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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
SWEPT AWAY,

The Fate OF tho Town OF MoviIle 7.
The Damage is Widespread in Th,,
State by the Flood.
Ihe Hood in the Floyd river, which
came past Lemars and Merrill In
Wednesday, and did great damage in
the country, reached Sioux CITY early
thursday morning. The river rose
twelve feet. One hundred and ffty
houses in the valley are partially sub.
merged, and the families have move ,
out to the hills, The large stove works
shoe factory, flour mill and foundry in
the suburbs Of the towns are closed.
No loss of life there. A man in from Mo.
vile, eighteen miles east of Sioux Citv
reports tha. the whole town was SVEN,
away, and only one house was untou,h.
Ell. Advices received at the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad In Chicapo
lhursuay morning indicate that the do
struction by the cloud burst in North
western Iowa Wednesday Is more wide
spread than the news dispatches thus
- '"Sbpop' IlblH IIlt ud1Qdpn
to its lines actually reported to the
road, 1t appears that the deluge GOV.
ers at Least portions IF T. coul.i.s
OF Sioux, OBrien, Clay, Plymouth
Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury.,
Ida, Sac, Montha, Crawford, Carroll,
Harrison and Shelby, covering a terri.
tory three counties in width along tho
western border OF the state, and five
aounties In length, beginning with one
tier of counties from the northern
boundary of the state and extending
southwark. The telegraph lines in this
territory are greatly demoralzed, and
it is next to impossible to get accurate
or detailed information touching tho
general losses and casualties. This
territory is dotted with villages and
covered with cultivated farms, and tho
worst is feared in the way of damages
and possible loss Of life along the water
courses which traverse this great sec.
tion of the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"
The forger frequently gives bank
bad name.-Pitts burgh Dispatch.
-Gone.-

lie wore brand new funnel shirt
out in the dew at ni2ht
And when he 90; back home, alasi
That sh rt was "out Of sight "
-Clothier and Furnisher.
-"Do you know what tune you're
whistling?" asked savage, brutal man
of youth who likes music. "No, sir,
don't. Do you?" Not exactly, but
I've haunting horrible suspicion that
it's your own funeral march. Wash.
ington Post.
Obtaining Good Kisses. "Jinpson
is to be arrested for kissing Cora, al.
though she was willing" How can he
be arrested then?" at was after dark
and she thought it was Simpson. The
charge is obtaining goods under false
pretenses. Epoch.
--"Do you dislike the odor of cooking
onions?' she said earnestly to the young
man who didn't care how late it was.
"Why, | don't enjoy it particularly.
What made you ask?' 1--WE are going
to have onions for breakfast, and
should dislike so much to have you an
noyed. washington Post.
Quite Probable. old Chappie No.
My dear fellow, you are too fasci-
mating for a man of your years" O. C.
No. 2-"Flattery! Well, guess was
! born fascinating. But you keep your
youth wonderfully. dear fellow" O.C
No. l-"Flatterer! Well, guess must
have been born young. ."Pittsburgh
Bulletin.
-Thrce-year-old Alice went with her
parents to church one Sunday, and after
the manner of little children was rest.
less, and found it hard to understand
that she must not talk aloud When
the minister announced his text her at
tention was caught for the moment. and
she astonished her mother by saying:
"Humph, that's nothing new, Pve heard
/ that beforel"-N. Y. Tribune.
! --Overdid the Matter.-Lady Ito
dealer)-"And you can recommend this
fertilizer for fowers?' Dealer-"Why
madam, last summer my wife had u
small, sickly geranium in her garden;
she used this fertilizer and in two
weeks that plant had bark on. How
many packages shall | send?" Lady
mot any, believe. am not il the
lumber trade IN. Y. Times.
The prevailing tone of family is
sometimes reflected in the conceptions
of the children. a lady, hearing a lit
tie girl repeating the form OF praye,
she had learned, told her to ask, as she
would of father, and in her own
words, for what she needed most. The
child knelt, and, after a moments re-
Election, implored earnestly: 20 Lord,
please make us all very stylish!"-Kate
Fields Washington.
Very Bad Policy.-The Inspectors
Wife, to Her Friend-"What 10 you
suppose has happened? At the last
ball Elsa made the acquaintance of a
young man, who was obviously inter.
ested, He was a good match, and
gave him frequent invitations to din.
uer, and as | knew he was a great
gourmand. employed the best coot
that was to be had" Her Frleud---''And
ycur plan succeeded" "Well, not OK.
sctlv, Tho villain married my coSalki'
-Fliegenie Biaetter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
AUNT LIZZIE DISOWNS 1T.



