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zELAYA FLEES
Ex.PreSident Nicaragua
Goes TO Mexico.
NO ATTEMPT TO STOP HIM
Nicaraguans Relieved When They
Learned He Had Gone and New
President Begins Work
Of Reform.

Managua, Dec. 27.-Jose Santos Ze-
lava, the ex-presldent OF Nicaragua
has escaped from the country and Is
now aboard the Mexican gunboat Cen
eral Guerrero, bound for Salina Cruz.
Under the cover OF darkness, Ze-
laya. accompanied by heavily armed
guard. proceeded to Corinto, IN when
port the Mexican warshlp had been
lying for several days. close to the
United States protected cruiser Al
bany. Other American warshlps swung
at anchor in the harbori with marines
aboard. lazlly awaiting instructions.
Zelaya's coming was unheralded, but
guard from the Guerrero received
him and soon he was safe under the
protection of the Mexican flag In
the afternoon the warship weighed
anchor and pointed out to sea. \ sa'
hite OF thirteen guns was fred from
the shore. and hundreds OF soldiers
and citizens waved the former dicta-
tor a farewell from the beach. Zelaya
stood alone and waved back in reply.
He uncovered when abreast Of the Al
.tany but the American cruiser made
no response Then he turned again
toward the shore. gazing until out OF
sight.
Zelaya was entertained at luncheon
at Corinto by the comandant OF the
port. whose guests included the Mexi-
can minister and the officers Of the
General Guerrero. There were no
toasts. but an informal discussion Of
the battle OF Rama was INDUCED in.
Zelaya expressed the fear that Pres
ident Madriz would not be able to
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Out of Our Reach.

Washington. Dec 27-News of the
escape OF former President Zelaya
from Nicaragua. and his assurance OF
safety under the Mexican flag has set
all the Latin.American diplomats here
laughing at Secretary Of State Knox,
who seems to have been left with
the bag to hold"
There is nothing the United States
government can do now against Ze-
laya. Had We declared way against
Nicaragua. or had we even made for
NAL charges against Zelaya to the
Nicaraguan congress. or had we mere
" notified President Madriz that this
government would make charges
against Zelaya in connection with the
murder of the two Americans. Groce
and Cannon. who were executed by
his command. Mexico would never
have presumed to offer him refuge.
But we did none OF these things,
and therefore Mexico felt fully within
her rights and without discourtesy to
This government when she granted the
refuge asked by the terror-stricken
former dictator.
The state department has not re-
ceived the report of United States Con-
sui Jose De Ollyares at Managua con
corning the departure OF Zelaya. and
Mr.. Knox had nothing to say.
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WHAT IS WHISKY?
Taft Decides a Much Moot
ed Question.
HE DIFFERS WITH WILEY
The President Declares For Hun
bred Years Whisky Has In
cluded All Potable Liquor
Distilled From Grain.

Washington. Dec. n. - In 1000
word opinion, on which he has been
working for many weeks. President
Taft decided the much-mooted ques-
ton OF What is whisky?" differing In
lis decision from Harvey w. Wiley
chief chemist OF the department OF
agriculture; Lloyd n. Bowers, solicit
tor general. OF the United States, and
former Attorney General Charles j.
Bonaparte. From Mr.. Bonaparts and
DR.. Wiley the president differs radi
cally in his findings. and from the
opinion OF Solicitor General Bowers
which he commends highly, he takes
exception also.
In effect the president finds that
other interpretations OF the pure food
act Of June 30, 1906. as applied to
whisky. have been too narrow After
an examination of all the evidence.
he says. ".t seems TO me 0yerwhelm'
ingly established that for q hundred
years the term whisky in the trade
and among the customers has Included
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-30

all potable liquor distilled from grain;
that the straight whisky is as com
pared with the whisky made by rec
tifcation OF redistilation and favor
ing and coloring matter. subsequent
improvement. and that therefore it Is
perversion Of the pure food act 70
attempt no. 10 limit the meaning OF
the term whisky to that which mod
ern manufactures taste have made the
most desirable variety
Both DR.. Wiley and Attorney Cen
ehal Bonaparte found that the brand
whisky" could be applied properly
only to straight whisky or such H.
quor as WIS made by one dlstIllation
and by aseing IN Charred oak barrels
while NJ. Bowers. the presidents re-
port says. fell into the error Of max
ing too nice a distinction in reference
10 the amount OF cOngeneric substance
OF traces of fusol oil required 10 con
stitute whisky for practical purposes
1t is undoubtedly true says the
rresidclt. that the liqlor trade has
been disxracefully fun Of frauds on
the public by false labels; but these
frauds dii not consist In palming of
somcthing which was not whisky. but
in palmin~ IF one kind Of whisky as
another ari better kind Of whisky
Whisky MAJ e rectifed or relistilled
or neutral spirits and given a color
and flavor hy burnt sugar made in a
few days was often branded as Bour-
bon or rye straight whisky
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Edward j. Quinn,
Warehouse: 7th, c and Md. Ave. S.
w. Store:6O4 Penn Ave, N. w.
WASHINGTON, ID. G..
IN the name Of the Commonwealth Of
III L 4 =. - l..

