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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
The Surprises in Vermont,

The election in Vermont mas set all
the Republican organs at work To find
an explanation of the phenomenal re
suits reached by the popular vote. 1t
is Il surprise party, and no mistake.
The Democrats increase their poll for
governor by very respectable figure
The Republicans lose to degree which
in less sure state would mean defeat:
while in the Legislature the Democ-
racy makes whct is StupendouS gain
in representation, comparatively con-
sidered.-BoSton Post.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Emperor Shielded.

A special dispatch from Shanghai, pub
lished in London, says kilograms fur
nished by the Taotai, or local Governor,
to Chinese paper there, alleges that the
Emperor of China committed suicide on
September 2l, after signing the DEGREES
which placed the Dowager Empress al
the head of affairs in China. This, it is
added, is understood TO mean that the
Emperor was assassinated. All the En-
glish speaking secretaries and the prin.
cipal members of the Chinese Foreign
Office, it is further announced, have
been seized and banished.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
COLOMBIA REFUSES TO PAY
Ready for War with Italy if Rebe,r.
ing Is Refused

Advices from Cartagena, COLUMBIA
state that the Colombian Government has
finally decided to decline to pay the Ger
ruti claim, on the ground that the republic
is now able to produce ample evidence of
Cerruti's completely in the political trou-
bles that occurred in the country in 1876
and 1885. The Government, according
to the advices received, has directed the
President to urge Italy to agree to resub
nit the case 10 arbitration, and will. in the
event of failing in this attempt, oppose
force with force to the last extreme.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Unwind Red Tape.

A bill is being prepared tolbe intro
duced in the coming session of Congress,
outlining the duties and privileges of the
Commanding General of the army. Ii
will be a step toward unwinding the red
tape, believed TO be responsible for much
OF the suffering of enlisted men during
the war.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Murder aud Suicide.

At indianapolis, Ind, Robert Lash. a
desperate character, went where his wife
was stopping, and, calling her into the
hallway, shot her, the woman dying in
stantly. Lash then went into the back
yard and fired bullet into bis own brain.
He died also. This is the culmin alton of
many quar- rels.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
snau;sb and American BIunders

The mistakes made in Cuba" said a
speaker reported in yesterdays papers.
ARE not to be blamed on the army. but
on the politicians at the head of the
government" The remark sounds as if
it might have been made in Washing
ton, but it was not. it is part of Gen.
Weyler's speech in the Senate at Mad
rid It merely goes to show that the
mistakes in the Cuban campaign We're
not all on one side.-Philadelphia Led.
rpr
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Skeletons Uuearthed.

While at work in gravel pit east of
Muncie, Ind, wOrkmen unearthed twen-
ty skeletons. They are supposed to be
the remains of mound builders, as num-
Der OF specimens of ancient earthenware
were found with the bodies.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Killed in n Wreck,

In wreck between two freight trains
near Dillsboro, Ind, the folio wing were
killed: John Lee, brakeman; Fred Mich
OILS and his brother, two tramps, and an
unknown negro. Steve lighthouse and
several others were injured, including an
unknown man from Milan, Ind, who
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Eottepness at Home and Abroad

FOttcNne-S III EiOIHV ditU = DrNiH.
The sister republics of France and the
United States are both profoundly stir.
red by government scandals that mean
revolution if they are not Investigated
and revolution If they are. In both
cases. too, the same official rottenneSS
Republican government will have tC
put some raw beef on this black eye
Houston (Te; > Post.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06

OF the 4,5OO white laborers who bull
the Congo railway, 900 succumbed ts
the climate in two years. OF s.OO
black laborers. all but $500 died OF
deserted.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
An Evil of Protection.

If the natural law of free trade were
restored there would be less drift from
the farms to the cities and less loaferS
in the cities. All honest, able bodied
people would become bread-wnners
and bread consumers. Idle people eat.
and ultimately it is the farmer who
feeds them. Obliterate class legsla-
tion and there would be q movement
to the farms, for the unemployed urban
would earn plenty to eat and wear. II
the shackles are ever struck from
American agriculture the economic
problems of America would not be diff
ticult of solution.-Dallas News.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Cheap Men or Cheap DoIlarsY

Shall we have cheap men and dear
dollars, or shall we have dear men and
cheap dollars? Shall the man go up
and the dollar go down. or shall the
Shall manhood triumph over money and
labor over loans. or shall money in
woke misery and the dollars of Shy
lock triumph over the souls OF Gods
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
The Maine Election.

