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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-16
WHITNER & SACREY
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No. 7l9 Main ST.. Freder.
icksburg. Va Phone 9S.
Across from Exchange Hotel
and next 10 Western Union
office Telegraph and telephone
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The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
T.B. WATSON REPRATSCHARGE
Insists Bryan Said He Could Not
Support ex-Confederate.
Georgian Points to Alfred Henry
Lewis as His Authority.
Awaits n Denial.

Atlanta Ca, July 15.-Despite Bryan's
denial Thomas z. Watson, Populist nom
inee for President. to-day reiterated his
statement that Mr.. Bryan said he would
not vote for a Confederate soldier for
Speaker Of the House. and in proof Of
fered a telegram just received from Al
fred Henry Lewis. in response to a tele-
gram sent by Watson
Alfred Henry Lewis in the telegram
says:
Bryan said TO me OF Crisp Mills fight:
I don't think I care to face the old sol
der element along the Platte with a rec
ord Of having voted for an ex-Confeder-
ate VIII send particulars by mall
1T IS quite significant" said Watson.
that in Mr.. Bryan's denial he does not
mention whether or not he did Use the
expression attributed to him by Mr. lew
is. and until he does formally deny using
the language. I shall feel at liberty to
continue making this poiEt against him.
1t IS fnconceivable to me that Mr..
Lewis could have manufactured such an
utterance- He had no motive to do so.
and the remark made by a young mem
Der Of Congress. a native OF Illinois.
whose constituency along the River
Platte was composed Of sx-T7nion soldiers.
was not unnatural Mr. Lewis published
this charge against. Mr.. Bryan in 1896.
and II has not been denied so far as I
have ever heard"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
GLIDDENITES ENJOY The TRIP
Tourists Make Run Of 132 Miles.
Only One Smash-up.
Driver of the GyrOscope Car Il
Thrown Out-Escapes
Injuries.

Milford. Pa. July 15--What was IN
questionably the most picturesque run Of
the tour brought the Glidden automobn-
lists from Philadelphia through the Della
ware Water Gap district to-day. and to-
night the motorists are enjoying a we'll
earned rest amid peaceful surroundings.
What came near being a rather serious
accident befeu A l. KulTs little Gyro-
scope car. which came near having fatal
results. Kuu left for New York this
morning. leaving Chris White. OF New
York. and Bert Cory, Of Detroit, to take
the car through Near a place called
Sandys Eddy, five miles east Of EastOn.
the cars steering knuckle gave way and
the car. which was running at about a
twenty-five Wo-1iies-an-hOUr gait. swerved
TO the right and down an almost perpen-
dicular embankmeEt head on into a giant
maple tree White. who was steering.
yelled to Cory TO jump. which Re did just
as the car left the road. while White.
who was trying TO do the same thing
himself. was shot clear over the steering
wheel. clear Of the trees, and turning a
double somersauIt IN the air. landed on
some soft earth on the edge OF the Della
ware River Strange TO relate. neither
White nor Cory was hurt-not even a
scratch.
To-day's run from Philadelphia 10 MI
ford was 132 miles, Of which about . or
50 niles was over the usual bunch Of
water breaks. which, II anything. were
harder and more numerous than usual
The last twenty miles. however, was
over a beautiful winding. shady road.
which curved in and out along the banks
Of the beautiful Delaware River. With
q and-forty-fve-minute schedule.
and most OF the route over fairly easy
roads. all OF the cars except two checked
in on time The unfortunate ones in
cluded No 101 REQ, which heretofore has
had a clear score for the trophy, but to
day Il was penallzed Z points.
The other car was the Overland runa-
bout, No. 10. which was also late in
checking in
To-day's run. the sixth Of the tour.
showed that the cars had covered a Der
cent OF their mileage. Z21 miles. and that
% per cent Of them had been penalized.
Tomorrow the cars have a 15s-mile run
to Albany. for which only an eight-hour-
fifteen-minute schedule has been allowed.
As the roads are none too good i is
probable that the clean score division
viii be considerably reduced.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
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YOU SHOULD HAVE THE BEST.

