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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
DR.. ! PAmbrokn THIN Dad.

DR. ]. Pembroke Thorn, one Of the
most widely-known Nirginians in Bait
imore and a prominent figure in the
professional and social life Of that city,
died Monday. aged II years
DR.. Thorn was born in Culpeper couu-
ty, Va, and was Of Scotch descent, his
grandfather Alexander Thorn, having
escaped to America and settled in Nlr-
GINA, after taking part in an uprising
against the British King Colonel
John Thorn, veteran Of the war Of
1912, and Mrs. Abby O'Hart Thom
(nee Mayo, both Virginians, were his
parents. While a student Of the acsd-
envy in fredericksburg, Va, the Next
can war broke out. and DR.. Thorn en-
tered the United States army as lieu
tenant. He resigned his commission.
and began the study Of medicine under
his brother, DR.. William Alexander
Thorn, Of Eastville, Northampton
county, Va.
On October II, 1851, he married Miss
Ella Lea Wright, of Baltimore. Two
sons-Decourcy W. Thorn and Penn.
broke Lea Thom-surviye him.
DR.. Thorn cast his fortunes with the
Oonfoderacy, and entered the army as
a captain of battalion Of regulars. On
several occasions he wa wounded, and
while with Stonewall Jackson at the
battle of Kernstown. Va, bullet
struck Bible in his breast pocket and
his life was saved by it.
In 1863 he married Miss Catherine
g. Reynolds, Of Kentucky, in Leaning
ton, Eng. She, with two sOns-H. r.
Mayo and J. Pembroke Thorn survives
him.
He was speaker of the Maryland
House Of Delegates in 1884, and while
O member Of the Legislature DR. Thorn
introduced bill to establish hospital
for feeble. minded children Of the State.
Though Marylandes by adoption, and
devoted to the interests Of his State, he
always retained his loyalty to the Old
Dominion and was regarded as one Of
the most representative of the colony of
Virginians in Baltimore. Mrs. Thorn
10 leading member Of the Colonial
Danes Of America. the Daughters Of
the American Revolution. and Daugh-
ters Of the Oonfederacy For twenty
years Dr. Thorn was vestrymau of
Christ Protestant Episcopal church.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

The Free Lance has expressed the
opinion that the act Of Miss Lillian
Clayton Jewett in taking the Baker
family to Boston and putting them on
exhibition as an object lesson Of South
ern barbarism and brutality was calcu-
lated to injure, and not benefit, the
negroes by intensifying the feeling OF
antagonism that already. to more OF
less extent, exists between the races.
1t is matter of some surprise and OF
much qualification that the Springfield
Republican, one Of the most influential
papers in Massachusetts, and all New
England, deprecates the superservice-
able conduct of this young woman.
This Springfield paper makes the fol-
lowing comment
d" The large audience that greeted
Miss Lillian Clayton Jewett and the
Baker family in Music Hall. Provi'
dence. Monday evening, as well as their
Boston reception yesterday, will grieve
all who lament that young person 8 in
discreet activity in the Baker case.
Especially may demonstrations OF this
kind in the North embitter public feel
ing in the South, where the white peo-
pie feel that it is time that they were
left alone to work out their own great
problem -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

rnCF LANCE published ri-weekly
ssan independent newspaper, is located 81 I'D
Commerce Tor william ST., FredericEsours'
VIRGINIA. and 10 issued on Tuesday, THURSDAY
and saturday mornings by The Free
Lance Newspaper. Book and jon
PrlatIns Company 81 Frsss"sR
ssrs vIrsInls."
Its Subscription Terms are u.OO per year.
MOO for 8 months, 70 cents fofe month"; Oh
80 cents for months.
Ita advertising Rates are for one square OF
ten lines or less. nrst insertion'OO cents'snd 20
eents for each additional insertion. NO,Wper
.opsra per year. No position gspen and no
forstou advertisements are taken at Teas rate
tAan ON, hons patrons pay. The right is re
seryed to reject or modify any Advertisement
"A deemeo libelaus or otherwise Objectionable
Yearly advertisers disseminating during the
vasr will be charged invariably st transient
rates.
All letters recommending candidates TOT
ofhee must he paid for to insure their puoN-
cation.
Resolutions OF respect TO deceased members
passed by societies, corporstions,sssoclSIon
or other organizations will be Invariably
charged for o. advertising matter.
All communications OF every character
should be addressed to "THRFRBR LANCE"
Fredericksburg. Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
Governor Tyler Recommends virginians
for Commissions.

