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The State Board OF Education, which
now consists Of the Governor, Attorney
General and Superintendent Of Public In
struction, will hereafter be composed oi
those three officers and three educators
to be- chosen from list of one each fur
nished the Senate by the University OF
Virginia. the Polytechnic Institute the
William and Mary College and the vir-
ginia Military Institute.
The only new offices made elective by
the people are the State Treasurer, Su-
perintendent Of Public instruction, Com
missioner of Agriculture and the Secrc-
tary of the Commonwealth These are
now all chosen by the Legislature
Another interesting change is that the
new Constitution forbids any member Of
the General Assembly from being ap-
pointed or elected to any Office except by
popular vote during his term This is
intended to prevent Legislators from get
ting themselves elected TO places by the
Legislature Of which they are members
CITY AND COUNTY oRGANzATIoN.
In the city and county organizations
many changes have been made. One Of
the most significant OF these is doing
away with county court clerks and pro-
hibiting treasurers from succeeding them
selves after the second term in such office
Their deputies are subject to the same
inhibition. City Councils are not allowed
to dispose OF any valuable franchise with
out advertising for bids for the same
This is intended TO prevent the giving
away OF franchise to influential corpora
tions.
Another change is the reduction by the
new Constitution of the present rate Of
taxation from Zoe on the 800 TO zoe
This, it is estimated, will accomplish
saving to the taxpayers of Si37 ,069 80.
This added to the other savings claimed
for the new Constitution will amount to
$53J ,G0IlJ.
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CURRENT TOPICS.

James W. McGarry has sold to o E.
Chamberlin, representing Loudoun coun'
ty capitalists. a site for large Touring
mill at Shenandoah Junction, W. Va.
The land department OF the Southern
Railway has received advices Of the
arrival of 100 immigrants from Germany
on their way to farms in the vicinity OF
Brunswick, Ga. Several hundred families
are expected during the year.
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THE LEGIsLATURE.

Another important change from the
present Constitution is the article touch
ing the Legislature. Atpresent the two
houses meet bie1nially and can sit for 90
days. The Senate is composed OF 40
members, one-half Of which is elected
every four years. The House is composed
OF 100 members, who are elected for two
years. The new Constitution makes the
Assembly meet biennially and does not
not allow it to sit for more than go days.
There are no hold-oyer Senators, but the
members of that body are elected for two
years. This change has met with the bit
terest opposition, especially from the
railroads. For score OF years these
great corporations have found little dit
ficulty in defeating in the upper branch
OF the Assembly all measures antagonis-
tic to their interests. A notable instance
of this kind was the Employers Liability
bill, which was defeated in that body
several times, but after being put into
the new Constitution passed there a few
days ago without dissenting vote.
GREAT REVENUE PRODUCER.
Another notable innovation, and one
which will be the greatest revenue pro-
ducer found by the convention, will be
that imposing a tax on the gross re-
ceipts of railroads This will, il is con-
ceded, yield to the Commonwealth about
$3.50, 900 annually. The railroads, how
ever, agreed to this concession, and in
deed, suggested it.
THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM.
The radical change in the Judiciary sys-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-03
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have dome more businese.th1u on. 10
have the coBfideuce OF the oeo1I1.
Oi 10 l. the Increase Of our I<1I
goods, honest value and fail u14 mi
cause oft" Our stock Il the hi
and best selected In the St4t1.
satisfy the wants OF every Dodr.
our Canada Rye az 400 8 ~
medical whiskey on the uo<611<
ODel Rye, all at 5000 per ro1I>
equal Blue Ribbon, 81. &C. AuI1
Si.75, Choice Rye, <1.o0, e1d [<1 j.
20 per gal. Apple Braudi<1.
$500. Peach, Blackberry, C1IIf1|
and Ginger Brandies. kidney on
land aud Jamaica Runs. Wf1e@
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'~1"'"s.- -~s'vrNTtON
WORK OF CONSTITUTIONAL 0tS0EApfJi
Among Important Features are the Employers
Liability Bill, Tax on Gross Receipts OF
Railroads and Corporation
Commission

