The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-03-18
LATER.


count of the Spanish war reported to
the adjutant generals Office between
May /, 1898, and February 2s, 1899, is:
Killed in action, 329; died of wounds,
1875; died of disease, 5,277; total, 5,731.
The Bank of Amherst, Wis, was
robbed by burglars of $5,27O in cash.
Mrs. Margaret +. Cody, convicted in
Albany, y. ", of attempting to black
mail George and Helen Gould, was re-
leased on her own recognizance.
John Ennis, the oldest man in Chi
cago, died at his home, aged 105 years.
/ In the presence of his children James
Medgrnm killed his wife and commit
ted suicide in Chicago. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
Louis Roesel was hanged at Eliza
beth, y. j., for the murder of James c.
Pitts, of Summit.
The war department announces that
four batteries of the Sixth United
States artillery will be stationed at
Honolulu.
During snowstorm at Chippewa
Falls, Wis. there were sharp flashes of
lightning and roaring thunder.
John Fount Tillman, register of the
treasury under Cleveland. died at his
home near Shelbyville, Tenn, aged 50
years.
Exports of domestic goods during
February amounted to $55,9s0, so4.
Mrs. Cordela Poirinr and Samuel
Parslow were hanged at st. Schoas-
tiqne, Quebec. for the murder of Isi-
dore Poirier the woman's husband
John Charlton (coloredD was hanged
in Savannah, Ga, for the murder of
Harry Mcleod on September Q last.
Bishop Potter, of the Episcopal
church, in an interview in New York
said that prohibitionists were hypo-
critics and likened them to scribes and
pharisees of old.
Peter Lbuza, Joseph Meta and
John Perewicz were fatally burned
| and dozen were hurt severely by moul-
ton metal in furnace at Scranton. Pa.
The government has decided to have
a great nava! station at Manila and will
build big docks there with fully
equipped machine shops.
No fewer than 200 persons persisted
in hurricane that has just swept the
northeast coast of Queensland, Aus
tralia
An explosion in mine at Crcdc, Col,
killed six men.
There were 1s2 business failures in
the United States in the seven DAYS
ended on the 10th. against 1856 the week
previous and GAS in the corresponding
period of 1898.
Gen. Maxine Gomez has been de-
posed from the Office of commander in
chief Of he Cuban army by the assem-
bly, in session in Havana. Gen. Gomez
is believed TO be stronger than the as
scmbly in the affection of the Cuban
army.
Fire destroyed the Law building in
Chicago, causing loss to business
tenants of 100000.
Engineer George Dean and Fireman
Daniel Kennedy were killed in col
lision between freight trainsnear Nau-
gatuck. Conn.
Mrs. Roena Tanner died AT her home
in lonia, Mich, aged 100 years and four
months.
Madison Copus. aged IS, n farmer re-
siding near Lucas, o., killed his wife
and himself. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
EX-Congress man Paul c. Edmunds
died at his home in Halifax county. Va.
The immense milling plant owned
and operated by the GUNNER Lumber
company was destroyed by fire in Jack
sonville, Fla. the loss being 100000.
John Williams, aged 2s years, and
his wife, aged 25. were asphyxiated by
gas at their home in Philadelphia.
The United States transport, Meade
sailed from New York for Havana with
the $3,O0O.oo0 provided by the United
States government to pay Cuban
troops.
Mrs. John Smallwood and two chill
dren were killed ut their home in Clay
county. KY, by landslide.
Congressman w. l.. Greene, of the
Sixth Nebraska district. died suddenly
of heart failure in the burlington sta
ton in Omaha.
In prairie fire near Darlington. I.
T.. squaw and three Indian children
were burned to death.
Reports from Gen. Otis and Admiral
Dewey at Manila indicate that the for
ward movement against the Filipinos
Is at hand.
"Arbor day" in Cuba was Inaugural
ted at Santiago by the planting of
liberty tree" a royal palm. in the
Plaza Dolores by Mayor Bacardi.
A wall of the burned McClurg build
ing in Chicago fell. killing Frank
Hewitt. of Cedar Falls, Ia, and doing
other damage.
A cyclone wrecked 100 houses IN
Oklahoma City, o. r., leaving 900 per
sons homeless.
The new Allan line steamer Castilian
went on the rocks near Halifax, but the
passengers and crew were saved. The
vessel was valued at s75O,00o and the
cargo at s45o,Ooo.