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THURSDAY.APBIL 1!'. 1900. THE FREELANCE i?" a?an lo.'epo.i. e it MW?**fat#ei, ll >?-at? 1 at *'-, ?Uommeroe (or William St.). rro'erlotaSburg Virginia, and is Issued on Tuesday. Thatadsj 8 Tl Haturday morim?-? by " Tha Fra?? Lone? N?w?pas?r, Book one *?'?? Prlntln. CiifiM*! ?* F rmrn'mrlmtm ksr| Vlralnla." Its Subscription Ternis are HJS et r ?est, $1.00 for 8 month?, 76 cantl for 8 month?, SI SO cents for Imontui. Its advertising Ratos aro for one square ;-f ten Unos or lesa, first insert ion.50 ?'??nts.and if? oonts foroaeh additional insertion. ?lU.Utiper si ;are per year. No poriMjn u?r?t? i-,n?t no itirtion (Vlr?rtti*t*vnti or* tahen at a I'.i iMt f*?<in <>mr nome patron* pay. TEe rtght Is l-S served to reject or modify any advertisement lsdoomoc niK'ioua protOarwIss obJ< stkjnabla. Yearly advertisers disoonttnump durum th? year will t?e charged invariably at transitot rates. All letters reoom m ending candidate? for ot lee must be paid for to ??liure their pubil ?at Ion. Kesolutlon? ot reipoet to deceased members passed by societies, ?.?orporattons.asaiiclatioii*. or other organization? will be Invariably ? barged for m advertising matter. All oommuDloattons or every otiraour bouldbeaddre???d to "Ida *"*-.??, LANOB." a*r-?derlokiburg. v-. Weather forecast for hred cricksburg and vicinity. Ihursday fair, tariabh winds. Some tests as to tbe thoroughness of instruction in the high schools of Washington have just ?been made which show that the pupils are very deficient in all the stadias. In the examination an effort was made to avoid any catch questions, and to provide an examination that wou.d be a fair test of the average student's ability. The examination was contiued to pupils in the first year of the high school, because it would show the kind of work.donein the lower grades of the schools. The examinations were in history and arithmetic, with directions to pay attention to spell ing and the framing of sentence*. The examination was prepared by the clerk of the Senate committee on the District of Columbia, and esam ined and merked undor the direc? tion of the chief examiners of the Cen? sus Bureau and the Civil Service Com? mission. In summing up the report to the Senate, the committee call attention to several things. Among them is the incorrect use of the hyphen, mis spelling of simple ordinary words of one and two syllables, a tendency to use the comma too frequently, fail? ure in a number of instances to use a period at the end of a sentence and after an abbreviation, and in correct use of the parenthesis. It is also stated that the penmanship is very poor, many of the pupils writing three or four different hands in the course of the examination, and some? times in writing a sentence. The report criticises severely the methods in the lower grades, and states'that'the pupils are seldom called npon for written exercises, and when they are, the exercises are not cor? rected by the teacher and returned to the pupil for improvement. Another thing the report says the spelling book in the lower grades has been dispensed with,and nothing has been substituted in its place. In answer to the question to name the three branches into which tbe government of the Cnited States is divided and state in general the duty of each branch, there were a variety of absurd answers. Oae was that the three branche? were financial, State and interior; and another an? swered that they were national, State and city. Out of eleven hundred and eighty-eight pupils examined in arithmetic only fifteen returned cor rect answers, and the spelling in all tbe exercises was fearful. There is no excuse for such igno? rance and deficiency in pupils in the schools in the city of Washington j kept np at government expense, j There is something radically wrong in the conduot of the schools and the methods of instruction tha* shonld be remedied. The colored brother has become in? dignant at the treatment he received by tbe white Republicans in the re? cent State convention at Norfolk, and promises to retaliate by putting up a candidate of his own race in every Congressional district of the State, This will make things lively for a while, but will succeed in total? ly alienating the white Republicans from him in tho future. Tho senti ment of many of the leading white Republicans at Norfolk was in favor of a Constitutional convention, with "-be hope that the negro would be dis? franchised. In fact several of the leaders did not hesitate to say that "the negro bad to be put aside, else Republican principles would never again win." Tux Republicans are endeavoring to