Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Elatlin, aboard when she reaches Seat
Lie. Wash. The Stowell Sherman had
IL passengers, who constitute CO.
operative organization.
EMELINE II. RuDD, widow of Commo-
dore John Rudd, United States navy,
was arraigned in court at New Brigh-
ton, Staten Island, on the 23d, to an
swcr 10 the accusation of stealing n
quantity of jewelry from house in
which she had recently boarded. Mrs,
Rudd admitted that she had taken the
property, but said that she could not
tell why she had done so.
In reply to II statement recently
made by Minister Dc Lone, Gen. Go
mcz, chief of the insurgent army in
Cuba, charges Spain with the destruc-
ton of $77, 900, 900 worth of Cuban prop
erty, and with the wanton destruction
of the lives Of ll5, 900 paclicos
TIE bonded warehouse of the Ravens
wood Distilling Co., ut st. Louis, was
burned on the night Of the 23d and
with it 200, 900 gallons of spirits. The
loss will exceed 100000 The distil-
lery buildings were saved.
The steamer Moana of the Union
Steamship Co., of New Zealand, which
sailed from Sydney, N. S. W., on the
Esd, for San Francisco, carried e275,OOO
in gold.
By an explosion in fireworks fac
tory at Schoenhausen-Allee, Germany,
on the 23d, one man and two girls were
killed and seven other persons were in
jured.
! FRANK A. NovAK, who was chased
22, 0Oo miles and finally captured at
Dawson City, in the Kondke gold re-
gion, was convicted AT Cedar Rapids
H., on the ed, of murder in the second
degree for the killing of Edward Muir
ray, and sentenced to ten years lmpris'
onment.
PRINCE HENRY of Prussia brother OF
Emperor William, is to take command
of the German squadron in Chinese
waters.
JOHN L. LIdGETT, former president o
the Ligggett & Meyers Tobacco Co.
and one of the weath residents o
ST. Louis, died, on the night OF the 23d
of herrt disease. Mr.. Liggett was borl
in st. Louis in 1926. He was noted TO
his charities, both public and private
In the special congressional elecho
in the Sixth Illinois district, on tn
a3d Henry S. Boutelle (rep.) was elect
ed by IL plurality Of $50, and maJorll
over the other three candidates OF IL
LIEUT.. JARVIS. who is to lead tn
overland expedition for the relief
the imprisoned whalers, arrived
T, Seattle, Wash, on the 10Th.
, AN interesting game OF football WI
a plaved at Annapolis, Md, on tn
oath. between the naval cadets an
the young officers Of the White squa'
ron. Neither side scored in the M
y half, but the superior training OF II
u cadets was evident when they mac
. two touchdowns in the second II
: game wound up in fight for posse
y =, sion of the squadron Nag,
y CAPT. HERRING, of the revenue eut'
Corwin. in port at San Diego Cali
cciyed instructions, on the 25th, to ha
" his ship ready for sea as soon US pc
~ sible. Some repairs are being made
x the vessel, but she will be ready
g service soon, when it is believed
" will be sent to the Arctic to assist I
. Bear in her expedition for the rel
~ Of the ice-bound whalers.
y THE church and school OF the sacl
Heart, the clergy house and all
sa adjoining buildings, at Oakland u
~ we're DESTROYED by fire on the 2oth'
80 Tur statement of the condluoh
ha the treasury, on the 20th' sho"
Available cash balance, S2lo' law 4
he gold reserve, Sl56,65i,5lo.
.'. WILLIAM HUNTER, switehman
90 ,he Missouri Pacific railroad, fell IT
freight train in the company y"
IN ST. Louis, on the 18th, and was
ON capitated by the wheels OF the cars
.al HrRp ALFRED VoN SALErr, direo
n =, tho Coin museum in Berlin
ed. cumbed to an attack OF influenza
re- the 26th. , ,.,
,ce WHILE, drunk, on the 2eth' An'c
n Milnpno of Erie, Pa, threw a can
Of coal oil in his wife's face WI
caupht fire from lamp, she was Gu
idg, ,enveloping herin flames he,p
the rived in time to prevent her from p'
,tlv ;nc nm where she stood The wol
ish was laid on her bed. and wheh 'hc
,rk, GERS arrived they found Antonio s''
,ra. inc over her pluclSing the cooked
and from her breast and arms in lien
and rlec and cursing like demon.
the Mrs. CAROLINE ABKE, aged ~ y
the who lived alone near Leavenwo
Kas.. was found dead in her nom
the Goth. Marks on her neck iho'c
rth- that the woman had been choNe
9th, death. A lock on an outside aoor
{ in been broken, apparently by burg
Hill, and the house was ransackeo'
La Alike was eccentric and was bell
sand IN nossess considerable money
The Tur ormored cruiser Brooklyn
COM drvdocked Ia the timber dock aV
arly Nav York navy yard in Brookly
~ oe,h BECAUSE of the ships
mcnse displacement, the task OF
gen. t;nc It into the dock was looked
d by ,yard to with some anxiety. IL
gn accomplished however, WIN
. the trouble and slight damage
peas cot. GEORGE A. Butte, prom
a the mining man of Telluride, Co.. IS
the ;ng and his friends in Telluride
nary my ~" ,,,at Ia has been murders
ering ~ ~ w. y ,oree sum of money whe
left that camp.
HIRAM MAxIM's new rapid-hrin'
''aaas was tried at Portsmouth. Lng'".'
posoa ', the aeth, with remarkable re
'v'ues : with s5 pounds of cordite it sho"
Snan ..a effective range of 10000 yaros'
p NO PRESIDENT MCKINLEY is Il NJ
~ l;evcr in the doctrine that the oe'
, don. TO preserve peace is to be prepa'
cortas war. He desires peace "i'"
therefore, he is making prepa,
which are calculated to inspire
,o. l;af in the minds OF the ho',o
,va.sa % Standards that, II they provoke
S.a'su T. .hsr will be inviting their down
, ! a,th' Tpr Madrid Official Gazette pa
!, the The royal DEGREES granting ~, ~,
4 4 wife 10 Cuba and Porto Rico thus Ie'
4 aa.a.s M. ~ ~ snv,atv that had begun 70
I iSs"sy WIG - .;dau IA the result