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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-03

"I'l meet them. They shall have
their pleasant surprise as sharp a.
possible" he said.
But he timed the meeting rather
badly. The fact is, he lost his way in
the house, which was a large one, and
ere he was at the bottom Of the stairs
he heard Vinny's voice exclaim:
"Oh, Crawford, dear, it, must be
Tom; what ever shall do?"
Eyes, it's Tom, sure enough, Mrs.
Wills!" said Tom Downing from the
stairs. He meant his tone to be at
least commonplace.
Then with the sweetest look of sad
ness and appeal that was ever on hu-
man face, -Vinny sobbed out: "Oh,
Crawford" and tainted in her broth
er's arms.
The young doctor smiled oddly.
tits all right. Mrs. Craig" he said
to the housekeeper. Don't you worry.
Leave us alone. Lend q hand, Tom
Downing, II you will condescend so
far"
Tom did condescend. It thrilled him
merely to touch the girl (she looked a
girl still, in spite of ally, and his heart
was wild as he gazed at her on the
sofa.
Crawford did what was necessary,
and then turned to his old friend.
''She'll get around in about five min
utes now," he said. "By George, what
situation!" And he laughed.
SIS there anything comical in it?"
asked Tom angrily.
Rather, old man. That girl there is
living lie. Look at that ring on her
finger. There never was any such per-
son as the Mr.. Wills it indicates. She
married him for my sake, old chap.
Wouldn't have been proper to run the
lodging house else she did. She's
slaved and shaved between her duty to
her customers and what she calls her
duty to me. Talk about your medieval
saints; they're not in it with her. And
now, oh lor! just the one thing has
happened that she prayed nightly, l
believe, mightn't happen you've
turned up!"
"Does she detest me SO much ?" asked
Tom, lamely.
"No, the other thing, old fellow.
And so If you would clear out quickly
she's coming round. Now, then,
Downing, what are you up to?"
But Tom was on his knees by Vim
ny's side and was pressing her hands
to his lips, and when she opened her
eyes it was to look into his eyes.
She called her poor little deception
an amazing crime, but SO did not Tom,
whose nervous breakdown left him
from the moment when Vinny empow-
cred him to summon Mrs. Craig and
inform that good woman that the
boarding house might on certain easy
conditions be transferred to her.-Chi-
cagO. Herald,
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stared az him. He pointed a. his own

stared AZ him. He pointed at his own
portrait.
Really, sir, believe II is the late
Mr.. Wills" she replied, almost fright
cned by his face.
Nonsense! MY name is Downing.
II is my photograph, !" said Tom, when
didn't wear q beard. Are you not
Mrs. Wills?"
"Oh, no. ] am the housekeeper. Mrs.
Wills is in London. She and her broth
er are returning this evening. The
other gentleman is her brother"
Then Tom fancied he understood the
situation. So he had found vinny at
last. She was boarding house keep
er-her early experience at Bayswater
was being turned to account. She had
married, changed her nature altogeth-
er, and was now commonplace, mer-
cenary, and--a widowi
81 was told you wanted rooms, sir!"
inquired the woman. breaking his rev.
erie.
"Shnll I stay or shall I not7" he
asked himself.
He decided that he would.
He was very bitter that day. Mrs.
Wills had not come home at dinner
time. He ate his own dinner and
stared at the sea. So Master Crawford
was nearly q qualified medical man
he had ascertained that. What a change
must have been wrought in him also.
He must have gone to the hospitals al
most as soon as he disappeared from
Oxford.
It was while he was thus staring at
the sea that he saw vinny herself and
Crawford walking toward the house.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-03
BUYS ANOTHER LION.
Bob FitzsimmOns, the PugiIist, Sc
cures a Successor to the ILL
Fated Nero.

Bob Fitzsimmons has a new pet. 1t
cost him $4,000, The eX-champion's 3
trainers are unhappy, for this new pet
is lion, the second that "Fitz" has
owned. He bought it from Director
General Bostock, Of the Elks' carnival
and industrial exposition. The other
lion was called Nero, and the new pet
probably will be Nero H., in memory
of the other one, which died disgrace
full death. The first Nero was hanged,
and the fighter has always suspects ed
one of his trainers. The fighter has
taken his new pet to Bath Beach.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-03
Prohibition Proceedings.

