davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
Congressional Party at Havana.

Havana, March 30-The steamer
Bluecher, with Speaker Cannon and
his congressional party on board, ar
rived here from Colon. The visitors
were received By Governor Magoon
at the palace. A Cuban band played
In the palace garden during the re-
ceptlon. Later the congressman were
shown the city in special street car
by Governor Nunez and Mayor Carde-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
Fri. 2. 2. Stops Work on Extension

Rochtesr. N. Y, May S0.-The Erie
railroad has ordered all work stopped
ON the Hunts Cuba extension, and the
construction company will lay off 800
men employed there and close up it's
outfit. The work is about one-tif,h
completed, and SO far has cost in the
neighborhood of $1,OOO,OOO. 1t brought
a great boom to Belfast. Portagevilie
and other villages along the line.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
New vork,. Franchise Tax Assessment:

New York. March 30.-An increas,
of sl05.375, 700 in the total OF specia
franchise tax assessments for Greater
New York is shown in the amounts
fixed for 1907 by Egburt +. Woodbury.
Frank E. Perley and Benjamin T.
Hall. comprising the state board Of
tax commissioners. The total assess
ments in Greater New York for the
current year amount to Si66.S5O,OoO
covering 223 corporations, firms am
individuals. as against a total Of 1861.
479,3 assessed for 1906.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
STARVED TO DEATH
Unable to Open Jaws Because OF Par
alYsis James Dawson Died.

Philadelphia, March SO.-James
Dawson starved to death in the Phiia
delphla hospital. Suffering from par
alysis of the face Dawson, who was
80 years old. was unable to open hiI
mouth or use his jaws.
DawsOn's case was the pathetic
ever treated at the Philadelphia hos
pltal. the physicians there say. They
were compelled to watch the man
tlowly starve to death. unable to re
lieve his terrible sufferings in the
highest degree.
Dawson was stricken with paraly-
els. and the physicians trieG to find
some method OF giving him nourish'
mcnt. but paralysis had so affected
Dawscn's jaws that they were tightly
locked. and efforts To pry them open
were unayailing.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
Dismiss Suit over Alien strikebreakers

Cleveland. March 30-Action against
the Altman Manufacturing company.
of Canton. o.. charged with importing
alien contract labor into this country
for the purpose of breaking a strike,
was dismissed by Judge Tayler In the
federal court. The suit was instigated
by the organization of the Interna-
tional Iron Molders of America. II was
alleged that when the mOlders were on
strike at ContOn the employers i'm
ported several hundred foreigners from
Canada to take the places OF the strik'
ers. The grounds on which the MOLE
PROSE- was based is that while the
men came here from Canada and al
though they had not taken out natur'
alization papers, they had been EN-
ployed previously in this country.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
TRYING TO AVERT STRIKE
Tie-Up Of Western Railroads Hinges
On Conference With Arbitrators.

Chicago. March 30.-Whether there
will be a strike of the employees in
the train service OF the western rail
ways hinges on a meeting to be held
between the federal officers and the
representatives OF the unions and the
railways concerned.
This meeting was brought about by
the general managers OF the railroads.
who appealed to Washington for a
settlement of the difficulty under the
Erdmann act The railways declared
that they had conceded everything
possible. and the union representa-
tiyes asserted that further concessions
will have to be made or the meeting
will fail to prevent strike.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
Southern Railway

