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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
DIES OF BLOOD POISONING.
Slight Injury to Congressman Croft,
of South Carolina, Several Weeks
.. Ago Results Fatally.

Washington, March 11.-Representa-
tive George w. Croft, of Aiken, S. e.,
died at his home in this city Thursday
of blood poisoning.
Mr.. Croft had been i'll for over six
weeks as the result Of an injury caused
by a splinter in his thumb, from which
blood poisoning resulted. DR.. Croft. a
brother, was summoned from Aiken,
but the efforts of himself and the local
physicians with whom he consulted
proved unavailing. His heart also be-
came seriously affected, and all hope Of
his recovery was abandoned Wednes-
day. Mr.. Croft was 81 years old. He
leaves six sons. He was democrat, and
was serving his first term in congress.
He had twice been elected president OF
the South Carolina State Bar associa-
ton and had served in both houses OF
the state legislature.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
THE sMooT CASE.
Senate Committee Continues Investi-
gation-Women to Take
Hand.

Washington. March 10.-The sew.
enth day Of the hearings In the SEN
ator Smoot case was opened before the
senate committee on privileges and
elections Wednesday by Attorney Tay-
Ter, for the prosecution, recalling
President Joseph F.. Smith. of the
Mormon church. to the stand. Mr..
Smith was questioned as to the inter
view he gave to representative of the
press In 1902, giving statistics In re-
gard to the church and the number Of
polygamists In Utah. Mr.. Smith had
said the entire interview consisted Of
statistics and that In that statement
he had said nothing for the purpose Of
supporting the candidacy Of Reed
Smoot for the United States senate.
Upon hearing the interview read, Mr..
Smith admitted he had been quoted
correctly in regard to Mr.. Smoot and
had urged his election.
Washington, March IL. = Former
United States attorney for Utah, e. B.
Critchlow. reviewed before the Smoot
committee Thursday the subjugation of
Moses Thatcher by the Mormon church,
and his defeat for the United States SEN
ate by the church. The testimony was
made part of the Snoot inquiry record.
to show the dictatorial power the church
exerts in politics.
Washington, March 12.-Attorney
Critchlow Friday continued his testi-
mony that the Mormon church uses
ostracism to enforce absolute obedience
in all things, business and political.
Many women, representing organiza-
lions interested in the contest against
Mr.. Smoot, arrived in Washington Fri
day for the purpose Of perfecting their
plans and waging more effective con-
test. They attended the sessions of the
committee. and before and after the
hearings met in committee rooms and
discussed the progress made.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
MOB APPLIES TORCH.
Whites Attack Negro Quarters In
Springfield, o.-Buildings Burned
Troops Ordered Out.

Springfield. o.. March 10.-On Sun.
day Police Sergeant Coils was killed
and Mamie Corbin wounded by Rich.
ard Dickerson (colored). Monday
night Dickerson was lynched. Tues
day night Ave colored joints" on the
levee, in which desperadoes such as
Dickerson reveled, were burned. Not
withstanding the presence OF ten COM
panies of troops and Gov. Herrick offer
ing the mayor and sheriff the full mill
tary power of the state. open warnings
were given Wednesday that the trouble
would never cease until all the "col-
ored joints" at which there had prevl-
ously been so much trouble were
Cleaned out"
Mayor Bowlus held conference just
before noon with city and county Of
ficials and prominent citizens at which
1t vas decided to close all colored re-
sorts. Threats had been made that
"Honky Tonk hail." the Atlas hotel
and the Elliott and the Montgomery
saloons would be the next to be
burned, and all of these places at noon
were ordered closed and their owners
and other leaders to leave the city
at once. The colored proprietors readi-
ly assented. The colored people were
seeking protection Wednesday. Even
with all these places. where negro men
and women congregated for drinking
and all sorts Of gambling. closed, there
is still apprehension Of further trou'
BILE
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
SEEKS A DIVORCE.
Charges His Wife with
Cruelty.

