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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-03-16
Notes from Cuba,

Havana custom house receipts on Feb.
| Is amounted to $41 .694.
The Sport is now Havana's leading and
most popular club. 1t occupies the build
ing of the former Spanish Circulo Mill
| tar.
Northern tourists are arriving in Cuba
at the rate of hundred a day, and the
leading Havana hotels are already over
crowded.
The men of the Seventh army corps
are to have new form of amusement
near their camp. 1t is good old Ameri-
can circus, which Mr.. Stickney, the owner
and manager, has imported from the
States.
Some of the trumpeters of the Seventh
army corps have developed a liking for the
Spanish bugles, and it is no uncommon
thing now out in the Maranao camps to
hear the high, shrill notes of Spanish
hugle sounding an American call.
El Occidente, Guanajay newspaper,
urges Cuban land holders not to sell their
property to Americans, and insists that
the rapid requirement of Cuban estates
by American and foreign syndicates is the
greatest menace to future independence.
A gunner of the United States navy
named Albro became insane from concus-
sion of the brain, the result of the deto-
nation of the heavy guns fired ut Ger
yera's feet. This is very unusual case.
The medical authorities of the navy and
army do not remember anything like it.
There is no record of n disease of the
mind produced by noise.
Guillermo Dolz. brother of the late
Spanish autonOmist minister of public
works for Cuba. has been appointed by
Governor General Brooke to the civil
governorship of Pinar del Rio province.
The officers of the Third Nebraska have
leased a dwelling house on the Marianao
road, near their camp in Ceiba, and fitted
it out as club. 1t is a delightful resort,
and is we'll patronized by the officers of
the Nebraska regiment and their friends.
Mai. Gen. Brooke governs Cuba from
little wooden hotel. the Trotcha, in the
suburb Velado. about two miles from the
city boundary proper. He has no senti
nels, no guards saluting, no secret service
men in plain clothes protecting his person.
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n. L. HAYWA ARD.

pleted his education. His father had re-
moved to Wisconsin, and young Hayward
followed. He studied law at Whitewater
and went to Nebraska in 1867, settling at
Nebraska City, where he has since resid-
ed. He never held any Office except that
of member of the State constitutional con-
ventiOn in 1873 and short term on the
bench in 1886, when he filled out the re-
mainder of term by appointment from
the Governor. He has a wife, one daugh-
ter and two sons, one of whom, Edwin p,
is a surgeon in the United States army.
The other. William H, is a lawyer, aud
was a captain in the Second Nebraska reg
iment during the late war. The new Sen
ator has accumulated comfortable for
tuna
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Kwang Hsu, appears to be kept alive at

Kwang Hsu, appears to be kept alive at
the dowager empress will. He may be
murdered any day. The empress dow
ayers fear of the ministers of Great Brit
ain, America, etc, alone prevented the
summary poisoning of the emperor after
the coup detat of September last, and
the consequence was that the health of
the emperor gradually recovered, the idea
being that slow poisoning had been at
tempted. Encouraged. however, by the
apparent Indifference of the foreign repre-
sentatives as to Kwang's continued exist
ence. aud especially by the cordiality with
which the wives of the foreign ambassa
doris accepted the invitation to the palace,
the empress dowager, urged on by kang
VI, president of the board of punishments,
has now determined to make away with
kwang lIsu altogether. 4 Pcking letter
in confirmation of the above states that
the emperor's health has recently grown
worse. and this appears to point To the
fact that the empress dowager has now
learned the device of pitting the jealousics
of the opposing ministers against each
other and reaping benefits therefrom.
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BATTLE WITH BANDITS.
Bold Robbers Raid a Missouri Town
but Are Put to Rouf.

Bold Robbers Raid a Missouri Town,
but Are Put to Rout.
A vigilance committee had desperate
fight with armed bandits who came into
Noel, Mo-, the other night with the inten-
ton of looting everything in sight. The
citizens had received word that an at
tempt would be made by the bandits to
raid the town aud thirty men. armed with
shotguns and revolvers, were stationed in
little bands at various points to await the
arrival OF the robbers. AT 10 o'clock
dozen men, armed with reyolvers, came
marching down Main street. They enter
ed saloon where salf dozen Of the
vigilance committee were In waiting. The
robbers ordered the proprietor, Louis
Smith, to throw up his hands. He did SO,
but in his right hand he had a revolver,
which he fred. The bullet entered the
heart of the leader of the bandits, caus-
ing instant death. The other vigilants
opened fire on the desperadoes and pistol
fight was waged for several minutes. The
robbers were finally routed and escaped
to the hills through the darkness.
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ENTIRE FAMILY is POISONED.
Mysterious Attempt at Wholesal
Murder PuxzIes Camden, n, ].

