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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-12

Was reduced in flesh from IS4 pounds to
about 100 pounds in eighteen months. l
had no appetite, and became so weak
and nervous l could SCARCELY sit up. l
doctored with our home physicians for
two years with no benefit, l was finally
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-12
Care of the Orchnrh-

During a dry summer and autumn
the orchard soil should be kept in filth
until the crop of fruit and wood are
matured or until rains come
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-12
Richmond College
Va.

Thorough instruction and high standards.
Close attention paid TO health and morals of
students. Academic degrees OF NJ. A., b. A.
and b. s. Law degree OF b. l.. Unexcelled
facilities for study OF law. Academic tuition,
$40: law tuiti0n, SO. Next session begins
September 10th. For catalogue address
au22 12t PRIEST. +. w. BOATWRlG HIT
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-12
DON'T FORGET THAT

When you want an easy shave,
As good as barber ever gave
just call on me 1T my saloon,
At morn and eve or busy noon.
comb ana dress the hair with grace,
To suit the countsnaHce of your face.
MY room is Feat. my towels clean,
Scissors sharp and razorB keen;
And ali that art and skill can do,
II you will call I'll do for you
RaEors put In order Ut short notice.
w. n. BAYLOR.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-12
HORSES FOR SALE.

have for sale ? Horses, well broken
to harness. For terms address
r. p. SULLIVAN.
Falmouth, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-12
NJ, Knor TaLen For a Boy.

Attorney General Knox Is the most
youthful looking man that has Occu-
pied cabinet portfolio in recent years,
says the Philadelphia North American.
In reality Mr.. Knox is not an old man
by any means, only AZ years, but he
looks more like boy OF IL or 20 than
he does like a man Of middle age. The
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-12
&: X. WHEELER,

Successor OF Williams X Wheeler, conducts
the UNDERTAKING BUSlNl eSS at the old
stand, corner Main and Charlotte streets. All
orders from home and abroad promptly and
satisfactorily attended 10 esther at night or
day.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-12

is the only cure for Poison Oak, Poison
Ivy, and all noxious plants. 1t Is conf
posed exclusively Of roots and herbs. Now
is the time to get the poison out OF your
system, as delay makes your condition
worse. Don't experiment longer with
salves, washes and soaps-they never cure.
Mr.. s. NJ. Marshall, bookkeoper Of the Atlanta
(Ca) Gas Light Co., was poisoned with Poison
oak. lie took Sulphur, Arsenic aud various
other drugs. aud applied externally numerous
lotions and salves with no be- At At times the
swelling and inflammation was 80 severe he was
almost blind. For eight years the poison would
break out every season. His condition was much
improved after taking one bottle II 5. S, and
\ few bottles cleared his blood Of the poison, and
all evidences Of the disease disappeared.
People are often poisoned without
knowing when or how Explain your case
fully to our physicians, and they will
cheerfully give such information and ad-
vice as you require, without charge, and
we will send at the same time an interest
ing book on Blood and Skin Diseases.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. CA.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-12
=. mcCraCken, Bro. & Co.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
" TIVI4TI'NN " NV III Ut
GROCERS AND LIQUOR DEALERS.

Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYE aud
BOURBON WHISkIES. from the following
well known dlstilleres. Graft 4 Co, OF ONO
Boone County Distilling Co., 81 Kentucky.
Monticello Dlstllery. Of Maryland, aud W. !.
GRAY. OF Pennsylvania.
Agents for Bcrgner X EngleN Lager Beer.
They also offer Staple and FHEy Groceries,
Agricultural Implements, Seeds. GuanO. and
Cement.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-12

ITttCs
furious.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
CUBA AND PHILIPPINE NEWS.

