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THE HOCKING SENTINEL. LOQAN. OHIO. LEWIS GBBEN, Publisher. 1897.

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3rd. IgyiOth. kN. M. 25th.

CIRCLING THE GLOBE THE POTATO CHOP SmnllerThnn Any Season Since 1899 Only 174,000,000 Bnshels. Not since 1892 has the potato crop oi the United States proved so nearly a failure, says the American Agriculturist in its final report ot the yield of 1897. Compared with the liberal crop of last year, tliero is an apparent falling off of nearly SO per cent in the tonnage, and the quality of the whole is greatly deficient. County and township returns from the leading potato states to this weekly newspaper show the yield of potatoes to be 174.000.000 bushels, against in 1890, bushels in 1895, 185.000,000 bushels in 1894, and only 155,000,000 bushels in the short crop of 1892. The average rate yield per acre is placed at sixty-four bushels, taking the country at large, against eighty-six bushels in 1898, eighty-nine in 1895 and sixty-two in 1892.

The reason for the disaster totlio potato crop of 1897, is principally due to the blight and rot, the result of weather conditions. JUBY FAILS TO AGREE FAMOUS LUETGERT MURDER CASE ENDS IN A MISTRIAL. CONCISE HISTORY OP SEVEN DAYS' DOINQS. In tell I ecu ce by Electric Wire from Every Quarter of the Civilized World, Embracing: Forelen Affairs aad Home Happenings LOST THEIR LIVES. Two Men Perish in a New York Fire.

Two men lost their lives In a fire on Broadway, near Ninth street, New York. When the bodies were discovered one was found in a standing position, the upper part of the body bending over a beam. The other was found at a front window, indicating that the man Jhad struggled to reacn tne air ana escape the names. The fire was In a three-story and attic brick building occupied solely by the collar and cuff laundry of Gardner Vail. The flames were discovered shooting out ol second-story windows.

The flames gained headway rapidly, but the firemen had them under control after an hour's hard work, and on searching the building discovered the dead bodies of Patrick and Henry WILL GBANT AUTONOMY. Spain's Note in He ply to Minister Woodford Ready. Madrid speelal: Senor Sagasta presided at a Cabinet council recently. The draft of the proposed reply to the note of the United States, presented through Gen. Steward L.

Woodford, American Minister, shortly after his arrival here, was under consideration and was unanimously approved. Its fall text has not yet been published. The reply explains that Lieut Gen. Weyler has been replaced for political reasons, and includes the statement that the Government's decision is to grant autonomy to Cuba, and it protests against filibustering expeditions from the United States. Silent Hunt for Mob.

An Indianapolis special says: The State officers who have anything to da -with the prosecution of the Ripley Coun ty lynchers are silent as the grave about what progress they are making or what plans they have. It is a matter of common report that the leader of the mob was an ex-member of the seven other names of members of the mob are said to bo in the Governor's possession. The Attorney General, who is directly in charge of the case, declines to give any Information about it. He said: "I can say only this, that it is the hardest task I have undertaken since I came into office. It is work that must be done slowly and carefully, and we can not go about it with a brass" band, butlhave hopes that justice will be done." Many Lives Lost.

Without an Instant's warning twenty souls were burled into eternity in a railway horror which is almost without parallel. Train No. 46 of the New York Central and Hudson known as the Buffalo express, was thrown down the embankment a short distance below Garrison Station, and plunged into the river. The officials say there were 100 persons on the train. Seventeen bodies have been recovered, and three arc supposed to be still under 'the mass of wreckage in the river.

Shocklnc Tragedy. When Mrs. A. J. Lynch entered the residence xf C.

W. Kessler at Spokane, a shocking scene was presented. Mrs. Kessler was dead from a ghastly wound in the throat and near by lay her 4-year-old son with a bullet through his head. The husband and father is in the city prison, half insane and under suspicion of having killed his wife and child.

He claims his wife killed their child and committed suicide. BOILER LETS GO. Several Men Killed by an Explosion in Detroit. The boiler in the Detroit Cabinet Company's factory, at Hancock aicnue and Riopcllo street, in the northeastern part of Detroit, exploded with fatal and disastrous effects. At least three men are dead, and ten men more or less seriously injured.

The cause of the explosion is not yet ascertained. Both the front and rear ends of the four-story building were blown entirely out and the brick walls are ruins. No lire resulted from the explosion. The concussion was so great that the whole northeastern part of the city was shaken and many windows Iroken. The damaged building is a brick structure 150 fee, square and four stories high.

The floors were practically uninjured. QUART SHOP WRECKED. Unknown Men Use Dynamite on a Ureenwoc-l, Saloon. A "quart" shop at Greenwood, owned and operated by Patrick Murphy gave the villagers much offense, and a charge of dynamite was placed under the building and the structure and content1! wtro scattered broadcast. CharlC3 Stevens, bartender, and John Devers, a companion, sleeping in the rear room, were thrown into the street and severely hurt.

The force of the explosion broke every window pane In adjoining residences, and aroused ever villager. Recently there has been much lawlessness in Greenwood after nightfall the blame for which was placed upon the Newman Is Alive. Oakland (Cal.) special: Newman, who left for Alaska several months ago and who was supposed to have been murdered by the Iako Indians, has returned to this country. His only explanation is that he had differences with his partner and sold 'ut and returned here. Newman's disappearance caused considerable apprehension among the Alaskan officials.

Ho was seen going up the Teltu River. Later his boat came (trifling back. A swelling party found his clothes and outfit in the possession of a tribe nfTeku Indians. Foul play was suspected and his evidence confirmed the belief. New man refused to make any explanation.

