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Douglas Island news., 1901-02-27

Two clans of the Sitka tribe of h. dians are at war over the hereditary possessory rights to family totem7-a frog. The courts not affording them any relief, they are scalping and mutil ating each others totem poles whenever the vigilance of an enemy wanes aud offers an opportunity.
 At the regular communication of the White Pass Lodge, W. D., r. & A. M., last night in Elks' Hall, Ezra T. Pope was elected and initiated to member ship, says the Skagway Alaskan. Mir. Pope is the first to become a Mason in Alaska, and some day his grandchild- ren may look back and remember the fact with great pride.
 w. A. Mix, of No. 2 below on Porcu- pine, came up on the Victorian and left on that vessel for Seattle to pur- chase more hydraulic machinery, says the Skagway Alaskan. He said they were down 42 feet and drifting on bed rock, and that the pay streak struck was marvellous. He did not say how rich, but simply Sit is away up big, and bigger than anything ever struck in the Klondike"
 By far the largest number of miners in Alaska will be found in Nome and neighboring districts. With the num- Der wintering in these camps the popu- lation, it is estimated, will reach 10000 before the close of the summer of 1901. Transportation men are basing their calculations for next seasons business on movemant of from 5000 to l2,000 people. Including the population of the town, from 5000 to 10000 are now in the various Nome camps.
 Charles R. Kaiser, who has been working on the railroad near the Sum- init, left with two others at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning for Skagway, says the Alaskan. The wind was blow ing 80 miles an hour and the thermom- eter was 28 below, according to Kaiser's statement. About three miles this side of the summit they were overtaken by snowslide, and MT. Kaiser was strictly in it. It took his two companions half an hour to dig him out, and even then he claims that his hands and nose were frozen.
 A faro layout, with couple thousand of dollars behind it, opened up for bus mess in White Horse the other night, and Billy Alfred, local sport, was the first to go against it. In very short time he captured the roll and took the deal himself. There were gamblers in town whose religious belief was that no man could win on both sides of the ta- ble on the same night, so they hoped onto Alfred's easy thing. The result was that they contributed another cool thousand to his cash capital. The Tribune now calls Alfred "Lucky Bill"
 A Dawson special to the Skagway News says that Geo. E. Pullman, super intendent of the Royal mail service, who has just arrived from White Horse reports the trail in dangerous condi- tion in many places for heavy teaming. The unusually cold weather, especially at the fountain heads of the Yukon, has caused the water to get so low that the ice is left suspended above the water like huge viaduct, with no support except along the shores. In places where the ice is thin or there is wide "span" the ice is liable to break under the heavy strain
Douglas Island news., 1901-02-27

A news item in the Sitka Alaskan is to the effect that Miss Constance, the daughter of US. Marshal Shoup, is the proud possessor of bob tailed pup, with past. And, we suppose, "there- by hangs a tale"
 The Dirigo had narrow escape from burning while laying at Seattle wharf just before her last trip north. One of her forecastle lamps exploded and but for the timely arrival of the fire boat might have been destroyed.
 "Nigger Jim" Dougherty and party have returned from Investigating Clear creek. They report having put in a month there prospecting and left with out stalking anything, as they did not consider the prospects worth the price of an entry fee.
 A shaft 13O feet deep has been sunk by Charles Everett at Moosehide gulch, near Dawson, exploring for gold. He expects to keep on until he strikes bed rock. It is rumorod that in early days great quantities of gold were taken from this creek.
 Samuel Scrang of Dawson has receiv- ed letter from his partner at Nome, under date of November 10, stating that Blue Stem is proving one of the richest creeks there, and it's phenome- nal output is certain to create an ex- citement next season.
 The White Horse Tribune says that Commissioner Ogilvie has kindly told us where we can purchase a good fire engine for 565O0. Now if some one else will be so kind as to tells us where we can get the price the question of fire protection will be practically settled.
 The committee appointed to secure a suitable location outside of the city limits of Dawson for the habitations of the demi monde, has made it's report, and Major l.. c. Wood, commanding the N. w. M. P, has issued the order compelling all of the women to move by May l.
 Fl. H. Hildreth, of Sitka, who intend ed putting in newspaper plant at Val des, on his arrival at Portland to pur- chase the material, found that someone had already shipped a plant there, so he abandoned his intention and he will probably go into the Copper river dis trict to prospect.
 The Skagway Alaskan says that the fremen are fattening up the clans they have imported for their clam bake. They are in eighty feet of water along side the wharf, but every day they are brought up and given feed of corn meal. Charley Walker says some of them are very intelligent, and will sit up and beg like a dog, Still, Charley knows how to make clam bake, so he may be excused such scientific obser- vations.
 Mir. Robert Lowe showed us the oth- 1 CT day, says the White Horse Star, a sample sack of coal from his recently discovered claim 12 miles west of Dug dale. The coal is Ignite and tests have proven that it is of first class conner cial quality. The vein from which the specimen shown was taken is 20 feet wide and pitches downward at an angle of 45 degrees between well defined slate walls. Six men are now at work opening up the claim.
Douglas Island news., 1901-02-27

