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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
An OPEN LETTER FROM
DR.. C. u. GRhyAfi

The following lettc- from Dr. c. &.
Gravatt, addressed to the Hanover Her
aid, has been given out.
Ia your yesterdays issue Appeared an
open letter from Hon. Hin Carter on tn.
question Of iny alleged iueligibiitv To-
serve IN the State Senate and explaining
his ovr reversal of opinion on the sub
iect-
Although my candidacy was actually
announced on the faith of his original
opinion. his change of attitude gives mo
no concern whatever. because 80 soon a.
the matter was publicly discussed by my
opponents and before Mr. Carriers ~
vised opinion was delivered. I took the
pnecaution to fOrtify myself with other
neutrality-suspicious. emphatic. nou-r,.ver-
sihle. and given after thorough iuvesti-
CATION and understanding - whereas.
even now the light of full understanding
seems to have been withheld from Mr.
Carter.
His latest discovery Is that I am still
IAN officer Though on the retired listl
OF the United States. and as such liable
to perform duty II called upon by the
government. The definition of an officer
is "One who holds office Mr.. Garter
knows | hold no office. He. therefore.
propOunds another nursery conundruu.
who Is an officer. but not an officer
or who holds an Office. but does not hold
aud Office? Ans.-A retired officer cor "a
retired justice of the supreme COURT.
See. 81 Of the State Constitution savs
nothing about liability 10 serve the
government. Ii says who holds an
Office or post or is employed" Drives
from the contention that | hold an Office
or post or am employed they inject "lia
hffffv -. f,.sa -.
contention be true then not only a.
member OF the National Guard of Yir
ginia. but no ablebOdied citizen isslieihl,
to the Legislature. leaving for legislati 70
material only the mentally and physi
cally disabled. As Il matter of fact tn
retired list Is not a reserved list and
cannot be required 20 perform servic,
without my consent.
But Il NV opponents are allowed TO in
iect something in the constitution thai
Is not there, | have the same right. ant
suggest that no corporation attorney
shall be eligible 70 either House OF sen
ate of Virginia.
Mr.. Carter tells US his latest bit Of wis
dom was acquired from my friend. Mr.
Geo. z. Hsw Perhaps Mr. Hsw (wh,
seems 10 b. the old fox have been hunt
ing for, and now that he + Jumped mus
look TO his BRUSH Will tell who impartet
this brilliant wit 10 him. or whether D.,
just evolved It.
But, seriously, i this effort To keep ir
Office by barren verbiage a gentleman
who declared publicly at Bowling Green
that he did not want the office bv virtue
OF u technicality. consistent Does il
comport with the dignity az the occa-
sion where matters Of grave concern 10
the public welfare are 10 be decided Viii
tho people stand for it
Had any doubt a. 10 my eligibility. J
should not be a candidate. But. having
no doubt and being sustained by abb
legal opinion, shall resist being de-
prived OF my right To serve the people
and defend their right To have me -
serve. If they desire IL
Very truly yours.
{. L. GrRvatt
Port Royal. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
POLITICS. SAYS HARTMAN
sneers at Commission For Giving Re
port 20 the Public.

Sneers az Commission For Giving Re
port 20 the Public.
New York July l5.-E II. hartman
tciepnoned from Arden. y. Y. regard
ing the interstate commerce commits
sion's report. From what I am told
the report IS n political document and
part Of personal pursuit of me. The
tone Of tn report and the method of
It's FORMULATION show that
Imagine court or any judicial body
sending copies OF its decisions around
secretly to newspaper publishers days
in advance under pledge 10 publish IL
simultaneously Sunday morning That
is what the commission did
1T is deemed good politics to attack
me But I can stand it much better
that the people of this country can
stand that sort OF procedure on the
part of government tribunals charged
with the duty OF impartially admins
terlng the laws.
Il am informed by those who have
examined It more carefully that the
article is full of errors. but shall read
It carefully and make a full statement
about 1t. particularly Of my connection
with the Chicago & Alton readjust
/ ment in a few days"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets.

