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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Dreyfus Seriously Ill.

London special: The Daily Telegraph
publishes a dispatch from Cayenne. cap
ital of Frrnch Guiana, South America,
saying that former Capt. Dreytus, now
on Devfl's Island, has had a serious at
tack of dysentery, and physician has
been summoned from Cayenne to attend
him.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Massacre at Ba'sbac,

Gen. Rios cables from Manila confirm
Ing the report that all the Spaniards a:
Balabac. an island of the Philippine
group. situated thirty miles south of PaIa-
wan, have been assassinated with the ex-
ceDtion of the women. whose release is be-
Ing asked for
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Found His Skeleton.

The mysterious disappearance of At
torney A. II. Macall of East Liverpool,
Ohio, last July while insane has been
cleared UP by the finding of his skeleton in
ravine almost in sight of the home of his
parents. He had hanged himself to tree
by strap, the body falling, owing to de-
cay. He was 35 years old. The identif-
cation is complete
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Chinese Never 81 u -hter b eff

Beef is never seen at a Chinese table,
oxen and cows capable of working the
plow being accounted too valuable to
the farmer to be consigned to the
butcher. Very severe penalties are at
tached to the slaughter of these ami
mails, the punishment for the first of
fense being 100 strokes with bamboo.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
WaHa and Means.

The Ways and Means Committee has
met with pronounced success. The peo-
pie regard the movement as democrat
ic, in that it gives the people All oppor-
tunity to run their own politics. Here
tofore, few who in the end We're ben
Gifted by class legislation, have put NJ
the money TO pay the expenses of party
campaigns. and there is no doubt but
that it resulted in politicians being
placed under obligation to such class
interests and thA.people failed to get
legislation promised them. The plan
of the Democratic party is 10 look To
the people and free the party from any
obligation to the privileged classes.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Spanish Steamer Wrecked.

The Spanish steamer Ida, Capt Geniga.
from Liverpool via Santander, Spain, for
Porto Rico, with general cargo. ran on
4 reef near the island of Aneagada, the
northernmost of the Virgin Islands, Brit
lsh West Indies, and will probably turn
out to be a total loss. One man was
drowned,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
RAILROAD DEPOT IS ROBBED.
Safe in the Rock Island Station at Peabody.
Kan. Is Plundered.

Ndu., Is PIundtTeu.
The Rock Island depot at Peabody,
Kan. was robbed early the other morning
by unknown persons. The robbery was
probably planned in Wichita. The thieves
cut the wires about o'clock, shutting of
all communication, although no one was
in the depot. The safe was successfully
blown and all of the contents secured. The
exact amount is unknown, but is said to
be $1.SO0. At daylight the following
morning an unknown man entered the
Rock Island Office in Wichita and asked
the operator to change a bill, which he did
The stranger then asked if the wires
were working all right and upon being in
formed that they were not smiled and
walked out. Officers have no other clew
to work upOn,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Great Briton for Peace.

l'London special: The reply of Lord
Salisbury to the proposal OF Emperor
Nicholas for a disarmament inference
of the Powers, which is just published,
promises the cordial cooperation of the
British Government and asks for an indi-
cation OF the heads of the discussion al
tho cnnforannn
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Absorbed a Cleveland Mill.

The statement comes from reliable
source that the absorption of the Cleve-
land Rolling Mill Company by the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire Company. known as
the wire combine. is already accomplished
by the purchase of a majority of the stock.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Will Welcome American Navy,

A dispatch from Portsmouth, England.
says the American squadron is expected
to arrive at Spithead in June. The
channel squadron will take part in the
welcome TO be given to the American
ships The battleship Prince George will
lead the squadron and the Duke of York,
for whom the Prince George was named.
will take prominent part in the cere-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
The Three A es of Man.

