The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-10-29

gains on land by the Japanese ana
damage to one of the mikado's torpedo
boat destroyers, from the contact with
a mine while driving back Russian
boats engaged in sortie. is the SUBJ
stance of the latest Chefoo advices
LATFR.
Attempts to extort money by
threats sent by mail to II. N. Higin-
botham and Milton W. Kirk, promi-
nent and wealthy Chicagoans, resulted
in the arrest of Roger Mcdonnell. He
denies writing the letters.
Premier Combes, Of France, was up
held in his campaign against the vati-
can by heavy majority vote of the
French chamber of deputies.
More than 10000 wounded Russian
soldiers have arrived at Hardin and
are being tended with the greatest
care.
The shops of the Coal & Coke Rail-
road company, at Bellington, w. Va,
owned by ex-senator Henry G. Davis,
were completely destroyed by fire. The
loss is $4,000.
The Lewis and Clark exposition
grounds, at Portland, Ore, will be kept
open on Sunday afternoons, but the
buildings, with one exception, are to
remain closed. Religious services will
be conducted in the afternoons at the
auditorium.
Dragging his wife from the carriage
in which they were riding, Frank
Loos, teamster of Elgin, ILL.,, shot and
instantly killed the woman, and then
shot himself through the head. He
will recover.
The total number of admissions
since the opening of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition is 15,183,927.
The Ohio Mothers congress, in Day
ton, elected Mrs. M. Streibinger, OF
Cleveland, president, and adopted res
olutions against polygamy, divorce
and politics in the schools.
Hector Mareau, who gave himself uI
to the Chicago police as an embezzler
died in Jail hospital, and it was after
wards discovered he was insane
through the loss Of $4,000 in specula-
tion
Ira Blanchard, 67 years old, police
magistrate and constable of the vii
lage of Desplaines, H., committed sui.
eide by shooting himself. He was
Respondent because of prolonged Ill
health.
Fred Schorn, rs years old, and his
daughter Cecilia were asphyxiated
probably accidentally, by gas in Chi.
cage.
Reuben A. Hitchcock, well-known
chair manufacturer of Chicago, was
stricken By apoplexy while playing
golf at the Calumet Country club, and
died tefore aid could reach him.
The Russian Baltic feet fired on a
fleet of British fishing vessels of Hull
England, in the night, sinking one
boat, killing the captain and mate and
wounding a score of the crew. Another
vessel is missing and Is believed 10
have been sunk with all on board. A
British admiral declares the action OF
the Baltic fleet under the circum-
stances is an act of war. Unless Rus
STA makes satisfactory explanation
| ~ 10 lSdicu NOliu war Will result,
involving the nations of Europe.
George A. Bennett, one of the most
prominent citizens OF Marengo, ILL.,,
was killed in an automobile accident at
Harmony, six miles southeast of Ma
rengo. Robert Willard, who accom-
panied him, was so severely injured
that his recovery is doubtful.
The Illinois federation of woman's
clubs, in session at Dunville, elected
Mrs. James Frake, of Chicago, presi-
dent, over Mrs. w. Il. Fithian, of Dan
vile, by 1870 to TO- The next session
VIII be held in Joliet.
John Robinson, who killed his wife
and brother-in-law, Sheppard Patter-
bury. was sentenced at Carmi, ILL.,, to
Imprisonment for 20 years Robinson,
who is blind in fit of jealousy shot
and killed both
Gershon Marx has been sentenced to
be hanged at New London, Conn, on
January rs next for the murder of one
of his farm hands.
While standing at telephone in his
room at the Buckingham hotel in or