The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-04
LATER.

The United States senate continued
the consideration OF the peace treaty in
executive session on the 27th. In open
session Senator Plat On. W spoke in
favor of expansion, the pension appro-
priation bill was passed. eulogies were
pronounced on the late Representative
Cook. of Illinois, and bill was passed
| placing John NJ Palmer, of Illinois. on
the pension roll at the rate of 500 per
month. In the house the army reorgan-
| iZaton bill was discussed, and il was
decided to amend the measure by re-
ducing the number Of enlisted men to
about G0,000, but lodge in the presidents
discretion the authority TO increase the
| army to its maximum of 100000.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation BILL carrying $l700000, was
passed in the United States on the 2Sth,
and in executive session Senator Frye
continued his argument for the ratifi-
cation of the peace treaty with Spain.
The house continued the consideration
of the army reorganization bill until
two o'clock, when the members paid
their tribute TO the memory of the late
| Mr.. Smpkins. of Massachusetts.
Emperor William cele brated in Ber-
lin the fortieth anniversary of his birth.
An Ohio Southern passenger train
| was wrecked near Coalition, o.. and En-
| gineer Wright was killed. the fireman
fatally scalded and six passengers hurt.
Siman Pokagon, last of the chiefs of
| the Pottawatomies died at his home in
Lee township, Mich, aged nearly so
years.
A dispatch TO the war department
| from Gen. Otis says the situation in the
Philippines is improving and less ex-
element prevails.
Five gold seekers in Alaska persisted
| in Valdez glacier
The Commercial and Windsor hotels
we're burned at Hillsboro. Tex, and Ross
Leary. J. +. Grizzard and George Doss
persisted in the flames.
A plot to assassinate the sultan was
discovered at Constantinople and four
of the consprators were arrested.
Ninety ballots have been taken by
tie republican legislative caucus in Wis
consin for United States senator with
cut result.
Spain has accepted the invitation to
| take part in the ears universal peace
conference.
Emil Reuter-, wholesale flour dealer
in Brooklyn, n. Y. and his wife, both
died suddenly within an hour of each
| other.
There were 224 business failures in
| the United States in the seven days
| ended on the 27th, against 240 the week
| previous and 342 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
Gen. George s. Green, the Oldest army
officer, died of old age at Morristown,
n. J. lie was 81 years old.
Dismissal from the military service
of the United States without any rec
dict passed by the court-martial upon
Commissary General Eagan for his re-
cent attack upon Maj. Gen. Miles.
| James II. Slater, United States sem
ator from Oregon from 1876 to 1885, died
in Lagrande, Ore. aged 70 years.
There is famine throughout Pales-
tine and crowds of starving people were
| flocking into Jerusalem with stories of
death and starvation.
The ninth triennial international Sun
day school convention will begin in At
lanta, Ga, April 27.
William A. Clark (dem) the million
ARE mine owner of Butte, has been
elected United States senator by the
Montana legislature.
Fourteen persons were killed by an
explosion of gas in the Palm mine near
Mazarron. Spain.
Mrs. William Rudolph and her two
children were Killed by n snowslide
which destroyed cabin near Apex,
Col
The Ninth Ohio battalion (colored)
Maj Young commanding. was mus
tered out at Summerville, S. G., and left
for home.
The trial of Senator Quay, his son,
Richard II. Quay. and ex-State Treas
urcr Haywood. for conspiracy. will be-
gin in Philadelphia February 90
The sale of n seat on the New York
stock exchange for $3s,O00 beats the
record.
The First Baptist church in Scranton,
Pa. was destroyed by fire.
white caps" attempted to whip Tom
jackson in Haruin county, NY. When
their victims wife interfered, killing
William Wright, the leader.
Arthur Livingston, aged 80. died in
Peoria. ILL.,, and his wife, aged IS, died
few hours afterward.
Hon. Evan Jones, one of the most
prominent figures in the populist party,
died in Fort Worth. Tex. He was on
the national populist ticket with Gen.
Weaver.
The severest cold wave of the season
swept over the northwest.
Revised figures just completed at the
treasury department show that the
value of the imports into The United
States during the last calendar year
was s634,95s,22o, being s1Oo,0oo,oo less
than in 1897.