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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01

CABINET photographs, $3.50 per doz.
MeSsrS' ConIon and Garner, the cstah.
l'slled artists of Columbus are hero
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To EXCHANGE

a Hunter hay press for hay
l.. T. SMITH.
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The Democratic Executive Committee
was in session Yesterday, and after consid.
ering Mr. Jamison's protest several hours
they adjourned to meet again on Monday
morning.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01

agnujrius, Of rickens county. came
>sc,'" r,o last Tuesday with rcquisiiion
per 'u, iva negroes, and Sheriff Dorroh
~, rar,ies and delivered them ut
-tatn line.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01

NOTICE.

N'r'cE'
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro.
posals will be received Mt my office until
Monday the Bird day of August next. for the
erection of a bridge across Wet Water
creek on Mncon and Starkvillc road, The
Board reserves the right to rejcct.any and
all bl bids. by order of the Board.
B.J. ALLEN. Clerk,
July IL. Il, L, V. YATES, ID, C..
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For Rent.

a dwelling house and a store houso
ror terms OF rental apply to the I'M.
dcrsigncd. JOS w lfOIT
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eV Every line set up in a PRINTING
Office costs somebody sometime
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r FIR M.
N. billiard & Son.

The business of carriage and wagon max
ing, and repairing will hcrcafter be carried
on under name of e.. NJ. billiard d Son.
They being fully prepared to 10 all kinds
oi work in above line, hope to meet with
the patronage Of the public in general,
Parties indebted TO q. NJ. billiard are re-
quest, d to call and settle at once.
&. NJ. DlLLARD.
may30-lm. HENRY DILLARD.
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Closing of Mails,

North bond at 6. a. m.
South bound at T., p. m.
South bound mail opens at $50 II p,
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u.n,1 Martin is along wav ahead on
...,,rmelons this year. The largest
w a. sixty pounds, the next fiity-eight.
.na onc we received last Wednesday
,h.l sly.,wo. They are of excellent
y, Inf there /. such an abundant crop
.o,r the price is very lew. We are
pni,, uiu he the same with cotton.
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.pAID 10" before date on
y "ja@ ofro II paper or gu the wrapper
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!. p;,lie Owens, in business in Louis.
\. ~. has been in bad health some
anlis At home tor a few weeks TO re.
:, n, banltl, 1'
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Cabinets $3.50 per doz, at Conlon &
farmers tent near billiard House.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
ODDS AND ENDS.

No one has an adequate idea of the work
performed by the officials of the house behind
The desk. The strain upon them is very
great, Keeping track of every bill and trans
acting all the clerical work which q body of
ia men entails. If any men III the employ
OF the legislature deserves recognition, it is
these gentlemen. The legislators have prop
erly recognized the services of the chief
clerk, the reading clerk, and, TO a
certain extent, the first assistant
clerk. 1t is, however, difficult TO
conceive why the second assistant clerk
should not receive a like remuneration as
those gentlemen, or why he should be placed
upon u level with the chaplain and the as
sistant sergeant-at-arms. Mr.. Moody occu-
pies not only q responsible. but an onerous
position. He has 10 keep a record of every
bill that comes before the house. and this
at a moments notice where any particular
bill ls-in committee, on general orders or
calendar, and what haSbeen lone in regard to
1t. In addition TO this, and not strictly a
part of his duties, Mr.. Moody has assisted in
the reading OF bills-work which is entirely
beyond the powers of one man. Mr.. Moody
is a most obliging and painstaking official,
and his claims for proper and adequate re-
muneration for his services certainly should
not DE overlooked.
Mr.. Linnemann, of Stearns county, Is
among the older members of the house. He
is very popular among the members dill
gent in the performance OF his duties, and
always to the front in assisting forward
measures designed to add TO the material de-
velopment of the state. His vote for every
good measure can always be depended upon.
The house meets this morning at 9 o'clock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
TIE PRISON

