The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-05-17
LATER.

An effort was made in the United
States senate on the 9th to fix time
for vote on the pending Philippine
bill, but it was unsuccessful. The
nomination of Eugene +. Ware, of
Kansas to be commissioner of pen
sions, was received, and the nomina-
tions of II. Clay Evans to be consul
general at London and Frank Sar.
gent to be commissioner general of
house the statehood bill for Arizona,
New Mexico and Oklahoma was
passed, and the rest of the session
was devoted to private pension bills,
81 of which were passed.
The United States senate on the 10th
passed bill appropriating 500, 900 for
the relief OF the people of the island
of Martinique. The army appropria-
ton bill was passed. In the house an eff
fort was made to pass the bill to APP
propriate 800, 000to aid sufferers on the
island of Martinique, butthe objection
of Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) prevented ac-
ton.
Fire nearly wiped out the village of
Sullivan, Wis.
Additional details from Guatemala
indicate that the recent earthquake
there destroyed 1000 lives and ruined
a number of the more important cities.
President Roosevelt has signed the
oleomargarine bill.
At Moundsville, w. Va, John
Mooney and Frank Friday were hanged
on the same scaffold for the murder of
James Hervey over year ago.
Mrs. Locky Perry celebrated her
one hundredth birthday at her home in
Waverly, Ia.
Trees, shrubbery and blooming
plants are being killed by smoke, and
the beautiful foliage Of Chicago is rap
idly disappearing. ID"
Gen. Tiresias Simon Sam, president
of the Haytian republic, has resigned
his office.
The executive committee of the
United Mine Workers ordered big
strike at the anthracite region, which
will render $4,000 men idle.
Five men tried to rob Rock Island
express car at Muscatine, Ia, and
three were caught.
Cardinal Gibbons, attended byeight
archbshops, is bishops and more than
1000 priests, conducted the funeral
of Archbishop Corrigan in New York.
An earthquake along the southeast
ern coast of Spain created panic in
number of cities, but no fatalities are
reported.
Snow fell in portions of Wisconsin,
Minnesota and North Dakota.
Later advices from the island Of
Martinique say that the entire city Of
st. Pierre was wrecked and 10000 lives
were lost, the United States consul
and other foreign representatives be-
ing among the number. Losses in the
surrounding parishes bring the total
death list up to 10000.
Lieut.. Gov. Jesse Stone, of Wiscon-
days illness, aged &C years.
The percentage of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended May i were: Pittsburg, .s57;
Chicago, .625; New York. $40; Boston,
500; Philadelphia, .444; Brooklyn, 400;
Cincinnati, 300; st. Louis, .27S.
William NJ. Lorimer has been nomi-
mated for congress in the Sixth Illinois
district.
Marked improvement in the condi-
ton of Queen Wilhelmina continues,
and constant attendance of physi.
clan is no longer necessary.
Suit for an injunction to restrain the
operation of the alleged beef trust has
been filed in Chicago.
Streams of lava from Mount Pelee
have destroyed three more cities in
Martinique with populations of 1900
and threaten to devastate the whole
northern end of the island.
James Rose died at st. Martins, N
b., aged III years.
The Island of st. Vincent is threat
ened with destruction by continued
eruption of the Souffriere, which al
ready has resulted in over 400 deaths
August o. Severe, Brazilian aero
naut, and compa Mon were killed in
Paris by the explosion of their airshir
during an ascent.
George p. Meier, Edward Clancy
Amandus j. Krause and William
1Gefeke, four popular young men a
West Point, N. Y, started on a tout
around the world on foot
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the American league for the
week ended May IL were: st. Louis
.6o3; Philadelphia, .667; Chicago, 81;
Boston, .562; Detroit, .53s; Washing
ton, ABS; Baltimore, .333; Cleveland
l.25O.
Thirteen persons were killed in 6
landslide at Marcia, Italy.
The eruption of Mount Pelee at st
Pierre continues, and the city is still
buried under the terrible rain of lava
ashes and boiling mud. Ship loads o.
supplies for Martinique survivors
have been started by the United
States, England, France and other ma
lions.