The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-09

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for governor.
Thomas Hedge was nominated for
congress by the republicans In the
First Iowa district.
FOREIGN.
Capt. Sverdrup's expedition, bound
for the Arctic regions, sailed from
Christiana, Norway, on the steamer
Fran.
The city Of Riason, Russia, was al
most entirely burned. the loss being
several million rubles.
Okuma Stagaki has formed new cab
met, and II is the first party cabinet In
the history Of japan.
LATER
In the United States senate on the
both ult. the last of the appropriation
bills that have been pending in confer.
ence were disposed of and the Ha-
waiian annexation question was fur
Their discussed. The house adopted the
report upon the Indian appropriation
bill, insisted upon its disagreements to
the senate amendments to the sundry
civil bill and sent the general de-
ficiency bill to conference.
The first formal speech IN the United
States senate in favor of the Hawaiian
annexation resolutions was delivered
on the 1st by Senator Pettus dom,
Ala.). The senate committee on priv
ilegcs and elections reported the bill
allowing soldiers to vote in the field.
In the house few private bills were
passed and some conference reports
of minor Importance were adopted.
Adjourned to the 5th.
The Maine prohibitionists have nom
mated Rev. A. S. Laid, of Augusta, for
governor.
a United States registered letter
and money order Office has been es-
tablished Mt Baiquiri, Cuba.
The Western Baseball association
has disbanded.
The government receipts during the
month of June aggregated about $780,
| 500, 600 and for the present fiscal year
about 1904 100000.
Spanish deserters who came into the
American camp from Santiago re-
ported that Admiral Cervera had
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dash out of the harbor with his feet
when the city was attacked.
The democrats of Maine held their
convention in Bangor and nominated
Samuel L. Lord, Of Saco, for governor.
Cable advices from Madrid say the
war will not end soon, no matter what
the attitude of the government. because
the temper of the people will not ac-
ept peace.
The New York state prohibition con-
vention in Syracuse nominated John
Kline, of Penn Yam, for governor.
Gen. Miles has decided to postpone
the Puerto Rico expedition until Gen,
Skaters army is fully equipped for the
work before it.
Henry Williams (colored), charged
with assaulting the Brewitt girls, was
hanged by n mob at Macon, Mo.
The Egyptian government refuses to
allow Admiral Camara to coal his ships
in the Suez canal and ordered him 10
leave, his stay having exceeded the "a
hour limit.
| Haines Brothers, manufacturers OF
| pianos in New York, made an assign
ment.
| Nine persons were drowned by the
| capsizing of skiff near White Castle
La.
Gen. Shafter was reported to have
| Joined Gen. Wheeler at the front, in
the neighborhood of Santiago. A Mad
rid report stated that the Spaniards re-
PEELED the Americans in an engagement
at Santiago, but there was no confirma-
ton Of the statement
a. strike of stereotypers caused a
suspension of all the morning papers
in Chicago on the 1st.
| Four United States warships bonn
barded Manzanillo, on the Gulf of Qua
canaybo, inflicting much damage to
the defenses of the place.
The debts incurred by Joseph Letter
in his disastrous wheat speculations
in Chicago amount to over 81, 100000.
The navy department received n
dispatch from Admiral Dewey. dated
| Cavite, June 81. He made no mention
| of reenforcements and said he had
avoided committing this government
to any policy and had left Gen. Mer-
rift free. N-.
A horsethief was shot to death by
n posse of citizens eight miles south of
Marion, ILL.,
James Lail, prosperous farmer,
and his wife, living near Jackson, Mo-.
were murdered by John Headrick, n
19-year-old farmland who had been
discharged.
The treasury department announces
that the total proposals for the new
government loan of $200,000,O00 aggre-
gate $700,O00,OO0.
The internal revenue receipts dur
ing the last fiscal year amounted to
S170, 100000. n gain of $23, 100000 over
the preceding year.
a small flying Spanish squadron un-
der Lieut.. Sobral will do scout duty and
report the approach Of the American
fleet to the coast of Spain.
Norwich (vt) university has con-
ferred the degree of master of military
science upon Rear Admiral George
Dewey, graduate of the university.
Business throughout the country
shows healthy condition in almost
all lines.