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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
WOMAN IS ABDUCTED.
WIFE OF WEALTHY IOWA FARM.
Err KIDNAPPED.
Ransom of $4,000 Is Demanded
Victim Is Imprisoned in Cellar Of
Deserted House, but Manages to
Escape-Made Insane by Fright.

A most daring kidnapping took place
near Sunbury, Iowa, late Sunday night
when Mrs. John Hilsrow, the wife of q
wealth farmer living near Bennett. Iowa.
was abducted, imprisoned in the cellar
of deserted farm house and ransom
of $4,000 demanded for her release.
Sunday evening an unknown stranger
called at the home and told Mr.. and
Mrs. HilrOw that their son, living at
Walcott, Iowa, where he has been work
ing on n farm, was very sick and thai
they were wanted at the bedside at once.
They Immediately drove off with the
stranger When they arrived within two
miles of the village of Sunbury, Iowa,
seven miles from Bennett, the husband
was thrown out of the buggy and told
that he should bring $4,000 to a seclud-
cd spot near Bennett. He was also told
that if he told any of the officers he
would be killed
The man then drove on with Mrs. Hills
row for several miles until they had ar
rived opposite a corner school house.
Here the kidnaper tied his horse and
dragged the woman through corn field
to deserted house, where she was inn
left and has not yet been found.
Some time during the night Mrs. Hills
row escaped and was found in the morn
ing in the farm yard of Henry Rueser, a
farmer near Sunbury, insane and very
i'll She was recognized by the wife of
Mr.. Rueser, and the news of her discov-
cry was at once telephoned to the Ben
nett police. The case was then investi-
gated, and after considerable difficulty,
so great was the old mans fear of the
kidnaper, the facts were brought out.
Mr.. Hilsrow offered the police $1,000 re-
ward for the capture of the men, and
the sheriff Immediately collected posse
and started pursuit.
Late in the afternoon a grip with
mems clothing was found near the house
and a little later cane was found in
the road. The cane was recognized as
belonging to another well-known farmer
named John Lee. When confronted with
this evidence he stated that the cane
had been stolen from him several days
ago. He is not suspected of the crime.
Mrs. Hilsrow has been under the care
Of doctor, and at times her life is de-
SPARED of. At no time has her mind
been clear, and until she is revived an
accurate description of the man will not
be secured. as Mr.. Hilsrow did not see
the man in the light.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
FEATURES OF INTEREST
CONCERNING PEOPLE, PLACES
AND DOlNGS OF THE WORLD.
Courts and Crimes, Accidents and
Fires, Labor and Capital, Grain,
Stock and Money Markets.
Farmers to Combine.

Plans for combining farmers, fruit grow
ers, dairymen and all other producers OF
natural food products into one national
organization, were considered at confer
ence held at Chicago, recently, between
representatives of several farmers coop
eratiye associations. The movement has
for its purpose the maintaining Z prices;
the control of distribution of products and
the saving of large sums of money paid in
commissions. The plan under considera-
ticn contemplates the erection of grain
elevators and cold storage warehouses in
all parts of the country where products
may be held If necessary until such time
as they can be marketed at a fair price.
As result of the conference it. was de-
cided to hold a farmers convention in
Chicago, September 8, to Consider details
of the plans of organization.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

Edmund Clarence Stedman, the poe
banker of Wall street, made an assign
mert because of reckless speculation BY
his son, after rejecting aid from score,
of friends.
The general strike of telegraphers ir
the United States was called off by the
brotherhood of Telegraphers, which de
clared it failure.
Over $40 persons died of cholera in
Egypt.
A proposition was made to Presiden,
Chester A. Arthur from a supposed au
thoritative source for the purchase oi
British Columbia from England.
London newspapers predicted thai
American workmen would soon rebe
against the growing industrial mOnopo
lies, and warned Englishmen not to in
vest in stocks of those corporations.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
BATrLEsH1p IN BAD SHAPE.

Fifteen Holes in Massachusetts' Bot
tom and Machinery 1s Rusting.
1t is impossible to obtain definite off,
cial information as to the condition, 50
far as known, of the battleship Massa-
chusetts, which sustained scerious dam
age by contact with the pinnacle of Egg
rock in the harbOr at Bar Harbor, Me.
1t is learned, however, and from re-
liable source, that the vessel has fifteen
holes in her bottom and that a part OF
her rudder is gone. 1t is also said that
the water in the center of the ship has
rendered her machinery useless and that
in all probability she will have to be
towed to dry dock.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
RESTORES LIFE TO AN INFANT.