Will Be a State. Senator Morgan and daughters and F. M. Hatch, the new Minister from Hawaii, were among the passengers who arrived it San Francisco from Honolulu upon the steamship Belgic Senator Morgan expressed himself as well pleased with what be saw and the manner in which he was nlertained while on the island, no was more than ever enthusiastic on the subject of annexation and intimated that Hawaii may become a part of this before the close of the coming year. "Hawaii is certainly going to be si state whether it be at the time of its annexation or later remains to be seen." Jury Was Out Sixty-six Hours and Stood on Last Ballot Nine to Three for Conviction New Trial Will Be Necessary.

End of the Long Siege. The great Luetgert trial in Chicago, the most absorbing criminal prosecution of the century, ended in a disagreement ot the jury. For sixty-six hours the jury tried in vnin to reach a verdict. For thir ty-eight hours the vote was 0 to 3 for conviction and at 10:40 o'clock Thursday forenoon the twelve men announced an irreconcilable disagreement, and Judge Tuthlll, being convinced that It was useless and Inhuman to attempt to. force a verdict, reluctantly ordered Its discharge.

The twenty-second and last ballot stood nine for conviction and three for acquittal. This was irrespective of any question of the penalty which had to wait on the Jury's decision as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner. The 'big sausage maker, the center of a scries of the most dramatic episodes In the annals of criminal procedure, will have to go through this experience a second time, for he will be put on trial again for the murder of his wife. The closing events of the famous trial made up a scene of not more than eleven minutes' duration. But a tense, feverish emotion was packed into every one of these minutes and even Luetgert, with his iron nerve, felt the strain.

His face was bloodless as he entered the court room and a tangle of deep furrows extended across his brow. A keen, swift look shot from beneath his shaggy gray eyebrows and his glance seemed to take in at a flash that the supreme moment In his fate had arrived. As he came in from the jail a battery of eyes threw at him looks whose significance expressed all degrees of curiosity. In his walk, his manner, his mien, constraint was there and the nnxiety that sent the blood from his cheek and put a purple tinge on his lips was visibly shared in by his counsel. Couit was opened and the jurors notified to appear.

Nearly three days of wrangling, loss of sleep, and the close confinement had Torked a wonderful transformation on them. They entered the room with lagging steps and sank into their chairs a woe-begone looking crowd. JURORS IN THE LUETGERT TRIAL. I 3k vmos lSrJ teA5sk '5 SUPPORT FOR HANflA. NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AID REPUBLICANS.

TO l-Blbby. 2 Henry Franzer. 3 J.S.Shaw. 4 J. Mahoney, Secretary.

J. E. Fowler, Jr. 0-S. S.

Barber. 7 Jamoi Ilosmer. 8-J. B. Boyd.

Harlev. 10 lames II. Helchold, Foreman. 11-J. P.

Behmlller. 13-Loul Holablrd. General Miles' Report. General Miles, Commanding General of the army, has made his annual report to the Secretary of War. Ho commends the efficiency of the army and speaks of the progress that has been mado on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in the matter of fortifications.

He asks that Congress authorize two more regiments of artillery to garrison the new fortifications, and also five additional regiments of inlantry. Denounces the Saloon. The National Christian Missionary Convention in session at Indianapolis, decided to hold tbo next national convention at Chattanooga. Bev. F.

D. Powers ol Washington, was elected President, and Benjamin L. Smith of Cincinnati, Corresponding Secretary. Resolutions were adopted declaring the saloon the greatest evil confronting tbo church and civilization. Bnrelar Killed.

in an attempt to rob a shoe store at Etna, Harry Williams, believed to be a notorious crook, was shot and killed by means of a gun which had been placed in the store as a trap for burglars. In his pocKct wore found fifty skeleton keys and diamonds, rings, watches and chains valued a 12,500. Scoundrel Cangbt. William Carter, colored, whoattoinpted to outrage Mis Kate Swabb, near Xenla, Ohio, has been arrested and was jailed at Springfield instead of atXenia to protect him from mob violence. It Is believed now the danger of lynching is past.

Robbed by Wholesale. Byron ICear, a farmer, had a valuable lorse stolen from a hitching post in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, at an early hour a few days ago. James Smallejvavealihy tainier, had $10,000 worth of notes stolen 'torn his pocket and Peter Uiunimel lost 17 in a similar manner. William Courier, Uilliam Mrs. John Walter, Mrs.

Henry Limbrecht and Mrs. Conr.id silef also had their pockets picked of mall amounts. Fate on a Banker's Son. Clyde Montgomery, the 18-year-old son )f Richard AV. Montgomery, President of Scott County Bank, was killed by 'ailing between the cars of a moving 'reight train on the Pittsburgh, Cincin-lati, Chicago and St Louis Itailroad, two miles north of Scottsburg, Ind.

Several jars passed over his body, which mangled Jim horribly. The boy was stealing a tide as a lark. IUETGERT. Kills Family. a fanner residing two Farmer George Younjr Miles touth of Blue Earth ind killed his wife, his two boys, aged 2 ind 4, and himself.

All died instantly ind were found when the hired man, the nly other person on the place, came in. Business and domestic troubles form the only explanation for the deed. Drs. Doctors Flcht in Street. Clay and Pcffer, two young men with good practices at Elgin, came to blows recently on the streets ot that village.

Clay, it is reported, fatally stabbed Fcffer. Hundreds of Snakes Turned Loose. The other night a museum was exhibited at Holgato, Ohio, in a large car, which had on exhibition a glass and wire cage containing 400 bnakes. The crowd was so great the cage was crushed, allowing the reptiles to run at large. Among the collection wcro a number of black diamond rattle snakes, measuring from Jive to eleven feet long.

