The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-04-04


clined to receive DIR. David Jayne Hill
In the capacity of American ambassa
dor to succeed Charlemagne Tower
because the kaiser personally objects
to him. f
Republicans of Tennessee had q
vicious fight in their state convention
at Nashville.
Twenty-six district delegates and
four delegates-at-large to the national
convention at Denver were selected
by the Indiana Democrats in conven-
tion and all the 80 will vote for Bryan
for president. Most of.them also will
vote for the reelection Of Thomas
Taggart as national chairman.
Gov. Hughes refused to save Chester
Gillette from being executed for the
murder OF Grace Brown.
Paul Bingham, an anarchist, was
arrested at San Francisco for saying
the fleet should be destroyed and Pres
ident Roosevelt assassinated.
Prince Helie de Sagan arrived in
New York, but refused to confirm or
deny his reported engagement to
Nine. Anna Gould.
The subcommittee OF congress that
investigated charges against Judge
Wiley OF the American court at
Shanghai reported, censuring the
Judge. but not recommending impeach-
ment.
Twenty persons were injured at the
farm home of Loren Gage, near San
Lake, Mich, when the floor of the
kitchen gave way while an auction
sale was in progress.
Nearly 40 persons were injured In
Detroit when an interurban car left
the rails and crashed into a dry goods
store.
The cabinet decided to accept
China's invitation for visit from the
battleship fleet, but to decline any
other invitations.
In Fond du Lac, Wis, the dry goods
store and stock owned by John ].
Gruenhock were destroyed by fire.
causing loss of 100000.
Citizens of Lexington. and central
Kentucky signed petition asking the
president for federal aid in suppress
sing the night riders. officers of the
Society of Equity denied report that
the society had reached an agreement
with the American Tobacco company.
Pasquale Pati, rich Italian banker
Of New York, who killed member Of
the Blank Hand, was forced to sus-
pend and fee from the city in fear Of
death.
The American car in the New
York-to-Paris race reached San Fran
cisco, far ahead of it's competitors.
The supreme court of the United
States decided adversely to the states
of Minnesota ard North Carolina two
cases involving conflicts between the
federal and state courts and the right
of the states to fix rates for railroad
transportation.
Mystery surrounding the fatal shoot
ing of John Lipscomb January 26 was
cleared, the Cleveland, o., police say,
by the alleged confession of the dead
mans wife that she fired the fatal
shot
Mrs. Arlo Whilbeck, widow of a
man who was murdered in Fayette
county, Iowa, was taken into custody
following her husbands funeral, pend
ing an investigation.
China, through Minister WI, has ex-
tended an invitation for the American
battleship fleet to stop in China on it's
way around the world.
Severe rain and wind storms in
Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi
did great damage to property. One
person was killed and many injured.
Leo Wojeinsh of Milwaukee killed
Miss Nettie Plaschek, his sweetheart,
and himself by poison
Several hundred lives were lost
when the steamer Matsu was sunk
near Hakodate, Japan, by the steamer
Hideyoshi.
According to Madrid paper, the
wound received by the king of Portu-
gal when his father was slain has not
healed and his arm must be ampu.
tated.
Mrs. Eli Palmer. aged As, and 10.
seph Rosenblum, aged SIS, were
drowned IN the Shenang river, near
Sharon, Pa.
Deputy United States Marshal H. C.
Reese, while raiding an illicit distil-
lery in Chatham county, N. c., was
shot by blockaders and probably fatal
ly injured.