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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-04

Mr.. Manly Broaddus has just taken a
large drive of poplar wood down the
MattapOui river and loaded a barge
with $40 cords. This wood is thrown
into the river and hoated to Dunkirks
where it is stopped, put on lighters and
taken to WalkertOn where il il Dut on
barges and shipped TO Philadelphia. .
We understand that Rev j. ). Ryland
sold Mr.. Henry Mackay a fine setter dor
lastsweek for "A fancy price Mr.. Maekav
has several On hand now that he expects
to sell for several hundred a piece. He
had the misfortune to lose one a few
days ago. which he paid $4,000 for
Caroline News
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-04

We had the pleasure on Thursday last
Of seeing part OF two chases near Or.
lean which resulted in Messrs Eastman
and Bywaters catching two full grown
DOG foxes. The runs We're over a beau
tiful country, where the footing was
perfect, the iences safe and the sky above
at natures best. The dogs gave perfect
mouth and could be seen and heard con
tinualiy. Messrs. Eastman and Bywat-
ers have caught 20 foxes this season and
ton Virginian.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-04

One of the largest indus trial enterprises
IN Virginia, Is being established near Nor
iOlk. This j. The plant OF the !. Il +.
Oliver Cottonseed Delinting and Oh Re
timing Company. which will represent an
outlay of $500 600. The plant will have
a capacity OF 300 barrels of OIL and
400 tons OF seed a day
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-04

IN lOIlN-lNO states OF lNt mon
to-day elections for members of Con
gress will be held. Three. Maine.
Vermont and Oregon. having already
disposed of their contests. Cover
nors and State officials generally
will be chosen in "a number OF these
states. but outside OF the contest be-
tween Odell and Coler. in New York.
none OF them are exciting the inter
est of the country at large. while an
eyes are. with one accord. turned to-
wards the Congressional returns.
That the House will be close Is evi-
dent. and, according TO tbeestimates
OF both parties, neither will have d
majority in that branch OF Congress
exceeding twenty or twenty-five. The
two great parties OF this country
meet to-day on ground more debat-
able than that OF the campaigns of
90 and 1900. because Democracy
was then split in twain. while now
she presents TO the Republicans an
unbroken front. which may result in
wrestling from them. not only the
control of the House. but OF the Gov
eminent itself when the campaign of
1904 shall have been decided On
the other hand the Republican party.
except in "A few States. has exercised
its wonderful powers of conceutra-
ton, and its members are leaving an
questions, except that OF success at
the polls, to be decided later, in order
that to-day all may Join in an undi-
vided effort TO repeat the victories OF
90 and 1900. The three most strik-
ing events OF the campaign. which
closed yesterday. were the retirement
of Speaker Henderson from the race
for Congress in his district; the adop-
tion of the now celebrated coal plank
by the New York Democratic State
Convention, and the appearance OF
ex-President Cleveland Oh the stump
in New Jersey The Speaker sud
den and unexpected retirement burst
like bomb shell in the ranks IF his
party. but the casualties which have
resulted from the coal plank" have
been equally disastrous 60 Democ-
racy, and one can but wonder that
man OF ex-senator Hills sagacity
and political wisdom should have
been guilty OF such stupid blunder.
II his action results in the death OF
his Presidential aspiration his friends
can say like those of Mark Antony.
Let not Caezsr's servile minions
Mock the lion thus laid low.
Twas no fOsman' hand that slew him
Twas his own that dealt the blow"
The significance OF ex-President
Cleveland's temperance in active
service for his party TO the New York
and New Jersey Democrats means
thousands and thousands of votes
rendered certain. where before they
were doubtful. The campaign, as a
whole, has been dull, but the people
will, all the same, await anXiously
the election returns. Only one
thing at this writing seems GER
tain, and that is that the country
will continue TO prosper no matter
on whose banner victory finds q rest
ing place.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-04
Long Session Of Legislature Expected

