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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
PAUL RROWOY.
THE OPTICIAN
Is WEST STREET.

Eyes EXAMINED Free of Charge.
Are your Eyes effected Do you suf-
fer with h adache. neuralgia or nervous
ness-If they are. why not come to an
experienced Optician and have them ex-
amined free Of charge. Others have
been benefited. why not you.
All glasses guaranteed to give satisfac-
ton. Office.
PAUL BROWDY,
46 West Street, Annapolis. Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
SQUADRON RETURNS.

Special Dispatch TO Evening Capital
Vladivostock. Aug. 2.-The Rus
sian squadron has returned after raid
and captured the Arabia, sunk several
schooners and three steamships.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
Converse Assumes New Du ties

Rear Admiral Converse yesterday as
sumed the duties of the office of chief
of the bureau of navigation. The
oath of Office was administered by
Mr.. Hanna, solicitor of the Navy De-
partment. No one has yet been APP
pointed TO succeed Admiral Converse
as chief of the bureau of ordnance. but
it is expected that the appointment
will be made in a day or two.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02

Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton
will shortly leave Washington on the
dispatch boat Dolphin to take his pro-
iected cruise of inspection of the north
ern and eastern naval stations. 1t is
Thought that Secretary Morton will
visit the Naval Academy during his
cruise.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
Will Shoot Tomorrow.

The regular weekly shoot of the An
napolis Gun Club was not held today.
as the Business Mems Association re-
quested the Gun Club to put of the
shoot until tomorrow, the day of their
picnic and outing The Gun Club
Shoot will, therefore, be held tomor-
row
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
Will Be Buried Here.

. 1t is not thought at the Naval Acad-
envy that the body of Midshipman
George Clay. who died yesterday at
New London, Conn, will be brought
here for burial. but it is thought viii be
taken to his home at Grand Rapids,
Mich.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
Appointed Appraisers

In the estate of the late Mrs. Isa-
bella Thomas, Messrs. Rein w. Ham
mond, and William q. McClelland
were appointed today appraisers by
the Orphans Court.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
On The Sick List.

Mrs. Valentine Wells. wife of Mr..
Samuel B. Wells. has been quite sick at
her home on King George street. Mrs.
Wells was stricken with paralysis last
week. She is the daughter of Mr.. John
Duffy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
viii Train For Nurse.

Miss Lulu Bright leaves tomorrow
morning for Baltimore where she will
take course at the Marylrnd University
to prepare herself for a trained nurse.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That the sub
IN scriber, OF Anne Arundel county. has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court Of Anne Arun-
del county in Maryland, letters testamentary
on the personal estate OF GARLIC MAY M0ORS.
late Of Anne Arundel county, deceased--
All persons having claims against the deceased,
are hereby warned TO exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof. to the subscriber. on or before
THE 9th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1905.
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from all benefits Of the said estate. ALI persons
indebted TO said estate are requested 70 make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand shIs 2nd day OF Aug
ust, 1904
DANIEL X. RANDALL.
So Executor.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
Married In July.

Twenty three marriage licenses were
issued by the Clerk of the Court during
the month of July; Il to white and II
10 colored couples.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02

The Oxford Distilling Company have
recently placed on the market Parker
Rye. which they claim to be the purest
whiskey made. and especially suitable
for family and medicinal use.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
Sold His Farm

Mr. Wagner, of South River Neck.
has sold his farm, through James w.
Owens. his attorney, for $4,000. The
farm. consists of 10 acres.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
MRS MILES DEAD.

Special Dispatch to Evening Capital
West Point, n. Y, Aug. Mrs.
Miles, wife of General Nelson A.
Miles, died here suddenly today of
heart disease.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVE. that the SUB.
IN scTibe- of Anne Arundel Co.. has obtained
from the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel coun-
ty, in Maryland, letters Parliamentary on the
personal estate Of ELIZABETH NJ FRANKLIN.
late of Anne Arundel Co., deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased, are hereby
warned 70 exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof, 70 the subscriber. on or before the
5th DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1906.
They nay otherwise, by law, be excluded
from all benefits Of the said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this End day Of Aug
ust. 1904.
MARIA C. FRANKLIN.
81 kxecntTix.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
ReaIEState
FOR SALE.

