Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-02-01
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

George Steward, aged 10, convicted,
on the testimony Of his father, at
Leayenworth, Kas., on the 23d, of
stealing Sl7, retaliated, upon being
sentenced to 60 days in Jail, by de-
nouncing his father as the murderer
of Alfred Cummings, a civil war vet
eran, in his little home near the sol
diers' home.
The Cereal Sugar Co., of Peoria, ILL.,,
has, through an old German vinegar
maker, discovered a process whereby
one gallon of hydrol, a by-product in
the refining of sugar, can be made to
yield one gallon of excellent crude
spirits and about three gallons of
good vinegar.
The artist-correspondent of the
London Graphic who has been follow
ing the case of Miss Stone, the cap
tive American missionary, tele-
graphed from Dioumai Bala, Salonica,
on the Esd, that the captiyes were in
Bulgaria, eight hours distant from
the frontier.
Judge Peter S. Grosscup and John
NJ. Clark have been appointed by
Judge Tally, at Chicago, as the trus-
tees of the fund, now amounting 10
nearly $15O,OO0 and left by John
Creerar for the erection of statue
Of Abraham Lincoln.
Crazy Snake, by his chief lieuten-
ant, has issued proclamation to all
Creek citizens, commanding them TO
meet at Hickory Grounds square, on
Saturday, February /, where and
when it is proposed to hold council
under articles of the treaty of 1882.
Mrs. Angelina Anderson was bound
and gagged, on the 2ith, in broad
daylight in her room in Wichita,
Kas., and robbed of 1900 worth Of
diamonds and 81 800 in money. She
went to Wichita a few months ago
and married an 18-year-old livery sta
BILE boy who was taking care of her
horse and is now sending him to col
lege. The woman is said to be from
Racine, Wis.
The Lost Creek coal mine near 0s-
kaloosa, Ia, was the scene of ter
rible disaster, on the 24th, which cost
the lives of 81 miners. Eight others
were seriously injured At the time
of the explosion more than one hun
dred men were in the mines, but all
except those who were in the east
entry escaped with only slight in
iuries.
On the Gath R. G. Dun & Co., of
New York, reported: Failures for
the week numbered 3O1 in the United
States, against BOG last year, and 2S
in Canada, against 46 last year"
The case of Francis J. Kiecllhoefer,
former disbursnig officer of the state
department, indicted several months
ago for alleged embezzlement of gov
ernment funds, was heard in the
court of appeals on the oath. The de-
cision was deferred.
The government of Colombia has
offered to purchase a number of OBJ
solete gunboats from the French gov
ernment. The negotiations have, thus
far, had no result.
Two distinct earthquake shocks
were felt over large area of the
west and south, on the oath, at n lit
tie before a. m.
James Altman, who refused bribe
of 100000 to put poison in cream
which he served to Abraham Lin
coin, is dead in Washington. He was
a well-lnown and respected citizen.
It has been settled, in Berlin, that
Prince Henry win remain in the Unit
ed States until March 13 instead of
March S, as originally planned. He
will probably return to Germany on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzol-
lern.
The treaty of cession of the Danish
West Indian islands from Denmark
to the United States was signed at
the state department, in Washington,
on the Gath, by Secretary Hay and
Constantine Brun, the Danish minis
ter.
\ raid of unusual proportions was
made by nearly 100 policemen, in New
York, on the night of the gath. Sew
eral notorious resorts on the Bowery
we're closed, and 80 prisoners locked
up. The large number of policemen
on the scene prevented any outbreak
of violence.