Mysterious Attempt at Wholesale
Murder Puzzles Ca mdcn, n. J.
At Camden, n. j., the authorities have
begun an investigation of what they be-
lieve to have been an attempt to kill a
whole family by poisoning. Mrs. Rebecca
Morgan, q widow, resides with her son
Henry, his wife and two children, Mrs,
Clara Carter, a widow, and Charles Ap-
plebsch. The latter is a street car motor
man. The other morning Applebach, as
was customary, ate his breakfast much
earlier than the others Of the household.
After the others had partaken of break
fast they all became very i'll and DIR. Wal
lace McGeorge, who attended them, says
the symptoms were those Of arsenical poi
soning. The detectives refuse to disclose
the name of the person they suspect.
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MARKEr QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime
$500 to $6.25; hogs, shipping grades
$500 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice, 800
to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 7Gc to tie;
corn, No. 2, 35c to SEC; oats, No. 2, pc
to 2Sc; rye, No. 2, 54c to SOC; butter,
choice creamery, 19c to 20c; eggs, fresh,
lie to 19c; potatoes, choice, soc to G0C
per bushel.
Indianapolis-Cat shipping, $500 to
$5.75; hogs, choice light, S2.75 to $4.O0;
sheep, common to choice, $3.50 to $4.25;
wheat, No. red Tic to I2c; corn, No.
white, 34c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, SOC
to 32c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to S4.75;
wheat, No. 2, 73c 10 74c; corn, No.
yellow, 33c to 34c; oats, No. 2, 2Sc to soc
rye, No 2, SOC to Gle.
Cincinnati-Cattle,$ $3.50 to $5.75; hogs,
$500 to $4.25; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 9, 74c to Toe; corn, No.
mixed, 35c to SIC; oats, No. 2 mixed, Soc
to 32c; rye, No. 2, SOC to Sic.
DetrOit-Cattle, $3.50 to $5.75; hogs,
$500 to $4.00; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, 73c to 75c; corn, No.
yellow, 34c to 36c; oats, No. white, 32c
to 34c; rye, Gle to 63c.
ToIedo-Wheat, No. . mixed, re to
73c: corn, No. mixed, 34c to Soc; oats,
No. white, 30c to 32c; rye, No. ,, SOC
to SIC; clover seed, new, $50 to $3.50.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 spring, Csc
to 69c; corn, No. 3, 32c to 34c; oats, No.
. white, 29c to 31c; rye, No. 1, 56c to 5Sc;
barley, No. 2, 45c to soc; pork, mess,
1925 to $9.75.
Buffalo-Csttle, good shipping steers,
$500 to $5.75; hogs, common to choice,
1925 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice weth-
ers, $3.50 to $500; lambs, common to
extra, $3.50 to $3.50.
New York-Cattle, 1925 to $5.75; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2 red, S2c to S3c: corn, No.
2, 42c to 44c; oats, No. white, 36c to
Bic; butter, creamery. 16c to 21c; eggs,
Western, 2lc to 23c,
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Death to the As.e mbIy.

Havana special: The Assembly is
strongly censured by Cubans On all sides
because they deposed Gomez as Com
mander- in -chief, and there were popular
demonstrations in favor OF the depOsed
Commander in. chief, the crowd shouting
"Long live Gomez" and death to the
Assembly," There is no doubt that the
majority of the people will support him
as against the Assembly. The local press
will probably attack the Assembly, urg ing
its dissolution as the best thing that can
happen, and insisting that there is no
reason why the United States authorities
may not continue to traat with Gen. Co.
mez in the matter of payment 10 troops.
General Gomez has issued an address,
in which he states that his deposition
was due to his refusal to sanction meas
ures which would ultimately injure the
Cuban republic. He expresses himself
as content to return TO his home, after
thirty years Of warfare.
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TRADE BAL 6NCE FOR 1893.

