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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14

The man who came near being beat
to death because he looked like James
Farley. the strike breaker. is now in
position to appreciate why Farley
has it in for the strikers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14
NEW SONGS
Father Dez"-"0nce Loved a uttla Cottage
Girl"

The words Of these two pieces of music
We're composed by me and no swecter
songs are on the market The music is
by the Success Music Co.. OF Chicago.
Send me Doe in silver and | will send
You either of the songs. Jack Atkins
fr'ucfcksburg, Va. mT-6t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14
CORNED AND PACKED HERRING

We ane receiving 10y every steamer
cofned aud packed herring. clipped and
gross Which We are Offering to the trade
~ lowest cash prices Simon IIirsh A
bio. sml l-lw lmi f-3t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14

That Delaware parson who mailed
love letter by mistake TO the re
corder of deeds, who placed it on
record, evidently forgot that it was
under seal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14
ESTRAY COW.

Strayed from my farm and when last
seen was ON road leading from Hamil-
tons Crossing To Massaponax VIII
pay liberal reward. +. ". Mills or VI.
Il. Rowe. mI1.Im
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14

Secretary Taft may he gratifying
the president by declaring continued
war on Foraker, but it is rather ex-
Pensive political qualification for the
Secretary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14

Senator Foraker saysi if the Repub-
licans of Ohio want Taft he will
cheerfully support him. He may
support him, but not cheeriully.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14

Mr.. Bryan is 10 speak at James
town. Would some one mind telling
us-on what?
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14

sny pslttt- r1f-ct1ti0n 10 thu STAT
ou should a aiiy event continue g. own
and control your own stneet hghti =
system. Gnc Ia NO event is IL pOssible by
the sale 81 the plant. or by the sale 0f y
frauchise iur your citizens u gain q
nnancial advantage for which thew viii
nnt have Ia repay the purchasers of SAIL
plant aud franchise both principal and
legal Interest
=. In the estimates given no consilera-
tion i paid "a the saving which would
a,Vur' 10 the citA water Department
cy the u-- of electricity in plac~ ~ the
steam powcr. That further saving il
possible l. obvious. Ia l. further clear
that ou must either secune more water
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14

The Washington baseball team Is
no longer Stabbed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14
Minimum oil should he 81 20.

To-
by
IN all which urnish. 800 - ''
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14
Cream White Dress Goods
Never So Popular at Such Price Concessions Before

Cream Serge, zoe grade, vi -,
Cream Serge, Soc grad. "A wi 10
Cream Serge. 81 grade. for 90,
cream Serge, Sl.2J grade.
fOr................... 81 Il
Cream Imperial Serg". ; -
grade. yard for...........S1.O (
Cream Imperial Serge, 81 30
grade. a yard for--...S1 L.
Cream White Panama, 6Oc
grade. - ward fOr.............. 30,
Cream White Sicilian Mo-
hair, IL 50 inches wide, 75c
gra'l"......................... 80
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-14
WHEELER

DECKER & ALRICH.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25
\ CoLoRED MANS PREDICAMEN1

a strange report comes from VIII
chester. Va, stating that Mr.. sam
uel Mason. the only coIored resident
at Tembeuilie. Va. had been served
with notice 10y the prominent resi-
dents OF that place 10 leave the
neighborhood. 30 inumation is civ
en- that he was not an industriou
and law-abiding citizen
When he got the notice. ne CAV
out another notice 20 the effect that
any one interfering with him would
need the services OF the local un
dertaker. This was taken to be
plain unadulterated insoience on the
part of a Negro. He was not at
tackled. but he was arrested at a
time ne least expected and a reyol
YER was found on his person.
This was considered a violation OF
the law against concealed weapons
and he has been heavily fined by a
magistrate and is now in Jail at
Woodstock. Va. We are at a loss TO
understand what these people expect
ed this citizen TO do after his life
had been threatened. He could have
applied for permission to carry a re-
volver or ne could have carried the
revolver unconcealed and he would
have been within the latter and spir
il OF the law.
IL seems that just in proportion as
we gain white friends, we increase
the bitterness of our white enemies.
Our sympathies are naturally with
Mason and we would be in favor OF
a white man who pursued a similar
course. For our own part. we would
carry brace Of revolvers and be a
walking arsenal so to speak had we
been threatened in the same way tina
he has been. We would then have
the pleasure Of at least dying with
our boots on" with the satisfaction
Of filling a brave mans grave rather
than that of a coward.
Mason deserves help and we hope
that he will get it, provided the facts
are as before stated. Race prejudice
is on the increase and so is race pro
gtess. We are losing in some places
but we are gaining in many others.
oh, that the colored man in this
country would first be a friend to
himself before he expects Others to
be a friend to him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25
FIVE PERISH on
BURNING STEAMER
h't Awful Fsts 81 Fire Swept Yes
sci on Lake Michigan.
PASSENGERS WERE RESCUED

