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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
PASSENGER and Coal Train Collide.

Passenger train No. IS on the Jersey
Central Railroad ran into the rear end
of extra Goa, train No. 426, also east
bound, opposite Laury's, Pa. Four train
men were killed and two injured. The
wreck caught fire and the engine, smok-
er and baggage car of the passenger
train were burned
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Noted PIayhouse i. Burned,

The Comedy Theater at San Francisco
was destroyed by fire. The Comedy The
ater was formerly the Alhambra, one Of
the pioneer show houses of that city.
subsequently it was known as the Old
Bush Street Theater. Almost every actor
of prominence has played in this theater.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
NEWS IN BRIEF GUSTS
BLOWN IN FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE EARTH,

An Important Record OF the Week
As Told by 1.-THE Tele4raph-Latest
from Foreign Shores-Crimes, Cas-
uaIties, Fires, Etc.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
River Collision at Pittshure.

While preparing to start for the South
with a tow of coal the steamer Pacific
backed into the tow of the Charles
Clarke at Pittsburg, staving in her side
and sinking two barges of II 600 bushels
Of coal each. The Pacific sank in less
than a minute after the collision, but the
crew, which included several women,
acting as chambermaids, were rescued.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21

News of another crushing defeat to the
British arms was received at midnight
Friday by the British war office in Lon
don. This time the victim is not Meth
uen or Gatacre, but Gen. Butler, to whom
the nation had been looking to redeem
its tottering military prestige. Gen. Bull
Ter reports that he was severely defeated
by the Beers at the Tugela river during
the day, not only suffering heavy losses
III killed and wounded, but having to
abandon ten guns and losing another that
was destroyed by the enemy's shells.
He moved against the Beers Friday
morning, in pursuance of his purpose Of
raising the siege of Ladysmith, from his
camp near Chieveley, his plan being to
force the passage of the Tugela simulta-
neously at two drifts or fords, situated
two miles apart, by two brigades, under
Gems. Hart and Hildyard respectively,
with n third brigade under Lyttleton in
the center, ready to give its support
where needed. The Beers proved too
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Three Children cremated.

Three children of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Reynolds of Nicholasville, KY, aged =, 3
and years, respectively, were burned to
death. They had been locked in the house
while Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds were on
visit to a neighbor. The parents of the
victims returned in time to see the house
collapse
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Will Save Their Lives.

Secretary Root has recommended COM
mutation of the sentence Of death imposed
by court-martial upon Corporal Damhofer
and two other soldiers of the Washington
Volunteer Regiment who were convicted
of ravishing Filipino women. The COM
mutation recommended is imprisonment
for twenty wears
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Record for Iron Ore ShiDments

The Mountain iron mine on the Mes
saba range has finished a shipping season
that broke all previous records for single
years shipment from any mine. The
shipments amounted to ], ,l39,0OO tons Of
ore. The Fayal on the Messaba range is
the only other mine that shipped over
100000 tons this year. Minnesota's
total for the year was S,3GS,034 tons,
against 5,S14,25S last year.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21

