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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-20

son in court was her father. who, when
the trial began, drew his chair close
to that of the witnesses, so that he might
hear everything that was said.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-20
T. A. Greenstreet.
I. S. finder.

Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.).
FREDERICKSBURG. VA, February
lg.--Mr. John s. finder, OF Orange ooun-
IT,, died n few days a>o mt his home,
at the advanced age Of Sc years. He is
survived by several children.
M %
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-27
All Around the Globe.

At the inquest held over Linford L.
Dilworth at Pittsburg, a verdict of sui
eide while insane was rendered.
William G. Sanderson. factory fore
man. has been elected Mayor of Spring
field, Mass, on the Republican ticket.
In the municipal election at Los An
geles the Democrats claim victory for
their mayoralty candidate, Harper, By
1900.
Bernard l.. Carter of st. Louis, repre-
aenting st. Louis and Chicago capital,
II Denver, has offered the Colorado land
'oard $1.000.O00 for 100000 acres Of In
lennity land In Routt county, between
Hayden and Steamboat Springs. Il ID
,elieved to contain coal.
The wages of the 10000 operatives in
be Rhode Island cotton mills will be adj
vauced from to 10 per cent. 1t is un-
'erstood that corresponding advancs
viii We given 5000 operatives in Massa.
husetts and Connecticut factories con
rolled by Providence officers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-27

ty-second Ohio volunteers. While caring
for the wounded on the field at Winches-
ter he was captured and taken to Libby
prison, where he remained four months.
After recuperating in Washington hos
pital, he rejoined his regiment.
At the close of the war Chaplain Nc
Cabe returned to the North and entered
the regular ministry again, being station
ed at Portsmouth, Ohio, and for sixteen
years he was agent for the Church Ex-
tension Society. t-
In 1884 he was elected by the general
conference to the Office of secretary of
the Missionary Society, and raised the
cry of "One million dollars a year for
missions" In 1887 the income of the
society had reached $1,044,0 900. His cleo
tion to the bishopric came in 1896, at the
general conference held in Cleveland, o.
Bishop McCabe is said to have used
his voice as much in singing for the ser
vice of the church as in preaching, and
he was well known as a lecturer. His
most popular lecture was "The Bright
Side of Life in Libby Prison" With it
alone he is said to have made $4,000
for the church.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-27
WORSE THAN BLACK PLAGUE.
Yet American People Accept Results
with Stolid Indifference.


with Stolid IndfHercncc.
We look with horror on the black
plague of the middle ages. The black
waste was but passing cloud compared
with the white waste visitation. OF the
people living to-day over S,0O0,000 will
die of tuberculosis, and the federal gov
ernment does not raise a hand to help
them. This scathing arraignment is PEN
ned by j. Pease Norton, Ph. d., assist
ant professor in political economy at
Yale university, who says further:
"The Department of Agriculture spends
$7,0O0,000 on plant health and animal
health every year, but, with the excep-
tion of the splendid work done by Drs.
Wiley, Atwater and Benedict Congress
does not directly appropriate one cent
for promoting the physical well-being Of
babies. Thousands have been expended
in stamping out cholera among swine, but
not one dollar was ever voted for eradi-
eating pneumonia among human beings.
Hundreds of thousands are consumed in
saving the lives of elm trees from the
attacks of beetles: in warning farmers
against blights affecting potato plants;
in importing Sicilian bugs to fertilize
Hg DlOSSOmS IN Iall1Ornla IN OSJraClZlnS
various species of weeds from the ranks
of the useful plants, and in exterminat-
ing parasitic growths that prey on fruit
trees. In fact, the Department OF Ag-
riculture has expended during the last
ten years over $46,000,0O0. But not q
wheel of the official machinery at Wash
ingtoD was ever set in motion for the
alleviation or cure of diseases of the heart
or kidneys which will carry off over
6,0OO,OO0 of our entire population. Eight
millions will perish of pneumonia, and the
entire event is accepted by the American
people with a resignation equal to that
of the Hindoo, who, in the midst of iEde-
scribable filth, calmly awaits the day Of
the cholera.
During the next census period more
than G000,0O0 infants under 2 years OF
age will end their little spans of life
while mothers sit by and watch in utter
helplessness. And yet this number could
probably be decreased by as much as one
half. But nothing is Cone
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-27
Chicago Tribune.
BISHOP M'cABE DIES.
Methodist Dfgnitary succumbs TO
Stroke of Apoplcxy.

