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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-30
Low Rates.

On certain dates during July and
August the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul railway will sell special ex-
cursion tickets to points in Colorado,
Utah, South Dakota and Wyoming
at very low rates. For full partic-
ulars address S. ii. Vaughan, com'l
agent, Houghton. Telephone 339.
(6-3OtO
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-30
Items of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
AN AWFUL MINE DISASTER.
Four Miners Killed at Champion
Last Saturday After
noon.

Four deaths is the sad record of a
horrible catastrophe at the Cham
pion mine, Champion, last Saturday
afternoon. Four lives were snutfed
out by the explosion of two and u
half boxes, about l30 pounds, of
blasting powder. The cause of the
explosion remains to be determined.
The disaster has only been equalled
in magnitude on the Marquette
Range in late years by the accident
in the cage shaft Of the Lake Su-
perior iron mine in December, 1899,
which resulted in the death of six
men.
j. H. Poage and p. j. McKenna,
OF Chicago, were fishing on Day 5
river, near Escanaba, when Poage
saw cub bear He started in pur-
suit, the mother came to the rescue
and fierce fight followed. Poage
protected himself as well as he could
for some time with a knife, until
finally ex- Mayor Gallup, of Escanaba,
who was with the party, shot bruin
with revolver. Poage's clothing
was torn to shreds, and he was con-
siderably bruised.
The Kirby Carpenter company of
Menominee, sold $4,000, 900 feet of
pine-stuff lumber to Francis Beidler
& Co., of Chicago, for shipment by
water. The deal involves $3.50, 900
and is the heaviest sale of the sea-
son.
The Modern Woodmen IS, day at
Ishpeming last Monday was hum
mer. The city was thronged with
visitors, who gave themselves up
to enjoyment Of Ishpeming's
hospitality.
James Evans, an old and respected
resident of Calumet, died at 4:55
Tuesday morning at his home in
that city. The cause OF death was
asthma and bronchial troubles.
The Ringling Bros. circps is COM
ing to the upper peninsula again.
The date in Hancock this year will
be Friday, July Goth, and Calumet,
Saturday, July 2lst.
The dedication and commence
nent exercises of the Northern
State Normal School at Marquette,
will take place Tuesday, July Sd.
The laying of the tracks for the
new electric street railway, connect
ing the towns of Houghton county,
was commenced this week.
The copper country is now con-
nected with the outside world by
the long-distance telephone.
EmigrantS from Finland and
Austria continue to flock into Calu-
met daily.
Ontonagon county will build
$l5, ZOO poorhouse this summer.
Houghton is to have new, thor
oughly modern theatre.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-30
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Laura McKindles is serious
ly i'll.
E. Boothman, of Minneapolis, was
in town Monday.
r. J. Kneebone was up from Iron
Mountain this week
G. O. Beehler took in the carnival
at Milwaukee this week. 49,
M. Hansen has opened a grocery
store in the Wallace block.
The Democratic state convention
will be held at Detroit July 25th.
W. NJ. Gillet, of Marquette, spent
few days in town this week.
F. j. Stolz, of Milwaukee, was
calling on his customersW Wednesday.
Andrew J. Lindgren, of Marinette,
was looking after his business here
Thursday.
Miss Eva Guck, of Calumet, is
visiting at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. G.. f. Beehler.
Mrs. Charles f. Hall and daughter,
of Houghton, are guests of Mrs.
Hall S sister, Mrs. James FL. Garri-
son.
The midsummer meeting of the
Lake Superior Press association
will be held at Sault Ste. Marie
July Both and 31st.
The Misses Sigrid and Olga Won
Zellen, who have been attending
school at Ann Arbor, arrived in
town Tuesday. They will spend the
summer at their home in Skanee.
Miss Edith o. G. Been arrived
from Iron Mountain Tuesday, en-
route to her home at Skanee. Miss
Been graduated from the high
school at Iron Mountain last week.
The South Shore train due here at
5:4S p. m, was four hours late
Monday evening, the delay
being caused by the train going
east, leaving here at 4:45 p. M,
being derailed near the Summit, and
blockading the road.
THE SENTINEL acknowledges an in
vitation to attend the grand open
ing ball at the Hotel Superior at
Marquette on Monday evening,
July 22d, the event being planned
to mark the opening of that splendid
house under it's new management.
There will be an observance Of the
Fourth of July at the M. E. Mission
Wednesday. The celebration will
open with prayer by Dan Asher;
then there will be music by the
Mission band, followed by reading
of the Declaration of Independence
by Jonathan Baker, Grafton byWm.
Owen, and several selections by the
band A grand feast commences at
noon, lasting until 2 p. m. The
balance of the day will be taken up
with atletic sports, consisting of
races, jumping, etc. In the evening
IA display of fire works will be given.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-30
Notice to Taxpayers.

