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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
WOMEN ROBBED OF 100000.

How a New Jersey Fruit Jar Manufacturer
Made Fortune This inley
Gave Him the Right to Levy tribute on
American Women-Tale of "a Tariff Trust.
Many a housewife has thought more
about glass fruit jars this year than
ever before. The enormous increase in
price at the very time when there was
one of the best fruit crops that the
country has ever seen has made the rise
in prices for jars an especially nnfor-
tunate thing far the many whose purses
are small Much fruit has gone to
waste because there was not money
enough to pay the big prices for jars.
Have these housewives, who felt the
high prices for jars as a hardship,
thought what part the protective tariff
had in pillaging them? Do they know
that our protected manufacturers made
a combination at the beginning of the
season, when they saw that there was
going to be large fruit crop. and that
they fixed prices by which they could
squeeze enormous profits ont of the
consumers?
This is what actually happened; and
single firm made a profit of $500, OOC
this summer out of the women of this
country, The whole thing is told in a
late number of the National Glass
Budget, the journal of the glasswork.
ers' union. This paper is entirely
friendly, of course, to the glass manu-.
facturers and is also in strong sym.
pathy with the protection policy of the
Republican party. Hence its testimony
is not to be subjected to suspicion as
coming from a hostile source. The
whole shameful story of how the man.
ufacturers combined to rob the farm,
ers' wives is frankly given by this pa
per; and its article is well worth quot
Ing here entire as tariff lessen fol-
women. The following is the article
"a boom In Glass Jars-Green Glas,
| "Houses Resume Work Tuesday After tn,
''Summer Shut Down.
Tuesday marked the resumption Of
green glass manufactures and it tool
place in the midst of the widest boon
in the glass fruit jar trade since 1879.
"The green bottle factories OF d. o
Cunningham and Ihmsen 4 Co, wer,
fred up on Tuesday and Cunningham
& Co. on Wednesday. Atthe two place,
that stated Tuesday the entire fore,
was p, & or fruit jars on account o.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
TWENIY-EIGHT INJURED,
a Dynamite Explosion in n Ground
OF Celebrating Italians.
appalling Casualties at the Ne,y,,L r.
tivai of st. Rocas' Day.

A horrible accident occurred =, =,
Italian celebration at Newark n
thursday night, by which three nor.
sons were killed outright and twenty.
iiVe persons seriously and some n,
them fatally injured. The resi-.
dents of the Italian quarter in Row.
den street celebrated a festive,
which is known as st Rocas Dau
IN three-story house, No 2s. Chinese
lanterns, decorations of all kinds md
a shrine were among the outdoor at.
fractions Among the novelties nro.
vlded for the entertainment of the cele.
orahts was the explosion of a lot OF
dynamite inclosed in gas pipe. This
piece was fired about lO:45 o'clock tho
people being grouped in close proximity
10 the gas pipe. The explosion came
with the most violent effects Scarcelv
had the detonations died when the air
was filled with the shrieks and groans
OF pain from twenty-five people who
mad been torn and wounded bv tho
powerful explosion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
BOYS START A VESUVIUS
and Receive Severe Burns and Other In
iuries-One Loses All His Hair

and Receive Severe Burns and Other In
juries-One Loses All His Hair.
The boys in Gallatin, Tenn. had ar
ranged TO give performance repre-
sentihg the Last Days of Pompeii," +"
but Monday, when trying to make the
volcano belch forth its fiery flames and
destructive lava, it did not belch worth
a cent, but premature explosion tool;
place, laying out those of the projec.
tors, viz: Adolph and Henry Tipman.
Elmo and William Smith, aged from
ten to fifteen years. Adolph II. Tip
man and Elmo Smith were both severe
ly burned and otherwise injured by the
explosion. All the hair was burnel
from Smiths head
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
RECIPROCITY.
Why Should We Not Extend Reciprocity tc
England.


Our imports from Great Britain from
| 1921 to 1881 were about SAC, 600, 600 per
annum over and above our exports tc
that country. That was before England
removed her corn laws, and her heavy
duties on our grain prevented tn.
English people from buying from our
| farmers to any great extent. England
| abolished the duties on grain in 1916,
| and now we export to England every
year about S2OO. 600, 900 worth of COM
modities over and above what we buy
from that country. BY far the greater
part of this excess is made up of farm
products.
| Our protectionists denounce british
| free trade upon every occasion, but
they must admit that it has worked
mighty well in making a market for
our farmers. England is held up by
the whole tribe of McKinleyites as en-
bodying in her economic system all that
is false and pernicious but what wouls.
become of our vast surplus farm pro-
ducts if England should take her teach.
ing from our McKinleyites and impose
heavy duties on our wheat. corn cotton
and meats in order to protect" her
own people?
The reciprocity feature of the new
tariff law is held up by the Mckinley
ties as the expression of all that is wise
and good in craftsmanship, and they
hold reciprocity to be beneficial to both
nations enjoying it. But England has
been giving us for years full and FREQ
reciprocity on her side. Yet here our
wiseacres discover that the benifts OF
reciprocity would not be shared by
both sides Let England buy from our
farmers If she will; we must protect
our manufacturers from those of En-.
gland is the attitude of our reci-
procity statesmen. But this position is
to be condemned both on moral and
pecuniary grounds. 1t is an exhibition
of the grasping selfshness which our
protectionists profess to see only in
England; and our duties on goods i'm
ported from England amount in the
end to lowering of the price of our
farm products sent there in payment
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Gambling Den Grim !,

