The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-12-05
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

timely warnings of all severe storms
likely to cause injury to shipping were
sent to all maritime stations and re.
suited in almost incalculable benefit
The average percentage Of verificatiou
of the bureaus forecasts during the
year was S2.4 per cent, an improvement
of pa per cent. over that of last wear.
An unknown man and woman who
registered as George Wilson and wife
were found dead III their ped in a room
at the Standard hotel in New York,
having been suffocated by illuminating
gas.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the 23d was: Wheat,
59,971 900 bushels; corn, IS, ! so 900 bush
els; oats, 12,20S, 900 bushels; rye, 2,657,
COO bushels; barley. 6,l46. 900 bushels.
Mrs. Casper Lnboy, OF Nesquehoning,
Pa, was stabbed to death and her hus-
band fatally slashed by robbers.
At belmont, Pa. John Tarr, aged %
years, shot and killed his wife and then
committed suicide. They were not liv-
Ing together.
Patrick Meagher, justice Of the
peace ut Gilberts, ILL.,, and his mother
were suffocated by coal gas at their
home.
A temporary prison ut Mena, Ark.
kins, confined for disorderly conduct,
persisted in the flames.
Miss Clara Barton, president of the
Red Cross society, in her report of the
work of the Armenian relief expedi-
ton in Asia Minor says that so, 900 Ar
menians will starvs unless helped by
May /.
The report Of Gen. ]. C. Breckenridge,
inspector general of the army of the
United States, speaks highly Of the
army as being in as good condition in
respect to instruction, discipline, equip
II ent and supplies as ever before in its
history.
For the first time in nearly 20 years
the national republican party closed
the campaign with all it's debts paid and
a surplus OF 100000 in it's treasury.
At Weir, Mass. Frederick Luther, an
electric fireman, shot his boarding
mistress, Mrs. Abby F. Barber, and then
killed himself. No cause is known.
Mrs. F. A. Walker and her daughter
Mabel and Mary Overland, n domestic.
were fatal, burned in Minneapolis bv
the overturning Of gasoline lamp.
Mably & Co.. one Of the leading retail
clothing firms in Detroit, failed for
100000.
The Dakota national bank of Sioux
Falls, S. D., closed it's doors with liza
bilities of S23O.OOO.
The board OF publication of war rec
ords has submitted its annual report to
the secretary of war. This work has
been in progress for 81 years and is
about completed. 1t has cost thus far
S2,334.32s
Seven sophonores of Princeton IN.
J.)@university have been suspended for
the part they played in the hazing OF IL
freshmen.
Twenty-six banks in eastern and
southeastern Nebraska have been bur.
glarized with losses amounting to over
$4,000 within the past two months.
1t is officially announced that Troop
A, Ohio national guard, Of Cleveland.
will act as the military escort of Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley at the Inauguration
ceremonies In Washington.
ALI and Bob Holly brothers) were
killed at n negro cake walk at Selma,
Ala, by the Hayes brothers, Henry and
Jack.
a disastrous prairie fire swept over
the Seminole country near Rochelle, o.
T., and 10 persons were burned to death
The Davies county savings association
~ fall ots H. 4 1t
ton, closed it's doors.
Joseph Green and Mike Inhofer, two
West Newton (Minn.) farmers, were
killed instantly by the explosion Of a
thrashing engine.
Rev. james Miller, pastor of Grace
Methodist church at Bloomington, Ill,
was murdered In Decatur, where he had
gone to visit his son. Robbery was the
motive.
The differences between the window
glass workers and the manufacturers,
which has kept the factories Of the coun-
try idle since May 30, were settled at a
conference in Pittsburgh and Is, 1000 rnen
will be at work again December is.
Baltimore Methodists erected bronze
tablet to mark the site of the Lovely
Lane Westinghouse, where the Meth
odist Episcopal church was organized in
1884.
Mrs. Swearnier, the wife Of rancher
living in Lewis county, Wash, cut the
throats of her three little girls, aged re-
spectively five years, three years and
nine months. and then used the knife on
herself. She was insane.
The body Of the late George w. q.
Ferris, inventor of the Ferris wheel
was cremated at Pittsburgh in accord
ance with a request made By him be-
fore his death.
Fire destroyed Ave of the best bust
ness houses in ALBANIA. Tex, the los,
being 100000.