The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-10-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

Sweeping inland from the Gulf OF
Mexico over an area. that covered the
coast line from New Orleans to Pen
sacola, Fla, tropical hurricane
spread ruin through every gulf city
that lay in its path.
A proclamation was issued by Gov.
Deneen, Of Illinois, calling q special
election for November G, 1906, for con-
gressmen in the Thirteenth district
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Robert r. Hit.
A cablegram from Ambassador
Leishman at Constantinople states
arrangements have been completed
for the reception of Ambassador
Leishman by the sultan, October 1.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Morgan Shuster as a member Of the
Philippine commission to fill one of
the vacancies caused by the resigna-
ton of Gov. Gen. Wright and Gov.
Gen. Ide.
The postal administration of japan
has advised this government that
packages containing tobacco destined
for any country beyond Japan, are
prohibited from passing over the ter
ritory Of Japan, even II sent by par
cels-post.
Advices have been received by the
navy department from Commander
Sutherland of the Dixie, in Dominican
waters. indicating that the govern
ment OF Santo Domingo Is doing all in
its power to put down the insurrec-
tion.
Arma Aashjian, the Armenian who
was arrested at New York and charg-
ed with the murder of his brother,
Markar Markarian, confessed to the
police that he killed his brother. He
said that he threw his brothers head
into the Hudson river.
Contracts were signed by which a
Detroit shipbuilding firm will furnish
the double steel tubes for the project
ed Michigan Central railroad tunnel
under the Detroit river.
While five men in the Big Four
shops at Mount Carmel, ILL.,,
were placing truck wheels on
new engine, the truck fell and John
Murphy, Of Strattsville, Tenn, was
killed, Ora Wicklin, of Mount Carmel,
fatally injured and the other three
seriously hurt.
Gov. Deneen, of Illinois, appointed
as delegates to the National Farmers
congress, TO be held in Rock Island,
Clinton II. Shultz. of Chicago, editor
of the American World, and John M.
Kirkham, of Newton.
Gov. Deneen, of Illinois, appointed
George J. Schweinfurth, of Rockford,
a delegate to the American Mining
congress to be held October 16 to 10
in Denver, Col.
Anti-administratio Republicans of
Alabama nominated Judge A. e. STRAIT
ton, Of Montgomery, for governor The
platform calls upon Roosevelt to stand
for third term and strongly con-
dennis lynch law. It disapproves any
tinkering with the tariff.
A natural gas franchise which gives
the Kansas City (Mo.) Gas company
the right to serve that city with
natural gas for 30 years at an av-
erage rate of % cents per 1000, was
passed by the city council and signed
by Mayor Bardslee.
A burlap bag stamped with the
name ~. X. Mano." strip Of wom-
ans skirt and an oil cloth table COW
ering bearing rude sketch of the
landing Of Columbus. are the only Inn
mediate clews to the perpetrators OF
a revolving murder committed in New
York.
There are strong suspicious that the |
Of a bomb at Gen. Sollogub.
governor general of the Baltic prov
inces. at Riga, was stage affair ar.
ranged to strengthen his position
which Is said to have been greatly
shaken owing to his inability to re-
store order In the Baltic provinces.