Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-05-13

"oeh pun In erect between California
ana Missouri river points.
lHE block on the east side of Broad.
way between Forty fourth and Forty.
nth streets, New York. was complete.
~ destroyed by fire The loss is esti-
mated at from sl25, 900 to $3.50, 900.
IHE town Of Kowal, in Poland
about eighty miles south of War.
saw has been visited by destruc-
1--WE con1lagration. The big infirmary
and asylum were burned. No less than
eighty persons perished and 300 families
were made homeless.
The executive committee of the
Order Of Railway Telegraphers are cx-
amining the books and accounts of the
grand officers. There are charges that
the grand chief has recklessly squan-
dered the money Of the order. 1t is
stated that between $4,000 and $50, 900
was spent in the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern and Rock Island
strikes. t& F8 &
JOHN KUsLER, a farmer, living near
Guthrie, Ok, has died suddenly under
circumstances which lead the coroner
to believe that hewas poisoned. '-."
AS arranged, three Chinamen were
arrested in New York to make cases to
test the constitutionalty Of the Geary
law. @~.A aEu''uE.t
THERE was disastrous wreck on the
Big -Four at Lafayette, Ind, early on
the morning Of the 7th, a passenger
train crashing into the depot, due to
the failure OF air brakes to work.
The gates of the worlds fair were
not opened to the general public on
Sunday. Holders of passes, however,
were admitted.
THE New Orleans Delta newspape
has suspended publication. 3D., ..
A DESTRUCTIVE tornado did much
damage in the vicinity of Gainesville
and Whitesboro, Tex.
Ina rear end freight collision at Tad
NOR, o., five tramps, who were stealing
a ride, were killed.
THE British crews won two of the
three international boat races at New
York, Russians winning the third.
A CINCINNATI and Memphis steam
packet blew mp on the Mississippi
twenty-four miles below Cairo III.
Twenty-Five men were scaldcd, six be-
ing killed
A SCHOOL boy named Grucber shot
Father Puronka in Olcmutz, Austria,
with a revolver and then killed him
self The priest will recover. Puronka
had interfered in Grueber's love af-
fairs
THE customs authorities at New York
are satisfied that the jewelry, worth
nearly 100000, which was captured by
the Williamsburg police, is the property
of the count of Flanders, brother of
King Leopold ii.
THERE was great excitement in Dub
lin over the dynamite explosion and it
was believed that the object Of it was
to embarrass the government.
ANOTHER band OF murderous Navaios
attacked two cowboys in Colorado and
killed one of them. "a
AT Casey, Ind, the roof of new
brick kiln cayed in, crushing and kill
ing three workmen.
CHINESE in San Francisco are sullen
and stubborn in their refusal to obey
the Geary law, and United States Off
cials look for serious trouble with them
before the matter is settled.
AT Redonda, Cal, union and non
union sailors fought and one man on
each side was killed.
In case Theodore Thomas resigns as
musical director of the worlds fair it is
believed that Walter Damrosch will be
his successor.
AMERICAN Cubans at Key West are
exceedingly active and assert that a
blow for the liberty of Cuba will soon
be struck which will be successful.
JUDGE PUTNAM, of the United States
circuit court, has set September for
the trial of the pending Maverick bank
cases.
The Capital City bank, of Nashville,
Tenn, chartered under state laws, has
gone into voluntary liquidation. The
banks business has been transferred to
the Fourth National bank.
TUE largest and most powerful barb
cite so far made for the new navy has
Just been completed at the bethlehem
ordnance works. II is the aft barbette
for the battle-ship Maine.
THE annual eight hour demonstration
of London workingmen took place on
the 7th. The meetings were enthusi-
astic, but peaceable. -.-.. '