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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
VIRGINIA
IN THE CLERKS

-
ration Court of the City OF Fredericksburg,
august 18th. 1893.
me following application under Act of
February llth, lse, was nled in said CLERKS
Oilice on the Both day of March, 1873.
/ hereby file this my app'tcat on for the
purchase Of the real estate hereinafter de
scribed. same being situated IN said city and
which was returned delinquent iOr the non
payment Of taxes and levies thereon for the
year 1891 and was sold by the Treasurer OF
said city on the 9TH day OF November, 1874, as
provided by statutes tor such cases made ana
provided for said delinquent taxes and leYies,
and was purchased in the name Of the Auditor
of Public Accounts Of the State OF Virginia
and has not been redeemed by the owner, his
heirs or assigns. or any one having the right
10 charge the same with debt. ] hereby
agree TO become the purchaser of said real
estate according to the provisions of the Code
Of Virginia. 1881 section G5. aud the amend
ment thereto enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia, and especially according 10
the amendment approved February 18th, 1895
and agree to pay for said real estate the
amount for which the sale 10 the Common
wealth was made together with such add
tiOnal sums as would have a crued from taxes
and leyies II such real estate had not been 60
purchased by the Commonwealth in the name
Of the Auditor OF Public Accounts, with In
terest on the amount, 10 W.T.: 4sc. for which
said sale was made az the rate OF per cent.
per annum from the day OF sale. an on the
additional sums from the 18th day of Decem-
Der. In the year In which the same would have
accrued, together Win all costs aitehuhht
upon this application. Said real estate stood
at the date OF the sale thereof % the Com.
mOnwealth In the name OF Champ Carter, ana
stan1s on the Commissioners books OF said
city on the date OF this application on page =,
line q. In the name of Champ carter. Salo
real estate is described in record book IN said
Clerks Office Of lands returned DELINQUENT
for taxes and leyies and purchased by the
Commonwealth as part Of 23 Dixon street,
and is so de- cribed on the books OF the Com
missioner OF the revc nuo for said city Tor the
} ear 1894.
Given under my hand tbs 9th day OF March.
1899. GEO. W. WhOIEN.
And snidavit having been made and died
I hat diligence has been used on behalf OF the
applicant TO ascertain in what county or cor
poration the said party therein named is.
Wi bout effect, he Is hereby required 20 ap-
pear here within four months after due pub
iication hereof and do what is necessary 10
protect his interest herein.
JAMES r. CORBTN.
aug22 w4w Clerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
g. A, r, Encampment.

Grand Army men are making final
preparations for the thirty.third nation.
al encampment to be held in Philadel-
phia during the week commencing
September 4.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22

Ruckersvllle, Greene county, August
10. AS far as ascertained n. b Early
Jr, has carried the county by large
majority over George w Graves, his
opponent
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
Friday and Saturday seashore Excur-
Sims

Commencing August 4th, and con.
tinuing until September 9th. special
excursion tickets to Atlantic City,
Cape May, Sea Isle City and Ocean
City will be sold Fridays and Saturdays
for trains leaving at .. IL A. M. and
10 % A NJ at 81 Co.
Good to return until and including
the Tuesday following date of sale.
co Cox, Agent
au5.tsep9
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22

Cr. Smith. Of the Marine Hospital
Service. has arrived in Hampton to re-
lieve DIR. J. II White, who has been
ordered TO Washington.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
LOCAL MARKETS.

Wheat, 60 to 6S; corn, 40 to 4S, meal 80
10 100 per 100 pounds; oats, % to 20 !;
fowls dive, to ca spring chickens,
s TO 9 cts. per ID. lard, z
to 8; eggs, II to l2l6 cts. butter
10 to 20; hams, 10 to III, Irish
potat, es, 40 to 80 beef, 3 to 80 veal
to AZ; Pork, to Az; hides
(green), 9 TO hides dry, s to 10 hides
(green) sailed. to 8.
Wool-Unwashed 10 to 20 washed,
% tO 15
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
Tho Drain Market.

