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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
RiOtOus Workmen.

LoSpoS, Feb. s.-The meeting of unem.
ployed wOrkmen in Trafalgar Square to-
day was the largest of its kind ever held
The estimates as to the number of par
ticipants vary, but good judges say that
fully lVl,GW were present On dispensing
the crowd smashed the windows of the
Carlton and other clubs, and also those of
the PdU .NdN Gazette office, 1t is be
lieved that the smashing of windows was
the work of foreigners The work
men. after the meeting in Trafalgar Square
had broken up, formed in body and
marched through Pccadilly, Regent and
Oxford streets, smashing the windows
of the houses along the route. Arriving
IN front of the War Office, some of the
leaders made a rush, as if to enter the
building, but we're deferred by the threat
enine attitude of the sentry stationed
there, who brought his bayonet to a charge
Several shops along the line of march we're
looted by the mob, and the windows of
the Devonshire Club, the houses of Mr..
Arnold and Mr.. John Morley, the new
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and other
private dwellings were smashed Peaceful
citizens sought refuge from the mob by
fleeing into the stores and houses The
police appeared to be utterly powerless,
Several of their number were severely
handled by the rioters. The mob came to
halt at Hyde Park, where another meet
ing was held Socialists and other speakers
addressed the meeting, using the most vio-
lent and abusive language against the
Government.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
A AEcmalc Miser's VIII.

New York, Feb. S,-When Hannah H.,
Sands died at Port Chester, y. Y, last May.
aged seventy, about 100000 in money and
securities was found sewed up in the seam
of an old skirt belonging to her She was
also the owner of real estate, largely con
sistng of property in the Bowery, worth
100000 She was known as a miser, who
for fourteen years had worn calico
dresses and cowhide boots and for
twenty years had not ridden in con
veyance oi any kind. She bequeathed the
bulk of her property to her nephews John
A. and Martin Brown, and TO James and
VIM Purdy, who were not related to her,
Charles W. and Mary b. Brown. of Mil
waukee, her niece and nephew, who re-
ceived small requests, contested the Will
on the ground that their aunt was of un-
sound mind. The will was admitted to
probate in West Chester County, and an
appeal has been taken.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
WAR ON THE CHINESE.
The Mob at Seattle Attacked by the
Military.
Several Men Killed and wounded ami :,
Number Arrested.

SEATTLE w l., Feb. s.-At an early hour
snls morning tne militia and home guards
niarcneu 10 'he Ocean dock, where the Chi
Wll nslnen were confined, and took charge.
W. an's hau oeeh previously issued for
n' pn1 a'ies' o, tne prominent agitators.
haao 49, uay '.sn' 'ne work OF arresting them
eSn' anu Dy eight O'Clock all the leaders
~ ~ jail ihey were, however i'm
, n'iieu out All the Cinnamon
AZ. an 'ooru .ne steamer were marched to
w. S'u.tnouse oy the militia In
answer 10 writ of habeas cor
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13

Nrw YoRK, Feb j--Wm. J. Higgins, en-
ployed in the saloon of Thomas Eustace,
No. l25 Water street, was bitten in the
arm by n dog six months ago. The wouhd
was severe and caused him much inccn-
venience and good deal OF fright, Tue
idea that he would go mad possessed him.
He drowned the dog, but that did not aliay
his fears Last evening Higgins sat by the
stove talking with three men As casually,
he got up and went out of the door into the
street The men by the stove heard three
shots, fired in quick succession, and sup
posed that Higgins was shooting dog out
side. Il was found. however, that he had
shot himself twice in the breast, near the
heart. and in the back of the head. with n
Colts 32-caliber pistol He died almost
i'm medately. The fear of hydrophobla
killed him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13

