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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06
First Payment from China

A cablegram has been received at the
State Department from u. S. Minister
Conger. at Pekin, announcing that he
has received the first payment from the
Chinese Government ON account Of the
indemnify.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06
MARRIAGES

Mr.. Joseph II. Crumb and Miss Emma
Smith, OF Northampton county, were
married last week
Licensed in Washington to marry:
Rudolph " Downey, OF Washington, and
Marguerite Lester, of loudoun County.
Jas. r. Garrett, of King and Queen and
Miss Hattie Littlepage, of Richmond, for
merly of King and Queen, were married
at Olivet Baptist church King and Queen
county, recently by Rev. J W. Ryland.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06
POLITICAL.

Having reached 80 years ofage, William
C.. Whitney ex-Secretary Of the Navy, has
de .ided to retire from active business Lille
but it is rumored in New York that he
may try for the Democratic nomination
for President.
1t is reported that some OF the anti
organization Republicans in Virginia have
filed charges OF violating the civil service
rules against Commissioner OF Revenue
Agnew and l.. s Marshal Treat, who
they say collected, or permitted to be col
lected, money from governmentemployes
to defray the expenses Of the last election.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06

SENATOR TILLMAN has at least con
WINGED the Hon. HenryC. Lodge that
strenuous craftsmanship keeps fell
low quite busy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06
LOVE FINDS A WAY.
fro1amoll Hpnuhlipan !

4 Chicago grand jury has refused to in
diet a young woman for perjury, which
she was alleged to have committed TO
save her lover from the penitentiary.
Who would have expected aChicago jury
to exhibit that much sentiment?
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06

The Waterbury watches must
have been off duty when that Con
necticut city sustained its recent
great fire.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06

THE world'scrop ofsugar for 1901
" is estimated at 10000, 900 tons,
the largest ever made. No wonder
then that "taffy" is cheap.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06

It's A little anomalous that the fly
ing machines have to be shipped by
railroads.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06
THE FILlPINOS ARE HUMAN.
lp;obmond DiAnatch !

Score another for the real wielder of in,
fiuence in this country OF ours. General
Bell. writing from the Philippines, says
one American woman is better than a
company of soldiers when it comes to
winning over the FilipihOs.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06

NOTWITHSTANDING high prices the
best thing the farmer can ''raise" is
a mortgage.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06

IT'S sale to assume that some safe
crackers are cracker-iacks at their
business.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06
70 OuRs 4 coLp IN oNE DAY

Take Laxative Brcmo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II Il fails
to cure. Z. W. Groves signature Is on
each box zoe.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06
INK-sPoTs FROM EXCHANGES
OH WHAT A SLAM -

OH " HAT 4 "SLAM.
(Salem Times Register
There are, doubtless, some members OF
the convention who know more about
beverages than they do about making
constitutions.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-06
NERB
MEDICINES.
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a
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lmpes
kinds sickness
nga and to
will
n will Immediately
Remember these Indian
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free Consultation and Nlyie DIR WHITE
nce and Laboratory 1917 f. Pratt st, Baltimore, Md.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
TORNADO I'M IOWA.
Elevators and Houses Destroyed One
Man Missing and Several Injured.

Des Moines, la, May "A tornado
struck Bayard, Ia, early last night.
Two elevators, the Chicago Milwau-
kee & St. Paul railroad station and
number of dwelling houses were de-
stroyed. The agent of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad is miss
ing and is supposed to have been
killed or injured. Telcgraphic com
munication with Bayard was para
lyzed by the storm. Details of the
disaster are difficult to obtain.
At Van Vert a funnel-shaped cloud
dropped down on the town. The high
wind blew down houses and barns
and uprooted large trees. Several
people were reported injured,
At Weldon, farm house was blown
down and three children were in
jured The tornado was seen from
the town of Leroy, but that town was
not i'm it's path
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
DUN & CO.'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Labor Controversies Have Affected
the Volume of TransactIons.

