The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-11
LATER.

Failure on the part of the British war
office to make public any definite newe
| from Ladysmith has left the public al
most convinced that Gen. Whites army
| is in Il desperate situation. The latest
report says that the place has capitu-
| lated, and that 1000 British are pris-
| oners, a majority OF them being
! wounded.
| 1.-The customs receipts in Havana,
| Cuba, during October amounted to ST.
023.545.
The little town of BoXville, Ky, was
entirely destroyed by fire.
| There were 1873 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 3D.. against 100 the week
| previous and 1914 in the corresponding
| period of 1898.
| Alexander +. Frye. of Boston, has
been appointed superintendent of
| schools in Cuba.
| Fire destroyed every business house
except two in brownsville. Ala.
James J. Jeifrics is still the cham
pion heavy weight pugilist of the world.
| After % rounds Of fierce lighting with
| Thomas Shnrkcy NJ Concy Island, n. V,
Jcilries got the decision on points.
| The klOndike gold output for 1890
will be $lO,0O0.O0O.
Fire destroyed the Manhattan Bed
ding company's factory building in New
York, causing loss OF 100000, and
three persons persisted.
! The landing stage of a fcrryboat gave
way AZ Antwerp. Belgium, and % per-
sens were drowned.
| Rev. Louis Edward Holden was in
auguratcd president Of Wooster univcr-
| sity al Wooster, O.
At cabinet meeting in Washington
| the preliminary reportCof the Philip
| pine commission received full approval.
The proposition for n national uni
ycrsity a, Washington under govern
mcnt auspices has been rejected by a
committee appointed to consider the
question.
Rev. Samuel Boykin. ID. d., one of the
most prominent Baptist ministers in
the south, died in Nashville. Tenn, aged
| 20 wears.
Mrs. Mary SafrankOva died in Chi
cago. aged lOi years.
The Filipinos tried to ambush Capt.
| HatsOn's scouts between Santiago and
Sarogasso, but Capt. l}atson drove them
from their position. killing and wound
ing several. One American officer,
Lieut.. Boutelle. of Maine was killed
and private wounded. Chase's troops
| swan the river and surrounded the
| garrison at Rongbong, entering the
| town.
Operations Of such broad scope have
| been begun by the American troops in
the northern provinces Of LiIzon that
| if successful rs expected they will de-
prire the insurgents of the richest por-
ton of the country which they now oc-
cupy and may result in the destruction
or capture of \guinaldo's army.
Ex-Gov. \. liarto died al st. Cloud,
MINI. He was Il pioneer republican
| leader.
The Wholesale drug house of G. j.
| Lincoln d Go. and the warehouse of
Fones Bros. were destroyed by fire at
Little Rock. Ark. Loss. 100000.
Maj. Gen. Otis cabled the war de-
partment that he has Il force of 80, l62
enlisted men and 1.34l officers.
l. Gen. Joseph Wheeler has written 10
n friend that he will return from the
Philippines in time to be present at the
opening session Of congress.
Philip {. Hanna. of Iowa. has been an
pointed consul general of the United
States for northern Mexico. with resi-
dence nj Monterey.
George II. Barthel manager of a
sporting goods company in st. Louis.
killed his wife and himself Jealousy
was the cause.
Half Il million dollars worth Of prop
erty was destroyed in Kansas City. Mo-,
by Il fire that started in Jones Bros de-
partmcEt store.
Admiral Dewey again Announces that
he never wanted TO be president and
would not under any circumstances be
Il candidate.
EN-President Harrison and wife ar
rived in New York from Paris, where
they have been since last May
DR.. w. X. Newton, physician in at
tendance upon Vice President Hobart,
has given up hope OF the recovery of his
patient.
Mrs. Fannie Hawthorne died in Bon
ham. Tex" aged i2i years. One daugh-
ter. - years old, survives her.
Ellis II. Roberts. treasurer Of the
United States, IN his annual report says
that the circulation On June 3olnst was:
United States notes. $3l0.ji7.3 $40: treas
ury notes. 500, COS 100: silver certificates.
S401. SG0,343, and national bark notes.
1927 ,s32 .50i.
Judge Gibbons. Of Chicago. declared
the Illinois flag law unconstitutional
aud void.
Official dispatches TO the war Office in
London tell of n serious battle at Lady,
smith. and from Brussels and Lisbon
come reports that Ladysmith has fallen
and that Gen. White is prisoner of the
Beers. These reports increase the
alarm, although not credited in London.