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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17
Items of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
FIRE LOSS AT MARQUETTE
Opera House Block Damaged to
the Extent of Twenty
Thousand Dollars.

The Marquette Opera House block,
a hansome 500, 600 building, caught
fire Saturday afternoon last, about
3 O clock, and before the flames were
extinguished damage Of $40, 900 was
done. A. l.. Van Alstyn, dry goods
merchant, was the principal sufferer.
His loss from fire, smoke and water
is placed at $4,000. The loss on
the building is about $4,000. The
Western express company and other
tenants suffered small losses. The
theater, which was in the back part
OF the block, was not damaged at
all. The fire started inVanAlstyn s
basement storeroom, which was
filled with cotton batting, woolen
goods and other infiammable ma
terial. Its origin is not.known. Roy
Madden, young boy who first dis
covered the fire, had his hands bad
ly burned Miss Hester, dress
maker, with a shop on the second
floor, stayed to pack up her goods
and she was overcome by smoke and
had to be carried out Masonic
Temple is on the third floor and
everything was removed, but the
precaution was needless. The Elks
have suite of club rooms on the
second floor. Their rooms we're
not damaged. The tiremen had a
hard struggle to get control of the
fire and it was not fully subdued till
after 6 o'clock The loss was main
ly from smoke and water. Both
building and stock were fully in.
sured.
The Ann Arbor and Menominee &
st. Paul roads have commenced the
erection of big warehouse in
Menominee. A union depot, to cost
$40, 900, will be built in the spring.
The general Offices Of the Menominee
& St Paul road are TO be located in
that city.
An attempt was made at Menomi-
nee Wednesday night to burn the
St. Albert's Polish Catholic church
by setting fire to an adjoining build
ing. One of the decorated windows
was also broken and other acts OF
vandalism committed about the
editice. This is the third attempt
made to destroy the church.
John Mulvey. employed as an :
sistant timberman in the Tamarack
Jr., mine, met death Thursday
morning by the accidental fall OF
hanging rock in the ninth level OF
No. 2 shaft.
The coroners jury at Escanaba
returned a verdict to the effect that
no one was to blame for the terrible
disaster on the Felch Mountain
branch Of the Northwestern railroad
Thursday evening of last week.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17
Notice to TaxpaYers.

Notice is hereby given that | will
return all delinquent taxes on the
roll the last week of February, 1900.
After said return is made II per
cent interest will be charged. Any
person or persons wishing TO avoid
such high rate OF interest can[do so
by paying their taxes to me on or
before that date.
Dated at L'Anse this 9th day Of
February, 1900.
CORNELIUS ID. SHEA,
Township Treasurer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17
+, MICH. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY II, 1900.

Such INFAMOUS SStatementSt the OmclaD
OF the company were be bewildered$and
they refused to allow the claims.
"The late j. M. Turner, who owned
slate quarry and some timber land
at Arvon, the terminus of the line,
was also mixed up 10 the deal. 1t
appears that he had an understand
ing with the company which caused
complications to arise about the
time the muddle caused by the
Davises was the thickest. He had
agreed to give the company GER
tain interest in his quarry and tim
ber lands in consideration of q ccr-
tain amount OF railway stock. Tur-
ner became insolvent about this
time and this added to the embar-
rassment of the railway company.
"It would seem from the fact that
Andrew G.. Johnson, late of Michi-
CANINE, got a settlement of his claim
for something like $4,000, that
others might have done likewise had
they forced matters instead of wait
ing until now for the company to
settle.
"Mr. Johnson brought suit and
obtained judgment for the full
amount Of his claim, with interest.
The company subsequently paid him
in full.
Five parties, f. w. Read & Co.,
George Huber, Fred Dishno, Charles
Langley and Peter Lacross, sued
the company and got judgments in
the circuit courts for the full
amounts of their claims, with in
terest. 1t is now thought that had
these pushed the company it might
have settled with them also. The
aggregate of the claims OF these
parties is about $l4, 900.
""There were others, Mrs. Muck,
OF Michigamme, c. p. Blankenhorn,
of L'Anse, and w. j. Dawson, Of
Champion (now of Detroi), who did
not apply tothe court for judgment,
evidently thinking they would stand
as good a chance of settlement as
any of the others who had claims
against the corporation. The claims
of the two former were among the
largest. aggregating from So, 600 to
$40, 900 each, while Dawson S was in
the neighborhood Of 1000.
''The local men who did business
with the Davises as representatives
of the railway corporation still hold
orders on them for goods. These
were drawn by the Davises them
selves and carried their signatures.
1t is claimed that the books kept by
the Davises were produced. Some
asserted that they were destroyed
at Arvon just about the time the
railway officials began their investi-
CATION,
The creditors, it seems, have u
clear case against the corporation
on account of these orders, which
they are going to hold until the
matter is adjusted to their satisfac-
tion. F"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17
LOCAL ITEMS.

