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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
THE TUG OF WAR.

In drive ovor the island Of st Helena
General OroDje wy greeted with cheers
England estimates the cost Of the
War In the Transvaal TO March 3lst at
SIG. 600 600.
General Louis BOtha has returned to
Pretoria to resume the supreme com
mand Of the Transyaal forces.
African horse sickness has broken out
in Gen. Buffers army. IL proves es-
pecially fatal among freshly-arriyed
animals.
The Beers are making determined
resistance against Lord Roberts at.
tempts to advance, and heavy lighting
Is imminent.
The Transvsal government has order
ed British subjects with few exceptions
to leave the republic within forty. eight
hours as q result Of the johannesburg ex-
plosion.
Continuous fighting SgTGt- / very Sc.
we're character. mas been in progress in
.ae neighborhood Of Thaba Nchu the
last few days. he Beers have been
thrust back by strong force Of mounted
| troops. under command OF Gen. French
bat they are preparing to offer a stout
resistance to the further advance Of the
British in the direction Of Lady brand.
General Roberts, seems to be taxing
points from Sheridan $ campaign in the
Shenandoah Valley. and Sherman g
march TO the sea. General Pole Carew
has put new methods into effect in his
recent march toward De WetsdOrp.
His progress was made by a wide track
Of devastation. The stock was lifted
and the forage either removed or de-
stroyed. Buildings were burned and the
farms Of leading hostile Free Skaters
were conhscsted II is believed that
this method Of dealing with the Free
Staters will be effective in preventing
them from taking up arms against the
British after they have once laid them
down.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
FIRST DISTRICT DELEGATES
Matthews and Crabbe Recommended as
Delegates T. J. Downing for Elec.or ETC.
Etc, Etc,
Especial to The Free Lance }

kOptClhl W L nc IRtb - AhN''
Norfolk Va, May End, 1900, Up. m.
AT the meeting Of the First District
delegates today the present district COM
mittee was reelected. Hon. W. A..
Jones. Hon. IL. f. OrismOnd and
Judge J. w. c. Blackstone were
chosen as district members on the Con-
vention Committee on Resolutions.
Hon. S. wilkins Matthews and Wal
ter Il. Crabble were recommended
as district delegates to the Ma
tional Convention and /. j. DOWNING
for district elector. Congressman Jones
was recommended for delegate large.
The district declared against the Oonsti-
titutiOnal convention measure, Mr..
Jones and his friends being in control.
Hon. f. W. Saunders is permanent
chairman Of tho convention, and J. T.
Ellyson will be reelected State chair
man.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY.

Governor Taylor has returned to
Frankfort, Ky. No effort was made to
serve the warrant on him, and IL Ia
understood that it will be held up for
several days.
Mrs M. l. War6eld Clay, divorced
wife Of Oassius NJ Clay, the sage OF
Whitehall, Ky. died Sunday night. Sc
years old. She was the mother Of Bru-
tus NJ Clay, u. S. commissioner to the
Paris exposition.
Clifton J. Pratt, Attorney. General
of the Taylor government Of Kentucky
has turned over his Office to Attorney
General Breckenridge, Of the Beckham
government. having retired from the
contest Pratt refused to appeal his
case from the decision Of Judge Can
trill of the Circuit court.
When the Circuit court convened at
Frankfort, Monday, Caleb Powers,
John Davis. Harlon Whitaker. ". H.
Ooulton and "Tallow Dick" Combs
were arranged charged with compile
ity in the Goebel murder. The de.
PENDANTS were brought into court and
arraigned. All Of them entered pleas
Of not guilty. The defense rendered
pardons granted to Powers and Davis
by Governor Taylor, and this was fol-
lowed by motion to dismiss. The
motion was overruled. No additional
indictments were made public. The
grand Jury's report says number OF
parties summoned as witnesses refused
10 kak
be punished for contempt.
The argument in the Kentucky gov
ernorship case was concluded in the
Supreme Court Tuesday, and the court
took q recess until May IA, when de.
cision may be rendered. Ex.Gov. w.
o. Bradley and Helm Bruce. counsel
for William S Taylor, Republican, filed
a brief for the plaintiffs in error, reply
ing to Lawrence Maxwell's argument
that Taylor cannot claim to have been
deprived of his office without due pro.
cess Of law because he does not show he
ever had 1t. Gov Bradley maintained
that an office is property and quoted
decisions to prove it, in order to make
clear that TO deprive man Of office
without due process Of law was a viola
tion Of the l4th amendment. The Leg.
islature has no right to deprive man
of his property without due process Of
law. " The board having no power to
act In the premises. its judgment Is
not Judgment at all, " Gov. Bradley
contended. He attacked the legislative
board that considered the Taylor case as
having been not fairly drawn and Of
being packed against him. The
board had no right under the law to try
a contest unless the contestant claimed
to have O majority of the legal votes.
This claim was never made by Goebel.
as evidenced by the notice of contest.
Lawrence Maxwell representing Gov.
Beckham, said Gov. Bradley had not
established. In the slightest degree. the
jurisdiction Of the court in the case.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
AMBITION.

