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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
THE TlDEWATER r. r.
Denied That GouIds viii Build The
Road

+. ). Landstnet, vice president Il th'
Western Mar land R4ilrOad, which IL T.
for II the cs stern outlet at Baltimore
tdewat er Of the Gould system Oi rail
roe H.. dispus IN gu interview in tn
Msnrfr tuners X cord Of the rumors
that the Cords have euy idea OF going
20 Hampton ROC ~ or elsewhere on tbt
COT It for another ess srl tidewater ter.
minsl " men cake ! whether there wa
any connection between the Nabs sh AND
the lately apuounced I.dswater-beep.
wat n railway plen to build II ra'lroec
from the Wt4t V'rgipia coel regions T.
Hampton Roe II or v ith the late Norfolk
aud Soui hefl de- he eeiu:
II neIe = not the leo connection. Ouf
pur posa il beng clrfit ! out tn make Bel
timore orr II minel At titewater, aud u
would be very foolish for Us to b, e'sottek
i~g another outlet (, ,her down the bay
NO, We have no connection with that
new line, nor with eny possible tidewate'
~ spsion Of the Coel aud Coke Railway
DOR piars g'e To get through line int
BeirmoI =. end we ore working IN them
- rfnv. DER relations with the r0no
YOU mention are very friendly, but thai
i all
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
CANAL PAYMENT NADE
$40, 600, 900 Advanced to Panama
Company by Paris Bankers.
PROPERTY DELIVERED TO U. s.
Deeds, Archives and All Other Papers
and Documents Turned over When
Money Was Paid - sympathy FOR
Colombian Bondholders.


WASHINGTON. April 2S.-The. attor.
ney general has received cablegrans
from Messrs Day and Russell VINO
went TO Paris as his representative
10 conduct the closing negotiations
for the Panama canal property, to the
effect that the deeds of the property.
archives and all other papers and
documents which will belong TO the
United States under the transfer, have
already been turned'over To them, ana
that the purchase price of $i0,OOO.OOo
has been advanced 10 lhe canal com
pany by Paris syndicate OF bankers.
This syndicate, II Is understood. of
fered To pay over the money, with
view Ia expediting the contamination
OF the sale. on the assurance of the
attorney general that the draft OF the
syndicate on the United States for the
sac. O00. goo would he honored on pre-
sentation at the treasury at Wash
.ngton.
At the time the money was paid over
to the canal company in Paris, Major
Mark Brooke. of the engineer corps OF
the army. now in Colon, was author
lied to formally receive the property
on the lsthmus In the name oil the
United States Whether this transfer
has actually been made by the Re
public OF Panama the department or
Justice has not yet been advised. but
il is assumed il will be made within
day or two. Messrs. Russell and Day
are expected 60 return tc Washing.
ton within the next 10 days. and Will
bring with them the title deeds OF the
canal property.
Though sympathizing with the eff
forts OF the European holders OF Co
lombian bonds TO induce the new
state OF Panama to assume some share
of the foreign Indebtedness of Colon
bia. the state department has made no
move in that matter since the retire
ment from Washington of NJ. Bunau-
Vanilla. the Panama minister. Before
the minister lclA w dotAh sum 49,
tary Hay took occasion TO impress on
him the fact that considerations OF
equity should move Panama 10 an as
sumption OF some part of the national
debt but the minister was not particu-
larly impressed. and no effort was
made to bring pressure to bear upon
the new government The attempt
to delay the payment OF the slO.OOO.OOO
to Panama, by the presentation OF the
old Colon fire claims. probably VIII
not receive the Endorsement of the de-
partment
The conferees on the Panama canal
bill reached an agreement by accept
ing the first section Of the senate bill
providing for the payment Of 10000
600 to Panama. and the house pro-
vision placing the canal zone under
the control OF the president. No pro
vision was made regarding the bonds
for construction
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
WESTM0REI AND.
Circuit Court In Session Quarterly
Conference, Eto.

