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^^V^^gjZ/f^ 8ATl'K.UT...-OCTOBER 21, 13?,(j THEFREE LANCE published tri week j asan independent newspaper. It loeated at ?ob Uoaassar?? tor William st-i, Kredericssburt Vtrilula, and is issued ou Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday mornings by " Ths Frss linoi Newspaper, Book and Job Printing Campan* af FraSarlaha tl?rf Vlrfllnla.'' Its Subscription Terms art- 11.50 per year. II.UO torS months, TS oents for S months. OS SO oents 'or t months. its advertising- Ratos are for on?? square o. ten lines or less, first insertion.50 cents.and 36 Oents for each additional insertion 110.00per square per year. No position Jir?u ana lis furaajn *le?r?U?Tnrt,:i or. IflksW at ? ISM r.xtt than otar Hora? patrons pay. The right 1? re served to reject or modify any advertisement lideemoc libelous or otherwise objtvtlonabie. Tearly advertisers disc ?ntinulng during the year will be charred invariably at transient rates. All letters reoommendlni candidates for omoe must be paid for to insure their pub.I aation. Resolutions of respect to di-ceased membert passed by societies, soiptifallons.assoolstlnns or other orsantiatlcns will be Invariably Sfcaryed for as advertitln?- matter. All oosaatunloations of every character should be addreeeed to "THB rUBS LANUS." r r^dnrlckibur?. Va, Weather forecast for bred ericktburg and vicinity. Fair Saturday light north ici/ids. Oov- Tyler is apposed to the prop >? sition to sell Virginia's oyster grounds to a Northern syndicate The grave of President John Tyler, in Hollywood cemetery, up to this time unmarked except by a beautiful mag? nolia tree at its head, is to have a sim? ple headstone. The stone is native granite and appropriately Inscribed It will be placed In position next week. Congressman Rixey was unchalleng? ed at King Oeorge and Louisa, but ex Congressman Meredith was at StatTord with him. The tight is now ou in earnest for the Democratic Congress? ional nomination in the Eighth district. There will be others in the field. It cannot escape observation that Dewey Is not talking much about ro? tating a nomination for the Presidency and that wherever he sees childreu he Is kissing them. Vermont wants him aa the next Republican nominee for the Presidency, and if perchance, the Democrats should win in Ohio this fall, Dewey may be the Republic.n nominee, and if so, it is ea?-y t i see that he wonld defeat Bryan. Ex-Speaker Thomas B Reed was last Wednesday admitted to practice at the New York bar. Mr. Keed in his peti? tion says that he now resides and for 30 days has resided in the b"rough of Manhattan, city of New York, and that he intends to reside permanently within the State of New York. And so ex-Speaker Reed has forevei cut loose from Maine, as ex-Speaker Carlisle has from Kentucky. Each gentleman was greatly honored by his native State Judge Paul in the United States Court st Abingdon, last week, in sentencing several men to ten years imprisonment for murder, said ' '11 was a reproach to the United Slates that no heavier penally oould be Inflioted nnder the law forsu.-h a das? tardly orlme. ' ' This calls attention and gires emphasis to the fact that the United States has abolished capital punish? ment. A greater mistake it never made than in so legislating The Republican Federaloffioe-holders In Richmond city have received letters from W. A. Bordell treasurer of the Ohio campaign fund, appealing for finanolal aid to help beat John R. Mr Lean, the Democratic nominee for gov? ernor. The letter i aused great sur? prise, as it was generally supposed that Hanna would be able to command at home all the money needed in the Ohio fignt. It is understood that every Federal office-holder in Virginia has received a copy of tho letter, but there is muoh doubt as to the response being at all general. Bishop Walters, of New Jersey, as will be seen elsewhere, advises the negroes to vote with the Democrats and gives some very strong reasons why they should do so. The negro, he thinks, has done ?bout as much for the Republican party as could be expected of him and now he should make oom mon canse with the best of the people of the South. The Free Lance has long believed that this is the best solution of the race question. Whenever the black men, or a greater part of them, vote ths Democratic ticket, there will be lit? tle heard of raoe troubles in the South growing out of elections and the cry of a free ballot and a fair oount will soon be aa anoient history in Virginia as re adjuiter fights of other days. Moreover Mr. Park Agnew, McKinley's right bower