L'Anse village taxes for the year
1900 are now due, and should be
paid this month. am now pre-
pared to give receipts for the same.
Dated June 4, 1900.
(6-9tD GEO. o. BEEHLER,
Village Treasurer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-30

Grand Rapids, June 2S,-The
Republican state convention wound
up its work at dusk tonight, after
almost continuous sessions since 10
O'Clock in the morning, by placing
the above ticket in nomination.
When the gavel fell upon the clos
ing scene, only one-fourth of the dele
gates remained in their seats. The
committee on order of business had
left the platform to the last, but
many of the delegates would have to
remain in the city over another
night unless they could catch early
trains. In order to permit them to
do so, the platform was read before
the nominations for the state board
Of education were made. When the
convention reassembled this Thurs
day. morning, the galleries were
packed with an excited throng in
anticipation of an even more bitter
battle than they witnessed the day
before. They were not disappointed.
Seven more ballots were taken be-
fore the noon recess. When the re-
suits had been recorded, ID. Nj. Ferry
acknowledged he was beaten.
The first ballot Thursday morning
ctnn1.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-30
LOCAL ITEMS.


H. F. Morse, of Muskegon, spent
several days in town this week.
w. H. Farrell, of Dollar Bay, was
in town Sunday, the guest Of friends.
Harris Smith is visiting relatives
at the copper country.
H. Levitan spent few days at
Marquette this week sight seeing.
Olof Been was in from Skanee q
few days this week visiting friends.
Chas. H. Menge was taking in the
sights at Houghton several days
this week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. L. Ely, of Laird,
were visiting L'Anse friends Tues
day.
Miss Lille Thomas spent few
days at Marquette this week visit
ing friends.
d. P. Baldwin of Marquette, was
trying the fishing in this vicinity
Wednesday.
Miss Emma Menge leaves for
Houghton today for a short visit
with friends.
Miss Grace Harris leaves today
for the copper country to visit
relatives for few weeks.
The Misses Nellie McCabe, Aggie
and Laura Brennan spent Sunday
with Newtonville friends.
Miss Rose Belle Deschaine, who
has been visiting friends at Lake
Linden, returned home Monday.
L. ]. Shepard, of Calumet, and
EG. Ziegeler, of Tamarack Mine, were
visiting friends in L'Anse Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. Albert Smith, of Lake
Linden, spent few days at the
residence of her father, Alex. G.
Shields, this week.
1t is rumored that President Nc
Kinley has decided to call an extra
session of congress to deal with the
Chinese situation.
Among the visitors in town from
Skanee this week were August
Gilman, Lewis, Fred, Oscar and
Gust Londberg, and Chas. Newman.
The steamer Thos. Friant will
run an excursion from Hancock,
Houghton and Dollar Bay to T. L'Anse,
tomorrow. The Dollar Bay brass
band will furnish music.
Mrs. S. Shields, OF jamestown,
N. Y, is visiting at the home of
Alex. Shields for a few weeks. Mrs.
Shields is a sister-in-law of Mr..
Shields.
Walfred Zellen, a brother of DR..
]. o. Zellen, graduated last week
from the Ann Arbor Medical College
and is at present visiting in town.
He expects to remain here for the
summer, at least.
A party composed OF John Nc
Loughlin, A. Carmody, Lee Hart,
J. b. Gormally and Jacob Rempt
sailed across the bay from Baraga
Monday afternoon, and spent few
hours in town.
If man should wear his trousers
so long that whenever he appeared
on the street he should be obliged to
reach around behind and grab hold
of the slack or basement and hold
them up, wouldn't the ladies laugh.
-Ex.
Tuesday was considered the
warmest day of the season, and
for the benefit of the people
the village officials ordered
out the fire hose and had u stream
of water playing on the main street,
to allay both the heat and the dust.
THE SENTINEL acknowledges the
receipt of the initial number of The
Expansionist, which has for its
watchword Free institution and
the Christian religion must follow
the flag" 1t is New York publi-
cation, handsomely engraved
throughout and worthy of the cause.
Complaints have been made re-
Gently of several instances where
parties have taken flower vases,
dishes, etc., from graves in the
cemetery. This is something that
should not be tolerated. The names
OF guilty parties will be made public
il the articles taken last week are
not returned.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-30

To destroy the odor of paint in a
newly painted room, put a handful
of fresh hay in a bucket OF water,
and let it stand in the room over
night.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-30

The succeeding ballots showed a
steady loss for Ferry and equally
steady gains for Bliss, the seven
teenth count being:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
woolley Stops ut Creston.

