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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
News Items,

Two freight trains on the South Cbes
ter railroad collded. Engineer S. w
Slate and Fireman Gibson, of BELOW,
Falls, Vt, were killed. and others were
injured
ARTHUR 5. KNIFFEN, the dentist
whose wife was found dead in bed at her
home in Trenton, n. j.. Friday morn
ing made an Intellectual attempt to COM
NIT suicide, on the 9th, by cutting his
throat and taking poison.
y RECEIVER has been appointed for
the furniture house of r. Deinmel &
Bros at Chicago. The debts amount tn
$500. 600 and the assets to about 5000, 600
WHILE suffering from influenza, Henry
Klein, Franco-Prussian veteran.
sought his wife's grave in Long Island
cemetery, and blew his head off with a
gun.
SIX ex-State Treasurers. of Colorado
have been sued for about SlO0 900 each
to recover interest on the States money
they had loaned to banks.
JAMES w. HusTEp has been named
by the Republican caucus as Speaker of
the New York House of Representa-.
tives. 1t will be his sixth term.
a HOT spring, whose waters have val.
liable medical properties, has been dis.
covered on the shore of Lake Garda. one
OF the most popular of Italian resorts
CnAs. GRAY was run over by shift
ing engine near Coal Valley, ". Va.
and had both his legs cut off. lie died.
A SourH Carolina mob assaulted n
British subject and his wife. AMI tho |
'ase will be laid before Sir Julian Pam.
,efote, who will confer with Secretary
Blaine. ''
AT Nilliamsport. Pa. Mrs. Bohart
rolicked with her mother A shotynp
hrown to the floor was discharged. Tho
oad tore hole two inches long throurb
hrs, Bohart's breast
A PROPOSITION has been made in tho
'irginia House of Delegates to revive
'hlpplng as mode of punishment for
city thieves.
DAN MCLEAN was acquitted. Mt
Ireenville, Miss, of the murder of two
zen named Aston and Levi.
ST Louis gamblers are betting on tho
'cation OF the Worlds Fair and tho To-
Il postmastcrship.
TnE Angus Smith system of elevators
Milwaukee, have been sold 10 an En-,
Iish syndicate.
STRAUSS. with his entire orchestra '
Is been engaged to come to America in a
ay ior a three months engagement. h
TiIE first important battle betweep 1
'e party leaders in the lower House of :
'ngress occurred on the 9Th over rules
a mcEiNtR was on the ath appoint.
for The Whitley rcNro~ wort m lr
'rir " y, q. Tho ms.ness an he p
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
JAMES RIDLEY'S LUCK.


