The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-12

the flames.
An immense ice gorge so feet higf
formed across the Chippewa river be
low Chippewa Falls, Wis, and farm:
and farm buildings along six miles oi
the Chippewa valley were under water
C. NJ. Blaine, aged Sc. chaplain of the
army post at Fort Ringgold, Tex. and
his 11-year-old daughter were burned
to death in their home. Mr.. Blaine was
cousin of the late James G, Blaine.
Zenas Varney's carriage factory In
st. Louis was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of 100000.
The next annual encampment OF the
G. A. X. will be held in Buffalo, n. Y,
beginning August %.
The richest and most extensive dis
covery of rock phosphate In the history
of the world has been made in Tennes-
see in the counties of Davidson, Will
hanson. Rutherford and Maury.
The assertions of sailors from the
navy have left some of the ships with
hardly sufficient men to man the ves-
sells.
George Edwin Dean, aged ~ years,
and John Selcer, aged nine, were
drowned at Des Moines, H., while skat-
ing. .,,..
The First national bank Of Tyler.
Tex. closed it's doors with deposits of
$231.000.
The Missouri national bank of Kan
sas City closed its doors with deposits
of $1.l3l.00O.
AS the result of political luminosity
J. V. and l.. d. White (brothers) were
killed at Bethany, s. c.. by L. ]. Will
liams. prominent politician. ....
United States Register Tillman, of the
treasury, in his annual report states
that during the year there were issued
143,47G bonds of the value of S25S. $685..
$50, and during the same period there
were cancelled CASIO bonds Of the value
OF $136.941. 450.
The report of Mr.. Kimball. the gen.
eral superintendent Of the life-saving
service, for the year ending June 80.
shows that the crews saved and assisted
to save 472 vessels, valued, with their
cargoes. ut $4,sj3.1l0. The cost of main
tanning the service for the year was ST.
401. sos.
Morello. the once three-year-old king
of the turf, died near San Francisco. In
his best days he was valued at 500. 900.
The two 16-year-old twin daughters
of Riley Taft. of Orange. Mich, were
instantly killed at railway crossing.
A bill has been introduced in the
Georgia Legislature prohibiting the
playing of football In the state; also
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes or
cigarette paper.
The public debt statement issued on
the 1st showed that the debt increased
$S,270,203 during the month of Novem-
Der. The cash balance in the treasury
was $685., Dol. 500. The total debt, less
the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts to 1921. 126.257.
The German-Amcrican bank at Port
age, Wis.,, made an assignment for the
benefit of it's creditors. .,..
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the LIST was: Wheat,
5S.0l4,000 bushels; corn, IS, 22s. 900 bush
els; oats, 12,474 900 bushels; rye, 1885,
600 bushels; barley, 5,357 900 bushels.
The monthly statement of the comp
troller of the currency shows that on
November 30 the amount of national
bank notes in circulation was $235. 3l2,-
1903, an increase for the month Of $414.-
446, and for the last IL months of $2I,-
44O.9O7.
The Cincinnati chamber of commerce
passeda resolution petitioning congress
to create new cabinet position. that
Of commerce and manufactures, to be
presided over by secretary.
Tapc Of thousands - ,,ras ~ L., ~
along the Chippewa river in Wisconsin
were under from one to five feet of
water and hundreds of people had been
driven from their homes.
The Bank of Westport. Mo-. closed it's
doors with liabilities Of $4,000.
During the month of November the
total coinage at the minis of the United
States was S7.45S, 722, Of which $5.064,-
700 was gold, $2,3o5,o22 silver and $780,
600 minor coins. The coinage of stand
ard silver dollars was Sl.o14.0O0.
The wife of ex-Mayor Joseph s.
Brown, of Somerville. Mass, was burned
/" death in n fire which destroyed the
family residence.
At the annual convention in Sacra-
mento of the California Fruit Growers
association the president said that the
annual loss by insect pests in the
United States was over So. o0O.0O0
The residence of William Lewis
(colored) was burned at Alton, H., and
two children under ten years were
roasted to death.
At preliminary currency reform
meeting in indianapolis, Ind. ut which
many states were represented. II was
decided to hold national convention
in indianapolis in January. 1897. TO dis
cuss the financial question.
Engineer Bennett and Driver Wal
ter Stevens, of the fire department Of
Everett, Mass, were killed by rail-
way engine while responding to IN
alarm of fire.
Six business firms lost their goods al
Italy, Tex, by an inccndiary Ere, the
total loss being 100000.
Gage d FELTON,, bankers and brokers
In Boston. failed for 100000.
The post Office at Mason City, Ia. and
oil the ynotIs md contapt, xyara do