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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-26
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
she is not Happy.

, she is not Happy"
II was noon before Ethel left tht
! shade of the cedar-tree and returned
TO the house. Sir Oscar had gone
) from her an hour before, after ar
anguished farewell Lady st. Nor
man saw her walking across the lawn
and she wondered why she walked SC
! slowly and so sadly She looked al
her face it was colorless, with lines
Of pain all round the sweet, trembling
Hips. Lady st. Norman watched hor
for some time in silence.
Ethel Is i'll, she said to herself;
and she went out to meet her.
She said no word when she came
near her-there was something In
Ethels face which forbade speech
but she went up to her room with her
and closed the door Then, with open
arms, she turned to her step-daughter.
Ethel" she said, gently what Is
! it?"
And Ethel, clasping her white arms
round the kindly neck, hid her face on
Helens breast
What Is it. my dear?" asked Lady
st. Norman. She felt Ethel shlvering,
! like one extremely cold.
Helen" said the faint, broken voice,
you were always good to ne--always
kind to me-shleld me now little.
Stand between me and the world"
! Il will" promised Lady st. Norman.
Tell me only one thing. Ethel. Have
you refused Sir Oscar?"
Yes" she replied; Il have refused
him, and he is gone"
| And then, without another word,
| Lady ST. Norman laid Ethel down up
on her bed
TRY to sleep, my dear" she said;
your face is flushed, and your eyes
burn WouJ it relieve you-would
you like to tell me shy you refused
Sir Oscar? thought you loved HIM"
The girl turned from her with a
weary sigh.
do not ask me to do so, Helen.
You have always been kind to me; but
the greatest kindness you can do from
this time forth VIII be never to men
| ton his name again
And Ethel turned from the kindly
face bent over her-tarUed from the
sunlight and cl.syI her eyes, Ike
one tired of ,e.
Lady St. Norman was considerate.
She saw that Ethel was harassed by
some secret sorrow and, though she
was both surprised and puzzled, she
4 did not comment upon It,
with a grave, anxious look on her
| face she went down to Lord St, Nor
man. She found him atone, and GER
tlinly, from the expression Of his
c3unteuance, looking not well pleased,
! Helen. he said # cannot under
stand this. Ethel has refused Sir
Oscar and he has gone away 1
/ thought she liked him, How difficult
she Is 70 please! cannot tell you
, how annoyed am"
10 was the mission of this fair gem
/ tgwowan 20 be peacemakcr. With a
gentle. caressing touch she laid her
hand on her husbands shoulder
( 81 know. Leonard she said am
very sorry. but / want 30 speak to you
about Ethel DO not bs angry with
/ her, she is not happy
She rs ueveg likely to be-" asserted
/ Ibis larjsh.n, augu,y I wonder whom
IgGa would really think good enough
for here?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-26

HE COULD TELL HER ABOUT IT

rarkS Some women are never sat
'ishei My wife almost Insisted last
night upan my taking her 20 some play.
Lare--But sou didn'tF
parse So. sir, Why, I've seen
everything here is-Lite.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-26

