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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29
JUDGE GWATHMEY AND
MISS LUCY B. TAYLOR To WED

Judge Owen o. Gwathmey, who has
been nominated as hoater delegate for
the House of Delegates from King William
and Hanover counties, will on Thursday.
August 81, be married to Miss Lucy b.
TAYLOR. daughter OF the late John viii
liam Taylor, of King William county.
The ceremony will take place at the
residence of Mrs. Harry Redwood sister
of the bride, at Asheville, n. C.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29

Notwithstanding Emperor William
congratulated the President on his
efforts for peace, and expressed the
hope he would be successful, it is now
said he is urging the Gar against ac-
cepting the terms submitted by the
President. This statement is very
doubtful, as the Emperor is no doubt
in favor OF peace.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29

Uncle Joe says the tariff will not
be revised during the next session OF
Congress, and whether he does or
not he thinks he knows. But then
the president thinks there will be a
revision. Now, who is to be the
boss, the speaker or the President?
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29

The President took a dive Friday
in the Plunger and remained under
the water for fifty-fve minutes. 1t
is very doubtful if "A president should
take such risks, but then Mr. RoOse-
welt wants to see all that is to be
eoo,,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29

Gen. Kitchener says the report
that Lord CurzOn made to the home
government about affairs in India is
false, and so we may look out for
trouble between the two.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29

The young King of Spain is a reck-
less automobile driver and his sub
jects fear he will eventually be mash
ed up. But he does not seem to
share i'm their fears.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29
MARTINI MONTAGUE.
The Vote in Stafford King George, Caroline, Spot
Sylvania and Fredericksburg.
TOTAL VOTE g77--MARTIN'S MAJORITY SIS.

In the counties of King George Stafford Srotania and the city
the O t sen
Montague 20 majority {" nearly
muchm majority Montague received votes
-SWANSON-MANN
fredericksburg Willard received SCI votes
$50 Mann 10
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29

PITTSBURG CUnlon Stock Yardsl-
CATTLE steady: choice 5000 $50;
prime. 5000 $50. HOGS lower; prime
heavios. s6450G.50: mediums and
heavy Workers. s655G6.6O; light York
ers. s6.5OG c.75: pigs. SEA 6.25; roughs,
s5G5FO. SHEEP steady; prime weth-
ers. s5.500575; common sheep. S2
$3.50: snring lambs, $5QS; veal
calves, S7GS.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29
w. s. EMBREY

[Successor to Embrey & Bergman |
Dealer in Railroad Cross Ties, Cedar
Posts, Spokes and Hoops. Keeps
constantly on hand large supply OF
Baled Hay and Mill Feed. Office near
Railroad Depot, Fredericksburg, Va
Also Agent for Page Wire Fence Co.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29

The Free Lance is prepared to do all
kinds OF job printing in first class style
at moderate prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29

1t is reported that many OF the
children sent out from Eastern
societies to homes in the West are
placed in families where they will be
brought up as slaves, unless action
is taken to prevent it. Some were
placed with Russian emigrants who
keep up the Russian omsand are
brutal in their conduct toward chill
dren. These things should be look
ed into and corrected.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29
OUR GOOD CROPS.

This probably has been one OF the
best crop years in this country since
the war, and the farmers are ingood
spirits. About the only question
that might present itself to many
would be. what shall We do with our
surplus? That, however, may not
be such a perpleXing question after
all. There are thousands of people
starving in Spain for bread, the
threatened famine in large portions
of India will leave millions without
food and the scant rains in Russia
will greatly reduce hercrops. Beside
these demands to supply there are
other countries that will need our
grain. All these wants must be sup
piled. and farmers of this cOuntry re-
ioice to know that they have the sur
plus to meet these demands. just
let us see. The August report issued
by the government estimates the
winter wheat crop at 424, 900, 900
bushels. The spring wheat produc-
ton is placed at 2S5, OBJ 900, over
seven hundred and nine milliOnsl
Here is the largest wheat crop the
United States has ever produced, ex-
ceeding even that of 1902. And
corn! The report indicates total
yield for the country of 2,69S, 49,
600 bushels, about $50, OOO,OOO
greater than that of last year. and
the largest crop ever produced. The
yield of oats, 949,69S,000, is 90
100000 more than the total of last
year The aggregate production OF
wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley
amounts to 4.529,4S3,0O0 bushels,
or 44S,O2 900 more than the ag-
gregate last year. Then let us all
rejoice that we have plenty and to
spare to our needy neighbors.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29

