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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
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Sheriff Martin and General Weyler suf-
fer from the same disease. They are
nervous"
A turtle which weighs 775 pounds and
is POO years old is exciting the wonder
of Philadelphians by its speed.
Queen Victoria is said to be much in
terested in the Klondike gold fields. But
she is warned not to start before next
spring.
New Orleans relies upon the advent of
frost to check the yellow fever, and yet
the fever is raging in Klondike with the
mercury below zero.
If Tesla's wireless telegraphy is sue
cess we ought to he able to learn this win
ter whether it is really worth while to go
to the Klondike in the spring.
The journals of Mobile and New Or
leans are busily engaged swapping yellow
fever charges. which is strongly reminis-
cent of the old polemic meeting of the pot
and the kettle.
Those Andrec pigeons showed remark
able discretion in landing in the Indiana
gas belt Just at Il time when other news
was mighty scarce and the correspondents
were starving.
A New York man who tried to commit
suicide one day last week married a
widow the next 1t is strange that in
these days of prosperity any man should
be so desperate as that.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30

in the Confederate army. first as private
and by successive promotions reached the
grade of adjutant general. He was
wounded at Chickamauga, and in 1864
was confined as a prisoner in Fort Della
ware. He was admitted to the bar after
the war, and in 1919 was member of the
Texas constitutional convention. He was
presidential elector in 1880 on the Ham
cock and English ticket, and i'll 1884 was
elected to the State Senate for four years,
and in the following year was chosen pres
ldent of that body for two years. He was
elected to the Fifteth, Fifty-first and
F'ifty-secOnd Congresses as a Democrat.
''Buck' Kilgore achieved greatness in a
single night while in Congress by kick
ing down the door which Speaker Reed
had caused to be locked so that he could
hold quorum while it was being counted.
That brought him universal nOtoriety and
immense popularity on the Democratic
side of the house
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
SECTION 22 IS KILLED.
Attorney General McKenna Holds It
to Be Imperative.

The long opinion of the attorney gen.
eTal upon the operation of section % Of
the tariff law was made public Tuesday
after being considered for a second time
by the President and his cabinet, and
after Senator Elkins of West Virginia
and Mr.. Richard G. Kerens of st. Louis
had made a most determined but futile
effort to persuade the President and the
attorney general to accept their construc-
ton of the law.
The attorney general construes the sec
ton as not imposing Il discriminating duty
upon foreign merchandise imported in
bond through contiguous countries, and
holds that section 1923 of the revised
statutes has not been repealed. There
fore, goods purchased abroad and i'm
ported in bond by way of Canada or COM
ing to ports of the United States in Brit
ish bottoms will not be subject to a dis
eliminating duty Of 10 per cent.
The opinion is a disappointment to some
owners of American merchant vessels and
to those interested in the transcontinJ
entail railroads of the United States.
There is no doubt that it was the inten-
ton Of the trainers of section - as it be-
came a law to discriminate against the
Canadian railroads and foreign ships.
Senator Elkins, who claims to be partly
responsible for the added words which
called forth the opinion, admits as much,
and exerted his influence to the utmost
to convince the President and the attor-.
ney general that such was the intention
of Congress.
The methods adopted by the advocates
of the discriminating duties are said to be
in way responsible for their failure.
Fearing to make their object too plain
while the tariff bill was under discussion
they framed clause which they believed
would have the desired effect and then
had it inserted in the section while the
measure was in conference.
Senator Elkins has for some time ad-
vocated bill to impose a discriminating
duty upon merchandise imported in ves-
sells of foreign register, his object being
to encourage and build up the American
merchant marine. Realizing that such
measure could not be passed at the last
session he endeavored to accomplish his
object by having the substance of his
bill incorporated in section %.
The Pacific railroads and allied lines de-
string to divert to themselves the bonded
merchandise intended for the United
States now carried over the Canadian
Pacific railroad are said to be RESPONSE
BILE for the other new words in the section.
Having failed to impress their views
Of the meaning of the law upon the Pres
ident and the attorney general these in
terests will carry the question into Con-
gress. and will attempt at the next session
to have the tariff law amended so as to in
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
Silver Sentiment.