Remarkable Results From Electricity
In an Outario Case.

Remarkable Results From Electricity
In an Ontario Case.
DIR. James Brien, an old practitioner
of Essex, Ont, says he was successful
on Thursday last by means Of electricity
in restoring life to child which had
apparently been born dead, after all old
methods had failed. He says: 'Imme-
diately after birth not a sign of life was
visible. After all known remedies failed
to revive the apparently lifeless babe it
occurred to me to test electricity. l had
never heard of such an experiment, and
only decided to do so when the last spark
of life had apparently fed. After fifteen
minutes application of the galvanic and
faradic current the infant showed signs
of returning life. l increased the current
and in ten minutes more was rewarded
by seeing the child breathing and the
heart beating normally.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
MADE MILLIONS IN SIN. YEARS.
Death of Former Peon Who Offered to
Fay Mcxico's Public Debt.

Death of Former Pcon Who Offered to
Fay Mcxico's Public Debt.
Pedro Alvarado, multi-millionaire min
ing man. is dead at Parral, Mexico. He
was one of the most spectacular charac-
ters in Mexico. Six years ago he was
a barefooted peon working in mine at
80 cents a day. He discovered the won
derful prospect, now known as the Pal
Milo mine. How much it has produced
is not known. but it is conservatively es-
timated that Alvarado's wealth aggre-
gates fully SS5.OOO.OOO. He had no faith
in banks, and it is said that. more than
S60,OOO,O00 of silver bars are locked in
a steel cage of his palatial home near
Parral, constantly guarded by 4 strong
force of men. Alvarado recently offered
to pay the public debt of Mexico, but
this offer was refused by the finance
minister. A year ago AlvaradO made his
first trip over a railroad, chartering
special train for chihuahua, and bring
ing with him bodyguard of POD men.
lie was very charitable. disbursing mill
ions among the poor of Parral and sur
rounding country.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
|POlPMAxp.
PREACuER
~~~~~~


The Most Rev. ]. ]. Harty, recently
appointed archbishop of Manila, will be
consecrated at Rome.
Evangelist D. W. Potter was re-elect-
ed president Of the board of trustees of
the Desplaines Camp Meeting Associe-
tion.
About 300 Baptists in Los Angeles,
Cal, have formed a new church. Many
of the members come from the First
Church.
Prof. A. W. Berg, organist of '"The
Little Church Around the Corner" New
York, and his wife celebrated their gold
en- wedding recently.
The Rev. Benjamin H. Davis of Wey-
mouth, Mass, one of the Oldest clergy
men In the Universalist denomination in
the country, is dead.
A Christian EndeavOr Society with
thirty members has been organized at
Salonika, the ancient Thessalonica, where
Paul taught the Thefsalonians.
The Rev. L. ]. Bassett, president of
the Upper Iowa University, has been
honored with the degree of doctor of
divinity By Cornell University.
DtdN odIlutl SUA VI HdTueu lily Sd-
thedral, Hampstead, n. y. narrowly es-
capped being killed recently while at
tempting to get on train at Hollis.
Elizabeth Lyons, the oldest nun in
the diocese of Connecticut, died recently
In st. Patrick's convent, New Haven.
She was a nun for fifty-one years.
Bishop Hartzell has been decorated a
knight commander of the Order of the
Redemption of Africa. The honor was
conferred by the republic of Liberia.
The late Bishop Thomas A. Starkey
bequeathed his library to the trustees Of
the episcopal fund of the dioceae of New
ark for the use of his successor and the
clergy.
The Young Mems Christian Assoc,a-
tion of Salt Lake City, Utah, is in a
fair way of getting much-desired
building for its use. Mrs. Mary Judge
has given $4,000 for the building fund !;
others, among whom Mr.. H. H. Walker
is prominent, have subscribed S25, 600
additional, and only $4,000 more is
needed to secure a gift of $4,000 prom
ised when $4,000 has been raised.
Vacancies in the episcopate in the do
ceses of Newark and Quincy in the Epis-
copal Church will be filed shortly, the
bishops-elect in each case having accept
ed.
The Rev. A. B. Shields, recto: of the
Church of the Redeemer, Boston, is an
artist as we'll as n priest. He earned
enough money painting the last winter to
afford summer in the galleries of the
old world.
The Rev. Winfred Chesrey Rhoades
pastor of the Eliot Congregational
Church, Boston. and DIR. Melville S.
