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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
BROKE ALL RECORDS.
Special Train Runs from New York to
California In 10 Hours and
n Minutes.

Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. Sat loo
o'clock Friday afternoon the special
train bearing Henry p. Lowe. chief en-
gineer OF the United States Steel cor
poration, drew in at La Grande station.
having completed run from the At
lantic to the Pacific, distance Of more
than 5000 miles. in the fastest time on
record. Mr.. Lowe left New York on
Tuesday. August 4, al 2:45 p. m. and ar
rived in Los Angeles 70 hours and II
minutes later.
The record-breaking run was UNDER
taken to gain the bedside Of his 11-year-
old daughter. who was dying In Los An
geles. The child died early Thursday
morning, but Mr.. Lowe was not advised
Of her death until well on his way.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
GUARD PORTS CLOSELY.
EMANCIPATION Bureau Perfecting Plans
to Keep Out Disease from
Foreign Countries.

Washington. Aug. 8.-Since the I'm
migration bureau has been transferred
to the department of commerce and la
Dor greater interest Is shown In its ad-
ministration. Commissioner General
Sargent has manifested an enlightened
interest In his work and capacity In its
administration Secretary Cortelyou. of
whose department the immigration bu-
reau has been part since July !, is pay
Ing close attention to that bureau.
One of the most important duties of
the immigration bureau is to exclude
immigrants suffering from loathsoms or
Infectious diseases. Commissioner Cen
eral Sargent is formulating plan for
preventing diseased aliens from embark
Ing at European ports and being brought
to the United States. where the medical
inspectors generally discover them and
deport them at the expense Of the steam
ship companies which bring them to the
United States.
Surgeons Of the marine hospital serv-
ice are stationed at the principal Euro
pean ports. Their duties are confined to
investigations Of infectious diseases and
report upon them to Washington. Mr..
Sargent is convinced that there is ample
authority under existing laws to assign
thes marine hospital surgeons to the
duty Of inspecting every person who de-
sires to embark for an American port.
He believes that such inspection would
prevent the embarkation Of the majori-
ty of the would-be immigrants who are
diseased and protect others who are
healthy from the danger of contagion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
TRADE CONDITION GOOD.
Advice. 81 NsssIy sv.ry s.sss.s
Of tAsuesrsr1 sAy pssinsss (
Al y = ne Incrsass.

New York, Aug. s.-R. @. Dun 4 Coz
Weekly Review Of Trade says:
TRADE advices from nearly every
section continue to show IS Ia
vorable conditions as year ago. and
In many lines the volume Of transac-
lions has been increased. Jobbers re-
port fall business opening with excel
lent prospects. and manufacturing plants
are well occupied. with the exception
Of cotton mills. Distribution Of mer-
chandise Is so heavy that railway equip
rnent already proves inadequate. al
though crops are not the factor that
they will be In a few weeks. On the
whole. news from the farms Is less fa,,
vorable. but no serious curtailmcnt Is
assured, and many sections make very
bright reports. A decline OF 1.5 per
cent. in the cost of commodities during
July is evidence that prices are less In
fated. since the change was mainly In
meats and other food. which have been
ruling at an abnormal position. There
were 17S commercial failures In the
United States. against 100 last week."
Bradstreet's says: Summed up In q
sentence. It may be said that the past
In trade and industry Ia satisfactorily
secured. while the future. despite some
mainly sentimental drawbacks, Is high
ly promising. Divided geographically.
II Is to be noted that the east feels the
effect of speculative liquidation. and the
dulling effects on manufacturing OF
high prices Of raw material. or OF
strikes, while the west and south con-
template the prospects OF good yields
of staple crops and remunerative prices
for the same with confidence. and even
optimism. Staple prices are drifting
lower. Food products certainly tend
lower.
"Other developments in actual trade
and manufacture arc favorable. There
are more buyers OF dry goods and cloth
Ing, hats. shoes and hardware In west
ern markets. and In nearly all lines
business Is claimed to be equal to or In
excess OF last year 40 far"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
Kills His Daughter.

