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Oil Heaters-Gas Stoves,

WelS5ach Lights. Drop Lights.
gallons Best Lamp Oil, 15c.
1901 G. st. G. A Muddiman & Co. GIG 10Th st.
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Demand "Old Braddockn Marvlan,

Rye When You Order Whiskey
for the medicine closet. Its purity and age
are never questioned. Grocers cafes clubs
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No Matter Where You Are

you won't he without your favorite smoke
If you smoke the General Arthur 10-cent
Cigar. It's sold everywhere.
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A local alarm was sent in last night about
clock because of slight blaze in the
house of Max Weisfield 401 o street alley
The fire was caused by defective fiue, and
was extinguished before the property was
damaged
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Start a Savings Account

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for your boys and girls, and 1t may be the
means of paying for their education.-Advt
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CITY ITEMS.
The Best of All, FAMILY Reers

is Nat. Cap. Brewing Co.'S "Muenchener ="
Nourishing strengthening. Nothing better
as a tonic . doz., $1.25 delivered Phone 2o2
1t
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Regular Sale Of Farniture, &C., at
Brown & Tolson's, 14O9-11 N Y. ave-. Thurs
day, Oct. %, 10 am. oc2O-2t
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Just In.

Extra stock Gas Logs Large variety
Bottom prices.
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Nothing Contributes So Much

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Bridal" Carriages a Speciality.

The finest turnouts, at very reasonable
rates. Downey'S Hotel for Horses, 1622-2S L..
advertisement.
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Louis Lomax, colored. fell from an ash
wagon at I'd and X streets southwest last
night and hurt his back. The injured boy
who is thirteen years old and lives at 1907
I'd street southwest, was taken to the
Emergency Hospital for treatment
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Consolidation ofSchnaI.

The consolidation of the country schools
and the hauling of the children to them,
instead oil the present scattered fire oil
the school systems in the counties of the
State, has so many features that CON
mend the project IA to practically assure
It's becoming "a permanent part of the
practice ia Virginia in connection with
public education. The conditions in
Iowa. as pointed ont by the Baltimore
Sun, are 40 object lesson of the unfortu-
maze conditions that exist ia many of the
states. In that Commonwealth there
are Il. 600 schools, with an average at
tendance OF lees than 20 pupils ia 8, 200
OF them. while in = 800 of them the aver
age daily attendance is less than 10. II
can readily be seen under such circum
stances there is great waste OF time and
effort and an expenditure Of money
that could be much better spent by a
consolidation of the schools .-Norfolk
| Public Ledger.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
PRESENT GOVERNOR KEMPER's
PICTURE
Prominent Speakers Differ in Their
Views

fine portrait of former Gov Jan ce
l.. kemper was presented 20 Lee Car D
Richmond, Friday night. Ex-Gov. Vii
liam T. Cameron made the Or ser ia
ton. EX-GOy. O'Frrrail accepted the
painting, and Gov. Montague and cx
Cows. Fitzhugh Lee and J. Hoge Tyler
were among the distinguished guests
Gen. Eppa Hunton. the only living eN
Senator from Virginia. was also present
The occasion was the most notatls il
the history of zee Camp There was q,
distinguished company that packed ia,
camp hall All of the ex-governOrs mad,
-peeches. Gov. Montague presen tea Gen
Hunton. Rev. DIR. James +. Smith, TIA,
commander of the camp, presided, and
received a great ovation. ~ - ~
When Gen Lee told OF the se.f-s1cri
ice and heroisn of DR. Smith in lying
Town by Gen. jackson To shield HE
wounded body when be was being borne
III the field at Chancelorsvilie, the great
'rowd went wild. The expression 10y
Gov. Cameron of the belief that il was
best that the war ended ~ il did brought
nut strong dissenting views from Gen
Lee and Hunton. Gen. Lee, with great
-arnestness, said that il he entertaine,
such "a feeling he would head IA moo e.
tear down the memorials here to Les
and Jackson and would advise the as
-OciatiOns of Southern women to cea-
20 hold bazaars and tn lanor to cree
monuments to Southern heroes Tn,
continent was loudly cheered.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
NaturaIlzation P5pers Forced.

New York, Feb. 21.-Yesterday an
Italian named Guisseppi Ferraro went
to the United States district court in
the federal building as witness for
fellow countryman who wanted his
naturalization papers. Ferraro claimed
he had obtained his naturalization pa
pers on Monday of this week. No
record of the papers could be found In
tho court records. and the seal of the
court and the signature of Commits
sioner Thomas Alexander were de-
clared to be forgeries. Ferraro was
arrested and held by Commissioner
Shields in $4,000 bail on the charge
Of having forged government papers In
ais possession.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Two Shot In DISPUTE.

