The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-13
LATER.

More than $l00OO0,000 is the estimate
placed on the losses caused by a fire
that began in Baltimore at IL o'clock
on the morning of the 7th with an eX-
plosion in the store of John Il. Hurst
& Co., and had been burning for 16
hours. though many buildings had
been dynamited. Over so blocks in the
business district had been devastated,
including the post Office, courthouse,
banks and newspaper Offices. The city
had been placed under martial law.
Over dozen firemen had been killed
by falling walls.
Mrs. Florence Maybrick has been To-
Gated in the convent of the Sisters Of
Epiphany at Truro, Cornwall.
Four men were shot to death and
three wounded at Coal Creek, Tenn,
in fight between union and non-union
miners.
Ex-Judge Thomas F. Upton, a men,
Der of the Forty-fifth congress, died
at his home in Bloomington, H., aged
II years.
Investigation of Senator Reed
Shoots right to retain his seat in the
United States senate will open March 1.
Col. Edward Butler. millionaire st.
Louis politician, charged with bribing
members of the house Of delegates at
ST. Louis, was acquitted by jury.
A special grand jury to take up the
Iroquois theater fire inquiry convened
In Chicago.
Disorder in San Domingo. accentu-
ated by the killing of an American sail
or, has brought crisis. and the United
States will take steps to end the law
lessness.
Russians realize that If japan gains
control of the sea she can starve the in
habitants of Port Arthur
William j. Meaders, who has served
10 years in the Detroit house of correc-
ton for murder has been pardoned by
the president. 49,
Joseph Ripley. for four years chief of
police, died in Chicago. He was or the
police force 20 years.
Luther Holbert and wife, negroes,
were burned a: the stake before 1000
spectators at Doddsviiie, Miss. for the
murder of James Eastand, white plant
er, and negro.
Piux X, to prevent church secrets
from being given out prematurely, has
issued a decree of punishment for all
who betray them.
Diplomatic relations with Russia
have been broken off by Japan, the
cars minister being notified to leave
TOXIC, and the Japanese minister at
st. Petersburg ordered to demand his
passports.
The political debate in the senate on
the loan of $4,000, 900 to the st. Louis ex-
position came TO a close on the 9Th by
leaving the provision in the urgent de-
ficiency bill, which was passed An
other bill was passed providing for the
transportation of 500 teachers from
Porto Rico to and from the United
States next summer for purposes of
study. In the house bills were intro
duced granting pension of $12 month
to veterans of the civil war G5 years of
age and for investigation of the beef
trust The agricultural appropriation
bill was passed. Both houses adjourned
to the 8th.
Senator Hanna's illness has been dag
nosed as typhoid fever.
San Domingo insurgents deliberately
fired upon the launch of the United
States cruiser Yankee, killing j. c.
Johnston. the engineer
The official call for the national con-
vention Of the prohibition party to meet
In indianapolis June 80 has been issued.
War signs were increasing hourly at
st. Petersburg and the Japanese en-
bassy was Preparing for hurried depart
ure.
A jury to try the car barn bandits was
completed in Chicago after 81 days ex-
amation of venirermen.
President Roosevelt welcomed the Ma
tional Republican association to Wash
ngton and the convention Endorsed him
for nomination.
Mrs. Edward Crawford and her son
and James E. Hagen, her son-in-law,
were burned to death in Montreal, Can.
A dispatch says that an entire town In
the Island of Java, Dutch East Indies,
was swallowed up by volcanic erup-
ton and hundreds of persons were killed.
The republican national convention
committee at Chicago meeting ac-
cepted plans for seating S,264 persons.
There were ZIG business failures in
the United States during the seven
days ended on the 5th, against 242 the
same week In 1903.
Country's trade is irregular, accord
ing to Dun's and Bradstreet's review.
Improvement only in the west and south.
A fire at Buckingham, Ont. destroyed
the central part Of the town.
After a nights revelry five men and
one lad perishec In flames at Trenton,
Pa.
Funeral services over the remains of
William c. Whitney. former secretary Of
the navy and prominent financier. were
held at Grace Episcopal church, New
York city.