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TUESDAY.8EPTEMBER 26, 1899
THEFREELANCE published tri-weekly
asan Ind?pendant newspaper, is located at 80S
Oommcroe (or William st.). frederloksburt.
virti?la, and is Issued on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday moraines by "Tho F m?
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ILOO tor S a?onth?, Tl oenti for S Months, or
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ten linee or less, first lnsertlonAO oenU.and ?
?entaforeach additional Insertion. 110,00 per
square per rt*i. No position gSMti and no
'ersion salmreisssasns. art taten at a less rats
than our how* patrons pay. The right is re?
as -ved to reject or modify any advertisement
is deem?? llbelou* or otherwise objectionable.
Tearly advr rt'sers dlaoontlnulnir during the
year will be charged Invariably at transient
ratea.
?11 letters recommending candidate? tor
oSaoe most be P*id for to Insure their publi?
cation.
Beaolnttona of respect to deceased members
passed by societies, w>rporatlons,assooiatlona,
or other orguniiatlons will be invariably
charged for as advertising matter.
All eommunloationc of every character
?afraidbeaddressedto "THIFRin LANCi "
Frederic isbur*. Va.
Weather forecast for Jfred
ericktbura and vicinity
Tuesday Fair fresh South (<>
West winds.
Freezing temperatures ocourred last
Friday night in tbe opper lake region
end light frost in Eastern Mississippi.
Wellington. Republican U. S. Sena?
tor from Maryland, has ascertained
tbat everybody who knows tbe Gover?
nor understands fall well that Lowndes,
tbe Republican Governor, is rich, bat
of very small intellect nal calibre.
Lowndes is a respectable nonentity
on tal de of hi? money.
Fussy Foraker, of Ohio, is out for
expansion and the trusts. Old Ma*k
Hanne has whipped him into line
again of coarse. Mark means to pot
Foraker oat cf tbe United States Sen?
ate when his term ends and everybody
ongbt to be gratified when Foraker
reaches the end of his political career.
Be makes big bluffs and gets called
down every time by Mark.
Mo severer criticism of President
McKinley has come from any quarter
than the one contained in the Rich?
mond Times of Friday last. The edi?
tor of the Times is an open, a fair ad
Ternary; a fast, unfailing friend.
When be makes disparaging remarks,
yon may most oertaiuly know that he
sincerely believes be bas good reason
to oomplain. In view of this generous
sentiment that inspires the editorial
criticism of tbe Times, very special
significance U to be ascribed to the
following extract from the editorial re?
ferred to :
The Times believes that William Mc?
Kinley has a warm and g?nerons heart,
and tbat he is earnest and sincere in
his desire to preserve his country in a
position of honor and to advance the
interests and prosperity of his fellow
citizens. That being so, Tbe Times
is glad to approve of bis actions when?
ever they deserve approval, but The
Times does not shnt its eyes to his de?
linquencies when they are evident and
seen of all men. The blemish upon
Mr. McKinley's administration?and it
is a blemish that soils it from end to
end?is his time-serving timidity and
play to the gallery. Instead of going
rtraight along executing tbe laws, and
leaving criticism and consequences to
themselves, he has one eye always open
to what the politicians will say, while
the other gnldes the ship of State in an
unsteady course that takes its reckoning
from ward meetiegs and sensational
newspapers.
We donbtad for a long time whether
the statement? published from day to
day that no telegrams were allowed to
come from Manila tbat would tend to
injure tbe administration were trne.
But we can doubt it no longer It is
perfectly evident to us now that a cen?
sor of telegrams has been pat in office
there, who receives every dispatch that
comes over the wire and prohibits any
that in his opinion can tend to operate
against the popularity iu America of
tbe McKinley administration. The
President's attention has been so re?
peatedly and so pointedly called to this
outrage that be oannot fail to know of
it in all of its enormity, and yet be
permits that condition of things to
stand. Mr. McKinley knows better
than to allow this thing, yet bis con?
stitutional timidity and time-serving
disposition lead him into putting op
with it to the lastiog shame of bis ad?
ministration.
- This is a severe arraignment, but who
can say that It is undeserved- That
MoKi-ley is a patriot and a high
minded American oitizen no one oan
deny, but that he is aooessllbe to the
lnsidoons appeals and seduoements of
ambition is equally apparent He la
eagerly anxlons to be renominated and
re-eleoted to the Presidency-, and it
would perhaps be asking too much of
frail human nature to require him to
stem? his oourse clear of all the demot?
ing demands upon him to take cogniz?
ance of the forcee and Influences
that favor his re-election. That
he has taken cognizincea of these
forces and influences is most ap?
parent. There is a big, a great big,
political oanvass now brewing for the
prize of the Presidency in the election
of next year.
There is much talk of amendment
to tha federal constitution. Accordin)
so tha notions of Tbe Free Lanoe th<
amendment that wonld bestow th<
greatest blaaslugs upon the people wonlc
be ona that would make the term of th?
