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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-15

LEAD poisoning is said to be sue.
cessfully treated by the electrical bath
in the old country. The experiment
will also be made in this country.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-15

THE foot pads, or highway robbers
have commenced their work in Rich
mond. 1t has been going on in Nor
folk some time. ladies in most cases
being the victims. Ia Richmond q
gentleman was held up by colored
men, in the day time, who beat and
bruised him badly when they found
he had no vsluables on his person.
This species of crime seems to be on
the increase, and what is strange
about it is the criminals are scarcely,
if ever, detected. There should be
some remedy for this, and it will be
found, if the crime continues, if citl'
zens have to carry firearms to protect
themselves when they are called out
on the streets at night or unfrequent'
ed places in the day.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-15
A WORD ABOUT OLD GOLD AND SILVER.
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given to all parties
having claims against the late IL. r.
Bradford, OF Stafford county. Virginia.
to come forward and prove said claims
on or before Wednesday. March n. 1900.
Also all persons indebted to said II. +.
Bradford, deceased, are notified to set
tie such accounts on or before March
81, 1900
Mr.. o. A. Bryan, at Stafford Court
House, will receive and receipt for any
monies paid or claims filed also the
undersigned,
W. A. WIMSATT.
Administrator Est II +. b..
feb10-mar2l Washington, ID. y.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-15
A Powder Mill Explosion

Removes evrything in sight; so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are
mighty dangerous Don't dynamite
the delicate machinery Of your body
with calomel. croton oil or aloes pills
when DIR. Kings New Life Pills, which
are gentle as a summer breeze, do the
work prefectly. Cure Headache, Con.
stipation. Only 25c. at M. NJ Lewis drug
Store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-15

SOME one has gone to the trouble
to ascertain the average age at which
English men and women marry. The
average for the men is found to be
twenty eight years and FIVE months,
and that of the women twenty-six
years and two months. Now,will not
some one figure out the average age
at which men and women marry in
the United States, that we may show
our English cousins how slow they
are The comparison would be in
teresting.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-15

IT WAS suggested some time since
that it would be rather difficult task
for England to raise loan of hum
dred and fifty millions of dollars to
prosecute the war in South Africa
because of the opposition to the war
among her own people, but it is shown
that such an idea was q mistaken one.
Parliament voted the loan as readily
as our Congress voted the fifty mil
lions u the case of sin king the Maine,
and the amount was subscribed by
the people twenty times over. And
it will be seen that for love of country
and sacrifice, where it is necessary,
the English people are unsurpassed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-03-15

THE Supreme Court Of the United
States has just decided a case between
the city Of Chicago and the Illinois
Central Railroad, growing out of
grant Of lands on the front of Lake
Michigan. The decision of the lower
court, which was against the railroad,
was sustained. The court held that
a grant Of land does not pass title to
submerged lands, and that the grant
of waters in the railroad charter does
not mean q general grant Of the wa
tiers of Lake Michigan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20

London, Sept. 16.-According to the
Lourenzo Marques correspondent OF
the Daily Telegraph Mr.. Kruger is vir-
the district governor. This is at the
instance of the British consul, who pro-
tested against Mr.. Kruger using Portu-
guese territory as basis for directing
his executive. The French consul has
forbidden access to Mr.. Kruger, as
have also the latter's own officials.
The district governor has notified Herr
Pott, The Netherlands consul, that he
(Pott}. who has acted as the Trans
vaal consul at Lourenzo Marques, can
no longer be recognized as repre-
sentative of the Transvaal, which is
now British territory.
II have had an interview with the
American attache, who is homeward
bound" says the correspondent, land
he is of the opinion that hostilities may
drag on for q considerable time as the
Boers in their desperation, threaten to
fight to the death. Acting President
schalkberger arrived here yesterday
to confer with Mr.. Kruger, but he was
not permitted to see him, and he re-
turned Immediately to the Transvaal."
The imperial government, says the
Cape Town correspondent of the Stan
dard, intends at an early date to de-
clare a state of peace in South Africa
and to issue a proclamation that Beers
refusing to lay down their arms VIII De
treated as rebels.
Kruger Resigns.
The Mails correspondent in Lou
reno Marques learns that Mr.. Kruger
has resigned the presidency of the
Transvaal, but remains a member OF
the executive. According to Lisbon
message to the Express, Mr.. Kruger
proposes to set up the seat OF govern
ment at Mozambique.
Roberts Takes the Field
New York, Sept. ia dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: News
from the scat of war in South Africa
is indecisive, but it is clear that LORD
Roberts is making a concentrated
upon Komatipoort, and has
left Pretoria in order to direct 1T per-
sonally. When Komatipoort is cap
tured Lord Roberts will be credited
with having taken possession of the
last Dutch line and closed the door into
neutral territory. The work of paclt1-
cation will not have been thoroughly
worked out, but the main object VIII
have been secured, as was done When
Bloemfontein and Pretoria We're occu-
Died.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
State Ticket Named by the conven-