They were stepped upon by the crowd and several persons were bitten. All the doctors in town were summoned to give medical aid. Queer Decree. Chicago special: Whether to risk being held to the grand jury on a charge of assault, or to part-with a portion of his cuticle, so that his victim may benefit by a (kin grading operation is tlio alternative which faces Paul Ozyet, a lad of 14 years, who threw hot water on Anton Kwltke, scaldiug him so severely that an operation was made imperative. In the justice court the boy was given his choice of the two evls and allowed until October 31 to consider the proposition.

Murder and Suicide. At Madrid, George Westerman, aged CO, shot his young step-daughter and then killed himself. Ho was suspected ol criminal intimacy.with bis step-daughter. The gill was soon to become a mother. Waknrnsa Bank Robbed.

A daring and sucessful robbery was iommittcd at Wakarusa, Ind. Tho safe of Exchange Bank was blown open, and considerable amount of money, mostly in gold and silver, was carried away. Dynamite was used in affecting an enhance. Princeton Denounced. The Presbyterian Synod of Illinois idoptcd resolutions denouncing Prince-Ion University for allowing the use of nine at banquets, and scoring the faculty for permitting tho sale of liquors at Princeton Jnn.

Chance Their Mind. The Philadelphia School Board has Qnslly concluded to placo "Les Mlsera-bles" on the eligible list of French books in the public schools. MARKET QUOTATIONS Chicago Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to sheep, fair to choice, $2.00 to wheat, No. 2 red, 01c to 02c; com, No. 2, 24c to 25c; oats, No.

2, 17c to 18c; rye, No. 2, 45c to 40c; butter, choice creamery, 21c to 23c; eggs, fresh, 14c to 15c; new potatoes, 40c to 50c per bushel. Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to hogs, choice light, $3.00 to sheep, common to choice, $3.00 to wheat. No. 2.

92c to 03c: eorn. No. 2 white, 25c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 22c. St.

Louis Cattle, $3.00 to hogs, $3.00 to sheep, $3.00 to wheat, No. 2, 05c to 97c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 24c to 25c; oats, No. 2 white, 20c to 22c; rye, No.

2, 43c to 45c. Cincinnati Cattle, $2.50 to hogs, $3.00 to sheep, $2.50 to wheat, No. 2, 91c to 03c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 25c to 27c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 20c to 21c; rye.

No. 2, 45c to 47c. Detroit Cattle, $2.50 to hogs, $3.00 to sheep, $2.50 to wheat, No. 2, 92c to 94c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 24c to 20c; oats, No.

2 white, 22c to 23c; rjc, 47c to 48e. Toledo Wheat, No. 2 red, 93c to 94c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 24c to 25c; oats, No.

2 white, 18c to 19c; rye, No. 2, 40c to 48c; clover seeil, $3.35 to $3.45. Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 spring, 84c to 80c; corn, No. 3, 24c to 2Cc; oats, No.

2 white, 22c to 24c; rye, No. 1, 45c to 47c; barley, No. 2, 40c to 44c: oork. mess. $7.50 to $8.00.

Buffalo Cattle, $3.00 to hogs, $3.00 to sheep, $3.00 to wheat, No. 2 red, 94c to 95c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 28c to 29e; oats, No. 2 white, 24c to 25c.

New York Cattle, $3.00 to hogs, $3.50 to sheep, $3.00 to wheat, No. 2 red, 09c to corn, No. 2, 31c to 32c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to 23c; butter, creamery, 15c to 24c; eggs, I Western, 16c to 18c. In response to command from Judge Foreman Heichhold arose in his place and announced as his positive belief that no verdict could be reached.

The judge Interrogated the jurymen individually and each positively declared that no influence or argument could change his opinion. The attorneys for both sides agreed that the jury be discharged, and it was done. Thus ended the first trial of what must be regarded as one of the most remarkable criminal cases of the century. The trial was in progress nearly nine weeks and cost the State of Illinois over Of the disagreement it can frankly be said that the division in the jury fairly represents the division of opinion in the great world outside the-jury box, where every fact and incident of the trial has been followed with engrossing scrutiny. It Is probable that poll of all those who have given Intelligent consideration to the testimony and the law as laid down by the court would present a division of three to one in favor of conviction.

The proportion of those who believe in the prisoner's guilt Is probably much greater. But belief In guilt and convicting a prisoner on circumstantial evidence such as that produced for the State in this case are two very different things. Ready for a New Trial. State's Attorney Deneen said he would press for another trial, but when he did not know. He said it would be on the same theory as the one finished was prosecuted.

The vat theory, the boiling of the body of his wife in crude potash, and again the convincing part of the evidence of the heinous murder would be the rings. It was the rings that fortified the majority in the jury In its demand for the conviction of Luetgert. Attorneys Vincent and Phalen said they were ready for the new trial whenever It might be held. They said they would present a far stronger defense than before. Luetgert snld he was anxious for another trial and confident It would be ended in his acquittal.

He charged the failure of securing a verdict that would exonerate him from the fearful charge to the fact that Juror Shaw was accepted. The next time, he asserts, he will take the stand in his own defense, with or without the consent of his counsel. Judge Tuthiil said that he believed it would be Impossible to select a competent jury In Cook County on account of the publicity given to the proceedings of the trlul just ended. It is therefore possible that Luetgert may nev er be tried again. Luetgert said he was not surprised that the jury disagreed and Hint he was confident no verdict would be made twenty-four hours before.

