Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-01-07

alone II oe''''' 'N i
turn ofhe prisoner
.een. iIliam L. shetter' =. =
y bcem,ciicycd from inc com
of thc,epartment OF the east
,ssiguedo the command OF 'he
rtment California to rel'e'e
.Geu. llely c. Merriam
,or hon atlas Romero. Mexican
", 'sa.1or tdbc United States. d'ed
ashipgtouou the Soth' as the !, re, re-
Of an opttion for apeno''''''
r.s in his;ixty-seeond year ana
rendered ltg and valuable service
Is country.
meeting the Anti-lmperIalis
s,c,c in Boon, on the I'd, II was
r,sd that he direct protests
nst any cShsion of sovereignty
Ia United s ties over the Philip
Islands wel coming in through
say,e in inc,asine numbers from
,,ris of the Tilted States,
macOiticent memorial hall, ~
or ot thp yrtelns of the cival wan
dedicated inthe new public Ii
ry on Michian avenue, Chicago
,bc 10Th. Oye 5000 persons wef'
spnt incIudin. many of the state
MY and city olcials. and Judges o
supreme and sperior courts.
he c,sc Of NrsCordclia Botkin, o1
At San Franc,co for the murder
uoison. of Mrs Dunning, OF Della
re was submitted to the jury. o
Goth. which, he same evening
md verdict of Elilty OF murder
first degree, oh, fixed her punisl
bit at imprisonmrt for life.
President McKin( Us proclamatio
tirc forth thcI conditions und,
ch the United htes takes posse
h Of the Philippines has been q
ID to Gen. Otis or pron'llgatio
is modelled ON tb lines of the on
mcd by Gen. ShiItcr at SantiaG
bugh considerablylmplilied.
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I is said Il sharp Iontest will occ'
the house over te legislation fl
government of u,wnii. as the m
iy and minoriIy4f the commit
territories do not tagree to the |
ri of the senate committee on ft
IN relations, aIthoue, the ditfercnc
not such as to ause great dill
ly.
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Gen. Horace portr, the Unit
aics ambassador . France. n
Phn X. tiowdy. l'nitd States cons
fNcral there. held he usual N
gar receptions, on he I'd, at I
ntcd States embass and consul;
Paris, These were argcly attend
distinguished Parisans and Anne
ns.
President and Mrs Mckinley
Plved the seasons greeting, on the
|om great throng 0 callers. rep
Fhtlne every branch public i
ho attended the Whit, House rec
|on II was the frstliime since
resent administration ,egan that I
instances permitted he observa
this custom,
Thomas Townshend Bckhill. quet
ounSel and member OF parliament
he conservative intcres for Mid-s
Py lEpsoml, has beer raised to
|ench of the high cour of iudicat
succession to Justic Henry ii
'lhS' who recently retired from
rhequcr division and was raised
he peerage on the 1st.
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'hltt Justice Grant OF the Michi
'ate supreme court hasdcnied an
''Va'lon for a writ of error. III
h'ch an express reven'e stamp
oulo BE- removed to the United st
lpreme court. The co,n, recently
F'u'o that the American Express
must pay for the reveme stamps
ixcd to its bills of ladine
10 meets the complaints of the {
Pewa Indians in Minnesota that
arely see the agent in some port
= 'he reservation. Commissioner
'ndlan Affairs Jones has directe,
'lah Agent Sutherland 10 make
''ooary annuity payments in
PAGES These will be ntWhite e
''ech Lake, Cass Lake AID on the
Lake reservation.
GENERALS Brooke and Eenocal |
!, ,u'ierence in the lngaterra
,'a'ana, at which it wax agreed
,'i' sway should be given the {,
,0l grand insurgent celebration
ac'd IN Havana, on February "a
'o'r'h anniversary OF the uprisi
',"h'laeo province. Gen. Brooke
aehoral that the insurgents ,
''fch and feast to their hearts
'eh' at that time.
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The Toronto (0nt)arorld publ
oh the Goth, q. a.stgatling editorial
'nc hoading: Canada On the d
~ which it warnellshe people o
country that times are Critical,
rs the maintsnsupc of Canada
lte', y, :, independent snd integral p
VI North AmerIea ii cohcerned.
sd,tor believes thst the United
y bound to anpe the nominion
any with Englasd's consent.
'ohn Z. Chase \ acted on a $,
nc platform, took ihc oAfh of o
mayor Of HavcfhlIl. Alaz.. on
~ ms inaugural spsfch MI. Ch
sured the memecrss u ND cit
ernnent and TIL pS,ple Mat
a'om Of power 2s1sesu i
Amayor would be ex6fs3 d IN
Tense and suppott of sh4 bri
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