Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

AS A sequel to the wrecking OF the
Capital national bank at Lincoln, Neb.,
last year, through which more than
which President Mosher was sent to
the pcnitentiary for five years, the fed
eral grand jury, on the 18th, returned
an indictment against r. c. Outcalt, a
prominent Lincoln citizen, for aiding
Mosher's wrecking plan.
AS TIE result of fire that started in
the Royal Milling Co.'S warehouse in
Montana Central yards at Butte, Mont,
on the 18th, and which spread to cars
md other property, three explosions
occurred, causing a loss of nearly 100
lives and the injury of probably as
many more. Nearly the entire fire de-
mrtment was wiped ont. The property
loss will exceed 81 100000.
SIR FRANCIS FLEMING, governor of
Sierrc Leone, vas, on the 18TH, ap-
pointed governor of the Leeward
islands, vice William Fred Haynes
Smith, who was appointed governor OF
the Bahamas.
IT is charged against De Guerville,
correspondent of the New York
Herald, that he tried to betray Creel-
man, the New York World correspond
ent, into the hands of the Japanese
and have him killed as a spy
THE registrar of vital statistics re-
ported twelve deaths from la grippe
in New York city on the morning of the
18th. The days record cast gloom
over the health department.
IT transpires that Isaac f, Abbott
the dcfaulting cashier of the Dover
IN. H. national bank, who killed him.
self, on the 18th, when about to be ar
rested, in addition to his other crimes
looted the treasury of the tlVe-oeht
savings bank, stealing in all about
500, 900 and wiping out the capital OF
both institutions.
Mrs. MEYER, wife of the poisoner'
DR.. Henry C. f. Meyer, who is serving
life sentence in Sing Sing, N. w. Tor
causing the death Of Ludwig Brandt,
was discharged from custody, on lhe
10th, by Judge lngraham in the New
York court of oyer and terminer'
On the 18th Emperor William of Ger
many gave audience to senor onroide'
the new Mexican minister, who pre-
sented his credentials.
THE two houses of the Nebraska leg
islature met in joint convention, on
the 10th, at noon and formally elected
John NJ. Thurston as United states
senator. ;.
A SENSATION has been caused IN
Spain by the discovery that "a, Ooo,ooo
spurious Spanish silver dollars are IN
circulation. The coins are to the iuii
mint weight; many are even slightly
superior to the standard. They are
supposed to be produced in France ana
America, and certain bankers are un-
der suspicion of completely. ,
In compliance with the request OF
Gen. Campbell, of the Transmiss'ss,pp'
department and on suggestions oy zen
erals John b. Gordon and flthh"gn
Lee, the date OF the confederate re-
uuion, which this year meets IN ioss-
ton. Tex, has been definitely hXed ior
May 90.
SOPHIE Lyons, alias Kate Lourongie,
Nine. de Varney and any NUMBER oi
other names, the notorious connoMei'oo M
woman and crook, was given ho"rs W W
leave st. Louis, on the 10th, the pol'ec
not being able to fasten anything "
her so that it would stick.
WINNIE SMITH, for the murder Q,
Western b. Thomas, promlnep, anu ~;
wealthy citizen of Anderson IND, IL
indianapolis last July, was on the lo'I'' m
sentenced to eighteen years impr'so"'
ment The trial lasted ten days.
uvNpy McCAuLLEY. the Oldest man
in Michigan, died at Battle oreeh vi
The nth. He was loa years olo' ano '
WINS remarkably active up 10 INC '''ne
OF his death. - uonora, q,
= s,oNon CELL, attorney genera, sa,,ad u
A. urov;nce of Milan, Italy, was touno
ss,,rdsred WV r. in his office in Milan on .he
,, ,1th. His body was horribly mu.,'a, M ~ y
t.S "a" There was every indication tha' .s
| tSs ~ murdsy Was tho wo's Of aasseh's's