The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
DOMESTIC.

ing the expectation of leaf tobacco
from Cuba was causing considerable
concern among New York dealers.
The annual May anniversaries OF the
baptist church in the United States
commenced at Asbury Park, n. ].
The supreme court of the United
States decided that the statute OF Lou
isiana requiring railroad companies to
supply separate coaches for white and
colored persons was constitutional.
Mrs. B. F. Young, aged 80, passed the
examination ut Cincinnati required by
the government for a first mates IL
cense. She Is the only woman with this
distinction.
A Detroit bird broke the worlds 800
mile homing-pigeon record, making the
distance in 4 hours and 81 minutes.
The agricultural implement and stove
manufacturing firm at Lansing, Mich
Of Z. Bement & Sons was forced TO as
sign with liabilities of 100000.
Edward Kelton G. Co.. lumber dealers
ut Columbus, O., made an assignment
with liabilities of 100000.
At the Methodist conference in Kan
sas City, Kan, resolution was adopted
forbidding members. either lay or
otherwise. to use tobacco or alcoholic
liquors.
The United States supreme court up
held the law of Georgia prohibiting the
running Of freight cars in the state on
Sunday.
A fire among wholesale jobbing
houses in Washington destroyed prop
erty valued at $25O.oOO and caused the
death of two fremen.
Thomas ]. Little, owner of the Penn
knitting mills in Philadelphia, failed
for 100000.
Forest fires in Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts did immense damage.
During windstorm in Washington
trees and shrubbery were uprooted on
the white house grounds and in many
other portions Of the city.
Forty persons were killed on the
Pawnee reservation in Nebraska by q
cyclone.
a tornado near Poseyville, Ind.
wrecked many houses and barns and
damaged crops
High water was doing great damage
In portions Of Illinois and Missouri.
Lightning struck the house Of August
Zercher, near Peck, Kan, and killed his
two children. aged nine and four years
Engineer Williford, of Carlton, Ca.
and two negro train hands were killed
and IL cars burned in freight wreck
near Chaplin, s. C. r.
The Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers began Its BE.
annual session In Detroit.
The weekly report as to the condi-
tion OF the crops throughout the ooun-
try was encouraging.
Latest news of the tornado which
swept throughout northeastern Kansas
nnd portion of southeastern Nebraska
places the death list at Is and &c persons
were injured. In southwestern Nebras.
ka 40 persons were killed.
Lightning struck q schoolhouss neax
Shumway, H., and six children were
reported to have been killed.
Wallen Wagner, aged 80 years, cut
his wife's throat with q razor and then
killed himself Mt Parkersville, Ind No
cause known.
James Dazzele (colored) was taken
from the Jail In st. Bernard, La. By q
mob and lynched for attempting 20
assault n white woman.
At the Methodist general conference
in Cleveland DR.. C. C. McCabe, Of New
York, and Earl Cranston, Of Cincinnati,
were elected bishops.
Frank Harms, Of Washington. Go.
was killed and six other men were in
jured by IN accident to Lake Shore
freight train In Toledo. o.
Women white caps destroyed an Illicit
still near Prestonburg, KY owned by
Moses Maygord.
The CitizenS bank at EdwardsburR,
Mich, closed its doors.
The house Of b. F. Houx at Chillieotha,
O., was struck by lightning and his two
daughters were killed.
A shortage of $<2s,O00 WINS found In
the city attorneys Office in Pittsburgh,
Pa