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NUMBER AZ.
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

General Stuart Van Vliet is tho
oldest General OF the retired list in tho
army. He is seventy-four years old
and served fifty-two years.
Gladstone says he brought his
children up without constraint. "They
have never been governed at any peri
cd Of their lives by force
The head porter of the Lafayette
Hotel in Philadelphia lives in $l5.-
900 house. and his fortune is said to be
100000, all made in fifteen years from
tips.
The late Nine. de Grouchy, widow
Of Bonaparte's Marshal, retained to
the end of her life her brilliant powers
as conversationalist. She was
ei9hty-six years old.
AN Irishman named Casey died
recently in Albuquerque very wealthy.
BY his will he left to General J. A.
Williamson, of Iowa, nearly 100000
for favor to Casey long ago for
E-gotteus
Colonel North, who began life in
England as a humble laborer is now
the nitrate king, and pays Chill
$l,72j, 900 per year export duties on
nitrates produced by one of his works
in that country
-Disraeli once remarked that fiat
terry was the secret OF his success in
life. The higher man climbed, he
said, the thicker it could be laid on,
until, if one could approach the throne.
it might be laid on with a trowel.
Theodore Kamensky, the Russian
sculptor who was exiled from Russia
by the Gar in 1874 is now professor
at the American Art School in New
York City. His offense consisted in
putting the name Liberty" on q toy
locomotive in one of his marble
groups.
Miss Grace Howard. Oldest daugh-
ter OF Joe Howard, the well-known
newspaper correspondent, is engaged
in mission work among the Indians at
Grow Creek, Oak. Because of her
many charitable deeds she has been
named "the good-hearted woman" by
the Indians.
There is still living in Northamp-
ton, Mass. an old musician known as
Uncle James Hurlburt whom Jenny
Lind once drove twenty miles to hear.
His favorite instrument is the violon-
cello, and he still preserves gold coin
which the songstress gave him as a
mark of appreciation for a solo which
he played for her.
Susan La Flesche, an Omaha In
dian girl, graduated in 1886 at the
school for her people at Hampton,
Va. Since then she has been assisted
/. by the Connecticut Indian Association,
and last week she was among the
graduates of the Women's Medical
College, OF Philadelphia. She will
stand among her people as their first
woman physician.
Joseph G. Parkinson, Of Chicago,
is said to be the only deaf and dumb
lawyer in the country. He is asso-
ciated with his twin brother, who does
not share his disabilities. When Mr..
Parkinson was twenty-three years old
he was chief examiner in the Patent
Office at Washington, place he held
for six years. In 1879 he resigned and
soon afterward was admitted to prac-
tice before the United States Supreme
Court. He now ranks as one of the
most successful patent lawyers in the
country.
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TWICE AS HIGH.
;salk With the Great French Furi-
neer, II. Eiffel,


LONDON. Oct. "a well known. Lon.
,uon engineer, who was one of the 80
members of the Iron and Steel Institute
entertained in Paris last week by NJ.
Elifel, and the president of the French
/ society of Engineers, gives an interest
ing account of conversation ne had
Win NJ Elifel, in which thar gentleman
gave his opinion OF the feasibility OF
constructing a tower on the plan Of the
hlIfel structure in Paris. of such dimcp-
elohs as arc proposed for the
lower to be constructed on tho
sltc OF the American Worlds
Exposition of lS92. In this conversation
lNfhii'el expressed his unboundod con-
ho' nee that the plan Of tho Paris sta =
ture with some slight modification
which experience had suggested TO him.
could be safely adopted Tor tower twice
us height. and with thi, plan tower Of
any altitude desired present no en-.
difficulties whatever. biD WAS
simply question ofoutlay. If the Amer.
lean Exposition Committee wcra rIabi.
tlous to possess tower fifteen huDd,cd
or two thousand feet nigh. thcy had
simply to provide the funds and
the structure would sprinr from
the ground in nine months after the or.
der was given. or course. great care
would have to be exercised in the scIoc.
tlon of Il suitable site. as upon this
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-10-12

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 5.-The
Tradesman has instituted an exhaustive
inquiry into the cotton mill industry of
the South, and has received reports
from all the leading mills of the South.
ern States The actual number of mills
in operation is $50 against 149 in 1850,
an increase of 232 per cent. since tho
census year. The increase in mill con-
sumption of raw cotton in the same pc
riod has been 253 per cent. South Caro-
lima is the banner State, 1888 bales
were consumed in the State last year,
against 1903 bales in Georgia The
consumption of raw cotton in South
Carolina has increased 33 per cent. in
two wears
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-10-12
BRITISH STORM.
Noftherh Portion of In gland and Ireland
swept with Great Tury-Many Person,
Killed and Injured.

