The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-19
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wife. He died protesting his innocence.
President Mckinley and party ar
rived at the exposition in Nashville,
Tenn, and the president addressed an
immense audience at the auditorium.
The exports of gold since April last
amount TO $17,3s4,72
William Henley killed Harmon Woods
and John Mckay near GRANVILLE, H., in
quarrel over trout lines. All were
fishermen.
There were 2G2 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 241 the week
previous and 24G in the corresponding
period of 1896.
William Owens, tcamster. and Miss
Ida Alyea were killed by lightning in
street at Indianapolis.
IF, y. Bliven fatally shot daughter Of
Frank Weigcl, German farmer in
Moody county. S. d.. because she would
not elope with him and then killed him
self.
President Barrios has confirmed the
dispatch that he had declared himself
dictator of Guatemala.
During the month of May last the
postal receipts throughout the country
amounted to S2,6s5,70s, an increase OF
$2l ,5G3 over the receipts in May, 1896.
Later advices say that the losses in
New England by the recent storm will,
include nearly dozen lives and dam
age to property to the extent of $780,
600.
\ cage fell n distance of 800 feet in
mine at Maestig. Wales. killing ten men.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
S1,o0s, 1872, SIG, against $sS6,07l,T75 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1895
was 7.3.
James French was hanged at Rock
ford, ILL.,, for the murder of his wife on
July 10 last.
The house of Gov. Smith, of the ma
tional soldiers home at Leavenworth,
Kan, was partially wrecked with dyna-
and J. w. Oliver, dishonorably dis
charged soldier. was under arrest. ac-
cused of the diabolical crime.
An excursion train was derailed AT
Welshampton, England, and nine per-
sons were killed and 25 injured.
A storm of broken ice near Parkers-
burg, w. Va. stripped all leaves from
trees. ruined crops, and badly injured
horses and cattle.
The New York Herald has started a
fund for Mark Twain. the celebrated
humorist, with subscription of 81 900.
Thomas Cuppett and his son and two
daughters were struck by lightning at
Cumberland. Md, and the girls were ia
tally injured.
The sultan has appealed to Emperor
Nicholas and Emperor William TO sup.
port his claim to annex Thessaly to the
ottoman empire. This proceeding high
ly displeases the ambassadors of the
other powers.
a negro named Sibley, while crazy
drunk, shot and killed three women and
two children i'm Kcmper county, Miss
John r. Richards. millionaire and
mayor of Bunker Hill, H., was shot and
killed by Capt. f. Y. Hedley, editor of
the Gazette. A political feud was the
cause.
During a panic in schoolhouse al
Buffalo, y. Y. caused by n cry of fire
many children were badly injured
President Faure, of France, was fired
upon while going to the Longchamps
races to see the Grand Prix. No one was
hurt.
A cyclone at st. Vincent, Jamaica
damaged many buildings and killed
three persons.
Advices from Havana say that more
than 1000 persons die every day in Cuba
as result of the famine and disease,
due to Gen. Weyler's enforced recon.
centration of pacifcos.
Herr Woelfert, an aeronaut, accom-
panied by a man named Knabe. fell
1000 feet from balloon at Berlin,
Germany. and both were killed.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Baltimore,
.763; Boston, 700; Cincinnati, .641;
New York, $50; Philadelphia, .535;
Brooklyn, .525: Cleveland, .4S7; Pitts
burgh, .4S7; Louisville, .425; Chicago,
800; Washington, .342; st. Louis, 1856.
The first test vote on the sugar sched-
ule was taken in the United States sem
ate on the 18th. resulting in the adop-
ton of the republican caucus amend
inent increasing the duty on refined
sugar from 1875 to 1.05 cents per pound.
The house was not in session.
The sugar schedule was again the
subject of democratic assaults in the
United States. senate on the 18th and
practically no progress was made. Only
one amendment was voted upon and
that was defeated. When the senate
adjourned the amendment of Senator
Lindsay (KyD to strike out the differ
entail on refined sugar was pending.
The house WINS not in session.