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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06
GOULD STOPS WORK.
Thinks Richmond Council Unjust.

Frank Gould, who owns the street-caf
lines of Richmond, Manchester aud Pc
tersburg, has issued orders stopping all
work at Petersburg, thereby leaving
800 men idle Measures proposed b.
The Richmond City Council, which Mr.
could regards az unjust, are the cau'e Of
the stcppage
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06

Annapolis Md Feb s. - In the
Maryland Legislature. lsidor Rayner.
who was nominated hy the Democratic
caucus received tte unanimous vote of
the Democratic majority and was elect
ed United States senator 10 succeed
Louis T.. MCComas. The Republicans
voted unanimously for McComas.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06
TO 0isFRANcl4lse NEGROES
Bill Introduced In Maryland legIsla-
ture to Limit Right Of Suffrage.

AhiC ~ LiUliA fiSiiN "
Annapolis. Md. Feb. 5.-ln the state
senate Senator Wilson introduced a
bin the acknowledged purpose OF which
Is 10 eliminate the negro vote in Mary
land. The bill provides for the submis-
sion 10 popular vote of a constitutional
amendment. which limits the right OF
suffrage 10 adult male citizens OF the
state who belong 10 one Of three de-
fined classes. and the registers OF yot-
ers are directed 10 refuse the registra-
ton of all others. These classes are.
First Those who can read section
OF the constitution OF 'ho state, which
the registers shall submit 10 them and
give reasonable explanation OF IT,
Second Those who We're prior TO
January !. 1899 competent to register
under the laws OF this state or any
other state
Third L'roal descendants OF those
qualified 10 register and vote under the
preceding section.
The bin was referred to the commit
tee on constitutional amendments.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06

TN SPITE of the poor wheat crops tht
| Deerine Binders and Mowers have
broken all records this see son. Our sales
on these machines have been remarkable,
considering crop conditions, and not one
breath of complaint has been heard. They
are the best that money ard brains can
build. Everybody in touch with Freder-
icksburg knows the history Of the llnskeT
ing won the highest praise where Others
failed. Deering Corn Harvesters gave
satisfaction last year, they are better now.
When you come to town call and see us
and let us talk Corn IIarvesters and Husk
ers and Shredders. Thanking the farmer,
for their strong support, we are,
Yours truly,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06
PUBLISHING RECEIPTS AND EX-
pENDITU RES.

We have heretofore expressed ouI
regret at the disposition on the part
OF the members Of the Legislature,
and especially the younger members
OF that body, to introduce ill-consid
cred and unnecessary bills, which all
too frequently become law, and on
cumber and confuse our statute
books. The present legislative body
seems as prone to this evil as any Of
its predecessors, but we give our
hearty endorsement to the bill recent
ly introduced by Mr.. Ould, amending
section S57 OF the Code requiring the
board of supervisors OF each coun-
ty to make out a semi-annual
statement of all receipts OF the cOun-
" from whatever source and al
iteInizsd statement of the disburse-
ment OF the same, showing salaries
paid TO all county officers. money
spent for roads and bridges, on. ac-
count of paupers, and for all other
expenses of whatever nature paid on
warrant of the board.
The taxpayers have right to
know how the county funds are ca.
pended. In addition to this when
the board Of supervisors in any coun-
ty realizes that allits acts and doings
are subject to the examination and
scrutiny OF every citizen OF the coun'
ty, they will be much more cautious
rs to their methods of administer
ing the affairs of the people.
There is but one suggestion we
would make IA an amendment TO the
bill before it becomes law, and that
is that it should require the state
ment to be published in the county
newspaper, or in one which circulates
generally IN the county instead OF re-
quiring the board to post the state
nent at the front door OF the court
house and at each voting precinct in
the county. Uuder the proposed law
rs it now stands a very small num-
Der Of citizens OF county could see,
or at least make a careful eXamina-
tion OF the. statement, whereas if it
was published in the newspaper
three-fourths of the people wouldnot
only see the account, but would have
unlimited opportunity to carefully
examine it.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06

The exoneration Of Officer Wyatt,
OF Richmond, by the Board Of Con-
missioners from the charges brought
against him by Chief Howard, will be
regarded as a righteous act by those
WHO have watched the case. From
the beginning public sympathy has
been with wyatt, because public
opinion was that the whole thin z
was gotten up through spite by those
who disliked the officer, probably be-
cause he was too faithful in the Dis
charge OF his duty, and while Chief
Howard may not look at 1t in tie
same light that Others do, not "a few
regard it as a persecution, aud r.
ioice that he is fully and completely
exOnerated ia every particular and
received the commentator OF tie
Board.
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Must Have Definite Aim.

