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SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-20

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BY Howard Van Sinderen Atty
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CHICAGO AND WESTERN INDIANA Rail-
ROAD COMPANY.

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Trustees Of1ce Room ~. DreNel BuidtnS
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THE FEDERAL TREASURY

TRUST FUNDs-DrvIsloN OF REpEM ,f5TpS%o
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
Murderers Lynched.

Walter Cotton, the negro desperate
who escaped arrest for burglary at En-
poria, Greensville county, by shooting
to death Magistrate j. W Saunders and
Constable Joseph Welton. was captured
Thursday night by officers and placed
in Jail at Emporia. Cotton was under
sentence to hang at Portsmouth for
murder and escaped several weeks ago.
He acknowledged killing both the white
men, and spoke of the feat with evil
dent pride. He said he escaped from Jail
at Portsmouth through the guard s
negligence.
The arrival of the Richmond militia
at Emporia Friday evening, sent by
Gov. Tyler at the request Of the Judge
and Sheriff Of Greensville county, pre-
vented the lynching Of the murderers. A
mob 200 strong, which had gathered from
all parts Of Greensville county, entered
Emporia at 3 O'Clock Saturday morning
and rushed TO the jail demhnulnB Tue
murderers. Major Cutchings command
ing troops notified the masked leaders
that he would protect the prisoners as
long as he had man standing and
meant to shoot to kill if an attempt
were made to enter the Jail The mob
then dispersed
The excitement eliminated Saturday
after the troops had been withdrawn in
double lynching at Emporia. Both
Cotton, the negro, who according to his
own confession, killed Saunders and
Welton, and O'Grady, the white man 4,
who was with him in the cabin when
the killing occurred, were hanged by
an Infatuated mob.
Gov. Tyler has been criticised for
allowing the troops to be withdrawn
bat he said the matter was In the
hands Of the Sheriff who was on the
grounds.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
RICH MEMS STOMACHS.

The magnificent Metropolitan club or
this city has been obliged to make the
humiliatlng admission that the patron
age OF its 1902 members is not sutii-
Client to pay It's running expenses. The
announcement conveys a painful reve-
lation OF the sad condition Of million
alre existence.
The outside world. wanting In
wealth, Is prone to consider riches as
the source and sum OF all happiness,
especially Of the enjoyment of the good
things OF life. 1t pictures the fortu-
nate millionaire I'm an Ideal existence
OF Capuan luxury and Sybarltlc indul-
gence. The melancholy truth Is that
the average millionaire has disOr-
dcred stomach, a torpid liver or a weak
heart and does not enjoy the society Of
his fellow plutocrats. Instead OF feast
ing like Sardanapalus he carefully
lunches on graham crackers and milk.
A single indulgence in terrapIn and
champagne would probably separate
him and his millions forever. He Is
usually in bed at 10 o'clock, with a
pill box close at hand, n hot water bag
at his feet and n flannel nIghtcap on
his bald head.
The average wage Garner In New
York may earn from $i2 TO 500 a week,
but he has to keep his stomach in good
order to earn his money, and with his
wealth-of body and Of consclence-he
certainly gets more fun oft OF life than
the average millionaire clubman.-New
York World.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
"CHICKENS COME
HOnE TO ROOST."
The GREATEST NOVEL OF The AGE.

WRIGHT & CoMPAEY's PUBLICATIONS
Include a second edition (20th thou.
sand), beautifully illustrated, Of that
charming novel, "Ohickens Come Home
to Roost," by l. B. Hlles, described
by the New York Times as "a book
without a single dull line, and with a
horse race far surprising in vivid de-
scription and thrilling Interest the ia.
nous chariot race in Ben Hur
Robert G Ingersoll said 1.-THE bold
est and best of the year "
Hon. B 7 Wakemsn says 1T lie the
greatest novel have ever read.
W. l. Stone. author and critic. writes:
ut IS most admirable. beautiful and
vivid in style. A great accession to
American fiction -
Judge John Rooney, Of the New York
bar, says: 1T is equal to the best
Masters, ard the horse race Is even
better than the one in Ben Hurr."
Hon. NJ l.. knight, of Chicago bar,
says: This is the most realistic
and remarkable book Of the age. A
greater book than Uncle Toms Cabin.
Written with the realism Of Defoe, the
grace Of Addison and the pathos and
gentle sweetness Of Goldsmith.
More than five hundred letters have
been received from delighted readers.
The book is on sale everywhere, or
sent. post paid. for 81 20 by
WRIGHT 81 COMPANY, Publishers.
l368-70 Broadway, New York City.
JAMES wlSsethur
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

