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The Lamar register., 1903-01-07

RANK. nFFlcF RhR And and STORE Fixtures.
Mante-, etc. Write p Aulson. 1881 wAzee. Denver
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

The influence OF climatic condition.
in the cure of consumption Is very
much overdrawn. The poor patient
and the rich patient, too, can dc
much better at home by proper at
tention to food digestion, and regu.
lar use OF German Syrup. Free ex-
pectoration In the morning is made
certain by German Syrup, 80 10 o
good nights rest and the absence OF
weakening cough and facilitating
night sweat. Restless nights and the
exhaustion due to coughing, the
greatest danger and dread Of the con.
sumptive, can be prevented or stop
ped by taking German Syrupliberally
and regularly. Should you be able
to go TO a warmer cline, you will find
that OF thousands OF consumptives
there, the few who are benefited and
regain strength are those who use
German Syrup. Trial bottle, 90;
regular size, 100. X, N 6oolfick.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
EXPLOSION At ARSENAL
Six Dead and Ten Injured in Disas-
ter on Iona Island.
THREE SHELL HOUSES WRECKED
While Men Were Drawing Charges
From Old Shells They Went on,
Throwing Fragments in Every oi-


Iona Island, n. Y. Nov. Six men
were killed and 10 slightly injured by
an explosion at the United States
Naval Arsenal. one OF the largest mag
aEines in the United States. which II
located here. The explosion occurred
while men were drawing the explosive
charges from a consignment OF old
shells recently sent here from the
battleship Massachusetts. Three mas
sive shell houses were completely de-
stroyed and q rain Of fragments OF
projectiles OF all sizes was scattered
in every direction.
The force of the explosion. or series
OF explosions. broke windows at Peek
skill, three miles below. on the oppo-
site side OF the Hudson. and the deto-
nation was heard for many miles. Ad'
jacent buildings, including two store
houses for fixed ammunition, were rid
died with the fragments and the guar
tiers OF the IL marines composing the
garrison were completely demolished.
The dead all OF whom were work
men employed by the naval ordnance
department. are Fred Ward. Stony
Point: George Morehead. Tomkins
Cove; Fred o. Locke, Peekskill; Pat
rick Curran, West Hayerstraw; Fred
Brown. Haversraw James Connolly
Pekskill.
The bodies were frightfully man
gled, fragments being hurled for hun
dreds OF feet
The island. which has been used as
IN arsenal for year, is in the Hud'
son river. 40 miles from New York.
and shells and ammunition OF all kinds
we're stored there The defamation of
part OF the charge Of a shell being
unloaded in shell house No. exploded
all the other shells in the house. and
the fragments OF shells driven into
the adjoining houses eplodded their
contents
There were two main explosions.
with an interval OF several minutes
between. and a succession OF minor
ones as individual shells went OF.
Fire followed. and for several hours
the marines fought the flames In i'm
minent danger from constantly eX'
ploding shells Physicians and nurses
from West Point. Peekskill and Hayer-
straw hurried to the island and at.
tended to the injured. one OF whom
was seriously hurt
No statements to the amount OF ex'
plosiyes on the island could be OBJ
tanned from Gunner Fries. U. $. ~, In
command, but II is said that a large
consignment OF shells from the Ala
bama. Kearssrge. Massachusetts and
Illinois were in the buildings de-
stroyed.
About 4s0 l3.inch shells were on
hand. II Is said. A large amount Of
fixed ammunition stored in two build
ings from which the roofs we're blown
did not explode. and the two main
powder magazines were at the other
end Of the island. out OF danger.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
THE ELECTION.

