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ROLAND REED DYING. MAYBE.
The Comedian Again Under the Knife In
St, luke's HOspitAt.

Roland Reed. the comedian. who has been
operated upon several times within a year
for a cancerous growth in the stomach. was
removed last night from the home OF his
friend. Capt Augustus II. Rush OF 3e' West
,2od street. to st. Iuke's Hospital. where he
was operated upon again late last night.
this time. the doctors said because OF some
obstruction in the bowels His condition Is
critical.
The sun., 1900-12-08
GOV. ROOSEVELT ~ TOWN.
win spend sunday at oyster Bay and CO
Back to Albany on Monday.

Gov. Roosevelt arrived from Albany last
night AT SIS O'Clock and went 10 the home
of his brother-in-law. DoupLas Robinson, at
a., Madison avenue for the night. lie said
that he would take lunch to-day with Ma
tional Committeeman Henry G. fayne. He
will spend Sunday. at Oyster Bay and return
10 Albany on Monday.
The sun., 1900-12-08
smsIIpox IN the KIondiks.

TACOMA. Wash. Dec. 7.-Dawson advioss
state there were sixt teen cases Of smallpox
Sinoe the outbreak OF the disease there have
been betwee twenty-hv and thirty oases.
All save sixteen now afiicted have reooy.
Of severe proportions is feared before spItng.
The sun., 1900-12-08
Carl Stubenrauch, Engraver, Dead.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Dec. Carl Stuben-
rauch, aged 20, steel engrnver and die sinker
Of wide reputation. died here to-day. His
best works we're the medals of the phi,a-
d.lpha Centennial and Chicago Worlds
Fair. Specimens Of his handiwork are in
the leading art collections of this country
and Europe. lie was native Of the Pfali,
GERMANY He went 10 Illinois in 1854 and
became the close friend OF Abraham Lincoln.
The sun., 1900-12-08
ANNALS FOR THE BRONx roo.
British Columbia to Furnish Bears. VIVA
cats, Deer. SC.

TACOMA. Wash. Dec. A commission 70
capture alive the principal varieties of Wild
animals found in British Columbia has been
received from the Geological Garden Of New
York by John Murray of Murray's Corners.
Murray recently captured and shipped to
Zoo wants e. ent y-seven live deer; male and
female specimens of lynx. Wild cat mopntaip
sheep. mountain goat. cougar. and male and
female OF all varieties Of bear known in
British Columbia.
The sun., 1900-12-08

Talking Of the railroads In all parts Of the world,
Great britain not excepted. the New YORK Central Is
the best signallet. and cons Quenty the b-s pro
teeed. line ln the world -kxuact from an addfes ~
delivered b. Mr. John y O'Dnnnell memtef Of the
American Society u Civil Engineers-Adt.
The sun., 1900-12-08

Grown tp By George ". Peck. IN the great 4 pa &c
new Comic Weekly OF iomorrows sunday World.
More pages-more fnn-mote oJlorS Beginning
10 morrow. George ". Peek. editor Fiye cents
BY mall or from your ntwsdealrr --Adr
The sun., 1900-12-08
The "Ptttsburg Limited"

only 50 90 nrst class and $3.50 SECOND class, New
York 70 Pftsbure via this train, Leave Sev Yuk
n nth Ferry 6:sS p NJ and Liberty street TOO p. n.
Arrive Pittsbufe s.sS a. n. Pullman BUFFET brewing
Room Sleeping Cara -Ads.
The sun., 1900-12-08
Latest Marine Intel,Isepcr,


Arrived: s. = B.roelonA, Bohn, from Ham hure
Nov. ~: = y Lucanla. Mckay. Liverpool. Dec !.
The sun., 1900-12-08

lsily excursions In tourist cars Personally con.
Quoted rIery Thurtday Chicago. Union fcihc and
orthwts,ern Line Two fast tsins daily from
- go. Al ESQ y n and al 1880 y. N. No Change
~ cars Tickets, reservations and Information a,
'heaso and Northwestern once. s6i Broadway.
The sun., 1900-12-08

