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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-04
CHAPTER TX.

~ SEARCH OF THE QUARREL
As Law turned away from the doc,
VI the Knolsys mansion, he walked
with head bent forward. not looking
1Don the one hand or the other. He
raised his eyes only when a passing
hOrsemzn had called thrice TO him
What" cried Sir Arthur Pembroke.
Il little looted 10 see you here. Mr.
Law / thought II more likely you
acre engaged in other business
Meaning by that"
What should | mean, except that |
supposed you preparing for your little
affair with Wilson,"
NY little AFFAIR."
Certainly. with Wilson. az said. l
saw our friend Castleton but now, and
be advised me Of your promptness. He
had searched for you for days. he be-
ing chosen by Wilson for his friend
and said he had at last found you I'm
sour lodgings. Egad, have mistook
your kidney completely. Never in
London was duel brought on so swift
Flght2 This sfternccni s2id vns,
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CHAPTER WIN CONTINUED.

CHAPTER VIII CONTINUED.
'Tag what one hears often from
men. in one form or another said tte
girl. coolly, seating herself as she
spoke.
Talk not TO me Of other men-lTl
not brook IT, cried he. advancing
toward her few rapid psces. Think
YOU have ne hearts" Hls ege gieam41
and he came ON yet EeD IN hls
strange wooing. "Yo1r .faea ls here
here" ne cried. deep in M heart,
must always look upon IT, or / am q
lost n2n,"
The girl leaned tack against the wal
near which she had seated herself
The young man bent forward. taking
both her hands quietly in his own nov.
and gazing steadily into her eyes.
There Was no triumph In his gaze
Perhaps John Law had prescience Of
the future.
"Oh, SIR, had far Iiefer / had never
peo ~o-1 cried ca.harfns Kno1'va
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anne egz-5 70 ID LIN zOrs zzsrnEg
70 ceSzFz- FOslk-sO1-a- ard love. and
fzIs NeE- in tAas roez. ard 1b@s<
wOssd hare their say
Tke bess-e hing gaze q a. eys Esazu-
ar II is pOEer rested ca fhs girl, .
gzxe FLIED with All the strange. hall
mandatory pleading q yOglh zns
YezEring Once uOrs there cane .
SHIFT in TIE tidas cu-ren1s q TIE wozn-
ans hearL The Lady CzthzTine slow
y became eonscs0zs q delicious help
SeEsness. Of = sinking and yielding
which ste could not resist Her had
has power TO be erect II slipped for
ward On = shoulder ~ziLF1g a. By
right Her breath cane in soft meas
ere. and unnonscsoazly . hand wa
raised 70 sO8ch the cheek pressed down
10 hers- John Law kissed her once
1DOn the lips Suddenly. without plan
in spite Of All plzn-the seal Of q
strange fate Vas set forever on her
life.
For long moment they stood thus,
until Al length she raised face nals
and sharp, and pushed back against
his breast hand that trernbie5
lis wOndrous strange" she whis-
persd
Ask nothing. said John Law. fear
nCthing- Only believe. as / believe"
Neither John Law nor the Lady
cathzrfne KnoiIys ssw what vas pass
ing just without the ROOM They did
not see the SCI face which looked cozn
from the stairway Through the open
door Nary COnnynge could see the
yOung man AZ he stepped out Of the
door. could see the conduct Of the girl
TOE left alone IN the drawing-room-
She saw the Lady Catharine sink down
7pO1 the seat, her head dropped in
tho7ght. hey hz=d Tying languidIy ont
before her Pale noE and distraugflt.
he Lady Cztharine KnoIIys wist 1T
u Of What vent On before her. she
aad full concern with the tnmuIt which
Taged riot in her soul
Mary COnnynae turned, and started
s2ek ND The stair unseen She paused.
aer yellow eyeg gone narrow. her lit |
ls hand cautehed tight upon the rail.
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lending head from whose eyes there
dropped sudden tears
-Ah. dear heart, say anything bgt
that
'Tis a hard WAY z wO-1sn m1Et
travel At best in this world m1r-
INJURED the Lady Ca.aerlne. with wis
5orn ali urErited 10 her youth But
cannot nn3e-Stsnd. i had thCught
thaf The eo.ll1g q 5oTer was q sOy-
OTIS thing. 2 tine q happiness alone .
AN. non. ia the hour q mist can
son not S0-esee the time Of s-rzata inez
81 life Is befC7e re, my sweet, al
life. There IL mseh fo- ~ 30 do.
there ere 80 many, many days q lore
and happiness
Pr now the LsfY Catharine Knoilyg
Eeered again. with some evdden chsnge
II he inner cssrTents of the feEainins
soal.
r taEe gore far with yeu. IF. Law.~
fafd s'se. esaserlv dsseBgaging her
9and- ''Yet 7 6s6 btt afve yosa insight
y ttines which any man coming as
aotl have corne saoysd have vel within
lis BnoSge8ee. Think not. cir. that
Hn easy ~ be won. ] must kEOw you
gralig' honest with sayseEf And If
r0a core 70 ray regard II must be step
~ step and stair by stair This IS to
Do remembered"
II shail remember"
+Go. then. End leave me for fhis
3rDe." she besougbt bira. But eth ne
.....s.s IL. rassr - Il. u. -.
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VIOLATIONS OF NEUTRALITY
an Alleged Attempt to Violate
Neutrality Laws.

