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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15

Newark. O.. Dec 12.-James May.
lone. cashier OF the Peoples National
Bank. has been adiudged insane and
was taken to the state hospital at Co
lunbus. His mental trouble is attrib-
uted TO broOding over the misdoings OF
former Cashier Harry ]. Hoover, who
was a few days ago sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary for making
false entries on the books on the bank.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
stock Company" to Entertain Them.


Baltimore. Nd. Dec. 12.-Chairman
W. c. Perkins. of the finance commit
tee of the 1905 committee" of the
Christian EndeavOrers, which will
meet here in convention in July OF
1870. has announced plan for provid-
ing funds for the cost of entertaining
the many guests who are eXpeced TO
visit Baltimore on that occasion. Stock
to the amount Of $4,000 will be issued
by the local society TO be sold at 81
per share. Mr.. Perkins and his COM
mitteemen hope to dispose of all these
share so as to have the total amount
in hand when the convention assem-
bles. A large proportion Of the total
amount it is reported has already been
subscribed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
Ronler Held For Double Murder.

Buffalo. n. Y, Dec. -. - Charles
Bonier, "A years old. was held on the
charge of having murdered Franz and
Johanna Frehr, the aged couple who
disappeared on November 10, and
whose mutilated bodies were found on
December 3, buried in their own yord-
The inquest on the deaths was held
before Police Judge Murphy. Not all
the evidence in the hands Of the au-
thorities was brought out at the in
quest. Just enough to secure an in
dictment was presented.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
TURKEY FILES EXPLANATION
Claims Consul Davis Attacked Police
at Alexandretta.

Washington. Dec. l2-Chekib Bey,
the Turkish minister here filed with
the state department an explanation
from the minister for foreign affairs
OF Turkey OF the AleXandretta affair.
stating I'm effect that United States
Consul Davis sought to procure the
Illegal emigration of a Turkish sub
Jet. ard. falling in this. attacked and
beat the Turkish police and then took
the steamer.
The state department has had par
tial adyices from Minister Leishman,
and is awaiting the completion OF his
investigation
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15

We stated the other day thas the
South was the great cotton produc-
ing district and could supply the
world with that staple. Since max
Ing that assertion We have seen a
statement that substantiates what
we stated. 1t is said the total crop
OF the world is 100000 bales OF
500 pounds each, OF which the United
States furnishes IL, 100000 and all
the other countries 100000. SO
the South raises nearly all the cotton
raised in the world.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15

A Texas jury has sentenced q
colored man to the penitentiary fol
1000 wears. He was guilty OF Grim
final assault, but there were circum'
stances connected with the case
which prevented a death sentence
That is probably the longest sent
ence ever imposed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
oUNsoAT cAsTlNE FLoATED
Was Aground In Delaware River Be-
tween Hioh Tides.

tween High Tides.
Philadelphia. Dec. l2.-The United
States gunboat Castine which left the
League Island navy yard Thursday for
Key West. was aground in the Della
ware river near Marcus Hook, between
the high tides The Castine dropped
anchor near the Marcus Hook bar, if
teen miles below this city, and after
raising her anchor she went on the bar
while turning TO go down stream. Find
ing her engines unable 10 draw her
bow OF the sandy bottom. Commander
4. NJ knight sent word to the navy
yard for aid. The government tug Sa-
moset was sent to the gunboat's as
sistance. At high tide the tug with
the aid Of the Castines engines foated
the little warship. The Castne an
chored for a short time, and later pro-
ceeded down the river. She is appar-
emily uninjured. Besides her crew OF
l3S men. the Castine carries a ser
geant's squad of II marines.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
NO CHANGE IN CHURCH NAME
Members Of Protestant Episcopal
Faith Voted IL Down.

Faith voted u Down.
Milwaukee. Wis, Dec. IL. - Nc
change will be made in the name Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in
the immediate future, and the next
triennial council of that church will
take no action whatsoever on the
movement for a change in name OF
the church to the Catholic Church OF
America
The statistice in regard to the vote
on change OF name we're collected by
the Living Church, an Episcopal order
Of this city, and are as follows:
The vote which favored a change at
once was: Bishops, %; clergy, $40;
laity, 64,SS3. The vote against any
change was: Bishops, 81; clergy, 9S4;
laity, 1856. The vote which favored
an ultimate change. but did not de-
sire II at this time, was II bishops;
5sS clergy and 92,S42 laymen. The
largest vote did not pass at all on the
question of a change. but considered
It unwiss to act on the question at
this time.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
RACES.

