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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

IMPARTIAL minds are beginning to
believe-like Caleb Powers asserted
that his trial was farce. Guilty or
innocent, he has been treated with
that boorish hsrshness which usually
characterizes the demesnor Of the
victor to his captor, never more forei'
bly, exhibited than in political or fac
tional warfare. A partisan court pro-
nounced him an accessory in the Goe-
bel murder, and there are thousands
of Democrats in kentucky and the
country ct large who do not believe
that he was righteously condemned.
Though pronounced common Grim
inal, il was no excuse for dragging
him in chains to a distant City's dun
Oeon. He was bred q gentleman, and
had held one Of the highest Offices
within the gift of his people. This,
with his previous good life, should
have stood for something when, with
. gentlemsn's word, he promised not
to attempt on escape If handouts
would be dispensed with.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
For over Flny Years

Mrs. WinsloW's Soothing Syrup ha
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions Of mothers for their children
while seething, with perfect success. II
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pains, cures wind colo, and
ia the best remedy for DiarrhoeA. II
win relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Sold by Druggists in every
part Of the world. Twenty-Five cent?
. bottle. Be sure and ask Tor Mr.
WinsIos's Soothing gyruD.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
peafnasu Cannot be Cured

by local applicatiOns,as they cannot reach tho
diseased portion of the ear. There Is only
one way 10 cure deafness, and that Is by con
stitutiOnal remedies. Deafness Is caused 10y
an innamed condition of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is in
named you have a rumbling sound or imper
feet hearing. and when IL Is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the milan
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing Will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of ton arc
caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an
infamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness tcaused by catarTh) that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circular Tree.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists, zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
Tillman,s Star gegirs to wane.

Columbia. O, August % The
Democratic primary in the State today
has heen attended by many surprises
The issue has been Dispensary or Pro
hibition. Colonel James A Hoyt, will
probably lead McSweeney by ten thou
sand
Senator Tillman, who claims pattern.
ICY for the Dispensary. came into the
campaign and fought Colonel Hoyt AS
a result Of this interference, Tillmsn g
name has been scratched by 20 goo
voters, although no has no opponent
Several men were killed in election
rOVua
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

Now is the season wheE the small
boy fills himself with green fruit
which invariably leads TO cramps, diar-
rkoea or dysentery II parents are pru'
dent, they will have bottle OF Pain.
Killer. ready for such summer emet'
genoies Avoid substitutes. there is but
one Pain. Killer. Perry Davis Price
200. and 500. Sold by ~ N. Lewis Drug.
oiet.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

WITH the great Powers in arms,
France and Holland about to lock
horns and little Bulgaria and ROu'
mania knocking chips off of each
others shoulders, the Hague Peace
Conference should ask for a receiver
and 90 out of business.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
SATURDAY .sEPTEMBERl J, 1900
Weather forecast for Fred
erickSburg and Vtc'Dttg
Fair and cooler.
SOMETHING SHOULD BE DOING.


We are constrained to keep before
orr business men g matter in which
there appears dereliction OF
duty and 8 spirit sof listless'
ness, one that is of vital interest to
our material welfare which is-The
question of better water Transports
ton. The committee which was sp-
pointed in the early part of the year
BY the Business Mems Association for
the purpose Of memoriAllzing
Congress and waiting upon our
representatives in that body IN
respect to the Rsppshsnnock
river, either forgot its appointment
or else failed to make public
the result Of its labors. So far as We
can learn it never carried out what it
was supposed to have been created
for. We do not know that any efforts
in this direction would have prevailed
with the last session of Congress, but
the ground. work for results in future
could have been laid, which incipient
stage is always necessary.
Next to the. railroad question there
is none that can exceed the subject of
our articlein importance. Let trans
portation on the Rsppahsnnock once
suspend snd this city would not re-
cover from the blow in q generation.
To-day, but for the miserable condi-
ton Of the river, it is safe to say that
we would have better steamboat com
municatioD; and poor as it is, we
could mot well do without it. Just
consider for o moment, too, how
-frsught with fearful results would be
the discontinuance OF the traffic by
bsrQes. The tie business would have
to suspend, and o moments thought
will reveal the dire consequences to
the business interests OF this city if
this were the ease. We all admit,
when conversing on the subject, the
great Importance of this branch Of
our trade, and every one is ready to
assent to the suggestion that some
thing ought to be done to further it,
but how many are willing to take a
step towards its ful6llment9
After the Business Mems committee
neglected to act last winter the con-
dition Of the river, which gradu-
ally grows worse by neglect, be-
came so bad that steamers and
barges got into the chronic
habit Of sticking their noses into the
mud, and trade became seriously in
terrupted. The representative here
OF the Weems Steamboat Company
took independent action in the mat
ter with the result that recently gov.
eminent engineers came down and
made thorough survey of the river
from the wharf down for quite dis
lance. 1t is two early to learn what
actual results will accrue from this
step but it is an initial one that our
business men should not be slow in
following up. Knowing the President
of the Weems Company as we do we
can safely predict that he will lend
them all the aid possible, and this
will be no inconsiderable amount.
That something should be done is
admitted by all; that there is no bet
ter time than the ever present one is
good doctrine-ergc, do not let us
wait until the assembling Of Congress
to undertake it, but let the movement
begin at once so that it may be well
on the way and in good shape to pre-
sent to our representatives at the
opening Of the next session of Con-
gress.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

