Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-02
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AID GENERAL.

THE eighticth birthday anniversary
OF the queen of Denmark was celebrat-
ed by large family party ut Copen-
hagen recently. Queen Louise was
born German princess, is the Oldest
queen IN Europe, and is the senior of
her husband by few months. She
is unquestionably the most brilliant of
matchnaiers. All her six children are
living, and they include the princess of
Wales, the eX-Czarina Marie and the
king of Greece.
IlE works of the Youngstown (O.)
Bridge Co. were destroyed by fire on
the " |. Loss estimated at 500, 900;
partially covered by insurance. Two
hundred hands were thrown out OF
employment
IhE United States gunboat Helena
concluded her trial trip, on the 22d,
which demonstrated tho fact that the
l3-knot requirement could be main
talned, and that, under favorable err
stances, the.speed could be increased.
The machinery was found to be ia per-
feet working order. The Helena ha,
been assigned to the Asiatic station.
"A DISPATCH from Olessa, on the ed,
said: There are sinister reports of
The appearance Of the Indian plague
in northern Caucasus during the last
five days"
TnEColumbian line steamer Finance
arrived at New York, on tn. 2al, from
Colon, with two mild cases of yellow
fever on board. The steamer was
thoroughly disnfccted and the pas
scngers were held for observation.
The directors of the Chicago g.
Rock Island Railroad Co., on the 22d, de-
clared a quarterly dividend of per
cent This is an increase in the divi-
ldend rate from 2 per cent. basis to u 4
per cent, basis.
A AcYcLoNE swept over Sava, Oria and
Latiaao, all in the province of Lecce,
Italy, on the 2'st, Forty persons were
killed and - wounded; - houses were
destroyed, and telegraphie communica-
tion with the scene of the disaster was
cut off.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Rome, on
the 22d, said that two villages near
Brindisi had been flooded an 20 per-
sons drowned.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that the
Union Pacific reorganization commit
tees proposition for the settlement OF
the company's debt to the United
States will be accepted, the govern
mcnt mortgage will be foreclosed, the
road sold and the company reorganized.
The governments claim will be salts
fed by the payment of SIS, 900, OOo.
BETWEEN November, 1895, and May,
1897, the Spanish government sent to
Cuba ISL, 73S soldiers, 6,26l officers, of
whom 40 were generals; 2l2,ji3 guns,
500, 4O6 kilogrammes of powder, 92, 0SS,
so cartridges, l6,7l2 swords, Of can
mons, IL mitralleuses and %, 800 shells,
The next annual meeting of the
American Poultry association will be
held in Boston, on January IS, 1898.
The Madrid government wants to
know why Weyler and Navarro, who
commands the Spanish fleet in Cuban
waters, have allowed 50 many tilibus
tering expeditions to land in Cuba
The arms and medicines received 10y
the Cubans lately from the United
States will be of great service, and the
supplies were landed almost under the
nose of Spanish soldiers.
| TIE attempt TO assasslnate Miss Ida
Orme, in London, reveals the fact that
the girls name is Ida jones' and that
her home is in Bloomington, ILL.,,
She is quite talented andi the author
OF the song "A Lesson in Kissing,
that recently made the lips of all Lon
don tinglc.
| PRESIDENT KRUGER OF the South
African Republic is reported sorely
afflicted with Brights disease, and
may not live year Nevertheless the
old Boer is laying his plans for re-elec
| tion.
THE attack of the trilesmen on Gen
| Sir Bindon Blood's command in India
was so fierce that many bodies were
found near the British cannon.
THE yellow fever SCARF in the south
is causing a general cleaning up in
many towns. The demand for Olsen
fectants is very great.
MAILS from Texas to northern ano
eastern points, on account OF yellow
fever quarantine, are now going by
way of ST. Louis. Usu,lly the mail fol
the eastern states goesIby way OF New
Orleans and the Atlantic seaboard rail
ways. Mail clerks between st. Louis
and southwestern ppnts complain o
being greatly over worked, and be
tween st. Louis and 'fcxarkana have
not u moments respite.
A REPORT reaches Jacksonville, Fla.
that tilibustering expedition was cap
tured in Cuba and 10 of its member
slain.
BAINBRIDaE, o., was visited by dis
astrous conilagration, on the 23d
which destroyed almost an entire
square, containing most OF the proml
ncnt business houses of the town
several handsome residences, and th'
Methodist church. Two proninen
business men perished in the flames.
THE officials OF the Union iron work
at San Francisco expect to launcl
the hull of the japanese cruiser Ch'
tose early in January. Work on Tn
vessel is being rushed along as rapid.
as possible.
The pope has instructed the Official
OF the Catholic church in Spain to SUP
port the present dynasty. :,
DIEGO SARRIoN, mule buyer for tn
Spanish army in Cuba, has purchase
| 5. 900 mules in the United States with
the past ten months.
| THERE are indications in Washingto
that the Hawaiian annexation treat
will be fought in the senate during Tn
coming winter. Sugar interests IL
asserted, are opposed to annexation.
The stockholders and creditors {
the Rotch spinning corporation,
New Bedford, Mass, have subscribe
es25, ,ooo necessary to place this mill o
a sound financial footing The energ
of parties Interested has saved the Ho
lnnd and Rotch mills from wreck an
effected reduction Of over 81, sOo' "
In their debts.
Miss EVA BEEN, who had been Q
trial for week in the federal court
Wichita, Kas., charged with roooin