Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-08-19


saying that the majority in the senate
against the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman law will be at least s.
SrEAKING Of the nomination of Neal
for governor of Ohio, Gov. Mckinley
says that it means that the campaign
will be fought squarely on the tariff
issue without straddling.
THE governor of Rio Grande do Sui,
Brazil, has resigned,
A BRITISH force attacked With, in
Africa, because OF the sultan's con
tinued hostility. The town was
burned
MISCELLANEOUS.
DURING fire at Lima, O., child was
burned to death. The mother was ia
tally burned in attempting to rescue
her child.
A MAN named Wiler at Sweet Springs,
W. Va, who was visited by whtecaps,
shot one of them dead and seriously
wounded another.
THERE is great apprehension at Oma-
ha lest the foundation of the new fed
eral building is not on ground stable
enough to support it.
A THOUSAND miners went IN a strike
in the East Tennessee dstri-t
THE report of the department of ag-
riculture for August makes the condi-
ton of cotton so. 4, a decline of little
over two points since last month. This
is the lowest average for August ever
given out by the department.
THE August government crop report
| makes the condition of spring wheat
81 per cent, II reduction of per cent
since July |. The condition OF corn is
| ST. a reduction of &.
A REPORT from Rome says the Propa-
| ganda tide is investigating matter in
which Bishop Matz, of Denver, was ac'
cused of retaining $4,000 belonging to
| Father OLeary's sister. 1t was said
Father O'Leary drew pistol on the
bishop, but was prevented using it.
GENERAI managers of eastern roads
have virtually ordered an advance or
worlds fair rates
Snow HILL, Md, burned the Other
night. Only two stores and fe"
dwelling houses We're saved, The loss
| was about $500, 900.
pETrIT's salt warehouse near Mil
waullee burned recently. Loss, $780,
900.
THEODORE THOMAS, musical director
at the worlds fair. has resigned. lh'
| directors will run number OF smal
bands instead of large one
| AS result of the murder OF soldier
at Coal Creek, Tenn, miner name,
Drummond was lynched by the infurl
ated militia, who also intended lynch
ing others
A CoNvIcr who assaulted anothe
convict at Chester, H., was arrested
examined before Justice within TN
walls of the prison and held for trial
THE car works at Tcrre lIaute, Ind
have been destroyed by fire Loss
sl5o, 900. The works employed 1,oo
men.
ELprEr S. CARMAN has been M
pointed receiver OF the Rural Publish
| ipg Co. which publishes the Rural Ne'
Yorker and the American Gardener
| The liabilities, it is said, amount
nearly 100000.
RIcuARp MusER was found dead nea
his home at Suffcrn, n. Y, with d"
lot hole in his head. He was a ric
lace mcrchant in New York. There
believed to he u mystery behind wha
is thought to be his self destruction
THE sailing schooner Helen Blum an
TWENTY-FIVE seamen have been lost o
the Alaska coast.
| CLEARING house returns Tor the wee
ended August 10 showed continue
heavy decreases. In New York the o'
rease was l4.S; outside, s6''. -,
SIX Young men of Shelbyv'lle' aia =
bec,me involved in drunken mgr
and three of them were fata'i
wounded. .,a
COMPTROLLER EcKELs has deciae
that it is legal to use cert'hea cheor
in small amounts as a circulating III
dium. and this plan is expected 10 !"
ford great relief
THERE was desperate riot in Isoi'
bay recently, caused by Moham,heo"l '',
making an attack on Hindoo teihp'
/, Troops restored order.
SIX cholera cases were removed
Swinburne island, New York, on u
11th. Al,
;, THE treasury statement shows 'n'
tho receints from customs at the port
, New York for the first ten days OF ~
gust aggregated ss,oa4sso' as asa.n
a s3I l3O for the corresponding peru
l last year ,v;,,;,
Tur president has pardoned "i'i'a
]. Meadows, who in 1878 was sen.ei,o'
} to be hanged for murder committeo
| the Indian territory and the penai
. subsequently reduced to imprlsoh'ne'
8 for life in the Detroit house OF coii'
l ton. :
I TuE Missouri, Kansas " texas
e fused to comply with the Texas se"'t
I. law and passenger rate war Is
9 pected. ,,..stme
OrrIcERs of the Denver lnves'me
Rona CO. have been arrested on
J. charge of violating the postal laws ~
v the laws relating to lotteries :,
Q FATHER O'I,EAny denies that ni' : =
I mute with bishop Matz, OF Denver -
!. all,of the sensational nature asvsio
Q 10 Il. lie says it Is "a piece OF SHY