The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-21


which they go back are 65-hour
working week, wages received before
the strike and no discrimination
| against either union or nonunion men.
Japanese and Chinese at Vancouver,
B. c., armed themselves for renewal
of the riots in which their quarter OF
the city was devastated. Another out
break was imminent and the govern
ments OF Japan and Canada and the
English press were much stirred up
over the matter.
Accidents at an automobile racing
meet at Brunos Island track. near
Pittsburg, Pa, resulted in the death
of Rex Rainersten and serious injuries
to Walter Christy. q noted driver. q
mechanic and policeman.
Joe Cans, the colored pugilist, de-
feated Jimmy Britt in five rounds at
San Francisco In the fourth round
Britt broke his wrist.
The French cabinet decided that
Morocco must pay indemnities for the
massacre at Casablanca and the mill
tary operations following. The sultan
of Morocco and the pretender both
started for Rabat.
John e. Mccartney, convicted postal
carrier, kept the promise made to
Judge X. M. Lands at the time OF his
sentence in Chicago and reported at
| the bridewell to begin his sentence OF
one year. He couldn't get in because
he had no papers of commitment and
L Al Al - th<, oft
The United Spanish-American War
Veterans, in convention at Sandusky,
| O., adopted a motion that December 1
be celebrated as a special flag day In
honor of the sailing Of the battleship
feet for the Pacific ocean.
Rather than take up a course OF
studies In the Colorado Springs high
school, Hazel Specknell, aged 1S, shot
and fatally injured herself.
Mountaineers of Tennessee, angered
because one Of them was elected from
train, engaged in a fierce battle with
the train crew and were worsted.
Walter Wellman, 1t was reported.
would not be able to start for the pole
In his airship until next summer.
Mill hands at Washington, Pa.
hazed Henry Perry so brutally that his
recovery was despaired of. He was
beaten and then suspended over a
blast furnace until his flesh was shriv-
eled.
William J. Mulhall, farrier for the
first city troop of Philadelphia and
well known college football player and
athlete, was killed by plunging head
foremost over a mustang which he
was attempting to mount.
A quo warranto suit to prevent the
Gulf Compress company from doing
business in the state of Mississippi
was filed In the circuit court at Vicks-
burg by District Attorney Thames.
Twenty-Five men were injured by an
explosion in a mine of the Deering
Coal company at West Frankfort, Ill.
Congressman Longworth is quoted
in an interview at Honolulu as saying
that President Roosevelt will not be-
come candidate for denomination
unless the whole country demands It.
A railway agent of the Missouri Pa
cific at Eldorado, Kan, was bound and
gagged by thieves and $1,000 was
stolen.
Word comes from Pekin that the
throne has appointed three commits
sioners to go to Great Britain, Ger.
many and japan to study constitu-
| tional systems.
Four members of the crew of the
cruiser Chattanooga narrowly escaped
mob violence at Hakodate after q
Japanese shopkeeper had been as
| saulted.
Benito Villaneuva, president of the
| Argentine senate, challenged to duel
Deputy Antonio Pinero, who charged
him In the chamber with being re-
sponsible for recent revolutionary at
tempts.
The armistice sanctioned by Gen.
Drude was fruitless as the delegates
Of Caid Mazi. chief of the Chamuli
tribe, did not put In an appearance.
Gen. Drude planned vigorous cam
paign against the natives in case the
Moors remain obdurate.
| A merger of Illinois and Indiana
coal properties, representing an in
vestment of $12,000,000, Is being
formed by w. s. Boyle of Chicago.
| Wellington B. Herbert fired five
shots into a crowded room In which
his wife was seated at Washington,
d. c., slightly wounding her and an
other relative. He then fatally wound
ed himself.
Eagle Temple, the home of Phila-
delphia Aerie AZ, fraternal order of
Eagles, was destroyed by fire. Moth
ing but the walls of the building re-
main standing and the loss is given at
100000. covered by insurance.
Martin J. Smith, building contract
or, shot and killed his wife and prob
ably fatally wounded himself at their
home in Mineola. l.. l.
Count Kamarovsky. a colonel Of the
Italian National guard and councillor
of state, who was shot at his residence
In Venice by Nicholas Naumoff, son
of an ex-governor of Perm. died Of his
wound
Cable dispatches from London stat
ed that the Lefiingwell Mikkelsen ex-
| pedition to the frozen north was safe.