Il mean 1T, dear she SAID, Sehtly
at must be SOFT cannot be helped
Not even if it breaks my heart
Ethel?'
mot II It breaks your heart anC
mine" she whispered I'VE must part
and it will be unwise for us ever L
meet again"
He buried his face in the soft silker
folds of her dress, and a silence thai
was full OF pain fell over them. When
he raised his face again it was color.
less as her own, with great lines OF
pain round the firm lips
How cruel women arel" he cried
The falrest among them are more
cruel than the boy who cages bird
and then tortures 1t to death. Ethel,
you knew that ! loved you, and you
took my heart in your hands only to
break it, Oh cruel-cruel and cold!
Nay, Oscar!' she interrupted. Il
stand on the threshold Of a parting
that will be to both OF us more bitter
than death. believe me, on my word,
| did not think Of love / did not know
you loved mel did not know that |
loved YOU thought that we were only
dear, true friends | never meant to
love any one; the knowledge came on
me as q shock or terrible surprise, but
It came too late. You believe me, Os-
car do you not?"
my poor child-my poor Ethel, for
give me if seemed to upbraid you.
Darling. | would rather love you, and
love you in vain, than win the greatest
affection from any one else. But,
Ethel, this secret of yours-does Lord
81. Norman know it?"
She looked at him, her sweet face
white with terror.
NO" she replied, quickly; "and
you must not lead him to suppose that
there is one Oscar, He will think |
am proud and cold Of heart he must
think so--better anything than that
he should suspect the truth.
81 wish you would trust me, he said.
"rhis Is not the age OF mystery or ro-
nance what secret can fair young
life like yours hold Ethel which
should prevent your being happy?'
She, listening to him buried her face
In her hands. weeping wildly and cry
ing that Il was an her fault-all her
falkland that she was most bitterly
punished for her sin,
Ethel was the first to recover herself.
Sir Oscar was like one stunned by
sudden blow; Ethel's words were 50
unexpected that for a time they had
unnamed him She laid her hands on
his. and looked at him.
Heaven knows" she said THAT
would have borne anything rather than
have inflicted this pain upon You
ala not mean IT, VIII you forgive me?
The only pleasant memory | can carry
with me through life is that you have
forgiven me-"
Il have nothing to forgive ne re-
turned gently. "I have told you Ethel.
that I would rather be unhappy with
your love than happy with the truest
affection Of another You viii send
me from YOU then 91thel2'
II must. there is no alternative ]
send YOU from me Ia time that I may
meet you i'm eternity might have de-
ceiycd you. and have done wrong; but
then there would have been no heaven
for nae. ! shall bear the pain Of my
life as bgavely ls I can"
"Nau are $50 good, Ethgl" me- moaned
IT am sure Won have done mo- wrong.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-26
ErElelE EEJEIaIE IETElElElElda q

me, for | can never be your wife, and
we two must henceforth be as strang-
ers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-26
SLEEPS WOOL AS A BAROMETER

The wool on the back OF a sheep i
shepherds barometer. The cur!ies --s
wool gha finer will Sc the weather
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-09
CONTROL OF PHILIPPINES.
Matter In Hands of tho President
Until Congress Act.

Washington, March 6.-The senate
committee on the Philippines decided
Monday to report the bill introduced
by Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin. for
control of the Philippines. Senator
Lodge, chairman of the committee,
made the report to the senate. The
bill is as follows:
That when all instruction against the
sovereignty and authority of the United
States in the Philippine islands acquired
from Spain by the treaty concluded at
Paris .on the 10th day of December. 1898.
shall have been completely suppressed
by the military and naval forces of the
United States, all military. civil and judi
cial powers necessary to govern the said
islands shall, until otherwise provided by
congress, be vested in such person and
persons, and shall be exercised in such
manner as the president of the United
States shall direct for maintaining and
protecting the inhabitants of said is
lands in the free enjoyment of their lib.
erty, property and religion.
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THIS MAY MEAN PEACE.
President Kruger Has Left Pretoria ia
Hold q Conference with President
Steyn, Of Orange Free State.

London, March 4.-President Kru-
ger is said to have left Pretoria with
the intention of meeting President
Steyn. The place where they will
meet is not mentioned, but is believed
to be somewhere in the Orange Free
State. Those in South Africa who are
conversant with the effect the re-
cent reverses have had on the Beers
express the opinion that the meeting
of the two presidents is preliminary
to suggestion of negotiations for
peace. But if this is the case, it must
be due to the pressure brought to
bear upon the presidents by the
burghers and Afrikanders in the
British colonies rather than in the
personal inclinations of the presi-
dents, as all the available informa-
tion depicts them as being as deter
mined as ever to persist in the war
until the resources of the republics
are much more enfeebled than they
seem to be at present.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-09
PROVIDES FREE TRADE.
Senator Davis Introduces Amendment to
Porto Rica Tariff Bill, Extending Our
Constitution to the Island.

