The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-09

Mrs. Elias Tucker, aged 81 years, and
her step-daughter, Mrs. William Siebel,
aged 30, were killed by an explosion OF
dynamite at Reading. Pa.
Stories are again told by passengers
arriving in Key West, Fla, from Cuba
that Antonio Maceo Is not dead. but
that he is in hospital recuperating
from his wounds.
Levi Z. Wyman, aged Ga, famous
restaurateur and the founder OF IVY
mans sandwich depots," died in Boston
from exhaustion produced by three
weeks violent hiccoughing.
VILLAS LicAenbcrg, q months old,
and his ten-weeks-old brother Jacob,
were suffocated by coal gas at their
home in New York.
The Bankers exchange bank at Min
neapolis, Mimi, has suspended pay
ment.
The Commercial state bank of Selma,
Ala, closed it's doors with liabilities of
100000.
At the annual meeting in ST. Louis of
the Western Commercial Travellers as
ISOLATION Robert b. Dula, of ST. Louis,
was elected president.
The Farmers & Merchants state bank
at Beatrice, Neb., went into voluntary
liquidation.
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels
says that he feels no apprehension over
the bank failures which have occurred
Of late throughout the country.
Joseph b. McCullagh, aged 81, editor
of the Globe-Democrat, threw himself
from window in the third story of
his residence in ST. Louis and was
killed. He had been in poor health for
long time.
After short absence the wife of
George Duttera returned to her home
near York, Pa, and found her three
children burned to death.
There were 1880 commercial failures
in 1896 in the United States, against
1897 last year, with liabilities of
about $225,000,000, against $173. 10000
last year.
Moses Dent and Arthur Clement were
drowned at Faribault, AIinn., while stat
| ing on thin ice.
The total number of persons who
committed suicide in the United States
during 1896 is 6,520. as compared with
5,75s in 1905.
The Collinsville Qll.) zinc works,
owned by Mesker Bros, of st. Louis.
were damaged by fire to the extent of
100000.
The total number of murders com
mitted in the United States in 1896 was
l0,O52, against 10000 in 1895, and the
total number of hangings was 1872.
against 1872 in 1905.
Joseph Betz, wife ard child were
found dead in bed at Struthers, o., hav-
ing been asphyxiated by gas from
stove.
In drunken frenzy at his boarding
house near Decatur, Ga, Tom Flanagan
shot and killed &. w. Allen and wife and
Miss Ruth Slack.
The Second national bank at Grand
Forks. N. d., closed it's doors with liza
bilities of $150.0OO.
As accurately as can be estimated
246,546 persons lost their lives in 1896
by disaster, accident, epidemic. war and
massacre. against 275,391 in 1895.
The five children of Jacob Vogel. of
Sandusky. o.. died in ten days from
diphtheria.
Two close friends, Charles A. Weyrich,
aged "a, and Charles ID. Carpenter, aged
20, ended their lives in the Planters
hotel in st. Louis by taking poison. No
cause is known for the deed
Ex-Congressman Augustus w. Cutler
died at his residence in Morristown, N.
j.. from the effects of surgical opera
ton. aged 81 years.
Edward Wright (colored) was hanged
at Wilmington, Del, for killing Ida
Crummel (colored). of whom he was
jealous. on July 30. 1896.
The production of precious metals in
Colorado in 1896 was: Gold, Sl6,50O.-
0o0; silver, $40 900. In Utah the pro-
duction was: Gold, 93,s06 fine ounces;
silver, s,72S,7 fine ounces.
Helen NJ. Cougar, of Indiana, the
pioneer champion of prohibition and
universal suffrage, and member of the
central committee of the national prohi-
bition party, has been expelled from
that committee.
At the capitol in Lansing Hazen S. |
Pingree was inaugurated governor Of
Michigan.
Frank S. Black was inaugurated at
Albany ms governor of New York.
Max Becker. 30 years old. a waiter,
shot and killed his wife and then com
mitted suicide in New York. He was
insane.
Alfred Holt (coored), the murderer
OF Police Officer A. White, was taken
from jail by mob at greensboro, Ky,
and hanged to tree in the courthouse
yard.
Joseph d. Weeks. editor of the Ameri-
can Manufacturer. died at his home in |
Pittsburgh. Pa. from stroke of paraly-
sis.
The Security Mortgage and Trust
company. financial concern at Dallas,
Tex. failed for 81, 100000.
The remains Of Kate Field were Gre
mated in San Francisco and the ashes
sent east for interment.
The Atlas national bank of Chicago
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