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HHRES URE FOR MiLtRyt.
Get . MonSoosc From the Philippines and Let
IL Bitc You

BOS1oS. Nov There j. li'tle animal on
board TIA" ship I.'n \ Read whicn arrived
her" On SATURDAY from Manila. after n five
months voyage. that could not ba bought for
"on~d"rabl" money. although there WAS "A
time when.r part of ~" crew would have con-
trlbuted halt their wages 10 g.t rid il
When the ship started from Manila. dysen-
tarv and malaria had taken hold Of every white
member of n" crew. and the oat,tain & r
II ann of Yarmouth, died. Then the sailors
b.san To look about for thaJonah and rned
lIpon llttl" mongooso. six sailors. with
tronS heated IN the galley stove. attem, tea
1tn the evening of June ~ TO dry" tine animal
>tto the sea. fv"rl o." of the -ix was bitten,
Ed then he monguoso esCaI ed
From the mOIn"'t ti"N were litten H.,
'Sii'r- began 10 imi rove in lcalth and soon
l"N were rt'Irc.. well Later they learned
,olin $50 ilIir', Ga .naid That the mon
. l">' nina! H. mar-Ey gluubd and i root
"'N .u~i tn,iIiit and swamp levers II lite
: al turn, ih"} were Informed. had iuocnlaf"i
ht >1ll"r> aud htd overcome the d, s,nterI
Hgne IN th"lr - stems NouCo1s. oli il
"plN vHlD" IL o." lt,lill inCs a. u cure FOR
y q Amp rhcImatI,rl. "
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THEOLOGICiI GRiDr4TE SHOr.
The Rev. :. 7. Reed OF IawrcHcc,ilIc. y. D..
Killed by Companion Whiic Hunting.

TRENTON, Y j., Nov THE Rev. stephen +
Reed, aged 80, wa, accidentally shot and Killed
this afternoon while cunning Ilo wa gratlu-
ated last spring from theological seminary
and wa living with his parents. Mr. and Mrs
j. Wesley Reed at lawrcnCovilln Reed and
John Bdhrenburg. AGED 80. were walking to-
cether near pond AT Lawrence station.
Bahrenberg tried - let down the hammer
Of his gun, when il slipped and Reed received
the contents Of the weapon In the abdomen
Reed lived only two hour after being -hot
MIR Reed married six months ago n niece
Of John NJ Scudder, President of the First
National Bank. Bahrenbrg is III from grief
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WILLIiWSBI RG NAV STABBED.
Attacked at Night b, Three Unknown Men,
Who Escaped.

Will" Harry Sloane Of l3a Walton street.
Williamsburg. and Charles Berger. who
lives al s3a Park avenue, were going along
Broadway on their way home early Yesterday
morning three young men confronted them in
a dark sIot AT Mckihbin street The men
attacked Sloane and while two held him the
other jahbed the sharp point of knife into his
rght side. Sloane fell and the aseailants fed.
Before Berger realized what had haI rene! the
men were on and Sloane lay on tho sidewalk
Eergcrs shouting brought n policeman who
sgmmoncd an ambulance aud S'oane was taken
To 81. tathorues Hospital, where the wound
was ~ald 10 be serious. Si' ne tDld the I, Ice
he O. uldn imagine who hi i-Sainuts could be.
He thOusht they u.istook linn tor somebody
oil
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PERtTIO> ON SENtTOR D,IIS
RI Obtained, but " Wa. Not Necessary IN
Amputatr Ills Foot.

PArL, MINI. Nov. Dr =. L Murphy
iicaso. specialist On blood diseases. and
j Ntoh" If - Paul performed an orcr-
This morning "n senator Davis's foot
\ II had been feared ~ would be nocos.
lo amputate TIE dvr from n s,ockin,.
10 cut on n corn and tn"rc Is danger ,r
poisoning. There was an accumul,,i,n
IN the sole OF tie foot and an opcro,,o,,
/ ,cesslry 10 rciioy" the -.,ttc,,ne T,a
y heart j. suuHd and ,Lerr H. no a,.,
/ VI general infection wv
f,enbers Of tho faW'ly are rointoini,,.
! ward Ippcardr," OF clrorf.iluess a,,J
! 1dtor l. Keeping up iryyai ,r,",'c 80
/ 1dreds VI t"t"grlu- r,,.!,.1 I, -
| 'it"-dav was one from puo,ilpn, Nck,r-
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TEIEI REIHONT TO.Dil,
Vote for WiiicoN and Against Croker's
Cand date belmont!