At meeting held April 2l, 1900, the
following persons were chosen as del
egates and alternates to the State
Prohibition convention to be held in
Columbus May 24-25 Delegates-O. j.
Ross, M. B. Park, F. H. Jeans, j. w.
Redkey; Alternates = Rev. M. p.
link, Anthony Edwards, w. e. Galley,
J. M. Ulen. The delegates present
from this county were authorized to
fill vacancies in the delegation from
persons present from this county.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-03

Alabama raised 13,200 tons of coal in
1870. In 1899 the states product was,
in round figures, 100000 tons. One
company, the Tennessee Coal, Iron &
Railroad Company, produced about
100000 tons of coal in Alabama, and
including its output in Tennessee 1t
raised 4,151 900 tons.
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A plau.ible E.pInuation,

Any person who catches more than
80 brook trout per day in Connecticut
is liable to be fined and imprisoned
The Chicago Times-Herald thinks this
Is evidence that the people of Connecti-
cut have evidently become tired of the
lies Of the fishermen.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-03

Lawyer-Did the defendant, to your
knowledge, ever incite another to per-
jury?
Witness-Yes, / once heard him ask
a woman her age.
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Read the Sunday New York Journal.
A SOC piece of sheet music with every
paper. The price, lOc single copy
7c to regular subscribers. Stabler
Eros, agents.
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Murder will out" Impurities in
the blood will also be sure to show
themselves unless expelled by Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-03

Countess Russell was shocked by the
announcement in London papers that
her husband, Earl Russell, had mar
ried Mollie Cooke, in Reno, New.
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Her Lea0.
"They sat and held hands all the
evening"
'How silly!"
"Oh, i don't know. You have 10 In
whist. st."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Call at williams & Bells and get
prices on woven fencing. They are
making special prices this month.
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Highest market prices paid for
hides, pelts and furs. FRANK GAMBLE,
w. Beech st., Hillsboro, o.
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Seventeen per cent. of the watch.
makers in this country are women. In
1850 all were men.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-03

"Jessie is engaged to be married" |"
''The mischief she isl intended to
propose to that girl myself when got
time.n
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-03

The Town Hall Drug Store carries
a complete line of toilet soaps.
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For Sale-Good COW.
G.. w. HUTTON.

A new line of fine secret society
pins and buttons = Junior Order of
American Mechanics &c.-low prices,
at +. Emmerling's.
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TO Cnre Ia Grippe In Two Days
Take laxative Bsomo Quinine Tablets,
All dsusgists refund The money II it fails
TO ours. 3. W. Gaoys's signature on
every bog. '2bo.
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$500 to loan on first mortgage. G..
L. Garrett, P. Q. Building.
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Parisians study Foreign Languages.
In 1891 society for the promotion of
the study of foreign languages was
founded in Paris. 1t now has over
1000 members.
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Convenient trains on Hillsboro Rail-
road.
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Sloan's aerated milk always ON ice
at the Manhattan Restaurant.
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great destroying the which lodge in the air
particle breahd
enabling powerful
where
Asthma Coughs, Colds
call
will explain the treatment of charge
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03
MAJOR QUlNN'S ADMISSION.

