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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19
c,.,sv Not Yet Quarantine officer

DR.. ". T. Greasy did not become quar-.
antine officer at Newport News Friday
The Supreme Court instructed DR. Dob
son TO continue in the position pending
a decision on an appeal from Judge Black
stones ruling TO the effect that the exten-
sion Of State officers terms by the con
stitution does not apply in this case.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19

Cuba has a deficit OF several mil
lions, but the Government is COM
forted by the thought that it might
have been much worse had not Nicely
and company been deported from the
1aland
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19

The Hilltop improvement AssOcia-
ton OF Columbus, Ohio, after a
stormy debate, refused by bare ma
iority vote, to participate in the me
mortal services OF the Confederate
dead, which are to be held next month
at Camp Chase. We suppose the as
ISOLATION is composed for the most
part OF those who never fired gun
during the war, and who have noap-
probation Of the memory of. a brave
soldier. There is this consolation,
however-such display OF meanness
cannot disturb the precious dust OF
the sleeping Coniederates.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19
uRclNlA MILITARY INsTITUTE,

Iexinoton, Va The Board Of NisltoFs, nc
theiy Annual Meeting 90 the 10th DAY Of
next June, viii appoint STATE CADETS 70
1atb. oath. 18th. 323. 3fth, rs h, seth
sem forfai Districts and four vaean ies AT
LARGE These appointment s. carry free board
ANA teitson. Applications shout be ad-
dressed ~ the undersigne1 on OF before June
10Th. on forms that Will be seat upon re-
o,,e<f SCOTT SHIP. supt
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19
Laces and
EmbrOideries.

We are showing a inc of Waist and
shirt Ornaments. applique Effects,
sepsrable, medallion and allover ef.
fects, all choice new styles, at half
prices off red elsewhere.
Wish we bad FIVE times this space TO
let you know of the values we are OF
feriug al through onr large and varied
stock.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19
To Reproduce Jefferson's Home at
ST Louis.

The Virginia commission for the ST
Louis Exposition has adopted "a resolu
ton looking TO having Monticello, the
home OF Thomas Jefferson. reproduced
at the World's Fair The 10000 needed
il to be raised by popular subscription
and it il proposed to have an auxiliary
committee with a president, five vice
presidents, and one member i'0m each
congressional district.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19

The detectives in the Gold State,
no doubt anxious to establish a rep
utation for efficiency. have discovered
a plot to assassinate the President.
But the man that boards the lion
in his den" refuses to be frightened
by such fabrications
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19

Il has been stated by seVera' punt
men in Virginia. including Congress
man Jones. that the outcome OF the
Campbell case will be a burning
nolitical issue in the next campaign
in Virginia. We pause toask whether
thsse statements are correct. We
think not. All the time they were
made all kinds OF rumOrs were ahoa'
90 ~ the status Of the case in the
Senate We were told daily 10y some
nswspapers that the august upper
house of the Virginia Legislature
would postpone action OIL the case
until too late, and that JudgeOam
hell would be allowed to remain until
his term expired. We were told the
two political factions Virginia We're
lined up in opposition. one Tor Am
herst : x.iudge the other against
HNf'N -
and vet in the face oithe'e deliberate
and oit.repeated statements both
houses of the Legislature by over
wbelming maiorities voted toremove
him from the bench and today he
occupies the station OF a prl'''e 'l'''
zen.
Now in the face Of these facts and
in the face of these erstwhile mis-
takes. predictions aud prophecies
we are rot prepared TO believe that
Judge Campbells removal from the
bench will furnish an issue, burning
or otherwise. for the next state cam
paign. 1t may supply "a very lively
issue in Amherst county. aud, as a
contemporary states. the people OF
that county are at perfect liberty TO
review the case and render their
Judgment at the polls but when 1t
comes TO the State campaign the
right minded voters of Virginia will
resent any effort on the part OF can
didates to inject 200 issue so mani
testify improper and absurd into the
canvass Campbe.i> removal took
place without the drawing of politi-
cal lines and We arr not Yet prepared
TO believe the removal Of a county
court Judge from office can 10y any
strange freak OF politics be made an
issue before hundrel>oi thousands Of
sane. sensible men We hope and be-
lieve that thecampligu will be fought
out on broader grounds, and woe
betide the man who attempts TO
further tire the people Of Virginia
with the Campbell sa>e
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19

