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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
HOW DOES HE STAND ON TARIFF
aoutherners 1eseseh Mr.. Roosevelt to
EHplaln His stand.

ooutncrnef8 boseoCn MT Nooeof0h ~
Explain His stand.
Corlnth. Mlss., Oct l0> 49, As Mr..
Roosevelt swings from the south into
the west a question OF the tarif.
which he brought up at Atlanta. looms
as an important Issue upon which he
will have to make himself clear.
The insurgents we're puzzled over
the fact that the colonel had appar'
entity stood for the tariff plank in the
Republican platform at Saratoga.
Between stops through Tennessee
and Alabama and Mississippi the col
ouel was besought to make a state
ment IN addition to what he said at
Atlanta. The Georgians were deeply
Interested In the matter.
Il have nothing to add to what /
said" Mr.. Roosevelt announced. "ex-
cept that In my speeches at Syracuse
and Saratoga about the tariif and the
administration. said exactly what
had said In my speeches at Sioux
City. Sioux Falls. Cincinnati and other
places In the west.
lie believes that his course has been
consistent. that his expressed attitude
on the tariff and administration have
been in all essentials the same. His
policy has been to commend those fea-
lures Of the Payne bill which he could
conscientiously commend. Mr.. Roose-
welt regards the Payne bill as being
a better one than tho Dingley bill, but
he does not consider that II Is sum.
ciently an improvement over the Ding
ley bill. or sufficient fulhllment OF
the Republican party promises TO war
rant his endorsement.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
CRUSHED UNDER AUTO
Official Of steslton, Pa, Company Kill
cd Near Atlantic City

Mays Landing. ~ ]. oct l0-C. w.
Reinoehl. superintendent OF the frog
and witch department Of the Pennsyl'
yania Steel company. on Steelton. Pa,
was instantly killed at Buena Vista,
Atlantic county. by the turning turtle
OF a new touring car while en- ruote to
Atlantic City
William n. Miller and II. Barber.
also employees OF the Pennsylvania
Steel company. were occupants OF the
car. but they escaped with slight In.
uries.
Mr. Relnoehl was driving at the rate
OF fifteen miles an hour and had just
rounded a curve on the new county
boulevard fronting the Buena Vista
hotel. when he partly arose to look
back to see II his friends we're follow
ing In another car. He waved TO them
and In an instant his car skldded TO
the left and turned turtle twice.
Mr. Reinoehl wa sthrown out VIC
lently to the hard road. the car strik'
ing him with force. breaking his right
arm. cracking his Jaws and STAYING in
his chest, from which injuries he died
in a few minutes.
On the second turn Of the car
Messrs Miller and Barber were thrown
out. the car landing on top OF them.
from which position they were freed
by friends in the car following Barber
was unhurt. but Miller received sew
eral painful bruises about the body.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
Observations OF United States
weather bureaus taken at p. IN.
Yesterday follow:
Temp. Weather.
There il always room for man of
force. and he makes room for many
Emerson.
Emm.t,s Pre.anes Of Mind

A story Is told OF Robert Emmett
which proves his secrctive power and
resolution. lie was fond OF studying
chemistry. and one night late. after
the family had gone to bed. he swaI-
lowed a large quantity Of corrosive
sublimate I'm mistake for some acid
cooling powder. He Immediately dis
covered his mistake and knew that
death must shortly ensue unless he In
stantly swallowed the only antidote.
chalk. Timid men would have torn NJ
the bell, reused all the family and sent
for stomach pump. Emmett called no
one. made no noise. but. stealing down
stairs and unlocking the front door,
went into the stable. scraped some
chalk which he knew to be there and
took sufficient doses Of 1t to neutralize
the poison.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
KING MANUEL QUITS YACHT
Exiled Ruler Of Portugal Sends Boat
Back to Lisbon.