When you're youngster," observed
the curbstone oracle, your years drag
along like the old-fashioned horse car.
As you reach manhood they bump along
faster. like cable car. When you be
gin to get old they whiz by like trolley
car. And yet none of us. reckon,
wants to go back TO his horse car days"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Severe Weather in Alaska.

from Alaska say very severe weather has
been experienced on the pass. Lake Ben
nett has at last begun to freeze over. The
White Pass Railway. which is now being
built in Canadian territory, has commenc.
ed on its last tunnel.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Soldiera Iniured.

Twenty three members of the Fourth
Ohio were injured at the Auditorium,
Columbus, Ohio. The temporary hunks
fell, and two hundred men We're hui led
from their beds. Many were seriously
inju ed, and some NAV die.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Five Hundred Killed.

Particulars regarding the recent battle
on the Blue Nile have been received in
London. Col. Davis. it appears. when he
routed the Emir Fedil. the last remaining
formidable Dervish chief. killed 500 of
his followers and made many prisoners.
The Emir succeeded in escaping.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Watson Would Succeed Dewey.

Commodore Watson has applied for the
command of the Asiatic squadron when
Admiral Dewey relinQuishes it. Unless
Dewey changes his mind. however. there
will be no change for nearly year. The
latter officer has declined all offers of
relief. believing he can best serve his
country at Manila. Unless the law is
amended. he will retire from active duty
next December.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
limited States Buys in Enslap 4

The United States has ordered 10000
OGO cartridges of the Kynoch company of
Birmingham. England. They are to be
delivered at the rate of 100000 weekly,
and to be made of special metal to pre-
vent jamming in the barrels.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12

the system OH which our Government
rests. No people can stand the strain
of a policy which enthrOnes combined
capital as the despot of industry. This
is one of the issues which the people will
face in the next general election. 1t
may be the most important issue. At
the present rate of growth it will not
take more than two years to bring ev-
cry branch of industry under the absO-
lutte control of combinations in restraint
of tra1e.-BoSton Post.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
St. Joseph Bank Steps Out.

The Central Savings Bank of st. Jo-
seph. Me-, has suspended business and
gone into voluntary liquidation. This ac-
ton is due primarily to the failure Of G.
G. Gillett. the missing Kansas cattle king.
The bank held several thousand dollars of
his cappr.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Slaughtered by Rebels.

Advices from Leopoldville, Congo,
says the rebel tribe at Battala defeated
the Congo troops in November, seized
Kabamlan0 Station, killing three white
officers and slaughtered 200 of the garri.
son.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12

Steps have been taken to establish a
naval hospital at Cavite at the request
of Admiral Dewey. Medical Inspector
Persons. who had charge of the health of
the Spanish prisoners at Portsmouth. n.
H., has been detailed for the work and
will soon leave for Manila. The hospital
will be the first established by the navy
in the new nOSSpSSiOnS.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Blow on Point OF Jaw Kills Him,

George Tyler. 21 years of age. was kill
ed iu an impromptu prize fight in jersey
City by Thomas Foley, young man
about 23 years old. Foley landed a right
swing on the point of Tyler's jaw. Tyler
dropped. His neck was broken.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Stripped bv Robbers.

Toledo special: Thomas Herman of
Defiance, OHIO, was held up and robbed
OF all his money. $l01. gold watch, to-
gether with his coat, shoes, socks, mitts
and hat. He was also brutality assaulted.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12

The head has - muscles-S for the
ewes and eyelids, l for the nose. s fol-
the lips. 8 for the jaw, II for the
tongue. IL for the larynx, II for the ear
l. for motions of the head and neck
one to move tie hairy seals, one for the
eyebrows.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Dies Trvins TO eaye Another.

At New Rochelle II. L.. in a vain effort
to rescue Grace Doran. IL years old
who had broken through the ice while
skating on Bergholz Pond Harry Hoff-
man, aged Is. sank to death with his arms
still around the unconscious girl.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
General wheeIer,s Seat.

