The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-01-23
WESTERN.


mously reelected by the Ohio Mine
Workers.
George X. Nash was inaugurated Mon
day at Columbus for his second term as
Governor of Ohio.
In Columbus. Ohio. the House and SEN
ate. balloting separately, reelected SEN
ator Joseph B. Foraker.
The railroad brotherhood. in session in
San Francisco. decided to hold the next
biennial convention at Chicago in May,
1904.
1t is reported that outside capitalists
are about to build blast furnace at
Toledo to cost $1,OOO.OOO and employ
500 men.
Frank Kendall's lumber yard and dry
kilus. with 100000 feet of lumber. were
burned at Kedron, Ark. Loss $4,000,
with no insurance.
Charles L. Chapman, proprietor of the
Pittsburg Foundry and Machine Works.
was run down aud killed by train at
Fort Scott. Kan.
The Chicago Woman's Club exonerated
Mrs. Alice Bradford Wiles from all re-
sponsibility for the anonymous letter at
tacking Mrs. Farson.
At Topeka, Kan, the Supreme Court
has decided the Parker Hughes mayor
atty contest case in favor of Albert Par
ker. the Democratic contestant
Six young men walked into the res
taurant of Mrs. J. Z. Sommer, in Chi
cago. and after choking her ri:ied the
cash drawer of S3S and escaped.
The Peoples Bank at North Enid. o.
blew open the safe with dynamite There
is no clew to the identity of the robbers.
Two officers were Eilled in a fight with
outlaws near Anadarko. l. L. The ban
dts are being pursued by force of 100
men, and there may be further bioodshed
A forest fire is raging in the Tusa-
kamp district of the Indian Territory,
destroying much valuable property and
timber near the route of the Frisco
railroad.
George II. Phillips, the former corn
king. has been forced to the wall on the
Chicago Board of Trade. Inability to
cover margins on long line of rye caused
the failure.
The slaughter of human being as a
propitiatory sacrifice to the gods of the
Chinese was prevented at Baker City.
Ore, by the timely arrival of some Sis
ters of Charity
Senators Allison and Dolliver were re-
nominated by acclamation by the Iowa
Republican legislators in joint session.
Gov. Shaw's final message was read 10
the Legislature.
That to have smallpox is crime be-
cause of the possibility of preventing it
by vaccination is declared by DIR. IL. NJ.
Bracken. secretary of the Minnesota
Board of Health.
The north half OF the opera house
at a cost of $4,000. was destroyed by
fire at Fayette. Mo-, causing an aggre-
gate loss of $4,000.
Bcno Hinterholzer and James Person
were killed and three other men injured
near Mackey. Idaho. by the explosion of
an old charge of dynamite which they
were trying to dig up.
A fire broke out in the new slope No.
Z, at Dow. one of the principal tributa-
ries of the Choctaw Coal system. near
Hartshorne. l. T. 1t is thought that
fourteen men perished.
]. W. Schmidt, assistant head miller
Mt c. Burkhardt's -four mill at Burk-
hardt Village. Wis. shot his wife and
then himself at their home. Domestic
troubles led TO the crime.
George W. Hinman. backed by Eastern
capitalists. has secured entire control of
the Chicago Inter Ocean. Charles L.
Yerkes and William Penn Nixon giving
up all interest IN the paper.
Application for receiver for the Gin
cinnati Safe and Lock Company has
been made by majority of the stock
holders. They place the assets at ST.
I9S and the liabilities at S1O9,OOU.
The four-stOry building at zoos st
Charles street, St. Louis. occupied by the
Premium Shirt Manufacturing Company.
was burned and the contents destroyed.
an estimated loss of S3JO00O.
AT Eureka. Cal. j. IL. G. Salfel. Il res
anrant- Keeper. shot AMI killed his wife
N the presence of his seven young chill
lrcn. and then eli led his life. Domestic
nfelicity was the cause of the tragedy.
Andrew Carnegie has offered the city
If Columbus. Ohio. SlJU.OO0 FOR library
purposes. provided 4 suitable site is fur
,isbcd free and the Council appro-
,riafes S20.0c0 annually for its main
enarce.
At StilIwqter. Mimi. fire destroyed the
Try goods store of Peterson. Papineau
Z Co. and pun.,'er of people had a
harrow escape from death. The plate
.lass windows we're blown ont by an
explosion.
Through malicious tampering with
witch On the isock Island road two lives
vere lost, seven workmen were injured