The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-12-10
THE WEEK'SNEWS
Happenings Of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and Pc
litical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS

RUSSIANS attempted 10 retake ~,
Metre hill They assembled stront
force, and assaulted the position, bu
were repulsed with heavy loss.
Inhabitants OF two villages In Gish.
ilinsk district, in Russia, have died Of
starvation. Famine prevails through
out the district owing to the scarcity
OF fish.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt cele-
brated the eighteenth anniversary of
their marriage In quiet manner at
the white house. They were the re-
cipients of congratulatory messages
and letters from all parts Of the coun-
try.
Traies on the Pennsylvania road
colliSsd at a siding near Columbus
Ind. Four men were killed.
BY the explosion of gas plant in the
cellar OF their home. Matthias Haines
and his wife. of Mexico, Me-, were
burned to death.
The fifth trial of A. A. Ames
charged with taking bride of SIC
from woman of the town while may
or Of Minneapolis, is now In progress
before Judge Elliott
The president informed delegation
that he saw no way by which he prop
erly or legally could interfere to bring
about settlement of the strike of the
union employees Of the Carnegie Steel
company, of Youngstown and Cir
ard, o.
Jacques Krakauer, of New York,
filed a petition in involuntary bank
ruptcy against Mrs. G. l.. Chadwick in
the federal court at Cleveland, o.
Krakauer Is a dealer in laces and en-
broidery. He claims $500 to be due
him.
DR.. II. T. Bridgeman and Irwin
Gregg, of Bridgeman, were killed at
grade crossing west OF Stevensville,
Mich, Friday by Pere Marquette
train.
Reports from all over the state Of
Ohio show that the young wheat is
badly damaged by the drought. 1t has
been stunted in its growth and with
winter at hand the farmers and grain
dealers say the outlook Is the most
encouraging Tor years.
Chauncey F. Black, former lieuten-
ant governor of Pennsylvania, and a
leader of the democratic party, died at
Brockie. his suburban home. near
York, Pa.
Fred Wittrock, who Is years ago
served term in prison for the daring
robbery of an express car on the Frisco
road of $l24,000, died at Leavenworth,
Kan.
Because of the establishment of rural
free delivery routes the post Office de-
partment reports show deficiency Of
$3.50 per cent. over the previous fiscal
year.
Trade developments Of the week are
as favorable.
1t Is limited in st. Petersburg that the
emperor may direct Gen. Stoessel to
Port Arthur.
The report of the United States mint
shows that a new coinage record has
been made.
Mrs. Gilbert, the famous actress, died
suddenly at the Sherman house, in Chi |
cago, succumbing to cerebral hemor-
rhage. Her death brings her company's |
season to close.
Russia gives up hope for Port Ar |
hur and military officials admi.
he loss OF the fortress is certain II |
Nogi can mount guns on 2O3-M Metre hill.
The fleet Is out of service and probably
will be sunk.
Fire started by incendiaries at the
worlds fair grounds in st. Louis,
'urned Quo Vadis, Fair Japan, Old st.
-ouis, and the Bowery, Pike conces-
ions. The loss is $4,000. Two lives
re reported lost.
Secretary of War Taft, in his first re-
ort, gives the present. strength of the
rmy as 10000 officers a6l men. and says
hey are the best paid soldiers in the
World. The secretary recommends the
BOLTON Of duty on all goods from the
except sugar and tobacco.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in
lis annual report, tells OF years pro-
ress on the farms Of the nation. He
hows that the main crops OF the United
'tates for the last year are worth $685.
80. 609.
Banks and others have brought suit
Or $267,s0o against Mrs. Cassie Chad
'ick, wife OF Cleveland CO., physician,
n loans. A mysterious 100000 note
nentioned by the plaintiffs figures in tho
ase.
A certificate OF election has been given
o Bennett. republican, who was OPP
'osed to Kehoe, democrat, in the Ninth
district.N-I
A dispatch from Kieff, Russia, an
ounces that 20 persons have lost their
ives there through drinking poisoned
randy.
The shortage In the accounts OF A. p.
Iispagel, former cashier Of the st.
harles, Mo-, savings bank, is y7y163.
France has conferred upon Speaker
annon the rank of chevallier. of the
egion of Honor. but It is understood
lat his Office precjpdes the acceptance
the title,