Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-04-08
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
report, issued on the 3Oth, showed
that the years revenue for the United
Kingdom was e1l7,S57,353, a net in
crease of el,Sil,030. Last quarters
revenue was f39,516.sS5.
The secretary of the navy received
dispatch from Admiral Kautz, on the
30th, saying: situation is improving
since telegram of the 18th, via Sidney,
n. S. W."
The American fleet left Kingston.
Jamaica, on the 3lst, at daylight for
In Guayra, Venezuela. with the excep-
tion of the training ship Essex.
The French senate adjourned on the
seth, until May 0, and the chamber of
deputies adjourned until May ..
A package of arsenic, enough to kill
40 people, was found in the well OF
William Floreth a prominent citizen,
OF Baldwin. H., on the 3Oth, from
which drinking water is drawn for the
family's use. Mr.. Florcth discovered
the package, which he believes was
dropped in the well, but a few minutes
before the discovery
The motion for new trial in the
case of Frank Ainsworth, convicted Of
murder, at Carrollton, ILL.,, was denied
by Judge Thompson, and the defend,
ant was sentenced to 40 years at hard
labor in Chester prison.
The marquis de Corralbo, the chief
agent of Don Carlos, has gone to
Venice, according to dispatch to the
London Daily Graphic from Paris, 10
report to the pretendcr and to receive
his final instructions.
rope Leo continues very feeble, and.
although he has been able to celebrate
mass a couple of times, he was forced
to remain seated throughout the entire
cero mony. He lost a large amount of
blood at the time of the operation, ard
il Is this, coupled with the obstinate
refusal of the wound to heal, that is
responsible for his present condition.
Rear-Admiral Henry l.. Howison fer
mally assumed command of the new
South Atlantic squadron on the 3Oth.
He raised.-lisc flag on the cruiser
Chicago, the flagship, and was received
with a salute of 10 guns.
Mai. Gen. Jos. Wheeler called on thu
president. on the 3Oth. and discussed
with the executive the situation at Ma.
Mia. The president asked Gen. Wheeler
whether he would like to 90 to the
Philippines as. a major general of vol
unteers, and the latter quickly replied
that an assignment of duty in the Phil
iprines would please him greatly,
Gov.-Gcn. Brooke has almost made
up his mind to send the S3.000,OOO ad-
vanced for the payment of the Cuban
troops back to the United States if the
Cuban military assembly does not give
up the army rolls.
Minister Hunter left New Orleans
TO, Honduras and Guatemala on the
3oth. lie will demand $4,000 indem-
nifty for the Pears killing in Honduras,
ana the navy may help to collect it, lie
will then 20 to Guatemala in the in
tcrests of the alleged tilibusters under
arrest there.
Policeman Wm. Kilroy, of Nevada
City Cal, was shot and killed, on the
31st, by Ed Moore, whom he was try
ing to arrest. Moore escaped to the
hills, and a posse went in pursuit.
Col. Thomas NJ, Anderson was, on
the 3lst, appointed brigadier general
in the reglar army to succeed Edwin
V. Sumner, retired
Postmaster-General Charles Emory
Smith has accepted an invitation to re-
spond to the toast of "rhe Union at
the Hamilton club dinner in Chicago
on the 10th.
Brig. Gen. Henry c. Merriam has
beer assigned to temporary command
of the department of Missouri in adj
dition to his duties as commander OF
the department of the Colorado.
Putnam Bradlee Strong, reported
by Gen. Otis as wounded, is the son of
cx. Mayor Strong, of New York city,
Failures for the week ended on the
3Ist, as reported by II. G. Dun d Co.,
were: For the United States, 1914,
against go for the corresponding
week last year. and &c in Canada,
against 81 last year.
News reached Seattle, WASH, on the
31st, that Chief Moses, the well-known
Indian, died at his home on the Colvillc
re servation on the 25th
Lord Charles Frohman has purchased
George Edwards interest in the Duke
OF York theater, thus becoming sole
lessee of the building.
The wholesale hardware house OF
Miller, Schloss d Scott, at San Fran
cisco, was almost entirely destroyed
by fire, on the night of the 31st, tn"
total loss being estimated at about
100000. The firm occupied four
story and basement brick building,
and carried one of the largest and fin
est stocks of hardware on the Pacific
coast. i
The passenger steamer Stella, plying
between Southampton, England mc
the Channel islands, crashed upon 'he
dreaded Casquet rocks, near the Island
Of Alderney, during dense fog, on the
31st, and foundered in ten mlnu'es
About 20 lives were lost, including thc
cs plain, who went down standing on
the bridge.
The number of companies incorpo'
rated in the state of New Jersey, dur'
ing the month of March, was 2oo' or
which there were paid filing fees
to S126,0oo. There were 20
companies whose authorized caplta'
exceeded sl.OOo,OOo each. The aggre-
gate authorized capital of these -
was Si,ill,750,000.
A dispatch from Bucharest says that
there is a general impression there
that Turkey is actively preparing ior
war with Bulgaria. Trains laden WIN
war material are constantly running
sroun Constnutipople to Adriapople.