Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-22
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

III Is likely, however, that the duke
will he managing editor of the Gazette
before he is king of France, and he NAV
even get other jobs ere his reign shall
begin.
CAPr. ADoLpH FREIrsCII, the Finnish
sailor who left New York August 5 in
the schooner-rigged skitf Nina without
any companion, arrived at Queenstown,
on the l2th, at 1890 p, m. His boat
had lost her rudder and was leaking
TWO MEMBERS of the family of T.. O.
Myers, of Anderson, Ind, were fatally
hurt, on the 12th, by an explosion of
natural gas which completely wrecked
two blocks Ct buildings, causing loss
of SIS, 600.
A BABE in the arms of its mother
was killed and the latter severely in
lured by the falling of a center pole of
John Robinson's circus at GAINESVILLE,
O., on the l2th.
SECRETARY CARLISLE, although he
had not yet written a formal letter to
that effect, authorized, on the 18th, the
official announcement that he would
not pay any sugar bounty earned but
unpaid when the new tariff bill went
into effect, August 20.
POSTMASTER HARRY MARIETTA and
others, of Connellsvile, Pa, were con-
victed, on the 18th, of unlawful assem-
blage in connection with the coke-re-
gion riots.
A PERRY (Okla.) paper publishes an
interview between IA reputable Perry
man and the noted outlaw. Bill Doolan,
who is now leader of the Dalton gang,
in which Doolan says that Bill Dalton,
who was reported killed at Guthrie,
Okla, some time ago, is not dead, but is
living quiet life in a distant state.
Mrs. CATHARINE ROBBINS HOWE, the
confidence woman whowas arrested for
fleeing Yale college graduates, was,
on the 12th, sentenced to two years in
Jail by Judge lIammerley, of Hartford,
Conn.
ALFRED APPEL, sergeant in PETER
Post l3l, of Meadville, Pa, dropped
dead in Pittsburgh on the 18th. Appel
was about So years old, and was seem
ingly in the best of health when he re-
tired the night before.
On the 18th a robber entered the Citi-
zen's bank at Rossvillc, H., while the
officials were at dinner and robbed the
cash drawe: of $4,000 A reward OF
81 900 was offered for the capture of
the man.
THERE arrived in Philadelphia, on the
night of the 18TH on the steamer For
buna, Capt. Christophersen, from Java
Arthur Vincent, New York boy, who
has circlcd the globe without cent OF
money. He left New York two years
ago at the age of II. and bears with
him testimonials which prove that he
if traveller.
NEWS reached New York. on the 18th
that $4,000 cartridges, which had beer
shipped from New York, had beer
seized by the officials of the port OF
Havana, Cuba. The seizure caused
great excitement among the natives
and rumors were circulated that an
other revolution was about to he be
gun. The cartridges were billed as tai
low in casks.
ZELLA NICOLAUs and her companion
Al Ruhman, are having hard time
getting hotel accommodations in Chi
cago. They were elected from a prom
inent Michigan avenue hostelry, on the
l2th, as soon as their identity was es
tablished.
LOUISVILLE, KY. was chosen as tn,
place for the holding of the nationa
encampmen. of the Grand Army of the
Republic in 1895. Henry Wattersor
presented the invitation in his happies
vein.
On the l2th all that was mortal of The
late compte de Paris was deposited
after impressive funeral ceremonies, il
vault in the old church at Weybridge
England, where repose the remains o
the duchess de Nemours, aunt of th'
deceased prince.
PRESIDENT lIIPPoLYTE of Hayti il
said to be suffering from dangerou
heart trouble and is extremely nervous
and it is thought that any unexpected
shock will precipitate his death
THE steamer Reindeer. returnin!
from Plattsburgh to Burlington, Vt.
on the 18th, with 500 passengers, raj
over the rock reef near Colcheste
light in Lake Champlain, nearly upset
ting the vessel. panic ensued amon'
the passengers who rushed upon tn
deck, trampling women and children
beneath them and many attempted t.
lump overheard. Several men and VIC
men were injured in the jam. Th
boat righted after passing over tn
reef and steamed safely to port.
TwENTY-rouR THOUSAND troops fror
the provinces of Chih-Li and Liane
Kiang have been ordered to the dc
fense of Tien-Tsin. OF these 1900
men had arrived, on the 18th, and tn
remainder will reach Tien-Tsin at tn
end of the month. These reinforce
ments are due to the fear OF an inva
sion by the japanese.
THE United States steamers Adam
and Rush arrived at San Francisco fror
Behring sea on the 18th.
The Michigan State Bankers assoc
ton convention met in BAY City on tn
18th.
A TERRIBLE hurricane passed owe
the southwest coast OF Spain, on IN
13th. wrecking many small vessels
The town of Gata was partly destroye
by the storm.
BERNARD ToKER, German farme
living near Connellsville, Pa, was sh'
dead and his wife was mortally woun'
ed, on the 18th, by Frank Norris II
year-old son of the man from whol
Toker purchased his little farm
BREAKING all previous records, IN o.
ginning and ending its business with
two days, the twenty-eighth nation'
encampment Of the Grand Army OF u
Republic in session at Pittsburgh fa
adjourned sine die on the 18th.
FRANK MORRIS, who, on the l.t
killed Bernard Lolxer and fatally sh'
Mrs. Loker at Connellsville, Pa an
later wounded Joseph Halfhill' ne'
Rich Hill, was arrested, on the l4t
and fully identified. 6,
FOREIGN missionaries in the Sh
: King province are fleeing to Ne'