He was not taken by surprise when he heard Foreman Heichhold announce that no verdict had been made and none was likely to follow. Neither was It a surprise to him when every man in the jury box said the same thing in response to the questions of Judge Tuthlll as he polled the jury. No objection was made to the discharge of the jury. Judge Tuthlll asked Attorneys Vincent and Phalen what they were disposed to do and they said it seemed as if the discharge of the Jury was the only thing justified by the situation. Luetgert wns then asked the same question by Judge Tuthiil and he agreed with his attorneys.

State's Attorney Deneen said he thought it was apparent that the jury could not agree. Not once, however, did the jurors nsk to be discharged. They were a determined set of fighters and they looked for no interference on the part of the judge, in whose discretion they might have been released nt nny time. In the interviews given by members of the jury they said paid little attention to the bones. Although the battle of the osteologists was the great feature of the trial, the sesamoid, femur and other hones which were introduced in evidence as portions of Mrs.

Luetgert, and over which the battle wns fought, were not considered by the jurors. They were cast aside as having no weight in proving guilt. To the way of thinking employed by several of the jurors, the work of impeaching the Schimpke girls and Nick Faber wns fruitless. There were those in the jury who gave credence to their testimony that they saw Mrs. Luetgert jrith her husband going toward the engir.

room of the factory that night. Greater, however, than all of the evidence was that of the rings. The nb-tence from the smaller ring of nny milling was the point that did most to keep the three jurors strong In their nssertion that Luetgert was Innocent. Nearly nil of the witnesses said the small ring had a milled edge when they saw it with Mrs. Luetgert, while the one in evidence had a smooth outer surface.

And when it was all ended an encomium of Inspector Schaack's methods issued from the jury room. With the exception of Foreman Heichhold, who wrote this peculiar document in which Schaack's manner of securing evidence was commended, most of the jurors denied any knowledge of signing such a document. They admitted hav ing signed resolutions of thanks to Judge Tuthlll and the court officers, but exhibited no knowledge of the last paragraph which sounded approval of the north side police inspector. Were it not for Juror Harlev, It is asserted by many of the other jurors, a verdict of guilty would have been rendered. Harlev was convinced of Luetgert's innocence nnd he voted for acquittal on every ballot.

His positiveness was a prop and support to Holablrd and Barber, who voted with him on every ballot. When he left the court building he was cheered by the crowds in the street, who distinguished him as the one who was immovable In his belief of the prisoner's innocence. After nearly two months of legal contention the case goes upon the records to be dted as another of the historic mur der trials of the century. The celebrity of this sensational case has been partly due to the extraordinary character of the alleged crime as described by the State nnd partly to the unusual developments of the trial itself. The State had before it the difficult task of evoking the image of Mrs.

Luetgert from a few bones and two gold rings. To connect the dead woman with the accused it then had to present to the jurors a story which naturally would seem hard to believe, and in proof of which It had only circumstantial evidence to offer. Experts were called In to identify bones and debris, and then these gentlemen were promptly met by experts for the defense who were able to deny the possibility of such an identification. This feature of the case, more even than thp length of time consumed and the endless technical discussions, will cull attention again to the marked inferiority of American criminal procedure as compared with that abroad. There was a waste of time ana money ana tnere was on unconscionable waste of words.

There were times during the testimony of the experts when. tne recondite investigations into science became almost farcical and made this grave case a subject of joculnr mention throughout the country. As result of nil this the jury when it retired for a consideration of the law and the evidence found it impossible to unite on nny verdict satisfactory to nil of the twelve men. After spending sixty-six hours in heated discussion a majority numbering nine men gave up the attempt to persuade the other three thnt Luetgert should be convicted nnd Judge Tuthiil let them all go home. While the majority of the public may believe that Luetgert was guilty of the terrible crime laid to his charge, there has always been room for a lingering doubt in many minds that would operate powerfully on a juror's mind to prevent conviction.

But for this lurking fear of doing nn irreparable injustice to nn inno- Tammanyitos nnd anti-Tammanyltes. Th Republicans have to contend with a division of their forces on account of the Independent nomination of the Citizens' union in iew lorn uity, ana witn a small fragment of the anti-Platt Republi cans. The Interesting feature of the Massa chusetts election is found in the fact that the Democrats have come out squarely for the Chicago platform. The result la not in doubt, but the Interest Is In knowing how large a vote the silver Democrats can get in Massachusetts. In Iowa very important local considerations enter into the fight.

The Democrats, in addition to making a fight on the other Bryan lines, are attacking the record of the present Republican State officers, accusing them of extravagance, etc. Strong speakers are being put into th State by both parties nnd hard fight is being made. In Nebraska the Democrats, Populists and silver Republicans are united. In Kentucky it is a struggle between Blackburn and the Carlisle-Lindsay gold Demo crats. In Pennsylvania there is a fight be tween the Quay and the anti-Quay elements in the Republican ranks and the election of State Auditor will" show how strong the antis are.

In Virginia the Republicans have no regular ticket. Th Democrats will elect a Governor and a Legislature that will return Senator Daniel. In Colorado there is a great mix-up among the silver forces. M'KINLEY'S IMAGE IN BRONZE Medals Now Being Struck Off by tbf Philadelphia Mint. Bronze medals bearing the likeness oi President McKinley are being rapidly struck off by the mint, and soon the whols Issue will have been finished.

This work Is being done In accordance with an ancient custom that has prevailed ever since the time of Washington. The medals are very valuable, inasmuch as the supply ii limited and the demand is large. Some collectors have complete collections oi these medals, from that showing the profile of Washington to that showing the profile of Cleveland. Several of the medals already struck off have been sent to the President for himself nnd the members of his cabinet. The profile of tht the m'kiklkt medal.

JffiMB President is an excellent likeness. On the reverse side Is the date of the inauguration. Large orders for the medals are expected, and the receipts are for the ben efit of the mint earnings. and MRS. LUETOEHT cent man the circumstances of this case would have placed Luetgert beyond the pale of humnn sympathy.

