The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-08

The United States and Russia have
formed a compact for the settlement
Of the existing Chinese question and
Great Britain, France and Japan have
agreed to the proposals. The Russian
minister and troops have been ordered
to leave Picking and the United States
minister and troops will go 10 Tientsin.
A belated message from Minister Con-
ger says that the foreign troops in
Peking marched through the imperial
palace.
The census gives Detroit, Mich, 205-
SIG inhabitants, gain of 79,s2s in ten
years.
Mrs. Mary L. Carr, of Denver, was
elected president of the Woman's Relief
Corps atthe annual meeting in Chicago.
-Four masked men held up and robbed
a Union Pacific express train near
Table Rock, Wyo., securing $4,000.
Thomas j. Powers, banking commits
sioner of Pennsylvania, was killed by
falling from train at Philadelphia.
The British had Gen. Botha hemmed
in at Helyetia and London thinks the
war is practically at an end.
James j. Corbett knocked out kid
Mccoy in the fifth round at Madison
Square garden in New York.
Maddened with jealousy, James Ben
nett shot and killed three women and
a l2-year-old child at Howard's Creek,
Ky.
The battleship Wisconsin will be
ready for her Official trial trip about
the 25th of September.
Direct telegraphic communication
between the United States and Ger
many was opened through the new
German cable and the president and
emperor exchanged congratulations.
The Daughters of Veterans in ses-
sion in Chicago elected Miss Lillian E.
Phillips, of Austin, H.. president.
Jerome C. Kearby. of Houston. has
declined the populist nomination for
governor of Texas.
The fusionists in Washington nomi-
mated John Il. Rogers, Of Seattle, for
governor.
The Afro-American council al Indian
apolis commended President McKin-
ley's condemnation of negro lynchings.
Sons of Veterans have raised 100000
and will erect a college in memory of
the grand army men.
The thirty-fourth annual encamp-
ment of the G. A. II. adjourned after
electing Maj. Leo Rassieur, Of ST. Louis,
commander in chief. choosing Denver
for the next meeting place and sending
President Mckinley an Endorsement by
telegraph.
Great Britain views with suspicion
the peace plans of the United States
and Russia. but the London papers
admit that the withdrawal of the
armies of the two nations may force
the other powers from Chinese soil.
! Gen. Chaffee has been ordered to hold
his troops in readiness to evacuate
Picking and when the ear gives the
word the Russians and Americans will
march to Tientsin. ii Hung Chang
says if the foreign troops are with
drawn from Peking he will take vig-
orous measures TO restore order.
Forest fires were devastating large
areas of timber in Colorado.
Lord Roberts reports that only
few Beers remain in the country &C.
cupied by his troops, and that Kru-
gers army is in fight toward
mountain north of Delagoa Bay rail-
road.
Merchants estimate that eMcamp-
ment visitors spent 100000 in Chi
cago.
Euke Merritt and s. NJ. Dixon. who
had been farming on shares at Gem
ter Hill, Fla, .quarreled over division
Of crops and killed each other.
Louis Goodman died in Pittsburgh,
Pa. aged 100 years.
Charles Turville rode a mile on
bicycle in Salt Lake City in :32, beat
ing the worlds record.
Gen. Maxine Gomez declined to ac-
cept a nomination to the constitutions
al convention in Cuba.
Gov. Gen. Wood reports that con-
ditions in Cuba are very encouraging
1t was decided at a cabinet meet
ing to send transport TO bring back
miners stranded at Nome.
Thomas Jones, negro preacher
who murdered family of six persons.
was hanged at Raleigh. n. {.
Edward s. Washburn, aged Sc. of
hansaS lily, president OF the hansaS
City. Fort Scott d Memphis railway,
died at Rye Beach. Me.
William q. Black (coloredD was
hanged at Bellair. Md, for a criminal
assault on a 15-year-old girl.
The internal revenue receipts dur
ing August were 9,421 ,391, an in
crease of 81 ,400,103 over the same
month last year.
No more prize fights will be al
lowed in the state of New York.
There were 175 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 3lst ult., against III the
week previous and 1863 the correspond
ing period of 1899.
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