The Virginia Constitutional Conyen
tion. which has been in session more
than 10 months, but which is now near
ing its close, has made some highly int
portant changes in the organic law OF
the State. These will make a saving To
the people. it is claimed, OF over $500
00o annually, including the new sources
of revenue.
F The adoption of clause for the ap-
pointment of corporation commission.
which places all of the great corporations
in the Commonwealth under the super
vision of commission OF three is prob
ably one Of the most noteworthy changes
which will be made by the instrument
which the convention will soon give TO
the people of Virginia.
TO PROCLAIM OR NOTi
The convention will probably complete
its woik by the middle of April. After
the disposition of the Suffrage matter
which is now practically disposed of by
the Democratic conference, theneXt most
important subject will be whether the
Constitution will be submitted to the
people for their action or whether the
convention will proclaim it There il a
strong sentiment in favor of the latter
course The Democratic party, though.
is committed to let the voters Of the
State pass upon the Constitution. The
State Convention held at Norfolk in
April, 1901, made the most direct pledge
that this would be done.
TWO IMPORTANT FEATIREs.
There is, however, a strong sentiment
among the members in favor OF proclaim
ing the new instrument This has been
greatly increased by the action the Legis-
lature has taken in passing an Employ
ers' Liability bill and in imposing n tax
upon the gross receipts OF the railroads.
CORPORATION COMMISSION.
The article providing for a corporation
commission declares that this shall be
composed OF three members, who are to
be appointed by the Governor. This com
mission is given broad powers and scope.
1t is empowered to grant charters to cor
porations under laws to be enacted by
the General Assembly to discharge all OF
the duties now imposed upon the Com
missioner OF Railways and the Board OF
Public Works, the power of supervising.
regulating and controlling all the trans
portation and transmission companies in
all matters relating to the performance
of their public functions and eircharges /
therefor. This commission may prescribe ]
rates, classification of traffic and such /
rules and regulations as may be reason I
able and Just" The power is given this
to inspect at all times the .
books and papers of all transportation
and transmission companies in the State .
Appeals are allowed from the decisions
of the body to the Supreme Court OF
Appeals. The article also contains what
is known as the employers liability pro-
vision, which has been opposed with such
energy by Virginia railroads for years
past.
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NS&yW NoIfoIkssMestern
SH Schedule in Effect
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STREET STATION
200 q. m, NORFOLK LIMITED. Arrives
Norfolk IL 30 a. m. Stops only at Peters
burg, Wayerly and Suffolk. Stops at
Wakefield only TO let off passengers IL m
Richmond and Petersburg.
DOS a. m, The CHICAGO EXPRESS, for Lynch
burg. Roanoke, Columbus aud Chicago
Buffet Parlor car Petersburg to Roanoke.
Pullman Sleeper Roanoke to Columbus
also for Bristol, Knoxville and Chattanoo.
ga. Pullman Sleeper Roanoke so Knox
non. M. OCEAN sHoRE LIMITED. Arrive,
SyoSfolk 3. 20 d. m. Stops only at Peters
burg. Waverly and Suffolk.
- "a n m. for Suffolk. Norfolk and inter
mediate stations. Arrives at Norfolk a
of0 D. m.. for Lynchburg and Roanoke
otonnects at Lynchburg with the Masninsi
ton and Chattanooga Limited Pullman
Sleepers Lynchburg TO Memphis ana rev
Orleans. Cafe, Paflor and Observauoi
ears Radford 10 Alfalfa, Ala. fgiimai
sIeeper between Richmond ana LyncnDurg
and berths ready for occupancy az sou y
m, also, Pullman sleeper Petersburg aho
Tyains arrive Richmond from Lynehbure
and the West daily at 7.35 a. m. and 800 y
m: from Norfolk and the East at ll.lV, u IN
1142 a. ms and 8. so d. m.
Once S3S Main street.
JOHN L. WAGNER,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent
Q. II: BOSLEY, District Passenger Agent.
w. B. BEVILL, General Passenger Agent
General Ofdee; Roanoke. Va my26
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The Dregs and Alter Results OF
Terrible Grippe
Lead to Consumption and
Other Fatal Troubles.
Paine S Celery
COMPOUND
Saves a Former Member OF the
Indiana Legislature.