Methodist Dfgnitary Succumbs to
Stroke of Apoplcxy.
Bishop Charles G. McCabe OF the
Methodist Episcopal church died in the
New York hospital Wednesday. Death
was due to apoplexy, with which the
bishop was stricken several days before
while passing through New York City
on his way to Philadelphia. Mrs. Nc
Cabe and the bishops niece were at the
bedside when the noted clergyman sue
cumbed.
Bishop McCabe was born in Athens,
Ohio, on Oct. II, 1886. Having decided
to enter the ministry, he enrolled as a
student at Ohio Wesleyan university, but
his health was not good and he was
obliged to discontinue his studies. In
1860 he Joined the Ohio conference, his
first pastorate being at Putnam, Ohio.
Two years later he was commissioned
chaplain of the One Hundred and Tween
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-27
CUBANS MUST BE GOOD.
Secretary of War Taft Warns the
Islands Inhabitants.

Islands Inhabitants.
Secretary Taft Monday made public
report on Cuba. Summing up the pur-
poses of the mission to Cuba of himself
and Assistant Secretary of State Bacon
and what was done, Secretary Taft says:
"We went to Cuba for the purpose Of
securing peace; when we went we knew
the island was divided between two hos
tile and armed forces, and we desired to
avoid conflict between them for the rea-
son that it would cause loss of life to the
Cubans and a great destruction Of prop
erty, large part of which belonged to
American citizens, and it would neces-
sarily require the intervention of Ameri-
can troops and the expenditure of Amer
lean lives and treasure. If this insurrec-
tionary habit persists, il again the Gu
bans divide into armed forces, the strong
hand of our government will have to be
imposed at whatever cost of life and prop
erty, and permanent peace should then
certainly ensue, because it should be of
our own keeping.
"We hope. however, that no such dras-
tic remedy will be needed and that the
lesson taught in this recent experience Of
the evil of unjust methods in elections
will not be without its warning to future
governments in Cuba"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-27
GREAT MEAT AND DAIRY TRADE.
Exports for 1905 VIII He More than
S25O,OOO,OOO.

According to statement issued by the
bureau of statistics of the Department of
Commerce and Labor more than $780,
100000 worth of meat and dairy pro-
ducts will have passed out Of the United
States into the markets of other parts of
the world in the year ending with the
present month. This total Is made up of
a little over S2O0,O00,O00 worth of
meats, S35.OOO.O00 worth of cattle, and
about s10,OO0.000 worth of butter, cheese
and milk.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-27
INHERITANCE TAX By STATES.
Half of Commonwealth I'm Union
Get Revenue from wealth.

hafI OF SOmmOnwealths In union
Get Revenue from Wealth.
Investigation by the bureau of census
shows that, in 1902, about one-half Of
the States of the Union had Inheritance
tax laws, which yielded to them an aggre-
gate of little more than $1,000, ,000.
This amount is believed by the census
officials to have increased in the present
year to fully $10.000,00O or $12,OOO,O 600
In report, based on the forthcoming re-
port on Wealth, Debt and Taxation"
the census officials say that ''at least Q
dozen States are materially assisting In
the support of the State governments
from this source of revenue"
As shown by the census bulletin, the
amount of Inheritance tax collected in
1902 by the States which had laws tar
ing inheritances was as follows:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-12-27
INHERITANCE TAXES.
Odds and Ends,

The volcano Kilauea, in Hawaii, =
again active.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., being initiated
into the Harvard fraternity, "Dickies,s
did a week of odd stunts.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10

Wallace Denounces Management Of
Work on the Isthmus.
rAvoRs THE CONTRACT PLAN

FORMER Chief Engineer Says the
Harder the Communication With
WASHINGTON the Less the Work viii
&c Retarded.
Washmrton Feb. S-John Findloy
Wallace. former chief engineer OF the
lsthmiau canal commission. concluded
his testimony before The senate canal
committee. except in relation TO the
fvpo off canal which will be taken mp
ailcr the reports OF the board OF con
smiling engineers have been made pub
lie. He said the red tape necessary TO
the svstom involved ian governmental
work compelled him to favor the con
tract p',n of building the canal IN
order to expedite. ita completion lie
tbou.lt tho man in charge Of the Work
on tho Isihmus should be the undis-
nu,rd he'd with The governor OF the
zone second. ard the man who has
charge OF the procuring Of supplies
and non third i'm authority. The
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
soLplss,s RIeHr 70 KILL
War Department Has a Test Case On
IN Allegheny County, Pa.