The trial with Its disagreement has blasted bis life forevera wrong beyond repair if he is innocent, a righteous retribution if the circumstantial testimony of the deserted factory and its hideous evidences of crime told the truti. THIS YEAR'S ELECTIONS. Interesting Contests Arc Heine; Curried On in Ten States. Though the elections hi November are for the most part for offices of little national importance, the result is looked forward to with interest. Elections will be held this November in Ohio, Virginia, lown, Fcnnsjlvnmn, Kentucky, New York, Nebraska and Ohio and Iowa Governors will be elected.

In Maryland and Ohio special national interest is involved on account of a United States Senator having to be elected from each of those States. The greatest interest attaches in Ohio, Maryland and New York. In Ohio, the Democrats have endorsed the Chicago platform, nnd the silver forces nre contending for the establishment of their doctrine and the election of Senator. The Republicans are making fight for the present gold standard, for Republican principles and for tlie election of Mr. Hanna to the Senate.

In Maryland the important fight is over the sen.itorship. It is a question of the complete overthrow of Gorman or the re-establishment of Gormanism. The situation is so mixed thnt few wise people attempt prediction. Gorman has the anti-Gorman element in his own party to contend with, and the Republican factions are more or less at outs on account of the successful resistance to Mr. Wellington's attempts to establish dynasty of his own.

In New York, where interest centers almost solely in the Greater New York mayoralty fight, the situation is even more mixed than in Maryland. The Democrats are divided into silver and gold factions. Sparks from the Wires. Weyler, It seems, drew a blank Spain a Blanco. The Central railroad buildings at Macon, were destroyed by fire.

Loss, $7000. Thaddeus Wright has boon appointed receiver of the firm of Stephen R. Wiggins Sons, tanners of Richmond, Ind. A. O.

Deuel, aged 75, for forty years superintendent of the public schools of Urbana, Ohio, was killed by a freight train. President Gompers has issued a call for the seventeenth annual convention of th American Federation of Labor at Nashville, to begin Dec. 13. The auxiliary yacht Utownnn has been sold to Allison V. Armour of Chicago, a member of the New York Yacht Club, who has for years owned the steam yacht Ituna.

The trial of the suit of the State of Nebraska against the bondsmen of ex-Stats Treasurer Joseph T. Bartley to recover the sum of has begun in Omaha. Commander Ballington Booth absolutely denies the report that any negotiations arc in progress looking toward a union of the Salvation army and the American volunteers. Tho coroner's jury in the inqueset upon the death of Cashier Struble of Shepherd, rendered verdict of suicide. The verdict was reached after eighteen hours' deliberation.

Near Zanesville, heavy fog obscured the track so that hand car was struck by nn inspection train on the Muskingum Valley road and thtec men were killed and two injured. Forest fires near Austin, are under control after burning $200,000 worth of timber. The northern part of Cayuga County, N. is ablaze, nnd great damage has been done. The complaint of Mortimer Hendricks of New York City against the Manhattan Railway Company, aliening that its directors had unlawfully paid out has been dismissed.

United States Commissioner Tunison decided to hold Karl A. Karlsehn, who shipped as carpenter on the British ship Favonius to Rio Janeiro from Pensacola, charged with the burning of the ship nt sea. John Harris shot and killed George Kebo, nn escaped convict, at Keokuk, Iowa. Kebo is Harris' son-in-law, but was not living with his wife. Kclto broke into the house and fired nt Harris, who killed him.

Leaders Are Terror-Stricken and Call Londly for Assistancc-Bushnell and tbe Rest of State Ticket Likely to Go Down to Defeat. McKinley to the Rescue. Columbus correspondence: The Republican managers in this State are terror stricken. The Macedonian cry has gone forth, and during the lust two weeks of the campaign all the power of the national Republican committee and all the influence of the Federal administration will be employed to save Mark Hanna from the defeat which now threatens him. Nor is Hanna alone in danger.

Information now in possession of the leaders indicates that Bushnell and the rest of the Republican State ticket will share the fate of the Cleveland boss. The Republican State committee has arranged to hold 100 meetings daily until the election. Washington will be drawn upon for every member of the administration whose services can be utilized in the present crisis. Among the members of the cabinet who take the stump in Ohio nre John Sherman, Secretary of State; Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War, and Attorney General McKenna.

Among the prominent department offi cials who are now in the State or will be here early next week are First Assistant Postmaster General Heath, Assistant Secretary Davis of the Interior Department, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Brigham, Special Inspector McGinnis of the Postofflce Department, W. G. Edens, superintendent of the free delivery system; Joe Smith, secretary of the bureau of American republics; J. K. Richards, solicitor of the treasury, and Frank H.

Morris, auditor of the treasury for the Navy Department. At the suggestion of the State committee arrangements have been made to have every Republican employed in the depart ments at Washington who is entitled to vote in Ohio brought hero for that pur pose on election day. The President, it is said, has issued orders directing that such employes be granted leave of absence and the national Republican committee has prepared to provide them with free transportation from Washington to Ohio and return. It was not until within the past five days that the local managers became alarmed at the situation. They let the campaign drift along for several months, relying on the talk about returning prosperity nnd the fact that McKinley carried the State by 50,000 plurality in 1800 to assure Republican success at the polls this year.

The practical work did not begin until Oct. 1. On that date the committee began taking a poll of the cities of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Toledo and Dayton. The returns have been of a character to dumbfound the Republican managers. They show large gains for the uemocrats In almost every precinct in the cities named.