LOT-47H feet on Market street. near
Duke of Gloucester; will be divided. =
This is a bargain.
HOUSE-Five-room brick house IN
Passport, Murphy's Row; will net 10
per cent. on investment. Tin roof. good
condition. wide entrance, Rented to
good tenant.
HOUSES West street extended; big.
new, double houses; 10 per cent. net on
investment. Growing in value.
BUILDING LOTS-In highest and
best location in Passport. Improve
ments and new houses going up ali
around them. Increasing 10 value daily.
Now is time to buy. SIS each. Easy
terms.
If you want TO by or sell Real Estate
consult us; we can save or make you
money.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
CREAM AND MILK NOTICE.

Please step to your telephone and ask
for The Combs Dairy. You are then
in direct communication with every COW
on the place. Your orders win then be
deliberately discussed by the Herd and
every effort made to supply you the next
morning delivery. They very rarely fail,
especially this rainy season. Water is
very essential. F. L. COMBS.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02

See Mr.. Carpenters Samples OF
Fab-Ri Ko-Na Woven Wall Coverings
" Stanley street, EDGAR HURON.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-02
NoTICEl

OTIC e!
To my Friends. Customers and
the general public. Having con-
nected myself with MIR. II b.
Carpenter. of New York. mem
Der OF the Master Painters and
Decorators Association. we are
prepared to execute Painting and
Decorating in the latest styles OF
Art.
EsgWall Covering in Cloth a
specially.
EDGAR HUTTON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Pulling Down the Flag.

From the Mobile Register.
 While Senator Fairbanks was speaking at La Plata, Mo, large American flag fell over against him. He pushed it aside, saying, We will not pull it down. Re- publlcans never pull down the flag"
 There spoke the demagogue. Repub- llcans pull down the flag whenever 1t Is politically expedient to do so, as in Mexico and Cuba. Democrats pull down the flag when 1t Is hoisted to cover a fragrant wrong, a robbery in fact, as in the Hawaiian case. The brightest star that shines in MT. Clevelands record Is his brave act In withdrawing the sup port of the American people from the men, who, aided by the American navy, robbed the Hawaiian people of their sov- ereignty. In days to come Cleveland will be known as the man who dared to do right and the democratic party will fol- low his example and dare to do right in caring for the rights of those other brown skinned people-the Filipinos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
s5ooo STILL DUE ON VULCAN.

From the Greenville Advocate.
 The only Alabama exhibit at the worlds fair worthy of the name is Vul- can. which stands in the building of mines and metallurgy.
 It is in itself fine exhibit. and does the state and especially the mineral dis trict a great credit.
 From the Age-Herald of Saturday we see that there is yet balance due on this colossal monument of $5000. The Commercial club has submitted a plan whereby the citizens of the state can help to raise that amount. They will give a statuette of Vulcan free with every $2 subscription.
 All Alabamians' who visit the world s fair feel a pride in this exhibit, and all who can should Help raise the balance due on 1t, for 1t has been and is a daily advertisement fUr the state, and the ben efits to the state from it's having been erected in St. Louis will tell for years to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Solution of Cocaine Evil.