This j. tho dav whom many things will he
-et right Il = election d1v. The voters Of
the Thirteenth Congress district are Ia level
the po.i'ical aspiration, oi q. u. i, Belmont.
Crokrr'- candidate.
The cltizrns of that vast hailiwick UNDER
stand fully that Belmont ia no man To repre-
sent them in the House of Representa ativeS.
they are aware that It IA time that even Mr.
Croker understood THAI the citizens OF thiS dis
trir are entitled to an intelligent candidate
for Congress
Vote against Belmont Vote for William
II. Wilcox IIn j. the candidate OF the sound
money men and the Republicans. Wilcox
/, ilr-t-claSs citizen.
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UGBOtTS RACE ron $500.
The Gcnescc Beat. the Cowan ~ Minutes
Communipaw to ~. George.

There was lively betting in tho Offices OF tho
towing d"i ur men'- of the lie ish Valley Rail-
rad and Baltim, ~ aud h o Railroad q, Satur-
day on the result of the race between the re-
p", tive iuEhoatS Of the cOmranies Ie,wccn
t.ot tomuuuiI aN Gock and - Gcorg" staten
] ll'd IN" Gen seq OF the Iehi a Va l.y
lgllroI9 and the 'nwIn of t.c ia tiinorp and
ohio Edi!ru1d. On h with IN empty car Nat.
were ~ ftrhr t. g yer the ui~'alce in les, IN n
one tour aGd thirty minut :. he J,a'",ca
won IN | hour - rliuIte- The Cowau was
tN'lve irutCS hchlni These tugs are rev
ard NalU.d a. SiDNH "a b. \ rlca to Sandy
Hook aud turr Will b" arrtnscd SIiuriay's
race va~ for $3.50
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iTTOMOBILE RVS AWAY,
John Shaw, Its Owner. and a Policeman Hart
The Machine BADLY u lmagcd.

John Shaw, a civil engineer. w, ridtu south
on Jerome avenue y">'"r riuy iu li- d'.i.mohIc
vh,u ~ l6Sth street the Stccrir. .rdr got ont
of order Before he could slur oa thn power
III" machine ran into a trolley pole, thrown.
him out one Of the wheels was knock, d uT
the machine and in this condition /, started
diagonally across the street. In the wHy w,S
Policeman Mccarthy of tho Alexander avenue
station, Mccarthy being Inexperienced in tho
ways Of automobiles thought that hy gr1hhuy
the brake the runaway would stop He was
thrown Into the gutter and the machine ran
into n fence. suffering the loss uf another wheel
and the dashboard. Mr. Shaw received bad
SCqln wound
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Cable Engineers THINE They Have Evidence
OF a Submarine Eruption.

VERA CEr2. Mexico, Nov st is believed by
the engineers who are repairing the Galveston
MeAco ,ahle. which wl~ broken by III, Galv.s
ton hurricane, that tho storm was accompanied
by submarine eruption The evidence OF this
eruption : found n tho twisted condition Of the
cable The sheaihing l. found o have been re-
vor>rd. and the wires binding il 10 the core
turn, the wrong wa.
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Russia TO Buy More Battiesh,ps Here

Joseph Spencer kennard. one of the American
Commissioners at the Paris Exposition. returned
yesterday aboard the Frerch Line steamship Ia
T"uraiuc from ilavre. lie said that, viewed
n whole. the Paris show was not inferior to
the Chicago fair. tie learned on the voyage
from u Trustworthy source that Russia in
tended soon to order five more battleships
from firms in the l'nited States
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New bar Formed in Galveston Harbor.

