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FLOODS In IOWA.
Towns Inundated and Considar,h,a
Property Destroyed.
'o"ses ana Live Stock Swept Away and
Railroads Damaged.

| slouX CRY, a., April 6.-The Doo1 IN
Wv n''souti immediately above Sioux City
mas been the highest and most disastrous
SINCE the memorable inundation of the
spring OF 1881, The region inundated is
.ne low grounds on tho Dakota side abova
'he sioux river. During the break-un of
.he ice, TWO weeks ago, an immense corue
formed In the curved channel of the Mis-.
souri, below Elk Point. A dam wos form,
Gu ana The whole eXpanse OF low country
oVernowed. In every direction for miles
lhe whole country was under wotcr
Elk Point was n diminutive Island in n
vast sea OF angry waters. The country
lherc Is thlckly settled, and many farmers
mad already removed their live stock to tho
pIuhs' Some live stock was lost but how
,n"ch Is not known, as it has been impossi-
plo 10 reach the country The violence of
inc current may be inferred from the fact
that about mile and a quarter of the
track, including railroad ties and iron has
peeh carried two miles away from the
road-bed and left in the fields
MASON CRY, a., April 6.-Tbe villaee NJ
hock rails south Of the river, was com.
pietely inundated, houses and barns were
crushed and swept away, and in some in
Stances no vestigo remains of what was
before substantial structure. The honso
Vi Mr. Crulkshank where he lived with his
Wile and three children, was crushed like
an eggshell. The husband. HEARING rho
roar OF the torrent OF ice and water. rot
out OF bed, and before he could LIGHT n
lamp the water in his chamber was mn to
MS waist He pushed two of his children
through trap-door, following them. his
WIG with her babe refusing to leave. The
woman rushed with her child to the uppcr
story of the house, lust as il was violding
10 the force of tho food, and escaped
through the roof by jumping OH the float
ing ice, where they remained for two
hours until daylight, when neigh
bors rescued them, A house in which Mrs
Anderson Lived with her five children was
swept from lis foundation and ioated
against sCme trees, whore il lodged tha
woman and children escaping on the float.
ing Ice, where they remained barcfooted
ana IN their night clothes until DAYLIGHT
Miles OF fences We're torn from the land
Where the water was never known to reach
before. When the water reccded if
ieft immense piles o. ico in the streets.
captain Smith, who has just returned
from the scene, says lie has lived in Ccrro
"ordo County FOR nearly fifty years, but
never saw the water so high or so much
devastation done by flood here before.
A large relief left here for Rock Falls to.
day, prepared to attend to the wants of the
sufferers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14
An Odd Discovery

CLAHKsDuRd, W. Va, April s.-Whle
working in sandstone quarry near here
few days ago, John Doyle made an odd
discovery He was getting out stone and
wedging it into shape, and he discovered
in large block which he had just split in
two pieces II small, green snake about
fifteen inches long. The reptile is said to
have been alive, and was moving Off when
Doyle captured it. The fact is supported
by three reliable witnesses. Scientists
can now wrcstle with the problem.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14
INDIAN uPRISlNGS.



