The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-29
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TO the northeast of San Fernando, leav-
ing few troops on outpost DUTY IN
front Of the American lines. Seventy
six hours of continuous heavy rain has
sent all the streams out of their banks,
so that San Fernando is practically sur
rounded by water, and many miles of
the country are flooded to II depth OF
three or four feet.
The steam bark Diana. with the Peary
relief expedition, sailed from Sydney,
{. H., for the far north.
Col. Robert &. lngersoll died sudden
~ at his home. Walston-on-lludso
near Dobbs' Ferry, y. y, from heart
disease, aged nearly GG years.
The entire business portion of Fay
ette, Wis, was swept away by fire.
ADMIRAL Dewey was given Il banquet
at the Hotel DE La Willie in Trieste by
the United States minister to Austria
hungary. Addison {. Harris.
The United States transport Indiana
arrived at San Francisco from Manila
with ajs sick soldiers.
An explosion on board the British
torpedo boat destroyer Bulfinch, on
the Soleut, during her trial, killed nine
persons.
The schooner John lireden foundered
on Lake Huron, OF Lexington. Mich, in
II gale. and three of her crew were
drowned.
Two sharp earthquake shocks were
felt in the southern part of California.
In revenge for their attempt TO muir
Il tN,. \ f,.ll.
long list of alleged crimes, five Sicilians
were lynched by the citizens of Tallu-
lah, La.
In convention in Philadelphia the
Pennsylvania prohibitionists nomi-
mated John NJ. Caldwell, of Northum-
berland county. for state treasurer.
In reply To the complaints of news
paper correspondents in Manila Gen.
Otis says he has sent no false reports,
but has been conservative in his dis
patches, and that the newspaper men
court martyrdom.
The new suspension bridge across Nj
agara river, connecting Lewiston on the
American side with Quecnston on the
Canadian side, was opened.
There We're l45 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 2lst. against 100 the week
previous and 2O7 i'll the CORES ponding
period of 1s9S.
Military rule has been declared in
Cleveland. o. Strikers blew up n street
car and four passengers were fatally
hurt and others were injured.
Elihu Root, of New York. has accept
ed the presidents tender and will be-
come the secretary of war on August /.
Los Angeles, Cal, and the surround
ing region was visited by the severest
earthquake shock in many years. Big
buildings were swayed.
Frank Embree, II negro who assault
ed Miss Dougherty, near Bruton, Mo-,
was hanged by a mob.
Isaiah Scott (colored) was hanged in
Savannah, Ga, for the murder of his
wife on May 6.
The three little sons of George Tress
were found drowned in pond near Mil
waukee.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton O. Dayton
elevator, containing 100000 bushels Of
No. wheat, was destroyed by fire in
Paul Held, Walter l.. Nellinger and
Charles link, young boys, were
drowned in the Wabash river at Lafay-
cite, Ind.
A. &. Peck. of Cohoes, y. V, has
bought the lakes of Killarney in Ire
land.
Failing to solve the secret of perpet-
ual motion after a struggle of Is years
Gabriel Christopher hanged himself in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Four men were buried under 400 tons
of clay in a bank at the Buckeye Sewer
Pipe company near Akron, o.
Arthur and James Birney, young sons
of Arthur Birney, district attorney of
Washington, ID. G., were drowned near
Laurel, Del.
B. Il. Hull killed Miss Florence Cor
don at Athens, Mo-, and then took his
own life. Jealousy was the cause.
Three negroes were lynched by n mob
at cambridge, Ga, for assaulting
white woman.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the Odd were: Brooklyn,
.cs3; Boston. .G25; Philadelphia, COS;
st. Louis, SIS; Chicago, ST.; Balti-
more, .557; Cincinnati, 800; Pittsburgh,
.4s7; New York, .ii3; Louisville, AIS;
Washington, 1865; Cleveland, ISL.
Clement II. Sherwood, editor and pub
Usher of the Daily Star of Rockland,
Me-, died suddenly.
The Epworth league convention at
Indianapolis, Ind, adjourned to meet in
San Francisco in 1901 Resolutions
were adopted denouncing polygamy,
the army canteen, the liquor traffic,
Sunday newspapers, Sunday baseball,
excursions and other amusements on
the Sabbath day.