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The Washington herald., 1908-07-16

PottsviIle, Pa. July 15.-Seve1 men are
dead and about a dozen injured as the
result Of a mine explosion at the Will
iamstoWn coIliery this afternoon All the
bodies have been recovered
The dead are:
JAMES BOWMAN.
CHARLES RICKEItT
JOHN WHITTTE
JACOB STAhUAL
ARTHUR HAWK
JOIN T. REILLY
ANTHONY FRELAS-
The explosion occurred in No. I shaft.
where about thirty men were working.
and was presumably caused BY one OF
the miners lifting the gauze from his
safety lamp and igniting the gas which
followed the blasting OF a wall Of coal
Six Instantly Killed.
The force OF the explosion instantly Kill
cd SIX OF the miners. while Frelas died a
few hours after having been removed to
the surface
On account OF the black damp. Il was
imposslble for the rescuers to enter deep
into the workings. and II was not until
80 o'clock this evening that the bodies OF
Whi1tle and Reilly were recovered. while
the remains OF Rickert were brought 10
the. surface a half hour later
The coHiery is owned by the SusQue-
hanna Coal Company. Of which r a
Quinn. Of WiIkesbarre. IS general mana
ger. il is worked by means Of three
stops and two shafts. and employs about
], 600 men and boys
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
KERN DESGENDS FROM KING
Bryan's Running Mate Has Pedigree
from Robert Bruce.
Democratic Vice Presidential Nom
inee Comes from POrtesan
Family.
.-.-i,T - ~ yv.sti1r+,n Ee-rId

STec1al 70 Ehe hast1nE-oI heT1id
Richmond. Va. July I5--JOhn Worth
Kern, Democratic candidate for Vice
President. can trace his ancestry back IN
a direct lire 70 Robert Bruce. the heroic
King Of Scotland
Mrs. Sallis Kern Engle. his only sister.
who lives at the old Kern home near
Roanoke. in an interview to-day traced
the geneaIozy OF her family IN an IN
broken line back TO the days when Bruce
defeated the English at Bannockburn.
The family comes from Scotland also on
the mothers side
Something OF the stanch democratic
blood that flows in John Worth Kern's
veins may be noted from an incident re-
lated by Mrs Engle regarding her father.
Dr. Jacob Kern. who. on the day Of the
election in which Grover Cleveland was a
candidate for the Presidency for the first
time rode a horse FIVE miles 10 Clover
dale. where. missing his train. he walked
ten miles. the balance Of the distance.
into Roanoke. in order to learn the result
He pushed his way through a snow
storm. having abandoned his horse be
cause OF fear Of riding the young and
skittish animal in the night IN such
weather. The doctor always said that he
was never better paid for journey.
Mrs. Engle devoUtIy believes that her
brother will some day be President
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
DRYS STILL FAVOR LEVERING
Baltimore Man Pretty Certain of
Presidential Nomination.
Prof. ScanIoH, Another Choice, An
nOunces He Cannot
Accept.

Columbus. July I5.-It was believed to
night that the national Prohibition party
tomorrow viii name for President
Joshua r Levering. of Baltimore, and
PROF.. Charles Scanlon. OF PittsburE. per
manent chairman
The platform committee was in ses-
sion at late hour tonight Prof Scan
lon announced late tonight that he
could not accept
The leaders received ScanlOn's declina-
ton Just before midnight He said he did
not want 10 give up his temperance work
in the Presbyterian church
Gov Harris. who IS an ardent temper
ance worker. went 70 Cincinnati to-day
% speak before the chamber OF COM
merce. and was not here to welcome the
convention In the absence % the gov
ernor. the welcoming speech was made by
Mayor Charles A Bond. who was elected
las fall as the Liberal League candidate
and was opposed BY the temperance and
church people
Robert H Patton. an attorney. Of
Springfield. Ill, delive- ed a forceful key
note speech. which aroused tremendous
enthusiasm He arraigned both the Re
publican and Democratic parties for their
attitude toward personal liberty.
The PrOhibitiOnists. not the Republi-
cans. are the party OF Lincoln" Mr..
Patton shouted, and the delegates leaped
TO their feet with cries OF Yes. yes"
Carrie Nation. after visiting various
saloons and lecturing those gathered
about the bars. as well as men and boys
IN the streets who were smoking cigar
cites. went 70 the convention and was
invited 10 make a brief speech
Later she asked to be accredited as a
delegate from the District OF Columbia.
which has no delegate here. and the ere
dentials committee voted 70 seat her.
She said her home now Is IN Washington.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
NEUTRALITY LAWS VIOLATED.
8Iexicans Are Given Hearing in the
United States Court.