It has been said that if we look around upon
the great multitude of mankind and endeavor to
trace out the principles Of action IN every .ntiG"G
ual it will seem highly probable that Ambition"
runs through the whole Species and that every
man, in proportion to his vigor is or less act
uated by it.
Whether in the conduct Of our DRY GOODS
business we are actuated by ambition, or by de-
sire for gain, it is acknowledged fact that our
line of goods stands forth to-day as the BEST
best in values, best in comprehensiveness.
Hundreds and hundreds Of our regular Gus
toners are taking advantage Of these facts To
these we say that new attractions are daily added
to our stock. To you who have never visited our
store, and do not know us or the line Of goods we
carry, we extend cordial invitation to come.
You are guaranteed your moneys worth, or
your money back.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

Hon. WIN. L. WILSON says, what
nearly everybody else says who knows
anything of the day, that the two
popular tickets for the Presidency
will be Mckinley and Bryan. He
saws Cleveland will not allow his name
to be mentioned in connection with
the nomination, and Dewey's boom
is but a bubble on the political wa
tiers. No one imsgines that Cleve'
land viii allow his name used, be-
cause he would stand less chance OF
nomination than Dewey, or any other
prominent Democrat in the country
Mr.. Cleveland went out Of the Presl
Dental chair very much abused man
by his party, whether Justly or nm
Justly, we do not pretend to say, and
he has now but little following.
Mr.Wilson also says that conditions
are so changed that the campaign
will be run on entirely new issues,
which policy has already been insist
ed upon time and again by THE FREE
LANCE, and the Democracy will find
itself very much embarrassed be-
cause it is very much divided on the
;ssnes that will force themselves to
the front. The large majority of the
party is>bitterly opposed to what is
termed Imperialism and territorial
expansion, while a small minority,
among them leading men, who favor
both, to q greater or less extent. SO,
il the campaign is made principally
on these issues, it will hardly be ex'
pected that those who dissent from
the majority will give the party
their hearty and active support
Then, it is possible that silver will be
again forced to the front, as Mr..
Bryan insists that it shall be, IN
which event many Democrats will
not support the ticket at all, while
thousands OF others will vote the
ticket quietly with the secret hope
that it will be defeated. Yet with all
these obstacles in the way Mr.. Will
SON predicts Democratic success. 1t
would be surprising for MIR. Wilson to
say anything else, being q leading
Democrat, but if Mr.. Bryan is elected
it will be surprise, even to thous'
ands Of Democrats, and among them,
We doubt not, may be found Mr.. Will.
son himself.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.