One week from next Wednesday
will be the beginning of the Lenten
season.
Ia iel Case, of Covington, who
has been working in the lumber
woods west of Baraga, returned 10
his home today.
Michael O'Neil was brought in
from Voetsch's lumber camp this
morning, having had the misfortune
to badly crush his right foot.
Remember the oyster supper to
be given in the Town Hall in this
village, Thursday, February 22d.
Supper from to 10 clock p. m.
At the service in the M. E. church
tomorrow evening, Rev. ]. M.
Shank's subject will be: "Meat. "
AS it is a subject all are interested
in, everybody should endeaver to
attend.
The month OF February is remark
able for the number of famous Ameri-
cans whose birthdays it contains.
Horace Greeley was born on the 3D.,
Wm Henry Harrison on the 9th,
Thos. A. Edison on the 1lth, Abra-
ham Lincoln on the 18th, Washing
ton and Lowell (on the 22d, and
Longfellow on the 9th.
A meeting of the board of super
visors was held Friday afternoon,
The meeting had been called for
the purpose of accepting the
steam heating plant, but it was de-
cided to give the plant rigid test
for at least another week, before
accepting it and making the final
payment. The board will meet
again Tuesday, February 9th.
1t is said that nothing but me-
chanical hitch in the preliminaries
stands now in the way of the gov
ernment's carrying out design
which has been under advisement
in one form or another for 25 years
Tor issuing postage stamps in books
a. well as sheets. The idea is to
have the stamps in sheets being
bound into a little book with paste
board covers and sold for mere
nominal advance upon the price of
the stamps themselves book OF
twelve two-ccnt stamps selling for
25 cents.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17

A Lansing special gives the fol-
lowing interesting bit Of history re-
garding the 500 Canal: "When the
ST. Mary's Falls ship canal was
owned aud operated by the state of
Michigan the cost Of maintaining it
was met by tolls paid by the vessel
men, the idea being to collect only a
sufficient amount to operate the
canal and keep it in repair. How
ever, when the canal was turned
over to the general government
there was 500, 900 remaining in the
special fund. There it remained un-
til 1897 when it was covered into
the general fund of the state, after
an unsuccessful effort was made to
appropriate it for marine hospital
at the 500. At that time the citi-
zcns of the 500 looked upon the
states action as little short Of "a
steal, claiming that the money never
belonged to Michigan, having been
raised for canal purposes only. Now,
the general government is prepar-
ing to make demand on the state
for the $60,000. Attorney General
Griggs having instructed District
Attorney Gordon to proceed in the
matter, and the latter having enlisted
the services Of City Attorney Shine
of the 500 The claim of the United
States is that when the government
purchased the canal it acquired pos
session Of this fund, and everything
else pertaining to that waterway
A singular feature of the situation
is that District Attorney Gordon,
who now represents the general
government, was speaker of the
house when the legislature appro-
priated the fund. while Attorney
General Oren, who must now de-
fend the action OF the state, was
then the attorney for the 500, who
opposed the passage OF the bill.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17

Somehow man never appreciates
the silver lining of the cloud when
he gets caught in u shower.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17

But few people are ever as happy
or as miserable as they imagine
they are.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17

Fame is OF but little use 10
the man who hasn't the ability to
back it up.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-17

When in Marquette stop at the
Hotel Clifton. Best in the city,
$500 per day. Single meals, 80
cents. [6-10tf]
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-01
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.

