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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11
Alleae Gross Frauds.

Senator Hiscock has presented n
memorial signed by many prominent
New Workers asking thatya committee
be appointed to inquire into the sys
tenn OF naturalization in New York City
to The end that some remedial lcgisla'
ton may be devised and enacted with
reference thereto. They set forth that
tho migration records show that in
1891 205, 900 people came to this SOM
try from Austria, Russia and Italy,
but a small proportion of which can
either read, write or speak the English
language and are wholly ignorant of
our laws and the principles of our
government and that the great majority
of them remain in our large cities,
forming colonies, where they live by
themselves, speak their own language
and follow their own customs apart
from the life AMI influences of the
American community. 1t is further
stated that % practice seems to have
arisen on the part OF persons anxious
to secure votes. at elections to procure
the naturalization of great numbers
OF these recently arrived immigrants,
and thele seems reasons to believe that
Immediately prior to the last election
in New York state this practice was
in New York City accompanied by the
great irregularities and extensive frauds
the pubic journals of the city report
ing that in single court in that city
during the first twenty days Of October,
1891. there were G,871 naturalizations
OF which $3.50 were by single judge
that the court referred to sat but five
hours day and these new citizens
were manufactured ut the rate OF about
one minute; that single Judge i'll
three days naturalizel 1,6S3 aliens OF
the entire session OF the court. 1t is
obvious, the memorial continues, that
tho system OF naturalization which
produces such results with startling
rapidity must be defective, either in its
provisions for ascertaining the facts
upon which the right to citizenship
depends or in the execution of those
provisions ald that there is reason to
Lelieve that the results were in fact
made possible by Wholesale perjury,
false personation and official in
difference, il not official malfeasande.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

ers In tho effort to renominate the
president nnd who are not delegates to
the convention. This list viii be given
out as an indication Of the pernicious
example that is being set by President
HalIison OF the effort OF an admins
tration to perpesuate itself IN power
The Blnine managers also insist with n
good deal of vigor that ex Senator
ingalls,, who ha, been unusually loyal
TO the president, has been promised the
Russian mission, recently vacated by
Hon. Charles Emory Smith.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

sum Of $500 each for the faithful per-
formance OF the contract. said work 10
be completed as follows:
Tho balm to be cleared by July 10,
1892, and the dan to be fully completed
by August -, 1892.
Ga motion the sttect committee were
instructed To have Che filling about tic
timber work on Meadow brook, Between
Front and Main streets, dono al once.
On motion the street committee was
instructed TO ascertain the iilicnlty in
the launder c-ossing between Fonrth
and Fifth streets an | eau o tho obstruc-
tons. il any, to be removed.
On motion the council adjourned.
l.. J. SAEpAGD, Clerk.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11
TWO MILES IN ONE MINUTE.
A Nevada Mnn.Taiis OF "a Thrilling Ride
Down "a Eiuu1c.

| A Nevada Mnn.Talls OF II Thrilling Ride
Down Fiumc.
Benjamin Edwards OF Nevada was
sitting in the lobby OF tho Windsor re-
Gently discussing the carly days OF
that state, when the subject was
changed to fast riding says the Den
ver Republican,.
''You can talk as you like about the
Vanderbilt specials and other trains
that mako phenomenal time but il
you never rode down linn Der numo
in Nevada you don't know what it
feels like to ceve through space like
meteor.
why up in tho Sierra Nevada
range there are fumes from five to
forty miles long, built on regular
engineers grade. with siNtern. foot
drop TO the thousand. They arc built
OF heavy planlls shaped like u Y, and
carry eight inches OF water in the
acute angle anil discharge il at tho
rate OF 40 miners incho; per minute.
Il WAS up ut Lake Tahoe Que day,
which is sixteen miles from Carson,
and after we got through our business
LII ubNOU, lne SuJeftlJcNQGHa StLIG
we'd bettot talae = lying trip back TO
town.
He ordered what he called q
yacht which proved to DO V-shaped
canoe fourteen feet long 1t had u
brake which controlled two rubber
pads on each side. 50 applied rs to
lift the yacht and let the water run
underneath when it became necessary.
=" Button UP your coats. tic on your
hats and don't get scared boys said
Patton, MS we climbed into the MT
chine. Then he told his mon to turn
on three inches OF water. Holy Scott.
but how that canoe dill jump. Down
we went through that thrcad-lilte
ilumc, and the trees looked like
spccters.
My teeth tried 10 chatter, but
could not make it, and as occasionally
opened my eyes and caught glimpse
of the landscape. 1t appeared to DO
only blur in my vision.
I'VE shot around curves with We
locity that was fearful u contemplate.
and finally I'D weighed anchor at Car
son just eight minutes from the time
OF starting"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

THE FooL-kILLeR WANTED.
A Young Man With Rnticsnako in "a
Street Car.