Iae normal school gitl- az Fermtili-.
have orelnzad Mock Legislature and
or oi the act. % passed lc.iss "a h-avy
tax Ou li4 h'ipr-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19

! The legislator, judging from the
confessions Of ex-State Senator
Busch. L wen paid In Missouri.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19

Parting is such sweet sorrow,'
except when a Virginia Legislature
adiourns. Then it becomes placid
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19

In view OF the friendly relations
now existing between England and
France, Sir Charles Dixie suggests
the propriety OF reducing their
naval ornaments and those of their
neighboring nations. In discussing
the subject Mr.. Dixie paid the United
States a high and deserved comP'i-
ment. In the course OF his remarks
he said sit was not necessary for
Great Britain to build against the
United States. 1t would be as great
a mistake to count upon the United
States as an enemy as to count up
on her as an active ally, for the Uni
ted States had always been the great
defender of the rights OF neutrals. .
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19
a Snap.
We have few assortments OF China
Dinner and Tea Sets.

Don't hesitate on this offer, az it is
a special lot which we have secured
aud when same is Exhausted cannot
be duplicated The goods are all firsts,
on the Benefits Nesta shap".
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19

French scientists claim that alcohol can
be obtained from ga Norfolk Land
mark.
That can hardly be true. Since
our street Improvements commenced
the gas has been thick enough on
the streets to cut with knife, yet
the imbibers had to get theirs at
the same old stands
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19

A play in a Ianila theatre was
stopped the other night by Ameri
cans with but little ceremony. There
was a scene in IL where the American
flag was hurled to the ground and a
standard OF a secret society hoisted
in its stead. When that part OF the
play was reached and the Stars and
Stripes were dishonored, the Ameri-
can boys mounted the stage. stop
ped the play and made things quite
lively for the company Those boys
are entitled to the applause Of the
country for such heroic conduct.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-19


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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
RURAL MAIL ROUTES REMAIN.
Policy Of the Postoffice Department Ia
Announced.

Policy Of the Postoffice Department 10
Announced.
The postoffice department has made
public the following:
There seems to be a wide misunder.
standing as to the present attitude of
the department regarding rural free de-
livery. The statement has been pub.
lished quite generally, particularly in
the west, that rural routes that do not
handle 5000 pieces of mail per month
and supply 100 families are to be dis.
continued. It is not the purpose of the
department to disturb routes already
established unless they are manifestly
unnecessary. There are now on file in
the department petitions for more
routes that will supply more than 100
families than can be established with
the present appropriation. This being
the case, the department does not feel
it right, equitable or wise to establish
a route supplying less than 100 fami.
lies to the exclusion Of routes that will
supply more than 100 families, the
greatest good to the greatest number
being the fundamental principle on
which the service is being established.
AS long as all of the routes that are
asked for can not be established for
the lack Of money the routes that will
supply the greater number Of families
should have preference.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
OREGON NOTES.

Sixty-two cents, as against 55 cents,
which was the opening bid last season,
was paid for the first wheat Of this
season at Pendleton.
The convention of the Eastern Ore
gon Medical association next vcar will
be held at Union.
c. s, Scott, a Seattle sheep buyer,
Shipped IL cars of sheep out Of Pen
dleton for Seattle last week.
The La Grande school board has
purchased rs tons Of coal at $5.75 per
ton. Wood prices are prohibitive. SO
the board decided to use the other fuel.
Fred Hewett, postmaster at Ukiah,
has been arraigned before the federal
court on a charge of padding his stamp
sale reports.
The s year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren was shot accidentally
last week and died few hours later.
The members of the family were en-
route from Palouse country to Rogue
river valley and were preparing to
camp. In lifting the bedding out of
the wagon a revolver was thrown
onto the tongue and exploded, the bull
let passing through the little ones
body.
Governor Odell Of New York, Gen.
Greene and ex-senator T. E. Ellsworth
of New York visited in Portland last
week.
The war between buyers and cattle
owners begins to look serious for the
latter.
Governor Chamberlain, in view of
the recent robberies of street cars in
the suburbs Of Portland, has issued a
proclamation offering reward Of $500
for the conviction of any person COM
hitting such a crime.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
AN ARMY AND NAVY BOARD.
II Is Intended to Bring Harmony Be
tween DEPARTMENTS,