ThEFREE LANCE published weekly
assn independent newspaper, IL located at 30
Comm srce (or william ST., Fredericksburg
virginia, and 10 issued on Tuesday, ThursotI
and Saturday mornings by The Frss
lance Newspaper, Seek and joe
PrIntlns Company sf FrsssHsss-
bsrs vlrsInIs.
It's subscription Terms are n.SO per year,
sl.OO for months. 70 cents for 8 months, or
SO cents for months.
Its advertising Rates are for one square or
ten lines or less, first insertion,bO oents.snd 20
cents for each additional insertion. 5000 per
square per year. No position 0sven and no
fOreson advertisements are taken at a less rate
than oSr hons patrons pay. The right is re-
served to reject or modify any advertisement
is deemeo libelous or otherwise Questionable
Yearly advertisers disseminating during the
year will be charged invariably ct transient
rates.
All letters recommending candidates Tor
once must be paid for to insure their puoli-
cation.
Resolutions OF respect TO deceased members
passed by societies, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
or other organizations will be Invariably
charged for IS advertising mstter.
All Communications OF every character
should be addressed to ''THBTRBR LANCE"
fredericksburg. Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.

General Fitzhugh Lee will be appoint
ed Governor General Of the provinces OF
Havana and Pipar del Rio. In Cuba.
The situation in Porto Rico Is more
serious than at any time before or since
the terrible hurricane In many places
the poor are starving. The price OF
rice, beans, and goldfish have increased
from 80 to 100 per cent. Demonstrations
against the delay of the United Estates
in settling open questions have recently
been held at many towns The people
are unable to understand the delay and
they condemn all Americans indiscrimi.
nately Bad feeling is arising which 1t
will take years to overcome. Even riots
are threatened.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
Familiarity of Cremation.

Statistics OF cremation. presented by
VI. Bonneville at the recent annual
meeting Of the society IN Paris, show
that the number OF lncneratIons at the
Pere Lachaise crematory has almost
steadily increased since 1889 and that
the whole number last year was Abb,
making 37,O6S from the beginning. A
fair proportion OF the numberswere
women. There are now In Europe and
America 20 crematories, p Of which
are In Italy and 20 In the United
States. Cremation Is making good
progress in England. where four Gre
matorles are reported from, and two
are I'm course Of erection. Germany
has six, where 423 lncinerations took
place In 1898; Switzerland and Sweden
have two each, Denmark one, and one
has been authorized In Norway.-Pop-
ular Science Monthly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
KING GEORGE.
Personals and other Notes.
Correspondence Of The Free Lance
COmOrn, Va March 2ith.

Correspondence Of The Free Lance
Comorn, Va March 2ith.
Some OF the King Georgians, who
sowed seeds lin the face Of winter
weather" had their tender young
plants seriously damaged by frosts and
freezes, and will have to re.hoe and
re.seed their plant-beds As general
thing, little or nothing in the way Of
gardening has been done in this section
and all farm work is more backward
than for some years at the latter part
of March
Mr.. Alexander Elliot, a prominent
gentleman Of Washington. who is con-
nected with some of the leading bust
ness enterprises in the District Of Co.
lumbia has been spending some days
with MIR. James A. Arnold and family,
at Potomac View
Captain A. r. Oouder, for some time
the director of the Governments Proving
Grounds at Indian Head. has been on a
visit TO the Hunters. at King George
Court House. The Captain Is promi-
nent attsche of the United States navy,
and has been ordered to Manila He
will leave for the Philippines in the
next few weeks
Messrs Willie Brooks and Willie
Greenlaw. of Stafford, visited relatives
in King George recently.
Miss Stella Purks. Of this neighbor-
hood, who went to Washington week
or so ago to spend some time. was sud-
denly called home by the illness OF her
parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Presley B.
PuIks.
Mr. Lloyd NJ Grigsby. son Of Capt.
G. W. Grigsby. superintendent Of pub
lie schools Of the county, is critically
i'll ut his home near Igo.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