Ex-Governor Tyler has completed and
forwarded to Washington the list OF
names of officers requested by the Sec
rotary of War-two officers from each OF
the regiments from this State that
were mustered into service during the
Spanish war as follows;
II H Sheen, late captain Company
A. Fourth Virginia Volunteers, Nor
folk; p. E. Yeatman, late ad5utant
Fourth Virginia Volunteers, Norfolk
Robert lie Masurier. late captain Oom-
pany Nj. Third Virginia Volunteers,
Richmond; Thomas B. Love late first
lieutenant Company l, Third Virginia
Volunteers, Fairfax; George H. Bent
ley, late first lieutenant Company q,
Second Virginia Volunteers. Roanoke
Robert Kent Spiller, late first lieuten-
ant Company D, Second Virginia Vol
unteers, Newport News; Sidney L.
Moore, late captain Company II, Sixth
Virginia Volunteers, Wytheville; W. 5.
Faulkner, late captain Company Z,
Sixth Virginia Volunteers, Lynchburg'
The Governor says these officers have
been selected after careful investigation
and consultation with their command
ing officers. They are men Of youth,
vigor intelligence. character and have
demonstrated fitness to command.
They are high men and will reflect
credit upon the State and our country.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

1t Is hardly just to hold up Gov. Ty-
Ter to public execration for approving
the so-oallsd land-grabbers' law. "
The act which he approved was SEEM
ingly one in mitigation Of the severity
Of q former act and il he had not cp.
proved the latter act, the more onerous
and more odious one would have re-
NAMED In force. A recapitulation Of
the legislation on the subject is as fol-
lows: The Legislature Of lS9S''94 en-
acted q law granting to anyone the
right to secure q valid title to land az
ter it had remained delinquent two
years, on simply rendering to the clerk
the amount Of taxes due, together with
costs. By this act no notice was re-
ouired 10 be given by the '1and-grab-
Der. A" An act was passed by the Legis-
lature Of 1885, 90 requiring the land
grabber" TO give notice to the party In
whose name the land stood on the tax
collectors book. The Legislature Of
1897 '9S took further precautionary steps
against q surprise to the delinquents by
enacting that the "land- grabber" should
give notice to all parties in any way in
terested. Manifestly this law was
made In the interest of the delinquent
tsx- payer, and not in the interest OF
the LAND .grabber " Indeed this re-
ouirement made 1t so difficult for the
collection Of delinquent taxes, that, in
order TO prevent its futility. provision
was adopted giving five dollars to the
purchaser Of the tax.title when the
owner of the land should come forward
to redeem the property. II Gov. Tyler
had not approved this last act. requir-
ing notice on all parties interested. the
acts Of 1898. "a and 1895. '96 might have
remained in force. whereby the "land-
grabbers" could acquire delinquent
lands without the pre- stationary step of
admonishing ali.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

Johannesburg, Aug % The field cor
nets are busy distributing Mausers and
ammunition to the burghers. The ex-
odus Of miners continues.
London, Aug. % "A parliamentary
paper dealing with the Transvaal crisis
was issued today Ii details the efforts
OF the Boer government during the
last year to have the question of the
suzerainty Of Great Britain submitted
to arbitration and Great Britain re-
peated refusals to discuss this basic
point.
The documents state that Sir Alfred
Miner. writing TO Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain last June. said
THE way in which the Transvall
Secretary Of State juggles with the con-
vention Of 1884 is rather irritating to a
plain man..
The final dispatch from Mr. Chamber.
lain. dated July 49, to Sir Alfred Mil
ner concurs with the latter's view as
the untenable Transvaal contention,
adding that the British Government
had no intention to continue to discuss
the question OF suzeraiDty with the
Transvsal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
ALONG THE COAST.
Eleven Vessels, Including An English
Tramp, Ashore.

