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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
Letter From DlT. Nilde.
Ninde Store, Va Sept %.

Ninde Store, Va Sept %
Messrs Rowlett x Goolrick, Agents
Georgia Home Insurance Co, Fred
ericksburg, Va
Gentlemen Your check paying In
full my policy held in your company
was received today. Accept my thanks
for the prompt and satisfactory settle
ment you made me This policy had
only been issued few weeks before
my fire. and was destroyed with the
building. Yet you paid the full amount
Of the policy. and put me to 10 trouble
beyond signing receipt Such treat
ment is indeed gratifying.
Very truly yours.
J. Q. Ninde.
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HEADQUARTERS for Blildils Materials.

l keep ali kinds OF North Carolina and Nir-
gtnia Timber. dressed and unoressed, Shln-
sies Lsths sash. Doors and Blinds. Lime,
csment, Calcine Plaster. PlasteFing HAIR,
building and Paving Brick. Tin and Iron
Roofing, cut and " ire Nails, al xmas hea1Y
No. Paints and Dry Paint, Linseed Oh,
Turpentine, Dryer Narnish and Lewis White
Lead. Paint Brushes OF al KINDS, lndOW
@ ass and Putty. Farm Wagons, hoa1 Ssrts
and Buggies. L. T. NOAD'
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Richmond, fredericksburg &
Potomac Railroad.

Schedule in effect May 2lst, 1929.
TRAINS LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG
Leave Northwsrd
5l2 A. NJ daily.
sl6A. NJ. Daily except sunday. local, TO
QuanticO only.
lois A. NJ. sundays only.
las A. N daily except SUNDAY
l.ST L. NJ. daily except SUNDAY. Does not
stop between Fredericksburg and QuaniicO.
s.Ss Z. NJ. daily,
Leave Southwark.
is N. daily. stops only 81 MILFORD
ros- N and Ashland. week days Mas al
/, cal stops Sundays.
Las z. NJ. daily except sunday. MaAes al
l.y;P NJ. Daily except sunday, stop. only
AZ Milford. boswell Ashland and Glen Allen:
bsOP. NJ. Daiiy stops only al DOs"en Sho
Ashland.
ga p. NJ. Daily makes g. local stops.
Fredericksburg and Richmond AccomOds-
ton. Daily except sunday.
Makes ali local stops.
Leaves Fredericksburg 81 o.N a NJ ar,
rives Richmond SIS a. NJ. Leaves hlchm oha
stSP M. Arrives FredericksOurg oS4 T. NJ
W.P. Taylor. Traffic Manager
R.T. ID. Myers. President. x.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

Bright Opening of Locust Dale Academy
Locust Dale Academy opened septem'
Der IA. Nearly every available dormi'
tory is occupied, as we'll as several
rooms in the residences Of the profess
sors This bids fair TO be the most
prosperous year in the history OF the
academy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

Layton. Fannie Nash, Lizzie Owens.
Konie Payne. Grace Perry. Fannie
Rodgers. Bessie Row 10 nd, Ionic Walker.
Grade 6.-Lynn Hogan. Harry Hos
kins. Percy Larkin. Benjamin Pitts.
Percy Rice. Willie Snellines, John
Saunders, Cecil Stevens. George Shop
hard. william Sheppard. Henry White.
Ida Calhoun. Florence Foster. Kathleen
Dannehl. Susie Lsrkin. Martha Pitts.
Helena Perry, Hattie Starnell, Minnie
Walker. Elsie Wright.
CoLORED sCHooLs-GRAMMAR DE
PARTMENT.
Grade Jas. L. Johnson. Liston
Lewis, Jas. Parker, Robt. Wormley,
Alexina Bowler, Lucy Desne, EVE h.
Gray. Maggie Lewis, Lucy Sprow,
Theo Taliaferro. Evie s. White.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Grade 3.-Msry Williams, Susan
Washington. George Bessley. George
Buckner. Remsey Taliaferso.
Grade 4.-Filmore Bundy, Susie
Bundy, Ella Rollins.
Grade 5 -Maryen Hailstslk, Towson
Scott. Stapleton Scott. Richard wash
ineton Rose Gray. Addie johnson.
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Allison - Harrison.

Mr.. Howard E. Allison, the well
known and popular salesman OF MI
John NJ. Griffin, of this city, and Miss
Grace Harrison, an accomplished young
lady and popular saleslady in Mr. u.
Wallace's dry goods store, were married
in Washington Tuesday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

Fredericksburg at the Paris Exposition.
Mr.. Vim. D. Richardson has shipped
to the Commissioner of Agriculture, at
Washington, an artistic display OF fiue
pickles Of his mar ufaoture. W, h will
be sent with the pickle entries from
the United States for exhibition at the
Paris Exposition-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

The Virginia State board Of phar-
macy will bring criminal actions
against a number of Norfolk druggists
who are charged with having in their
employ pharmacists who are not prop
ely registered.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
suecial Excursions 10 Niagara Fails.