War Department Has a Test Case On
IN Allegheny County, Pa.
Warrington Feb. S.-The war de-
partment IS making ready to test TO
the utmost its right 10 protect the sol
der who. In the execution Of lawful
orders. Hills a civilian To that end
preparations are i'm progress for a
sturdy defense before the oyer and
tormiuor court of Allegheny county
Pa. in the case of the sentinel, Dowd,
who with his officer Lieutenant Ralph
~. Drurv. was indicted for killing a
YONG man named Crowley two years
AGO last September while the latter
was stealing copper from the Allie
ghony arsenal.
IN this trial the war department will
seek to establish the right Of a sol
der to pursue an escaping prisoner
beyond the bounds of its reservations
and 10 shoot at him if necessary to
secure the protection Of government
property
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10

ent the desired result has not been
achieved. An attempt was made to OBJ
tain the assent OF the countess to a Ju-
dlcial separation without an absolute
divorce. but has also been unsuccess-
full and the case will probably be heard
three weeks hence.
The announcement of decree dis
solves any contract relative to mar
riage settlements, each party resuming
control Of their own property.
A report which cannot be confirmed
saws that Count Boni has entered a
counter plea. claiming heavy damages.
The legal tangle into which the
countess has fallen or has been allowed
to fall was explained 10 the CORES
pondent. Il is stated that by hastily
abandoning her husband and home al
ter the terrible scene with Count Boni,
and by fleeing to the Hotel Bristol, she
committed a legal false step.
Interested friends have advised her
that by her flight she lost her legal
standing. and that her abandonment
% home also entalled the abandon
merit of her children. IL was because
she feared to lose possession Of her
children that she returned home with
them.
4 personal friend Of the countess in
slsts that she did obtain legal permits
sion to leave her home, but the subtle
Freich divorce law forbids absolutely
that a wife can secure action il she Is
not living under her husbands roof.
When the countess was told that
there was a grave chance Of her losing
possession OF her children. II precipi-
tated a violent attack Of hysteria
Needless to say, therefore, the situa-
ton Of the unhappy countess today is
pitiful.
Even II Count Boni effects a recon-
Citation with the countess. his income
will be so cut down as TO practically
extinglish one of the greatest spenders
that even prodigal Paris has ever
known.
OF all the American investments in
Old World titles. Anna Gould's has
probably been the most costly. In the
II years Of his married life Count
Boni has spent 100000 Reduced to
cold figures. the price Of her title has
been approximately S2Ol7 each and
every day for the II years they have
been married, or the equivalent every
four weeks of President Roosevelt's
salary for a year.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
MORMON APOSTLE MERRILL DEAD
Survived BY Seven Wives, 40 Children
and 14O Grandchildren.

Salt Lake City. Feb S.-Mariner II.
Merrill. apostle Of the Mormon church.
died at Richmond, Utah, aged "a years.
Apostle Merrill had been summoned
twice as a witness before the Smoot
Investigation IN Washington. the last
subpoena having been served only a
few days ago. He was wanted to tes-
tify in relation TO reports that he had
taken plural wife since the Wood
ruff manifesto.
Apostle Merrill was rich. He had
been married nine times, and had at
the time OF his death seven living
wives. each Of whom was maintained
on separate estate. He leaves 40 sons
and daughters. 10 grandchildren and
several great-grandchildren.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
READY TO VOTE on RATE BILL
House Defeats Flood Of Amendments
IN lona Session.