Denver, Col. March ia petition for
divorce filed in the district court of Big
Horn county, Wyo., January last by
Col. William F. Cody buffalo BID, has
just been made public. The complaint
charges cruelty and alleges that on De-
cember 26. 1900, Mrs. Cody attempted to
poison the plaintiff. Another ground on
which plaintiff asks decree Is that the
marital relation has been intolerable to
him by his wife's refusal to entertain his
friends at his former home at North
Platte. Neb. Mrs. Cody, who Is at North
Platte, denies her husbands charges
and will contest the suit Col. and Mrs.
Cody were married at st. Louis March
G. 1866
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
JoHNNIE,S BANJO.

When Johnnie gets his banjo out and
makes its music ring,
We fellows are all summoned by Its ting
a-lipg-a-ling.
For it's notes go tinkle-tankle like the
Ginning of a bell,
Or the laughter of the waters In q shad-
ow-haunted dell.
1t Is tinkle-tankle-ting,
While we gather In ring,
Till our spirits catch the rythm. and we
really have to sing.
The songs are never classical that answer
to our whim-
A little bit of rag-time, Of fragment of
hymn
But there are cheer and merriment, and
care aside we fling,
When Johnnie gets his banjo out and
makes Its music ring.
When Johnnie gets his banjo out .he
moments hasten by,
And there isn't time among them fore
discord or a sigh.
For the tinkle- tankle-tinkle tells a thou
sand CHEEKY things,
And 1t seems the wrath of daughters
tripping lightly DER the strings,
With their tinkle-tankle-ting-
Then you ought to hear us sing!
1t would make the ghost OF trouble cut a
double pigeon-wing.
Though the little room Is homely, yet IL 8
there that blisses b!de.
And we all are mighty certain Pleasures
camping by our side
And the melody that tinkles seems an al
most living thing,
When Johnnie gets his banjo out and
makes its music ring.
When Johnnie gets his banjo out and
makes II talk bit,
My feet are lured by rythm and are
tangled UP in 1t.
The banjo goes tum-tumty-tum; my feet
go pitter-pat
And my fingers tingle-tingle to every
sharp and fiat.
1t Is tumty-tumty-tum-
Now here's your kingdom come:
A crowd of CHEEKY singers and banjo
that will hum.
What matter II the songs are new, or
somewhat past their prince
Or Nancy Lee" or Nellie Gray" or
Good Old Summer Timer
We still have Pleasure for a host. and
Happiness Is king,
When Johnnie gets his banjo out and
makes its music ring.
Alfred ]. Waterhouse, in Lippincott's
Magazine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
DEMOCRATS ALWAYS WRONG
They Are Bound to Kick Up Fuss
No Matter Which Way
Things Go.

The democratic party In congress,
under the leadership of Senator Cor
man, has engaged in systematic oppo-
sition to the increase of the navy--to
any increase of the navy.
The democrats admit that their policy
Is futile. 1t Is astonishing that they
do not see that 1t 10 also suicidally fool
ish, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The United States has greater ex-
tent of seacoast than any other nation
except the British empire.
Furthermore, the United States is
pledged. by its unvarying policy for
three-quarters OF century, and by
the firmest convictions of its people, to
the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine.
When the Monroe doctrine Is at
tackled. as it will be unless the Urited
States makes itself so strong and ready
that none will dare attack 1t, the at
tack will be made by sea power. To
ward off such attack the United States
must have sea power.
Yet the United States to-day ranks
only fifth among the nations Of the
world in sea power. And of the four
nations whose fleets surpass that OF
the United States three would gain
greatly by breaking down the Monroe
doctrine.
These are the fundamental facts OF
the situation. These facts were never
more widely appreciated BY the Amer
lean people, nor were the consequences
of failure in sea power ever more
clearly understood, than they are to-
day.
Yet the national democracy. through
its representatives in congress, now
attacks the sea power OF the nation and
seeks to prevent its growth. Under
pretense Of working for peace demo-
cratic congressman advocate a policy
that would make war certain.
The question that forces itself upon
every thinking American Is:
Can the democratic party ever proys
itself worthy to rule this nation?
Can the democratic party ever get
right?
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19

The mean man whose birthday gift
to mis- son consisted in washing the
windows so the boy could look out and
see the cars go by, belonged to the
same family as the proprietor of a
country hotel who kept everything I'M
der lock and key, and there was no
chance for the casual loafer to get
newspaper, pen, ink. soap or anything
else free. There were not even free
seats in the Office. One day the pro-
prietor saw a chronic loafer looking
at the old timepiece which hung on the
wall. The next day large sign hung
ever the face Of the clock. II read.
This clock is for the use Of guests OF
the hotel only."-Washington Post
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
Missouri Murderer Hanged.