Swanson's majority -.
Martins majority 63.
EllysOn's majority ABS.
Anderson's majority 1876.
Eggleston's majority SO.
ID. b. Powers, Jr., majority. l12.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-29
$62 Fur Jackets, $4,000

Imported Novelty MORE Jackets beautifully made and finished
and most approved value SG2 August fur sale lGjO
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29

ry c. Frick, NJ. Hartley Dodge. John A.
Stewart. Alfred v. Vanderbilt. August
Belmont, d. o. Mills. Robert T. Lincoln.
John Sloane and Joseph 4. Lowe.
The names of President j. w. Alexan-
der and Vice President James H.. Hyde
and Tarbell. Wilson and Mcintyre are
not in the list of the resigned directors.
they having only resigned as officers OF
the society
All of the new directors are to serve
out unexpired terms of the directors
whom they succeed, the trustees to name
later just whom they succeed The new
directors constitute the first nine mem
bers to be elected out of twenty-eight by
the policy holders, the others to be elect
ed by the stockholders Of the society
later.
The trustees also issued long. state
ment to the policy holders urgently invit-
ing their cooperation in the work of re-
organization. A long statement from
James H. Hyde, replying to the structures
conveyed in the report of State Superin-
tendent of Insurance Hendricks, was read
at the meeting of the directors.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
Failure of Knight. Donnelly
& Co., the Chicago Grain
and Stock Brokers, As
sllmes Great Proportions
DUE TO INVESTMENT
TN LOSING VENTURES
Notes of Hand Given for
Loans From Friends and
Business Associations May
Total the Sum of $500.000

CHICAGO, June 2S-The failure of
the grain and stock brokerage firm of
Knight, Donnelly & Co, which occurred
several days ago, hls assumed gigantic
proportions Although Receiver Porter
has not finished the examination of the
books of the concern, enough has been
ascertained to approximate the Habil-
tiles These viii aggregate not far
from $3.000,000. The assets may sum
up s2,500.00o. though these may dwndle
Considerably, owing to the character of
many of4the loans made by the firm
The assets are made UP largely of
stocks, many of them not listed. Some
are securities in promoting schemes,
such as gas companies in small towns.
which the firm undertook to float. Com
siderable of the liabilities are notes for
money borrowed from friends and 'busi-
ness associates. These itotes Of hand
hlay aggregate 5000, ,09Q.
The .magnitude OF. the failure. was dis
covered alta meeting of the bank credi-
tors to-day, Upon comparison of the
bank accounts the total was found to
far exceed all previous estimates:
The failures, was precipitated by
speculative operations. The character
OF many of the securities on hand was
such that quick realization was impos-
sible In consequence there is expected
to be remarkable shrinkage.
Newell G. Knight, the senior partner
Of the firm, returned from Colorado to-
day and was closeted with the receiver
and the creditors s'-attorneys.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
NEW DIRECTORS
FOR EQUITABLE