ton.
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept 14.-Governor,
John P. Stanchfield; lieutenant gov
ernor, William Mackey; secretary of
state, John T. Norton; controller, Ed
win S. Atwater; treasurer, John B.
Judson; attorney general, Thomas F.
Conway; engineer and surveyor, Rus
sell r. Stuart. This was the ticket
named by the Democratic state con-
vention yesterday. Its head was not
selected without the indulgence of ac-
rimonious personalities and a sarcas-
tic exchange of compliments among
the leaders, But when the will of the
convention had been finally registered,
ex-senator David B. Hill was first to
propose the unanimous nomination Of
"a friend of lifelong standing, John P.
Stanchfeld." This attitude proved so
spontaneously infectious that repre-
sentatives of almost every county that
had opposed Mr.. Stanchfield were i'm
mediately upon their feet and one by
one they were recognized by Chairman
Raines to second the nomination. An
evidence Of the purpose to avoid fric-
ton upon all other questions but thu
gubernatorial candidate upon the part
Of both Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Croker was
manifest in the unanimous adoption of
committee reports upon both resolu-
lions and credentials. Both these re-
ports were adopted by the convention
without objection.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20

An agent of the department of agri-
culture has just returned from the Sa-
hara desert, where he went to secure
varieties of date palms for use in
Arizona. It is believed that the date
industry in this country will some time
become very important. In the Sa-
hara the dates grow in the GASES which
are formed about wells of water. Since
the French have occupied Algeria they
have sunk many artesian wells, about
which new GASES have sprung up, much
to the surprise of the nomads. 1t is
a striking exhibition of the interde-
pendence Of the nations that the old
Desert of Sahara is at last furnishing
material to help to complete the agri-
cultural resources of this new and fer
tile land.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20

Chicago is congratulating itself
and with good reason-on the steady
improvement in the health of it's inhab-
itants. Records kept by the board of
health show constant decrease in the
death rate during the last twenty years,
particularly among children. Out of
every thousand deaths during the first
quarter of this twenty-year period, five
hundred and twenty-five were those
of children under five years of age.
During the last quarter the number
has been only three hundred and thir-
ty-eight. The gain is attributed to the
diligence of the board of health in
spreading a knowledge among the
poorer people of the best way of feed
ing infants during hot weather, and to
the establishment of day nurseries ,ster-
ilized milk depots, floating hospitals,
and other admirable charities.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20

| London, Sept. 15.-No further light te
thrown this morning upon Ii Hung
Changes intended movements The
Times has an interesting dispatch
from Peking, dated Sept. 4, which says
in part:
Russia has decided to withdraw her
legation from Pekin, leaving purely
military command. An official an
nouncement of this is expected to-day.
The other powers will also presumably
withdraw their legations, leaving Pc
kin under the military control of the
allies during the winter at least. At
meeting of the generals the Russian
commander announced that Russia
would maintain $4,000 troops during the
winter. The German commander said
number and the Japanese commander
announced that Japan would have 49,
600. The British general was
Not in a Position
to make an announcement. There is
every indication, however, that Lord
Salisbury has decided that our present
subordinate position in Pekin must be-
come still humber. In the best in
formed quarters the opinion is ex-
pressed that Russia and Germany are
acting in accord, Russia seeking the
definite annexation of all territory
north of the great wall and Germany
the annexation of Shangtung, Kiang
Su and the Yang-tse provinces Rus
STA seeks also to restore the power of
the empress dowager and the emperor
in order to be enabled to WELD influence
through them over the remaining prov
inces. The dis11enlberment of China
seems almost inevitable. The empress
dowager has retained Prince Ching's
son as a hostage for his father"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times wiring Wednesday, confirms the
reports of
The Uneasy Feeling
there concerning Germany's intentions
toward the Yang-tse provinces, cspe-
cially the Khan Min forts.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of
the Times says he is in a position to
assert positively that the Russian
troops in Manchuria are preparing for
a winter campaign.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Associated Press, wiring Wednesday,
and confirming the report as to three
of the four conditions proposed by
certain power as the base Of negotia-
tons. says he has it from a Pekin
source usually reliable that Prince
Ching has already begun to negotiate,
but that the second condition is the
treatment Of the .Manchurian PROV
inces, including the Lao Ting penin-
sula, as buffer state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
Threw vitrio1 i'm Her Face

