The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-26
DOMESTIC.

The First state bank at Fenton, Mich,
closed its doors.
Edward S. Edwards, of New York,
raised the American record for "a hours
bicycle road riding 10 $40 2-5 miles.
Howard A. Scott, colored wife muir
dcrcr, was electrocuted in the prison
at Sing Sing, n. Y.
A fast freight on the Santa Fe rail.
road was ditchcd near Elmer, Mo-, and
three tramps and one brakeman were
killed.
Three young women-Minnie Nc
CURE, Alpha Taylor and Emma White
were struck by lightning and killed at
Jacobsburg, o.
1t is announced that cx-Presdent
Cleveland will not agnin engage active
~ in the practice OF law or any other
business.
Georgetown, mining town in FL
dorado county, Cal. was almost entire
ly wiped out by fire 4
1t is said that treaty for the annexa-
ton of Hawaii to the United States
will be sent to the senate soon.
Treasury department figures show
that the exports of domestic merchan-
disc during May amounted to SIC, 3O2,-
OS2, against s64,5s7,401 for May of last
year. The imports amounted to S79,-
SGT. The exports of gold amounted
TO So, ACC, III, against $lo, 1903, o13 for May,
1896, and the silver exports amounted to
S4,337,342.
The United States immigrant station
on Ellis island was destroyed by fire,
but with probably no loss of life.
While preaching, Rev. Il. Tyrrel, pas
tor Of the Methodist church at Mount
Vernon, ILL.,, was overcome by the heat
and died an hour later.
The house of q negro named Dunn was
burned near Hamburg, Ark, and his
three children were crcmatcd.
The Hawaiian and Cuban questions
we're both discussed at a cabinet meet
ing in Washington.
Leroy Kali, the ten-ycar-old son OF
Editor Kali, of the Lafayette (Col) Sun.
and Martin Cornelius, eight years old,
died from eating poisonous roots.
The universal postal congress, the
fifth convention Of the kind in the
world, finished it's labors in Washing
ton.
Extreme not weather prevailed
throughout the country and many cases
of prostration were reported.
The annual meeting of the American
Railway union commenced in Chicago,
and Eugene V. Debs outlined his plan
of cooperation for the unemployed.
The Cheyenne and hrapahoe Indians
in Oklahoma are wrought up over the
new law which goes into effect July
prohibiting rolygamy.
The manufacture of butterine MS an
industry will virtually cease in Illinois
July /, as Gov. Tanner has signed the
bill preventing the coloring of that ar
ticlc.
The Ohio G. A. r. encampment Mt
Chilicothe adopted n resolution call
ing on the United States to recognize
the independence of the republic of
Cuba.
A party Of prospectors looking for
gold in the Wichita mountains in Kan
sas were driven out by Indians.
The fourteenth annual rcadjustment
of classification and salaries OF presi-
dental post Offices has been completed
and the changes given out which be-
come effective July /.
The loss to the government by the
burning Of the immigrant pjldings on
Ellis island, in New York harbor, is
sSO0.000.
The state department in Washington
is preparing n treaty for the annexation
of Hawaii. 1t may be submitted to the
senate for ratification ut the present
session, and IL not will be ready for the
regular session next December.
Trade throughout the country con-
tinues to show a moderate but distinct
improvement. ...
Mrs. Edith l.. Bruno, an aeronaut,
descended into the Tennessee river at
Chattanooga and was drowned.
Further advices from Lyle, Mimi, say
that the recent cyclone laid waste a
tract 200 yards wide and ten miles long,
property valued at $4,000 was de-
stroy "a, Henry Hanson was killed and
Is persons were injured.