Chicago. Feb. 21.-During a dispute
oveT the seizure Of some furniture yes
terday in the storage and auction store
of Phalen g. Bennett, Constable e. Pat
terson shot Albert Hicks, one of the
employees, and II. S. Griswold, Gus
toner. Hicks is expected to die. Girls
void will recover. The shooting was
the result OF an argument between
Phalen and Patterson, the constable
having gone TO the warehouse to make
a seizure under a supposed writ OF re-
plevin. Turning to Griswold, who was
standing near, Phalen asked him a
question respecting the rights claimed
by the constable. The answer angered
Patterson aud he knocked Griswold
down. Hearing the noise, Hicks ran
to the front OF the store to interfere,
and the shooting followed. Patterson
tried to escape, but was arrested a few
minutes later.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Interest in the campbe,l Case

The closing of the Campbell case has
caused n great deal of discussion OF the
probable outcome of the affair when il IS
reported to the house. The impressi' n
prevails that there Will be two reports
majority recommendation that moth
ing, or practically nothing, be done by
the house, and a minority report recon-
mending that Judge Campbell be impeach.
ed. :. But whatever the report OF thecom-
mittee may be, It il admitted that there
will he warm fight in the house over
the Campbell matter. aud mary bslievs
that it will be more sensational in it,
nature than have been the proceedings
before the investigating committee. In
terest centers in the argument to be heard
next Thursday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Roll of Honor.

Bethel School, Falmouth District, Stat
ford county, for the months of Dee, mber
and January - Miss NJ ID. Bowman,
teacher:
Grade A-Dora Shelton, Ascenith Shell
ton, Ethel Rollins.
Grade b Nathaniel Rollins, James
Monteith. Myrna Monteith.
Grade C-Harry Rolius, Lawrence
Owens, Anna Owens, frank Cox, Bulah
Cox, William Dillon, Minnie Monteith
Iva Cox, BAIL Cox.
TRADE D.-Charlie Rollins, Earl Rollins
William Owens, Vreeland Cox.
Grade E-Fannie Cox, Lula Young
Enrolment 80.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
win sins az tha wnlse House.

New York. Feb. 81. - On Tuesday
next the German Liederkranz and the
Arion Society will sing at the White
House at the invitation OF the presi-
dent Fifty OF the singers OF each So
ciety, forming a united chorus. will
go TO Washington. accompanied by the
officers of the societies and their
wives The programme includes sew
eral songs by the combined chorus and
by the societies individually. The solo
lists will be Nine. Schuman-Heink and
Richard rGrmsister.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
WranoIinq over Currency siII.

Washington. Feb. 21-The house yes
terday passed the fortiications ap-
preparation bill. adopted the confer.
ence reports on the bill for the pro
lection of the president and on the
legislative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. and then spent three
hours wrangling over the Fowler
currency bill. The latter bill had been
given privilege by the terms OF a spe-
cial rule adopted Monday. but when
the decks had been cleared for it tine
Democrats began a fiilibuster. Mr..
Bartlett< OF Georgia. declaring that it
was useless TO waste time on a measure
which it was not intended should be
come law.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Richmond's Capitol Invaded BY Chill.
dren.

Fifty children. ranging in age from 3 t.
I years, and armed with American flags
INVADED the Capitol at Richmond Friday
They were in charge ofladies connected
With the varioIs kindergarten schools o.
the city There were three parties. First
they entered the hall of the house. and
were taken to the western side of the big
room.
They marched across waving their flags
and the applause as 80 great that mem
hers could not hear the roll-call Del
gate Matthews. of Accomac, was on th,
Senate eide when the little tots entered
and he invested in large red apples, an
With them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

