The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
GENERAL NEWS.

| Col. John 8, Mosby says he will visit
| Virginia this year. He says his health
Is better than 1t ever was.
Lord Roberts arrived in England from
South Africa and Queen Victoria con-
ferred an earldom upon him.
The Car Of Russia has completely re.
| covered his normal health and is able to
take long walks and drives daily.
Not all foundlings are penniless. a
baby girl left at Kentucky farmers
door recently had 81. 900 IN cash pin
ned TO it clothing.
Silver has increased In value In last
three months 2.4l per cent This in
crease is accounted for by the abnor-
NAL demand for Mexican silver In
China.
Twenty convicts were received Wed.
nesday st the penitentiary from Rock
bridge county. This Is the largest
number Of prisoners brought 30 the
prison at one time for long while.
The Government has authorized the
Bank Of England 20 receive bids Tor
"a, 900. 900 of local loans, stock redeem
able in 1912. The stock will bear per
cent. interest and the minimum issue
price will be 80.
The Beers captured q convoy Of
wagons valued at $3.50 600. The twenty
| Eve police, who were escorting the wag-
ons, surrendered and their arms and
mounts were taken.
The great trouble with the British
army In Cape COLONY is the scarcity OF
horses. Seven hundred Beers have broken
through the Gordon at ZuurberR and are
advancing upon Richmond.
Congressman Rixey has demanded OF
the Navy Department an investigation
into the death Of Naval Cadet Hobart
Green, which was caused. Ii lie avowed.
by negligence Of the naval officers OF
the training ship Santee.
The Port Royal, s. o. naval station
which has cost the Government upward
Of 81, 900, 900 and is now declared TO BE-
useless is &C he abandoned and q new
station established which will cost ap'
proximately not less then 81, 900. 600
The 13.year.old daughter Of John Che
nault, who lives near Hanover Court.
house. was terribly hurt In runaway
accident near Mangohiok, King WILL
liam county. Both legs and one arm
were broken. She was taken TO the
Old Dominion Hospital In Richmond.
The faculty Of Richmond College has
taken q determined stand against haz-
ing at that institution. President
Boatright, Wednesday, expelled one
student and suspended eight others for
engaging In hazing just before the hol.
idays Other cases will be investigated
TIE resignation of Bishop H. NJ
Turner as presidsn ut Of the College Of
| African Methodist Episcopal Bishops
was announced at Atlanta. Georgia,
| January 1st. Ii Is stated to be due to
Dissatisfaction In the college. Certain
bishops objected to assignments given
them.
Professor Lyle, Of the law depart
ment OF the University Of Virginia, has
taken issue with Judge Purnell in the
/ latter's now famous "head OF the
household" decision. The Professor
| insists that o woman cannot, within
the meaning Of the homestead-law pro-
vision, become the head Of household
For the first time since the exposure
/ of the horrors existing among the
male wards at Bellevue Hospital N. Y,
has been made public, the treatment Of
| the famale inmates Is told by Mrs. Isa'
| bella Turner. She says the cruelties
| outdo those existing In the male wards
| for the insane at that institution, and
some Of the punishments she tells Is
startling.
The American Sugar Refining Oom'
pany has reduced the price OF ell grades
| Of refined sugar 10 points, and the
| National Sugar Refining Company has
| made a cut Of 8 points, making the
price of both companies the same.
| Arbuckle Brothers have reduced the
price Of granulated sugar TO conform
| This puts all the companies on the
same basis.
The holly ball given at Kilmarnock,
| Lancaster county, on last Thursday
evening, was fully up to the standard OF
| those given in previous years. Miss
| Mary Gresham, of Lancaster Courthouse,
was chosen she holly queen for the en-
| suing year. The coronation address
was delivered by Mr.. Thomas Ball, OF
Hopeside, Northumberland county.
The Burghers are asking for peace In
South Africa. Lord Kitchener urged
that il was useless TO continue the pres
emit inhumau struggle, pointing out
| that the powers had refused Mr.. KEu.
1 gers requests for intervention. The
| Beers have been promised. liberal terms
/ IL they surrender. In the mean time
fighting continues and theiraid In Cape
Colony goes on.
Mrs. Martin. wife Of Senator T. S
| Martin, was the hostess Of o. very at.
| tractive tea in Washington, Wednesday,
when che introduced her young sister,
Miss Day, of Virginia, to q large and
distinguished portion Of Washington
society. Among those present were
Judge Rhea, Representatives Swanson
and Rixey, Colonel Joseph Baton, Of
Governor Tyler's staff and State-Sena-
tor ]. L Jeffries, Of OulpepeF. Miss
Day will become one Of the bellies Of
Washington society during the coming
season.
q Emancipation Day was celebrated
with more than the usual enthusiasm
In Beaufort, s. o. on Jan. 1st There
was e street parade Of colored veterans
and colored militia and reading Of Mr..
Lincoln's proclamation Of emancipa-
tion. The main feature OF the day was
the address Of ex-Oongressman Miller
(colored), now president Of South Caro-.
| lima state Oolored College. He preach
ed good will between white and black,
and said that, when all the oircum-
stances are considered, it isa matter for
congratulation that white people ars
doing so much for the educating and
uplifting Of the negroes.
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For Protection Of Africans.
A message b IS been sent to Senator
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