Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-01-06

Ahkhis " II, seven outlaws ana lnree omoers
| Sep b-Marshali Bosworth. Of Smithwyn, &
D. Killed his wife and three children and himself
Sep li-Train robbers secured $4,000 near
kendallyille, Ind on Lake Shore road
Sep l5-Robbers secured f5000 cash from
Mineral Range passenger train in Michigan,
| near Boston station,
| Sep l9-Entire family OF benson wratten of
Washington, Ind.
Sep 20-Bent on hanging Thomas Smith ne.
| gro prisoner AT Roanoke. Va, mob and soldiery
clashed. II OF former being killed.
| Oct 2S-Carter II. Harrison, mayor OF Chica-
go, killed by Patrick L. Prendergast
Nov. l6-At Deadwood, 8. D., Joseph Thas
killed his wife, two other persons and himself.
| Nov. ef-Jesse d. o. Smith killed his divorced
| wife, another woman, then fatally shot him.
self at Kankakee, H.
| Nov, 25-Clinton Jordon killed his wife,
father.in law, mother-in-law, sster-in.law and
shot himself, near Seymour. Ind.
himself ut Grand Rapids, Mich; domestic
| trouble.
Dec, 40 h. Sawyer. Of Palestine, Tex. shot
his wife and killed himself; business troubles
| Dec 9-Charles Crannels killed his wife and
| shot himself at Greencastle. Ind.
Dec. 12-Joseph Sims, Of Dover, Tenn, killed
his wife and himself domestic troubles,
FIRES.
| Jan iO-Fire starting IN wool store Of Hecht
| Bros. Co. in Boston caused loss OF 81, 900.
| Jan. 23-Wheat elevator at. South ST Louis
! destroyed; sl5oo00O
Feb s-Five weekly newspaper of'ces in
| Topeka, Kan
| Mar l0-Flames among business buildings In
| Boston caused loss Of s4,60O, 0OO
Mar, ie-Tremont temple OF Boston totally
| destroyed s50O0O0
| Mar 2l-Planet mill at Litchneld, H., de-
| stroyed; E00,000
Apr = Lumber compnny's plant at Ironton,
O.. and 80 dwellings; $4,000
May li-one'half OF Spring Lake, Mich, de-
| stroyed.
Nav c0--Fire destroyed 275 buildings and
their property Ut Saginaw, Mich. s9O0OO
May ss-Sugar refinery at Baltimore, Md;
| LOCO 0OO
June 7-Nesrly entire business portion of
| Fargo, n. D.; S9bOO,0OO
July lo-Cold-storase building at worlds fair
grounds Chicago; tsoo,ooo
June lb-In Wisconsin, Virginia and Noun
tain Iron destroyed by forest fires and Mesaba,
Bawabik and Merritt partially destroyed
July l2-Many notable buildings and business
houses at Princeton Ind. =; Main building OF
John Morrell J., \ & Cos packing house et OF
Aug 4-Forest fires spread over "A farms in
Alpena county. Mich with immense loss
aug lsITwo incendiary fires in Minneapolis
Aug, it--Coa tesworth elevator at Buffalo, N.
Aug a4-At South Chicago, 90 acres of build.
ings: 1000 000.
Sep. H--Forest fires In northern Wisconsin
destroyed homes and belongings OF 80 farmers
Sep. l6-Forest fires in northern Wisconsin
rendered hundreds homeless and did damage
10 forests estimated at s6000,0O0
Sep 16-Fire starting In Touring mill de.
stroyed two thirds Of Patterson o,
Sep 17-Forest fires in Wisconsin covered
over 200 square miles.
Sep, 25Three solid blocks Of retail stores In
St Joseph, Mo; 100000
Oct ls-Four blocks OF buildings in Sioux
City, Ia s4OO,0)O
Oct 1s-Damagc OF s2SoO,0oO caused In New
York by blaze in wall paper factory and several
tenement blocks
Nov. l+-Business portion Of Portland. Ark.
Nov l8-Buslness portion of Brooklyn Wi
Nov. l7-Entire business portion OF Grand
Ridge, III.
Nov ls-Western Storage compauy's build.
ing at Kansas City; S500000
Nov. Dn-,IProperty valued atssoo,ooo destroyed
al Jonesvlle, Ala.
Nov. slaBusiness blocks at Springfield,
Nov 2]-Edson. Moore 4 Co, Detroit. Mich,
Wholesale dry-goods merchants s7So0O0.
Nov 1.-TWO theaters and hotel in Columbus,
Dec 1.-THE Arcade and several blocks at
Buffalo, n Y; S7b0000
Dec lI-Termipal Elevator company s build
ings at Buffalo, n Y; VI 100000
-. Dec 20 business portion OF Waxabachie
Tex.
Dec. e6-Almost entire town OF Gaylor'yille,
o., destroyed
FOREIGN.
