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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
Proposals for Sale Of Bonds.

Sealed proposals will be received at the Of
fee Of the County Auditor at the Court House
in Hilleboro, Ohio until Saturday. the I'd day
Of September, 1899. at ~ O'Clock m; for the
purchase OF series Of five Free Turnpike
Bonds in denominations as follows, to-wit:
One Bond for $4O0 due March /, 1906.
One Bond for 9400 due March l, 1907,
One Bond for $4OO due March 1, 1908.
One Bond for $400 due March /, 1909.
One Bond for 5000 due March I, 1910
Said bonds to bear date Of September 1st,
1899, with six per cent. interest per annum,
payable semi on the first day of March
and the first day OF September of each year.
Interest coupons attached, except for the last
payable with the bonds. The total par value
Of said bonds being ($2,2OO) twenty-five hum
dred dollars. Interest and principal payable
at the Office of the Treasurer of Highland
county, Ohio. at Hillsboro.
Said bonds are to be known as the bonds of
the Grand Central Free Turnpike No. 80 and
are issued in pursuance of the act of the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State OF Ohio, denomina-
ted Zone Mile Assessment Pixies" authorizing
the appointment of Commissioners to lay ont
and establish free turnpike roads, Title Z,
Chapter 7, Revised Statutes Of Ohio, and the
acts amendatory and supplementary thereto.
Said londs will not be sold for less than par
and accrued interest.
Bidders will be required to state the gross
amount they will pay for said bonds or any
We reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
JOSEPH SIDDoNs,
W T: RoUsH,
e. r. RoUsH,
Commissioners Of the Grand Central Free Turn
pike No. co.
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DRY DOCK AT MANILA.
One II Greatly Needed-Cougre1s
Will BE Asked to Make an
Appropriation.

Secretary Long will in all probability
recommend to congress the building of
q floating dry dock at Cavite, Philippine
islands, to be used in repairing the war
ships of the Asiatic squadron. The ad-
visibility of the construction of such
a dock is Eow being discussed by naval
officials and it is looked on with great
favor. At present the vessels of Ad-
miral Watson's fleet must be sent to
Hong Kong, 600 miles away, to be
docked, and the expense ranges from
$4,000 to $4,000 for each ship.
A floating dock could be built in this
country and sent in sections to Manila,
where the parts could be assembled and
put together. Some years ago this
method was adopted in the case of the
monitor Comanche, which was built on
the Atlantic coast, taken apart and
shipped to San Francisco on a sailing
vessel. The cost of a frst-class dry
dock would be about 100000, exclu-
sive of transportation. If the con-
struction of the dock is authorized by
congress it will probably be followed
by the erection at Cavite of shops and
appliances for all sorts of naval repair
work. and in time this government will
have thoroughly equipped naval sta
ton at Manila.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
METAL FURNITURE.
Another Step Taken TOwa rds Reduc-
ing Innammable Material on
Board Warships.

An interesting experiment will be
tried on board one of the warships with
a view to making the fighting machine
less infammable. Constructor Bowles,
who was instrumental in having the
woodwork which enters into the cabin
and the interior fittings of naval vessels
treated by the electric iireproofng proc
ess, has taken a step further. He rec
omended that metallic furniture be
furnished the ships of war, and with a
view to testing the proposition guam
tity of such material has been pur-
chased and will be placed on board the
Atlanta. A report will be invited from
the commanding officer in regard to the
strength, durability and appearance Of
the furniture, and upon the result of
the experiment will depend the pur-
chase of similar cabin furniture for all
warships. 1t is in line of reducing I'd
the minimum the amount of wooden
material on board vessels of the navy.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
A SPEEDY FIGHTER.
Plan for an Entirely New Class Of
Warship for British Navy.
Believed ~ the Admiralty That she
VIII he the Greatest Triumph in
Naval Architecturc-To Cost
s1,25O.OOO.

