The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
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News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

A fast passenger train on the Lake
Shore ran into freight at Ligonier,
Ind. demolshing both engines.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on The 22d was: Wheat,
32,7OS,OOO bushels; corn, 1882 ,OC0 bush
els; cats, 15,517,OO0 bushels; rye, $685.
600 bushels; barley, 4G31 ,0O0 bushels,
The post Office and the large depart
ment store of ID. Heepan d Co, were
burned at Streator, H., the loss being
$2iO.0OO.
John Borseman, wife and child were
run down by a train near Clay Pool,
Ind, and the latter two were killed.
A stock train on the Santa Fc road
head of cattle were cremated.
Elizabeth Matherly, an S0-year-old
resident of the Terrc Ilaute Qnd) poor
farm, committed suicide.
The supreme court of Indiana was re-
organized by the election Of Judge Tim
othy f. Howard of South Bend, to be
chief justice in place of Judge James
McCabe.
j six days congress of the Methodist
Episcopal church has opened at Pitts
burgh, Pa, "
solomon l.. Sharp, noted turfman,
died suddenly in Cincinnati, aged 43
years.
Fire at Baltimore destroyed W. IL
SCOTS furniture store, the loss being
$3.50 and Mrs. Susan L. MaXon per-
ished in the flames.
The steamer Saratoga reached New
York. having on board the crew of the
Competitor, recently released from
Spanish prison in Cuba.
Citizens of Nashville, Tenn, presented
fine silver service to the gunboat Nash
vile at the Norfolk (Na.) navy yard.
The Cuban League of the United
States of America issued an address to
branch leagues urging united action in
further effort to induce congress to
grant bellgcrcnt rights to Cuba.
John Il. MciXcll, eX-cashier, and Willis
i. Hoch, cX-tcller of the South Bethlc-
hem, Pa, national bank, were each SEN
fenced to six years in prison for embez-
element.
Judge Joseph Z. Gary has been Sc
lected TO preside at Adolph l.. Luetgert's
second trial for murder in Chicago.
Fire destroyed the warehouse of the
Ravenswood Distillcry company in St.
Louis, the loss being 500, OO0.
Frank Novak was foundguilty ut Vim
ton, Ia, of the murder of Edward Muir
ray and his sentence fixed at ten years
in prison.
Six million feet of lumber, valued at
$4,000, were destroyed by fire at Car
rollton, Mich.
The steamer Telegraph, one of the
biggest boats on the Ohio river, sunk
near Louisville, the crew and passengers
narrowly escaping death.
Frank Kveton shot and killed his wife
Mary in Chicago and then killed himself.
Jealousy was the cause.
Samuel, the 11-year-old son Of David
johnson. OF Philipsburg, N. j.. recov-
cred his speech during fright after
being dumb three years.
At Watsontown, Pa, the tannery
owned by Langdon g. Co., of Boston, was
burned, the loss being $150.000.
The wife and five children of Will
liam Meyer. Of Elizabeth, n. j., died Of
malignant diphtheria within ten days.
William II. Smithers, aged 90, the
oldest merchant tailor in point of
actual service in the United States, died
ut his home in Versailles. Ky.
Farmers of west Tennessee arc plant
ing more wheat this season than was
ever known any previous year in the
history of the country.
Frank Woodward, Jim Hemphill and
Fayette Norton were killed by an ex-
plosion in mill at Louisville. Miss.
a fight at Bayou Lacombe. La. be-
tween Arthur and Edward Jole on one
side and Laurance and Edward Cousin
on the other resulted in the killing of all
four.
Deputies captured and destroyed six
Illicit stills in Pope and Scott coun-
ties, Ark. and arrested IA moonshiners.
Two distinct shocks Of earthquake
were felt at Randsburg, CAL, and build
ings shook perceptibly.
Mrs. Margaret Keegan. widow
woman In Chicago, was robbed OF $4,000.
The money was kept In barrel In a
closet Mt her home.
Alderman George Durham, of Mime
npolis. convicted OF demanding bride
of $4,000, WINS sentenced to six years
in the penitentiary.