Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-12-10
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

christopher 1ouDg, the pioneer for
ist of st. Louis, died of old age at his
home in that city.
DR.. w. l.. Stuggetts' fine farm resi-.
dence near Flora, H., burned Sunday
night. Loss, $1,000. 1t was partially
covered by insurance.
Mart Seagraves, a ginner at Selma
baum's gin at Pocabontas, Ark, while
feeding got his arm caught in the
machinery and il was torn off.
Judge Day has sent advices to Wash.
ington indicating that favorable
termination of the peace negotiations
will result within reasonable time.
Dr. Morris Leftwich, for ten years
superintendent Of the Masonic or
phans' home of Missouri, at St. Louis,
succumbed 10 cancer of the stomach.
The transport Victor arrived in New
York from ports on the south coast of
Cubs, She brought q number of
American officers and invalided SOL
diers.
Hon. Dennis Kenyon died at his
country home near Mclean, III. He
was stricken with paralysis two years
ago, and had been an invalid ever
since.
st. Louis politicians explain their
frequent visits TO Jefferson City by
stating that they are DESTROYS of in
specting the new passenger depot, re-
gently erected there.
Papers at Bilbao, Spain, report the
discovery there of 396 rifles carefully
secreted underground. A number of
Carlists have been arrested on charges
of being connected herewith.
Greater New York was at the mer.
cy of storm, Sunday, whose severity
was greater than that of week ago.
A terrific wind was central about that
city, combined with n snowstorm.
Col. William Jennings Bryan of the
Third Nebraska regiment returned to
Savannah, Ga, Sunday, after 80 days
sick leave. He was met at the depot
by his regiment and escorted to the
camp.
The officers of the Merritt &, Chap
man Wreclting Co., who have been
working on the Spanish warships
sunk at Santiago, express the opinion
that the Christobal Colon can not be
saved.
Bowed down with grief and incoh-
solable over the death of her husband,
some days ago, Mrs. Carrie Andrae
placed a revolver to her breast at her
home in jefferson City, Mo-, and killed
herself.
A bloody fight took place at Jack
son. Ky, between c. c. Runyon. mar
shal of jackson county, and Alfred
Allen, well-known character, in
which both participants were killed
almost instantly.
Madrid dispatches from lloilo say
that the siege is still maintained by
the rebels. who have their guns
trained on the city and make nightly
attacks. The Dons are reported as de-
Tending the city spirtedly.
The coroner's jury at Carlinville,
Ill.,, held that Noble Kent came to his
death by gunshot wounds inflicted by
his brother, William Kent. The latter
is still at large. His plans were well
laid. He had mortgaged his farm to
get cash.
4 United States transport arrived
from Santiago with W. w. Seymour,
an engineers yeoman of the Glacier,
aboard. He became insane recently
and jumped overheard in an attempt
to commit suicide, but was rescued.
Thirty-one men started in six
day bicycle race in Madison Square
garden. New York city, Monday morn
ing. The starters were all in excel
lent physical condition, and the plank
track, ten laps to the mile, is in per-
feet order.
Comptroller Dawes has submitted
his annual report, in which he says
that though less number OF national
banks are operating than at any time
since 1890, the individual loans, dis
counts and deposits and total re-
sources are larger than ever before.
One of the most disastrous fires
ever witnessed there occurred at
Marion, H., destroying over 100000
worth of property in less than an
hour. The Goodall house, u large
three-story brick, was burned and
with it went most of the hotel furni-
ture, a clothing store, saloon and bar