At the hearing before the IIarbor
Commissioners on Wednesday of the
Norfolk and Westerns application for
Permit for its new coal pier at Lam
berts Point, Major j. b. Quinn. OF
the United States Engineer Corps.
made significant. if not somewhat
hay, statement After saying that
the present Port Wardens line at
Lambcrts Point is merely tentative
and could be moved further out with
out injury TO the harbor, Major Quinn
was moved to add that it is
THE policy OF the Government to have
as many picrS built as possible. and that
1t is inclined to he icnicnt in The matter Of
hcir cJtnSion into the harbors, so as to
make room for vessels and get them
out OF the waterways"
When the proposition is to build out
directly into the waterway. as in this
case, the explanation OF Major Quinn
seems distinctly Hibernian in its lu-
cidity; but let that pass. The point
OF main interest is that the Govern
ment is inclined to be lenient in the
matter of extension of piers into the
harDor.' In other words. so long as
these piers do not obstruct the main
channel used by Government boats.
and so Interfere with the defense of the
harbor. the Government does not care
rap about the piers. This should
serve as caution TO the Harbor Com
miF*loners against surrendering the
right to determine how far into the
river the proposed pier shall be built.
What would in no way interfere with
the ingress and egrcss of Government
vessels that use only the main chan
mel would seriously interfere with light
drauSht sailing and other craft plying
regularly in the harbor. The interest
Of the U. S. Government and the In
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03
THERE IS WAR IN CHINA.
Rhiladelnhin TimesN

The recognition of a state of war
between Russia ana China brings the
Washington government face to face
at once with the complications against
which IT has earnestly been warned.
Our troops are fighting mt Ticn Tsin
alongside the Russian troops, and I'M
der Russian commander. The Rus
slams are engaged in war but it is pre-
tended that we are not. How much
longer can this prctenSc be maintain
half are we fighting? If we are not,
what business have we there? The
situation has become impossible.
II only compiicates the problem to
know that the widely different prov
inces that make up what is called the
Chinese Empire have not usually a
common purpose and that the relations
of the several viceroys with the central
government are uncertain There may
be civil war within the empire as well
as war against foreign nations. There
are grave fears now for the English
settlements and England IS not unlike
ly to be forced into recognition of a
state of war. But the English must
fight their own battles. They must
protect themselves. If need be. against
Russian designs. Mr.. Mckinley has
no authority to plunge this country In
to an international conflict.
In the face of all this the Administra-
ton is st!ll planning to send more
troops to China. There can be no lon
ger the pretext of rescuing the lega-
ton. and the pretense of exercising
police power under such conditions IS
preposterous. There Is war In China.
and all the interests of the United
States in that country of elsewhere de-
mand that this country shall keep out
of it, The pernicious military ambition
of the Administration has alreacy Uone
mischief enough. The time has come
when IL must be halted and the false
steps recalled before il is too late.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03

If the present pier and tho proposed
new pier will not prove an obstruction
to navigation; II the Harbor Commits
sioners propose, in view of all the facts.
to grant this concession. why not make
1t conditional. putting in a provision
that, IL the time shall come when the
piers become such on obstruction to
navigation rs will necessitate their be-
ing removed or shortened. the Norfolk
and Western shall do this work at it's
own expense? This VIII in a measure
safeguard the interests of this port
IL the Norfolk and Western proposes
to do nothing that will interfere with
navigation, present or future, it can
not object to such a provision in the
concession for the proposed new pier.
This would be nothing more than a
reasonable evidence of good faith. The
Harbor Commissioners can not demand
less.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03
is IT PELF OR LIFEP

The announcement has been made,
and taken in good faith. that the posi-
ton OF President Mckinley regarding
China Is to save American citizens
and officials and demand indemnity
for destroyed property of the missions.
with guarantee of safety for Ameri-
can subjects in the future
The Japanese came very nearly solv-
ing this proposition few weeks ago by
Offering TO send enough troops to
China TO bring her into submission. to
release the missionaries American citi-
zens and ministers. This proposition
was declined by the Allied Powers with
Il most unanimous voice.
Now. comes that arch politician and
wire puller. Ii Hung Chang. with a
proposition that brings the issue
squarely up for decision. Ii agrees to
produce the ministers and foreigners
il thereupon the Allied Powers Will
agree to submit all differences TO ar
bitration.' This is q square and down
right proposition. the refusal OF which
discloses whether the object OF the AL
lied Powers is to preserve the lives of
tllt MINISTER'S illu lOlcISitIS, OF the
division and partition of Chinese ter
ritory.'
Mr. Mckinley must now speak up
and let the position of America be
known. If we are satisfied with the
release OF our ministers and people,
and proper financial indemnity. now is
the time to make it known. The silence
OF the United States at this time will
be even more emphatic than an out
spoken policy. II is pelf or liberty. and
the action of the Administration will
be closely watched in order that 1t may
define it's position. All the past talk
and buster about saving the Mission
aries and procuring indemnity will
amount to nothing, for here is an offer
of their safety.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03
THE COST OF LANDGRABBING.
(Philadelphia Rccordl