Mrs. II. c. Pickett was burned to
death at Minneapolis by the explosion
of n lamp she carried.
General Stewart l.. Woodford and
his bride are at Chicago. for a few
days.
Imperial statistics show that 544 .2S3
children in Germany below II years of
age are engaged in industrial pursuits.
Lieutenant Hobson has applied for
six months leave Of bsence because Of
trouble which has developed with his
eyes.
subsistence supplies 10 the amount
of 500. 600 will be purchased by the
United States government in Chicago
within A week.
Colonel II. Freeman Ellsworth. an
old-time Democrat. once candidate for
governor of Iowa, is dead at EIdora.
aged 90 years.
The legislative council of Victoria
Australia, has rejected the woman's
suffrage bill on petitions against IL
signed by % 900 women.
Prince George of Greece will resign
as chief commissioner OF Crete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-01
MARKLE AGREEMENr is "oFF."
Men ISefuse to Keep the Agreement The
Made Some Yenrs Ago.

Men ISefuse to Keep tile Agreement They
Made Some YenrS Ago.
HaZletOn. Pa. Oct. 1.---G. E. Markle
& 60. has posted notice at all of the
firms collieries 10 the effect that in
accordance with the report of the COM
of employees presented Saturday
night the arbitration agreement be-
tween the firm and the men has been
broken - the contract is ended. The
firm also announced that 1t would
start up all its collieries this m0Fning
and afford any of its employees an
opportunity to work so long as the
collieries are sufficiently manned to OPP
crate Them to the firms satisfaction.
The notice also says the present rate
of wages will continue until further
notice.
This action is the sequel of the ac-
tion of the men at their meeting last
week They have had contract with
the company for some years. by which
both parties agreed that all disputes
were to he submitted to arbitration.
and the men agreed not to form Il la
hor organization. The men made some
demands a week or so ago and the
company replied. agreeing to some and
refusing 10 agree to others. These last
would have gone 10 arbitra ton if the
company had not received the follow
ing report from the miners meeting:
I'VE, the undersigned committee of
employees of g. E. Markle Il Co. ap-
pointed to arrange for arbitration un-
der the agreement between the firm
and the men do report that the agree
ment is broken by the employees"
When the strike began about half
the Markle men struck. one Of the
firms five collierieS being closed from
the first day OF III" strike. When the
Markle company made its answer to
the mems demands so many addition
al workers went out that the firms
various mines were producing very
little coal. and the result was the COM
action
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-01
PRESIDENTIAL TOURS|
Keeping the Political Boom In
Motion In the West and
Northwest. ~
NEW YORKER Is IN BRYAN STATE
While the Democratic Chief Hu.tlcs
for Votes In Minnesota-Their
EG Sunday Rest,

Duluth. Oct. 1.-Mr. Bryan made
the first speech of the day from the
veranda of the hotel in West Superior
at 8 O'Clock this morning. He spoke
for half hour to a large audience
and received close attention and fire.
quent applause. His speech dealt
especially with the trust question and
he made especial reference to the COM
bination of -four interests.
At Duluth Bryan spoke in the ar
mory, out of which all seats had been
taken in order to accomm odate as
many people as possible. In begin
ming his speech Bryan said he could
hope to add nothing to the arguments
which had been made here by Charles
A. Towne, who resides here.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 1.-Colonel Bry-
an arrived here yesterday morning and
spent the day as n guest of State Sena-
tor Baldwin, an old clasSmate at college
He attended divine service at the Pill
grim Congregational church. and lis
tened to sermon by Rev. Alexander
Milne, the pastor of the church. He
spent last night at West Superior.
across the st. Louis river in Wisconsin,
and made the first speech of the day in
that city this morning at 7:30 O'clock
After that speech he returned to Du-
luth and spoke both in this city and
West Duluth. the time for the meeting
here being fixed at 8 o'clock in the
morning. The other points at which
speeches are TO be made during the
day are all In Minnesota and are as fol-
lows: Carlton. Hinckley, Pine City. Rush
City, North Branch, saltwater, White
Bear, st. Paul and Minneapolis. The
two last named places will be visited
at night.
Bryan explored the valley of the Red
River of the North Saturday. travers-
ing this rich agricultural section from
Wahpeton to Grafton and turning back
from Grafton to Grand Forks, then
starting eastward. He made nine
speeches during Saturday and several
of them were more than an hour in
length. The first stop was made at the
little town of Hankinson, and from
that point on there was speaking at in
tervalS throughout the entire day and
till almost 10 O'Clock at night All the
speeches were made i'm South Dakota
except that of the night, al Crookston,
Mimi; FOR although the special train
in which Bryan Travelled ran during the
greater part of the day within sight of
Minnesota It only crossed the line once
prior to the final departure and then no
speaking vas INDUCED in. The speeches
were generally addressed to farmers
and Bryan spoke to them as farmer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-01
Few Return to Work in An
thracite Coal Re-
gions.
DESPITE OWNERS ORDERS
At Hazleton the Only Change
is in Favor of the
Golfers.
SITUATI0N.PLEAsEsMITCHELL

