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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
HOW CONSIDERATIONS WE'RE
TRAPPED.
law Provides q Severe Penalty for
Offence Striking Conductor Pun
shed


shed.
Richmond. Va, July Il, 1903.
The sensation OF the street car strike
WAS the capture Wednesday night by
tte military of prominent strikers and au
niiicer of the local union in an attack on
r company : men in charge Of the last
r,r through Fulton. just before mid
.ht
among those arrested WAS t.. W Red
Tod. former conductor. ana a member ol
t,- executive board OF he union
The accused were arrAigued in the P0-
D-e court yesterday, and the ease WAS
r'otinued one day The men were lock
ri up
The plans OF the military and the way
tary were executed. were mastery The
pot. which was first fixed Tor last Satur-
day ana failed was known to be on
a.ain for Wednesday night The Rich
mond Light infantry Blues disembark' d
from cars at Chimborizo PARK and aft r
"a silent march OF two miles picketei tie
entire section of the town, and with
military already there, they had thu
place surrounded before the expected ear
came
scouts on the watch cav four men put
tie distractions On the track ana retire
with others To q blind alley. The car
with two picked men, armed with two
rcVOiVers each, aud also shOtguns on the
seat, arrived. raey knew the danger
and went into it without fear They eN-
pected 10 he fired on when they ltit the
H.. Il. a..
pans WAS TO return the tire with pistols
aud then. If not shot down, 10 retreat TO
tie car and fire on the approaching mob
with the guns
AT the lirst tire soldiers rose upin mum
beers out OF the darkness. and the cul de
81, Il which the cOnspirators, with bad
Judgment, concealed themselves was seal
eel. The dozen or l. men composing the
q tackiug party were caught like rats IN
a trap. They screamed with terror,
rev up their hands and begged for
nirrcy, The surrounded men, however.
knew every NV, nue. of escape. and were
IL desperate situation. Some scaled
fences and craWled through sewers. and
1'hers went into doorwals where the
liiers could not follow
he offence Is a grave one an1 the pen
atty ranges from a tine Of $50 TO 10 yearr
Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
ii b White. a Conductor, who WAS ar
rested on charge OF drawing u pistol
and pointing it in a menscing way at a
of Chesapeake and OHIO shop EN-.
plOyes on Seventeenth street was tined
$50 and sentenced 10 30 days in jail by
Justice Crutchtisld. Anappeal was taken.
The three Passenger aud Power guari-
charged with firing into crowds ~ Main
and Lombardy streets June -. when a
dozen persons were injured, were iustitia-
bic in the shooting. The guTds are j..
r. Mitchell N Cronk and y b Gates
Distractions were placed on the tracS
Of the Lakeside line at the end OF the high
bridge on which the cars cross 20 Barton
Heights. just outside the city. last night.
One OF the biz double.trucs ears OF the
Lakeside line was derailed and narrowly
escaped goiDg over the high embankment
with a load OF passengers.
The Stanton Rifles and Comply 4. OF
Norfolk were discharged from kedu'i
and returned home last night
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
Mrs James G. Blaine Dead.

Mrs. James G. Blaine died at the Blaine
homestead in Augusta, Maine, Nednes-
day. Mrs. Blaine was seventy-three
years of age From Washington, a short
time ago, che went to the old family resi-
dence on State street. She had long been
in an enieebled condition. and had been
under almost constant medical attention
since. During the past week, she failed
rapidly. Her condition was due to gen
eral breakdown of the system.
Funeral services were held at Augusta
Friday and the remains taken to Wash
ington Tor interment.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

\ great railroad combination is
now limited at in order to place the
coal carrying roads under one man
agement. Among the roads named
likely to be included are the Reading,
Erie, Baltimore and Ohio and the
Norfolk and Western. Other roads
will also be included, but their names
have not yet been made public.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
THE KISHENEFF PETITION.


