The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-13

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tons, have been chartered by the Ohesa.
peake and Ohio Railroad to load coal
OF Newport News for foreign countries
Within the past week another new
rapid fire battery has been started II
Fort Monroe and when completed will
command the approach to Newport
News, Richmond, Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
The crop Of contests before the Re.
publican National Convention promises
TO be as large as ever. The game has
scarcely begun and there are already
two on the list from the District Of %.
lumbia and Texas.
The colored delegates from the South,
who, it is said, have always profted so
largely in pecuniary sense from deal.
ing first with one and then with an
other manager Of aspirants for the nom-
ination. will find il rather different
this time.
The Stonewall Jackson Camp, Con.
federate Veterans, at Staunton, have
taken steps for the removal Of the %
Confederate soldiers buried below town
to the cemetery, where many hundreds
are buried, and a monument erected to
the Confederate soldiers "
The big duck ranch at Riverton has
been sold TO Winchester capitalist.
The ranch has nearly 900 breeding
birds in the yards and 80 large incuba'
tors are used 10 do the Matching. Large
matches are coming off now, and it is
expected that 10 900 ducklings will be
sent 10 market this season.
The Republican State Convention, of
Georgia, decided to place full
State ticket In the field. aud the
State Central Committee was empow.
cred to make the nominations within
the next sixty days The delegates-at.
large to the national convention are all
oolored with one exception.
There is rush Of immigration to this
country The Lucania, which arrived
in New York this week, bro ught 800,
the Pretoria lob, the Oh ateau Yquem
400, La Champagne 542 and the Spar
tan Prince SS3, total Of S.22S. All
were landed at the Barge Office There
are 13. 600 steersge passengers expected
during the week.
The Warrenton Hunt Club has decided
to have the point. point steepleohase
on Saturday, March 3lst. intead Of on
Easter Monday, as usual, so that it will
not conflict with the Hunt Clubs
steeplechase at Benning,in Washington.
There will be the usual s. entrance fee
for the light and heaven weight races
and g. 80 fee,for the farmers race,
with $25 and added by the Hunt Club.
Colonel Jack Chinn, the turfman and
politician of Kentucky, who was with
Democratic Governor William Goebel
when he was asssssinated, has filed
suit for libel against Mrs Kate NJ.
Banta, wife Of a merchant Of Frank.
fort. 1t is charged that Mrs. Banta de.
clared that she saw Ohinn "shoot Goe.
bel from behind, 4" and by this libellous
declaration, Ool. Ohinn claims, he has
been damaged in the sum Of S25, 900.
Mr.. Zerega, of Aldie, Loudoun coun.
ty, Virginia, was at the Capitol today,
trying to have geological survey made
Of that region by this government. He
is pronounced Republican and says
Mr.. Mckinley is the best President the |
country has had in years. He says he |
has been asked to accept the Congress.
slonal nomination in his district and Is
holding the matter under consideration.
Wash. Corr. Alex. Gazette, Thursday. |
Not long ago a public man who had !
been made the central figure In rather |
cutting cartoon complained TO Mark |
Hanna about the illustration, saying |
that he was half inclined to sue the paper |
for s25 900 damagrs for holding him up |
to public ridicule. II wish you would"
said Senator Hanna 'if you can get |
s25, 900 for that picture it will insure
my getting about $25, 900, 600 for all the
cartoons that have been printed about
me.
An engagement just announced that
has caused q considerable stir in the |
social orioles of this county, is that Of
Mrs. Ohsrrington and Mr.. E. Ashley
Cooper Mrs. Oharrington was Miss
Mary II. Randolph, Of Clarke. and is
well.known In this county and in Eng.
land for her beauty and dignity Mr.
Cooper is the most popular member Of
the English colony here. The marriage
will take place in London In August
and the couple will return to this couu-
try early In September.
One of the most unique laws ever
passed In Winchester provides for the
determination Of mosquitoes. Ten
years ago no mosquitoes existed In the
city but now the town is infested with
them. The City Council passed law
every property holder under
the supervision Of the police, to pour
keresone oil on every open pool sink or
drain and that every open rain barrel
shall have the spigot at the bottom OF
the barrel. This will be done at least
once a month. The law is the result
Of experiments made by the United
States government. and Is the only
known method Of thoroughly extermi-