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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-05

The weather prognosticators will
soon be advancing their prophecies on
the quality Of the coming winter, bas-
ing their judgments upon the goose
bone, corn husk, muskrat houses and
bark on dog signs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-05

sQUEEZY MCGUIRE was in our
midst yesterday and came around As
usual to beg exchanges. Squeezy al
WAYS gets the news but never did
subscribe for paper in his life. He
is a sure candidate for hades.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-05

Foundlanders to howl from under the
aprons Of the spipsters Of this com
munity must Of necessity be abated.
Last night while Jim SPARKS was
counting Josephine Subble he playful
II sat down in her lap and an unseen
bow-wow tore the entire homestead
out Of his trousers. Jim vows that
ne will never again SIT in Jose hines
lap while she Is enjoying heNpet dog
days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-05

PUBLICK, LoOKEE Hop Alley,
Beetown. Dealer IN opium, pressed
pigs. rice, tea, China gin, overalls.
shoes, tobacco, lottery aud fan tan.
Patronage solicited on Sundays.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-05
MISS EASY CHEEK Ri BBERNECK.

our vocal artist. has Just received
two Of the latest songs from the east
After the Bal amt My Ba1y : Bic
~ Is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-05

COMING EVENTS cast their shad-
ows before, A bouncing baby boy was
born to the wife OF Bill Jones last
night. The affair was not entirely
unexpected and Bill is very happy
man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-05
Mus, be Abate4

Tais thing ot keeping lap dogs such
Is >. Bernari, Mast - aad New
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-05

aoW Are -FOUR htdueysf
rp- Hobbs. SparaxnS riScur al Sstnev SIS san
PIE free Add Steriug Remedy Co. { 5cas,a or \ I
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
TELLS or THE BATTLE.
Admiral SchIcy Continues His Testi-
mony Before the Court

Washington, Oct 2C.-When the Schley
court of inquiry adjourned Friday Admiral
Schley had not completed his testimony
| In chief. He took the stand about II 20
o'clock. after former witnesses had been
recalled for the purpose of making correc-
| lions In and additions to their testimony,
and continued his statement until the court
adjourned at $40 p. m. The chief event OF
| the day was the admiral's relation of the
events OF July 3, when the Anne rican fleet
sent Cervera's squadron to the bottom of
the sea or to the beach. He told his story
OF this historical occurrence In plain words
and in unaffected style, but the narrative
was straightforward and to the point, in
d.cating close familiarity with all the
phases of the event. He said that the
Brooklyn had for time sustained the fire
of all four OF the Spanish ships ard also
the fire OF the Spanish land batteries. Tx
planning the historical turn OF his own flag
ship, the Brooklyn, he said that she had
not approached to within less than COO
yards of the Texas, and that he never had
considered that vessel in the least dan
ger. He also stated, In response to an in
terrogatlon from Mr. Rayner, that he had
never during the battle engaged in any col
loquy with Lieut.. Hodgson and that he had
not used the expression attributed to him
by Hodgson. This refers to the alleged COL
loquy in which the admiral is charged with
having saiG Damn the Texas!' Ad-
mlral Schley also gave the details Of the
distance OF May 81, when the Span
ish ship Cristobal Colon was bombarded.
In this connection he denied the stateme nts
attributed to him by CommaLder Potts, OF
the battleship Massachusetts.
Preceding the adjournment of the court
the question Of calling Admiral Sampson to
the stand was revived by Judge Advocate
Lem,y. who reminded Mr.. Rayner that he,
(Mr RayneD had suggested some time ago
that he desired the admiral called. Capt.
Lemly said he was prepared to issue the
summons II called upon to do so. but Mr..
Rayner responded that the Incident which
had seemed to demand the admirars at
tendance had dwindled into comparative
insignifcance, and he added that 1t was
we'll understood the condition of Admiral
SIMPSONS health was such that he could
not be expected to appear upon the wit
ness stand.
AS Admiral Schley left the courtroom he
was given quite an ovation. A large num-
Der of persons had halted outside the court
room door and many insisted on shaking
hands with him. The assemblage escorted
him up the hill from the gunners work.
shop In which the court sits to the outer
gates of the navy ward
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
THE PRECIOUS METALS.
Director of the Mint Gives Figures
of Gold Production-Rccord for
silver Output Broken.

