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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-15
sncenssor 10 WIIIIs q Cllsm lnd.

IN SPITE Of the poor wheat crops the
DeeIing Binders and Mowers have
broken all records this see son. Our sales
on these machines have been remarkable,
considering crop conditions, and not one
br, ath of complaint has been heard. Ihey
are the best that money ard brains can
build. Everybody in touch with freder-
icksburg knows the BIZ tory Of the llnsker
and Shredder business last fall. The Deer
log won the highest praise where others
fai ed. Deering Corn llaryesters gave
satisfaction last year. they are Dfttef now.
When Won come 70 town call and see us
and let Us talk Corn IlarYesters and iinsk-
ers and ShredGers Thanking the farmers
for their strong support, We are,
Years truly,
CHAS. WALLACE a BRO.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-15

dent may appoint % secretary oi WaI II
il is deemed necessary during Mr..
Roots absence. ID is expected. how
ever that the resignation will not be
acted uDon until after congress meets.
The ap.ointment of Air. Roots sue
cessor viii depend somewhat upon the
leneth of time that Secretary Root VIII
be engaged upon the Alaskan Boundary
Commission.
Ii has been known for some time that
Secretary Loot intended TO retire but
he aid not wish 90 leave the department
until the general staff bill was in ope-
ration and other matters pertaining to
the department were well under way.
II is understood that the matter OF his
successor has been discussed and While
nothing official can De- obtained IL IS
believed that the position viii be ten
dered TO Governor William H. Taft.
While Secretary Root is in London
he will remain in communication with
the war department and matters per-
tanning To- the cesral staff and other
important affairs will De referred TO
him. II the sitting Ol the Alaskan
Commission extend beyond December
LIST it is likely that the secretary $
resignation viii BE- accepted and his
successor appointed az that time, and
if the situation in the war department
becomes such that q secretary is needed
to take charge of affairs one viii be ap-
pointed earlier It is believed here that
there will De a great deal OF delay In
consideration of the Alaskan boundary
case and that the United States COM
missioners may be detained in London
several months
Secretary Roots desire to leave pub
lie life IS based largely on personal
grounds. His family does not Ike the
life in Washington and the secretary
desires also 10 return 20 his law prac-
tice in New York The great questions
that were pending IN the war depart
ment. relating mainly 10 the admins
tration Of the islands acquired from
Spain and tho established government
in cuba. have been accomplished dur
ing Secretary's Roots administration.
The reorganization of the army under
the general stan plan Is now under way
and the secretary feels that be has ac-
complished the work that he was called
on 10 do when he became secretary OF
war
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-15
woman,s story Of Whipping.

Milledgeyille. Ca. Aug. 12.-ln the
investigation begun at the state prison
farm here by the state prison commis-
sion OF charges against Warden Ana
good of excessive cruelty toward MISS
Mamie Decrys. a white prisoner She
declared that she was whipped last
June not because she had been IN
solent TO the warden's wife, but De.
cause she had Indignantly repeled
improper proposals made TO her by the
warden himself. She was whipped so
severely, she declared, that she bore
the marks for some weeks and after
wards was compelled to work In the
fields for two weeks. The warden adj
mits the whipping. saying at was ne
cessary to preserve prison discipline.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-15
MAcHEN WILL STAND TRIAL
Denied That Indicted es-Postal Official
VIII leave Country

Washington. Aug l2.-The persi'
tent rumors that August w Machon
under indictment for various alleged
offenses in connection with postal con
tracts. had left or. contemplated leay
ing the jurisdiction Of the United
States in order to avoid trial were
denied By Conrad II. Syme. associate
counsel for Machen. Mr.. Syme said
that Mr.. Machen has left Washington
temporarily for the purpose OF attend
ing TO purely personal business. and
added that on the day Of his departure
the district attorney was advised OF
the fact that Machen's arraignment
on the indictments recently found
against him was postponed. Mr. Syme
declares that Mr. Machen will have
concluded his business in week or
so. and will come Immediately to
Washington and will be ready to stand
trial whenever the time Is set.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-15
AUToIST DROWN ED
Henry spaulding's Machine swerved
and plunoed into Canal.

