The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-04-08
CURRENT TOPICS.

Emperor William delegated Prince Henry
TO represent him at King Eward coro
ma tion.
Between March II, 1900, and March
n, 1902, 9l9 national banks were au-
thorized under the act passed on the first
mentioned date
Senator Hanna has engaged counsel aud
wiiifsekea determind effort to secure the
release Of Estes 6 ~Rathbone, convipted
Of postal frauds in CuGa
Prof F. W. Colgrove, whN became III
sane and tried to kill himself onS DaAo'a
train, was the expert Of the UniySNs''' Vi
Washington on insanity and suicide. -
During the year whicheIpires April g. th
Mayor Kelley OF Clarksburg, W. Va, he
collected about $ll 900 cash for fines
The best previous record for any one was
$500.
James j. Hill the railroad magnate OF
MINNESOTA gave his daughter, Ruth
Hill. who was married to Anson McCOok
Bear, at st. Paul Wednesday s250,000
pin money
Rev CIV Hollis has been engaged by the
Home Missions Committee of chesapeake
Presbytery AZ supply foe che work In
Rappahannock county, and has entered
upon the work.
The small pox has seriously interiered
with religious services at Petsworth and
Memorial churches, but now that IL has
been checked services have been resumed.
Gloucester letter in West Point Plain
Dealer.
The steel tube mill planned by Andrew
Carnegie just before the formation ofthe
United States Steel Corporation, to be
built near Conneaut Harbor, Ohio, this
year The plans call for the expenditure oil
s17 900 900 will employ 5000 men.
Joe Kendall Camp OF Confederate Vet
Grams at Warrenton, elected A. d. Smith,
W. A. Rucker and J. l.. Lake delegates,
and 4. +. Rose, Howson Hooe and W.
q. q Shumate alternates TO the Grand
Camp OF Confederate Veterans at Dallas,
Texas, April p to %.
Twelve women. followers OF Carrie
Nation, all heavily veiled, raided q
Joint" at Eddyyille Neb. Tuesday neght
smashing large mirror and other fur
niture and destroying cases OF liquor.
James Hammond, charged with keeping
the place, was given "a hours to leave
town or receive a coat OF tar and feathers
Some of our citizens are expressing re-
gret that our monthly conrt day Is soon
to. be thing of the past. They say 1t
has been a great convenience to business
men. As a substitute it has been sug-
gested that Farmers Institute be held
in place Of the county cOurt.-lryington
Corr Rich. Dispatch.
Passengers arriving last week at st.
Paul, MINI, on Great Northern train due
last Friday hab been snowbounb for four
days and FIVE nights on the prairi OF
North Dakota in the midst OF wild bliz-
zard with only food enough for two fru-
gal meals a day, and with such an amou mt
o. fuel that the ladies had to wrap them
f,elyes in blsnkets and the men to wear
their overcosts day and night to keep
fr ON freezing.
The Chicago House Wrecking company
has bought the Pan-American exposi-
ton, as it stands, for $l32, 900. The same
concern had the contract for wrecking
the worlds fair and the Chicago post
of ice. The company will employ 1000
men and it is expected that itwillrequire
eight or nine months to level the struc-
lures. The material cost over 5000, 900
to put in shape originally There are 33s
900. 900 feet OF lumber in the buildings,
2,OO0,000 pounds Of pipe, 200, 900 incan-
descent lights, 10000 hags-poles, and
80, 900 flags. Morethan l 1,000freight cars
will be needed to carry the material to
Chicago.