Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-11-23

enter the field for the gubernatorial
nomination.
n PROMINENT Spaniard in the City of
Mexico, who is in close touch with the
spanish government, says that before
SPAN Will conceGe Cuban independence
or permit the island to come under O.
United States protectorate, or rule.
she will throw Cuba :2to the banda
oil England, conceding to England os.
tensible possession for a number of
years.
EBEN D. JORDAN, senior member of
the great dry goods firm of Jordan.
Marsh Il Co., died at his residence on
Beacon street, Boston, on the morning
OF the 18th, after an illness Of several
months.
A VERlTABIE oil-well gusher was
struck on the Baker farm, near Rising
Sun, o., on the 18th. Oil spurted high
above the derrick, and all efforts to
shut the well in proved Of no avail
The flow is estimated at 1000 barrels a
day.
On the night of the 18th John R. Fell,
member of the coal operating firm of
Ario, Pardee & Co., and son.in-law of
the late Anthony J. Drexel, died at his
home in Philadelphia, after a brief
illness. He was about 3S years of age.
His wife was Mr., Drexel's youngest
daughter,
A PANAMA cable says that Vene-
zuela is again in the throes of revolu-
tion. The revolt against President
Crespo is led by DR., Roias Paul Ca
racas, CorO and Maracaibo are disaf.
fected. The rebels are well armed,
and the overthrow of Crespo is conf.
IDENTIFY predicted by DR., Paul.
JUDGE GIBBONS, of Chicago, has de.
clared the state Law closing barbe,
shops on Sunday to be unconstitu.
tiohal, as being class Legislation. An
appeal has been taken by the BARRIERS
Sunday Closing association, which APP
pearcd as prosecutor in the case
FERDINAND KENNErT, cX-chief OF 20
lice of St. Louis, who killed Detective
A, b. Lawrence, has been sentenced al
Los Angeles to ten years in the Cali
fornia state prison.
THE Northern Pacific liner Strath
nevis was sixteen days overdue at Yo-
kohama on the 18th. She left Tacoma,
Wash, October L., and had not been
sighted since.
ONO oil is again on the rise, and loca'
operators expect it TO reach the dollar
mark before the end Of the month.
ACABLEGRAM has been received at the
navy department announcing the sail
ing of the San Francisco from Mar.
seilles fer Alexandretta, whittier she
was ordered on account of the Ar
menian troubles. The distance from
Marseilles to AleXandretta is abou
1900 miles, and the San Francisco
should arrive on the 23d.
DE-. s f. SMITH, of Newton, Mass
the venerable author of America,
died in Boston, on the afternoon of TIL,
10th, from heart failure. He was il
the corridor of the New England depot
and was awaiting the departure OF
train, when he sank to the floor il
a semi-conscious condition, and onl.
spoke few inarticulate words after
ward.
GEN. THOMAS II. TAYLOR, chief o
police of Louisville, Ky, was robbie,
by one of a gang of piclcpockets VIII
were at work, on the night Of the nth
in the crowd of 5000 people at the j
Fay Mills evangelistic meeting at tn
Auditorium. Gen. Taylors heav.
watch-chain was snapped and his fin
god watch stolen.
.,ssIsTANT SECRETARY MCADOo ha
transmitted to Secretary Herbert th
report of Lieut.. Niblack upon the OF
erations of the naval militia durin
the past year. In indorsing the repor
Mr.. McAdoo says the organizations ar
growing rapidly in favor, and the ii
tcrest of the public in them is steadil
increasing.
Ex-PREsIDENT HARRISON has issued
denial of the story, started in st. Louis
that he had made 100000 out of u
investment in South African gol
mine. lie says: 1.-THE only money
ever made was made by diligent, har
work" w. b..