Milwaukee, Aug. ga special from
Neillsvillc, Wis, says: During a,quar-
rel between Gottlieb Schultz and men,
bers of his family in the town Of Self.
Schultz shot and killed his daughter.
Mrs. Patrick Legion; Patrick Leydon.
a son-in-law, was shot through the
breast and is in critical condition;
Schultz's head was crushed with blows
from pitchfork, and Mrs. Schultz is
badly bruised and Frustrated by ncrv-
Gus shock. Schultz had been under
bonds awaiting trial for attempting to
murder his wife some time ago. A
theory has been advanced that he is OF
unsound mind.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15

Chicago, Aug. The action OF the
Rock Island Railroad company in
granting an increase Of wages to its
conductors and trainmen completes
the success of the railway unions in
the movement for better pay which
they began a year ago in Kansas City.
1t Is estimated that $10.000,000 has
been added to the yearly payrolls Of
tho so western railroads. and that 49,
900 men will share in the increase.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
Bo.ds Declared Void.

Bismarck. N. D.. Aug. 8.-The supreme
court has declared void the @700, 900 OF
bonds authorized by the last Legislature
for state educational and charitable In
stitutions. The bonds were based on
lands Of institutions granted by con-
gress. and the proceeds were to be used
in building necessary additional build
ings. State Treasurer McMillen re-
fused to compete with the orders Of the
state board Of university and school
lands for the purchase Of bonds and
q mandamus action brought to compel
him to pay over the money has been de-
cided against the institution.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
Mob kills negro.

Lewisburg. Tenn, Aug. Some negro
was killed and another fatally wounded
by q band Of white cappers Monday
night. There. were between is and 30
In the mob. A negro preacher named
John Milltkin was the man killed. and
John Hunter. q son-in-law of Millikin.
was fatally shot. No cause is assigned
for the killing. as both Millikin and
Hunter bore good regulations.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15

Trenton. N. J.. Aug. ga combine. be-
lieved to be the department store
trust" which will acquire and run NAM
moth businesses all over the United
States, has been chartered In the once
OF the secretary Of state with q nominal
authorized capital of $5.000, 900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
Cenfessea His crime.

Boston. Aug. Sin . letter written
last Tuesday from Montreal to the pas
tor Of his church in East Boston. VIII
lard 8. Allen. for IL years treasurer Of
the Preachers Aid society Of the New
England conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. confessed that he was
q defaulter to the amount Of more than
$4,000 Of the society's funds.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
rinIan1ers EziIed.

St. Petersburg. Aug. 8.--Orders have
been issued for the expulsion from Fin
land of Baron Won Trail. Michael Linden
chairman Of the city council Of Exc
naes), Count Gustav Kreitz and his fam
lily OF seven and other prominent Fin
landers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15

AZURE apparently
loses control OF
her force al
times. and the
rainfall becomes a
clpudburst. or the
days OF glazing
sunshine and ex-
C e s sive h e a I
lengthen into the
blighting drought.
The flooded val
Laws and the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15

Jackson. Miss. Aug. 7.--Retrrns from
the state up to midnight indicate that In
the democratic primaries held Thursday
Senator II. d. Money received the
nomination for the United States senate
and James X. vardaman the nomination
Tor governor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15

Birmingham. Ala. Aug. SWIM Hud-
son and Will Jones. negroes. having been
convicted on charges. Of highway rob-
berry. were executed In the county jail
yard here.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
Dewie . Citizen.

Chicago, Aug. 6. - John Alexander
Dowie. general overseer Of the Christian
Catholic Church. was made citizen Of
the United States Wednesday by Judge
Gary. Of the superior court. DR.. Dowie.
by his aflidavit filed. renowned all al
legiance to the sovereign Of Great Brit
ain and Ireland and swore to support
the constitution OF the United States.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15

Chicago. Sunday. August ., 1909.
Tcxt:-"Every man that strive,h for the
mastery Is temperate In all things. Cor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
SALARY IL 97S, 600.

New York. Aug. 6.-The salary OF
william z. Corey. president Of the
United States Steel corporation. who
was elected ON Tuesday to succeed
Charles NJ. Schwab. has been fixed at
e7S.0O0 year. This IL $26. 900 less than
the salary which Mr.. Schwab received
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15

u find that His sweet presence eateth
out the bitterness Of sorrow and sui.
fering.-Samuel Rutherford.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
Send Bodies Home.