Closely following Vermont, the re-
suit of the State and Congressional
elections in Maine show enormous
Democratic gains. The Republican
political sharps, as usual, attribute
their reduced majorities to the old tic-
ton and excuse of an ''off year. and
light vote This is folly. The same
causes which produce a light Repuhli
can vote produce a light Democratic
vote. The Unofficial, but probably cor
rect. reports from Maine Indicate Re
publican plurality on Governor of 90,
600. against a Republican plurality of
1897 two years ago. Speaker Reed
loses 1000 of his majority in 1896 and
has his smallest vote since 1892. Sil-
yer was the only question discussed in
his district. The other Republican
candidates for Congress suffer a sim
liar proportion. The Democrats have
made marked gains in the legislature
Silver at 16 to 1 has won glorious vic
tory by the gains Samuel l.. Lord
the Democratic candidate for Cover.
nor-whO reduced the Republican ma
jority in the State 60 per CENTS
Mayor of Saco and was Il Republican
until 1872, when he joined the Greeley
movement. AS the fall elections of
1888 come nearer the marked change in
the political sentiments of the country
become more apparent. At the spring
election in Rhode Island and the June
election In Oregon the Republicans
held their own as compared with the
elections of 1896. Though few speech
es were made, Maine was flooded with
silver literature and the Democratic
papers discussed nothing else. Moth
ing at all was said about the war or the
abuse of the soldiers. No definite
charges could be made and the Demo-
Gratis did not lower their cause by
trumping lies
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Tired of an Old Humbug.

The grand old party racket has been
worked to the point of exhaustion. 1t
has served often to confirm the machine
in power of diverting attention from
the present TO past history. 1t will not
work this time. The people have
caught on to the sham and can no long
er be deceived by it.-Philadelphia
Press.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Nancy Gnilf0rd Arreafe1-

London special: DIR. Nancy Guilford,
the midw wife of Bridgeport, Conn.,, who is
wanted by the American police on the
charge of having been connected with
the death of Emma Gill, has been ar
rested.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
One Suffering Freuchnan.

French justice may not overtake Patty
Du Clam. but he is i'm the clutches of
the editorial punster'. Let US pity
Paty.-kansas City Journal.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06

Captain Robley ID. Evans has been
Relieved of the command of the battle
ship Iowa. He thas been assigned to
duty as q member of the naval inSpec-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
The Three Greatest Grimes.

The three greatest modern crimes
against humanity are the monopoliza
ton of natural hounties, the forced IN
crease of debts, and the periodical
shrinkage of values S.-Nonconformist.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
EVENTS OF INTEREST
THAT OCCURRED DURING THE
PAST WEEK.

Terseiy Told Telegraph Tales In
Brief Paragraphs-ManyC Gas suaIties
"A Few Crimes-Some Fires-Polit-
icsl and Religious News.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Whichever Wins the Public Loses.

The sugar trust. alias Havemeyer,
and the coffee trust, alias Arbuckle,
have begun duel to the death. Have
meyer is going to sell sugar and coffee
at less than cost. and Arbuckle is 60
ing to undersell Havemeyer. When
the duel is over. when Havemeyer or
Arbuckle is financially dead, or, what
is more probable, when peace is patch
ed up. who will repay to Havemeyer or
to Arbuckle, or-dreadful thought-to
the allied octopi the millions spent in
the tight?-New York World.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06

ness. No damage was done except the
shooting of hole in the express car. Pas
sengers on the train say that at least
thirty shots were fired. The men were
evidently green at the business. They Sc
cured nothing.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06