GALNtsToN, Tex, \ov The British
steamship St"ntor. outward ound for Brcucn.
went aground this afternoon on bar ear the
Cuirhn'in" station aud wa~ noatod IN The
evening without damage ON this en,u,, Lar
an",Nor We sol grounded few DAYS ar0, Tho
btr was lorn ed during a." recent hurricane.
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Expects II Is said. TO Leave Town To-
morrow or Next Day

personal friend Of Mr. Croker. who dined
with him 'a~t night at TIE Democratic Club.
said
'ilr Croker. with John Scannel and Cor
pprIrloI Counsel Whalen. expects 20 leave
town for Dutchess county her on Wtdnes-
day OF Thur MIR. Scannel and Mr.. W allen
may 90 Al ahead but Mr.. Croker will join them
later on.
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Help the snow Side.

The avilanch's Of Am"rcl move in Novem-
Der tlc'c is no n'ter buri 4 for pcrambulating
nuisance than beneath to-day's white, silent
pail.
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MaCRiNNw ClTY. VI ch, Nov ~. first
snoWNpuils Of th" season cam" to-day " .t.a
northwest cac. Wh.cl has lO,n Sfrlon!y l,-
'I'as!hg IN force cN.r : nee daylight
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Because We like beautiful scenery. prosperous c,Ies
and growing towns. and men the train stops hA We
arrived somewheIc That IA why We travel by the
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bne pencils are the last spawn Of the bur
devils KICK them out of the polling booths. \
hl0e pencil mark VIII invalidate any ballot.
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" You Have To Wit. VA,

lin" b Tor a rolling pace. n nsca.-
c4"rriul rc1r' u Is a frcema,'s
!rd : Iatriots duf, fyou are N In.
Nv =. ". you ave entitled r. ya..
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Deerfoot Farm Saussses

Made of the tender meat Of dairy fed fat young pok
eIs, daintly seasoned with selec,ed spices Tiy .
twSpound package 81 once. beware Of imiiatioas -
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MEANT 10 FRIGHTEN VOTERS.
A Democratic Ruse to Keep Repu biicans Away
From the Polls

4 new trick TO keep Republicans away from
the pols oaLleto li.ht yesterday. l.. W Harden
financial editor of the N'r lorL Commercial
was one Of many Republicans upon whom it
was played When he went To lis aparl ments
In the Pierreront. ~ West Th.rty-~econd
street last evening for dinner. he found the fol-
lowing letter awaiting him:
NATIONAL PROTECTIVE Assertion,
No. MADISON ANENUI, Nov. !. 1850
DFAI SIR. A- YOU are regis cred a. hirtv-
day resident Of the district, Iwould suggest
that you be accompanied ~ the rolls on election
day by n ri"rd who Will give bail Tor YOU as
under stand there i a warrant out Tor our ar
rest. Yours truly,
JANIS p. THOMPSON, President
Mr.. Harden went To the Picrrepont to- live on
oct ). As that makes him a ,hrty-day resi-
dent ofhs election district he dcri ided to onycSji-
gate the letter lie learned thar there il no
such organization A. tho National Protective
Association and that there il no James p
Thompson ~ Madison avenue. which is the
addre-, or the Republican National Committee
National Committeeman Gihhs said that tNn
letter was merely a Tammany tric!, to intlmi-
4 ltH voters.
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NI1 flri>ohnarr President ~ Fleissbusrn's
,ir.l hahfy luf.l ui hr1RdWay. com, itfh
resi- ah~olu,. .ly a.d emphaticSl,y c.ni.. ali
.ud1 ptomlreuily u' ming T. I., tu .iu,'s
Soll hfotdc tst durilC tue Republc,n
al Parade on Saturday. Nov. ) Ispu
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Piatt's Chiorides as . Disinfectant
a s,'eommendsd a. iuss wAs, every family ae,dA
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1he Nther Fellow WI Nnie-
Snow nt IacalnaM ali,.

