Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-11-03
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Charles.
OF 10000 bales of cotton in ears. on
wharyes and otherwise involved in the
Galveston storm, 10000 have been re-
covered, and all but GOO of these iden-
titled. This is considered remarkable
salvage.
Minister Conger has been authorized
by the government to begin negotia-
tions at once with the Chinese en-
voys on the basis of the points in the
German and French notes, upon which
all of the powers are agreed.
According to a declaration, pub
iished on the evening of the 25th, the
anthracite coal miners whose employ,
ers have accepted the terms of the
Scranton convention were instructed
to return to work on the Goth, appoint
committees to confer with the com.
pnnies concerning unsettled griev-
ances, and to insist upon being paid
semi-monthly, according to the state
law.
A Philadelphia dispatch of the 25th
says that the Reading company has
| cut loose from the anthracite syndi-
cate, declaring that I'VE shall mine
coal hereafter free of restriction las
to output and give our miners every
opportunity to profit by work every
day they care to work"
United States COMMISSIONS Shields,
at New York, on the 25th, issued a
| warrant for the arrest of Cornelius L..
Alyord, Jr., in connection with the
embezzlement Of funds of the First
national bank of New York,
Rear-Admiral w. S. Schley, of the
United States navy, has accepted the
invitation of the Knights Tcmplar of
| Kentucky to attend the twenty.
eighth triennial conclaye in Louisville
August 27-3O, 1901. lie stipulates, how,
ever that he be not required to ride a
| horse.
w. N. Cowden, farmer at Quaker
City, o., has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, alleging liabilities, $359,000
and assets, $1,000 Mr.. Cowden was
one of the promoters of a railroad
project known as the Cincinnati
Wheeling q New YORK railway.
James Armstrong, Thomas Arm.
strong and John II. Randall, officials
of the Metropolitan medical college
Chicago. charged with using the Unit
ed States mails to carry on scheme
to defraud by selling worthless di
plomas, have been indicted by the
grand jury of Cook county.
As one OF the results of the Goebe
assassination trials in Kentucky, ant
reflections cast upon Attorney T. C
Campbell, of New York, by Mayor r
w. Nelson of Newport, Ky, anc
Campbell's resentment of the same
there is material for a duel ii boil
parties prove game.
The secretary of the treasury act
ing on the opinion of the solicitor o
the treasury, has held that the wifi,
of a Chinese natiye-born citizen of th'
United States is entitled to admission
into the United States, regardless o
the provisions of Section 1894 Revised
Statutes.
c. S. Snapp, until recently cashie
and confidential clerk of the big cot
ton firm of Caldwell & Smith of Mem
phis, Tenn, was arrested at Chicago
on the 25th. charged with the embez
element of$32, 900 of the firms money
On the night of the oath series o
| explosions, from an unknown cause
occurred at the Indian Head prcyin!
grounds, involving loss of from S25,
| 900 TO $4,000. The buildings were o
the ordinary fimsy character used 70
such proposes. No person was in
iured.
Jockey Chairman, on Tony Eonig
in the hurdle race at the mter-stat
fair at Atlanta. Ga, was badly in
), jured internally, on the Goth, tn
: horse falling at the second hurdle an
: rolling over the boy
John McCusicli, first mayor of Still
, water, Mimi, died, on the goth, age
) S5. He was a member of the legisla
ture from 1868 to 1866.
The statement of the treasury ba
ances in the general fund, exclusive o
the $50, coo gold reserve in the q
: vision of redemption, issued on Tn
= Goth. showed: Available cash balance
: Sl33375,933; gold, $SS,725,9O5.
- Failures for the week ended on tn
. 26th, as reported by X. G. Dun a 20
: were 2O5 in the United States, agalnS
100 last year, and 2S in Canad'
against 90 last year.
II The Bavarian government has o.
= dered the re building of the tomos
4 the ancient German emperors IN tn
t Cathedral of Spires. The llohenstau
# fens and the rulers of the Sale d,
# nasty will rest in fine, new crypt ]
; suitable sarcopahagi
e There is strong movement on 100
in Lima, to establish, with PeruVln
capital n line of steamships to p
q along the coast.
IL The United States cable ship Bur
Y, side, en- route from New York 70 NJ
d Mia, arrived at Port Said ON the got
A. The ordinary session of the Fer
l. Wan congress came to an end on u
is 26'h.
II Gen. Macarthur cabled TO the WI
department, on the Goth, an aceom
of n fght between scouting force
Ie 100 men in llocos province, Luzo
S, with an insurgent force l,4OO stroh
Il The Americans were compelled TO
S. tire. with a loss of five killed, MI
-. wounded and four missing. The Al
a, pinos lost about 150 Lieut.. Feoige
& of The Thirty-third volunteer ma
Of try. was among the killed,
lie United States Senator William
Sullivan. of Mississippi, has been SUI
for preach of promise of marriage
IL Mai Lucy Lection, of Oxford, ME-
al Senator Sullivan declares u 10
ne simply case of attempted olae
mail.
H. The United States transport La
~ ton arrived at Seattle, Wash'' on .
~ Goth. from Cape Nome, with over
IL stranded miners, brought down
Is, the expense of the government. y
Vi man James O'Bren, died at sea j
nc the Lawton was arriving at Du'
-, llarbor.
~ me revelations following the M
he nv - uosscbieter. at Pat