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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-01

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-01
Railroads.
Potomac, Fredericksburg
ANDPIEDMONT RAILROAD
Schedule for 1908

Schedule for 1875.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-01
Crippled by
Rheumatism.

Those who have Rheumatism find
themselves growing steadily worse all
the while. One reason OF this is that
the remedies prescribed by the doctors
contain mercury and potash, which Ill
timately intensity the disease by caus-
Ing the joints to swell and stifIen,
producing q severe aching of the bones
s. 8. 3. has been curing Rheumatism
for twenty years-even the worst cases
which seemed almost incurable.
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conductor OF Columbia s. o. had an experi-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-01

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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
THE EAST.

At B~inghamton, n. Y, John e. Gard
ner, aged 60, in order to get his pic
lure in print, shot his wife, aged 20,
and her killed himself.
In Boston Daniel G.. Wing has been
appointed temporary receiver of the
Globe national bank.
A call has been issued by the Amer
lean Political league for a national
convention in Boston on July 4 for
the nomination of candidates for
president and vice president of the
United States.
Yellow ware pottery manufacturers
have advanced their selling price lists
five per cent.
In Pittsburgh the Carnegie Steel
company will advance the wages of
10000 employees TIA per cent.
At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges dur
ing the week ended on the god aggre-
gated S2,222, 4S4, 264, against $1,903,-
13O,547 the previous week. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of 1898 was 1872.
In the United States there were 220
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 22d, against 21s the
week previous and 25S in the CORE
spending period of 1898.
Evangelist Dwight L. Moody, whose
fame was worldwide, died at his
home in East Mortified, Mass, aged
GO years. He leaves a widow, two
sons and a daughter. The cause of
death was q general breaking down of
his health, due to overwork.
In several American cities funds
and recruits t. aid the Beers are be-
ing raised.
At the age of II years Daniel Ford,
editor of Youths Companion, died in
Boston.
In New York city the Salvation army
furnished Christmas dinners to %, 1000
persons.
Without a particle of food in AS days,
and complete recovery from a mental
arrangement, is the unprecedented ex-
p%erience Of a Philadelphia girl.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
DOINGS Or WEEK.
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
Of tho Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN In THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FRoM \

From all quarters of the country
Adjt. Gen. Corbin, the head of the
committee charged with the collection
of funds for the benefit of the family
of the late Gen. Lawton, is in receipt
of expressions of sympathy and
money.
The government will prevent or
ganiZation of forces in America to
help either Beers or British.
1t has been decided by the post of
flee department to issue stamps COM
memorative of the Pan-American ex-
hibition at Buffalo next year.
A statue of Daniel Webster, pre-
sented to the government by Stilson
Hutchins, will be unveiled in Wash
ington January is.
Up to the recess the total number
of bills introduced in the national
house of representatives was 5,015;
joint resolutions, 95; simple resolu.
tons, IS; grand total, SIG. The num-
Der in the senate was 1000.
Officials in the United States believe
that 5000 Americans have gone 10 as.
sist the Beers.
Holland and Irish societies are re
ported to be planning a raidlon Canada,
similar to that attempted by the Feni-
ans in 1866.
One of Mosby's most noted scouts in
the civil war, Bushrod Underwood, died
in Washington.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.
Causes Much Damage TO Property I'm
Southern california Six
Indians Killed.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 26.-South-
ern California experienced the worst
earthquake in recent years at 4:26
Monday morning. The shock was
felt throughout the southern third
part of the state, with indications
that it was central in the desert east
of Los Angeles. The most serious
damage was done at San Jacinto, a
town of 1900 persons near the noun
tains separating the populated section
from the desert. Reports from San
Jacinto are to the effect that six In
dians were killed by falling buildings,
and that of the business portion Of
the town not a business block escaped
serious injury, most of the buildings
being completely wrecked.
At Hemet, three miles from San
Jacinto, several brick buildings were
thrown to the ground, and it is re-
ported that at least one person suf-
fered injury. The buildings which
we're most injured were a Touring
mill and Johnson's brick block.
Through all the towns in San Ber-
nardino. Riverside, Orange, Los An
geles and San Diego counties the peo-
pie were reused from their sleep, and
even old C%alifornians in hundreds of
cases ran from their houses, though
no town except the two mentioned
has reported any loss of life or any
great destruction of property.
A tidal wave was caused at San
Diego. Clocks were stopped at Ven
tara. People rushed from their
houses in fright at Santa Ana. Win
dows were broken IT Needles. There
are two or three towns in the vicini-
ty of San Jacinto which have not been
heard from and which cannot be
reached. 1t is certain that the shock
must have been severe at those points,
but no damage may have resulted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
They Are FIner Than Ever.