Fast ard Famous Trains to ~. Lesis
leave New York West 13d s. Shtionl via Penn.
syyaniA Railroad st S:ss n ~. i13 and ass p. Y.
eaily.
The sun., 1900-12-08

There is nothing more sppe'iriag and delightful
| for a winters breakfast TryA two-pound package
Ado
The sun., 1900-12-08
The C,.r Able to Attend to state B.sinsss

Special Cab, DspoteA to THE SUN.
LONDON. Dec s-A despatch to the Timss
from st. Petersburs says that the Csar 10
oonvalesosnt and 10 again attending 10 State
business
The sun., 1900-12-08

the traveller On the Pennsyiv.nia RsrrssA, INV
~ IL ptoiecicd by lbe most pertect sys,sapd -
automatic AgnAlS-AdG ~
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
RoI:!'YA.L I:!''l!!A!! !: ss*':s Fs*"ts
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ABSOLUTELY PURE
he food more delicious and wholesome

but she earnestly protested, and on
the morning of the evening of her
death she requested that DO doctor
be sent for, saying she Was not able
to pay for such services. Later she
requested that her coffin should be
plain pine wood, unpainted, not ex'
ceeding a cost of three dollars. After
her death the administrator found
in her trunk four hundred dollars
in cash and ore hundred and fifty
dollars in due bills, some of which
were out Of date.
Mr.. h. b. Reed, one Of the super
visors Of Westmoreland, who has
been very sick, We are glad to note
is improving, and is expected to be
out again soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Chsndler's
little daughter, Katherine Gatewood,
is great sufferer from infsmmatory
rheumatism. She is helpless, and
great anxiety is felt by the parents,
who have the sympathy Of their
many friends.
Mr.. d. NJ. Wharton left Montross
on the 18th for Reedsville from which
point he will embark on steamer for
New York where be has secured =
lucrative position. We will miss
Dab. Z.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18

han to Harry Clark.
Deed for land from B. II L. Lloyd
ct ais to Geo. r Cooper.
Deed OF trust from Geo. r. Cooper
to h. A. Moncure.
Deed Of gift from n. Ball to VIM.
Ball.
Deed Of trust from Il. T. Bradford
to J. n. CARRIER.
iced for land from A. Silver ct ux
to Daniel Silver.
Deed for land from T. w. Berry,
commissioner, to r. A. Reid.
Deed for land from NJ. K. Lowry
ct ux., to Chas. d. Green.
Sale from L. A. Gray to G. A.
Bryan.
Deed for land from C Fl. Gill, ct
ux. to E. Downing.
Deed trust from Richard Kelly to
d. NJ. Waller.
A contract let-H. W. Lloyd and
NJ. Hehin,
Deed from W. p. Patterson to
George r. Cooper.
Deed from George h. Cooper y
Thomas Waller.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18

iroccries and Liquors.
A. =. Rowe. Mayor
r. r. Knox & Bro Manufacturers Of Extract Of Sumac.
Chancellor x Rawlings, Agricultural Implements.
Il. L. Bscoe Agricultural Implements and Fertilizer
Simon IIrsh q Bro. Wholesale Grocers.
II. Wallace Garner. Grocer and ConfectiOner
j f. Brown Shoe and Hat Dealer.
JnO. c. ukamp Co.. Tanners, Ground and Extract of Sun
md Tanning Extracts.
Mver & Brullc Merchant Millcrs
j. d. Ray Merchant
w. H. Watson. General Merchandise.
r.. +. Boze x Co., Clothing and Shoe Merchants
Johnston d Pearson, Druggists.
Strasburger Son, Liquor Dealers.
Magrath q Chesey Wholesale Grocers.
W. B. Rowe, Farmer and Stock Breeder.
John \. Stone Hardware
Harris q Co.. Merchants.
T.. W Mills Merchant
W L. Brannan Grocer.
John NJ Griffin, Groceries and Liquors.
Charles Wallace x Bro, Groceries and Liquors.
John Fl Scott, Hardware.
Brule & Timberlake Boots Shoes and Hats
f. c. Ninde Furniture and China.
Eckenrode Perry < Co., Tailors and FurnisherS
Smith & Coghll, Shoes.
4. Loewenson, Matchmaker and Jeweler
j. Willard Adams, Books and Stationery
X. Nelson Goolrick Druggist.
VI. Lewis Druggist
W. H. ClOe q Co.. Apothecarics.
w. f.. Lang. Wholesale and Retail China Store.
b. H. Jacobs, Clothing.
j. ". Thomas, Boots and Shoes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
List Of Writings.