FL Paso. Tex. July 15-R- B. Trevine
P Silva. B. Silva. and Jose Ramirez.
alleged Mexican revolutionists. were to-
day given a hearing by United States
Commissioner Oliver on charges Of viO-
lating the United States neutrality laws
In fomenting a revolution against Mexico.
Jose Maria Ruiz and Laura Aguirre
viii be tried later
The testimony showed that they had
stocked a house in this city with arms
and ammunition, and had kept a mill
tary guard over it. while they planned
their attack and mailed letters TO some
prisoners It also developed that all
their mail came addressed to John D.
White. although there was no American
IN the party so far as known. Several
captured letters were introduced
The commissioner said he would bind
them over. but he will hear evidence for
the defense Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
FOUR BROTHERS MEET.
Reunion Is First in Thfrty-One
Years-TvvO Join by Accident.

Reunion ls First In Ihtrty-One
Years-TvO Join by Accident.
Buffalo. y Y. July 15.-PoIiceman Con
roy was walking on Main street with his
brother Michael to-day
That man ahead OF Us walks Ike
Brother John" he observed. pointing to
a tall man a few steps ahead
The stranger stopped and turned a
rugged brOnzed face.
BY gracious. It IS John
Then eusued the first meeting Of brother
and brother in thirty-one years. 10 Re
augmented later in the day by a fourth
brother. Martin J.. Of Grand Haven. Mich.
All are magnificent physical specimens.
being upward Of six feet in height. and
they attracted no little attention as they
walked four abreast down Main street
John is now a ranchman in Nebraska.
Martin is with the Grand Trunk railroad
in Michigan. Michael is yardmaster Tor
the Pennsylvania Railroad in Buffalo. and
Edward is a member OF the police de
partment OF this city.
This evening they all left for a few
days visit at the old family home in
Emporia. Pa
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
WEST POLITICAL ARENA.
Hitchcock Believes Approaching
Contest VIII Center There.

Hitchcock Believes Approaching
Contest VIII Center There.
Frank H Hitchcock chairman OF the
Republican National Committee, returned
to Washington yesterday
While Mr.. Hitchcock is not ready to
discuss his plans for the campaign he feels
that the battle-ground viii be in the mid
die and far West
In conference with James S. Sherman at
Utica, on Tuesday. Mr.. Hitchcock com
pleted plans whereby the literary and
press work Of the national and Congress
sionaI committees viii be merged. Each
organization viii maintain its identity.
but TO a greater extent than ever before
VIII they cooperate IN the forthcoming
campaign
Francis Curtis, Of New York. Will be IN
charge OF the editorial work OF both COM
mittees. The indications are that the ex-
ecutfve and advisory committees OF the
national organization vii not be named
foE a week or more.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
s n.-t- af Agr--Itr-e- -Westnsr Rr-e,n-


Washington. d G. July =. 1855 ?. n
A har1msrric depression q apparent slight infen-
sity Is moving westward over the Caribtaan Sea and
vas central WetinCsiay morning east Of the Island
O. Jamaica
The warm wave that set in o7s- the Plains States
last Friday and moved rhsncs eastward 20 the At
laztis States by Sunday was q about three DAYS
duration in the several distric-s and was followed
b. rains that heavy parts of the Ohio VALLEY
and the Middle Atlantic and Southern New Eng
land state The c1ndiri1ns q the last six DAYS
c5ul1rznsd 20 the special forecast made on Thurs
cav. July g
uuriug Wed1ssday fair weather and pleasant ten
Ycrzture prevailed over the eastern haf Of the
United States From the Focty Mountain districts
U the north Plr6c Coast showers occurred
During Thurzisy showers vii Occur over he
Plans -ta-ss- Tie rain area VIII extend over the
central valleys ard the Western lake raror Friday
and Saturday. and rCzcl the Atlantic States Satur-
day ui5aI- SUNDAY. Over the eastern portion o.
The country THURSDAY ana Friday VIII Be fair. and
te-nIera-u-e UI- h-En % rise n the central val
2c5s irrrslz-, AID ia the Elstern States Friday.
DURING T1urss1y tie wirds on the Middle At
lantic ard New EuEa1d ooasts VIII be fresh north
sr'vs becoming light and variable. ca the south
S-aa-ic and Gu1 light and F1-abie. and on ahe
Grear lakes Light and variable. shifting 20 fresh
EouLL and southeast
Steamers dzG4r,ins Thu-sday for Eurorean ports
VII have fresh uortlerly winds becoming variable
and fair weather % the Grand Banks
Local Temperatures.
Midnight. - a. n. 7s:8Am. n,sAn p:
{ a m. = 70 q n. 3; z noon. So; ? D. n. s.
p m-. g D. n. s.: , n =: 70 D N Il
Maxia1utr S minimum. T. Relative humiditv-
6 a. n. So p n. q; p "a, q Rainfall IS
? IL TO p M -0i- Hours q sunshine AS ueF
cent q possible sunshine. 10. Tenps-ztu-e same
oAte lssJ year-A aEim-un. s.; minimum, g.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16