The other fellow will vote his vote will eyual
two II YOU refrain from voting
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13
DoINas IN CONGRESS.
Congress lie discussing the advisable
ity of passing an income tax

Congress lie discussing the advisable.
ity Of passing an income tax
The Hou,e passed the Legislative,
Executive and judicial Appropriation
bill The bill carries SEA 1876, sos.
The minority Of the Ways and Means
Dom mittee recommended a reduction
Of $40 0O0 600 on war taxes instead Of
$40. 900 QUO as proposed by the msjosity.
Members of the Virginia delegation
have received a petition from the
Board Of Agriculture signed by Com
missioner KOiuer and members from
each district; also from others. urging
them to press the purchase Of the Tenn
pie farm 10 commemorate the spOs
where CORVALLIS snrrende ed.
Representative Rixey introduced a
bill authorizing che Secretary Of the
Treasury 90 pay 60 surviving executors
Of Anna Maria Fitzaugh $sl7. 1886 The
court of claims has held this amount
to be due the old Lee estate. for prop
erty taken and destroyed By Union
troops during the war between the
States.
Representative Swanson made the
opening argument Of the minority for
O reduction of the war tax. he insist
ed that this goTernment should collect
more revenue from capital. incomes and
profits. rather than from the oonsump-
sion aud the business and occupation
Of the people He also demanded that
q reduction be made on the tobacco tax.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Coriew law has been defeated In
Richmond. o,srs.
A family near Petersburg was DOison-
ed by eating cabbage ON which paris
green had been used
A mass meeting will be held In Rich
mona eaily In January 90 discuss the
extension Of the oity limitf.
MIR. and Mrs. ] w. Hancock, Of
Tyler. Hanover county. will celebrate
their golden wedding Dec. 26th.
L. p. Elan, son q the late Dol
VIM o Elan. has been appointed chief
clerk Of the railway mail service az
Richmond This Is new position re
Gently created.
The daughter Of Hon George Hun
lev, II Mathews couDty.i is still very III
from typhoid fever 1T tho residence OF
her grandfather, Mr.. Philip Gibson, in
this city. Richmond Dispatch
Mr.. Louis Marshall, Of Orange coun-
ty, Va. who Is 80 years old. the only
living grandson If Ohief Justice Mai
shall was IN the city to-day. visiting
his daughter Washington Correspond
euoe RichmOtd Dispatch.
A panic. accompanied by exciting
scenes. was cau.ed as the Virginia dos.
pital by she explosion Of can OF ola al d
turpentiue Patients screamed and az
many rs possible we're taken from she
building The fire was extiDgulshed
with chemical engines.
A number Of men in the employ Of
the American Bridge Company on the
chesapeake and Ono bridge aud viao
st Richmond. refused TO go TO work
Monday because, the men claimed, the
superintendent. Mr. Hopple, insisted
on putting two negroes on the force
Several young white men, OF Louisa
county, on returning home from De-
cember court, became engaged III o
quarrel, and one OF them, Charles Bar
ret. was seriously stabbed in the side
besides being Knocked down with knucks
HIS IL iuTies may prove fatal No arrest
had been made VI last accounts
A large auction sale at Monips her
Orange county. she homestead Of the
late President Madison, attracted over
900 people Tuesday The bidding YVES
| lively and prices fair. The live STOCK
attracted much attention and was well
distributed through the Deighborhood.
Farming implements, machinery'crop'
aud stock were all sold. The sale OF the
| furniture and contents OF the old man'
sion took place yesterday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13
The bsttlesbip Kentucky msde
Turkey show her golden feathers.
POLITICAL.