Washington, Oct. 26.-Director Rob-
erts, of the mint, has prepared state
ment showing the production of the
precious metals for the calendar year
of 1900. 1t shows that the production
of gold in the world that year was
IL, 457,2S7 ounces Of the value of $751;
514,700, a loss in value of $40,070, 200
from 1899. The loss was mainly in
the Transvaal field, South Africa, and
due to the war. The production of
South Africa in 1899 was Of the value
of $73,277, 100, and in 1850, $0,671 900.
The principal gains were $s,11s,000 in
the United States, and $4,000, 600 in Can
ada. The United States again heads
the list. In the United States the prin-
cipal gains were in Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado and Utah. The silver output
of the world amounted to 17s,706,796
fine ounces, the largest ever known.
1t exceeds the product of 1890 by H.
572,513 ounces. The United States
again leads all other producers with
4 slight excess over Mexico.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
story of n southern r,,x

Among the many draped flags dis
played at Newport since the death of
the president is one owned by Mrs.
Agnes Thompson. 1t was made in
1865, in Calvert county, Nd, by a
southern woman who had said she was
glad that President Lincoln was dead.
and that she would not display flag,
as ordered by the military command
err of the district.
An officer gave her the option of dis
playing flag within a certain time or
of going to Jail. She had to hitch up
her horse, drive. FIVE miles to conn
try store for material, which she then
made into flag and displayed it. The
maker of the flag afterward moved to
Baltimore, where Mrs. Thompson se-
cured it in payment of a debt. 1t has
been shown but twice since it was dis
played in Lincoln's memory--on the
occasion of the mourning for Presi-
dent Garfield and now for President
Neutrality-suspicious. Transcript.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
DEATH IN A FIRE.
Awful Work Of Flames I'm . Phiiadei
phia Factory-Nincteen Known
Victims.

Philadelphia, Oct. 20. = Nineteen
known dead and property loss
amounting to upwards of $500, 900 isthe
awful result of fire which occurred
Friday in the business section of the
city. The number of injured is not
known definitely, but fully score OF
victims were treated at various hos
| pitfalls. Police and firemen are delv-
| ing into the ruins in search of bodies
supposed to have been buried beneath
! the debris, as it Is feared that others
| besides the known dead may have
| lost their lives in the flames. The
| buildings destroyed were the eight
story structure. 1919 and 1921 Market
street, occupied by Hunt. Wilkinson
g. Co., upholsterers and furniture
dealers, and three three-story build
ings occupied by small merchantmen.
The big furniture building extended
back a half block to Commerce street,
and was owned by Henry c. Lea. The
list of known dead is as follows:
Dorothy Kramer. Martha Baker. Mar
garet Hebden. Susan Gormley. Harry
House. ii. A. Sparrow. Charles Z. Spar
row. Fred Wilmington, Charles Lands.
y, y. r.. II
tina Banks (colored), Mrs. Mary Mitchell
(colored), Margaret Grady. one unknown
white woman and four unknown white
men.
Such a disastrous fire attended with
so great loss of life in such brief
period was never before known in
this city. Men and women died a lin
gering, agonizing death in the pres,
ence of thousands of spectators who
were unable to lift hand to their as
sistance. The rear of Hunt, Wilkin-
son & Co.'s building faces on Com
merce street, small thoroughfare.
On the fire escapes at this end of the
building two men and one woman
were slowly roasted to death, while
the horror-stricken throng on the
street below turned sick at the sight
In the front on Market street wom-
an, driven to desperation, feaped
from window on the top floor and
was dashed to death on the pave
ment These are but few of the
! heartrending scenes attending the
confagration. Firemen claim to have
seen men and women, unable to reach
the windows or fire escapes. burned
to death in the interior of the buil9
| ing. If this be so. little or nothing
remains of these victims and it is
doubtful If any portion of their
bodies will be recovered.
The loss is estimated at half a mil
lion dollars. most of which will fall on
Hunt. Wilkinson & Co.. whose loss is
estimated at s25o0oo Henry C. Lea's
loss on the building is about Si50,0oo.
William T. Potts & Son suffered loss
Of 100000, while other occupants OF
the Potts buildings and surrounding
property suffered losses agregating
| 5000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
pUNcENT PARAGRAPHS.

