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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
SHIPPING, REPORT.
Foreign AMI Coastwiso.
AUGUST 10TH, 1900.
ARRIVED


Br. stmp. Sahara. Cave. Ship Island,
for coal.
Br. stmp. Cayo Blanco. Winters, Pen
sacola. for coal.
Nor. stmp. Parran, -, Philadel-
phia, light.
Br. stmp. Puritan. James. Pensa-
schr. Nathaniel T. Palmer, Harding.
Portland. light.
schr. eagle Wing, Morgan, Provi-
denCe. light,
schr. Twilight. Maxwell, New York,
light.
schr. Chas II. Tricky, , New
schr. ]. ]. Ward, Wilbert, New York.
light.
schr. f. S. Johnson, Beauchamp.
Delaware Breakwater, light.
CLEARED.
Br. stmp. Cayo Blanco. Winters, Lon
don. coaled.
Br. stmp. Kcstor, Barchum, Colon,
coal.
Schr. Massasoit, --. New Haven
coal
schr. Mount Hope. Mclean, Boston,
coal.
schr. Mary w. Bowen, Chase, Fall
River. coal.
schr. Lizzie H. Brayton. Rogers, Fall
River. coal.
SNii' ooildtii sawyer, reynolds,
Saco. coal.
Barge j. f. Merry, New Bedford.
coal.
Barges NJ. S. Bacon and T. p. Shell
don. Boston, coal.
SAILED.
Br. stmp. Roseneld McFee, Antwerp,
coaled.
schr. Henry Crosby, Stubs, Demar-
ara. slaves.
schr. John r.. Holiday, Abbott, New
York, lumber.
schr. Albert Mason, Kenningham
New York, lumber.
Schr. Elizabeth NJ. Cook,
| Boston. lumber.
schr. Lydia II. Roper. Hansen, New
York. lumber
schr. ]. ]. Pharo. Taylor. New York.
| lumber.
Schr. Lucy II. Russell, -, New
Haven. coal.
Barge Moonbeam Providence. coal.
Schr. Mount Hope, Mclean, Boston,
| coal.
schr. Jonathan Sawyer. Reynolds,
Saco. coal.
Schr. Massasoit, --, New Haven.
coal.
Barges NJ S. Bacon and T. p. Shell
don Boston, coal.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
f OR S ALE

800 Frccmason street.
g dwellings in the Mottu Block, Ghcnt
Three new houses. 2l2. ia and ZIG Ave-
nue. a, Atlantic City-a bargain.
-Four brick houses on ST. Paul street.
price s., 10000
Store and dwelling and good business.
Moran avenue.
One house on Scott street. $4,000.
Wharf ard warehouse between Com
meroe street and Roanoke Dock.
Vacant lots in all parts OF the city.
j, Valuable wa ter front in Brambleton. I'D
Joining n. & W X. X. Co.
Valuable water front in Portsmouth, BE-
tween Ferry DOCK and Navy Yard.
SO Bute street
Hardy warehouse Nivison stree,
Nos. IS and 20 Pool street
Isl Granny street
?22 York street.
US Butte street
100 and III Grown avenue
t73 York street
IS Queen street.
si4 Bank street.
1O9 High street.
col Park avenue.
loo Butte street.
~ York street.
<22 and ~ Highland aNcuna
Dwelling 90 Eoush street
Dwe!in. gu Bute street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
STEAMER ASHORE = SCHOONER
SPOKEN.
(By telegraph to virginian- Pilot;

Nby teIeEraph 70 VIrginian-PIIOt.J
New York, Aug. 16-The steamer ST.
mon j. Murphy, from Newport News
Tor New Haven, which was reported
ashore this morning on North Brother
Island, in He'll Gate. was towed off at
high water by the tug James Kay. The
damage to the vessels bottom is
slight and she proceeded to her desti-
nation.
Delaware Breakwater. Del, Aug. To-
The tug Ivanhoe spoke this afternoon
off Fenwicll Island. the schooner Sarah
ID. Fell, Wilmington. N. c., for New
York.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
TRuSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
a FARM IN PRINCESS ANNE
COUNTY AT AUCTION.

