The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-28
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News Of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
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and Political Items. Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS From ALL THE WORLD
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and eight seconds the firSt OF the series
of races off New York with the Sham
rock for the international champions
ship and the Americas cup The dis
lance was 80 miles.
Admiral Dewey has returned to his
home in Washington.
A windstorm near Hastings, Neb.,
wrecked many farm buildings and sew
cral grain elevators.
The cruiser Brooklyn left Old Point
Comfort, Va, for Manila to reinforce
Admiral Watson.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 10th was: Wheat,
f7,2s9, 900 bushels; corn, 150j6000 bush
els; oats, 7,0G0,000 bushels; rye, Sl9,-
600 bushels; barley, 2,l0l 600 bushels.
The taking of the census throughout
the island of Cuba has begun.
Gen. William II. Shafter has been
placed on the retired list on account of
age, but will remain in command of the
department Of the Pacific until relieved
by order of the president.
During Il snowstorm in the noun
tains surrounding Lcadville, COL, thou
sands of sheep persisted. ~
President Mckinley on his trip from
Milwaukee, to jackson, Mich, made
brief speeches at many places, and at
every station where the train stopped
the people for miles around had assem-
bIed to greet the nations chief cXccu-
tive. ... ....
At Providence, II. l.. Rev. William
Herbert Perry Fauncc. ID. d., was in
auguratcd ninth president of Brown
university.
Mrs. Mcrrie II. Abbott, prosecuting
attorney of Ogcmaw county. Mich, has
been oustcd from her position, the SUI
prcmc court holding that Il woman is
ineligible to hold elective Office IN Mich-
gan.
All the thousands of coal miners Of
the Spring Valley CIll.) Coal company
went on strike.
The transport Victoria sailed from
San Francisco for Manila with 1000
tons of freight. ..'.
The Columbia won the second of the
international yacht races off New York.
the Shamrock breaking her topmast
during the race. ....
Reports received at the war depart
ment show that the army has reached
its maximum strength OF 100000 en-
listed men. of whom Gj,00O are regulars
and $4,000 volunteers. All volunteer
recruiting stations have been closed.
George Thurston, aged 10, of Neenah,
Wis. was killed in n football game at
Dclphos, Kan.
The gunboat Marietta sailed from
Norfolk. Va. for Manila.
Fire in Chicago destroyed the w. {.
Richie paper box factory, the loss be-
ing $lG5,0OO. and A. McMasters, the SUI
pcrintcndcnt, was burned to death.
Oscar Eyerhardt. n musician. shot his
wife through the head and then killed
himself in New Orleans. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
Ant-cXpansonists met in Chicago to
organize II national league of antrim
peralists TO oppose the administration
policy in the Philippines.
Frank Babcock, Il farmer near Red
wood Falls, Mimi, while insane killed
his wife and three sons and then COM
mitted suicide.
"Fernwood," the magnificent home
of George II. Dingec in the Piedmont
IlIllS. lltuI Y ale was w
by fire, the loss being 100000.
The cruiser Newark sailed from San
Francisco for Manila
Thomas T.. Reed, former speaker of
congress, has been admitted to the bar
of New York.
The postmaster general has issued
formal warning to postmastcrs against
the levy of political assessments.
Mrs. Jane Lindsay finished an S00-mile
bicycle ride in New York in 81 hours
and As minutes, the best time for the
distance that woman has ever made.
The business portion of the village
of Mason, H., was destroyed by fire.
a train struck wagon at Seymour,
Ia, containing n party of young men,
and j. w. Cupples was killed and nine
others were injured.
John Alexander Dowie, the divine
healer, was mobbed by $500 medical
students in Chicago, who pelted him
with bottles Of nitrate of ammonia dur
ing the opening of an abusive lecture on
doctors and Medicine"
Millions of feet of lumber have been
burned by forest fires in the mountains
near Parsons, W. Va.
Rhodes, Charles Scutter and
Fon Davey (fremen) lost their lives IN
n fire that destroyed 100000 worth Of
property Mt Knightstown, Ind.
The American bark wilma, loaded |
with 100000 feet of lumber, was totally |
destroyed by fire at Tacoma. Wash.
The northwestern tour of President |
Mckinley ended on the 18th at Youngs-
town, o., so far rs speechmaking |
was concerned. During the day he
spoke at Cleveland, Warren and Niles,
and at Youngstown he attended the
wedding Of his nephew. At ten p. m.
the presidential party left for Washing
ton.