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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
TO DAM The MEHsRRlN
100000 to be Spent in Developing It's Water
Power.

p, lhe Gre n~vilie Light aud Water
rover Company, ~ Emporia. IS prepsr.
ing to spend 100000 in The dsvsior..
inent oi the water power of Nelarrin
river one mile from Emporia. Eoninear-
nave made the survey and have decided
uha' minimum horse power uf 400
can oe developed 10y erecting a 3O-ioot
dam across the river ouc mile west ol
Emporia
The company Is ready 70 begin con.
struction OF thu dam. hut could NOT do
so until IT bad acquired the right bv
contamination Proceedings 70 dam no
the water upon the lands oinearby land.
owners
Judge West appointed commissioners
10 ascertain the Camage which will bo
done tnese landowners. This rompnnv
VIII furnish power Tor several o6tton
mills and factories. electric lights for
Emporia and electric power for running
street cGrs ia that town.
The company has already secured con.
tracts Tor iurnishinV power an8 Hght for
which they VIII receive $4,000 "A vear.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
Thirty DEAD III
BLAZING MINE
Explosion Of Oil Shut Of Escape
OF Men in Burning Shaft.
TWENTY-FIVE BODIES FOUND

None Ct the Miners Met Death ay
Burning, But Al We're suHoeated.
Twenty-Five Mules Also Perished.
Miners Attempt 10 Divide 4 Barrel
Of OIL Caused Fire. Which Cut on
Communication With the Surface
and Prevented Rescue-siS or Eiqht
Bodies Still In Mine.
McAlester. Okla. Aug. q. - More
than thirty miners were sudocatcd in
Hailcy-Ola coal mine. No. 1. near Hal
leyville. fourteen miles east OF Meal
ester. when fire destroyed the hoist
ing shaft and air shaft, and cut on air
from the men below.
twenty-five dead bodies We're re-
moved from the mine. following sue.
cessiul three hours battle with the
DANES. Il is believed that six or
eight more Will be brought out. Twon-
ts-hNe mules We're sunocatci. and
some of their bodies were burned.
Explorations In the channels reveal.
cd that none ot the men met death bv
burning. but that all were surocatcl
It is impossible for the rescuers 10 e.t
Tar from the base OF the main shaft.
and II probably Will De tweuty.four
hours before thorough search " tho
entire mine can bo made. some OF
the channels are thrce.quart .rs OF a
mile long.
After the miners had gone Gown in
the cage "A fire broke out. occasionei
by the Ignition Of barrel OF OH which
a miner was trying 70 diyilc. The
hames spread at once 10 the loisting
SHAFT and the ar shaft. and am com.
munication wiki the top was cut OF.
The nrst indication the peopl M the
surface had of the trouble was tha
flames and smoke coming out of -hc
top OF the shaft Hundreds Of miners
rushed 10 the scene and tried 90 get
into the air shaft. but this was inn.
possible. as flames and smoke were
coming up that way with such force
as TO drive them back Then an sf-
Tort was made To operate the cages
running up and down the hols,ing
shaft, but IL was found that the CAGES
the cables and the guides had been
burned. There was absolutely NJ hc'p
for the imprisoned miners.
The Hailey-Ola is owned by DR.. ID
NJ. HALEY. James Elliott and a mum
Der OF Chicago and ST. Louis capital
lists, among whom are several Of the
directors Of the Rock Islani-Frlsoo
road The property loss cannot now
be estimated. but may reach $4,000.
The mine is one OF the most valuable
in the southwest
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
PRICE, 8 CENTS


l. Inc Difference in Sewing Machines
9 It IS a mistaken idea .hat soyyins machine.
are prcttv much alike, when as 4 matter
Of fact there IS vas+ difference.
There IS but enc machine that scvs better
than any other-and thar one is the Singer.
This is because the Singer idea is dis
trnct'0e every year shows Improvement
in that idea.
q ih's IS because the Singer factories are NOT
only equipped with tools and machinery
better calculated 20 make good sewing ma
chimes than any other, but this equipment
is unique and not 60 be found elsewhere.
y This is because q half century has been
devoted to training and specializing men,
each to 90 one thing best in sewing machine
construction. The Singers superiority
ITS iltetime-lasting value-does not appear
on the surface.
one machine does sew better than any
other-and tiat o-s i The SINGER.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
CITY or AUGUSTA
is SUBMERGED
Is Under FTCm Six to Twelve
Fegt Of Water.
At LEAST THREE LIVES LOST

