The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-16
John Webster. husband Of Nellie Nc

John Webster. husband of Nellie Me-
Henry, the actress, ended his life in
the rapids just above the cataract at
Niagara Falls. y. Y. Business troubles
were the cause.
The transports Sherman and Centen-
nial sailed from San Francisco for Ma
Mia with troops.
Gen.-PloasQnton Porter has been Sc
lcctcd rs chief of the Creek Indian ma
tion.
During the last fiscal year 3ll,7lG
Immigrants arrived in this country, an
increase over the number for the pre-
cedirg year Of s2,ilG.
Gov. BARNES, Of oklahoma, in his an
nual report estimates the present pop
ulation Of the territory at $4,000, fully
80 per cent. of whom are American
born.
Earthquake shocks were felt AT Faulk-
ton and Miller, S, ID.
The president has nominated Brig.
Gen. Leonard Wood 10 be ma jor general
Of volunteers.
Rev. ID. Il. Cheney. prominent Zap
tist minister. and his wife were shot
and probably fatally injured by bur-
glar who entered their home at Racine,
Wis.
Mrs. John Karl, German woman
living five miles from ST. Elmo, Ala,
gave birth to six male children.
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman j.
Gage in his annual report says that the
revenues of all kinds during the last
| fiscal year were $GlO,9s2, 004.35 and the
expenditures S70O,O03, 56402. The def
cit of $S0.1l1 .5j0.G7 was caused largely
| through the war with Spain. Mr.. Gage
| estimates the revenues for 1900 at $780,
95S,1l2 and the expenses at $40,O00,0O0
| less.
Internal revenue collectors are organ
izing 10 bring about the establishment
Of new department with its head in
| the cabinet. ~
The thirty-kourth annual encan.p-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie will be held in Chicago August 2s,
%, 30 and 81, 1900.
The hosiery mill of North G. Horst was
burned at Reading, Pa. the loss being
| $2Tj. 100. and one girl was killed and 81
other employees were injured.
Joseph IIuitheus, aged G5, killed his
wife, aged 40, near Abel, Ia, and then
| killed himself \ quarrel was the cause.
l.. y. i. Widcner will establish home
for crippled children in Philadelphia,
TO cost S2.0J0.C0O.
\ corporation has been formed TO
build railway over Chilkat pass.
Brigham r. Roberts, who was not al
lowed II be sworn in as representative
in congress from Utah. has issued an adj
dress to the people denying the right of
the house to take the action it did.
Practically the whole of the Stuck
river valley in the state of Washing
ton is one vast sheet of water and many
families have been driven from their
homes.
William Collins and his wife and
Bridget Carroll, n sister Of Mrs. Collins,
all died suddenly at about the-sa time
in Springfield; Mass, from heart fall
ure.
George NJ Robinson, editor Of the
Warrensburg Ull) Enterprise, died
after self-imposed fast of nearly 40
days.
The powder works Of James S. Miller,
near Smneytown, Pa, were wrecked by
cxplosionand three men were killedIand
several others injured.
Alleged unorthodoX teachings of
Prof. Mitchell caused nine students to
leave the biological department of Bos-
ton university.
H. +. Corbett was arrested in Racine,
Wis. on suspicion of having made the
murderous attack on Rev. ID. i. Cheney
and his wife. 1t is thought both of the
victims will recover.