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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
HAS MILLION TO GIVE AWAY
New York Philanthropist In Search OF
Worthy Charity.

Worthy Charity.
Albany. oct. IA New York phil
anthropist. whose name is withheld
has expressed a desire through his at
torney to give s1.OOOO0O for some wor'
thy charity in this state or in New
Jersey.
DR.. Robert w. Hill. secretary OF the
state board OF charities, advised him
TO consult William r. Stewart. presl
dent of the state board OF charities.
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rxnlosion on walshIp KlIIs 81.

Maassluis. The Netherlands. Oct. 10
While torpedo boats we're engag n
in clearing wrecks from the coast neal
Scheveningen, ships pinnace was
DESTROYED by an explosion OF picrit
acid. A first lieutenant and FIVE meT
were killed.
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MUSICAL PROGRAM

A musical program will be arranged
by the Fredericksburg Teachers Asso-
citation in connection with the art ex-
hibit to be held next week. The best
musical talent of the city will take
part. The program will be published
later
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
e. E,reraIs Are Too Cheap,

Cincinnati, Oct. 15-Fifty coffin man
ufscturers. who met here, declared
that funerals are too cheap and the
price Of cofans toe low in view oil IN
creased cost of materials.
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o.. r. and Hlmself After Quarrel

Cleveland. Oct l5.-Jacob Herrey
thirty.six years old, shot and instantly
killed his wife and probably fatal,
wounded his sister-in-law. Herrel
then shot himself. He is dying. TIT
,hooting followed a domestic quarrel.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
CARTER BRADLEY

Mr.. Benz. L. Carter, of Caroline, and
Miss Lucy E. Bradley, of this city, Sc
cured marriage license at the Clerk 8
Office here Thursday and were married
at the home of Mrs. Lucy Z. Bradley
nv Rev. w. L. Dolly.
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sentenced For STEALING 7 Cents.

Chicago, Oct. l5.-Robert Roller
self.confessed burglar, was sentenced
to an indeterminate term In the state
oenitentiary after being found guilty
of stealing Z cents.
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MARRIED IN WASHINGTON

John T. Hale, of Dumfries, and Miss
Anna Patterson, Of Prince William;
w. M. Armstrong. of Bealton, anC
Miss Mary F. Priest, of Alexandria;
Emmett T. McGehee, and Miss
Fannie S. Mills, both Of Louisa Va.
were married in Washington this week
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PURCHASED MISSOURI MULES

Mr.. ]. C. Pulliam has just returned
from Missouri, where he purchased a
carload of mules for sawmill purposes
He also purchased from Mr.. Lee ).
Graves his fine driving mare.
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MADE MOTHER PAY
Girl Worked at Home When She Might
Have Married.

Have Married.
Grand Rapids. Mich. Oct. 10. - Be
cause she stayed at home and cared
for her parents for nineteen years
when she might have married and
made a home for herself Margaret
OMara received verdict, OF s3ll4
from a jury in the circuit curt In a
suit brought against her mother. Cath
crime O'Mara. II developed that the
mother promised to pey the daughter
regular wages If she would stay at the
old farm in Ada township.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
STORM WRECKS TOWN
Two Dead, Several Injured and the
Nil. A..

Ruins In Flames.
Memphis, Tenn. Oct 15.-Ine town
of Denmark, Tenn. has been wrecked
two persons were killed. several are
known to have been injured and others
are missing, as a result OF storm. nc
cordIng to the telegram, the ruins oil
the town are burning.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
FOR SALE OR RENT ON FlTZ
GERALD FIELD

Attractive lots for sale, two new
houses for rent. Apply to K. c: l..
Moncure or Wexford Limerick, Eal.
mouth, Va. olo-e'
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REAL ESTATE WANTED

We have buyers for real estate on
Potomac and Rappahanncck Rivers
List your property with US at once.
Piedmont Real Estate Agency,
If Fredericksburg, Va.
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Potomac, Fredericks-
burg and Piedmont
Railroad.
TINE TABLE No. Is.

Connections at fredericksburg with r., Y. y
p r and Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Rail
way Co. At Orange with Southern X X ana
chesapeake & Ohio r. R.
The only line to the chaneellorsyilis and Hild7r-
ness Battlefelds.
NJ. MASTELLER. superintendsnt
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SNOW IN VIRGINIA

Snow fell in the mountains of High
land county Wednesday night, and a
touch Of it reached as far as Stanton
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FARMERS MEETING
Special Agricultural Steamer.

