The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-05-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.
entsrssting Events Tsktng Pisos Throash.
eat the Ccuntry Boiled Down asd
Given II . ConlsAsoA rorM.
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
The ocean liners arriving of late at
New York are averaging 1000 immi-
grants each.
The first time in six years the sa-
looms of Kansas City were closed
tight on Sunday.
News has arrived in London that
Col. Dennison, with a patrol of scouts,
has been captured.
The United States cavalry and ar
tillery have evacuated Pelsing. They
marched to Ton-Ku.
Major VIM. G.. Manning, Y. 8. A.,
retired, is dead at Washington. He
served with distinction in the civil
| war.
After a careful consideration of the
situation in the Philippines as it ex-
lists, the administration has decided
to reduce the army in the Philippines
to 10000 men.
The much discussed question as to
whom would fall the honor of launch
ing the battleship Ohio has been set
| function be performed by Mrs. VIM.
Mckinley.
Seven persons were burned to
death, three fatally injured and sew
eral others slightly burned and other
wise injured i'm fire that destroyed
three-story apartment building at
South Chicago.
The transport Egbert has arrived
at San Francisco from Taku, China,
and gone into quarantine. The Egg
bert brings a large number of bodies
of American soldiers which had been
temporarily inferred at Taku.
Gov. w. S. Jennings, of Florida
has issued ain appeal for relief for
the fire sufferers at Jacksonville, and
assistance is pouring in at lively
rate. There are about 10000 persons
homeless and in need of necessaries
Presidents Mckinley and Diaz ex.
changed messages of good wishes
while the former was at Ell Paso. Tex
Gen. Juan Hernandez, the comman.
der Of the second military zone of the
state of Chihuahua, presented per.
sonally his good wishes to the presi
dent of the United States.
| SUNDAY.
Nearly foot of snow fell at Lead
vile, Col.
Another comet was observed a,
Cape Town. 1t was travelling in &
| Iiranfinn
At Sioux City, Ia, Judge ]. J. Hea
ly, Senator Kyle's business partner
was killed by lightning.
Governor Odell, of New York, signed
the anti-scalping bill. He has also
signed the bill appropriating $4OO,OO'
for the purchase of the Palisades.
A hurricane is now sweeping New
foundland's coast line and many o,
the fishing crafts are seeking safety
1t is feared some casualties will re
suit.
Richard Redhead, who wrote ths
tune to which "Rock of Ages is usu
ally sung. is dead in London. He hat
been organist of St. Mary's Church
Paddington. since 1864,
Sergeant Gretschneider and Troop
er Janisch, of the German cavalry
have been condemned to death fol
the murder of two innocent Chimes,
while doing patrol duty at Pao Tins
Flu.
\ Evidence of the peril to which Ad
miral Dewey was exposed during ths
battle of Manila Bay has been for
w'arded to the Navy Department II
the shape of one of the starboare
plates of the Admiral's flagship Olym
pia.
Gov. DIETRICH, of Nebraska, has re
signed and Ezra P. Savage succeeded
him. Detrich's commission as United
States senator was then signed by tn,
new governor.
In a bloody battle between Russian
and Chinese at Mukaden, Manchuria
the Russians lost 80 in killed ant
wounded, four officers being killed
Gen. Derpilnski is among the wound
ed.
The third anniversary of the battl'
of Manila bay was celebrated at tn,
Releigh hotel. Washington, by ban
ouet. Adm. Dewey and "a other off
GERS, who took part in the engage
ment, were present.