Gov Beckham. If Kentucky. was is-
augurated Tuesday for tenn Of three
years.
David Bennett Hill. Ex-Governor Of
New York and former y s. senator, is
60 be a prominent candidate for the
Presidency on the Democratic tick in
1904
Charm an Park Agnew, Of the State
Re publican Committee. called on the
President and presented Caps asa
Rogers, Of Petersburg, as a candidate
for Collector TO s1Cceed Colonel Brady.
When, in recent years were the Den'
ocrats ever united and sggressiveg The
trouble about the Democratic psrty 1s
shat is Is blessed with too many leaders
aud TOO few followers This resistance
to political dictatiOn and independents
IF leadership may te one OF she marks
OF Democracy. Charlottesville Progress.
The suffrage question will b an i'm
portant one for she Virginia OonstiEu-
ticnal Oou vention to consider. There is
q DIFF reoce Of opininn as 90 the policy
Of attempting TO dlsfraoohise tho ne
groes. By few it Is commended shat the
adoption Of an educational test Will ad
NIT some Of the most p9rDiciOus class
IT that race 20 exercise the right OF
s1fftsgs
II the general assembly when 1t
meets next month ia extra session 4,
sakss up general legislation IL Will DO 50
IF It's own accord Gov Tyler will not
send ia a message recommending any
legislation Bat II ths Leglsl .ture,
after making provision for the consli'
tutional convention. enters upon gener-
Al work, he will then make suggestions
as TO matters which he regards as VI
pressing Importance.
Second Auditor Dew, when seen
Tuesday in his Office, said that be would
certainly be a candidate for re election
90 the Office held by him my opinion Is
that the Governors appointment was for
tue unexpired term" said Judge Dew,
land do not believe that the LegIsla.
| ture, when convened in extra session,
Will bother with a contest for the Office"
Hon. W. r. Dupuy, member Of the
House from ROaroke, has announced
his candidacy for the position, as has
II s. Robinson. Of Lancaster county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13
Strictly Not I'm It u
Virginia Oitizsn.)

The indications are that a river and
harbor bill OF gorgeous proportions is
20 be passed this winter. OF course
there is a large amount OF work that
ought to be done on rivers and harboTs
by she government. but the bill always
carries vast am cunts for the improve
ment Of impossible streams which are
a sheer waste Of the public funds.-In-
disnapolis News.
And out If more than fifty millions Of
dollars that will be appropriated for
this purpose tie Rap hammock river
is 20 get about $50. 600 and that pittsDce
is to be expended near fredericksburg !
There are navig ,bls creeks and estuaries
ON the lower Rappahannook which
could use each sum like that to good
advantage and still need more. We are
practically not lin IT,, politically and
otherwise. The James river will get
about q quarter of a million. Petersburg
almost 40 much ana Norfolk and New
port News each about two hundred
thousand dollars
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13
GENERAL NEWS.

England wants $50. 900. 900 more for
war purposes.
Thousands Of British troops have
died IN South Africa from fever.
Five OF the committee Of fifteen ap'
pointed 80 wage war on vice in New
York city have resigned. Their places
will be filed.
The STANDARD Oil Company has &C
0uired all OF the inteie is OF the Pacific
coast OIL Company The purchase price
is said to be g. 600. 600.
Sam Small. the evangelist and for
mer editor # the Havana. paper, arrested
recently on the charge Of swindlinR,
hes cnmpromis.d with his prosecutors
BY agreeing 20 leave Havana forever.
A detachment OF the Fifth Osvslry
had a faint with 100 Filiptnos south Of
Santa Cruz Sunday. Tue natives were
chased four miles. Fourteen Of them
were fouod de d There we're no Amer
lean casualties.
The transport Hancock has arrived
al san Francisco from Manila with the
bodies of sbOu 800 soldiers who either
died in battle or suooumbed 20 disease
in the Philippines. China, Guam. and
Hpuololu Tnl, is the largest number Of
bodies brought home since the outbreak
Of the Spanish. American war.
Tod Sloane, the celebrated American
Jockey who has been so successful In
riding in the English races. VIII be
denied license TO ride on tne England
courses next season De is charged wish
accepting an offer Of large present 10
case a certain horse woR In Cambridge
stakes. Lester Reif. an American
Jockey, was GENERATED OF the charge
of pulling Richard Cookers horse. l he
Scotch man III at Doncasier.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13

seems to us that it is sheer folly for
our Virginia representatives to
faunt the red flag in the face If an
overwhelming sj)rity with the GER
tain knowledge that they are to gain
nothing but gallery applause. Some
Democratic members should hsve
learned ere this by sore experience
that such antics rebound, and tie the
hands of men who might be other
wise useful 70 their constituents up.
en- more trying and needed occs.
sions. Toe B,ttle Fields Park bill is
one Of those measures of great i'm
portauce to large section of Virgin
ia which will either succeed or fall
according to whether action on the
army bill by tae minority is to be
united or divided
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13

