The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-07-29

tuTeT, ulcu db tne IeSuit Of III uutohio-
bile accident in Los Angele,. Cal. In
which, also, his wife. son and daughter
were seriously injured.
Georgetown, Ind, a town IL miles
west OF New Albany, on the Southern
railway, was almost washed away by
a cloudburst.
Capt. II. Clay Evans. Jr., retired
died at his summer home on Walden's
ridge. near Chattanooga, Tenn, aged
80 years. Capt. Evans served in the
Philippines and was retired some time
ago on account OF poor health.
Norman Williams. who murdered
Alma Nesbitt and her mother on March
o, 1900, was hanged at the Wasco coun-
ty Jail, The Dalles, Ore. He made no
statement.
Jimmy Britt proved an easy winner
over kid" Sullivan In 20 rounds OF
fighting in San Francisco.
Weekly trade reviews report an en-
largement Of business under favorable
conditions.
A bomb was thrown at the sultan OF
Turkey in the court yard OF a Con-
stantinople mosque, killing several at
tendants, but missing the ruler.
The president and Secretary Root at
Oyster Bay conferred over the note of
China on the peace conference, which
is believed to threaten the "opcn
door"
Hereafter all crop reports made by
the department OF agriculture will be
compiled by statistical board, which
will tabulate the figures on the day the
report is to be sent out.
The government will invite proposals
for furnishing 1000 Italians, 1000 Chi
nese and 1000 Japanese to work on the
construction of the Panama canal.
Charlie Johnson, 10 years old, Of
Marcusville, Ia, fell from the rods of
an Iowa Central freight train and his
head was severed from his body.
John Gales, sentenced to be hanged
on March "a, 1882, asks release from
Joliet penitentiary, where, he alleges.
he has been held since on a death war
rant.
Attorney General Mayer, of New
York. is preparing to bring suit under
the criminal code against the directors
of the Equitable society.
Consul Dodge, at Caracas, Venezuela,
| Is charged with assisting in settling a
claim for company in which he is in
| terested.
Gov. Higgins has yielded to public
opinion and submits insurance affairs
to the New York legislature, which
promptly ordered thorough investi-
cation with view to revision of the
state laws.
The village of Manhattan, ILL.,, suf-
fered a loss of $4,000 by fire.
| Judge Noah w. Cheever, who has
been prominent in the affairs of the
national prohibition party, died sud
denly at his home in Ann Arbor,
Mich, from apoplexy. He was G5
years OF age.
B. r. Gibson, Chesapeake & Ohio
fireman, was shot and killed by his
14-year-old stepdaughter, Carrie Doc
ley, whom he locked up in room with
him. She claims he made immoral
proposals to her and seizing his gun
shot him dead.
Harold Weekes, the one-time ia
nous football player of Columbia col
lege, paid $4,000 for seat on the
New York stock exchange.
The price of meat has risen in Ger
many from 20 to 25 per cent. during
the last six months.
| 10 In hnr of hn
Minnesota state public school board,
shot and killed himself at Owatonna,
MINI. No cause is known for the
suicide. Mr.. Cook was ex-mayor of
Owatonna, ex-chairman of the state
democratic central committee.
Seventy-five persons were killed and
312 prostrated by the heat In day In
New York city. The hot wave broke
in Chicago and only 13 pr3stratione
were reported during the dag, but Is
bpersons died as result of prolonged
heat.
The wave of intense heat which
held the city of New York in its grasp
for more than week, causing nearly
200 Deaths several times that number
of serious prostrations and untold suf-
ferings to millions, has been broken.
Col. N. X. Nelson, formerly men,
ber of the staff of Gov. jeremiah Rusk,
of Wisconsin, who ten days ago re-
ceived verdict of $4,000 In a suit
against the Chicago G. Northwestern
Railroad company, died at La Crosse,
| Wis.
Nelson Brown, a well-known So
ciety man of Philadelphia, was found
dead in bed at hotel in Atlantic City.
Apoplexy is thought to have caused
death.
Daniel Kelley, accused of wife MUIR
der, was found guilty at Gam Valley,
S. d. The jury recommended life i'm
prisonment.
In the courthouse of Oshkosh, Wis,
Col. John Hicks took the oath OF office
before Judge c. d. Cleveland as envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tentiary of the United States to Chill.
| The will Of John Hay, the late Sec
retary of state, filed in Washington,
leaves the bulk Of his estate to the
widow and the remainder to his