There are now sixteen teams on the trail between White Horse and Dawson carrying mail, six of them being four horse teams.
 An unknown man took four shots at the sentry in front of the government barracks at Skagway on the night of the 11th inst
 Dogs in the pound at Dawson get three warm meals day. That's better than some specimens of humanity suc- ceed in getting.
 The District Historical Society and Museum at Sitka has just received from Washington, D. C., 4393 volumes of gov ernment miscellany,
 Geo. St. Cyr, recently convicted at Dawson of murder in the first degree, has made twouusuccessful attempts at suicide since his conviction.
 Mir. John Hanlou, who was hurt some time ago while on a visit to Douglas Island, has left the hospital at Skag- way and returned to his home in Sitka,
 Chauucy D. Shaw, whose lease on the Sitka Alaskan plant expires about the first of March, will probably seek fame and fortune in the Copper river coun- try,
 Sam Jones, an Indian, aged 45 years, who had been in ill health for some time past, committed suicide at Sitka by shooting himself through the head with arevolver.
 Oscar Fish, the U. S. mail carrier, has left Eagle for Valdes on bicycle. To show that he is no sucker, he was ac- companied by dog team for service in case of emergency.
 Down at White Horse they don't pay much attention to such things as keep ing off the grass. But there are con- spicuously displayed signs warning people to "keep off the ice"
 John Kinny, who has been working as carpenter on the railroad at Skag, way for some months, died at the rail road hospital in that town on the 8th inst. of valvuIar disease of the heart.
 A conference of local ministers was recently held in Skagway for the pur- pose of arranging to have some promi' nent evangelist come north in the near future to hold revival services in Skag- way.
 Mir. A. Chrichton Macrea will attend the Pan-American Exposition at Bufa. To, N. Y, where he will have charge oi the exhibits from White Horse and oth. CT mining districts in that immediate vicinity.
 The gold commissioner at Dawson has made rullng GnaS aller haEch 4s' the fourteen days grace heretofore giv' en for a miner to have his lease renew ed on the expiration of year, shall be cancelled.
 A man by the name of Fox, in the employ of the Rodman Bay Syndicate 50 miles from Sitlsa, recently lost his life by freezing. He ran short of pro visions and had to make trip to the beach, ' miles distant, to replenish bis supply. It was stormy, and the snow was deep and soft, and on his way back he became exhausted and perished 6 short distance from home.
Douglas Island news., 1901-02-27

A news item in the Sitka Alaskan is to the effect that Miss Constance, the daughter of U.S. Marshal Shoup, is the proud possessor of a bob tailed pup, with past. And, we suppose, "there- by hangs tale"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09
POLITICAL.

The Cuban Constitutional Convention
voted Saturday not to accept the Platt
amendment defining the relations which
the United States declares should exist
between it and the Cuban Republic.
At Democratic mass-meeting held at
Madison Saturday, +. I'll. Lowell wasen-
dOrsed for Constitutional Convention for
the district of Madison and Greene, and
Col Geo. ). ShacklefOrd endorsed for SEN
ator for the Fifteenth District.
\ mass-meeting Of voters opposed to
the candidacy of the proposed nominee
of the Democratic party was held at
Louisa courthouse Friday and nOmina-
tions made for county officers and for a
Constitutional Convention candidate.
Col. Tim Smith and Mr.. Blake submitted
their claims to the mass-meeting, agreeing
to abide by theresult. Col. Smith was en-
dOrsed. The modified fence law will be
the issue in county offices.
FranktOwn District Northampton
county, Democratic Committee met at
FranktOwn, to formulate plan for the
selection of Democratic candidates for
district Offices 1t was decided to hold a
primary on the 9th. of April. All candi-
dates are required to send in their names
accompanied with one dollar Ito pay ex-
penses of primary to Chairman ofDemo-
cratic Committee, j. B. Bell, MariOnville
The new ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS full name
is Philander Chase Knox. IIeis native
of Pennsylvania, was born in 1853. lie
is an old friend of President Mckinley.
They first met at Mount Union College,
Alliance, Ohio, and it is due to Mr.. Me
Kinley that Mr.. Knox is lawyer. Mr..
Knox graduated in 1872 and went to
Pittsburg to study law, where he has re-
sided ever since. He enters upon his new
duties today.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09
SOME DEATHS.

