davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
FOUGHT WITH BOXERS.
Americans Victorious I'm q Recent
Engagement-They Suffer
No Loss.

Tientsin, Sept. IA, via Shanghai,
Sept. ia British signal officer re-
ports sharp engagement between a
company of the Fourteenth United
States infantry and 1000 Boxers at
Mo Tao INA Tow?) on the road to Pc
king. The Americans made n gallant
stand, and a detachment of Bengal
Lancers near by hearing the firing,
came TO their rescue and charged the
Boxers in the rear. The Chinese
were routed, ieaving 200 dead The
Americans had no causalties. The Ger
mans report an engagement with
heavy force of Boxers west of Picking.
The German loss is said to have been
20. Indications now point strongly to
the withdrawal of all the powers from
Picking to Tientsin.
In connection with the prediction
by Sir Robert Hart that there will be
further hostilities in China in No
vember, it is understood that the
British government is already con-
s;dering the transfer of troops from
South Africa to India in order to
make it practicable to send more
British troops to China. The mill
tary authorities consider the war in
South Africa so far ended that troops
may now be safely moved.
The Picking correspondent of the
Daily News says that the assassin Of
Baron Won Ketteler has been shot.
Picking. Sept. II, via Taku, Sept. IT,
The allied generals were in conference
four hours. the principal topic being
how best to encourage the Chinese to
return TO work. 1t was agreed that
looting should cease and that forag-
ing parties should hereafter be ac-
companied by an officer who should
give receipts for all supplies taken.
The question of wintering at Tientsin
was brought up with view of ascer-
tanning, if possible, the attitude of
the Russians Gen. Linevitch admit
ted that most of his troops would win
ter there.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
SIX DROWNED.
Thrown Into the water from a Boat
Near Eau Claire, Wis, They
Fail to Reach shore.
ter there

Eau Claire, Wis, Sept. 17.-Eight-
cen men employed by the Northwest
ern Lumber company were crossing
the pond above the mill dam on the
Eau Claire river in a batteau early
Saturday evening. \ heavy gale
dashed the waves over the side Of
the boat and swamped it. Eight men
attempted to swim to shore, about
n quarter of mile distant. and six
of them were drowned. The dead are:
John McQuestion, Andy McQuade,
John Letter, Al Carr, Thomas Cameron
and William Brayfrock. Two swim
mers reached the land exhausted. The
ten men hung to the Datteau and were
rescued by another crew. Several of
the survivors are nearly dead from ex-
posture.
The bodies Of five of the six men
were recovered Sunday. Andrew Nc
Quad's body was found at 1880. and
those of Thomas Cameron, William
Prayfrock and John Letter at II a. m.
John McQuestion's body was brought
to the surface at 2:30. One thousand
people were on the scene.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
EXTENSIVE FIRE,
Immense Damage Done mt Narrngnn"-
sett Pier, X. l., by Flnmes-Many
Buildings Destroyed.

Narragansett Pier, Sept. l3.-The~
summer season at the great resort
came to a sudden, unexpected and dis
astrous end Wednesday afternoon
through the complete destruction by
fire of the great Rockingham hotel,
Sherry's beautiful and famous Casino,
the Hazard block, the Knights of
Pythias hall and a score Of smaller
buildings which in summer are alive
with excursionist trade. The fire
started from the upper part of the
Rockingham shortly after noon, and
within a few hours nearly all the aG-
jacent buildings, including the Ca
sine. had been destroyed. The loss is
estimated at about $3J0,OOO, half Of
which is covered by insurance. The
big hotel was practically vacant. hav--
ing been closed six days, so that the
fire was fortunately unattended by
narrowing escapes or 1eaths. The or
igin of the fire is unknown.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
A TRAGIC FATE.
Capt. McQueston, Fourth u. g. Infsn-
try, Killed by "a Private in
the Philippines.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE war de-
partment has received information
from Gen. Macarthur of the tragic
death in the Philippines of Capt.
Charles McQueston, of the Fourth regi-
ment of United States infantry, the
result of a wound by private sol
der. Gen. MacArthur's dispatch is as
follows:
"Manila.-Adjutant General. Washing
ton: Charles McQueston. captain Fourth
United States infantry, died yesterday
Mangonone. Bacoor, Cavite province. $3.50
evening. resulting from gunshot wound
caused by private soldier Capt. McQues-
ton In a fit of temporary insanity attacked
men of company. Shot one or more and
was shot himself In self-defense. Further
particulars when received"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
STRIKE IS ORDERED.
Executive Board Orders Anthracite
Miners to walk Out-Demands
of Strikers.