NEW YORK, June 2s-Grover Cleve--
land, Morgan j. OBrien and George
Westinghouse. the trustees of the ma
jority stock of theSEquftahle Assurance
Society. took the first step in the reor-
ganization Of the society to-day by ac-
cepting the designations of ali the di-
rectors who had rendered them and in
forwarding to the board of dire ctors the
names of nine prominent citizens, repre-
senting the interests of the stockholders,
with the recommendation that they be at
once elected. The recommendation of the
trustees was Immediately complied with
and the following men became members
of the directorate: E. B. Thomas. F. G.
Bourne, J. E. Schmidlapp. Frederick
Roebling. William Whitman, e. W.
Blcomingdale, L. w. Robertson, Joseph
Bryan and ]. j. Albright.
All of the new men hold policies of va
rious amounts in the Equitable Society.
and their names were submitted in large
part by the societys general agents.
f. B. Thomas is president of the Le-
high Valley Railroad Company; F. G..
Bourne is one of the largest if not the
largest stockholder in the Singer Sewing
Machine Company; J. E. Schmidlapp is a
capitalist of Cincinnati; Frederick Roeb-
ling is member of the famous family
of bridge builders, and lives at Trenton,
N. j.; William Whitman is a paper man.
ufacturer OF Boston; 4. w. Bloom1ngdale
is one of the proprietors of a department
store in this city and was a member of
the so-called Crimmins committee of
Equitab BILE policy holders; E. w. Robert
son is a prominent South Carolina man
whose name was presented TO the Equit-
able trustees by the general agents and
policy holders of that section of the coun-
try; Joseph Bryan is capitalist and rep
resentatiye citizen of Richmond, Va; ].
J. Albright is one of Buffalo's best known
financiers.
The election of these men increases the
board from thirty-one to forty members
1t is understood that the trustees will
recommend the names of other directors
| shortly and so far as may be feasible
the additional directors will be taken
from among the society's large policy
holders.
The board also accepted the resigna-
| tions of all but one of the directors who
! had resigned, the one exception being
! James B. Forgan, who withdrew his res.
| ignation which is held in abeyance The
| other twenty-one directors whose resig-
nations were accepted were: Cornelius N
Bliss, George H. Squire, Charles S. Smith
Brayton Ives NJ. E. ingalls,, A. j. Cas-
| satt. E. H. Hartman, Jacob H Schiff
James j. Hill, T. jefferson Coolidge
John Jacob Agtor, Marvin Hughitt, Hen
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
NEARLY BROWNS
SAVING CHILD.
Babe Falls Into Water From
Small Skiff and Father
Plunges After Offspring
UNABLE TO REACH BOAT
Fishing Party Goes to the
Rescue and Reaches Pair
in the Nick of Time
Special Dispatch to The Call.


LOS ANGELES. June 2S.--In an effort
to save his infant son from BROWNING
p A. Suffer. Santa Fe engineer whose
home is at Las Vegas, N NJ narrowly
escaped death himself in Avalon Bay
this afternoon. Both were saved IN tne
nick of time
Sulier went for row, taking MS Two
Youngest children with him. he roWed
out a mile or so when the younger or
the children fell overheard. Sulier leap.
ed after it but when they came 10 the
surface he found they were quite 'dls-
tance from the skiff. and he was unable
to reach it, being barely able TO keep
himself and child afioat. while the boat
was floating farther away Suller eX-
hausted himself in desperate attempts 10
recover tha skiff and then found tnere
was nothing to do but await the newt
able unless help appeared from some un-
expected source.
Ii happened that Captain ]. o. Donald-
son in his launch was cruising about with
a fishing party Through his glasses he
saw what appeared to be "A derelict boat
and he started after it, Nearing IL ne
saw il was occupied by. child and put
ting ON all speed. FASTENED TO the rescue:
There was cry for help. from the: ma n
IN the water, and to him. they directed
their course They found him so nearly
exhausted that he could no longer keep
the ehild~st head above water. He. was
holding on to- the unconscious body when
he and the child were dragged aboard
the rescuing launch
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
CONFEDERATE COMMANDER
THE GUEST or THE G. A. r.
General stephen ID. Lee of VfcksburE
Entertained by Veterans of the
Union Army.

CHICAGO, June 2S.-For the second
time in its history. Columbia Post No.
706, Grand Army of the Republic has
given campfire in honor of General
stephen D. Lee of Vicksburg, COM
mander of the Confederate Veterans of
tile South. All of the Confederate or
ganizations of the city joined in the
event. Addresses of welcome were de-
livered by General John Corson Smith,
the department commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic for Illi-
nois; Junior Commander Patton OF the
National Grand Army of the Republic
and by other prominent veterans. The
feature of ..le bivouac was an appeal
by the Southern soldier for the return
of the tattered flags and banners that
adorn Grand Army trophy rooms to
the men from whom they were won
during the struggle of the war
In referring to the recent action of
Congress providing for the return of
the flags now in the War Offices at
Washington to the Confederate SOL
diers, General Lee said: Il am glad
the wound has healed so that the flags
can be returned before those that loved
them and bled for them are all under
the sod
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
ARMY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-Army or
ders: Post Quartermaster Sergeant
Samuel Calm. Fort Mcdowell. will be
sent to Boise Barracks. Idaho. report
ing to the commanding officer TO relieve
Post Quartermaster Sergeant Michael
Benjamin, who will be sent to Fort Nc
Dowell for duty. Private Frederick
Wilson, Company B, Ninth Infantry,
American Legation Guard at Peking,
China, upon arrival at the Presidio at
San Francisco will be discharged from
the army on account of being disquali-
fed for the service through his own
misconduct.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
ANT|.BOyCOTT
ED|CT ISSUED
Special Dispatch no Tn. Cali