Creston, Ia, Sept. 21.-The Prohi.
hition special train arrived at Chari-
ton, Ia, yesterday and committee
escorted the candidates to the court
house, where an open air meeting was
held. John G.. Woolley, the presiden-
tial candidate; Henry r. Metcalf, can
didate for vice president; John S.
Hughes and Oliver w. Stewart spoke
to large crowd. Mr. Woolley de-.
snounced the canteen policy and its
support by the present administration
The first stop after leaving Charlton
was at Creston, where the party was
greeted by a large crowd. Speeches
We're made by the different members
Of the party.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
TELEGRAPHIc BRIEFS.

M d
The Democratic congressional con.
vention at Quincy, Ills, nominated
Judge ]. Ross Mickey. of Macomb.
James Michigan is locked up at New
York on the accusation of killing his
wife, Mary. by throwing her out of tho
window OF their third-story fiat in
Second avenue.
Arrangements are being made te
send another battalion of marines, to
be known as the Sixth battalion, tC
the Philippines. 1t will be organized
In Washington.
Former Governor Wolcott of Massa
chusetts has notified the state depart
meht that he will not accept the posi-
of ambassador to Italy, rendered him
by President Mckinley.
Francis Mcguire, a discharged EN-
ploye of the ST. Louis Transit com
pany, shot five times and instantly
killed in pistol duel on the street
Thursday night Wesley P. Haynes.
Mayor Samuel Jones of Toledo
Thursday refused the unanimous nom
ination of the Democratic congress
sional convention, and Negley d
Cochran, editor Of the Bee, was nomi
mated.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
Strikers Report Gains.

Hazleton, Pa. Sept. 21.-In the alb
sence of President Mitchell from head.
quarters, Benjamin James, who is
next in charge of the strike liz this
region, issued the daily bulletin from
the United Mine Workers headquar.
tiers. 1t is as, follows:
Reports received at headquarters
have been most gratifying. Harwood
Coleraine and the Star Washery al
Audenreid have shut down. The men
at these places decided to strike with
their fellow men. This is a gain fol
the mine workers. At Jeddo, where
John Markle tried to influence the
men to go TO work, they remained firm
evidently realizing the shallowness OF
the offers made by their employers
Eight hundred more men are OF
strike in this district today than on any
previous day during the strike. The
suspension in the Wyoming and Lack
awanna valleys is now complete, the
only mine which worked the fore part
of the week being closed. Reports
from the lower anthracite district
show that there has been large ac
cessions to the strikers ranks, great
inroads having been made on the Phil
adelphia and Reading employees. The
situation over the entire anthracite
field is such that we have every reason
to believe that in a few days the sus
pension will be general throughout the
three districts"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
Bryan receives Callers at Lincoln.

Lincoln, Sept. 21.-W. j. Bryan
spent the greater part of the day in
attending to correspondence which has
accumulated during his absence. He
also received large number of callers.
The only formal event of the day was
a visit from committee of 25 mem
bers of the Bryan Veterans Bimetallic
club of this. Lancaster. county. who
called to assure him of their support
Mr.. Bryan has fixed the date for de-
parture on his next tour for next
Wednesday. He will speak Wednes-
day night at Nebraska City and then
proceed northward to South Dakota,
making several speeches en- route.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
SENATOR IS Appointed.
Acting Governor of Utah Fills
a Vacancy.
STEALS A MARCH ON WELLS