Gibraltar, Oct. 10 The fugitive
royal family Of Portugal left the yacht
Amelie and are now the guests Of the
governor at the government house
The yacht sailed for Lisbon. She will
enter the harbor without displaying
any flag and will be turned over to the
government.
The people OF Gibraltar gave the
exlles a warm welcome When they
attended mass at St Mary's church
the edifce was crowded and thou
sands had congregated outside King
Manuel and the queen mother drove
from the yacht in government car
riages with the members of their suite.
the governors aide. the admiral OF
the port and his flag lieutenant at
tending them.
The people along the route cheered
enthusiastically, and the king and the
queen bowed their Acknowledgements
smilingly.
At the entrance of the church Mgr
Chincota received them and conduct
ed them to seats near the high altar.
not far from the beautiful stained
windows. which were recently placed
as memorials to the murdered King
Carlos and the crown prince.
On their departure from the church
the members of the party were cheer
ed again. Before he left the yacht
King Manuel said farewell to all the
crew. who kissed his hand
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
THE WHITE NILE.
Mr.. Roosevslt's Description Of Night on
the Great African River.

the Great African River.
We had come down through the sec.
ond Of the great Nyanza lakes AZ we
sailed northwarll It's waters stretched
behind us beyond the ken OF vision. TO
where they were fed BE- streams from
the Mountains Of the Moon On our
left hand rose the frowning ranges on
tine other side OF which the Kongo
forest lies like a shroud over the land.
On our right we passed the mouth Of
the Victorian Nile, alive with mon.
strous crocodiles and It's banks barren
OF human life because OF the swarms
OF the fly whose bite brings the tor
ment which ends In death. As night
fell we entered the White Nile and
steamed and drlfted down the mighty
stream. Its current swirled In long
curves between endless ranks Of plum
ed papyrus White and blue and red
the floating water lilies covered the
lagoons and the still inlets among the
reeds. and here and there the lotus
lifted its leaves and towers st1iy
above the surface. The brilliant trop-
&c stars made lanes OF light on the lap.
ping water as we ran on through the
night. The river horses roared from
the reed beds and snorted and plunged
beside the boat, and crocodiles slipped
sullenly into the river as VIC glided by.
Toward morning mist arose and
through 1t the crescent of the dying
moon shone red and lurld. Then the
sun 6amed aloft. and soon the African
landscape vast lonely. mysterious,
stretched on every side 10 simmer
ing glare Of heat and light. and ahead
Of us the great. strange river went
twisting away into the distance.
Theodore Roosevelt in scribner's.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
A WEIRD INCIDENT.
choPin's Funeral March Was Inspired
by Skeleton.


Late one summers afternoon, said
Elem. Chopin and l sat talking In my
studio. In one corner Of the room
stood piano and In another the com.
plete skeleton OF a man with a large
white cloth thrown, ghostlike, about it.
/ noticed that now and again Chopin's
gaze would wander, and from my
knowledge Of the man / knew that his
thoughts were far away from me and
his surroundings. More than that, /
knew that he was composing.
Presently he rose from his seat with
out a word, walked over TO the skele-
ton and removed the cloth. lie then
carried 1t to the piano and, seating
himself. took the hideous object upon
his knees-a strange picture Of life and
death
Then. drawing the white cloth round
himself and the skeleton. he laid the
latter's fingers over his own and began
to play. There was no hesitation IN
the slow, measured flow Of sound
which he and the skeleton conjured
up. As the music swelled in louder
strain closed my eyes. for there was
something weird 10 that picture Of
man and skeleton seated at the piano,
with the shadows Of evening deepen
ing around them and the ever swelling
and ever softening music filing the air
with mystery. And knew was lis
tening to composition which would
live forever.
The music ceased. and when looked
up the piano chair was empty. and on
the door lay Chopin's unconscious
form. and beside him. smashed all 10
pieces, was the skeleton priced 90
much. The great composer had swoon-
| I'd. but his march was found.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
ExpeIIlne Priests From Lisbon.

Lisbon. Oct 10.-The expulsion OF
ecclesiastlcs is going on. Cardinal
Neto, former patriarch OF Lisbon. and
the bishop Of Boja were among the
first exiles. The children in the mon.
astery and convent schools are being
sent to their parents. The Marquis de
Pompal. the clerical leader and chief
Of the Jesuits. has been arrested.
Popular feeling against the church
Is very strong in Lisbon The govern
ment opposes exesses and says It will
prevent them, but Quelhaes has been
the scene Of shameful vandalism by
mob. The accounts Of the origin OF the
trouble there are conflicting. The
throwing Of bombs by Jesuits Is as
vehemently denied on one side as il
is asserted on the other Sympathiz-
ers with the Jesuts say the mob at
tackled the Jesuits without the least
provocatlon, but they admit that the
Jesrits fired rifles in self-defense.
Whoever was initially to blame, the
seizure Of the convent by the mob was
followed b. disgraceful barbarism,
which was not checked by the author
tiles.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
MINERS ENTONB[D
Fail to Reach Buried Men
in Colorado Shaft.
MANY RESCUfRS OVERCOME
Eleven Men Sent to Install Shaft
in Pit Dragged to TIE In
trance Barely Alive -- 81
Lives May be Lost.