Miss Lizzie Cunningham, pretty
brunette from Ireland, received tho
surprise of her life at the barge Office,
New York, Sunday. Lizzie with a
cousin arrived on the City of Chicago
and the pair waited at the barge office
for the arrival of relatives In the af-
ternoon Lizzie's sister turned up and
the greeting was very cordial until the
latter pulled the covering off two
months old babe which she carried in
her arms The babe was of duslSy hue and
Miss Cunningham tainted at the specta-
Gle. The mother of the infant tried to
explain to Lizzie that the child was
well derived, at the same time beckon-
ing to sturdy colored man who stood
in the back ground. The colored man
approached to be introduced to his sis
ter.in-law, but Lizzie refused to notice
him. The colored man said he was not
a IIibernian but that his name was Nc
Graw. McGraw is stone mason and
lives with his Irish wife on Thirty
eighth street,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Wo Are Importing Infection.

The German authorities are taking
extraordinary precautions to prevent
the spread of infectious diseases from
the Siberian Jews who are focking
through the country, and visitors for
this reason no longer are permitted to
enter the vaults of Charlottenburg,
where the exiles are permitted to rest,
and the fugitives are hurried forward
as rapidly as possible to their ports Of
departure for New York,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

The marriage of Mr.. Parnell and Mrs.
OShea took place at o'clock Thursday
morning. The only witnesses to the
ceremony were two servants from Mrs
OShea's house at Walsingham terrace,
Brighton. The registrar was strictly
enjoined not TO give any information
about the marriage, and he promised to
preserve the closest secrecy in regard
to the matter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

At Washington Thursday evening "a
second experiment was made to pro-
duce rain by explosions in the air. A
balloon sent up in the northern suburbs
was exploded with great violence amid
the clouds. Whether the subsequent
downpour of rain later on in the even.
ing was caused by the explosion re.
mains to be determined, and the de.
partment will try the experiment on
larger scale to test the efficacy of this
means of breaking summer droughts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Policy Joint Broken.

The figure 2, on which a large
amount of money was stalied, turned
up for the fortythird consecutive time
at Mitchell's policy shop, Lowell, Mass,
Saturday evening. The sports there
win from $4,000 to $50, 900 on the re-
suit. One prominent storekeeper of
Lowell has won $4,000 on the forty
lhree drawings. The bank paid out
money until its funds were exhausted,
and then told the winners that they
would have to wait for their casl. until
money was received from Boston.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Hottest in Seven Years.

Sunday was the hottest which has
been experienced in California for seven
years, The mercury stood at ninety
two degrees on the signal service tower,
San Francisco, los degrees in the shade
at street level and l2O degrees at Tulare
in San Joaquin valley. 1t is expected
that most fruit will be benefited, as the
weather heretofore has been too cool to
ripcn properly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Fire at Columbia College.

A fire occurred Thursday afternoon
In the basement of the tiye-story stone
building of Columbia college, caused by
a barrel of alcohol igniting from a
match while being removed from the
basement. The janitor, VIM Simpson,
Thomas righe and DR.. John Northrup
were badly burned They were taken
to Bellevue hospital. The damage was
not more than Sl00
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
The Rise In Sugar.

In regard to the advance of one-third
of cent per pound in raw sugar, Mr..
Searles, of the sugar trust, says such
an advance is usual at this seasG0 ow-
ing to the increased summer demand.
The trust is not forcing prices up be-
cause it has secured control of mot of
the Cuban crop as alleged. The Cuba
crop is only about one-sixth o. tho
worlds crop.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

The treasury department is informed
of the arrest at St Louis of Alfred G.
Green, John c. Jacob, B. and George
Walker and George Lewbaugh on the
charge of passing counterfeit tive-cent,
ten-cent, twenty-five-cent, fifty-eent
and one-dollar silver pieces A number
of molds and considerable metal was
found upon them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
whisky Trust Gibson in Luck.

