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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-04
RUOSEL CASE Still
CENTERS ON Letters

Boston, Dec. 2.-"I assume the pro
these disputed writings in answer to
the allegation that the claimant wrote
them" said Judge Lawton at the
opening of the Russell will case in
which there is a claimant who says
he is Daniel Blake Russell of Dick
inson, North Dakota, son of the late
Daniel Russell of Melrose, and who
the respondents say is an imposter j
D. Rousseau of New York
State Senator Simpson of North Da'
kota, the claimants lawyer, answer
ed the judge.
eve claim it is strict evidence tc
show who wrote the letters in an
swer to the bare statement that the
claimant wrote them
Discussion Arises.
A long legal discussion arose con-
corning taking evidence on the dis
puted writings. These writings are
letters sent to the home of Joseph
Rousseau of New York and alleged
by the respondents to have been writ
ten by the claimant. The claimant
through his experts, maintains they
are forgeries. Handwriting expert
Albert H. Hamilton, in answer to a
question, said he had made compar'
isons of the disputed writings and
the two petitions for the appoint
ment of a receiver Of the Russell es-
tate and that he had compared pages
one and two of the will with the dis
puted writings. Attorney Simpson
asked what it was he told the court
and counsel in low tone that he be-
1ieved that the same hand which had
written most of the disputed writings
had transcribed also several of the
registry documents in evidence
Made A Comparison.
Attorney Simpson asked Mr.. Ham
ilton '"have you made a comparison
of the disputed writings, the writing
Of the petition for probate of the will
of Daniel Russell and the writing Of
the petition for the appointment of
receiver for the estate of Daniel
Blake Russell, absentee?"
eyes," replied the witness.
Mr.. Hamilton said in answer to fur
Their questioning that he formed an
opinion on the various writings and
told what that opinion was.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-04
zELAYA REFUSES

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TOO MANY
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several hundred unopened letters
from curious eyes; drew the blinds
disconnected the telephone instru-
ments, and, after slipping a generous
"tip" into the colored hall boys
hand, he hiked for the tall timber
along the St. Joe river in Northern
Idaho, where he hopes to get the
kinks out of his tangled nerves.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-04
STRIKE SITUATION
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the switchmen in the northwest are
members of the Switchmen's union.
President Hawley spent the day in
Minneapolis where he had a confer
ence with Governor Eberhart. The
governor announced later that we'll
defined movement has been begun to
effect a settlement of the strike.
A statement was published quoting
the governor as saying that he be-
lieved the strike would be settled in
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-04
TnOMPSON'S INSURGENCY
SUBJECT OF A lecture

Washington, Dec. 3.-Senator Gull
berson of Texas and leader Of the
democratic minority in the senate
has prepared a lecture for the espec-
ial benefit of Senator Fountain
Thompson Of North Dakota, if cur
rent reports are reliable. At least,
Thompson's views on Insurgency"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-04
IMPROVED FARM FOR SALE.

offer for sale within the next ten
days the northwest quarter of Sec
ton 6, township 1873, range II. level
Land, all fenced, six acres with hoe
wire, frame house, six rooms with
large wood shed frame barn; will
accommodate sixty head Of stock:
frame granary: we'll with windmill
and large tank Within walking dis
lance Of Mckenzie, school, church,
creamery, etc. Buildings ready to
move into. Value of Improvements,
$4,000. s1,400 Insurance. carried on
buildings Will sell this place for
$4,000 net, with the small payment
of $500 down, the balance I will ar
range on terms to suit the purchas'
er. F. L. Conklin, First National
Bank Block, Bismarck
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
FIRST HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT
The kindergarten Christmas Tree.

Miss Beryl Barber's kindergarten
had its Christmas entertainment We'd
nesday morning and all who saw the
sympathetic smiles on the faces of the
mothers and other guests need no as
surance that it was a perfect success.
The exercises consisted of the usual
opening kindergarten exercises, the
children themselves selecting their
songs as usual. Almost ell selected
Santa Claus songs and Christmas car
OILS. Afterward followed the march
and then the distribution Of gifts from
the Christmas tree for the mothers
and fathers Of the children. These
gifts, as we'll as all decorations on the
tree, were made by the children them
selves, and a beautiful tree it was.
One of the most attractive features
of the entertainment was the bring
ing of gifts by the children to be sent
to other little ones less fortunate than
themselves.
All who heard the prompt and intel
ligent answers Of the little ones to Miss
Barber's simple, but well chosen, ques-
tions on the Christmas story and its
teaching, could not fail to feel that the
children gave with the true Christmas
spirit.
The interesting occasion ended with
candies, etc, served to everyone, the
goodbye song and many wishes Tor
merry Christmas from all TO all.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
PERSONALS AND NOTES
FROM BOWLING GREEN
Bowling Green, Va, Dec. %.