New York, May 3.-R. G. Dun & CO.
Weekly Review of Trade says: Two
large strikes scheduled to commence
on May were averted, at least tenn
porarily, and n number of smaller
ones were settled, but many new
controversies have begun. This labor
factor is the only seriously unfavor-
able one in the industrial situation,
exerting considerable influence over
the volume of transactions, and also
tending to unsettle confidence. In
seasonable merchandise, especially
dry goods and clothing, warmer
weather has stimulated dealings.
while outdoor work is prosecuted
vigorously. Shipments are less de-
layed by traffic congestion.
Consumers of finished steel pro-
ducts are compelled to place orders
subject to the convenience of manu-
facturers and it is the exception when
any nearby deliveries are promised.
An unprecedented amount of railway
work is being done while the erec-
tion of new buildings would be much
more extensive if material were avail
able. This structural work is on a
relief to the situation hereafter,
since many of the plants under con
construction will add to the produc-
tive capacity when completed. Pig
iron has worked up to a higher point,
Bessemer commanding $40 at Pitts
burg on deliveries within six months,
owing to the fun contracts held by
the furnaces. Foreign dealers have
shown much wisdom by making con-
cessions in this market.
A better volume of orders taken
by New England shoe shops is one
of the most encouraging signs of the
week. Slight concessions were made
on a few grades, but the general
level of quotations is fairly well at
tended.
Jobbers in dry goods have felt the
effects of good weather and brisk
trade has been done at steady prices,
although no general advance has fol-
lowed the rise in raw cotton or the
restricted operations at wooden mills.
Cereal prices have been less inflated
by speculation than they were last
week yet a high level was main
tanned and only slight reactions oc-
CURED. Good foreign crop conditions
were calculated to weaken the tone,
yet exports of wheat from the United
States, flour included, amounted to
5,579,037 bushels against 4,132,357
year ago.
Cotton continued advancing until
there was gain of $50 a bale over
last years figure. when n trifiing re-
action occurred but the tone cont in
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
ARE KICKING.
Chicago Merchants II nd Manufacturers
Allege DlscrIminaIiOnsi In TranscOn-
tinental Rates.

Chicago, April 29.-Merchants and
manufacturers of Chicago have united
in a strong protest to the Interstate
commerce commission against al
legged discrimination in trans-conti-
mental rates. 1t is charged that by
the rates made, Chicago manufac-
turers are placed in competition with
New York for Pacific coast trade, and
for trade west of the Rockies. Atten-
tion is called to the fact that equal
rates from New York and Chicago
to Pacific coast points practically
eliminate the advantage which should
be Chicago's.
TQ this charge the answer of the
railroad managements has always
been that water competition by the
way of the gulf has made it impera-
tive that the same rates be made
from New York to the Pacific coast
as from Chicago, st. Louis, st. Paul
and other Mississippi river valley
points. We're the rates made higher
from New York by the all-rail route,
the lower rates existing by water
from New York to the gulf and
thence by rail, would take all the
traffic that way.
The result is that jobbers in the
middle west have been unable TO com
pete with the New York iobbers by
reason of the local freight rates
charged from New York to Chicago.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08

1863 he served in various squaurons
and on various stations until March,
1897, when he was ordered to com
mand the Rtleigh. About eight months
later this cruiser was sent to reen-
force the Asiatic squadron under Dew
ey, taking part, as third in rank, in
the battle of Manila bay. The Ra-
leigh had, in fact, the honor of firing
the first glrn-at a quarter past II
in the morning-on the famous first
day of May; also the last gun of the
main battle of Manila bay and the last
gun in the naval campaign against the
Spaniards in the Philippines, August
10, 1898. Rear Admiral Coghlan COM
manded the expeditions of the second
and third of May, 1898, for the destruc-
tion of the batteries at the entrance
of Manila bay, captured the Spanish
gunboat Callao on the 18th, and on the
9TH of July commanded the expedition
for the capture of the Spanish position
at Isla Grande, in Subig bay, Luzon.
He returned to the United States with
the Raleigh in April, 1899
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
FATAL COLLISION.
Engineer and Fireman kiIIed-Thir-
teen Mail Clerks Injured.