In the last number OF The New IL
Illustrated Magazine Cecil de Theirry
writes Of titled colonlals and says:
There is an idea abroad In the land,
on what grounds 1t would be difficult
to say, that the peerage is being Amer
lcanIzed. As a matter Of fact, there
are only nine peers with American
wives. AS there are also six dowager
peeresses, the total number Of trans
atlantic peers is Is. In round num-
bers, there are so titled Americans OF
all grades, and as the titled classes
number about 1900 1t can readily he
seen how small the foreign element
really Is. II will surprise most people
to learn, too, that colonial women OF
title outnumber Americans by IL.
There are nine colonials who are peer
esses."
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
The Ton Hand.

A Norway (Me) cribbage player had
a hand the other day which the law OF
chances says comes but once In 2SS,-
$40. 1880 times. The player was
Captain ]. W. Nash, and he is feeling
pretty proud and wondering how old
he will be when he holds another such
hand. 1t happened this way: He re-
ceived on the deal, which was by Ills
partner, the fves Of diamonds, hearts
and clubs, Jack Of spades and a seven,
the latter card being discarded Into
the crib. The turn up was the five OF
spades His hand then counted hfteens,
10. four Of kind, u, and his nobs, or
90 which Is the largest number posi-
BILE
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate adopted the conference re.
port on the Puerto Rican Appropriation
bill by almost a strict party vote. Mr..
Tillman attacked the report with char.
acteristic vigor.
In the House Saturday appropriate
eulogies were delivered upon the late
Congressman Epes, the speakers be-
ing Messrs Lamb, Swanson, Otey,
Hay, De Almond and others.
In the House Mr.. Rixey, introduced
the following bills and papers For the
relief of contain employees Of the U. s.
government whose pay was illegally
held and used for other purpose. O..
for support Of INDECENT freedmen during
the civil war and asking thatlf75. 900 be
appropriated to pay such claims "a petit
ton of John II. Waters. Of Fairfax
county. LIST sergeant U. retired, ask
ing that retired soldiers be allowed
communication for fuel and quarters: to
pay Rev. George 7. Tyler, Of Falls
Church, 800 for destruction property
by U. s. troops during the Spanish
war, with statement and papers TO
accompany same for the relief Of the
estate Of Mrs Malinda Eaton. Of Lou.
doun country, s4S7, 80 for stores and sup
plies taken during the war between
the States; petition from mass meet.
ing ct Lincoln. Loudoun county, against
the sale of liquors in new POSSESSIONS"
petition from mass meeting at Lincoln
Loudoun county advocating the Bower
sock. bill. prohibiting liquor selling in
the army
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY

1t is stated that the visit to Washing
ton OF the committee of Kentucky Re-
publicans has not caused the admins
tration to change its policy it had set
tied upon regarding the whole Kentucky
controversy.
The Beokham. Tay lor suit, involving
title to the Governorship Of Kentucky,
reached its final stage ia the Circuit
Court Saturday. Judge Field entered
Judgment in accordance with his receut
rulings, over-ruled motion for new
trial, and granted counsel for Republi-
cans an appeal to the Court of Appeals
A decision from the Court Of Appeals
is expected within week or ten day.
The second day Of the preliminary
hearing Of Caleb Powers. republican
Secretary of State. charged as go acces-
sorry in the murder Of William Goebel
began Saturday in Frankfort, Ky.
Wharton Golden, the star witness who
confessed, was the first on the stand.
He said :"I saw the defendants Powers,
Davis and Culton every day. and fire.
quently met Governor Taylor. " Powers
old me TO- 90 to Harlan county and
tell John Hurst, the postmaster, to send
TO Frankfort ten witnesses in the
gubernatorial contest case. He said
he wanted regular mountain feudists,
men who would stand up, shoot in the
legislative hall and kill off enough
Democrats to give the Republicans q
majority. "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
/WeGther forecast for E@' ca
ericks6yr0 and uicinftV.
Tuesday fair; NORTH 'o{ndS
becoming fresh aoeSt.

