Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04


the state department that the number
OF American citizens in Cuba depend
ent upon the appropriations made by
congress is now 1907. OF the suffering
Americans 75O are in Havana province,
953 in Matanzas, and the others are
scattered in the remaining provinces.
TIE Chinese merchants of San Fran
cisco have combined to suppress the
murderous highbinder societies. These
business men have signed compact
not to submit TO furthur blaclsmail |
and without their usual income the |
highbinders will be forced to leave The |
city or go to work.
A DISPATCH to the Frankfort Ger
many Ieitung from Rome, on the Goth,
reported that a sanguinary conflict had
taken place between the French and
British at Nils|si, in the Lagos IIinter
land in which the British were
worsted.
SECRETARY LoNG has recently placed
with the American Ordnance Co. orders
10 ioiioNo' Itu tHounhHu o'A7ihSh
shells, $1,000 one-pounder shells for
rapid-Gre guns, $4,000 armor-piercing
shell tips, 50 rapid-hre she'll guns.
TIE naval trial board has made a re-
port upon the recent two-days' trial OF
the big battle-ship Iowa at sea. The
report thoroughly sustains Commodore
Dewey's comment that the ship is as
fine a type Of her class as there is in
the world.
The steams ship South Portland
formerly the Caroline Miller, which
was Cnce seized as a filibuster, has
been purchased by syndicate and is
to be put in condition for service be-
tween Seattle and st. Michaels,
Alaska.
VT TINGE FoNG, Chinese minister
contemplates the erection OF a schoo
; building in San Francisco, the bring
ing of corps Of teachers from Chinf
and the education Of the Chinese you'll
of that city and coast in both Englisl
y and Chinese branches.
- L. Roswell HART ROCHESTER, treas
: urer of the Western Union Telegraph
;, Co., died suddenly at his home il
u Englewood, n. j., on the night OF TIL
2Sth, aged 46 years.
> Mrs. ADRIAN lsEIlN, Sr., died on Tn
4. osth, ut her home in New York city
= aged II years. Mrs. Iselin was Mis-
" Eleanora ODonnell, the daughter
W Columbus 0'Donnell of Baltimore, an
,, was born in that city. With her hui
- band she celebrated her golden we'
- ding on December IL, lS9a.
y y A TELEGRAM received at Port Tow
~ send, Wash, on the 2Sth, from Wasl
-. ingtou, d. G., stated that Maj lie
- Nelson A. Miles had submitted to u
" secretary of war letter in which
~ recommended that Fort Townsend
~ :, occupied by troops Immediately
:, ~, later dispatch from Washington sa
" that Secretary OF War Alger had n
We m been apprised of Gen. Miles intentl'
~ ~ to garrison Fort Townsend.
~ ~ THE British steamship kensingto
=" Capt. Fraggett, arrived at Philad
phia. on the 2Sth, from London aftel
'n 40 tempestuous voyage that lasted all t
~ wav to the Delaware capes Her dec
u" were broken, bridge smashed, stanc
~. ions bent and twisted and her ent
''s 10, deck cargo of 80 drums of naphtha a
ne a' a large quantity ofsphosphorls wasl
,La overheard.
he he The steamer City of Seattle arri'
Va at Seattle. Wash, on the 2oth, fr'
Skapuay, Alaska. She had on ooi
WI vi 25 men who left Dawson City, oeto'
re- "A. coming ont over the Dalton tn
ave They reported a state OF things bord
'Vs ing on panic at Dawson, owing TO
w lack of provisions there.
p iol THE millinery and furnishing sto
sue of Ant Bros, 80 and Al North Eg'
.he street. Philadelphia, were damaged
i'ei fire. on the 2sth. to the extent OF .
600 on which the firm carried S3o,
reo ~ insurance. The building was oi
'ne AGED to the extent of $4,000; cove
~ by insurance
TIE grand jury has found true
Vi AGAINST several firms in Denver, I
ved: se ea,I;nu olaomargarine. The
4o'' RADIO Creamerymen's association IL
GATED the prosecutions. 1t is clai
Oh that eight out of every ten retail
rom GERS in that city handle oeomargar
ards 'e,, n. ,ha os,b The associated banl,
de- New York city held Sss, 500 9s' IN
T. cess of the requirement OF the %
ctor ee vs.. rrl.