House-cleaning, in most homes, comes
but once a year-in the s~pring-but it comes
twice a year for the North-W estern Linn
tied Trains. Twice a year both these fla
nous trains are run into the shops for
thorough overhauling and cleaning, and
such a cleaning as they receive. Every bit
of woodwork, nickel and brass is rubbed
and polished, all the mattresses and springs
are made over, the upholstering is done
over, new paint and varnish, and many
skilled mechanics finally turn out two
brand new trains. In fact, the daily clean
ing these trains receive in Minneapolis and
Chicago is much more thorough than the
most tidy housewife gives her home.
These two famous trains of the North
Western Line have just received their an
nual housekeeping and are fresher, bright
er and finer than they ever were. They
run every night between Minneapolis, st.
Pau and Chicago-one going, one coming
and still are worthy he common and
well deserved opinion that they are the
most comfortable, elegant and easy riding
trains in the world.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
BOSTON A N l
Globe National Is Ordered Closed and
n Receiver Is ADpointed-ActiOn
Causes Surprise.

Boston, Dee. 22.-Comptroller of the
Currency Dawes Thursday evening or
dered the closing of the Globe ma
tional bank of this city. This action
was taken on the representations
made to the comptroller by Special
Bank Examiner Wing, who a few days
ago was made temporary receiver of the
Broadway national bank and who is
now appointed temporary receiver of
the Globe national. The news has taken
this city by surprise. While the bank
was known to have been in distress ten
days ago, presumably over the decline
in copper specialties, chiefly United
States Mining company, it was thought
the crisis had passed.
The downfall of the bank is attrib-
uted TO the heavy shrinkage in the
price of coppers and the Squire fall
ure.
In the opinion of conservative peo-
pie the bank will not pay more than
so per cent. to its depositors, but to
do this the stockholders will lose
every dollar of their capital, surplus,
and undivided profits, and it is not
improbable that the stockholders may
be assessed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28

ABOUT POSTAGE STAMPS.

The government of Servia has sold
the entire remainders Of the 1890 issue
of postage stamps TO a man in Buda.
Pesth, who has divided them into lots
of 100, $50 and 300 for wholesalers
These lots, aggregating a catalogue val
ne of $500, are sold by him for $50.
The local tariff between cities of New
Zealand, which heretofore was two
pence, has been reduced to one penny.
The t~en-dollar postage stamp Of
selangor, which has figured in all the
catalogues since 1895, but which no one
lad ever seen, has only just been is
sued. It's color is green and violet.
Cuban stamps and envelopes are now
in the hands of dealers in this coun.
try. They are very attractive and Cuba
can boast of having as pretty a set as
any country. The one-centayo and two
centavos envelopes are Oh amber paper
and the -fye-ceDtayos on white paper
There is also a o~ne-centavo newspaper
wrapper. 1t requires five stamps TO take
in the imprint and plate numbers ex-
cept in the special delivery, which takes
the usual three. The teD-cents are
printed in brown, and not slate, as was
expected. The issues of all the new
colonies are selling well.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
LATER NEWS.