The following is list Of writings
which has been admitted to record in
the clerks Office of Stafford county
court since the December term, 1899 ::
Deed for land from r. Groves
ct dx to E. A. Groves.
Deed for land from D. W. Jett ct
ais to Peyton Boutysrd.
Decd for land. &C., from E A.
Groves ct TX to r. Il. Groves.
Deed for land from r. B. Butler ct
ais to Rosa l.. Brown.
Deed for land from same to VIM.
Butler.
Deed for land from r B. Butler ct
ais. to Ella Montieth.
Deed for land from K. B. Butler ct
ais. to Lucy Young.
Deed for land from same to Sarah
Groves.
Deed of trust from S. Hudson ct
ux. to r. H. l.. Chichester.
Deed of trust from Simon Wash
ington to r. H. l.. Chichester.
Deed of trust from Virginia Ste
phens ct ais. to r. H. L Chichester
Deed of trust from Jas. H. Gala
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
WESTMORELAND.
Fence Law Adopted oystering Improbable
other Notes.
Correspondence Of The Free Lance.

Correspondence Of The Free Lance
Montross, Va, Jan. 10Th, 1900,
The board of supervisors of West
moreland held their regular meeting
January 9th. More interest was ex-
hibited by the citizens of Montross
district in this meeting than ordinar-
lily from the fact that it was generally
known that the action of the board
would settle the sgitated question of
fence or no fence law. Those opposed
to fences were represented by W. 7.
Mayo, who strongly advocated their
cause. Mr.. R B. Reed, who champ
ioned the cause of the opposite side,
presented long list of names Of the
owners of real estate requesting
the board to establish q law pro-
hibiting the running at large OF
stock of any kind on the public
highway. After a short deliberation
the board decided in favor of fence
law, and fixed the 4th day Of July
next, when the public grass shall no
longer be grazed, nor the public turf
melested by the pine-rooters that
have been engaged in subsoiling
since the foundation Of the county,
over one hundred years root pig or
die. The board of supervisors are to
be commended for their prompt &C.
tion in the matter, and the decision
is satisfactory to large portion OF
our citizens.
The profits of the oyster industry
compared with all previous seasons
make such an insignificant showing
and so small remuneration to tongmen
that it is being felt by those engaged
daily Ia the enterprise, as well as the
merchants who garner the larger por.
tion of the cash coming through this
channel Of industry. Oystermen tell
your correspondent, that on all the
noted aud famous natural oyster rock
in this part of the Potomac where
moderate dav'sjwork two years ago
resulted in ten bushels of tine mar
ketsble oysters that now one and a
half bushels per day is regarded as a
6ue days work and the oysters will
not bring as much as formerly. A
large majority express themselves
favorable to a law that would pro-
hibit the taking of oysters for any
purpose from the natural bed for the
term of three years, rest of such
length of time they say would
supply the rocks with an abundance
of the finest quality Of oysters, and
be of equal benefit to the tongmen in
the intervening time, who would
give three years attention to clearing
away the brisr bushes and shrubbery
accumulated by years Of neglect on
their little tracts Of land, while time
was employed in oystering.
Some time since Mr., poor
man died, and was buried. His wife
was told afterwards that the coffin
containing the remains was made OF
common plain pine. So much
dissatisfied did she become
that she had her husband dis.
inferred after having been buried
three weeks. The remains were re,
moved from the pine coffin and placed
in a neatly finished walnut coffin and
reburied with second ceremony
More recently a lady, enjoying bet.
ter circumstances, not far from the
same neighborhood, became very i'll.
Alarm seized the family and relatives,
! who insisted in calling in a physician,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
Prevented A Tragedy.

