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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

-Lobsters and ladies are alike in
one respectfully both turn red when
they get into hot water Burlington
Free Press.
The highest Office in the gift of
the President is that of postmaster at
Mineral point, Col. 1t is $4,000 feet
above the sea, -Norristown Herald.
The Italians might be a light
hearted enough people in their own
country, but here it is common to find
them in the dumps Boston Courier
A new gas well sunk in Ohio is
yielding 100000 feet a day. and its
owners are beginning to think that
they must have bored into a Chinese
Congress. journal.
-Ethel-"Papa says the money
market is very unsteady" Edith
why, Uncle George said this evening
that money was tight" Ethel-"Well,
that's what makes it unsteady. Bur
dette.
Waiter, | see you have down on
the wine list some Burgundy at 81 u
bottle and some at -. Pray what is
the difference between the two
brands?n ''Well. sir, that is surprisin'.
To think that u Intelligent, well he'd
dicated gent like yourself can't do
simple little sum in subtraction like
thatm-Texas Siftings.
Mrs. Lugsby-"Old Mr.. Grumsby.
the doctor says, is suffering from ele-
phantiasis.n Mrs Bagsby-"Caught
it at the show, | suppose. Hereafter
no boy of mine shall go to see the ele-
phant without having been vaccinated.
You can't tell exactly what the ele-
plants fetch over here in their trunks
Drake Magazine.
-Janitor-"Have you any children,
sir?" Mr. Kilby-"Yes; three Il
can't let you have this flat, then.
But my children are all married.
ut doesn't 'tmake no difference. They
live out in Chicago Cant help it,
sir; the owner says he won't rent to
nobody who has children under no
circumstances. Puck.
Young brother--"Ivo had hard
tussle to keep in good health some
times. Why, one year ! drank moth.
ing but milk, and ate no solid food
whatever Elder Brother-"Blcssed
ii | have not known you ever since you
were born, and | have been with you
all the time, but can't remember any
such year" Young brother-"My
first. -Harper's Bazaar.
Mrs. Frontpew-"I think it is
shocking-the interest our minister is
taking in baseball. Why, | saw him
out playing yesterday afternoon with
u lot of boys from the college" Mr.
F.-"Oh, don't know that there IL
any thing wrong about baseball
Mrs. F.-"l don't say that It's really
immoral. but by and by he'll gnl
curve pitch. as they call II, and 'ilhcr
leave the pulpit or want sic 600
year. Chicago Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
FATAL FIRE WORKS.
Many Thousands of People
Throw Into a Panic,
Crushing Women Into Insensib'iity and
Trampllng Children Under Foot-smi
Ending of Chicagc's Celebration.


CHICAGO, May L. ma hundred thousand
men, women and children were tossed in
waves about the l.. axe Front Park last
night. Halt a hundred pc pie are known
TO have been seriously hurt, q Number per-
haps fatally. Scoies OF others suffered
painful injuries. Tne people were massed
in wall as solid as the frowning stones Of
the auditorium, against which they were
hurled whom the first strong blow of ex-
c ctement broke the great mob into scores
OF tremendous crushes and stampedes.
Under tne glare OF the fire works which
the throng had gathered to see the faces of
thousauds of women showed white and
pleading, Tho shrieks of children trampled
under foot could be plainly heard above
TIE booming of the big bombs and the
cha RS of the unaffected parts of the vast
as EN- So rst the pressure on the
vest pue iel see srae crowd sgnfnxt the
Auditor. .uln 3tudeoaker's Building and the
Art institute. Then the reaction came,
and tn great roar tho mob was forced
eastward almost to the lakeside. The Ili-
nois Central suburban trains were forced
TO stop powerless to get throughithe press
OF people. Aside from the presence of the
great crowd itself, the cause of the excite
ment was the huge serpentine fire. works.
One of them shot out from the stand and
squirmed through the people, scorching
every body in its course Another fol-
lowed moment later, seeming literally to
rip the crowd in two. Women tainted every
where and were brutally trampled upon
as they lay in the grass A movement Of
the crowd away from the threatened hor-
ror of a wholesale panic was met by the
movement in the opposite direction, and
the result was a terrible convulsion of the
whole body Seventy five policemen sent
by Captain Bartram to keep order were
tossed about as they might have been on u
blllowy sea. Congress street is narrow
alongside the Auditorium, and when the
greatest jam came, as it soon afterward
did when the fireworks were over, and the
people who started westward encountered
the mutitules wh1 were unable to see the
pyrotechncs, the collision was frightful.
The most seriously injured are as follows:
Fred Eschenberg, sixteen years, badly
burned; Daniel Grant, thirteen years, ia
tally burned; Kate Conway, fatally
crushed, Mrs. George F. Far
rar, probably fatally crushed, Lizzie
Howard, crushed and kicked by
horse Will probably die, Mrs +. Brady,
seriously injured; probably fatal. Miss
Crowl.y, seriously injured by being
trampled upon Miss Schubert, ribs
broken. Two unknown boys, hands
crushed. James Hoihan, leg burned.
Unknown man, leg br oken. Besides the
above many other women were hurt, whose
names tould not be learned, One woman
is reported tohave had her clothing nearly
burnt from her body by an exploding
rnCknt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
BABY WORKING A JURY,
Her Influence In Her Fathers Trial For
Murder-sympathy Gains a Light Sem