In a saloon row at Yankton, s.. D.,
John Conrad had his lip bitten off and
his tongue split. The saloon was
wrecked.
James Patten, of White Oak, Ky,
shot and killed Harlan Cisco during a
quarrel. Cisco fatally stabbed Patten.
Eustasia Driess, a 3-year-old girl at
Green Bay, Wis, was fatally burned.
She was playing about a Christmas
tree when her clothing caught fire.
A. j. Lefevre, a farmerof Greenland,
Pa, died from hydrophobia caused by
the bite of a cat.
At Vandalia, Mo-, Edward Spencer
walked up to Benjamin Eddleman, a
night w%atchman with whom he had
quarreled, put one arm around him
and with the other shot him dead.
The st. James scale works at Bing-
hampton, n. Y, was badly damaged
by fire.
Cecil Baldridge, aged IS years, was
Blue Mound, III.
Three members of the family of Man
ford Pollock, at Barboursville, w. Va,
were poisoned while eating their
Christmas dinner, and all are dead.
The gold reserve in the U. s.. treas
ury the 10Th was S240, 3S3, 517.
+. b. Livingston, of Baltimore, Md,
his wife to death and then surrendered
himself to the authorities.
The funeral of Dwight L. Moody oc-
Cured at Mortified, Mass, the Goth.
Men who for many years have been
connected with Mr.. Moody's work took
part.
Colonel j.. Franklin Bell of the
Thirty-sixth infantry, encountered $50
Filipinos near Alminos, province of
Zambales and killed wounded and
captured twenty-eight of them. Our
troops also obtained possession of a
number of rifles and a quantity of am
munition. One American was wound
ed.
Three colored children named Dixon
were burned to death at Middletown,
Conn, during a fire which destroyed
the home of their parents. They were
Z, ) and 3 years old.
During a riot among forty-seven
negroes, men and women, on a trolley
car at Morrisania, N. Y, one man was
fatally shot and two were dangerously
wounded.
Directors of the American Tobacco
company have declared the regular
quarterly dividend of 2 per cent on its
preferred and IA per cent on its com
NOR stock.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
AGUINALDo's WIFE DEAD.
Pursuit of the Filipino Leader Is Hot
Has Crossed Mountains
Near BayombonE.

-
Manila, Dec. 25. Col. Wilder has tel
egraphed 10 yigan from Bayombong
that A~guinaldo has crossed the noun
tains near Bayombong, going south
ward. His wife died in a village in that
vicinity.
Washington, Dec. 25.-A cablegram
from Gen. Otis was received at the war
department Saturday, giving the first
news for some time of the attachments
under Coils. Hare and Howe, who are
pursuing Aguinaldo. Gen. Otis advices
indicate that they are close upon the
insurgent leader and also state that
four of the American prisoners have
been retaken, though Lieut.. Gilmore is
still in the hands of the enemy. Gen.
Otis dispatch follows:
Manila, Dec. 23.-Gen. Young reports
under date of the 21st instant from Vigan
that Co.'s. Hare and How were heard
from December II. still In pursuit through
the mountains of the insurgent column
having our prisoners of whom four cap
tured, Capt. Gilmore remaining prisoner.
The insurgents are one day In advance
and the pursuit is continued. These pur-
suing troops rave encountered great hard
SHllS, oub viii probably StFihe apart. Two
hundred and one Spanish prisoners from
APART received this morning, 200 more in
that section, mostly friars, awaiting trans
portation to Manila. Entire Sixteenth
infantry leaves for Apart tomorrow for
stations from that point as far south as
~Bayonbong. Batchelder's battalion Tween
~ty-fourth is now on lower Rio Grande in
good condition to return to San Jose coun-
try, Forty-fourth infantry being sent TO
Hughes at iloilo, who reports Pany, Negros
and adjacent islands quiet. Arriving troops
and supplies being un.oaded through serv-
ice Manila and Dagupan railway, two
trains daily. All ports northern Luzon
open January l. OTIS"
Manila, Dec. 26. = Gen. Young has
been appointed military governor OF
the province of northwestern Luzon,
with headquarters at Vigan. His com
mand includes the Thirty-third infan-
try, under Cal. Luther II. Hare, and the
Third cavalry. He will establish per
manent stations at San Fernando and
Laoag, with outposts wherever needed.
The Sixteenth infantry will proceed to
Apparri, garrisoning such towns as
may be deemed necessary in the prov
inces of Cagayan, Isabella and Nuevo
Vizcaya, of which Col. Hood has been
appointed military governor. Gen.
Young and Col. Hood are establishing
civil municipal governments, and the
ports in northern Luzon will be opened
for trade about January l..
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Cincinnati will have an industrial
exposition next year.
Greater New York proposes 10 ex-
pend $50, 600, 900 on two bridges.
Lord Armstrong. inventor of the
breech-loading gun. has entered his
ninetietb year.
AT Elizabeth, N. j., drug stores are
not allowed TO sell cigars or soda wa
ter on Sunday.
The Alhambra, the famous conven-
ton hall of Syracuse. n. Y, has been
destroyed by fire.
Nestor Ponce de Leon. a lineal de-
scendant of Ponce de Leon. d%iscoverer
of Florida, died al Havana, aged 60
years.
The work of o~verhauling and repair
ing the cruiser Olympia, Admiral
Dewey's flagship, will cost at least
100000.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, claims the rec
ord for the largest number of sun
shiny days 10 the year among Amer
lean cities.
Rev. DR.. +. d. N~ewhouse, presiding
elder of the Mankato (Minn.) district,
NJ. L. church, died of pleuro-pneumo-
MIA, aged AZ.
Sir John Arnott, a Dublin editor. has
started a fund for the relief of widows
and orphans of Irish soldiers who have
fallen in Africa.
Omaha is making strenuous efforts
at Washington 10 secure the proposed
new mint. TO be located somewhere in
the middle west.
The Plainfeld IN. j. board of
health prohibits the burning of leaves
on complaint of several physicians.
who assert that the smudge causes
throat. lung and eye troubles.
William v. Allen. appointed to the
United States senate from Nebraska,
was born in Ohio, educated in Iowa,
practiced law in Wisconsin and en-
gagged in politics in Nebraska.
Mayor Gray, of Minneapolis. has rs
sued an order forbiddiug messenger
boys from entering saloons or whole
sale liquor stores or carrying liquor
to patrons of the messenger COM
panies.
Milton Stewart is building an ark
on the top of West rock, near New
Haven. Conn. in the belief that the
world is to be visited By another del
uge. Mr.. Stewart makes no definite
prediction as 10 the date Of its COM
ing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

