Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-04-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
Personal AND GENERAL.

champion of Great Britain in the
Transyaal, on the 10th, announced its
failure and sale at auction,
The United States armored cruiser
New York, with Eear-Admiral Rody-
ers en- board. arrived at Port Said, on
the llth. ON fine way to Manila.
The Winnebapo Indians in Wiscon-
sin. on the 1gth. elected striking
Tree" (Jobn Iittlcsoldier) as success
sor 10 Chief John Thunder, deceased. |
The decision of the japanese min.
ister of finance. Viscopnt Vatanabe,
to nostnonr the railroad, telegraph |
and telephopc undertakings, although
th, BUDGET provided cxpeditures for
this purnose. has created much public
dissatisfaction in JaDau.
Tho CONGRESS- of French miners
oneppd IN Lens ON the 11tb. Unless
tbe French Government agrees to
brirg in AN cigbt-hour day bill. the
dcleootrs will probably vote for
poncraI strike.
4 Manila dispatcL saws that Agui-
y 'I I.'''" "''F',''" ."', ',," a..
h"'oo '''' IL, " ''', ,,.,5s ,I''. can
Vengeance 81 '''I ",...'.,I'lD, i''1'''S .,,sad
"a ho a.sos.inatcd. Col. VeIIia and
nr p,rcoIono members Of Apuinal-
5a,, stae boyo haen liberated
40 S'"'l' '"'' 'I'" ,'oV' " w. r....,.
ne remains VI ~, 'l'G,l' tnr,,,',
"l''ch nave 'et' ,,'''s =" . ,,l,i',, 'Il'io
rary vault uu'l''S 'i'e i'l0''''e e,,:,,,. ,,N:'o
OF lhe hNeo," l''o'u''l'''' l " a. ~ 'D5 ,,,,
hel"' Ill., WIN De , ''''o''" w ,ri' N
monument III It !'" "'3'' : nv - 80
mo'"l W." o' P'''''V' '"' wy '''N >
date WIN NOT " l'"'' NuI| .,,, We e .
Somcpoul Is i'SPonS'''' ''i
oiu''"e' ~ ''o ',e','7 - ~, ,a,t.
statue OF "cn' JON, a. Logan Wv 0''1
ly unveiled IN NaSn'ns'o" W." .[ ,'%
preSSlNe ceremonies Vnc ~ ,''N w.
lets on 'he p"Se IS A''u I ~ ~ "' $ "'''
" inaccurate H'S'"' ''"''[ 49,.
The movement toward e's','"I "
no''uIne", ~ ,"' ''','no' I,o I'.,,, ~,
Harrison IN Ihd'anaPolS mas "1'" 'y
yiyed by senator iairoanNa' VINO N.''
head the subscription nSL W''n ' To"- ,,
tribution OF Sl'ogo' eGi' Jol'n W. Us
tec will contribute ilhe "lllo",'"
NandaIS ana serious ooin'Ee w. 'it Wv,
Thomas H. IIendrlcNs monument, ,,., az
Indianapolis on the nIght OF 'he '0' H.
One Of the large g'a"''' u va '''''', -
weighing aoont one huhure" I"'''i's'
was broken from the Dase' a prone
sMold was carried away 'hI ,He
scales which the figure OF 'u'''''
held in her hand were stolen
hobert N. McNade' Oh''G 7'|''S ,
consul at Canton Nhina, T'PoI'S '"''
IO'VUu oeu' II i'''' "" n, - CIV
weeks, and that there are ]" eases Oh
smallpox on board lhe '"''eu SUI. ,[
monitor Nu''''''' N''
Over four hundred gamblers nave
left Hot Springs, Ark, the last le"
DAYS on account of the anu-gamollna
law passed 10y the legislature ! N
city police force has spared no pa'r'
in carrying out the law and every
gambling den has been watched day
and night.
The department of agriculture ha'
received dispatch from a prominen
nocking company of Chicago announc
inc that they have been advised tina
the British government will exclude
am hoof cxc,pt home-bred from tn,
: pritisb army contracts after June i.
, An oil discovery has been made il
5 n,a vicinity of Deming, n. NJ, whicl
2 ' nror,iscs 70 equal that of Beaumont
Tnx There is much enthusiasm man
ifested over the discovery
rnnction S D.. was wrecked by rob
Iors p" carly on the morning of the litf
~.,,,. 0.,s 80 nn overchange of powder
o"'rs w, ,,4,,,o, w. chest WINS wedgcd and tn
, rnbhers r,[ secured nothing. The ban
: was fully insured.