The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-29
GENERAL NEWS

Beers captured party of GS British
north OF Lady in the Orange state.
Mrs. Carrie Nation. in an address ut
Atlantic City, criticised President Me
kinley.
The gunboat Machias is now on guard
at the lsthmus of Panama to protect
American interests.
France is suspicious that the United
States is designing to seize the lsthmus
of Panama and the canal
General Delarey hasissued proclama-
ton counter to Lord Kitchener r. dc-
claring that the Beers will continue their
struggle.
Howard, the American deserter, who
az n leader of the FilipiGOs has been an
moving the Americans for some time, has
been captured.
The twenty-eghth annual conclavc OF
Grand Encampment Knights 1empar II
in session in Louisville. ny. 10000
knights were in the parade.
Reported peace negotiations for the set
Element OF the strike through the media
ton OF disinterested partes-otlicials and
members of the National Civic Federation
received a jolt Monday when President
Theodore j. Shaiier, OF the Amalgmated
Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin
Workers, declared absolutely that he had
no official knowledge of such proceed
ings, and that if such a move had been
started. il did not have the official sane
ton of that organization. The American
Iinplate Company announces that all oi
its mills put into operation during the
strike Will be- continued nOn-union.
The desire to run all negroes from Ter
ritory towns, started at Sapulpa, /. l..
has spread to Stroud, and mob of
gamblers and touchs has driven all the
blacks from that place. In addition.
they tore down the houses of two negroes,
aud burned the buildings and contents.
The trouble started when negro at
tempted to stab a white man. Thedcm-
onstratiuus against the negroes came To
a sudden end with the arrival OF Deputy
United States Marshall Trail and Cap-
tain White.
With a scythe blade Enoch Henderson,
a negro farmer of Alabama, held at bay
mob Of twenty-five masked white men,
and probably fatally wounded one OF
them. The mob wanted Henderson life
because of difficulty between Henderson
and white man named Noel Graham
several DAYS ago Graham is in bed bad
w hurt. having been struck on the head
with brick thrown 10y the negO Hen
derson barricaded himself in the attic of
his cabin armed only with n scythe blade
and awaited the mob attack.
Captain Evans. OF the Atlantic Line
steiner. Runo, repOI Is that on the voy-
aye he witnessed the remarkable sight OF
six steamships ashore within sight OF
one another. near Cape Race, on the New
foundland coast. They were within an
ll-mile street n of the beach aud within
range OF the Cape Race lighthouse. which
rises / so feet above the beach. Vessels
crossing from Europe sail close in to Cape
Race to save distance and are often lost
bv the unchartere current or n sudden
fall OF dense Jog.
On the steamship Ethiopia, which ar
rived Monday. came twelve workingmen
.om England. who have been sent to
tour this country and study trades. They
will visit Washington. Pittsburg, Phila-
delphia. Cleveland East Liverpool, Ohio,
Buffalo. Ottawa and Montreal. They
come 10 gather information and study
questions in which the British artisan is
vitality Interested They willinqure into
the conditions of the American wage
Gamer. how they are housed and live,
their hours. unions. and other things OF
interest To those on the other side
Well equipped with arms and ammuni-
ton a revolutionary force of 1000 men
has pushed its way over the border from
Colombia into Venezuela. The object OF
the expedition is TO aid in the overthrow
of President Castro. Troubles imminent
on both the eastern and the southern
boundaries of Colombia. Troops have
been pushed in both directions and the
i.ontiers of Venezuela and Ecuador are
lined with armed men. ready TO advance
at a moments notice. Ecuador aud
Nicaragua have promised the Colombian
Government to be- neutral in case Of war
between Colombia and Venezuela.