Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-03-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

{ THE European situation is regarded
as more serious than that between the
United States and Spain. Russia and
France will test England's sdeclaration
that she would prefer war rather than
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of China.
The directors of the New York Cen
trail railroad, on the 9th, declared the
regular quarterly dividend of one per
cent.
TIE Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railroads, on the 9th, cut the
rates from Minneapolis, Mimi, to Seat
tie to $40, to meet the Soo's slash.
THE $4,000, 900 national defense bill
passed the senate, on the 9th, by II
unanimou, vote, aud WAS promptly
signed by the president.
THE London Daily Chronicle cditori
ally describes President McKinley's ac-
ton throughout the pending crisis as
"a model of craftsmanship" 1t de-
clares that the action of the Washing
ton government in connection with the
Maine disaster deserves the highest rec
ognition.
The information reached the navy
department, on the 9th. just before the
closing hour, that the board of inquiry
on the loss of the Maine had completed
| the investigation and would at once
| prepare the report.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the 9th, showed
Available cash balance, $224 4,54l ,637;
gold reserve, $l6s. ,l79.
JAMES MCMuLLEN, NJ. p, has given
notice of bill in the Dominion parlia-
ment, which provides that only British
sub jects can hold mining properties in
Canada, and they must have been resi-
dent in Canada at least IL months prior
to the recording of their claims.
PITTSBURGH Pa.) school children are
to pioneer monument movement for
the sailors of the Maine who are buried
in Havana 1t is proposed to have every
child in the public schools of the coun-
try contribute one penny for this pur-
| pose.
| THE subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on civil service reform, on the
10th, decided to report adversely the
Evans bill, taking large number Of
| places outside of the classified service.
SPAIN has temporarily forgotten her
other troubles in the altogether ma
tional grief over the death of Frascuelo,
the most celebrated of all the bull
fighters of Spain. He was 65 years of
age, and was covered from head to foot
with sears,
THE United States cruiser Mont
gomery steamed into Havana harbor,
on the 9th, without any great demon
stration being manifested. She was
moored ut the place near the Maine
wreck which was formerly occupied by
the Fern.
THE new French bourse law pro
hibits outside brokers from dealing in
securities officially listed increases the
number of official brokers, who are
divided into groups dealing with diff
ferent securities, reduces brokerage
charges and constitutes a committee
of control for foreign securities.
SENIOR SANDovAI., the Spanish mill
tary agent in Germany, Austria and
Scandinavia, who returned to Berlin
on the 9th, from trip, reported three
additional purchases of coasting steam.
ers at Fiume and two at Polo.
The monitor Mantonomah and the
ram Katahdin were placed in commits.
sion, on the 10th, at League Island
navy yard.
| SENATOR CHANDLER, on the 10th, In
trodpced bill providing for remission
of duties on war materials that may b,
imported.
| The railroad transfer steamer 8. d
Barlow, plying between Cairo, ILL.,, apt
Bird'a Point, Mo-, was burned to thu
waters edge, on the llth, while lying
at the incline at Birds Poi2t; loss
$4,000.
THE new Spanish minister, Seno
Polo de Bernabe, was presented to tn
president on the 18th.
4 FURrnER reinforcements OF Spanish
troops sailed from Santander for Cuba
on tho 18th.