Northern Portion of England and Ireland
swept with Great Fury-Many Person
Killed and Injured
London, Oct, 9.-Tho storm which
swept over England and ireland Mon.
day, though doing serious damage every
where, appears to have spent its fury in
the northern portions, Reports of cas-.
ualties resulting from the high wind
which prevailed all day come in hourly,
and the aggregate loss of nropprtv
VIII be enormous. Several lives were
lost by contact with flying timberS and
debris of demolished houses. but the
telegraph wires are everywhere SO Grip
pied by the storm that accurate fpurc3
can not yet be given, In almost every
county in England and ireland houses
were blown down by the force Of the
gaze, and many cases are reported in
which the occupants remained for
hours buried in the ruins until
rescued from their perilous positions
by their more fortunate ncighbors.
In most OF these cases serious Injuries
We're sustained by being dragged from
the ruins, and in some eases death has
resulted. lnthe city of Bradford large
warehouse was blown down. and tho
heavy brick walls in their fail crushed
In four houses adjoining. The occu-
pants were buried all night under
tons Of tangled debris, and it was not
until yesterday afternoon that the hun
dreds of men who had been set to work
at once to rescue, managed to get them
from under the ruins of their homes.
Many of the victims are frightfulIy.
manned, and several can not recover.
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

They call gum an elective at Vas
sar because the students needn't take
it unless they chews -Munseys
Weekly.
-Highwayman Ito pawnbroker)-
Put up your handsw Pawnbroker-
"How much will git on 'em?'-Texas
Siftings.
-Tramp--'I have scarcely a rag to
my back, mum; can't you help me
out?" Lady-"Certainly, sir; here's
the rag bag, help yourself."-Budget,
In the gloaming,-She (after
moment of silenoe-"What are you
thinking about Charie?n He-"Oh,
just about the same thing you're think
ing yourself" Shelf you do, TIL
slap you. '-Roseleaf.
School teacher (to boy at head OF
class the lesson being philosophy
"How many kinds OF force are there?"
Boy-"Three, sir. "Namo them"
Bodily force, mental force and the
police orce.'-Lopdon Punch.
Young Simpkins--"I went to see
the lovely Clara last night, and do you
know she asked me to sit beside her
on the divan. What do you say to
that?' Charley-'I should say, sofa
so good.'-Kearney Enterprise.
Mrs Stayathome-"Oh, John,
dropped a diamond out of my ring into
the ash barrel to-day. How shall
ever find it?' Mr.. Sayathome-"I
should call in the police and have
them sift the mattes to the bottom. -
Lawrence American.
Mrs. Blinkers-"Wel did you go
TO the doctor to see about that bee.
sting on little johnny" Mr.. Blinker5
-"Yes. He said we should put mud
on it. He charged me 81 for the pre-
scription but he gave me the mud for
nothing. IN. Y. Weekly.
Mr.. VIM. G.-"Say. Mana. will
you take luncheon with me? | know
where there's a nice lot of fresh to-
mato cans Miss Mana G. Thank
you, Billy; but I've just eaten half of
Mrs. Moneys wash, and | couldn't
hold another mouthful, Puck.
His Chances Improving. do you
love me, dear?" asked Cholly, softly.
well, Cholly," said Molly, ito tell
you the truth, | am not quite sure;
but think, perhaps, could love you
enough to be your wife ii you could
only manage to get your salary raised, "
-Somerville Journal.
-'Are you sure these colors are
fastP" said an anxious customer, as he
examined some colored shirts. Ger
tainly sir" said the urbane clerk.
why, creased lightning is messen-
ger boy to them" and the customer
ordered round dozen at once -
Clothier and Furnisher.
There's only one way 10 go
through house in safety when YOU
wake anybody up" said an experi-
,nced burglar. "How is thatP' keep
he people amused" Keep them
"Yes; never 20 out ona
rip without having lot Of lags
landy. y."--Merehant Traveller
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A MONSTER CROTALUS.