St. Joseph, Mo-, March 12-Mark
Dunn was hanged here at 10:40 Friday.
Dunn went to the scaffold attended by
Rev. NJ M. Goode, of the Christian
church. Doctors had examined him and
said his condition was such that there
was no reason why the execution should
not proceed. The result was telegraphed
Gov. Dockery. and he said he would not
interfere. On the scaffold Dunn made
a statement charging that his conviction
was the result of conspiracy and that
Fenton was shot by man named Cy
Fisher. Dunn's neck was broken by the
drop.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
SCORES PERISH IN WRECK.
Steamer Goes Down in Storm Of Coast
of Cochin-China and 100 Per-
sons Are Drowned.

London, March 10.-A special dis
patch from Paris announces that the
French steamer Cambodge (of 1855 tons.
which left Rangoon February II for
Cochin-Ch and European ports). has
been wrecked in a storm of the coast OF
Cochin-China. The dispatch adds that
1t is believed hundred persons persisted
In the wreck.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
Four Burned to Death.

Harrisburg, Pa, March Flour un-
identified men were burned to death in
box car containing gasoline which
caught fire at Branch Intersection, ten
miles east Of this city, Thursday. Two
others, George Klinger. of Harrisburg.
and William c. Lyter, Of Lewiston.
barely escaped with their lives. their
bodies and clothes being badly burned.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
Dietrich Inquiry Begins.

Washington, March 1.-THE senatori-
al inquiry into the charges against Sen
ator Dietrich, OF Nebraska, began Friday
before the special committee in Senator
Hoar's committee room. The inquiry.
which was instituted upon the demand
of Senator Dietrich. is for the purpose
Of probing the charges on which the
senator was indicted last fall in Nebraska,
and which were dismissed on demurrer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
Platform OF Cleveland.

Mr. Cleveland thus emphatically de-
fines himself on what the next demo-
cratic platform Should be: Let that
message be expressed in language easily
understood, unconfused by evasion and
untouched by the faint Of jugglery. OBJ
solete issues and questions no longer
challenging popular interest should be
manfully abandoned" Does Mr.. Cleve-
land really expect all that from the demo-
cratic party. after his extended expert
ence with It? Probably the platform
will be the joint production of German.
Tillman and Stone. with Bryan walk
out.--St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
Blast Furnace Resumes.

Pueblo. Col, March 12.-Blast furnace
&C." at the Minnequa steel works. has been
blown in. This Is the first blast furnace
to be put into operation since the shut
ting down of the works last November,
although the auxiliary plants have been
gradually put into commission for the
past two months.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19

THE Lucille Prindall, new Essex
OF IS men, left Gloucester harbor on a
raw November day for quick trip to
Sable Island banks after halibut
No man makes that trip at that time
of the year unless compelled to do so.
These men had to do 1t. They all
hoped to be home for Thanksgiving,
but only one came. This is his story
of the voyage
"Twas one of the trips that every
thing goes wrong" said he. mo man
knows in full just what that means
until he gees to sea.
1T took nine days to make the run
in the face of continuous east winds
and a heavy sea that kept everything
iced up from keel to truck. For three
days after we reached the banks we
lay at anchor, unable to heave over a
dory in the high sea. The fourth day
the nor'easter broke with all its
strength and with a rake straight
down from the arctic. We had to run
off the banks into deep waters to live.
their oilskins-and it was a night!
Soon after midnight the starboard nest
of dories parted their grips and came
tearing aft like five wild, crazed ami
mails. was standing my watch at the
wheel, and had all could do to keep
on deck, when up out of the darkness
shot one of those dcries. And it
~
snapped my right leg as IL it were a
pipe-stem.
"At daybreak the cap'n headed the
little craft shoreward in the face Of
that snorting nor'easter, to find aid
for me at some port. The men had
bound my leg between two oar blades.
and gave me such quieting medicine
as our little sea-chest afforded.
"All that day l lay in the cabin
After night came on there was little
1ull, and the capn and crew gathered
round me, doing what they could to
encourage me and ease my pain.
I'VE were running for Canso, Nova
Scotia, under riding-sail, lib and for's'l
all she'd carry, they told me.
could hear the wind bowling along
on deck and could feel the boat pitch
and chuck into the seas, and now and
then I caught the watch's loud calls
on deck.
The cook came aft with coffee and
cookies for 'mug-up' about II o'clock,
and all hands except the watch on deck
gathered round me. With their merri-
ment and stories began to feel quite
comfortable.
THE cap'n-big-hearted man that
he was-began to plan for my stay
ashore. Well look out for your fam
lily Thanksgiving said he.
my thoughts began to drift away
homeward when, the first thing / knew.
a voice broke out on deck, breakers
ahead! All hands, quick!' 1t was a
terrible cry.
Every man In that cabin except me
made a jump for the companionway.
But almost on top of the watch's shout
felt the vessel strike, and she scraped
along for little, then began to thump
and pound. We were on the rocks.
at made me vince and tremble.
lay there alone, unable to move.
heard the men run forward and then
come back aft. One after another the
big seas began to tumble down on us.
1.-The capsn has lost his bearings
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19

