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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13

the Agricultural Department, shipped
three-Quarters of Il ton of selected butter
for ssle in Europe. The result of this eX-
pertinent is of great Importance to the
agricultural interests, as it is the first step
in an effort of the administration to ex-
tend materially the market for American
butter, and gain some of the trade with
Great Britain in particular, which Den
mark practically controls with considera-
BILE profit. An incidental object is TO de-
termine what Improvements are needed III
transportation facilities. Some butter is
now being sent abroad by private firms,
but it is alleged to be of inferior grades.
Unsatisfactory storage i'll crossing the
ocean and carelessness in leaving the
shipments on uncovered docks at South
ampton before being loaded into freight
cars, thus making the butter soft. have
further deteriorated its value in the Eng
lish market. The butter sent "Wednesday
comes from the Iowa Agricultural College
and creamery at Windsor. Vt. Subse-
quent shipments, which will be made dur
ing the summer at intervals, vii. he OF
butter from other sections. To build up
high standard, only the best grades VIII
be shipped and the butter will be sold at
the prevailing market prices. Inc pres
ent shipment goes among the shipped
stores of the steamer st. Paul and will be
kept at low temperature. The cargo is
made up of packages of different sizes to
determine which is most satisfactory. A
department agent will meet the boat at
Southampton and take proper care of the
product and attend to the sale. The ap-
pointment of butter agents by the depart
ment at New York and Southampton to
take care of these interests is possible.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
REBELS IN HAVANA PROVINCE.
Spanish Garrison Driven Out and
Blockhouses Looted.


Blockhouses Looted.
Havana advices show that the insurg
ents are active in that province. Tapasta
was attacked last week by force of 400
insurgents and held for an entire day, the
Spanish garrison in one blockhouse retir-
ing completely, while the other held its
ground and did not fire at the insurgents
or disturb them in any way. The Cubans
took possession of the vacated block
house, looting it of all the arms and pro-
visions they could find, and then set it on
fire. The other blockhouse, with a garri-
son of 300 troops in and around it. kept
quiet, no offensive operations being at
tempted by the Spanish officer in COM
mand. The Cubans camped out within
half mile of the Spanish force and plum
dered the stores of the town without any
opposition. La Heiha was attacked by
a party from Rodriguez's force the first
of the week and the Spanish garrison
driven out. There is small earth fort
there and two blockhouses. The Cubans
attacked the earthworks early in the
morning and carried them by dashlng
charge, the Spanish retreating into their
blockhouse at the other end of the town.
One of these was attacked by the Cubans
and three bombs exploded underneath its
walls, shattering it badly and killing sew
eral of its inmates. The opaniards sur
rendered and were paroled by the Gu
bans. Two insurgent captains, Rafael
Mendoza Socarros and Ricardo Narrona
Valdez, who voluntarily surrendered a
fortnight ago in Pinar del Rio and were
liberated under Capt. Gen. Weyler's am
nesty decree, have been arrested. They
are to be deported in chains to Centa for
indefinite confinement.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Scattered the Clouds,

Possibly it was from noticing the un-
successful attempts made by the would
be rainmakers in the United States to
bring down showers when wanted that an
ingenious Austrian grape-grower was in
duced to exactly reverse the American
practice. An account of his experiment
is reported by United States Consul Ste
phan at Annaberg. The Austrian owned
extensive vineyards situated on the
southern slopes of the mountains, in
locality often visited by destructive hail
storms. At first he tried galvanized wire,
but this was too expensive, and he de-
cided to install battery and test the
plan of causing explosions to drive off
the hailstorms. He erected six stations
on prominent mountain submits COM
manding a territory about two miles IN
extent. Each station sheltered ten NOR
tars and a corps of volunteers handled
them. The practical test is thus de-
scribed: Threatening black clouds made
their appearance on the SUBMITS of the
Bacher Mountains. At given signal all
the mortars were fired off and the contln-
uous detonations in few moments caus.
ed sudden reaction in the movements of
the clouds. The cloud wall opened UP
funnel-like; the mouth of the funnel be-
gan to rise in the form of consecutive
rings expanding gradually until all the
clouds scattered and entirely disappeared.
No hail nor sudden down pour of rain fell.
The same experience was gone through
six times last summer and without sim
gle exception proved successful pre-
ventive.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Congress- of Doctors,

