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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
CHINESE CHILDREN.
An American Traveller I'm the Orient
Wakes Enthusiastic I'm De-
scribing Them.

4 traveller recently returned from
China is most enthusiastic over Chinese
children. lie states that they are as
pretty and bright ms buttons, and run
scurrying away from wherever you may
chance TO walk in the quarter. The
parents are very fond of their children,
especially the men. The women do not
seem to care much for their offspring,
but the men fondle the little ones all
day, and love to carry them about In
their arms. II delights a Chinese father
to have his children admired. The
babies are undeniably interesting. The
little boys assume the dignity Of cue
strings when they are about five years
Of age. Red is the prevailing color for
the cues Of both the boys and girls.
1t means simply youth, and has no sim
lister significance, as so many Ameri-
cans think. The Chinese children wear
any number Of bangles, beads and
bracelets by way CT decoration. 1t is
not unusual to see bangles on their bare
ankles as they run through the streets.
Their clothes are very brilliant, al
though there seems TO be growing and
unfortunate tendency to dress them in
the American fashion. Many of the
children go to American mission
schools, and parents of heather faith
allow their children to go to the "white
devils" missionary schools because Oh
the advantage they have in learning
English. After school hours the little
ones play on the sidewalks. Their
games arc queer, and the most common
materials, such as sticks and stones, are
playthings for the Chinese child. One
of their favorite' games is a worm and
bowl, and the screams that greet the
worms attempt to escape are fraught
with merriment and terror. The little
girls are less happy than the boys, and
they are usually staggering under the
weight of an Unfortunately fat baby BROTH
err, but they do II OF seem to mind. They
are extremely obedient children, and APP
pear brighter than little Americans of
the same age.-Philadelphia Times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
WHERE A PART OF SHAFTE

tion and was with the regulars, while
Col. Wood directed the operations Of the
rough riders for several miles west.
Both parties struck the Spaniards
about the same time and the fight last
ed an hour.
The Spaniards opened fire from the
thick brush, but the troops drove them
back from the start, stormng the block
house around which they made the
final stand and sent them scattering
over the mountains. The cavalrymen
were afterwards reinforced by the
Seventh, Twelfth and Seventeenth in
fantry, part of the Ninth cavalry, the
Second Massachusetts and the Seventy
first New York. .-...
At the Threshold of santiago.
The Americans now hold the position
nj the threshold of Santiago de Cuba
with more troops going forward con
stantly, and they are preparing for
final assault upon the city.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02

Bailey, III. Alvers. f.. j. Atherton, Clifford
Reed and Sergt. T.. w. Arringo
Troop G--Sergt. Thomas +. Cavanaugh,
Corp. l.. l.. Stewart. Privates George Row
land. ii. J. IIaefner, Michael Coyle r. NJ.
Reed and NJ. Russell
Troop L-Privates J. r. Kean. John p.
Dernap Thomas +. Meagher. Edward Gal
borst and Nathaniel Poe.
Tenth Carbohydrates Russell, Gaines,
Miller. Cross, Braxton and Wheeler
Troop I-Privates Ridd end Maybury.
Edward Marshall, correspondent of the
New YORK journal and Advertiser, was
seriously wounded in the small of the back
IL Is probable that at least ten in the list
of wounded Will die.
Hamilton Fish, Jr., one of the killed,
was one of the young New Workers of
good position and family who went to
the front with Roosevelt's rough riders.
lie was of distinguished ancestry, his
family being one Of the oldest in the
state. His father, Nicholas Fish, is the
son Of the late Hamilton Fish, who was
secretary of state in Grants cabinet.
Hamilton Fish was over six feet tall. of
herculean build and rowed as No. Z of
the Columbia college crew in it's win
ming race of 1894 over the Poughkeep-
sic CoNTSt.
Capt. Allyn X. Capron, of troop l.,
Roosevelts rough riders, who is among
the killed, was son of Capt. Allyn
Capron. of the First artillery and was
well known in Washington. He was a
second lieutenant Of the Seventh cav
airy and was recently promoted to be a
captain in the volunteer service and
was given command of troop l., of the
rough riders. lie was young and
dashng officer and was regarded by his
superiors as one of the most promising
cavalry officers in the service.
Maj. y. \. Brodie. who was wounded
in the battle near Santiago, is a grad
uate of West Point, and n noted Indian
fighter. Lieut.. j. X. Thomas, of the
Indian territory, is son of Federal
Judge Thomas. Capt. j. S. McClintock,
of Phoenix, \. T., is a newspaper man,
formerly reporter for the Associated
Press for several western states. Corp.
j. ID. Rhodes is n noted scout and "trail-
er" of Arizona.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
CHINESE TIN SMELLING.
Il IL Different I'm . Great Many Ways
from Smelling Down I'm
Boston Harb0r.

