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RIOT IN CHURCH
Over the Secret Society Qucstion-A Mem.
ber's Skull Crushed in "a Melee.

Over the Secret Society Oucstion-A Mem.
ber's Skull Crushed in IA Melee.
MUNCIE, Ind, April Sat Danyille,
n village eleven miles west of this city,
regular riot occurred in the United
Brethren Church Saturday evening, in
which one man had his skull crushed
and several others were badly wounded
The conference of the church adopted
rule by which persons who were mem
bcrs of secret societies could ioin the
church. This change in the discipline
caused great dissatisfaction with tho
older members and gave rise to divs-
ion between the members, the older
ones being designated as radicals, while
the progressive ones were called
liberals. The radicals had full posses
sion of the church until Saturday, when
the liberals crawled down through the
belfry tower, and by this means took
full possession. Aaron Rinkcr, a prom
inent farmer, and one of the radicals,
was the victim who had his skull crushed
by blow from Ned Beck. An officer in
trying to get into the church to arrest
Beck was forced to use a slcdge-hammer
to batter down the door. Beck was
placed under 81, 900 bond for his appear
ance at court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
BOMBS AT GATSCHINA.
Explosives Found in the Cars
Palace Grounds There.
pecoy Train Wrecked, Proving the Exist
ence of q Plot,

81. PETERSBURG, April 5.-The police
at Gatschina have discovered explosives
on the grounds of the Imperial palace.
The Imperial family has in consequence
renounced the idea of going there to fin.
ish Lent The Gar for two days has suf.
cred from a relapse of influenza, which
has compelled him opostpone audiences.
Ills condition is not serious. Among
the students arrested are Prince Via.
zemsky and son of Nabokoir, a former
Minister of Justice. The Car has aban.
aohed his proposed hunting trip in Po.
land on account of plot to throw the
imperial train off the track. This was
discovered by the fact that a decoy
train, supposed to contain the Car and
suite, was wrecked by rocks placed on
the rails. The peasants of Riazan. in.
censed at the continued logging and
outragos perpctrate1 by the district
chief, MordvinoH, retaliated by thrash.
ing Mordvinof severely and stoning the
police. The Car was deeply paincd on
hearing the news
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
PERSONAL AND IMPERSoNAL.

Arthur p. German began his polit-
ical career twenty-five years ago, as a
page in the United States Senate, where
nc is now the senior Senator from Mary
land.
Mrs. Callahan and Mrs, Rogers arc
Texan stock-rai5crs, doing business i'm
div dsally for themselves The first
lady is the owner of so, 900 sheep and tho
other is rated at Sl,00O,00O in cash and
livestock.
"A young Roman Catholic the daugh.
ter of an English clergyman, who doeH
not wish her name to be known, has re.
solved to follow Father Damien's ex.
ample and to devote her life to caring
for the lepers at Molokai.
1t is said that since the death OF his
wife, two or three years ago, Mr.. John
Jacob Astor had never been the same
man. lie no longer took delight in the
scenes and the things which he had en-
joyed when she was by his side. His
funeral was characterized by extreme
simplicity.
1t was once sa d of the French artist
Gabanel, recently deceased. that ifpthei
model of perfect gentleman were lost
to the world it could be wholly restored
from the personality of Alexander Caba-
nell" He was man of very simple and
charming manners and his courtesy
was unfailing.
Mrs. IIetty Green's answer to the
-, IL Inr d. int In1 build.
ing a mansion and entertaining in a
style beftting her millions. Said she:
81 am Quaker, and my early training
disinclined me toward pomp and show.
My family has been wealthy for five
generations, and we need make no dis
play to insure recognition of our posi-
ton"
Miss Rebecca Wright, now Mrs.
Bcnsal, who gave General Sheridan the
secret information by which he won the
battle of Winchester is clerk in the
/ Treasury Department at Washington.
{ She has among her treasures a gold
, watch bearing the inscription: PRE-
sented to Rebecca L. Wright Sept. 10,
1867, by Genl Phil. II. Sheridan. A
memento of Sept 49, 1854
Mrs. Marshall Field, wife of the Chi
cago dry goods prince, employs culti-
waited and intelligent young lady to dis
pense her charity. To her all applica-
tions for assistance are referred, and
personal investigation is made in every
ease; if worthy immediate assistance of
the necessary kind is Afforded; if frard-
ulent, the particulars are entered in
book of frauds for future reference.
Jay Gould at the theater always sits
in box and takes an upper one If he
can get it. He is by no means a con-
slant theater-goer. He is retiring, and
rarely allows himself to he seen by the
audience. lie never applauds, but occa-
sionally becomes so interested in the
play as to emerge from his place of con-
cealmcnt and crane his neck over tho
edge of the box When the exciting
scene or striking tableau is over he
seems to become suddenly aware of his
conspicuous position and quickly sinks
into the background.
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YELLOW FEVER.