Norfolk, Va Aug. % Tales Of suf
fering and even death in the terrific
storm which prevailed off the coast last
week were told by 80 shipwrecked sea-
men who arrived in Norfolk today from
Hatterss, via Elizabeth City, n. O..
Eleven vessels. including big English
tramp. are reported ashore along the
North Carolina coast between Hatteras
and New River inlet. Thousands Of
dollars worth Of merchandise lines the
beach. upon which is occasionally
washed dead body, while vessels here
tofOre considered staunch are being
pounded to pieces upon the shoals by
angry waves.
Nothing has been heard Of the crew
OF the English tramp. nor can her name
be ascertained Four other wrecks that
lie close together are the thrce-masted
schooners Minnie Bergen. Of Philadel-
phia; Robert W. Dasey, Of Philadel-
phia; Florence Randall. Of Port JeiTer-
son, N. Y. and the Aaron Reppard, of
Philadelphia. The Bergen was bound
from Philadelphia to Nueyitas, Cuba
with case oil. coil. iron, machinery and
car wheels She struck Friday at 80
p. m. and the captain and crew, seven
in all, were rescued by the life-sayers.
All but the captain were in Norfolk to-
day trying to find means to get TO Phil
adelphia The crew reports that the
Bergen is a complete loss. A portion
Of the oil she had aboard was saved
The schooner Dasey. Captain Olsen
left Philadelphia August If for Jack
sonville, Fla with coal She was par
TALLY washed away as soon as she
struck the beach. The crew Of six
were saved A portion Of her cargo
may be saved.
The schooner Florence Randall. Cap
tain Cavalier, was bound from Long
Island to Charleston, s. O., with fer
tilizer. She struck at . 10 p m We'd
nesday and was soon washed to pieces.
The crew of ten. as well as the cap.
tain's wife. were rescued.
The names Of the other vessels lost
cannot be ascertained. but that they
are lost the survivors who arrived today
agreed. These men say that when they
left bales Of cotton in large quantities
were coming ashore at Hatteras. lndi-
eating that one or more tramp steam
ships had been lost at that point
The schooner Percy and Lille, Cap
tain Miller, of New York, which struck
the storm while bound from New York
to Charleston, S @. with cargo of
fertilizer, arrived here this morning in
distress. Her boats were smashed and
main gafT broken. She will repair here.
The schooner Lottie +. White, Cap
tain Mann, of Tappahannock, Va
bound from Baltimore to Newberne n.
O., with cargo Of corn, arrived here
last evening in distress. She was re-
paired and proceeded to Newberne
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
Troops Mustered Out.

San Francisco, Aug. 22.-The Tenth
Pennsylvania Regiment was mustered
ont at the Presidio to-day and the
members left for their homes. There
was no parade. The train order fol-
lowed was as originally planned by the
command, in three divisions. Colonel
Bennett in charge Of the first; Major
Outhbertson, of the second, and Major
Barry Of the third. The Nebraska regi'
ment will be mustered out tomorrow
and start for home Friday. Major
John H. Parker. who was lieutenant
ia the Twenty.ifth Infanty, has re-
ceived orders to report at Fort Riley,
Kan. He has been appointed major in
the Fortieth Infantry Volunteers, which
is stationed there. The transport City
of Puebla will be ready to sail on the
goth instant, instead Of the 3lst, as an.
nounced. She will carry about $50 re-
cruits.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

The labored editorial Of the esteemed
Index-Appeal does not. in our opinion
exonerate it from tie criticism which
Tin q courteous spirit The Free Lance
made. 1t is perfectly plain to every
body, but our Petersburg contemporary
that there is no Inconsistency in the
course Of Congressman William A.
Jones when he declares that the U. S.
Senate will never vote for constitu-
tional amendment to make its members
eligible by the people, and at the same
time advocates primaries as the best
mode Of securing a popular expression,
In the absence Of such amendment.
But there is no need Of enlarging on
the matter again. A man convinced
against his will. sc.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
Accomac People Critically III.

Onancock, Va, Aug. 90 Thomas
W. Blackstone, banker and brother Of
Judge J. w. g. Blackstone, was op.
Grated upon this afternoon for append.
citis by DIR. Frank Martin. Of Balti.
more, assisted by Drs. Penning, Of
Baltimore, and Kellam, Of this place.
Drs Ayres, Harmanson and Liliston
being present Mr. Blackstone is in q
critical condition at present.
William S. Mills, Of this town Is also
critically i'll from injuries received in
a runaway accident some weeks ago.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
Size Of Private Mailing Cards.

