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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-09-24
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Bureau of Statistics Furnishes Its
Monthly Comparative Statement.

Bureau of Statistics Furnishes Its
Monthly Comparative Statement.
The monthly comparative statement of
the imports and exports of merchandise,
gold and silver during last August and
during eight months ended Aug. 81 last.
which has just been issued by the Bureau
of Statistics, shows as follows:
Domestic merchandise exported during
August, 1896, S66, 732. .453; August, 1895,
$54 ,S21, $50; for the last eight months,
S567, ,259,4 ,451; for the same period in
1895, $4S9, ,3GO551.
Imports of merchandise during last Au-
gust, $40, 9,45S,325, of which $2O,644, 81
was free of duty. Imports during Au-
gust, 1895, $T1. ,943, Of which about
one-half was free of duty; importations
during the last eight months, $471 DID,,
434, OF which $214.263, GIL was duty free;
for the same period in 1895 the total was
$535, 737 $40, of which $254, ,469,42 was
free of duty.
The gold exports during last August
amounted to 81 ,9I2, ,544, as compared with
$16,667,261 during August, 1895. For
the last eight months the exports of gold
amounted to $50, ,511 ,S11, which is almost
the exact figure for August, 1895. The
gold imports during last August aggre-
gated S4,045,S $50, as compared with ST.
534 ,OS6, for the same month last year.
For the last eight months the imports of
gold exceeded those for the same period
in 1895 by about $2,6J0,G00. The silver
coin and bullion exported during last Au-
gust amounted to $5.301 .434 and the i'm
ports 1928, ,422. During August, last year,
the exports amounted to S4,553, ,69S and
the imports S1.114,677. During the last
eight months the silver exports amounted
to $4O,932.41S and the imports $I.712,-
$50. During the same period in 1885 the
exports aggregated $780, PIG, and the
imports Sc. 6.199,4I1.
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WASHINGTON.

The War Department has been advised
of the death of Captain George S. Hoyt,
quartermaster at Helena, Mont, from
apoplexy He was born in New Hamp-
shire and appointed TO the army from
Wisconsin in 1867. His death creates Il
vacancy in the quartermaster' depart
ment.
A statement prepared at the Mint Bu-
reau Shows that the silver coinage dur
ing the month of August aggregated 50.
650,000. This yielded to the Government
Il profit or seignorage of S22,02I .Oa,
which represents the difference between
the cost of the silver when purchased and
the coinage value.
The suggestion has been made that
steps be taken for the adoption by !he
army and navy of uniform caliber .or
small arms, and the matter will be brought
10 the attention of the President. The ar
guments advanced in support of the adop-
ton of uniform caliber are that in time
of war the army and navy must necessar-
lily be thrown together in service; if they
have rifles of different calibers inter-
changeability of ammunition will be i'm
possible. 1t will be suggested TO the Pres
ident that he convoke a board composed
of an odd number Of army and navy off
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ordinarily been so strongly Republican

