Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-01-28

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

has prepared decision, holding that
the special session of the legislature
called by Gov. Leedy was illegal, and
all laws passed by it void.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations agreed, on the 18TH to favor
able report upon the nomination of
Hon. Joseph II. Choate to be ambas-
sador to Great Britain.
Both branches of the Maine legisla-
ture met, on the 18th, in joint conven-
ton, and the reelection of Eugene Hale
as United States senator was formal
ly announced.
A dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from Bucharest, Roumania, says that
pack of wolves, emboldened by
hunger, recently attacked monastery
at Lopevean. in the Moldavian noun
tains, and killed friar.
The act to prohibit aliens from own
ing placer mines in British Columbia
has finally passed the provincial legis-
lature, and received the formal assent
of the lieutentant governor. The act
goes into effect Mt once.
The casualties of the recent war
with Spain, as officially reported to the
house committee on invalid pensions,
were: Officers killed, 26; enlisted men
killed 257; officers wounded, 1l3; en-
listed men wounded, 1,467. Deaths
from disease, May 1 to December 81:
officers, III enlisted men, 4,S54.
1t has been definitely decided at the
na.v department to abandon the in
stallation Of torpedoes in any form
on the new battleshipn and cruisers
Of the United States navy. 1t has
been concluded that sorpedoes in any
form, on board vessels Of war, ars ~
element OF veannesS.
Complaints have been made to ~tSs
department Of Justice, at Washington
of the formation Of trust by certain
leading Photographic firms, by which
they have secured control OF the stocl
of paper manufactured in Germany
and France which is necessary in th'
printing and developing of pictures.
All hope for the safety of the yach
Paul Jones has been abandoned
, Wreckage found in the gulf indicate
, only too plainly the fate OF the iitt''
craft. and with it all of those ol
: board.
: The grand jury at Canton, O., on tn
, 10Th. returned a true bill against Mrs
Annie +. George for numbering Gee
ID. Saxton last October. The indict
ment is for murder in the first degree
4 the penalty for which is death by elee
r trocution.
/. Fire which. on December 26, brok
i out in the Diamondville mine at Dia
v mondyille. Wyo. continues to sprea
s despite all efforts to control it, and
q is feared that the mine will have to b
e abandoned.
The failures for the week ended o
the Goth, as reported by r. G. Dun
l. Co.. were 249 in the United States
n against 374 last year, and 32 in Canad'
n against SO last year.
IL The statement of the condition
n the treasury on the Goth showed
II Available cash balance, $292,3e3,oo'
l. gold reserve, $3.50, ,465,O53.
4 Job A. Cooper, ex-governor OF 70
orado, died suddenly, on the @oth'
Denver, of heart failure. lie had pee
Il ailing for several days, but felt
rs apprehension, and no physician WI
i- called until few hours before n
"a death. Mr.. Cooper was governor fro
"a 1889 to 1891, being elected as rePu
:. lican.
- A ieweled sword was presented
%, Admiral Schley by his brother met
:" bers of the Royal Arcanum at "a
nerie Music hall, New York city,
:; the presence of 1000 persons. Att
-. receiving the sword with gracei
~ speech. Admiral Schley buckled IT
,ts his side and shook hands with apo
ed 900 men, women and children
N. A complaint has been filed in !
mt court of Justice Williamson at VI
rk lyle, ILL.,, charging Hugo Naegeie'
nut farmer, living south of Trenton WI
forgery. The complainant, AMI
Griesbaum, alleges the deiehaa
he forged his name to note, which "
ser disposed of to " bank in Trenton.
'rk Some of the arrangements 1or
via marriage Of William K. Vanderol
lrk .Jr.. and Miss Virginia Fair have oe
Of completed. The wedding will be &c
The brated during June at the Newp'
sill cottage OF Miss Fairs sister Mrs. n
MA mann Oelrichs.
The fate of the missing yacht r.
-. Jones. which left New Orleans on u
.os. nary 3, for Pensacola, has at iast o'
IN. solved. The wreck was found
rs. Breton island, IS miles from fas'
- rOutre, with evidence that the CT
~. had been DESTROYED by an explosion
her gasoline tankI