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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Bill Made Retroactive,

Thursday morning the duties imposed
by the Dingley tariff bill We're in force.
The Wilson law is Il thing of the past.
if the last amendment attached 10 the
Dingley bill before its passage in the
House. fixing Thursday as the day on
which its provisions should go into effect.
should be held to be legal by the courts.
The bill has not yet been finally consid-
cred in the Senate: but the House made
the measure retroactive by adopting the
Grosyenor amendment. Ii is seriously
questioned if this will prove constitu-
tinpa1
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
The Worlds Wheat cron.

The Secretary of. Agriculture an
uounces that the worlds wheat crop 70,
1896 is 2,42S, 1893, 900 bushels 1t is the
smallest for six years. All sections re-
port an exceptionally small percentage on
hand, the general average being 20.6
against 26.3 last year, and showing but
SSO00,000 bushels in farmers hands on
March /. Unusually little of the crop of
1895 remains-but 3 per cent, against III
per cent. of the 1894 crop so held year
ago. A larger proportion than usual must
be retained for home consumption. The
average percentage SO retained is 4S.3,
against 41.5 last year. when the induce
mpnfS to eXnnrf Wern WGakpr
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Former Bank Cashier Indicted.

The st. Paul Grand Jury returned an
indictment against William Dawson, Jr.,
cashier of the failed Bank of Minnesota,
charging him with falsifying the records
of the bank in charging an item of $780,
600 against the Fort Dearborn National
Bank of Chicago, when, in fact, that
bank owed the Bank Of Minnesota moth
ing. Mr. Dawson gave bail for his ap-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Receptiou to the Press,

Apropos of President McKinley's invit
ing the newspaper correspondents to cal
on him the other day, is report that next
winter he will give six instead of but five
state receptions. as has been done hereto
fore There will be the receptions to the
diplomatic corps, the judiciary, the army
and navy. the Congress, the public, and
then, by President McKinley's direction
a sixth reception to the press.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08

Emmett Jones, IA years old, has been
sentenced to the reform school for two
years for shooting his uncle at Grey
Horse, in the Usage Nation. Jones shot
his relative because he objected TO his IL
year-old daughter and young Jones being
married.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
United Pres. Aesiru.,

The United Press, having its principal
office in New York City, filed in the Coun-
ty Clerks Office an assignment for the
benefit of its creditors TO Frederick C.
Mason. Mr.. Mason is the auditor of the
corporation. The assignment papers are
filed by Charles A. Dana.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
SIX IN wATERY GRAVES.
Children Drown in Crossing a Swollen
Kansas Stream,

Six children of John McGrath. a farmer
residing in the northwestern part of Ne
maha County. Kan. were drowned near
their home while attempting to ford Pole
creek, which is running bank full. The
six children, with their mother, were rid
ing in a heavy lumber wagon. A 14-year-
old boy, who was driving. turned the team
into the swollen stream at point where
the family had been accustomed to ford
ing it. The wagon was overturned. The
mother managed to reach the bank and
save herself, but all her children. ranging
in age from the 14-year-old boy to babe
of S months, were drowned.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Steamer Tows go Coal Rarxes.

The towboat Raymond Hcrner passed
down with the largest tow of coal ever
hoated on the Ohio, perhaps the largest
on any river. 1t contained sixty barges
loaded with 100000 bushels of coal or
21.SO0 tons. This would freight 1850
railway cars with twenty tons each.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Spaiu to Increase Taxes.

The Spanish Government is contem-
plating imposing new taxes in order to
provide for the Cuban war expenses 1t
is rumored that Gen. Sanguilly will sue
ceed Gen. Rivera. now prisoner in the
hands of the Spanish, as commander Of
the insurgent forces in the Province of
Pinar del Rio.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08

Jacob Leid of Reading, Pr, telephone
lineman, was found dead in his room at
the Fetter House Bethlehem, Pa, asphix-
lated by Illuminating gas. Charles Groh,
who slept in the same room, was revived,
and will recover. 1t is thought they
blew out the gas.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Explosion in a Colliery.