ChiltOna. Va, April 10. 1901.
The second term IT the Circuit Court NJ
this county conyrned ~ MopirOrs ~
terday tM0uday) Judge 4 II u Wdyhi
preceding IL l. said that there brr mon
cases On docket Tor THE term 9th, court
than there have been NJ ono court lnf
many years On yesterday nfirrouru
Hon. & Conway Baker Common wenlth's
attorney 81 this county. ~ tho request
oi the Board ~ Suprrvisofa. callrl the
attention NJ the court to the fact that nn
January %, 1904, ~ regular mesih y
OF tbs board Mr. " T. Barfufd ~
ChiltOnH, was recommends Tor appoint
ment 20 the office ~ Sul erniendent ~
the Poor. of Weslmo.rland county.
That recommendation was pre,enird ~
the Judge Of the county court NJ W. Jnn
nary term. and was ignored because the
Judge bad In vacation appointed Mr.. W.
II Um .bnndfO. 81 Cbiltoba, "a Gll the
nilice Mr Stafford had illrd the Ollie.
Tor the past eight years iaitbiullv, nhd
RasR hnl Over officer NJ the time Judge
Beale appointed Mr.. Omohundru. Since
January 10. 1904. Mr. OmUhundrO has
held the position Judge Ashton. Of
King George. presented the case in be-
hall Of Mr. SAM RI, while Mr. Joseph W.
ChinD. oi WARSAW. upheld Mr. OmOhnb.
dro's side ~ the case. The case was
taken under consideration
The oyster case against John A JOn(s
and Alley driuset for Illegal dredging II
before the court today Several other
important cases and suits will come up
this term.
The board Of supervisors met at Mon
tross last Saturday and transacted i'm
portant business. We have fine board,
which IL doing much Tor the benefit Of
the county 10 general.
Rev j. +. Whitley, presiding Il Ter,
preached very Instructive and imprts
sive sermon from the text, ut il Finish.
ed, at Andrew Chapel Methodist church
near MOntross on last Sunday night. 4
large congregation was present. He
held quarterly conference there on Mon.
day afternoon. The church il in pros
porous condition spiritually aud fiuan-
cially.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
Autoaraahs Of pIf.sildents AZ AuctlOn

Autographs Of Presidents at AUCTION
Boston. April 2S.-Autograph letters
of the presidents Of the United States,
from washington to Mckinley. and OF
the members of their cabinets, to-
gether with historical documents and
letters. and letters Of the signers OF
the Declaration Of independence, were
sold at auction ct Libbies. Good prices
were realized. A complete set OF auto
graph letters of the presidents, sold
separately. brought S24s.75. the prices
paid for the individual items varying
from s56 for a Washington letter to
$50 for one by Garfield Some OF the
prices were: John Adams, 81; JEFF
ferson. Sl1: Taylor, SIS; Lincoln, SIG;
Johnson. SIC; Grant si4, and Nc
Kinley. s..
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
GENERAL MARKETS

Philadelphia, Pa, April 20. = Flour
steady; winter superfine, $3.5Oq3.15;
Penna. roller, clear, S4409470; city
mills, fancy, S5.35G5.50. Rye flour
quiet; per barrel, $3.50. Wheat firm;
No. 2 red Penna., new. S1.02h a l.03.
Corn firm; No. . yellow, local. 81 lsc.
Oats quiet; No. 2 white, clipped, 45c. {;
lower grades. 44c Hay steady, No. l
timothy. $18M1S.50, large bales. Pork
firm: family. $3.50. Beef steady: beef
hams. S20.50M21. Live poultry, hens,
I3bc.: old ROSTERS. 915c. Dressed
poultry, choice fowls. 14c.; old ro9s'
ters, 10c. Butter steady; creamery, 2be.
Eggs steady; New York and Penna;.
17hc. Potatoes steady; per Dushel,
$1.30M1.35.
Baltimore. Md. April 20, - Wheat
dull: spot contract, 99@99hc., spot
No. 2 red. $1Q10Oh; steamer No, 2
red. g4G94Hc.; southern, by sample,
93699c.; do, on grade, 93G99c. Corn
firm; spot. 51BQ51hc.; steamer
mixed. 4SikG48Hc.; southern white
corn. 46G55hc. do. yellow corn, iSq
54lbe. Oats dull; No. 2 white, 451zg
Acc; No. 2 mixed. 43ls q 44c. Rye dulli
No 2. uptown. S0NSlc.; No. western,
SIC. Hay steady; No. timothy, ylI;50
mis-: No. / clover. mixed. $l5Ql6.
Butter steady; fancy imitation. 1gq
Doc: do. creamery, 24G25c.; do. ladle,
l7G1Sc. Eggs firm, at l7q lsc.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30

1t is said rice culture is moving
West along the coast OF the Gulf OF
Mexico, and that more rice is now
raised from New Orleans to Calves.
ton than is raised in the States OF
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and
the Carolinas combined. Years ago
nearly all the rice in this country
was raised in the States named.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
rHE sCHooL BOOK FIGhT.