II Is Intended to Bring Harmony Be-
tween Departments.
Secretaries Root and Moody have
issued the following joint order:
1.-THE department Of war and the de-
partment of the navy have agreed
upon the formation Of joint board, to
be composed of four officers of the
army and four officers Of the navy, to
hold stated sessions and such extraor-
binary sessions as shall appear advisa-
BILE for the purpoe Of comforting upon,
discussing on and reaching common
conclusions regarding all matters call
ing for the cooperation Of the two
services. Any matters which seem to
either department to call for such con-
sideration may be referred by that de-
partment to the board thus formed.
All reports Of the board shall be made
in duplicate, one to each department.
All reports and proceedings shall be
confidential. The senior member Of
the board present will preside at its
meetings and the junior member Of the
board present will act as its recorder.
ION the recommendation of the pro-
visional general staff of the army the
following olncers are detailed by the
secretary of war to serve on the board:
Major General s. B. M. Young, Major
General Henry G. Corbin, Brigadier
General Tasker H. Bliss, Brigadier
General Wallace F. Randolph.
ION the recommendation Of the gen.
eral board Of the navy the following
officers are detailed by the secretary
Of the navy to serve upon the board:
Admiral of the Navy George Dewey,
Rear Admiral Henry G. Taylor, Cap
tain John Pillsbury. Commander Will
liam ]. Barnett"
The president has given directions
for the preparations of commissions
for the following promotions in the
army:
Major General Young, to be lieuten-
ant general, vice Lieutenant General
Miles, who retires August 8.
Brigadier General s. Sumner, to be
major general, vice Major General
Davis, to be retired July 26.
Brigadier General Leonard s. Wood,
to be major general, vice Major Gen.
eral Young, to be promoted.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
LACE $1,000 A YARD.
Was Sent BY Express and Never
Received.

Received.
New York.-A package containing
six yards Of lace, said to be valued at
$4,000, has been missing since April G,
when it was shipped by express from
here to Washington. The lace is a
part of a set valued at $4,000 belong
ing to the wife of General A. E. Bates
Of Washington, D. G. Mrs. Bates is
at present in Europe with her daugh.
ter. Mrs. Bates came to New York
early in the spring. She brought the
lace to have it cleaned and repaired.
AS the cleaner completed the work
on the separate pieces she sent them
to Mrs. Bates by express, there being
three separate bundles. The second
contained the lace that is missing. The
last package contained the piece of
greatest value in the large shawl. It
reached Washington safely. No trace
of the second package has been found,
however. The cleaners say that al
though the lace was commercially
worth $4,000, it was really Of greater
value, because it made up a part of a
set and also because it was an heir
loom. 1t was worn by Mrs. Bates
mother at the time King Edward, as
prince Of Wales, was entertained at the
White House. She says there is no
other piece like it in the world.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
spokane's Star Pitcher Dies.

Spokane, July pa few moments
after 6 O'Clock Monday night Ernest
Nichols, the star pitcher of the Spo-
kane baseball club, crossed the home
plate for the last time. His life's score
book is closed, and his last inning is
over.
For "Nick" is dead.
His death is thought to have been
caused by heart failure, brought about
by indigestion. During the afternoon,
in company with nearly all the other
members of the team, he went bathing
in the pool at Natatorium park.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
FOREIGN CROP REPORTS.
Favorable In Russia and Germany
General Outlook 10 Good.