olBoeholder and head of the Re? publican maohioe organization, is well known to believe In a lily white Re? publican party. Bishop Walters says that next year the negroes of New York will vote the Democratic ticket. It looks as if the negro might cut similar ballots In the South But read what the Bishop says. Senator Martin, wbo was at the Riggs House, In Waahington, on Wednesday, was oalled upon by Hon. T. C Pitcher and Ool. Greenville Gaines, of Fanqnier, and Oharles Mann, of Peten? borg. The presence of Piloher and Gaines gave rise to the belief that the oouferenoe with the Senator was in reference to the legislative m addle in President's Message Presidan! McKinley will oommi at 04103 the preparation of what pr lses t I he an unusually important i sage to ?.'..tigras i in? message, i believed, will contain the follow recommendations : Philippines Sovereignty tn he BS lished hy all the force that iiiaj needed and to he maintained per neatly, Civil i? rferninenl to follow military at the earliest possible meut, and wide latitude to be all ' the native-in local self-governmi The reoominendations for th? spei form of i'ivil government to be es lUhed in the t-lands to be based on ooboIosIods of the Phllippll S?ODS Cuba Military ? c lupatl n to he i tinned until some sabstantial prog has been made, through the im.liun suit'rage, toward the establish men an Independent form of government Tuerto Rico?Civil government Imm?diat* ljr replace the present m t ?ry government Hawaii Imm?diat? li gislal ; " put m rffeol a l rril rial form f g ment k rCNANCI OF 00 Finai.citai The maintenance of present g id standard Oon I banking rec imme idations t be ba op.m the e inclusions of the Repobl? caucus c 'intuito.f the II me ?i Republican members ' the Final Oommittee of the Senate Foreign Affaire?Theontoome of 1 Hague conferencet> he p doted i i >*. satisfaction,and ? statement made tl the treaty agreed to it ll will be snbmitte 1 at .nee to the Sena (..ratification *s . at t final settlement of the Veni boundary c ?ntroversy The statement is to be made tl negotiations at? In progress for a tii solution of the Sam NU [Uesti in, a that a treaty providing for a ni of government wil nutted soon. A new executive, department, with Cabinet officer at its head, to ha charge of all matters relating to Inti stat*\ colonial and foreign oommerc which are now divided among the ?e eral different departments, will strongly nrged. I Trusts--Regulation of trusts ai great commercial combinan ii- - M | r?vant the stilling of nip- tition tu the levying of tribute opon insomc by inordinate advances in pri without hampering the development Amen, au mtnuficfurmg and .?? i met s Itit-*r anal?Km* given t i the im| by Ooogrees f * the Inter mal Shipping?Thi passai ip to sidy bill to be i.:_ Army?Reoommeodationi for tl prompt reorganization of the army i : until aft' : .f tl war In the Philippin - N i reference will probably be mai to the nominations of Hear-A ?min Sampson and Schley aud othei ? ?rtieipating in th?. Bantiago can paign. which failed of action at th last sessicn of Oongr.- r in tb session something will probably I by the Administration toward rewar' ing these ofiicers ? aia?a - cuti-ZaptrlaVlist League. A inference of many leading anti imperialists of the country began a Chicago on Tuesday, at which Cai S*hnrz made a short speech agains the policy of the (_?>vern tuent In th Philippines At the second day f th anti-imperialist conference in Chicago Wednesday J Sterling Morton, of Ne braska, presided. There was a genera discussion of the Philippine question A public mass-meeting wa? then held A declaration of principles was sub mitted by the resolutions committei and unanimously adopted It denoune ed tbe polioy of imperialism as hostili to llbertv and unconstitutional, and ai tending toward militarism The pol icy of tbe present national administra tion is condemned, and the imm?diat* cessation of the Philippine war de manded. Continuing, it says : "We propjse to contribute, t j th? defeat of any person or party that stand! for the forcible subjugation of any peo? ple. We shall oppose for re-election al who, in the White II mse or in Con gress, betray American liberty in par suit of un-American end. We shall hope that both our great political partief will support and defend the declaration of independence in the closing cam? paign of the century.'' The declaration closes with an invi? tation for the oo-operation "of all men and women who remain loyal to the declaration of Independence and tbe Constitution of the United States." Mr. Bourke Oockran, of New York, delivered