The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-02
DOMESTIC.

President Mckinley told the Boer
ENJOYS through Secretary Hay that
he could take no action looking to-
ward intervention on the part of this
government in the South African war
The house Of Thomas Brody near
Nashville, Tenn, was burned, and four
of his children persisted in the flames.
Postmaster General Smith suspend
ed +. G.. Rathbone, director general
of posts in Cuba, and appointed
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow to the place.
Fire destroyed nearly the entire
business portion of Shipshewana, Ind
In fit of jealousy Benjamin Wag-
ritz shot and killed Ida Foss, his
sweetheart, at Hood River, Ore, and
then killed himself
Railroad officials contemplate Civ
ing war veterans n permanent half
rate fare west of Chicago.
The banking house of Nelson g.
Co. closed it's doors at Pentwater,
Mich, with liabilities of $4,000.
John O'Grady, under sentence at To-
lcdo, o., for larceny, is believed to be
Sir Ralph Nermilye, an English noble
man.
The United States supreme court de-
ciGed the Kentucky governorship case
in favor of Beckham on the ground of
no jurisdiction, four justices dissent
ing.
One person was killed and four were
shot during strike riots on the st. Louis
Transit company's street railway.
Fritz Meyer was electrocuted at Sing
Sing. y. V, for the murder of Police
nan Frederick Smith in New York Oc-
;ober 81. 1897.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will be
in Chicago during the annual encamp-
mcnt of the G. A. r. in August.
President Mckinley told the Boer
peace commissioners that he was I'M
able TO aid the South African repub-
lies: that he had offered the services
Of the United States for mediation and
that they had been refused by Great
Britain.
AZ the meeting in Detroit of the
Women's Baptist Home Mission So
cicty Mrs. J. y. Grouse, of Chicago. was
for the twcnty-third time elected pres
iGert
Tcusc leaders have decided to re-
duce the war taxes at the next ses-
sion Of congress.
Tho Methodist general conference
ia Chicago voted in favor OF admit
ti"r women as delegates and David
II. Moore and John W. Hamilton were
elected bishops.
Calvin Kimblern. negro. who shot
his wife and murdered two children
at Pueblo. Col. was hanged by mob.
The entire business district Of For
est. Miss. was destroyed by fire.
Reeves Bros boiler works at Al
lance, O.. were destroyed by fire.
Loss. $14i,GO0.
Eagineer Frank Shaw and Fireman
Harry Wetzcll were killed in train
wreck at Oakland, Cal.
Thirty men were killed by an explo-
sion IN the Cumnock coal mines in
North Carolina.
James VI. Lynch, OF Syracuse, " V,
has been elected president OF the In
terrational Typographical union.
Charles w. Nicely was rearrcsted in
New York on the charge of CONVEX
sion OF $4,000 OF government funds.
The business portion of Lake View.
Orc, was destroyed by fire.
new Associated Press has been
chartered in Albany, N. Y, its oper-
ations to cover the entire country.
The exchanges at the leading clear.
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the 18th aggre-
gated S1,6s4,372,2s4. against s1,651 ,s91,-
$50 the previous week. The de-
crease compared with the correspond
ing week OF 1899 was 11.6.
Representatives of English wheat
buyers are contracting with Kansas
farmers for the entire crop at so
cents n bushel.
Grand Master Workman John w.
ParsonS and the other general Off
GERS Of the Knights of Labor have
been suspended from Office.