The decline of the silver sentiment"
which the advocates of gold apparently
take so much pleasure in talking about,
is truly very peculiar phenomenon.
a glance at the history of the none
tary reform movement will show just
how rapid and extensive this decline
has been.
In 1876 the question was made pO-
litical issue, and Peter Cooper, who rep
resented the cause, received 81, ,74O
votes. That was small beginning, but
the seed germinated.
Four years later, in 1880, the contest
was renewed at the polls and monetary
reform received vote of 307 ,306. The
sentiment had "died OUT to the extent
of Quadrupling the number of its advo-
Gates.
In 1892 there was another battle of
the ballots in the cause of reform in the
currency, and the friends of the move
ment made record of 1,O41 OPS votes
Another decline" increasing four times
that of 1880.
But in 1896 came the tidal wave The
Democratic party nominated William
]. Bryan for President on IL strong BIZ
metallic platform, and the silver senti-
ment declined again and registered
the fact of its fallen condition by cast
ing a vote of 6,5OS,6S1. Judging by the
past, the Republicans can easily figure
out continued decline in the silver
sentiment" that will place Democrat
ic President, friend of the people and
an advocate of bimetallism in the chair
I'm 1900.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
FIRE KILLED TWO.

Bainbridge, Ohio, Suffers Heavily
from Flames Started by Boys with
Match ea.
Fire destroyed P. E. Browns stable and
W. Z. Beardsley's drug store at Balm
bridge, Ohio. An explosion in the drug
store caused the death of Beardsley, who
was inside trying to save his property.
After the explosion Thomas Higgins
rushed in to rescue Beardsley, who was
his brother in-law, and also perished in
the attempt. Several others were in
jured from falling buildings, but none
seriously except Albert Frey and HON.
er Huling. The fire was started by
boys playing with matches in Browns
barn. Every house on the square, except
two, was destroyed. The Methodist
Church, seven business houses with their
contents, three dwellings and several un-
occupied business houses are in ashes.
Loss, $65, 900; insurance slight. The
Chillicothe and Waverly fire departments
sent aid, but they arrived after the fire
was over.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
TREATY is RATIFIED.
Hawaiian Senate Certifies Its Will.
ingness to Join the Union.

The steamer City of Peking, which has
arrived at San Francisco, brought ad-
vices from the Hawaiian Islands up to and
including the 14th. The Senate convened
Sept. g. but, owing to the death of ex-
Senator G. Rhodes, President of the Leg
stature, adjourned until the following
lay. The session of the 9th lasted less
than two hours, but in that time the an
nexation treaty was presented and rati-
fed without dissenting vote. The ses-
sion was closed on the 10th, to be con-
vened again next March in regular ses-
sion.
Despite the action of the Senate the
opponents of annexation are continuing
their fight and the leaders of the move
ment express the utmost confidence IN
their ability to defeat annexation.
Before the Peking left call had teen
issued for an immense mass meeting TO be
held on the 18th. Some of the anneXation-
lists hoped to be able to have Senator Nor
gan address the meeting, with the object
of changing the sentiment of the natives.
hut there was little likelihood of their
plan meeting with success.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
A $1.OOO.OOO Cloak.

The barbaric queens of the Hawaiian
Islands once wore what is thought to
be the costliest cloak In the world.
The cloak is now in the National Mu-
scum, and the foundation is of OlOna.
or native hemp. Stitched to the
foundation with hempen threads are
the feathers of the native birds of the
islands. the feathers overlapping and
making a soft, beautiful and perfectly
smooth surface. The feathers are put
on in the form of crescents, in yellow.
red and black, The black and yellow
feathers are from the MOhO nooilis.
and the bird is extremely shy and hard
to capture, making its feathers of
great value. 1t took nearly 100 years
to make the cloak. and it is estimated
to be worth $1.0O0,00O.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
MARKET QUOTATIONS

