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FOREIGN Noies OF Real Interest.

Cigar stubs bring about a shilling = pound In London.
The English congress OF railway men defeated By .
large majority a motion for an eight.hour day.
Since Dickens's death tho hrm OF Chapman 1 Hail
have sold $4,000 copies OF Pick wick. " Tho profits on
Dickens's works still amount to about $40. 600 . year.
patent has been granted in Auckland for . net to
catch whales. The mesh is big enough for q calf to
pass through. and Is said to have been used already
with great success.
In honor of his daughters birth the German smper.r
has resolved to pardon al! female prisoners now under.
going punishment. for tho first time for crimes com
niitted through distress or anger.
The monument TO Alexander II. In the Kremlin Il,
nearly done. Il hasa front Of lGO feet. The interior
VIII contain a colossal bronze statue of tho Emperor
IN coronation dress. tho right hand exttnaed IN
blessing.
Grace. the great ~cr!cketer. has Joined the COMMITTEES
for the promotion of the athletic section of III. new
s'heme 'or u periodical fhn'Britannic gathering and
Anylo'saS on Oiyihpiad. when the athletes OF En.!aui.
America. ana the English colonies viii compete.
Japan is rapidly increasing her manufactures There
Ia a steady decline in tho importation OF matches
printing paper. toilet SOAP. lead pencils. t,lrAe. t-c.,
umbrellas, boots, leather. nnl particularly beer cotton
yarn. Portland cement. gunpowler, ami ]slAl"'y.
4 LonuOn woman we'll Kuuwn IN society ulrGrl a
curiosity shop, One day u fncul caiGs IN ana left nj
umbrella which had cost ifty shIlIrcs, lie rrtafnrl
10 find the handle Of 1t in the window !ar,!,rL. An
tique Venetian silver umbrella mounting Ia gyinra''
Az tho exhibition OF the rhotorrAputr Society OF
~" 10 " plo''sI - '''' N"'N
taken at q distance Of frtysiy mics, IsimeyeTs
ieiephotographic lens was used with sm'Ir,; stop ei
tension OF camera sixty inches. GHlj T. ", Az, -,
seven nInu'e.' exposure. THIS gave q r-'!" I've"
MoliRe's memoirs give the %nutr'n'lc a'm.7r' - Np~
ne received notice that lru.sta wo"ll l.h Ff"hrr,
When the decision was reached ~ lir7!l3 VI 40 was
Out dririnR with his brother Ato'phc. his '',i'i.i'"w'
and their two daughters he himself drIvirs As ihey
were passing q ford II ,- sraph boy came 'N ara de-
livered a telegram. 1he Count read II, i"' + quietly
Into his pocket. and drove on. The only rN|IeIcet That
anything was in his mIud was that tie carnage ran
against a corner stone. When lie got homc 10 Jumped
on the carriage. and. going up the steps, sad: "thA
stupid thing! Unjust 20 TO Berlin tonight Then lie
went mo his study. where h, stayed til tea time. lie
Was perfectly natural. when Sidienly lie arose. And.
putting his hand on tho tsbic, cred with tervor: LET
them come With or without South Germany We are
prepsredr' Then he retired to his room. whore he re'
manned until his departure. II was some time before
bis people learned that tho telegram was from the King
summoning him 10 mobilize the Army.
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Gen. RUSSELL ALEXANDER ALGER raised
his head out OF the soup the other day to re-
mark to n Missouri reporter that Mis-
e~ourians have q good State. but they do not
recognize how much 1t Is In need OF q change
that will call to 1t the attention OF the East.
nor how completely the election OF WARNER
would wipe out the false Impressions that ex-
list aeainstthe State in Eastern minds"
Major WILLIAM WARNER Is tho Republican
candidate for Governor. and the Republicans
insist that his election will elevate Missouri
and make her revered and beloved By the
world. We were not aware that there
was anything the matter with Missouri. or
that any false impressions about tho State
prevailed In these parts. Nor do We under
stand why the Missouri Republicans expect
any political benefit by cnlumniatine their
State. Missouri is nil right, and the Republl-
cans thereof are left.
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TT0m N'fN "a 0 I1I y 10 uF.
My dear" called out Mrs. Fourth.y 'gym
henl "i tie stairway. what time does tho
train leave Z"
Great drors Of perspiration broke out IN tho
Rev. pr. F0urthly's brow, His wifo had lGst
Two hours and her customary tim" wa. i've
hours, i! he told her - O'Clock" They WOLF
must m'n not not i Know the eSact hour. XII yet 10
could not tell lie! He was n man Itruih
MY dear" Ne responded in u "t, earn,
commanding iul'r. "the train WI 'a>e pre-,
ciselY al SHY minutes altcr, q. lie aided
in 4 tgemb!in. Whisper,
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Hail, Columbians, Happy Man!