Personally conducted excursion TO
Niagara Falls will leaveWsshington on
Thursdays, October 9Th and 10th, 1899.
at 8 q. m
Round trip from Fredericksburg sl2;
.h;iSren between and 10 years Of age
one have this rate.
Tickets good TO return on any regular
train except the limited express trains
and to stop Of returning ct Buffalo,
Rochester, Oanandaigua and Watkins
Glen. Limit for the round trip sen
DAYS. oct-It
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05

AT the August term OF the court the
Democrats held a mass-meeting and in
structed the County Committee TO de-
wise plan to allow the voters 10 ex
press their preference for L. S. Sena-
tor The committee reported that at
the election in November a separate
ballot would be provided and the voters
declare their preference. This did not
please many Democrats. SO on Mon
day 1t was decided that ratification
meeting be held Of the convention
which was held at Mathews q. h, at
which Mr. George Y. Hundley was
nominated for the legislature from the
two counter, and that the meeting de-
eide as to its preference for L. 5. Sen
ator.
The meeting was held at O'Clock in
front of the clerks office, and 1t was
presided over by County Chairman
John n. Tabb. Hon. James. n.
Stubs addressed the meeting. He
spoke Of the dissension existing in the
party. which grew out Of the spring
elections. counseled harmony, pledged
a majority in the county for the demo-
cratic nominee, Mr. Geo. Y. Hundley
OF whom be was very complimentary,
and said that in period Of twenty
years in public life. he had laoored for
the interests Of the people OF Underwater
and although, now private citizen &,
their interests were his and he felt that
his sccessor in the Legislature would
guard them as he had tried to do.
At the conclusion Of his speech, Mr..
James D. Stubbs, a son Of ex-senator
Stubs, offered the following resolu-
sion which was unanimously adopted
Whereas the Democratic County Dom
mittee has adopted the plan to submit
the question Of u S. Senator to mass
meeting Of Democrats.
Resolved, That this mass meeting OF
Democrats held today at Gloucester
/ OOuII f1DQbct DcAlcNihB thot - AH"J y
OF the Democrats of this county are In
favor Of J. Hoge Tyler for o. S. Sen
ate. now do request that our candidate
Hon. Geo. Y. Hundley, cote for j.
Hoge Tyler for U. s Senate.
Mr.. Geo. Y. Hundley. the Demo
cratic nominee for the Legislature. wa
then introduced by Chairman J. n
Tabb. He lie a pleasant and forciblt
speaker, Of fine personal appearance,
pleasing manners and one OF the prom
Using lawyers of Mathews county. HI
spoke for one hour to large audience
began by thanking the people for hi
nomination; was opposed to the "im
perial /" policy Of the administration
Of President Mckinley, against th'
acquisition Of the Philippines endorsed
Jones and the election Of United Statel
Senators by the people; said that q
one time governors had been elected b.
the Legislature. and the people haE
seen fit to change that; why not let thu
people say as to Senator; was TO
eousliz, alton OF taxation; said Bryan
was a man Of destiny, bad the heart
of the people; referred to tbs New
York boom for Van WICK. which wa
bursted by Hogg, Of Texas, when b
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
LOCAL nARKKTB.

Wheat, So to 70; corn, 40 to 4s. meal 90
TO 100 per 100 pounds oats. % 10 % /;
fowls (live), 9 to 81; spring chickens.
q 10 9 OTIS. per h.. lard. Z
to 8; eggs. 70 10 OTIS. buttsr
IS 10 90: hams, 10 to iix. lrfsh
potatoes, 10 to 5oi beef, 8 TO *: veal
4 20 AZ; Pork, TO AZ; hides
(green), 8 TO hides tdry), 8 to 10 hides
igreen) salted. 2 to 9.
fns GRAIN Market
The grain markets closed yesterday
as follows:
Ohicago-wheat. Sept. 741s; NAY
1881; Dec. "a Corn, Sept Ss's'
Sept. oats, az. so 4.
New York--Southern wheAs. " 70
~: Southern corn, 50 TO 40.
Baltimore southern wheat. 20 20 "a i
southern corn, Al 70 zi5f-
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The Bee Hive.
80 Main Street.
(sebree's Old Stand.