Cincinnati. Feb. 2S-An .investiga-
ton is in progress by government off,
Gals into what appears to be a decid-
ed attempt to violate the neutrality
laws. The inquiry is prompted by the
receipt by all the subordinate officers
of the Ohio national guard of q letter
promising promotion and big pay to al.
who will join a military expedition
about to be organized. Only vague in
formation is given OF the purpose OF
the expedition, and the officers arc re-
quested to inquire further Of William
Wayne, Norristown, Pa The letters are
dated New York and mailed at differ
ent places.
Bradstreet's review OF trade says
spring trade Is showing considerable
more activity at St Louis and Kansas
City than at Chicago. where business is
not yet up to last years record.
Judge John ID. lawson, dean OF the
law department OF the Missouri state
university. says that Japan violated no
international law In not formally de-
claring war before opening hosiilities.
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CHAPTER x
A CHANCE DEcREED

Misehance delayed the carriaee o
Beau Wilson il its joITnt a
Bloomsbury square. 1t haG -
peared at that moment. tn =
eTening, when John Law
trembling and DRIPPING ste 70
upon one side u this iittie 20 ia
mon and gazed auaio1sly aa.e IA.
space. He saw standing across ron
him a carriage. toss ard xhiea IA
dashed. He flung open the age
door, crying 0us, eyen before saH
the face within.
VIII Viii Law. ! sag, eC,1s I!
called be. What mad fric Is mis-!
What"
He saw indeed the lace u III an
inside the carriage, face pa.a. IN
cholly. and YET firm.
Get you back into the city" cried
VIII Law This is no place for you.
Jack
BOY, Are You mad. entirely mad? p
cried Law, pushing his way directly
into the carriage and reaching OUT
with an arm OF authority for the sword
which he saw resting beside mis-
brother against the seat No place
Tor me, 'Tis no place for you, fof
either of us. Turn back. This fool
ishness must 20 no further."
1T must go on now to the end" sai0
Will Law, YEARLY ''Mr. Wilson's car
riage is long past due"
But you-what do you mean,
You've had no hand in this. Even had
you-why, boy, you would be spittec
In an instant by this fellow"
"And would not that teach you &c
cease your mad FRANKS, and use to bet.
ter purpose the talents God hath given
you? Yours is the better chance
Jack"
"Peace," cried John Law. tear
starting to his eyes. I'll not argue
that. Driver, turn back for home.'
The coachman at the box touched his
hat with a puzzled air. Il beg pardon.
sir said he. but was under orders
of the gentleman inside"
you were sent for Mr.. John Law"
For Mr.. Law"
But | am John Law, sirrah,"
"You are both Mr.. Law? Well, sir \
I scarce know which OF you is the
proper Mr.. Law. BIT | must say that
here comes coach drove fast enough
and perhaps this Is the gentleman
was to wait for, according to the frst
Mr.. Law, SIR"
He is coming then" cried John
Law, angrily. "I'll see into this pref.
~ meeting. II this devils own fool is
TO have crossing OF steel. I'll fair ac-
him. and well look into the
reasons for Il later. Sit ye down. Be
quiet. VIII. boy, sayl"
With one leap he sprang from the |
'arriage. leaving Will half dazed and
imp within.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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Oh COME expostuEs1ed Sir Ar
;hur. his fare showing = fash Of an