Page of Mount Vernon, n. Y, are max
ing a tour of England. Scotland, Ireland.
Belgium and Holland.
The diocese of Vancouver has been
raised TO an archbishopric. and the RI
Rev. Bertram Orth, bishop of Vancou-
yer, has been created archbishop of tis
new archdiocese.
The Rev. Lathrop Cooley of the Dis
cinle Church, Cleveland, recently preach
ed his fifty-ninth anniversary sermon at
the first church in which he served, at
North Eaton, Ohio.
The Rev. NJ. P Hunt of St. Joseph,
No., has been elected president of Gal
lssin College, and the trustees feel sure
that they have chosen a man of strong
ccuvictiops and courage. Mr.. Hunt once
san for Governor Of Kentucky or tho
psohihitsor ticket.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
TEN YEARS AGO,

The maharajah of Kapurthalia, one ol
the kings of India. was entertained al
the Chicago worlds fair.
Mgr Satoli landed at New York OF
his mission to settle differences in the
Roman Catholic Church in America.
The .Rering sea tribunal gave its decis
ion. which Baron de Courcel declared the
first step toward international arbitra-
ton.
Senator Vest deserted President Cleve
land and publicly declared against :hs
unconditional repeal of the Sherman sill
yer purchase law.
The Chicago Knights of Labor issues
an appeal for aid to the thousands q
unemployed in the city, and urged the
appoiutmen. Of q municipal relief COM
nittee.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Army Men Get Civil Places.

The Philippine commission has ap-
pointed Capt. Geo. T. Langhorne of the
Eleventh cavalry, secretary to the pro-
vincial government of the province Of
Moro and Captain Keller, engineer officer,
both OF the new appointees to receive an
addition of twenty per cent. to their army
pay. Major Robert l.. Bullard, with the
assistance of the friendly Moro chiefs, is
making arrangements for grand celebra-
ton and peace conference on the CO mple-
fion of the Lanao military road.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Rules Black List Is Legal.

Judge Rogers in the United States Cir
cult Court in st. Louis handed down an
opinion to the effect that any company
has the absolute right to dismiss EN-
ployes because they belong to labor
unions or for any other reason; that en-
ployers may maintain what is known as
a blacklist and give it out for the use of
others; that this is purely lawful act
and has no element of conspiracy.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Told In a Few Lines.

George Ayers and Tom Woodson, Bris-
tol, Tenn, were frightfully injured while
blasting coal.
G. S. Bailey, Mountain Park, o. T.,
killed W. Brown. Quarreled over pro-
posed removal of the town.
The bank of Dwalls' Bluff in Arkansas
has gone into the hands of a receiver.
1t is expected depositors will be paid in
full
p s Bennett n New York capitalist.
Is reported killed by the upsetting of a
stage in the Thunder Mountain district
of Idaho.
A Chicago undertaken threatens to
drive his hearse up to a debtors door
every day until he receives his money for
a coffin furnished the mans mother.
Fire which started in the Davy block
at Rochester, n. Y, did damage estimat-
cd at 100000. Four stores with their
contents were destroyed. Thirty girls
were rescued with difficulty.
Foreclosure proceedings have been be-
gun against Eppinger & Co. and others
Of San Francisco to secure an indebted
ness of 1857, ,1G4 due the London, Ameri-
can and Paris Bank, Limited.
A mob in Henderson, Texas, released
a negro after preparing to lynch him.
Judge promised that grand jury would
take up the negro's case at once. He is
charged with criminal assault.
Mrs. X. c. Scott, Richmond, Va, while
on a ear near Cincinnati, was slightly
wounded by bullet which passed
through car window. She was able to
continue her journey. No clew.
Mrs Lizzie West of San Francisco,
Cal, failing to receive expected money
from relatives in Denver. bought a coffin,
paid cremation fees and drank chloro-
form. Physicians think she will live.
James Coghill, 40 years old, who had
lived three and half years with a
broken back, is dead at Holyoke, Mass.
The fall which fractured the spinal coi-
mn caused paralysis below the break.
Eaton Stone, well known in his time
- a circus performer, is dead at his
home in Hutley, n. j., at the age of Sc.
