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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
SldVS RGpulSed
in Minor En-
gdg6n6ntS.

MUKDEN, Dec. 10.-It was showing
today and general quiet prevailed.
There was heavy cannOnading Decem-
Der to the right of Poutilof Clone
Tree) Hill.
Lieutenant General Linevitch re-
viewed the troops on the occasion of
the fete of st. George. There was gen.
eral rejoicing everywhere. Trains are
running better on the trans-Siberian
railroad and more suitable cars have
been provided for the wounded. Warm
food and clothing, which have been
greatly needed, also have been sup
piled.
TOXIC. Dec. 10.-Imperial headquar-
tiers made the following announcement
this afternoon:
"On the night Of December s the
enemy's infantry in the direction of
the Shakhe River attacked our out
post at Siatankou. The attack was
repulsed.
AT o'clock on the morning of De-
cember . q force of the enemy of un-
known strength pressed our outpost
in the reighbOrhood of the Shakhe rail-
way, but was Immediately repulsed.
subsequently, at 5 o'clock in the
morning, the enemy attacked our out
post northeast of the railway bridge.
The enemy gradually increased to
about a battalion and pressed our out
post for the purpose of enveloping it
from the northeast and from the west
ward. simultaneously the enemy
fiercely shelled Lamuting from the di-
rection Of Hanchiapao and Sufangtai,
but retreated at sunrise. The enemy
seems TO have sustained heavy losses.
leaving several dead behind him. Our
casualties were two men slightly
wounded.
'On the morning Of December our
detachment dispatched in the direction
of Sunshakou encountered between
thirty and forty Russian troopers en-
route and killed ten of them. The de-
tachment reached Soutaitzu in the aft
ernoon. There were no Japanese cas-
ualties."
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 10.-Gen-
eral Kuropatkin reports some unimpor-
tant encounters during the night of
December is. Russian sharpshooters,
reconnoitering southeastward of ~Bent-
Statute, attacked a Japanese post,
bayoneted a number and took eleven
prisoners, of whom only four were
wounded. The same night number of
japanese attacks were made on Rus
sian advanced entertainments near the
railroad. All were repulsed.
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Lunatic Aliens.
Record.

That incoming aliens are not very
rigidly scrutinized is evident from the
astounding figures of a report an
nouncing that 90 per cent of the in
mates Of New York insane asylums are
Of alien birth and that no less than
$50 insane aliens who had been inmates
Of foreign insane asylums are now
awaiting deportation Meanwhile, of
the 474 $50 individuals who c--nprise the
average annual immigration into this
country a large percentage that should
come under the head of undesirable
and be returned to their native shores
are allowed to pass with a cursory in
spection. and by just that number is
the population of our cities augmented
by criminals, paupers. beggars, anar-
chists and the wretched flotsam and
jetsam of the undertow of the old
world-Butte Miner.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
Government Tobacco Monopoly.

According to a law recently enacted,
though the Government Of Ja.,an has
the exclusive right of tobacco manu-
facture. the cultivation Of leaf tobacco
is left to private growers as hereto
fore Tobacco Is made at public fac
tories esta ablished in various parts of
the country. The manufactured ar
ticle is 70 be sold to retailers through
the hands of wholesale merchants and
then to the consumer. the wholesale
merchants and retailers 10 be appoint
ed by the Government. In the case
of cigarettes the new monopoly law
went into effect in July, 1904, and the
requirements regarding cut tobacco
will 90 into effect in April, 1905. The
tariff on cigars. cigarettes, snuff and
cut tobacco from the United States is
$50 per cent under the law which went
into effect April 1. sO3.-Philadelphia
Record.
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to pieces. because the side ropes are
so loose that they offer little or no
protection. and the roaring OF the tor
rent. the swaying Of the frail struc-
ture. which hardly allows the traveller
to keep his feet, and the sense OF be-
ing suspended in midair above i'm
mense depths is enough to try the
hardest and most level-headed per-
son.
When the Spaniards conquered
Peru these were the only sort OF
bridges there, but tie Inca Kings had
them built on such a grand scale that
the invaders were able to ride across
them on their horses clothed in full
mail, though they took the precaution
to blindfold their chargers before they
urged them on the swaying structure.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
Exchange Their
Swords Prior
to War.