At TAPPING the tin mines cover an
urea of several square miles, and are
worked almost entirely by Cantonese.
They resemble nothing SO much as the
gold washings of California and New
Zealand; that Is, tin washing Is q
series of delphs OF hollows, like an or
binary English quarry, except that
there is no stone.
The sand or rubble is excavated and
conveyed to the troughs, which are
placed at sufficient height to allow of
the water running freely down an in
cline; one man rakes up to the topmost
end the flakes Of tin, which resemble
bits Of black pencil lead, and which,
when disengaged from all mud or other
light clinging matter, sink at once to
the bottom of the inclined trough.
Other laborers pick out the larger
stones from the rubble; while man,
stationed at the bottom of the trough,
pushes up the accumulated mud from
which the lead is not yet quite separat-
ed, so that it may pass through a second
or third course of washing. The leaden
ore is then carried in buckets to special
cleansing houses and there thoroughly
washed once more.
The furnace looks like a good-sized
wine cask set on end, but at slight
angle, and each one is provided with
an iron pan for bnse.
This iron pan, together with a num-
Der of cooper's hoops twined round the
baked mud, serves as stiffening, and
helps to keep the furnace from col
lapsing. The lead ore is thrown, to-
gether with the charcoal which melts it,
in one mass into this barrel-like fur
mace, where the molten metal soon
passes through the charcoal and es-
capes Through a vent in the side of the
lower portion of the barrel furnace)
into small pit dug into the ground be-
low
The fire is kept active by primitive
but very effective bellows, consisting Of
followed tree fitted with a wooden
piston, and connected with the furnace
by short bamboo tube inserted into its
side. The whole apparatus costs only
(at present rates of eXchange) about
$3.50.
A workman rakes the Stag out of the
pit, and if the market price of tin Is
sufficiently high to make it pay to do
so, this Stag is passed second time
through the furnace. The pure molten
tin, freed from the Stag as it SINNERS
in the pit, looks like so much quicksil.
yer. The pigs are like so many large
bricks, with one side rounded and the
other fiat, the fiat side having broad
rim or border.
The explanation of this is that blocks
of wood of precisely this shape are
pressed into the sand or mud which
forms the natural floor of the smelling
houses; when these wooden molds are
removed, of course corresponding holes
remain, and into these holes the molten
lead is ladled from the pit. 1t takes
whole day to cool sufficiently to get
firm; when it has well set it is lifted or
dragged out of the holes with long rakes
and dashed with water. After little
more cooling it is ready for shipment,
At Peral1. in 1883, and at Maliwun, in
1898. found that four or five Cinnamon
could turn out seven hundredweight OF
tin pigs day, worth Tin 1899 about
$40 in all.-E. II. Parker, in Chambers
Jourpo1
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
THE LANDING At BAIauIHI.
Army of Invasion Under Gen. Shnftcr
ncgIns 10 DIscmb nrk.

On Board the Dispatch Boat Daunt-
less, OF Baiquiri, Santiago de Cuba, via
piaya del Este, Guantanamo Bay, June
23.-The landing of the United States
troops from the transports began at
Baiquiri iron pier, IL miles east of the
city of Santiago de Cuba, at ten o'clock
Wednesday morning. simultaneously
abe American fleet made diversion
towards MORO castle and westward.
However secretly the plans were kept.
the Spaniards seemingly had full warn
ing of the hour and place for the land
ing Of troops. The transports and their
conveys assembled or shore during the
night, but before dawn the houses of
the villages were fired, proving that
Capt. Gen. Blanco's standing orders al
ways to burn a place before deserving
IL were being faithfully executed. With
wonderful faulty they burned the cot
fages, houses and factory of the iron
company, but left its pier, vital to the
United States authorities directing the
landing, standing and uninjured. At
dawn the New Orleans, st. Louis, De-
troit, Wasp, Tecumseh and Suwanee
steamed within rifle shot of the shore.
but they were not molested. During
the conhagration ashore there were
several loud explosions, either from dy-
Mantle or ammunition left behind by
the Standards
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
STRIKE OF WOODWORKERS.
Causes Riot mt Oshkosh, Wis.,, In
Which One Man Is Killed
Militia Called Out.

