The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-04-20
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THE Southern Land & Timber COM
pany English) of Pensacola, Fla, the
largest timber concern In the south,
went into the hands of receivers
A SAND and snowstorm combined did
great damage In Colorado and Kansas,
and in western Kansas many horses
and cattle were suffocated by clouds OF
sand.
IN Pawnee county, o. r., an un-
known man on horseback set fire to
the dry prairie grass and the country
was devastated for many miles Sew
enteen farmers lost everything they
possessed.
ADvIcEs, from Mackinaw City, Mich,
say that the vast field of ice between
Waugoshance and McGulpin's point
had given way and the straits were
open to navigation.
The compilation of farms, homes
and mortgages statistics made by the
last census shows that majority of
the 1900 $50 families in the United
States rent their homes.
Rocky FORD, the English colony set
Element in New Mexico, was complete
ly wiped out by fire.
THE Massachusetts legislature passed
a law which says that whoever on
Sunday keeps open his shop, ware
house or workhouse or does any man
ual labor, business or work except
works of necessity or charity, or takes
part in any sport, game or play except
sacred concert, shall be punished by
fine Of $50 for each offense.
THE Bank of Bladen, Neb., was
closed by Bank Examiner Cline. The
assets were $l6,665; liabilities, $40, $50
BEFORE the New York east confer
ence at Stamford, Conn, Dr. Hunt re-
ported that 100000 Bibles had been dis
tributed in China during the past four
months.
SOME 10000 pupils of the 312 public
schools In New York city celebrated
the Tooth anniversary of the establish
ment of the public school system of the
state.
ONE of the walls of four-story brick
building fell Mt Wheeling, w. Va,
killing five men, one of them being
Very Rev. Father f. II. ParlSe, vicar
general of the Catholic diocese Of
Wheeling.
INVESTIGATION in Chicago showed
that counterfeiting of United States
postage stamps had been extensive,
and it was likely that the government
would be compelled to recall the issue
that had been counterfeited.
AN unprecedented rain and wind
storm blew down many houses ut Blue
field, w. Va, and all traffic was sus-
pended.
ABOUT forty of the most prominent
horsemen in the United States met at
Cleveland and formed sporting league
with p. p. johnson as president.
The Delaware and Lehigh rivers
overflowed their banks near Easton,
Pa, and the lowlands were submerged
for miles around.
THE bank of Axtell, Neb., failed to
open its doors. The failure was caused
by drought and business stagnation.
NEAR Smiths Mills, VT, a Boston
& Maine passenger train was derailed
and Engineer s. j. Rooney and Fire
man Lewis Emerson were fatally
scalded.
DURING dense fog n train on the
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh road
ran into washout near Sykes, Pa,
and Engineer Taylor, Fireman Shea
and Conductor Bruce lost their lives.
PRESIDENT JOSEPH B. GREENHUT, of
the whisky trust was charged in
Chicago with diverting 1925, 200 from
the company's treasury into his own
pockets
THE Kentucky grand lodge Knights
of Honor unveiled monument at
Louisville to the memory of James A. |
Demaree. the founder of the order.
FIVE Seventh-day Adventists, con-
victed in Rhea county, Tenn, OF work |
ing on the Sabbath, were pardoned by |
Gov. Turney.
OVER 5000 coatmakers in Cincinnati, |
Covington and Newport were on strike. |
TRAINMEN arriving at Cheyenne,
Wyo., reported that there were hun
dreds of cattle lying dead alongside
the railroad tracks, where they drifted |
during the recent storm and died.
JUDGE JOHN Ii. SAHLER, j. j. Jones,
a lawyer of note, and NJ, c. Bailey, a
union veteran, all committed suicide in
one day at Omaha, Neb.
THE president was being importuned
by men Of highest influence
to convene congress in special session
for the repeal or correction of the in
come tax law.
JOSEPH BUCK shot and killed Mrs.
Tessie Williams in Newark, N. j., and
then took his own life. No cause was
known for the deed.
AT Washington, N. j., during storm
sixty-five houses were damaged by |
and Jacob Harring was
struck and fatally injured.
SADIE STRINeER, IL years old, and
William Bradley, year older, were
killed by lightning in Philadelphia.
SENATOR HILL, of New York, an
that as soon as the Fifty
fourth congress convened he intended
10 offer bill in the senate to repeal
he income tax .
GRANT GRIFFIN (colored), who MUIR
Tered William Tibbs, negro gambler,
It La Crosse, Fla, November @, was