TOXIC, Dec. 10.-An interesting
story of the great struggle at arms be-
tween japan and Russia lies in long
established personal friendship be-
tween General Terauchi Minister of
War of Japan, and General Kuropat-
KIN, commander in chief of the Rus
sian armies in Manchuria, and an ex-
change of swords as presents between
them on the eve of war. Kuropat-
kin and Terauchi met in Paris
twenty years ago. Terauchi, then a
major, was military attache to the
Japanese legation in the French capt.
tai, and Kuropatkin, major general
at that time, went to France to OBJ
serve the military maneuvers. The
two soldiers first met officially and
there soon sprang up between them a
feeling of warm friendship and regard.
They parted in Paris and did not meet
until Kuropatkin came to Japan last
year. The lapse of years had brought
increased rank and Cabinet portfolios
for both and their reunion was an
interesting one.
Events were then moving rapidly
toward war, but the rupture had not
come and the two Ministers met as
friends and freely enjoyed the reunion.
When Kuropatkin was about to leave
pan 1OT nome 10
him a japanese sword with a blade of
the finest workmanship and an inter
esting history. When he reached ST.
Petersburg Kuropatkin gave an order
for the manufacture of Russian
sword for his friend Terauchi. 1t was
finished and dispatched in December
and reached the japanese capital a
week before Togo's guns opened fire
on Port Arthur.
A somewhat peculiar thing about
the Russian sword is that it reached
Toxic with the blade keenly sharpened
custom followed by officers as a rule
only in time of war, and among the
few who knew of the existence of the
weapon there has been much discus
sion as to why it was sharpened. The
sword is a handsome weapon. 1t is
shaped more like a saber than the
conventional sword of the time, it has
a handle of gold and the black scab-
bard in which it rests is tipped with
gold. Despite the gulf that divides
the two peoples despite the fact that
their soldiers and skill are pitted in a
gigantic struggle. Terauchi speaks
| fondly and respectfully of his old SOL
dier friend Indeed. throughout all
Japan Kuropatkin is held in distinct
respect by the people at large, many
| of whom believe thai if he had been
at home in Russia last year the men
who made the war would never have
gained the ascendency.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
fisk Your Druggist for Free Peruna Almanac for 1905

for instance, refrigerating plant, boat
cranes, deck winches, turret-turning
motors, ventilation blower motors, etc.
The vessel is to be heated with steam
throughout and the usual steam heat
ing will be provided and installed by
the contractor.
The vessel will have steel masts, for
ward and aft, the foremast having an
upper and lower top, the mainmast a
lower top only. Masts are to be ar
ranged for wireless telegraphy There
will be one signal yard on each mast,
also a searchlight platform forward
and aft, with a lookout platform on
foremaSt.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
VAST SUMS OF MONEY
SPENT BY TOURISTS
Switzerland Alone Annually Co1Io,.o
SSO,O0O,OOO From Americans
and Others.

II needed a painstaking German to
ngure for US a set Of statistics 1on, da-
sired, but Of a sort that nobody cared
70 tackle the tedium or the difficulty of
computing them These figures are tho
annual number Of tourists in Furone
and the amount Of money they snend
The Germans estimates cover the to
tails in both items, and, large as their
number is. the Americans do not con-
stitute quite he whole Of the globes
yearly nomad population. But wbat
Quam5ity Of Americans do visit the old
world and what amount Of money they
leave there may be guessed from this
Germans computations.
Switzerland. he says, entertains
through the year 5000. 900 visitors. who
spend $50 600, 600. Italy, the Riviera and
Spain between them attract an expend-
iture Of go, ,OO0, 900. The various great
capitals in all Gull $4,000 900 that come
from the pockets Of the 100000 visitors
TO Paris, the 100000 TO London. the 500
900 to Berlin and the $4,000 to Vienna.
The baths and seaside resorts accom-
modate 1900. 900 guests, who spend over
SIC, 200, ,000.-Chicago Chronicle.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
This SOVercoat$lO|
Also Suits and CraVenette
Rain Coats at, the Same Price

The man who has clothes to buy during
December when his money could be used in so
many other ways, ought to be interested in
considering these facts.
We are manufacturers, wholesalers and re-
tailers of clothing. No other clothing firm in
San Francisco occupies this distinctive position.
They must buy from manufacturers and pay the
manufacturer his profit.
These evident advantages enable us to sell
you good clothes of our make at prices about
twenty-five per cent lower than you pay else
where, quality considered.
This twenty-five per cent is the manufact-
urer'S profit. Why should you pay it? You
don't have to in buying here-becauSe you buy
at only one profit.
If you want a suit an overcoat, or cravenette
we can sell you one from $40 up to $50, for
one-fourth less than you must pay in any other
store in town.
The thousands of people who have found
this out have built up our business so that to-
Gay We sell more clothes than any other store
west of Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
DIZZY BRIDGES HIGH
UP IN THE ANDES
FraiI and Swaying Suspension Device
of Former Days Gradually
Disappearing.

