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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
IN GENERAL.

Commander Murdock believes the Uni
ted States will next fight Germany. He
declares navy must be increased to check
Kaiser in South America or Monroe doc
trine must be waived.
The total population of Canada, as
shown by the new census, is 5.3OO.O00.
The increase is only 466. .761 over the fig
ureS of ten years ago, or an increase cf
less than 81 per cent.
President Mckinley has commuted the
death sentence of Private Frederick Nor
ris. Company X, Forty-ninth volunteers.
convicted of murder in Luzon, to life i'm
penitentiary.
Chinese Inspector Ralph lizard. in an
interview says Chinese are coming in at
present by the hundreds. and if it keeps
on they will have to build new and big
ger jails the whole length of the Cana
dian border.
The Navy Department has ordered the
gunboat Machias. now at Boston. 10 pro-
ceed TO Hampton Roads and thence to
Colon. at the eastern terminus of the
Panama Railroad, to look after American
interests there.
Tremendous damage has been caused
by fire TO the forests in Northern Ontario
and Quebec, especially in the neighbor-
hood OF the head waters Of the Ottawa
River and of its principal tributaries.
In many districts the havoc wrought by
the flames is complete.
Serious rioting. lasting for five days
and ,aeultin, in tho Eillin.y nf five NOR
sons and wounding of upwards of go
others. began i'll Rio de .Ianeiro, Brazil,
according to report received AT the
State Department from Charles Page
Bryan the United States minister.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

Of the townsite. This shut out Miss Mat
tie Beals, the Wichita, Kan, telephone
girl. who won No. in the lottery and
who was thus compelled TO file on claim
Of much less value. Five hundred Law
ton business men signed the contest pa.
pers, which recite that Woods violated
both the spirit and letter of the home
stead act
Horace Speed, United States District
Attorney for Oklahoma, when he hearl
of the Woods selection, was quoted a.
saying: Any good lawyer can defeat
Woods il contest is instituted. The
law cOntemplates no such peryersion Of
homestead rights. Ii a contest is insti-
tuted there can be only one result"
A movement has been started amon-
the homeseekers who lost to have the
government open up the three reserves in
the land lottery which it set aside in the
Lawton district before the opening. At
q meeting of 100 or more of them it was
decided to petition the Interior Depart
ment at once TO take such action. These
reserves embrace 532.500 acres, or about
$3.50 quarter sections. The land was
held in reserve. it is believed, because
the government anticipated that the eat
tlemen who had all Of the KiOwa-Co-
manche country leased for pastures
would not be able TO find pastures in
Texas or other cattle grazing sections
readily
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
STRIKE Is ORDERED.
STEEL MEN BiDDEN TO STOP
WORK IN MILLS.
President Shaffer Sends Ont Gala
Gigantic Pattle with Powerful Mon
opoiy Is Expected to Re.uit-Thou-
sands OF En- piOycs to he Rendered Idle

President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
Association has issued the long talked
of general strike order. Up TO this time
1t has been merely skirmish, each side
| trying to find the vulnerable spot in the
others arms. Now it is different The
dic Is cast. The battle of the giants is on
IN earnest, whether to ignominious de-
feat of one side or the other or comprO-
mise remains to be seen. What the result
VIII he no man can foreteli. but Judging
10y the expressed determination of both
parties TO the controversy the battle will
he waged fast and furiously. Much
money will be lost, thousands upon thou
sands of men will be idle. great suffering
is looked for, even bloodshed and death
are possible and feared.
Estimating conservatiyely, the Amalga-
mated association directly should have
about 1OO.00O men on strike as soon as
the order takes effect. counting those now
out and those expected to go out The
number of men To be affected by sympa-
thctic strike cannot even be guessed at
The steel trust employs 100000 men
alone and most of these will be affected
Tor they cannot work when the skilled
Amalgamated men are not at work.
President Shaft Order.
The officials of the United States
Steel Trust have refused to recognize our
union men-those who are now striking
for the right To organize
The executive board has authorized
me to issue call upon all Amalgamated
and other union men, in name and heart,
To join in the movement to fight for Ia
bor's hight. We must fight or give up for
ever our personal liberty.
You will he told that you have signed
contracts. 1Gu never agreed TO surren-
der those contracts TO the United States
Steel Corporation. Its officers think you
were sold TO them, just as the mills were.
contracts and all.
Remember. before ycu agreed to this
contract You took an obligation to III,
Amalgamated Association. Ii now call.
you to help in this hour Of need
Unless the trouble is settled on or be-
fore Saturday, the mills will close when
the last turn is made on that day.
Brethren. this is the call to preserve
our organization. We trust you and neet,
you. Come and help us. and may the
right come to the just cause. Fraternal
l. yours. T. J. SHAFFER,
President
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
EASTERN.