About 500 members of the medical pro
fession, among them some of the most
distinguished specialists in the country,
assembled in Washington Tuesday to at
tend the fourth triennial congress of
American physicians and surgeons,
which convened Tuesday afternoon at
the Columbia Theater. The congress
opened with n business meeting of the
Executive Committee, following which
the chairman of the committee, DIR. Lam
don c. Gray, called the general body to
order. AT night DR.. William Ii. Welch,
of Baltimore, the retiring president, de-
livered the triennial address, and later a
reception was given the delegates by the
members of the local society at the Ar
lington Hotel The congress is divided
into fourteen distinct associations. each
of whose presidents is ex-officio vice pres
ident of the congress. These associa-
tons held daily sessions at their respect
i've headquarters, in addition to the regu-
lar meetings of the congress. \ large
number of interesting and important pa
pers were read and discussed. A statue
of the late Prof. Gross, the eminent ply
sician of Philadelphia, was unveiled
Wednesday afternoon. The statue is
erected in the grounds of the Smithsonian
Institution.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
TeIegraphic Brevities.

Myron T. McCord will probably be nom.
mated as Governor of Arizona.
A 4-cent street car fare ordinance is to
be presented in the Chicago Council and
a big fight is expected.
President Mckinley has promised to
address the National Educational con.
yention to be held at Milwaukee in July.
Children are reported dying of starva-
ton in the streets of Matanzas AMI ev.
erywhere there is terrible destitution ard
suffering.
While playing prize fight. Daniel Thorn
as. aged II. was struck by Frank Shoe
maker, from the effects of which blow he
died. Shoemaker fled.
The steamfitters' strike in New York
has been adjusted by the concession of n
% per cent increase in the daily wage
scale by the master steamttters.
Several prominent officials of the South
ern Pacific Railroad have been indicted
by the grand jury at New Orleans for
violation of the interstate commerce law
in granting rebates and drawbacks.
Joseph johnson, his wife and two chill
dren and Miss Minnie Fraser attempted
to ford swollen stream at Jackson, Mo
johnson swan ashore when the vehicle
was overturned. but the others were
drowned.
Paymaster T.. l.. Carpenter of the
Pleasant Valley Coal Company AZ Castle
Gate, Utah, was held up by two mounted
highwaymen while Oh his way to pay of
the men and robbed of 1900 The rob-
bers got away.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattie, common 20 prime,
$3.50 to $3.50; hogs. shipping grades,
$500 to 81 %; sheep, fair to choice. $2.0C
to $5.25; wheat, No. 2 red, Zoe TO tic.
corn, No. 2, 23c to 25c; oats, No. z, 16c
choice creamery, J4c to 16c; eggs, fresh,
Sc to &c; potatoes, per bushe, 20c to
3Oc; broom corn, common growth to choice
green hurl, &c to DC per ID.
Indianapolis-Ca shipping, $500 IL
S5.25; hogs, choice light, $500 TO $4.25:
sheep, common to choice. $500 TO $4.50'
wheat, No. =, SSc to 90c; corn, No. ::
white, 26c to PC; oats, No. = white. 2lt
TO DE
ST. kouis-Cattle, $500 TO $3.50; hogs
$500 to $4.25; sheep, $500 to S5.25;
wheat, No. ., 96c to 9Sc; corn, No. :
yellow, 2Oc to 22c; oats, No. = white 19s
to zoe; rye, No. =, 31c to 33c
Cincinnati-Cattle. $3.50 TO 5000; hogs.
$500 10 $4.25; sheep, $3.50 to S5.25;
wheat, No. =, 90c TO 92c; corn. No. .
mixed. DC to 2Sc; oats, No. . mixed, 20t
to c;.rye, No. 9, SIC to 39c.
Detrtit-Cattie 500 to S5.25: hogs.
$500 to S4.25; sheep, $500 to $500;
Nitdi, nv. itu, ocC u 'yOS. w. -
yellow, DC 10 24c; oats, No. 2 white. 22c
to 23c: rye. 35c TO Sc.
Toiedo-Wheat, No. red, Ole TO 92c;
corn. No. = mixed, 24c TO 25c: oats, No.
white, 19c to 21c; rye, No. =, S4c TO 36c;
clover seed, $4.335 to S4.45.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. . spring. lie
to II:'c; corn, No. 3, 23c to 25c; oats. No.
= white, dc to BE; barley, No. ., 3Oc to
33c: rye. No. /, Soc TO 36c; pork, mess,
SS.25 TO SS.15.
Rgffalo-Cattle, $3.50 TO $3.50; hogs,
$3.50 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $3.50:
wheat, No. 2 red, S9c TO Ole; corn. No. ,
yellow, 29c to 30c: oats, No. . white, 2ic
to 25c.
New York-Cattle. $500 TO $3.50; hogs,
$3.50 70 S1.75: sheep. $500 TO $3.50;
wheat, No red, 77c TO 7Sc; corn, No. =,
29c to soc; oats, No. . white, 22c to 2ic;
butter, creamery, 13c to 1Sc; eggs, West
eru, DC to lie
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
ILLINOIS LIBEL LAW.
New Measure Which Has Great 1,

