The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-19
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

Both houses of the Tennessee legis
lature met in extra session at Nash
vile. The message of Gov. Turley says
there are reasons to believe there will
be a large deficit January l, 1897. and
recommends the restoration of tax rates
which were reduced 33 per cent. in 1898
The Eastern Homing Pigeon club
few a race Sunday from Sidney, ILL.,,
to Detroit, Mich, a distance of 300 miles,
in IL hours.
The fire loss of the United States and
Canada for the I>onth of August shows
q total of So. $50. This is over ST ,oo0,-
900 less than in August, 1895.
The worlds swimming record for 100
yards was lowered in Milwaukee from
1909 as TO 1900 by George ". Whit
taker, of that city.
Allen Six was arrested at Fort Scott,
Kan, on the charge of having six INV
ing wives.
Dispatches report the general observ-
ance of Labor day in the usual manner
throughout the United States.
The national convention of letter car
riers met at Grand Rapids, Mich
A tornado swept over portion of Men
allen and Franklin townships. Pa, lev
cling houses. barns, fences and crops.
At Wattersburg only three buildings
were left standing.
The bicycle relay race which began in
San Francisco August IS ended in New
York, the time for the race being l3 days
and 90 minutes.
u. II. Lowell broke the 25 mile bicycle
ecord in the Coliseum in Chicago, riding
the distance in $3.50 is.
4 locomotive crashed through a
burning trestle near Clinton. Mo-. in.
stantly killing Engineer Edward Smith
and Richard Barter, n farmer.
jackson and Walling. the Pearl Bryan
murdercrs, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to escape from Jail in Cincinnati.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the sth was: Wheat,
46.495, 900 bushels; corn. 13, ISL 900 bush
els; oats, :. 274,000 bushels: rye, 1867
coo bushels; barley, 1.lOS. 900 bushels.
Henry Steinke. a wealthy farmer, u nd
his wife and two daughters were all
killed by the cars at crossing near Osh-
kosh. Wis.
Eight hundred persons in Ontonagon.
Mich. are in need of aid because of the
fire that destroyed that town.
The forty-ninth great sun council Of
the Improved Order of Red men met a,
Minneapolis. The membership of the
order is 1925, an increase of 17,34s
during the year.
The Lockwood Manufacturing COM
pany. manufacturers Of folding boxes.
envelopes and tags. made an assignment
in Philadelphia with liabilities of $780,.
900.
George w. Legg. treasurer Of Pike
county, o.. is said TO be defaulter to the
extent of $4,000 or more. His where
abouts are unknown.
The National Hay association was IN
corporated at Albany, y. Y, for the pur-
pose OF fostering trade and commerce
in hay. straw and other like products.
John \. Canaan d Co.. of Altoona. Pa.
the largest lumber and builders sup
plies firm in central Pennsylvania. failed
for 100000.
The William J. Little Mercantile com
pany, the oldest and largest Wholesale
and retail establishment in Hot Springs,
Ark. failed for 100000.
The discovery Of defalca tions amount.
ing to 100000 caused the Union ma
tional bank of New Orleans to close its
doors. -
The Red Men in annual session in Min
neapolis elected Andrew Patton. CT Dan.
vers. Mass, great prophet.
The worst northeast storm Of the sea
son. accompanied by snow and sleet,
ragged at Newport, RI.
All along the New England coast a
violent storm did great damage to ship
ping and property on shore.
William White. n plasterer at Ashta-
bula, O., while insane beat his wife ia
tally and then committed suicide by
cutting his throat.
An express train on the Lake Shore
road caught fire near Goshen, Ind, and
one car containing money and valuable
goods was burned.
The Office of the Southern Express
company in Thomasville, Ca, was
robbed of $1,000.
Mrs. Laura Behrent was burned to
death in Chicago by the explosion of a
gasoline stove and her l3-months-old
boy was fatally burned.
Heron. Taylor 4 Co.. wholesale
grocers in Memphis. Tenn, failed for
100000.
The Mutual national bank in New Or
leans closed its doors.
A slight earthquake shock was felt at
Paducah. KY. and ut Golden. Ill.
! James p. Weidman and Joe Allen quar-
relied while discussing the silver ques-
ton at st. Augustine, Fla. and killed
each other.
The Sons of Veterans in annual ses-
sion ut Louisville. KY, elected James
i. Rake. of Reading, Pa, commander in
chief, ond decided to hold the next en-
campment at Indianapolis.