The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets.
PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR firm !:
winter extras, $3.4OG3. Pennsylva-
MIA roller. clear. $3.75g4: city mills.
fancy. $500 $50. RYE FLOUR quiet.
at $500 per barrel. WHEAT steady !;
No. Pennsylvania red. 81 a 9lIzc.
Sic. OATS quiet; No. Z White. clip
ped. Sic; lower grades, 49lsc. HAY
quiet; large bales. $23.5OQ24. PORK
steady; family; per barrel. 5000.
S23q24 POULTRY: Live steady; hens,
l4h q l5c.: old ROSTERS. 10Izc. Dressed
steady; choice fowls. 14c.: old ROSTERS,
loo. BUTTER firm; extra creamery.
Csc. EGGS arm: selected. 1874 a
2oAc;; nearby lse.; southern. l59 Ice.
2O@25c;; new. siG2.25 per barrel. as
BALTiMoRE-wHEAT steady; No
Z spot. 94c.; steamer No. 2 spot, seq
s6he:; southern. s6gsiAc, CORN
steamer mixed, 557s q5ec.; southern,
66q6o%c. OATS Arm; white. No 2.
62q52hc.; No. 3. 501kQ5lI5c.: No. A
49649iAc.; mixed. No. 2, 49i5m5 500. [:
No. 8, 4s1s449c.; No. 4. 47ls34sc.
BUTTER steady; creamery sepafator
prints. 26c. Maryland and PennsyIva-
MIA dairy prints. 1914 20c EGGS steady;
fancy Maryland and Pennsylvania
lie; Virginia. lie; West Virginia.
l6izc.; southern, l6c.
NEW YORK-BUTTER easy: COM
mon to extra creamery, i9H25c. state
dairy, common to fair. l9424Hc: reno
waited. common to extra, l7Q22lkc
western factory, common to first, ia
2011c. CHEESE steady to firm: new
state, full cream, colored and white
small. best. 12lAc.; skins. 1M9c. EGGS
hrm: state, Pennsylvania and nearby
fancy selected white, BE; brown and
mixed extra. goa 2ic.; western first
l611G17c. POULTRY: Live steady
western spring chickens, 1Sc; fowls
lac; turkeys. he. Dressed firm
western broilers, 20424c.: turkeys, I'd
ql4c.; fowls, 1870. POTATOES weak
bag. 25c. Q$l. CABBAGES easy; Long
Island and Jersey. per barrel, 75c. :;
southern. per crate, 5Od75c.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
THE NEBRASKA AND THE VIR-
GINA RULING ON RATE
QUESTION.

We have observed with interest
that since Judge Pritchard's de
cision enioining the Virginia Corpo-
ration Commission in the railroad
rate matter a Federal Judge in
Nebraska handed down decision in
the case of The Wells Fargo Express
Co., ct ais, vs.. The Railroad Com
mission of that State. refusing to ell
Join the Commission from putting
into effect a lower rate of charges
unless the express company could
show that the new rate was oppres.
sive and unjust. This was an emf
nently fair and proper decision and.
with all due respect to Judge Pritch-
ard, is the one he should have handed
down in the Virginia case. The
5 ate, by the decision of the Corpora
ton Commission, made after long
aud careful Investigation, presented
Il the court prima facie evidence
t1at the new rate was fair and equit-
able, and before Judge Pritchard de
p-ived the people of Virginia of the
right to enjoy this rate he should
have required the railroad com.
panies to come into court and show
the contrary.
Ii they showed themselves able t.
do this which IL nor ,,-oSu,,a1 N.
they were unable TO do so before tn,
commission, then the order could
not have been set aside: but as it i,
now the order is suspended and the
people deprived of its benefits. while
the State engages in what may. and
probably will, be costly and lengthy
litigation with eight or ten powerful
railroad companies. backed up by
an army of attorneys and an un.
limited supply of money. We do
not know that the attorneys for the
State asked the court to pursue this
line of action, as their main conten.
ton seemed to hinge on theinability
OF the court to enjoin the commits
sion, that being "A judicial body nc
cording to them; but whether they
did or not Judge Pritchard would
have come much nearer doing justice
to an entire state had he followed
the course of that Nebraska Judge.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
VIRGINIA NEWS