News from Honolulu, dated the 18th,
says the transport Fitzpatrick has ar
rived there from San Francisco with
several cases of numps and measles.
She is in quarantine outside the harbor.
All the soldiers on board will be trans
ferred to another vessel while the
steamer is being cleaned. Lieut.. Thos.
Cobb, Jr., of the 39th infantry, who
landed from the transport Lawton,
died on April 10 at quarantine, from
smallpox. He was taken i'll while on
the way home from Manila.
1t has been determined to increase
the regular army to approximately
"a, 900 men and to leave il at that num-
Der unless conditions in the Philippines
should make more troops necessary.
The President and Secretary Root
reached this conclusion on the 23d and
the details will be worked out by the
secretary and Gen. Miles. The number
of officers appointed will be as origin
ally contemplated
Gen. Macarthur on the 23d informed
the war department that the transport
Sheridan sailed April 22d via Nagasaki,
with Gems. John G. Bates and Frederick
ID. Graut; G6 officers and /, s23 enlisted
men of the 18th and 10th infantry.
Also that the transport Kintuck arrived
at Manila on the 22d.
The session of the Philippines com
mission at Catbalogan, Samar island,
on the 23d developed the fact that the
Inhabitants of Samar are still terrorized
by the forces of Gen LUX ban, the rebel
leader, which consist of 600 rifles and
many bolomen.
Maj Noble, acknowledgement of the
department of the Visayas, has received
the surrender of Quentin Salas, and
three of mis- officers. All the insurgents
under Salas will surrender soon. 1t is
| claimed this will terminate the insur-
rection.
Over 100 officers and 2,157 bolomen
| have surrendered and sworn allegiance
to the L. 5. at Narvacan, province of
! South Ilocos. The Americans are active
throughout the archipelago, accelerat-
| ing surrenders.
| 1t is estimated that there are %, 900
lepers in the Philippines, and it is
! planned TO isolate all of them on one
! island.
The investigation of the commissary
| frauds is proceeding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
WORKNEN bUR|tDBY CAVE-IN
An Explosion Loosens Tons Of
Earth Upon Them.
BRAVE EFFORTS AT RESCUE,
Entombed Men Encourage Their Com
panions by Their Cries-severai Bodies
Taken Out-Reports from Four Ac-
cidents Similar In Their Nature.

Frederick, Md, April 30.-While a
forty-foot shaft was being sunk in the
west end of Mount Airy tunnel. which
Is to be one and one-half miles long,
for the new improvements on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad near Ridge
VILE, twenty miles from Frederick,
about 1900 tons of earth fell upon the
workmen in the tunnel, entombing a
number Of the seventy-five men who
were there. Arthur Frazier (colored) 4,
laborer, of Washington, ID. c., was ia
ken out dead about midnight, and at 5
o'clock a. m. the dead bodies of Doug
lass Hicks (colored) and Michael
Coyne, foreman, of Fayette county,
Pennsylvania, were recovered. Mich
ael Kerns, another foreman, is said
to be under the debris, with perhaps
several others. However, this is un-
certain as many of the men who have
not been accounted for may have wan
dered away. There are over 1000 en-
ployed on the improvements in that vi
cinity
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
Against The Ripper. nlllr.

Here is the new program of " The
Rippers," devised to get around deci-
sion Of the supreme court In the Detroit
board of works case:
The board Of works bill to be
amended so as to declare the superin.
tendency vacant and To give the alder
men the power of appointing a success
sor to George w. Fowle, who will be
De Witt III. Moreland.
The abolition of the board of police
commissioners and the substitution OF
a superintendent to be appointed by
the aldermen, the place to be given to
Frank c. Andrews.
The abolition of the park commits
sioners and the substitution of super
intendent to be appointed by the alder
men, the place 20 be given TO Robert
Bolger.
1.-The Rippers" have secured the CO.
operation of the aldermen by a promise
that the patronage of the several de-
partments should be shared by the
aldermen, an aldermanic caucus to be
held on all appointments This would
give each alderman in the neigh bor-
hood of $4,000 of patronage year.
The scheme was endorsed by the Re-
publican aldermen in caucus on the
2sth.
Mayor Maybury, is of course natur-
ally opposed to any such legislation,
and may call mass meeting to protest
against the scheme.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
CHINA WAR NEWS.

