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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
One Killed, Eight Captured in
Battle With Officers.
ALL ANXIOUS TO ESCAPE
Crazy Snakes Band Has Broken Up
Into Small Groups and Are Being
Pursued by Deputy Sheriffs and Sol
diers-Numerous Rumors Of Engage.
nents-crazy Snake Surrounded.

Oklahoma City. Okla. March 3O.-A
detachment OF Crazy Snakes band o
belligerent Indians was surrounded
by deputy sherins near Crazy Snake,
home and n lively battle ensued. Nor,
than 200 shots were fired and one In
dian was killed. Eight Indians wer,
captured and the remainder fed. witt
the deputies in pursuit.
There were about fifteen Indians IL
the band. and they had taken, refug,
in a house. The deputies had TRACKED
them for some distance.
Advancing from ali sides. the poss,
fired volley at the frail house. TIL,
Indians rushed out. scattered anon,
the trees and made a valiant defense
The posse. firing steadily. advanced
and routed the band. None OF thos,
captured is seriously injured. but i
is said that a number Of other Indian.
were hit with bullets.
Chitto Harjo (Crazy Snake) is sur
rounded IN the North Canadian bot
toms near Pierce. Three hundred mill
tiamen. cowboys and deputy sherin,
are closing in on him and his cap
ture is expected
Crazy Snakes band apparently ha:
broken into numerous small groups. Il
seemed at nightfali that each Indiar
was trying 20 accomplish his own es
cape without regard for the granC
dreams OF the chieftain TO realiz,
which they were called together Sun
day by the smoke OF signal fires. Al
efforts at organized resistance seemed
10 have beer dropped.
The miiitiamen seemed well able tc
cope with this latest phase OF the sit
uation. however. They. too. scattered
in bands. invaded the hiliy wooded
region of the Creek nation in a deter
mined effort TO hunt down both lead
ers and. members OF the war party
The wisdom of this policy at once he
came evident. for very soon the sol
diers had captured eight members OF
Crazy Snakes forces. one OF them a
sub-chief.
There are numerous rumors of en-
gagements here and there. with a vary
ing number of fatalities One story
was that posse OF farmers near Che
cotah fought a large band OF negro
renegades and killed twenty. This and
similar reports cannot be confirmed
A disquieting condition exists through.
out the troubled region. however and
almost anything in the way OF a fight
would not be surprising.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH

Daughter and Son-in-Law Injured
VainIy Trying to Save Her.
Pittsburg. Pa. March 3O.-Mrs. Mar.
ion Bergen. Of Sharpsburg. a suburb,
was burned To death and her daughter,
Mrs. Lena Young. and her son-in-law,
Frederick Hemke. were seriously
burned in fire which destroyed their
home
The fire started In some unknown
manner in the room where Mrs. Ber.
gen was sleeping. When 1t was dis
covered Hemke and Mrs. Young hur-
ried TO rescue the older woman but
could not find her in the burning
room. With blistered faces and cloth.
ing afire they gave up the search.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
$1,000 600 Fire at Havana.

Havana. March 30.-The two piers
Of the Havana Central railroad. In the
upper part of the harbor, were totally
destroyed by FIRE. II is reported that
the FIRE was OF incendiary origin. The
total damage done is estimated at ST..
100000. Both piers. which contained q
vast amount OF miscellaneous freight,
were consumed. practically nothing In
the warehouses being saved.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Pittsburg. March 3O.-An unknown
man was shot and mortally wounded
by Justice of the Peace William Pat.
terson at Wilson, near here. while a
posse is pursuing two other men be-
lieved TO have been members OF a gang
of highwaymen who held up several
persons at Wilson and robbed them.
The man was shot during a pitched
battle with officers after they had
caught the three men in the act Of
robbing a victim.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
ROURK IN JAIL
III. Game was Inppsd usfa. Damage was Don.

