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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
SiyED FROM A FALL.
And-cw sni>rson's Coat Catches en- Fo't
E. rest from the Grovnd.

And-cw sni>rson's Coat Catches en- Eolt
e. h y Tcss from the Grovnd.
What was well nigh a miracle saved
from serioa> injury one of four men who
fcll from height of 100 feet at the
Illinois steel works in South Chicago.
Three OF the men were seriously injured.
and one Of them is likely to die. The
man who WAS saved. Andrew Anderson,
WIS caught by his coat on slender bolt
tha: projected from blast furnace wall.
SuSp' nded eighty feet from the ground,
dizzy and faint, fearful that the poor ma
teria! OF his coat would give way and
precipitate him TO a fate like that of his
fellows. unable to get hand or foot hold.
the man hung helpless. For several min
utcs he could not cry out. Below he
SAW. ana was half-conscious OF, the bleed
Tag forins of the men who but a few mo-
mcnts before had been at work with him
on i scaffold II the top of the blast fur
mace. He saw men carry away the help
less victims of the scaffold's fall. Then
terror became strong enough to cause
him to cry out, although the utterance
was half-mechanical. Twenty minutes
later he was rescued. Helpless from
terror and exhaustion, he had to be car
ried 10 the ground and then to the hos
pital. Anderson and his companions
were working on Il scaffold ut the top of
new blast furnace. when the scaffoldinS
broke. His companions crashed through
the net work of scaffolding to the
ground. where they were later picked up
unconscious and bleeding:
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
DIE IN MOLTEN GLASS.
DISASTER CAUSES THE DEATH
OF Thirteen BOYS.
Over One Hundred Persons Injured ana
Many Of Them Fatally-ROOf Of Fac
tory Overlooking Football Game Col

The collapse of the roof of glass fac
tory in San Francisco from which large
number of people were watching foot
ball game between Leland Stanford and
the University of California, caused the
death of thirteen people and serious IN
juries to nearly 100 others, several OF
whom are fatally injured and many 9TH
ers will be manned for life. Those who
were injured fell into the furnaces and
seething glasspots below and terrible tor
ture was suffered in many instances.
About twenty minutes after the game
had commenced. and without any warn
ing, corner of the roof collapsed, carry
ing with it in its fall all those wNb had
been standing thereupon. Luckily the
whole roof did not give way or the disas-
ter would have been even more fearful.
As it was at least POO fell into the interior
of the works, and IL few more i'll the rush
that ensued in the other portion of the
place to get down were hurled to the
ground.
The portion Of the roof which collaps-
ed was the covering over the ventilator
bars at the apex of the building and was
not constructed to sustain any heavy
weight. The horizontal timbers in the
center. corresponding to the ridge pole
Of an ordinary structure, broke near the
center. and the light framework under
meath, with Its covering of corrugated
iron, turned inward, forming a chute
through which the men and boys were
precipitated into the furnaces beneath.
Most Of those killed or injured were
L., Al of
Nearly all of the victims had their skulls
fractured or limbs broken and sustained
serious internal injuries.
The factory has been shut down for
some months, and for the first time the
fires In the furnaces had been relighted
and in all the vats glass in its various
forms was being melted and refined.
Into these seething pots Of molten matter
the victims Of the accident were hurled,
some being bodily cast into the fires, 9TH
ers falling into vats where the matter
was glowing. and still others being incin-
Grated by falling into those huge pots
where the glass. seething and bubbling.
was being purified. Some of these were
killed instantly and others were roasted
slowly to death, their position being such
that help could not be given them.
The few who were so fortunate rs to
escape death by the furnaces suffered in
juries by falling upon piles Of glass Stag
with sharp, Jagged edges. which lay by
the sides Of the vats, or by falling upon
the floor and, stunned by the shock. be-
ing scorchel and burned by their proxim-
ity to the intense heat. Seldom has an
accident happened wherein the victims
who were not killed have been subjected
TO such tortures. and the cries of those
who in their helplessness and the inabil-
ity of those to succOr them were being
burned to death were piteous to hear.
To add to the terrible calamity the
falling of the timbers into the fires set
the building abaze. The fire was not put
out until the greater part Of the factory
had been consumed.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
THE MARKETS.


