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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15

If troubled by a weak digestion, loss OF
appetite, or constipation. try a few doses
OF Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Every box warranted. Fol
sale by NJ. NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15
D.SVNtcSo.

(uantit,
kf ! ~ =. NJ. daily ,>> DSWjNtcol
stops.
7.54 D. NJ. daily. No local stops.
1901 4. NJ daily. stops ON signal Mt
Rrooke. Wide Water and Quantico, stops
on signal at OccOquan on sundays only.
LEAVE SOUTHWARK.
6.OOA. VI. daily except SUNDAY Richmond
Accommodation. Makes all stops.
6.29 A. NJ. daily Atlehuc Coast Line
train. stops at Milford, boswell ana Nsh,
land daily and on signal at other lo'ai
stops on sundays only.
10 - A. NJ. daily except Sun1ol' MaAeS
focal stops on signal c..... ,.
t3.oT n ma daily v train stops on
signal nj Milford. boswell aud Ashland
IL % p ui daily, southern Railway tram.
No local stops ., ,... IT,.
tra;n Stops at boswell and Ashland.
688 L. H. daily. Makes local stops on
S35 =. NJ. daily. Seaboard Afr Line train.
Stops AT boswell and Ashland ON signal.
Accommodation train leaves Richmond .
pm. daily except sunday arrives trcderieSS-
'"'s G. c. cox. Agent,
T. Il. ID. MYERS. President
" d. DUKE. General Manager,
" T. TAYLOR Traffic Manager.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15
The Episcopal Council to Meet Here.

The 10th Episcopal Council Of the
diocese Of Virginia will convene at st
Georges church, in this city, on May u
at 10 o'clock a. m, to continue several
davs
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15
Wheat and Corn.

There was a short advance in wheat
and corn in Chicago and other markets
yesterday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15
.ets closed yesterday ~
.nlcago-Wheat, Apr. ~; May

.nlcago-Wheat, Apr 70; May, 73la
July ~, corn, Apr. 81; May, 6lh; oats,
May ~.
New York-Souther wheat, SO to 81
corn, 90 TO 60.
e-Southern wheat, IS toS2
Southern corn, 90 to Gj.
Richmond Wheat. 81 to Sc; corn GS
TO 90; oats, IS to 80.
Alexandria-W Wheat, 20 to so; corn, 60
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15
HEADQUARTERS FOR BUilDlh
MATERIALS.

keen all kinds Of North Carolina and
VIRGINIA Lumber. dressed and undressed,
SHINGLES. Laths. Sash. Doors and Blinds,
Lime Cement. Calcine Plaster, Plastering
Hair. Building and Paving Brick, I'm
and Iron Roofing, Cut and Wire Nails, all
kinds Ready-Mixed Paints and Dry Paint
Linseed Oil, Turpentine. Dryer Narnisi
and Lewis's White Lead, Paint Brushes
Of all kinds. Window Glass and Putty
Builders Hardware of all kinds, Tai
Roofing and Sheathing Paper.
Keep large stock Of Sewer Pipe and
Fire Clay Pipe. o.-r
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15
PROTEC TON.

Twenty District and Assistant Depu
ties wanted for Virginia and North Caro-
lima TO represent the most progressive
md un.to.date iraternal order. Liberia
contracts. Special inducements Address
&C. FINE, Chairman Board Sow Mana
gers, Norfolk, Va. ''
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15
Astrons Letter.
702 AfcIbama st,o..

- W. Nickname efrpat
colonel +, D. Cole. apr" o. 1902.
Doo. 9, fredericksburg. va
Win ba LIST SIR Last September Il
nervous p.ros'ration, followed IHk e,
BY five iileSs sstlGo After being treated Sl
b bs,,ef, no relief, weps ana M getting no
s U"og a TO visit my mother TO . Fredericks-
The water aIe TS S advised Iy lew months TO t1s
W ashington Height e. ~ Coles well. on
md good it could certaiul vp % il it did
iu !, decided to try it' 10 ions no harm,
he med pSS d9 one me more good 'f 1bd 10 say
At anything f ISo tins n. water could 'p net
nd since have p1 bo would g1 agree with me- met
2. "a" To' anything and it oSr ,ne water
anv would not be withont" tbis with +,
DIV ", %5 ta'ng. would ady islS water
try T i, is troubled wiz 'Se "'''--'-' o..
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15

