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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-22

or words to that effect. To have done
that wouldn't have been SO terribly out of
place. When A. Fl. Garland was At
torney General under the first Cleveland
administration he refused to put on Il
dress suit. but he did not stay away from
the White House on that account. Jerry
Simpson of Kansas has also avoided the
dress suit habit, but he has not missed
anything that came his way on account.
Mr.. Bailey says he has no grounded
prejudice to ''claw hammer coat, but he
is afraid to put on his first dress suit be.
cause it might be taking very dangerous
step. He says he has not the time to be-
Il society man or a regular diner out, and
resisted the temptation to order Il suit OF
evening clothes when he received his in
vitation to the White House. fearing that
if he should once get in:o the dangerous
things the temptation to do so again
would be too strong to be resisted and he
would in time become an habitual diner
out, thereby frittering away much valua.
BILE time, which could better be devoted tc
study and to answering the letters of his
constituents.
Joseph ". Bailey, representative tC
Congress from Texas, may be considered
beyond doubt as the leader of the Dem.
Ocratic minority in the House His home
is in Gainesville There he went in 1885
He had boundless political ambition. and
selected that locality as Il good one te
grow up with. Mr. Bailey made rapid
progress in his political career Within
two years he became known as the
''young Demosthenes of the Texas Dem
ocracy,' and in 1890 he was sent to Con
gress by plurality of nearly $4,000 votes
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ing touic for relief This tonic he has
kept in medicine chest at his house,
with other drugs. The other night, feel.
ing somewhat indisposcd, he took what
he supposed was his tonic. but found that
he had taken fully 100 drops of strych-
nine. Col. Pickett mounted his bicycle
and scorched for dear life to the office of
DIR. William z. Baldwin, who hastily gave
the Colonel an antidote and hypoder-
mic injection, by which the influence of
the poison was overcome. DR.. Baldwin
says it is the only case he has ever heard
OF IN medical practice where death did not
follow such n dose as Colonel Pickett
swallowed. His exertion on the bicycle
in his mad race for life also had bene-
fetal result
The lonkcrs, y. y. Savings Bank was
entered at noon Monday by robbers, one
OF whom held up the aged cashier with n
revolver. and after taking S4,420.45 out
of the cash drawer escaped. Lyman
Cobb Jr. is the cashier of the bank. He
is man of about 40. and has held the
position for thirty years He was in
charge of the bank. aad had been engaged
in conversation by plausible stranger
who wanted 10 open an account" when
the second robbcr entered and presented
revolver TO his head. The first stranger
grabbed roll of bills, and the two quick
fed. The cashier. ignoring the command
to throw up his hands. rushed across the
room and sprung the electric police alarm.
The response was not made quickly
enough to secure the capture of the
thieves. The loss will in no way injure
the standing of the bank.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-22
The Czarina's Gowns.

Some new gala gowns were sent tC
the Czarina of Russia few days ago
Among the number was handsome
dinner gown of pompadour brocade
pink and cream appearing upon light
err cream-colored background. The
skirt was plain, with full-length court
train, the deep hem being slashed, and
plisses of pale pink silk inserted The
low bodice was slightly pointed. and
the upper part being veiled with jet
jewcled chiffon caught every two inch
es with roses. The revers were of pink
velvet. heavily studded with pearls.
The short sleeves OF pink chiffon We're
very full ON the shoulders, the draper
les being caught with tufts Of roses
and large pointed bows of pink velvet.
There was a trailing cascade Of roses
from the left shoulder to the right hip.
An evening gown for the Empress was
of turquoise blue satin, with the skirt
veiled in gauZe chiffon, which was
siowered with gold and silver span
giles. There were cascades of rich lace
down the left side of the tablier. and
the draperies of the gauze overdress
were artistically caught with Louis
Nv. knots of lace appliQued on the
gauZe. \ new jeweled belt will be
worn with this costume, composed Of
diamonds and olivineS.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-22
Ma ATION A l. SOLONS.
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK AT
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings of Senate and
Honse-Bills Passed or introduced
in Either Brauch-Questions of Mo-
ment to the Country at Large.
The Legislative Grind.