The cost of the British war in South
Africa UP to date has been 1881 ,5i5 765.
and the expense of our war in the Phil
ippines from May l. 1898. when Dewey
sailed into Manila Bay to February /.
last. Is estimated to have been $780,
100000 Both wars have been fire.
duently rcportcd to be practically
over" but for all that the end of either
is not in sight over 1900 British
troops have been sent to South Africa
since the capture of Pretoria. and of
the men under orders from this country
for China 6.000 We're diverted from their
intended destination (Manila). where
they were TO have been sent on the
Transparent plea that they We're needed
TO relieve the volunteers whose terms
will expire year hence. Probabl
neither the F'ilipnos nor the Beers had
more than 10000 men under arms at
any time. and the number of both have
doubtless shrunS to dimensions which
would seem contcmptiblc. But conquest
hase become Il task of almost insuper-
able difficulty in these days, and the
game is no longer worth the candle. as
the experience OF Great Britain and of
the United States in these costly en-
tcrpriScs has shown. Earth hungering
nationS. however. cannot be expected to
heed the warning.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03

terest of this port are not by any
means conterminous for this reason.
This makes the proposition of Pres
ident Dobie Chat the Norfolk and
Western give a written promise ''to be
sood') all the more refreshing. Did
President Dobie never hear of q rail-
road changing hands or being merged
in another system or having n receiver
appointed for It? In such case. how
VIII he hold the road to n promise to
consult his board before extending its
pier? Any 5ack-leg lawyer can sup
ply information on this point.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03

THIS IS NO TIME FOR POLITICAL
SIDE-SHOWS.

That delectable coterie of superior
persons. which Is hunting the country
over for man who will consent to
make himself ridiculous as its Candi-
date for Presidency, will receive
little support from sane Americans
These superior persons say they are
Ianti-Impcrialists and profess to see in
the Republican policy. of the present
grave and actual menace to our in
stitutions. The Democratic platform
however. does not please them and so
they propose. If they can find a candi-
date. to formulate n platform and
flock by themselves. though the Gold
Democracy cries TO them from the
bone-yard of the futility OF this per-
ennial attempt to make political
parties to order.
The sincere anti-Imperialist will
vote the Democratic ticket this year.
To do anything else is to stultify him
self. Either the Democrats will win,
or the Republicans win. 1t is not an
issue upon which a series of Presi-
Dental contests may be fought out.
The country is squarely up against"
the Issue and must make It's decision
this year. and its decision will be final.
1t must either stick to the Republic
or go to the Empire. 1t can not go to
the Empire this year and come back
to the Republic four years hence. If
1t declares for colonies and subjects,
colonies and subjects 1t will have; and
1t will not be able to rid itself of them.
(who can not find a political party
good enough for them. but must needs
make one for themselves) expect to
accomplish Their party will certainly
not be able to do anything this year.
Four years from now there will not be
anything for 1t to do. Either the DEM
ocrats will have won and the perpetu-
alton of the Republic will have been
assured. or the Republicans will have
won and Imperialism will have become
settled policy from which no politi-
cal party will be strong enough to rid
the country.
To be an Independent In politics Is
one thing: to be an avowed civic Eu-
much Is quite another. 1t is a free
can be either of these things. But 1t
Is worth while to point out. occa sional-
ly. that neither of these things carries
with 1t any distinction that the citizen
need covet, and neither warrants that
assumption of superior wisdom and
virtue that each is apt to claim. Bet
ter the robust partisan with faith in his
party and his country Than Tho t,,-o
tent and fretful pharisee. The sensible
citizen, the man who does not feel
that his individual wisdom is superior
to the combined wisdom OF six or
seven millions of his countrymen. will
either go with the Democrats for the
Republic or with the Republicans for
the Empire. in the elections this fall.
He will certainly not ally himself with
whining knot of professional
cyclists
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03
NOTES AND OPINIONS.
THE FIRE LOSS OF 1899.
(New York SUM-

