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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
Death of Ganeral Crook.

CHICAGO, March 22.-Major-Goneral %.
George Crook, L. S. A., in command of
the Department of the Missouri, died at
the Grand Pacific Hotel at 7:l5 o'clock
yesterday morning of heart disease
There had not been the slightest warn
ing that General Crook was not perfect
ly well. He was at army headquarters
all day Thursday and Thursday night at
tho hctel appeared to be in his usual
good health. He got up as usual yes
terday morning about Z o'clock, and
while dressing suddenly said to his wife:
81 can't breathe" Mrs. Crook helped
him to sofa and doctor was at oncc
summoned, but before he could reach
the room General Crook was dead, THO
General has been in command of the De-
partment of the Missouri for several
years, succeeding General Schoiield.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
News Items.

THOMAS FOSTER, who tried to rob an
Atlanta man OF u gold watch in the
Maxwell House. at Nashville, Tenn,
has been identified as u noted hotel
thief.
SouTl DAKOTA wants the duty on tin
fixed at two cents pound. Armour
says that would ruin the canned beef
business.
TnE old State Capitol of Georgia was
sold the 18th, at public outcry, for
Sl25,SOO
TnE effort to prove bribery in connec.
tion with the Dakota lottery bill was a
failure.
TIE dead body of James Scott, of the
contracting firm of Moran Il Scott, was
found in his shanty near Mcnicr, Taze.
well County, H., asphySiated by natural
gas.
Is. ID. WHlLpES, prominent young
capitalist, of Birmingham, Ala is mys.
tcriously missing.
No lottery will be allowed in tho In.
dian Territory.
II. r. KING, treasurer Of the Corinne
Opera Company, died at Chicago on the
18th.
Two houses were destroyed and three
persons killed and four injured by q
landslide near Troy, ~ Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
a noyn-EnstS Superstltjon.

Evidence of somebody's firm belief in
the old-supcrstition about boring a hole
in thrifty tree, placing therein lock
of ones hair and parings of the nails
and then carefully plugging the hole,
in the hope that as soon as the deposit
became solid wood all fear OF future
headache and other ills would be dis
PEELED from the mind of him whose lock
of hair was contributed to the tree, came
to light in the quaint town of Wells ono
day this week. While saving shingles
from tree that recently stood near the
Boston and Maine station in that town.
William Maxwell came across just such
an exhibition of human deposit. The
nails and dark brown hair were firmly
embedded in the solid wood, being sep
arated only when the machinery con-
verted the wood into shingles. The hair
and nails could be traced in four of the
shingles cut from that particular part Of
the tree. 1t is hoped that the bringing
to light of these emblcms in so rude a
manner has not broken the charm. -
Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
PERSONAL AND iMPERSONAL.

Sir William Gull, the eminent Lon'
don physician, who died fe@ days ago.
had little faith in drugs, and didn't hesi'
tate to say so.
1t is not often the case that man
passes his entire life in the home in
which he was born, but such was the ex'
perience OF Samuel Banley, highly re'
spected citizen of Porter's Corners, Sara
toga County, n. Y, who died recently
aged ninety-one years.
The widow OF General r. 7. p.
Allen, a well-known Kentuekian, died
recently at Seattle, Wash. She was
niece of Andrew jackson, and IL IL said
Of her that she was one of the very lew
women whose marriages have been per-
formed at the White House.
f. +. Reynolds, of Utica n Y, Wis.
tied Z. f. Reynolds, of New Haven,
Conn, some months ago Each we're
surprised TO find that the other had
been named for Colonel Elmer Ellis
worth, and the publication of the facts
has elected from Rev. Z. f. Reynolds,
of Ludlow, VT, the information that he
was named after the same and born the
same week with the others.
General Longstreet is keeping a
hotel in the little town Of Gainesville,
Ca He is a MISUNDERSTANDING man,
with his English whiskers aud mus.
tache, and has made hotel keeping a
success. General Longstreet has seen
many ups and downs since he left West
Point, but he is, perhaps, happier and
more contented now than when he was
commanding thousands of men, or rep
resenting this country at Constanti'
nople.
That Queen Victoria is woman OF
more than ordinary force Of character Is
clearly shown by the fact that during
her recent visit to Wales she on several
occasions fattered the natives by ad-
dressing them in their own language.
Moreover, she is able to both read and
write Hindostanee with considerable
fuency. There are but few ladies who
at the age of seventy would have the
perseverance and the courage to acquire
proficiency in two such eXcruciaungly
difficult languages as HindOstanee and
Welsh
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes is small
man physically, and when in the pres
ence of tall and portly men he becomes
oftentimes quite conscious of his small
ness. On one occasion he was called in
| consultation with three eminent phySi-
clans, all of whom were men OF unusual
height and ponderosity, and, as DIR.
| Holmes entered the room he was for
moment rather overcome as he con-
trasted himself with them, but rally
ing. he exclaimed, well gentlemen, /
feel like a three-cent piece among lot
of pennies"
1t is said that one Of our humorists,
a writer and lecturer, and one Of the best
of his kind, has grown tired of humor-
Gus writing. This may be because he is
older, and has therefore lost something
of the taste of his earlier days, or possi-
bly, he finds his spirits less elastic than
they used to be, though wemay believe,
since he is man of heart and earnest
purpose, he realizes that his reputation
as vendor of wtticisms destroys, or at
least weakens his influence. Two men
distinguished in public positions have
said. nj the close of their careers that
permitting themselves to be regarded as
humorists was the great mistake of their
| lives.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