On Tuesday, Oct. 26th, 1909, in the
interest of increased agricultural de
velopment of the Potomac river terri
tory and cooperating with the Virginia
State Department of Agriculture, the
NJ. d. & Y. Ry. Co. will provide free OF
all expense to the State steamer on
which farmers Institutes will be held at
the places and time below indicated.
Everything free. All are welcome.
The meeting will be addressed by:
Hon. Geo. w. Koiner, Commissioner
of Agriculture, State of Virginia.
Prof. w. w. Sproul, on Potatoes as
a Money Crop"
Prof. T. C. Johnson. of the Norfolk
State Truck Experiment Station, on
Trucking.
Expert lecturer from the National
Department Of Agriculture, at Wash
ington.
These lecturers are all men Of long
experience and ability, and the infor-
nation to be given by them is valuable
to every farmer.
Special schedule Tuesday, Oct. Goth,
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GRAIN MARKET
wheat and other GrnIn.

Wheat-Foreign futures were weak Chicago,
though higher, was tame on Indifferent cables
said:
Leaders in the trade did not swallow the
crop figures at their face value They know
that there must be later reduction in both win
ter and spring wheat. They know that the
wheat raisers are not eager to sell the new
crop. They know that eastern miiiers and ex-
porters are anxious TO buy the new wheat.
They know that supplies of old wheat are prac-
tically exhausted. The forecast Is for more wet
weather for the winter wheat harvest. 1t may
not be wise to jump in and get long wheat on
an advance of this kind. The market naturally
Will have good reactions and especially IL there
is change to bright weather and more liberal
country offerings We do feel that we are in
for a period of high prices for wheat, based on
depleted old wheat supplies and moderate offer
ings TO date from the crop. and back OF this
milling demand which is likely to take care
of the early movement"
The San Francisco market continued dull and
unchanged.
CASH WHEAT
California club, s2@2.o71a; do milling: 81. 10;
California White Australian, nominal; on grades
Of California wheat. sl.s0Q2; northern club,
sian red $262.O5; turkey red. S2.05@2.0 OF u
per ctl; new California wheat. Sl95@2.05
FUTURES
10 a. M Session
No quotations.
May si.s7s bid & 3 s sSssayp
December-$1-S6 bid, $1.92h asked.
Barley-The December option was higher yes
terday, but the cash grain was unchanged.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot, $l.4s5.@ l.45;
ing, si.47ls; chevalier. ssIeoG1.fo.
FUTURES
10 a. IN. Session
December s Sps5. s hiEas sis s sia5a
2 D. M Session.
May-S1.49 hid. S1.51 asked.
December 44a4 bid. S1.451s asked.
Oats Reds are about the only description in
the market at present as whites are about
cleaned up, and il is too early yet Tor new
blacks. The market continues nrm
New reds. S17561 IS for good to choice and
$1.611a clio for ordinary: old white nominal
about cleaned up.
corn--A line of 6T5 ctls small round yellow
came . in from China yesterday. The market
showed change.
California small round yellow. S1s00 l 30;
large yellow. $.s0d SLY; western states. vel
low, sacked. 81 SPY mf.s5 white. 81 sogl 30;
IN bulk, San Francisco track, yellow, Wis:
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CASH EASY FOR
THE OPERATORS

NEW YORK, July 9.-The professional
contingent In the speculation took its cue
today from the failure of yesterdays mar
kes TO respond TO the favorable showing
Of the government crop report. There was
no difference of opinion to the promise
Of a yield Of crops in excess Of any pre-
yious years valuation. The wheat mar
ket showed some disposition today to take
more account OF the deterioration in spring
wheat reported by the agricultural de-
partment than was done yesterday.
The money market remained extremely
easy and offered no encouragement TO the
operator in stocks on margins While
interest rates continued low, it did not
escape notice that the heavy scoretion of
banking cash estimated this week came
from other sources than the interior move
ment, the operations Of the subtreasury
contributing a fair proportion. The large
government disbursements which contrib
uted to this result included some special
payments on account of the Philippine
government, which do not figure in ordi-
nary government accounting.
The inflow Of cash from the interior,
while reaching the considerable estimated
total of 81, oOo,o 900. is somewhat less than
half that of last week. It is expected
that interior banks will draw on their
New York balances largely to effect the
repayment of government deposits next
week, under the recall of SO 600, 900 on
July IS.
Some disturbing effect was produced by
the heavy shrinkage which has been going
on in the price of some of the railroads
which failed to weather the storm Of last
years depression. and which are now un-
dergoilg reorganization. The drastic as
sessments threatened in some Of these
cases serve 70 dismay the holders, and
sales at sacrifice have followed. An
example in point today was Western
Maryland, which sold as low as ia.
The mercantile securities reflected the
poor showing Of the annual report. al
though that was published some time since.
The group of transit lines on Manhattan
island gave further indication Of the
stormy path they have had to follow.
The monthly statement Of the Copper
Producers association wA read with inter
est, and, while specifically favorable,
gave no help TO the market for the>copper
industrials. The months reduction of
surplus stocks was l,e4o,lso pounds greater
than occurred in May, but the present de-
mand for refined copper is pronounced
torpid. and prices have sagged in the last
few days
Published reports of the doctors con-
situations over the condition of E. H.
Harriman's health, while yielding encour-
aging opinions on that subject, serve to
keep in view a topic which gives concern
to holders Of Hartman securities.
The passage of the tariff bill through
the senate received no apparent attention.
Bonds were steady. Total sales (par
value), SS,7e5, 900.
United States As registered declined 4
per cent on call.
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Butter. Cheese and Exgs