an oration. The remarks of the orator were greeted with approval by those present. Mr. Oockran based his objection to the policy of the gov? ernment on the broad ground that one people had no right to force a govern? ment upon another. He discussed the question in a dispassionate manner, claiming that there were many reasons why the United States should hold the islands, bnt no reason why it should attempt to force upon any people a form of government to which that people ob? jected. The conference adj mrned at the con? clusion of Mr Cockran's address, those in oharge of tho meeting expressing thetmelves as delighted with it* suc? cess Foreign Affairs. The British advance forces in Natal oame in contact with the Biers in the vicinity of Acton Homes and Bestar's Station, about ten miles north of Lady smith, Natal, on Tuesday. Firing be? gan at 10 a. m. and continued with intermissions all day. An important battle is regarded as imminent The L?ueen has decided to call out tbe British militia. It is reported that 1,500 Boers have been killed by the explosion of a Brit? ish Lyddite mine at Mafeking. The Boers oontlnue to advance on the British in Natal. Secretary Chamberlain made a speech in Parliament defending the British p licy toward the Transvaal SPANISH-AMERICAN ISLANDS. Oen. Pio del Pilar, it is reported, has offered to sell out Aguinaldo to Gen. Otis. Aguinaldo has issued a book giving the beats of tbe Filipino cltalms that Amer? ican oftiolals in the early part of 1898 recognized Filipino independence. Bryan In Kentucky. 11 I. Weet, of tin? Waahtngl w c Post, writes thus to bin pap r ; "When .l"tin Young Brown was Inated f"r Governor by the anti i? ?Demi i ruts at l.-utigt in, in? dee that Bryan wi ?aid never vlatt this -ik foi i ' ?eb. l, but added tin tin?; should happen,he would take ?ion to ask him n 'int? p tinted quest l'.'iiuy Go? Brown made his pre A- Bryan stepp -'l from tito i.-ini of his special train at the L rille dep t S It 'tor fr. m Brown handed him, in tin? ??resenos of '?0,000 ?people gathered at the ground* Wednesday afternoon hi knowledged the reoeli t of the o o nioation and announced thai be o mi" into the State t" answer th? 1" i ted questions rioss PRAi rh ?ll. ??As t? matter of faot, he did not iw< r them, although they r imp tin? pith ami mat row of ?the unti vemeot In iln* State. ? Brown's questions were h number lie recalled 'he alleged ?piracy between Goebel ?ml Si whereby 300 delegates, who had ?been sli cted, were seated, and be a whether the a tioii I IbOSS substit aid give i roebel the ni nation it the Democratic party mguired aI?o whether toe ohalrms the convention had a right ?o deny appeal from "ue of bis det kali whether the domination of ths con1 ti 'ii by armed polios was not a mei to fret? government; whether Bi bol election law, i why he advooated free ?govi ment f r the Filiptu ?, ami denn? ' \ -nf.irkv. und, tina whether Bryan i ffersd any other | ?uve thai of political expediency submission to what Gov. Hr?wn ?a ontrageoot prooeedings "These were specific questions, d ii?*, a? already stated, with the gruu ?if o implainl against ir ?bel Bryan's answer as follows: I wan say that I did nol oome to ?it in ju oi'iit ?in any convention. I did - osa the details of the el :. iw, 1 01 me to nay, and I with emphasis, that if there was ai thing d me in that oonventl m lhal Democrat does nol think ought to hi been done, I ask of that Demooral w hu remedy it Is it to elect a Kep lirao Governor and Republican of be mau who trie? to rra it n ntioo by sleotlni Republican G ivernor assnmei resp is bi.itv f ir all that Govern -r tbies af he has been ele- '? '. ? VOTE. "A- ?i? proceeded with hisspe. b, si-rin??* that as Goebel ttood upon platform which reafflmed Ihe Ohio? platf Tin. he tbould be el Bryan - theprinolple rhicb he has been drifting 1 ?v- tie praoti ?ally t ?Id I ? that if a nominee stoi d up a Demi" ran ? i?latfi?rtn, th?* manner which he had been n imlnated wat r a ?