lcon~ : Hhls
pounds; oa5 to . s. si ,ogO, per 100
ducks 6,vd turkeys ( 1iyel, & to S"'s y .
20 70 70 ~ - per pound; Spring cbie ekens'
IL 10 - per pound; lard 10 70 IIII, 0as,
to 10; i Iyi.h butte Is 70 20; i hams n;esg
p. veal ss9 PORK Sl 10 a. 70 p q pa aQ Sesi =
$40 o to t, s SIDE Ia dry, 7 to s.
~ to ~. ''eu' ~ to 17YNfaarly
ired pounds. w 70 20 cent gte YEN
Tho ..- the GRAIN ,t~~4 ""'
blows: ~ -, "A. y washed
.ARKETH.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-15

Of ynchburg. Va, and will represent
them in this section OF the State Spot
sylvania, Stafford, King George. Essex,
Caroline). 1t will be remembered as
the one which sold Snowden, Hazel
Hill estates. near this city; Roxbury.
near Guinels. and many other fine
farms. They do an enormous adver-
Using business and have buyers from
all parts of the North and West If
you wish to list your farm with them
for sale, see me at once or write for
particulars. We can sell your farm for
cash, no matter where located. No
sale, no pay. Very truly,
John w. Allison, Jr.,
L. ....l.- L.
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Have You SG5 in AGss s. ,s places s almost s S
maxi
for Nearly haf
JeWelry? broken that
be they think &
give yo-~~ n
LOEwE1TEc47 e ia % 1870 1|2&22
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very
..n Indigestion
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
MORE ROUGH RIDING,

The exhibition Of rough riding the
president is giving at present must
be disconcerting to many of his demo-
cratic friends, particularly to those
numbered among the editorial fratern-
ity. He has put on his spurs, cinched
his saddle and with the reins between
his teeth is after the large railroad
corporations that have been guilty of
violations of the interstate commerce
laws. AS a starter in that direction
is his instruction to the attorney e
eral to begin action against the North
ern Securities company for violating
the Sherman antitrust law. While
matters for this action are being put
in shape he has also decided to make
a test in California and the attorney
general has instructed the district at.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11

guilty to the indictment. 1t is because
Of this offense that they are today
more popular with the democrats than
they ever were. Few will dispute
Bryan in his accusations against the
New Yorker, but that does not make
the Nebraskan any stronger with the
undefled democracy, neither does it
add to his chances of again being the
alleged candidate of the democratic
party. Populism has run it's race and
the next presidential nominee of the
democratic party will be a democrat.
The money question is settled, at
least for many years to come, and no
man with the ideas of Bryan need eX-
pect the democratic nomination two
years hence.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
CANADA AND MONROE DOCTRINE

Minneapolis Journal: In the March
Review of Reviews, DR.. Albert Shaw
points to the dangerous consequences
of Canada's voluntary action in tai
ing part in the Boer war. He says.
"Canada's participation in the South
African war-a matter which vas no
concern Of hers, directly or indirectly
is the most fragrant violation of
the essence of the Monroe doctrine
that has ever been committed because
it makes a precedent under which
Canada will be deemed by Europe a
party to all of England's q%uarrels, and
therefore legitimate fighting ground"
The Monroe doctrine applies, in a
measure, to Canada as we'll as to the
independent nations of the western
hemisphere, though Canada's unfor-
tunate political attachment to an old.
world power has kept it from partic
ipating in Pan-American conferences
end has prevented it from. thinking
of itself as being in any degree under
the shield of that doctrine. The Unit
ed States would view with the ut
most disapproval any attack made up
on Canada by an enemy of England,
vet how difficult it would be consist
emily to oppose a course that the Ca
nadians and the British have invited
through the participation Of Canada in
a struggle which was in no sense hers.
The precedent having been created,
we may expect to see large Canadian
cCntigents raised to assist England
in the event of a war between the dual
alliance and the Anglo-Japanes, al
lance. Canada will then seem TO the
dual alliance legitimate fighting
ground. And suppose the victory
should be with it, would not France
be justified in demanding the cession
of French Canada to herself as war
indemnity? At this point, of course,
Uncle Sam would arise and take in all
of Canada with the cordial approval
of most of it's people. And then we
"ollo NC u1d"u liz q Hol Will II1S
victorious allies.
Reflections of this sort show how
shortsighted was the Canadian policy
Of offering to help powerful England
in a war with the poor little Boer re-
publics. Had Canada kept out of that
fight the United States could consist
ent1y insist that in anV Future wa, T.
England's enemies should leave her
alono. But if, now, we insist we are
likely to be drawn into the fight our
! selves. 1t seemed all very fine to
fight for the empire, but it won't seem
SO fine if the day should come when
the Russian eagle will float at Victor,
ia and Vancouver and the tricolor Ill
Quebec.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11