According TO advices TO the state de-
partment from United States Minister
Hunter, the attempt at revolution IN
Guatemala has come to an end.
The Senator and Benmohr, with the
Forty-fifth infantry and two batteries
of the Sixth artillery on hoard, ar.
rived at Manila.
In London there is no definite news
regarding the military operations in
South Africa. Gen. Gatacre is abso-
lutely silent as to his movement or
plans. Gen. Methuen has sent no
word since December II. 1t is clear
that his line of communication has
been cut by the Beers. The situation
at Kimberley is precarious in the ex-
treme.
In Canada leading men in the lib
eral party say the war against the
Beers is criminal.
The British and Boer forces were IN
close proximity at Modder river, but
showed no anxiety about renewing
the battle. Each side was strength
ening its defenses. The Beers have
been largely reinforced since Gen.
Gatacre's reverse at Stormberg and
the country north of that point is in
arms.
The death of the duke of West
minister occurred in London, aged "A
years. He was the richest mar in
England.
In a skating pond at Frelingheim
40 Belgian school children were
drowned.
Gen.. Lawton's remains have been
placed in the Pace cemetery in
Manila. Gen. Otis intends to forward
the bodies of Gen. Lawton, Maj. John
A.. Logan, Jr., and Lieut.. Ledyard to
the United States at the earliest pos
sible opportunity.
At Amalfi, Italy, a great rock slid
into the sea, carrying a monastery
and many villas with it, and several
lives were lost.
No news has been received in London
from South Africa that would indicate
any change in the military situation
there, but hints are being continually
received of the serious spread of Dutch
1isaffectiou in both the Queenstown
district of Cape Colony and Natal.
BY securing a passport from Agon-
clio for an officer sent to look after
Spanish prisoners, Spain has recog-
nized the Filipino government.
Officials in Washington are gratified
at the existing situation in the Philip
pines. The insurgent army, which
dominated the northern part of the is
land, has disappeared; American gar
risons are established at important
points, promising peace in the sur
rounding territory, and Gen. Otis con-
siders it feasible to open all the ports of
northern Luzon to trade. Gen. Young
has been appointed military governor
of the provinces of northwestern Luz
zon, with headquarters at Vigan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
A NEW DANGER
sickness Among British Cavalry
Horses In south Africn-Rumor
Of n Raid ON Canada.

