Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-23
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

the money they carried, but failed 10
gam access to the express company's
safe. They then uncoupled the loco.
motive and ran four miles down the
track, where they took to the woods.
Durlng the robbery the conductor and
one passenger were wounded, and
another passenger had his shirt collar
shot away.
EXTENSIVE reinforcements are being
made by Great Britain to her fleet in
lhe waters of the north Pacific. A spe-
clal train passed through Winnipeg,
Man, on the l2th, having on board 250
oihcers, marines and sailors for her
najesty's war ships in fhoac waters.
1IlE Sherman house, oae of the larp-
est and best known hotels in Chicago,
was damaged IS, 900 by fire that broke
out on the 18th, at 1880 IA. IN. There
was quite a panic among the servants
and guests, but all escaped injury.
llih post Office department has re-
eelVed data regarding the general
Italian exposition to be held in Turin
next year, and invitations have been
extended for further American ex-
hibits.
ID. j. OLIVER, the veteran charged
with dynamiting the residence of GOV.
Smith of the soldiers home at Leaven-
worth kas,, and attempting murder,
is undergoing trial in the federal
court at Leavenworth.
SENATOR TIILMAN, of South Caro-
lima, is quite sick, but there is no i'm
mediate danger of serious results.
Mrs. LANGrRY's Norman won the
Czarowitz stakes at Newmarket En-
| gland, on the 18th.
CHARLES Pollock, who started from
Eastbourne, England, on the l2th. to
cross the English channel in balloon,
landed at 1870 p. m, the same day, II
miles from Amicns, France
THE Havana Official Gazette, of the
18th, publishes an edict signed by the
military judge calling upon Evange-
Ina Cosslo y Cisneros to present her
self for term of IS days in Jail and or
dering all civil and military authori-
ties to endcavor to apprehend her and
if captured, to send her to Havana iail.
| j. {. KING, a reliable business man of
| Portland Ore, declared, ON the 18th,
that his brother had discovered the
| long-loUilcd~for mother lode of klon-
dixie
| The authorities at Vera Cruz, Mex
leo, have ordered the ships arriving
from New Orleans into quarantine for
nine days. There is no yellow fever at
| Vera Cruz this season, and the people
are alarmed at the possibility of the
introduction of the disease from the
| United States.
REINFoRCEMEXTs for Cuba are being
| hurried forward by the military au-
thorties of Spain. About 5000 addi-
tional soldiers will leave that country
for the island before the end of the
present month,
Ar the meeting of the new board of
| directors Of the Western Union Tele-
| graph Co., held in New York city, on
| the llth, Thomas +. Clark, formerly
assistant to the president, was elected
as acting president, to succeed
John Van Horne. Mr.. Van Horne had
been connected with the Western
Union almost 40 years.
CARL DECKER one of the rcscuers of
Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros from the
Casa de Recojidas, Havana, arrived at
New York city on the Spanish line
steamship Panama, on the 18th, and
told thrilling story of his escape
| from the island after it became known
| that he had been instrumental in lib
Grating the fair prisoner
SOMEWHERE between Omaha and Den
yer a package containing $4,000 has
been lost. The money was sent by
registered package by a bank in Chi
cago to a financial institution in the
west, and all efforts to find it appear
| to be futile.
The official and unofficial returns of
the indianapolis election show the vote
| for mayor to be: Taggart (dem.) 20, lSS;
Harding (rep,), l6, 80. Taggarts plu-
rality over Harding, 4,0Os. Taggart's
majority over al is 2,955, there being
six mayoralty candidates. The remain
| der of the democratic ticket was also
elected
The navy department, on the 14th,
issued orders to Commodore Howell, in
command of the League Island navy
yard, to take command of the Euro
pean station, relieving Admiral Sell
| fridge, aud TO Commodore Dewey, presi-
dent of the inspection board, to com
mand the Asiatic station, relieving Ad-
miral McNair.
THERE was severe earthquake in
Granada and Andalusia, Spain,at 4p IN.
on the 18th. The oscillations were
| IRON north to south and lasted several
seconds. The inhabitants of the city
were panic-striclSen.
In the presence of thousands of peo-
pie, the first Pythian home in the world
was dedicated at Springfield, O., on the
| 14th, the official declaration OF dcdica-
ton being made by John W. Winn,
grand chancellor of Ohio OF the Knights
Of Pythias
The Spanish government decided at
| its cabinet meeting, on the l4th to ac-
cord free pardon and amnesty to all
| those unfortunate Cubans who are
languishing either in the penitentia-
ries of Spain itself or in the penal sat
Elements of. Cueta and Fernando Po.
ONE of the most destructive prairie
fires in the history of western kansas
started near Spearville, on the morn
ing of the 1ith, and swept through
| Ford and Hodgeman counties as lar
north MS Jetmore, destroying every
thing in its path.
TIE Congo troops under Lieut.
Henry, it was officially announced on
the 18TH, gained decisive victory
over the bands Of mutinous Manyema
| soldiers who revolted in February last
and murdered their officers and who
have since been rading the country.
| Lieut.. Henry's force encountered inc
rebels near Lake Albert Nyanza, on
July Ii, and killed 400 of them. Inc
! survivors fed to the mountains, where
they are starving
DURING the performance OF Dang
ers of u Great City," in Roblnsons
| l.. C;n oiuuati on the