B.-Followng schedule figures published a.
| Information and are not guaranteed.
Schedule effective January 9th. 1901
Trims leave Washington from Pennsylvania
Station
100 "A. m. DaIy-Local for Wnrrenton. Dan
| VILE ami way stations.
Islam Dally-I.ocal for Harrisonburg. Va
| n 90 a. m daily-Waahngton and Florida
Limited. Through coaches and sleeper to Co
lumbIa, Savannah aud Jacksonville. Dining
| car service. .
800 a. m. Daily-UnIted States Fast Mall
| Flrst-class coaches and drawng-room, sleeper u
| Sew Orleans. Dining ear service.
4Ol D. M week Days-Local for Herrisonburp
J and way stations on Manassas Branch.
ass D. m. Daily-Loeal for warrenton anu
Charlottesville.
press-Firs. class coaen 20 Atlanta. Sleeper "a
| Columbus, Ga. Mondays. Wednesdays. Fridays
Sunset Route Tourist sleeper, Washington t.
| San Francisco.
tied. Solid Pullman train for Columbia, Aiken
Augusta Savannah, Jacksonville and st. Au
| justine. Dlnng-car service.
$50 m. DaIly-New York and Florida Ex
press First elase coach and sleeper to Colum
| bIa and Augusta. Week days sleeper for Pine
hurst Dining car q la carte.
lO.i5 D. m. Daily-New York and Memphl.
Limited (via Lynchburg) First class coach aud
sleeping car TO Roanoke knoxvlhe. Chatta
nocga, Birmingham and Memphis; sleeper Ia
| New Orleans Dining-car service.
II.O0 D. m. Daily-New York and New Orleans
Llmlted-Al Pullman trains. club and obserya-
| ton cars to New Orleans; sleeper - Ashville
| Atlanta Birmingham, New Orleans. DiniDgcai
service.
Trains leave Richmond for the South as fol
lows: Daily a. m, ll.l5 a. m. $50 p M, week
days 6 p. NJ, makes connections at DanVilie ioi
all points south. Pullman sleeper. Trains
arrive Richmond $50 a. m. 70 p. M. and SIS
| d. m. daily. $40 a. IN. week days.
Through traIns.from the South arrive wash,
ington 7.35 a. M. k45 a. IN 0.o5 a. M. daily; 25C
D. m, s45 p m. 1l.9O p. m. and Hop m, daily
HarrisOnburg ll.55 a. m. week days anu ~ p,
m. daily. From Charlottesville. SIG a. m. and
s45 D. m, LyBchburg 1918 a. m, daily except
Mondays.
Tickets. sleepIng-car reservations. and detailed
informa alton can be had ct ticket ofice. 100 10th
at, 5Il Pa ave and Pennsylvania station.
Baggage checked through from hotels ana resi-
dencea.
Phone $50 for p. r. r. Cab service.
Q. II. ACKERT, V. r. and Gen. Man.
s. II. HARDwICK, Pass. Traffie Mgr
w. II. TAYLOE, Gen, Pass. Agent.
l.. BROWN, General Agent.
Ne ton
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
Innnmntive props on TrestIlna.

Coatesville. Pa. March 3O.-One OF
the shifting engines OF the Reading
company toppled off the trestling lead
ing to the plant Of the Lukens Steel
company at Coatesville. The rails
spread. and the locomotive was hurled
over the side, a distance Of about IL
feet. Engineer II. NJ. Mallalieu aged
"a years. was instantly killed, and Rob
ert Franciscus. the fireman. was
slightly injured. The Wilmington
wreckers were called to place the en-
CINE on the track.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
EXPLOSION KILLS 81
Two Cases Of Dynamite Blow Up III
Transvaal Mine.

Johannesburg, Transyaal, March 80.
-Four white men and so natives were
instantly killed and three whites and
16 natives were injured by the unex
pected explosion OF two cases of dyna
mite at the Dreifontein mine. One OF
the white men killed was an American
named William Harvey The explosion
occurred at a time when the mine
workers were mustered preparatory to
going to work. A native tampered
with the dynamite which exploded.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
stnue Molders Get a Raise

Chicago. March 90.-At a joint con
ference between the Stove and Heat
ing Apparatus Foundrymen's Nationa
Defense Association. representing
majority of the manufacturers in al
parts of the United States, and thu
Iron Molders' Association of Nortf
America an advance of 5 per cent. II
the wages of the molders was agreed
upon. The new scale Is to run for siN
months and affects $4,000 molders.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
GETTING Evidence Against Mrs. Bradley

Salt Lake City, March S0.-lt became
known here that for several days Har-
vey Given, assistant district attorney
for the District of Columbia. and De
tective Helan, of Washington, have
been here gathering evidence to be
used when the trial Of Mrs. Anna
Bradley for the killing of former Unit
ed States Senator Arthur Brown Is
called In Washingtmon next month.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
HONORS FOR A FILIPINO
He Defeated All Contestants In Ora
tor, In Weetern Normal School

ne Oetedteu Al NonteStdnts w via
tory In Western Normal School,
Washington. March 30.-New hon
ors have been brought to the Philip
pine students who are being educated
In this country by Miguel Nicdao.
Nicdao is student at the State
Normal school at Normal. Ill. He de
feated all contestants for oratorical
honors in that institution and won a
gold medal Then he was successful
in a contest participated in by all thu
state normal schools and won the right
to contest in the approaching inter
state contest. in which Wisconsin
Iowa. Illinois. Kansas and Missouri
will be represented.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
HELD FOR GIRLS DEATH
Aek Hale Charged With Assaulting
and Numbering Lille Davis.


