The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-31
GENERAL NEWS.

American troops have destroyed most
of the towns in southern Samar.
Three white men and | / negroes were
killed in race riot at BalltOwn, La.
DR.. George y. IIalstcad, formersurgeon
in the Confederate States Navy, il dead,
aged 81 years
The United States il expected to take n
firm stand with Turkey. The Stone ease
is the provocation.
Buffalo BIDS" Wild West Show lost
about 100 horses in wreck at lin
wood, North Carolina.
\ New York paper says Tammany will
spend - 900 900 during the next week
in an effort to deieiet Seth Low.
Scarcely half the sum needed to ransom
Miss Ellen NJ Stone is available Six
young I}ulgarians have banded them
selves to search for her
Frank Bradley, once superintendent
Of the Pullman Palace Car Works, mt a
salary Of So, 900 n year is in the Cook
county, H., jail, awaiting trial on n
charge OF pocket picking. He was ruined
by high living.
\ live 'possum has been received at the
" bite house consigned TO President
Roosevelt and is Icing fnttened by the
Presidents chef for the Thanksgiving
table. Much secrecy has been observed
regarding the gilt and the attaches de
clined 10 affirm or deny that Booker I.
Washington was the donor
Goods Of the Northwestern 'niyersity
at Evanston. Ind, who live ut Chaplin
Hall have drawn the color line Unless
Elizabeth Ellis, the young colored girl of
San Antonio. Tex, who was recently
ssigned a room in the doImitOIy, is
IMMEDIATELY elected the young women
say they will leave the hall 8ud procure
rooms elsewhere in Evanston.
There il not only no falling of OF re-
"a ats for the ministry in the Methodist
Episcopal church, but rather an increase.
Instead OF there being dearch in the
ministerial ranks of the denomination
having the largest membership Of any
Protestant religious body IN this coun.
try, there * positively plethora Ofeiiec-
tive ministers, making II difficult to sta
ton all those in good regular stsnding
The State Department has been in
formed by t. s. Consul Covert. at Lyons,
France, that a congress to consider the
subject of shooting at clouds 20 prevent
hai'storms win be held in that city on
Nov Is, Is, and Il. Every ching
pertaining 10 protection against hail and
frost will be considered at this congress,
representatives will be present from all
parts OF Europe. and an earnest invitation
il tended to Americans.
Pear Admiral 4. ). Crow niushield is to
be detached from duty as chief OF the
Bureau OF Navigation. Secretary Long
of the Navy denies that at any time there
had been any conflict OF opinion during
the lat, war between admiral Crow min
shield, Theodore Roosevelt, or himself
that to Crow ninsfied belonged the credit
OF ordering the Oregon ojoin Schley and
that Crowninshield' possible retirement
from the Bureau of Navigation was at
Crowninshield' is own request.
During an address IN Germany
Captain Won Welthe'm. of the Ger
man navy, is represented to have
said "Germany's interests in the FIVE
republics OF Central America, in view Of
American competition, can only be
maintained when we have fleet strong
enough to say to the Americans, hands
off This declaration was received
with stormy applause. The papers
generally ignore it, and the Freissinige
Zeitung observes: "There is n species of
political mischief making which, while
not punishable under the penal code, is
none the less calculated to cause appr-
tension