A Washington special to the New York
Herald says: "Gen. Wheeler may have
10 give up his seat in Congress, for ma
jority of the House Committee on Judi
ciary believe man cannot hold seat in
Congress and a military commission at
the same time"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Fear Indi Uprising.

From fear of a general Indian uprising,
the War Department has decided to send
another company of infantry to Fort
Smelling, Minn., making two.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Cuba Now Ruled by America.

Sovereignty in Cuba has been formally
transferred from Spain to the United
States. The ceremony took place at Ha-
vana, when the Stars and Stripes were
unfurled above the houses of government
amid booming of many guns.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
McnnC, of Trusts.

The extent to which combinations in
restraint of trade" have multiplied and
grown under the fostering care Of the
Republican tariff may well cause alarm
even for the stability OF our institutions.
Il has come to be serious menace 10
" eaSS wy ~ - 4
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12

At meeting of citizens it was decided
to hold an international exposition in San
Francisco in 1901. Appropriations will be
asked for from the city. State and nation.
1t Is expected TO lay the corner stone Of
the administration building Sept. 9. 1900.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Rio RIaze at Lima

The Lima Paper Mills at Lima, Ohio.
were completely destroyed by fire. The
plant was the property of the American
Strawboard Company and was one of the
biggest industries in the city. The loss
is SIZE, 900; insurance, $4,000
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Trv 10 Kill County Attorney.

At Red Lake Falls, Mimi. the life of
County Attorney Van X. Brown was at
tempted. A dynamite bomb was placed
over his office door and fell when Brown
entered. exploding with terrific force
Brown was knocked senseless.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Mine Strike Seems Certain.

A general strike in the btuminous coal
region is looked FOR on April l. at the close
of the term of the interstate agreement
between the miners and operators.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Church Destr,ved bv Fire.

The Third United Presbyterian Church
of Pittsburg was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire. Loss. about S60.000. well
covered by insurance. The building was
one of the oldest churches in the city
having been built in 1913.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
To Succeed Morrill,.

Gov. Smith has appointed Benjamin T..
Fifieid OF Montpelier, Vermont, as sue
cessor to the late Senator Justin T.. Nor
riu of that state.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Total 1853 500. 800 10
KANGAROO HIDES.
They Have Become Quite Popular in
This Country for hoe Leather.

Not many people have any idea how
extensively kangaroo hides are utilized
in this country. says leading whole
sale leather dealer. Last year there
were over 100000 such skins received
in New York, and about so per cent. of
these were tanned in one large estab-
lishment The hides all come from
Australia and New Zealand, where the
kangarooS are killed some $50 miles
back from the coast and shipped from
Melbourne. Sidney and Newcastle, Au-
stralia. and from Masterson, in New
Zealand.
Prior to 1859 kangaroos were killed
and eaten in Australia and their hides
were cut up and made mostly into shoe
strings and belts. But an Englishman
named Brown in that year made some
experiments. which resulted in his dis
covering the remarkably tough charac.
ter of the leather, and he brought sew.
eral hundred hides to America as
speculation. He tried hard to sell the
skins in various tanneries. but they
NClc vi thC hONCiit, iiC Ut luot
had to sell them at sacrifice to o
New York boOkbinder. The latter mer.
chant made triangular corner pieces
for ledgers and commercial books out
of the skins, and thus ascertained the
good qualities of the leather. One of
these books got into the hands of the
proprietor of large tannery near New
York. and his attention was at once
attracted by the peculiar appearance
of the leather binding. He made some
experiments with the skin and found
that it possessed IL remarkable tena.
ciousness and compactness of grain,
which prevented it from absorbing
water. while the acids in backing met
with an almost impervious substance
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12

Milton 2emley, Attorney General of
Iowa, has refused to pay the 90 cent war
revenue tax on his official bond. He
holds that the Federal Government has no
r ght to tax state officer and proposes to
make a test case of it.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
S,;1ors Lost in a Wreck.

