The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-10-15
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND, FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


The coroner's jury in New York, which
has been investigating the death of the
10 persons who lost their lives in the
tenement house fire In Attorney street.
September 4, returned a verdict in which
they found no persons directly respon-
sible for said deaths.
BY the falling of earth and ore esti-
mated at 1000 tons weight the lives OF
four men were snuffed out at Carriers
Vile. Ky. Two Others are seriously in
jured.
Sheriff Charles Peterson, Of Sawyer
county, Wis, was fined $50 by Judge
Parish and sentenced to 80 days in the
county Jail for contempt of court in fail
Ing to capture John n Dietz, for whom
a warrant was issued last May.
Fire destroyed the extensive rug fac
tory of the Fries reslin company. at
Camden. N. j., entailing loss estimated
at 100000.
In succession to the late Mr.. Payne.
George Bruce Cortelyou. former secre-
tary OF the department Of commerce
and labor, and now chairman Of the re-
publican national committee, will be-
come postmaster general.
The last services over the body OF
United States Senator George Frisbie
Hoar were held in Sleepy Hollow GENE
terry in Concord, Mass.
James Mol, one of the aldermen con-
victed Of bribery in the water deal at
Grand Rapids, Mich, and Gerrit II. Al
bers, convicted at his own trial on the
charge OF bribery in the water deal. were
granted new trials by the Michigan SUI
preme court.
Sheriff Melendez, OF Mora county, N.
NJ, has been shot and killed as the result,
It is said. of a political quarrel
Henry Walker, wealthy Chicago
man, was killed at Cedar Lake, Ind, by
q Monon passenger train.
Speakers at the international peace
congress in Boston urged universal ar
bitration. The report Of the peace bu-
reau says the powers should act to end
the Russian-Japanese war.
II. s. Elwell, a Milwaukee travelling
man, was killed by a stray bullet in
street duel in San Antonio, Tex, be-
tween J. M. Chittenden, "the Texas cat
tie king" and w. w. Jones, banker.
Neither of the fighters was hurt.
Thomas A. Edison notified the postal
department to issue a fraud order
against his son and the Thomas A. Ed
ison Jr. Co. for selling an alleged bogus
battery.
L. F. Loree, president Of the Rock
Island and the highest-priced railway
man in the world. resigned when his
methods were criticised. He will con-
tinue to draw a salary of SIS 900 year
for four years and also will retain cash
bonus Of 100000.
The case of William Randolph Hearst
against the coal carrying roads is to be
heard by the interstate commerce COM
mission In New York on October a.
Louis Schellbach, prominent bust
ness man. of Cleveland, o., was shot in
the back and killed while duck hunting
near Sandusky.
Bishop Doane caused sensation in
the Episcopal church convention at Bos-
ton by admitting the primacy Of the
pope.
The plant of the National Refining
company at Findlay, O.. was completely
destroyed by fire, entailing loss Of up
ward of 100000. The fire was started
through lightning striking a 10000 bar
rel tank.
The shortage of cars in the Pittsburg
district is becoming serious. Sixteen
mines Of the Pittsburg Coal company
were compelled to shut down owing to
the shortage.
In New York John Howard, descend
ant OF one of the earliest American col
onies, and who claimed to trace his line
age back to the early English kings, is
dead.
!, John Smith. supposed to be the man
who killed Sheriff II. o. Harris. of ST.
Croix county, Wis, three months ago.
has been captured and is confined tenn
porarily in the insane hospital at Men
dota, Wis.
Charles Saunders and Mrs. Ella Ham
mond. OF Newark, Del. were instantly
killed at Elkton, Md. While crossing the
railway tracks their buggy was struck
by train.
During heavy fog the steamer Bos-
cowiz struck reef on Harble Down
island. in the Pacific ocean. -Four pas
sengers. children, were drowned. The
crew ard 1s5 passengers we're saved.