The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-09
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The senate on the I'd discussed the
old-age pension order and the land
law repeal bill. In the house $40 pen
sion bills were passed.
John A. Peters, for 16 years chief
justice Of the Maine supreme court,
died at Bangor, aged 81 years.
A syndicate is planning to compete
with the beef trust in America by i'm
porting beef and mutton from Argen-
tina.
Two million dollars was the esti.
mate Of the damage done by floods in
Ohio at points between Findlay south
to Hamilton and four lives were sac
rifced.
Lady Mimic, wife of the governor
general of Canada, was rescued by
servants from death in the blazing
vice regal residence at Ottawa.
Trade between the United States and
Japan is growing more rapidly than
between japan and any other nation.
Universal education to wipe out illit-
eracy In the south was the plea of DR..
Charles w. Dabney in an address de-
livered in Indianapolis.
Mrs. May Bradley, wife of ranch
man near Kiowa, give birth to five
children, each weighing seven pounds.
All were doing well.
Twenty-four indictments were re-
turned by the Milwaukee Doodle grand
jury in two days.
Austria anticipates trouble in tho
Poll &c ~ IN n
large army to the provinces.
The republicans of the Seventh
Indiana district have renominated
Jesse Overstreet for congress.
An explosion in the Citizens national
bank at Abba, Ia, killed Edward
Richard Grimes and r.
Ramsey.
Precautionary measures have been
taken in Russia against a recurrence
Of the anti-Jewish riots of last year.
Richard Henry Little and Edward
Washburn, war correspondents of a
Chicago paper, have been made pris-
oners by the Russians.
Trains crashed together at Clarks-
burg, w. Va, killing Thomas Quinn,
John O'Brien and Charles Shafer.
More than 100000 Japanese were in
Manchuria and news of an attack on
New Chwang was expected. Russians
were routed in fresh land engage
ment with the Japanese. who were
marching steadily to the Yalu river.
Seng Cheng was occupied by the
Japanese, who were occupying the
strong positions in Korea south of the
Russian forces.
The session of he senate on the
LIST was devoted to an almost contin-
uous discussion of political questions.
The latter half of the day, was de-
voted to the post Office appropriation
bill. In the house the sundry civil
appropriation bill was passed and the
conference report on the army appro-
priation bill was discussed.
Weekly reports show nat business
for the season throughout the country
has been below that CT year ago.
The public debt statement issued on
the LIST shows that the debt decreased
$2,612,533 during the month of March.
Cash in the treasury $374,699, 1885, To-
tai debt, less cash in the treasury, $685.
22,101.
The government receipts during
March were $44,761 400; expenditures,
s41,704,39S, leaving a surplus of 3d.
057,1O1.
Sidney ]. Hayden committed suicide
by jumping from the top of a. 21-story
skyscraper in New York, his body being
mashed into bits.
There were PIP business failu.cs in
the United States during the seven Gays
ended on the LIST, against 215 the same
week in 1903.
Col. Andres de la Terre. secretary Of
the Interior in the first Cuban republic
and a prominent officer in the last revo-
luton, died at Havana.
DIR. w. A. Harroun. of Denver, Col,
refused to accept $1,S00,O0 left him in
Ireland, because he thought his sister.
Mrs. ]. M. Lewis, needed 1t more.
Gustav Marx. Peter Niedermeier and
Harvey Van Dine were formally resen-
fenced in Chicago by Judge Kersten
to be hanged on April 90.
Des Moines and the entire state of
Iowa are confronted with coal famine
as a result Of the lockout and strike
which closes every mine.
The Ottawa river was higher than ever
known and one-fourth of the city of
Lima, o., was under water. At Ottawa
three persons were drowned
President Diaz, In his message OPEN
ing the Mexican congress, said the
financial condition of the nation was
On March 81 the total circulation OF
bank notes was $434, 900 ,942, an
Increase for the year Of $50, 390,6S4.
A report from Toxic says that Admiral
Togo made another attack on Port Ar
thur the night OF March 30-31. Japanese
troops were advancing north of Chong-
ju, driving the Russians before them.
The latter intend to make decisive
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