Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-10-21
PAID admissions to the Worlds fair

fAiD admissions to the Worlds fair
on the 18th were 27S,s7s.
Two BATrAIIoSs of the Brazilian ma.
tlonal guard have revolted and de.
clared for the rebels.
AMONG the Worlds fair visitors on
the 18th was ex-President Harrison.
lie went quietly as an individual citi.
zen with several members of his fam.
n.y. and he carefully avoided the Indi-
ana building for fear that some fuss
would be made over his presence. His
familiar features, however, were easily
recognized by many visitors who
passed him in hisprogress to the build
lngs with his family.
THE paid admissions to the Worlds
1alr, on the 18th, were 221, ,6O7.
The orange crop in the eastern por-
ton OF Florida about which alarm has
been felt ON account of the advanced
stage OF the fruit, was considerably in
Jured in many places by the storm of
the 18th, and in number of groves the
ground is covered with oranges, lemons
and lines. The loss thus sustained
will probably reach into the hundreds
OF thousands of dollars.
John llINsEN, one of the paid patrol
men Of the San Francisco Sailors union,
was arrested, on the 18th, as the man
wm placed dynamite on board of the
tug Ethel and Marion, and as the prin-
cipal of the plot which eliminated in
destruction of Curtin's boarding house
and the death of four men.
A STRANGER giving his home as Kan.
kakee, ILL.,, while out with the boys al
Lebanon, Ind, on the 18th, displayed a
large roll of money. lie landed in jail
and made complaint he had been robbed
of $1,000. An effort is being made tc
locate the the thief.
Miss lDA DussEAu, a beautiful young
lady residing in the Manhattan suburb
of Toledo, o., was fatally burned, on
the 18th, by the explosion of gasoline
with which she was cleaning clothes
The flesh dropped from her bones il
several places. Her father was alst
badly burned while endeavoring to ex
tinguish the flames.
AT o'clock on the morning of tn,
18th fire broke out in the Norwegian
Lutheran orphans home at Madison
Wis, The inmates were all removed
without casualty, although scantil,
clothed Loss, $4,000; insured. Fire
man Ledwith fell from ladder and re
ceived dangerous injuries,
THE business failures for the sever
days ended on the 18th numbered 394 il
the United States against ls9 last year
and AZ in Canada against 26 last year
Eighteen failures We're in magnitude
exceeding 100000, and s4 were owe
81, 900 each but less than 100000.
Ar ) o'clock on the afternoon of th
18th collector for the Adams Expres
Go. in Chicago was sandbagged O
Franklin and Adams streets and robbie
of ST, 600. The robbery occurred whe
the streets were crowded, and was on
of the boldest ever perpetrated. 1h
robbers escaped.
PRESIDENT DARRAGH and Cashier Sal
tiey Of the failed Kansas City safe dc
post and savings bank were indicte
again, on the 18th, by the grand jury
Twenty-Five counts We're returne
against each bank officer, chargin
grand larceny.
The electric light plant at Sterling
Kas., was destroyed by fire early o
the morning of the 18th, leaving TIL
city in total darkness.
Ir is said the Kickapoos refuse
ratifv the treaty signed by the govern
ment commission and committee
the Indians, and will not accept
land in severaltv
The freight steamer Dean Richmor
was lost on Lake Erie, in the awf'
storm of the 18th, and every memb'
of her crew, numbering eighteen soul
nerished, The vessel carried no pa
sengers
Moan KING. the leader OF the Stau
ton train-wreckers, was sentenced
Brazil, Ind, on the 18th, to thirte'
wears in the states prison, This WI
The third sentence that King had I
ceved during the week, one OF fo'
wears for hurglarizing the drug store
Staunton and two years for roooii
Webster & Vancleave's store at u
same place. 49,,
Ex-PREsIpENr HARRISON honoreu !.
Worlds Columbian commission by
nresence and congratulatory spec
NJ its meeting on the l4th.