The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-22
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had no bearing upon the policy of the
administration toward Spain or the
Cuban insurgents, except incidentally,
but dealt with the direct and immediate
question of relieving destitute Ameri-
cans on the island.
John Natter, 100 years and months
old, died at his home in Oskaloosa, Ia, OF
old age.
There were 264 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against POI the week
previous and pa in the corresponding
period of 1896.
Stephen II. Mallory was elected United
States senator from Florida to succeed
Senator Call.
Frederick Wilhelm Hoellman died on
the gallows at Paxton, H., for the murder
Of Mrs. Wiebke Geddes in 1896. He pro-
tested his innocence to the last.
A severe shock of earthquake was
felt at Reno, New. lasting several mo-
ments.
Two girls, aged eight and six years,
children of John w. WEIGH, were burned
TO death at Maybee. Mich. They were
playing with matches.
In railway accident near Rockenhof,
Russia. two officers and nearly 100 sol
diers were killed and GO others were
seriously injured.
The west-bound Southern Pacific pas
senger train was held up by masked
men at Lozier. Tex, and the express car
robbed of $4,000.
Desperate fighting was going on be-
tween the Greeks and Turks near Crib
ORC. No progress in diplomatic nego-
tiations for peace had been made, and
for war.
The Cunard line steamer Lucania
made the trip from New York to
Queenstown in ) days, IA hours and 81
minutes. the best time on record.
David Cotton. Henry Williams and
Sabe Stewart (negroes) were taken
from the officers of the law and hanged
were charged with assaulting n white
girl.
During the last ten months the excess
of gold imports over exports was S5s,.
4s2, LOG and the exports of silver exceed
ed the imports by SAP .313,692.
For the ten months of the present fis-
cal year the exports of domestic mer-
chandise exceeded those of the same
period of 1896 by over $l51, 100000. The
imports were $66,00O.000 less than for
the same period last year.
The sultan Of Turkey demands the an
neXation of Thessaly, an indemnity of
c 10,000.000, and the abolition of the
capitulations Creates giving certain
rights to Greeks in Turkey before he
will comply with the demands of the
powers for an armistice and declares
that il these conditions are declined the
Turkish army will continue to advance.
John Arthur Mccarthy, Northern
Pacific conductor, shot and killed him
self and wife at Tacoma. Wash.
At the end of the first inning between
the Cleveland and Washington baseball
clubs in Cleveland all the players were
arrested for playing ball on Sunday.
y. y. Edgerton died at his home in
Iicksville. Ind, aged 81 years. He
served in congress during the sos.
police census of Washington shows
that the population of the capital is
277,4s3. OF this number S7,s53 are ne
erocs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 4. Bokell, living near
Smith Lake. Mimi, were robbed of 500
and murdered.
a bronze monument to the memory of
George Washington was unveiled in
Philadelphia. President Mckinley taxi
ing part in the exercises.
Thomas i. Bayard. former ambassa-
dor to England, arrived i'm New York
on the American line steamship Paris.
Special Commissioner Calhoun. who
was sent to Cuba expressly to investi-
gate the condition of affairs there, re-
ports that the stories of starvation and
misery forwarded by the consular Off
GERS have not been exaggerated.
The brotherhood of Tailors in New
York, with membership of over 5000,
decided to strike for higher wages.
An Atchison, Topeka g. Santa Fe pas
senger train went through n trestle
near Ardmore, |. T., and tumbled down
2O-foot embankment. Fifteen pas
sengers and one of tho train crew were
injured, some of them fatally.
Mrs. James Even and Jessie and
Eleanor Davis, sisters, aged len and
eight years respectively, were drowned
in the Scuylkill river at Philadelphia
by the capsizing of boat.
EN-Postmaster Hetscb. of Newport.
Ky. pleaded guilty to embezzling $31,-
600 from the government.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 10th were: Baltimore,
1924; Philadelphia, .6s4; Cincinnati,
$50; Pittsburgh, .647; Louisville, .56a;
Boston, 500; Cleveland, .474; New York,
400; Brooklyn, $3.50; Chicago, 3l6;
Washington, .294; st. Louis, .211.