make Dewey believe that he stands some show for the Democratic nomi? nation for President, and are urgir g | him to make a canvass. The Admi? ral may not be politician enough to anderstand snch things, bnt if he does not know now he will likely find oat after July that Republicans do not run Democratic conventions. If the Democrats desired the Admiral and arged his candidacy it would be a different thing. But they have not encouraged the hero of Manila?on tl e contrary, it is well understood that Bryan is already the nominee of tho Democracy. Thi Virginia Law Register for April, in addition to a large amount of interesting and valuable matter, contains a complete iadex to vol? ume 5,covering -IS pages. A frontes* piece Portrait of the Judges of the Supreme Coart of Appeals is also an attractive featare. Boxa of theRepublioan papoi forriDg to the gi ?erity South, claim thiu it la due to It licsn rulo, and that the leadinf in business Booth know that tli publicans are uning to b< lu power. All of thi: may b ? but it does not prevent the I from giving the D?mocratie < date for President a ?olid four yean*. A'i'iV has proved a hoi our leader-: in the Philip] ohaaed him away, but be has loi that they did not want to eatoh so he has returned t?> play bide seek again With Uie toy soli When Aguinaldo returned to 1 Otii took passage for Ami Strangs doings ! Bui all is ft polities ess Victoria stems to fallen desperately in lovo with land. She rode extensively in !> Monday in an open landan aun plaudisg crowds, and she has decided to prolong her visit t 27th. The loyally exhibited b; Irish peoplo on this occasion, hoped, will inure to their arivau: Thi House of Representatives crone through tho biennial fare, endorsing the proposition tor election ol Senators by the pet The staid Senate will see that tin it- put gently to sleep for anc two years' .! King of Belgium has give the nation his entire landed est for parks and similar purposes. is a precedent that tew rulers follow. The idea seems to be, ti i can and keep what you gt Thi hard wheat of Texas is m in demand in France and Italy macaroni and similar edible pat and it is expected that a great wl trade will be carried on beta Texas and those countries. SElfSBAl. KEWS. Imni? -it? 1 the I' sitlon, Sunday. Large numbers oT p;iup?r Japai king to the I tatted i Queen Victoria ha? decided to prol her stay In Ireland until April 27th The U. S Supreme Oourt to hear counsel In th- Kentucky (Jo norship cases oc April Dbjactlon is made in the Bril West India Islands to the prop treaty with the Unit? The United States Supreme Oourt cided that the express o m] shift the war tax on ?he shi| The l'ope has decided that " ben ter no religious m will permitted to take part in p The failures in the 1'nited Btates the first quarter of 1 ?00 were ?16 gre er than last year and in Mai greater. The grand jury of Frankfort, K has returned Indictments against men charging them with the murder William Ueobel. H m H-ke Smith has sold bis int est in the Atlanta Evening .1 mrn Mr. Smith will devote hi- entire tli to the practice of law A patent has been granted to Jolt Graham, Falls Uburch, Va , assignor F. M Myers, Lincoln, Va , f ? justable scraper for brooms. Because of the failure of the Suit to ??ay our claim of|90,000>is'promise the Turkish Minister, at W?ehingtu may be handed his passports. Mrs Potter Palmer is a commission to the Paris exposition, and says th while tne exposition is tine, it does n compare with the World's Fair at Ch cago. The Ecumenical Oonferenci held in New York for a week beginnir Saturday next, April 21st, is attractir attention all over the Ohtistlanin world. Contracts amour?ting to |30 000,f> wer* awarded by the Ra- id Trans Subway Construction Company of Ne York for building eight sections of tl immense underground railway systei in that city. President McKinley has accepted a invitation to be present on May 90th i the Mecklenburg declaration of indi pendence in North Carolina, whic antedates the Philadelphia declaratio by nearly fifty days. President McKinley is going to Ne? York on April SI to deliver an addrei before the Protestant Ecumenical Cor ference on loreign mission? The hor orary president of the conference i former President Benjamin Harrison. A battle, which was indeoisive, oc curred at Yen Chin, China, b'twee the Imperial Ohiuese troops and a larg body of the "Boxers " secret society About 4,000 men were engaged, th forces being equally divided The cap ualties were very heavy Duke D'Arcos, the Spanish minister sent a bitter reply to Mayor Harrison of Chicago, saying the Dewey invita tlon was the first discourtesy he had