Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-07-20

III.
a Worlds Christian Endeavor Uninn"
was iormed,with officers identical with
,nose OF the United Societies of Chris.
'ian Endeavor The union was formed
10 confederate the societies which have
grown up all over the world, which it
is believed will facilitate the work of
tne Christian Endeavor movement
throughout the world.
Mrs MARION A. CHEEK. received
telegram at Oakland, Cal, on the 18th
announcing the death of her husband
IN siam. Cheek went from North Cnro.
INA TO Siam as missionary twenty
TWO years ago, and rose in power and
wealth until at the time Of his death
lie was one OF the most intimate couu.
selors of the Siamese king.
The Associated Pioneers of the Ter.
rltorial Days of California have issued
call to the late Gen. John C.. Ere
monts friends for funds to erect a
suitable monument over the soldiers
grave. The committee having the
matter in charge is headed by Rear
Admiral Richard w. Meade, u. s. n.
retired
The Turkish government has failed
to pay the arrears due to the Krupps
for guns which they supplied to the
forts in the Dardaneles and the great
gunmakers have refused to supply any
more guns under the contract and
have asked the German government to
intervene automatically to compel a
settlement of the portes indebtedness.
The German emperor is in re-
ccipt of letters from German princes
insisting that unless the services of
Prince Bismarck in 1870 have appro-
pirate tribute paid them the princes
will refuse to be present at the cele.
bration of German victories to be held
in the autumn III Alsace- Lorraine.
A SHIP which was sunk in the Baltic
canal lies upon her side near the right
bank Of the waterway, Canal pilots
were notified, on the l4th, that the
passage of the canal is open, but that
extreme care must be observed
TIE London season closed with a
state ball at Buckingham palace on
the night of the 18th, The princess of
Wales and her daughters, the Prin-
cesses Victoria and Maud, were pres
ent.
BY an explosion in powder maga-
zine at Tivoli, Italy, on the 14th, five
persons were killed and several in.
iured. The cause of the explosion is
unknown,
On the 18th the banks of New York
city held e33, 4O5 800 in excess Of the
requirements of the 25-per-cent rule.
On the l4th A. NJ. Kennedy, of Delavan,
Kas., died after fast of sixty-eight
days Kennedy was taken i'll several
months ago, his malady battling the
skill of physicians. Then he became
paralyzed, and from that day until his
death he took no food, sixty ght days
in all. Deceased was 70 years of age,
The Spanish foreign and colonial
ministers have finally agreed to tie
immediate payment of the Mora in
demnity, which was recently demand
ed by the United States through Min
lister Taylor.
Mrs. ELIzABETH RARKIN, wife OF
Hugh Rankin, a mill worker at Pitts
burgh, Pa, gave birth, on the l4th, to
four large ba bies, three boys and girl
One of the boys died soon after birth,
but the remaining three were reported
doing well.
Mr.. II. TrTTswoRTH took his new
yacht, Artist, out from South Haven,
Mich, on the 14th, for her trial trip in
company with the builders, Messrs.
Coats and Stillson. When miles north
of the harbor, about 3p. m, a sduall
struck and capsized her, and all three
were drowned.
ODR ROBERT J. CUNNINGHAM, one o.
the best-known Presbyterian divines
in the west. died at his home in Craw'
fordsvillc, Ind, on the l4th, of typhoid
fever. He was As years of age. lie was
pastor of the Center Presbyterian
church, and doctor of philosophy in
Wabash college,
PROF. MORTON S. TowNsHEND, of the
Ohio State university, who had held
the chair OF agriculture in that ins,i'
tuition ever since it was founded, died
at his home in Columbus, O., on the
nirht of the 18th. He was born in En-
GLAND in 1915, anI came to this coun'
trv in 1890.