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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

Hon. John GoOde has been nominated
for the convention from Bedford county
Senator Daniel Is said to be opposed to
dividing the school fund on racial lines
A movement is said to be onfoot to get
the convention to meet at Old Point Com
fort.
Negroes are said to be organizing to
appear before the convention to oppose
disfranchisement and school tax division.
The Negro Business League will send
delegates from all sections Of the State.
District primaries will be held in Essex
and Middlesex counties on the goth. The
time and place for holding the nominal
ing convention has not yet been fixed.
Urbanna and Tappahannock each want
the convention.
Tidewater is peculiarly fortunate in
having had Judge G.. Taylor Garrett
nominated for the Constitutional Con-
vention for the counties Of Mathews and
Gloucester. The Judge is virie and UNI
firing champion OF his peoples inter
ests on all occasions.
At the Democratic primary in Loudoun
county State Senator Henry Fairfax
was nominated over Mr.. Janney for
delegate to the Constitutional Conven-
ton from Loudoun. The delegation to
the Middleburg convention viii be divid-
ed between Judge Tebbs and Mr.. Fletcher.
The Democratic convention met at
Fairfax Courthouse Monday to nominate
a delegate to the Constitutional Conven-
ton and unanimously chose Hon. X.
Walton Moore. No other name was pre-
scented. The Republicans held conven
ton also and unanimously resolved not
to oppose Mr.. Moore's election.
We insist that the Constitutional Con-
vention should not be a partisan. one
sided convention, but convention of
broad-minded men, who are going to
make the very best Constitution that
they know how to make, regardless of
the sentimental prejudices against the
Constitution under which we are now
living. Richmond Times.
The Democrats of Lancaster county
met in mass-meeting atLancaster Court
house Monday and elected twenty-one
delegates to represent them in the joint
convention Of Lancaster and Richmond
counties, which meets at Wheaton to.
morrow. Lancaster will name the dele
gate. The meeting was large
one. The only names introduced
were those OF Rev. DIR. w. +. Duna-
way and Judge John c. Ewell. A reso-
lation was adopted by vote Of 1S9 to
1853 instructing the delegates to cast the
vote of the county for Or. Runaway. IL
not being certain that DR.. Dunaway
could accept, Judge Ewell was declared
to be the second choice Of the meeting.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
Aeuinaldo Afraid.

Aguinaldo will probably be removed in
few days to a private house in the
vicinity of Malacanan, where he will be
held Professionally as a prisoner under
guard. 1t is said that Aguinaldo fears
the vengeance of the friends of Gen. Luna,
who was assassinated by order of
Aguinaldo, and that the authorities are
afraid to let him out of their hands
Aguinaldo is said TO have prepared n
brief manifesto to the Filipinos, in which
he advises them to submit. He acknowl-
edges the incapacity Of the Fiipinos to
govern themselves, and advises them to
give in.
Col. Vellin, Aguinaldo's chief of staff,
and DIR. Barcelona, ex-Treasurer OF the
Philippine Government, who were cap
tured at the same time Funston made n
prisoner of theirchief have been liberated.
AgonciIlo, the agent Of Aguinaldo ia
Paris, received a cablegram announcing
that the Filipino General Sandico has
been elected to succeed Aguinaldo as
commanding general of the Filipinoiorces
as well as dictator during the continual
ton OF the instruction.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
Tammany Mems Soft Snaps.

The Philadelphia Record points out
that the men who hold municipal offices
in New York receive in many cases dOu-
BILE the salaries paid by the U. s. Gov
eminent to Federal officials. Says the
Record:
1.-THE compensation Of the Comptroller
OF New York is $50, 600 a year, while no
financial officer at Washington (outside
the Cabinet) receives more than So 1000.
The New York City Chamberlain receives
$4,000 a year and the Corporation
Counsel $15, 600 against $4,000 for the
u. s. Attorney-General and 50, 900 for
the State Attorney General.
"The Mayor ofNew York gets SIS, 900,
while the Governor of the State receives
$4,000. The Tax Commissioners have
81 900 q year each Except the president
of the board. who has $4,000 and 49,
900 is the salary Of the School Superin-
tendent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
GENERAL NEWS