We are nos wholly In accord with
our Richmond contemporaries. the
Times-Dispatch and she News-Leader,
in she opinion that the State Board
of Education made mistake In
sendipS ont multiple liss OF school
books iron which she county boards
are SO make recommendation Tor hnal
selection by the State board for
use in their respectiveeounty schools
snd We wholly dissent from she opin-
ION expressed by these papers thar
she State board has lodged It's ne
spousihility and placed it upon the
shoulders OF Others. On the con-
trarv she adoption Of a multiple list
has many advantages. Ii enables
teachers in every county in the State
80 have voice in the selection OF the
particular text books he or she will
he required to teach, and while one
publication may best serve the pur-
poses Of one county or section OF the
State. another may be used to better
advantage in another section. There
is absolutely nothing In the cry thar
inferior text books will be adopted in
shout half the counties in the State,
because there isn't text book on
she multiple list, as far as We have
been able TO examine them, and We
have given them some careful scru-
tiny. that could not be adopted In
any county with the absolute assur-
ance that 1t was among the best OF
its kind published.
All things being equal we believe in
giving preference to our home pub
fishing house, but We maintain that
the school children of Virginia are
entitled to the best and most modern
text book published, provided they
do not contain anything adverse to
Southern sentiment, and unless the
johnson Company has something as
good or better than the outside pub
fishers TO offer the county boards for
consideration, then the text books
OF other houses should be recon-
mended. We do not believe that
there is any combined effort OF the
outside publishing houses against
the johnson Company, in factwe are
convinced that competition is as
keen among them as it is between
any OF them and the johnson Com
pany, and We regard it as unwise and
unjust to the latter company for the
Richmond newspapers and this COM
pany to make the issue that the
Richmond house should invariably
have preference because it is a State
concern. The johnson Company
must secure patronage outside the
State In order to attain any great
measure OF success, and II it under
takes to monopolize the Virginia
field to the exclusion of other pub
fishers a combination OF these is
likely to be found against it in other
quarters. The test to be used in the
selection OF school books should be
the merit Of the publication, and when
any county board for any other con-
sideration makes selection OF a school
book 1t commits an error.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

John Walker dird at his home, near
FeetOn, Northumberland, Wednesday
after short illness.
Mrs. Mildred Herndon, of Greene coun
ty. was buried Sunday. She ID survived
by two daughters and one sou.
Rural free delivery will be established
on June at Purcellvile, Loudoun coun.
~. by AN additional route, No. 2, eno
one carrier
Mrs Harry Connolly Groome died Wed.
nerday of BriRht'u disease at Airlie, her
country home, near Warrenton. She 10
survived 10y her husband and IA young
daughter.
Chisholm Barrett, succrsulul farmer
Of Louisa county, died AT his home, near
Nigor. Wednesday night, aged lorty.
eight. lie leaves widow aud fevefal
married eisters.
Misc Addie Cole. oldest daughter q
Buttle Cole, aud MIR George stone, ol
Birmingham, Alabama, were married
Wednesday nt the residence Oi the bride =
father IN Greene county.
Rev T. l.. Good win. of Richmond, ha'
been called TO the rrcturuhip OF Zion
church. Fairfax courthouse, aud thu
Holy Comforter, Vienna, In the same
county, and has accepted.
4 charter has been granted by the cor
poration commission NJ Richmond To-
Prince William Publishing Company
Manassas Robert H. Davis, president
capital, 81 600 to $4,000.
Licensed to marry In Washington.
W. 4. Daniel. Of Ruckersville, anu
Mamie h. Lamb. both Of Greene county
Alexander Sewall and Jeseie W. Car
prnter. Of Culpepef county. Pit NJ.
Watts aud Bessie Perry, both oi Orang'.
4 pretty marriage was celebrated IL
the Episcopal Church at Culpeper, al
1870 Wednesday evening, the contracting
parties being Mr. Addison Hndson ano
Mis= Eva New house. MIR. Hudson Is d
business man Of West Virginia, and th'
bride il a daughter of Hon \. NJ. New
house, of Culpeper. Rev. MIR Ware OIL
ciated.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
ADVERTISE OUR NATURAL ADvAN'
TAGES.