Among the many items of unusual in
of the Secretary of the Treasury for
the year ending June 80 1898, none
will interest thoughtful persons more
than the extraordinary showing of our
trade with foreign nations. Our ex-
ports during the past year reached the
phenomenal sum of $1,236, ,5S7 $50, or
more than one hundred million dollars
per month. During the same period
our imports fell off greatly, amounting
to only S646, 6,911 ,I3J, the lowest figures
for eighteen years, except the years
1881, 1885 and 1886, says the Silver
Knight-W The figures given
include silver bullion, which must be
classed as merchandise since the mints
are closed against the coinage of that
metal. After offsetting imports with
exports, there is balance due the
United States OF S639 9,610.134. This
represents the amount of gold the Uni
ted States should have received from
other countries during the year, and
our gold money ought to have been in
creased by that amount
The Secretary's report, however,
shows that the excess Of imports over
exports of gold during the year
amounted to only S104, ,9S5, ,2s5, or 1884,
624 $40 less than the amount called for
by the trade balance in our favor
How does it happen that Of the $685.
610, 134 due us from other countries to
balance the accounts of last year we
actually received in gold less than one
fifth of the amount. or S104 ,9S5, ,2S5 f?
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What the Fifty-ffth Congress wa
elected to do and what it really did are
two quite different things.
Taking the Republican platform as q
guide as to what Congress should have
done and its own actions as to what IL
actually did, the account is easily sum
med up.
The platform advocated a protection
Congress gave that with vengeance
but failed to secure revenue.
Reciprocity was promised In the plat
form, but neglected by Congress.
Duties for the restoration of the
American marine were recommended,
but no such duties were levied.
Pensions were promised, and it can
be truthfully said that there was nc
economy practiced in that matter.
As for foreign affairs, the platform
said: The Nicaraguan canal should
be built, owned and operated by the
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-03-16
ROBBED BANK OF ENGLAND.
Austin Bid we'll, Who Got S5,OOO,OOO
hY Fraud. La Dead.

Austin Bid we'll, Who Got $o,OOO,OOO
by Fraud, Is Dead.
Austin Bidwell who died Tuesday at
Butte, Mont, was notorious in two hemi-
spheres as the man who by swindling Sc
cured the largest amount of money ever
obtained by fraud. For sheer audacity
and skill Austin Bidwell stood unrivaled
among criminals OF his class. The ex-
plot in which the Bank of England fg-
ured rs his victim to the extent of 81 900,
600 is without precedent in the annals of
chicanery.
The famous robbery of the Bank of
England occurred in 1878, when Austin,
with his brother George and another part
ner. successfully passed forged securities
on the big bank, and thereby secured $5,-
100000 in cash. With plunder amounting
to millions the three Americans fled from
England Austin Bidwell settled in the
West Indies. believing himself safe from
discovery. He had poor opinion of the
English police, and it did not occur to him
that the case might be put in the hands of
American detectives. But after the Eng
lish officers had exhausted themselves in
searching for the fugitives. the Pinker-
tons were asked to work on the ease.
Twenty picked detectives were put to
work. and after a search OF some time the
Bidwells and their accOmplce were
caught.
All three of the swindlers were sentenc-
ed to Imprisonment for life. Austin Bid
we'll served twenty-One years in prison,
and was finally released. He then return
ed TO America and. after suffering from
almost certain starvation he wrote a book
entitled From Wall Street TO Newgate."
and from the sale of this and with other
writing he made considerable money. He
then set about to secure the release of
his two partners from their English pris-
on. He was successful, and the three
met, after separation of twenty-one
years, on the steamboat wharf in New
York. Austin Bidwell was 81 years of
age, and was born in Hartford. Conn.
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PHOTOG WAR HISTORY.
War Department Will Issue Such
VoIurne and Des res Negatives.

War Department Will Issue Such a
Volume and Dcsrcs Negatives.
The War Department has undertaken
the compilation of novel volume, pho
tographic history of the war with Spain.
1t has addressed circular letter to all the
officers in the service, asking them to con-
tribute such prints, films or negatives as
they may have in their possession, promis-
ing to return the articles in good condi-
ton. 1t further asks all officers to report
the names Of such persons as to their
knowledge carried cameras in the regions
Of active operations, So that their aid may
be sought in compiling the volume. The
desire of the department, as announced IN
the circular, is ito produce in a single
volume every obtainable picture and pho
togrsph bearing on this subject Due
credit will be given in the volume to all
contributors.
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whom we are now shooting and bayo-
netting will next appear as competitors
with American labor IN the industrial
field. The cotton goods which we are
now sending to the far east may some
day be manufactured in Manila, and
the raw product carried across the Pa
cific in ships to which fhe people of this
country will he compelled to pay sub
sidy. The products of the Philippines
tobacco and srgar-may he brought in
TO competition with the products of the
United States, and when that time
comes American labor will find itself
confronted with the problem of re-
duced wages.-Baltimore Sun.
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SAVED FROM SINKING SHIP.
Crew of q Russian Bark Is Taken ou
-, NI;dncenn