New York. July 15.-This was African
day al Sycamore Hill
The President entertained at luncheon
q number Of men who came expressly TO
relate their hunting experiences IN the
Dark Continent, and SO eager was he
10 hear anything that might have a pos
si6le bearing on the big hunt which he
Is planning thar the story-tellers did not
get away until q late hour in the after
noon, and Il is said on good authority
that even the taIlest tales brought no re
bube OF nature taking
The lion hunters included G. A. Moore
and his son. Arthur Moore. Of New York;
" T WhitehoUse, jr-. Percy Madeira q
Philadelphia; Maj Edgar A Mears. army
surgeon and naturalist. who brought Dr.
Alexander Lambert with him. and Henry
Fairfield Osborne. geOlOEist at the Arueri-
can Museum of Natural History.
Charles Scribner. Of the publishing com
pany that has secured the rights TO pub
lish the Presidents account Of his Afri-
can trip. was among the guests. and the
cake Of lion hunters was leavened with
labor Commissioner John Williams. Of
New York; F. y. NiIlet. Of the japanese
Exposition Commission. Charles F.
Brooker. national committeeman from
Connecticut. and Henry Reuterdahl. ma
rine artist. and critic Of the navy
ReuterdahI n Visitor.
M ReuterdahTs visit was Of interest
because Of the belief that the President
had not taken kindly 10 some OF the
artists oUJspoken criticisms Of the navy.
ReUterdahl came to Sycamore Hill on
his own request. and not in response to
e special invitation II is said that he
wished 10 gain the Presidents approval
for q new series Of articles on the navy
When asked whether OF not the Presi-
dent had been won over 10 his point Of
view concerning naval affairs. Mr.. Reu-
ts-dahI said
There never was any differences be
tween u.s. so far as I know. except in
the minds Of some persons If we are
20 have a good navy. IL is up 10 every
good citizen 10 see that we have the
best 20 be had. I believe that the Presi-
dent Is with us in this idea"
Refuses to Talk Into PhOnosraph.
The President has refused 10 make
speeches into a phon0sraph for cam
paign purposes An agent Of a phonO-
graph record company visited Secretary
Loeb last Monday, bringing with him
letters from Gov Fort. Of New Jer-
sey, and Chairman Hitchcock. OF The
Republican National Committee 10 hack
his request that the President talk a
1ew speeches into his machine. The
agent said that he had already secured
dozen speeches from Bryan dealing
with labor. the tariff. and finance He
hoped TO set a similar set from the
President, but went away disappointed.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
FIVE BOOKIES HELD
FOR TAKING BETS
Thirty-Six Detectives Busy
at Brighton Beach.
W. H. DUBOIS ONE VICTIM
Clubhouse Commissioner and Owner
of PatchOEue Stables Nabbed
When He Accepts Loan of Five
Dollars from His Trainer-Others
Include samuel Frank.