Washington. Aug. %. Postmaster
General Smith issued an order today
notifying postmasters and the general
public that the printing Of the words
Private Mailing Gard on cards
which do not conform to the conditions
prescribed by the Department is unau-
thorized and is held to render such
matter unavailable. Under the regula-
tions these cards must not be larger
than 81 by 51a inches. Advertisements
in colors may be printed on the cards,
but the address must be clear and dis
tinct.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
Bryan Men Organize in Illinois.

st. Louis Mo. Aug % The first steps
to organize the Democrats Of Illinois.
outside Of Chicago. for W. ]. Bryan in
1900. have been taken and a number OF
prominent Democrats have organized
the Original W. J. Bryan Club Of ILL
nois." Congressman b. A. Caldwell
is credited With being the promoter Of
the plan Of organization. Bryan clubs
will be organized throughout the
State without delay, the purpose being
to secure the Illinois delegation for Mr.
Bryan.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
The Storm in Mathews-Young Lady
Killed BY Lightning.

Laban, Va, Aug. %. The most ter
rife wind.storm that has visited this
section for years ragged continuously
through the past week, and the damage
to the corn crop is inestimable. Attic
beginning of the storm the fodder was
just ripe for pulling, but now it is torn
into shreds, and utterly worthless. Much
of the corn is beat down and unfit for
use.
The Mobjsck could not make her trip
to Mathews last Friday after her terri
BILE experience of Thursday. but made
her way up on Saturday. She sustain
ed heavy damage again.
Mr.. Andrew Diggs, merchant of
West Point, has built new wharf in
that section, and hereafter the Mo5jack
will stop there also for passengers and
freight.
A Miss Morgan, of this community,
while sitting in a rocking chair sing
ing, and watching the progress Of the
storm. was instantly killed by flash
of lightning-setting her hair on fire.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
Clerks for Cuban Census.

Washington, Aug. 20. Acting Score
tary Meiklejohn has appointed James
A. spalding. of Washington David @.
Belt. of Iowa; r. O Lappin. Of Wash
ington, and William L. Spaulding, Of
New York, clerks. at 81 800 year, to
assist In taking the censns Of Cuba.
They have been ordered 70 proceed to
Santa Clara
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

Down in Georgia there is town.
now some three years old, and CON.
tanning two thousands souls, land bod
les also of course) made up exclusively
Of veterans Of the Union army and
their families. They immigrated to
the genial climate and prolific soil Of
Georgia from one or more Of the North
srn States. Not q solitary negro Is in
the settlement, and none are permitted
to come amongst them. Per contra
there has Just sprung up an exclusive
~ negro town Of 400 inhabitants. near
Admission. Alabama. No white man
will be allowed to locate In the COM
munity. The name Of the town is
Hobson, after the osculstory hero. A
dispatch from Birmingham has the
following in regard to it:
..By unanimous vote Of 80 per cent.
of the registered voters. Hobson city
decided yesterday to be the most unique
city In the United States, In that
it will be the only exclusively negro
town In the country. Today's elect
ion was by order of the Probate Court,
to decide whether or not the town
should be incorporated. Incorporation
was carried unanimously, not single
vote being cast against it.
The town 10 located three miles from
Admission. and hss population Of 400
TALL negroes), and contains 100 houses.
three churches. @ school-house, several
stores, and no saloon.
Az yesterdays election this entire
town turned out, the males TO vote,
the feus TO see that they voted right
and not drop Of whiskey or the least
disorder was In evidence.
Following the incorporation will be
the most unique experiment In town
governing ever made In Alabama.
Within Ave days o municipal election
win be ordered, and the negroes will
select city officials. every one Of whom
will be colored. Upon the experiment
hinges the question of the negroes
ability to govern their own people
The star voter yesterday was CLAY
snov. 4 very black negro. who Is the
tovn's oldest inhsb!tAnt. The negroes
insist that they will govern themselves
viss1v and well. and the experiment.
Win b watched with much interest In
Alabama "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
Want q Tyler Man.

Appomattox, Aug q. The Citizens
Committee Of Appomattox and Camp.
bell has called meeting Of the voters
Of the counties TO be held at Concord
Depot at 2 p N Friday, August Goth,
to nominate a candidate for fiJater dele
gate TO represent the two counties Ia
the Legislature. The call It ites that a
delegate will be chosen "who is opposed
TO the machine rule Of ring politicians,
kept in power by the office trust man.
ipulatlon Of the Walton Election Law
Machine, and one who fiyors the cleo.
tion Of Hon j. Ii re Tyler as United
States Senator
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
Dewey at Villefranche.

