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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20

The British ship Loeb Sloy, sailing
from Clyde for Melbourne, was wrecked
on Kangaroo island and five passengers
and 25 of the crew were drowned.
The French government Is making in
quiries as to American coal with view
TO adopting it for the use of the French
navy.
At Odessa an insane customs official
murdered his five sleeping children and
then fatally wounded his wife.
Secretary Long received cablegram
from Admiral Dewey asking permits
sion to keep the cruiser Boston on the
Asiatic station for short time. The
request was granted.
In 100 hours cycling contest in
Paris Charles w. Miller. of Chicago.
won first prize. lie covered 2,25s kilo-
meters.
In fire at Gura IIumora, Austria, 200
buildings, including the principal
church, the town hall and other public
offices and all the schoolhouses were de-
stroyed.
A cyclone swept over tbs Hondo, n
coal mine settlement in Co,.huila, Mex
leo, killing nine miners and injuring
90 others.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
Foot-Ea.e Trademark su.tsined.

Justice Laughlin, in Supreme Court, Buff
falo, has ordered permanent injunction,
with costs, and full accounting of sales,
to issue against Paul b. Hudson, manufac.
turer of "Dr Clark's Foot Powder" and
also against retail dealer of Brooklyn, re-
straining them from making or selling DR..
Clark's Foot Powder, which is declared, in
the decision of the Court, an imitation and
infringement of "Foot-Ease," the powder
for tired, aching feet to shake in your shoes,
now SO largely advertised and sold all over
the country. Allen S. Olmsted, of LIE Roy,
N. ", is the owner of the trademark Foot
Ease" and he is the first individual who
ever advertised foot powder extensively.
He will send sample Free to any one who
writes him for it. The decision in this case
upholds his trademark and renders all par
ties liable who f-audulently attempt to
profit by the extensive "Foot-Ease" adveI-
Using, in placing upon the market a spurious
and similar appearing preparation, labeled
and put up in envelopes and boxes like
Foot-Ease. Similar suits will be brought
against others who are now infringing on
the Foot-Ease trademark and common
law rights
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
FOREIGN.

A dhow with so slaves on board was
wrecked off Wasseim and 30 were
drowned.
British forces under Col. Evatt de-
feated and captured Chief Kabarega on
the east bank of the Nile. King lnwanga
was also taken prisoner and 300 of his
followers were killed.
The first Filipino municipal govern
ment sanctioned by the Americans was
established at Balaug by Gen. Lawton,
who authorized the Filipinos to select
native mayor, which was done. and a
municipal council, composed of Fill
pinos, was elected, the Filipino govern
ment took control. Thousands Of
hungry insurgents were swarming
into Gen. Lawton's lines.
Fifty thousand Galicians will seek
homes in the United States to escape
famine and Austrian oppression.
Reports received at Manila from the
insurgent line say that n meeting of the
Filipino congress was held at San Isl
dro and that although those who at
tended were mostly partisans of Ag-
uinaldo a strong desire for peace was
expressed. The insurgents have as
sassinated NJ. Dumarais. Frenchman,
who had crossed their lines under n
flag Of truce. lie was negotiating with
the Fiipinos for the release of Spanish
prisoners.
The czarina has given $4,000 rubles
for the relief of the sufferers i'm the
ADMINISTRATOR district of Russia.
Gen. Otis report to the war depart
mcnt concerning the situation in the
Philippines leads the officials to believe
that the end of the Filipino insurrec-
ton Is near at hand. II is said that he
has received instructions from the
president to force the fighting and 10
penetrate far into the interior and cap
ture or destroy every warning Filipino.
The decisive battle OF the campaign Is
expected to take place near San Fer
nando, where the insurgents have an
army Of at least 10000 men stronrIy's'
trenched.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
], A SCAT on the stock exchange in New