Both Occasions.
There is at present an inmate Of the
soldiers home near Milwaukee who is
living victim of the horrors of passing
through genuine trance, in which mys-
terious cataleptic condition people are
occasionally buried alive, fully aware Of
all that is going on about them, yet un-
able to move or in any manner indicate
that they are alive. TIE victim of this
strange condition is named James Rid
ley and twice he has been laid out"
and placed in the dead house, an artistic
and very complete private morgue that
is connected with the home. Both his
supposed deaths occurred some time ago,
and as a general desire prevailed at the
place to keep the matter =. 'ound Sc
cret the circumstances have Just leaked
out and were incidentally learned hv
journal representative. Ridley, VIII Is
quite an old veteran, suddenly died. 10
all appearances. and was removed to the
dead house to await burial. This is
place quite similar to the regular morgue
ip a city. 1t Isl. large room completely
surrounded by packed iceand is not~rsy
verycold but very dark. 1t seems some
delay was occasioned in the burial prep
arations and the remains" were permit
ted to stay in the dead house for two
days. At the end of that time the chief
mourners among his comrades, headed
by an undertaken in charge of coffin.
approached the place for the purpose of
performing the last sad rights due the
dead by the living, As the guards un-
locked the door of the dead house and
the funeral procession crowded in they
were Mortified to find the corpse en-
gagged in sitting up on his cooling board,
rubbing his eyes and staring about him
in utter bewilderment. just as sound
sleeper does when he first awakes from
a long sleep.
The guards and friends quickly real
lied the awful situation, and taking the
man who had so narrowly escaped liv-
ing tomb they bore him to the hospital,
where he was carefully treated and was
gradually brought fully back to life.
Not fully satisfied with his first i'm
promptu final taking off, Ridley. some
months later, took very sick and once
more proceeded to expire to al intents
and purposes, and was once more con-
signed to the dead house, but careful
watch was this time placed over the
body" and, as a supposed result of the
exceedingly cool place, the departed
was finally observed to be coming out
all right again, and was then rushed
back to the hospital.
Ridley will say nothing about his
terrible double-death experience or his
past life, as he evidently seems to dread
the matter except that after both eX-
periences he admitted to comrade that
he heard and knew all that was spoken
or done about him while in the frances
and the horrors of being buried alive
were continuously in his mind although
he was powerless to avert the approach
ing doom that seemed inevitable. He
is very sallow, sickly-appearing man,
and is now quite feeble, scarcely ever
leaving the home grounds. milwaukee,
Journal
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DEATH IN THE CAISSON.
theories as to the Cause of the Ter
rible Accident.
fotai Number of Victims Fifteen-work of
Recovering the Bodies.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 11-At 1920 o'clock
yesterday morning the bodies of three
OF the unfortunate victims of the cais-
son accident were reached by the work.
men. The positions in which they were
found showed that desperate struggle
had taken place at the narrow door
OF escape. One negro had succeed
ed in pulling his body through
the aperture, but death had overtaken
aim just when life was promised. An
other negro had crawled partly through.
His hands were fastened by death
in the clothing of the negro in front of
him, showing that he had died in des-
perate endeavor to escape first. Be-
tween the two negroes was the body OF
white man. 1t appeared from his po-
sition that he was trying to push back
some one who was clinging to his legs.
The sand accumulating at the door by
the sudden sinking of the caisson, had
wedged in the body of the white man in
such manner that it could not be
removed. A further investigation
shows one more man to have lost
his life - Hamilton Morris - max
ing total of fifteen. The most plausi-
BILE theory as to the cause of the acci-
dent is thus given by one of the survi.
vors, Louis Crouch, and his story re-
ceives not little credence from tho
superintendent Of the work: Knox, the
foreman, had been seen near the key
which controls the air supply, and it is
believed that he cut off the air more
than he really intended to, causing
the caisson to sink into the sand.
Should the remains of the first white man
found prove to be Knox, the theory
is strengthened, as the key which con-
trolls the air is only short distance
from the lower or last trap, and Knox
was the only white man near it. Joe
Fahringer, who was in the pumping
boat, says he ran to the mouth of tho
escape pipe as soon as he heard the rush
of air, and met Abe Taylor and others
as they came out, and they all tried to
close the lower doors of the air-locks
and save the others, but found it i'm.
possible.
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WIND STRUCK.
Funnei-Shaped Cloud Sweeps Down on
st. LOuis-Factor and Other Business
Houses More or Less Wrecked.

Funnei-Shaped Cloud Sweeps Down On
ST. Louis-Factories and Other Business
Houses More or Less Wrecked.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13.-About 4,30 yes.
terday afternoon tornado struck she
southwestern section of the city, and
swept on through to the northern linn
Its, marking pathway nearly quarter
Of mile wide, and leaving death and
desolation in its track. There was
scarcely any warning of the approach
ing storm, owing to the fact the sky
nad been overcast for several hours be-
fore the full force of the wind was felt,
and it was all over in an incredibly
brief period of time, those residing
In and near the path of the tornado
scarcely realizing what had happened
until it was all over. In addition to
dozens of dwellings and stores in the
southern, central and northern sections
of the city more or less wrecked, the
following big buildings were damaged;
The Anchor Mills, Goodwin Candle Fac.
tony, Pullman shops, Van Brooks furni.
ture factory, Kingsland & Forgusons
farm implement works, Missouri Pacific
Hospital, Hodgen School, German Evan
gelical Church, Second Presbyterian
Church and others yet to be heard
from. The only announcement of the
approach and progress of the storm was
dull, sullen roar, quickly followed by a
torrent of rain, which in turn was sue
ceeded by sleet and before the victims
could realize what had happened the
storm had passed by and on, leaving
wreckage and mangled humanity in its
pathway. Trees were torn up by the
roots and broken off, telegraph poles
swept down as though mere sticks,
while the roofs of buildings were lifted
from their moorings like feathers and
tossed into the streets. Mrs. Charles
Miller, who resides with her husband at
Twentieth and Eugene streets, was sit
ting in q rocking-chair with her babe in
her arms, when the roof was lifted from
her holse. She rushed to the window,
and just then the wall gave way, and
Mrs. Miller and her babe were buried
under the debris. The babe miracu.
lousy escaped without a scratch, but
the mother is badly hurt and may
not recover. The list of victims Sc
cured up to $3.50 p. M, is as follows.
D3ad-Mrs. Maggie Connors, aged forty.
Bernard Mcconnell, aged forty; Joe
Weaver, aged nine. Injured. Teresa
Weaver, aged six, both legs broken; will
probably die. Mrs Chas. Miller badly
cut and bruised. The following are in
Il serious condition: Annie Connors,
Maggie Connors, Francis Connors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