A dispatch from Zaborze, Prussian Si-
lesia, reports the occurrence Of an eXplo-
sion of ire-damp in colliery at Borsig,
near Zaborze, killing six persons, includ-
ing the owner of the mine and chemi-
cal expert, who was making some experi-
ments. The fire in the mine is still burn.
inp
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Soldiers and Pensioners.

The total number of soldiers who par
tcipated on the Union side of tie civil
war was 100000 and the number of
persons now dra wing pensions from the
government is $4,000. or nearly 40 per
cent. of the total number of enlist
menrs.
y comparison between the compile
siOns shows some curious results Mas
sachusetts, which furnished in all 152,-
600 troops. has upon its pension roll
only $4,000 names. whereas Michigan,
which furnished $4,000 troops. has 49,
COO pensioners. New York has about
one-sixth as many pensioners as it FUR
uishcd troops to the Union army. aud
Pennsylvania. which furnished 100000
fewer soldiers. has 10000 more pen
sioners than New York. Maryland fur
nished 10000 sOldiers.to the Union side
and has 1000 pensioners. Minnesota
furnished one-half as many soldiers as
Maryland did and has so per cent more
pensioners. At the head of all the
States in respect to the number of pen-
sioners Is Ohio. 1t contributed $4,000
soldiers. a larger number than any State
except New York and Pennsylvania: it
has 100000 pensioners. more than
any other State. Pennsylvania
following with $4,000 and New
York with $1,000. West Nir-
gina contributed $1,000 troops TO
rho J'ujou forces and thpra ,ra within
its limits 1900 pensioners at present.
Nebraska was Territory during the
war and 3,151 enlistments We're made
from it during the continuance of hos
tilties The number of pensioners now
in Nebraska is 10000 or five times as
many rs the number of soldiers fur
nished. In Kansas. as far West. the
proportion of pensioners to soldiers Is
less. The State of New Jersey has 20
600 pensioners, about twice as many MS
the State of Connecticut. which fur
nished $1,000 soldiers to the Union
army. while New jersey furnished ST.
600. Vermont furnished 800 more SOL
diers than did the neighboring State of
New Hampshire: Vermont has exactly
600 more than New Hampshire.
About 3,7O0 pensioners are now resi-
dent in foreign countries, drawing in
these their checks from the United
States Government. The oldest of the
pensioners In respect of years. though
not of service, is a resident of Oregon.
He is 104 years of age.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Dale Asher Shot.

Robert Smith shot ard killed Dale
Asher at Pineville. KY. The dispute
arose over division of land. A general
battle was fought, AMI several shots were
fired, in which Asher was shot and fatally
wounded. Before he died he said Smith
killed him. Both are prominent men.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Cooly Admits Crime.

Hugh Miller. % years old. under arrest
for setting fire 10 four-story brownstone
apartment house i'll Brooklyn, has admit
ted that in 1891 ne fired eight houses, in
which ten persons were burned to death.
Miller coolly related the details of his
awful crimes
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08

The Woolson Spice Company of Tole-
do, Ohio, have reduced the price of their
brand of roasted coffee TO IL cents pound
net. 1t is expected that the Arbuckles
will make corresponding reduction in
order to keep on the same footing in the
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Miners Wages Advanced.

The Metropolitan Iron ald Land Com
pany has announced al immediate in
crease of 10 per cent in the wage scale in
its mines at Iron wood, Mich. The in
crease affects 900 men employed in the
Norr:e and PabSt mines.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08

Heavy frosts are reported from all over
Tennessee, north Georgia and north Ala
bama. Peach, plum and pear trees
throughout that region were in full bloom,
and the probability is that these fruits are
killed. entailing large losses.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
American Reported Killed

C. L. Crosby, the Cuba representative of
the Chicago Record, is reported killed
while watching with field glasses COM
bat between the Spanish and insurgent
forces near Arroyo Blanco, close to the
boundary of Puerto Principe and Santa
(slora
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
K;yIed In Tha vino Dvua m Il o.

The accidental explosion of box of
dynamite wi ich two miners were attempt
ing to thaw out at Dermott Il Cunning S
mine, near Oronogo, Mo-, caused the death
of Ben Brewer and Lon Cunning.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Vigorous Republican Protest.