With his usual perspicacity, Mr.. John
NJ. ThurstOn of the Union Pacific Rail
road-and incidentally of the United
States Senate-has discovered that
most of this hubbub about AIger has
been created by the space writers"
Mr.. ThurstOn probably doesn't know
what a space writer is, but that makes
no particular difference. If the space
writer's are responsible for the hub
bub about Alger" they ought to be
choked off. In order to do so it will
be necessary. from all appearances to
silence about three-fOurths of the news
papers, nine-tenths of the soldiers and
pretty much all the civilian population
of the United States, for the ''hubbub"
arises from all those sources. 1t will
doubtless be a surprise to a great many
of these people to learn that they are
space writers, but Mr.. Thurston him
self is not q space writer. but n
spacious, if somewhat aerated, talker.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Paymasters as Bad as the Rest

1t becomes more evident every day
that in many instances the regular and
volunteer soldiers of the United States
army have not been paid for their
services. During the glamour of the
campaigns in Cuba and Porto Rico the
soldier cared little or nothing for the
sight OF Uncle Sans gold, but since his
return TO Gods own country" where
the full pocket makes the stomach
easy, the lack of well-earned cash be-
comes a sore grievance. 1t is sad in
deed to have to hold the paymaster's
department up to the same opprobrium
as attaches TO the quartermaSter's and
commisSariat's but that is precisely
what it is proper to do.-New York Her
aid
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Honest Investigation Demanded.

For the sake of the good name of the
nation. for the consolation Of those
who have lost loved ones in the war,
for the instruction of the war depart
ment and army, for the sake of the rep
utation of those who have been bitterly
assailed, it should be determined
whether politics. incompetency. ne
glect. conspiracy or rascality has made
the brief war with Spain needlessiy
sacrificial. An investigation for pOliti-
cal effect will not do. An investigation
for whitewashing purposes will not do.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06

deserving poor? These are questions
we should ask and answer before we
think of voting for a single gold stand
rd.-Nonconformist.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-10-06
Money Is Made bv the law

fhe same law that made 25.S grains
of gold dollar could have made dol
lar of h-lf that amount. and under the
law making this a standard dollar. if
there were c'uly one ounce of gold in
the world it would not be worth more
than S20.67. The sold standard, wher-
ever 1t existed, was creature Of law
and nothing else. Gold had ne partic-
ular intrinsic value Is value as a
money metal wss aitogetherSextr;nsic.
depending upon its relation to Ntner,
things. and its exchange value wasal-
together dependent upon the law of
supply and demand. The difference
between the supporters of Bryan and
those of Mckinley in the last campaign
was only Il difference of method. One
element believed in the free coinage of
silver Independently and the other in
waiting for an international concur
renee. The statement has been made
that in the last election practically 49,
100000 voters had gone on record for
the free coinage of silver at some time.
only $4,000 voting unequivocally for
the perpetuation of the gold standard.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-15