I'm the name of the Commonwealth of
Virginia. In the Clerks Office of the
- Circuit court of the county of Spot
syvania on the 18th day of December,
1909. Bette S. Hayden in her own right
and as Administrative Of 7. J. Hayden,
decd; Annie Stokes and c. b. Stokes,
her husband; Blanch III. Cross and Guy
T. Cross. her husband; George c. Hay
don and Della Hayden. his wife; Mary
N. Rice and w. II. Rice, her husband,
and Bessie S. Hayden, plaintiffs, against
Lille Bloxton and Posey Bloxton, her
husband; Belle Dent and Richard Dent,
her husband; Austin Armstrong and -
Armstrong, her husband; Ashton Smith,
William Smith and - Smith, his wife;
VIM. S. Hansford, and Myrtle Hansford,
his wife; Mary Hansford, Julia Hans
ford, Lucy Wallace and Chas. Wallace,
her husband; Addison Hansford and
Ella Hansford, his wife; Clarence Hans
ford. Bette S. Grymes and Hansford
Grymes, her husband; Belle Taliaferro,
Henry w. Hansford, Charles Smith and
Austin Smith, Austin Hildrup and -
Hilrdup his wife; John Hildrup and
Gertie Hildrup, his wife; Robert Hill.
drup and - Hildrup, his wife, and X.
G.. Hildrup, and James z. TURNKEY,
sheriff, administrator of VIM. Smith;
Amelia Hansford. Anthony B. Smith
and NJ. Z. Hildrup, all deceased, defend
ants. In equity.
The object of this suit is to clear the
cloud off the title to that certain piece
and parcel of real estate lying in Spot
sylvania county, Virginia, containing
l73 "a acres, and lies along Hazel Run
and on both sides Of the p. +. & 2. X.
r., and was the property upon which
Mary Miller died seized and possessed
and devised to her daughter, Georgi-
anna, for life, with the remainder to
her children, and to have partition
made of said property amongst the
heirs of Thomas J. Hayden, deceased.
And an affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendants, William
Smith, Mary Hansford, Lucy Wallace
and Chas. Wallace, her husband; Belle
Taliaferro, Henry w. Hansford, are
not residents of the State Of Virginia,
il is ordered that they do appear here
within fifteen days after due publica-
ton hereof, and do what may be neces-
sary to protect their interest in this
suit. And it is further ordered that a
copy thereof be published once week
for four week in The Free Lance news
paper and that copy be posted at the
front door of the courthouse of this
county on or before the next succeeding
rule day after the entry of this suit.
Teste:
T. A. Harris, Clerk.
w. w. Butzner, p. q.
A copy-Teste:
T. A. Harris, Clerk.
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Maryland, Delaware &
Virginia Railway Co.
Rsppabannock River Line.
Schedule in Effect March II, 1909.

