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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
GrncIous TO the Humble.

Many stories are told Of the curious
adventures Of Queen Margherlta on
her mountaineering excursions, says
the Chicago Chronicle. The story Of
how she entertained party of tourist
climbers In one of the mountain huts
is well known, but few have heard Of
another little adventure which befell
her last summer. The queen, whose
energy is always the envy and despair
of her suit, had wandered away from
her attendants and not only had lost
her way, but was both hungry and
fatlgued, when she saw q PEASANTS
cottage in the distance.
Making her way to 1t, her knock was
answered by an old peasant woman,
whom she asked for rest and refresh
ment.
"Come in, my dear, and welcome"
the kindly old peasant said.
The queen entered and Insisted on
helping the hostess to prepare the sim
pie meal of milk and bread. When
the belated attendants reached the
cottage, they found the queen and the
old woman gosslping of old friends. 1t
was not until some days later, when a
handsome present arrived at the cot
tage, that the woman learned how she
had entertained her queen.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
90 n1sRrvupFR HIS NAME. MUM. "

bench he received a call at his house
one evening. 4 formal dinner was In
progress. The visitor failed to make
her errand clear TO the servant. and
the Justices daughter went to the door.
"The Judge stint me son mp to the is
land this mornin an l want to see
him." said the woman.
"What judgef" asked Miss Power.
81 disremimber his name. num-
by this time the justice and two Of bis
friends had gone into the smoking
room near the door, where the dialogue
was clearly heard-"but he makes thin
tin images up in Twenty-hfth street"
At this point the justice interrupted
the dialogue. The woman did not get
her son of the island, but she collected
the rent for her fat and enough ready
money to keep her until her hayward
boys sentence had expired.-Saturday
Evening Post.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
Crow. 20 he Used In warfare.

According to a Berlin correspondent
q modest little society in Germany is
apparently plnning its faith to the
crow, in succession to the almost uni
versally used pigeon, as a carrier Of
war news. The pigeon fly experiments
which Germany carried out on British
soil some time ago-sending huge
crates of birds to Dover for the pur-
pose-were not wholly successful, bad
weather preventing many Of the birds
from reaching their quarters again,
and many were shot by persons in
search Of dinner. 1t is claimed with
truth that very few people would shoot
crows for food and that when liberat-
ed from beleaguered place the enemy
would be more likely to allow them to
fly past unmolested and unsupported
than would be the case with pigeons.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
GOOD NEWS STORIES.
Senator BiRcLburn's Modest Request.
She Knew His BusineEs-Grn-
ciOus 10 the Humble.

Colonel II. Y. Horton, well known
horseman, was for seven years a page
In congress, during which time he be-
came intimately acquainted with the
prominent political leaders Of the coun-
try. He tells Senator Voorhees, favor
tie story at the expense Of Senator Joe
Blackburn OF Kentucky and which Is
new to the admirers of both gentlemen
I'm these parts. The incident is alleged
10 have taken place when Blackburn
had on the hard fight to retain his seat
I'm the senate. Ex-Congressman James
Bedford was n close friend TO Black
burn and. knowing his financial condl-
ton, asked If little assistance In that
way would not come handy. Black
burn replied that IL would, and Bedford
went to James II. Stratton, the COlora-
do Springs millionaire. explaining that
from Blackburn's fidelity 70 the silver
cause his reelection was almost as i'm
portant 10 Colorado as IL was to Ken
lucky. Stratton said he would be pleas
ed to do all In his power and that to
raise $4,000 he would himself contrib
ute half the amount and by tclephon-
ing ten acquaintanccs he would soon
have the balance. This was quickly
done. but Stratton got Belford and had
him telegraph Blackburn TO find out If
that would Ice sufficient, as he would
hate to send only 10000 when Black
burn might be expecting $4,000 Bel
ford wired and In a short time received
this answer from the Kentucky states
man:
Ought to have 500, but can make
$3.50 do"
Stratton sent $1,000. - St. Louis
GlObc-DemOcrat
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
Scheme to Revive Texas Revived.