From the private wires of r r srabtit.
x Co., Brokers' Exchange Bank Bldg.
NEW fork, Marcn l4.-AccordIng TO
cabied adyices, London was in a state
Oh excitement Monday and prices for
Americans were 5s to 2 per cent. high
er. ms was an interesting as we'll
as signlncant factor, in that it indi-
eateo more peaceful political situa-
llon. The tenor of dispatches from
the seats of trouble was more en-
couraging, being suggestive of an ulti-
mate satisfactory adjustment of COM
picatlons without an open rupture.
ne market rebounded at the opening
with extraordinary buoyancy from the
excessive depression of SATURDAY.. The
sharp advances reported from London
were Iuily responded TO and prices
Jumped lar over the London parity.
udihs o. over a point We're the rule.
put advances of to points were not
ihIfequent at the outset; everybody an
peafed 10 be bullish, and as a natural
consequence there was a parity of
STOCKS, az times the market being.
practically bare Of various issues. or
late we have been witnessing a specie
OF speculative hysteria and such mad
>@O"' 49, 49,
reason. The report Of the Maine in
curry board is not now expected until
next week, and until then only mar
row trading market should be expected.
However, in Wall street the unexpected
generally occurs and to-day's squirt
might experience repetition. There
was gossip that capitalists have de-
clded to protect their various special
ties against further onslaught. This
was only gossip, however, as the fact
OF the matter is that all leading inter-
ests have either large outstanding lines
of shorts or cut of their speculative
lines. Only those who will believe
that eventually absolute conditions will
assert themselves will feel like buy
ing. Bull tips galore were in circula-
ton on Missouri Pacific, the most sig
nificant feature being an increase in
gross earnings Of s593,90o since Janu-
airy J., 1898.
Corrected daily by F. B. Mabbitt &, Co.
brokers, Exchange Bank Building:
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asking the directors of the Board OF
Trade TO fix a marginal price, served
to allay to some extent the uneasy
feeling chat has been prevalent IN
wheat the last few days, simply be-
cause it is eminently proper that he
should himself call for q marginal
price, neither he nor his manager,
French, being members Of the Board OF
Trade Transactions for some time
during the forenoon were OF increased
volume and more strength was dis
played than expected. Foreign mar
kets, which were expected to show
decline in view of the reduction here
Saturday, came strong and higher.
The improved condition of affairs IN
Wall street also had quoting IN
fiuence on the nervous longs ana
created more or less reinstatement OF
lines cast over during the last week
selling furry There were nervous bull
influences, which traders, however, APP
parently ignored and at all times the
market was quite satisfactorily sup
ported. Northwest receipts continued
heavy, Minneapolis and Duluth report
ing 444 cars, against $50 last week and
302 a year ago. Chicago received l45
cars, 1S OF which were graded contract
quality. The weather throughout the
west was mild and favorable, and seed
ing operations in Nebraska We're re-
ported progressing rapidly. Liverpool
stocks showed an increase Of ll2,000
bushels for the week, the first increase
in months. Scalpers practically mon-
opoliZed corn trading. AS the session
ct inc
realizing being general in small lots.
Oats followed corn with narrow trad
ing, devoid of interest. Provisions
were weak at the outset. There was
no special pressure to sell, but the de-
mand was lacking, and lsticds de-
clined easily. Hog prices were lower.
Subsequently free covering resulted in
a better feeling.
Corrected daily by f. B. Mabbitt & Co.,
brokers' Exchange Bank Building:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-15
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. March 14.-There was the
usual large Monday supply of cattle
to-day and trade was less animated
than usual. Steers that were unde-
sirable in quality were in large sup
NV and ruled weaker to 10c lower.
Sales were on basis of s. 25@5 Go
for strictly choice to extra dressed
beeves. with the bulk of the sales at
81 3505 Is. Calves sold at IS COO
Sc 6 5for the better grades.
Prices for hogs were weak from the
start with sales q strong nickel low
er. The bulk of the hogs sold at So so
as 921s. Late sales were at a de-
cline Of Sc from those made early.
Lambs, rather slow at an average
decline Of 10c Yearlings sold at s4 80
as CO: sheep were wanted at So co
to 81 65 for poor TO best. Choice
sheep were stronger and sold active
~.
Receipts-Cattle. 10000 head; hogs.
$4,000 head; sheep, 25.ceo0 head.
East Liberty. Pa, March 14-Cat-
tie, strong; prime, S. coos 10; choice,
81 SG04 80; common, So 60G4 10;
bulls. stays and cows, 81 o9@4 10.
Hogs. fairly active; prices shade
higher; prime medium, 81 1904 Is;
best Workers, ST G5G4 10; fair York
Sers. SO $500 90. pigs, So 75G3 so,
heavy hogs, 81 G5G4 Is. good roughs,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-15

deal Of liquidation on the favorable
weather and in sympathy with wheat,
resulting in slight decline. but sood
support was forthcoming and prices
quickly recovered when the selling
pressure relaxed May ranged from
o0Ac to Soc, and closed shade higher
at 30Ac.
Cats were dull During the first half
hours trading a coed deal OF weakness
was shown, purely Of q, sympathetic
nature. Commission house scalpers
took part in the liquidation Later the
market became firm, Influenced by a
moderate cash demand and prices
gradually improved, the close Delns
steady. May ranged from 261ac 10
26H Q26Ac, and closed unchanged a.
26ss @261ac.
Provisions were weak. Liquidation
through commission houses and prln-
cipally for outside parties was quite
heavy all day, and no one attempted
much support. The weakness OF the
grain markets and uncertainty over
the Cuban situation were the factors.
AT the close May pork was 121ac lower,
at s9.S21a; May lard 5@71ac lower, at
S5.C505.071a, and May ribs SC lower, at
S4.971a@5.O0.
Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat,
200 cars; corn, 400 cars; oats, 215 cars,
hogs, $4,000 head.
(Associated Press Quotations.)
The leading futures ranged as folloWs'
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METAL.