The Kisheneff massacre petition
is raising some delicate questions
and from the Department news
in Washington Russia must be rest
less concerning it. The petition Is
now in the hands OF the President, III
modified language from the first
draft, but the intentions OF the Pres
ident concerning it have not yet been
made public, = he has really deter
mined upon any particular course OF
action. As the committee OF three,
Messrs. Wolf, Straus and Levi. who
placed the petition in the hands OF
the President, is satisfied with
the interview, Mr.. Roosevelt must
have given the members some as
surance that it will be forwarded by
the Government. 1t is understood,
however, that the date for transmit
ting the petition to the Russian Gov
eminent has not been agreed upon,as
it is thought desirable to have the
names of some prominent men at
tached to it, who have not signed 1t
Whether these names will be readl-
" obtained is a matter yet to be de-
termined. 1t is feared that the re-
cent declaration OF Russia in refer
ence to signers OF the petition may
deter some from signing it who sin
cerely sympathize with the Jews and
would gladly use their influence
otherwise than signing 70 better
their condition.
1t is given out that the Russian
authorities have placed the names OF
those who have signed the petition
upon the black list, and have de-
clared that not one OF them shall
ever be accepted by that govern
ment as Ambassador or even IN any
Consulate position. And we are al
80 informed that the Gar is vain
enough to suppose that Americans
have all insane desire to 60 to for
eign countries as representatives OF
this government, and that the craze
is to go to Russia in preference to
any other country. For this reason,
we are informed that the Russian
authorities believe that many names
will be withdrawn from the petition.
and it will finally be so reduced in
the number of signers that the whole
thing will be abandoned. This will
hardly be done. Americans are not
so anxious to go to Russia as the
Gar may think, and il they were they
would not be deferred from their
duty by threats Of that kind. The
Gar seems to underrate American
manhood.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

The great West, as prolific OF lsms
as ever the great East was in the
past, is endeavoring to bring into
existence a new National party, COM
posed OF all the factional parties that
have so far had only a name. The
leaders in this effort are to meet in
Denver on the 9th Of July, Hick 5
hottest day of the month, TO confer
together and take such steps as may
be necessary to carry out the object
in view. The only designation so
far given to the organization is Re
form party, which may or may not
mean anything. The new party is
to combine the Populists, Bimetal-
lists, Socilists and other that will
unite in the organization. Fred Viii
liams, of Massachusetts, is in SYM
patty with it, and c. S. barrow, the
striking miners attorney, is to send
a written address which will proba-
bly, furnish the key note for the plat
form to be put forth In addition to
these several other prominent gentle
men holding erratic views have been
invited and will no doubt attend.
The idea seems to be to combine all
parties now in opposition to the two
great National parties, and all sore
heads in those two, and take charge
OF the country and run it on princi-
Piles which accord with their views, il
their varied views can be localized,
which, in the past, has proved an i'm
possibility.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
eoAr RACE ON OYSTER cay
Roosevelt Children Manage Conte :
pef,,aen Oarrp-cn Of Swim.

Roosevelt Children Manage conte-s
Between Oarsnen OF Sylph.
Oyster Bay July lG.-Presidont nd
Mrs Roosevelt. together with Sccre-
tary of the Treasury Leslie VI. Shaw
and large party OF relatives and
friends. were enthusiastically inter
ostcd witnesses OF boat race on Oys-
ter Bay The contestants were four
crews OF three men each selected from
the enlisted men Of the naval yacht
Sylph. The race was the idea OF the
Roosevelt children. It appealed stror z
" to the president Through Lou.
tenant Preston. commander Of The
Sylph. the arransemtns were perfect
ed. The enlisted men on the Sylph
and the children. whose race il was 20
be entered with enthusiasm into oll
the details.
The president added substantial
zest TO the contest by Offering prize
of s35. S25 of which should go to tne
wiruig crew and $40 10 second crew.
4 launch, commanded by Ensirn
llamlin. in which were Miss Alice
Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr,
and bis cousin. George Roosevelt tow.
cd the boats To the starting point @
mile and a quarter due southeast of
the Sylph The boats We're lnod up
in the following order Theodore and
George Roosevelt acting as starters.
80 Kullman coNswain, Rod
gers and Goldsborough.
No : Snyder coXswain. Lee ald
Nilsioad
No. Columbus. coNswain. Riess
md Ea'tistolla.
80. 4 Schmi,t. coVswain. Wics,nl
md McGechan
The coxswains stcered with pad.
lies
Al the crack of n pi'tol frol w
Theodore the oars struck the We ar
as one and the boats were OF pr ST.
lent Roosevelt stood in the cN,fcre
bow of the Sylph and intently watch
ed every yard of the race thrO gh
glasses Beside him were his son
Kermit and his nephew. Philip Ro0.r
welt. who acted as judges of the finish
As no ] swept across the finish liuc
a winner by % lengths from no e.
KermitS pistol cracked. Announcing
the finish OF the contest The time
was fraction less than DO minutes
for the mile and a quarter No. / was
third and 80 fourth.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
THE CORN CROP IN POOR
SHAPE.
Observation of Secretary Wilson Ou-
ring His Trip in the West