Why is boy who has swnlloYed
"the wrong way" like very old MA?
Because he is near his coughin.--
N. Y: Sun. ,
When some men get into the pub
lie eye they are appreciated about as
much as cinders in the eye of an in
Chicago Daily News.
1t is a hard enough matter to be-
lieve that knowledge is power when
we seem to possess all the knowledge
and the other fellow invariably has
the power.--N. Y. Herald.
No Thanks to Her.-"How well be-
haved Mrs. Goodstreet's children are"
eyes; she has left their bringing up
entirely in charge of a governess."-
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Continuous Performance. We'll,
no man has to die more than once,
anyway" II don't know about that.
How about the youngest soldier to
enlist in the civil warp He dies reg
ularly every year or so."-Philadel-
phia Press.
Auntie-''Don't you know, Bobbie,
that it's very bad manners to put
your knife in your mouth?" Bobbie
Don't you think, auntie, that it's
very bad manners to stare at your
guests when they're eating? '-Glas-
gov Evening Times.
Deacon Jones-""So you have lost
your husband, Mrs. Grimes? It 10
very sad" Mrs. Grimes-"Sad is no
name for it. don't believe any other
woman ever had such run of luck.
He was my third, you know. I'm so
discouraged I've about made up my
mind not to have another."-Boston
Transcript.
Magnanimity.-It became necessary
for an Ellsworth papa to chastise
mildly his small son the other even
ing. Some time LATER, wishing to
negotiate for favor, the chastised
one stated his wishes, and as an in
ducement added: Papa" "Well,
James," IF you'll do this, I'll ex-
cuse you for that whipping you gave
me. "-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
POWERS FOUND GUILTY.
Convicted Again of Completely I'm
Murder of Enthusiastically Fixed
at Life imprisonment.

Georgetown, KY, Oct. 2s.-The sec
ond trial of Caleb Powers for the
murder of Gov. Goebel resulted in a
verdict of guilty. The jury returned
its verdict after a elaboration lasting
less than an hour. The penalty was
fixed at imprisonment for life. Pow
ers was hopeful of acquittal, and said
he could not be convicted on the evil
dence presented. He was greatly af-
fected upon hearing the verdict.
[The shooting Of William Goebel in jan
uary 1899. was the elimination OF one OF
the most mysterious plots in the history Of
Kentucky. At that time William 8. Taylor,
who had been the republican nominee at
the previous election, held the governor s
office at Frankfort. Goebel, the demo-
cratic asplrant, asserted that Taylor had
been seated by fraud. The state capital was
thronged with partisans of both factions.
Fight was in the air. Men walked the
streets with their hands at their pistol
pockets. The contested election case was
being heard by the legislature, and as Goe-
bel accompanied by Col Jack Chinn, was
on his way TO the statehouse rifle shot
rang out Goebel fell to the walk MORALLY
wounded 1t was proven that the assassin
was concealed in the offices OF the secre-
tary OF sttae. Afetr lingering few days
| Goebei died, but in the meantime he had
been sworn In as Governor. Many arrests
were made and a number OF convictions fol-
lowed. Taylor fled to Indiana and has not
dared TO return to Kentucky.1
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
STOLE VALUABLE PLUMBER.
burglars Wreck Safe In Hardware
store and Escape with Cash md Sc
curitIcs Amounting to 100000.