Van Vert, Ohio, Sept. 15.-As Miss
Alice Hammel stepped out of her home
yesterday some one threw vitriol in
her face. Both her eyes were de-
stroyed and her face and arms badly
burned. The vitriol-thrower dropped
the bottle that had contained the acid
and bottle Of chloroform in the
street and these gave a clew that led
to the arrest of Mrs. John Van LEV,
wife of the cashier of the Van Vert
First National bank. She waived ex-
animation and gave bonds of 81 1000 for
appearance. Miss Hammel was deputy
clerk for Van LEV when the latter
was county clerk
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20

Indianapolis, Sept. 14.-At 5:15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon President Mitchell
and Secretary Wilson of the United
Mine Workers of America affixed their
signatures to the document which will
anthracite region from their work
Monday morning and precipitate one
of the most gigantic strikes in the his
tory of the labor world. The document
was the official Endorsement Of the re-
quest of the anthracite districts to
strike. 1t was considered by the ma
tional executive board of the mine
workers last week, and when the board
adjourned all power to indorse the re-
quest for the strike was left in the
hands Of the national president and
secretary. Yesterday afternoon Presi"
dent Mitchell and Secretary Wilson sat
in the headquarters. Both were ner-
vous. They opened kilograms from
different parts of the anthracite region
with feverish haste, thinking, as they
said, each message might be some con-
cession from the operators that
Would Prevent the Strike.
The three district presidents reported
that of the $4,000 men in the three dis
tricts $4,000 would go on strike Mon
day. President Mitchell would not
state what secret influences We're at
work to prevent the strike, and which
caused the delay. He said the person
at work had offered his services volun-
tarily and the matter was confidential.
AS to maintaining the men during the
strike, he said:
"When men are fighting for just
wages they can subsist on very little.
At any rate it is safe to say that no
body will starve or want for necessary
clothing. Most of the men live in COM
pany houses and we must consider the
probability Of eviction, but these things
have all been fully considered and will
be met as they present themselves. At
this time it would be folly for the or
ganization to go into details as to the
provision made for feeding and cloth
ing the strikers"
President Mitchell will leave Satur-
day for Hazelton, Pa, to personally
conduct the fight.
Price Will Go Up.
Chicago, Sept. H. - Representatives
of the anthracite coal miners affected
by President Mitchells order to strike
expressed the opinion that an advance
will be made to-day. A representative
Of the Northern Coal company said:
1--WE are in good shape in this section
of the country, though we cannot stand
a protracted strike if it is at all sweep
ing. The price will surely rise, pos
sibly a dollar ton within short time.
There will be no yielding on the part
of the operators or railroads I am
certain"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and