Starkville, Colo, oct lO.-Co'o ner
John Gulfoll stated tina, there are 1t
least nfty-two men in the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company mine, which
was wrecked by an explosion.
Efforts to reach the entomhed men
were fruitless. and after many OF the
rescuers had been overcome by gas
the search was abandoned until a ian
could be installed.
Eleven men who were installing the
fan in the pit were overcome about
500 feet from the portal and barely
dragged to the entrance alive.
The explosion destroyed the old
slope Of the mine and the new slope IL
so thoroughly filed with gas and black
damp that entrance Of rescue parties
BY this route is impossible.
There is hope for the entombed min
ers from the fact that the Englevllle
mine Ia connected with the Starkville
mine through underground workings
and only a heavy board partition sepa'
rates them. The two mines ran to-
ge,her several months ago In the pro
cess OF operation, and the point OF con
tact between the two main slopes was
partitioned of.
The presence Of gas and black damp
in the new slope, the only one remain
ing open. gives rise to fears that the
whole mine is filed with the deadly
gas and after damp. and that the men
could not have had time to reach the
PARTITION dividing the two mines be-
fore being overcome. as the gas must
have flled the mine before finding an
outlet through the new slope
The Starkville mine has not been
working a night shift until recently
when the demand for its output be-
came so heavy that the day shift could
not meet Il. Then a night shift, usu-
ally consisting OF about 100 men, was
put TO work. II is difficult 10 say Just
how many men were working when
the explosion occurred. because they
are allowed to use their own will as TO
working at night
The day shift runs about 400 men.
many of whom go into the mine at
night TO make the extra time.
The explosion originated in one OF
the entries three or four miles from
the portal and at a point between the
old and new slopes. The force OF the
shock followed the old slope, or main
hailage way. hurting timbers from the
cid portal for more than 200 yards.
So severe was the shock that the old
slope was completely filed with a
cavein for moro than a mile into the
black depths. blocking the way Of res
cue parties at the first cross cut from
the new slope. This juncture is about
a mile and a half from the new portal
and Is the farthest point reached by
the rescuers. ,,s,.<
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
GROWS HUGE FLOWERS
California Gardener Perfeets Geraniunl
Six Inches In Diameter.


San Francisco. Oct 10. - Richard
Diener. gardener, OF COlma, a suburb
OF Frisco. who has been experimenting
secretly with all kinds Of flowers in
order to ascertain how TO enlarge the
size. has perfected a gersnlum six
inches in diameter. which has been
pronounced by experts as one Of the
most extraordinary achievements In
floral culture.
BY removing the pollen from a sin
gle variety of white" geranium, which
is in full bloom. and crossing il with
a red one Diener has discovered that
the flowers will become twice the
original size, and by the second and
third crossing he is able to produce a
truss or cluster OF blossoms measuring
from Ave to six inches In diameter. ac'
cordIng to the number OF times he
crosses the flowers
Diener has also perfected carnations
four and five inches In diameter The
carnations were evolved by crossing q
carnation with a prosperity" pink.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11

fore he sailed toward the top Of the
world early In June It was rumored he
had begged the strenuous young lady
to give him a letter to be opened In
the ice fields in which he would be IN
formed how he stood In her heart. He
got the letter. but not the answer.
In the meantime young Vanderbilt
had his turn To follow the footsteps
OF the light OF his life Harold has had
to play tennis In the broillng sun. golf
I'LL the soles Of his feet cracked and
try out an occasional bucking broucho
when he would have much preferred
reclining upon silken divan.
And Miss Eleanor Sears is ms bright
as she is athletic. Her answers come
sharp as a fash. The other day one
Of her many admirers asked her why
she wore n little dot OF court plaster
on her cheek. She replied:
my razor slipped, don't you know"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11

lj23-tf.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
TO BUILD SWIMMING POOL
Miss Helen Gould viii Have Finest
Private One In the Country.