Timely information given Mrs.
George Long, Of New Straitsville, Ohio
prevented q dreadful tragedy and saved
two lives A frightful cough had long
kept her awake every night. She had
tried many remedies and doctors bat
steadily grew worse until urged to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery. One bot.
tie wholly cured her, and she writes
this marvellous medicine also cured Mr,
Long Of a severe attack Of Penumonis.
Such cures are, positive proof OF the
matchless merit Of this grand remedy
for curing all throat, chest and lung
troubles Only SOC and 81 90. Every
bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles free
at NJ. NJ Lewis drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
!SS.. 70 OUR PATRONS, 100.

We are now prepared to ca
ter to your trade for anything
you may want in the Liquor or
Tobacco Line, >and we promise
to give you the same satistac-
ton that we did in 1899, when
we had the largest trade we
ever had. We appreciate your
trade, and shall endeavOr IN
the future as in the past to give
YOU full value for your money
and give you only pure, un-
adulterated goods. Thanking
you for past favors, we remain
Respectfully yours,
Strasburger s Son
One Price. Reliable Liquor and To-
bacco House.
Highest prices paid for
F'urS.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18

is that Charles lived about ton
months Of his life in the fifteenth
century, but his war history belongs
to the sixteenth century. Take, for
example, the case of Lord Byron.
He was born in l7S8 and
died in 1924. But no one would
consider Byron's writings as be-
longing to the literature Of the
eighteenth century because he was
born then, for he was only thirteen
years old when the nineteenth GEN.
tury began.
With apologies to DR.. Howison and
thanks for your patience, will rest
the case here.
Charles S. Webb.
Bowling Green, Va, Jan l5'h, 1900
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
Tle W6Gns Steamboat Co.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT HOO
BALTIMORE, FREDERICKSBURG AND
RAPPAHANNOCg RIVER ROUTE.
Begianing sunday, December 5lst, steam

Beginning sunday, December 3lst, Steam
ers Will ru as follows:
Leave Pier ,. Light st. Wharf Baltimore,
daily except Saturday and sunday at 43O p.
m. and Oh Sunday at 30 p. m for the Kappa
haunOch as far IS TappahannOck, extending
the trip from Baltimore on Friday 10 Fred
ericksbnrg. calling at all landings On the
hiVer. On TUESDAY and Saturday only,
steamers will leave Bay Port for Baltimore,
and viii call there from Baltimore only on
Tuesday and Saturday. From Ba' tinore.
-teamers will call at Miilenbeck and Merry
Point on Tuesday, Thursday and saturday.
TO Baltimore will call Tuesday, Thursday
ard Saturday. At Weems and IrviugtOn,
Steamers from Baltimore will call Saturday
and Tuesday only. For Baltimore. steamers
will leave TappahannOck at II. IN. Tuesday
and Saturday, and m. Monday, Wednes
day, Thur day and Friday, calling at all
wharves except as abOg aforementioned. viii
leave Tappahannock for Norfolk at IL m.
Tresdav. Will lea, G Norfolk at p. m. Wed
nesday for Fredericksburg and al land ngs
on the river, leaving Tappahannock at 5 a. m.
Thursday. Leave Fredericksburg for Balti-
more at 2:30 p. m. Monday aud Friday, going
as far on those daysas Leedstown. Will leave
Leedstown Tuesday and Saturday for Balti-
more at 4.3O a. N.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
L Saved His Leg.

p. A. DAnforth. Of Lagrange, Ca,
suffered intensely for six months with
a frightful running sore on his leg,
but writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve
wholly cured it in ten days For Ulcers.
Wounds, Burns. BOils, Pain or Piles
it's the best salve in the world.
Cure guaranteed. Only 25c Sold By
NJ NJ. Lewis, druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.

