The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-01-11
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Gathered and Condensed
From Day to Day.
SUNDAY.


M. ,Guerin has arrived at Clauva,
where he will undergo his sentence of
10 years for conspiracy against the
republic.
BY mistaking carbolic acid for tine
ture of larkspur- nurse caused the
death of Henry Smith, n musician, in
the city hospital, New York.
Hon. John b. Stallo. lawyer. lin
guist, statesman, diplomat and distin-
guished citizen of Cincinnati, died in
Florence, Italy, where he has ,re0 0lsl,al
for the past 10 years. w. j,
Miss Julia Morrison, on trial for the
murder of Manager Leidcn, at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, in her testimony says
the stage is no place for women. and
If acquitted will seek to improve con
ditions.
The British seized the third German
vessel, and the indignation of the Ger
mans is intense. There are hints of n
withdrawal from the English alliance.
and of forming coalition with
France and Russia.
Orders have been given at Cape
Town to release the British steamer
Mashona, recently seized by the Brit
ish government. She was laden with
flour for Delagoa bay from New York.
The vessel is to be delivered to the
claimants.
The government has sent orders to
Rr. Adm. Farquhar, in the West In
dies, to proceed with his vessel New
York, or send the Macheas, which has
arrived at San Juan from Santo Do
mingo, back to look after American
interests.
SATURDAY.
Failures in 1899 were 9,393 in num-
ber, with liabilities of 1923, ,G79.
At Chicago $500 were raised for
the Beers at meeting of Irish citi-
zens.
Andrew Carnegie has promised the
college of Emporia. Kan, $4,000 for
a library building as soon as the pres
ent debt is paid.
Subscriptions, pledges and cash for
about 100000 have been secured for
the purpose of perpetuating the Dew
ey monument in NewsYork city.
Helen Gould has lent the strength
of her name backed by substantial
donation of 81 900 to the movement tc
retain the Woman's temple, Chicago.
Six robbers in Neosho Falls, Kan,
robbed the safe in J. bishops store OF
considerable plunder, and escaped in
the presence of several armed citizens
Capt. Carl Reichmann, of the 18th
infantry, now in the Philippines, has
been appointed as the United States
military attache with the Boer army
DR.. William A. Hammond, former
surgeon general of the army, expireG
in Washington of heart failure,
brought on by hurriedly ascending a
flight OF stairs.
The coroner's jury finds that the
mine and fire bosses at the Braznell
mine. near Brownsville, Pa, where the
horror occurred in which several min
ers lost their lives, were incompetent
to perform, their respective duties.
wi. O"Sil llISt Win
at Gametree, near Mafeling, in an at
tempt to capture the Boer fort. The
British lost 90 men, including Capt
Sandford, Capt. Vernon, already twice
wounded, and Lieut.. Patton, lost their
lives at the foot of the fort.
Gen. Otis sent the war department
the following cablegram: "Cols. Hare
and Howe just arrived at Vigan
Northwest Luzon, with all American
prisoners. Their successful pursuit
remarkable achievement. Gen
Schwan and Gen. Wheaton, now with
separate columns, in Cavite province
Affairs in Luzon, north of Manila
greatly improved"
Advices from Magalang, province OF
Pampanga, Philippines, that Capt
Conhauser, with three companies Of
the 25th regiment, captured the insur
gent stronghold Commanche, on Mt
Arayat. Three Americans were
wounded, but the enemy's loss is no,
known. Three members of the 9th
and two of the 18th regiment, whom
the insurgents held as prisoners, were
shot and horribly mutilated. Three Of
them are dead and the other two arr
recovering.
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