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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
HENRY WILLARD DIES SUDDENLY.
Finaacisr and Railroad Mlenate Expires
at His Summer Home in Nw York.

at His Summer Home in NV York.
Henry Willard, the railroad masnate,
died al his summer home at Ardsley-on-
the Hudson. He caught cold week be-
fore. Mr.. Willard had had a varied ca
reer as hnancier. He was born in
Germany sixty-siN years ago and re-
ceivcd 4 good education at the German
universities. He came to this country
in his early manhood. intending to settle
on his uncle's farm in Illinois. but. daz-
zled by business opportunities in New
ork, he remained there for Il time and
engaged in speculation. His ventures
proved unsuccessful and he went West.
IL bceam" correspondent for several
German papers and later for the Herald.
lie represented that paper in the CIrll
War anl WAS on hoard Admiral Duponts
flagship in the attack ON Charleston. In
1879 he startled Wall street 10y boom
iuS Western railroad stock and made iii
n single year S3.500.000. Later he or
ganlzed 4 syndicate TO buy Northern Ia
citir stock. Twenty million dollars was
subscribed hy George NJ. Pullman.
Charles Wocrishcffcr and Broker Endi-
cott. In the panic of 1854 the stock fell
and Willard lost all He went to Ger
many with S.on.ooo and remained there
two Years. He then reorganized the
Northern Pacific and again lost his for
tune IN the panic of 1890.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
For His "Mamruy."

An incident of the Civil War shows
the affection of the Southerner for his
NANNY as his negro nurse was
called. Miss Burwell tells the story in
"A Girls Life in Virginia.
When the Confederate soldiers were
nearly starved. the colonel of a Virginia
regiment managed TO get a small sup
ply of coffee. and distributed it among
the soldiers, day by day. until it was
exhausted. \ cousin of the author de-
MED himself of his daily allowance. and
saved il in a small bag.
When he arrived at home on furlough.
he produced the little bag. saying: "See
what I've saved for mammyr'
''Oh. my son." exclaimed his mother.
weeping over his tattered clothes and
starved appearance, you needed it
yosrselfr'
well. made out very well on water.
but | knew nanny would be glad to
get her coffee,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Position of the British There 1s Far
from Being Favorable.

u
Tie war between the British and Beers
in South Africa is far from being ended.
The position of the British forces there
Is decidedly worse than when they first
occupied Pretoria in June. The fact that
the Beers no longer have an important
fixed position to be attacked has left
them free to indulge in the ubiquitous.
rowing warfare which they are prosecut-
ing with such extraordinary success. The
British no longer have any definite OBJ
jective for heavy operations, and are
as far as ever from acquiring equal MIN
bleness with the Beers at scattered fight
ing.
The burghers are now masters Of the
country in the western Transvaal around
vryburg. They also hold all the keys
to the Southern Free State, and have re-
peatedly held the main railway from Pre-
toria to Cape Town, above the Orange
river. They have recently captured
trains and supplies. severed British COM
munications and captured several small
British gnrrisops. These successes have
increased the activity Of all the Boer
forces in the field. The net result is that
Botha, De Wet and Delarey are all as
strong as they were four months ago.
When supplies are short they sweep
down on some village which the British
hold, and which they know is we'll filled,
and help themselves.
The unreconcilable bitterness of the
Boer women is extraordinary. 1t was
the women and other neutrals that
brought the Beers right into Jacobsdal
and Phillipolis, where they overpowered
the garrisons. The struggle is rapidly
drifting into race war, involving every
body living in the country. When Presi-
dent Kruger sailed from Delagoa bay
1t was Immediately declared that he was
a mere private harmless refugee. embar
RAISING only to the country which he WIS.,
tied. 1t is impossible to maintain that
belief now. 1t is seriously possible that
with Kruger now in Europe and the
Beers active in South Africa some power
may seek to advise England to arrange a
settlement. That that advice will be re-
jected is certain, but the offering Of il,
will continue the Boer belief that their
struggle for independence is not hopeless
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22

almost stumbled over Il little 6 months
old baby. The old Fourteenth, which
had never yet quailed in battle, stopped
almost short for minute. and an Of
ficer ordered the baby carried back TO
regimental headquarters.
The day after the battle the baby
was brought before the Fourteenth and
was unanimously christened the Child
of the Regiment Three or four days
later a terrified. heart-broken mother
came searching over the battlefield for
her little lost baby. You can imagine
how she felt when she heard that it had
been found in the center of the battle
field and tenderly cared for. She car
ried it away, and that was the last 1
ever heard of our little Child of the
Regiment. Chicago Tribune.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
The Fate of Tuau.