-"Whar's Bill?" ''Gone ter Heaven,
| guess" "Dead?' Guess so. Tried
to ride my broncho." "Whar's he
buried?" "Ain't buried. He never
come down. N. Y. Sun.
Mr.. Harbosh-"So you desire po-
sition as groom. What have you been
employed at recently?' Applicant-"Ili
ave bin teachin Hinglish pronunciation
to some dudes, your 'ighness Mum
sey's Weekly.
A Dangerous Symptom. - -She-"I
am feeling very bad Something fickers
before my eyes all the time" He
Great Christopher Columbus, she ia
hunting for another diamond ring
Texas Siftings.
Miss Kennelworth-"IIe very
pretty collie, but don't see why ho
wags his tail up and down instead oi
sidewise." Mrs, Morris Parke-"Tho
poor thing has always lived with us in
our Harlem fiat, and that's the only way
he could wag it.'-Puck.
MIR. Blunderheels, doesn't my sing.
ing weary you?' "On the contrary, Miss
Psly, | am charmed Your voice is 50
clear, so fiute-like." later in the even
ing) What is your favorite musical
instrument, Mr., Blunderheels? Do you
like the flute?" "A flute, Miss Psly, al.
ways bores me to death"
Gimme ham sandwich shouted
~ hn
Two seconds later he complained to the
attendant: THAT was the worst sand
wich | ever had. No more taste than
sawdust, and not big enough to see"
you've ct your check" returned the
attendant, contemptuously; "this here's
yer ham sanwich. Puck.
Mrs Billus (pounding at locked door
OF inner room)-"For mercy's sake,
John, what are you making all that
noise about? Are you going crasy?'
Frenzied voice Of Mr.. Billus ION the in
side Keep away, Maria Keep away,
or won't be responsible for the conse-
quences! I'm using that Christmas razor
you gave mc."-Chicago Tribune.
IL have here" said the drummer,
something entirely new in cigarettes.
This brand" Retail dealer-"Chest-
nuts! I've heard that from every sales
man who comes in" "Ies, but | hap
pen to be telling the truth. Here is
something new in cigarettes. Never
been on the market before" "llum.
What is it?" Tobacco, philadelphia
Inquirer.
For the third time little Tommy
Figg had asked his father what was the
cause of the desert of Sahara. Finally
the old man laid down his paper and an
swcred: II reckon il was formed when
the Israelites lost their sand. And II
you don't quit asking me so many ques-
tons I'll see that your mother puts you
to bed hereafter before | get home"
"But, paw, how can you see her put me
to bed If she puts me to bed before you
get home?" And that question was
Tommy's last-for that evening. -Terre
Haute Express.
Utility lady (hurrying in, breath
less five minutes after the call for tho
distribution Of parts for the new spec
tacular production)-'What do get?'
Stage manager (promptly)-"You get a
dollar fine for bein late, and you're tho
Empress OF India in the prologue, and
Queen of Night in the last act; and you
don't want to show up In them old blue
satin shoes again, FOR you've got 10 sit
on gold throne ten feet high, and put
your foot on the neck OF the King Of Per
sa in the last act Nowyou come here to-
morrow at ten, letter-perfect, or you'll
be back in the second row, carryin' tin
sword, 6rst thing you know. ."-Theater.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
A VAGRANT FROM OHIO,
Under an Iallucnation of Having Been
Elected President Of the United states.