In this country il should be trlIlsm
to say that whatever Is done for tho
Inain" should be dor by the Indian,
by his assistai,cc, If not wholly tins ugh
his agency. He understands his race
as another race can not, IL lHdian
affairs were, ~ far as possible, in the
hands of indians; if the Indian Depart
ment were. as far as practicable, COM
posed Of Indians, we should lave fewer
Indian massacrcs. indian uprsings,
Indian scarcs. The civilized Indian.
backed by the whole power Of the
United States Government, would be a
mighty force, potent object lesson to
the wild Indian, Proof of this is found
in the beneficial effects of the employ
ment Of Indians by Government as re-
seryation police officers, United Stat )
Indian police and Indian scouts. L
have the greatest misirust as to the ex-
istence of Indian uprisings. The In
dians are perfectly aware Of the might
of the United States. There is 10
reasonable doubt they want peafe.
They fear war more than we do. !
believe that these Indian troubles are In
deed very largely fomcntcd blythe greed
of the white race IN it, lower circles, who
are always deliberately designing
trouble in order TO possess themselye es
of Naboth's vineyard. When Poor Blf-
falo informs Bishop Whipple that he is
known by almost every Western tribe,
and that he is now no more a warrior,
but is trying to keep the peace among
all his tribes, he is TO be believed, and
he ought to be used as medium OF
peace and goodwill. One such zap
rising as that among the Utes, quick
" as it was seen through and put to
shame, cost the Government more than
would the salary of commission for
twenty years. The Creeks, the Choc-
tows, the Five Nations, have so strong
an element of civilization that they
could be brought to bear upon the
wilder tribes with the greatest econ
omy. Poor Buffalo knew Colorow
long before we ever heard Of him.
Peace seems now TO be restored, but is
any sufficient restitution made to the
Indians who have suffered? Is any
punishment mctcd out TO the miScreants
who in the name Of law, and under the
color of law, degraded the law of the
land in the eyes Of the Utes9 Is any
thing done to deter other miscreants in
other places from involving the Govern
meme in similar shame and loss? 1t
ought to be understood that any person
who brings the word of the Govern
mcnt into disrepute among the Indians
is doing the greatest possible harm, is
helping to shed blood. The lives of
United States soldiers are as sacred as
those of any other United States
citizens, and to impcril their lives that
lawlcos citizens may get possession of
the fair Indian lands is murder in the
first degree. Gail Hamilton, in North
.AmGricaR RcricW.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April G-The remain.
oil Rev, T. I. Hardin, the prominent Meth.
odlst minister having charge of tho Romu.
lus circuit, and who mysterously suicided
IN Green County Ala, Thursday night,
were carried through here to-day for Au.
burn, Ala. his former home whore they
will be buried, His suicide was as strange
IN It's manner as it is nexplicable in the
cause, as be was prosperous, in good health
and mnch liked in his curcuit He sat on n
sofa, placed chair in front of him, passing
the ramrod OF the gun through the rounds
OF the Chair and through the trigger. lie
placed his feet on the ground and the mu2-
zIe OF the gun to the right side Of his neck
Just below the car, and Immediately over
the lugular vein. He then fired the gun.
the entire charge passing up into the
brains, but not through the top of the
skull. When found few seconds after
the shot he still graspel tho barrel of the
gun with his right hand. Death was in.
s'antancous, and no possible cause can be
ascrbed for the unfortunate gontleman,s
suicide
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14
CAUGHT 1T ON THE FOURTH.
Gotham OleO Dealer Gets a Term In the
Penitentiary.

New YoRK, April 10. Thomas Scholes, a
grocer, pleaded guilty before Recorder
Smythe in the General Sessions yesterday
OF selling oleomargarne in place Of butter
Inc Recorder said, aItor musing over his
papers, that he remembered that thrce
suspended sentences for tho same offenso
were hanging over Scholes. He sentenced
nm to three months in the penten-
tiary scholcs had expected to be fined
and he burst into tears. This is pretty
hard, Recorder, TO send a respectable man
10 prison to associate with criminals and
lhieves,' said Scholos counsel 1T il
harder for decent people TO be swindled.
am going to send every one Of the cart
grease butter dealers to prison now. This
business must be stopped. have warned
them and no more pleading ignorance OF
the law or Of the character Of the butter
will be acccp cd"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14
"A LITTLE NONSENSE" "

The dude is not muscular, but
when he strikes an attitude he cripples
it for life. - Binghamton Leader.
There is no necessity that 4 man
should inherit his fathers talents if he
inherits his fathers shekels. --Net0 Ha-
zen NeWS.
An old man who never did any
thing worse in his youth than throw
SNOWFALL at dead cat, will amuse you
by the hour telling you what a bad boy
he was.
-Calumny, says a philosopher, is like
a coal; if it does not burn it will soil.
Yes, and calumny warns Il man about
as well as coal, too. Still, we prefer
coal. Life. I,
-"The times will improve when
tobogganing is. over" said Jones.
"How's that?" asked Smith, "Well,
we won't see so many people going
down hill then. "-B0Sion Courier.
-"Aggie, come yer an poke do
baby up-he mustn't go sleep now,
kase fl go to de sociable dis evenin'.
an leave him with his pa, doan wan
him to wake up."-Ha1per'S Basar.
"A gentleman, who recently retired
from business, has succeeded in wind
ing up all his affairs successfully, with
the exception of his Waterbury watch.
He is at work on that now, taking only
twenty minutes for meals. -Epoch.
"A priest is called in to see Il poor
old haekman who is on his death-bed.
The priest (solemnly) : "Have you
been in the habit of going to church ?"
The hackman Qaintly-"Noi but [his
face brightening] I've driven lots Of
people there. "-7irtM. Ia ,
--Bobby-"Didn't you have an um-
brella with you last night, Mr.. Feath-
erly?' Mr.. Observation-Disclosures?
Why, it didn't rain last night" "Fun-
ny" remarked Bobby, dismissing tho
subject as if of no special Importance;
II heard pa tell ma that he saw YOU
about eleven last night, and that YOU
were pretty well soaked. "-7eaaS Syt-
mgs.
Preparing for the worst-"Mourn-
ing goods, please" she said to the
floor-walker. ayes, madam, this way,
if you will; and then he added, feeling
ly, "death is sad thing, madam"
ut is, indeed" responded the lady.
"rll not make any purchases this
morning, | only want to see the latest
things you have in the mourning line;
my husband is very sick man. -
Trdreter'S Mdgasins. 'H'
"A professor in California college
was stricken with lockjaw during a
Latin recitation some three weeks ago
and has not been able to speak since.
He was teaching the continental pro-
nunciation and had just told the class
that Yoolius Kaiser said "Wany, weedy,
weekly" when the shock came, and it
is quite generally believed that the out
ragged spirit of the libeled old Roman
landed his traducer q sollaker in ths
jaw with his mailed hand. Bnrdstis.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14
SPY CAPTURED,
And Narrowly Escapes Summary Pun.
ishment.