Scheme to Revive Texas Revived.
"Western Texas is rapidly increasing
In population" said b. f. Adams OF
San Francisco. Il was in FL PasO for
several months and was greatly sur
prlsed. The city is as beautiful place
as Richmond and as large. While ]
was down there there was scheme on
foot TO make a new state from south
ern New Mexico. that part Of Texas
west of an extension south Of the east
ern boundary line OF New Mexico and
a purchase from Mexico which would
include a small strip of northern Chi
huahua included within the extension
east Of the Gadsden purchase to the
Rio Grande river
"The scheme fell through, but now
that the Republicans have been retain
ed in power it is being revived. West
ern Texas is separated from the east
ern portion of the state by a wide des-
ert, and its interests are identical with
those Of New Mexico and hostile to
those Of the state at large. The act
admitting Texas to the Union provides
for possible division, and this Is likely
to be made in the near future."-Wash-
ington Cor. st. Louis Republic.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.

BEGINNING Tuesday. Dec ember %. steamer ndI.i
Potomac Will leave Pier Light Street, bai III.
more. Tuesday and Saturday az p M 10, I0r
the Potomac river calling at Miller s. bronze
Bscons Grasons, Lewisetta Bsneick M SO9T
Don't Lodge. Adams PineY Point Aoell s.
CObqTns Howard ANA R1s Ss%oe
Riverside. Liverpool Point, Glymonts Alex
andria and Washington. - CO.. 1vhore
washin1ton. at d M, Thursday, calling at
ali the above mentioned whs ssd I FSiasT
KI1ssIe ar ~ M. Miller's at 4 p. M. Grason
at5 % M. and Bacon's at p. m, arriving III
Baltimore early Tuesday and SATURDAY nnoin-
ings. ~. -. p;or q LIGHT
No Freight received for out going steamers
after D. m. on sailing days.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent
gTHrnENSUN q BkO., Agents,
at Washington, ID. 9
WILLIAM NJ. REARDON, Agent, ~.
st Alexandria, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
IL Saved Hia Leg.

P. A. Danforth, of LAGRANGE, Ga,
suffered intensely for six months with
a frightful running sore on his leg, but
whites that Bucklen's Arnioa Salve
wholly cured 1t in ten days. For Ulcers.
Wounds, Burns. Boils, Pain or Piles It's
the best selve in the world. Cure
guaranteed. Only 300. Sold by M. NJ.
Lewis, druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
OUR UNOCCUPlEOLANDS

1t is often asserted and as often un-
thinkingly believed that our national
landed possessions, with the exception
of the 4ndian reservations and those
tracts set aside for government parks
are practically occupied and that as n
consequence the opportunities and in
centives which once moved pioneers
to establish homes for themselves in
untried fields are gone forever
The fallacy of this assumption, how
ever, is shown in recent investigations
and compilations of the land office at
Washington.
From these 1t appears that Of the
2.27O.557,4 40 acres once constituting
the nations domains considerably more
than one-thlrd are still unapproprlated.
and with the exception of Alaska our
new possessions-the Philippines, the
Hawaiian Islands. Porto Rico and
Guam-are not included in the esti-
mate.
1t viii perhaps surprise many TO
learn that even in some of the Older
states, as In those more recently set
tied. immense tracts of unOccupiel
land still form portions of the nations
possessions. Thus there are 42S.SS3
acres in Alabama. $4,000 in Louisiana,
2S5,OOO in Mississippi, $4,000 in Mich
igan, more than 5.G27 1914 in Minncso-
tn and 69.O73. 400 in Montana.
Government possessions aggreSating
more than twice the area of Pennsyi-
yanla exist in Nevada, and In New
Mexico. Arizona and Idaho the eX-
tent of its ownership is approximately
as great.
1t is not, Of course, to be understood
that all these lands are susceptible of
cultivation, but many Of them are or
can be rendered so. 1t is therefore OBJ
vious that within the original bounda-
ries Of the nation there is yet for gen
erations to come wide fields for agrl-
cultural development.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
Liquor Dealers.
p. McCraCken, Bro. & Co.,
-WHoLAsALE AID RKrArI

eROCERs AND LIQUOR DEALERS.
Oher Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYE
and BOURBON WHISTLES, from the fol-
lowing well known distilleries: Graft & Co.
Of Ohio; Boone County Distilling Co.,, OF
Kentucky Monticello Distillery, Of Mary.
and, and w. +. Gray, of Pennsylvania.
Agents for Bergner h Engle's Lager Beer
they also offer Staplea and Fancy Groceries
agricultural Implements SesdR, Gusno, and
Cement.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
PLENTY nfRoom In Texna.