Stone is said to have been the first man
% turn somersault on galloping horse.
ae retired from the ring abou. thirty
years ago.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Alaska Has a Tribal War

The steamer Princess May, from
Skaguay. brings word of tribal war
among the Chilkat Indians of the Kluk,
wan tribe. For several days a reign of
terror was in progress in the valley of
the Chilkat. Witchcraft, which general
ly prevails among these Indians, is said
to have been at the bottom of the trouble.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
| New York.

uU, Earnings of railways
NHW I(lIk for August thus far show
i------ an average gain of II per
cent over last years figures and 1853 per
cent compared with 1901. Distribution
of merchandise is very heavy. more in
terruption to traffic being recorded, and
in staple lines prices are steady. Prepar-
ations for fall trade are vigorous, many
manufacturers working ovetime to fill
important orders. Collections are fully
as prompt as usual for the season, al
though in some lines there is less inclina-
ton to discount bills" according to r. G.
Dun Il Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade.
Continuing, the report says:
Crop news is reassuring. Foreign trade
at this port for the last week showed a
loss Of 81 ,461 ,049 in exports, as compar
ed with the same week last year, and i'm
ports decreased $2,127,575.
Hesitation in certain branches Of the
iron and steel industry, incident to the
season and aggravated by labor contro
versies, Is indicated with some degree of
dehniteness by the monthly statistics just
published by the Iron Age.
The feature this week has been the
liberal purchasing Of heavy shoes for
next spring bs local jobbers. Leather
has at last shown the increase in activ-
ity promised by the vigorous operation
of factories, and both sole and upper
leather find better market, although no
large contracts have yet been placed.
Hides continue weak, but the average
does not exhibit the fall that has been
the rule in recent preceding weeks, some
lines slightly recovering.
Failures this week numbered 174 in
the United States, against 1876 last year,
and in Canada %, compared with q a
year ago.
Brndstreet's Trade Review.
Bradstreet's says: Developments this
week have been largely favorable. Prom
inent among these is the lessening Of
pressure at the country's financial center,
which has led to a more optimistic feeling
in the country at large.
Wheat. including -four, exports for the
week ending the 18th aggregate SAB, 191
bushels, against 3,O4O, $50 last week. f.
501.SO5 this week last year, 1,O39, ,I61 in
1901. and 3,113,641 in 1900. For six
weeks of the cereal year they aggregate
1S,46O. .444 bushels, against 25.3S5. .0O8 in
1902. 41.5469O6 in 1901, and 1882. .43S
in 1900. Corn exports for the week ag-
gregate 7O7,3 bushels, against S84.42S
last week. SO, ,423 a year ago, sos, ,SO7 In
1901, and 3,O17 .OS1 In 1900. For six
weeks Of the present cereal year they
aggregate 6, ,949, ,4SO bushels, against $751;
$50 in 1902, 7,733, ,22O in 1901, and 21,-
266, $40 in 1900.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Fatally Shot in Duel.

Berlin special: Lieutenant Kayser was
shot and fatally wounded in a duel at
Allenstein with Lieutenant Klauenfiugel.
Both officers belong to the Seventy-third
regiment of field artillery. The duel was
the result of Joking at farewell supper
given at the officers casino to Captain
Fiege.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
DEFALcAr1ON WRECKS BANK.

Forced to Close Because Trusted Em-
ploye specu1ated with Funds.
The Commercial Bank at Duluth,
Minn., private institution, with $25,OOO
capital, has been wrecked through the
defalcation of Ernest Z. johnson, who
got away with $4s,5OO and lost it all in
stock speculation through local bucket
shops. G. F. Leland of the bank an
nounces that the failure is complete.
johnson had been considered model
young man. He first speculated with his
own money and later with the banks
funds. He has been held to the grand
jury in SIS, 1000 bonds.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Shot Wife; Killed Hi mself.

Because his wife threatened to leave
home, Robert Sno ball, boss of Steven
sons No. 8 mine, at South Fork, Penn,
shot her through the neck and then killed
himself by shot in the right temple.
SNOWFALL had been drinking recently and
this was the cause of the quarrel. The
woman will probably recover.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Tie-Up at eapolis.

Nearly 2)o union bricklayers quit work
at Minneapolis, because they were not
supplied with union helpers. Building
operations, involving over $4,000, COO, are
tied up. The strike was caused by that Of
the building laborers' union, which de-
manded higher wages and recognition.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Jeffrie. Retain. mpion.hip.

James J. Jeffries retains the worlds
heavyweight championship by knocking
out James ]. COrbett in the tenth round
in Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco.
Youth, weight and strength tell in favor
of the sturdy boilermaker after fiercs
encounter
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
sultan of Deseen Apologizes.