A few prices TO boom business dur
ing the dull season.
Prunes 7c. pound.
Maccaroni Sc.
Plain and Mixed Dandy 10. ID.
Large box Lye Sc.
Lump Starch &c. ID.
Alabaster Starch, with Blueing and
Wax &c. package
Corn Search 10
Large boxes Matches &C. dozen 3 dozen
for 25c
Wooden Wash Boards so.
Clothes Pins To- dozen
Oobbler's Shoe Nails &c. box
Ink &c. bottle
Envelopes &c. package
Paper and 40 quire.
Armour's Key Soap for sc.
Our Favorite Soap, ~ bars for zoe.
This an old we'll seasoned soap and
only limited quantity in stock and
cannot be sold again at the price
Special bargains in
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-05
Roll Of Honor.

The following is the roll Of honor OF
the public schools Of Fredericksburg
Cor the first school month ending Sep
tember 29th, 1899:
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F. p. STEARNS.
Contractor and Builder

The only licensed Real Estate Agent IN
Fredericksburg, Va ge street.
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fault with the methods that 1 thought
Mr.. Grant was using as improper; and
the Bulla, people, were doing the same
thing, and l oughtn't to find any fault.
Q. And Mr.. Dale was the only one that
Mr.. Crowder mentioned in that connec-
ton?
A Yes, sir. Mr.. Dale was the only one
that he mentioned.
The chairman-Do you remember, Mr.;
Belshaw, how you got the impression that
Mr.. Dale conveyed to your mind the idea
that the whole thing might be a Josh :?
A. Because he told me SO.
Mr. Burnett-WaS that the second con-
versation?
A. The second conversation, yes; that
he did not believe it at all. And then I
told him further-I told him. "Weu, if
you didn't believe it. what did you say
anything about it for? If you had kept
it to yourself, and thought it was a joke,
why, then, you wouldn't have had to have
gone before the committee--that is.
would not have said anything" OF course
l wanted to find out If Mr.. Bulla was
using those methods.
The chairman-YeS, l think you have
stated that.
A. If he was, why, 1 wouldn't vote for
him.
that you understood was to furnish the
improper consideration for Mr.. Dale to
break away from Mr.. Grant? Was it to
be Mr.. Barnes, or Mr.. Bulla, or some of
his friends, or was it simply to persuade
him to break away and vote for some
body?
A. Well, think he distinctly said that
he did not think that Mr.. Bulla knew
anything about it. OF course the infer
ence would be, from that, that it would
be, possibly, some of Mr.. Bulla's friends,
or some friends of somebody interested.
Q. Did he intimate anything as to Mr..
Burns friends?
A. No, sir
@. He simply intimated that it was to
break up Mr.. Grants forces and vote for
somebody?
A. Yes; that was the idea that I had
the idea that 1 got in the first conver-
sation.
The chairman-How about the second
conversation?
A Well, the second conversation was
where he .intimated that he did not be-
lieve it, that he thought it was an idle
rumor; that he did not think there was
anything in it.
The committee then adjourned to
meet at 2:30 n m
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stood him to say-or anybody else. The
idea was to break up Mr.. Grants forces.
@. Was there anything to the effect that
he was to have $4,000 to make Bulla his
second choice?
A Well, Mr. Dale did not tell me so; no.
@. He did not?
A No: 1 have heard that rumor-as l
say, I read it in the papers.
@. Then your information upon that is
the article by Mr.. Washburn in the Los
Angeles Times?
A. Yes; that is the principal source of
information. I have heard 1t, of course,
rumored around-talked about-tnat lnere
was $4,000 offered.
@. Have you any other Information
than the conversation with Mr. Dale that
YOU refer to, as to whether an offer of
$4,000 was made by Bulla, or anybody else
in his behalf, to make Mr.. Bulla the
second choice of Mr.. Dale for United
States Senator?
A / have not.
@. Have you stated all that you can re-
member of the conversation between you
and Mr.. Dale on the occasion referred to?
A. Yes. sir; l think | have. 1 nave re re-
took place-the first took place here in
the Assembly chamber and the last one
was in the Golden Eagle Hotel, and
think 1 have stated the substance of the
conversations.
@. Both of them?
A. Both of them, yes. The first one |
tried to get from Mr.. Dale the name OF
the person VINO ndQ Ildue llle Ollel "
him; and the last one was conversa-
ton as [ have said, in which, think
that he started it by complaining to me
because [ put him in a position to have
to come before this committee. and testify.
Mr. Burnett-How did you come to enter
into conversation with him in the first
place in regard to this matter?
A Mr.. CroWder informed me that i'm
proper methods were being used by the
Bulla people, and I asked him on whom,
and he told me Mr.. Dale. Then 1 went
to Mr.. Dale to find out.
O. Did Mr.. Dale, in that first converr-
sation, state that an offer had been made
him-a financial offer?
A. That is what 1 understood him, yes
that he was to vote for Mr.. Bulla for
a consideration, and he further went on
Barnes, or Barnes either. And from the
rest of the conversation I cleaned that
they wanted him to break up Mr.. Grant S
forces-that is. to make break in Grant $
forces.
Q. What did Mr.. Crowder state to you
when he said that improper methods We're
being used? Did he make any definite
statement?
a. No; except that the Bulla people
were going to the Grant people and MAX
ing improper advances. l was finding
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FULL STENOGRAPHIC REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATION.