Under an HalluciDation of Having Been
Elected President Of the United States.
WASHINGTON, March 90. G.-lcstcrday
afternoon Mr.. John A. Frank, clerk in
charge of the sanitary bureau at police
headquarters in this city, had a visitor
of a peculiar kind. The man was APP
parently about forty,fvc years of age
and had the general appearance of a
working man. Approaching the
desk Of Mr.. Frank, he said that he
was under the impression that he had
been elected President Of the United
States at the last election, but not being
cntircl y sure he had come to Mr.. Frank
to inquire whether he was laGoring un-
der dclusion or not. The clerk, pro-
cecding to question his visitor, was told
that his name is James Bell, that he is
from Van Vert County, o., which, how
ever, he had left over year ago. The
intervening time until last October he
did not attempt to account for, but
said he was then in Richmond,
Va, and from that place shipped in
an oyster dredgc in which occupation
he remained until about two weeks
ago. when he came here to make sure
whether or not he was the rightful
President, and since his arrival has been
stopping at house on Pennsylvania
avenue near Third street. Inquiry at
all the lodging-houses in that vicinity
failed to place him in any of them, and
the man was detained by the police for
investigation of his case. Mr.. Frank is
of the opinion that unless friends come
forward to take charge of him he must
be committed as vagrant of unsound
mind.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
A BAD BREAK.
onutts Crevasse Widens, and Much
Country is Submerged,
interfering With Railway Traffic-The Sit.
uations Quite Serious.

GREENvIILE, Miss. March 2s-Work
on the offutts crevasse is progressing
slowly. The southern end of the break,
which was thought to be secure, gave
away again, and about COO feet of tho
leyee has been washed away. An at.
tempt was made yesterday to secure it
II possible. The Government boats are
at the scene of the break and are rem.
dering all the assistance possible. The
engineer in charge has been instructed
by the Levee Board to go ahead regard.
less OF expenses and stop the break.
The citizens are backing the Levoe
Board In the construction and in
the expenditure OF the largo sum
OF money that will be necessary to
stop the break. An immense BODY of
water is passing through this break. 1t
has spread over a large area OF territ6. y,
washing out fences and covering the
track of the L., N. o. & Il. railroad be-
tween here and Wilcoinski Station, and
above on the line of the Riverside Di-
vision have been abandoned and tho
L., N. o. & Il. are now using the tracks
of the Georgia Pacific via Stoneville
and make connections with the main
line at Leland. The outlook at pres.
ent is rather gloomy. The hopes of the
people are fixed on the early closing OF
the breaks at Olfutt's, and on the stabil.
lty OF the loyees in other parts of the
district. There has been a slight rise in
the river at this point, and slight riso
above in this district at several points.
Slight fall is reported below here.
Ielcgraphic communication between
here and Huntington has been broken.
Ihat Is the nearest Office to the break.
The water from Oirutt crevasse reached
our protection levee yesterday afternoon.
Droves of live stock came in town
from the numerous plantations in tho
Hooded district. No serious losses
have, SO far, been reported. 1t is said
that on one of the levccs in the
vicinity of Huntington are hundreds of
cattle, horses and hogs with very little
feed. A large number of colored people
arc gathered on the leyecs. Men, WON.
en- and children in small groups arc
nearly dcsolate. Many of them are ut.
tcrlV destitute, having neither sufficient
;lcthing nor shelter and suffering for
food, despite tho bravery Of more for.
turate neighbors, who are making every
eXertion to relieve their immediate
wants, Steps have been taken TO aid
| them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
Bismarck Declines.

LONDON, March 24,-The Stand ard S
Berlin correspondent says: at is re,
ported that Bismarck accepted the Col
oncl-Gcncralship, but declined the
Dukedom and grant, first verbally, and
then in long letter, to the effect that
it is not in harmony with his principles
to accept a grant, in view of the incrcas-
ing burdens of the Taxpayers. Herr
Won Radowitz has declined to succeed
Count Herbert Bismarck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
A Hotel in flam,s.