Presidency six years, and make it in
alliglble ; that it is to say, presorlbe
that no President should be eligible to
a second term. Tbe history of the
country has shown that the actions of
Ina Oblf Executives have been too of?
ten swerved from tbe plain and open
path of duty towards that course which
would nretnotf their nrosi>eoU of a re*
There is almost equally divided sen?
timent in the criticisms of the pre?f
apon the assignment of Admiral Sch
ley to the Sonth Atlantio Statiou.
Sime warm admirers of the hero of the
Spanish war think that Admiral Sch
ley's assignment to tbe South Atlantic
Station is a slight put upon the great
naval commander. It is not easy tc
ascertain whether this is so ; but one
thing Is easy of ascertainment ,and thai
is tbe fact, tbat Admiral Schley hat
shown the true character of the Amer?
ican ' 'sailor" In uncomplainingly ac?
cepting any assignment that might be
made of him. The people of the South
are very jealous of the characters of
Admiral Sohley and General Fitzhugh
Lee. That the envy of the old army
officers has prevented a fair recogni?
tion of the services of Fill Lee, is ap?
parent to a blind man. That the ?mi
green-eyed malevolence has denied to
Admiral Sohley, because be is a south?
ern man, the position to which he is
entitled, is equally manifest Neverthe?
less we djubt not that the whirligig
of time will brin? about it* revenges
Yes, we of this generation, will Bee
the revengfs of time up m the Injus?
tice of the McKinley administration
towards the Sonthero section of this
Republic of the United States.
White, the Democratic candidate for
the Governorship in Iowa has dropped
free silver altogether in his canvass
??? ??? ?a?
The Governors' Anti-Trust Confer?
ence in St. L uis last week adopted
resolutions and adjourued sine die.
The Philippines.
Manila. Sept. 8S. Clem. Jos. Wheeler,
after a skirmish at Forac, telegraphed
to Gen. Utis asking that the latter send
cavalry so that he (Wheeler) could an?
nihilate a large body of insurgents and
prevent a reassembling.
Otie's reply was a court refusal to
send the cavalry until October.
Members of the Fro-American party
of Filipinos are utterly discouraged be?
cause of Utis's procrastination, his in?
consistencies and his obstructiveness.
Even the most loyal pre-Americans
among the natives are losing hope.
Their lives have been threatened, their
policy has been ridiculed, their plans
have been thwarted. Then, too, their
commissioners have been discredited by
Otis, who declares that they have no
status.
Three attempts have been made
assassinate Tarera, the leader of t
pro-American Filipinos. Now Otis i
fases to allow soldiers to guard Tavert
hoube. Tavera will leave the Phili
pines.
The Filipino nation is determined
expel the Spanish friars, but Otis ai
the Spanish Archbishop are friendl
This friendship the Filipinos resent.
There is a growing feeling amoi
military men and the native police tb
tbe native judges are unreliable.
Otis has renewed the monopoly ei
joyed by a private firm for landing ca
goes and for bonded warehouse?. I
also has renewed tbe opium monopol;
Both of these monopolies are high!
injurious, and their reuewal arouse
widespread indignation.
The Filipino newspaper " Indepen
dencia " says Aguinaldo will be abl
to oontinue his Fabian tactics]? sue
cessfully, exhausting the America:
troops more easily than the Koman
wore oat Hannibal
Foreign Affairs.
An attempt to hold an antiwar de
monstration In London resulted almos'
in a riot, crowds of men who were it
favor of the Government's coarse cap
tnring the meeting.
The bubonic plague has broken oui
again at Alexandria, Egypt.
Martial law has been proclaimed at
Ferrol, Spain, where serions riots have
taken place.
Tbe Austrian oabinet has resigned.
SPANISH AMERICAN ISLAN'DS.
American warships bombarded Filip?
ino intrenebments on the shore of So
big bay, Luzon, and destroyed a Ktupp
cannon there.
General Otis, in an interview, says
that if Congress will deolare against
passing legislation for the Philippines
until the revolutionists surrender, it
will be a death blow to the war.
A mass-meeting of workingmen was
held in Havana.at which inflammatory
speeches in favor of a general strike
were made.
English Paper Sarcastic,
London, Sept. 23?Some English
newspapers refer In terms anything but
complimentary to the amount of the
Dewey Home Fund, said to be $27,000.
They sewm to think this amount hardly
oommensurate with tbe praise lavished
on Dewey 's exploit at Manila
All the papers print Frof. Goldwin
Smith's pronnnolamento in which he is
sarcastic regardingjthe battle. He finds
many supporters here. They do not
decry Dewey, but maintain that the
only risk he ran was in entering the
harbor, and that the plaudits of the
American people are a trifle too en
thusiantic. The size of the home fund
is considered a sufficient excuse for
some plain English.
Prince of Wales Invited.
From Charlottesville Saturday Grand
Master of Masons in Virginia, R. T.
W. Duke, Jr., mailed to the Prince of
Wales an Invitation to be present at the
Alexandria Sesqui-Oentennial in Octo?
ber.
