The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-26
CURRENT TOPICS.

Mr. Wm T Bundick, Of Onancock,
is making A tour Of Pennsylvania and
lecturing on temperance
Willie-"PA, what is a Congressman
at-laTge?'" PA guess that's one
who has managed 10 keep ont Of Jail. .
Little John Ourley, Of Barton
Heights, has fallen heir to the estate Of
his uncle John Curley. of Philadelphia,
which is valued at $25 600 to $50 600.
Ooptain S. f. White. of Oolumbia,S S.
q proposes to erect in that city mon.
ument to dead Indians who helped the
Confederate cause. Captain White
fought under the Stars and Bars
IL has been figured out that in Eng.
land ll0 3l1 farm iborers have been
displaced by machinery in tho past few
years. to make which machinery re.
quired the labor Of only /. 900 men for
one year
A woman whose husband smokes all
over the house whenever he feels like IL
Will get on \ smoking car and look so
at the men who are smoking that two
or three Of them will get off New
York Press
A coed snake story is told on Louisa
farmer \ large blacksnake was killed
and tied to his plough handles, while
he left the plough in the field short
time. and on his return to his plough
he almost ruined il by throwing rocks
at the reptile
George W. Bean. Sr. and his four
sons. Of SomeIvlle Mass were all
made Masons on the same evening re.
Gently in the Putman Lodge So far as
is known a similar event has never oc'
Cured in the history Of the Masonic
fraternity. The five men have been
given the nickname Of 1.-The pot of
Beans "
Col Julian Carr, the millionaire
tobacco manufacturer of Durham, N
O will take a large delegation TO the
Confederate reunion in Louisville.
They will be attractiyely uniformed.
Another famous North Carolina com.
mand will take its famous legend,
First at Big Bethel; Farthest at
Gettysburg. and Last at App 7mattox. "
Thousands of visitors witnessed
Queen Victoria's review Of the naval,
cavalry, and infantry brigades in Dub
lin Saturday. Fifteen acres Of PhT'
nix Park were occupied by the troops
under the command Of the Duke Of
| Oonnaught A royal salute announced
the arrival Of her Majesty and the
princesses. amid scene of great en-
thusiam
The stockholders of Atlantic Tele.
phone 90, Of Aocomac. have elected
the following officers and directors 5
wilkins Matthews, president; DR.
Frank Fletcher, vice president; Vim II
Pruitt, Jr. secretary, treasurer and
general superintendent; IL 7. White,
VIM Walsh, Dr. J W. Bowdoin. s. I.
Johnson. A. Rev. W. J. Matthews,
W. p. Bell. Jas 4. Hall. ". j. Mock
directors.
There are in the Philippines more
than 3 800, 600 Mohammedans, in the
Sulu Islands whose devotion to their
Oslipha is fanatic The Sultan would
have but to lift his finger and these
Malays and Moros would join forces
with the Talagos The war In Luzon
would be extended in every direction
throughout the islands and American
forces would necessarily have to be
greatly increased
A special from Columbia, Miss A,
fixes the loss in that little town and its
immediate vicinity at $500, 600 Many
farm houses were carried away by the
mad waters, the occupants barely es'
Gaming with their lives, and the nom'
ber tf cattle destroyed was great.
Nearly every bridge around Columbia
was swept down the stream. The floods
last week have caused fully SO. 900, COO
loss in Central and Southern Missis-
sippi.
Admiral Dewey aud wife have been
rendered magnificent portraits in oil OF
themselves by President o. M Schwab
of the Carnegie Company. and M. Char
tian, the famous French portraitis', has
been commissioned by Mr.. Schwab tc
do the work. The sittings, It is said,
will commence at once. The price &c
be paid for the portraits could not bt
learned. but it is estimated by local
artists familiar with the figures obtain
ed by the Frenchman on work he hs'
done in this country to be not under
s.. 900 apiece.
Former Secretary Carlisle Refuses t
Take Taylor's Case.