MS
Mr.. A. G. Drinker, of this city, has
been au enthusiastic student OF natural
history since he was a small boy in
the beech woods Of Clifton fifty years
ago. II have had three very narrow
escapes from being bitten by poison
Gus snakes" said Mr.. Drinker the
other evening, land in each case it
was different variety Of reptile that
came near giving me dose. One af-
ternoon in August, good many years
ago, ] was tramping along near the
Barnt bridge with my rifle on my
shoulder, when happened to see an
immense blackberry bush, loaded down
with dead ripe berries. II was up the
bank a little way, and ! stood my gun
up by a stump and went to the bush.
The body Of the bush was as thick as
"a good sized cone, and it lay within q
few inches OF the ground. | carefully
reached my fingers around it and
'''' 'p' " pun tuo pu7ii 'e"aro 'he
$40" y, "heh IeIc something pushing
and pulling on it, II startled me Il
s"Vu '',' 'l'u ! seO 20 % Vhe oush ana
:, " ','lco' ooH'elh'nS hept on shaking
IT, 0u' "na' IL was ! F'uIdh I toa' /
" "7 oonnu 70 Hhu out' thou3h' ana
"''Ii ,,, " 'i.',e' Pohe" Vle leaves away
~, Tl'" 1t SUCK anu you at 'he mystery
j, : "' P"%'' 'i"' inuEeu ''e ou'n was a
o'S '''C'c'i''ne ms iah9S we're Ia9l
~ '"0 '''''n 9''ui' man an men from
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hliu pGiOIc / pOuuupu Jle lie OUT OF
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CONFEDERATE MONEY. .
me old Bills In Great Demand-Train
Robbers Given q Pointer--Good STUFF In
oachels and Socks, While the Robber 4
Walks or with the Dummy.


Robbers Given q Pointer--Good STUFF In
Sachels and Socks, While. the Robber
walks or with the Dummy.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. s.-Within the
past Two months there has been a brisk
demand in this section for Confederate
gfeenbaeks and bills Of defunct State
banks. This demand comes from the
West and North, but chiefly from West
ern points. Being unable to account
Tor 1t, | called upon leading broker to-
day. who, in reply to my request for in
formation, said; "a correspondent
IN New York to whom | shipped re-
Gently about $4,000 of old State Bank
bllls and $500 200 of Confederate bills
wrote me that they were wanted most
by travellers. lie said the practice of
holding up trains and robbing passen-
gers had become so prevalent that men
having much travelling to do, and who
are compelled to carry morey with them,
are providing themselves with gr1, n
goods as a decoy to the ;silroad ago j
flie says they make mp packages n
confederate bills, with old State
bank bills on the outside, and
carry these in their pockets, stow.
ing their money in their sachels or
hldlng 1t under seats. The train robber
IS generally in hurry when going
through train, and as the passenger
throws up his hands the agent grabs tho
big fat pocket-book with the roll of Con-
iederate bills in it and hurries along to
the next passenger without stopping to
examine the pocket-book. Ny cores
pondent tells me the thing has been
tried, and that it worked successfully.
In fact, he gave me the name of a friend
who had provided himself with one
OF these dummy pocket-books, and
VINO was on train that had been held
up out West some where. The man had
over $1,000 packed away in his socks,
and roll of old Confederate and State
bank bills in his inside vest pocket.
The agent swallowed the bait and went
OIL with the dummy roll" Assorted de-
Of these old bills readily
sell for seventy-fyc cents per 1000,
while special issues bring from 81 to
Sl.j0 per 1000.
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A TAME SENSATION,



Nearly score of years ago, when
was Il reporter on a st, Louis daily, an
atrocious murder was committed in a
locality about two hundred miles
away A farmer killed his wife,
mother and brother, and then coolly
sat down on the doorsteps and waited
to be arrested He admitted the crime.
explained his reasons, and in due
course ONime was convicted and sem
fenced to be hanged. A few days pre-
vious to the date OF execution we got
a sly pointer that the murderer was
going to make statement or con-
fess!on OF startling interest, and the
city editor bundled me off in a hurry
to get scoop found the sheriff
a very good-natured man, and very
soon after my arrival | was permitted
to see the condemned. | explained
why had come and he replied:
Yes, am going to make state
mont; but how do know you are
what you rcpresenl?n
Here is my card"
But that won't 90. ANY one can
print what he likes on card. want
certificate from the paper
| telegraphed to the city editor and
he tclcgraphed me back q "charac-
ter but the prisoner shook his head
and said
81 can't take any thing Of that sort
| want a written certificate
1t took me two days to get it, and
was in u sweat all the time for fear
some other paper would get onto the
case. lost no time in getting up to
the Jail with the paper, and the con-
demned read ii carefully, and then OBJ
served:
Il am now quite satisfied that you
are all right
"And now for the statement | re.
piled, getting ont paper and pencil.
well, you can say that after ma.
ture reflection | have decided to de-
clare that am innocent OF the mur-
der of which have been convicted.
"But-but--you---"
That's the statement, sir, and thats |
all, claim to be an innocent man.
Good night"
had been badly sold, Tha. was
the sum and substance of the sensa.
ion. and indeed all he would say. N.
\. Sun.
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Several Thousand Jews EXnelled.