Senatorial appointment is Made While
Governor and Secretary of State Are ABB
sent-Powers Resigns as Presidential
Elector and win Make Fight for Toga.
Salt Lake, Utah. Sept 21.-While
Governor Wells and Secretary of State
Hammond were in Idaho to meet Gov
ernor Roosevelt and escort him to this
city Judge o. w. Powers of Salt Lake,
a Democrat, was appointed United
States senator to fill a vacancy.
The appointment was made by
Aquila Nebeker. president of the SEN
ate, who is acting governor, accord
ing to the constitution. 1t was signed
a little while before midnight, at
which time the train bearing Governor
Wells was expected to cross the line
into Utah. The state seal was locked
up and could not be obtained, but Mr..
Nebeker's legal advisers maintain his
action was valid anyway.
The appointment was drawn care.
fully in legal form, signed and wit
messed. A formal acceptance will be
fled with the secretary of state.
Judge Powers, when interviewed
said: whether I will be recognized
by the United States senate as the
junior member from Utah cannot say
However, l propose to make a fight
for the place and stand by my rights
intend to take no chances at all and
will Immediately file my resignation
as presidential elector on the Demo
cratic ticket. This will leave me free
and unhampered to make the contest
which presume l will be obliged to
make"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
Festival at iowa Collere.

Ames, Ia, Sept. 21.-The fall festival
at the Iowa state college here yester
day was q success. Excursion trains
from all parts of the state came
heavily loaded and by noon over s,OUc
people were in attendance, which
equals the first festival held two years
ago. A large tent was erected on the
campus, in which the following promi
nent men spoke to the crowds: Sen
tor Hartman of Hampton. G. G. Nc
Carty of Des Moines and Judge
Stevens Of Boone. After the speaking
the crowd was entertained by drills
by the college battalion and football
game between the varsity team and g
picked eleven from the alumni.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
Goods of Rare Value.

San Francisco, Sept. 21.--The rev.
enue officers have brought down from
the Mare Island navy yard on gov
ernment tug 154 cases of rare Oriental
goods which had been smuggled into
this country on the hospital ship So
lace. The articles seized would net a
small fortune. The duties are nearly
GO per cent of the value of the goods
Most of the stuff includes loot from
Tien Tsin, which had been abandoned
by the government. The cases OF
silks and curios are addressed to per-
sous all over the United States.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
Bank Robbers Escape to Mountains.

Winnemucca, New, Sept 2l.-The
men who robbed the First National
bank have escaped to the mountains.
They eluded both the posses from Col
conda and from this place, reaching
the Silyes ranch, 30 miles northeast of
here, an hour ahead of their pursuers
Here the robbers made their second
change of horses, having left four
animals at the ranch several days ago
The robbers then struck out for Squaw
valley, at the head of Owyhee river, a
wild section, where they will have nc
trouble in eluding their pursuers.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
PRICE OF FLOUR RAISED.
Advance In Wheat Puts 1t Up Frolh Thirty
to Forty Cents a Barrel.

Advance In Wheat Puts 1t Up FROM Thirty
to Forty Cents a Barrel.
Chicago, Sept 21.-The Tribune
says: Prices of -four are climbing
higher with an advancing wheat mar,
ket and the Chicago householder is
confronted with the possibility of be-
ing compelled to pay more for his
bread as well as for his coal this win.
ter. The local agents of the standard
Minneapolis brands of spring wheat
-four have notified the wholesale trade
of an advance of. 20 cents barrel,
go into effect at once The new price
will be $4.7O a barrel, which is 40
cents more than was asked month
ago. Wholesale grocers will make
corresponding advance to the retail
trade.
A local miller, when interviewed,
said: "We shall have to add 10 cents
barrel to our prices today, quoting
our standard brands at $4.6O, an adj
vance of 30 cents in less than two
weeks. Wheat has gone up nearly Z
cents in that time and as cents bar
rel on -four is about equal to cent
bushel for wheat. still higher prices
will be justified if the boom in wheat
continues
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
DlsPERsEs THE BoER ARMY.
Gord Roberts Reports Nothing Remains
but q Few Marauding Bands.

Gor.l Roberts Reports Nothing Remains
but Few Marauding Bands.
London, Sept. 21.-Lord Roberts ca
bles from Nelspruit. on the Pretoria
Delagoa Bay railroad, not far from
Komatipoort, the frontier station, un-
der date OF Wednesday, Sept. 10, as
follows:
"Of the 5000 Beers who retreated
from Komatipoort before the British
advance from Machadodorp, TOO have
entered Portuguese territory, others
have deserted in various directions
and the balance are reported to have
crossed the Komati river and to be
occupying spurs of the Lombobo
mountain south of the railway.
"a general tumult seems to have oc-
CURED when they recognized the hope
lessness. of their cause. Their long
toms and field guns have been de-
stroyed and nothing is left of the Boer
army but few -'marauding bands.
Kelly-Kenny is dealing with one OF
these which occupies position at
Doornberg''
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
To Insure Coal and Food Supplies.