The Legislature will convene in adjourn
ed sessiou at the Capitol in Richmond on
Wednesday. November II, at noon. The
session is held in obedience 10 the call of
the ate,Constitutional Convention and is
made necessary by the proclamation of
a new organic law for theS State. Usually
but one session of each General Assem-
bly, is held during two years Of its life.
but already there have been two sessions
and the third viii continue far into next
year.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-04

Nnen toe Legislature meets an organ
ICED effort Is Co be- mao 20 nmenI the
'ass So as 90 permit the sale of LIQUOR r.
Gichm1nd 900 sunday a bin has already
been drawn whi-h permits che -aie ni D.
lg0rs from 90 lOA 81 and from Co
b u. VI Dr. VIII meet with The most bitter
opposition of the Temperance people
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-04

The annual report ri the Fourth Assist
aIt Observation-Disclosures shows that Ia
number off pustotl're~ iu bert. rritory Viz
-hia stands second in tho rit.d State
with % total az 1886 offices The gross
receipts of The offices were 81 6lI.~l9.
which makes Virginia thirty In the
ni1u in point oieXu. uditurcs with post
u'lcrs. ieur~ylvaria r. che first STATE
in che number of Offices. having a total
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-04
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-04

Several nights ago a white boy named
Harlow and a negro boy named Allen
broke jail, at Orange. 10y removing the
bricks from under one of the windows.
Some negro men in the cages gave the
alarm but the boys had gotten away
Harlow was caught at Somerset and
brought back. Allen was caught at Cul-
pepper and lodged in jail. but he made
his escape from the jail there
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-11-04

Charles +. Jackson. of Philadelphia.
who was student at Roanoke College.
at Salem, has left on account Of threaten
90 hazing- He said he appealed 70 the
faculty without success. and was told
that IL was custom. and the best thing
he could do was TO submit 60 being haz-
ed He declined 70 be hazel in any way
end left the college According to his
story. a majority of the faculty were in
favor OF hazing.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15
THE REFORMED PIG.
Governmental Efforts to Improve an
Animal That Has Been Abused
for Centuries,

Our enterprising and diligcnt de
partment of agriculture has set itself
to an important task. 1t is going to
improve the pig. At least, it will see
whether the pig has any ambition to
improve, comments the brooklyn
Eagle. 1t will raise litter of suck
lings in yard tloored with clean
sand; it will buthe the animals; it
will feed them delicately, and for a
whole year will keep them in con.
dition of espectability. Then it will
open the way TO the usual pig pen
and will stand by to see if the crea.
lures forsake their manners and elect
mud and the trough.
Probably the pigs will elect to stay
in the clean and wholesome yard.
The obloqny that these beasts have
fallen under is not Of their seeking.
Men have abused them by confning
them in ill-kcpt places and feeding
them on refuse. The pig in its nat
lral state is not unclcan. 1t Is dirty
when it is kept in a pen, Lecause it
cannot be Otherwise. If afflicted
with flies or verlnin it has no re-
sourc" but to lie in the mud, and as
to its food, if it has nothing but the
fermentng refuse of the house it
must eat that or starvc. When left
at large swine do not usually seek
filth and slime. When free to roam
the woods they are no more uncean
than cattle. 1t needs little expert.
mentin9 to con vinna nf that fnaA
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15
FOUGHT FOR A FLAG,
Novel Spectacle of Girls Battling on the
GIidiron.

Young women battling on the
gridiron was the novel sight wit
messed by spectators at the foot
ball game between the High School
eleven of this city and the High
School team of Chester at Chester
yesterday. For a time there was
much excitement and a general hair
pulling was INDUCED in.
The trouble originated over a
flag which was carried by the
delegation Of young men and women
accompanying the team from this
city to Chester. During the inter-
mission between halves the Will
mington delegation walked about
the gridiron waving the flag and
cheering Justify.
This was looked upon with dis
favor by the Chester yo mig women.
Headed by two or three gallants
they undertook to take the flag.
Right here the exciting incidents
began to develop. For a few min
utes it was hard to tell which side
would come out victorious. Will
mington finally marched off the
field waving the flag proudly.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
5. COMPANY REWARDS HERO.

