The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-10-08
LATER.

The Russians are reported to be des-
perately endeavoring to retake their lost
positions, including Fort Kuropatkin, In
the hope of restoring the water supply
Of Port Arthur.
Gen. Sakharoff, chief of staff to Gen.
Kuropatkin, reports that the entire Jap
anese flanking movement east OF Bent
siaputze has received serious check.
Another semi-monthly payment OF
100000 on the $4,600,00O government
loan, has been made by the management
OF the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
The total amount paid up to date Is
| s., 40S,149.
Frank Parmeiee, for 40 years head
OF baggage transfer company in Chi
cago, Is dead.
| Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the
eminent British pariamentarian, died
suddenly at his home near Oxford, Eng
Half the town of Watrous, N. NJ, was
| destroyed by the flood and at least ~
persons were drowned. The towns Of
Valence and Los Lentes we're completely
washed away and several hundred fam
lilies are homeless
Hon. Samuel j. Pugh, nominated for
congress by the republicans of the Ninth
Kentucky district. has published let
ter declining the honor.
Mrs. Denman Thompson, wife of the
actor and author of the "Old Home
stead" died at her home in West Swan
zey, N. Fl.
Lady Curzon is making good progress
towards recovery.
Fred Brewer was sentenced to two
years and half in the Iowa state pen
itentiary for horse stealing at Iowa
City, Ia.
The main building of the American
Sheet Iron company's plant at Phil
llpsburg, N. j., was destroyed by fire;
loss, 100000.
A leak discovered in the battleship
Connecticut after launching Is believed
to have been the result of a plot to
sink the vessel.
The czar is reported to be determined
to tax every resource of the empire and
continue the war until he can dictate
his own terms of peace.
d. w. II. Moreland, ex-commissioner
of public works of Detroit, Mich. was
acquitted of the charge of converting
to the use of a contractor 1735 feet of
curbstone belonging to the city.
Many persons were seriously injured
by the collapse of platform at a cor
ner stone laying at adams. Mass.
Postmaster General Payne had sink
ing spells, and prayers for the dying
were read at his bedside. He rallied
later and decided improvement was
noted.
A Hardin dispatch contains the i'm
portant announcement that the Japa-
nese have occupied Siaobeyho. west of
the Lao river. from which point they
are evidently threatening Sinmintin.
According to the best estimates OBJ
tainable, the japanese army confront
ing Gen. Kuropatkin comprises grand
total Of $50 battalions. Allowing 800
men to a battalion, there are la 900 in
fantry. In addition, there are $500 cav
airy and 638 guns.
A masked bandit shot and killed John
LOTUS, faro dealer, and seriously
wounded Herman Strobe and James
Rockwell in j. II. Slattery's saloon and
gambling house at Silverton. Col. and
then, arrest being imminent, killed him
self.
President Roosevelt has reiterated to
Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin,
his expressed determination not to par
ticipate in any way in the factional
trouble now in progress in that state.
The first convention Of the universal
congress of lawyers and jurists ended at
st. Louis, after three days of presenta-
ton and discussion of legal propositions
of worldwide interest.
Judge e. B. Bundy is dead at Menom-
inee, Wis, Of cancer. He had been on
the bench of the Eighth district court
for nearly 10 years prior to 1896
A terrific flood struck the city Of
Trinidad, Col, and the whole valley
along the Las Animas river. devastating
a wide section and causing a money loss
which will reach fully 81 ,O00,0 900.
The Wisconsin supreme court adj
journed until October IS, without taking
action on the La Toilette case.
Over 100000 loss was caused by a
fire In the big block of meat packing
houses and refrigerating plants in
Tenth avenue, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, New York city.
Stephen w. Townley is dead at Mo-
bile, Ala, Of sunstroke. This is the
first fatal sunstroke recorded In the
history of the city.
| Bradstreets sees signs of increasing
trade activity all over the country.
| Port Arthur's defense Is so solid that
the Japs may have to conduct a winter
campaign there. q
One thousand men left the Pennsyl-
vania system in the west, under a re-
cent rule Of the company, because they
were over 35 years of age when en-
ployed.
Japanese occupation of the country
south Of Mukden deprives Russia Of
her food supply from NAnchuria