MS tame was lnppsd Before Damage MAS Doso
W. W. Rourk. colored. was arrested
here Monday by Sergeant Chichester
charged with representing n million dol
lar corporation known as the Alhambra
Movement, Inc. This company does not
exist. The plan he proposed was to 60.
lett $50 each from twenty people to en-.
able him to get charter.
A number OF representative colored
citizens attended two OF his meetings
and had evinced much interest in the
proposition The object was to help the
colored race to firm, sure footing In she
commercial world" Sergeant Chichester
got on to the negro's game and wired
West Chester, Pa. for Information.
He received q reply from the chsef ol
police saying: "Rourk Is wanted here
Tor embezzlement; arrest him and wire
me" Rourk is IN jail and say s be VIII 90
without requisition. He had prelimi.
nary trial before Squire Esstburn The
Commonwealth was represented by Mr.
+. n. Chichester IN the absence OF Attor.
new g T. Swift
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
HOW's THIs1

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Rails Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known +. ].
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
tfaaactions and financially Abis 70 carry
out any obligations made By his Arm.
WALDISe, KISSAN & MARvIS,
Wholssals Druggists, Roiedo, O.
Halls Catarzh Cure is taksn Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and nu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Tesfimoni-
ais sent Tres. Prfcs 75 cents per bottle.
Sold By al Druggtsts.
Take Iall's Family Ptlls TOR ccnstipa-
ton
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
Eal,;ro Wal, Kills Three

Los Angeles Cal. March 3O.--Three
men were instantly killed and two
others were seriously injured when a
brick wall of the old Jail building col
lapsed while the building was being
razed
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
DISPOSITIONS TAKEN

Dispositions were taken here Monday
10 the suit OF Livingston VS.. Gasds, 81
als, pending In the Circuit Court o
Spotsylvania county. and the case vii
be argred ct the Aprn term. Judg'
Alvin 4. Embrey represents the plaintiff
and Messrs- c. O'Conor Goolsick, of thil
city, and Edgar B. English, OF Rich
mond, the defendant.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
CORPORATION COURT

=, The Jury in the Corporation court
Monday morning in the case Of N Podoll
against nr5. Bermann returned a vsr-
DICT Tor the plaintiff for $92, subject to
an Offset OF $40 so for deiendant. Mr..
Mm Goolrick represented the plain
tin and Mr. +. W. Carter the defendant.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
Killed by Flying Board.

Oil City. Pa. March 3)-Philip Har.
denrider. aged hfty-nine years. OF Fry
burg, was instantly killed In being
struck on the head with a board that
few from a revolving saw in his lum-
Der mill
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
DEATH CAN
BE AVOIDED

10 many instances by having 10 the
home a bottle OF GOWAN'S PNEU.
MONA PREPARATION. IL reduces
Inflammation, scatters congestion and
Is valuable wherever there are pnsu-
monia, Group, colds, coughs, pains and
soreness. External, quickly absorbed.
Sold by al druggists from 81 90 to 25c.
Buy IT today and keep II in tbs home
for emergencies.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Prepare your system for hos weather,
don't put of taking Hollistsr's Rocky
Mountain Tea. but do 10 now. The beet,
most economical regulator and system
conditioner. as good for the children as
for father and mother. W. l. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
MAIL POUCH STOLEN
Thieves Probably Got $4,000 In Cur
reney and Checks.

rency and Checks.
Georgetown. KY. March 30.-A dar-
ing mail pouch robbery. in which tn
alleged thieves got probably more than
$50.00O in currency and checks. was
made public when the iron and char-ed
leather of two pouches were found by
a boy near the crane from which they
had been taken. Checks to the amount
OF $3S,G00, addressed to A. L. FergI.
son. president of the Burley Tobacco
society's board of control. are said to
be among the stolen property.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
Traction Engine Inventor Killed.

Ada. O.. March sJ.-Noble NJ. Da,
wilson. inventor of the traction en-
gine. was killed here by being struck
by the engine Of a Pennsylvania pas
senger train. Davidson invented the
traction engine in 1877
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
cortelyou Takes Up New Duties.

New York. March 30.-George B.
Cortelyou. former secretary OF the
treasury. took up his new duties as
president of the Consolidated Gas
company, OF this city.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
BEAR KILLS TWO

Mexican Farmers Hunt Trained Bear
Escaped From Gypsies.
Pachuca. Mex. March 30.-A dane
ing bear that escaped from band OF
gypsies is being hunted by armed far.
mers in the hills. II has already hugged
two women to death.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
KILLED In MOVING Picture Panic.