We COMMEND the following from
the Richmond News to those of our
contemporaries who flippsntly ban
died The Free Lsnce's sun'cOoked
egg episode;
Hot weather is foe to dishonesty
of many kinds J. II White, of Ohio
ago. ordered on Monday several crates
of fresh eggs, He was astonished and
enlightened when he received the
consignment to fine several nice ,downy
little chickens vigorOuly scratching aud
plaintively peeping about the bottom OF
one If the boxes. The sun had COM
pleted the task begun by the mother
Of those orphans and had Matched them
out. They are children OF the weather
bureau. Mr. White has deducted from
the invoice for fresh eggs q number
corresponding to the chickens. He oon'
tends that when he orders eggs ne does
not want live fowls and vice versa.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

THE level.hesded and conservative
policy exercised by President McKin'
lev in his dealings with China is
worthy of further commentator from
US. It is evident that the President
has been equal to the occasion, and,
while the embroglio has been, and is,
a complicated ENHANCEMENT, Mr.. Nc
Kinley has displayed a judgment and
discretion which are ereditable alike
to himself and the American nation
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.

Owing to irregularity in the records
Of commanding officers, it has been i'm
possible, in many Gases, to establish Il o
identity of buried soldiers.
Captain Frank Orenshaw. Twenty
ninth Volunteer Infantry. died this
weeksin Atlanta, Ga, as the result Of a
wound resolved in battle In the Phil
lppines. A few days before his death
Captain Orenshaw told his father that
the treatment be received on board the
transport en- route TO San Francisco was
grossly inhuman and has.ened his death.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

LOOKS as if Tom Reed WAS in
dead earnest when he announced his
retirement from politics. He is
wreeking any chances he may have
had in 1904 by doggedly refusing to
take the stump in 1900, and talk
about the yellow man at$2 a head"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
The Appetite Of a Goat

Il envied by all poor dyspeptics whose
Stomach aud Liver are out Of order
All zach shonld know that Dr. Kings
New Life Pills, the wonderful Stom ach
and Liver Remedy, gives a splendid
appetite, sound digestion and regular
bodily habit that insnres perfect health
and great energy. Only 25c. at NJ. NJ.
Lewis drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

MRS. ANNIE l.. DIGGS, the chair
man and campaign manager of the
Popuist State Committee in Kansas,
will have to make that Western State
the oratoricsl Mecca of the campaign
in order to sustain woman's reputa.
ton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

EVIDENTLY the campaign managers
were afraid that Reddy, with his
Democratic "cowardice," may be the
Burchsrd-of Rum, Romsnism and
Rebellion" fame-of the present
campaign. He has improved on DR.
Burchard's triangular prism by bring
ing his rays to q focus.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

HANNA is striding over the country,
and between breaths asking himself
if the millionsires are really going to
raise" tba. campaign "pot."
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

RECENT developments at Akron,
Ohio, and elsewhere indicate that
Uncle Sam has his own Boxers to
deal with in this part of his territorial
heritage.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

Mr.. SEwALL should not disturb
Chairman Jones's peaceful slumbers
by predicting that Maine is hope.
lessly Republican"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
MILLINERY.