-ulje-t for diaouasion, Mr Bry 'igMin mnseled the Democra'- I bel and reserve their pum-htm-nt him, in case they desired t t infli j'Uiiithiiient, until after the State h been safely landed in the Democrat '?arnn Indeed, it wan quite evide from Mr, Bryan's speech Wednesd. that, afttir all, the Importance of Ka tU' kv's elect Tal V' t?? in the next Pre idential campaign is DOperm ?et in h mind, and he regards Derm < ratic vi tory thi? year as presaging the aa>: result in 1900 In short, as the Dem ? Tats need Kentucky next year, a coi vetitioif a alleged questionable inethcx are to be overlooked In order to mal vote certain, especially as the platfon is all that cnuld be desired "The Dem '?ratio managers arssod? lighted, however, with what Mr Hrys has done, that they would not think I asking more. He has, In fart, gou much farther than they had reason t expect and the politl?n! effert has bee so satisfactory that they look ba< k ove hia three day tour as advancing Got oel's prospects to a marked degree > ' a 0**I THEM GOOD. "Tobe sure,they have been travelln on the real of Democratic enthusiasm from the summit of which a conserva tive and impartial view is almost lm possible, 'jut, discounting this, the; know that Bryan has done them good He wa? brought into the State, not foi toe purpose of converting bolters, bu to arouse the enthusiasm from the sup porters (f the regular ticket He ha done this, and more. He has influenoei many ?Brown Democrats to Goebel'i side, and he has lifted Goebel bodilj and placed him squarely on the sllve: pi,nk of the Chicago platform, vouch iug for his right to stand there. "Goebel, however, has stood mute cr the silver question. The nearest ap proach to a declaration was a speech a1 Sanders Wednesday night, when he said that he kuew the First Congressional District was solid for free coinage ol silver at Hi to 1, and he therefore In? troduced the man who was the leading representative of that idea. Mr. Goe bei fully appreciates all that Bryan has done for him,and Wednesday night said to me that while he had never doubted his own election, Bryan's visit and utterances had made this re? sult doubly certain. COCL RECEPTION' AT BABROD8BUBO. "Bryan traveled during the last day of his harmonizing tour in oompany with the redoubtable Ool. Jach Ohlnn, who, with his enormous watch chain, came walking down the railroad track ont of the mist at B?rgin Wednesday morning. The first stopping place of the journey was Harrodsburg, the home of P. Wat Hardln, the defoated candi? date for the Gubernatorial nomination. Hardin's house was within earshot of Bryan's voice, but he left town on Sunday to avoid being present at the meeting As Hardin is one of the most oonspicuons fiee silver men in the State, there was muoh significance in Bryan's asseition that a vote for the indorsemen of the silver plank in she Chicsgo platfonn The audience, however, was chilly and unresponsive' "For the rest of the day Bryan had tremendous demonstrations, the out? pouring in Louisville being rivaled by the overwhelming reception at Oov ington Even in Shelbyville, in the heart of the blue grass region, where the disaffection is greatest, Bryan was greeted by enthusiastic crowds. Else* where men and women fonght with each other for the privilege of grasping bis band and greeted him with ?boot. as the next President of the United States." Eishop Walters Advises the Ncr-rocs cf the South to Vote With the Lcrrocrats. The Washington, III!, I' -t - ?a ??Bishop Alesander Walters,D l> ,ot New Jersey, who has just (.ml ? rlsil to Washington, Is presl lent of the Nati.nul Afro A mer toan ? m il, und has naturally given iiio?*h e m m ? t th inghl to a Solution ..f tin- ne. i lem He Is a couserval ire leader ol his race and bis views i mmand re SpSOt In ? talk vaitli it ri'ptaWoill it 1 > >? of The I'.ist be said : "It is the c mocosas of opinion am mg the leaders of the race, wh i ?re not ?federal oflli ?? holders, ih il the time has come when the negro should divide his vote I am nf the opinion that it Is on.? of the w i? - to solve the negro problem, wips ?> illy lu the South The negro is hi re t > ?t . s.,met or later will be giren hu stttntional rights He is dem m? ??(rating .-very day that he i- capable i f sasimilating tbe highest oivilizstion of Amerioa As the negi s ; III intelligence, wealth, aiol culture, the doors that are now - ; against h i m will !?.? opened The spii it of liberty la t kj strong in this o >untr* t ? keep the negro forevei ont f his iik/iit-, when he is thoroughly prepared t i re ceive tii-in The i- -i wbil the s .nth are awakening i i this a few of th< in want billl seul out of the c uutiy The large ma j .ii ty of them are against this plan, f t they know lhal it is Impracticable "Uli ? i remain here, w? must make friends of onr enemi ? we 0 in greatly aid allying our* 1res polll th the beat and m ?I Influent tal v? s uitli, the rating i ?? I am told thai 1 .? ? tins |. ?hey, be. ?'!-?? i* w ?- th i > m ?oratic p ?rtv th ?t \r\A enai l tbe discriminating lawn, against u-. that they ar- the mi - ? I .day HKLH 'While that m. in a measure, tic-, it is well to consider tbe fs ts, 1 h ? large nmj >ri t y of th?