This is the Season to Use the
me if You Would
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-03
SEABOARD
T. s5AIR LINE RAILWAY.

CAPITAL CITY ROCTE."
short line 20 Principal Cities of the South
and Southwest. Fl rida. Cuba, Texas. Cali
iornia aud Mexico. n Aching the Capitals OF
Six States.
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TO PROCLAIM OR Nor?
,wo IMPORTANT FEATURES.

There is, however, strong sentiment
among the members in favor of proclaim
ing the new instrument. This has been
greatly increased by the action the l4egis-
lature has taken in passing an Employ
ers' Liability bill and in imposing tax
upon the gross receipts OF the railroads
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-03

District Passenger Agent.
Phone, 4o5 $50 East Main Street
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-03

The fredericksburg Library will ccle-
bra,e its 25th anniversary on the Sth OF
the month by Silver Tea to be held at
the home of Mrs Y VI. Fleming In 1876
n library wave swept over the country
and fredericksburg ielt its influence aud
led by such men az lion. John l.. Marye,
Dr. James +. Smith, Dr r. runaway,
- Nm a.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-06
AIR SHIP SAILS
FAR OUT TO SEA

NEW YORK, January 2S.-A cable tc
Santos Dumont made two trips out
over the water in his newest dirigible
balloon today, going far out to sea on
his second trip, and eclipsing all of his
former achievements. In the great
crowd that saw the the experiments
today, and who warmly congratulated
the aeronaut when he landed, were the
Empress Eugene and Archdukes Fer
dinand and Otto of Austria The
weather conditions were perfect.
At 1890 o'clock the gates of the aer-
drome swung open and the airship ap-
peared. Santos Dumont mounted the
car, and. the ropes being disengaged,
the ship rose about twenty feet. Then
the motor was set working, and NOV
ing upward slowly al first, but ever
growing swifter the ship sailed out
ing in the sea. After a time the ships
speed was curbed and it poised above
the waters as if about to sweep down
ward. The aeronaut had stopped her to
adjust the balance and arrange the
trailing rope, and this done, the motor
was put in action again, and off went
the air ship at a rafting pace. The
yacht Varuna and a government launch
in it's wake.
Describing a circle, Santos Dumont
headed for home, and. after having
been in the air for fifteen minutes,
aiighted safely at the starting point,
where an enthusiastic crowd awaited
him.
Still better was the second trip, made
after luncheon. This time Santos Du-
mont went right out to sea and per-
,ormed innumerable evolutions, show
ng his complete control over the ma
descending, turning,
stopping and darling ahead. Again ev-
Fry movement was carried out with as
ounding ease. Then he turned inland
'nce more, soaring over the Casino and
'astle and finally alighting, after an
tbsence of about half an hour, to re-
,eive the renewed congratulations of
he spectators. The trials were in ev-
ry respect magnificent success, and
santos Dumont is greatly pleased He
will continue his trial trips daily, so as
o thoroughly test the airship before .
undertaking. the Corsican journey .
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-06
A NEW COURT
FOR HAWAII

! WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
! Perkins today introduced carefully
drawn bill entitled, Bill to further the
administration of justice in the Terri
tory of Hawaii" In constitutes a judi
cial district of the Territory, and es-
tablishes a district court, with one
judge, district attorney and marshal
all to be appointed by the President.
The District of Hawaii is attached to
the Ninth Judicial Court of the United
States. The district judge. who shall
hold office for life, is to be paid $500
per year. The present district judge is
to remain in office under the new Or
ganiZation. The district attorney and
marshal are to hold office for six years,
at $1,000 and $4,000. respectively, per
annum. The present officials are to re-
main. The district judge is authorized
to appoint a clerk of court at 81, 500 per
annum, and a reporter at $500, both
to hold office at the pleasure of the
judge.
The regular term of court shall be
held at Honolulu on the second Monday
in April and October, at Hilo on last
Wednesday in January, with special
terms as the judge may deem expe-
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Still In Captivity.
Eg7s9

