The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-11-07


Of Columbia government for the fiscal
year beginning July /. 1904, aggregate
81. 1856 .S25.
Cincinnati is making an effort to get
the republican national convention.
The First Baptist church, OF Chicago,
celebrated the SEVENTEEN anniversary
OF it's organization with three meet
ings.
The cities of Whatcom and Fair Hav-
en-, Wash, have voted to consolidate
under the name of Bellingham.
To reduce expenses the Erie Railroad
company has discharged ten per cent
OF the working force in its various shops
on the system.
The one hundred and fifty-seventh
annual session of the eastern synod of
the Reformed Church of the United
States convened at Lebanon, Pa.
Thomas Bechtel, held at Allentown.
Pa, on the charge of numbering his
sister Mabel, committed suicide in his
cell by cutting his throat
Representatives OF employers from
all parts of the United States met in
Chicago to form a national association
to combat labor unions.
Fully 1000 business men in Brook
lyn. N. Y, have been victimized to the
extent OF $25, 1000 by a gang of clever
check swindlers.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow has completed the abstract Of
his report on the postal investigation.
John Bietner. conductor: Benjamin
Brown, engineer, and Alexander Thorn
as, brakeman, were killed in a wreck
Of freight train near Confluence. Pa.
Mrs. Emma Booth-Tucker. noted in
Salvation Army work. was killed in a
railway wreck at Dean Lake, Mo-, and
many other persons were injured. Mrs.
Tucker leaves husband and seven chill
dren.
The run on banks In st. Louis has
ended and business has assumed a nor
NAL aspect.
At Denver. Col, Barney Oldfield broke
three worlds records for automobiles.
going five miles in 4:43; ten miles, in
1888. and Is miles in 14:24A.
Among the passengers on board the
steamer Cedric which arrived in New
York from Liverpool were Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Carnegie.
The tribute Of Gloucester, Mass. to the
waters Of the north Atlantic in the last
IL months was IS human lives and six
fishing vessels. The rs men left 20
widows and 40 children.
J. Pierpont Morgan and party Of
railway officials visited the tomb of Nc
Kinley at Canton, o.
Because of a lack of negro labor five
steamboats,, including two United States
mail carriers. are tied up at Memphis.
William Hays. the colored murderer
Of Edward Perkins (colored) at Mason
town year ago. was hanged at Union
town, Pa.
| The first tunnel under the Hudson
river is completed from the New Jersey
shore to within rs feet of the New York
shore.
Secretary Hitchcock received notice
that additional indictments had been re-
turned at Portland. Ore, In connection
with the government land fraud cases
Thousands of miners in the Pennsyl.
vania districts paraded and held meet
ings in honor Of John Mitchell" day.
Dowie denounced medicine and the
newspapers. His lieutenants claim sc
converts have been made in New York.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Ebenezer Matthews. aged 102. the old
est man in northwestern Pennsylvania
died at Erie.
Thomas ]. Van Alystne, former con.
gresham and former mayor, died in
Albany, N. Y.
Charles T. Saxton. former lieutenant
governor of New York, died in the
Rochester city hospital. aged 81 years.
Rev. Pearce T. Rhoades. of Attica. Ind.
aged SO. and Mrs. Temperance White
mack. Of Monmouth. ILL.,. aged 20. were
married at the latter place.
Hon. A. M Clark, past grand master
Of the grand lodge of Michigan F. & A.
NJ, and for rs years grand lecturer OF
the same. died in Lexington.
Keokuk, the Oldest Indian in the Sac
and Fox tribe. died near Prague. Okla,
aged IS years. Keokuk. Ia. was named
| for him, as was also Keokuk, Okla
Breese J. Stevens. regent of the Uni.
versity Of Wisconsin and a prominent
lawyer, died at Madison.
John e. Russell, member OF the Forty
second, congress, died at his home in
Leicester, Mass.
FOREIGN.
The car has extended his German Wis.
It, thus setting fears Of war in the far
east at rest for the present.
Ambassador Porter has begun negotia-
tions in Paris for an additional clause In
the extradition treaty between the Unit.
ed States and France to cover bribery.
King Edward has approved the ap-
pointment of Sir Henry Mortimer Du-
rand as British ambassador to the
United States
The customs revenues in the Philip.
pine archipelago for the first 81,
months of 1903 were $4.449.424. agains,
| 81, 338, ACT for the same period in 1902
United States District Judge NJ M