Bailey county, Tex, has only four
residents, Cochran has %, Andrews has
81, Lynn has II, and Dawson has 36
Twenty-Five other counties have popu-
lations of less than 500 each. Some
counties have no running streams with
In their borders, some are hundreds OF
miles from a railroad, and others are
almost wholly inhabited by prairie
dogs, jack rabbits and rattlesnakes'
Tom Green county, the largest in the
state, is larger than the whole state of
Ohio and has but 6,SO4 inhabitants.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05

For many years Aqueduct Commits
sloner Maurice J. Power Of New York
was a police justice. Politics, how
ever, is not Mr. Powers livelihood. He
is a manufacturer and connolsscur of
bronze art work. During the last year
of Mr.. Powers service on the police
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05
Winter Schedule.
NORFOLK AND RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER
ROUTE.

Beginning Sunday, December SOth. steam
ers will run as follows 80. nj,
Leave Pier 2, Light street WnarI, baI u.
more. daily except Saturday and SUNDAY az
I.sO o. m. and on sunday at $50 p. m, Tor the
Kappahannock as far as TappanannOek, eN-
Tending the trip from Baltimore on Friday 10
Fredericksburg, calling at all landings on the
River On Tuesday and Saturday only, Steau,
ers will leave Bay Port for Baltimore hnd
will call there from Baltimore only on Iues-
dav and SaturdaS. From Baltimore, steam.
ers will call at Millen6eck and Merry hoih1
on MONDAY, Friday and Saturday. To bai u
more will call Monday. tuesday, FRIDAY
and Saturday,. At Weems and Try
ington. Steamers from baltimore VIII
cal Saturday and Tuesday only. for Baltl.
more. Steamers will leave Tappahhnnock at
sam. Tuesday and Saturday, and y q. W.
Monday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
calling at ali wharves except as above men
Toned. Will leave TappahannOck tOr NOT
folk AT II m. Tuesday. Will leave NOrlolA AZ
4p'm. Wednesday for Freder1ckso urg ana
ali landings on the River, leaving 1aPPalslan
mock at Sa. m. Thursday. Leave Freezer
ieksburg for Baltimore at 2:3O p; N monoay
and Friday going as far on those uay 8 as
I,eedstOw .. Will leave Leedstown IuesuHy
and Saturday for Baltimore at 4:JO a. NJ
HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager,
Baltimore, Nd
W.D. SCOTT, Agent,
at Fredericksburg. Va.
KY COMPTON, Agent,
atNorfolk, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-05

Was the result Of his splendid health
Indomitable will and tremendous energy
are not found where Stomach, Liver.
Kidneys, and Bowels are out Of order.
II you want the qualities and she sue
cess they bring, use DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. They develop every power
Of brain and body. Only Zoo at Nj. ID.
Lewis drug store.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-11
DIVORCE IS AWARDED
BONDS OF MATRIMONY BINDING
THE ALLEYS ARE DISSOLVED.
DECREE BASED ON CRUELTY
Evidence Given by the Plaintih, MRS.
Alley, and Her Mother, Mrs.
Wright, at the Hearing
This Morning.