indianapolis, Ind, Sept. ID
Wednesday afternoon PRESIDENT.
Mitchell and Secretary Wilson, OF the'
United Mine Workers of America
affixed their signatures to the docu- =
ment which will call $4,000 miners.
If the Pennsylvania anthracite region
rom their work Monday morning and
precipitate one of the most gigantic
strikes in the history OIL the labor
world. The strike will for the time
being terminate operations in the
most productive hard coal field in,
the world Should the strike con-.
tinue over a period of two months.
the loss in wages will amount to U.s.
100 900; loss to railroads, 100000, 0O0,.
and loss to mine operators, S2O'ooo'-
300. Officers of the miners union
estimate that the organization has
a cash balance of $1,000,JV0 in the
treasury with which to conduct the
strike.
In their demands the miners ask;
the correction of many evils, the.
more important of which are the
following:
Abolition of the company stores, reuuc--
ton in the price of powder to SloO keg,
abolition of company doctors. semi-month-
w payment of wages. abolition OF the slid
ing scale wages paid in cash, 2,2iO pounds >
to the ton an advance of 20 per cent. In
wages less than $3.50 and not exceeding
H. rs a day, that all classes OF day labor
now receiving 81 so and not exceeding $l.I5
shall receive Is percent. over present
wages, that all day labor now receiving
81 as shall be advanced 10 per cent, that
no miner shall have at any time more
than one breast, gang or other class OF
work, and shall get only his legal share
Of cars
Scranton. Pa, Sept. Interpretations.
Friday in the Is mines owned by the
Delaware, Lackawanna & western
Railroad company, employing 10000
mine workers, are almost at stand
still. there being few men gathered
around the mine openings, but none OF,
them going to work. Besides these col
lieries, those of the Ontario & West
ern Railroad company, embracing the
Pinebrook, Briggs and West Ridge
mines, employing 1,s0o, and the Mount,
Pleasant colliery, with 500 employees,
were shut down Friday, the men decid-.
ing to quit after they had assembled
for work. The Delaware d Hudson
company mines are working, but with a.
small force.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
POPULATION OF SUPERIOR.
Wisconsin Town Makes Remark Die
Gain I'm the Last Ten Years Ac-
cording to Census Report.

Superior, Wis, leads all other cit
les in the country as regards the per-
centage of increase in its population,
so far as the returns of the census
Office show, and has graduated to the
$4,000 class of cities. The percentage
of gain is 1896, the population be-
ing 31.091. an increase of 19,1Os over
1890, when the population was 1883.
1t will be seen that superior almost
trebled its population.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE census
bureau announces that the population
OF Oshkosh. Wis, is 2S,2S4. as against
22.s36 in 1890: an increase of 5,44s, or
1886 per cent.
The population of Newport, KY, is
2s,301, as against 2+,9lS in 1890; an in
crease of 1888. or 1888 per cent.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Murdered by burglars.

Carey, o.. Sept. l3.--W. c. Johnson,
was murdered by burglars at one
o'clock in the morning, lie had sold a
car of celery TUESDAY and the robbers
demanded the money secured for it,
After killing Johnson. his wife and five
children were Bound and tortured till
all the money and valuables were Sc
cured. The proceeds from the celery
had been deposited in bank and Mrs.
johnson showed the bank book. As.
soon as the oldest son released himself
the alarm was given, and a posse is i'm
pursuit.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Fines Of sol pfennings (12 cents are