The Boston Transcript is Il Republi
can paper, but it is plain spoken in de
nouncing the proposed tariff on lumber
1t Is simply measure TO pick the pock-
cts and crush the industry of a large,
useful and Influential class of Ameri-
can citizens. 1t is uneconomic. unset
entitic, suicidal. The statements upon
which this schedule sas made up ar,
shown to have been insidious and mis-
leading. The result will be TO strip the
country not of an annually recurring
income, but of its white pine principal.
which at present rates is within ten
years of exhaustion. and also to ruin
a large class of business men in the
country who deserve better things. 1t
does not seem possible that men claim
ing to represent the people will permit
such measure to have the force of
law. If they do it will cease to be folly
and become iniquity Trans.
cript.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Ramsay Is Retired.

Washington special: The formal order
placing Rear Admiral Ramsay, Chief OF
the Navigation Bureau, on The retired
list, has been issued from the Navy De-
Dartnent
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
JnDrisoued on Shin.

A frst-class stateroom in the cabin OF
the steamed Mariposa was turned into Il
prison cell and in it Murderer Butler has
been taken to the scenes of his crimes in
Australia.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Rev, Hinshaw's Case.

The Indianapolis Supreme Court has
handed down the long-loOked-for decision
in the Hinshaw murder case. 1t affirms
the decision of the lower court by which
the Rev. w. Z. Hinshaw is serving life
sentence in prison for the murder OF his
wife.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Grover Takes Life Easy,

Grover Cleveland is enjoying private life
in his new home in Princeton. He has as
yet made no definite plans for the future.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Both Fatally Injured.

Mrs. Edward Fuller, and daughter, of
Furnessville, Ind, were thrown from
buggy by the horse running away, both
receiving probably fatal injuries.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Broke Her Neck.

Mrs. Nancy Miller, an oc:ogenarian,
fell downstairs at her home, near Mexi-
co, Ohio. breaking her neck and dying
instantly.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Jealous Husbands Deed

At Hyden, KY, Tom Oglethorpe. a
farmer, shot and killed Henry Schneider,
a farmland, and committed suicide. He
had quarrelcd with his wife about
Schneide-.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
WIPED OUT THE TOWN.
Chandler. o. T., the Scene of Fr,gb
full Calamity.

Chandler. o. T., the Scene of Fright.
full Calamity.
A tornado at Chandler, forty miles east
of Guthrie, o. T., at dusk Tuesday night,
destroyed three-fourths of the town of
1,500 people, and the report is that 200
are badly hurt and forty-five persons
killed. The ruins quickly took fire, and
many of the injured people were burned
to death. Six persons in one building
were pinned down by wreckage and met
a slow death by fire. Only one physician
in Chandler escaped injury. and he did
what he could TO relieve the distress of
the wounded and dying. 1t is reported
that only two buildings were left stand
ing-the Mitchell Hotel and the Grand
Island grocery store.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08

1t is announced that the powers have
decided TO proceed with the partial block
ade Of Greece at an early date.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08

Nearly 600 cOnvicts, many of whom are
desperate criminals. left the State prison
at Jeffersonvilc, Ind, Thursday for the
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
THE NEW M'KINLEY TARIFF.

