Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

0tttButc oiaHiiH NlNp'l iH'i'uH'Vh
on the 18th, In he Maryland hous,
Of delegates, bill to appropriate So,
900 to purchase and crest, in the state
house, a life-size bust of Rear-Amira
W. S. Schley.
The British foreign offi,e ISSUED
the corresponding on the Isthmiar
canal treaty in the form Of parlia
mentary paper on the 18th. This cor
respondence added nothing Of inter
est to the known facts.
United States Minister Wilson al
Santiago, Chill, cabled the secretary
of state, on the 18th, that the govern
ment of Chill had adopted the extra
dition treaty submitted by the gov
ernment Of the United States.
Owing to grave doctrinal differ
ences, Gen. Booths son-in-law anc
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Booth-Clib
born and Percy Clibborn, have re
signed from the Salvation army ant
joined the church of John Alexander
Dowie.
Capt. Joseph b. Eaton, at present
captain Of the Boston navy yard, has
,been selected to command the bat
- seship Oregon, which is now fitting
~ on the Pacific coast. The shiI
N be permanently attached to the
\2Nsxvtc station.
N1dell of New York issued q
PHI nation, on the 10th, concurring
in. VIE suggestion of Gov. Nash OF
Ohio, that Wednesday, January 20
the birthday of the late President Nc
Kinley, be fittingly- observed by the
people of the United States.
At a session of the 6gicllayers
and Mason international union
held at Pittsburg, Pa, on the 18th, a
resolution was adopted indorsing the
\ efforts of the Civic Federation 10 Sc.
cure the settlemn't OF all disputes
between capital and labor by arbi-
tration.
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Christopher Zug, pioneer iron
manufacturer of western Pennsyl-
vania, died at his home in Pittsburg
\ Pa, on the 18th, of general debility,
\ incident 70 old age. MFR. Zup was 9j
Years old He was n director in nu-
,nerous financial and philantbropic
institutions.
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The populati N of Canada was Of
p,rtment IN th. 18Th T. Is shown
bv the census of 1901 to be 5630 ,665,
NJ. increose of 535.,25 for tbc decaG =.
TIE rarraeento.in, in tbc house Of
ccrnme ~ will he reduced from 2)3 20
e,0 menbers
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Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote
the British ambassador, on the 18th,
year the tire allowed British col
onies to adhere TO the treaty entered
into between the United States and
Great Britain defining the rights of
their subjects.
s-s
Inc cherokee' 'hoctaw and Chlcka-
saw nations nave by thelr Councils
passed resolutions asking congress
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and asking that territorial govern
ment be instituted instead. They say
that two governments can not well
exist at the same time.
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Breakdowns OF government en-
ployes have been frequent IN the
Phlipplnes, lately, including some
members OF the. commission. They
are feeling the effects of oyerwOrk
A meeting of the commission will be
held to consider the matter, and a
Saturday half-holiday will be in
augurated.
The jury in the case of George
Klein, accused of the murder OF his
mother-in-law, Mrs Caroline Klein, in
baltimore, Md, on the 10TH acquit-
ted the prisoner on the ground of in
down and kicked her to death because
she threatened 10 have him arrested
for abusiye+language.
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one OF the latest otilclal acts OF
Gov. shaw OF Iowa was the parollng
ot q. Ia WOOD oil WlhterseH VINO
mad peen connned IN the penitentlary
at Fort Madisoh ior perjury Nooo
1 served IN lne legisiature' was
ter at the time OF his conviction, His
1 term was half served out.
.u.ner NJ Maisii' ,he "eii-Nnowh
llspifitua,ist' Preacheu TWO sermons
NV Mnr'se enNerS"i'S' ch',rcn III
M'uu'e'V"h' ~ ! :" oI 'ne '''"' oh
Jesus, Inc Shris'' ne nl,'rn'eu MS
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