1t il reported that the Queen of Portu-
gal will enter q convent.
Beers hav reelected NJ. TSteyn Prcsi-
d ent Of the Orange Free State.
The allied powers have begun to scale
down their claims against China.
The coronation Of King Edward VII
will take place at the end of June, 1902.
Morgan's steel combine has formally
assumed control Of the Carnegie plants.
The Amalgamated Association may
lock horns with the steel company and tie
up the big trust.
Chicago. with 10000 arrests in year
and 1 900 miles Of streets TO be patroled,
has =, 400 policemen.
General Wood will visit Washington
in advance OF the Cuban Constitutional
Conventions commission.
A strike between labor and capital IL
threatened. The steel combine seems TO
he the cause of the trouble.
JP. Morgan has bought the supposed
Gainsborough portrait OF the Duchess of
Devonshire. Price Sl25,00O
J.P. Morgan & Co. are closing options
on bituminous coal properties in Central
Pennsylvania and will probably sooncon-
troll the field.
The British government IL arranging
for borrowing an additional sum pi $500,
900, 900 for prosecuting the war against
the Beers in South Africa.
Gen. French with 500 British troops is
reported to have been captured by the
Beers. England il muchd depressed on ac-
count of affairs in South Africa.
Santiago Iglesias, representative OF
the Federation of Labor in Porto Rico.
has presented To President Mckinley n
petition signed by 5000 Porto Ricans,
praying for relief from the distressing
conditions alleged To exist ON the island
A terrific storm prevailed off the
coast Saturday night and Sunday was
the worst OF the season. The wind at
tanned terrific velocity and the phenom-
enally heavy rainfall was ~ blinding on
the water as the heavy fog thatfollowed
in its wake.
The L. :. Civil Service Commission an
nounces that on May ~, 1901, anexam-
nation will be held in any city In the
United States. where postal free delivery
has been established, for the position of
inspector of boiler in the office Of the cap
tain of the port Of Manila, i. l., at -,
$50 per annum.
The bronze bust OF Charles Broadway
Rouss, purchased at cost OF 81 900 by
the Society of Women Of the South and
presented by them to the city OF New
York in recognition Of the philanthrOpic
works Of the man, was formally present
ell To the city and the park department.
Gen. John A. KassOn special reciprocity
commissioner, has given all the office
holders in Washington n shock. lie re-
fuses to accept any part OF his $4,000 a
year salary because he is not now doing
any work to earn it, All that il neces-
sary for him to do to get the money il
to sign his name, but sign he he will not.
The L. S. Supreme Court has decided
practically that in eases in which di-
vorce decree IL granted in States where
the husband and wife have made their
legal residence il IL valid in any other
part of the United States. but that in
other eases in which there is no legal resi-
dence in the State in which the decree Is
granted they are invalid.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
ATTACKED BIZ a SAVAGE BEAST
Bostock Torn by Bengal Tiger.

Rajah, the Bengal tiger that fatally in
jured a keeper at the "Zoo" in IndianapO-
lis, Ind, several months ago, attacked
Frank C.. Bostock, proprietor of the
400" and dangerously injured him.
Preparations were being made mt the
"Zoo" to ship Rajah, with several other
animals, 10 the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton at Buffalo. Mr. BostOck took Rajah
into the arena with the intention of put
ting him through some tricks. Bostock
wore heavy wire mask over his head
and neck, and carried revolver and n
club. At the conclusion of the exercises,
the beast was released, and started to-
ward his cage, along winding passage
way from the arena TO the rear of the
cages. In this narrow place the animal
suddenly leaped upon Bostock. Bos-
tock's left arm was torn by the tigers
fangs. The mask was broken open, aud
the tiger was gnawing at the victims
face when a trainer rushed to the rescue,
and drove the enraged beast to his cage,
after firing several shots into his body.
BostOck's left arm was terribly lacerat-
ed, the flesh torn to the born. His head
and the flesh in three places on his leg,
and his ankle and foot were badly torn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
TRANSIENT RATES :
THURSDAY.........APRIL Is, 1901
Weather forecast for Fred
4rfckSburg and Vicinity.
Pr Obable rain, ". 10 f.. GoindS!

