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


Iopened to the public at Quincy. Mass.
There were 1875 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
Tended on the 18th. against 2G2 the week
lprevious and 27G in the corresponding
period of 1896.
Mrs Hannah Torrens celebrated her
one hundredth birthday in Toledo. O.
The furIn buildings of the Illinois in
stitution for feeblc-minded children at
Lincoln were destroyed by tornado
ard four boys were killed and other
persons were badly injured
Violent windstorms prevailed over a
wide district in Nebraska, doing great
damage.
Near Davenport Ia, John Gugelheim-
er mixed strychnine with an eggnog
| and gave il TO his wife. afterward drink
ing from the potion himself. and both
died.
The Pennsylvania republicans will
meet in Harrisburg August 90 TO NOM
| mate candidates for state treasurer and
auditor-general.
y cyclone swept over the villages of
| Bezons and Colonies. France. wreck
ing many buildings. killing 20 persons
and injuring 30 others.
| EX-Congressmnn Nicholas Ford. of
ST. Joseph. Mo-. died at the home of his
daughter in Miltonvale. Kan.
| For the II months ended May 81. 1897,
the total receipts from internal rev.
| cnuc were Sl33. 17G.200. an increase of
S5l $50 over the same time in the last
| fiscal year.
Toranadoes visited many localities in
| Indiana, doing great damage to prop
erty and killing several persons.
Thomas Callendnr. general collector
OF the Latin d Rand Powder company
| Of New York. is said to be 500, 600 short
| in his accounts.
Allen Butler (colorcd) was executed
at Port Allen. La, for the murder Of his
wife.
| Senator Davis. chairman of the sem
ute committee on foreign relations.
said that he would rot make an effort to
press the Hawaiian treaty to final con-
| sidcratiTn in :hc senate during the
present session of congress
Over G.000 lives were lost by the recent
earthquake disturbances in the prov
nce of Assam. India.
| Miss juliet Corson. famliarly known
as the Mother of Cookery" who was
the first woman 10 teach the art of cook
| ing under a systematic course Of IN
struction, died in New York.
The first car of new wheat of the sea-
con of 1897 was sold in st. Louis at 90
cents per bushel.
The library building Of the state uni
versity at Iowa City. Ia was struck bv
lightning and burned, the loss being
| 100000.
An earthquake shock did many thou.
sand dollars damage to buildings and
their contents in HOLSTER. Cal.
Twenty people were killed and 50 in
iurcd in cyclone in France which
swept over the villages Of lessons,
Colombes and hsnicres.
The window glass factory ut Orestes,
| Ind, was burned, causing loss of $780,
| 0OO.
| President Mckinley has determined
TO revive the abandoned treaty Of gem
eral arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain.
| The funeral of Barney Barnato. the
South African diamond king. took
| place in London.
| For the first time in four years the
cotton mills at Manchester, y. H.. viii
not make their usual June shutdown,
which throws 14,G0O hands out of en-
| ploymcnt.
| 1t is said that 10000 Albanans refuse
to lay down their arms and declare
they will not leave Ihessaly before The
land is Turkish property.
The celebration of the diamond iubi-
lee of Queen Victoria began with the
holding of Thanksgiving services
throughout the Kingdom A private
service was held in st. Georges chapel,
Windsor castle, which was attended
by the queen and the members Of the
royal family.
The Pickwick hotel was burned at
New Orleans, the loss being $iG0.00O.
The percentages Of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 10Th were: Baltimore.
.767; Boston. 1913; Cincinnati, .61i; New
York, .j05; Brooklyn, 81; Philadel-
phia. 300; Cleveland, 4s0: Pittsburgh,
! AT; Washington, ass: Louisville, .37s;
Chicago, $40; st. Louis, .1Ss.
The tariff bin came TO u halt in the
United States senate on the 18th, less
than one page of the flax schedule be-
ing disposed of. The debate drified into
political channels. Bills were passed for
public buildings nj Cleveland, O.. to cost
So 100000. and at McKeesport. Pa. to
cost 100000. The house was not in
session.
The tariff bill was further considered
in the United States senate on the 10th,
and motion to place floor mattings,
plain iute fabrics, burlup and cotton
bagging on the free list was successful.
The house was not in session.