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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
to Henry Tontant and Delvina Fourier,
both OF Hancock; LOUIS Slack OF Hough.
ton and Maggie Howard OF Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

Shelf seems to me that the earliest
records prove that woman has always
been ahead of man.
He-How so?
She-Why, one of the first things
that Adam said to Eve was. "After
you. brooklyn Life.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

Mr.. Wick O'Connell visited Copper
dom's metropolis yesterday in the inter-
eft OF the baltic" cigar. He reports an
excellent trade.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

County Treasurer Frimodig spent yes.
terday at Calumet on business matters
Mr.. Frimodig has new deputy in his
Office in the person OF Mr.. Sidney Oben-
hoff.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

Mrs. James sharp. OF Calumet, visited
with Portage Lake friends yester-
day. the guest OF her sister, Mrs. James
Fisher.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

Two OF the sisters having charge OF the
81. Mary's hospital, left yesterday after
noon for Iron Mountain.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

Meesrs. H. o. McMain Of Marquette,
and q. ]. Nickerson OF Ishpeming, are
transacting business in the twin cities.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

Miss Kittie Shea, OF LAnse, who has
been visiting Hancock friends, returned
70 her home at L'Anse yesterday
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

DIR. A. T. Laberge, Of Calumet, trans
acted professional business on Portage
Lake yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

It is an interesting fact that the cent
was first proposed by Robert Morris and
named by Thomas Jefferson.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

Fully1 600 tons OF copper are at present
living on the smelling works dock await
ing shipment.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

BoRy-To the wife OF Mr.. c. 5. Mack
enzie daughter, this morning. Both
mother and babe doing well.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-21

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Uren OF the Ripley,
left Sunday afternoon for Chicago on a
short visit.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
MET A TERRIBLE DEATH.
Conductor of Log Train Run
Over Near OntOnagOn
Monday.

Conductor Schriber of Iron Noun
tain, met with terrible fate by fall
ing between two cars of log train
at Ontonagon Monday, the wheels
running over his legs between the
knees and the body. He was taken
| to Green Bay.
The proprietors of the Lake Su-
perior Pioneer, the German paper
published at Hancock, have pur-
chased printing plant at Menomi-
nee, and will move their Hancock
plant to that place in the near flu
ture, from which place the paper
will hereafter be published.
Frank Anderson, proprietor of a
saloon and boarding house at Ne
gaunee, was nearly killed by bull
Tuesday morning The horn of the
animal entered Anderson's face,
tearing one of his eyes out and
penetrating his brain.
A volunteer company of Sc was
organized Monday at South Lake
Linden and will be brought up to
the full company strength in few
days. Houghton county now has
nearly 1000 volunteers awaiting
the second call for troops.
A beautiful white marble bust of
Hon Peter White. one of Mar
quette's leading citizens. which was
purchased by subscription, was
unveiled in the presence of an i'm
mense throng at the opera house in
that city Tuesday evening. and pre-
sented to the board OF the Peter
White public library. The sculp-
turer of the bust is Trcntanove. who
did the famous Father Marquette
statue in the capitol IN Washington.
a replica Of which was unveiled in
Marquette last July. The speech of
presentation was made by James
Russell. editor of the Mining Jour
nal. and responded TO by DR.. a. H.
Theill. pres dent of the board. The
presentation was followed by a re-
ception at the opera house.
The two big steel schooners MAZDA
and Australia collided in St Mary 5
river Tuesday afternoon with ter
rife force The Mazda was bound
down, in tow OF the steamer Marina.
and the Australia was bound up, in
tow OF the Italia The two tows
met at the lower end OF the cut in
Little Rapids The Mazda struck
the Australia on the bluff Of the
starboard bow Tue steel plates
were torn open for thirty feet back
and the steel towline parted by the
impact The Australia drifted
down the cut, grounding ON the
south side of the channel. The
Mazda bow is also badly damaged
and She was taken back to Sault
Ste. Marie for repairs. The
Australia was also towed to Sault
Ste Marie.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
CITY ITEMS.

