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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
NUMBER lS.
PERSONAL AND lMPERSONAL.

"A New York heiress, whose income
is thousand dollars day, is having a
piano painted by professional deco
rator, which will cost fifteen hundred
dollars.
The largest owner Of real estate in
the State of New York, except the Astor
and Rhinelander families, is said to be
Miss Mary G. Pinckney. She is seventy
three years old.
Near Lebanon, Pa, there is q school
teacher who has an inordinate desire for
sleep, and frequently slumbers during
school hours The scholars being unable
to wake him few days ago gathered up
their books and started home.
Peter Laing. who has probably only
one senior in years in this country, and
who is certainly the most remarkable
centenarian in Great Britain, was the
other day admitted in his native town Of
Elgin a member Of the local lodge Of
Odd Fellows
Rev. John Jasper, of Richmond, Va,
the colored clergyman who won fame by
his SerIDOH, Inc ouH 10 hOFt, lS
growing old, but his fifty years of
preaching do not seem to have lessened
the vigor with which he presents his
favorite themes
Barnard McKiernan, Of Ph9nixville,
Pa, one OF the Light Brigade at Balak-
lava, wears a silver medal given him by
the Sultan of Turkey and gold one
from Queen Victoria. On each are en-
graved the words, "Sebastopol, Inker-
man, Balaklava and Alma"
DR.. G. Kerner, the manager OF Zim-
mer's quinine works at Frankfort-on-
the-Main, died recently. For over a
generation he has had more to do with
the manufacture of quinine than any
other man in the world, was the author
of famous test for determining the
freedom of a quinine salt from other
cinchona alkaloids, and had made many
inventions in chemical manufacturing
processes and in philosophical appa-
ratus.
DIR. Bibber, of Bath, Me-, is physi-
clan who holds high reputation and a
large practice. He has one queer hobby.
He is anxious to have the Atlantic
crossed in rowboat. He sunk round
sum of money in fitting out man for
the voyage few years ago, The man
was never heard OF after he left the
Maine coast. The doctor is still en-
thusiastic over his project, however. He
says that he is willing to furnish stout
man lifeboat that can not tip over, and
all supplies for the voyage.
"A Hartford lady tells story OF an
ancestor of hers, direct descendant Of
John Eliot, the great missionary. This
ancestor was woman, the head of
family in New Haven, and about the
year 1165 she ordered lot of nails from
Boston. The kegs came in due time,
and when they were opened one of them
was found to be filled with Spanish
dollars. She wrote to the Boston mer-
chant telling him of the contents of one
of the kegs. He answered that he had
bought it for nails and had no further
responsibility in the matter. The
money was kept among the family
treasures untouched and unclaimed un-
Til the death of the head of the house,
who, in her will, ordered that the dol
lars be melted and cast into COM
munion set for the New Haven church.
This was done
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

With the Parental Blessing Mr..
Stickney-'I have come, Mr. Henpeck,
to ask for the hand OF your daughter
Mr.. Henpeck-"Bless you, my boy, take
her; and may the Lord have mercy upon
your soul."-Time,
-Jaggs 81 think am entitled to
pension" Pension Agent-"What is
your CLAMP" Jaggs-"Well, my feel
ings were hurt by several people calling
me coward because wouldn't enlist"
Philadelphia Inquirer,
Mrs. Gadd-"That new family next
door to you must be pretty we'll off;
they've got pianer." Mrs Gabb--
Huh They don't own it; it's rented
How dye know?" by the way they
bang on it" t."-Philadelphia Record.
You look as if you had been kissed
by breeze from the Wild North Land"
said poetic young lady TO pretty
friend, whose cheeks were glowing with
color. 20 no. was the laughing reply;
sit was only soft heir from Montreal
N. Y. Ledger.
--Righteously Indignant. - Barber
(suggestively) y)-"Your hair is very dry
and harsh, sir" Customer (wrathfully)
"And one of your ears is good deal
bigger than the other, but you don't like
to have people twitting you of it, do
you?'-Chicago Tribune.
-Minnie-"What made you speak to
that poor beggar so sharply? Perhaps
she was really deserving of help"
Mamie-'Maybe she was, but she inter-
rupted me just as I was having good
cry over the poor girl in my novel dying
on the rich mans doorstep. p."-Terre
Haute Express.
do you think your sister likes to
have me come here, Jamey?' You bet
You take her to the the-a-ter and bring
her candies" 81 am glad | can make
her happy" Eyes, and the young feller
what she's engaged to don't mind it
either, for it saves him that much money
toward going to housekeeping."--Life.
A Pertinent Question. Texas
clergyman, who at former period of his
| liiN huu a iAbNiN, was hbouiutu
in thought Just before divine services
began. He was approached by the or
ganist, who whispered, referring to the
opening hymn: "What shall play?'
what kind Of hand have you got?n re-
sponded the absent-minded clergyman.
Texas Siftings.
A Strike ke.-Paterfamilias was giving
Johnny Freshleigh, '9S, some wholesome
advice on the many opportunities that
were to be had at college, and that he
ought to make the most Of them, quot
ing, as final word, the maxim of Crom-
we'll; mot only strike while the iron
is hot, but make it hot by striking"
And then Johnny struck his father for
cool hundred, not only making the metal
hot but his father too.-Harvard Lam
poon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
SHERMANS SUBSTITUTE
For His Antitrust Bill, and What 1t
Provides.