Chicago-Cattle common to prlmc
$500 to $5.75; hogs, shipping grades
$500 to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, 22.Ot
TO $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 92c TO 93c
corn, No. 2. 2Sc to 30c; oats, No. =, lSi
TO 20c; rye, No. >, 46c to 4Sc; butter
choice creamery, 19c to zoe; eggs, fresh
BE % 15c; new potatoes, 4Sc TO Zoe pei
bushel.
anapolis-Cattle, shipping. $500 te
$3.50; hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.50
sheep, common to choice, $500 to S4.00i
wheat, No. 2, 93c to 94c; corn, No.
white, Bic to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, Z1c
to 22c.
St. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $4.25;
wheat, No. 2, 9Gc to Csc; corn, No. :
yellow. 27c to 2Sc; oats, No. white, 21t
to 23c; rye, No. 2, 45c to 41c.
Ciuc:Dnati-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $40
wheat, No. 2, 93c to 95c; corn, No.
mixed, 32c TO 33c; oats, No. 2 MIXED. 20c
to pc: rye, No. 2, Acc to 4Sc.
DetIoit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to S4.25;
wheat, No. 2. 94c to 9Jc; corn, No. =
yellow, SOC to 32c; oats, No. 2 white, 222t
to 24c; rye, 4Sc to 49c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. red, 94c to 95c.
corn, No. mixed, 29c to 31c; oats, No
white, 1Sc to 20c: rye. No 2, 47c TO 49c
clover seed, $3.50 to S3.75.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 spring, 50,
to Ole; corn, No. 3, 2Sc to Soc; oats, No
2 white, DC to 24c; rye, No. 1, 47c to 4Sc;
barley, No. 2, 40c to 43e; pork, mess,
SS.25 to SS.75.
Buffalo-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs
$500 to $4.75; sheep. $500 to S4.75.
wheat, No. 2 winter, 96c to 9Sc; corn, No
2 yellow. 32c 10 34c; oats, No. = white
Poe to 26c.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $3.50: hogs
$3.50 to $4.75; sheep. $500 to S4.J0
wheat, No. 2 red, 99c to S10l: corn
No. 2, 35c to SIC; oats, No. . white. II
to 26c; butter, creamery, 15c to Die; eggs
Western. lie to 1Sc.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
UNITED STATES MARINE HOSPITAL AT NEW ORLEANS

communicated through the mail. 1t is
related that a person in Mobile received
letter from u friend in Ocean Springs.
The letter was written in room where
q yellow fever patient was in bed, and
the person who received the letter was at
lacked by the fever. All these facts are
not authenticated, but their publication
widens the dismay and tends to make the
people believe that the yellow fever town
should be treated as the outcaSts of the
world.
According to the statements of a ply
sician who had experience in the plague
of 1873, when from ninety to 100 persons
died every day for months, the fever is in
itself not nearly so dangerous as the panic
which accompanies it. If the people
would not become overcome by fear more
of them would be saved. He says that
probably 10 per cent. of all those who
have the disease are likely to succumb
to the fever itself. but when the plague
is accompanied with excitement and panic
the death rate runs up to 30 or 40 per
cent of all those who show the symptoms
at all.
When people have become Injured to the
scenes of the disease and death and can
look upon them without a feeling of panic
OF unusual excitement, the greater part of
the danger passes away, and so it is that
after any community has experienced dis
ease for a short time the ravages are
abated. If, when the first symptoms ap-
pear, the patient is given hot foot bath
and strong dose of castor oil and put
to bed where he can sweat out the poison,
the great chances are that he will recover
within a short time. The disease is at its
height nine days after the first symptoms
appear.
The presence of yellow jack in New Or
leans and the consequent quarantine is
killing the business of that city now.
This is just the season of the whole year
when the shipping trade is at its height
and the precautions of the health depart
ment will be crushing blow to the inter-
ests of the merchants.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
FATAL MINE EXPLOSION.
Five Men Killed and Many Injured at


johnson City, Ill.
BY an explosion of black damp in the
Williamson County coal mines, located
at Johnston City, ILL.,, Friday morning,
five men were killed and several others
suffered painful burns and bruises. The
machinery of the shaft was badly wreck
ed. \ quantity of gas had accumulated
in an entry 200 yards south of the big
shaft during the night, and upon the ar
rival of the men who were at work at
that particular place it was ignited from
the limps worn by the miners upon their
caps. Shortly after the descent of forty
five men into the pit a terrible explosion
occurred, blowing the cage that was rest
ing at the bottom Of the shaft fifty feet
upward and sending volume of smoke
and gaseous vapor whirling and hurling
out of the mouth of the shaft. In an
instant all of the machinery was stopped.
A signal from those at the bottom told
the engineer that there We're some below
who We're uninjured. The work of res
cuing the imprisoned men began at once.
Nearly all the Americans employed in the
mine did not go to work at morning. hav-
ing decided to attend a picnic. But for
this fact the death list would have been
much greater.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
SCALE is ADOPTED.