The reports of both the house and
senate special committees appointed to
investigate the conduct and manage
ment of the state prison at Saltwater
have now been made to the respective
bodies, and extracts therefrom gwen il
these columns. The people of the state
have been eagerly looking for the COM
mittees to speak, and now that they
have done so, it is but fair to discuss the
subject plainly. 1t is manifestly evil
dent that the house committee went into
the matter determined to ascertain the
real facts and report accordingly, re-
CARELESS of consequences. and that they
succeeded in this is very clearly shown
from the tone of the report itself.
That the abuses claimed to have eX-
listed under RANDALL's administration,
and OF account of which it was claimed
that he was removed, did not, in fact,
exist, is conclusively shown by the
house committee, and necessarily adj
mitted by the committee of the senate;
but the latter, carrying out what was
said to be the purpose of its creation,
has stood by the contractors and eXecu-
tiye,and whitewashed them beyond rec
ognitiOn.
That the management Of this prison
has been absolutely within the control
of the contractors there no longer re-
mains room for doubt. The senate
committee, in its computation of the eX-
pense of maintaining the prison, takes
no account of the building, wall and
grading contracts made with SEYMOUR,
SABIN ~ Co. and the Northwestern
Manufacturing and Car company. nor
does it consider the heavy repairs ac-
counts annually accruing in favor of
the contractors; and it was by virtue of
those transactions that the state was
tleeced the most heavily.
The people of this state have received
what they have for years been asking
for, namely IN exposure of affairs at the
state prison; and now it remains to be
seen what the legislature will do.
There IS no question but that 1t should
without delay pass the KEYEs bill
ab0iishIng contract labor, and the board
should have the grace to resign and give
way to business men. who could reor-
ganize the prison on a business basis,
and put the c0nyicts now working for
the thresler company at work
making various articles Of clothing.
boots, shoes and supplies tor all the
state institutions. This could be easily
done without any very large appropria-
ton, and the prison would then become
aprison, and not a den. A little vigor
and backbone is needed III these mat
tiers, aud political intrigue should be
laid aside and a general renovation
had. Now is the time.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
THE DEBT FIGURES.

The statement of the public debt the
past month affords an unwelcome init
nation of the coming condition of the
treasury under the operation of the
measures that are said to stamp the late
congress as a business body. 1t was
predicted that the annoying surplus
would pass away like the dew before
the matutinal reach of the great illu-
minatOr, and that the inflow would
shrink in volume. The March state
ment shows IN increase of the debt of
$40, 125. If this were the incident of
temporary causes. it would be of trivial
moment, but no reason appears why it
may not be taken as an index of the
change wrought by the party in power
in the last congress. In March, 1899,
the decrease of the public debt
was S11, 3S9. S57, but the change in form
of statement renders it ineXact to meas
ure the fiscal subsistence by the addition
of the sums stated for the decrease last
year and increase now. A clearer
view is had by the statement that the
receipts of March. 1890, were S34, rs, 1870;
expenditures, So. 540, al; leaving Il bal
ance in the treasury of $40, 23S.0 39.
March just past the receipts were S29,-
OPT, 455, and the expenditures S29. O62, 727,
leaving an excess of expenditures Of
S35,2S1. That is, with a decrease of re-
ceipts OF So, 80, 725, the expenditures
have increased Sl3, 522, 595. The sugar
duty did not disappear until April, but
the falling away of the duty no doubt
was considerable in March. If there is
a deficiency it must be made up by
some new or increased squeeze of the
DeODle,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
WHAT THEY ARE NORTH.

The value of street franchises should
be measured by the duration of their eX-
elusive features. A monopoly in a
growing city will increase in productive
qualities even faster than the growth of
the community. An index of the APP
praisement of this class of property by
those in financial relations to it is af-
forded at Montreal. Mention has been
made heretofore of the popular move
ment to get control of the street lines
for the city, and operate them for the
advantage of the citizens, after the
ideas of certain classes Of reformerS.
Montreal is an old city, with perhaps me
fourth more population than st. Paul.
1t is a slow, conservative town. but APP
parently alert to save in the small
economies indicated by this demand for
municipal possession in order to secure
cheaper fares. The owners are quite
willing to sell or lease, and it is not al
legged that any fanciful figures are
placed upon the plants. Their valua-
ton is about Sc. 600, 900. 1t is not prob
able that the cost of tracks and equip
ment exceeds one-half the amount.
This would leave 5 5000. 600 as the value
of the franchise, which usually is
granted without cost by cities. The
Canadian figures may afford relief to
those who apprehend that in any pros
porous city the enterprising holders of
franchises may furnish a better service
than they can afford. Their rewards
will come in Scriptural measure in the
futurn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
Passed the House.