Another set of canvassers went to work Oct. 1 in the country districts. Their reports show small gains for the Republicans among the farmers. These, however, do not begin to compensate for the Republican losses In the cities and the managers have reached the conclusion that if their poll is reliable the State can only be saved by the hardest kind of fighting during the closing days of the campaign. The State committee disliked to appeal to the national administration, but when brought to face the actual situation there was nothing else to be done.

Every straw floating upon the surface of the political sea showed unmistakably that the tide was running strongly in favor of the Democrats and promised to swell Into a deluge, which would sweep everything before it. AH the artifices resorted to for the purpose of creating enthusiasm for Hanna had fallen flat. The claim that his re-election was necessary to preserve the. integrity of the nation was greeted with derision, even by Republicans. The appeal to the business interests to use their influence in Hanna's behalf fell for tbe most part on deaf ears.

The defection among the trades unionists, the revolt of the colored voters nnd the dissatisfaction among the old soldiers on nccount of Hanna's candidacy pointed surely to his defeat, unless something was done quickly to bring the discordant elements into line. Therefore, as a last resort, an alarm was sounded, which was heard at the national capital. It was the old familiar cry of "Come over into Macedonia and help us," and the administration has not been slow to respond. Henceforth the Republican campaign will be conducted along new lines. Heretofore the claim of restored prosperity and the eminent services rendered by Hanna in saving the nation last year have been depended upon to secure a Republican majority in the next General Assembly.

Hereafter the cry will be that Hanna's return to the Senate is necessary to hold up the bands of President McKinley. It will be urged that it is the duty of loyal Republicans to stand by the President and that Hanna's defeat will be regarded everywhere as a slap at the national administration. mining regions and talked to the miners about the desirability of a chnnge In the State administration. He was given a cordial greeting wherever he nppeared, as he is himself a coal operator who employs many men. He has been operating extensive coal mines in Jackson County for more than a quarter of a century nnd has never had any trouble with his employes.

It Is practically assured that he- will receive the solid support of the coal miners in every section of the State. Latterly Mr. Chapman has diverted the course of his campaign to the larger towns and cities. He lnis faced large and enthusiastic audiences nt all points visited by him. That his speeches Tmve had telling effect is shown by the fact that he has within the past ten days concentrated upon himself the fire of the Republican press.

Every Republican newspaper In the State is now barking at his heels. The senatorship has dropped out of sight for the moment and Horace L. Chapman has suddenly become the most conspicuous figure in the campaign. WITHIN OUR BOEDER. A WEEK'S RECORD OF HAPPENINGS.

OHIO An Interesting Snmmarj nt the More Important Doings of Our Neighbors Wrl-uings anil Deaths Crimes, Casualties, and General State News Kotes. HANNA NOT POPULAR. Is New Element in Public Affairs Represented by Him. It is difficult for the voters of this State to realize that Mark Hanna, as a candidate for public office, is actually, thongh indirectly, asking for their suffrages. The truth is the electorate has not fully recovered from the shock given to it when the Republican State convention indorsed Hanna for United States Senator.

The plan of nominating a candidate for Senator-in Congress by populnr convention has been observed occasionally in Illinois and sometimes with good effect. Although under the Federal constitution the people cannot vote directly for United States Senator, the practice of selecting a candidate for that office in State convention affords the electors the opportunity to ratify or disapprove of the con vention's choice at the polls. Hanna's mnnagers certainly displayed remarkable audacity when they Insisted, on submitting his candidacy to the crucial test of a popular vote. Their action star-1 tied the rank and file and stirred up suchj of the party leaders as had not been con-J suited on the subject. These latter have! argued from the outset that it was an ill-i advised move, holding that Hanna would' fare better if he had only to deal with the! members of the Legislature.

There is nothing in or about Hanna to recommend him to popular favor. He; does not even possess the trait of ability. His ability is limited to a faculty foi money getting. Of political economy he knows next to nothing. It is doubtful it he could explain the difference between a specific and an ad valorem dnty, but he i not too simple to understand that a 00-" cent duty is better for the manufacturei than a 40-cent dnty on woolen goods.

He! is undoubtedly the most unfortunate mar ever put forward to essay the role of popular idol. Even his personal appearance is against him. Hanna represents a new element in pub-i lie office. Heretofore he and the men Hkd him have preferred to stand in the back-j ground nnd manipulate the strings which controlled the puppets on the political stage. They supplied the campaign funds year after year which were to elect theia agents to office.

They have grown rich1 out of the subsidies voted by their tools' and now the insolence of wealth prompts? them to seek office on their own accountj If Hanna were not a multi-millionairej or nt least a millionaire, he would not be candidate for United States Senator.1 There is not a Republican in Ohio who) will deny the truth of this proposition. Hanna has practically nothing but his wealth to recommend him to the support) of Ohio Republicans. The voters appre-1 ciate this fact nnd they nre thinking about! it. Here is a man actually running before the people for United States Senator! and the only nrguments heard in behalf of his candidacy are that he is rich and that! he mnde McKinley President, A Dorsetshire zoologist, seeing an adder swallow Its young, tied string around Its neck and then hilled It. On reaching home he cut the string, when thirteen little adders wriggled out unhurt.

A storekeeper of Kokomo, Is highly Indignant over the action of a litmrrtn? wfirt Hrl.n C1iVi nlnfa rvlnam "w0 "mw vv window to get at about $10 worth of I nuiv CHAPMAN'S WORK TELLS. Hanna's Fight Is Being; Lost Sight of in the Governorship Contest. The record of Republican rule in this State is one of extravngance, corruption and pillage. Taxes have increased, expenditures have grown larger and the people have been plundered right and left, yet the State has gone along, year after year, rolling up majorities for the Republican ticket. It hardly seems possible that Ohio taxpayers, In order to keep the Republican party in power, are willing to be robbed.

