The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-06-29
GENERAL NEWS.

The first Amer lean postmaster In Guam
has just been appointed.
Another fall of rain has added horror
to the situation in the W. Va. coal fields
Sixteen persons were killed and fifty in
jured by wreck on the Wabash railroad
in Indiana.
1t is said that by September the price
of anthracite coal will have been adj
vanced 80 cents since April /.
1t il said that Hon. VIM J Bryan il
fast getting rich. lie IL building pre-
tentious mansion ON his farm in Nebraska.
4 Russian dispatch says ignorance
among females in some sections of that
country il mt such premium that one
who can read is ieered ut ~ unwomaDly.
In the race mt New London Conn,
Thursday Yale's Varsity crew won the
great nterrniversity rowing event Of
the year by scant two lengths from
Harvard
Warrants were issued Wednesday by
tie Treasury Department in favor al
Rear Admiral William y. Sampson for
81. 33O aud Capt. T. T.. Sandwich for
SGGG for their shares Of prize money de
creed them by the Court of Claims.
William J. Glover, Jr., OF Marylan
complished Tuesday the feat Of swim
ming from COLCHESTER Beach to the pier
mt River View Park. The distance il
something over % miles, but Glover, be
cause OF strong cbb tide, had to swim
nearly 26 miles. Time l6 hours, 10
minutes.
The investigatingcommittee OF the Ma
tional Civil Service Reform League, has
made n report on the Maryland census
frauds. drawing the conclusion that the
frauds are chiefly due To the fact that the
appointment Of census employees IL made
for political considerations, rather than
on merit
Grant Gillespie OF Missouri, has been
offered the consul generalship Mt Pretoria,
South Africa. Mr.. Gillespie has been hest
tating about accepting the place because
the - 900 salary does not cover neces-
sary expenses. IL il understood the Re
publican managers have promised Mr..
Gillespie To obtain an increase in the sal
ary to - 900.
4 l.. :. flag tnttered and torn, rifled
with shot and she'll which ilOated over
that part Of the wall of the Tartar City
OF pckin held by the T.. 5. marines
throughout the siege Of the legation is
now in Washing Ton. IL will be- kept IA
valued remembrance Of the gallant record
made by the American marines in China.
For appropriating doctors umbrella
the other night during a thunderstorm
at Blooming ton, Ind, n well-knOw young
man about town must serve n term in
the State prison He was arraigned in
court recently and admitted taking
the umbrella Judge Martin assessed his
punishment at from one to three years
in the Southern Reiormatory, fined him
: and DISTINGUISHED him five for years.
The tariff war goes merrily on Russia
struck the last blow, raising the duty
on many classes Of American goods, in
retaliation for our prohibtory duty on
Russian petroleum. Reciprocity seems TO
have been superseded by retaliation. The
Standard OIL Company, the American
Sugar Refining Company, and other in
fant industries must be protected. Have
they not paid literally for protection?
1t is said that the feat accomplished by
Captain Manney in plotting the battle
ship Massachusetts, safely through Hell
Gate to Long Island sound was one OF
the most daring pieces ofnayigation per
formed 10y any officer in time ofpeace, and
will receive accommodation from
the naval service. Ii has demonstrated,
this officer SAYS, that batteships OF the
heavier displacement may pass through
Long Island sound to and from New
York, and thus maintain communication
with Narragansett bay and Newport in
time Of war without being exposed to
the enemy on the outside.