The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-08

Colonial Secretary Chamberlain an
nounced in the house of commons
that the terms of the Punishment
proclamation may be modified on the
surrender of Boer leaders.
LATER.
A resolution severely censuring
Senator's Tillman and McLaurin, of
South Carolina, was passed by the
United States senate on the 2Sth ult.
by vote of "a to 12. Senator Hoar in
providing that no senator in debate
shall impute to another senator any
conduct or motive unbecoming a SEN
ator. The permanent census bill was
passed. In the house 159 pension
bills were passed and the confer
ence report on the permanent census
bill was agreed to. The naval COM
mittee by a decisive vote defeated
the attempt OBSCURE consideration
of the various Schley resolutions now
in the hands of subcommittee.
The omnibus claims bill and the
measure providing for the irrigation
of public lands were passed in the
United States senate on the LIST and
the conference report, on the Philip
pine tariff bill was agreed to. The
house was not in session.
Two hundred Samar insurgents at
tackled an American scouting party
and so Filipinos were killed.
There were 215 business failures
in the United States in the seven
days ended on the 2Sth ult., against
224 the week previous and 179 the
corresponding week of last year.
The French company voted to post
pone negotiations for the sale of the
Panama canal to the United States.
Prince Henry left Washington for
his western trip after visiting the
naval academy at Annapolis, taking
a lively horseback ride with Presi-
dent Roosevelt and dining in state at
the German embassy.
Ten thousand Chinese soldiers in
the Manning district revolted, and
missionaries were advised to leave.
Benjamin f. Ellsworth, of Wood
stock, ILL.,, killed Amos Anderson, an
aged man whom he accused of ruin
ing his home, and committed suicide
after taking the life of his wife.
Frank Burianek, saloon keeper in
Leavenworth, Kan, killed Daisy Car
penter and then killed himself.
Seventeen men killed and more than
80 missing is the result of four snow
slides at the Liberty Bell mine near
Telluride, Col.
Joseph Hinkle was hanged at Peo-
ria, ILL.,, for the murder of his wife
on September IS, 1901.
Stephen Pape killed his wife and
himself in South Chicago, Ill. Jeal-
ousy was the cause.
Heavy rains, breaking ice gorges
and melting SHOWS flooded rivers in
Pennsylvania, causing great damage
to property and rendering many per-
sons homeless. The southern states
are suffering from the worst floods
in years.
Fire at GAINESVILLE, o., destroyed the
J. b. Owens company's pottery plant,
entaiing loss of 100000.
The government receipts in Febru-
airy were $41, 159,739, and the expendi-
lures $39,090,200, leaving surplus for
the month of 81, O60,440
The monthly coinage statement
shows that the total February coinage
at the minis was $9,261, $40.
Prince Henry made tour of Ken
lucky and Tennessee, visiting Lookout
mountain and making short stops at
Nashville and Louisville After well
come at indianapolis the royal party
left for st. Louis.
Henry b. Perkins, multimillionaire
and one of the leading citizens of
Ohio, hanged himself in Warren while
mentally incapacitated.
British losses in fight with Beers
near Klerksdorp were so officers and
1876 men killed and wounded and 456
taken prisoners.
Floods in the Mohawk valley in New
York and Passiac river valley in New
Jersey did great damage.
The death of +. S. Haise, of Attain
Ia, Ca, makes the death list by the
burning of the Park Avenue hotel in
New York 81.
Michigan socialists have nominated |
w. L. Walters, of Detroit, for gov
ernor.
Lawrence Dunlap and David lobe, |
negroes, were hanged in Arkansas
City, Ark, for killing Nat Smith for
the purpose of robbery.
Anthony Perry killed Mrs. Sarah |
A. Thillman and himself in Detroit,
Mich. Jealousy was the cause.
Frank Tyree, of Catletsburg, KY,
and Lewis Schmidt, of Portsmouth,
o., prominent travelling men, were
drowned near Pikeville, Ky.
Marconi maintained constant COM
with shore while crossing
the ocean, wireless messages being
transmitted over 1000 miles.
Billy Rice, the veteran minstrel,
lied at Hot Springs, Ark, of dropsy.
The public debt statement issued
IN the LIST shows that the debt de-
creased $1,370,s46 during the month
II February. The cash balance I'm the
,reasury was $325,361, 500. The total