Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-23
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

THE final paper in the Durrant muir
ller case was filed, ON the 18th, in the
Office of the clerk of the supreme
court OF California. No further legal
proceedings can be taken in this cele-
hrated~ case until the supreme court
renders its opinion in decision of it.
JOHN r. TANNER was inaugurated
governor of Illinois on the 11th. Fif-
ty thousand strangers are said to have
visited Springfield to witness the in-
auguration ceremonies. r.
IHE United States steamship Mont
gomery, which sailed, on the 18th, for
Florida waters on tilibustering duty,
returned to the Brook klyn navS yard.op
the 18th. having met with an accident
before sNe gob cEear OF tlis7 haIshos
which necoasitated her going into the
dry dock Immediately.
q AT 9:15 a. M. on the 18th, the tank
house of the Columbia Powder Co., To-
Gated in a hollow midway between the
boroughs of Sheusetown and Shano~
pin, Pa, blew up, Mr., Sticl1ney, the
proprietor of the works, and his two
daughters were killed. Mr.. p. Nc
Huxley was fatally and Walter Crane
very seriously injured.
THE national monetary conference,
which had been in session in Indian,
apolis, Ind, two days, on the 18th.
adopted declaration of what legisln-,
tion, In its opinion, is needed upon
the subject bya practically unanimous
vote. This declaration included de-
mand for the maintenance of the gold
standard and the retirement of the
demand obligations of the government
Tho conference then adjourned sine
die.
The nomination of David R. Francis,
of Missouri, to be secretary of the In
terror was called up in executive ses-
sion Of the senate, on the t3th, and
after short speech by Mr., Vest dem,
Mo- went over without action.
The Consolidated Candy Co., of 110s
Harrison street, Chicago, has been
barred from the use of the mails.
A QUANTITY of chemicals in the an
.thropological laboratory of the Field
Columbian museum in Jackson park,
Chicago, exploded, on the 1ath, and
caused fire which was extinguished
with some difficulty. The damage is
estimated at &501.
III. A. FERGUSON, postmaster at Col
orado Springs, Col, and p. p. Hoop,
money order clerk, were arrested, on
the 18th, having confessed to short
age Of $4,000.
LONDON hnanciera generally express
the opinion that the purpose Of the
visit to Europe of Hon. 4. o. Wolcott,
United States senator from Colorado,
is merely to test the sentiment in
monetary circles upon the currency
question.
RI. REV. WIN. BALI. JONES, bishop of
st. Davids, In the church Of England,
died at Abergwih palace, Carraathan,
Wales, on the I4th. He was conse-
Grated bishop in 1874
A SPECIAL cable from Valparaiso,
Chilli, says: "a telegram received here
via Montevideo, says that the mail
steamer Corcovado, bound for Liver
pool, was shipwreckel Off Cape Vir-
gen, Straits of Magellan"
TEE proposed anti-annexation or.
ganization in Hawnii, headed by Brit
ish and German planters, came to
nothing. II proved impossible to So
cure any support from the Americans,
who are said to be unit for annexa-
tion, a strong minority of British
residents favor it IN spite of their own
patriotic inclinations.
Sin TRAvERs TwIss, the eminent
Euglish jnriEt-conRult, died in London
on the 18TH. 65
T. STUART PATTERSON, the chairman
Of the monetary conference, win an
nounee the names of the Is members
OF the executive committee about the
sist.
SENAroH-ELEoT MONEY, OF Mississip~
pi, has written to Consul-General Leo
ut Havana, in substances II desire to
know whether or mot denial Of my
atatemont TO Secretary olney on yeur
behalf was authorized by you. have
slways regarded you as a gentlsmnn,
and as am not accustomed to having
the lie given to rny statemants,I 4 desire
an explanation
SECRETARY CARLISLE has directed
thas Che portraits Of Eli Whitney, the
inventor Of tho cotton gin, aud Cyrua
WI Mccormick, Inventor Of the reap
CT. be not pat upon the now silver cep~
tidcntes go contemplated by superin.
topdent johnson of The hurbap Qt sn.
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