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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
RAIN NEEDED IN THE WEST.
crop Report for October Shows Gen.


III. o-o,, ,.,,,r, ,,r H., ,,or.b n, Octo.
Lar shows ,ha. ,I,., ,,on,h b,, been very
Mill and for ,h, me-, mar, dr;ar than
,sn,l nh. w..tb.r -,.ondirio,s he;,g ia.
vor,hl. far f,rmir.. oner,,inps Rain /,
- - - - IL
'tt! seher'n! he'ueu' however over inc
middle. south Atlantic and gulf districts.
and 1isn in th,. central valleys and mid
N. D.. ,I.,,,,,;,, +, .I..,,,,,l. no
u'e i''c"! houn'"'h region, "r'us"l w
in@ very severe IN western Texas anu III
the upper Ohio VALLEY. VERY little dam
or, L. rr. - ,,,rI n, ,bo T.,
~. "H i''>' mas 'h 'H'
enc coast the month has been faVorabie
except in California. where rains caused
some a,m,ce
,
Inc conditions have been very favora-
BILE for gathering corn, and husking has
made f,vorahI. nro.r.ss In Nebraska
haisas anu Iowa faH gram mas made
vigorous growth. hut il needs rain over
Tmi,ad or.,s in tho ,vn lar n,nad
s.. r.. NJ;
states III Missouri- liilholS, ohiO anu
faII-sown grain has been checked bv alb
y,:,
HeH'e vi "ioi>'urt. III ihu'"ha anu 'iiSh
lgan the condition of the crop - very
-, - ..a.tI -. -,
"'> "ce" i"'oi'oie ioE tott"" PiNN'h- -
ana. except over limited areas, the bulb
of the crop is now gathered.
-rbo ,olia,;,,, ,,,,.s,, J., c,,,, sho,,
IeP'i'S y! ''"'.s
the condition OF the crops IN the west:
Nissouri-Worm dry mnnth. In western
sections whe,t Hooks VOL but in eastern
has suffered from drorch, ,rd uucb moi
VET IN: sli.bt d,m,ra bv av. s.clIina gen
eraIly comnleied hnt Iiftle corn gatherpd.
In western connti.. inuch corn worm eaton.
cotton picking half completed: pastures gen
er,lly Short. stock vatar scorca
UIiunIs-octcber was favorable for natur
ing and b,rvastins, ccrn. Some corn stil
snft ininrv hv fros, slight weather ratha,
dry for reru,ination Of faIl grain buf c-oa
generally good In south and east condition.
less favorable north and west: p1sturas ger,
orally good south and east. but north and
west condition is less favorable.
Indiaua-Weather rather dry. but As &
whole the month was unusuaiiv favor,h,s
for farmiu. Interests. corn huskinp Il wei
advanced: wheat nearly ali sown ANIL mosi
Of n mn and IooEiny wolf. timothv sewn Ia II
snrIng mostIv Killed Inv drnu,,b,. annIe.
pastures good.
Ohio-Siiyht excess In temperatura: kill
ing frost 18th no material d,naee. prec;pL
tation deficient: corn ,on dry for advsntaga.
ous husking. nastnres driei mn. stock water
short In southwest: much wheat was s,vu
late and Is growing slowly: that which 1.
IN Is making slow growth: fiy Is workiu!
on earIy-sown wheat in some couaries in
middle and south
MIchigap-Tbe weather In October was
generally very fayorobIe for f,eId oneratiops.
Sufficient rain has fallen 10 nicely rermI
and potato digging weU advanced. corn ami
sugar heels are splendid crops. but late DO
tafoes only fair. mcst WHEAT seeded lar.
and no complaint of Uessian flv reported.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
SLAIN BY THE BOERS.
Rear GuarI of the British Army L.
Badly Cut Up.