Her Influence In Her Fathers Trial For
Murder-sympathy Gains a Light Sem
tence.
GOSHEN, IND, April 27.-After sixteen
days of trial, the jury in the Barrett mur-
der case returned verdict Of man.
slaughter, fixing the punishment at three
years in the penitentiary. Barreti's crime
was the murder of vii ard Burton, an
Ekhart policeman, while resisting arrest
on charge of assault last October. Dur
ing the trial Mrs. Burton, the wife of the
victim, and the defen ndant's wife and
daughter frequently embraced one an
other, and their piteous cries strongly af-
fected the jury many of them being un.
able to suppress the tears. Barrett's little
two-year. daughter played in and
about the jury-box dividing candy with
the jurors and taking liberties with the
court in general, and she easily overbal.
anced all points of law that the prosecu.
tion raised by her cunning ways. The
verdict created great surprise here and in
Elkhart on account of its lightness
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
MEN ON HORSEBACK.
STAR OF the Grand Marshal In the Big Csa-
tenniaI Parade In New York.


NEW YoRK, April 26-Major- GenerGi
Schofsld's Chief Of staff, l. v. r Cruger,
announces the following as the reprssen-
tatives Of their respective States on the
Grand Marshal's staff: Colonel Benjamin
Whileley, Delaware; General Frank Reed
sr, Pennsylvania; Colonel s. Meredith
Dickinson, New Jersey; Colonel Seaton
Grantland, Georgia; Captain Phineas
H. Ingalls,, Connecticut; Colonel E Il
Currier, Massachusetts,; Colonel Column
bus O'Donnell, Maryland; Colonel Leroy
Springs, South Carolina; Colonel H. M
Seaman, New Hampshire; Major Norman
c. Randolph, Virginia; General D. d.
Wylie, New York; Captain Bonohan
Cameron, North Carolina; General E. H.
Rodes, Rhode Island; General Edward H
Ripley, Vermont; Colonel Morris B. Bell
nap Kentucky; Colonel H. c. Corbin,
Ohio; General Henry NJ. Sprague, Maine;
Colonel c. II. Jones, Missouri; Colonel
Albert W. Gilchrist Florida; Colonel w.
s. Stone, Kansas; Major J. c. Anderson,
West Virginia
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
ArmOred Coast Defense Vessel.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Secretary Tracy
has decided to build the armored coast de-
fense vessel. The appropriation of s.,
200, 900 made for this purpose by the last
Congress also provided for the construc-
ton of submarine torpedo boat, but it
was found when the bids were submitted
for the coast defense vessel that not enough
money would be left to build the other.
For this reason there was some he,i ancy
on the part of Secretary Tracy about de-
Gliding to construct the torpedo boat with
out further action by Congress.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
DEAD IN THE YARD.


A Man Found Hanging and His Wife Shot
Through the iiody-Two of the Sons Ar
rested
SOMERSET PA, May 1.-The community
was startled this morning by the discovery
of another horrib g tragedy. At an early
hour Jacob D. Shauis, wealthy farmer,
sixty years of age, who lived in Jeffer-
son Township, eight miles from this
place, was found dead hanging to tree
back of his residence Lying in the
back yard, few feet away, was his
young wife, shot through the body and
fatally wounded Detective T. j. Pick.
ing hurried to the scene, aud, after an
investigation, arrested David and George
Shaulis, sons of the Old man. and step
sons Of Mrs, ShauIi3. They were brought
to Somerset and lodged in Jail charged
with the crime. 1t is alleged that the old
man committed suicide first and then
David his son, attempted to kill his step
mother, who is only twenty five years of
age, to prevent her inherting the estate,
the two boys hoping by this means to So.
cure tbs estate themselves
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04

