Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-09-14

G. W. RIPLEY, who, three Years age
shot John W. Mackay, the millionaire,
IN Snn Francisco, for which he served |
SIX months in Jail, is now pursuing
Charles L. Fair The latter's friends
fear that Rippey will try to repeat the
murderouS attack.
BY the arrest OF Robert Rtson, oi
Philadelphia, on the 5th. the police
think they have unearthed a gigantic
system of swindling by bogus drafts
printed in the names Of eleven differ,
ent national banks and drawn to the
correspondents OF those banks in
Louisville, Boston, Milwaukee, indian
apolis and Chicago and on live banks
in New York city.
ADvIcEs from Moscow and st.
Petersburg, on the 9th, stated that 600
persons known or suspected to be
nihilists had been arrested by the
police of those cities, and large guam
titles Of bombs, firearms and dyna-
mite seized In their lodgings and
haunts.
A SHARP earthquake shock, lasting
six seconds, was felt at Helena Butte
and Great Falls, Mont, at t.:30 o'clo
on the morning of the 9th. 1t was
most severe at Helena, lasting fully
six seconds there, and slightly less at
the other places named,
The Dominion Trades and Labor
council, in session in London, Ont,
decided, on the 9Th, by majority OF
one, to admit representatives OF the
socialist labor party to membership.
The British parliament was pro
rogued, on the 5th, until November l5
DRIVEN from Cow Island and refused
admittance to either Mississippi ol
Arkansas, Caleb Norman, a smallpox
patient, attempted to run the gaunt
let at Walls, Miss, and was shot ant
killed, on the 5th, by Quarantine OH
Ger Turner
DURING a heavy electrical storm a
Des Mones, Ia, on the 9th, severa
buildings were struck by lightning
and l4.year-old Eddie Caldwell wa
killed while asleep.
Mrs. CLARA ARTHUR. a young won
III who attempted to jump from tn
Brooklyn bridge some time ago, bu
was prevented by the police, droppe
off quietly in the darkness at 3:3
o'clock on the morning of the 7tf
When picked up she was unconscious
but soon recovered from the effects {
her daring feat She was place
under arrest charged with attemptin
suicide,
The weekly statement of the Ne'
York city associated banks, issue
on the 7th, showed the followin
changes: Reserve, decrease, 81, 3O3, Is
loans, increase, S., lo6, 900; specie. d
crease, S937, 100; legal tenders. d
. crease, a2,sst, 700; deposits, increas
, sl.Qes. 400: circulation, increase, Sl5C
2 900.
D FIRE in the tinberlng of the Osceo
copper mine at Houghton, Mich,
Y the morning Of the 9TH, cut of the
|, treat of thirty-siX miners, Tor E'ho
= escape from death scarcely ray
i. hope was entertained.
p OK the eth the banks Of New 20
y city held s34s48, 775 in excess OF t
: requirements of the 25-per-cent. ru
t The treasury gold reserve was,
the 7th, officially stated at 500, ll2,o'
!. subject to deduction of sl.6oo 900.
e MASONIC TEMPLE at Boyleston a
l. fremont street. Boston, was damaR
n 800, 900 by fire on the 7th.
"a Mrs. DENNIS SCULLY, wife OF Con
l. Pa.) la aborer, has been officially nc
= lied by the authorities of Calcut
British India, that she is one OF I
D. heirs to the estate OF her unt
If Michael Shaaahan, said to be wo
as 1000, 600
ia TuE most severe thunder storm
If wears swept over London on the
id The district railways were submerI
n and traffic was suspended and
n streets bordering on the River Thai
were inundated.
y. BY the explosion of $50 pounds
ir dynamite at Speich's Ferry, 10 mi
Id north of Dubuque, Ia, on the sth'
,e persons were instantly killed
a mortally injured and two serior
hurt.
-. The new east wing of the hal
b. State normal school at Emporia'
RI completed at a cost OF $4,000 was
l.. duced to a mass of ruins, on the
on by a severe wind and rain storm
wreck. however, will not inter
Ia. with the school.