Young Man With Rnt.icsnako in a
street Car.
Rather an exciting affair. in which
G rattlesnakc played the most impor-
tnnt part occurred in Post street
San Francisco Chronicle. At tho
corner Of Stockton street u tall. ca
daverous looking youth boarded thc
car IN one hand he held Il largo tin
can covered with u bit OF newspaper.
No enc would have paid any atten-
tion to him il he had not kept tapping
on the can with his finger. and hold
ing il up TO his car whilc II pleased grin
overspread his features. Aqueer buzz
zing sound seemed to issue from tho
can. anl n. times was plainly heard
above the rumble of the cur. Finally
u woman seated near asked what the
can contained.
"A rattlesnalse. = was the careless
reply.
Without delay she signalcd tho con-
ductor 10 stop tho car and Let in u
hurry, terror depicted on her face.
Still the loud buzzing continued
Good Joke. young man, good joke
to make her think you had rattle.
snake in that can said Il little man in
q treble voice, rubbing his hands to-
gether as Turk street was reached.
why. about forty years ago"
But the little old man never finished
tho sentence, for as he tapped the can
with his cane to illustrat, his reminis-
,,iye "a, Gu h.1t
that the paper was broken and the
ugly black head OF vicious specimen
OF crotaius horridus protrudod. In the
excitement the can was dropped on
the car floor and the snakot escaped
from ii.
ESB-z-z-z-t! B-Z-z-z.
The car was filed with sounds that
resembled chorus OF half u dozen
locusts. us the reptile assumed spiral
shape and prepared to strike the first
moving object within roach. The OBJ
ject happened 10 bc tho little mans
leg He nearly tainted from fright
ana was too feeble to get up on the
seats rs quickly us the other passen-
gers did.
The rattler suddenly Strengthened
out his body and struck Lut miscal-
culatcd the distance and the little
man life was saved. for ne was
dragged out OF reach OF the deadly
fangs before the snake could strike
again. The cur was stopped and the
remaining passengers alightcd leav-
ing the RATHER in full possession, but
not for long. because the gripman en-
tered with IL long iron crowbar. He
dealt blow ut the snake. but missed.
and, had nc not jumped back in the
nick OF time, tho cnraged reptile S
fangs would have been buried in his
leg Tho second blow broke the rat
tiers back and he was soon dispatched
end thrown into the street
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

LIKE thunder bolt from clear sky
came the announcement, upon the eve Of
the Republican nationai convention at
Minneapolis, that James G. Blaine,
secretary of state, had resigned from
the cabinet. Tbs action indicated IN
open rupture between the president
and his secretary which viii tend TO
complicnte matters at Minneapolis, and
perhaps put both men il such a.posi-
ton as to render the nomination OF
either inadvisabIc.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

IT looks now as though the Demo
cratic national convention would have
little row to settle rs well rs the Re-
publicans. The Syracuse convention
denounced The snap shot convention in
strong terms and viii send to Chicago
o contesting delegation. His will stir
up the Hill faction, and unless Grover
Is nominated on the first ballot he will
not be likely to get there"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11
The Worll's luan blan Exp os
iLiOn.

An eleg ut birrs-eyc-view OF the ey-
pc d.ioa grol 'ds aal blilllng', in
sht co.ors, size 35x45 inches, prics
800 Tie Same engraving. size 25x3j
inches, price, 10 cents, The aame
engraving, SIZE 2Ox25 iuches, pri-c so
cents A pl,os,.g-agute, bindsayo-
view, 1918 inches, price % cents A
iuap OF Chicigo, price, % cents. A
pocket map Of the U. s.. or aly state,
price, % cents. AM o, tao above
mailed 30 any address, postage prepaid
on tho receipt Of tho price named.
Any oher Worlds Fair publication
mailed on receipt Of thp advertised
price.
BoxD s. Co., 57G RooEoy, Chicago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11
First Publication June I, l'o3.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LA&D OFFICE n Marquette MICH,

