The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-06-16

wAsHlssros. D. O., June 10, 1898.

AuoA WIG Wafs uOW t0ot our army - Woll
- our navy has been gotten into proper
fighting trim. II the capture Of Santiago
de Cubs. which may be announced any
hour, the heaviest Of its forts and q por.
tion of the Spanish feet have already
been crushed and our marines landed;
the capture Of Puerto Rico, which will
occur inside Of ten days, and the capture
of the Philippine Islands, does not cause
Spain to throw up the sponge and ask
peace, Havana will at once be invested
on land as we'll a. on water, and flying
squadron Of our fastests ships may be
sent over to bombard some Of the Span.
ish coast cities. The delay in getting
the volunteer army ready has been .
source of as much worry to President
Mckinley as II has been to any one else,
but he wisely made up his mind in the
beginning that it should not fight until
It was ready to fight. The greater por.
ton OF it is now ready to fight, and there
is 10 be no more delay.
The House has not yet acted upon the
Hawaiian annexation resolution, but it
will in day or two.
The War Department has dc cided
that it would not make public tie quota
of men apportioned to each state under
the second call for volunteers. The Gov
ernors Of all the statrs have been mott
fed how many men are to be enlisted
from their states, and as fast ae the men
are enlisted they will be assigned to regi
ments already in the f..)d until all ex.
listing regiments are full. The mes w!o
remain unassigned then will be organ
lied into new regiments.
1t is 80 generally known that "Pri-
vate" Dalzell is always posted on the OK
listing sentiment in Ohio that when he
came to Washington this week-he
says his visit is merely to see his daugh.
ter, who lives in Washington one Of
the first questions asked him was what
Ohio folk thought of President Mckin.
ley's conduct of the war as far as it has
gone and OF his administration generally.
Here ia his reply to one of these ques.
tioners: "You cannot tell anybody in
Ohio anything about Mckinley. They
know him from the ground up and have
every confidence in his integrity and
ability, and no patience with the carping
criticism which calls his policy of
and sound sense a Fab.
ian policy of masterly inactivity. Give
him time enough and he will give the
country just what they elected him for,
IN administration to be proud Of"
If the sword to presented to Admiral
Dewey, under act Of Congress. 10 not the
aaDdsomest ever made it will only be
because the sword. makers of today can
lot improve upon their work OF their
predecessors. More than fifty designs
or the "Dewy Sword" have already
'een submitted to the Navy Depart.
nent by the sword.makers OF the world.
Ambassador Hay has forwarded to the
'tate Department a pamphlet on the nm.
developed mineral wealth of the Philip.
Zine islands, that is particularly inter.
sting at this time, in view of Ameri-
an occupation Of these islands. The |
ollowing paragraph 10 from the pam.
'hlet: II know Of no of no other part |
4 the world, the Alaska Treadwell |
mines excepted, where pay ore 10 found |
'ithin few hundred yards OF the an.
horage of seagoing vessels. There ID NO
ook that 6nds its way into the PacicAc
those sand and gravel do not at least
an the color Of gold. Heavy nuggets
re sometimes brought down from the
lerras. where believe, there are prom.
ling fields for hydraulic mining. Allu.
ial gold is also got in the island Of Min.
anas, especially in the districts of Surf.
10 and Misamis, on ito northern coast.
'xtensive deposits Of copper ore occur
, Luzcn, which will probably prove
smunerative when means of transport
ave been devised. Galena, both aurif.
rous and srgantiferous, 10 found in
eins In Lunzon and Oebu. sometimes
by zinc blends"
The Treasury Department has decided
'at tho first of bonds authorized BY the
~ revenue cot shall be for 500, ,O0O,.
70. and that preference will be given
selling them to those who wish 81 600
less. Every national bank, every
'stmaster ct . money order Office,
I'd the agents Of several express com.
mics viii be authorised 10 receive bids
par for the bonds. President McKin.
, would be glad TO see the entire loan
ken in small amounts BY the people
ID no amounts in excess Of 5000 will
allotted until the smaller investoss
'vs had thirty days in which 10 secure
they wish.
Representative Pearson, Of MO, has