The L'Anse sentinel., 1900-05-05
LATER.


27th ratified the treaty with Spain
extending for six months the time in
which Spanish residents of the Phil
ippines may become citizens. Nathan
B. Scott, Of West Virginia. was de-
clared entitled to his seat. The house
passed 01 private pension bills, among
them one granting $50 per month 20
the widow of Col. Stotsenberg, of Ne
braska, killed in the Philippines, and
adopted the conference report on the
Hawaiian government bill and sent it
to the president.
Senator Pettigrew Is. d. succeeded
in introducing resolution in the Unit
ed States senate on the 2Sth extending
sympathy to the Beers. A motion to
refer it failed because of the absence
of quorum. The house devoted the
greater part of the session to the sem
ate bill to adjudicate the claims of citi-
zens of the United States against
Spain assumed by this country by the
treaty OF Paris.
Robbers secured $4,000 from the Mas
sanutten bank at Strasburg, Va.
While fighting fire in a wood lot near
Lawton, Mich, Mrs. William Brace was
burned to death and her husband was
fatally burned.
At Hays City, Kan, 1G-year-old Peter
Goetz was sentenced to 25 years in pris-
on for killing his father.
The Beers are preparing to spend the
winter in Natal and are bringing in
their stock for winter grazing. Lord
Roberts has not as yet begun the adj
vance toward Pretoria.
President and Mrs. Mckinley arrived
in Washington from Canton.
There were 2O4 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 27th. against 1S4 the
week previous and ISL in the corrc-
spending period of 1899.
Charles Herbert Allen, the newly
appointed governor of Porto Rico, ar
rived at San Juan.
Cloudbursts in Texas drowned six
residents of Waco and four more citi-
zens of Blackshear and did great dam
age to property.
The fire at Ottawa and Hull de-
stroyed 1000 buildings. did $17,0O0,-
600 damage and killed seven persons.
The little town of laurel Forge, Pa,
was almost wiped out of existence by
fire.
Levi Myhill killed his wife and him
self near Coloma, Wis. Family trouble
was the cause.
Adolph Landauer. dry goods dealer,
of Milwaukee, filed petition in bank
ruptcy with assets of $2S0,944.99 and
liabilities of 1891 ,045.31.
Mrs. Susan Simmons Winans, first
white child born in Chicago, died in
Santa Ana. Cal.
The seventy-eighth anniversary of
the birth of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was
celebrated throughout the country.
At Galena, ILL.,, his old home, Gov.
Roosevelt, of New York, was the
speaker.
Mrs. Sarah Boston, of New Bruins
wick, n. j., celebrated her one hun
dred and fourth birthday.
David ii. Mercer has been nominate ed
for fifth term in congress by the re-
publicans of the Second Nebraska dis
trict.
Mrs. James Simonds while insane
killed herself and her babe by jumping
in front of an express train near Otter
Lake, Mich.
Willis +. Mayne and Miss Eunice Arm
son, both of Minnehaha county, S. D..
were married while the body of Mayne's
first wife was lying in the house await
ing burial.
Nine persons were killed and 40 in
jured by the collapse of bridge at
the Paris exposition.
Gov. Taylor returned to Kentucky
from Washington to face an indict-
ment found in the Goebel case.
William Edmunds in a drunken rage
fatally shot his wife and himself in
Chicago.
Mrs. Maria Hook and Sadie Hill, a
granddaughter, were burned to death
at Junction City, Wis.
William Bolyard killed his wife near
Sandusky, o., because she refused to
live with him and then killed himself.
Pedro Palermo, who was the head
of the Filipino~t"National Assembly"
was captured by American troops at
Automac, southeast of Trinidad.
Forest fires in Jackson county, Wis,
destroyed over $4,000 acres of blue
berries.
London advices say that the Beers
have completely evaded the Gordon
which Gen. Roberts intended to throw
around them. They are not expected to
make any determined stand against
the British until Kroonstead is reached.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
bank at Staplehurst, Neb., securing
81 500.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the Goth were: Phila-
delphia, .667; st. Louis, .667; Brooklyn,
.625; Cincinnati, 600; New York, .429;
Pittsburgh, 400; Chicago, 1893; Boston,
$50.