Grand Haven, Mich. May 22.-Fivs
lives were lost and about rs people
had a perilously close escape fron
death when the passenger and freight
steamer Naomi, OF the Crosby Trans
p0rtation company. was burned In the
middle OF Lake Michigan while on heI
regular trip from this port to Nil
waukee. Four OF the victims were coal
paSsers penned down Ia the fOrecastle
by the flames, where many OF the res
cued passengers from the decks OF
the freighter Kerr and the steam er
Kansas saw them at the port holes
vainly imploring for help. ]. NJ
Rhoades. o. Detroit, 6 passenger. was
the NTH victim re Was terribly
burned IN his berth and died soon after
reaching a hospital at Grand Rapids,
Mich. The steamer was burned 70 the
waters edge and has been towed into
this harbOr. where she lies at her dock.
a smoldering hulk
The ire broke out between decks IN
the forward end OF the steamer. In
spread with tremendous rspldity. and
10 was apparent almost from the FIRST
that 70 was vain for the crew 70 fight
the flames. They Immediately turned
their attention 70 srousing the pas.
sengers and getting them on deck.
Headed by Steward Philip Rossbach
and Purser William Banrahan. the
members OF tho crew worked like he
roes TO save tho sleeping men. women
and children. Captain Trail sent up
signals for help as soon as he disoOv.
cred that his ship was afre. and in 2
few moments three steamers whose
lights could be seen few miles away
came 70 the rescue. They were the
steel freighter Kerr. the Kansas. sis.
ter ship or the Naomi. and the sax
onia- Several of the life RATS and
boats on the Naomi were destroyed be
fore the crew could get them lowered.
BY tho time the three steamers had
reached the scene the Naomi's boats
were in the water, filled with people.
and number OF passengers were still
huddled on the stern of the burning.
ship. The captain OF the Kerr ran his
big steel ship mp under the Naomis|
stern so close that the imperilled poo.
pie loaped TO her deck Then the
screams of the imprisoned coal passers
were heard from the bow port holes.
Nainly they begged for help. The port
holes were too small for them 20 pass
through. anJ they We're compelled toI
fan back into tho smoke and Gre.
where they burned 90 death.
The Kansas took on board the half
clad and terribly shocked and fright
cned passengers and brought them toI
this port. All OF them were loud inI
their praise Of tho NRomis crew and
their bravery and coolness Steward
Rossbach and Purser Hanrahan. who
rescued RhOades from his berth when
the cabin was filled with flames. were
especially commended
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25
HEeemAN INDICTED
President Of Metropolitan Life Charged
Win Forgery and Perjury.

President Of Metropolitan life Charged
Win Forge-y and Perjury.
New York May % The special
grand jury which has concerned itself
with the conduct of the insurance
business in New York county hae con
cluded It's Investigation OF the Metro
politan Life Insurance company, and
returned 10 indictments against the
conpany's president. John R. HeGe-
man Seven OF the indictments charge
forgery in the third degree. while the
other three charge perjury. All are
based on what have come 10 be known
az year end transactions" These con
sisted OF certain chang . In the com
pany's books effected Just prior TO the
submission Of the annual report to tho
state Insurance department. which, IT
lie alleged. were designed TO place the
company In q more favorable light
than the facts warranted.
In it's Investigations OF the Metro
politan the grand jury went into the
insurance company's dealings with the
Mercantile Trust company. the Cen
trail Trust company and Brown Broth
ers and the transfer OF loans by the tn
surance people to vermilye q 90. Out
OF these transactions grew the seven
indictments fer forgery. in which 1t is
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25
STATUE TO ENSIGN sAeLEY
Unveiled az Raleigh, N. c., in Memoir,
Of Young Naval Officer.

Unveiled az Raleigh, N. c., in Memory
Of Young Naval Officer.
Raleigh, y. c.. May 21 - Twenty
thousand people witnessed the unveil.
ing OF the monument and statue erect.
ed In Capitol Square by the people Of
the United States in memory of En-
sign Worth Bagley. of the United
States navy killed by a Spanish shell
OF Cardenas. on May Il. 1898. Con.
federate. Federal and Spanish War
Veterans. national guard and school
children formed the parade The ad
dresses were by Congressman Richard
p. Hobson, the hero OF the Merrlmac.
and Captain Victor Blue. of the United
States navy The statue was unveiled
by Worth Bagley Daniels, nephew OF
Worth Bagley. the unwilling being In
charge Of r. d. owen. OF the war de-
partment Governor Glenn accepted
IL for the state.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25

front
The four years OF war dragged wear
lily along. Lieut. Edwards stuck TO
the regular service and rose TO the
rank Of major. and brevet lieutenant
colonel. as which he commanded his
regiment Capt. Bryant of the vol
unteer service rose TO the rank OF
colonel.
At the battle OF Gettysburg Col.
Bryant was temporarily in command
or a brigade stationed at Cemetery
Hin. During the first days fighting
his command in company with all
others at that point In the line OF
battle had suffered severely. With
the reenforcements OF the second dav
came the regiment commanded bv
Lieut. Col. Edwards, and during the
hghung OF that day Edwards fell
and was buried on the field
The war over. Col Bryant found
the wished for opportunity TO enter
the regular service. and was sent TO
the Tar west as a lieutenant OF cav
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25

Negroes Assault On White Woman
Started Furious Fiaht.