Arrival of AN Infected Shin Mt tho Port
OF Baltimore Three of Her Crew Die
oi the Dread Disease-The Vessel
Quarantincd.
BALTIMORE, April Quite a commo.
ton was caused among shipping men
yesterday by the report that the Amer
lean ship MeCullum, Captain OBricn,
from Rio, was detained at quarantine
with yellow fever aboard. The rumor
gained good deal of credonce because
1T could not be verified, the Health De-.
partment being closed. Captain O'Bricn
was not allowed to come to the CITY bv
order OF Dr. lleiskcll, who is
in charge of quarantine. 1t was
definitely learned later that three of
the sailors had died on the passage. tho
lirst of yellow fever on February l3. tho
other two on February 81 and on March
= respectively. Captain OBrien said
the lattcrtwo didnot die of yellow fever,
and that there was no epidemic on his
ship. The man who died contracted
yellow fever while the ship Law at an
chor at Rio. All were buried at sea.
DIR. lleiskell quarantinod the ship.
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News Items.
TIE Illinois House of Representative:

TIE Illinois House of Representatives
has passed an antitrust bill.
NJ. NJ. CoroMA arrived at New York
on the Normandic on the lst, having five
costly watches in his boot-legs, and 81,
900 worth OF diamonds in belt about
his body.
TnE Park Opcra-house and number
OF other buildings, at New Castle, Pa,
were burned on the S0th.
FRANK Jo>Ern killed his wifo's para.
mour, n man named Bond, near Charles
ton, w. Va.
TnE largest bond ever made in Pitts
burgh by guardian was given on the
31st in the Orphans Court by Milton l..
Meyers as guardian of Theodore II. Hos
tettcr, son of the late DIR, llostcttcr. 1t
was for $1,000. OO1. The American Sure
ty Company, of New York, became sure
ty. The bond has only six months to
run, as young llostcttcr will then be OF
age.
ST. JoSErIi Catholic Convent at Mil,
waukcc was destroyed by fire on the
3lst, and one OF the Sisters was fatally
injured by jumping.
Ar Buffalo, n, V, Kcmmler has been
sentenced to death at Auburn prison as
prescribed by law during the week be-
ginning April Is.
TnE tariff bill. according to Repre-.
sentative Mckinley, will effect 4 rcduc'
ton OF Si5, 900, 900 in the revenues.
CHARLES BAKER. OF Homer. n. ", is
under arrest on the charge Of cutting
his fathers head of.
A BiII was introduced in the Cana
dian House to exclude all new comers
or aliens, from appointments under the
Government until they have resided Ave
years in that country. For many years
past Young Englishmen have received
the best appointments. 1t was with
drawn on tho promise of the Govern
ment TO amend matters
TnREr colored men were drowned neal
Gallatin, Tenn, by the capslzing OF ,
boat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Medium Ito appearing spirit why
did you not come when first raped for
you? We're you musing?" Spirit-"Yes;
! was raped in thought. Lawrence
American.
-"Fido ate the canary yesterday"
"Ate the canary! What did you do to
him?" 1--WE gave him some pepsin, poor
thing! You know he isn't used to such
strong diet Puck
Mrs McCorkle-"W What is your son
dol NC now, Mrs. McCrackle?' Mrs Nc
Cracklc-"lie is a pharmacist" Mrs.
McCorltle--"A farm assist, is he? Why.
| heard some one say he was clerking in
drug store. Judge,
benevolent old lady-"Dear, dear,
Little boy, why do you sit on the curb
stone eating those crusts?" Small boy
Tin doin' it for me health, ma am.
You didn't suppose was hungry, did
yc?'--Lippincotts Magazine.
Lawyer you ever notice any
signs of insanity in the defendant?'
Witncss-"only on ono occasion. A
passenger picked up a dollar in horse
car one day and he was the only man on
board who said he didn't lose it.
Epoch.
Editor in chief Ito fighting editor)
"Who was that you just pitched
through the window-a spring poct?"
Fighting editor-"No, it was man with
one of those st. Peter jokes" Editor
in chicf-'Wcll, guess you're all solid
with ST. Peter West Shore.
-Customer-"Butd do you think these
suspenders will wear?' Shopkeeper-
They're strong as iron, sir. They'll
wear out half dozen pairs of pants"
Then | guess don't want
them. don't care to have my pants
worn out any faster than could do it
myself. f."-Michigan Farmer
-Seedy stranger Gnsinuatingly to
barkeeper)-"Do you know who amp"
Barkeeper (shortly)-"No; | don't"
Seedy stranger tproudlyl-"Im the man
who first used the expression. in the
soup" Barkeeper-"S'sh Take tho
back door and run for it! I'll try to
throw the people off the scent and give
you ten minutes start."-Iippincott
AT New York recently two ex-Con-
federate officers visited the widow of
General Grant and were cordially re-
ceived. One of the visitors was General
John s Mosby, the noted cavalry officer
under General Lee, and the other Cen
eral Cadmus Wilcox. The pair met ac-
cidentally in street car, and in conver-
sation discovered that their destinations
were the same.
Teacher after lecture on geology
Now, children, | want to tell you
something saw in Utah. There is a
high mountain there, far from human
habitation, yet the top of it is covered
with oyster shells. How do you explain
that?' bright boy-"Wcll, | dunno, of
course; but when we lived in Kansas a
big cyclone struck our town, and the
last thing saw of the railroad restaur-
ant it was way up in the air and head
in for Utah. N. Y. Weekly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
A Mothers s Horror.

