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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. Dir, r, A. Lapsley, OF stauntoI
has accepted call 10 the Presbyterian
church at Ashland
Oscar Ne ore. of Fairfax county, Wa
found dead in his barn by one OF his
daughters Saturday.
The annual reunion Of the Hannw T
Troop Association will he held Mt Ash
Land Park, Tuesday, August 9,h.
Mr.. George Whitlock, died at bis home
near Madison Run. in Orange county.
in the seventy frat year ol hia age. y
vile anu two children survive him-
Miss Mamie Winston, the Virginia au'
thoresa, has returned to her home nj
Glen Allen, Ienrico county. Miss VIM
ton spent the winter with n party 81
fri nus 10 Honolulu.
Licensed to marry in washing on: Al
bert A. Leonard and Bessie NJ Arm
strong. If Midland. Fauquier county
Percy l.. Damn, of Caroline cuunty. aud
Mamie W. Fox, of King William county.
Allen Payne, q resident of Clifton, Fair
fax county, was struck and instahtiy
killed Tuesday 10y north bound Chess
peake and Ohio passenger train. near
Clifton Station He was section busr
on the Southern road, and issurviyed by
widow and several children.
Mrs. Maze Bruce, wife of j, II. Bruce
and daughter of the late Fendall kiSey
died July 2Sth at her home near Brown t
Store, Culpeper county. She leaves hrr
husband and three children. The re-
mains were inferred in the Bethel church
cemetery OF which she was a member
A national bank IL to be established al
llernd0n. Fairfax county. with earl
tai of 50 900 Those interested are ID
". l. Robey. + Il. RJbey, W, +, Middle
ton. 5 A. iiershbergel. W. l.. Palmer
DIR. b b Detwiler. Dr ii b Hutchinson
4. T. Walker and the l. Il. Mumioid
Banking Company, Of Cape Charles.
Mrs. Caroline H0msssel Barbour, widO~
of the late Hon b. Johnson Barbour died
at Hampstead. near Barboursvilie
Orange county, Sunday. Mrs.. Harbour
was in her S0ih year and il survived 10y
five children: Mrs. Thomas Ii. Ellis, NJ 4
James c. Graves. Mr. Thomas Barbour
and Mr.. George W Barbour, OF Orang'
county, aud Mrs. W, q, Christian, of th'
University of Virginia. A few months
avo Mrs. Barbour's sister, Mrs. SALLY
Kearsley Rives, died in Louisa county
MIR. Barbour died Dee. End, 1894. II
the demise of his widow ended beauti
full lie. The funeral took place Monday
afternoon
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
TgE oREAT EIGHT PROGRESSING.

THE GREAT FIGHT PROGRESSING.
There is every reason to believe
that the most critical battle Oh the
far Eastern war is now being fought.
Indeed it will not be going too lar TO
say that the victorious side in the
present fight will be the victors In the
end All the present available forces
Of both countries erein the field, and
a crushing defeat to either army
could not be repaired in time TO turn
the tide. 1t Is, therefore. matter OF
great interest as to which army will
win. TO the neutral OnlOoker, Ja-
pan appears to have all the best oil
it. Her forces under three capable
leaders have from the beginning out
unanswered those OF the enemy until
they, without m unforeseen accident,
practically have the enemy at their
mercy. The japanese officers are
adopts in the the Use OF modern i'm
Elements of war; rs well as expert
tacticians, and in these particulars
no nation on the globe can surpass
them. In addition they appear to
be absolutely fearless and regard 1t
not only as II distinct honor to die III
battle, but the fathers, mothers and
relatives of a man killed in battle are
considered, and consider themselves,
subjects Of congratulation on ac-
count OF it. This relic OF barbarism
makes them, with their proficiency in
the art of modern warfare, all the
more dangerous as an adversary.
When they mark position for cap
ture, they are willing to suffer the
loss its capture entails, both as an
army and individually. As body
they approach their objective point
under the guiding hand OF superb
leadership, while separately each man
accounts himself as fortunate that
he is enabled to ieopardize his life for
his country. Such is the condition
as we gather it from reports from
she seat Of war. In sharp contrast
appears the Russian army. They
do not lack courage, but their blum
dering slOwness makes them an easy
mark for their active foe They are
handicapped by lack OF transPorta-
ton facilities. and appear TO be dis
heartened by repeated defeat and re-
treat. Only logged determination
and unlimited resources can save
Russia now from dire defeat. She
has never lacked these requisites, but
in every other department OF the
cruel game OF war she is whipped Co
death by her willy adversary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
p. o. D. WOULD NOT GRANT THE
PETITION.