No chaplains are being commissioned
with the volunteer regiments. Secre?
tary Root has written a letter to the
editor of a religious publication who
was disposed to compilan,showing that
Congress made no provision for them.
There are a number of chaplains not
attached to specifio regiments, and
many of these have been sent to tbe
Philippines.
Mrs. Hughes, wife of the late T. J.
Hughes, dropped dead last Weduesday
at her home, near Hayes' store, in
Gloucester county. Mrs. Hughes was
oonneoted with the schools of Glouces?
ter for many year?, and was a noted
I ?a i ihr /
suait To Mg P?en
INTERESTING UNVEILING EX
CISES AT FRONT ROYAL, VA.
WITNESSED BY THOUSANDS
Two Hundred ot Mosby s Old Comrades
tend - Major Richard* Oration Hlstoi
Reminiscence?.
Front Royal, Vs., Sept. 24 ?
largest crowd seen, in Front R<
for many years began to assemble
the town early yesterday morning,
each train brought in frenh delegati
of "old Oonfeds. " Washington, Ri
m nui and Baltimore each non tribu
a large quota The occasion was
unveiling of a monument to the mi
ory of seven of Mosby's men, who w
executed by the Federal authorities
ring the Civil War Among the pre
inent veterans ' present were Jo*
Bryan, of the Richmond Times ;
Ben Palmer, of Richmond, ohairu
of the Mosby Monument comtnltt
Major A. E Richards, of Looisvil
Ky. ; Charles E. Biedler, of Baltimo
Gee W. II. Payne and Ool. T
Smith, of Warrenton ; Frank Strii
fellow, the noted scout; Ool. "I
Ridley" Fist man. Rev. S. G. F
guson and others. A heavily loac
train from Baltimore and Washiugi
reached here at 11 40 and was met
the depot by the William Richardi
Camp, Confederate Veteran?, of Fr<
Royal ; Turner Ashby Camp of W:
Chester; J. E. B. Stuart Camp,
Berry ville ; Stover Camp, of Strasbui
the Gibbons Camp, of Luray, and
large concourse of citizens and visit?
win? escorted the veterans to a large la\
in the centre of the town, where
elaborate old-fashioned Virginia di
tier was served to about 1.000 m
by the Ladies' Auxiliary Assoctatlo
PROGRAM OF THK DAY.
The program of the day was begi
by the formation of the parade
front of the courthouse at i o'oloc
The line was led by Chief Marsh
W. Ben Palmer, riding Fashion.
a g-and-nghter of her namesake, i
animal ridden by ''Sid" Ferguson (
the day he pursued and captured Ca|
tain Blazer. Judge Giles Cook. Jt
assistant marshal, accompanied by
number of aids and couriers, next fo
lowed; then the visiting camp?, inte
speraed with bands, and all follow?
by a column a mile in length. Tl
streets through which the processic
passed were profusely decorated wit
banting. Confederate and Unite
States ? ig? were blended in harmoniot
onion.
Upon reaching the monument in th
cemetery the orators of the day, ac
companied by 13 young ladles dresse
in white and red and bearing evei
greens wreaths, representing the 1
Confederate States, assembled on th
platform erected at the base of th
monument. More than 200 of the sar
vivors of Mosby's old command line?
up immediately in front, and all wer
surrounded by a dense mast" of Inter
ested and enthusiastic spectators.
MA'OR RD'HARDs' ORATION.
The proceeding? were opened witl
prayer by Rev. S. G Fergu?ou, whicl
was followed bo a short address of wel
come by Judge Giles Cook. Tbe ora
tion of the day was made by Major A
E. ("Do.'ly") Richards. Major Rich
ards gave a graphic description of the
fight which occurred within view ol
the cemetery just 35 year? ago, in
which tbe seven men to whom the
monument was erected were csptored,
and, after a glowing eulogy of Mosby
and his men, disclaimed any intention
of opening up the ?ore? of the Olvil
War, longed sinced healed, and stated
that, while it was a historical fact tbat
General Grant gave an order for the
execution of Morby's men when cap
tared, he knew that now, in these days
of reooncilation, there was no Mosby
ranger who would not join In placing
the laurel on the Union general's
grave.
MONUM?NT UNV?IL.KD.
The monument was then unveiled,
the caremomes being attended by one
of tbe most appropriate and interesting
features of the day, The cords were
drawn by Martha Megeatb Strotbsr
and Mary Wilkinson, tbe first a grand?
daughter of Capt. Thomas E. Anderson
and the second a grand-nieoe of Henry
0. Rhoades, two of the martyred men.
and the glistening white shaft stood
revealed against the perfect azare of
the lovely September sky.
Hon. H. H. Downing accepting tli
monument on behalf of the Ladlei
Memorial Association in a graoefc
speech, in which he paid and eloqoen
tribute to Moaby and his men and t
the women of tbe South who have s
faithfully cared for the Confedera!
dead.
A largely attended reunion of th
Morby's men was held in Davis Hal
immediately after the unveiling cere
monies. Fairfax Oourt Honse, Va.
was chosen for the next annual raun
ion, which will take plaoe on a day t<
be set by its oitizens.