Among the many good things said by
the secretary of the Michigan state
grange, Miss Jennie Buell., of Ann Ar
Dor, we take the following on having
more definite work accomplished by the
grange. She says: Set every member
at work to accomplish some 'clear-cut
end 1t may be to improve the school or
roads, to secure mail delivery, to estab-
lish a creamery or cheese factory or
laundry, to buy goods cheaper or to sell
to better advantage. 1t may be to create
more sociability or to promote better
reading 1t may be to learn how to farm
more intelligently or to promote some
special crop, or to combat the ravages OF
some insect or disease. Let the officers
search for the greatest needs and plan
and work to secure them, in and out OK
season.
We cannot live on past achievements.
The present demands persistent, BUSH
ness-like execution of definite and prac-
teal purposes. Each grange must do.
do, do! 1t must bring things to pass in
order to be successful. This is the mes
sage the splendid record of the year
brings to each one of Us.
without hating, without rest.
Lifting better up to best"
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Rural Free Delivery.

The grange is one of the most ardent
advocates of the rural free delivery sys-
tenn that it has; indeed, it was the grange
that made the rural free delivery sys-
tenn a possibility. At the last meeting
of the New York state grange resolu-
ton was adopted to the effect that rural
carriers should receive as much COM
pensation as city carriers and they asked
that an increase in salary be made. Ac-
cording to the last report of the postmas-
ter general it seems that there are over
$4,000 rural free delivery routes in OPP
Grafton and it is estimated that 5000
additional routes can be established out
of the appropriation now available. Ii
congress should approve of increasing
the number of agents as recommended, it
will require about $40 1000, 900 to main
tain the service during the next fiscal
wear:
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not yet been mined to any great ex-
tent Lead mines are considerably
worked. Fine clays are found in large
quantities.
MILITARY RESERVATIONS
are two United States reservations in
the state-Fort Leavenworth, 2,756
acres: Fort Riley, 1889 acres. Posts
abandoned. Forts Dodge, Hays and
Wallace.
OATS crop in 1900 was 4s.o63 ,94s
bushels.
PENSIONERS.-Num in state,
Al ,316; amount paid them in 1900, So
167, 1893. Rank, seventh in the union in
amount
POPULATION-The following table
shows the population of the state at
each census, together with rank among
the states, density to square mile:
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POST OFFTCES.-Total number in
state, 1852. Rural free delivery routes.
1877; application for. 342 new ones are
on file.
POTATOES yielded crop of 7,246,-
ga bushels in 1900.
PRESIDENTIAL. VOTE-The state
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A fopuInr Crop.

An Iowa farmer, Henry Engelking BY
name, a resident of Hardin county, last
spring decided to plant his so acre farm
to pop corn, has just finished get
ting all of his crop cared for and has
/ 200 bushels, for which he has an offer
of 81 per bushel. The farmer feels that
81, 400 income off so acres of Iowa land
during one wet season, is pretty fair rec
ompense for his labors and next season
will put in crop of pop corn exclu-
siVely
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GRANGE NEWS AND
NOTES
NElysY GRANGE NOTES.
By J. W. BARROW, CHATHAM, N. !
OFFICIAL PRESS CORRESPONDENT
NATIONAL GRANGE