We have repeatedly urged through
these columns the necessity OF adver-
sising systematically and persistent
ly the great natural advantages and
resources of Virginia in order to Sc
cure desirable homeseekers and to
supply the labor demand in the South
We have recognized all along that
this is the only way In which this
happy result can be accomplished
In substantiation of the effectiveness
of this method of securing this desir-
able end, the Southern Farm Maya
zine says editorially that according
to the report of George c. RousseI'
chief OF the land and Immigrant
agents of the Southern Pacific Kali
way, that company spent last year
$40. 600 in advertising the resources
ot Louisiana and Texas. Among the
results Of this expenditure we're the
sale in the two States OF 1,o46,+1O
acres oi land and $50 village lots
and the bringing of 5000 homeseek-
ers from the North, East and Middle
Vest At the same time improve
ments representing anexpendi'nre OF
- 39O. 600 have been made along
the system in the rice belt Among
these is IA large oil refinery, costing
$4,000 at Jennings, La she COM
nletion OF I'll rice mills, with an aver
age daily capacity OF from 200 to
400 barrels of clear rice, and the re-
clamation of 300,0 900 acres OF land
near the Gulf coast, now producing
abundant crops of cane, rice, corn
and Vegetables Is there any rea-
son why like amount expended
in Virginia should not yield as good
returns as these? And could there
be. in the eight OF the facts, any ques-
ton of the value of advertising in
matters of this kind? And yet the
General Assembly of Virginia refused
TO appropriate the paltry sum OF
$4,000 for this purpose. Virginia
will fall far back in the race OF pro-
gress II she allows her opportunities
now TO go by. The newspapers
throughout the State should give
more editorial space to this import
ant subject. There are no stronger
or more important factors in bring
ing about industrial development
than the newspapers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
Hor.es For Jauanese Army.

Ten thousand horses for the Japanese
army have been contracted for in the Pa
cific Coast country, British Columbia
dealer having obtained the order. 1t is
agreed that 1, 900 animals shall be put
on ship each month for the next ten
months, the Mikado's Government pay
ing for the horses when placed on board
and taking all risks Of safe arrival In Ja-
pan or elsewhere. IL is said In the dis
patches that a superior lot OF horses Is
required by the specification and that
though some few will be taken from the
ranges the contractor will find that be
obtain animals good enough
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30

A report comes from Norfolk to the
effect that the oyster season which
has just closed has been one OF die
aster and financial loss TO those en-
gagged in that industry. 1t is esti-
mated that this loss will run up into
the hundreds OF thousands OF dollars,
and will be shared in by dealers,
tongers, vessel owners and Others
who derive a livelihood out OF the
business" This condition OF things
is attributed to the long and severe
winter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
Letter to D. C.. Bowman,
Fradericksburo, Va,

Dear Sir: We suspect you'd like the
tale, how women beat two hard ware
dealers In Girard, Pa.
We tried our best to get those men to
sell Devoe lead-and-zlnc in that bright
town; and failed. Reluctantly took Mrs
Z X Bowman. druggist.
They said they couldn't sell paint for
more than 1925 a gallon. Mrs Bow
mau can. She has sold about all the
paint, that has been sold there since
She knew Devoe; had sold our artists
materials. Had some sense aud force,
besides; she easily learned that cheap is
dear In paint, and told the psople.
Mr. Burt Young bought gallon Devoe
for rooms that had always taken a gal
lon OF other paint; had half left.
Mr. + FL Hiler, ieweler, painted DevOe.
and says it goes further-no particulars
Mr. John Hanna, grocer, thought it ex-
pensive before he bought II; brought
back nearly hall OF his paint, and said IL
was the cheapest job he ever had.
Mrs Bowman reports universal salts
faction. So much for a cheap paint town
with bright woman in 1t.
Yours truly
FW DEvoE & Co
81 New York
p. 8. j. Willard Adams sells our paint
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30

Gen. Joseph Dickinson, the last OF
she Adiutant Generals Of the Civil
war, died IN Washington Tuesday, In
the 73rd year Of his age. Gen. Dick
inson was Chief OF Staff Of Gen.
Joseph Hooker at the battle OF
Charlottesville, and was very active
in saving the inmates of the Chan
cellorsville house when it was burn.
ing. For this act OF kindness he was
held In high esteem by our citizens.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30

1t is very doubtful II the bitter
speeches, a synopsis Of which we see
in the daily papers, made in both
houses of Congress, are helpful to the
political parties the speakers claim
20 represent, or educational to the
country. If they are not beneficial
in some way, it is pity that the
country is afflicted with them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
Southern Truck Damaged.