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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
definition of .Rache.or.-

Few words have more curious def
milton than bachelor" Originally 1t
meant students who had taken their
degree. Successful students were
crowned with laurel berries, the Latin
for which is baccalaureus. These stu
dents were not allowed to marry for
fear the duties of husband and father
should interfere with their literary pur-
suits. So finally "baccalaureate," or
bachelor" got its present significance.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
KEEP AN EYE ON CONGRESS.
If the People Are to Be Robbel They
Should Snnt the Rurglnr.

IF the People Are to Re Robbcl They
Should SpO. the Burglar.
The people will have to keep an eye
on Congress this winter They may
not be able to save their property, but
at least they can see the burglars car
rying off the bag.
There has been much talk of the re-
peal of the war taxes. and the idea has
been popular But war taxes" Is a
comprehensive term. Some of the war
taxes are needlessly burdensome and
ought to be repealed; but others are
good and ought to be kept. The Repub-
lican plan. of course. is to repeal the
good ones and keep the bad. We are
told, in particular, that the ''unprOduc-
tive taxes" are to be dropped.
Now there is no reason why the in
heritance taxes should be unprOduc-
tive. On the contrary, they ought to be
the most productive in the Govern
ment's whole assortment, II they are
honestly enforced.
People need not drink beer. or smoke
tobacco. or use stamped paper unless
they choose. but everybody must die.
and all the property Of the country
must be transferred once in every gen
GRAFTON in such way as to be within
the reach of inheritance taxes.
The present Inheritance tax law of
the United States applies only to per-
sonal property. and its rate on legacies
passing by direct descent is small, but
even so, the tax cOllectible from the es-
tates of two millionaires who died re-
Gently on one day could hardly be less
than quarter of million dollars. and
might run up into the millions. If all
the estates of decedents were vigilantly
followed up the revenues drawn from
them would be enormous.
Let the documentary stamp taxes go
on. To fine people for the use Of
checks. rent receipts, leases, mortgages
and insurance policies is needless re-
straint on business. But keep the in
heritance taxes. They are almost the
only part of our entire national system
that attempts to make wealth pay its
share Of the expenses Of the Govern
ment.-Chicago American.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Three Hundred Killed,

Tacoma special: The steamer Energia
brings details of the terrible powder ex-
p.osion at Marking, China, which killed
more than 300 persons last month. During
a violent thunderstorm lighting struck
powder magazine containing half a million
catties, which exploded. The result was
TO literally obliterate the small valley
where the magazine was located. Through
out the district were found heaps of
mangled and twisted bodies. The rescu-
ing of the bodies was carried on for week
by Chinese soldiers.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
The Armor Plate DcaI.


Secretary Long has completed his
deal with the armor- makers. He pays
little more than Congress thought the
extreme limit of permissible generosity,
but so much less than the amount that
would have been paid but for the re-
sistance of certain Senators and Repre-
sentatives, chiefly Democratic, that the
country has been abundatnly rewarded
for the fight.
When the Democrats in Congress re-
fused to consent to the payment of $545
per ton for Kruppized armor they were
denounced as ObStructionists and enc
mics Of the navy. The concession of
the manufacturers of nearly 500 per
ton is n vindication of their judgment.
If the job had been allowed to go
through as the administration wanted
1t we should have had to pay $50. .492, :
600 for $1,000 tons Of armor, and mill
ions more for the new ships to be au-
thorized hereafter. AS it Is. we are to
pay $15.561 ,O24 for the same amount
saving of $493O, ,9I6. or enough TO
build first-class battleship complete.
1t Is worth while to make fight in
Congress to secure such results as that
New York Journal.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
NEW POLICY IS FAVORED.
Desertions from the Army May BE Pre-
venfHd I,x In iicior,a cAion