DONlnB bIttll, Nd.f DSNs -.
Both Bowling Green and Calvary
Baptist churches will have their 5. S.
Xmas celebration next week.
Mrs. Granville Burruss and children
left Tuesday for Ruther Glen to spend
the holidays with her grandmother
Miss Ruth Barlow, a student at the
Southern Seminary at Buena Vista, is
at her home here for Xmas.
Mrs. w. w. Rains has returned
| from a visit to Washington.
Rev. p. A. Cave filled his appoint
ment in the Christian church here Sun
day morning and night. He had large
congregations at both services and
made a good impression.
Mrs. J. S. Lake and two children, OF
Hampton, are guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wright.
Mrs. c. l.. Collins and daughter,
Miss Estelle, have returned from a
visit to relatives in Washington.
The condition of Postmaster +. l..
r. Dunn is not so favorable. He has
double pneumonia.
Mrs. L. NJ. Robinson, who has beer
with her husband in Richmond, where
he was very i'll in Memorial Hospital,
spent a portion of this week here.
Miss Annie Voolfolk has returned
10 her home here from a visit TO the
family Of her father in Ashland.
Mr.. w. G.. Coghill has moved his
family into house on Milford street
owned by Mr.. Luther Kay.
Mrs. 5. w. Broaddus is much i'm
proved since her recent illness.
Rev. S. A. Parker, Mrs. Parker anc
| little daughter, Marian, left on We'd
nesday for Mt. Airy, Nd. to spend the
holidays.
Misses Mabel and Lima Perkins left
Sunday for their home in Urbanna,
after spending several days with Mis-:
Annie Broaddus.
Miss Annie Wright, of Hampton, is
expected home today and will visit her
parents for several weeks.
Miss Nina Myers, elocution teacher
at the Seminary, who has been sick, is
greatly improved. She has been moved
TO the home Of Mrs. K. A. Coghill and hel
many friends hope TO see her out again
soon.
Mr.. Burton Sutton, Of Essex, j:
spending this week with his wife, who
is quite sick at the home of Mr.. {. l..
| Collins.
Miss Louise Baker, a student OF
Davis College in Petersburg. is guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Valentine.
Mr.. John Elliott, a student of W. &
l.. in Lexington, is spending the holi-
days with his parents here.
Mr.. Richard L. Beale will leave
Thursday for his home in Westmore-
land, where he will spend Xmas with
his parents.
X. Y. Z.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25

FREDERICKSBURG VA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20,
IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?

Dear Editor: am years old.
"Some of my little friends say there
is no Santa Claus.
Papa says If you see it in the Sun
it's so.
please tell me the truth; is there a
Santa Claus?
Virginia O'Hanlon.
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticism of skeptical age. They
do not believe except they see. They
think that nothing can be which is not
comprehensive by their little minds.
All minds, Virginia, whether they be
mems or chldren's, are little. In this
great universe of ours man is a mere
insect, an ant, in his intellect, as com
pared with the boundless world about
him, as measured by the intelligence
capable of grasping the whole of truth
and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is Santa Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and gen.
erosity and devotion exist, and you
know that they abound and give to
your life its highest beauty and joy.
Alas how dreary would be the world if
there were no Santa Claus. 1t would
be as dreary as if there were no Vir-
ginias. There would be no childlike
faith then, no poetry, no romance to
make tolerabe this existence. We
should have no enjoyment, except in
sense and sight. The eternal light with
which childhood fills the world would be
eXtingushed
Not believe in Santa Clausl You
might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire men
to watch in all the chimneys on Christ
mas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even
if they did not see Santa Claus coming
down, what would that prove? Nobody
sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign
that there is no Santa Claus. The most
real things in the world are those that
neither children nor men can see. Did
you ever see fairies dancing on the
lawn? OF course not. but that's no
proof that they are not there. Nobody
can conceive or imagine all the wonders
there are unseen and unseeable in the
world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle
and see what makes the noise inside,
but there is veil covering the unseen
world which not the strongest man, nor
even the united strength of all the
strongest men that ever lived, could
tear apart. Only faith. fancy, poetry,
love, romance, can push aside that cur.
tain and view and picture the supernal
beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real?
All virginia, in all this world there is
nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus Thank Cod he
lives. and he lives forever. A thous-
and years from now, Virginia; nay, ten
times ten thousand years from now, he
will continue to make glad the heart of
childhood New York Sun.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
Americans Helped Estrada Win.