The high school for Richmond county
now being erected at Warsaw will be
completed by the fall
Frank J Gould gave Randolph n aeon
College 81 900 toward fund TO endow
a chair Of modern languages.
g. W. Knight, of Greene county. has
purchased "a farm in Louisa county In
the neighborhood of Green Springs.
Rev. l. b. Kirby and family. of West
Point, have moved TO Richmond county
Mr.. Kirby has accepted the care of three
churches in the Northern Neck.
Hon C. Harding Walker. of Heaths
vile. has been declared the Democratic
nominee for State Senator from the
Northern Neck District, without opposi-
ton.
David A. Doss, of Craig county, and
Miss Nellie g Thomas, of Orange county.
were married at the Methodist parsonage
in New Castle June 26. Rev. J. W. Grubh
officiating.
The express companies in Richmond
have given notice that they will not
hereafter handle packages containing
Whl-key intended Tor communities In
which local option prevails.
Commonwealth Attorney Marshall
OF Norfolk county, has charged Police
| Officer ST svensOn, of the Pine Beach force
" tn en- assault upon an officer Of tn.
military, and the jury has found a tru.
bill
| DR. II Parker Willis has resigned as pro
lessor OF economics commerce and poll
tics at Washington and Lee University
to accept the professionally of economic
at Washington University, Washington
ID. c.
A. X Goode. twenty-six years old
while engaged in repairing a printin,
press ia Richmond Friday, was struck b.
a small silver of steel from a hamme
in the hands of fellow workman
The piece of steel WAS little thicke
than sheet OF light cardboard. /
struck him in the breast entering tn
flesh. He was taken sick and went t,
his home in Ashland after being attende,
by a physician, walking to the cars an,
talking about the accident. He died tina
night and 1t has been found that tn
steel had gone entirely through the liver
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
VETS WIN IN STkUNTON

The lOcal-option elec zion in Staunton
Friday resulted in majority of twenty
two in favor of license. The election ~
quiet; 300 votes Were cast. out Of over
800 registered. The election wns
brought ON under initiative 90 the Pro
testsnt Ministerial Union. and all the
Protestant churches were united in fight
ing licence. Rev. Henry Z. HRmill. of the
NJ. f. Church South. is chairman of the
8nti-salOon committee.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
ROANOKE RIOT
Mob wr':ks Creek and Syrian Business Houses.


Roanoke rioted four hours Saturday
night, when a mob wrecked nire Greek
astaurgnts. three Greek shoc-si'f iug
parlo-s and two Syrian shops TAe riot
was caused 10y - dispute about cents
between ii Greek employed in the Bel
mont Greek restaurant, and an Amefi-
can who went there to buy a sandW ich
Seven places were wrecked on Salem
avenue, three on Jefferson street. one on
Nelson street, and one on Railroad ave
nue.. Five men have been arrested None
of the Greeks is under arrest
The Greeks have employed counsel to
look efter their interests.
While the disturbe nee was in progI ess
Mayor Cutcbtn, was bege ing the crowds
To tisperse and was struck on the leg by
rocks thrown by unknown persons.
The fire department was called out 70
throw water on the crowd. and when
the hose was upwound there were cries
OF Cut the hoser' and shoot himi
One men stuck fr'fe IN the hose, but
was driven of by the big stIeam played
on hin.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
IMMIGRATION To RIPARIAN
MOCK VALLEY.

The Maryland. Delaware and Viz.
ginia Railway Co. has decided to en-
ter upon a campaign for the promo.
ton of immigration TO the Kappa
hammock Valley section OF Virginia.
The idea of the company is TO build
up the trucking interests of that sec-
ton, and thus increase the freight
business of the company. while at
the same time the prosperity OF that
community will be greatly increased.
This fertile section OF Virginia has
not been as well advertised as some
other sections. the natural advan-
tages of which DO not compare with
1t, Tor the reason that it is more or
less inaccessible. 1t is claimed, never
theless, that as a trucking section
the lower Rappahannock Valley is
fully equal to the section around
Norfolk, where the earliest truck for
Northern shipment is grown in this
State The plan for inaugurating
tins movement has not been fully
worked out az yet. but it is under
stood that it will be on a practical
basis and will no doubt bring results.
The cooperation of the counties near
the mouth of the river will be enlist
ed, and no doubt public spirited
men will be found who will aid in the
movement. We wish and predict
success for the enterprise, and have
little doubt that it will make vast
improvement in that already pros.
porous section.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
DEATHS

Robert J. Sullivan, aged 3s, died in
Fauqu'er county Friday. Heis sury ived
by one son.
j. II. Hinson died at his home in West
moreland county recently aged 80 years
He leaves a widow, two sons and one
daughter.
Miss Jessie l.. Lake. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. l.. Lake, died at Jefferson
ton, Culpeper county, Wednesday, aged
twenty-five years.
John NJ. Springman, a Confederate
veteran, died at his home in Fairfax
county few days ago, aged 30 years.
He is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Virginia Eubank, widow of the
late Thos. Eubank. of Lancaster county
died OF paralysis Wednesday at Kilmar,
mock, aged 50 years She is survived by
one son and FIVE daughters.
Mrs. John Simonson, OF Richmond
county, died in Baltimore at a hospita
last week, after a surgical operation
The remains were taken to Farnhan
Baptist church cemetery for interrnent
She IL survived by her husband, one son
one daughter, her mother and tw,
| brothera
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
AFTER FALLS CHURCH Line
Cooperation Commission SsYs Il MIST Maze
improvements.