A solution of the cocaine evil by the city council appears to me to be very simple matter" said Dr. J. II. Sims yes- terday. 'If an ordinance were passed prohibiting the sale of cocaine, laudanum and all other narcotics and poisonous drugs, except when a prescription is pre- sented from a reputable physician, 1t would cover the ground fully. Druggists might object, because of the pecuniary advantages to be derived but would they dare to sell strychnine without pre- scription?
 ''No man or woman has the right to handle drugs of which they are ignorant and thus endanger the lives of innocent persons. If MT. Smith wants vial of laudanum let him go to a physician and get prescription, even if he has to pay a dollar for it. This would prevent many cases of suicide. The facts stare you in the face. The whisky dealers are required to close at 12 o'clock. and do not open until o'clock the next morn- Ing. On election day they keep closed all day Why? To prevent drunkenness fighting and killing. Then why are the druggists to be allowed to sell a poison at will? Grocers are not allowed to sell the necessaries of life on Sunday, and if an ordinance can be framed to prevent grocers from selling the necessaries of life on Sunday, then whysnot prohibit druggists from selling deadly drugs to Tom, Dick and Harry?
 "The simplest thing in the world is to pass the ordinance and it Is equally as simple to catch the violator. The rail- roads have spotters; the United States government has revenue officers to ferret out illicit stills and so could the city have detectives to find out the sellers of any drug that the ordinance prohibits and bring the guilty to account"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
NATIONAL POLITICS.
rroup and Tom Watson.
ths savannah Press.

From the Savannah Press.
 An Atlanta paper. commenting on candidate Watson's appearance in Att ,anta last week, said lis was the only sneeeh ever made in the state by can didate for the presidency.
 of course this is an error. Georgians before have been candidates for the pres- Idency. William H. Crawford, for in- stance. was a candidate, and the in- scription on his tomp in Oglethorpe county tells that he came within three woes of being chosen by the electoral col Iege. Then several candidates for presi- dent have made tours in the south Both Clay and Webster spoke in Savannah when they were stumping for the pres idency So did Stephen A. Douglas.
 With one exception. however, MT. Thomas E. Watson is probably the only Georgia candidate who has been nomi- mated by any political party for the pres idency George M Troup, in 1852, was nominated for the presidency of the Uni ted States by a convention of the south ern rights party in Alabama, with Gem eral Quitman as vice-president. Governor Treup consented to the use Of his name for Organizing the states rights party and maintaining and consecrating its principles" The Troup and Quitman ticket got a few thousand votes in Ala bama. Troup and Watson are the two Georgians who nave enjoyed the distinc- tion of being regular nominees for pres ident of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
LeosIity of the Lusk BiI..

"The fact, says the Selma Journal, that a bill of such importance, mak- ing such sweeping changes In as i'm portant branch of government as the Judiciary should actually have gone into the laws of the state without being passed by the house; the fact that not one member of the house showed sufficient attention or had the ability to see that the bill was prop erly passed, is not calculated to awaken any great feeling of respect and reverence for that august body. Who is directly to blame in the prem ises? The public wants to know and 1t will have to come out sooner or later"
 The proposed investigation and in- dignation thereat should be stayed awhile. On or about September 20 the Supreme court will hear a case in volving the legality of the Lusk act, and then we will know with definite. ness where we "are at" At present we do not. It is much too early to lay down the lllegality of the act as a working proposition. The Supreme
  court has not acted, but 1t soon will and there will be full month after the Supreme court has rendered g fnality decision to decide. what is best to be done.
 The entire state seems to have jumped to the conclusion that tn, Lusk act was never legally enacted but the Supreme court may find way to carry the will of the legislature into effect. Let there be a suspension of judgment until the judgment of the Supreme court settles the vexed ques tion. In the meanwhile we can gel in frame of mind to elect legislators whose work will not be questioned as the Lusk bill has been.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Convention Cities.

