The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
The public debt statement issued on

the I'd shows that the debt decreased
81 ,0s3,565 during the month of De-
cember. The cash balance In the
treasury was SEQ, 1886. The total
debt, less the cash in the treasury,
amounts to $1,000, 1o1, $40.
The New York legislature met in
Albany and the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture convened at Harrisburg.
Theodore Roosevelt, vice president
elect, took the first degree In mason
ry at the Oyster Bay IL. ~ lodge.
Briefs to support the argument that
the constitution followed the flag to
Porto Rico were filed in the United
States supreme court.
Fast freight lines are to be abol-
ished, amalgamated or reduced be-
cause OF rate cutting.
The coinage of the minis for the
year ended December 81 was 1885, $780,
500 pieces, valued at 137,699,4 o1.
Ben H. Brainerd, of Springfield, Ill,
treasurer of the state board of agri-
culture, was said to be short $4,000.
Clearing house exchanges in New
York on the I'd were $427, 903, 900,
which broke the worlds record.
Louis McAdams, n negro, who cut
and seriously injured j. M. Ray, was
hanged by a. mob near Wilsonville,
Ala.
The Michigan legislature convened,
in Lansing and II. b. Loomis was
elected president of the senate and
John ]. Carton speaker of the house
II! @. Dun g. Co. report failures in
the United States for $174,113,236 in
1900, against $123, 1872 ,679 in 1900.
The fire losses in the United States
in 1900 amounted to $159,25o, 223, an
increase of Ss,712,s over the previous
year.
The starting OF the first electric
railway in Porto Rico astonshed the
citizens of San Juan.
The total circulation Of national
bank notes on December 81 was $780,
o61,410, an increase for the year of
S03. s65,ss7.
The one hundred and twenty-second
legislature of Massachusetts, convened
in Bost on.
About 10000 otherwise qualified
white voters in Louisiana have dis
franctised themselves by failure to
pay tie poll tax.
The one hundred and seventh ses-
sion a the New Hampshire legislature
met in Concord.
The thirteenth general assembly Of
Colorado convened at Denver.
The public library at Seattle, Wash,
containing $4,000 books, was burned
to the ground.
James w. Priestly, aged Sc, found
er OF the carpet mills bearing that
name, was asphyxiated by illuminat-
ing gas at the home Of his son in
Philadelphia.
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of
the University of California, says Fill
pino students have received letters
saying that Aguinaldo is dead.
Gov. Pingree sent remarkable fare
we'll message to the Michigan legisla-
ture in which he scored judges and
corporations.
James s. Harlan, of Chicago, has
neen appointed attorney general for
Porto Rico
Director of MINIS Roberts declares
the total stock of the worlds money
is now s11 100000 900.
Two car loads of negroes left Mont
gomery, Ala, for the Hawaiian islands
to take employment on the sugar
plantations there.
Republican governors were inaugu-
rated as follows: Massachusetts,, w.
NJ. Crane; New Hampshire, C. p. Jor-
dan; Maine, j. F. Hill; Nebraska, C. II.
Dietrich.
The report of Inspector General
Knox on the inspection of national SOL
diers' homes shows those institutions
to be in high state of efficiency.
George Reed, negro charged with
an attempted assault on Mrs. j. NJ.
Lockleer, of Rome, Ca, was hanged by
mob.
Alfred, John and James Dickey
(brothers), and w. c. Baker. all prom
inent farmers, were killed in Searcey
\eounty, Ark, by drinking wood al
sehel.