Fines OF so pfennings az cents) are
collected by tramway conductors Of
Frankfort, Germany, FOR any dirt car
ried into a car.
An old Chinese proverb says: Tho
error of one moment becomes the sor-
row of lifetime" That unfortun-
ate country now knows how to APP
preciate the truth of the proverb.
Frost flowers, composed of the ice
which forms on frosty mornings in
late fall and early winter, are found
on only &c species of plants. Among
these are the frost weed and the hello
trope.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
STORM IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
Great Destruction by the Gale-A
Number of Lives Have
Been Lost.

st. Johns, y. F., Sept. 15.--Tales OF
widespread destruction wrought by
Thursdays gale continue to pour in.
Six vessels were wrecked near st.
Pierre and six in Placentia bay. II
is also reported that four were lost
in Renews h.rbor, two in the straits
of Belle Isle and four near Cape
Bonavista. Other parts of the island
have yet to be heard from, the tele.
graph wires to remote points being
down. Thus far IA lives are known to
have been lost, and it is feared that
the loss OF life will prove to have been
much greater when full information
is at hand
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
REVIEW OF TRADE.
situstion In the Business World a.
Reviewed by Dun-Enect OF
GaIvestoR storm.

New York, Sept. 15.-R. @. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review OF Trade says: THE trop-
lcal storm that devastated the gulf coast.
almost wiping out the city of Galveston
and doing damage in other parts OF the
country caused reduction In the volume
OF business at the south. and railroads
In the gulf region have probably not shown
their maximum losses OF earnings as yet;
but even after such catastrophe a re-
Operative power is shown. An added cause
Of hesitation In business Is the order for
strike OF anthracite coal miners. 9th
erwise the working force has increased
this week, for operations are resuming at
steel mills. and the Michigan-Peninsular
car plant and the Deering harvester works
have started UP after seven weeks idle
ness with 5000 hands each. From many
quarters of the west and southeast bet
ter distribution OF merchandise is report
ed in jobbing and retail circles.
Wheat rose above so cents again. In the
face OF receipts for the crop year thus far
S,4l5. 1856 bushels larger than last year, while
exports decreased 10, 251 1913 bushels, includ-
Ing flour. Reports of heavy rains In some
sections and injury to the crop, with better
Inquiries by foreign houses, explain the
advance.
More orders are being received at the
Iron mills and prices are steady. In struc-
tural and finished material there is much
business, and activity Is becoming almost
universal In the iron region. Steel rails are
waiting for the agreement as to prices,
which is expected to be reached next week
A reduction in keeping with other steel
products is considered certain, and then
the market will be on a settled basis. Some
large makers favor $3.50 as the new basis
and believe that nearly 1000 900 tons would
be ordered at that figure, Ship building was
never more active, and feature was con-
tract for coal pier to be used in the ex-
port trade.
Failures for the week were 1876 IN The
United States, against 149 last year, and
go in Canada against 32~last year"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Kruger at Lorenzo Mnrouex.

Lorenzo Marques, Sept I3.--Presi--
dent Kruger and several Transvaal Of
ficials are staying at the house of Mr..
G. Pott, the consul of the Netherlands,
here. 1t is reported that they will sail
for Europe September "a on the Ger
man steamer Herzog. Mr.. Kruger OBJ.
tanned formal leave of absence for six
months, ostensibly to proceed to Eu-
rope to work for Intervention. Mr..
Schalk-Burger was appointed acting
president to serve curing Mr.. Kru--
gers absence.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
A Grocers, Trust.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. ia spe-
cial to the Star from Salina, Kan, says:
A number of wholesale grocers have
been here for the past two days form
ing a syndicate to control the whole
sale grocery business in Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Nebraska and other west
ern states. The syndicate will prob
ably have a capital of $1,000 900, and
will have its headquarters in Kansas
Civ
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Reports m SurDIus

Washington. Sept. 12.-The post
master general has received COM
munication from F. w. Vaille, director
of posts in the Philippines, showing
that there will be surplus of re-
ceipts over expenditures up to June
30 of $19,449. This does not include.
fees for money orders of $4,000. and.
there is one department., that of
Bacolod. vet to hear from. -.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
CauRht Twentr-FIye whales.