uoys1ce
sir Arthur ooafinzed Law. a. he
raised his head Il an Of the nixf0r-
tune 30 be bur young In LONDON. and
I am in need Of your friendship
an6 myself pressed for rapid trsnspor-
tstion- Pray ron. gire me your mount
FOR rnzsG have speed l shah not need
the service Of your seconding In
lulge ne Row b. asking 10 more, and
waif until ne meet again Give ne
he horse. and quickly"
But yoss --st be seconded cried
he other. ais Is too unusual Con
.ider." Yet all the time he was Civ
ng . hand al the stirup Of Law. Who
prang up and was on before he had
inc TO formulate his own wonder
WHO and shat is hey" muttsred the
'oung nobIennan to himself as he gazed
lffer the retreating form He rides
yell, al feast. As ne does everything
lse well TIL I return. sorsooth, tin
RETURN Cad. l half wish ron had
leEer come in the first place, my
bloody Scotland"
As for Law, he rode swiftly. asking
4 times his way. losing time fere.
aiming II again there. creating much
atred among foot folk by his tenn
estuous speed. but giving little heed
D aught save his own purpose In
me he reached Bradwell street and
ung himself from his painting horse
, front OF the dingy door Of fFse ioig-
ng house He rushed mp the stairs al
peed and threw open the door of inc
title room. 1t was empty.
There was no word 10 show what
Is brother had done. whittier he hal
Ole. when he would return
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JOHN WEST
Successor to West & Nichols.
Undertaken and Embalmer,

Keep on hand everything pertaining
to their line OF business Corner Sixth
and North Main streets. Both teis-
phones at Office and residence.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-08

Protection which guards and develops industries Ia cordoSl
policy o c Republican pary The Of protection should
always az lost e the difference In the Of ptoduCou
and Hbo We Insist the maintenance NJ the principles
protection d therefore, Of duty should he teadluslcd
When conditions have changed that the public interest
ef alteration HW this work safely he committed
Other hands than those Of the Republican rarity 10 lnttn Ia the
Democratic party 10 invite disaster Watcher ~ Ia iNo5 tho
be1orar party declares the protective arn unconstitutional or
whether demands afln reform tan fcvslon In collect
always TIE destruction Of the protective sHcm However spccous
c naue the purpose the Democratic atln has nj,
ways been followed by husess adversely Republican b.,
husine' prosperity 10 Republican Congress aud Republican
PRESIDENT This question he sne, nusied When the ouy
e trade country the great nations agaes return 10 pro.
econ the chief protective country should ac In maintaining
w.
RECIPROCITY
We hNe extended widely foreign markets we believe u
he adoption ~ MI practicable methods for their further
including commercial reciprocity whenever reciprocal
be eed consistent with the principles protection and With.
ou injury 10 american agriculture American labor or any Aucr
Industry,
THg TRUSTS
Combinations Of capital labor are the results Of the ccono.
@ movement of the bat neither permitted 10 Infringe
the rights and interests Of the people Such combinations wcu
awy formed for lawful purposes alike entitled 10 che Protcc.
zion o. The laws bat both subject 10 the laws and neither
permitted 20 break them,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-08

