Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

IT was reported, on the 9Th, that
Ruby City, Wash. had been wrecked
by the prevailing floods.
A MOVEMENT has been set on foot in
New York city to bring Rev. Da Park
hurst forward as an independent anti
Tammany candidate for mayor
THE destiny which Lord Rosebery
mapped out for himself when at college
has been fulfilled. He married the
richest girl in England, Miss Han
nah de Rothschild; he is prime minis
ter of England, and he has won the
Derby with his bay colt Ladas, the win
ner of the Two Thousand Guineas on
May Q, and the winner of the Newman
ket stakes on May 30.
THE Kansas republicans in conven-
tion at Topeka. on the 9th, nominated
Maj. E. n Morrill, for governor on the
first ballot by an almost unanimous
vote.
TIE Scotch-Irish national congress
met in Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium in Des
Moines, Ia, on the 9TH: The attend
ance at the opening session was unex-
pectedly large, the auditorium being
filled with distinguished Ulster men
and women from all parts of the conti-
nent.
CITIZENS of Round Pond, Okla, in
dignant at the Chicago, Rock Island &,
Pacific Co. for its refusal to grant them
any facilities, got together, on the 9th,
and tore up the company's tracks in
that town.
In the Clerkcnwell police court, Lon
don, Gen. John Ilueston, the Ameri-
can, was, on the 7th, committed for
trial for causing the death of George
Burton by thrusting the. ferrulc of an
umbrella into his eye.
IT was learned, on the sth, beyond
reasonable doubt that William A. Sims
rott, the missing secretary and treas
urcr of the Switchmen's union of Chi
cago had been located in Boston He
was thought to be insane.
a GOOD piece of detective work led to
the discovery of the notorious bank
and train robber Bill Dalton. near
Ardmore, |. r., on the sth. In cndeav-
ering to escape arrest he was shot and
killed by the deputies.
Mrs, CLEVELAND arrived at Gray
Gables, Buzzard's Bay. Mass, on the
sth, after an exceedingly pleasant and
comfortable sail on Il. c. Benedct's
steam yacht Oneida.
DIR. MEYER, convicted in New York
city of poisoning Ludwig Brandt was,
on the sth, sentenced to life imprison-
ment at Sing Sing.
THE mayor of Limerick conferred the
freedom of the city upon the countess
of Aberdeen on the sth
FIFTEEN of the Coxeyitcs who set
reported. on the sth. to be missing
as result of their boats upsctting.
1t was thought that the whole number
were drowned.
THE imports, exclusive OF specie, at
the port of New York, for the week
ended June Q, were SG630,23S. of
which SsG7.242 were dry goods and
s., 16?, ,99G general merchandise. For
the corresponding week in 1898 the inn
ports were S10,?l7,S70, of which 81 $40,
99l were dry goods and Ss,67O,?79 gen
eral merchandise.
THE weekly statement of the associ-
atcd banks of New York city for the
week ended the 9th shows the follow
ing changes: Reserve, decrease, Sl,O46,-
$50: loans, increase S4l0 400 specie,
increase, 81 ,i65, ,40O legal tenders. de-
crease, 81, SIS, 800; deposits. decrease 81,
?5s9O0; circulation, decrease, $50, 900.
In the municipalities of British Co
lumbia corresponding to American
counties, it is found by census, taken
carefully as possible, that fully $4,000
people are homeless in consequence of
the flooding of the Fraser river. What
their losses will be or have been can
not yet be calculated.
IT is stated that George Gould has had
an interview with the prince of Wales,
and that they have arranged for a
series of matches between the prince S
cutter Britannia and the Gould slooE
yacht Nigilant.
The imports of specie at the port of
New York for the week ended on the
9th, were SlO3,4ls, of which Sl0l, l29
was gold and S?,9s9 silver For the
corresponding week of 1898 the imports
were S91,947.
On the 9th the associated banks OF
New York city held s76,91s, $50 in excess
of the requirements of the 25-per-cent,
rule.