The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-27

The national arbitr&uOn ana peace
conference opened In Carnegie hall,
New York, with Andrew Carnegie pre-
siding and many prominent foreigners
and Americans present as speakers
and guests.
One OF the last acts of the Tennes-
see house before sine die adjournment
was the adoption of resolution de-
claring William J. Bryan the logical
candidate for the Democratic party
for president in 1908.
Capt Carnot, son of the former
president of France, has given $780,
900 to the French academy to be
added to the Carnot fund for widows
of workmen who have been left with
families.
Liebler & Co., theatrical managers.
announced they had received a Mar
conigram telling Of the disappearance
of Percy Janis, the actor and brother
of Elsie Janis, from the steamship
Minneapolis, on which he was sailing
for London.
Fire destroyed the principal bust
ness section of the town Of Hastings,
Ont. LOSS, @oU,VVV.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg,
Toxic and Peking show that the evac-
uation of Manchuria by the Russians
and Japanese, as agreed to under the
Portsmouth treaty, and the reposses-
sion of that vast domain by China,
has been accomplished under the
terms of the agreement between Rus
sia and japan fixing April Is as the
limit of time for the actual transfer.
The trustees of Mrs. Mary Baker
G. Eddy have asked an immediate
hearing of the suit begun by Mrs.
Eddys relatives, and denied that they
are agents of the original defendants.
Cuba has decided to send three
delegates to The Hague conference.
Fire destroyed the Second Re-
formed church, Hackensack, N. j.
At recent services 1t was announced
that the last dollar of the congrega-
tion's Indebtedness had been paid.
The northern part of Montana is
badly flooded by high water In Milk
river Glasgow is completely isolated.
Many hundred cattle have been
drowned.
The entire business portion of
Benedict, Neb., was destroyed by fire.
The bank, hotel and all the stores in
the town were burned.
Five thousand union carpenters in
Philadelphia are to go on strike for
higher wages on May 1. Five hun
dred union painters have also voted
to enforce their demands for an in.
crease of one cent an hour.
In consequence Of the attitude OF
the authorities of the Jassy district,
Roumania, 1000 petitions have been
presented to the Jewish assistance
committee asking for means to ena-
BILE them to emigrate to America.
George w. Roosevelt, American con-
sui general at Brussels and cousin
Of the president. died suddenly.
Chief of Police John Adams Of
Newark, N. j.. shot and killed him
self in Branch Brook park. a.
Woodson s. Morris, n years old,
has been sentenced at Newkirk, o. T.,
to SO years in prison for murder.
Twelve jurors in the United States
district court at Chicago found the
Standard Oil company of Indiana
guilty of accepting illegal rates from
the Chicago e Alton railroad, as
charged in 1852 counts of the .indict-
ment Should the verdict stand Judge
Lands can impose aggregate fines Of
| $29, ,240, 900, or $4,000 on each count
II only the minimum penalty $1,000 on
| each count be assessed, the total
would reach 81, ,462 900, the largest fine
ever entered against person or cor
poration in the history of federal
courts.
The police of Paris issued an ex-
pulsion order under the prevention OF
gambling law against George Sutton,
the American billiar player, who re-
Gently ran billiard school there.
The Ripley building, one of the
largest and most important structures
at Baker University, Kan, was de-
stroyed by fire, The loss is esti-
mated at 100000; insurance, $4,000.
Policemen George M. Sechler and
Alfred Sellech and Charles Vincenzo
were shot and mortally wounded in
New York by Salvatore Gavornale in
a running fight.
George Shambacher, wealthy real
estate dealer of New York, was shot
and Ihortally wounded while in the
dining.room of his home, presumably
by burglar.
James Addison Quarles, d. d. LII.
D., for the past 81 years professor of
moral philosophy at Washington and
Lee university, died at Lexington, Va.
He was 70 years old.
After being out for 36 hours, the
jury In the case of former State Sena-
tor Covington, of Arkansas, charged
with accepting bribe. reported dis
agreement and was discharged.
David Ellington, professional
swimmer, at Sydney, N. 8. W., swan
three-quarters of mile in II min
utes 36 2-5 seconds, thereby creating
a new worlds record.
The town of Westwego, La, was
practically destroyed by fire.
Seven new cardinals were created
by Pope Plus x. at secret consist
ory.
Robert H. Grove, of Pittsburg, who
ahot hfmaaIf whfIa In n thoatar dfod