The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-09

ment looking TO the conclusion of re
ciprocity treaty, is taking steps to plac,
prohibitory tariff upon number of ar
ticles of American production.
An officer of the guards named Clay i.
being sued at London by money lender
for III, 113, due on two promissory notes
cashed for Lord William Nevill. Clay
charges that Nevill secured his ndorse,
ment by a trick and says he supposed he
was witnessing Neviirs signature to fam.
lily documents.
III. Lowther, an Englishman, and
nephew of Lord Lonsdale, accompanied
by j. b. Heifo1 of London, have gone to
Fort Edmonton, where as representative
of an English company they Will establish
fast stage line to Dawson City. The
route is an entirely new one, and will be
less than 200 miles. The line will be in
operation early next spring and the trip
will occupy less than twenty days.
a frightful hurricane has ravaged the
coast of Great Britain. Ships without
number have been driven upon the beach
and broken to pieces by the waves, and
great masses OF wreckage were thrown
up on Goodwin Sands, telling Of other
crafts gone down. No estimate of the
loss of life and property is possible at
present, but it is said to be unprecedented.
a tidal wave drove up the Thames, inun-
dating Woolwich arsenal and part Of
London.
Ihe typhoOn which swept over the Phil
lpplne Islands was the cause Of one Of
the worst disasters that have been report
ed from the southern ocean in many
years. Thousands of lives were lost, in
GLIDING many Europeans, and the dam
age TO property was something appalling.
Several towns were swept and blown
away. Fully 400 Europeans were drown
ed, and it is estimated that 5000 natives
perished. The hurricane struck the ISL
and at the bay of Santa Paula in the
province of Samar. 1t devastated the
entire southern portion of the island and
cut off communication with the rest Of
the world for two days. On the 18th the
hurricane reached Leyte, and struck the
capital Of Tacloban with great fury. In
less than one-half hour the town was
mass of ruins.
Charles Sonnenberg, formerly Of New
York, now resident of Vryburg, in Brit
ish Bechuanaland, Africa, and a men,
Der of the Cape Parliament, is on a visit
TO this country. lie is chiefly interested
in the plan of the British Government,
to coEle up at the next session Of the
Cape Parliament, to break the present
treaty existing among the nations Of Ger
many, Great Britain and the United
States in relation to South African
goods. The United States, England fears,
is getting too much of the importing busi-
ness Of South Africa, and it is itself anx-
ious to take some away. Canada also
wants to get slice of the business, and
is waiting to have the treaty broken that
it may begin shipments of its own goods
to South Africa. The commercial treaty
has been in existence many years. Under
it a great quantity of machinery, petro-
leum, furniture, agricultural implements,
hardware, canned and dried fruit, fish,
boots and shoes and cigarettes and to-
bacco are sent 20 South Africa by the
United States. The goods are better and
cheaper than can be procured in Ger
many and England. Many merchants do
not want to pay higher duties, as the
English wish them to do, according to
the prospective new treaty, and they are
already preparing to fight the matter. Mr..
Sonnenberg says that it is Of the greatest
Importance to the United States that tbs
Government should take some steps at
once to meet the coming fight.