Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-11-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE,
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


Charles Smith, one of the best
known violinists in the west died in
the hospital at Sioux City, Ia, on the
a4th, of consumption, He won various
prizes in violin contests.
Special efforts are being made to
secure the presence of President
Roosevelt during the international
Live Stock exposition, which begins
in Chicago December 3.
The Altoona Iron Co, the largest
industry outside of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co.'S shops in Altoona, Pa,
and employing several hundred men,
closed down indefinitely on the gath.
Guy Bright shot and killed his ia
;her, Alexander Bright on their farm,
five miles from Iantha Mo-, on the
gath. A quarrel led up TO the shoot
ing. The son gave himself up.
Frank Farrell a prominent Tam
many man, bet $25,0O0 against $4,000,
on the gath, with George Wheelocl,
on the result of the mayoralty cleo
ton in Greater New York city Far.
rell backing Shepard against Low
Fire, which started in the fertilizer
poilolhg ol 'he armour "ch,'6 Co, :
plant at South Omaha, on the night
of the 24th, did $4,000 damage, equal
ly divided between ou'iull'g ana SOocN' ',
/ /. ii
Inc seventh successive wen Oh gas
ridge, JUST Sou'h ol Chanute' ' mas nus
was prouSht lh' Oh 'he ,f'n Mi'i
twice the ITO" OF any wen IN Onal
field. me roaring Oh Inc well can DC
heard long distance,
The London Daiy News states tha'
it is an undountea iact that d. r!er' .
pont Morgan the American hnancleI' man ..,.,
iS bearing the en''r' expense ! = ''oop3 ,,, d,
., '''e '",,,'''ip -. 80, ''g,' a,'a,,noI rondon
plant in st. PauFs cathedral LONDON.
and declares II a reproach 10 wealthy
Englishmen.
One OF the greatest haluFaA gas
wells that has ever oeeo discovered III II
lhe ol'', ',,' -.
three miles northeast Oh Ia" 'o',
Okla, on the 24th' by Mr. T. Mcl'al'Ie'
/ while drilling Tor on.
Mrs. William Mckinney was prop
a ably left more wealth than is men
toned in the will OF her dead nus ,
a band. News is received from Ely
New, where the SaNton and Mchlnle'
= mines are located 'hat o".gIoppsns .,, q, 8
. show a lead of ore that VIII go %lo
to the ton.
Bishop Sbaretti having Set'Iea IN
e question OF church properly III ouD, .
has oeeh "Pi,o''',,u ..;', -, ,,.ti+ho
!. ordinary to the Philippines Wh'lhe
y he will go about the eno OF ,he } ca
) to settle the church properly que
, ton there. lie VIII leave Ouo" 10
II Rome in a few days,
The imposing marble shall e'eeIT .L'
in the national cemetery at hnoA'lli
Tenn, by the people oil tennessee
t. the memory u .liT -, ,,,,,. ,,rroiI.
A. fell during the ciEil war; was u'l'''1e. ,1-.
a on the @4th' WIN appropriate N
Of monies -,
Y. Lieut.-Col. Ezra woodruff ol -
r. medical department " 'H' - ',,'s aao !
n been retired on account VI "se' :
at is a native OF hen,uyNS' ,,,, .,..t. ,
According TO rcloo'e 'yPV, w. ,9 ..,.,
ceiyed in Shanghai IRON "e"' wa,
Is, G00,oOo persons IN the IFo''"ee - =
rl Hui and 100000 IN the province
IA Kiang-su are on the verge o. sun
he ton and the famine Is spreaulns ii,
he The plant OF the HaheSN','e y, e
he Art Pottery Co. was aesoaos 'l ~ su ~ ~, =, -
i'd on the 25th, Loss @oO'oOg' ,. ,,',u, ,a, a
OF S4o'ooo' oi'e ii',.u' ,o,,,. W. ,,' rhorrps Co
'x- thrown out OF WORK, .5. 5l'o' ,o' foTi
was fatally injured under IAN
wall ,, a.,
ed Fire in the lumber yard d ol the I,ie,, ~, II
'us ander & Edgar Lumber Io,' ,l,,,nl l,oI =,
ne er, Wis, on the @D''I 11, Tga'1os Wy, ~
oy 100000 feet OF lulnpeG' ,,, : "e d,,orad lyo2
lol timated at SloO'ooO' lu'ly 'o''' "
es- insurance. ,5 oo
oY- Andrew Carnegie announce ,,,o or =,
~ az 2otn tha' ne " - H. - the mpnici
- attituuc ;" '', %o" York Any otl
campaign IN ne" '3a y, M '' ho big
,le- eourse' nv ,,,.,,. af his present {