Started Furious Fight.
Reidsyille. Ca. May 22.-Two ne
groes lynched and four other person,
dead and six others injured. is the ne,
result OF an attempted criminal assault
made on Mrs Laura Moore, white. a
widow. abcut six miles from here. by
Glen Padgett. negro. Two of the
Padgett family ere the ones lynched
and the de2th or injury ~ tho others
followed the Efforts Of a posse to cap
ture PaGge,t
News OF the attempted assault
aroused the citizens. who Immediately
went % the home OF the uegro's fam
ily His father assured the crowd that
his son was not within the house. and
Invited the posse to search for them.
selves. As they approached the house
Glenn Padgett fred on the crowd. kill
ing white man named Hare and
wounding four others. The crowd fred
a volley into the house. killing the old
negro Padgett and two Of his daugh.
ters and wounding two OF his sons. one
Of whom was Glenn Padgett. the man
wanted.
After the cooler heads had left the
scene OF the killing. the hot-headed ele
ment employed a young man 70 take
Padgett's wife and one OF the PadEett
boys. who was shot through the lungs
10 the Reidsviile jail. bat later the
party followed. took the prisoners from
the young man in charge and riddled
them both with buckshot
Glenn Padxett. who was slightly in
jured. escaped. but was recaptured and
placed in Jail.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25
The OIL TRUST
VIOLATES LAW
The Standard Deliberately Destroyed
Composition
GOT POWER THROUGH REBATES

| Washington. May 2O.-That the his
tory and present operation OF the
STANDARD Oil interests shows through
out the past IS years substantial mo
nopolization OF the petroleum industry
OF the country. deliberate destruc
ton or competition and a consequent
control OF that Industry by less than
dozen men, who have resped enor.
nous rrofts therafrOFn. largely
through system OF transportation
facilities" IS charged IN a report Just
submitted 10 President Roosevelt by
Commissioner Of Corporations Herbert
Knox Smith. Certain Information &C
CURED IL Withheld for the present, IN
accordance with instructions OF the
president. who feels tat their publ
cation might interfere with the prose
cution Of the governments suit pend
Ing against the Standard Oil company
and .ts subsidiary companies.
The report contains the net results
Of a study OF the petroleum business
during The year 1904. Il Is the first
Official statement OF the operations and
methods Of the Standard Oh company.
by which. the report states. through
'scandalOus railway discrimination"
and other unlawful devices they have
secured and maintained an exclusive
domination OF the petroleum indus.
try"
II is stated that In 1904 the Standard
and affiliated concerns refined over "a
per cent. Of the crude oil run through
refneries; produced more than Sc per
cent OF the country's total output OF
Illuminating oil: maintained similar
proportion OF the export trade in inu-
mlnating OIL and transported through
pipe lines nearly nine-tenths OF the
crude oil Of the older fields and 9s per
cent Of the crude oil Of the mid-conti.
ncnt field"
The report points out that the mo-
lopoly enjoyed De- the company does
not rest on the ownership Of the source
OF the oil supply which amounts to
about onc-sixth of The total. bat that
It's growth and present power rest pr.
marily on the control OF the transpor.
tauon facilities
After the railroad rebate was aban
ooned. the company. the report con.
unues. was able 20 secure secret or
even open destinations OF rates in
its favor. throughout practically the en-. !
tire country Having established its
monopoly OF the pipe line business. the
company substantially refuses to act |
as a common carrier
Il is shown chat the Standard con.
trolls not only The Wholesale. but also
the retail trade
In conclusion. the report says Il isl
apparent that tho dominating position
Of the STANDARD OH company in the oill
industry has largely been secured by
tho abuse OF transportation facilities
first, by faErant determinations OBJ
tanned from railroads; second. by re
fusal to operate It's pine line system
30 as 10 eYtend 20 independent inter
ests the benefits 20 which they were
both morally and legally entitled. while
az the same time the Standard has pre-. |
vented such Independent interests |
from constructing lines OF their own"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25