New Orlenas. Dec. 23.-General Es-
trada attributes his victory at Rama
over the Zelayan army to the skill OF
American sharpshooters, according to
dispatches received here General Es-
trada sent this telegram to Consul
General Aussman:
"Our armies at Rama have won a
complete triumph. The enemy was
scattered and his losses heavy. Ameri-
can sharpshooters, under Colonel Con-
rad, caused havoc among the officers,
and deaths were many. We are now
going on to Managua. where our sue
cess Is sure"
Colonel Conrad left New Iberia, La,
his home, FIVE weeks ago on the steam
er Imperator. after having superin-
tended the loading of the steamship
Utstein for Port Barrios and Blue
fields.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
HE GOT IT, AND THEN he DIDN'T

Mr.. Sanford Chancellor stood at the
front door of his store smilingly bowing
to the sovereigns as they passed Wed.
nesday. On the pavement in front of
the store laid yellow bill, marked 500.
Soon slick, half clad black boy passed
along, and spying the bill, made a dive
for It, and into his pocket it went.
There was smile on Sanford's face
that fingered, but not word did he say;
The boy went on, and as he reached
Col Coles store he took out the bill
and looked at it. 1t looked good to him
and on he went with visions Of a suit
of clothes and other things for Christ
mas. But alas, all his hopes were soon
shattered. The 500 bill proved to be
an advertisement.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
zELAYANS LOSE
NlCardguan Army is Driven
to Surrender.
600 FALL IN BATTLE
General Estrada Wins Complete Vic
tory at Rama and Opposing Cen
eral Surrenders With
900 Men.

Bluehelds. Nicaragua, Dec %. -
General Estrada has won a complete
victory over the government troops at
Rama. Six hundred men of both the
armles were killed or wounded.
Nineteen hundred OF Zelaya's men
have surrendered. including General
Gonzales. who was in command. Two
Americans are reported killed.
The latest reports from the scene OF
battle state that the Zelayans lost $50,
killed and wounded, and the rebels
$50. One OF the Americans killed was
Ralph Lees.
The victory OF General Estrada and
the surrender OF General Gonzales
leaves the path OF the rebel army TO
Managua unblocked. and It Is believed
that the march toward the capital will
begin soon.
The fighting occurred outside the
city limits. The wounded are being
brought here. Commander Shipley has
landed surgeons from the Des Moines
to care for them.
General Estrada's army. under Gen
eral Chamorro and General I.uiz Me
ma, attacked the fortified positions at
Rama and Recreo. and after a fierce
onslaught General Mena took Tatum-
bla Hill. This gave the revolutionary
forces the key to the situation, and,
according to couriers arriving here,
the Zelayan troops were completely
routed and retreated In great disorder.
The stronghold at Recreo is one that
the Zelayan army has been fortifying
for the last week. and was looked on
as impregnable to Estrada's force, but
when General Mena mounted his bat
teries on Tatumbla Hill. the neigh
borhood became too hot for the enemy
and they are reported to have aban
doned everything and fled towards the
San Juan river.
Retreat In Darkness.
Generals Mena and Chamorro, with
Generals Fornios Diaz, Alfredo Diaz
and Matutti. pressed the advantage
they had won. and the retreating
army was hotly pursued until dark
ness compelled a halt. The two forces
rested along the San Juan river, and
General Estrada declared the attack
would be resumed.
Zelaya's army was in command OF
Generals Vasquez and Gonzales. Cen
eral Mena gave his whole attention to
outflanking General Gonzales. and his
success in routing him from his strong
position at Tatumbla is due largely to
the fact that he was equipped with
the most up-to-date field arms and sup
plies
In command of the artillery was
Captain Godfrey Fowler late Of the
United States Volunteer infantry, who
enlisted in General Estradas cause on
Tuesday.
Recreo was taken by assault. The
movement was we'll planned and car
ried through without blunder. with
heavy losses to the Zelayan army
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
INDICT wARDLAw SISTERS
Three Must Stand Trial For Murder
of Mrs. oeey Snead.

