The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-06-23
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to Turkey, in succession to DR.. James
b. Angel, resigned.
The presid,nt Wednesday reprieved
until the first Thursday in January
1899. VIM. Strother and Edward Smith,
two Neoroes under sentence to hang
in Washington Thursday.
The Cadiz fleet, which was sighted
off Ceuta Thursday evening, passed
Gibraltar Friday going eastward. 1t
consists of two battleships, four auxil-
iary cruisers and four torpedo boat de.
stroyers.
The president announced Thursday
that he would send to the senate
on Friday a long list of appoint
ments of lieutenants in the army.
There are said to be between $50 and
200 of them.
The Hong Kong correspondent of
the London Times says: According to
Manila advices, dated June 13, and
brought here by II. NJ. s. Linnet, the
rebels have captured the family of
Capt. Gen. Augusti
Aguna lido, the ihsurgent lei eader, has
issued proclamation calling upon the
natives to assemble at Cavite on June
10 and inviting the Americans to be
present at the ceremony Of declara-
ton Of independence.
Antonio Tariberillo was instantly
killed and nine laborers were injured
by the caving in of building at
Avenue Il and Second street, New
York, Friday morning. The building
was in process of demolition.
A dispatch from Cadiz, via Gibraltar,
says: There is great excitement there
owing to fears of the American fleet
coming to Spain. 1t has been decided
to send further reinforcements to the
Balearic islands, the Canaries and
Ceuta.
Official changes at Pekin, says dis
patch to the London Daily Mail from
Tien-Tsin, foreshadow the return OF
Ii Hung Chang to power. His influ-
ence is predominant in the Tsung-li.
Yamen, and he is strongly biased in
favor of the Russians.
1t is learned from reliable source
that the attempt at revolution" at
Port-au-Prince was completely quelled
Thursday night Two of the so-calied
revolutionists were shot Advices
from Santo Domingo report that quiet
has been restored there.
Instructions have been sent bv the
navy department to Commodore Wat
son, commander in chief of the block.
aiding squadron, directing him to send
Capt. Nicol Ludlow. commanding the
monitor Terror. to Havana, to nego.
tiate for the exchange of the Merrimac
heroes
Prof. Haupt, Of the Nicaragua canal
commission, was before the senate
committee on the Nicaragua canal
Thursday. He expressed the opinion ,
that the canal as proposed was en- tire
ly feasible and placed the cost of con-
struction at between 500, 600, 900 and |
S95, ZOO, 900.
Ten federal prisoners arrived at |
Seattle, WASH, on the steamer Queen,
from Alaska. in charge of United
States Marshal Shoup. They will be
taken to San Quentin. Over one.half |
of them are murderers under sentence
of Imprisonment for terms from six
years to life.
The question who shall commar7
the cruiser P..iladelphia has been set
tied In favor OF Capt. George H. Tad.
leigh. now on uuty ut the Boston navy
yard. Cat. Waileigh was former
in comneuL Of The cruiser Minneapo-
lis. lie has been on duty at Boston
only about year.
Represen tative Underwood, of Ala.
bama. in whose district belongs Assist
ant Naval Constructor Hobson, has in
troduced joint resolution rendering
the thanks Of congress to Hobson and
his transfer from the con-
corps to the line of the navy,
with the rank of lieutenant com.
mander.
Frank Bellew, the Dixon prisoner,
was hanged at the Folsom (CaL) prison
Thursday. He made no confession or
statement on the scaffold, but reiter-
ated the statement he made after his
arrest, in which he admitted he mur-
aered his brother and sister because
ne had not received fair share of his
fathers estate.
1t has been decided to hold the in
conference between the
United States and Can ada at Quebec
on the 10th of July. The Canadian
will be Sir Wilfred
Laurier, Sir Richard Cartwright and
Sir Louis Davis. Hon. Francis Lam
yeller will in all probability be the
legal agent for the Dominion
There are number of rumors in