Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-03-15

Mich, arbitrarily reducing street.
car fares to 3 cents was irregular
and without binding effect.
The town of Norfolk, Va, was
placed under martial law on the
9TH inst, on account of rioting Of
street car strikers and sympathizers
Several fights took place between Of
fcers and strikers, and a number
Of participants were wounds.
At recent cabinet meeting Pres
ident Roosevelt requested the mem
bers not to talk to newspaper CORE
spondents about matters under dis
cusslon at the semi-weekly meetings.
It was thought best for the presi-
dent himself to make public such
matters as he deemed proper to be
given ont. Hereafter the president
will do this.
Detailed reports Of a battle be-
tween Beers and British November
24th show that Delarney, the Boer
commander, laid his plans with care
and precise knowledge of the posi-
ton. For two hours the British
held out They then divided and
were overwhelmed. A few minutes
Of cautious fighting and all was
over. The Beers galloped along the
line, firing at every man who show
ed the slightest tendency to resist,
until they reached and captured the
guns, Besides the killed, 467 Brit
ish were taken prisoners.
1t is announced that there has
been organized in New York City
an association to promote southern
education to be known as the gen.
eral education board, and that more
than a million dollars has been
placed at the disposal of the board
OF trustees. The underlying prlncl-
pie of the association is stated to be
recognition Of the fact that the peo.
pie of the southern states are ear
ncstly engaged in the promotion Of
public education and that i'll this ef-
for they should receive generous aid ;
and to this end and in pursuance Of
this and kindred objects, the asso-
citation will seek gifts large and
small from those IN sympathy with
its plans.
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otbor nation for rodross of iniu,v 70
persons or nroperty. which such citi-
zens NAV have sustained from such
government or any of its agents.
But such individual claims do not
arise In favor Of the officers and
seamen OF ship OF war, who re-
celye, IN the line Of duty, injuries
to their persons for which a foreign
government Is responsible. The
claims so far filed with the commits
sion which would be affected by this
decision amount to about S2,5Oo,-
600, which probably would be IN
creased to S5,oOO,OOO had the decls-
ion been favorable to the claimants
A Galveston Harrisburg and San
Ar+opio rosso,,oor train wos wrool,
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Der injured l ne engine Julip''
the track and three coaches were
piled IN a heap about twenty tect
from the roadbed. The accident
was made more horrible by the
wreckage catching fire, and several
unfortunate victims who were pm
ioned down by timbers, and who
were not killed outright, were burn
ed alive. The names of the dead
are as follows: Three children ol
Mart Riddle, of Chetopa, Kan.
Estavon Contraras, Del Rio, Texas
Andrew c. Shelly, wife and child,
Loirer, Texas; 0. r. Housens, child,
Racine, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. White,
Manltowoc, Wis; Engineer AL Mast
FL Paso; Fireman II. Bertscholst
Ell Paso; i. A. Boone, news agent,