The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-11-09
NEWS OF A WEEK
TOLD IN BRIEF
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS GATH.
Erred FROM ALL POINTS OF
THE GLOBE.
GIVEN IN lTEMIZED FORM
Notable happenings Prepared for the
PerusaI OF the Busy Man--sum.
mary Of the Latest Home and For.
elgn Notes.

oIgn Notes.
Financial conditions In New York and
the east generally were nearly normal
again. The need of currency to move
the cotton crop developed in the south
ard committee from New Orleans
conferred with Secretary Cortelyou.
The California Safe Deposit & Trust
company's bank in San Francisco
closed but was believed to be solvent.
Bankers in the state of Washington
ignored the holiday proclaimed by the
governor.
Indications that the available sup
ply of cash would be materially In
creased within short time, both by
imports OF gold and the increase of
the bank note circulation, and that
the movement of cotton and grain
crops would be facilitated in every
way possible with the result OF In
creasing our credits abroad, were the
salient features of the financial situa-
tion.
City Councilman G. c. Linde, Of
st. Louis, was indicted for malfeas-
ance in office and confessed, impli-
eating other members of the citys
legislative bodies.
Capt Granville Fortescue, U. s.
A., retired, accepted from Gov. Ma
goon of Cuba a commission that car
ries with Il the duties of special in
structor to the Cuban forces.
Frank Crocker, cashier Of the First
National Savings bank. of Charlton,
Ia, committed suicide after notifying
the bank examiner that the bank was
overloaned.
The yacht Kingdom, with about GO
members of the Holy Ghost and Us
colony at Shiloh, Me-, on board and
a crew OF 20, sailed for the Holy Land.
Notices posted about the Calumet
& Hecla works at Houghton, Mich,
announced a reduction of wages on
December l Of 12k per cent, approxi-
mately equal to the increase granted
early in the year.
Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian
who disappeared after being indicted
for mistreating girls, was believed by
some of his friends to have been
kidnapped or murdered by gang OF
blackmailers.
DR.. Richard Mohr, general director
of the Hahnemann hospital In Phila-
delphia and professor OF materia
medica and therapeutics, dropped
dead on the street.
e. G. McNair, convicted Of wife
murder at Beaumont, Tex, committed
suicide by hanging himself to the
bars of his cell in the county jail at
Houston.
As result OF the application Of the
Pendleton law by which cities Of Ten
nessee can reincorporate without the
saloon, over 100 saloons closed their
doors in Knoxville.
The supreme court of Massachu-
sets declared the use of voting ma
chimes unconstitutional.
Eta L, Mclean, a stenographer
In the office OF United States District
Attorney Sims at Chicago. was ar
rested on charge of stealing papers
and records In the John r. Walsh
case.
The business part of Rockton. ILL.,,
was destroyed by fire with a loss ex-
ceeding $4,000. :.
The Imperial Tobacco company pur-
chased for $1,500,000 the entire 1907
tobacco crop pledged to the American
Society OF Equity in Henderson,
Union, Webster. Hopkins and Critten-
den counties In Kentucky.
The West Texas Bank & Trust
company of San Antonio closed its
doors under a temporary suspension
of business.
Royal Fowler, of Dayton, who
killed his sweetheart, Mary Hagerty.
more than n year ago, was electro
cuted in the Ohio penitentiary at
Columbus.
Fire on State street, Chicago did
100000 damage to the N. B. Holden
Shoe company.
In battle between United States
troops and Indians in southern Utah
three persons were killed and another
wounded, all believed to have been
Indians.
- Miss Josephine Hill. 30 years old,
a teacher in the House of Mercy,
charitable institution conducted by
the Sisters of st. Mary of the Protest
ant Episcopal church in New York,
committed suicide by shooting.
A committee was organized In Mad.
ison, Wis. to promote the candidacy
of Senator Robert M. La Toilette for
the Republican nomination for presi-
dent.
John Barrett, news editor Of the San |
Francisco Examiner, died OF apoplexy |
on the street.
City Marshal George Adams. of Ben
ton, ILL.,. shot and killed John Malone,
former city marshal and well known
as gun fighter. after Malone had
the marshal's life.
Raymond Hitchcock. the actor, was
held in $1,000 bail In New York on a
ths-.-.p cf attacking young girls.