IL. f. Sf9-AuthoriZing NORRIS Thomas to
improve Ash riyer.-Kendall.
III. f. 6l6-Relating to foreign live stock in
surance companies.-Walsh, r. A.
IL. F. officiating to divorce.-From Ju-
dietary Committee.
Wright county separate election DISTRICTS
Bull.
II. F. 121S-Amehding articles of Flour In
surance company.-Thompson.
Fl: F. 105SECreating office of weigher of
coal in st. Pau.
L. +. 1215-Making a separate assessment
district of New Brighton.-Stevens.
H. F. distributing to drainage Of Trout
brook and Phalen ~creek.-Ames.
II. f. 15O-Relating to School District No.
st. Ramsey county.-Ramsey County Delega-
ton.
II. F. 127-To provide for the regulation of
building associations.-Bell.
Fl. f. 666-To establish farmers institutes.
"A. French.
Ii. 2. 6S5-To regulate the labor of railway
employes.-Stivers.
Fl. F. 1092-relating to schools in Kandiyohi
county.-Feig.
H.. F. lola bill to change county line be-
tween Yellow Medicine and Renville coun
ieS.-Peterson,
H. F. 1151-Relating to highways in Ram
sey commissioners.
III. T. fl76-Relating to commissions dis
tricts of Ramsey county.
H. f. 755-Relating to public reading rooms
and Misunderstanding.
II. F. S95-Relating to village of Rothsay.-
Bowman.
II. f. 931-Relating to municipal court of
st. Paul.-Ramsey County Delegation.
II. F. SSs-Reiating to roads in more than
one judicial di~Strict.-Ramsey County Dele
CATION.
H. F. 1OO6-Relating to bonds of officers of
Ramsey county.-Ramsey County DeIega-
ton.
H. F. 1OS0-Amending General Statutes re-
lating TO railroad corporations.-Coates.
H. T. 1,144-Relating to liquor license in
GIenwood.-Ca4tleberry.
Fl. +. 1,110-Reiatiug TO roads in Hennepin
county
s.. F.. 4s4-Relating to a bridge over Missis-
sippi river at Hastings-O'Brien.
). F. 4S5-Relating to bridge over Missis-
sippi river at Denmark.
). F. EO-Relating to Manitou Island I'm
proyement company.-Dean.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
HOW PEAKE DID 1T.
Peculiar Methods of Kansas City
Defaulter.

KANSAS CITY, April Horace Me
Kim, who was chief clerk of eX-City
treasurer Peake, who embezzled S23, 900
OF the city'S money, consented today
Tor the first time to tell what he knew
about the defalcation. He a Y the
shortage began III September, 1889.
when Kingston, Peake & Co. failed.
The eX-treasurer was a member of that
firm, and just before the failure made
good out of the city's funds several
checks of the firm which had been dis
honored at the bank. Peake was also
treasurer OF the Central Presbyterian
church, and had wrongfully appropri-
ated about $500 of the church's
money. When the warrants were
drawn OH him by the trustees, he would
pay them and instruct his clerk to put
the warrants in the cash drawer and
charge them against him (Peake).
Whenever his bondsmen would make
investigation or his office, Peake would
borrow enough cash to cover the short
age and Immediately afterwards would
return it to the persons from whom he
had borrowed it. McKim states that
Peake has been attempting to throw
the responsibility of the defalcl tinn
upon employees of the Office. md that he
has been assisted in this by the inve Sti-
eating committee of Il e council, which
would not hear his o. cKim'S) evidence.
Mckim also claims that the prosecuting
attorney has a: reed to nolle PROSE- the
criminal case against Peake which
comes up for trial in a short time on
the ground of lack of evidence. Nc
Kim makes the above statement to clear
nlulSelf and fellow clerks from the SuS-
plclOn that has been cast upon them. ,,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
1T is ALL RIGHT.

The attempt OF careless partisans to
see in the late vote in Rhode Island
symptoms of a reaction in favor of the
MCKINLEY tariff does not do credit TO
their diScernment or honesty. 1t is
only within two or three years past
that Rhode Island has been thought of
as other than a full-orbed little Repub-
lican state. In 1883 it gave HARRISON
ABS more votes than CLEVELAND. and
that was one of the weak votes for the
Republicans. Last year the Democrats
had the state officers and the legisla-
ture. The novelty of the thing, as it
had not happened before in a lifetime,
turned the heads of some Democrats,
and they %quarreled among themselves.
Still, at the vote last week, they gave
their candidate 1900 more than the Re-
publican, and had the largest number
they have ever polled. Their divis-
ions and the inequality of apportIon-
ment, however, lost them the legisla-
ture, which will elect the Republican
candidates for state offices. It's strange
that two or three progressive New En-
gland states alone in the Union adhere
to the old practice Of giving the scatter
ing a chance to defeat anybody. The
Republicans obtain the legislature by
the divisions of the Democrats and the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
ANEsTHETICs AND SNAKES
Queerly Mixed Up in the Toensing
Damage Suit.