CHICAGO, Aprll 9'-T The dstillery OF II, +.
onuie'ue O. TO-, on Larrabee street, near
lineage avenue, Is the only one north
oi the ohlo RIVER that does not belong
70 'no nisky trust and as conse-
quenoe 'ne iat.er mas waged an uhceasihg
war upon IL since august last, wheh the
pool was iormeu. detectives nave oeen
'"""o"'"S .le u's'i'iofy hlght ana oays
""o every shipment made by Inc mouse
mas ooeh ho'eu' Messrs, Shufeldt q
" nuSiDs frequently received notic,
I'm '"oir customers that rival ho' y,h
III '"e 'ius' hao agreed TO sell thoni
sOo"' "V rom iVe TO seven ceAts lower
W ,'-,i, ,n 'n"ieiu. nous possibly could. Ihe
u''.'l'o'y ioiNS goV onto 'he uetoctiVe
""o was s"auoWlhg tne mouse ana found
.l'V no was 'onii l. "alck, OF Stanley's
agency: Inns morning, TO the great sur
p,'S3 ., 'no u.9ui'ery people, "alcK ap-
rl'eu lof WORK ana was readily given :.
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A Chance for Conklinu.

New York, April 10. DR.. Barker bad a
consultation with D., Sands between S.I5
and 9o'clock at M. Conklng's house.
lhe patients condition is greatly i'm
proved, and there is no danger of hi.
death tonight. The physicians say that
Il Mr. Conkling can be kept alivo for three
days no will recover. A reporter asae |
Dr. Barker tho blunt question: "Can Mr..
Conkling recover" The doctor cautiously
replied: "Itis troacherous disease, and
can not speak for the future. All tho
changes that have takon plac, to-day are
intho patients favor. But very little pus
has hccn discharged since tho operation
was norlnrmol y
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
The Ten Rungs in the Ladder of Military
Advancement.

1
On the lowest rung are the words
"Second Lieutenant" on the upper is
the word General. y When promo
tion comes other than in the staff OF
the army the ascent of the ladder is
one rung at Il time When general
officer dies, or retircs, or otherwise
creates a vacancy, there is a scramble
on the part of those occupying lower
rungs to get up higher. Promotion to
the grade of Captain of the line is
made regimentally. Promotion to the
grade of Colonel is lineal. In both
cases promotion to the vacant grade is
regulated by priority of commission.
Promotion to the rank of Brigadicr-
General or Major-General is a matter
of selection; but. as stated, advance
ment up to and including the rank of
Colonel of the line is made one rung at
a time. The law does not prescribe
regimental promotion, and there is
much dissatisfaction felt with the occa.
sional workings whereby an officer
junior in years of service overslaughs
colleague of another regiment, his
senior in service; but the custom of the
Adjutant-Gcncral's office has given the
usage the force of law. In 1873 Lieu.
tenant-Colonel Crook was selected by
the President for the rank of Brigadier-
General, and he was coz. ..iirmed by the
Senate. He never was Colonel in
the regular army, and he is now the
senior Brigadier-General of the army
in relative rank. The next officers in
relative order of rank are Benet, Mac.
feely, Drum and Miles.
Should any Major-Gcncral of the
army create vacancy, the selection o!
his successor would rest with the Ex
ecutive and confirmation be made by
the Senate. just as when one of u
row of bricks upcnded within reaching
distance of one another is upset and
the other bricks are also upset, So it is
with the juniors of the officer so select.
ed and confirmed. Custom has Justly
confined promotions to the grades
above that of Brigadier-Gencral to tho
line. Some shrewd doubts arc cx-
pressed by knowing ones whether in
the next race for promotion there will
not be entered q dark horse from the
general staff of the army. The organ
izations of the army of the United
States shows one Lieutcnant-Gcneral.
Sheridan; three Major-Gcncrals, Scho-
field, Terry and Howard, aad six Brig
adier-Gcnerals, Cook, Miles, Stanley,
Gibbon, Rugcr aud Merritt. Each of
the ten regiments of cavalry have Il
Colonel. There are five Colcncls of
artillery and twenty-five Coloncls OF
infantry. If there be no ovcrslaugh-
ing-as when Crook, Bcnet, McFecly,
Baird, Swain, Greedy and Murray were
selectcd-the next Brigadicr-Gcncral
will be taken from these forty Coloncls
of the line. Chicago 7Si,unc. s
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, April S,-An .4merica,,
special from Athens, Ga, says; Two thou
sand people witnessed an event never be-
fore heard of in the history of Clark Coun-
ty, Rev DR., Pridgeon, eghty-four years
Old, preached his own funeral to-day in a
small country church, six mile, from here.
lie had his grave dug and coffin made
Tor tins occasion. He and his assistants
sang the first song; Shall We Gladly
MeetF He then gave his text-Socond
chapter Of Corinthians, eighth versc-and
gave the large crowd short talk in very
falteriug manner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14

