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WHAT 1T COST THE "a"
The Strike Made a Hole of About S3,OOO,.
600 In Its EycheQuer.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3-The engineers strike
has been costly one to the Chicago, Bur.
ington 4 Quincy Railroad Company, and
although it has achieved complete VIC
tory and gained all the points for
which it contended, yet it is doubtful
whether the company would not have
been better of in the end had II
made some concessions at the be-
ginning of the conflict and avert
,d the strike The trouble came at a
time when the company could not well af-
ford to stand the heavy losses the strike
entailed upon it. Business was exceeding
ly dull and rates low, and its earnings from
January to the commencement OF the
strike had decreased over s. 0Oo,OO0 II
was no doubt for this reason that the
company accepted the strike rather than
TO grant thefncrease in salaries demanded
by its men.
To make correct showing of what the
strike has cost the company is impossible.
The only way by which an approximate
estimate can be made is to take the de-
crease in net earnings this year as COM
pared with last and then make due al
lowance for what the decrease from
udiul tduoCo Npuiu huNS wv" hoN
there been no strike. As stated
above, the decrease in net earn
ings from January |, lSSS, to the be-
ginning of the strike amounted to s., co.,
900 AS there was no operceptible improve
ment in business or rates up 10 the end OF
AUGUST it is fair to presume that the addi.
tional decrease in the earnings of the CON-
pany would have been about 81, 500 900,
making total decrease OF $500, 600 had
there been no strike. The records
Of the company show that from
January /, lSsS, to October |, 1855, the de-
crease in net earnings was about 70, 500,
0O0 Therefore, deducting the So 900, ,OOC
which, it is estimated, the company would
have lost had there been no strike from
the above amount, there remains a loss
of about 100000 that can be attributed
directly to the strike. The com
pany's officials estimate their loss on
account of the strike at about s., 900, 600
but this is no doubt mistake, as the loss
during the first month of the strike alone
exceeded sl,i00000, and the losses for the
succeeding three months averaged abou
$4,000 each Consequently the estimate
that the strike cost the company abou
s., 000, OOO is not too high.
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A WOMAN AND WILD OATS.
Three of the varmlnts Killed by Brave
~ Dakota Wife.

-s DakOta NTes
MANDAN, OAK, Jan. Son a farm ten
miles west of here lives Charles Casper
done with his family, consisting Of wife
and two little boys. On Saturday Mr..
Casperdone came to Mandan to sell some
stock and remained here visiting friends.
sunday at midnight the chicken roost was
visited by wild cats. When
Yrs, Casperdone heard the noise
she bounded out of bed, grasped
an axe and sailed forth. Rushing
IN at the door of the hennery, she en-.
countered a wild cat, which sprang at her,
catching one OF its claws In her left arm,
lacerating it terribly. Pushing it away
she struck 1t blow, which rendered it un-
conscious. Another Of tleeats sprang at
hei seizing the calf Of her right leg and
pufting it severely with his teeth, Mrs
'asperdone aimed blow at the boast
'o.ch missed, but the animal became
q :alstaaea and ran into the woods. The
third cat, which had been crouch-
ing in corner, then sprang upon
the plucky little woman getting its
teeth entangled in her clothing and tear
ing it almost from her body. She sue
ceeded in pushing the infuriated animal
the second time she dealt it blow which
killed it. Mrs. Casperdone was so over
come that she fell in faint, and was
found there by neighbor, who had been
summoned by one of the bows, She i
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-01-12
FARMERS AT A MILL


Suddenly Blown Into Fragments by n
Boiler Exploding in Their Midst-six
Lives Lost by an Engineers Carelessness.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 6,-At New Hope,
Mercer County, W. Va, irightful acci-
dent occurred Saturday afternoon. A
number of farmers had gathered at Will
liam Porter's grist-mill, as is the custom
on Saturdays, to get their supplies of
-four. A number were talking in the
boiler-house when the boiler exploded
completely wrecking the mill Joseph
T.. French, Thomas Carter, Levi Shields
and John WINNER were instantly killed,
their bodies being blown into shreds.
Eli Shields died from his injuries to-day.
Pieces of flesh have dropped from the arms
of Wade Shuffelbarger exposing the
bones, and his death will soon come. Je-
rome Carter and William Carter were also
seriously injured. The explosion is said
to be due to the careIessness of the engi-
neer in allowing the water in the boiler tc
run low. The explosion was of terrific
force. The beams were broken into spln-
ters, and pieces of the boiler weighing two
hundred pounds were blown three hundred
wards
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LOADED WITH WATER.