a SCAT on the stock exchange in New
T5;lg was sold for 10000, the highest
sum ever paid.
The town of Homer, Neb.. was mum
dated by cloudburst, driving people
from their homes, and hundreds of head
of stock were drowned.
Riotous strikers at Duluth, Mimi,
blew up street car with dyna mite, in
juring ten passengers.
La Patria, the most influential paper
in Havana, strongly indorses the Amer
lean administration.
The supreme court of Iowa says that
note on account OF moneys involved
in bucket shops cannot be collected by
law in the state.
The United Confederate Veterans
annual reunion began in Charleston,
S. G..
George Uhlcr, n farmer so years OF
age, residing near Mount Hope. Pa,
killed his wife and then killed himself
while insane.
The cruiser Nashville, the first sea-
going war vessel that ever came up the
Mississippi river as far as st. Louis, was
riding ut anchor off that city.
Western manufacturers of corn
shelters, fecd-cutters, grinding mills
and cider presses have agreed to make
general advance of IL per cent in
prices.
a cyclone at Coidwatcr, Kan, de-
stroyed IL houses, the Presbyterian
church and block of stores and killed
Joseph Bowers, prominent cattleman.
Joseph Harvey, aged 20, killed his
wife, Robert Picrson, his uncle, and his
grandmother at Howard City, Mich,
and mortally wounded his three
months-old child and his fathcr-in-law,
John Logcnslayor, and finally shot him
self, inficting serious wound.
a construction train on the Pitts
burgh & Western railroad went through
Il trcstle near Newcastle, Pa, killing
four men and injuring number OF
others.
Henry Tincknall killed his wife in
Auburn, y. u, and then took his own
life. No cause is known for the crime.
The forty-fourth annual session of
the southern Baptist convention began
in Louisville.
Memorial services were held nj Clyde,
o., in honor of George Burton Mceks, Il
sailor on the Winslow and the first
Ohioan killed in the Spanish war.
The Third Nebraska, Col. William j.
Bryans old regiment, was mustered
out ut Augusta, Ga.
Six Of the largest wholesale dry goods
and notion firms in Philadelphia have
consolidated.
The industrial commission began in
Washington an inquiry into the opera
tons of trusts.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Gen. Manning +. Force, commandant
of the Ohio soldiers hoMe, died at the
home near Sandusky,O.
Judge William Lawrence, eX-comp-
troller of the treasury of the United
States and president of the National
Association of Wool Growers, died at
his home near Bcllcfontaine, o.
The noted Indian, Peter Wadcman,
died in Prescott, Mich, aged ia years.
lie was married three months ago to a
Polish woman.
Gen. Samuel Il. Smith, n veteran of
the civil war and known as the father
of the national guard system, died in
Dayton, o., aged G2 years.
George Earle, lawyer of prominence
and assistant acknowledgement un-
der President Grant, died in Washing
ton.
Robert II. Folger, the oldest practi
ing attorney in the state of Ohio, died
at his home in Massillon. aged Sugars.
John Sherman, eN-sccretary Of state,
celebrated the seventy-sixth anniver-
sary of his birth at his home at Mans
field, %.
G. +. Littlcficld, of Rockland, has
been nominated by the republicans of
the Second congressional district Of
Maine 20 succeed the late Nelson Ding
ley.
Paul Darling Scofield, second son of
Gov. Scofeld, died at the executive man
sion in Madison, Wis, of consumption,
aged 25 years.
Gen. William Porcher Miles died at
his home near Burnside, La. lie was a
member of congress before the war.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
SIX THOUSAND MILES OF RAIL
ROAD.