New Measure Which Has Great In
terest for Publishers.
With but one lone vote to spare the llli-
nois Senate Wednesday passed the bill re-
pealing the libel law of 1895 and enacting
more stringent statute, similar to the
Pennsylvania law. The measure provides
a penalty of $1,000 fine or one years i'm
prisonment, or both, for any person who
blackens the character of the dead or the
living, and also allows the plaintiff to
bring suit in the county where he resides,
compelling the defendant to appear there
to answer the charge. The latter provis-
ion is a departure from the ordinary rules
of practice. According to custom, the
plaintiff must institute proceedings in the
county where the defendant resides. The
present law of the State allows publishers
the privilege of retraction, to escape ex-
emplary damages.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
OLD DOCUMENTS FOUND.
Interestfng Discoveries Made in th
New York State House.

Interesting Discoveries Made in the
New York State House.
State Comptroller Roberts, of New
York, in his search for revolutionary pa
pers which have been hidden for CEN
fury in the State house, has come across
some ancient documents, which are the
oldest be has yet found, and which are
pertinently interesting at this time, as
they relate to excise accounts received
by the State, then colony of Great
Britain, between the years 1I10 and 1908.
The excise returns for a year dating
from 1110 for the entire colony amounted
to t392 6s, less than $4,000, which is ex-
ceedingly insignificant when compared
with S11 100000 returns on the traffic in
liquor in 1896. Another old document
dating back to Ills is report showing the
duty paid into the State treasury on negro
slaves As interesting paper found at
the same time is an account for the ser
vices of Philip Livingston as delegate
in Congress from 1777 to IT'S, total of
19S working days at "a shillings day,
the aggregate being 1896 12s. Still an
other paper shows that the remains of
Gen. Montgomery, who fell in the attack
on Quebec in the French and Indian war
in 1877, is buried in st. Paurs Church
yard in New York City, and accompany
ing this is bill from one Jacobus Myers
for carting the monument for Gen. Mont
gomery's body to the churchyard.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13

didates. 1913 churches, 27,O25 elders,
9,174 deacons and 9i3, 716 communicates.
The church has had great growth the last
year, and il is believed this assembly will
show more than one million communi-
cants. There are $4,000 Presbyterians in
Indiana, 65.120 in Illinois, 96, 461 in Ohio,
30.416 in Michigan and $40 in Ken
lucky. so that the general assembly viii
meet in the midst of its friends.
Many subjects of Importance will come
before the general assembly for consid-
GRAFTON. 1t is pretty definitely understood
that Gen. Harrison will be elected mod
orator of the general assembly. 1t will be
the first time in the history of the church
that an elder has been chosen to preside.
The leading men in the church believe he
will consent 70 serve
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Greece Gives Up,

Athens special: The government has
informed the ministers ofshe powers ver-
belly that following the recall from Crete
Of Colonel Vass0s, twenty-five officers
and two companies of sappers, the gradual
withdrawal from the Island of Crete will
take place. After brief delay the pow
ers will offer to mediate between Greece
and Turkey. The powers will insist,
however, that Greece shall confide her in
terest unreservedly to their hands. Ne
gotiations have commenced and media
tion is regarded as imminent.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13

