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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
PEARY SUBMITS PROOFS
National Geographic Society win ex'
amino Them.

National Geographic Society VIII ex'
anime Them.
Washington. Oct. 81. - Commander
Robert e. Peary's proof. records and
observations that he reached the North
Pole, April 6. 1909. were submitted to
the National Geographic obsty. and
the board OF managers OF that body
referred them for examination and re-
port to a subcommittee OF experts
comprising Henry Gannett. chief geo
grapher of the United States geologl'
cal survey; Rear Admiral Colby M.
Chester, U. S. ~. and o. II. Tittman'
superintendent of the United States
coast and geodetic survey. The so
ciety announced that the only question
II now had to decide was whether
Commander Peary reached the North
Pole on the date claimed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
nv cobb surrenders Himself.

Cleveland. o.. Oct. 21.-Ty Cobb, the
Detroit outfelder. indicted for assault
on a Waterman at the Hotel Euclid a
few weeks ago. came to Cleveland and
gave himself up. He was held for trial
Nov. o.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
saued La Auto From LYnehina.

Pensacola. Fla. Oct 2l.-The quick
ness of deputies in seizing an automo
bile to make their escape was all that
saved from lynshing Robert Stewart
a negro. who had cut the throat OF a
white boy at Century, near here.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23

cheering. but 1t all came from tbs
throats OF about twenty suffragettes
Mrs. Pankhurst Is one OF the suffra
gettes that were thrown into prison II
London. and refused to eat until they
were released.
Mrs. PanKhurst was escorted to the
Woman's University club by a com
mittee headed by Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Blatch, where she held a reception
and was bombarded with questions
She will lecture In the large cities Of
the east before returning to England.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
Forelon Cruise For Middies

Annapolis, Nd, Oct. 21.-It Is prob
able, although not officially announced
as yet, that the brigade Of midshipmen
will cruise in foreign waters next sum
mer, instead OF the usual practice sail
along the Atlantic coast.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
e,rc,,r. Clean Out Possoffice.

Newburgh. N. Y, Oct. 2l.-The post
Office at Pinebush. twenty miles from
here, was burglarized. Several hun
bred dollars in cash, stamps ant
stamped envelopes were taken.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
The Latest Closing Prices For Produce
and Live Stock.


PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR quiet;
winter low grades. $440Q460; winter
clear, s475d5; city mills. fancy. $50
6.25.
RYE FLOUR steady at s4.15q 4.3;
per barrel. $3.50
CORN steady; No. 2 yellow, local
69069hc. .
lower grades. 45c.
POULTRY Live steady; hens. 1871
614c.: old ROSTERS. lie. Dressed firm A.;
choice fowls. 16c.; old ROSTERS. 12c.
RJTTER firm; extra creamery, 34c
EGGS steady; selected. 80 a 32c. 4;
nearby. 27c. western. &c.
POTATOES firm; per bush, 60V6Sc
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
REVENUE INCREASE
Nearly 100000 Over Last Year,
Marx For September.

MdTN TOT OePeonhOO''
Washington. Oct. 21.-The reports o
internal revenue collections for thu
month of September which have Jus
been computed at the treasury depart
ment show an increase over the col
lections of the same month last veal
of 1896, 67445. The principal increase
was In the receipts from distilled spir
its, $1,7e1.271.14.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
Auto Wrecked; Woman Fatally Hurt.

Auto Wrecked; Woman Fatally Hurt.
Washington. Oct. 2l.-Mrs. Gertrude
NJ. Hubbard, widow Of Gardiner Hub
bard. the distinguished scientist and
founder of the National Geographic so
ciety. was injured fatally when the
motor car in which she was riding was
struck by an electric street car of the
Capital Traction company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
ENGINE AND SAW MILLS
BARGAINS.

l No. 2 American Saw Mill, End hand.
/ No. / Geiser Saw Mill, rebuilt.
3 No. 3 Farquhar Head Blocks.
| No. 5 Farquhar Saw Mill.
6-H. P. Huber Portable Engine.
6-H. p. Cooper 90
12-H. p. McVicker Gasoline Engine.
Large lot second hand Inserted Tooth
Saws, some as good as new. Also new
Inserted Tooth Saws, Hoe & Simonds.
Bowering Saw Mill Feeds.
Saw Tables, Lath Saving Machines.
20-H.P. WATERFOWL Steam Engine,
30-H. P. Fire Box Boiler, Pulleys, Hang
ers and Shafting. Betting, Packing, Oil,
Grease, &c.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
MRS. PANKHURST ARRIVES