dence adduced. The Texans are now
having their innings and il viii be
noted that they are making state
ments OF the most positive character
to show that the colored soldiers or
al least ten or twelve OF them shot
up the town and attempted 90 muir
der many OF the residents thereof
This testimony would be startling
( but for the fact that the evidence
now being adduced has already been
discounted by previous testimony.
II has been proven that the men
who did shoot up the town could
not have been recognized either as
, 10 their color or as to their facial +
IDENTIFY. The question Of shells has
also been thoroughly sifted and prov
en- that the finding of army shells
was not al all conclusive as to the
identity Of the men doing the shoot
ing.
The case now stands upon the cred
ibility of the witnesses The white
officers OF the Twenty-ffth Infantry.
including Major Penrose have heard
az san Antonio. Texas all of the evi-I
dence now being adduced at Wash
ington and they have reached the
conclusion that the colored soldiers
did not shoot up the town of Browns
Vile, Texas. When she committee orl
q subcommittee goes TO the Texas
town. it win be able to draw con-
illusions which viii go far TO upset
the damaging nature Of the testmo-
ny now being adduced.
IL has been asserted that Senator
Foraker has information which has
not been made public. but which ne
viii produce at the proper time 90
show the nature of the plot for rid.
ding the Lone Star State Of oolored
troops.
Regardless of which way the in-I
vestigation ends. it has been demon
strated that out of 167 colored men
dismissed from the United States
Army without honor. there were o.
yer 100 who were admittedly inno-I
cent of any wrongdoing. IL is this
proposition that the War Department
viii find confronting it. and TO ain
fair-minded people there can Dee but
one answer.
Senator Foraker is also secure in
his position. He insisted that the
colored men should have their day
i'm court" and that they we're emit
tied TO a trial before they could De
lawfully punished. He has certain
ly made good his case and the coun-
try is awakening TO the enormity Of
the outrage perpetrated upon one
of the most celebrated battalions
then in the service.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
PRINCIPAL Markets.

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mills. fancy. s5.<005.60. RYE FLOUR
steady: per barrel. SS.65. WHEAT
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96c. CORN firm: No. yellow, local
&c. OATS steady. No. white.
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HAY steady: No. ] timothy, s2l so FOR
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$40 soc. OATS dull; white, No. 2. AZ
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fancy Maryland, Pennsylvania. Vir.
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ern. l5@i5hc. per dozen.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25
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airy. For 10 years he followed the
trail OF the red man, and then the
good or the service" took him 20
Washington TO serve for time on
the stan OF the general commanding
the army. IL was this that account
ed Tor his presence on the Gettysburg
battlefield on Decoration day, 1873.
He walked over the ground so
Hereby contested IN IS and glanced
at the white headstones looking for
the name OF his comrades. At each
grave there was planted a small flag.
similar 20 one he carried idly in his
hand. At one grave he noticed the
Trail stan had been broken. and the
DAG blown away. He stopped TO
read tho name on the stone. It was:
HVT. LIEUT.. COL. WILLIAM ED
WARDS.
Instantly all the old Animosity or
the years gone by returned. The man
buried here had stolen from him his
opportunity, had stolen the girl he
loved and then there came to him the
thought that this man had sacrificed
his hfo for the flag; that this man
had lost his life in bringing success
to himself and HIS comrades. and had
helped I'm saving them from probable
annihilation at the hands OF the en-
envy.
Reyerently he stopped over the
grave and planted the dag he carried
beside the white stone. AS no
did SO q woman's voice close behind
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25
POISONED SON ron INSURANCE
The Charge on Which a Southern Dec
tor is Under Arrest.

Raleigh. y. C., May 2l.-Dr. $. Row.
land. prominent physician here. was
arrested on a warrant from Honder
son. Vance county. charging him with
the murder Of his 1i-yoar-old son near
kittrell. in Vance county. 70 obtain
Insurance money and property left C.
the boy, tho insurance being $500. The
boy died two weeks ago after taIxfnr
walk In the woods with his father
and IL IS alleged that the lad said his
father had given him an orange which
tasted bitter. The warrant charged
murder by poison.
Rowland's wife. 90 whom he was
married las week, was arrested as an
accessory.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-25
ENSIGN SHOOTS HIMSELF
Naval Officer Who Had Trouble {
Cuba Commits Suicide.

Cuba Commits Suicide
Washington, May 22.-The navy de
partment received a dispatch from
Commander Japan. OF the cruiser Ia
coma. saying that Ensign a. T. Brls
bin. who shot himself Sunday. died OF
Monday
Ensign Brisbln. who was ia din
ors from the Tacoma shot himself
through the lung and was Ina a serious
condition. Ensign Brisbin is In San
uago. The official investigation OF the
trouble with the Santiago police ap
pears 70 have developed the fact tha,
Brisbin was drinking with the sailors
which would doubtless have resulted
In his having been court martiaIed
Brisbin entered tine Annapollc Acad.
envy from Pennsylvania in 1899 and
graduated In 1908. Be was born IN
Idaho.