Oshkosh, Wis, June 24.LStriking
woodworkers numbering nearly 1000
made riotous demonstration Thursday
morning by guarding the approaches to
the factory Of Morgan company and pre-
venting nonunion men from going to
work Wives of the strikers took part
in number of assaults, pelting the men
with eggs. Later when the members of
the Morgan company appeared on the
scene threats were so significant that
they turned back. They say that the
factory will be closed indefinitely. The
chief of police has turned over the man
agement of the strikers to the sheriff,
who has sworn in so deputies, and will
attempt to preserve order at the factory
of Radford Bros.
Shortly before six o'clock the mob
started for McMillan's mill. 1t was
about 1000 strong, and as usual COM
posed largely of women. Warning had
been sent ahead and the gates TO the
yard were closed. Five hydrants were
opened and the hose turned on the
crowd, but they were not to be kept
back. They broke in the gates and
took possession. Police and deputies
were of no avail. All of the working
men received severe beatings. Ed Casey,
the big Irish engineer, was struck in the
face with stone. He retaliated by
hitting the thrower. James Morris. over
the head with n wrench, killing him. To
save Casey then from the vengeance of
the mob, was all the police and deputies
could accomplish. The sheriff, who APP
peared shortly with a number of depu-
ties, was egged and jeered.
Oshkosh, Wis, June 25.-The city is
in fever of excitement The arrival Of
the militia from Milwaukee at four
o'clock added to the tension. but il
prevented another outbreak. The
strikers had planned an attack on the
factory of the Paine Lumber company
at six in the morning, but when they
reached the ground soldiers stood
ready to receive them and the mob
faded into thin air.
The troops here are companies p,
G.. + and II of the Fourth regiment, the
light horse cavalry and battery of
artillery with two Calling guns, all from
Milwaukee. They are in command of
Brig. Gen. Boardman, who has opened
headquarters at the city hall. He has
issued orders to the troops directing
them to protect life and property. If
necessary, they are to fire upon the mob,
not without warning them to desist and
get out of the way. The Paine, McMil-
Ian, Radford, Morgan and Williamson
factories, five in all, started up at noon
under protection of the militia, and no
further rioting was anticipated.
Midnight-The militia has the wood
workers strike well in hand. The death
of nonunion man assaulted on Thurs
day is reported. The casualties now
number two dead and ~ injured. The
factory of the Paine Lumber company,
the largest in the world, was in opera
ton all day with reduced force and
guarded by soldiers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02

London, June 24.--The Manila Rail-
road company, having Offices In this
city, has received a cable message say
ing that the Philippine insurgents have
captured all but the inner city of
Manila. They are respecting property
and refrain from looting. A London
agent of the insurgents claims to have
information that Gen. Aguinaldo has
made compact with Rear Admiral
Dewey not to attack the walled city
until the American troops arrive, when
the Americans and the insurgents will
cooDeratp
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
SPAN|ARDS DRIVEN BACK
Are Forced to Retreat with Heavy
Loss After a Serious Battle
Near Santiago.
THIRTEEN AMERICANS ARE KILLED.
AZ Least FIFTY Are wounded, IncIud-
Ing six Omcers of Whom Several
VIII Die-No Resistance offered ia
the American Troops Landed at
Bniquiri.

Playa del Este, Cuba, June ga Sc
rious engagement took place Friday
morning five miles from Santiago on
land. Less than 1000 American cavalry
men and rough riders fought 1000
SpaniardS in thickets, driving them back
into ;he city. The American loss was
II or 10 dead and al least 80 wounded
including six officers. Several of the
wounded will die. Twelve Spaniards
were found dead in the brush. Their
loss is doubtless greater. The Span
iards had every advantage in number
and positions.
Gen. Young commanded the eXpedi-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Must Hold All Prisoners.

