Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-11

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'ne 3D. n pontoon bridge collapsed
whlle the Ninety-fourth Thuringian
regiment of infantry was passing over
H. number of soldiers and some of
,ne trunpeters were either drowned or
mt by the timbers Of the bridge and
lSilled
lhE United States subtreasury trans
ferted sio5 600 ii s2all bills to Kansas
City, on the 81, for which it received
eo,d IA exchange and sl5 600 in silver
ooliafs TO Texas and Alabama Bank
ers also report heavy shipments of cur
renc.y direct to the west and southwest
by registered mail and otherwise, but
not much to the south.
WILLIS AND ROBERT STEELE. cousins,
lvlng at Brushy Fork, Ind, became
involved in fight on the Sd, over an
old feud, when Willis drew revolver
and shot Robert in the abdomen, which
caused death in two hours. Willis
gave himself up, claiming self-de-
fense.
RICHARD MAcKIsoN, an old prospec-
tor exhibited IA gold nugget, the size
OF walnut at lIenryville, Ind, on the
81, which he said he had found on the
Knobs He would not reveal where he
found it, proposing to search further.
oN the I'd Captain-General Weyler
received from Spain So, 600, 900 in silver,
to be used in defraying the expenses of
the war in Cuba.
RIFAAT BEY, until recently councillor
OF the Turkish embassy in London,
has been appointed Turkish minister
at Washington to succeed Mustapha
Tachsin Bey.
ii. RUSSELL WARD, of Santa Monica,
Call, who became notorious "a short
time ago through his elopement
with Mrs. Bradbury, met his death
near Wheatland, Ia, on the Sd, by
falling Or jumping from the east
bound overland limited on the North
western railway.
The United States consul at Odessa,
Russia, reported to the state depart
ment, on the Sd, that the wheat crop
this year in Russia is poor one. The
yield in many places will not be more
than four bushels to the acre.
A DISPATCH from Pittsburgh, Pa, on
The 5th, said: "Expectations are high
in coal mining circles over the prob
able resumption of work in all the
mines throughout the country"
LIEUT.. G. DIBy BARKER, governor of
Bermuda arrived at New York, on the
5th on the steamship Orinoco, accom-
panied by his aide-de-camp, Capt.
Patt. Gen. Barker and wife intend to
make tour of the United States and
Canada.
UNITED STATES SENATOR w. A. HAIR
RIs, of Kansas, departed, on the 5th.
for Washington to attend meeting of
the subcommittee on Pacific railroads,
called by Senator Foraker for the 7th.
Senator Harris stated that deter
mined effort would be made to prevent
the sale of the Union Pacific before
congress convenes, in order that the
government might not lose by the
transaction.
A DISPATCH from Havana, dated the
5th, said: During the month of Au-
gust 800 persons died in Guinas from
epidemic diseases. The mortality is
due to yellow fever, malaria and dysen-
terry Many deaths occur on steamers
en- route to Spain. The bodies of those
who die en- route are thrown over
board. Three deaths occurred on one
Of these steamers recently before she
left port
AN excursion train on the Maine
Central railroad was wrecked, on the
5th, 32 miles west of Etna station, Me.
One person was killed and 32 wounded.
The train was carrying excursionists
from Dover and FoXcraft to the Etna
campmeeting. The breaking of a
fange derailed and overturned car
containing 65 passengers.
AN iron ore tram ON the Pittsburgh
& Western railroad was wrecked two
miles east of Ravenna, o.. on the 5th.
Brakeman lIawley A. Thomas, of Ra-
VIENNA, was instantly killed; Michael
Seibo, a tramp, was fatally injured,
and several other tramps were badly,
but not fatally, injured.
Mr.. ii. CLAY EVANS, the commits
sioner of pensions, is i'll at his hotel in
Washington city. Col. Evans has been
under great strain for almost year.