Habess corpus has teen established In
the Philippines.
Charles H Allen was formally inaugu-
rated as Civil Governor Of Porto Rico.
The CUBAN teachers who will study In
the United States during the summer
will be>chosen by ballot,
General Otis will take immediate steps
In preyent the evasion Of the Chinese
immigration laws in the Philippines.
The Filipinos boast that when the
rainy season begins In May. Aguinaldo
will organize another insurrectionsry
government and rally his scattered fol-
lowers again.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
For over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup hai
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions Of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success. II
soothes the child, softens the gums,
sllays all pains, cures wind collie, and
Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. II
viii relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Sold by Druggists In every
part Of the world. Twenty-Five cents
. bottl5. Be sure and AJAX for Mrs
Windows Soothing Syrup"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

The Richmond Times says that a
trust in order TO succeed must be on
its good behavior The white paper
trust is succeeding beyond the widest
dreams of avarice. What sort OF good
behavior is that trust on?-Appeal
Following out the Scriptural in
junction, Of course-"He that pro-
videth not for his own, especially
those Of his own household, is
worse than an infdel."
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

IN 1877 India had 8 famine which
swept away ten millions of her popu
lstion. In 1897, three years ago, q
more extensive famine visited the
country and sixteen millions died of
starvation. The famine that is rsg
ing now is worse and more extensive
than either of the others, and It is es'
timated that the number of the deaths
will be much larger than three years
sgo.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

Pain.Killer as an internal remedy, has
no equal. In cases Of summer com.
plants, diarrhoes, dysentery, IL cures
quickly. Used as q liniment Its action
is like magic. when applied to bad
sores, burns, scalds, aud sprains. For
sick headache aud toothache, don't
fail to try 1t. In short. 1t 10 q Pain.
Killer. Avoid substitutes. there Is but
ono Pain-Killer. Perry Davis. Price 26c.
and SOC. -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
Look for the Warning.

Heart disease kills suddenly, but
never without warning. The warn
ings may be {aint and brief, or may
be startling am extend over many
years, but they Sre none the less
certain and positive. Too often the
victim Is deceived By the thought,
ut will pass away" Alas, it never
passes away voluntarily. Once In
stalled, heart disease never gets bet
ter Of itself. Ii DR.. Niles Heart
Cure is used in the early stages re-
csvery is absolutely certain In every
case where its use Is persisted In.
"For many years was great suf-
ferer from heart disease before Z
finally found relief l was subject
TO faintiag and sinking spells, full
ness about the heart, and was unable
to attend to my household duties. I
tried nearly every remedy that was
recommended to me and doctored
with tho leading physicians Of this
section but obtained no help until |
began taxing Dr.. Miles Heart Cure.
It hss done pe more good than all
the medicine l ever took"
ERs. ANNA HOLLOWAY,
Geneva, Ind.
DIR. Miles Heart Cure is sold at all
druggists en- Q positive guarantee
Write for free advice and booklet to
DE- Niles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

Without Jail delivery the Republican
vote in Kentucky will be unusually
light. Richmond News.
Don't reach premature conclusions.
The recent legal pyrotechnic display
in the Supreme Court may throw a
olimmer Of eight" on the case.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

DELAWARE has not yet discarded
the whipping post or the pillory.
Nine colored people were whipped
at Dover Friday for petit lsrcency
and one, in addition to his lsshes,
had to stand in the pillory for an
hour. Many sensible men think fog
ging is the most effective punishment
for certain offenses that can be IL
flcted.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

The Democrats throughout the
Union are tumbling over each other
to endorse Bryan and the Chicago
platform, in order, no doubt, to keep
ahead of the procession and ride in
the band wagon. If they keep up
the gait their bsnd-wagon is pretty
apt to adorn the tail end ofthe Presi.
Dental procession in November
next.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
A Pleasure and a Duty.