ordinarily been so strongly Republican
in Presidential years that the growth of
free silver sentiment was regarded as
an intrusion by the railroad corpora
tions who have been particularly active
in politics there. When they heard of
it they notified their employees without
delay that the election of Bryan would
mean reduction in pay and a possible
loss of their situations. 1t was as bare
faced a case of bulldozing as has ever
been attempted in an American elec.
ton, and it has naturally acted as a
boomerang, as such tactics always
will do when applied to men who are
intelligent enough to value their rights
as citizens
Iowa reflects the sentiment of In
diana. Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and the neighboring States generally.
and without these the election of Nc
Kinley is absolutely hopeless. 1t is not
surprising, therefore, that the canvass
which the Republicans have made
there is startling revelation to them.
1t means that-unless they can per-
form wonders between now and No
vember-their cause is lost, for with all
the bluster that Hanna and Quay IRE
indulging in they have no hope Of
breaking the solid South since the Ar
kansas returns have come in.-New
York News.
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MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime
$3.50 to $5.25; hogs, shipping grades
$500 to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, $40
to $500; wheat, No. red, 59c to 60c
corn, No. 2, 20c to 22c; oats, No. 2, -
to 16c; rye. No. 2, 30c tc Sic; butter
choice creamery. 14c to 16c; eggs, fresh
14c to 15c; potatoes. per bushel, zoe t
SOC; broom corn, common short to choic
dwarf, SO to $50 per ton.
Indianapolis-Cattl shipping, $500 t
$500; hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.50
sheep, common to prime, $500 to $3.2J
wheat, No. 2, SIC to SOC; corn, No.
white, 20c to 22c; oats. No. white, 10
to 20c.
St. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs
$500 to $3.50; wheat, No. ., G2c to 63c
corn, No. , yellow, 19c to zoe; oats
No. . white, 16c to lSc; rye, No. ., 30
to Bic.
Cincinnati Cattle, $3.50 to S475; hogs
$500 to $3.115; sheep. $40 TO $3.2J
wheat, No. =, 60c to 62c: corn. No.
mixed, dc to 23c; oats. No. = mixed, 1e
to 1Sc; rye, No. =, Sic to 33c. .
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50 to $4.75; hogs
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 TO S3.2J
wheat, No. 2 red, G2c to 63c; corn. No.
yellow, 22c to 24c; oats. No. 2 white, 10
to Zoe; rye. 32c to 3ic.
Toledo-Wheat, No . red. Csc to 65c
corn, No. yellow. dc TO &c; oats, No
2 mixed. 15c to 1Gc: rye. No. 3, 32c to 34c
clover seef, $40 to $3.50.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 spring, 81
to 5Sc; corn, No. ., 2Oc to 22c; oats, No
2 white, 2Oc to 21c; barley, No. 2, 30c t
32c; rye, No. /. 32c to 34c; pork, mess
$3.50 to 5000.
Buffalo-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs
$500 to $4.O0: sheep. $500 to $3.25
wheat, No. red. 6Gc to Csc; corn, No
2 yellow. 27c to 2Sc; oats, No. , white
dc to 23c.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $5.25; hogs
$500 to S4.25; sheep, $500 to $3.50
wheat, No. 2 red, zoe TO tic; corn, No.
25c to 27c; oats, No. white, 19c TO 21c
butter, creamery, 12c to 17c; eggs, West
ern, 14c to tic.
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IN GENERAL.

The financial statement of the American
Board of Missions shows that for the first
time since Aug. 81, 1892, it has been able
to close its business year without a debt.
The churches and individuals of the
boards constituency have not only raj
lied generously to remove the debt, but
have contributed to the current expenses
sufficiently to overcome considerable
shrinkage in legacies. Retrenchment OH
mission fields and extreme economy in
administration have been necessary. The
total receipts have been $743, 104, and the
total expenditures, $627 ,969, leaving II
balance of $115, 135. Deducting from this
the debt of a year ago, Il balance is left
in the treasury of 500. The regular do
nations were $426,73O. The donations
for special objects were $43, $50, and lega-
cies $116,9SS. The total receipts from all
sources were $743. 104. In addition to the
above and aside from all receipts for the
work of the board, $130, ,035.96 has been
forwarded for Armenian relief, and more
than $4,000 for Armenians in Turkey
from Armenian friends and relatives in
this country.
For fifteen months the Chicago post
Office has been deluged with complaints
from banks and individuals that the Ca
madam mails have been tampered with
and that thousands of letters have never
reached their destination. Large and
small remittances have been lost and the
inconvenience and loss to the Chicago
banks and their customers has been such
that it had come TO a point where the
Canadian banks had to use other carrying
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TRUTHS THAT LIVE,
EpiEi ans Chilled from Bryan's Gre

