The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-03-24
NEWS ITEMS,

Europe Saturday, took out sac, 900
ounces of silver.
DR.. Patton. editor of the Dublin
Daily Press and Dublin correspondent
of the London Times, is dead.
An official denial is given to the re-
port that the armored cruiser Varese
has been sold to Spain by Italy.
The torpedo boat Foote arrived at
Key West Friday afternoon from
Charleston by way of Jacksonville.
The Bethlehem Iron Co. Friday night
shipped three five-inch guns, jackers
and hoops to the Washington navy
yard.
The senate Wednesday confirmed
T. V. Powderly as commissioner of
Immigration. Several democrats voted
for him.
Fridays statement Of the condition
of the treasury shows: Available cash
balance, S224. .46l, 1879; gold reserve,
Sl7O Sl6,170.
The cause Of the delay in issuing the
Chinese loan has been removed by the
committee of the Bourse granting it
official quotation.
Thursdays statement of the condi-
tion of the treasury shows: Available
cash balances, S226, l39.5 532; gold re-
serve. Sl70.432. 007.
~ dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from brussels says no approach has
been made to Belgium for arbitration
over the Maine affair.
The pioneer fruit firm of Luke g.
Srezovich Il Co., San Francisco, has
suspended. The total indie btednesS is
$50. 900; assets unknown.
Rumors are in circulation in Saloni-
ka of encounters at various points on
the frontier between Bulgarian bands
and the Ottoman troops.
The French are negotiating for con-
cessions. it is alleged, in Hal Nan and
in the provinces of Kwang 81 and
Kwang Tung, north of Hal Nan.
A dynamite explosion took place FRI
day morning in the go, ernment store
house on Montego bay, Jamaica. Eight
men were killed and many injured.
Investigation in Athens shows there
is no truth in the report in circulation
saying that the United States has pur-
chased some of the Greek warships.
The Gazette. of Birmingham, Eng,
of footman has been discovered at
Hatfield, the marquis of Salisbury's
residence.
According to dispatch received by
the Impartial from Rome the Italian
minister of marine confirms the re-
ported sale of the armored cruiser
Varez to Spain.
A terrible explosion took place Fri
day in the Santa Isabel mine at Bel
mez, providence OF Cordova. Seventy
corpses have already been recovered
and many men are as yet unaccounted
for.
Penniless and hungry and anxious
to make atonement for his crime, VIM.
Brearwood, who is wanted in Balti.
more for embezzling So, 800, has surren-
dred himself to the police of San Fran.
cisco.
Hancock & Co., of Philadelphia,
grain dealers, have leased the Coats
worth elevator at Buffalo The ele-
evator is the sixth in capacity in the
the harbor, having bins for $50, 900
bushels.
The president of the Chinese Benevo-
lent society Thursday received tele.
gram from Hong Kong stating there is
rice famine, which means starvation,
threatening Canton, and asking that
be warded.
Work on the Notifications at Ballast
point is being pushed with all possible
speed by the men of Battery d. Orders
have been received not to permit any
one to land in the government reserva-
tion where the big guns are to be
mounted.
Bert Jones, of Golden, COL, has &C.
cepted the contract offered him by the |
manager of the Cleveland baseball |
team to pitch for Cleveland during the
coming season. He leaves for hot |
Springs, Ark, in few days to go into |
spring training.
Manager Jimmy Dime, of the Man |
haitian Athletic club, is in receipt of a
letter from Billy Rotchford, of Chi
cago, saying that he will meet Sammy
Kelly. l16-pound champion of the
world, at Troy in April He will dc
his training at Albany.
A subcommittee of the committee on
post offices and post roads will give a
hearing on Thursday next, March "a,
to those opposed to the postal savings
banks project. Communications can
be sent to Representative Bromwell, |
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