The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-15
Fire destroyed large portion Of the

Fire destroyed large portion OF the
business center of Caldwell, o.
Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles left WASH
ington on his way to the seat OF war IN
Europe.
The universal postal congress met in
Washington. IS countries, comprising
most of those in the postal union' De-
ing represented. Postmaster-Geneai
Gary delivered the address of welcome.
Fire destroyed the building OF the
Itasca Warehouse company in Mime
apolis, the loss being $25o,ooo.
E. G. Spaulding, who had national
reputation as the father of the green
back, died at his home in Buffalo, N. T..
Fire destroyed the principal business
portion of Ramsey, Ill.
The residence at Winwah Park, near
New Rochelle, N. Y, of Col. c. ii. Green
was burned with its contents, the loss
being 100000.
After six years of experiment the at
tempt to make soldiers out Of the In
dams will be abandoned, and the last
company will be mustered out at Fort
Sill on the 31st ult.
Senator Allison says the senate tariff
bill will yield about $40,ooo,ooo more
revenue than the house measure.
President Mckinley has named Henry
A. Castle, of Minnesota, as auditor Tor
the post office department, and stan
ford Newell, of Minnesota, as envoy en-
traordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary of the United States to the Neither
lands.
Gov. Black signed the greater New
York charter, to take effect January l.
1898.
A new wheat pest Ga small worm) is
doing great damage to the wheat fields
| in northern Indiana.
The regents of the University OF Mich
| iren have elected Prof. Harry b. Hutch
ms acting president of the university
during the absence of President Angell
as minister to Turkey.
The third annual conference OF the
National Municipal league, whose OBJ
| iect is the promotion of good govern
nent in cities, met in Louisville, Ky.
r. +. Beach, of Chicago, broke the
American indoor swimming record FOL
100 yards, doing the distance IN
1907 Is.
While boatriding at Evansville, Ind.
Fred Melsheimer, Fred Rumpf and on
other boy fell into the river and were
drowned.
The Mutual Life Insurance company
of indianapolis went into receiver
hands with risks amounting to $4,000,
600.
The convention at Kansas City, Mo.
of the international Association of Ma
chinists adopted a resolution demand
ing an eight-hour day in every branci
of the trade on May l, 1898.
Farmer Martin Burns defeated Dal
s. Mcleod in wrestling match at Dav
export, Ia, for the worlds champion
ship.
Mason Smith, convicted of murderin.
his wife on their farm near Nevada
Mo-, has been sentenced to 40 years i'm
prisonment.
The United States revenue cutie
Bear has sailed en- her annual cruise I
the Arctic.
r. w. Casey, the best known miner !
the west, blew his brains out at DEAD
wood, S. D., in fit of despondenc,
He was the first man to locate q clair
in Deadwood.
A very successful trial trip of an a
ship was made in Nashville, Tenn, b
Prof. A. w. Barnard.
Forest fires were doing immense dan
age on the Indian reservation near kesl
ena and in other portions of Wiscoi
sin.
, A fire in the cold storage warehouse
the Merchants Refrigcrating compar
in New York caused a loss of $500,0t
and so men were injured and one killc