Licensed 70 marry in Washington: Jas.
4. Reynolds and Hannah Beane, both OF
Loudoun county.
Mr.. John W. Hummer and Miss Beulah
Elsea, OF near Bluemont, were married
Wednesday in Leesburg at the residence
Of the officiating minister, Rev. $. &. Fer
guson.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Olive Sewell Somervell and DR..
Claude Linwood Smither, which will oc-
cur Thursday, December 18th, at Christ
church, Calvert county, Md The groom
is the Oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. ii. l..
Smither, OF Saluda, and u rising young
dentist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15

Boston is having holdups" in
broad daylight and persons are be-
ing robbed in her public streets.
Twenty-one have occurred in the
past few days, and the police force is
to don citizens dress and use every
effort to arrest and bring the offend
ers to justice.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
sSsBORING FUGITIVES AT THE
al NORTH.

iIhe frequency OF late with which
" ftives from justice from Southern
rtes are harbOred by Northern
: ties makes it apparent thas our
~ huisition laws are fatally defective.
~ ISe journey OF malefactOrs from the
!, 18th fleeing Justice has been short
sed. 1t was formerly necessary TO
1 ulskip to Canada" it now seems
bcessary only 20 cross the border
+ !ne into one of our Northern States,
There the criminal meets protection
from his Just deserts, which the gov
frnor's discretion--vested in him by
The law-gives him the right to
afford.
y There should be absolutely no dis
\ erection, when the requisition papers
are legally and properly prepared
and the fugitive identified. vestedin a
governor, into whose commonwealth
a malefactor has fed from another
State, as to the right of the authori-
ties in that State TO apprehend and
bring to trial thefugitive.
James Fishburn. a colored preach
er, OF Petersburg, Va, has recently
been indicted in that city for swind-
ling a number of the members OF his
church, but before his arrest the rev.
erend gentleman escaped 20 New
Jersey, and the governor OF that
State now refuses to honor Governor
Montague's requisition for the Ne
gro, although there appears TO be
no legal defect in the form OF the
papers, so far as we have heard. In
his aiserssiCr .(?) this New Jersey
executive-where two OF the most
brutal lynchings ever recorded have
occurred within the past twelve
months, which the officers of the law
could not or would not prevens-be-
comes the champion OF fair and i'm
partial trials, passes upon the ability
OF the State of Virginia to administer
Justice TO her criminals and refuses
to surrender this fugitive so her
sworn officers OF the law. And yet
within the same year that these
lynehings were going on in New Jer-
sey, two negroes who we're charged
With the most dastardly OF all crimes
had a fair trial by jury in this section
Of Virginia, and were duly executed.
The governor OF Indiana has har-
bored Ex-Governor Taylor, OF Ken
lucky, against whom indictments
stand for completely in the murder
of Goebel, upon the pretext that
Taylor will not have a fair trial in
Kentucky; and yet the history Of the
trials of other persons charged with
completely In the murder shows that
a spirit OF unusual leniency has pre-
vailed with the trial iuries, as only
one man out of the three or four who
have been tried has been condemned
TO hang and he has had three trials
already, and has an appeal now
pending before the Court OF Appeals.
With all the safeguards against mis-
carriage OF Justice thrown around
persons charged with crime and the
right Of appeal after appeal, innocent
persons are seldom found guilty; and
when persons charged with crime are
once in the lands OF the law officers,
exact justice is apt to be done.
We, therefore, hold that it ought
not to be discretionary with a gov
ernor as to whether be shall honor
the requisition OF another governor
where the proceedings are regular,
especially when this prerogative is
exercised, as it seems to be, for
political or radical reasons.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
Stolen Jewels Quickly Recovered.

