The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-06-27
A WEEKS RECORD
All 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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

The one hundred and twenty-sixth
anniversary of the birthday of the
Stars and Stripes was celebrated in
New York city.
The food at East ST. Louis, III. is re-
ceding. The known dead from drown
ing since the food began number IL.
The post Office department investiga-
tion is now being directed by President
Roosevelt.
The secretary OF the interior has or
dered the withdrawal from entry of
100000 acres of public land in Idaho
and 100000 acres in Nevada.
The village of Heppner, Ore. was
nearly destroyed by cloudburst and
500 persons were probably drowned.
A wall of water 20 feet high swept the
gulch where the village is located.
The report of the interstate COM
merce commission for the fiscal year
shows that the total number of cas-
ualties to persons on account of rail-
way accidents for the year was 73,-
$50, including S,5sS killed and 81 662
injured.
The amount of three and four per
cent. bonds so far received at the
treasury department for exchange
into two per cent. consols is $72, 2O6,-
$50. ..."..
President Roosevelt received the
new Chinese ambassador, Sir Chen
tung LANG Chen, and was presented
with gifts from the king of Italy and
the president of France by the en-
voys Of those nations.
President Roosevelt was the guest
OF honor at the grand concert of the
Northeastern Saengerfest association
at Baltimore.
Forest fires were doing immense
damage near Eckerman and other
points in the east end Of the upper
Michigan peninsula.
President Roosevelt replied to the
B'nai Birth society's plea on the
kishineff massacre by expressing hor-
ror Mt atrocities reported, but de-
clared his belief that Russia would
punish those responsible and prevent
repetition.
Fred Mink. the murderer of New
ton Harris and Sarah Mink, surren-
dered to the Pittsfield Oll.) sheriff
and n militia company escorted him
to Jail to prevent lynching.
A. ]. Cassatt and other officials Of
the North Jersey Street Railway
company will be tried at Newark for
granddaughter as the result of an ac-
cident that killed several children.
Charles +. McFarlane, superintend-
ent of the ANTHOLOGY society. was
murdered at New York by William
Spencer. against whom he was about
to testify.
The governments weekly crop re-
port shows vegetation east of the
Rockies hindered by cold, but cultiva-
ton rapidly progressing; New Eng
land drought relieved; corn unusually
late; winter wheat harvest under way.
New gifts to the University of Chi
cago, aggregating $621.155, were an
nounced at the convocation.
The collapse of the approach to the
bridge at Eau Claire. Wis. dropped 200
carnival sightseers TO the river. Scores
were hurt.
Miners and operators reached an nm
derstanding at Scranton and there
will be no strike in the anthracite field.
The Chicago restaurant and hotel
employees strike will be submitted to
arbitration.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
arranged TO leave the white house for
Oyster Bay on June 81, where they will
spend the summer
Postmaster General Payne has de-
cided TO prosecute ex-Congressman
Edmund II. briggs, of New York, on
charge of bribery.
anniversary.
Later reports from Heppner. Ore.
indicate that mt least 300 persons lost
their lives in the flood. The bodies
of many of the victims have been re-
covered.
One million acres of government
land has been thrown open TO settle
ment along the line of the Santa Fe
railroad from Nogales to Majave, in
California.
Rev. John II. Chadwick. chaplain in
the United States navy. has rendered
his resignation to President Roose-
welt.
Henry Shayhorn. aged SO. shot and
killed his wife. aged AZ. in Philadel-
phia, and then killed himself.
An insurance company with csp-
ital of sI0o.oO0,000 Is being formed by
the National Association of Manufac-
turers to protect its members from
1o,s arising from strikes.
President Roosevelt I'm an address
at the University of Virginia at Char
1ottes7iiIe declared that all who re-
ceive university education are debt
ors to the state and can make recon-
pense only by service to their fellow
men.
four men were killed at a grading
camp rear Cheyenne, Wyo., by the fall
OF ;restle.