The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05
LATER.

LATER.
| Henry W. Corbett's right to seat in
the senate from Oregon was under CON
federation by the United States senate
during nearly the entire session on the
25th. In the house the senate amend
ments to the army appropriation bill
were agreed TO and a long debate over
the question of river and harbor appro-
priations took place during the consid-
Grafton of the sundry civil appropria-
lion bill
| In the United States senate on the
Goth {ult,I the pension calendar was
! clcaredyby the passage of several pri-
! vate pension bills and the right of Hen
ry w. Corbett to n seat from the state
| of Oregon was further discussed. In
| the house the time was occupied in dis
cussing~ the sundry civil appropriation
bill and about 90 pages were disposed Of
President Dole, Of Hawaii, left San
| Francisco for Honolulu.
The plant of the American Tobacco
company at Louisville. Ky, was de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being over
$3.50 ,000.L
The United States cruiser Minncapo-
lis has been launched at Philadelphia.
After prolonged cabinet meeting in
Washington, at which the Spanish sit
uation was thoroughly discussed, il was
stated by one of the members that
there Is no occasion for alarm or ex-
citcment, and that the present situation
is not even critical.
The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya left New
York for Havana.
There were 233 business failures in
the United States in the seven DAYS
ended on the 25th, against 295 the week
previous and POO in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The Indians at Pine Ridge agency in
Nebraska are on the warpath again.
William II. Colt (colored) was hanged
at GransLoro, Ala, for the brutal muir
der there three months ago of John A.
Singlcy, wife and child.
in railway wreck near Waycross,
Ga, Mrs. Frank d. Holden, of Yonkers,
y. V, was killed and six other pas
sengers were badly injured.
The president has appointed Cot.
Henry G. Corbin adiutant general Of
the army, to succeed Samuel Brock, re-
tired ON account Of age.
Ray Fry and Hugh Sewell, prominent
young men, quarrelcd at Jamestown,
Pa, about young woman and Scwcll
thrust knife through Fry's heart. kill
ing him.
In n fire in Charleston, S. c., Mrs. Re-
bccca knickmcycr and her six children
and-CaSwc1i 0'Ncat- were burned to
death.
The board of inquiry Mt Havana, it is
stated, believes the bottom of the Maine
must be examined if the positive facts
Of the cause of the disaster are to be
known. The disclosures of the divers
seem to prove that the shipwas blown
up by an outside explosion of n large
torpedo or submarine mine.
The entire business portion of Cortez,
Col, was destroyed by fire.
The French line steamer La Cham
pagne, six days overdue in New York,
was towed in TO the harbor al Halifax,
y. S.. in disabled condition.
The Western Baseball league season
will open April 90.
Fire broke out in the Hall chemical
works at Kalamazoo, Mich. and explo-
sions that occurred killed ten men and
injured several other persons. N
Edith and Linda Caplin"cr, aged sis
ters, were burned TO death at their
home near Mineral Wells, w. Va.
Seven persons, pleasure seekers, resi-
dents of West Harvey, H.. were crushed
10 death by train which struck their
bus at u railway crossing.
Tho Spanish army organ in Madrid
announces that war with thc United
States is expected in April.
Adyiccs from Madrid say there is an
appalling scarcity of food in many prov
inccs of Spain and bread riots are of
daily occurrence at Salamanca.
The British steamer Legislator. en-
route TO Boston, was destroyed by fire
in midoccan and six of her crew were
lost.
DIR. John p. Maynard, famous as the
disroyercr of collodion, MS used in sur
"ery, died in Dcdham, Mass, aged 72
wears.
The steamer Manitoba arrived i'm New
York with n herd of 537 reindeer pur-
chased by the government for Alaska. !
William NJ. Singerly, editor of the
Record and president Of the Record
Publishing company. died suddenly of
heart disease AT his home in Phiadel- |
rhia, aged &C years
The Warwick Cycle company at
Springfield, Mass. filed petition i'm in
r6lvcncy its indebtedness being $780,. !
600.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
inv Athens to assassinate King George
OF Greece.
The naval court of inquiry into the
Maine disaster has shifted it's base of (,
from Havana to Key /
West, Fla. and will examine some wit T
nesses of the explosion who are now
there.
Evangelist Sam Jones has withdrawn
as candidate for governor of Georgia.