The bodies of the dead have been
placed In caskets and are being shipped
TO their homes as rapidly as possible.
The injured who are still here at the
temporary hospital In the Hotel Richie
lieu are those suffering from lesser hurts.
the seriously wounded being removed to
Detroit this afternoon.
The Grand Trunk tracks have been
cleared and the officials Of the road place
their loss at $4,700.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
Copyright. 1893. by ]. n. Edson.l

s.rmos BY tn. "Hishw.y and SWAY pr..eh..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
Absurd Punishment.

In h year 1901. says the Berlin
correspondent of the London Leader.
= soldier in the 18th infantry commit
ted suicide. but it has only recently
transpired hat he had taken his life
10 escape the m~altreatment Of his ser
Seant and corporal.
These two men have now been sem
fenced by 4 cOurt-martial at AK to six
days arrest and two months impriSOn-
ment. respectively.
The liGhtness of the punishment IS
on 4 par with that usually meted out
10 hoh-commiSSiOned officers who MAJ
treat subordinates. and the fact that
4 comrade Of a deceased soldier. who
Knew the facts. kept them secret until
he had finished his military service
ana Was thus safe from persecution
himself IS an index TO the spirit pre-
NaIlIng in the Russian army.
At COblenZ. Sergeant Fleck apDeared
before a court-martiaI for tormentinc
a private till he tainted. To punish
him for oVerstaying his leave during
the carnival the sergeant made the
man lie down and get up again 125
times and repeat other gymnastic ey-
ercises till he fell exhausted. The ser
geant then kicked him in the chest.
This time six months imprisonment
was awarded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
4 Bit of Surprise.

Into the office of a Philadelphia doc
tor. according to the Philadelphia
Ledger. came 4 tired man. one morning
this week. who wished treatment. The
physician put on his eyeglasses. looked
at the mans tongue. felt his pulse.
sounded his chest. II said: Some
old story. my friend. Man cannOt live
without fresh air: no use trying. I
could make myself n corpse. as You are
doing by degrees. if I sat down in my
office and didn't stir.
You must have fresh air: YOU must
AXE long walks. and brace UP by
going out of doors. Now. I could
make a drug store u Of YOU and you
would think I was q smart man. bur
my advice 10 YOU IS to walk. walk.
walk"
But. Doctor" interrupted the man.
That's my right: argue the question.
That's my reward. OF course YOU
know all about my business. Now,
Will YOU taka ny advice? Take long
walks every lay-seVeral times n day,
and get your blood into circulation
But my business said the patient.
of course. your business prevents it:
everybody says that. Just change Your
business 50 YOU will have to walk more,
By the way, what is your business?'
I'm a letter carrier" meekly replied
the natient.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
A Bank TeHer's Tale.

The Bismarck Quarry Company had
an option on three acres of land be-
longing to Sam Dunseith. good for one
yearfi the price being $1,000 an acre"
said the bank teller. according to the
New York Times"
before the expiration of the time the
company offered payment. which Dun
Seith refused. He wanted more. The
man could not legally demand it, but
the company wishing to avoid a law
suit, asked my opinion in the matter. l
suggested payment in one dollar bills.
Il obtained a large coin sack. and
unit out the three thousand mes.
Sorting them separately and crumpling
them all UP, l thrust them into the
sack, which looked like a bag of feath-
ers. The president of the to-
gether with a lawyer and q clerk as
witness, proceeded to the house of Dun
seth again DrOffered payment.
which was again refused. Walking owe
to the large table in the center of the
room. the president cut the string and
dumped the contents of the sack in a
huge pile on the table.
Here is your three thousand dol
lars. VIII o take it?'
The farmer was amazed at the pile
of money, more than he had ever seen
before. He stammered out:
ct guess I'll take it.
I'm less than three minutes his sig
nature was OF a deed. witnessed by
the LAWYERS clerk"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
When the Patient Dies.