An By virtue OF deed of trust made by
Jul ,i'i i7th , Kkae' to me as trustee. dated
60. page $50, clerks ofiicc of Princess
anne county. Va. default having been
made In The payment of the debt thereby
The Norfolk Real Estate and Stock Elk
e end n NO 20 Main T., street, Norfolk. Va.
ALL THAT CERTAIN LoT PIECE OR
PARCEL OF LAND. with the Improves
thereto belonging. containing two ard
tnree quarter acres (22l, more or less,
situated in the county of Princess Anne.
and described as follows. BEGINNING Mt
=, point In the southern line of Adcla
(25) feet east OF a wild cherry " tree and and
running thence y. IS deg. 30 min. Il. 20
chains: thence y. 10 deg. 30 min. w is5
thence y. l.s3 chains; thence n. ~ deg
20 MN. W. 20 chains thence S. "A deg.
= min " 2$s chains; thence S. 81 deg.
~ MIN W. 100 chains: thence 5. 81 dc;
80 min. T. 80 chains; thence S. IS dog.
20 .. MN r. i:iS chains to the point OF be-
leges thereto belonging and the right of
way to the main road.
:, Second ,s,.n! ALL THAT, CERTAIN LOT.
situated In the county of Princess
cd '"e and i'at deyc of HGirsni' lnd bound
n tract of land conveyed 10 Adelia III.
Page by Alfred H. Page and Wife, by
decd OF July l3th 1855. AMI running thence
y. IS deg. y min. west along said Adela
IL. Tag $ line al chains. thence s. 10
deg. - min. w. 179 chains: thence n. 80
deg. 90 min. W. go chains: thence N. 10
deg. 30 min. w. Us chnius; thence s. .
deg. 70 min. W. al3 chains thence s. 20
deg. q min. l.. SIS chains to Il large null
berry. and thence n. GO deg. 10 min.
y. 2.2S chains; thence y. i2 deg. 20 min
containing 2.2i acres together with the
appWtenanccs thereto belonging
TIkMS-onc-fourth cash; balance in
one. two and three years. with six per
cent. interest. secured by decd of trust
on the property. Deed Of trust to be
drawn and recorded al the expense OF
the purchaser.
L. r. PENZOLD. Trustee.
IL. l.. PAGE " Co,
aul2-tds Auctioneers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
COTTON RECEIPTS.
NORFOLK MARKETS.
GRAIN. HAY AND RICE.
Thro. Local Total

