The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-16

LATER.
The United States senate was not in
session on the sth. In the house it
was decided to devote six days for dis
cussion of the financial bill Bills
were introduced for a Pacific cable to
Hawaii Guam, the Philippines, Japan
and China; Ito reestablish the Amer
lean merchant marine and promote
commerce; granting additional home
stead rights to soldiers and sailors of
the Spanish-American war; for the
raising, organizing and maintaining
of the volunteer army of the United
States. \ committee on insular af-
fairs was ordered. Adjourned to the
nth.
Mrs. Mary Meehan died at Maple
Park, H., aged 100 years.
The official returns of the vote east at
the November election in Iowa gives
Shaw (rep.) for governor n plurality
of 56,2l7.
y passenger train ran into handcar
near Alton, ILL.,, and four men were
killed.
Mrs. Mary Jones, mother of SO chill
dren, died u Chester, England.
The state board Of elections in Ken
lucky gaIe-edIt their official findings
that ". 5. Taylor, for governor, and the
rest of the republican ticket have been
elected.
George W. Horton was hanged at
Washington, ID. c., for the murder of
Jane Nicholson.
Gen. Otis reports that in an uprising
in Negros Lieut.. \. G.. Ledyard was
killed. lie was a son of the president
Of the Michigan Central railroad. The
general also says that infamatory pub
sications in United States and Euro
pean papers increase the difficulties.
Col. Hare was in pursuit of Aguinaldo,
who was said to be in the vicinity of
Bontoc, GO miles south of Nigan.
Samuel johnson (colored), aged %,
was hanged in the Jail yard at IIagers-
town, Md. for rape.
The Canadian steamer Niagara is said
to have foundered on Lake Erie, and
her crew of lG persons are missing.
y. y. Ravil, ut one time congressman
from the Fourteenth Illinois district,
died at Kanevile, III.
Adyices received in London say that
$4,000 Beers were almost within rifle
range Of the British army under Lord
Methuen. With the extraordinary mo-
bility they have demonstrated from the
beginning of the war, they are seeking
to surround Methuen, block the adj
vance of further reenforcements and
strike without giving more time for
rest and preparation.
Gen. Gregorio Del Pillar, commanding
Aguinaldo's bodyguard, was killed by
Maj AIarch's battalion of the Thirty
third infantry in fight Is miles north
west of Ceramics in which 20 Filipinos
were killed or wounded. The American
loss was one man killed and six
wounded. 1t was reported thatthe Fill
pino commander, Gen. Alejandrino,
with his staff. had surrendered to Gen.
Macarthur.
Thirty-two men were killed in an ex-
plosion at the Carbon Hill (Wash.) coal
mines.
The University of Chicago football
team defeated the Wisconsin university
team at Madison, thereby winning the
championship of the west for 1900.
Navigation closed on the great lakes
after the most prosperous season for
decade.
Rev. Daniel Shepardson, ID. d.. founder
Of Shepardson College for Women at
Granville, o., died at the age of Sc
years.
The wages of 300 900 employees in New
England textile mills have been aG-
vanceG, the increase amounting TO S10,-
100000 year.
The election certificate of William s.
Taylor was signed by the election
commissioners, and he was declared
governor-elect OF Kentucky. His plu-
rality is 2,3S3.
The Office of the Pacific Express com
pany in Cheyenne, WJo.. was robbed Of
100000 by burglars.
Miller and Waller won the sx-day
bicycle race in New York, the score
being 2,7I4, breaking all previous rec
ords for six days by over 500 miles
The cotton product in the United
States the past season was 11,lS0,2O5
bales, an increase of POI ,34s bales over
1898.
1t is reported that Spanish prisoners
of insurgents will claim damages from
America on the ground that Dewey
turned them over to Aguinaldo.
The union reform party will nom- |
nate presidential ticket in 1900 on a |
platform which consists of n single |
plank, the initiative and referendum |
method for all legislation.
Charles Il. Howell, chief engineer of |
the Maine when that vessel was blown
ur in Havana harbor. died at his home
In New York city, aged so years.
british troops under Gen. Gatacre
were drawn into trap by Beers in the
vicinity of Stormberg and more than
500 officers and men were missing. 1t
was reported that the Beers attacked |
at close quarters, but were
with heavy loss.
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