In the criminal court, Chicago, Judge
Collins quashed all the counts in the in
dictment against George J. Gibson, of
the whisky trust, charging him with
conspiracy, and those for having ex-
plosives in his possession. The charge
Of attempt to commit the crime of blow
Ing up the Shufeldt distillery, thereby
destroying life and property, was taken
under advisement.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
p,,,,.a Rattle between Litigants.

At Cochran, Tenn, the factions IN a a
lawsuit engaged in pitched oattie, IN N
which rocks, knives, sticks and pistols
wsre the weapons. They fought until
tired out, and nobody was killed. tnous" ,
s;r men and one woman we're inJureu'
and three will probably die.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Help Wanted at High Wages.

A well known grain man, who has
just made a tour of the Red river val
ley, Mimi, says that crop prospects
were never so bright 1t will be the
greatest year for the Northwest ever
known. The only question will be to
get help to harvest the wheat Men
are wanted, and wages are high.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

sponsible for this high tariff craze In
France. In the recent tariff agitation
in that country the example of the
United States was often cited as
strong reason for raising duties. In ii
all decided spirit of retaliation was
shown, and NJ. Paul Leroy Beaulieu.
the most distinguished free trade econo.
mist of France, has 70 confess that "all
this talk about retaliation has vexa-
tious appearance of being provoked"
The corrupting example of our Nc
Kinleyism in France may be seen still
more clearly from the report which the
joint commission prepared to accom-
pany its tariff bill. Criticising that
part of the report which refers to the
United States, NJ. Leroy -Beaulieu says:
"The expose of motives, which serves
as preface to the new tariff bill pro.
posed by the French government, next
leaps the Atlantic at bound. In Amer
lea it finds a soil upon which it delights
to expatiate. The United States have
not ceased to increase their tariffs; that
of July IA, 1862, adopted during the war
Of secession, and the duties of which
were already very high, has been revised
in an upward direction by whole series
of laws, codified in 1874 modified again
in 1875 and in 1879, recast by the act Of
March 3, 1888, then by another still
more vigorous of October 8, 1890, and
fortified by the rigorous formalities
which Mr.. Mckinley has invented, the
new regime of American tariffs makes
the unhappy importer slave of the
custom house authorities which can
use these duties against him almost ad
libitum."
Our trade with France is of no small
Importance to us. We sold the French
$4,000, 900 worth of goods in 1890, and
we bought from France goods to the
value of s77,00O,000. If we adopt the
foolish Mckinley notion that buying in
France is harmful to us and seek to
prevent it by Mckinley duties we must
not wonder that France is equally fool
ish and tries to prevent her people
from buying American products.
1t must be noticed that in order to
protect our manufacturers Mckinley
arouses spirit of retaliation in France
which is directed against our farmers
This is but another case to show that
while the manufacturer dances to the
music of protection, the farmer must
pay the piper at the end of the frolic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
c, u,r,,ron D,es of His Injuries.

Dr. .John l.. Northrop, the instructor
in zoology at Columbia college who
was badly burned Thursday afternoon
in the basement of the building by the
explosion of cask of alcohol, died FRI
day morning in the Presbyterian hospi'
t.l Nav York,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Addition to the Currency.

In an interview at Washington with
a reporter, Director Leech, of the mint,
said Monday that the increase of cir
culating medium during the next few
months, as the result of the coinage
policy now being pursued, would be
El14.O10 600
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
How Hippolyte Quelled 1t.

The steamer Ozama, which arrived
at New York Monday morning from
Haytian ports, reports that all was
quiet at the ports they touched, and
that Hippolyte had effectually quclled
the insurrection of May 2s At that
time it was learned that $50 persons in
all had been killed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
youn. Girl K,llsd hx lightning

At Aulnea, Kas,, Sunday afternoon
Miss Pinkie Cochran, the twenty-year-
old daughter of prominent farmer
with some friends took shelter under q
tree during thunderstorm. Light.
ming struck the tree, instantly killing
Miss Cochran.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Out of Work in Colorado.