Berea, o., Oct. 2S.-One of the bold
est safe robberies ever perpetrated
in this vicinity occurred early Satur-
day morning in almost the heart Of
the village. The hardware store of
Lawrence g. Brightman was entered,
the large safe was wrecked and the
robbers made good their escape, car
ryng with them booty aggregating in
value more than 100000. Baldwin
university bears the heaviest loss. G.
c. Brightman, junior member of the
firm, is also the treasurer and trus-
tee of Baldwin university, and all of
the valuable papers of the institution
were kept in the safe. Bonds, deeds,
notes and mortgages of the university,
aggregating 100000 in value, were Sc
cured by the robbers. Many of the
notes held by Baldwin university were
of long standing and bore numerous
Endorsements, making it impossible
to produce them in duplicate. A dill
gent search for the thieves has been
instituted, but as yet no clew as to
their whereabouts or identity has been
established The. force of the eXplo-
sion was most terrific. The safe was
constructed on fire and burglar-proof
principles, yet the heavy doors were
twisted from their hinges as if made
of paper, and large pieces of the safe
doors were firmly imbedded in the
walls Of the building, one section
weighing so pounds being blown
through a partition into an adjoining
room. Six men are believed to have
been engaged in the affair.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
The LAnse Sentinel.
~~~.~o~-~.~~~~~
A REPUBLICAN, NEWSPAPER
Devoted to the interests Of pAnse, Baraga,
and the entire County.
GEO. Q. JHCkMHN.
Editor and Publisher. 4.
5ubscrip!'9ss , s. Dl.-
...lsse1 ~ Him = Audience Dursts
Into Cheers ms . Witness Tells
of AdmIrnI's Bravery.

washington, Oct. A.-In the Schley court
OF inquiry Wednesday the first witness was
pfr. James Hare, photographer on the
DRESS boat. who stated that Capt. Sigsbee,
81 the st. Paul. had told the correspondents
aboard the press boat Smith. on May y
Or "a. that Cervera's fleet was not inside
the harbor at Santiago.
Mr. Hare was followed by Chief Boat
swain Hili OF the Brooklyn.
In narratin8 the pursuit OF the Spanish
boats on July 8. Mr.. Hill related the fol-
lowing thrilling incident, which caused
great outburst of applause In the court
room, and forced Admiral Dewey for the
FIRST time TO pound his gavel and admonish
the audience against such demonstrations:
-On this run with the Viscaya Ellis was
killed. There were II or 10 OF us standing
together. The commodore asked In mat
ter of fact tone. What Is the ranger
Ellis raised the stadimeter to his eye, and
a he did so a shell took his head on. As he
fell 10 the deck, dead. young McCauley
said: Let's throw II overheard The COM
modorc said: NO. don't throw that body
overheard. lie died like a brave man. and
i am going to bury him like one He d.
rected me TO look out for the body. had
IL wrapped in blankets. laid in the shade
and that evening II was gotten ready for
burial. The Viscaya was putting up the
hest fight OF any ship there. She fought
well and the big shells were going over us
and a great many OF US ducked. These
shells sounded like half dozen railroad
srzins under way. AS they were heard
going through the air. down would go
head, but Commodore Schley's head never
bent"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
Rides Falls I'm safety.

Niagara Falls. n. Y, Oct. 25.-Mrs.
Annie Edison Taylor. so years old,
went over Niagara falls on the Ca
madam side Thursday afternoon and
survived, feat never before accom-
plished, and indeed never attempted,
except in the deliberate commission
of suicide. She made the trip in a
barrel. Not only did she survive, but
she escaped without broken bone,
her only apparent injuries being a
scalp wound one and q half inches
long, slight concussion of the brain,
some shock to her nervous system
and bruises about the body She
was conscious when taken out of the
barrel. The doctors in attendance
upon her said that, though she was
somewhat hysterical, her condition is
not at all serious and that she prob
ably will be out of bed within few
days.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
CLEAR CASE OF BAD LUCK.
Man with 100000 Accident Insur-
nnce Goes Through Wreck
without u Scratch.

"Iou seem worried about some
thing" the drummer remarked to q
man sitting by him in the smoker.
They had become acquainted during a
ride of several hours and the drummer
had noticed that his companion fire.
quently sank into what might be called
a state of detection, says the Detroit
Free Press.