Beginning Saturday, December 23d, steamer
Potomac will leave Pier 9. Light
day. at P. NJ. for the Potomac River calling
at Miller's. Brome's, Bacon's. Grason's.
Lewisetta Bundick I, ,Cowart's, Walnut Point,
Coan, Kipsale, Mundy's Point. Lodge, Adams,
Piney Point, Abell's, Leonardtown, ,COburn's,
Howard's and stones. On Tuesday only for
Lancaster, Bdshwood, Riverside. Liverpool
Point, Glymont, Alexandria and Washington
Retu ming, will leave 9TH Street Wharf,
Washington, at 4 p. Nj. Thursday, calling at
all the above mentioned wharves, leaving
LeOnardtown at A. NJ Monday and Friday,
Kinsale at 10 M. Miller's at p. NJ, Grason's
at 5P. NJ. and Bacon's at p. NJ, arriving in
Baltimore early Tuesday and Saturday morn
ings.
Freight received daily at Pier Q. Light
Street.
HENRY WILLIAMS. Agent,
st Baltimore, Nd
STEPHENSON q BRO, Agents,
at Washington. d.
KEY COMPTON, Agent,
atNorfolk, Va
w.D. SCOTT, Agent,
At Fredericksburg. Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
Liquor Dealers.
p. McCracken, Bro. & Co.
AND KkTAIL-+

GROCERs AND LIQUOR DEALERS.
Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PURE Rl +
and BOURBON WHISTLES, from the IC4'
Iowjng well known distilleries Graft 90.
Of Ohio; Boone County Distiliing. %, d
Kentucky Monticello Distillery, OF Mary
land. and W. F. Gray, OF Pennsy lysnis.
Agents for BeIgneT q knSle LaSsl SS-oos,is- ose,
Agricultursl implements, Sesdg Cun2o. ano
Cement
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
Has Moved His TonsoriaI Parlor

Mr.. Charles lawson has moved his Tonsorial
Parlor from upper Commerce street &c the
ONCE lately occupied by the Free Lance.
where he is prepared 70 do all work such -
Dressing in the most artistic manner. n
shop is large and commodious, alwsys coo
even in this most oppressive weather: Eests
of the chief features of this estsblishment
s''e "' uHARLxs LAwsoa.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-18
NORFOLK ROUTE.

VIII leave Tappahannock for Norfolk at II
m. noon Friday. stopping at all landings
VIII leave Norfolk at 8 p. m. Saturday for
Tappahannock, calling at all landings.
No freight received Tor outgoing steamers
after o. M, on sailing davs.
Freight received for all stations on Po-
tomac' Fredericksburg, q Piedmont Z. z.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-18
CONSENT OF RUSSIA GIVEN.


st. Petersburg, Aug. le.-The On
cial Messenger to-day publishes the
following: The foreign Office re-
ceived telegram to-day direct from
NJ. DeGiers (the Russian minister at
the Chinese capitaD from Pekin. The
dispatch was evidently taken by spec
ial courier TO Tsi-Nan from the cap
ital Of Shan Tung, and was thence tel
egraphed August by the local Yamen.
NJ. DeGiers announces that the
siege Of the legations continues, the
besieged still having some provisions
left. The Chinese government pro-
poses to transmit the minister's mes
sages and that they leave Pekin. As
the ministers had not sufficient guar
antee they replied that they must re-
ceive the permission Of their govern
ments before leaving the city.
The Messenger then announces that
the czar's approval has been given for
NJ. DeGiers TO start for Tien Tsln
with his entire staff and the marine
guard on condition that existing gov
ernment at Peldn and the emperor af-
ford them sure guarantee that the
journey can be undertaken without
danger.
At the same time NJ. DeGiers is ex.
pected to call attention TO the heavy
responsibility the Chinese government
will incur should there be the slight
est infraction OF the volatility OF
the persons accompanying them to
Tien Tsin.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-18
HUGO ROBBERS WIPED OUT.
ons Of the Bandlts was Ruled ana the
Oshss she, Himself To K.caps
Burning 10 psafh.