BERs sns5 AFril 20. The American snip
Richa'd 2. Buck, from Philadelphia for
San francisco, before reported here in
distress, was discovered to be Oh fire
April ID The flames spread with amaz-
ing rapidity, owing to the inhammable
nature of large portion of the cargo
kerosene, whisky, etc, and the ship was
soon turned to the waters edge. She was
of !, 400 tons burden, and had cargo of
2,149 IONS of general merchandise. 1t is
estim,ted that the vessel and cargo repre-
scented half a million dollars.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
EN-DOLLAR CoUNTERFEITs.

me of 1875, With webster's Head,
sfsnid he Closely Scanned, as the Im-
sslon Is Passing Around.
niA Louis, April &c. About fifty coun-
ser,sa1 ien- do.lar- bills, greenbacks, United
oea.ss legal tender notes, issue OF 1875,
red seal, with vignette of Daniel
WEBSTER in left-hand corner, were tender
ca to the United States Sub Treasurer and
local hunks and business houses hero Sat-
uroay' All of the bills were in the hands
OF ifnacent parties, and no arrests have
Dsep made. Bankers estimate that several
nu's'Wd have been foated here
duIlns; the past two days. The
DUE can be detected by the inferiority of
sne Portrait Of Webster by the poor SCROLL
wcfn in the right hand corner, and by the
pad pacing between the words "This note
Is as.ogal tender" On the back of the bill
the This" is spelled "Tens" 1t is
Wry dangerous counterfeit and has not
DeoN much in circulation in ten years.
Nine years ago several men making this
counterfeit were sent to the penitentiary
from this city.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
PERSONAL AND IMPeRsoNAL.


An old chap Of ninety-two set out
to dance at country picnic in Massa-
cbusetts, and the bones OF his legs
snapped like pipe stems.
1t is a popular saying that rich
mems sons don't amount to much. or
600 rich men in New York who have
sons there are not twenty who are not
hard at work building themselves up.
Hiram Williamson, one OF the i'm
mortal six hundred who rode into the
valley OF death" at Balaklava in 1854,
has been made chief porter at tho
Boston post-oiIice He is seventy
years Of age.
--Stonewall Jackson's widow was
recently offered the place of post-mis-
tress at Lexington, Va. Mrs. Jackson
expressed her thanks. but declined.
saying that she had not the necessary
qualifications.
DR. Grace Wolcott and three other
American physicians of the same sex
were recently honored in Vienna by an
invitation from Prof. Riiroth the great
surgeon, to attend bis p.vats u.sntel
and witness his operat'JHs
Miss Mary +. Seymour, who has
served two terms Of two yaas each as
Commissioner of the United States
Court of Claims for the State Of New
York, has been appointed Commis-
sioner of the Court Of Claims through
out the United States for term OF five
years.
Here is Oscar Wilde's latest. He
chanced to call on Il lady who had just
purchased a number Of Japanese
screens, which were standing IN artist
ic disorder in her drawing room. You
have come just in time, Mr. Wilde,
she said, land can arrange my screens
for me-" But Oscar replied, "Oh,
don't arrange them: let them occur"
DR.. L. b. Middlebrook, who has
been an exile from Connecticut for sew
enteen years because of contempt of
court, died in New York short time
ago. In 1872 DR.. Middlebrook had
difficulty with a lawyer and struck
him in court. For this he was sem
fenced to pay fine OF 800 and UNDER
90 an imprisonment of thirty days in
the common Jail. During his period OF
exile DR.. Middebrook never visited
his native State.
John Bright had on the walls Of
his study portrait Of Gladstone, one
OF Lincoln, and one Of Washington. He
did much of his work with the re-
minders Of congenial spirits around
him. He recently gave evidence that
the political separation between him
self and Mr. Gladstone had not changed
| his confidence in the fundamental
worth OF the latter's character, though
he had previously given way to i'm
patient utterances concerning his
| home-rule attitude.
james Spencer, who died at West
Hartford, Conn, the other day, aged
seventy-three years, had been from
boyhood totally blind. He was edu-
Gated at Dr. Howe's institution for the
blind in Boston. He early developed
more than ordinary musical au y
and for a generation was orgahist and
musical director in the Congregational
Church at Collinsville. He took a
great interest in all public matters,
and knew what was going on in the
world, for he had newspapers and
books read to him and his great men,
ory retained what he heard. He mar
ried twice, was always genial and
happy, exerted IA powerful influence
for good in the community, and his
advice on important matters always
had great weight.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
An Important Decision.