The Rustenburg column, under Col. IL.
Benson. has met with a serious reverse
in the southeastern part of the Trans
vaal. in the area of Commandant Gen.
Botha's operations. Col. Benson and
eight other officers were killed and thir-
teen officers wounded. besides fifty-eight
non-commissioned officers and men killed
and 100 wounded.
The British war office issued two dis
patches from Gen Kitchener. dated Pre-
toria, Nov /. the first of which states
that "a severe attack was made on the
rear guard of BensoI's column about
twenty miles northwest of Bethel, near
Brakeniaagte. during thick mist. The
strength of the enemy is reported TO have
been 1000. They rushed two guns with
the rear guard, but it is uncertain wheth-
er they were able to remove them.
fear our casualties We're heavy. Benson
was wounded
The second dispatch contains report
made by Col. Barter. who was sent from
the constabuary line on Thursday to re-
lieve Col. Benson. when the disaster was
first reported He reached the column
early Friday morning without meeting
with opposition. He found Col. Benson
had died of his wounds. and that Lieut..
Col Guinness. one major. three captains
and three lieutenants had been killed. and
three captains and ten lieutenants
wounded. The other casualties were as
stated above. Col. Barter says that the
fighting with the rear guard was ut close
quarters and was maintained with great
determination by both sides. The Beers
suffered severely. but no available esti-
mite of their losses has yet been receiv
ed. The Beers retired TO the east.
There are now three main bodies which
form the nucleus of the Boer forces Gen.
Botha's head center is TO the eas:. De-
larey and Kemp are in the Magaliesberg.
and Steyn and DeWet are at Bethlehem
and Reitz. Active measures are now pro-
ceeding for the reduction OF each of these
commandos.
Since the collapse of Gen. Botha's Ma
tai movement the normal progress of at
triton has been resumed. This work
was temporarily affected by the coucen-
tration of columns to the southeast.
These columns are again hunting down
the weakened district commands
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07

Charles Britton, a young farmer living In
the towa of IrondeQuoit, n. Y, came near
being fiogged by mob.
The Hartman Steel Company of New
Castle, Pa, closed negotiations for the
purchase of the plant OF the Cuyahoga
Steei and Wire Company at Cuyahoga
Falls. The price paid was $5OO,0OO.
While rehearsing fencing scene in
The Fencing Musketeers' in New York
the button on the end OF n fencing foil
came off and Miss Vera Mario, a vaude-
vile actress, was seriously wounded.
Enraged because her lover danced with
another girl. Mamie Sheehan threw ear
bolic ac.d int, Patrick Lanes face at
dance in Brooklyn. n. Y. She was ar
rested. Lane will be disfgured for life.
Charles f. Young, one of the superin-
tendents Of electrical construction for the
George A. Fuller Company. was shot and
killed at Pittsburg by John NJ. Ardelle,
whom he had discharged for drunkenness.
Miss Jane Toppan, charged with the
murder of Miss Mary b. Gibbs at Catau-
met, Mass. Aug. 9. was held without bail
for further hearing in the first Barpstabie
district court. The prisoner pleaded not
guilty.
Charles ii. Faulkner of New Britain,
who had been in the county Jail at Hart
ford, Conn, for some time awaiting trial
on the charge of embezzling $4,000 tax
money from the town of New Britain.
was found dead in his cell.
Plans and estimates for Pittsburg
polytechnic institute are being prepared
at the request of Andrew Carnegie which
will call for an outlay Of from S5.OO0,Oo0
to SS,0OO.000 for buildings and an endow-
ment fund OF $25,O0O.O0O more for main
tenance.
At Forrestville, Conn, Darwin s. Bai-
ley, 13 years old, committed suicide by
hanging himself in the carriage house Of
his grandfather. He killed himself be-
cause his mother refused to allow him to
accompany his grandmother on an after
noon trip to Bristol.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
IN GENERAL

