The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-04-29

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money TO be spent in educating Chinese
youth.
| Bulgaria threatens independence
from Turkey II Greece annexes Crete.
st. Louis breweries demand that
street cars, newspapers and all other
forms OF business be included in the new
Sunday closing order.
| Catholics throughout Illinois have
organized to fight pending legislation
providing for free textbooks and free
rides TO school.
| The Zeigler, Ill. mine explosion was
| due to natural gas Investigators declare.
| Philadelphia was swept by cyclone,
which damaged more than 500 buildings
and injured scores of persons.
The Illinois Legislature passed the mu-
nicipal courts bill. giving Chicago new
tribunal system with 2S justices and
sounding the knell of the justice courts.
An order will soon be issued by POST
master General Cortelyou forbiddiny
postmasters from taking any active part
| in the management of party politics In
their districts.
Mrs. Julia Beauchamp Robb, 63 years
old famous along the Ohio river during
the civil war. is dead at "Robb Place,
her Riverside home. just below Cannell-
ton. Ind. Many thrilling instances OF
| her personal bravery are remembered.
During a windstorm Peoria was the
scene of a small tornado which dis
turbed many homes and wrecked five.
Four people were injured.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, of New York.
was elected president general OF the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Rev. o. M. Brown, one of the leading
colored ministers of Danville. KY, was
sentenced to one year in the penitentiary
for forgery.
President Roosevelt's s hunting expedi-
tion will end May IA, when the party will
start for home. Stops will be made In
Denver and Chicago, and Washington
| will be reached May 20.
The property. franchise and all ap-
purtenances of the United States Tele-
graph & Telephone company. with ex-
changes in IA counties in northeastern
Iowa. were sold at Webster, Ia, to Thorn
as Casiden. of Waterloo. for $55, 600 at a
public sale on order of the federal court.
The yearly ceremony on Maundy
Thursday of feeding and washing the
feet Of IL Oldest and poorest men in vi
emma capable of being brought to the
palace was performed by Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria.
The Illinois house passed the anti-pol-
icy bill providing heavy penalties for
playing policy" or conducting policy
games" The bill now goes to the gov.
ernor.
congressional district nominated Maj
G. " Menzies, of Mount Vernon, for
congress for the special election May 16
Gov. Pennypacker of Pennsylvania.
signed the Greater Pittsburg bill, which
provides for the consolidation of the
cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny City.
The main building of Vanderbilt uni
versity was gutted by fire at Nashville
Tenn. Loss, 100000.
A monument has been inaugurated In
New York to erect life-sized statue In
marble of the late actress, Mrs. j. II.
Gilbert
The Grant w. Kenny elevator at Ar
gentine Kan. a suburb of Kansas City,
was destroyed by fire. The loss aggre-
gates s130,000. The building was struck
by lightning.
Mai. James Stewart. United States
army. retired. died at his home at Fort
Thomas, near Cincinnati, aged 70
years.
Mrs. Mate Munchoff, of Chicago, has
African king, whose offer of marriage
she twice rejected.
The Montana supreme court awarded
HenZe the title to a sl0,000,000 mine
disputed by Amalgamated copper.
The Wisconsin railroad bill has been
completed to Gov. La Follette's salts
faction. He will sign it and accept
the senatorship.
Venezuelas attitude is becoming so
arrogant that President Roosevelt is
expected to take immediate steps to
compel Castro to respect rights and
property of Americans.
American officials gave John Paul
Jones funeral in Paris and placed
his remains in vault to await their
transfer to the United States.
James Ii. Hyde refused the petition
of general agents that he resign the
first vice presidency of the Equitable
Life.
Employers dealt blow to the Mont
gomery Ward strikers in Chicago by
obtaining sweeping Injunction,
Three children of John E. Kunkle
aged three, five and seven years, were
burned to death by the explosion OF
bottle of gasoline at Greensburg, Pa.
and fourth child was so badly in
jured that she is not expected to re-
cover. The house was set on fire and
destroyed. causing a loss of $4,000.
Leading physicians met in Chicago
and indorsed suggestions for elevatins
the standard of requirement for admis
sion to the profession. Uniformity ol
state laws was also urged.
After a protracted session behind
closed doors in New York, two hundred
or more general ogents Of the Equita.
BILE Life Assurance society adopted 9
resolution calling upon Vice President
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