We have prices to suit
every pocket-bo Stylish Summer
Millinery at sacrifice. Trimmed
Hats from % cents up.
T. N. BRENTS Millinery Dept.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

BOTH Bryan and Mckinley are
getting some advertising by the ar
rests of poor devils who are supposed
to possess intentions Of assassination.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

Messrs Lowry. Garter. SkinkeT, Bag
by and Brown were elected
IN MEMORY OF CAMPBELL AND FLAT
FORD.
The committee composed Of N. o.
Nichols. Of Loudouu; r. A. Johnston,
of Stafford II. q. Eddins, Of Orange,
and r. r. Homer, Of Fauquier, sp.
pointed to present resolutions Of respect
to the memory Of the late r K. Damp.
bell and r. L Flatford, reported as
follows
Be il resolved by this District Re-
publican Convention assembled, we de-
sire 20 extend In behalf Of the many
Republican friends Of the Eighth Dis
srict Of the late r. r Campbell end Il.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
PROPOSALS FOR
ELECTRIC LIGHT Plant.

The undersigned. committee Of the
City Council Of Fredericksburg Va q.
will receive bids up to o'clock p. N.
September 18th, 1900, for the building
and equipping Of a Street Lighting
Electric Plant Of 80 lamps Of
2, 900 Candle Power. first class In
every particular Bids will be
divided into two portions - one
for head.race, retsining walls, building
and tail.race, nd the other for water.
wheel. governor, dynamo. switchboard,
line wires, poles and lamps Plans and
specifications can be seen at the office
OF I. McOracken, Fredericksburg, Va.
The right to reject any and all bids Is
reserved by the Council
I. McORAOKEN.
j p ROWE,
L. PERRY,
Council Committee on Light.
auRlS.W4Ws
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

AGUINALDo should be employed to
chaperon the Empress DOwager dur.
ing her excursion.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

A sruPENDous strike is imminent
among the miners Of the anthracite
region Of Pennsylysnia, and unless
the matter Is satisfactorily sdjupsed
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

NEITHER Power wants to play sec.
ond fiddle in the European concert
orchestra.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
Auction Sale j!
OF
Personal Property
ON -
Tuesday, SIi. Ah, 1900.
% the above date the undersigned will
sell at pnblio auction 30 the high
est bidder, on the premises near
Remington. Va. the following,
sale 90 take place az 10 o clock

Cattle-ll head ycarlings. q head Of 2-ycar
old heifers. II head ste, ~ two years oil !
bu /, / COW and calf lJer,cy), fmilch cows.
head OF horses draft. buggy and snddlc.
. sows. boar. 10 shOats. lncw and old bug
~, one carriage. Mccormick mower and
Eureka mower, I Mccormick binder Hay
loader. hay rake. cider mill. cradle, ono
steel wheel barrow. Two and one half bar
rcls vinegar. / corn shelter. ~ tons CONNER
clai hay tons course hag, ~ bushels OF
wheat. ! two horse wagon and four horse
wagon, . sets wagon harness, ! buggy and
carriage harness pillow harness. one ladies'
and one gents faddle, J OliyCr chilled plOw, ]
y racuso, buggy and shovel pi0ws' tom
straw. lot OF bacon, poultry, ard also house
hOhl and kitchen furniture.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

CHAIRMAN JONES says he has play.
cd the Damon.Pythiss act on Croker
and Hill.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
MAYBE BA1r1Na M'KINLEY.

A dispatch from Washington says;
Is would seem that Russia Is master Of
Mongolia and Manchuria and Will claim
the Provinces Of Shan.Si and Pechil
Germany. having Shan TuDg. may be
expected & demand the Province Of Ho
Nan.
England will claim for its share
dominance ever the entire Yangtza
Valley, the Italian sphere Of influence
is the Province Of Che. KianR, while
Japan is accorded control Of the Pro.
vince of Fo. KEN.
France is expected to add TO it's posses
sions in China in the provinces con.
tiguous to Tong King.
1t is not intended by the Continental
powers that the United States shall be
permitted 10 go out Of China without
acquiring share Of the territorial spells
More than one Of the powers Is distinctly
suspected Of delaying the peace negotia-
tions which the United States has been
willing TO enter upon, for the puspOse
Of 30 adjusting their own territorial
lines in China as to leave sslice with
which to tempt the United States
into the grand circle Of Oriental free.
hooters
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01