Secretary Wilson, who has just return
ed from a trip that included Ohip, To-
LLAMA. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and
South Dakota. said that, while the farm
ING conditions generally are good and
some of the crops have large yield, the
corn crop will be short. The abnor-
mally cool weather" he said, has re-
tarded the Development ofthecorn crop
Along the valleys and high waters the
ron has been destroyed and on the level
lands that have been saturated the corn
will not mature The best corn Is along
the dry. rolling lands, but even there the
cool season has prevented the crop from
being what it should be at this time We
nav have an average crop If the weather
in The future il favorable, but II it con
tiDues cold it is hard TO say to what ex-
tent there will be a shortage. The grass
crop will be the finest for many years
The cool weather hssfavored the growth
of oats, wheat and barely and that class
of products. The wheat crop IL gener-
aIly good. Altogether, the outlook Tor
the farmer is good. We have been pay
ing SO. 900, 900 annually for marcaroni
We are growing all ofour own marcaroni
this year
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

\ company of Americanshave just
purchased a body OF two million
five hundred thousand acres of tim
Der land near the city of Chihuahua,
in Mexico. 1t is some sixty miles
from any railroad, but they propose
to build one to it, and will soon place
the timber on the market.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
Local Markets
Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro.)

Corrected by Simon Hirsh Il Bro.)
Wheat. SO to 81: corn, new, 80 to
60, meal, 81 3Oto s1.35 per 100 pounds
oats, 40 to so; fowls tlive). to 40;
Spring chickens, II to l2hc; ducks,
live,S to 9,dressed, i TO II; Winter chick
ems, 8 to 10 pound; lard, IL to 12;eggs,
II to 10y; butter, Is to 20; hams, ] Ak
TO Is; Irish potatoes, 20 to 20
sweet potatoes, 90to S1;beei to 81;
veal Az to 5;lambs, 81. 80 to $3.50; hides,
(greenj 8 to 8; hides dry, 8 to 10;
baled hay. $15 to $1S per ton.
Wool-Unwashed, 10 TO II; washed,
"a to %.
Leaf sumac-50 to go cents per hun
bred pounds
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
The grain markets closed yesterday ~
follows:
Chicago-Whest, July ICY, Sept.
76Z, corn, July 49%, Sept. SOY, oats, July
80.
New York - Southern wheat, Sc;
corn, 60
Baltimore-Southern wheat. 10 TO 81;
Southern corn, 50 to 60.
Richmond-Wheat. 81 to 80; corn %
to 60; oats, SO to So
Alexandria Wheat. n to rs; corn 5S
TO 60
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

Mrs. Carrie Nation entered a bar
room in Wisconsin the other day,
minus her hatrhet, and proclaimed
the awful doom OF the proprietor
and the bar-tenders. In the midst
OF her address settler syphon was
turned on her, which broke up the
meeting.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

Baltimore is making a strong con-
test for one of the National Conven-
tions. Those who are manipulating
matters appear to prefer the Demo-
cratic Convention with the hope that
it will enhance Senator Germans
chances for the nomination.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
Statue Of Washington For London.

Statue Of Washington For London
London. July l6.-At a meeting OF
the executive committee of the PHI
grims' Club a committee was appoint
ed to give effect to the recent sugges'
ton to erect a statue to George Wash
ington in London. It was decided that
the subscriptions should be entirely
confined 10 British subjects. Arch
deacon Sinclair, In submlttinethe plan
to the society. said: "Englishmen
have at last fully recognized the great
qualities of Washington. feel as.
sured that nothing will be more pop
ular in this country than such a trib-
ute to that great man Of English birth
who has done so much for the worlds
history. not only for the young ma
ton across the sea, but for Great
Britain as we'll"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

A valuable discovery is said to
have been recently made lin c California
in the way OF large deposits of nit
rate OF soda, which is an important
element OF fertilizers. These deposits
are found in the Mehove Desert. and
are estimated at twenty millions OF
tons. Before this discovery the only
beds OF nitrate known were on the
rainless coast oiChili.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
RUSSIA TO BE NOTIFIED
Charge diAHaires to Make Arrange
me1ts For Presenting Protest.