GirardviIle Pa. March 30.-Fright-
ened by the explosion OF a moving
picture machine in a barn, eight-year-
old Edward Coll. jumped out of sec
ond-story window during a panic, re-
ceiving injuries that caused his death.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Bill has won her-pretty maid,
A June bride she fs to be
Her peachy y-cream complexion VIII not
Because It's Rocky Mountain Tea inlaid.
w. l.. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
TRlPLETS TO START FAMILY

Three Girls Born to Pennsylvania Wo-
man Wed a Year.
Chester, Pa, March 30.-Three baby
girls were born to Mrs. Annie Green
leaf. wife of John Greenleaf. in the
maternity ward of the Chester hos
pital. and the event created quite a
furry among the nurses and physi-
clans OF the institution. Mr.. and Mrs.
Greenleaf were married on Christmas
day. 1907 She is thirty-eight years old.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Opposed to Tax on Necessities-Lit-
tie Likelihood of Passage Of Meas
ure Before June l.
Washington. March 30.-"The coun-
try is losing slO.OO0.OOO a day every
day the passage OF the tariff bill is
delayed from this time on"
This is what President Taft is say
ing to senators and members of the
house as fast as be can get a word
with individual members OF either
house. The president is bending every
energy toward the speedy settlement
OF the tariff question. but the strong
est argument he uses is that quoted
above And IL was in response TO his
urging more than anything else that
the house adopted the plan OF holding
night sessions from now until the close
of the debate
This enormous loss is sustained
through the hesitation of great bust
ness enterprises to enter upon new
contracts or extend old ones until the
uncertainty about the tariff is settled
II is not believed by anybody in
congress that the bill can be passed
before June 1. while many think Il
will take from fifteen TO thirty days
longer than that. with the president
assuring them that the business in
terests of the country are incurring a
loss OF 100000. 600 a month. while the
bill is under discussion. and the pos
sibiiity that this loss will reach a to-
tai billion dollars II the work of con
sidering the measure is not expedited
the leaders on both sides are showing
evidence OF willingness 20 hurry.
President Taft. IL Is stated. intends
TO leave all congressional matters to
congress and does not intend TO die
tate to that body what Il shall do At
the same time he takes advantage OF
the calls made upon him by senators
and representatives to state anew in
response to their requests for sugges-
tions his own position and the policy
to which he believes the Republican
party is committed.
Favors Stamp Tax.
The president does not believe that
stamp tax would be a great burden
upon the people. A stamp tax at this
time would not go to the extent of the
war tax imposed in 1898. Such a tax
would be far better il is declared at
the White House. than the imposition
OF such a tax or duty on food stuffs as
would cause unrest and anxiety on the
part or the general public
President Taft has let il be known
that he approves the Payne bill in
principle and that he believes more
schedules in the Dingley tarir should
be revised downward than upward-if
any should go upward at all. His only
utterances to members OF congress on
the subject have been in response to
their direct requests for his views as
to certain things
President Taft is known to be spe-
cially opposed to the proposed tax on
tea. 1t is stated that this tax would
yield about sS.000.OO0 annually. The
president believes that this amount
could be made up by an excise tax on
the dividends of corporations or by
some methods OF stamp taxation. He
does not believe that the burden OF
raising this additional $4,000. 900
should be placed upon the rank and
file of consumers.
The president also is said to believe
that the ways and means committee OF
the house will not insist on the coun-
tervailing duty proposed on coffee.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Tootsies, Flnffy Mints, ,Chocolate Kisses
and Nutlets. the new and popular candy
At zoe the pound, At BrAnnan's.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Servia's Prince to Enter Cambridge.
Belgrade. March 30.--It is reported
that the former Crown Prince George
intends to enter Cambridge university
as a student
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

About the man who thinks be knows
It all the worst thing is his inability 10
keep bis mouth shut.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Wise Is the man Who'll willing to climb
down on his dignity long enough TO do
his duty.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Via Free Lance is prepared to DO ell
kinds Of Job printing IN frst-oiass stys
~ noAsrnta priess.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Everybody knows that other people
mako mistakss
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Some people arc kept busy butting h
to other peoples business-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

