Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-10-07

Ex-PREsIDESr HARRISON was accord. 1,
ga an enthusiastic reception at the
Worlds fair, on the eth, Indiana
day
BY the bursting through of the wa
ters Of the Michigamee river into the
Mansfield mine, six miles from CRYSTAL
City Mich, on the night of the 2sth,
twenty-eight men, who were at work
directly under the bed of the river,
were drowned, Eighteen Others who
were working in n lower lever. had a
narrow escape from the same fate. 1t
will be impossible to recover the
bodies of the dead except by diverting
the course of the river and then pump
ing ont the mine.
THE Italian government has decided
to refuse to grant exequaturs to all
Italian bishops nominated in the last
papal consistory because the pope re-
fused to recognize the right of King
Humbert to nominate the patriarch Of
Venice
T. MOST important capture was made,
on the Goth, by Sheriff Fuller, near
Il fllman, Ala. of Thoaa Robinson, Of
livingston, Tex. Robinson is charged
with poisoning his wife, stepdaughtcr
and niece. He was tried, convicted
and sentenced to the Texas pcnitcn-
tiary for "A term of years. Several
months ago he escaped.
REV, HERMANN FlCKlE has been
pastor of the German Congregational
church of Dubuque Ia, for twenty
five years. In commcmoration of the
event his congregation, on the 29th
prese nted him with a costly silver
service, and his wife with a purse of
money,
Two SURVEYORS, John Allen and son,
on the Goth, ordered cowboy settler
off his claim, near Alva, okla, which
they said belonged to a bohemian who
accompanied them. The cowboy shot
and killed both the Aliens, and was ar
rested The Bohemian took possession
of the claim. At night mob lynched
him.
A NOVEL marriage ceremony was
performed at Niagara Falls on the
10Th. Walter $. Stewart of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and Miss Minnie Weller, ol
Allegheny, Pa, were united in wed
lock by Justice of the Peace Russell a
the entrance to the cave of the winds
On the night of the goth a force o
deputy marshals, twenty-five strong
left Alva, Okla, to attack the gang o
Bill Dalton. which was said to be en-
camped near there. The marshals whel
they left there expected to engage th'
gang before morning
A BUSINESS associate Of Van Allen
Clcve lands nominee for ambassador f
Italy. is credited with the assertion
that Van Allen has written to Presiden
Cleveland declining the mission t
Rome.
MRS, FRANK BRUCE, wife of the safe
blower who was sent up for nine year
at Terre Hautc, Ind, has confesse
that Bruce, Red O Brien and Henry di
the safe blowing job there. and tina
O'Brien got away with the tools, Tn
police are now convinced that the
made mistake in releasing O'Brien.
Ir is reported that the French hay
riven the island of Kohsamit, in til
rulf of Siam, which they took posse
sion of in June last, to Russia, in ord'
that the latter country may use 1t as
J coaling station.
t EX-rNITEp STATES SENATOR MAGHf
died in the asylum at llopkinsvill
4 Kv.. on the night of the 29th.
REV. AMoRY H. BRADFORD, ID. /
: for twenty-three years minister of Il
S First Congregational church of MOI
{ Clair, N. j., one of the editors of I'll
4 Outlook. and widely known as
4 preacher and author, has received
c unanimous call TO the pastorate
t Westminster chapel, London, the lar
d est Congregational meeting house
|, the world
I THE imports of specie at the port
New York for the week ended on u
n so,b were S523,51l, of which S43l, 9
IS were gold and sol, ,59S silver.
II TuE Russian fleet which is shortly
1t visit Toulon will rendezvous at Gao
c before proceeding to the French POI
It REV. BENZ. JEwETr, one OF the foi
= most scholars of Great Britain, who W
horn ut Camberwell in 1917, oieo
g. London on the ls,
D The paid admissions to the "orl'
D fair ON the 30th, lreland's day, we
Ie 1o7. .s5s. notwithstanding the hea
Is rain