Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-08-27

win spain and the rcopcning of steam.
snip service to and from gulf of Mexi-
co ports has brought the gulf roads
'h'o the held as competitors for the
grain business, and they are making
active preparations to handle it,
IN aspeech at the big populist en-
campment at Greenville Tex, Senator
Marion Butler, Of North Carolina, ma.
,ionai chairman of the popnlist party,
declared that as national chairman,
ne would promise that there would be
no trades or combines with either of
'he Ola parties before the next nation
nj convention and that he would call
that convention at least a month be-
lore the democratic or republican con-
ventions convened and thus prevent
any opportunity of fusion.
The business failures in the United
states for the week ended the 10th
were l95, according to Bradstreet's
commercial report, against 22l for the
corresponding week in last year.
KID MCFARLAND, of New York,
and Owen IeigIer, of Philadelphia,
fought % rounds last night before the
Athletic club at New York and Charley
white, the referee, decided in favor of
Mcfarland, who, with the exception
OF the last two rounds, had the better
of the bout
1T has been determined that the re-
cent wholesale poisoning at Garry
Owen, Ia, was due to lemonade made
from acids left over from last year in
stead of lemon juice. Only by the
greatest efforts were eight lives saved.
ORDERS were issued by Adit. Gen.
Corbin on the 10Th for the Twenty
third Kansas, in camp at Topeka,
Kan, to proceed at once to Santiago,
Cuba, and there report to Gen. Law.
ton. 1t is the purpose to make the
regiment part of the permanent gar.
rison of Santiago. The regiment is
composed and oilicered by negroes.
STAR POINTER made an effort on the
18th at Joliet, H., to lower the worlds
and his own record. A fast track fa
vored him, but cool breeze on the
back stretch was handicap and made
the time, l:j9l2, truly marvellous per,
formance. He passed the quarter in
3Ol4 seconds and the half in l;OO1i. Al
the three-quarters the watches clicked
l:29& and the great bay came under
the wire in l:59IS
AT Saratoga, n Y, large audience
listened on the 18th to the address OF
Joseph ii. Choate, of New York, to the
American Bar association.
A FIERCE fight occurred between the
roustabouts of Buffalo Bilrs show and
200 excursionists waiting for theil
trains at Kewanec, Ill. The fight
arose over II dispute concerning a ten
cent ticket to the concert, one of the
excursionists claiming he had to pay
twice. After half an hours battle the
showmen proved victorious,
TIE barn OF Peter Fay, ten miles
north of Independence, la, was strucl
| by lightning the other night Five
sons, the oldest being lG, were sleep
ing in the NOW and were burned tC
| death.
FRANK GEElIING an expert mine
and mineralogist, went to the powder
house of the Eureka mine at Benton
Wis, and set off 40 pounds of dyna
mite, blowing the building and hi
body to atoms.
?. J. CoRBETr, father of James J
Corbett, the heavyweight pugilist
shot and killed his wife at San Fran
cisco on the 10th and then turned tn,
weapon upon himself. 1t was believe,
that the murderer was dcmented
Death was instantaneous in both eases
THE inhabitants of Ciales, Port'
Rico, raised an American flag over tn,
city after the Spanish troops had left
The troops Unexpectedly returned, tor
down the flag and macheted 30 of th'
inhabitants.
FIRE started in r. NJ. Bryan's drug
store at Buffalo, Tex, and destroyed
the entire block, nine buildings bein!
consumed, eight n total loss, togethe
with their stocks. 1t was impossible
to estimate the loss.
JoHN BALE. aged 81 years, of Ash
land Heights, Montgomery county
Pa, who recently shot and seriousl,
wounded Ida Brown, his sweetheart
and then shot himself is dead. Th'
girl will recover. The shooting wa'
the result Of lovers quarrel.
THE bubonic plague is again epidem
ic in bombay. There were 1903 death
officially reported last week.
A SPECIAL from Candy, Mimi, ol
the 18th reported a tornado l2 mile
west Seven persons were killed ant
seven were missing.
JOHN FRIsBY, farmer, living nea
Shobonier, H., was cutting weed
with n scythe in his yard when hi
four.vear.old child, who had beel
playing about him, ran in front of tn
blade. receiving the full strength of
stroke. One leg was cut completed,
off and the other was so badly Gu
that amputation will be necessary,
GEORGE EMMETT, 81 years of age
shot and instantly killed his sister
Anna Emmett. 35 years old, and thel
committed suicide, the tragedy taking
place Mt the family home at Rockford
| in. Ennett was supposed to have be
| ,or,o euddeulv insane.
THERE was another great fire a
Mini Novgorod, about 80 miles north
enst of Moscow, Russia. The cit.
workhouse was destroyed. Thirtee'
bodies burned to crisp were found II
the ruins and many Of the inmate
were still unaccounted for
NEAR Sheridan, Ark, II mob too
Amos Nicely, a negro rapist' from Tn
officers and shot him, killing him In
stantly.
| A GREAT fire Mt Mini Novgorod, car
ital of the government OF the sam
name in Russia, has destroyed a mum
her OF factories and SO houses. Fort.
nersons have been injured and damag
10 the amount of 1900, 900 rouoles ma
been done.
THREE cases of yellow fever an
three suspected cases were ofhcia'l'
renorted Mt the marine barracks
Kew West, Fla, on the 10th.
| A FREIGHT train on the Big Four wa
wrecked n few miles south OF Gray
Vile, H., and six box cars loaded WIZ