Boy Killed In Most Extraordinary
Manner.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-Yesterday Noah
Stropp, a thirteen year old white boy, was
killed at his fathers home, on Lepage
street. The manner of his death is most
unusual. All the rear portion of his skull
was blown away by a charge of water
fired from an old army musket a relic OF
the war; The boy and his sister,
younger than himself, were playing
together in the kitchen. Securing
an old musket which had not been
fired for twenty-seven years, he un-
screwed tho barrel from the stock, filled
the barrel with water and placed the muz-
ze end in the fire of the stove. Calling
his little sister to ''come and hear the
water in the barrel boil" he leaned over
and placed his ear to the breech of the
weapon. As he did so the explosion oc-
cured and the boy was instantly killed,
being blown several feet away and having
his head nearly carried Off. The barrel OF
the musket contained charge which had
been placed in it during the war. The boy
was not aware OF this and was merely in
search of fun. .-.,
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SUFFERED IN SILENCE.

Death-Bcd Confession Restores TO Free
dom a Prisoner Sentenced for u Broth
er's Crime.
ST PAUL MINI, Jan, Item years ago
Jacob Bird was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary from Dakota County for murder.
He has spent the past ten years in Still
water and fully expected to spend the
remaining days of his life at that
institution, but the Governor heard
certain matters which led lin to issue
a pardon this afternoon. Recently the
brother of the prisoner died, and on his
death bed confessed the murder for which
his brother was then suffering an unde-
served punishment, The presiding judge,
the prosecutor and others connected with
the original trial petitoned for the pardon.
Bird never gave any intimation of his
knowledge that he was suffering for his
brothers crime.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-01-12

DEs MONIES, IA, Jan. S.-M. F. Pease, Of
this city, claims to be the original inventor
of the telephone. Heproduces evidence to
substantiate his claim, which will be in
vestigated in the Patent Office. Pease be-
gan experimenting with the transmission
of sound by electricity in 1885 and in 1857
his efforts were, be claims, crowned with
success That year, he says, he filed n
caveat in the Patent Office, giving de-
scription of his machine under the name of
the electrical musical instrument Later
he perfected telephone, and in 1872 his
invention was described in book entitled
"Wonders of Electricity"
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OVER THE OCEAN.
Floods Cause a House to Collensa
Killing Twelve People.
i""F "Fie "iri Murdered and Horribly Mutil-
ated-Other Foreign Items.


Rome, Jan. 4.-The floods are extending
TO Bastia, and have done much damaue
In one house, which collapsed, twelve per.
sons were killed.
LONDON, J9n. 4.-News of the terrible
murder Of alittle girl in field close to a
village road in Somersetshire. with much
the same general details as those in the
case OF the boy murdered at Bradford last
week, has been received.
CAIRO jan 4-The authorities have in.
formation from khartoum indicating that
the white Pasha is Stanley.
DUBLIN, Jan. 4.--Mr. Edward Harrinp.
ton, member Of Parliament, who was sem
fenced to six menths' imprisonment for
publishing IN h,s pepei, the Kerry S,,.tj.
hel reports concerning meetings Of sun.
pressed branches of the National League.
was to-day transferred from the Tralee to
the Tullamore Jail, where he is to undergo
his Imprisonment, He was attired in
prison garb.
BERLIN, Jan. 4.-Seven skaters were
drowned in the Ludwig Canal at Nurem.
burg to-day.
DUBLIN, Jan. 4.-The eviction of tenauts
on the Olphert estates at Falcarragh.
County Donegal, was continued to- day.
The evictors went to the house of n tenant
named Doogan, but found the place de.
Tended by score of men armed with
rifles, who had intrenched themselves
behind the loophoed walls. The priests
who accompanied the evictors entreated
the defenders to leave the house, but
the men refused to pay any attention to
them. The riot act was then read
and the soldiers were about to fire on the
house, when the magistrate stopped them
and notified the party in the house that he
would give them an hour in which to re-.
frain from the course they would pursue.
After the expiration Of the hour the de
tenders announced that they would not
use their rifles, The bailiTs and police
then attacked the house, and after a
desperate struggle, were repulsed. Final
ly the priests persuaded the men to sur.
render. During the fight police inspector
| Was bndlv wounded
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-01-12
A Polite HiqhWayman.

