The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-03-03
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ference report on Ine IlllanclaI Dill TO
the United States senate on the 23d.
Senator Daniel (dem.. Na.) spoke in
favor of seating Senator Quay Pa.).
The Hawaiian government bill was fur
ther discussed. In the house an agree
ment was reached that the vote on the
Porto Rican tariff bill be taken up at
t,iree p. m. next Tuesday.
In the United States senate on the
24tn the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill was reported and the
Hawaiian government bill was further
discussed In the house the Porto
Rican tariff bill was considered and a
bill was introduced to provide a gov
eminent for Porto Rico, the capital to
be at San Juan, with governor, ju-
dicial system and Legislature.
The Virginia legislature has made
June 3. the birthday Of jefferson Davis,
Il legal holiday in the state.
Bernard Moses. II professor in the
| University Of California. has been APP
pointed by the president as the fifth
member of the new Philippine com
mission.
Thirty-cight cars of freight train
on the Big Four road went through a
bridge near Terre IIaute. Ind. causing
loss of 100000 No lives were lost.
There were POI business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the ed, against 2lS the week
previous and 191 in the corresponding
period of 1859
Twenty business firms were burned
out by fire in Philadelphia. the loss
being S5GO.t00, and one woman lost
her life.
The transport Hancock arrived at
san francisco from Manila. bringing
100 discharged soldiers and SOC dead
bodies.
Joe Walcotyth the Barbados negro,
received the decision over Joe Choyn-
ski. Of California in the seventh round
of prize fight in New York.
Mrs. Henrietta Snell. widow Of
Amos Smell, the millionaire whose
murder has been a mystery for IL
years died in Chicago.
The new military post at Magnolia
Bluff. near Seattle. Wash. has been
named Fort Lawton, in honor of the
late Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton
At the conference in Philadelphia
of anti-imperia!ists President Mckin-
lcy's expansion policy was condemned.
The New York republican convention
to elect delegates to the national con-
ycntion will be held in New York city
April II.
The american Newspaper Publish
crs association has asked congress to
investigate trusts.
There were reports in London of
Gen. Cronic's surrender and the re-
lief of Ladysmith. but these were I'M
confirmed by the war Office. Sogood a
showing has Cronie made in the face
Of terrific odds that the London press
is forced 10 praise his bravery.
Thirty-onc girls lost their lives in a
fire in Il factory al kome jimura, ia
pan.
The transport Sedgwicli arrived at
New York from Cuba with 46 dis
charged soldiers and the bodies of 81
dead soldiers.
Indiana democrats will hold their
state convention i'm indianapolis
June G.
The Rock Island railroad will have
cars fitted out for travelling schools
for its employees.
Bimetalists will hold a national
conventionin Kansas CitN Mo-. July 4.
The wife and -four children of Peter
d. Smith were killed at railway
crossing near Canandaigua. y. Y.
ltnI. Il,
and shipping was damaged TO the ex-
tent of several hundred thousand dol
lars and several lives were lost.
The PIattevillc (Wis) powder mills
were wrecked by an explosion and
three men were killed.
Col. William s. King. eX-congress-
man and a national character for the
last 40 years. died at his home in Min
neapolis. aged ~ years.
The barge Gen. Wiley foundered
near Newport. Il. l., and Capt Harold
and his four children were drowned.
MeXican troops and Iaqui Indians
fought near Potam and the loss on
the Mexican side was 300 killed and
wounded.
Frank Hogan and Charles Norris,
prisoners at Forest City, Ark. set fire
to the Jail and were cremated.
Fire damaged the Detroit (Mich.)
steel and spring works to the extent
of 100000 and Timothy Keohane, a
fireman, was killed.
The substitution of native for Amer
lean troops in Cuba will begin on
April IL.
Dispatches received in London say
that British forces under Gatacre
near Molteno were routed with heavy
loss. Capt. Montmorency being among
the killed. Butler has advanced slight
ly nearer Ladysmith, fighting has way.
Beers have a strong. position at Glob-
ler's klobf. Lord Roberts reports con-
tinued fighting with Cronje's army.