Ii is reported that the citizens ola
small town in Mississippi. at which
place a pOstOttice has only recently
been established, petitiOned that the
office should beknown as Nardaman,
in honor OF Governor Nardaman.
Whereupon the Postofiice Depart
ment wrote back declining 10 accede
to the wishes of the people who made
the request and requesting shem to
choose some other name. The incl
dent has caused considerable stir all
over the South, and President Roose-
Welt is held responsiblefor the aiirOnt
to the petitioners on account OF his
hostility to Governor Nardaman.
This hostility, it is said, is engendered
not only because OF the Governor S
views upon the race question, which
are Numerically opposed TO those
entertained by the President, but
each gentleman has not lost the op-
pOrtunity. when occasion offered, to
speak in uncomplimentary terms OF
the other. No doubt the officials
having in charge this particular
branch of the Postottice Department
duties are animated in their refusal
by such petty reasons as those indi'
Gated, and language can hardly be
found sufficiently severe to charac
serize the smallness of these con-
temptible partisan South haters, but
we cannot think the President him
self is connected with this affair at
all, and we believe that when his at
tentlon Is called to it he will make
haste to comply with the wishes OF
these people, and sufficiently rebuke
those guilty of such contemplate
conduct. II the President has any
connection with the affair heis OF too
small calibre to beelected chief execu-
tive of a great nation, and il elected,
his conduct in this case would pre-
sage a condition ofsectional animos-
fly for four years to come. at least,
as has not existed in this country for
thirty years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
Entertainment in Stafford.


Stafford Co, Va, Aug. "a, l9O4.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. l.. Burton gave an 81,
giant birthday entertainment at their
hospitable home in Stafford on Wednes
day evening last in honor OF their young-
est daughter and con. The Rutsts be
gan TO arrive at an early hour. During
the evening they were engaged 10 playing
croqnet AZ 10 O'Clock Ice cream, lem
onade and confectionery were served
abundantly. Among those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Esley, Mrs,
Maggie Burton, Misses Nora, Ada and
Minnie Limerick, Hattie and Dallie Cop
page. FlOssie and Fanny Storcks, Medic
and Ella Monroe, Mollie Timberleke,
Minnie Burton, Katie, Ada and Clara
Monroe, Minnie Embrey, Lucy T.Critten
den. Messrs. George Childs, John Tim
berlake, Jade Monroe, Willie Huffman.
rhomAs and Roland Limerick, Grover
Storcks, Bonnie Houghton, Bennie Bur
Ton. John Maften. Jessie Embrey Robert
Coppage, Robert Monroe, Frank and
Archie Monroe, Joe and Eddie Burton
and others.
One Who Was There.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
STUART MONUMENT SITE
Association Forfeits State hppropria'
ton and Accepts City's Offer.

1t is not often that monument $3.50
citation turns down II contribution q
$4,000, but the executive committee
of the Stuart Monument Association de
cided 60 forfeit the States appropriation
to this amount rather than put the
statue of the great cavalry leader in the
Capitol Square al Richmond. A new
site was selected on the open space where
Lombardy crosses upper Franklin street
The committee lOsPs the States $40 900,
but g.. Gu es 500, 900 from Richmond city
and the site, which the city council
will give them. The association now
has $40, 900. less few thousands paid
to Artist Fred Moynihan az a first pay.
ment on the monument The new site
IL one block from the Lee monument and
in line with it,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04

Another controversy has risen be-
tween our government and the Re
public OF Panama over the right OF
issuing clearance papers 1t seems
thas q port OF entry has been estab-
Iished at Ancon, which ism the canal
zone, and therefore under the control
OF the canal authorities. After a
conference OF the representatives OF
each government it was agreed that
the steamers can 60 into AncoD, the
Panama government simply filing
protest, but not imposing any fine
on the steamship agents pending
the final settlement OF the question
at issue. So we will hardly have any
trouble with the little republic Oh
these questions.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04

A Union veteran of the Civil war,
living in Cincinnati, j. NJ. Barnes,
exhibits a great arm chair, which he
claims was used by Gen. R, E. Lee
I'm all his campaigns from '61 TO go
and In which he sat when he surren-
dered the army OF Northern Virginia
to Gen. Grant" Itmay be true that
Mr.. Barnes has q great arm chair,
but he claims too much history for
for II.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04

