The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-06-18

| Of the National Congress Of Mothers
opened In Denver, with Mrs. Frederic
scho6 Of philadelphia in the chair.
and all parts Of the country repre-
scented BY delegates.
Admitting frankly that defeat had
been the fate Of the western railroads
in their fight with the shippers. F. A.
Delano, president of the Wabash rail-
road, was sponsor for the prophecy
that the railroads could not live I'M
der the existing freight rates. He was
one of those who met President Taft
on the rate question.
President Taft will send a letter
of welcome to former President Roose-
welt. Capt. Archibald w. Butt, the
presidents aide. will deliver the mes
sage to the returning hunter from a
government revenue cutter. In the
meantime President Taft will be roll
ing westward on Pullman car to VII
la Nova, Pa, where st. Thomas col
lege will give him degree.
With telegraph wires cut and oper-
ators murdered or forced to fee, def
mite information is lacking as to the
present situation at Valladolid, Yucca
tan. the scene Of a massacre by In
dian insurgents. Meager government
advices received estimate the number
OF killed at 40. More than 1000 In
dams are said to have been engaged
In the attack.
DIR. Frederick A. Cook, the Arctic
explorer, has begun suit in the Berlin
courts against Commander Robert e.
Peary to recover $4,000 which he al
leges to be due him In payment for
bearskins and other products deliv-
cred to the commander.
Gov. B. F. Carroll was renominated
for governor at the Iowa primaries
by an estimated majority Of from 1000
to 1000 over Warren Garst, the pro-
gressive candidate.
Charles F. Stealey, telegraph OPP
orator of Brooklyn, N. Y, who left his
home last Thursday for Washington
to testify before the grand Jury in the
government cases against the bucket
shops, is missing.
The historic mill on Pennypack
creek, near Philadelphia, has been
burned The building had existed
since revolutionary times.
The trial OF Representative Lee
O'Neil Browne, accused Of bribery In
the Lorimer election scandal, was be-
gun at Chicago before Judge McSurely
In the criminal court when the first
few OF the special venire of 100 men
were examined.
The notorious Mad Mullah" Moham-
med Abdullah. who long troubled
Great Britain and Italy in Somaliland.
was captured in recent fight at
Hardega by friendly natives and shot
to death.
An anti-Japanese rising Of serious
proportions Is being plotted. in north
ern Korea, by Koreans who are OPP
posed to the annexation Of Korea by
Japan and who are the enemies Of the
Japanese generally.
At the end of four-hour conference
with President Taft in the executive
Offices. the representatives Of the
Western Trunk line committee con-
scented to the announcement that they
would withdraw the proposed in
creases in freight rates which the ad-
ministration had enjoined by the fed
eral court in Missouri early last week.
A thousand delegates. representing
every state in the Union, gathered in
Rochester, N. Y, for the annual play
congress held under the auspices Of
the Playground Association of Amer
lea.
Attorney General Wickersham has
rendered a decision in which he holds
that Richard Parr is entitled to re-
cover from the government the
amount of his claim for information
given against the so-called sugar
trust. PARIS information brought
about the recovery of between $1,000
900 and 100000.
Senator Cullom laid before the SEN
ate memorial prepared by the Legis-
lative Voters league OF \ Chicago en-
bodying formal charges against Sena-
tor William Lorimer. Senator Cullom
offered the memorial without comment
and 1t was referred without comment
to the committee on privileges and
i
elections.
By a decision of the federal board
of arbitration appointed under the
Erdman law, $1,000 locomotive fire
men employed on 40 western rail
roads will receive general average
of ten per cent. increase In wages
over the former rates. The increase
granted varies from per cent. or
oil burning engines to about Is pei
cent. on the heavy types Of Goa
burning locomotives.
Charles Talbert, corset manufactur
err, committed suicide by shooting ir
the Columbus theater, New York
when the performance was near III
close.
Hiram Goddard, wealthy lumber
man of La Crosse. Wis.,, died after ar
illness of three months. He wal
seventy-four years old.
Damage of thousands Of dollars BY
frost is reported from Worcester
Mass.
President Taft sent special mes
sage to congress In which he recon
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