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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Minnesota For Johnson

st Paul. MINI. March Z. The
Democratic state committee OF Mime
sofa. after a bitter fight. adopted a
resolution endorsing Governor John 4.
Johnson. Of Minnesota, for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination. and
recommending that he be named by
the national convention at Denver
next July. AS the meeting OF the com
mittee was presided over by Frank c.
Day, private secretary OF the gov
ernor. and as Mr. Day voted for the
Johnson resolution on every test and
on the final ballot. the action OF the
committee is held by political lead
ers as placing the governor formally
In the race Tor the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
KAISER STlRS ENGLAND
Letter On Naval Policy Causes Out
burst Of ANGER.

Nh'~y Oa4cSc OGA-
burst Of Anger.
London. March An outburst Of
anger against Emperor William on the
part Of the British public. equalling
that caused by the German enperor'S
famous telegram to President Kruger
In 1896. after the defeat OF the James
town raiders. has followed the an
nouncement by the Times that Empe-
ror William had attempted TO influence
the British naval policy by a secret
correspondence with Lord Tweed
mouth. first lord Of the admiralty.
The Germanophobe party imme-
diately jumped to the conclusion that
Emperor William was trying TO med.
die in the most vital matter In Great
Britain's national interests by under.
hand methods, and the public at first
shared that view while parliament.
the newspapers and the diplomats had
the greatest sensation they had en-
joyed for many a day.
The only hints regarding the nature
OF Emperor Williams letter which
have leaked from the inner circle are
that It was an attempt to refute FIRE
ouent assertions in leading English
newspapers that the German naval
program was animated wholly BY hos
tility to Great Britain. II this proves
10 be the true version OF the incident
the whole sensation may collapse as
quickly as Il grew. but n the letter
was Of the nature suggested by the
Times. II will be equally as damaging
TO the government TO publish or with
hold It, unless Lord Tweedmouth
should be repudiated and thrown over.
board
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
The Knockout Blow.

The blow which knocked out Corbets
was a revelation to the prize nghtars.
from the earliest days of the ring thu
Knockout blow was aimed for the Jaw.
the temple or the Jugular vein. Stomach
punches were thrown IN to worry and
weary the lighter, but II a scientific man
had told one Of the old fighters that the
most vulnerable spot was the resion Of
the stomach, he'd have laughed At him
Tor an ignoramus. DR.. Pierce Is bringing
hoYe. TO the public q parallel fact; thsf
tha SPINACH Is the most vulnerable organ
ont OF khe prfSe ring as well as in Il We
protect pa, hRGS, threats. feet and lungs.
Out theNseSnaN1\%e are utterly indlffcr-
ent 70, until diseASAfnds the solar plexus
and knocks us out Make your stomach
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ahle- SPOT Golden Medical Discoveryz
cures weak stomach. Indigestion. or
dyspepsia, torpid liver, bad, thin and I'm
pure blood and other diseases Of the or
gans Of digestion aud nutrition.
The Golden Medical Discovery has q
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surfaces and hence cures catarrh, no
matter where located or what stage "a
may have reached. In Nasal Cafarrh "A
is well to cleanse the passages with DR..
sage's Catarrh Remedy fuid while usinr
the Discovery as a constitutional rem
edy. Why the Golden Medical DIscov-
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stomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic
organs viii be plain TO you II you VIII
read booklet Of extracts from the writ
ings OF eminent medical authorities. an
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Buffalo, n. Y. This booklet gives ali The
ingredients entering into Dr.. Piercs's
medicines from which Il Will be seen that
tney contain not drop Of alcohol, pure,
tripie-rehned glycerine being used instead.
Dr. Plerce's great thousand-page illus
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser
Will De sent Tree, paper~bound, for n one
cent stamps, or cloth bound for 81 stampa
address DR.. Pierce as above
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Stole to Educate Son

New York. March Charged with
the theft OF jewels valued at $40. 600
from one OF her wealthy friends. Mrs.
Jeanette Newman. who lives at the
Stratford house. was locked up at DO
lice headquarters. The police say that
Mrs. Newman has made a full con
fession and told them she was actual
ed by her desire to keep her young
son In private school and to maintain
her own social position. The jewels
were owned by Mrs Evelyn Bell. WHO
lives in Central Park West. and who
also has a home at Port Chester.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
TRADE OUTLOOK
oUa's Says Reports Show Growth o.
Confidence.

