The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-08-05
A WEEKS RECORD
all the News Of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News Of tho Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
g. at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

An explosion in n coal mine near
Brownsville, Pa, killed four men out
right and cntombed 20 others.
The three children of Henry Thomp-
son (colored) were burned to death near
Anderson, S. c.
The health report for the past two
weeks has been the most favorable ever
known in the history OF Havana.
After nearly two years of labor a
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and France has been signed.
Chick Davis, the negro murderer of
William Grin, respectable farmer, was
lynched ut Wilmot, Ark.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the cath was: Wheat
36, o13, 900 bushels; corn, 1897 900 BUSH
els; oats, 100000 bushels; rye, Gill;
600 bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels.
The United States transport Morgan
City arrived in San Francisco from Ma
Mia, having on board 473 sick and con
valescent soldiers.
Edna Curtis, Mile DERRICK and Incz
and Mabel Neal, daughters of promi-
ncnt Caldwell (Ean.) citizens, were
drowned at Drury while bathing.
The board of control of the Epworth
League says there are now 2G,450 chap
ters, with n membership of 1,750,000 in
( The Methodist church alone.
1t can be stated authoritatively that
the administration is entirely satisfied
with Gen. Otis and his conduct of the
Philippine campaign. lie will not be
superseded or recalled and will remain
in Manila as governor general.
Eight hundred troops were Cndeavor-
ing to prevent riots in Cleveland, o.,
owing to the street railway strike, but
many scenes of violence, with some loss
of life, were reported.
Two more negroes charged with as
saulting Mrs. j. Il. Ogletree were
lynchcd at Safrold, Ga.
The New York National Building and
Loan association went into the hands
of receiver in New York with liabili-
ties Of SS52, 6I6 and assets Of $j4,6iG.
An unknown negro was lynchcd near
1'arkinston, Miss, for assaulting Miss
Rosaline Davis, young white woman.
The United States transport Tartar
sailed from San Francisco for Manila
with Gen. Joe Wheeler and portion Of
the Nineteenth infantry on board.
The Republic Iron d Steel company
of East st. louis, III, has increased the
wages of its 1000 employees 1G per cent.
The funeral of the late Robert G. In
gcrsoll took place at Dobbs Ferry, NY.
John Hamilton (colored) was
lynched by n mob ut Fugua Prairie,
Tex, for burning church
All Yu, Chinaman on Dcwcy's flag
ship Olympia, has been granted n pen
sion OF $50 n month for lung trouble.
He is the first Chinese pensioner of this
government.
In n jealous rage +. Thever, a cobblcr,
50 years old, killed Miss Dorothy Nc
Zee, aged "a years, at Long Beach, CAL,
and then killed himself.
William Stevens and Elmer Carver
were struck by lightning and instantly
killed at Logansport, Ind, and Abra-
ham bowman was fatally shocked.
Jesse Adams, aged 80, living on Tug
river in West Virginia, killed his wife,
aged 81, and then himself. Jealousy
was the cause.
The features Of the cabinet meeting in
Washington were the farewell of Sec
rotary Alger and the presentation of
his successor Mr.. Root.
A large portion of the town Of Lewis
burg, Tenn, was destroyed by fire.
Fifteen hundred troops were guard
ing Cleveland, o., to prevent riots,
caused by the street railway strike.
William Pinkstafr's livery stable was
destroyed by fire at Bicknell, Ind, and
IA horses were crematcd.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley left
Washington for vacation of some
weeks at the Champlain hotel on Lake
Champlain, near Plattsburg, n. Y.
Henry Novels, n negro who attempt
ed to assault Mics Rosaline Davis, was
lynched by mob at Hattiesburg, Miss.
The thirty-fourth annual report of
the secret service division Of the treas
ury department shows that during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1899, there
were arrested for making OF passing
counterfeit money and kindred crimes
67o persons.
Charles Mack, the leader of the gang
that has been robbing and raping at
Saffold, CO., was lynched by mob and
bis body cut into hundreds Of pieces.