The grain markets closed yesterday
az follows
Ohicago-Wheat Sept M; May
754; Dec. 1874 Corn, Sept SOl9 :;
Sept. OATS 90
New York-Southern wheat. 20 to
n; Southern corn, 40 TO Al.
Baltimore Southern wheat, 60 TO 70 /;
Southern corn, 40 to Al.
Richmond-Wheat, 50 to 70; corn,
AZ TO 43.
Wheat, So to 70i corn.
40 IN I'll.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
Canvass Shows a Sweep for Bryan.
New York Journal

In response to An inquiry sent out by
the Journal through its correspondents
to Democratic leaders in all parts Of
the country recently. the answers to
which are given herewith. it is practi-
cally certain that thirty States Will send
solid Bryan delegations to the next ma
tional convention.
Seven States. according TO these re-
ports, are mt present In doubt, but
strongly favor Bryan. One State
Pennsylvania which has a candidate
of its own, will make Bryan its second
choice.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
Martin Leads in Halifax

South Boston, Va, August 10. Pre-
cincts heard from show Martin carried
county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
FIGHT WITH FILIPINos.
Lieut.. Drew Killed While Accommodating
Near Angeles.

Manila, Aug 20. Lieutenant Drew,
Of the Twelfth Infantry. was killed, and
Lieutenant Uline. also Of the Twelfth
was seriously wounded while reconuoit.
ering last evening north Of Angeles.
The Americans encountered large
force of insurgents and drove them
from their positions
Lieutenant Cole. of the Sixth Infan-
try. with so men. encountered 100 in
surgents intrenched in the mountains
of the Island Of NegrOs, and routed
them after an hour and half OF severe
fighting. The Americans had three
men slightly hurt Nineteen dead In
surgents were counted in the trenches
Six rifles and a quantity Of reserve am
munition were captured
The insurgents recently cut the cable
in Laguna de Bay, leading 20 Oalamba
on the south shore of the lake. The
break has been repaired.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
Weather forecast for Fred
ericks6yr0 and oicinitV.

Tuesday probably Sh0'0erS
and Munder StOraoS;' cooler IN
the afternoon.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
Manila. Aug. 2

Lieutenant Cole. Sixth Infantry. with
so men. attacked aud routed 100 of en-
envy intrenched at Tibuan, Negroes
Mountains, having three men slightly
wounded. Enemy left in intrench-
ments 10 dead, six rifles. all reserve
ammunition. Supposed to be armed
Tagalos. who few days ago crossed from
Panay in small boats. Otis.
The General also cables to the War
Department the deaths from various
diseases Of seven privates.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22

Washington, Aug. 90 Three cable
grams from General Otis were received
today. The first one was as follows:
Manila, Aug 10.
First Lieutenant Alfred w. Drew,
Twelfth Infantry. instantly killed and
First Lieutenant Willis Uline. same
regiment. severely wounded yesterday
in attack on insurgents in the vicinity
of Angeles by two companies Twelfth
Infantry. No other casualties. Enemy
routed. OTIS.
Lieut.. Alfred W. Drew was born In
Texas, and was graduated from the
Military Academy in 1891 During the
war with Spain he was major Of the
Third Texas Volunteer Infantry.
General Otis second cablegram was
as follows:
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22

The next session Of the Virginia Leg.
islature from present indications will
be the first for many years at which
no oyster legislation of interest will be
introduced SO far as now known, the
only proposition of Importance to the
oystermen, which is to be introduced
at this session, may be some imma-
terial amendments to the present law
creating the State Board Of Fisheries.
This law is said to give very general
satisfaction, aud there seems to be
more restful feeling among those en-
gagged in the oyster industry now than
has been known for many years
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
EMIT HARDING exoNgaAreo
Interior Department Decides He Did
Right in lmpoundinR Cattle.

Interior Department Decides He Did
Right In lmpounding Cattle.
Some time ago charges were filed in the
Department Of the Interior against Indian
Agent John w. Harding Of the Yankton
Agency. The specifications were that
Agent Harding had been impounding cat
tie unlawfully and in excess of his author
'ity. An Indian Inspector was sent by the
department to investigate the charges and
he spent the greater part of u week taking
testimony. While Agent Harding was
present during most Of the investigation, he
had very little to say, but managed to look
pleasant throughout, and did not seem to
be particularly worried. The report of the
inspector was duly sent to the department,
and Agent Harding has received the report
OF the Secretary of the Interior thereon,
embodied in a lengthy typewriter COM
municatiOn from the Commissioners of In
dian Affairs. Tho decision cxoncrates the
agent from the charges; holds that his
action in impOnnding cattle was lawful
and proper, and enioins him ia cvcn greater
diligence n,prOtecting the lands of the In
dian allottecs from trespassing cattle of
settlers on the reservation.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
Higher Salartcs.