Mrs. DR.. Hereford, of Prince William
county, died last week.
Mr.. Walton Colvin died at his home, in
Madison county, last week.
Mr.. w. c. Crenshaw, aged seventy eight
years, died at his home, at Ashland, Sat
urday.
Mr.. II. +. Johnson, a prominent citi-
zen of Richmond county, died last week
from n stroke of paralysis.
Mr.. VIM. S. Tunnel, of Cape Charles,
died last week, aged sixty years. liewas
native of Accomac and brave COnfed-
crate soldier.
Mr.. Vim. Bradley, aged seventy years,
was found dead at his home, near Deco
guam, Fairfax county. He lived alone,
and it is supposed he fell in the fire, as he
was badly burned.
Mrs. Mcneil, nee GOOdloe, wife OF Rev.
]. W. II. Mcneil, formerly of Gordons-
vile, died in Chicago last week of typhoid
fever. She was a niece of Mrs. r. IL.
Houseworth, of Orange county.
Samuel Osbune, aged about seventy
five years, was found dead in his house in
Loudoun county Friday. Hehad appar-
emily been dead some time. lie had lived
as a hermit, and was supposed to be
without means. but a search of the prem
Uses resulted in finding about 800.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09
GENERAL NEWS.


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4 IIobokcn. y. ! firm has corncrcd the
peanut market.
Elections Tor muncipal officers VIII 10
No developments Of Importance III
South Airica in the hast few DAYS.
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festo.
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People ar" starving III iort" hlro lo'
wnat OF capital To plant ana cultivate
crops.
II ss,iI tbot MI the biz railroad svs
toms ri fine rnnntry mnv mite nm Ter one
monnoenent
,hout san Ooo bnsbels of wheat and
.orn ,rere d.strnyeJ nt,St Louis by
t &c. tn1t sr5o 0oo
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New Orleans is making lavish prcpar,
tions To entertain President Mckinley on
his visit. Nav LIST and 2nd
g. W. Ely, former secretary ol 'he NvN
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09
CONSTITUTIONAL coNvENTIoE.

1t il said thnt nearly every one oi the
nominees for the constitutional Convcn-
ton thus iar il what is termed Gold
Democrat
Going to the unconstitutional Convention
is no longer attractive. now that il is
not 50 possible to suck straws ON the
Jefferson ROOF garden.-StauntO News
II looks now M if Mr.. \. Il Wcscott.
OF the Accomac bar, will represent Acco-
mae in the convention az Judge Black
stone has refused to enter into "A contest
r. l.. Gordon, Jr., was the choice oi the
Louisa County Democratic Convention
which met at Louisa saturday 10 nomi
nate candidate for the Constitutional
Convention He was nominated without
opposition and accepted in strong
speech.
Joseph Bryan editor OF the Richmond
Times .wnsdcicatcd for the
Convention in llcnrico. Samuel T. Wad
dill, clerk Of the County Court and broth
or Of I ). Judge Edmund Naddill WAS
nominated 10y forty siN majority II re-
qnirrd the figures from the last precinct
To determine the result The vote WINS
so close that Mr. liryHn's friends may
ask for recount.
John ). Barbour. candidate for the
Democratic nomination to represent Oul
pepper in the Constitutional Convention.
il ont in long card addressed 10 thc 80
ters OF that county Mr. Barbour tx iu
| favor of having the salaries olal phicial-
| fixed 10y the Convention and prohibiting
| the Legislature or Boards oi Supervisors
from increasing the same
The fear that ollicc-holdcrs will '.rm
| the Convention cannot find much sup
port in the nominations thus lar made
IL * too much To expect that Office hold
crs will be entirely absent. but very icW
have been successful mp to the present
| point ia the campaign. The people ar,
not making u great amount Ol noise bui
they appear TO be- protecting their inter
csts pretty wcll-Norfolk Landmark
The basis oi representation IN the Stat
| Democratic Convention is "a matter ar &,
which there will be- adherence oi opinion
when the State committee meets in Rich
mond ON the 10Th of this month. As fan
AZ il known the candilatcs have uo dc
cidcd preference I'm ISS9 the basis Wa,
made one delegate for every one hundrc
Democratic votes There are those VIII,
| think one delegate To every one hundrc'
votes east Tor Bryan last year should 10
the basis. and they will seek to have tm
number ofdclcgntcs reduced On the othc
hand, there arr numerous advocates o.
what might be- called "a "hrrah con
| Nentinn-n biz body ni nonnIr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09