- . | ni ?.' ;. th" S uth ate Dem 'tats, heno th? bulk of our w tiling i t fl> m ?ratio p They have ran 1?re t Ip in tbe Sontfa along material lines than any other p irty I ns to pel p mi ???? - ur pub] ?? Is ; they hat - money to buy houses and liopr ve m f aiii.? they hav? he ped ns to build chut ? i hie f the o loses ; th of tbe 8 utherii m in I while be has help ? l ns, we h ire voted i . linsl him ?nd his in? terests We ar- hardly t i he i I f r this, when yon t.?* th it it was til- I. fre.-.i u- and gave an ? ".r i nfi in iii-nt F ir this a we fel grateful and we have I.n tryw ? sin. >? t . repay ths i the inter .?s? in onr vselfai the debt 1- abolit p 111 "Again, the K ; ? . irty t I ij is not the Etepnblioan p irty ft', of yore- the party, in fact, of liberty and fair play tj all It t. is ?ts prlnoiples and polioies [l with what nsed to be Dei I cannot see any ? m v tine f >r a Demooral m the Repablii in party un i ne in the d ??[, ratio party There is very little difl th.- two parties it is simply the dif? ferent ts and ins We held as many Federal 1er a Demo eratic administration as w , under a Republican administration. ? I'l.K. "If a Republican President think- ?t wise and fitting I illy C ?t.-r t the sentiments of th? S ruthern i it Is wiser and m re fitting f .r the negro who has sut! rred - i much in that land > : bis I | ilty t the Republican party |o make friend? with the S .uthern vahite "My advice to tl i- to make friends with tbe ralina the South by voting the DemooratlQ ti'ket, especially where th.y are invit? ed to do so We are rj dug it in the Norlh. "I am told that the whites of the .Mouth dm't want the negro's v te This may be true it is their only way into national p .wer. If was the vote? of the negroes that elected Mr Cleveland iu 1-:'.', and if a Dem President is elected in 1900, it will b<> by ?he help of th" Mgl n? ''The Democratic party has th agency, a hand which will aid them pditieally, that the Republican party had in lb'.'H, and which has enabled them to remain in power until now. Will the Democratic party accept this agency "The South makes a great politi. al mistake when it drives the negroes by persecution to the North, Fast, and West. If they would treat them kind? ly every negro leaving the South would help the Democratic party by strength ing it in the doubtful States They have heretofore strengthened the Re? publican party. "We are surely at the parting of the ways. There is great restleasoeaa on the part of Afro American Republi? cans. The large maj irity of them in New York State will vote the Demo? cratic ticket at the next election. " ?a? Bismarck s Iron Nerve was ths result of his splendid healih Indomitable will and tremendous energy are not found when Btomach, i,iv.--, Kidneys and B ?weis are ont of order. If yon want these qualities and the suc? cess they bring, uh? Dr. King's New Life Pills. They develop every power of brain and body. Only ??;. at M If, Lewis. Biehmcnd-Lancaster. Warsaw, Va., Oct. IU.?The chairman of the Democratic committee of Lancas? ter replies to the proposition of the oommittee for this county that the del? egates to the Downing o invention ie convene and make a uomiuatiou This propieitlon tbe Lancaster committee, through its chaiman rejects and in? sists that th?j two county committees shall meet and make a nomination. This being tbe ultimatum of the Lancaster committee all efforts and agreements, it seft?ni?, are at an end Pinkard and Wellford have each an? nounced their candidacy. Mr. Samuel Weir, a well known bus inoss man of Manaasas.and Miss Orace Oreen, of Paris, Fanqaier county, were married Wednesday alternoon at Hay market, Prince William county. The c inple left for a Southern tour. THE DISCIPLES Al in?- jubilee coiiventii n i Ipli - in ( 'm -ion iti "ii M iii'! ' delegates from Virginia had ? r.tily i?t Hi" ' ' i i r ,l i 'in Istian Uhun b In ?a hich til'- III. ?Ill qil'-T loll lll-i II-?"-'I ?,?,??< thi fnli'-r t rang! litatlnn t Virginia VI though there i? a I ?rgr membership In Virginia ll was it ab il thai there are -till .o i lunties m Ho- Si ?t in there ii no ohn - i nl this faith Rev i n il ?m iknr, . i s trasburg, Va . pre sided and thi ?? ? ?a ho made addres sa were Rev H P Smith,Oh irl itl i; i w ll it . k. Uhfton Forge; Revs S K M ?xwoll and l'?i"y K M Richmond . Ret F M Auderson, Slate ? vangelisl , Rev .1 V Stone, l W \ ? , Rev Peter Aiualie, Baltimore, Md ;Rei II ? Bowen, Vv tnston . u- i .1 no .?. West I's V ? , snd Itei U ',' Wi ight, < I ? ?, the l S riceiving ship Krankiiu.Noi . -i . A m ???? ?