II is contcndcd by some parties that not
outstanding the veto by Gov. Lee of the
bill raising the salaries of the Governor,
Supreme and Circuit Court Judges, the
Governor and judges will receive the in
creased salaries provided for in the vetoed
bill. 1t is pointed out that the State con-
stitution empowers the Legislature to raise
the salaries of the Governor and the judges
of the Supreme Court to $3,0M per ann,,m
and circuit judges 10 81, 500. These are the
amounts fixed in the hill vetoed by Gov.
Lee. However, the general appropriation
hill, which was signed by Gov. Lee and
became a law, carries an appropriation ta
cover these increased salaries, and il is
maintained that the State Auditor must
draw warrants accordingly, thus multiplying
the Governors veto of the other hill.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
For thc Indian Asxlum.

w. NJ. Cuppert Of Canton has received
from Senator Pettigrew IL copy of the Indian
appropriation bill, in which is engraftetl
the appropriation for the Indian Asylum to
lie erected near that city. 1t is expected
that work will commence at once, or as
soOn as the purchase of land may he made
for building purposes. The item relative
to the asylum reads thusly: ''For the par-
chase of not to exceed 100 acres of land, at
a price not to exceed $50 per acre, in the
vicinity of Canton, s. d., and for the cree
tiom thereon of an asylum for insane In
dams, said building to he constructed under
direction of Secretary of Interior; $55.0O.'
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
IeNs THE PEACE TREATY.
Queen Regent of Spain Ankles He.
signature to the Compact.

Queen Regent of Spain Ankles Her
signature to the Compact.
A Madrid dispatch on March IL stated
that the Queen Regent had signed the
treaty of peace between Spain and the
United States. The signed treaty will be
sent to the French Ambassador at WASH
ington for exchange with the one signed
by the President.
In the absence of any direct diplomatic
communication between the United States
and Spain Secretary Hay expects to receive
his first formal notice of the ratification of
the peace treaty by the Queen Regent
through the medium Of the French en-
bassy in Washington.
The next step must he taken by Spain;
that is, she must name her special envoy
and notify the United States Government
of the probable date upon which he will
present himself in Washington with the
exchange copy of the treaty of peace.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
FATAL GOTHAM FIRE
MANY LIVES LOST BY BURNING
OF WINDSOR HOTEL.
Probable that the List OF Fatalities
Will Foot Up Twenty-Five Per.
sons-The Property Loss Will
Amount to $1,000, 900.
Lives Lost in Gotham Fire.

Lives Lost In Gotham Fire.
Flames which originated in the igniting
of a lace curtain burst from the second
floor of the Windsor Hotel, at Forty
Seventh Street and Fifth Avenue, New
York, shortly after 3 o'clock on the after
noon of March IL, and in a few moments
they leaped up to the roof and enveloped
the entire Fifth Avenue and Forty Seventh
Street front of the hotel. Three minutes
later the flames were roaring through the
interior of the hotel, and all escapes by
means of stairways and elevators was cut
off.
There was the widest scene of excite
ment within and without the building.
Hundreds of guests and employees were in
the hotel when the flames broke out, and
for many of them escape was utterly i'm
possible. From ten to fifteen lives were
lost within half an hour, and thirty or
forty persons We're injured in jumping
from windows and in rushing through the
roaring flames in the corridors and on the
stairways. Many who were injured died
later at near by residences and at hospitals
and others who made wild leaps to the
stone sidewalk were so badly injured that
they will die. The list of dead will prob
ably reach twenty five persons. The pro-
perty loss will amount to 81, O0o,OOO.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
BECKER TELLS ALL
Kills His Wife with a lratchce aud.
Burns Her Body.