Newark, N. j., Dec. 23.-The grand
Jury found two indictments against
the three Wardlaw sisters, charging
them with having caused the death of
young Mrs. Ocey w. NJ. Snead, who
was found dead in a half-flled bath
tub In an unfurnished East Orange
house.
One Indictment charges each of the
sisters with being the principal in
causing Mrs Snead's death by drown
Ing and charges each sister also with
being an accessory The other indict-
ment charges the three sisters collec-
lively with causing Mrs. Snead ito
commit self murder"
The three sisters are Mrs. Caroline
B. Martin, mother OF Mrs. Snead; Mrs.
WaraIaw Snead, aunt OF the victim
and also her mother-in-law, and Miss
Virginia Wardlaw, an aunt The latter
is In the Essex county jail here and
the two former are in custody In New
York
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
LAHORE LETTER
Snip Sends Interesting Budget OF
Items.
Lahore, Va, Dec. 22d, 1909.


Lahore, Va, Dec. 22d, 1909.
The Sun, of Springfield, Ohio, of re-
cent date, publishes an extended notice
of James Collins, who died at his home,
near Fremont City, Dec. lst. He
moved to this place in 1860 from Yer
diersvile, Orange county, where he
with a large family Of brothers and
sisters were born and reared mid
scenes of adversely. Mr.. Collins was
son of Jerome Collins, who married
Jane Burrus, a sister of Robt. and
Lancelott Burrus, of this county, where
yet remain host of kin folks and ac-
duaintances. Mr.. James Collins pros
pered in his new home and became one
of the foremost Democrats and farmers
of his section. He died full Of honors
and bequeathed to posterity family Of
educated, prosperous, Christian children
and a Christian example Of admirable
type. He was my kinsman, of whom |
am proud and whose death | mourn.
Thermometer Tuesday morn was
close to zero and preparations begun
for getting ice.
School here closed today for the holi-
days. The popular teachers will spend
Christmas at home.
Saturday, the Pamunkey Sunday
school will have a Christmas tree for
the junior classes.
Mrs. Z. p. Stevens, after a weeks
visit 10 her sisters at old Thorn Hill,
has gone to her Washington home.
Miss Florence Graves spent Friday
and Saturday with Miss Mamie Page
Burrus, near Pine Top.
Mr.. Will Graham, the popular livery
man of Orange, had a fine horse so bad
ly hurt at Mr.. Daniels, near here, that
he had it killed this week.
Mrs. Addie Lanford, near Special, is
quite sick and will go to Charlottesville
for treatment, if improvement does not
set in soon.
Many of our farmers have been plow-
ing since the recent rains and wheat
fields show some green.
Willie, son Of the popular colored
blacksmith, Trave Daniel, died of ty-
phoid fever at his home at Thorn Hill
this week. These are the foremost
colored people in this section.
Rose, young daughter of Albert
Towles, colored, dropped dead of heart
failure at her home, near Pamunkey, 8
few days ago.
School boys, railroad workers and
mine explorers are coming in for Christ
mas.
Henry Decker is home from Fork
Union Academy for Christmas.
Christmas is most here and journey
ings to and from the stores is Stacking
a bit. Everybody wears bright smile
and to The Free Lance, its corps of ef-
ficient workers, it multiplied readers
and everybody else l wish a happy
Christmas, with the enjoyment and in
dulgences which enhance happiness
and leave no blemish or heart pangs.
"Glory to God in the highest, on earth
peace and good will among men,"
Snip.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
Trust Will Give Employees
S2,OOO,OOO in Cash.
RUSH TO SUBSCRIBE FOR STOCK
About $4,000 Employees Will Apply
For Preferred at 1924 a Share.
Offer of Bonus Caused Some
High Financing.