Bristol. Tenn. March 30.-The cor
oncrs jury in the case OF Lille Davis
who was shot in East Hill cemetery.
in Bristol's suburbs, Wednesday night
and died an hour later, rendered a
verdict holding Ack Hale on the charge
of criminally assaulting and numbering
her. Hale had been with her all day
Wednesday and was with her at the
time OF the shooting.
Officers at Johnson City. the homo
Of Miss Davis. have found letter from
Hale containing threats against Miss
Davis life and saying: she shall
never testify against Roy Roy Hale
Ack Hale's brother. recently killed
the dead girls brother.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
SOLDIERS GET FIFTEEN YEARS
Convicted Of Attacking and Robblne
Man Of SIS.

Salt Lake City, March 3O.-Flfteen
years in state prison at hard labor Il
the sentence passed upon Michael Me
Cabe and w. j. OLeary, United States
soldiers. who were convicted OF attack
Ing and robbing Harold Berrum OF $75
a month ago. In passing sentence
Judge Armstrong severely scored the
men for violating the oath they had
taken to protect citizens. Upon orders
from Washington, the men were de
prived of their uniforms before being
brought into court to receive sentence
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
Chained Hands.

Wash your hands with warm water, dry
with towel and apply Chamberlain's
Salve just before going to bed, and a
speedy cure is certain, This salve is also
Invaluable for sore nipples, itching piles
and skin diseases. For sale by N. N
Lewis drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
c.ths,,no Peaches In Louisiana.

New Orleans, La, March 3O.-Ripe
peaches, gathered months ahead OF
time, are being picked in Blaquemine
parish. La. The mildest winter in 30
years was the cause of the early ripen-
ing. and samples of the fruit will be
saved for exhibition at the jamestown
Exposition.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
Arrested For Shipping Lottery Ticket

Detroit. Mich. March 30.-Abraham
b. Kaufman. secretary and treasurer
of a local wine company, was arrested
by Secret Service Operator Dick, al
the instance Of the federal authorities
in Mobile, Ala, who charge him with
violating the interstate commerce law
by transmitting tickets of the Hon
duras Lottery company through the ex-
press companies. He was taken before
United States Commissioner Dawson
and gave bail in the total sum OF $l2,.
500 for his appearance April for ex
animation
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02

This is the law of benefits between
men: The one ought to forget at once
what he has given and the other ought
never to forget what he has received
Seneca.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
TOSSED BABY INTO THE SEA
crazed Woman Passenger On Steamer
Then Attennted Suicide,

Then Attempted Suicide.
New York March 30.-Crazed by
sickness. Mrs. Filomena Aquila, pas
senger on board the steamer Konig Al
bert. which arrived here from Naples,
threw her infant daughter into the sea
last Wednesday. where 1t persisted.
The woman tried TO follow the infant
to death. but was prevented. The
steamer was stopped for half an hour
while search was made for the child.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
Fire Truck Driver Killed.

Trenton, N. j., March 3O.-Edward
Hizer, driver of one of Trenton's fire.
trucks. was thrown from his seat while
driving to a fire and was run over by
the truck and killed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
$4,000 SHORTAGE
Former Treasurer Of Cement Company
Arrested For EmbezzIement.

Lynn. Mass, March 3O.-William O.
Hadley. former manager and treasurer
OF the Hadley Cement company, was
arrested here on charge Of embez
element of $4,000 from the company. lie
was later released on ba
An expert accountant W. made al
examination of the books OF the com
pany reported irregularities aggrega.
ing $4,000. The specific charge Of EN-
bezzlment of $4,000 covers the allegee
entry of fictitious credit to cover al
alleged shortage.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Go
Rappahannock River Line.
Schedule in Effect March 10th, 1907.

