Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-08-10

W" Vlt Tonga Islands, but M
serious damage is reported.
oN the lst the Greek chamber an.
proved the budget and the parliamen.
tary session closed.
EN'MAYoE llUGu O'3RlEN. of Boston
u'ed at Somcrvillc, Mass, on the lst
HkRoNAvr BURKE made an ascen-
SION by moonlight at Phoenix, Ariz, ON
tne LIST, in hot-air balloon. but in
descending in his parachute he fell ON
Top OF house, sustaining injuries from
winch he shortly died. His partner,
Nelson, got fall the same evening,
sustaining broken arm.
IHE Conltcrville stage was held M
ana robbed about IL miles nortbeaat
OF Merced, Cal, on the lst, by a masked
hl8hwayman. There was only one
passenger, who contributed what he
had-a SO gold piece. Several pack.
ages OF coin were taken, the value of
which is not known.
-FOUR tramps were killed near Can.
ton, o., on the I'd, by collision be-
tween two sections of a broken Freight
train on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
4 Chicago railroad, upon which they,
with Others were stealing a ride
LIGHTNING struck company of Ger
man soldiers at drill in the district of
Die Senneya, Westphalia, on the I'd,
and most of the men were Frustrated.
Eight of them were left in diving con-
dition.
The Taylor brothers, on trial at Car.
rollton, Mo-, for the massacre of the
Meek's family, were found guilty by
the jury, on the I'd, after two hours
and thirtv-seven minutes delberation.
A DISPATCH from Majuna, Madagas-
ear, on the I'd, said that the Hova sol
diers were deserting en- masse, after be,
ing routed from dav TO day by the
steadily advancing French army.
The United States cruiser Columbia
arrived at New York on the I'd, hav.
ing made the trip across the Atlantic
in the Unprecedented time--for war
ship-of a trihe less than seven days,
and that, too, with short force of en-
gincer officers, machinists and fremen,
and with only ordinary coal and draft,
The biggest victory ever won by or
ganized labor was won in Pittsburgh,
Pa, on the I'd, by the miners Almost
every demand was granted, and the
operators gave written guarantee for
the fulfllment of their contract. The
papers We're signed which increases
the wages of 10000 miners in Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
A MARINETTE (Wis) dispatch Of the
I'd said: ''rhe probability is that the
100 residents Of Beaver island, located
in Green bay, at the entrance of the
straits of Mackinaw, have been burned
to death in the forest fires which have
desolated the entire island during the
last few days"
SrRAGUE, the county seat OF Lincoln
county, Wash, and the division point
and location of the Northern Pacific
car shops, having population OF
5000, was almost entirely destroyed by
fire on the 3D. The loss is placed at
over 81, 600. OOO and as it is possible the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. may re-
move It's shops to Seattle. the fire may
prove the deathblow to the town.
The Woodrough e lIanchett Co., one
of the largest wholesale hardware
houses in Chicago, failed on the Sd.
The failure occasioned good dead of
surprise, as the company had been re-
rardcd as "A most substantial concern.
TnE employees of the Franklin cop
per mine at Hancock, Micn., have had
their wages restored to the figure paid
before the cut caused by the panic of
two year, ago.
ATTY. GEN. HARMON has gone to Nan
tucl,et. Mass. to spend three weeks va
cation. Solicitor-General Conrad will
be acting encouragement during his
absence.
OK the 3D. the associated banks OF
New York city held SAL, ,996,635 in ex'
cess of the requirements of the @5'
percent, rule.
AssAF SADrLLAH, secretary OF tho
Turkish embassy in Berlin, committed
suicide in his residence in that city on
the 3D..
ELwooD 7. BCTrER and Timothy
Sweeney, while sailing on the Niagara
river at Niagara Falls, n. Y, on the
4th. were overtalsen by squall and
the boat was capsized. Both were
drowned and their bodies went over
the falls, -