strong for Hart, who delivered the first
attack on the western drift. He was
driven back, with great loss, although his
men behaved with the utmost bravery.
Then came Hildyard's turn, and his
movement was begun propitiously, when
the crushing disaster Of the day occur
red. The artillery under Col. Long, which
had been withdrawn from its support Of
Hart TO aid in Hildyard's attempt to
cross the eastern drift, approached too
close to the river, and was suddenly con-
fronted by terrible rife fire from a
large force of the enemy, which had been
concealed by the river banks. 1t appears
to have been a veritable ambuscade, and
the whole of the British artillery was in
few moments put ont of action, all its
horses being killed. Gallant efforts were
made to save the guns, but all were lost
but two.
Whole Army Retreats.
IIildyard's movement was, of course,
out of the question without the support
of the artillery. and he was ordered to
withdraw, and the whole force retired to
the camp at Chieveley. The news of this
disastrous reverse of Gen. Buffers entire
army has filled the cup OF British bit
terness to overflowing. The attack which
Englishmen were impatiently awaiting,
even demanding. for the relief Of Lady
smith, was delivered Friday morning. 1t
not only failed completely, but the Brit
ish army was driven back to its original
position at Chieveley, after heavy slaugh-
ter and the loss of large portion Of its
artillery. The immediate consequences
of Gen. Buffers reverse are very dis
heartening to the British. There is no
need TO say that the news startled and
aroused England as nothing has done in
recent times. From now on the country
will go to war as if the life of the empire
depended on the issue, as it truly does.
Pretoria has now become as vital to the
preservation of the British empire as the
possession of Bombay, Melbourne or
London itself. The struggle in South AT
rica will now be treated as a great war,
which it is, and not as an expedition.
England will now mobilize the militia and
colonial troops, and also call for volun-
teers, if necessary. She will pour sol
diers and guns into South Africa with
out number. But the first thing she will
do is to call halt. There will be no
further attempt to invade the Boer re-
publics until great army is massed in
Africa, and more than month must
elapse before this can be done. Early
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Native Kills Two Americans.

News of apparent authenticity was re-
ceived in New Orleans OF the dastardly
murder of two Americans in Spanish
Honduras by drunken native. One of
the victims is reported TO have been Capt.
Jack Imboden, son of the late Gen. I'M
boden, of Virginia. The other was Will
lam Gold.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Insurance in South Dakota.

The figures of the annual report of the
South Dakota State insurance depart
ment show that since the organization of
the department in 1890 the fire risks
written in the State amount 10 S193,-
1854; premiums received, S4,S4S,616;
losses incurred, $1,759,6GS. In life busi-
ness risks written amount to $62,266,91S;
premiums, $3,256,3SS; losses paid, ST.
001,614.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Blown to Pieces.

j. Oswald Parsons, % years old. wat
literally blown to pieces at the United
States slate quarry at Pen Argyle. Pa
Parsons was preparing to set off blast.
when powder that haG been scattered by
the high winds became ignited. The blaze
set off the charge Parsons was working
on and he was instantly killed.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Shooting During a Jollification.

At Republican jollifcation in Irvine,
KY, Edward Parks the town marshal.
was killed by Fred Ashcraft. Charles
Wallace. colored, was fatally injured
during the shooting. Ashcraft and Wal
lace had previously given the town mar:
shal trouble, and he was compelled to
shoot while trying to arrest them.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Boom in Lake Shipping.

A memorable year for the lake ship
ping trade ended the other day when the
navigation season formally came to
close. Not only have profits to vessel
owners been Unprecedented, but there is
every promise that the next season will
be just as profitable to the lake trade.
The enormous demand for iron ore was
the main cause of the lake boom.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
THREE TRAINS WRECKED.
Two Men Killed and Thirty Cars Destroyed
Near Princeton, N. J.

Two Men Killed and Thirty Cars Destroyed
Near Princeton, N. J.
A disastrous freight wreck, resulting in
the death of two men, the serious injury
of third, and the destruction of about
thirty cars, occurred on the New York
division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
between Plainsboro and Princeton, n. j.
Engineer Speigler and Fireman Hen
icker were killed and Brakeman Tag
baum was dangerously hurt. Three trains
were damaged in the accident. The first,
west bound, parted and the rear cars
crashed into those ahead. Before the
tracks could be cleared an east-bound
train ran into the wreck, and was soon
followed by another freight going the
same direction. 1t was the engineer,
fireman and brakeman Of this train that
were killed and injured.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
WILL MARK ALAsKA's BOUNDARY.

Representatives Appointed by Great Brit
ain and the United States.
The government of Great Britain has
designated T. King, the government as
tronomer at Ottawa, as the representa-
tive of her majesty's government in the
delimitation of the provisional boundary
line between Alaska and Canada about
the head of Lynn canal, under the terms
of the modus vivendi of Oct. ~ last.
The government of the United States has
designated o. II. Tittman, assistant su-
perintcndent of the coast and geodehc
survey, to act in q similar capacity for
the government of the United States.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Horrible Death.