According to the Fire Tables" is
sued annually by the Chronicle, the
organ of the insurance business, the
year 1899 was the greatest for fire
waste and insurance losses for TWEEN
ty-fve years. with the exception of
1898. The total property loss in the
year last past amounted to $l53, 591. $50.
OF which $i3, 90. $50 were due to fires
caused by exposure to other original
fires. In 1893, the most wasteful year
recorded. the figures were respectively
SI67.5ii,S,0 and Si7,4997, 62i.
There We're l05,3i2 fires during 1899,
as compared with 94.0G2 in 1895 and a.
40 i'll 1887; the average losses last
year were only 81, OBS as against Sl.S6S
in 1898 ana S2,0S6 in 1897. The in
surance loss per fire, however, aver
aged higher than for three years pre-
cedng.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03

1t is to be observed that the truly
good fusionists in North Carolina have
been caught in the act of printing and
distributing bogus Democratic ballots.
And this is the gentry that has been
squalling fraud and intimidation and
parading. as champions of civil liberty.
Are fraudulent ballots necessary to the
preservation of civil liberty? When a
Southern Republican begins to hoUcr fraud,
he is either preparing to stuff, or steal.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03
BOTH SIDES SHALL HAVE A
HEARING.

The Virginian- Pilot has no quarrel
with the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way. 1t is not by any means insensi-
BILE of what that railway has done for
this port. 1t would be the first to con-
denim any injustice or attempted injus-
tice to this great enterprise. managed
and controlled by most estimable and
far-sighted men. The Virginian- Pilot.
however, believes that In this matter
of cncroachment on the waterway of
the port of Norfolk. Portsmouth and
Berkeley. at Lambert's Point the Nor
folk and Western Railway is hindering.
not helping. the development of these
cities. In this opinion, the bank
ers, merchants, real estate men,
and. in short. 80 per cent. of all
the business men of this city, share.
II the Virginian- Pilot had been in
doubt. which Il was not, the interviews
with representative citizens, heretofore
and now given, would have dispelled
such doubt.
The proposition Is a plain one. It
is. whether the Norfolk and Western
shall be permitted to build a coal pier
out into Elizabeth river to deep
water at less expense, thereby OBJ
structing navigation and injuring this
port, or whether 1t shall build a shorter
pier and dredge at its own expense for
deep water The Norfolk and Western.
finding it cheaper to build out to deep
water, is naturally asking permission
of the Harbor Commissioners to do
that. The Virginian-Pilot takes the
position that no further construction of
the river at Lambert's Point should be
permitted. and that concessions for
short piers only should be granted, rs
the port Will have to pay. before many
years. for the condemnation and re-
moval OF the present long piers. that
its traffic may be accommodated
This request for a new concession
was sprung upon the public suddenly,
though the Harbor Commissioners may
have known of 1t before hand There
has been little time for consideration
of 1t. The Harbor Commissioners seem
to need enlightenment In the premises.
To that end the Virginian-Pilot has
employed able counsel to appear at the
hearing to-day and present the ports
side or this matter. This newspaper
has no more interest in the question
than any other enterprise of the city,
but 1t does not care to see the question
go by default. nor does It purpose.
whatever Is done. that the Harbor
commissioners shall be able to give as
excuse that they acted without all the
facts before them. FINALLY. IL it shall
be necessary and competent, the mat
ter will be carried to the Courts, where
elaboration and not unseemingly haste
will afford better opportunity for
protest against blocking our outlet to
the sea
1t shall be made perfectly patent
what the interests of this port are. and
whether the Harbor Commissioners
stand for those interests or for the
interests of the Norfolk and Western.
in matter wherein these several in
tcrests clash. With enmity to neither
the Norfolk and Western, nor the
Board of Harbor Commissioners. the
NirGinian-Pilot will undertake to see 10
1t that there is abundant light and no
dark corner business in n transaction
involving the commerce of this port
and ultimately its treasury