FREDERICKSBURG TAPPAHANNOCK BALIMohE
Leave Fredericksburg Sunday Tuesday and Thursday tide
weather permitting Yard Hay Mount Port Conway Port
Saunders layton Carter Banhd Aao'
Hoe63O Wexford Ware Sharp o|O
MOnaskon Urbanna l2"O
Point 23O Ottoman Moran Weems Vgtoh "e
Arrive Baltimore Tuesday Thursday Saturday mornings
BALTIMORE TAPPAHANNOCK FKEpEHChsbuho
Baltimore weather permitting Sunday P
Tuesday Thursday End Mill Greek Whit
banns Port Sharp Bowler Ware
Hole Bandhed Carter Layton
Saunders Gnaw Port Royal Port Conway Hay Mount ho
Yard,Ra Radcliffe fredericksburg
Sunday does Mondays steamers
Leedsown at u 800.
8NTIMORE TAPPAHANNOCK
Light weather permitting Friday no m
for Wland North End vington Wems Menbk
Durham Donaldson urDana
wIppsH. MOCK NORFOLK
Wexford Ware Bowler Sharp Wheaton, Water View, Monaskon
Ianna Mlbk Merry Point Ottoman Moran
Mill Greek. North End Westand
will leave Norfolk Monday m weather o
Freight viii not be received in sailing days
TAPPAHANNOCK bALIlMonh
Leave Tappahannock permitting Tuesday stopping al
Wexford Sharp Wheaton, Water View Monaskon
Donaldson Burton Durham Meb Merry Point ottoman hor
Arriving Baltimore Wednesday ,oo- ~, ...
NOTETh March 18TH 1907 The steamer
leaving Friday March 10TH 1907 will not take on passengers
Baltimore will this schedule Saturday Mar loV
TappahannOck, leaving at p m Tor Norfolk -,
to
depart wharves but their arrival departure at W
stated guaranteed company ~
La O ranyc arising thereroU
Freight received lin until p m. sailing days
w. D. Scott, Agent, Fredericksburg, va.
WILLARD THOMSON Gen. Man. T. MURDOCH Gen. Frt Pass Ag
Md, March 8 1907.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
Undertakers and Embalmers

No. 719 Main ST.. Freder.
icksburg, Va Phone 9S.
Across from Exchange Hotel
and next to Western Union
Office. Telegraph and telephone
orders receive prompt atten'
ton. Open day and night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02
II YOU WANT PURE GOODS.

Call and see Mrs. ]. Y. Monroe before buying.
I viii mention few of my brands
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-02

I CARRY THE LARGEST AND MOST COM
PLETE STOCK OF
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
OTHER CHECKS RETURNED
Whife's Bid Not Only One Turned
Dozen by Met2.

Controller Metz yesterday. in looking through the
batch Of checks deposited with bids for city bonds
found that checks for about $4,000 had not oeen
properly certified and where the check covered
bid which had obtained allotment of bonds II
was returned 10 the sender with a statement that
the rules governing the sale had not been compiled
with. Various corrections made necessary changes
in the allotment Of about $4,000 OF the bonds. all
told but the shift did not appreciaby decrease the
premium Of the sale in the aggregate
Abraham White whose check for $4,000 to Sc
cure his bid the entire issue went to protest on
Wednesday when presented TO the Greater New
York Security Company by the Guardian trust
Company said yesterday that while he had q good
case against the Controller for dsallowing his BID
he had decided not TO press il.
II have been advised by counsel" said M White.
that the Controller could enjoiEed from issuing
bonds to any bidder at a lower price than the one
named in my bid. but 1 do not wish 10 cause the
Controller eInbarra ssment, and for patriotic rea-
sons I do want TO cramp the city's creditors,
who are waiting for the bonds 10 be placed. and
cash turned in for them. For those two reasons
shall do nothing to restrain the Controller.
AT the same time / wish it understood that
am sacrificing my legal rights. The Controller had
no right present that check for 10000 for pay
ment until after the award was made. 90 not
pretend 10 say that I had $4,000 in cash ready to
meet that check It is unreasonable TO expect IT.
But l had the necessary credits ready. and the
bonds would have been taken care OF II the Con
troller had seen fit 10 give the customary time /
stood 10 make between $150000 and slsoceo on the
transaction, and the city would have obtained the
benefit Of a larger average bid. but of course, it
is all off now. as the awards have been finally
made"
There was turned in 10 the Controllers office yes
terday by a caller a check for $50 the Greater
New York Security Company which r. H Rob
bins treasurer of the company, apparently had
written Accepted, along with his signature. max
ing the check or draft look like a certified check.
The ci.eck went 70 protest The check was similar
10 the one turned in by the company to cover the
t,ond bid but the Broadway address at
other number.
The Governing Committee of the Stock Exchange
admitted TO the unlisted department tie $5.ro."D
New York city gold tax-eXempt AZ per cent cor
porate stock payable May ]. 1857. and the s5oeo.-
90 old tax-exenpt AZ per bonds,
payable May l. 1917 which were awarded by Con-
troler Metz Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
ELECTRICAL EXPORTS GROWING.
American Manufacturers Taking Trade
Away from Europe.