ana FlunJeo INTO |dHdi'
Fort Plain. n. Y, Aug. 12.-Henry
F. Spaulding, an expert enthusiastic
automobilist from West Orange, n. j.,
rode to his death four miles east of this
village He was on the towpath of the
Erie canal Owing TO the muddy con-
dition of the path, and while turning
out for a lineman's rig, his auto
swerved more than he intended and
man and machine plunged into the
water. Two linemen rushed to aid
Spaulding. but in their excitement let
60 entirely of a rope, one end Of which
they had thrown to the drowning man.
One Of them then FASTENED to Speaker,
a hamlet near by, for assistance. but
by the time help arrived Spaulding
had gone down for the last time. The
body was recovered, badly entangled
In the rope which. had been thrown to
him. The machine, uninjured and with
the brakes set, was also recovered.
Mr. spauldlng was en- route to Chi
cago and met with an accident one
week ago that kept him in Amsterdam
for repairs. Meantime his travelling
companions, his wife and her mother,
had gone on to Syracuse, where they
unra waiting in order to continue the
inurnav with him
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-15
Southern Railway
Schedule effective June p. 1903.

Schedule effective June p. 1908.
.rr.ins leave Washington from Pennsyl-
vania station.
-oam Daily-IOcal for Harrisonburg,
warrenton. Danyille, and way stations.
i05iam Daily-Washington and Florida
fJmitei. First-class coaches ana drawing
room deeper to Jacksonville. fla' Diu-
ing-e II service: CO.. -. xfo,,
y rSt-class coaches and drawing-rOom
slesper 10 New Orleans. Dinlng-car ser
20, n m Week Days-Local for Harri-
sonburg and way stations on manass's
40 p m DaIly-LOcal for WarrentOn and
Che rlottesville. ..,...o
qoop m Daily-New York and Atlanta
Express-First-clas coach ana sleeper ,l 70
Atlanta: Mondays, Wednesdays ana FIJI
dsvs Sunset Route Tourist sleeper, WASH
ton To San Francisco. Pullman Bullet ser
n N M DaiIy-New York and Mem
mis- United (yia Lynchburg )-flrSt- CLASS
coaeh and sleeping car TO Roanoke, Knox
lille Chattanooga, and Memphis; sleeper
NJ New Orleans. Dining-car service.
lO.45 IN Daily-WashingIon ana oou ,..h
western Limited-All Pullman ualnsic, w.
ard observation cars TO Atlanta anu Ma
son. sleepers TO Augusta, Nashville. At
,sn m, Macon. Memphis. New Orleans
DiniEg-car service.
TRAINS ON BLUENoST BRANCH.
Leave Washington $40 IN, l;U ~
xs5pm. 4 40 m, 6.25 p IN, week days, lal-
tsrto ieesburg only. Sundaysonly,s.Ol,9IO
Through trains from the South arrive re
Washington 6.42 m, COZ ~ 80
am sOSR N, ,, shS Prom from ana Har rise
20 m week DAYS and 9.05 y III daily.
FROM Charlottesville, s.2oa IN and 800 p m
daily.
Tickets, sleeping-car, reservations Sd s' anu
os;ce 7os 18th st.; 81 Pa. ave-, and Penn
svlvania Station. Baggage checked through
from hotels and residences.
Phone 1910 for 7. r: r: CAB service
~ ri n HAkDWiCK, General asa. Agt.
&. BROWN. General Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-15
HORRIBLE DISCOVERY
Bodies of a Young Woman and Ten
Infants Unearthed.

Shamokln, Pa, Aug. II. - While
workmen were digging a trench on
Shamokin street they discovered the
dismembered body of young woman,
who was probably murdered years ago,
Ten bodies of premature born children
were also found in jars Of alcohol, evil
IDENTIFY disclosing criminal malpractice
on large scale. A physician occupied
the property ten years ago.
Health Officer Francis Hoover took
charge of the gruesome objects and at
the direction of Coroner Dreher locked
them in a cell in the borough lookup.
An inquest will be held at the council
chamber.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-15
Boy Cured Of Collie After Physicians
Treatment Had Failed.

Nv boy when four years old was taken
with collie and cramps in his stomach. ]
sent for the doctor and he injected NOR
mime. but the child kept getting worse:
| then gave him half teaspoonful OF
Collie, Cholera and Di
arrhoea Remedy. and in hall an hour
he was sleeping and soon recovered
&. wilkins. Shell Lake, Wis. Mr.. Wilkins
Il book keeper for the shell Lake Lumber
Co. For sale by N. NJ. Lewis Druggist,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-15
NORFOLK ROUTE
WEEMS STEAMBOAT 90.
fredericksburg and Urbanna Route.