Live Stock Centers
st. Paul, Sept. II. - Wheat - No. 1
Northern, rs 1-2@76c; No. 2 Northern,
70 1-4@74 1-4c. Corn - No. 8 yellow,
80 1-2@4oc; No. 8, 39@39 1-2c. oats-No.
3 white, "a 1924 sac; No. g. 24@24 1-2c.
Minneapolis, Sept. 17.-Wheat-No. 1
hard, 7Sl-4c; No. Northern, rs 1-4c;
No. 2 Northern, IA 3-4c Corn - No. 8
yellow, So q IS 1-2c; No. 8, 81 q 81 1-2c:
oats-No. white, 23@23 1-2c; No. 3
81 1-2 a % 1-2c. Barley-Feed grades.
96@39c; mailing grades. 40@45c.
Duluth, Sept 17.-Wheat-No. 1 hard,
70 3-4c: No. 1 Northern, n sac; No. 2
Northern, 70 SIC; No. spring, SO 34c;
to arrive, No. hard, 79 SAC; No. 1
Northern, II sac; September, No.
Northern, 773-4c; December No. 1
Northern, Il 7-Sc; May. No. Northern,
Sic: OATS 23@23 lac; rye, Sic; barley,
37G4Sc; corn, Acc; flax. to arrive, S1.50;
September, $1.50; October, s1.47 3-4c;
November $1.46; December, S1.44 1-2;
May. SLAB.
Chicago, Sept. 16.-Cash Wheat-No.
Q red, 77G7Sc; No. 8 red, 73@77c; No. 2
hard winter, 71@73c; No. 8 hard winter,
69@73c: No. Northern spring, 76@79c;
No. 2 Northern spring, 76@79c; No. 3
spring, 6S@7Sc. Corn--No. 2, Al 100
411-2c: No. 8, 41@41 lac. Oats--No. q,
22c; No. 8, 81 34c.
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. II. - Flour is
firm. Wheat higher; No. 1 Northern,
n IL q 7Sc; No. 2 Northern, 751-2 @
1920. Rye higher; No. 1, SO lie.
Barley firner; No. g. sic; sample, $50
sic. Oats steady; No. white, 25 1-2c.
Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. II. Cattle
Beeves, $780, 65; cows, bulls and
mixed, 81 @ 4; stockers and feeders,
$35O@425; calves and yearlings, s3.25@
4.25 Hogs, S5@512 IL; bulk, $1,000
5.O71-2.
Chicago, Sept. 17.-Cattle - Good to
prime steers, s5.60@6: poor to medi-
UNI, s4.5O@555; stockers and feeders,
SO a ATS: COWS and heifers, $2.7505.25;
Texas-fed steers, s4.25 q 5. Hogs -
Mixed and butchers, s5.O5@5.5O; coed to
choice heavy, s5o5 q 5.42 1-2; rough
heavy, S4sOG5: light, s2.50@5.55; bulk
of sales, s5.1o@5.3o. sheep--Western,
So. sOG4.1O; lambs, $4.25@5.9O.
South St. Paul, Sept. II. = Cattle -
Choice butcher COWS and heifers, $3.50
GALS; fair to good, s2.75@S.5o; thin
cows and Gamers, 81 @ ESQ; choice
DutCneT steers, 3f.io@o, Adll " 6ooAS
s4.25@4.G0: fat bulls, s3@3.25; bologna
bulls, s2eO@3; veal calves, $3.bo65.75:
good to choice stock cows and heifers,
s2.75@3; fair to good, s25o92.75; heifer
calves, s2.5o@3; good to choice stockers
and feeders, $3.50@410; fair to good,
So. 1o@3.4o; common and tailings, $40
2.eo; steer calves, $3.25@4.25; stock and
feeding bulls, s2.75@3; stays and oxen,
1904; mixers and springers, $25@40.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $5.15@5. 40;
good to choice heavy, s4.9o@5.25; rough
heavy, s4.eo@4.so; stays and boars. 81
OATS; pigs and skips, 34.25@4.50. Sheep
Butcher sheep, thin killers, $2@3.50;
fair to good fat, s3@3.25; good to choice
fat, s3.25@3.65; stock and feeding
lambs, common to good, s3@s25; good
to choice, $3.25@3.75; feeders, $s25@
$50; butcher lambs, common to me
dunn, s4Q4.25; good to choice, $4.25G
400: bucks, $2@2.5O.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
NEWS IN BR1EF.
Overflow From the Wires in n Con,
densed Form

Overflow From the Wires in Con,
densed Form.
Rural free delivery service has been
ordered established Oct. at Amooy,
Blue Earth county. MINI.
Frank w. Bryant of Rockville, Iowa.
has been appointed bookkeeper and
clerk in the Office of the controller Of
currency.
Postoffice services has been ordered
discontinued in South Dakota at Lin
coin, Clay county, and Long Creek
Lincoln county.
An imperial decree issued at Vienna
admits women to practice as physi-
clans and surgeons on the same con-
ditions as men.
Benny Yanger, the Upton Slasher,
and Young Mowatt fought draw at
the Illinois Athletic club, Chicago. The
contest was smuggling match all
through.
ford, the millionaire starch manufac-
N. Y. The testator desired his prop
erty divided according to the statute.
The amount of the estate is estimated
to be 100000.
An official Of the interior Department
said that in all probability Seer atary
Hitchcock will approve the sale IF the
timber burnt over on the Leech LAKE.
reservation. The report of Agent
Mercer has been received and the
recommendations made are now being
carefully considered.
The schooner Carrier Dove, of eigh-
ty-three tons, has arrived at Seattle
from South Amboy, N. j., whence she
sailed Jan. 16, completing one Of the
longest voyages on record for a craft
of her size. Capt. John Grottle and a
crew of five men were the only per-
sons making the trip.
A man supposed to be Frank McGill
of Brownwood, Tex, who came to
Tuscaloosa, Ala, from Jackson, Miss.
killed himself after having told several
people he had lost daughter and
three grandchildren in the Galveston
disaster. Among his effects was a let
ter from the cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Brownwood, Tex.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20

1t looks now as if New York's per-
manent naval arch may never be built
No contributions of any account have
been received since last April, and the
whole matter is practically at a stand
still. The original intention was to
raise S1.O00.000. This has been cut to
100000, and it is doubtful if even SO
much will be subscribed. For the last
three months there has not been
enough cash subscribed to pay office
rent for the committee. The amount
of the subscription to date is $751;
1902 in cash and pledges, with a
great deal more in pledges than in
cash.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
MISS RIPLEY WEEDS.
She Goes to South America to Marry
Howard f. Atterbury.