And the sslEmads man sonesine
makes . noiss NE . phonogrnph.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01
TARIFF DELAY
COSTS MILLIONS
Tells Congressman Daily Loss
is $lO,OOO,OOO.
FAv0RS DOWNWARD REVISION

The President Will Not Dictate to
Congress, But Tells Callers He Is
Opposed to Tax on Necessities-Lit-
tie Likelihood Of Passage Of Meas
ure Before June /.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-01

Barb Wire, 6uns, Pistols, Rasors,
Knives, etc, wiz be sold At reduced
prices to suit the times, Money can
De ssved by purchasing ct ssotts
ha~l~.rs stce~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13

New York. Sept. 1S.-Today wit
messed the raising of the curtain
upon the scene of Coney Islands sew
enth annual Mardi Gras and Fall
Carnival, and during the week the
public will be afforded an opportun-
ity TO witness a spectacle more gilt
tering, grand and glorious" than
ever before. Fun and Frolic" Is the
theme of this weeks festivities, and
all the floats, pageants, parades and
people will strive to make the theme
reality "never to be forgotten. !"
Every day will be a gala day until
the carnival procession of next Sat-
urday after which the men and
women whose efforts have made
Coney Island the playground of the
people will fold their tents and
quietly sneak away.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13
VACATION is AT AN END.
City Public Schools Begin Years
Work Monday Morning.

The city public schools opened
Monday morning under flattering
circumstances and the indications are
suspicious for one of the most sue
cessful terms ever taught. The enroll
ment the first day was the largest
in the history of the school. With
more than fourteen hundred chill
dren entitled to free tuition this year
in the Waxahachie independent
district 932 presented themselves
for enrolment at the Park school
building the first day There was
an enrolment of forty-eight in the
colored school.
There was an increased attendance
in the high school department and
the graduating class this year Will
he larger than the class of last year.
There were no formal exercises
at the opening of the schools. AS the
children arrived they were directed
10 their respective rooms where they
were enrolled and then furnished
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13
Indian Burial Mound Found.

Paris, Texas, Sept. 13.-While
men were at work constructing a
.levee on j. K Bywaters' farm in
Sanders Greek bottom, two miles
north of Maxey, and were moving
dirt from a ridge between the creek
and a small lake to put on the en-
bankment. they discovered strangely
shaped pieces of stone and found
human bones. The elevation proved
to be an Indian burial mound. A
skull of what must have been very
large man was brought to the city,
although it was difficult to handle
it without it's crumbling away. A
physician who examined the skull is
of the opinion that it must have
been buried fully 800 years. .r'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13
Letter to Coleman Brothers.
MaNahachie, Texas.

w dAelddCttlSt iSNttS.
Dear Sirs Mr. n, Avery, Delhi,
\. y, had two houses exactly alike,
and painted them: one Deyoe lead
aud-zinc; the other barytes-and-
zinc He paid same price for both
paints.
He used six gallons of leadand-
zine. II gallons barytes-and-zinc.
He paid SIS for painting lead-and-
zinc, $50 for painting barry tes-and-
zinnc.
The total cost of the lead-and-zinc
Job was SGT; the total cost of the
barytes-and-zinc job was S54.
He didn't know he was buying
barytes; the dealer told him that
paint was as good as Devoe.
A fair example of how it generally
comes out, when you buy something
just as good" Better go by the
name: the name; and the name Is
Devoe. Yours truly,
80 f. w. DEVOE & co.
New York.
P s.: Waxahachie Lumber COM
pany sell our paint.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13
OLDEST WESTERN STATE.
First White Man Settled in WiscOn-
sin 275 Years Ago.