II am little out of Sorts" the
stranger replied, "and am constantly
expecting streak of bad luck of some
kind"
'Indeed?"
"Yes. / saw snake yesterday, the
first saw this year, and failed to kill
it,"
"What of that?"
He looked surprised. and said:
Don't you know that it is bad luck to
let the first snake you see in the year
get away?"
"Pshaw; what nonsense!"
mo nonsense, assure you. Bad
luck is certain to follow man who
fails to do his duty by neglecting to kill
his first snake each year."
Suddenly, there was a shock, whirr,
a jolting on the ties and the car in
which we were riding left the track
and went down a low embankment.
When they had gathered themselves
together they found that no one was
seriously injured by the wreck. The
detected man did not have a scratch
or bruise.
"Vhat nhout your had IuoL o., +ba
drummer asked. 81 call you lucky
man"
"You do?" he said. CONTEMPORARY.
little you know about it. am car
rying 100000 accident insurance"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
FREEDOM IS NEAR.
Negotiations for Release of Miss.
stone Progress = Abducted Mis-
sionary and Companion Alive.

Constantinopie, Oct. 2S,-Negotia.
tions with the brigands from Melnik
in the province of Salonica, for the re-
lease of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the
American missionary, and her com.
panion, Nine. Tsilka, are progressing
satisfactorily and the officials here
hourly anticipate important develop
ments.
Constantinople, Oct. 2s.-Miss Stone
and her companion were alive and
well five days ago. Consequently the
reported death of Nine. Tsilka is un-
| true. This news comes through q
sure channel, which is kept secret be-
cause it is the one through which the
negotiations with the brigands are
conducted.
London, Oct. 2s.--"A trustworthy
report is in circulation here" says a
dispatch from Sofia to the Daily Tel
egraph, that Miss Stone is in the
village of Belitza, close to the from
tier"
Constantinople, Oct. 2S.-During the
last few days there has been volumi-
nous exchange of dispatches in cipher
between Spencer Eddy, secretary of
the United States legation, and Consul
General Dickinson, who is now in Sofia,
regarding the efforts to rescue Miss
Stone, the abducted American mis-
sionary, from the brigands. The lega-
tion is reticent and nothing has been
made public as to the progress of the
negotiations.
Washington, Oct. 2s.-The state de-
partment has mot heard of the re-
ported opening Of communication be-
tween the missionary agents in Tur-
key and the brigands who kidnapped
Miss Stone. In fact there has been
no word from Mr.. Eddy or Consul
General Dickinson since Friday morn
ing when their messages were of n
negative character, so far as news is
concerned. Nevertheless the depart
ment is satisfied from the reports
that have reached it that it's agents
are acting with energy combined with
prudence. Especially does it credit
Mr.. Eddy with display of zeal in the
effort to relieve the condition of the
unfortunate captive.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
The McI<inIey of CoIeraine.

Dernock house, County Antrim, the
home of the Mckinley family in Ire
land before their emigration to
America, is still standing. On an old
stone slab by the hall door the in
itials of the Mckinley of century
and half ago are thus inscribed:
"W. Mex, 1865" In the insurrection
of 1898 arms and ammunition were
found by the military in Dernock
house, and a William Mckinley, a
namesake and granduncle of the late
president, was arrested, brought to
Coleraine, where he was tried by
court-martial, convicted and SEN
fenced to death. He was shot in the
market place Of Coleraine, and was
buried in the churchyard of Dernock,
where there is headstone still in
good preservation over his grave
London Leader.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
MINE DISASTER.
Explosion of Gas in Pennsylvania
Coliiery Kills Five Men
Nine Injured.

Wiikesbarre, Pa, Oct. ga terrific
explosion of gas occurred in the But
tonwood mine of the Parrish Coal com
pany, situated one mile south of this
city, late Friday afternoon, which
caused the death of five men and the in
jury of nine others. The killed are:
Ebenezer Williams, first assistant
foreman; Conner Williams, second as
sistant foreman; Thomas Guest, COM
paDy hand; Thomas Price, track layer;
w. S. Phillips, inspector. Directly
after the explosion occurred a number
of rescuers, al the risk of their lives,
entered the mine, filed with dangerous
after damp, and brought out the bodies
of the dead and injured