The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-13
LATEIt.

LATER.
Mai. Gen. MacArthur's division ad-
vanced to San Fernando and found that
the place had been evacuated by the
Filipnos, and Gen. Macarthur occupied
the burning town without loss. Presi-
dent Schurman, of the American Philip
lpinc commission, cabled to President
Mckinley the belief of the commission
that Aguinaldo'wa about ready to sur
render. 49,
Mrs. Julia Hedges died in Indian
apolis, Ind, aged 100 years. Her hus-
band, aged LOG years, survives her.
The entire interest of Andrew Carne-
gle in the Carnegie Steel company has
been purchased by the copnrtners in
the business for $150000,000
The president has appointed Albert
5. Kenny paymaster general of the
navy, to succeed Edwin Stuart retired.
The Whitney Elkins-Widcner syndi-
cate of New York and Philadelphia has
bought the Yerkes street railways in
Chicago for about $2O,000,000
Nearly all the men in Wallace, Idaho.
have been arrested for participating in
the riot of miners at Wardner.
NJ. de Freycinet, French minister Of
war resigned in consequence of ill
treatment received from the chamber
of deputies.
The Dukcd'Arcos. the newly appointed
Spanish minister to the United States,
left Madrid for Washington.
Secretary of War Alger has given per-
mission to the drainage canal commits
sion in Chicago to turn the waters Of
Lake Michigan through the canal when
ever il is ready for operation.
Official assurances have been given
that the United States is not affected
| by recent events in China.
A jury in Louisville, KY, composed
exclusively of white men, returned a
verdict awarding George Dining (col-
orcd) $50,0 damages against six mem
bers of mob that burned his home in
Simpson county.
Joseph A. Ilackman, a well-known
contractor in Cleveland, o., died as the
result of cat bite.
There were 1913 business failures in
| the United States in the seven days
ended on the 5th. against 1s+ the week
previous and 2G2 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
Gen. Henry at San Juan will enlist 400
Porto Ricans in the United States army
for service in their native country.
| William NJ. Strother and Charles Win
ston, both coored, were hanged at the
district Jail in Washington. The former
murdered Rose Talbot and the latter
killed his wife.
| Manila advices say that to clear the
| Filipinos out of Bacolor, about five
miles southwest of San Fernando, will
be the next task of the Americans. The
rebel general Mascardo has force of
5000 men there, well armed and pos
sessed of plenty of ammunition.
Fifty houses were unroofed and other
damage done by tornado in St. Louis
and several persons were injured.
The United States transport Thomas
arrived at New York from Guantanamo
and Baracoa, Cuba, with $50 men of the
| Fifth United States volunteers.
| At two largely attended meetings in
Chicago President McKinley's policy in
the Philippines was heartily approved.
The Louisiana industrial exposition
| opened in New Orleans with peace ju-
bilee. ~
The United States cruiser Buffalo ar
| rived in New York from Manila. bring
| ing nearly 600 of Admiral Dewey's Of
| ficers and men whose time has expired.
| 4 tornado i'm Oklahoma did great
| damage in several towns and at Canton
j. III. Ware and his wife and child were
| killed.
Joseph Bowman died near Wilmore,
| XIV, aged "a. He was the most noted
duelist ever known in Kentucky, hav-
| ing had four affairs of honor and killed
| his man each time.
William frisco, of Pittsburgh. Pa,
killed his sweetheart, Annie Bestak, be-
cause she would not marry him, and
then fatally wounded himself.
The branch at Dresden. Ont. Of the
Canadian Rank of Commerce, was
robbed of $4,000 by burglars.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Morrison was
shot dead by Ike Bird at Mount VIC
tory, o., while trying to arrest him.
After the murder Bird killed himself.
Hugh Cavanagh, 81 years old, was
killed by n pitched ball during game
OF baseball in Montclair, n. j.
Mrs. William c. Whitney. wife of the
ey-secretary of the navy, died in New
York from the effects of fall from her
horse more than year ago.
The appropriations made by the third
session of the Fifty-fifth congress
amount to S674, ,O22, according to an
official report just made.
The report of the court of inquiry
into beef as an army ration has been
made public. The charges of chemical
treatment of refrigerated beef are.not
established. Gen. Miles is censured for
delay in calling attention to the matter,
Gen. Eagan is rebuked for excessive
purchase of IN untried ration, and the
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