The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-14
BRIEF REVIEW OF
A Weeks EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST lMPoR.
TANr HAPPENINGS IN ITEM.
izED FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Guar.
ters Of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal Of the
Busy Man.

Busy Man.
Mrs. j. J. Philips, widow OF the
murdered coal operator OF Cleveland
was arrested on the charge Of killing
her husband, the warrant accusing hei
OF murder in the second degree.
Attorney General Bonaparte said he
had INSTRUCTED District Attorney Sims
to fulfill the pledge OF immunity to the
Alton road and Off cials and that he die
not know the newly learned facts tha
caused Mr.. Sims to have the case post
poned.
Judge A. X. Skeen. OF the United
States court at Bristol Va, appointed
Col. l.. o. Petit, of Big Stone Gap, re
ceiver of the Union Iron and Stee
corporation of New York, owning fur
naces in Virginia, Ohio, Michigan ant
New Jersey. The concern was or
ganized by Edward l.. Harper, who
served term for wrecking the Fidel
ity bank Of Cincinnati.
The striking dock laborers Of Ant
werp burned a big lumber yard ant
two warehouses, the loss approxlmat
ing $1,00O,00O.
Niagara falls was Illuminated by
Sc great colored search lights, the
electricity being generated by the
falls themselves.
Thanh Thai, the deposed king ol
AMMAN. abdicated in favor of his
eight-year-old son, who now rules An
nam with the aid of the regency con
sisting of the council Of ministers.
Louis Glass, vice president OF the
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph
company, convicted Of having bribed
Supervisor Lonergan, was sentenced
by Judge Lawler at San Francisco tc
five years Imprisonment at San
Quentin.
The president authorized the secre
tary of the interior to appoint Sub
Chief Metz Tiger, of the Creek In
dians, TO succeed Gen. Pleasant Por
ter as chief Of the tribe.
An indictment returned last Apri
by the federal grand jury at Boise
Idaho, against Senator William e.
Borah and other prominent men
charging conspiracy to defraud the
United States government, was
served on the defendants.
Pire which II is thought was of in
cendiary origin gutted the Normandie
hotel in Columbus, O., occupied by SO
families. All the occupants made their
escape, although many got out only
By, the narrowest margin.
Edward Grieg, the famous com
poser, died at Bergen, Norway.
The Kansas board of railroad com
missioners ordered that the railroads
Of Kansas put in fiat two-cent fare
rate, beginning October /.
Lieut.. Col Elijah w. Halford, pay
department, u s. A.. was retired. hav
ing reached the statutory age Of 81
Years. Col. HaIford Is attached tc
headquarters of the department OF
California at San Francisco. He was
nrivate secretary to President Har
rison.
Over 170 iron molders went on
strike at Evansville. Ind, because oi
an order issued at the five stove
foundries preventing the drinking oil
beer on the premises during the noon
hour.
The new directory of New York
shows that there are 2,500,000 people
In Manhattan and the Bronx.
The Central of Georgia railway has
ordered all improvements stopped be
cause of the cut in passenger rates
and money market conditions.
King Alfonso, II is reported, has
been lectured by his ministers be
canse OF his reckless automobile driv
Ing and his secret trips into France.
Florence T. Sullivan, popularly
known as big Florrie" Sullivan, one
of the Tammany leaders. went stark
mad while returning from Europe on
the Kronprinz Wilhelm.
Frank p Van Horn, late superin
tendent of carriers in the Jackson
(Michl post office, but who was under
arrest on charge of stealing from the
mails and at liberty on $1,000 bail
committed suicide by hanging.
a scientific hunt for the germ ol
infantile paralysis has been begun by
the physicians of New York city.
An exploding tank Of gasoline in the
cellar of burning building In Have
meyer street. Brooklyn. N. Y, serious
ly injured Ave firemen. Two probabl,
will die.
The plant OF w. d. Young G Co.
manufacturers of hardwood mapl,
flooring at Bay City. Mich. was de
stroyed by fire. Loss. $4,000.
r. r. Coffin. vice president OF tn,
Electrical Securities corporation o
New York, and prominent financier
died at the Omaha General hospital
Ringing Bros. bought the control
ling interest In the Barnum & Bale,
circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild Wes
from Mrs James A. Bailey.
John j. Jackson, OF Parkersburg
w. Va. former United States Judge
dropped dead at Atlantic City. He
was Sc years old