The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-02-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

All nope or avertlng coal miners
strike on April have been abandoned
The strike will involve $4,000 men,
including anthracite workers.
Operators rejected the demands OF
the United Mine Workers and 100000
miners are expected to strike on April
l. The miners voted to Increase the
defense fund to $13.000,000.
Insurance commissioners of five
state1 completed the report of the
New York Life inquiry, which is
said to be most drastic, with a demand
for the resignation of several chiefs.
Cubans are displeased at the report
ed refusal of $4,000 marriage pres
ent to Miss Alice Roosevelt.
President Eliot, of Harvard, de-
clares football more brutal than prize
fighting
An Englishman has given the Saliva
tion Army 100000 to furnish rural
homes for the poor of London, his OBJ
ject being both to help the destitute
and increase England's home produc-
ton of food supplies.
The home of George Transeau, in
South Williamsport. Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire and two children were
burned to death.
Fire destroyed the handsome barn
of Hugh l.. Smith, a prominent manu-
facturer at Jackson, Mich, burning
two valuable coach horses to death and
causing a loss of $4,000.
Samuel Armstrong was instantly
killed by falling under his wagon at
Tompson, Ill.
Indications point to turmoil in
China, both foreigners and the dy-
nasty being declared in danger.
Three thousand Infatuated Catholics
defended church in Paris against in
ventory takers and a pitched battle
with police followed, in which scores
were injured.
Buena Ventura, Colombia, is report
ed to have been destroyed by a tidal
wave, but as all the cables in that
Fart Of the world have been broken
by the seismic disturbance details are
lacking.
Lord Masham, inventor of the wool
combing machine for making fine fab
RIGS out Of silk waste, and other me-
chanical wonders, is dead in London.
Countess Boni de Castellane, form.
erly Anna Gould. left her husband in
Paris after violent quarrel. She has
employed a lawyer to secure a divorce.
Her family Is seeking to effect re-
Cancellation.
The insurance conference in Chi
cago went on record in favor of abol-
fishing deferred dividend policies, a
more representative form Of govern
ment in mutual life companies and
uniform policy forms,
The liabilities of the Tennent shoe
company, of st. Louis. exceed the as
sets by $374,000 and creditors will not
receive more than 40 cents ON the
dollar.
Fire destroyed the knit goods fac
tory OF N. J. Rich G Co.. and II ad-
joining dwellings in Cleveland, o.
Total loss. $125,000.
The Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety. Of New York, has ordered all its
branches and agents in Sweden, Fin
land. Russia and Norway to discon-
tfnue business.
Earnings of the United States Steel
corporation for 1905 were $119,S50. 2S2.
eclipsing all previous records except
for the year 1902.
Five Aremen were injured. cue per-
haps fatally. in a spectacular fire that
destroyed the Roos manufacturing
plant in Chicago. Loss, 100000.
Three trainmen were killed by
collision in Montana caused by mis-
Of orders.
The Ohio senate passed bill abol
Ishing capital punishment for persons
of murder In the first de-
gree, except where the conviction
shall be for second offense.