Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-11-10
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events,
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


drowned.
In his annual report to the secretary
Of war Gen. Flagler, chief OF ordnance,
makes strong point on the INSULT
cheney OF the appropriations for arm
ing and equipping the militia. lie
says there is an urgent demand from
most states to have their arms changed
for n later and better model.
Two ROBBERS broke into Polish resi-
dence at Mahanoy City, Pa, early on
the morning Of the 3lst, and were at
tackled by two boarders, John Frank
and Joseph Breniski. The robbers
drew .revolvers and commenced firing.
Frank was shot through the left breast
and mostally wounded. Rreniski was
sshosan-.se ies ks
MAI. CLINT McCLARTy died at Louis
Vile. Ky., on tho 3lst. aged 65 years.
Ma. McClarty was the founder of the
Louisville clearinghouse, and was one
OF the best-known men in the financial
circles OF Kentucky. he served in the
confederate army as soldier in the
famous Orphan brigade.
FIRE in the shops of the Newbury-
port (Mass.) car factory, on the 3lst,
destroyed the large wooden structure.
The flames communicated with the
large five-story wooden shoe factory OF
Burly & Usher and it was burned
Several frame dwellings were alsc
burned. The loss will probably ex
ceed $4,000.
A SERIOUS epidemic, pronounced by
the physicians to be continual ma
larial fever" has broken out among th'
students Of Wesleyan university. Mid
dleton, Conn. Several students have
been sent to their homes, and one cast
has developed into typhoid fever.
PRESTON WEST, "a years old, died. OF
the 3lst, at his home in Charleston
Ind. He ranked as one OF the best
known turfmen in the country, ant
was the father of 0. o. West, ST., ais
well known in turf circles Mr. Wes
was Kentuckian. &c..
An official examination shows tina
the Parthcnon at Athens was seriousl
damaged by the earthquakes that oc
cured last spring. The structure
reported to be in a dangerous cond
ton. Measures to restore it will b
taken Immediately.
A NOTICE was posted in the Lehig
Valley shops, at West Chester, Pa, o
the 3lst, informing the men that, con
mencing Novembe"l /, a reduction OF
per cent. in their wages would be made
This is the thinl cut within year.
IT is said that the force now /
work on the Gulebra branch OF ti
Panama canal will soon be increased
1000 men.
WILLIAM JONES and George Bucl
land, miners, We're drowned, on II
3lst, by q rush of water from an ol
working. while they were cleaning Il
an old gangway, in the mines OF II
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western &c
near Manticoke, Pa.
, TIE Sioux Indian murderer Nv
Sticks received his sentence at Dea
| wood. $. d., on the 3lst, and Will
.. hanged in that city ON December
This will be the first time an lndi;
has been legally cxecnted in the stat
CHARLES WILKINSON, for five yea
assistant cashier of the First nation
bank at Huntington, W. Va, who W
l to have been married to the daughl
u of the cashier during the holidays,
said to be Il defautcr to the amount
$4,000.
v CorNr ENDo SroLBERG has been q
! pointed Prussian minister OF agric'
ture. domain and forests, to succe
: Herr Won Heiden-Cadow. whose res
s. nation was announced on the 3lst'
= LEONARD +. IECHAvAIlER, one
the pioneer residents of Ocean GRO
= N. j.. and the owner OF l1eol'aV"i
;, hotel at that place, died on the ]
a aged rs years
a TWENTY boys celebrating llallowe
=. halted in front of Mr.. laywoods no
,s in independence, Mo-, at midnight
: the 3lst Haywood raised W
dow and fred both barrels OF IL sh
S. gun into the crowd and five boys ,"
IT dangerously wounded.
es THE japanese were reported on
re- Cd. has having taken a second foft
H. PORT Arthur. The general attack
of exnected almost Immediately.
5 Twelve Russian war ships were
Che Foo ON the cd. The English III
r. including more than twenty war sh
"a was mobilising at Shanghai.
u TIE weekly statement oil .the ID
ne of France, issued on the.ad, shows
'e- increase of s,sc0ooo francs gold an
W. decrease Of o,2i0, 900 francs silver
or CA,Irs MUELLER, for twenty
wears chief clerk of the Nortilern
nois prison, and who introduced
he the prison the Bertillon system
al measurement of prisoners. shot
ln- self through the heart on the lst'
IS .ruE funeral of the late f,ren
nd Mercier took place at Montreal =
IT, on the I'd. The attendance was G
be nous. representatives being pres
from all parts of the dominion.
ON the I'd, President Cleveland
'e- ceiyed u personal message from
IN new emperor Of Russia announc.ns m
III death of his father and his success
NC to the throne.
OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND japanese
H. diers were reported, on the lst' u
'h in China. a .,
Tur japanese have placed J.
bridges across the Yalu river
The TIM French cabinet met, on .ii'
ere and framed message Of sympa,,h
len be forwarded to Emperor Nlchoia
ort ~ p,.s;a e. @A%
ent - s,x men we're frightfully injured
ne, the fall Of scaffold in the ERE :,
) OF rnaa train-shed at Jersey City, ~
an the I'd. They were pa'helnss
iron trusses and fell adistta ace o.
OF feat One of the injured men d'ea
the after being taken to the hospital
'ith. Jor AND PATSY BEcK' two. OF
! OF Cook gang Of outlaws terrofl1snt, !
ana indian territory, went 'nto
ave ho,na, on the I'd, to steal fresn ni'
una una and were captured by a posse .Sa ~
was zens al Gushing. Both wereln 'ne
( Rock train robbery and onanuis, a.
raid, and have becn notorious oe'
Fny ~ does for years. ,.,,,,r
~. TaE champion cyclist' Ar Ar1nur nu
port merrnan. has sailed from uenoa; M;.,