The Republicans will have 10 or 2(
votes on joint ballot in the next Genera
Assembly, the Fusionists OF Norfolk
county 2 and the Independents l.
The senate Will stand Is Democrats tC
one Republican. The House will probs
bly, stand about 81 Democrats to IL
R-publlcans, 2 Fusionist and Inde
p,ndent.
The General Assembly will be divided
gu political lines about as now, as th,
Republicans and Independents have IL
votes in the present Legislature.
t'ifty-nine OF the House mem bers elected
a re new men.
Fourteen out OF nineteen Senators ar,
nlso new.
There will be about fifteen physician,
CA joint ballot 10 the two houses, and
not less than six former judges.
The fusionists carried Norfolk county
By q majority OF !, 900 votes, they hav
Jag elected their Legislative candidates
Maj Z. W. Owens and g. W. Parker
who defeated DIR. H. s. Etheridge and
Hugh johnson, Democrats.
ToDD's VICTORY IN HENMco.
Complete returns from Henrico county
give Todd. the Democratic County Com
mi,tee's candidate for Treasurer, lis
majority over Brauer, who was sup
ported by the State Committee. IL IL be
Iieved that the active part taken by
some members of the State COMMITTEES
and the coming TO the county OF Senator
Bsrksdale, who made numerous speeches
for Brauer, contributed In large meas
ure TO the Treasures defeat. The vote
ia the election was 772 less than 10 the
primary
Hon. r. Tate Irvine, who has been
prominently mentioned for Congress 10
the Ninth Virginia district, lost 10 his
race for the State Senate from the coun-
ties OF Lee, Wise and Scott. Noel, Repub-
lican, was elected over him by 800, re-
ceiving q majority In each county.
W. F. Keyser, an independent Demo
crat, who was Endorsed by the kepub'
licans, 10 elected over R. B. Parks, for
Cnmmonweslth's attorney, OF Page, by
$50 majority.
Among the members OF the House OF
delegates elected on Tuesday are:
Accomae-J. r. Rev Dem }.
Accomsc and Elizabeth City-C. l.. Col
leir ,Dem.).
Caroline-E. c. Moncure DEM.
Culpeper-U. A. Slaughter (Dem).
Fsirfax-R. E. Lee, Jr. (0em }.
FeuquIer-M. NJ Green DEM
Fauquier and Loudoun-W. II. Lewis
DEM
Gloucester N. Stubs Dem
Hanov.r-W. ID. Card well DEM.
King and Queen and ESSEX. M.
Lewis Dem }.
King William and Hanover-W. A.
Willeroy Dem }.
Lancaster and Richmond-J. NJ. Lyell
DEM.
Loudoun--J. F. Ryan (Dem.).
Louisa-W. A. Crawford DEM.
Madison and Greene-N B. Early
dem }.
Mathews and MiddleseI-George Y.
Hunley Dem
Northampton and Aceomsc-Dr Chas
Smith DEM
Northum berland and westmorelsnd-
DR. W. p Sydnor DEM
Orange. C. Graves Dem }.
Prince Willism-Thomas II. Lion
Dem
Rsppshannoek aud Page-J. Hunter
Wood Dem }.
Spotsylvanis and FredericksburR-M.
H. Dickinson Qnd.).
Stafford and King George-M. X
Lowry (Rep.).
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
GOOD ROADS AGAIN.

Everybody who travels wants good
roads, and every farmer would have
them If he could make them good at
small cost, unless he waited, as many
OF us do in other things, for favor
able time to commence about IL. III
we can accomplish omegreat under
taking at one grand effort, there are
but few who would not be willing to
make that one effort; but where we
have to toll day after day to accomp'
lish the task, we want TO wait Tor
propitious time for commencing, ana
that time does not come ana the
work remains undone.
b tbs more than likely the way II
il with many about good roads,even
II there was some easy and cheap
plan for making them. That was
not the way with Farmer King, OF
Missouri, who was really in favor oil
good roads and led all OF his neigh
bors in the good work. The overseer
OF the road had passed Mr. Kings
farm several times with his hands,
mending the road, which was "a lick
and a promise" without any real
benefit to the road. The road in
front OF the farm was black loan and
yellow clay, and bepoint was passed
by the roadmaster and his help with
out even lick. firing OF such mend
ing, Mr.. King concluded to try his
method of Improvement, so he pre-
pared a road machine consisting Ola
tree top, to which he hitehed a team
OF mules. This device was simple
and was attended with no expense,
and yet it was better than anything
that had previously been tried. de
merely made drag with his tree top,
Just such as farmers often use III
breaking the clods Of rough ground.
He began uaing the improvised ma
chine on the half mile road just after
each rain. By this means ne filled
the ruts in the road, rounded the
surface and packed 1t so that the
water could not stand on it. After a
years work the road was in such
splendid condition, firm and dry, that
his neighbors followed his example,
and now miles OF road in his county
are improved with no cost except a
little time with men and team. Let
every farmer try this plan on their
bad roads and report the result after
a years work.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

As TO Southern immigration and
the advantages found In the South,
many persons are now interesting
themselves and sending out circulars.
The railroad companies penetrating
the South have their agents busy at
work TO induce first class immigrants
TO secure homes in the South. Mr..
+. Y. Anderson, OF the Queen and
Crescent system, speaking Of these
capable ofgrowing at least two crops
advantages, says our soilisgoOd and
a year, Our lands are cheap; our
labor, being chiefly colored, offers to
the white man q condition not met
with In any other section Of the coun.
try for the reason that the colored
people do all the mental work, and a
white man, be he ever so poor, ID
necessarily forced to higher stand
ard than be would End In the North,
where the white people do this kind
Of service.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

