The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06
SUMMARY OF A
WEEKS EVENTS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
AT HOME TOLD IN CON-
DENsED FORM.
LATE FOREIGN DISPATCHES
Interesting Items Of News Gathered
from All Parts of the Globe and
Outlined in the Briefest Manner
Possible.

After the Thaw jury had been ex-
cused until Monday and the commits
sion to determine the state OF Thaw's
mind had been sworn in, former Judge
Morgan j. O'Brien resigned from the
latter body, and Justice Fitzgerald ap-
pointed David Mcclure, a well-known
lawyer, In his place. 1t was announc-
ed that the inquiry would be pushed
rapidly and that some of the hearings
would be public.
Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco de-
MED the story that he had profited
to the extent of $662,0 from partici-
pating In boodling operations, and In
timated that as soon as he was well,
he would sue the papers for libel.
james Henry Smith, of New York,
who inherited over $50,000,000 from his
uncle, George Smith, died in Kioto,
Japan. He was on his bridal tour.
Richard Mansfield, the actor, Is so
Ill that he has abandoned his spring
tour.
An explosion in a fireworks factory
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fatally injured a boy and two girls.
At a meeting OF the international
committee of the Young Mems Chris
tian association, 1t was announced
that Mrs. Russell Sage had added
100000 to her recent donation Of
$25O,OOO for the building of home for
the committee.
A. l.. Sutton, chief Of the bureau Of
exploitation Of the jamestown Exposi-
tion company, rendered his resignation
at the request of the board of govern
ors upon charges filed by tourists
bureau.
William West, of Montgomery, Ala,
shot and killed Engineer Fraser and,
finding escape impossible, turned his
pistol on himself, dying few mo-
ments later. West was accused Of
stealing diamond ring from Fraser.
The federal grand jury at Chicago
began an investigation of the abuse Of
the express franking privilege.
John w. Leonard, Chicago police
man, killed his wife and himself by
shooting.
San Antonio, Tex, detectives be-
lieved young Horace Marvin, the kid
naped boy, was in that city, but he
disappeared.
A proposed advance of coal rates by
the Illinois and Indiana railroads was
averted by the Intervention of the in
terstate commerce commission.
DracifHapt Dnpcaua1t xuac inyitaJ fo
address business men of the middle
west at Springfield, ILL.,, and to declare
his policy as to railroads.
Thirty sacks of gold, valued at $10,.
900, said to have been stolen from the
mines at Rhyolite, New, and shipped
into Pueblo, was seized by United
States marshal.
The president will speak at the un.
yelling of monument to the Rough
Riders in Arlington National cemetery
April ~.
Roy Bourquin, II years old. was ar.
rested for trying to blow up a hospital
in Cripple Creek, Col, with dynamite.
William McElroy, aged Is years, was
shot and fatally wounded by police
man in Philadelphia while resisting ar.
rest for stealing bread
A fire Of unknown origin at Eliza.
beth City, N. j., resulted in estimated
loss of between 100000 and $3.50, 900
In property.
John A. Meyer, of Milwaukee, a
freshman In the University OF Wiscon-
sin, who was injured while diving off
the pier at Madison, Wis, into Lake
Mendoza, died.
The chatham mill at Howard and
Berks streets, Philadelphia, occupied
by number of textile concerns, was
damaged 100000 by three fires that
were discovered within a period of 12
hours.
Simeon w. West, an aged stock rails
er OF Leroy, ILL.,, was robbed in San
Francisco street car. losing $4,000 In
drafts and 500 in currency.
Sixty thousand tailors in Germany
demanded a wage Increase of from Al
to 100 per cent, and are threatened
with lockout.
Dynamite exploded at the Southern
runway btttlOH III Alldnlh, bi., hllllUi
two negroes and white man and hurt
ing others.
The Wisconsin senate adopted res
olution to begin balloting for Unitet
States senator April 16.
Arthur Sanderson of Carthage, Mo.
who killed DR.. g. ID. Sanderson be
cause he mistreated. Mrs. Sanderson
was acquitted by a jury.
Speaker Cannon and members o
congress were not permitted to lant
mt Colon until the six days quarantine
against Venezuela had expired.
Cleveland Harding (colored) wai
lynched near Florence. Ala, for attack
ing white woman.
France obtained three rich prov
inces by new treaty with Siam.
Secretary Tat was entertained al
Charleston. 8. c., on his way to the
Istbmus Of Panama.