At the moment Emperor William was
telling Congressman Foss that the best
peace conference is a strong navy, plans
had just passed the British admiralty
for an entirely new class of warship.
Great interests taken in the new ves-
sci, which was designed by Sir William
White, director Of naval construction,
who has given representative of the
press the following particulars:
"We believe she will be the greatest
triumph in naval architecture, both for
speed and fighting. She will cost, ready
for sea, about ST, ,25o, ,000; her speed will
be knot in excess of any British bat
tleship, and her guns, turrets, torpedo
tubes, nuts and booms will embody
ideas which experience and experiment
have proved far beyond anything yet
attempted in this or any other country.
Her guns will be generally of smaller
caliber than those of the Bulwark, now
building She will be the longest and
broadest warship ever laid down in q
government dockyard, while her draft
will be shallow. Her breadth is de-
signed to attain the maximum steadi-
ness under fire, and from her new steer
gear very excellent results are certain.
Forward will be the circular tops
mounted with rapid-fire guns. Her to-
tai armament will be SO guns. The
details as to their caliber for the pres
ent must be kept secret. Six torpedo
tubes will complete her equipment. Her
protection of harveyized steel will be
less than on the ships now building.
The Spanish-American war directed our
attention to coal capacity and nothing
will be wanting in that respect. Her
displacement will be $4,000 tons. The
new vessel, which will be laid down in
November at Devonport, Immediately
after the Bulwark is off the slip, should
be ready within year. She will be the
nearest approach yetattained to per
feet combination of the fighting capac-
ity of battleship with the mobility of
cruiser of that type advocated by one
OF the highest naval authorities in the
world, Capt. Mahan."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
WANTS PURE MILK.
Health Authorities of the City of
Milwaukee Will Test All Cows
for Tuberculosis.

The Milwaukee health department is
about to put into operation plan
whereby every cow the milk from which
is sold in the city is to be tested for
tuberculosis. Health Commissioner
Schulz has plan whereby he intends
to make this test effective with the CO.
operation of the state dairy and food
commission. The city only had juris-
diction within its limits, but with the
cooperation of the state officers the in
spection may be extended so as to in
ciude all the cows whose milk is sold in
this city. AT present there is no city
ordinances providing for this test, but
1t is included and will undoubtedly be
passed in the new milk ordinance which
the commissioner now has ready to sub
NIT to the council.
The test for tuberculosis is made BY
injection tuherculine into the animal.
II the COW is healthy the tuberculine
has no appreciable affect. If she has
tuberculosis the temperature rises rap
idly, frequently going to 1O4 degrees.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
NEW UTOPIA SOLD CHEAP.
Uuskin Cooperative Properties in
Tennessee Bring Thousands
Less Than Cost.

The Ruskin cooperative colony prop
erty was sold the other day in big cave
near Tennessee City, Tenn. Several
hundred people were seated in the cave,
including the colonists and their wives
and children and farmers from the sur
rounding country. W. Blake Leech rep
resented the receiver.
Four tracts of land containing to-
tai of 7S4 acres were first sold to Ran
som Leech for $11, 900. Another tract
of thousand acres, mostly worthless
land, went to George Wright for 81 ,450.
He also bought the storehouse and lot
for SIS, making the whole amount re-
ceived for land and about 30 houses
thereon $12,465. The land originally
cost $16,500, and the houses cost several
thousands more. Growing crops go
with the land.
The minority stockholders, who had
the property thrown into the hands of
a receiver, were the purchasers. Horses,
mules, fine hogs, etc., went for song,
mostly to neighboring farmers.
1t is said that the purchasers will.re-
organize the colony on somewhat diff
ferent basis. Fifty-five majority stock
holders already have an agent out look
ing for new location. They may go
to Virginia. The colony paper, the
Coming Nation, will be sold. It's cir
culation of 10000 has dwindled to II 900.
Many of the women shed tears at the
sale, and there is much feeling over the
breakup of the new Utopia.
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TO THE OFFICERS.
Con Brooke Decides to Distribute What 10
Left of The $3.OOO.OOO to Wounded
and Deserving Cuban Omcsrs.

HAVANA, Aug. 25.--Gov. Gen. Brooke
has virtually decided not to make any
payment to troops on the basis of ad-
ditional rolls. The first payments
brought to light such an amount of
thievery and attempted swindling that
he has ceased to consider the question
of distributing what is left of the
S., 600, 900 in supplementary payments.
The sum now left in his hands he
will probably use to assist wounded
and deserving officers who, under the
original arrangement, were to receive
nothing. Most of the Cuban officers
agree with a remark recently made by
Gen. Gomez. He said that the
So, 100000 would prove more harmful
than needful, and the work of pay
ment has revealed depths of depravity
that the best friends of Cuba had not
conceived could exist.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
WILL TEST A BRITISH GUN.
New Weapon to BE Used In the Navy
shipped from England to
United States.