AS NEW currency bill has been
passed by Congress known as the
gold standard, the question is asked
"What is legal-tender money! This
question being one in which every
body who handles money is concern
ed, the New York Journal answers it.
Under the new law it says, "gold coin,
standard silver dollars, United States
notes, and treasury notes of 1890 are
full legal tender as before. Silver
and gold certificates are receivable
for customs, taxes, and all public
dues, but are not legal tender for pri-
vate debts. National bank notes are
legal tender for debts due to national
banks, and are receivable for all dues
to the National Government except
duties on imports, and payable by
the government on all its obligations
exc ept interest on the public Debt.
Otherwise they are not legal tender.
The new law makes no change in the
legal tender qualities of different
kinds Of money, but it makes gold
the only standard of value, and pro.
vides that United States notes and
Treasury notes, which were formerly
redeemable in coin, shall be redeem
ed in gold. You can still offer a cred
itor the same kind of money you
could before, and no other. You can
offer him national bank notes, and be
will probably be very glad to get
them, but you cannot compel him to
take them unless he happens to be
Uncle Sam or national bank"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
THE TUG OF WAR.

The Beers have rallied and regained
some of their pugnacious spirit. Gen.
eral Butler has found that 10, 900 Of
them are yet in the neck OF Natal.
President Steyn has issued proclama.
ton In which he warns the burghers
who lay down their arms and help the
English that they are liable to punish
ment as traitors.
1t Is learned that the Boer leaders
are aware that they are beaten, but
think they can hold oct for four to six
months, within which time they firmly
believe foreign intervention will force
Great British to grant favorable terms,
including independence. They expect
Germany or the United State TO inter-
vene.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

THE Rev. Mr.. Sheldon's share OF
the profits of running the Topeka
Capital for q week as Christian
daily" amounted to between $4,000
and $4,000. We await anxiously to
see "what would Jesus do" with
such fortune.
Later-It is understood that Mr. Shell
don will use the sum he gets In beauti.
flying q negro settlement, known IS
"Tennesseetown which is surrounded
by fine houses. News Item.
Criticisms are now in order. We
expect soon to hear from the editor
who took to the pulpit in exchange.
We wager that he will not be able to
build unto himself a town from his
collections.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
Facts Not often Heard About a
BOeFa,

Fact. Not often Heard About the
Beers.
The Dutch settled in Cape Colony
nearly 20 years before the Pilgrim Fa-
theirs landed on Plymouth Rock and
have been there ever since. II was In
tie first year OF the seventeenth cen.
tui'y that the Dutch East Indies COM
parry landed the first party Of Dutch
farmers In what Is now Cape Colony.
SO in this present fateful year the
Dutch are completing the third cen
fury Of their sojourn In South Africa.
II was not, however. till 1851 that they
erected fort on the present site Of
Cape Town.
Numerically the Beers are the pre-
dominating white element In South
Africa. They are two and half times
as numerous as all the British settlers
In the country. Three-flfths OF the
population OF Cape Colony are Beers.
As many Beers live in that colony rs
in the two republics together. Cape
Town has large Boer population.
The citizens OF Port Elizabeth boast
that their town Is the most British In
the colony because very few Beers live
there.
Holland did what very few colonial
powers are willing to do after n good
many Of their citizens have gone to a
far country to live still under the home
~ oll infnFl N
Cape Colony for cash. As one result
OF European wars England secured a
foothold at the Cape. and finally In
1914 for a consideration Of Sl5,OOO,OOO
Holland rellnqulshed to England her
entire colonial claims in Cape Colony.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

THE news comes from New Dutch
guiues that cannibalism is practiced
nv the inhabitants and trouble may
rssult from it. Three officers of the
stesmer General Pell went ashore and
we're taking photographs. 1t is said
shey we're caught, tied to a tree and
The flssh cut from their bodies and
eaten BY the savsges, after which
sbsv were burnt. A Dutch man.of.
vsr win svsnge the atrocities.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

