The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-06-17
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News Of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News Of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
ut Home ard Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

The First bank of Skaguay, Alaska,
closed its doors with liabilities of
$4,000.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 5th was: Wheat,
&c Isl, 600 bushels; corn, 1902, 600 bush
els; oats. S.23G,OOO bushels; rye, $780,
COO bushels; barley, 1,342, 900 bushels.
Isaac Reck and daughter, Mrs. Mary
J. Cope, while standing OH "A crossing
at Alliance. o., were run down by an
engine and killed.
The Cocheco (N. H. savings bank and
the Cochcco national bank closed their
doors owing To u defalcation.
Lightning struck the state industrial
school building in Lansing, Mich, and
il was destroyed.
Frank Thomson, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, died 1T his sub
urban home near Philadelphia, aged IS
years.
At II meeting in Chicago of manufac-
turers of farm implements it was de-
ridcd to make a general raise in the
price of all implements.
Brig. Gen. Charles King, who has ar
rived ut San Francisco from service in
the Philippines, has been honorably
discharged from the volunteer army.
Harry Jones, aged 20. and Andrew
Ilaines, aged 2G, were struck by train
near Newark, o., and both were killed.
Gov. Saycrs, of Texas, has issued a
call for convention of the governors
and attorney-generals of the several
states to consider antitrust legislation
10 meet in St. Louis September 20.
l.. q. Hastings, assistant treasurer of
the Rock Island railway, committed
suicide in Topeka Kan. Sickness was
the cause.
a tornado in Michigan did great dam
age at Benton IIarbor, Galesburg, st.
Clair. Eaton Rapids and Niles.
Ruth Jepson, Florence Spies and Hell
lcne Jack, young women students of
McKcndree college, were drowned in
Silver creek, near Lebanon, H., while
bathing.
The deal which had for its purpose
the consolidation of the leading street
car works of the country has fallen
through. -..
In quarrel Jim Herrick and John
Ilinkle killed each other at Strickler.
Ark, and Il younger brother of each
man took up the battle and fought I'M
ill both were MORALLY wounded
The board of trade of Portsmouth,
Va, has made to the navy department
request that the former Spanish crnis-
or, Reina Mercedes, be presented To- the
queen regent of Spain as an evidence OF
,rnnI xxill ha ~ of tho Initial
States.
Robert Snyder, Jacob Shafer and Am
mon Beers were smothered to death in
cavc-in at a slate quarry at Bcrlins-
vile, Pa.
The German insurance bank of Lou
isville, NY, was victimized out OF $5,-
600 by two young men,
Congressman Sherman, Of New York,
has withdrawn from the race for the
speakership, leaving David B. Hender-
son, of Iowa, practically u clear field.
Chief Of Police Peter a. Claire, of
Hamilton, o., and his daughter were
killed by the cars and Mrs. Claire was
fatally injured.
In farewell manifesto Gen. Gomez
says there is no longer need Of soldiers,
but men for the maintenance of peace
and order, which are the basis of Cuba IS
future welfare.
The White Pass railway will be corl-
pleted to Lake Bennett by July /, when
the schedule time from Puget Sound
ports to Dawson will be eight days.
The military department of Texas
, has been recstablished with Col. Cham
bers McKibben in command.
The Modern Woodmen of America
met in annual convention in Kansas
City, Mo.
Investigation shows that the beer
drank in this country is almost univer-
sally mingled with salicylic acid, which
is dangerous to health.
The United States court of appeals in
session in Milwaukee says the alien Ia
Dor law applies solely to common Ia
borers, exempting clerks and all kinds
OF skilled artisans.
The two children of Mrs. Carl Dett-
loft, aged one and three years, were
run over by freight train and killed
Mt Poplar Grove, Ill.
The exchanges ut the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the I'd aggregated
$1,377 ,633, 9s3, against 1883, 403,5 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1905
was 1911.
There were 145 business failures in
the United States In the seven days
ended on the I'd. against 142 the week
previous and 222 in the corresponding
period of 1903.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars in gold
were found missing from the treasure
room Of the steamer Alameda, which
arrived in San Francisco from Sydney.
The receipts Of the patent Office In
May were $116,3s6, against $ss,55s for
the corresponding month Of 1893. The
number Of applications for patents was
9.sse, against 2,s7o for May, 1898.