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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24

Gen. Kuropatkin has just printed
in the military organ of Manchuria
the reason for the defeat Of the Rus
sian army, which has created quite a
sensation. In his article he seems to
lean TO the side of the reforms and
congratulates the troops on the ad-
vent OF liberty and the hope for the
regeneration OF the people.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
AS THE INDEx-APPEAL SEES IT

If the Democratic party will have the
wisdom and the courage to nominate, in
1908. a Southern man for the Presidency
who has been a consistent Gold Demo
crat. and who had no connection with
the Civil War, the road to victory for the
party will be a straight and easy one
lndex-Appeal
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24

The railroad from London to
Liverpool has on itspassenger trains
now a "woman's smoker" That is
ahead of anything in America, so far
as we are informed, but it is quite
likely that some roads will furnish
like accommodations because sit is
EooIish. YOU know"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
LETTER TO E. G. HELM
Fredericksburg, Va

Dear Sir: If you paint two houses alike
with two different paints. and one takes
twice as much paint as the other, you
know which paint to buy after that-so
far as go-far goes-dOn't you?
One OF these paints is Devoe; the other
is any average paint The worst are
worse than that; the better arenot much
better; no other paint than Devoe is
anywhere near Devoe in go-far. Devoe
is 90 further; the rest are go-short, go
middling and go-three-quarters.
Yours truly
90 FW DEvOE & Co
p. S.--J. Willard Adams sells our paint.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24

1t has leaked out that Uncle Joe
Cannon has presidential aspirations
and will actually be a candidate be-
fore the next convention. There are
several aspirants who are watching
his actions, and if he isnot careful he
will he knocked off the track.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
CHAELER SUES TOWN TOPICS

John Armstrong CHAMBER. former hu-.
band Of Amcle Rivers. has commenced
suit IN tie g. $ Court against Town
Topics and CoL VIM D. Mann. torcco1er
100000 damages Tor the publication in
1903 of au alleged -currlous arii"le ID
Town Topics
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
NO LICENSE FOR SOCIAL CLUBS

According to ruling OF Judge John
W. Blackstone, in the Circuit court of
Elizabeth City county, every social
club in the county, with the exception OF
the Hampton Roads Golf and Country
Club. will be refused a license.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
"WETS" CARRY WINCHESTER
Anil.SsIOOn League Defeated by a Majority q
FiIty.one

A victory for the wet" ticket in the
local option election at Winchester Thurs
day was received with the cheers Of
hundreds Of men, who packed the streets
Thursday night. The saloon men won
by a majority OF iiity-one. A total vote
of gG3 was east.
The fight for local option was backed
by .he Anti-Saloon League Of Yirgitia,
aud was the hottest and most bitter that
has characterized an election in Winches-
ter for thirty years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24

The execution of Lieutenant Smith
in Russia, as a leader OF the revolu-
ton party in the navy, has created
disturbances not dreamed of and the
end of which no one can determine.
There seems to be a general uprising
all over Russia, and the revolution
lists appear to be more determined
to have their way than ever.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24

Mayor McCarthy's two flags speech
should never have been made, either
for fun or otherwise. Such speeches
furnish the partisans and fanatics
food for disappearing the South,
and as apt as not it will be used by
the Massachusetts legislature as one
reason why it should not appropri.
ate anything for or berepresented at
jamestown next year. Let all such
foolishness be stopped.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24

DIR. q. C. Mann. of MontroSs. will boz nj
Index lPeyton Parker storei doingden-
tai work Thursday and Friday March
10Th and 3Oth II
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24

HANDSOME BAY MARE FOR SALE.
have for sale bay mare four years
old, 49, hand high. good driver aud
rider Parties desiring 90 purchase Will
communicate with me.
Robert =. sullivan.
lm24 3t-m23 30 Falmouth. Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
FOR JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION

The senate finance committee OF the
MARYLAND Legislature has decided to
report favorably a bill appropriating
$50 900 for the Jamestown Exposition.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
GEN. BOILING RE-APPOIETED

Gen. Stith Boiling, who has Just been
reappointed postmaster OF Petersburg,
has held that office for more than lG
ypnPe
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
SALE OF A STAFFORD FARM

Mr. Thos. b. Reamy, OF Washington,
has sold his farm in Stafford county, con-
tanning 31s acres, to Mr.. W. d. Reamy,
on private terms.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
BUSTER BROWN.

