The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-04
LATER

Senior vice commander, Alfred Lyth. of
Buffalo; junior vice commander, Fran
els b. Allen, of Hartford, Conn; chap
lain, Frank c. Bruner, of Chicago; sur
geon general, DIR. David Mckay. of Dali
las, Tex. Mrs. S. j. Martin, of Missouri,
was elected national president of the
Woman's Relief corps.
A dispatch says that rich strikes of
gold have been made on the American
side in the Yukon valley in Alaska.
The National Bar association COM
pleted its convention at Cleveland after
electing William Writ Howe. of New
Orleans, president.
Mrs. Floride Z. Wilkinson. one of the
best known newspaper women in Ohio.
died suddenly in Toledo.
Pending decision as to whether it
will go into liquidation the Bank of
Minneapolis, Mimi. closed its doors
with deposits of S150,0O0.
General business conditions through
out the country were said to be very
gratifying. with no signs of reaction.
The c. II. Henschell factory at She
boygan, Wis, that manufactured sur-
plies for cigar factories, was burned,
the loss being 100000.
BY the breaking of q scaffold on
building at Rock Island, H., W. II. Will
lis was killed and c. j. Schreiner, John
Lowe and Joe Crudup were fatally in
jured.
1t is said that n definite treaty has
been signed by France and Russia, the
terms of which are a secret.
There were 223 business failures in
the United States in the seven DAYS
ended on the 27th, against 223 the week
previous and 2SS in the corresponding
period of 1896
Coal operators of the Pittsburgh dis
trict decided to attempt to open their
mines with nonunion help.
At the tristate fair in Toledo. o., two
aeronauts. Walter Steele and Leroy
Northcott, were fatally injured.
In Wisconsin Mrs. Cusick and Daniel
O'Rourke were killed by the cars near
Wilton and w. J. Bennett and Bryan
Want met like fate at Reedsburg.
Owing to the anarchistic threats of
assassination force of detectives has
been detailed to protect the queen re-
gent of Spain.
Henry c. bunker. a barber. fatally
shot Mrs. Harriet Storey and her hus-
band, Richard. in Chicago, and then shot
himself, but not seriously. bunker was
in love with the woman, who repealed
his advances.
Many coal miners and their families
in Ohio and Indiana were said to be on
the verge of starvation.
The steamship Portland, the treasure
ship of the North American Trading
ard Transportation company, arrived at
Seattle, Wash. from Alaska with $685.
600 in gold dust on board. Her passen-
gers confirm the marvellous reports of
gold discoveries, but warn people from
the trip until next spring.
Off the coast of Achentskachen the
British steamer Hegu was looted by
pirates and some 80 persons were killed.
Earthquake shocks and tidal wave
in Japan destroyed over 5000 buildings
and caused the death of more than 200
persons. 80
The entire south side of the square
at Virginia. ILL.,, was destroyed by fire,
the loss being 100000.
Capt Gen. Weyler left Havana with
troops for the purpose of carrying on
operations in the province Of
Havana.
Eight persons were poisoned and
seven died by eating melon stolen
from a neighbours patch in Galloway
county. Ky.
President Mckinley was given n re-
ception in Cleveland by the Tippecanoe
club.
A storm struck Laurelwood park near
Batavia, ILL.,. where picnic was in prog
ress, and Mrs. Kate Brown was killed
and II other persons were injured. All
were from Chicago.
At Denver, COL, a. L. Hachenberger
rode 100 miles, unpaced, on bicycle in
8 hours and Is minutes, establishing
a new worlds record.
While in a demented condition Mrs.
William z. Hutchin, of Flint, Mich.
her five-year-old daughter
and shot her 15-year-old daughter, prob
ably fatally.
In wreck on the chicago d. Alton
road near Alton, ILL.,, Engineer Rafferty,
was fatally injured and many other per-
sons were badly hurt.
Star Pointer went mile in 1897
at Readville, Mass, which is the fastest
time ever made by PAGER in the worlds
history.
Cracksmen blew open the vault of the
Z H.
secured 81 800 in cash.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 2sth were: Baltimore,
$50; Boston, .6s2; New York, 1874; Gin
cinnati. .614; Cleveland, .524; Chicago,
.45s; Pittsburgh. .447; Louisville, .440;
Philadelphia. ABS; Washington, .423;
BROOKLYN. .425: ST Louis o5o