tel tell Mr.; Jilgon? Well, did you have an
to vote for Grant?
A: Wei, l thought he would. | thought
he would myself, because l told him [
thought he was the coming man. l told
him he was strong man.
Q. What did JiiSOn tell
you that led you TO believe
that he was going to vote
for Mr.. Grant?
A. Well, nothing in par
ticular; only that | thought
he would.
Q. Why did you think he
would?
A. Well, from his talk.
He never pledged himself to
Mr.. Grant. would not ask
him to pledge himself, any
way.
Q. But you thought he
was going to vote for
Grant?
A. | did, yes.
Q. And then you gave him
$4OO to use up there?
A. Yes.
Mr.. Sanford-You would
not have given him that
$4OO had you not thought
he would vote for Grant.
or would you?
A. Well, l do not know
about that. | do not know
as / would. | perhaps
would not.
Mr.. Mellick-Then you could not have
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NOSE GUNsT ON THE STAND

Moses Gunst, called as a witness and
sworn, testified as follows:
Inc chairman-You may state your
name to the committee
A NJ. A. Gunst.
-. And your residence?
a yI Hyde street, San Francisco.
=. And your business?
A Tobacconist.
Q. Do you know one Colonel Preston
who just testified before this committee?
A. Yes, sir.
9. You heard his testimony?
~ Yes, sir.
Q. Do you know Daniel NJ Burns?
A. Very well.
Q. Do you know that Daniel NJ. Burns
is candidate for United States Senator?
A / do.
Q. Did you ever have a conversation
business in the city of San Francisco, on
or about the first day of January of this
year, wherein the subject matter of your
conversation was the candidacy of Dan
iel NJ Burns for the United States Senate?
A. 1 had a conversation with Colonel
Preston about some time-I think about
the 26th of December.
@. You heard his testimony on the stand
here | understand you to say?
8. was that the conversation you now
refer to?
A No, sir.
@. 1t was not?
You asked what conversation we had
@. 1t was the conversation you now re-
fer to? You remember the conversation
that you had-the substance of it?
A. do.
Q. You may state it to the committee.
A. I was at the rear of my store 1 came
up and put my arm on the side of the
shelving on the left hand side. Colonel
Preston was playing the machine. stood
there, and after he got through he came
over to where l was standing and he said
to me, How are you, Mose?" l said
How do you do, Colonel" He says,
What is the news?' 1 said, ''I haven't
any" He says, who is going to be Sen
ator?'' 1 says, 81 don't know" He says,
"Is Colonel Burns going to enter this con-
test?" 1 says, ''If he is he has not told
me So but 1 am acquainted with know
the nature of the man, and If this Call
over here don't stop lying and abusing him
that will be the cause of him going into
the contest-into the Senatorial fight.
"Wen'' he says, 81 will tell you: l ad-
mire Colonel Burns and like him very
much as a man" He said it was true he
was engaged by these people over there,
"but 1 have nothing to do with the run
ming of that paper" He says, Il will
tell you-he says-'I have been stump
ing this State and spending my money
and they have promised to see me
through. They have fooled me and l am
going to stop. campaigning. 1 says, You
are quite right. Colonel, / would If l was
you-being treated that way. He then
stated that the people of this State want
ed an attorney who knew the laws of this
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E. s. cRowDER's TESTIMONY.

Assemblyman E. S. Crowder was
called to the witness stand, and being
duly sworn, testified as follows:
The chairman-Mr. Crowder, you are an
Assemblyman of this Legislature?
A. Yes, sir.
@. From San Diego?
A. WE'LL L am from La Mesa, San Diego
County.
@. Do you know an Assemblyman of
this Legislature by the name of r. c.
Dale?
A. do.
@. Did you ever have any converse +Ion
with him since the sitting of this Legis-
lature relative to the use of money in in
ducing a change of vote for a candidate
for United States Senator, or anything OF
that character?
A. Well, something of that character:
yes, sir.
place
A In the Golden Eagle Hotel.
@. When?
A don't remember, Mr.. Chairman A
few days ago-a few evenings ago.
Q. In whose presence did that CONVEX
sation occur?
A Well, If you want to ask me if /
know-I know who / think was there
A. Well l think Mr.. Raub was there.
@. Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Raub?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Any others that you think of now?
A. Oh, there were a lot of gentlemen
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Q. Did not ask him how he knew?