Peking. Sept. 19.-Active military
operations are about to be resumed.
with view of ensuring coal and food
supplies from the northern passes and
restoring trade. General Chaffee and
General Barrow, second in command
of the British troops, held confer.
ence today and decided to dispatch an
Anglo-American column, 1900 strong,
to San Hal Tien, under General James
H. Wilson, capture the arsenal there
and disperse the Boxers. The column
which will leave tomorrow, will in
clude two battalions of the Ninth
United States infantry, 500 British and
four guns
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
Judicial RECORDS STOLEN.

El Reno, I. T., Sept 21.-The county
seat war in Washita county culmi-
mated Monday night in the theft of the
judicial records from the court house at
Cloud Chief, until now the county
seat. Judge Irwin and the court
retinue Went into that county to open
court on the 18th and court convened
at Cordell, the newly elected county
seat, much to the surprise of both
cities The records, however, could not
be found. Court adjourned until
Monday to give time to supply the
missing papers, and is to reconyene at
Cordell, when new and interesting
events are expected.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21

London, Sept. 21--The Chinese min.
lister here has received an imperial
edict which orders the Boxers to be ex.
terminated and says that the mis-
sionaries at Pao Ting Flu are to be es,
corted by the troops of the acting vice.
roy and delivered to the commanders
of the allied forces at Chan Sing Tier
and Lu Kon Chiao.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
Roosevelt Among the Mormons.

Ogden, Utah, Sept. Ex-Governor
Roosevelt limited the number of his
speeches yesterday to five, including
the night meeting at this place. The
special train left Pocatello at 6 a. M.
and arrived at Ogden at p. M,
where a stop was made for the night.
At Logan the first stop of the day was
made. and here the meeting was held
in the Mormon tabernacle, mile
from the station. At Brigham City
Governor Roosevelt spoke in the open
air from the band stand. The meet
ing at Ogden was held in the opera
house.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
Twenty-four Americans Killed.

Manila, Sept. PA corrected list Of
the casualties sustained by the Amer
lean soldiers in the latest engagement
at Sinalon, situated at the east end of
Laguna de Bay, between force of
1000 Filipinos and detachments of the
Fifteenth and Thirty seventh regi-
ments. shows that "a men are dead,
including those who have died from
their wounds since the fighting and
the missing and that 10 are wounded,
including Captain John E. Morgan of
company L of the Thirty seventh regi.
ment. The total number of Amer.
leans engaged is now announced as
134. The enemy's casualties have not
been reported.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
missionaries Murdered.

Washington, Sept. 21.-The war de.
partment has received the following
dispatch from General Chaffee:
.Peking, Sept. I Two daughters OF
Atwater and 26 others murdered al
Tayuan, July 8. Clapp and wife and
four others murdered Taiku, July 81
Atwater, wife. two children, two
others murdered by their escort near
Pen Chow Flu Aug. Is in Shan 81
province. Same message reports six
persons, Dixon and wife. Occurren
and wife, single man and single
woman as having escaped into the
mountains from a mission 80 miles
north of Takuan."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
General Nelson A. Miles arrived j;

General Nelson A. Miles arrived in
Chicago Tuesday after tour of in,
spection of the western army posts.
Information received at the postof,
flee department Tuesday indicates
that United States postoffice has
been opened at. Tien Tsin. China, to
facilitate the handling of mail matter
for the troops in China.
A dispatch from Athens to Lloyds,
giving further details of the disaster
to the Egyptian mail steamer Charkieh,
now ashore on the island of An.
dreos, one of the Cyclades, says that
10 of the passengers and crew Were
drowned.
Charles B. Foote of the New York
banking firm of Hatch & Foote,
which made an assignment few days
ago, died Thursday.
Senator Hanna delivered an ad-
dress Thursday night to an immense
audience of German Repub.
l!cans at Central Music hall Chica~o.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
To Investigate Sugar Beet B1icht.

Sioux City, Sept 21.-Charles r.
saylor, commissioner of the depart
ment of agriculture. is visiting the
sugar beet sections of the west to dis
cover whether the blight which has af
fected the beets this year is going to
prove a serious matter. He says he
does not think it will permanently in
jure the industry. Nebraska started
this year with prospects for fine crop
but it was quite badly injured.