With the building of railways and
wagon roads into the heart of the
South American Andes there is grad
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

F. w GLOVER TO LECTURE.-The Er-
worth League Of the Howard street Methodist
Episcopal Church has arranged with r. W.
Glover OF New Zealand to give an illustrated
lecture tomorrow night.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

automatic guns. four one-pounder
semi-automatic guns. two three-inch
field pieces, two machine guns having
caliber of so, and two automatic
guns also having caliber of 80
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
NINE INCHES OF ARMoR.

The hull of the boat is to be protected
at the water line by a complete belt CT
armor nine feet three inches wide, hay-
ing a uniform thickness of nine inches
amidships, gradually decreased to four
inches at the stem and stern. The
boats coming tower will be nine inches
thick, door six inches thick and the
signal tower will be four inches thick.
There will be a complete protective
deck, extending from stem to stem, the
deck being fiat amidships, but sloped
at the sides throughout and sloped at
each end.
The engines will be of the vertical
twin-screw. four cylinder, triple-ex-
pansion type, of a combined indicated
horsepower of 1880 and arranged for
outboard turning propellers when 60
ing ahead. There will be twelve water
tube boilers, placed in six water-tight
compartments.
With the exception of the auxiliaries
to be operated by steam, all power on
board of the vessel will be electric, as.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
BIDS FOR BEST
BATTLESHIP
The New Hampshire Intend
ed to Surpass All the Rest
of Navy in Armor and Speed
COST ABOUT $4,000
Will Have Heavier Arma-
ment Than Any American
Vessel A1lOat or on WAYS

Bids will be opened at the Navy De-
partment at noon December 10 for the
construction of the New Hampshire, a
first-class battleship. carrying the
heaviest armor and most powerful arm
ament for a vessel of it's class upon a
trial displacement of not more than &c.
900 tons, to have the highest practica BILE
speed and great radius of action, and
to cost, exclusive of armor and arma-
ment, not exceeding 81, 400, ,000
The vessel is TO be built, fitted and
equipped complete for sea by the con-
tractor in accordance with plans and
specifications to be furnished by the
Secretary of the Navy, with the excep
tion that the armor, ordnance, ordnance
outfit and sea stores will be furnished
by the Government, but the contractor
is to fit and secure all armor, ordnance
and ordnance outfit. The failure to
complete the vessel within forty-two
months will involve penalties as fol-
lows: Three hundred dollars a day for
the first month succeeding the expira-
ton of the period fixed by the con-
tract, and $500 a day thereafter until
the vessel is completed and delivered as
prescribed by the contract.
MUCH DEPENDS ON SPEED.
If the speed on the four-hour speed
trial falls below eighteen knots and
exceeds seventeen and one-half knots
an hour the vessel will be accepted SO
far as speed is concerned, but at a re-
duced price, the reduction being at the
rate of $4,000 a quarter knot de-
fciency of speed from eighteen to
seventeen and three-quarters knot, and
at the rate of 100000 a quarter knot
deficiency of speed from seventeen and
three-quarters to seventeen and one
half. If the speed on the hour speed
trial falls below seventeen and one
half knots an hour the vessel will, at
the discretion of the Secretary of the
Navy. be rejected or accepted at re-
duced price to be agreed upon by the
Secretary and the contractor. In case
of rejection any money that may have
been paid the contractor on account
shall be refunded.
The vessel will measure $50 feet in
length and 76 feet 10 inches in breadth
at load water line and will have a total
coal bunker capacity of about 1850
tons.
Her main battery will consist of four
twelve-inch breechloading rifles, eight
eight-inch breech-loading rifles, twelve
seven-inch breech-loading rifles and
four submerged torpedo tubes. Her
secondary battery will consist of twen-
ty three-inch contemporaries rapid
fire guns, twelve three-pounder semi
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics.