Washington, March g. Senator
Davis, of Minnesota, offered an amend
ment to the Porto Rican bill in the
senate. It's effect is to have the tariff
laws of the United States applied to
Porto Rico upon foreign imports, but
allows absolute free trade between
the United States and Porto Rico.
The amendment is as follows:
And it is hereby enacted that all du-
ties, imposts and excuses imposed or
levied. laid or collected by congress upon
Porto Rico or any products or business
thereof or in relation to said Porto Rico,
shall be uniform with all duties, tmposts
and excuses laid and collected through
out the United States. That no capita
ton or other direct tax shall be laid by
congress in or upon Porto Rico, unless IN
proportion to the census or enumeration
directed to be taken by the constitution.
That no tax or duty shall be laid on ar
ticles exported from Porto Rico. That
no preference shall be given by any reg
ulation of commerce ors revenue to the
ports Of Porto Rico over those of any
state OF the union shall vessels
bound to or from Porto Rico be obliged to
enter, clear or pay duties in any state of
the union. Nor shall any preference be
given by any regulation Of commerce or
revenue to the ports of any state of the
union over those Of Porto Rico. nor shall
vessels bound to or from the ports of
any state of the union be obliged to en-
ter. clear or pay duties in any port OF
Porto Rico.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-09
TO COIN THE SILVER.
The Bullion Parchased Under the sherman
Act to Be Made into Coins at the Rate
of 84,OOO,OOOa Month.

New York, March Sit is the in
tention of the treasury department,
as soon as the pending financial bill
becomes a law. to expedite as fast as
possible the coinage of the silver bull
lion purchased under the Sherman
act still remaining in the treasury.
There is still on hand bullion pur-
chased under this act costing S7s,OO0,.
COS, and represented by that amount
of treasury notes outstanding. The
department has been coming this bull
lion into dollars at the rate of ST $780,
600 a month. The financial bill au-
thorizes the coinage of enough of this
bullion into rsubsidiary coins to bring
the total subsidiary coinage up to
$1OO,OOO,0OO. This will require about
$25, 200, 600 in subsidiary coins. In ad-
dition to this the department pro-
poses to increase the coinage of sill
yer dollars to 100000 month.
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DEATHS IN A WRECK.
Near Brazil, Ind. Two Men Were Killed
and Forty Injured, All OF Them
Miners.

Brazil, Ind, March GA miners
train, carrying 400 workmen en-
ployed at the mines north of here to
their homes in this city, was run into
by a local freight train on the c. &
f. l. railroad at six o'clock yesterday
evening and the caboose and two cars
were mashed to splinters. Melvin
Easter and Charles Crompey were in
stantly killed and more than 40 persons
severely injured, many of whom will
die. The wreck occurred in deep
cut in the center of short curve.
The wreckage caught fire by an
overturned stove and the men who
were rescuing the wounded were
forced to turn their attention to the
fire to prevent those pinioned in the
wreck from being cremated.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-09
LOANING BRITAIN GOLD.
Rank Of France Has Been Secretly Aiding
Engiand In the War Against Beers
No Fear of Intervention.

Paris, March 6.-The big upward
jump in the stock of the Bank of
France of SIS francs per share let the
cat out of the bag and betrayed the
government, which, despite it's pre-
vious denials and equivocations, has
permitted the national bank to supply
England with some of the necessary
gold for the Transvaal war. The big
rise in Bank of France stock was due
to the success of the English arms
in the Transvaal: Not only the bank,
but a number of big French CAPT.
talists. have been quietly loaning their
gold to England under the cover of
the nationalist bowls against En-
gland, which kept the masses of the
French people unsuspicious. AS long
as France, however, acts as banker
for England there is not the slightest
fear of French Intervention, as the
interests of the country lie in the
pocket books and are affected by the
success of the English army.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-09
OTIS REPORTS FIGHTING.
Gen Bataa' Expedition Met Strong Opposi.
ton Near Neva Caeeris and Many Rob
els Were Killed and Wounded.

Washington, March 6.-Gen. Otis
has cabled the following account of
recent military operations in Luzon:
Manila. March 6.-Bates. with two bat
talions of the Fortieth and Forty-fifth
regiments and attachments of artillery.
engineers and signal corps. total 200
men. landed troops on the southeast,
northwest and southern coasts of San
Miguel bay. Camarines province. to move
on Nueva Gaceres. in three columns. The
only strong opposition was encountered
by Goodwin and the battalion of his reg
fment of Lithuanian, northwest Of Nueva
Gaceras. The enemy left "a dead on the
field and many wounded. who were cared
for by our medical officers. Goodwin cap
tured a number of armed insurgents, IS
Spanish prisoners. 30 rifles and considera-
BILE ammunition and property. Particu-
lars OF minor engagements Of other COL
amn not reported: Nueva Gaceres was
found practically deserted. inhabitants in
mountains. Troops are now covering i'm
portant points in the provinces OF Camar-
ines. Albany and Sorsogon. The navv
rendered most valuable aid in landing
troops and supplies.
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Led into an Ambush.