But it certainly looks as if they are in view of the fact that William SIcKlnlcy was re-elected Governor In 1893. During his first term the public expenditures bad Increased from $2,900,000 to $3,800,000 per annum. During his second term they ran up to $4,000,000. But the profligacy and pillage of the McKinley regime have been exceeded under the present administration. Last year the total expenditures from the general revenue fund amounted to $4,200,000.

Since McKinley wns first elected Governor In 1891 there has been an increase in the annunl expenditures for the State administration of $1,300,000, or nearly CO per cent, while the increase in population from 18S0 to 1S90 was less than 13 per cent. In view of this record, if Gov. Bushnell Is re-elected next month, there can he no escaping the conclusion that the people of Ohio would rather be plundered under Republican administration than trust the Democratic party with power. It is interesting to note that the voters throughout the State are beginning at last to give some attention to the race for the Governorship. During the earlier days of the campaign nothing else was talked of or thought of but the senatorial contest.

It is largely due to the active and forceful canvass which Horace L. Chapman, Democratic nominee for Governor, is making that State issues are coming to the front. Just In the proportion that these issues are made prominent do the prospects grow bright for the-elec-tion of the Democratic State ticket. When he began his cnnvnss Mr. Chapman decided to visit first the agricultural communities and the mining regions.

He attended the county fairs nnd ns the opportunity wns presented indulged in plain talks to the farmers on what he conceived to be the vital questions of the campaign. He was particularly careful eo emphasize the fnct that the Republican party was entitled to no credit for the advance In the price of wheat. He soon discovered, however, that the agriculturists were in no danger of being deceived on this point. They understood very clearly that they were getting better prices for their products solely because of short crops in Europe and India. Next Mr.

Chapman went into the coal Thieves' Scheme. The postal clerk thoughtfully drew a row of dollnr signs on the rotary shirt bosom which had come through the! mall marked "printed matter," as ti pair of boots wrapped In newspnperj had previously been. "Yes, It Is true," he replied, "we would know every time' holiday or big celebration or fair occurred, even If we were shut off from every other menns of knowing by the' number of pocketbooks that have been dropped on that day In the letter boxes That Is the proper method now nmong the light-fingered fraternity for disposing of the inconvenient evidence of their guilt. If they were to throw the purse into nn alley It would be a sus picious action that would be noticed at once, but by wrapping It In piece of paper, they can walk boldly up to the nearest letter box nnd drop It In, a sight so common to the passersby that no one's attention is attracted. Every time there Is nn unusual crowd the numberof purses found Increases pickpockets can work best In pushing, elbowing crowd.

So there nre more rifled pocketbooks on fair ground than even on a pleasant holiday, more In the town districts than In the outskirts, nnd more in the vicinity of ball parks, race trncks and conventions than elsewhere. The greatest number of these arethelong wallets of the kind that are carried in Inside pockets, nnd they nre rarely stripped of the negotiable paper or of any tiling but actual money. Anything else Is likely to prove evidence against the one who lifts the purse. We find checks and drafts, notes, memoranda nnd nil kinds of trinkets un touched. One time there was of good bankable paper, that had not been disturbed.

Often there is note to the loser, his nnme sometimes being added, showing thnt lie wns known. They tell him 'not to be 'giving to the poor Is lending to the or 'don't mind this, which is adding Insult to Injury." Hasn't1jeft Ills House in 34 There Is an Interesting war relic at Bloomtield, In tho personality of Basic Hayden, who has not been out-; side his house for the Inst thirty-four years, although he Is In perfect health: Mr. Hnyden wns a large slave owner In 18C2, nnd when his slaves were taken from him he maintained that the Almighty had treated him harshly In nl-lowlng his slaves to go free. And, by way of retaliation, he swore that ho would "never set foot on God's earth again." No White Folks Noed Apply. A cotton mill Is to be established at Columbia, S.

In -which no white folks will be permitted to labor. A large block of the stock hns been by colored people, and under the bylaws it is provided thnt no white person shall work as an operative In the mill, and that no negro shall be employed who cannot show that lie Ins ben a resident of Columbus for at least twelve months. Employment will be given to 000 hands. A curious tiling In connection with the Servian army Is the manner In which nearly ull the regiments carry the big drum. Instead of being slung in front of the man who plays It, this instrument Is put upon a small two-wheeled enrt drawn by a large dog, the latter being so trained that be keeps his place even through tbe longest marches.

The drummer walks behind the cart and performs on the Instrument as It goes along. Each regiment has two or three drums, but scarcely any the regiments have a band. Daniel Vnleiite, Sicilian, 102 years of age, who served as a soldier under the first Napoleon, has Just died at Naples. Ncnrs ISollcU. Harry Caldwell of Collier's Station, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

John Korns, a fish peddler, whoso homo is at Millersburg, Holmes County, was killed in a runaway in Lorain. In the case of J. C. Bounds against tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the jury gave the plaintiff $1,999, tho full amount asked. Mrs.

Blargaret Gardner of Washington C. wife of former Congressman Milhi Gardner, dted after a brief illness, aged 65 years. Dr. F. W.

Thomas of Marion, has been elected President of the Erie Railroad Surgeons' Association at its meeting in New York. Henry F. Moening, 76, one of the pioneers of Allen County, died at Delplios. He was the father of Ferd II. C.

3Iocning of Cincinnati. Miss Aurelia Wood has filed her petition in court at Marrysvillo for $9,030 damages against Adolpli Glick and Hanna Click lor dafdming her. At Bourbon, Poindexter Doran fell from an Apple tree while gathering apples and broke his neck. He was 70 years old and leaves a large estate. Robert Rankle, aged 23, unmarried, blew his head off with a shotgun at Toronto.

