The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-07-28

nmltS OF Pullman, and Will undertake
the production of steel upon a large
scale.
There were no new developments in
the American express robbery case at
Vicksburg, Miss, Thursday. Transfer
Clerk McNair, who disappeared Tues
day with the $4,000 package and was
captured at his home in Fayette still
refuses to talk and the officials are
reticent.
The full quota of volunteers asked
for from Pennsylvania under Presi-
dent McKinley's second call, was fur
nished by the state Friday morning,
when two companies for the third regi.
ment, Pennsylvania volun teers, were
mustered into. service by the United
States army officers.
In order to allow shipbuilders more
time for the consideration of the sub
ject, the navy department has extend
cd the time for the admission of pro-
posals for the construction of 16 tor
pedo boat destroyers and - torpedo
boats from August next, the date
originally set, until August 1e, week
later.
After 81 years. service, Lieut.. Col
Lewis T. Morris, 4th United States
cavalry, who has been retired on the
ground of physical disability, will
turn over the command of the Presidio
to Brig. Gen. Marcus H. Miller. 1t is
not known whether or not Gen. Miller
will be the permanent commander of
the Presidio
Thursday was the queens birthday
(She was born July 81, 1889, but
lowing to the nations circumstances"
the usual official reception and ban.
quets were suppressed The only cer-
emony was private mass celebrated
in the chapel of the royal palace, Mad
rid. The royal family and the court
attended this service.
The British tank steamer Oilfelds,
which arrived at Chester, Pa, Thurs
day from Shields, Eng. reports having
passed large number Of bodies of per-
sons while off the Newfoundland banks
. few days ago. Capt. Shawyer stated
that there were fully 200 and he sup
poses they were some Of the victims Of
the Bourgogne disaster.
The surgeon generals Office of the
army states that the only cases of few
or reaching Newport. KY, Friday on
the hospital train are. those of typhoid
har so ~ % al
fever, or even suspicious case, say
the officials here. This, it is stated,
applies also to Tampa, Fla, whence
the hospital train came.
At San Francisco the transp Rio
de Janeiro received her complement of
1000 troops Friday and will be in
readiness to sail for Manila on Satur-
day. Another 1000 will depart on the
steamer st. Paul on next Tuesday or
Wednesday. The big ships Arizona
and Scandia can each take 1900 men.
If they are sent to Manila with troops
the number of men sent there will
amount to 10000.
A member of the Bear relief expedi-
tlOu WTAtcS IIOuA DdTFOW uHucT
date of March a7, confirming the news
received from Capt. Tuttle that the
imprisoned whalers had been reached,
and that they were better off than had
been expected. Most of the vessels can
be saved and the men have not suffered
seriously, having subsisted on fish and
wild reindeer.
A consolidated statement prepared
by Maj John A. johnson, assistant
adjutant general. shows that of the
| 277, 500 men authorized by congress to
be enlisted in the regular and volun-
teer armies 254,479 up to this time
have been mustered into the service.
The largest sale of wool ever made
in the west has been effected by St
Louis firm. The amount was three
quarters Of . million pounds of ter
sitory WOOL which came from the
western and southwestern states, and
II will require ss cars 70 transport II
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