TIE te4deDcy of soma of the gre AT
powers to turn the sword into a prun
ing knife is evidence that tho world
is getting tired of war and conquest.
War and co. quest do rot pay. The
people have TO besr the bulde 5 of
war. This fact has been very strik
ingly taught Americans by our late
tilt with tsuth.rste power. What
might have been the result had the
struggle been with rich and mighty
power il is difficult TO co lecture
Bat the tendency to avert wsr is
gratifying. The sge is grasping sft'
or industrial and commercial devel
opment. Russia, long looked upon
as menace TO European diplomacy,
now manisests aspirations for peace
and industrial development. Ger
mary mas depart d from tbs role OF
war and has become a foster father
of commerce.. The indications are
that out of the turmoil Of tue close
of the nineteenth century a new era
for unbrokeu peace aud industrial
and commercial growth will DO ush'
cred in upon US with the dawn of the
twentieth century "Pesee on earth
and good will to men" should be the
worlds anthem.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13
SOME DEATHS.

Mr.. william Dew died Saturday OF
his home in King and Queen county
Miss Susan Thompson. Of Louisa
county, aged so years, died few days
ago.
Mr.W.L.Stilman died at his home, In
King George county, Sunday night. in
the ninetieth year Of his age He had
been i'll for long time. Two sons and
O daughter survive him,
Mr. Humphrey j Parrish, OF Louisa
county, an ex.member Of the Virginia
Legislature, died on the 6th instant
aged 81 years, As his home, near Bum
pass Station. Five daughters and TWO
sons survive him.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13

Mrs. Tinslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil.
lions Of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success. II
Eoothes the child. softens the gums
alIays all pains, cures wind colo. and
IL she bass remedy for Dtarrhoea. IL
vial relieve the poor little sufferer Inn
medlasely. Sold by Druggists In every
part Of the world. Twenty-Five oentn
4 bsttso. Is sure end ask for Mrs
Wsn9IoW's 5oothiua 6rinp.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13
Administrative Notice.

Having qualified 90 administrators
upon the Estate " John III Myer. Jr 4.
deceased. Thereby request all persons
indebted % said Estate 10 come for
ward'snd settle their debts. and al
pc sons having claims against said E''
'ate will present 10 me properly au-
tnentic ated fOr settlement.
MARY E ECKENRODE.
Adm'Ix ~ Jno ii Niger, Jr. deceased.
Nov. 25th, 1900 va y
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13
CHINA.
Gen. Ohaffee has apoloR zed for writ
ing the offensive note 10 Waldersee.

Gen, Ohaffee has apolOR zed for writ
ing the offensive note 10 Waldersee.
MIR. Hay, the American Secretary Of
STATE. secured a diplomatic victory IN
obliging the powers 10 yield to his a7gu.
ments in favor Of more moderate terms
In the preliminary j)int note to the
Ohiueae peace plehipOtentlaries
TIE German government has not
taken official notice # Gen Onstfee' 3
letter 81 O1unt Won W4ldersee complain
ing Of the rem wal # the astronomical
ius,rumeots from the wall If Pekin an6
the return Of the letter TO the Americ ~
comm Ande- ''un account Of it, tone y
The i0strumeuts are being removed.
Gen. Ohsffee Is strongly opposed 10
looting, and the American troops hsve
not taken s0y part in the vandalism
that has occurred.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-13

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY shOu d not
be envious lest the gorgeous brillian-
CIV of his second Inaugural be
eelipsed by the centennial celebration
enthu sissm.