The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-12-10
The trustees of oberlin (o.) college

| have elected Ncv. John Henry BarrOws
O. Chicago, as president of that institu-
ton.
John ID. Rockefeller, according 10
New York advices, is trying TO gain con-
troll of the entire copper mining in
dustry of the United States.
Judge Charles Ben Darwin, for many
years one Of the most noted lawyers of
California, was committed to the state
insane asylum at Napa.
George jenkins. New York builder.
failed for $.l0,3ss.
Later reports Say that l5C persons
lost their lives by the wreckihg Of the
steamer Portland off CAGE Ccd. Dur.
ing the storm SO ether vessels were de-
stroyed, and the total loss of life is
Placed at over 600
volcano was in active eruption
about 80 miles from Atlin City, Alaska.
In session in New York the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers
elected as president Commodore 6. w
Melville, of Washington.
John Gross shot and killed his daugh-
ter Tillie and then shot himself dead at
his home three miles northeast Of De-
corah, Ia. His wife saved her life by
running away.
The Second national bank in Toledo.
| o., the oldest in the city, decided 10 go
into voluntary liquidation.
The coal shipping season at lake ports
has closed throwing several thousand
men out of employment
At Cameron, Wis, man named Dunn
III T.. T..
and dashed its brains out.
The Iowa diocese of the Episcopal
church elected as bishop Rev. DIR. Thco-
dore n. Morrison. rector of the Epiph-
any church in Chicago.
The whipping post as legal instru-
ment OF corporal punishment for GER
tain classes Of criminals is favored by
John G. Shortall, president of the ILL
nois Humane society.
Frederick Martin, farmer 35 years
old, living near Green Tree, Ia, shot his
wife and then himself. Four small chill
dren arc left orphans.
The gold production for Colorado this
year is placed at sos 100000.
The township of Stevens Point, Wis
has passed out of existence and new
township has been created named
Dewey.
A negro who killed Alexander Loin
Mt Madrid, Mo- was lynched by mob.
The Oliver Mining company a, Ilough-
ton, Mich, increased the wages of its
1000 employees ten per cent.
The annual report of Gov. Brady, Of
Alaska, makes strong plea for action
| on Alaska's needs at the coming session
of congress.
Hiram Biggs, farmer, and his wife
and three children lost their lives Ly
| the burning of their home near Perry
| O. Il.
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son in his annual report, in addition to
| discussing the domestic problems, re-
| views our agricultural relations in for
eign fields.
DR.. and Mrs. Darwin McIlrath, the
around world bicycle tourists, after
an absence of three years and seven
months arrived in Chicago. They
Travelled 10000 miles.
During the month of November the
government receipts aggregated $685.
Since July the receipts have aggregated
$204,5j7,093, as compared with S1I5,-
1855 during the same time in 1897.
The grand jury at Carlinville, H., in
dicted Gov Tanner for palpable omis-
sion of duty ard malfeasance in Office "a
connection with the Virden riots in Oc-
tober.
At a mass meeting the students of
Princeton (N. j. university passed
resolutions aboishing hazing.
Fire destroyed the Academy of Music
and adjoining property in Rochester,
n. Y, the total loss being 100000.
The public debt statement issued on
the lst shows that the debt increased
$40, sos during the month of Novem-
berry. The cash balance in the treas
ury was $92G,117,ls2. The total debt,
less the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts TO S1.127473,4s7.
The state department has been adj
vised that the French government will
establish naval attache at Washing
ton.
The coinage of the San Francisco
mint for the month of November
amounted to $4,516,25O.
At Peabody. Mass, Mrs. Richard
Hurley. wife OF gardener. murdered
two of her children, 12-years-old
daughter and son seven years old.
She was insane.
A decree has been issued in Paris for
bidding the admittance into France OF
fruits and plants from the United
States.
Chicago will entertain the general
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church in May, 1000.
Personal AND POLITICAL.
Official returns show that woman suf-