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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
MAKING OF BEET SUGAR.
Northern Indiana Greatly Intcreste
IN the industry

III
Since the discovery that lands in North,
western Indiana are suitable for the cu
ture of the sugar beet considerable in
terest has been manifested in the indus.
try by farmers. The latter have made
many inquiries as to whether they can
produce sugar on their own farms from
the sugar beet.
Authentic information ON this subject is
contained in q letter written recently to
the Agriculturist Epito;nist by Prof. II.
w. Wiley, chief chemist of the United
States Department of Agriculture, Wash
ingt0n. The letter follows:
The production of crude beet sugar in
q small way is an extremely simple process.
Any farmer who Is equipped with a cider
mill for rasping the beetS, Il cider press FOR
expressing the juice and an eyaDorator suit
able for making sorghum molasses, can
produce crude beet sugar.
AS q rule, this sugar will not be very
palatable, because 1t is not refined and con-
tains the salts and bitter principles which
make raw beet sugar and beet molasses, as
& rule. unfit for table use.
1t will be, however, an interesting object
lesson to our farmers to demonstrate the
fact that the sugar beet itself contains
sugar, and that the latter can be made in
the crude way have mentioned above. In
tnlS way Ine HldkluS Oh sugar Ill SHudil
way by farmers may prove stimulus to
the industry and do great good
Farmers, however, should not be de-
ceived by the expectation Of being able to
make their sugar in n successful way COM
mercially.
The successful and profitable manufac-
ture of sugar can only be accomplished in
expensive factories, equipped with all the
appliances necessary to make pure refined
sugar.
Only the pure refined beet sugar can ever
become an article of commerce.
In this the beet differs from the sugar cane,
because the latter will give n sugar which,
even in the crude state, is palatable and
marketable; in fact, many people prefer
crude cane sugar to the refined article on
account of its containing the aromatic prin-
ciples OF the cane, which give 1t an odor
and flavor very acceptable to most palates.
1 trust that any of your readers who may
undertake the manufacture of beet sugar in
the crude way l have mentioned above may
do so only from the point of view Indicated,
and not with the expectation of making it a
commercial success.
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coma, expressing a willingness to assist
in any movement looking to the closing
of Dyea as SUPPORT of entry. The ener-
getic methods of the Canadian Govern
ment TO capture the bulk Of the Klondike
travel is dwelt upon at length, and figures
are given to show what an immense reve-
nue. may be derived from the tax on the
outfits Of the prospectors alone, if some
means is not taken to retaliate. The
Alaska trade bureau of San Francisco has
received a letter from Ex-Governor 10
seph Hoadly, who is associated with the
ship-buiding firm of William Cramp Il
Sons of Philadelphia in the States Steam
ship Company. stating that five steam
ships of over 5000 tons each are to be
placed on the ocean route and will con-
meet with a small fleet of river boats,
reaching all parts of Alaska. The COM
pany is capitalized at S7,000,000.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
To Control the Gold Output.

A gold trust is the latest novelty in
Jersey City. The official name under
which the concern is Incorporated is the
Menlo Trading Company. The incorpo-
rators are Charles n. King, Nelson K.
Vanderhoof and Augustus G. Kellogg, all
of Jersey City. These men are supposed
to be agents of the bonanza kings, who
will manage the trust. The articles of in
corporation state that the object Of the
company is to acquire and purchase gold
mines and establish factories for the treat
ment of ores. 1t was said that the new
company will include the owners Of the
principal mines in California, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana and Mexico, and that the
aim of these capitalists is to control the
gold output of the United States.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16

appointed. 1t is thought that he will de-
wise some amicable means of patching UP
the existing differences of the German
and Bohemian speaking people of the EN-
pire. The baron is one of the most schol-
arly men of the empire and an orator of
no mean ability. His speeches before par
lament have always attracted throng.
He is the author of several legal works.
The people love him and delight to refer
to him as a self-made man. The baron is
tall and fine looking, with q handsome
face. His hair was gray before he was
Ok
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Little Problem from Life.