re ceived since his coming to the Unite? States, unless, as he supposed, if wa sent through error. The Mayor wroti and apologized Admiral Dewey has placed with hii collection of relios in the National Mu seum the beautiful silver vase presented to him last month by the citizens ot Savannah, Oa. On one side of the vast is a representation of the first sterna vssel to or?se the ocean from the port of Savannah and on the other is a pic? ture of a modern steamship There are but 11,000 European exhib? itors outside of France, at the Paris Exposition, and of theso (iermany and Great Britain together have but 2,600. From the United States there are nearlv 7,000 exhibitors, occupying 8?0.000 square feet in forty-seven distinct spaoes. Next to the French display the Amerioan exhibits will attract at? tention. Developments in the telegraphers' strike on the Southern Railway have not obanged the situation. Both sides are satisfied President Powell, of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, who is directing the strike, said the situation is enoonraging. Railroad officials say the business of the road is being trans? acted as usual and that if there is any effeot of the strike en tho road's trallio it is imperceptible. The consolidated mortgage of the re? organized Seaboard Air Line hallway Company recorded at Richmond, and subsequently In every other State through which the line extends, amounts to 102,600,000,and the internal revenue stamps upon the document amount to about f 31,000 Nearly all the tax waa paid In $100 stamps, but a considerable quantity of smaller valne and of a variety of colors were uied. The mortgage oovers the entire new Seaboard System, and Is representa by i per cent, gold bonds. * CCIISEEOSICNAL. 1 he Senate and 1! ?use conferees agreed up ?u a t mi i i government for Hawaii, Mr Hoar,of Massachusetts,addressed Ihe Senate on Imperialism in ? a-ri? at speech Tin? navy appropriation lull Introduced in the H um ' i Kepre en t.vee earn, s eaalimates "f iii're than 001,000,000 In th" Senate a lull was paused grant? ing to soldiers ol the Mexic in war pen sinnt of 112 a month in certain i In the Semite Mr Martin's bill au? thorizing the appointment of Ifeorge 1 Mlddleton us engine ir In th? l s navy was ?, issed Drug men from many State? ap| it ?nltlee on Ways ami Means t i urge tbe reduction of the war 11\ on proprietary medicine?, pre fumeries, oosmetios, sto Tbe proposition to sloot Senators by the people is doomed to die In the Senate. It will be reported advsrserj tr m th" Committee on Privileges and El u us, if H is reported at ail Considerable wrangling is going on In the House over the Naval Appropri? ation bill and the price of armor plate The above bill oarries |l'l,000,0U0 more than any previous naval lull. From the n use Committee on Ju? diciary comes two tolls for Congres? sional supervision of trusts. Many people will see In these bills s club In the interest of big campaign contribu? ai ii OUE NEW POSSESSIONS. Montenegro, who commanded the rab? al the Manila water-work?, baa surrendered The D?mocratie I in ?n party in Cuba is being charged with a plan to deliver tli" Island o* er to Americans Residents of Cuba to the number of 6->,M>y have registered under the Paris treaty, thus preserving their Bpanlah nationality. Qeneral Wbestoo and his staff went to San Juan l'.auti-ta, northern Lus m, to relieve General Mac Arthur, who will ; Ufanera! otis May i. Three hundred insurgent?armed with Manser rides and b l - attacked tbe t iwn f Bat io They wen repulsed with the . ?M .f io killed Tbe Ameri? cans sustained no casualties Ospt, Dodd an?l a troop of the Third cavalry surprised a force of ItSJ natives in the provine" of Bsoguel, northern i'he Americans killed G if the Datives and took II prisoners. The Americans burned she village in which the natives were found. It appeared t i be a recruiting cuitcr Ann-ri I was trilling. Dos thousand one hundred ami tifty natives attacked Maj >r Osss'l battalion of th" Fortieth Infantry, at I'ngayan, Mindanao Many of them wars on .?ok. They surprised theniitp stl warmed into the streets of tbe town Tbe troops, re-en: seed by resi? dents, charged the insurgents Beven of Ihtin were Killed about headquarters The Americans lost three killed and twelve wounded, Including a captain. POLITICAL, Lynchburg has declared f ir th stitutloual c nvention, Sobley is l wmlng op for second place on the Dem cratlc ticket. Middle-of-the-Road Populists are con templatlng a change of their nain?? to ' 'Popular (Government party. " Senator Uhilton has withdrawn from the senatorial race in Texas, leaving a cleat field to Congressman