The Central Labor federation was in
formed Sunday by the states trade as
sembly of Colorado, that thousands of
men are out of employment in that
state, and that it would not be to the
interest of worlmen TO go there at
nreSent
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

James A. Simmons who was convict
ed of aiding Gen Peter j. Claasen,
president of the Sixth national bank,
of New York, in the embezzlement OF
the funds of that institution, was FRI
dav sentenced to six years imprison-
ment in the Erie county penitentiary
An appeal will be taken to the supreme
court
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
A ser,ss of Naval Maneuyers.

The secretary of the navy is a arrang'
ing series of maneuvers involving the
problems OF actual warfare as presented
In the attack of one OF our great mari
time ports by foreign naval force Hnd
its defense by the American ,avy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
GhOul Proof.

The authorities of Kingston, Ont,
are determined that ghouls shall not
get the remains of Sir John MacDon,
aid Contractor Newlands has been or
dered to excavate around the grave and
fill in the cavity with cement mixed
with cut wire. This is supposed to be
hurglar-proof. Two detectives are still
living near the cemetery.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
s...Aa VIII Study Prohibition.

Mr. Fosters motion for the appoln..
ment Of a royal commission to obtain
data respecting the working OF prom, pro =,
bition in other countries was carried ~
an early hour Thursday morning ~ IN !, ..e ~
Canadian house of commons ty ~ ma ma
jority, The vote STOOD '''' '
navs IS,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Wool Prices.
WOOL PrICeB.
Some republican organs are alarmed

Some republican organs are alarmed
over the low prices of wool They fear
that as the Mckinley duties have failed
to raise prices or even to keep them up
to last years level, the wool growers
may desert the 6. o. p. in the next elec-
ton. The New York Press is even
driven by its anxiety to assert that
farmers are selling their wool at about
the same prices as last year,
But this will not begin to go down.
Here are the prices on the Goth of June
for three years. as given by the Boston
Commercial Bulletin, itself high
tariff paper:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

HOUSES fIUUueu ~ No0
A terrific rain-storm prevailed at Ne
braska City, Neb, Friday afternoon.
Col,ars and houses were Hooded, the
damage aggrcgsting several thousand
dollars small grsin was beaten dowr
aud badly damaged
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
sr.n,sh-American Treaty Signed.

The commercial treaty with America
was signed at Madrid, Friday 1t will
be published August /, and will go into
operation September |.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
A wo,yarina wheat Pest.

The crop correspondents report to tho
secretarv of state that the grain louise
has made its appearance on the grow
ing wheat in large numbers III Mien,. ,,,,
gan. II appears to be almost as mum.
erous as two years ago. when great
damage was done.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

The portrait of Christopher Colum-
bus, painted by Chevalier Antonio Moro,
has been bought by Charles +. Gun
ther, the curio collector, of Chicago, for
$40. 900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Paid on Illicit pistilleries.

A successful rad has been maue on
illicit distillcries in the mountains OF
Virginia and West Virginia severai @
notorious violators of the laws have
been brought in.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
rpd,nus Declare War,

The Areibe Indians of Arizona, have
barricaded and declared war on the gov
ernment The troops in the vicinity
ask for reinforccments with Hotchkiss
rms
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
chort Coffae CrOp.

On account of the disorganizatlon OF
labor in Brazil, it is said the coffee crop
has been so seriously affected as to
cause reduction of several million
bags in the yield.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

The harvest prospects in Russia have
become worse, and there are fears of a
partial famine. Because of the bad con-
dition of the crops it is proposed to pro-
hibit the expectation of corn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
A Pneumatic Gun.

j. L. Bott has invented pneumatic
gun which, it is claimed, will throw
fifty pounds of dynamite three miles,
and can be fred twice minute
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
.,lssouri Rlyer on q Klsh.

The Missouri river is at its highest
point since 1881. Many farms are over
flowed knd crops are ruined The river
has cut new channel near Atchison,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

Thos Tisdale, who left ms iam'y a a
Canada thirty-one years ago. re'''rnsa
the other day to find his wife m0rr'ea =,
~ @ . third husband They will ressns
former relations
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

There were landed Wednesday at the
barge Office. New York, 1900 imlni'
grants. About twenty eases OF measles
were taken from the steamer Alier an"
were sent tc the hospital.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Alabama Takes Second Place.

