Is cents per line Bourgeois
r. .a.4lleut / u sertlons 10 cents per line.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
Eat All Yon Want.

Persons troubled Nth Indigestion or
Dyspepsia can eat allthey want ifthey will
take Kodol Dyspepsia:Cur. I. Tais remedy
prepares the stomach for the reception.
retention, digestion and assimilation OF
all the wholesome food that may be
eaten, and enables the digestive organs
to transform the same into the kind OF
blood thar gives health and strength.
Sold by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug
Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
A Lawn Fets.

A number of young ladies will give
a lawn iete in a vacant lot opposite. Mr..
I. M. Muuroe's on West street for the
benefit of the Odd Fellows Home at
Ellicou City, on Tuesday evening, Aug
ust All, al o'clock. AL are cordially
invited. Admission. s cents. Nv
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
schedule of Local Trains
Baltimore 6 Annapolis Short Line R.R.
-, tr.,s.li,; Arr!7s i s.l.l-.,.
Arrl7s 4 Aa.ar.!..
Sunday Trains.

.ltI4T
Leave Annapolis .. 90 and 8. 80 a. m, 600
aud 40 y. m
lave baltimore 800 aud 10 o. a. m. 40
and % p. III.
g D. BROWN, J. WILSON BROWN,
O. T. a +. ARt. Manager.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
Lawn Fete.

There will be lawn iete held for the
benefit of the Passport M. f. Church.
"Wednesday and Thursday. August 5 and
OH, on the lawn OF the church. There
will be flag drill given by the Sunday
school children each. I'd.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
Entertainment.

Prof. J. Albert Loose will give an en-
tertainment of illuslrAlei song at Mary
land Avenue NJ. +. Church. Monday
and Tuesday. August 10 and IL. p.
m. Admission, 10 oenis. NV
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-06
Views Of New Naval Aoademy.

Views OF the new Naval Academy as
will be when completed are on sale az
the store OF Joseph 5. Hass. Main street
ami at the CAPITAL Office. Price, u
cents. I'm ~
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-24
A Broad InstnuatfOu,

The fat man slid into the only vacant seat
Just ahead of the woman who was about to
take it.
The man standing up was so disguised
that, as the car swayed, he permitted the
end of his cane to dig the fat man in the
ribs.
The man standing next to the one with
the cane leaned over and told him that he
was needed at the ~stockyards.
Mel" cried the man with the cane, in
dignantly,
Yes, you" replied the other. That is
where they pay good prices for pig stick
ers."
Then they both looked at the fat man.
who acted as if he would like to hit some
one.-Chicago Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-24
forty years I had headache

forty years I had headache
day and night - could not
sleep well-was very weak,
and about giving up all hope.
I got Doan's Pills and they
cured me. That was five
months ago, and I can say,
to-day, my water is regular
and l have not had headache
for five months. For bed
wetting, scalding urine, and
headache, DoaA's Kidney
Pills have no equal. / have
recommended them to fifty
different persons with good
results. first read of Doan's
Pills in Smithldnd Bonner,
sent to you for sample and
afterwards purchased the
pills from Jolley Bros, Grand
Rivcr."-B. C. JONES.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-24
The Thousand Islands.

There may be somewhere on the earth a
more delightful region than that of the
Thousand Islands, but if there is, it has
not been discovered. 1t is the Venice of
be kept warm if there Shall happen to be a
cold rainy evening. 1t is as fine as the Bay
of Naples, with 1000 picturesque Islands
scattered along the twenty-five miles of
one of the most beautiful rivers in the world.
You can find out a great deal regarding it
in No. 10 of the "Four-Track Series, !" '"The
Thousand Islands" Copy will be mailed
Il. Daniels, General Passenger Agent,
Grand Central Station. New York.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-24
WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS.

There are nearly 10000 known medi-
cinal remedies.
The banana and potato are almost
identical in chemical composition.
The latest cure for internal cancer
reported in England is a tablespoonful
of molasses four OF five times a day.
According to a German paper, out
of 5000 soldiers recently mustered into
rank and file in Breslau, Silesia, only
1874 had good teeth. The number of bad
teeth of the other soldiers was no less
than 26,394.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-24
GET WELL-STAY WELL.
The thousands of

Tie thousands ofpeople
who are every day being
made well by Doan's
Kidney Pills and the free
rial herewith offered
makes further delay,
HKidney neglect"
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment, high
coiored, pain in passing,
1ribbling, frequency, bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney Pills
remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation,
sleeplessness, headache,
nervousness, dizziness.
NEwBERN, KY.-B. c. Jones
writes: II was unable to
get anything to stop the too
much flow of water. For
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-24
Our Queer Town Names.

"You have such strange names for YOUR
towns over heah," said a titled English
man. "Weehawken, Hoboken, Poughkeep-
sic, and ever so many others, don't YOU
know!' Il suppose they do sound queer to
English ears" said the American, thought.
fully. DO you live in London ali the
time?" "Oh, no." said the nrsuspicious
Briton. 81 spend part OF my time at Chip
ping Norton, and then I've a place at
Pokestogg-on-the-H ike."-Boston Christian
Register.
Il is easier to be forgotten than to forget.
Rams Horn.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-24

HESE e r sad
words which Paul
was forced to re-
cord against a fell
low servant of the
o OF e s u s
Christ and n
who had labored
with him at diff
ferent times and
in different places.
Paul's regret is
not that he has
been %forsaken, but
that Demas has