English Militant suffrasette to Lecture
In This Country.
New York. Oct. 2l.-No tiagdraped
tug went down the bay 10 meet Mrs.
Pankhurst. who arrived on the liner
Oceanic. Nor did any brass band play
Hail to the Chief" when the ship
locked. There was, OF course some
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23

College Students Victims Of HooI~orn
Athens. Ca. Oct 21.-The preva
lence OF hookworm among the stu
dents of the University OF Georgia is
causing the faculty alarm. and a cam
paign has been determined upon to
eradicate the little parasite.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
BURGLARS RICH HAUL
They Took s245o Worth Of SILK From
Newark store.

Newark store.
Newark. n. j.. Oct q. - Burglars
got away with about s245O worth OF
silk and satins from the store OF David
Klein. at 2O5 Springfield avenue. and
Notwithstanding that a wagon or truck
OF some kind must have been used the
police on duty in that Vicinity failed
to see II and the men made good their
escape. In all 5000 yards OF stun was
stolen. 1000 OF II being taffeta SILK
valued at sl200 500 yards OF plain
satin. valued at $500. and 500 yards oil
morelIne satin, valued at $3.50.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
LLOYD GRISCOM ARRESTED

Former Ambassador Under Bail For
Running Automobile Too Fast.
New York. Oct 21.-Lloyd c. Girls
com. of Philadelphia, who was former.
ly American ambassador to Italy. was
arrested in this city. charged with run.
ming his automobile at excessive speed.
He was held in 800 bail, for which he
gave as security a diamond ring.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
TWO BOYS AND A GIRL
Trlplets Born In Norwich, N. y, Weigh
Leaa Than Eiaht Pounds.

Norwich. N. Y, Oct 2l-Triplets'
the combined weight of which Is less
than eight pounds. were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Adams. Of this village
The girl weighed three pounds. while
the two boys tipped the scales at but
two and three-q quarters and two pounds
respectively. The father is one OF
three sons born at one time, all OF
whom reside in Norwich.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
A Yale Professor Dead

New Haven. Conn, Oct 21.-Lestel
w. hartman. assistant professor OF 20
litical economy In Yale, Is dead al
SAVIOR Center, Mass, Of typhoid fever
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23

Barb Wire, Guns, Pistols, Razors,
Knives, etc., will be sold at reduced
prices TO suit the times, Money can
be saved by purchasing at Scots
hardware store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
Monday, November 8,

1909, offer for sale at public auction TO
the highest bidder, the property in said
deed of trust conveyed, situated in
Stafford county, Virginia, containing
9.76 acres, being part of Edge Hill,
which was Thos. Norman's estate, and
more fully decribed in deed dated the
18th day of November, 1899. from w.
M. Norman, and T. T. Norman, Of
record in the Clerks Office Of the Cir
cult court Of Stafford county, Virginia,
in deed book 8, page 524.
Terms of sale-Cash.
John M. Griffin, Trustee.
Alvin 7. Embrey, Attorney for the
said association. ol6w4wl
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
MRS. BATONYI WINS SUIT

jury FTcCS rNCF 'NSNS0
Horseman.
New York. Oct. 2l.-The jury before
which Mrs Frances Work Burke
Roche Batonyi brought suit for d.
vorce from Aurel BatonY. the Aus
TRAN horseman, returned a verdict In
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
GROUP

Is the ahost that hannls every hour Of
chlld's lie. G0WAES PREPARATION
fiyvs instant re1d and comfort. Just rub
Il on-1iont weaken the stomach Win.
dnas. Eeep II In the home. Si.00. 5oo,
25c. All druffsts
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
FRANK X. TYLER,
1904 Main ST., Fredericksburg.
w. 8. EMBREY

[successor to Embrey & Bergman
Dealer in Railroad Cross Ties, Cedar
Posts, Spokes and Hoops. Keeps con-
stantly on hand large supply OF Baled
Hay and Mill Feed. Office near Rail-
road Depot, Fredericksburg, Va.
Also Agent for Page Wire Fence 20.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
PUBLIC SALE
OF IMPROVED
Real Estate

By virtue Of the provisions Of deed
of trust of date Dec. 18th, 1899, from
Paris Prince (unmarried) to the under
signed trustee of the Enterprise Build
ing Association, default having been
made in the provisions of the said trust,
and being hereto requested by the said
association, the undersigned trustee
will. before the front door Of Stafford
courthouse, in Stafford county, Virginia,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-23
John F. Scott.
HARDWARE