Newton. Mass, Dec. 12.-Jewelry
and diamonds valued at over $4,000
we're stolen last night from the resi-
denee of Mrs Ida II. Jarvis, on Central
street. Auburndale. the theft being one
O 1.-THE most daring committed in this
city for many years. Three hours al.
ter the robbery the iewelry had been
recovered and an arrest had been
made.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15

The United States forces are guard
ing the mouth Of sbe Atrate River to
prevents any troops Of Colombia from
depredasing upon property In which
this country or Americans are In
terested.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
NUGGETS OF NEWS

Miss Rose Leo, of Petroskey, Mich,
was found frozen to death in a snow
drift near her home.
Disturbances from outlaws In the
Philippines are dying out and less la
1ronsism Is reported than ever before.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
Phone ia

TO John Q. A. McCOukey You are
hereby notified that tract Tor lott OF
land, containing fifty acres, on Aus
tins Run, in Aqua district. stafford
county, (if in a city or town name
the city or ward was sold on the 2lst day
Of February, nineteen hundred. for delin-
quent taxes, levies, interests and costs to
the Commonwealth OF Virginia, and appli-
cation for the purpose thereof has been
filed in this office, and 1t appearing from
the records in this office that you are in
tereSted in said land, you are further nOti-
fed TO appear four months from the date
of this notice and do what may be neces-
sary to protect your interest.
Given under my hand this 10Th day Of
November, 1903
c. A. BRYAN, Clerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Philadelphia Jack
OBrien and Tommy Ryan were last
night matched for a six-round bout In
Philadelphia. The contest will prob
ably be held on Christmas day.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
GOING TO CHICAGO
Republicans VIII Hold Convention
There June q Next.

The Republican National Committee in
session in Washington selected Chicago
as the place for holding the National Re
publican Convention by the following
vote: Chicago, 10; Pittsburg, I; St
Louis. /. The committee also decided
that the convention should meet at
noon, Tuesday, June p, 1904.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
CHESAPEAKE AND WESTERN

Trust Deeds Given For Terminals at
Gloucester Allowed to Go BY De-
fault.
The trust deeds given by the parties
representing the Chesapeake aud West
ern railroad at Gloucester Point. have
been allowed to go by default, being now
past due. As yet no steps have been
taken to foreclose the deeds. The pros
pect OF a terminal being constructed at
that point, which the project carried
with it, Ia now considered thing Of
very distant and unlikely realization.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
EASTERN SHORE PRODUCE
EXCHANGE.
Ten Per Cent. Dividend and 50 900
For Reserve Fund.

The Eastern Shore Produce Exchange
has re elected the present officers for 1904
Benjamin I. Gunter, president William
4. Burton, general manager; a. j. Me
Math, secretary and treasurer. The bus
mess of the year amounted TO 81 800
900. A dividend of 10 per cent. was de-
clared and the sum OF $500, 900 WAS add
ed TO the reserve fund.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
DEATHS.

Mrs. Milton Fling, of near Arocols
Loudoun county, is dead. She is surviy
ed by her husband and one infant child
She was twenty years OF age.
Capt Edward W. Hopkins, Of Hopkins
& Bro, the Oldest merchants of Oman
cock, died suddenly at his residence Sat
urday of heart failure. He was 80 years
old and ia survived by widow and two
children.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15

] Gentlen1en'S
/ Christmas
! Gifts.
4 w g have an excep-
7 tionally nice assert
4 ment Of articles in
4 tended for mems use.
The customary sug-
1 gestions Xmas allows
are always seen here
i'll full variety. We
mention for special
notice
! SHAVING CUPS
4 WHlSKS
d MILITARY BRUSHES
CIGAR CASES
CIGARETTE CASES
SHAVING BRUSHES
MATCH BOXES
CIGAR CUTTERS
CLOTH BRUSHES
SMOKING SETS
INK STANDS
CUFF BUTTONS
1 SCARF PINS
COLLAR BUTTONS
EMBLEM PINS
FOBS
FOUNTAIN PENS
HAT MARKS
KEY RINGS
LOCKETS
SET STUDS
CHAINS
CARD CASES
BILL ROLLS
WATCHES
TIE CLASPS
SEAL RINGS
POCKET NAIL FILES
SOAP BOXES
We invite you to
inspect our line.
LOeWenSOn
& Kaufman,
Jewelers..
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
DOGGB77 & SCOTT
I2O5 Commerce and 1902 Main
SITS. Headquarters for


Flour of all grades. selected Teas,
pure Coffees and Spices, Butter and
Cheese, choice Syrup and Molasses,
Canned Goods. Pure Crab Apple Vim
egar, Lime, Millfeed, Gasoline, Leath-
er, Shoe Nails, etc.
II you don't see what you
want ask for it.
We have complete assortment OF
goods usually kept in firstclass
store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15

Opera House, December 22nd, 8 P. N.
A Southern Spy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-15
VIM. LIVINGSTON,