Pennsylvania Is apt to pride itself
upon its honorable antiquity. Not
the first of the states to be settled
it is undoubtedly the greatest and
most important, now and at all
times, since aspirations for political
liberty We're born on this side of
the water. But there are others. Wis
coHsin, for instance, is just celebrat-
ing its 275th anniversary Not as a
state. of course but of its first set
tlement by white men. In 1854,
when the first white man settled in
Wisconsin mot for long), there was
not a white man in what is now
Pennsylvania There was a feeble.
struggling colony on the James, a
small settlement at Plymouth, and
other pioneers along the coast. 1t
was almost fifty years later that the
first organized settlement under
Penn was made in this state, and by
that time there were many white
men in Wisconsin,.
We are apt TO look upon the
French of today as enfeebled and un
ambitious. That is simply because
they have given up Development of
colonies, outside of Africa, and are
content with their own country,
which is large enough for the popu
lation and is thrifty in the extreme.
But 800 years ago the Frenchmen
set no limit TO their ambitions. Their
imagination conquered the world,
and they set out to do as much of it
been going up the st. Lawrence and
the Great Lakes into the Mississippi
for well nigh on to 50 years be-
fore Il Driton ever crossed the Allie
ghanies. There was a thriving French
settlement at Green Bay, Wis, be-
fore Philadelphia was laid out
The intention of the French was
to make the new empire the great
asset of the kingdom. On that point
there was no hesitation by any of
the kings Domestic troubles inter-
fered with their plans, and finally
brought them TO naught. Even Ma
poleou gave up his dream of Wes-
tern empire with a pang Had not
Pitt come to the fore in time, it is
safe to say that the Seven Years
War would have ended disastrously,
and we might now be inheritors of
French rather than Of British tradi-
tons. There is in Wisconsin a rem
nant of descendants of the early
French voyagers and traders, men
of great courage and fertile in re-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13
iIany Damage Suits.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 13.-Thirty-
eight cases against the Pittsburg
Coal company for the death of men
employed in the Darr mine are to be
disposed of during a special term
OF court called today II Is probable
that only a few of these cases will
be tried, but they will be made test
cases. The suits involve nearly ST.
100000 In damages.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13
JUMPS THROUGH GLASS FRONT,
remarkable Presence OF Mind Ex-
hibited as Death Bears Down
on Man

Battle Greek, Mich, Sept. 10
Thomas Madden owes his escape
from death beneath the wheels of a
street car to his remarkable presence
of mind. Late at night Madden was
hurrying across East Main street,
near Monroe street, in an attempt
to reach his hotel before a rainstorm
broke, when he walked directly in
the path of an unrushing car.
Realizing his precarious position
he deliberately jumped through the
glass front of the car in order to es-
cape being crushed to death beneath
it. Glass cut Madden about the face
and body, as well as Motorman Lun-
gate
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13
Lives in the Wrong Cottage.

Annapolis, Md, Sept 13.-By the
casual remark of neighbor, Will
liam G. Speed of Baltimore learned
that he had been Occupying the
wrong cottage at Arundel-on-the-
Bay, near Annapolis, for the whole
summer, while the cottage for which
he had paid rent in advance had re-
manned idle.
Speed leased a cottage from the
owner, who Is travelling in the west,
but misunderstood the directions and
occupied the wrong house. The alb
sence Of both owners prevented the
mistake from being known until
few days ago.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13

Carlisle Center, n. Y, G, B. Bur
hans, writes: About four years ago
wrote you that | had been entirely
cured of kidney trouble by taking
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Rene
dy and after four years | am again
pleased to state that | have never
had any return of those symptoms,
and | am evidently cured to stay
cured Foley's Kidney Remedy Will
do the samefor you. B. w. Fearis. d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13

Hood & Cur1in, the re11aDle drug
gists of Waxahachie, Texas, are hav-
ing calls for "HINDIPO," the new
Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic tina.
they are selling uA Ter a positive
guarantee.
Its merits are becoming the talk
of the town and everybody wants to-
try it, and why not? 1t costs nothing
If it don't do you good--not one
cent
They don't want your money II it
does not benefit you, and will cheer
fully refund the money. Try 1t to-
day. mttf
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13

source. Following the national GUS
tom, they made alliances with the
names in the history of France are
now borne by those who are COM
monty called Indians. -Philadelphia
ENQUIRER
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13

Let's get 1t down right. Preachers
will have their hands full and all Of
their time occupied If they give
strict attention to their respective
charges. In attempting to run the
town as we'll as the churches they
place themselves in a position to be
Juhtly criticised, besides performing
a lot Of work for which they are not
paid and with the only result that
they detraCt from their usefulness.