Nrw YORK, Feb. -Four years ago VIM
II Purdy, ten years old, ran away from
home in this city. \ year after he wrot,
from Buffalo to his father, saying that he
was about to ship on the lake steamer City
Of Chicago" and that he was quite able tC
take care of himself so that his father need
not worry. That was the last heard OF him
To-day his father called at police head
quarters to ask the help of the police IN
looking up his son. He said that he had re
moved TO Nebraska since Willie ran away
Not long ago lot of property, valued al
S2,5N0,ON, was left 10y maternal relative
of the hoy, 1t WAS found that William
who, il alive. is now fourteen years of age
is one of the heirs to the estate, Hh
presence j.. therefore, much desired.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
REUNITED LOVERS,
Pleasant and Romantic Story Fror
Among the Cotton Mills of New ENGLAND

fleasant and Romantic story From
among the Cotton Mills of New ENGLAND.
hoLioKE, Mass, Feb. There is little
romance in the hard life of the average
mn operative but sometimes there is
genuine romance woven in with the warp
ana woot of the looms. Such story comes
hohl TIE Connecticut River Wooden Mills,
III "hich young and very pretty German
elrl forms central figure. Marguerite
,lauson came from the old country when
Twelve years of age and an orphan
with her uncle's family. This was lust ten
yea ago last month, They landed at Cas-
Tie Narden, and lived in New York for
aWhlie. There Marguerite was sent to
school with her cousins, and they had
happy life together for two years, when the
uncle died, and Marguerite was compelled
10 80 out and earn her own living. She had
written often to her only brother, Rudolph
,lauson, at frequent intervals, but her
letters were not answered, for Rudolph
was in the army, far away from home For
time she concluded that he must have
been Killed in battle, and gave mp all
nope OF ever seeing him again. Through
m employment agency Miss Clauson got
work III the factory here, and her skill and
Intelligence soon secured her good pay. a
permanent place and rapid promotion
Last month young German came to Hol-
yoke and went to work in another mill He
had been IN the country only few weeks.
Tn thursday he heard Miss ClauSon's name
mentioned and that she came from the
same town where he was born. After
church to-day he hunted her up and found
that She was the girl with whom
he used to play when both we g
children and to whom he had vowed h 5
hoytSh love when both were in short clothes.
Marguerite learned from her old lover that
her brother Rudolph had served his time in
tn" army, been discharged with honorg,
ah3 opened a brewery in Berlin, where he
has accumulated a snug fortutn He hss
been written to, and will probably send ior
his sister, for whom he has made Iaanv in
qulrleS of friends in this country, but the
young man who found her saws he has "A
prior claim and intends that she shall he.
come Mrs Herman Heinrich.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
RUSHING THE CHINESE.


OLYMPIA W T., Feb 9-About O'Clock
this morning II mob commenced taking
possession Of the houses of the Chinese
residents OF this city. An alarm was quick
ly sounded by ringing the fire bells, but
before the citizens could realize what was
happening guard composed of members
OF the Anti-C Chinese Association here was
placed in possession of each house, and the
Cinnamon were ordered tUpack up their
effects and leave. The mob was led
by young man named Hetzel, who was
recently employed as Assistant Enrolling
Clerk in the Legislature, and who has held
q position for some time in the office of the
Territorial Auditor. and also by a junk
dealer named Bates who took up his resi-
dence here only few months ago. Hetzel
Is MONT per Of the Knights OF Labor. The
hpp az .hlnese hou.es have been given
three days to leave the town. and the en-
ployeS have received notice to leave at
l0o'clock to-day. Sheriff Billings has sum.
moned posse and they are now being
sworn in. Wagons have been hired to
carry away the Chnamen's property,
and so far things are quiet. with the eX.
ception of the crowd on the streets.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-The President to-
night telegraphed Il proclamation ordering
all persons to desist from breaking the
peace and resisting lawful authority a,
Seattle, and stating that General Gibbon
had been ordered to Seattle 1T once with
troops TO see to its enforcement.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
A FIENDISH DEED.
Extraordinary Attempt to Burn
Seven Men to Death,
Locked In "a shanty, and Some Wretch
Poured Coai-oii Down the Chin
ney to the stove Firing the
Structure

