Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-09-14
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

MEETING OF Cuban inSurgent dele |
gates at Najasa, recently, proclaimed |
a constitution for the republic on n
federal basis of five states They also
elected the marquis of Santa Lucia
president and appointed various Off
GERS
The public debt statement, issued on
the ith, shows net increase in the
public debt, less cash in the treasury,
during August of 50, ,sl5, ,4lSOs
On the 4th the Boston & Albany ex-
tensive wharf and freight sheds in
East Boston, known as Pier t. Grand
Junction docks, were destroyed by
fire; loss, 100000 The sheds were
filed with freight of various kinds,
none Of which could be saved,
THE funeral OF Mrs f. Bliss,
wealthy woman who died August 80,
was held in New York city on the Sd,
and Immediately afterward the daugh-
ter of the dead woman, Mrs, Alice
Fleming, was arrested, charged with
numbering her mother by poison
lN runaway accident at North
Easton, Mass, the daughter OF Gov
Ames sustained fracture Of the skull
rendering her condition critical
SECRETARY OF WAR LAMONT has
signed an order permitting the con-
struction of bridge over the ohio
river at East Liverpool, o,
On the 4th, while Sidney Duke, a
farmer living near Washington, Ind,
was in his barn during storm, the
building was blown down and he was
fatally injured.
TIE Morgan-B Belmont syndicate, on
the 4th, deposited SO, 800, 900 in gold in
the subtreasury at New York to cover
current Withdrawals of Sl,7o0,0OO and
enga gements for 81 900, 600 more for cx-
port. The syndicate, in addition, de-
posted large sum in gold to its own
credit, which will be used to fill the
gaps caused by Withdrawals prior tc
October |.
"SrNCE issuing my circular Of July
25 announcing that there would be nc
seed distributed this year by the de
partment of agriculture, | have not re
ceived one protest from Il farmer
against this action said Secretary
Morton Of the department OF agricul
ture, on the 4th, "and the governmen'
is saving Sl6S, coo year"
SALVADOR, Nicaragua and Hon
duras have agreed to unite under tint
title Of "rhe Greater Republic OF Cen
tral America This name is to be II
force until Guatemala aud Costa kic'
enter the consolidation, when the com
bined republics will be styled The lie
public Of Central America.
The twelfth annual st. Louis expo
sition was opened, on the evening o
the 4th, with due ceremony, Speeche
were made by President Boyd an
!, Mayor Walbridge, and, with flood o
,oyous music John Phillip Sousa an
his incompatible band started the al
, nual series of concerts which have rer
dered the exposition so popular
On the 4th five employees of the fro'
i, d,nce R. ~ Gas. Co. went to the
A death in the cellar OF the Westhel
a street gas holder by asphyxiation. IN
:, dead men were engaged in repairing
leak when overcome.
THE inquiry into the recent ou
G RACES at Ku-Cheng is proceeding 10 u
It satisfaction Of the British and Amer
" can consuls, who are receiving u
}. facilities they demanded in connecti'
:; with the examinations.
l. The Paris Matin says the suppl
}. mentary credits which will be vot'
for the prosecution of the French cal
paign in Madagascar will amount
y " so. 100000 francs.
Y, A HOLD attempt was made, on I
~ 9Th, to explode bomb in Ro'hscnii'
D. banls in the Rue Lafitte, Paris, Whl
" the business OF the day was at
Y height man walked into the bal
!" carving under his arm bomb
which was attached a lighted fu'
One of the detectives employed IN I
ID bank, who was standing near spra
n. upon the man, seized the bomb a
= extinguished the fuse in time to p
n. vent an explosion.
10 The treasury gold reserve, with
"a the Withdrawals and deposits
counted for, stood, on the 5th, at s.
e27, b67, or $4,000 below the resel
es limit.
n. An immense landslide near the to
,e of Bray, IL miles southeast OF Duoi
ve meuaces the destruction OF the gr'
o. main conveying the water supply
ed that city. .,
4. JAMES O'MALLEY, who, it is said,
nd robbed various railroads Of thousa
of dollars, was arrested by the po
in Chicago on the night OF the
he O'Malley was employed as a condu'
as ON the Minneapolis, st. Paul q oa'
IN Ste. Marie railroad, and for nearly
he wears is believed to have been
It, leader of gang OF conspirators WI
he Systematically robbed the cars Oh
nR company. , :.
ess MiuR's ship and dry dock W
house mt Port Dalhousie, Ont,
DESTROYED by fire on the oth.
The steamer st. Magnus, lying IN
sas dock for repairs, was burned to
'rs, waters edge, and Capt Becker
He Cleveland, one Of the Oldest capt
OF on the upper lakes, who was aslee
ar the boat. was SO badly burned tina
de- died in the hospital few hours Ii
llse AFTER many years Of service as
. to ceiving ship at New York lynn
rty' anchorage in the North river tn
United States steamship Minneso
"a he nut out Of commission ant
On bovs ordered to be transferred 10
,Isr ). ~. Vermont, lying at the Brooklyn
noo yard. ~. r,ora NJ,
4 % alias John McMahon, one OF tne
,' PEI, acted desperadoes in the west
II o' who has always sworn that ne v
.aan not be taken alive, was nrreste
har' osscers. ON the bth, and lies in ia
Ieadville, Col, Williams MUIR
lanes Hlount in Leadville in 1857
% uo was leader of the Cripple oreen
.,.s, .ne that robbed the Wells-Fargo e'
,ves. Of SEQ, 900. l.. u,n,
aVes' WrsrMrSsrER church, in Mlnn
G eu- .. A. nm uel $50 600 h