The British steamer Cape Corrientes,
Captain Metcalf which arrived at Balti-
more from Shields, brought the informa-
ton of brave rescue made at sea. In
about latitude 40 and longitude ~, the
steamer sighted vessel in distress, when
proved to be the Russian bark Barunga,
Captain sandman, which had sailed from
Ship Island, Ga, with cargo of lumber
for Dieppe. When Captain Metca'i
sighted the vessel she was waterloggcd
and partly dismasted. A iifc-savins crew
from the steamer started to rescue the
Barupga crew. II was . o'clock at night
when The last of the Barunga's crew were
on board the Cape Corricntes. The ma
chinery of the steamer was out OF order
when the rescue was made and Captain
Metcalf bore for St. Michaefs. where he
arrived in safety.
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5000 each; messenger boys at $4OO each,

5000 each; messenger boys at $4OO each,
and charwomen at $40 each.
1t has been given out that the next or
twelfth census will not be so ambitious in
its scope as the two which have preceded.
A census, the printing of which extends
nearly through the succeeding decade, can
be Of no use except to make work for the
government printing establishment. The
law provides that the bureau, after the
preparation Of the figures of population,
agriculture, manufactures and mortality,
may collect statistics relative to insanity,
crime, pauperism, public indebtedness,
public expenditures, taxation, transpOrta-
ton. telegraph and telephone business and
street railways, which shall be special re-
nnrtS
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LAWTON TO LEAD.
The Indiana Fighter to Have Active
Charge of Fighting at Manila.

Gharge OF Fighting at Mantla'
Washington SPECIAL: Ii is understood
that Gen. Otis is only awaiting the ar
rival of the remainder of his reinforce
ments to inaugurate an active campaign
against the Filipinos. though the depart
ment has heard nothing from him on the
subject.
The probabilities are that Gen. Lawton
will take very active part in the often
sive campaign soon to begin. His train
ing in Indian fighting has peculiarly fit.
ted him for his present command, and
Gen. Otis is we'll acquainted with his ca
pabilities.
One Of La wton's numerous Indian SOU
briquets being literally translated is
"The-man- who gets up-and fights in
the middle Of the night.
1t was his sunrise dash into Siboney
that sent the Spanish detachment there
flying to La Guasimas, leaving its break
last on the fire for the American troops to
eat. The department fully expects Law.
ton to spring few like surprises on the
Filipinos, and is awaiting news of the
field campaign with proportiOnate inter-
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NoBLEMAN DIES IN pooRHoUsE.
Story of a Man Who Is In County In.
Urinary at Toledo. Ohio,

Story of a Man Who IL In County In
Urinary at Toledo, Ohio.
Harry Berkeley Brown, who died at
the Lucas County infirmary at Toledo,
Ohio. recently, had romantic story con
nected with his life. 1t is claimed that
Brown belonged to the English nobility,
hut had been cast off and disinherited by
his father over Il quarter of century
ago. He received remittanccs of large
amounts from England every few months
regularly. His brother, Frank Brown of
Cliff House, st. Nicholas street, Worces-
ter, England, has been notified of his
death. The deceased was an expert
draughtsman and stonecutter, but of late
he had been dissipating so that his ply
steal strength had been exhausted before
he was taken down with lung fever, which
killed him.
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News Of the safety Of NJ. Bonin, the
French explorer who has been missing
in Thibet and the interior of China, has
reached Shanghai. He arrived at va
chow, Sze-Chuen district, after many eX-
citing experiences, and will make his way
to the coast by the river route. With a
few Chinese companions he has travelled
through the greater portion Of Thibet and
made trip from the Siberian line TO
Tong-KinC
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DEWEY'S VICTORY A MIRACLE.
Praise of the Admiral Given by an
Officer of the Olympia.