PARKERsBrRG, W. Va, April 9.-Mrs
Netiie II well, VIII resided on Dust Camp
Gilmcr County, while attending class
meeting Sunday morning, arose and in ac
cents OF religious ecstacy exclaimed
"Brothcrs and sisters, know that my r =.
dcemer livoth. lsce Him now in the flesh y
Thea, turn ng to a gentleman standing
near-Mr. Post-she told him to meet her
in Heaven. She also spoke in similar
words of appeal to Mrs. Pest, and then tc
the minister. Then, turning to her hus.
band, she exclaimed, "Oh, Charley" and
oefo the sentence was finished, she fell
back dead
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14


NEW YORK oculist says that the
F'est enemy to the eyes of yonng
IS tho cigarette. Recently n dis.
| mas appeared among smokers
'h Is dangerous, and after careful.
"Ves'lgating the best authorities,
ior long time were at loss to un.
'anu the pecu lar malady have
Y" IL to the small papcr-covered to.
70 sucks 1t is now known as tho
''e''e eye lts symptoms ara
'e'S ana filmlikc gathering over
Iervals
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14
BACKED DOWN.
That's What We Did at Tangier-Accept-
ance of Terms That Were Toru,ci Ten
Days Ago.

That's What We Did at Tangier-Accept.
Days Ago.
CINclNNATr, April l0-The following is Il
cable special TO the ERqnircr;
TANGlER, April 9-The settlement of tho
dispute between Nor Geo and America is
shameful b2c idown. Tho terms which
were finally grateful accepted were re-
fused point blank ten days ago. The
American prestige here was not destroyed
by the settlement for since the lamcnta.
bic naval demonstration, it has ceased to
exist After Consul Lewis had refused to
allow mediation of the Italian and English
Minister'S the Sultlns Special Commits.
sloner Fakj El Emani, started on his way
to Fcz. Upon receiving peremptory or
ders from the State Department, Consul
Lewis had to dispatch a special messeng
after Falsi begging him to forget the for
NOR refusal, and concede arbitration by
the British Minister, Sir Kirby Green.
This faki has graciously agreed to do. On
tho removal Of Consul Mathews and the
appointment of General COnsu, Lewis the
Sultan became most amicably disposed to
ward America, having dislkoi Mr. Math.
ews. In fact he notified Admiral Green
that he wished to scnd President Cleveland
an Embassy and four Arab 10 scs. and
asked t Q A Imiral for man-of.war for
the purpose OF tran'portn them to Amer.
ca. The Admiral is rcporte to hava
answered the Sultan that he had no mar.
nI a y IN f.At, tl,.,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14

Sr PAU, MINI, Apri. S--Adolph Fling
er, of Albert Lea has been locked up. His
wife died about year ago and he now
says she told him to burn his property,
kill his two children and then himself
Yesterday he made a bonfire of $500 in
paper money, 1925 in notes, gold watch
and other valuables. The children were
away from home or he would doubtless
have included them in his attempt to
obey his dead wife's supposed instructions
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14

A NEW drug-obtained by the action
4 acctic ether on anilin and called
'antipyrin' '-sccms to be one of the
nost valuable recent additions to the
ncdlcal armament. While of great
pod as n reducer of temperature in
evers, it is even more valuable as a
bother of the nervous system, and a
ponounced reliever of pain.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14