Epicf ans Cu11ed from Bryan's Great
Speech.
''Truth will vindicate itself; only error
fears free speech"
Between bimetallism and the gold
standard there is an impossible gulf"
1--WE do not propose to transfer the re-
wards of industry to the lap of indo-
lence."
Property rights, as well as the rights
of persons, are safe in the hands of the
common people"
1.-The well-being of the nation-aye, civ
ilization itself-depends upon the pros
perity of the masses"
I'VE would not invade the home of the
provident in order to supply the wants of
the spendthrift.
"Ficious legislation must be remedied
by the people who suffer from it, and not
by those who enjoy its benefits"
'Those who daily follow the injunction,
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread are the bulwark of law and order"
$50 long as the scramble for gold con-
tinues prices must fall, and a general fall
in prices is but another definition of hard
times"
HC ptOpit NhO III 1ttO lCJcCtci thc
doctrine that kings rule by right divine
will not subscribe to a doctrine that mon
ey is omnipotent."
mo public official who conscientiously
discharges his duty will desire to deny to
those whom he serves the right to discuss
his official conduct"
''They (the people of the WesD invite
you to accept the principles of living
faith rather than listen to those who
preach the gospel of despair"
NO government is worthy of the name
which is not able to protect from every
arm uplifted for his injury the humblest
citizen who lives beneath the flag"
Salaries in business occupations de-
pend upon business conditions, and the
gold standard both lessons the amount
and threatens the permanency of such
salaries
"A law which collects from some citi-
zens more than their share of the taxes,
and collects from other citizens less than
their share, is simply an indirect means
of transferring one mans property to an
other mans pocket"
''Prices can be lowered as effectually by
decreasing the demand for an article as
by increasing the supply of it, and it
seems certain that the fall in the gold
price of silver is due to hostile legislation
and not to natural laws"
'Whenever it is necessary for the peo
pie as a whole to obtain consent from the
owners of money and the changers of
money before they can legislate upon
financial questions, we shall have passed
from a democracy to plutocracy."
''In government like ours every pub
lie official is n public servant, whether he
holds Office by election or by appoint
ment, whether he serves for a term of
years or during good behavior, and the
people have a right t9 criticise his official
acts
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Rol NcwS for Hanna,

Rainbow chasing seems to be a sport
to which the Republican campaign
managers are very much devoted this
year. and il Mark Hanna is not careful
he will get a reputation in that line
which will eclipse even the best per-
formances of the past in national poll
tics. Here he has been calculating on
a seventy-five thousand majority for
Mckinley in Iowa, and now comes for
ward the chairman of the Republican
State Committee there with the state
meut that if the election were held to
morrow the chances are that Bryan
would have majority.
Iowa is one Il the States which has
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-09-24
SHIP TEXAS AGROUND.
Big Battle Ship Went Broadside on
NcwnOrt beach.

The big battleship Texas, of the United
States navy, went hard aground off Goat
Island, near Newport, r. 1. The levia-
than, SO formidable when in her element,
was absolutely helpless and at the mercy
of the wind. If n storm had arisen before
she was released the chances are she
would have been beaten to pieces. This
magnificent bit of naval architecture,
which cost the people of the United States
something like $3,0OO,00O, was subject to
the caprice of the weather until the tide
came in, when tugs got her back into
deep water.
The Texas left the North Atlantic
squadron for the purpose of getting sup
ply of torpedoes. When she reached the
harbor the tide was running out strongly
and was at about half ebb. She steamed
slowly to her anchorage ground, west Of
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being $250,O0o by Ladenburg, Thalmann
& Co. Gable advices indicate the sale
by the Bank of England of about $780,
900 in American eagles, presumably for
export to the United States. The sum of
S24O,O00 gold was deposited in the sub
treasury Thursday in exchange for green
backs. The total known amount of gold
already arrived, now on European steam
ships sailing for New York. and engaged
for importation is $50, 600 The treas
ury lost $50,500 in gold coin and $11 500
in bars, which leaves the true amount of
the gold reserve $114. .490,176. The de-
cision of the Bank of England to make no
further advance in the rate was received
with much relief on the London Stock Ex-
change. In consequence there was Il bet
ter feeling and prices are recovering.
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Voting ON Railroad Trains,

The railroad car voting has begun.
Our Republican contemporaries are be-
ginning to keep up the courage of their
fellow partisans by printing reports
that on such and such train Il vote of
the passengers was taken. where Nc
Kinley had forty votes and Bryan four
or figures to that effect. This thing
will be repeated daily from now until
election. 1t will only deceive those
who are desirous to be deceived.
All the world knows that the sup
porters of Bryan are plain people. stay
ing at home, or working in stores, fac
tories, works or employments for their
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the torpedo station. and dropped anchor
in the usual place, half-mile from shore.
The order was given to stop the engines,
but for some reason not explained the
machinery continued to work, and the
powerful twin screws dragged the anchor
until the boat pushed her nose upon the
sands.
When the boat finally came to a stand
her bow stood about two feet higher than
it should. Meanwhile the water continued
to go out, rendering the great vessel more
and more helpless. The tug Aquidneck
came alongside in thirty minutes and be-
gan work, but it was soon discovered that
the Texas was stranded.
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Busy on New BattIesbins.