~ per cent. for fye-year policies is
what it has cost the insured in our Pre-
ierred Class dwellings. barns, etc.
From K 70 Il per cent. per year for
property in Hazardous Class lstores,
mills. factories, etc.l
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
Northern Neck Mutual Fire ASSN,
IRVINGTON, VA.
W. Med. Lee. Sec'ty

7 UILN J. 7, TIWTIIf To-
W. Med. Lee. Sec'ty
Chartered by the Virginia Legisla-
tnre March 4th. 1896. Now carries
over A MILLION AND-A-HALF DOL
LARS insurance in the Northern Neck
and counties south Of the Rappahan-
mock. Territory embraces King George
Stafford, Essex. King and Queen. Mid
dlesex. Mathews. Gloucester, Lancaster.
Richmond and West
moreland counties only.
For further information write the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
Brown S
Resolve.

That the turtle has no wings at ALL
hut Boz gets there lust the same. Wis a
swapping turtle finds q good thing he
takes right aholi of it. II is that stick
toitiyeness that made him win his celc-
bratci handicap with the hare by only q
hares breadth
The dictionary says that the turtle is a
pleurospondylian. There That must
be- the reason why be- is so slow. know
some otherpleurospondylians. They are
the people who abide 10y oldcustom, who
think that the way their fathers did is
good enough for them, and who dareno
think for themselves. They are the Il
told you so kind, or themoss-backs and
croakers that won't get out Of the ruts.
Yours. everIastingly at it,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
EGGS For HATCHING.

viii -eu eggs this season from my
IlighC'a~~ Barred Plymouth Rocks at
600 setting per j..
Robert W Harris.
l1m2m fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
n. n. MUTUAL FIRE ASSN,

For inrther Information write the
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-24
DR.. H. n. DeJARNETTE,
SPECIALIST,
EYE, EAR. NOSE AND THROAT,
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.
II You WANT PURE GOODS

Call and see Mrs. j. ?. Monroe before buying
l will mention few OF ny brands-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
Wants to Become a Borough.

BOUND BROOK, Oct. 22:-South
Bound Brook, 10Y a part of Franklin
township, proposes to organize itself
into a borough form of government.
A call has been issued by the South
Bound Brook Village improvement
Association for a public meeting to
be held Monday evening at the
schoolhouse, to take the necessary
steps to become a borough. The
meeting will be addressed by Mayor
r. H. Brokaw, of this place, and by
a well-known lawyer. The reasons
given by South Bound Brook people
for wishing to withdraw from the
township and to have their own form
of government + that they are dis
eliminated against by the township
officials and do not get one-quarter of
the benefits due them by reason of
their being the heaviest taxpayers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
Wells Graduates Reunion.

HIGHTSTOWN, Oct. 22:-The an
nual reunion Of former pupils OF
Wells seminary, Hightstown, was
conducted at the Trenton house
Trenton, Saturday. The meeting was
in charge of the Rev. William M
Wells, president of the seminary,
The business session was at II
o'clock, when all the officers were re-
elected for the coming year. They
are: Mrs. S. G. Young, president,
Middletown, Pa; Mrs. e. G. Ham
mill, secretary; Mrs. ]. l.. Suydam,
treasurer, Jamesburg. Trustees,
Mrs. John Forman, Asbury Park, and
Miss Eliza Forman, Jamesburg.
An elaborate luncheon was served
and it was decided to have the next
reunion in Hightstown, when Mrs.
Martin Hutchinson, Trenton, and
Mrs. H. r. Apologize, Hightstown,
will entertain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
OF PYTHIAS
END THEIR cONcLAVE

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 22.-With
services yesterday by the supreme
lodge the knights of Pythias annual
conclave and encampment, which has
been in progress here for a week, was
brought to a close.
The supreme lodge, which consists
of 175 representatives, increased the
members of the supreme tribunal
from three to five. The names of
Judge J.. M. Cake, of Portland, Ore,
and Judge . d. Jones, of Reno, New.
are mentioned for the new places,
which will be filled later.
Legislation was adopted uniting
Oklahoma and Indian Territory and
bringing them into one domain under
the name of Oklahoma, with a COM
bined membership of 5000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
Ill FAfED SUBMARINE
Divers Efforts to Remove Bodies
Prove In Vain.