head he waited until the train came
to stop and then explained the
situation.
When the passengers came tumb.
ling out of the cars to see what had
caused the stop the boy had disap-
peared. The railroad officials in
stituted an investigation and sue.
ceeded in learning who it was that
had saved the express.
A representative of the railroad
went to Principle few days ago
and hunted the hero up. He found
a bright-faced lad in Knlckerbock.
ers, who blushed when told that he
had saved the lives of 200 passen-
gers.
UT was easy to do" he declared,
'and it isn't worth making a fuss
about it,
John was told that the railroad
company was anxious to do some-
thing for him and he was asked
what he would like best in the
world.
John thought for a long time
and finally confessed that he" didn't
know"
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15
THIRTY THOUSAND IN CASH.
To See the Mass Lying Idle in n Bn II X.
er's Window Grieves One
Practical Spirit.

The Italian bankers of Elizabeth and
Mulberry streets are filing their show
windows with greenbacks in an eff
fort to attract trade and convince the
public that one has more money than
the other. In the window of one
banker $4,000 was on exhibition one
day recently, says the New York Sun
Bills of all denominations were
strewn careLessly around the window,
attracting crowds. -
Them amt all real money" re-
marked one woman, "them's imita-
ton"
"ies," replied man in the crowd.
that's the genuine long green we all
struggle for"
II never fought dere was dat much
money in de world" chimed in a
ragged boy.
Two Italian laborcrs got into an ar
gumcnt as to the amount of cash in
the window. One thought there must
have been at least $1,0OO,OOO.
About noon two men with long whis-
kefs stopped their vending wagon in
front of the place. They had come
over from the East Side of town.
"Nhat? Tirty tOusand dollar in dot
window all der timc." exclaimed one.
dot is it," replied the other. ut
amt too much for "A bank, What"
mo; but look at der interest which
1t is losing every minute. What a
shamefulness! Interest! Lost inter.
--A et -----U
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15

In commenting on the defeat OF
Jam es. Il. Shallcross for the Leglsla-
ture by Leonard Y. Aspril, Jr., the
Mddletown Ira nscript, Democrat
ic organ says:
''On the face of the Registration
the majority for Aspril's party was
about thirty; it must be overcome by
any means at hand. The whiskey
Jug and Doodle was the ins trumentS
solicited. Hitherto st. Georges Hun
dredhas had immunity from extreme
corruption in her elections, but this
time the food gates were opened.
Every saloon in The hundred was an
ally. The most tlagrant allemps
were made 10 bribe The coored voters
OF Middletown, but De it said to their
eternal credit not one Of them yield
ed. But not SO in Odessa, Thus the
devilish work was successful "
STATE TREASURER MAKES DENIAL.
State Treasurer Martin B. Burlis
in an open letter says:
"A story is being industriously
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15
STATE TREASURER DENIES THAT
REPUBLICANS USED RUN AND DOODLE

circulated throughout the commun
ity, that the leaders of the Republi
can part on election day, provided
and distributed from their head.
quarters, a copious flow of W hiskey
to the electors OF the district. Not
one drop of liquor Of any kind,
neither directly nor indirectly, was
provided by the leadership Of the
Republican party at the last elect
ion nor any other election since
have been in politics
We have never had liquor on sdch
occasions at our headquarters, nora
any other place. Those responsible
for the story set It ahoat, knowing
it to be a malicious lie. do know
that large quantity OF Democrat
whiskey was dIspursed from a Ger
tain stable in Middletown, and the
custodian Of it tells US he had three
gallons left, but that the quality Of
1t was 40 UNANIMOUSLY bad no man
could drink it and retain his self re-
sEect 1t is the same old story OF
thicfsetting up the cry stop thief. :"
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15
WARM WEATHER
HELPS DEALERS.
So Long as it Lasts There
Will be no Rush For
Coal.
FUEL COMING NEXT WEEK.
Plenty Being Shipped From
Mines But it Passes Through
Wilmington.