WASHINGTON, Jan. So.-Unless
Miss Stones captors have abandoned
her. despairing of being able to safely
surrender her to the agents who have
been trying to ransom her. she is not
yet at liberty. 1t is quite certain that
+ lie ransom money had not been pa'2
Gown, and that the agents referred l.
have completely lost touch with tie
who have been frightened off
by the appearance of Turkish soldiery
in their neighborhood. The efforts to
secure the women's release will not be
abandoned, but it is feared that they
must be renewed in another direction
he present line having been broken.
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in the ceremony. the bride and groom
exchanging rings, after which each
guest was asked to inscribe his name
in the marriage register.
The wedding presents were numerous
and very costly, one room being en-
tfreIy filed with these tokens of the
high esteem in which the bride and
groom are held by their friends.
Miss Scott has been greatly admired.
Her bright personality and charming
DISPOSITION have won her sincere and
well deserved admiration, and she may
well be welcomed to the list of young
matrons. The groom is the son of JOS
eph S. Spear, surveyor of the port of
San Francisco. and is popular in both
business and club circles.
Mrs. Admiral Casey and her daugh-
ter are at the Occidental, having re-
turned from a trip to Honolulu.
Gen. r. H. Warfield, who is paying
L visit to the Hawaiian Islands, is ex
pected to return in a couple of weeks.
Mr.. Lloyd Osborne. who is now in
New York busying himself with liter
Try matters, is the constant companion
If Richard LIE Caffeine. Mr.. Osborne
s in the center of the art and musical
,ircles of Gotham. and he is not GER
ain when he will return here.
Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson is |
pending the winter at Cuernavaca, |
which is fifty miles to the southwark !
f the city of Mexico. This is one of |
he most beautiful places in the neigh
oring republic, and it was the favorite
esidence of the Emperor Macmillan
nd the still more unfortunate Empress
arlotta
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even when they could not see their in
struments because of smoke. One man,
Foster, who was watching a single-track
strip in Connecticut, did not even get up
TO look at the ruins after the smoke
cleared away. The station tonight pre-
scented somewhat the appearance of
dismantled castle, with the big windows
only ragged holes.
General alarms brought firemen, po-
lice reserves and every available ambu-
lance to the spot. A majority of the
wounded were treated on the spot and
the white-coated ambulance surgeons
worked for an hour in the debris-strewn
streets. Police lines were thrown across
either end of Park avenue and across
the intersecting streets.
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Many Missionaries.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2S.-Sailing
on the Hongkong Maru on Thursday
will be six missionaries for Oriental
ports. They all go out under the aus
pices of the Women's Methodist mis-
sion board. Miss Josephine. Stable and
Miss Catherine Foster go to Burmah;
Miss Mabel l.. Seeds to Japan; Miss
Catherine E. Jackson, Miss Eddy and
DR.. Edna L. Beck to the continent of
Asia. DR.. Beck is a resident of San
Jose. She studied medicine in this city
and took courses in eastern training
schools. A reception will be given to
the outgoing workers at Simpson Mem
orial Church Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
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CUBAN TARIFF LIKELY TO
GET UNFAVORABLE REPORT