LA$D OFFICE N MARQUETTE Mich.
june :, l-y9,
Notice is hereby ciyrl that The following
named settler Inns lied noti'e OF his iutepilon
to make final proof in. support OF ms claim,
and that snid proof VIII be n5ie before ING
t'lrrk of the Great Court OF iilraga so. ~
i.'Ansc Mich. on July Y, ls!2, viz: Mex g.
LgNrnce, Hd application Ma. +2O lor the
ily OF c'i see. y. 81 u r3l ~.
lie pantrs the following Witnesses 10 prove
his continuous, rp>idriSe Upon ;uid cditNa-
ton of. said land. viz:
Han, !t,hllrtt" Arcade iiohoinirr. Joseph
Mich.
dD'N GEO. \. ROY & L, Register.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

The House, last Moadiy, passed
bills to admit to statehood the terrific.
ries of Arizona and New Mexico. As
Arizona has population OF Int CO.
600 it is not likely that The Senate
will concur.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Presi-
dent to proclaim a holiday on tho 9th
Of October, IN commcmoratin of the
400th university of the discovery Of
America, passed congress- last week.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11
Harrison Gets There.

News YVES received from Minneapolis
yesterday afternoon to tile effect that
Benjamin Harrison was nominated for
president Oh the first ballot The vice.
president has not been named yet.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11
A Queer Case.

Three fifteen-year-old patent applica-
tions Of Thomas A. Edison for tele-
phone transmitters went to issue last
week, after such long delay that the
English patents, applied for after the
American, had been examined granted,
and gone to issue, run their term OF II
years, and expired efore the American
patents were issued. 1t is nice legal
question whether these patents had not
expired by limitation of law before
they were issued. The courts will
probably so hold. There is not so
much ground for suspectinS Intentional
and fraudulent delay in the interference
proceeding rs there was with the Der
liner patent, issued some months since,
bnt we concur with the Engineering
News i'll their opinion that such dccis-
ions are great reproach TO our patent
practice and to the state of the law.
American.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

THE supreme court has ordered n
new trial in n ease recently tiiel he
cause the lawyer for one OF the parties
treated the jury TO cigars.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

On motion Of s. Kinney It was re-
solved to award the contract for build
ing the water works dam TO Ovid
Goodreau Il CO. for $i93.02 aud the
contract for clearing the basin above
dam to Brad Demars for 5000, as per
their respective bids, providing each
contractor signs satisfactory contract
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

The fight is on at Aliaeuuolis. It isn't
OF the short, sharp aud decisive order,
either, but is more after the manner of
great siege. IL seems 60 he Harrison
against the field, and The field il mostly
Blaine. Up to present writing, Friday
noon, no vote la l been reached TO test
the strength Of the various candidates.
j. Sloat Fassett was chosen temporary
chairman which was considered u tri-
umph for Blaine, but upon The rerma-
nent organization Mckinley was chosen,
and he is known rs Harrison sup
porter. So thus far lionors are easy.
At the present it looks as though
the contest between tho Blaine and
Harrison factions would be q most
bitter one, 80 much so that to make
party success q possibility both candi-
dates will have TO be abandoned an n
compromise candidate taken up. The
leaders OF tho Blaine faction arc busy
going through tho state delegations
and selecting therofrom list of dele
gates and altornates to the convention
who are Office holders undor tho Har.
rison administration. They expect to
compile this list and add thereto the
names NJ MI ~ ~ ~'a~ai',r ~.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11
An anfant,s yest.

Minnie (aged 6)-"Mr. Martin.
may thpit on my finger an put 1t on
your ehcarf pinP".
Her sisters Lsau--"Ya-as IL you
wish. But why?r
Minnie Sister says SIS pasth:s.
- - ~ ''~s ~ n u.'ii ,',~i. y,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

The Republican state convention has
been called to meet at Saginaw, July
20.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11