" LVi8 SS-eiSl''
Washington. Feb. S.-By continuing
its session several hours the house
concluded all preliminary steps to the
passage Of the railroad rate bill. order
ed a roll call on the measure and put
on the final action until today.
For three hours following one
amendment after another came up,
was read. debated in some instances,
and went down to defeat So fierce
was the struggle to amend that often
when a paragraph of the bill was con
Guided In the reading. dozen mem
bers waved their amendments and
shouted for recognition. Not one OF
these was adopted. They contained all
manner of propositions. such as regu'
lating preferentals. the long and short
haul. free passes. court procedure,
whole rate bills, and parts of bills. All
went "by the board
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
Southern Railway

Schedule effective Jan. Sth. 1906
rrains leave Washington from Pennsylvania
station.
IMAM Dary-Iocai ior Harrlsonbufs. war
euton. Danyiic and way stations
io5fA m daily-WashingtoD and Florida
Limited. Through coaches and sleeper 10 Co
umbia. Savannah aud Jacksonville. Fhrlpr
Cars week days Washington 10 Pinehurst Din-
lng car service.
ui5a. N. Dally--Unlted states Fast Mail.
Ffr.t-class coaches and drawing room, sleeper 60
vew Orleans. Diningc service.
lOl D. m. Week Days-Local Tor Harrsonburg
And way stations on Manassas Branch.
As .. m. Daily-Local for Warrenton and
Charlottesville.
G55 %. m. week DAYS Southern's Palm Limit
cd. solid Pullman train. Electric lighted
through siecpers to Aiken. Augusta, savannah,
Jacksonville and st. Augustine. club aud OBJ
servation ears. southern Railway dining car
service.
Yrsss-F irst-class coach TO Atlanta. Sleeper 10
Columbus, Ga, Mondays, Wednesdays, l.
days. sunset Route Tourist sleeper Weahins'pn
to san Francisco.
$50 %. m. daily-New York and Florida EX-
press First class zach and sleepers to Coium-
bia Savannah, Jacksonville. Sleeper To Au-
xtista and Port Tampa. Dining car la carte.
100 p. m. Daily-New York and Menu ms
Limited via Lynchburgl -flrst-class coach ana
lleaping ear 70 Roanoke, Knoxville, Chatta-
noona, Birmingham and Memphis; sleeper 60
NeW Orleans. Dnngcar service.
1913 D. m. Daily-Washington and South
western Llmited-Ah Pullman trains. club and
observation cars 10 Atlanta and Macon; sleepers
to Nashville. Atlanta, Macon. Birmingham.
New Orleans Dining car service
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Washington SO q. m, 100 p. m,
- p. m. sos =. week days, for Bluemont.
as o. m week days for Leesburg.
pIO q. m aud sos y. N. for Bluemcdt Sundays
Dnly.
Through trains from the South arrive, Wash
A. e F. m
$50 a. m, 1915 a. m. Except Mondays
800 o. m. and $50 p. m and $50 p. n. daily.
Local trains from Harrisonburg ll55 q. N. week
laws and $50 p. m. daily. From Charlottes-
lille. $40 A. IN. and Lynchburg $40 p. IN. daily.
Tickets sleepinRcar reservations. and detailed
aformation can be had at ticket Office. 7o5 18th
It.: 5ll Pa. ave and Pennsylvania station
Baggage checked through from hotels and resi-
iauces
Phone $3.50 Tor T. r. r. Cab service.
H. Is. SPENCER, General Manager,
sH. HARDWlCK. Pass. Traffic Mgr
W H. TAYLOE. Gen. Pass. Agent.
L. s. BROWN. General Agent,
"a
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Go
RappahannOck River Line, Winter Schedule
IN EFFECT JAM 18TH 1906

