The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-02-21


George K. Smith, a well-to do merchant
OF Oscoda, Mich, committed suicide by
taking morphine.
1t Is reported that Jay Gould, who is
making a Southern tour, was taken sud
denly Ill at st. Augustine, Fla, and
started for New York.
The Tennessee river is very high and
still rising. The boom at London was car
ried away, causing loss OF $4,000
The Rev. J. e. June OF Rochester, N.
Y, has accepted call to the First Uni
versalist church at Decatur, Mich.
An epidemic of scarlet fever prevails
In Galena ILL.,, but Is said to be on the
wane. No deaths have been reported.
The Good Templars of Piatt, Mason,
Moultrie, Edgar, Douglass, Champaign,
and Vermillion counties held their district
convention at Mansfield, i'll.
The steamer Batalena from Cata,ena Is
lands reports finding wreckage of the sloop
Fawn, which left San Pedro for Catalena
last Sunday. The occupants Of the sloop,
Andrew Rule and Alexander UrIuhart,
merchants Of San Pedro, were undoubtedly
drowned.
A single man held up the assistant cash
Ter and a clerk of the Citizens Bank of
Minneapolis, Mimi, the other morning
and swept the cash into bag, but he was
captured as he was leaving the building.
Contracts for the Ashland breakwater
and the stone to dixie at Chequamegon
Point have been let Hugh Steele of Du-
luth, the former at $l5.95 and the latter
at $780, 20 per foot.
Mr.. Henry Watterson writes from Louis
vile that the letter recently published,
purporting to be from him TO Gov. Hill, of
New York. is genuine,
The United States steel cruiser Balti-
more has sailed from Toulon, France, for
Chile.
In the House of Commons the bill to per.
init a widower to marry his deceased
wife's sister passed its second reading by
u vet, of 202 to l55.
Since King Humbert's acceptance of
Sig Crispi's resignation of the Premier
ship and his tetii ement from pubic life
the latter has decided TO resume the prac-
tice OF law
A bank vault ut Shepard sville, KY,
was blown open by burglars. They got
500 but overlooked 500
Tho first triennial meeting of the
Woman's National Council of the United
States viii open in Albaugh's opera house,
Washington, Sunday, Feb. 22, and will
continue through the Esd, Gath, and 25th
of February.
The Tri-State Can company's factory at
Keokuk, Iowa, burned, causing loss of
$50, 900 insured for 100000.
The j. II. Farley Cracker Manufacture
ing company, of Dubuque, Iowa, has been
transferred to the American Biscuit COM
pany.
Two masked men chloroformed Mrs
Lindgren, near Manchester, Iowa, and
stole large amount of school money kept
in the house.
1t is said that unheard.of cruelties are
practced on the Jews in Russia by the
authorities, with the knowledge and con-
sent Of the Car.
Assistant Secretary Of State William F.
Wharton and Miss Susan c. Lay were
married at Washington.
Harry NJ. Fleming borrowed much
money, married handsome girl, and
stole watches ut Chelsea Mass, while
pretending to be the son Of President Bliss
of the Boston g. Albany railroad.
The old mansion at Appomattox, Va, in
which Lee surrendered to Grant has been
purchased by Niagara Falls IN. Y COM
pany and will be made a museum for war
relics.
The Ormonde Club of London offers a
purse OF $4,000 for q boxing match of
ten rounds between Slavin and Sullivan,
the meeting to take place in tho club
room next autumn.
The Nebraska House passed the Austria
ii an ballot bill without single dissenting
vote Representative Gale Of Brown
a. 1.,AN
some of his constituents. saying that he
ought to be hanged for failing to stick to
the Alliance party.
1t Is reported that Governor Bird is or
ganiling the militia to eject intruders
from the Chckasaw Nation. The COM
mander ut Fort Reno, l. r., declares that
it is untrue that boomers are about to
enter the Cherokee strip.
In connection with the baccarat scandal
in which Sir William Gordon Cumming has
become involved 1t was reported that a
few months ago the Baronet was engaged
to marry Lady Vernons cousin, Miss
GARNER of New York
Emperor William has conferred the
deco. alton OF the Order Of the Red Eagle
upon Herr Wi!denburcb, the dramatist, In
token Of his rleasure III witnessing Widen
bnrchs play, .Neuc Herr
Bishop Haro hss decided to resign his
charge VI the Episcopal diocese of South
Dakota. He has been offered and accepted
the charge OF the Japanese mission.
Prince Bisma ok has written to the
Countess Andrassy requesting the loan of
such letters and documents from among
her late husbands papers relating to
Count Andrassy's pullic life as may be
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