He begged kiss. She frowned medi-
tatively.
"a kiss" she said, sis an expression
Of sentiment. Placed upon the hand it
signifies respect; upon the forehead,
friendship; upon the lips, both-and
more, or neither. Since you have asked
it, you may express yourself in one
kiss Proceed"
He hesitaIed.
Through respect and friendship love
nay be reached. If he were too bold
She He hesitated. He gazed down
into the grass and pondered swiftly,
He tried to read her mood. He would
place that one kiss upon her
He heard trill as of many birds.
He looked up.
She was whistling softly.
Her hat was pulled down to her eyes.
covering her forehead. and her hands
were thrust deep into the pockets Of
her jacket-Detroit Free Press.
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and less than one-fifth of Its entire debt,
principal and interest.

and less than one-fifth of Its entire debt,
principal and interest.
Improvement of the Civil Service.
The President deyotes the last chapter of
his message to the civil service, the prac-
tical improvement Of which. he says, has
long been a subject of earnest discussion,
and which has of late years received in
creased legislative and executive approval.
During the past few months the service has
been placed upon still lirmer basis of busi-
ness methods and personal merit. while
the right of deserving veteran soldiers to r.
instatement has been asserted. diSmissals
for merely political reasons have been care
fully guarded against; the examinations i'm
proved and made practical and a distinct ad-
vance has been made by giving a hearing be
fore dismissal upon all eases where incom-
potency is charged or demand made for the
removal of officials. This last has been done
without impairing the power of removal.
one of the vital safeguards of the system
Much remains to be done before the system
can be perfected, and the President says
that he shall not hesitate to exempt eases
which he thinks have been Improperly in
cluded in the classified service or include
those which in his judgment will best pro-
mote the public service. The system has the
approval Of the people and Ii will be his en-
deavor TO uphold and extend 1t.
In conclusion, the President admonishcs
Congress not TO encourage the increase Of
the estimates for the maintenance Of tiIo
government. They would admit Of decrease
l., many branches and it is n commanding
duty to keep the appropriations within the
receipts of the government and thus avoid
n deficit
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Trading Stamps UnIawfu'

The Court of Appeals Of the District Of
Columbia, in an opinion by Justice Shep-
ard, held that trading stamps" are lille
gal within the meaning Of the act Of Con-
gress prohibiting lotteries and gift enter
prises. The Trading Stamp Company had
made arrangements with many companies
by which trading stamps were given pur-
chasers and when a certain number of
stamps were obtained articles could be
obtained for them at the stamp company's s
store.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
THE MARKETS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades.
$500 to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $500; wheat, No. 2 red, 95c to 91c;
corn, No. 2, 25c to 26c; oats, No. 2, 2Oc
to 22c; rye, No. 2, 45c to 47c; butter,
choice creamery, 22c to 23c; eggs, fresh,
19c to 21c; new potatoes, SOC to toe per
bushel.
Indianapolis-Ca shipping, $3OO to
S5.25; hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.50;
sheep, common to choice, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, Ole to 92c; corn, No. z
white, 26c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 2Sc
to 25c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to S5.25; hogs,
$500 to $3.75; sheep, $500 to $4.75;
wheat, No. 2, 96c to Csc; corn, No. z
yellow, 23c to 25c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c
to 23c; rye, No. 3, 45c to Acc.
Cincinnati-Catt $3.50 to $5.25; hogs
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $4.75
wheat, No. 2, 92c to 93c; corn, No:
mixed, PIC to 2Sc; oats, No. mixed, 25t
to 25c; rye, No. 2, 45c to 47c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $5.25; hogs
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 20 $4.25
wheat, No. 2, Soc to Ole; corn. No. :
yellow, 26c to 2Sc; oats, No. 2 white, 24t
to 26c; rye, Acc to 4Sc.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 red, 93c to 94c
corn, No. mixed, 25c to &c; oats, No
white, 21c to 23c; rye, No. 2, Acc to 4Sc
clover seed, S3.10 to $3.15.
M.,waukee-Wheat, No. 2 spring, S5t
to SIC; corn, No. 3, 26c to 27c; oats, No
9 white. 23c to 24c; rye, No. 2, Acc to 4Sc
barley, No. 2, 40c to 44c; pork, mess
$7.25 tc $7.75.
Buffalo $500 10 $5.25; hogs
$500 to $3.75; sheep, $500 to $500
wheat, No. 2 red, 94c to 96c; corn, No
9 yellow, Sic to &c; oats. No. 2 white
&c to 2Sc.
New York-Cattle. $500 to s5.25; hogs
$500 to $3.75; sheep, $500 to $40
wheat, No. red, 97c to Csc; corn, No
2, 33c to 34c; oats, No. . VIII se. 26c tt
2Sc; butter, creamery, 15c to 24c; eggs
Western, 20c to 24c.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
MEETS A STRANGE DEATH.
William Eyarts, of st. Clair, Mo-, Is Hanged
ReI I...> I'll

