The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-22

| Gen. Lawton was cmbarking his
troops in the tinclads and canoes and
was going to make a move in new di-
rection. II was supposed he was going
To cross Laguna de Bay, possibly to
| Cavitc province, where it is reported
| Agunaldo is in hiding.
Millions of dollars worth of proper
ty and many lives have been lost by
great flood ut Sheridan. Wyo.
A tornado passed through the resi-
dencc portion of ottawa, Kan, and
many small buildings were blown down
and several residences partially I'M
rooted
Serious floods and loss of life were re.
ported from Grand river valley in west
ern Ontario.
business throughout the country in
the past six days beat all previous rec
ords, an increase in all the leading in
dustrics being reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Becker were fa-
tally burned by gasoline stove eXplo-
sion at liighwood, ILL.,, and three small
children are left orphans.
a prairie fire in Grundy county, Neb.,
resulted in the destruction of a large
amount of property ard the fatal burn
| ing OF j. j. Lepper and his son, of Bray
| ton.
Secretary Hay mas notified the United
States consuis who were obliged to
leave on account of the war TO resume
their posts in Spain.
I'm avalanche of snow struck Il rotary
snow engine in the Cascade mountains
in Washington and hurled il down Il
canon 1000 feet deep, killing six men.
The Cuban army muster rolls deliv-
cred to Gen. Brooke show on their face
$4,000 names--G 1000 commissioned of
ficers and $4,000 noncommissioned Of
ficcrs and privatcs.
While trying to rescue her niece,
Clara Woods, Miss Katherine Williams
ana the little girl were both drowned
in Lake MERGED, Cal.
The twcnty-sixth annual meeting of
the national conference of charities
and corrections will be held in Cincin-
matt May II TO %.
Rear Admiral W. S. Schley has been
assigned to duty as n member of the
naval examining board in Washington.
The exports of gold for March were
$l,1O0,sl5, imports S3,1ST5,5. an excess
of imports of $2,01c,130, against an ex-
cess in the imports for the corresponds
ing month of last year OF $1,5ls 1867.
Having accomplished the object of
their movement. Maj. Gen. Lawton and
the troops under his command were re-
turning to Manila where they will be
available for immediate operations
against Aguinaldo's new capital
| Gov. Roosevelt has signed the bill
passed by the New York Legislature
prohibiting siX-day bicycle races.
The administration has notified the
Cuban planters delegation in Washing
ton that mortgage obligations in Cuba
will be extended for one year.
| William thinner celebrated his one
hundredth birthday ut his home in
| Clinton, la.
Manuel Chavez was hanged at San
Quentin, Cal, for the murder of a wom-
an named Georgia Rodriguez two
years ago.
Sam Washington, anegro, was hanged
at YaZoo City, Miss, for the murder of
a plantation manager named Coker.
Solomon IIatema, an Indian, shot and
killed his wife, child and brother at his
home near Graf, /. T.
Three men were killed and two fatal
ly injured in "A boiler explosion in a
sawmill near Chippewa Falls, Wis.
| The cruiser Raleigh, which fired the
first shot at the battle of Manila on
May /, 1895, arrived in New York and
was given a royal welcome.
The duke of ARGOS has been desig-
mated Spanish minister to the United
| States.
Ohio republicans will hold their state
! convention in Columbus June l and 2.
The business portion of Rutland, ILL.,,
was completely swept away by fire.
Eli Thayer, n member of congress
from 1857 to 1861, died at his home in
Worcester, Mass, aged 10 years.
Almost half block of business houses
were burned in Cleveland, o.. the loss
being nearly $l,O00,C00, and II persons
were injured, none fatally.
Near Gainesville, Ala, a young farm
err named Andrew Mack shot and killed
his wife and then killed himself.
John II. Oberly, former commission
or of Indian affairs and president of the
International Typographical union,
died in Concord, \. H., aged G3 years.
The National league baseball season
has opened with 12 clubs.
Four persons were burned to death
in fire at the almshouse in Chatham,
N. IL.
The president has appointed Law
renee Townsend, of Pennsylvania, to
succeed Bellamy Storer as United States
minister to Brussels, Belgium. Mr..
Storer goes to Spain.
The president has prepared rrocla-
nation setting apart 10000 acres of
land on the south side of Lake Tahoe,
California. as forestry reserve and
public park.