The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-03-17
NEWS ITEMS.

Queen Victoria started for Ports
mouth at 4:30 Thursday on her way to
the south of France.
Gen. Merritt will start on his trip to
inspect Notifications upon the sea
coast of the southern states Monday.
At Lewiston, Me-, the Androscrog.
gin mills weavers have voted to re-
main out until the New Bedford strike
is settled.
Orders were received by the recruit.
ing officer of the Vermont Friday to
enlist seamen, landsmen, mechanics
and firemen as rapidly as possible
The White Star steamer Majestic
sailed Thursday from Liverpool for
New York via Queenstown, having on
board $2,5s2, 500 in gold for the United
States
At Omaha, Neb., fire Thursday morn.
ing destroyed the Deadwood and Del
aware smelter and considerable
amount of residence property. Loss
about $50, 900.
Isiah Thomas, colored, was hanged
at Aparta, Ca, Friday. The drop fell
at 1886. Death was instantaneous.
Thomas was hanged for the outraging
Va q A>SPIo SlIl.
The senate committee on interstate
commerce Thursday agreed to recon-
mend the confirmation of Hon. w. j.
Calhoun, as interstate commerce COM
missioner. There was no opposition.
The torpedo boats Talbot and Gwyn
left Bristol, R. L., Friday afternoon for
Newport. 1t is understood that they
have been accepted by the government
| and will go into commission without
delay.
c. a. Spreckles, of the Hawaiian
Commercial and Sugar Co., is now in
| New York negotiating for the pur-
| chase of two steamships to be engaged
| in the trade with the Hawaiian is
lands.
, Inquiry at the Dupont powder works
Thursday afternoon ELECTED the in
formation that a comparatively small
quantity of smokeless powder is now
being manufactured for the United
| States.
| The result of the municipal election
at Seattle, WASH, was a victory for the
republicans, who elect mayor, con-
| troller, treasurer and a majority of the
council. Mayor Humes majority is
about 700.
| The house of the Iowa legislature
has adopted a resolution favoring free
dom for Cuba. No word of opposition
was offered to the resolution and APP
plause followed it's adoption by a
unanimous vote.
At New Haven, Ct. Judge Townsend of
the United States court Thursday de-
| oi1 I'D in hot ha
ley tariff bill did not become law
until President Mckinley had affixed
his signature to it.
The Burlington and Union Pacific
have announced rate for Omaha to
Portland and Seattle, meeting the
latest cut of the northern routes. The
fare from Omaha now is $50 first class
and $40 second class
At meeting of the Omaha commits
sion and the citizens of Atlanta in the
chamber of commerce, it was decided
to have an exhibit at the Omaha expo
sition consisting of display of the
resources of Georgia
Senator Rawlins, of Utah, introduc-
ed bill Thursday to provide for the
disposal of the asphaltum lands with
in the Uncompahgre Indian reserva-
tion by sale of claims 800 by 1,50O in
feet to the highest bidder.
The seal fishery began Thursday.
Nineteen steamers, carrying 1000 men,
sailed from st. Johns, N. F., for the
ice field in quest of seals. The voyage
will last about month. The weather
prospects are very favorable.
House committee on elections No. 8
has agreed by strict party vote to
make a report in favor of seating ex-
Representative Josiah Patterson, who
contested the seat of Mr.. Carmack, of
the Tenth Tennessee district
Wing Tung was hanged at San
Quentin Cal, Friday for the murder of
his uncle, Yu Lick Chung, at the Globe
hotel in San Francisco last September.
Wing Tung met death with the char
acteristic stoicism of his race.
At st. Louis Mrs. Helena Schwann
was burned to death while lighting a
gasoline stove. She spilled some of
the liquid on her dress while filling
the tank. When she struck match to
light the stove her dress ignited.
The veterans of the civil war living
in Oakland, Cal, have decided to offer
the services of full company to the
government in the event of war with
Spain. A company of 100, with c. X.
King as captain, is being organized.
At meeting of the British Empire
league at Ottawa, Ont, Thursday reso-
lutions were passed in favor of Canada
establishing naval reserve for the
training of sailors for the merchant
service and to be used in time of war.
Pay Director L. G. Billings of the
navy has been detached as general in
spector of the pay corps and ordered
to examination for retirement. He
was recently court martialled and this
action is in mitigation of his sentence.
The war department is arranging to
secure large supply of the most
modern rifles. sufficient in time OF
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