WASHINGTON, January 90. A
member of the Ways and Means Com
mittee said late tonight that a poll had
been taken in the committee on the re-
duction of the Cuban tariff, and that
it stood for reduction and 10 against.
There is a little question as to one
man. said this committeeman, VINO is
included in the count of 10 against. If
he gets over to the other side it VII!
make the committee stand COR and 9
against. You can positively say that
there is a majority of the committee
against a reduction of the tariff on Gu
ban sugar. I think the plan is beaten
in the light of this vote
DR.. Wiley. chief of Bureau of Chem
istry, Department Of Agriculture, was
before the Ways and Means C.mmit
tee today in connection with thu Gu
ban reciprocity question. Eis state
ments covered the scientific phases of
the production of sugar from beets,
cane. etc, and the development OF the
respective industries. By means of
charts he showed the comparative in
significance of the beet sugar industry
nv iooo' WHeH most OF the sugar was
made from cane. Since then conditions
have reversed, until now the greater
Part of the sugar production IS from
eeets. Much the larger part of this
production was in Europe. the product
IN America being comparatively small
DR. Wiley expressed the opinion. how
ever, that the bee sugar would never
extilSuish the cane produce, as The
latter lad certain special uses.
Dr. Wiley's emphatic declaration that
Cuba's appeal to the United States was
misplaced, and would not afford relief,
attracted much attention. This came
after he had shown that the European
bounty and cartel systems were the
controlling factors in the sugar s:tua-
ton. The Cuban planters had pros |
pered. he said. under Spanish regime. |
ana why should they now lay their !
misfortunes to the breaking of the
Spanish yoke? Under such circum-
stances. it might be best to lead them |
back to Spain.
DR.. Wiley then said: The cause Of !
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TERRIBLE
EXPLOSION
A New York Hotel
Is Almost
Ruined.
OTHER BUILDINGS
BADLY DAMAGED
Dynamite in a Subway Blows Up
Doing an Immense Amount
of Harm.

| NEW YORK, Jan. 27-The reserv,
supply of high explosives stored at the
Park avenue shaft of the Rapid Tran.
sit tunnel, now in course of construc.
ton, blew up shortly after noon today
The giant blast killed six persons, in
jured 100 others, and seriously damaged
all the property reached by the flying
debris and the vibration of the shock.
The irregular square formed by the
Murray Hill Hotel on the west, the
Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital and
the Grand Union Hotel on the east, and
the Grand Central Station on the
north, was the scene of the explosion
The buildings named sustained the
greatest damage, but the area extend
ed for several blocks in the four direc-
tions from the center.
The sunken approach to the street
railway tunnel used by the Madison
avenue lines cuts through Park ave-
nue. and the shaft of the rapid transit
subway was run down beside it at the
intersection of East Forty-first street
The street railway approach was
housed over with a superstructure
used for the operating plant of the
rapid transit contractors. Temporary
buildings for storage purposes were
thrown UP against the superstructure |
at the mouth of the shaft and there |
The explosion occurred 1t tore a great |
gorge in the street, demolished the |
temporary buildings and part of the |
superstructure and sent a mass of |
earth, splintered timber and twisted
ron high in the air. Much of it went
gathering against the front of the
Nm. 81 W.
damaged, and nearly every room in
he front of the house was wrecked.
The Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital
IN the east side of the avenue Jared
nearly as badly, and had to be aban-
Toned by the management.
The Grand Union Hotel lost all of it's
windows and glass partitions and prac-
ically every front window in the Grand
Central station was shattered The great
locks on its front towers were blown
rom their cases. Thousands of win
lows. some of them seven blocks from
he tunnel shaft, fell in fragments. 1t
vas the shower of broken glass and fall
ng debris that injured the greatest num-
'er.
Fortunately the explosion occurred at
he noon hour. Not more than 100 per-
ons were in the main waiting parlol
4 the Grand Central station. Some of ;
hese were slightly injured by bits of ,
lass. Four ticket sellers were cut ,
bout the head and arms by the flying
chris
The clerical force in the executive Of
ces of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, which occupy the I
oors above the first in the eastern wing i
the station, were thrown about by {
ne shock. Chief Dispatcher G. H. Will s
on and his four assistants. who were 8
Erecting the trains of the New Haven >
ne. having several hundred trains to
)Ok out for, scratched nv fyipp
lass, but did not leave their chairs {