The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-11
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the United States more than half way.
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For more than five hours on the 3D.
the United States senate listened to ar
guments in opposition 10 expansion and
in opposition to the ratification of the
treaty of peace. The speakers were Mr..
Money (Miss) and Mr.. Daniel (Va.).
a joint resolution was passed appro-
priating $4,000 for monument in the
Colon cemetery in Havana for the sail
ors and marines who lost their lives by
the explosion Of the Maine. Most of the
time of the house was consumed in
filibustering against relief bills on the
private calendar. The conference re-
port ON the diplomatic appropriation
bill was adopted. The committee on
| judiciary has decided that Messrs.
| Wheeler, Robbins, Colson and Camp
bell. the members of the house who ac-
cepted commissions ip the army, va
Gated their seats.
In the United States senate on the 4th
Senator Chiffon CreN) spoke against
leNpanson and Senator Wolcott (Col)
in favor of it, In the house the military
academy appropriation bill, carrying
about 100000, was passed and the ~
providing fer a corps of army nurses
was favorably reported, rs was also the
senate bin pcnsioning Gen. John VI.
Palmer, of Illinois the amount being
reduced from $lG0 to $50 per month. 4
! joint resolution was introduced au-
| n ,f n tNuU
the different states the amounts cX-
pended by them in equipping and main
tanning soldiers on account of the late
war with Spain.
Thousands Of cattle and sheep per-
ishcd on the Wyoming ranges in a
| blizzard.
\ cyclone, whose path was 200 yards
wide, wrecked the village of Dale, Ala,
and killed three persons and injured 20
others.
4 fire which originated in the bakery
Of the Stewart Cracker company in
| Philadelphia caused n loss of $500,000.
William Miller (colored), aged II, was
hanged at La Grange, KY, for IA GRIM
inal assault on Mrs. Gertrude Leet Sep
TENDER last.
| President Mckinley sent n message
to Gen. Gomez thanking him for his CO.
operation in the pacifcation of Cuba.
William Beecher, S5 years of age, died
in Casanova, Ill.,, Of grippe, and five
hours later his wife, 20 years of age,
died from the same disease.
a wagon containing five men and one
woman was struck by a train at River
ton. Pa. and all six were killed.
The Alabama legislature voted unani-
inously TO have the national flag hoisted
over every schoolhouse in the state
every day in the year.
| Isaac Davis (colored) was hanged at
Mobile. Ala, for the murder of Thomas
Jones.
Ruth L. Molock, the 11-year-old
daughter of Caleb Molock, was struck
by lightning and killed near Cambridge,
Md.
alaska Indians are on the warpath.
Four were killed and several wounded
in fight with the United States mar
shall and posse.
There were PA business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Sd. against 224 the week
previous and 335 in the corresponding
period of 1898
The insurgent forces attacked Ma
Mia in the night, but were repulsed
after sharp fighting in which 90 Amer
leans lost their lives and 175 were
wounded, The insurgent u loss was
heavy. Dewey's ships poured shell into
the ranks Of the Filipinos with deadly
effect. Gen. Otis telegraphed the war
that the city was again
|quiet.
The town of Shiloh, o., was almost
wiped out by flames.
Chinese advices indicate that all CEN
trail China is involved in one big anti
foreign rebellion and that Christians
are being massacred.
The town of Stilesboro, Ca, was near
ly wiped out by n cyclone.
Agoncillo, the representative in
Washington of the Filpinos, has fled
from the United tSates and is probably
by this time in Canada.
At meeting of the cabinet it was
decided to send instructions to Maj.
Gen. Otis to follow up his victory over
lHt insurgents anu W tIuSi DoNSi
of Aguinaldo in the Philippines.
In fire in boarding house in
Springfield, Ill.,, Mrs. Matte Whitney,
Miss Helen Rose and James c. Hall lost
their lives.
San Francisco is to have worlds fair
in 1901 to be known as the Pacific
Ocean and international exposition.
The remains of Gen. Calixto Garcia,
late OF the Cuban army, were trans
ferred to an American man-of-war at
Fort Monroe, Va, for transportation to
Cuba for burial.
Alice Atherton, for years popular
burlesque actress, died in New York Of
pneumonia, aged 81 years.
Col. James A. Sexton, of Chicago,
commander in chief OF the G. a. r., ex-
postmaster of Chicago, and member Of
President Mckinley war investigating
committee, died in Washington, aged
IS wears.