The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-09-08
NEWS ITEMS

An imperial decree has been issued
summoning> the reichsrath to meet ON
September %.
Failures for the week have been III
In the United States against 191 last
year, and 20 In Canada agsinst Is last
year.
A United States weather bureau has
been opened in Colon, Colombia, and
reports of westher conditions are be-
ing osbled daily.
Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the former pre-.
misr of Cape Colony, has been elected
to represent Barklywest in the Cape
parliament He was returned by q
large majority.
The Hong Kong correspondent Of
the London Daily Mail says United
States Consul Wildman has learned
from Gen. Green that Chinese are not
allowed At Manila.
The war department Friday received
word that the steamer Resolute, which
10 TO carry the Cuban commission to
Havana, will not be able to leave New
York untill Monday.
The following is Gen. Lawton's re.
port Of health conditions at Santiago:
Santiago, Sept 2.-Total sick, 220;
total fever. 18o; total new cases fever,
z; total returned t. duty, 90; no deaths.
Mra c M. McClung, aged 80, Of
Knoxville, Tenn, who fell out of .
second story window of the United
States hotel. Saratogs, N Y, early
Wednesday, died Thursday afternoon.
Battery B, Illinois national guard,
left Galesburg, ILL.,, Friday night for
Springfield with their two gatling guns.
They will 60 into camp at Springfield
and will be ready to proceed to Pana
on short notice. All was quiet there
Friday night
At Toronto, the Bertram ship yards
we're destroyed by FIRE early Friday
morning. The steamer, city of Toron.
to, in the final stages of construction
by the Bertram Co. was saved with
great difficulty. The loss is placed at
about $40. .ooo
At the trottiug park at Readville,
Mass, Thursday, Star Pointer was
sent against his record, 1:b9A, but
failed to beat it by half second.
Time by quarters: 9o1I; 80; 1:asA;
l:59N. Grattan Boy won the Massa-
chusstts stake, $1,000
The marine hospital service was off,
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cases Of yellow fever which have been
discovered at Orowood, Miss. The
officials are at sea ss to the origin Of
the fever there and have no definite
theories to work upon.
]. R. Newberry, chairman Of the
Los Angeles (Cal) war board. an insti-
tuition organized to give aid to SOL
diers, has left on the Overland for
Washngton. His object is to secure
the mastering out of the 7th regiment
California volunteer infantry.
Fire at Bristol, Eng, Thursday
gutted several warehouses and other
buildings, including the great Colston
hall, where the Trades Union con-
gress has been holding its sessions,
and which contained a magnificent
organ. The loss is estimated at $780,
300.
The battle ship Iowa was gotten in
to the new dry dock at the navy yard
In New York Thursday Her bottom
was in fairly good condition. The
work of scraping down the vessel will
occupy about three days. The Iowa is
the first ship to be docked in Dry Dock
No 8.
A fire which originated Friday in
Alex Caswell's livery barn in the vii.
lage of Rapid River, Mich, destroyed
$4,000 worth Of property, on which
there was but very little insurance. A
dozen buildings were burned. Twen.
ty-fve horses were burned to death in
the livery stable.
Surgeon General Sternberg says: II
am ready at any moment for q COM
plete investigation with reference to
my administration of the affairs Of the
medical department.; but the war de-
partment is not disposed to make such
an investigation as the result of sen.
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