Contractor and Builder, Fredericts.
burg, Va Fully equipped for all kinds
ot work In the building line. Business
16ice-Room IA. Enterprise Building
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE WORLD

Cripple Crsek.-Sunday passed very
quietly. Nearly 100 miners from the
Occur d'Alenes are expected here to-
day.
New Yorh.-Lewis Nixon. a ship
builder and former Tammany chief
| tain. has announced his candidacy
for the mayoralty.
Charlotte, n. C.-Nine were killed
and seven injured by the jumping
from a high trestle of fast train
on the Southern railway near Danville
w. Va.
London.-The duke of Richmond Ia
dead at Gordon castle. Banffshire.
He had been prominent in Scottish
! governmental Affairs for nearly half
a century
Observation-Disclosures of men in the
employ of the Northern Pacific are
patrolling the tracks of that road.
| determined to find out who has been
dynamiting In this vicinity.
San Trancisco.-The Wells-Fargo
bility of strike, owing to the dis
| charge by Manager Goodman of Los
Angeles of union member
Columbus. O.-Chairman Dick OF
| the republican state committee has
declined joint debate between Sena-
tor Hanna and John r. Clarke, dem
| ocratic candidate for the senate.
London.-Counts de la Vaulx and
doutremont successfully landed from
| balloon near Hull yesterday. being
| the first to make a successful trip
In balloon across the English chan
mel
Pittsburg. Cleveland. Wheeling and
| Buffalo threaten to withdraw from
the International association of Struc-
tural Iron and Bridge Workers in
the event of the convention declaring
| for Sam Parks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28

Harrison, Idaho.--The body of Ezra
NJ. Smith. drowned with his brother
in Lake Occur d'Alene. has been re-
covered.
soha.--DiGnity and peacefulness
marked the Macedonian demonstra-
ton yesterday In memory of the fall
ELI leaders.
EspubNo.-Attorney Peter Nc
ipherson and Miss Elizabeth McHar-
sue were married here yesterday, and
Immediately went to Spokane.
esarhsld.-Fire has destroyed the
FarSsworth & Foster implement house
and the Mechanics hotel. causing a
property loss of over $4,000.
Laredo, Tsx.-This city is under a
shotgun quarantine on account of yell
low fever, yesterdays record being
two deaths and ~ new cases.
Chioago.-Because of hitch In the
negotiations over the wages of pack
ers, large packing houses In the coun-
try are threatened with tie-up.
washington.-Retu from Phil
portations amounting to 1891 $50.
while shipments aggregate $S.4S1327.
MOSCOW, Idaho.-Mrs. Melissa c.
Urauhart has arrived here from Kan
sas. looking for her child, which the
courts have awarded The father has
disappeared with the child
Kalispell, kont.-General Manager
Ward OF the Great Northern states
that the work on the line connecting
this place with the Northern Pacific
will be commenced early next spring.
Indianapolis.-Pres Lynch of
the International Typographical union
in the organ Of that body replies to
the structures of the clergy on the
oath OF the union. He says that the
newspaper sensation will die of in
anition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
registration books OF Spokane School
District. No. 81. will close October
3, 1903 at 4 p. m; provided that said
books will be open at the office OF the
board of education Friday. october
., from Q a. m. to p. m. for further
registration.
The registration books will be
OBJ ened In the rooms of the Stude-
baker company. 6is Spragus avenue,
September IS to october .. from 3
a. m. to 6 p. m. except that on Octo-
Der 3 they will be closed as above.
All electors desiring to take part
In any school election during the
present year must register In the
books of the district.
f. A. THOMAS,
Secretary Board of Directors and Ex-
Odicio Registrar.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28
colvnls Fair Opens.

COLvILLE. WASH, Sept. e8.-The
annual Stevens county agricultural
and Industrial fair opened promptly
at . O'Clock this morning. The initial
days attendance IL most gratifying.
The exhibits. mineral and stock dis
plays. are larger and more represen:
tativs than ever before. Pursuant to
arrangement, all the events on the
racing track will be conducted under
the rules Of the National Trotting as
ISOLATION, In which the fair has oh.
tained q membership.
The fair will run for four days and
at its close the entire exhibit will be
rushed to Spokane in car lots to be
exhibited at the Interstate fair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28