William I. Morris, engineer at the Weth-
erell rolling mill, Frankfort, Ind, was in
stantly killed. He was caught in the great
fly wheel Of the engine and hurled with
terrific force against the ceiling. Many
bones in the body were broken and the
mans brains were scattered about the
room. He leaves widow and one child.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
RICH ORE FROM ISABELLA MINE.
Carload Yields $500. 600 Gold, or SIS, ,OOO
ko the Ton

SdT-LOdo rielQS SZUO.OOO 0Oio, OF SS,UOU
to the Ton.
The Omaha and Grant smelter ut Den.
yer has received one car load of ore from
the Isabella mine at Cripple Greek that
carries values in gold of $4,000 ton, or
a total of 100000. A second car gave
returns in excess of $1,000 a Ton. The
total value Of the ore in the two cars
will range somewhere between S3OO,0Oe
and $685. 600. Previous to this the Mol;
lie Gibson held the record for the richest
ear of ore ever loaded Mt a mine in Colo
RADIO. A car load of Bonanza ore from
the Mollie Gibson, in the palmy days OF
silver, gave returns at the smelter OF
SlSS,OOO.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Will Ask for Information.

Senator Foster, Chairman of 1.-The new
Committee on Coast and insular Survey,
will introduce resolution in the Senate
calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury
for information as to the present progress
of the surveys and the plan which he pro-
poses fortheir development in the new pos
sessions
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21

The Iawfu1 Ming OF kablnda, Africa,
is a janitOr in San Francisco office
building, and wields broom in lieu of
n scepter. He has lately petitioned both
Queen Victoria and King Charles l. of
Portugal for restoration of his lawful
rights, which, he says, would be only the
matter of a warship or two. Kabinda is
situated between the possessions of Por-
tugal and France, and is part of the
Congo Free State. The king, who is
known in San Francisco as plain James
Jackson, says that he left his own coun-
try about twenty-five years ago, when 15
years old, to see the world, and after 60
ing to England, drifted about till he came
to America, about twelve years ago.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Thieves offer to Make Terms.

Chief of Police Corner of Cleveland
has received a communication from thd
thieves who recently walked out of tn
jewelry store of Sigler Bros, in that city
with about $4,000 worth of diamonds
and it is understood that negotiations
have been opened which may result in
the return of the gems.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
LOS ABRA CLAIM SET ASIDE.
Supreme Court Also Decides Naval Prize
Money Cases

Money Cases.
The United States Supreme Court af-
frmed the opinion of the court Of claims
in the case of the claim Of the Los Abra
Silver Mining Company against the he
public of Mexico, holding the claim to be
fraudulent and unfounded. The claim
was for about $4,000,000. The court also
decided in the naval prize money case
growing out of the capture of the Span
ish steamer Buena Ventura during the
Spanish war that the condemnation of
the vessel was contrary to the terms of
the Presidents proclamation, and order
ed the proceeds of the sale of the vessel
to be turned over to the owners. In the
cases of the vessels Pedro and Guido,
also owned by Spaniards, the condemna-
ton was affirmed.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Traction Lines Change Hands.

A number of good authorities are posi-.
tive in their statements that control of
the Brooklyn, n. y, Rapid Transit Com,
pany has changed hands and its new
owners consist Of syndicate in which
the Whitney-Vanderbilt, E. II. Harri-
man and A. \. Brady interests are most
nrnminent
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21

Men of ebullient
temper are not so
common in Con-
gress as they used
to be, and if they
were the rules now
adays are such that
they could be
sduelched or other
W ise effectually
taken care of in
short order. Con-
sequently the ma
jority of the gallery
viSifnrc nonn wcv
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21

"own" representa-
tive in the lower
house, or their
"own" pair of SEN
ators, look and act
as set amid scenes
of greatness that
most of the stran-
gers in the city re-
pair to the CALLER
les. 1t makes no
difference how OBJ
scure and bashful
the representative
NAV be. he is the
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21

was associated in the Savannah river
and Cumberland sound improvements,
surrendered to United States Commits
sioner Shields at New York. The men
were indicted by the United States grand
jury at Savannah for being in conspir-
acy by which the Government was de-
fraudcd out of SJ15g $40
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
New Mexico Prosperous.