Manila, March 6.-Lieut Edgar F.
koheler, of the Ninth infantry, was
sho: in the abdomen and killed at a
village six miles north of Tarlac,
where he went in search of some hid
den rifles. A Filipino, promising to
produce the rifles, led him into an am
bush away from his command. The
soldiers in revenge burned the village
and killed "a of the enemy.
The transport Sheridan will sail to-
day with 12O soldiers and convicts and
20 insane soldiers.
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CRONJE RETURNS THANKS.
The Imprisoned General Is Grateful to
Great BritAin for FavOrs Received
Boer Troops Retiring.

London, March 5.-The war Office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts, dated Osfontein,
March 4: Gen. Cronje, on behalf of
his party and commandant Wolmar-
ans, on behalf of 1000 other prison
ers, asked the British officers to thank
me for the consideration and kindness
with which they have been treated.
Gen. Clements reports that he adj
vanced troops, holds Achtertang, and
that railway communication would be
opened to Joubert's siding tonight.
The enemy is still in force at Norval's
Pont bridge. Gen. Gatacre says the
aumber of Beers at Stormburg is daily
diminishing. Col. Baden-Powell re-
ports that all are we'll at Mayors
fontein and that the enemy's activity
was being met with equal activity on
the part of the defenders. The posi-
ton is unchanged at Osfontein, ex-
cept that frequent heavy showers
have materially improved grazing, to
the benefit of the horses and trans,
port animals"
Beers Retire Before the Britain.
Dordrecht, Cape Colony, March g.
Gen. Brabant's colonial division, after
a nights march, is now attacking the
Beers in a strong position at La
Buschagnes Mex, on the road from
Dordrecht to jamestown. The en-
gagement is proceeding with great
vigor and the Beers are gradually re-
firing before the British shell fire,
from three positions. \ heavy rifle
fire is being exchanged where the
British are engaging the Beers on thu
right flank.
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A GROUND ROBIN"
The Milwaukee Methodiat MIniaters Re-
buJ<e President Mckinley for Drinking
Wine at = Banquet

Milwaukee, March 5.-The Milwau-
kee Methodist Ministers association
has just learned that President Mc-
Kinley drank wine at banquet ten
dered him here October 13, and TIE
ministers individually have sent him a
rebuke in round robin" form. They
refuse to make any of it public ex-
cept this sentence: Eve have a hard
enough fight against the liquor traffic
all the time without having to face
the additional influence of q Metho-
dist president who comes to our city
and at public banquet drinks every
kind of wine on the menu"
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Indiana Political Rumor.

Indianapolis, Ind, March Ga
story is current that Indiana repub-
licans, who indorse Benjamin Har-
rison's views on the Porto Rican ques-
ton, will boom him for the presi-
Dental nomination. A move has also
started in favor of nominating Con-
gresham Crumpacker for governor.
He was the only republican congress
man of the state who voted against
the Porto Rican bill
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A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
Fusion Plan Agreed Upon.


At the conclusion of conference &C
Topeka lasting until after midnight
the other night. the populist, demo-
cratic and free silver republican state
committees agreed on a basis of flu
sion for the coming campaign. The
populists are to have governor, lieu
tenant governor, auditor. attorney
general, state superintendent, con-
gressman-at-large and one Judge of
the court If visitation. The demo-
Gratis are to have associate justice.
secretary of state. treasurer, solicitor
and one judge of the court of vista
ton. The electoral ticket is to be di-
vided among the three parties. the
democrats and populists getting four
votes each and the silver republicans
two. The populist and democratic
conventions to nominate state officers
will be held at Fort Scott the same
day, July "a. Populists will meet at
Clay Center April 23 to select dele
gates to the national convention and
the democrats will meet at Wichita
May 90 for the same purpose.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-09
Grand Lodge, A. O. U. W.

