Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

IHE FIRST California volunteers re-
ceived an ovation, on the 23d, as they
marched from the Preside to the Pa
cific Mail dock in San Francisco, to
board the steamship City of Pcltin, on
which they are to make the trip to
Manila. The demonstration was one
long to be remembered
The Massachusetts Unitarian asso-
clation want the government to refuse
to purchase goods of any kind bearing
the motto Remember the Maine on
the ground that it is provocative OF
spirit of vengeance.
A SPECIAL train on the Florida Cen
trail Il Peninsula railway, carrying
North Carolina troops en- route to
Florida, collided with north bound
vegetable train on the 22d. Private
William Barbec, Company |, of Dur
ham, n. c., was killed, and Private j.
NJ. Colclough was fatally injured.
GEN. MERRITT, 81 years of age, got
into an engagement en- route to the
Philippines, He captured Miss Laura
Williams, "a 2O-year-old Chicago belle.
1t is also asserted that after he gets
fairly established at Manila, Miss
Williams will join the general and the
wedding will take place there.
NoTICE has been given to all the
powers that, pending the present hos
tilities the United States will not only
hold coal to be contraband of war, but
vessels carrying it will be regarded as
nlien enemies.
A SENSATIONAL story was circulated
at Key West, ON the 23d, to the effect
that the Mangrove had been captured
by the Spaniards while graphing for
the Santiago cable. The story, how
ever, lacks confirmation.
The house, on the 23d passed the
senate bill providing for the payment
of volunteers from their enrolment
and authorizing the secretary of war
to pay troops embarking for Manila
one month in advance,
The navy department has concluded
to allow the naval commanders in Gu
ban waters to be their own stratcgists,
simply forwarding such information as
may, from time to time, come to hand.
DUKE ALMEDovER DE Rio has ao-
cepted the portfolio of minister for for
eign affairs, offered to but declined by
Senor Leon Castillo, the Spanish am
bassador at Paris.
A SPECIAL from Key West says that
the man arrested on board the steamer
Panama on suspicion of being Span
ish spy, is Lieut.. Sobral, formerly ma
val attache of the Spanish legation at
Washington.
The plant of the Stoughton (Wis.)
Wagon Co., one of the largest concerns
of its kind in that state, was damaged
SIS 900 by fire on the 25th, Insurance
on the stock and building, Sl50,OOo.
The scmi-annual meeting of the
Womcn's Board of Missions of New
England and the territory east of the
Ohio began, on the Goth, at Worcester,
Mass. Delegates to the number of over
600 were present.
A DISPATCH from Hong Kong, on the
25th, said: manila is tranquil. The
foreign cruisers have agreed upon con-
certed action for the protection of for
eigncrs in any emergency.
JAMES j. DORSEY was found dead in
u yard at Key West, Fla, within half
block of the Key West hotel on the
25th. His face and head were bruised
beyond recognition. This together
with the assault of a negro upon two
sailors, on the night of the 24th, has
reused the people to demand that the
city be put under martial law,
Mrs. GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN has finally |
decided to reNounce the terms of her
husbands will and accept her dover
right in the estate, as permitted by
law. She will thus secure one-thlrd
life interest in the Pullman realty and
one-third of the personal property alb
ACCORDING to advices from Copenha'
gen, the United States has resumed
pour pnrleurs for the pur-
chase of the Lesser Antilles, the Wash
ington authorities desiring to get pos
session of the st. Thomas harbor. The
are said to be favorable.
Gov. BRADLEY has announced that
unless otherwise instructed by the
the second of kentnckys
regiments on tho second call will con-
sist OF colored troops.
MADRID newspapers urge the cutting
Of tho American cable connections
across the Atlantic II the Cuban cables
Aye severed.