The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-05-05
NEWS ITEMS,

Inc senate mas adopVe0 the CONFER
ence report on the naval appropriation
bill.
The earl of Caledon, representa-
tive peer for Ireland is dead. He was
born in 1s48
A small prize, captured by the New
port, was brought into Key West Fri
day morning.
The SS4, 600, 900 asked for by Secretary
| Alger will be included in the general
deficiency bill.
Madrid officials do not believe Amer
leans can land at Matanzas, as the
bay is full of torpedoes.
The Argentine republic will make
decla ration of neutrality, but may not
make coal contraband of war.
| Samuel E. Nichols, managing editor
of the Buffalo Times. and until recent
ly pension agent in this city, died FRI
day aged IS.
| Over 44O German, British, Cuban and
American refugees arrived at Port An
tonic Jamaica, Friday morning from
Santiago de Cuba.
| Thursdays statement of the con-
dition of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, $2lS. 81, ,956; gold re.
serve, $1s0,61o, ,6Os.
The keeper of the life saving station
at Little Island, Va, reports q United
signals of distress.
Negotiati ons are, it is stated, pro-
ceeding for the purchase by Americans
of the Wilson line steamers Calico,
Chicago and Toxic.
| Sir Frederick Acclom Milbank, Bart,
formerly member of parliament for
the porth riding Of Yorkshire is dead,
He was born in 1920.
Troop ship Panther arrived at Key
West Friday morning from Hampton
Roads with 500 marines, conveyed into
port by Montgomery.
Japan has requested permission for
Japanese naval officers to watch the
operations in the Philippines from the
Spanish headquarters.
| The powers are to make joint repre-
sentation to the United States on the
subject of the proposed Increase in the
tonnage tax on shipping. ... ...
The navy department has received
information that the Spanish squad
ron has left the Cape Verde islands.
Her destination is unknown.
There is no truth in the sensational
reports sent from Key West to the eff
feet that case of treason has been dis
covered on board the Puritan.
1t is officially announced that Hayti
will fulfill all her treaty obligations to
the United States in regard to pri.
Watering, etc., during the war.
1 In he Svo nj oh 70
Friday urged the government to take
the offensive against America. He
justified his administration in Cuba.
A dispatch from St Vincent, pub
lished in London, says four Spanish
cruisers and three torpedo boat destroy.
ers are presumed to have gone toward
Cuba.
At the caucus of democratic senators
Friday afternoon, Senator German re-
signed as chairman of the democratic
caucus and was succeeded by Senator
Turpie.
The rendezvous for the Minnesota
state troops has again been changed
this time from Fort Smelling to the
fair grounds between St Paul and
Minneapolis.
| ne OulVcO SUaVcS ucct 10 uOt e4pSC6
ed to reach Manila until Sunday. The
Spanish feet has been divided into
two. 1t has been reinforced by large
auxiliary cruiser.
A dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from Rio Janeiro says the departure Of
the United States dynamite cruiser
Nictheroy has been delayed by break
age in her machinery. 4. ssl.s
Owing to arrest of several English
men in Cuba, accused of being Amer
ican spies, negotiations have been
opened for taking off British subjects
by British men-of-war.
The German government has ordered
to Manila, Philippine islands, por-
tion of the East Asiatic squadron, with
instructions to protect German inter.
ests in the Philippines.
The Hong Kong correspondent. of
the London Daily Mail telegraphing
Thursday morning says: There is no
news from Manila or as to the where
abouts of the American feet.
On rush order the Carpenter steel
works, Reading. Pa, Wednesday night
sent 200 thirteen-inch projectiles,
weighing 1,loO pounds each, to the
Brooklyn and Norfolk navy yards.