81 heard the sea begin to run back
under me. knew what must happen
now. and gripped the stays with
new hold. The crippled vessel started
back with the sea. Then her bow
struck with a crash, and with list to
one side she went over and hung there.
high and dry on the rocks, while the
sea rushed out.
II could see In the darkness the out
line Of rocks in the white foam be-
meath me. Should jump and take the
chance of getting up beyond the reach
of the wave before the next came In?
Would the vessel hold where she was
until another sea came and went?
81 didn't wait to see. l swung my
splinted leg off the boom. and clutch
ing the main-sheet in both hands,
swung out clear of the vessels stern
and slid down, bringing up with thud
upon the rocks below me.
81 could feel the tremble of the rocks
and hear the roar of the next sea COM
ing in. | rose to my feet and made a
rush to get up out of the reach OF 1t.
My benumbed leg, with its clumsy
splints. failed to support me, and |
went down headlong.
81 clutched the first thing my hands
struck. 1t was the big, strong stem OF
q kelp leaf. Gripping this in my right
hand, grabbed another with my left.
and began to pull myself up along the
slippery leaves toward high land.
81 kept close ear to that oncoming
sea. l realized it must break my hold
when 1t struck me. ~
II made one jump ahead and
stretched out my arms for last grip
as far up as I could. My stiffened, in
jured leg dropped down into slit in
the rocks, and l pressed the ends OF
those oar blades that bound it into the
crevice with all the strength had left.
At the same time REACHED my hands
out before me for some support. Strik-
ing the face of the shelf Of rock ahead,
l bore against it, and Strengthening
out my whole body, lay fiat, with my
hands and crippled leg forced against
the rocks to hold me.
1.-The thunder Of the coming wave
Jared and shook all beneath me. Its
roar was in my ears. l felt the freez-
ing water strike my legs. Then with
terrible crash the whole sea smashed
down on me.
"My body shot ahead with its force,
bending my outstretched arms. Then
the rush stopped, and l lay quiet In
the resting sea.
Il felt the wave start to draw back
again; then, gaining force, with rush
out 1t shot, and l started with It, 1t
was the most fearful moment Of my
life.
my oar-blade foothold in the rock
behind me had slipped. My mouth OPP
ened of its own accord, and l gulped
mouthfuls of water into my lungs
between the rocks; then ahead | went
again with rush. Then, with bang
that sent terrible pain the length OF
my whole body, the oar blades binding
my leg brought up, scraped along, and
| caught in crevice. That saved my
| life.
1.-The undertow turned me and
twisted me; it lifted me up and threw
| me down, and then left me. Back wen'
| the sea. | reached the high ground Of
the ledge and crept some rods toward
a light, which proved to be in the lob.
ster cannery at Little Dover, Nova
| Scotia. The men from the cannery
| found me there.-Youth's Companion
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
Sacrifices Life for a Child.