Breaking Of e.g Dam Let Loose Great
Flood Of Water. Which Washed
Away Bridges and Cut OF cormu-
niestion From the City-Estimste
Of Loss Placed at s5oO.Ooo - Two
People Reported Dead and Nineteen
Missing at Camden, S. c., When
Steel Bridge Was Washed Away.
Atlanta. Ca. Aug 27.-The floods
in South Carolina and Georgia culmi-
Eatcd in the breaking Of the big dam
six milcs from Augusta. which dlyerts
from the Savannah river into the ca
nal at that point The great Hood OF
water let loose. soon found its way
into the city. and from sifteenth street
20 the eastern boundary Augusta is
under from six TO twelve feet ol water.
which is gradually rising
Tho big bridge across the Savannah
river went down in the rush o. waters.
and the dam at the lock. seven miles
above the city. collapsed. adding TO the
flood
The Associated Press correspond
cnt al Augusta succeeded in getting
a telephone wire 10 work in the build
ing a. the Augusta Herald Office. and
from there the first communication
with this city was obtained alter the
wires went down. He reported three
deaths two white persons and one
negro. but could not give any names.
Us the means OF travelling was only by
boat
Tho current through the city streets
is swift. but not fast enough TO more
than carry away debris. box trees.
store boxes and loose signs.
Despite the fact that citizens were
warned that there was danger of the
dam breaking. there will be consider.
able loss in business houses OF all
kinds
Estimates place the financial loss
close TO the halfmillion mark.
The Union depot is under ten feet
OF water. and in the residence district
on Green street the water Is six feet
deep and slowly rising.
The Sacred Heart church is In six
feet OF water.
The report Of the fires In the Nixon
warehouses cannot be confirmed. but
passengers returning from near the
vicinity OF Augusta. and a telegraph
operator. who said he could not get
near enough or account OF the water.
said that the fires were burning in
the vicinity of the big warehouses
owned by the Nixon company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
Drowned In a Sewer.

New York. Aug. 27.-John Lynch a
sewer department employe. had one OF
his feet caught beneath q cellar pipe
while working IN a sewer and was
drowned. Two companions, who had
gone with Lynch into the narrow man
hole to open choked pipes. stood on
the iron ladder leading into the sewer
and saw the man engulfed by the wa
ters. despite their frantic efforts TO
drag him out They did not relin-
quish their hold on Lynchs hands.
however. until he ceased to struggle.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
Coolest August Day In Years.

New York. Aug. PA terrific down
pour Of rain. lasting more than twen-
ty-four hours. and attended by the
coldest August weather New York has
experienced for twenty-three years.
was responsible for two deaths Wed
nesday and great property damage.
More than three inches of rain fell
and the thermometer registered as low
as tfty-six degrees. The gale tore I'D
trees and leveled field crops in the
vicinity of New York.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
JUDGE NEARLY PERISHED
Wandered Helpless and Dared For
Two Days On Mountains.

w OSyo vi mountains.
Estes Park. Colo, Aug. 27.-After
wandering helpless and dazed in the
mountains. without food and shelter
Tor nearly forty-eight hours. Judge
lfoderick Emile Rombauer, a ST. Louis
jurist and author. staggered into the
Drake hotel. For two nights and DAYS
the Judge had been vainly seeking the
trail, and he was half dead from ex-
posure when he found shelter.
With careful nursing Judge Rom
bauer. who is seventy-four years old. Is
expected TO soon recover.
Afraid to lie down for a rest. lest
he would freeze TO death. Judge Rom
bauer had kept constantly going since
he separated from the members of the
party with which he started from Hal
let glacier and which he left TO make
the ascent Of Hayes peak Monday at
noon.
The judge Is believed to have wan
dered thirty miles or more.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
BRYAN GETS S19.439
Treasurer Makes First Report Of Dem
ocratic Capnpafoo Corf,fh,4io--

Treasurer Makes First Report Of Dem
oeratic Campaign Contributions.
Chicago. Aug. -. - What was an
nounced as the first official statement
Of contributions in the present na
uonal campaign was made by Mr.. Has
keh, treasurer OF the Democratic ma
uonal committee. The statement deals
with funds turned in by five daily
newspapers and The Commoner."
their contributions reaching total of
$1943S
In connection with the statement
Moses c. Wetmore. of the finance com.
mittee. said that other papers which
had set marks as high as $1,000 for
their cnerings would be heard from
later when their goals had lie n at.
tanned.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
MANY LIQUOR DEfLERS QUIT
Revenue Figures Show That s.szs Went Out Of
Business In Iuly.