THOSE who have loudly protested
against the Constitutional COnven-
TONS being made up of lawyers are
no doubt beginning to feel that their
fears are to be realized, certainly in
the matter OF numbers. We have
never doubted that a majority OF the
members of that body would be law
yers, but have contended that If they
are of the right stripe the most serious
objections would be removed. The
greater danger is to be apprehended
from oftice-holders controlling the
body, be they lawyers or not. Solar,
as we have intimated, the lawyers
predominate in the number of those
already nominated by the leading
party, but they are almost without
exception men of high character and
will be useful men in framing ournew
organic law.
We are particularly glad that Tide
water is acquitting herself so well on
this score She shows an inclination
to send men of acumen and ability,
and withal a conservative spirit such
as does not allow itself to be welded
TO any one branch of Tidewater
several interests. WedO not fear that
Piedmont and the west will be ably
represented and all of the interests of
the upland country carefully looked
after. Our people need have little
fear that the farmer will not be pro-
tected. Piedmont and the Valley and
the SOuthside will see to that; and
whateveris of interest to the farmers
of one section is of like interest to
another. So, as We have before said,
Tidewater should not worry over her
farming interests not being protected.
She can very well afford TO leave this
matter to the representatives
from other sections of the State,
and have an eye single to the
protection of her water interests
There is where she will need
wise and careful concern. She stands
alone in this industry, and her repre-
sentatives should stand as a solid
phalanx, one heart, one mind, one
purpose.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

A Virginian, prominent in State
affairs and residing in the south
west portion OF the Old Dominion,
writes IA follows in renting his
subscription:
81 regard the paper higher than
any other on my list-for it's con-
servatism as well as for the news
it gives me of my native section OF
Virginia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
POLITICAL.

The supervisors nominated in LOudoun
county by the Democrats are: George
Frazier, Mercer district; T. b. James, Mt.
GiIead district: NJ. ii. Whitmore, Lees
burg district; John f. Adams, Broad Run
district; W. ID. Thompson, Jefferson dis
trict. No nomination was made in Low
ettsville, that being Republican district.
At the nominating primaries for aeon
stitutional Convention delegate in Rock
ingham county last week a report was
sent out to the papers that delegates had
also been chose. to the coming guberna-
torial convention, and that so per cent.
of them were for Montague. The Monta-
que contingent at headquarters in Rich
mond received the news with much eclat.
1--WE are Just giving the other fellows a
little of their own medicine, y they said,
accepting the report of the coup as all
right and fair.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
KING GEORGE REPUBLICANS.
To Hold District Meetings.

At the mass-meeting of King George
Republicans held Saturday, the result of
which was published in our last issue,
a resolution, offered by John Williams,
requesting the several magisterial dis
tricts to convene meetings To decide as to
the propriety of making nominations for
all district offices, was unanimously
adopted. These meetings will be held at
the following places: Rappahannock dis
trict, April 10Th, at the Courthouse, IL
O'Clock m; Potomac district, April 2Gth,
at Amber, O'Clock p. m; Shiloh dis
trict, April 26th, at Shiloh, ? p. m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
STRENGTH ~ UNITY
(XhitelaW Reidl

when the papers show reasonable
agreement they still carry the whole
community with them with practical
unanimity. The most corrupt and
powerful combination cannOtlong stand
even yet againts IA united press. Govern
ment by newspapers il in that case
more then ever before the most powerful.
the most resistless form of government
in the known world. But when they diff
fer radically on any great publicquest
people give less serious thought to what
any of them say and often give less to
the question itself. In the multitude OF
contradictory voices one neutralizes
another and the reader thinks of some
thing else
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