Clyde, y. Y, May 3.-New York
Central fast mail No. 3, westbound,
colided with a fast freight going in
the opposite direction a quarter mile
west of the station here at ) p. m,
killing the engineer and fireman of
the mail and seriously injuring -
mail clerks.
The dead are: Syracuse; jumped,
head crushed, killed instantly.
William X. NoXon, fireman, Syra-
cuse; jumped, skull fractured and
arm torn off; died half-hour after
wards.
The injured, all mail clerks, are:
J. w. Shepard, T.. f. Force, Il. Mills,
f. +. Gibson, all of Cleveland; II. c.
Baird, John VI. Merit and G. w. Num-
mer, of Elyria, j. p. Putnam, Of
Brockton, y. y; George l. Smcrt and
George Growney, of Buffalo; g. F..
Wright, of Rochester; Arthur Under
hill, of Norwalll, o., and John Pitts,
of Cory, Pa.
Syracuse, y. Y, May 3.-The fast
mail was running Is miles an hour
when the accident occurred.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
Catholics In Y. vi. c. A.

There is a movement in the Roman
Catholic church toward the general
organization of associations similar to
the Y NJ. c. A. This is not altogether
new movement, for Catholics have
had such associations for years, which
have been social, athletic and frater-
nal, with occasional religious ad-
dresses. But, says Association Men, it
will not be until the young men of that
church shall be moved with the same
spirit and enthusiasm for the spiritual
welfare of young men that the organi-
zation will attain the measure of sue
cess and influence for good that its
originators desire.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
CUMMINGS DEAD.
The New York Congressman Pass 3
Away at Baltimore of Pneumonia.

Baltimore, May 3.-Congressman
Amos j. Cummings, of New York,
died last night at the Church Home
and Infirmary in this city. The cause
of death was pneumonia, incident to
an operation. The congressman's
wife and cousin, Charles II. Cum
mings, were at his bedside when
death came.
Congressman Cummings came to
Baltimore on April II to undergo
treatment for kidney trouble. Four
days later an operation was per-
formed by DR.. Hugh III. Young, and
Mr.. Cummings seemed to 10 on a fair
way to recovery. 4 week later, how
ever, plcurisy developed, and on April
p it was announced that Mr.. Cum
mings was suffering from pneumonia
in one lung. Last Tuesday it was
announced that the malady had eX-
tended to both lungs, since which
time Mr.. Cummings has been hover
ing between life and death.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
SITUATION is SERIOUS.
Revolutionary Movement Is Causing
Alarm in Russia.

st. Petersburg, May 2.-Ihe serious
ness of the situation in south Rus
sia is apparent from the fact that
Dragomiroff, governor general of
Kietf: Pocarsoff, vice director of the
department of police, and other Of
ficials have joined Won Plehe, the
minister Of the interior. at Khartoff.
1t now develops that the agitatorS
who are chiefly responsible for the
spread of the revolutionary move
ments among the hungry peasants
used Il curious political canard to
bring the former serfs and the land
owners into collision. \ rumor was
industriously circulated that the car
had ordered the lands of the mobiles
to be divided among the emancipated
serfs. The peasants thereupOn
formed committees, under the com
mune officials, which waited on the
land owners and ordered them to va
cate the land withheld from the peas
ants, chose their own agents and pro-
ceeded to distribute the land and
movablcs, leaving the noblemen from
Is to 20 acres each. The proceedings,
which were orderly, were conducted
with the utmost gravity until the
authorities interfered. Thereafter
there was riot, arson and deyasta-
tipn
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
TIME IS TOO SHORT,
Exposition Company Asks POST
pOnement of st. Louis Fair. -
Want Another Year TO Prepare BuIId.s
tngs and Grounds--The Sundry
Civil Bill VIII Be Amend
ed So as TO Extend
the Time.