The monthly statement Of the collier.
uons Of internal revenue shows that ~
total TOR July. l9OS. was S22 .O2g 31G
which Is falling off % s., 500 SOS a.,
compared with July. 1907. By, far the
largest part oi this decrease T. III colec.
tions from spirits.
Inc most noteworthy decrease Is in r,.-
ceipts from the retail liquor dealers sne.
elal tax, which amounts to S2lG 10
ms Indicates that S.GiG retail Houor
dealers went out Of business during Jnlv.
ton Iegislation.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
oncers Pennsylvania p. o. s. Of A

officers Pennsylvania p. o. S. of A.
Hazleton. Pa. Aug. 27.-At the state
camp of the Patriotic Order Sons Of
America the election of the following
officers for the ensuing year were an
nounced: President, J. Calvin Stray
er. York; vice president. DIR. d. L. Buf.
hnston. Johnstown; inspector, Sam
uel Brown. Turtle Creek; state guard. .
b. r. Barnes. Altoona; master OF
forms. John B. Griffith. Carbondale:
state conductor. John H. Cole. Phil
ipsburg; trustees. Herman Miller. Eas-
ton; Claude Renck. Allentown; Charles
Haines. Philadelphia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
roIstors Condition Is Critical.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 27.-Newspa-
pers state that Count Leo Tolstoi's
condition is very grave. Ise has been
suffering for some time past with di-
lation OF the veins of his feet. which
more recently became complicated by
an attack OF influenza He is suffer
ins greatly from weakness.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
Boy, Four, Dies In Fire to Aid Sister.

Allentown. Pa. Aug. 27.-Four-year-
old Clarence Rinker. of Sherersville.
gave up his life in an effort to
save his seventeen-year-old sister. Min.
ME. who was fatally burned. The girl
started a fire with kerosene. when the
can exploded. In an instant she was
ablaze. and in his attempt to smother
the flames the boys clothing caught
fire. Although an older brother threw
him in a trough of water. the lad was
burned to death. In trying 10 save
his daughter Mr.. Rinker was badly
burned.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
Two Dead and Nineteen MIs.lno.

Atlanta, Ga. Aug. -. - A special
from Camden. 8 C.. reports two lives
lost and nineteen missing as the re-
suit Of the washing away of the steel
bridge over the Wateree river at that
place. Wire communication has been
destroyed. and it is not possible at
this time to verify the report.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
CABELl WILL Al0 MAYNARD

Representative Maynard's lead over
Geo. c. Cabell, in the Second district pri-
mary, is 325 votes. Holland carried
southampton and Isle of Wight counties.
Cabell announces his intention OF helm
Ing to re-elect Maynard to Congress over
the Republican candidate, Lawrence Gro
ner, who will make a strong fight to car
~ the district.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
DROWNED IN GOSHEN PASS

F, j. Falkenback. chemist for the
Goshen Iron Company, was drowned
Wednesday while boating with N. Il.
Fenton, treasurer OF the same company.
While going through Goshen Pass. their
boat struck a boulder and Falkenback
was thrown out. Being unable to swim.
he sank. His body was not recovered.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
College Of William and Mary
WILLIAMSBURG. VIRGINIA

Two hundred and fifteenth session be-
gins on September 18th, 1908. Build
ings renovated and newly equipped.
lighted with electricity and e1ppIied with
pure arteSian water. Two courses. IN
Collegiate Course, leading 20 the degrees
OF b. A. NJ. A. and B. 5. (2l Normal
Course- Tuition free and board At re-
duced rates. Send for catalogue.
lyon q. Tyler, President, M. A., IL. ID.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
At. His Brothers Wife and Children.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 27. Details
are given in Yakutsk newspapers Of a
case Of cannabalism among the no
madic tribe OF Lamuts. living on the
river Korkodin. in extreme northwest
ern Siberia. One OF them, desperate
with hunger. ate the bodies Of his
brothers wife and four children.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

baltimore, Nd. Aug. 27.-There was
light fall OF snow in the suburbs of
this city "Wednesday night, and fur.
ries are reported from other points in
Maryland.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
TYPHOID FEVER IN WaSHlNToN