Tarrytown. n. Y. Oct 10 - Miss
Helen 81 Gould Is to have a private
swimming pool at her country seat.
Lyndhurst. and 1t will cost about 500.
900.
The contract has been awarded
to A. NJ. Hunter & Son. OF Irvlngton,
and Il is expected that II will be ready
for Miss Coulds use when she returns
In the spring.
The building will be 40 feet long
and 90 feet wide. and is to be built OF
brick, with Indiana limestone trim
mings The pool will be 20 feet long
by IS feet wide 1t will be lined with
mosaic work and the roof will be Of
glass After leaving the bath one Will
find a fine lounging room. shower bath
room and dressing rooms. all Of which
will be handsomely appointed. When
completed II will be the finest private
swimming pool in the country.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
FARMERS KILL NEGRO
Suspected Of Robterlss, He Reslsts Ar.
rest and II Shot.

Danville. Va. Oct 1O.-An unknown
negro was killed ten miles from here
by men whom he had robbed.
The numerous robberies have horri-
fed the farmers around Pelham and
Runln. n. c.. and the negro suspect
was killed IN a barn after an all.day
search. participated In by fifty angry
citizens. The negro had refused to sur
render and had drawn revolver
The negro has been lettering In tho
vicinity for a week. and four houses
at Rufin were robbed. John J. Powell,
an aged farmer. was aroused by a
burglar and would have killed him
but for the fact that his pistol snapped
several times. The burglar fred four
times while In the Powell house and
then fed
The negro carried two loaded pts.
tolls and wore clothing identified as
stolen property. He is held responsible
for several OF the burglaries.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
Queen ElizahstIh's Amulet.

Queen Elizabeth during her last ILL.,
ness wore around her neck a charm
made Of gold which had been be-
queathed to her by an old woman in
Wales, who declared that so long as
the queen wore II she would never be
III. The amulet. as was generally the
case. proved Of 10 avail. and Eliza
beth. Notwithstanding her faith In the
charm, not only sickened. but died.
During the plague IN London people
wore amulets to keep on the dread de-
stroyer. Amulets OF arsenic were worn
near the heart. Quilts OF quicksilver
were hung around the neck and also
the powder OF tonds.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
REAL HEN WITH A TIN BEAK
Born Without. Blacksmith Surgeon
Finished Natures Job.

Anderson. Ind. Oct. 10.-A chicken
with a half tin beak is picking up
corn in the hennery OF Eli Delawter.
in this city. and John Snellson, black
smith, is credited with the poultry
surgery.
The hen was ha.ched with the lower
part OF the beak less than the length
OF the upper part While It was fed
on soft food the chicken developed.
but after 1t began to try to pick up Its
food like other chickens the half beak
was not sufficient.
Snellson measured the upper part
OF the beak and the lower stub. Then
he made a half beak of tin and wired
it to the lower beak jaw. Since then II
has been getting along about as we'll
as other chickens.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
ANOTHER CASE OF CHOLERA
Storage Passenger From Naples Vio-
lently az.

New York. Oct. l0.-A new case OF
cholera developed on board the steam
er Moltke, which was under quaran-
tine. The patient is Giovanni Falcig-
lie. aged thirty-six years, an Italian
steerage passenger from Naples. This
man was we'll at the inspection Of
Saturday, but Sunday he became VIC
lently i'll, and the meteorological eX.
animation shows Il to be an undoubted
case Of cholera
The Moltke arrived at quarantine
on the night OF Oct 3 from Genoa and
Naples. On the following morning
when DR.. Doty boarded the steamer he
found Rudolf Selitsch. aged thirty
three years. a coal trimmer, with all
the symptoms OF cholera. He was re-
moved to Swlnburne Island. where he
10 still under treatment
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
A STRENUOUS BELLE.
Miss Eleanor Sears and the Tasks She
Sets Her Suitors


Who will be the lucky chap to win
the hand Of Eleanor Sears, the society
girl who plays polo. golf aud tennis.
rides 70 the hounds. shoots. hunts,
boxes. fences and goes in Tor divers
aud sundry other sports with n vim
and dash that have won her a world
wide reputation? She has many suit
ors, but II looks now as II either Paul
Rainey or Harold Vanderbilt would
lead her 10 the altar. The rivalry be-
tween the shooter Of polar bears and
young Mr. Vanderbilt Is said 20 have
now reached stage where they are
going TO be put TO the test not unlike
those TO which the ladies fair u the
middle ages subjected their knights.
In other words. Miss Sears is going TO
make the lucky sutton 20 some 10 get
her.
Rainey she sent almost To the north
pole to get her some bear pelts Be
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
No Swelling at All.