I consider 1t not only pleasure but q
duty owe to my neighbors to tell about
the wonderful cure effected In my case by
the timely use of Ohamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Disrrhoea Remedy. / was
taken very badly with fiux and procured
a bottle Of this remedy. A few doses
of IL effected q permanent cure. ! take
pleasure In recommending IL to others
suffering from that dreadful disease. =
J. W. Lynch. Dorr, w. We. This
remedy is sold by M. M. Lewis, Drug.
gist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

The State committee met Tuesday
night, in Norfolk and selected State
Senator Hal d. Flood as temporary
chairman Of the convention and Col. W.
III Mann. Of Petersburg. clerk OF the
House of Delegates as secretary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

IT IS said Judge Gof, who is a ten
tunes millionaire. is considering plans
for erecting an oil refinery in West
Virginia. He proposes to refine the
oil from his own wells, which are nu
merous, and such as may be taken to
his refinery. he will run in opposi-
ton to the Standard Oil Company
which has had monopoly and keeps
up the prices of oil. If Judge Gofi
shall succeed in lowering the price OF
oil he will do a good work for his
countrymen.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

Between FIRE and water MOfticello
claret and Texas apple. jack APP hav'
ing hard time. Fire water'S may
knockout man but succu mbs in By
IL With IL component parts.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

The Gallatin (Tenn.) News-$l q
yesr-hss announced to its subscrib'
ers that, in view of the increased cost
of white paper, it will have either to
suspend publication or raise its price.
Choosing the latter alternative, the
News has advanced its rate, under a
promise that, "should the paper
trust ever let up in its demands" it
will return to the old figure.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

The wedding gift Of Mr. l. O. Bene-
dict to his daughter on her marriage to
Mr.. Hastings. the architect. the other
day, is said to have been q check for
81 600, 600
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

One hundred cords Of wood and o
large quantity Of fencing, property Of
T. d. Marks, OF Warsaw, were destf Dyed
by tho Gre Ia wocds last w5vAs
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

The amended Porto Rican bill passed
both houses Of Congress and has gone
TO the President for his signature.
Pettigrew's resolution expressing
sympathy with the Beers was defeated
in the Senate by vote Of 20 to 20.
An amendment offered 10 army APP
preparation bill in the Senate TO exclude
trusts from competition in furnishing
supplies for the army las defeated 20 to
Is
The House passed the Lacey bill to
enlarge the powers Of the Department
OF Agriculture and TO prohibit inter
state commerce in game killing in viola
ton OF local laws
A second attempt was made in the
Senate TO express sympathy for the
Beers A motion to proceed to the con-
sideration Of the Pettigrew resolution,
but IL was defeated 20 TO 20.
Senator Penrose has introduced a bill
authorizing the Secretary of War to
provide for the payment Of all just
claims against the United States for
private property taken and used in the
military service within the limits Of
the United States during the war with
Spain.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

The Devil " in the Monitor otlice
received four tickets to the circus TINS
year, for good behavior Alexandria
Monitor.
Parsdoxical as il may appear, there
are meritorious devils. Encourage
your youthful " Mephstophelos. y
Sever his association with the hell
box" clan, train his hand to the
shooting stick, =" stuff him with
"pi, " and some day the name of
your Lucifer," as the devil is
dubbed by Byron, may shine in the
galaxy of distinguished journalists.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

A. Fl. Snyder has succeeded Devier
and Snyder in the ownership of the
Rockingham Register. His saluta'
tory embraces this very worthy senti'
ment 1.-THE prime object will be q
clean, accurate and complete record
of the news in the local field which the
paper covers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

W. E. Pagh, who has come into the
management of the Scottsville Cou-
rier, a clean, live local paper, says he
"shsll endesvor to publish clean,
attractive, newsy local paper, devoted
to the interests of this section psrtic-
ularly and to the interests of the pub.
lie in general" We trust his lauds
BILE efforts will be crowned with sue
cess.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

The Bedford Bulletin claims to be
Zone Of four county papers in this
State with q circulation of as many
as 1000 subscribers. " The success
of the Bulletin is phenomenal, and
THE FREE LANCE congratulstes its
almost-ncw management upon the
extensive influence it must exert, and
hopes that it may always be found on
the right side of every moral, social
and political question.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

The Culpepet Exponent has COM
pleted its nineteenth year, and cele'
brates the occasion by putting in q
new mechanical outfit. The Expo.
nent is one of the best of our local
exchanges.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
ENTHUSIASTICALLY 3, 1900.
Weather forecast for Fred
ericksburo and ptctRftV.
Wednesday fair, possibly
preceded By ShOlOerS.
WITH THE NEWSPAPERS.