China is anxious that the United
States shall interior and prevent Rus
sia from overrunning and taking
possession OF Der territory. Mr.. Hay
informs the Chinese minister that be-
fore this country can make any de-
mands. Congress will have to ratify
the treaty between this country and
China aud when that is done, our
government will look after the en-
croachments OF Russia. IL isexpected
that the treaty will be ratified at the
extra session, when Mr.. Hay will de-
mand our rights in the districts now
held by Russia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
The revolutionists In Panama ha

The revolutionists In Panama have
established a government which
seeks, through it's accredited repre-
sentative, recognition from the gov.
eminent Of the United States, but the
state department has declined to
commit itself. However, attention
was called to the fact that 1t 10 the
invariable policy Of the United States
to deal with the de ctogovernment
Ia any country. This statement is
taken as favorable to recognition
should the new Panama government
have an active existence. 1t is given
out that the trouble and the forma-
ton OF the new governmensgr grew out
OF the rejection Of the canal treaty
by the Columbian government. The
Panamaians are almost to q man In
favor OF the construction Of the canal
by she United States, and it had been
repeatedly prophesied before and
after the meeting OF congress that
Panama would secede II the treaty
was rejected, and would probably
come to terms with the United States
for the building Of thegreat isthmian
waterway.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

A notable feature Of the present
economical situation In the indus
trial world 10 the migration from one
country to another in order to nsu'
tralize protective tariffs or antago
nistic labor movements, and the
starting OF factories outside OF the
sone covered by the hostile tariff
Thus many English firms have re
Gently opened branch factories in the
United States, and from Germany
GENES the news that Representatives
OF several great German chemical in
dustries are negotiating with the
Russian authorities to obtain per
mission to establish works In Russia
0fcourss this movement on the part
Of the German manufacturer Is the
direct outcome Of the new Russian
tcrih.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
RICHMOND COUNTY.
Failure at Wavsaw-Oystsr Roast-To
Organize Tesohsrs' Institute.


Newland, Va, Nov. 3, 19O3.-There
was no business of Importance before
Judge Beale's court ct Warsaw on Mon
day.
The mercantile firm OF Coleman 4
johnson, at Warsaw, made an assign.
ment u few days ago for the benefit OF
their creditors The cause OF the assign
ment is attributed to the fact that they
lost the most OF their canned tomatoes
that they packed this season. The 10.
matoes when packed were rather green,
and the result caused them to lose several
thousand dollars. The Arm has done o
large business In Warsaw for number
oi years.
A negro man from the East Indies was
at Warsaw ON Monday court day, sell
ing patent medicine. He captivated the
crowd with his rapid flow OF language.
When be offered his nlediciue for sale the
half dollars came to him from every d.
rection, and he carried away $50 and
leit behind one hundred and twenty bot.
Ties OF medicine not worth the bottles
which held it-sc say some who purchas
cd Of him &C Montross last year.
Mr.. J"seph Weaver and family, OF Nay.
Tors. have moved 70 Washington, d. e.
Mr.. James A. Scstes, Of Newland, gave
an Oyster roast TO his friends at his place
OF business Last Saturday night
An effort 10 being made 10 organize q
teachers institute 10 this county In the
near future. Jack Frost.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
Tom Johnson,s Statement.

Cleveland. O.. Nov. l.-HOn. Tom l.
Johnson. the defeated Democratic can
dldate for governor OF Ohio. gave on
the following statement relative to th'
election in this state.
The result in Ohio is due to severa
causes, OF which the chief was the sue
cessfuI attempt OF Senator Hanna 10
impress upon the people OF this STATE
that continuance Of undlsturbed bus
mess conditions demanded his return
TO the senate. In the last few weeks
Of the campaign. the closing OF mills
and discharge Of thousands Of work
men. together with bank and business
failures throughout the country, gay'
color 20 Senator Hanna's claim thai
the campaign in Ohio involved ma
tlonal issues OF more immediate I'm
portance than the betterment OF ouI
local conditions.
81 hope that Senator Hanna's state
ment that his reelection will preserve
the industrial and business situation
from disturbance will be verified. and
that confidence. which he believes ID
be the basis OF prosperity. viii be pre-
spryed "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
Final Ssttlemsnt.