Jan. 6--M Charles de Lesseps and NJ. Marius |
Fontaine make confessions in prison impcat |
Ing prominent men in the Panama canal steal
Ian io,Rohhers 3 Hrsd @ ,emni,n n,,,. ~ Kan IA IA
people perished,
Jan. 2S-IIawaiis government overthrow, |
Queen Liliuokalani dcposed, and provisional |
government. headed by President $ u. Dole, !
petitoned the United States to annex the
Islands.
Jan. 3l-Britsh parliament convened.
Feb Yin Panama canal cases defendants |
found guilty Of swindlng and breach OF trust, \
and sentenced as follows: NJ. Ferdinand dc |
Losseps Imprisonment Tor nve years, fined
5000 francs; Charles de Lesseps five years in I
prison and fine Of $3.50 francs; M. Narius |
Fontaine and NJ. Cotter each two years and \
fine OF 3 $50 francs, and NJ. Einel two years and N
tine OF 1000 francs.
Feb 24-M Jules Ferry elected president Of
French senate, i
Mar. I'm. Jules Ferry, president Of the
French senate, died in Paris; aged 81, III
Mar 2s-Oxford boat crew won by two lvDgths
its twenty. seventh victory over Cambridge on
the Thames at London II
Mar. 27-M. Challemel lacour elected presi;
dent of French senate II
Apr New cabinet formed in France with
NJ. bupuy as premier e. Commercial bank, Of
Australia at Melbourne failed :oo'o0, ,ooo /
Apr l2- The English, Scottish and AustraE
ian charter bank at London failed for s40 0O, 900
Apr l3-u. s. flag lowered from government
building at Honolulu, and the protectorae Of
feialy declared at an end by Commissoner
Bount leaving public AFFAIRS in sole control 81
provisional government.
Apr IA bloodless coup d'etat efiecte at
Belgrade and King Alexander J., who bad be.
fore governed through regents assumed con
troll Report from Zanzibar announced killing
OF Emin Pasha in battle in eastern Afrtca.
Apr. 20-In Mexico rebels captured Guerrero
killing 800 federals and Santa Tomas -. Aus.
tralia joint stock bank failed for t6o,OoOOOo at
London.
lia suspends
Apr. a9-Nationsl bank OF Australia a. Mel
bourne failed for 900 81. In battle be.
tween government forces and revOutioniss
near San Luis, Brazil, sO) men were killed.
May a-Over 400 villages In China flooded BY
rise in River Hoangho and hundreds Of per.
sons reported drowned 80. Nineteen thousand
employees in jute mills in Dundee, Scotland
went on strike
MAY S-Colonial bank OF Australasia at Alex.
andria. Victoria suspended: sl5,00oo00
May s-Position OF poet laureate in ENGLAND
made vacant by Lord 1cnnyson's 5 death, offered
TO John Ruskin -. Gen Manuel Gonzales, ex-
president OF Mexico, died in City OF Mexico,
aged % -
May 9--Bank OF Victoria at Melbourne sus
pended: l6,00O,0J0
NAV I5-in Australia Bank Of North Queens.
land and Queensland national bank suspended;
t40, 50o,O 900
won great English y, derby
June S-Ntllc Marie convent at MOnhtan0s,
near Montreal, burned: sl0O,W0
June 9Th M $. Victoria, flagship OF Vice
Admiral George C. Tryon, X. c. b., commander
Of the Mediterranean station. was run into and
sunk by the Camperd0wn, drowning SoS OF the
once RS and crew including the vice admiral.
June ei-Goldsbrough, Mort Co, Melbourne
tAustralia) bankers suspended: R2,aOoM
July 30-Siamese government, 10 prevent
war, accepted all terms o. French ntiIla'ur.
Aug l6-COurt Of arbitration on SUBJECT of
dispute between United States aud Great Brit
ain to rights Of seal fishing In Behrin2 sea de-
cidcd In favor Of Great Britain on every point
Of real dispute.
Sep Is-Lord Aberdeen sworn in as governor
general of Canada in legislative council cham
Der at Quebec,
Ocl. 7-Bombardng agaln resumed byrebels
at Rio Janero with great loss TO life and prop
erty.
Oct. H--Fied Marshal Maurice de Mahcn,
ex. president Of France, died In Paris; aged SO
The Crano a rebel vessel, sunk BY Rio
Jsneiro forts: many lives lost
Oct IS--Chnrles f. t-ounod, eminent French
composer. died Vt Paris, nged ~
Oct Si-Steamer Republica rammed trans.
port Rio de Ianeiro. which was conveying 100
troops 10 S6htos, and 800 men went down with
transport. -. Forty OF crew OF armed steamer /
Urano killed by shell from Rio
Nov. skiing L0hengula reported captured
by British troops; 3Ou0 Matabees Killed In re-
cent battles
Nov 4--At Santander, Spain, ship volo,
loaded with dynamite, caught fire and exploded;
,0c0 persons killed
Nov. s-During a theatrical performance al
Barcelona Spain, explosion OF como thrown by |
anarchists killed as persons
Nov. i3-Floods In southwestern Japan |
caused 1.SS7 deaths.
Nov. is-DuriHk terrific storm throughout