AND HARDWARE sPECIALTIEs.
Main St., One door below Chas. Wal
lace & Bro. Full line OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
HIGH SCHOOL LAD
MAKES NEW RECORD
BYRD, OF MILFORD, ILL, PUTS
SHOT so FEET IN STATE
MEET,

Champaign, Ills, May 23.-The uni
versity high won the annual inter
scholastic track and field meet here
yes -erday with q points; Oak Park
was second with IT, Milford third,
with Is; and Galesburg, fourth with
10 points. More than 500 athletes,
representing 80 schools, took part in
the meet, q schools succeeding in
scoring points. Byrd Of Milford, was
the star, winning three weight events
and breaking the shot put record, put
ting it 40 feet, 10 inches.
Boston, May 23.-It Was not until o.
E. HOldman of Butte, Montana,
cleared the bar in the pole vault
against a northeast rainstorm that
Dartmouth won the annual champion
ship meeting of the New England in
tercollegiate athletic association yes,
terday by a score of 1924 points. 1t
was a hot fight for first place from
start to finish and the colleges fin
ished as follows:
Dartmouth, 321a; Technology, 81;
Williams, "a; Bowdoin, 201@; Am
herst, II; Brown, IS; Wesleyan, g.;
Main, G; Tufts, 3, and Vermont, 2.
Trinity and Holy Cross failed to score.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

The Appleton park commissioners
have recommended expenditure Of
from $500 to 800 on the George c..
Jones park, large wooded tract re-
Gently acquired by the city. A system
Of driveways is being planned.
Walter E. Pellet Of Manitowoc was
the successful bidder for the contract
for driving piles, building a Golfer
dam and other work for a new bridge
to be erected at Sheboygan. His part
of the work will cost $4,000. The
bridge, completed, will cost $4,000.
The Reedsville municipal lighting
plant squabble, which has been in the
courts for several months, has finally
been disposed of, the village board ac-
cepting the plant and paying over the
S., 900 due to the Columbus Machine
company, which installed the machin-
cry.
The Sparta council has awarded the
contract for a new 425,O00 gallon wa
ter storage tank to the Chicago Iron
and Bridge company for $6,332. The
new tank will increase the present
storage capacity Of the city water tank
by about 100000 gallons and will
greatly enhance the fire protection of
the city.
r. H. Bethel, superintendent Of the
Chicago concern which has the con
tract to construct a dam, fumes,
power house and tail race in the Wis
consin river for the Marathon Paper
Mills company, near ROtheschilds,
made survey of the site. He has
completed all arrangements for the
work now, and will put on a force OF
100 men shortly.
Land dealers in Iowa are negotiat-
ing with Chippewa Falls real estate
firm for 10000 aCrea of land in Chip,
pewa county for colonization pur-
poses. A tract has been selected in
what is known as EsteIIa, about three
miles from Cornell on the Chippewa
| river. Most of the Iowans who are
TO settle on the Chippewa farms are
renters and land in the HaWkeye
| state is becoming so valuable that
there is no longer any profit in farm
ing when the farmer has to pay a
high rent.
Work of excavating for the new Soc
roundhouse at Superior is under way
and as soon as this is completed act
ual construction work will begin. The
. building will be either a ten or twelve
! stall affair as constructed the addi
ctcHs can easily be made If the Ell
gines get into Superior by July 1, as
expected, there will be almost imme,
diate use for the shops. Altogether it
is expected that 500 Improvements IN
Superior this year will mean an out,
lay of 100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
FAMOUS THEATER
SOLD FOR MILLION

New York, May 26.-The famous
old Grand opera house at Twenty
third street and Eighth avenue, has
been sold by the executors of the Jay
Gould estate to a company especially
formed 10 purchase it, for a stated
value of $1,OOO,GOO.
Many memories of Jay Gould ana
jim" Fisk and incidents of the late
COS and early los are linked win II
famous theater. 1t was here that Jay
Gould and Fisk took refuge from ms
mobs on Black Friday" in 1873.
In the building is a vault of heavy
masonry extending from the basement
to the roof the floors of which are
reached by narrow circular stair
way in the stones. Fisk said that he
and Mr.. Gould concealed themselves
in this vault from the infur ated
crowd attacking their Offices in Wal
street district.
One Of the boxes in the theater is
known as the Gould box. and is kept
'ocked. It seats from twenty to -
ty persons but has never been Occu
p ed except by members of the Gould
family.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
SPARKS FROM THE WIRE