Beginning Wednesday April and attractive Steamer AOINt
Mail will Fredericksburg Monday Wednesday end
Friday a all intermediate whar'es Returning WIN
lapIahnnnock
10 m arriving Fredericksburg about Passenger accommodations
FARE-Fom Port Royal 10 cents From 2
Port Royal and TappNtunok L" n FROM i
al pun below Tappahannock - cents
Flour tracSere sugar ana M u
barrels 20 barrel bacon V'
All other freight carried a prOportiOnae low rates
md Marine Insurance carried on all eagoes
HENRY WILLIAMS Manager, baltimore Nd
W. d SCOTT. Agent. Fredericksburg Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-15
WAS MoURNED FOR DEAD
Boy Carried Of by Gypsies Thirteen
Years AGO Found.

Ogdensburg, n. Y, Aug. 12.-Thir-
teen years ago Xavier Moreu, > years
old of Gatineau Point, disappeared.
His clothes were found on the river
bank. and he was believed to have
been drowned. The grief of his mother
resulted in the temporary loss OF her
reason. Word has been received that
the boy is living in Illinois and VIII
return home at once. He was carried
off by a band of gypsies, from whom
he escaped four years ago. He was
found by relatives, who fully identi-
fed him by a birthmark on the shout
der.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-10
ARMED WITH A REVOLVER.
4 LunatIc Makes Persistent Deiuaud
10 See President ROoseVeIt-Said EEe
Wanted 40 MarrN MISS Alice.

Oyster Bay, l.. l., Sept. "a man
giving his name as Frank Weilbren-
ner was arrested at Sycamore Hill
late Tuesday night while making a
persistent demand to see President
Roosevelt. The man was armed with
a revolver fully loaded. He was
taken to the village and placed in
the town prison.
Wcilbrenner is five feet eight inches
| high, 2S years old, has a dark nous
tache, black eyes and evidently is of
German descent. He resides in Syos-
set, about five miles inland from Oys-
ter Bay. He was well dressed 1t is
thought by the officers that We'll
brenner was accompanied by two
other men, as their footprints were
found in the mud alongside of the
buggy tracks. In view of this fact
the officer on duty telcphoned to the
village for assistance and was soon
joined by two other secret service
men.
Weilbrenner was arraigned before
Justice Franklin on complaint of the
secret service operative who placed
him under arrest. Justice Franklin
questioned the prisoner about his
movements Tuesday night.
His replies were made in a quiet
tone of voice, but they indicated, APP
parently beyond doubt, that the man
is crazy. Asked why he went to Sag
amore Hill, he replied: II went to
see the president about his daughter,
Alice"
Had You an engagement with the
president ?''
"Yes."
Glow was that enga cement made?"
81 talked with the president last
night" replied Wcilbrenner.
How did You talk with him?"
"Oh, just talked"
"A sort of wireless talk was il ."
eyes, that is it, wireless talk"
''Why did you want to see the pres
ident about Miss Alice?"
81 wanted to marry her"
The examination of Weilbrenner
vas continued by DR.. George 4. Stew
art and DR.. Irving S. Barnes. Well
brenner was declared by them to be
insane. He will be placed immedi-
ately in the custody of Sheriff John
son, of Nassau county.
The Weilbrenner incident is the
first occurrence of the kind during
the presidents soiourn at Sycamore
Hill. 1t has demonstrated complete
ly, in the opinion of officials here, the
wisdom of the close and systematic
guard which is maintained at all
times over the president.
He is exposed frequently to assault,
but every care that human agencies
can devise is exercised constantly to
insure his personal safety and inn
munity from danger. Personally he
was not perturbcd 10y the Weilbran-
ncr incident, but, although the main
tenance of the guard is often dis
tasteful to him he thoroughly real
izcs the necessity # having made as
certain as possible the personal
safety of the president of the United
States.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-10
SENT TO JAIL.
An Assistant States Attorney and Two
Policemen Punish ed for Contempt
by Chicago Judge.