EAST ST, LouIs, Feb. 5-A terrihla a.
tempt upon human life was perpetruted
last night. Shortly after ten O'Clock fire
In shanty near the railroad tracks was
discovered. The glare of light attracted
the attention of all the railroad men who
happened to be out They ran toward the
place, and as they did so they heard
skrleks, groans and cries, telling that hui
man beings were held there in the fiery
cage, unable to escape. There was rush
to the door, aud it was forced in, when two
men staggered out Other men were
dragged out unconscious. The faces of tho
victims were backened, and long strips of
tlesh peeled OFF, presenting a horrid sight
There were seven men taken ont of the
building They said they had strolled into
the Shanty IN order to warm up,.and we're
sitting around the stove talking when
suddenly the stove seemed to burst omen
and the flames went all about the room,
envelopng the men before they could
turn toward the door. They could only
beat about with their hands and Strupgle
with each other in an endeavor to get To
the exit They grappled with each other and
thus lmpeded their escape, and ii seemed
an eternity before they heard the cries
of those who came to the rescue. They re.
membered very distinctly that they smelcd
coal oil az the flames burst around
them The strange manner in which the
fire started can only be accounted for on
the ground that some wretch uourrd oil
down the chimney TO the stove Near the
back of the shunty, on the ground. was
found tin can, which had evidently con-
tanned coal OIL The names of the mior-
tunatc men are Morris McGlynn, james
Donohue, VIM t;ilkle, Pat Boyle Scott
Sanderson, Jos. Mc,iee, Fred Erickson
They are all fearfully burned, but whether
or not any of them are necessarily fatally
injured can not be known as vet,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
Horses Dying With Hydrophob a.

OMAHA, NEB., Feb. 9-1he City Neterin-
srian has just returned from an official
visit to Kearney, Neb., where he was called
in the absence of the State Veterinarian,
to attend a peculiar malady which had APP
peared in herd of horses at that place.
About three weeks ago three shippers Of
that place received car load Of good
horses from Illinois, They We're all
good stock, and procured partly for
draft and partly for stock purposes
Shortly after the horses arrived in
kcarney one OF them was taken ILL., Tie
symptoms were so peculiar that they
puzzled the kearney borsemen. Soon two
more animals were taken the same way,
and later, three more, making six in ALI
After few days the horses began to die,
and tour of the number dropped off. The
doctor says that the horses were suffering
from hydrophobia They showed every
symptom of tile dread disease and must
have been bitten by some mad dog He
had known of such cases before, and had
treated one in New York.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
A STARTLING STORY,
Participants In "A Mock Sacrament OF the
Lords supper Badly Frightened.

Participants In "A Mock Sacrament OF the
Lords supper Badly Frightened.
CHICAGO, Feb. S.-The following special
from Harrisburg, Pa, was received by the
Times: \ startling story has gone out
from Millersburg this county, the truth of
which is vouched for by men of veracity.
A number of men were making light of
religious subjects, and especially the
Lords supper, when patent medicine
peddler dared the men in the room
to participate in n mock sacrament,
1t was agreed to use beer and bread, and
the medicine man handed it to the company
as they were in kneeling position. Sud
denly the Knockers were startled by a terri
bic noise, and looking up they saw what
they declare was an immense, foul beast,
with great cloven Feet, pointed horns and
tire-flashing eyes. The men rushed out of
the room and scattered in all directions.
The medicine peddler becamed crazed, and
he died raving maniac.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13

JERSEY CITY, y. j, Feb. 9.-Dougas Fos-
ter,..-otelse-y eur-old hoy was picked up
in Hoboken by policeman this morning
and taken to the station-house. where he
said he had left his home in Chicago sew
eral weeks ago on account of brutal treat
meut 10y his step-father, and made his way
East partly on foot and partly by stealing
rides He was in famished condition,
having been without anything to cat for
several days previous to his arrest. lie
was on his way to Fulton n y, where his
grandmother resides, and Chief Donovan
will endeayor to get pass to that place
for the hoy
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13

ALBANY, y. Y, Feb. "a bill eminating
from the Knights Of Labor will be intro
duced in the Assembly tomorrow 1t
provides for the establishment of Il State
Board of Labor Arbitrators. In cases OF
dispute between employers and employees,
it is provided that primary boards of five
are to be appointed, two each by employer
and employees, they fourto choose the fifth.
Appeals may be taken from the decisions
Of the lower board to the state board,
whose decisions shall he final This board
is to consist OF three members, to be ap.
pointed by the Governor and the Senate,
two Of whom are to be selected from per.
sons recommended respectively by the
State Trades Assembly. and one of the
leading manufacturing industries of the
StHtp
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13