HISTORY OF THK MONUMENT.
The seven men in wnoas memor
the monument was today unvellet
were members of Mosby's battalion ant
were executed just 35 years ago by thi
order.it is alleged of General Ouster
The movement to promote this ob
jeot had Its origin about three yean
ago in the minds of a numbei
of the most prominent survivors o
Mosby's old oommand. At this time i
committee was formed, of which W
Ben. Palmer, of Richmond, was chair
man, and Charles E Riedler, of Haiti
more, secretary. This committee thet
went to work to secure donations
Last spring It announced the collection
of the fund, and the oommittee cam?
to Front Royal to consult with the
town authorities, the William Rlobard
son Camp of Confederate Veterans and
the Ladles' Warren Memorial Associa?
tion as to a suitable sight. The mem?
orial association has charge of the
Prospect Hill Cemetery and offered tc
donate a site, with a promise to tak?
into their care the monument when
erected This offer was accepted.
THE SHAFT.
The location is an ideal one and i
situated just on the brow of the hllj
overlooking the town and at the head
of the terraced stone steps which leads
to the highest point cf the cemetery.
It is one of the most prominent spots
of the gior?d and is in fnll view from
all the surrounding country. The mon
nnient is a plain granite ?haft IS feet In
height, resting on a marble pedestal 5
feet square, on which are inscribed tho
names of the mirtyred men, with the
words: Dulce et decorum est pro put
ria mort."
SOME HlaTOEICAL KKMINIsi T.N< ES.
The occasion recalls to mind some
interesting historical remtnlsoenees
On September .'.i, 1894, the seven men
? Carter, Overby, Live, AndSJtwOa,
Jones anil Willie To whom the mon?
ument is erected were members of the
Mosby's famous partisan battalion
Just s ?nth of the town, on thtit day,the
company of Mosby's command to
which these men belonged attacked a
wagou train aud wero surprised to End
they had eucounteied a large Federal
force, a part of Caster's brigade. The
company extricated itself without dif
fioulty, and in the ?haip tight that fol?
lowed theso seven men wero captured.
Ouster charged Mosby with having
fired on his ambulances and ordered the
prisoners to lie executed. Three were
aocordtugly shot just smith of the
town and were hanged on a walnut
tree north of Front Royal on a lull
overlooking the Shonaudoah The sixth
?Rhodes a boy of 1? -was dragged
through the streets by two calvarymen
past his mother, who begged for his
life, and shot to death a few moment?
afterward?. The seventh?Willis?was
hanged in Rappahanui < k c unty about
su miles from here.
K08BY RETALIATES.
The executions were attended with
much harshness and barbarity and call?
ed forth a burst of iudigtiatum all OTSS
the South, in retaliation aud to pre
vent the recurrence of such treatment
of priioiiers of war, Mosby ordered to
be ?hot an equal number of Caster's
men who he had taken prisoners. This
waa done aud hangings ceased.
The work attending the arrange?
ment? for the unveiling and for enter
talniog a large delegation of fig i ting
ex-Confedeaates was chielly In the
hands of Mr?. George 0, Davis, proal
dent of the Ladies' Memorial Al
tlon, and Mr. 11 L Cook, chairman
of a committee of arrangrmetits ap?
pointed by the looal oasap if Oostfed
erate Veterans, assisted by a narabet
of other members of both organizations.
THE PIEST CEBEM3NY.
Julia Dent Grant Prince Cantacuzene.
Newp >rt, R I , Sept Sf ?In a
anee with the rites of tin Russian
orthodox church Miss Julia Dut
Grant, daughter of Rng Gen. and
Mrs. Frederick Grant and granddaugh?
ter of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ami
Frlnce Oantacozene, Count Speransky,
of Russia, were married tonight
Simple and impressive ceremonies were
conducted by Father Hotovitsky, Of tho
Russian Uhurch, New fork, in the
parlor at Keaulieu, the summer resi?
dence of Mr. aud Mrs. P tter Palmer
The American statatM are yet to DC
conformed to before the distiDguished
couple will go forth into tho world as
husband and wife, aud it is that ore
mony in All Saluts' Episot pal Church
to-morrow noon to which the sunimer
colony here, as well a? numerous
friend?, diplomatic, military,aud civil,
are looking forward to with eager ex.
pectancy.
A special alter had been raised in
the parlor by Father Hotovitsky and
his assistant. After tbe room ha
forrnilly cmsecrated, at B JO o'clock
the bride appeared at the head of the
grand staircase, leaning on the arm ol
her brother, Ulysses S. Grant, third
At the altar, before which stood t e
Russian priest, waited Prince Canta.u
zene, clad in the full uniform of the
Chevalier Garde
WORK BBIDBaiOOM'fl Ml'T
The bride's dress was severely cut,
and was a simple gown of the richest
white satin, with sweeping trail and
veil of tulle. She carried a bouquet of
stephanotis and lilies of the valley,
and wore the gifts of the bridegroom, a
corsage ornament of diamonds and
enamel and a rope of p?arls.