Highest authorities On the eye say you
have not.
To-day the absolutely perfect eye is
unknown.
Is the defect in your eyes sufficient to
cause harmful results?
This may be determined by our scien-
tific measurements of the eye, and in n
other way.
Use of glasses advised if you need them
otherwise not,
Glasses sold You if you want them
but no compulsion about it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
Y AND HILL.

While not denying tnal as a twice
trled presidential candidate himself he
has no. been an unqualified success,
Colonel Bryan desires to call the at
tention Of the democratic party to the
shortcomings in that respect likely to
be developed by Mr.. David Bennett
Hill, should that gentleman be honor
ca with the party's nomination the
next time. Admitting that such a
statement may be accepted as being
a trife early in the fight, he feels justi-
fed in making it by reason of Mr..
Hills recent speech before the Man
haitian club, which the colonel de-
clares was only a formal announce.
ment on the part of the New Yorker
that he is in the field for the nomina.
ton. The colonel calls Mr.. Hill a
sulked and repudiator and says that
he is not to be trusted on the money
question.
Admitting that Mr.. Hill did moi
manifest the greatest enthusiasm in
regard to Colonel Bryan's candidacy
and thai the support he gave him was
more of the negative than the pos.
tive sort, that, in the eyes of many
good democrats is one of the best en-
dorsements he could have as the can
didate of the real democratic party
Others equally prominent in the party
are open to the same charge, and what
is more, will probably gladly plead
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
A SAINTS SERVICE.

Chicago Journal: The whole country
ought to be proud of Van SAINT, gov
ernor Of Minnesota. He seen his duty
and he done it. With his keen eye.
trained to acute observation on the
plains by the movement of the myster-
ious coyote and in the forests by the
lodgings Of the deceptive grizzly bear,
he preceived the danger and rushed
intrepid to avert it. Heroic Van
SAINT.
Prince Henry. one CT the denizens of
offete Europe, had been in the Unit
ed States for more than a week, and
still has not met a typical American
as Europeans, thanks to their novel
lists and comic papers, conceive him.
In all his tour he had not been slapped
on the back. greeted with a plain,
democratic "Hello, prince" or treat
ed as an equal according to the rules.
of Jeffersonian simplicity. He had
never seen "the most remarkable men
in our country splitting tobacco juice
at a mark, and never once heard any
body say that WAL, he guessed that
vas tarnation cute" In short, though
he expected all these experiences, he
had failed to have them. Everywhere
he was treated with Difference and
courtesy, exactly like that he was
accustomed to, and was able to see
no outward difference between Ameri-
cans and other civilized gentlemen as
they are found in Europe.
Van SAINT realized this, knew that
the prince must be disappointed, and,
true American that he is, resolved to
grantify the nations guest. So he
and his staff came all the way from
st. Paul, carefully concealing the true
purpose of the journey, giving it out
stock yards.
But not the stock yards were the
Mecca of this pilgrimage of patriot
ism. Far otherwise, as the casual
observer might have noticed when
he saw the carriages containing the
Minnesota d%ignitaries heading for
Prince Henry's quarters.
The governor, seeming at least twice
his scant but rotund sixty inches in
height, entered the princes apart
ment. He shook the royal hand. He
slapped the royal back. He locked
up in the royal face, a foot above him.
Then, with true American heartiness,
he welcomed Prince Henry to our
| glorious country, took him down the
hall almost by main force and pre-
| sented-not the staff of Minnesota's
| governor to the prince-but the
prince to the members of the staff,
and, bidding the prince good-by, be-
sought him to take care of himself,
and, if ever he should be up st. Paul
way, to drop in.
And yet we venture to say that
Prince Henry has a higher respect
and better liking for this breezy, I'M
conventional westerner than for some
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
G

