The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-14

ment concerning the appropriations IOl
the fiscal year beginning July I, 1906
made by congress during the session
Just closed. in which he claims that thu
per capita cost OF the government o.
the United States, including fedora
and state. is less than in any European
state.
A detailed statement of the worl
OF the house OF representatives dur.
Ing the first session Of the Fifty-nintt
congress shows there were 1901 bills
passed by the house and 362 left un
disposed of.
Fire Friday destroyed the Belle
view, the principal hotel In Libby
Mont. Michael Brink and John Null
Inns persisted In the flames.
Bertha Ely, cook on the steamer
Herschel, shot and almost instantly
killed Mrs. Mary Kunna, wife OF the
captain. after a quarrel between the
| two women.
The Chicago & Alton Railroad com
pany and two former officials of the
road. were found guilty at Chicago OF
granting rebates. Punishment for the
offenses charged Is a fine of not less
than $4,000 nor more than 100000
according to the district attorney.
Four members of the Illinois naval
reserve out Of a crew Of six were
drowned In the lake at Chicago. All
were inexperienced men except the cox
swain and went out in a dingy for a
cruise for the first time since they
| joined the service. The boat was over
turned in a squall.
| Lewis s. Clarke, for eight years a
Republican national committeeman
from Louisiana. died suddenly at New
| Orleans.
Attorney General Rogers filed suits
at Little Rock, Ark, against the con-
sumers Ice company, C. l.. Kraft Ice
company and the Retail Grocers' Ice
company under the antitrust law, al
| leging a combination TO prevent COM
petition.
The nglo-French-Italian negotia-
tions relative to Abyssinia are prac-
tically completed. The main features
are a guaranty of the integrity OF the
empire, the open door and commercial
equality for all countries.
At Manning, Ia, Ernest Koehnke,
young farmer, shot and killed 18-year-
old Lucy Fisher and then ended his
own life. Miss Fisher discouraged
Koehnke's attentions.
The Spanish cabinet resigned and
King Alfonso charged Gen. Lopez
Dominguez to form a new ministry.
Frank Bonsall, 80 years old, Mel
rose. Mimi, prize fighter, struck and
killed Michael O'Connor, 70 years Of
age.
At Niagara, Mich, Gus Koss was
killed by blow from the fist Of Henry
Mascot. Both men were employed
in paper mill.
Guatemala and Salvador are making
overtures for the arbitration Of their
troubles resulting from the alleged &C
tivity of Salvador in support OF the
revolutionary movement against Pres
ident Cabrera of Guatemala, and It Is
likely that the United States will be
selected as the country in which the
board of arbitration will meet.
Plans for extensive maneuvers of the
North Atlantic feet are being matured
by the general naval board.
Attorney General Lebbeus r. Wiley,
of the Philippine islands, has been APP
pointed to the judgeship of the United
States court in China, which Is to re-
place in a large measure the present
consular court
Ferdinand e. Borges, formerly of In
diana, and one of the promoters of the
Ubero Plantation company, was SEN
fenced at Boston to serve from IL to Is
years in state prison for larceny and
conspiracy. He was indicted with for
mer Congressman William ID. Owen, OF
Indiana, who has not yet been arrested.
President Roosevelt will not preside
ut the reception the Commercial Trav-
elers Antitrust league is to tender
William j. Bryan at Madison Square
Garden, New York, August 10.
II. Mex. Twombly, Jr., only son OF
II. Nick. Twombly, the well-known cap
italist of New York and Newport, was
drowned while swimming in Big
Squam lake, six miles from Ashland,
N. II.
The funeral of Mrs. Tanner, wife OF
James Tanner, commander-in-ch OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic. who
was killed in an automobile accident at
Helena, Mont, was held in Washing
ton.
A federal warrant was issued In
Oklahoma for Carrie Nation, charging
her with sending obscene matter
through the mails In her temperance
publication, "The Ratchet"
Secretary Shaw is in receipt of Of
fers for small blocks of Panama canal
bonds. The secretary has received
about 100 bids for bonds, but all OF the
bids are for small amounts, except one,
which was for $2,000,000.
Col. w. w. Lumpkin has withdrawn
from the race for United States sena-
tor. This leaves the field clear for
Senator Tillman's reelection.
George w. Householder, who start
ed the first evening paper in Kansas
City, the Kansas City Evening Bulle-
tin, in 1868. died. aged 81 years,
Abe Attell, champion featherweight,
won 20-round battle from Frankie
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