Prof Frank Stouch has taught 3d.
6s5 persons at Reading how to dance.
1t took him fifty-three years to do it.
Miss Roxanna Wentworth, the only
child of Long John" Wentworth, is
one Of the wealthiest women In Chi
cago,
King Leopold H., Of Belgium, is
said to have devoted no less than s3, 0O0,.
900 out Of his own private fortune to the
work of establishing the Congo State.
Miss Lucy Campbell, Boston girl
seventeen years old, recently took part
of the Mendelssohn prize at the Royal
Conservatory at Berlin. She is the
Rrst violinccllist that has ever won this
distinction.
Mrs. Edward G. Smith, of West
Springfield, Mass, has the proud repu-
tation of being the champion breadmak-
er Of that State and New York She re-
Gently took the first premiums on wheat
and rye bread, and second on graham at
the Bay State fair.
Assistant Private Secretary Pruden
has been at the White House for twenty
i've years. He asserts- and he il high
authority-that Rutherford B. Hayes
was the most liberal entertainer who
ever occupied the Executive Mansion.
This is contrary to popular belief. Mr..
Pruden's word is not to be doubted,
however.
-George Francis Train when in Bos-
ton recently was surrounded by crowd
in hotel corridor when he offered to
bet that he was the biggest fool in
America. Nobody accepted the wager
at first, but finally man came forward
and said: 'I'll take your bet, stranger,
provided you are not George Francis
Train"
William Waterman died recently In
Wood County, Wis, aged ll2 years, He
was good-sized baby when the Declara-
tion of independence was made; was
nearly years old when CORVALLIS sur
rendered; was IA when Washington was
inaugurated; 25 when Washington died,
81 when Fulton's steamboat made its
trial trip; SO when the Mexican war
closed and was an old man of 81 when
Lincoln was inaugurated.
There is certain firm of subscrip-
tion-book publishers in Cincinnati that
has an agent who recently took most
wonderful number of orders. II can't
explain it, said one of the firm, sex
cept on the theory that he mesmerizes
them. | know that ] delivered the
books to the parties, and while they all
acknowledged the genuineness of
the signatures, they claimed not
to be able to remember the least thing
about giving the order"
Felix Pyat, who died recently in
Paris, was the man who conceived,
planned and melted the destruction of
the Vendome column and the destruc-
ton OF Theirs house. He wanted all
the foreign newspaper correspondents in
Paris shot, or at least locked up. He
urged the slaughter of all prisoners and
hostages, He finally advocated the ut
ter burning of the city, and the scheme
would have been fulfilled to the letter
had not the Versailles troops got in in
time to stop it. But amid it all he kept
himself out of danger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Mormons Still Ahead in Utah

SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. l4-The
utah legislature met yesterday. Gov
ernor Thomas sent brief message, re-.
ierrlng mainly to Territorial affairs and
recommending in general terms that
the Legislature take steps to bring
utah IN accord with the general Gov.
ernment +. S. Richards, a Mormon.
was elected president of the council.
and James Sharp, jr., Speaker of the
Lower House. All the minor officials
and employees are Mormons.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Ten Thousand for A Font

SrILLwATER, Mimi, Jan. 11.-John
Olsen got verdict for $40, 900 against
the st, Paul. and Duluth railroad in a
peculiar suit. Olsen lost his right foot
while aboard freight train with car
OF horses, and sued for 5000 damages.
Tho railway company denied that Olsen
was IN charge of the horses, or had any
right aboard the train, alleging that he
was a tramp stealing ride. The jury,
however, brought in verdict in his
favor for $40. 900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Motion for a New Trial

