The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Scott Mcdaniel, the leader of tho train
robbers who held up passenger train near
Texarkana, and was subsequently, arrested,
tried, gfound guilty and sentenced 10
life imprisonment and escaped by saving
out OF his cell, was recaptured ut Columbus,
Tex.
The extensive brickmaking plant of Fer
giison and DenIson at Benton Ilarbor,
Micb., was completely DESTROYED by fire.
the loss exceed, S5. 200; no insurance.
John MulhalI IT,, u young Morrisania (N.
} lawyer. shot himself In the head. He
was respondent from financial troubles.
y. c. Rear, y prominent real estate
broker and money loaner OF salina. Kun,
was drowned.
The official canvass of the vote In Michi-
gan was announced. For Governor. Ed
win Is. Winans (Den.) received 1873, 7a5
votes. james NJ. Turner (Rep.) 172.2O5.
Partridge Q'ro.) 2S,6sl, Bcldcn Q.abor)
l8,l9S. The Democrats elected nine Con-
gresslpen and the Republicans two. The
entire Democratic State ticket was ulso de-
clarcd elected.
The wholesale liquor house OF A. II. Law
renee Il Co. OF Dallas. Tex, made an as-
sgnment The liabilities are about
$4,000; assets not yet determined.
.
nellie and Monticello. were almost wiped
out OF existenre by Are. The aggregate
loss will reacl, $4,000; only partially in
surcd. Dardane lilo IL In the western part
OF the state and Monticello In the southern
portion.
A disastrous fire occurred ut Pottstown,
Pa, burning out the stores OF IL. NJ. Root,
L. a W. &. Rocker, j.. Leopold, J. u.
shaner, and w. l.. Stone. The loss will
aggregate $4,000 to 100000.
George Serkcr and james Lane were
frozen 10 death near Clay Court House. w.
Va.
Joseph Marshall, his 1O-ycnr-old son
Charles and youth named Herbert Cooner,
all OF Ilarbor Springs. Mich, were drowned
IN Little Traverse Bay while fishing.
bad wreck occurred near Wilcox, Pa.
by q train-dispatcher running two frclghts
together. Both engines aud thirty-fve ears
were totally demolished, with loss OF
about 100000. The trains were going Mt
rate OF forty miles nm hour but happened to
meet Oh straight track, and the trninmen
jumped and were uninjurcd.
George Ritter, OF Sandnsky, Ohio, COM
mitted suicide, being Respondent from
financial troubles.
The hog cholera Is raging IN Atchison
county, Kansas, and the disease 1, rapidly
spreading. Hogs IRE dying In droves.
Charles +. Taylor, prominent citizen
OF Frankfort. Kas., committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart.
Michael Mccormick, of Scranton, Pa.
was fatally injured by the cars.
Joseph Breckcn, OF st. Paul. was run
over by nstrcet car aud killed.
Heinrich Schultz received fatal injuries
by leRping from the third story OF ST.
Louis boarding-house which was OH fire.
Robert Richter and Louis Evars, both Of
San Antonio, Tex, between whom there
had been quarrel, met, and Richter whip
ped Evars. The latter then got u rifle and,
going to Richter's house, shot his enemy
dead. The murderer was captured.
T! GINS from coal stove nearly suffocated
family Mt Newark, q.
Tho Big Four railway company's grain
elevator ut Sandusky, o., together with sew
eral adjoining buildings belonging to that
company and about 3. 000. 900 feet OF lumber
belonging to the Sandusky Lumber and
Box company, was destroyed by fire.
The daughter Of Mrs. Sarah Cochrane. of
Cherry Bend, near Wilmington, o., was
shot three times by Sherman MrMalon, who
was living ut the house under The assumed
name Of johnson. McMalon then committed
suicide.
The bodies Of Joseph Marshall, his son
Charles and Herbert Cooner, OF Ilarbor
Spring, Mich, were washed ashore about
seven miles north OF that village. They
were returning from u fishing cruise and
the suppostion II that their boat was
wrecked In the storm.
About 1000 tons OF hay on Fishers ranch,
near Denver, COL, was set on fire and TO.
tally destroyed. A man named Baker was
suspected OF tho deed, and his body was
found banging by rope beneath bridge
near Argo. lie was evidently quietly but |
effectively lynched.
A turkey shoot two miles west OF Keytcs-
vile, Mo-, broke up IN riot and joseph
Brown, boy eighteen years OF age, was
killed. Besides the death OF Brown live
young men were wounded, two of them
seriously. Joseph and John Herman were
arrested
A collision between freight trains OH
the Cincinnati Southern railway occurred
mt Elko station, south OF Somerset, Ky.
Brakeman j. G.. stephens was killed aud
Engineer Hall Is thought to be fatally
injured. The accident was eau sed by the
lady operator ut Pine Knot not giving |
proper orders.
A granary, holding $1,000 bushels OF
grain, besides lots of machinery aud shells, |
was burned TO the ground near pipestonc,
MINI. The total loss IL estimated ut about
$4,000.
w. J. Leroy, freight conductor on the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, was ARE IL |
ed In Louisville. His arrest, It Is alleged, Is
the first Of Wholesale prosecutions to begin
st once against trainmen on the ROAD. They |
are accused of robbing freight cars, md 1t
Is even charged that wrecks have been mr.
ranged In advance TO cover evidence OF
wholesale thefts.
Mrs. +. M. McCoppIn, wife Of bank
cashier, committed suicide at Lima, o., by
taking dose Of poison. Cause is un-
known.
James Lane was deliberately shot and
killed at his door at Salem, Mass. Charles
Chutt and Michael Callahan are the per-
sons implicated, but the shooting Is be-
lieved 70 have been done by Callahan.
The failure Of the Farmers Bank at
Fontanslie, Ia. caused great excitement,
many merchants and farmers being deposit
ora Reported liabilities $4,000; reported
assets. $4,000.
At Kanapolis. Kss., the Royal Salt COM