The Senate met al noon Monday for the
hrst time since the death Of ex-senator
Voorhees,. Whu. until reccnt day, was Il
conspicuous member of the body. The
opening prayer of Rev. DR.. Miburn, the
biind chaplain, made eloquent reference
to Mr. voorhees, brilliant talents, impas-
stoned ardor. kindling eloquence, genuine
patriotism and the unselfish dedication of
his great powers to every cause, human
and divine. which enlisted his career Di-
vine consolation was invoked for the fam
ly of the man who had inscribed his name
on the tablets which perpetuate the great
orators and statesmen of his generation.
Immediately following the prayer Mr..
German of Maryland moved that as
mark of respect to their late associate the
Senate adjourn. adding that many SEN
ators desired to attend the funeral. The
notion prevailed. The House did nothing.
Mr.. Morgan completed his Cuban speech
in the Senate Tuesday. and consideration
Of the bankruptcy bill was resumed. Sem
ator Chandler introduced his bills empow-
ering the Secretary of the Navy to take
possession of the armor plants of the
Bethlehem and the Carnegie companies.
The House did nothing.
In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Vest of
tered resolution in the nature of criti-
cism of Secretary Gage and declared
illegal his recent order relative to goods
imported after April l, when, according
to the retroactive clause of the pending
bill, the new tariff rates are to apply.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to refer the resolution,
and the debate and vote following was
the first indication of the strength of the
tariff supporters. The motion prevailed,
"A to %. Two Senators were absent,
both Populsts. whose positions upon the
question are in doubt. The affirmative
vote was given by Republicans, including
one silver Republican, Mr.. Mantle of
Montana. The negative vote was made
up of Democrats, Populists and two sill
yer Republicans, Pettigrew of South Da-
kota and Cannon of Utah. The President
sent message to Congress urging it to
make suitable provision for adequate rep
resentation of the United States at the
Paris exposition. The House was in ses-
sion but ten minutes, and then adjourned
until Saturday without transacting any
business.
The Senate spent Thursday considering
the Indian appropriation bill, but did not
it. Early in the session the pro-
ceedings were made executive, and when
the doors were again opened to the pub
lie the Indian bill came up. The pending
question was on the committee amend
ment opening the Uncompahgre Indian
reservation in Utah to public entry. Mr..
Jones of Arkansas withdrew the point of
order he had made and on a yea and nav
vote the amendment was agreed to-33 to
l3. number of recent appointments
were confirmed, and the Senate adjourn
ed until Monday at o'clock. The House
did nothing.
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IN GEN ERAL,

Obituary: At Quincy, ILL.,, Mrs. Henry
Roeckenhof.-At Lyons, Iowa, Ira Stock
we'll, u; Rev. George w. Brindell, co.
At Pana, ILL.,, Rev. C. H. Baldwin, IS.
Mexico, it is reported, may place pro.
hibitive duty on American hogs and pack.
ing house products if the United States
adopts the duty on Mexican cattle provid.
ed in the Dingley bill.
Col. John Hay, United States ambassa.
dor to the court of st. James, sailed from
New York for England Wednesday on the
American line steamship ST. Paul. He
was accompanied by his wife and eldest
daughter.
Charles J. Arnold, alias Baron" Rob-
ert Won Turkheim, will probably be taken
back to San Francisco to answer to a
charge of bigamy. A warrant for his ar
rest was issued by Judge Allen of Oak
land, upon the complaint of his first wife,
whom he deserted six months ago and
from whom he has never been divorced.
The Omaha police have been asked to in.
terceDt him.
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May LOSE ITS RIVER.
Evansville, Ind, Confronted with
Grave DANCER

| Evansville, Ind, Confronted with a
Grave Danger.
| The city of Evansville. In1., is threat.
ened with a grave danger and perhaps
when the present high floods in the Ohio
river subside its prosperity may be forever
crushed. The Ohio river, which has been
one of the great sources of the city's com
mercial and industrial activity, has SCOOP
| ed out for itself new channel, and Ev-
ansville may soon stand six miles from
water.
Three miles up the river from Hender-
son is what is known rs the cutoff" AT
this point the Ohio river makes Il sharp
| curve, forming almoS: u perfect horseshoe
The bend derives its name from this pecu-
larity, for it is known as Horseshoe Bend.
Evansville is in the big end of the horse
shoe and Henderson is on the southwest
ern point. The peninsula formed by the
bend is of that rich river bottom land that
produces the finest corn in the world, but
little else
Six miles up the river from Evansville
is the entrance tc Mound Slough. Here
is the beginning % the cutoff" In high
water the river rlns through the slough,
emptying into tb, Ohio again at the point
three miles froui Henderson already nam
ed.
For years sith each succeeding flood
Mound Slough has been gradually widen
ing. The water has eaten away ton after
ton of the soft river bottom land. until
to-day there is hardly place where the
passage is not 200 feet wide. 1t ranges
from this width to nearly half mile. AS
the slough grew in width it also grew in
depth. Last year for the first time the
people OF Evansville realized the danger
to their city. They noticed that in high
water the current in front of their town
was more sluggish than it should have
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EASTERN.