Desertions from the Army May BE Pre-
vented by Juiicious Action.
Gen. Davis in his annual report for
the Department of Porto Rico reverts
to the question of desertion from the
army. He recommends. as the result
of his observation and experience, that
all attempts to coerce deserters be
abandoned, and that the system Of re-
wards for captured deserters be abol-
ished. He says:
Il have long been Of the opinion that
the proportion Of the deserters caught
and punished bears to the whole so
small ratio that no influence whatever
is produced upon military discipline in
general by the apprehension and pun
ishment of the few men who are Sc
cured.
Every soldier in the regular army Is
actually a volunteer. Upon enlistment
he subscribes to the oath, which Is in
fact nothing more or less than prom
Use or contract Of future service and
conduct. Public sentiment in America
is inclined to regard the desertion Of a
soldier as nothing more than breach
of contract. There is no strong public
sentiment, ever active, to discounten-
ance and punish desertion as there is
in countries whose armies are filled by
conscription. In France, Germany,
Austria and Russia there are practi-
cally no deserters, while in England
u v,,tt tod tot NIB
are filled by means of voluntary enlist
ments, desertiOns aIe very common and
ever will be.
IF man is disgusted with his con-
tract with the Government and he
reaches a state Of mind constraining
him to desert the sooner the command
is rid Of that man the better, and his
arrest and apprehension is an act with
out profit or benefit to his regiment or
to the military service. Money paid for
him Is money wasted.
1.-The policy ever pursued by the Uni
ted States and England is to rely upon
the people to furnish armies for nation
al defense and other purposes. Con-
scription was resorted to by the United
States in 1864, and sorry lot of sol
diers was the result.
Il am of the opinion that it is a waste
of money to pay rewards for the appre-
hensiOn of deserters. | would not ar
rest deserter at all and would not
re-enlist him. If the deserters succeed
ed in passing the recruiting officers and
were afterwards recognized they
shOuld be stripped of their uniforms,
given cheap suit of clothes, placarded
'deserter' and drummed out Of camp"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
BIG CRUISER is SUNK.
Yosemite Goes Under in a Typhoon
Near Island of Guam.

During terrific typhoon which visited
the Island Of Guam the United States
auxiliary cruiser Yosemite was wrecked
the headquarters of Gov. Schroeder, were
demolished. The towns of Indrajan and
Terraforo were swept away, and it is
estimated that hundreds of natives met
their deaths.
The typhoon was Of unprecedented vio-
lence. The Yosemite had two anchors
down. but both were dragged a mile
across the harbor entrance. At IL a. M.
it struck the reef and stove in forward.
1t drifted for an hour, and at noon struck
the rock near Somaye, carrying away the
rudder and damaging the propeller.
4 launch had been sent TO find shelter,
but it capsized and the occupants, five
of the crew, were drowned.
Meanwhile the Yosemite was blown
seaward. her head down and the forward
compartment filling. The boiler and en-
ginc rooms, however, were free of water
and the pumps were kept going. The
cruiser was kept afoat until the after
noon of the second day afterward, when
the United States collier Justin, which
also had suffered damage to its anchors
and had narrowly escaped the reef, was
sighted. The Justin attempted to tow
the Yosemite with two chains and two
cables. hut these parted. Finally 1873
Of the Yoscmite's crew. % marines and 8
officers were transferred to the Justin,
together with S6S,OOO Mexican. The
Yosemite soon plunged head foremast
and sank.
The Yosemite was 4 second-class con-
verted cruiser which was purchased by
the United States government from the
Morgan Line during the war with Spain.
Her name when she belonged to the mer-
chant marine was Ell Sud. Her gross ton
mage was 1859. When she came into
possession Of the government she was a
comparatively new and stanch boat, with
steel bottom. She was built at New
port News, 1892. and was purchased
with three other ships from the Morgan
Line for the auxiliary navy. She was
armed with ten siN-inch quick firing guns,
six six-pounder quck-fircrs and two ma
chine guns. Her complement was 80
men. peace footing. and 800 men, war
footing. Her service during the Spanish
war consisted in pairoling the coast of
Cuba. but she did not take part in any
action. She was manned by members
of the naval militia. chiefly from the
Sfate of Niclivan
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Pineapple Culture Profitable.