Baltimore, Tappahannock. fredericksburg
Leave Baltimore, Pier 2. Light Street. weather
permitting, Sunday IL noon. Tuesday and Thursday
l:S0 o. m. for Westland, North End. MIL Creek
Merry Point. ottomans horans. Burhan's, Ur-
hanna, Monaskon, Water View, Wheaton g,
fBay Port, Sharp's. Bowler's. Wares Wexford p
Tappahannock. 800 q. m, MAYORS Hole. Bland-
field, Carter's Layton's, ) Leedstown. Saunders .
Wilmont, Greenlaws, Port Royal, Port Conway.
Hay Mount. Hop Yard. Ratclifte MISUNDERSTANDING.
tSteamer leaving on Sunday does not stop. son
Mondays steamer viii leave Leedstown at ll;S0
a. m.
baltimore. Tappahannock-Leave Baltimore.
Pier 2, Light Street, weather permitting, Wednes,
day and Friday 4:S0 .. m. for tNorth End: MIN
Creek, fWhite Stone, Irvington, Weems, Millen-
beck, fBurhan's tBurton's. Urbanna, Monaskon'
tWhealton's Water View, tSharps, fIappahan-
mock. fSteamer leaving Baltimore on Wednesday
will only stop at Landings marked '.
Tappahannock, Norfolk-Leave Tappahannock
weather permitting, Saturday 2 p. m. stopping at
WefOrd's, Wares BOWERS, Sharps, Bay Fort
Whealton's. Water View, Monaskon, Uroanna'
Bartons. Burhans Milenoeek. merry W vEnha.
Stone, Mi Creek, North End, Westland. Return
ing, steamer viii leave Norfolk Monday, D. m.
weather permitting, for Tappahannock, stopping
mans, Moran's and Bay Port, stopping at Bowl
er's Wares and Wexford on return trip 10 Bal
timore on Tuesdays Freight viii not bereceived In
Norfolk after .. m. on sailing days.
Fredericksburg, Tappahannock, Baltimore
Leave Fredericksburg, Sunday. Tuesday and
Thursday 200 d. M, tide and weather permitting.
Tor Ratcliffe's, Hop Yard. Hay Mount. Port Con-
way, Port Royal. Greenlaws. Wilmont, Saunder 8,
Leedstown a. m. Layton's Carriers, Blandheld.
MAYORS Hole $50 a. m. Tappahanock 7:30 a. m.
Wellford'1. Wares. Bowlers. Sharp's $50 a. m,
Bay Port, Whealton's, water view, Monaskon.
Urbanna, 1890 D. m. Burhan's. Millenbecks Merry
Point. 20 D. m. Ottoman's, Moran 8, Weem 9.
Irvington, White Stone, Min Creek $50 D. m.
North End 600 D. m, Westland. Arrive Baltimore
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday mornings.
Tappahannock, Baltimore, -Leaye Tappahan-
mock, weather permitting 7:30 a m, Tuesday and
Thursday. stopping at Wellford's. Wares. Bowl
er's Sharp's $50 a m, fBay Port, Whealtons s,
Water View. Monaakon. fUrbanna. Burton's, Bur-
hans Millenbeck. Weenns. Irvington. White Stone
Mil Creek North End Arriving Baltimore We'd
nesday and Friday mornings. fSteamer TO Balti-
more on Thursday viii not stop at Urbanna and
Bay Port
This time table shows the times at which steam
ers may be expected 10 arrive at and depart from
the several wharves but their arrival or departure
at the times stated Is not guaranteed. nor does the
company hold itself responsible for any delay or
any consequences arising thcrefrom.
Freight received In Baltimore until D. m on
sailing days.
W.D. SCOTT. Agt, fredericksburg. Va
Willard Thomson, Genl. Manager.
T. Murdoch. Genl. Freight 4 Pase- ACT. Baiu-
more. March lst 1903
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500 REWARD, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surface Of the
system, thereby destroying the founda-
ton of the disease, and giving the pa
tent strength by building up the CON
stitution and assisting nature in doing
it's work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list OF
testimonials.
Address: +. j. CHENEY & Co.,,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
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DOggett d Scott.
Southern Railway

N. B. Following schedule figures published as
information. and are not guaranteed
Schedule effective Nov. 7th. 1903.
Trains leave Washington from New Union
Station.
7:3O a. m. Daily-Local for Warrenton. panyilie
and way stations.
$50 a. m. Daily-Local for Harrisonburg. Va
900 a. m. Daily-United States Fast Mail.
First-class coaches and drawing-room. sleeping
cars to Birmingham & New Orleans. Dining car
service.
loo p. m. Week Dsys-Iocal for warrentOn and
Strasburg.
AIS D. m DAILY Birmingham Special and
Florida Limited. Through coaches and sleeping
cars TO Columbia, Savannah and jacksonville.
car to Birmingham Dining car service. Tourist
car 70 California Monday. Wednesday, Thursday
40 p. m. Week Days-LocaI for HarrisOnburr
and way stations on Manassas Branch.
l:55 D. m. Daily-Local for Warrenton and
Charlottesville.
1910 D. m. Daily-New York and Chattanooga
Limited (via Lynchburg) First class coach and
sleeping cars TO Roanoke. Knoxville. Chattanooga,
sleeping car TO New Orleans. Dining-car service
1O:45 D. m. Daily-Hew York. Atlanta and New
Orleans Limited-All Pullman trains. club and OBJ
eeryation cars to New Orleans; sleeping cars to
Ashevie, Atlanta. New Orleans Sleefing car TO
Charlotte. Dining-car service.
4:l0 a. m. Daily-Memphis Special. Through
sleeping cars and coaches 70 Roanoke, Knoxville.
Chattanooga. Nashville and Memphis. Washing
ton sleeping car open 1000 .. m Dining car
service.
Through trains from the South arrive Washing
ton $50 a. m. $50 M, i0:40 a. m, daily; 7:i6 p.
M, and 1875 D. m. 1918 a. m. daily. Harrison
burg li:45 q. m. week days and $50 p. m daily.
From Charlottesville GAS a. m, 230 y. m. and 7;t5
y. m. Local from Warrenton arrives $40 O. m.
week days.
Trains leave Richmond: I0:t5 a. m. and ii:45 d.
m Daily Express for all points South.
go a m. Daily Local for Danville and Charlotte.
500 d. m. except Sunday. Local for Keysyille.
l:3O a. m. except Sunday and 2:l5 .. m Monday.
Wednesday and Friday for West Point.
40 D. m except Sunday. for West Point. con.
Meeting with York River Line for Baltimore. Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
Tickets, sleeping-car reservations. and detailed
information can be had at ticket Office. 705 18th
St. 9O6 81 N. w., and New Union Station.
Baggage checked through from hotels and resi-
dcnces. Cab service.
C. II. ACKERT, v. p. and Cen Man.
s. III. HARDWICK. Pass. Traffic Mgr.
II. +. CARY, Cen. Pass. Agent
L. s. BROWN. General Agent
Washington. d. @.
s. e. Burgess. ID. p. A..
Rlebunn1d Va
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senretarv plckInson At san Juan.

