Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28
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7. olford Ill.,, on tio i''
o'NiV asys. More than two hundred
:. D'y CONSERVATIVES of score OF
paistics, we're present.
Rclg5Ssl y, slbinments on the La Bretagne,
Do,u % saled from New York, for
psa On the 10Th, amounted to $S,'
Sgso' w.. Missouri Pacific Railway Co., on
I'M nC 'o.b fled With Secretary of State
Y 'anr l at Jefferson City, Mo,
cement Of increase of stock from
ana ooo 10 $40 100000. The fee paid
rs $500 .a y
a#ee as majors general of volunteers
q prepared at the war department
tbe igth, and sent to the White
ssoose for the presidents signature.
oGscation of his promotion, together
IN snec;al instructions, will be cabled
4 Nagasaki, Japan, so as to meet Gen.
fbafTee OH his arrival there
III rho selection of w. W. Rockhill to
HI tho Governments special agent IN
- WAS announced at the cabinet
nootino ON the 18th. The appointment
4 such an agent was suggested by the
nrosidqnt, Mr.. Rockhill, though a
acmocrat, was selected because OF his
Eminent fitness for the task. He is
HI only an orientalist, but diplomat,
Nj The United States transport Rawlins
srryed at Santiago, Cuba, from
Eaatanzas. on the 10Th, with battalion
\ IN the Tenth infantry, Capt. Murphy,
Commanding, on board. This bat
|stolion went to relieve the Fifth in
tantry, garrisoning the Morro. The
EFiNh will embark for New York.
IA As the IT suit of conferences in Wash
;rgton. IT las been decided TO reduce
Etbp strength of the army in the Phil
ippipes to 10000 men, which number,
|s3t is estimated, it will be necessary to
nantain on the islands for a year
|Slm9er.
Following the conferences with Gcv.-
ECn. Wood, il is given out as the pur-
nose of the administration to establish
lin independent civil government in
ECuba at the earliest practicable mo
Encnt. A constitutional convention
twill be soon sailed and the way paved
/ |#for the change,
Fl Gov, Aliens report to the president
ON conditions in Porto Rico was very
encouraging. 1t showed that the new
h government is gradually fulfilling its
mious functions and that the people
seem entirely satisfied The governor
"a is highly pleased with the adaptability
shown by the Porto Rican appointces
/ to Oice.
4 "The Washington idea of sending Mr.
Rockhill to China" says the Londcn
L Standard editorially, "is IN excellent
one and might advantage asly be imi.
E tated by the British and ether govern
L men,s."
L The long wooden building known as
L masthousc in the Charlestown Mass
4 navy yard was burned at midnight OF
/ the 10th, together with its contents
L which comprised more than 100 ships
4 cutters, barges and launches, many
nasts in various stages of completion
quantity of hard pine lumber anC
h Eralterns entailing less of fully $50,
OOO
Il 1t is learned from an official sourc,
| that Cardinal Francis Satoli, first pa
Il lal delegate to this country, 1a93-97
H has bcenappointed prefeCt of this prop
4 apanda by Pope Leo XIll. This new
came direct, on the 10Th, from Rome
h where Mgr Satolli has resided since
H leaving Washington three years ago.
4 Secretary Long telegraphed to Ad
miral Remey, on the Goth; "Conger tel
h egraphs that he is under fire at tn,
h British legation, Pekin. Use and urg,
every means possible for immediate
relief
H Victoria crosses were, on the 2Oth
gazetted in London for Capt. Meikle
John and Scrgeant-Maior Robertson
h both Of the Gordon Highlandcrs, fo
bravery in the battle of Elandslaagte
Hnd Lieut.. Norwood, of the Fifth dra
goon guards, for rescuing a fallel
trooper at Ladysmith,
Miss Jessie Morrison, whose prelimi
\ nary trial for the murder of Mrs. Oil
eastle, had been in progress at El
uofado' HAS, for several days, was, o.
4 uhe 10th, held without bail to answe
'he charge of murder in the first de
gree just before the young prisone
was taken back to Jail she embrace
ner lather and both wept bitterly. rh
scene was most pathetic, and ther
were lew dry eyes in the court room.
Under Instructions from Gov.-Ger
Noodr the First United States infantr
regiment stationed at Pinar del ri
,l'y and Guanajay, is preparing fo
departure from Cuba, A troop of tn
seventh cavalry will be stationed a
Guanaiay.
II, t. Run & Co.'S Weekly Review, il
sued on the 2lst, said: "Failures fo
iaSI week have been 231 in the Unite
ot'es' against 145 last year, and 27 i
'anada, against 23 last year
forest fire, extending oven a terr
"'E OF 25 square miles, and whic
threatened with destruction nearly
"ure oi towns in the vicinity of Patel
nne' Mass, was the result Of bla.
s'"n'eu, on the 10Th, by berry picker
'hc chinese who attacked the Ru
sum town of Blagovestchcbsk conceI
NJ, "a'td on the right bank of the ANU
,'FS We're severely roa,ad at the vi
,a,se of Sakhalin, which was burned |
u'e smell fire of the Russians. The Ru
sums captured II guns and killed 2,Ol
VI 'he Chinese. The Russian loss WI
considerable.
II mas been decided to raise $1,000
"S :" a memorial TO Rear Admiral Jof
" fhliir, Naval Constructor Bowl
y me Brooklyn navy yard, and Coz
ma,'uer " D. Delehanty, governor of Sa
s'S ~ Nn0g Harbor, are in charge of Il
mo.einent Miss Helen Gould will
'n me committee.
:, Ihe enumeration OF The inhabitan
:. - 'ne ooroughs of Manhattan and Il
,, 'onk, Tor the federal census, sho,
'at the population of Greater Ne
:, rN on June /, was a,looO0O perso
- iouhd numbers. 1t is not possit
", NJ 10 give the exact figures.
Inc state department, on the 2o1
.'Csived' through the Chinese minist,