The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-08-23

recover.
All the wOrkmen employed on the new
school building at West Liberty struck fol
higher wages.
Warden Williams, G. S. and IL. Rail
road emplOye. Of Crooksville, was run
down by a gravel train. lie will probably
die.
Secretary of State Kinney has paid into
the State treasury 37,39s.55. being the re-
ceipts Of his department for the quarter
ending August Is, 1900.
b. J. Mum of Portland, has sued Mayor
Philo and Marshal Close for 5000 dam
ages. They had him arrested for keeping
his saloon open on Sunday, but released
him.
The Allied Trades Council at ChillicOthe,
has started determined fight against a
raise OF 25 per cent. in the price of gas an
nOunced by the Logan Natural Gas and
Fuel Company.
Stanley Bell. years old, was operated
on at Springfield for hip disease. but in
stead the physicians found an eight-inch
splinter near the base of the spine. 1t had
been in the boy for two years.
Conrad Phister Of Perrysburg, has sued
the Toledo. Bowling Green and Fremont
Electric Railroad for $25,O 900 damages. He
was jerked through car window and
dragged 400 feet by trolley rope.
W. II. Mccoy OF 81 East DOddridge
street. Columbus. was Overtaken with YER
tigO while standing on his porch and fell
to the ground, infiicting injuries of which
he died. lie was 81 years old and mar
ried.
Charles Smith. alias Charles Owen, es-
capped inmate of the Mansfield RefOrma-
tory, was captured with a gang of burg
lars at Tifiiin. Three other men were held
to await action of the grand jury. All
property was claimed.
Lightning struck and burned Thomas
Daugherty's barn. near Toronto, and the
barns of Simon Smith of Amster-
dam, and Richard Taylor of Pleasant Hill.
Three other barns in the Turkey-FOOt oil
fields also burned. At New Cumberland
two stores of W. d. Stanley were de-
strOyed by fire.
Under instructions from Mayor Jones
and the City Council of Toledo, City En-
gineer w. +. Brown has issued mandate
that after August 16 eight hours should in
every department constitute days work.
Penalty will be inflicted for violation.
Contractors propose to test the cOnstitu-
ti0nality of the law in the Court.
Peter Lindner, prominent farmer re-
siding near MaximO, accompanied by his
wife, drove to Alliance on shopping tour.
On the way home Lindner addressed re-
mark to his wife, and. receiving no reply.
turned toward her and was Mortified to
discover that she was dead. Death is sup
posed to have resulted from apOplexy.
Attorney General Sheets holds that City
Boards Of Equalization must stop work on
the date set by the recent act cf the Iegis-
lature, whether they have finished their
work or not. In all probability. however.
any board which has not finished its work
by the date set may go on, if the members
take the precautiOn to say nothing about
it.
Lightning struck the residence of Luther
Dixon. near Nairn PostOffice, Scioto coun-
ty. The shock proStrated the whole FAM
lily. When Dixon regained consciousness
the house was on fire and ready to col
lapse. lie was dazed, but managed to
drag his wife and four children all un-
conscious, from the burning home. The
roof fell in as he got the last child out.
Two children; aged and ., are in criti-
cal condition.
DespOndent over inability to secure en-
,,lnvu,out auh ctimulata1 t., los SpaSS
by the liberal use Of opium, F. NJ. Rem
nick, of West Virginia, committed shicide
at Columbus, by jumping from the dome
OF the State house. Rennick worked his
way up to the dome unObserved. He
climbed out on the ledge and then, in ac-
cordance with i carefully prepared plan,
he made leap to the stone pavement
seventy five feet below. He was dead be-
fore anyone reached him.
The other day Wah On, Chinese laun-
dryman in Tifiin had an experience he
will not soon forget. James Stuart and
st. Clair Lancaster, better known as 'Un-
ole Dan," both 1865 soldiers, were drinking
in a saloon, when some one proposed
hunting down the ''BOxer" Chinaman. A
sword was given them, and they E.yaded
the shop. The Celestial saw them CON-
ing and out of the place he ran over a
back fence and down the street to the pO-
lice station, where he arrived moro dead
than alive. The men followed him, but
the Chinaman was under police lrOtec-
ton, and it is thought that 10 harLa will
come to him.
John Diehl, wealthy young oil man
residing near Arcadia, was held up at q
lonely place along the road leading to his
home, and, at the point of a revolver, was
relieved of his pOcket-bOOk. containing /
small amount of money. As the alleged
robbers were about to depart Diehl recOg-
nized the three highwaymen as his friends
He made known his discovery, and they il
turn attempted to convince him that tht
whole affair was joke. Diehl. however
refr sed to be convinced and proceeded di-
rectly to FindIay, where he filed affidavits
on which warrants were issued for the ar
restOf the highwaymen. He is deter
mined to prosecute the jOkers 10 the full
extent Of the law.
Louis, the 4-year-Old son of Christopher
KOerner, living near Marysville. went Ou'
with his father to watch him do some farm
work. While the child was playing abOu,
the wagon he fell under the wheel, and
the wagon passed over his neck. Mr.
KOerner picked up his little boy and start
ed to the house with him, when he breath
ed his last. An examination showed that
his neck was broken.
Charles Mcdonald, a rig builder. OF Find
lay, fell from the top Of an oil derrick and
sustained fatal injuries. In alighting he
fell upon a pile of derrick fixtures, through
which large spikes had been driven.
The wholesale and retail dry goods store
of Carroll l. COOney. Lima, was roboed oi
over s., 900 worth of fine silks and six
brOideries. Officer Armstrong OF the city
police force, saw man running with
sample case and arrested him. He would
not tell where he got the silks which vert
found in the case, and it was not proved
unit next morning, when Carroll \
COOney opened up, where the plunder was
secured. The prisoner gave his name as
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