| 1t is understood at Washington that
the Chinese plenipotentaries at Pekin,
| Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang, are
prepared to give a guarantee to the
| powers for the protection of all foreign
ers in China if the foreign troops now
| stationed there are withdrawn. Thus
| far the retention of the foreign forces
has been urged as necessary in order
| TO preserve order and protect foreign
ers, but the Chinese authorities say
! that order has been so far re-established
that the imperial government is fully
able m. direct the Chinese troops in
such way as to ensure co,ur,ivte oafe4y
to the interests of all foreigners.
According to a dispatch from st.
Petersburg official information has
been received that renewed military
activity is beginning in Manchuria.
Chinese troops are strongly entrenched
at three points around Mukden They
are armed with good Mauser rifles and
have 30 Krupp guns. To the eastward
of Mukden, near Turchausen, there
are IL, coo men under the chief boxer,
Lutanse To tie northwest, near Kulo,
there are 5000 Chinese under the for
mer governor of Mukden. To the east
ward in Mongolia and near the In Shan
mountain there are 1900 more under
the Chinese Gen. Schu.
The report of Gen Ketteler, received
at Pekin from Kuo Lu, differs from the
other reports concerning the German
French expedition previously received
Gen. Ketteler's report shows that the
Chinese troops did not leave the prov
ince till they were forced to do So The
entire brigade, commanded by Gen.
Ketteler, met the enemy on April %
port does not give the loss The Ger
mans had one officer and three soldiers
killed and % soldiers wounded.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
NEWSY BREVITIES.

A dispatch from Vienna says the
ear has signed decree expelling
Count Tolstoi from Russia and that the
decree has been served.
1t is estimt ted that sees, 900 worth
of property went up in smoke at Pitts.
burg Pa, on the Goth. Over dozen
residences were destroyed.
A bill was passed on the 23d bv sthe
lower house of the legislature of Him
OILS, prohibiting the sale, giving away
or bringing into the state of cigarettes,
cigarette paper or substitutes
President Mckinley and party left
Washington on the Goth on their long
western trip. A large crowd cheered
enthusiastically as the train pulled
out of the depot
There is considerable excitement at
present in Bermuda over the expected
arrival of /, 200 Boer prisoners. The
British government has leased Oar
rells Island, one of the largest islands
in the sound. Bermudans are much
disturbed and fear that unless a strong
force of soldiers is sent with the pris-
oners, disturbances will follow.
A grandmother at &c is the unique
distinction of Mrs Mary Campbell,
who lives in the mountain district Of
Oconee county. ;. c. She was married
at the age of IL, and was mother of a
daughter " hen but L., and her eldest
child has now become a mother.
A dispatch from llyannis. Neb.,
dated the eth, says that prairie fires
has been raging for the past three days.
Another branch of the fire swept the
Brown. Lee aud Big Creek valleys A
district of about 100 miles in length
and from 10 to 40 miles in width has
been totally swept of hay and dry
prairie grass.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
snndsrson Murder Case Recalled.

Mrs. Marie Sanderson, who received
much notoriety by being placed on
trial for the alleged murder of her hus-
band. Eodolphus SanderSryNi, Of BBaqtttse
and Way ieedip6, has has commenced suit
in the circuit court that may reopen
some of the sensational things con
nected with the famous trial. Mrs.
Sandcrson, who is now in Grand Rap
ids. has commenced suit in the circuit
court to recover property which would
have been hers in the event of her hus-
bands death, providing that his death
had occurred in a manner which would
have left her free from the suspicion
of having murdered him, of which
she was found innocent. Mrs. Sander
son was obliged to sell her rights in
property valued at $50, 900 for the sum
of s. 500, in order to secure the SER
vices of a lawyer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
PRESIDENT BEGINS TRIP.
Itinerary of Executive and Membership
of Party.