Villefranche, France, Aug. 22.-The
cruiser Olympia arrived here this
morning. The French cruisers fred a
salute in honor of Admiral Dewey. 1t
is expected that the Olympia will re-
main here a week. Admiral Dewey
received visits from Vice. Admiral
Bienamo, Henri Vignaud, the United
States Charge d'Affaires at Paris, and
the United States Vice. Consul at Nice
The Admiral is apparently in excellent
health He will stay at Nice for
week, and will take part in as few en-.
tertainments as possible.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
DR.. 2. v. Barksdale Dead,

Danville. Va. Aug. 2l.-Doctor
Randolph V. Barksdale, one Of the old
est citizens Of Danville and an eminent
physician. died at his home in this
city this evening Doctor Barksdale
was born In Halifax county. April II,
1917. He leaves window and four
children, one of whom is Mr. o. t.
Barksdale, postmaster at Danville.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

1t will be seen from Staunton letter
published elsewher that Senator John
W. Daniel is believed to be presuming
on his popularity to take such liberties
with expansion as to endanger his hold
upon the people of Virginia. Maj.
Daniel may yet find that his praising
Mckinley may give him much trouble.
for It can hardly be supposed that he is
getting ready to quit the Democratic
party because Of his love for Mckinley
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
Negroes Aid in Search.

Little Rock. Ark, Aug 22.-Over 40
negroes are in the Pulaski county Jail
tonight as a result of a concerted effort
on the part Of the authorities to run
down the men who few days ago com
mitted assaults on five white women in
this city. Ed Wright was positively
identified today by Mrs. Kennedy as
her assailant and was held to the grand
Jury without bail Every precaution
has been taken to prevent lynching.
A large mass.meeting of negroes Is
being held tonight. The meeting was
called by leading negroes, who are en-
deavoring to help run down and punish
the guilty parties. They are opposed
to lynching, but are anxious to see the
guilty ones legally punished. The
wholesale arrests today have aroused
much excitement among a certain class
of negroes. Dealers say today their
sale Of arms and ammunition have been
unprecedented, the majority OF sales
being made to negroes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

The Danville Register gets off apiece
Of humor on the Richmond Times. The
latter paper had an editorial entitled
Governor Tyler on the Office Trust"
in which it commended the Governors
speech at Wytheville. in which he
exposed the Office trust " Upon this
the Register facetiously remarks ;
1.-THE Times has heretofore maintained
that trusts were good things and really
benefited the masses. Why does it make
az exception in the case Of the "office
trust?'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

Ex-Governor Silas A. Holcombe was
nominated for Supreme Justice by the
Populist State convention Of Nebraska
Tuesday and was Endorsed by Demo-
Gratis and Free Silver Republicans. The
platform adopted declares for silver at
sixteen to one. antitrust, anti-im-
perialism, arbitration and initiative
and referendum.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

Kingston, jamaica, Aug % The
Jamaican Government has offered a
contingent of 300 native militia for the
support of the white troops or
dered hence for service in the Trans
vasl. Wonderful enthusiasm has been
shown in regard to enlistment for SER
vice in South Africa. When volunteers
were called for an entire regi-
ment responded.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
paath Of William Edmonds.

Mr.. William Edmonds died at his
home, near Mappsburg. Accomac
county, Saturday night. He was one
of the most highly esteemed men Of
his section. He was about s. years
old, and unmarried
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
POLITICAL.

Winchester and Frederick Make Romins-
tons
Winchester Va, Aug ~ After a
lively session, lasting over four hours.
during which personalities were freely
INDUCED IN, $. Il. Lupton was nomi.
mated by the Democrats Of the Tenth
Senatorial District for State senator at
the convention held in the court house
this afternoon. Mr. Lupton was IN.
instructed as between Senator Martin
and Gov. Tyler for United State Sena.
tor, but was said'to be a Martin man
prior to the senatorial convention
The Democrats Of Winchester al d
Frederick County unanimously DOml.
mated f. q. Jordan for the house OF
delegates He was also uninftructed,
bat will probably vote for Martin.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24

to die several times, yet am spared
to tell how was saved" writes Mrs.
A. A. Stowe, 2}7 N. 18th ST., San
Jose, Cal. 81 had valvular heart
trouble so severe that was pro-
nounced gone two different times.
The valves Of my heart failed TO
work properly, and circulation was
SO sluggish that the slightest exertion
produced fainting. There is no
hope said my physician, 50 decided
to try DR.. Miles Heart Cure and the
result | consider miraculous. | am
satisfied il saved nv life"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-24
Tyler Endorsed in oreenesyille.

GAINESVILLE. Va. Aug. 49, At meet.
ing Of the Democrats Of Zion Magiste.
rial District, held today. Tyler was
strongly endorsed.