The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-05-07
LATE NEWS.
Brief Summary OF the Leading
Events OF the
Week.

In various sections OF Wisconsin.
Opening day attendance at St,
Louis fair, 1878; at Columbia
exposition, Chicago, 1898, 137, 557.
The republican national committee
have selected Elihu Root, of New
York, to be temporary chairman OF
the convention at Chicago.
Thirty Eve thousand loaves OF
bread were received in Chicago from
Pittsburg, Wednesday, to relieve
the famine threatened by the strike
OF bakers.
Three men and-a boy we're burned
to death in box car in the North
western yards at Council Bluffs, Ia,
Monday. They are believed to have
beentramps, trying to steal ride.
In a report received by the empe-
ror from General Kuropatkin, under
date OF Tuesday, it is stated that at
least three to four thousand men
were killed in the Yalu river fight
on that day.
Russell Sage threatens to give up
his residence in New York city If
the commissioners of taxes and
assessment insist upon making him
pay taxes on 81, 100000 worth of
personal property.
Several negroes who application
admission into the United States
navy through the recruiting Office
recently established in New Orleans
were disappointed to learn that ne
groes we're not wanted in any
capacity.
A dispatch states that Alexander
Dowie, "Elijah," will not be per-
mitted to land on British soil, and
will therefore have to cancel the
meetings he had arranged in London
and other parts Of England.
Frank Smith, stock yards EN-
ploye, living in South Omaha, Tues
day night shot and killed his wife
and eighteen months old son, and
then fired bullet through his own
head. Domestic trouble was the
cause. q
A parliamentary return shows
that since 1851 to 1908, 1861, 900
Irish have emigrated, equivalent to
IA per cent. OF the population of Ire
land. During 1903 nearly $4,000
Irishmen emigrated, 30, 500 of whom
went to the United States.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has instituted an investigation
of the charges of unjust and dis
eliminating rates on refrigerator
cars imposed by the Pere Marquette
and Michigan Central railroads, and
has made those roads and the Ar
monr car lines respondent in the
Proceedings,
James W. Sanders, of Kansas City, |
Kan, who is credited with having
named the Republican party, at
Ripon, Wis, March 20, 1854, when
it was organized as small anti
slavery club, died in Milwaukee on
Tuesday. Mr.. Saunders was one OF
the most prominent figures in early
platforms in Wisconsin.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt for April shows cash in the
treasury amounting to 1918, 1854, 058,
an increase for the month of So, 43l,-
957. The total circulation April Both
was $437 ,080, Alb, an increase for the
year OF $40, 92s,s $40. The receipts
for April were SAL ,529, 421, and the
expenditures s47,O1O,264.
Anticipating a strike, the Santa
Fe Railway Company locked out
two thousand machinists and work.
men Tuesday. 1t is Stated that a
like order is to- be given to close
down every shop on the system from
Chicago to Albuquerque. About ten
thousand men are affected The
trouble arises over the refusal OF the
company to recognize the union.
That no further proceedings be
taken is the recommendation OF the
court OF inquiry appointed to inves.
tigate the explosion which occurred
on the battleship Missouri April
18th. The court finds the explosion
was due to a ffiare back, caused by
a combination Of oxygen with GER.
tain unusually latent gases in the
smokeless powder.
Fifty thousand workmen employed
In the building trades 10 Chicago are
thrown out OF work, according to