DR.. Richard S. Law, mine promoter
and former millionaire. but now penni-
less. is in Jail at New York.
In West Newton, Pa. FIRE destroyed
n number of buildings in the business
portion OF the city, entailing loss of
100000. There is little Insurance.
A well-klown sporting man, Warren
Lewis of New York, jumped from the
steamer Rhode Island. on her trip from
New York to Providence, and was
drowned.
Benjamin Pugh. the negro who muir
dered John Tiegen, n waiter in restau-
rant in Brooklyn, Aug. % last, was put
10 death in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison.
The Central Labor Union Of Easton,
Pa, adopted Il resolution denouncing An
drew Carnegie and protesting against the
school board of Easton accepting $4,000
for public library.
Rev. George Z. Hancock. pastor of the
West Park Methodist Episcopal Church.
Asbury Park. y. j., was stricken by
death while preaching in his pulpit.
Death was due 10 paralysis.
a Pan-American special heavily loaded
and regular train collided few miles
east of Lockport, \. Y. on the New
York Central. Thomas Hyland, an engi-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
BIG VESSEL IN PERIL.
White Star Liner Oceanic CoiIides with

White star Liner OCean-c IOilldeS with
the steamer kincora.
The big White Star steamship Oceanic,
which sailed from Liverpool for New
York. collided off Tuskar rock. ireland.
in dense fog with the steamship Kin
cora of the Waterford Steamship Com
pany. limited. which sank. Fourteen of
the crew OF the Kincora were rescued
while eight are supposed to be drowned.
The collision occurred a. about 30
o'clock in the morning. The Kincora was
struck amiiships. All the passengers Of
the Oceanic We're in bed at The time. and
there was some commotion until the cap
tain assured them that there WAS not
the least cause for alarm. Headway was
kept on the Oceanic after she struck the
Kincora. in order 10 give the crew OF
the latter Il chance to Chamber on board
the Oceanic. The boats of the White
Star liner were lowered TO rescue every
man possible. The Kincora sank very
rapidly. The Oceanic remeined in the
vicinity of the collision until daylight
but nothing was then visible beyond some
;ioatins wreckagc. The Kincora was Il
coasting vessel. trading between Water
ford and Limerick.
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bag. The balloon collapsed and began
falling rapidly.
NJ. Santos -Dumont did not lose his
head. He so shifted the gear that the
balloon would come down bow first. t4ius
lessening its velocity. All the while he
threw out sand bags. The spectators
ran hther and thither, but of course
could do nothing TO avert the daring
aeronaut's peril. VI. Santos-Dumont at
tempted TO drive air into the baloonet
which is small balloon within the larg
er one. but the motor failed to act Then
the gas went out Of the rear balloon.
which hung in flabby way and threat
ened to catch the screw Despite the
aeronaut's efforts Il vicious puff of wind
struck the fabric and the balloon eXplod-
ed with terrible noise Fortunately
this was just before the machine struck
the building.
Ropes were lowered TO the suspended
aeronaut and he was drawn up to safety
When he reached the roof Santos-Du-
mont invited all present TO attend trial
of the reconstructed balloon within
months time
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
HOTTEST OF MONTHS.
July Has Been a Record Breaker in the
Country's History.

July has passed into history as break
er of records in the matter of tempera-
lures. Not only did the thermometer in
most parts of the country go higher than
ever before. but the heat continued long
er and new marks for average tempera-
lures of the month We're set.
Twice during the month was the record
for the highest temperature in Chicago
broken. On July 10 the thermometer
made new mark of 102 degrees. This
point, which surpassed the records of
all previous years as far as the weather
bureau knows, was not able to keep the
pace OF twentieth century weather. AMI
on July 81 the mercury went one degree
higher.
The following table shows the daily
maximums for the month at ten of the
principai cities of the United States:
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

shooting himself through the head. 1t Is
supposed that i'll health, from which hs
had been suffering for several months
had affected his mind.
Mrs. Mary Newberry of Dubuque
widow of Judge Austin Adams. once chief
justice of Iowa Supreme Court. is dead
aged So years. She was prominent in
literary circles, State and national. Il
close friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson
and schoolmate ut Cleveland of John
Rockefeller and Mark Hanna.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
MARKET REPORTS,