IT is said that Porto Ricsns are
getting restless under the unsettled
affairs on the island, especially over
matters affecting them that are
now under consideration by Con
gress, and riots are threatened.
The islanders will no doubt find 1t to
their interest to cultivate patience
and let the reforms come when it is
determined by the authorities what is
best for them. Rioters always get
the worst Of the contest.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

The FREE LANCE has referred sew
eral times Of late to the growing pop.
ularity Of American manufactures in
foreign countries, and their incress-
ing sslss in those countries. 1t is
now reported by our consul-genersl
that the American watch is taking
the place of the famous Swiss watch,
even in Switzerland, and that the
manufacturers of that country are
combining ITO keep the American
watch from competing with theirs in
the home trade. But it is reported
by the same source that the watch is
not the only American goods seen in
Switzerland. Besides the fact that
American watches are sold even in
Berne. American ham and bacon are
sold in Basic, and Swiss horses have
beds made of American straw. Mr..
Dubois says that at St. Gall Ameri-
can hardware fills the shop windows,
American shoes are in popular de-
mand, and everywhere are striking
evidences of the increased export of
American wares.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

Benjamin Jones and James Lacy. Of
Westmoreland county. and VIM Black
stone. Of Baltimore, all colored, charged
with holding up and robbing Thomas
Davidson, of Huntington. Pa. and rob-
ing Major Tollier and Thornton Hen.
derson. colored. Of Orange county. at
Cumberland, Md. were caught by
Sheriff Harrison and posse OF 10
armed railroad men, after a running
fight of two miles They are in jailed
at Berkeley Springs. W. Va. and will
be tried at Cumberland.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

WooD county, West Virginia, has
voted down a proposition for the
county to issue thirty thousand dol
lars in bonds to make seventy miles
of good roads in the county. Good
roads have been very much agitsted
day the last year or two all over the
country, but most places only sgi-
tate the question. Agitation ought
to bring lac6on, and action good
roads, and good roads prosperous
country, and a prosperous country a
happy and contented people. These
things come by regular progression
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
A CIuh story.

There is a good story told on Mrs.
William Tod Helmuth. After a stormy
session of a woman's club over which
she presided one morning she said,
prior TO the afternoon programmes;
Ladies, after we have finished the
Lords Prayer let US silently ask that
there be more knowledge and less noise
youchsafed to u.s."
And in an instant, It is said, that
prayer was answered.-Bertha Dana
ris Knobe In Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

FRIDAY was private pension bill
day in the House Of Representatives
Things went on very well for some
time, but business came to stand
still when Mr.. Tslbert made point
that there was no quorum. A call of
the House was made and while this
was proceeded with. those members
in the cloak and committee rooms
came in. A quorum was announced
and business was resumed. 1t appears
that Mr.. Talbert keeps his promise to
prevent pension legislation by an
empty House.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27
For over Pity Years

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions Of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success. II
soothes the child, softens the gums.
sllays all pains, cures wind oolio. and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. II
will relieve the poor little sufferer linz
mediately. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the world. twenty-five oentG
q bottle. Be sure and ask for Mrs
Windows sooshing Syrup.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

WHILE the people of this country
are subscribing to a fund for the Wild
ows and orphans of British soldiers
would it not be well to stop and think
about the millions of starving in
Britain's Asiatic empire, India The
accounts of furnishing men, women
children there are narrowing, and the
pictures of babes and mothers whose
bones show through the skin should
make our feasting American people
lax of purse.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

IT Is said Tom Watson, OF & Georgia
can be the candidate for the Presl-
dency if he desires it, on the Middle
of.the. Road" Populst ticket. II
Thomas should run on that ticket he
would have no trouble in locating bis
whereabouts after the election. he
would be left.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-27

1T is reported that Prof. White, OF
Washington and Lee University, is
engaged in writing a history which 1t
is thought will be acceptable to the
southern camps of veterans. 1t is to
be submitted, before it is printed, to q
compete ii committee and, viii their
endorsement, will be printed.