Steamers will Baltimore Light Wharf weather
as follows: .....
Creek yi2tOn Burfau
hanna Monaskon view Shar Tapaak sunday and
Tuesday only Thursday only
M-For North End, Mil Creek White Stone Mlansk
DOnOn Uflanua Mon
askon Wraton Water " Sharps, Tappaannock
Mill White Stone Burhans
View, Wheaton, ShaT Ieppahannock
PMFOr Fredericksburg and intermediate points except Bur
and Donadsons
Baltimore Mondays and Fridays ~ M
permitting stopping points Itown Leave ledo~n
Banhed
oTs pschelu below at TappahahnOck
weather follows
A. WeOr Wares Boers
White Stone Mill Greek North End
Friday only fWil Wednesday
A. M-FOr WelOd BOWers SharIs, Wheaton
Water View UrbaDn Neem rngton White
Stone.M Mill North End Westland
TUESDAY all DOnaldsons and Buons
SATURDAY, A. M.-Stopping all points
rappahannOck p NJ Tuesdays weather
folk intermediate
will Norfolk $50 p NJ Wednesdays weather permitting Tor
fredericksburg and intermediate landings
w. D. SCOTT, Agent, Fredericksburg, Va
WILLARD THOMSON T. MURDOCH Gen Fri Pass Agt
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
pARpoN FoR MERlWErHER
Middys Hszing Was Only eood-Na
tured Horse Play"

tured FCTSe ray
Washington, Feb. SECRETARY OF
the Navy Bonaparte recommended to
the president the pardon of Midship-
man Minor Meriwether Jr., convicted
OF hazing and sentenced TO dismissal
from the naval academy. The secre-
tary says there is room for reasonable
doubt as 10 whether the acts were
committed with criminal intent, and
adds that the accused stood on his
head and performed the rabbit dance
and various other nonsensical acts IN
the presence of the same midshipmen
whom he is accused Of hazing.
"The acts of hazing proved against
the accused" says the secretary. ARE
not only. as the court says, mild In
form. bat rather good-natured horse
play, than any deliberate attempt to
usurp authority over midshipmen Of
the fourth class or to Cypress or hui
initiate them"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10

Lexington KY. Feb. S-Captain ].
B. Clay. VINO was found dead in
berth on a Chesapeake & Ohio train
near Baltimore. was prominent
horseman of this city. He was then
seemingly in the best Of health. He
was a grandson of Henry Clay and a
son of former Congressman James B.
CLAY,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
Don 'tRunChanCcS

OF purchasing your liquor any
where and everywhere, but al
ways go where you are sure OF get
ting the best and purest goods.
Adulterated goods are not fit to
use. We are doing the largest
business In Fredericksburg, be-
cause we never misrepresent our
goods and always give you your
moneys worth in quality and
measure. We have the largest
assortment Of
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
TWAS REAL "cIRcLE OF DEATH"
Mile. De Tiers Crushed Looping tho
Loop In Auto and Cannot Live.

Lisbon, Feb. S.-While Mauricia De
Tiers. a well-known Parisienne per
former. was going through her act,
called the Circle of Death, at the cir
Gus here, her automobile left the track
and crashed into the arena
Mile De Tiers chest was crushed
and her arms and legs broken. She Is
dying.
Many women among the spectators
tainted. Part of the crowd present
made a demonstration against the
management and threatened to burn
the circus.
mile. De Tiers performed her SEN
sational feat of ''Leaping the Gap" In
an automobile with Barnum & Bailey's
circus in America last year.I
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
DIED ON A TRAIN
Grandson Of Henry Clay Expires On
Train Near Baltimore.

Baltimore. Nd, Feb. S-A passenger
on a Pennsylvania railroad train from
Washington to New York died before
reaching this city. and his body was
taken of at the Baltimore depot. The
body was subsequently identified as
that Of James C. Clay. Of lroquois, KY.
The coroner gave certificate Of death
from heart disease.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
Two More Middies Dismissed.

Annapolis. Nd, Feb. S-Midshipmen
Richard Laurens de Saussaure, OF
Charleston, S. c., and George II. Mel
win. of Geneseo, ILL.,. were formally dis
missed from the naval academy. The
two youths, both of whom are mem
bers of the third class, were recently
convicted of hazing a number OF
fourth class men by the court martial
which has been in session at the acad'
envy for the past month or more.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-10
cuba's Gift a Collar of Pearls.

Havana Feb. 8. - DR.. Ferrer, the
Cuban minister TO Paris, reported to
President Palma that he had purchas'
ed a collar of pearls as Cuba's wedding
gift for Miss Alice Roosevelt, and
that the gift will be forwarded to Mr..
Quesada, the Cuban minister at Wash
ington.