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LEGISLATURE

TIE bill apprOpriating $50. 600 for th,
Virginia exhibit AZ st. Louis Expo.itio,
passed the senate by vote Of % to3. m,
entire amount il 10 be spent on the ex
hi0it. as the state will not erect a build
ing. IL IL thought the action Of the legis
tature VIII lead many large concerns IL
the state TO make exhibits. which vii
give the Old Dominion a tine representa-
ton.
The manner Of choosing commissioner.
of the revenue was deferred Several
speeches were made in favor of election
by the people
The house adopted a joint resolution
providing for a Christmas recess. from
Tuesday, December 23. TO Friday. Janu.
uary ?
The body passed senate bill giving the
plaintiff in civil cases the right 10 chal.
leuge jurors
HiLL>iNTRopJcEp
BY Mr. West: To amend the act 20 aid
thecitizens OF irginia disabled by wounds
cuSing the war between the states.
by Mr.. Leake: To empower special
commissioners To give bond In "A trust or
bonding company and 10 charge theiund
coming into his hands with the cost o
such bonds
by Mr. Lease. To empower and in
stTuct the m snager If the State convict
'arm 10 work on the p0blic roads In the
county Of Goochland.
The Cabell child-labor bill nroyisino
that DO child under twelve wears of are
shall labor IA any fsctOry or mill. and
requiring permits for those between
twelve and fourteen. passed the house bv
the vote of - to 10
The senate passed house bill. to re,ru
ate the running of automobiles loromo
b'lt's. aud other vehicles over the puhlir
roads of the state
Ny. Powers. Of Caroline. introduced a
oil 20 amend the law Ia relation To in.
deNing deeds. &c
new scheme has been suggested
VIII n may result IN a satisfactory com
promise On the method of selecting com
m'ssiouers ot the revenue Ia r. 10 pro
VI Tor Democratic primaries To uomi-
nate aldiIatls for Commissioners vrh,
are - sequeutiy 10 be ramei hv the
courts. This plan. IL j. said. wouii prob
ably be sati-ia-tor To both sides. and
It looks A. If IL may be- adopted when the
mAtte comes up This " ould avoid the
constitutional inhibition a. To NJ cleo
tlu, and would permit the officers TO
serve a. often as they should be nominn
ted by the people
Messrs Whitehead add Woodward will
Ain their seats ia tue house as the
m 'mber from the city of Norfolk The
mouse COMMITTEE on privilege ADD cleo
lions decided the contest. returning the
the sitting members by the vot. OF 10 to
Z. Messrs Heermans aud Robson the
Republicans on the committee. voted
with the majority, while Messr-. West
OF Louisa. and Cabeu. of nanvile. cor
-titut,d the minority.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

Ladies Kangaroo shoes,
lace and button, every
pair must be solid, the
greatest value, at $3.50
Ladies Gum Boots, light
weight, fur lined, 21-2 to
8, $3.50, same IL to 2 at
81 20, 8 to 10, at 800
ladies' heavy weight
Gum Boots. dull finish,
at .....- $1.75
Ladies very best quality
storm OvershOeS at SOC
Ladies good quality wool
lined Arctics at S1.OO
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

Senator George W. lie Cato. of Aeco-
mac, who dispite his illness went TO Rich
mond last week TO attend to his duties
Ia the legislature, suddenly decided TO
return home Monday night 4 chanuefor
the worse is feared to have occurred in
his sickness
DIR. J. Cato is "A skilled physician and
understands his condition Thoroughly.
IL is not return of paralysis that he
lears, 1t Is understood, but "A compiled
ton
Mrs Le Cato went to Richmond with
him, and to the Senate chamber everv
day and sat next to him
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
President Recaiis Col. Mass,

hnugh hr has nYtccmpletei his work
Col John ;. Mo>by. who was sent tn
Nebraska by President Roosevelt 10 in.
YES -gate the fencing in of public lands
by the cattle millionaires. has been re-
called. When Col Mosby found how
boldly the cattle kings had appropriated
the public domain. he declared they
would be promptly outsted. even il the
President had 10 send troops II tear
down the fences. This remark and Others
caused ill-feeling, and il has been gound
necessary To provide another place for
Colonel NOsbv
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
The State Republican Org Plantation
And Col. Slemp