'so d'cd Press. Morning Service.
LOUIS.
d and addressed by Chairman to-day
Credentials reported In Of the regular Illinois
Bryan made minority
taken he defeated 6l7
fhe Philippines refused representation The
and Parker The
tariff plank Byaw
fadn for protection robbery advocating gradual
fh Of the Platform Committee
plank probable that the ml committee will adopt
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DEFEAT

'AfiONAt DrMOcRAriC CONVERSIONS TURNS Down MS pro.
HIhRSr IMPORT ON fHE HIINOS ~ ~ 70 J00-TH plut.
B'PfdS ARr REruSGD REPRESENTATION IN TIR CONvIN.
TfON-fHE fARlfG PlANk.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-08

The Haudsomest Trains 10 Che Woae ooasssag p 49, e.
Cars, Standard Compartment seegera calola. 49,. 49,
ins-obseNaton Cars all vide }ei5use are egeses - - ~
Alton Railway between KANSAS CITY AID 81. Lo.s 49, -
AND CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS AND caichoo. 10 - 80
the courteous attention shown e,e9body makes ae c-s
indeed THE ONLY WAY" Nice ooaeeaoa ~ 49, - y -
entering Kansas City Louis and Chieaso.
Kindly request the Agent ticket 3ou as csgs . e -
way, address A. p STEWART General Asst caeee = - -
way, Croker Building Francisco. cslt
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
DueIing "Reminiscences.

In St. Paul's Church yard sleeps an
early victim of the code Of honor
young George ]. Eaeker. who depart
ed this life on the oath day of January,
1904, aged 26 years" He was challeng-
ed the year before by Philip Hamilton,
who had died as the result of the duel.
Young Eaeker died the following year
from grief over the affair. now just 100
years ago.
The duel was the result of remarks
made by Hamilton while Eaeker was
escorting a young woman friend of his
at a place of public entertainment,
when they met Hamilton and a COM
panion by the name of Price, who,
some said, were in a convivial mood.
The first duel in Boston was fought
by boys of 20 years Of age. Henry
Phillips and Benjamin Woodbridge
quarrelled over cards; then met on the
Common and fought with small
swords. Woodbridge was wounded and
died the same day Phillips was con-
veyed bv his brother, Gilman, and Pc
ter Faneuil in a British man-of- war to
France, where he died within a year
from grief for his friend. He sleeps in
the old, historic Grannary Burying
Ground. with Boston's first Mayor,
John Phillips.-New York Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
Partial List of the Buildings That Have Been Destroyed
in Stricken Citys Wholesale District