He had been in America six years. Unrequieted love caused tho act. 1 he 8-year-old daughter of Sylvester Kleinhenz of Tiffin, was instantly killed by a heavily laden wood wagon, which kuocked her down and crushed her head. Mrs. John Demm had her skull fractured at Toronto by a brick thrown by a man during a general fight.

She will probably die. Several other persons received injuries. At Delaware the Court of Com.non Pleas sentenced Harry J. Lockwood, convicted of trying to blow up his mother-in-law and wife with dynamite, to five years in the Penitentiary. Mr.

Samuel E. Carpenter, a wealthy farmer near Winchester, was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Boswell, widow of tho late Hiram Boswell. Tho groom is 71 years of ago and tbe bride is 64. Before the adjournment of the session of the Board of Pardons at Columt.us recently the body recommended for pardon Clifford J.

Dryden, serving three years from Butler County for embezzlement. John Donnelly, a peddler from Indianapolis, was found in a badly injured condition at Bellefontaino besido the railroad track. He said he had been struct: on tho head with a club by a brakeman. Work has been commenced on the foundation for the second tin-plate works to be erected at Martin's Ferry by the Laughlin Nail Company. This will be one of the largest tin mills in the United States.

Jacob Fritz, formerly in Miller Bros', employ at Bncyrus, went to Toledo, tell im; a friend he had qnarreled with lii.s wife. Soon after his body was found In the river. It is generally believed he committed suicide. John Toalston, a farmer of East Township, Carroll County, while out hunting, climbed a tree to shake off a coon, when he lost his hold, and fell to the ground, s-distance of thirty-five feet, and was al-instantly killed. Hamilton M.

Dawson, a farmer of California, Pike County, left home recently for Portsmouth, since which nothing ha; been heard of him. He was sand-bagged and robbed while on the same trip six weeks ago, and foul play Is feared. The Warren Board of Health has takco steps to abate the pollution of the Mahoning River at Newton Falls. A cemetery drain runs into a tributary of the river and consumers complained. The State Board may be called upon to dispose ol the case.

While an invalid maiden lady of tho name of Daily, who lived with John Con-ly's family, 'near Piketon, was sitting in front of a wood fire, she suddenly pitched forward, and before assistance) reached her was burned so badly that she lived but two hours after the accident. Elmer Lantz of Greenfield Township, near Lancaster, shot himself in bed rather than go to the asylum. He had been brooding over family disagreements for some time, and, his mind weakening, had consented to be taken to Columbus. Lantz was 30 years old and unmarried. The shooting contest between Qulncy Early of Aberdeen, and M.

A. Shreckler of Yanceburg for the championship of Adams, Brown and High Counties and fifty dollars resulted In a victory for Shreckler. Early has held tho championship of the three, counties for six years. Gov. Bushnell has granted pardons as follows: Jonathan Smith, Pickaway County, serving a jail sentence for assault and battery; Frank Bridgeman ol Belmont County, burglary and larceny, now in thoManslicld Reformatory; Clifford S.

Dryden, Butler County, embezzlement. Will Gardner, Thomas Wilson, Charles Wesley, Pat MaUruder and Sanford Biker were arrested in Martin's Fcry, charged with burglarizing tho Postofllce and general store at Ned, and stores at Burton, Belton, Glover's Gap and Littleton, W. Va. They refuse to go to West Virginia without requisition papers. Two of the colored men have white wives.

Michael O'Connor of Lima, aged about SO years, has been sick for some time, and as a result his mental forces becamo unbalanced. O'Connor came down town and pleaded with somo men who were employed on tbo street to cut off his head. His relatives were notified, and his father followed him to McL'ullough'ji Lake, where O'Connor was found walking out into tho water to drown himself just as his father dragged him out. At Athens officers arrested John Lambert of Gloustcr, a traveling photographer, upon suspicion. He has had a tent pitched there for two or thrco weeks.

Ills grip was found to contain a complete counterfeiter's outfit, Including suveral bills of $10 denominations. Tliero will bo other arrests. Stella Dirst, aged 17, died at her noino in Waldo, under mysteriom circumstances. It is reported alio took a dose of with suicidal intend. Two doctors were summoned, but inspltoof their efforts she died.

One. of them said she was poisoned, the other that sho died from natural causes. Sirs. Frank S. Moffatt, wiio of a B.

O. brakem-n, was instantly killed by Pan-handle train No. 11 nt Xeuark. Sho was wheeling a baby in a carriage nnd carrying flowers to tho gravo of another child, bhe stepped out of tho way of another train. The baby was hurt and tho little carriagotorn to pieces.

Zeb Rudolph, the father of Mrs. James A. Garfudd, thn wire of tho Into President, died recently at Lnwnlicld, the Garfield home, or old age. The deceased was 91 years of age, and had been in feeblo health for some time. Two children beside Mrs.

Garfield survive him. They aro Mrs. Camden Rockwell of Now York.and Capt. Joseph Rudolph, who lives in Mentor. This dead body of A.

C. Dcul was found in the Pan-handle yard, Urbana, face down and severed in two near tho hips, several cars ol a freight train having passed over it. It is presumed that he attempted to cross the track and was run down by a dctatched portion ot a train. For almost forty years ho was tho of Schools, Iretiring in 1891, since which time ho has been a special teacher. Ho was the author ot several text books, and was ono of tho best-known educators in the State.

Tho 5-year-old son ol Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yohe was probably fatally turned atMassillon, its clothing having caught fire fiom a stove about which the child was playing..