LONDON, Oct. 5.-Sevcral thousand
prosecuted Jews, who have been eX-
PEELED from Russia, have arrived in
England during the past ten days, and
others are coming daily. Arrangements
have been completed by wealthy He.
brews here to colonize these people in
the Argentine Republic, and nearly
thousand will sail on the outgoing
steamer to-day.
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Negro Exodus Preparing

Sr. Louis. Oct. An immigration
society which has been recently estab-
lished in Topeka. in connection with the
late exodus of negroes to Oklahoma,
has received letters from Tennessee,
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and the
Carolinas, stating that there will be
twenty thousand negro emigrants from
those States as soon as they can gather
their crops and get ready to leave.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-10-12
New Lottery Sch sms Nipped.

DENVER, Oct, "a. G. johnson and !.
H. Boyd have been arrested here charged
with sending lottery circulars and
tickets through the mails, They are
said to have conducted an alleged cor
poration called the Denver State Lot
tery Company, capital prize $500. with
600 other prizes. The first drawing
was to be held October 10. The men
were held in 81 900 bail,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-10-12
ONLY ONE LEF T.
Death of the Eleventh Juror in the Gel.
hrated OssoNatomle Brown Trial in 1875.

Death of the Eleventh Juror in the Cele-
brated Ossawatomle Brown Trial in 1859.
SUMMIT PolNT, w. VA, Oct. s.--John
c. Mcclure died after a long illness at
his farm house near here yesterday
morning in his eighty-tifth year. He
was a member of the jury which con-
victed John Brown, of insurrection
fame, in 1859, at Charlestown, this coun-
ty, BY the death of Mr.. Mcclure there
is but one of that celebrated jury left
living. Mr. Rightstine, of Shepherds
town. Only one Of the jury, Walter
Shirley, has died violent or accidental
death. lie was thrown from his horse
a few years ago and killed
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-10-12

lNnIANAroIIs, Ind. Oct. 0.-Thc city
election passed oil very quietly yestcr-
day, light vote being poled and the
Democrats elected their candidates for
Mayor and City Clerk, and majority
of the Common Council. Sim Coy is r,.
elected to Council in the Eighteenth
Ward by majority of Ia Coy was re-
Gently released from the panitentary.
where he was sent for alleged forging Of
election returns.
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A Contest In South Dakota.

ABERDEEN, S. D., Oct. 5.-A report is
current here that the election will DO
contested so far as the prohibition ques-
tion is concerned upon the ground that
a large part of the tickets used were not
upon white paper in black ink as requir-
ed by statue Most of the tickets used
in Brown County were printed upon
cream paper in blue ink.
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Children In a pnxder-H House

CAYuGA, Ont, Oct. 5.-Three children
named Walton obtained access to tho
powder-housc of gypsum mine here
yesterday afternoon, and one OF them
lighted a match and ignited quantity
of powder. One of the children was lit
orally blown to pieces and the Others
were so badly injured that they can not
rpcOYpr
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NO PROHIBITION.
Three to One Against the Proposition in
Connectlcut-Vote on the Constitutional
Amendment

Amendment.
HARTFORD, Ct, Oct S.-Returns from
towns that cast more than two-thirds Of
the States vote last year show that the
vote on the Prohibitory amendment is
about three to one against it. These
towns alone gave an aggregate majority
OF 10000 against the amendment.
Only ten towns SO far reported
gave it majority. In the principal cities
the vote was: Hartford, 1,010 yes, 1868
no, New Haven, 1913 yes, 6,6s1 no;
Bridgeport, 62O yes, 2,3S3 no. The new
secret ballot law received it's first trial.
There was no excitement at the polls,
but in the general quiet the plan worked
surprisingly well. Hartford County com
plcto gave 4,5Oo for the amendment, and
1O,23l against it.
New HAVEN, Ct, Oct s.-The vote on
the constitutional amendment (prohibi-
tom yesterday, is as follows: Total
vote, G.63l; no, 5,0Gs; yes, 1,Gl3, major
ity against amendment 1896. OF the
fifteen wards, the Prohibitionists re-
ceived a majority in only one, the Thir-
teenth, where they obtained majority
of 4S.
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Conscience Money,

