Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-29
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

The French government Is between
the devil and the deep sea. Ii it per
mits the Dreyfus case to be reopened
it gives offense to the army and to one
of its height bors. Ii it fails to do SO 1t
must bear the stigma of having sacrl-
feed gallant officer because he was
jew and someone had to be sacrificed,
and in star chamber way at that, to
prevent the airing of Il great national
scandal.
ScoTr LEIGHTON, the well'known
Boston artist, died at the Mclean as
sylum, Waverly, Mass, on the 18TH
Leghton's fame rested on his talent
in animal painting.
AT q conference of the Federation OF
Engineers, called in London, on the
10th, in view of the withdrawal OF the
eight-hour demand it was resolved to
reopen the works on the Gath.
SENATOR TURpIE introduced joint
resolution in the senate, ON the l9lh'
for the appointment OF commission
TO make survey for ship canal from
the lower shore Of Lake Michigan to
the Wabash river.
The funeral OF Logan Carlisle, son OF
ex-Secretary John G. Carlisle, took
place from the South M. Il. church III
Covington, KY, on the 10th.
NOTICES were posted at the Center
vile, (R. I.) cotton mills, on the 10TH
announcing reduction OF wages, tc
take effect on the 24th.
Mr.. GLADSTONE was reported, on The
10Th, to be critically i'll at Cannes.
JAMES MURPHY, George Woodruff
and George Gordon, post office burg
lars, made their escape from the fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth
Kas., on the 10Th. They dropped be
hind the other prisoners in coming ou
to breakfast, and, taking advantage o
n heavy fog, scaled 20-foot wall b.
means of a rope ladder, and were gon
some time before they were missed.
ADvlcEs, which come through dlpll
: matte channels, represent the situatio
in Madrid to be grave. The SPANS
government has been obliged to resor
to the same precautions that Blanc
: has employed in Havana to restrai
manifestations of popular dissatisfa'
tion.
: The seven transportation companie
= which control nearly all the 0uslne'
to Alaska have agreed to raise the pa
. senger rate to Skaguay and Dyea VI
per head and freight from $40 to y
y per ton.
- CAPTAIN-GENERAL BLANC0 OF Cub
= wants to disarm the volunteers, rs wit
;, that body armed autonomy in Cuba
y not possible, and the attempt to di
;. nrm them is likely to precipitate q
volt.
= THE fate of the territories now pres
ing for statehood already has be-
. practically settled. Unless the une
- pected happens, there will be no teri
torial legislation by congress at til
session.
~ CHARLES L. EVERETT, chairman
=. the republican county central comm
10 tee at Fort Wayne, Ind, was arrest
~ at his home, on the goth, on the char
IN of embezzlement Editor Il. W. Min'
Of the Garret Qnd.) Herald, repub
can paper, charging him with appl
y priating $50 sent to him with which
i. take up note.
Wv Wv The Central underground railway
:. - London, England, has placed with
- General Electric Co., OF Schenecta'
- N. Y, IN order for 80 electric 10
al motives.
+" The directors Of the Pullman Pal'
Car Co., on the goth, declared the rel
\. lar quarterly dividend of twoper Ger
ro payable February Is.
20 GOLD was quoted at Buenos Ay
10 on the 2Oth, at 1850.
w. wv In the case Of Chris. Merry, the {
,;a % cago peddler, charged with wife-m
ass der, the jury returned verdict on
y 'm slst finding him guilty. Smith,
alleged accomplice, was found
guilty, but was Immediately rearr'
ed on bench warrant charging
.ry with being an accessory after the 4
mr. The jury was out all night
raj Gov. MOUNT has advised the oshc
"a Of Lake county, Ind, to stop at
|, 4 the building Of the gambling am
lar theater at Roby, where 1t Is prop'
wo TO reopen the Indiana Monte Gu
III. Gov. Mount will call out the milit
necessary to drive she horde OF Chit
aka gamblers from Indiana soil.
Az MAycR MoKrssoN OF Cleveland, Q
rln, taking ss..sr~ y, contast the seat Of
iop ator Hanna In tho United States
Nh. ~, Mayor McKIssol wnlysly IL
an | u Oh the testimony AAducod at tht