cd of Colorado, the synod of Illinois, the
synod of India, the synod of Indiana. the
synod of Indian territory, the synod of
Iowa, the synod of Kansas. the synod of
Kentucky, the synod of Michigan. the
synod of Minnesota. the synod of Mon
tana, the synod of Nebraska, the synod
of New Jersey, the synod of New Mexico.
the synod of New York, the synod of
North Dakota, the synod of Ohio, the syn
cd of Oregon, the synod of Pennsylvania.
the synod of South Dakota, the synod of
Tennessee, the synod of Texas, the synod
of Utah, the synod of Washington and the
synod of Wisconsin.
The last general assembly represented
224 presbyte 6,942 ministers, ASS Ii
centiates, 176 local evangelists. 1.5OS can
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
AROUND THE WORLD.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE GLOBE.
NoWs from Foreign Shores-Domestis Hap
panings-Personal Pointers-Labor Notes
Political Occurrences-Fires, Accidents,
Crimes. Etc.
TWO MEN EATEN
By the Cannibals of the South Sea
Islands.

Astoria (Ore.) special: According to
private advices received here f. NJ. B.
Lichtenberg, young Englishman, who
arrived in this city about two years ago
and left year later, has met horrible
fate at the hands of cannibals in the South
Sea Islands. He, with another man, was
taken prisoner, killed and eaten by the
tribes of the islands.
Lichtenburg went directly from As
toria, together with an eX-missionary
whose name is not known, TO trade with
the natives of the Santa Cruz Island,
which have population of about $1,000.
The ex-missionary had traded with them
before and had been among them in a re-
hgious capacity and entertained no fears
for himself and companion. The story
gained circulation through half civil
lied native, who witnessed The awful
feast
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sembly are elected
by presbyteries and
grouped into the con-
vention by synods.
There are thirty-onc
synods represented
in the general assem-
bly,. These are the
synod of Atlanta,
the synod of Balti-i
more, the synod of
California, the synod
of Catawba, the syn
od Of china tho Syn.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Sad Day for Boya.

Friday was a fatal day for boys in
Evansville, Ind. Fred Melsheimer and
Fred Rumpf, two boys each about II
years old, while riding in dinkey boat
In the river, were overturned and
drowned. John Deeble, another 12-year-
old boy, while on some sawlogs in the
river, fell off and was drowned. Charles
Kirves, 12-year-old boy, fell from a
housetOp and was fatally injured.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13

and Summer School, can have their way,
Winona, beside the beautiful little lake,
will become the permanent home of the
assembly.
, Three years ago the school was incor-
porated. 1t is denominational in the con-
struction of its board of directors. two
thirds of whom must be of Presbyterian
faith, but other denominations are admit
ted. 1t is in charge of Prof. John VI.
Coulter of the University of Chicago and
John NJ. Studebaker of South Bend was
recently elected president.
Four thousand representatives of the
church are expected to be in attendance
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
FALL AT THEIR POSTS.
Fifty Firemen Are Overcome in
E;,rca R1,zo - Nexx YorL

rITeIneh are oNeTCOme IN u
Fierce Blaze in New York.
In New York, deadly fire, attended
with q loss of S5OO,0O0, broke out in the
basement of the cold storage warehouse,
161 to 165 Chambers street. One fire.
man was killed and fifty others were
felled unconscious by the deadly fumes
of ammonia which assailed them as they
entered the building. The firemen's cry
Of danger was heard on the outside and
other companies were ordered in to rescue
their comrades. These in turn were also
overcome, until Chief Bonner feared he
would lose all of his men.
Extra calls were sent out for reinforce
ments; surgeons and ambulances were
summoned from the hospitals; engine COM
papy 27's house. almost directly opposite
the blazing building, was turned into an
emergency hospital and as fast as the un-
fortunate men could he located and drag
ged out into the open air they were car
ried to house of temporary relief and prop
erly cared for.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13

Grand officers of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen have almost completed
their reports, to be submitted to the bien-
NAL convention, to be held at Toronto. Re
ceipts for two years have been 81, ,15S, POI
and disbursements S1,1O9.36O. There is
now in the treasury S5S.574. During two
years - lodges have been added, making
total of $40. The total membership now
is 23,532, a gain in two years of 3,201,
From Oct. /, 1854, to Jan. 1, 1897. the
sum of S3,667 ,9O4 was paid out for death
and total disability claims.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Greeks Fled.

The Greeks have evacuated VOlo. De-
tachments of marines have been landed
from the British, Russian, French, Aus.
TRAN and German warships off that place
to guard the town. The foreign COnsuls
have arrived to confer with Edhem Pasha,
the Turkish commander. Turkish troops
have entered V0lo. The Greeks, who
fed to Almyros, will rejoin the main
body of the Greek forces at Domokos.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Treaty Knocked Ont.

