Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
Personal AND GENERAL.

The Standard theater, St. Louis, ad-
vertised as "The Home of Folly; Two
Frolics Daily" managed by Congress
man-elect James Butler, of the
Twelfth Missouri district, was gutted
by fire, on the night of the 18th, fol-
lowing very warm performance
by the Utopian Burlesquers.
The Coal trust is perfecting deals
that will give it control of all the
mines in the Wyoming and Lacka-
wanna valleys, comprising a district
from Nanticoke to Carbondale, Pa. A
number of options have already been
secured.
The building, foundry and machine
cry of the Lane & Booley iron works,
Cincinnati, were burned, on the night
of the 18th, with a total loss of from
100000 to $25OOOO. They were large
manufacturers Of saw mills, traction
engines and many other articles.
The mail car on the Cotton Belt
passenger train from Waco to Mem
phis was entered, at midnight of the
18th, and robbed by two unknown
white men, under masks, near Bas-
sett, Tex, a small station about
twenty miles south of Texarkana,
Mrs. August Beck, of Milwaukee
died in Chicago, on the night of the
14th, of injuries sustained by reason
of the recent boiler explosion on the
Northwestern railroad. The death OF
Mrs. Beck is the eighth to be charged
to the explosion.
Representative Brosius, of Pennsyl'
yania, on the 14th, introduced a resO-
luton for a constitutional amendment
designed TO permanently fix the mem
bership of the house of representa-
tives at 357, the present number.
Frank II. Hamilton, in Jail at Min
neapolis, Mimi, as result of the
killing of Millionaire Day, was ar.
raigned in the district court, on the
14th, on charge of murder in the
first degree. His attorneys asked leave
to withhold his plea until the Goth
which was granted,
The two-year-old daughter of Peter
Edcr, saloonkeeper of Elwood, Ind,
| fell into a ten-gallon kettle of soup
made fer lunch at that place, on the
14th, and was literally cooked before
her screams broughtassistance Deatl
resulted a few hours later.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, on the
18th, introduced bill for the cstab
lishment, in connection with the de-
partment of justice, of bureau Of
criminal identification. The measure
is urged by the police superintendent.
of the United States.
The secretary of war has cabled in
structions to Ma. j.-Gen. Macarthur, al
Manila, to begin the work of return
ing the volunteer troops from the
Philippines in order to permit of theil
discharge in this country by the 30tl
of June next. This action has beer
taken in anticipation of the authorize
tion by congress of the enlistment o
regular regiments to replace the re
called troops.
The statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive o
the S150,0O0,O0O gold reserve in the di
vision of redemption, issued on tn,
18th, showed: Available cash balance
$13s, AS; gold, 800, O,1s6,6O1.
An earthquake shock, lasting nearly
a minute, was experienced in Joplin
No, on the 14th, at 7;45 a. m. Tn,
motion was from north to south, anC
of a quivering nature. No damage il
reported.
Failures for the week ended on tn,
14th, as reported by Il. G. Dun & Co.
were 24O in the United States, agains
21S last year, and &c in Canada, ogains
26 last year.
The jury in the case of Jessie Nor
rison, for the killing of Mrs 0lin G
Castle, at Eldorado, Kas,, could no
agree on verdict, and was dis
charged on the 14th. The jury stood
nine for acquittal and three for gull
ty of manslaughter in the fourth de
gree.
The gang of desperadoes tina
robbed Doerschuck's S bank at Shanes
vile, o., arrived at bridgeport, w. Va.
on the 14th, on the Massillon accom-
mediation of the Cleveland, Lorain 4
Wheeling road, Two of the gang were
captured, after desperate encounte'
with officers and trainmen. -Four 9th
ers escaped.
Henry Zeimer, charged with subor
nation of perjury in connection will
procuring divorces on false evidence
was found guilty in the New Horl
court of general sessions, Recorder
Golf presiding. The maximum pun
ishment for the offense is ten year
in state prison.
BY the burning of the FredoHi,
State Normal and Training school, a
Fredonia n. V, on the 14th. Phinea
j, Morris, the aged ianitor aud 81.
young lady pupils were cremaied. J
is said that heavy wire screen wcr,
nailed o,er the windows lsatiing I,
the fire escapes