The ushers, who preceded Miss Grant
and her brother to the alter, were i Pot?
ter Palmer, Jr., cousin ot the bride ;
Lock wood Honore, uncle of the bride;
Oapt. Sartoris, cousin of the bride,
Robert L. Gerry, of New York : H.
Roger Wlnthrop, of Newport, and John
Prentiss, of New York.
In accordance with the Rassian cus?
tom, Miss Grant had two gar?on de
noce, her brother, Ulysses 8. Grant,
third, and her untie, Adrian Honore,
those of Prince Oantacozene being
Honore Palmer and Potter Palmer, Jr. ,
while the parents d'honeur were Grand
Duke Vladimir and Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Mr. Grant conducted his sister to the
altar.
Besides the immediate family, there
were present Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant,
grandmother of the bride ?H. H Honore,
Edwin 0. Honore, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Honore, Jr., Mrs. Sartoris, wife of
Oapt. Sartoris; Maj Gen. Wesley A.
Merrltt and Maj Mott, of bis st.nl ;
Adjt. Gen. Oorbin, Col. and Mrs Hein,
and Bishop Potter.
The picturesque ritual, interspersed
with frequent music by a local quartet,
was lengthy. The services closed with
tbe singing of the Russian national
hymn, after which the oouple received
congratulations, while the orchestra
dlrcoursed music Tbe ceremony con?
sumed an hour, and it was nearly mid?
night before the guests departed.
No Bight to Uglinesj.
The woman who Is lovely In face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attrac?
tive must keep her health. If she is
weak, siokly and all run down, she
will be nervous and iritable. If she
has constipation or kidney trouble, her
impure blood will cause pimples,
blotohes.skln eruptions and a wretched
complexion. Electric Bitters is the best
medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and to
purify tbe blood. It gives strong
nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety
skin, riok complexion. It will make a
good-looking, charming woman of a
run-down invalid. Only 50 cents at M
M Lewis' Drug Store.
Xlned By One Day.
New York, Sept 23 -Many years
ago Dr. Luke D. Broughton, president
of ;tbe Astrologioal 8ociety of Amerioa,
predicted he would die on September
29. 18D9. He died today.
Years ago he oast bis horoscope, and
predicted that the orltical periods of
his Ufe were the 15th, 17th, and 21st
days of the present month and present
year.
Eowcy Committee Won't Let 5. A R.
Leid Parade.
At New York Gov. R lOMfl It thrust
himself into the plans for the Dewey
c?l?bration by ?ending a telegram or?
dering ?en. Rite to giv the (?rand
Army of the Republic the choice of any
place in the Lend parade Km he gota
set hack.
The (}iiv. must hare seal the tele
gritin untier a mi-apprehension ( ?en
K >e is not acting in this instance in
his capacity as niitjor-generiil c uniiiand
ing the Stile militia, hut as chairman
of the nub .committee mi land parade of
the Dewey c?l?bration oommlttoo
< ?en. i; ?. bid ?i oonference with
llayot Van Wyoh and than ?rub Chair?
man (iiiggeiibeinii'r of the plan ami
mope committee, in charge of the pa
rade. After pointing nut that his c mi
untie? siOSM had the right to assign
plnOSS in tin? line of iiiunh, Mr. (?ug
lenhetmer said of the Governor's so
rion
-It is peculiarly Rooseveltian Tin.-,
it liMpudeut, unjuftilied and unwar?
ranted interference in ? ssettei thai Is
without bu province I no not helloes
dut our ooinintttee will takeauy in tioe
of it "
The oommittee decided to sustain
(?en. Koe m im deolinetioa to allow
the Grand Army men to take the head
of the column, lieu. R is Binde the
following statement :
'In order that there maj bo no min?
im lent Hiding, I wish i i speak iu ref
srenos t ? tin- declination of the Grand
Army to take part in the Dewey laud
p.rade, tin my repr?sentation, ?t my
instigation and on my resolotion I was
auth iri/.t'ti by this OOflStnltteS to extend
an Invitation to the Grand Army to
take part in the parade by having a
certain number of men seleoted from
each post, forming a battalion or n-gi
iie-iit. SOOordiog t i the number. I put
in oommnnioetion with the
iiiiiiiiuul.'r as soon its pnwuble.
"i pon the reqoest of a prominent
Grand Army mas 1 wrote and at-ke i
(?in (). u. Howard to tako oommend
of thi? body, Innig assured that this
was sfreeabls i i the Btets n mmnnder.
At an interview between the BtsYtt
mender, several members of the (?rand
Army and myself, 1 BndOTStOOd that
the Selection f Gen. Howard was
agreeable. At this same interview, af?
ter ?nine discuseUm, I informed them
that th? (?rand Army would be assign
Bd a p sitiou in the lead of the unarm?
ed orguniSationi
" Ni>T A QUAND AKMV AFKAIK "
"At a later interview between the
? ?? .m m ander-in-chief of the Grand Army,
the State. Mnoinndei and myself, " con
tinutit (?en. Koe, "practically a de?
mand was made that the (.?rand Army
have the right of the line or
bond of the oolnmn, Ool, Uoulden
. 'hat at z meeting hcl 1 a day bv
t r- n was the -'-ntim-nt of tin- Grand
Army meo that if thoy could uot have
the lend they would not parade
"1 called their attention to the fact
that it was not a (?raud Army atTair,
(list it was a city affair, and that their
p iiti m wan not the proper oue 1
?aid 'positively ami ab?, lately the
(?rand Army cannot have the head of
the column.' At this they retired.
