Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

In the senate, on the Goth, while the
Hawaiian annexation resolution was
under discussion, motion to adjourn
for the day lined up the sentiment of
senators. The motion was defeated. A
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OFFICIAL information reached Wash
ington, on the 10th, that the Spanish
fleet had left Cartagena and was on its
way back to Cadiz,
On the 2tst the war department is
sued orders to Brig, Henry NJ.
| Duilield to proceed, with his entire
brigade, from Camp Alger to Fort
Monroe, where they will take trans
ports for Santiago.
THE Metropolitan Street Railway
Co. of New York, on the I'D, officially
announced that stockholders meet:
ing would be called to ratify an issue
of Sl0,000,0 600 of new stock, of which
81, 900 900 will be used to retire deben-
lures and Si,000,000 for further i'm
provement in the system.
IT is now known that Lieut.. llobson
and his men were removed from MORO
castle, Santiago, to the barracks at
Santiago on June T. where they are
now confined The story of their being
confined in Moro was simply a Spanish
rusc.
THE name of Ensign Bagley, who
was killed on the Winslow at Cardenas
is to be commcmorated by the designat-
ing of one Of the new torpedo boats to
| bear it.
THE Falls River Machine Co., OF
Cuyahoga Falls, o., received con,
tract, on the 2lst, from the government
for 5 900 shrapncl shells, to be shipped
as soon as possible. They will prob,
ably be sent to the Pacific coast to be
used by Gen. Mcrritts men in the Phil
ippines.
The German kaiser is alleged to have
proposed that Germany establish n
protectorate over the Philippines for 90
years, guaranteeing to re-establish or
der and bring the rebellion to an end.
1t is said Germany would agree to pay
500, 900, 900 marks in gold into the Span
ish treasury for this temporary protcc
torate.
PRESIDENT FAURE of France has in
vited NJ. Paul Louis Peytral to form a
cabinet which shall be representative
of the different republican factions.
THE amount of subscriptions re
ceiyed, on the 2lst, for the new bonds
exceeded that of any other day since
the law authorizing their issue went
into effect. Among the number were
several 81, 100000 subscriptions
GUANTANAMO bay has been brought
into electrical communication with the
rest of the world by the establishment
of telegraph office there,
THE statement of the condition OF thu
treasury issued on the Nst showed
Available cash balances, Slss,O74,lsl
gold reserve, SlGi, ,oS7.
GEN. MERMTT's command has beer
constituted the Eighth army corps.
GEN. SnAFTER and his staff and Rear
Admiral Sampson, with guard OF sol
diers, went ashore at Acerraderos, sool
after the arrival of the fleet on San
tiago, and proceeded to Gen Garcia!
headquarters, about mile inlano
where they spent several hours IN con
sultation with the Cuban general
IT appears that the recent conferenc.
between Sir Henry Drummond Wolff
the British ambassador, and Gen. Cor
rea, the Spanish minister OF war; wa
brought about by Spain's extensiv
military work in the vicinity OF Giora'
tar. A peremptory demand was mad
that the work be stopped, and worl
has been suspended.
THE Spanish prize steamship rama
ma, which was captured by the llgh'
house tender Mangrove, off Havana, o.
April 25, was sold at auction, at Ne'
York, on the 2ls., and was purchase
by the government for $4,000.
By the capsizing of boat in whic
a party of young people were rowing
on Flint river, at Flushing, Mich, OF
the 92d, Chauncey Cook, aged lS' Lui
Loup, IA; Odalina Loup, 49, ana MI,
dred Packard, aged two years, were al
drowned. Arthur Maxwell, 20 year
old, in attempting to rescue the party
was also drowned.
The situation in the mining region
Of Catalonia, Spain, is most serious
There are 1900 people out OF employ
ment and more factories nre expec.e
to close shortly. A renewal OF riotin
! Is feared.
i MARTIN THoRNE, convicted OF tn
murder of VIM. Guldensuppe, a Dat
, rubber at woodside, L. l., year age
, was sentenced on the s3d, to be o.
ecused during the week beginning a
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