Hazelton. Oct. Notwithstanding
the notice posted by mine owners at
various collieries throughout the an.
thracite coal region. few il any of the
striking miners went to work this
morning. the situation being practi-
cilly unchanged in Lackawanna, Wy
oming, Shenandoah and Shamokin
districts. In the Hazelton district the
only change is in favor of the strik-
ers. Early this morning 400 strikers
marched from Freeland and this place
to the Pardee collieries at Lattimer.
five miles from here. The strikers
claim they have succeeded in inducing
400 men to quit work. The only other
colliery where any noticeable change
had occurred was Pardee & Co. g, at
Cranberry, where some "Lokie" engi
neers and driver boys Struck. Ac-
cording to an official report, the Read
ing company had but seven out of 80
collieries operated by the company
working today. This is five less than
Saturday. President Mitchell is
very much pleased over the situation
Shenandoah, Oct. 1.-The 18th reg
iment. with the exception of one COM
pany. left for home today. The re-
manning company will depart soon.
Wellston, Ohio. Oct. 1.-The min
ers of Oak Hill went out on strike
for the union mining scale this morn
ing. Five mines are idle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-01

''but they will wish they had" Lis
cussing the question of a compromise.
the nationl president said it ould de-
pend upon circumstances whether a
compromise would be considered. When
asked IL the amount of the increase
would be one of the circumstances, he
said II would be consideration.
Scranton. Pa, Oct. 1.-The offer OF
the Reading of an increase in wages Of
tie miners was practically discounted
before 1t was made known by the fol-
lowing which was issued Saturday
night from the headquarters of district
No. I. of the United Mine Workers:
ITO the General Public: We, the ex-
ecutive board of district No. 1, United
Mine Workers of America, having seen
reports in the public press that the coal
combine had decided to give an ad-
vance Of 10 per cent. in wages and on
all work, and wishes to settle the strike
on that basis, desire to warn
all mine workers against returning to
work under any condition which may
he offered unless such action bedecided
in a convention of representatives of
all anthracite miners. Our opinion in
case such an advance he offered is that
it will not be sufficient TO end the
strike. as the advance cannot be com
Oh dll "OLh IN LAS dlSlIitl OS-
cause there is not a fixed price on each
kind of work. the price being fixed by
the mine foreman after the work has
been done.
I'VE demand a fixed price on all
kinds of work upon which an advance
may be figured, otherwise the miner
would lose the advance on about one
eighth Of his work. We also feel that
we cannot consistently be asked to
withdraw our demands for the fulfill
ment of the law of Pennsylvania that we
he paid semi-monthly and have the
right to buy our powder where we wish
or have the price reduced TO 81 per keg,
which will give the company > 0or go
per cent. per week OH their investment
I'VE also ask that the law he COM
piled with in that all coal DE weighed
at the legal rate of 2.240 pounds to the
ton and that we be represented in each
breaker by n check weighman to see
that we get correct weight and that
the dockage for refuse he just. In fact. |
the diversity of conditions which we
cover in our scales and the intricacieS |
of the various questions at issue makes |
ii an impoSsibility to settle the veNed |
questions except by joint conference |
of miners and operators or by board |
of arbitration. who shall receive facts |
and evidence from the miners and ope-
ratoTs and decide on the merits of each |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-01
MURDER ON a SPECIAL TRAIN.
1t Was a Political Special and the MUIR
derer Is So Far Unknown.