"At au-'ther interview the command
er-inchiff, with the State coiumauder
present, stated that he thought Gen
Howard should not command the Grand
Army. 1 Informed him that Gen.
II ward had been asked at the request
ral (?raud Army men, but I
would write aud ask him to withdraw,
l'hft connu unier-in chief then ?aid:
That i? a limpie matter, aud can easily
be arranged ' Hi then asked if I
would allow a picked bodf of -!|H>
Grand Army men and him&elf to have
the head of the column. I answered:
'"I prsitively and absolutely will
0 t Ms- ?iiz-' any pirtion of the Grand
Amir to be at the head of the column. '
"Subseiiaently I received the letter
of deolinetion. The day is emphati?
cally a navy diy. and Admiral Dewey
and the sailor? of tbe Olympia should
be In the lead with nothing to detract.
1 assume all re?p dsibility. I have the
h mor to be a member of the Grand
Army, George Washiogfon Post."
(?enerul Shaw, commander-in-chit f
of the Grsnd Army, has issued an ad*
dress to the public in which he say?
the organization wanted the head of
the line bfejuae it was accorded this
In the recent great parades iu Chicago
and 1'ittsburg.
AU arrangements for the sailors'
smoker at the Waldrof-Astoria ate com?
pleted. The guects will include 1,000
men of the Olympia and other warships
in the harbor. Admiral Dewey, Hear
Admirals Sampson and Schley, other
i (Been of the ship? and the guests of
the city will occupy the boxes around
tho ball-room, where the pmoker is
held
ROOSEVELT klCOlfSIDIRBD.
Regarding the dispute as to the posi?
tion to bo accorded the Grand Army of
the Republic In the Dewey parade at
New York, Oov. Koosevelt ?aid :
"I have telegraphed Gen. Roe that
if the case is one purely for the city
authorities aud in which 1 have no
power, then, of ooarse, I withdraw my
former telegram.
' 'I bad understood that Gen. R >e was
acting as major-general of the National
Guard in the management of the pa*
rade, and in that event f, of course,
had the power to direct that the vet?
erans be given the right of ehe line, and,
accordingly, did it.
"If, however, as appears, it is a mat?
ter purely for tho city officials, I, of
coarse, have no advice to give. "
Irrqaois, the only American hone
which ever won tbe English Derby, is
d ad
Gen. Fitzhugh I>e is expected in
Richmond from Coba in a few weeks
to spend some time.
The Monticedlo Guard, of Charlottes
ville, will be mustered into the State
service on Friday evening next, Sep?
tember 29. The coroptoy now numbers
about sixty-eight men.
Albert M. Young, a nephew of the
1 tte Maj Lewis Glnter, of Richmond,
died 8nnday mornlDg at Westbrook.
Maj Ginter's former country home. He
was twenty-four years old, and bad
been In ill health for two year?.
Gov. Roosevelt opened the State Re?
publican campaign in Ohio, with a
speech at Akron last Saturday. He
said the only way to uphold tbe honor
of the American flag Is to defeat the
Filipinos.
RELICS OF JB, DHV1S.
VALUABLE COLLECTION SENT TO
CONFEDERATE MUSEUM.
CLOTHES WOHN WKEJI CAFTURED
Blcbmond, V?, Sept II The (Jon
federatt Maaten has just been earfohed
by the addition of two rases of relies,
formerly the property of Jefferson Da
vis. the Preaident of the Oonfedaraey.
Some have been given, others lent, by
Mrs Davleand Mrs Hayes, and they
form a priceless o Mention
in aaoogdaoae with a ?rish expi
by Mrs. Davis, the large case conteta*
ing the President's personal property
will be placed in the Mississippi rouse,
and a smaller Mat, QOBtaialng letters,
teetimoniall and p irtraits, will be ex?
hibited in the Bolld Smith room. The
suit of furniture has not yet been as?
signed ti any special pi ice, nor will it
he until the matter has been considered
by the OOelt-ty The most Interesting
nil.--, lu fact, have lu en placed in the
Mississippi roosa They are contained
jn a large, square case, six feet or more
la height The -mit of clothes which
Mr Davis wire wbM he was captured
hangs tlnre The frock coat is made
of gray cloth, with a velvet collar, and
the kroasen are of the same material
mil I: v- b 'i'ii mach worn, and
b*?ars evidence of long service by the
sbttnot of several buttons from the
coat and the imprint of the President's
iu the trousers.
TBE FAMILY BIBLE.