Washington, May 3.-Secretarg
Hay yesterday sent to the senate u
letter stating the necessity for post
poning the Louisiana purchase expo.
sition from 1903 to 1904. Enclosed
with it was a letter from Chairman
Carter, of the government commits.
sion, and Il telegram from President
Francis, of the exposition company,
showing the necessity for the pOsts
ponement. Senator Cockrell had tho
letter read in the senate and then of.
fered an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill now pending
in the senate providing for the post,
ponement of the exposition in accord.
ance with the request.
The postponement amendment pro,
videS for the dedication of the build.
ings of the exposition on April 30
1903, for the opening of the expo,
sition to visitors on May /, 1904, and
for its closing not later than Decem1
Der /, following. The coinage OF
S2j00O0 in gold dollar pieces, to ba
used as a souvenir coin, is also au,
thorized, the money thus provided to
be part of the $5,0O0,OOO appropri,
ated by congress for the aid of the
fair.
The telegram from d. r. Francis,
president of the exposition company,
is addressed to T. II. Carter, presi-
dent of the National louisiana Pur,
chase exposition commission 1t ia
as follows:
''In view of the conditions to which
you call attention and in the light of
all the facts within the lInowledga
of this company, it is now very clear
that, while the buildings can be COM
pleted, the respective states and ter
ritories and both foreign and domcs-
tic exhibitors cannot within the pres
ent time limit, construct the neces-
sary buildings and install exhibits
upon the scale commensurate with
their desires and the magnitude Of
the exposition enterprise.
1--WE can use one additional year of
preparation to great advantage 1t
is, therefore, in the judgment of the
company. desirable that the time for
opening the exposition be extended
one year if such course meets the
approval of the government.
Senator Carter explains in his let
ter that Mr.. Francis telegram is in
reply to one from himself Mr.. Car
ter corroborates the statements
made by Mr.. Francis, and adds:
according to authorized facts and
reasonable probabilities, $20,O0O,OOO
will be expended within the eXposi-
tion grounds for construction by the
United States, foreign governments,
h.,
the territories and concessionaires
The succt ssful marshalling of the
necessary labor and material for the
completion of this great task within
not to exceed ten months of fair
weather, is questionable, and if ac-
complished, will surely involve waste
full expense and leave little time for
the proper installation of exhibits
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
NO SETTLEMENT.
Tiners and Operators A.aIr szefer
Their Troubles TO the National Civic
Federation.

p7iners and Operators A.aIp Herer
Their Troubles 10 the National Civic
Federation.
New York, May l.-After spending
two entire days in endeavoring to ar
rive at n settlement of their differ
ences, the operators and representa-
tives of the United Mine Workers Of
America have again referred their
troubles to the committee on conCi!i-
alton of the National Civic Fedora
ton. When the committee will meet
for the purpose of taking the matter
up had not, up to late hour last
night, been definitely settled, but the
probability is that the meeting will
take place either Friday or Saturday
of the present week.
When the committee of operators
and representatives of the union ad-
journed sine die shortly after
o'clock yesterday afternoon state
men was given out which left the gen
eral public as. much as sea on the
situation as before negotiations be-
gun. Not "A scrap of official or au-
thoritative information was obtain
able to show what progress, if any,
had been made towards a settlement.
Our conference with the opera
tors" said President Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers of America,
has been brought to a close. Ac-
cording to an arrangement with the
National Civic Federation, by which
the conference committee was ap-
pointed, we are to report to that body
at a meeting, the date of which has
vet TO be determined OutSide of
this, | cannot say word for publica-
ton"
The operators, however, seemed in
a happy frame of mind Nor did the
miners seem in any degree downcast
and the concensus of opinion among
outsiders was that some progress
had been made towards amicable set
tlement.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
TERRIFIC STORM.
Wind ana Hail DO Considerable Dam
age Around IitIsburg.

Pittsburg, May "a terrific wind,
rain and hail storm struck this city
last evening, doing much damage.
The rain came down in torrents and
the hail which followed was of suf-
ticient size TO completely strip many
trees of their foliage and ruin many
flower beds. The wind blew down a
house in Allegheny, burying an un-
known man in the ruips. He was res
cued after hard wo|k and taken to
the hospital in a badly battered CON
dtion.
The steel hull towboat Vesta, val
ued at $4,000, and owned by the
Nesta Coal Co, was blown over and
badly wrecked in the Monongahela
river. Her crew were all saved.
The storm travelled eastward and
when il reached Irwin did consider
able damage. One of the workmcn
on the Taylor farm was blown from
the barn roof and probably fatally
injured
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
CLUB WON EN-.
The Opening of the Convention was
n brilliant AlAir.