WASHINGTON, March l9.--Mr. Sher-
man, from the Senate Committee on FL
nance, reported yesterday substitute
for his Antitrust bill. The substitute
provides that all arrangements, con-
tracts, agreements, trusts or combina-
tions between two or more citizens or
corporations, or both, of different States,
or between two or more citizens or cor
porations, OF both, of the United States
and foreign States, or citizens or corpora
tions thereof, made with view or
which tend to prevent full and free
competition in the importation, trans
portation or sale of articles i'm
ported into the United States, or
with view which tends to prevent full
and free competition in articles of
growth, production or manufacture Of
any State or Territory in the, United
.Ststes.. with similar articles. OF the
growth, production or manufacture of
any other State or Territory or in the
transportation or sale of like articles,
the production of any State or Terri
tory of the United States into or within
any other State or Territory of the
United States, and all arrangements,
trusts or combinations between such
citizens or corporations, made with a
view or which tend to advance the cost
to the consumers of any such articles, are
hereby declared to be against public
policy, unlawful and void. And the Cir
cult court of the United States shall
have original jurisdiction of all suits of
civil nature at common law or in equi-
ty arising under this section, and to is
sue all remedial process, orders or writs
proper and necessary to enforce its pro-
visions. And the Attorney-General and
the several District Attorneys are here
in directed, in the name of the United
States, to commence and prosecute all
cases to final Judgment and exc
cution. Section .. That any per-
son or corporation injured or
damnified by such arrangement,
contract, agreement, trust or combina-
tion defined in the first section of this
act, may sue for and recover in any
court of the United States of competent
jurisdiction without respect to the
amount involved, of any person or cor
poration party to a combination de-
scrbed in the first section of this act
twice the amount of damages sustained
and the costs of the suit, together with
reasonable attorneys fee.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
BISMARCK OUT.
His Resignation Accepted by the Emperor
Resignation of the Entire Prussian
Ministry RpUortcu.

His Resignation Accepted by the Emperor
Resignation of the Entire Prussian
Ministry Reported.
BERLIN, March l9.-The Tagblatt an.
nounces the retirement of the Chancel-
lor from all his Offices, and that Count
Herbert, with all the Prussian and I'm
peral Ministers and chiefs of depart
ments, has resigned. The latter story
is not confirmed in the case of Count
Herbert, and many doubted in Berlin
yesterday the report of the Chancellor's
resignation. The Post advised the peo-
pie to wait till the Reichsanzeiger con-
flrmcd the report, and the latter
appeared in the evening without the
slightest confirmation. At the Cabinet
meeting Monday the Kaiser placed his
ultimatum before the Chancellor on the
labor question and the latter promptly
resigned. This morning the Kaiser
sent to the Chancellor to effect COM
promise, but he refused to yield an iota
OF his original position. 1t is stated to-
day in well informed political circles
that the difference between the Emper-
or and Prince Bismarck arises from tho
Chancellor's refusal to accede to re-
quest made by DR.. Windthorst, the
leader of the Clerical party in Germany,
to restore to the Duke of Cumberland,
the claimant of the throne of Hanover,
the larger portion of the Guelph fund.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