Bailey. Frank W.11 icketl will SttOOtMdObarltaS H. Allen as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He is a Washington lawyer. itors Platt and Depew.Gov. K velt and State Chairman Udell were sleeted delegates by the New York Stato C invention to the Republican National Convention. Alberaarle aleoSad 19 delegate? to th? Norfolk convention, eight of whom ar'' against a convention. Senator Martin 1" a delegate.at-large and is put down aH anti-convention Ex-Oov. John P Altgeld, of Illinois, delivered an address in Albany, N. Y., Monday night on "What Jefferson Would Do. " He severely arraigned the Republican party and landed Pry an and free silver. Monday in a number of counties of the State delegates were elected to the State convention. Some of them . are solid delegations against the question of making the call for a constitutional convention a party issue.The opponents to the proposed convention are actively at work The Democrat" of Lancaster county in mass-meeting Monday elected the following delegates to the State conven? tion : Judge John C Ewell, W. Mo Donald Lee, Warner Ball, Thomas A. Piackard and T. J. Downing. W. McD. Lee presided over the meeting. No ac? tion was taken on the constitntional convention. The Democrats of Greene county in mass-meeting at the several precincts have elected the following delegates to the State convention : Stanardsvllle District, E M. Gibson ; Ruckersville District, J. S. Chapman ; Monroe Dis? trict, W. A. Crawford ; Delegate-at Large, Hon. N. B Early, Jr. The delegation is instructed against making the constitutional question a party Is? sue. For Over Fifty Tears Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by mil? lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allay, all pains, oures wind oolio, and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer lm mediately. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five oents a bottle. Be snro and ask for ' Mrs Wlnslow's Soothing Kyrup. " Will Build Another Mill. Messrs. Klob, Britton and Steams, owners of the silk mill at Fredericks burg, Va., and also of mills at Scranton and Carbondale, Pa., are negotiating for a site here on which to erect a large silk mill. They will return tbe latter part of tbe month to perfect tbe ar? rangements. They propise to erect a plant on a large scale, and will employ only white labor, principally women and girls.? Newport News Letter in Baltimore American. Gouldman Welch. Mr. Homer Welch, of Muskegon, Mich., and Miss Emma J. Gouldman, daughter of Ex-Mayor Gouldman, were married last night at the home of the bride, Rev. J. P. Stump officiating. Owing to the illness of the bride's father.only members of the family and a few intimate friends were present. Did It Ever Occur to You that a lit? tle Perry Davis' Paiu-Killer on the end of the finger applied onoe or twioe to a mosquito bite would counteract the poi? son and speedily reduce the swelling? Pain-Killer will also cure bites and stings of other poisonous insects as well as reptiles. See directions aa to use apon wrapper on eaoh bottle. Avoid substitutes, there is butonePaln-KUler Perry Davis'. Price 25c and &0c. VIRGINIA NEWS. Itadford went Wei i>y 151 majority . Dr. Willis k?iim, uf Acoomac, will locate lu < M ne ?ter ooanly. ? :?l.? .i. f. utiii th. I Diversity team At i Iharl it. ??, ills I?* '? soors i I I Obarl lit ? me ii ?* i lia. d over |400 rot iti" famine ank. ken i.pis ol India The t iwn o mncll . f Karmville lian liiere???.?.! the t >V.ll liCCUM .?II l.itr -r... iiih tO f IM|. A negro ni m, who ofasaolted i? wind? woman, narrowly ?ysoaped lynching it Keysville H"T M I'.ritf. In?- .1. ? <? [>ti'?l i? mil Ifl pre.,.-h ;?t I *- ?r. .j. .r ..|n ?el.tn. Ii, King and i,?ii.tii oonnty, Mr-. . ;. t?*.' \v Davis, of Vernoo Mills Paaquler i univ, died sodden I y aged i y ? Last Saturday Uapl '0. H Wllllog, 11 Lancaster,?* lughl ;? i ?. v. ii-.ii that weigh e.l .:n pounds lilah. p k ?ml Ipb ?a ill Visit the ohurohfs in Northampton ooontj ihs latter pari of April Th.? Richmond Passenger and Power Company bos filed it cons. It dated mortgage fot ?Jvii.ooo t?<mi Mr ?Leland Oosby dtsd ut In- r. i denoe, nt Bruington, King itn.l Queen oonnty, April i.. ?geii '-?* y.'ar?. Miss Margaret A H.-ui, of Brents? v 111. ?. Prince William, died Sunday at Providence Hospital, Washington. Lient llarrtson, of Fairfax oonnty, wan severely wounded In both srms In an engagement with ths Filipinos, W. J. Walker, a native of Middlesex, after un absence of nineteen year?, in visiting relatives neat bts old home. DangeifiVld Parker v..?? convicted of houte*breaking si Fairfax Oonrl house and sentenc. d I i three year?? m the penitentiary. Mr Moses D, Nannslly, of Richmond city, ami Mi?r? Barkis Thrift, of (?1 >u .?? at.