NEWsY GRANGE NOTES.
John. Begg, Lecturer ONO State
Grange, is busy getting out some litera-
.ure for distribution for the grange.
: The, farmer who either wants to do
good or receive good is missing his best
OPPORTUNITY if he stands aloof from the
aghnge.
Bro. L. P. Bailey, of Belmont county,
was elected member of the Ohio State
Board of Agriculture at Columbus re-
Gently.
Appoint some member to keep tab on
bills introduced in the Legislature and
congress which affect the farmers in
terests.
Forest Shade Grange. Fayette county.
o., has purchased a new hall and organ
and is now planning for new furniture
and other Improvements.
1t is a pretty good evidence OF the
permanency and stability of our order
when oranges erect grange halls at O.
cost of from 81 900 to $1,000.
Duchess County, N. ". Pomona
Grange adopted a resolution asking for
the restoration of the bounty on foxes
to protect the poultry industry.
Sixty-nine new and six reorganized
oranges is the record for the quarter
ending December 81, 1903, according to
National Secretary Freeman.
State Master Norris, of New York.
Is director of Chatham Oil Co., operat-
Ing in West Virginia, where Bro. Norris
has recently been looking after his in
tereStS.
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The population in 1900 was IA times
as large as it was in 1860. when the
first census was taken. OF los counties
in the state 81 showed decrease in
1900. OF the population 1872 per cent.
live in the towns and cities. There are
76S,716 males and 701,779 females; Of
the 1,470, 495 people in the state 126,S85
were foreign born; the negroes num-
Der $1,000; Chinese, 80; Japanese, 4;
Indians taxed, 2,130.
Cities Of 5000 and over, with the rank
they occupy in the state, together with
the population in 1890 and 1900:
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ADMITTED as territory May 30,
1854; Franklin Pierce, president. Act
recorded In vol. 10, page 277, United
States statutes. Same act admitted
Nebraska. Admitted as a state Janu-
airy 20, 1861; James Buchanan, presi-
dent. Act recorded in vol. II, page
l26, United States statutes. Events
leading to the admission were as fol-
lows: Convention met at Topeka to
consider formation of state government
September. 10, 1855; convention adj
journed apd met at the same place Oc-
tober %, 1855; constitution formed by
Topeka convention November. II, 1855;
Topeka constitution adopted by the
people December Is, 1855; convention
met at Lecompton September S, 1857;
constitution formed by Lecompton con-
yention November z, 1857; bill passed
congress to admit conditionally, under
the Lecompton constitution, May IA,
1858; act for admission rejected by the
people January 4, 1859; convention met
at Wyandotte July 5, 1859; constitution
formed by Wyandotte convention July
30, 1859; by act of congress admitted
uuQST LnS w yduuOlto COHStlIutiOA Jan
uary 20. 1861.
ALTITUDE.-The highest point in
the state is Kanrado, on the Colorado
line. 1905 feet, the lowest, Wyandotte,
707 feet.
AREA.-81 ,848 square miles land sur
face, or 52,3s2, 720 acres; square miles
Of water surface, 1888, or 248,320 acres;
total area, land and water, 82,23G
square miles, or SO, 631 ,04O acres. Ranks
eleventh in area.
COAL-The coal fields cover about
10000 square miles, and run from the
eastern border far beyond the center.
The output in 1900 was over 100000
tons. The coal is bituminous, and
nearly free from sulphur, and has value
for smelling and gasmaking. Gas is
found in the coal country, and at sew
eral points Is used in manufacturing.
In western Kansas occur beds OF brown
ignite, from three to seven feet thick,
used for fuel by the farmers, and
worked from drifts in the hillsides.
CONGRESSIONAL members
In present house, all republicans.
COUNTIES.-Kansa contains LOG
counties The area, population and
county seat of each being as follows:
90 oo,-kx, co,+e Don
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Geese for Germany.

The whole import of live geese to
Germany amounted to 6.220,O55 in 1900.
6,431,247 in 1901, and 1884. las valued
at $5.513.4s2) in 1902. a steady increase
which is typical of most food imports
which supply the great middle classes
Of the German people.
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Wiener afirms that typhoid bacilli ara
liable to remain alive in rats for month
after typhoid dejecta have been eaten by
the animals. BY their dejecta in turn
they are liable to infect articles Of food
and drinking water
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RESOURCES AND POPULATION OF KANSAS