A majority OF the trade continued to report
rather slow market FOR eggs yesterday. and
the easiness In the street was reflected the
exchange, where a small selling movement re-
suited in decline of &c in the price OF extras
Most receivers were carrying ample supplies of
all grades and seemed to be the
buying side Of the market. Hot weather eggs
were much in evidence and were hard TO move,
although sellers were willing TO make conces-
sions to large buyers The weakness In this
line of goods was enhanced by athe fact that
eastern seconds Offering freely at low
rates. Eastern extras were also Offering but
did not receive much attention Butter and
cheese We're unchanged, with the market firm
for both
Under the call on the exchange 20 cases oil
extra eggs were sold. 10 going 271hc and 10
at 2Sc Dozen There other sales
Receipts 1850 pounds butter 1 146
pounds cheese and 1.135 cases eggs.
The following official quotations estab-
lished by the sales bids and offers on the floor OF
the dairy exchange. Prices in the street. while
governed by the exchange quotations, generally
range from Zee to &c higher. owing to the Yari-
Gus charges to be added.
Butter-Fresh creamery extras. 2615c per h.
firm do hrsts, 26c. firm; do seconds 25c firm;
No. 1 packing stock. 2215c. steady.
Cheese-CalIfornia fancy fats, 13iac per ID,
firm; do frsts, 12iac. firm: do seconds, 12c. firm;
fancy Young Americas. 15l5e. firm do frsts.
1412c, firm; fancy Oregon Young Americas.
15lac, weak; do fats. 15c, weak.
Eggs (per dozen, cases cIuded)-California
fresh extras, Csc. steady; do 1rsts, 261ae
steady; do seconds, 2312e, steady; do thirds
21e, steady.
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Potatoes. ONIONS and VegetabIes

There was an active market for miscel-
laneous vegetables yesterday. the extra demand
for week end wants coupled with good
shipping inquiry bringing out some extensive
buying Green corn was plentiful but receivers
were holding for stif prices, figuring
geratly improved demand today. Grated lots
from Alameda were offering at the prices
asked for sacks. but found little favor with
buyers. Ripe tomatoes were and firm.
with large boxes of such occasionally command
ing a premium. Summer squash. cucumbers.
green peppers and egg plant were all in free
supply. with prices inclined 10 easiness. while
string beans weakened heavy arrivals OF
poor quality stock. Peas. rhuharb and aspara-
gus stood as before quoted. but the Gamers
were the principal buyers of the latter. There
was an active market for potatoes. but with
stocks we'll up to requirements. prices were
rather weak than otherwise. Onions were
steady for choice yellow, while reds met with
very little call
Potatoes (per ctll-New. S115G1. 40 in boxes
and 81 .1001 so in sacks
onions-New red. 35@40c per sack; new yeI
lows, 759S5c per etl.
acknowledgements 75edS1. 25 per box;
rhubarb. 81 .2561.50 per box; tomatoes. $175T
. % for large and 50@75c for small boxes;
green peas. $1.50d2 per sack: string and wax
beans, Base per ID; summer squash, 65dSJe per
box garlic, 4d5e per lb; cabbage 81 per
ell; cucumbers. 75c@$1 per box; caulinower. soc
per dozen: turnips. $1@1.25 per sack. eggplant,
5dSc per lb; green peppers. 4@6c per 10; green
corn, S25O63 per sack for Alameda and $l75G
2.25 for Stockton
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full sway in the market
ton:
According to our advices from the wes,,
George Wingheld, who one year ago purchaseu
me control of Combination Fraction. has oeconis
disgusted with his bargain and Is getting OUT 90
me stock as rapidly possible over z oov.D
snares have been thrown on the San Francesca
stock and exchange board in the last tnree
weeks and as Wfngfeld is the only holoer on
the corporation who has any such an amount
or stock to sell. 1t is naturally attrioutea 70
him, 1t being reported that he has been unload
ing on the scale downward from 80 cents
Goldheld interviewer has asked Winsneiu
as 10 the truth Of the report current All owe.
the country that the control of the Goldnei9
Consolidated mines company has virtually passed
into the hands Of an English syndicate Rowe;
our secretary he replied. mas furnished what l
consider to be complete statement IN mat
respect He says that the report OF any
change in control or n shutdown is too absurd
to merit denial. and agree with him. Wing,
field then said that eastern sentiment toward
Goldheld has been hurt by the recent indictments
against the directors and officers OF the FLORENCE
and the Silver Peak companies.
As with other mines in leading southern
Nevada camps. the lack OF electric power
caused a curtaiment of operations ct the Mon
ana-Tonopah mine and mill during the iast
week. The mill run amounted TO but $50 tons
of ore. with an extraction OF S915 per cent OF
the values
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Weekly Trade review