CoRN-whitc corn. from store. 55c.;
mixed corr from stores ore % Ssc' white %.
MILL FEED-Niarkct steady; bran. per
ton, $500 midding,, $500 per. ton.
hay No :. sl7.e5 mixed hoy. sl7oo; hay haydn in
carload lots. No. ]. $3.50; No. .. slG5O:
mixed. Si65o.
MILLED RICE-As 20 grades. 5,a16%c
ROUGH RICE-None on the market.
PEANUTS AND PIlAs.
PEANuTS-Mariet dull: fancy. 2Rc.:
mon. '1d.aac. Observation-Disclosures stock.
CSC GfSl0O per bushel.
pEAS-Bleckeyc. none In market; black
none.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PoULTRY-1iye. steady; chickens, old.
2cc. 'N'-'' - 60
EGGs.stcady at 1sc. per dozen.
fancy. isdi5c.; Virginia. country. ioai@!sc. :
good North Carolina; loql2!ac.
NORTHERN CABBAGE-Sl 254l.50 per
oNioNs-sl Eoa1. rs per box.
BERMUDA-Sl.75.
APPLEs-vlrginia apples. s.coG1.5o per
'T IlETSMIioNs-s4 ooa4.5o Per box.
PEACHES Georgia. l.oCQ2co per crate.
P PIMEsPilioq per basket
COCOANUTS-lo0 to bas. S2500J0o.
CALIFORNIA ORANGES - Mcsslna.
$500; seedlings. s3.Gou3.50; navels, S35O9
'''' - GROCERIES.
FLOUR Market advancing: spring
wheat, patent, $3.50; winter wheat. patent
ter wheat, choice straight. $500. winter
wheat. family, $3.50: winter wheat. fair to
good grades Of extra, sS.7oasSo: winter
MEXL.-Pcr bag 100 lbs, S.l5; % III
bags. Los.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES; Java, 2sasoc.; La
prime. do; lo.4allc;, fair. do. sliai6tc.
R 70 IT. y. A G,0EFEGa51Ario.a lo5lb
ariesa. $5ib Cases sis7o Ls on 49, S5fb
eases, $3.50: Lion. Go-!b. cases Si3. 60.
These New York f. o. b. prices subject
to delivery conditions.
CHEESE-Smali fun cream. 12c.
suGANs-Hh Al f fuIiarir having advanced
blocks. loose In barrels. Csc: Powdcrcd
loose in barrels. G45: either. in half bar,
lated Standard. loose In barrels. GO:
GranGated Fine. loose in l0S ''ie'S sae ctS
packed in barrels. $50; Graduated, a-ib
and bib papers S., packed x, in cases go
no. ., nearly as bright, 5G5; Yellow No
10. very good bright. $50: yellow No. II
good bright, $50; Yellow No l.. fairly
SYRUPs AND MoLAssEs = Marker
flrmcr at the advance; syrup, good In
choice. 2202ic.; lower grade syrup, l55Ia0c :.
molasses. Porto Rico. 22a3Oc.
PROVISIONS.
BULK MI5ATS-Afarket higher: rih
sides. $3.50; bellies. Western heavy. SSs.
bellies, Western lightweight. $500
bellies. Western light-Wcight. SIS
HAMS-SuGar cured. l2iAc
DRY jA lifted NIS-Sco1
FORK PLATES-$72i.
HAM PORI<-Ncw. Sli75
MESS PORK-$ii.0D.
LARD-purc butchers. IN tIerces g. :.
compound. ticrces MS to brand. Gle: So.
Id. tubs and 50-lb tins, &c. more.
WOOL nwnshed. i5c. bulky. : ia -
less: washed wool. CSC: black. i2ibc to lie
HIDEs--G. s., 7ia; groea "a: dry min,
il: dry salt. 1lhl; damaged. Z.
SALT FISH.
HERRINGANcw North Carolina cat
none: Eastern. barrels: 500; Potomac
gross. none; Eaullets. S0-lb Kegs. Si05.
spots. lC0-ib. kegs. Si75: maclcrrl. gooi
No. 2, $3.50: white fish. new catch, lGO-ih
kegs. none; So~lb. kegs. none: 70-lb. EeGs.
none.
FRESH FISH
Spots. per pound. &C.; croakers per
pound. &C.: tayiors. per pound. i15c. .
ahad., L2c.; trout, Sc; sheephcad. per
pound. &c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
BOND MARKET.
NEW YORK MoNEY N1An1Er.

New York, Aug. 16.--NIoney on call at
Prime mercantile paper, 4lI5 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business In bankers bills at 4S7is for de-
rates. 4:S5G4S5is and 4.sSlslI4S9. CONNER
cial bills. 4;S3l4Gi;S3M Silver certificates,
6l1tQ62H Bar silver 81. Mexican dol
lars, 4SE. Government bonds weak: State
bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL. ARRIVALS.

Stmr. Croatan. light, from North
Carolina to Norfolk
Stmr. Comet, merchandise from
North Carolina to Norfolk
Stmr. w. j.. Rogers, merchandise,
from North Carolina to Norfolk.
SOUTHDOUND.
Stmr. Dennis Simmons light, from
Norfolk to North Carolina.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
CHICAGO MARKET.
Wheat, Corn, Oats, Provisions
Lard. Short Ribs. &c.

Chicago Aug 1G.-Wheat dull and heavy
to-day under liquidation, September clos
ing &c. under yesterday. Corn was nor
vous ana closed go. higher Oats at the
ciosc were q shade lower and provisions
2oc; DOWN for pork, unchanged for lard
and 21Sll5c. lower for ribs.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low Clos
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17

in some of her cargo. miscellaneous
supplies. at New York and came here
for the balance. She left here for Ha-
vana about 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
srppLIEs roH HAvANA.

Mcssrs. McIIorncy & Wyatt. ship
chambers. finished putting in the sup
plies OF The government steamer w. II
links yesterday. The steamer is tow
boat In government service, bound
dron New York 10 Havana. She put
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
NEW YORK PRODIrCC MARIll1T

