The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-20

Iu6 jury III tno oudtncio Sopo Nv
cided that Smathers had not con-
spired to drug Lou Dillon and should
retain the gold cup won by his horse.
Major Delmar.
Puerto Cortez was taken by the
Nicaraguans without a contest, the
Honduran troops having returned to
the plantations believing that the
war was ended. American marines
were posted in Ceiba to protect prop
erty and preserve order.
Secretary OF War Taft conferred
with conservative and liberal leaders
Of Cuba. advised that the national
election be postponed until after the
municipal and provincial elections,
and intimated that American occu-
patton would last at least another
year.
The sentences Of death imposed
upon Mrs. Aggie Myers OF Kansas
City and Frank Hoffman OF Higgins
vile, Mo-. who were convicted OF hav-
ing murdered the woman's husband,
Clarence Myers, in 1904. were COM
muted by Gov. Folk to Imprisonment
for life.
DR.. Samuel 8. Guy. a prominent
dentist of Far Rockaway and for q
number of years coroner OF Queens
Borough, was under arrest charged
with the murder of his wife.
The directors of the State Bank OF
Goddard, Kan, whose cashier. w. H.
Dwight, committed suicide, announced
that over $4,000 was missing from
the vault of the bank. The directors
decided to close up the affairs of the
bank.
Safe blowers robbed bank at Sem
mole, l. T., Of $1,000 while oonfeder-
ates patrolled the street shooting at
citizens.
N. d. Hildman, night operator in
the Frisco station at Quapaw, /. T.,
was attacked by robbers, bound,
gagged, and robbed. At Baxter. Kan,
the robbers were captured after shoot
ing the officer through the hand and
in the body.
Albert Williams, the last survivor
of the 16 delegates in the Under the
Oaks" convention at Jackson, Mich, |
where the first Republican state tick
ct was placed in nomination, died at
Ionia, Mich, aged 80 years.
Mayor d. H. Leonard of Parkers-
burg, w. Va, died of the grip.
The Greek consul at Lowell, Mass,
was arrested on a charge of conspiracy |
in connection with the importation of
Greek laborers.
The czar of Russia made M. Pichno,
/ notorious anti-semite, member Of
he council of empire.
A. H. Weir, ex-mayor of Lincoln,
Ieb, died suddenly.
A Southern Pacific passenger train
vas ditched at Browns, New, the en-.
,ineer being killed and several pas
engers hurt.
George G.. Benedict, editor-in-chief
f the Burlington (Vt) Free Press,
led of old age.
Naval coal barge No. 1, adrift for
everal days, was picked up, but her
rev Of nine were not on board. 1t
,as thought passing schooner took
hem off.
The king of Italy arrived at Athens
n visit to the king of Greece.
w. A. Brady leased the Auditorium
heater in Chicago for ten years, at
n annual rental of 100000.
The Union Pacific officially an
ounced the building of 100 miles of
ew double tracking in Wyoming, to
e finished during this year at cost
( $3,O0O,O00.
Col. Francis E. Lacey, retired off,
er of the United States army, died
t Columbus, o. He served in the
ivil and Spanish-American wars.
Rev. John Johnson, Charleston, 8.
i, rector emeritus at, Fort Sumter
uring the siege Of the sixties and
uthor Of THE Defense of Fort Sum-
er," died at the age of IS years.
Ten persons, two of whom were
'omen, were rescued from death by
fe savers at the Nag's Head IN. CO.
tation when the four-masted schooner
ouis Bossart was blown ashore.
A gasoline launch containing two
len and two boys capsized in the
linois river at Ottawa, Ill. All four
Iere drowned.
Three men were instantly killed at
Pa, by the explosion of a
On Of powder at the plant of the Bur-
On Powder company.
Robert Scholze, SO years old, one Of
he leading business men of Chatta-
ooga, Tenn, died as the result of in
iries received in a runaway.
Because he had been urging that
'nrique c. Creel. ambassador of Mexi-
o to the United. States, could not be
lected the constitutional governor of
he state of Chihuahua, Silesvtre
editor of Ell Correo, daily
ewspaper published In the city Of
hihuahua, was put In jail.
Judge Josiah Turner, for "a years
ldge of the Seventh judicial circuit
, Michigan, died at his home in
'wosso. aged SO years.
The heaviest snow OF the winter
sll In Plainfield, Wis.
Mrs. Helen McNeill, Of Denver, Col,
Tas burned to death in Columbus, o.
Theodore d. Buhl, president of the
'uhl Malleable Iron works Of Detroit,
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