CHICAGO, Jan. ll.-Late yesterday
afternoon Attorneys Wing, Donahoe and
Forrest filed motion for a new trial in
the cases of Coughlin, Burke, O. Sulli,
van and kunze, convicted of the murder
of DR.. Cronin. The motion was filed
in accordance with the order OF
Judge Mcconnell, before whom the ar.
guments will be made on Morda7.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
THE STORM.
Awful Work of the Wind at Clin-
ton, KY.
Buildings Demolished or Swept Away
Persons Crushed and Mangled to
Death, While Many Others
are Suffering from Their
Injuries.

CLINTON, KY, Jan. IA terrible
death-dealing cyclone or tornado swept
through this town at o'clock Sunday
night, demolishing seventy-fye build
ings. instantly killing ten people, and
injuring fifty-fve others more or less
severely. The storm came swooping
down upon the town with horrible
roar, from the southwest, leveling every
thing in its path, filling the air with
missiles of every description, picking up
buildings as though they were toy houses
and utterly cutting off all telegraphic
communication in all directions,
except one Illinois Central line to Cairo.
The day had been dark and stormy. h
occasional fitful gusts of wind and spurts
of warm rain. A few moments prior to
the storm the mercury ascended to IS
degrees, going down rapidly as the cy-
clone approached. The entire east side
of the town is wrecked. The buildings
went down like chaff, the force OF
the wind actually killing poultry and
birds, many being picked up dead in
the streets yesterday morning. An eye.
witness thus describes the deadly cloud
as it whirled toward the doomed city:
"Imagine cloud, black as tar, whirling
about like mad and shooting up and
down, and athwart this pitchy mass
were millions of sparks or balls of fire.
They moved with lightning-like rapid
ity. The effect was like that of great
shower of sparks and flying embers
that have sprung with a mighty roar
from a burning building. Accompany
ing this was dreadful noise. The
rain poured perfect deluge." The
whole town turned out to rescue those
who were caught in the falling debris
The elegant two-story brick residence
of John Gaddie, of the firm of Porter &.
Gaddie, dry goods, was torn to pieces in
an instant. The family were sitting
near the fireplace the moment the crash
came. Mr.. Gaddie had child in his
arms, the mother another The four were
instantly buried beneath the debris. The
husband was found dead with the child
uninjured in his arms. Mrs. Gaddie
was considerably injured, but the other
child was unhurt. The force of the
wind was sufficient to lift carriages and
wagons into the air hundreds of feet,
dashing them to earth in splinters.
Organs, pianos, sewing-machines, every
thing that was portable, including cows
and hogs, were carried up, the animals
being subjected to broken limbs and
manned carcasses. A young man
named Bones, aged fourteen, was picked
up by the wind and dropped upon the
ground dead. When the storm struck
the house of ]. A. Rhodes, section
foreman of the Illinois Central, an
infant was blown from the bed on which
1t was sleeping and thrown onto the
track in front of an approaching train.
The engineer saw it through the driv-
ing rain, and knowing that it was I'M
possible to stop the train, ran out over
the foot-board, climbed down on the
-, NHr and reaching forward
o. ~ .
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Brazil and the Vatican.

ROME, Jan. 15.-The Brazilian Gov.
ernment on notifying the Vatican of
the edict relative to Church and State,
lntimates that it is most anxious 70
MAINTAIN the best relations with the
fapacy' 1t is stated that negotiations
will be opened between the Vatican
and Brazil for the temporary relief of
thc clergy who are suffering through the
edict.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Four G rls at a. Birth.