The Executive Mansion at Washington
has been filled with perfect system of
frc-alarm boxes.
The Senate Committee on Elections
has decided in favor of the Republican
contestants from Montana.
THE Squadron of Evolution has been
experimenting with the torpedo appar-
atus invented by Captain Howell, Com
mander of the Atlanta, of that squadron.
The results show it to be superior to any
thing heretofore existing
ESTIMATES for the great canal project
to connect the Mississippi and the Lakes
have been submitted to Congress.
A New YORK bank cashier named
Courier is charged with forgery
MIKE O'BRlEN was killed and thrown
into a river by two Italians near
Charleston, w. Va.
Miss JENNIE NJ, PAUL, of Chicago, has
sued Louis c. Wachsmuth for SlOO. 900
damages for breach of promise of mar
riage.
VALUABLE diamonds were stolen from
show window at Dallas, Tex.
A WISCONSIN school law is meeting
with the opposition Of the Catholic pre-
,ates of the State.
HENRY SHEPPARD, the newly-appoint.
cd postmaster of Rochester, N. Y, died
in that city on the llth.
A CONDUCTOR on the p, Ft. w. 4 C.
railroad was discharged for playing
poker
MRs. CHAs. BAILY, an actress, became
violently insane at Nashville, Tenn,
and was confined in JUL.
AnALr dozen Apaches are raiding In
New Mexico, and another Indian war is
looked for.
The city council OF Toronto have de-
cided 10 Invited the Womans Congress
Of the United States to hold its mex,
meeting In Toronto.
The Mlssouei antitrust law has been
lselAssa Unconstitutional by = slssui.
XWMXm.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
DEADLY INVENTION.
a Successful Test of the Justin
Explosive Cartridge.
Dynamite Thrown From Cannon in q
Manner Heretofore Not Attained.

UTICA, n Y, March 15.-The success.
tul test of the Justin explosive cart
ridge, as fired from 3 9-inch riled gun,
took place in "a ravine at Pcrryvilie
Falls, near Canastota, yesterday Tho
rifle used was the Blakeslcv, made by
fawcett, Preston G. Co., of Liverpool,
Eng, for the Confederates, in 1868. 1t
was used and captured at the siege of
charleston, since which time it had
not been fired. 1t had n test of forty.
five pounds of powder with a 27j pound
projectile. The Justin cartridge, which
1t was used to test is the invention of
DIR. Justin, of Syracuse. The object Of
the test was to determine whether
large amount Of dynamite could be
fired from rifle, using gunpowder as
the projectile force, without the dyna-
mite exploding in the cartridge before
1t left the gun. Yesterday was the first
time that dynamite in any large guam
tity has been forced safely from can
non, and the last cartridge fired carried
nineteen pounds of the deadly stuff, ex-
ploding when the shell struck the solid
| quartz Cliff over a third of mile away
The first test was made at p M, fir
ing she'll weighing 250 pounds and con-
tanning five and quarter pounds of dy-
Mantle. The charge of powder was
twelve pounds. The she'll struck the
cliff and one half OF the
dynamite exploded. The second she'll
exploded at p. m. was the same, using
twenty pounds of powder. The third
Shell weighed three hundred pounds,
and contained So pounds of dynamite
The charge was twenty-five pounds Of
powder, the service charge for this
gun. The she'll did great execution on
striking the rocky side of the ravine.
The shell passed through an eight
inch tree on the way without exploding
the dynamite. At the cliff it burst.
tore up the rocks generally and split the
steel bullet in half, one piece landing
nearly mile off. The fourth and final
shot was the largest ever fired in the
gun since testing thirty-fve pounds of
powder being used. The shell weighed
$50 pounds, or hundred pounds more
than the regulation, and contained
nearly nineteen pounds of the best dyna-
mite. This shell blew to powder The
quartz block which it hit, and the bullet
ricocheted up the lif out of sight The
dynamite all exploded at the moment of
contact, and would have blown ship
out of water.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Cold for the South.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March l7-The
thermometer in this section reached
twenty-five degrees Sunday night, the
coldest weather of the season for South
ern Tennessee. Ice an inch thick was
seen on ponds.
CHARLESTON, s. c., March 17.-The
mercury was down to twenty-four de-
grees here yesterday morning, 1t is
feared that great damage has been done
to the truck crOp.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
The Detroit Railway Bridge.

DETROIT. Mich, March 1s-The River
Detroit Railway Bridge Company are
about to present bill in the Canadian
Commons asking renewals of their old
charter. The total length of the pro-
posed structure is 1900 feet, and its
height sufficient for the highest lake
vessels to pass under. 1t will be open
to all railways and cost some So, 900, 600.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Dashed to Death by Her Husband.