AT the annual meeting of the Kan
kas \. o. Z. W. grand lodge at Topeka
last week John II. Crider was re-
elected grand master workman after
a spirited contest. Z. NJ. Forde was
reelected recorder and n. G. Light,
of Winfield, receiver. DIR. Brown, of
Chanute, was elected grand medical
director. The resolution providing
that members who die by their own
hands thereby invalidate their policies
was not acted upon. By slim ma
jority the proposition to shut grand
masters out of the grand lodge was
defeated. A resolution to reduce the
fees of the grand medical examiner
from so cents to 25 cents was defeated
by narrow margin. BY about the
same vote a resolution requiring the
medical examiner to turn back all
fees collected in excess of $4,000 per
year to the general fund was defeated.
The laws were so amended that it will
only cost old members so cents to be
reinstated in the order. Heretofore
it has cost just as much to be rein
stated as to join. The salary of the
grand master was fixed at $500 a
year. He is allowed $1,275 for eX-
penses, besides n contingent fund to
pay clerk hire and stenOgrapher's
salary. The salary of the recorder
was fixed at 1000 and he was allowed
$4,000 for clerk hire. The grand re-
ceiver is given $3.50 a year salary and
he must put up a $4,000 bond. The
per capita was retained at $3.50. The
deputy system was continued for an
other year. It is claimed that the
rapid growth of the order during the
past year was due to the deputies
work. Wichita was given first prize,
500 in gold, for the best drilled team.
Leavenworth took second prize, $50.
and Lawrence third, s25. Upchurch
lodge, of Topeka, secured the cham
pionship cup for showing the largest
gain of membership during the past
year.
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Intere .t,nx In.urnno. Deci.,on.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 6.-The
Kansas City court of appeals yesterday
decided that the heirs of an injured
person who took accidentally an over
dose of an opiate and died from it
had legal right to collect the insur-
ance even though the policy express
ly stated that it would be void if the
insured died from he use of narcotics
or opiates.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-09
Cuban Real Estate.

Havana, March 6.-Gen. Ruis Rivera,
secretary of agriculture, announces
that the total membranes on Cuban
real estate amount to $24S, 100000. He
thinks this is a comparatively small
amount and is agreeably surprised at
the figures. He is also astonished to
find that the greater part of the land
in Cuba is owned by Cubans and not
by foreigners and syndicates, as for.
merly was the case.
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What Became of This CSC:

City Treasurer Trus, of ST. Marys,
called ut the office of the superin-
tcndent of insurance and inquired
why the fire department of that town
had failed to get it's portion of the
firemen's tax for the year 1898. The
records in the office show that the
ST. Marys fire department was en-
titled to $50. Insurance Superintend'
ent Church promised to investigate
the affair.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-09
Gen. Otis Future Position.

Washington. March ct is prob
able that when Gen. Otis returns from
the Philippines after the new commits
command of the Department of the
Lakes. with headquarters at Chicago
His rank will entitle him to it, as, at.
ter the retirement of Gen. Merritt, he
will stand next to Gen. Brooke
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As the Devil Would Do 1t.

The old Atchison Champion, which
has given a governor and n lieutenant
governor to Kansas, and which has
died and been resurrected almost
times without number, is to be revived
again-this time by man from Tex
as. H. H. Brooks, who for 13 years
has published the Live Stock Cham
pion at Amarillo, Tex, is the new pro-
prietor, and during the week begin
ming March 12-when Rev. c. NJ. Shell
don is to run the Topeka Capital as
he thinks Jesus would run 1.-THE
Champion is to be run as Mr.. Brooks
thinks the devil would do it.
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Shipping Am. To London. Nv.

Frankfort, KY, March 6.-The ship
ment of guns and ammunition to Lon
don continues. a carload of small arms
and other equipments were shipped
Monday. The Calling guns and other
arms in use by the soldiers on the
statehuose square are still here. Re-
publican Gov. Taylor left for Butler
county Monday to attend the funeral
of his brother.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-09
Wichita Editor Arrested.

Frank A. Peltret, editor of Jerry
Simpsons Bayonet, was arrested at
Wichita for discussing the issues of
the day on the sidewalk with n dozen
men. The city officials desired to dis
charge him, but he insisted on a trial
to settle the question of the constitu
tional right of people to assemble on
the streets to discuss subjects of POI
litical interest.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-03-09

Word comes from OriZaba, Mex,
that Edward Turner, n Kansan in
prison there for alleged criminal neg
ligence in connection with a railroad
wreck, died while waiting for trial.
Turner had complained of the unnec-
essary delay in trying him and the
United States government had taken
the matter up, but Turner expired be-
fore his case was reached.