IEXARKANA, Ark, Jan. IA tele.
gram transmitted to Governor Ross las.
night from this place, to the effect that
"a Mrs. Page, OF this place, had lust
given birth to four fine girls, and the
mother and babes were all doing well. -
W, was no canard, but an an actual fact.
The attending physician, who resides in
.his city, reports that the mother and
babes are doing well to-day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Brice Elected Senotor

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. l5.-Calvin s
price mas been balloted for as the next
United States Senator from this State
and has received majority of the votes
cast ga, IN each branch of the Legislature.
The formal balloting occurred at noon
Yesterday he receiving the constitu-
.ionai vote, seventy-six, being a major.
lty vote of the entire number of persons
elected to the Legislature.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
The Star of Rathlabao,

VIENNA, Jan. 14.-Within sbor.
tlme the star of Bethlehem will be Wis.
lble' making its seventh appearance
since the birth of Christ. 1t comes once
IN 3l5 years, and is of wondrous brilliance
lor the space of three weeks, then i,
wanes and disappears after seventeen
months. 1t will be sixth star added
70 the five fixed stars in constellation
oassiopeia while 1t remains in sight.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Fatal Mistake of Parents.

DoNALDsoNvILLE, La, Jan. 11.-Ycs-
terday three children died suddenly in
the New River section, this parish. In
vestigation shows that they had come to
their death from poison supposed to be
strychnine. The parents, j. W. Bray
den and wife had moved and found in
the house phial which they supposed
contained quinine. Their children had
been suffering from malaria, so they
made pills out of the contents of the
phial and administered them to the
children, who shortly after died from
the effects of the poison.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Not Bullet-Proof nj An

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA test of m
alleged bullet-proof cloth was made
yesterday afternoon, at the Washington
barracks. A Springfield rife ball was
hired through the material at Ave hun.
dred yards and showed that garment
made or lined with the stuff would offer
no protection to soldier at all. The
inventor was present and said he would
continue his experiments farther.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
frichinosis in Sausa 90

OSHKOSH, Wis, Jan. 1B.-The mem
bers OF the family of George Miller, con.
sistlng OF six persons, are dangerously
Ill OF trichinosis, caused by eating
smoked sausage. 1t develops that the
hog from which the sausage was made
had been eating rats which were thrown
to him, and it is now learned that the
rats died of trichinosis. Three Of the
Miller family may die.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

| f+o b,,.LaaSa ~ - lhere pn,
so much. 1t is an exec -4--s
dramatic work-a ripe pre-
think Yes, a mellow drama. Ar
kansaw Traveller.
Miss Luphretta Cumberland (seat
ing herself at the melodeon)-"Jennie.
come heah, please" Jennie-"What fo'
to tun the leaves?" mo: | want We
to lif' up de keys when dey stick down. =
-Harper's Bazar.
-MustGo by yRule.-Chief-" Have Won
got any clews?" Subordinate-"No. but
I've caught the criminal" Chief-"WeIl.
you must go out and get few clews. II
will never do to break established rules
you know. ."-Terre Haute Express.
She Knew What She Wanted.
Lady-"l'd like to buy some plasters
young feller," Drug Clerk Yes.
ma'am; porous?" Old Lady-"Do Won
spose | want to ketch my death O. coldg
Let's see your winter styles. Judge.
-Curicus-"You've seen the new 20.
versible coat?" Querieus-"No. what i,
1t lke|' Curicus-"A combination over
coat and house coat" Quericus-"Ab. |
see. After you have worn it out you
wear 1t in"'-Clothier and Furnisber.
I've been injured by statement in
your paper" I'm sorry, sir. What
did say9' You stated that | had
with my creditors for
seventy cents on the dollar" "Wellqo
Wen, haven't done any thing of the
kind; it was forty cents. Epoch.
-"Susie," said Willie to his sister
what are Blackfeet Indians?" "What
are what?' "Blackfeet Indians ~
ion't know, I'm sure said Susie
what the expression can mean.
inless those wicked traders have
oeen selling the poor Indians some of
me hosiery that is warranted not to
ade. Merchant Traveller
Old Mrs. Smiley-"Next time got
ook down sick, my dear wish We
wouldn't have that there young sprig Of
doctor come to attend me. don't go
much on young doctors, no how" MIR.
Maria. who would Won
Ike to have me call?' Mrs. S.-'Tye
lnder took a notion to the doctor
round the corner. dunno much about
lm' but see he's got sign out
'eterinary Surgeon, and | think he
lust be man of experience, Amer
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Two Men Horribly Mangled.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. lS.-Henry
and Martin Reimus, of Wheeler, small
station west of here, on the Fort Wayne
road were instantly killed last evening.
After dark they procured hand-car to
take small ride, and did not see loco.
motive coming rapidly backing up with.
out headlight and were run down
Inc bodies were horribly mangled