Itinerary OF Executive and Membership
of Party.
Washington, April 30.-Promptly at
10: 30 today President McKfnley, the
members of his cabinet and their wives
started on a tour from the Pennsylva-
MIA depot which will be remarkable In
many respects. The journey will be
$4,000 miles long, the party will visit
twenty-five states, travelling over TWEEN
ty-seven railroads, in the most sumptu-
GUS train ever drawn by an engine 1t
will require nearly seven weeks 70
make the journey, and during that
time the affairs OF the government will
be administered from moving train.
without the slightest hitch or incon-
venience. The party will stop from
one hour to one week at the following
places: Memphis, Tenn; Vicksburg,
Jackson. New Orleans. Houston, Tex,
Austin San Antonio, FL Paso, Phoenix,
Ariz.; Los Angeles, San Buenaventure
Santa Barbara, Del Monte. Santa Cruz,
Palo Alto, San Francisco, Stockton.
Sacramento Redding, Ashland. Salem
Ore. Portland Butte, and Helena
Mont; Yellowstone Park -four days.,
Salt Lake City. Colorado Springs, Dem
yer, Kansas City, st. Louis, and Chi
cago. The party consists of the presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley, Miss Barber,
Secretary Hay. Mrs. Hay, Postmaster
General Smith, Mrs. Smith. Secretary
Long, who will join the party enroute;
Mrs. Long. Secretary Hitchcock, Miss
Hitchcock. Secretary Wilson. Miss Will
son. Rear Admiral George Melville.
Secretary Cortelyou Mrs. Cortelyou.
Assistant Secretary Barnes, DIR. p. NJ.
Rixey. Mrs Rixey, Henry r. Scott.
president OF the Union Works OF San
Francisco; Laurence /. Scott. Charles
A. Moore. Mrs. Moore. NJ. A. Dignam.
J. Krauttschnitt. vice-president OF the
Northern Pacific; l.. S. Brown. general
agent OF the Southern Pacific railway:
and a number OF newspaper reporters
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
ALLEGED FRAUD IN OFFICE.
Jas. H. Brown, of Battle Creek,
Must Answer to This Charge.
TROUBLE DATES BACK IN 1898
when A. Is Alleged That Brown Charged
the state and Collected Pay for Four
DAYS. service AT Pontiac While at the
same Time lie was Otherwise Engaged.
Nns, Answer 10 the Charge of Fraud.

Must Answer To the Charge of Fraud.
The trial of James III Brown, of Bat
tie Creek. n member of the state live
stock sanitary commission, who was
indicted by the grand jury for alleged
fraud in Office, commenced in the cir
cult court at Lansing on the ED. Pros
ecutor Tuttle is assisted by Watts ;.
Humphrey. Of Lansing, and the de-
fendent is represented by Philip 4.
Colgrove, of Hastings. No trouble was
experienced in securing jury, only
two Jurors being excused. Prosecutor
futile, in opening the case to the jury,
stated that the people would show that
during the week of April IL, 1893,
Brown charged the state andcollected
pay for four days services in Pontiac
when, in fact he was engaged in maxi
ing a test of Farmer Elliott's cattle,
and those of Farmer Jennings under
private contract Elliott paid him S22
for his services but Jennings, who has
since died, failed to remit for bills sub
sequently rendered The prosecutor
also promised to show that at the same
time Brown was under contract TO give
the Michigan Farmer service amount
ing to two days work each week, and
that he did furnish that paper the re-
quired copy for the week in question,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
Diseases I'm Michigan.

Reports TO the state board of health
by representative physicians in active
general practice in different parts of
the state indicate that influenza, neu-
ralgia, rheumatism, tonsilitis and bron-
chitis, in the order named, caused most
sickness in Michigan during the week
ending April 20, 1901. Cerebrospinal
meningitis was reported present at 4
places, whooping cough IL, diphtheria
20, measles %. typhoid fever 80, scarlet
fever 90, smallpox "a and consumption
at 1914.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
said to Have 80 Wives.

In the arrest of Count Leopold de
Melville, otherwise known as Leo
Fralquini, who is held by the New
York police on charge of bigamy
sworn to by brother of one of his
Chicago wives, there was brought to
light in that city romance whose UNI
folding reveals the count as the hero
of more than 100 love affairs He is
declared to be the husband of an as
sortment of wives whose number re-
Gently deserted wife in Chicago esti-
mated not less than 80 or So. As a
duelist on many a blood-stained field
of honor in Europe, the count became
celebrated nearly a generation ago.
His duels were always fought for love,
and the wounds received in the onsets
he proudly bears on his face and body.
He at last broke altogether with his
father, nobleman high in the court
and councils of the king of Belgium,
and came to this country.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02

The new comet which was observed
on the morning of the 27th at Yerkes
observatory at Williams bay is said by
the astronomers to be the brightest
that has appeared for 10 years When
the comet was discovered at Queens
town, April 90, its position was about
lG degrees southwest of the SUM- Its
position on the above date was some
some Is degrees north of the sun, indi-
eating a very rapid northeasterly move
ment
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
An Enormous Field Expected.