The old fani'ly Bible rests OQ the
bot 1 m of the case, lying open at the
registry of marriages, births and
Neat it is the small Bible
?.??ut hy the President while a prisoner
at Kurt Monroe to ins soa.
The prayer-hook used by Mr. l)avfs>
with his auf..graph on the fly-leaf, is a
very rare and valuable one, since it
OOBtaies a special prayer for the Con?
federate states Ootjgresa No less a
sum than 16,0 0 lias hoafl offered for
this particular book, and refuned by
Mrs Davis
? A very ijuaint and rather pathetic
souvenir is a small silver thimble be?
queathed by a Sister of Charity up m
hat death'bed to Jeffers st Davis, Jr
It was the sum t"t?l of the good nun's
earthily poscsslons, and she left it to
the boy ?he hid nursed through a seri?
ous illness, to whom she was devoted
Side by side with the thimble Is the
gold watch which bt longed to Prin?
cess Charlotte of England, and was
presented SO Miss Winnie Davis during
her visit to England. The inatehbi x
asad by the President; ? bcx that ho
had kept at the head of his bed, for
?igate ; hts cigar-holder, ande drawing
Mm ?nuh be ?1 ways carried in hig
valise are among the snoot interesting
features of the exhibit
wi.RN AT I'ORT tfOBEOB.
Perhaps the most striking relic, how?
ever, is the bandage made by Mrs Da?
screen her husband's eye? frota
the Klare of light while he ljngoished
in Fort Mmroe. The last gloves worn
by Mr Davis are pressed and can fully
f Ided, showing how cm all his hand
was. Ht?-keys, up m a key ring; a
matchbox of carnelian, presented to
him by Welshmen; a case for hts scis?
sors, made by his wife; his eye-glasses
and a polisher, made by a little girl for
the President ; a Mexican emerald set
in a ring of virgin gold, and two gold
stars made for and worn by Mr. Davis
on his collar, all claim the attention
and tell their own story.
The case also contains a number of
interesting relics of Miss Winnie Davis
; > Daughter of the Confederacy
Am mg the number are a Georgia but
tj.i. a silver badge, a cross and chain,
? gold badge, her Bible, the bracelets
she wore in her infancy, and part of an
Eastern headdress worn by her upon
some occasion that is not mentioned.
A piece of the wedding dress worn by
Mrs. Hayes together with some of the
orange bl osorns with which her bridal
viel was fastened, are also displayed in
this case as well as a ring made in
Georgia and sent to Mrs. Davis while
her husband was in prison.
EAD EFFECT ON DBEYFUS.
The Excitement of Meeting Bis Children
Causes Serious Reaction.
London, Sept. Eft ? The Paris corre?
spondent of the Standard says: "The
excit?niant of meeting his children has
produced a serious reaction in the con?
dition of Dreyfus, and it is feared that
it may be necessary to send him to
Malta or Madeira."
Paris, Sept. 2-1 ?The Petit Bleu as?
serts that Col. Jouanst, president of tbe
Rennes court-martial, voted for the ac
quittai of Dreyfus.
Veteran
ti. IV. Stone,
Anita, Iowa, served his '?ountry during the
l:ite war at M?e ( ?Man of his health. The
siory cu,, en III : bl? r. oration to health
is given liilow in bis own words:
"Whea I ?turned from the army my
constitution was broken down. I suf?
fered extreme nervousness, and indi?
gestion. Physicians did not help me
until one prescribed Dr. Miles' Nerv?
ine, and today I am in better health
than 1 have been for thirty years."
OH. MILES"
Restorative
Nervine
is sold by all druggists on guarantee,
first bottle benefits or monev back.
Book on heart and nerves sent free.
Dr. Miles Medical Company, Elkhart, Ind
Dress Ooods,
SILKS, WRAPS.
C. W. JONES,
having taking the lead in Dry Goods retailing, is always FIRST to show the
novelties, always buying early, thus securing ohoice style?. Country Mer?
chants, studying their business Interest, realize that they must have i hi le
Styles and good quality Why not see our stock.'
BLACK CREPONS 'WRAPS
were good list spring; but a nun- for early fall wear. We have got
tired per cent more p. pular this fall ten Some beaatie?, the very latest
We ?re showing a beautiful ?election of ?haps?. D .n't go away before securing
these deservedly p ?paler fahrl i one of these.
SILKS UNDERWiiAR,
were never b?tti?r, and the latest mmi LADIES' AND CENTS',
can be seen on our oonnti-ra now Make
selection? while you have the full line Many of you need these early. We
to selut from. h?ve a ful1 '"'??
Colored D ess Goods CORSETS.
Broadcloth?, Venetians, IIonienpun?, Those of you who are looking for
Cheviots, So.,tch Pleids and Blank F.ih- 0 mjfort giving Corsets need m t secri?
Ich are recogni/.eti a>-the right material? flee sty!i*hnenn.. ('mue to our Corset
fur fall ami winter. These we brought Counter ami In- Itted in an Atnt-rieaii
early and have the choicest mlur?, t-uch Lady Oocoat , It will feel a? e?ny as tbe
as Tans, Castor?, (?ray*?, Dark Helm- proverbial old shoe, and at the same
tropes, Browne, Blacks und other ool? lime impart .? stylish Dfcienoes to your
ors. i form.