Attorney p. r. McKernan was at
Marquette Tuesday.
Joseph Countin werft to Hancock
Wednesday, where he expects to
work during the summer.
The pupils of the school gave five
dollars as contribution toward the
Maine martyrs national monument
on "Maine Day.
Lieutenant-Govcrnor Thomas b.
Dunstan, of Hancock, will deliver
the class address at the commence
ment exercises of the l. Anse high
school to be held June 2ith.
Mrs. j. B. Belanger returned
from Munising Tuesday, where
she was visiting her son for several
days. Mrs. Belanger states that
Munising is a very lively town, and
that her son has good position in
one of the large mills.
The price of meals breakfasts,
dinners and suppers) in all the
dining and buffet cars run by the
d., S. S. & A. R'y, has been reduced
from 75 cents to 80 cents each.
This is good move on the part of
the company, as it is sure to be APP
preciated by the travelling public
and will add materially to the
popularity of these hotels on wheels.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
CITY ITEMS.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Beaudin, yesterday, daughter.
James Huling has accepted a posi-
tion with Powell & Mitchell at
Skanee.
Mrs. Samuel O'Conncll' and
daughter are visiting Mrs. O'Con-
mel 5 sister, Mrs. John Hid.
1t is learned that H. Seldcn has
secured a good position at the
Winona mine in Houghton county
and will remove there in the near
future.
The heavy rains the past week
and particularly yesterday. will
prove to be grand thing for
the lumbermen, as the rivers will
be swelled considerable, thereby
enabling them to get their logs
out.
The term knot" is frequently
used now in indicating the speed of
war vessels The term has reference
TO what is known as the nautical or
geographical mile and implies a
distance of 2,025 yards. Our statute
mile represents a distance of |, go
wards. So that "knot would be
equivalent to about one and one
sixth miles as we use the term. a
vessel making twenty knots an
hour would make speed of about
twenty-threc and one-third miles
Geo. w. Dougherty, formerly
professor of the Indian school at
Mt. Pleasant, but now holding the
position of special Indian agent,
has been spending several days in
town. He is organing baseball
team to be composed Of Indians
and has contracted with several
husky Indian lads from this place
and Assinins. Mr.. Dougherty will
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
TOTAL NUMBER 27e,OOO SOLDIERS.
Enlistments Thrown Open to all Glasses
Physically Capable--Appointmen of
Company and Regimental Officers
Remains With Governors.

tional guard organizat ions of the
several states. 1t will be an en-
couragement to the organization of
independent volunteer companies
and regiments. These will retain
their identity to certain extent as
state troops, as the governor will
have the appointment of all com
pany and regimental officers, while
only the brigade, division, corps
and staff officers will be appointed
by the president.
While the adjutant general Office
has not yet undertaken to make up
the quotas of the several states, an
approximate estimate of the state
quotas shows: Illinois, 1929; Iowa,
., ,264; Michigan, 2,G22; Missouri,
3,246; Nebraska, LAG; South Da-
kota. LILO, and Wisconsin, 800.
The new force will require, either
by appointment or of officers al
ready appointed, three major gen
erals and about twenty-four briga-
dier generals. 1t was stated at the
war department that the details for
the work of the organization of this
new force would not be actively
taken up for the present Just now
the adjutant general S Office is en-
gagged in completing the enlistment
of the l25, 900 volunteers under the
first call.
Adjutant General Corbin has pre-
pared a statement showing the
strength OF the military forces OF
the United States when organized
in accordance with the plans now
under way: Regular y, 62. 600;
volunteers from the states first
caiD. 12J, 900; three cavalry regi-
ments at large, 1900; ten infantry
regiments, United States volunteers
Gmmunes), 10000; engineers at
large, 3. 800; volunteers called for
today. 5000, making grand total
OF 21S. 600 men.
Adjutant General Corbin an
nounced tonight that ll5, 900 of the
l2J. coo volunteers called for by the
president four weeks ago had been
mustered into the service of the
United States. y large majority of
the men mustered hnder the call is
sued today will be assigned to regi-
ments already in service. There are
1l9 volunteer regiments now and
some of them are below the required
numerical strength. 1t is the in
tention of the war department Of
ficials to recruit the existing regi-
mental organizations up to their
maxim strength. Calculations made
at the war department indicate it
will require from thirtytive to fifty
thousand men to recruit the regi-
ments up to the standard as required.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
HONIESTEADERS.
They May Know Now Where
They Are At.