WICHITA, kas,, April When Mis,
Rev. Thomas Ceftcn returned home
from church yesterday she found her
daughter, one year old, hanging by the
neck from hammock. The hammock
had been stretched by the side of the
bed in which the nurse had left the
baby asleep. 1t is supposed that the
little one attempted to crawl on to tho
hammock, and in doing so its head
slipped between two of the strands, and
1t was choked to death.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
Talmages s Much Advertised Stone.

NEW York, April 5,-Tho stone from
Calvary, which is to form the corner Of
DIR, Talmagcs S new tabernacle, arrived
at Brooklyn on the steamer Giaya. 1t
is about three feet square and ten inches
thick and weighs nearly 32i pounds Its
color is dark red, and it looks very much
like a piece of Canadian granite, Tho
legend is that the stone is the one upon
which the Saviour stepped while on his
way to the cross. A bow af relics ac.
companies the stone,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
NOTES ON OSCILLATION
Various Sorts of Kisses Described by Poets
and Novel Writers.

anu NoNti WRITER'S
There is a distinct literature Of kiss
ing and a bright and thoroughly sensi-
bic young woman OF this city has large
collection of notes and clippings on this
subject All of the poets have written
of kisses in moro or less amorous style.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, among scores of
others, has the following:
"And swear by the sta-s ami my soul and
say
That will have you and hold you and kiss
you,
Though the whole world stands in the way."
Tcnnyson sings of the lips luscious
fruit in these words:
80, love! o, fire once ho drew
With one long kiss my whole soul through
My lips, as sunlight drinketh dew"
Amelie Rives, now Mrs Chanler, made
some valuable additions to the kiss lit
erature of the century. She handled
the subject with freedom and orlginali-
ty. She showed that kissing was quite
enjoyable in the broad hallway of the
old manse, through which the sunlight
streamed askint, as it was under any
other circumstances; and to her mind
nothing could be more delightful than
a salutation of the lips asweep the foot,
while the kissee and kisser were sliding
adown haystack. Herrick's poetic
definition of the kiss is mastery. 1t is
as follows:
1T Is n creature born and bred
Between the lips all cherry red"
II will never kiss a man who is not
my relative" said an East Side young
lady y yesterday, until he is my promised
husband And even with engaged people
think there should be little of it. Too
much kissing will surely result disas-
trously. 1t may be pleasant, but nay
| sweetheart If | ever get one will net
get single kiss from me until we are
engaged, and then he will get only single
ones, sure enough. lie shall have no
more than one kiss at each meeting
Now, after you think over this, | anu
sure you will agree with me-"
Drifting back to stage kissing, good
anecdote may be related. The leaders
in play were about to kiss each other
The heroine rushed into the arms of the
brave and true lover and, to all appea>-
anccs, their lips met in one long, soul
full kiss. Then there was momcntary
lull, in which the occupants of the boxes
caught this distinct whisper from tie
leading lady: "Onions and beer again,
as live! This thing had better stop,
or I'll kick"
Despite these sometimes unpleasant
features it will ever be the cherish Of
every vigorous youngster of his race =
and even the older youngster-to vcjrc
the wish OF some one, now dead atd
past kissing, who wished
THAT womanhood had but one rosy mouth
To kiss them all at once from north to south"
What an intensity Of bliss such oscu-
lation would be! But after all, most Of
us are atsAed 70 take them one at a
time. They last longer. Kansas City
Times.
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DR.. Lancaster, a London physician and
surgeon, recently analyzel man and
gave the results to his class in chemis-
try, The body operated upon weighed
l54.4 pounds, The lecturer exhibited
upon the platform %. pounds of carbon.
~ pounds OF lime, 22,3 ounces phos-
phorus and about one ounce each OF so
dium, iron, potassium, magnesium and
silicon. Besides this solid residue DR..
Lancaster estimated that there were
a,5o5 cubic feet OF oxygen, weighing III
pounds; l05, 900 cubic feet Of hydrogen,
weighing 1914 pounds, and 80 cubic feet
Of nitrogen in the mans body. All Of
these elements combined IN the fc,irw.
ing: One hundred and twenty-one
pounds Of water. 1915 pounds gclatlne,
1.s2 pounds let, SIS pounds ihrin and
albumen and III pounds Of Phosphate u
lime and other minerals Louis Re-
public
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RATS.