William Eyarts, of st. Clair, Mo-, Is Hanged
Between Two Palngs.
William Eyarts of st. Clair, Mo-, came
to his death under peculiar circumstances.
He was found hanging to high paling
fence. His neck was wedged f ,mly be-
tween two paiings. His feet were clear
of the ground and his neck WIS broken.
Evarts had been working abcIt his home
and had used a wheelbarrcS. When the
body was found the v neelbarrow was
partly under it. His pockets were empty,
but it is not known whether he had any
thing with him or not Those who saw
him say he was cheerful and had not been
drinking, and it is believed he must have
fallen on the fence and caught between
the nalingS
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Avenged by a Mob.

Abraham Uber, who killed Hans An
derson at Gardnerville, New, few days
ago, was taken from the Genoa jan,
stripped of his clothing and hanged. His
body was riddled with bullets by an an.
CRY mob of twenty five men supposed 10
he from Gardneryille.
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AROUND THE WORLD.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE GLOBE.
Nsws from Foreign Shores-Domestic Hap
penings-Personal Pointcrs-Labor Notes
Political Occurrences-Fires,A Accidac
Grimes, Etc.
SERIOUS
Problems Confront Congress Rela'
tive to the Indians.

Problems Confront Congress heia'
tive to the Indians.
Washington special The preparation
of the Indian appropriation bill will be-
gin Immediately in the House Committee
on Indian Affairs, anu probably the bill
will be reported to the House early IN
January. There are many important
matters before it, but everything now will
give way to the appropriation bills. The
most important subjects are the vexatious
problems in Indian Territory, involving
the reorganization of the territory in mat
tiers relating 10 the Indians. The Dawes
Indian Commission is now negotiating
with the five tribes, but the outlook is not
very encouraging, and some important
legislation along the lines OF the negotla-
ton has been planned.
The commission will be summoned here
shortly by the Secretary of the Interior,
it is understood, and action by the COM
mittee will lie deferred pending the ap-
pcarance of the commission before it 10
explain the situation there and TO make
recommendations. So far only two tribes
have rat flied the commissions agree.
mentS.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16

Sergeant John Coghlan of Company A,
First Regiment, United States Infantry,
shot himself through the head in his quar-
ters at the Preside, San Francisco, in
the presence of his captain, l.. p. Brant.
Coghlan died instantly. He had been
drinking heavily, though until recently he
was a model soldier.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16

The Secretary of the Treasury at Wash
inSton has taken the first steps to qualify
on behalf of the Government as n bidder
at the sale of the Kansas Pacific Railroad
on Dec. 16. A transfer order for $780,
000 was sent by Treasurer Roberts for
certifcation to the National City Bank
of New York in favor of the master Of the
court having jurisdiction of the case. This
order will be delivered to the master five
days before the sale by an officer Of the
Treasury Department, who, it is believed,
will bid at the sale under instructions
from the President.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
AUSTRlA'S NEW PREMIER.

Baron Gautsch Won Frankenthurn
Recognized as an Able Man.
Baron Gautsch Won Frankenthurn, the
new premier of Austria, is recognized by
all parties as the man best able to master
the present situation. He did not espOuse
the cause of any one faction, and because
of the able and impartial manner in which
he discharged his duties as minister of
public instruction under the premiership
of Count Badeni he enjoys the confidence
of all. His wide knowledge of affairs and
his diplomatic methods recommended him
to the high position to which he has been
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Three Men Injured,

A Chicago and Erie engine exploded
near Westminster, a small station six
miles east of Lima, Ohio. Engineer Jo-
seph Doolittle, Fireman ]. G. Bieber and
Head Brakeman S. B. Planck were in
the cab at the time. Ali were seriously
injured.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
DIG for a Whisky Mine.

a Kansas City telegram says: The COM
pany digging for the old steamer Arabia,
which sank with a cargo of whisky in the
Missouri thirty-five years ago, has struck
the place. 1t is now digging for the sub
merged stuff, which it believes is still in
fine condition, and expects to clear $780,
600. The cargo consisted of 185 barrels.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
OkIahom a Sensation.

