Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary Of Important Events,
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

pat'les was treated with derisiop not.
withstanding there was an eve or two
squirting in that direction. The ola
hero now has the supreme satisfaction
OF knowing that not only his own
party bul all the other parties will
unite IN sending him back with a
triumphant unanimous vote.
Inc American monitor Monterey was
surprise for the Spaniards at Ma.
MIA, and, in the opinion CT the naval
o'llcers, kept the more hot-headrh
opaniards from breaking INTO the pro
grammc for the surrender of the city
The Spanish were impressed by the
fact that she offered no target to be
firsd at, yet she possessed more power
than all their heavy batteries com
bined.
Secretary of War Alger arrived at
Knoxville, icun., on the :. ST. and
reviewed the troops at Camp Poland.
llumors which it is impossible to
disregard are in circulation in rekin
to the effect that the empress dowager
Of China has recovered her ascendencv
over the emperor who is now practi
,ally in state of tuteaec.
Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew, who is a
delegate to the republican state con-
yentlon from the Twenty ninth as
sembly district, has been chosen to
make hespecch nominating Col. rheo-
dorc Roosevelt for governor of The
state of New York.
Col, Goodwin, of the Seventh i'm,
mnnes, en- route to Lexington, Ky
went with his officers to Louisville
hotel for breakfast, The clerk in.
formed Col. Goodwin that the colorcd
lieutennnts would not be allowed to
eat there. "Well, | won't eat here
then, said the colonel, and he left the
house, followed by the captains. They
went to restaurant, n half block
away, where dining room was pro,
vided for the colored lieutenants.
Secretary of War Alger, it is said
previous to his departure from Wash.
ington on his present tour of inspec.
ton, verbally notified the president
that he was ready to retire at any time
the president saw fit to relieve him.
DR.. John Harcourt, of Bismarck, the
leading physician of North Dakota
died at st. Joseph's hospital, st. Paul
Mimi, on the 10th, under an operation
for gall stones, aged AZ. lie was
leading Knight of pythias.
The Washington correspondent OF
the New York Times says that IAN at
tempt is being made to have the Office
of major general commanding the
army abolished and Cen Miles, who
now holds that Office, assigned to some
army department."
Although the Red Cross society OF
Madrid offered It's services in the re.
ception of the soldiers arriving from
CuLa, they were declined by the wal
department.; and at the same time lit
orally no provision was made to pro
vide for their comfort. The queer
regent is said to be indignant.
/. Gen. Horace Porter, now ambassador
TO France, will, it is said be named as
ambassador to the court of ST. james
to succeed Col. John Hay. IT is far
ther stated that the French mission
will be filled by Mr.. Draper, at present
ambassador to Italy,
Count Stollbcrg-Wcrnigrode, Ger
man cavalry captain, has been ARRESTED
on account of the death of Sergt
Scheinhardt from the effects OF {
sword cut behind the ear, inflicted by
the count for impcrtinence during the
recent mancuvcrs in Alsace-L Lorraine.
Alfred S. Pinkerton, of Worcester
Mass. was unanimously elected grano
sire of the sovereign grand lodge, l
0. O. F., on the Goth.
George 4. Stcinway, son OF the late
William Steinway, and memhcr OF
the piano firm of S:einway d Sons
died at sea on board the stcamshl!
Statendam, on the 1ith, aged "a years
An elaborate programme has been
prepared for the celebration of The
proposed peace jubilee in Philadet
phia.
Gen. Miller. now in command at
San Francisco, will command the re
inforcements ordered to Manila. Bat
teries 4 and d, of the California artll
lery, will go with the expedition.
John Donahuc, San Francisco grip
man, found purse containing Sel,oo'
in money and drafts, ami returned a
to The owner, George Michigan, a re
turned Klondiker.
Over $4,000 head of cattle were re
Yards on the 20th-a local recore
breaker
At an inquest held at Bridgeport
Conn.,, on the 22d, by Coroner Doten
it was fully established by relatives OF
Miss Emma Gill, of Southington, that
the body found in Yellow Mill pond
September 12 and 10 was hers. he'
father and three brothers fully ldentr
fed the remains, and the coroner ls
sued an order permitting them to b.
exhumed and taken to Southlngtoh
for interment.
The acting secretary of war re-
ceiyed cable message from ue"
Brooke, chairman of the Porto klcan
evacuation commission at San Juan
on the s2d, saying that 500 more span
ish troops had embarked for home
Hon. Aaron B. Pratt, CT Albany u
former member of the New York leg
islature, who was in Denver, Col, WIS
iting his daughter, died suddenI y Cd
the ED, of congestion of 'he BRAIN
A dispatch, received in London IRON
Gen. Roca, president-elect OF Argeh
tina. saws there will be no war DC
tween that country and Chill.
Admiral Cervera arrived in Mndrlo
on the ED. There were no incidents
worth noting in connection win ms
arrival at the capital.
IT is understood in Yokohama lha'
the japanese government has decided
to negotiate foreign loan OF SSo'ooo''
900.
The steamer Alki arrived at Seattle
Wash, on the 23d, from Skaguay' WIN
22O passengers, most OF whom were