Goodland, Kan, Aug. l2.-The hunt
Tor the two men who robbed Union
Pacific train near Limon, COL, and
killed W. j. Fay, one of the passen-
gers,sunday, ended here Friday with
the tragic death of both Of the rob
bers, One Of the robbers was shot
to death while trying 10 escape from
ranch house three miles northeast OF
here. The other robber shot himself
10 escape more horrible death in the
flames OF the house, which had been
set on fire by besiegers. During the
battle which lasted an day, ]. B,
Riggs, owner OF the Commercial hotel
and George Cullins were seriously
wounded. Riggs was shot in the
shoulder and through the body by
the robbers and his recovery is doubt
ful. Cullins was shot in the back ac-
cidentally by Sheriff William Walker
who mistook him for one III the rob-
bers. Cillins viii recover.
There is no doubt that the men are
the ones who robbed the passengers
in the Union Pacific sleeping cars al
Hugo. In pocket Of one of the dead
men was found the gold watch taken
from Charles Fyke, Of Kansas City.
The identification of the robbers IL
complete and the one who was shot
in the morning has been recognized
by the Denver officers as an old of.
fender. He gave his name TO the peo.
Pile on the ranch as W. A. Dempsey
The wounded men are stronger and
the physicians think they will recover
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-18
AN IMMENSE ARMY.
A Force Of 100000 Men. with 500 Guns.
TO He In ChinA Within siE
Weeks.

Berlin, Aug. 12.-The semi-ofiicial
Militair Worchenblatt says:
According TO present orders from
the powers, the middle Of August will
see, altogether, 4O,50O available troops.
with 1872 guns, In the province of Pc
Chi Ii. BY the end OF September
there will be $4,000 men. with $50
guns, not including the troops at
Shanghai, Canton and Pekin.
Russia now has $4,000, with 104
guns, concentrating in Manchuria, and
100000 more. with 1888 guns, now
forming for invasion.
Altogether 100000 men, with SOC
guns, will be in China within six
weeks, and altogether, lit war vessels
exclusive of 2i torpedo boats, are
now watching the Chinese coass, OF
which 70 are in the gulf of Pc Chi L.
Several of the leading organs ex.
press grave doubts as to whether Ger.
many should take the lead in China
where her interests are not so large
as those OF Great Britain and France.
The Schlesische zietung asks II the
game Is worth the candle. The Co
logne Gazette calls II "a leap into the
darkness and the National Zeitune
remarks that Germany does not need
to work for prestige, but ought to be
content to walk in the rank and file
with the powers. The Centrist Ger
mania and the Cologne volks Zeitune
depreeate the present hurrah tenn
per of a certain part of the nation"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-18
THR NATIONAL PARTY.
Delegates TO the Third Party Convention
tissinning 20 Arrive st IndiAnApoiis-
MAY Nomiaata . Tiokst

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 14.-Deie-
gates to the national or third party
convention are beginning to arrive.
This party originated at the time OF
the meeting of the gold democratic
committee in this city. At that time
there was q committee of II sent here
to confer with the gold committee
and urge 1t to recommend the nomi-
nation Of a third ticket Failing In
this, they issued call for a national
convention to be held in this city,
August IA and l5.. The members Of
the national party hope to form an
alliance with the anti-imperiaiists,
and they hope that the anti-imperial-
lists will indorse the ticket they nom
mate.
The following declaration of prin-
ciples win be presented for adoption:
1-Independence and protection to the
Inhabitants of Cuba the Philippine Is
lands, Porto Rico and Hawaii. "a
single gold standard and a sound
banking system. 3--The abolition Of
ali special privileges. "A public
service based on merit only.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-18
PUT srRYcHNINE ON THEM.
Sic Boys Dead from Eating watermolons
That Had Been Poisoned By
Texas Farmer.

Cleburn, Tex, Aug. 13.--At Bluff
dale, an isolated place west of this
city, the people are greatly worked
up over the wholesale poisoning of a
number Of white boys. The boys
went into a farmers watermelon
patch and ate and destroyed many
melons. A few days later the boys
wrote the farmer a note telling him
they were going to visit his patch
again, and would get even more mel
ons than on the previous visit. The
farmer split the stems Of some of the
melons and inserted strychnine. Two
boys died in the patch, two died on
the way home and two died after
reaching their homes.