The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
LATER.

LATER.
In the United States senate on the
18th the new list of committee members
was agreed to. Numerous private pen
sion bills. were introduced, making the
number Of such bills at the present
session oyer 1000. Adjourned to the
18TH In the house bills were intro
duced providing u system of govern
ment for Alaska; authorizing the presi-
dent TO appoint as cadets at the Naval
academy the cadets temporarily APP.
pointed during the Spanish war; giving
to all Mexican war veterans who have
reached the age of 20 years and their
widows of the same age pensions OF $50
a month. The debate on the currency
bill was ended.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 10th. In the house Mr..
Sulzer On. " introduced joint reso-
luton declaring that state of war
exists in South Africa. and according
belligerent rights to the Transvaal gov
eminent.
Frank Walker (colored) was hanged
hi W. ' de- Itl NIC lilulbSl
| of Thomas Sanders, saloonkeeper.
Adam Crist killed his wife and eight
year-old son and fatally wounded a sec
| ond son at Tacoma. Wash, and then
| killed himself. Jealousy was the cause.
The republican national convention
will be held at Philadelphia on Tuesday,
| June 10 next
| Information was received from Gen.
Otis which indicates that the Filipino
| people realize that the insurrectionary
movement has gone to pieces, and are
anxious that drastic measures he
adopted to bring about normal cor
ditions in the Philippines.
| The statistic;an of the department of
agriculture reports the wheat crop of
| the United States for 1899 at 547 900 900
bushels.
| George w. She'll who represented
the Third South Carolina district in
congress from 1890 to 1894, died at his
| home in Laurens.
John u. Squire G Sons. the largest
pork packers in New England, failed
in BOSTON with liabilities of $3,0O0,OO0
and assets of S5.Oo0,oOO.
II. G. Dun d Co.'S weekly review Of
trade says that never has production
been greater. the number of hands en-
played larger or wages distributed
| higher.
| Fire partially destroyed the state
| penitentiary at Lincoln, Neb.
Gen. Butler, in dispatch to the war
office in London, tells of serious re-
verse Colenso, which is looked upon
as the worst event that has transpired
in the South African campaign. The
| British troops were again led into a
trap. Unable to withstand the furious
raining of bullets from Boer rifles, the
| british were forced to retreat, and be-
sides heavy losses in killed and wound
ed. II big guns were left behind.
William Vance Marquis, who was
lieutenant governor Of Ohio under the
Campbell administration, died at Belle
fontaine, aged 72 years.
Eugene j. Gillespie died at Green
Vile, Pa, aged AZ years. He represented
The Twentyfifth district in congress in
| the session of 1S91-03.
The failure of the John p. Squire
company Of Cambridge, Mass, for So
| 100000. caused the Broadway national
bank in Boston to close its doors.
Nelson Hamilton and his three chill
dren were burned to death near ALI
| ance, KY, by the burning of their home.
Samuel Reynolds three small chill
dren, aged six, three and one years,
were burned to death at Nicholasvlle,
KY, during the absence of their parents.
| Nni ..f ia, sr.J IN
fantry, has abandoned his pursuit Of
Aguinaldo. who is said to have left
Manitohg in disguise. for Cabugoan.
province of Cagayan. An insurgent
major who had 90 American prisoners
surrendered to Gen. Young. The
Brooklyn has arrived Mt Manila, win
ming the long race which she has been
running with the New Orleans.
Lieut.. Thomas NJ. Brumby, of Mari
eta, Ga. flag lieutenant to Admiral
Dewey during the Manila campaign,
died in Washington of typhoid fever,
| aged A years.
Fire completely destroyed the factory
of the Duluth (Minn.) Boot and Shoe
| company, the loss being S150,00O.
Whaleback barge lis. missing on Lake
| Superior several days, has been given
| up for lost with her crew of nine men.
Engineers Balm and Ogden. Fireman
Bradshaw and Brakeman Bulge were
killed in railway wreck near Lewis
ton. Idaho.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. the newly
appointed governor general of Cuba,
sailed from New York for Havana.
Gen. Butler reports that his casu-
aities in the Tugela river battle reached
| total of 1907 and Methuen's revised
| list makes his losses at Magersfontein
o63. The British losses in killed, wound
ed, prisoners and missing throughout
the campaign now reach the enormous
total of 1860. Under Field Marshal
Roberts England has ordered to the
seat of war all the reserves, colonial
troops and strong division Of militia.