! "The mid weather of the past few
days is making it easier for us tt
supply our customers with coal sale
one Of the down town dealers thil
morning. The house was Thankful
for this for there is not enough Goa
yet in the city to supply one tenth
the demand. One dealer said he
did not believe there were 100 tons
Of coal in the city yards and those
having it are selling it at 81 cash,
strange to say. The supply will be
materially increased next week.
Another dealer said:
For every ton of coal mined
there are five times as much needed.
There is no coal either in the cellar
of the consumer or the yards of the
retailer. Nor are the companies
producing anything like sufficient
quantity to change tho situation.
AT this time of the year ordinar
lily winter stocks have been laid in,
yards are not empty and the mines
are constantly adding to the avail
able supply.
IF we had a cold spell there
would be such a rush for coal that
instead of SO orders daily, as we
have now, we should have 200. Lots
of people haven't started their heat
ers yet. Nobody can lay in a win,
ter stock, but must take their coal
by the ton. There'll be q lot of
suffering. The companies are work
ing as hard as they can to mine
coal, but there are other cities to
supply which are in the same straits
as Wilmington.
Relative 10 the bond the Re aiding
Company is exacting from dealers
who want TO buy coal from it all
agent OF the company said 1--WE
do not require particular kind of
bond furnished by certain bond
ing company. All we want IS good
security that bills will be paid, aad
we don t care where the dealer gets
it. The dealer can pay cash upon
ordering coal and not get bond.
There are small dealers in Will
mngton who are liable to meet with
reverses any time and 20 out Of bus
mess. The only protection we want
Is 10 be sure that we get our mon
ey. A man who desires TO deal
with us can give a bond for awhile
and then. If we find that he is hon
est and pays his bills as they fall
due, we wont be particular whether
he renews his bond or not. Dealers
tell us they are perfectly willing to
distribute coal among their trade
in small quantities and at re asonable
prices Now it seems to me that
this will certainly benefit the pub
lic.'
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15

BY ten minutes work 14.year.olc
John Gregg has gained place or
The pay rolls of the Pennsylvania
Railroad for life. John is the young
est OF the thousands OF employees oil
the road and he won his position by
saving the lives OF 200 people.
The boys father and mother are
dead and he lives with his sister,
who Is station agent at Princlpio,
Md. Early In September. while walk
ing along the tracks near Principle
the bov discovered wash-out along
the high emb ankmert caused by
the heavy rams. The hole was near.
ly ninly feet deep,
The Colonial Express from Wash.
ington to Phil adelphia was due in
few minutes and the boy knew
that if it ran into the washout
every passenger aboard would prob
ably he killed.
Stripping off his coat as he went,
the lad dashed down the tracks un-
til he caught sight of the express
flying along at sixty -mile-an hour
gait. Waving the coat above his
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15
LABOR FEDERATION.
eresihcnt GOmpcrs Opens Conven-
ton at New Orleans.