The country will sincerely mourn
the death OF Ex-Governor Pattison,
of Pennsylvani which occurred Mon
day. He was taken with pneumonia
some days ago, which with heart
trouble soon terminated in his death.
Gov. Pattison was n member OF the
late National Democratic Convention
and was a member Of the committee
on resolutions where he did much
work, almost exhausting himself, and
thus became an easy prey to the
complication of diseases that took
him off. He was in his fifsy-third
year and was twice governor OF the
State, and twice controller ofthe city
OF Philadelphia. He was a man OF
great popularity and purity OF char
acter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04

Mr.. Vim. +. G. Shanks, who was a
newspaper correspondent during the
Civil war, says he can recall the
names of seven other correspondents
OF that period who are stillliving. He
gives the following: Whitelaw Reid,
Edmund C. Stedman, George Alfred
Townsend, Joseph Howard, Jr'g
George F. Williams, George W.
Smulley and Henry WattersOn. This
is only another reminder that the
old soldiers and those connected with
Civil war in any capacity are rapidly
passing away, and soon the roll will
be complete ION the other shore.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
Boy Drowned, Rescued and Re-
suscitated.

Aaron Click, seven.year son OF
Meyer Click, of Onancock, while playing
on the wharf OF the Baltimore, Chesa
Deake and Atlantic Steamboat Company
sunday, fell from the wharf into the
channel, He was seen by Henry Crockett,
who rowed across the creek from bis
home. All this time the little fellow was
under the water. He was located with
a paddle, and Crockett dived and brought
the child to the surface. After many ef
forts he was resuscitsted. This is the
third person rescued at the same place
by MIR. Crockett this summer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04

The last reports from the seat OF
war are that Kuropatkin is now in a
condition that he is compelled 10
fight or retreat. He is menaeed by
three Japanese armies that arepress-
ing upon him and will soon force him
to battle. He promised great things
when he took command, but to the
present he has only practiced retreat,
which he has done to the satisfaction
OF the Japanese.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
Local Markets

Corrected by Simon Hirsh 4 Bro.l
Wheat, So TO 90; corn, new. 62 to
g. meal, Sl .40to $1.45 per 100 pounds
eats, 40 to so; fowls Qive), 8 to .
chickens, live, II to 10; ducks, live, 8 to
9; turkeys, 10 TO II; lard, II to II;
Spring chickens, II to 13 per pound
eggs, ii to l4K, butter, 10 to 20
hams. IA to II; Irish potatoes, so
to 60c; beef 2 to 3h; pork, to Z; veal,
AZ ito 3; lambs $3.50 to $3.50; hider,
Egreen) 5 to 6; hides dry 3 TO 10: salted
hides, to 8; baled hay, $l6 to $lo per
ton. :,
Wool-UnwRshed - TO %; washed,
20 TO 26.
Leaf Sumac--55 to 60 per 100.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
Welcome 70 Enaineers.

The National Convention OfStatiOnsry
Engineers met 10 Richmond in annual
session Tuesday. Bishop Van de Vyver
opened the convention with prayer and
the delrgetes were welcomed by Mayor
Taylor. who, in closing, presented 1.-THE
Keys OF the city" to the chairman, The
chairman responded in happy speech.
4 feature Of the morning session was the
speech Of Capt j. Tay Tor Stratton, who
invited the members to Lee Camp Hall
and welcomed especially the old Union
soldiers. Speeches were made by Mayor
elect Carlton MeCarty and William r.
Crowley, of New Jersey.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04

The Grand Army Posts in Ken
lucky are considerably worked up be-
cause colored man has been ap-
pointed to command them on the
Boston trip by the commander who
cannot attend. Whitaker Post re-
fuses to go under his command, and
an effort will be made to separate the
races in Kentucky who are members
of the Grand Army.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04

Wilmington, North Carolina, after
a spirited campaign has declared in
favor OF both saloons and distilleries
within her corporate limits. Her
voters seem TO be impressed with the
old woman's estimate OF the Gar
dent'-eBread may be the staff OF
life, but whiskey Is life ITSELF"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
GENERAL NEWS.