Chicago-Cattle. common to prime
$500 TO 500; hogs. shipping grades,
$500 TO 6.10: sheep. fair to choice. 300
to $365: wheat, No. , red, Zoe to 71c;
corn. No. >, 55c to 5Gc: oats, No. =. :,4c
TO Doc: rye. No. >, Doc To 56c; butter,
choice creamery. l9c to 20c; eggs, fresh.
13c TO 15c; potatoes, new, Sl.0o to 81. III
per bushel.
Indianapolis-Cat shipping. $500 to
S5.75; hogs. choice light, S4.OO to $5.SI
sheep. common TO prime. $500 TO $3.50;
wheat. No. =. 66c to G1c; corn, No.
white. 56c to SIC; oats. No. . white, new.
SIC to Sac.
St. Louis-Cattle. S32o to $50: hogs,
$500 to 5000; sheep. $500 to $500;
wheat, No. ., Csc TO G9c; corn. No. >.
sac to 5Sc: oats. No =. 35c 10 36e; rye.
No. =. tie TO 63c.
$500 to $5.95: sheep. $500 TO $50:
wheat. No. =. Csc to 69c; corn. No. ,
mixed, 56c to SIC; oats. No. 2 mixed, new,
Bic TO SIC; rye. No. ., 52c to 53c.
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50 to $40; hogs.
$500 TO 500; sheep, $3.50 to $50;
wheat, No. =. G9c to 10c; corn. No. >
yellow. soc TO 56c: oats, No. , white,
3Ic TO 3Sc: rye.- 54c to 55c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. mixed, Zoe TO
lie; corn. No. > mixed. Ijc to 56c; oats,
No. 2 mixed. 34c to Doe; rye, No. =, DOE
to SIC; clover seed, prime, S622.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern.
zoe to tic: corn. No. 3, 5;'c to 56s; oats.
No. > white, :Sc TO 39c: rye. No /, 55c
to SIC: barley. No. ., 59c to 60c: pork,
mess. S13.SI.
Buffalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers.
$500 TO $3.50; hogs, fair TO prime. $500
to S6.12. sheep. fair to choice. $3.50 to
81 90: lambs, common TO choice, $3.50 to
$3.50
New York-Cattle, $3.75 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to S6.25: sheep, $500 to $500:
wheat. No. red, 75c 10 16c; corn, No. >.
59c to 60c; oats, No. = white, Ale to 42c;
butter, creamery, 1Sc to Zoe; eggs. west
arm 1lc IN liz,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
FACES DEATH IN THE SKY.
airing Brazilian Aerouaut Is Nearly
Killed in Paris


NJ. Santos Dumont had "A thrilling ad.
venture in Paris while experimenting
with his celebrated navigablc balloon an
81 nearly lost his life that the vast
crowd watching him became hysterical
The airShip became unmana geable while
more than 100 feet above the ground
practically went To pieces and as ii fell
the huge gas holder exploded. The col
lapscd machine caught on the ledge of J
high roof and after Il hercuean struggle
VI. SantoS-Dumont was rescued.
The airShip rose from the Park ST.
Cloud III the presence OF II committee and
flew before the wind. which was blowing
half a gale. like a skyrockct. " San
toS-Dumont rounded the tower like IA eat
boat turning Il buoy. The machine wai
under perfect control at that time But
when it came to facing the stron. wind
on the return trip something went wrong
The motor acted badly. The wires tore
out the eyelcts and ripped the balloon
which reelcd and dropped violently Here
the balloon began 10 debate The pro-
peller caught in the sagged wires and
Yore "A great hole i'll the silk of the huge
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
News of Minor Note.