New York. Aug l6.-Thcro were bids
out on several lines of spring patents
and likely TO go through but The market
ter patents. $3.750ilO; Minnesota patents.
SSsId4:2o. Rye flour steady. Corn meal
firm. Rye firm; No. 2 Western size
Barley steady. Barley malt dull. Wheat
Spot, weak; No. . rcd, 777sc. Corn
Spot, steady; No. .. 45lsc. Oats--Spot
quiet; No: ., 26c. Reef quiet. Beef hams.
Western steamed $685.; refined, steady:
Continent. $3.50; S A. $50; compound
short clear. $l3.to0i5OO: mess, Sl2 75@1S 90
Cheese firm; large white, l0ssIlolac.:
small white. 10iSGl09sc. Butter steady;
creamery. 171aQt2ic.: State dairy, 160l9,Sc
Peanuts firm; fancy handpicked, 4c.; other
domestic, 2laG4c. Coffee-Rio. easy; No.
Z Invoice, sIsc,; mild, quiet; Cordova.
nominal. Sugar-Raw, firm; refined, firm.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
DOMESTIC PORTS.

Galveston. Tex, Aug 15.-Cleared:
Steamer Westsate Gr), for Rotter-
dam via Norfolk
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17

NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
New Orleans. Aug. l6.--Cotton futures
quiet; August 9,SS@s.S7: September. S.5lM-
SIS; October. S.16qS.lT; November, $3.50
sos; December, Se5GS o6; January, S.O56p-
S.Oj; February, S.076S.09; March, S.09IS.11;
April Sla9S14; May, Sl5dSl7
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
TRUCK MHRKHr.

Now York, Aug. 1G.-Potatocs quiet:
Jerseys. Sl.00Gil.25 New York. $l.95Gll 80;
Long Island S1.12isM15O.
:, Cabbage ad3s IS dull; Long Island. per 100,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17

Advertising is valuable exactly in
proportion TO the extent to which the
thing advertised is found to bear out
the claim made for it.-Montrcal (Can.)
Witaasa-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
NAVAL e,rnnrr

Wilmington. n. C.. Ang n cn,r,,, trr
pentine noihing doing, Resin firm at
81. 2sisi.23 CT, Crude ,grpcntinc iirm az Sli5
Savannah, Ca. Aug lCESnirits t,,rnop-
tine quiet Of s9sic. Rosin ilrn: X and
above. &c, of.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
COTTON SEDD or.

OUIIO SEED OH.
New York, Aug t6-Cotton seed oil
quiet and weaker for prompt delivery
Prime crude barrels nominal; prime sum
Iner yellow. 3ili34isc.: butter grades. nom
inal of summer yellow, SIC: primo Win
ter yellow, 4o04olEc.; prime white, So1i0c.;
prime meal, $4,000
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17

BY Ii. l.. Page & Co. Auctioneers, No. "a
Bank street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
r. r. ROGERS,
ROOMS 200. 2io. 2ll COLUMBIA BUILD.
ING GRANNY STREET.
f. Or E2EsM'sg-.
STORES.

4lG Main street.
2iO Main street.
Store and dwelling Is Queen street.
stores. offices and apartments in "Tha
Tazewell." cor. Brooke avenui and Gran.
by streets.
Store dwelling fH Cumberland street
Storage room and offices Kelley street
Offices CRANKY. Commerce and Bank
streets.
Store and dwelling No. COS Main street.
no. $40 Butte street.
DWELLINGS
123 Yarmouth stree, furnished.
No. "a Euush street.
No. 81 EuuSh street.
Alottu Block. Client.
u DeBrec Place, furnished.
y Brown street.
il6h Main street.
?: Olncy Road. Client.
No. 2ab Duke street.
No. aayT York street.
So Grace street.
13i Charlotte street.
30 FrecmaSon street
No. +23 Duncan az enuc.
2G1 Butte street.
2C5 Butte street.
3u FrccmaSon street.
l07 York street.
30 Duke street.
4S9 Main street.
81 Granny street.
No. 212 York street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17

Spots per pound, &c; croakers. NJ
pound. 4c.: taylors. per pound. ia5c
ahad., i2c.; trout, Sc: sheephead Ok
pound. &c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
MONDAY. THE 9TH. DAY OF
AUGUST. 1900,
the following property to-wit:

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OF LAND.
with all buildings ana improvements
thereon. situated In Huntersvillc. Nor
folk County, State of Virginia, and de-
scribed as follows. to-wlt: Being the lot
desiSnated and numbered one hundred
nue. C, upon plat made by WIS. Sykes.
surveyor: and recorded in the Clerks
once OF the County Court of Norfolk
county. in Plat Book No. !, page 80; said
lot fronts thirty t30) feet OH tho South
side OF Avenue &c" ana runs back South
Wardly, between parallel lines, one hum
ured and five GO5l feet being the same
that was conveyed TO Julia d. Moore by
18th. 1892, and recorded in the Clerks or
$40.
TERAIS-CASH.
l.. d. STARKE,
Trustee.
WHITE & CO,
au16-tds. AuctIonerrs
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17

Br. stmp. Sahara, Cave, Ship Island
for coal.
Br. stmp. Cayo Blanco. Winters, Pen
SnCOln for coal
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
COUNTRY PRODUCE.

