The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08

member of the Hungarian nobility.
lieutenant of Hussars and hereditary
member OF the Austro- Hungarian par
lament. took place at the Fifth avenue
home Of the brides mother In New
York.
Gen. Charles H. Howard, brother of
Maj. Gen. o. o. Howard. u. 8. A., died
In his home at Glencoe, suburb OF
Chicago.
The Nevada police bill passed the
assembly by a vote OF 81 to Z. 1t al
ready had passed the senate.
The board OF managers OF the I'LL
nols state reformatory at Pontiac met.
at the request OF Superintendent NAL
larry. to investigate the death of VIII
liam Hamlin, an inmate Of the institu-
tion.
A. L. Sloss, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of Appleton. Wis, COM
mitted suicide by blowing out his
brains with shotgun.
A cyclone swept through the north
eastern portion of Etowah county.
Alabama, and while no lives were lost.
much damage was done to property.
A startling report was current, both
in st. Petersburg and in Helsingfors,
that the emperor had decided upon the
partition of Finland, annexing to Rus
sia the district OF Viborg, which for
merly was a part of the empire, and
| sending an army corps to the grand
duchy of Finland to overawe any pro-
| test.
John l.. Dickson, president OF the
First National bank of Fulda, Mimi,
was struck by passenger train and
instantly killed.
A currency bill was introduced In
the senate by Senator Hopkins and In
the house by James Mckinney Of I'LL.
nois which bears the Endorsement OF
the currency commission appointed by
the American Bankers association
and of the executive council of the
Illinois Bankers association.
Brig. Gen. Medorem Crawford, who
was recently promoted from colonel
Of the Coast Artillery corps, was
placed on the retired list on account
of age.
Francis T. Freeland, retired min.
ing engineer of Denver, Col was
found dead in his room at the Colon
made hotel in Philadelphia.
James L. Burkhaller, president of
the Farmers and Merchants bank of
Galesburg, ILL.,, was stricken with
apoplexy in his bank and died.
BY the will of Morris X. Jessup, the
a. ,,h ,ict af
York, $1,000,000 Is left to the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History and
100000 to the Brick Presbyterian.
The remainder of the estate is be-
queathed to his widow for life. and
after her death 1t is to go to his heirs
A. C. Frost's Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric railroad, involving $30,00O,0O0
in corporations. was again thrown
into the hands OF receivers.
Frank r. O'Neill vice president of
the Pulitzer Publishing company and
assistant manager of the st. Louis
Post.Dispatch, died from pneumonia.
J. e. Gage. a prominent grain man
of Minneapolis, died Of heart disease.
A colored family Of seven persons
burned to death at Bedford City, Va.
The Order of the Legion Of Honor
has been conferred upon Eugene
Meyer, New York banker.
The act of congress of June 1, 1898,
prohibiting railroad companies en-
aged in interstate commerce from dis
eliminating against members Of labor
organizations in the matter of en-
ployment, was held by the supreme
court to be repugnant to the constitu-
tion.
The Retail Grocers' association Of
the state of Washington protested
against the use of the frank by Post
master General Meyer in sending out
his speeches in favor of parcels post.
A political crisis exists In Argentina
because of government edict closing
the congress. President Alcorta said
force would be used to keep the leg
islators from holding session.
At the request of the board Of d.
rectors of the National Bank OF North
America of New York, the comptroller
Of the currency ordered the bank to be
closed for liquidation and appointed
National Bank Examiner Charles w.
Hanna as receiver 1t was believed
the bank was solvent, but its resources
had been drained by long run.
Capt. William Rohde Of the German
steamship Neidenfels. just In from the
Orient, asserts that the natives of In
dia are busy preparing to shake of
the British yoke.
Lady Showing Ichijo, mother Of the
empress of Japan. died. aged 80 years.
Mrs. Mary G. Baker Eddy, founder
and head of the First Church OF Christ,
Scientist, left her home, Pleasant
View, in Concord, N. H., and by
circuitous route in a special train went
to Chestnut Hill. Brookline. Mass, to
house recently purchased by the
Christian Science denomination, where
she will reside permanently.
Three men we're killed instantly and
five others seriously injured by pre-
mature explosion Of dynamite in the
Bergen Hill section of the Pennsyl
vania tunnel at Homestead, N. ].
Miss Louise de la Rance, better
known by her pen name Of Ouida. died