ress by soaking the structures with
, water
Cinders ignited the roof of the Front
Street Theater, half mile away, and
for time it looked as though that
structure would be destroyed. The
blaze was eXtinguished by hremen and
citizens.
Much alarm was felt at the City Hos
pital when the rain Of cinders was at
it's fiercest The Sisters Of Mercy, in
charge of the institution, were all at
their posts and an effort was made to
keep the fact of the fire a secret from
the patients. A few cinders fell on
the roof of the hospital, but were eX-
tinguished by the physicians of the
house staff Eighteen women, two ba-
bies and seven nurses were taken from
the Maternity Hospital on West Lom-
bard street in police ambulances and
given quarters at the City Hospital.
At 8 o'clock a tremendous explosion
of $50 barrels of whisky stored in the
upper floors Of "A Hanover street hurled
tons of burning matter across the street
on to the roofs of the building opposite,
which the firemen were drenching with
water in vain hope TO make Hanover
street the eastern boundary line of the
fire. The flames quivered for few mo-
ments under the water, but soon ate
into the buildings on the east side. A
fire engine was buried by falling wall,
the firemen fleeing for their lives.
The whole city was notified of the
fire by a terrific explosion some minutes
after IL o'clock. A sharp, splitting roar
went up with reverberating thunder.
This was followed by a peculiar whist
ling noise, like that made by shrill
wind. The churches in the central sec
tion of the city were filled with wor-
shippers, many of whom became fright
ened, and, though no panic ensued,
hundreds of men and women left. their
seats and went outside to see what had
occurred.
In few moments the streets
throughout the city were crowded with
excited people. Another deafening
crash occurred and dense columns of
cinders and smoke shot up over the
central section of the city and in a
huge brown column moved rapidly tow
ard the northwest. Borne on the strong
southeast wind the column of smoke,
blazing cinders and even pieces of tin
roofing, spread over the center Of the
city and a rain Of cinders fell, COM
pelling pedestrians to dodge the Goals.
Two more explosions followed and
thousands of persons hurried to the
scene of the fire. Pieces of tin 6 by
feet square were lifted into the aid
ny lHe leIIAuC neat, SAILING upward IKE
paper kites and when they reached
point beyond the zone of the most in
tense heat fell fiuttering to the street.
Crash after crash followed within the
burning district, but even the firemen
could not tell from what buildings they
proceeded. Walls and flooring fell in
with thunderous roars that echoed
blocks away.
Hundreds Of merchants and business
men with offices in the threatened dis
trict were notified by watchmen and the
police. Nearly all took steps to have
their books removed to places of safe
ty. Hundreds Of men and boys were
engaged TO move the books
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

BALTIMORE, Feb. 7.-Among the
buildings consumed in to-day's confla-
grafton are the following:
Roxbury Distiliing Company.
Allen q Sons feathers
sugar & Shear. clothing.
Stein q Co., umbrella manufacturers.
N Friedman Sons
Schwarz Toy Company.
Mullins Hotel
Burgunder Brothers clothng
Meas q Keraper. eonfeetioners tools
Lewis Lowery Co dry goods.
Dry Goods Exchange
S. Neuburger & Brother. dry goods.
A. Meyer & Co. druggists
Carrollton Chemical Company.
William T. Dixon Brother. wholesale
papers
Burger & Co. wholesale clothing.
Blacke's Saloon.
Thomas Burke Co. liquors.
James A Geary & Sons cotton mills office.
Charles Burger G. Co.. wholesale clothing.
American Cigar Company.
Cook Sanderson, clothier.
. Hecht Jr Co. carpets
Daniel Miller & Sons dry goods
Digs. Curran & Co. boots and shoes.
Nolans Restaurant
c. l. Davidson. gasfitting establishment.
F. Schleunes & Co. clothing dealers
Oppenheimer. Koshlsnd & Co., wholesale
jewelers..
W. G. Watson & Co. clothing.
A. Federlicht & Co. woolen goods
c. ]. Stewart & Sons. hardware
o'Connell & Bannon. restaurant. building
the Merchants and Manufacturers Associa
tion
Hopkins Savings Bank. building occupied by
the Hornon Rogers Company, printers; Owens
& Heinman and Blakes saloon.
Ambach Brothers, clothing manufacturers.
Conrad Zeal's Son Trunk Manufacturing
W. Mccarthy Company.
Fasselbaugh- Blake Company. wall paper,
James Robertson Manufacturing Company.
metals
Peter Rose & Sons, harness and saddlery.
B. Kohn, notions
H. P. RetzfeIder boots and shoes.
The Cushing Company, booksellers.
]. S. Macdonald & CO., jewelers..
Goodyear Rubber Company.
Likes Bewanger e. Co.. clothiers.
Welsbach Company, jewelers.
Consolidated Gas Company toffce buiding).
Oehm's Acme Hall.
W. J. q Dulany Company, clothing
Huyler's confectionerys
Samuel Hunt sons elnth goods
James r. Armiger Company, jewelers.
d. Brau Hat Company.
Krans-Smith Piaho Company.
F. W MeAllister & Co. opticians.
Bryant &. stratton, business college.
r. Elertz & Co. pianos.
Iimwood & Co. furniture.
Granger & Co, tobaeeonists.
Continental Trust Company.
Equitable,
CalYerts
Bank Of Baltimore.
international Trust Company
Carrollton Hotel
Junker's Hotel
St Paul's Hotel, dynamited.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company.
Maryland Trust Company.
Daily Sun building.
Daily American building.
Insurance men estimated the loss. in
the whole business district in which the
fire originated at SIS, 200. 900. The heaviest
of these losers were John e. Hurst &
Co, 81, 500, 900, insurance over $1,000. 900;
r. M Sutton & Co., dry goods, $780,
900; the Daniel Miller Company, $780,
600, on building and contents; Arm
strong. Carten & Co., 100000. This dis
trict comprises about 125 buildings, oc-
cupied by more than 150 firms.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
TROUBLESOME MISTAKE
IN SENDING OUT STAMPS
Soft Gummed Ones Sent to Places
That Should Have Hard
Gumnad Ones