Commissioner OF immigration Sargent
is trying to supply the demand for labor
in the South with immigrants.
Lou Dillon, the famous trotting mare,
who last year broke all the worlds rCc'
ords by going mile /. 5S5S. is dying at
Cleveland. She was the f1rst horse 20
trot q mile in two minutes.
Postmaster. General Payne says he re-
fused to name Mississippi Postoffice Tor
Governor Vardamsn because a PsPar
published By the Governor made an
attack upon the Presidents mother.
Passengers on the Pullman sleepers OF
the diamond Special" were held up and
robbed about % miles from Chicago by
five men; the train was going at speed,
the robbers having secured more than
$1,000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
Norfolk and Western Mortgage Re-
corded.

There was admitted to record in the
office Of the clerk OF the Hastings Court
of Petersburg Tuesday a mortgage fur
$35 900, 900 from the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company 10 the Guaranty
Trust Company, OF New York. The
mortgage il to secure not more than
So. 900, 900 OF gold bonds and IL to be
recorded in all the cities and counties
through which the Norfolk and Western
Railroad passes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
FELL FROM BUGGY
Died From Accident and Exposure.

While on his return to his home at
Free Union MOnd ay night, Milton Ferney-
hough, aged IS years, one Of the most
prosperous farmers in Albemarle county,
was thrown from bis buggy aud laid on
the road all night. When found Tues
day morning he was in critical con,
dition, and died before medical aid could
reach him. A wife and eight children
survive him.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
POLITICAL.

Republican leaders admit that New
York is debatable State, with the
chances favorable to the Democrats.
1t is expected that George Foster Pea
body will be chosen treasurer OF the
Democratic National Committee.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
Virginia Dentists Hold Annual Con-
vention.

The Virginia State Dental Association
held the opening session Of it's annual
convention at the Bnckroe Beach Hotel
Tuesday. The session was devoted TO
routine business and no matters OF i'm.
portarce were taken up. The body will
be in session for three days, and arrange
ments have been made for numerous
pleasure excursions during the time.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04

The cOlored people OF Richmond
are dissatisfied with the way they
have been treated by the State Re
publican Committee in the compro-
mise effected last week. Is is el9imed
by them that in considering the dii-
f4rences in the two warning factions,
the colored voters were entirely over
looked and ignored. They held a con-
ference Monday to consider what ae-
tion they should recommend to the
colOred people. but no conclusion was
reached. Another meeting will be
held, and a separate organization
and a separate candidate may be
recommended. 1t seems they mean
fight if they are not recognized,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
President University Of Tennessee

DIR. Brown Ayres was Tuesday elected
president OF the University OF Tennessee
TO succeed DR.. Charles w. Dabney, Dr.
Ayres was professor Of physies at Tulane
University, New Orleans.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04

Fair Pays Uncle Sam $500 200.
Another semi-monthly payment OF
$500, 900 OF the Government loan was
made this week by the Louisiana Expo
sition Co., st. Louie
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
Aprons.

A big Lancaster gingham apron,
with big pocket and big strings.a big
value at 25c. Large white cambria
aprons Mt 25c Fancy white muslin
anrons ut atc.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
Wash Goods.

Strong striped Ipadras, good wash
colors for children's school dresses, AT
&c and SC yard. Very fine fast color
Palmer madras in clear, pretty de
signs, reduced to Sic. Cool, sheer silk
mercerized zephyr cloth in stripes re
lncel 10 l0c.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
ALWAYS READY
Lawns.

Beautiful floral designs Of sheer
fine lawns and batistes reduced to one
nickel "A yard. Neat figure fine bat
istes. 32 inches wide, reduced 10 SIC.
Fine sheer Swiss mnslin, with black
embroidery stripe, reduced to i2lc n
yard.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
Women's Vests.

A certain article OF need That we are
Offering at little prices. Full bleach
fine thread vests, DC; fine Swiss ribbed
vests at Zoe, or 3 for 25c; fine thread
vests, shape retaining, 12tc; extra
large size Lisle thread mt PIC.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-15
SMOOTH "KNIGHT
OF THE JIMMY. -