PEkING. June 2S.-United States Min
lster Rqhkhill has succeeded in getting
the Chinese Government to issue proc
lamation Intended to quiet the agitation
against the purchase of American goods
pending the negotiation of a new treaty.
WASHINGTON, June 2S-The State
Department has not bean informed of
Minister RockhilPs success in procuring
the aid' of the Chinese. Government in
stopping the anti-Amefican movement in
China. Mr.. Rockhll has had Instructions
for some time-ever since he reached
Peking, in fact-to' do all that he could
iZations.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
Special Rates for the Holidays.

On the California Northwestern Rail
way tickets will be sold at greatly re-
duced rates on July !, 2, and 4, with
return limit July 6.
EXTRA SERVICE JULY 4TH.-On
Tuesday. July 4th, a special train will
leave Camp Vacation for San Francisco
at 700 p. M, stopping in transit at Rus
sian River Heights, Guernewood Park,
Guerneyille and all intermediate points.
From Glen Ellen, special will leave at
Sis p. m, stopping at Aqua Caliente
Springs, Boyes Hot Springs, Verano.
Sonoma, Buena Vista, Vineburg and all
intermediate points At HOO p. IN. a
special train will leave Napa for San
FranciSco.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MAKES PLEA
FOR A HIGH STANDARD OF HONOR.

In the course Of his address at Harvard University
yesterday President Roosevelt said:
"This nation soodin greater need than now OF
having among it's leaders men Of lofty ideals, which
they try to live up to and not merely to talk Of
In referring to the wealthy he said: ut is far more
important that they should conduct their business
affairs decenty than that they should spend the sur
plus Of their fortunes in philanthropy"
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
NEVADA WANTS MORE CHINESE.
Thus Declares Governor Sparks in n
Denver luferxiexY.

DENVER, jane e$.-Governor John
Sparks Of Netada the cowboy Gov
ernor, was in Denver this morning en-
route from Texas to his home in Reno,
New. He stopped until he could catch
a train for the West at s O'clock.
President Roosevelt is right in Civ
ing tho Chinese more leverage, said
Governor Sparks. I'VE haven't enough
Chinese in the West. and as long as
the President is cautious in letting the
Celestials into this country it is all
right We need more Chinese to pick
hors and fruit and to do, washing. We
haven't enough. l wish there were
more of them in Nevada
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
Decide to Join in the Boycott.

PENANG, Straits Settlement, June 2S.
A large meeting of the leading Chi
nese merchants here to-day decided to
cooperate with the Chinese OF Singa-
pore and Shanghai in boycotting Amer
lean products PENDING the withdrawal
of the Chinese exclusion act
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29

MISsOULA, Mont. June 27.--..Jack', PEN
nington OF San Francisco. while beating his
night fell under the cars near Nimrod and
his left foot was cut of above the ankle
The injured man was picked up. by. an in
pifal here.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
steel Trust Buys railroad.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June 2S.-The Lake
Erie and Pittsburg Railroad. now in
course of construction between Lo-
rain, Ohio, and Pittsburg. has been pur-
chased by the United States Steel cor
poration at a cost OF $1,000, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
Wood ON Two Months, Leave,

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-It was
stated att the War Department to-day
that a two months leave OF absence had
been granted to Major General Leonard
Wood. who has arrived in San Francis
CO from the Philippines.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
New Rural Route.

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-AdditionaI
rural free delivery service in California
has been established as follows: Route
10 4. Modesto, Stanislaus County.
length of route twenty-seven miles.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
KiIauen Again Active.

HONOLULU, May There Is marked activ-
ity in the Volcano OF Ki1auea. The f1ow Of
lava is Increasing and a rising In the crater
gives indications that there may be over
flow. Reduced hrst-class ticket to Honolulu,
steamer Alameda sailing July S. $125 round
trip. Full information G53 Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
METcALF TO REMAIN.
Denies Report That He VIII Retire
From the Cabinet.

