The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-04-14
NEWS ITEMS.

The United States government
Thursday opened a recruiting Office at
Portland, Ore, for the enlistment of
men for the navy.
The senate has rejected the follow
ing nominations: Thomas Hughes,
postmaster at Tucson, Ariz., and Ferd-
inand Havis, postmaster at Pine Bluff,
Ark.
Noah Raby, an inmate of the Piscata-
way township almshouse, New Bruins
wick, N. j., celebrated the anniversary
of his birth Friday. He says he is 126
years old.
The steamer Olivette, from Porto
Rico for Halifax, with molasses, is a
total wreck on Thrum Cape, at the en-
trance of Halifax harbor. The crew
were saved.
The British steamer Leechmere,
Capt Butter, is believed to have been
lost with al hands. She left the Tyne
on March 2S for London and has not
bee heard of since.
There were "a passengers from Ha-
vana by the Mascotte Wednesday
night, and among them about 80 Amer
leans who say that Americans are not
safe in Havana now.
Hon. James l.. Wolcott, former
chancellor of Delaware, died at his
home in Dover Thursday, aged So
years. Mr.. Wolcott was for years
leader in democratic politics.
AT Fort Duchesne, Utah, orders have
been received by the post commander
that the Hotchkiss cannon and all am
munition here for such shall be sent as
soon as possible to Mobile, Ala.
The Spanish minister had confer
ence with Judge Day at 4:SO p. m Fri.
day. No new propositions were sub
mitted and no perceptible change in
the situation resulted from the confer
ence.
The new German cruiser Gazelle was
launched at kiel Thursday. She was
+ christened by Princess Henry of Prus-
sia, and the ex-Empress Frederick of
Germany was among those present at
the ceremony.
The cruiser Columbia, which sailed
from the League Island navy yard on
Monday to join the flying squadron at
Hampton Roads. passed Reedy Island
in the Delaware bay at o'clock We'd
| nesday afternoon.
The bill for the purchase of the DAN
ish islands will not be pressed any
| further as it was apparent to its
friends that it could not pass until
after long debate. 1t has been prac-
tically withdrawn.
The Postal Telegraph-Cabl Co. has
recently acquired the lines and prop
ertv hitherto known as the Pacific
Postal Telegraph, and from the first Of
April it will be operated as the Pacific
division of the Postal Co.
| At Sheboygan. Mich, the straits
have again filed up with heavy ice. It
10 impossible for steamers to get
through. A large feet of loaded ves-
sells which were to be started Saturday
will not get away.
| A stick of dynamite which was being
thawed exploded at the residence Of
Mrs. d. T. Ewers at Readstown, Wis,
causing probably fatal injuries to Mrs.
wrecking the building.
| The United States cruiser Minneap.
oils sailed from League Island navy
yard Friday morning and is now
steaming down the Delaware river at
top speed bound for Hampton Roads,
where she will join the flying squad
ron.
| The Chickering general bill declar-
ing that enlistment in either army or
navy will not deprive veterans of pen.
sions for previous service has been
agreed upon in the house committee
on invalid pensions with an amend.
ment.
By order of the navy departme mt,
the monitor Monadnock will proceed
to the scene of the wreck of the Helen
w. Almy, six miles from the heads,
San Francisco, and blow up the dere.
lict and thus remove q menace to nav.
igation.
A man who was under the proteO.
ton of the United States consulate has
died in Moorish prison near Casblan-
ca under suspicious circumstances
The United States representative left
for Casablanca Saturday to investigate
the case.
One body was recovered Wednesday
from the wreck of the Maine, but it ID
not yet identified. A considerable
| quantity of ammunition was also
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forts have been made to hoist the ten
inch guns.
A message signed by "a members OF
the Boston bar was sent to President
Mckinley Friday afternoon expressing
cordial commendation and support OF
all efforts to terminate the present
difficulty with Spain by peaceful
diplomacy and not by war.
Senator Quay Friday offered reso'
luton in the following terms: 'That
the com mittee on foreign relations be
and is hereby instructed to report on
or before the 5th inst a bill for the
recognition of the republic of Cuba.
1t went over under the rule.
The Maryland house Of delegates
with a republican majority of 90
failed Thursday night to pass joint
resolution endorsing the financia