The Corporation Commission. in an OF.
der, takes the Washington. Arlington
and Falls Church Railway To task for
laxity in the methods OF Operating that
road. and prescribes for the government
of the road II list 81 rules al q REGULATE ms
designed Tor the more thorough prnte,-
ton of the public travelling on that lite
To all intents and purposes the order
plaees the road under the supervision
aud control OF the commission. for II
Is ordered that the proceedings he kept
upon the docket of the commission ~
that all future orders may be entered
therein aud further requirements made
without additional notice To the com
pany.
The present order of the commission
Is the direct result of the r,Sent disaster
on the road. when one life was lost anil
many Others endangered
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
LOCAL MARKETS
Corrected by Simon Hirsh 4 Bro.

Corrected by Simon Hirsh 4 Bro.
Wheat. so TO 90; corn, 60 70 Go, meal
VI 40 TO 81 40; oats. ~ to 80; hens live. :
70 .; dressed, l To H., spring chickes =
- to Il; eggs, II to l., lard, 10 "a
IL; ducks, live 10 To IL; brttsr, l.
40 to so; veal. AZ to .; lambs.
$3.50 70 So so: hides, green, : 10 10
dry. II to 10. sailed, No. l. 9 to 10
calf skins NJ l, $1.1O per skin; baled
hay. 81 to $50 per ton; leaf sumae. Z!
to so per 100, hogs, live weight, :
to 55<e-; beef. live weight. ~ to 3kc.;
pork, to ~; turkeys, live, II; wool
market firm. 26 to 2s per h.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
THE HILL MEMORIAL

The cornerstone of the George X Hin
Memorial. a building for young people.
which ia being erected in Alexandria by
the Methodist church. was laid Friday
afternoon under the auspices of Andrew
Jackson Lodge of Masons.
The principal speaker was Gov. Swan
son. Rev. r. V. REGISTER offered an in
vocation. Rev. Charles d. Bulla deliver
ed an address concerning the work oi IN,
building. When completed the building
will cost $22 900.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
NORTHERN NECK MEETINGS
Wharton Grove. Marvin Grove and Kirkland c amps

DIR. II. Nj. Wharton will have to assist
him at Wharton Grove camp (Baptist)
which begins Friday, July 20. Rev. C. l..
Jackson. ID. D., a noted evangelist OF
Philadelphia. DIR. Landrum and DR..
Preston, of Lexington, KY, have also
promised to be present
Marvin Grove encampment (Metho-
dist begins Friday, August 2nd. Rev.
DR. Reed. presiding elder OF the district,
will have charge of the religious exer.
cises, and will be assisted by Rev. DR..
Maxey, Rev. J. T. Mastin and ministers
from the district.
Kirkland Camp Meeting (Baptist) is
scheduled TO begin Friday. August l6.
Rev. DR. W. c. Taylor, OF Petersburg,
will be- the leading speaker. assisted by
Rev. DIR. Weston Bruner, Of Washington,
Each meeting will last ten days.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
TAKING OUR CENSUS

We have heretofore expressed
pleasure that there is TO be a census
taken in this city and believe that
the result of same will be satisiac-
tory to our people. In order that it
may be so, however. it is absolutely
important and imperative that the
work be done in first-class style and
with as much completeness as is pos
sible, and to the end that it may be
complete and accurate, we suggest
not only care and diligence on the
part OF the enumerators, and this
We are sure they will exercise, but CO.
operation and assistance on the part
OF our people generally. Help the
enumerators whenever possible and
remember that in doing so, in giving
them Information, you are helping
your home town to make a good
showing before the world. There
has been much fault found with tn,
last official census, and whether OF
not this fault finding was justified
by the facts it is incumbent on all o
us TO endeavor to make the census
about to be taken entirely satifac
tory to everyone. As we have befor,
stated there isevery probability thai
the new census will show a substan
tial increase in our population and
DEPRESSING for moment, we hav,
every right to believe that it viii
continue to increase steadily, unit
we viii arrive at thedignity Of a cit,
of the first-class.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
TRAIN FIRED ON