San Francisco, Sept. 1.-the first
news of the winter catch of the whal-
.ers has been received. 1t came from
the steam whaler Balena, which has
not been heard from since she went
into winter quarters. Twenty-Five
whales was the result Of the winters
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Meets nj Getty.bure xex,

Fort Wayne, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE ma
tional encampment of the Union Vet.
eran legion on Thursday elected Off
GERS. Gen. w. r. Wooters, of Phila-
delphia, was chosen national COM
mander. Gettysburg, Pa, was chosen
as the next meeting place.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Population Of East st. Louis.

Washington, Sept. 1.-the popula-
ton of the city of East st. Louis, ILL.,,
as officially announced, is: 1900, &c.
655; 1890, 1850. These figures show
for the city as a whole an increase of
1896, or $3.50 per cent, from 1890
to 1900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Fire mt Port Huron.

Port Huron, Mich, Sept. 14.-Fire
at noon Thursday destroyed the en-
tire plant owned by the McMorran
Milling company, the Port Huron e.
Northwestern Elevator company and
ID. McMorran g. Co. The loss will
reach $225,0OO, covered by insurance.
One hundred and fifty thousand bush
els of grain stored in the elevator 10
n total loss
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Victim OF Heart Failure.

Milwaukee, Sept. 13.-Lester A..
Rose, we,l-known Wisconsin news
paper man and recently secretary Of
the Wisconsin Valley Advancement as
ISOLATION. died in Milwaukee Wednes.
day from heart failure.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Invitation from Mcxice.

Washington, Sept. 13.-The state
department has received from Senior
Aspiroz, the Mexican ambassador, a.
communication, conveying the invita-
ton of Mexico to the United States to-
participate in the international Amer.
lean congress to be held in the city
of Mexico beginning October %. 1901.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
REAR ADMIRAL MONTGOMERY
SICARD.

TENDER 90 1885, He was born in New York
in 1896, and, when Is years old. entered the
naval academy, where he remained four
years. His promotion in the navy was rap
Id. In 1853 he was made master; in 1861. lieu
tenant; In 1862. lieutenant commander; in
1870. commander; In 1881, captain; In 1894,
commodore. and in April. 1897, rear ad-
mral
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Cyclone In GeorRIn.

Augusta, Ga, Sept. ia special to.
the Chronicle from Madison, Ca, says.
a cyclone struck there Friday night
destroying number of negro cot
tages. Two people are reportedi
killed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Nine member. of Duncan Clarke.

NINE members OF duncan SlarkeB
female minstrel troupe were killed in
a wreck at Mound City. Ill.
Anthracite coal strike was ordered
to begin next Monday. About $4,000
miners are expected to obey.
Investigation developed that bogus
marriage bureau is operating at st.
Joseph, Mich.
BY a double victory over Cleveland
the Chicago team clinched the Ameri-
can Baseball league pennant.
A lone robber held up Burlington
train and secured 1000 in cash and
jewelry near Haigler, Neb.
During gale on Lake Erie the
barge John u. Lyons foundered and
"A persons were drowned. The schoon-
er Dundee went down. All on board
except "A woman. the cook, were saved.
Flint & Pere Marquette steamer No.
arrived in Milwaukee badly battered
by the storm, with several injured pas
sengers on board
Buffalo reports that fruit in that
region was damaged by storm to the
extent of 100000, and that several of
the pan-American exposition build
ings were partially wrecked by the
wind.
Fire at Narragansett Pier destroyed
the Casino, the Rockingham and other
noted structures. Loss, $350,0O0.
Gov. Sayres announces that at least
81, 10000 will be required for relief
work. Ten thousand persons in Gal
weston are absolutely destitute and
many thousands more nearly so. Con-
tributions amounting TO $750,000 have
been received or pledged and provi-
sions are flowing into Galveston, but
not in adequate quantities. More than
2 600 bodies have been identified. Five
hundred bodies have been burned,
others buried in trenches. The peo-
pie settled down to bring about order,
those who cannot work being sent
from the city. The presence of regu-
lars stopped robberies. The latest esti-
mates place the property loss from the
storm close TO $40yO00,000. Galveston
capitalists plan to rebuild the city
on its present site. declaring it will
rise to former greatness. Many res
idents are panic stricken and are de-
termined to seek safer home sites.
The father of Emma Abbott has be-
come insane over money she left him.
Diphtheria is epidemic in South Bend,
Ind.
The population of Youngstown, o.,
is 4i,ss5. as compared with $500 in
1890. This is an increase of 1865, or
35.11 per cent.
The United Mine Workers associa-
tion officials predict that every anthra-
cite mine in Pennsylvania will be idle
after the date for the strike to begin.
The operators predict that majority
of the menwll stay in.
A monument to Gen. Henry W. Law
ton was unveiled at Fort Wayne. Ind.
Gov. Mount and w. J. Bryan spoke.
The population of Grand Rapids.
Mich, is given, in census bulletins as
s7,56j, as compared with 60s279 in 1890,
an increase of 27,2s7, or 1927 per cent.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
O6er TO Care for Kruger.

