The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08

At the commencement exercises of
Mass, honorary degrees were conferred
upon nearly 1000 persons, among them
being Rear Admiral Sampson and Gen.
Wood, military commander of Santiago.
Capt. Coghlan, U. S. ", lectured he
fore the Winfield (Kan.) Chautauqua on
1.-THE Battle of Manila"
George Jones, negro, died from en-
cessiye joy over being released from
prison in Montgomery, Ala, where he
was serving life sentence.
Five men were fatally scalded by the
collapse of a steamfuc on the steamer
St. Paul near Elsah. Ill.
John Lenherr, n farmer, and his two
little sons, aged seven and five years,
were drowned in Rock creek, near
Louisville, Kan.
Penn Yam, \. V, has more graves in
its cemetery than ii has living inhabi-
tants. The cemetery is 100 years old
and contains 5000 bodies.
censorship of the news has been de-
clarcd by the war department in Wash
ington.
\ negro rapist named Ollie Williams
was shot and killed by mob near
Wakon, Tex.
The twenty-siXth annual meeting of
the Chautauqua assembly opened at
Chautauqua, \. y, with the largest at
tendance in the history Of the assembly.
Five laborers were drowned in the
Mississippi river n mile above Clarks-
Ni r., 81 81,
Vincent Ryan, prominent newspa
per man and editor OF the Tacoma
(Wash) News, dropped dead in Il res
taurant
Fire totally destroyed machinery
hall on the industrial exhibition
grounds in Toronto and damaged the
| agricultural implement hail.
| All south. west and central Texas
were visited by terrific rainstorms and.
| many hundreds of acres Of farming land
were under water, and much cotton
was badly damaged.
A dispatch was sent to Gen. Shafter
| by Adjt. Gen. Corbin directing him TO
| dispatch every available transport TO
the Philippines at full speed with the
| troops he has on hand, regardless of or
CARNATIONS.
In heavy gale the steamer Margaret
Olwill foundered in Lake Erie OFT Lor-
ain, o.. and nine persons were drowned.
During the last six months about
/ 900 miles of new railroad track have
been constructed in the United States.
DR.. +. Y. Mullins, of the Newton Cen
ter (Mass.) BAPTIST church. has been
elected tC the presidency OF the South
crn Baptist Theological seminary at
Louisville, Ky.
Harvard won all of the boat races at
New London, Conn.-three victories
over Yale in three hours.
The national North American sanger
fest opened in Cincinnati with grand
concert.
The treasury officials are now conf
dent that the deficit for the present ifs
cal year will not exceed 100000, 900.
Joseph S. llollinger, aged so, was
hanged in the Dauphin county Ua.)
| Jail for the murder of his wife.
Maj. Davis, chief sanitary officer, says
| there is not "A single case of yellow fever
| in Havana, n most remarkable condition
for the place.
Rev. Joseph S. Thompson, ID. ID. (col-
ored), pastor of the Macedonia a. NJ. f..
church at Camden, y. j., dropped dead
IN his pulpit.
Mayor James Balbiornie, of Muskc-
gon, Mich, was assassinated by j. w.
layer, n disappointed otiice-seeker,
who committed suicide.
indianapolis grain dealers have com
pletcd their estimates of the Indiana
wheat crop and report that the yield
will not exceed 1T,000,0G0 bushels.