The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-13
DOMESTIC.

Orlando Stevens, of OttumWa, Ia,
made n new worlds record in u compcti-
ton mile bicycle race in Los Angeles,
Cal, his time being 1850 10.
Kid Mccoy defeated Peter Maher in
n battle of five rounds at Coney Island,
n. Y.
For the first time in many years the
Mississippi river was frozen over at St.
Louis. ....
William Ellis and wife and two chill
dren were burned TO death in their
home near Barboursvilie, w. Va
County Treasurer Emanuel ii. Her
shey, Of Lancaster, Pa, was missing and
was said TO be dcfaulter to the eX-
tent of $4,000.
An explosion of sewer gas at Knox
vile, Pa, wrecked IL houses and
stables and tore up several streets.
Slight earthquake shocks were felt
at Los Angeles, Cal, and at nearly all
points within 100 miles of that city.
4, 1t is said that the Fenians are stor-
ing large quantities of ammunition in
remote districts in Vermont and Maine
near the Canadian boundary line.
Six inches Of snow fell AT Macon, Ga,
making Il new record for that portion
of the south.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
placed $50 old employees on the pension
list.
The Carnegie iron works in Pitts
burgh resumed operations, advancing
the wages of 10000 employees, incrcas
ing the pay roll over 81 100000 year.
John T.. Baldwin has been pardoned
after n term of % years in Sing Sing
On. " prison for murder. lie was SEN
fenced for life.
Eden Baptist church at Stromsberg,
Nob., which was dedicated only "A year
ago, was destroyed by fire.
Andrew Carnegie has given 100000
to Cooper Union in New York, to be
used to establish day school, where
young men may learn to become
skilled workmen
James j.. Moore, aged G5 years, shot
and killed his wife, aged 90, at Names,
Mo-, and then committed suicide.
The Mississippi legislature met ut
Jackson.
Water was turned into the 33,C00,-
o00 Chicago drainage canal and began
to flow toward Lockport, where it will
fall into the Desplaines river, and
thence, through the Illinois and Mis-
sissippi rivers, TO the Gulf of Mexico
President Harper announced that
the Chicago University had received
$4,000 in gifts during the past year.
The government receipts during the
last six months amount to $2si,703,-
494 and the expenditures to $263, 766,-
eco, which leaves n surplus for the half
year of $21,026,034, against n deficit
Cor the corresponding period OF $S3.-
710,422.
In the Ohio legislature n resolution
was passed in the house expressing
sympathy for the Beers.
Secretary Hay has informed the
British government that the United
States regards the seizure of Ameri-
can flour Mt Delagoa bay by British
cruiser as illegal, and that indemnity
is claimed.
The public debt statement issued on
the I'd shows that the debt decreased
S5,701,s24 during the month OF Deem
Der. The cash balance in the treasury
was $3.50 95,453. The total debt less
the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts to 81 ,134, 300,007.
At the close of business December
80, 1899, the total circulation Of national
bank notes was $246 1915 ,523, an increase
for the year Of 81, 460,41s.
James ii. Kelly died at Garbuttsvillc,
N. Y, aged SO years. lie was well
known as the inventor of the head
light used on locomotives.
The total coinage at the minis OF the
United States during the year 1899 was
s13o,243,191, as follows: Gold, Sill, 344,-
600; silver, 500, $40; minor coins,
81 ,s37,451.
Mrs. Charles Chapman and her
daughter were drowned near Ardmore,
]. T., and the shock killed the mother
OF Mr.. Chapman.