The activity of American ''industrias IN for
eign colonial trade is the OF every other coun
try in Europe the colonies of Asia. Africa
portant foreign possessions in the Southern Hem
isphere American engineers are hustling and
American brains and industrIals assisting In
the development Of the countries. II is the enter
prising American who is showing the native now
to dam the streams for Irrigation how to harness
the rivers for power how to build railroads and
how TO establish electrical plants and railways
At the annual conference of the British Colonials
In London this summer this question Of trade be
tween England and her colonies considered Of
serious moment. The Colonials showed that near
ly all the trade which England should enjoy was
going TO American firms.
AS an instance OF the way the wind blows figures
of the electrical export tnsde available indi-
cate that the whole twelve months viii reach
new high level In May the exports Of heavy cleo
trical machinery were 5000 compared with
sssf sos last year For the eleven months the total
is s. q24 sos compared with previous SI,22s546
and Sc SOL SIS 1909 The export OF electrical in
strunents has shown a gratifying increase for the
whole period although May fell off somewhat The
eyports u this class last May reached s6l@. .393
while in 1905 they S7O9 SIS But for the eleven
months they were s. sos. asa. compared with
s6I15254 and s44s BIS in the periods correspond
ing Of 1906 and 1905 For the eleven months there
fore the total exports Of electrical apparatus has
attained the respectable figure of not less than
.154s3 10 and it bids fair for the whole fiscal
wear to reach about 81, 100000.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
MORE CHARGES AGAINST RAILROADS.
Southern Pacific and Illinois Central Accused
of Discrimination.

Washington, Sept. 12.-Charges of gross favorft-
ism are made in a complaint fled to-day with the
Interstate Commerce Commission by Carl Eichen-
Pacific company and the Southern Pacific Terminal
Company. The complainant alleges the defendants
have granted the exclusive privileges of their
wharves I'm Galveston to a competitor of tho com
plainant the privilege giving him practical
opoly shipments of cottonseed cake and cotton
seed meal by saving him all switching and loading
and unloading charges. The complainant asserts
that he practically been put out of business as
10 the shipment of cottonseed cake and cottonseed
meal being unable to compete with the holder OF
the monopoly. He asks the commission 10 protect
him and other shippers In their rights and give
him damages against the defendant companies in
the sum Of 500 0co.
II a petition filed to-day with the Interstate
Commerce Commission. the New Orleans Board Of
Trade the New Orleans Lumber Exporters Asso-
ciafion and the National Lumber Exporters Asso-
ciation complain that the Illinois Central Railroad
and other roads entering New Orleans are dis
crminatlng against tho members of the associa-
tions in allowing cnly ten days OF storage on
forest products and cottonseed products shipped
local bills of ladng, while they allow unlimited
storage periods the same products shipped on
through bills OF ladng from point of origin 10 for
eign destination. The complainants ask the com
mission ma Ike order regulating fairly the mat
Of local bills of lading and prevent
ing the discrimination complained Of which is al
ieged &c be OF serious disadvantage TO New Or
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

lanes DIVER, Of No 200 Lexington avenue. and
Michael Horan Of the same address. were riding
In r,,nabout Yesterday afternoon. at e6th street
and Central Park West. when part Of the harness
broke and the horse away. The carriage was
STONED after the horse had run a block. The
men were slightly injured.
A horse attached 10 a light wagon ran away yes
terday afternoon from in front OF the Pallapoosa
club al Pelham Bay Park, into East Chester Bay
and was drowned. The horse and wagon we're
owned by Edward Roth OF New Rochelle.
Police Inspector Russell. who has been on the
aIert for hand book men, yesterday arrested
Nicholas Domino. who has a newsstand at No. .
f,reenvich street. Domino Is charged with col
lectjnr money from customers and turning 1t over
70 Iobn Dillon and Henry Hess. The three men
were arraigued later in the Jefferson Market court
ord ,yer, held for a hearing to-day.
Traffic on Fifth avenue at 18th street was blocked
for nearly half an hour yesterday by the fire en-
ripas while the firemen putting out n blazing
awning protecting the second floor rooms occupied
t,, Miss Lucille Louis. at No :s6 Fifth avenue
Ten drivers of trucks and delivery wagons we're
eoed 81 each yesterday by Magistrate Cornell IN
Tho West Side court for violating the city Ordi-
papces governing driving and stopping wagons In
tho street as the result OF raid by Captain Far
rell Of the West 6Sth street station
Bitter because their little Joseph. shot
by a cum, Frederick Dostal. in shooting gallery