State Convention of Illinois Mine
Workers Take Action.
The Illinois State convention of the
United Mine Workers at Springfield com
pleted its business and adjourned A
scale was adopted by the convention
which is said to be satisfactory to all
coal miners in the State. The scale is
based on the PittsburS settlement scale
and is about q per cent. below the scale
adopted by the convention held in August.
A resolution was adopted by the con-
,entiOn hich gives all miners the author
ity to return to work as soon as the oper-
itors agree to pay the scale. This resolu-
ton also provides that all miners who re-
urn to work at the scale price shall con-
iribute 10 per cent. of their wages to the
miners not working. Another resolution
was adopted which censured the position
the operators of the State had taken in
not meeting with the miners to effect a
settlement Of the strike in Illinois.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
POSTOFFICE SAFE BLOWN.
Michigan Robbers Secure 81 800 an
Some Stamps at Omer,

Michigan Robbers Secure $500 and
Some Stamps at Omer.
A party of bandits at an early hour
Friday morning blew open the safe in the
postoffice at Omer. Mich, and carried
away about 81, 800 in money and guam
tity Of stamps and valuable papers. The
robbery occurred few minutes after the
village night watchman had passed the
building in which the pOstOffice is located.
At that time he noticed nothing unusual,
but about twenty minutes later he was
startled by mutfled explosion in the di-
rection of the pOstOffice.
The noise was heard by other citizens,
and they hurriedly made their way into
the building. The interior of the Office
was Uttered with the ruins of the safe and
papers. So quickly had the robbers work
ed that when people arrived at the scene
of the robbery they had utterly vanished.
Entrance into the building had been eff
fected by prying open the door with
chicaIS
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
THE POPULAR DRIFT.

In undertaking to make an estimate
of the political situation throughout
the country this year it must not be for
gotten that, despite the raising OF raise
issues by the Republicans, and the
enormous expenditure Of money on
their behalf by the millionaire trusts
and monopolies, the Democratic candl-
date for the presidency, William j. Bry'
an, polled over six and half million
votes, and that Mckinley had only
about 100000 more ballots than his op-
ponents cOmbined-an exceedingly
small margin, indeed.
With the Republican tariff fiasco and
the bunco 'sound money" game, 1t is
safe to say that ut least one out Of ten
of those who voted outright for Nc
Kinley are thoroughly disgusted to-day.
Were a vote to be taken in the Union
tomorrow, the Democratic party would
be found with very good majorities
even in the States which were most
thoroughly deceived last year.
New York State itself cannot be re-
lied on for the Republicans this year,
although Mckinley did carry it over
Bryan by 26S,O00 last year. They are
decidedly nervous about keeping con-
troll of the Assembly, essential as that
is to their legislative dominance during
the development of the greater city gov
ernment. Not only is there the likeli-
hood of the Democrats going to the
polls with their Old-time enthusiasm.
but there is every reason for expecting
a very large percentage of their regular
political opponents to ''gO fishing on
next election day. There has not, in
fact, been a more marked revulsion in
popular political feeling in recent
American experience than there has
been right here during the past twelve
mOnths.-New York News.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
Marching on Public Highways.

Marching on Public Highways.
. The scheme of stopping marching on
public highways to prevent crime is
one of great possibilities. You might
enjoin night political parade of the
opposition on the theory that the
marchers would violate the liquor law
by drinking after II o'clock. And if
the marchers insist on their right to
march on public highway the sheriff
may proceed to shoot them because
they contemplate, in his opinion, VIC
lation of the law or the order of the
Ourt.-IndianapOlis Sentinel.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
LYNCHERs NOT INDICTED.
Gov. Mount Dissatisfied with the Re
suit at Versailles, Ind.