Key West, Fla, June 22.-United
States Marshal Ilorr received instruc-
tions from Attorney-General Griggs
Tuesday to hold all persons captured
on Spanish prize ships until further or
ders. The message created much sur
prise among officials here, as all but
military prisoners had been recently
paroled and were to have sailed for
Spain this week. The prisoners con
cerned have been penned up on the
prize ships in the harbor ever since cap
tured. There are more than 200. The
military prisoners are at Fort McPher-
son, Atlanta.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
A Sense of Security.

Aren't you afraid some of these
Americans will be irritated by your in
sults?" inquired Madrid statesman.
Suppose they are?"
"They may retaliate in such way,
as to compel you to do something in de-
Tense of your honor2"
"Oh, that's all right. They can't pro-
nounce my name well enough to make
me sure I'm the man they're talking
about."-Detroit Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02

New London, Conn, June "a. - Cor
nell won the tri-university boat race on
the Thames river course Thursday,
the four miles being rowed in 24:4s.
Yale crossed the finish line three and
one-half boat lengths behind the win
ner and 12 lengths ahead of Harvard.
Last year at Poughkeepsie Cornell won
in 20:34;> Yale, second, 20:44, and Har-
ward last, 81 minutes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
The Cadiz Fleet.

London, June 23.--The Gibraltar cor
respondent of the Daily News says: No
credence need be given to rumors that
the Cadiz squadron will return 10 that
port. Admiral Camara could not re-
turn without riots at CadiZ and Mad
rid, particularly as he said at the ban
quet before his departure that he would
never return before his flag had been
stepped in American blood. You will
find the next move of the squadron
will be to the Canaries.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02

ton, travelling libraries, art league, in
dustrial and manual training for wom-
en-. The committee on credentials, Mrs.
William II. Kistler. of Denver. showed
the registration 10 be .534 delegates, or
% per cent. larger than the last biennial.
Mrs. Frank Trumbull, of Denver, the
treasurer, showed receipts in two years
amounting to Ss,G77 with expenditures
of $i,079, leayingu balance of 5000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02

Playa del Este, June 23.--Four picked
crews removed seven submarine mines
from Guantanamo harbor under
heavy fire from shore batteries. The
Marblehead and the Dolphin replied to
the Spanish shots
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
A BIoody Deed.

Fulton, N. ~, June 25. = AT midnight
William Cooper. aged 30 years. shot
and killed his father-in-faw, Cornelius
Smedley, seriously wounded his moth
er-in-law, fired two shots at his wife
and then committed suicide.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
The Monndnock Sails.

San Francisco, June "a. - The coast
defense monitor Monadnock sailed for
Manila, via Honolulu, Thursday after
noon. The collier Nero, which will ac-
company the Monadnock, went on; first.
The warship followed in few minutes.
Men on the Monadnpck think that the
ship will make the trip to Manila in
about 20 days.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Two Firemen Killed.

Philadelphia, June 20. - Two firemen
were killed and a number injured late
Friday night at a fire Thomas Potter,
Sons & Co.'S oilcloth works in the ex-
treme northeastern section of the city.
The fremen were on ladder, when the
wall fell, throwing them into the burn
ing building. Loss by the fire. $3.50, 900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Bir Contract for shells.

Cleveland, o.. June %. = The Falls
Rivet and Machine company, of Cuya-
hoga Falls, has received a contract from
the government for 5000 shrapnel
shells, to be shipped as soon as possible.
They will probably be sent to the Pa
cific coast to be used by Gen. Merritt's
men,in the PhiiipDines.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Mile. 10 Go Ia Cuh.

Washington, June 25. - For the first
time there was reliable announce
ment of the intention of Gen. Miles to
go to Cuba to participate in the opera
tions there before the campaign is ex-
tended to Puerto Rico. The time of his
departure is as yet unsettled
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Church struck by lightning.