Mrs. Olivia G. Alley. slender young
woman with a pale complexion ana plue
eyes, was this morning divorced from
her husband, Burt v. Alley, on the
ground of cruelty in Judge McClernans
court The defendant was not present
at the proceedings to make defense,
and the decree was granted upon his
default in the suit.
Mrs. Alley and her mother. Mrs. G. l.
Wright, gave evidence on the witness
stand concerning the cruelty alleged
against Alley. The complaint stated
that the parties were married at WASH
inston Bar, Montana, on May q, 1898.
What was the date of your marriage
to Alley?" the plaintiff was asked by
her lawyer, Mr.. Mackel
She smiled and acknowledged with
futter that she could not think 81. the
date. The date in the complaint was
read to her, and she hesftated and then
agreed to It. The marriage took place
only three years and a half ago, yet the
memory of it seemed already to have
grown dim.
The lawyer next asked Mrs. Alley to
tell what cruelty had been inflicted upon
her.
"well," she said, he'd heat me if I
went to see mama, or any of my lady
friends. He did not waEt me ITO go out"
Estate what happened on the date
named here in the complaint" Mr..
Mackel said.
HE said I went out some place. and
I denied it, of course. He said did and
choked me. I hadn't been out" Mrs.
Alley replied.
did he beat you?"
Eyes: he struck me and then he
choked me-
The plaintiff evidently felt mortified
at her position, and averted her face
after giving her evidence.
Mrs. Wright, her mother testified
about one instance of the defendants
alleged brutality.
She said that she heard Mrs. Alley
cry out-they lived in the same house
and she ran into the latter's rooms and
picked her up off the floor. She said
that Alley had choked his wife over a
sink, and that he had held the latter's
head over the sink.
"Were there finger marks on her
throat?" Mr.. Mackel asked.
Yes, SIR" the lady replied.
The court granted the divorce without
questions, and gave the plaintiff the
right to resume her maiden name Of
Olivia G. Wright.
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the city the next morning, Dougherty
having advised me to do so, as l had
bad leg. He accompanied me part OF
the way and carried rifle"
Jack Lavell, chief of the police de-
partment at the time Weber was ar
rested, gave testimony relative to his
trip to the cabin and what he found
there. One of the long tables in the
room was used for exhibiting the find.
which consisted of a small furnace,
tank, acids, copper wire and other
things. The paraphernalia, he said,
had been packed in boxes at the cabin.
He had been accompanied to the place
by Detective Murphy, Mr.. Melville
and Abe Cohn.
Detective Murphy gave similar ties.
timOny, adding that Weber had told
him he had been making specimens and
assaying for various parties there
abouts
Abe Coin said he had talked to Web
Der after the arrest and Weber told
him he did not know Dougherty or John
Mulligan, but later admitted that he did
that he had found some rich rock there
about twenty years ago and had re-
turned for the purpose Of finding more
of it. When the officers arrived at the
cabin they all drew their guns and sur
rounded it. Weber was sitting on the
outside. So far as 1 know, he made no
objection to being taken into custody"
At II o'clock about half of the testi-
mony for the prosecution had been sub
mitted.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-11
IN "a COMMON SINNER"
"Big Bill" Devere Comes to Butte With
His New Plav, &,

4AAS 4NS" Adys
"A Common Sinner" began three
nights run at Suttons new grand last
evening. Considerable anticipatory in
terest was created by the announcement
that big Bill' Devere would give free
range to his peculiar faculties as an en-
tertainer, and, having written the play
himself, would inject full measures of
his quaint personality into the perform
ance. The work of the dramatist in "a
Common Sinner" appears to have COM,
pletely Obscured and discredited Big
Bnr' Devere. He is not in evidence suf-
ficiently to merit the approval given him
when he appeared in Butte in other sea-
sons, and the merit of his former spe-
cialties appears not to have been Success
fully transferred to his present efforts.
"A Common Sinner has no plot to
interfere with the enjoyment of audi
tors who do not devour stage mysteries
with a keen relish. The piece may be
played backward or forward or beginning
in the middle may be reeled off like the
acts Of two ring circus. It's full of in
cidents, however, and one of them l..
linked to the personality of Ina Gush-
er, grass widow, and in this character
Wayne Taylor scintillates with consider
able brilliancy. She has a fine voice and
should make a success in opera. VIII
Philbrick displays good ability in black
face specialties and Clayton Kennedy
wins applause in his original piano py-
rotechnics. The remainder Of the COM
pany exhibited no claims to popular APP
rroval in the performance last night
The piece will be on for three nights.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-11
ROUND 4 IN ORDER
JURY IN THE MACKEL-ROCH
TER SUIT FAILS TO AGREE.
NINE BALLOTS WERE TAKEN
Each Was the Same, Eight to Four in
Favor Of the Defendant-Case
Has Been Tried Three
Times.

The trial of the suit brought by AL
exander Mackel against Ros Rochester
in behalf of the creditors of Fred Bart
lett terminated in the United States
court today without a verdict having
been arrived at by the jury. This
means that the jury could not agree,
and that the suit will have to be tried
again, which will be round No. 4, as it
has been tried three times.
During the first trial the court sus-
tanned a motion for non-suit, but the
plaintiff came up smiling for second
bout and got it. The entire stock of
testimony was submitted at the second,
but two of the twelve jurymen enter
tanned ideas in opposition to those har-
bored by the other ten, and compro-
mise verdict for $500 for the plaintiff
was the result. 1t would not hold how
ever, and another trial was decided upon.
Three or four days ago the trial just
ended was commenced. 1t was conducted
with rare legal ability by both sides
from start to finish. The first ballot
taken by the jury stood eight in favor
of the defendant and four for the plain
tiff, but as it was necessary that the
verdict should be unanimous the bal
loting continued at intervals during the
night. In all. nine ballots We're taken,
and each was the same-eight to four.
1t being apparent that the jurymen
could not agree, they We're ushered into
court this morning after having spent
about 20 hours under lock and key at
50 per day and pay their own board. *
"Who is your foreman, gentlemen
asked Judge Knowles after they had
taken seats in the jury box.
Robert Grix," answered three or four
in chorus. .
"Mr. erik, how does the jury stand?''
asked the judge.
Eight to four" was the reply.
us there any prospect of a verdict?"
1T do not believe there is. We stand
Just the same as when we started to
ballot"
Have you agreed on matter of fact,
or law?"
Fact. We appear to be all right on
law"
The judge then asked several more
of the jurymen some questions relative
to the outlook for an agreement, and as
the answers showed the presence Of a
strong negative sentiment, the judge
excused the entire IL until tomorrow.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-11
AN INSANITY INVESTIGATION
Charles Ryan and Mrs. Mary curtis
to Be Examined at I'D
Tomorrow.

