Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-11-19
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Senior Sagasta's government is tot
tering. Anarchy, civil war and mill
tary dictatorship are candidates for
the succession to parliamentary gov
ernment in Spain. Meanwhile Cata-
| lonia and two other provinces are
loudly demanding separation France
views the situation with apprehension.
and even alarm.
| Claude Nautin, the metallugist and
inventor, known on the Pacific coast,
wher he had lectured on mining sub
| Jects, and who was reported to have
left London recently, after financial
coup by which he secured 100000
| (Sl00,000) in Bank of England notes
and American railroad securities, has
been arrested in Florence, Italy.
Several thousand persons attended
the reception given at the Tennessee
capitol at Nashville, on the night of
the 9th, in honor of Maj.-Gen. Joe
| Wheeler, who was presented with IA
mangnilicent sword by the local chap
ter, Daughters of the American Reyo-
luton.
| A council of French admrals was
| held. on the 9th, at which it was de-
cided to fit ont all the French war YES
sells available, and 30 reserve ships
were ordered into commission.
1t is persistently rumored in Bel
root that the departure of Emperor
William and Empress Augusta Nicto-
ria was fastened by the discovery Of
another anarchistic plot
The Spanish government has been
| notified that two German warships,
one of them having the German EN-
peror and empress on board, will ar
| rive at Cadiz, November 20. But it is
claimed that il is not yet known
| whether the visit of their majesties is
of private or of an official character.
Great Britain. France and Italy have
accepted Russia's proposal to appoint
| Prince George of Greece high commits
sioner of the powers in the island OF
Crete. The Turkish government has
appealed to Germany and Austria
against the proposal, but Intellectually.
The Eighth cavalry was ordered to
| proceed from Savannah, Ga, on the
10th, as the consequence of a rush Or
der ISSUED on the 9th. The action of
the war department in sending this
| order is the result of the presidents
suggestion at the special cabinet meet
ing, held ON that day.
1t is understood at Washington that
Gen. I.awton has been selected to go
to Cuba to investigate the feasibility
of utilizing the Havana guarda c'ville
as a police force during and after 'he
evacuation by the Spaniards.
The Great Northern through train,
which passes through Fergus falis,
Mimi, at 1.30 p. M, was held up ana
| robbed about five miles west of that
city on the night of the 10th There
| were eight robbers in the gang, all
| well armed. The amount secured by
| them is not stated.
A Chicago capitalist, interested in
| the enterprise, states that new nahk
will open for business in Honolulu
about January I, with capital stock
of $SO0.OOO, with power to increase it
to $3.000,000.
Gen. Miles and staff left Washington
city over the Baltimore q Ohio road,
on the 9th, for New York. to attend
dinner given in the generals honor by
the Union League club.
The agricultural department No
vember crop report estimates the to-
tai cotton crop mot far short OF TO-
O00. 900 bales
NJ. Iainis. whose cabinet recently re-
signed. and who was intrustcd by
King George of Greece with its recon-
struction, completed his task on the
| 10th.
The Great Northern Express Co.,
whose local safe was blown open in
the train held up on the night of the
10th by masked robbers, near Fergus
Falls. Minn, has offered reward OF
81, 900 for the arrest and conviction of
the robbers. The express officials say
the loss was very small, the safe not
containing money.
The Eighth Ohio volunteers, ''rhe
Presidents own" assembled at Woos-
ter. o.. on the nth, for muster out.
The Spanish vessel Mortera, which
was seized as II prize during the war,
has been returned to the Spaniards
and the Spanish flag again floats above
her.
Fire which started in the town hall
at Covington, La, on the 18th, de-
stroyed three blocks of buildings;
loss estimated at 100000.
Col. Charles W. Williams, chief quar-
termaster with the American evacua-
ton commission at Havana, and +. 7.
| Stewart, clerk attached to his de-
partment, died of yellow fever on the
| nth. Another clerk. }. b. Caldwell, is
still suffering from the malady.
The United States cruiser Newark,
in command of Commander Casper f.
Woodrich, and flying the flag of Rear
Admiral W. S. Schley, arrived at New
York, on the 18th, from San Juan,
Porto Rico, from which port she sailed
on November 6.
The queen regent of Spain, it is as
serted, thinks the wisest course to be
for the cabinet to instruct the Span
ish peace commissioners frankly to
concede the American demand of the
Philippines and to work honestly ana
expeditiously to frame treaty.
Maj.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is in COM
mand of the Seventh army corps, now
encamped at Savannah, Ga. lie was
warmly welcomed by the troops and
citizens on his arrival on the evening
of the llth. He has named his camp
"Onward"
The cabinet meeting, on the llth,
lasted over two hours. While large
Inmount of routine business was trans
acted, considerable attention was de-
voted to the race troubles in the Caro-
linas. The president express much
concern over the situation.