Justice Scott of the Illinois supreme
court was rushed from Aledo TO Gales
burg an a special train to be operated
on for appendicitis in the hope of say
ing his life.
Mrs. Hattie Pope was sentenced TO
90 years in the penitentiary after be
ing convicted of the murder of her
mother. Mrs. Mary King, at Monte
vallo. Alabama, on March 4.
Uncle Billy" Gray OF Dearborn,
Mich, 80 years old, decided he was
tired of life and committed suicide
by taking paris green. He leaves a
widow over so years old.
With a total of 60 bulls-eyc hits
out Of 80 shots fired the 62d company
of the coast artillery a. Fort Worden,
Washing ton, has established a record
in subcaliber target practice.
The strike of white fremen on the
Georgia railroad entered it's fifth day.
The men are demand ng that negro
fremen's places be given 10 white
men. Seine negroes have been hand
led roughly.
Peter A. juicy. New York photcg-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27

rapher, was awarded 6 cents damage
in the action agains. Town Topics
growing out Of the publication cs
picture of ex-President Roosevelt IN
that paper.
The Missouri supreme court sus-
tanned the law denying licenses to in
surance companies which pay their
officers salaries in excess of $4,000.
The court, however, recommended
that the law be repealed.
Unless the interstate CONNIE cree
commission modifies its decision in
the Spokane rate case reducing the.
transcontinental rate to Spokane to-
that of the seaports. suits will De
! started by chambers Of commerce or
western coast towns
Emma Goldman, the anarchist. and
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the former
English prisoner, were guests at the
annual dinner of the New Jersey So
clety Of Mayfower Descendants at
East Orange, N. J. They were invited
by Alden Freeman, wealthy descend
ant OF prominent family.
Announcement is made in Balti-
more of the separation of Dr. and
Mrs. Smith Hollins McKfm. who we're
married December 80, 1902. after
romance beginning on a yacht cruise
of the world. Mrs. McKim is the
daughter of Capt Isaac Emerson
! millionaire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
SHEA IS HELD
WITHOUT BAIL

New York. May 23.-Cornelius P.
Shea. the former president Of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Teamsters,
was locked up without bail last night
pending the outcome OF the injuries
of Alice Walsh, the woman whom he
admits, according TO the police, having
stabbed 90 times with a pocket knife,
after a quarrel Friday night. The wo-
man. it was said at the hospital last
night, is very weak, but the surgeons
still have some hope of pulling her
through.
Shea's labor friends have rallied TO
his support and the members of the
local union of the International Broth
erhood of Transfers discussed his
case at headquarters last night. 1t
was suggested that a fund be raised
for his defense. but no action along
this line was taken.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
OBITUARY..

hrs. Alice Braun of Waterloo, Ia,
known throughout the music world as
Rose Ettinger, died suddenly in Lon
don. For the last ten years she mad
sung before European royalty.
Lorenzo Crounze, former governor
of Nebraska, died at his home in
Omaha after an extended Illness, the
immediate cause of death being art
erial trouble
The fate that has followed the in
vestigation of the Pennsylvania graft
scandals since its inception, two years
ago, claimed d fifth victim in John H.
Anderson, who died IN New York, a
voluntary exile from Pennsylvania IN
der heavy bail, awaiting sentence on
a charge of defrauding the state OF
Pennsylvania out of amounts vari,
ously estimated at from 100000 to
S. 100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
UTTER ROUT FOR
PARIS STRIKERS