1t may be interesting to note the fol-
lowing statement of mileage of the New
York Central, leased and operated lines,
which shows the total miles of track
east of Buffalo as 6,114.S1.
1t ia, of course, generally known that
some of the Western lines have great
er mileage, but their tracks run through
n number of sparsely settled States,
while the trackage of the New York
densely populated States of New York
and Pennsylvania, accommodating, by
it's numerous trains, millions of pas
sengers each year.
Here is the mileage of the New York
Central leased and operated lines:
New York Central and branches. $40. 45
New York e. Harlem. 1856 80
Spuyten Duyvil & Port Morris....... 6Q
New York a. Putnam. 61.2
Troy e. Greenbush Observation-Disclosures. 500
Mohawk & Malone and branches. ISL so
and branches .'............. GA. IS
Carthage & Adirondack. ............... 1910
New Jersey Junction ....,... Ass
West Shore and branches ..... 495. 20
Beech Creek and branches. l5a ~
Waikiki Valley. :.........; S2SS
branches 64s2
Fall Brook and branches ........... 100 20
Pine Creek ...... 1880
Tiyoli Hollow ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1.23
ST Iawrence q Adirondack .... S. 40
Terminal Railway of Buffalo. ....".... u.OO
Total ,S92 Sc
Miles of ira ck a, 453 SO
Miles OF siding ,660. 9S
Siding G, 11481
Buffalo Express, April 6, 1899.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
The Latest Engagement.
Victim OF Heart Disease.

Philadelphia, May 15.-Aaron NJ.
Powell, of New York, noted anti
slavery agitator, temperance worker
and writer, died suddenly Saturday
from heart disease while in ATTENDANCE
upon the opening session of the
Friends yearly meeting. The meeting
was nearly over when Mr.. Powell rose
to speak. He spoke for moment with
much earnestness. Suddenly, without
warning, the aged speaker fell forward
from his seat and lay unconscious. All
efforts at resuscitation were futile and
the end came in few moments. He
was about 70 years Of age.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20

w TOMEN assaed at every prn by troubles peculiar
wv their Every mysterious ache or pain is
symptom. These distressing sensations will keep
on coming unless properly treated.
The history of neglect is the faces and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, :.

LUCAS COUNTY, .. l.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. Cheney
g. Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed i'll my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. ID.
1856. A. w. GLEASON,
[Seal] Notary Public.
Halls Catarrk Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Parke-'T gave the cook fits to my wife
this morning" Lane-"Anything happen?
Parke-I don't know yet, but I'm afraid
che heard what / said Town Topics.
Wit without wisdom becomes weari-
some.-Chicago Daily New
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
Interested I'm Texns.

Price, Gen. Pass. & Tiki. Agt International
4 Great Northern Railway, Palestine,
Texas. for a copy of Illustrator and Gen
eral Narrator" very attractive publica-
ton. filled with reliable information in re-
gard to the Empire State of the Southwest
Accent stamp TO cover postage will secure il.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20

wasted figures of nine
tenths of Our women.
every one of whom may
receive the invaluable adj
vice of Mrs. Pinkham,
without charge, by writing
to her at Lynn, Mass.
Miss LULA EVANS, of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20

Beauty married by a bad complexion may
be restored by Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
H!lls Hair and Whisker Dye, 80 cents.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20

It's fowl trick for nature to make a
pgeon.toed, duck.legged man chicken
hearted-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20

A hole in ones pocket isn't desirable, but
how about the rent in that of ones land
lord?-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
Helpers

Coroner-Was the victim conscious
when you reached him?
Pat-lis, sir, he worr. But bechune US
| don't behave he knew ut.-Philadelphia
North American
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
Marked Down Dollars.

The proprietor of Woodward avenue
grocery store arranged big oak frame in his
window around board covered with some
black CLOTH On the board he pinned 4 lot OF
new dollar bills. Above he hung a placard
reading: "Bookmarks, Only SO Cents.
And, though hundreds of persons stopped
before the window and looked at the
strange array and stranger sign, but one
ventured inside to buy. 1T was either one
or the other" said the merchant, in speak
ing of the advertising scheme, "either the
people thought they were bills of a 'called-in'
series, or were bogus or else they were too
lazy to come in and save two cents. Least
ways, | didn't sell a single bill.-Detroit
Free Press.
The service of the Nickel Plate Road 10
New York City and Boston is dcmonstrat
ed success. The demands of the travelling
public are met by providing three peerless
fast express trains in each direction daily
These trains are composed of modern, first
class day coaches, elegant vestibuled sleep
ing cars between Chicago, New York aud
Boston, and unexceled dining cars. Solid
through trains between Chicago and New
York have uniformed colored porters ia
charge of day coaches, whose services are
placed at the disposal of passengers. Ii you
want to travel comfortably, economically
and safely, see that your ticket is routed via
the Nickel Plate Road
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20