The legal mind having finally digest
ed the recent decision of the United
States supreme court in regard to the
application of the attorney general
of Minnesota for permission to bring
action in that court against the North
ern Securities company, it's full mean
ing and effect are beginning to be In
derstood. AS a result of the present
understanding of the decision the
great state of Minnesota finds herself
helpless to enforce her own laws as
they apply to matters at issue. She
has laws declaring against the merg-
ing of competing parallel lines of rail
roads, and all that, but under the Jim
Hill scheme of consolidation those
laws are Of no effect and for all the
good they do might as we'll have no
place on her statutes.'
The decision debars the state not
only from bringing action in the SUI
preme court. but the doors of the cir
cult courts are also barred to her,
and as the state courts do not reach
the case the bar is effectual and she
finds herself without any form of re-
dress, except in congressional ac-
ton, by an amendment of the laws
expressly granting power to federal
courts to entertain such suits. The
hope of such a change in the general
laws, much as it may be wished. can.
not be regarded as one likely of speedy
fruition. The power opposed is too
great to be ignored.
Right on top of all this comes the
announcement that but little hope
need be entertained of the success OF
the measure pending in the Legislature
| CT New Jersey for a revocation of the
charter of the Northern Securities
company. Politics has been permit.
the resolution and the prediction is
made that the bill will never progress
beyond the committee stage. Should
this prediction prove well founded, it
would seem that after all Hill made nc
idle boasts when he deied the people
of Minnesota and the governors of the
other northwestern states, and that
the lawyers working for him are the
wiser and better grounded in the prin'
ciples and technicalities of the law.
Great is the mercer and proportion.
ately great is the helplessness of those
who oppose and would prevent it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
SENATORS FEELING POORLY
AND PROGRAM IN UPPER HOUSE
CHANGED.
Diplomatic and Consular Bill Passed.
House Will Vote Monday on
Free Delivery Measure.

Washington, March 7.-On account
of the indisposition of Mr.. Vest Of
Missouri and Mr.. Mallory of Florida,
who expected to speak today on the
pending ship subsidy bill, that meas
ure was not considered by the senate
today.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was passed and then the
senate took up the for the
protection of the president of the
United States. Mr.. Bacon of Georgia
continued his speech, of yesterday,
in opposition to the bill, making an
extended constitutional argument. The
senate agreed to make the bill the I'M
finished business at the conclusion
of. consideration of the ship subsidy
bill.
Washington, March 1O.-For nearly
two hours today Mr.. Vest of Missouri
addressed the senate in opposition to
the pending ship subsidy bill. Mr..
Tillman of South Carlonia followed
with a brief speech in opposition to
the bill. He denounced the policy of
giving subsidies to anybody, particu-
larly to individuals and corporations
engaged in the formation of shipping
trusts.
The senate passed a considerable
number, of unobjected bills on the
calendar.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11

torney to revive the suits against the
Southern and Central Pacific roads,
also for violating the antitrust laws.
Under the stimulus of all this the
interstate commerce commission has
taken on new courage and is prepar-
ing to do something on it's own &C
count in the way of securing better OBJ
of the laws which it is it's
special province to enforce. It's chair
man nounc that suits are to be
brought against several railroads in
the Chicago federal courts for vio-
lating the law in giving rebates to
packers and grain shippers. The
suits will be against all railroad COM
panies shown to have violated sthe
laws, and while the principal ones will
be brought in Chicago, others will be
instituted in other cities. The &C.
tons will be begun by district attor-
neys, acting under advice from the de-
partment Of justice.
In his message to congress the pres
ident made a declaration in favor of
the regulation by federal authority Of
the railroads and recommended that
congress do something along this line
Nothing has been done by that body
evidencing a willingness to act on the
presidents suggestion and he has gone
about it to see that it shall. To quote
a Washington dispatch:
"He intends that congress shall deal
in%telligently with this problem if he
has to Jail every official in the coun-
the present law"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
q House,.