CLovERDALE, CAL, Jan. CA double
stage robbery occurred last night The
down stage from Mendocino City was
stopped near Philo about II O'Clock by a
masked highwayman, who demanded the
treasure box, and holding Il revolver in one
hand, took the box from the driver with
the other He thanked the driver, and or
dered him to drive on. He then remarked,
Good night, gentlemen" The stage had
only gone few hundred yards when 1t
met the up-stage from Cloverdale, and the
driver remarked he also had been robbed,
but gavo no details The express boxes
were all that were taken.
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THE BRASS THIEVES.

Their Stealings Amount TO One Hundred
Thousand Dollars-Railroad Men Said To
he Implicated.
ALTOONA, PA, Jan. S--Not less than
seventy five boys are implicated In the
Pennsylvania railroad brass robberies for
which Edward Singerman and three
others were arrested yesterday. The
gang operated on the Middle Division
of the Pennsylvania railroad, and
it is said thirty-six locomotives
were entirely dismantled by the thieves
Singerman had confederates in Chicago,
st. Louis, Philadelphia and other cities, to
whom he shipped the stolen property, The
amount taken, it is said, will not fall short
of 500, 600. In an interview Singerman
ntimated that he had tale to unfold at
the trial which would implicate a number
of prominent men, among them several
railroad men.
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Jown Mandamused TO Lew a Tax.

b HARRrsoNBURG, Va, Jan. S.-A petition
was filed here to-day in the U. S. Court, by
Frank S. Blair and Others assignee of e.
II. Pool asking the court for mandamus
against the town of Pocahontas, Va, to
compel the said town to levy tax t. pro-
vide for the payment of judgment OF
II 900 rendered against the town in favor
of G. r. Pool in the U. S. Court in dam
age suit for false imprisonment
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-01-12
In Haytian Waters.

WASHINGTON, Jan. The United States
steamship Atlanta, nov being repaired at
the New York Navy Yard, will probably
he ordered to Port -au. Prince to relieve the
Galena as it is deemed prudent to have
that vessel leave the infected neighbour
hood as soon as possible. According to
the present policy of the Department two
naval vessels will cruise in Haytian waters
until the present revolution is at an end,
but no one vessel will be exposed to the
danger of fever contagion for any length
Of time. The Ossippee and Atlanta are
said to be the only available relief vessels.
The Ossippee has already sailed for PorS-
all Prince, and the Atlanta will probably
follow as soon as she can be got ready for
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MORMON ELDERS DEPART.



FAYETTEVILLE, W. VA, Jan. IA few
days ago seven men landed in this little
mountain town, and early Monday morn.
ing they started out through the country,
for the purpose of, as they said, selling
books and also writing up religious his
tory of this county. But it has come out
TINT they are Mormon missionaries,
and have made several converts
through the country. This is a rough
backwoods district and as soon as it
was found out that they were Mormons
there was considerable talk of tar and
feathers. This morning the natives were
a little startled by finding notice tackled
up in several conspicuous places. And it
also transpires the gentlemen were each
served with copy of the same. There is
a certain air of grim humor about them
that makes one think they mean business,
and the gentlemen from Utah have do
partpi
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Reoula,ions Tor Army and Militia.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-The third edition
of the work on rifle and carbine firing, pre-
pared by Captain Stanhope E. Blunt OF
the Ordnance Department, has been APP
proved by the Secretary of War for the
use of the army and militia OF the different
States, under the title of "Firing Regula-
tions for Small Arms" 1t will be dis
tributed to the army, and will hereafter be
the authorized guide in all matters per-
tanning to the subjects which it covers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-01-12
PrQdiaious Sleai Storm.

WORCESTER, MASS, Jan. Sat Rutland
yesterday, the sleet storm was extremely
severe. Huge trees were broken down
and large number of telegraph poles
prostratcd. 1t was found that the ice on
some of the poles weighed over four tons.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, Jan. S.-Reports Of
damage by the storm of Sunday and yes
terday continue TO come ill., Thousands of
valuable fruit, shade and forest trees in
jefferson and st. Lawrence Counties were
destroyed, Telegraph and telephone wires
are down, and many are broken and some
were pulled out of the ground by the
heavy weight of ice and snow upon the
wires Il
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BERLIN, Jan. The National Zeitung
sees in the Samoa disaster traces OF envi-
Gus medding on the part of rivals to the
German power in Samoa, especially Amer
leans. The Zeitung says il trusts that the
government once for all, will seek to OBJ
viate future troubles of the kind by max
ing serious and energetic representations
OH the subject at Washington.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-01-12

NEWPORT, ARK, Jan. 4--The people Of
Jacksonport, three miles from here, were
thrown into furry of excitement this
morning by rumor that very large
amount of money and valuable treasures
had been dug out of the ground near the
residence of Jack Hartin during the night
A skeleton, supposed to be that OF wo-
man, lies on top Of the ground having
been taken out of the sepucher in which
the treasure was also entombed.
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WILL BE HEARD THE SENATE.

