The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-09

and better transportation, says the
chief OF the bureau OF insular affairs
in his report to the war secretary.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
accompanied by two Of their children,
left Washington for Plain Dealing.
their country home in Virginia. where
they spent Thanksgiving quietly.
Gov. Herrick. Of Ohio, issued Q
Thanksgiving pardon to Jefferson
Shanks. of Miami county, who was
sent UP for life July 6, 1898, for MUIR
| der.
Drugs worth from $4,000 to $780,
900 have been stolen from wholesale
chemists in New York during the last
few months. according to detectives
who arrested two men.
Robbers wrecked the safe Of the Cit.
liens national bank, at Owl, l. T.. and
escaped with over $4,000.
Mine owners Of the interstate dis
trict offer miners an increase Of five
per cent in wages to prevent a strike
next month.
The Chicago drainage canal, Illinois
and Michigan canal and the Illinois
river will hereafter be regarded by the
national government as navigable
streams.
According to figures given out by the
census bureau nearly one-tenth Of the
people in the United States are Hitter
ate.
Secretary Root accepted the resigna-
ton of Herbert G. Squiers as minister
to Cuba, the vacant post being taken
by Edwin J. Morgan.
Robbers smashed a window at No. 70
Madison street, Chicago. at six o'clock
at night and stole diamonds valued at
$4,000.
Korea will make strong appeal to
President Roosevelt to continue diplo-
matte relations. urging this as the only
means of preventing absorption by ia
pan.
The senate commerce committee has
received copy of the rate bill pre-
pared by the Interstate commerce COM
mission, in which it asks for rate max
ing powers.
New York university council, in spe-
cial meeting. decided to follow Column
bias lead and abolish football.
Senator w. b. Allison, of Iowa, in an
interview in Chicago, said he expected
congress to pass railroad freight and
insurance laws.
Philippe Bunau-Varilla, the French
engineer, lecturing before the National
Geographic society at Washington,
urged canal 500 feet wide and As feet
deep, forming the Straits of Panama"
as final solution OF the question.
The sultan Of Turkey will be careful
not to carry his obstinacy to such
lengths as to cause the allied powers
to send fleet to Constantinople.
Edwin Hurlbut, editor OF the Wis
consin Free Press, and one of the old
est writer's in the state, died at Ocono-
mowoc, aged SO years. Death was due
to old age.
The plant OF the Illinois Match COM
pany was totally destroyed by fire at
Joliet, ILL., Loss, $50 00O The body Of
William Schraff burned to a crisp was
found in the ruins.
Fire In the cigar factory of Ellis &
Gantadine, in the heart of the manu-
featuring district OF San Francisco,
burned fiercely for SIX hours. despite
heavy rain, and caused loss Of
$4,000.
The Colorado state supreme court
fined United States Senator Thomas NJ.
Patterson $1,000 and costs for con-
tempt of court. The contempt consist
ed in the publication of cartoons and
editorials rejecting on the court II
the senator's two newspapers. He has
appealed the case to the supreme
court of the United States.
William +. Reid, Jr.. Harvards head
football coach, has been summoned to
the white house by President Roose-
welt t. talk over the football season."
President Roosevelt has declared
himself against "bbssism" in New
York city politics. This declaration
he has made emphatic in letters to
personal and political friends regard
ing the selection of president of the
republican committee Of New York
county.
Tho village Of Rocca Soraggio.
near Lucca, Italy, has been entirely
destroyed by landslip. with the ex-
ception of church. Fortunately there
there were no victims, the inhab-
itants having fed.
President Roosevelt. after a confer
ence with his advisers, has let II be
known that he stands frm for the pass
age of railway rate regulation law
and is not willing to accept a compro-
mise.
In session at Washington the ma
tional committee having in charge the
matter Of the proposed change of In.
auguration day decided to recon-
mend to congress the last Thursday in
April as the date.
Emperor William opened the reich
stag in Berlin with a formal speech.
He expressed pride in having been
President Roosevelt's ally In briaginy
about peace between Russia and ia
pan.
A north-bound freight train on the
Cairo division Of the Big Four was
wrecked near Paris, III. An unknown
man was instantly killed, two seri.
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