The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-05-26
NEWS ITEMS.

SenOr Leon Y Castillo refused to &C.
cept the Spanish foreign portfolio.
Fridays statement of the condition
Of the treasury shows: Available cash
balance. S205,275, ,976; gold reserve,
S174 623, ,925.
Thursdays statement of the condi.
tion of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, $205, IT'S. 500; gold reserve,
$l75, 277, ,029.
1t is rumored in Madrid that the
Spanish Cape Verde squadron, COM
manded by Adm. Cervera, has arrived
off Havana.
The Seventh district populist con.
ventfon Thursday renominated Hon.
Jerry Simpson, of Medicine Lodge,
Kas., for congress by acclamation.
Between 5000 and 10000 Spanish
troops, drawn from Catalonia, Anda-
lusia, Aragon and Valencia, are en-
barking at Barcelona for the Philip
pine islands.
After forty years Of service on the
ten being at its head, Chief Laurence
Harrigan has resigned his position be.
cause of i'll health.
b. ]. Franklin, ex-governor of Ari-
zona, Is dead at his home in Phoenix,
Ariz. He lay down to rest and when a
member of his family went to call him
he was found to be dead.
A special dispatch from Key West
Friday reports that during the night
the patrol boat Sarasota collided with
the pilot boat Blanche and sunk near
Fort Taylor. There was no loss of
life.
Under orders from Gen. Shafter Of
ficers Of the 9th artillery, stationed at
Port Tampa, have placed under arrest
a boy who is suspected of being a spy
in the service of the Spanish govern
ment.
Arrangements have been completed
by which Newspaper Correspondents
Thrall and Jones will be exchanged
for Col. Cortijo and Surgeon Julian,
Spanish officers now at Fort McPher.
son. Ga.
The Dutch cruiser Friesland has ar.
rived at St Thomas, Danish West In.
dies, from the Azore islands. 1t is
said that five Italian war ships will
rem devious there at the end of the
pre- sent month.
A temporary state organization has
been perfected by the Red Cross society
of California, which already embraces
all of the leading cities. Good work is
being done for the soldiers encamped
ut the Presidio.
At Montreal Senor Polo de Bernabe
and his suite went on board the Do
minion line steamship Dominion at a
late hour Friday night. The ship sail
ed early Saturday morning The senior
refused to talk with reporters.
1t is reported in Hong Kong that the
Spanish governor of the Philippine is
lands is conclliating many of the in
surgent chiefs with high appoint
ments, while other chiefs are succeed
ing in federating the rival tribes.
News has been received from Raw.
Inns, Wyo., of the death at his home on
Snake river, 80 miles south of Rawlins,
of "Jim" Baker, the famous scout and
to old age, he being about 90 years old.
The Red Cross society has arranged
to send one or two dozen competent
men nurses with the Philippine expe-
dition, provided that they will enlist.
They will be excused from all military
duties and be released at the end of
the war.
While the auxiliary cruiser Yankee
was practicing off Block Island Friday
small black torpedo boat was sight
ed signaling to the Yankee. The
cruiser at once started at full speed
southwark and the torpedo boat turned
| towards Newport
King George has cabled his condol-
ences to Mrs. Gladstone saying:
''Greece is full of gratitude to the
glorious phil-Helenist who did so much
for her and shares sincerely the grief
Of England, which is the grief of the
civilized universe"
| The central cable Office of Western
Union Telegraph company has sent
out notice that the Porto Rico govern
ment has modified its order of May II,
and now permits messages in plain
language to and from the United
States, subject to the sender's risk.
Reports coming in to Dubuque. Ia,
from the country show that the heavy
rains of the past SO hours have done
great damage. The smaller bridges have
been swept away, and in some places
seed has been washed out of the