Chicago, Sept. 3.-In a habeas cor
pus case growing out of the arrest
for the second time of Walter b.
Hoyt on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses in defiance of
an order of Judge Cavanaugh in the
criminal court, the latter yesterday
ordered the arrest for contempt of
Assistant States Attorney Barnett
and sentenced him to ten days i'm
prisonment and to pay a fine of $50.
Thomas j. Howard, detective, and
Officer Louis Houllion, of Cincinnati,
were also committed for ten days.
Hoyt was charged with being a
fugitive from Justice and upon the
hearing of the habeas corpus case the
officers attempted to serve COVER
nor's warrant upon him in the court
room, although warned by the Judge
not to do so. Assistant States At
torney Barnett explained that he adj
vised the arrest of Hoyt upon the
executive warrant.
you assumed that the court did
not know what he was talking about
and advised the officers to act in de-
fance of court" exclaimed Judge
Cavanaugh with spirit.
"Mr. Barnett, although you are a
friend of mine, can make no eXcep-
tion in your case. ] will sentence you
to jail for ten days and then pay in
addition fine of $50"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-10
NEBRASKA AND BRYAN.
Republicans ExuIt Over the Rescue
of the state from PopuIistic
Tendencies.

The dominant note in the Nebraska
is-one of rejoicing over the escape of the
state from Bryan and Organism.
The Nebraska republicans are repub-
licans, not populists. They are strongly
in favor of the Roosevelt policies. They
adhere TO the protective policy and they
regard the Philippines as American ter
ritory, says the Chicago Inter Ocean
In all these things they antagonize
Mr.. Bryan, who for ten years has been
trading on the disappointments and dis
content Of the western people. Ne
braska gave Harrison plurality of 4 ,O79
for president in 1892. In 1894 the popu-
lists united with the democrats and de-
feated the republican candidate for
governor. In 1895 the republicans
elected their candidate for supreme
court judge, but in 1896 the state gave
Bryan plurality of 1886 over McKin-
ley, and the Legislature came under the
control Of the fusionists.
In 1897 the fusionists carried the state
by plurality of 1889, elected their cam
didate for governor in 1898 by a plural
ity of 2,721, and their candidate for SUI
Ipreme Judge in 1899 by plurality of
Is, 1O7.
That was the last fusion victory in
Nebraska. In 1900 the people of the
state, with the issue of republicanism
against Organism before them, gave Nc
Kinley plurality of 1922. and elected
republican state officers, and repub-
llcan legislature. The republicans car
ried the state by 10000 in 1901, and elect
ed the governor in 1902 by plurality of
1888. Nebraska has now republican
state officers and republican legisla-
ture, and is represented at Washington
by two republican senator's and four
republicans and one fusionist in the
house.
The contrast between republicanism
and Bryanism in the state has been very
marked While the Bryanites, or fusion
lists, We're in control of the state gov
ernment and legislature they went to
the extreme of partisanship and dis
susted many of their own party by their
childish display of party feeling The
Bryanites antagoniZed Nebraska SOL
diers, flouted patriotic sentiment, and
covered the windows of the capitol
with pictures of their candidate for
president. They assumed they were
the state and substituted party spirit for
public policy.
Little wonder is it that the Nebraska
republicans eXult over the rescue of the
state from Bryan and Organism.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-10
MR.. BRYAN DEFENDED.
lie Whipped Into the DEM
Ocratic Fold.

The press of the country is very
generally c0naemning Mr. Bryan for
his present course in politics. The
eastern democratic papers particular
ly are blaming him. His stubborn op-
position to the plans of those who are
seeking to reorganize the party is de-
nounced as unreasonable, illogical and
ineXcUsable. And yet, asks the Kansas
City JOrUnal tRep), who, in Mr.. Bry-
ans place, would do otherwise than
MIR. Bryan is doing?
The democratic party failed in the
two campaigns in which the Nebras-
kan was its candidate for the reason
that, as Mr.. Bryan believes a number
of its prominent leaders were indiffer-
ent or hostile to its interests. He suf-
fered the ignominy of defeat and the
crushing of his ambitions. Now he
finds these same leaders who were
responsible for his ruin organizing a
movement TO repGdiate him and his
platform and assume the management
of the party in its next campaign
What is more natural or reasonable
tiitbAi 'iittI iIN oiSNIN iNDCi against SuNIl
programme and exert all his
strength to defeat it?
Suppose that MIR. Bryan should qui-
etly submit TO the plans of the reor-
ganizers. Suppose that he should pas
sively consent to being discredited and
Inundated. Suppose that he should
give his support TO those who over
threw him with their disloyalty when
he was the party's candidate. What
would be thought of him? He would
be despised as a weak and spineless
man. Even those to whom he gave
way would simply add contempt to
their dislike.
Mr.. Bryan is now asking no favors
at the hands of his party. He has a
grudge to pay, and he proposes to pay
it, He still has a considerable follow
ing and he means to use it for the vim
dication of himself and his platform
Leaving out of account his abiding
faith in the principles which were re-
pudiated by the country and exploded
by the logic of events, there are plenty
of reasons why Mr.. Bryan should re-
fuse to lick the hands that smote him
and assent to the programme for their
eXaltation and his own debasement.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-10
ICRAZED BY Low E.
Sensational Murder and Suicide
in New York City.
because She Refused to EIope with
Him Henry =. Edison, SON of
Former Mayor Of New York,
Killed Mrs. PuiIen and
Took His Own Life.

