The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-11-09

Hugh Is. Ely, superintendent OF the
insurance department OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company rs years, died
at his home In Beverly. N. J.
Elmer II. Dearth, former Minneap-
indicted by the grand jury on charge
OF accepting bribe from w. F. Bech-
tel. former president of Minneapolis
life insurance company. was acquitted
OF the charge In the district court at
Minneapolis.
Mischievous small boys In West
Duluth, Mimi, attached a piece of
wire to an electric light wire and
strung 1t In front OF an Austrian
boarding house. Yova Mehis, the first
man to approach, stepped on II and
was instantly killed.
John ID. Rockefeller is reported to
have cornered all available laborers
In the Tarrytown district to work on
his new home on Pocantico hill.
DIR. William Polls of the German
weather bureau, who attended the
aeronautical congress In New York,
says America is far ahead of Germany
In weather forecasting
A case which has been occupying
the courts at Staunton, Va, for over
100 years has finally been adjudicated.
1t was known as Pock vs.. Borden and
100000 was at first involved Only
$4,000 remains to be divided between
400 persons.
The tobacco situation in Kentucky
became serious. Burley growers
agreed to cut out next years crop. Ef-
forts were made to pool this years
crop and to induce buyers to leave the
fields. Opposition at Henderson and
elsewhere gave promise of trouble.
The mutinous crew Of the Russian
torpedo boat destroyer at Vladivostok
fought with four other warships and
fort and was subdued only after a
wounded.
The little town of Karatagh, In the
Hussar district of Bokhara. was over
whelmed and completely destroyed by
landslide that followed the earth
quake of October 81. II was believed
1,500 persons perished.
Commissioner General Sargent of
the bureau of immigration denied the
appeal of confessed eloping couple
from Berlin. Germany, for admission
to the United States.
T. E. Mcdonald, superintendent Of
the United States Express company at
Milwaukee, announced that the
amount of money stolen from his COM
pany at the night depot Office in that
city the night of October 23 was $751;
500.
Charging that football is prize fight
ing, Attorney s. r. Moore, of Kanka-
kee, ILL.,, filed bill In the circuit court
for an Injunction restraining high
school students from playing the
game.
The grand jury indicted John j.
Stanley, vice president and general
manager of the Cleveland Electric
Railway company. charging him with
endeavoring to influence witness.
The Friend Paper company. of West
Carrolton, suburb Of Dayton, o., was
placed In the hands Of receiver on
application of its president, J. Howard
Friend.
Raymond Hitchcock, indicted In
New York for alleged misconduct with
three little girls, disappeared and the
district attorneys men say that he
either has fled to Europe or has COM
mitted suicide. His wife, known on
the stage as Flora Zabelle, says she
tbipLo ha hoe haap rpurdarad
f. Fl. Slower, sheriff Of Coles coun-
ty, Illinois, arrested Judge Peter s.
Grosscup of the United States circuit
court on a charge of manslaughter,
contained in indictments returned at
Charleston, ILL.,, as q result of the fatal
wreck last summer on the Charleston
Mattoon interurban line, of which
Judge Grosscup is a director.
The steamer Cormorant, of the Ed
ward Heinze Lumber company's feet,
caught fire and burned to the waters
edge near Superior, Wis.
Receivers were appointed for the
South Baltimore Steel Car & Foundry
company. It's liabilities were nearly |
$1,000,O00 and its assets much greater |
WllIdH H. EVcIctt, piCoiuCht VI Tie |
Williams & Everett company, picture
and fine arts dealers, Of Boston, com
mitted suicide by inhaling gas. No
cause for the act lie known.
Hawai's sugar crop for 1907 is the |
largest in the history of the islands. |
1t amounts to 100000 tons. Next |
years crop promises to reach $4,000
tons.
The pope accommodated Father |
Tyrell and other critics of his en-
cyclical on modernism.
Nearly 5000 Chinese arrived at the
port of Salina Cruise, Mex, on their
way to the United States, where they
are under the impression they will be
allowed to remain.
Gov. Warner of Michigan and his
staff, in full uniform, accompanied by
members OF their families, were re-
ceived at the White House by Presi.
dent Roosevelt on their homeward
journey from the jamestown exposi-
tion.
Eloping lovers and others who seek
hasty or secret marriages will no
longer find a Gretna Green In the