According to the last census Ala nama
has taken Pennsylvania's place as ie'o-
Ar in the annual output of iron ore
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
A Mystery at Chicago.

Thirty skeletons were found under
the floor of an old ice-house in Chicago.
The mystery is being investigated
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

"A strike of coal miners In Germany
has just been broken up by importing
coal from the United States. Yet some
people Imagine that our coal industry
needs protection.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Beating the Tariff.

A tariff tax is never popular with
people who have to pay it. and there
have always been attempts to evade it.
Some of these attempts exhibit the lu.
dicrous side Of the tariff, as we'll as dis
play the ingenuity of the mind in work.
ing out ways and means to beat it. The
Industrial World gives the following
instance of the shrewd evasion of the
tariff laws: "At one time, many years
ago, when heavy duty had been laid
on imported lead, statues and busts of
both marble and metal were admitted
free Of charge, az works of art. Forth
with the evaders seized upon the pro-
vision of the tariff Is loop-hole
of advantage. Busts of Washing
ton, Hamilton, Franklin, Jeffer-
son and other eminent Americans,
all cast in lead, began to appear on
ships manifests in considerable num-
bers and were passed free, without
question, through our custom houses
These counterfeit presentments of our
greatest men, once safely in the hands
of the consignees, were melted down
and nodded into lead bars. 1t was no.
ticed with astonishment that the busts
were received from on shipboard with
out complaint even when the nose wss
fattened, or an eyebrow broken in, or
the face and head otherwise bruised and
battered; yet months rolled away be-
fore any suspicion of the true inward
ness of the importations dawned upon
the minds of the authorities"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Swallowed HIS False Teeth.

James Corcoran died in the hospital
at Boston Sunday night from the ef-
fects Of having swallowed his false
teeth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
An ITnfniehad Sarmon

Rev. Wm. NJ. Ogden, rector of the
Church of the Holy Cross at Warrens-
burg, Warren county, N. y, fell dead
in the pulpit while preaching Sunday
morning
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
monsv For ths worlds Fair.

The appropriations of the different
states for exhibits at the Worlds fair
aggregate 81, 775, OOO
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
A Cable to Brazil.
$40. 900 Painting of Columbus.

There is project for cable between
the United States and Brazil.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

lie wore brand new funnel shirt
ont in the dew at ni2ht
And when he 90; back home, alasi
That shirt was "out Of sight "
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-06
Raised the Church DE BIT.

Talk Of raising cl,Irch debts. the man
who had been everywhere said, IL cleared
up debt for church in Deadwood once
in spite of myself.
"Yesy"
at happened this way: I had been
playing poker the night before in great
luck. Came out cool $1,000 winner
Then kind of L, morse came over me,
and | made upmy mind it would be good
time to reform. ! resolved to quit poker
and be respectable, and thought good
way to begin would be by going to church.
So fixed myself up and walked into the
biggest church in the place. My inten.
tions were really good, but hadn't slept
any that night.
The sermon was rather prosy, and !
went to sleep. After the sermon the par.
son explained that the church was little
in debt, and he thought this would be
good time to pay off. woke up just in
time to hear him say: We must raise
$1,000
well, you see, was half asleep.
thought l was still playing poker, an
hearin' that put me on my nerve. Tho
deacon, with the plate, was right beside
me in the aisle. pulled out my roll and
yelled out: III see that $1,000, and go
s., 900 better With that put my whole
SO, ,OU0 on the plate,
"They were used to such talk out there
They thought was gambler who had
got religion, and before was well enough
awake to know where | was the whole
congregation was singing and the minis
ter was praying for me. wasn't going
to back water then, SO | let the money
20. Got a complimentary notice in the
Deadwood papers, posed as a philanthro-
pist. and all that. Good joe on me,
wasn't itY" -
First rate; and did you really quit
gambling?"
"Yes, sir; quit for good and ALL he
said. And then he added: by the
way, have you got any tips on to-days
races y"-Buffalo Express,