Lieut.. j. C. Colwell, naval attache of
the United States embassy in London,
recently shipped to the United States a
new model six-inch rapid-fire, center
pivot gun on mount made for the navy
by Vickers, Sons G. Maxim, limited
The United States has secured the right
to manufacture the gun and it will be
tested in this country. The British ad-
miralty ordered many of the new weap-
ons, but these will be wire wound. The
same gun, with the exception of the
wire-wound arrangement, will be made
in the United States if the tests are
satisfactory. Statistics here, says
Lieut.. Colwell, are proving equal results
and being obtained by guns that are
not wire bound. Special features of
this latest weapon are new breech
mechanism and the nonuse of. car
fridge shell, thus avoiding the old
time delay in election and possible jam
ming. Cordite used in the tests there
gave $500 feet initial velocity.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
cANADA,s CUP.
The Third Race at Toronto for the Trophy
Was Won by the Genesse, and It
docs to Chicago.

TORONTO, Ont, Aug. 25.-- The Can a;
da's cup goes to Chicago. The third
race for the trophy between Beaver
and Genesee was won by the latter by
10 minutes and AZ seconds.
The wind at the start was about
southeast 1t was light blowing about
six miles per hour, and continued much
the same Throughout the race. Al
though about o'clock it looked as If
the race would not be finished within
the time limit, five hours and
three quarters. The breeze, which had
died down at this time, freshened up
again, however. and the finish was in
plenty of time. The race was victory
for the American from the very start,
and Skipper Jarvis of the Beaver, the
Canadian defender, admitted after the
race that the Genesee was the better
boat in the light breeze that had pre-
vailed throughout the contests.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
EX-JUDGE HILTON DEAD.
The Principal Funeral Services Will BE
Hold in Saratoga and the Remsins
Buried in Greenwood Cemetery,

SARATOGA. N. Y, Aug. 26.-Ex-Ju Judge
Henry Hilton, of New York, died at 5:35
o'clock Thursday afternoon, at Wood
lawn park, his Saratoga country seat.
He had been in an unconscious state
several hours, and his last moments
were without pain.
At his bedside were Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert b. Hilton, Mrs. Horace Russell, a
daughter of the attending physician.
Although no definite arrangements
have yet been made in regard to the
funeral, it is understood that the prin-
cipal services will be held in Saratoga.
The judges body will be buried in the
family plot in Greenwood.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
LOCKSTEP ABOLISHED.
The Warden of the Indiana Penitentiary
says 1t Is Brutalizing and Only
Serves to Humiiiate.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Aug. 27.-
Marching convicts in lockstep has been
abolished at the penitentiary here. 1t
was accounted brutalizing and need
and its abolition was brought about in
the interest of prison reform. In some
other prisons this style of marching has
been done away with for reasons that
appealed to the wardens Of those peni-
tentiaries Warden Harley said the
reason for abolishing the lockstep in
the institution over which he presides
is that it was regulation of the prison
victs.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
POWERFUL VESSELS.
Plans of Admiral O'Neil for Three
New Warships Being Built
II Adopted the Georgia, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania VIII Carry the
Heaviest Batteries Ever Car.
ried by Naval Vessel.