oens says REPORTS snow Growth o.
Confidence.
New York. March T.-R G. Dun a
Compsny's Weekly Review OF Trade
says; Favorable symptoms are more
numerous In the commercial outlook.
especially In respect TO the growth
OF confidence. Jobbers note more
pressure TO replenish depleted stocks
OF staple merchandise. orders In many
cases being for delivery next fall
The advancing season has also con.
triouted TO the better feeling by &C
celebrating the distribution OF spring
goods aid stimulating interest in
building operations. Industrial plants
are more active. pig iron production
rising to the best weekly average In
three months.
There Is q suggestion OF perma.
nenee in the steady improvement In
the Iron and steel industry that would
be lacking with recovery more sen.
sational. Each week brings a few
more mills and furnaces into the act.
I've list while specifications on ola
contracts constantly call for . larger
tonnage.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
TO REPAIR WAR VESSELS
100000 to Be Expended On Ships at
League Island.

Philadelphia March "A board Of
surveyors. acting under orders from
Assistant Secretary Newberry. OF the
naval department who has charge OF
the bureau of navigation. after in
speeding the government battleships
and cruisers at League Island. said
they would recommend an appropria-
tion Of $1,000 600. To be expended on
the war vessels 20 bring them up 20
date.
The battleships Brooklyn and In.
diana. the cruisers Minneapolis and
Columbia. the transport Dixie and the
Adams which IS being reconstructed
for 4 school ship al the yard. are now
at League island. Nearly $500. 600 OF
the money IL Is stated. Is wanted 10
improve the Brooklyn Some OF the
money will also be used on the new
Idaho. now being built at Cramps
shipyards.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway
Company, Rappahannock River Line -

MID winter Schedule In Effect January &c, 1908.
steamers
wharf
View, Wheaton, shaps, Tappahannock. - '' """
% 40 n for North End Nm Creek Irvington
Mey foant ottonan Mons Buhans Buon
"Dsalson snaps Sower Wares Weaord and
honaskon
weem Mhenheck. Merry Burhane
vSsnns AonasIcn Water View wheaton
Gnaws Port Roys Port
win ave tide permitting
lows Mondays for Radcliffe
Royal Wnmont
Wos
nsf1 ~S, nnsnpch ho,sn Ottoman Merry vnston
Wednesday mornngs " 80 '' ~ Da'N'o'e
and Friday sha
sottoman
Friday Saturday ~'' "''''@'"s'
toosy and Friday monday Tuesday only srsy
afx1xo - Norfolk Ihure6ey - - ~'-s''
Norfolk Thursday
10 schednle
11k tor xoppahanocck - ""'e W.T.
reu9se1 - Baltimore until p m gdays
tne ~ which
Dot the
10 1es tns company hoidsitE any or
NJ ~ Scott Agent Fredericksburg, va.
~ 81 i5os y MURDOCH Gel. y't Psss.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
DIDN'T FEAR BERRY
Attorney Says His Election Did
Not Influence Officials.
HIDES BEHIND PENNYPACKER
Gilbert Declares That Mathues and
Snyder Did Nothing Except What
Had Been Done BY the Ex-eov.
ernor.

Snyder Did Nothing Except wha,
Had Been Done BY she Ex-eov.
ernor.
Harrisburg. Pa, March 7. - The
sixth week of the capitol trial closed
when Lyman ID. Gilbert finished a
nine and halt hour speech in sum,
ming up on behalf OF ex-State Treas.
urer Ma;hues and eN-Auditor- General
snyder He contended throughout
that they had done nothing except
what had been done by Ex-Governor
Pennypacker. The case against the
defendants had not been properly
handled by the state. he asserted. and
the bringing of a number OF actions
was very sharply criticised. Mr.. Gil
bert said that one case would have
answered all purposes and one Jury
could have determined all.
The Gloss OF his address was a
direct appeal 10 the jurymen 10 stand
tast and not be swerved by popular
opinion lie paved the way for this
plea by declaring the case had been
one OF SANDER scandal and libel q"
ant that o. the iurymcn were salts.
ned that the men were guilty IL was
their duty 20 convict. but that they
should remember there was some
times Justification for bringing in an
unpopular verdict and that the- would
be forever convicted themselves il
they brought in a verdict of convic-
ticn Of the defendants when they were
not proven guilty
Ar Gilbert again impressed upou
the jury the fact that every oficial
step Of the former auditor-general and
the former state treasurer had only
been taken after consultation and on
the advice Of Mr Pennypacker. and
that the governor himself had also
acted with them. He ridiculed the
Idea advanced by the commonwealth
that IL had been fear Of Berry that had
driven Snyder 10 inform Mr.. Penny
packer Of the capitol expenditures IN
20 December OF 1905. insisting that
the election Of Berry as state treas
urer had not Influenced one whit
either Snyder or Mathues In their sub
segment action
II had been expected TO have Percy
Allen Rose. Of Johnstown. begin the
speech for Shumaker but the hour
was so late that court adjourned until
Monday Next week there will be
longer sessions and an EFFORT TO get
the case into the hands ~ the Jury
by Thursday or Friday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
eoteh IS WrestIIna Match-