PoULTRY-Live. steady; chickens, old,
fat, 27GSoc.: spring. M925c. ducks. mud.
zoe.
EGGS-Stendy Mt 1Sc. per dozen.
BUTrER-Good country. 12ll5c.
COUNTRY HAMS-Stcady: Smthiicld
fancy. l3Gl5c.; Virginia country. 1oQl2!ac.
good North CAROLINA. l04l2iac.
NORTHERN CABBAGE-Sl25 GIl.50 per
oNioNs-slto I1 rs per box.
BERAIUDA-Sl.75
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
AUCTION sALEs-FUTuuE paw
ROSIEES SALE or HOUSE AND
LOT IN HUNTERSVILLE.
NORFOLK COUNTY, VA.

Julia b. Moore to me as trustee datcdd
October il. 1871. recorded in d. B. Eli.
page 81. In the Clerks Office of the Conn.
ing been made in the payment Of the deht
merely secured and being requested SO
10 90 by the holder of the note thereby
Norfolk Real Estate and Stock ExchanR'
Norfolk Real Estate and Stock ExehnnCe.
II o'clock. IN. on
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17

IER?INGANcw North Carolina cu,
none; Eastern. barrels: SOD; Potomac
gross. none: inuilets. So-lb. kegs. $i0j;
spots. lo0-ib. kegs. Sj.75: maclicr,l i.ooI
No. 2. $3.50: white fish. new catch. lGO-lb
kegs. none; so~lb. kegs. none; 7O-lb. kess.
none.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-10

Veterans from + X Wilcox Post. G.
A. R, Of Springfield, Mass. accom-.
panied by delegation from A. P. Hill
Damp, Confederate Veterans. spent
Saturday visiting the historical battle
fields in front Of Petersburg, searching
for bullets and other relics Of the war.
They ate dinner in the Crater. where
one OF the flercest battles Of the war
was fought.
Abont one half of he acts of tie last
General Assembly have been printed
and Captain o Bannon hopes to have
the volume ready for distribution by
the first Of May. The volume will
make between / 400 and 800 pages, and
will be the largest one ever printed in
the State.
Mr.. Frank Fred and Miss Martha
Smith. Of Loudoun. were married last
week at the home Of the bride, Rev.
John D. LaMothe officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred have gone to Anadosko. 1.
T., to reside.
Circuit Judge o. E. Nicol has APP
pointed the following Pension Board
for Fauquier county Gen. Eppa Hun
ton, Capt. Edward Garter. Moses M.
Green, Hugh Hamilton and Col Gren.
Gaines
Mr.. John A. White, of Caroline
county, and Miss Reamy, daughter of
H o. Reamy, Of Westmoreland county.
will be married April 25th, at the
home of Mr.. E. P. White. Washington,
d. o.
Robert +. Boxley, a young Louisa
railroad contractor, was struck in the
face at Olarksburg, W. Va, by flying
rock from heavy blast few days ago,
and lost one eye. it is thought.
Mr.. W. Douglass Johnson. Of Rich.
mond, and Miss Carrie P. Faulkner, Of
Barboursville, Orange county, were
married last week by Rev. DR. George
Cooper, at his study in Richmond.
Mr.. Samuel A. Appleton. Of Warren.
ton. and Miss Mary p. Abercrombie. Of
Philadelphia, will be married Saturday.
April 2ist, at O'Clock. st. Paul's
church, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-10
GENERAL NEWS.