Portland. Ore. March 10.-In heroic
attempt to rescue Oza Brown, a little
girl who had fallen into the Willamette
river from steamer. Sumner Smith. the
21-year-old son Of w. X. Smith, one OF
the most prominent capitalists of this
city, Tuesday night sacrificed his own
life. The little girl was saved. but Smith
waa drowned
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
Barred from the sidewal,<,

johannesburg. March 12.-A-Yielding
to the pressure Of public opinion, the
commissioner, of police has prohibited
colored persons, intending coolies,
from using the sidewalks OF Johannes
burg. The better class Of colored per-
sons are exempted from this ruling.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
Business Block burned.

Lawton, Okla, March 12.-Fire at
Frederick. a small town Eve miles west
OF here. destroyed an entire block OF
business buildings, causing loss esti-
mated at 100000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
Governor Signs Bill.

Baltimore, Md. March 12.-Gov. War
field Friday signed the burnt district
commission bill. and there will now be
no obstacle In the way of speedy re-
building of the 80 blocks that were de-
stroyed in the recent confiagration.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19

Rock Island, ILL.,, March 12.-John w.
White. head attorney Of the modern
woodmen. is dead at his home here.
The cause was Bright's disease. He was
81 years old. Mr.. White has been idenu-
fed with the woodmen since 1890.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19
The Help of the
Oar Blades.
by JOHN X. COTTON.
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-19

Out CllmDeu lOWdTu the Gnu uulll L
struck the backstay, and there I hung.
determined to hang on as long as
could.
I'm the lull between seas heard a
voice sing out. I'm ashore, boys!' 1
gained little hope.
But in the next instant the same
voice gulped, No, amt! Don't jump!
zone little forerunner of the next
sea slapped against the side of the ves-
sel-then another. I caught the sound
Of voices from away up aloft In the rig
ging; then on came the sea, a tum-
bling, roaring mountain of water. lay
fiat on the boom and Rugged 1t with
all my might, wondering how the wave
would strike us, and IL this was to 10
the last.
"The vessel began to rise on the edge
of It. Then up she shot to its ridge,
and along we swept with II, broadside
to. Everything seemed to roar and
thunder for a second, then smash went
our bow into rock, the big sea break
ing over us forward. The Lucille
stood in the air. Then with crack
and swish over went the foremost.
II could not move. I knew that the
sea must follow along the vessels side
and strike aft where hung. And on It
came. felt the hull tremble.
"The sea came aft, to the quarter
Then away we started before It. The
stern swung in. the bow swung out,
and on the top Of the sea up went
the stern clear out Of the water upon
the rocks.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-10
A SNOB's RETURN.

The arrival Of William Waldorf
Astor in this country would not be
worthy OF comment if it was not sus
ges;ive of a helpful lesson in patriot.
ism and self-respect Some fifteen
years ago this money bags expatriat.
ed himself He turned his back upon
his native land. not because he had
been unjustly treated: not because he
received ingratitude in return for dis
tinguished service; not because an
other country offered larger op
pOrtuntiy for some worthy enter
prise. No such justification could be
claimed for him. He went because
he was a snob. He loved to feast his
eyes On the tlnsel of old world arts.
tocracy Ne fsnsied that It was con
tagious and that by rubbing M
against nobility he might take some
OF It. He wanted 10 be a figure al
court. a friend of the prince and an
associate OF a duke He had visions
Of the peerage. for he had read d
titles being bought outright. ans
knew of many cases. where they has
been disposed of ina matrimonial ex
change. His millions, therefore. Il
him seemed potential. and he doubt
less Rugged himself in contenplativ'
moments as me anticipated the lux
ury of a seat in the house Of lords
He comes back after fifteen years .
servile and useless fawning a plaii
mister lie is poorer in title thar
ever. for when he left Ec enjuyel
rank IS an American gentleman
now he is a mere miserable Englisi
snol..
SeIf-rcspecting BriiOns do not ad
mire a character like that Of Aston
and where they do not admire the,
have a way Of ignoring NOtwith
standing his money and his syeoPhan
cy. Astor has been snubbed counties
times. How enyiOus he must hav,
been Of Buffalo BIZ. who. with Ioni
hair and cowboy hat. had the friend
ship Of highlands greatest and hes
born men. They saw in Buffalo b.