'Cities that attract large conventions are always progressive cities" said a public spirited citizen. "One of the things hotel accommodations of course. And another important consideration is the general attractiveness of the city. Rich mond, Atlanta and New Orleans are per- haps the only distinctive southern cities that get many conventions of national size. Those cities are full of public spirit. They raise large sums of money for entertaining visiting delegates and they have adequate hotel room.
 Birmingham is coming forward as a convention city and in few years, when our hotel accommodations will be more extensive it will be second to no city in the south. We are to have the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. south. in May, 1906. This body will be in session about a month and will be composed of several hundred dele gates, and delegates and visitors com blned will bring not. less than 150O peo- pie here.
 am glau to see tndt tiie SoHiihef- cial club is making an active effort 10 bring the convention of the Brotherhood hood of Locomotive firemen to Birming- ham in 1906. If the proper effort had been made on the part of the city to bring the Locomotive engineers here in 1906 the biennial convention which met at Los Angeles last spring would have adjorun- ed to meet here instead of Memphis. As 1t was Tom Pound came very near se- curing the convention for Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
A Lyceum HalI.

Why don't we get Carnegie library said business man who has a great ln- terest In Birmingham yesterday. T saw one in Eufaula recently which l think admirably adapted to the uses of town and the same idea could be applied In Birmingham. The first floor of the Eu- faula building contains the library and on the second floor is a beautiful little hall with stage at one end. It is used Tor all kinds of gatherings.
 Here in Birmingham one of our great est needs is a handsome Lyceum hall, as they are called in most cities-one that seats few hundred people, to be used for little lectures, concerts and the like where theatre is too large, and the ordinary assembly hall too small or the seats badly arranged.
 Such hall could easily be construct ed in library building, and would be most appropriate. A small rental could be charged for its use and l believe 1t would almost pay for the maintenance of the library
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Financing Southern Mills.

The Boston Transcript presents a letter from a southern correspondent detailing the difficulties that southern cotton mills encounter in gathering capital at the outset. One story re- lated by a southern man is worth re- beating, as follows:
 'He and one of his associates were In Boston purchasing machinery, and while there they met an Englishman who was interested at home in the cotton business. Learning the extent of their purchase they bought in all a million dollars worth of machinery from the Drapers- he expressed great astonishment. for he had always heard that the south was very poor, and asked where all the money came from. why sir said one of the Carolinians, q will tell you. These mills are going up in the town of A, which is in the county of B.. Everybody in the town subscribed for stock We who were particularly inter- ested put in not only all we had, but all we could borrow Then we went out in buggies and took subscriptions all over the country When this was done we were still short, and to raise the remain der we auctioned off our directorate" Needless to say, the Englishman was still more surprised when he learned of these new methods of financiering."
 And yet South Carolina has nearly three millions Of spindles, and fully three-f1fths of the capital invested in those spindles is home capital. If Alabama would manifest like courage and skill and persistency, our spindles could be increased at least to mill lion. We are a poor fourth among the cotton states in the matter of cotton milling.
 Talladega has shown how on the installment plan any county, town or local center can build mill, but a leader Is needed, and competent leader cannot be found in every town. Given competent leader there Is not county in Alabama that could not build cotton mill, and there are over thirty counties in this state that have not a single mill among them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Growinu Cotton Elsewhere.

During the cotton year just closed persistent efforts were made to de- yelOp regions In which cotton could be grown, but it cannot be said that Afnerica's control of the crop was during the year in any place or man. per endangered. Tn England com pany was ermed to grow cotton, and s160.O00 was subscribed to its funds .Tne government assisted the enter prise in every possible way. In Nige- ria, Lagos, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and Gambia, all on the west coast, cotton was duly planted and nursed, put the results were nil except in Lagos, where about 4,000 bales were secured Labor is, however, scarce, and English spinners are not looking for much cotton next year from Lagos.
 In British East Africa, Uganda, Gen. sral Africa and Rhodesia some success sas attained, but labor and transpor- 1ation facilities are lacking, and high expectations of cotton production are aot entertained until those problems are overcome.
 In Queensland and New South Wales some cotton has been grown, and it is believed more will be. The product, be it large or small, will be consumed at home in Australian mills. ~Sea Island" can be grown, too, in the West Indies and in British Guiana This will not, however, compete with the ordinary American staple. The real hope of English spinners is di- rected towards Egypt and India. The great Nile dam is completed, and the customary export to Europe of 100000 to 850,000 bales wiR no doubt be in- creased to million Egyptian bales, or even more. The crop of India is large fy consumed at home, or is sent to China or Japan. At the most India cannot send to Europe over 1,250,000 bales. Altogether England may sue ceed in attracting from her numerous colonies one million more bales than she does at present.
 Germany is endeavoring to grow cotton in Togoland, Cameron, Ger nan Southwest Africa and German East Africa. The actual results thus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
FIRST TO RUN NIGHT TRAINS.