9. Did not ask him how he knew?
A No, sir.
Mr. La Baree--That is about all the
conversation with him?
A. That is about all the conversation.
That is everything that was said:
Mr.. Mellick-Had Colonel Burns candi-
dacy been announced at that time?
A. | think it had; yes, sir. am quite
certain. l knew of Mr.. Burns candidacy
some time before it was-Jhat is, con-
sidered it was a fixed fact in my mind
that he was going 70 be a candidate be
lore the papers took it up, or before Mr..
Burns made public announcement.
Mr.. Burnett-How did you come to that
impression, Mr.. Preston?
a. Talk on the street and things that
We're said; common rumOrs and knoWl-
e6ge amongst men who were acquainted
with political affairs. Hearsay, of course
.. Do you know of any money or other
valuable consideration--promi of pat
ronage or otherwise-that has been offered
any member of the Legislature in rela-
tlon1 to his vote for United States Sena-
A. I do not
O. Do you know of any source to which
you can point this committee from which
they can gain the information?
a; do not. l wish l could.
me chaiTman-If there are no further
CuSad.
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THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

The committee of special investiga-
ton met in room 73 of the Capitol, pur-
suant to adjournment from the morn
ing session, this afternoon at 2:9O
o'clock. Present: Chairman Cosper,
Sanford, La Baree, Burnett, Mellick,
Lardner.
The chairman-I want to make a sug-
gestion. That is, that we confine this
testimony now very closely to what is
the fact and not what is rumor, because
we are never going to get through If we
do not; but wherever there is a fact-a
Specific statement of a fact-Iet US go
right to the milk of the matter. That
is the suggestion.
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Q. Did you answer and try to explain
that 1t was not a bribe?
A. Oh, no. He knew better than that
he knew better than that. He knew that
would not try to bribe him. He did not
so state either, did he?
=. He said that when he got the letter
he was somewhat hot, and replied that
you had known him for thirty-f1ve or
forty years and ought to know that he
would not accept bribe.
A. NO. And there was no brtbe In IT.
nave testified that way.
@. Well, the general run of it-that he
wrote back to you-was that he was very
much surprised; he knew that you would
that sense, that he would be taking can
vass money, that he replied very warmly
to you; and that you wrote back to MIN
saying that you had not meant br1be,
but simply canvass money, if he needed II.
Mr.. Melleck-I think you are mistaken
about that, Mr.. Sanford. He stated IKE
this: That they would talk together as
father and son would talk together, or as
brothers would talk together, ana ne
never thought of such proposition as Dan
Cole proposing to bribe him.,
The chairman-He answered your letter
saying that he was surprised that you
would ever attempt to br1be MIN OF oIer
any inducements?
A. would not only not bribe him be-
cause I had known him so long, put L
would not undertake to bribe anybody.
Q. In any of those efforts on your part
to assist the legislative or state tlcket olo
you seek in exchange for your assistance
to pledge anybody in their vote in any
manner?
A. No, sir.
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Uncle Sam on His Knees
to Aguinaldo

Is how the situation looks to his
swelled head. Success is the great in
f1ator of the Uranium. and we feel like
getting one on ourselves, when we look
at the perfection which we have at
tanned in fine laundry work, and the
transformation that we can effect on
soiled linen, by our superior methods.
Bring your laundry work here and be
happy. mo saw edges"
The United States Laundry, otflcs
1904 Market street Telephons
South 420
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TESTIMONY OF G. M. BELsHAw

c. M. Belshaw, being duly sworn, tes-
titled as follows:
The chairman-State your name to the
committee
A. c. NJ. Belshaw.
O. Your residence.
A. Antioch, Contra Costa county.
O. You are an Assemblyman OF this
Legislature?
A. | am.
Q. Do you know R. c. Dale?
A. l do.
O. Did you have conversation with R.
C. Dale in the Golden Eagle Hotel in
this city recently, in which the subject
matter of a financial offer for his vote
was under discussion?
A. Yes.
Q. In whose presence did that conversa-
ton take place?
A Well, now, I do not know. think
he was stranger to me.
@. Do you remember whether Captain
Barbour was present? You know Cap
tain Barbour, don't you?
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