ANOTHER wall Of suffering come,
from Pennsylvania. Another appal-
ling disaster has fallen upon the in
habitants of the oil region. Death
and dis!rnction by food and fire have
been visited upon them, uAd in the
pathway of the DESTROYING Angel is
strewn the ruins OF three hundred
homes and rs many dead and
dying victims. The eighteen miles of
death and desolation is the story in
brief Of the awful catastrophe which
has decimated the borders Of Oil creek
from Titusville t. Oil City. 1t has no
rival in the United States except the
Johnstown food. \ raging torrent.
. tank Of oil, undermined and toppled
into the flood, a park from n loco
motive passing over II bridge, series
Of explosions along the surface Of the
creeks, and houses, men, women and
children were instantly wrapped in
flames. The inmates Of the nonses
had but to choose how to die, either
drown or be burned to death. There
was no escape, and many chose the
easier death and jumped into the water,
but even there the fire found them, and
every body so far recovered shows
that fire did the work OF destruction.
The los of property is estimated at
from two to three millions oF dollars.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11
Common Council.

At an adjourned meeting of the com
mon council held June 9th, 1892, there
were present, J. @. McKernan, presi-
dent pro lem, John Campbell, A. Boiyin,
j. Il. Smith, Geo. Trudeau and S.
Kinney, trustees, and l.. J. Shepard,
clerk. Absent, J. G.. Turner, presi-
dent.
The meeting was called to open the
bids for constructing the water works
dam and clearing the basin above the
dam.
The following bids were opened and
read:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-29
HOW TO USE ONES TALENTs,
The onc-Talent Mon Gan Accomplish Much
Good, il Properly Taught.

The onc-Talent Mon Gan Accomplish Much
Good, il Properly Taught.
Rev. W. H Rodenbaugh. of the Duquesne
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church.
preached yesterday from Matthew NXIV:
"a. The theme of his discourse was 1.-The
One Talent" The likes and dislikes of diff
ferent people first demanded the attention
of the pastor. Continuing he said: 1--WE show
more sympathy for people who are unsuc-
cessful in life than for those who succeed bet
fer. The man who is estimable in every
way, prudent, honest and just. doing all in
his power to faithfully perform
his duties, does not interest MS nearly so
much if he is prosperous. We feel it is a
ratural result and are not especially glad.
If he meets with misfortune We are sorry
But let some mere vagabond meet with
streak of gooi fortune or suddenly acquire
some vast estate. He Immediately e1cites
comment and is the cynosur OF all eyes
and the topic of all conversation.
1.-THE man who received the five talents
and invested them so successfully received
the plaudit well done from his lord and
master The one who received the two
talents received the same commendation,
but the man who received the one talent
and folded it in a napkin received the con-
demnation of his master for his unlaitnful-
ness.
The world is to grow better through the
labor OF these one talented men, because
the self-consciousness of these men is the
cause OF so much disinterestedness. This is
evident from the study of history. Seeing
what men have done discourages them be-
cause they think they are unable to make
like accomplishments Moses, Cromwell
and Others were ready to fold up their
talents and leave the battle field, but
the power of the call was too great. Eacn
one should encourage his neighbor that he
may make the best use OF the talent bestowed
upon him.
"Man will have the same opportunity to
improve his talents in eternity that he has in
this lie His capacity for doing good will
be the gauge by which he is measured and
judged in the great beyond. The spiritual
hie is not strange life, but in its
essence plain, familiar life. As an illus
tration of this take the case OF Augustine
He wandered as did the prodigal son, un-
conscious of his spiritual attainments, but
his mother had confidence in God, and toll
lowed her boy with her prayers, and ut last
he sought and found Christ to the joy of
that mother, who few days after passed
from this life with the assurance that her
boy was in the hands of God, to be used for
the good of Christianity.
The setting forth of this consu inmate ex-
hibltiOn of a worthy Christian life before
such as feel they are unable to accomplish
much through hard forms, puzzling doc
trines ard misrepresentation OF religion by
professors, is strengthening. They should
seek to follow the New Testament plan
which LEADS to higher life through the
example OF Christ"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-29
AT SHANTUNG