New York, March 1.-THE week
opens with the market in irregular
shape and business on an unsatisfac-
tory scale. At the close to-day the
Metal Exchange called pig iron war
rants dull, with Sc 70 bid and S. 80
asked.
Lake copper, quiet and unchanged
with S11 S77a bid and S12 90 asked.
Tin. easy with, s1420 bid and $14 80
asked.
spelter, quiet with 81 20 bid and
81 25 asked.
Lead, very dull with So 10 bid and
So Is asked.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-15
DRY GOODS.

New York, March 1.-THE dry goods
market was quiet to-day. The demand
for all grades of staple cottons is quiet
The prices quoted show no signs of a
speedy advance; sellers are none too
anxious to sell goods.
Print cloths show unchanged condi-
tions. No sales of extras at 21sc were
reported to-day In prints and ging-
hams no change Of moment is report
ed. Jobbers have had a fairly busy
day, there being many buyers in town.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-15
FINANCE AND TRADE.

New York, March 1.-THE Evening
Posts London financial cablegram
says:
Americans continue unsettled and
fecerish, the chief depressing influence
to-day being Paris, where the Rourse
was demoralized by the fall in Span
ish securieties and the Coulisse agita-
tion. The severe slump in Americans
In New York on Saturday attracted the
attention OF buyers here and pyices
opened $3.50 above the New York mar
ity, New York responding to this later.
A further Improvement took place with
considerable influential buying for
Germany, but the close was dull in the
street.
Kaffirs, which have been dull the
last few days on Paris conditions,
closed panlcky on the news OF the muir
der OF Woolf Joel, the existing head of
the firm OF Barnato Bros. One small
stock exchange failure was announced,
but it was not connected with Ameri-
cans. Indications of a continuance of
dear money still exists. A large
amount Of gold was bought for New
York to-day The question of a rise
in the Bank of England's rate on
Thursday is much discussed. The
open market rate is 3 3-l6.
The Paris Bourse was trifle better
after a period of dizziness.
Spanish securities, which had been
52i2. closed at 527s.
The Berlin market was steady.
New York, March 14.-Money on call
steady at 2@2h per cent; last loan 21a
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4h@5h per
cent.
Sterling exchange quiet with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.S234 for
demand, and at $4S0s4 for sixty days.
Posted rates S4.S2@4.S3 and S4.S5Q
4S512 Commercial bills $3.50.
Silver certificates 54ss Q55Hc.
Bar silver 541ac.
Mpyican dollars 44& T.
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IS 5o@3 70; common to fair, 81 500
IS.
Sheep, steady and unchanged;
choice lambs, S. zoos 80; common to
good, 81 1905 S..
Veal calves, S. 00@6 so.
Cincinnati, O., March 14.-Hogs,
weak at SO 25@4 60.
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T. B. Mabbitt Brokers. & Co.,

IL pms | and tx Exchange Bank Building.
Private wires to Chicago and New York.
Elevatq9r entrance 18TH ST. Stocks and
on Margins. We bid for Grain in oar / nts
for best Houses in Baltimore and Toledo.
mar6e&dqc
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-15

wANTED-PURCHA FOR Blank
House Leases on Lease For Rent Carog.
For Sale Cards. and Rooms for Rent
Cards Call at Registe. Office.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-15

Trains and daily between Cleveland
and Massilson, all other trains daily eX-
cept Sundays.
Passengers between Wheeling. Martins
Ferry Rellaire and Bridgeport, take Elec-
trio Railway. M G. CARREL,
g. r. a.. Cleveland o.
q. r. WOOD. t. p. A.. Wheeling. w. Va.