The damage suit OF Gerhard licensing
against DR.. Theodore Dedolph is being con-
sidered by Judge Cornish and a jury. Toen-
sing claimed that whilst Dedolph ana his
brother were setting his collar bone they as
saulted him, i%njuring his eye and dislocating
Il thumb, for which he demanded damages.
The action was begun against both of the
Dedolph brothers, but Frederick Dedolph
has since died. licensing thought he would
lose his eye, but his appearance now does
not indicate that it is injured. DR.. Theodore
Dedolph when on the stand yesterday de-
MED that he had struck Toensing in the eye,
but said he offered strong resistance while
under the influence of ChlOroform, and in
holding on to him had dislocated a thumb,
After the scutfte he noticed that Toensing's
eye was injured. but thought he had struck
itagainst the chair upo n which Frederick
Dedolph was sitting. An amusing passage
of repartee was mace while DR.. A. j.
Stone was on the stand, This gentleman
was testifying as to the effects of an anes-
theuc upon the mind, and stated that a man
under its influence was not mentally re-
sponslble. An an8Sthetic produces an effect
similar to delirium tremenS. The subject
would imagine he saw rats where there were
none. An attorney in the case. who is noted
for the wit peculiar to the Irish, suggested
-naturedly that he understood that I'M
der such circumstances Il man would see
snakes. DR.. Stone responded readily, You
are better authority on the SUBJECT than |
am, while a laugh went round the room at
the expense of the attorney.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
LAND GRANTS
Raise a Lively Discussion, in
Which the Speaker Takes Part.

A prolonged and animated debate took
place in committee of the whole over House
File sos. a bill FORGETTING to the state all title,
right and estate to lands heretofore granted
to aid in the construction Of railroads.. intro
duced by Mr.. Bell. Mr.. Long was in the
chair. 1t came out in the discussion that
the railroad to be caught by the bill was
the Duluth, st. Cloud. Austin, Mankato &
Southern railroad. Mr.. Bell vigorously sup
ported the bill, and was as stoutly opposed
by Speaker Champlin, Mr.. Knudson,
Mr.. Furlong, and others. Mr.. Champlin
was ~strenuously opposed to the bill upon the
ground that the present legislature should
not nullify the grant made 10 the Duluth, st.
Cloud &c. railroad. That road had until
1892 TO complete its line. should it not do so,
then the next legislature could properly re-
peal the grant. He criticised Mr.. Bell for in
Producing the bill. intimating that the oppo
sition to this railroad was largely because it
did no touch ST. Paul, and consequently the
capital city would gain no advantage from it,
but was likely TO be materially hurt thereby.
Mr.. Bell questioned the propriety of the
speaker TO impute unpatriotic motives to any
member.
Nj. Champlin denied any intention what
ever of making any personal attack upon
Mr.. Bell. He merely spoke i'll a general
way.
Mr.. Linneman. Mr.. Tucker. Mr.. Keyes, Mr..
Currier, Mr.. Stsne, Mr.. Kendall, MIR. kinney,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08

