The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-12

hre nj Norfolk, Va, burned over al
area of about two acres and deEtroyc
% buildings.
At the annual meeting of the CVom
ems Relief corps in ST. Paul repor
was read which showed the membership
! Of the order to be llO.G0i. anil EOS
corps. In relief s57,4i3 had been ex
pended, and since the organization 81,
| 3T3,07G.
The body OF the young girl recent,
| found in the river at Dayton. O.. Ia
! been identified us that of Bessie Little
and n young business man was sus
! pected of having murdered her.
In his annual address Commander il
Chief Walker, of the Grand Army Of TIL
Republic. said that the total membe-
ship of the order was 3s5.aO6. of which
$40. Gl0 are in good standing ana 1881
| are carried on the suspended list fol
nonpayment OF dues. Buffalo. y. Y.
was selected as the next place If meet
ing.
w. Wylie, n schoolmaster near Nc
Keesport, Pa, was attacked by the
mothers of children attending hi.
school ard has fled TO save his life
Shocking charges are made against him
Every mill in the steel department Of
the Edgar Thomson works of the Car
ncgie company at Braddock, Pa. hes
suspended operations indefinitely.
The cottage in which Gen. Grant was
born vas dedicated on the ground OF
the STATE board Of agriculture at Column.
bus, O.. rs Il part of the exercises of the
state fair in progress there.
Ex-Goy. David Il. Francis, Of Mis-
souri,. took the oath of Office at Wash
ington as secretary Of the interior. the
oath being administered By Associate
Justice Harlan. of the United States SUI
premc court.
There were 384 business failures in
the United States in the seven day
ended on the ith. against $50 the week
previous and Is6 in the corresponding
period Of 1885.
An informal but hearty reception was
return home at Springfield. H.. from
indianapolis. where he was nominated
for the presidency by The sound
money" democrats.
The First national bank of Helena.
Mont. has been placed in the hands Off
receiver.
Mrs. Agnes Hitt. of Indianapolis, Ind,
was elected president of the Women's
Relief corps in session at St. Paul. Mimi.
Mai Thaldeus S. Clarkson. Of Omaha,
Neb.. was elected commander in chief
of the G. y. Il. by reclamation by the
national encampment held at st. Paul.
MINI.
Gov. Bradley. of Ketucky, h1s com.
muted 10 life Imprisonment the death
sentence OF Anthony Alcorn (coloreD.
OF Stamford, for the murder OF his
father.
William Hall shot his, 1s-year-old
daughter at Bloomington, Ind, because
she married against his will. He then
shot himself. The daughter will re.
cover but Hall is fatally shot.
It was stated on good authority nj
Chicago that the affairs of the Dia-
mond Match and New York Biscuit
companies, in so far as the recent spec
ulative complications are concerned
were in fair way 10 lie settled
Or. Thomas Gallagher. the irish
American who was released recently
after an incarceration for 10 years in
an English prison, has arrived in New
York.
In an encounter at Kilbourne. Ark,
between Dave and Joseph Mckee, father
and son. and !. c. Wilson, all of West
Carroll parish, KY, both the McKces
were killed and Wilson was MORALLY
W. Dallack g. Co., diamond dealers of
New York. have made an assignment
with liabilities of $4,000.
Il. G. Dun & Co., in their weekly re-
view Of trade, predict revival of bust
ness in trade circles owing to the con-
tinued importation OF gold.
George W. Roberts was hanged at
Folsom prison, Sacramento, Cal. for
cutting the throat of Walter Freeman
during barroom quarrel on April last.
Rev. Thomas +. Reeser aud John ID.
Love were drowned in the Juniatariver
while bathing near Holidaysburg, Pa.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 4th aggregated
27,o11, 134, against S74s, os4, 74S the pre-
vious week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
ia rs