Acting Secretary McAdoo has received
a cablegram from Secretary Herbert, at
BreSt, France, in answer TO his message
respecting the bid for building the three
battle ships, Which were opened lasl
week. The Secretary authorized Mr.. Nc
Adoo to proceed to make the awards, and
the boats will &C, one to Cramp & Sons, OF
Philadelphia, at 1850 900; one to New
port News ShipbuildiDg and Dry Dock
Company of Virginia, at s2,595, 900, and
one to the Union Iron Works OF San
Francisco, at S2,674, $50.
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News of Minor Note.

The leaders of the conspiracy against
the Spanish Government in the province
of Cavite, Philippine Islands, have been
shot.
Smith Culbertson, so years old, of Bir-
mingham, Iowa. prominent man in that
town, committed suicide by jumping into
deep well. The cause was dependency
and ill-health.
One of the first Americans to step ashore
at New York from La Touraine from
Havre was Nine. Demitri Callias, widow
of the late 2. L. Barnum and now mar
ried to Count Callias, an Italian nobleman
of ancient lineage, but not wealthy,
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THE NEWS RECORD.
SUMMARY OF A WEEKS HAP.
PENlNGS.
The Latest News as Flashed Over the Wires
from All Parts Of the Notwithstanding
Politics, Religion, Casualties, Commerce
and Industry.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Summary Vengeance of Missis'
sippi Mob.

At Slayden's Crossing, q hamlet near
Lamar, Miss, Walter Brown, young ne
gro, was shot to death and then burned.
His crime was murderous assault upon
Mrs. Slayden, postmistress, aged 70 years.
Brown applied to Mrs. Slayden for a
small sum of money which she is supposed
to have owed him, and she told him &c
look in bureau drawer and get it. Find
ing $40 in the drawer the negro turned
and struck the woman blow on the head
with bluGgeon, fracturing her skull. He
fed, taking the money with him. His We
tim was discovered shortly thereafter
almost unconscious and barely managed
to relate the facts of tine assault. Brown
was captured near Grand junction and
taken back to the scene of his crime,
where he was promptly identified. His
capt0rs at once riddled him with bullets
and afterwards piled wood about the re.
mains and burned them.
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State Liquor League Meets,

The Indiana State Liquor League ha
just held its annual meeting in Indianap.
oils. Eighty delegates, representing as
many subordinate organizations, were in
attendance. Mayor Taggart welcomed
the delegates in speech in which he sait
the salOonkeepers are engaged in a lega
business and had right to the protection
of the law. The league determined TO op
pose the candidacy for Office of all men
regardless of party, who are not in sym
pathy with their business. The Nichol
son law was denounced, and 1.-The people
were called upon to assist in getting it of
the statute books,
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A Chinese Monarch,s Letter.

The personal letter from the Emperor
of China to President Cleveland, which
formed The credentials of Lii Hung Chang
has been placed on exhibition in the IL
brary of the Department of State. The
letter is written on scroll of lemon col
0red parchment about five feet in length
by foot and half IN width, portion
being in ancient Chinese and part in
modern Chinese, with the royal red seal
and Emperor's autograph in the center.
The envelope is of yellow satin, embroid-
cred in gold and silver, with five large
Chinese double dragons conveniently ar.
ranged
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-09-24
mense Gold Chunk,

The largest chunk of gold that has ever
been in New York, was wheeled down
Broadway few days ago. 1t was taker
from the Grand Central depot to the
United States Assay Office, in Wall street
in common express wagon, guarded by
five detectives. The big lump weigh.
f,7S7 ounces, and it is worth sS5, 900. l.
was shipped 10 the Assay Office by the
Bank OF Montreal, Canada, and belongs
to the Cariboo Mining Company of BRITISH
COlumhia
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Found a Mouth Full Of Teeth

One of the most peculiar cases evel
brought to the notice of medical men was
operated on in Mexico, Mo. The patient
is the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. N.
South OF Boone County, who for the last
few years has been troubled with an alb
normal swelling of the lower gums. This
protueerance was cut away, and IN it were
found thirty-two matured teeth. The lit
tie patient is doing well.
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Cuban General Roloff Arrested.