New York. Sept. 3.-IIenry Town
send Edison, son of an eN-mayor of
New York, Franklin Edison, III his
apartments at 292 West Ninety-sec-
ond street, yesterday shot and in
stantly killed Mrs. Fannie Pullen, of
673 West End avenue, and then shot
and killed himself. The murder and
suicide appear to have been premedi-
tatcd and followed dramatic scene
in which Edison called upon Mrs. Pull
len, Il close and honored friend of his
wife and family, to desert her hus-
band and children and fly with him
to another state. Mrs. PuIIen, very
handsome woman, is said to have
been the daughter of United States
naval officer.
The double tragedy brought to the
surface the fact that Edison, who was
"comptroller' of st. Mlchael's ProteS;-
tant Episcopal church, had been sus-
pectcd of misappropriating funds be-
longing to the parish and that eX-
pert accountants were at work on his
| accounts. 1t was also declared by
those related to the family that Ed
son was financially distressed be-
cause of Wall street speculation.
Whatever may have been the pre-
else cause of the tragedy, members
of the Edison family insist that the
man was insane. There are many in
dications that Edison was madly in
love with Mrs. pullen. On the hody
of the man Was found the following
letter:
'Mrs PulIen: Darling: Trust John
implicitly. lie win always be 60
between and faithful. | know him
thoroughly. He will tell you where
/ am waiting for you, to see your
sweet face once more before | go. |
am going far, far away, but will be
true to you. no matter how long
/ live. ! shall lead a new life and an
/ honest one, and if | can ever come
back to you with my past cleaned u..
/ ] will, dearest. Oh. my God, let me
see and speak to YOU once more be-
/ fore ! go. | cannot go until YOU do.
hope and pray that you put in to-
days september u personal. Any
way | answered ii in tomorrow S. 1
/ hope you see it,"
The following "personar was pub
/ lished in morning newspaper Tues
day:
BE Loyal-Nothing in answer to
message; be good to me; worried
about you; send word today; just as
tue to you as always; with love"
The following. evidently n reply 10
| tie foregoing. appeared Wednesday
| morning:
Fanny am loyal and true; can
not go till ! see you; trust John; he
will tell you where | am; with love-"
These are believed to be the per
sonals' referred to-. 2T. Ttters. of
! ST. Michael's church, who knew the
! dead man well, is emphatic in his dec
/ laration that none but the most
/ honorable relations existed between
/ Edison and Mrs. Pullen. She was, he
said, Edsons friend and adviser.'
/ Mrs. Pullen lived with her husband,
/ John Pullen. an auditor al the Grand
/ Central station, and her two children.
The Edsons We're to break up their
. home yesterday, as result of an
! agreement to separate.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-10
BY ACCLAMATiON.
Pennsylvania Democrats Meet In Com
VentIOn and Nominate State Ticket.

VeniIOn and Nominate State Ticket.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 3.-The dem
ocratic state convention yesterday
nominated the following ticket by ac-
clamalIon:
Auditor General-Senator Arthur
c. Dewalt, of Lehigh county.
State reasurer-Senator Joel G.
Hill of Wayne county.
Judges of the Superior Court-Ex-
Judge Calvin Reyburn. of Armstrong
county, and John y. Ward, of Phil
adelphia.
The platform adopted is briefer
than the usual democratic declaration
of principles and is devoted entirely
to state issues. The greater part of
it deals with the last legislature and
its work and the conduct of the state
government.
The convention was well attended
for an "off year" in state politics.
The campaign will be conducted by
Chairman j. X. p. Hall, of the state
committee, from the headquarters
in this city. The nominees for audi
tor general and state treasurer
and Senator Webster l. Grim. of
Bucks county, permanent chairman
OF the convention, were members of
the last Legislature and voted against
the Grady-Salus Iibel bill, which will
be one OF the principal issues in the
campaign.