Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-03

ferred from the United States cruiser
Newark to the quarantine at Monte.
video, with the idea that he was suf.
fcring from yellow fever, was said, on
the 2ad, by the hospital doctors not to
have yellow fever at all. They dag.
nosed his case as typhoid fever, not the
dreaded yellow jack"
THE British steamer Fairy of Vic
toria was seized near Point Morrow
town. Wash, on the 2lst, by the rev.
enue cutter Wolcott and four Chinese
aboard captured. The Fairy is a speedy
craft of ten-tons burden and has been
engaged in Chinese smuggling for some
time.
SECRETARY lIoKE SMITH has approved
the draft of circular which will soon
be issued governing applications for
right-of-way over public lands for
canals, bitches and reservoirs. The
rights held toextend only to construc-
ton, and no public timber or material
will be allowed to be taken or used for
repair or improvement.
SENATOR MCMILLAN, Of Michigan, in
an interview on the I'D, authorized
the statement that he will accept
second term in the senate if the repub-
licans of Michigan desire that he con-
tinue to serve them.
The New York Yacht club decided,
on the I'D, that Mrs. Carnegie may be
elected an associate member of the
club She is to be allowed to fly the
club flag and use the club stations and
enjoy privileges of the club.
SEVERAL persons were killed and
number injured at Wctteren, Belgium,
on the 2sd, by the explosion Of Il
powder magazine.
THE mammoth salesrooms and ware
houses of the Udell Woodenware and
the Tyler Desk companies, occupying
the large, seven-story granite and
brick building at the southeast corner
of Twelfth and Locust streets, st.
Louis, were entirely destroyed by fire
on the night of the 22d, together with
their entire stocks
Mrs. ALMA c. WHITEHEAD is dying
of consumption at her home in Shaw
nee Mound Ind. Mrs. Whitehead is
the posscssor Of a fortune estimated at
100000, inherited from lher father
who died several weeks ago. She was
arrested jointly with Rev. George w.
Petit for poisoning Mrs, Petit several
years ago.
A GAS explosion occurred at the
Blossburg coal mines, miles west
of Ration, N. NJ, on the morning of the
I'D. Six men are known to have lost
! their lives, and it is feared that two
Italians who are missing are also VIC
Tins.
The German emperor has presented
Prince Bismarck a series of sketches
made by himself, showing the differ
ences in the armor plates of the war
ships of the German navy and the ma
vies of other nations.
An a late hour on the night of the
I'D, Warren Blacllman, aged Is. and
Miss Minnie Rogers, aged -, while
crossing the Baltimore & Ohio track at
Shelby, o.. in Il buggy, were struck by
an express train and instantly killed,
W. ID. TILLETsoN, acknowledgement
to Japan; DR.. @, II. Simons, ex-consul
at Hong Kong, and Samuel l.. Green
acy, ex-cOnsul at Foo-Chow, arrived in
San Francisco. on the 22d, per steamer
Oceanic, en- route to Washington.
HENRY l.. SECRlsr was arrested at
Butler, O., on the 23d By United States
officials, on the charge of having in his
possession and passing bogus silver
coins Counterfeit money was found
on his person.
THE house committee on invalid pen
sions, on the 23d, ordered favora bly,
reported senate bill granting pen.
sion of 800 per month to the widow OF
Gen. John NJ Corse.
The imports, exclusive OF specie, at
the port of New York for the wcel;
ended on the gath were s7,13O. .O95, OF
which S2,a6S. .O22 were dry goods and
81, 1872. O13 general merchandise.
THE graceful dome of the Agricul-
tural building at the Worlds fair
grounds, was completely destroyed by
incendiary fire on the 24th.
The imports OF specie at the port OF
New York for the week ended on the
oath were sl5S,2S3, of which slO7, II.
was gold and $50, 75l silver.
On the oath the New York associated
banks held S74, 767 800 in excess of the
requirements of the 2j-per-cent rule.