Typhoid fever continues to Increase in
washington, according to the health
authorities. Forty-four new cases were
reported for the past week and 25 were
reported cured.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
MILLIONAIRE VETERAN DEAD

Carey Wright. millionaire, aged ~.
died at Lexington Thursday. He was a
native of Rockbridge county, served
through the civil war in the Confederate
lines, but later located In Idaho.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

President Of Ecuador Critically ~.
Guayaquil. Ecuador, Aug. 27.-Presi.
dent Alfaro. according to public ru-
NOR. is suffering from a serious attack
Of heart failure, which may prove ia.
tai at any moment.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

King Edward changes his attire about
three times day, and he orders about
30 new suits every year, and at Bucking-
ham Palace, Windsor Castle and San
dringham he keeps stock OF about
Onn
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
lUxURlES TAX

Ihe total revenue OF the United Sta,,s
government in 1907 from spirftuous ard
maIt liquors and from tobn,co va
s-+' FOSSIL. or 81 - Der cantita
,qoaI 20 Sli.lO tax on every family -
American Grocer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

II a man had all the money there Is
In the world he could blame his luck
because there wasn't more.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

The thing & woman admires about her
husbands business ssgacity is how
nearly successful II sometimes "a.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

The more you worry the easier 1t is for
you to lose out.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

Be sure you are right, then go ahead
and ask your wife.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

More than 700 delegates ara attending
the twenty -secoud annual conv.ution -
th" virginia State Firemen's Association
at Hsrrisonburg. ~ ''A
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

tne reason a woman says her prayers
30 faithfully Is so that II anything goes
wrong Il won't be her fault.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
P. nCRACKEN. BRO. a CO..

-WHoLKsALE AND RErAIL-
GROCERS and LIQUOR DEALERs
Oner Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYs ana
BOURBON WHISKfES from the follovina ves,
County Di<tilnng Co.. of Kensurky. Monss,, ~
Disanery. Dy. o. Maryland. and ". y. Gray. q
Asenss for BergDsF Eaxle's Asr-r R->r
xhcy also o1or Staple aud Fancy ororr.is.
AEnesissrsi fne'sassss. seeds. aasEo s.i
ofzknt
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

Most people shuttle of this mortal coil
before they reach the age OF discretion.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29

A man withoutenemies is apt to be shy
Of friends.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-29
General Hardware.

Barb Wire, Guns, Pistols, Razor.
Knives, ETC., will be sold at reduces
prices to suit the times. Mouoy a.
be saved by pnrshasinx ~ SsntsF
hss - pr-rs st0re
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
NAVAL MILITIAMEN HAVE
BOAT SWAMPED IN BAY
Sailors Attempt TO Land at
Point DiabIo and Craft
Strikes Rock

Several members OF the naval militia
who were spending the day in the
training ship Alert had a narrow es-
cape from drowning while attempting
10 land in small boat at Point Di-
ablo yesterday. As it was their boat
was swamped on the rocks and several
Of the party We're thrown into the bay.
They ar managed to scramble to
shore. leaving the boat half sub
merged. Signals for help brought the
Fort Point life saving crew, who hauled
the boat in and baled it out The party
then returned to the boat and q pass
ing fishing craft towed 1t to Sausalito,
where the Alert is anchored
The boat was in command of Second
Glass Boatmate J. Goesch. The others
ln the party We're c. l. Mahoney E.
Bordfeld. j. kenney, L. Hughes, n. ].
1.andtbOrn, ]. Mertens and A. Palanca.
It was fortunate for the sailors that
the bay was smooth and the winds
light, or they would not have escaped
with a ducking.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
HOPE BOOTH A hit
IN BRIGHT PLAYLFT
"The Little Blonde Lady" Wins
Hearts of OPPORTUNITIES by
Clever Presentation