Hon Park Agnew. chairman of the
Republican State Committee. saws il il
not true that there = amy hostility tool
Siemp in the NirEinil Republican organ
lzatlon. Col Sismp ami myself are tie
best OF irienrs sfNs Mr. Ag7ew. He
helped make the Virginia organization.
and be Is an imprvtent part II il. There
y no truth that ii.ere are Sieup and anti-
Slemp factions in the narty. There may
be- people who are rl. irg 10 make su,h
factions. but they vi hardly turn out
the trouble they hal autisIraftd Tn ~.
viii be no friction between Col Slcmp
and the other Oil ani@ of The R-pt hliran
organizati u IT virginia
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
Governor Montague Summoned In
CONSTITUTE Test Case

10 the ame az Chief Justice Fuller. Of
the t. =. supreme Cour,. an order has
h ~ is~ued 20 summon Gov. VI utaeue
aud several Others to appear IN the Dis
trict Court in Norfolk the first Nondav
In January a DEFENDANTS 10 the suit Of
Anthony : Primer. OF Huutersville pre-
cinct who sues the eel ndauts for - 600
damages Piuuer contends that he was
subject To no disqualification whatever.
aud was emitted 10 vota II j. also
charged that the ccieudauts conspired
aud combined Tor the purpose ofpreven--
ing plaintiff from registering. and thar
uitsr framing the constitution. the next
steps were the rn.orc mcnt az its pro
visions
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

stanton is out OF coal and the electri
lights are cut of: there is no fuel to run
the plant.
Rev J. u. La Nothe. of Loudoun. ha
accepted the call extended him from St
Joseph. Mo-. at "A salary of $4,000 per
year.
The following Virginia Vourth-class
postmaste rs have been appoint II; Hard
ware, Eugena (. White. and I.'iian. J. n.
Omohundro.
Representative Hay has introduced a
bill for the relief of the old Thornton :
Gap Baptist church. in Rappahannock
county, for $500 damages done by
Federal troops during the civil war
The Peoples National Bank. at Ices
burg, has what some say j. the largest
deposit of any country banking institu.
ton in the South. the amount being
nearly $500 900, according TO the last
report.
Senator Martin introduced a bill to
give Charlottesville and Roanoke two
terms OF the L. :. Circuit and District
courts year. The bill also provides
that there shall be a clerk appointed for
I
clerks. a. IL the case under the present
law.
An order granting exceptions to the
award of sop 600 made by commission
ers appoint u to condemn land for navy
yard purposes at Norfolk was. on mo
II District Attorney Allan. eni red by
Judge WaddiIl in the :. Court. .he
Government cont ,ntion is that the
award IL excessive. and "A new commits
sion viii be appointed.
The first newspaper ever published in
Heathsville will appear this week The
publication will be known ar the Echo.
and is a youths paper. It, two young
projectors NJ. W Rowe and Robert Beale
oave secured theservicss of young persons
over the county as correspondents. The
paper will appear twice a month and
measure jNs inches To each sheet
The case Of J. p. Eastman. the Louisa
County farmer. who is charged with at
tempting TO abduct Josephine Johnston.
a colored girl, from her home, was heard
IN the Richmond Hastings Court Tues
lay, on motion to quash the indict-
ment. The motion was overruled aud
Harry Glenn. counsel for the accused
took exceptions. The case viii come up
at the January term.
Politicians in Norfolk were SURPRISED
TO learn that Hugh Gordon Miller. As
sistant 1. ;. District Attorney. II 10 be
consulted by President Roosevelt and
Secretary Shaw in regard 20 the appoint.
ment of a collector Of customs Tor that
port. The incumbent. r. q. Ranks. is
an applicant for Ieappointment. and IL
was generally understood that. having
secured the Endorsement # Hon. George
f. Bowden, he would get it, Ii IL stated
that Mr. Miller will be- consulted hv The
President IN reference TO other appoiEt-
ments
One young man at the Virginia Militia
~ Institute. of the third class. who re-
fused to join in the outbreak. gave a.
his reasons for nor doing so. when i'm
portuned, that his parents had sent him
TO the school at great sacrifice TO
themselves pecuniarily, and that the
Board OF Visitors had given him Sta
cadet appointment. lt he engaeed in
such an outbreak. he said. il would not
be showing himself worthy of the conf
dence imposed in him. The young man
who took this resolute stand for what
he believed to be right was Cadet W. \
Willis, son of Mr.. John Willis. Of Cor
1nnSNilia
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
ANTHRACITE SLAVERY