) SEATTLE. Sept. 2s.-Advices re-
ceivsd from Nome state that owing to
the failure Of many miners to rSg-
lister their gold shipments. the exact
amount Of yellow metal sent out this
season cannot be definitely ascertain
ed. but II Is known to be at least 49,
] 600. 900 to date.
/ Much of the yellow metal Is being
forwarded this year by mall POST
emaster Swanton Of Nome said that
I s130.000 had gone out through his
Office In the last mail Probaly three
quarters of q million dollars have
been shipped out by mail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28

ard, whatever he may be politically.
He has Inherited. however. from his
father not only the latter's excessive
embonpoint. but also his extraordinr
airy Incidence and apathy in connecr
tion with his. duties Of rulership. In
his earlier days the king was ex-
cessively fond Of swimming and also
was renowned toreador. The only
sport In which he INDUCES now Is
that Of hunting. He Is reputed to be
the best royal shot In Europe.
The heir to the Portuguese throne.
Don Luis Felipe. Is now preparing
for his trip TO the United States next
spring to attend the opening of the
ST. Louis exposition. The visit is to
be in the nature Of a return courtesy
for the recent visit Of Admiral Cot
ton and his squadron to Lisbon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28
Gas Stoves Work Well.

With the turning on Of the steam
in the courthouse today the gas
stoves which have done duty In STAY
ing off cold In the courtrooms and
offices were removed. and the old
order OF things was re-established.
Officials who doubted the efficiency
of gas heating are now perfectly sat
isfed with the result of what was
at first thought to be but an expert
ment. and are liberal In their praise
OF the service given by the gas COM
pany.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28
NOME YIELDS 3 MILLIONS

The Alaska Pacific Express COM
pany has already shipped for 1908
N.637.720.sS. and has on hand for
shipment tsS,so0.
Both the Alaska and the Cape Nome
banks report the receipt OF considera-
BILE more gold this year than last
for the corresponding period. Most
Of the big mining companies are do
ing an unusually heavy business. The
years output Of the Pioneer Mining
company will exceed half q million.
The amount that has already gone
through the auditors hands is 1884,
6f3se
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28
KING CARLOS BIRTHDAY.

LISBON. Sept. 28.-The Portuguese
capital was on fete today In celebra-
ton of the 40th birthday of King
Carlos. The Portuguese press may
term the rotund and happy-go-lucky
monarch a manifest coward" and
''an incapable fool" and declare with
emphasis that revolution Is immi-
nent and the setting up of republic
Inevitable but the masses entertain
for their ruler a personal regard bor-
derlng on genuine affection. These
friendly sentiments were abundantly
manifested today by a lavish decora-
tion of private houses and by festivf-
ties in many quarters.
AS monarchs 60 nowadays King
Carlos cannot be described as a bad
ruler. He is certainly no fool. while
physically. at any rate. he Is no cow
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28
American Argument In.

LONDON. Sept 2S.-Watson, the
attorney for Americans. concluded
his argument before the Alaskan
commission this morning. Lord Al
version complimented him on his able
argument and the clearness with
which he stated the American conten-
lions.
Counsel Robinson then began the
rebuttal for Canada.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28
Good Woman honored

Yesterday was the e5th anniversary
of the commencement Of the charita-
BILE work OF Sister Vincent Ferier
mother superior of the Sacred Heart
hospital. and the occasion was made
memorable by the presentation to her
by the priests of eastern Washington
and northern Idaho Of a ma gf,ificent
robe and veil for use In the celebra-
ton of the benediction Of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28

Rev. q. William Gibonsy announced
from his pulpit yesterday his deter
mination to accept the call OF the
church at Rushville. Ind. He declined
to withdraw his resignation. which
will come before the presbytery to-
morrow night. The Rushville church
is located In a wealthy suburb of In
dianapolis and furnishes q pleasant
field for ministerial work The pas
tor does not believe In iong pasto-
rates, therefore. has decided upon
the change from his present charge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28

At the Saturday night meeting Of
Spokane Federal union, No. 222. 81
new members were initiated. This
sweils the total membership to 114O,
the largest Of any single union In the
state. Superintendent OF Schools Tor.
mey addressed the union on What
Unions Can Accomplish" Hereafter
1t is proposed to have lectures at
each of the meetings Of the union.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-09-28
THIEVES GET MUCH SWAC

James Hollingshead of Perry. Doug
las county. who has made his head
quarters at the Red Cross barn. was
robbed of three $50 gold pieces Sat
urday night, and note for $240.
J. Moriarity. guest of the London
house. was touched" for his watch
by pickpockets while on a trip down
town Saturday night.