The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-16
GENERAL NEWS.

the Richmond Home for Ladies. is
dead
Rev. Mr. Jones, the only American
priest in Havana, has been stricken
with yellow fever
Congressman John Lamb has &C
cepted the position Of assistant inspec-
tor general Of Confederate camps in the
Third District.
The Nicaragua canal bill has been
favorably reported to the House Of Rep
resentatives. The bill carries an sppro.
priation of $40 900, OOO
Mr.. Musgrave, member OF the House
from Southampton. will probably offer
bill soon making large increase In
the salaries Of judges Of circuit courts.
Mr. Rixey's bill setting apart por.
tion OF the Arlington reservation for an
experimental agricultural station, Is
now on the calendar OF the House and
will soon be acted on.
Mr. Bryan will be in Washington to.
day, when he will have q conference
with party managers. He will return
to Washington on January p to attend
the Gridiron Club dinner
Senator Sands had passed bill au.
thorizing the Jefferson Davis Monu-
ment Association to turn over to the
United Daughters Of the Oonfederacy
all money in its possession.
Mrs. Sarah +. Dick, the only woman
who is cashier Of a national bank in
the United States, was for the eight
eenth time re elected to that position
In bank in Wabash, Ind, Friday.
Oliver II. p. Belmont will give o
dinner Monday, January %, in honor
of William J. Bryan, when the latter
returns to New York. Leading Tam.
manyites and the Democratic Club will
be invited.
A goat ranch is the latest industry in
the vicinity Of Winchester. Two Win
chester capitalists have purchased a
large tract, on which to raise goats for
their hides. which will be sold to the
Winchester glove factories.
Contrary to the report first published,
Rev. b. L. Whitman. d. d.. the retir-
ing president Of Columbian University,
Washington, has not accepted the call
to Calvary Baptist church, Philadelphia.
The Fifth Baptist church, Of Philadel.
phia, has also extended him a call.
The Methodists OF the Lancaster cir
cult are preparing for a massmeetiDg
at White Marsh, January 23rd, in the
interest of the Twentieth Century
Thank Offering. Rev. W. g. Starr. D.
D., president Of Randolph Macon COL
lege, will preach the sermon.
General Otis reports the successful
operations to the south Of Manila, the
clearing ont Of the natives with severe
losses and the capture Of number Of
towns, also that the Thirty. seventh
regiment has captured the Filipino
General Rial, with his official papers
aud property.
Senator Lupton's has introduced a
bill Of great interest to apple growers
in this State. It provides that 40
pounds of apples be bushel and 1876
pounds barrel. The barrels to be l7ls
inches head diameter, length Of slaves
2SIq inches, and bulge not less than "a
inches, outside measurement.
A criminal is 10 be executed in the
Quartet at Juarez, Mexico, within the
next few days The man will be shot
inside the walls Of the prison. An
adm lssion fee Of % cents will be charg.
ed all persons desiring to witness the
execution and the money will go TO
the widow of the condemned man.
The Chesapeake Waterman, publish.
ed at Kilmarnock, Lancaster county.
says: 1--WE learn that the wells in this
section are going dry. We are not very
surprised, inasmuch as it is stated that
the Mississippi is flowing backward
the water In the river being so low that
the gulf tides exert a retroactive infla.
ence on its current.
Smallpox has broken out at Black
stone and that community is consider.
ably alarmed. All the public schools Of
the place have been closed and many
Of the students Of Hoge Academy and
many Of the young ladies Of the
Blackstone Female Institute have left
for their homes A meeting Of the
town council has been held aud steps
taken to prevent spread Of the dis
ease.
Governor Tyler has received letter
from one Of the lady vioe.presidents Of
the Historical Society Of Alabama, ask
ing him to ASSET in securing the proper
celebration Ia each State Of the ami
yersary OF Its admission to the Union.
She inaugurated the movement some
time ago, and recently the Alabama an
nivtrssry was celebrated at Birming'
ham. Governor Tyler replied that the
suggestion was good one, and he
would be glad TO aid in IL.