Minister Wu has received from Director
General Shen the following cablegra IN.
which he communicated to Secretary Hay:
AN imperial decree of November Il de
priyes Prince Tuan and Prince Chwang of
their ranks and offices and orders them to
be imprisoned for life; Prince lih and
Secondary Prince Wing 10 be imprisoned;
Secondary Prince Lien TO be deprived of
his rank; Dukes Ian and Ying Men To be
degraded in ranks; kang Vi being dead.
no penalty can be imposed upon him;
Chao Shu Chiao TO be degraded, hut re-
tanned in office, and 1u Hsien TO be exiled
to the farthcst boundary"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22

The yield Of corn per acre is 23.3 bush
els. as compared with 25.31 bushels in
1899. or 24.76 bushels In 1893, and a ten
year average Of PAL bushels. The high
er average, as compared with a month
ago, is produced by the Southern States
showing mp better than expected.
The indicated yield per acre in Ohio
is 3; bushels, in Indiana and Iowa 3S, in
Illinois 81, in Missouri %, in Kansas 10,
and in Nebraska 20 bushels. The aver
age us TO quality is S5.5 per cent, as COM
pared with ST. per cent last year, and
S27 per cent in November, 1898. 1t is
estimated that A per cent Of the corn
crop of 1899 was still in the hands Of
farmers on Nov. /, 1900, as compared
with SO per cent Of the crop of 1888
In farmers hands on Nov. l, 1899, and
7.25 per cent of that of 1897 in hand on
Nov. 1. 1898.
On the above basis present stocks of
old corn on the farms are 91.OOO,OOO
bushels. or 3O,0OO,OOO bushels less than
last year.
An estimate of the wheat crop will be
issued as soon as the individual farm
returns are available for comparison with
the reports OF the departments regular
correspondents This will be not later
than Dec. 10.
A preliminary estimate of the cotton
crop based upon reports from the depart
ment's regular correspondents, from gin
ners, and from individual planters, sup
plemented by the investigations of spe-
cial agents, will be issued early in De
cember.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22

Secretary Gage submitted TO the Pres
ident and members of the cabinet a gen
eral forecast of the figures relating to
government finances which will appear in
his annual report to Congress. In gen
eral, he said, the government finances
were in more satisfactory condition
than has existed in many years The
ratio Of government receipts TO e1pendi-
lures. the Secretary reported. had been
constantly and increasingly encouraging
since the beginning of the current fiscal
year.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
NEWS In BRIEF GUSTS
6lOWN IN FROM ALL PARTS
OF The EARTH.
An Important Record of the Week
AZ Told by 1.-The TeIegrnph-Lntcst
>from Foreign Shores-Crimes, Cas-
Uaities, Fires, Etc.
Death at the Stake.

Limon (Col.l special: Chained to rail
road Tie, set firmly in the ground, on the
exact spot where his fiendiSt crime was
committed, Preston Porter, Jr., or as ne
was familliariy known, John Porter
paid terrible penalty for his deed. II
was 6:25 O'Clock in the evening when The
father of the murdered girl touched the
match TO the fuel which had been piled
around the negro and twenty minutes
later a last convulSiye Shudier told that
life was extinct. What agony the doomed
boy suffered while the flames shriveled up
his flesh couid only be guessed from tho
terrible contortions of his face and the
cries he gave from time TO time.
The crime for which he was burned at
the stake was the ravishing and murder
ing of the little daughter of L. W. Frost at
Limon, Colo.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Falling Into Line.