- We ARE perfectly satisfied that
whenever this question of negro disfran-
chisement. from whatever State the case
may proceed. shall be brought clearly
upon its merits before the United States
Supreme Court, all devices which have
been employed to discriminate against
the black vote will be pronounced by the
court to be in conflict with the COnstitu-
ton of the United States The court may
dodge the issue as long as it can, but
such must be the decision when the final
test is made Therefore, we have warned
the people of Virginia, leaving all other
considerations out of the question, not to
attempt plan of disfranchisement which
they know will not stand before the court
of final resort. For ii that court should
decide that the suffrage clause OF the
State Constitution was in conflict with
the Fifteenth amendment to the COnsti-
tuition of the United States, and there
fore void, we would be in a state Of chaos
and would remain in such a state until
another Constitutional Convention could
be assembled. which, as everybOdy knows,
requires a long time. As a moral ques-
ton The Times does not believe in these
devious devices, which have been EN-
plOyed in some of the other Southern
States But leaving that out of consid-
GRAFTON, if you will, The Times says that
it is revolutionary and rash to fly in the
face of the Constitution of the United
States and the highest court in the land.
Rich. Times.
The Times presents some sOlidfacts
in the foregoing admOnition. The
condition it presages is not over
drawn, except in the point cited as
necessitating the call of another con-
vention. We are OF the opinion that
any clause declared unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court could be recti
fed by the Legislatures submitting
an amendment to the people. But
this at best would require the lapse
of a year or two in all probability,
during which period chaos might as
sumo sway. The FREE LANCE has
thrown out this warning also, and it
is not the part of wisdom to disre-
gard it.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09
CHINA.

Japan continues to make hurried prep
arations for possible war with Russia.
Russia renews the war and the Chinese
were defeated in a sharp action near Sin,
min-ting.
Russia has sent a note to the u. s
Government declaring that she has no
improper designs in Manchuria
The Chinese plenipotentiaries have
agreed on the punishments of the guilty
provincial officials to be demanded 10y
the foreign ministers on account OF the
murder of 242 persons, missionaries and
their wives and children.
Russia is bound to do something or
lose prestige with the Chinese. The mem
bers of the British Legation in particular
are satisfied that in spite of China's re-
fusal to sign the Manchurian agreement
she will soon sign something similar in
order to protect her own interests and
have even nominal control ofManchuria,
which is now practically Russian terri
tory.
The u. S. Government has received a
communication from the Russian Gov
eminent, bearing on conditions in China,
and particularly those relating TO Man
churia. The document at the State De-
partment is looked upon as the most
salutary development that has occurred
for many months in the problems of the
East Mr. Mckinley shared the Secretary
of States qualification that way had
been found to dispose of thecomplications
over the Manchurian question.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09
.. 1901.

