Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16

DISPATCH from Lima. Peru save
after discussion, which continue,
ior several days, the chamber of depn
''eS adopted the gold standard bv =,
majority of one vote"
20 T. f. HASTINGS, nephew of Grove,
cleveland, has been arrested at Ellin,
Woou' has., charged by State Agent
iates Oh The Central Life Insurance Co
Win embezzling $1,000 of the com.
panyS money.
WILLIAM j. SCANLoN, United States
consul AT Fort Antonio, jamaica. died
Oh yellow fever on the 9th. He was an.
pointed from the District of Colpmhi,
post. "' ii's
lllE eleventh annual convention Of
Vhe ILLINOIS union of the Christian En-.
uca'or society was called to order at
central music hall, Chicago. on the
oth' by President o. W. Stewart with
about l,9OO delegates present nearly
every district in the state being rcnre-
| sented.
tfoN HoKE SMITH, former secretary
OF 'he interior, has been elected presi.
ueht OF the board of education of At
lahta, ua,, to succeed Judge Howard
van EppS, resigned. Mr. Smiths elac.
tlon was unanimous.
oN the Sth the president appointed
Ambrose W. Naulin collector of inter.
nal revenue for the sixth district of
lnolana' and David W. Henry collector
oi internal revenue for the seventh
district Of Indiana.
UNITED STATES CoNsUT. DAY at Amoy
mas reported to the state department
That the bubonic plague, which had
ragged IN that section of China for three
morths, is now regarded as having run
its course.
The president, on the sth, appointed
George ii. Bridgeman, of New York,
minister to Bolivia.
CONSUL LArHRop, at Bristop. En-
gland, reports that the United States
supplies Great Britain with more than
one-half Of her foodstuffs He saws
that the reason American bacon sells
SO cheapIy is that our packers do not
take sufficient pains in its curing.
GUSTAV MILLER gave himself up to
the police Of Rotterdam, Holland, con-
Tossing that he had murdered IA wives
IN different parts of the world, and also
his parents and his child. lie produced
a handful of human ears as corrobora-
tion of his story.
CARL FABER, confidential man for
OeIrchs q Co., Importers of New York
city, was arrested on landing from a
steamship at New York, on the Sth,
with embezzlng $4,000 from
the firm, lie confessed.
IN the recent cable correspondence |
between Capt,-Gen. Weylcr and Pre-
mier Sagasta of Spain Weyler declared
that he could not resign because he
was face to face with the enemy.
WILLIAM CLARK, of Dubuque, Ia, is
growing his third set of teeth. He is
81 years of age. The dentists say this
IS phenomenon of which the book
records show but few instances.
The bank clearings for st. Louis, as
to Bradstrects' for five DAYS
'nded the Sth, were $253Oi, 800, as
compared with SIS, S,701,jS5 for the cor
responding period of last year.
ON the 9Th the associated banks of
New York city held $13, 4s5, 800 in ex-
'css of the requirements of the 25-per-
'ent. rule.
The sale of the eastern division of
he Kansas Pacific under foreclosure
viii take place at Topeka, Kas., No
'ember 3. The entire property with
aEds, equipments, telegraph lines.
tc., is to be sold in one parcel The
Ipset price is placed at $500, 600. A
epost of $500, 900 will be required five
ays before the sale. On the follow
ng day the middle division of the road
will be sold at Salina, kas., under Ike
the upset price being s5,-
90, 600.
The trial of the Lighthouse tender
lanilla, which had been undergoing .
cgistration at the Astoria Ore iron ,
forks for the past five weeks, was
lirly successful, and the vessel was |
ccepted by the board of United States
tlicials. Without forced draught she
ttained speed slightly in excess of
knots, about one knot more than she l
as capable of making before the re-
airs were made.
ALLEN w. VAN DUsEY, art editor Of
Outing of New York city, died /
t Gowanda, n. Y, on the 9th. |