A million dollar FIRE occurred in
Pittsburg, Pa, Sunday night. Insur.
ance probably $780, 600.
A clash between the opposing militia
| in Kentucky was narrowly ayerted at
Frankfort, Saturday night.
Three building and loan associations
Of Atlanta, Ca, with assets Of 81, 900, q.
600, failed within three days.
Admission, Ala is on boom. Three
cotton mill companies were chartered
there Wednesday with capital Of one
hundred thousand dollars each.
Queen Victoria drove through Phoenix
park Dublin, passing through line Of
80 600 Irish children from Dublin and
all parts of Ireland. The youngsters
made a great demonstration, cheering
and waving flags. and presented Her
Majesty with an immense bouquet.
Ex.Gov. W. o. Bradley of Kentucky
chief counsel for Gov. Taylor, author
lied the statement that an appeal on
behalf of Gov. Taylor and Lieu6 Gov.
Marshall, whose cases were decided
Friday adversely, will be carried
to the Supreme court Of the United
States.
Forty five oYstermen from Long Is
land. Connecticut and New jersey met
in New York and took preliminary
steps looking toward a consolidation
of their business interests. No repre-.
sentatives from Maryland, Virginia or
North Carolina were present, there be-
ing a prevailing opinion in these three
States that any attempt to corner oysters
is doomed to failure.
The war toward which Russia and
Japan are believed to be drifting was
almost precipitated by an incident on
March "a, when Japanese battleship
encountered a Russian cruiser. With
out any warning the Russian discharged
a torpedo against the battleship, but
missed aim, and the Japanese ESCAPED
unhurt, but, before retiring, fred sever
al shots at her assailant. A Toxic dig
patch states that Japan Is ready for war,
but there is said 10 be no immediate
prospect Of an outbreak with Russia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-10
Eastern Shore Fairs.

The Peninsula Fair Association. at
Tasley, Va, will hold its annual fair,
Tuesday, August IA, and continue four
DAYS.
Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair, Kel.
Ter, Va, will hold its annual fair An.
gust 81. 20, %, "a.
The Central Agricultural Fair Asso-
citation conducted by the colored people
will hold their second annual fair II
Tasley, Va August 2lst, 22d .23rd, and
oath,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-10
THE TUG OF WAR.

Cecil Rhodes arrived in London Sat
urday but the public manifested no in
terest in his return. and seemed in.
clined to given him the cold shoulder.
General Gatacre, who was sent out
to recapture the British prisoners taken
near Reddersburg, has returned with
out having them The Beers have &C.
cupied Reddersburg.
A delayed dispatch from Pretoria
says that the Beers lost two killed and
four wounded and captured at the
Bloemfontein waterworks 1913 men and
IL guns British accounts put the
loss at 1868 men and guns.
Beers are threatening Lord Roberts
communications in the Orange Free
State and Lord Kitchener is pro-
teoting the railroad to Cape Town
They have advanced to within eight
miles of Bloemfontein. The water
works are still held by them, and the
great British army in Bloemfonteip,
estimated at from 60 900 to 100 900
men, is forced TO depend for drinking
water on limited supply in the wells.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House passed the Hawaiian Ter
ritOrlal bill by vote Of 100 TO 2S


The House passed the Hawaiian Ter
ritOrial bill by vote Of 100 to 2S
Senator Pettus has introduced a bill
providing for abolition Of the duty on
printing paper
According to the circulation report Of
the Treasury Department, the per capt.
ia circulation for the first time has
crossed the S26 line
The Democrats will make a stubborn
fight against the Puerto Rican bill The
Republicans will seek to shut off de-.
bate as soon as possible.
Mr. Deboe Of Kentucky. gave notice
that he would move to refer the creden.
tials Of j. O. S Blackburn to the Com.
mittee on Privileges and Elections
The District Of Columbia appropria.
tlon Jill, carrying 81, 457, 755. was re.
Ported to the Senate This is an in.
crease Of s726 456 over the House bill
During the debate on the Indian APP
preparation bill the question Of Govern.
ment support OF sectarian schools was
raised and called forth an interesting
discussion.
Am )ng those who delivered eulogies
on the late Congressman Bland, Of Mis-
souri,. in the House Of Representatives
Saturday. was Congressman W. A Jones,
Of Virginia.
The agricultural appropriation bill. re.
ported to the House. carries s. llG. 400,
being $500, us more than the law allows
for the current year. An additional al
lowance Of $40 900 for seed distribution
is granted upon the petition Of 225 mem.
bers Of the House.
Senator Daniel introduced a bill to
pay Mrs. +. +. Goodwin, Of Louisa @
H 50, 800 for supplies taken by the
Federal army also petitions from Con-
cord and Wright's chspels Of W. o. T.
L. Of Caroline county. Va, against the
sale Of liquor in Hawaii.