HomcStcadcrs occupying tax lands
will be much relieved of that de-
pressed feeling which has been
weighing them down since the su-
preme court recent decision in the
case of the Connecticut Mutual Life
Ins. Co. VS.. Wood by an opinion
given to Land Commissioner French
by Attorney General Maynard, who
reaches the following conclusions:
tirst-As to those lands which
prior to 1893 have been bid in to the
state several times and were once
included in the petition of the auditor
general. and bid in under the act OF
1893. making the number of sales re
quircd in homestead section Of the
law, there can be no question. The
title OF the homcsteader to such
lands is good, if any one OF the sales
to the state are valid
Second Where one on more of the
sales upon which the homesteader )
title is based is void by reason of
the fact that those sales could not
take place. the homestcader 5 title
is void. However,
Third-If any one of the sales to
the state upon which such title was
based is valid the state has an abb
solute title to the land and the legs-
lature may. and without doubt will,
at the next session, perfect the title
of the homesteader by appropriate
legislative action. comforting upon
him the absolute title which the
state derives through one valid sale.
Fourth h-Even though the sale by
the state to the homesteader was in
valid, where the purchaser has been
in actual undisputed possession for
five years, that sale cannot be set
aside.
Fifth-Ii, however, there is any
possible case in which the title Of
the homesteader was not originally
undisputed possession for five years,
or cannot be perfected by appro-
pirate legislative action. then the
homesteader will be entitled to com
pcnsation to the extent that the
buildings and Improvements made
by him shall increase the present
value of the premises.
Your department can safely in
form those who are now actually in
possession of their homcsteads that
there is not the slightest danger of
their being molested or interfered
with, and that such titles Us are not
already valid will undoubtedly be
perfected in few months Ger
tainly it will be the frst care of the
next legislature to see to it that our
citizens who have gone to the north
ern counties of our state. relying
upon the faith of the state. shall in
no way be injured in their posses
sions.
There are about $500 homestead
ers in the state affected by the rhl-
ing, and besides the opinion is of
general interest, as it tells, among
other things, how to perfect by a
homesteaders' title. e.-Lansing Re-
publican.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
Appropriate Exercises to be Held
in the Opera House Mon
day Morning.
BY PUPILS OF THE SCHOOLS
Graves Of the Departed Soldiers
Will be Decorated
With Flowers.

Memorial Day will be fittingly
observed in this city next Monday,
when exercises will be held in the
Opera House by the pupils of the
sch ools, at 1870 O'Clock in the
morning. The children will meet
at the school house at 8 clock,
and march in a body to the ceme-
terry and decorate the graves of
the departed soldiers. tits earnest
ly desired that all who can, will
be present at the exercises. Fol
lowing is the program which
will be rendered:
Song, America" .,.........,...........
Recitation, "Columbia's Heroes" ,..........,...
Ella Steinbach.
Recitation, "A Child's Offering. .......",..,..
Belle Smith.
Flag Exercise ...,......... Primary Dept.
Song, Battle Hymn of the Republic
Recitation, Northern Pine to Southern Pal
,metto" ..,..........,. .,........,....
Fred King,
Recitation, "A Young Soldier.
Eliza Turner.
Recitation, The Loss of the Maine" .......,..
Cora Reynolds.
Song, "Red, White and Blue"
Recitation, Drafted"
Laura Brennan.
Exercise, what Can Little Children Do:"....
.l Primary Dept
Recitation, THE Mastering OF Company g..
Regina Gingras.
Exercise Memorial Day. ............. ......
intermediate Dept.
Remember the Maine.".............
Thomas smith
scatter the Flowers .,......,.,...
Myra Wiley .
Song, "On on, on, the Boys Came Marching"
Address ss...,.......,... Mr.. Fuller
song. "Spldipr Sleep' ......... Observation-Disclosures.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

