The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
LATE NEWS
Brief Summary OF the Leading
Events Of the
Week

The population Of Chicago, accord
ing to the city directory for l9oo'
Just completed, is 2,272.76o.
A tornado swept over Montague,
Tex, Wednesday afternoon, killing
ten people, and doing much damage
to property.
Herman Meminger, chief OF the
Milwaukee fire department, died
Tuesday, from injuries received at q
IRE two month ago.
The latest figures OF casulties IN
the United States on the FOURTH
due to fireworks explosions, are:
Killed, 46; injured, l,677.
John F. Stevens, of Chicago, has
been appointed chief engineer OF tne
Panama canal, to succeed Jonn r.
Wallace, resigned.
Heavy rains in Kansas and Ne
braska have caused great damage to
crops, and farmers are much as
couraged.
The First National bank, OF To-
peka. Kan, closed its doors Monday.
A recent statement showed that the
bank owed depositors 81 $3.50, 600.
The seventh annual international
convention of Epworth Leaguers
was held in Denver Monday and
Tuesday, with large attendance.
Ten million dollars as an endow-
ment for higher education in the
United States has been given the
general education board by John ID.
Rockefeller.
A disastrous explosion occurred IN
the Tidewater coal mines at Vivian,
w. Va, Wednesday, causing the
death of nine men and injuring a
score of others.
The funeral Of the late Hon. John
Hay, secretary OF state, was held at
Cleveland, O., Wednesday. Presi-
dent Roosevelt, members OF the cab
met and other distinguished people
attended.
Half of the citizens OF Pierre,
So. Dakota, were Tuesday rendered
homeless on account OF the overflow
OF the Missouri river at that point.
The food swept number OF houses
into the swollen waters.
James B. Dill, lawyer OF Essex
county. N. j., has left yearly prac-
tice estimated at $780, 900, for a
judgeship paying salary of only
$1,000. His last private act was to
refuse retainer OF ,$25, 200.
While tearing down an old build,
ing at Riverhead, N. Y, this week,
q sum OF Spanish gold was found in
the basement. The total is said to
be $4,000. The building had been
standing more than 100 years.
The claim is made for Rev. R. A.
Torrey and c. M. Alexander, the
American revivalists, who have just
ended their five months campaign
in England, that fourteen thousand
converts were made, at a cost OF
1S5, 900, which has been fully paid.
Duluth is troubled with plague
Of moose. Every day or so big
bull moose dashes through
the shopping district or tears
through the residence section. Peo-
pie are petitioning state authorities
for permission to shoot moose caught
Invading private premises.
If plans are realized, Chicago will
have herd of 500 buffaloes, the
largest in the world. The park
commissions would make this pos
sible by the establishment Of herd
ing grounds on the banks of the Des-
PLANES river, near the city.
Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, was
found guilty Monday, by a jury at
Portland, Ore, Of practicing before
the departments Of the United States
government for compensation while
occupying the Office Of United States
senator from Oregon.
As part of the Fourth OF July
celebration ut Jackson, Mich, two
locomotives running at speed Of
forty miles an hour, came in actual
collision, wrecking both engines
completely. This novel method OF
celebrating the day was Witnessed