BAY CITY, Mich, March 17.--The
dwelling house occupied by the families
of John Nadon and Thomas Lozon was
discovered on fire early Saturday morn
ing. Mrs. Lozon, in trying to escape,
tainted away, but was discovered by her
husband, who in his excited condition
thew her out of the window to the side
walk below, fatally injuring her. The
seven-year-old daughter of Nadon was
overlooked and perished IN the flames.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
To Dust the Boomers

GUTHRIE, |. T., March 17.-Tho Presi
dents proclamation ordering all set.
tiers on the Cherokee Strip to vacate is
already having the desired effect All
day long the trains were loaded down
with boomers leaving tho Strip. Many
poor people who flocked to the Strip un-
der the impression that it was open to
settlement, have not the means to re-
turn, and will remain until the troops
escort them out.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

TOPEKA, March 1s.-rhe Farmers
Alliance, which has within six months
become the most powerful farmers or
ganization that Kansas has ever known.
has addressed an open letter to the Kan
sas delegation in Congress, calling their
attention to the alarming condition Of
the agricultural interests of the State
and demanding legislation for the relief
OF the State.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Ex- Treasurer Hemingway's Shortage.

JACKSON, Miss, March l7.-There
now remains little doubt that both the
Legislative Committee and commission
appointed to investigate the books and
accounts OF ex-Treasurer Hemingway
will report that there is balance due
the State of S315,6l2 10.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Grant Castings Reach Chicopee.

SpRlNGFIELD, Mass, March 19.-Tho
firstshipments of the plaster castings for
equestrian statue of General Grant, or
dered by the city of Chicago, of the art
ist Louis Rebisso, of Cincinnati, has
been received at the Ames works in
Chicopee, where the bronze castings will
be made.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Eight widows sus For n,u,r,,

WlLkEsBARRE, Pa, March IS The
widows of eight men killed by the ex-
plosion of gas in the Nottingham mine
about six weeks ago have brought suit
against the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal Company for damages aggregating
100000 on the ground that the disaster
was due to criminal negligence on the
part of the company in not providing
proper ventilation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

New YORK, March l9.-IIenry S, Ives
succeeded in getting bail yesterday af-
ternoon, Shortly after o'clock George
II. Stayner entered the District Attor.
ney's Office and stated that Ives bail
bond might be made out. A deputy
sheriff was at once sent to Ludlow street
Jail, and returned with Mr. Ives. Hen.
ry Humbleton, liveryman, furnished
the bond.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

WHEELING, w. Va, March 15.-With-
in twcnty-four hours five prominent res
idents of this town have been stricken
with paralysis rendering them helpless,
County Clerk Herr is one of the victims.
They are all close neighbors, and people
are excited, attributing the attack to
some strange epidemic, No one can cx
plain the outbreak.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Real Shamrock In New York.

New YORK, March 1s.-In the process.
sion in honor Of st. Patrick yesterday
real shamrock was used About two
tons in weight of this plant were
brought here on Saturday by the steam
er Britannia. all shipped at Queenstown.
1t is said that the sale of the shamrock
at from five to fifteen cents bunch
brought con siderable fortune to tho
people who imported he Irish flower,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Progressive Euchrs Gambling.

MARSHALL, Mo-, March 19.-Judge
Ryland, in delivering his charge to the
grand jury yesterday, directed its atten-
tion to the violation of the gambling
laws. He informed them that playing
progressive euchre for prizes was vio-
lation of the law and punishable as
Such
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Georgia Town swept Nv Fire

ATHENS, Ca, March 10. Maysville, a
town OF about one thousand inhabitants
near here, was almost swept from tho
face OF the enrth yesterday hy IRE. tho
entire business portion of the village
being laid low. Only ono store is lott
In the town and that is injured. The
extent OF the loss is not definitely
known.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
No Bihle IN tina Schnnla

MADISON, Wis, March 1o.-In tho
case brought up from the Circuit Court
OF Rock County, the Supreme Court de-
cided that the Bible had no place in our
common schools. The opinion was unan-
imous. The case originated at Edger-
ton, where suit was brought to compel
a school district board to prohibit teach
ers from reading the Bible to scholars.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