Escape Was Cut Off BY Fire and
Smoke. Which Caused Stampede
For Windows-Dcsd Bodies Fright.
fully charred.
Cedar Rapids. Ia. Feb 2i. - Fire
early yesterday morning destroyed the
Clifton Hotel and cremated ten OF the
guests. causing injuries to ~ persons
who were scorchod or forced TO jump
to the frozen ground from second md
third story windows. After an all-day
and all-night search in the debris. folr
bodies have been recovered. II is now
believed that six more bodies remain in
the ruins Of the hotel, which is said to
have been q flmsy structure and filed
with delegates TO the state Young
Mems Christian Association conven-
ton. and the district convention Of the
KNIGHTS of Pythias
The MOTEL. "A throc-story brick veneer
structure. IS said 70 have been a vcr-
liable fire trap. The flames started IN
a pile Of rubbish in the basement D.
sumably ign.ted by detective electric
light wires The night clerk was on
the third floor when the cry Of Gre.
raised by bell boy, startled him He
took up the cry. and in an instant the
Railways were choked with frightened
guests. 4 rush was made FOR the
stairway. Il was then that the crowd
already collected in the street heard
heart-rcndins cries OF anguish and des-
peraticn for the Ere feeding raven
Ously on the tndcr-lilre material OF
the lower floor. had completely cut Of
escape There followed stampede
for the windows the ouly means Of
exit ielt Tho street below was filed
with n crowd scarcely less frantic
than the dcsp. iiing ones in the fast
burning building The victims were
literally driven By the flames 10 jump
Nearly every one OF them fingered
to the last moment. urged by the poo
pie below 10 wait as long as possible,
in the hope Of assistance. Then a cry
would tell that the fire had reached
some one or the smoke had made II
impossible TO breathe. and ono after an
other jumped 20 the street. and some.
more fortunate. to the roofs of build
ings adjoining In 4 short space OF
time the street was filled with mon
and women, bruised. battered, broken
limbod and half crazed All were in
their night garments.
A number OF the guests who we're
able to converse calmly following their
escape declared that they stumbled
over PROSTATE bodies as they rushed
to the windows. The flames literally
were chasing them. and the smoke
made it almost impossible to breathe
The proprietor Of the hotel placed
his estimate of the number of people
in the building when the alarm was
raised at between 20 and So Many Of
them were delegates to the state con
vention OF the Young Mems Christian
Association. which began here Thurs
day. Those who were first to escape.
where they were not too severely In
jured. stood for some time barefooted
in the snow, chained TO the spot, and
rendered unconscious OF the cold by
the horror of the scene. Many of them
had to be led away.
All the bodies taken from the ruins
were frightfully charred.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
The Tercentenary.

The bill to appropriate funds for the
jamestown Tercentenary Exposition will
have a rocky time Chairman Cannon.
Of the House Committee on Appropri-
atoms, says that while he would vote
for the bill to appropriate an additional
$lT5, 600 70 the st. Louis Exposition, he
would not vote TO help any other expo
sition for fifteen years 10 come. lie will
he speaker OF the next House, and IL he IL
against the appropriation IL will be hard
Tor the Virginians to get one.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
s culpeper Pigeon Shoot.

The hTst pigeon shoot of the Culpepei
Gun Club was held Friday at Culpepes
DR.. 4. :. Rixey and his brother. Rober
II Rixey. tied for first honors, while DIR
Il ". Palmer and G French Vaughn tie
for the second honors The Rixey broth
ers made an attempt TO shoot off theiI
III, but az they each killed several birds
straight from the traps they concluded
to call honors even, as did also the men
tied for the next highest honOrs This
club proposes To have series of matches
Its next contest will be with the fast
flying English sparrow
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Refus.d 70 Honor schley.

Washington, Feb. 2l.-An echo OF
the Schley controversy was heard In
the house committee on naval Affairs
yesterday. Representative Mudd IRE
publican. Md called up the bill 70
give Admiral Schley active pay on the
retired list. A motion was at once
made to lay the bill on the table. The
motion was carried by an overwhelm-
ing majority. being opposed only by
Mr.. Nudd. Mr.. R;xey Democrat Val,
and Mr.. Tate Democrat CAL.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Missionary Will Rafurn

Rev. W. NJ. Morrison, OF Lexington, Va.
who has been doing missionary work in
Africa under the auspices OF the Presby-
terrain Church. will return home to re.
cuperate. His health has broken down
under the severe climate of sirica
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
pre,,sent Slams ElkIns Bill.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Tbe president
late yesterday afternoon signed the FL
kins rebate bill. With the signing Of
this measure the administration anti
trust program for this session of con-
gress is completed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Washington Portrait In Public
Schools.

framed copy Of Gilbert Stuart's por-
trait OF Washington was hang in each
of the white public schools of Richmond
Friday. The pictures are gifts of Mrs.
Rail-, the vice regent OF the Mount Yer
non Association.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

The scratch of pin may cause the loss
Of a limb or even death when blood poi
oning results from the injury All danger
of this may be avoided, however. by
promptly applying Chamberlains Pain
Balm. 1t Is an antiseptic and quick heal
ing liniment for cuts, bruises and burns,
For sale by NJ. ~ Lewis. Druggist
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Hstty Green to Soil Out Church

Unless the Fifth Presbyterian Church,
in tbicago, pays TO Hetty Green $l3,-
29O.43 within the next five days she
say = she will advertise the church for
sale under a mortgage foreclosure.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
Arrested For Not Paying Poll Tax.