The nations are falling into line to
save the birds. The first official step
was taken by a nation not usually cred
tied with being in the van. At the re-
quest of the diplomatic corps in Pekin,
the Chinese Government has prohib-
tied the expectation of pheasant skins,
because the birds were being ruthless
ly sacrificed and We're likely TO become
extinct. Economic measures make the
preservation of birds necessity. and
nations are coming to realize the fact.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
He Stole S2OI.Ooo.

United States Bank Examiner Tucker
has taken possession of the German Ma
tional bark at Newport. KY, and posted a
notice that the bank would remain closed
pending an examination. Examiner
Tucker also announced unoffieially that
Frank NJ. Brown, the individual hook
keeper and assistant cashier, was missing
and partial investigation showed that
Brown was short about S2oI 600. Brown
had been with the bank for eighteen years.
was one of the most trusted men ever con
nected with this old bank, and it is stated
by the experts that his operations extended
back as far as ten NearS
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Porto Rican School System,

NJ. G. Brumbaugh, commissioner of ed
ucation for Porto Rico, says the school
system now in operation there includes
500 teachers and $4,000 pupils. This is
only beginning, as there are 300 coo
children of school age without school ia
cilities, most of whom would enroll il
they could. Commissioner Brumbaugh
says the hope of the island is in the pub
lie schools. and that the great illiteracy
in Porto Rico must be reduced The
schools are not to he compared with
American systems, hut their transforma-
tion must be gradual.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
GUILTY OF ssNpING A BOMB.
Jury a. Waterloo. Iowa Gives Verdict
Against J. w. Hoot.

The case of the State vs.. Jerome w.
Hoot, who has been on trial at Water
loo. Iowa. on charge of trying TO kill
his wife by sending her dynamite bomb.
was given TO the jury at q o'clock the
other evening. and at IL o'clock 4 verdict
was reached finding the prisoner guilty
of assault, with intent TO commit murder.
The case was stubbornly fought, but the
evidence was largely against the prisoner.
The question of the jurisdiction of the
Iowa court was paramount in the motion
to direct a verdict for the defendant, but
the motion was overruled after an all
day argument
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Hearing Animal.s sound..

The roar of lion can be heard far
ther than the sound Of any other living
creature. Next comes the CRY Of the
hyena and then the boot Of the owl.
The donkey can be heard nfty times
farther than the horse, and the cat ten
times as far as the dog. Strange az II
may seem. the cry Of hare can Be
heard farther than that of either the
cat or dog.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
SWINGS FROM HIS FOES EAR.
flushed from Seaffold, Workman Sinks
Teeth in Euemy'S Anatomy.


Fifty feet from the ground James Deg
nan and Frank Morgan. two powerful
bridge builders, had thrilling and hair
raising encounter over politics on frail
scaffold at Sharon. Pa. The battle waged
furiously for thirty minutes. The men
clinched and began kicking. biting and
striking each other, rolling dangerously
near to the edge several times. Finally
the two men got on their feet and Deg
nan forced his adversary to the edge Of
the scaffold and pushed him over, but
as he fell Morgan bent his head forward
and srasped Degnan's right ear between
his teeth and like a pendulum swung back
and forth, hanging on like grim death.
To let go would have meant certain
death. Several workmen rushed on the
scene and by using n rope drew the thor
oughly frightened Morgan back on the
scaffold
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
SECURES $50. ooo BY COLLISION.
J. Z. Brady of Nashville. Tenn. Makes
Confess o, Involving w W. Lea

OuHI rs Oh IHVO.VIHS w W. Led
In Nashville. Tenn, J. II. Brady of the
wholesale grocery and liquor firm of
Connor & Brady was arrested on Il war
rant sworn out by +. q. Watts, cashier
of the First National Bank. charging
him with co!luSian with W. w. Lea, in
diyidual bookkecper in the bank, in de-
f5audins the institution of $4,000. Brady
confessed his guilt and gave bail i'll Slo,-
coo. Lea went on his vacation on July
IL. His failure To return NJ the end of
two weeks caused little comment, rs he
had been for twenty years a trusted en-
ploye. Under an assignment made by
the firm Of Connor X Brady they ac-
knowledge an overdraft of S2S.o0n. COW
ering the amount Of money fraudulentiy
obtained from the bank by Brady.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Youngest Person on Batticheid.

