The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-29
GENERAL NEWS.

Another coal strife is feared in Penn.
sylvaniA.
Emperor william now ownes So es-
tat,s IN Prussia.
The Lancaster soes TO Ventzaela for
Temporary" service.
Salisbury says Queen Victoria ruled
by force Of character. y
z The Greek Indian uprising has sen
reported a. greatly exaggerated
Applications are p uriug tsfor seats
at the Presidential Inauguration
The Mayor of oiuoilisu has grant
ed ,hs permit foE Jefffies' hnhiin
fight. =
Twenty Oar police surrendered to
the B ers s1Oevondale' without hFing
q shot.
sThe Gashington churches held servi-
ces 6unday IN memory OF the dead
qrssn.
; Verdi. the great composer. died 10
Isaly. III Trovstore" made him
famous.
Baron Wilhelm vjn Rothschild. head
Of the banking ffm If that pane, died
at Frankfort.
Upward of 80 600 Filipinos have
ahn AInNfnn AfNfHN
In Iloilo province.
Hon " J Bryan will make trip
10 Europe vlsit President Kruger and
tour the Continent.
Ordinary salt solution is the restora.
tive even. Il is said. when 30 per cent
OF the blood has been lost.
Nelly. the Cuban postal forRer. boasts
that he will get clear snd that there
are bigger men behind him OF fault
A train with troops and military
stores on board was waylaid and cap
tured by the Beers 81 SlijpkliJp. Fri
day.
Parliamen, met In London. received
message from King Edward and
heard eulogies on Queen Viotoria's
life.
Venezuelan Government troops are
reported 20 have been defeated IN
several important engagements with
rebels.
Holders Of upward Of $3.50 600 600
worth Of Cuban war bonds have tsken
preliminary steps 10 Washington 20 ses
their money back.
The notorious Governor PiDgfee. OF
Michigan. added 70 his Dotoriety by
pardnninR ll9 conviots during the
month Of December.
An annual has been made 70 the Presi'
dent for more troops 70 proteot RAILROADS
In Indian Territory said to be thresten'
ed by Greek Iodians
NJ Orbsn de- Xivry. Governor OF the
Belgian Province OF Luxembourg, has
been assassinated by a man named
Schneider, who afterwards committee
suicide.
The posfpouement # the Queens
funeral until almnet two weeks after
her death Is readily explained by the
magnitude Of the Preparations for she
funeral ceremony.
The Federalisss in Manila advocate
the adoption by Oopgress Of the Spooner
Bill. which would authorize the Presi-
dent TO declare the iusnrTection 10 the
Philippines ended.
Mr.. Bryan declines to appear before
the House Coinage Committee. bat will
submit his views on che redemption Of
silver ia gold In writing, which will
be printed by the committee.
Lord Kitchener reports a number Of
engagements between the British and
the Beers IN which one officer was
killed and several wounded and q
number Of men killed and wounded.
A dIepatoh from Fort de Frsnoe-ssys
the United States gunboat Scorpion is
ready TO land marines So Laguayra II
the Venezuelan authorities seize the
asphalt beds Of the American coppiDy.
A train with Lord Kitchener and q
body Of troops was dersiled by dyDa-
mite. The Beers, who were Ia force,
opened fire, and the British replied
heavily. Ultimately the Beers were
driven of.
Macedonian revolutionisls blew up
magazine cansing the death OF
Turkish officer and twenty soldiers.
10 a subsequent encounter between
the Macedonians and the populaee thir.
teen Of the former we're killed.