Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-02-22

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a. census of the unemployed in Ber-
lin, taken on the 2d, indicates that,
so far as the count has proceeded, |
there are $4,000 persons totally with
out Employment and about 10000
- tially unemployed.
zen. Egbert Brown, who was in
Command of the Union troops at
Brazos, Tex, in the last battle Of the
civil war, fought after peace had
been declared, died, on the nth, at
Westplans, Mo-, aged S5 years.
b The navy department received
rcablegram from Rear-Admiral Rodg
ers, at Cavite, on the 18th, announcing
{, that Sergeant B, McSwiney, of the
!, marine corps, was killed in action at
Balangiga Samar, on the Sd inst.
An agreement has been reached by
which the lillin, or provincial duties
now collected by the provisional gov.
g ernment in China, will, on the disso
luton of that authority, revert to
the control of the foreign customs.
Y washington Gill, for many years
engineer of Richmond, Va, and later
superintendent of construction of the
bridge across the Missouri river at
r st. Charles, Mo-, died at his home
ID in Kansas City, Mo-, aged 50 years.
It, An Increase of the salary Of tho
minister to Persia from $1,000 to
c 81 900 has been recommended by the
senate committee on foreign rela-
tions. The post is said to be one
II the most expensive in the diplo-
matte service.
Il The Kingston (Jamaica) Daily Tel
1egraph gives prominence to a report,
Acircula atng in official circles there,
.lthat an American syndicate is maxi
Sing tentative inquiry with the view
Sof acguiring control of the Jamaica
ygoyernment railroad,
4 Gen. Maxine Gomez arrived at San
tiago de Cuba, on the 10th, on his
Z gtway 70 Santo Domingo He was given
4 u great demonstration. a large crowd
,Ilhad assembled, with bands of mu-
Alsic. The municipal police and fire.
men also turned cut to welcome him
I Commander Booth-Tucker of the
Y s)Salyation army took the oath of al
z Ydegiance as citizen of the United
n States in New York city on the 18th
Vile said that he was already half
! AAmerican, as his ancestors were Vir.
I tginians, and he had long since adopt,
q led this as his country.
N Thirty-Two japanese laborers, i'm
,sported from Wyoming and Californis
by the Victor Fuel Co.. to work in
~ tho Chanler coal mine at Coal
ySCreek, Col, arrived there on the 11th,
Nah the miners employed there went
A eon strike as a protest against the
action of the company.
4. N. Briggs, cashier of the Nebras.
IL XII Sfate Bank of West Point, Neb,,
dicd on Burlington train near Me-
= Cook on the 18th, Briggs was identi'
sE Ned with state politics for years and
h. was d man Of considerable wealth
He was on his way to Boulder, Col.
for ihe benefit of his health
s commissioner of Indian Affairs
n Joues has given formal notice that
"A Tie new leases Of the 100000 acres OF
D Kiowa Indian lands in Oklahoma
y bordering on Texas, will take effect
s April /, as originally proposed. Ar
effort had been made to have the
date postponed some months.
-, King Edward and Queen Alexandra
bn prince and Princess Charles of Den
v mark and Princess Victoria occupied
"a box, on the night of the l4th, at
the Performance of "Arizona" at the
Adclphi theater, London. King Ed
ward expressed himself as greatly
\ pleased with the performance
The Berlin foreign Office, on The
4 18th. pronounced incorrect the state
kment cabed thence that Germany II
Il on the point of presenting an ulti
Il, matum to Venezuela. On the con
Il trary, the outlook is improving, an,
q friendly settlement of the ques
itions in dispute is most probable
tzf
Alta meeting of the Morconi wire
less Telegraph Co., in London, on th
t i2th, 1T was announced that the di
rectors of the company had insured
the life of Mr. Marconi for fl5O,O0l
N N was also reported that the Lloyd
4 Ilhad exclusively adopted The Maroon
system in connection with their sig
,cl nal stations.
N AT Detroit, on the 10th, Cashie
Frank c. Andrews was placed unde
arrest on warrant charging hin
> with taking over million dollar
from the City savings bank withou
% the authorization of the directors
a He was arrested in the Office of tn
NG Detroit Trust Co., arraigned and re
,os leased on $4,000 bail.
In Judgment by default for $4,000
1against Prince Euiwha, the secon
son Of the king of Corea, was entere
~ BY Chief Justice Bingham, in tn
ok circuit court for the District of &c
w lumbia, on the 14th. The plaintiff
are Wolf Btos & Co., of New Yor
Z city and Philadelphia, who sued on
Rs1s RS promissory note made by the prince
" -
yEE The Industrial council of Nienn
\. d resolsed, after long debate, on tn
lU 18th, to postpone a decision on tn
reports of the various committee
ca appointed to consider the best mean
Of meeting American competition III
cb til European commercial politiC
nj crystaliae sullicientI% to indicate tn