The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-19
The United States cruiser Afontgom-


cry sailed from Key West for Havana
to take the place Of the Maine.
Indications ut Washington are that
the tension between the United States
and Spain has been relaxed by the nc
ton of congress in placing s50.000,000
ut the disposal OF the president.
Alexander Smith and a young man
named IIoaten were killed in n freight
wreck near Walkerton, Ind.
A cavern in n mine Mt Galena. Kan,
killed Ernest Wright, William Walker
and his son and an unknown man.
The Union Pacific railway has sub
scribed $4,000 in aid of the transmits
sissippi exposition at Omaha.
Sir Julian Pauncefotc has assured
President Mckinley OF Queen Victoria's
personal interest in the state OF affairs
between this country and Spain, and OF
the most sincere friendliness toward
the United States.
Three children OF William Conner
st. Louis during the absence Of their
parents.
The bill passed by congress appropri-
ating $50,00O,0O0 for national defenses
has been signed by the president and is
now n law.
Harry Van Arsdalc, n machinist, killed
Mary Harris In ST. Louis and then
killed himself. Jealousy was the cause.
Roy Gchrig shot and fatally wound
cd viii II. Davis Mt Millersvlle, Pa, and
then killed himself. The boys were
pupils at n business college, and jeal-
ousy over girl was the cause.
Kid Mccoy, OF Indiana, has announced
himself champion heavy weight pugilist
OF the world.
The jury at Will<csbarrc, Pa, in the
case of Sheriff Martin and his deputies,
charged with the killing Of strikers at
Lattimer On September 10 last, re-
turned verdict of not guilty.
A hotel at Taiya, Alaska, was burned,
and five of the inmates were cremated.
1t is rumored that President McKin-
ley has completed the draft1of special
message to congress In which he recon-
mends the recognition of Cuban indie
pcndence, and that 1t is his intention
tc send the message to congress within
two weeks.
Col. NJ. NJ Parker, of Washington, VINO
visited Cuba with the senatorial party.
said in an interview at Key'Wcst that tho
famine, suffering and awful restitution
among the reconcentrados was indie.
scribable; that every American in Cubn
was watched us though he were n Grim
inal; that the Spaniards hate us and
do not hesitate to say so, and that every
one in Havana knows that the Maine
was Intentionally blown up.
Annie Lite was shot and killed in
Allegheny, Pa, by Philip Smith, her
lover, who Immediately afterward killed
himself. Jealousy was the cause.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
Eassador, has informed the Canadian
ministry officially that by an arrange
ment with the United States the Alas
kan boundary dispute has been settled.
The agricultural department crop re-
port shows wheat in farmers hands,
121 100000 bushels. equivalent to 800
per cent. of last years crop; corn, 1885,
100000 bushels, or All per cent, of last
years crop.
John l.. Driscol, n teacher Of short
hand in Nashville, Tenn, compelled his
wife TO fake morphine and then killed
himself with the same drug. Poverty
was the cause
Rose Miller and her daughter. Winnie
Arlington, were fatally shot at Empire,
O.,Jby David Mccoy, rejected sutton
of. Mrs. Miller.
For the past eight months the increase
over the exports of domestic products
for the same perioG last year has been
3,S42 900.
a dispatch from Washington says
that orders have been issued for the
Immediate manning of hitherto ungar-
risoned forts from Boston down the At
lantic coast and along the gulf to Gal
weston.
A gale swept the bay of San Fran
cisco, wrecking many vessels and caus-
ing n loss of 100000.