eresihcnt GOmprrs Opens Conven-
ton at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 14.-prcsi
dent Samuel Golnpcrs at the opening
of the American Federation of Labor
delivered an impnssi0ncd warning to
the members Of the organization that
the immediate future Of trade and Ia,
Dor assemblies was seriously cn,ian-
gercd by the conflicting claims of juris.
diction made by different bodies. Tn
less such things were approached in
calmncss and handled with modcra-
ton, he declared, the labor organiza-
tiOns Of the country soon would be in
volved in Il conflict which by compar-
son would dwarf all the struggles in
which labor organizations have been
engaged thus far. The matter unless
checked, he asserted, would come to q
point where labOring men would fight
with laboring men from behind barri-
cadcs in the manner in which men deal
with their mortal foes.
His warning of danger and his coun-
sells OF peace and moderation met with
a hearty response from the assembled
delegates, and wild applause greeted
the speaker as he closed that portion
Of his annual address in which he had
pointed out the perils which in his
opinion will surely come unless meth,
DDS sn'c altered and altered soon.
In the course of his address Presi-
dent Gompers declared that 1t was
amazing to note the ignorance among
so called educated people regarding
the aims and objects Of the organiza,
ton. NO man who as all educator"
said President Gompers, poses as n
strike breaker is hit for the position he
holds. Compared to such man Bene-
diet Arnold was martyr and Judas
lscariOt a saint"
The first day of the convention, aside
from the address Of President Comp.
ers, was not Of great interest to out.
siders and many delegates found It
fatlguing.
The morning session was occupied !
with addresses of welcome and re-
Sponses and the report of the commit. .
tee OH credentials. The afternoon was
by the address of President
Gompers, which occupied him for two
ho''rs and twenty minutes Of rapid
reading. The reports Of other officers
two additional hours.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15
Forty Si..i aiIsLI.E

WELLINGTON, New Xtaland, Nov
l4.-Fnrty persons who We're on board
the British steamer Elingamite, which
was wrecked Nov. on one Of the
Three Kings islands, off the north coast
Of New Zealand, are still missing in
spite Of the careful search which Is still
being made Of the coast and islands ad.
jacent TO the scene of the wreck,
Wrcckage from the Elingamite has
drifted to great distance from The
point whore the ship WAS lost. The
ninety survivors Of the Elingamte who
were rescued couple Of days ago had
painful experience. They spent three
days on a barren island where they
had to subSist upon shclltish until they
We're rescued by n passing steamer.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-15
Mr.. BYRNE IS
NOT WORRIED.
He Refuses to Notice Vicious
Assaults Of Democratic
Press.
STANDS ON RECOR D.
Probably Obtained the Reap.
pointment Because of Pres
ident's Friendship i;
For Him. =

District Attorney William Michae
Byrne is not at all worried over the
attacxS which are being made upon
him by Democratic newspa pers ia
! this and other cities. In reference
to an editorial in the New York
Evening Post, charging him with
inrompetency, Mr.. Byrne said that
he did not intend to discuss the
Delaware situation at this time,
nor did ne iutend to answer vicious
and untruthful attacks upon his
personal and professional al record. I
One of the charges is that Mr..
Byrne was slow in bringing cases
to tria! in the United States Court
and that he was publicly rebuked
by J udge Edward G. Bradford for
deielicilon OF duty in falling proper.
ly TO draw an indictment. The
truth OF the matter ia that the
cases which were brought ia ihe
court were generally uuimportant
and by agreement OF counsel were
continued until there we're enough
OF them on the calendar to Justify
the summoning of Grand Jury.
NATuRALIZATIcN FRAUDS.
Ihe case which was dismissed
ny Judge Bradford was a naturali-
lation case in which the Indictment
had been drawn by Mr.. Byrne. The
court held that it did not specify
any charge against The laws Of the
United States. AS matter of fact,
here were thilty-two indictments
irawn by MIR. Byrne in these cases.
II which number thirty were sus.
alned BY the court, two were dis.
missed on the ground Of lack OF evil
lence, and two prisoners. including
he rlngleader of the scheme fraud.
lently to secure naturalization pap
rs, we're convicted and sent to iail.
"enty other prisoners are await
ng trlal Mr.. Byrne pushed these
asses in spite Of the assertion that
he fraudulent naturalization was
eng done IN the interests Of the
republican party with which he
as prominently identified.
The following statement is taken
,om to.days New York letter TO
lie Philadelphia Ledger:
Whatever may have been Presi.
ent Eoose velts motives in reappoiut
'g District Attorney Byrne, OF Della.
are; ii is known here that the two
EN- have been on very friendly per-
% al relations fer long time. Mr..
yrne, who is an effective speaker
the stump, has accompanied the
resident on several of his speaking
urs, notably that which lie made
1898 while running for Governor
New York.