Another Of the survivors of The French
kne steamer Vile de st. Nazaire, which
foundered off Cape Hatteras March Z,
has arrived at New York from Havre,
after travelling 1000 miles out of his way.
When the steamer was wrecked Colonel
Sauyenel put off from her in a boat with
fifteen of her crew. After five days of
terrible suffering to which several of his
companions succumbed, he, with the sur
vivors, was picked up by the steamer Yam
ariva, two days ont from Newport News,
bound for Glasgow.
The house of Edward Reynolds at Oak
land, X. l., was burned, together with all
the outbuidings. 1t is thought that it is
> case of murder and arson. Mrs. Rey-
nolds' body, mutilated and bloodstained,
was taken from her bed by those who dis
covered the fire. They found bloodstains
and what is believed to be traces of kero-
sene about the room. A 2O-year-old
daughter of Reynolds. Reynolds himself,
and Martin Mowry, who boarded with the
family, were missing. Mowry was later
found hiding in barn near Harrisonville
and was at once placed under arrest on
suspicion of having been involved in the
affair.
Col. Charles w. Pickett, editor Of the
New Haven Comm Evening Leader, is
sufferer from dyspepsia and has been tax
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been, and one day an actual movement of
the water as though the Ohio was run
ming upstream" was noticed. Petitions
were hastily drawn up asking Congress
for an appropriation to build levee along
Horseshoe Bend, but nothing came of
them.
A few days ago river captain ran n
passenger steamer through the 'cutoff,"
and the trip was made securely. 1t is now
probable that the new channel will widen
sufficiently this season to change the
course of the river and leave Evansville
high and dry six miles inland.
1t is an interesting story of how the
"cutoff" was started. Living in Hender-
son County, Ky, before the war was a
wealthy farmer named George Atkinson.
One morning Mr.. Atkinson had occasion
to drive to Evansville, crossing on the
ferry. When Mr.. Atkinson reached Ev-
ansville he was halted by a Union soldier
in the outer edge of the city and told he
could not enter without Il pass. He pro-
tested against such treatment and pro-
claimed his loyalty TO the Union.
Nevertheless he was compelled to return
to Henderson and secure pass. Armed
with this he returned and was allowed to
proceed unmolested. When Mr.. Atkinson
started on his return journey he was again
halted and told he could not leave without
a pass. This second offense rendered the
Hendersonian furious. He went to mil
itary headquarters, secured the paper and
drove home in a towering rage.
Early next morning Mr.. Atkinson sum-
moned every able-bodied negro be could
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MARKET REPORTS,

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$3.50 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to S4.25; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, Csc TO 69c;
corn, No. 2, 23c to 24c; oats, No. 2, 16c
to lie; rye, No. ., 32c to 33c; butter,
choice creamery, 16c to 18c; eggs, fresh,
SC to &c; potatoes, per busheI, 20c to
30c; broom corn, common growth to choice
green hurl, $50 to $50 per ton.
polis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
S3.25; hogs, choice light, $500 to $4.25;
sheep, common to choice, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 9, S5c to SIC; corn, No. 2
white, 23c to G5c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c
to 23c.
St. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $4.25: sheep, $500 to 1928;
wheat, No. 2. 93c to 95c; corn, No. J yel-
low, 20c to DC; oats, No. white, lie to
19c; rye, No. 2, 33c to 35c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $4.25: sheep, $3.50 to S5.25;
wheat. No. 2, SSc to 00c; corn, No. 2
mixed, 24c to 26c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 20c
to pc; rye, No. ., 36c to 3Sc.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 TO $5.25; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $500;
HSat' W. itu, CpSt W ouSp COi II, ANo. -
yellow, 24c to 26c; oats, No. 2 white, 2Oc
to DC; rye, 33c to 35c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 red, Sic to SOC;
corn, No. 2 mixed, 23c to 25c; oats, No.
white, 16c 10 1Sc; rye. No. 2, &c to 33c;
/ clover seed, s4.45 to S455.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 spring, Csc
to zoe; corn, No 8, 22c to 24c; oats, No.
. white, 19c to 21c: barley, No. 2, Csc to
33c; rye, No. ., 33c to Soc; pork, mess,
$500 to $3.50.
Buffalo-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep. $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. red, S2c to SIC; corn, No. 2
yellow, 27c TO 2Sc; oats, No. . white, 22c
to 24c.
New York-Cattle $500 to $3.50; fogs,
$3.50 to $500; sheep. $500 TO $3.50;
wheat, No. red. Zoe TO soc; corn, No. 2,
29c TO Soc; oats, No. white, 21c to 23c;
butter, creamery, 15c to 19c; eggs, West
ern, 9c to lie
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Political CCmme eut,

