The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-03-09
Condensed News

| the senate OF the 59th congress wa
called in extraordinary session to &C
on appointments and other matters.
Germany is renewing her efforts t,
secure something In the nature Of ,
reciprocity treaty with the Unitet
States.
Field Marshal Oyama Is continuing
his great drives around both tanks o
the Russian army. His front is nov
huge bow, the base on the Shakh'
river, the right arm reaching poin
east of Fushun, and the left arm ex
tending to point west Of Mukden.
Estimates Of Gen. Kuropatkin',
force between Shakhe and Tie PAS
give a total Of slightly more than 400,
900, comjosed of $4,000 infantry, 23,
600 cavalry and $4,000 artillery, will
1904 guns.
Trustee of the Chadwick assets. Ma
than Loeser, and County Prosecutor
Harvey r. KeeIer, called by appoint
ment upon Andrew Carnegie at the
home of Sylvester T. Everett in Cleve
land. Mr.. Loeser brought with hin
the famous $5.OO0O0O note and the
equally famous trust agreement.
Mrs. Jane l.. Stanford, widow of the
late Leland Stanford, California mi
lionaire and railroad magnate. who
founded Leland Stanford university
died in hotel in Honolulu. It is sus
pected that she was poisoned,
There we're no less than 662 grains
Of strychnine in the bottle of bicar
Donate of soda from which Mrs. Jane
l.. Stanford took dose and died soor
after in Honolulu. A member Of the
woman's household is suspected OF
putting 1t there.
The public debt was decreased 1855,
461 during February.
Battling Nelson, of Chicago. prac
tically knocked out Young Corbett. o!
Denver, in the ninth round at Sar
Francisco.
John L. Sullivan. once champion
heavyweight pugilist of the world
knocked out Jack Mccormick, of Gal
weston. Tex, in the second round OF a
four round boxing match.
No package Of printed matter OF
any kind mailed in the United States
addressed for delivery in the repub
lie of Panama shall weigh more than
four pounds and six ounces
Locked in their cells, keys to which
were in the possession of the absent
Taller, J. ID. Reaves and Henry Grow
awaiting trial for murder, were roast.
ed alive at Bentonville. Ark, before
assistance could be rendered. Other
prisoners had narrow escapes.
It is known that President Roose.
welt has under consideration the ap.
pointment of Charles w. Anderson a
prominent colored lawyer of New
York, to succeed Charles II. Treat as
collector of internal revenue for the
district of New York.
Johann Hoch. multibigamist. has
been indicted by the grand jury for
murder at Chicago. The specific
charge on which the indictment was
found is that Hoch murdered his last
wife but one, Mrs. Marie Welcker-
Hoch
Father Gopon, leader of the Russian
workmen on January %, who had
been in Geneva for two days, left for
London by way of Paris.
Seven persons were killed and prob.
ably 30 injured in a terrific rear.end
collision on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
& Chicago railroad eight miles west of
Pittsburg. One special, containing a
battalion of Ohio National guard, with
ladies and officers, stopped on account
of a hot box. Before a flagman could
be sent back a special following con-
tanning the members of the Tippe-
canoe club, of Cleveland, o., their
wives, sisters and sweethearts, crashed
into the first train.
Six packing companies, Armour &
Co., Swift & Co., Schwarschld &
Sulzberger Co. and Cudahy Co. slaugh.
tered in the year 1903, 5,521,6 ,697 head
Of cattle out of total indicated
slaughter in the United States of 12,-
100000 head, or about As per cent.
The Yokohama specie bank opened
subscriptions In New York city for
Japan's new $50,000,O00 internal loan.
Emperor Nicholas has issued a re.
script to the minister of the interior,
stating that he has decided to con.
vene an assembly of elected repre-.
sentatives Of the people to elaborate
and consider legislative measures.