According to DR.. Edward Wallace
Lee one of the surgeons who operated
on the late President Mckinley, q sur
geon should receive more pay when the
patient dies than when he
This theory was advanced by DR.. Lee
in giving testimony before Referee
James E. Kelly in a suit in the SUI
preme court brought by DIR. James H.
Manley to recover 1925 from the eXecu-
tor of the estate of Bridget c. Barrett
as his fee for performing an operation
or the remove of cancer Mrs. Bar
TIT died and her husband refused to
pay the bill.
1t was commended by Jacob Marks.
the counsel for the husband, hat DR.,
Manley's bill was excessive, and that
$50 or 5000 would be liberal compensa-
ton for the services rendered. DR.. Lee
was called as an expert witness in be-
half Of DR.. Manley, and vas asked this
question:
Would you consider the fact tina tbs
patient did not live an element in fix
ing the charger"
NO. The fact that the person
doesn't live doesn't relieve the surgeon
OF his responsibility at the operation
he has performed. nor does it in any
way mitigate his feelings and, in fact.
a ma should be paid more when a pa
tient dies than when he r~ecovers."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
Are Unions Responsible.

A Chicago man, a painting contrac-
tor, is about to bring a suit for dam
ages which is designed to determine
whether labor unions can be held re-
sponsible in a financial way for their
acts, V e though they are unincorpor-
ated.
This man claims that the Painters
Union has made war upon him for ten
years., depriving him of $500, 900 worth
of contracts and 5000 0 in profits In
that time. He charges that he has
been prosecuted without reason, reason,
simply because he insisted upon the
right Of freedom contract; that he has
not been unfair to union labor, being
willing to employ union men and pay
union wages. but refusing to bind him
self to employ none but union men. AS
the result of the unions warfare upon
him, he says. he is compelled to go out
of business, and he will, therefore ASK
for damages.
The result of this case will be await
ed with interest, because it Will be OF
vital Importance to union men every
where. The suit is to be based upon
the principle established in the Eng
lish decision giving the Taft Vale Rail
way Company a verdict Of damages
against it's striking employees. 1t is
a disputed question whether, under
the laws in his country, a labor I'M
ion, without corporate existence, can
be held responsible financially for its
acts and the result of them. If the
Chicago contractor wins his case, the
decision must have an important bear
ing upon unionism hereafter.-Cleve-
land Ieader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
Stewards Bargain.

Alaska has often been called Uncle
Sans back pasture lot, worthless ex-
cept as a source of ice and firewood
and too distant to be practically avail
able even for these. 1t is amusing at
this day to read the criticisms one
current on the folly of its purchase.
If Secretary Seward We're alive now
he would easily have the laugh on his
critics. Our Alaskan back pasture is
producing every year several times its
entire cost. AS an investment it has
proven immensely profitable. A few
items of recent production are worth
citation.
Seward agreed to pay $500, 900 for
Alaska. The value of the salmon catch
Of last year alone exceeded this
amount. The Alaskan output of gold
previous to 1897 was 49, O0. 600. For
the years 1901 and 1902 the gold product
was 3d., 545, 900, more than four times
what Alaska cost. The fishery pro-
duct of 1897 reached $3.50 900, nine
times the cost of the whole country,
and the fur product of the twenty
years ended in 1890 was S33, 0OO. 900. The
gold mining industry is increasing rap
Idly, and people are learning that the
agricultural possibilities of the terri
tory are of no mean order.
If the United states never makes a
poorer investment than the price it
paid for Alaska, there will be no dan
ger of its having to go into bankruptcy.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
Why He Didn't Marry.

Phil May. the English artist. whose
death occurred recently. workec m MS
youth On the Bulletin of Sydney. Aus
tralia, sag the Boston Post. Oc-
c~asionally the young man you'll be
assigned by the Bulletin people to the
rolice courts and from these assign
ments he would bring back sketches.
now humorous and now pathetic. that
were admirable.
One of the best or the Bulletin
sketches hangs in the library Of
Joseph Chamberlain. It portrays a
thin, hang-dog man in the prisoners
bar. talking to a very mild and SYM
pathetic looking judge. Mr.. Mays
story of the sketch is that the prisoner
a been dragged before the Judge ev-
cry few months for a number Of years.
Your face is familiar here" the lat
ter now said.
1T is. your honOr-WOrse luck" re-
turned the prisoner.
Are you married YETI"
mot yet. sir"
Net vet, Ell? How is it 10Y
that you have been engaged?"
Seven years. your honor"
80 Ions as that? Why in the world
haven't you got married in all that
time?"
Because. your honor the prisoner
explained. cam and I haven't man.
aged to be both out of Jail at the
same time"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28

able C~ause-GOOd Ffremen Need
ed.