Il see there's some argument about
who was the youngest soldier i'll the re-
bellion," said a comrade from ONO Il
am sure | know the youngest person
who was ever on one of the Big battle
fields of the war. and after you hear
my story there will be no one 10 dis
pute me.
1T was at the battle of Hatchie-a
hot fight, as good many of the boys
remember. The field was already
strewn with wounded, and the Four
teenth had just been ordered into ac-
tion. We We're charging when man
in the front rank stopped short. In
ditch in the center of the field he had
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Electric Welding.

The doom of the rivet in iron work is
at hand. Welding Oh gigantic scale
is supersedinS it. Elihu Thompson. of
Lynn, Mass, the pioneer of electric
welding. has found new and startling
use for the electric are. With it, he be-
lieves, he can weld the hulls of battle
ships in one piece, Obviating all possi-
bility of leaks and making them practi-
cally yimpregnable.-New York Tribune.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Marufactory Burns.

Fire destroyed the farm machinery man
usacturing plant OF the Appleton Manufac-
turing company al Geneva. III. loss,
$780, 600; partly covered by insurance.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
attacking us as we marched back to I

attacking us as We marched back to
our army, when the same bright young
woman who had proven herself so true
a friend to our cause came out on the
porch and told us that she had over
heard one of the Confederates telling
her father that he proposed TO lay for
ups on the road. She pointed out to us
roundabout way by which we could
reach the main road on which our army
was travelling, and, following her direc-
tions We caught up with the army about
- O'Clock that night. t."-lndlanapoils
Journal
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Indian. and Mormeus Fight.

A dispatch from CaSas Grande, Mexico
says: In an attack on the Mormon colony
at Pascheco twelve Indians and four Nor
mons were killed. Several were wounded
on both sides. A band of Apaches attemp-
ted TO stampede a bunch of cattle belong
ing TO the Mormon settlers. The alarm
was sounded and the Apaches were driven
of, leaving number of their dead ON the
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
LIVES LOST IN HOTEL FIRE.
Clifford House ct Popar Bluff. Mo. De-
Stroyei-Many Guests Badly Burned.

"hfofu rouse ct Pop ar BUR-. MO. De-
stroyei-Many Guests Badly Burned.
y hrc, accompanied with a great loss
of life. occurred at Popular Bluff. Mo-,
resulting in the total destruction of the
Clifford house, large three story frame
bmldiEE. the death of four persons and
the fatal injury Of two more. The fire
originated in the rear of the hotel and
in a few minutes the mammoth building
was mass of flames. There were in
the neishbnrhood of IL guests in the
building ana the porter. the only person
awake in the hotel. was unable TO give
an alarm, the smoke aud flames driving
him back. The guests on the second and
third floors were caught like rats in a
trap. the fire preventing their escape 10y
the stairs and they leaped from the sec
ond and third story windows.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22

deinolishing everything in its path. Great
trees were torn up and carried like chat
before a stiff breeze. In the path Of one
was the cottage of James Goudley. Mrs,
Goudley was alone and asleep in the cot.
tage. The huge bowlder plunged through
the walls into her bedroom, cutting her
bed completely in two. Mrs. Goudley was
seriously bruised
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Orders z.4oo Freight Cars.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has let contracts for 2.400 freight ears.
which makes J,i09- cars contracted for
within :, week.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Disastrous Freight Wreck.

A disastrous freight wreck occurred on
the Lehigh Valley railroad near Pittston,
Pa. One freight train collided with the
rear Of another and an engine and several
cars were thrown over deep enbankment.
One Of the cars contained explosives. re-
sulting in a fire which consumed the de-
rallied cars. The loss is estimated at
SlOO, 600.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
CoaIFamine in Chicago.

The Chicago Tribune says: "Chicago
Is facing a coal famine The early closing
of lake traffic and the shortage of cars on
the railroads threaten TO reduce the fuel
supply 10 the danger point. The docks of
half dozen of the leading coal firms are
vacant, and rise in the price of coal at an
early date is predicted. -
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Will Teach FiIipinos.

At the meeting of the Minnesota State
Normal School Board, IT was resolved To
allow four FilipinoS free tuition at each of
the state normal schools at ST. Cloud and
WinOna. The request came from Commits
sioner of Education Atkinson at Manila.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
The Waning HONEYMOON.

