The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-11-12

Spain rejected the United States
proposition regarding the Philippines
at joint session of the peace commits
sion in Paris. but the Madrid represent
tatives did not withdraw from the con-
| ference. Premier Sagasta, in an inter-
view at Madrid, practically admitted
his country must finally yield. The
United States are prepared to resume
hostilities at any moment and admins
tration officials declare the navy and
army in better shape than ut any time
during the war.
The Joint Traffic association. the
most powerful railroad trust ever
formed, was dissolved in New York.
Charles McCloskey and John Frawiey
were killed and IL other men were in
jured two fatally, by the explosion of a
boiler in the Oil City Pa.) boiler
| works.
Fire in the business section of Haver-
hill, Mass, caused loss OF 100000.
The Vermont Legislature passed
joint resolution approving President
McKinley's demands for the retention
of the Philippines.
York. having on board 81 trophy guns
from Santiago.
The St. Louis city council passed n
curfew ordinance providing that chill
dren under IS years of age shall not
be permitted on the streets of the city
after eight o'clock at night.
For the first time in the history Of
the New York cotton exchange cotton
sold under five cents pound.
Seventeen Cubars arrived in New
York on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm,
having been released from the Spanish
prison at Ceuta recently.
Eight companies of the One Hundred
and Fifty-eighth Indiana volunteers
were paid off and mustered out at Indi-
anapolis.-
John Bailey, prominent farme- re-
siding near Muncie, Ind, was shot to
death by Mrs. Levina Black, neighbor,
who claimed he had insulted her.
The trade situation throughout the
country was reported good.
The steamer Croatan. en- route from
New York to Wilmington, N. c., was
burned at sea off Cape Charles and five
lpcISOuS lOst tIlclI lives
The sultan of Turkey has given En-
peror William the right to plant large
German colony along the whole of the
frontier of Tripoli.
There were 1914 business failures in
the United States IN the seven days
ended on :he 4th, against 226 the week
previous and 27G in the corresponding
period of 1897.
An explosion of gas wrecked the SUI
preme courtroom and the rooms imme-
diately adjoining it on the main floor
of the capitol in Washington and fire
Immediately followed, practically de-
stroying the library and records of the
court from 1902 to 1892 The loss is over
81 100000.
Negro and white miners resumed
hostilities at Pana, H., and several
were shot.
John Bahls and his wife, an old
couple, were murdered at Mshicot,
Wis, and Ernest Messermann, n tramp,
was under arrest for the crime.
Arthur Williams (coiored) was
llynched at Melbourne, Fla, for the
murder of Miss Eliva Ogden.
Mrs. John Noble, aged los years, died
at her home in Marysville, Mich. Her
husband died few days ago at the age
of 1O4.
David A. Wells, the'noted economist,
died at his home in Norwich Conn,
aged 20 years.
Seven men were killed and three ia
tally injured at the Exeter coliery of
the Lehigh Valley Coal company at
West Pittston. Pa.
James McDowen, of Marblehead, g.,
shot and killed his wife and then com
mitted suicide after quarrel.
Jay Staley, Of Grand Island, and
Charles Burke, of Buffalo, lost their
lives in the Niagara river by their boat
swamping.
The roof of the new Wonderland
theater in Detroit. Mich. fell in, killing
II workmen and injuring many others.
1t is reported that an armed alliance
has been agreed to between Germany
and Turkey.
The transport City of Puebla sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, carry
ing Cos men and officers.
| The japanese government is taking
| steps to determine for certainty
whether or not the emperor of China
is alive.
Mrs. Russell Sage, of New York, will
contribute 100000 for the building of
q military sanitarium in Chronicle, Ala.
Yellow fever is rapidly on the in
crease in Havana and is causing great
anxiety among the American officials.
Advices from Madrid say that Spain
will sign the peace treaty under pro-
| test.
The cruiser Maria Teresa, Admiral
Cervera's flagship raised Mt great ex-
pense ut Santiago by Lieut. Hobson and
added to the American navy, foundered
off San Salvador in storm and went
to the bottom. Those on board were
saved.