The heaviest batteries yet placed on
any naval vessel in the world will be
carried by the Georgia, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, the new battleships au-
thorized by the last congress, If the
suggestions of Rear Admiral O'Neil,
chief of the bureau of ordnance, are
adopted.
These ships are to have an approx
innate displacement of 13,500 tons each
and speed and coal capacity emitting
them to be classed almost as armored
cruisers. BY the tightening Of the ar
NOR belt, made possible by the greatly
increased resisting power of the latest
armor, Rear Admiral O'Neil is enabled
to plan much heavier batteries. He has
prepared five separate plans for the
new ships. Each provides for the same
number of guns of each caliber in the
secondary batteries and the same gen.
eral arrangements, but modified by diff
ferences in the main batteries. In the
secondary battery each vessel is to
carry 16 3-inch guns. 80 caliber in
length; 16 3-pounders, four automatic
1-pounders. six single shot 1-pounders,
ten machine guns and two field guns.
In the main batteries one plan con-
templates four 12-inch guns of 40 cal
iber; four s-inch guns of As caliber and
i2 6-inch guns of so caliber. The 12-
inch guns are to be mounted in bar
bette turrets and aft of the superstruc-
ture, two s-inch guns in barbette tur-
ret on each beam, and the 6-inch guns
in broadside, so as to give the largest
possible arc of fire.
The second plan differs from the first
in that it provides for eight s-inch guns,
arranged in four barbette tprrets, two
on each side. There are two other plans
Identical with this, except that one
proposes to substitute four 10-inch guns
for the 12-inch, and the other proposes
to substitute two 10-inch and two 12-
inch for the four 12-inch guns. In these
plans the fore and aft fire is the same
as in the first plan, but the broadside
fire is increased by two s-inch guns.
The fifth plan differs from the first in
having no s-inch guns, and increasing
the number of 6-inch to 16, eight firing
on each broadside and four directly for
ward and two directly aft.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
CANAILLE DE D. DOCUMENT.
eminent for ublishing It-Gen.
Mercer to Be Arrested.

RENNEs, Aug. 2S.-The government
has decided to prosecute the Eclair for
the publication of the 'Canaille de
D." document, one of the four docu-
ments secretly communicated to the
Dreyfus court-martial of 1894, and
which has been shown not to refer to
Capt. Dreyfus at all. But the object
of the government is to discover who
communicated it to the Eclair. The
assumption is that the communication
was made by Col. Du Patty De Clam or
psssibly by Gen. Gonse. The publica-
tion occurred three years ago, but uu-
der the law prosecution can be main
tanned at any time during the follow
ing five years.
Sunday evening it was rumored that
the government has also decided to ar
rest Gen. Mercier, but the rumor is
not confirmed.
Saturday evening report was in
circulation that Gen. Mercier had fled
proved to be without foundation.
Early Sunday morning the gendarmes
were still posted outside the residenc .
of Gen. St. German, military COM
mander of this district, with whom
Gen. Mercier has been staying during
the trial. Their presence indicated that
he was still there and in reply to ques-
tions they declared that they had not
seen him leave the grounds. Sunday
afternoon he was onbtedly at
home, although he declined to receive
callers. No one who has studied
his character and methods be-
lieves that Gen. Mercier would flee at
the prospect of arrest He has alto
gether too much doggedness in his COM
position. Gen. st. Germain's house is
in one of the suburbs of Rennes.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
WAYS OF THE CUBANS
Afraid to Give Information IF Their
Names Are Made Public.
Experience Of Gen. Ludlow with q
Prominent Man Who Came to
Complain Of CertNin Abuses
That Existed.

1t must appear somewhat strange to
some readers of American papers to fre.
quently see illusions, in stories from
Cuba, to "A prominent merchant says"
or Certain well-known Cubans say"
without giving the names of the people
referred to. The reason for this is that
it is almost impossible to get informa.
tion from any one of Latin blood resi-.
dent in Cuba who thinks that what he
says is going into print. unless he has
an absolute assurance that he will not
be quoted.
AS an instance of this, prominent
man the other day called upon Gen,
Ludlow and told him of some abuses
that were being perpetrated. The gen
eral replied that he was very glad that
he had come and told him about the
matter, as, though he was aware such
things were taking place, he had been
unable to get the necessary evidence,
and he would have his callers words
taken down and typewriter, so that
he could sign the document.
"Oh, no." replied the man, 81 cannot
do that
Why? asked the general.
Because do not want to bestabbed
lin the back"
SWELL" responded the general, II will
have the case before the courts and call
you as witness to testify as to what
you told me-"
81 shall deny it, replied the man; II
shall say you misunderstood me: 1 can
not afford to have my name connected
with it,
It seems to be trait that is univer-
sal through Cuba, and if man does
give an interview where his name ap-
pears, and if any exception is taken to
anything he has said, and he thinks
there is any possibility of it causing
him any trouble, he is absolutely sure
to deny that he said anything of the
kind. Consequently, those writing for
the newspapers are very much ham,
,pered in their efforts to get the truth,
as, If they use the name of the man they
got the information from. he is more
than apt to deny it, and, on the other
hand, if he does not use the name, the
people who read the interview are liable
to doubt the story on account of the
name being withheld.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31

