The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-08

homa and Texas.
DR.. l.. w. blanchard. a prominen
physician and church worker OF Har
rison, Ark. and his father and mother
/ were arrested as counterfeiters.
Democrats OF West Virginia nomi
mated Louis Bennett for governor ant
Endorsed negro disfranchisement
The village OF Mehrn in the Austrian
Tyrol was destroyed by landslide
about 16 persons being killed.
| Two prominent Brooklynites, Col
Edward T.. Britton. formerly presi
dent of the Eagle Savings and Loan
company of that borough. and Fred
erick II. Schroeder, formerly second
vice-president of the same institution
were arrested after being indicted on
charge of grand larceny.
Infatuated because she had filed suit
for the annulment of her marriage,
Grover Willoughby, Fl years old, shot
and killed his 17-year-old bride Of less
than a week at Lebanon, Mo-. and
killed himself.
TONY" Martin, said to come from a
prominent family of Quincy, ILL.,, was
arrested charged with robbing the res
idence of j. +. Murphy of Peoria
Mexican troops and revolutionists
had an engagement In Mexico opposite
Comstock, Tex, and two American
residents of Mexico we're killed.
John Schultz, paying teller Of the
First National bank of Racine, Wis,
disappeared and his accounts were
found to be $4,000 short.
Following up his crusade against
the appearance of unclothed women
in the Paris theaters. Project of Police
Lepine has given orders that the sale
of obscene pictures on the boulevards
be suppressed.
The Manitoban government an
nounced that 10000 men are needed
to harvest the wheat crop In western
Canada.
Thirty-six prominent bookmakers of
New York were indicted for violating
the anti-gambling laws.
Joseph Chamberlain returned to
England from the continent in a very
grave condition. His eyesight Is seri-
ously affected.
The Independence party in It's first
national convention at Chicago NOM
mated Thomas l.. Hisgen of Massa-
chusetts for president and John Tenn
pie Graves OF Georgia for vice-presi-
dent. Friends of Mr.. Bryan made an
effort to bring his name before the
convention and the man who at
tempted it produced a riot and mar
rowly escaped physical violence at the
hands of the indignant delegates.
DR.. Andrew Bergen Cropsey, the vet
Urinary surgeon who shot and killed
his wife in her home at Bath Beach,
died suddenly in the Raymond street
Jail, Brooklyn.
President Castro has issued decree
prohibiting the dispatch of vessels
with cargo for Grenada or other
islands in the Antilles, thereby clos
ing the Venezuelan gulf ports entirely
to export and import trade with the
West Indies. Great indignation Is felt
In the British colonies, and 1t Is ex-
pected that the aid of the British gov
eminent will be sought to secure pro-
lection against the methods of Presi-
dent Castro
James S. Sherman, Republican vice.
presidential candidate, announced that
he would be succeeded as chairman of
the congressional campaign commit
tee by Representative William B. Nc
Kinley of Illinois.
In the presence of the Sheik III Is
lam, the head of the hierarchy in Tur-
key, the sultan of Turkey took the
oath of allegiance to the constitution
on the Koran.
Peter Sendak of Cleveland, o., shot
and killed his wife and himself.
Andrew Haag, prominent resident
of Cullom, ILL.,, was shot and killed by
his 21-year-old son, Albert Haag, fol-
lowing family quarrel
A band of men attacked the Office
OF the cashier at the railroad station
in Tiraspol, Russia, and got away with
$4,000.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion decided that shippers might COM
bine small quantities of freight of
various ownership either by arrange
ment among themselves or through
the medium Of the forwarding agency,
and ship the combined lot at the rela.
lively lower rates applicable to large
shipments.
Tad Smith, negro boy accused of
assahlting a white girl, was burned to
death by mob at Greenville, Tex.
The several suits pending against
the Waters-Pierce OIL company in Lit
tie Rock, Ark, charging violation OF
the antitrust laws of the state, were
terminated when the attorneys for the
defendant company agreed to a com
promise penalty Of $4,000.
Many Chinese were killed, build
ings were unroofed and vessels driven
ashore by typhoon that swept over
Hong-Kong.
The Olympic games at London
closed with the presentation OF medals
and trophies by the queen. In the field
and track events, In which the points
we're counted five for first, three fol
second and one for third. the standing
was: America, Hay; United King
dom. Sc 1-3: Sweden, 12h; Canada
IL; South Africa and Greece, 8 each;
Norway. s; Germany, 4; Italy, 8; Hun
gary, 2 1-3; France, 2 1-3; Australis