New York March Frank Gotch.
the champion American wrestler. lost
a handicap match % Joe Rogers. be.
Ing able TO throw Rogers but twice
the rules governing the contest being
that he should down Rogers FIVE times
within an hour The men ,srestIed
catch-ascafch-can style. Gotch secur-
ed the FIRST fan in twenty-six minutes
and the second in thlrty-six minutes
Rogers throughout the match was en-.
urely on the defensive. AMI o'ten
crawled or the mat to prevent being
pinned down.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10

Mrs, Windows Soothing Syrup
has been used for over sixty years by
millions OF mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect suecese.
1t soothes the child, softens tho gums,
aliays all pains, cures wind colo, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
It VIII relieve the poor little sufferer
immediately. Sold by Druggists I'm
every part OF the world. twenty
Eve cents bottle. Be sure and AK
for "krA Windows Soothing
Syrup" and take NO other.
Guaranteed under the Food and Drum
Act; June 30th, 1905. Serial Number
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
P0lS0NS CHILDREN AND SELF
Father and Son Dead and Daughter
Dying from carbolic Acid.

Waterbury. Conn. March Mon.
ETH Montrezza. a well known local
musician and his young son. William.
died as & result OF taking carbolic
acid and six-year-old daughter was
found nearly dead from the same
cause The musician had been de-
spondent OF late and Il Is thought
that he administered the acid 10 his
children and then took his own life.
The discovery OF the two dead bodies
was made by another daughter on her
return from school.
Mrs. Montrezza at the time was at
work in a local factory. The young
daughters face and mouth are badly
burned but II is thought she will re-
cover Montrezza had been out Of
work for several weeks.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Girl Crazy For Basketball.

Fort Plain. ~ Y. March 7. - Elsie
Kimball, a seventeen-year-old girl,
ended a brief career of crime by TAX
ing poison. On the night OF Feb. 27
she set fire to the home OF her grand
mother. took $500 from the house and
disappeared. She returned as sud
denly as she went. She told her grand
mother that she had been travelling
about watching basketball games, Of
which she was passionately fond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
b Music Fer the H.hv,, Coil,

Chicago. March Music will ease
the baby's collie and improve the
maids cooking. according TO Mrs. NJ
b. Blonke's statement to the Mothers
club All you have to do to cut down
the paregoric and soothing syrup bill
Is TO sing him something cheerful 10
get him into vibration with surround.
Ing things She recommends Good
Morning. Merry Sunshine and the
"oodpecker verse Tap. tap. tap"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
10000 sign Petition For Van soha,oL

$4,000 Sign Petition For Van Setback.
New York. March Z. - The local
branch OF the American Association
OF Masters. Mates and Pilots reports
that 10000 signatures have beer Sc
cured to the petition which will be
sent to President Roosevelt asking
him to pardon Captain W. II. Van
Schaick. now serving a ten-year term
In Sing Sing prison. Captain Van
Schaick was in command OF the excur-
sion steamer General Slocum. which
burned June IS. 1904. causing the
death OF more than 1000 women and
children. Captain Van Schaick. who
Is old and much broken by the trou-
bles through which he has passed
was convicted in the federal courts OF
criminal negligence.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Many whIskey Pre,orID,Ioo,

Charlotte. s. c.. March I'm this
city last year doctors received $50 900
for writing ss.645 whiskey prescrip-
lions calling for 30.0l1 quarts and 200
dozen bottle OF beer. The fourteen
drug stores received 343.760 for whIs.
key alone. Charlotte. with $4,000 in
habitants. has been prohibition for
three years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Custer. Tru,,v m.,,.ro., n.s

Yonkers. n. Y, March Thomas
J. Callan. the man whom General Gus.
ter sent for achievements when his
command was entrapped by Indians
on the Little Big Horn river. In Mon
tana. and who led a relief force back
TO the place where Custer and his men
had been slaughtered. died ut his
home here. Callan received a medal
from congress in recognition Of his
bravery m making the dash for rein
forcements for Custer
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Would Abolish iron. \, Nav,

Washington, March 7.-Senator Mel
son proposed TO do away with the use
OF irons as form OF punishment In
the navy. He introduced in the senate
an amendment to the naval appropria-
ton bill providing for the abolisbment
Of such punishment. whether imposed
by naval commander or the judg
ment of court martial.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Petts,own RuhII.hsr Dead.