In Florida in 1899 the net profit from
each acre Of pineapples grown on the
Indian River was $500; from six acres.
$500; from ten acres. $1,000; and SO
on up to thirty, forty and even sixty
acres. These are not imaginary figures.
but actual returns from the crop Of last
year. Indeed, the authorities on pine
apple culture on the east coast of Flor
ida consider $500 an acre very con-
servative estimate of net profits per
acre if the fruit is raised and handled
with ordinary care and prudence. Some
growers last year realized as much as
$500 per acre.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Mules at a Wedding Feast.

Thomas O'Neil, a wealthy contractor Of
Jacksonville, Ind, IS years old. was
married recently to Miss Elizabeth Whal.
len. an attractive young woman Of Louis
vile. While the wedding feast was in
progress ONeil's sons. who opposed his
marriage, drove three mules of enormous
began to kick, the room was small and all
the furniture was destroyed. The guests
hed. The groom will prosecute his two sous.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Sham Love for the Negro

Republican protestatiOns of love for
the negro and regard for his rights
are. and always have been, mockery
upon truth, honesty and sincerity. If
tie South would consent to bow down
and worship at the Republican shrine
she could secure the wiping out of both
the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments. If the former is made opera
tive against the South by the Repub-
licans in Congress it will be for the
purpose of Furnishing the South for re-
manning Observation-Disclosures, Va,
Dispatch.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
TRAIN PLUNGEs MO ONO RIVER.
Express Messens.r Drowned AMI Four
TrdInmcn Injured Near Eeaver, Pa.

The Cleveland night express, leaving
Pittsburg at midnight on the Cleveland
and Pittsburg road, ran into a washout
half n mile west of Beaver. Pa, at !
o'clock II. IN, and the locomotive. mail,
baggage and express ears jumped from
the tracks and plunged into the Ohio riv-
or. The three day coaches and Pullman
sleeper stayed on land. although dcrail-
ed. and the forty passengers escaped
with slight bruises. NJ. :. Casey of
Cleveland, tile express messenger, was
unable to escape and WAS drowned in
his car. Four traiamen were injured.
large quantity of business mail was IN
the mail car and considerable valuable
aud perishabic matter in the express car.
The total loss will amount to large
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06

\ baker at Ottawa, Kan, was fined
81 and costs for selling a loaf of bread
weighing eighteen ounces. A city ordi-
nance provides that all loaves Of bread
shall weigh sixteen ounces. The ordi-
nance was passed to prevent short
weights. The judge ruled that over
weight was just as much of violation
as short weight.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
British Garrison surrendees.

Despite the strict censorship the news
has leaked out and has been officially
confirmed that one of the most alarming
English reverses of the war has occurred
by the surrender of the De Wetsdorp
garrison. with the capture of 400 British
troops and of two guns which were not
even disabled.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Cheaper Labor In Pro.pec..

Greatly as the power Of capital over
labor has grown of late it is not yet
absolute enough to satisfy our cap
tains of industry" What they need
is reliable economic club with which
to strike down and keep down wages
and render strikes hopeless. This they
will easily find in unrestricted Chinese
immigration, which two years hence
will begin and go on increasingly un-
less Congress should interfere, which
is not likely, as the men who own the
Republican majority in Congress want
cheap labor.-Washington Times.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Fireman euried In Ruins.

Five frcmen We're seriously injured
while working on the Merchants Hotel,
which was destroyed by fire at McPher-
son, Kan. The firemen were on the third
floor and apparently had the fire under
control. when the building suddenly col
lapsed and six of the men We're buried in
the ruins. 1t is believed that all the
men will recover from their injuries.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
EVENTS OF INTEREST
THAT OCCURRED DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
fersesy Told Telegraph Tales In
Brief ParnRraphs-Many Casualties
"A Few Crimes-Soms Fires-Polit-
seal aud Religious News.
All Now Serene.