One reason why Peruna has found per-
manent use in so many homes is that Il
contains no narcotics of any kind Pc
runa is perfectly harmless. 1t can be
used any length OF time without acquir-
ing a drug habit. Peruna does not pro-
duce temporary results. 1t is permanent
in it's effect.
1t has no bad effect upon the system
and gradually eliminates catarrh by re-
moving the cause Of catarrh. There are
a multitude Of homes where Peruna has
been used OF and on for twenty years
Such a thing could not be possible II Pc
runa contained any drugs Of a narcotic
nature.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

Another letter received from the same
institution reads as follows:
Three weeks ago I wrote to tell you
how satisfactory we found Peruna We
recommend 1t highly for colds, coughs,
catarrh and neuralgia
Il have used Ii myself as a tonic with
the best results, taken as directed half
teaspoonful every half hour"
remedy that would act Immediately
upon the congested mucous membrane
restoring it to its normal state would
consequently cure all these diseases.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
Praise from Canada.

Another prominent Canadian institu-
tion writes
I'VE are happy to tell you that Peruna
has given US satisfaction.
Three patients have tried II, one six
ty-eight years old. Renoui Dupuis. affiict-
ed with catarrh. is much relieved, more
than he has been for number of years.
"A young girl. fifteen years old. had
an obstinate cough. which half a bottle
of Peruna caused to disappear.
LAS to myself. two bottles have con-
WINGED me that Peruna is magnificent as
a tonic. Before the treatment could not
experiencing much fatigue. Now 1 can
walk mile easily.
Through these three cases we desire
to make known to the public the eff
cheney of your remedy"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

In every country of the civilized world
the Sisters of Charity are known.
Not only do they minister to the spir-
itual and intellectual needs of those with
whom they come in contact. but they
minister to their bodily needs.
They are as skilled as trained nurses
in their treatment of diseases and are
looked upon as messengers of good cheer
by countless patient sufferers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
"Fcr grip and winter cutarrh especially
it has been of great service to the inmates
of this institution. Sister Superior.

These are samples of letters received
by DR. Hartman from the various orders
of Catholic Sisters throughout the Unit
ed States and Canada.
The names and addresses have been
withheld from respect to the Sisters, but
will be furnished upon request.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

DR.. S. B. Hartman. Columbus. Ohio:
Dear Sir-"The young girl who used
the Peruna was suffering from laryngi-
tbs and loss of voice. The result of the
found great relief, and after further use
of the medicine we hope to be able to
say she is entirely cured."-Sisters of
Charity.
This young girl was under the care of
the Sisters of Charity and used Peruna
for catarrh of the throat, with good re-
suits, as the above letter testifies.
Pe-ru-1a of Great Service.
Another recommend from a Catholic
institution in one of the Central States
reads a IS follows:
"A number of years ago our attention
was called to DIR. Hartman'S Peruna. and
since then we have used it with wonder
full results for grip. coughs. colds and
catarrhal diseases.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-12
H. E. Ransford Laid to Rest.

The funeral of Mr.. H. E. Ransford
took place yesterday afternoon, and
was largely attended. Many friends
accompanied the remains from his
home. No. 21S Liberty street, east, to
the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
where the services were conducted, and
then to Cathedral Cemetery, where the
burial took place.
The services at the church, were con-
Quoted by Rt. Rev. B. J. Kelley, Bish-
op of Savannah, who paid tribute to
the excellent character of Mr.. Rams
ford, saying that he had known Mr.
Ransford since he had become a resi-
dent of this city, and had never known
of his being other than exemplary in
all the relations of life. During the
service a number of the clergy of the
other Roman Catholic parishes of the
city occupied places in the sanctuary
among them Fathers r. F. Kennedy
Aloysius, o. S. B., Bernard, o. S. B.,
and Gregory, o. S. b.
At the grave the services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Father Robert f. Ken
nedy, pastor of the Cathedral. Mag
nificent floral offerings testified the
high esteem in which Mr.. Ransford
had been held in his wide circle of
friends, and their sympathy for the
surviving relatives. The Dallbearers
were Messrs. Frank G.. Bell, M. A.
O'Byrne, G.. II. Remshart. p. Brennan.
w. j. Harry, j. e. Grady, Jr, j. w.
Q. Sterley and F. X. Douglas.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-12
MAY HAVE NEW BUILDING
BY NEXT YEAR.
School Board VIII Probably Pur-
chase Lot With Money Given Them.