General Carlos RolOff, a Cuban. was ar
rested in New York on the charge of aid
ing and abetting the sending OF filibusier-
Ing expeditions to Cuba. lie was held in
$500 bail by United States Commissioner
Alexander
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Death Was UntimeIy.

e. j. MattsOn, clerk at the National
Hotel in Minneapolis, died the other day,
about five minutes before telegram
reached the hotel announcing that his un-
Gle in New York had died and left for
tune of upwards of 81, 1,5OO,cO TO himself
and sister,
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EOuI Play Susnecfed.

The unknown body picked up on the
Pennsylvania track, near Orrville, Ohio,
horribly mutilated, was identified as Will
Hoffacre, Wooster, aged %. Foul play
is suspected. He had just been paid OFF,
and had but few pennies in his pockets.
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Death for Desertion.

+. ]. Fowler of Stllwell, o. T., who has
been in search of his runaway wife,
found her in st. Joseph, Mo-, and shot
her dead. He then shot himself. Both
are dead.
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Rules Against the AnrIicaus.

A telegram from Rome announces that
the Pope in apostolic letter proclaims that
the Anglican ordinations are absolutely
invalid, and his holiness invites the Angli-
cans to return TO Catholic unity.
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bread and butter, The people who are
flying about the country on railroad
trains and casting the Mckinley votes
are OF the classes who can be found
abroad.
1t has not happened often in this
country that campaign for the Pres;-
dency has involved questions dividing
one class from another-in fact, we
have not known of classes at all in our
political contests. But now we have
Il class issue forced upon Us by the re-
morseless gold standard advocates 1t
is not the wage-earning class that has
raised that issue: it is the idle and COM
Portable class. 1t is not at all wonder
full that the travelling members of 1.-The
better element should be giving Nc
Kinley a majority in these car elec-
tions. 1t will be otherwise at the polls,
when the stay-at-homes leave home
and workshop long enough to deposit
real ballots on election day.-New York
News
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oe.- o~d expert civilians. and give ex-
plicit orders to adopt one caliber for the
two branches of the service.
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OHIO'S WEEKLY OLIO.
BRIEF COMPILATION OF LATE
STATE NEWS.

An Interesting Summary of the Mo-e I'M
portant Doings Of Our Neighbors-wed-
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties, apS
Gertral Notes Within the State.
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BRYAN in t.e Camnairn.

The Republicans have about given tip
sneering at 1.-The boy orator" The best
of them have admitted that he never
repeats himself, and that all his
speeches are readable. There are
plenty of men who produce magnifi-
cent impression on the stump whose
speeches do not read well at all. Bryan
is not one of them. There are other
plenty who can write a superior argu-
ment, but whose delivery of it would
disperse a crowd quicker than rain
storm. Bryan is not one of these. Not
even rain keeps people from thronging
10 hear him.
1t is because the bimetallists are read
ing Bryan's speeches daily that they
believe In the victory of Bryan. 1t is
because they believe that the people of
the great States east of the Mississippi
are reading Bryan daily that they
think those States will go for b .yan.
1t is conclusive logic: If you read
Bryan's speeches you have to vote for
Bryan-yOu cannot he.Ss yourself.
Bryan's speech at Chicago has been
read since then everywhere. Address
cd especially to laborers, and heard
by as many thousands of labOrers
as could crowd themselves within hear
ing, it is being read not only by labor
ers. but by every other class of citizens.
Not many men could stand such Sc
we're test OF capacity as Bryan is I'M
dergoing. The man who can stand it is
tit to be President of the United States.
And he will be-
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Prince Bismarck is to have another
statue This time it is at Leipsic. The
city las commissioned Sculptor Lehnert
to execute it. and the municipality has
selected site near the park.