Evidently the Republican leaders are
finding 1t impossible to live up to Their
good resolutions OH the tariff question
They know that the public will never
stand another Mckinley law, and all of
them, from Mckinley down, have been
promising to pass a moderate and re;l'
sonable measure. designed to increase
the revenues while giving sufficient
protection TO American labor. without
assisting trusts or monopolies. But
the pressure of the protected and the
ant-to-be-protected interests is too
strong. The usual auction has been
under way. and the duties i'll most Of
the schedules have been pushed up
until now they are in most cases as
high as in the old Mckinley law, and
in some Instances higher. Tliis means
political disaster. of course. but the Re-
publican managers probably console
themselves with the idea that some
thing may turn up--a foreign war. or
wave of prosperity, or Il change in
Industrial conditions make the peO-
pie forget their resentment.
In one respect they are right. The
effect of Il new Mckinley tariff will un
doubtedly be very different from that
of the old one. Many of the eXtortion-
ate duties which enraged consumers
six years ago would not be felt now be-
cause the industries affected have
reached the point at which they are iu-
dependent of duties. The tax on wheat
cut no figure in the old tariff because
we raised so much wheat that we could
supply all our own needs and export Il
surplus to Europe, and the taxes on
steel rails aud many other articles in
the metal schedule are likely to cut no
figure now for the same reason.
The industry that will probably feel
the new conditions most keenly is that
of WOODEN manufacturing. and it is
only in this direction. and in the mat
ter of sugar. that the expectation of in
creased revenues from the higher du-
ties is likely to be realized. The eXor-
bitant taxes proposed on raw wool will
undoubtedly stimulate importatiOns of
manufactured wOOlcns. and to that ex-
tent increase the revenues. in addition
to the income TO be derived from the
duties on imported wool The sugar
schedule, too. with its high specific du-
ties on raw sugar. is likely to be much
better from a revenue-pr producing point
of view than the corresponding section
of the Wilson law. But the rest of the
new tariff will probably prove stun
ming disappointment to the Republican
financiers who hope that il will end the
treasury deficit. Our imports have de-
clined even under the low duties of the
Wilson law. a new Mckinley tariff
would simply stop importatiOns in
many lines altogether. 1t would do us
no good to levy Il tax of a thousand dol
lars apiece on bicycles if none came in
at the custom houses.
We venture the prediction that with
In year the Republican financiers will
be regretting that they melted the Su-
preme Court to kill the income tax. All
our income taxes except the last were
Republican measures, and the party
will see the time when it will feel the ,,
need for the same resource again
New York Journal
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Threadb,re Humbug of Protection.

AnFcauO3re hum Du2 OF fTOteCtlOn.
in the tens of thousands of protective
is only a very small fraction that do
not increase the cost to the manufac-
tu-ers of some article needed by them.
The great mass of these duties are sim
ply. definitely and inevitably taxes fOi
the hampering and encouragement of
American industry And to this mis-
chievOus effect they add restriction of
markets. suppression of demand for
labor and increase of the cost of living
1t is pretty threadbare humbug-
New York Times.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
whx,b. R.vcn,eI. 1,,,,.,

Why tn" Reveune Is 1nadeQnafC.
When the opponents of frugal gov
ernment go about the country prating
of the deficit occasiOned by the opera
taxpayer should shake the record oil
billion dollar Congresses in their faces
Every day for the next two years it
will require the payment of over ST.
100000 to meet the outlay authorized
by the Congress that recently wound
up its wOrk.-Philadelph Record
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Organ Ont 0f Tune

The New York Tribune. which is pre-.
dieting all kinds of prosperity by re;-
son of the new tariff, should strike a
parity between its editorial page and
its telegraph dispatches. The latter
March II contained this significant par
agraph: 'rhe sales in the local print
cloth market this week amounted t0
only M.UGG pieces and were recorded ut
a-l6 cents. which is only Il fraction
above the lowest point ever reached in
this city: On the whole. the outlook is
regarded by mill men as by no means
bright. The boom caused by NJ c. ID.
Boldcn's big purchase is about petered
out. and everything is back to old fig
ureS. Next week about two-thirds of
the mills will be stopped
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
MACHINES Rule, Not the Peop,..

NaCHtHes huie' NOt Inc FeOp!e.
Much is said in these times of the de-
clining influence of the people of this
country. and especially in our large cit
les. in the choice of their official serv-
ants and in the making of their own
laws. The government. through thor
0ughly organized party machines. is
falling more completely into the hands
of close corporations of political bosses
Primary elections are mere empty
forms. for the bosses determine before
hand who shall be chosen. While the
people deposit their ballots OH election
day, the machine selects the candidates
for whom they shall vOte.-Philadel
phia Record.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
Dcbt-Liftinp in Kansa.

