The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-07-27

Gen. Kitchener is said to be closing
his grip on the Orange River and the
Cape Colonies and determined efforts
are being made to end the war; Steyn
and Gen. De Wet are fugitives in the
Verde district of the Orange River Col
ony.
Crop Statistician Snow fears the
damage to corn by drought and heat
lis the worst on record. ~
All hope of compromise in the steel
strike was ended by declaration of j.
Pierpont Morgan unfolding the COM
bine's stand.
j. II. Ferguson and William Fletcher,
young farmers, were killed by the cars
at Brunswick, Mo. -
| Official figures on the value of ex-
ports of manufactures show they are
holding their own.
Adjt, Gen. Corbin and his party were
inspecting the military posts in the
philippines.
Rabbi Frey, of Wabash, Ind, de-
clares he has invented car that will
travel 800 miles an hour over sea or
land
Fire destroyed ten buildings at
Tower, MINI.
Robert Folger Westcott, of New
York, founder of the express COM
pany that bears his name, died sud-
denly at Richfield Springs, N. Y.
Four persons were instantly killed
by lightning at Grove City, Pa.
The yacht ,enitzia sunk during n
squall in Long Island sound and Ar
thur T. Colburn, of Philadelphia, her
owner, his two daughters and Capt.
Flint and a seaman were drowned.
Three boys, residents of Newport,
KY, were run down by train near
Maysville and killed.
In a drunken brawl Edward Whit
ter shot and killed James Murnin and
John Daily at Urbana, Ill.
An unknown negro who fired upon
an officer at Crowley, La, was hanged
by mob.
Freight trains on the Louisville &,
Nashville road collided at Norton
vile, KY, kiinng two men and fatal
ly injuring two others.
DR.. Aston Ellis, of Hamilton, o.,
has been elected president of the Ohio
university at Athens.
Frederick S. Williams, founder and
publisher Of the Lafayette Und.) Sun
day Times, died at the age of SO years.
There were 1913 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 10Th, against 204 the
week previous and 231 the corre-
spending period Of 1900
Heat smashed all it's records for in
tensity on the 21st in the northwestern
and southwestern states. Official Their
mometers registered 11S degrees in
Illinois, 40 in Iowa, 104 in Wisconsin,
106 in Nebraska, 102 in Michigan, 10
in Indiana and 100 in Kansas.
Ex-Congressman Simon J. Scher-
merhorn died at his home in Rotter-
dam, n. Y, aged 70 years.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 21st were: Pitts
burgh, $50; st. Louis, 500; Philadel-
phia, .542; Brooklyn, .533; New York,
.493; Boston, AIS; Cincinnati, .444;
Chicago, 1863.
Rear Admiral Schley intimates that
he will bring suit against Historian
Maclay for his recent bitter attacks.
Mrs. Kruger, wife of the former
president of the South African repub-
lie, died in Pretoria of pneumonia,
aged 81 years.
Eighteen incendiary fires the past
four weeks at Mattoon, ILL.,, destroyed
property worth $2,400,000.
Samuel T. Cushing, brigadier general
United States army, retired, formerly
commissary general of subsistence,
died in Washington.
The town of Riceville, Ia. which
has about 1000 inhabitants, was prac-
tically destroyed by lire.
Jesse Phillips, q negro preacher,
was lynched at Cleveland, Miss, for
the murder of Lucius Reed, and two
other negroes were shot by the lynch
ers for making threats.
Kansas temperance women de-
stroyed a saloon at FL Dorado and q
| policy shop at Leavenworth.
James Goodwin, William Thurston,
Thomas Burns and Edward McCabe
were killed by the cars at crossing
| in Lebanon, Y. II.
Charles McClumsy shot Miss Mamie
Reed and himself at Spirit Lake, Ia.
A lovers quarrel was the cause.
Charles Cecil Fitzmorris, Chi
cago high school boy, made a tour Of
the world in GO days, 10 hours, 20
minutes and AZ seconds, breaking all
previous records.
Gen. Corbin is likely to enlist an
army of $4,000 natives to serve in the
Philippines.
In the American league the per-
centages of the baseball clubs for the
week ended on the 21st were: Chi
cago, GAO; Boston, 500; Baltimore,
.567; Detroit, SAT; Washington, .4s4;
Philadelphia, .435; Cleveland. .3s4;
Milwaukee,. 800.