The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-05-24
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ahead of the destructive flames.
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Senator Lodge tried to induce the
minority in the United States senate
on the 10th to fix date for vote on
the Philippines bill, but failed. Sena-
tor McLaurin concluded his speech
against the bill, and Senator Deboe
made one in it's support. Ninety-five
pension bills were passed, and. nomi-
nations of H. g. Squiers, of New York,
for minister to Cuba, and Edward S.
Bragg, of Wisconsin, for consul gen.
eral at Havana, were received from the
president. In the house bill was
passed to refund war taxes collected
upon legacies and requests of re-
ligious, charitable or educational char
acter. The naval appropriation bill
was further considered.
The naval appropriation bill was
discussed in the house on the nth,
and the most important feature OF
the discussion involved revival OF
the Sampson-Schley controversy.
This arose over an amendment to the
bill which was presented by Mr..
Mudd (Md.), and which was adopted,
prohibiting the use of Maclay's "His-
tory of the Navy" as a textbook at
the naval academy.
Lord Pauncefote has rendered his
resignation as ambassador to Wash
ington from England and asked i'm
mediate acceptance.
Striking anthracite miners are plan
lining to tie up all the coal mines in the
United States.
Thirty-two persons were injured
seven probably fatally, in a $5o0,o0(
blaze that destroyed Armour e. Co.'S
lard refinery at the Union stock
yards in Chicago.
President-elect Palma of Cuba has
ANNOUNCED his cabinet; Tamayo, sec
retary of state under Gen. Wood, viii
remain.
The governor of st. Vincent in q
cable to London reported 1900 bod
les buried; nine sugar estates de-
stroyed. All live stock on Windward
islands killed.
There were 22S business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 10th, against 21s the week
lprevious and 1T the corresponding
week of last year.
Mont Pelee is now threatening new
eruption; flashes of light appeared al
might from the crater, and cinders
were showered on st. Pierre ruins dur
ling the day.
Emperor William notified President
Roosevelt that he will present 6
statue of Frederick the Great to the
United States, to be erected in Wash
ington, to commemorate Prince Hen
rvs visit.
Morne Soufriere is threatening
fresh erupfions and the survivors or
st. Vincent are panic-stricken. The
island is constantly agitated b.
earthquakes, and scientists predict
further explosions.
Alfonso NH. of Spain took tn,
oath in the Spanish parliament house
before the great assemblage of en-
Ivoys from nations of the world.
Imadman who wanted to marry the
infanta tried to intercept the kine
on his way to the palace.
Four white men and four negroe.
lwere killed, five white men wounded
and block of buildings burned il
Atlanta, Ga, as result of fire
started by Will Richardson, half
breed negro-Indian.
Differences between miners and op
orators in the Springfield Ill.) dis
|trict have been arranged and a strike
averted for a year.
A loss of from 100 to 200 lives ant
destruction of much property result
ed from hurricane, which swept
through large part of southern an6
western Texas. The town of Goliad
was practically destroyed, "a persons
being killed there and 200 injured.
An anarchist plot against King AL
|fonso was discovered at Madrid. Nine
arrests were made and a quantity OF
dynamite cartridges found.
Festivities in Cuba in celebration OF
the change of government have be-
come general all over the island.
Citizens of Fort de France, Mar
Unique, were thrown into panic by q
series of explosions on Mont Pelee. A
steamer was boarded and prepare
Itions made to fee. A volcanic dust
shower is falling upon the city and
harbor.
The foreign commerce bureau re.
Iports that American shoe imports into
India increased 400 per cent. in 1901;
cotton piece imports also increased.