ADRIAN, Mich, April 27.-Emml W.
Blackstone has for two years been fighting
the Standard Accident Insurance Com.
pany for the amount of policy on her hus.
bands life. He committed suicide in 1856
She won in the Lenawee circuit court and
now the Supreme Court has affirmed its
decision. Blackstone was insane, and til,
point at issue was whether the act of sui.
eide by an insane man was an accident.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
Because He WouId't SqueaI.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, April 26,-Chas Now
land, one of the most prominent contrac-
tors of this city, shot Louis jackson, col.
ored, four times, in the office of the Chief
of Police. Jackson was under police pro-
lection on charge made by Nowland that
Jackson carried notes to his daughter
fused to tell who gave him the notes aud
Nowland shot
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04

WASHINGTON, April 27,-Ofiicials Of the
State and Navy Departments are consld-
ering what can be done in the matter of
suitably rewardng the Samoan King
(Mataaia) for his timely efforts to rescue
the American sailors and property
wre c&cd at Samoa. ..t.lr.t a. Kimberly :,
report contained a strong recommendation
upon this point which can not be neg elected.
1t Is probable that Congressional warrant
must be had for the bestowal of any uit-
able reward, bat the Navy Department
may be able meanwhile to give the King a
token of its appreciation in the shape of
boats or some of the property now slowed
at Amin
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
EXtraditjOu Bill Passed

OTTAWA, ONT, April 27-The Weldon
Extradtion Bill was passed by the Senate
to-day. The measure will be assentel TO
next week by the Governor General. 1t is
reported that the bill will be submitted to
the English Government. for approval be.
fore it becomes a law. An examination
of the recent vote on the bill in the House
of Commons shows that nearly all the
legal gentlemen in the House voted
against the retroactive clause, which pro.
vided for the surrender of fugitives guilty
of offenses prior to the passing of the act.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04

WASHINGTON, April 2L-Consul Smithers,
at Tientsn, reports to the State Depart.
ment that the Chinese Government has re.
Gently authorized an extension of tho
Tientsin and Tongshan railway which will
make it possible to reach Pekin from
Tientsin in about three hours, whereas it
now requires as many days. The Consul
says that the opposition Of the conserv.
atives having at last been overcome,
China may now be said to have fairly en-
tered upon career of railway construc.
tiop
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
Extensive Forgeries Confessed

HARTFORD CT, April 26.-Chares F.
Woodruff of New Britain, who at various
times has been in the newspaper, law and
forgeries aggregating $4,000, extending
over number of years, most Of the money,
it is understood, being lost in real estate
speculations. Woodruff forged indorse-
ments Of notes drawn by himself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
Terrible Accident.

WHEELING, W. Va, April 27.-A horribl,
accident happened in Tucker County
Wm Plum and small son, aged sew
years, were burning brush on clearing.
A brush heap was set attire. with log ly-
ing above the heap on a steep hillside. The
brush were partly burned away, when the
log rolled over the little boy, crushing his
head and killing him instantly. The
father in attempting to save the life Of his
son was fatally injured
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
PASSENGERS ROASTED.
Seventeen Mangled and Charred Corpses
Taken From a Railway Wreck

lakeh from kailWay wreck.
HAMILTON, ONT, April 29.-A terrible
railroad accident occurred on the Grand
Trunk, near this city, at nine o'clock yes
terday morning. The st. Louis express
jumped the track and the engine ran into
water tank. Two cars telescoped,
and Immediately took fire. All the
dead, seventeen in number, have been
taken out The only one identified was
r. S. Gurney, Of Chicago He was in
stantly killed, but not burned An Italian
name unknown, was also instantly killed.
The other fifteen were burned beyond the
possibility of Identification. About twenty
were injured, but only one Or two serious
ly. None of the train hands ware killed,
the fireman being slightly burned and re-
ceiving bad scalp wound.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 30 AT Chelsea
Park summer resort across the Kansas
line, yesterday afternoon bridge across
an artificial lake gave way and precipi-
tated about seventy five persons IN o seven
feet of water. Most of them scrambled
out or was assisted to the shore more
frightened than hurt, but fifteen were in
jured, four of them seriously. Their
names are Mrs. j. II. Pendergast, Miss
Mole Parish, Samuel Lester and Eddie
StaYnns
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
Gathering In tho Thieves.

