The L'Anse sentinel., 1898-11-26

the Woman's Christian Temperance
union Mrs. L. NJ. n. Stevens. of Maine
was elected president.
The strike OF coal miners in the Vir
den Ull.) district, which has been the
cause of rioting and bloodshed, has
been brought 10 an end.
Chase, sherwood d. Co, the Oldest
tobacco firm in Ohio, has gone out OF
business.
The Tioga national bank at Owcgo
y. Y, which suspended recently. has
resumed business.
The union coal miners returned to
work at Nirden. H., after n lockout
since April !.
The Missouri supreme court decided
the law by which cities are compelled
to sell franchises to corporations TO be
unconstitutional.
Prairie fires in Gregory, Trip and
Todd counties, S. d., caused the ruin oil
thousands OF acres of range and the
loss of many cattle.
Robert McFadden. William IIender-
son, John Kell and George Morgan
were caught in the bottom of shaft in
Butte, Mont. by an explosion and ia
| tally injured.
The First national bank of Emporia.
| Kan, was closed by order of the comp.
troller of the treasury, and an hour
later Charles s. Cross, the banks presi-
dent. committed suicide.
Ethel Marlowe, young and hand
some actress, dropped dead on the
stage in New York.
The report of Gen. g. n. Licber, judge
advocate general, for the year ended
August 81, shows that there have been
n total of 1,1s0 courts-martial during
the year.
Bishop Fowler announces that the
Methodists are preparing to establish
churches in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines,
The government has decided to inves-
tigate the race troubles in South Caro-
lima in respect to the interference with
the duties of federal officers.
Mayor Ziegcnheim has vetoed the cur
few bill passed by the ST. Louis city
council.
The thirty-second annual meeting of
the National grange, Patrons of Ius-
bandry, began in Concord, n. IL.
At the closing session in st. Paul OF the
Womans Christian Temperance union
Mrs. NJ b. Carse, of Illinois. one Of the
most prominent members, withdrew
| from the organization, saying she
would not return until the temple fund
was raised.
The worlds gold product for 1898 is
placed at S275 100000, against $237 ,000,-
| 0OO in 1897.
| The total imports of gold in the ten
months ended October 81, 1898, were
S143,G5s,095. exceeding the exports by
| $12o 30G,246.
The total money in circulation in the
United States at the beginning of the
| present month was $1,S66.575,7S2.
| against 81, l,706, ,732 ,o04 at the correspond
ing date last year.
Two battles took place between union
white miners and negroes in Springsde,
n suburb of Pana ILL.,, but no one was So
| riously injured.
Secretary Long in his annual report
recommends the construction of three
first-class battleships and five first class
armored cruisers and recommends al
addition of 5000 men to the navy.
At a citizens mass meeting in Omaha
il was decided that the trans-Missis-
sipp exposition should be continued
next year.
Col. +. c. Ainsworth chief of the
record and pension Office. war depart
ment, in his annual report says that
1926 cases were received and dis
posed OF during the past fiscal year, a
net increase of 43,4S0 cases over tie
previous year.
At Newport, II. l., the torpedo boat
Dupont made over 30 knots an hour,
proving her to be the fastest boat in the
United States navy.
Timothy Dwight, president of Yale
college at New Haven, Conn, for 12
years, has resigned.
Scidenberg, Steifel g. Co., cigar deal
ers in New York. failed for $50O,000
1t is said that Secretary Alger, in his
annual report, and President Mckinley,
in his annual message to congress, will
recommend that the standing army be
placed on n permanent peace basis OF
100000 men.
G.. w. Schmidt, wholesale liquor deal
,r in Pittsburgh, Pa, filed his petition
in voluntary bankruptcy with liabil-
tiles of SS1s,0OO.