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


bridge at East Omaha.
MR. RODNEY of Galveston, who.
WIN his wife, walked to the worlds
lalr' VIII have to explain away resem-
plance between himself and one Bert
Vincent "A wife deserter of Cairo
SETTLERS on the Winnebago and
omaha reservation are much excited
over an order from Washington in
structing the agent to remove all the
settlers.
lliE Illinois live stock commissioners
officially report that anthrax, danger
GUS contagious disease, communicable
to man, prevails among cattle in Ed
wards, Clay and Wayne counties
10 delegation of distillcrs who de-
clarcd that they could not get currency
to pay internal revenue taxes, Secrc-
tary Carlisle said he knew of no way to
afford them relief.
CorIoUs rains fell at Peru, Ind, and
ended an eight weeks drought. It is so
late, however, that fully SO per cent, of
the corn is destroyed and potatoes are
a total failure
ROCK ISLAND switchmen threaten to
strike against the proposed reduction
of 10 per cent on their wages.
The yellow fever scare at Pensacola,
Fla, seems to have been unfounded,
An investigation made it probable that
the supposed cases were not yellow
fever.
NEW RICHMOND, O., was reported
burning up on the morning to the l4th.
VOLCANIC eruption is reported to
have occurred at Cape Harrison,
Labrador.
The trouble at Meachambeat, Ala,
was reported about over. Three of the
gang were killed, but several of the
leaders made their escape
MINNEApoIIs was visited on the 18th
by disastrous fire which destroyed
200 houses and rendered hundreds of
people homeless, About $1,000, 900 dam
age was done.
THE Omaha division OF the Order of
Railway Telegraphers has notified the
executive committee that unless Ram
sey is tried at once they will ask for
the appointment of receiver
THE gates of the fair were open last
Sunday, but most of the exhibits were
covered and the attendance was very
slim.
LIEUT. PEARYs vessel has been sighted
off the coast of Labrador. The expe-
dition has been greatly delayed by
storms,
lIoKE SMITH has decided that he will
do nothing toward opening the kicka-
poo lands until after the strip has been
settled
THE new cruiser Minneapolis, twin
sister to the Columbia has been sue
cessfully launched at Philadelphia.
SEVENTEEN persons were killed and
forty injured by train going off a
steep embankment near Pont y Pridd,
Wales.
FIRE in the extensive packing estab
lishment of Nelson Morris e Co, a.
Chicago, destroyed "A large portion o
the plant. Loss. $500, 900
THE board of lady managers of the
worlds fair adjourned after protractet
souabbles subject to the call of tn,
president.
THE result of the bicycle races n
Chicago left Zimmerman with the it'll
of champion of the world. y
Ar a meeting of the finance commit
tee of the senate Senator Vest said tha
no bill for the unconditional repeal o
the Sherman act t'could pass the senate
A FEW days ago the deputy collccto
} at Peliin, Ill.,, accepted $4,000 drafts il
New York and Chicago exchange
, which the banks have Since refused t
accept The exchange on the amoun
) was $1,000, which the collector wi
! lose.
An infuriated socialist shot at N
: Loclroy in Paris. Fortunately tn
bullet did not penetrate NJ, Locliroy
breast,
Ar Chattanooga, Tenn, three wome
= and a child were drowned by the over
turning of naphtha launch while on
pleasure excursion.
TIM No. knitting mill of Warre
. DcForest & Co., at Amsterdam, N.
| has closed for an indefinite time.
emploved over 300 hands.
= TuE bodies of two unknown wome
| were found in Bei's Run hollow, undt
the Pittsburgh, Virginia a. Charlesto
railroad. at Pittsburgh, Pa. The sku
of one was crushed and the other had
r cut on her chin.