The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-10-31

De short. 1t will not contain long re-
REV of the detailed work of the various
departments of the government. For more
han hundred years Presidents have fol-
owed the example, first set by George
Washington. Of making their annual mes
ages a sort Of history of the government
Turing the preceding year. In many in
itances more than half OF the space filed
~ message has been occupied with
summary Of the reports Of heads of de
'artments-a repetition in condensed form
" the same facts and conclusions those
,fficials had themselves submitted either
20 Congress or to the President Mr.
Roosevelt sees no necessity for this sors
If thing. He will eschew the review,
.onfning his mention of the reports OF
he members Of his cabinet to those sub
ects about which he wishes to make rec
concentrations In this new departure
President Roosevelt hopes not only TO
shorten his message, but to make it what
4 modern message intended for the read
ng Of nearly S0.00O000 Americans should
,e-a compact. direct, modern document,
neaty with thought and suggestion and
lot incumbered with dry detailed re-
siew, which is read, il read at all, as q
matter Of duty and not Of choice.
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Four hundred and ninety-6ve persons.
irms and corporations want $51,OOO,OOO
rom the United States for damages done
20 their property in Cuba during the last
nsurrection against Spain. The last
claims have been filed with the Cuban
,laims commission, aAd an examination
Of them shows that most Of them think
the United States will pay high prices
,Or low commodities. The largest single
one is "a. III. .69SS5, which was present
I'd by Cuban sugar company Incorporate
ed under the laws Of the State OF New
York. From this sum the claims run
DOWN to $1,000 or $1,000, although such
small amounts are the exception, the av-
erage claim, not counting those filed on
account of the disaster to the bttleship
Maine.- being between 100000 and $3.50
300. Most Of the claimants evidently
think Uncle Sam is about the easSset
picking" the world ever knew. The
they have fled with the com
setting forth the damages they
aave suffered might well rank as humor-
,us literature. An examination Of some
of them furnishes more entertainment
than mark Twain's" sketches.
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The remains of Senator Cushman h.
Davis Of Minnesota have been inferred
quietly at the Arlington National GENE
terry in a lot specially assigned for the
purpose by the Acting Secretary Of War.
Mrs. Davis accompanied the remaina
from st. Paul.. The funeral party was
net at the Baltimore and Ohio station
oy Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdell and rep
Of the quartermaster's de
who superintended the remov.
al of the casket. Senator Davis was n
irst lieutenant in the volunteer army dur
ng the Civil War, and it was that fact
that gave him the right Of burial in q
national cemetery.
During the year the bureau of engrav-
ng and printing has turned over TO the
oostoffice Department 42,35O.SSO sheets
,r 4, ,235, ,0SS. 900 postage stamps. The d.
rector Of the bureau in his annual report
states that the total number Of sheets
delivered to the government was 121.55S.-
e91, including. in addition to stamps, 21s'
~, 80 sheets Of United States notes, Ger
ifcates and bonds, 1890, ,9S1 sheets Of
rational bank notes, ,26S sheets Of
Internal revenue stamps, 10000 sheetz-
II customs stamps and 1854 sheets
If checks, drafts, etc. This work cost
8, ,393, ,494.26.
President Hutin Of the Panama Canal
20. called on Admiral Walker Of the
Canal Commission and offered to sell ths
railway and ali rights pos
,essed by the French concern to the Unit
ID States government for several million
lollars less than the valuation heretofore
placed on the property; which was $1O7,'
100000. The Panama stockholders ars
,aid to be panic stricken at the prospect
# the Nicaragua canal being built by the
United States, as its construction would
DESTROY forever their chances Of realizing
,nything from the enormous expenditures
hey have in their ditch
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Enlistments in the regular army in the
Philippines are beginning to expire. Adjt.
Zen Corbin says that Gen. Chaffee has
, force Of about $1,000 efeceives on the
Stands and that for the present this
.orce will be kept up. Adjt. Gen. Corbin
,ays the recruiting returns are quite sat
sfactory, new men enlisting coming IN
n the rate Of about 5000 monthly.
enough to fill all vacancies as they occur
Transports are in readiness to take
sufficient number Of troops to the Philip
,ines to replace the short term men
II which there may be as many as 10000
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The robbery Of the Chicago postofics
$ the largest in the history of the United
States postal service. The stamps stoler
an easily be disposed Of, 1t is antici-
,ated, as they are Of amounts in general
,se. 1.I76,OOO being Of the 1-cent denom-
nation and 1.662 800 of the 2-cent. Az
old. the booty weighed 500 pounds. For
he loss occasioned. Postmaster Freder
ok E. Coyne is responsible, until freed
" an act of Congress.
An unfortunate impression has been
.reated in the South owing to the action
Il President Roosevelt in recently invit
nx the negro, Booker T. Washington, to
line with MIN. ue EcSioCAt. uoWe'cAs
$ Indifferent to the matter. His enter
ainment Of Mr.. Washington is very dis
astefu1 in various parts Of the South
md at a theater in Richmond, Va. the
Presidents picture was hissed.
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The bureau Of printing and engraving
y the United States printed f. ,0SS,-
,OO postage stamps during the past
welye months. And yet it was unable
o keep up with the demand. and had
o fall back on its reserve. stock. II
vas the banner postage stamp year.
Sparks from the Wires.
A little child OF John Gremer, farmer
wing near Florence, Mo-, was scalded To
cath.
Two blocks Of Lake Shore Railway
took sold on New York change for $500
share.
Postmaster General will ask for in
rease OF S6,25O.OO0, this year, with
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