Plttsburg, Dec. 23.-Bonuses aggre'
eating $4,000, 900 and an offer Of 25,OO0
shares of preferred stock at 1924 a
share are the Christmas gifts OF the
United States Steel corporation to its
employees.
At the high prices offered for It's
stock the employees are falling over
themselves to get a share OF the allot-
ment. Already 1t was estimated that
5000 employees will make application
for allotments of stock. The United
States Steel corporation employs at
present about 5000 It has been as
certained that those who are stock
holders and those who are applying
for the last allotment are mostly en-
ployed in the clerical departments and
those holding the more responsible po-
sitions in the mills. The laborers and
lower paid workmen in the mills have
not to date taken much of the stock.
Clerks employed in the various Offices
have been subscribers to the limit.
With the first Of the year there will
be an allotment of IS per share as a
bonus for the stockholders who have
held their certificates for the past five
years. There are many former stock
holders who will not participate in this
division With the first Of 1908 the
division remaining in the pool, from
lapses amounted to $63 per share, and
the amount lapsed in the past five
years will probably run at least $50
per share. The S. per share bonus
offered by the Steel corporation has
caused some methods OF high finance
among stockholders. Each holder Of a
stock certificate must show his certih-
cate once each year at the main office
to prove that the holder has not sold
II to entltle him to a portion of the S.
bonus. II has been customary here for
stockholders to hypothecate their
stock with local banks for security on
loans. When called upon to show their
certificates the stockholders have bor-
rowed their certificates for half an
hour or so from the banks to show
their superiors so they will be enti-
tied to share in the bonus.
During the panic many employees
fell by the wayslde and were dis
charged or laid off and sought employ
ment elsewhere. These are not enti-
tied to any division in the bonus OF
S. per share, and the money thus lost
to them is pooled among those who
remain with the company; thus 1t is
that the wedding out gives the more
fortunate ones a larger share of the
bonus.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
REWARDED BY THE G0ULDS
Express Messenger Helped Them Out
of Wreck.

J. T. Booker, of Richmond, South
ern express messenger as the outcome
of timely assistance to Geo. Gould and
his party in the Southern Railway
wreck near Greensboro, N. c., has
received a remembrance from the
multi-millionaire.
Booker gave assistance in extricating
the Goulds from the wreck.
When the excitement OF the Crash
had abated Mr.. Gould puta $50 bill INTO
Booker's hand. The express messenger
refused it, but Gould insisted, and the
money was accepted. Booker frieds
say he has received letter OF thanks
from Gould, who is now in New YORK,
and that the financier declares Booker
can expect a generous Christmas
present.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
WAS IN ALMOST DYING CONDITION

Richard Washington, IS years old,
son of Roy Washington, colored, was
found in a dying condition near the turn
table of the P. F. & 2. X. r. about 4
O'Clock Wednesday morning by Jacob
McCord and James Shelton. Richard
had imbibed too freely of Alexandria
bug juice, given him as he claims by a
man, and was making an effort to get
home when he fell and could not rise.
Officer Stone was notified and sent
for DR.. Barney, who had to work for
some hours before he could bring Wash
ington around. An effort will be made
to find out who gave Washington the
liuuOr.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
HOW CHRISTMAS LOOKED
THEN AND NOW

When | was boy, years ago, and
believed in Santa Claus, days looked
like months, months looked like years;
thought Christmas would never come.
would sit down at the fireside, by my
mother dear, and write a letter to old
Girls, of toys / wanted here. My mother
would take my little note and in the
chimney place it, and tell how Santa
Claus would come, with reindeer gay
and bags of toys, and fill the stockings
on the mantle shelves. And | was put
to bed so soon, for Santa those days
did not want to be seen by girls or boys.
Those were the days no trouble touch
ed my mind, unless a green apple or
aching tooth. Now the days seem like
minutes, and months like hours. When
| look back am chased by death, and
| look forward | see my grave. N.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-25
ENTERTAINED HER FRIENDS
ON BIRTHDAY

Miss Frances Howard, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Randolph Howard,
celebrated her 18th birthday Tuesday
night by charmingly entertaining a
number of her little girl and boy friends
at Chatham" the beautiful home Of
her parents. from to IL. Games were
played and delightful Refreshments
served. Those present were Misses
Frances Howard, Muriel Barber,
Janetta Fitzhugh, Columbia Smith,
Mary Irving Henderson, Helen Stokes,
Butler Robinson, Lucille Carter and
Laura Mac Bowman, Messrs. Sidney
Bradford, Julian Griffith, Magnus
Lewis, Jefferson Mason, Leslie Thorn
ton, Frank Dickerson, Sam Scott, John
Howard and Douglass Knox.