Down so wages; up goes the tariff.
Did you ever know it to fail?-Wheel-
ing Register
1t will always be Il mystery TO the
people how man can Systematically
steal money for years in spite OF comp
trOllers, auditors and other Cheeks
Kansas City Times.
Tom Reed was blstered by Jerry
Simpson. and Simpson was skinned by
Reed. 1t grieves the people to know
that their Tom and Jerry do not har-
mOnize.-Dallas News.
John J. Ingalls, has tried the Senate
lecture platform and the triumphs of
new journalism at the prize ring
The next step is naturally the dime mu-
scum straightforward VaD Times.
Foraker and Hanna and Cullom and
Gear appear to represent railroads in
the Senate and not men. At least they
only work for railroads.-Sioux City
Tribune.
Putting duty on hides will not af-
ford protection to those of the Dingley-
billers. Two years hence the people.
will rip them off and hang them on the
fence for the flies to have fun with
Kansas City Times.
A careful reading of the municipal
election returns gives good grounds for
believing that the unread portions of
the Dingley tariff bill do not provide
for protection of Republican mayoralty
misunderstanding Post.
This is probably the only country in
the world whose chief magistrate has
to so to sea to escape from the office
seekers. 1t is fortunate for him that
the water is too cold to permit them to
swim-Bulfalo Courier.
All talk about the South getting it's
share of protection if there is to be any
is nonsense. A handful of manufac-
turers, or growers of certain products,
do not constitute the South, and these
few can obtain governmental aid only
at the expense of the consumers gener.
ally.-Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
1t would be far better for the Ameri.
can people If their rulers would give
less attention to the problem of how to
devise tariffs to take hunilred million
4 year more out of their pockets aud
more thought to cutting down super
duous expenditures and putting all
branches of the public service upon a
more frugal footing.-Baltimor Sun.
The Dingley bill will increase the
,ost of the ordinary cheap ready-made
suit of clothes about 81, and then it |
will carry n larger amount OF shoddy. |
That is, the poor mans suit will cost |
1im more and will not last as long. |
rhe increase on the other grades will |
De heavier. as the imported cloths will |
'lle the market.-SiouX City Tribune. |
After twenty-five days of session. at
III expense OF 81 eco per day, the Leg
stature has succeeded in passing a law
those who throw Overripe
ggs and other missiles at public speak
RS. This is the only bill that has been
passed, and while it may be very
rood law. SO, 600 is n triffe expensive
or it.-Louisville Times.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-04-22
Slain While Buggy Riding

George Allen took Mrs. Wilbur Crouch
and Miss May Daily out riding the other
night at Sachett's Harbor, n. Y. He
hired livery rig, which turned up next
morning at the barn with the two womer
inside dead. Allen was later found on
the roadside fatally wounded. He stated
that, while driving along the road, VIII
bur Crouch, the divorced husband of one
OF the dead women, fired on the party,
killing The two wLmen and wounding
him. Crouch is under arrest, but denies
the murders.
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Raising the Price of Clothing.

Suppose the value of the cloth in a,
suit of clothes is $40. Under the pres
ent tariff the single ad valorem rate
of 40 per cent. raises the cost to $14.
The new Mckinley tariff imposes Il
the duty on wool of the first class. to
10 cents a pound. and 20 per cent. adj
yalOrem, according to the price This
would raise the cost of the clothes from
$40 to S223 or $26.-BOston Post.
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AROUND THE WORLD.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE GLOBE.
6ews from Foreign Shores-Dofnestic Hap
penings-Personal Pointers-Labor Notes
Political Occurrences-Fires,A Accidents,
Grimes. Etc.
TORTURED
Family at FindIay, Ohio, Robbed
and Brutality Treated.