Charles T. Yerkes has purchased TuT-
ner's celebrated painting Rockets and
Blue Lights" at the record price of TO-
$50
\ comparative statement made public
by the division OF insular affairs OF the
War Department shows that the total
customs revenue in the seven months
ended July 81 at Philippine ports was
S5.O25, ,139, an increase over the corre-
spending period Of 1900 Of 81, ,124 1888 and
over 1899 Of s., 2,469.6S2.
Three schOoners were driven ashore on
the Labrador coast during a gale. One
was laden with the families Of fishermen
returning from a summer sojOurn on the
coast. The women and children were res
cued with great difficulty, the schooner
being beached at Sandy Spit and the
women and children being set ashore with
ropes In all three cases the crews were
saved.
John Terrence, who owns q ranch about
one mile outside the village Of Comox, b.
C.. was shot and killed by John Peacey, a
hunter. Peacey was hunting deer and
coming out Of the woods to Torrence's
farm saw Terrence in a ditch which he
had been digging. Peacey mistook him
for a deer and fired. shooting Terrence
through the neck and killing him in
stantly.
The mining camp at Nome. Alaska, is
facing winter Of violence and disorder
from 500 men who are penniless and
without means Of making a living during
the cold season, according TO advices
brought TO Port Townsend. Wash, by the
steamers Queen and Valencia. These
vessels had on board 500 passengers. On
the Queen were 100 stowaways, who
succeeded in boarding the vessel by climb
ing up the anchor chains while the vessel
was ut anchor at Nome. During the en-
tire voyage petty thefts were Of daily
occurrence.
The War Department has been inform
ed that Phineas Foutz, soldier convict
ed Of murder in the Philippines and un-
der sentence Of death, has escaped. Fou;z
was a soldier in the regular army and en-
listed from GAINESVILLE, Ohio. He muir
dered a Filipino woman and after his
conviction the case was taken to the
President. 1t was the only case wherein
President Mckinley approved a death
SeuttuCe upOu M sAmcIiCdu SotuicE SSAN
ing in the Philippines. The execution Of
Foutz would have taken place some time
ago had he not escaped from prison.
The apple famine which dealers have
been predicting for several months has
come. Ever since the unfavOrable apple
weather in the spring buyers and growers
have expected short crop, and now New
York dealers announce that the situation
Is even worse than they feared it would
be. One dealer is quoted as estimating
the crop at 23.OOO.OOO barrels, against
4S,0OO,0OO last year and 1O,O0O.OOO the
previous year. Apples in Chicago are
selling % per cent higher than last year,
but the supply promises to be equal to the
demand at prevailing prices. The Cana
dian and eastern crops this year We're
either i failure or very light, but in the
Southwest the orchards produced well.
From Kansas and Missouri comes the
fruit that is keeping the Chicago market
supplied in spite of the shortage in the
Michigan crop.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Roya, Events Next Year.

Ii is said that 1902 will witness not
only a splendid coronation, but also a
kings marriage. Alfonso XIII. of Spai-
is already older than were many of his
ancestors when they assumed the care:
and responsibilities of matrimonr, AMI
the Spanish people are anxious to see
their sovereign married. The youthful
kings choice is limited to Roman Cath
ollie princesses, but the Kaiser. who
seems to have time for everything. is
looking out for a suitable wife for his
Young brother.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07

on his trail. In his aisht he lost 4 allet
containing $1,O4O.
George Mayes was killed and Joe Nail
was mortally wounded at the Quarter
house on the Tennessee line. near Mid
dlesboro. Ky. Mayes was killed by Nail,
who received his death wound at the
hands Of an unknown man. Mayes is
said to have killed several men.
Special Officer Robert Coffey, chief of
the guards at the Empire mines, Hop
kinsville. Ky. was killed from ambush.
He had been leading a posse in pursuit of
union miners who had fired at non-union
men. Becoming separated from the par
ty, he was shot in the back and fell from
his horse dead.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Buruinx Hooi,. Train.

The burning Of Hoods train was the
topic of a general discussion by a num-
ber of veterans of the Fifteenth Penn
Palmer. After the discussion had wax
ed warm and several had given their
version of this important incident in
history, George Neil spoke up: Com
rades, perhaps you know about 1t. and
perhaps you don't, but the fact is Col.
Palmer secured permission to go after
Hoods train on New Years eve, 1861
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Where sherman Wa, Bound.

During General Sherman's famous
march to the sea-" both North and
South were completely mystifed as to
what point the General was striking
for, and one day an old Georgia plant
er, who had called at his headquarters
and enjoyed his good cheer, asked him
boldly if he had any objection to tell
ing where his army was bound. Not
the least" said Sherman. Then, leaning
over. he whispered in his guests ear,
but so loudly that everybody else in
the tent overheard it: I'VE are going
pretty much where We - pleaSer -
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
In This Advanced Day,

'Some men are brutesw exclaimed
the man who had been reading news
paper.
THAT is quite true" answered Mr..
Meekton. Il know man who habitu-
ally forgets to put the key under the
doormat when his wife goes out to lec-
ture. The way he keeps her ringing
the bell while he wakes up out Of a
sound sleep. makes a light, puts on
some clothes and gets down to the door
is positively inhuman. Washington
Star
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
THE oRMSeY QUAOS.
Celebrated Chicago Children Source
of Revenue to "Mamml.'