Gummed Ones.
1t is probably news to the majority of
the people that the stamps they use on
their letters are differently gummed at
different seasons. The year is divided,
for the purpose of this branch of the
work of the Postoffice Department, into
winter and summer, and the stamps
are gummed according to the season.
Those for summer use have a harder
gum than the ones that are intended
for the cold weather, and to some of the
northern points of the country the sum-
mer stamps are sent the whole year
around, and vice versa. The stamps in
tended for use in the Philippines and
Porto Rico are always of the winter
variety and are soft gummed, while
those for Alaska are summer stamps
and have a harder gum on their backs
Stamps having the hard summer gum
tend to warp in cold weather, and the
soft gum for winter use would be utterly
impracticable during warm weather.
Recently there has been a mistake
made by the stamp division of the
Postoffice Department, and many Of
fees have been getting the hard
gummed summer stamps instead of the
winter variety. The consequence was
that they curled, and the people and
the postmasters made loud complaints.
An order was accordingly issued by Mr..
Madden, Third Assistant Postmaster
General. whose office controls the
stamp supply, to the effect that if the
stamps We're returned to the depart
ment a new batch would be sent the
offices and the trouble would cease
Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
RUSSIAN BONDS ACTIVE
IN LONDON MARKET

LONDON. Feb. 7.-One of the fea-
lures of the stock market last week
was the large purchase of Russian
bonds. This was also a feature of
continental bourses, and is supposed
to have been for the purpose of main
tanning the Russian credit. Apart
from this movement, business in all
departments was greatly restricted
last week, although until Sunday gem
eral hopes were entertained that peace
would be preserved.
Opinions differ greatly as to the ef-
feet of the news of the rupture of dip
lomatic relations between japan and
Russia. Many persons believe firmly
that after a temporary dip the mar
kets will revive. Americans were dull
with slight business. The cotton
trouble had a depressing effect. al
though it is believed here that Wall
street is not greatly involved.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
The Mikado's Long Pedigree.

Though Japan be the laIest county
IN enter the circle Of world powers. her
Emperor surpasses all sOvereigns IN
the length of his pedigree. according
TO the London Chronicle. He is the
122d member in direct, unbroken de-
scent of his family who has sat on the
throne Of Japan. The founder or MS
house was, in japanese legend, a god
dess of the sun. and contemporary
with Nebuchadn nezzar. 666 years before
the Christian era. On the other hand,
the Romanoffs have been roYal only
since 1901, when they succeeded TO the
sovereignty Of the then extinct house
of Rurik. AS for other European rul-
ers. King Edward can go back 10 Ger
Gic, 495 A. D., the Hapsourgs 10 S9z ~
ID and the HOhenzOllerns to the
eighth century. but as kings only 10
17O1.-New York Tribune.