The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-10-21
LATER.

Admiral Dewey laid the corner stone
of Dewey hall at Northfield, VT, which
is To be part of Norwich university,
the institution in which the admiral re-
ceived his earliest military training.
Upon arriving in Boston the admiral
was heartily welcomed and rode at the
head of a column of 10000 war veterans
through the principal streets to the
Hotel Touraine. which will be his home
during his three days stay.
The Canadian cabinet has decided to
send !, COO officers and men to the Trans
vaal.
James Bish shot his sweetheart, Clara
Stainbrook, in Fort Scott, Kan, and
then killed himself. A quarrel was the
cause.
Burglars entered the Farmers bank
at Schell City. Mo-, blew open the safe
and secured $4,000.
British forces under Gen. White had
a battle with the Beers who entered
Natal through Van Reenan's pass, but
the result is unknown. An armored
train was blown up by the Beers ut
Kraipan and - British soldiers were
killed.
\ threshing engine blew up IL miles
southeast of Britton, S. d., killing four
men.
An attempt to rob the bank at SEWER
lie, Tenn, resulted in a street battle,
the death of two Of the three robbers
and the capture of the third.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
the Orange Free State and British sub
jects have been warned to leave at once.
Rear Admiral Sampson has retired as
commanderof the North Atlantic squad
ron and will assume command of the
Boston navy yard.
Fire destroyed a large cotton ware
house in Brooklyn, y. Y, owned by the
Bush Co., the loss being 100000.
A train on the Northwestern road was
held up by four masked men between
Maple Park and Elburn, ILL.,, and the
two safes on the express car were
robbed of $4,000.
Harry Adair. aged "a, shot and killed
his wife in Peoria, H., and then killed
himself. Jealousy was the cause.
AT West Superior Wis, President Nc
Kinley was presented by little girl
with souvenir purchased from pen
ny contribution from the school chill
dren and made response. At Duluth,
Mimi. the party was heartily well
coined, also at Ilrainerd. and at Fargo,
y. d.. the president making brief adj
dresses at each place. At Fargo Presi-
dent Mckinley welcomed home from
Manila the North Dakota volunteers.
President Mckinley on his trip
through South Dakota spoke on the 14th
at Aberdeen, Huron, Egan, Sioux Falls
and iankton, large crowds welcoming
him AT each place. Sunday. the 18th,
was passed quietly at Sioux City, Ia,
and in the evening the train left for
the east.
Fire destroyed the depot, the opera
house, the Elsen hotel and numerous
business houses in Bangor, Wis.
Latest news from South Africa is to
the effect that Kimberley is besieged
by the Beers and is isolated, that the
Beers now occupy Newcastle and
Charlestown. and that they are push
ing southwark toward Ladysmith,
where the British are expected to take
a firm stand. The Beers blew up an
arsenal train near Mafeking.
Secretary Root has ordered all the
available chaplains in the army to the
Philippines.
The steamer W.P. Ketcham ran down
the schooner Typo in Lake Huron off
Toledo, o., and four of the crew of the
Typo were drowned.
The steamer Nutmeg State was
burned in Long Island sound, off Sands
point. Long Island, and ~ persons were
burned TO death or drowned.
Robert ID. Schultz, millionaire soap
died suddenly in Zanes-
vile. o.. from heart trouble.
Gen. Otis reports to the war depart
ment that Gen. Schwan's forces have
routed the Filipinos in the
southern portion of the island of Luzon.
y. NJ. Atkinson, a prominent capital
st and churchman of Wabash, Ind.
dropped dead in Cincinnati. o., while
speaking AT religious meeting.
ST. Mary's training school at Fee
me was uIHtbs TIC iOsS Dt-
ing 100000.
Residents of Boston and other New
England localities gave Admiral Dewey
l grand reception and Mayor Quincy
presented the naval hero with n mag
lificent watch, gift from the city.
After a banquet the admiral left for
Colored soldiers of the Twenty-fifth
United States infantry, now stationed
II San Carlos reservation, in Arizona,
killed four Apache Indians.
The National league baseball season
II 1899 came to a close with the various
lubs occupying the following positions:
Brooklyn, .6s2; Boston, 1924; Philadel-
,hia, .613; Baltimore, .5s1; st. Louis,
$50; Cincinnati. $50; Pittsburgh, $40;
,hicago, .5O7; Louisville, .4o3; New
FORK. 400; Washington, $50; Cleve.
and, .131.