An edict of reform has been issued t.
the chinks by the Chinese court, it il
said
1t is said an American will open /.
new Monte Carlo ON the island of Ma
garethen.
Reuben Hill of Richmond, Ky. ha,
been acquitted on charge of shootin;
L. s. Gates.
Sack of 1000 silver dollars is mystic
Bank, Chicago.
Fires: Hanover. Pa, foundry. losl
100000; Schodewald's yarn mill, Phil
adelphia. $4,000.
Transport Meade arrived at San Fran
cisco with forty insane soldiers ant
twenty-five cOnsump.ives.
Near Nelasco. Texas, u. A. Carroll
was shot and instantly Killed by w. G
Leggett, who surrendered.
Lawyer E. W. Dwyer of Terrell. Tex.
was the first person TO die at the new
town of Lawton. D. T. Heart disease.
Stanley Hinton. 80, fireman at tn,
Smithfeld ice plant, Norfolk, Va. pui
his head through the spokes of fly
wheel. Ii started suddenly, tearing III:
heau OIL w
'iiioh iiiinins' .uoi,ioe'o' a. sen
.e"veu ,. u "e"'" 'V' 'iu' "e'' iii,ue u"sI
ioi .oe'''. "'u"'nI pep",y ',ne''" i>'''
pa'iie~ WIN ''''"''S ""'
shot 10 ue'tn'
Some members of the imperial yeoman'
ry threw away and stamped ON medal;
given them by King Edwarl. They said
the government Is IN arrears 10 them anu
ihat ihe iiieu''s are "'t'"ic
The Prussian city of Cassel Will he 4
thousand years old IN 1918, whiie the
French city OF MarSeIiles was FOUNDED
more than twenty-five hundred years ago
and Rome is 2.6of years old.
Experts De!ieve that the recent hcan
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improbable. At Rotterdam his mental
condition is arousing serious appreheii
sion and everything is done TO conserve
restful state Of mind. though those whc
surround him know that it is well-nigh
impossible task. So acute has become
his condition that specialist in nervous
diseases has been summoned by telegraph
from Berlin.
Dom Paul, who bore up under the re-
verses of the war. and who even when
compelled to leave the capital of his he
loved land displayed magnificent .stoF
cism, received the hardest blow in the
death of Mrs. Kruger. 1t struck The
"Old African Lion in Il vital spot
\ visitor who saw him a short time
after Mother Ringers death said tha
it would not be surprising if there sooI
followed physical as well as a mental
breakup. 1t IS doubtless beginning tt
develop now.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
Left the Rails.

A serious wreck occurred at North Le-
roy, n Y The last two coaches of the
Lehigh Valley flyer, the ''Black Diamond
elst bound, jumped the track short dis
tince west of the station, and after crash
ing along the ties for ten rods, were hurled
TO one side. The rear coach landed bot
tom side up in the ditch. 1t is reported
that nine persons are seriously injured
and many more badly bruised.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
WILL CONTEST LAND ENTRY
Business Men of Lawton Urge Claim
of Wichita Girl.

John l. Calvert of Guthrie, Ok, one
of the oldest established attorneys in the
territory. filed contest papers at the local
land Office against the entry made by
James X. Woods, the winner of the first
number in the Lawton district land lot
terry. According to the government plan
two claims We're made to adjoin the
southern part OF the Lawton townsi;e
This was considered the most valuable
land in the whole country thrown open
to settlement. and in filing Woods claim
ed 100 acres running the entire length
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
Tirlman is Sued for slander.

J. Young Jones has filed suit at Column
bia. 5. C.. against Senator Tillman for
$4,000 damage for slander. The alleged
ISLANDERS were uttered months ago. but Mr..
Jones' action seems to have been hurried
by the report that Senator Tillman had
money 10 plunge in Beaumont oil The
complainant is well connected. brother
of an important state official. Senator
Tillman in a speech some months ago
alluded to him as "a crazy old thing. just
ont of the asylum" or words to that effect
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
David Nation Asks Divorce.

Medicine Lodge (Kan.) special: David
Nation, who is now visiting in Iberia.
Ohio. has brought suit for divorce from
his wife, Mrs. Carrie Nation, the saloon
snasher. The papers were filed by his
attorney. Mr.. Nation alleges that his
wife held him up to public ridicule, failed
TO attend TO her family duties and deserted
his home.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
Begin a Stampede for Gold,

An old-fashioned mining stampede has
been started TO the Big Snowy Mountains,
100 miles east of Helena, Mont. by the
discovery of rich gold bearing copper and
sand carrying free gold. 1t has practically
depopuiated several towns along the
Montana Railway, and is constantly
drawing more people TO the scene of the
new discovery. Careless Creek is about
thirteen miles from HarlOwtown, which IS
the nearest place on the railway. From
another source it was learned that the
discovery was copper ore extremely rich
in gold, one sample having been found
which assayed 81, 200 in gold TO the ton.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

Gen Fitzhugh Lee has decided that the
business in which he has determined to
engage upon retiring into private life
near Richmond. Va. will be ''of an in
dustral character but beyond this he
has refused TO make any statement for
publication.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
CoIombians Invade VeuezueIa,

A dispatch from from Willemstad. Is
land of Curacao. says: The Venezuelan
government announces that new COlom-
ban invasion occur ed Saturday morning,
near Colon. The invading force is COM
manded by the Colombian minister of war.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
Costly Blaze.