-r oonnty, were married In Wash? ington M 'inlay. Tho Petersburg Iron Works Company ha? t?.-.'ii sworked the rxmtraci tot th? castings for Ihs new government print? ing ' Hice in Washington. During the la?t four months largo shipments of ths choice timbers of Al l?m?rlc have I.n shipped to England inufacturing pur] Thirty-three sores of lau i u> ?r Ball* ston, Alexandria innty, known a?? the Kengl > Id 8 ?tur.lay for ? '?'. r Ch?ries Rausches (lovernot ryler and statT have boon Invited to th.I. hration of r ii ? * se lond anniversary of the battle of Manila, at b u i May 1st Mr Ji hn K Matthews, the ?Sngllsh . ilist, who ha-* been preaching at :i number i f Kplsc ipol chnroh. la the st.it", will ?.?ii homeward next week M i-? Minnie Beach, daughter of Richard Baa ? rfas c unity, was bitten by a dog supposed tobe mad and ha? g me to ths Pastent Institute, Hal tun r-, f r Ireol Arrai .- m tits were mpleted M m* day f ? ill delivery from War which will g . int i ? iTect May 1 K L M BTett and i F (Jal loway were appointed oorrien. Q v Tyler ha" pari ?eed J hn Fox. a Ooufederate veteran, pixfy-.i^ht year? old, who was sentenced InScotl ?-"anty for live year?, fot burglary F >x han i.line blind -in ?? bit - nviction. The niagniti >or;t rammet residence ? f Mr W. U Newman, n.-ur Bomenet, Orange county, is n*aring oompletton one hundred and fifty hand? are at work tin-- week parking the woodland. Tho ?Oommerclol Loagoo, of Tide? water Virginia, organised at Newport Newt by sie tmg T B Henley, of New, .rt N"ws, president. Mr Hen? ley was a former resident Of King an.l lajoeen oonnty. The <?ld Dominion Steamship Oom p?ny, the Ohatuberlin Hotal ami David ?nnlap, a wealthy Petersburg yachts? man, are arranging for thre? .lays of yacht raring in Hampton H ?ail* the latter part of May. Fred Doval, who recently surrendered himself atNewport News as a bigamist, will be tried in Hampton. Duval mar? ried hi? second wife In Hampton about two months ago. according to his own story, and his lirst in Louisa county, October, 1894 Bines bloodhounds have been kept at the Stato farm no attempt to escape has been made by any of the convict? con lined there A practice rnn is taken every few days, and the (logs never fall to (?nd the fugitive, who usually climbs a tall tree about tho time tbe dogs ?tart. The Tidewnter Democrat, published at Tappahannock, K.sex oonnty, says: "Dr. Maurice E liroaddus, formerly of Caroline county, but now from near Norfolk, delightfully entertained a small crowd at the oourt-honso on Tues? day evening last with a lecture on his travels abroad. " Menhaden li?hing has commenced in the lower Happahannock. One of the three steamers of Hollows ft Squires started out last week and this week one of the three steamers of the Carter's Creek Fish (Jnano Company left to catch menhaden. All the other steam? ers of the Chesapeake Hay?abont M in number?will begin business about th? first of May. Tho dwelling of Col Thomas. H Leaohman, at Folly Hall, 1'rince Wil Ham county, was destroyed by fire Sun? day and very little of tho contents were saved. The house was an old Virginia mansion, well known in that section. Col. Leaohman is the father of the sher? iff of 1'rinco William oonnty. Mr. S H, Hunt, of Alexandria, has tendered Col. Leachman's family a dwelling on his farm near Wellington, in Prince William county. The Street Fair and Carnival in Riohmond will be open May 14th, in a novel way. On a platform will be a pyramid of 11 wers and on ihe cap of the pyramid will be a dainty rosebud Little Miss Thompson, three-year-old daughter of Supt. W. H Thompson, will pluck the rosebud, which will sound every fire-alarm boll in the city, and give notice for a grand concert by the bands and for the blowing of all factory whistles and bells. The annual examination of teachers will be held In tbe various cities and counties of the State June 2<? and 27. The examination of the colored teaohers will be held June 28 and 29. The ex? amination on the old course for State certificates and life diplomas will be held at the summer norman schools. The examination of the new professional oourse for teachers whose first grade certificates have expired or abont to ex? pire will be held in tbe various cities and counties about the end of August. A camp of Sons of Confederate Vet? erans was organized at Fairfax Court houte Monday with fifty-five members. The following were elected officers: Robert E Lee, Jr., commander ; R. W. Moore, first lieutenant; L. H. Machen, second lieutenant; R. E. Thornton, adjutant; Ssmuel