They Save Millions of Dollars Worth of
Property and Several Years Hard Work,
New loEK, April 5.-Thc water which
has flooded the New York end of tho
Hudson River Tunnel since last SUNDAY
was rapidly pumped out yesterday.
Since Monday every means that could
be thought of have been employed to
atop the leaks. Two divers descended,
md after spending considerable time
gave up the search. They succeeded how
ever, in closing one of the doors. Thew
Engineer Moore used novel method Of
finding the leaks. He secured a num-
Der OF water rats yesterday, tied long
pieces of oalium to thcir tails caught in
the middle by piece of wire. The rats
we're then forced into the caisson
through the air-pumps. The rats, fol-
lowing the current of air, found the leaks,
and passing through the crcviccs, left
the oakum behind. This stopped tho
ingrcSs of air sufficiently to enable the
pumping to proceed with success.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
Kansas Bank Closed It's Doors.

MANHATTAN, Kan, April o-E Il.
Purcell, proprietor of the Manhattan
bank. made an assignment yesterday
morning. John W. Webb is temporary
assignee. Mr. Webb is cashier of tho
bank. He says the liabilities of tho
bank are SOL 900, with assets said to DO
equal, nominally, to the Liabilities. Tho
stringency of the money market and
the difficulty in making collections arc
causes given for the assignment
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
The Oldest Engineer Dead.

BALTIMORE, April s.-William Gallo
way, who ran the first locomotive on tho
Baltimore and Ohio road, is dead. Mr..
Galloway was probably the Oldest rail-
road engineer in the world. He was re.
tired from tho Baltimore and Ohio In
1887. He was born September 81, 1900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12

LoNDoN, April 9.-Thc appeals made
on behalf of Richard Davies, the cigh-
tcen-ycar-old boy who, together with his
brother George, sixteen years old, was
sentenced to death for the murder of
his father at Crewe, we're unayailing,
and yesterday the prisoner was hanged,
The younger brother, as before an
nounccd, was last week granted p re-
pricyc by the home secretary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12

New ORLEANS, April Confederate
Decoration Day attracted thousands Of
visitors to the cemeteries. The Ladies'
Confederate Monument Association, the
Confederate Veteran organizations
Sons of Veterans and the citizen sol
diery in uniform participated. The
Grand Army of the Republic did not
take part in body, as no invita-
tion was issued, owing to the di,
vision existing in that organization,
and Union veterans participated
individually, and sent offerings.
The Lee, Confederate, Army of Tennes.
see, and Army of Northern Virginia,
monuments were beautifully decorated.
Outside of the other decorations at the
Army of Northern Virginia tomb, where
the body af jefferson Davis is inferred,
the Confederate Veterans placed mag,
niliccnt presidential chair of yellow i'm.
mortellcs, inscribed, 'ro Our Chief" in
front of the resting place Of the distin.
guished dead
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
Jealousy of a Gambler.

BUSHNELL, H., April AT o'clock
last evening Ramen Alderman shot Mrs.
Hess, landlady of the National Hotel,
and then fired a bullet into his own
brain, causing instant death. Mrs.
Hess will recover. The deed was sup.
posed to have been committed during q
A NJ iealousy,
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Congressman Challenges an Editor.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April ga sensa.
tion out Of the usual exists here, twas
caused by challenge to fight duel
from Congressman Phclan, OF Memphis,
to Editor John NJ. Fleming, OF tho Even.
ing Sentinel, published here. The affair
has caused much comment throughout
this section.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12

PAEKERsBuRG, W. Va, April Ed
ward Jones, well-known farmer and
fur buyer of Ritchie County, who resid-
ed about six miles from Harrisvillc,
committed suicide Friday by hanging
himself in his barn. Jones was we'll
to-do, but became possessed of the
hallucination that he would starve to
dpat IN
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Sickness of the Pr ncsss of Wales.