Advices from London say the channel
steamer Anglers. trading between New
Haven and Dieppe. was wrecked on the
jetty at the entrance to Dieppe harbor.
Five of the crew were drowned.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Iarde Fire at rrnx. NY.

Fire in the furniture house of ]. r. &
u. A. Myers, Troy, y. Y. spread to the
building on the north occupied by Cluett.
Peabody d Co.. as storehouse for col
lars, cuffs and shirts. and to others on
the south. The loss is estimated at $780,
900.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Four Californian Miners Killed.

Four miners were killed in Jumper mine
at jamestown. Cal. by the dropping of
q skip, which fell $50 feet to the bottom
of the shaft. One other was slightly in
jured.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Denies ALLEGED Intervies.

At Salt Lake. Congressman Roberts
made emphatic denial of an interview pur-
porting to be from him. published in an
Eastern paper, in which he was made to
defend plural marriages.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12

A Kansas City, Fort Scott and Mem
phis passenger train was held up at Ma
comb. Mo. The robbers took everything
ia sight.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
IARdFND A BIG ]
INTERESTING ITEMS OF
OHIO NEWS.

What Our Nsighbors Are Doing-Mattj
of General and Local Intercst-Mj
riases and Deaths-Accidents and Grid
Personal Pointers About Ohio Peoj
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12

The President has pardoned the twelve
Leech Lake Indians. sentenced to vari-
Gus terms Of Imprisonment and fnchst
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
A Mean Advantage.

1t is told of well-knOwn actor. now
dead. that he would never take any
physic and his medical adviser was
often obliged to resort to some strata.
gem TO impose Il dose on him. There
is a play in which the hero is sentenced
in prison to drink Il cup of poison. The
actor was playing the part one night,
and had given directions for the cup to
be filled with port, but what was his
horror when he came to drink it to find
it contained dose of salts. To throw
it away was out of the question, as he
had TO turn the goblet upside down to
show his prosecutors he had drained
every drop of it. He drank the medi-
cine with the slowness of a poisoned
martyr. but he never forgave his med
ical adviser, as was proved at his death.
for he died without paying his doctors
hill
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
ENGINEER FIGHTS A MADMAN.
Latter Had Started a Locomotive, and Ac
ciccnt Was Narrowly Averted.

Latter Had Started Locomotive, and AC.
cIccnt Was Narrowly Averted.
An insane tramps, giving his name as
W. X. n.ehlman Of Indianapolis. took
possession of an engine on the Southern
Railway, in the CiticO furnace yards at
Chattanooga, Tenn, while the crew was
temporarily absent. Noticing the man in
the cab, the engineer ran to the engine.
and was just in time to catch it as the
madman opened the valve and started the
locomotive off at full speed. The engi-
neer grappled with the maniac, who
fought desperately. and only after hard
struggle was he overcome. The engineer
succeeded in stopping the locomotive just
in time to prevent it from dashing into a
long line of freight cars on the siding.
England Sets Good Pattern.
A report has been made to the Secre
tary of the Treasury on the industrial and
fiscal conditions in the British island of
Jamaica, as they apply to the provisional
government just established in Cuba. 1t
embodies full account of the observa-
tions of Robert P. Porter. special COM
missioner of the United States to Cuba
and Porto Rico. who also visited Jamaica.
Mr.. Porter reviews the administration of
the British Government since it took the
island, las a trust and not as posses
sion. in 1884, He shows that, despite
the fact that by far the greater number of
the people in the island are blacks. the
advance in industrial property and social
conditions has been remarkable He gives
figures estimating the conditions which
would probably have resulted in Cuba if
the island had been ruled by the British.
as in Jamaica, instead of misruled by
Spain. The fact that a majority of the
people in Cuba are white. Mr.. Porter says.
insures prompter success for American
government in the island than was possi-
bic for the British in Jamaica. The rec
concentrations made by the British at the
outset, Mr.. Porter says. are of interest for
the United States Government in Cuba.
These recommendations were: !. The set
t.ement of laboring people on small plots
of land. 2. The establishment of minor
agricultural industries and the improve
ment of the system of cultivation. 3. The
Improvement of means of communication
between different islands. 4. The encour-
agement of the trade in fruit with New
York and London. Commissioner Porter
urges a liberal expenditure of the Cuban
revenues in building good roads in Cuba,
following the example of the British in
Jamaica
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
ABadConpaniOn. A

