The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-17

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The Baltic fleet has sailed for the far
east. The vessels of the fleet number
eight battleships, four cruisers, sew
eral torpedo boats and torpedo boat de-
stroyers. besides IL transports. Golfers
and supply ships.
| Viceroy Alexieff, in view Of the para
mount military exigencies in the far
east, has placed his resignation in the
hands of the emperor, but no decision
with regard to it has yet been made.
A dispatch from Toxic places the
total casualties on the Japanese side at
the battle of Liaoyang at 1883 officers
and men killed and wounded.
Altogether total Of 9,994,510 admis-
sions have been recorded since the
opening of the Louisiana exposition.
Charles Farrow, of Philadelphia, and
Alma Heck, Of Crystal Falls, Wis,
were drowned at Green Bay, Wis, by
the overturning Of boat.
The Canadian Pacific railway west
bound transcontinental express was
held up by four masked men near Mis-
sion Junction, Man. The express car
mail ransacked, the robbers escaping
with sum estimated at about $4,000.
Anthony Thornton, organizer and
first president of the Illinois State Bar
association, former congressman and
former judge of the Illinois supreme
court, died at his home in Shelbyville,
ILL.,, at the age of 80.
The season of the Three | baseball
league has ended. The championship
was won by the Springfield club.
Nine. Melba, the distinguished sing
er, while driving an automobile in
Paris, ran over man about 81 years
OF age, killing him instantly.
: i The Delaware river steamer Column
bia crashed into steam launch about
ten miles north of Philadelphia, grind
ing 1t to pieces and causing the drown
ing of eight of the dozen occupants Of
I the small boat.
: Burglars entered Chicago residence
{ in daylight and stole jewelry valued at
5 $500.
The Russian converted cruiser Lena,
: mounting "a guns, suddenly put into
d. San Francisco, demanding the courtesies
r of the port in order to make repairs.
Washington is at loss to understand
why the Russian warship is ordered to
: American waters, and the Pacific coast
+ squadron will remain near San Fran
cisco until the cruiser departs.
l Work Is being rushed on the extern
| sion OF the Southern Indiana railroad
: to Chicago and the system will reach
that city by January. 1906.
5 1t is established that the Russian army
. Is safe at Mukden, and that the retreat
: was accomplished in good order, in spite
of the harassing Japanese, sodden roads
and the fact that Kuropatkin was ham
pered by more than $4,000 wounded.
Col. Younghusband, head of the Brit
ish mission, and the Thibetan officials
{ signed formal treaty in the apartments
: of the dalai lama, at Potala, Thibet
Toney Jones, negro, was hanged at
J Montgomery, Ala, for the murder of
: Warren Jones, also a negro. He nearly
collapsed when the black cap was placed
his head.
In quarrel at Grinnell, Ia, between
, Walter Champlain, aged IS, and Will
Morgan. aged 16, Champlain struck Mar
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The boys were cousins.
Judge 8. A. Kingman, first chief justice
of Kansas, died at Topeka, Kan. He
: was one of the most prominent Kansas
pioneers, and was native of Massachus-
etts. n,
Bishop J. M. Walden, retired, OF the
Methodist church, and his wife were
: seriously injured In a runaway at Gin
cinnati, o. Mrs. Walden's arm was
broken and the bishop was badly
bruised. Both were taken to the hos
pital.
Two men were killed and another Sc
: riously injured in wreck on the South
!. ern railway between Dogwood and Will
. ton. in Alabama.
George Williams, a negro, who way
laid and criminally assaulted Laura
Knade, near Harper's Ferry, several
: weeks ago, was hanged at the state pris-
on in Moundsville, w. Va.
Forest fires are doing great damage
in several sections Of California. In
3 Alameda and Conta Costa counties thou
, sands of acres of land have been swept
: by flames, and many houses have been
destroyed, the loss reaching 100000
II Sir Thomas Upton leaves England at
. the end of September for st. Louis,
. where he probably will be the guest of
David r. Francis, president of the ex-
. position.
: The interparliamentary union to
meet in st. Louis will discuss questions
! looking to peace for all nations.
Senator Fairbanks will open the re-
, publican campaign in New Jersey, West
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. 4.
During the fighting between Liaoyang
and Mukden $4,000 Russians are report
: ed to have been wounded.
: The losses sustained by both armies In
the battle at Liaoyang are now mod
ierately estimated at $4,000.