Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-05-28
News Of the World

Nebraska republicans in stat
convention renominated j. ii
Mickey for governor. +. &. McGid
ton for lieutenant governor and
a. Galusha for secretary of state.
Gen Iassalich, in command o
the Russian forces at the battle o
the lalu. where the Japs won th'
first land battle, has been relieved
and Lieut.. Gen. Count Keller sue
cceds him.
Mrs. i. S. Levy Of Memphis "c.
ported TO the police that two white
men entered her house during Tho
absence Of her husband. bound and
gagged her and stole $1,000 worth
of diamonds.
The president Of the Western Tn
ion Telegraph Company announces
that the collection and distribution
of horse race reports has been dis
continued. The few pool rooms be-
ing operated over the country are
receiving their information over
private wires.
The Standard Oil Company has
declared a dividend of So per share
for the quarter, payable June Is,
TO stockholders Of record May 30.
This means a distribution of S.
100000. The dividend declared is
an increase Of 81 over the CORE
spending quarter Of 1908.
The United States supreme court
holds that a railroad company is
not liable for cotton burned when
there is clause in the bill of lad
ing eyempting the carrier from LA
blIity. The effect of this clause
was attacked on the ground that
the carrier could not limit his com
mon law liability without the con-
sent of the shipper.
Two tickets have been nominated
by the republicans of Wisconsin. the
opponents of the Lat'oIlettc faction
bolting his nomination for governor
and naming Congressman :. A.
Cook to head the ticket. Senators
Spooner and Quarles lead the oppo-
sition TO LaFollette. Both the bolt
ers and the LaFollettc faction cn-
dorscd President Roosevelt.
A correspondent Of the London
Daily News cables from Tien Tsin
under date May 10: at is report
ed that 10000 Russians are march,
ing to the relief of Port Arthur and
the japanese arc consequently has
tening offensive operations. 1t is
believed that the japanese intend at
tacking Port Arthur with the entire
force when it numbers $4,000 men.
They are mounting 6-inch naval
guns on steel wheels, with the object
of silencing the Russian batteries"
The Manchurian railway, south of
llarbin, is constantly broken by
Chinese maraudcrs. and the Rus
slams threaten reprisals. The Rus
slams admit that they have to con-
tend with terrible difficulties along
the whole line. Their men, however.
are behaving Splendidly and they |
are very confident. 1t is also repre-
sented that the japanese from the
Ialu came across a heavy force of
the enemy near Fcng Huan Cheng,
but the ,Iaps executed a quick rc-
treat and avoided a pitched battle.
The most disastrous catastrophe to
he japanese navy since the war be-
yan occurred off Port Arthur MAY |
Is, when the cruiser kasuga and |
\ ioshino collided during a heavy |
'og. The Yoshino sank and only |
ninety of her crew were saved. On
he same date the battleship Halt
,usc struck a Russian mine and sank.
Three hundred of her crew were
avcd. The total number lost on
10Th ships was 6j1.
Chinese bandits arc harassing
he Russians near New Chwang and
lao Yang. Several bandits cap
urcd by the Russians claimed that
hey had been hired by Japs whom
hey were supplying with inform
tion. Near Port Adams Chinese
oldiers attacked the railroad coal
mines occupied by the Russian ad-
force, and drove out
he officials. who were working
herein, many Of them escaping
nly partly clad.
A negro by the name Of Dick
Whitehead. charged with assauting
,-ycar-old colorcd child. was
ynched at Seaboard, n. G.. by
rowd of his own race, who over
covered an officer to secure the pris-
ner.
The state department has been no.
flied that a prominent American
imed Perdiearis and his stepson,
f Tangier, Morocco, were carried off
" brigands and are being held for
ansom.
Henry Deetcr, who demanded of
wealthy planter Of near Marshal
own, Ia, that $1,000 be left for
i'm at a certain spot under penalty
f death for failure to comply was
hot and killed by an officer when
e appeared to get the money.
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