London, Dec. 26.-Nothing has ar
rived from South Africa that would
indicate any change in the military
situation there. The wal office is is
suing lists of further deaths and
wounded, as well as accounts of sick
ness. The nos serious report of the
last class is that horse sickness has
broken out in both British and Boer
camps in Natal. Four hundred Brit
ish cavalry horses, it is said, have all
ready been shot, owing TO the occur
ence of CHAMBERS. The disease is like
ly to spread with much greater rapid
ty among the British horses thaA
among the hardy Boer ponies, and
this may mean a considerable pro-
longation of the campaign.
Horse sickness in South Africa gem
orally appears during the latter part
of January, and lasts three months.
The present outbreak is unusually
early.
A dispatch from Chieyeley, dated
Tuesday, December 10, says: The
British naval guns have destroyed the
Colenso foot bridge, thus preventing
.
the Beers holding any position south
of the Tugela river. The enemy are
taking up fresh positions on the east
err side, nearer the British camp.
The British position at Frere is being
strengthened. The Tugela river is ris-
ing and there is a prospect of heavy
rains. A two-hour bom%bardment of
Ladysmith has been heard from here.
According to reliable native reports
the Beers had 200 killed in the fight
at Colenso.
Washington, Dec. 26.-Oficials here
are deeply interested in the report
that Holland and Irish societies are
planning a raid on Canada broadly
similar to that attempted by the
Fenians in 1866. The administra-
ton will make diligent effort to main
tain the neutral position which inter
national law demands under the cir
cumstances. The British embassy, it
is understood, has within "a hours
called the attention of the state de-
partment to the pro-Boer feeling in
the United States, with the sugges-
ton that this government exercise the
utmost caution in preventing the sail
ing of flibustering expeditions 10
South Africa. The state department
replied that it would do its best to
preserve the law of neutrality.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-28
The Vows Condensed.

The COW Lilli Ella, owned by James
H. Bierne, of Oakfeld, has produced 912
pounds of butter during the year. 1t is
claimed that this is a new record.
George Eckert was found guilty in
Waukesha of murder in the second de-
gree. Eckert killed his wife by shoot.
ing her on August 25 last while in a fiji
of jealous rage.
Farmers are making large deliveries
of tobacco at Viroqua, and the crop is
found to be the best ever grown in Yer
non county.
After persistent efforts the photo
graphic supplies trust has failed to get
Aiken-Gleason company's plant in La
Crosse, one of the important industries
of the town.
II. M. jameson, one of the best-known
citizens of Waukesha, and the pioneer
banker, died at the age of SO years.
William BIowsnake, a young brave OF
the Winnebago tribe, died from wounds
received in a drunken quarrel in Black
River Falls.
Robert McCredie, aged IS years, died
in Portage from the bursting of a blood
vessel.
George F. Lyons, aged GO years, a we'll
known resident of Empire. dropped
dead in a restaurant in Fond du Lac.
r. ID. Evans, for eight years city at
torney of Baraboo, died there, aged As
years.
In a package received at the post Of
fee in Milwaukee were the ashes Of a
Milwaukee lady who had died while
visiting in Germany. Her remains were
crematcd and the ashes sent home by
mail.
Louis Augustiane. an old hermit, died
in M~arinette. He served at one time in
the Swedish navy, and was given a med
al for %gallantry.
The editership of Harper's Bazaar has
been offered to and accepted by Miss
Elizabeth G. Jordan, formerly of Mil
waukee.
John c. Wells, president of the Wells
banking house. died suddenly at his
home in Fond On Lac of paralysis.
c. II. Hawkins, a pioneer resident,
died in La Crosse. He was born in Wau-
kesha in 1s47 and went to La Crosse
county in 1854. He was a member of
the county board.
Henry Laughlin, ore of the best
known horsemen in southern Wiscon-
sin, and the trainer Of tie fast trotter
Jay Eve See. died IN henosha.