Los Angeles, Cal, May 2.-The for
NAL opening of the Club Women's
convention yesterday afternoon was
markedly brilliant. Hundreds of dele
gates and visitors packed the Simp-
son auditorium to the roof. The in
terror was embelIished with 10000
Gala lilies. and representative Ameri-
can women sat on the platform,
while the usual happy greetings were
exchanged between hostesses and
guests.
The official reception, which closed
the day, came off i'm the evening un-
der the auspices of the Friday Morn
ing club at the Women's club house.
Los Angeles, Cal, May 3.-Probably
the most interesting report of the
session of Women's clubs yesterday
was that Of Mrs. George Kendrick,
corresponding secretary. Since the
last biennial, she said, 22j clubs,
three state federations. Louisiana,
Arizona and Oregon, and three dis
trict fcderatiOns have been admitted,
making total membership in the
general federation of 763 individual
clubs, aggrcgating 72,5OO members,
four district individual clubs. aggre-
eating 12,5OO members, four district
federatons of 1000 members, and 30
state fcdcrations, 37j clubs, and a
total membership of 211,763. The
question was raised as to the num-
Der of clubs that had withdrawn and
the answer was that while ten had
withdrawn, only two took this action
on account of the color question.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
THE FOURTH TIME.
Shatfer Re- Elected President OF
Amalgamated Association.
other Officers Elected - Salaries OF
Officers IncreHsed--Henddu
VIII SIN he In Plttsburg--
other work That Was
Done by Convention.

Wheeling, w. Va, May All that
now remains to be done by the Anal
gamated association is the election of
vice president, the appointment of the
conference committee and the selec-
tion of the next convention city. The
election, which resulted in decisive
victory for all the present officers,
was the principal business yesterday
As forecasted by the Associated
Press, the opposition to President
Shaffer centered their hopes in
Thomas Williams, of Zanesville, o.,
who was the only opposing candidate.
The name of Assistant Secretary NJ.
f. Tighe was not presented. Shatler
was triumphantly elected, receiving
1iS votes to Williams So. When the
result was announced the executive
received a great ovation. 1t is his
fourth term.
Secretary John Williams and Edi-
tor Ben |. Davis, of the Amalgamated
Journal, were reelected to their re-
spective positions without opposition.
The most interesting contest was that
over the position of VI. f. Tighe.
Tighe was reelected by a hand
some majority.
Nearly a dozen candidates were put
up for trustees. Two ballots were
necessary, resulting in the reelection
of John f.. Taylor and Elias Jenkins.
The third trustee is John G. Hagen,
of piqua, o.. who succeeds John Ridd.
The reports of the committee on
good of the order contained many
important suggestions which created
much discussion. One of the most
interesting things transacted was the
increase in salaries of 20 per cent. of
the president, secretary, editor of the
Journal and assistant secretary.
The socialists, who have been try
ing to remove the bar against dis
cussion of political and economic
questions in the lodges, gained a par
tial victory.
Wheeling, W. Va, May 3.-The
Amalgamated convention came to an
end yesterday, after electing its vice
presidents and choosing Columbus as
the next convention city. President
Shaffer, Secretary Williams and j. p.
Sheridan, of Cleveland, were elected
delegates to the American Federation
conference.
A brief summary of what was done
The three preceding days is as followst
On Monday the entire scale as re-
ported by the wage committee was
ratified with few slight altera
tions."
Tuesday the convention indorsed
Presidents ShafTer's annual report.
Wednesday it was decided to in
Iafar... fund fl In
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
Robbers Took $1,000 In Je,veIry.

Kansas City, Mo, May 90. II.
Stevens, a pawnbrolter, his wife and
little daughter, were held up by two
men at a late hour last night and
robbed Of $1,000 worth of jewelry
The Stevens residence was called up
by telephone last night by one of the
robbers, it is believed, who was told
that Mr. Stevens and mis- family had
gone To an entertainment. The rob.
bers concealed themselves near the
Stevens residence and when Mr.. Stey-
ems and his companions returned they
we're aGccsted by the highwaymen
and ro'nsd in front Of their house.