Three Nominations That Are Equivalent
to Eleotions--Republcans in Michigan
Colorado aud Maine Choose Respectively
James Mcmillan, Il. o. Woicott and
William z. Frye for United States Som
ators.
DETROIT, Jan. 3.-The Republicans OF
the Michigan Legislature placed James
Mcmillan, of Detroit, one Of the wealthiest
manufacturers of the State, and long q
leader OF Michigan Republicans, in nomi-
nation for the United States Senstorship,
Wednesday night, to succeed Thomas W.
Palmer. Tne nomination amounts to an
election, aud has been conceded to Mr.. Mo
MILAN.
The nomination is, of course, equvalens
to an election, but Mcmillan will not be
formally elected until the 10Th inst. The
Democratic minority will cast its votes
for Melbourne H, Ford, of Grand Rapids.
James MeAliian is 70 years Of age His
fniher was d S oteh Pfesbvte rian, vino settled
IN Aansltou, OGt.. in 1874 and ded there IN
1874, leaving handsome rrdpaf.s Sanes
kssstillan was sduested i the aamiitsF lAmr.
/ .a.. st.ue. N'j -~srsrsssp<fk q 4essss
Eess in Hamilton he settled IN eetso'N
where he began the wonderful Dusr
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Phil LApELPHIA, Jan. SIN the case of
Antoine F. Schilling, whose dsmembered
body was found in two bags in Fairmount
Park, the coroner's jury to-day returned
verdict that Schiling's death was caused
bv a blow on the head, inflicted by Jacob
Schoop, and that Wilhelmina schoop, tho
murderer's reputed wife, was an accessory
before the fact The prisoners were then
committed to prison.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-01-12
NIAGARA'S BREAK.
Large Mass Of Rock Falls From
the Horseshoe Falls,
Jarring Buildings on the Canadian side
Causing Much Alarm.

NIAGARA FALLS, ONT, Jan. I.-On last
Friday night large mass of rock fell
from the precipice of the Horseshoe, or
Canadian Falls, and on Saturday night
last at 10 p. m. another mass broke away.
In both cases the noise made by the falling
rocks alarmed the residents in the vicinity
on the Canadian side. The massive stone
building known as tho Table Rock House
was Jared to such degree that the doors
we're thrown open, aud the occupants, who
had retired, jumped out Of bed greatly ex-
cited by the unusual noise and vibration
OF the building, resembling severe shocks
Of earthquake. The same sensations were
experienced Mt the residence of Gatekeep.
or Whistler, on Cedar Island, and also
half mile up the riv,r, where Gardner
McCameron lives. The effect of these dis
placements on the contour of the falls Is
quite marked, the change being to form an
angle to the original Horse shoe. s.
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ness career which has made him millionaire.
While yet under age he managed railroad
contract or's business, and the Detroit &
Milwaukee roads pier at Grand Haven
was built under his supervision when he
was but 20. In 1854 Mr.. Mcmillan and
others founded the Michigan Car Company,
out OF which has grown the Detroit Car
wheel Company, the Baugh Steam-Forge Com
pany and the Detroit Iron. Furnace Company.
Mr.. Mcmillan organized many other large
business enterprises. He was instrumental
In building the Duluth, South Shore n At
lantic railway He is n large stockholder
in two lake transportation companies
and two banks. He has given large
sums OF money to Detroit. His latest gift to
Detroit was 100000 for hospital TO be founded
in the name of his daughter Grace now Dead
He is very popular. His political sagacity ex-
b bited while chairman OF the Republican state
Committee has won for him the Senatorship 10
which he has been nominated.l
SENATOR FRYE TO co BACK.
AUGUSTA, Me, Jan 3-The joint Repub.
A-l
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0snnndhu Is MurchiSnn.

