Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-30

elgn companies.
Turks and Bulgarians are up in
arms and in recent battle near
Solonica many were killed on both
sides.
PENNSYLVANIA democrats voted in
convention to send an uninstructed
delegation to the st. Louis convcn-
ton.
NJ. Shaw, secretary OF the treas
urv, denies that he is a candidate
for the republican nomination for
vice president.
On April 9oth heavy snow fell
in western Kentucky, northwestern
Missouri. throughout Kansas,
North Carolina and east Tennessee.
In some places the precipitation
amounted TO six inches. The dam
age TO crops is inestimablc.
Fire which originated in the
wholesale district of Toronto, Ont,
on the 10Th destroyed over 10000
600 worth Of property, The chief
wa. cut of by the flames and jump
ed from the roof of a six story build
ing and miraculously escaped with
a broken leg, a mass Of tangled
wires breaking his fall.
At Rochelle, La, as the passen-
gers were leaving the depot to
board an Iron Mountain train, some
unknown person fired into the
crowd from the darkness, seriously
wounding three men and killing
Oscar Nugcnt. Bob Regent was
shot through both legs and may lose
one Of them. Fuller Thompson was
wounded in the head.
An attempted landing by Japan
ese troops on the shores of Korea
bay, between Port Arthur and the
Ialu river, April Il, was frustrat.
ed by the Russians. japanese tor
pcdo hotilla secuted the shores of
the bay. but was received with such
a heavy fire from the land batteries
at Taku Shan, Ching Tai Use,
Tchanhe and Bedzino that it re-
tired.
Careful inquiry regarding the |
boil weevil has developed the fact
that this insect is now in 90 of the
rs cotton producing counties Of
Texas and DESTROYED cotton of the |
crop Of 1908 amounting TO 1860 |
bales. which is the difference be-
tween an ample and short crop
for the country. Including the |
aIue of the seed the loss is equiv
acnt to $i9,2i2,9S9.
Niccroy Aleyici has applied to
the ear TO be relieved of his posi-
ton Of yiccroy in the far east. The |
immediate cause of the yiccrovs APP
plication is reported to be the APP
pointmcnt of Vice Admiral Skry-
dloh, one of Admiral AleNieh's
strongest enemies and sharpcst crit
les. as successor to the late Admiral
Makaroff, in command of the Rus
sian navy in the far East,
The amalgamation of the Span
ish war veterans, of which Major
Harold c. McGrew is commander
in chief. the Spanish sh-American war
veterans, Capt. W. i. English of
indianapolis, commander in chief,
and the service Of the Spanish war,
Col. George NJ. Moulton of Chica-
90, commander in chief, has been
perfected, The new organization
is TO be known as the United States
war veterans. and has a member
ship of about $4,000. Major Nc
Grew is the commander in chief of
the new organization.
Fire in st. Ninccnt's hospital at
indianapolis, Ind, caused a panic
among the patients and attendants,
in which one woman lost her life
and several others were badly in
iurod. The fire was quickly sub
ducd, but as many of the patients
had recently been operated upon,
other deaths will occur from shock.
James Dawson. an cmaclated pa
ticnt, succeeded in saving twenty
seven nurses and patients by pilot
inc them from the third story
through the smoke to the first floor
before he became exhausted. He
may die.
The New York democratic state
convention, after a spirited fight,
elected the following delegates at
large to the national convention, and
instructed for Judge Parker for
president: David B. Hill, Albany;
Edward P. Murphy. Troy; George
Ehret, New York city, and James
W. Ridgeway, Brooklyn. As alter.
mates il selected G. n. Bulger of
Oswego, W. c. Ely Of Brooklyn, C.
II. .Ackcrman of Brooklyn and Fran
els Burton Harrison of New York.
A steal Of a million is the as
founding allegation resulting from
an investigation of the collapse of
the Federal Bank and the Globe
Security Company, the twin fnan-
eial enterprises of David Roths-
ehild, now a prisoner in New
York City. charged with the theft
of $2OO0OO Of the banks funds. ]
Rothschld did not steal the mil s
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