Pottstown. Pa. March 7.-George L.
Egolf. president OF the Poststown
Daily News Publishing company and
member OF the Montgomery county
bar, died OF spinal meningitis. He
vas a graduate OF the University OF
Pennsylvania and was thirty-two years
OF age.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
PAID to Serve a jail Term

Wilkes-Barre. Pa. March ACCORD.
ing to the story OF William Lawson.
OF this city. he became q prisoner In
the Lehigh eodnty jail for thirty days
for $50. Lawson's mother has had
warrant Issued for A. F. Swatz. of
Allentown. who. she says. hired her
son to go to jail that he might save
$500. a bond he gave for the appear
ance OF another man. who fed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Won. ReprI.xs Murderer.

Trenton. N. j.. March 7.-Governor
Fort declined to reprieve Michael To
mast. who is under sentence TO be cleo
trocuted next week for the murder OF
Della COngilio. Tomasi's father came
from Italy to appeal In his sons be
half. but the governor would not in
terfere
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Body IdcntIhed-

Harrisburg. Pa. March THE body
OF a man found in the Susquehanna
river at SteeltOn was identified as that
of Willard Bowman. of Mifflinvine. Co
lumbia county. Bowman was one Of
seven men to lose their lives In the
collapse 81 the Minlinvile bridge on
Dec. 10 last
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Alleged EmbezzIer Under AIRES,

Savannah. Ga March 7. - Deputy
Sheriff Robert W. Wescott left for
Burlington. \. J.. where he goes to
bring back W C. Thompson. wanted
on charges of forgery and larceny az
ter trust. Thompson was secretary and
treasurer of the Palmer Hardware
company. He was indicted for embez-
Element OF $l2.50O.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
stoIe 70 RepIaee bad. EIsnee., halr.

New York. March Ito restore his
sweetheart's beauty. Reuben Schenck
told Magistrate Harris he borrowed
curls. switches and rats" from his
employers stock She had used hair
"restorer" with disastrous effect. but
Il did not keep him from being held
for trial for larceny.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
cyosy sanes Are 70 Earn, r,,,,.

81. Louis, March IA Gypsy Trust
to control the bands in the United
States has been incorporated, with
King Joe Adams as president Ma
tional Gypsy association is its ne 10.
It's object Is TO encourage harmony
among gypsies. better compliance with
governmental obligations and educat-
ing their children in public schools.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10

Riverton. Conn. March Deer are
getting so thick IN Litchneld hills that
Sam Munston says one came up and
tried 10 Craze on his whiskers. They
are seen sometimes twelve In a herd
on all the country roads. and a doe
slept three hours on A. A. Knights
piazza at North Canaan.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10

London. March THE latest do
vice OF the suffragIsts Is kite. from
which hangs banner inscribed
Votes for Women" II Is kept flying
over the houses OF parliament
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10

Mullica Hin. n. j.. March 7. -
Charles Pancoast killed the nrst black
snake OF the season here Il measured
six feet and two inches long.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Town Has But One Unwed Maiden.

Town FTas But One UnWed Walden
New Ashford. Conn. March 7. -
A census taken by young men OF this
place reveals only one manageable
young woman left. and she prefers to
teach school. Their hope Is that
spring will bring a supply OF young
women to the farms.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
eIaekhIrds a, asthl.h.n

Bethlehem. Pa. March :. - Black.
birds In large numbers appeared here.
the nrst heralds Of spring.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
Found $500 Pear, in Neck q, , o

EOuHu VNOV FesTF w Neck OF ZIG.
Bayonne. n. j.. March T. A big
pearl was found in the neck of q pig
he was dressing by william Weaver,
a Bayonne butcher The gem was ap-
praised at $500 by q jeweler.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
SIGNS OF SPRING

Thunderstorm In Vermont. slaekbirds
at Bethlehem. Snakes IN Jersey.
ST Adams. VT. March IA thun-
der shower OF unusual severity pre-
vailed here Friday night. The light.
ming was vivid and the thunder deaf
ening- A hailstorm accompanied the
electrical disturbance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-07
Will Visit the Old Home of
President Hayes.
70 STOP AT SANDUSKY
Will Make Two Speeches, One of
Them Political.
Rear Platform Talks on Re-
mainder of the Journey.