"Ah, George" she sighed, do you re-
member how we used to sit on one
chair at papa's?"
THAT was all right at papa's." re-
piled the practical George. but I'm
not a-going to forget that these chairs
cost me good money"-Cleveland
Plaindealer.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Beware of Ointmrnts for Catarrh thss
Contain Mercury,

As mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely dernnge the whole system
when entering 1t through the mucous suffAces
Such articles should never be used except on
prescrptic rs from reputable ply sicians, Is ths
damage they will do Is tenfold TO the coed you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catsrrh
Cure. manufactured by F. J. Cheuey & Co., 20
ledo, o contains no mercury and Is taken In
formally. and acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
1t is taken internally and made In Toledo Ohio
by F. J. Cheney & Co.
sSSold by Druggists. price 80 Per bottI.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Boundary Not Yet SURVEYED.

Deare. the Canadian government sur
veyor who was commissioned by the gov
ernment to locate the stakes defining the
boundary line in the Mount Baker dis
trict for 100 miles from Sumas, Wash
ington. toward the coast, makes the re-
markable statement to the government
that he could find no stakes anywhere 10
denote that survey of the boundary was
aycr u1,ia
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Biz Manufacturing Plant Burns.

Appleton Manufacturing Company in
Geneva, Ill. 1t started in the paint shop
The loss is S25O,0OO. The company man
ufactured farm machinery.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22

At recent Cabinet meeting Attorney
General Griggs made the formal an.
nouncement that on the 4th of March
next. he Will retire from the Cabinet. Mr
Griggs will leave the Presidents official
family for purely business reasons.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
The Oldest Banknote.

Is in the possession of the Bank OF En-
gland. 1t is dated December 10. 1899,
and is for $50 pounds. but on account Of
its age same is made very valuable. One
of the oldest and most valuable stomach
medicines is Hoetetters Stomach Bitters.
For fifty years II has cured dyspepsia, in
digestion, nervousness or insomnia. IL
will cure when faithfully taken.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Ia-is Eair Is Closed.

The Paris exposition Of 1900 closed its
gates at midnight Monday in the midst of
perfect blaze OF illurinations of every
Kind
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Eirht Fire at Altoona. Mich.

For two hours the other night 800 men
and boys worked vigorously in an effort
to save Algona. Mich, from destruction
by fire. They were successful after four
buildings had been destroyed and several
others damaged by fire and water. The
combined losses will not be far from
$4,000.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
WANTS CABINET TO REMAIN.
President Expresses Hope That Not
One Will Retire.

=
One Will Retire.
At the meeting Of the cabinet Monday
President Mckinley. discussing the re-
cent elections and their results. express
ed the hope that every member of the
cabinet would remain in his official fam
lily during the next four years. The cab
met meeting was devoted largely TO the
discussion between the President and his
advisers of his forthcoming message 10
Congress. Ii was practically decided that
the recommendation in the message on
the subject of the war revenue taxes will
advocate Il small reduction. scaling down
the total revenue about $4,000, 900. Just
where this decrease will he made has
not been determined.
Considerable attention will be devoted
to the Nicaraguan canal in the message
but the Presidents recommendations are
not yet clearly formulated. The Chi
ncse question was discussed only in
general way.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Longest Year.

The year AZ b. c. was the longest
year on record. BY order of Julius Cae-
sar it contained 445 days. The addi-
tional days were put in to make the sea-
sons conform as near as possible with
the solar year.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Police Chief Save. Suspected Negro.

John Porter, the negro, believed by
Sheriff Freeman Of Lincoln County,
Colo, to be the murderer Of Louise Fust,
IL years old, at Limon, has temporarily
escaped an awful fate. After learning
that Il mob had assembled at Limon
ready to boil the alleged murderer alive.
Chief of Police Farley of Denver refused
10 turn Porter over to the sheriff.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-22
Post Office Statistics.

The United States has 1880 post
offices, with 195. employees. easily
leading all other nations in these re-
spects. Germany comes second on the
list with 31,640 postofficcs, and has
l15. 159 employees.