The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-21
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LATER.
In the United States senate on the
18th Senator McLaurin IS. CO. spoke
against a policy of expansion by this
country. Senator Allen (Neb.) asked
for the appointment of a committee
to make full inquiry into the conduct Of
the late war between the United States
and Spain. Senator Grey CDel.) intro
duced a joint resolution recognizing
the patriotic devotion and bounteous
benevolence of Miss Helen Gould to the
soldiers of the army of the United
States during the war with Spain. A
bill was passed providing for the adj
justment of the swamp land grant TO
the state of Wisconsin. In the house
the session was mostly devoted to a
discussion of the bill to promote the
efficiency of the navy and increase the
personnel. A joint resolution was in
troduced to recognize the patriotic de-
votion and unremitting attention as
nurse of Miss Annie Fairly Wheeler,
daughter Of Gen. Wheeler.
Senator IIoar introduced resolu-
ton in the United States senate on the
14th declaring that the people of the
Philippine islands of right ought to be
free and independent. 4 favorable re-
port was made on bill appropriating
S1,000,000 for the erection of a building
in Washington for the department of
justice. Early adjournment was taken
out of respect TO the memory of Con-
1,t. In, hn NJ
business was transacted because of the
death of Nelson Dingley, of Maine.
Alexander w. Hite and wife were suf
focated by coal gas in their home near
Franks, III.
The gunboat Yorktown sailed from
San Francisco for Manila.
The Hartwell & Richards company,
jobbers of dry and fancy goods in
Providence, II. l., failed for 100000.
The transport Manitoba, with the
Seventh cavalry on board, sailed from
Savannah, Ca, for Cuba.
The situation at Iloilo is unchanged,
the Filipinos still refusing to allow the
Americans to land.
Commodore Lewis c. Sartori, United
States navy. retired, died at his home
in Philadelphia, aged 81 years.
The war investigating commission in
Washington passed resolution Of cen
sure of Gen. Eagan for the language he
used concerning Gen. Miles.
Fred Sawyer, a negro, was hanged at
WaXahachie. Tex. for an assault on
Mrs. Fannie Fuller, a white woman.
Commodore John w. Phillip succeed
ed Rear Admiral Bunce in command of
the Brooklyn navy yard.
Widespread devastation on land and
sea in England has been the result of
storm, the aggregate losses of prop
erty are immense, and at least Is lives
have been lost.
Spain is preparing TO resume diplo-
matte relations with the United States.
Nelson Dingley, Jr., governor of
Maine 1S74-75. and member of congress
from the Second congressional district
of Maine since 1881, died in Washington
of heart failure, aged CT years. His
home was at Lewiston, where his re-
mains will be buried.
The American cruiser Albany was
successfully launched from the yards
of the Armstrong; at Elswick, England.
Capt. George w. Stating and II Of the
crew OF the British ship Andelana were
drowned in Tacoma (Wash.) harbor
during a squall.
A storm did great damage at Massil.
Ion, o., unroofing houses and destroy
in other property.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
y L., 1. L..
near Noble. H., and IS persons were in
jured.
DR.. Edwin VI. Hale. one of the best
known homeopaths in the country and
the author of number of medical
works, died in Chicago. aged 20 years.
Mrs. Emily J. Mosely ,who would have
been 1O2 years old in April, died in Uti-
ca. Ny.
The launch Paul Jones, with eight
persons on board. was given up as lost
in the Gulf of Mexico. Col. Yocum and
laughter, of st. Louis, and daughter
of Mayor Taggart, of indianapolis, were
among those on board.
A man named Damoseau was gull
lotined at Troyes, France. for the muir.
der of his son-in-law, Cordier.
A cyclone swept over the northeast
part of Gregg county. Tex. doing much
damage, and Mrs. McEwen and five
were fatally injured.
The Fourth United States infantry
left Fort Sheridan. H., for the Philip
pines.
President Mckinley has decided 10
send commission to the Philppines TO
make thorough study of the situation
and advise him as to what the policy OF
the United States should be regarding
those islands.
Two Mormon leaders were tarred and
feathered by citizens at Fowerwood,
Ky. and driven from town.
Daniel Jennings, tobacco grower.
md his son Samuel were drowned near
Ky. This wipes out the en-
lire family by drowning, rs Jennings
wife and two daughters were drowned
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