New YORK, April 26-In view Of the ap.
preaching Centennial and in accordance
with an order issued by Inspector Byrnes,
the detectives last night gathered in about
fifty burglars, sneak-thieves, pick. pockets,
eic. The prisoners were arraigned in
court to- day and held for examination,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04

ST. PAUL, April 26.-The State Legisla-
ture has passed new capital punishment
law. The prisoner is to be kept in solitary
confinement and see no one but his family,
his lawyers and his spiritual advisers. He
is to be executed before sunrise, and may
invite three persons to be present The
sheriff invites six persons besides the sur
geon, 1t is made a misdemeanor for any
newspaper to publish any thing more
about the execution than the mere fact.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
HORRIBLE STORY TRUE.


Attendants. as Stated.
CHICAGO, April 29.-All doubt that the
lui,atic, Robert Burns, was murdered by
his attendants in the Cook County Insane
Asylum, was removed to-day. A post
mortem examination showed that the poor
fellow had two ribs broken, his breast.
bone smashed, and had suffered nameless
injuries, apparently from series of kicks
Burns Is the man who was roommate at
the institution of a Times reporter, who
had gained access to the asylum by feign-
ing insanity. The Times man repeatedly
saw the attendants, as they, through sheer
brutality, attacked not only Burns, but
numbers of other patients, Three of the
attendants are under surveillance, and
will probably be arrested before morning.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
,JOseph Dion Insane.

TEv YORK, April 26.-Joseph Dion, the
the well-known billiard player, has been
declared insane by sheriff's jury on the
report Of Dr. Austin Flint VIM Ii. Wick
ham and Rufus Andrews. Dion is in
Bloomingdale Asylum, and the evidence
adduced in court shows he is violent at
times and believes he is a religious in.
fnrmar
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
Maintains on Fire

LEwIsBURG, W. VA. April 90. - The
Green brIer Mountains, near Greenbrier.
White Sulphur Springs, ar, a mass of fire
and millions of feet Of valuable hard tim
Der has been consumed, with tens of thou.
sands of rails and other property. The
fire is beyond control and must burn itself
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04

NEW YORK, April 29.-.Au 'ust Faver, a
Louisville militiaman, whilo on his way to
this city, put his arm out Of a car window
to see II 1t was raining. The arm came in
contact with bridge near Albany and
was broken. 1t was smputated in Belle
vue Hospital last night Faver is wholc-
sale druggist and resides at ei2 Eleventh
avenue, Louisyille.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
Murderer Stranrled

CHARLESTON, S. C., April 2L-Cesar
Frazier, colored, was hanged yesterday
for the murder of Holdenburg, white, on
February Q. The condemned man pro.
fessed the Catholic faith and the execu
tion was unattended by the usual scenes
Of shouting, PRAYING and singing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
Mr.. Pepd,eton to Retire.

BERLIN, April 26-Mr. Pendleton, the o.
S. Minister, will take no part in the con,
ference on Samoan affairs. He presented
his letters Of recall to Emperor William
this afternoon, and will Immediately re-
tire from Berlin. The affairs Of the Lega-
tion will b, conducted by Mr.. Chapman
Coleman, First Secretary Of Legation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
ELECTROMAGNETIC Amonp CattIc.

ABILENE, KAs., April 27.-Twenty- K
head Of fine steers in a herd fattened here
have been killed because they had HYDRO
phoba. A mad dog bit one Of the herd of
two hundred few weeks ago Rabies
spread rapidly. 1t became necessary to
shoot the maddened animals. The disease
10 still spreading and two head were killed
yesterday. Others are afflicted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04

CHEsTERroN, Md, April 26.-The trial Of
Captain Cain, of the OYSTER boat Robert
J. McAlister, for firing on Captain Charles
Kerr, commander of the State police boat
Helen NJ. Baughman, while in the dis
charge of his official duties, and for firing
on the Helen NJ. Baughman, was considered
here to-day. Judge Wickes imposed q
sentence of four years in the State peni.
tentiary and fine of 800.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April ga Times
special from Burchell says; Thousands of
disappointed ome-seskers returning from
Oklahoma are obtaining leases from the
Indians in the Chickasaw, Choctaw and
Greek Nations. Many Of the Indians well
come the white settlers, and some are said
to favor an allotment in severalty of their
entire reservation,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
Bishop Wurtzburg used to delight

Bishop Wurtzburg used to delight
in telling joke at his own expense.
He was walking in meadow, when he
met a little shepherd lad. What are
YOU doing, my son9' said the bishop.
"Tending swine, your reverence"
How much pay do you getP' "One
,lorin week" Il am also q shep-
herd" continued the bishop, "but i
have n much better salary" THAT
may all be. your reverence; but then |
suppose You have more pigs under your
care" replied the boy.