Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-09-10

temporary on account of u suspicious
case OF fever at Fort Point.
ALI Paris was excited over tbe Drav.
fus matter and it was reported that a
revision OF the case had been decided
upon by the French cabinet on tn. "a
AT special conference at Chicago
on the I'd of the representatives of the
Adams, American and United States
Express companies it was decided that
the companies would from that date
bear the expense of the war tax in.
stead OF requiring the public to stamp
consignments.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at
Stinesville, Ind, in which four men
were instantly killed by dynamite
explosion and several others were scri-
ously injured.
GoDEY's MAGAZINE has gone into the
hands of receiver.
IT is the intention of Russia, accord
ing to reliable information obtained
Mt Berlin, to convene a peace confer.
cnce month after the adjournment
OF the Spanish American peace confer
ence.
THERE were 81 cases of smallpox at
Put-in-Bay, O., on the lst. One death
had occurred from the disease and one
patient escaped from the pest house
and reached the mainland by way of
Sandusky. The afflicted people were
all in the pest house, and in order to
prevent any of them escaping double
Gordon of guards was placed about it,
IT was reported that the Italian min.
istry will accept the initiative of the
czar in the matter of discussing the
question of universal disarmament
and that Italy will be represented in
the conference by Sig. Panza, the
Italian ambassador at Constantinople.
Miss MARY CROWLEY, IS years of age
in fit of insanity, the other morning
set fire to St. Johns Roman Catholic
church, at Peoria, H., and then got &
revolver and started for the parochia'
residence, threatening to kill Rev. j.
7. Quinn, the priest
A BLOODY fight took place at Socorro
a little settlement IS miles below L
paso, Tex, between three cowboys
and two officers, and as result of the
fight one OF the officers is dead, the
other fatally wounded and the three
cowboys in Jail.
THE list Of the dead in the army a
Chickamauga, Ga, from May to Sep
tember numbered 33S. OF the 33
deaths l7S occurred during the montl
of August
TIE Chicago limited was wrecked
at ingalls, crossing, four miles soutl
of Fulton, N. Y, early on the lst. Tn,
wreck was doubtless due to the das
tardly work of tramps who threw opel
the switch. The engine was throw
20 feet and blown to pieces The ten
der was inverted. The trucks of tn
baggage car were torn off and tn
head coach telescoped the baggag
ear. Three train men were killed an
several other persons were badly IN
jured.
ANDREW +. STEELE, fell pierced b
three pistol bullets at Versailles, ky
Merritt Hughes, the slayer, is
wealthy lumber merchant, 80 year
old. lie and Steel had been enemie
for some time. When they met on th
street they began quarreling and sho
at one another
FIRE at Bristol, Eng, on the Is
Quilted several warehouses and othe
buildings, including the great Colsto
hall, where the trades union congres
held its sessions and which containe
a magnificent organ. The loss wa
estimated at $780, 900.
THE anti-fusion populists and fire
silver republicans of Oklahoma terr
tory met at Guthrie and nominated 4
S. Hankins, of Woods county, for cor
gress.
ON the same track at Readvlll'
Mass, on which he made the recor
time last year, l:59i4, Star Pointer
the lst again tried for a worlds re
ord of mile in harness, but failed
equal his performance by half Sc
ond.
TIE Empress of China brought IL
news that the American ship Barin
Brothers, from New York, burned
the harbor at Kobe, August 10. Abo'
5000 tons of mating was also d
stroyed. 1t is intimated that the III
was OF incendiary origin.
OVER 1,2OO miners from the India
territory went to Denison, Tex r
Gently to witness game OF baseba
for the championship of the territor
On their way home terrible bait
took place on the Texas X Pacil
train, men and women participatin
Mike Flynn, of Krebs, was stable
several times and will die. A numb
of others were more or less serious
cut with knives. The train was bad
wrecked during the battle, oil u
windows having been smashed al
the seats and ice water tanks torn loo
for bludgeons.
FIFTEEN soldiers died at Can
Wikoff, near New York, on the 2eth'
ONE hundred and ten fever-strick'
Missouri volunteers from the Thl
and Fifth regiments arrived at t
union station on the goth and we
welcomed by crowd of s5, 600 peop
They came from the hospitals atoal
Alger and Meade.
THE national irrigation congress
sembled at Cheyenne, Wyo., on t
.st. Gov. Richards made the adore
of welcome and there were respons
bv j. S. Emery, of Kansas, and othe
I JOHN MEEK. of Sandusky county,
has received letter and check
500 from Gonzale De Quesada, char
d'affaires OF the Cuban republic
Washington, because his son. Geor
! II. Meek, a fireman on board the u
, pedo boat Winslow, was the II
American born sailor to shed his o,o
for the Independence OF Cuba me- ".
. has already been offered more IN
: the checks face value by parties W
want II as souvenir OF the war.
| AT Chattanooga, Tenn, gang
7 negroes murdered Quartermas
: Franks, Of the Twelfth New YORK r.
!. iment, because he had refused to U
milk from them.
SEVERAL company commanders
I Camn Hamilton, Lexington, ~
: recently pollcd their organiza1le
. with snrnrisinr results. The N