II see not one ripple on the water.
All Is calmness." said the little Ger
man lady, looking out dreamily over
the outlet sea. 81 hat crossed the
ocean when II was calm like this all
the way over"
do you mean that there was no
swell even IN midoceanT asked her
companion. who had never crossed at
all.
mo, no swelling at ALL" was the re-
ply.-New York Press.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
RAILROADS APPEAL ALLOWED
Washington and Southern Seeks to Es
tablish Right 10 3 Cents a Mile.

The State supreme court Of appeals
has received the petition Of the Wash
ington-SoutherD Railway Company for
an appeal from the decision Of the cor
poration commission in the matter Of
passenger rates for that road.
several months ago the commission
made nat rate OF 2 IL cents q mile
Tor passenger traffic In Virginia. The
road had not raised its rates above the
original order Of 2 cents a mile, and
made application for a rate Of 3 cents
a mile.
The commission made it's award Of
z i-z cents mile, and from this decislon
ne road appealed to the supreme court
OF appeals. The appeal was allowed,
ana The case will be reviewed by the
appellate court.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
Pastor Sees Bout; To Leave Church.

Plttsburg. Pa. Oct 1O.-when Rev.
d. A. Greene. pastor of Manchester
Presbyterian church, accepted the in
vltatlon Of former Sheriff A. C. Gum
bert to witness a boxing bout. he did
not think that 1t would lead to his re-
signing his pastorate. He was we'll up
in front, surrounded by pugilists. club
men. gamblers and men about town.
In some manner the news leaked out
and as a result there will be a new
pastor in the North Side church.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
Sixteen Dead LYING on Tracks.

Roosevelt, Mimi. Oct 1O.-Sixteen
dead bodies are lying on the track in
this vicinity. uncared for. the people
being too psnic-stricken looking after
their own safety to care for the dead
-Four men from Davenport, Ia. who
came up here to homestead, we're all
burned to death, their bodies having
been found in the bush near here.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
headquarters For
Building Materials

keep all kinds of North Carolln'
and Virginia Lumber, dressed and un'
dressed. Shingles, Laths. Sash, Doors,
and Blinds, Lime, Cement, Calelnt
Plaster, Plastering Hair Building ana
Paving Brick, Tin and Iron Roofing
Cut and Wire Nails, all kinds heauy SI
Mixed Paints and Dry Paint, Linseedd
oil. Turpentine, lTyer Vsrnlsn an INC
ewis's White Leaa. Paint Brushes OF
ali Kinds. Window Glass and Putty,
Builders Hardware Of all kinds, Ia, lar
Roofing. Sheathing Paper and FIRE
Brick. Die rd
Fire Clay Pipe. T. y. ~2,e.
Agent for sale Of bricks OF Fred
sricksburg Brick Company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
FAMOUS ST. PATRlcHs.
The Conservation Of the Great catho-
Ito Cathedral In New York.

The Conservation Of the Great catho-
lilo Cathedral In New York.
The conservation OF the famous St.
Patrick's cathedral in New York on
Oct. 3 is regarded as an epoch making
event I'm the history Of the Roman
Catholic church on the North AIneri-
can continent equal In Importance to
the international eucharistic congress
recently held in Montreal. On this oc-
caslon dual celebration was ar
ranged by Archbishop Farley, who last
March postponed until this date the
commemoration Of the centenary Of
the birth OF Cardinal McCloskey, Amer
teas FIRST member OF the sacred col
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-11
DIG UP Sll45 IN GARDEN
Woman Turns Up Rusty Can With
Gold Coins Dated Far Back.

South Bend. Ind, Oct. 1O.-A pot Of
gold was found by Mrs. Edward Casey,
Of Harris township in he garden.
She was working In the dover beds.
when to her surprise $50 gold piece
was brought to the surface. She be-
gan digging vigorously. and In a few
minutes uncovered a rusty can which
contained gold pieces amounting In all
to s1145. Some OF the coins bore the
date OF 1885. but most OF them were
coined in 1880.
The farm was formerly occupied by
Henry Casey, a wealthy farmer, who
died about twenty years ago. II Is
thought that he buried the gold for
safe.keeping.