The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-03-24
LATER.

l." LATER.
The United States senate on the 10th
passed the Porto Rico relief appropria-
ton bill, amounting to $2O95,455, and
agreed to take up the Quay case Tues
day, April 3, and to discuss it until dis
posed of. A favorable report was made
on the bill to change the name of the
steamer Paris Of the American line to
Philadelphia. Adjourned to the 10Th.
In the house the time was occupied in
discussing private bills. a special com
mittee on trusts was appointed,
The United States senate was not
In session on the 18th. In the house
the members pronounced culogies
upon the late Monroe J.. Hayward,
senator-elect from Nebraska. who
died before taking the cath of office.
No other business of importance was
transacted.
King Martin. n negro. was hanged at
Kaufman, Tex. for criminal assault on
a white woman.
One person was killed and five others
were fatally injured by gasoline eX-
plosion at the house of James Weaver
in Columbus. o.
Gen. Joe Wheeler arrived in Wash
ington from Manila.
There were los business failures in
the United States in the seven DAYS
ended on the 10Th. against 215 the week
previous and $50 in the corresponding
period Of 1859.
The Mohawk Valley hotel block at
Mohawk. y. Y. was burned. and all
the town records were destroyed.
Admiral Watson has been ordered
to send one of his warships to Taku,
China. TO protect American mission
aries.
The New York supreme court de-
clarcd combinations to control prices
Of necessarics of life unlawful.
Three married sisters at Mcndham.
\. j.. within little over three hours.
each gave birth to twins.
Extremely cold weather prevailed in
Illinois. Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, the thermometer ranging
from to II degrees below zero.
Frank T.. Rundy. for six years
chamberlain of Elmira. y. y, con
fcsscd to a shortage of $4,000.
The Persian government is about to
send minister to Washington. For
ten years This post has been vacant.
The time for the ratification of the
West Indian reciprocity treaties has
been extended
Lord Roberts reports that the rail
road is open from Bloemfontcin TO
Cape Town and that he expects to
push on to Pretoria. \ proclamation
has been issued requiring all burghcrs
residing within ten miles of the mill
tary headquarters and Bloemfontcin
to deliver up all their arms and ann
munition nj once. IT is understood
that President Kruger has annexed
the Orange Free State to the South
African republic.
Charity Jane Robinson celebrated
her one hundred and second birthday
in Fond du Lac. Wis.
Mrs. Ida Grcycraft the largest
woman in Indiana. died suddenly ut
her home in Russiavlle, aged % years.
She weighed $50 pounds.
ADMIRAL and Mrs. Dewey are going
TO make an extensive tour of Europe,
starting May %.
Brig. Gen. Henry Harnden. famous
MS the union-army soldier who cap
tured Jefferson Davis, died at his
home in Madison, Wis., aged ~ years.
Fannie White (colored) died in
Knoxville, Tenn, aged 10 years.
Rev. Mr.. Shcldons last issue of the
Topeka Capital was filed mainly with
Bible quotations, no news being
printed
a futile attempt was made to wreck
the Lake Shore fast mail train at
| Olmstcad Falls. o.
Adviccs received in London say that
the rebellion in the Orange Free State
| is at an end and that the troops are
| disbanding and returning to their
| homes. 1t is said that President Kru-
ger has appealed to the king of Italy to
| use his influence with the object of put
ting an end to the war. The relief of
Matching is not yet announced. The
| Beers estimate their casualties at 1851
up to the siege of Ladysmith.
Morris Goldfus shot and killed him
self and 15-year-old Jennie Liss in
Chicago. Jealousy was the cause.
For attempting to outrage 16-
year-old girl Charles HUMPHREYS, a
young negro, was lynched near
Phoenix City, Ala.
John Bailey (colored) was lynched
by n mob at Marietta. Ga. for severe
ly beating n white woman.
A Manila dispatch says the Filipi-
no junta is growing active and Gen.
Otis has taken steps to prevent
trouble. A census of the city shows
population of 100000. In the
province of Albay the insurgents
have ceased harassing the Amer
leans, but continue ravaging the
country by burning and looting. The
natives are firing Of this sort of thing
and threaten to turn against the
marauders.