Lieutenant Commander Z. L. Rees VIII,
was executive officer of the Olympia al
the battle of Manila bay, told the mem
bers of the Union League Club, Brook
lyn, the other night of the work of
Dewey's fleet on that memorable May
morning.
His praise of Admiral Dewey was un'
stinted. He declared that the battle of
Manila bay was the most ably planned
and brilliantly executed achievement OF
this or any other war. The victory, he
said, was nothing short of modern mira
Gle, and even now it seems almost incOn-
ceivable that so much could be accomplish
ed. There was no question in the fleet as
to what vessel led in the act, added the
speaker or to whom the credit of the vic
tory was due. All knew that what was
accomplished should be credited to Ad-
miral Dewey.
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RTAlN.FACEO" MAN DEAD.
Puzzle of Scientists In Life Remains a
Mystery.

Michael Kelley, who for twenty-five
years was the puzzle of scientists, the
fright Of children and, in fact, the stran-
gest case Bellevue New York; hospital
ever had, died the other day in that in
stitution. He was known as The Cur
tain faced Man. Upon his head, neck
and face, long stringy bits of flesh grew,
forming Il fringe of living tissue. The ma
ture or composition of the growth was
never determined, the physicians and sur
geons being content with the generic
name of tumor to designate Kelleys NAL
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TeleHraphic Brevities.

The United States Philippine commits
sion has arrived at Manila on board the
cruiser Baltimore.
Internal machines are being employed
by rival factories in the Chinese quarter
of San Francisco.
The transport Portland sailed from Sau
Francisco for Manila with recruits and q
great cargo of supplies for the army and
navy in the Philippines.
At the War Department it is estimated
that the total collections from all sources
ia Cuba for the present calendar year will
reach between 81, 100000 and $4,000,
900.
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HAYWARD NAMED SENATOR.
Receives Seventy-four Votes In the
Nebraska Joint Session

NeUTdshd JOIht StssfOn
In joint session of the Nebraska Legis-
lature, NJ. l.. Hayward was elected Unit
ed States Senator to succeed William V.
Allen. He received IA votes, the solid Re,
publican membership, with the exception
of one absent. This ended the long and
at times bitter contest.
Judge Hayward was born in Wiiisboro,
n. Y, Dec. %, 1S40. AT the outbreak of
the civil war he enlisted in the Twenty
second New York infantry, and was af-
terward transferred to the Fifth cavalry
He was discharged in December. 1862,
owing to disability arising from sickness.
On returning home he entered Fort Ed
wards College Institute. where he COM
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Wages Of Many Men Advanced.

The wages Of all day laborers in the tin
plate plants Of the Newcastle. Pa, dis
trict have been advanced from to 10 per
cent. The advance will affect between
1900 and 1,500 men. The ReeseHam-
mond Brick Manufacturing Company at
Jeanette has advanced the wages of it's
250 employees from 8 to 20 per cent, and
the Williamsport Nail Company has made
q 10 per cent advance.
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Big Movement of Dunkers.

Transportation arrangements made with
the Great Northern road give evidence
that the colonization movement of Dunk
ers to the Red River valley will be even
greater this year than it was last year.
The largest colony will start west from
St. Paul March oS, being made up of be-
tween 5000 and 1900 Dunkers from
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio and Indiana.
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But One Delaware Senator,

Dover tDel.) special: The Democrats
and regular Republicans, who have been
such important factors in the triangular
senatorial fight had an understanding
recently, which amounted to an agree
ment to disagree, but to leave Delaware
with only one Senator at Washington for
two years.
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Cashier and $4,000 Gone.

J. GILES & Co., New York, coffee i'm
porteis, is a fugitive. Experts vino are
going over his books have reported thus
far 4 shortage of nearly $4,000 in two
years, and they have yet to finish the ex
animation. He squandered the money on
women. Smiths father died recently at
ColumbuS Ohio
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The Wars Victims.

The following statement, was issued,
showing the total number of deaths re.
ported to the Adjutant Generals office
between May l, 1898. and February 2s,
1899: Killed in action. S29; died OF
wounds, l25; died Of disease, 5,277, a to-
tai of & 7yl
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Priest Gives I'm His Life

Rev. Father J. A. Hartnett, Catholi,
priest, died at the parochial home at Dal
las, Texas, Of smallpox. The priest con
tracted the disease while visiting pa
tients in the Dallas pesthouse in the bliz
zard q few weeks ago, when he walked
six miles with the thermometer IL de
grees below zero.