Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-08-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE London Pail Mall Gazette saws
that the Behring sea tribunal has made
good progress and that it is expected
that decision will be rendered in
fortnight Every point at issue has
now been adjudicated and the decision
will give entire satisfaction to Great
Britain and Canada.
lr is said on good authority that
Judge Holman will be made chairman
of the committee on Indian affairs in
the next house.
The official announcement has been
made of the raising of the blockade of
Bangkok by the French
REvoLUTIoNIsTs in Argentina have
won complete triumph in San Luis
and have the advantage in several other
provinces.
THE editorial control of the New
York World has passed entirely into
the hands of Col Charles II. Jones, late
of the st. Louis Republic.
THE silver convention effected per-
manent organization by clecting Gen.
| A. j. Warner president.
THE king of Dahomey again threat
ems the French.
GEN. w. p. INNEs died recently at
Grand Rapids, Mich. During the war
he organized a regiment of mechanics,
which was of great use in building and
repairing bridges.
w. H. GRENFELL, NJ. p. for Hereford,
has bolted the Gladstone party because
Of the home rule bill as it now stands.
| A DISPATCH from Buenos Ayres says
that the vice governor of Santa Fe has
been killed by the rebels.
In an address Balfour, the English
conservative leader, came out strongly
in favor of bimetallism.
| HAWAII has sent Commissioner Alex
ander to the United States with in
structons to do all in his power for an
nexation.
THE expected war in Samoa broke
out on July s, when Mataafa's men
were attacked and routed by Alalietoa S
troops. The vessels of the treaty
powers then interfcred and put an end
to the war.
TnR president disappointed +. Ellery
Anderson, of New York, one Of the Pa
citic railroad commissioners in place of
Mr. Dimmock, who was appointed by
Mr.. Cleveland, but declined the posi-
ton. The salary Of commissioner,
when engaged in the performance OF
his duty, is $40 per day, with expenses,
JAMES b. CUTLER the well known
Chicago real estate man, fell from the
steamer City of Toledo, while return
ing from jackson park, and was
drowned.
CONGRESS met in special session at
noon on the 7th.
SENATOR STEWART, of Nevada, has a
silver bill which he is prepared to in
troduce in the senate at the first
opportunity.
JAMES l.. WRIGHT, one OF the found
crs of the Knights of Labor, died al
Philadelphia recently.
: HovEY defeated G. b. Neel at Chi
cago for the tennis championship o
America.
Hon. +. j. PHELPS, one of the Amer
can counsel before the Behring SCI
tribunal of arbitration, accompanied by
Mrs. Phelps, has sailed from Southamp
ton on the American line steamer Paris
GEN. ScHoFIELp, who has been con
fined to his room in Washington 70
the past week with an attack of rheu
matism, is much improved and WI
: soon resume his duties at the war de
partment
ACTING SECRETARY CURrIss ma
ordered the force of the bureau OF EN-
craving and printing to work an extri
: hour each day, in printing natlona
! bank notes, for which the demand Jus
, now is very great
ALDERMAN MICHAEL RoHE and Con
stable Kaercher, of the Law and orde
! league, of Pittsburgh, Pa, were ser
a fenced to sixty days imprisonment 10
= conspiracy. The charges were the ou'
9 come of the recent war against Sunda,
: desecratorS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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