school Board VIII Probably Pur-
chase Lot With Money Given Them.
When the public schools open in 1905
the new Barnard Street School will
probably have been built.
No action has been taken in the mat
ter by the Board of Education since
the County Commissioners awarded
them $4,000, but it is probable that
the money given will be used in pur-
chasing a site.
In making up their estimate of the
money which would be necessary for
the erection of a new school building,
the committee allowed $4,000 for the
building alone. For the site $4,000
was allowed. This made a total OF
$4,000 necessary, but feeling that at
lease $1,000 could be obtained for the
present school building and site, only
$4,000 was asked of the commissioners.
The money given would just buy
suitable site. 1t is regarded as ex-
tremely probable that the commission
ers will. from year to year, appro-
pirate money for the new school until
the necessary amount has been raised.
Working on this theory the Board of
Educa ton may borrow money to COM
plete the work, If it can be secured on
reasonable terms.
In case they decide to proceed with
the work. an effort will be made to
have the new school building ready
for occupancy by the fall of 1905. In
that case the present Barnard Street
School will be occupied for but one
more year. 1t is probable that definite
action in the matter will he taken by
the Board of Education at the meet
ing on Monday night.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-12

port to Birmingham instead of coming
on to Savannah.
Sam Cranes wonderful pitching ma
chine has been boxed up for shipment
to Birmingham. The machine was not
used here in practices. other than a
few exhibition shots at the back field
fence, where a number of boards were
knocked off. Mr.. Crane says he yet
expects to see the machine supplant
the man in the pitchers box.
One of the features of yesterdays
game was the home run which Dummy
Taylor lined out over left field fence.
Dummy was highly elated when he
saw the sphere sail out, even against
the wind, over the fence and into the
road beyond.
The Giants will leave Savannah to-
night at 10 o'clock for Birmingham,
cutting short their stay here by sew
eral days. 1t was the original inten-
ton of Manager McGraw to stay here
until the night of March 15 but find
ing that he was able to arrange a num-
Der of exhibition games in Birming-
ham he decided to move on to that
point
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-12
ENTRIES ANNOUNCED
FOR THE $1,000 DERBY.

New Orleans. March 11.-There is a
threat in the air tonight which prom
ises a sloppy track for the $4,000 Der
by. AS the entries stand tonight, four
colts and two FLIES will go to the post.
These, with their weights and riders.
are:
Vestina Belle d05), H. Phillips.
Leila Cl10), Robbins.
Rainland G15). w. Hicks.
Conkling Q15), f. Walsh.
Ostrich d15) Fuller.
Auditor (115), Helgerson.
Vestina Belle and Auditor have been
prepared for the race at Memphis and
are TO a certain extent unknown guam
titles. Fit for such a race, the prize
would be at Auditors mercy, but the
impression here is that Capt. Brown
starts him rather from a desire to
compliment the Crescent City Jockey
Club than with any serious idea of
winning. Of the three colts and the
filly trained here, Ostrich is consider
ed the best and may be faVorite with
the race Rainlands recent races have
not been up to Derby form. Conkling,
owned by H. T. Griffin, who is now
under a cloud here. has not started re-
Gently, and Leilas recent races have
been both good and bad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-12
HYPN0TIZED A DUCK
AT POLICE STATION.
King Stanley Gave an Exhibition of
What He Can Do.

King Stanley Gave an Exhibition of
What He Can Do.
For the edification of a large group
of police officers. King Stanley, WHO
is to give a benefit performance for
the Police Benevolent Association, yes
terday afternoon hypnot1zed a duck at
police headquarters. The duck was
wandering about the yard at headquar-
ters. as Stanley was explaining to the
officers that he could hypnotic any
animal.
Catch that duck and 1 will show
you" he said, at the end of one of
his explanations.
The duck was caught and the Off
GERS say was hypnotized. He made
the duck play dead and do other stunts
until the patrolmen could hardly be-
lieve their own eyes.
The tickets for the benefit perform
ance, that is to be given at the the
alter on March rs. are being sold now.
The tickets that the patrolmen are now
selling may later be exchanged at the
box office for reserve seat coupons.
The police expect to sell great many
tickets. Stanley is said to be a ma
gician of considerable ability, and it is
thought the benefit performance will
prove popular.