> is m ule i ' ' stablioh a p i| ei f m the State and the Ohristain Cribui.e 1 iras i ai Hi" in ?dium of m miiiii. ?n m ol lh" ?Tun' hi i i ?'iti .? Slate '? n ? !??? held i: It i.beginning '? I 'tal nntnbei f Dia Iplei In all ? mi? i- .. ?? fjt?4, and m the I fnlted States, : . Lhere are ministers l he membership of the horch in Virginia is ? :th 11 ? minist -i-. N i? . members. Maryl ind ? I Wesl Virginia, I 11\ - hoots m the 1 lulled St ?les, with t pupil? and tea< hi rs Th ? Ihrlsl un Kn le ?\ ; - leties in miry l . ' horch i roperty in the i nil? i Ut iti - ind lota New 11 imp? '? ?? id ? 'i if thi- faith ; ?n i h ?- bul i In \ 'Tin -nt il hut .' and m New Jt rs?y .1 In Dels . i- but .: ?m ?'! - horchet, I ? ?i. ind Wj ming ? In lian ? b .- - K?esas Oity was hosen as the next m ' t ? ? .- . ;?::. tin, PI ? III , m ik>--< i he -t itenient, th ?? th?? ! r a m -i to ? ysicis ?. w irse I i 'I'll of a sod th ?t n ' rue ?i in ore her Her dri ggii Dr Kio?:'- N-* Dit rerj f : ? f and li'T?. if ben from ? - ? :t-r t ?kit g six bottli I, foul . i i i ? ?. o k, an i Is a?, wi 11 ? - I li-t VI IV ?t NI M I i\ T , . : r botll > lh Afrii in I the '?1 ini-trv i- - -..-' tim d with mity by the British ? - . if tbe i Of p '- ? 11 111?.' th? p irp -" ' f his ? vote all t?.'- m i ' >? a ? ranava si ?ps to f.?r t iken f t its pr ? ??? ? ; ?? in 'h" man ? t An opp?it ion ni'i.t h iw - ? mething ai f ?H."n is to i "lid? mn the manai I relatl mi with th?- Transvaal during it | ? ii ?? 'fly to Mr Ohsmberl tin A number of tsh ll me-Rulers with Mr Lai ich ?re ami a few lbs w.?r The m . pri p sed by the li ?vernmenI To a] :' the cost of tl, aothorls I an addition t i the army ' men. If Is an n un . d also thai th-? i,? ?esn i p.rt of th?? militia r.--.Tv.- i roe -i- -le? may think ? wool i be designed, it i- mi[ p- ted,I i replace the troops ?eut to Sooth Africa. It Is andeslral ?Sogland should be depleted of tr""ph . h situation ?boold tempi h.-r Continental neighbors to make n me panic-producing movement. There i? do! at present It with Frai ? -, i lermany or Russia init there is nothing like being secare The number of men to be sent ta theOspe will be sbonl 10 000 Wn m B '-r - i of attack? ? n Mafeklng In Beohuanelend, without decisive resolta, In Natal the cavalry ? DtpoetS of the opposing arum-, ll milt? fri m Lady smith, have been in 0 II tii il ?n ; . . ,us are cx[-> oled - " Volcanic Eruptions are grind, but Skin BruptlOM rob Ufa '?f j ly, Bucklen'n Arnica Salve oorea them, also < > d, Running and Pever Bores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corni Warts, Uuts, Mruites. Burns, ?Scalds ohapped Elands Obilblaias. Beet Pile cur" on earth Drives out Pains and Aoh ? Only Sorts ainx Care guar? anteed. Sol 1 by M M Lewis, Drug gist United American Mechanics. The lift'tenth annual convention of the Junior Order Tinted Amerloan Me? chanic-, which convened at Capo OhirlpR Wednesday, adj turned after sn all-day session. Mr Floyd A. Hud gins, of Newport News, was elected councilor; R. K ('riddle, of Swansboro, vioe-oooncilor ? Thos B rvey, of Petersburg. ?cretiry; (i. iV Ktnaey, nf Riebmond, treasurer. Tho next annuni o invention wi?l he held at R tanoke Death of Mrs. W. B. Taliaferrc. Wednesday Mrs. William B. Talla fi-rro died i?t her borne, Dunham Mas lie, i'ii North River, Glouoester oonnty. She was the widow of the late Gen. William M T'.li.tf.-rro, anl d ?nii'u r of the late Judge Lyon?, of Richmond. She hail been an Invalid for some time and her dea'h w,i- n>t unexpected, Mrs. Talisferro leaves seven children. Story of a Slave. To he bonnd hand and foot for ye?r by the chains of disease is the worm frm of slavery. George I) William?., of Mam-henfer. Muh., tells how sueh a ?lave was made free. He says: "My wife has beeo so helpless for five years that she could not turn over in bod alone Aftor using two bottles of Elec? tric Bitters, she is wonderfully im? proved and able todo her own work " | This supreme remedy for female die MaSes quickly onres nervonsness, sleep lessness, melancholy, headache, back? ache, fainting and dizzy spells This ! miracle working medicine is a godsend to weak, aickly, ran down peonl? ' Every bot'le guaranteed Only BO? Sold by M M Lewis, Druggist. COMRADE Mm Hm DcLottg, ' -i . i roes to I M late ?11 "1 1 ? , ? .ow ? 1 I* ? 1.1 DR. MILES' #??' itsvo Merwme ? i -. Dr. Miles I rt, Ind. CROWDS ATTEND Big Bale of Dry Goodf?, Notions, (S.:c. W,- highly sppi ?id S. net-re intlM ?ends ami pat ? we an ? d .on purpose to el 'tor their liberal buj ng liuriig these first days. We assure yon hat such m ii ' Idom :? ?ralle ? andi ??? at mcl r. duced ; i i t irben every on< is talking I Htid u hen go ..I ? are res 1 y ailvai iSah'ol Sign L'od?'iwear, >\ ? , at greatly reduced u-. .m .