Housekeeping Goods,
Blankets, Flannels, Sheets and Sheetings, Towels,
Table Damasks, Napkins, Pillow Cases and
Casing and many others.
Come to town daily or weekly and make our
store headquarters ; you will be politely received,
respectfully waited on and given a hundred cents'
worth for every dollar you spend at
C. W. JONES'
Cash Store.
1893. THE FAIR. 1895.
-OF THK
R. V. A & M. SOCIETY
will be held at FREDERICK.SBUR?. VA.,
SEPT. 26th, 27th, 28th, ?899.
The race Program i? really excellent. The finest horses will be here, and
the races will be exciting.
The Sports and Diversions will be the most interesting for years, and all the
departments will be full.
Let everybody place something on exhibition and come to the Fair.
33^_.I_I_001T __.SCE2>TSIOiT each day with Parachute Leap
by a Lady. Send to
t?. J. QUINN, Secretary,
For PREMIUM LIST, which contain? all information about the Fair.
HUNDREDS OF STOVES
To select from.
Come one, come all to the Mammoth Stove Houfe and look and get prices.
I have STOVES of-all kind?, at prices from $H to $20. My stock of stoves coo
sists of the best with flue reputation, and are lower than ever. By calling at
my place you will ?ave many a dollar. Plumbing a specialty.
R. L. STONE._203 Commerce St.
~~ ? JOHN M. GRIFFIN,
-DEALER IN
Stiiple and Fancy Groceries,
Fine Liquors, Tobacco and Cigars.
ARsncv l'abat Milwaukee I.srtrr Iteer ?nd beat tonic. We also have in stock A\m
Porter. Btoot. etc. ??) B 8trest
WALLACE & COMPAHY,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Boots, Shoes and Hats.
Our fall stock is omi lete All goods fresh from the factory. Get oor
prices tefore buying
Wallace & Company.
Commissione's' Sale.
Ily virtue of a decree In the suits <il Ii.-m/
ley vs. Ilea/.ley and Jaotann v?. Ifea/!cy, &c .
pending in Frederlckdiur. circuit Court,
we, Coininlsaloner?of tbe Court, wli
tho bightst bidder at no 111.11
Monday, Oct. 16, 1899,
in front of the F.ichange Hotel, In the city
oi Frederita ?borg. Va., all of the land de?
scribed In said suit. Udnira tr.ct f l,0M
.m the " Mineral belt." In the county
of S|>otsv?vanla, adjoining the "Whitehall''
an.i "Itahdoliih" (?old Mines ; well watered, a
-mall house on It, and about two miles from
1'aiker's Depot, on the P. f. \ P. h. It. Mu h
of thl? land Is in woods, ?nd it 1? probably
rich in mineral?. It <sn be suld in parcela of
about :U)aerts, as surveyed off iu this suit,
or it can be soul as one lot. as bujera may
wish, i he tersa? .Id b i oat tloru casb, i.al
anee in twoefjual yearly p? y meut?, within
torest, or term? oan i e made to suit.
OEO K H l/.HI(.ii,
I. 1.. POWELL,
Cuinmitsioners.
.IAMR8 lt?>ArH. Auctioneer.
ssaMiaM
Dr. J. Garnett King,
DENTIST
Office: Frederick.8burg,Va.,
over Willis' Clothing Store,
Ninth anil Main Sts.
spt?Hm
DEWEY EXCURSION
WASHINGTON
via k , r. ? r. I u.,
Monday Morning.Oct. 2
Train leaves limad and Hancock ?treats
Iwonday morning at il a. m , stepping at all
regular ?tatloos between Kicnmoud and
Cu?ntico, Including- a .??mirla Returning
leave? Ninth and Marv and avenue, Wut
lngton. Tuesday, <>..iober :)rd, at n.'lu o'clock
p, m , sharp.
ROUND TRIP FAPE:
Hulim.ind to W.iahlegwn. f! SO
Agh'aml to W? hiuirton.M -' **>
Mil ford to Washington. 178
I're.lcruksburii to Waahinyt >u. 1 S8
DEWWEY RECEPTION Monday.Octo?
ber and, a decorated ami illuminated proche
siou wbicb will march tbe length of Pennsyl?
vania avenue. Dewey'? review wltb In.
I'reatdent. Cabinet aud other dlgnltarle? : on
Tuesday, tho 3rd. the ?word voted tbe Ad?
miral by Congress wlh be presented by tbe
Secretary of the Navy. Fire work? and otlier
grand disphy?.
Special coaches for Colored People.
Reduced rate, at all h it?-lt. We go, raiu
or shine. Refreshments seid on the
train.
TJOMPSON, M1CHIB A AMI*,
Tlie uid Heliable Kicursion Manager?.
Attention Harvesters 1
MACHINE OIL and FLY PAPER
-AT
Magrath & Ohesley.'s

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