of Revenue to "Mammn.'
Chicago's celebrated Ormsby children
four in number. who came upon earth
almost simultaneously-are TO prove i
source of revenue to their impoverished
mamma. They will kick up their heels
and squall for the eiitication of all who
visit one of the city's museums. For two
weeks they are to be on exhibition at Si00
for the fourteen days, and then their
proud mother will take them out ON the
road. William, Theodore Isaac. John
James and Edith Viola will be five weeks
old Sunday.
Within four months Mrs. Ormsby ex-
poets to have in the bank something like
81 900 or more. She has accordingly adj
vertised her little grocery store for sale
and is planning to move downtown"
Two nurses will assist the mother in
handling her brood. One nurse will be
present AT her side at the museum. while
the other looks after the several children
who remain at home. will line them M
and give them their meals on regular
time.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
a Dead Erieul,

Morgue Keeper-Looking for any
one:
Visitor-Ofm lookin' for me dear
friend. Moik Hoolighan. who's mys-
teriously disappeared 1t I'd break me
heart to foind him dead. Oi loved that
non like brother.
Has he any marks by which. you
could identify him:'
''Yis; he do have a big scar on his
forehead where Oi hit i'm wild brick"
New York Weekly.
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IS ALSO
A GREAT GRANDMOTHER.
MILTON cAHnIGUs AND BRIDE.

Milton Carrigus. 30. commander of the
Indiana G. \. r.. and Miss Marie Thorn
as. Il, both of Kokomo, Were married
recently. The cOurtship had been carried
on for six months. The bride is an or
phan, and lived on a farm adjoining i
place owned by Carrigus. Relatives op-
posed the match. Peace was restored,
however. and Allen Carrigus, son of
the groom. was best man at the wedding.
BY this alliance the child bride becomes
:, great yranlmother
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
NEWS IN BRIEF GUSTS
BLOWN IN FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE EARTH.
An Important Record of the Week
Az Told by the Telegraph-Latest
from Foreign Shores-Crimes, Gas.
ualties, Fires, Etc.
Wreck Mt Plymouth, Ind.

Pennsylvania local No. 81 ran into a
construction train two miles west of Ply
mouth, Ind, and three men were killed
and three badly injured. The cOpstruc-
ton train, composed Of one caboose and an
engine, was coming down the east side OF
Donaldson hill with the caboose ahead OF
the engine, and met the local while the
latter was going at full speed. The dead
men were literally buried under the
wrecked caboose and it was some time be-
fore they were located. Some Of the in
tured men were also pinned beneath the
debris
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Big Fire in Uniontowu.

A fire which started in Friedman's liv-
cry stable, near Pittsburg street, Union
town, Pa, destroyed ten buildings, cover
ing two blocks. One life is reported to
have been lost and the property damage is
estimated at s25C, 900. The extent of the
fire Is attributed to the scarcity of water.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Turkey will Resist.

Paris special: 1.-The Sultan has ordered
the completion, with all speed, of the
defenses at Salonika. smyrna, and the
entrance TO the Dardanelles," says the
Constantincrle correspondent of the Echo
DE Paris. submarine mines will be
placed and troops mobilized at points
where disembarkations are likely"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Abrceate, Old Treatie..

The government of Nicaragua has ter
minated the treaty under which the United
States was empowered to construct an in
ter-oceanic canal across the aerritory Of
Nicaragua. This action has been conveyed
to the state department by the Nicaraeuan
minister for foreign affairs. That officer
declares that the denunciation in no wise
affects the friendly relations between the
two countries and the Nicaraguan govern
ment desires the conclusion Of new trea.
fioc
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Four Firemen Injured.

Stambaugh's brick stable burned at
Youngstown, Ohio. The walls fell, bury
ing four fremen under the red-hot bricks.
-Four Of them were badly injured. The con-
dition of Assistant Chief Reilly and Fire
men Cowden and McDonough is serious.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
sco,.. Of F;sbrrmen Drown

1t isannounced in adispatch to a London
news agency from st. Petersburg that
scores of fishing boats were wrecked and
that 170 men were drowned during recent
storm on Lake Baikal.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Fatally Hurt by ExpIo.ion.

As the result OF broken gas pipe, the
saloon of Robert Hickman al Warsaw,
Ind, was totally destroyed and the pro-
prietor was fatally hurt.
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Slaughter of British Troops.