Within the past few years the posi-
bilities of that section of country lying
around st. Joseph for fruit raising
have been fully demonstrated and
southwestern Michigan now leads the
far famed California in the production
of all fruits. The prospects are the
coming season will bear the heaviest
output of fruits ever known in the L.
s. Conditions all through the winter
have been highly favorable and the
farmers are preparing to reap their
golden harvest. Within the past three
years the Michigan peach has gained
a reputation second to none in the
world and this county now produces
more peaches than any other county in
the country. Within the past three
years the peach output of st. Joe has
been multiplied three times according
to statistics forwarded to the state dc
partment of agriculture.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
Forged Diplomas.

Secretary of State Warner has had
his attention called to the fact that
school diplomas for country schools
have been sold in Michigan to which is
attached fac simile of the great seal
of the state. 1t is understood that
these diplomas, which are issued TO
pupils completing a prescribed course
of study in the country schools, have
been sold by a publishing house in
many counties of the state. OF course,
the representation of the great seal of
the state on these diplomas is wholly
unauthorized.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
Decrease In Cuba,s Trade.

A decrease of S226, 0s1 in the customs
receipts of Cuba for the months of
January and February, 1901, as com
pared with the same period of 1900, is
shown in a statement issued by the
division of insular affairs, war depart
ment, on the 23d. Cuba's trade with
the outside world has decreased over
$1,000, 900 in imports and over So, 600, 600
in exports for the first three quarters
of 1900, as compared with the same
period of 1899.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02

Port Townsend, Wash, April 3d.
Jacob Rush, who has spent three years
in Alaska, returned from Valdez on the
steamship Senator today. Just before
sailing from Valdez for juneau, Rush
says courier arrived at Valdez from
Sunrise City, stating that a snowslide
had occurred at that place on April
AZ and that twenty or more lives were
lost and number of houses buried
beneath snow and ice.
The courier left Sunrise shortly aft
er the slide occurred, and could not
give full particulars.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
is STILL ON THE INCREASE.
Uncle Sam is Making Steady Gains
in Exports to Cuba.
CUBANS SHOW Production
stu for. spanish Manufactured Goods -
other Happenings OF Week Boiled
VIII Convince You.
o. !. Trade with Cuba ON the Gain.


In recent statement given TO the
press by the division of insular affairs
of the war department, a considerable
loss was indicated in the trade of Cuba
with the u. 5. for the first eight
months of 1900, as compared with the
same period of 1899. 1t is now ex-
planned by the division of insular af-
fairs that in the statement above re-
ferred to the value of gold and silver
coin and bullion was included in the
total value of commerce between Cuba
and the U. S. Eliminating the coin
shipments it is ascertained that instead
of there being decrease in the value
of imports into Cuba from the U. S.
there is an increase of Sl,222, 2O5 for
the first eight months of 1900 over the
same period in 1890.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
netroit,s nIcentenary Celebration.

A quorum of the general committee
having in hand the proper celebration
of Detroit's bicentenary, met in the
mayors Office on the 2Sth to consider
ways and means of the celebration.
Various forms were suggested for
proper celebration, the committee
finally voting that $780, memorial
arch to span Woodward avenue from
curb to curb at Grand Circus park, was
about the right thing. The committee
selected f. Ii. Wakefield as secretary
and decided to open an office and head
quarters in the immediate future.
President Delamater of the Nj. & Nj.
exchange, and Vice President Hutchins
of the Detroit United railway, both
offered the assistance OF their two
organizations 1t was practically
settled that the celebration will take
form of a three days carnival with
fetes and parades.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-02
Suici,le Near Utica.

| Mrs John Fogelsonger, aged about 20
years, was found in the cellar of her
residence, 81 miles north of Utica in a
dying condition on the 23d. She had
cut her throat in six or eight different
places in horrible manner. Her
windppe was cut clear in two, both
below and above the larynx The lar
ynx was also severed. The opening on
the neck was over six inches in length,
extending from the right to left ear.
She did not regain consciousness after
being discovered.
The state fair is to be held at Pontiac
this year.
Forest fires have already commenced
burning in the upper peninsula, and
unless rain falls soon great damage
will be done.
f. NJ. Wheeler, a prominent grocer
of Hillsdale. suicided by shooting him
self through the head. Despondent
because of i'll health.
Robbers secured over $4,000 at Brigh'
ton on the morning of the 26th by
blowing open the safe and vault in the
private bank Of Baetcke & Co.
The canal project at Port Huron is
still in the air, the council having
turned down the bids of three con-
tractors at its meeting on the ED.