WASHINGTON, May %. although
Madrid reports that Blanco cables
that the Spanish fleet is still at
Santiago, and this is apparently
confirmed from other sources, yet
the gist of information, coming
particularly through London cor
respondents cabling from Kingston,
is that Cervera and his fleet have
left Santiago and gone back through
the caribbean Sea, as he entered,
and is now on the Atlantic.
Thursday, SIMPSONS feet was
of the north coast of Cuba. and
Schley's fleet somewhere in the
vicinity of Santiago.
No official word has been received
in Washington from any of the
fleets. but it is believed something
definite will be heard today.
This sums up the situation as now
existing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

NJ. Culliney is spending a few
days in the copper country.
Mrs. ]. L. Sturtz, of Chicago. is
visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. Cole
Patrick Culliney this week CON
cluded the work of taking the
census of births and deaths of
l. Anse township for the year 1897
Fire destroyed the residence of A.
Ritchcr at Iron Mountain, Thurs
day. Two children were burned to
% crisp and two others were
seriously, and perhaps fatally in
jured.
The superintendent of public in
struction warns officers of school
districts against agents selling
reading charts at S37 per chart. The
charts are inferior aud the law lin
its the price to $40. Agents use u
bogus Endorsement from Supt. Ham
mond. They have been working in
lower Michigan -Cheboygan News.
It is stated that during the pres
cnt month the postoffice department
will issue ordinary postage stamps
of special design in connection with
the Trans. Mississippi exposition.
They will be designated the Omaha
stamp" and will represent the fol-
lowing denominations: /, 2, 4, 5, 8,
10, 50-cent and 81 and 81. The is
sue of these stamps will cease at the
end of the present year, but they
will be good for postage indefinitely.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

take his nine to Mt. Pleasant,
where they will practice for few
weeks, and then make tour of the
lower peninsula.
A young man from a ncighboring
city, who is attending college, wrote
to his father as follows: Dear Fa-
ther: want a check for $50 in order
to join the military class, as | am
going to enlist as soon as hostilities
are declared " To this letter the
father replied: John: fit through
ali the war an wus wounded many
times. There no need OF joining Il
military class. All you We got to
do is to shut your eyes, pray to the
Lord and pull the trigger.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
AWFUL CONDITIONS IN CUBA
Starvation and Death Staring the
Poorer Glasses in the Face.

New York, May 2G. The Nor
wcgian steamer Brat sbcrg. which left
Sagua Ia Grande, Cuba, May 20, ar
rived today with Il cargo OF sugar
and forty-r'ine passengers. They
report q dreadful state Of things in
Cuba with starvation and death
staring all the poor in the face. At
Sagua there were only few inn
provished and unscrviceablc gun
boats and only few troops left to
guard the city. In Matanzas there
are from twelve to fourteen thousand
troops. The insurgents are report
ed to be gaining numbers daily.
Many of the inhabitants have
abandoned the towns and villages
and fled TO the interior.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
Ties and Telegraph Poles Wanted

The undersigned is prepared to
buy 25,000 cedar telegraph poles
- feet long, 6 and inch tops, de-
livered on track Also 25.000 t.
inch cedar ties, and like quantity
Of hemlock ties for vessel shipment
either in Keweenaw or Huron bays.
Delivery is to be made by August
lst next. Several good tie makers
wanted Apply to NJ. J. McCABE,
5-l4-tf L'Anse, Mich
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28


WASHINGTON, May -. lis the Span
ish feet at Santiago? is the question
agitating Washington officials. No
word has been received confirming g
the report of the 'bottling up Of
Admiral Cervera 5 feet. Schlcy is
believed TO be near Santiago, and
Sampson within striking distance.
An important war council was held
and plans were discussed for an
active campaign against Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines, ard
more troops may be called for.
No truth is given to the report
that a Spanish fleet was sighted off
Halifax
Spain is in desperate straits a
defeat in Cuban waters would be
likely to cause a revolution and
overthrow the throne.
1t is the general impression at
Madrid that Cervera 5 fleet has left
Santiago,
1t is believed that the last cable
connection between Cuba and Ma
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
OREGON ORDEitEn.TO
JOIN SAMpSG S,S FLEET