Manila special: The Sultan of Deseen
has appeared before r. H. Bullard with
large retinue and has made full and
complete apology for the insult rendered
the United States flag and for which rep
aration was promptly demanded by Ma
jor Bullard, then in command. The Sui
tan declared that hisinsane son, since dis
/. inherited, was alone responsible for the
outrage.
The Sultan of Bacolod is reported as re-
fortifying his various camps and demand
ing substantial indemnity from the
United States on account Of war losses
before he will tender his submission.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Empress. of India Rams Cruiser,

The Canadian Pacific railroads steam
er Empress of India collided near Hong
kong with the Chinese cruiser Huang
Tai. The war ship sank an hour after
the collision. The Empress of India
saved 10 of the crew of the cruiser.
The captain of the Huang-Tai. who re-
fused to leave his ship, and thirteen of
the crew were drowned.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
BOY Cured of Lockiaw.

4 cure for lockjaw has been discovered
by DIR. s. n. Mathews of University of
Chicago and used successfully on the son
of j. NJ. Newman, of South Chicago.
Calcium and potassium salts solution
were given as an injection.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27

Chicago.

late, should the frosts catch it. great
damage would likely result and this
would probably mean an immediate re-
vival of the bears and a new bear cam
paign with particular pressure upon the
corn roads. With good weather from
now on the bulls have much in their ia
vor. The West has trouble already over
freight congestion. Merchandise is mov-
ing in increasing volume. Trade reports
on the whole are very favorable. The
iron business is brisk, and inquiry for
fall merchandise is reported heavy by
eastern jObbers and manufacturers.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

Postage on pamphlets and magazines
in the United States was reduced from
cents to ! cent an ounce.
The Secretary of the United States
Navy was ridiculed for. issuing an order
regulating the cut Of beard to be worn
by members of the service.
President Pierce was censured by the
newspapers for placing the United States
steamer Michigan at the disposal of Mgr:
Bedini, the papal nuncio, for a tour OF
the great lakes, made at the Pope's die
tation.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Found Dead in the Street.

The bodies of well-dressed man,
about "a years of age, and an attractive
appearing young woman were found on
Broadway, Cleveland. Both were dead,
the woman shot through the right tenn
pie, the man with a bullet hole behind
the left ear. The bodies were later identi-
fed as those of William Leutbecher and
Martha Faehnrich, his sweetheart.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
ponb1e Crime Near Ros.vilIe, Ind,

Daniel Rudolph, aged so years, a
thrashing machine operator, was murder
ed in his home, near Rossville, Ind, with
a hammer, and his hired hand, George B.
Potter, is accused of the crime. The
murderer also shot Rudolph's 14-year-old
daughter in the. head and she was rem
dered unconscious for time.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Crash On Electric Road.

\ head-end collision took place on the
Carthage Joplin Electric railway three
miles from Carthage, Mo. Motorman
James Baker was killed. Motorman E..
Hedge fatally hurt and twenty-five other
persons seriously injured.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
pnnama Canal Pact Ia Defeated.

State Department in Washington from
Minister Beauprc at Bogota saying that
the Panama Canal treaty has been re-
jected by the Colombian Senate.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Postofice Is Robbed.

The postofice building at Sherman, S.
D., was entered by cracksmen, who blew
open the safe and carried off the con-
tents. The robbers escaped. Notes to
the value of $1,5O0, $500 in cash and
$50 worth of stamps were obtained.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27

Norwalk; Ohio, Printing Plant Burns.
The printing plant of the Laning Com
pany was destroyed by fire at Norwalk,
Ohio, with loss about 100000, fully
insured. The company publishes law
books and does a general printing bust
ness. The plant will resume operations
as soon as possible. The origin of the
fire has not been learned.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
Shoot. for Woman at Dance.

Blain Voter, aged IL, shot and fatally
wounded young miner named Burns at
a dance at Keota, Mo-, in a quarrel over
a woman. The feeling against Voter is
intense. He is in hiding and his father
refuses to surrender him unless guaran-
teed protection.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-27
H.,der i. WbiDn.d to Death

Fourteen masked men, supposed to be
cattlemen, took herder from the sheep
camp of Joseph Sturgeon near Dupyer.
Mont, and. carrying him ten miles into
the mountains. tied him TO tree and
whipped him to death. They shot many
of the herder's sheep and drove the re-
maiuder away