The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-10-13
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LATER.
Restoration OF Emperor Kwang Hsn
to power at Peking and deposition OF
the empress dowager from all author
ity over the government of China is
the tacit though not avowed policy of
the powers. England. following the
American course, has instructed Min
lister Macdonald on the same lines as
instructions sent to Minister Conger.
John Brennan, editor of the North
western Catholic and well known as
an orator, died at Sioux City, la.
At Brocton, Mass, Harry Elkes
broke every tricycle. record from two
miles to the hour. The hour record
is 30 miles, 1,0l5 yards.
Mrs. w. w. Smith, wife of whole
sale grocer in New FORK, shot her
three children and killed herself.
The Italian government has sent to
Washington a protest against the EEK
cessive liberty" accorded to anarchists
in the United States.
Fire destroyed Il large portion of the
town of Byesville, O.
A boiler explosion near Waelder,
Tex, killed three children of Steve
Wilson.
At Minerva. O.. Sid Scott and Nicol,
owned by c. A. Mcmahon, broke the
worlds record for n pacing team on
half-mile track, doing it in 213.
At Gold Beach, Ore, Coleman Giles
pie was hanged for the murder of Mrs.
Edison in September, 1899.
Capt. John Mcintosh Kell, adjutant
general of Georgia, and one of the most
noted nen in the south, died at his
home near Sunnyside.
Buel A. Fuller, lawyer and vet
eran newspaper man of Illinois, died
at Joliet, aged 6s years.
Gov. Pingree has called a special
session of the Michigan legislature, TO
meet on the 10th inst, to have the
railway taxation amendment submit
ted to voters.
Warrants were issued at Pittsburgh
| for the arrest of 4l0 dealers in oleo-
margarine.
There were eos business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the jth. against 204 the week
previous and 134 the corresponding pc
riod of 1899
The New York Central railway sys-
tenn decided to award prizes for good
work.
A decision of the individual coal op-
orators to offer ten per cent. in
crease in wages to the striking mine
workers is regarded throughout the
anthracite region as the beginning of
the end of the strike.
The emperor of China admits he is
to blame for the Boxer uprising, but
he says it was the fault of his adj
visers, and he orders Prince Tuan and
others punished. Eight thousand Chi
nese troops forced the Germans to re-
tire from fight near Tientsin.
Lord Roberts reports that 10000
British prisoners have been taken
from the Beers.
Charles +. Baxter, the express mes
senger who killed train robber near
Council Bluffs, Ia, has been given $500
by the Burlington road.
The population of the state of New
Hampshire is All ,53S, an increase of
| 35,OjS since 1890.
\ conference which is believed to
mark the beginning of TIE end of
| the anthracite coal miners strike,
which entered upon its fourth week,
was held at the headquarters OF the
| United Mine Workers in IIazleton, and
n joint convention of operators and
employees will probably soon he called
| Fire destroyed the Atlantic Trans
port line pier in Nsw York, the loss
being $1,000,0O0.
Cresceus made new worlds rec
ord for trotting stations at Cleveland.
o.. by going mile in 900.
Marked and substantial agricul-
tural prosperity is reported through
out the region lying between Havana
and Cicnfuegos, in Cuba.
4 powder magazine near Eveleth
Mimi, blew up. killing one person and
iniuring 200.
Rivers in Mexico overlooked their
| banks and washed away whole villages
and ruined thousands of acres of grow
ing crops.
Farming communities ask for free
| delivery of the mails much faster than
the post Office department can fur
nish it.
Rev. b. ]. Pirtle, a Presbyterian
minister OF Jasper, Tenn, committed
suicide in the church by hanging him
self.
The post Office department reports
receipts of s1O2.354,57o during the last
fiscal year. leaving a deficit Of $4, S04,-
us. which is $l.5O0.0O0 less than the de
felt for the preceding fiscal year.
A cyclone near Biwabik, Mimi,
killed nine persons and damaged prop
erty to the extent of 100000.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 18th were: Brook
lyn, 600; Pittsburgh. .564; Philadel-
phia, .53s; Boston, .4s6; Chicago. .474;
st. Louis, .459; Cincinnati, .445; New
York, .42o.