The Senate Wednesday by the vote of
43 to 26 refused to ratify the general
arbitration treaty between the United
States and Great Britain negotiated by
Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Paunce
fote. The rules of the Senate require a
majority of two-thirds for the ratification
of treaties. Hence four more affirmative
votes would have been required to secure
a favorable result.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Tram ps Loot a Town.

The little town of Dayton, west of
Niles, Mich, was terrorized by gang of
fifty tramps, who drove The inhabitants
into their homes, broke open the only
store in the village and carried away
nearly the entire stock. Members of the
same gang broke open box cars in the
Michigan Central yards and carried away
quantities of goods.
The tramps defied the police and
showed fight when attempts were made to
arrest them. In the farming districts the
tramps are committing many depreda.
tionS.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13

during the ten days the general assembly
will be in session. The auditorium in
which the meetings will be held is erected
on the style of cyclorama building. and
is furnished with opera chairs. 1t seats
5000 persons, and 800 more can be
crowded into il.
The commissioners of the general as
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13

Gen. Grants project for the establish
ment Of a naval coaling station in Sa-
mana Bay, Santo Domingo, may yet be
realized. The Dominican Government is
ready to concede such station to the
United States without asking for the
payment of dollar, on the sole condition
that coaling facilities be allowed the Do
minican navy in American ports.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Farewell BANQUET to Bayard.

A farewell banquet was given ty the
American society, in London, to Mr..
Bayard, former Ambassador. The COM
pany included Ambassador Hay, Mrs.
Hay and all the members of the American
embassy, and prominent Englishmen.
The Lord Bishop of London, in felici-
tous speech, proposed the health of the
President of the Unitel States. Newton
Crane was the toasted guest of the even-
inc
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Old Soldier Decapitated.

An unknown man with his head cut of
was found on the Rio branch of the Chi.
cago, Burlington and Quincy. He had
been run over by n passenger train. He
had some war songs in his pocket. 1t is
supposed he was on his way to attend the
Grand Army of the Republic reunion.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Fire Horror in Paris.

More than 100 people were killed by
fire, and in the panic which ensued, at
Paris, Tuesday. Flames broke out in o
crowded bazar held for charity in TEN.
porary wooden structure. Included in
the list of victims are many members OF
the French nobility. Some witnesses OF
the calamity were made insane. Aside
from the killed, hundreds were injured.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
In Danger of Starvation.

There is no money with which 10 close
the Arkansas crevasses on the leyees,
and the farmers refuse TO feed their idle
hands. The merchants decline to carry
them, and the chairman of the relief com
mittee reports that 1000 PERSONS are in
danger of starvation.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Death of A, C, Porter.

Albert G. Porter ex-Governor of In
diana, and minister to Italy under Gen.
Harrisons administration, died at his
home in indianapolis Monday morning,
aged "a years. Ex-Gov. Porter had been
confined to his room almost constantly
for two years. The immediate cause Of
his death was paresis.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Attempted to Wreck a Train.

Cheyenne special: An attempt was
made to wreck The incoming Cheyenne and
Northern Pacific passenger train by q
misplaced switch in the yards at the
northern entrance of the city. The train
was running slowly and only the engine
was derailed. Several Union Pacific
brakemen have made confession of the
crime.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
MICHIGAN Banker Indicted.

Saginaw (Mich.) special: The Federal
grand jury at Bay City has returned
seven indictments against Clarence L.
Judd for criminal acts in connection with
the failure of the First National Bank of
East Saginaw. He gave bail in the sum
of S5 O(l
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
George Is Sick,

An Athens dispatch asserts that King
George is suffering from cardiacal
spasms. and that his physician insists or
a change of air, TO the Island of Milo OF
to the Island Of Syra, is necessary.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Free Land for Settlers.

The United States Senate has passed
the bill to provide free homes on the pub
lie lands for actual and bona fde settlers
known as the free homestead bill; yeas
40; nays, IL.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13

great many people.
Last year the gener-
al assembly met at
Saratoga; the year
before that it met at
Detroit. 1t has gone
as far west as Port
land. Ore. If the
preshy terra ns of In
diana and surround
ing States, and espe-
cially the representa-
tives of the church
identified with the
Winona A sspmbIy