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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
SOME DEATHS

Mrs. John Carney, Sr, died recently in
Miidlesex county.
Mr.. William Davis died in Prince VII
liam county last week.
Mrs James Sullivan, OF Prince William
county, died few days ago.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bradford died recently
in Madison county, aged 30 years.
Mr. Henry Wagner father OF Mayor
" c. Wagner of Manassas. died last
week.
Mrs. Edgar y. Cox died in Washington
Wednesday, and the remains were taken
to Orange Tor interment.
Mrs. Bowdoin. wife Of DR.. John w.
Bowduin, prominent citizen Of Acco-
mac aud chairman OF the Democratic
County Committee, died Thursday at
BloxOm, Accomac county. aged 40. She
was devoted Christian. having organ
lied - Sunday school in her parlor at
BioxOm which resulted in the Christ
Protestant Episcopal Mission. She IL
survived by her husband and one daugh-
ter
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
GENERAL NEWS.

The British War Offices latest call for
volunteers meets with no response.
The Presidents check for $40. donated
to a church fair. recently sold on the auc-
ton block for $50.
The greatest demonstration in the his
tory of Savannah, Ga was given Admi-
raj Scbley, thousands greeting him at a
reception.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew and his
bride arrived in New York Saturday,
having encountered severe weather
during the trip.
The original notification OF Gen. Grant
to Lincoln of the surrender otGen Lee at
Appomattox was sold few days ago in
New York for 500.
Gov. Shaw cannot arrange his affairs
to take charge OF the Treasury Depart
ment unit! February |. Secretary Gage
has consented to remain until then.
Fifty horses and mules. many OF the
former valuable blooded stock, perished
in a fire which destroyed thelivery stable
Of Louis p. Knox. at Parkville, Nd.
Loss $4,000.
Damaging evidence has been brought
out by the prosecution in the Cuban
postal fraud cases against Nelly, Rath-
bone and Others. Nelly. RathbOne, and
Reeves shared in the stolen money.
Last year the imports OF wrapper 20.
bacco into the United states amounted
to $4,000. 900 AMI of filler sS.OOO.OOO
In short time. it is said. this country
will he able to supply it's own wrappers
and filters OF grade that will challenge
the best grown anywhere in the world.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
CHARLES |. STENGLE

WHAT can be expected OF outlaws
in this country when an United
States District Judge holds up the
people in his jurisdiction for his own
financial gain? Such a disgraceiul
spectacle came to light last week
when not only Judge Noyes, OF Cape
Nome, but the two District Attor-
news of his court we're found guilty
and sentenced for having used the
power of the court to seize under the
pretense OF litigation, and convert
to their control, valuable mining
property. The idea OF a Judge in a
District court using his power to
plumber those whom he was sent to
protect is so appalling that the
mere suggestion of it ought to arouse
an immediate investigation on the
part of Congress, which body alont
has the power to impeach and re-
move an United States Judge.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
susscrip ticn 81 50 Per Year, In Advances
TRANSIENT RATES.
TUESDAY.....JANUARY IA. 1902
Weather forecast for Fred
erfckS6urg and Vicinity:
Fair and colder TueS6Gy.

In ASSUMING the management OF
THE FREE LANCE, it is but fitting
and proper that We should give our
readers some idea of the position we
propose to take, that is to say OF
the policies we propose to pursue
in the conduct OF the paper.
Early in the 'nineties, it was our
pleasure to WELD the pen and rattle
the scissors in the Office OF a
country weekly. There we learn
ed that the interests OF the peo-
pie should at all times be the inter
ests OF the press. In 1S99-l9OO, 1t
was our privilege to occupy the
Editors chair in the office OF
a city daily. There the lessons OF
former years were indelibly fixed
on our minds. In assuming manage
ment OF The FREE LANCE, We desire
TO say to our many readers and
friends that the former policy OF the
paper will be thepolicy ofthe present
management to wit: The fearless
publication of the truth, regardless
OF class or faction; the criticism oil
public acts OF public officials, when
when we deem it for the public good
and for the best interests OF our dear
old commonwealth; the wearing OF
no party or factional collar, but, as
our name implies, we propose TO
free lance it for the benefit not only
of our readers. but for the benefit OF
ell the people. 1t is with feelings OF
unsurpassed delight that we are
able to announce that Mr.. A. P. Rowe,
80 we'll and favorably known through
out the State, will continue in his Old
nosition of Treasurer and Assistant
Manager. Indeed, it is not proposed
to make any radical changes In
the personnel OF either the editorial
or mechanical departments. On the
contrary, we are so we'll pleased with
the manner in which the business has
heretofore been conducted that we
are simply going to drop into the
vacancy occasioned by Mr.. Lee S
withdrawal and strain every nerve
to measure up to the stand
ard set by our predecessors, than
which there is no higher in this
Commonwealth. With these few
words OF salutation, we assume the
RESPONSIBILITIES of the hour, hoping
that at all times there may be per-
feet harmony between our readers
and ourselves.
CHARLES |. STENGLE.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
HON. JOHN eoopE ON WAR HISTORY
President Lincoln Did Not Propose 70 Psy
the South For Slaves.