AcFNTIEMAN who is close to Mr.. Swan
son made an interesting statement con
corning the action of that gentleman
when he brought the present Attorney
General from obscurity To public life. 1t
was when MIR. Swanson. in his unswerV-
inc friendship and in the face of strong
opposition. championed MIR. Montague
for the position of district attorney Tor
the western district OF Virginia, under
President Cleveland's second term. To
Mr.. Swanson alone was due the appoint
ment.-Danville Register.
Referring to the above. the Danville
Free Press has the following To say:
There was gentleman in this city an
eminent LAWYER. who was recommended
for that position and who had testimo-
mails from this aud other States which
were never surpassed 10y those OF any
seeker. we think for a similar position.
Notwithstanding this fact, Mr.. Swanson
took up and supported young Jack
Montague. as was commonly believed
for the sole and simple reason that
Young Jack" had strong Congressional
aspirations in the Fifth district. and be
ing public speaker of magnetism and
address far exceeding any such qualities
in MIR. Swanson. il was thought in this
section that he could capture the nOm-
nation and election to Congress over the
then incumbent il he chose TO make the
fight. According 10 the popular impress
sion. Mr. Swanson thinking discretion
the better partof yalOr, supported Mr..
Montague for the attorneyship. disre-
carding the claims of and the demands
for another, as TO that position, IN order
to clear his own path of most formida-
bic lion in il. This may have been very
wise politics ON the part of Mr.. Swan
son. Ii seems to us rather 10 be a ease
of poetic Justice that the instrument of
his own selfish calculation should be
turned against the user Of it.
Here is vindication indeed. The
opponents of Mr.. Swanson have de
MED point-blank that the Congress
man had pushed Mr.. Montague to
the front. but here comes one OF his
bittereSt oppoSerS and admits that
he did the work for young Jack
Montague. Obliged TO admit what
had been Strenuouslv denied reason
must be found. and that reason iSthe
old. old story of seli-interest. II
don't go down. After the lapse OF a
little time We presume his enemies
will claim that self-intereSt led him to
stand 10y his friend Judge White
when Mr.. Montague forSoOk him, al
though White is supposed to have
had equal claims upon him. They
will have to hatch up something bet
ter than this. for Swanson's known
motto is Fidelity to friends. and he
has shown it in the case OF quondam
friends as we'll as in the case OF true
ones.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09

"a FORMER New York policeman
now living in Pike county, Pennsyl-
vania, as a pauper, is likely to be
auctiOned off to the person who will
bid the lowest sum to support him.
This is the custom of that Common
wealth, where there are no poor
houses. The successful bidder takes
the pauper and feeds him and lodges
him. The ex-policeman is now
in the county Jail in default of
payment OF costs in an action he
brought against a son to support
him. The man is nearly fifty-seven
years old, and is a cripple" Soreads
an item going therounds of the news
papers. A close acquaintance with
the laboring people of the great Key
stone State, and some OF its laws, as
above recited, must convince one that
the condition OF some whites in this
country is worse today than was ever
that of the blacks in the days of
Southern slavery.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09
KING AND QUEEN
Convention Candidates other Political
Notes

After driving nineteen miles thr oueh "a
driving mist and over muddy roads 'lu
FREE lANCE representative reached King
and Queen Courthouse last Thursday o.
find n fair crowd the most ol whom ap.
peared To be- giving their attention tu
horse racing But little business Wa.
transacted in court. and Judge j vs.
Fleet adjourned court earli.
From talks with Judge Fleet and many
Others il * evident that the county dele
gates ~ the Guhcrnatorial Convention
will be- captured by Mr. Montague. ami
these same delegates will support Mr.
IciirieS for the Attorney Gcucrdlship.
The county, in regard to the Constu
tional convention is united, and on mex
courtday will select it's candidate in
mass meeting, instead oiappointng dele
gates 10 "a convention The gentleman
who will receive this honor has been Ie
cidcd upon in the person of Hon. cling
gett H. Jones, the able Commonwealth $
Attorney. Mr. Jones will practically
have no opposition although Dr. T. g.
Richie, OF Newtown, has announced him
self rs the Republican candidate
Mr.. Jones was approached and stated
that he had not asked for this honor.
but il the people saw tic 10 send him that
he would accept il.
At "A meeting of the Democratic County
Committee W T. Bagby. chairman. Mr.
Frank Smith WINS appointed a member
vice Vim. Dew, deceased.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-09
STAFFORD.
Accident Dir Berry Working for searcey
Pardon Personals. Etc.
Correspondence Of TIM FREE LANCE

Correspondence OF TIM FREE LANCE
Stafford, G. H., April 9Th, 1901
Mr.. d. NJ. Curtis, sawyer at the saw
mill OF ". H. Squires, near Brooke. had
the misfortune to have his foot mnshed
10y two logs catching that member be
tween them. and il now confined to his
house.
Mrs Sarah Callahan, one Of our aged
and highly respected ladies. is critically
i'll at her residence near here.
Miss Mary &. Dix, of the Burg, mr.
rived here today ON visit To friends.
Mr. r. " Berry has just returned from
Richmond and states that &. j. Scarcey
will likely be parloncd in the next week
or two.
Mr.. and Mrs j. A. lowcry paid the
courthouse visit Friday ON legal bust
ness
Many people propose Ia visit Marlboro
tomorrow for an Easter celebration.
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