Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-25

Under orders Of President Castro
the governor OF Barcelona, Venezuela,
has taken forciblc possession of the
coal mines of Guanta Naricual, near
Barcelona and under a 33-year lease,
dating from 1928, to an Italian com
pany.
Four trainmen were injured in
Missouri Pacific wreck near Salina,
Kas., caused by running into burning
bridge.
Twelve persons were injured, two
probably fatally, by an Erie train
plunging over an embankment near
Warheld station, Mich, caused by the
dropping OF the auxiliary reservoirs
under the engine cab into switch
frog
A meat trust appears to be operating
in Mexico, prices having been adj
vanced Of la,c to such an extent as to
create a serious situation among the
working classes.
C. A. KnicskeT, assistant general
passenger agent Of the Illinois Central
railroad, died following a stroke of
apoplexy aged 50 years.
The Morgan county (lll) grand jury
has returned indictments against
Mayor John r. Davis Of Jacksonville,
charging him with accepting bribe
and Police Captain John f. Kennedy
for misconduct in Office.
BY the collapse Of the gallery Of the
Lyric thcater in Eaatiago Chill, during
an ant-Caihollc meeting foI persons
were killed and a large number in
jured
Three buildings Of five and six sto-
ries, in Harlem. n. Y, in course OF
construction, collapsed, due to bad
work
Ten men were instantly killed by a
terrific explosion in the Rush Run and
Red Ash mines near Thurmond, w,
Va, and Ii rescuers were killed by a
second explosion of afterdamp, The
destruction around the mouths of the
pits was something terrible
Mrs E. L. Marsh, wife Of Congress
man Marsh. died an hour after being
stricken with apopleXy at her home in
Warsaw, ILL.,
President Roosevelt has appointed
Walter S. Louden internal revenue col
lector fer the thirteenth district of H.
linois,
Mrs. Mary Fox Vardaman, mother OF
Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi who
lived with him at the executive man
sion in Jackson, cropped dead in hel
room
The United States senate confirmed
the nominations OF District Judge c
C. Kohlsaat to be judge of the seventh
circuit and Sol II, Bethea and KcnosaN
NJ. Lands to be judges of the northern
and eastern districts Of Illinois re
spectively.
State Senators Frank II. Farris am
Charles II. Smith, of Missouri rein
dicted by the Cole county grand 1ur,
for bribery IN connection with bak1nI
powder legislation in the Legislature
of 1901. were held in $1,000 bonds b,
Judge Martin at jefferson City, an
their cases set for hearing May %.
Minneapolis will provide the hou
to feed the $4,000 prisoners capture
at Mukden The battle had hardly be
gun when the Japanese goyernmen
BEGAN placing orders.
Festus j. Wade, of st. Louis, ha
paid for and received the $2,5OO,OO
Philippine bonds,
Japan is said to be sounding Germa
fna lciers with reference to the pa(
ine Of Japanese loan on the Germa
ma,ket, and not without encourage
nIent
Gen. Booth of TIE Salvation arm
has completed his visit TO Jerusalel
and has sailed for Australia.
i. S. Benson, one Of the best-know
ca,ucmeu Of the southwest, formerI
prominent in Iowa, dropped dea
while sitting on the porch Of his ranC
hcrre near Carlsbad N M
The next session OF the Congress
Mothers viii bo held in Los Angelo
Cal in March. 1906.