Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-09

5 ME bankers Exchange bank o
I minneapolis, MINI, suspended pay
Z iheht on the a0th. 1t la a small con
: Germ and its officers claim that the,
! mavg s,u'i money topay every depositor an,
: lHE second day OF the tariff hear
ihgs before the committee on wav
! anu means OF the house of represen ta
ives opened, on the 2sth, with the dis
cusslon OF schedule |, cotton manpfac
, lures. '"i@o
, LIE production of minerals and met
; ais IN the United States for the YEA,
loeo Is given at total value of S65]
; 'ii'4os' showing a decrease as coin
pared with 1895 Of s24 $50, 2ee, or abou
"a per cent. This decrease was large
y IN values rather than in quantities
.. In none of the chief articles was ther,
any marked decrease, while severaI
show considerable increase.
hon. j. b. EusTIs, the American
am moassador to France, held a New
rear reception In Paris, on the 1st
winch was very largely attended BY
tne members OF the American colony.
MISS Esstis. daughter of the ambas.
sador, acted as hostess, assisted by
mrs. George Eustis, Mrs. Allen Eustis
and Mrs. Vignaud, wife of the secrS.
tary of the embassy.
"A COLLISION between iceboats. ons
OF which was moving at the rate of a
mile minute, at Pepin, Wis, on the
ISL resulted in very serious injuries to
Two OF the crew of the boat run int,
ana In totally wrecking both boats.
TEMPERANCE advocates are demand
Ing the resignation of Topelsas police
commissioners for failure to enforce
the Kansas prohibitory law.
oN the I'd the treasury department
redeemed S5,5s7, 900 in United State.
bonds. commonly known as "currenc1
sixes,' issued in aid of the Pacific
railroad. These bonds'were called for
under circular of November 25, 1896,
and were due for presentation and re-.
demption on tho 1st. The total
amount OF the bonds is 9,7l2, 900, ami
S4, Us, 600 are still outstanding.
NO MORE revenue cutters are ayailn.
Bile for service in connection with tie
neutrality and navigation laws. Tke
Forward, the Mclean and the Winora
are stationed along the Florida coast
from Tampa, on the west. to Cape
Florida, on the east. The Boutwell,,
at Jacksonville; the Colfax, at Charles
ton, and the Morrill,, at Wilmington,
are also assigned to that duty.
AFTER an idleness of nearly three
months, the Bloomington PA. mill OF
the bethlehem Iron Co. started up, on
the I'd, and the steel mill and other
departments, employing more than
1000 men, resumed on the 4th. TIE
companys ordnance works will con.
tinue running day and night. A ship.
ment of turret plates for the battle.
ship Iowa was made on the 3D.
On the I'd the associated banks Of
New York city held S3a, 2S0. $50 in ex-
cess of the requirements of the 20.
percent rule.
PHILIP DUNCAN ELKINs, father CT
United States Senator Stephen H.
Eikins, died, on the Sd, at the sena.
tors residence, "Halliehurst,' at
Elkins, w. Va. Mr.. Ellilns was aged
81 years, having been born IN Fauquier
county, Va, July 4, 1909. He was a
colonel In the cnn fndarnta army.
THERE were exported from the United
States during the past year bicycles TO
the amount of S3,OO0,OoO OF this
amount 81, zoo 900 went to Great Brit.
ain; SEQ, 900 to Germany; Sl2O,0OO TO
France, and $4,000 to British North
America. Bicycles to the amount OF
$685. were shipped to Africa, and
war-stricl1en Cuba purchased S5,O0O
worth
THE complete reports are not in from
all Of the ports of entry, but it is
known that the balance of trade OF |
this country for the year ended d.
oember 81, 1896, was greater than for |
any year since 1881.
CLARENCE Cook, city editor of the |
Fort Wayne und. Sentinel, was run
down by an electric car on the evening
of the 3D.. His right arm was so badly
crushed that it was amputated at the
elbow.
Hon. j. j. DAVIDSON, of Beaver, Pa,
the well-known republican congress
for the Twenty-fifth district,
died on the night of the I'd at Phoenix,
Ariz., where he had gone in the hope
OF improving his health.