The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-14

Hunt OF Savannah were drowned ~
Altamaha river at Mount Pleasant
Ca, by the capsizing Of their boat.
Thomas M. McCauley, former presi
dent Of the Mercantile Security com
pany of New York, organizer and man
ager Of the Sprague Collection agency
and the Continental Finance company
of Chicago, Is under arrest In Los
Angeles, Cal, wanted In New York on
a charge of leaving the city while un
der bail.
Arne johnson Frougerud. Swedish
singer, twice deported, has returned
to New York again to be near an
American girl. The authorities
threaten to send him back to Sweden
again.
| viscount Siuzo Aoki, ambassador
extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tentiary from Japan to the United
States, has been recalled. He called
at the White House and state depart
ment and notified the president and
Secretary Root Of this fact.
1t was stated In New York that
James Hasen Hyde, former vice presi-
dent OF the Equitable Life Assurance
society, offered to make restitution to
the society of various sums Of money
which he is alleged to have received
in profits from participation in syndi-
Gates in which also the Equitable had
an interest.
In order to avoid threatened run
on the bank and to afford all depos-
itors and creditors an equal chance In
the settlement OF the banks aRairs,
State Banking Commissioner thinner
man, of Michigan, announced that the
Chelsea Savings bank would be
closed. The president of the bank is
State Treasurer Frank p. Glazier, who
has deposited in the bank approxi-
mately $684,000 of the funds Of the
state OF Michigan. Attorney General
Bird said he believed the state was
fully protected
During binding snowstorm the
Canadian Pacific Railway company's
steamship Mount Temple, bound from
Antwerp to st. John, N. B., with 500
passengers, struck La Have IRON
bound leges, Is miles south of Lunen-
burg. Passengers and crew were
taken Off safely.
Rev. DR.. e. E. Chivers. field secre-
tary Of the Baptist Home Mission So
ciety, died at Richmond, N. ].
The Republicans of Portland, Me-,
elected mayor and safe majority
In the city government. The city has
been controlled by the Democrats the
past year.
The Pullman company's big paint
shop at Buffalo, N. Y, burned to the
ground In less than an hour. The to-
tai loss was about 100000.
Following visit of Charles M.
Schwab notices were posted at the
Bethlehem Steel works announcing
ten per cent reduction in wages.
Miss Lilly Kelly, young woman
homesteader, was found with her
head crushed at her home 20 miles
south of Fort Pierre, s. d. A. F. Owen,
a discarded lover, was arrested charged
with the crime.
Three widows appeared In the su-
preme court at Boston as claimants to
the estate of the late Joseph p. Green
ough, whose property is valued at
$1,000,000.
Tommy Burns, of America, knocked
out Gunner Moir, of England. in the
tenth round before the National Sport
ing club Of London.
Henry o. Havemeyer, president of
the American. Sugar Refining company,
was reported seriously Ill at his coun-
try home at Commack, L. I.
The case of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, /,
slayer Of former Senator Brown, Of
Utah, in Washington, was given to the
jury which, unable to agree on a YER
dict within few hours, was locked
up for the night < -
Four Mississippi river steamers in
winter quarters at Wabasha, Mimi,
were destroyed by fire, the total loss
being $105,000.
Ephaim Banning, a widely known
attorney. died at his residence in Chi
cago. His death was due to injuries
when he fell from. a street car.
The death sentence passed upon
Karl Hau, formerly professor in
George Washington university, Wash
ington. d. c., for the murder Novem.
ber s, 1906, at Karlsruhe, Germany, Of
his mother-inlaw, Frau Molitor, has
been commuted to life imprisonment.
H. J.. Groves, managink editor Of the
Kansas City Post. died OF wounds In
fiicted by Gen. Richard Horne. ..,.
Maj. Downing, noted Indian fight
er. died at Denver. Col.
Chairman Ferris OF the Populist ma
tional committee issued a call for
Populist national convention to be
held in st. Louis April 2, 1908, for
the purpose Of nominating candidates
for president and vice president.'i
In a wreck on the Baltimore 4 Ohio
railroad at Shenandoah Junction, Nd,
three passengers were killed and
dozen were injured.
Instead Of paying abclt $4,000, ~
legged to be due the state of WfscQh-
sin as back taxes on unreported gross
earnings for the years 1898 to 1902,
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st., Paul
Railroad company has filed It's answer
to the state complaint, alleging that