Something Of a sensation has been Gre
ated at Guthrie, o. T., by the report that
Temple Houston of Wood ward, son of
Sam Houston of Texas fame, will defend
the Jennings brothers and their gang
when they are put on trial fer train rob-
berry anG other crimes. Temple Houston
killed one of the Jennings brothers in a
fight at Woodward, last year, and in the
same affray Houston shot AL. Jennings,
one of the men whom, it is said, lie will
defend.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16

Fatal Fire.

Fire broke out in the Owosso Casket
Works of Owosso, Mich, and destroyed
one life and $4,000 worth Of property.
Frank Wilcox, night wa.chman, aged 27,
and the support of an aged mother living
in Detroit, was suffocated to death while
trying to quell the fire with a hand ex-
tinguisher. The fire is supposed to have
been the result ofspontaneOus combustion.
The property destroyed was insured for
S16 con
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Poets Wife Sues.

Mrs. Byron ID. Jones of Elwood, Ind,
has filed suit against Gus Cramer OF Ell
wood, holding him in the sum OF $4,000
responsible for the death of her husband,
who was well known throughout the
State as the 'Poet of Dundee" Eight
months ago he went to the Cramer pool,
and while swimming took the cram ps and
drowned
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
E,.ctions in the Bay State.

Seventeen cities of Massachusetts held
their municipal elections. In most cases
the Republicans were successful in secur-
ing control of the city governments, al
though the results show that the idea of
independent or non-partisan control of
municipalities is steadily growing in ia
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Good News Saves His Life.

Robert Hansel, destitute, was dying of
typhoid fever at Waterbury, Conn.,, when
Il telegram came from Decatur saying his
uncle, Mayor Taggart's brother, had died
leaving him his fortune. Hansel was able
to grasp the news that fortune had come
to him and began to rally at once.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Justifes Lynching.

Wesson (Miss.) special: News of a
terrible tragedy comes across Pearl River.
The wife and five children of Brown Smith
were murdered by unknown parties while
Mr.. Smith was absent. The infant child
was spared The sheriff has gone to the
scene with bloodhounSs. Smith is son
of ex-Representative Smith, OF Simpson
Comfy,
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Mr.. B.lden Seriously Injured.

Representative Belden Of New York
one Of the veteran members of the House,
was seriously injured by falling down the
marble stairs leading from the floor OF
the House to the basement Of the capitol
at Washington.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Accommodates tn. Railroads.

The interstate commerce commission
has decided to extend for two years the
period within which railroads must COM
ply with the act of Congress requiring all
railroads to be equipped with safety ap-
pliances for the protection of the en-
ployes and passengers.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
uanp.d and Ridd'ed with Bullets.

Adam Uber, who Killed Hans Anderson
at Gardnerville last week, was taken
from the Genoa, New, Jail at 2 o'clock in
the morning, stripped of his clothing and
hanged. His body was riddled with bull
lets by mob of twenty-five men, sup
nosed to be from Gardnerville.
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An Unknown Country.

Two explorers, connected with the Ital-
ian geographical and geological societies,
let San Francisco recently, to explore an
unknown country between the Omenlca
mining district and the Yukon. They are
confident they will open up direct over
land route to the Klondike.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16

Fire broke out in the Lake House, a
four-story structure at Milwaukee, the
other morning. Sixty people were asleep
in the hostelry at that time. One life
was lost and five persons were injured in
humping from the building.
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An Exhanstivc Work.