The Hague, Sept. 1.-THE govern
ment Of the Netherlands has tele-
graphed to Lourenzo Marques Offering
n Dutch warship to bring Mr.. Kruger
20 Holland
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
REAR ADMIRAL SICARD DEAD.
Succumbs to an Attack of ApOplexy
1T His summer Home In West
ernville, New York.

Rome, \. y, Sept. 15.-Rear Admiral
Montgomery Sicard died of apoplexy
at nine o'clock Friday morning, ut his
summer home. Westernville.
Montgomery Sicard rear admiral United
States navy, retired from he service Sep
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
Personal AND POLITICAL.

The state election in Maine resulted
in a republican majority of $4,000.
The New Hampshire republican
state convention nominated Chester
Il. Jordan for governor.
David b. Hill introduced resolu-
ton before the New York state dem
ocratic convention denouncing the ice
trust.
Native Christians confirm reports Of
wholesale massacres of American and
other missionaries in China. and give
names as well as descriptions of the
awful torture by imperial troops and
Boxers.
Emperor Kuang IIsu has appointed
III Hung Chang a special envoy to treat
with the powers for peace.
Gen. Butler has captured Spitz kop.
inficting heavy loss upon the Beers.
Sixteen new cases OF plague have
been reported at Glasgow, making IL
in the hospital
Washington officials will take time
TO consider before negotiating with Ii
Hung Chang.
Italy is said to have instituted
peace negotiations and has addressed
a note to the powers. The integrity
OF the empire is insisted upon.
Bremen paper says Great Britain
is scheming to keep foreign capital out
Of the Transvaal.
France makes formal announcement
Picking to Tientsin.
Miss Mabel Mckinley, the favorite
niece of the president, was married at
Somerset, Pa, to DR.. Hermanus L..
Baer. The head Of the nation used his
official prerogative to be the first to
extend congratulations
New York democrats nominated
John Il. stanchfield for governor.
FOREIGN.
DIR. Morrison, Picking correspondent
OF the London Times, tells of torture
and massacre of missionaries, men,
women and children in Pao Ting Flu.
Charles +. Yerkes is credited with
having purchased controlling inter-
est in the Metropolitan district under
ground railroad OF London.
Andrew Carnegie will return to
America just before election, paying
IS. OCO for the passage Of his family
party on the Deutschland.
The suspicion is growing that the
kaiser and the car have common pur-
pose in China. France, japan and the
United States are ready to withdraw
troops from the capital.
The Philippine commission has set
apart $1.O00,OOO for highways and
bridges in Luzon.
The United States will not nego-
tiate for peace in China until complete
order is restored.
Russia has ceased the sending of
troops to China.
The Chinese minister in London de-
clares peace is in sight in China and
that America will force Europe to fol-
low its lead in making n settlement.
Paul Kruger. president Of the South
African Republic, is at Lourenzo Mar
ques, and IL In said will sail for Eu-
rope September "a.
Ii Hung Chang announces that he
will start at once for Peking.