received the name of Col. Leavenworth
Of the Third United States infantry.
This became an important point dur
ing the Mexican war and the Califor-
MAN and Mormon migrations. The
troops led to the conquest Of New Mex
leo marched hence across the Kansas
prairies; and in 1880 100000 gold
seekers moved westward toward Pixies
peak and California, bidding farewell
to civilization at Fort Leavenworth.
The story Of the growth OF Kansas
after the passage of the Missouri COM
promise Of 1920 is one of revolution
and bloodshed. The famous compro-
mise provided that all of the Louisi-
ana purchase lying north of the 36th
parallel, Missouri excepted, should be
exempt from slavery. Arkansas came
into the union as a slave state and
Iowa as free state under this agree
ment- But when the question of adj
hitting Kansas came up bitter strug-
gle set in between the anti-slavery and
pro-slavery parties in congress and in
the territory. The Kansas-Nebraska
act of 1854 repealed the slavery clause
and left to each commonwealth to de-
termine whether its soil should be free
or slave. Two hostile tides of settle
ment began to enter the disputed ter
ritory one composed of pro slavery men
from Missouri and the south, and the
other of free-soil men from New En-
gland and the middle states. For a
time it was not possible for the latter
to pass across pro-slayery Missouri, and
so Lanes traiI' was formed through
Iowa and Nebraska; and over this
roundabout route thousands of free
state colonists poured into Kansas. A
civil war ensued, lasting for several
years, and the country was ravaged by
Jayhawkers, Kickapoo Rangers, Reg
ulators and other armed bands. Law
renee, Osawatomie and other towns
were burned; hundreds of men were
killed in battle or assassinated, armies
of thousands moved up and down the
country and bleeding Kansas"
aroused the pity of the world. Eli
Thayer, Amos A. Lawrence and others
formed the New England emigrant aid
society and sent out many armed vol
unteers. The pro-slavery party, under
Atchison and lie Compile, held their
quarters at Atchison and Leavenworth;
the free-soil party, under John Brown,
Conway, Lane and Robinson, centered
around Lawrence and Topeka. Sew
eral conventions were held, but the one
at Wyandotte. in 1859, produced con-
stitution forbidding slavery, and the
people voted for it, 10,421 to $3.50, thus
settling the vexed question which bad
caused SO much distress and bloodshed
HOLIDAYS.-All negotiable paper,
except bank checks and sight drafts,
are entitled to three days grace in time
Of payment. When the third day of
grace falls upon Sunday, May 80 (Me-
mortal day., the Fourth Of July, the
first Monday in September Labor day.
or upon Thanksgiving day or any day
appointed by the president or governor,
the next preceding business day is
deemed the last day of grace.
ILLITERACY.-The census of 1900
shows 9S.3 per cent of white voters
literate, IL per cent. illiterate; col
ored voters, 71.3 per cent. literate, 2S.7
per cent. illiterate.
INDIAN RESERVATIONS - There
are five in the state. Population and
acreage as follows:
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A. Great Grange Country.

Jefferson county, New York state, Is
fairly alive with grangers. There are not
quite 5000 farms in the county and there
are 5000 grangers, about one to farm.
The largest grange in the county is
WATERFOWL with AGO members. the next
with'375 and several others with over
200. Over half the oranges own halls
of their own. The Patrons Fire Relief
Association carries over $4,000 in in
surance. The present Ovsrseer of the
New York state grange is from Jefferson
county and is one of the most progress
sive members of the state body.
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Grange Must Do Something.

F. A. Derthick, master of the Ohio
State Grange, says: IF a subordinate
grange wishes to exert commanding
influence in its community it must have
good financial footing. If it deserves
to persuade men and women to join, It
must have something to join" The
next thing it must have, or the first
thing, we would say, is an interesting
and profit yielding programme. You
haven't much of grang e if it isn't doing
/ ,ornething
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Iowa .212 11,76S
Kickapoo ...............25 5 1904
MunSee " $3.50
Pottawatomie, prairie band. 378 5S,29S
Sank and Fox of Missouri. IA 1000
There are four government board
ing schools, including the Haskell in
stitute at Lawrence.
INTEREST-Legal rate, six per
cent, if no more agreed on, to ten per
cent Amy payment above ten per cent.
forfeiture of excessive interest and
sum equal to amount Of interest con-
tracted for above ten per cent.
INTERNAL revenue paid in 1900 to
the United States. 81 ,0f0,71s.
LEGISLATURE consists of 40 -four
year, senators and 125 (two-yeaD rep
resentatives. The pay is So per day and
mileage. Meets biennially in January
of odd numbered years and holds for
40 days.
LIMITATIONS.-Op accounts,
years; written contracts, S years;
sealed, years; judgments, 5 years.
LIQUOR licenses were issued in 1900
by the national government to 2.727
retail dealers, 1850 billiard-table keep
ers and 274 cigar manufacturers. The
total number of licenses issued to all
classes under the law was 1851.
LONGITUDE.-Nine degrees
80 minutes to 102 degrees west of
Greenwich.
MARRIAGE LAW.-Parental con-
sent required at Is for males and II
for females; not required at majority;
prohibited degrees. first cousins and
nearer of kin.
guard" has general staff of six Off
GERS; with artillery and infantry. Men
liable for duty, 5000: annual state
appropriation, $500
MINERALS.-Neariy 1000, 900 acres
are supposed to be mineral lands. The
state has an ample supply Of bitumi-
nous coal Of several qualities, mostly in
| the eastern counties. Salt is found in
many localities. Many deep wells have
strongly saline deposits. Saline springs
| exist in many places and salt of ex-
cellent quality is manufactured. Rock
salt is found in beds from 10 to 200
feet thick. The salts of Kansas are re-
markedly pure. Marble, limestones and
sandstones are found In the coal meas
ures. Alum and sulphur are also
found. Iron ores Of various kinds ex-
list In considerable deposits, but have
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The following gives list of the
cities with population between 1000
and 5000 and the rank of each in the
state:
The Washington times., 1904-09-28
DEUCE Of A MESS
GURNEY IS INTO
Lots of Things May Be Done to Diplomat
Who Invokes Law of Immunity--Ris
Punishment Coming.
Past Escapades in Which Diplomats Have Figured.

