Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-19

S"PeiihVehuenu OF the victor coal
mines at Pueblo, Col, and a prominent
society leader of that city, was fatally
burned, on the nth, by the explosion
oil a can of benzine with which she
was cleaning furniture. Her son, Is
years old, was badly burned in trying
TO save his mother.
REv. FREDERICK o. HOLMAN, d. d.,
formerly pastor of the Hennepin Ave
nue. Nj. T.. church in Minneapolis,
Minn., and one of the most brilliant
and best-known pulpit orators in the
Methodist church, died, on the llth, of
lung trouble, aged 40 years.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the 1lth,
showed; Available cash balance, $780,.
1862; gold reserve, Sl44,23S, 37s.
BROKER ELvERToN r. CHAPMAN left
the District of Columbia Jail, on the
llth, at 1913 a. m. his time having
expired at midnight
WHILE the canvasmen were at work
on the big tent of Ringling Bros cir
Gus, at Wappeton, N. D., ON the 10th,
the center-pole was struck by light
ming. Charles Walters and Charles
Smith were killed and four employees
were shocked.
The Berlin official Reichsanzeiger
publishes the decision of the imperial
commission appointed to investigate
the question whether vaccination
against smallpox produces n disposi-
tion to tubercular disease. The com.
mission finds that there no proof of
such disposition upon the part of the
vaccinated persons.
AN attempt was made to assassinate
Gov. A. j. Smith of the national sol
diers' home near Leavcnworth, Kas.,
on the morning of the 11th. A dyna-
mite bomb was used, and Mrs. Smith
was painfully injured. Part of the
family residence was destroyed.
THE New York board of health will
approve plan within a short time 10
erect on the shore of the Hudson a
large mausoleum, in which 10000 bod
les, treated by a new process, will be
inferred.
r. N, BLIvEN, of Popeston, Mimi,
killed himself, on the l1th, after fatal
ly wounding daughter of Frank
Wegel, an aged farmer living in Moody
county. Bliven asked the girl to elope
with him. Upon her refusal the trag.
edy followed.
IT was rumored at Key West, Fla, on
the night of the 1lth, that Weyler had
resigned. No details could be ascer
tanned, nor could the report be verified
at the time. 1t is said to have come
from Havana in private cable.
BRIGHT skies and balmy weather fa
vored the ceremonies connected witt
the graduation of the class of 81 frou
the military academy at West Point OF
the llth. There were about 5000 peo
pie in attendance.
THERE is talk among the people o
Cripple Creek, Col, of forming Wig
ilancc committee similar to the one
which has proven so effective at Butte
Mont Every pay day there are hold
ups all over the camp. 1t is believed
that the only way to rid the commu
nifty Of the nuisance Is by a vigilance
committee.
A SEVERE earthquake shock LASTING
some seconds, was felt in Calcutta OF
the afternoon of the 18th. The shocl
extended to Howrals, across the lloogl J
river, where serious damage was done
Several buildings collapsed, some live
were lost and a number of persons
were more or less seriously injured.
TIE jury in the case of Herman Pau
Schulz, of New York, charged. in Mil
ford, Pa, with the murder of his wife
brought in a verdict, on the 18th, o
guilty of murder in the first degree
The jury was out all night.
HIRAM A. VALE, ex-city comptrolle
of Port Huron, Mich, has been sen
fenced to five years in the state house
of correction on conviction OF embez
Element of several thousand dollar!
from the city.
PRINCE LUIGI AMADIo of Savoy, wh'
intends to attempt the ascent OF Noun
st. Elias, arrived at Seattle, Wash, Oh
the 18th. He sailed for the north OF
the Topeka on the lith.
ON the 18th the associated banks o
New York city held S47.6Ol,475 IN ex
cess of the requirements of the s5 pc
cent. rule.