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-Secretary
of Commerce and Labor Metcalf has
has given out a statement that he has
no Intention of resigning hfs place in
the Cabinet A report that he was. to-
retire called forth a denial
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29

: they combine the high resolve to work for
what .s best snd most ennobIing with the no
less resoiute purpose to do their work in such
fashion that when the end of their days comes
they shall feel that they have actually achieved
results and not merely talked of achieving
th.rr,
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
HARVARD MEN CHOOSE cHoATE

Select Him as President Of the Alumni
Association.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 2s.-Jo-
seph ii. Choate of the class of 50, late
ambassador to Great Britain. was
elected president of the Association of
the Alumni of Harvard College to-day.
He succeeds Bishop William Lawrence
OF Boston- The vice presidents chosen
included President Roosevelt
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
"Run. Forces a Bank to Close.

TERRE HAU1E, Ind. June 2S.-The
Figo County National Bank, on which
there has been IL run for the last two
days. closed it's doors this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29

the slightest suspicion of money making; and
this is especially. true if the professionalism Is
furtive; If the boy man violates the spirit
of the rule while striving to keep within the
letter. Professional sport is all right in It's
way. l am glad to say that among my frlends
l number professional boxers and wrestlers'
oarsmen and baseball men, whose regard value.
and whom in turn / regard thoroughly sood
citizens But the college undergraduate VINO,
in furtive fashion, becomes a semi professionai
is an unmitigated curse, and that not alone To
university life and to- the cause of amateur
sport; for the college graduate ought in after
years TO take the lead in putting the business
morality of this country on proper pane, ana
lie can not do 1t ii in his own college carer
his code OF conduct has been warped ana
twisted. Moreover the spirit which puts SO
excessive a value upon his work as 10 produce
this en,i-professicnal is itSeT unhealthy:
L wish to see Harvard Win a reasonable pro,
portion Of the contests in which II enters, anu
l should be heartily ashamed of every harvard
athlete who did not spend every ounce tieic
was in him in the effort TO win, PROVIDED Only
he does II in honorable and manly fashon
But | think our effort should be TO minimize
rather than TO increase that. kind OF love vi
athletics which manifests itself, not IN joining
in the athletic sports. but in crowding by tens
OF thousands TO other people indulge IN
them 1t is a far better thing for our colleges
to have the average student Interested IN some
form of athletics than TO have them all gamer
in a mass to see other people do their atnletlcs
for hem
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29

CHICAGO. June 2s.-Tne directors Of tbs
Board of Trade have voted to close the ex-
change July and I.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
STRONG LEADERS NEEDED.

So much for the undergraduates. Now for
the a.umn the men who at work out
in the great world OF course the man
first duty is TO himself and to those I'M
meoistely dependent upon HIM. Unless ne can
pull his own weight he must be content TO re-
main a passenger all his life But we nave
a right to expect that the men who come out
OF Harvard will do something more thdh
merely pull their own weight We nave
right to expect that they viii count as pos
cuuntIynen; and they can thus count ehly
ii they combine the power OF deVotiYn 70 d
lofty ideal with practical common sease III
striving to realize this ideal.
This nation never stood in greater need
than now of having among its leaders men OF
! lofty ideals. which they try to i've UP 10 anu
not merely to. talk Of We need men with
thesa IDEAS in public life and we need them
just as much in business and in sucn pro
fesslon as the Law. We can by stature estAp.
lish only those exceedingly rough uneS Oh
morality the orerpassing of which means that
the man Is in Jeopardy ef the constaple OF
the sheriff But the natIon is badly or II
higher standard OF conduct a standard mn
possible effectively to establish by statute,
bur one upon which the community as wnole.
ami especially the real leaders OF the com
munity insist. Take such O. question as the
enforcement of the law. 1t is OF course. eie-
mentary to say that this is the first requisite
in any civilization at all. But great many
people in tie ranks of life from which most
college men are drawn seem TO forget tnat
they should condemn with equal severity those
men VINO break the law by committing crimes
of mob violence and those who evade the
law or who actually break it. but so cum
ninglv that they cannot be discovered, the
crimes they commit being not those OF physlcal
outrage but those OF greed and craft on the
iBr~pSt scale.