The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12


the extension of the land laws of the
United States to Hawaii and to create
q department of education giving the
head OF the department a place In the
presidents cabinet. LIN the house the
time was occupied In discussing the re-
apportionment bill. Mr.. Hill Comm in
troduced bill to maintain the legal ten
der silver dollar at parity with gold.
DOMESTIC.
William II. Hopkins, the postmaster
at Scenery Hill, Pa, fatally shot his
wife, installing her for burglar.
West Virginia produced 21,000,oG0
tons of coal in 1900, an increase Of 2, $780,
900 tons over the previous year.
w. s. Mismer, aged 48, prominent in
secret order work in Missouri and 9TH
er states, dropped dead of heart disease
at st. Joseph.
Six men have been killed and IL
wounded in Clay county (Ky) fights
within the last few days.
Imports from the United States to
Denmark have trebled since 1896, and
now exceed $2o,000,000.
In the past year Chicago packers fur
nished nearly IS, o0o, 0o0pounds of meats
for use of the American solder in Cuba
and the Philippines, costing the gov
eminent $2,450.514.
Miller & Sibley, of Franklin, Pa, on
going out of the trotting business gave
their stable of 16 horses to Trainer
Charles Marvin.
The opening of the twentieth century
was welcomed and recognizedvrill over
the country, and in many churches APP
propriate services and the ringing of
bells and chimes at midnight marked
the departure of 1900 and the advent
of 1901.
BY the explosion of kerosene lamp
at Allegheny, Pa, Lily Brown, aged 20
years, and her mother were burned to
death.
Almost the entire business portion
of Williamson, w. Va, was wiped out
by fire.
Noah McGinnis was hanged at But
Ter, Mo-, for the murder of Frederick
M. Barcherling.
Fire destroyed nine business build
ings at Fairbank, Ia.
BY cavern at the Champion mine
in Champion, Mich, John Horngreen
and George Williams were killed.
An unknown man and woman who
went to Courtney's hotel in Brooklyn,
N. Y. were found dead in bed.
q. At the stock yards in Chicago a.
S<Q565 head Of cattle and other ami
~ Were received during the year
by a firsn $500, 900 damage was done
Stamping ,sh, destroyed the Bellaire
Harvey, ILL., ~o~nys large plant at
Total losses bya~.s
Ing 1900 reached $40 chicago our,
s4,534,0oO in 1890. 'ooo against
James Lewiston, coloreo -.
infantryman, has deserted his
ment in the Philippines to become ms
major general in Aguinaldo's army.
There were s,275 murders commit
ted in the United States in 1900,
against6.225 the previous year; suicides
numbered 6,775, against 5,34o in 1899,
and railroad accidents killed 400 per-
sons, against 1859 the previous year.
Twenty-three persons were killed
on surface tracks in December in Chi.
cago.
Hangings in the United States in
1900 numbered 11o, against 131 in
1899, and there were 115 lynchings
against LOT the previous year.
Dun's review of trade says the past
year was remarkably satisfactory
one for farmers and planters.
Alfred Harmsworth, editor of the
London Mail, edited the first TWEEN.
tieth century edition of the New York
World.
Gov. Bliss, Of Michigan, was inau.
gurated at Lansing with military
pomp.
The December grand Jury In it's re-
port declared Chicago city and police
officers to blame for serious condi-
tions.
The Nebraska legislature convened
at Lincoln for its twenty-seventh ses.
sion. Two United States senator's are
TO be elected.
More than 5000 persons attended
the New Years reception at the white
house.
A man said to be Pat Grove, suspect
arrested near Chadron, Neb. The city
council of Omaha has offered $4,000
reward for the arrest Of the Cudaby
kdnapers.
Benjamin Odell, Jr., was inaugu-
rated governor of New York, succeed
ing Roosevelt.
Statistics show the United States
opens the century first in commerce,
industry, wealth, education and moral
fly.
= The transport Grant arrived in San
francisco from Manila with $50 sick
and discharged soldiers.
The census just completed gives Tur-
ksy population Of 100000.