The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-29
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President Mckinley ordered Gen.
Chaffee to withdraw all troops from
China to the Philippines except small
guard for the American legation. Min
! lister Conger was directed o open peace
negotiations with Prince Cheng. Amer
ica's reply to Germany's note declines
to make punishment of Chinese prece-
| dent TO negotiations and favors a com
mission to settle all questions. Gen.
Wilson, with American troops, cap
tured IA Boxer stronghold west of Pc
| king.
Four negroes charged with burglary
were hanged by mob at Ponchatou
| la. La.
| There were 211 business failures in
| the United States in the seven days
ended on the 2lst. against 1i5 the week
previous and 154 the corresponding pc
riod of 1892
| In freight wreck at Sadieville, KY.
five tramps were killed and six badly
injured.
Boats collided in the ST. Clair river
near Port Huron Mich, and four per-
sons were drowned
| The national party has decided not
to put a presidential candidate in the
field.
Mrs. Ansenath Fish died at En-
barras, Wis, aged 101 years.
| The census gives Dubuque. Ia,
population of 36.2o7, an increase in
ten years of 5,196.
The eastern portion of Nunda, ILL.,,
was nearly swept away by fire.
| Glass chimney manufacturers have
conceded an advance of six per cent.
in wages and 14.7o0 men will resume
work.
| o. w. Powers, appointed United
States senator by the acting governor
of Utah, has declined the place.
Democrats and populists fused in
Montana and nominated Joseph X.
Toole. of Helena. for governor.
William +. Shepard killed his aged
parents at Foxboro, Mass, and then
drowned himself.
Two Mississippi river steamers were
burned at their dock at St. Louis and
| two lives were lost.
DR.. Lewis Albert Sayre, one of the
most noted physicians and surgeons
of this country. died at his home in
New York. aged 50 years.
In n strike riot at Shenandoah, Pa,
two persons were killed and ten
wounded. The governor ordered to
the scene four full regiments. The
strike has developed into struggle
| for recognition of the United Mine
| Workers of America.
The United States maintains n posi-
ton independent of all the powers in
its replies to notes of inquiry, so that
troops may be withdrawn from China
at any time. America may negotiate
alone. Six war vessels have been or
dered to reinforce the Asatic feet, as
the president fears worldwide war is
Impending.
Sixty thousand iron and steel work
ers have resumed labor after three
months OF idleness.
| Aguinaldo has refused TO consider
peace proposals and has issued proc
lamation offering $40 to each Ameri-
can soldier surrendering.
| Marshal Arsenia Martinez de Campos,
formerly captain general Of Cuba, died
at Zarauz, Spain.
| Galleries around Shenandoah, Pa,
will try to resume operations under
military guard and the result is likely
successfully worked.
| Two Dowie elders were coated with
tar at Mansfield, o., and driven out OF
town.
| Heavy storms in Texas caused the
Colorado, Concho and Nueces rivers to
overflow. Several towns were flooded
and loss of life was feared.
| George D'Nys, the last survivor of the
polar expedition in 1855 that rescued
Dr. Kane. died at Worcester. Mass.
| Adam Giles and his wife and daugh-
teri were murdered by Joseph Smalls,
negro, in Beaufort county, n. C.
| Frank =. Sargent has been reelected
grand master Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen.
| Gen. Lee in an interview expressed
fear for Cuba IL an absolute independ-
ent government is established.
! Highwaymen held up Northern
Pacific train in Idaho and secured $500
in cash and variety Of watches and
jewelry.
| Four men robbed a Burlington ex-
press car near Lincoln, Neb., but got
little booty.
President Mckinley returned to
Canton, o.. from Washington.
The transport Grant arrived at San
Francisco from Manila with 6S pr:s-
oners on board.
The Grand Portal" natures art
work on Lake Superior, was destroyed
by n storm.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 23d were: Brooklyn.
sos; Pittsburgh. .5s4; Philadelphia,
.537; Boston. 800; Chicago. .473; st.
Louis. .447; Cincinnati, .432; New
York. .431.