Four men have iust been arrested in
Gloucester because they had failed pay
their poll taxes, but when IL came n n
question Of going TO jail they found they
could raise the money, all right.-Boston
Advertiser
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
llearance!
Clearancel

Before taking inventory we want to
clean up all odd lots and sizes We ad-
vertlse facts. and ii prices will move these
goods we are sure that each lot will be
cleaned up quickly. Here are a few lots
we will novel
1 lot boys pillow shoes. 3 to 5. so
cts: Small lot boys boots. 3 to
>, 20 cts. Smalllot mems boots.
10 8, $1.20. Small lot Mems
coarse shoes, q TO 10, Go cts.
l lot children's gum shoes. o to
II, 10 cts. Hot boys' gum shoes.
20 cts. ] lat 4 ply linen collars.
al sizes, 90 cts. dozen l lot chill
dren's overcoats, hall price lot
mems oNercoats, bali price Small
LOT underwear, hall price Small
lot 90 sheets paper aud 60 envei-
opes, i . cts. Small lot mems so
cts. shirts, only 33 cts.
We also have a few specials In this linz
to call your attention to.
bottle concentrated extract
witch hazel, ; cts. / bottle nure
distillate witch hazel, IS cts.
bottle triple distilled witch hazel.
10 cts. L bottle imported BAY
rum, 10 cts. / bottle true West
india bay rum, % cts ! bottle
Iappan's Florida water, 25 cts.
1919 80 c. quAillY tiorIfa
water, 30 cts. 1 bottle Silks
talcuE4 power, 10 CITE bottle
Coigate's talcum powder. verv
hne, lS cts. bottle Hoyt's Rnbi-
loan, % cts. l bottleexQnisitel
pertnmed cold cream, 10 cts. /
bottle, 10 ct. size. vaseline 5 cts.
bottle Superior bay rum hair
oil, cts.
We also carry nice line of toilet soaps
ana perinmery and at prices va. below
others The quality of the owe y DDS
are the best thatean be gotte for d able
the prices quoted. Give us rial O the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

'IbN DEAD IN HOTEL FIRR
Hosiery at Cedar Rapids, Ia, a
Veritable Fire Trap.
FORCED TO JUmP FROM WINDOWS

Escape Was Cut Off BY Fire and
Smoke. Which Caused Stampede
For Windows-Dead Bodies Fright
fully charred.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24

MAYLOSEPANAMACANAL
Option to Purchase Property Expires
at Midnight March 3.
TREATY HELD UP IN SENATE

Mr.. Morgan, After Speaking For An
Hour or More, Yielded to Quay, Who
Spoke Until Adjournment-Night
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
The Driving Wheel.

Advertising Is not only a wheel in so.,.;.r,, ,,t
ness put It Is the driving wheel IL runs the MIA
between producer and consumer and the trick al n
." 70 ee' " 20 do It's work with the least friction
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
a DOUBLE MURDER.
A Restaurant Keeper Went Cunning
for His Partner and Others.

Roanoke, Va, Feb. 13.-John FIRTH
shot and killed Witten Height and
Frank Williams and wounded two
other men at Eckman, w. Va, on
Wednesday night.
Firth and Height were partners in
a restaurant business at Welch. few
miles from Eckman, and on Tuesday
night Height had Firth and Mrs.
Height arrested on accounts of do
mestic trouble.
They were released later. and
Wednesday night when Height and
his three children arrived at Ecltman,
Firth shot Height through the heart.
Williams, an uncle of Firth. took his
revolver to keep him from killing
Heights children. FIRTH then ran to
Height, who was lying dead, took a
revolver from his victims pocket and
killed Williams. Another man tried
to hold Firth and was shot through
the jaw FIRTH then shot at one of
Heights children, missing it and
shooting a bystander through the leg.
Firth escaped.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19
SCALDED TO DEATH.
An Engineer, Fireman and Brakeman
Killed I'm a Wreck on the B. q q.

Washington, Pa, Feb. 14.-ln
frightful wreck at Vienna station, on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, about
II miles west of this place, Friday,
three men were killed, the train to
which they belonged was piled in a
confused mass on the tracks, which
were torn up for several hundred
yards, and all traffic is blocked on
the road. An eastbound freight train
struck a large boulder lying on the
track in the cut just west of Vienna
station.
An eastbound through freight was
going towards Pittsburg at a high
rate of speed. Just west of Vienna
is a deep cut approached by sharp
curve. The soil above the tracks in
the cut had loosened from recent
rains and a quantity of rocks had
tumbled to the tracks The Slide oc-
Cured few minutes before the train
arrived at the spot. and as the train
was going at a high rate of speed
there was no stopping im time To pre-
vent the crash. The engine was
thrown high into the air and alighted
on its side pinning the three men un-
der 1t, and the escaping steam literal
ly Scalded them TO death.