Gov. Mount Dissatis he'd with the Re.
suit at Versailles, Ind.
indianapolis special: Information has
reached this city from Versailles that the
grand jury, which has been investigating
the recent lynchng of five men at that
point, had adjourned without returning
any indictments and that the adjourn
ment was final, the jury reporting that
there was nothing further for it to do.
When the report reached Gov. Mount
he at once telegraphed 10 the Prosecuting
Attorney asking for information. A few
moments after sending the dispatch he
sent for the Attorney General and the two
were in conference over the matter for
nearly three hours. The Governor re.
quested the States legal adviser to 60 to
Versailles, in the event of the jury's fail
ure to indict, and take charge of the in
vestigation in person. He said that he
would confer with Judge New and have
another grand jury convened at once and
the inquiry could proceed without delay.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
A Duel with Kniycs.

A duel with knives took place near
Keith, Noble County, Ohio, between two
young men, named Smith and Martin.
They had been threatening each other fOl
some time. They selected seconds, and
proceeded TO make settlement. Both art
cut up terribly, but how seriously is moi
known. The community is all wrought
up over the disgraceful affair.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
CaIifornia,s Great Wine Crop.

The California vintage is later than
usual, but will be superior to any since
1892, while the dry wine crop will be the
largest the State has produced since the
bonanza year of 1898. The total vintage
is estimated at from Is, 900, 600 TO 1000, 900
gallons. The price, however, will proba-
bly, be low, owing TO competition among
tho big corporations handling the product.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30

Attorney General McKenna has an
nounced his opinion in the matter of Sec
ton - Of the new tar If law. He holds in
effect that goods coming directly into the
United States from foreign countries
through Canadian ports are not subject
to the discriminating duty of 10 per cent,
and also holds that foreign goods shipped
from countries other than British possess
sions in British vessels are not subject TO
the discriminating duty.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
PLAYED with Fathers Gun.

While some children were playing at
the residence of John Gre-tham of San
dusky, Ohio, Willie Greetham, aged z
years, picked up gun which his father,
who had just returned from hunting. had
left in the room, and aiming it at JOHNNIE
Wiedman, aged 3, pulled the trigger.
An explosion ensued, and young Wied-
man fell to the floor, fatally wounded. The
entire charge struck him in the abdomen.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
Pence Is Announced,

Constantinople special: 1t has been
officially announced that peace between
Greece and Turkey has been signed and
the Ministers of War and Marine have so
notified all the Turkish military and ma
val commanders. Most of the European
sovereigns have congratulated the Sultan
upon the conclusion of peace.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
Reheaded.

Charles Newcomb of Conkling, Ohio,
was beheaded at the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Railroad passenger
station, Scranton, Pa. He was in charge
of car of poultry en- route from the west
to New York City. Newcomb left the
train and had gone into the restaurant for
his breakfast. While there the train
started, and in trying to board car he
fell beneath the wheels and was instantly
beheaded
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-09-30
Political Pith.

The people are handling more money
now than they did while ago, be
cause the new tariff law compels them
to pay more for the. necessaries of life.
Manchester On. H. Union.
There is a gradually but steadily
growing impressing that as a Presi.
dent Mr.. Mckinley is, to borrow an ex.
preston from the vernacular of the
street, Il -four fiusher. r.'-Wheelins
Register.
The Ohio gold Democrats will have
no trouble in securing enough names
to their petition to get the ticket Oh
the official ballot. Mr.. Hanna's ma
chlnery is in perfect working order
and can execute commissions of that
sort with neatness and Dispatch
Washington Post.
1t is mistake to suppose that the
salary of SenatOr-$5,OO0 Il year
will not support him and his family in
comfort. In fact, since tariff bills
have been at the front it is said some
Senators, by strict attention TO bust
ness, manage to save four or five times
as much as their salary.-Louisville
Post.
There seems to be no good reason
why Secretary John Sherman should
speak in this years campaign. He
has already said more than he can
atone for or explain in the rest Of his
natural life. Anything he might say
now would probably be IN extension
of his iniquities rather than apology
or reparation for the past. -Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
So far from increasing the revenue,
the Dingley monstrosity seems to have
dried up the sources of revenue. SO
that, although we have had half
year of Republicanism, although the
Republican Congress has met and ad-
journed, the country is still face to
face with the dangerous condition
which the advocates of Mckinley and
high protection pledged themselves to
remedy.-Atlanta Constitution.