Mr.. Schultze of the Berlin Academy
of Science, has taken unto himself the
formidable task of preparing Il work
describing all animals that exist now
or have existed within historic times.
The academy allows him $1,000 to
cover the expenses of his undertake
ing.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Insurgents Capture sea,coast Town

Havana special: 1t is officially an
nounced from Spanish headquarters that
a ''group of rebels entered Calmanera,
near Guantanamo, Favored by the trea-
son of an officer" Calmanera is the port
of Guantanamo, and is situated fifteen
miles by rail from the latter place. Cali
manera is on the Bay of Guantanamo.
Otherwise Cumberland Harbor. The in
surgents' force, the official report adds,
consisted of forty guerillar, volunteers
and natives of Cuba. They are alleged TO
have plundered store and to have carte d
off tile sum of $4,000. which was on a
wharf, and which had recently arrived at
Calmanera from Havana. 1t is also said
that the insurgents killed the police in
spector and two gendarmes on duty.
More Spanish guerillas, the official an
nouncements concludes, have Joined the
insurgents.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Lack of Water in Kansas.

Owing to the extremely dry weather
this fall water was never so scarce in the
history of Kansas as it is now. Emporia
is at the junction of the Neosho and the
Cottonwood rivers, and for weeks not a
drop of water has been flowing in either.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Serious Break Threatened.

The combination of Western railroads
and certain steamship lines known as the
Western Lines Association, the purpose
of which is to control the immigrant traf-
fic, is threatened with disruption. The
fact that two members of the association
have cut rates between Chicago and St.
Paul from $11.50 TO 81 is believed to be
the entering wedge which will eventually
wreck the combine. Some of the outside
lines are powerful enough to menace the
combine and perhaps to smash it. The
outsiders include the Union Pacific Rail
road, the Chicago and Alton, the Chicago
Greet Western and the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroads.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
Fraudulent Naturalization Papers.

The American Ambassador at Rome has
notified the State Department and in turn
the lmm igration authorizes at New York,
that wholesale traffic in fraudulent nat
uralization papers is being carried on in
Italy. The object is TO effect an entrance
into the United States under the cloak Of
American citizenship of aliens who would
otherwise be subjected to exclusion. Nat
uralization papers will be closely scruti-
njzed hereafter
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
France Nav Take a Hand.

According 10 special dispatch just re-
ceived in London from Paris the French
cruisers Jean Bart, lsley and Alger nave
been ordered TO be prepared for Immediate
dispatch to China
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
QUAKERS AT WAR.
Great Religious Excitement and Some Damage
in an Eastern Village.

Great Religious Excitement and Some Damage
in an Eastern Village.
Religious prosecutions in Quakertown,
a small village near Norwich, Conn.,,
have reached such point that Il serious
climax may result. A month ago the
members of the old families decided that
the present youth and maiden were being
allowed too much levity, and 1t was TO
meet this want of seriousness that re-
ligious awakening was decided upon. All
went well for time. Solomon Crouch,
carpenter, who was the leader, is n
Quaker by birth, but not being native
Of Quakertown the young folks looked
upon him as an outsider, and some OF
them distrusted him. He claims to have
special revelations from God, and what
is revealed to him he breaches to the peo-
pie. 1t is reported that Crouch went TO
the home of Lucy Whipple. wife of Allen
Whipple. She told the revivalist she did
not believe in his alleged revelations. AT
this the revivalst is alleged to have be-
come greatly enraged and struck her IN
the face with knife. The next morning
the Whipple house was burned 10 the
ground, while the neighbors looked on.
The following night the older ouakers
met in council. The entire neighborhood
gathered at the outskirts of the village,
and decided to run Crouch out. Armed
with shotguns, it is alleged, they sur
rounded Watrous' house and called for
Crouch to appear. He and his followers
made n stanch stand, and, it is said, not
withstanding that charges of buckshot
were exchanged, nobody was seriously
hurt. During n lull in the fight Crouch
and Watrous are reported to have escaped
under the cover of darkness.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
A,t.mp.ea Murder While peliriou..

At Virginia, Mimi, an italian whose
name could not be learned attempted to
murder Dr. Cory and DIR. Miller while
delirious. He was confined in the hos
pital with pneumonia.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16

HE regular or long
session of Congress,
as it is called, be-
cause there is no
constitutional limi-
tation upon the per-
iod of its duration,
opened at noon Mon
day. The leaders
and a very large ma
jority of the MEM
bers of both houses
participated in the
opening ceremonies,
and President Nc
X j n e Y made the
journey to Washing
ton from the bedside
Of hic 1yinO mother