1t Was a Political Special and the Muir
derer Is So Far Unknown.
Carbondale, Ills, Oct. 1.-The special
train which conveyed Samuel AL
schuler, the Democratic candidate for
governor. from Herrin to this city was
the scene of a fight. in which James
Jordan. night marshal of Marion, was
instantly killed by shot from a per-
son at the present time known only to
the officers, who refuse to divulge his
name.
The Democrats of Williamson coun-
ty had chartered special train to con-
vey AlSchuler and all who desired to
go from Marion to Herrin. At Carter
vile large contingent was taken on.
About four miles from this city. at
Reeds, the occupants of the car next
to the gubernatorial candidate became
involved in fight. which resulted in
one shot being fired, killing Jordan in
Stantly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-01
Meet of the Democratic Clubs.

Indianapolis, Oct. I. - Lewis G..
Stevenson. western representative of
the National Association of Democrat
ic Clubs. and National Secretary linn
sen have arrived for the national con-
vention this week. The first session
will be held Wednesday morning in
TOTnlinson hall and three sessions a
day will be held, the closing meeting
to he held Thursday night.
Wednesday night will occur
day morning in Tomlinson hall. and
three sessions a day will he held, the
closing meeting to DE held Thursday
night. Wednesday night will occur
the great parade. National President
Hearst will arrive tonight. There will
be plenty of speaEers. among them
William J. Bryan. Adlai z. Stevenson
and Bourke Cochran
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-01
ROOSEVELT IN NEBRASKA
Rough Rider Gets Into the State Gf the
Democratic Leader.

Falls City. Neb., Oct. 1.-The
Roosevelt special train reached here
at S:2O this morning. Notwithstand-
ing the rain large crowds of citizens
and farmers from the adjoining coun-
try greeted the governor at the sta
tion.
Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 1.-When the
Roosevelt special reached Auburn a
heavy rain storm was in progress.
The governor was driven to the opera
house. which was we'll filed, and de-
livered 10-minute speech, confning
himself to the prosperous condition of
the country. At Tecumseh Roosevelt
was conveyed to Court House square.
which was filed with people and
where he spoke in the open air.
Kansas City. Mo-, Oct. IA quiet
day was passed by the Roosevelt par
" at the Midland hotel here yester-
day. Governor Roosevelt had intended
to attend the Dutch Reformed church
in this city, but found that church
closed temporarily on account of the
absence of the pastor Therefore he
accepted an invitation to attend the
services at Westminster Presbyterian
church, Rev. w. 7. George, pastor.
On his return he expressed great salts
faction at rhe sermon he had heard.
During the afternoon he ,w;1s driven
to the Country club. where he mount
ed horse and took g1llop alone
through the country woods At 1
O'Clock Ire met the newspaper men of
his party at the hotel and Immediately
went to dinner with United States
Senator Beveridge. of Indiana. In the
afternoon he was entertained at the
home of w. X. Nelson, editor OF The
Star. He left here this morning and
viii spend Oct. 1, >, and in Iowa.
His Final Day In Kansas.
Immediately upon the arrival of the
Roosevelt train at this place Saturday
evening. the governor was escorted to
Shawnee park. in Armourdale. Kan
sas City. kas.. where a large open air
meeting was held. On being introduced
to the vast assembly an organized ef-
fort was made by a large number os
men and boys on the edge of the
crowd to prevent his making u speech.
Cries and Interruptions were frequent
during the first few moments. Each
interruption was followed with hard
hits from the speaker until quiet was
restored. the speech was listened to in
respectful silence. On the conclusion
OF his address here, Governor Roose-
veit was driven TO Convention hall.
where and the large audience was as
sembled. the great hall being tiiled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-01

fair closed saturday evening with fine
weather for the last day and a good at
tendance. All the premiums We're paid.
The state board of agriculture is $1S.-
600 behind as the result OF rainy days
all the week except Monday and Satur-
day. When the balance was struck il
caused a renewed agitation for a
change of date for the fair. and the
board will doubtless decide to take n
period two weeks earlier. Should other
state fair managementS show a disposi-
tion TO prevent this without breaking
the circuit. the board may decide to
break the circuit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-01
Socialists Having some Troubles.

Springfield. Ills. Oct: Thomas J.
Morgan, of Chicago acting as the rep
resentative of the united socialistic
forces CT the state who have named a
ticket Socialist Democratic Saturday
filed objections with the secretary of
state to placing on the official ballot
this fall the ticket offered under the
caption Social Labor Party" He
claims that the people presenting the
latter ticket do not represent the So
cialist movement and that the names
on the petition were secured by mis-
representation