The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-17
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Floods In parts Of the South and the
New England States have caused thou.
sands Uf dollars Of damages TO property
this week.
Senator Taliaferro OF Florida. makes
an emphatic denial to the statement
that he was In collision with an army
officer in beef contract
Somebody asked W. j Bryan what
was the secret of his health and endur-
ance Activity" he replied lit is
the best known preventive Of physical
and mental ills. -
The worlds champion chest player,
DR. Vim. Sternitz, has about lost his
mind, and is now in an asylum in New
York 1t is said he was the champion
Of the world for twenty. five years.
The finishing touches preparatory to
going into commission are being put on
the battleship Kearsarge at Norfolk.
All OF the guns have been aboard some
time. February 20 is the date set for
the interesting ceremony.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Oatt was elect
ed president Of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association in Wash
ington TO succeed Susan b. Anthony,
who has led the battle for equal rights
for women for half a century.
Through Mrs. Lille Lantry's tea
concert " In New York Tuesday even
ing the fund in aid of the hospital ship
Maine for services in South African
waters was increased by over So. 600.
Cash was spent freely. There were sew
erAl p lice officials present.
Three men who were newspaper re.
porters in Albany have become mem
bers Of the Cabinet The late Daniel
Manning, Daniel 5. Lamont and Charles
Emory Smith sat side by side reporting
the proceedings Of the New York Leg
islature less than twenty five years ago.
New York paper says the Daugh'
ters Of the Revolution will protest
against a part OF the old Mount Vernon
estate being used as stock farm. The
land referred TO was purchased by pub.
lie auction by Mr.. Yeomans, a member
Of the interstate commerce commission,
who has improved 1t considerably.
A worn, faded overcoat, which had
been thrown with the rags at a hospital
in Chicago was found to contain g., 900
concealed in the lining. 1t belonged
TO Samuel Beswick. who died there
Sunday. Beswick had been known as
the tramp operator Of the open board. "
His brother started the search 81. 900
was in bills and s3. 600 in bonds.
Postmaster General Smith has pre-.
pared bill which provides that bust
ness men may issue returnable envelopes
to possible patrons and pay postage only
on such envelopes as are actually used
This scheme is intended to relieve pa
irons from the necessity Of inclosing a
stamped envelope with every inquiry
sent out, whether or not the recipient
chooses to reply.
Wednesday night John b. Felzer, a
fast passenger train engineer Of the
Southern Railway Company, dropped
dead in his cab as be started to pull his
train to a siding, in obedience to orders
at Greensboro, N. o. AS he pulled the
throttle, the fireman heard him say
{" / can't see, and then he tumbled
over dead. Heart disease was the trou
BILE. Felzer lived at Danville, and
was a Mason.
Senator Daniels Committee on Wo-
man Suffrage had before 1t Tuesday
huge delegation Of the members Of the
Woman Suffrage Convention. in session
this week in Washington. The com
mittee held its session in the marble
room Of the Senate, which was crowded
almost to suffocation. Senator Daniel
presided, and heard such distinguished
suffragists as Miss Susan b. Anthony,
Miss Anna Chapman Gait, and Rever
end Anna Shaw. The sergeant. at arms
had hard time keeping order.