The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-01
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Russia persist in making war on China.
President Mckinley has instructed
ministers in European capitals to
sound governments as to future pol
icy. Advices from Shanghai and
other points indicated that peace is
at hand. A military administration,
consisting of representative from
each of the allied powers, has been
Established at Picking. and the future
movements of the allied forces de-
pend upon instructions from the home
governments.
Lieut.. Corduo, leader of the conspira-
tors against LORD Roberts, was shot in
Pretoria by order of court-martial.
| Louis Peck, the negro whose assault
on fve-year-old white girl caused
the riots at Akron, o., pleaded guilty
and received life sentence
| Many lives were lost and 40 vessels
were wrecked by a hurricane at Cape
Nome. Alaska.
| Coils T.. Huntington's will leaves the
great bulk of his fortune of $J0,OO0,000
or more to Mrs. Huntington, Princess
Hatzfeldt and Henry Edwards Hun
tington.
| Fitzsimmons knocked out Sharkey in
the second round in fight at Coney
Island, y. Y.
The census gives st. Louis 575.23s
populations, a gain of 1913. 46S; and In
dianapolis, 1901 gain of 63,72S.
| The 1s-inch Gathman torpedo gun
was tested AT South Bethlehem, Pa,
and more than met the requirements
of the government.
| \ hailstorm damaged the tobacco
crop in Rock county, Wis, to the eX-
tent of $50O.O0O.
In a freight wreck at Coshocton. o..
Engineer Doyle. of Cleveland. and Fire.
man Digger, of Canton, were killed.
Baron de Fava, Italian ambassador
in the United States. is likely to be
recalled for remissness in not keeping
watch on anarchists in America.
| The Western Union college building
at Lemars, Ia. was destroyed by fire.
| There were III business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the cath, against 161 the
week previous and 1863 the correspond
ing period of 1899.
| The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the cath aggre-
gated S1,26S. 520,907 against S1.262, S02,-
| 7S6 the previous week. The decrease
compared with the corresponding
week of 1899 was 17.5.
A dispatch received in Washington
says that the report that Russia. Ger
many and Japan had declared war on
China and had invited England and
the United States to retire is untrue.
The allies have driven the Boxers from
Picking. The Japanese government has
notified Earl Ii that negotiations for
peace will be impossible until plenipo-
tentiaries acceptable to the powers are
appointed. \ dispatch received at the
Japanese legation in Washington said
the Chinese were rallying their forces
ready to attack the allied Armies at Pc
king.
| Gov. Wood at banquet at Santiago
de Cuba gave hope to Cubans of inde-
pendence.
| Special patriotic services in, all the
churches in Chicago ushered in the
week of the thirty-fourth annual en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
Henry Quaddy's wife and three little
boys were drowned at Kaukauna. Wis.,,
by the upsetting of "A boat.
| Lord Roberts has left Pretoria and
has fixed his headquarters at Wonder
fontein. The Beers in a fight near
Machadorp inflicted heavy loss upon
the Liverpool regiment.
| Corbett has challenged either Fitz-
simmons or Jeffries to fight for the
worlds Championship.
Name Carr and Pearl Palmer. OF
Northeast. Pa, and Lille Conkle. Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, were drowned while
bathing at Findlay Lake, n. Y.
William Broder and his wife were
killed by lightning at their home near
Holcomb, Ill.
President Mckinley will not attend
the Grand Army of the Republic re-
union in Chicago because of pressing
public duties in Washington.
Bert Williams and James Hook were
killed in n mine explosion near Sag
NAV, Mich.
The Nesper crew of Philadelphia
won the eight-oared championship ut
the international rowing regatta at
| Paris.
Troops were still on duty at Akron,
o.. and would stay there until the
lawless element was entirely subdued.
The National Association of Mex
lean War Veterans will meet in Gin
cinnati September IL and IA.
John Bobb. aged 92. and his wife,
aged ST. were murdered at their home
near Freeport, III. Robbery was the
motive, and n tramp, who had disap-
peared, was thought to be the mur-
derer.