A special from Findlay. Ohio, says:
The famous Blakesley family were robbed
and tortured the other morning by twelve
masked robbers. The family consisted o.
Mrs. Rebecca Blakesley, John and Smith
Blakesiey. The sons are possessors of
valuable oil fields and 1T is known that
the men boarded money in the house. The
burglars broke into the bedroom where
all iour people were sleeping and a des-
perate fight ensued. Both John and
Smith were beaten into insensiblitv.
Mrs. Blakesley and daughter were bound
hand and foot, and torches applied 10
their feet to make them reveal the hiding
place of the treasures without avail. The
robbers meanwhile ransacked the house
and found in bureau 5000 and three
gold watches. Eliza was the first to re.
lease herself from bondage and summoned
help from the city. John Blakesley is in
critical condition, and it is feared he
Will die. Smiths head was cut open and
the feet OF both women are badly burned,
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rest upon the political association to
maintain liberty in law. 1t is the great
conservative force of American society.
1t wipes out class distinctions by over
throwing class privileges. For 100
years it has been the uncompromising
foe of tariff for protection.-Louis.
Vile Post.
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How Tariffs Harm the Farmer.

VI" '''f5 ~ 1Hf III effC Il III fTO's
American agriculturists cannot be
protected by tariff duties while they
sell surplus abroad. On the other
hand, they must. by reason of the effec-
tive protection of the American manu-
facturers, pay high prices for all they
buy and have competition in countries
where land and labor are cheap en-
couraged by the protection which sub
Jects them to a heavy burden of cost
Philadelphia Record.
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England Buying ARTILLERY Horses.

A carload of borses from Grant County,
Ind, has leen purchased for the British
artillery service. Noah Wilhelm, stock
buyer from Upland, has been securing
horses for Al HIATT OF Hartford City, Ind,
who has contract with the British Gov
ernment to furnish 6 900 horses. The or
der says that the horses are to be shipped
Is soon as possible.
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First Fruits Already in Sight.

The music has begun. Japan and Ar
gentine have energetically protested
against provisions of the ''completest
tariff bill ever reported" which they
most unreasonably complain very Sc
riously threaten the import trade which
these countries have built up with the
United States at great expense. Just
as if this were any good reason why
the Dingley bill should not become Il
law! The office of a protective tariff
law is not to encourage trade, but to
kill it Off.-Grand Rapids Democrat.
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Cows, crosses. trees, birds and other
objects are said by writer in an Eli
glish magazine to have been photo
graphed i'll the same manner. \ re-
markable story is told about six sheep
killed by lightning near Bath. When
the skins of the sheep We're taken off "a
fac-simile of a portion of the surround
surface of each skim
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Spoilsmen Cherishing Vain Hope.

Spoilsmen Cherishing Vain Hope.
Civil service reform has marched for.
ward winning one victory after anoth-
er. till it is now so securely intrenched
that its adversaries are likely to be dis
lodged from the few points they still
hold. They continue to cherish a delus-
i've hope that the former order of things
may be restored. so that there will be
spoils to reward the hangers-On of sue
cessful politicians, as is evidenced by
the tremendous rush for offices this
year.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
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DIDN'T DINE WITH M'KiNLEY
All Because Congressman Bail
Doesn't Like Dress Suits

aIf btCause OOuEfSSSfnUn bHIIty
Doesn't Like Dress Suits,
All Washington has been talking about
Congressman BaiIey's awful breach of eti-
quette in sending regrets to the Presi-
dent, who had invited him to attend q
White House dinner. When Congressman
Bailey gave his excuse for not attending
that he did not like TO wear dress suit,
people were more than shocked.
After he had sent his regrets Mr.. Bal
ley went to see the President to explain
his reason for not attending. Mr.. Nc
Einley told him not to mind about the
dress suit, but to come in any old thing,
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the question Of collecting toll from hi.
cycles, and, unfortunately for the peace
of this issue, they arrive at contrary con
clusions." Judge Steere held that the
plaintiff was entitled to recover and or
dered judgment in his favor for $125
damages.
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Chinese Ad mitted,

Secretary Gage has instructed the Gus
toms officer at Pembina, n. D., TO admit
the 179 Chinese who are en- route from
China to the Nashville Exposition. This
action is taken on the statement of the
Director General that their admission is
necessary under concessions made to ex-
hibitors and others.