Washington. July 16.-The Jewish
petition. laid before the president by
the Bnai Birth committee, has been
received here. and Secretary Hay has
communicated by cable with Mr.. Rid
die. the American charge d'ahaires at
st. Petersburg, RESPECTING the means to
be employed in bring ne 1t to the at
tention of the car.
II is believed that Mr.. Riddles IN
structions are to notify the Russian
government Of the existence OF the
petition and ascertain whether 1t Is
willing to receive it, The Jewish COM
mitee. II is stated. is entirely satisfied
with the plans formed by the president
and Secretary Hay for the presenta-
ton of the matter to the Russian gov
eminent. No further announcement
will be made here until Mr. Riddle has
been heard from.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
estate Agricultural and Mechanical
IuI-nln-
AL elAcKseURG. va

\ southern Institute OF Technology
Forfy.hce Instructors. Ih0r0u 1hl p
equipped >ho IS, laolrstoriss and lntirm
ary. ram of tour hundred acres. steam
heating and electric lights IN dOrmiior.e-.
Degree cOnr,e- in Agriculture, iloriicur
tire, Civil, Mechanical and ELECTRICAL RIG
cheering Applied Chemistry ami General
science. shorter c1ufses in Practical Ae-
riculture and prac ticil Mechanics.
Total cost of session OF nine months, M
GLIDING tuitlon and other fees, board,
Washing. text books, medi,al attendant.
etc. about sos. COst Ia State students
about $50 Next session begins Nep'em-
ber DIST. 1905. for catalogue aud other
informal ON. apply 20
i. ii. MCBsY DE-. ph ID IL. d.,
iyll-Gt Pfcsid, nj
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
Stafford Teachers Taking Exami'
nation.

The following teachers took examina-
zion at Stafford Tuesday aud Wednes-
day: ~,
Der. Ada Arlington, Bessie b. Steele, L.
BESSIE Patton, Clarice Garrison Lucy
Suellings, Linda G. shelton, Christine
Shelton. Virginia b. Ashby. Fannie '.
Wine. Ethel l.. Wine, Molly + Bowling,
Mary f. Msupin and Ida r. Moore,
Messrs. W. ii Moore, Samuel h.: Young
Van Snelings, l.. A. Jett and l. C.hefiln.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
WORRIED HIMSELF TO DEATH
Man WHO Embalmed 6edy Of Colonel
Eeet Dies Suddenly.

Fest Dies Suddenly.
San Rafael. Cal. July lG.-Wll'am
Ward who embalmed the body OF the
late Colonel W. J. Best. after the lat
ter's sudden death at the home Of Dr.
John Woods last April is dead. he
was discovered by Night Waterman
OBrien. who observed him leaning
against the doorway OF his Office at
the undertaking parlors of Coroner
Sawyer. evidently in distress. He was
taken home where he died An all
topsy will be held, though Wards
death is generally attributed to heart
trouble. II is known that he worried
constantly over the developments in
the Best case since the allegations
that the New Jersey capitalist was
murdered were first published.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

England is enforcing a British Mon
roe Doctrine" in the Persian Gull. by
which she will reap a large amount
of revenue. Even in the old country
it seems the Monroe doctrine comes
in all right some times.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

More than two hundred thousand
dollars have been raised in New YORK
City for an endowment OF Cooper
Union as memorial to Hon. Abram
s. Hewitt, who died some years
ago.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

Baltimore is looking after the Ell
ficiency of her public schools. The
estimate for next session is $3.50, 600,
and it will no doubc be placed to the
credit of the Board.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
Editors Fined 500.

VII. Mullin and Sydney Gates, editors
OF the Opinion, the NEWSPAPER devoted
70 the interests OF the sti ming street car
men in Richmond, were fined 500 each
in Police Court Wednesday morning on
the charge of criminal libel in publishing
that Superintendent Buchanan, OF the
Passenger and Power Company, was
passing under an assumed pane.
Justice Crutchfeld announced that there
was no doubt in his mind OF the guilt Of
the accused, the only question being
whether to make the punishment light
or heavy. Az il was the first offense, he
; fued the editors 800 each, but with the
= 17n, that 8 similar infringement Of
s - 2c>11d ncl(re 4 iaiI senfeuce
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
Pore Survives His Fatefui Day.

Rome. July II, 3 A. M.-Pope Leo
after day that was, on the whole, IN
favorable has had restless night. IL ID
expected that third operation Tor the
removal OF the liquid from his chest Will
be performed In the morning. During
the night DR.. Lapponi has again had re
course with beneficial effects TO injections
OF caffeine. which had not been used Tor
some days because OF the Pope's dislike
for IL
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

The large tent under which the
Christian Endeavor Convention was
holding its session in Denver Mon
day, was blown down by a terrific
w'no w.,e upQs Over eight thousand
p psss"ss 70 say no onafsu i ie]l and
s sass' Several we're bru''ss ss|y !,
slightly injured, bus osy01'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

Our exports for the past year are
estimated 70 be- one billion five hun
bred millions Of dollars, and our i'm
ports are reckoned at one billion.
But il j. further stated that more
than one-hali OF our imports
were raw material which are
manufactured in this country and
made ready for exporting. Thus we
keep our labOrers and mechanics en-
ploved manufacturing for the mar
kets Of the world.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
JUDGE SIM s.