To Cure "a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fit fails to cure. 25c.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20

have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
an unfailing medicine.-F. X. Lott, 1905
Scott ST., Covington, KY, Oct. /, 1894
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
WOMEN WHO
NEED MRS.
PEWREEzAM,$ ARD
ry as follows:

Parkersburg Iowa, writes of her recovery follows
dear MRS. PINKHAM-I had been a constant sufferer
for nearly three years. Had inflammation of the womb
leucorrhoa, heart trouble bearngdown palms, backache
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
CHAPTER VI.
THE BANNING OF THE TORRENT.

The DAMMlNG Of NE IOKhtNl'
The landward breeze was just dy
ing with the set of sun. Far away,
outlined against pale green sky.
showed n dark green edging of forest
above a shore of rock. The soft lap
of the ripple sang against the yachts
cutwater, and she fingered across the
calm. the four knot breeze taking her
gently, silently. toward the east.
Up in the bows Desmond stood be-
side Miss Hilmar and watched envi-
ously the light that shone in her eyes
as she gazed at the gray dimness of
the shore-the shore that for her meant
home. If only that gaze had been for
him and his!
"Can you recognize anything yet"
he quercd. Il suppose we shouldn't
in any case get a glimpse of the house
from this direction"
"Oh, no! Lars is taking us we'll out
of view of that. If Cousin Paul saw Il
ship in this deserted sea, he might get
suspicious"
Il thought perhaps you could see
some landmark. You looked SO ear
nestly."
"Of course look and look. It's home
there. home! It'll never be that again
really. But can't you understand VITA,
1t is only to gaze at it after being
wandercr in strange countries all these
years.
"All these years" laughed Desmond
"Come now. We're not so old as all
| that, are weT'
mo. Perhaps exaggeratc my case
she answered brightly, "hut still |
should like 10 have somewhere that |
could call home again And her voice
broke with just the suspicion of Il
sigh,
Desmond looked steadily back into
| her face rs she turned her eyes TO his.
81 don't think you would find much
difficulty in the matter" he said very
quietly, but with ycarning in his voice.
For one moment she met his gaze
| with innocent wonder in her face
Then as his meaning grew into her
brain she blushed furiously. She walk
ed forward without another word and
Joined her father. 1t was a pity Dcs'
mond walked humbly behind, for there
was shine in her eyes that matched
the soft radiance Of the evening sheer
upon the waters. Colonel Preobeslas
was staring at the desolate coast be
fore him, turning now and again to
shout directions to Lars, who was al
the helm.
The yacht took a devious, not TO say
intricate, course, bespeaking a reel
strewn channel. AS the shore grew
palmer before them they saw the poin
of their desire.
Deeply cleft in the rocky roreshor'
lay little bay, ringed with rocks tina
ran out in circling breakwaters oil
either side, Within these was a still
pool tapping lazily sandy beach
There seemed bare entrance room 70
vessel of the yachts tonnage. and a
they approached the coloncrs shout
were frequent. Finally, at his request
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31