OMAHA, Neb, March 25.-The Mid
way Hotel, at Kearney, burned at about
o'clock this morning and one of the
guests, Henry Deming, theatrical
man, lost his life by jumping from the
fourth-story window. The hotel was
originally built at cost OF S60,O Re-
Gently an annex was built at cost OF
$4,000, and this had been occupied
about thirty days, The hotel was one
of the handsomest and best equipped in
the State. The total loss is estimated
q, $50, 600; fully insured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
EIu-iar,! for HIS Money,

EvERToS, Mo, March 23.-The mur-
der of Lucky" Morgan at Dadeville, a
small town near here, has just been dis
covered. Morgan had been missed by
his friends for day or two, and a search
discovered his body at the bottom Of tho
we'll. His face was burned to a crisp,
and his throat had been cut from ear to
ear. He was rich old bachelor, and
tho murder was doubtless commit d for
the money ho was kaown to carry with
him in large amounts. His house had
also boon rohncl.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
FATAL CURIOSITY.
Fired and Punched Nitro o-Glycerine
To See What It Would Do.
An Explosion Blows n Young Man Out Of
Semblancc to Humanity-His Three
Companions Danger
ously Hnrt,

MARION, Ind, March 25.-About six
weeks ago Leroy Pritchett and William
Spence, of Sweetser, about five miles
west of this place, found a mysterious
can near the Malleable Iron Works,
which they carried home and submitted
to the village druggist, who gavo it
as his opinion that the stuff was nitro
glycerine. The can was laid aside un-
til yesterday when Spence and
Pritchett, George Moore and Ed
Ward took it a mile from Swcctser
to find out whether it was nitro
glycerine or not. They poured out a
small quantity in crock and piled over
it a lot of leaves and bushes. The pile
was then set on fire, and the four men
ran of. TIE fire snl ldered ID Priteh-
ett got stick and stirred up the heap,
the others remaining fifty feet away.
Pritchctts efforts were rewarded with an
explosion that was heard eight miles. All
four were badly hurt, Pritchctt fatally.
The latter had his clothing stripped off;
two fingers on one hand and one on the
other were carried away, and the face
and body were so scorched and lacerated
that scarcely a semblance of humanity
remained. lie fingered until o'clocl,
last evening, and then expired. Spence
was knocked down by the concussion,
and badly scared with tho flying de-
bris. His recovery is doubtful. Moore
was also badly distigured, and Ward
is seriously hurt. Pritchett was nearly
g7 years old, and leaves wife and three
children. The other three are unmar.
ricd. 1t is supposed the can of explo,
sivo was placed whore it was found six
weeks ago by gas well drillcrs, who
probably forgot the place of deposit.
The balance of the stuff, about two
quarts, is in a fcnce-corner, near wherc
the explosion occurred. No one has yet
been found with sufficient nerve to rO
out and bring it in.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
A Priests Sacrifice.

HALIFAX, n. S., March 25.-An cpl
dcmic of diphtheria has swept over
Burin, Newfoundland. There is no
doctor in tho district, and the sufferers
were attended by Rev, Father Walsh,
who with his own hands cleared tho
threats Of his victims. or forty cases
that the priest attended only one proved
fatal. The priest took the disease him
self, and died after few days illness.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
A FATAL MISTAKE.
Prof Richard Dale Owen, the Eminent
scientist, Dies From Drinking Embalm.
ing Fluid,

Prof. Richard Dale Owen, the Eminent
scientist Dies From Drinking Embalm.
ing Fluid
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March GA hor.
rible accident occurred Monday after.
noon at New Harmony, which resulted
fatally to Colonel Richard Owen, Ii"
d., and placing Mr.. A. II. Fretageat in
a very precarious condition. 1t seems
that jug of liquid labeled antiseptid
medicated water, intended for w. W.
Robb, an undertaken, was by some mis-
take delivered to Mr.. Frctagcat's
dry goods store, Mr.. Frcta-
geat, thinking it was some kind of
mineral water, poured out glassful and
handed It to Colonel Owen, who took two
large swallows. Mr. Fretageat then
took swallow of the deadly water.
Almost Immediately both men were
taken Violently i'll. A physician was
called who at once discovered that the
water was cmbalming liquid. Ev-
cry thing possible was done for the
sufferers. Colonel Owen died from the
result ol the poison shortly after III
O'Clock Monday night. Mr.. Fretagcat
is st@,-a critical condition, but may
recover. Colonel Owen was in the
cightieth year of his age, and was one of
the most prominent geologists in the
country. He was the youngest son Of
Robert Owen, the renowned philan-
thropist and rcformer, and was brother
Of the eminent Robert Dale Owen, with
whom he made a survey of the North
west Territory under the General Gov
ernment He was for ten years profcs-
sor in natural sciences of the Kentucky
Military Institute, and returning to
Indiana, served as State Geologist in
1872. He was elected president of the
Purdue University, which he declined,
and in the same year Wabash College
conferred upon him the degree Of LID.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

