The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-18
BRIEF REVIEW OF
A Weeks EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST iMPoR.
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM.
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
information Gathered from All Quar-.
ters Of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal Of the
Busy Man.

The University building In Kansas
City was destroyed by fire. George
De Mare, an art instructor, was killed; |;
Maud Witteborn, piano teacher, prob
ably perished and Is other persons
we're injured. The property loss was
$250,000.
Under adequate police protection,
two cars were run for six miles in San
Francisco, the mob being kept back
with clubs. There was no shooting,
but four men were injured.
Striking longshoremen in Brooklyn
attacked strikebreakers and bloody
fight with the police ensued, many
men being badly injured.
George B. Cox, former Republican
leader in Ohio, came out for Taft for
the presidential nomination, adding
the advice that the party in Ohio Sc
cure harmony by nominating Foraker
for the senate and A. l.. Harris for
governor.
Congressman II. A. Cooper with
drew from the senatorial race in Wis.
consin.
Judge Wood, at Boise, overruled the
motion Of Haywood's counsel for a
bill of particulars and the way was
cleared for the beginning of the trial.
Edmund c. Ross, former United
States senator from Kansas, whose
vote saved President Andrew Johnson
from impeachment, died at Albu.
querque, N, M.
Attorney General Bonaparte recon-
mended that John William January,
alias Charles w. Anderson, be par.
doned July 10, 1907. The president
approved the attorney generals rec
ommendation.
The business section of Barnes
boro, Pa, was almost wiped out by q
fire that members OF the Black Hand
were suspected Of having started.
Tommy Burns, OF Los Angeles, won
the heavyweight championship of the
world from philadelphia Jack
O'Brien before the Pacific Athletic
club at Los Angeles, after 20 rounds
of fighting that was for the most part
q foot race.
The French steamer Poitou went
ashore off the coast of Uruguay and
many of her 800 passengers and crew
jumped overheard in panic. 1t was be
lieved about 100 were drowned.
II. Clay Pierce, head of the Waters
Pierce Oil company, surrendered him
self in st. Louis on the indictment re
turned against him in Texas charging
perjury, and was released on bonds.
Gov. Magoon appointed Cuban dele
gates to the second peace conference
at The Hague as follows: Antonio
De Bustamente, Gonzalo De Queseda
the Cuban minister to the Unite,
States, and Manuel Sanguily. Owes
tes Ferrera has been made secretar
to the legation.
Shriners at Los Angeles selected s.
Paul for the conclave of 1908, tn
dates being July 13 to 1S.
The British government decided t
give jamaica $750,000 and guarante
loan of $4,000, 900 to assist the pee
pie OF Kingston.
Twenty-Five congressman arrived a
Honolulu on the transport Buford.
Mrs. Mary Vito and her mothe
Mrs. Maria Brignoli, were literall
.slashed to pieces with razors In Ne
York. Giovanni Vito, the husband {
the younger woman, Is under arres
charged with the crime.
Rev. Father George F. Arenth. 3
years old, rector of Holy Angel
cathedral of st. Cloud, Mimi, died Q
the st. Francis hospital in Pittsburi
Lieut. Col. George Vincent Fosber,
inventor of the paradox gun, an autt
matte revolver, is dead In London.
Twenty-Five st. Louisans have bee
subpoenaed to appear before the fet
eral grand jury at Denver. Col, {
tell what they know Of suppose
scheme to combine large number Z
coal land claims under the control Z
some syndicate whose identity he
not been publicly established.
Maj. Boykin, q negro officer, wa
shot and killed from ambush at o
ange, Tex. Negroes are blamed fc
the affair, as well as for firing upo
two white men seated on q stage.
Clyde st. Clair, son of prominer
citizen Of independence, Mo-, wa
shot and killed by Van Tappan, hi
intimate friend. The two Quarrele
over girl.
Civil and criminal suits will b
brought against the grafters respor
sible for the Pennsylvania capitf
scandal, by Attorney General Todd.
Seated on couch beside her love-
Hattie Garree, Of Lima, o., fatal
shot herself with his revolver. becaus
they had quarreled.
Mrs. Mary Hurley, Of Winoni
MINI, formerly prominent In societ
but for several years recluse. wa
found dead.
The jury that heard the cas-
against Victor Roland O'Shea, Of Chi
cago, charged with killing his wifs
disagreed and was discharged.