Sr. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March 1.-THE
Memorial Presbyterian Church, erected
here at cost of a quarter of a
million dollars, by II. NJ Flagner, in
remembrance of his daughter, Mrs. Jcn-
ME Louise Benedict, was dedicated yes
terday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Defaulter's s Body Found,

WASHINGTON, March lS.-The badly
decomposed body of man was found in
the eastern branch of the Patomac river.
Mrs.Jones, wife of Ben amin A. Jones, the
defaulting pay-clerk of Major Goodloe,
OF the Marine Corps, has identified the
body as that of herhusband, who has been
missing since Christmas Day. She also
identified several articles taken from
the clothing of the dead man.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Bill For Service Pensions

WASHINGTON, March 1s.--Representa-
tive Morrill,, of Kansas, introduced a
bill providing for service pension Of ss
per month to certain soldiers Of the late
war and their widows. Its enactment
into law will place 100000 additional
pensioners on the rolls at once and about
SO, 1000 each year thereafter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Hanged for Killing His Brother.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 17.-Robert
Raines was hanged at Hartzell's, Nor
gan County, for the murder of his
brother, Bone Raincs, on January Z,
1889. Both were drunk when the kill
ing occurred. Raines confessed on the
scairold and asked forgiveness.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Bank Wrecker's Return.

CHICAGO, March 1s.-D. D. Spen-
Ger, who wrecked the Cook Coun-
ty National Bank of Chicago in 1877,
returned to that city on the nth,
after an absence of thirteen years in
Germany. Indictments against him
have been stricken from the docket, but
may be revived.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
COuutv Court -House Rurnej

GENEVA, H., March 15.-The Kane
County courthouse was destroyed by
fire last night, together with its con.
tents, The county records in the vault
are believed to be safe. The eighteen
prisoners in the basement were removed
to the hotel where they are closely
guarded.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

DETROIT, Mich, March iS,-James
Timmes aged forty-ive, foi imerly OF
Cleveland, while employed in raising
the First Presbyterian Church, stepped
on q plank which broke with his weight,
precipitating him to the ground forty
feet below, killing him instantly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
The Pope VIII Act as Mediator

LONDON, March 19.-The Herald's
Rome correspondent says he is author
lied to announce that the Pope would
consent to act as mediator in negotia-
tions for a general European disarma-
ment.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
An Old Document Found,

COLUMBUS, o., March 17.-An insur.
ance charter, granted by Richard and
Thomas Penn, proprietors and Govern
ors of Pennsylvania during the reign of
George II. of England, has been found
in the office of the Ohio Insurance Com.
missioner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
p,rd,s Point. Mo-. submerged.

CHARLESTON Mo-, March l5.-Bird's
Point, Mo-, is completely submerged,
and all the people are camped on the
surrounding hills. Over one hundred
thousand acres of farming land are un-
der water, and the floods are increasing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Solitary Confinemant for a Row

PHILADELPHIA, March 15.-Wm. Boil.
ton, thirteen years old, was yesterday
sentenced to three years Imprisonment
at solitary and separate confinement at
hard labor in the Eastern penitentiary.
Bolton, although so young, has become
a hardened criminal. He had become
the leader of gang of boy thieves, and
had been breaking into stores and
smashing windows for some time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
niat WhilA at Pra var

CARRoLLToN, Ala, March ls.-Major
Z. B. Willett, prominent lawyer, aged
65, while on his knees at prayer in
church was suddenly stricken with
heart disease and died instantly Ma
jor Willett was distinguished In his
profession and known throu ghout Als-
bama.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Nntad Smuarler Killad.

SEATTLE, Wash, March 10. Andrew
A. Holt, alias Andrew A. Anderson, a
noted smugglcr and pirate on Puget
Sound for many years, was fatally shot
on his sloop near this city last night
while resisting arrest at the hands of u.
S. officers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Hundred Thousand Men Strike.

LONDON, March 17.-One hundred
thousand men are out on strike Many
owners are conceding the terms pro-
posed by the meeting of miners dele
gates al Manchester on March as. by
this compromise the men receive an ad.
vance of per cent. in wages now and q
similar advance In July next.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Kiuca!d Indicted,

WASHINGTON, March 15.-The grand
jury yesterday, after examining the
witnesses who testified at the inquest,
presented Kincaid for the murder of ex-
Congressman Taulbee, and the District
Attorney was directed to prepare an in
dictment to be submitted to the court.