The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-29

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assembled around the city hall and
ohesrsd for universal suffrage. Thu
police charged the crowds, scattered
them and arrested many Of the dis
| turbers. -
In the Democratic primaries In Okla
homa to elect delegates to the state
convention w. ]. Bryan was indorsed
by every one OF the 75 counties.
Capt. N. B. Thistlewood Of Cairo.
ILL.,, Republican candidate for congress
in the Twenty-fifth Illinois district.
was elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of George w. Smith last
November.
Following fight on the tug Annie
r. Wood Of Providence. bound from
Newport to Fort Greble. BENJAMIN
G.. Steenerson, son of Congressman
Steenerson OF Crookston, Mimi, fell
or was pushed overheard and drowned.
Bert Hendersliter, son OF Mrs. Bell
Taylor and stepson Of Nathan Taylor.
who was murdered In the rear OF his
confectionery store at Creston, Ia,
confessed that he fred the shot which
ended Taylors life.
On the steamer Crispin. which ar
rived In the roads, three miles out
from Galveston, Tex, from Para
Brazil, there were two cases Of yellow
fever
Peter Gruener, aged 40. a copper
smith OF Cincinnati. shot and instantly
killed his wife, and then shot himself.
dying shortly afterwards.
Night riders 800 strong visited
Eddyville. KY, and whipped ten men.
four of them white and six negroes.
A new American ski record was
made at Duluth when John Mangseth
jumped 1T feet.
The flood at Pittsburg receded after
causing great damage to property and
intense suffering among poor people.
High water stopped railway traffic in
many parts of southern Ohio.
Harry Arthur McArdle, who painted
Dawn at the Alamo" and "The Battle
of San Jacinto," and other famous his
torical pictures. died at his home in
San Antonio, Tex.
Henry ID. Sellers, a real estate
broker and prominent citizen Of Pitts
burg, Pa, committed suicide by shoot
ing, just as did his son some months
ago.
While one masked robber held up
the cashier, his two companions looted
the vault of the bank at Granite Falls,
N. c., secured all the cash in the, in
stitution-$2, ,700-forced the cashier
to enter the vault and after locking
him in made their escape.
Marian Grey, affinity finder, was
convicted in the federal court at Chi
cago of using the United States mails
to defraud while conducting the Elgin
Searchlight club.
Smallpox appeared in the University
of Illinois, and all students were or.
dered vaccinated.
Seven persons were killed and
dozen injured when Big Four pas.
senger train struck Toledo & West.
ern electric car at the Michigan Cen.
trail crossing in West Toledo, o.
Miss Theodore Shonts, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore P. Shopts, was
married in New York to the due de
Chaulnes in the presence Of 300
guests.
Frank Murdock, well-known Re-
publican politician, died at his home
in Oneida, ILL.,, of heart disease, in
duced by an attack of pneumonia,
aged &C years.
Attorney General Bonaparte directed
the immediate prosecution of the
Southern Pacific on 108 charges OF re-
batting. involving $4,000 to $4,000 in
each case.
Michael Devalo of South Chicago is
under arrest charged with scalding
baby to death because the child's
mother refused to elope with him.
]. L. Bristow of Salina, Kan, ex-
fourth assistant postmaster general,
announced his candidacy for the
United States senate to succeed Ches-
ter Long. whose term. expires March
3, 1909.
Charges of misconduct in office, viola.
tion and neglect of duty and contempt
for and the non enforcement of the
laws Of the state were filed against
Mayor Elias p. Mann of Troy, N. Y,
with Gov. Hughes.
The Wisconsin delegation to the ma
tional Democratic convention al Den
yer, Col, was instructed to vote as a
unit for William J. Bryan as the
Democratic nominee for president,
first. last and all the time.
Tornadoes devastated the towns Of
Tyler, Tex, and Mossyille, Soso and
Service, Miss, blowing down many
houses and causing number OF
deaths.
Damage amounting to probably $75.-
600 was done, oil paintings OF judges
who have presided in Brooklyn In the
last half century were water soaked
and valuable records narrowly escaped
destruction when fire swept through
the upper part Of the Kings county
courthouse In Brooklyn.
Prof. w. F. c. Hasson Of the Aca-
demic force at the naval academy at
Annapolis is dead.
Seventy-two men, Representatives
of all the classes of labor employed
on the New Orleans river front, and