The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-24
LATER.

LATER.
Discussion of the Philippine question
was resumed in the United States sem
ate on the 10th, the bill providing q
| form of government for the territory
| of Hawaii was read and conferees on
the financial bill were appointed. In
the house-a resolution providing that
no poly g,tmist shall be elected to the
house or\GeRte was favorably report
ed. The senate amendments to the
| financial bill were disagreed to and
conferees were chosen.
| The United States senate was not in
session on the nth. In the house the
civil service appropriation, which was
| stricken out of the appropriation bill
in the committee of the whole, was
restored by vote of 1913 to ~. The
legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill was passed and
favorable report was made on the bill
for constructing the Nicaragua canal.
Governor General Woods popularity
has been increased by his recent trip
through all the provinces in Cuba
Roland i. Molineux was sentenced
in New York to die in Sing Sing prison
during the week of March &c for the
murder of Mrs. Katherine j. Adams.
Herman Nathan. one of the oldest
wholesale liquor dealers in Chicago,
failed for S224.SO0.
There were 2lS business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 10th. against 245 the week
previous and rs in the corresponding
period of 1899
\ New York messenger boy stole
500 and started for Chicago to fight
Indians
Attorneys for the contestants for
Kentucky state offices met in Judge
Cantrill's court at Georgetown and
agreed TO suspend proceedings in both
the Taylor and l,eckham suits until
February 81. Meantime they will try
to reach an agreement to be sanctioned
by the court.
The village of Dayton, Mich. was al
most totally destroyed by fire
Two men were instantly killed and
three fatally injured by the cXplo-
sion of locomotive boiler in Topeka,
Kan.
Brig. Gen, Alfred T.. Bates and Brig.
Gen. Bell. with the Forticth and
Forty-ffth infantry and Keeer's bat
terry started from Manila to drive the
rebels out of the province of CANA
rineS.
Postmaster Simmons, of Seward,
Ncb., was arrested for enlightenment.
and David Figard. one of his bonds
men. dropped dead when notified.
England is filled with JOY by the
news of the relief of Kimberley by
Cen French's flying column. Lord
Roberts thinks the Beers have left
that part of the country, butin some
quarters Gen. Cronje is thought to
have deliberately allowed Gen. French
to enter Kimberley so as TO cut him
Oft from communication with his COM
mandcr in chief.
The residence of Rev. W. cambridge,
en- elderly retired minister. was de-
stroyed by fire at Antwerp. o.. and Mr..
cambridge lost his life in the flames.
Miss Sarah Porter, head of the fa-I
nous school at Pennington, Conn.,,
known as Miss Porters school, died
Mt the age of SIS years.
Judge Richard \. Buckner. the old
est and one of the most famous law
yers of Kentucky. died in Lexington,
aged Sc Jears.
Chicago contractors issued state
ment declaring permanent war and no
compromise with the Building Trades
council.
At Concord, y. H. the Abbott-Down-
ing company. manufacturers of
coaches. carriages and wagons, failed
for 100000.
Will Burts. Il negro. was lynched by
mob near Basket Mills, 5. c.. for an
attempted assault on a white woman.
Senator Clark. of Montana, appeared
before the senate committee investi- |
eating the bribery charges connected |
with his election to the senate and |
denied using any money to corrupt
legislators.
The st. Charles college at Grand Co
teau. La. together with large and |
valuable library, was destroyed by fire.
Thomas Parsons and Jacob Dull, |
boys aged about 10 years, were found
aSphyNlated IN closet OF the Metro |
politan hotel in Millvalc, Pa.
Jude Philippe, an employe of the
French ministry of marine. is charged |
with selling secrets of the French |
government to foreign power. He
has escaped.
a census of Manila shows popula-
ton of 100000, including $1,000 Chi
nese.
Dispatches received in London report
fierce fighting was in progress between
the armies of Gen. Kelly-Kenny and
Gen. Cronje. Gen. Cronje was falling
back on Bloemfontein. Advices from
Natal Indicated that the Beers were
about Ladysmith and were
to either divide forces in or
der to meet the new movements inau-
g,lrated by Gen. Roberts or to abandon
the siege OF Ladysmith altogether.