At the annual memorial meeting OF Lee
Camp 10 Richmond Friday night. Hon
Holm GoOde was the principal speaker
He is the only Nirginian living who was
q member of the Confederate Congress.
Mr.. GOode took occasion TO correct what
he cOnceives TO be- two errors IN recent
contributions 10 the history OF the civil
war. He stated that he had it from the
lips of the Confederate commissioners who
went TO Hampton Roads 10 confer with
President Lincoln that the only thing
Lincoln would agree to was that the
ConGederates should go home aud take
off their uniforms" He denied in EN-
phatic terms that Lincoln had offered 10
paw for the liberation of the slaves. Only
a very short time ago the Rev. Or. Green.
celebrated Presby terrain minister OF
Danville. Ky, aud Confederate veteran.
delivered lecture in which he said Liu-
coin had offered TO pay for the slaves.
DR.. Green said he learned this from Judge
Campbell one of the Confederate com
missioners. MIR GOOde said Alexander
Ii Stephens. Judge Campbell and 4. NJ.
T. Hunter all told him that Lincoln OIL
tered no terms. Mr. GOOde said he
wanted also TO correct an error IN re-
cent contribution to war history by
Charles Francis Adams. in which he
makes it appear that Gen. Lee favored
surrendering his army before it reached
Appomattox. and that President Davie
was responsible for Lees plans not being
carried out. Mr. GOode sail be was sent
for on March Is. 1861, by President Da-
Wis and Gen. Lee for conference. Gen
Lee told of the condition of bis army,
and asked ii the Virginia people would
stand another draft upon them for for
age,and provisions. Mr.. Goode conferred
with bis associates, aud the result was
he informed Gen. Lee that the last crust
of bread would be divided with the
army. Gen Lee said not word about
surrendering.
This information given by Mr.. Goode
was regarded as so important that the
camp invited him to write it out over his
signature for publication.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
schwab at Monte Carlo.

A cablegram from Monte Carlo says;
Charles NJ. Schwab. the American
steel trust magnate. has created a sensa
ton here. MIR. Schwab's table is con-
stantly surrounded by a crowd watch
ing the steel millionaire gamble. He has
had extraordinary luck snd has repeat
eddy staked the maximum. The croupiier
pushed over to him $40, 900 as his win
nings 10 one days play. AT roulette en-
plain be won on No. 8, the maximum:
$40. 800. and on the next turn he played
the maximum on No. Q and also won.
"The Earl OF Rosslyn is playing his sys
tenn with success, winning about 5000
daily. mr.. Schwab is the most-noticed
man here, all Europe having learned that
he is the highest salaried man In the
world.
"Mrs. Depew's winnings recently APP
pear TO have started the streak OF Ameri-
can luck, for her example has been fol-
lowed by many Others.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
Pressing sehley's Cause.

The Naval Affairs Committee OF the
House took up the various Schley reso-
buttons which have been referred to ii
rom time TO time by the House, and
turned them all overto a subcommittee.
The meeting was chiefly for the organi'
zation of the committee and the appoint
inent of the subcommittee. Just before
Chairman Foss announced the subcOm-
mittee, Representative RiAey, Of Virginia.
moved that all resolutions regarding
ADMIRAL Schley, instead OF being referred
20 a subcommittee, be considered by the
entire committee and be taken upat once.
The members OF the committee favorable
10 Admiral Schley did not approve OF
this motion at this time, because many
IF the admiral's friends among the mem
beers were absent, aud action might have
Deen adverse TO him; so the resolution
was lost without a vote being called on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
POLITICAL.