In 1850 X kcnSas was sunk in debt TO
the amount of 2I per cent. of the actual
value of all her taxable estate. Since
then the debt has been reduced to 15 per
cent. Within seven years the mortgage
Indebtedness has been reduced IS per
cent, or over S100.000,000, it is said
Has this reduction been caused by
thrift or is it the result of foreclosure! !!
If the latter. then Kansas is poorer
than she ever was before. and the num-
Der of Independent proprietors must be
less than ever before by exactly the
number of farms fOreclOSed-BOston
Globe
Something for Farmers to Study.
These are the days when the farmers
of the United States should take out
their pencils and make a few notes.
For example: American salt is now sell
ing for less money than foreign salt can
be laid down in this country. although
salt is on the free list. The Dingley
bill, however, cracks duty of ~ cents
per 100 pounds Oh salt Putting these
things together in his mind it will pllz-
Zle the studiouS and contemplative
farmer To understand how Mr. Dingley
can make his solicitude for agricultural
prosperity tally with the unnecessary
salt taX.-Philadelphia Record.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08
The Insane Republican Polio,

The political insanity of the Republi
can leaders in proceeding at once to
impose additional tariff burdens upon
the people and Subordinating every 9th
er Governmental concern to this single
line of policy is becoming more and
more apparent. The best men in the
Republican party realize the danger
that lies in the Dingley policy. but their
warning: are III --acdcd. Whom the
gods would destroy they first make
mad. Manchester IN. HD Onion.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-08

Conc dug the neformer's Case.
In commenting Oh the loss of revenue
under the present tariff. Republicans
have studiously suppressed any refer
ence to the depression of business. The
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13
CLOCK MADE OF BICYCLES.
a CuriOs Mechanism That VIII Adorn
Public Building In Paris.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
What is probably the oldest clock ever
manufactured has been made by a French
man. 1t should appeal to every wheel
man, for II is constructed solely by bicy-
cles and parts thereof. IL stands eleven
and one-half feet high, and is the queer.
est combination In appearance at which
any cyclist ever gazed. Withal, II keeps
correct time, and the man whose duty II
is to keep 1t in order has a very easy
time OF IL, for so delicately is II construct
ed that the gain or loss is almost in
hnitesimal. 1t bears the appearance at
first glance Of a circlet of bicycle wheels
intertwined, in the center being an i'm
mense rim, while within this rim are the
figures that denote time and the hands
that point the hour and the minute. All
rests on a pedestal beautifully paneled
which adds to the picturesqueness
The circuit of wheels Is formed OF thir-
teen of these useful articles, all of which
are possessed OF pneumatic tires. They
are not wholly ornamental, for they form
part of the clock frame.
The top OF the clock is formed of twelve
handle bars. Underneath this is the es-
cape wheel the axis OF which is actuated
by the uppermost wheel at the left OF the
combination of handle bars. The escape
wheel Is composed OF a transmission or
sprocket wheel, the chain points of which
from the wheel teeth.
Two pedal rods form the arms OF what
are called the pallets. Hanging lust above
the base and In the center Is an ordinary
bicycle wheel, which acts as the pendu-
lum, The pendulum rod Is composed Of
portions OF bicycle frames, which are
made OF steel pipe. Crank rods are used
to form the figures from one to twelve
upon the dial, tho circlet Of which Is a
huge pneumatic tire. The minute strokes
OF the clock are short nickel-plated spokes,
the nuts OF which are screwed on.
The hands OF the clock consist of steel
piping which forms part OF the frame Of
the bicycle, sprocket wheels and crank
rods. The sprockot wheel IL az the reverse
end OF both the minute and hour hands.
Tho bell upon which tho chimes are
sounded is an enlarged bicycle bell beau
titul In tone, with a clear, musical note
that charms. The clock strikes both the
quarter and the fun hours. but the strlk-
ing train IL not visible 10 ordinary obsor-
walton, Tho entire mechanism of tho clocl,
runs as smoothly as the most placid river
In so far as regularity OF time IS concern.
ed the variation Is less than a sixteenth
OF a second a month. tho only necessary
10 correct time-keeping being that an the
parts shall be constantly aud carefully
oiled.
The name OF tho inventor ana the maieer
Is Alphonse Duhamel He has Kept IN The
background, and ovinccs no desire 10 be.
come famous. He is a Partisan clock
maker. The clock win be placed IA one
~ the public buildings Of Paris.