Second Auditor John @. Dew has ~
ceived from the printer for distribution
bis annual report for the fiscal year end
ing September 80, 1908. and IL is most
interesting document. Judge Dew In
this paper makes the official announce
ment that the accounts between Virginia
and the United States Government upon
o basis which left balance due the
former OF $3.50 have been settled. The
matter involved 1894 600 Of Virginia
bonds, which together with interest,
amounted tn nearly $4,000. 900, which
amount was claimed by the United States
Government as debt vs. the State
Judge Dew makes general statement
concerning the conditions OF the debt.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
TWO ARMeNIANs MURDERED
Were Shot From Behind by Man, VIII

Were Shot From Behind by Man, Who
Then Killed Himself.
London. Nov. 5.-The dramatic muir
der OF Sagatel Sagouni, president OF
the Armenian Revolutionary Society
in London on the night Of October 2e'
has been followed by the assassination
OF two more delegates to the Armenian
convention here. The suicide OF the
assassin, though he has not yet been
identified, gives good reason TO be-
lieve that he also was the slayer oi
Sagouni. The two victims were shot
down from behind at close range. The
murderer fired twice at a third man
of the group. but missed him and at
tempted TO fee. Seeing that his es-
cape was cut OF he drew another re-
volyer and shot himself with his left
hand. II Is considered q significant
fact that the assassin Of Ssgouni was
also left handed.
The names Of the murdered Arme'
mans we're Aram Grigorian and 81
gran szmician, and their companion,
who escaped assassination, was Rou'
ben Giabertian.
II Is believed that the identity OF
the assassin may remain unsolved I'M
less he has been previously In the
hands OF the police, when scars on his
face may render identification easy.
Thfe series of crimes fNs brought
terror tc the Armenians, who fear to
leave their headquarters except under
police protection. The police, while
believing that the murderer OF Sa-
gouni and the assassin of the two Ar
menians are identical, fear a continu-
alton OF the murderous vendetta, and
point TO the ease with which the assas-
sin escaped them after the killing OF
g.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
THE ELECTION IN VIRGINIA

The election in Virginia Tuesday
brought many surprises TO both par
ties. In many places where demo-
Gratis were defeated the party leaders
were both surprised and mortified,
aud that their opponents were elect
ID was surprise to the opposition
and their party friends. These sur
prises were brought about in nearly
every instance by the apathy OF the
democrats. II the party had turned
out as it should have done, and as it
was pleged to do by the fact OF put
ting candidates in she field, whether
by a primary vote or otherwise,
many defeated democratic nominees
now smarting under the sting OF de-
feat would have been elected to the
positions to which they aspired and
were nominated. The democrats did
not do their duty in going to the
polls and voting for their nominees,
and the leaders were too confident or
too Indifferent and must bear the
shame OF defeat.
How much the primary and viva
vocs plans had to do with these con-
disions We do not know, and possibly
Il would be difficuls to ascertain.
But we feel confident that We have
not In the past had an experience
similar to the present one, even when
candidates were put In the field by
the so-cslled Court House rings. And
We might add that the condition OF
things Is the more humiliating to the
party, following as 1t does the elm
nation OF such a large opposition
vote under the new constitution, and
the adoption Of the primary plan, by
which every voter could express his
preference at the polls as to who
should represent him and who should
administer public affairs for him.
And then, to remove that vote from
any suspicion OF fraud or improper
influence, the viva voce plan OF vot-
Ing was adopted, yet we hear from
various parts OF the state that de-
feat comes from apathy, and apathy
In many instances comes from frauds
at the primary, either in the voting
or the use OF improper Influences at
the polls. Yet all we can do nov is
to deeply regret the present condi-
tlons and endeayor to do our duty
In the future.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
Mitehe.i-AyIex4.

Rev. Austin Brockenbrough Mitchell,
rector OF the church OF the Good Shepherd.
at Parkersburg, W. Va, and Miss Bessie
Boothe Aylett were married Thursday
in St. David's church. Ayletts, King VII.
liam county. The bride was given away
by her brother, Mr.. Phillip Aylett, OF
Portsmouth, and her sister, Mrs. Moses
D. Hoge. Jr.. OF Richmond, wac mstron
OF honor. Rev. Mr.. Mitchell is q native
Of Virginia. His bride is daughter OF
the late Col William r. Aylett.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

