Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-10-27
NEWS AND NOTES.
A summar,. If Important Events.
Personal AND GENERAL,

ly-organized fourth battalion of epch
regiment of infantry, The ceremony
of mailing these flags to their statfs
was performed by Emperor William in
person.
EX-SPEAKER THOMAS b. REED. of
Maine, addressed the students of the
Michigan university at Ann Arbor on
the night of the 18th. Ills subject was
"The Relation of Leaders to Progress, "
University hall, which is capable of
seating $500, was packed by II gather
ing which greeted the distinguished
congressman with great enthusiasm.
AMAN believed to be one of the Guam
tico (Va.) train robbers was captured at
Cumberland, Md. on the nth. Two
Others were caught at Cherry Run, W.
Va. The man captured at Cumberland
gave ms name AS G. }. Scarcy, of Fort
Dodge, kas., but he is supposed TO be
Charley Leary, an all-round crook
Mrs. GEORGE EDDY and Mrs Painter
were run over and killed at the railroad
crossing one mile east Of Byron. ILL.,. by
passenger train, on the 18TH Mrs.
Eddy was Il "Beclimanitc, her husband
being superintendent of the Schwein-
furth "lieaven" at Rockford, Ill.
AFTER relieving +. n. Hill of his po-
sition as agent at The Dalles, Ore, on
the l7th, the officials of the Pacific Ex-
press Co. placed Ed kurbe in charge of
the office and caused Hill, Messenger
Tibbetts and Watchman Gibson to be
arrested. They are accused of com
plicity in the robbery on the night of
the 18th, when $1,000 was stolen.
ADvICEs received from Port Au
Prince, IIayti, say that President Hip.
polyte and his minister of war had a
hand-to-hand fight in the palace re,
Gently. The minister Of war was badly
whipped in the encounter with his
duslly chief. and, at last accounts, was
confined to his bed with his injuries.
WILLIAM BARNES, clerk in the
United States treasurer's office fol
thirty-five years, died on the 18th. Mr.
Barnes had handled in his lifetime
probably more money than any other
man in the world. The greatest amount
handled by him in any one day is STATED
at $50, GOO, 900.
ON the 18th the federal grand jury al
Chicago reported true bill against cX
Gov. John l., Beveridgc. president; +
y. Arnold, vicc-president, and Samue
NJ. Biddison. secretary of the stat,
Mutual Life Insurance Co. The indict
ment charges the defendants with using
the mails TO further the business of ;
lottery, 1t is alleged that the concerr
is in its essence "A lottery,
A SPECIAL. from Tampa, Fla. says
that early ON the morning of the 18th
strike was declared in the cigar fac
tory of Gonzales Il Moera ut Ibol
City, and all hands vent ont Th,
men. armed with clubs, etc, proceeded
to other factories. Up to 12 o'clocl
over 1000 cigarmalers were out.
VERY REV JAMES A. McFAlI. recto
of st. Mary's cathedral, in Trenton, n
j., was consecratcd as bishop of Trcn
| ton. on the 18th. the church in whicl
he had for years labored SO faithfully
being the scene of the ceremonies.
An explosion of fire damp occurre,
in Shaner mine No. ., at Shaner Pa.
on the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad, OF
the 18th. and four Italian miners wer
seriously burned. 1t was thought tw'
of them would die.
CHARLES CLIFFORD It miner, o
Greensburg, Pa, was instantly killed
on the 18th, by the discharge of re
volver which had fallen from his pock
ct. The bullet passed through hi
heart. Clifford leaves widow AM
several children.
4 JURY in the United States circui
court in New York city, on the 18th
awarded Miss Harriet Monroe iudg
ment against the World for $4,000 dam
ages. The suit was brought to recove
$4,000 for the publication in TIN
World of the Columbian ode, writes
bv Miss Monroe. The ode had bee
copyrighted. '.. ....
Ir was announced in st. Petersburg
on the 18th, that the condition of tn
ear had perceptibly changed for tn
worse. 1t was added that his symr
toms of general debility and weakness
of the heart were more pronounced
and il was also announced that tn
czar's physicians have given up the ide
of having him taken to Corfu
PERRY BEAL, miner, was shot an
probably fatally wounded by hlgh
wayman eighteen miles southwest o
Butte, Mont, on the 18th. but his VII
seized the reigns and whipping up tn
team soon dstanced the robber Bea
had $4,000 in gold dust in his posses
sion.
CARLOS ID. MEYERS, a young mechai
ical engineer, attempted to shoot lhlli
Mitchell, his former sweetheart
London. O., on the night of the lstl
In making her escape, Miss Mitchell
Jumped from second-story windo'
and broke her leg.
Orro WoNIGKElT and Charles Ell
misch were hanged in st, Paul. MINI
on the 10th.
Ir was reported in native circles a
Tien Tsin, China, on the 18th, that
great battle had been fought betwee
the Chinese and Japanese forces, mort
of the Yalu river. The engagemen
was said to have taken place on III
18th. The Chinese authorities elan
not to have any knowledge of such
battle having been fought.
WITHOUT issuing directions, secr'
tary Smith has allowed it to be undel
stood that all employees of the lnterl'
department may go home to vote al IN
coming election. There are a numot
of employees in the interior departmei
who intend to avail themselves OF TN
privilege. "a
Up to the 18th the government Oh
c;als at Simla, British India, had II
ceived no confirmation of the repoi
that the ameer was dead :.
THEODORE AMMERMAN, the hilh VII
tim of the rioting at Washington Oour
house, O., on the night of the l7th' ole
on the 10th. .,
PATRICK CROWLEY, a fireman at IN y,
Milwaukee Soldiers home, was fatali
stabbed, on the 10th, by someone I'll
known.
SCHOOL INSPECTOR Walsh, of Detroi
Mich. who was charged with acceptin
bribe, was, on the 10Th, adJudgeo NJ
r,;ltv The fury was out nearly twe'