The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-07-04

Two men arrested at the Sneeps-
head Bay race track for violating the
New York anti-betting law were dis
charged by Justice Bischoff.
Papers have been served upon
Frank J. Gould In suit for absolute
divorce brought by his wife, who was
Miss Helen M. Kelly.
Eighty-five persons are believed to
have perished when the steamship
Larache sank near Muros, Spain.
Iowa Democrats In convention at
Sioux City indorsed the state ticket
and William ]. Bryan for president.
The Locke anti-racing bill was
signed by Gov. Sanders OF Louisiana
and is expected to put the race tracks
out OF business.
Two burglars blew the safe Of a
grocery In Springfield and took
$3.50, but were caught.
The cornerstone of the new capitol
of South Dakota at Pierre was laid by
the Free Masons.
Fighting was renewed In Teheran,
the Cossacks storming and looting the
residences OF grandees. The shah de-
clared the city in a state Of siege.
Over 100000 barrels of'oil consumed
by fire, three valuable oil refineries
destroyed and an estimated loss Of
about 100000, were the results OF
electric storms which passed over
western and northern Pennsylvania.
The Spanish steamer La Rache went
on the rocks near Muros, Spain, and
was sunk 1t was believed number
OF lives were lost
The schoolship Nautilus, the first
Spanish naval vessel to enter Cuban
port since the REIMBURSEMENT Of Span
ish sovereignty over the island, ar
rived in the harbor Of Havana, and
was hailed with delight by the entire
Spanish colony of the city.
H. d. Everett, a government for
ester, T. R. Wakely, teacher, and
four Filipinos were killed by hill
tribesmen on the Island of Negros.
William Mulholland OF Springfield.
Mo-, killed his brother-in-law, M. C.
Sappington, and shot Mrs. Sappington
because his wife had left him and was
with them.
One person was killed and many in
jured in a tornado near Mountain
Lake, MINI.
Two sets of twins and set Of trip
lets were born in the neighborhood
of President Roosevelts country place
in Albemarle county, Virginia.
1t was announced that both Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
would see the Yale-Harvard boat race
on the Thames at New London, Conn.
The natives of Portuguese Guiana
are in revolt.
Iowa Republicans in convention in
dorsed Gov. Cummins, progressive leg
islation and Senator Allison.
Miss Jean Reid, daughter of the
American ambassador to England, and
Hon. John Hubert Ward, brother Of
the earl of Dudley and equerry-in-wait-
ing to the king, were married in Lon
don. The ceremony took place in the
Chapel Royal of st. James palace, and
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
witnessed 1t from their private gal
lery
Mrs. Milo Wilcox, who lives near
Red Oak, Ia, went insane. killed her
little son, wounded her daughter and
attempted suicide.
The United States now has no diplo-
matte representation in Venezuela, the
legations affairs being cared for by
the Brazilian representative. Jacob
Sleeper, secretary of the American le-
cation and in charge during Minister
Russell's absence, has left Caracas,
presumably because of the disputes
with President Castro.
Mrs. Mary Whitecamp, aged 4s
years, wife Of Henry Whitecamp, one
son county, Illinois, committed suicide
because the Mississippi river floods
had greatly damaged the Whitecamp
lands.
Democrats of Georgia elected an un-
instructed delegation to the national
convention at Denver.
The Toledo Ice and Coal company
pleaded guilty in the, United States
court on three counts to receiving re.
bates from the Ann Arbor Railroad
company and was fined $3.50 on each
count.
The war department has perfected
a plan for the virtual amalgamation
into trained army OF 250,000 men
ready to answer the call of the presi-
dent of all the regular and National
Guard troops in the United States.
Cholera has broken out among the
troops at Camp Gregg, near Manila.
Three scouts and one civilian have
died from the disease and the camp
has been placed under quarantine
regulations.
Six hundred women held a mass
meeting in Brownsville. Brooklyn, and
declared their intention to fight
against the increased prices of meat
and fowl. They also paraded, and sew
sral meat stores we're stoned.
The jury In the land fraud case at
Washington, after being out rs hours,
returned a verdict 1nding Frederick
A. Hyde and Joost II. Schneider guilty
and John A. Benson and Henry p.
Dimond not guilty.
The marriage banns of Nine. Anna
Gould, formerly the countess de Cas-