San Juan. p. r., Dec. 27.-The naval
yacht Mayhower arrived here, having
on board Secretary of War Dickinson
and General Edwards. chief of the bu-
reau Of insular affairs. Governor Col
ton, Colonel Howe, Commander Rob-
rer and several prominent Porto RI
cans received them at the landing.
There was no ceremony In their re-
csption. but the town was decorated
In their honor.
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cope with the situation. as he was not
q military man. He said that the army
Of the government had been reduced
to skeletons by prlyations, due to the
failure Of the new administration to
forward rations. and he was glad that
the army had surrendered, as great
loss Of life was thus avoided.
Managuans in general were vastly
relieved when they learned that Ze-
laya had gone and President Madriz
has already begun his promised work
OF reform. All reports that Madriz
intends to resign the presidency are
declared TO be- without a shred OF
truth. He announces that he accepted
the Office only after mature consider
alton of the opportunity the position
gave him to bring about harmony and
peace In Nicaragua.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-30
OvEREATS; is DYING
Ran Finds Money In Can and Opens
Winter Fruit Supply.

Winter Fruit Supply.
Towanda. Pa. Dec. 27-Lamberson
johnson, cousin Of the Johnson boys
who were hung for murder in the To
wanda Jail yard few years ago. is
very i'll al lis home In Towsnda town
ship from an unusual cause. His wife
went visiting. leaving him 10 keep
house. and he opened can Of fruit
In the can he found half dollar,
and thinking there was money in all
the cans he opened the entire winters
supply, without finding any more
coins
Realizing that It would be impossi-
BILE to recsn the fruit, he started to
eat It all nearly a dishpanful in all.
He got on the outside Of about two
thirds of IT, and then became i'll. He IS
not expected TO recover.
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Kills I.llne Mule with Pick.

Terre Haute, Ind. Dec. 27.-D. A.
Thomas, a miner at Hymeria. Ind,
was sentenced to thirty days In jail
for killing a mule Thomas became an
cry with the mule in the mine and
struck 1t with pick.
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SINCERITY

in words and deed, that is what
makes friends, wins customers,
grows business, insures success. We
make no claim we cannot substanti-
ate: declare no values we cannot
show. For the next ten days | will
offer the following for
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-30

Fitz Knocked Out In Twelfth.
Sydney. Australia, Dec 27-Lang
Detected Fitzsimmons by n knockout in
the twelfth round
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and forth and down, through the meshes . ,
Clothes are washed perfectly minutes
with washba Makes washing almost fun Saves all the wear
in half s-ooo c....ho.
We control which have $4,000 SO no other
this has built for the largest washer business
he
much and little that far cheaper to have
New Washer Book the
different and we'll send it, DO this
n justice Yourself I'll o.Iu
machine positively good its Over 20 n use and HUNDREDS
of them here Virginia The only Gravity Machine made very
small child can object live miles or
Write today Address ECLIPSE
HARDWARE Co. Southern Distributors Guvy Va.
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OLD RYE WHISKEY
FROM BALTIMORE, MD.