AT LAST the "Pops" have created
Bryan smile.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
DR. CHAS. E. OUTCALT,
EHNTTST

- -
formerly a partner Of Dr. NJ. Y. Hart,
desires 30 announce that he will con.
tinue the practice Of Dentistry in the
same Office over Goolriok's Drug Store.
au2.6m
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
!. Flatford the following: Theretore.

l.. Flatford the following therefore,
be 10
Resolved, That in the loss Of our
highly esteemed Republican 90
workers, h. h Campbell aud II l.
Flatford. we unite in extending 10
their bereaved friends anA those de-
pending upon them cur heartfelt SYM
patty aud offer this as slight token
OF our appreciation Of their earnest et-
forts TO their achievements in that di-
roction as worthy Of commentator and
greatly regret that IN their days Of use
fuluess they should be called from oul
midst. but submitting TO the will OF
an All Wise Providence, we humbly
bow.
The resolutions were adopted by q
rising vote
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
TERMS OF SALE i:

For amounts over Ten Dollars there
Will be credit Of six months given.
excepting cattle hogs. hay and grain,
for which cash will be required All
notes 10 be properly endorsed with good
security, bearing interest.
Place for rent. Seeding possession
given at once.
b. r. ELLINGER.
W D, Oolvin, Auctioneer
augl6.tsep4
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
PEKrN AGAIN IN CHINESE HAND.

That TROOPS shall be Withdrawn from
imperial city has been determined upon
by the Cabinet. which held an all day
session In Washington Wednesday. In
this move our Government has the co.
operation of Russia. which declares
that she desires no partition OF the
Empire. The absence Of foreign forces
In Pekin it is thought will bring about
the return Of the Emperor and Empress
DOWsger, and will thus pave the way
for the beginning Of peace negotiations,
while Germany will be forced 10 show
her hand Il Is generally understood
that Germany = attitude and the failure
of some other European powers TO declare
their policy are The canses Of extreme
anxiety OF tertained In Administration
circles over the outcome Of the present
ooure Of events E.pacially the mill.
tafy activity which Germany is display
ing worries Mr.. Mckinley This sotiv
It's is believed in Administration circles
to be the result Of a purpose by
Emperor william to avenge the sssassi
nation Of the German Minister and 90
provoke further trouble in China In
order that he may have cause for che
exercise of q great military display.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
ROGERS NAMED.

Nominations being in order, M X
Lowry, In felioitous speech which
was loudly appIauded, placed the name
Of Hon W. Rogers, Of King George,
before the convention Several we're on
their feet TO second the nomination
and during the confusion Mr.. RoRers
stated that after the speech just made
by Mr. Lowry, that gentleman should
be the nominee
Mr. Dodge seconded the nomination
Of Rogers
MIR. VIM. Brown. If LOudoun, was
placed in nomination. but that gentle
man protested, and Capt Herega, In be-.
half II the LOudOun delegation and Mr.
Brown, moved that the nomination Of
Mr. Rogers be made by acclamation,
whion was done
MossFs Orupper, Lowry end Brown
were appointed TO conduct Mr.. Rogers
TO the stage, and. when introduced by
Mr.. Lowry. Mt Rogers said that the
trust placed In his hands took him very
much by surprise. lie expressed appre.
citation Of the honor done MIN, aud said
he would lead the Republican party 60
the best Of his ability that he would
canvass the entire district and discuss
every issue involved.
On motion Of Capt Zerega. the con-
veution adjourned with three cheers for
Mckinley, Agnew and Rogers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
THE CHINESE SITUATION

The United States, Great Britain
Russia, France and japan have ex-
pressed a Willingness to withdraw their
troops from Pekin.
Much interest has conferred in the
question, will the Kaiser pay the $3.50
900 offered as a reward for the rescue Of
the Pekin legatiOnsi
The awful horrors Of modern war were
seen in oil their intensity at fall Of
Tien Tsin Thousands Of dead China
men we're found strewn along the streets
and the wall when the allies entered
the city. The living had noreRard. no
respect. for the dead. The bodies were
attlred in blouses, with fantastic de-
siens upon them as q guard against
foreign Bullets. The capture Of the
city was a signal for its lootiDg and re-
pressive measures had 70 be used to stop
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-01
ADVERTISING RATES {:

TRANSIENT RATES.
For any sized ad. | insertion SOC. per men
and SIC Der inch for each subsequent lhSer
ton. ,,.. o,,,or+isonent for
sv,c es matter or space changed as often as
desired. H., =, -s+ insertion
Ec ner line for each subsequent one.
VS oiit,,nsries or Religious Notices OF enter
,ainmsnts' SC. charged for at one hall rates rates.
Ietters recommending candidates Tor once
must be paid for.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-30
Water in Most of the Rivers in
the State Continues to
Rise.
Oead at Waco on Account of the
Cloudburst Number Ten
to Fifteen.
Railroad Traffic South of Dallas
is Now Almost Completely
Suspended.

DALLAS, Tex, April 3O.-The foods
show no signs of receding. On the con-
trary most of the Texas rivers are rising.
A Fort Worth telegram says the Trim
ity river has ovcrtiowed. doing much
property damage
The people are alarmed for the safety
OF the waterworks, which are seriously
threatened. A 9.foot rise is sweeping
down from the headwaters Of the Trim.
ity. This will cause big overflow in
the vicinity of Dallas and Fort Worth
Reports from Waco say the list Of
dead there will reach from 10 to l5 per.
sons.
The property damage in the city will
exceed Sl5O,O00. The telegraph lines of
both companies are gone south Of Waco,
isolating more than half Of the state.
The railroad movements are abso-
lutely suspended south of Dallas, on
almost every line in the state. The loss
by food and hurricane is estimated to
reach S3,OO0,OOO to 5000, 600, including
damage to railroads and crops.
The damage to railroads is immense
in Hill, McLennan, Williamson. Bell,
Colorado, Bastrop and adjoining coun.
files
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-30
A NEW GOVERNOR.
CHARLES III. Allen Arrives at Porto Rico on
Board Steamship Dolphin.

board steamship Dolphin.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, April 30.-The
United States steamship Dolphin, bear.
ing Charles Herbert Allen, the newly
appointed civil governor of Porto Rico,
dropped anchor off San Juan at 10
O'Clock, as did also the United States
armored cruiser New York, the battle.
ship Texas and the United States gun.
boat Machias The New York re-
mainod outside the harbor, the others
entering.
General Davis, military governor,
visited Mr.. Allen on board the Dolphin
at ll:30. A detachment of - insular
police and four companies of the Porto
Rice regiment with band were down
upon the wharf.
The Dolphin's launch, carrying Mr..
Allen and his family with General
Davis aud Lieutenant Parker, the lat
ter's aide, left the Dolphin promptly at
noon, the Texas and Dolphin firing a
salute Of II guns. Meanwhile the band
played the Porto Rican national air and
the boats in the harbor kept up con.
tinuous whistling until the launch
reached the landing Mr.. Allen ran
quickly up the stairs and the families Of
General Davis and the new civil gov.
| ernor were introduced to each other. a
crowd Of 5000 looked on, but was kept
at distance. The police and troops
Marched Past at Port Arms
Mr.. Allen doffing his hat. He then en-
| tered the carriage that was in waiting
and then drove to the executive man.
sion preceded by the troops, and fol-
lowed by squads Of police. He con-
stantly raised his hat to the thrcng that
lined the sidewalk.
Mr.. Allen landed in an ordinary COS.
tune, straw hat, blue coat and duck
trousers, and a wave of exclamation
| followed the carriage. THAT can't be
Mr.. Allen said one. "That's not the
new governor, said another, "that man
in the straw hat, surely not"
| The simplicity of the costume and of
the general details of the reception took
the Porto Ricans by surprise and they
could scarcely realize that they looked
upon the new governor. Mr.. Allen i:
the first governor of Porto Rico to ar
rive in anything less conspicuous than &
gorgeous Uniform covered with golG
lace and similar trappings.
Few representative citizens were
present at the landing, the throng be
ing composed largely of middle elias.
people. Nor was there any attempt t
decorate the buildings or nothing I,
speak of, and generally the reception
WIS not notably enthusiastic.