Paris, May 26.-The curtain was
rung down yesterday upon the general
strike amid determinations by the
leaders who tried to throw the re-
sponsibility for failure upon each
other and the defeated postal employees.
The end came when few hundred
labOrers voted to resume work. The
general federation of labor then threw
up the sponge and last n ght issued a
manifesto in which they seek to cover
up their retreat, explaining that the
postal employees were over confident
of success of their second strike,
which every thing shows was pre-
pared and instigated by the govern
ment, which was DESTROYS of an oppor-
tunity for avenging itself against the
leaders of the first strike
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, May 18.-Af-er devot-
ing the greater part of the session
to debate, the senate passed on a
number of important committee
amendments to the tariff bill. 1t
also disposed of, adversely, an
amendment by Senator Stone restor-
FIG the Dingiey rates on razors. On
that vote most Of the progressive
republicans voted in the affirmative
with the democrats.
More than two hours were de
voted to the discussion of a resolu.
ton by Senator Gore to investigate
the cost of production at home and
abroad and the relative price OF
commodities at wholesale and retail
The resolution was referred to the
committee on finance by a decisive
vote.
Considerable progress was made in
the adoption of several sections OF
the tariff bill that formerly had been
passed over. There were several
amendments decreasing duties for
merly reported by the committee, but
some of the others adopted increased
the duties.
That there will be a sharp con
test in the senate over proposition
to refer to the judiciary committee
an amendment to the tariff bill, in
trOduced by Senator Bailey, provid
ing for an income tax, is indicated
by a coalition of democrats and
some of the progressive republic
ans"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
WISCONSIN WAITS.


Joseph Bohman, a lineman, dropped
thirty feet while at work on a pole at
Plymouth and escaped uninjured.
A mass meeting at Wausau voted
to inaugurate no license campaign
under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon
league.
Mrs. Augusta Lempke OF Grand Rap
ids, committed suicide by shooting
with a revolver. She had been i'll for
the last seven years.
Fred Edmunds, struck by train at
GAINESVILLE, rolled off the track escap-
ing death, but lost his left foot and
badly crushed the right.
Fire of uncertain origin caused ap-
proximately 100000 damage to the
John F. Findorff planning mill, near the
Northwestern depot at Madison.
A reward of 800 Is offered for The
arrest of Mrs. Helen Griffin who went
away with her little niece and ne
phew several weeks ago from Beloit.
A pistol duel between police officers
and man suspected Of being a burg
lar took place on the main street Of
Kenosha. The suspected burglar es-
capped.
Thieves drove up to the G. w. Mel
son plumbing shop, at Neenah, loaded
several new bath tubs and other
plumbing material, and drove away
unnoticed
The postoffice and L. P. Gamerud's
saloon at Babcock were robbed Thurs
day night. Six dollars were taken
from the postoffice, but no n, ~ was
found in the saloon.
John Roders, % years Of az and a
member Of one Of the old families of
KeDosha, was arrested, charged with
robbing the steamer Rufus P. Ranney
Of Cleveland, which has been tied up
In the Kenosha haTbOr.
Carol Petersen, a pupil Of the Jeff
erson school at Racine is at ST. Mary's
hospital with a crushed skull and not
expected to live as the result of being
hit on the head with an iron ball
which was being thrown in shot put
practice by other students.
While working about some machjn.
cry at the paper mill at Eau Claire
William Meyers, aged 20, had eight
teeth jerked out Of his mouth and his
chin fractured when a rapidly moving
belt slipped off a pulley wheel and
struck him.
Two skeletons we're found in the
ruins Of the Gault house at State Line
The suppositiOn is that the better pre-
served Of the two bodies has been
there about two years. The authorities
believe that murder was committed
in both cases.
Matthias Fischer, SIS years of age
and one of the best known of the Ger
man pioneer residents of Kenosha
attempted suicide by drinking a mix
ture of paris green and water
Fischer was injured in an elevator
collapse last January and since the1
had been out Of work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
MOHONK PEACE
INFERENCE ENDS

Mohonk Lake, n. Y, May 26-With
an Imposing array of speakers the
fifteenth annual meeting of the Lake
Mohonk conference Of International
arbitration concluded its deliberations
last night The speakers included
British Ambassador Bryce; AUred
Mosely, London; Representative Rich.
aard Bartholdt, Missouri; Edward J.
Wheeler, emJor of Current Literature;
Frank Chaplin Bray, editor OF the
Chautauquan; Dr. Richard Watson
Glider, editor Of the Century.
Mr.. Bryce expressed the belief that
all governments honestly desire
peace; not one has any cause for
war, and every one would lose more
by war than it could gain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
BROTHERS IN DUEL,
ONE FALLS DEAD

Pensacola, Fla, May ga duet
between Joseph and Monk Bray, broth
ers, and prosperous farmers, residing
near here, occurred yesterday, IN
which Monk Bray met his death. They
had quarreled over the dividing line
of some land. When they met both
were armed. Monk Bray, it is SAID,
cursed his brother and then fired at
him. Joseph Bray then leveled his
shotgun and with the statement, Il
hate to do it" fired, the contents en-
ter.ng the breast of his brother, who
fell dead.