The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16

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bank with n capital of s250,O0O, closed
its doors at New Orleans.
At the national convention in ODER
lin, o., of the nonpartisan w. G. I. u.
Mrs. Cornelia Afford, of Mississippi,
was chosen president.
The SD congress of the Society for
the Advancement of Women met la
New Orleans, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
presiding.
The state census compilation shows
that New Jerseys population is 1872
o42, an increase in five years of 22s,00o.
The ninth annual convention of Chris
tian workers in the United States and
Canada begun at New Haven, Conn.
The long drought in the Kankakee
| Und.) region was broken by rain, the
first which had fallen for 60 days, and
| the marsh fires were extinguished.
The total loss by these fires was $780,
COO.
Adam Kunlde, wealthy farmer near
Mllersburg, o., was swindled out of
$4,000 by a couple of men with a gold
brick.
Samuel Kent and John Poll<hinhorn,
| both married, were blown to death by
an explosion in a mine near Calumet,
| Mich.
Susan Parker, SO years old, the
mother Of two children, and Jerome
Zimmerman, 81 years old, the father
of seven children, eloped from Logan
| town, Pa, but were arrested.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
tile week ended on the Sth aggregated
| $1,121, 504, 1877, against $1,0S2, SS0,957 the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
! 1891, was 1872.
The shoe factory of the Bentley Shoe
company at Casinovia, n. Y, was closed
| by creditors with liabilities of 100000
In railway wreck near Cincinnati
Eugene Kelley lost his life and $50 head
CT cattle and 20 hogs were killed.
The Birmingham and Gate City roll
| ing mills at Birmingham, Ala, were
closed, throwing 1000 men out of en-
ployment.
There were $50 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended ON the sth, against 200 the week
previous and 261 in the corresponding
time of 1894.
William Hawkins shot his wife and
then himself at Canastota, y. Y. Fam
lily trouble was the cause.
A man known only as Mr.. Bausch and
his wife were found dead in bed in New
York. The gas jet in the room was
turned on full
Thirty-seven bodies in all were re-
covered from the wrecked Journal
building in Detroit.
After making nine attempts within
u week TO destroy the Speed home for
| infants in Cleveland the incendiaries
were at last successful.
Sentence in the case of Theodore Dur
rant convicted in San Francisco of muir
dering Blanche Lamont, was deferred
until November %.
The presentation of a large silver low
ing cup. given by the actors and act
resses of America to the veteran actor,
Joseph jefferson, took place in New
York.
After five-weeks' journey with
horse and wagon c. ii. Blair and wife,
of Iowa City, Ia, arrived in Macon, Ca,
distance of 1,100 miles.
An amendment to the civil service
rules was approved by the president
whereby all employees of postotliccs con-
solidated with free delivery offices are
brought into the classified service.
Edward Day and his wife were killed
in runaway at GAINESVILLE, Wis, lcav-
ing seven children orphans.
William Newman, prominent
farmer, was hanged at Clinton, Ark,
for the murder of his wife on August Is
last. He died protesting his innocence.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
James II. Garfield. second son of the
late President Garfield, was elected to
the state senate in the Akron (O.) dis
trict by $4,000 plurality.
The republicans of Chicago and Cook
county elected their judges of the SUI
perior court and drainage trustees by
plurality of $4,000.
In the 18th Illinois district w. Il. Had