The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
All the News Of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
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News Of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


died suddenly at her home in New
York while laughing.
Champion Jim Jeffries and James
J. Corbett have signed articles for a
heavyweight championship fight in
San Francisco August IA.
Fifty Pinkerton watchmen in Chica-
60 struck for So daily pay. >
The gross earnings OF railroads IN
the United States for the first week of
May are $7,555,311, TN increase Of 1874
per cent. over last year.
Former Lieut.. Gov. Knoblock was
shot and killed by James Garault, a
barber, at Thibodeaux, La. Garault
claims he acted in self-defense.
There is great alarm in the upper
ella valley, Arizona, over the ravages
Of an insect pest in barley and wheat
For the second time this year the
Mississippi has risen so high at La
Crosse, Wis, that the water surround
ed residences in the lower parts Of the
city.
For the first II days of May, this
year, 5o,077 aliens passed through Ellis
island, y. Y, against 45,4S6 the same
time last year.
For assisting Ethel y. Dingle to COM
nit suicide in Rochester, y. Y, Leland
ID. Kent has been sentenced to 90 years
imprisonment.
President Roosevelt visited Sacra-
mento, Cal, and Carson and Reno, New,
making short addresses at ench place,
and then resumed his journey towards
Portland, Ore.
Many veterans of the SpanishAmeri-
can war are fling petitions for pen
sions.
The national bank of Southport,
Conn, closed its doors as result Of
the cashiers defalcation. which is re-
ported to be about 100000.
An armed man was arrested in Sac
ramento just before the arrival OF
President Roosevelt for making
threats.
The circulation OF national banks
has passed the 100000. 900 mark, the
largest amount ever before achieved.
The United States will insist upon n
fair chance at the markets of Man;
NHui lu' ItSdItltSS VI what udtlolt az
ministers its politics.
Frequent strikes in Chicago have
caused the abandonment of many pro-
posed improvements in industrial
plants.
Forty-five families were rendered
homeless. 10 buildings were destroyed
and nearly 100000 property loss was
caused by fire in Chicago.
Thirteen hundred slot gambling
machines. valued n! about $125,O00,
were publicly burned in Philadelphia
by city officials.
The Mossberg and Granville Manu-
featuring company in Providence, X. l.,
filed bankruptcy petition, placing La
bilities at Sl,260, 900; assets, 5000, 900.
Loss to live stock in northern Mon
tana as a result of terrific snowstorm
is estimated to be $5.000,00 cattle and
sheep on many of the ranches being al
most wiped out, and three men lost
their lives.
Washington Jarvis, a white man ac-
cused of murder, was hanged by mob
at Madison, Fla.
The third biennial festival of the
National Federation of Musical
clubs met at Rochester, n. Y.
President Roosevelt on the Goth COM
pleted his tour Of California and en-
tered upon the last stages of his long
trip, which is to end at Washington
June 5.
In street fight al Sanderson, Tex,
II. S. Biggs, school teacher; Ed Bell
merchant. and Il. c. Mcmahon, deputy
sheriff, were killed.
The big clothing establishment of
Strouss, Eisehdrath e. Co. was de-
stroyed by fire in Chicago, the loss
being estimated at 100000.
Two hundred and twenty acres are
to be added to the United States mill
tary reservation at West Point.
Kennedy and Bremner bakeries in
Chicago have been closed because of
strikes, throwing 1000 employees out
of work.
Clara Barton, president of the Amer
lean Red Cross, in letter TO the pub
lie declares she conducts its affairs
carefully.
Rev. Henry Storey. Baptist minis
ter, was burned to death and his wife
fatally burned in fire that destroyed
their home in Richmond, Mich.
Eight persons died from heat in New
York city.
Baron Won Rheinbaben, the Russian
minister Of finance, was the guest of
honor at a luncheon given in New York
by George w. Perkins, of J. Pierpont
Morgan & Co.
A gigantic gas and oil combination
to include 10 Indiana, Ohio and Penn
sylvania concerns. and capitalized at
100000, will be incorporated in
After 80 years service as a railroad
man, ID. W. Hitchcock, general agent OF
the passenger department fthe Union
Pacific in San Francisco, has retired
On pension.