Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

Ell ,inces of BRUSH I'll,
ri i,g u, Gniant has decreased nearly
fs'e 5f q, os compared with that OF
5sy.
a-,ics published regarding Ger
~ toreian trade last month, show
" ", t5e imports reached 4'oSo'oo@ - TONS
81 w., .oa.e Of io5,7l5 tons, and the eN-
np cached $500 ,5s7 tons, a decrease
e ogO5 tons
.sor,atiye George NJ. Curtis, Of
hos declined the Office OF iirst
i.tont postmaster general. Post
M ,or.Gcneral ,,a Smith said, after the
af office hours, on the 24th, that
c'eS' " .I.o had been offered the office.
harvard. the British command
81 .ho battle Of Tien Tsin, has sent
y az ,ri.op officers letter in which
VI u ',,rliments the Americans on their
o5id courage shown in the fight
oay. he was proud TO have them
VI ~ T. command.
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torriblc engagement was lought
Il vecn the government troops and
%,o,nhion insurgents around Panama
"a mo o,th. Many were killed and
4 ,nded and a four-hours' armistiee
aoreed upon to attend the wound
q onJ bury the dead.
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1hepesidcht mas = ' '''''t tl,n 49, i,,anria,
II IS to mediate ,. pet' and the Movers.
Il, only upon conditions which first
H. he met by the Chinese govern
Wcpt These include the SAFETY ana
Il forotiun of the foreigners in Pekln'
n - ,oo M
Il Cen Stnrhbff8 S''s ''''' ''' "'',', -"
Nr0a medical oil''V'' "'' wa """.-' -, ~
0c surgeon geher"I lor u"S - ,"e
philippines and Ol'''"' l'e H'a ,..,,3 1ia,
H. i.,ss a with some experience and ,u-
Il W. a. ,cors of ace. will be accepted.
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n The steamer Cottage CITY arrived at
Victoria, j. G., on the @oth, bringing
alout 100000 in gold 9h@ llou d
humber Of KIondikers on board News
H. brought by her that the miners
Bal found rich placer dlgglngs at the
t,,,Jrod miners had stalnpcdcd to
W., 4, Clopipr bav
The sensational reports alleging the
ihmincncc Of a massacre of Chinese la
borers at Rock Springs, Wyo,, seem To
have had no foundation in fact, The
fdutant general wired from RocN
kprings on the 2ith; mo trouble ana
Kant on account of sensational and
higclieyous newspaper reports"
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COMMISSIONERS ''''' 'C "
mled Hlales' ana Nl,'E' ''i O".i',' :,
pave completed Inc lo''uon VI ll' ,l
1roNSIonal boundary iII'c U" w l''''
pass summit ana gone 10 'he Nl''O>uo
summit to perform 'he Sa,"e SefN Nv ~
hrre' No change IN eN's,'hE co'l9'
Pine was clearly defined there.
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Al ihc negro race conference
AIa' on lhe @''h' d Pa
per ito" susan h. Ah'Ilony was le,''
'Vl tue secretary one Appeared u III
conference 10 petltloh congress ior
sM't'''U 'il'eU'inel''' "''lcn S""'i pro
I'o'' 'ne ul'lIahcilisellleHI Oh e','Hen
%" octoull OF sen ana uec'areu III
co'olIIoh ol negro women was not I'M
proved oy emancipation
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President Xelaya presented to Gen.
p NcNander. of Savannah, Ga, arbi
traitor in the boundary dispute be
tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica,
gold medal, in recognition of his sery
lees in connection with the arbitra
uoo The presentation was accom-
panied by am expression of the heart
uanEs OF the government of Mica
Tagua,
4 letter has been received by Cap
MeNoy' at Tacoma, Wash, from Ao
]o'onl-Neneral Willer, of the Spanish
American Veterans association head
quarters at Chattanooga, Tenn, ash
l0s now many of the First Washing
'on r,gImcnt will volunteer in case q
a a, 'Cc''raton of war with China. Cap
envoy reports that individual eNpre'
Sons are that all will so if the reg
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- '"c streets OF San Juan de Port
".'' n on lhe 10Th, were a labyrinth