Favorable In Russia and Germany
General outlook 10 Good.
The following crop report of the
department of agriculture, just out,
based on advices received by the for
eign statistical agent at London as
late at July /, is in brief as follows:
"In Russia meteorological conditions
have been in the highest degree favor
able for cereal crops in most parts Of
European Russia and harvest pros
poets are considerably improved, even
in regions where conditions at the be-
ginning of spring were unfavorable.
"In Germany, great improvement
in winter rye, has been shown the past
month. The condition of every crop
in the middle Of June is officially re-
ported fair, although winter wheat, po-
tatoes and lucerne were considerably
nearer to good than medium and all
the others are graded about midway
between the two conditions.
Approximately good harvest Of the
spring crops in Australia is to be
counted on at best. Maize promises
well there.
"In Hungary, unless there is more
improvement before harvest, which is
hardly expected, this years outturn
Of the cereals will fall somewhat be-
low that of 1902, the deficiency in the
case Of wheat being about Is IL per
cent.
"Storms and foods have caused ex-
tensive damage to crops and vineyards
in Italy.
"In France the estimated area of
winter wheat is 6S1 ,724 acres less than
in 1902. A marked improvement in
wheat and other crops occurred there
during June, and the crops now are
doing we'll.
Generally favorable reports come
from Denmark.
"In Great Britain the wheat crop is
late and can hardly come up to an
average yield.
"Advices to the department from the
government of India estimate the to.
tai wheat crop harvested there in the
spring Of 1903 at 290,261, 104 bushels,
against yield of $226,S70.S90 bushels
in the previous year."
The final estimates of the depart.
ment on the tobacco crop of 1902 in
the United States are announced as
follows:
Acreage, 1,030,734; production, 821,.
S23,963 pounds; value, $57,563, $40.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22

Portland, Ore.-Walla Walla, TOO
7Sc; bluestem, soc; valley, 78@79c.
Tacoma, Wash.-Steady; bluestem,
SIC; club, 78c.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
Bold HoIdup in Spokane.

Spokane, July 22.-Two bold masked
highwaymen, both armed with wicked
looking guns, made the best haul Sc
cured by thugs in several months last
night about o'clock, when J. X
Schoonmaker, travelling salesman
was robbed near Johnson's mill, at the
corner Of Boone avenue and Jefferson
street. The robbers secured SITS in
cash, a diamond ring valued at SITS
a smaller diamond ring valued at sac
and a woman's gold witch.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22

Major General Oliver Otis Howard
is the sole survivor of the commanders
of the great armies in the civil war.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NEARLY A DOZEN PEOPLE KILL.
ED-PRoPERTY LOSS, 100000
Large Factories and Public Parks De.
moIished by the Wind-Railroad
Bridges Partially Wrecked-Wires
Down-Houses Unroofed-Struck
Mendoza.

Streator, Ill.-Five persons were
killed and 10 fatally injured and prop
erty loss estimated at 100000 was
caused by a tornado here. The dead:
Larry Doyle. N. H. Bovine, Richard
Purcell, Charles Snyder, William
Brown, negro.
The fatally injured: George Doyle,
Mrs. Doyle, Bessie Boucher, Charles
Snyder, Fred Crone, fractured skull;
Mrs. Crone, Mrs. Smith, Miss Smith,
Captain Peabody and wife, Ralph
Boucher, Mrs. Henry Pease and baby,
George Hunter, George Doyle's little
child, three children Of A. ]. Dough.
erty, and a man employed on the lat
ter's farm.
A score or more are reported to have
sustained broken bones.
Factories Suffer.
The first building struck was the
Western Vulcan works, which was en-
tirely destroyed, causing loss of $780,
900. The so employees had left the
place. Only one man, Richard Pur-
cell, the night Waterman, was in the
factory and he was killed. About 100
people were employed there, but all
had left half an hour before. Next the
tornado caught number OF small
houses, wrecking some, turning others
halfway around, twisting huge trees
and breaking them of at the base.
Three Parks Damaged.
The baseball park, the street rail-
way park and the driving park were
next in the storms path. All the
buildings, fences and grandstand, in
Guiding a $4,000 amphitheater in
course of erection, were destroyed. At
the driving park about so carpenters
had just stopped work. There were
four persons killed outright and about
Is injured. At the dairy farm Of A. j.
Dougherty, on the edge of town, a
house was blown down and several
who were in it at the time were badly
injured. The Indiana, Illinois & Iowa
bridge, costing 81, 000,0 was partially
wrecked and the hosting works and
buildings at Spring Hill shaft were ru-
ined. Many buildings in Kangkley,
four miles west of Streator, were
blown down and several persons were
injured there. Many houses were I'M
rooted and otherwise damaged. Wires
are nearly all down and details are
meagre.
At Emington several houses were ut
terly demolished and four persons
were badly, If not fatally injured.
At Campus one man was killed,
while two others were injured so bad.
ly that their hurts may prove fatal.
The tornado was accompanied by a
terrific rain storm, which washed out
bridges, culverts and thousands of feet
of railroad track. The loss Of crops is
very heavy.
Four Killed at Mendoza.
Mendoza, Ill.-Four persons were
killed and 10 seriously injured by a
tornado that struck the northern part
Of this city. The path of the storm
was about eight miles in length. Ev.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
Observation-Disclosures
NEAR PARIsHsuRo, VIRGINIA.
TWO MEN KILLED-MANY IN.
JURED.
Over 100 Severely Shocked-A Pas.
senoer Train Was Passing at Full
Speed at the Time-Not a Person
Escaped injury-coaches Damaged
Special Train Of Doctors.