B. Moore, surgeon ; MossL Love, quarter? master ; Rev. John Klnoheloe, oaplain ; Dallas Berry, treassurer ; Robert Bal lard, historian, and Gilbert 0. Spindle, color sergeant. Committees were ap? pointed to select a name for the oamp and to draf{ a oonttitution. JL?"X7.XC,?aTX^CBX7Zt.JE:. The Double Furniture and Carpel Stores aw loaded with New Goods. Carload of Solid Oak Furnitur? fsVw desi joa in Chamber Suiis. Twelve thousand yards of Matting. Wir? Doors and Screens, I??' Cream Freezers, Dammocks, White Wasli Brushes, Refrigerators, Baby Carriages and Go Carts Prices marked un all goods in plain figures. E. C. NINDE. Fredoricksburg, Va. The. Deep "tun Hunt Olub of Rich mond will indulge In unite a unifie pastime to l.? known as a man hunt In which a man is to be given three hours start of l>l'i?ni bounds with instructions to climb a tree when he hears the houn.ls. That fallow will be a fool if he doeen'l Ollmba tree as soon aa the three hours expire, and not wait for the warning voices of the bounds.--Index Appeal. ! Governors Tyler and McMillan, of Virginia and Tennessee, and the attor? neys general of their Htates have teen granted permission to (lie their petition for th?? appointment of a commission to renurvey and establish penianently the boundary line lietweeu ,Virginia and Tennessee. Thousands of people witnessed the Master egg-r"lling In Richmond Mon day evening. The band of the Rich mond Light Infantry Pities was on hand There were probably ten thous ami linn, Wi man and children In the Oapltol Square when the program started. i .reat excitement prevBlls In the neighborhood of Oowart. Northuniber land county, over the fact that Warren Hughes, ?f that neighborhood, has a "?ell-developed case Of sruall-pox The authorities have taken the matter in head and established strict quarantine. Judge Swell will recommend as Lan caster's Health Board thereappointment >f Drs W. J Newbill, K W. Lewis am, H .1 K'imunds. with Ulerk Wil? liam ('hiltoti and Chairman of Supervl s irs J. W ("howulng. A Mrs Spear, of New Jersey, has purchased an i Id graveyard In Avis' - mi Lancaster court-house hill which she will have tncl ised with an ir n rail The burying ground Is uex? to Ohrtst Church. Mi?? I>>na Louise, daughter of Mr and Mrs. W. G. Rudasill.and Mr Win. J Story were married lavst night at Ml Lebanon Haptlst Uburch, Wood ville, Rappahannook county. Dr. Hunter MeGnlre has been taken to his country home, on Brook Koad He stood the trip very well, and was resting ?|uietly yesterday. Mies K ttherltie Imabel Maxhelmer was m ?rr ed l'liM-nlay In the Baptist church at WerrOBtoa to William Arthur Thompsoa \ newpost-otllce has been established at Lewlsstta, Northumberland county, with Andrew J. l?ewlg, poatmaster. THE TU? OF WAE, Kams are seriously impeding the British movements. A general advance by Robert., is re? garded as imminent. The advices throw no light on the ie cent report of Oolonel Baden Powell's death. A dispatch says the Boers are relying strongly upon the hope of American ?ntetventlon. The Boer prisoners at St Helena have been sent to Longwood, the famous prison of Napoleon I. The famous American scout, F. K. Burnham, who was captured by the Boon, has succeeded in escaping, and is now at Kloemfontein. Three thousand Basuto natives ate posted along tbe western frontier of Basutoland, to resist any invasion of their territory by the Boers. The Boers have abandoned their at? tack on Wepener and trekked from that vicinity, being evidently afraid of pending British movements. Tho delay of General Robert?' ad? vance toward Pretoria 1b due, it is stated, to the need of adequate supplies of food, winter clothing and horses. The bnrghers oaptnred 500 slaughter oxen at Wepener. General Froneman (>.. April II defeated the British, oaus ing them to fly In the direction of Wol verport. Lord Roberts cabled to the London War OHloe from Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, that the British force at Wepener, 1b still surrounded by Boers. Lord Roberts adds that British troops are now approaching Wepener from two directions. A lively controversy about the blame for the British defeat at Spion kop is in progress. Lord Roberts blames Gen? eral Sir Charles Warren for the letter's management of the movement, and he severely censures Oolonel Thornoy croft for abandoning the kop without consult? ing superior officers. General Boiler is oritictsed for not se?lng that his plans were properly oarried out. In his own report Boiler blames Warren and War? ren in turn blames Thorneycroft. It is believed that the startling development will end in Boiler's recall or resigns