The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-09-17
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appoint "A commission to investigate
the war, department.. Maj. Gen. Scho-
field and ex-senator John b. Gordon,
of Georgia, have been asked to accept
places upon the commission.
In the silver party convention at
Reno, New, Francis q. Newlands was
nominated for congress and p. Sadler
for governor.
American miners on the Yukon have
government to locate an assay Office
and government bank depository at
Circle City, their object being to pro-
tect miners against|the money brok-
ers.
The Conshohocken brewery plant,
located at Conshohocken, a suburb Of
Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire,
the loss being 100000. %
W. II. Lawrence, of Cleveland, o., was
shot and MORALLY wounded in a room
at the oxford hotel in Denver by a
woman named Florence Richardson.
The woman then shot herself in the
heart, dying almost instantly.
Five hundred Illinois naval reserves
and the Seventh Illinois regiment ar
rived in Chicago and were given a most
enthusiastic welcome as they marched
through the streets to their quarters.
President Mckinley has named SEN
ator George Gray, Of Delaware, as the
fifth member of the peace delegates,
thus completing the personnel of the
commission.
Advices from Manila were to the ef-
feet that Admiral Dewey considers the
situation there as critical, Aguinal-
dos exasperating conduct calling for
the most careful management of at
fairs by the American commanders.
President Mckinley has decided that
the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Iowa regi-
ments are needed and will be kept in
the service.
After completing the election Of off,
GERS and adopting resolutions in praise
Of President Mckinley and Secretary Of
War Alger the thirty-second encamp-
ment of the G. A. X. came to CLOSE at
Cincinnati.
The Ocean house at Newport, r. L.,
one Of the best-known hotels on the At
lantic coast, was destroyed by fire, the
loss being 100000.
Before leaving Washington to inspect
the army camps Secretary Alger d.
rected that an order be issued that in
stead OF the regular allowance of ten
dollars for the burial of a soldier that
S35 shall be allowed, and the remains
transported home at the governments
expense.
The American and Spanish commits
sioners held their first conference in
the hall Of the Colonial parliament in
Havana. The proceedings were pri-
vate.
Positive orders have been issued by
Gen. Miles directing that Camp Wikoff
be broken as soon as possible.
The town OF Jerome. A. T., was COM
pletely wiped out by fire, entailirg a
loss of over 100000 in property.
Eleven bodies had been recovered,
while score or more were in the
ruins.
While drunk Ezekiel Lazetti killed
his wife at Wyandotte, Mich, and then
killed himself.
The powers were discussing the ma
ture Of an ultimatum to Turkey de-
handing the complete withdrawal Of
her troops from Crete.
Henry Banks, the oldest man in
Michigan, celebrated his one hundred
and fifth birthday at Bangor.
Mrs. Eli Potter, a prominent woman
suffragist. was robbed of $4,000 by
highwaymen in the outskirts of Kansas
City, Kan.
BY the explosion OF 40 gallons of gas
oline in the cellar of grocery store at
Philadelphia certaily four and possibly
a dozen or more lives were lost.
The aggressive attitude of some Of
the insurgcnt leaders in the vicinity
of Manila has caused great uneasiness
and n feeling of insecurity among resi-
dents, and the troops are kept under
arms day and night.
Mrs. Sarah. Ann Gray died at Hamil-
ton. ILL.,, aged 101 years.
Jesse Badgerow. farmer living
near Grand Rapids, Mich, killed his
wife and fatally stabbed her sister, Miss
Aylesworth. after which he committed
suicide. Jealousy was the cause.
Elizabeth Amelia Eugenia, empress
Of Austria and queen of Hungary, was
assassinated at Geneva, Switzerland, as
she was walking from the Hotel Beau
rivage, where she had been at luncheon,
to the steamboat dock. Her murderer,
who Is an Italian anarchist. was ar
rested shortly after he committed the
crime. -
New Westminster, b. c., suffered
loss of $2,5oo,o 900 by fire which burned
out the business portion Of the town.
The percentages Of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 18th were: Boston,
.653; Cincinnati. .627; Baltimore, $40;
$40; Chicago, $50; Kew
York, .s4l; Philadelphia, .5o4; Pitts
burgh. 500; Louisville. .433; Brooklyn,
.ao7; Washington, .oas; st. Louis, .2ss.