The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-04-19

Africa may be proclaimed within two
days.
The American ship Iroquois has
been lost in the Java seas with Capt
Thompson and crew of 80 men.
| A dispatch from Pretoria to a Lon
don paper says the Beers have accept
ed terms Of the British and that peace
has been arranged. Other similar re-
ports have been received at the British
capital.
Memorial services for Cecil Rhodes
were held in st. Paul's, London, CO.
incident with the hour of burial in
Matoppo Hills.
Diplomatic relations between Swift
erland and Italy have been ruptured.
LATER.
In the course of bitter debate in
on the subject of elections Senator
Depew announced his purpose to re-
tire from public life at the end of his
present term. 1t was decided to vote
upon the Chinese exclusion bill on the
10th. In the house the time was de-
voted to consideration of the Cuban
reciprocity bill. A bill establishing
a national forest reserve in the noun
tain forest regions of Virginia, West
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee was
favorably reported. n
A feature of the Chipese exclusion
debate in the United States senate on
the 18th was sharp criticism Of Minis
ter WI, of China, because of his pro-
test made to the secretary of state
against the enactment of the pend
ing bill. In the house the calendar
was entirely cleared of private pension
bills, all of those reported being
passed, 1T in all, and including that
giving $4,000 year to Mrs. Mckinley.
Joseph r. Miller, a music teacher,
confessed to the murder of Carrie M.
Jennett In Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. Balfour denied that the British
government had information that the
Beers had signed the peace proposals
and that the war is over.
Edward Kelly, the liking of safe
blowers" was arrested in Chicago.
Gov. Odell has signed bill appro-
priating 100000 for a statue of the
late President Mckinley in Buffalo,
my.
Assays of gold-bearing quartz found
at Prairie du Chen, Wis, run from
S25 to 81 200 ton.
Perry A. Hull, Of Chicago, one of the
most prominent republican politicians
in Illinois, died of pneumonia at Beau
mont, Tex.
James Jackson (colored) was hanged
at Kansas City for the murder of
Prophet Everett, also colored.
Wade Hampton, confederate briga-
der general and former governor and
United States senator, died at Column
bia, S. c., aged 81 years.
The president has selected Eugene
F. Ware, of Topeka, Kan, to succeed
Commissioner Of Pensions Evans.
Mrs. A. Edward Tower, wife Of a
millionaire resident Of Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. killed her 14-year-old boy and
herself while temporarily insane.
Henry Flutcher, a negro boy, was
hanged for murder at st. Louis 35 min
utes before a reprieve arrived from
the governor.
| Dun & Co.'s weekly review Of trade
says business of the country is pros
porous in spite of labor troubles and
bad weather.
The Western Baseball league has
been disbanded.
| Iowa's twenty-ninth general assem-
bly, adjourned sine die after enacting
225 new laws and making $1,750,O00
appropriations for extraordinary pur-
poses.
S. P. Lapham's private bank in Dear
born, Mich, was robbed of $3.50 by
safe blowers.
Rev. DR.. T. De Witt Talmage, the
noted Presbyterian clergyman, died
at his residence in Washington, aged
20 years. The immediate cause of
death was inflammation of the brain.
Merchants of Lagoncy, Luzon, ask
that American troops be not with
drawn. as they fear ravages by law
less element.
Extraordinary activity of the Brit
ish cabinet leads to the belief in Lon
don that peace in South Africa Is
near at hand.
Mrs. Hannah Barlow, aged 106
Years, died in New Brunswick, N. J.
Maj. Waller, on trial by court-mar-
tial at Manila charged with shooting
Filipinos without trial, has been ac-'
|quitted.
Indian territory deputies in fight
near Briggs killed four outlaws.
Gems. Wood, Young and Corbin will
visit Germany at the suggestion of
Emperor William and attend the fall
army maneuvers.
A cyclone in Japan destroyed II
fishing villages and killed 40 persons.
Mrs. w. T. Baynes and two daugh-
ters were drowned at De Soto. Miss,
and Charles Fleming met like fate
In trying to save them.
In a fight near Dahlonegn. Ca, VIII
Holman. Pearson Grindle and Tom
Beasley were killed.
Horace Resley. inventor of the To-
connective pilot in 1910. and other rail-
road appliances, died in Cumberland,
Md. at the age Of 81 years.
Tn a jealous rage Richard Oliphant
killed Peter Pellser, his wife's stepfa-