When this motion was stated by the chair the
author of the bill took the floor and made a
strong speech III favor of it. He knew that
tne introduction of the bill would bring him
rldicule and abuse, but he thought it was
time that something was DONE, and he could
suffer the ridicule as well as any one else.
After citing the evil influences flowing
out OF laXlty of morals growing out of exhi-
bltlons OF the human form divine on the
stage, the senator paid his respects to the
Duluth newspaper poet, saying:
Il knew when | introduced this bill thatI
would be abused by the press, and even held
up to ridicule by a Zenith City pimp or
poet"
Senator Lienau excited Just a ripple of
amusement when he offered the following
amendment TO the bill:
Hereafter all statuettes and statues in the
art galleries shall be decently dressed and
The image of Venus shall appear nowhere
except in petticoatS.
This was promptly met by the senator from
scott with a motion TO Indefinitely postpone,
which motion was carried with a ripple of
laughter.
Senator Keller here came to the front with
an amusing speech. He was opposed 10 the
Dill: lie didn't want a law passed that would
MAKE DR.. Mary Walker hange her attire. He
referred to works of art he had seen in Euro
pean countries. The real trouble lay in the
minds OF the people who complained. x
senator Stevens poured oil on the troubled
waters. The senator from Scott had earned
the gratitude of the senate and of the people
OF the state for the manly and consideration
way in which he had performed his duties.
lie mad earned the respect and confidence Of
all tor the many measures he had introduced
during this session. The senator from Stearns
was also right, for perhaps, unfortu-
nately, the highest works of art were mud
Something should be done to prevent the
abuse of this, but the McHale bill went too
tar.
This finished the talking, and the bill was
recommended to pass with hardly any objec-
ton. The committee rose, and the senate ad-
Journed for the day.
Senate Bills Passed.
m Following local measures were passed
by the senate yesterday:
II. F. 1899, relating to public schools of Red
Wing.
II. +. 149, amending chapter 134 Special
Laws of 1887.
5. F. 794, relating to schools of Kand iyohi
county.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
KILLED IN \ RUNAWAY.
FrightfuI Accident to Two Young
Men = Chicago.

CHICEGO April "A runaway acct
dent occurred at 1886 Michigan avenue
late this afternoon in which ore man
was killed. and another received in
juries which may prove fatal. An En-
gliSh dog cart. containing two gentle
men, was driving south on the avenue
at Twenty-third street when the horse
suddenly took fright at a passing cable
train, and a away. The occupants of
the cart were c. E. Islev, who repre-
sentS the Northwestern Iron company,
and Harry A. Randall. When the
horse had run about half a block
both of the men jumped. The distance
from the high seat of the cart to the
pavement was nearly six feet, and both
struck the pavement with terrific force.
Isley was almost instantly killed. He
was not bruised to outward appearance,
but was crushed internally. He was a
single man, ~thIrty-five years old. and re-
sided at State and Erie streets. His
body was taken to Jordan's undertake
ing rooms on Madison street, and the
notified. His father is said to
be a banker in Milwaukee. Randall's
injuries consisted of a deep cut oyer the
left temple, which will not be fatal I'M
less it results in conclusion of the brain.
He is also unmarried, and was taken to
his home at II Oakland avenue.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
COST A COOL MILLION
Site Selected for the New
Catholic Cathedral for st.
Paul.
Million Dollar Structure for
the Corner Of Summit
and Victoria.
Snakes and Anodynes Mixed
Up in the Toensing Dam
age Case.
Judge Flandrau Declines Re-
appointment as an AS
Semblyman.

Archbishop Ireland and Hon. Thomas
Cochran are in New York on business
connected with the new cathedral to be
erected in st. Paul. The site of what
will be when completed the most mag
nificent cathedral in the West is on the
corner of Summit and Victoria. The
structure will face on Summit avenue,
and although the plans have not yet
been approved, it is understood that a
mag nificent architectural design has
been secured, and that, if constructed on
the scale called for in the present in
complete drawings, the cathedral will
be at once a credit to the state, the city,
and more directly to the Catholic COM
munlty. Those in charge of the work
are unduly reticent as to the material to
be used in the building and the char
acter Of the architecture. The fact that
Archbishop Ireland is absent renders
still more difficult the task of foreshad-
owing the proportions Of the edifice.
There is. however, a world of in
formation in the fact that the
cathedral is to cost $1,000, 900.
with the JudiciouS expenditure of such
a sum OF money, the result may be I'M
agined, and there can be no doubt that
the new and the old cathedral buildings
will present a wide contrast, and an OBJ
ject lesson in the progress of Catholi-
clSm in the Northwest. While st. Paul
Catholics will necessarily view with
pride the magnificent pile soon to take
the place of the old cathedral, they can
not fail to view with a feeling of regret
the abandonment of the latter, which has
for so many years served them as a
place of worship. The inevitable result
of such growth as has characterized the
history of the church in this city, how
ever. is generally recognized. Every
Sunday the utter ~inadequacy of the
present structure to the needs of the
city becomes more apparent. On Good
Friday night the building was so packed
with people that it became an impoSsi-
blllty to perform the obligations of the
service. Operations on the new build
ing are to be begun at once.