Wilmington, n. c.. April 2S.-A sum
mary Of special reports from more than
200 points in the Carolinas, Virginia,
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi
with reference to the damage to truck
by the recent cold weather and frost.
shows that in North Carolina potatoes
beans and peas suffered the most and
fruit was damaged to some extent;
Virginia strawberries are estimated to
be damaged SO 1-3 per cent. in some
places, while beans and potatoes were
cut even with the ground, and peaches
and apples were cut short 80 per cent.
In South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi the damage was only
slight
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
Iudcs sin,on,on'e Successor,

Washington. April rs. - President
Roosevelt nominated Justice Peter c.
Pritchard, of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia, to be United
States circuit Judge Of the Fourth cir
cult, in succession to the late Judge
Charles II. Simonton. The Fourth
circuit includes the states Of Maryland,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia. and under the
law the appointee had to be selected
from one of these states.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30

Indiana has endorsed Mr.. ROose-
velt's administration and instructs
her delegates for him, but seems to
have failed to place Senator Fair
banks on the second place OF the tick
ct. 1t was supposed by many that
the Senator would have a strong
send off from his own State.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30

John Bolts, who has just died in
California, is named as the youngest
soldier who enlisted In the Civil war.
He is reported to have Joined the
iortieth Missouri regiment at the age
of thirteen years. Several States
claim to have sent out the youngest
soldier, and it Is Il pity that the
honor cannot be placed where 1t
properly belongs.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30

New York is no longer opposed to
the employment of female teachers
who are married. And why should
she be? Awoman who can control a
husband must know how to discipline
and control school. Therefore the
Board OF Education OF New York has
repealed the clause prohibiting tie
employment OF married women as
school teachers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
Tip of J ohm o., Jr., Cost His Fortune

A tip on Wabash from John d. Rookie
Teller, Jr., through member OF his Bible
class, named Rawleigh, proved the finsn'
cial undoing OF George Doutney, accord
log to the evidence In a suit brought by
Doutney against the New York ard
Chicago brokerage firm OF Sidney G Love
& Co., for the recovery oi$30, 900 alleged
to have been obtained by them In a deal
in Wabash and retained ID violation oil
contract.
According 10 the evidence Doutney put
up $25 900 on the tip, which failed to pan
out, and when called upon for margins
he was unable to meet and was sold out
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
RUSHING Fair to Completion.

st. Louis, April 2S.-Thirty thou.
sand men form the army of labOrers
and artisans who are rushing to com.
pletiOn the work Of putting the worlds
fair in order for the opening day. The
force is being increased as rapidly as
men can be hired, practically every
applicant being put to work.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30

A Hearst representative visited
Richmond Tuesday to look after and
push forward the Hearst presidential
boom in that city. But 1t Is said he
found that the thing had collapsed
and II could not DO resuscitated.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30

Russia has agreed to allow news
paper correspondents with her
army, but has put them under severe
restrictions, which may very much
impair their usefulness to thepapers
they represent. Before they are al
lowed those restricted privileges, how
ever, they must be endorsed by their
government, and must promise III
writing not 80 divulge secret dis
patches or criticise orders OF com
manders, and must not send outany
shing sensational or untrue. This
last requirement will no doubt be
considered unnecessary by the cor
respondents, as they always coniine
themselves to the truth.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
cRUM REAPPoINTED.
President Directs That Negro Again
be Appointed Collector.

The first thing President Roosevelt
did after the adjournment OF Congress
was to direct that W. ID. Crum, the negro
appointed collector Of customs at the
port Of Charleston, be reappointfd. The
Senate failed to confirm the appointment
during the session just ended.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
CONGRESS Adjourns.

Congress adjourned Thursday. Demo
cratic Leader Williams introduced res
olution testiying to the impartial man
ner 10 which Speaker Cannon had pre-
-ided The session closed with the sing
ing Of Amer ca ia the House.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30

1t Is said Mr.. Bryan does not want
any Democrat nominated who can
get more votes than he got when a
candidate, in order to keep up the
"Wessern idea" that he is the strong
est man in the Democratic party.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
eaptIsts to Pay School Debt.

IL has been decided by the Bsptist
Education Commission 10 session at
Richmond to raise 500, 900 60 free from
iebt and equip their schools in the State.
The board elected Rev. b. Cabell Hen
ning, OF Bristol, agent to raise the fund,
and Revs. K. II. Pitt, W. +. Hatcher, ami
w. r. l.. Smith as an advisory commit
4 N
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
Monster Exhibition Engine

The Richmond branch of the American
Locomotive Works has completed ioI
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany engine No 52j. which will be ex.
hibited at the st. Louis Exposition.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-30
Senator Martin on Shipping Com
mission

President pro tenn Frye. Of the T. :.
senate. just before adjournment Thurs
day appointed Senator Thomas 5. Mar.
tin, OF Nirginia,s member Of the shipping
commission recently created by Congress