Mo-hei-Johnny, stop using such
dreadful Language.
Johnny Well' mother Shakespeare
uSpS it
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
ReopeninX the strife

Reopening the Strife<
"Sfy. my. Its too bad
"What?"
Just when peace il
theatrical managers
raft of war plays on Z
can.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
Imperialism Expensive.

Imperialism Expensive.
Alger wants an army that will cost
the United States more each year than
the average standing army of any first
class European power. This is one of
the cheerful results of Imperialism and
of placing Il narrow-m minded incompe-
tent i'll charge of the War Department.
There is no European power more
given over to military show and eX-
pense than Germany, and vet Alger
agance of his demands. A comparison
of what Germany spent this year with
what Alger would like to spend will be
instructive.
For all military and naval purposes
and for pensions, Germany's expenses
this year are as follows:
ARMY.
hcSular .Sl-t ,oto,IIO
Extraordinary ............. 24.OII ,396
NAVY.
Regular ............... 1851. .724
EXTRAORDINARY ......-...... I4,oZo,9lZ
PENSIONS.
Army l4,ZI3.ooo
Navy 1925
Total .S197, ,615, $50
That is good round sum. and the
German taxpayers groan over paying it.
but let Us look at the amount Alger
wants.
In 1900, If Alger has his way. the peO-
pie of the United States will he taxed to
pay out money for military purposes as
follows:
Army Sloo, -O,oJV i
Navy 47.630.J31 OS
Pensions ........... 14J, ,233. $50 W
Total .......... 1853. .J9O.9 20
This demonstrates the fact that Alger
wants to make this nation yearly eX-
pense nearly double that of Germany.
The moral of this figurative story Is
apparent. Imperialism i'll America is
expensivc.-ChicagO Democrat.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12

Mothe- Then don't play with him
~ kcompauion for you.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12
An Alarni

An Alarm
The latest novelty
with an auxiliary
an explosive for crl
the lock being tampe.
plosive is fired by a y
lock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-26
MAINE MEMORIAL
TO BE ARRANGED
Anniversary of the Ships Destruc-
tion Will Be Observed in Havana.

Havana, Jan. 25.--Seventy-fiv Amer
lean women met in this city today to
arrange for a memorial of the ami
versary of the destruction of the United
States battleship Maine, on Feb. H.
Mrs. Estes G.. Rathbone presided, and
a letter from Captain Sigsbee was read
suggesting as features of the pro-
gramme prayer, singing if desired, ad-
dresses by one or two prominent per-
sons, and volley fired over the grave
by a battalion of marines from the
United States battleship Texas. Cap
tain Sigsbee wrote that he had granted
the request of deputation of sailors
and marines Of the Texas TO be al
lowed to decorate the graves.
These suggestions were not acted up
on and the preparation of the pro-
gramme was deferred. The executive
committee, upon which Mesdames
Brooke, Lee, McKenna and Maus rep
resent the army, Mesdames Powelson
and Howell the navy and Miss Hamil
and Mesdames Scovel and Roberts the
civilians, was directed to invite Major
General Brooke, Major General Lud-
low, Major General Lee, Captain Sigs-
bee and others to take part in the cere-
mony.
The question whether the Cubans and
Spaniards should be allowed to par
ticipate caused a lively discussion. The
general wish was to have II exclusively
an American memorial, but 1t was de-
cided, in order to avoid giving offence,
to issue an invitation to representative
Cubans and Spaniards.