WHAT follows is a bit of newspaper
political gossip that caught our eye
some weeks since in one of the Rich
mond morningpapers Itisgenerally
accepted that our friends, the Dis
patch and Times, are not with Mr..
Swanson in the gubernatorial fight,
but so far they are toting as fair as
could be expected from their predilec-
tions. The extract is in reference to
the fight in Henrico county, in which
Richmond is located, and reads as
follows:
If any man in Virginia knows how to
"apply the lightning" in politics, which
Mr.. Swanson spoke of in an interview
some time ago, it is MIR. Solomon. He,
too, believes that ''it ishghtning and not
thunder that kills..
He is a cold-blooded, deliberate, calcu-
lating politician. His platform is that
nothing succeeds like success He is
one of those successful goth century lead
ers who goes after results and gets them
The people, whose voice makes the noise
OF thunder" have no terrOrs for him.
Ii is the committees that furnish the
lightning, and in politics it is " lightning
and not thunder that kills"
So with Mr. Solomon in the lead out
there, it looks like Mr.. Swanson had
rather the better end OF the situation.
Both the leading candidates appear to
have liberal support in the other counties
of the Third District, and the struggle
between them for the delegates will be
very interesting. Hot times may be
looked for from now on, and just as soon
az the State Committee meets the work
of selecting delegates will begin in many
sections OF the State.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

THR Fifteenth amendment to the I. s.
will be the biggest elephant
on exhibition in the Constitutional Con-
vention. fredericksburg Free Lance.
Oh, not at all. The whole documents
to be serenely ignored. What is the Con
stitution as compared with The Recipe
Norfolk Virginian- Pilot.
Don't be too serenaly" sanguine,
brother. We recognize the fact that
''The Recipe" will contain some pow
erful purgatives, but it is often the
case that the best recipes fail to pro-
duce the desired results.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
IMPERIAL SALARIES.

tNOriOIk lrglnlnnIlIUtJ
ID is significant of the trend OF the
times that the salaries Of the judges OF
the principal court Of the Philippines is
To be twenty thousand dollars, while
the Justices of the Supreme Court Of the
United States receive only ten thousand
dollars n year. Imperialism comes high,
both to the people Of the United States,
who foot the bills for the army, and to
the benevolently assimilated" F'ilipinos,
who pay the salaries Of our seliexpa-
triated carpet-baggers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

CHARLOTTE COUNTY has given to the
State Board Of Agriculture a tract of
land to be used as an experimental
farm, and the Board has accepted the
gift. Prof. Hedges, of Pennsylvania,
who recently made a tour of the
State with Commissioner KOiner
while conducting the Farmers Insti-
tutes, has been appointed to thepOsi-
ton of manager. We do not know
the details under which the test farm
is to be operated, but presume, as its
name implies, that it is for the pur-
pose of deciding the best methods Of
working the various crops, to dis
cover those which thrive best in the
soils of the several sections of the
State, and, possibly, to disseminate
seeds and scions ofvarious plants and
trees. We think the idea a good one,
and if properly carried out it should
produce favorable results. The farmer
is a heavy taxpayer, yet he receives
little in return in comparison to some
other branches of industry. The idea
appears very plausible, but time alone
will tell whether the State has received
fair recompense for its outlay. The
Board, we take it, will support the
farm from it's funds, which the Legis-
lature has provided, and if this be the
case we could suggest no better way
for the money to be expended THANH in
Farmers Institutes and a test farm.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
CAN VOTE n HE KNOWS now.
pkiloJelnhiu Record


An examination of the new suffrage
law Of Maryland shows that it cannot
truthfully he called an act OF disfran-
chisement. IL does not disfranchise any
voter. but merely fails TO take account
of the defects OF illiterates. Any voter
may mark and cast his ballotii he knows
enough. No test Of the intellectual quail
ifations of a citizen is provided for. The
law il peculiar simply in that il makes
no provision for aid in the marking OF an
illiterate's ballot 1t is the opinion of
The Washington Post that the law will
operate as an educational measure
that the Is, 900 persons who have here
tofore voted will prefer to learn how to
mark their ballots (which means that
they will learn their letters) rather than
continue to be unable to vote intelligent
w. There is not much room to criticise n
Legislature which has not considered it
expedient TO make an exception to the
general rule for the benefit OF persons
who are too ignorant to read the ticket
they want TO vote, even though a parti
san purpose may have inpired the law.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

THE personnel so far OF the Consti-
tutional Convention is said to he all
that could be desired. Thecandidates
who have been elected are reputed to
be men of high calibre and unques-
tionabIe honor This is very crafty
inc. Thework of the Convention will
be serious and far-reaching, and the
interests of the State and people
should fall into the ablest and purest
hands of the Old Commonwealth.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
Hars You cstsrrh Taiuti-Here,s