Key West. May 26.-The United
States battleship Oregon arrived
here tins morning from Jupiter, and
anchored near Sand Key !ght.
The Oregon has been or d to
the North Atlantic squadrois under
Sampson, and will proceed al once
to Join the feet off the Cuban coast.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
L. =. SHIPS SHELLED
SAN HiLARlO FORT

New York, May 26. "A Madrid
cable says: \ Havana dispatch re-
ports that American warships
shelled the fort at San Hilario
while others reconnoitered in
Cardcnas bay.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
Special Notice.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the county clerk until noon, June 10,
1898. for building second story to
the cell part of the county Jail.
Plans and specifications for the
same can be seen at the clerk s
Office. All bids TO be accompanied
bya bond of 81 900 Right reserved
to reject any or all bids.
G.. o. BEEHLER, Clerk.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

The warship Bancroft is in pur
suit of a Spanish auxiliary cruiser
off Key West. All is quiet along
the blockade line.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

New York, May PA Key West
correspondent alleges on good
authority that Ccrvera S feet left
Santiago Saturday last.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

Washington, May 25.-The event
of the day in the war situation was
Nthe issuance of a proclamation by
thu presidentG Glling for %, 900 more
voluntcefS T-t added a new stirring
phase to the lethargic conditions
which have prevailed of late and
came with almost startling uneX-
pectedneSs. even to many of the
high officials in the army.
The reasons leading up to the call
naturally, were sources Of much con
lecture, as it was at first felt that
the possibility of foreign complica
tions was factor in bringing about
this new move. 1t speedily devel-
oped, however, that the call was not
due to any latent or serious cmer-
gency but was rather in line with
getting large body of men to be
drilled and seasoned, to constitute u
sort of second reserve to be drawn
upon later when the campaigns were
fully under way.
Secretary Alger stated that the
determination to issue the call had
not been reached until late yester-
day. Coming thus unexpectedly
the war department had made no
preparations for executing the call,
and it will be some days before the
details are worked out as to the
quotas from each state.
All that is settled thus far is that
the enlistments are to be thrown
open, much as they were at the out
break of the civil war, and are not
to be restricted to the militia or ma
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

Reports at Madrid relative to an
explosion on the Baltimore are pro-
nounced groundless by London dis
patches.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28


A great sensation was caused at
the war department in Washington
by the unexpected determination OF
the president to Immediately call
out $4,000 more volunteers. The
proclamation was issued Wednesday
afternoon. This makes total of
280, 900 troops in the service of the
government. The war department
is busy apportioning the additional
IS, 900 from the respective states.
1t will be divided between Cuba
and the Philippines.
Michigan's quota will be about
twenty-three hundred men.
Secretary Alger says the new
call for $4,000 troops will not be
from the militia, but from private
life, and will require large num-
Der of additional major-generals and
brigadiers. The president himself
decided on the move.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

THE SENTINEL office is hcadquar-
ters for everything in the job
printing line.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

JUPITER, Fla, May 26. The
United States battlcship Oregon,
which arrived here at 1920 Tuesday
night, has left Jupiter. 1t is re-
ported that she has gone to convoy
troops to Porto Rico, upon which
island Admiral Sampson is scheduled
to make an immediate descent.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
THROUGH SLEEPING CAR
Service to and from Detroit via
the Straits of Mackinaw.

Commencing June lst, IA Wagner
palace sleeping car will be attached
to the north bound train arriving
at l. Anse 600 p. m, and the south
bound train leaving l. Anse 1920
q. IN.
The first car will come north on
Wednesday, June lst, and the first
car south. bound will be attached to
he train Of Thursday, June I'd.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

LONDON. May 26. \ Madrid dis
patch says that revolution will
follow the defeat of the Spanish
fleet. The queen regent refuses to
fly from the Spanish capital.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

Lost-At the time OF the fair held
in the Town Hall for the benefit of
ST. Joseph 5 church, three fine
crotchet tides ! will pay a liberal
reward for their return.
Mrs. j. b. BELANGER. l. Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28

Schley's Fleet in the Vicinity Of Santiago
Simpsons Fleet Reported Off the
North Coast of Cuba.

drid has been cut.