New York. July 15-Inereased activity
on the part OF the police at the Brighton
Beach race track to-day resulted IN the
arrest Of five men, charged with violat-
ing the. new betting law
Speculation was carried on under such
restrictions that many Of the professional
layers decided TO quit business. for the
day. at least There were thirty-six de-
tectives on hand from headquarters. and
they were Instructed 10 arrest all profes-
sional bookmakers who might be taking
oral wagers. also persons employed by
them to record wagers-
The detectives worked in punches OF
threes Each bunch singled out a we'll
known layer and watched him all the
afternoon They tried TO overhear oral
wagers, then followed a man who was
supposed to carry the details Of the bet
10 third party. whose business II was
70 make record OF the transaction The
sleuths were so vigilant that they fol-
lowed the booBmakers 70 the lunch coun-
ter and the bar. Just before the fourth
race Samuel Frank. weIl-known mem
Der Of the Metropolitan Turf Association,
was arrested. together with John Getty,
said 70 De his cashier. and Charles King
also associated with him
Prisoners Give Bail
The detectives who made the arrests
said that Frank was accepting oral
wazers. that King was carrying the de-
tails to Getty. and that the latter was
making records OF the wagers- The pris-
oners were taken 70 the police station,
and were later admitted 10 bail in the
sum OF 500 each.
The most sensational arrest occurred
IN the paddock just after the fifth race
William H Dubois. a clubhouse com
missioner for nearly thirty years and
the owner OF the -Patchogue Stable. was
standing near the stalls talking 10 his
trainer. Frank NJ Taylor Two plain
clothes men. who had been following
Dubois q greater part of the afternoon,
were close by Dubois IN a few moments
put his hand IN his pocket and pulled
out bunch OF keys.
4 haven't Eo- cent" he said 70
Taylor. Lend me So
Gets HIS Five.
Taylor took out a bunch OF bills and
handed Dubois a s note In a tifTy. the
detectives caught Dubois by the arm.
You're under arrest they said
What's the charger asked Dubois.
coolly
You're a bookmaker. and you Just
took a bet from that man." replied the
sIeu-hs. Come along 10 the station
house
He protested. bat was arrested. never
theIess
s c. Hl5reth. a weII-known horse
man. furnished bail in the sum OF $50.
c. J. Fitzgerald and John c. Cava-
naugh were both AZ the track They did
not accept an Invitation" 20 appear be-
fore Jhe grand jury. as they were ad-
vised by counsel nor % do so unless they
were formally served with subpoenas.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
NOT A CANDIDATE.

Chicago. July I5-''My wife IS the best
woman n ths world. but she isn't running
fer Vice President"
Tais was the assertion OF John W. Kern.
who arrived N Chicago to-day o. his way
home IN Indianapolis SIR. Kern left for
indianapolis AZ .. N
His remark about his vie vas called
forth By an Interview which she gHTs out
al Indianapolis. in which she declared
against the army cantesn ard the s1nday
saloon. and intimated that her husband.
whom she desc-ibed as consistent tee
totaue-. was IN strict aeoord With her own
sediments
My wife has strong views On al moral
subiects." said Mr. Kern. Yes. its tue.
as she says. that an > total abstainsr.
but that Is about as far as I would Ike
70 90 tust nov"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
NEGRO SLAYERS GUILTY.
One Man Gets Year in Jail, Another
Sixty Days.
7e1al 70 ne Washinr1on Herald.

SpeciaI % ne Washington Hlrald-
Lynchburg, Va, July 15-At Rustburg
to-day the cases Of four white men who
were charged with completely in the kill
Ing OF George Tweedy. eolored. near Con
cord, Campbell County, on March p. were
disposed Of.
W W Terrence was found guilty Of
manslaughter and given a year in prison.
W. B. Cheatham. charged as accessory.
was tried and acquitted. but T D. Rucker
and A B. Ruclzer pleaded guilty and
were given sixty days in jail The negro
was called out Of bed by a crowd and
whipped for a trifing matter and then
shot by a member Of the crowd. all OF
whom disciaimed knowledge OF who actu-
ally shot Tweedy.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
FOR CLEVELAND STATUE.
Buffalo Citizens Plan to Honor Mem
ory OF ex-President.

Buffalo. N Y. July 15.-Mayor Adam
to-day appointed a citizens committee 70
take up the movement TO build a rnonu-
ment here to the memory Of Grover
Cleveland.
Buffalo was the home OF the late Presi-
dent, and It was here that he entered
politics.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
MEXICAN UNDER ARREST.
Alien Locked Up in New York on
Larceny Charge.

New York, July 15--Juan Herzfeld was
arrested to-day at the house Of DR.. H
c Nordeman. OF 1IG West Forty-ffth
street, on q charge Of larceny preferred
by the Mexican government. and was
arraigned before United States Com
missioner GuchrIst in the afternoon and
held for examination next Monday.
Marshal HenkeI locked him up in the
TOm6s. as bail IS not usually granted IN
fxt-aditon cases. Herzfeid has been
living al Cordoba, in the state Of Vera
Cruz. in Mexico He was employed as
cashier by the Mexican Sugar Refining
Company. from which concern he IS al
legged 10 have stolen $500.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
HeId for Rohbing Walls.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Lynchburg. Va, July 15.-SpOtswOOd
Royalty was arrested to-day by Postal
Inspector Mosby on a charge Of intercept
fnS a letter belonging to a resident Of
Bedford County and appropTiating $ con-
tanned therein 10 his own use. Royalty
denies the charge He was bailed for ap-
pearance at q preliminary trial