Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-09-17
MACON, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY SEPTEMBER II, 1898.

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IT, A. K. at Cincinnati the notionaI
president, Mrs. Flora M. Davey, was
presented by friends with a diamond.
ae' badge Mrs Wood, of Kansas, max
inH the presentation speech. The
treasnrer's report showed that durinp
tne year OF circles had been organized
averaging 81 members each, making a
TOTAL OF 4,4il new members,
lHE annual report at Cincinnati of
the national secretary of the Woman,s
heilef corps showed an aggregate of
i44'S4' members and 3,254 corps, max.
ing net gain of 1859 me IN bers and 70
corps during the past year.
lHE Grand View hotel, the larpest
hostelry at Highland lake, a summer
resort near Williamsport, Pa, was
totally destroyed by fire. The hotel
was practically closed for the season
and 1t was believed that the fire was
OF incendiary origin.
The brewery plant at Conshohocken.
suburb of Philadelphia, was de.
stroyed by fire, the loss reaching
800, 600
GEN. CAsslus M CLAY, of Kentucky,
has been granted divorce from his
girl wife.
PRIVATE GREENER and Private Harry
Coffey, company A, Fifteenth Penn.
sylvania, were drowned in the Poto-
mac river, near Washington. They
were crossing the river in a small
boat, when they were struck by a
squall and the boat capsized.
The correspondent of the Times at
Gambia fully confirms the reports OF
most serious events there. He said
that 1T was feared that only $50 Chris.
tians had been saved out of over 600
Turkish troops refused to aid the Brit
ish, who, being exceedingly few in the
town, were soon overpowered.
The adjutant general OF the G. A. R..
in his report at Cincinnati on the sth,
stated that the members in good
standing on June 80, 1898, numbered
3O5, SOB The amount expended in
charity during the year was Sill, 9o3.
THE United States transport OLDHAM.
having on board Maj. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles and his staff, Maj. Greenleaf,
Capt. Whitney, the Second regiment
Wisconsin volunteers, consisting of 80
officers and 500 men, and the hospital
corps from Porto Rico arrived at New
York on the 7th.
| AN unknown schooner, believed to
be fishing vessel, foundered with all
her crew about mile north of east
Point reef, Prince Edwards island.
Four soldiers were drowned at Camp
Wikotf, Montauk point, l.. l., on the
18th while bathing, one of them being
the son of Gen. Wheeler. Their
clothes were found near the generals
tent and it was believed the men were
swept away by the strong surf.
The parade Of the &. A. r. at Cincin.
natl on the 7th took four hours to pass
a given point, it being estimated that
there were 1000 to 80, 600 veterans in
line. Atnight Gov. Pingree was hissed
Oft the stage at the camp fire because
the old soldiers mistakenly thought
the governor was going to score Secre-
tary Alger.
GEN. SHAFTEB formally assumed
command of Camp Wikotf, Montauk
point, N. Y, on the 5th.
TIE political war between the two
factions of the silver repu blcan party
in Colorado resulted on the 18th in the
death of Charles Harris at Colorado
Springs. 1t was the result of an at.
tempt by one faction to capture the
opera house which was guarded by
the other faction, In repelling the
attack a volley was fred and Harris
fell with bullet through the abdo
men and died soon afterwards.
A CABIE dispatch from Hong Kong
announced that a committee of three
Filipinos, appointed by Aguinaldo
had left Hong Kong in order to confer
with President Mckinley upon the fu'
ture of the Philippine islands.
AT the convention of the middle-of'
the road populists at Cincinnati on the
9th the western and southern dele
gates nominated Wharton Baker, OF
Pennsylvania, for president of the
United States, and lgnatius Donnelly
of Minnesota, for vice president. The
eastern states were not represented
A long platform was also adopted
There was bolt in the convention.
THE heavy iron superstructure of the
new pier SO, at ths foot Of West
Twelfth street New York, was blown
down, killing two men and injuring
ten Others. There were 80 men al
work on the superstructure when il
fell in on them.
CRAzED from liquor and the though
that possibly he would be deserted by
his wife and children, George Mase
rang, a farmer, 50 years old, living a
Millstadt a village about three miles
southeast of Belleville, ILL.,, assaulted
his wife with rock and then hacket
her head, face and neck with butcher
knife until she sank to the floor uncon
scious In pool of her own blood.
A SCANDAL has arisen in one of thu
German regiments, where the officers
have been playing baccarat for higl
stakes Of late. Prince Albert OF Sake
Coburg. lost $751; 900 and Lieut. Gceti
his entire fortune at one sitting l
was reported to the kaiser.
GEN. MILES admitted to an Associ
ated press reporter the substantial ac
curacy vt the statements attributed t.
him by the Kansas City Stars CORE
spondent at Porto Rico and the gen
eral gave out for publication type
written document concerning the wa
with Spain, in which he claims cred
for the victory at Santiago and tn
successful outcome of the campaign II
Porto Rico.
THE Paris Figaro on the 18th said tn
cabinet council had unanimously
agreed upon revision of the Dreyfu
case and directed the minister OF jus
tice, M. Sarrien, to take the necessary
steps to that end.
A REMARKABLE case Of suspended
animation came to light when doc
tor was called several miles out OF Ho
Springs, Ark, to view supposed
corpse. He found the corpse walking
around the house. The man was Rob
art Benson, retired farmer. lie ha
been subject to fits of coma since
how. when he was kicked by horse
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