THE RYE WHISKEY MARKET
OF THE WORLD. Our whiskey is
noted for its medicinal use, and as high
grade family beverage. DIRECT FROM
THE plsTILLERY, old and mellow. We
are located directly opposite the wharves.
Goods shipped promptly in plain cases.
Our prices ale reasonable.
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StraSburger Bros.
119 Market Place. Baltimore, Md
Until you use 1t
for 80 days

A postcard with your
name and address sent TO-
US to-day brings you the
book by return mail,
postpaid.
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Send No Money

We mean that exactly; please take US at our word.
Simply ask US to show you the 1900 Gravity
Washer We will send it to you, freight prepaid. You
pay no deposit, give security; you are under no
obligation.
Use it for 80 days. do four washings with it. Learn
how it saves your labor and howt saves your clothes
Them if you want it, pay little each week, or
little each month No hurry just suit yourself. IL you
don't want it, simply send it back.
The above offer-just as we state it's open to any
one who is responsible. .,
Don't you want to see washing machine that vii
stand such test as that?
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THE 1900" GRAVITY WASHER

is machine that every woman will have when she
knows it. That's why want you 10 see 1t. 1t does
washing solely by forcing soap and water through the
meshes of the clothes. No rubbing, stirring, no
padding no of any sort the clothes They are
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-30
1878 Gal.

Pendleton Whiskey $3.50 per gal.
Only sold in jugs.
Corn Whiskey $3.50, 50, 1878 per gal.
full DTS. 50, $3.50 and 81. Virginia
Apple Brandy 81. 30, 50, 50. 70 per gal. !;
4 full DTS. 50, $3.50, 81.
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$I.49
A ladies' Genuine
Bordered Calf Shoe

plain or cap toe, with one piece
solid sole leather counters, one
piece of Rock Oak Bark tanned
leather innersole, the out soles
of the best white bark tanned
leather. This shoe is made
whole vamps, no cut off under
the tips.
We think enough of this shoe to
stand back of every pair with a
guarantee that they must prove all
solid leather from heel to toe, or we
will refund your money or give you
a new pair of shoes. Could you ask
for more?
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N. B. Following schedule figures published as
information. and are not guaranteed
Schedule effective Nov. It'll. 1903.
Trains leave Washington from New Union
Station.
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s. e. Burgess. d. p. A..
Rlehmond. Va.
The Washington times., 1909-01-02
NEW YEAR BUSY DAY
FOR CAPITAL CROOKS
Nearly TwoScore Ihefts Reported to Police Since Infant
1909 Was Ushered In-Robberies Uniform
" Small

Washington crooks are beginning the
new year in a manner that bids fair 10
give the police department the biggest
years work IN it's history.
Since the infant 1909 pulled up bis
chariot IN our midst at midnight Thurs
day night, there has been an unprece-
dented boom I'm robberies of every de
seUiption. Nearly two score -nefts have
been reported to the police from an
parts OF the city, the onenses ranging
from petit larceny TO highway robbery
and HOUSEKEEPING.
Three stores and three houses were
forcibly entered last night So far the
robberies have been small ones, none OF
them ranging over 500.
The persons robbed are not however.
the only ones who entered the new year
with misfortune. More lost articles have
been reported to the police in the last
two days than on any preceding two
for many a moon. THESE articles range
from a pocketbOok with so cents i'm il
to q Russian sable neckpiece valued at
nearly 500 Tie latter was lost last
night by Mrs. o. p. NJ. Brown. Of 1857
The Washington times., 1909-01-02

Ontario pIaae eitIer at the Fourteenth
street entrance to .de Willard, or I'm "a
onc-horse coupe between that place and
her home. The police are looking for
the cab driver whom Mrs Brown de
sCribes as "a rather nice looking young
white man twenty-five 10 twenty-eisht
years old. wearing d. black derby hat.
Mrs. Oeulese Williamson, of William
son. W. Va, left a. long brown leather
pOcketboot on "a seat i'm the Union sta
ton waiting ROOM containing nearly
so I'm bills and change, $50 check, a.
mileage book. cards, etc.
Ah8unl S;smaha * Co, grocers, at
100 O. stree. northwest, report there
place entered in the night, and the
cash register robbed.
Several raids were made by unknown
thieves on ice BOXES in various sections
of the city. and many Saturday dinners
We're lost.
An unknown. man walked into Dun
bars ciEEr store, at Ninth and q
streets last evening and appropriated
an amber cigar holder inlaid with gold.
Miss a. J. Lewis. living at the Bruins
wick apartment house, lost her pocket
book i'm the White House yesterday
during the reCeptiCa. 1t contained a
check, running into five figures.