Constantinople special: The rumors
that rupture of diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and Turkey is
imminent are unfounded. The relations
between the porte and the United States
legation are excellent. In fact, the United
States charge d'affaires, Lloyd c. Gris-
com, has been received in audience six
times this year.
The visit of the United States battleship
Kentucky to Smyrna does not influence
the nature of these relations, though it
does induce the porte to more strictly con-
cern itself with the United States claims
for indemnity. which was already on the
point of solution.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06

board Air Line had been arrested at Fer-
nandina. Fla. for the theft of $4,000
from that line. II is said that the money
taken by this clerk was lost through spec
ulation with the firm of C. B. Lawrence
4 Co., that recently failed in New York
and the principals Of which are now un-
der arrest
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Canal Treaty Signed.

Secretary Hay for the government of the
United States, and Senior Correa. the Mic
araguan minister, for his own government,
signel a treaty whereby the latter govern
ment comedies TO the government of the
United States the necessary rights and
privileges within her bestowal for the con-
struction of the Nicaraguan canal. This
action is taken in anticipation of congress-
ional action upon the pending Nicaraguan
canal bill and the fIay-Pauncefote treaty.
Pending the submission of the treaty to
the senate, which body must ratify the
agreement, its terms will not be made
public
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Indiana Gas Law Is Void.

The Indiana Supreme Court has rem
dcrcd a decision that the law Of 1899 pro-
hibting the piping ofSnatural gas outside
of the State of Indiana is unconstitu-
tional. The decision was rendered on an
appeal from Marion, Ind, in which the
manufacturers Of the State sough: to
shut off the supply of gas now being
piped TO Chicago and Ohio cities.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Woman Starves in Broadway.

\ policeman found a starving woman
with her lS-months-old starving girl baby
in Broadway, New York. The clothing
of both was saturated with rain and the
woman was wandering aimlessly about
in a half-dazed condition. She is Claudia
Staples of Omaha, in search of her hus
band. who. she says, deserted her.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Iowa PhysIcian Is Murdered.

DIR. Ii. A. Hamilton, u prominent ply
sician of Maryville. Iowa, was shot dead
by an assassin. Alfred Ahn, who had
accused the doctor of causing the separa-
tion of Aim and his wife, is under arrest
on the charge Of firing the fatal shot. No
one saw the shot fired and the physician
died without making any statement.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06

The Treasury Department has decided
to admit the lace workers and their fam
lilies who were brought to this country
by DIR. J. A. Dowie, the divine healer"
and founder of Zion City. ILL.,, TO teach
others the art Of lace e-making. This is Il
reversal Of the action of the PhiladelI IA
immigration OfficialS
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Insane from Thugs. Violence

First Lieutenant Scion $. Arnold, u. s.
", from Port Orchard dry dock, was
found in the Seattle tenderloin. He is
out of his mind, and everything goes to
show that he was stripped, robbed and
dubbed by thugs.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Germany DefIes the sultan.

A difficulty has arisen between Ger
many and Turkey. The Ottoman govern
ment objects TO Germany using Far San
Island. in the Red Sea. as coaling sta
ton and wishes to establish there Turk
ish depot accessible to all the powers.
Germany. however. insists that she will
not abandon the island.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Richest Man In the World.

New proof of the probable truth of An
drew Carnegie's statement that John ID.
Rockefeller is the richest man in the
world was given in the offer of $500
share for 500 shares Of Standard Oil
stock The holdings Of Mr. Rockefeller
in that company must be worth approx
mately $26G, 100000.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Sunken Shin Found.

Captain Tubble, the wrecker who has
been at work in Long Island Sound for
several weeks looking for a sunken sloop,
with $4,000 worth of copper in her hold,
reports that he has found the wreck. The
sunken vessel is the barge Gypsy, which
went down of Clinton Harbor during q
gale four years ago.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-06
Tdi.on. j. Seek. pIvorce.

Thomas a. Edison, Jr., states that he
has authorized lawyers to institute di-
vorce proceedings against his wife Of one
year and seven months. He said that
she left him seven months ago and has
since declined to either live with him or
begin divorce proceedings. Before her
marriage Mrs. Edison was Miss Tuohy Of
Chicago