The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-08
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


The First Reformed Presbyterian
church of New York city celebrated its
one hundredth anniversary.
President Mckinley has approved the
bill prohibiting the killing of fur seals
in the waters of the North Pacific
ocean,"
James J. Corbctt has challenged Rob-
ert FitZsmmons TO fight for purse of
100000 and the worlds championship.
Fire destroyed the plant of the +. G..
Austin Manufacturing company in Chi
cago, the loss being 100000, and Frank
Suffer persisted in the flames.
James Kirkley, treasurer of Benton
county, was murdered in his office at
Fowler, Ind, by unknown persons.
From reports on file in Washington
il is shown that 100000 Cubans are to-
day in the direst distress and that Co.,
600 reconccntrados have died since Jan
uary, 1897.
BY the will of Charles Contoit, filed
Mt New York, $1,5oO,wo is bequeathed
TO religious organizations.
The output of gold in Colorado this
year is $4,000, 900, against SIG, 500, 900 In
the year 1896.
o. II. Maybr, agent for the Southern
Express company ut Brunswick, Ga.
Is said to have decamped with $4,000
belonging to the company.
Fifteen persons were injured in two
railroad wrecks in and near Chicago.
The postal savings bank idea is not
popular one in New York banking
circles. ".
Gov. Taylor issued call for the as
sembling of the Tennessee Legislature
in extra session January II. A United
States senator will be elected
Abe Balm, farmer, was MORALLY
wounded by a masked band of farmers
in Pleasant Ridge. Ia, because he i'll
treated his father.
The Merchants and Traders bank of
brunswick, Ga, closed its doors.
Advices from Tacoma, Wash, say
that floods have caused damage esti-
mated at 81, 900 900 in the northwest and
several persons have been drowned.
The miners strike in Kentucky and
Tennessee, which began last May over
n reduction of wages, has been declared
off.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of La Dor, in let
ter TO Secretary Gage says the fedora
ton opposes the secretary's plan for
currency reform because IL provides
for the abdication of the sovereign
powers of the government to the banks"
Gov. Wolcott, of Massachusetts, has
formally deposited the famous Brad
ford manuscripts in the state librarians
department..
The Farmers and Traders state bank
Mt Oskaloosa, Ia, has gone into yolun
tary liquidation.
The business portion of Muchakinock,
Ia, mining town, was almost totally
destroyed by fire.
No year since 1887 has shown so few
railroads confessing insolvency as that
of 1897.
The war ship Mohicnn is 10 become n
training ship, going into commission
January 10.
The visible supply Of grain in the
United States on the 27th was: Wheat,
3G,G10, 900 bushels; corn, IS. 149, 900 bush
els; oats, 12,772, 900 bushels; rye, 3,710,-
600 bushels; barley, 4.7s0,O0 bushels.
viii Burdy, James Philpot and Bob
Gregory were Killed In saloon row at
Ky.
Fire which destroyed the Arcade |
building ut Detroit, Mich. caused dam
age amounting TO S125,O00.
The Universities of Michigan. Chi |
cago, Illinois, Wisconsin and the North
western university have organized the
Western intercollegiate Baseball
league.
Canada purchased SCI. GAO ,041 worth OF
products of the United States during
the past year.
Jacob Strayer and wife were cremated
in fire which destroyed their home
near. Scottdale. Pa.
Edward j. Radcliffe, the actor, found
guilty of striking his wife. was SEN
fenced In New York to six months in the
Patrick Kelley, Of Louisville, KY, who
Tor over year has been dumb, sudden
" recovered his speech during a fit Of
anger.
Joseph Hopkins, negro who muir
Tered two white farmers at Glendore,
Mss, was lypched by . mob. !