Mr. J. G. Williams has announced that
he will he candidate for Mayor OF Gull
pepeper at the next election.
Among the officials at the custom house
there il a strong belief that u ). Marrhal
Morgan Treat will he re-appointed by
the President, upon the expiration OF bis
term. the last OF February. The mar
shall. being an officer OF his court, II Is
suggested that Judge Waddill will be
consulted in the appointment, and will
undoubtedly endorse Mr.. Trrat. Mr.
Tierney, of Norfolk who is Mr. Treat'sop-
ponent, " az closely allied with Col Lamb,
who was at one time the leader OF one
wing of the Republican party against the
other headed by Judge Waddill.-Rich-
mOnd Times.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
INSULT TO TIE PRESIDENT
An ArTcst MADE.

Lieut !. ". Starke. Of the Walker
Light Guards. 18th Virginia Regiment,
was arrested in Richmond Saturday,
rharged with sending an obscene letter
10 President Roosevelt.
ilr admit that h. wrote the doggerel,
hut denie. that he was the author OF the
Obscene matter or thu picture Of a negro
boy standing on his cad. lie says the
whole thing was intended as joke N
ter writing the dopgerel he threw II in
the waste basket. where it must have
been picked up 10y somebody else, he Gays,
and mailed. The address OF the letter
was The President. Washington, d c.
IL was printed on n large white Govern
ment envelop. Inside was sheet OF let
ter paper. on which was written in pen
ell the words:
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
Gan. Miles for President.

1t is reported thai Gen. Nelson A. Miles
is a candidate for the Democratic nOmi-
nation for the Presidency as a result oil
the recent reprimand administered by
President Roosevelt. 1t. is also alleged
that Gen. Miles favored Admiral Schey &
appeal TO the President as a means OF
embarrassing Mr. Roosevelt. Friends OF
the General say they believe a military
ticket would find favor with the people.
especially il Dewey or Schley should he
ON it for vice President.
Gen. Miles will be retired from the army
on August 8. 1908, in good time to
make his race before the Democratic Con-
yentiOn
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14

THE high prices at which tobacco
is selling is blessing to the tobacco
growing section of Virginia. The
poor farmer has had hard time oil
it. bad seasons and low prices have
been a great hardship upon him, and
we hail with qualification the ad'
vance in staple farm products. Will
continued good prices and season
able year we trust the farmer will re-
cover from the financial embarrass-
ments OF recent years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14

We ACKNOWLEDGES receipt OF a copy
OF the Baltimore Suns Almanac for
1902. 1t it well printed and a con-
densed compilation Of useful inior-
nation. Multum in parvo may well
be said OF it.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
Salary For Ex-Presidsrts.

Representative Lowering, OF Massachu-
setts. has introduced bill in Congress
proyidinp a salary for ex-Presidents OF
the United States The salary Is to be at
the rate OF $4,000 annually from the
date OF retirement from the Presidency,
and the bill Is to apply 20 any exPresi-
dent living at the time the law is
enacted.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14

WITH the many bills and resolu'
lions before Congress favorable to
Admiral Schley's cause, surely that
much-abuscd gentleman will get what
belongs to him soon. It's a great
pity that some OF the "Naval Clique
can't get what belongs to them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
srall-pcx Still lipgsrs In the State.

The latest monthly bulletin issued by
the State Board OF Health shows that
small pox existed in only five counties
of the State at the close OF the year. The
counties are Allegheny. one case; Anne
lia, two cases; Floyd, several cases;
Tasewell, three cases; Wise, ak cases,
The health of the State is considered
good. Among the county boards which
failed to send 10 reports, as required by
law, are those OF Culpeper, Essex, Giou-
cester, King George, Madison, Mathews,
Middlesex. Since the fling OF this report
the disease has increased In some OF the
Southwest counties In the State.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14

White without and Black within.
uivOrr in "A white mans skin.