Rev. c. W. Mateer breaches to q Large
Church of His 80 Years Experience as q
Missionary in China.
Rev. c. W. Mateer, missionary to North
China, preached quite an interesting ser
mon to q large congregation at the First
Presbyterian Church, on Wood street. last
evening. He reviewed the progress of evan
gelization in the Province of Shautung,
where he had been for % years. The work
was a difficult one, and rs a consequence had
been slow, but the results of late years and
the expectations of the future were great
Almost % years ago Mr. Mateer, with the as
lege in Tungchow.
At that place there are 100, 600 people. The
missionaries found at the outset that the
only possible way to concentrate the IDEAS
of the inha bitants on the college project
was to teach them in their native tongue.
Though the after results were SLOW 10
materialize, this procedure WAS as ae pnnH once
of s5,OoOoOO. In all those years
they had Christianized about $500 people
at the present timo was that of education.
In every sense OF the word the rising gener-
alton of China was as capable OF learning In
every sphere as the young American.
The development of the Chlnese In the
sciences of astronomy and mathematics was
not very easy one, but they were apt to
learn them. At the last examination OF the
Tungchow College 40 students were grad
uated after the regular six years course. A
post graduate course has been lately adopted
and it has been the means of Outstanding
through the students the families of many.
This because there was more time to touch
on the subject of religion than education.
Sixty of the young men enrolled In the
mission ranks when it was first established
were and still are the backbone of the work
in China. They helped considerably in
compiling educational works in the Chinese
language of teaching at the commencement
II was the only means by which the work
could be accomplished. The establishment
of an educational institution in China at the
tirne MIR. Mateer and his colleagues started
the Tungchow school. was struggle against
the largest proportion of an empire of
heathenism. Even those who did bow to
Christianity, did SO against their own In
clinations. The chief branches of learning
in which the Chinese lacked, were cleo
triciry and civil engineering. Progress is
being made now and in the course of five
years there is no doubt, but that the
province OF Shantung would develop many
graduates in both sciences.
The building of q large college and the
work of the 20 years touched
upon by Mr. Mateer cost only s50ooo
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he HAD DONE THE,


An Ex-Convicf, Now a Christian Minister,
Talks the Jail Prisoners.
An ex-convict addressed the prisoners at
the Jail yesterday. There had been no serv-
ices at the Jail for two or three Sundays.
When Rev. E. r. Donehoo, who was to con-
duct Yesterdays meeting, arrived, he was
accompanied bv his son who is also a minis.
ter, Rev. j. B. Elder, of Chicago. and several
ladies. One of the latter was the wife of
the younger Mr.. Donehoo. She is an excel
lent vocalist and led the singing of the serv-
ice. Mr.. Elder, a man of 80, was introduced
as a man who had "done time" but was or
dained a preacher two years ago.
As soon as Mr.. Elder took the floor he was
listened to with unusual interest by 237
prisoners, all the jail contained, including
Anarchist Berkman. The minister told
them he had served seven-year term in
Joliet for forgery, committed to gain neces-
saries Tor his sick vile. His term expired
six years ago, but his wife had died a year
previously. Since that time he had devoted
himself to Christianity and 20 going among
prisons all over the country and pointing
out the right road TO the inmates. His re-
marks were in the form of an earnest talk
rather than n sermon, and in their course
he took occasion several times to highly
compliment Allegheny county on its jail
and Warden McAleese on its clean, spotless
cOnditiOn-
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TO THE PURE IN HEART.
What is Required of Those Who Would Be
Christians at Heart.

What is Required of Those Who Would Be
Christians at Heart.
Rev. W. S. Davis, of the Walton Methodist
Episcopal Church, preached yesterday from
Matthew s. Using "The Truly Blessed"
as his theme in the course OF his sermon, he
said: "How different is Christianity from
Pharisaism. Outward beauty is not to be
despised, but what IS ii when all is corrup-
tion within? Jesus shows us that God looks
on the heart. In assaulting sin, like a brave
warrior he attacks the fortress; like q wise
and skillful physician he is acquainted with
the nature OF the disease, and prescribes q
sure remedy.
Purity of heart implies pureness OF mind.
Mind has its realms; the intellect sensibili-
ties and will: imagination pictures; reason
deliberates: Judgment decides: memory
treasures up her stores, and the will executes
and controls. The pure mind is character
lied by purity in all its exercises, by which
we mean not that there is always freedom
from error, but that it is not restrained in
its action or Influenced by any immoral
principle Evil may be suggested by sur
rounding circumstances.
There is much deception in the world d,
and we very properly place high estimate
on purity OF intention. How often we are
fiattered with fair promises only that we
may be more surely betrayed. There must
be purity of affection. This implies deliver
nnce from anget, pride, ambition. self-will,
all sinful exercise of appetite and passion.
Deeply in the heart are laid the controlling
principles"