The Governor Of New Mexico in his
annual report estimates the population
Of the territory at 260, 500 and says this
years record will exceed almost all for
mcr years in the revenue derived from
produce, sheep and cattle. The repo:x re-
news the plea for statehood.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Ouarryman Killed Instantly.

J. Arnold Parsons, % years old, was
literally blown to pieces at the United
States slate quarry at Pen Argyll, Pa.
Parsons was preparing to set off blast
when powder that had been scattered by
the high wind became ignited.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Plans Yale School of Forestry.

Another plan Of President Hadley Of
Yale is to establish a school of forestry
in the university. In an interview he
said: yale needs quarter Of a million
dollars for forestry school and as much
more to carry out the plans of Prof.
Marsh, who left his property to Yale for
botanical garden
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Generous Gifts for Brown.

Chester w. Kingsley, former Mayor of
Cambridge, Mass, has presented Brown
University, Providence, II. l., with gift
of $4,000. This sum is contribution
toward the 100000 endowment fund
which it is expected will be completed in
1900
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
EaIlins OFF in COTTON Cron.

The statistician Of the Department Of
Agriculture reports 100000 bales as
the probable cotton production of the
United States for 1S99-190O.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
BOERS ROUT BULLER.
BRITISH COMMANDER SUFFERS
CRUSHING DEFEAT.

Eleven Guns Lost and Many Men Killed
and Wounded in Attempt to Relieve
Ladysmith Carefully Planned Stimuli
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Thousands Killed.

Fully 5000 persons lost their lives by
the earthquake that wrought havoc IN
the Island of Ceram, according to ad-
vices brought by the steamship America
Maru. The upheaval shocked the .Iapa-
nese coast and agitated the adjacent ISL
ands.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
IN TIL E GALLERIES.
CONGRESS CENTER OF ATTRAC.
TiON FOR MANY PEOPLE.
Statesmen as Seen from AbCve-PrO-
ceedings Are Usually Not Lively
Enough for the Spectators - What
They WCuId Like to See.
OR a matter of thir-

OR 4 matter OF tnlr-
ty years." said an
old Washingtonian,
mOurnfully, Il have
dropped into one of
the galleries of the
House of Represent
atiyes from ten to
fifteen times during
each session, always
with the hope and
expectation of being
on hand during the
progress of a pyro-
technical scene. I've
never had the luck
to strike one. Often
I've waited until all
the conditions SEEM
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Disaster Due 70 Tobacco Pine

Developments prove that Ben Zedler's
tobacco pipe had been responsible for
the mine disaster at Carbondale, Wash.
Foreman Robert Cox's men found Zed-
ler's corncob pipe and n bag containing
tobacco where his corpse was discovered.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Salvation ARMY Poor Mans Hotel

Joseph Il. McFee, social superintend
ent of the Salvation army, is about to
establish in Baltimore n poor mans
hotel similar to those operated by the
Salvationists in New York, Chicago and
San Francisco.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
BIG BOSTON FAILURE.
Squire & Sons, Pork Packers, Forced
to Suspcud.

The firm of John p. Squire & Sons,
Boston, the largest pOrk-packing estab-
lshment in New England, has failed. The
liabilities are $3,00O,OOO, and the assets
S5.000,000. The firms paper is mostly
held by Boston banks. II. W. Caplin,
the firms attorney, is assignee. 1t is said
that the firm was connected to a great
extent with the affairs of the Globe Ma
tional Bank, recently in difficulty, and
this fact had much to do with the failure
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Great Brisain's wheat Croo.