After reading the evidence thus fan
laid before the Arbitration Commits
sion, it is not hard to understand
why the coal barons were opposed to
publicity and why they didn't care to
deal with John Mitchell
Never since the famous Nelverton
trial in Dublin. Ireland after the
close of the Crimean War, when Jury
men bowed their heads and wept.
and the learned Judge who presided
was so visibly affected that he d.
clared from the bench that a. he re-
viewed such evidence, he was not
ASHAMED at the betrayal of his feel
ings as a man, has testimony been
produced before any tribunal which
appeals so strongly TO man Seedlings
as that which came before the Com
mission sitting at Scranton the past
two weeks.
No wonder Wayne MacVeagh
wanted to compromise the matter.
The wonder i that the operators did
not Jump at the opportunity to hide
from public gaze the hideous acts
which they had either committed or
approved.
Take for instance the testimony of
that poor fellow Coli
That man told plain, unvarnish-
ed story, supported t.y solemn oath.
the recital OF which was almost too
much for the feelings Of the commits
sioners to stand. Such a profound
Impression did the man make that
not one of the great lawyers on the
side OF the operators dare ask him a
question on REORGANIZATION. The
same was the case with several 9th
ers, including the man whom the
operators, in their desperation, tried
TO bride That the evidence struck
home was evident from the fact that
the vice president of one of the COM
panies which operates protested and
hoped his company would not be held
responsible for the condition ofaffairs
that existed with the companies
against which the evidence was given.
1t is an established fact that a
guilty conscience needs no accusers,
and the gentleman who protested,
himself an eminent lawyer, seeing
how the evidence pressed on him.
thought best to throw the entire
blame on Others. But the brilliant
lawyer seemed unmindfu of the fact
that the company against which the
evidence was being given was flesh of
the flesh and bone of the bone of the
company he represented during the
first conference at Washington, and
also at the meeting in New York,
which resulted in the breaking up of
negotiations between Messrs. Mitch
ell and MacVeagh; consequently his
protestation will call to mind the old
adage, "Show me your company and
III tell what you are"
All through this whole trouble the
coal barons have seldom opened
their mouths that they have not
alienated public sympathy. For ex-
ample, there was that man Baer, who
claimed that he was commissioned
by the Lord to administer the coal
mires. Then, it viii be remembered
how insolently all OF the operators
talked to the President OF the United
States, whose only aim was the gen.
eral good. As witnesses, they have
made sorry spectacles of themselves,
and 'have not shown the spirit of
fairness that is characteristic of true
American manhood.
Unless We are greatly mistaken,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

they are going 20 receive a solar
plexus blow from the commission.
and their names viii be handed down
20 postcritS as the arch-fends Of a
conspiracy TO make slaves out Of
honest workingmen.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
To Be Married Here

Miss Annie Gregory Cross, daughter OF
the late Joe Cross, of Ashland, will be
married on Dec. 23d to Mr.. Luther Har-
ris. Owing to the recent death OF the
young lady father they wiz be quietly
married in fredericksburg, Rev. /. L..
Chestnut officiating. The couple will
take a northern tour.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
Said He Was Kidnapped

William John Myers, an alleged deserter
from the battleship Alabama, was arrest
ed Tuesday at Colonial Beach, and win
DE taken TO Norfolk and turned over to
the [. s ship Franklin.
He declares he was Kidnapped and car
ried to Baltimore. When arrested he ae-
knowiedged his name and said he was
anxious to return to the battleship.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

And now the Beef Trust is at work
again. Prices have advanced from
: to . cents per pound in New York.
With no meat and no coal. the labor
ing man of that city is ofcourse in am
ugly mood.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

Mems leather Slippers.
imitation Alligator Skin,
al ...-............. SOC
Mems leather anG velvet
embroidered Slippers
at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 75c
Mems Juliets, black and
tan, sOft-turned bottoms,
at ............ $3.50
Mems Satin Calf lace
Shoes, all solid, dressy
style, at . $3.50
Mems hand-sewed, gen
uine Calf Skin Shoes.
............. 1925
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