FRENCH sardincS which for several
Pars have been scarce, leading to the
pr that they would eventually become
Ftinct as n food fish, have appeared on
r French coast more numcrously than
fer. The dearth of French fish
ought into the market great quanti-
|s of American fish of some sort
hich, done up in cotton-secd or doe
fed mustard, have been called sar-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14

N Investigating Frcnchman proves
records running back ono hundred
twenty years that the destructive
IS OF diseases affecting the potato
e and other valuable members Of
vegetable kingdom, depends upon
nebulosity of the sky. In years
en agricultural disasters were great
'here was a marked lack of sun
ne' The United States is n land of
SHINE, and to this may we look for
immunity of our crops from the
'adles which have utterly destroyed
Ps in other countries.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14

\ PATENT has been granted fer
lthods and apparatus to increase the
Pctiye power of locomotives and
Per sclf-propelled rail vehicles by in-
lasing electrically the frictional adj
Pion between the driving wheels and
rails. 1t is claimed that the trac.
4 power can thus be nearly doubled
hout increasing the weight Of tho
|omolive, and that sleet and snow
lculties will be overcome. 1t is
Pmed that the friction obtained Is
paper than sanding without its con-
: luent wear.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14
RIOTS IN IRELAND,
me foice Charge on the Meetings at Var
ions Points-Resistance Made to Them,
and Number of Persons Injured:

Inc fOlice Charge on the Meetings Mt Var
ions Ponts-Resistance Made to Them,
ana Number of Persons Injured.
klLRusn, April s.-On Saturday night
some policemen who were trying to pre-.
vent the erection of platform for the
meeting announced to be held to-day we're
pelted with stones by mob and were
compelled to charge the crowd. Many
civilians were injured. Mr.. Tanner, Mem
Der oil Parliament, held meeting outside
Macroom at o'clock this morn
ing. He there burned copy of
the Government proclamation. At 2
p m, the advertised hour, he attempted to
hold another meeting, when the police re-
moved nm from the ground. There was
only slight excitement About six thou
sand persons belonging to the various
League Branches of Kilrush assembled at
z'3p p IN, There was large contingent
on horseback. The police, led by Magis-
tratos Welch and Irwin, charged the
crowd, injuring many. A Anumber of tri.
umphal arches were torn down. Father
Glynn, of Kilmihill, was attacked by two
policemen with rifles. farmer felled
one policeman to the ground with black
thorn stick. A riot being imminent, the
berkshire Regiment, with fixed bayonets,
led by Captain Lynch, charged the crowd,
ana many persons were badly wounded,
order was somewhat restored on the
crowd being appealed TO by priests and
Messrs Redmond and Crilly, members Of
Parliament. Mr.. Redmond then attempt
ed to organize the meeting which had been
heretofore announced, but was prevented
by Magistrate Irwin. Mr.. Redmond pro-
tested that the Governments action in pro
claiming the meeting was illegal, and, to-
gether with the priests, advised the multi
tude TO dispcr5e. Ten persons were seri-
ously wounded with batons and bayonets,
and two mounted policemen were injured
with stones. There are three serious cases
in the hospital. The town was quiet
Throughout the evening. Serious riots oc-
Cured also at Ennis, Loughead and Kan
tutly
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AUSTRIA has the |,

AUSTRIA has the largest number of
public Libraries of any European coun-
Fry. They number 577, and contain
b 49, 600 volumes exclusive of maps
Pnd manuscripts. France has 5OOpub-
Pc libraries, with 1883, 900 volumes.
ltaly comes next with 493, Germany
Nith 39S, and Great Britain with only
POO public libraries.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14

DIR. DREsoH u French physician,
ays that hiccough may be immedate-
stopped if the sufferer will "close
$ external auditory canals with his
hsers, oNorting certain degree of
fcssure"--that is, stick his fingers in
s ears--at the same time that he
flnks u few sips of any liquid, the
ass or cup being held to his Inns by
bother person.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April G. George
Schwartz, the dafautng treasurer of
Crystal Falls, Mich, was arres tel here at
noon to-day. He was found under the as.
sumed name of Howard in house on the
West Side, living with a young woman
who accompanied him in his flight.
Schwartz admits that he made away with
5000 or $1,000 of public money. He is
about twenty-five years of age.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-14

DENTAL ethics is peculiar but mex
orable. A dentist in Pennsylvania adj
vcrtised for wife and got one worth
$4,000, without forfciting his standing
in the profession, while Wisconsin
dentist who advertised for customers
was elected from the State association.