Talking to an old railroad conductor
one night not long since. the question
naturally turned to the Southern rail-
ways bad luck.
'''Can you tell me-" asked the report
er, the cause of the many and disas-
trous wrecks?"
Il can tell you one cause" replied b
old ticket puncher. Several years ago,
when the Southern began hiring ne
groes for firemen in the place of white
men, I told some of my fellow train
men that it was only a matter Of time
until there would be trouble. Several
years ago the Norfolk & Western and
the Chesapeake & Ohio had a scourge
of wrecks that almost bankrupted these
roads"
What had the hiring Of negro fire
men to do with the Wrecks?"
"a blamed sight" said the knight OF
the punch. you see, it is this way:
When they quit employing white men
for firemen, they cut off about the
only practical source for new engineers.
| Engineers get killed, some die of dis
| ease. a few resign: at any rate, new
men are constantly wanted. and as
| there are nc u men to promote
| from the shovel to the throttle. the only
| recourse is to go to other roads for
! men to run the engines. They come
| to the road and take a run. with only
| a limited knowledge of the grades and
dangerous places. The result? Why,
~everybOd- knows What it is"
when it comes TO runnlng a train
of heavy cars over a hilly country. n
new man may be skilled, but TO be a
safe man to meet at a passing point
he must know the road perfectly. When
you let a man fire a few wears. he
knows just what force or precautiOn is
necessary at certain places. 1t comes
by intuition. He knows who he is
meeting, knows how the man runs,
and ali about him"
Then you think that the Southern
has had All this trouble for the want
Of foresight" asked the reporter"
Il did not say all this trouble but
what I have mentioned plays an i'm
portant part. and shows how vitality
impOrtant-yes. absolutely necessary
it is to have knowing and trusted men
when SO many trains go and ONE.
Then you think the Southern, like
the Chesapeake & Ohio and Norfolk &
Western, will get itself straight
again." ventured the reporter.
Yes. but it comes high. Lots OF
good men go To their death along with
the incompetent ones. but those left
learn after a while that things go we'll
again."-Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
Investigated by Inquiry.

Mobile, Ala, August PA board Of
inquiry today investigated the cases of
the four Arabs and one Greek, who re-
fused to serve further on the British
steamship Rosefield, u they claimed,
to the brutal treatment given them by
the captain. The board turned the
sailors over to the British vice consul
who Will hold them in Jail here until
he can deport them to Cariff, England
from which port they sailed on the
Rosefield. The Rosef1eld sailed from
Mobile on Saturday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
AS To Hats.

Last summer the girls who walked
or rode abroad did so bareheaded, and
it was the height of fashion to have a
s~un-browned complexion and hair toss
I'd by the breezes. At the same time,
young men kept their hats on their
heads as if they feared to take them
off.
This summer the girls not only wear
their hats. but cover them with three
or four wells. while the boys doff
theirs and it is quite the thing for
them to drive their automobiles bare
headed.
If this state of things continues long
enough, the girls will begin to lose
their hair and the boys will stop los
ing theirs, for there is nothing like
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
LynchinG Averted.

Chicago, August 24.-TO prevent a
possible l%ynching. Chicago colored
men and women were spirited away
from a crowd surrounding the Jail at
Batavia. ILL.,, tonight and locked up in
the county prison at Geneva The
prisoners had been arrested after a
series of violent encounters between
residents of the village and partici-
pants in the picnic of negroes Of the
Quinn and Bethel chapelS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-28
Mnnchuria Methods.

The Manchus themselves seem to con-
slider that there is nothing TO be feared
from the Muscovite. an. blind TO the
menacing movements of the Russians.
still continue to order the expenditure
OF huge sums OF money on the perfect
~ useless work OF repairing the i'm
prrial ancestral tOmbs and mausolea,
instead of applying the money in or
garizing a modern armed and discip-
liz 60 army TO hold the land.-North
China Herald.