The House of Delegates acted wise
" on Tuesday when it passed the
bill forbidding the working of chill
dren under II years of age in facto-
ries or mills. Children of that age
should be in school.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

How would it do 10 send a sample
of our good roads to the St. Louis
Exposition? Reckon those Western
ers would think it a new kind Of
soup
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

The Packard Shoe for
men, the equal of any
5000 shoe, at So so
Mems Snag proof Gum
Boots, rolled soles,a at $500
Boys heavy weight Gum
Boots. net lined, at So 90
Boys and Ohildren's
Hats and Gaps, a COM
plete line, at. 25c
w alter Proof Polish, will
keep your feet dry at zoe
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

1t seems about time those Y. NJ. |.
boys were finding out that Gen. Ship
runs that institution. not them
selves
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
Died In His 1o5th Year.

John Shackelford of Scott's Creek. Nor
folk county. died Monday night in the
one hundred and fifth year of his age
having been born in Gloucester county
April l 1898. Mr.. Shackelford remem.
bered events in connection with the War
of 1872
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

What is better for Xmas gift, than a
trunk, satchel, or dress suit case. all
these you will find at c. W. Jones, Cash
Store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
Holiday Excursion Rates.

To Washington, Alexandria, Rich
mond, local points, and TO points south
OF Richmond via A. &. L., S. A. l., and
Southern railway, Dec. 23rd, oath, Both.
3lth and January lst, final limit for re-
turn January Bird, 1903
c. C. Cox, Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
POTONAC KIVFR Rorrr

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LOT i-anchf lhwooi y
= harve. lan gleonnr
.na Nlusae at . 5 man
Freight daily
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

Tor Friday oony 81.
n andS
"pSOoI T. Agent Frerckarg HENRY
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER ROUTE.
LEAVE BALTIMORE

SATURDAY. a1iS sunday 40,
Pc o
INA aniatNi
Ssturia
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
LEAVE NORFOLK.
LEAVE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Wfl leave N"riolk "Wednesday
eavius fapIahannoeA az "a N IAur.iay.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
Weems Steamboat Co.

BAL CniORE FREDERCKsRURG PPAHAxNOCK RIVER RoTE
lie Tuesday will
MUM
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
LEAVE TArPAHANNOCK

For baltimore steamers viii leave Tappahannock u daily
. y Tuesday
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18
Christmas
FURS.

nice Fur Boa or a handsome Set of Fl1rs vvo,,l,
be acceptable to wife, daughter, sister or sweet
heart These we show from 90 cents each to 81:
per set.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-18

Staunton is out OF coal and the electri
lights are cut of: there is no fuel to run
the plant.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
LARGE MORTGAGE.
The y. II. Flies Two Liens TO the AmO:int
sI8O,O0O,00O I'm Douglas
County.

Last Monday, Register of Deeds
Larson had the filling OF two mort
cages amounting to $50, 900, 900.
These cover the entire holdings of the
Northern Pacific railroad and run to
the farmers Loan Trust company and
and the Mercantile Trust company, of
New York. These mortgages cover
practically the same holdings and are
part of the general organization
scheme of the road. The holdings in
clude thirty distinct railroad com
panies operating in the West which
are controlled by the Northern Pacific.
Real estate in almost every state in
the northwestern part of the country
is included. These mortgages must
be filed in every county through which
the railroad passes. Beginning at
Ashland, then Bayfield, county, then
Superior, Duluth, and SO on to the Pa
cific coast.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
LOOKING UP HIS RECORD
Business Men are Investigating the Man
Who Advertises Himself as the
BOneSetter.