According to preliminary statement
issued by the Board of Agriculture the
total wheat yield III Great Britain for
1899 is estimated at G5,529,325 bushels
compared with 73,02S,S56 bushels last
wear.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Mixed khe BoktleS

Col. James Graham and William Z.
Cunneen, two prominent politicians of st.
Mary's, Kan, drank from bottle con-
tanning a disinfectant, believing it to be
whisky. Both were made seriously i'll.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21

The library Of former United States
Attorney General A. III. Garland, deceas-
ed, was sold at public auction at Little
Rock for the insignificant sum of $125.
1t contained 2,490 volumes.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Republican Is Inaueurated.

William S. Taylor was installed as
Governor at Frankfort, ny. The crowd
was much smaller than " past years,
due to the weather.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Captain Arthur Barne. Dead.

Capt. Arthur Barnes, one of the Oldest
employees of the Senate, died at his resi-
dence in Washington, of heart disease.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Rapid Drift to ImperisIism.


The influences which dominate the
Republican organization are such that
the free men of the West can no longer
tolerate it. The men and the inf1u-
ences which controlled the st. Louis
convention became convinced when the
voters ratified their action at the polls
that the people were ready to indorse
the class system in America. Imperial
ism was the next step, and the war
with Spain furnished pretext for it.,
Such progress would not have been
made in decade had not the opportu-
nifty presented itself with the defeat Of
Montejo at Manila to inflame the pub
lie with the lust for empire. So conf
dent is Wall street of its power that
its spOkesmen openly advocate an alli-;
ance with England and argue the ad-
vantage of an aggressive eastern pol
icy.
Republican politicians who appreci-
ate the hold which this influence has
on the party openly defend the trusts.
and Republican newspapers for the
same reason seek to show that trusts
are necessity and benefit TO the peO~
pie. The most ultra-silver partisan liz
1896 did not believe the conditions
would so change in four short years
that any considerable number of the
American people would be talking of
large standing armies, an advocacy of
trusts and an aggressive eastern policy.
Kansas City Times.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21

ing to have been responsible for the st.
Louis equivocal gold plank were wab-
blers also. That they are preparing to
wabbie again, should wabbling seem
expedient, is manifest.-Chieago Chron-
icle
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Real Leader Is CAPTURED.

Mabini, Filipino leader who is said to
be the real head Of the insurrectionary
forces, has been captured by Gen. Mac
Arthur's troops.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Distress Growing Acute.

Calcutta special: The distress in the
ADMINISTRATION districts Is becoming more
acute. About 2,25O, 900 persons have re-
received aid.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Four Contractors Surrender.

D. B. Green, Col. John f. Gaynor and
William L. Gaynor, the contractors with
whom former Capt. Oberlin Nj. Carter
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Allen Appointed Senator.

Gov. Poynter Of Nebraska has ap-
pointed ex-senator Allen to fill the SEN
atorial vacancy caused by the death Of
Senator Hayward,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
Livery Barr Burns.

At Ashtabula, Ohio, fire destroyed L.
NJ. Rogers livery barn. Eleven convey
ances were burned. Loss $1,000, partial
ly insured.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
MURDERS HIS YOUNG WIFE.
Theodore Nelson Tries to Take His Own
Life. but Fails.

Life, but Fails.
Theodore Nelson, aged 60, shot and
killed his wife, aged % years, at Wheel
er, Mich, and then tried TO kill himself,
but failed. Nelson left his wife short
time ago because Of the attentions Of
David Goddard, of Wheeler. Later he
asked her TO go to st. Louis with him,
and upon her refusal he shot her. When
he turned the revolver on himself the
cartridge failed to explode. Before he
could try again neighbors rushed in and
seized him.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-21
To Make Money Mater

The Republican currency bill is sim
ply and plainly designed TO make
money dearer and whatever money will
buy-the products Of earth, muscle aad
brain-cheaper, and to give the nation
al banks still greater lever by which
they may control the volume Of the
country's money.-Wheeling Register.
If blood will tell, perhaps that is why,
murder will out.