The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-01
DOMESTIC.


Harry Clark, son Of Rev. z. p. Clark,
of South Lyon. Mich, and Miss Sarah
Fisher, of Ypsilanti. were killed by the
cars at a railway crossing in South
Lyon 49,.
The North Dakota Milling company
at Grand Forks, capital $3.50, 900. made
an assignment.
Fred Wolhoupter, Ed Nav and VIII
liam Turner were killed by snowslide
near Brigham City, Utah.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the 10Th was: Wheat,
s6,979, 900 bushels: corn, 4,lo3 900 bush
els; oats, 1861, 900 bushels; rye, $780,
600 bushels; barley, 3,293,ooo bushels.
The business portion of the town OF
Berea, o., was nearly wiped out by hre'
the total loss being 100000.
Floods were still doing great damage
in the south and Vicksburg, Natchez
and other river points were crowded
with refugees.
During the month Of March there was
received in free and dutiable goods in
this country q total Of SIC, 1872, 73l. while
our exports were s87.2T1.52l. The i'm
ports for the month were in excess OF
those for any month since April, 1898.
A police census just concluded shows
the population Of Washington TO be
277,4s3, an increase Of 1911 during the
last two years.
Buffalo gnats have killed 500 horses
in west Tennessee and others were dy-
ing daily.
A cold wave swept over the states OF
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michi-
gan, ice forming half an inch thick in
come places.
A milldain broke at Pinckney, Mich.
carrying away eight bridges and all
fences, trees and buildings along the
stream.
The Bostons and Philsdelphias played
In Boston the first ball game Of the
National league season. the latter club
winning by a score Of 6 to s.
The executive council Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor met in Wash
ington to consider the question OF an
eight-hour work day.
William Hans and William Wiley were
electrocuted at the penitentiary in Co
lumbus, o. The offense Of Haas was
the murder July 3, 1896, Of William
Barber and his wife at Cleveland. Wiley
murdered his wife at Cincinnati, July
%, 1896. These were the first electrocu
tons in Ohio.
James ]. Corbett has formally chal
Ienged Robert Fitzsimmons to NEE
him again in the prize ring and de
posted $4,000 in New York ns forfeit
Jesse Hidden, one Of the two men TO
whose supposed murder George Jone
was hanged about three years ago a
Tort Smith. Ark. has been discovered
in prison ut Wichita, Kan.
Reports from all over the countr
chow that the last ten days have bee
bad for crops.
The river Mt vicksburg. Helena
Eatchez and all along from ST. JOSEPH
La. to Bayou Sara, La, was falling.
The thirty-second international col
vention Of the Y. N. C. A. convened i
Mobile, Ala.
At the funeral in Cynthiana, KY, {
Miss Lizzie Wagner, 20 years OF ag
daughter Of wealthy parents, six youn
women very prominent in society acte
as pail bearers.
Frank Corners and Ben johnson Il
tally wounded Jailer Charles Fay I
the wyandotte (Mo) county Jail in a
tempting an escape.
Eight children were bitten by q ms
dog in Chicago.
The remains Of the late Andrew
, Carney, who died In Southampton, a
rived in New York. twas Garvey's te
timony that clinched the eviden'
against Tweed, who was charged
1872 with defrauding the city.
Two deputy marsbals were killed In
fight near Pawnee, I. T., with gang
outlaws.
The Texas legislature has passed
bill taxing sleeping and dining car cor
panies ten cents per mile Of travel.