- w,. ha? i ie m our | ; oe tun. v your want*. 1 time Si k 1? ? i' ip ed i '? A atol .n m new warn L'odtrwear or '<. itter your 1'. ?<! d rag Supplies, ? ?i niee Fo u i ? 'rich ni ok piece, oi s imetbing ? 1 e of the thousands ol .1 ill trs worth rled thing' waiting your com ing at this time. BLACK GOJDS. A hundred w imen kn ?w and can f i ' toe merit i f th" l'ii' k (. ?ods I 11 here during the p*?l six y.-tr J'c.er. . t th iu here today,and if y .u buy il these prices v n'll save i oo tbe m iterial t ? bin y .ur lio 'SU in b:,\< k All vV ? l H ?rette Oloth wortb 50c, r.-dc : ' ? ?. ird '.". iu HI a. k M'hair. - duc v ,rd I . in Bl ick (?ranif" ('! th, sold for . . ?. r t ?ard. k Kxtra II- ivy Mohair, - le? gan! wear-r, sold for 11 ?.'?"., now ? yard. SILKS. i' ibably there are m ,re Silks here ibau you'll find in any other twost r.-s ist be sol I, and what,-ver y ,ur lOtS in i y be you an find '.t here at greatly reduced prioee. Rich, H"avy, Black .Satin 87 in. wide, * rth today 8, ,o, for 69c a yaid Fig raffeta and India s-lks, worth f I i9c a yard -. qoillty I . ird. ? ' >in< nil ! .- e be others'. Tl.py are he i TRIMMINGS. Handsome .lets. Passamentries, Qimpa, Spangle Sets,Rich Lacee,Jewel Hinds, Braids, Ac , Pearl and J.-t Or naments, Points, 0 liars, Yokes, All Over L ? SS, A ?? 25c saved on evory dollar mea' s a saving when yon buy trimmings WRAPS. We have a ,-plendid line of Uhil dren's Reefer Jaokets and Ladies' Cloth and Plush Capes, probatily a bet? ter ii-s .rtment of the former than any house here, and these are all going at I prices We have some elegant warm Jackets for women,that ar< . for cold, stormy weather, especially to m iv> your good cloak,suitable for weir? ing to work and for service. These are at greatly reduced prices. GOSSAMERS, MACKINT03HS. H.-re is an article of wearing . p patel that you'll need many times dur? ing the next six months, and we have i good assortment of nice ones. |S 00 kinds for $2 !)."> $2 BO kinds for $1 75 fl 50 kinds for <?. $2 00 kinds for $1 1*5 CASSIMERES. A big advance has been made in | the price of wool, and c mseipaentlv all woolen goods, but instead of advauce, I ire it's redncti m because we are clos? ing ont. We are selling heavy All W., 1 Kerseys nt -40", worth t iday *>0c. Oaeoimeta* at 50o, worth 76c, Those worth 87'.,o and $1 for 60o and 76c Kentucky Jeans, worth We for 18c; tOo graues for I5c? l5o grade for ??v. \?: Anything you want iu Dry Ooods 111 be bought here at a great deal leas than elsewhere, beOSUM we are closing ? ut f-.r o >sh. Come and fee. E. W. Steams, OPERA BOU8E DRY QOOD8 STORr" B. J. MARJHAI.L. B. K. SMITH We aie now manufacturing FIRST=CLASS ICE PROM PURE SPRIN??) WATER. This ice is an absolutely pure article, beeAUM the water Is boiled and filtered before being froKeo. flf (Jet the best aitlcle at the Lowest Price by purchasing from Th; rrcdericksborg Ice... sept9-?im We Hust Apologize to the trade tor not attending to our adver? tisements in this paper and telling you what bar? gains we are selling despitethe advance in goods and keeping you posted on prices generally, butour immensestock andmannerof doing business has bo increased our trade that we have not had the time to write advertisements, but remember that we are strictly up-to-date and keep the latest Btyles. Pri ea ar<- sure to be Rock Bottom. (Clos? ing out; al^scut no figure with us. All prices guar anteed. J. T LOWERY & CO. ?heChcapesl Dry Goods and Notion House in Va. holesale and Retail. CLOSING OUT 5ALE. \\ ? I-? nol | ?ropos? in i/i* nut o? business, I'-n :is oni ston m will in- refitted and additional room made to accomn u dale ??m large Bl >ck, whicb is necessary to supply onr b?*avy increase in biisin< -ill put the knife in our present stock mid v-ill lei ii b;o tvithotil regard to profits. '1 tiia ?ir? ii slaaght?r sale will -hike- tin- Mercantile (slant of Kr?d<*ricksbiirg, and th? peopl? will gel ih? gr?ate8l bargains ?v?-r heard ol in i i 200 c t HARRIS & CO. Notice oi Redemption ol Ga.s Bono ? i ,.? K< ? tbe - lericksburg, Va in po f Virginia sppruvi d M ir. h ttb, 1890, entitled, " An I isburg t- - IMU? iid pur? t.. h i ?. tute it- t. i - in it : thai ?' ibe I - lid t. i... .va' le thirty - the first day of Jan nary 189), r ap m I yar* fr in - d..rh call lu the . of Jo] payable on the ti r-r >\ f .1 inuary r mid A And doth r. qutn ns bel mgl t i be I ?? ?? lyment at I ' t e City Treasurer of Frederi ksburg. ? ? i I January, i too, sud d si i res Ire that all ?nteres' upon said bondsfr >m and sftertl I day of Jana iry, 1900, it being - n said last menti ned sal I city i- full | ? l to do by ibe f ri -' Ing A ' ' i ? (iei ral As? si mbly of Virgil I. - .Iv.