The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-05-19
NEWS ITEMS.

A Spanish torpedo boat destroyer 10
believed to have been blown up neat
Gibraltar, with the loss of all hands.
Lloyds' agent at Martiniqv -'''e
the earlier advices to
the Spanish fleet 10 at !.
Owing to the pro-. . ought
throughout California. tne outlook for
the wheat crop is decidedly gloomy
one.
Failures for the week have been FAC
in the United States against 264 last
year and "a in Canada against 81 last
year.
An official dispatch from Havana
says: 1.-THE enemy's squadron has dis
appeared. Five war ships have gone
eastward"
A large white steamship is stranded
off Carolina beach, 10 miles below w IL
mington, N. c., said to be flying the
Spanish flag.
A special dispatch from Madrid says
formidable Spanish expsdi i.on Is be-
ing organized for dispatch to the Phil.
ippine islands.
The second Spanish fleet is still at
Cadiz and. it is reported, will escort \
strong military expedition to the Phil
ippine islands.
The president has appointed Gen.
Wesley Merritt, of the regular army,
to the command of the volunteers from
the Pacific coast.
The transport steamer Gussie landed
an American expedition at Cabanas
Thurs lay after livery engagement
with the Spaniards.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Funchal, capital OF Madeira, says that
four torpedo boats arrived at Las
Palmas last Saturday.
The government of Uruguay has re-
fused permission to establish at Mon
tevideo Red Cross society in aid OF
the wounded Spaniards.
It is asserted in London that the
Russian government has purchased the
celebrated Irish bred race horse Galtee
More for ea5 600 (S125, ,0OO).
The state department has issued
formal denial of the report that the
French steamer Lafayette landed gun
ners and supplies at Havana.
The Thirteenth regiment of Mime.
sofa volunteers have been ordered to
proceed to San Francisco to join the
expedition to the Philippines
A special dispatch to London from
Havana says 900 Spaniards have been
killed in fight with insurgents. The
location of the battle is not given.
The London Evening News published
q dispatch Friday from st. Thomas
saying san Juan de Porto Rico SUR
rendered at o'clock Thursday even
ing.
The Spanish torpedo gunboat Temer-
ario has arrived at San Nicolas, on
the Parana, so miles below Rosario.
It is said she is on her way to Para
quay.
1t is officially announced that the
queen has accepted the resignation of
the earl of Aberdeen as governor gen.
eral of Canada. to which Office he was
appointed in 1898.
At Montreal, Senior Polo and his
party have declined all social atten.
tions owing to the news from Manila.
1t is proba BILE that the party will sail
for home on Saturday.
A British warship, which has ar.
rived at Hong Kong from Manila, re-
ports the whole country to be in q
state of anarchy and Adm. Dewey pow
erless to restore order.
George Downing, the Spanish spy ar
rested in Washington several days ago,
committed suicide Thursday morning
by hanging himself at the barracks
where he was confined.
The Spanish steamer Rita. with
prize crew from the United States
steamship Yale on board arrived at
Charleston, S. c., Friday. and is now
at the quarantine station.
Col. Irving Hale, of the First Colo
RADIO infantry, received orders Friday
from the war department to proceed
with his troops to San Francisco.
They will probably start Saturday
night.
The missionaries belonging to the
American Soudan mission have ar
rived at Sierra Leone from the sta
tions in the Marampha district owing
to the threatening attitude of the
natives.
Maj Jones, quartermaster depart-
ment of the Platte, has just received
instructions to provide immediate
transportation for one regiment of
Kansas volunteers from Topeka to San