WASHINGTON, March ga General
Robert Cummings Schenck, Congress
man, soldier and diplomatic, and lead
er in public affairs, generation or more
ago, died at o'clock last evening Of
pneumonia at his residence on Massa-
chusctts avenue, just off Thomas Circle.
General Schenck was in his eighty-first
year, having been born in Franklin, o.
October 4, 1909.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

BERLIN, March 25.--Tho Emperor has
appointed Count Gutenberg, now Gov
crnor Of llcsse-Nassau, Prussian Min
lister of the Interior; Dr. Miguel, one of
the leaders of the National Liberty
party, Minister of Finance: Baron
llcunc, Minister of Agriculture, and
General Won Goltz, Minister of Public
MnrkS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
A SAINT IN DA YLIGHT,
But a villain in the Dark-For Years James
| Tuthill Has Been Robbing His Neigh

But "A Villain In the Dark-For Years James
Tuthill Has Been Robbing His Neigh
bors.
MoNTCLAlR, n. j., March 26.-Iames
Tuthill has been arrested at Brooklyn,
n. Y, for robberies which cover num-
Der of years, and committed at this
place. To all outward appearances he
had led an upright life, and it is said,
and believed, that he is notorious
burglar. Tuthill has handsome wife,
and the couple moved in the best church
and society circles here. Lately
some one answering his description
was pointed out as the man who
had entered house at night
for the purpose of robbery,
but was frightened off. A few days ago
he was pointed ont as the supposed rob
bcr, but he made hasty departure from
this place, and was taken in by officers at
Brooklyn, as stated. A search of the
cellar of Tuthilrs residence was made,
and there the scarchcrs found a verita-
BILE gold and diamond mine. There wero
rings, watches, diamonds, pocket books,
money, bracelets, breastpins, earrings,
watch chains and other valuablcs, rep
representing thousands of dollars. In
the face Of these discoveries, Tuthill
strenuously denied his guilt,and claimed
that if he is really guilty he is not re-
sponsiblc, as he had no recollection of
ever robbing any one. His former friends
believe that he is the captain of a rob
bcr band, and that his wife is his trust
ed lieutenant, She is in Jail at Newark,
and it is said has made full confession.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
Nav Farmers Allianc, Move.

STAuNToN, Va, March 96.-Major
George Chrisman, Jacob Wisslcr and MIR.
Prince, representing the Farmers Al
lance of the United States, have con-
cludcd to establish the Alliance Agri-
cultural Works at Iron Gate, Allegheny
County, Va. The works will employ
from 500 to 500 hands, and their products
will go to every Sub-Alliance in the
country, representing 1000, 600 members.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

OAKLAND, Cal, March 2a.-As tho
time draws near for the fuliillmcnt of
crank Erickson's prophecy of the stimuli
taneous inUndation and destruction Of
San Francisco, Oakland, Chicago and
New York by an earthquake April a.,
believers in this city are selling
real estate at half its value, and dispos.
ing of other property for song to sec
ond-hand dealers. They will move to
the surrounding hills, and daily prayer
meetings will be held until the night Of
the 18TH
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

JoHNsTowN, Pa, March 29.-Quite a
serious flood threatens the lower por-
tions of the city. The rivers have been
rising one foot an hour since o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and as tho snow
has been melting fast all day a heavy
volume of water is expected. 1t looks
as il all the bridges might 80 and tho
people living in the lower part OF town
are moving out.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
Kj,raln WI, Go to jail.

New YORK. March 23.-Charlcs w.
Rich. Of Richburg, Marion County,
Miss, tclcgraphs that Kilrain leaves in
the morning for Marion County Jail to
serve his two months sentence. This
makes it evident that Mr.. Rich has been
unable to contract with the authorities
for kilrain's services.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29
Forget Pension pap,rs.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March a5.-W. II.
Harrison, a school teacher from Walker
County has been placed in Jail hero for
the forgery of pension papers on tho
names of soldiers Of the Mexican war.
1t is said that he has already lilo
gally received $1,000 from the Govern
ment Ills bond has been placed at $40,
900 and hearing sol for Thursday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-29

VIOLET INK il rather tho fashion at
present. Ono of tho novelties in sta
tioncry is paper of delicate shade of
pink on one sido and primrose on tho
,ther. This style is called "sub rosa" "
and is supposed to be especially appro'
pirate for "rosebuds." Dull vcrt-dc-
girls, or moonlight and gobclin-grcy
note paper, with the initials stamped
upon it in dead white, is much used for
correspondence. A complicated ncv-
work of gilt threads, thrown in lllmy
way upon gray note sheet, is unique,
though but an evolution of design OF
last season.