-d further. 1 'ha' the F Commit* s d ' publish In im h new .- th.-y may d< - m ;,r ?>- r and at ? wi si f r eighi ?reeks the foregoing res loti n ind the II me - -id by the lignatore of the May t. t ami the Finaiic- rj rum Alt i .1 mes P Ooi A F R Clerk. M ?v r M O Willis, i. 1) 0 le. w .s Embrey, oct.'i .? - i Fin? littee TN I III. NAMKOI TUB COM M< i or vmi!ixi.\ lu t? ; '? -. '?. U> rao . !.. . - ? i ? su uaude thnl Lull, \.i i . Ilj rum. Is n..t a r. - . appear in the laid < : bin 1.1 liest ion here. t. an 1 .11 A i opjr- 1 .'. A ItH? tM r w HBliBRY, | Wanted ! The Arminius Chemical Co. it Mineral. Va., ha? ^ILL-WRIO-H'T al ta per day, and cao give iteady employment tolOoi IS more MA< hink MEN undi i g\ .und a day. Si pis c ? -WT A.2*TTEI3. Situation in a family to teach English, French and Music, iin-trn mental) TestimonaU from former em? ployer?? and others. Replying state ages and number of pupila, (?ive refer? ence. Terms moderate. Address HISS WEBER. Oare of Mm. (Jhiok. It Ashland, Hauo-.-er 0o? Va Gcod R:ads in Essex. A mass-meeting was held in the court honce at Tappabanno-k Monday, (,i it iber 18, 1MB, o rurt-day, J. II 0 Beverley ohalrman, <? T. Orozton seo rotar]'. The following resolutions were sd |. - ed: ' 'We, the cltis ns i f Bstei rounty.in mass meeting us-embled, retpectfally . i i the attention of the Board of Bo pervisurs to the c ?edition of our public roads, and ask that they will look into the matter and sru that the a Dtraotof pr perly complies with his contrae,and if, in their opinion, he fails to exer-u'e his contract and keep the roads in Of? di?r, they shall withhold his pay. "That we ask tbe Uomnsoowealth's a'tornwy whose duty it is to see that the roads are un bstructed by saw-mill owners piling lntnher on tho roads and obstructing travel " The Oonmi .iiwalfh's attorney read tho law on the sal Lunenburg lemocrats. The county committee of I.unenhurg h n rescinded the order fir a primary to seleot a legi?lativi> cindidate Doubt is very generally expressed as to the authority of the cominittee to reaolnd an order for a primary without mbsti toting SOOM other plan for the Mieotloa of a candidate. It Is practtually rert tin thai there will be two candidat?* in Lun-nburK 0)1 Ellis, who received the endorse? ment of nearly all the Democrat* who V ???d at th-? primara- I ..? S tStjH .v Will be m- B?n Initie Joel ? ' D ?J b v.? will be another Public Sale. St n." rest Boot's ?day, I It 1ST ? ' ite I i ? | balrt, ? IS II. w. ? t.,,11 A irgslns, B I- r.-i,-, CASH, K D. \ IN' iff! Bt GITY PROPFRTY FOB S^-L. . re to tell my pr party in the Olty ' - -liurjf, lying .H-fArel? th? .'. F .v 1\ snd Narrow (?usge Knit ads, i asisl res of Uuri, t h there 1? a corfotl ? KK?lUENCE, BARN. STABLES ANO OTHER ?I IB' ILDIMG8. I' ir farther information apply to me. MRS. E. B. GERE. rsbnrg, Va III li KB. i. :? . ?? t.,,;, THEGLOBE PEA COMPANY n NORFOLK,VA ?The True Tonic S)ru|> Hyp phosphltas I it i? t bnilder and recooetroctive, i It net and . 'lent, the nerves, gives you s hearty appetite. Nothing tteft-r t i relieve roughs, throat and lang trouble? N'-'vt r fjiW to give ! j the happiest re-ults If you are ' ' looking for a true and tried tonir, I ji that will il !, 3ome and | '' get thi'- one :.- : ?as JI l" ,r id ,?. who oan'l fn.-e lniutd we bave tin? -ame in pilM, I Clse A Csmpssi Apothecaries. Dr. J. Garnett King, DENTIST OifieH : Fredericktburg,Va, over Willis' Clothing Store, Ninth ami Main Sts. Im NOTICE TO All Who Regii'arly Employ Me. I.HENRY DEANE. Old ttellable Liveryman.SM Qeom stn-t-t I'liniii- hstiurif, Vs., n Ons Passenger snii Trunk to or l r'-Ui tin- depot for ?Kcents, or trunk l'tri-nt?. indi Uggli * (or w?le or hire. ? i ?-' iy FARM FOMENT! 100 acres, Good Dwelling, Orchard with ?between 800 and loo trees, Peaches and ?pplee. Apply at one? to S. F. PULLIAM, Parker's Va. OClll? Jt ?mWMMKTXXiOOOgKXXK.aO'W C IRC ALL YOUR PAIRS WITH Pain-Killer. I A Medicina Cheat In Itself. Simple, Safa snd Quick Cur? for CRAMPS, DIARRHOEA, COUGHS. COLDS, RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA. 25 and SO cent Bottles. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS- ? SUV ONLV THE OCNUINC. PERRY DAVIS* XXynKXTXXXVXXMBaBBM?i Sligo for Sale or Rent. This farm, partly within the limits <<f the ('.?p ?ration, is offered for SALE OR RIOT. Fro?i->H?ion given at rea s maille aotlee Fir pirtirnli n ral ra ,. write MAORATH .V < HKSI.KY. ' I'be owners would prefer renting, e-o-w-tf