The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-04-21
NEWS lTE-:S.

FrluaN Statetncnt Oh tne cOIlUlIlOu
of the treasury shows: Available cash
balance. S222. 765, 69a. Gold reserve,
sl19. 1O3. 960.
The British Colonial authorities at
Kingaton. Jamaica, have instructions
from the home government To declare
coal contraband in the event of war.
A dispatch to the London Times
from Rotterdam says: Spain ap-
preached the Holland-American line.
which replied that it had no ships for
sale"
William J. Barry, the comedian, died
at his home in Brooklyn Friday, aged
As years lie had been i'll of compli-
cation of stomach and liver trouble for
some time.
1t was reported Thursday evening at
Lloyds, London, that the Spanish cruis-
crs Vizcava and Alimnrnate Oquendo
sailed April from Porto Rico with Sc
crrt instructions.
AT san Francisco officers of the rev.
cnue marine service expect orders de-
taching them from their vessels and
lacing them in the navy. They are
now under the orders of the treasury
department.
Senator Morgan Friday offered as
an amenG ment to the resolution pend
ing in the senate a substitute declar-
ing war and stating that it does not
extend to the government of the re-
ublic of Cuba.
The small revenue cutter Calumet
left Detroit for Cleveland Thursday.
The Calumet is proceeding to the sea
coast, but what disposition is to be
made of her is unknown, unless she be
used rs n dispatch boat.
Aadrew Akin. prominent pioneer
of Kansas and once register of the land
Office at Topeka, is dead, aged SS Mr.
Akin was very prominent in the early
political history of Kansas, being one
of the auti-slavery leaders.
The Berlin correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says he learns the
German government will fight shy OF
identifying itself with any note to
Washington which would be likely to
be regarded as an unwarrant ia ble i'm
reference.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
London Times says: China has de-
clined to sell to the United States
three cruisers that are being built for
Germany. Although the American
agents offered to replace them with
four vesseles.'
According to advices from Kiel, the
United States is negotiating for the
purchase of the torpedo catchers Tim
buri and Tupv, now being built at the
Germania yards for Brazil, which Of
fers more ships for sale. Holland also
is inclined to sell two armored cruis-
ers.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon.
don Daily Chronicle says: "The smart
plan of saddling Spain with the odium
of the first shot by escorting merchant
men with relief for the reconcen.
tradoes is said to have been suggested
by Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop
Ireland"
According to special dispatch from
Madrid a Spanish ca binet minister has
declared in an interview that should
President Mckinley notify Spain to
evacuate Cuba, this government will
immediately and emphatically refuse
and will add it is fully prepared to
sonC CAC consequences.
1t is known among conservative sen.
ators that the president prefers the
house resolution to any others that has
any possibility of passing. There is
no confirmation of a report in circula-
tion Thursday that he would veto a
resolution carrying recognition of Gu
ban indie pendence with it.
A. A. Rice, of Denny, Rice & Co., a
wool commission firm of Boston, Mass,
died at the National hotel, Cripple
Creek, Col, from the effects of an over.
dose of cocaine. Eighteen empty half
ounce walls which had contained CO.
caine and three hypodermic syringes
were found among his effects.
The action taken by the Spanish
cabinet Friday has confirmed the gen.
eral belief which has been prevalent in
Madrid since Thursday, that war is
now inevitable. The warlike tone of
the official note issued by the Spanish
government finds general approval in
Madrid and creates much excitemenn
The Wilson line steamer Marengo,
which arrived at New York Friday
from New Castle, Eng, brought $50
tons of war material recently pur.
chased from the we'll known firm of
Sir William Armstrong Mitchell & Co.
The munitions of war consist of guns
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