4 bigger in n white mans skin.
The letter reached Private Secretary
Cortrlyou. November and was referred
to the POstohice department The
water mark on the paper and the type
used enabled the postUihce agents 10
trace il 10 the Office OF |. y Jones \ TO-,
a printing house. in which Lieut. Starke
Is employed The Lieutenant was ar
raigned before | SCommissioner flegen-
heimer and ballet for the court. The
penalty for using the mails for such a
purpose il fine OF not over $1,000
and Imprisonment at the discretion OF the
court.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14

In GOOD roads Gov. Montague ap-
pears to see the goal OF prosperity,
and there are many who are OF the
opinion that the Governor has not
been suffering from a temporary tit
of mental strabismus in reaching this
conclusion.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14

Mr. Nixon il nm honor graduate OF the
Naval Academy. at Annapolis. designed
the battlrrhip Oregon. aud owns "A iHrge
Shiphuiliine plant tie has beer promi-
nent in politics only short while hut IL
recognized ~ line executive.
The new leader Of Tnmmany Hall il n
native Of Virginia. having been born in
l.e,-burg. April !. 1851 lie has risen
step by step. until he * now one OF the
most potential forces in New York and
one ot the most noted naval designers in
the world.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
NEW TAMMANY Grief.
Nixon Elected TO Succeed Croker.

Richard Croker retires as leader Of
Tammany Hall and Lewis Nixon sue
cceds him MIR Croker has been active in
New York politics since 1866, was Alder
man IN 1868 and has been chief OF Tam.
many since 1886.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14

A New YORK rsociety man was re-
csntly robbed. Among other things
taken we're two hundred and fifty
scarf pins. 1t is very evident that
this fellow was stuck on himself.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
ro cuRE A COLD rn onK pAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II il fails
to cure. E. W. Groves signature Is on
each box 25s.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
stop, ths cersh ana vslks e. tie cola

Laxative -Quinine Tablets cure
a cob. IN one day. No Cure. no Pay
Price 25 cents.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
SATURDAY, The IIIl D0y OIL jQIuOTy,

1902. at 10 o'clock a m. and continue
until z p m, and resume the sale at Z
O'Clock p m. and 80 continue from day
TO day, at the same hours, until all the
stock il disposed Of He has a we'll
selected stock Of Staple and Fancy Goods,
most Of them fresh and in fine condition.
will also sell his Market Wagon, Horse
and Harness during the sale. Terms cash.
Dealers are especially invited 10 attend
this sale h. u. WILLIS, Trustee
JAMES Roach. AurtiOneer jail II
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
CONGRESSIONAL.

A bill was introduced continuing in
fore all laws prohibiting the coming oil
Chinese into the country.
BY unanimous vote the House agreed
tn give Mrs. Mckinley the free mailing
privilege during the remainder Other life.
The Pension Appropriation bill has
been completed by the House Committee
on Appropriations and reported to the
House. ltcarries $139 S42 230 exartly
thu amount OF the estimates, az against
s145, 245. 800 appropriated last year.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
StOTeFixtu
ETC, ETC.

By virtue of deed OF trust from H
Wallace Garner TO me "a trustee, OF date
Dec 81. 1901. will commence a sale by
auction OF his entire stock OF Fancy and
Staple Goods now in his store. No AL
Commerce ST., fredericksburg, Va, on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
Clothing, Shoes, Hats

and other goods If you need either.
call. and if you can get fitted aud suited
we will % The rest We have made
big increase in our clothing stock the
past several seasons We are making
arrangements fer the largest spring
sock We ever carried. and as usual, we
don't want to carry over any old goods.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-02

trade in South Carolina. This being
done, the process provided by the act OF
the last legislature would require all the
fertilizer and oil mill companies that
have passed under control of the monop-
oily or trust to resume control of the
properties refunding to the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company the amounts
paid for the properties.
Pending the resumption of business by
the domestic companies, receivers APP
pointed by the State courts will take
charge of and operate the properties.
The Attorney General is confident he
can establish his claim that the Vlr-
ginia Carolina Chemical Company is a
monopoly, but he is in doubt as to
whether the act can be carried out in its
details. Just how, for instance, money
is to be refunded by individuals who
have sold their stock and spent the
money or invested it in another State,
and who have no money within reach of
the courts, is a contingency that the
legislature did not provide for.
The outcome would seem to be that
the State would be operating many OF
these mills through receivers, who would
lack capital, while the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company would be barred out
of the State, and at the same time would
be unable to get reimbursed for the
property taken out of its possession.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-02
WAR ON FERT1LIzER COMPANY.
Suit Begun in South Carolina Charging That
it is Monopoly.

