The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-22
LATER.


weston, jewelry being consigned to
the flames with the dead owners. The
citizens are determined to builu a city
| Of substantial structures. Congress
man Hawley severely criticised Quar-
termaster Bakers report that the
city was ruined. Conservative esti-
mates place the loss of life at Calves
| ton at 5000, and this number may be
| exceeded Relief contributions have
reached a total of about $l,3O0,000.
a more hopeful feeling is prevalent in
Galveston and business is-being re-
sumed gradually. Life insurance com
panies will suffer heavily by the great
storm. Relief committees from points
along the gulf coast call on Gov. Say
ers and state their needs. Thousands
of persons in the devastated district
| need food, clothing and money.
Engineers and firemen of the Monon
road asked for an increase in wages,
but were refused.
Several thousand miners in the
| Pennsylvania coal regions have al
ready quit work and the strike lead
ers say the tie-up will he complete.
Ii Hung Chang has departed from
Shanghai for Picking.
The democratic campaign in Ohio
opened at Columbus. with w. J. Bryan
as the principal speaker.
Kruger. according to n dispatch
from Lord Roberts. has resigned as
president of the Transvaal. lie is held
| practically prisoner by the Portu-
| guese government at Lourenzo Mar
ques, not beirg allowed TO see friends
or Boer officials. Lord Roberts has is
| sued a proclamation urging the Beers
| to cease resistance.
On call of the commissioner of eGu-
cation at Manila the University Of Chi
cago will send teachers to the Philip
pines.
French soldiers operating in China
are accused OF murders and cruelties
equal to those inflicted by the Boxers.
The American Federation Of Labor
is to take hand in the anthracite
strike.
Chicago and Milwaukee banks are Of
fered a large share of the new German
loan Of $50 OOO. COO.
The census bureau announces that
the population of Des Mones. Ia. is
| 62,139. as against J0.093 in 1900: an
increase of 1906. or 24.O5 per cent
Rear Admiral Montgomery Sicard
died of apoplexy at his summer home
| in Westernville, n. y.
The population of Bay City. Mich,
is 27,62s, as against 27.s3o in 1890; a
decrease of 211, or rs per cent.
There will be no withdrawal of the
| American troops from China at pres
ent. Instructions were cabled Gen.
Chaffee to agree to no disposition Of
troops or authority that will leave the
native Christian converts unprotected
\ Picking dispatch states that the
ministers and generals Of the allies
have declined to treat with Prince
Ching on the ground that they have
no powers. American troops fought
1000 Boxers near Picking and killed
200.
With the thermometer at only 20
above zero heavy snowstorm pre-
vailed at Negauncc, Wis.
| The percentage of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
|
.612; Pittsburgh, .573; Philadelphia,
522; Boston, .4s7; Chicago, AIS; st.
Louis, Ass; Cincinnati, .453; New
York. .427.
Forest fires that did damage to the
extent of 100000 near Plymouth, Mass,
lwere extinguished by rain.
| 4 Gov. Roosevelt i'm his letter Of ac-
ceptance of the republican nomination
for vice president makes silver the
paramount issue, but defends expan-
sion.
Mrs. Henry Smith. wife of tiemaker
at Mary's Home, Mo-. gave birth to five
boys at one time.
Gen. Roberts issued proclamation
stating that President Kruger and
State Secretary Reitz had crossed the
frontier of the Transvaal into Portu-
guese territory, taking with them the
state archives, with the view to sail
ing for Europe. lie also reports that
there is strong reason to believe that
Gen. DE Wet, who has caused the Brit
ish so much trouble. was killed on
September Z near Potchesfstroom.
United Mine Workers issued orders
which will, IL obeyed. close every indus
try in America that uses fuel.
| Returned miners say the season clean
up on the Klondike will be S25. O00.0 Don.
+. A. Davis, claimant to an estate of
$7.500,00O died insane in Chicago.
Three Dowie followers we're hurried
out OF Mansfield, o., by mob.
Six men were drowned at Eau Claire,
Wis. by the capsizing of a boat.
| Large forces were Mt work trying
to clean the streets of Galveston.
Military authorities preserve order.
Gov. Sayers says 100000 has been
sent Texas sufferers from the disas-
ter, but many times that amount 10
needed.