Tbs Committee OF Seven OF the Column
bian party has chosen the time OF the
Columbian celebrations to emit another nd
dress. Events pass so rapidly that some
OF our readers may have forgotten the CO.
lulnbian party. 1t remembers itself. 1t
was founded in u moment Of inspiration or
advertising by Mr.. JAMES MEANS OF Bos-
ton. Its sacred triangle OF principles was
and Is civil service reform. tariff reform. no
silver dollars. 1t loved or pretended to
love Mr.. CLEvELAED at a time VIXEN the
NugwumIs staggered under the illusion
that he WIS theirs. Since Mr.. CLEVELAND
has become the Democratic candidate. how
ever. and has established his Democracy.
and in response has received the support
Oi tna earnest uad practical sort OF Demo.
clnis. the Columbian party has had doubts.
Ate. spirited intellectual wrestling 1t has
thrown them. and tils address, records tho
result. Beginning with Senator HILLS
:mnuua AMI just reIInrk that there is no
pIuc, in honorable American politics for tn.
political guerrtllas who do not attach them
selves 10 either Of the great politlca! ar
mics" the C%o.u,abian Declaration OF Inda-
pei!i' nee sly,:
"hiLL Is m,s,sIrn: t,etsIss place for tho alleged
guerrilla. H. place - evidently VII. the Celgmb,ans.
Th,re is II. other place s"r hun.
- voter who throws = Culuu.htsn voie will help the
cause 0s good government by recording his protest
AKA Ms, the two Old parties winch have outavsd their
ustt"lnesi.
what IL = Columbian votes Tho win
go 10 tho polls ana vii! vote for saeh Congressional.
GuLernalor!al. ANA local csnjias,esa q. represent their
principles. and they will decl.ns to vote Tar any OF tss
cauiiIstes for Fre.!de ana! electors"
Moreover. we ave told. there must ba n
new party sons time. and uulcss tic
ColumbiHIs succeed In forming ono now it
will have to bo formed by o bund Of voters
suddenly driven together by some n"ut!oual
calamity. Obviously ne good man ought 10
think 30 lightly OF calamity es 10 prefer IL
to tho Columbians. Then the co,umtlans
are deeply grievsd oy the State bank pert
~ the platform. caDnot d-peGd upon tho
promises OF the Democrats in regard To
tariff reform, fear CLEVELAND for the
friends hs hse made" and weep because
hill and COCHRAN are happy and saith
fed" Al "there are no actiyn men III the
Republican party who profess to believe in
the three cardinal principles Of Columbian
is.a," the restless Committee o: Seven can
not vote for HARRISON II REID electors
The guerrilla Inuat go " his W place:
"A ye;sr VITO l~,;eves In honest money. q tsri5 10
revenue rniy. aud In c!rii service reform. veal! he 9
uan witsaut q party " II were not for tpe Columbian
paty. A ran who believes In these pTinc!a'ss csnte
hap tas csase ~ good Eo,crn;lsat ny throwing a 90
\ lulubi.n ballot. That Is a ballot vhirh emit, me eros
'~A'a tbs l.ilss VI Al! FS'.!-sai1.. s!s.'s... ~. t'Ae''
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THEY DENT coyCER TED ACTION,
Reported Reduction Ia Conmiasio ns ~
Wholesale Dry Goods Kouses.