tion. Tbe making public of a dispute among leading officers, It Is said, will tend to demoralize the army. EHEUMATISM--CAT?BBH. ARE BLOOD DISEASES-CURED ET B. B.B. Bottle Free to Sufferers. It is the deep-seated, obstinate oases of Catarrh and Rheumatism that B.B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) cures. It matters not what other treatments,doc? tors.sprays, liniments, medicated air, blood purifiers, have failed to do, B.B. B. always promptly reaches the real oause and roots out and drives from the bones, joints, muonons membrane, and entire system the speciflo poison in the blood that causes Rheumatism and Oatarrh. B.B B. is tbe only remedy strong enough to do this and onre and and bo there can never be a return to the symptoms. Don't give np hope, but try B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) or 3 Bs. For sale by druggist and K. Nelson Goolrick in Frederioksbnrg Va, at $1 per large bottle (full treatment) $6. To prove our faith in B. B. B. we will sent a Trial Botttle Free and prepaid to sufferers, so they may test tbe remedy at onr expense. Address BLOOD i ALU 00.179 Mitohell Street, Atlanta, The f. llowing are among tin.?.? who will have charge of the sommet norm il hi h ioIh for ?.?. hit?, teachersthit summ >r Lexington So pi .1 Sidney Baville, Lexington, local manager ; Prof rima W. Winston, LL |> , Rtchni indO. liege, conductor and instruct >r in iiieory and I practice of teaohlog ; Mrs M s M ?Toit, Rockbridge, geography ?tul physiology , : Mis? Maud W. Hyde, Dot logton, spelling, reading and nature study Fairli.'l.t. near Richmond Sopt .li o, K. Pastell, Henrioo o. onty, I oal man? ager ; Miss Elisabeth V Vans, Rich? mood, English literature and jihy-i? ology , Mis? Jennie M 'J abb, ?-polling, reading and uature -tudy Mr. William O Standard, secretary of the Virginia Historical Sooiuty, and 1 Miss Mary Minn Page Newton were married Tnesday at the Onurch of the t Holy Trinity, in Hi. Inn nd. Don't Give op the Skip.' tj When the demon of disease his pe^ sued you to the very hnnk of despair, don't give up the'ship When the long, sleepless nigbti of reales* tor? turo und the day* of worry and care and pain have abut out th?? last ray of hop? and your tired brain would welcome death as a grateful deliv? erer, don't give up Others luv? turTered as long as vou aud still have und relief. Mr*. Dora Lesley, South hltlev, Induu?, writes: "I uied u? have numb spells that would last for hours; had palus all over mylKMly; had no appetite and my headnained me so that 1 thought I would isase my mind. After suffer? ing this way for year-? in health was Onalhr re?t?r d with ? lew bottles of the Dr. Miles' Rest? rutiva Nervine." Dr. Miles' Nervine ?s sold at all dnii* stores ou a positive guarantee. Write for free adTic and booklet to Dr. Hiles Medical U., L.kLurt, Ind. Candidates' Card?. FOR MAYOR. With grateful appreciation for past i favors, and many thanks to those Oitt* i z?ns who have voluntarily pledged me , their supp rt, I respectfully announce myself a candidate for ?????? I. ctlon to the Mayoralty, and will be thankful forth. votes of my fellow-citizens at the c >m ing election. A P. ROWE FORCITV TREASURER. I hereby announce myself a* candi? date f?>r re-el?-ction to theoffl 0 of t-ify Treasurer,and hop.? it maybe the pleat I ore of my friends to support me for the ! same, and I hereby tender my Sincere thanks for past and for future fuvors for election May 34th, 1900 BOHERL' T KNOX FOR CLERK OF COURT 1 hereby announce myself acamlidat.? for election as Clerk of the Dorp ?ration Court of the City of Prederleksbarg, which office I have filled for live years. Aud I most respectfully a"k the supp >rt of mv feUow?cltitens at the approaching election. JAMKS P. CORHIN FOR CITY SERGEANT. "Attention, Vot.r?, One and All." Heing fully persuaded thit I shall be ? olecie.l to lili the vacancy of ''ity Ser? geant at the next election, i hereby de* sire to r. turn my sincere thanks in ad? vance t ) my numerous friends and the voters generally for this mark of e. Ml dance, and hereby pledge a faithful par. formante of the duties of said office; and, in ouosrqaenos of said election, i have decided to offer my entire stock of hardware, farming implements and cutlery, eto , at greatly reduced prices for cash. Thia is an opportunity for cash-buyers to save money and get bar? gains in ?11 goods in my lino Bespeotfnlly, t.l JOHN A STONE Fellow-Citizens : I hereby announce myself a candidate for the ofliee of City Sergeant and respectfully solicit your support, promising, if elected, a faith? ful service to the best of my ability. Election May S4tb Respectfully. W R HALL Fredoricksburg, Va., Match S3, 1900. Fellow Citizens : I t.??pe.'tfully an nounco myself a candidate for the office of Sergeant < f the City t?f Fredericks burg at the election to be held on Thurs day,May2.th, 1900. Hiving been D. p oiy Sergeant for some yea**, and b: ing familiar with the duties of the office 1 Hatter myself that I can dischargo the duties of the position to the satit-f ??Ction of the oourt and public. If elected, 1 promise a faithful and efficient service JOHN H ROH IN-ON. To the Citizons of Fredericksborg : That efficient "Ulcer and clever gentle? man, ? W Ellington. 