Washington, March 10.-The bill to
classify the rural free delivery service
and place the carriers under the con-
tract system, which has been debated
in the house for over a week, was
passed today, but in a form that COM
pletely changed the purpose for which
it was framed.
Before it was passed the bill was
altered radically by it's opponents. All
the provisions relating to the placing
of carriers under the contract system
were stricken out and the salary sys-
TEN not only was continued but the
maximum salary of carriers was in
creased from $500 to 5000 per annum
Tomorrow the postoffice bill will be
considered.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
CLASS LEGISLATION.

Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin,:
The ELECTROMAGNETIC bill has been
reported %favorably from committee to
the United States senate, with the
house amendments concerning reno
waited butter and the bearing of state
regulations stricken from it. In 4e-
porting the bill, Senator Proctor stat
ed thai an argument in opposition
would be submitted By the minority.
With butter selling at prices above
thirty cents a pound. and with the de-
mand therefor falling off rapidly be-
cause of the inability Of workingmen
to follow prices up to such giddy
heights, the time is oportune for a
debate of the bill on it's real merits.
Clean and palatable oleomargarine is
a substitute toward which the work
ingman can turn when butter is sell
ing as high as at present. To prevent
it's manufacture, which is the main Oh
ject of the bill now under considera-
ton, is to give the b~uttermakers 4
monopoly of the trade and enable
them to unite with the cold storage
interests and squeeze millions Of dol.
lars annually out of the earrings OF
honest toll. An attempt to compel
the makers of renovated butter to
plainly stamp their product sc that it
cannot be palmed Off upon consumers
for pure creamery" has been object
ed to by the senate committee, which
struck the provision from the bill. If
it is unfair for the makers of a health
full substitute to sell their product,
it is unfair to grant that permission to
the renovators of rancid butter, which,
| without special treatment, could not
be sold for axle grease.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
TUESDAY,, MARCH II, 1902.
ALL EYES ON

1t is possible that Montana may be
able to do that which the state of
Minnesota found itself unable to &C
complish-institute action in the Unit
ed States supreme court against the
Northern Securities company for the
purpose of testing the legality of the
merger Attorney General Donovan
has gone east on a mysterious mis-
sion and all efforts at Helena to as
certain the cause of his departure
have so far proved without results.
1t is rumored at the capital that he
has gone for the purpose of seeing
direction of carrying out the promise
made by Governor Toole at the Hell
ena conference Of governors, that the
state would be found ready to CO.
operate with the others in the matter,
should the time ever arrive when
something more tangible than mere
moral support would be required in
the war against the merger. Mr..
Donovan's assistants neither deny nor
confirm the m and merelye say
their chief has gone on official bust
ness.
While not telling in plain words
what the nature of his visit to Wash
ington is, Mr.. Donovan, in an inter-
view at New York said sufficient to
warrant many people in the belief that
the Helena is net so far wrong
as it might be. lie said that Mime
sofa had failed in it's efforts because
of the law as interpreted by the SUI
preme court, and then fastened to eX-
plain the difference between the laws
of this state and those of Minnesota.
Montana, he said, alone Of the north
western states in which the merger
operates has a constitutional provision
against consolidation of competing or
parallel roads within the states juris-
diction. Beside this Montana has an
other advantage owe the Gopher, he
fastened to explain. Under the laws
OF Minnesota incorporation of the
Great Northern in that state makes
the defendants residents of the state,
the same as the compliments, SO far
as the supreme court is concerned,
and this acted as a bar to the pro-
ceedings which Attorney General
Douglas sought to enter against the
merger. Montana has no such laws
and both the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern companies are eonsid-
cred foreign corporations, involving
citizens of other states.
After telling the opposition prevail
ing n his state against the merger and
the anxiety it is causing to the peo-
pie, Mr.. Donovan let fall the follow
ing, which may be regarded as sig
nificant:
81 must decline to discuss my er-
rand to Washington. Montana holds
a unique position among the western
states interested in the merger, so
far as the chances of a successful
tight is concerned, and that state is
up in arms over the railroad situa-
ton"