The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-07-11
The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts
DOM ESTlC.


Andrew Cole, an aeronaut, fell from his
balloon at Grand Rapids. Mich. and was
killed.
The mineral products Of the United
States for the calendar year 1895 were
valued at s611, 795 200, against $52T,36S,-
6o4 for 1894. IN increase of $50, 00o. 900.
Two boys, sons of Nicholas Min
ninger and Patrick Buckley, farmers,
were drowned in the mill pond at Low
ell, Ind. while in swimming.
Rev. James Williams, pastor at Brad
ley, s. D., and Abraham Jones, hard
ware merchant of Butler, S. D., were
drowned near the Simpson Park camp
grounds in Big Stone lake, Minnesota
by the upsetting OF "a boat.
A large force Of miners was ut work
In the Twin Shaft mine at Pittston, Pa,
when the roof of the slope caved in and
It was believed that 100 persons per-
ished.
Lewis Gokey and wife, Mrs. o. A
Risum, Mrs. Herman Drackrey, Miss
Emma Garbrecht and Miss Margaret
Grove were drowned in the lake at
Shawano. Wis, by the capsizing OF n
yacht.
The Todd silk mill at Paterson, n.
j., was destroyed by fire, the loss being
100000.
Patrick McKeown, nominated at the
Ohio democratic convention for state
food and dairy commissioner. died at
his home in Cincinnati Of cholera NOR
bus.
The syndicate which was formed at
Youngstown, O., two years ago to es-
tablish newspapers from New York to
San Francisco has failed.
At Red Oak, Ia, John r. Gentry
broke the worlds record for stations,
going q mile in 2:03h.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the Goth was: Wheat,
T,S60, 900 bushels; corn, $4,000 BUSH
els; oats, s,716,0Q0 bushels; rye, 1,547,-
600 bushels; barley, $780, 900 bushels.
Four boys were drowned and Is per-
sons were hurt by the collapse of a
wharf at South Boston, Mass.
The explosion of boiler in the office
of the Evening Age ut Houston, Tex,
killed Miss Matte Loeb, Z. E. Emery
and Henry Lyons.
Misses Jessie Kelso and Sadie Reese
and John Samson were drowned in the
Mississippi river at Tekamah, Neb., by
the swapping of boat.
Victor Erickson, George Haycock and
Frank Cramer were killed by the caving-
III Of mine at Ely, MINI.
Flames among lumber yards and iron
works in Brooklyn, N. Y, caused loss
of 100000.
Four choir boys and the choirmaster
of st. Johns Episcopal church at
Charlestown, Mass. were drowned by
the upsetting of boat
w. I. Foster, weather prophet at st.
Joseph, Mo-. has challenged the officers
Of the weather bureau in Washington to
forecasting contest.
G. Augustus Page, cashier of the
Equitable Life Insurance company, was
arrested In Pittsburgh at the funeral of
his wife on the charge of causing her
death.
1t was said that Cuban filibuster
barkentine, F. F. Cassen, Capt. F. A..
Cassen commanding, left Boston, sue
cessfully eluding the government au-
thorities.
William Turner and II. W. Dunlop,
who confessed to having robbed their
employer, l. Townsend Burden, of $780,
900 worth of jewelry were sentenced in
New York to nine years each in prison.
The body of Cecil Wayland was found
hanging in the woods near Hannibal,
Mo. He assaulted a highly respectable
woman, and 1t was thought her friends
could explain the hanging.
Secretary Morton again declined TO
raise the embargo on live cattle from
France, Switzerland, Belgium and sew
eral other foreign countries.
W. d. Wilson. naval constructor at tie
Charlestown (Mass) navy yard, was
stricken with apoplexy while on duty
and died.
Fire destroyed Ryan's packing house
at Dubuque, Ia, the loss being sloO, 900
Indians rode into Neol, small town
in Missouri, and robbed the place.
The government receipts from all
sources, except the postal service, for
the fiscal year just ended foot up about
1926, SOC, 900 and the expenditures were
$352,50o,ooo, the deficit for the year Boz
ing about s25, 100000.
President Cleveland left Washington
for Buzzard's Bay, Mass, and all execu-
tive business will be transacted at Gray
Gables during the summer.
Michael Barbaras and Louie DeristI
were killed in coal mine explosion at
Fayctte City, Pa.
John d. Rockefeller, the founder of
the University of Chica1o vieifad tbo 4
institution for the first time.
The reports as to the condition Of the
crops throughout the country were
favorable.
Over 10000 veterans who followed the
fortunes Of Lee, Longstreet and Jack
son met In Richmond, Va, in sixth an
nral reunion and to witness the laying
of the cornerstone Of the jefferson
Davis monument.