10 i j , who h:i? Hetvidyuu so long as City Sergeant, having declined 11 li ?nd ? again, and ?believing I can perform th. duties of the otlice to the satisfaction of the citizens of this city. I hereby an nouuee myself a candidate for theponi tlon at the ??lection to be held May a'l ?lOO.and a?-k your support. Very respectfully, J. W. H A KRIS. Fredoricksburg,Va.. March 1"., HMK). To My Fellowcitiz ns : I hereby an? nounce myself a candidato for the office of City Sergeant, ad would thank you for your supp .rt, promising, if elected, to dischargo the dation faithfully El?o tlon Thursday, Msv 21 D. S RUSSELL March Hi, r.M'n). To My Fellow Citizens of Fredericks* burg : I hereby announco myself a can? didate for the office- of City Sergeant and respectfully solicit your votes and resistance, and premise if elected todis charge the duties of the office to the best of my ability. Very truly. E. A SOLAN. Election May 24, 1900. CORNED HERRING Prom Widewater( Waller's) Fish? ing Shore Sold In quantities to suit. Orders from the country solicited, whloh will bava prompt attention. MAURATH & CHESLEY. ?? ANOTHER LOT OF ?iiiti Received this morning ? AT C. W. Jones' CASH STORE. National Bank o? FreflerjcksDurg, Va. Capital. |50,0(Xl DO Surplus and *>rofit in U. 8. l><>nds and Stale 8Hcurities. 55.000 OU TotaJ. 1105,000 00 Deposits Absolutely Safe. Rate of Discount 6 per cent. O?*EN FUOM 9 A. M. TO 6 P. M. J. A. TAYLOR, Cashier. ap!'. wlw etlir 11. II. WALLACE, rresidenf. We arc Offering Some Special Bar? gains in Sample Shoes for Ladies, Misses and Children. Only one pair of a kind, but many kinds, and every pair a Money-Saver. Call early before the best are sold. BR?LLE S TIMBERLAKE. 921 Main St. A POPULAR MILLINERY STORE our success in the Millinery Business in Frederic Ksburg is largely, if not altogether, due to our Low Trieos, Fair Treatment of all customers, Style of the Ooods wo sell, and the compl?tent *s of those we turn out. <>ur . ITorts have been and shall bo to give our patrons better service, better styles and botter valuos than can be obtained elsewhere, and we respoctfully invite an investigation of our line of Hats, Bonnets and Caps before purchasing elsewhore. MRS. D. E. SMITH A CO Baltimore Stock Market Weekly Report of Tuesday's Sales. HOGS ?Market higher. Heavy J? 76 to f"> !H); light, $5. ?0 to *"> 7?), rough, ?I 36 to $4 60 SHKKl*.? t'rime wethers. *?.00 to $0 50; good to choioe ewes, ft 00 to 18.60. Lambs?Good to choice, $7 75 to fs 00. Lambs?Common to g..od fO.OO to f 7 75. OATTLE ? Market slow, good bntohor cattle. #1.75 tr v> 10 ; fair grade, ft 10 to ?4 50; me rllnm. |3.50 to |4.10; onm-non, $.1 M t?> 1160, Light Heifers 13 00 to 13.85; medium, $3.75 to $4 25 ; good. $4 PI to |1 60. Oows?Oommon to good, #2 35 to f 1.00 ?extra, $3.10 to$3 2?.Oxen-Oomoinn ?o fair, $2 50 to $3 25 ; good, $3.50 10 $1 25. Balls?Oommon to fair, $2 50 to $3 25 ; good, $3 50 to $4 00; extra, fl 25. Freab Oows?Fair supply, mar? ket firm, good cows In demand, at $45 to #00; common to me? dium, |20 to |40 OalTea-Market ?teady. to good, $5 00 to $0 00; extra ohoioe, 17 00. SUMMER LAW LECTURES I Ml i:U?-|TY OF riaaMalKIA. m?t Snmm.'i Jolj-ti, S-pt I. II??'. I (ul tub.-Kiun T l>ar; ami la fotng prv t t i?. ??-! ?yr-tamatir in 'r. .luifu.. a.Mn-aa It. ( . .?11X1?, ?-a??i?r<?tiarr.< harlud, aa all.-.V a. Hi ???. ! We arp tKiw In |H>s|lion In fur alth our fine Chosapeafc* Pish. If jrou nea-ei have tried tlnra. a-tk vour raolahbor wko kaVI ami In- wi i tell fou tnar oar itwhIh an- th?< I.,-*? We -In? t>>- rail uni) Wiitir to miy i-.lut in the United States \?v paofe salt lirrnn? iiii.i Mih.i to order. Family seleel Herrlna*, -i io. K'.i ami i'iuht, aw our sf sa-iall ?iMrass all or?lcr-- - JAMES O MONROE, Westland. Va. W,? siso furnish Kou'???l Herrlnir.warrant??? tOleepSO ?lavs without rvpackinir, and put theflBUR In Su.'ttr Harn-la. ulxiut -<"l In a liar ri'i, oin^liiM* them liaiulv- tu ?hip. Seid by CHAHI.KS WAM.AI'K 5c BKU.. I?-KM.J. F. MONBOK, Prederlckstiurr. Va., and tho Klaheriof, Westkod, Va. mars-tas