The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-19
GENERAL NEWS.

One thousand more American ma
rines will be reoruitei TO bring the
corps up TO the full force Of 1000 men.
The governor Of Bombay reported
8 929 cases If cholera Ia the famine
districts during the week ending July
Z, Of which 6 .474 were fatal.
Gen Lew Wallace has declared that
while he is not in accord with the ad.
ministration on some points, he will
support the Republican ticket.
Stockholders Of the National Wall.
paper Company decided at meeting
in New York TO wind up its affairs.
Gen W. P HAzen Mrs Geo. Dewey's
uncle. died at Thonotosassa, Fla, Mon
day night.
The Att ,nta Artillery and the third
Georgia Regiment have offered their
services 60 the War Department for ser
vice in China
The big steel plant of the Federal
Steel Company, at Lorain, Oaio, has
been closed, throwing 600 men out Of
work.
At the trial of Caleb Powers, charged
with completely in the murder Of
William Goebel, witness estitled 10
threats by Powers against GOebels life.
In cloudburst at Coleman. Tex, Mon
day fifteen lives are kOown to have been
lost. Il Is feared that many more have
been killed in the valley below Cole
man.
Terry McGovern, of Brooklyn, de-
feated Frank Erne, of Buffalo, in three
rounds for the light weight champion
ship Of the world in New York Monday
night
Mrs U S. Grant is rapidly regaining
her health at Riohfeld Springs %
pleasant afternoons she takes long drives
with Ms Sartoris and the latter's young
daughter.
The War Department. has made an
estimate Of the destructiveDess OF the
action at Tientsin. based on the Assoc
ciated Press dispatches, that 20 per cent.
Of the Americans were hit.
San Francisco was probably the cool.
est city in America Tuesday. At g.
m the thermometer registered 81 there
ST Louis was the only city in the coun.
try that could boast Of rain that day.
All the American troops now being
despatched to China will go prepared
for q winter campaign, the expedition
carrying stoves, Arctic shoes. blanket
hoods and heavy overcoats.
While excavating for the foundations
of a building in Central City, West
Va skeleton was unearthed, by the
side of which were several twenty.
dollar gold pieces.
Twenty.one championship contests in
connection with the Paris Exposition
have been decided during the last three
days, and America can boast Of win
ming 16 aud OF securing 10 seconds and
~ thirds
The recent visit Of the British cruiser
Alert TO Oiudad Bolivar 30 investigate
the murder Of Vice-OOnsul Lyall caused
much cOmmotion among the VeneZue-
lans. which still continues and is sure
TO breed friction.
The annual influx Of United States
pilgrims to the miracle shrine
Of st Anne de Beaupre has commenced
During Tuesday the railroads passed |
5. 600 through Montreal on their way to
Quebec. Archbishop Bruchesi is at ST.
Anne to receive them.
The returns from the Democratic |
county conventions held throughout |
Kentucky for the purpose Of selecting |
delegates to the Democratic State con.
vention TO be held at Lexington 10.
day indicate that Gov. J o W. Beck |
ham will receive the nomination on the |
first ballot.
The Octogenarian Association, of |
Iowa, recently had a picnic in Union
Park, Des Moines, which was attended |
by fifty members n A Bacon, Of |
Des Moines, the oldest momber Of the |
association, is in his one hundred and |
first year.
st. Louis, at last, has concluded to |
quit drinking mud and Chicago sewer.
age out Of the Mississippi river and is
considering q pure-water plant to cost |
$50 900, 000 The water is TO be brought |
ia pipes from the Ozark Mountains, 20 |
odd miles away. This Is quite stu |
pendous undertaking.
There has been thus far during the |
present year an immense immigration |
TO the northwest, particularly TO the |
States Of Minnesota and North Dakota
Is is estimated that fully 90 900 people |
have settled in North Dakota since the |
early spring, and the number is
constantly increasing.
The number of Mohammedans has |
bee n estimated at 1876 800 ,000-l8 900 900 |
under the rule Of the Turkish govern
ment, 90. 900 900 ruled by other Mussul.
man sovereigns. $4,000 900 subject to
African princes, 10000, 900 live in
China and 80, 600, 600 under other rulers.
OF these last about 81 900, 600 belong |
to India and Beloochistan.
President Egan of the Central
Georgia Railway says che damage from
the rains in the Georgia peach belt has
been overestimated and thas there will
be literally millions Of baskets Of
Georgia Elbertas marketed. The cli-
max Of the season will be reached du.
ring the present week. Daily ship
ments now number upwards Of eighty
carloads over the Central, and many
trees are loaded with fruit till the
limbs are almost breaking More fruit
will be preserved and canned in Georgia
this year than ever before.