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strong evidence of the quickness and sure
ness Of that wonderful remedy. DR.. Ag-
news Catarrhal powder: For years |
was victim Of chronic catarrh-tried
many remedies, but no cure was effected
until had procured and used DR.. Ag
news Catarrhal Powder. First applica-
ton gave me instant relief, and in an
incredibly short while / was absolutely
cured JAMES HEADLEy, Dundee, n. y.
lis. For sale by johnston Il Pearson.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

THE affecting telegram sent to the
Sultan of Turkey by the Emperor OF
Germany is a striking proof that the
guile in high places is not kept in
Oriental bottles, but sometimes runs
Over the wires.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

ARABIA seems determined to restore
the ancient order of things. Sheik
met sheik, and started OFF the war
record OF the new century with five
thousand slain in single battle.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

THE Sunday Observance League is
meeting with satisfactory success in
Atlanta. The Georgia city doesn' t
seem to be obstreperousif it does bear
the reputation OF being fast.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

IT LOOKS very much as though the
day OF salvation had dawned for the
pigeon in New York and that the
English sparrow wassoon tomeet his
doom. A recent slaughter ofpigeons
by trap-shooters has caused billto
be introduced into the Legislature OF
that State making it unlawful to keep
oruse apigeon for targetpurposes,or
to buy or sell one with that end in
view.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
SOME DEATHS

MIR. Thomas Kelley died Sunday morn
ing at his residence in Hanover county,
aged 86 years.
Col. James G.. Berret. Mayor Of Wash
ington from 1858 to 1861, died Sunday,
aged Sc years.
J.W. Amos, a Confederate soldier, was
found dead in the woods near Montpelier
on Monday morning not far from bis
home. He left Orange Saturday night
for his home and it is supposed that he
got lost and succumbed to the cold and
rain.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
Licensed to Drink.

The State Senate of Arkansas has
passed bill making it unlawful for any
person to drink intoxicating liquors as a
beverage unless he or she shall have first
obtained license az dram drinker.
The license Is fixed at s. per annum.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

OUR exports to China have fallen
off million dollars in the last year.
They do not seem to follow the flag,
if the Constitution does.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

TnE Washington Post facetiously
says:
"Mrs. Helen Potts Hall claims to have
been adopted into the millionaire class.
This doubtless means good haulfor the
lawyers"
And as the opportunities in season
and promises a good catch, the legal
lights will no doubt make the pull.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

School vacation will soon be here and
you ought to put your little boy or girl
at music. You can buy fine new style
upright grand piano at the factory price
piano sale now open at j. W. Adams,
from $175 up, and on terms to suit your
convenience.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
Stafford Convention.

The Democratic convention to nomi-
nate candidate to the Constitutional
Convention from Stafford and King
George, will meet at Cox's store in Stat
ford on Thursday, April 25th, instead of
Saturday, April Goth as heretofore an
nounced.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

1T Is questionable whether the gen
uineness of Aguinaldo's conversion
to Americanism would stand a rigid
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

The Porto Rican municipal treas
uries are suffering from the bankrupt
thunderbOlt.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

The Coleman vs.. Sanders breach OF
promise suit IL still dragging ON in the
Circuit Court Of Lancaster County. The
case win probably last 10 days longer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18

WHEN a woman gets after her best
fellow with her hat-pin he may dis
cover the point in the joke.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-18
CHINA.
Count Won Waldersee is sending,.out new
military expeditions.

Count Won Waldersee is sending out new
military expeditions.
Nothing il known Ofthereported inten-
ton of the Emperor to return to Pekin
without the Dowager Empress, and no
faith is placed in the reported hostility
between Russia, and Japan.
The outlook for an early settlement
of the indemnity question il less
promising. The negotiations between
the powers are bringing out conflict
ing ideas and interests, and are likely
to he protracted. The proposition
Of the United States to limit the
total indemnity to 5000, 100000 is the
only one under discussion, and is not re-
garded with favor by more than one
government, the sum being considered
too small.