In buying out the subscription lists
and outfit of the Daily Bee and the
Danville Register, the talented editor
and owner of the Dsnville Register,
Senator r. A. James, becomes the
journalistic Poo-Bs of the city by the
Dan.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

BEARING out the line of a recent
editorial in THE FREE LANCE the
King George correspondent of the
Dispatch says that reports from
some parts of the Northern Neck
indicate that the San Jose scale
threatens the destruction of the fruit
trees. Fruit-growers in Westmore'
land county say that their orchards
have already been damaged so serl-
ously that the peach yield from them
this season will be IS per cent. below
an average, and that peaeh-growing
must soon be abandoned altogether,
unless a successful remedy can be
applied. This terrible "blght' 10
the orchards will cause immense loss
to our people, many of whom have
invested large capital in frult-trees
and the preparation of the soil Tor
growing high grade marketable fruit
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

The Supreme Court entered degree &c
establish the boundary line between the
States Of Virginia and Tennessee.
Messrs. VIM O. Hodgins, Of Massaohu.
sets; Jas, B Baylor, Of Virginia, and
Andrew ] Buchanan, Of Tennessee, were
appointed commissioners TO locate the
line. The decree proolaims the old
diamond line Of 1903 as 'the real, GER
tain and true boundary" and the com
missiouers are given authority to 'as'
certain, retrace, remark and re.estab-
ish IT," but IL is EXPLICITLY stated that
they shall not have authority to locate
any other line.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03

Arthur Mankin. George W. Chi
chester, johnson Hudges. James Jack
son. aud Enoch o. W. Grayson have
each entered suit 10 the Oirouit court
of Prince William county against the
Southern Railway Company for e. 900
damages, for injuries sustained while
shoveling snow for the company during
the blizzard Of 1899. The men were
frost.bitten.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

The amended Porto Rican bill passed
both houses Of Congress, and has gone
30 the President for his signature
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-10

(By Telegraph to VirSinian- Pilot.)
Washington, d. c.. March 9.-Thc
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
to-day reported the Hay Pauncefote
treaty to the Senate with an amend
ment rescrving to this country the right
to defend the canal in case of war;
tion upon the restrictions in article .,
and is as follows:
Insert at the end of section .. of Ar
ticle ii. the following:
1T is agreed, however that none Of
the Immediately foregoing conditions
and stipulations in sections numbered !.
>. ). 4 and of this article shall apply
to measures which the United States
may find it necessary to take for secur-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-10

The rebels are holding reunions in
the provinces OF North Ilocos, and the
Red Katipunan cross. symbolic of re-
sistance, is again appearing among the
natives.
1t is believed that the insurgents
driven by General Young into General
Hoods territory, south OF Apart.
The fact that General Young is un-
able. owing TO lack of troops, to
maintain garrisons in all the towns oc-
cupied. has had u bad effect on the ma
tives.
General Bates has returned here after
leaving garrisons in the province of
North and South Camarines The ex-
petition lost seven men killed and ten
wounded. On entering New Caceres,
province of South Camarines, General
Bates learned that two thousand in
surgents had departed the same day.
The Americans Immediately sent out
their pursuing columns, encountering
the enemy in their small engagements
and killing total of forty men.
The Spanish prisoners report that the
enemy has divided into small bands In
the mountains under the leadership of
General Legaspi.
a TOWN BURNED.
The town of Iriga has been burned
by the enemy. Both provinces were
thoroughly secuted. The inhabitants of
the district of Lithuanian, including
Abella, the provincial governor and
other officials, are returning to their
homes. Abella has issued a prociama-
ton calling upon the natives to submit
TO the Americans.
MANY PEOPLE KILLED.
The liberated priests from New
Caceres report That the insurgents
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