Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-19

THREE oil men were instantly killed
on the PriSser farm, three miles west
OF Napakoneta, O., on the 10th. Franl,
Logan, John Pettigrew and w. ]. Nc
Nally endeavored to thaw out 100
quarts of frozen nitro-glycerine with
not water. 1t exploded, tearing them
all INTO fragments, together with a
team Of horses.
IhE post office department, on the
loth, received official notification that
Cape Colony, regarded as the most inn
portant acquisition in Africa for the
universal Postal union, owing to its
position as the entrance for all African
mails, had joined the union on Janu-
ary l.
MoDus vIyENDI between the United
States and Cuba has been agreed upon
at Madrid, pending only the settlement
OF the question of the date upon which
II Shall become operative. BY the terms
OF the agreement Cuba comedies the
second column tariff in return for the
INSTRUMENTATION treatment.
- REPORTS from the immigration au-
thorities at New York show the whole
number of immigrants arrived during
December was II, LOG. OF this number
JIG were debarred entrance as paupers
and So as contract laborers, 10 were ad-
mtted on bond.
The town of Turtle Creek, 10 miles
east Of Pittsburgh, Pa, was badly
gutted by fire on the night of the 10th.
The town post office, valued at $40, ,0O0
was torn down by the citizens to pre-
vent further spread of the flames The
damage will reach 100000
A DISPATCH from Shanghai, on the
10th, said that severe fighting had
taken place near Jehol, Mongolia, 120
miles northeast of Pelsin. Hundreds
of wounded Chinese were reported to
be arriving at Tien-Tsin daily.
Born houses of the California legis-
lature assembled in joint session, on
the 10th, and canvassed the state re-
turns, James II. Budd was declared
governor amid great enthusiasm.
CHESTER ALLEN, aged Is years, for
many years a prominent citizen of
Paw Paw, Mich, died on the llth. He
was formerly a railroad man, and
helped to erect the first railroad build
ings at Detroit. He helped to con
struct the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy road and the first works at
Pullman. Ill. He was wealthy at one
time, but died poor.
ENGINEER G. WooLMAN was killed
and Fireman }, K. Nettles injured, on
the llth, by II collision between a
switch engine and a Wabash passen.
ger train in the Hannibal yards at
Kansas City, Mo. The passengers
were badly shaken up.
A SENSATION was sprung in the
Washington legislature, on the llth,
when it was announced that Gov. John
II. McGraw had himself entered tho
race for United States senator Me
Graws friends maintained that neither
| Ankcny, Wilson or Allen could be
elected, and that McGraw was the onl y
acceptable candidate for the place.
| New YEARS, according to the Rus
sian calendar occurred on the 18th
and was noteworthy in official circles
for the distribution of the usual New
Years honors.
/ shsco "a conspirnsus socialist whc
was sent to prison by the court-mar
tial trying the leaders of the revou
tion in Sicily last winter, was, on tn
18th. elected to the chamber of depu
ties in Rome. He polled 400 vote
more than did his monarchst rival
BRADFORD Pa, was visited, on tn
18TH by very destructive fire. Sew
eral persons leaped from the window
of the Shechan house, some of ther
receiving severe injuries, and many G
the tiremen ane nursing FROST bitter
hands and ears.
SEVERAL. earthquake shocks occurre
in southern Italy and Sicily on tn
l9th The inhabitants of many town
were so frightened that they erecte
huts in the fields. where they intend
pass the rest of the winter
A NEW financial bill was introduce
in the senate, on the l4th, by NJ
Jones, of Arkansas, which. it is saiC
gives what the gold-standard men il
sist shall be given them, and gives tn
silver men, in a degree, what they hay
been asking; and it is claimed tha
Mr.. Jones has secured some assn
ances that the measure he propose
, will have the sanction of the treasur
department and of the president hin