NJ Genet French
the against Pre
recalled him His NJ Fauch
NJ Genet Washington thought his legal
questionable o the be made"
Spanish minister tried TO brbe in Phil
told by President
dpeasng published insoent replies No
of him attempted
minister
dupcty Administration
asked accomplished.
century
discontinued
a secretary Washington
of the
appear testify until his
waived his immunity subpoena.
the Swiss legation
pocket deputy Ridge
subjected The Department
apoogized TO the Swiss
of South American
bathing Potomac in full
The police upon them
po-
lice withdrew apologies having intruded.
The Washington times., 1904-09-28

LONDON. Sept 2S.-Telegraphing un-
der date of September p, the cOrrespOn-
dent Of the standard" at Liao-Yang
refers to the dispatches from Europe
representing the japanese position as
unfavorable. He says these statements
are unwarTanted.
The Japanese are fully prepared to
advance TO Mukden and even. if neces-
sary, to Harbin. Their confidence in
themselves and their leaders is, as II
should be. wholly mistaken. The cold
weather will not at present make it
compulsory to suspend operations
Whip Hand Over Russians.
The correspondent questions whether
1t is Indispensable for the japanese 10
continue 20 take the offensive. He says
the country they already hold is perfectly
easy of defense against the Russians,
who are not in the least likely to come
down on the japanese until they num-
Der three TO one, but TO muster that
force they must be al least 100000 strong.
a greater number Of troops than they
can possibly feed.
The Japanese would therefore seem TO
The Washington times., 1904-09-28
JapS' Position Strong
In Captured Territory

control the situation. A line OF forts
strongly held would enable them to
open the country behind them at their
leisure, 70 make full use OF its growing
resources. and TO await the time when
il would suit Kuropatkin TO move
against them with a force either insult
hcient in numbers or inadequately sup
Piled
Defenses Inadequate,
Under date Of September }, The same
correspondent says Mukden Is reported
to be entirely Unfo-uhed, while the de-
fensive works at Telling are far from
strong enough 70 withstand assault.
The japanese are fully prepared for a
winter campaign. The losses they sus-
tanned in the lighting around Liao-Yang
have now been made good. and the
army is quite ready TO move. The Jap
anese outposts are half way to MJkden.
The health OF the troops is excellent.
In the opinion of the Japanese, KurO-
pat6in Is more suited to a divisional
command than to control cn army. He
may be a good administrator, but he
is an Indifferent cOmmandeT-in-chtef in
the field. IL was a compliment 10 ku-
rolxfs army that KuropatlSin devoted the
whole Of his personal energies against II
The Washington times., 1904-09-28
TYPHOID FEVER CASES
STILL MULTIPLYING
Fifty-two New Victims Reported Last
Week-Nine Deaths From
Disease.

The report OF the Health Department
shows that during the week ended last
Saturday there were 104 deaths and 131
births in the District OF the deaths
IS were whites, and 40 negroes.
Eighty-nine white infants were born,
and 40 negroes.
The typhoid cases increased from a
total Of 278 70 291. There were % new
cases reported. and 80 discharged.
Scarlet fever cases increased from 81
10 Al. Diphtheria rose from 20 to IS cases
Sixteen new cases were reported. and s
discharged.
The prevailing diseases causing the
mortality Of last week were as follows:
Diarrheal diseases, Is; pulmonary con-
sumption Il, typhoid fever 9. apoplexy
S, diseases Of the heart s, diseases OF
the kidneys 7, and diphtheria l.
There were 4 accidental deaths and !
death by suicide.