Judge Alton B. Parker. OF New York,
former candidate for the Presidency on
the Democratic ticket, and Mrs Claude A.
Swanson, wife of governor of Virginia,
had n narrow escape from death Satur-
day while on train operating between
Norfolk and Richmond.
A shot fred from the outside by I'M
known parties penetrated the window
near where Judge Parker and Mrs Swan
son were sitting, Embedding itself in the
woodwork of the opposite side OF the car.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
GENERAL NEWS

Mrs. Gibson, the stepdaughter of Thos.
Nelson Page, was divorced from the
Chicago clubman, author and pole expert
There Is an uncontirmed rumor that two
Japanese sightseers were elected from the
Washington navy yard for attempting
10 take photographs with a small camera
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
WON BY THREE VOTES
X c. fssthsrstOne Defeats Eugene ouId for
House.

Complete but unofficial returns from
all OF the precincts in Campbell county Of
the results Thursday in the Democratic
primary give III. {. Featherstone ma
iOrity of three over Eugene Ould. the in
cumbent. for the House of Delegates.
Mr.. Ould will probably contest.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16

PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yards) -
choice. S6.4O4665. SHEEP steady:
prime wethers. $550Q5.60: culls and
common, S2G3; lambs, s6QS.25; veal
calves. $S.50d9. HOGS active; prime
heavies. $6M6.l0: mediums. S640C
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16

Roosevelt has new scheme for
controlling the railroads. Accord
ing to Judge Parker, however, moth
ing new is needed. The old common
law is all
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
CELERY AND CABBAGE PLANTS

White Plume and Golden Heart Celery
Plants Doe. per hundred, $3.50 per thous-
and. Late Flat Dutch Cabbage Plants
2Sc. per hundred, - per thousand.
NJ II. Rowe.
lyl-lslm fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
WANTED

Girl about Ia years OF settled woman.
to assist in light house work In country.
Best referencsS ~ tn character given and
required. Write quick to
G. +. Licber.
II Bellefair Mills. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16
P. nCRACKEN. BRO. q CO,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS and LIQUOR DEALERS
oner Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYE aid
BOURBON WHISTLES from the following well
known distiileries. Graft a Co.. of Ohio. Boc ne
County Distiliing Co. of Kentucky. Montics 10
Dissiiiery. Of Maryland. and ". y. Gray. Of
Pennsylvania.
Agents for Bergner q Engle's Lager Beer
They also offer staple and Fancy Groceries
Agricultural implements. seeds. 0usno ana
aept
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-16

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, 1907-07-16

II seems to have been pretty
goodfhing for Mr.. Halsey that be
WAS Senator Daniels nephew.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-06-06

safer seems destined to be the flrst
Prohibition civ in Sweden. The city
acaui.cil has resa,ved by a vote of 5 te,
3 that the bolag saloon at that place
shall be closed Oct. i. The two hotels
hold temporary licenses, but the au-
thorities are not expected to renew
them when they expire.
Kristina Nilsson Countess de Casa
Miranda) has already arrived in Swed-
en- from Mentone. She came to her
native land earlier than usual this
season because she wished to attend
the celebration of Linne's two-hun-
dredth birthday anniversary. Cards
by, he native village, was the first
object Of her visit. She is expected to
spend the warm season in Sweden as
usual.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-06-06
Town Wiped Out.

Mankato. The recent burning Of
W. j.. Hoover's store, house and
barn wipes out the last building al
cid Nashville Center, southeast Of
here: A dozen years ago the place
vas a village of considerable import.
ance. In recent years fires have been
frequent and of peculiar destructive.
ness. This was the fifth fire that had
occurred in the Hoover store. Two
village halls have been burned, mad
every other business place has bser
wiped out. one after anoth1g. 0r;
Hoover will not rebuild
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-06-06

being the unwilling of the imposing
granite obelisk that stands 80 feet up
ON its base, placed here in commem-
grafton of the Minnesooa soldiers who
fought here during the war.
Governor Johnson and General
Hubbard of Minnesota and Governor
Vardaman of Mississippi delivered
addresses. The monument was UNI
yelled by Mrs. Johnson and Mrs.
Vardaman.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-06-06
Rob TWO Postomces.

Waverly. Three men broke into
the postoffice at this place, blewopen
the safe and secured about 5000 in
stamps. They then stole hand car
and went to Howard Lake, entered
the postoffice and forced the safe, Sc
curing considerable booty. At How
ard Lake the thieves were met by
the nightwatchman, who they dis
posed Of by telling him that there
was broken rail in the track near
town, and while the Waterman went
to investigate they committed the
robbery and made their escape OF
the hand CIR. ma