He Will Sit in the Solomon Case
Governor Montague has designated
Judge F. ". Sims, of Louisa county, 10
sit instead OF Judge Wickham, IN the
Solomon case. who declared that he was
Ineligible, because he will appear as q
witness
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

Everybody may not agree with
Judge Brewer, of the Supreme Court
OF the United States. when he SAYS
that every one who participates in
the lynching ola negro is a murder
er, pure and simple" but many good
people will The number engaged i'll
KILLING does not lesson the crime,
because it is taking OF human life,
and what is murder for one would be
murderiO for the many.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

A local temperance organization.
similar to the Sons of Sobriety, a
local order in this place, is working
a great reformation in liquor drink
ing in New Orleans. one difference
in the two orders is in the Knights OF
Temperance one JOINS for nospecified
time and can resign mt pleasure,
while in tile Sons OF SObristy one
Joins for three, six, twelve months,
any number Of years or for life.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

The State Department at Wash
ington Is arranging to rigldly en-
force the law T. protect this country
from Anarchists migrating 10 our
shores. Thi, law went into effect on
the third of July and requires all
naturalization papers to contain the
affidavit of the foreigner. To the ei-
iect that he is not opposed to organ
lied government and that he is not
affiliated or in sympathy with any or
ganization that does. This isa good
law and its provisions should b. en-
forced 10 the letter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
1 Startling Sacrifice
Sale on Shoes.

We have Just purchased the stock
of high grade Mems Shoes Of the well
known Eagle Shoe Factory. These
shoes need no Introduction TO you. es
every body M this State knows of the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
New Advertisements.

The ads. OF Rawlings Institute, Char
lottesyille, Va. and Randolph Macon
College, Ashland. Va, will be seen in our
columns today. They are both high class
institutions and deserve liberal patron
age.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

A local option election was held at
'ss|sss Tssf : z 'ss sIssa z e
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

Christopher IIouser, q well-known citl-
zen Of Loudoun county, died at his RESI-
dence. near Ashburn, on Wednesday, a.
ter a short illness. from cancer Of the
throat, aged about fifty years lie il
survived by several sons and a daughter.
one brother. John HOuser, OF Leesbure;
one sister, Mrs. John Lefevre. OF Ashburn.
lnterment was in Leesburg on Thursday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18
Tuesday, Aug. 4, 1903,

At J ! D'rlrcka ~, thr inrrel 80 band ln stat
ford county. Va. q which toe i,'r
f..~.- ni-d ru~sc--rd. o.. pol e. the Whlrr'-
90 Iseiefir- -nurg estimated fn r"nfnir
bout three nrrc- ~ land 10 iur tha -i, 90
f,Irf conveyed 60 nIii . owe hv thns
scott and wife los deco 90 July o.. 1901. MI
4fict ~ known %. tlr irrrt lot. Hui f.
bounded pn ths south nuf wntt Dog thH Ferry
.0pnd mud ih. iuppAlnnnY.h iifrr rui 900
''ir nn,th and ra-t 10y the iaul Di O.. W.
- .4i iuH.
rr m- OF = ir Al thr pueha-e money boo
cash.
ST GfO o. llfIlrGu
Special co.. mir-i"i rr
"a tho Cl,rk'- Onioc of the Corporation court
ui ia. city 81 Frederic k-buIg.
Ilmhy md other. ............ -... Il4lufIllf,
ngAlu
owe ahi others ..........+. ......-' 'tI'i'i' me-
4 Inren Cprlln. clerk Of tAr~ .id court
leo certify fhnf tlr nonI re tuI-rl nj thr fDN-.
il GO missioner hs flr % .rr' re1d,rri Iu
.. 10 cause CO., CO." form apY ni July l9o3.
la- h.rn fu.F given DArn 1rr uf ttnn
-r,S, of flt -HlI c 400 th- lifH hHF Ni
y S.. l"nl. JAMES B.. tpithlN.
I.l i-tou.l ir'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-18

Mrs. Armistead Miller, widow OF the
ate Armistead Miller. aiormer prominent
resident of Loudoun. died Thursday
morning at : o'clock At the home ri her
daughter. Mrs.S. f. Arnold, near Neers-
vile, aged s3 years Two daughters
survive her-Mrs. 5. T. Arnold and Mrs
Joseph Conrad. OF Neersyille