RALEIGH, N C., Aug. .27.-Gov. Russell
Friday received telegram from solic-
itor Ferguson, of the Twelfth district,
dated Waynesville, saying that mob
was preparing to lynch Bert Smith, in
Jail there, charged with assaulting a
woman, and asking that the local
militia be placed at the sh eriff's order.
The governor ordered Capt. Spring.
field, of Company H, 1st regiment, to
report to the sheriff IF and protect the
prisoner from mob violen ce.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
Danger 10 the Thames.

Mr.. McDougall, of the London coun-
Gil, is afraid that the Thames win run
dry owing to the dams that are being
built in the upper reaches of the river.
Whereas last year s43,OOo,ooO gallons of
water day passed over Teddington
weir in May and 429.OoO,OoO gallons in
June, the figures for this year are $780,
100000 gallons in May and 230,000,000
gallons in June. In one day of July over
142.ooo.ooo gallons flowed freely. 1t is
feared that the result may be an cpl
demic Of disease, arising from the un-
diluted sewage OF the city.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
OLYMPIA BATTALION,
1t Landed From tho Cruiser at VILE
Franche for Drill-The Entire Pop
ulation Viewed tho Parade.

NICE Aug. 27.-The Olympia battal-
ion landed from the cruiser Friday
morning at Villefranche, near here,
for drill purposes, the entire popula-
tion of the town viewing the parade
from the surrounding heights. The
men pesented splendid appearance.
Adm. Dewey received a visit shortly
before noon from Edward Andre, Bel
gian consul at Manila. He passed a
quiet day on board, and seemed in per-
feet health and greatly benefited by
the rest he is taking.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
ADULTERATED OIL,
Probable That n Large Amount of 1t
Has Been Sold as Real olive OIL
TO In nOcent Purchasers.

1t is extremely probable that large
amount of adulterated olive oil has been
sold to innocent purchasers in this
country. Consul Caughy, at Messina, in
discussing this subject in report to
the state department, says: II would
suggest that dealers in essential oils
who purchase under chemists certifi-
cate, take sample in the presence of
witnesses Immediately upon arrival of
the goods, seal it, and send, in the little
bottles made for that purpose, to the
chemists at Messina asking for an an
alysis. / have discovered that after the
copper has been sealed it can be most
successfully tampered with. min
ute's contact of a hot iron with the line
of solder which encircles the copper
where it begins to taper will remove
sufficient to allow two little holes to be
made. If the copper is then placed on
its side the contents will easily run off.
The adulterant, turpentine, is readily
injected by syringe. A few passes of
the soldering iron soon destroy ali
traces of the work. l do not wish to be
understood as saying that any particu-
lar exporter has adopted this method
to defraud, but do say it can be done.
Every honest shipper will be glad to
learn that the second analysis agrees
with the first. When the importer finds
IT does not, the remedy rests in his own
hands. A safeguard against such
frauds would be to make it condition
of the contract that chemists send one
half of the original sample, after an
alysis, to the purchaser under their pri-
vate SEAL"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
New Amateur World Records.

New YORK, Aug. 27.-More world
amateur records fell in the Is miles
championship race Friday night. H.
Y. Bedell of New York, and Everett
Ryan, of Waltham, competed, both
being paced by motor tandems. Bedell
led on the first mile, and then Ryan
went to the front and his tandem crew
cut terrific gait. At four miles the
record commenced to go down, and
when the race was finished new figures
were credited. Bedell's time for Is
miles was made in 81 minutes, 10 1-6
seconds.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-31
"l,lack Jack" is Lying.

HoUsToN, Tex, Aug. 25 The Fol-
som, n. NJ. train robber who is now
dying at Trinidad, COL, as result of
wounds inflicted by Conductor Har-
rington in the recent attempted holdup
has been posi- lively identified by
Wells-Fargo secret service men as
Tom Ketcham, alias BLACK Jack, .
who has terrorized parts of western
Texas and New Mexico for the past
two years. Surgeons say he can not
recQYer.