Miss Hope Booths representation of
the ambitious girl dramatist in George
NJ. 4Cohans playlet, The Little Blonde
Lady" as seen at the Orpheum yester-
day afternoon might well be lil.ened
to a summer day in California. 1t is
full of lights and shadows and just as
bright and refreshing. Her company
is good, too. Charles Deland portrays
the dramatic critic to perfection and
Frank Dickson as the office boy adds
some nice bits of comedy that seem
just the real thing to osthose who have
been plagued by youthful assistants
with penchant for obstreperous con-
duct. There are a number of other
good things on .he Orpheum, program
this week. 1t would be difficult to say
which number was appreciated most by
yesterday afternoons audience. Via
don, the magician, did some wonderful
things, including the production OF the
flags of all nations and half dozen
white ducks, all alive. from a small
drum. Then he produced a beautiful
girl from cabinet after a. youth tied
fast to q cross of wood had been made
to, disappear and to return again just
as lnySteriOusly, and whence no one
present but the performers could say
But perhaps the most rnystifying of all
was the way the young woman was
put into a trance, apparently, and made
ito float in the air without support.
Oscar Lewis and Sam Green created
great merriment with their comedy
work in Engaging Cook" after the
master of the restaurant with legends
that kept the. audience roaring for
some minutes had selected his assist
ant from the front of the house. The
other new acts include McPhee and Hill,
in The Clown and the Tired Man."
with clever work on thes horizontal
bars, and Black. and Jones, two real
negro performers. who danced with
skill and exuberance. La Petite Mignon
repeated her songs and smiinicry of
popular comic opera artists, and the
others on the bill who We're held over
from last week were Redford and Win
chester, two really clever and amusing
Jugglers. and Lyster Chambers and
Clara Knott in the intensely dramatic
incidents, The OPERATOR There was
not a dull moment during the after
moons performance. Indeed, one of the
motion pictures came in for applause
and deserved It..
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-26
ARCHBISHOP GIVEN
ADDITIONAL SUMS
Clarence Mackay and Mother
Present $4,000 and R. E.
Queen $4,000 to Him
Prelate Announces Disposition
He Will Make of Money
Received

In honor of Archbishop Riordan's silver
episcopal jubilee, celebrated on October
Is, Clarence Mackay and his mother. Mrs.
Louise Mackay. have presented to the
prelate the sum of $4,000. R. e. Queen,
prominent Catholic of the city, has
presented a gift of $1,000. These gifts
We're received during the week, along
with a large number of congratulatory
messages from all parts of the world.
The disposition of the gifts has al
ready been determined upon by the
archbishop. All the money contributed
by the laity on the occasion OF his jubi-
lee the archbishop will devote for the
work of teaching Catholic truths at the
University of California, the Newman
club of Berkeley being the particular
object of the expenditure.
The gift of $3.50 presented by Jo-
seph Sadoc Tobin on behalf of the laity
on the evening of the jubilee celebra-
tion will be added to the $4,000 re-
ceived last week, making a total of
$4,000. A hall and a new chapel will
be built out of the sum for the Newman
club, plans for the construction OF
which are now being prepared Public
lectures on Christian doctrine, the phi
losophy of religion and social problems
will be given, and on open discussion of
Catholic truths by non-Catholic stu
QCilS VI Tie university lHNllcQ
The clergy's purse of $4,000 is to be
devoted, the archbishop announces, to
st. Patricks seminary, Menlo Park, an
institution for the education of candi-
dates for holy orders. This institution
has been called the crowning work of
Archbishop Riordans episcopate, and
the clergy of the diocese will not be
surprised at the disposition the arch
bushop has made of their gift.
The knights of Columbus will tender
a reception to Archbishop Riordan at
the Fairmont hotel on Wednesday even
ing in honor of his silver jubilee. The
reception will commence at S:30 o'clock
and will include banquet a literary
and musical entertainment and an ad-
dress by one of the prominent knights,
to which the archbishop is expected TO
RESPOND. The knights have determined
to present generous offering to the
archbishop as token OF their apprecia-
tion of the great work his grace has
accomplished in. the % years of his
episcopate.
The officers of the state council will
be present. and an invitation has been
extended to the different councils with
in the limits of the archdiocese. The
bishops of the province have also been
invited to attend
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements consists of Frank T. Shea,
r. Il. Queen. 7. L. OBrien. John J.
O'Toole and Rev. William P. Sullivan.
1t is announced that Rev. John NJ.
Byrne, the first student ordained for
this diocese after a complete course of
studies at St Patricks seminary, has
been appointed as a curate at st. Mary's
cathedral. AS an acolyte Father Byrne
Served the mass of the archbishop at his
home at 1122 Eddy street for several
years. He will henceforth minister as
priest at the altar before which for
10 years he served as acolyte.