~ DY
Wholesale Dry Goods Houses.
A morning newspaper printed a story yes
terday to the effect that the dry goods houses
Of the II. B. Clafin Co.. Sweetser. Pembroke l.
Co.. Tent. Weller & Co.. Durham. Buckley &
Co.. md T. S. Jafray & Co. had combined
against their employees. and that they had
taken concerted action to cut down by ope-half
the commissions paid to their statesmen. It
was said that small profits had caused this re-
duction.
Representatives OF these firms were irritated
by the article. and they all denied the state.
ments.
Daniel Robinson. Second vice-Presldent Of
the H.. B. Clafin Company. said: There Is
no truth in that story. That covers the
ground. There has not been such a meeting
as the paper speaks OF. As for attributIng the
reduction to tho fact that profits were small.
that is absurd. for there has not boon a better
..$sorse Clark 4 Tsat. WNsifler : Co. said:
combined with the firms mentioned. and We
have not taken concerted action or formed q
When asked II his firm had made = reduc-
ton. he replied that that was a persopsl
Mir. Durham OF Durham. Ruckley& Co. said:
ntt Is outrageous. Its not true. That's the
Mr.. pembrook OF Sweetscr. rembrook K Co.
said: The publication OF that article is out.
raCeous. 1t is false. As to whether our firm
has made n reduction. if it has been made. it
has been an Independent action
). A. Hnver of +. :. JafTray Il Co. said: " We
do not know what our neighbOrs are doing.
Our expenses We Keep to ourselves. The story
is not true. We have not gone into any con-
certed movement"
The statesmen in the stores were not inclined
to talk about the alleged cut. A salesman at
left, Weller Il Co s said 1t seemed 20 be I'M
d~erstood in the store that tho commissions
and salaries OF the sales men We're to he re-
durcd. Where the salesman previously re-
coived > per cent. and 3 per cent. on certain
lines OF goods. he WAS to receive Il, and -,
per cont. respectively. This man said that no
official statement had been given out in the
store In regard TO commissions.
a sa lesman at Sweetscr. Pembroke d Co.'S
said that Tor the new year beginning on Jan.
!. 1893. there were to be. new rates. These
were lust now making arrangements for the
goods. silks. woollens. hosiery. notions. kid
gloves. and white goods were ia. he reduced
One-halt per cent. He ais" said that some
what similar reductions had been made by
two OF the other named houses. He did not
know that these cuts had been agreed upon
by the respective firms. The increasing ex-
penscs OF conducting the business and keen
competition caused the reductions.
Tho live houses named above and Mills h
Glib and i. J. Donning d Co. published a
card in tho summer saying that after July l
the one per cent. extra discount allowed to
customers would he discontinued and the rate
for discount would be five per cent OF for
thirty days and six per cent. of for ten daye.
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WASHINGTON. Oct 14-Mr. Hunsicker. in
charge OF tho armor plate division OF Car
negIs. Phipps & Co.'s works. and Lieut.. Stone
Of the navy NOW on leaveL their Washington
agent. had q conference with Secretary Tracy
to-day relative to the delay in furnishing
armor plates. &c. Mr.. Hunsicker said that
Carnegie. Phipps & Co. were progressing well
with the armor for the New York, and that
within n month they would have all OF the
side plates for that vessel ready. The COM
much OF the armor for tho Monterey and all
the armor for that vessel. with the exception
OF her turr0ts, was now ready.
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John Impndeut Davenport's Letter.