LONDON, April 9.-The illness of tho
Princess of Wales is causing anxiety.
It appears that she never completely re-
covered from herattack of the influenza,
and is now very feeble, coughing con-
stantly. The Princess, although only
Al last December, is beginning to show
signs of age, and lately has become al
most stone deaf.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
NV Southern Protect.

SAvANNAn, Ga, April ). The Satau-
nah Construction Company, to build the
railway from Savannah TO Columbia, $.
c., organized here yesterday. Work on
the new road is to begin soo?. The
capital stock of the company is half n
million dollars, and j. II. Parker, prcSi-
dent of the Cotton Exchange, is its
president
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
Church Rafrles and Eucnre Gambling

Sr. Lofts, April 9.-Judgc Ryland, in
his charge to the grand jurors of tho
Pcttis County criminal court at Scdalia,
Mo-, yesterday, instructed them that
the fashionable game of progressive
euchrc and church rallies are gambling,
and contrary to law. and charged them
to tako cognizancc of all such things
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
Prohibition In Iowa Still Goes.

DEs MONIES, Ia, April THE House
Saturday morning by a vote of 81 to 40
decided to indefinitely postpone the To-
cal option bill. Every Republican, and
Ewart, Independent, voted for post
ponement. This settles the fact that
prohibition will continue in Iowa at
least two years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
Not S!lcott, But Slno.t.

ST. LOUIS, April S.-Thc man arrest.
ed at Portland, Ore, as Silcott, the alb
sconding cashier of the sergeant-at-arms
of the U. $. House of Representatives,
turns out to be one Sinott, private sec
rctary of the president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Portland, who is charged
with robbing his employer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12

DEs MONIES, Ia, April 7.Bishop
Bowman, of the Evangelical Church,
who was locked out of Trinity Church,
in this city, by the trustees, and
whom the Des Moines Conference re.
fused to recognize as its presiding off.
Ger, organized Conference of his own,
Saturday, at his rooms in hotel.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
The Carpenters Strike.

CHICAGO, April s.-The carpenters
strike took place yesterday morning ac-
cording to programme 1t is estimated
that between five and six thousand men
are out. At the close of the day it was
estimated that about seven thousand
men were out. In some places the brick
layers went out with the carpenters out
OF sympathy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
Ia tina Merry Mosquito Doomsd'

PmLAprLruIA, April S.-Thc prizes
for essays oa the extermina'ion Oh mos nos
ouitoes, especially by dragon flies, offer
ed by Mr. Robert w. Lamborn, OF NEW NEW
York City, have ,cen awarded; Iho
fIrst has been gisen to Mrs' Eugene
Marsh. OF Philadelphia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12

CHARLESTON, W. Va, April "A syn
dicate, of which it is said President NJ.
L. ingalls,, of the Chesapeake and Ohio,
is a member, has purchased property
near this city and will lay it of in town
lots. The town will be known as
"kanawha City" The price paid was
500, 900, and it is said that an iron fur
mace will be erected there at once.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12

CLINTON, Ia, April 5.-Tho little city
of Dewitt, Ia, had small but genuine
tornado from the southwest yesterday
Its path was but rod or two IN Width,
but several buildings were demolished
and Others unroofed. No one was IN
;urpl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
crusadsrs at Work in Kansas.

WicmlrA, Kas., April 5.-The crusade
against the saloons has reached this
state. Some of the members OF the W.
C. Il. u, of Kingman, yesterday visited
three places, and all liquors OF suspic-
ious flavor were dumped into the street.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
I.os,nr Their Farms.

Nrw yoRK, April A-Two haadrea
TO rms were sold in Atlantic 'oah'y,
New Jersey. within two days to satisfy
mortgages which had been ioreclosea. e
One farmer became crazy, bursting o"
house and persisted in tho flames
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-12
Nothinr Too Good for stanley.

BRussEls, April 5,-Thc royal palace
and the town hall are being prepared
for the receptions that will be give" to
Henry NJ. Stanley upon his arrival hcr
on April 20 lie will remain in this city
for five days. He will go fro" here t'
England.