The material progress OF this pro-
gressive country is attracting the at
tention OF the world. Ii is said that
George Garrett, a large manufacturer
OF iron and steel at Glasgow, Scot
land, is visiting Washington. In
speaking OF the progress in thiscoun-
try he says: "At no distant day the
American Union will be at the head
Of all the gres. governments OF the
world"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
LATEST ELECTION NEWS
Herrick's Plurality For Governor Of
Ohio II4,7o6.
TOM JoHNsoNs SMALL VOTE

Was Less Than That For Any Demo
cratic Candidate For Governor Fol
Years-Meclellan's Plurality In Ne"
York 1851
Columbus. Ohio Nov 5.-The Pc
publican plurality in Ohio Is ll470'
for governor. and the majority in th'
legislature for senator Is 9S.
Chairman Dick. Of the Republican
state committee, secured reports from
all his SS county committees ard an
nounced that Herrick, Republican. had
carried 50 counties and Johnson. Dem
ocrat. %. for governor. most OF the
latter by small and the former by large
pluralitles On a total vote OF less than
900. 900. Herrick's plurallties in the
counties aggregate 1858 and John
sons 20. 47G, so that Herrlck has a net
plurality In the state OF lli.7O6.
The plurality on the rest OF the Re
publican state ticket will likely be
from 1000 to 5000 less than that for
Herrick. The total vote for Johnson
was less than that for any Democratic
candidate for years.
or the senatorial districts the Dem
ocrats carried only the 32d, 3lst, 2Sth
and 18th. The senate stands 20 Repub-
leans and four Democrats.
The house stands So Republicans and
81 Democrats The majority on joint
ballot for the reelection OF Senator
Hanna will be 90. These figures vii
not be changed by the official returns
The counties carried by the Democrats
were all in the rural districts, all oil
the larger cities being in the counties
that gave Republican plurallties. The
Republicans carried every county that
they had two years ago. except san
dusky. which is strongly Democratic.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

Another American heiress is to
marry a titled dude. 1t is announced
that Miss Constance Livermore is to
we'd Count Odon de Tubersac, OF the
French army. The surprising state
ment is made that "the young couple
have been often In each others so
clety and are very fond OF each
other" That is to cay she is capti-
waited by his title and he by her
wealth.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

1t Is said that the large spots that
crossed the sun last Saturday have
seriously disturbed the electric cur
rents in many parts OF the country,
and have interiered with Geographic
communications. The spots we're
said to have been over q hundred
thousand miles long.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07

Newark. ~ j.. Nov. 5.-Stephen D.
Winner. said to have been the Oldest
locomotive engineers In active service
in the United States. Is dead at bis
home here, aged 81 years. He began
his career as an engineer on the old
Germantown and Norristown Railroad,
in 1852 He had the fast engine. the
David p Baldwin that was made
by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
The engine was nicknamed "spitfre,"
which name became famous through
out &c railroad world. Winner for
more than 40 years was connected
with the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sew
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
Virginia NEWS.

The Disciples In Convention In Rich.
mond elected Rev. Richard Bsgby, presi-
dent; W. @. Johnson, vice-presidenti
STEP hen Morton, secretary and treasurer.
An enthusiastic meeting was held In
Hampton Tuesday night In behalf Of the
jamestown Exposition. Addresses were
made BY Gen. Fitxhugh Lee, Coogress-
man Harry L Maynard and Others.
From A, 900 TO 5000 men have been
discharged BY the United States Coal and
Coke Company at Welch, W. Va. The
company has plant estimated to be
worth $4,000, 900, and the rlosinR
down and discharge OF all employees has
created CONSERVATION In the coal fields.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-07
THE LEGISLATURE
The Body VIII Convene In AsJessnsd
Session Tuesday.

Session Tuesday.
The General Assembly OF Virginia will
reconvene In Richmond next Tuesday at
noon 10 dispose OF the business OF the
long term following the adoption OF a
new state Constitution. The report OF
the Revision Committee ca the work OF
revising the statutes will be submitted.
Little or no new business willie up,
and that little will be legislation design
ed to remedy defects In existing statutes
or to supplement those framed during
the past eighteen months IL 10 prob.
able that the Mann liquor law will be
amended or that amendment will be at
tempted. The general impression Is that
the session will last almost up to Chist-
mas.
This is the old General Assembly, and
not the new one Just elected. The new
Assembly will get together on the second
Wednesday in January, 1904, and its
session will be limited to sixty days.
There will probably be but this one ses.
sion during the ensuing two yeors. The
new Assembly will elect q succeesor TO
Senator Daniel, who has no opposition
and will be reelected.