John Impudent Davenport's Letter.
Yesterday was the day appointed by Mr..
FlTCH's special committee Of the House OF
Representatives for its investigation OF the
workings Of the so-called Federal election
laws in this town. Mr.. JOHN /. DAVENPORT.
tho Federal Chief Supervisor OF Elections
for the Southern District of New York. was
summoned to appear before the Committee
OF Congress to testify. DAVENPORT refused
to obey the summons. Instead OF appear
ing he sent an impairment and character.
istic letter. which merits special attention
at this time.
The author OF the Force bill and the
greatest living exemplar Of Force bill
methods hns the fiat %impudcncs to inform
Mr.. FITcH's committee. In almost so many
words. that IL Is q partisan Democratic
body. appointed by an overwhelmingly
Democratic House for no other purpose
than to collect campaign material. He crit
iclses the course of the committee since its
appointment, reminds the members that he
Is q Federal life officer. asserts that he is too
busy to give any time To the investigation
until after the election. and practically
challenges the committee 70 compel his at
tendance.
Throughout DAvENPoRT's letter there Is q
tone OF studied insult. His attitude toward
the gentlemen to whom the House OF Repre-
seniatiycs has delegated It's immense au-
thorlty Is arrogant. offensive. and defiant.
There could be no better illustration OF the
bearing which the partisan life agents OF
Republican Capitalization would assume
toward the peoples representatives. IL the
Republican Force bill should become q law.
and Davonportism should 60 into opera
tion on a large scale.
The FrrCH committee should go to he full
extent Of it's power in order to teach this
!. pe.sUn u lesson. Its power Is the er Vi
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the National Legislature with respect to Wit.
nesses that wilfully make default. Instead
OF agreeing with Mr.. JOHN I. DAvENpoRT's
volunteered opinion that the present Is o
bad time to investigate him and his opera
lions. we are strongly inclined to believe
that IL is an uncommonly good time.
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OTTAWA. Oct. 1+.-Minister OF Customs
Chapleau snid to-day that his retirement
from the Cabinet depended upon the re-
port OF his medical advisers. The Gov
srnorship OF Quebec. which becomes w.
can't this month. has been offered to
him. If hc ACCEPTS. Gov. Anglers will enter the
sentatiyes from Quebec. A leading member
Of Iarliament snrp9rting the Government
said today tnat Premier Ahboit's resignation
General IN November. when Sir John Thomp-
son would be called upon to form a vovern-
ment. Dewdnoy. Minister Of tho Interior. is
getting ready to retire from his department to
accept the Covernorshlp OF British Columbia.
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A Lie Revived.

The old Mugwump virus Which n fcw
months before the National Democratic
Convention was unaccountably infused into
our esteemed contemporary. tho Brooklyn
Eagle, has burst out in a form as politi-
cnlly vicious as 1t IL personally offensive.
Tho Eagle awakeus, so fer as 1t is possible.
every spark Of the expiring enmity which
has been forced upoa tho directors OF the
New York Democratic organization by the
open political opposition AID the unsparing
vituperation Of the Mu:wump supporters
OF Mr.. CLEVELAND. 1t charges treacheryon
the part ofthe New York State Committeein
favoring the plan OF q ron-partisan choice.
In the person OF Judge ANDREWS. for Chief
Judge OF the Court of Appeals.
An alfront so outrageous could only he
offered by critics who in tho heat Of anti
Democratic passion had last fell resented
the vind!cat!on OF the Democratic party's
title to the control o. the Legislature. 1t
Is simply a variation OF a grossly indecent
SANDER, which no Mugwump has had the
manliness to repudiate since Its original
appearance four yeors ago.
In 1883, when the State OF New York,
under pressure of political influences at
once simple. patent. and reasonable. gave
its electoral vote to BENJAMIN HAR.
BISON and chose DAVID BENNETT HILL
for Governor again. tho Mugwumps at
tempted to hide their peculiar hum!lia-
ton by accusing tho friends Of Governor
HILL OF having been false to CLEVELAND.
That was a mean n brutal lie. VIC had
hoped TINT 1t had at last been buried I'M
der the magnanimous and dign!ned indif-
fercnce to it exhibited by the New York
Democrats when addressing themselves to
the imperative task OF beating tho Force
bill by electing the Democratic ticket in
1892. Unfortunately 1t Is now revived. in
another form but with r%edoubled v%irulence.
The fact is that in 1888 II Governor HILL,
against whose candidacy these pestilent
slanderers were arrayed openly. had not
devoted his almost undivided energy to
the national canvass. Mr.. CLEVELAND
would have been beaten in New York
by 1000 majority instead Of by $4,000. This
year again. under tho extraordinary cir
cumstances OF the Democratic nomination.
il Governor HILL had not appeared to
argue without reservation for the election
Of CLEVELAND and STEVENSON. there would
have been n Democratic canvass Of SUI
tlcient substance to justify a name. HILL
Is q Democrat who holds answering. his
course OF party loyalty. whether the ira.
ducers OF the New York Democracy are
splitting in his face or swapping at his back.
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 14.-Secretary OF State
Foster has received the resignation Of United
states Consul johnson. located at Hamburg.
but declines to accept it. The resignation was
brought about by O misunderstanding on the
part OF Consul Johnson. There were reports
printed abroad that he had fed from Ham.
was that his departure was on account Of an
injury received in an accident from which he
suffered greatly. together with an attack Of
dysentery. and ho was ordered by his physlclan
to leave Hamburg. This, explanation. was
made to the department by friends. Hence
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Mr.. Whitclaw Reid as a Discovcrer.

