The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-06-15
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says the pope has decided to estab-
lish permanent apostolic delegation
in Canada.
Seventeen native miners were killed
and 80 injured Sunday in a mine at
Kimberly, in Griqualand west, by the
explosion, it is supposed, of dyna-
mite magazine.
The French cruiser Sfax left the is
land at $50 Saturday morning with
Dreyfus on board. The latter en-
barked on the war ship at z o'clock
Friday morning.
Gen. Brooke, commanding at Hav-
ana, has informed the war depart
ment of the death. on June 9, of Pri-
vate Cooney, Company A, 5th infantry,
Of intestinal gangrene.
Rev. w. H. P. Faunce, pastor of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church, New
York, Sunday announced that he would
resign the pastorate of that church i'm
mediately to accept the presidency of
Brown university.
The United States cruiser Olympia,
with Adm. Dewey on board, arrived at
Singapore Sunday from Hong Kong.
Adm. Dewey's health continues to inn
prove. The Olympia will probably
leave Singapore on June 16.
Six large open air meetings under
the auspices of the Chicago Single Tax
club were held in Chicago Sunday.
T he speakers in vigorous terms es-
poused the doctrine and theories made
famous by the late Henry George.
The whaler, Charles w. Morgan, of
San Francisco, made a fortunate find Of
ambergris in the north seas, according
to advices from Hakodate. The lump
weighed 6s pounds and is worth $780,
800. The Morgan had secured only $50
barrels of OIL
The war department has received the
following dispatch from Gen. Otis:
"Manila, June 1O.-Adjutant General
Washington: First Lieut.. Richard B.
Westnedge, surgeon, U. S. A., died
here at o'clock this day of ty-
phoid fever"
The tournament of the Central
Scheutzen Bund of North America, to
be held at Dubuque, Ia, June 22 to 25,
promises to be one OF the largest sport
ing events of the year. About 1,0OC
sharpshooters from various points be-
tween the Ohio river and the Pacific
coast will contest for the IS, 600 or more
offered in prizes.
A strike of $4,000 coal miners in the
central district of Pennsylvania is
threatened. Secret meetings have been
held at Robertsdale and Clearfield, q,
which the national and district officer:
of the United Mineworkers' association
were authorized to prepare the ma
chine miners of the whole district TO,
strike to be declared within a month
or six weeks.
The remains of Augustin DAILY, who
died in Paris on Wednesday, arrived
at Southampton Saturday from Havre
The casket was inclosed in cas-,
marked "A. d., New York" 1t wa
quietly removed from the steamer ant
placed in a railroad vehicle, which
transferred it to the Empress dock TO
shipment to the United States by tn,
American line steamer New York
which sailed Saturday.
Over 5000, 100000 gallons of petro
leum. according to the treasury burea,
of statistics. are now produced annual,
in the world. OF this amount two ant
one-half billions are produced in the
United States, two and one-fourth bill
lions in Russia and the remainder il
distributed among dozen countries.
Deputy United States Marshal
Trip Sunday arrested Felix Richard
aged IA; Henry Averill, aged 10, an
Mike Asazepaneck, aged II, charge
with robbing the post Office at Peru
III. The boys confessed and will b
tried at Chicago.
An authoritative contradiction
given to the report that there is grav
danger of the arbitration scheme fail
ing. 1t is pointed out that, although
Germany may hesitate to recogniz
the principle, she has not yet raise
any actual objections during the dir