BIZERTA, Tunls, Oct. 22.-The d.
vers working on the French submarine
boat Lutin, which went down off this
port Oct. 16 with fourteen men and
two officers ON board, have succeeded
In digging a tunnel under her stern
through which a hawser was passed.
These operations were conducted un.
der the personal supervision of N.
Thomson, the French minister of ma.
rine. A heavy chain has been placed
In position under the submarines
bows, the preparations for lifting her
are now complete, and the vessel vii.
be raised as soon as the weather Is
favorable.
All efforts to remove the bodies from
the Lutin have proved vain. Through
the window of the hatch divers have
perceived two corpses with arms inter
locked. The position of these bodies is
such as to make it impossible to open
the manhole, and therefore ingress t.
the submarine cannot be had. The
TWO bodies seen from outside cannot be
identif1ed, but there is reason to be
ileVe mat one, clad in q white shirt, II
mat OF Lieutenant Fepoux, commander
of the Lutin.
The weights on the submarine that
were to be released on an emergency tc
enable the ship to rise, with the excep-
ton of those on the starboard bow, are
In position. The starboard weight has
been broken off and with it's f~astenings
lies on the bottom.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
ALLEGED ATTEMPTS TO
SELL OUT DEMOCRACY
Newark Hears that Deals Are on
in Several Counties TO Win the
State for Dryden.

NEWARK, Oct. 22.-Attempts 10
sell out the democratic party for the
benefit of Senator Dryden are charg-
ed. Candidates for the legislature
named in several counties of this
state by democr-t tic conventions have
retired strangely, and the republicans
have been making the most of the dis
turbed situation.
Morris, Union, Passaic and Somer-
set counties have all been affected ny
this remarkable indifference of demo-
cratic leaders to their great opportun-
tiles, and Essex county has not been
free from the faint OF suspicion.
In every county where democratic
quarrels have been encouraged and
disputes have arisen, the prospects of
democratic success, in case an honest
fight were made, had been particular
ly encouraging. Only by promoting
Gisagreements and having candidates
named who would retire, have the
republican managers been able to
avoid successful attack.
Some subtle and peculiar inftt-
ences are apparently at work.
The remarkable feature is that the
betrayal has failed in more than one
county and that, in spite of the job
berry, democrats who + free from
suspicion of treachery are being nam
ed and are making a hard fight for
success with encouraging prospects.
The Essex assembly candidates ex-
pect to be elected; Passaic has just
escaped the tolls of the schemers, and
the democrats named for the legisla-
ture are independent and their cleo
ton is anticipated and even Morris
county has emerged from its troubles
with high hopes of success,
1t seems not improbable that the
election in November may result not
only in defeating republican bossism,
but in wiping out a democratic ring
as well.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
HEAD 4
BEEF TRUST
II is Thought that His Visit to.
This Country Means $780,,
100000 Combine.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-With the
arrival of Sir Thomas Upton, in this
city from Chicago, today, it is pre-
dicted there will be some definite
announcement in regard to the new
$500, 0OO,O 600 beef trust to be formed
and financed by British capital.
New York bankers who have
fought shy of any combination of the
packing houses since the decision by
Judge Grosscup, of Illinois, incline
to the belief that Sir Thomas is the
representative of the British finan-
ciers who have decided to effect the
merger of the packing houses and
make the holding company a London
concern to evade the American anti
trust laws.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
SOUTH JERSEY