August A. Becker. the Cbicnpo u,,,..
murderer. made a second confession ia
the police Tncsdoy night. In !. detailed.
statement to Inspector Hunt hc fold n
a crime so revolving that for some fine
even the policc o~facials rcfnscd to he.
lieve it.
In the presence of Chief Of Police Kin.
ley, INSPECTOR Hunt. Cantnin LAWN md
Assistant State's Attorney Pearson the
burly sausage mnkcr broke down md soid.
he had killed his wife by striking her On
the bend with n hatcher in the l;fchen -
his home. He then cmt tho l,odx tn nieces
and boiled II in n lorrc kcttie. Alter
watching tho disinterrot;on nrs.h. ~.
mains for several bonrs. md whom Moth.
ing was l.ft tint raso,,,Jo.I y h,.S.. 49,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
LOST ON THE ATLANTIC.
but Little Hope for Ten Missing
Freight Steamships,

Freight Steamships.
II is now practically certain, says a dis
patch from New York Wednesday after
noon, that ten freight steamships have been
lost on the Atlantic in the recent storms.
This involves the sacrifice of more than 800
lives and 50, 100000 of capital. Of course,
there yet emains Il slim chance that some
of the crews may have been picked up by
slow going sailing vessels bound for far
distant ports, OR that II or two Of the
missing ships may still he drifting, disa-
blcd, far from the usual lanes of ocean
travel, but the probabilities are heavily
against that hope. 1t is said that about
$4,000 has already changed hands on the
Maritime Exchange through bets made ON
the fate of these luclkless steamers, and the
rate CT reinsurance on them for the last
three weeks has stood at 80 guineas. All
are believed to have gone down in the fear.
full hurricane of Feb. 9.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
SOUTH DAKOTA EVENTS II, A
CONDENSED FORM.
State superintendent of INSTRUCTION
Plans to Better Teachers, lnstt.
tutcs - Will Hold District Meet.
tnss-Eour Conventions Planned.
To Bcttcr Tcachcrs. In.titutcs.

tn Better Teachers 1nstitutcs.
State Superintendent Of Schools f. f..
Collins is contemplating an innovation in
educational work in South Dakota, it heing
that Of holding district meetings of county
superintendent and county institute con-
ductors. TO prepare and outline institute
work for the summer Heretofore pro-
grammcs have not been arranged prior to
the meeting of the Institutes, the comduc-
tor going to his work without u knowledge
of what the superintendent required of
him, and as a result institutes have not
been as productive Of good as they might
have been. Superintendent Collins says
that the law provides for this meeting Of
conductors and superintendent, and he
will take advantage of that phase of the
law for the benefit of the schools. Con-
ventions will in all probability he held mt
Yankton, Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, Water
town and either Mitchell Or Huron. The
State will be divided into districts COM
posed Of adjacent counties to that in which
the convention will lN held.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
uNsTAMpED GRAIN CHECKS.
Yanktnn Men Arrested nn Charge
of Violating Revenue Laws.

YanktOn Men Arrested On Charge
of Violating Revenue Laws.
Messrs. Ii. 5. Williams aud +. Il. Will
cox, of the firm of Wilcox & Williams,
Y;nktOn grain buyers, were arrested by
Deputy United States Marshal George
Ludlow of Sioux Falls. charged with viO-
lating the internal ven law. w. l..
Rowland. deputy collector of internal
enl has teen investigating the charge
and found in the neighbOrhOOd of l,MN
grain checks not stamped that had hccn
issued To farmers i'll payment for grain and
are dated as far back as last September.
Messrs. Wilcox ~ Williams disclaimcd
any intention of violating the law, and
through their lawyer made a motion To
dismiss the ease, agreeing to place stamps
upon the grain checks. They claim the
checks are receipts and not orders to pay
money, and they actci upon the advice of
their attorney when they did moi place
stamps upon the checks. The internal
revenue law makes the man who caShes
an unstamped check equally liable with
the man who issues il.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
TOOK 400 PRISONERS.
General Wheaton Iufiict. Heavy Los.
ON Filipino..


Gen. Lloyd Wheaton, commanding the
United States flying column, attacked and
defeated Il force of 1000 Filipinos at
faslg Wednesday afternoon. intiicting a
heavy loss upon them. The American loss
was slight. The Americans captured $50
Filipinos. Many bodies of rebels killed
in the engagement foated down the river.
Gen. Wheaton's brigade continues the
work of clearing out the rebels around
Pasig. The Washington volunteers can.
turcd md burned Patcros, meeting with a
sharp fire from the enemy while crossing
the river. The fighting was like that of
the last week, the insurgents occasionally
making a stand, but eventually fleeing.
The progress of the Americans advance
has been slow.
Three thousand insurgents moved down
Tuesday night to towns of Pasig and Pa
teros. on shore of Laguanda bay. fronting
Wheaton's troops IN Pasig river line. BY
heavy fighting Wheaton dislodgcd and
drove them back, taking 400 prisoners
and infiicting heavy loss in killed and
wounded. His loss was very moderate.
he now occupies these towns with suiii-
Gent force to hold them.
oticials ut the War Department are
gratifled over the victories of Gen. Whea-
ion, and predict further successful add
vances in the near future. 1t is UNDER
stood that the policy of Gen. Otis is to
drlve the insurgents without cessation in.
to the uncuativated region before the rainy
season sets in. There they will have moth
ing to subsist OH. and it is though; lley
will lay down their arms. This has been
prevented heretofore by Il general belief
among them that they would be shot or.
imprisoned if they surrendered.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
MORE POWER foR BROOKE.