Roanoke, Va.-By the explosion of
a large quantity of dynamite and blast
ing powder stored in a magazine near
Parishburg, Giles county, two men
were killed outright, 16 were more or
less injured and 100 others severely
shocked. Westbound passenger train
No. 1, on the main line of the Norfolk
& Western, was going at full speed
past the magazine, which was located
200 yards from the tracks, when the
explosion occurred. The windows of
the train were broken and the coaches
were in other ways damaged. Not a
single person on the train escaped in
jury or shock.
Dead and Injured.
The dead: James Phillips (white),
Blair, Va; George Noel (colored), Ell
tension, Va.
The injured: H. R. Roup, Christian
burg, Va; Ira Wilson, Radford, Va; j.
w. Grover, Bluefield, w. Va; o. G.
Jenkins, general manager Bluefield
Coal & Coke company, Bluefeld, w
Va; ]. G. Jones, Radford, Va, F. M
McColsey, Roanoke, Va; Sherman
Hunt, Shellsville, Va; George Witt
Keystone, w. Va; w. G. Calhoun, Bell
Spring, Va; E. s. Baird, Hinton, Va;
F. E. Dupuy, Hinton, w. Vo.; Burnett
Reid, Bluefield, w. Va; G. F. Carnes
Radford, w. L. Blackwell, Saltville, Pa
Phillips and Noal were laborers
Their mangled bodies were found near
the wrecked magazine. A special
train with surgeons on board conveyed
the wounded to Bluefield, where they
were placed in a hospital.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
North Pacific Eoundered,

Victoria. B. c., July 21.-The steam
er North Pacific foundered of Marrof-
stone point. All the passengers were
landed safely at Port Townsend.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
Constitution Beat Reliance.

Newport, R. l., July 22.-The Consti-
tuition is rapidly becoming dangerous
rival Of the Reliance for the honor Of
defending the trophy, for the older
boat defeated the new one in today's
run of 81 miles by one minute and 20
seconds, availing herself Of her time
allowance, estimated at about two min
utes and II seconds.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
Fire Chief Killed,

Louisville, KY, July 21.-Major Ed
ward Hughes, Louisville's veteran fire
chief, was run over and killed at noon
by trolley car. Major Hughes was
one Of the best known fire chiefs in
the country, and had been at the head
of the Louisville fire department for
rs years until recently, when he was
retired on pay. He was a picturesque
character, and had been a fire fighter
for more than so years.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
Sixty Cents for Wheat.

Colfax, Wash, July 22.-The first
big contract of new wheat this season
was made by Alfred Coolidge. presi-
dent Of the Second National bank, to
Harry Schlaefer, agent for Kerr, Gif-
ford & Co. Mr.. Coolidge contracted
to deliver 10000 bushels Of club and
red wheat at Colfax and Glenwood, as
soon as threshed, for 60 cents per
bushel, sacked, in the warehouse.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
Cuban Congress Adjourned.

Havana, July 21.-Congress has ad-
journed sine die. One of the final acts
of the senate was the ratification Of
the postal treaty with the United
States and an act providing for the ad-
herence Of the republic to the univer-
sal postal union. The permanent
Plat treaty was not acted upon.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-22
Hail as LARGE as WaInuts.

Pueblo, Col, July 20.-A special
from Vineland says:
One of the heaviest hailstorms ever
experienced in this county has visited
Vineland, accompanied by high
wind. The hailstones we're as large as
walnuts, and the ground was covered
with ice to a depth of three inches.