Two insanity investigations Will ne
held in Judge McClernan's court tomoI-
row morning at 10 O'Clock. The de1end-
ants are Charles Ryan and MIS-. MARY
Curtis. two people apparently IN oe-
mented condition.
RYAN. who is a laboring man, mas
baen in the county Jail for a week or
TON DAYS. He acts in most eccentric
m.nner. and it has been necessary to
contine him in 2 cell He recently dis
organized the water pipes in the Jail
,na flooded O. part of the bastile, hav-
ing stuffed the pipes up.
Mrs. Curtis has been at the insanity
nvastiration court beco1e-many times
during the summers that have slipped
over the brow OF Big Butte in the last
decade. She has always come off a WIN
ner in her encounters with the doctors
heretofore Only a month ago she
slipped through their fingers like a bar
of white soap.
Mrs. Curtis is an able four-handed
talker, with a shrewd Irish wit, and she
has always made it appear that she was
lust inside the sane line, or, perhaps
not so far over the insane line as would
warrant her commitment to the asy-
lum. Thus has she always been dis
charged.
Still, there is something very much thk
matter with Mrs. Curtis She is, to say
the least, excessively erratic, and her
pvrotechnic career through the jails and
.he alleys Of the terderloin is full Of
wild and aberrant capers. She has been
a social problem to the police and other
officials for some time.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-11
JAMES NELL COMING.
Famous Theatrical Organization Now
in Spokane

Among the arrivals at the Butte hotel
today was Charles Aston Parker, man.
ager for James Neill and the famous
Neill Theatrical company, of which there
is none more capable or popular that an
nually visits this city. The organization
this evening is in Spokane, and will
make tour of the four principal Mon
tana towns before visiting this city
Since it was last here it has played a
most remarkably successful engagement
of 20 weeks in San Francisco, where it
succeeded in breaking all big box office
records at the California theaters.
"Our present trip will necessarily have
to be brief one" said Mr.. Parker this
noon, "for after appearing in Butte our
company will be seen in but one more
city on these shores before visiting
Honolulu. From here we will go to Salt
Lake City for three nights and then to
Honolulu. Our engagement in the latter
place will be for four weeks. and the
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-11
WILL APPEAL TOBIN CASE.
Lawyer Thresher Will Try For New
Trial For Convicted Man.

Attorney B. F. Thresher is taking
steps in an effort to secure a new trial
for Edward Tobin, the man convicted
Of the murder Of Harry Foster. Tobin
is now in the Deer Lodge prison under a
sentence of Is years for the murder.
This morning MI. Thresher made a
motion in Judge McClernan's court that
the court make an order authorizing the
court stenographer to furnish the de-
PENDANT with a transcript of the evil
dence at his trial at the expense of the
county.
Mr.. Thatcher stated that Tobin is
without means to pay for the transcript
The defendant was also granted an ad
ditional 10 days time in which to pre-
sent his bill of exceptions on the motion
for new trial. The law gives him 10
days from the date of the sentence to
present the bill.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-11
BIDS WANTED FOR HAY AND
GRAIN

Sealed proposals will be received by
the city council of the city Of Butte
(to be filed with the city clerk before
the hour of 1880 o'clock p. m. Wednes.
day. October 49, 1900. for the furnishing
of hay and grain to the city in carload
lots for period of one year.
Form of contract and form Of bid may
be seen at the Office of the city clerk
in the city hall.
All bids must be in writing and must
be accompanied by a certified check or
cash in the sum of $780, which viii!
be considered as liquidated damages II
the requirements in the way Of con-
tract and bond are not entered into
within five 90 days after the award has
been made.
The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
w. X. QUARLES. City Clerk.
Dated Oct. II, 1901.