The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-02-20


Rev. DR.. Nathaniel Seymour Thomas
OF Philadelphia and Rev. BENJAMIN
Brewster Of. Salt Lake City were
elected bishops Of Wyoming and west
ern Colorado, respectively.
A company Of the rural guard Of
Cuba mutinied and attempted to enter
the palace OF President Gomez In
Havana.
1t was announced In Berlin that Chan
cellor Won Buelow and Under Secre-
tary Hardinge agree on the questions
upon which they conferred and now
the Germans are anxious to know
what the questions were.
An appropriation OF $4,000 for the
erection OF penitentiary and the pur-
chase Of 640-acre farm at McAlester,
Okla, is carried in bill recommended
for passage by the Oklahoma house.
General Manager Bottomley Of the
'Marconi Wireless Company in New
York says the disaster to the steam
ship Republic, and the proposed legis-
lation with regard to wireless. is now
bearing fruit, outfits being ordered for
many ocean steamers.
A series of interesting letters and
documents relating to the American
war Of independence, four of them
signed by Gen. Washington, are to be
offered for sale at Sothebys In Lon
don on March /. The letters are
chiefly addressed to Col. Israel
Shreeve, commanding in New Jersey.
Within less than two hours after
argument of counsel had ended at
Denver the jury in the case Of Burdett
Pell, who shot Cubier Dury to death
a month ago because he stole his wife.
returned verdict of guilty of volun-
tary manslaughter.
The British government has decided
to lay down five battleships of the inn
proved Dreadnought type the coming
year. The building of the sixth bat
tleship will depend upon the progress
of Germany's new construction.
Thirty-two medical students of the
University Of Louisville volunteered to
give bits Of their cuticle to save the
life of Luther Clifton, aged 81, who
was burned badly at East st. Louis
about a month ago. Doctors began on
the work of grating.
The warm welcome given to King
Edward and Queen Alexandra, who
are visiting the kaiser in Berlin, has
pleased the English people who see
in It closer friendship between Great
Britain and Germany.
Denmark held a great national feast
in celebration of the two hundredth
and fiftieth anniversary of the final
repulse of the Swedish assault upon
Copenhagen under King Charles Gus.
tavus.
Fires caused 100000 loss in Chica-
go; 100000 loss in Buffalo, N. Y, and
$4,000 loss in Roanoke, Va.
The publication of cablegrams which
passed between Madrid and Havana
during the progress of the Spanish
war show that Spain surrendered Cuba
because of fear that the United States
warships would attack her coast and
bring on revolution.
Martin Oberman of Chicago, sudden
ly becoming insane on a train In Iowa,
stabbed Ernest Richards Of Parkers'
burg, Ia, and E. s. Dawson and G.
Logan Grenwell Of Chicago.
The California assembly rejected the
bill segregating the Japanese school
pupils and President Roosevelt ex'
pressed his pleasure in kilograms to
Gov. Gillett and Speaker Stanton.
The body of Smiia Martorfeld, the
hAI - hA nj nInnnCna
Pa, was found in the cellar of her
home, her throat cut. 1t is believed
she was slain.
The state highway commission de
cided to suspend the chauffeur's IL
cense of Harold Vanderbilt Of New
York, Harvard student. On Febru
airy 4 Vanderbilt was convicted In the
Boston municipal court of reckless
ness by operating an automobile.
Great Britain has accorded to Ar
mour e Co. a contract for canned
corned beef extending for three years
and running into large figures. The
initial delivery, amounting to be
tween 100000 and 100000 pounds
will be made next summer. The goods
will be put up under the supervision
of British army officers.
The federal grand jury at Muskogee
Okla, indicted 26 representatives OF
big corporations on charges Of stealing
timber from segregated lands In the
territory
The Canadian Pacific railway made
known its plans to open for settlement
100000 acres of reclaimed land In
the Bow River district of Alberta
The land has been made inhabitable
by the installation of gigantic irri
CATION system.
Land donated by farmers for the
right of way for the Indiana Central
Traction Company, which was to have
been built from South Bend to Hunt
ington, was bought back by the former
owners at delinquent tax sale at
Warsaw.
The Cunard Line steamer Maure'
tania established record for the east
ern voyage. The liner covered the
distance, 1894 miles, at an average
speed of 25.20 knots.
Russia has sent reply to Turkey
announcing her readiness In principle
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