"Old Folks day" as observed yes
terday in the First M. e. church,
Gloucester.
Rev. John Handley, DID,, of Long
Branch, preached in the First M. p.
church, Millville, yesterday.
Another factory will be started at
the Woodbury. glass plant as soon as
a sufficient number of boys can be
secured.
Clayton has a number of empty
houses, caused by the late start at
the g~lassworks, many blowers having
left for other towns.
The Christian Endeavor societies
of the First Presbyterian and West
Baptist churches held a union meet
ing yesterday afternoon.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the First M. e. church,
Vineland, celebrated the twentieth
anniversary yesterday. Mrs. John
Read is president.
"Old Folks day" was observed in
Trinity M. e. church, Millville, yes
terday, and William Mitchell, DID,,
the pastor, preached an appropriate
sermon.
Forty hours devotional exercises
opened at st. Mary's r. G. church,
Gloucester, yesterday. Rev. M. G.
McCorristan, of Swedesboro, preach
ed the opening sermon.
The convention of the Cumberland
County Sunday School Association
will be held in the First M. P.
church, Bridgeton, Thursday next.
There will be three sessions.
Caught in shafting at the head of
Second street, Camden, yesterday,
Isaac F.. Cressall, thirty years old, of
No. 452 Marshall street, Philadel-
phia, had his left leg badly injured.
He was taken to Cooper Hospital.
The one hundred and fourteenth
anniversary of the Head of the River
Meeting House, T~uckahoe, was held
yesterday. The sermons were deliv-
cred by Rev. D. B. Harris, of Pitman
Grove, and Rev. B. f. Sheppard, of
Quinton.
DR.. A. T. Sellers, city veterinarian.
yesterday afternoon found a valuable
horse belonging to DIR. J. w. Martin
dale and another owned by c.. r.
Style, both suffering from CHAMBERS,
and Immediately ordered them kill
ed.
A team belonging to Frank Mary
land, of No. $50 Cumberland street,
Gloucester City, that was stolen in
Camden Saturday night, was found
early yesterday morning hitched to
a tree at Broadway and Atlantic ave-
nue..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
ISILzER'S CLEAN
CUT CAMPAIGN
Democratic Candidate for State
Senator Is Attracting Attention
Throughout the State.

The clean cut campaign being con-
Quoted by George S. Silzer, for the
state s~enatorship of Middlesex coun-
ty on the democratic ticket, is at
tracing wide attention. The value of
having a man of Mr. Silzer's ability
in the state senate is realized and It
Is Incoming more and more evident
that the people desire a man with a
will and a mind of his own to repre-
sent them.
Following is what the Trenton
True American, the leading morning
newspaper in the state, avs about
Mr.. Silzer's campaign:
George S. Silzer, democratic can
didate for state senator from Middle
sex county, is conducting a decidedly
active campaign and is causing no
little alarm among the constituents
of Senator w. H. G. jackson, republic
can candidate for reelection. Mr..
Jackson is known as Boss Strong's
little man. Mr.. Silzer has attacked
the legislative record of his opponent,
and has challenged him to a joint de-
bate on a public platform.
mr.. Silzer, who is a lawyer of
more than local repute, is a fluent
and f~orceful speaker. Mr.. Jackson
has not as yet accepted the def, and
it is not expected that he will.
Mr.. Silzer, in his letter, proposed
that the debate be On the question:
Resolved, That the legislative
record of Senator W. H. c. Jackson is
such as not tt warrant the confidence
of the people of the county of Middle
sex, and that by reason of his actions
in the legislature and his subservi-
ence to corporate and boss control, he
should moi be trusted further with
the office and he should not be re-
turned as the next senator from Mid
dlesex county
''Mr. Silzer calls the attention of
Senator Jackson to the effect of the
Fordyce followers to the effect that
he was charged with being subservi-
ent to corporate interests and domi-
mated by the bosses who controlled
legislation in this state. Continuing,
he writes:
My Investigations lead me to the
same conclusion. Your reply to this
charge was that you stood upon your
record. The people of the county Of
Middlesex should know what that rec
ord is so that they may be enabled to
vote intelligently.'" 4~656-10-22-1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
FLORIDA COAST
SUFFERS MOST
-Four Hundred Lives Believed TO
Have Been Lost Barges Full
of Men Overwhelmed.

PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct. 22.-At least
400 lives were lost, thousands were
rendered homeless and more than a
million dollars in property damage are
reported along the coast of Florida as
q result of the great hurricane which
swept Cuba, causing many deaths and
losses to the extent of $4,000, 200.
Barges housing men working on the
=. Florida East Coast extension were
blown to sea. On n 101 men were
lost. Others are missing.
Reports from Miami, Fla, say that
the steamer st. Lucie was crushed by
the high waves in the hurricane, and
out of 100 persons on board thirty-ive
were lost. The steamer Peerless also
lost about the same number, they be
ing blown off the vessel. The launch
Elmora was capsized and is thought
to be a total loss. The launch Nanny
was badly damaged.
Work barges Nos. 6 and Z and dredge
No. 4 of the East Coast road broke
away and drlfted to sea, but are now
safe on the other side of Biscayne
Duy. Lie IeulilSuldE anu OCCiucului
shed was badly damaged.
About fifty men have just arrived at
Mama from Long key. They report
about twenty-five men and the quarter
boat at Long key safe; also two barges
remain at Long key, but the remain
der of the men and plant located there
are gone, 1t is estimated that fifty
lives We're lost on dredges at Lower
Matecumbe.
There was some heavy loss Of life
OH the dredges and Long key steam
ers. The steamer Yigilancia Is expect
ed with bodies. The Austrian steam
er Jenny Ford has arrived at Key
West with forty-nine laborers employ
ed In building the extension of the
Florida East Coast railway, who We're
blown to sea during the cyclone In a
houseboat from Long key. The men
were picked up in the gulf clinging to
debris from the houseboat, three miles
from shore.
One hundred and fifty laborers were
on the boat when 1t was blown away.
Some were crushed to death by tim
bers and others drowned. Some are
believed to have been picked up by an
unknown steamship which arrived on
the scene and assisted in the search
during the night. The men brought
here + more or less wounded. Some,
it is believed, will die from the effects.
Great destruction of property and loss
of life in other railroad camps are
renorted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
Plan Festival in Railway.

RAILWAY, Oct. 22:-A weeks
festival will begin in st. Mary's
church tonight. 1t will be held un-
der the auspices of the United Socie-
ties of the church, with a change of
program each evening. Tonight the
young ladies will hold a euchre; fifty
valuable erizes will be awarded. The
Knights Of Columbus will hold a re-
ception Tuesday night, which will be
attended by delegations of the order
from every section of the state. On
Wednesday evening the local division
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
will conduct an entertainment, which,
it promises, will be very novel in
character. A fancy dress ball will
be held Thursday evening by the
young folks. Friday evening the
festival will close with a reunion of
the church members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-22
SUBURBAN
DEVELOPMENT

Il have listened with interest for
a good may years." said the manager
of one of Newark's largest depart
ment stores yesterday, ito talk about
the department stores of Newark and
the extension of the trolleys through
this section killing the trade of local
merchants in small villages adjacent
to Newark. ,
within a month / have taken a
number of trolley trips through the
northern part of the state and have
made a discovery, which, l think, will
be of considerable interest to the
people who have not had the same
opportunity to observe that l have
had. AS the result of by observa-
tons | conclude that while Newark
department stores may not be a di-
rect advantage to the small local
merchant situated elsewhere, it GER
tainly does him no harm, and that
the extension of the trolley lines
which bring people to us actually
benefits the small dealer. The rea-
son of this is that the trolley lines
cause more people to locate in the
small towns and those people buy a
good part of their supplies of the loo
al dealers. l find that the number
of small dealers in the towns ada
cent to Newark instead of decreasing
is multiplying rapidly. Bloomfield
venue from Broad street, Newark,
to Verona, except for short spaces,
where the territory is not built up, is
practically a continuous line of small
shops and stores for miles. The
same is true of almost every import
ant avenue traversed by the trolley
lines leading from Newark to Eliza
beth, Paterson, Passaic, Rutherford
and their suburbs. l went into the
Board of Trade the other day and
asked the secretary to give me in
formation on the number of new
stores building between Newark and
its most important suburbs. ] learn
ed that real estate men report to the
Board of Trade that the number of
small stores going up in this terri
tory is no less than thirty per cent.
of the-number of residences now
buildings. | find wherever l go in
the heart of each suburb and district
a very respectable sized business
section building up. OF course real
estate Offices are numerous, but that
is a healthy sign. Insurance men are
numerous also but where people en-
courage an insurance man to locate
you can bet there is something to in
sur and the people who W houses
and household goods demand small
articles and the necessities of life,
each of which must be handled and
sold locally.
1T would not surprise me at all
if in a few years such localities as
Verona, V~ailsburg, Montclair, the
Oranges and many others, will have
moderate-sized department stores of
their own, because the majority of
the people now settled in towns like
these are busy householders who do
not have time to travel long distances
to Newark for the sole purpose of
shopping and who will soon locate in
sufficient numbers to demand the
supply of their needs for all sorts of
articles at local points of distribu-
ton. 1t would be natural enough if
the large department stores of New
ark established branches where need
ed