The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-02-07


crying, but later returned, accompanied
by her mother when both attacked the
teacher, gouging his eyes so that it is
thought he will lose his sight.
Judge Thayer at St Louis dismissed
suit against Selwyn Edgar for violating
the alien contract labor law on the ground
that there was no contract as Edgar in a
letter asking two men in England to come
over TO work for him and inclcosIng
tickets to st. Louis had said he could give
them steady work, not that he would.
The State National Bank of Kansas City
went into voluntary liquidation Wcdnes-
day. 1t was organized In January, 1887,
with capital of $3.50, 900
Reports received by the Live Stock In
Dictator, of Kansas City, Mo-, from the
cattle feeding districts of Kansas, Nebras-
ka, and Colorado Indicate that few cattle
are being fed as compared with last year.
William X Collins, editor of the Wash
ington Evening Star, died at his home in
Georgetown, ID. c., aged G3 years,
Wheat has touched the dollar point at
st. Louis, causing much excitement among
the bear element and heavy losses. No
failures are reported, but wild rumors are
in circulation.
Four men were killed by the explosion
of bleacher in paper mill at Rock
Falls, III.
The result of the canvass conducted by
two farmers papers shows that Cleveland
is the choice of Democratic farmers by "a
vote of 71,1S7 to 1918 for Hill. Repub-
]icans are for Blaine by $4,000 to Blob
for Harrison.
A fve-foot vein of bituminous coal of
good quality was struck 200 feet below the
surface eight miles northwest OF lie Mars,
Iowa.
The Supreme Court of Missouri has fixed
March q as the date for the execution of
John Oscar burlington, the murderer of
Sheriff Cramer at Bonneville, Mo.
The eleventh annual meeting of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance has convened at
Omaha, Neb. Representatives of the pres;
were refused all information.
In the Wisconsin House the Bennett law
was repealed, the vote being taken under
suspension of the rules.
Citizens of Woodville, Miss, in mass
meeting adopted resolution warning =.
A. Bradford, who wrecked a pay train on
~. ~. L
escaped punishment through a technicality,
to leave the county Immediately and never
to return, on pain of death
The Michigan Masonic home at Grand
Rapids was dedicated by the grand lodge
of the State i'll the presence of $4,000
people.
The renowned temperance evangelist
Francis Murphy, is suffering from nervous
prostration as n result of overwork. He is
at the home of friends in Morristown, lndi-
ana and is quite i'll.
John H. Powers of Nebraska, was re-
elected president of the National Farmers
Alliance at Omaha. Chicago was select
ed as the place for the next meeting
The Legislature of Pennsylvania has
adopted resolution calling on the United
States Senators from Pennsylvania to sup
port the Federal elections bill by all fair
and honorable means.
The remains Of sixty-three Of the VIC
Tins of the Mammoth Mine horror in
Pennsylvania were buried yesterday.
A bill providing for the Australian hal
lot system only needs the signature of the
Governor to become u law in Oregon.
Low water in saw mill boiler at Mere
killed two men and injured many others.
At Grand Rapids, John @. Look was
elected Grand Master of the Michigan
Grand Lodge of Masons
1t is reported that the Northern Pacific
railroad has secured the contract for car
rying the fast mail between Chicago and
San Francisco, beginning March l2.
At Saginaw, Mich, a successful skin
grating operation was performed on Miss
Sarah Little, who was badly burned re-
Gently while dressing for party. Her
sister, Miss Louise, furnished the neces-
sary cuticle, and withstoo1 the trying or
deal heroically, eleven pieces Icing taken
from her.
j. d. B,aigc has been indicted Mt Fort
Dodge, Iowa, for obtaining money under
false pfetenses Blaige has victimized the
farmers OF that vicinity to the extent Of
thousands OF dollars by inducing them to
pay him for securing worthless Govern
ment patents for their lands.
IN fit of drunken bravado George
Schneider, of Erie, Pa, placed the muzzle
of pistol in his mouth. He pulled the
trigger too hard and will die.
After the Michigan Central.
A dispatch from Lansing says the rail
roads were given another whirl in the House
Representative jackson introduced
bill providing that under the terms of
the charter granted the company in Is46
the State has decided to purchase the
Michigan Central railroad and all its
property and stocks. The governor is
authorized to act for the State in conclud-
ing the purchase. In case the State and
the company cannot agree upon the mar
ket value of the stocks the Supreme court
is authorized to fly a price.