We call tho attention OF tho NeU York
Tribune to the highly interesting circum-
stance that Mr.. WuIrELAw REID, Republic
can candidate for Vice-Prcsident OF the
United States. has discovered the Force bill
as IN issue in the present campaign.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS discovered
America on Oct. -. 1902. Mr.. WHITELAw
REID discovered tho Force bill issue on Oct.
10, 1892. He announced his discovery int
letter written on that day to the Colorcd
Republican Campaign Club Of White Plains:
MANY OF yon have borne . useful par, in previous
political contests. but you have rarely been called TO
participate In one wherein tho principles you hold
dearest were more openly assailei. Tho Fourteenth
and the Fifteenth amendments OF tho Constitution Of
tho United States guarantee TO millions Of your race
rights which we are now told It IN tho cardinal purpose
Of our opponents in this campaign to deny and destroy.
whether or not this issue Is thus raised at this time
chiefly for the purpose Of concealing another. It is In
any cass an insult to your race and . threat OF nullih.
cation. Craven indeed would BE- tue spirit OF che col.
ored man who. undor these circumstances. would BE-
willing to follow the banner OF his traditional foes"
Such Is the direct and forcible way In
which Mr.. WHITELAw REID. having dis
covered the great Force bill issue. presents
it for the consideration Of the colored voters
OF White Plains. We sincerely hope the
1fiJune will not withhold from its can
didate for Vice-Presidcnt tho commenda-
tlon which so important q discovery and
80 well-written an announcement deserve.
But II the Force bill issue Is pertinent In
the case OF colorcd Republicans. why Is 1t
not pertinent In the case Of white Republi-
cans2 Why is Mr.. WH1TELAw REID silent
on the subject when he Is addressing white
campaign clubs? Why does not his duty
to the rights OF citizenship. which he says
arc openly assailed by the Democracy In
the present canvass. require him to concen.
trate for the next three weeks all Of the
eloquence of his tongue and all Of the vigor
OF his written rhetoric upon this cardinal
purpose OF tho Democracy to deny and de-
stroy rights which. to use his own Ian
guage. the Constitution guarantees to
millions OF the African race?
In other words. why doesn't Mr.. REID
come up to the scratch. no matter what Nr.
blaine may think about tho folly Of q
Force bill campaign, and no matter what
timeservers like the Hon. HENRY CABOT
LODGE may do?
We address these questions particularly
to the Neu York Tribune, partly because
that journal Is supposed to take some inter-
est in Mr. REDS political fortunes. and
partly because it happens to 10 the l.epub-
lican newspaper which pointed ont, only
about tweEty-six months ago. that the
Force bill issue was ut least a hundred
times more important than the tariff issue.
inasmIch as the Elections bill carries
within Itself the Assurance OF future tariff
bills by the h%urdreL."
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Found n Comet by Photography.

