The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
LATER.

week ended on the 10th aggregated
56,264,l7O. against S1.016,093,32l the
previous week The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 80.
| 1t is said that the withdrawal of at
least part of the great army that Spain
has maintained for several years in the
island of Cuba will soon begin.
Mrs. WILDER Crouch. divorced wom-
an, and Miss May Daily were killed at
Sacket's Harbor. n. Y, and George
Allen was fatally wounded. The hus-
band of Mrs. Crouch was in Jail charged
with the crime.
Two young sons of John Henry. living
| near Greenland, Ark, committed sui
eide. No cause was known for the
| deed.
There were 207 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 10th, against 232 the week
previous and 222 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
Mrs. S. NJ. Hanna. the mother of SEN
ator Mark Hanna, died of pneumonia
at Asheville. y. c.. aged 81 years.
Advices from Natchez and other points
below yicksburg indicated that the SUI
preme test in the food situation in the
south was at hand.
Dispatches received in Chicago from
ruany lake ports announced the preva-
lence of furious gales accompanied by
snow and rain, and number of vessels
were driven ashore.
Severe fighting occurred in Macedonia
between the Greek irregulars and Turk
ish forces.
The president of the Swiss republic
has been selected as arbitrator of the
boundary dispute between Brazil and
French Guiana.
James S. Motif. the original Lone
Fisherman in "Evangeline," died in Bal
| timore.
1t was stated in Rome that notice
had been received from the American
government that the United States does
| not recognize the existence of block
ade at Crete.
Cashier j. A. Stickney, of the Great
Falls national bank at Somersworth,
n. H.. was murdered by robbers. who
| carried on $4,000.
, Charles Goode. who a few weeks ago
celebrated his one hundred and third
| birthday, died at Belmont, Wis.
David Mckinney and his wife. who
| have believed each other dead for 30
years, have been reunited at La Crosse,
Wis.
Fears of flood at Kansas City. Mo-,
have now been dissipated.
War has been declared by Turkey
| against Greece. The Greeks have cap
tured the Turkish positions from Nez-
eros to Koutra, while repeated attacks
by the Turks on Analipsis have been
repulsed with heavy loss.
| The Blakeslee family, living near
Findlay, o., were tortured by burglars
ard robbed of $1,000 in money.
Fire destroyed the greater portion of
the plant of the Grand Crossing Tack
company in Chicago, the loss being
S136, 900.
The populist national committee has
issued call for a national convention
at Nashville, Tenn, July 4, to reorganize
the party.
| Ndl hCWo the tdSt was the uODlC
Of discussion in diplomatic and official
circles in Washington. Secretary Sher-
man said that this country would OBJ
serve strict neutrality.
| DR.. W. Godfrey Hunter and ex-Con-
gresham John II. Wilson were indicted
at Louisville for conspiracy to bride in
connection with the senatorial contest.
The river at Burlington, Ia, was
eight miles wide and extended over the
lowlands at Gladstone, ILL.,, ~ miles
from Burlington.
Gen. Ruis Rivera and Col. Bacallao,
the insurgent leaders recently captured
in the province of Pinar del Rio, are
recovering from their wounds.
Seth l.. Milliken, for IL years mem
Der of congress from the Third district
OF Maine, died in Washington of pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Hester Jackson (colored), who
for years has been known in Newark,
y. j., as Aunt Hester. celebrated the
one hundred and sixth anniversary of
her birth.
At Niagara Falls an unknown young
man, apparently "a years old, jumped
from the middle of the suspension
bridge and was drowned.
The body of Gen. Grant has been
removed in New York from the tenn
porary tomb which has sheltered IL
for nearly IL years to the imposing
mausoleum which is designed to be it's
permanent resting place.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 18th. In the house bill
was introduced by Mr.. Lewis (dem.,
Wash) providing for the repeal of the
act for an international monetary con-
ference. Mr.. Grosvenor (rep., o. in
PRODUCED bill to declare the true in
tent and scope of the civil service act.
| Adjourned to the 2lst.