HOWARD
Summit, N. j., Sept. 16. - Miss
Faith Ripley, daughter of Col George
c. Ripley of Minneapolis, accompanied
by Mrs. Henry Atterbury of Summit
wife of Henry Atterbury of the Interna-
tional Paper ompany of New York, start
ed in July on trip which eliminated
on Monday in the marriage of Miss Hip
ley and Mrs. Atterbury's son, Howard II.
Atterbury, who left Summit over a year
ago to represent the international Paper
company in Buenos Ayres. Mrs. After
bury and Miss Ripley left New York on
the steamer Eaiserin Maria Theresa for
Southampton on July q. After stay
of a few weeks in London they sailed on
the Danube for South America, where
they Joined Mrs. Atterbury's son. Inc
wedding was to have been celebrated at
the brides home, but business interfered
to prevent Mr.. Atterbury's return home
and Miss Ripley decided to make the
trip to the South American city rather
than postpone the wedding for year or
more
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
KILLED ELop1NG COUPLE.

Father, Aided by Sons, Murders
Daughter Eloping With Enemy.
Brookville, Fla, Sept. Is. - Hiram
Lukes eloped with John Noates' daugh-
ter from Pineville on horseback, the
girl riding behind her lover. There was
an old feud between the families, and
Noates and his two sons pursued
them. Coming upon the couple they
opened fire and killed both the girl
and her lover. The murderers fled to
the swamps and a posse is in pursuit.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
Helen Hay, daughter Of the Hon.
John Hay. will soon publish a collec-
tien Of humorous child verse entitled
"The Little Boy Book"

The Hawaiian islands in the Pacific,
recently a native kingdom, now a ter
ritory of the United States, will appar-
emily have the honor of being the first
country to establish the Marconi sys-
TEN OF wireless stelegraphy on organ
lied official lines. 1t is to be tested
on a large scale, and If successful, it
will provide much-needed means OF
quick communication between the is
lands for planters and merchants.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20

The last public school in Hawaii in
which instruction was given in the
native tongue has been closed, and
English is now the official Language
throughout the islands. For more
than so years dual system has been
maintained in court proceedings. All
accused persons having Hawaiian blood
in their veins had to be tried in the
Hawaiian language, even although
they could speak English. In civil
cases where one of the parties was OF
native descent, the jury was half Ha-
waiian and half white. The territorial
act which made the islands United
States territory provides that only
persons who can read, speak, write
and understand English are eligible
for jury duty.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
Badge of Repuhltcan.

Chicago, Sept. Is. - The pink carna-
ton is to be badge of the Republican
national campaign. The pink carna-
ton is President McKinley's favorite
flower, and this fact induced DR.. ]. N.
hewitt of Washington to write to Perry
S. Heath, chairman of the national
campaign press committee, suggesting
that it be decided the Republican
party's national emblem for this cam
paign. Mr.. Heath Immediately re-
ferred the matter to Chairman Hanna
and that gentleman approved the Sc
lection,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
CoURTsH1P OF TWENTY YEARS.

Wedding Long Delayed by Parental
Objections.
Golden, ILL.,, Sept. 15.-After waiting
twenty years on account of the paren-
tai objections, Frank Maggie and Miss
Mary Vancil were married Sunday at
the home Of the bride, five miles north
Of Golden. Mrs. Vancil, the brides
mother, died about week ago, and as
the last barrier was removed there was
nothing left but to get married. They
are forty-eight and fifty years old re-
Spectively
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20

Tasmania's Giant Beeches.-In Tas-
mania are large forests of the Austria
lian beech. a tree which sometimes
measures 80 feet or more in circum-
ference at the base of the trunk The
wood is employed for purposes SINH
lar to those served by the beech woods
Of northern forests, but it is harder
and heavier. polishes easily, and is
very lasting if not exposed to the
weather.