NsrER, Ga, Feb THE condition of Mr.
Sylvester Sans, a well known citizen Of
this county. eXciteS considerable interest
Twoycars ago Mr. Sans while walking over
his farm was bitten by rattlesnake He i'm
mediately resorted to the native remedy in
such cases-whiSky-o of which he took copous
draughtS. Nothing more was thought of the
matter until SIX months ago, when Mr.
Sans betrayed symptoms of st. NituS
dance He is never still, not even in his
sleep, twitching and moving necessarily
Later he has developed violent symptoms
So much so that he beats his wife and fam
lily and whoever comes within reach. He
now acts like man with well-defiued
case of rabies, only, instead of barking, he
makes a rattling sound He has been taken
10 Canton Jail, where "A strong guard will
he kept over him until the result OF his CASE
can he reached.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
4 Djminutiyc Child,

WABASH, IND, Feb. s. Probably the
smallest child ever born in Indiana was
that which first saw the light in the house
hold of John jay, laborer residing on
West Market street, this city. The infant
at it birth weighed only eighteen ounces,
and its head was no larger than a small
orange The child was of the masculine
gender, was perfectly formed, and its cry,
uttered shortly after birth, resembled the
mewing of kitten. Every effort was made
to save the life of the little stranger, but
despite the unremitting care bestowed by
its nurses, it fingered only two days, and
was buried to-day
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
c,l,,.d Murderer Hanged.

DENVER. Col, Feb 5.--Si MnIch' one OF
the three men who murdered Samuel BAD
win near Leadville, OctoberlS lsNt' io'
81. 100, was hanged in Leadyille this after
noon. Until this morning expecting re-
nriey. he was very indifferent, driving
clergymen ont of his cell WIN N'o',"'
hlasphemy. This morning when ne u,'l
covered that he must hang he called loudly
for preacher and earnestly praNeu 'he
Almighty for forgvness He ascenaeu ,"'
scaffold with cigar in his mouth on" II
smile ON his face and was launched into
eter denying his guilt to the '"s'
m in,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13

McGRrGoR, a.. Feb. 5.-Albert 'oo'eN, "a T"
farmer residing three miles from here WIN
his entire family, consisting oil nus Niie,
two bows and little girl, we're all nurneu l''a
to death in their house last night. No,nlns
definite is known Of the horrible a''ar,
except that the children bad been SICK '' unn
the parents had been up with them during l,
the night. About morning Cooley TOOK
some Goals from the stove, p'aceu 'no'" ~ ~
shed adjoining the house, and 'nen ,,. TO-
tired The shed took fire ana ',na,s .ans0
burned the house and family Inc no"S'
was nne.storv log with attic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13

-"See here" said the managing ed
itor to head-lner employed on the
paper, "havcn't you made a mistake
in the heading to this articleP" How
so?' inquired the youth, anxiously
"You say that the members of Con
rress will attend horse circus The
word horse is supertluous, is it not'
All circuses are horse circuscs, ] be-
lieve." "You think, sir, it would have
been better to have omitted the word
.horsep'" "Decidedly." at would
have been all right thenP' 80, Yes. y
"But the proof-reader is to blame, |
wrote it house caucus. "Oh! -
Trareler's Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
An Odd Occurrence.


Yesterday afternoon was payday for the
clerks AT the City Engineers office and
when Mr. Charles i. Boeh, the Sidewalk
Clerk, walked up for his stuff among
other moneys he was handed twenty
dollar United States note, No 431 S?5, on
the back of which, where the United States
seal goes, was written plainly in purple ink
The tell-tale words; "The last of $4,000
Clarence Baker Lafayette, Indiana,
Whether Mr Baker had gone through with
an inheritance OF $4,000 and this was the
last of the pile, or whether he sat down to a
friendly game of draw, starting III with
$4,000, until finally he staked his last $50
probably no one can tell but the gentleman
himself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13

First Boston tourist (amateur) to
Southern hotel clerk-"I say, can'tyou
put me in front room first foor?'
Hotel clerk-''No. Only room left is
ON fourth floor, rear" Second Boston
tourist (professionaD to Southern hotel
clerk--.'Why, Colonel, howdy-do.
How's the lady and little ones-well 7
Glad to hear it. Come join in nip
-ah, by the way, mark mo a room and
send my traps up" Hotel clerk to as
sistant-"M Mark Major Brown, OF Bos-
ton, to No. 3, first floor. ."'-Aacen Tsle-
oraph