lack OBSERVATORY. MOUNT HAMILTON. Cal.
Oct. l4.-Prot L +. Barnard reports tho dis
covery OF a very faint comet on Wednesday
night by photography. Visual observations
tenth magnitude. and to 10 moving south
east l. 40 daily. Its position last evening at
Z 30 o'clock, Pacific time. was ~ ascension.
~ hours "a minutes north: decllnation. 12'
This is the irst comet discovered by pho
~ - y.hV
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Instructed 10 Recognize tho New vensxue.
Ian Government.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE State Department
announces that on the 18th inst. Secretary Of
State Foster instructed Minister Scrusgs BY
cnble that If the new Government OF Venezuela
was fully. established in possession of the
1r m"ih. he 81 sh :" mako formal rscorpiitio on' q He 4.
Information from Mr.. ScruGgs as to his action
is momentarily expected.
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Canadian sugar Trust.

MONTREAL. Oct. 14.-It Is stated on good ALL
thority that the Canadian sugar rellners will
shortly enter into O combination after the
lines o! the New York Sugar Trust. The trust
proposes TO fix the price Of sugar. which will
bs the standard for retailers Those VINO
stand by tho ~rcilners' price will get n rebate OF
one-tiGhth Of u cent. n pound. while those who
sell below the figures Of the trust will get no
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-15
He'A Had some Experience.

From n. Sss York Weekly.
She ION tho hotel v~eranda)-You had no busi-
Helm engaged to YOU Why shouldn't
Siie~But people were looking.
He-That's why l did it. am determined
that you shall at least return my bow when
We get back TO the city.
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Shocked and Interested.

TTsn ne Chidqo Eaes Record.
Jeanette Terrible, that about Nora, isn'tit She has
m arrted lust for money.
uladys-weM., did sue get the money!
JsAnhstte-yes.
UlAdys-rss. irs terrible. low aid she manage
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"Parser's fire insurance policy covered the coal In
his cellar, and the other day. just for a Joke. he put In Q
claim for all the coal he'd burned"
what did the company do !"
Md rsrksr arrested tOr AIssa-"
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The ,SSNphir twisdom) family Is Increasing
Eiit'f'"! b. o., +. !. SmtrARp.
MITKIEw1cz seems to be better acquainted
with the family than you. Can't You get him
to introduce you?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-15

~ was, possible to go ;hroHsI ',.,E' mss
taking n cold. inAny OF tn" minor aud NJ ai"' !. ~
more serious n : III life wolId b." sr"ii"h, hnt snv'nn
10 Idle to hope for so happy an exemption, u "
mem that DR.. Jay mes Expecforant "a slre
rive for coughs and Gods, sslbMA gnd pG0lShhH-~'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-15

This city may not have tho soil and climate
best suited TO the production Of poetry and romance
Chiovyo Anterocean.
Still the soil and climate arc best suited to
produce malaria. rheums. bronchial diseases.
and typhoid fsvers. We can't all have every
thing.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-12-15
Via the ROugh.On.Rats Route.

Dora Lafferty, an eighteen. year.old
girl living with her father, Absalom
Laferty, near Lynchburg, committed
suicide last Saturday by taking Rough
on Rats The poison was taken some
time Friday night and the girl fingered
until Saturday afternoon before death
came. Coroner Russ held postmortem
examination and inquest Saturday night
and it was revealed that the unfortun-
ate girl would have become a mother
before long. Dependency over the
knowledge of this fact undoubtedly
caused her to commit the rash act.
Until a1uut five weeks ago the girl was
employed at the Miller House in Lynch
burg and has worked as domestic ior
several families in Hillsboro.