The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
LATER.

session On the 18th. In the house a
resolution for a constitutional amend
ment providing for the election of
United States senator's by popular vote
twas passed by vote of 240 TO Is. Sew
Ieral private pension bills were consid-
cred.
Eighty-three private pension, bills
were passed in the United States SEN
ate on the 14th and the Alaska civil
code bill was considered. In the house
SO private pension bills were passed
late Gov. Oliver p. Morton, of Indiana,
in connection with the acceptance of
his statue, which has been placed in
statuary hall at the capitol by the
state which he served
Iowa silver republicans will select
national delegates in state convention
at Des Moines May 3.
There were 1913 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 1s2 the week
previous and 1SS in the corresponding
period of 1899.
August Young, love-crazed youth,
shot Katie Van Klostere in Murphys-
boro, H., and then killed himself.
Miss Nellie Lewis has been awarded
$4,000 for breach of promise against
Millionaire Sam Strong, of Cripple
Creek. Col
AT Baskerville, Tenn, Joseph String
er killed his wife by choking her to
death and then committed suicide.
Three boilers exploded in iron works
at Benwood, w. Va, injuring Is per-
sons and causing loss of $250,OO0 to
property.
Silver republicans contemplate
changing the name of their organiza-
tion1to the Lincoln republican party"
a movement has begun to form the
farmers of the world into trust to re-
duce the production of wheat and
raise the price to one dollar bushel.
Second Oregon district republicans
renominated NJ. a. Moody for congress.
Owing to i'll health John Addison Por-
ter. secretary TO the president, re-
signed. and George b. Cortelyou, of
New York, win be his successor.
Oregon democrats and populists
fused and nominated n joint state
ticket.
DR.. ID. X. Pearsons, of Chicago, gave
away 100000 to various small col
leges to celebrate his eightieth birth
day.
The business portion of Oconee, Ill.
was wiped out by fire.
Mrs. j. S. Sihington (colored) and her
twin babies were burned to death in
their home in Denver, Col
Lord Roberts reports that the Beers
movement south of Bloemfontein has
been checked, that Gen. Methuen is
nearing Kroonstadt. that Gen. Butler
is holding his own in Natal, and that
no further troops will be sent to Mafe-
kings relief for the present. The Boer
losses up to the present time are esti-
mated at $4,000.
William thinner celebrated his one
hunderd and first birthday at his home
in Clinton. Ia.
A tornado swept over Winfield and
Clearwater, Kan, killing two persons
and causing great destruction of prop
erty.
Jesse Orendorf, of Indianola, H.. in
n fit of jealousy fatally shot his wife
and then killed himself.
Guy Omer Crabbe and Roy Homer
Crabbe, twins, were married in Column
bus, o., to Aidrien +. Dotson and Ed
ma a. Dotson. twins.
Harry Williams was hanged in To-
ronto, Ont, for the murder of j. {.
Narcoe, n grocer.
Rufus Wright, aged 20, the wealthy
manufactures of bicycle tires, was shot
in Mrs. Lottrdge's apartments at the
Leland hotel in Chicago and died of his
wound.
The opening to the public of the ex-
position at Paris drew an immense
crowd. m
So far as possible Gen. Wood is
placing Cubans in Office and the policy
of educating islanders in self-govern-
ment is progressing.
Fire in lumber yards in Brooklyn,
n. Y, caused loss of S5OO.00O aud j
c. Donaldson and boy were killed.
A Manila dispatch says the insur-
gents are again active about the Mari
wales mountains, across the bay from
Manila.
Sidney Powers shot and Killed his di-
vorced wife in Elgin, ILL.,, and then
killed himself.
March exports were larger than
those of any corresponding month in
the history of the United States,
amounting to s134,313,34s.
Wisconsin democrats will meet in
Milwaukee June ~ to elect delegates to
the national convention.
A report was received in London that
Gen.. Brabant had inflicted crushing
defeat upon the Beers at Wepener, cap
turing guns and taking prisoners. The
Beers were destroying all mines in the
vicinity of Elangslaagte, but were I'M
able to get Gen. --uller into a genuine
fight.