Assembly Will BE Dispersed
If 1t Causes Disturbances.
As the result of the recentcvcnts i'll Cuba,
Gen. Brooke will hereafter, under ordcrs
from Washington, cOniinc himself wholly
within the terms of tile resolution adopted
by Congress before the war. No govern
ment, organization or set of men will he
recognized. The United States will deal
directly with the people of Cuba. The
Cuban military assembly will he dealt
with as any other organization. If
its sessions provoke disturbances it will be
dispersed like any other dlsordcrly body.
If its meetings are harmless and amount to
nothing more h a vOcifcratlun, no alten-
ton will he Oaid TO ii.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
}. W. coNNELLA HUNG.
Former Rapid City Man Meets Isis
Fate I'm Washington.

1t is learned through a letter that a mob
of citizens at Everett, WASH, have hung "a
former Rapid City man named j. w. Con-
nella. Several months ago Connella shot a
man dead in his own printing Office ut
Everett because, as Connella said, the man
had tried to Lick the editor" Connella
was tried for murder in the first degree and
was acquitted. The friends of the MUIR
dered man were not satisfied at the decision
of the jury and IL committee waited upon
COnnella and requested him to leave the
city for good. COnnella left for awhile. hut.
he returned and made the statement that
he intended to reinain. The next morning
after his arrival ~ masked mob of citizens
took COnnclla out to a tree and swung him
up. lie was very well known in Rapid
City, where lie lived for a number of years
and was at one time city editor of the Re-
publican.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
Rush Tor Wolf scaln Eunds.

While the State Treasurer is not vet in
shape To pay out money under the pro-
visions of tile State bounty on wolves.
claimants are coming in, and there will le
Il rush for the fund as soon as it is avail
able. The amount Appropriated, 5000,
will not last long under the provisions
which will include coyotes, as these ami
mails are numerous all over the State and
tho bounty ON this class of animals alone
would undoubtedly take up the whole sum
appropriated. without the demands which
will be made from the region where the
gray wolves are found.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
CIaiun AN Uni0rtunatc.

W. M. SiicrrarO of the Children's Home
at Sioux Falls. has run III, against a COM
plicatcd ease at Pierre. Sherrard filed Il
petition for possession of the infant daugh-
ter of Maud Davis Henderson. alleging that
she was unfit to care for the child on
grounds of immortality. When the ease
was called for hearing William Henderson
of Deadwood appeared and filed a petition
to intervene as the father of the child. and
also TO care for it, asking for custody. The
attorney for the mother demurrcd to both
petitions and claimed the mother WAS IL
competent person to care for the child.
Demurrcrs were Overrnlcd. and testimony
taken 10 decide who shall hold possession.
Judge Smith decided to place the children
in the %slieritf's care pending the outcome of
divorce proceedings.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
EQUAL TAXATION elLL.
Gov. Pingrcc's Pet Measure re.
comes n law.

OOv. Pet Measure &c.
comes n Law.
Gov. Fingree of Michigan has signed the
Atkinson equal taxation bill. The act be-
comesSoperative Immediately. The object
OF the bill is the taxation of railroad. ex-
press, telegraph and telephone companies
III the State upon the same basis as other
property, the rate of taxation to he fixed by
a state board of assessors appointed by the
Governor, with the consent of the Senate.
The bill is in essential particulars the same
as when drafted, tile only important
amendments being one requiring the SEN
ate's confirmation of the Governors an.
pointees and one substituting a fine pro-
vision for the forfeiture OF franchise clause
for non-paymcnt Of taxes. The act repeats
the action Of the law under which railroads
have heretofore been taxed specifically
upon their earnings.