A Columbia, S. c., special, of Sunday
to the Philadelphia North American,
says: The State of South Carolina
through her Attorney General, G. Duncan
Bellinger, has begun suit against the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
charging it with being a trust" and
monopoly. Under the same act that this
suit is brought six of the large South
Carolina phosphate companies that have
been purchased by the company are sued
in the same action
The Attorney General in his complaint
sets forth that the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company has purchased or OBJ
tanned absolute control of phosphate fac
tories and cottonseed oil mills in every
county in the State, and, as it owns all
except three or four minor councerns,
already has complete monopoly of the
fertilizer trade in South Carolina.
The law provides that it is illegal for
a monopoly to exist and that the ac-
curing of competing concerns for the
purpose of getting a monopoly is illegal
null and void.
1t is for the State, to establish in her
own courts. therefore, that the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company is monopo-
ly or purposes to control the fertilizer
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-02
MORTGAGE SALE.

BY virtue of authority conferred in a certain
mortgage executed January 18th, 1885, by Jubal
Gooch and wife, recorded in book No. 128, at
page S2S, in Register of Deeds office of Wake
county, N. c., and at the request of Mrs. Gilly
Gooch, the surviving mortgagor, we Will on
Tuesday, the 7th day of January, 1902, at the
court house door, in the city of Raleigh at IL
o'clock m, expose for sale and sell to the high.
est bidder, for cash, the following described
tracts parcels of land: The first tract is sit
uated in st. Matthews township, Wake county,
on the waters of Neuse river, adjoining the lands
of Cad. Buffaloe, John Jones and the lands of the
late w. r. Pool, more fully described as fol-
lows:l Begins at Lavinia Knights corner on
Neuse river, thence west 224 poles to a pine,
thense south 95 poles to poplar and pointers,
formerly jerry Buffaloe's corner, thence east to
the said river, thence with said river to the be.
ginning, containing 133 acres being the same
land described and conveyed to Jubal Gooeh by
deed recorded in book "a, page 900 and book 90
page 50, in said Register CT Deeds office. See also
book "a, page 222, and book q, page 134, in said
registers office. Second tract contains acres and
lies in ST. Mary's township, adjoining the lands
of Caswell Powell, Alfred Pool and Others, being
the land conveyed to Jubal Gooch December 9Th,
1888, by Ransom Pool, Jr., and wife, by deed
recorded in book S4, page l25, in said Registers
office. Also three other lots or parcels of land
lying adjacent to each other and in one body,
forming parallelogram in shape, situated on the
south side of what would be the east side OF
Davie street If extended, Just beyond the cor
porate limits of the city of Raleigh, and being
the same lots conveyed to Jubal Gooch by lack
and Bedy Moss in and by three several deeds
dated January 80, 1882, August %, 1882, and
December 7, 1885, and recorded in books Nos.
GIGS and "a of pages 651-705 and III respectively
in said Register of Deeds office of Wake county,
all of which said deeds, books and papers ii
which they are recorded are referred to for bettet
description of said lands.
PEELE & MAYNARD,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
This December 4. 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-02
QUOTATIONS OF COTTON YARNS.

New York, Jan. mo. 10s-1 and ISL
warps at IA; No. 14s-1 warps at 14A ;
No. 1851 warps at 141a-14A; No 20s-1
warps at Is; No. 22s-1 warps at 151a; No.
26s-1 warps at 10; No. 6s to los bunch
yarn at 13A; No. 12s1 at 1871; No. ISL
at IA; No. 16s-1 at 14R; No. 20s71 at
15-15la; No. 22s-1 at 1516; No. 26s-1 at
15As-16; No. ss-2 ply soft yarn at IA; No.
1852 ply soft yarn at 141h No. $50 ply
hard at 1917; No. 1852 ply hard at IA;
No. 12s-2 ply hard at IA; No. ASP ply at
141A; No. 1852 ply at Is; No. 20s-2 ply at
15R; No. 24s-2 ply at 1872; No. 26s-2 ply
at 16h-17; No. 30s-2 ply yarn at IS;
No. 40s-2 ply at 22-23; No. Ss-3, and
ply at 1874; No. 20s-2 ply chain warps
at 16; No. 24s-2 ply chain warps at II;
No. 26s-2 ply chain warps at 1711 No
$685. ply chain warps at 1851; No
1858 ply hard twist at 15 No 20s-3 ply
hard twist at 151a; No. 26s-3 ply hard
twist at 1614-17.