The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-25

Picking has been captured by Amer
lean, British, Japanese and Russian
troops acting together. The capital
of China was entered after a hard
fight. The ministers and all under
their care at the legations are now
under strong guard of allies. En-
peror Kwang-Hsu accompanied the
empress dowager in her flight TO
Hsian Flu. American troops will not
be withdrawn from China until the
lives of foreigners are no longer
threatened.
Grasshoppers stopped train near
Cressey, Mich.
Baggageman David C. Powers died
in Grand Rapids from injuries re-
ceived in the recent collision on the
| Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad,
making the eighth victim.
The funeral of Coils p. Hunting
| ton took place in New York, and
was marked by extreme simplicity.
A broken rail on the Lake Shore
| road threw a coach into deep water
near Sandusky, o., and seven persons
were badly hurt.
The national bank at Somerset, KY,
organized June 30 last, closed its doors.
Charles Stickles, the Oldest active
railway engineer in the United States,
died at his home in Oneonta, n. V,
aged rs years.
The steamer Roanoke arrived at Sc
attic from Skaguay with $4,500,0Q0 in
gold.
A desperate attempt to wreck a
Pennsylvania express train near Allan
tic City failed, the 200 passengers hav-
ing a narrow escape.
Emperor Francis Joseph's seventy
sixth birthday was celebrated in vi
emma by a display of flags and illumina-
tons.
The arrest of two italian immigrants
on arrival in New York gave rise TO a
story of a plot to Stay President Nc
Kinley, which investigation proved
false.
Armed men and soldiers patroled the
streets of Liberty City, Ca, in antici-
patton of an outbreak by negroes.
In crossing accident near Allen
town. Pa, John F. Wolfe, Harvey, o.
Wolfe and John V. Gottschalk, COM
prising a party of campers, were
killed
Smithfield, Ill.,, was almost wiped out
by fire caused by robbers.
There were 161 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th. against 172 the week
previous and 1856 the corresponding pc
Rod Of $780,
Official dispatches confirm the news
of Peking's fall. The losses of the al
lies and Chinese are estimated at
800 each. The Forbidden city in Pc
king was being bombarded by the al
lied forces. The empress dowager of
China was reported by Admiral Remey
to be prisoner at Picking.
President Mckinley and diplomats
attended King Humbert's memorial
services in Washington.
A Chicago bank sent package con-
tanning $4,000 per Adams Express
company to Burlington, Ia, and on
arrival the package contained blank
paper.
The funeral of ex-senator John J.
Ingalls, took place at Atchison, Kan.
Fourteen anarchists were in the
plot to kill President Mckinley. The
entire band is under arrest in New
York city and the plot is being grad
ually unraveled.
Fourteen hundred Cuban school
teachers called upon President Nc
Kinley in Washington.
Gen. De Wet was reported to have
captured 1000 British and seven guns,
crippling the forces of Kitchener and
Butler. He joined Delarey, then turned
on his pursuers and completely out
Unanswered them.
Frederick Geddes, herder, and 1000
sheep were burned to death in forest
fire at Battle, Wyo.
Bill Cater (colored) was shot to
death by a mob at Doerun, Ga. He
was charged with attempted assault
on n white woman.
The official census gives Greater
New York population of 3,437 ,202, an
increase in ten years of o44,611.
The entire plant of the Kelly AK
Manufacturing company, valued at
100000, was destroyed by fire at Al
exandria. Ind
Lord Roberts has been appointed
to succeed Lord Wolseley as COM
mander-in-chief of the British army.
Caleb Powers, ex-secretary of state
of Kentucky, was convicted at George
town of being an accessory before the
fact to the murder of Gov Goebel, the
jury fixing the punishment at impris-
onment for life.
Ignacio Andrade, ex-president Of
Venezuela, died in Caracas.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 10th were: Brook
lyn, $40; Pittsburgh, .557: Philadel-
phia, sos; Chicago, 500; Boston, .4o4;
Cincinnati. .463; st. Louis, .457; New
York, 400.