The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10
GENERAL NEWS.
Memphis went Dewey wild Monday.

Archbishop Keanc Archbishop Of Du-
buque
Tom Sharkey knocked out Joe Ohoyn.
ski In two rounds Tuesday night in
Chicago
A tornado swept through San An
tonic. Tex, and caused loss aggrega-
ting over 800. 600.
A fire supposed to have been started
by strikers destroyed $500 900 worth
of property in New York.
President Mckinley telegraphed con-
gratulations TO Emperor William Of
Germany upon his eighteenth birthday.
The United States Consul. General at
Hongkong cabled the Secretary Of State
that the plague has broken out at that
port.
President Powell. Of the Order OF
Railway TIL graphers. has discontinued
the telegraphers' strike ON the Southern
railway.
ExSecretary of the Navy Herbert
was the principal speaker at the open.
ing session Of the race problem conven-
tion at Montgomery, Ala
The General Conference of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church. in session in
Chicago. definitely excluded lay dele.
gates from annual conferences.
Ethelbert. of the Perry Belmont
stables. won the Metropolitan handi-
cap at Morris Park, n. Y, Saturday.
before 70 900 people Time. 1 Al.
More than 800. 900 has been subscrib-
ed for a South Carolina Interstate and
West India Exposition. which will be
held in Charleston in the fall Of 1901.
\ magnificent monument to Thomas
Jefferson Intended for Louisville. Ky. 4,
was shipped from Berlin Monday.
Moses Ezekiel, an American, is the
sculptor.
A petition TO the Queen from the
residents Of the West Australian gold
fields, praying for separation from the
earlier settled parts Of West Australia
has arrived in London.
The officials Of the War Department
claim that Judge Lockren's recent de.
cisiOn that the Constitution extends to
Porto Rico will not require any change
OF policy On their part.
A strike of $500 employees Of the
st. Louis Transit Company results in
street rioting in which several persons
are injured The street cars are not
running owing to the strike.
II is possible that the winner Of the
Jeffries Oorbett contest. which is 80
take place at Ooney leland next Friday
night, may meet some heavyweight in
Paris before the Exposition closes
The steamer Quito, laden with food
for the starving Hindoos, will sail for
Bombay. carrying lSj 600 bushels Of
corn to the sufferers and the Navy De.
partment pays $40. 600 for the trans
pOrtation
Eight battleships building. six pro.
tected cruisers, four monitors, thirty
five torpedo craft and submarine
boat is the official number Of ships now
building for the new navy of all types
and classes
Rev. n Fitzpatrick, presiding elder
Of the A. NJ + church, has returned
from South Africa. where he was or
dered by Bishop Turner, TO put down q
revolt in the Colored Methodist church
lie restored order.
The initial movement in Washing
ton toward raising money for the me-
mortal endowment fund Of g 900. COO
which is 10 perpetuate the schools
founded by Rev. Dwight l.. Moody,
was begun Monday night.
The general meeting for 1900 Of the
Social Science Association has begun
The feature was the reading OF the an
nual address of the president Of the
association. Charles Dudley Warner,
LII. d whose theme was, 1.-The Edu-
cation Of the Negro "
Pending negotiations between the
Turkish government and Washington
the dispute over the indem-
nifty. the Sultan appears to have with
drawn his orders TO Rear Admiral
Ahmed Pasha to visit the United
States to study the construction Of
warships.
Lyman J. Gage, Secretary Of the
Treasury, has instructed NJ. l. Muehl-
mann. Assistant Treasurer in New
York, to discover, il possible, what be.
came Of the 800, 900 900 in gold coin
which should be in this country. but
which has disappeared from the knowl-
edge Of the Treasury Department.
By decisive vote of % to - the
Presbytery Of Washington decided to
send to the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church in st Louis on
the 18th instant. an overture request
ing that body to take steps to prepare a
brief evangelical creed to be submitted
to the church for adoption as a part Of
its constitution.
The Secretary of State for India has
received the following message from
the Viceroy of India, Baron OuIZon Of
Kedleston The conditions have ma
terially improved in Madras and Ny.
sore in consequence of the recent rains
In the remainder OF the affected tracts
the distress is increasing in intensity
owing to the want Of fodder, water and
the increasing heat. The number of
persons now in receipt Of relief is o..
6l7, 600.
After Judge Oantrill adjourned
court he held a private conference with
Thomas B. Ford, Clerk Of the court
and is said to have given instructions
in regards to the indictment against
W. S. Taylor. It is thought it will be
made public following the decision of
the Supreme COURT on the gubernatorial
contest case 1t is said the indictment
has been filed and recorded with the
clerk with instructions that nobody be
allowed to see 1t until bench warrant
has been issued.
1t is settled that the heavyweight
contest between Jim Jeffries and Jas.
J. Oorbett will be decided at the Sea-
side Sporting Club, Ooney Island, Fri
day night. Jeffries and Oorbett have
been informed by their managers Of