From Leslies Monthly.
 Henry Gassaway Davis found his first advancement when he secured the cov- eted position of brakeman on a freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road. It was not long before he was advanced to the more responsible posi- tion of freight conductor, responsible in these days, but for more so, relatively, in those. At "A he was again promoted, this time to the position of superintend- ent in charge of the running of all trains He introduced an innovation which mark ed decided advance step in railroading. Up to that time 1t had not been consid- cred practicable to run trains at night when nightfall came freight trains and passenger trains alike were "tiep up.' their journeys to be resumed only when daylight came. Davis held there was no good reason why they should not be run by night as well as by day, and proved it. His first night train from Cumber- land to Baltimore marked an important epoch in railroading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09

far have been small-a few hundred bales in all. The labor problem stands in the way.
 France, too, has organized society which Is trying to grow cotton in the soudan, Dahomey, Southern Algeria in Tunis and Madagascar. A few hundred bales is all the society had to show at the end of the year. Labor is scarce and other conditions un- favorable.
 The truth is the commercial crop of the world will continue to be grown in about present proportions in the United States, India and Egypt during the next decade, if not the next gen eration. The Indian crop will be ab- sorbed after the close of the war largely in the east, and the Egyptian crop, be it large or small, does not enter competition with the American crop. It is of higher grade, and IS used for special purposes. America will continue to grow the bulk of the worlds commercial crop, and It's su- premacy was not shaken in the least in the last cotton year, despite all the efforts of Great Britain, Germany and France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
A Fallen Star.

From the Florida Times Union.
 If Tom Watson be "a star" he Is a fall en one and his light is baleful; showing all the more horrible because of its brightness. But long before Tom Watson another fell '1ike a shooting start" and made his home in eternal darkness be- cause he was ambitious; this particular Georgian has good and even great quali- ties, but these only make him the more dangerous to himself and to his country. The man who loves the south may be a republican. but he will scorn to serve republicans in disguise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Arson and lynch Law.

Tn one of the most enterprising and prosperous cities of this state, two thousand persons gathered to fire the county jail and to lynch a negro who had murdered a peddler. There was no "nameless crime" in the case none of the dastardly atrocity that had been used to Justify" lynching, but which Is now rarely available The mob feeling is, however, "up," and some sort of crime must be avenged in order to have barbaric sport.
 Plenty of good citizens led by So- licitor Pettus and ex-Representative Wallace appealed to the assembled lynchers to maintain the supremacy of the law, but although no excuse whatever for mob action existed, the crowd had come together for frolic, and the mob spirit was carried out in the customary manner.
 How many boys were taught in this inexcusable lynching at Huntsville to trample upon law? The next genera tion will show how many. Where in fact does such business lead to-what does it mean? The answer Is summed up in a word-anarchy It invites. too, revenge. Men of Alabama, how long and how far shall this business be carried?
 Could an adequate body of mill itary been moved to the scene of the trouble quickly it would doubtless have a7erted the dis. graceful acts at Huntsville; but a sound public sentiment in relation to law and order and decency is needed more than all else. Every public teacher, in the pulpit, in the press, In the court room, in every other walk of life, should take hold of this matter until a moral revolution Is wrought This is the true and only efficient remedy, and it is remedy within the reach of the good people of Alabama. The midnight frolics of Judge Lynch can be ended in this state as they have been ended in other states, and the responsibility now rests upon the better people of this state.