: At public meeting Of a body OF
prominent citizens Monday night it
was decided to start a systematic in
vestigation of the transactions of the
man who pleases to designate himself
the "Bonesetter."
Complaint after complaint has been
expressed to the effect that the 'BOne
setter'' is a fake and that he has de
frauded large number OF crippies out
of hard earned cash, and these com
plants were discussed freely at the
meeting held by one of the most de-
termined bodies of citizens. which
have gathered together in this city in
many day.
The complaints discussed were
specific and those making them are
reaGy and willing to prove their state
mepts if called upon to do SO. 1t is
dilt$SFtl tIittI IiIt1 ib''ilCOCllCI Sti q
tises to cure each and every cripple
who makes application at his door
"for price" | is said that he guar
antees a cure, but always demands
payment in advance, and that when
the offer "to pay when the cure is eff
fected" is made, the "Bonesetter"
merely laughs and very politely says
NO, thank you"
It was stated at the meeting that the
smooth gentleman advertised in a
foreign newspaper TO cure poor Grip
Piles free of charge. This advertise
ment being read by cripple who was
poor and in a hopeless condition, and
placing every confidence in the glar
ing caption "Cripples Cured free of
Charge" set out for the sanctum OF
the gentleman, who once advertised
as the "Hindoo Doctor and was
promptly spurned by the Bonesetter"
the cripple's case not being serious
enough to be worthy the attention of
this "iHfalible man of the East.
The gentlemen who were present at
the meeting last night stated that the
report was current among the citizens
of many cases in the city where the
'Bonesetter' has guaranteed a cure
and after receiving all the cash posi-
BILE from his patients turned them
from the door without having affected
a change in the cripple's condition.
The business men who are interested
in this investigation confidently be-
Iieve that the BOnesetter's" business
is not clear and open as it should be
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
Natures Wonders.

The common flea leaps 200 times Its
own length To show like agility a
man six feet tall would have TO leap
distance of 200 feet The cheese
mite is about One-quarter of an inch
in length, yet 1t has been seen to take
the tip of its tail in its mouth and
then letting 20 with jerk, to leap out
OF a vessel six inches in depth. To
equal this a man would have to jump
out OF well from a depth OF l44 feet.
And equally strange things are found
among the plants and vegetables A
we'll known student Of nature once
tried the growing force OF a squash.
When it was eighteen days old and
measured twenty seven inches 10 cir
cumferenCe he fixed sort OF harness
around II, with a long lever attached
The power OF the squash was measur-
ed by the weight it lifted, the weight
being fixed to the lever. When II was
twenty days old. two days after the
harness was fixed on it. il lifted sixty
pounds. On the nineteenth day it lift
ed 5000 pounds.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
ORaTORICAL CONTEST.
One 10 be Held fn the Nelson Dewey
Next Week. Bay field, WasnbUrn and
Superior schools VIII be
Represented.

On next Friday evening, April IS,
occurs the oratorical contest between
the Bayfield,, Washburn, the Blaine
and Dewey schools at the Nelson
Dewey building, East End, This is
the first time the Chequamegon con-
test has come to the Dewey and the
students are expecting a full house
and good time. An admission fee of
% cents will be charged to pay the
expenses of the visiting contestants
and of the Judges, all of whom will be
from out Of town. At the close OF the
contest the audience will be given the
freedom of the entire new building
while an informal reception is being
rendered the contestants
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
SUPERI0R'S WATER IS PURE
Political Rot About Impure Water is Not
True.--NO Bacteria

been polluted a large number of
species indicates an influx of foreign
matter You will notice that in these
samples, in the one, there were no
bacteria able to Hquefy gelatine and
in the other only six.
''These samples of water were taken
the one from the large main at the
water. where the water is just begin
ming to traverse the city mains, after
having been filtered. The other was
taken from the corner of SiXtieth
street and Tower avenue, with the
idea of determining, if possible, if
there was any injurious effect upon
the water from traversing the mains.
The result shows that while both sam,
pies are remarkably good water and
entirely free from evidence of pollu
ton, the sample from South Superior
was if anything little better.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12

At the council meeting Tuesday
evening DR.. Shenan submitted reports
on the condition of the water of the
city. Dr. Shehan had directed a quiet
examination of the water at the re
quest of Aid Bertrand.
The results showed pure water One
specimen showed six bacteria while
the other showed ten. In explanation
Of this DIR. Shehan said.
"In normal drinking water the mum
Der of bacteria in a cubic centimeter
of water should not exceed few hun
dred. We have in these specimens
six and ten bacteria each, an amount
so trivial as to be of no account what
ever. The number of bacteria in pure
water as shown by Gelatin Cultures
is nominalIy small. Where water has