NEW YORK. July e.-Bradstreets tomorrow
will say: Future trade continues. Confidence
is unmpaired and buyers are arriving in the
larger markets. Cereal crop reports, despite
rains in some winter wheat and growing
sections. are encouraging. Country trade prom
ises to he heavy on supplies for market. Indus
trial lines are becoming more active and calls
for harvest hands absorb large part of the
floating supply of labor. Cooler. rainy weather
has retarded retail trade over goody part of
the country. particularly in the central west.
south and southwest. Collections range from
which report prompt settlement.
Business failures in the United States for
the week ending with July were 1S2, against
213 last week. 246 in the like week Of 1908.
1913 in 1907 l4s in 1906 and 16s in 1905 The
weeks failures in Canada number %. which
compares with % the last week and 80 in the
Wheat. including -four. exports from the
United States and Canada for the week ending
l.S1o,s49 last week and 2,72l ,62s this week
last year.
Corn exports for the week we're 47.41s
bushels. against 7s.o51 last week and Is, 564 in
1eos''
R. G. Dun Co.'S weekly review of trade
tomorrow will say: NO one can now question
the substantial character of the revival I'm the
iron and steel trade, which is rapidly rising to
high water mark. The output of the principal
producers has already reached within moderate
percentage Of full capacity. and railroads as
we'll as builders in leading branches Of cOnstruc-
ton work are in the market with their orders.
This wonderful change In short period, In
the activity Of the greatest manufacturing in
dustry Of the country. the bright outlook for the
crops. that Of corn giving promise of IN
precedented yield; the cheapness OF money, and
the fact that the tariff bill has been passed by
the senate-these are the conspicuous features
of the business situation.
This maintenance of trade revival Is all the
more remarkable because this IS the usual season
of crop uncertainty and midsummer mercantile
dullness.
Further advances have heen scored in the
hide market Leather buyers continue to oper-
ate at advanced prices in all kinds OF leather
but business now Is less active than week
ago owing 70 many shoe factories having closed
down for stock taking. etc
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Deciduous ami Citru. Fruit.

Attractive lots of small tree fruits We're in
good request among local retail tradesmen and
shipping merchants yesterday. and satisfactory
prices were readily obtained for such, while
poor quality stock. which formed large per-
eentage Of the arrivals, could be bought at low
rates New apples We're strong with the best
Grayensteins selling at $1.5O box, and well
colored astrachans sold up to S1.2J. ApricOts
were a little easier than on the preceding day,
but sellers were asking previous prices, 21a0
&c ID being the ruling figures for bulk fruit
Bartlett pears more plentiful, but 81 p a
box was readily obtained for the best offerings
while culls and wfndfallS dragged badly at weak
rates. Peaches, prunes and choice plums were
in good request shipping agents being large
purchasers Of small packages Figs were in
comparatively light receipt and stronger. with
large river packages bringing 81 and ordinary
double layer boxes coarse. Nutmeg melons
were held at strong prices. while watermelons
were offering freely at easy rates. Prices for
cherries were irregular. there being ready
market for anything choice, while the bulk OF
the offerings had to be sold cheap or held
In the berry department choice 1Oganberries
were firm on light arrivals while general Offer
ings Of that and the other varieties went al
low figures. the Gamers being the principal buy
ers. Lemons were very dull, the high prices
having checked the demand
acknowledgements $4G6 per chest.
large varieties. S2M3.5O per chest
Raspberries-S4n6 per chest
BIackberries- J0Ff $50 per chest.
Loganberries- 81 1880 per chest for red and
81 5062.5O for black.
Currants-406fJ soc per drawer.
Apples-s1.2 5@15o per box for choice and
75edS1 for common.
Pears-BartIetts sI@1.25 per box for choice
and 6J6tSJc for poor; other varieties 7JcaSf
Cherries Packed. 4oQ65c per drawer: loose
366e per ID for choice black and 3@5e for Royal
Anne.
Peaches-6o@T5c for small boxes and baskets.
SOLoma lug boxes. 75eG$1; river do 81 so
fancT higher. TRAGEDY primes Ur so with some
or crate.
ADricOts-crates and small boxes. sogs5c;
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Meat Market

DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates TO dealers and butchers are
as follows:
Beef-eH @7Ac per lb for steers. 5asc for
cows and heifers.
veal-e1a 0s1ac for large and s9s1ac for
small
MuttOn-wethers. Ga 9s1sc; ewes. 5497c per
pound.
Lamb-911Oc per lb.
Dressed Pork (per lb)-1191I15c for light and
e15@10c for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good. sound
livestock delivered In San Francisco. gross
weight:
No. 1 fat steers, over 300 lbs alive. 4c:
under 300 lbs, 3Ac; second quality, 315@S%c;
thin and undesirable steers, &c.
No. l cows and heifers. Sc; second quality,
2Ac; common, thin, undesirable cows. 2621ac.
Fat bulls and stays, lie; half fat thin
bulls, 1ac.
caiyes-Light weight. per ID. SC; medium.
41ae; heavy. 81 @4c.
Sheep (per wethers. No. 1. sal @4c; ewes.
@5c
Hogs (per Ibl-Hard grain fed. weighing 100
TO 14O lbs. 7Q7Hc; 140 to $50 lbs. 7hc; 250 TO
$50 lbs, &c; rough. heavy hogs, Ala use; common
undesirable hogs, 4G415c,
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Foreign Futures
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. July 9.-Grain prices advanced
sharply the board of trade today notwith-
standing the hattering crop statistics given out
by the department of agriculture yesterday. The
advance in wheat began soon after the market
opened, after which the tone was weak owing to
selling based improved weather conditions in
the winter wheat belt The July and September
options manifested the greatest hrmness, the
formr delivery at time being up 2Isc from
the low point Of the day. The strength was due
TO an excellent demand for the cash grain prac-
teal exhaustion OF stocks in store here, ex-
tremely light receipts and rise of nearly 30 In
July corn. The distant deliveries made only q
faint response to the strength of the July option,
being held back by the bright outlook for the
new crop. July ranged between $1.14$ and
S.17H. The market closed strong, with July at
$L1IX
An advance of 2Ssc in the price of July was
the feature of trading in corn. The range for
that delivery was between 69ssc and 72e.
Conditions in the oats market were similar to
those in corn. July scoring advance of 2asc.
Provisions firm all day. Prices closed un-
changed to 15c higher compared with yesterday s
final figures.
The leading futures ran1ed az follows.
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EISH pER poTfSn n
Provisions

Cottolene. one half Dbl. 1856; half bbls,
1015c; tierce, 1886; 2 tierces, 101te; tierees.
101kc.
The Western meat company quotes as follows:
Hams, 1612 q 1Sc; picnic hams. 1213c; bacon, TO
lbs, 20iac; to 10 lbs, 191sc; 10 TO II lbs.
1el2c; fancy sugar cured bacon, 2313c; Arrow
bacon, TO 10 lbs, 1s15c; 10 to u lbs. sl5ei
light dry salt bacon. to 10 lbs. 1Sc; 10 to Il
lbs, lie; medium bacon. 1515c; light medium
bacon. 151ac.
Lard-Tierces lac. sos 14Ac. los 14Sze. IS
147sc, IS 15c; compound lard, tierees sac, sos
S4c, los exc. 5s CSC. IS e15c; yellow cooking
oil. CSC per gal; white cooking oil, 55c per gal;
salad oil. 5Sc per gal.
Beef-Local prices quoted Export lots,
inspected by the government are 81 per Dbl high
er. Extra family beef. S14 per Dbl: family beef.
$3.50 per Dbl; extra beef, $l3 per Dbl;
smoked beef 21s4c per 10.
Pork-Extra prime, in barrels, $21; clear 500;
mess, S22; pig pork. SOS; pigs feet, So for half
bbls, 2.35 for IS ID kegs and S1.30 for kits.