The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-02-24
NEWS ITEMS.

Osman Pasha, uncle of the khedive,
is dead. His death was due to apo
plexy.
The French wheat crop promises to
be very good in 13 departments, good
in A and fair in 80.
Florence Morgan, the superintendent
Of the plague hospital, has died at
Bombay of bubonic plague.
Tuesdays statement of the condition
of the treasury: Available cash bal
ance, $219, ,967; gold reserve, $780,
1872, ,O65.
A severe storm is raging along the
coast of New South Wales. There
have been several wrecks and some
fatalities
The West End hotel and seven cot
tages at Rockaway Beach were de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday night, entail
ing loss of 100000.
There is some talk of the betrothal
of Queen Wilhelmina to Prince Louis
Napoleon, now colonel of the czarina's
lancers in the Russian army.
Ell Heraldo formally denies the story
published in a Havana newspaper that
one of Senior Canalejas' own employees
distracted the De Lone letter.
The Massachusetts house of repre-
| sentatives has put a quietus on the at
tempt to amend the state constitution
and give women the right of suffrage.
NJ. Papillaud, editor of La Libre Pa
| role, has challenged M. Jauros. the So
| cialist leader, to a duel, owing to a
| quarrel that has grown out of the Zola
trial.
A long continued search has resulted
in the discovery of the birth record of
| Amerigo Vespucci in the Church of
San Giovanni, in Florence. The date
is March 1s, 1452.
At Lyons, N. Y, Mrs. Abram II.
Robinson and Edith Schaffner were
Monday found in bed nearly asphy xiat-
ed by coal gas from the parlor stove.
Neither is expected to recover.
| 1t is reported that DR.. Knobel, the
Dutch minister at Pekin, is trying to
arrange five percentage loan of f4,-
OO0,0 $50, 900, OOO), to be secured by a
portion of the customs revenue.
The United States cruiser Montgom-
cry sailed from Port Au Prince late
Sunday night under cipher orders re-
ceived from Washington. 1t is be-
lieved that her destination is Havana.
Currency to the amount of $15O, 900
was transferred to Cincinnati Monday
through the United States sub.treas.
ury for a local bank in New York in
exchange for gold deposited therefor.
The British government has invited
tenders for four frst-class armored
cruisers of $1,000 horsepower and
slightly less tonnage than the Power.
full, which vessel is of 14,2O0 tons dis.
placement.
Gen. James M. Lewis, vice president
of the board of police commissioners OF
St. Louis, issued an order Saturday
night against further boxing and spar.
ring exhibitions, claiming it is viola.
tion of the law.
The New York senate Monday night
after a long debate, concurred in the
assembly resolution censuring United
States Senator Murphy for his vote in
favor of the Teller resolution. The
vote was % to 13.
The North German Gazette an
nounces that the emperor of China ha.
issued a special edict instructing the
government of Kiang Su to accorC
| Irluce IleHTy OI IruSSld III every re-
spect worthy reception"
At "Elsoma." the beautiful winter
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wyman Jones
near Thomasville. Ga, was the scene
of marriage at six o'clock Tuesday
evening, the principals being Miss Lii
lian c. Hanna and Preston Baldwin
both Of Cleveland, o.
The furniture in the house in New
York occupied by John S. Silver, the
promoter who recently obtained {
large sum of money on doubtful Sc
curity from the Chemical nationa
bank, has been levied on by the sheriff
on a judgment for $l1, ,275 against Mrs
Silver.
On motion of District Attorney Cur
ley in the United States court of ap
J peais, New Orleans the proceeding.
against the alleged Cuban filibusterel
: Dauntless were dismissed Tuesday
: morning. Proceedings will be contin
ued against the Dauntless in the Flor
ida circuit.
The steamer Gaelic, which arrivet
from the Orient, brought the larges
; single shipment of opium which evel
arrived in San Francisco. There wer'
462 cases of the drug and the duty at s.
pound will amount to $11O,ssO A
the market price the shipment i
worth $497, ,92O