The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-03
A WEEKS RECORD.
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ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad. ~
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

At Shannon, Tex, Edward EaIrless,
aged 10, shot and killed Thomas Bark
err. Barker was tried for the murder
of the father of young Fairless some
years ago and was acquitted.
The $4,000 souvenir gold dollars
coined for the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position, have been placed on sale.
Lena NJ. Lille was arrested ut Da-
vid City, Neb., charged with murder
ing her husband. The arrest has
caused u sensation. Harvey Lille
was shot dead in his bed in October,
supposedly by burglars.
Two men were killed and another
fatally injured in an explosion of the
boiler of the towboat Lizzie Massey,
on the southern branch of the Eliza
beth River, in Virginia.
A gang of safe robbers, which has
been terrorizing central Illinois for
the past year, robbed the post Office
at Leroy Monday night of $1,000 in
money, stamps and registered letters.
The Chase g. Son candy factory, st.
Joseph, Mo-, burned, with $1O5,0oo
loss. Two girls were fatally hurt.
Sir William Henry Preece, former
president of the Institution of Civil
Engineers, declared the Maroon
wireless telegraphy will never com.
pete with the cable. as messages al
ways can lie tapped.
by an explosion OF gasoline in the
cellar of the Turf exchange, n club
house and poolroom operated by
Chambers & Walker, at Hot Springs,
Ark, the building was badly wrecked
and 30 people were injured, lG of
whom are in serious condition.
Acting Gov. Northcott and State
Auditor Mccullough, of Illinois, act
ing as tax commissioners, have fixed
the rate of the state tax levy at 40
cents on the 800 of assessed valua-
ton. This is the lowest rate for
years.
Capt. John McKenna, keeper of the
lighthouse at Lime Point, Cal, on
the Marin county shore of the Gold
en- Gate, was killed by falling over
a 2O-foot cliff
Live Stock Agent Upto, of the Bur-
1ington road, says the recent storm in
the range country of Nebraska, Wy
oming and South Dakota has caused
no great losses to stock.
President Roosevelt will visit Den
yer about the middle of March. From
Denver, it is said, he will go to New
Mexico and Oklahoma.
Fire destroyed half block of bust
ness structures in the central por-
ton of Shullsburg Wis, causing
loss Of $4,000.
Robbers Tuesday night blew open
the safe of the Surprise state bank
at Surprise, Neb., and secured $1,000
cash.
Chicago citizens spent 81, 0O0, 900 for
Christmas gifts. Goods bought were
Of better grade than ever before.
A jury at Freehold, n. j., acquitted
laura Biggar of the charge of conspir-
acy to secure the whole of the Bennett
estate, and convicted DIR. Charles {.
Hendricks and Samuel Stanton, who
were tried as coconspirators.
The policy of the president in send
ing the Cuban reciprocity treaty to
the senate and not to the house is in
line with precedent.
/, Harrison s. Potter, crippled young
man from st. Joseph, Mich, fell IL
stories from window at the Great
Northern hotel, Chicago, and was
killed. A letter telling of dizziness
was found.
The total amount expended for the
support of elementary, secondary and
higher education in the state of New
York during the last. school year was
S4o,331,957. The average cost per pu-
pill based on average daily. attendance
was $41.14. decrease of $0.54.
The list of deaths due to the South
ern Pacific railway disaster at By
ron. Cal, numbers IS.
M. j. Carpenter, president Of the
Chicago e. Eastern Illinois railroad,
has been elected vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Pere Marquette,
controlled by the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco line.
James ID. Giffen, former district
Judge and prominent pioneer lawyer
and republican politician, died sud-
denly ut his home at Marion, Ia,
from heart failure. He was SO years
old.