Middle Bass, o., Sept. Yacht, au-
tomobile and trolley were employed to-
day in carrying out the itinerary of the
Taft party in reaching Sandusky by
way of Fremont, where a visit was
made to the home of the late Ruther-
ford B. Hayes. The party left here
shortly before IL o'clock on Commodore
Richardson's yacht Jesamine for the
hours sail to Port Clinton. The six
teen mile automobile ride which is to
begin there, is so timed as to bring the
party to Spiegel Grove. the Hayes
estate, at 1 o'clock.
The visit to the Hayes home carries
out a desire of Mrs. Taft, who from
girlhood has been an intimate friend of
the family. Her father, John w. Her
ron, and President Hayes were warm
personal friends and professional as
sociates in Cincinnati.
President Hayes died at Spiegel Grove
in the winter of 1898. and Grover
Cleveland attended his funeral there.
saying that as President Hayes prom
ised to attend my inauguration, his ILL
ness preventing, I will attend his
funeral
From Fremont. the Taft party will
reach Sandusky late today by trolley
and will go directly to the home of Ed
ward Marsh, where they are to be
guests until tomorrow Tuesday morn
ing at the Soldiers home, near San
dusky, Mr.. Taft begins a series of
speeches which is to be continued until
he reaches Cincinnati that night.
After ADDRESSING the old soldiers with
a nonpolitical expression of sentiment.
he will appear before an audience at
nd a T1n1ifiPS The
trip to Cincinnati, which begins on the
afternoon train Of the Big Four, is to
be a succession of rear platform talks.
Speeches will be made at Tiffin, Carey,
Wharton, Forest, Kenton, Bellfontaine,
Urbana, Springfield and Dayton.
Before leaving the Middle Bass Fish
ing club Mr.. Taft said he had enjoyed
himself during his week here most
thoroughly. The fishing was all that
could be expected at this time of the
year. he said. THE location is a de-
light and the surroundings most con-
genial" ."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-07

would seem that this is the case, and
that these plotters are of the terrorist
type.
According to the letter received by
Judge Taft the plot was Matched in a
box car in the Rock Island yards in
this city about August % by four men
and their decision was to shoot the
Republican nominee with a rifle from
the top of a sky scraper when the
latter next visits Chicago. A signifi-
cant part of this letter is the fact
that the conspirators planned to throw
the blame upon negroes. This
could be easily done in the light of
Judge Taft's part in the Brownsville
incident.
The writer of the letter of warning
declared that he slipped up on the
men and heard them swear to carry
out the plan. They talked and acted
like desperate men, he said, who had
determined to carry out their pro-
gramme to the letter.
When Judge Taft received this let
ter he turned it over to Victor L.
Mason, assistant secretary of the Re
publican national committee. with
headquarters in New York city. Mr..
Mason Immediately made copies of the
letter of warning and send them to
the Chicago police and to Chief Eaton
OF this city.
Eaton Had Heard Before.
Chief Eaton declared today that he
had already heard of this gang and
their intentions from an anonymous
letter of a blackmailing character re-
ceived last month by a Topeka man.
In it reference was made to the pro-
posed assassination Of Judge Taft and
a demand was made on the Topeka
man for money and a place was
named to leave this money The chief
baited the trap with three detectives
but the plotters did not show up.
Chief Eaton does not take any
great stock in the desperate purpose
Of these anarchists but will take no
chances in the matter and has detec-
tives working on the case The his
, tory Of the assassination of great per-
sonages during the past fifty years
show tragedies growing out of many
plots that nrst bore the appearance of
farce comedies.
Letter From Secretary.
Judge Taft receives many letters of
threatening character that are at
once thrown into the waste basket,
but in the case of the Topeka letter
his secretary promptly notified the po-
lice of two cities as follows:
New York. Sept g. 1908.
Chief Of Police, Topeka, Kansas:
Dear Sir: beg to invite your attention
to incllosed typewriter copy of an un-
signed letter which was recently sent to
Judge Taft from Topeka. Kansas. While
such communications are not always
worthy OF consideration. nevertheless I
have felt that this one ought to be
brought to your attention. We are send
ing copy OF this letter also to police