Lord Kitchener, has reported to the war
Office disaster to the British near Bethel,
eastern Transvaal, in which two guns were
lost, several officers killed or wounded,
and fiffy-four men were killed and l6o
worrpdad
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Nhy He Il Barret

NO said the man Of wisdom, "ke
never can be really great. He may Sc
cure Il certain amount Of nOtoriety. but
he has no chance for lasting fame"
why do you say that?"
because l happen to know that
there are not enough different photo
graphs of hinr in existence TO make the
foundation for Il modern magazine ar
tiele relating to his life.-Chicago
Evening Post
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07

DMIRAL Schley's 5
immediate cause for
requesting the ap-
pointment of a
court of inquiry to
investigate his az
tions in the Span
ish- American war
was the publication
during the last sum-
mer of the third vol
ume of Edgar ).
Maclay's History
nf ,ha ITuite,l kfatpS
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
All Give Thanks.

President Roosevelt has issued his proc
lamation. fixing Thursday, November Is
rs a day of national thanksgiving.
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Mics Stones Release is b
Assured.

Constantinople special: The negotia-
tions with the captors of Miss Ellen NJ.
Stone, the American missionary. appear to
be going on so successfully that her release
seems now to be only a matter of a few
days. So far from there being any con-
firmation of the rumors Of her death cir
culating in the Bulgarian border districts,
It is said here that another letter. written
two days ago. has been recevel from her.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07

Avoid him who. for mere curiosity,
asks three questions running about .
thing that cannot interest him.-Lava-
ter
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Deceived the Gu1rd with q Hymn.
There was a man in our regiment
named Bronson who loved pork" said
]. C. Brown Of Company G. Fifty-fifth
Illinois infantry, to some comrades
He frequently went on foraging expe-
ditiors. 1 remember once when he had
been out he returned with half hog.
which he placed under his pup tent,
For some reason, never explained. the
captain of the company instructed the
guard to visit the various tents and
confiscate all cOntraband goods found.
The guard started out about 8 o'clock
and reached Bronson's tent about an
hour LATER As the soldiers drew near
they We're astonished to hear a voice
singing an old Methodist hymn.
Yes, it's Bronson said the leader
of the guard. and he's singing an old
hymn Drawing little nearer, SO that
they could catch the words Of the song.
they heard:
a charge to keep I have,
Oh, blessed Lord. for Thee"
'.The song and the position Of the
singer hoodwinked the guards and they
passed on without making a search.
When they had passed out Of sight
Bronson crept into his pup tent and
soon afterward disappeared In the
woods with the stolen meat. where he
put it out of the way of the guard
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07

British Columbia has decided to
amend the coal miners act so as to
prohibit the employment Of any one
under ground who can not read and
write English.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Forest Fire. Raging In Missouri.

The fiercest forest fires since 1885 are
raging a few miles south of Poplar Bluffs,
Mo. The woods have been in flames for
three days and thousands of cattle and
horses are in danger. Farmers and stock
men have turned out enmasse to fight the
flames, but they have made very little pro-
gress. The fire will cause famine for
food for cattle this winter ON account of
the drouth this summer cutting crops short.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Attempt to Kill Chinese Empress
---------- D0Nxa ger.

Pekin special: While the Dowager
Empress was embarking to cross the
river, before entering IIO Nan, an assassin
attempted TO murder her. and killed an
assistant with a spear before he was cut
down. The court has left HO Nau, en-
route for Pekin.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07
Iusureents' Supplies Landed.

Manila special: Advices from Catabal-
ogan, Samar, say it is well known that in
spite Of the fact that all ports of Samar are
closed. supplies still reach the insurgents.
Most of this work has been done during
night, by small boats from the Island of
Leyte. Every available gunboat is now
endeavoring to prevent this. The capture
Of LDban's cOmmissary has proved great
blow to the insurrection and it renders
future supplies very precarious.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-11-07

Only one in 200 of English criminals
is sentenced to Imprisonment for yeaf
or over.
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\ few hours later we captured the firsr
train Of 40 wagons and eighty pom
toons, with full equipment. Then We
went into camp for supper and to feed
our horses, and while in camp we got
an order to burn the train As it
stood stretched along over the open
ground it was nearly two miles long
Each of our men-1O0 in all-secured q
torch and went alongside Of the wag-
ons. and in less than an hour the entire
train had been fired and the flames
were rolling skyward. When morning
came nothing remained but few bolts.
tires and a few iron hands. The next
day we captured another train. which
we also destroyed, making the total
amount of property destroyed in two
days a trifie over S5OOOOO."