monastery and convent; plate OF all
conditions and descriptions, from huge
wassall jugs of gallon capacity to the
delicate fagons of the ladies' bower.
Money, too, was there in quantities
old coins, in handfuls, from which the
bags had persisted by damp and decay;
strings of beads in amber and mother
of pearl over which many finger
long dead had counted pious prayers;
Jumps of precious metal as yet un-
worked or molten down from other OBJ
jects for easier transport; uncut gems,
bracelets, torqucs. anlilets. brooches
a giant hoard of all the richest spoils
of the day when civilization was not
and lust Of gain was strong.
They gathered up this harvest of the
strcamlet bed and bestowed it in the
coal bags they had brought When the
burdens wc1e arranged. each man
fairly staggered under his load of
treasure. Before they set ont on their
homeward march they broke down the
dam of earth and let in the strcamlet,
rejoicing. to its natural bed. Then
each heaved mp his appointed share
and, Pladia leading. began the weary
march back to the sea.
1t was no light task, that stumble
through the forest. For every mile
they had trodden before two seemed
to stretch out along their return. The
rouchncsscs of scrub and bowlder over
which they had stridden lightly in the
buoyancy Of hope and in the promise
of adventure now seemed serriod and
rampant against them as they Stagger-
ed under their loads. They tripped
and slid, they wearied utterly, they
grew numb to any chance of discovery
and cursed aloud without regard
Worn out. with the perspiraton
/ standing in beads upon their fore
heads. with muscles stiff as wire ropes
and limbs that ached in every joint,
they reclcd at last down the sands OF
tho little rock ringed bay and called
softly for their boat.
Then from behind each bowlder at
their back rose Il gray coated man. and
with sudden and simultaneous action
they were seized about the arms and
hung face TO earth. BY deft, snuous
fingers were they bound and laid help
less on the sand
From the stern of the yacht torcl
f1ared up. and a line of grinning faces
showed over the taffrail. Beside Tho
torch bearer stood a gray uniformed
man and bowed in mOckery toward the
colonel and his companions.
Greeting. noble cousin. he called
"Greoting to my poor hospitality"
TO BE CONTINUED.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
SYNOPSIS.

Chaptcrs and lin London hospital
prs. Barr and Desmond are talking
pbout onc of tho patients, Lars fiadJd, u
pativc of Finland. Barr says that tho
a1au was a wuudman on an cstdt" in his
own country; that his employer has been
sispose,sscd of his estate by the govern
mcnt. that Lars had discovered \ buried
treasure one article of which. an amber
necklace, he had brought away with him;
ihat proceeding to dispose of the treasure
licccmcai. the matter WAS discovered, and
b. was hunted AVID got away. Garr aNoWs
tls intcutiue Ia take Lars in his yH"ht
pud go to secure the treasure. He invites
desmond to go with him,
Chapter III. Tho party arc on the yacht
off the Danish coast when the Crimcan
war opcus. They fear to risk their yacht
and crow ia Russian waters, but decide
10 proceed Meeting with an American
ship. the Jomima, pursued 10y lWSsian
gunhoat they prepare to take hand in
the iicht.
Chapter 1V.--Thcrc is a fight between
the Russian Eunboat and the yacht with
victory to the latter. The Russian sur
render and are turned adrift. Desmond
goes cn board the Jcmima, is ushcrcd in
10 the cabin. where he meets two pas
scngcrs. Colonel Prco1cslas and his daugh-
ter, lIilmar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31

For ten minutes thew toiled ttnrcrOrdcd
probably portion Of sacrament plate
from some wealthy abbey or perchance
the festival dish OF some proud count
or baron.
To Desmond's mind rose quickly n
disiointed, half thought comparison of
the gay banquets or solemn masses in
which this relic of long forgotten
past had played part. with its grim
unearthing now in the depths of the
silent forest from the bed of a pcbbly
stream. He thought of the joyous or
devout concourse that had formerly
surrounded ii compared with the little
band of Adventures now dragging II
forth in haste and secrecy from its ND
ing place of centuries. From hand to
hand the salver passed, and greedy
fingers played about its carvings. Then
II was laid aside, and two fresh work
ers took the spades and flung the sand
aside from the place of its sepulture,
The hunt began to wax furious At
first the treasure came up in single OBJ
jects. but. as the hole grew in size, in
heaps. The very heart of the hoard
was laid bare. Great beakers there
were, with curious handles and gro
tesque embossings; necklets of gold
and silver, with precious stones aglint
in them; cavern crosses and candle
sticks, the spoil Of many a sacked