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-Secretary Win
dom received conscience ontribution
of S6l5 in bills, inclosed in an en- 'elopa
postmarked st. Joseph, Mo. The
sender had folded the notes AMI then
clipped pieces from them. This mutila'
tion was done it is presumed, to prevent
the money from being of use or We lue to
any body but the Government.
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EVANSVILLE Ind, Oct, S.--Geo. Price,
a young aeronaut connected with Wal
lace Bros Circus, lost his life at NJ.
Vernon, Poscy County, yesterday after
noon, while giving an exhibition OF
jumping from balloon with para
chute. Afterrcaching height of about
1000 feet he sprang out coming down
all right, but alighting in the middle of
the Ohio river. Price was unable to
swim, and drowned before an attempt
even could be made to render aid. Price
was thirty-two years of age, and lived
in Jackson. Miss. This was his one
hundredth ascension.
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Hiph I.icsnse Law Error,

LANSING, Mich, Oct. Sowing TO a
mistake made by a Legislative bill clerk,
Section 10 of the new high license law
is void. This section compelled drug
gists to secure permits and to make an
nual statements of their sales. This, it
is considered, will not invalidate the en-
tire law, but it removes all restriction
from druggists.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-10-12

One OF the most beautiful bouquets
OF roses sent to the home of the late
Justice Matthews bore. In purple i'm
mortellc across the front, the words.
Say not goodnight, but in some
brighter cline bid me good-morning.n
No card was attached to it, and Cor
time the name Of the sender was un.
known, but it has since been learned
that it was the gift of the President,
whose affection for the dead jurist was
OF tho warmost kind,
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Big Deal in nInvinan NM

ST. LorIS, oct. 9.-Onc of the biggest
mining deals yet made from st. Louis.
involving S!.O0o.O0O cash, and taken in
New York and London, has just been
closed by Judge L. i. Clcary, of this
city. The property is located in Mexico.
and includes all of the mines located on
the Ncgana vein and one hundred
thousand acre grant, containing num-
erous gold, silver and copper lodges of
untold riches
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Suicides Hnrrihle Mathnd

MANSFIELD, o., Oct. Mrs. Ralston
Mckee, the wife of well-to-do farmer
residing three miles south of the city,
chose horrible method to commit sui
eide at her nome yesterday afternoon.
She threw herself head foremost into a
forty-foot well. In her descent her head
struck against the stones, and her skull
was cracked. Soon after her disappear
ance her remains were discovered and
taken out. She was about sixty-five
years of age and has been insane for
some time.
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General Chalmers with1raws

New ORLEANS. Oct. 0.-Captain \. T.
Wimbcrly, collector of internal revenue.
received letter yesterday from General
James Il. Chalmers, who was nominated
by the Mississippi Republicans for Gov
ernor. 1t confirmed his reported with
drawal from the contest. together with
Judge Fra2ee, who was the Republican
candidate for Attorncy-Gcncral
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Tax on Re-Exported whisky.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The Treasury
Department decides that twenty-five
barrels of American whisky, exported
from New York to Hamburg, and withir
few months re-exported from Hamburg
to New York, can not be admitted free,
but must be treated as subject to inter
nal revenue tax.
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A Negro Did II and Is Killed.

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 5.--A negro named
Stark, who is believed to have been the
man who fired into a church at Miss
Point, Wednesday night, killing D. A.
Mclnncss and wounding his daughter
and Henry Blumer, was found to-day
padding down the Pascagoula river He
was ordered to stop, but instead has
tened his speed, whereupon deputy
sheriff fired. killing him instantly.
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Storm on Lake Superior.

IsnrEMING, Mich, Oct. 1.-Two yes.
sells were wrecked on Lake Superior
Ship Canal Saturday night The crew
of nineteen men was saved with diff
Guilty by the life-saving crew under
command of Captain Ocha. Loss on
vessels and cargoes, $4,000 to 100000
A terrific storm is now sweeping over
Lake Superior.
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Interesting Statistics.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.--The superln-
tendent OF the Reading railway states
that there is, on an average, one death
every sixty hours, a disablement through
accident every eight hours, and case OF
sickness every Ave hours, among the
company's employees.