Victoria fB. c. special: The steamer
Moana brings the details of the burning
OF the immense department stores of Hor-
den a. Son, in Sidney, New South Wales.
The entire establishment was destroyed.
-Four employees were burned to death and
one was killed by jumping from the
fourth-story window. The loss exceeded
81 0JD 600
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
Wreck on Canadian Pacific.

A dispatch from Owen Sound. Ontario.
says: The engine of the Canadian Pacific
} way freight. while on the down grade
between Dundalk and Flesherton left the
track and thirteen cars, were piled up.
William Campbell, the engineer and
Brakeman McGraw were killed. William
McCauley, the fireman. was so badly
sealded that it is thought he will die.
Brakeman John Lancaster was also 5. :.
verly injured.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
Wabash Man Won Dia moud Badge.

Hugh Clark of Wabash, won the dia-
mond badge in the Indiana State shoot,
held at Lafayette, by score of 46 out of a
possible SO. There were eighteen entries.
A stiff wind made the shooting difficult.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
business Portion of RautouI Burnt.

The entire business portion of Rantoul,
Ill.,, was destroyed by fire. The Martin
house is the only building in the business
section that escaped. The fire originated
IN grain elevator. Among the buildings
destroyed were the postofice, depot. Ma
sonic temple, New hotel. the opera house
AID both newspaper offices. While much
of the contents of stores was saved the loss
will exceed Sl00,0 The insurance will
fall far short of the loss.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

Mrs. Robert Pringle of Cleveland, Ohio.
wife of lake captain, while insane from
illness. shot her lS-year- daughter, Mil
dred, three times. and then shot herself in
the abdomen. She died in few hours.
Mildred will probably recover. Mrs.
Pringle would have killed her young son
also. but for the fact that the pistol had
already been emptied, saving his life.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
Phillips Will Pay Customers in Full.

George ii. Phillips, known as the Corn
King, speaking for his firm, which recently
suspended operations on the Chicago board
Of trade because of confusion Of accounts,
has declared that every customer having a
claim against the company will be paid in
full. Notices of their accounts with the
concern will be mailed customers within
a DAY OF two
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OHIO'S WEEKLY OLIO.
BRIEF COMPILATION OF LATE
STATE NEWS.

An Interesting Summary of the More
Important Doings of Our Neigh
bors-Weddings and Deaths Grimes,
Casualties and General Buckeye
News Notes.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
Coufiasration in Russia.

According to a dispatch TO the London
Daily Mail from ST. Petersburg, in the
recent confiagratlon at Witebsk, one
thousand houses were destroyed and one
hundred lives lost. The prison there was
burned and many prisoners perished.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
Leaves $4,000 for Library

BY provision in the will of the late A .
A. Ryder of MarengO. ILL.,, that village
after term of years will receive 5000
for a public library.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

A shipment of American Locomotives,
has reached Paris. They will be nset
on the s-Mediterranean road. ant
French manufacturers will adopt theii
best points in future work.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

4 new trolley line between New York
and Connecticut promises II regular run
of sixty miles an hour outside of city
limits
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

A New London. Conn, shipbuilding
firm has given an order for the longest
chain in the world 10 n foundry at Leb-
aaon, Pa. Its length will be 5,IG0 feet.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

Miss Lizzie Rosenstein. Boston. tried
to escape from Newark. y. j.. mosqut
toes, fell down Il dumbwaiter shaft ana
was killed.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15

improvements to cost $4,000 will soon
be made iu the 81. Joseph, Mo-, custom
houss.
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KRUGER LOSING HIS MIND.
Condition of Former South African
President Causes Alarm.

FORMER President Kruger's mind is
falling, and, according TO London ad-
vices, those who have recently seen the
President of the Transvaal are of the be-
lief that his complete breaking up is not
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-08-15
NEWS IN BRIEF GUSTS
BLOWN IN FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE EARTH.

An Important Record of the Week
As Told by the Telegraph-Latest
from Foreign SAores-Crimes, Cas-
ualties, Fires, Etc.