Los ANGELES, CAl~, Jan. To-day the
announcement was made, on authority OF
those who have been in the secret from
the first, that George Osgoodby, of Pomo-
ma, is the author of the Murchison letter.
Mr.. Osgoodby is a native of New York,
though his father is an Englishman by
birth. Murchison is the family name, and is
attached to that of Osgoodby by marriage.
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Died for Fiqhtinq Dogs.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan, 6'-London
Browning, a prominent citizen OF Cedar
Creek, Green County, lost his life yester'
dav on account Of dog fight Browning
was out hunting when two of the cannes
belonging to his party got to fighting Inc
animals were struck at by Browning to
stop the fight. The shotgun used by him
was discharged, the contents tearing on
his right arm. The unfortunate man died
soon after.
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Mutually Agreed 10 Die.

HAzLEToN, PA, Jan. DR.. John Nyer,
the Oldest dentist Of the town, shot and
killed his wife this morning and then COM
mitted suicide by placing the muzzle of
revolver at his temple and sending bull
let into his brain. The death Of both was
instantaneous. The deed was evidently a
premeditated suicide by the doctor and
his wife.
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ILLINOIS NEW BANKING LAW.
Scope of the Measure as Analyzed by At
tOrney-Gcneral Hunt.

sPRINerIELp, ILL.,, Jan. 3-Attorney. B.
General George Hunt has given an Off.
cial opinion that under the new law
for the organization of banking institu-
tions in this State such banks can be
organized only in cities and villages hay
ing not to exceed 5000 and 10000 in
habitants; that such banks, when organ
lied, can not be ransferred to cities hav
ing larger population, and that all banks
organized and doing business under State
authority are subject to examination by
the State Auditor, and required to IN Ike
reports of their condition, etc, TO The
auditor
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THE FLOUR TRUST.

st. Louis Mills Shut Down In Accordance
with the Milwaukee Agreemant-Tw0
Hundred and fifty Mills In the Fall
Wheat Belt Soon to CiOse.
ST. Louls, Jan. a--ln accordance with
tho agreement entered into at the Milwau-
kee convention Of millers oil the Touring
mills In this city save one, the An
chor mill, closed down Wednesday.
Tho Anchor mil will shut down a.
soon as 1t fills two or three important or
ders it has on hand Under the Milwau-
kee agreement $50 mills in the fall wheat
belt will either close down or run on hall
time during the present month.
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Tho Trunk Thief Bound Over.

CHICAGO, Jan. 8-Thos. W. Vines, the
hero Of the Adams and Westlake robbery
and st. Louis trunk mystery. was held IN
"a 900 bail by Justice Lyon yesterday
morning He refused to talk and waived
examination. Mr. W. Mangler, OF the
Adams and Westlake Company, SAID ne
accompanied Detective Haas to ST. LOUIS
aud recovered S3, e3l from Vines
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-01-12
Mail Pouch Robbed.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. IA cut mail
pouch, with the contents missing, was dis
covered on mail train on tho Pan.handle
road, near Wheeling junction, this after
noon. The pouch contained way matter,
hut its value is not known. There is no
cline TO the robbers.
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inoihar Governor Wants High License

DENVER, COL, Jan. 4,-The biennial
message of Governor Adams was delivered
TO the General Assembly to-day IL
shows the State to be in an excellent con-
dition. He recommends the passage oil
high license law.
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DWELLINGS Of Eyicted Settlers Wrecked.

DEs MONIES, Jan. 1T was discovered
Yesterday that several houses on the smell
lands, from which settlers had been
evicted, have been almost totally wrecked
Smell saws /, is the work Of river land set
tiers or sympathizers.
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niad Bocausa Sha Couldn't Marry.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Jan. miss ,os o'e,,"
Sims, daughter of n well-known la'ne, '',ans,
near this city, committed suicide last h'sn, ls
by taking morphine The cause ass'smvu s''',
10 that her parents prevented her iroh'
morrvinr the man OF her choice.
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:" Edward" asked the proprietor,

:" Edward" asked the proprietor.
chow are those seven-dollar watches
sellingp" mot very we'll, SIR
"How much do they cost usP" ''They
cost four dollars and forty-seven cents
net" "Well, / guess you'd better
mark them up to eight dollars. and
put them in the window, with card
saying they must be sold out regardless
of cost
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Troy. N. ", Jan. At is just 100 years
at noon tomorrow since the name OF TINS
mace then village, was changed from
Vanderhey den's Ferry to Troy, ana in
honor of the event the citizens are holding
high carnival.