The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-05-28
LATE NEWS.
Brief Summary Of the Leading
Events Of the
Week.

been advanced FIVE cents per 100
pounds.
Lao Yang reports the Japanese
camps are infested with cholera and
that there is an average OF 100 deaths
daily.
The eleven new bishops elected at
the Methodist general conference at
Los Angeles, CAL, were consecrated
Thursday.
Ten men were suffocated by gas
from small locomotive in the mine
tunnel of Summit Branch Co. near
Williamstown, Pa, Wednesday.
The Sac and.Fox Indian agencies
in Iowa and the Fort Berthold
agency in North Dakota have been
discontinued by the secretary OF the
interior.
The census bureau estimates the
population OF the United States on
June /, 1903, at 70, 900, 3S9, which is
probably one million short Of the
actual number.
Thirteen persons were killed and
eight seriously injured by a boiler
explosion which destroyed the tow
boat. Fred Wilson, near Louisville,
Ky, Thursday.
Cotton and its products will bring
more than 100000, 900 into the
United States from other parts OF
the world in the fiscal year which
ends with next month.
The first airship for the aerial
contest arrived on the st. Louis fair
grounds Tuesday, as did its owner,
builder and manipulator, Michael
McGarry, of Memphis, Mo.
Peter Henkel, veteran wholesale
merchant and miller, and prominent
In commercial and industrial enter
prizes for years, died Wednesday at
his home in Detroit, at the age OF 80
years.
Duukards or German Baptists
convened at Carthage, Mo-, Wednes-
day, in annual conference. A mo-
tion was adopted changing the name
of the organization from Dunkards
to German Baptists.
Fire at Yazoo City, Miss, Wednes
day, burned over territory embrac-
ing thirty-six blocks, including the
court house, 200 dwellings, and
every business house. The loss may
reach 100000
AS result of an explosion in the
drying rooms of the Lake Shore
Novelty Co. IS plant at Findlay, O.,
Monday, seven persons are known
TO be dead, FIVE perhaps fatally hurt,
and twelve or fifteen others badly
injured.
1t has been discovered that the La
Toilette state ticket in Wisconsin
will have the advantage of being
coupled with the presidential ticket
on the official ballot, no matter what
the stalwarts may do in the courts or
otherwise.
The Methodist Protesta confer
ence, in session at Washington, May
Gath, officially received a plan OF
union to embrace the Congrega-
tional, United Brethren and Metho-
dist Protestant denominations. Ac-
tion was deferred.
Fifty million dollars is the amount
for which Elizabeth T. Greenbouoh.
Of New York, widow OF the world
famous inventor, is suing Henry E.
Rogers, Of the Standard Oil Co., and
the executors of Charles Pratt, once
: Mr.. Rogers partner.
Disturbed by the lawless condi-
tions which have existed in the
country along its lines between
Omaha and Denver, the Union Pa
ciic railroad will put armed guards
on all western trains to protect
treasure from possible hold-ups.
David Rothschild, former presi-
dent of the defunot New York Fed.
eral bank, was Tuesday sentenced
to serve nine years in states prison.
Rotschild was found guilty Of the
theft OF note OF $4,000 belonging
to man named Nessler, while the
former was president OF the bank.
The Western Passenger Associa.
ton has arranged for coach excur.
sions to st. Louis from all parts north
ern Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
the Dakotas, Iowa, and Illinois, June
Is and 81. The rate will be one cent
per mile, and the return limit seven
DAYS.