The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-06-18
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.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

JHE NEWS FhUM ALL LIN VVnAO
DOMESTIC.
Orders were received by Col. Thomp-
son Monday from Adjt. Gen. Critchfield
relieving the soldiers from further du-
ty at Hanging Rock, o., and ordering
them to their home armories.
]. E. MARCEL, whose forgeries of
Leavenworth, Kan. has been sentenced
to IS years in prison. five years on
each of the seven counts.
New potatoes are selling on the dock
in New York for $6.25 barrel, 80
cents above any previous record. Re-
tailers are obtaining nearly twice the
prices charged in ordinary years.
Fire in the tobacco district of DAN
vile, Va, Sunday destroyed three
warehouses and 100000 pounds Of
leaf tobacco. The estimated loss Is
100000. covered by insurance.
Secretary Wilson Is on a tour Of
about ten days in western states to in
spect the agricultural colleges and ex-
pertinent stations. He will visit Wis
consin, Minnesota and Iowa.
Alfred Lee and his five children were
drowned while trying to cross back
water In small stream near the Ar
kansas river, In Indian Territory.
One more body, that Of Joseph Zim-
norman, was taken from the ruins Of
the Corning distillery, at Peoria, Ill.
Dominic J. Murphy, commissioner Of
pensions under Cleveland. has been
elected by the Panama canal commits
sioners as secretary Of that body.
Mrs. Christina Lang, Iowa's Oldest
woman. died at Dubuque. Her age was
los years.
Minnesota's stately building was for
mally dedicated at the worlds fair in
St. Louis.
The business section of Johnstown,
O.. was destroyed by fire, about doz-
en- buildings being burned. The loss
Is estimated at from ST. 900 to 500. 900.
The Evansville, Ind. cotton mills.
employing 400 men. closed indefinitely
because Of over production.
Gov. Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa
June II as Iowa day at the st. Louis
fair.
A theft OF $4,000 worth of diamonds
from hotel guests was followed by re-
covery OF the jewels and arrest OF two
employees.
Secretary Shaw notified the st. Louis
Exposition company that unless the first
payment on the government loan is met
promptly on June Is he will take charge
Of the gate receipts.
Mrs. Hannah Elias was arrested at her
home in New York by the police. who
battered down her door. She is charged
with the extortion of $500 from John
r. Plat
The government has nolle pressed
the two remaining indictments against
Harrison J. Barrett, former law clerk
OF the post Office department, grow
ing out of the postal investigation.
Ben Garrett, 25 years old. was ar
rested at East st. Louis. III. on the
charge Of having killed Mrs. Maria
Cantatecos, at Boiden, I. T.. on May
%. He confessed, but claims self-de-
Tense. Ms
Mrs. Hannah Elias, OF New York,
has issued statement to the public
in which she said that she had never
blackmailed John r. Plat or anyone
in her life.
The historic Liberty bell arrived In
st. Louis from Philadelphia in re-
Spouse to the petition OF 10000 public
school children Of that city. and will
remain until the close of the worlds
fair It Is estimated that over 10000
school children formed portion OF
the immense throngs that greeted the
bell when 1t entered the grounds.
Fire destroyed the Crescent Goa
company's yards In Chicago. causing
a total loss estimated at $250,0O0.
Commencement exercises were hello
at the University of Illinois, the Uni.
versity Of Wisconsin and other insti'
buttons.
Thomas F. Kennedy, alias William
III. Warren, has been arrested in New
York, charged with having raised 9
draft for $40 to $4,000.
Two battles we're fought near Victor
Col, between troops and union miners
and one miner was killed. Talk OF
lynching is rife. Adjt. Gen. Bell Is In
command and is determined to round
up all strikers. Martial law has been
proclaimed in Teller county. Eight
masked men wrecked the ONCE Of the
Record at Victor, smashing the ma
chinery and driving the employees out
OF town.
Levi 2. Letter, Of Chicago. died Of
heart failure at the Vanderbilt cottage
in Bar Harbor. Me. Mr.. Letter was
long identified with the growth of
Chicago His fortune is estimated al
from s10,000,000 to $15,00O.000. He
held an executive power in many finan-
cial institutions. He was 20 years Of
age.
Julius Meinshock. who shot and
killed Mary Dowdney in Cincinnati.
died at the city hospital from the eff
fects OF morphine which II is said he
swallowed shortly after killing the
woman.