Grand Fork, y. d.. June 25.-A new
Lutheran church near Minnewaukan
was struck by lightning Friday while
dedication, ceremonies were in progress
One end was torn out of the building.
About 300 persons were present and
two were instantly killed. In the panic
a number Of others were injured, but
none fatally
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Now Erench Confined.

Paris, June 25.-M. Peytral has sue
cecded in forming cabinet to succeed
the retiring ministry of NJ. Meline.
The premier and minister of the in
terror is NJ. Paul Peytral and the min
ister of foreign affairs is NJ. Charles de
Ereyciuet.,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Reenforcement. start.

Washington, June 23.-The reen-
forcements of Gen. Shafter actually
hogan Wednesday in the departure of
n regiment and q battalion of the troops
at Camp Alger for Santiago. They go
10 Newport News and then by steamer
direct to Santiago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
sixty spnniard. KiIIed,

New York, June "a. = According to
dispatches received by the Cuban junta
here GO Spaniards were killed and 10
wounded in an engagement near Guam
tanamo Tuesday with the Americans
and Cubans-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Population of Chicago.

Chicago, June 24.-According to the
new city directory Chicago now has a
population of 1,S03,000. This is an in
crease of $4,000 over the figures for
1907
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
sagnstn Cabinet to Re,,un.

London, June 25.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
When the cortes closed martial law was
proclaimed. The Sagasta cabinet will
resign and make way for new govern
ment which will open negotiations for
neapp
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Cortcr Adlourns.

Madrid, June 25. = The queen regent
has signed a decree suspending the cor
ties. The cortes finally adjourned with
out the customary cheers for the
throne.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Mn Nnt i,el,re

London, June 2l.-The secretary of
state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain, emphatically denies the rumors
that he contemplates retirement from
the cabinet.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-02
Treaty of Arbitration.

Rome, June 23.--A permanent treaty
of arbitration, it is asserted, has beer
successfully arranged between Italy
and Argentina.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-12
Passing of the Coal Stove.

If the statements Of active and re-
putable members Of the coal trade may
be believed, the use of gas for cook,
ing and heating purposes Of coal, not
only in the vicinity Of Greater New
York, but throughout the country.
Not long since builder Of numerous
apartment houses on the upper part
Of Manhattan Island made the asser,
tion OF his club that, after q careful
investigation, he had ascertained that
nearly 40 per cent. Of the business o.
the gas companies in tho Harlem
region was day business. The gas
heaters and ranges, he said, were
burning almost as much gas as the
Illuminating burners. .
"The passing Of the coal stove,
said the Investigator, "means serious
loss to the coal trade. The substitu'
ton Of gas for coal as fuel has been
growing: gradually, until now it con
fronts tie retail coal dealer as pro
blem involving his very existence. 1
lis to him now about what the com
petition of the electric light was tt
the gas companies a few years ago
In fact. the coal trade has had nothing
but hard luck since the advent o
natural gas. Instead of the old ev1
of overproduction being responsible
for the lack ofprofts in the coal trade
the chief trouble comes from ''urde1
nroduction. New York Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-12
How Godsend Lufkin Got His Name.

Perhaps Godsend Lufkin, Of Tilden,
has the distinction Of owing the
oueerest name in Maine. Godsend'e
grandfather, old Peter Lufkin, owned
about all the wild land in the town.
When he died he left his property to
his four Boys in trust, the whole Of il
to 90 to the first grandson who should
come into the world. At that time
none Of the boys wero married, but
they at once remedied this fault, every
one taking wife inside Of q year from
the time the will Of their father was
made. Six years after his wedding
the wife of George Lufkin presented
to him a son, who was entitled to the
great estate under the terms OF the
will. It was agreed that the boys
mother should bestow the name, but
she neglected to tell the minister
about it before the party had assem-
bled in the Church. Then when the
clergyman asked what name he
should bestow the child's father spoke
up and said: II think you'd better
call him godsend, because he mas
proved that to my family" The word.
spoken in Jest were taken in earnest
by the clergyman, who proceeded to !,
formally christen the boy as A God
send Lufkin," a name which he beart
TO- day. As he got nearly $lo0,oo(
worth Of property along with h biz
name, he is trying to stand 1t'-De
troit Free Press.