SPOKANE, Wash, July 15.-The
residence of ]. F. Swift, a wealthy
mine owner of this city, was recently
entered and sacked by most fastid-
ious burglar. In the silent watches
of the night the soft footed knight
of the jimmy stole about, taking care
not to disturb the sleeping family
and trying on various articles OF
wearing apparel. He discarded all
that did not fit him satisfactorily,
selecting only his proper number OF
shoes and only trousers and shirts
and coats of the correct measure
ments. He left a gentlemanly note
to this effect, begging his involuntary
host and benefactor would not for a
moment think that he would take
things for which he had no use.
After penning the note the fastid-
ious burglar worked the combina-
ton of the strong box of the family
and selected several rare old pieces
of plate, then proceeded to the kitch-
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to be brought with infinite pains to
the city from outside points fifty and
one hundred miles away.
Not a flower blossoms along the
suburban roads, and not a sheaf of
grass brightens the school yards
where the youth of Butte learns 20
play "pull-away" and ''run-sheep-
run
Many of these children living IN
Dublin gulch" and other sections
of the mining district have never
seen a wild flower, and many of them
have never seen any sort of a bud
or blossom which has not been care
fully reared within the protecting
walls of a hot house.
But at night Butte, the Barren
becomes Butte, the Beautiful
Stretching from the flats to the
top of the Anaconda hill the lines
of electric lights climb lazily up the
slope as the dusk approaches, and
one by one appear at the top of the
grade like belated stars 1t is like
one huge roof garden decorated with
flashing Japanese lanterns.
Butte is in every sense a city OF
the night time. Through the Sleep
ing hours the flames in the huge
fumes of the smelter can be seen
shooting high into the air like gey-
sers of fire, casting a dull red glow
across the entire horizon. From the
frame work at the mines the signal
lanterns flash messages to and fro
across the hill, and the tiny flashes
of the electric cars crossing the
switchback leading to Walkerville,
dodge in and out of the shadOwy
gulches like frefiies.
No greater Transformation could
be imagined than that which night
brings to the barren sulphur choked
city which has been termed ''the
greatest mining camp on earth"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-15
C. 0. P. OPENS
FALL CAMP AICN

NEW YORK, July 15.-The Re
publican congressional committee
opened its headquarters today in the
st. James building, Broadway, Near
Fifth avenue. From now until cleo
ton day in November the headquar-
ters will be the scene Of strenuous
activity. From here will be dissem-
mated tons of campaign literature,
including copies of the principal
speeches delivered at the Chicago
convention, to which will be added
later President Roosevelt's speech of
acceptance to be delivered at the for
NAL notification the latter part of
this month. Another duty Of the
congressional committee will be the
assignment of speakers for the cam
paign.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-15
TACOMA EASTERN
MINES VALUABLE

President Edward Cool1ingham OF
the Tacoma Eastern was up from
Portland yesterday on his regular
business trip. With Vice-President
Bagley he made tour of inspection
over the railroad and visited the coal
mines which the company is develop
ing at Ashford, the present terminus
of the road
The mines are so located that the
coal can be delivered in the railroad
yards by gravity. The coal is or a
good quality and, although the work
has not progressed far enough to give
much of an idea of the amount of
coal there, Mr. Cookingham says the
indications are that the mines Will
prove very valuable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-07-15
GREW BED OF PANSIES IN
BUTTE AND WON RENOWN

BUTTE, Mont, July 15.-John
Williams of South Montana street
has achieved a local fame which
overshadows that of w. A. Clark, f.
Augustus Heinze and all the other
copper kings known to the history
of Butte, for he has accomplished
that which no other resident of the
Montana metropolis has ever been
able to do-he has raised a bed of
pansies within the city limits and
surrounded the bed with a real live
lawn
For years the lovers of flowers who
dwell in Butte the Barren" have
made vain attempts to grow green
things in the open air, and for years
the smelter smoke, laden with pois-
onous sulphur fumes, has rendered
all gardening impossible about the
city for miles about, and destroyed
in night the labor of weeks.
The hills surrounding the city,
though once covered with tall pines,
are now as innocent of covering as
new born babe, and the fiat re-
ferred to in Mary McLane's protest
stretches out below the city, one vast
Sahara of sand and sluggish streams
nf copper water.
There is one tree in Butte, and
that is dead 1t is situated on the
top most peak of Big Butte, and it
stands gnarled and withered trunk
like spectre of former forests, still
haunting the scene of the miners
depredations.
Four or five miles from the edge
of town there are two or three little
struggling truck gardens conducted
and operated by the patient China
men. From these and from the gar
dens at Anaconda, Butte is forced to
draw her entire supply of fresh veg
etables. All other green stuffs are