At Baxley, Bales & Co. S tie camp
about eight miles below Waycross, Ga,
Friday night Harry Jackson was shot
three times in gambling den by Nci
Taltert There We're three or four Ne
grocs present playing seven-up, Nei
Talbert accused Jackson of cheating
- dispute began between the two men
which resulted as above. jackson wa
dying when last heard from Talber
escaped to the swamps, chased by ;
large crowd Of Negroes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03

the unpI scedented demand for Jars, tho
price of which has been advanced from
$3.50 to sl1.5O in anticipation of u big
run. Whitall, Tatum & Co, of Mill.
vile, n. j., started three factories. The
trade outlook is good and busy season
expected.
behind the boom there is most in
teresting story of how Whitney Bros,
the Whitney glass works at Glassboro,
n. j., have scooped up clear profit o.
$500, O0O
Two years ago Whitney Bros found
themselves in a position where it was
to their advantage tc take the entire
product of an outside factory which
ran on jars for them The Whitneys'
own mills continued to turn out the
usual amount, and the trade looked
with horror upon the jars, which were
piled up into the Thousand gross.
"At the beginning of tne season
combination was made in which it was
agreed to maintain the price at $3.50 a
gross. The Whitneys were in, but even
this animation did not let the others
rest easy. When the boom came the
Whitneys had about $1,000 gross OF
jars on hand and they were masters of
the situation. Up jumped the price
1t rose quickly from S7 to 81 80, to So So
to S10.50, to S1l, and to Sll.5O, and still
Whitney Bros. Lad thousands of jars.
They could not ship them fast enough
to check the rise. From five to fifteen
car loads have been going daily from
their storehouses in Glassboro and
Salem, and yet but small fraction of
the demand was met Prices continued
to jump, and Tuesday offers as high as
Sl2 and Sl4 gross were made without
securing the jars. The resumption OF
work at the factories will have no ap-
preciabe effect on the market"
| How does the tariff come in here?
In this way: If an importer should
order $1,000 worth of fruit jars from
Europe the United States government
would make him pay on landing them
a penalty or tax of S4OO, in order to
protect this precious fruit jar trust
This is called by Maj Mckinley and his
followers encouraging American in
dustry;' and the jar trust takes the ZEN
couragement," and with it the hint to
charge all that their protection will
allow them That 500 does its work.
1t keeps out foreign jars SO eifectually
that none are separately given in the
government reports as imported.
If there had been no duty on fruit
jars is it not clear that jars would have
come in in large quantities from
Europe last spring to supply our
markets? Would it not have been i'm
possible then for that greedy
manufacturer in New Jersey
to collect $780,, 900 in tribute during one
brief summer from our wives and moth
ers? Is it not a sin and shame to give
a man in this way the power to tax for
for his own private greed hundreds and
thousands of households all over the
land?
Yet such is protection and such is
McKinleyism. The republican party
in this way puts the taxing power in
the hands of individuals, to be used
for individual gain. and it defends this
system as being of special benefit to the
farmers themselves! Could human fol-
ly go further or human injustice EN-.
body itself in form more atrociaus
and outrageous for us? Is it Strange,
in the light Of this glass jar story that
some men denounce protection as down.
right thieving and robbery?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
shot His Landludy Dead.

HENDERSON, KY, Sept. 2s.-Charles
johnson, who had been boarding at the
house of Mrs. Emma Hosllins, was
made to leave for unbecoming conduct,
and Sunday evening went to the house
for his clothing. While Mrs, Hoskins
was STOPPING to gather up his effects
johnson drew revolver and shot her
in the neck. She turned and faced him
and was again shot in the forehead,
killing her instantly. johnson is still
at large
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Three Killed il a RunaWaY.

The horses drawing carriage in
which four ladies were returning to
their home from church at Marietta,
Ga, Sunday, ran away, Miss Katie
Reynolds, II, broke her neck; Miss
Merritt, her aunt died from internal
hnrts Miss Anna Kohlheim is in a
critical condition, Mrs. Reynolds,
mother of Katie, jumped from the car
riage, and escaped with bruises
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
A Gold Discovery.

While workmen were prospecting p fol
coal Friday on the farm of Thomas
Heavy, jr, in Silver Lake township, ,,l
smsoSebann. svs county, Pa a paying
,s;n Of gold was discovered Small
quantities Of gola were found found yea, yea,
dun The discovery has caused grea'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Shot on Ills Own Porch.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept 2s.-A spe-
cial received here from Fayetteville
says Andrew Gage Clark, of Madison
county, was assassinated at his home
in the suburbs of Huntsville Saturday
night. Gage was standing on his back
porch and the assassin fired from the
shadow of well-house. Eighteen
buckshots entered Cages body, tearing
hole through him as large as mans
hand. lie died instantly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Disappointed Boomers.

A great many wagons are trailing
back over the Cherokee strip with peo.
pie who failed to get claims in the In.
dian lands opened last Tuesday. Al.
most all of them will drift about living
under canvass, waiting for the strip to
open. They seem to feel as if every
one on the strip is their enemy, and are
said to be iiring the grass in hundred.
of places. They do not know when
they are on the strip or when they are
on the Indian reservations and the
reservations along the Santa Fe have
suffered greatly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03

A burly Negro, by the name of John
Williams, was making disturbance at
home with his wife at Spartanburg S.
c.. when Mayor Henneman went to the
house to find out the cause He ar.
rested Williams and was trying to pre-
vent his escape until the police came to
his assistance. Williams succeeded in
pushing llenneman out of the door,
and while he was falling shot HIM in
the back, killing HIM Instantly Will
liams was arrested, The Jail is sur
rounded by bowling mob, and lacks
only leader to procure the prisoner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Fatal Panic in a Church.

Alevival was yoing on in the iiar'
mony Baptist church, colored' at jack
scnville, Fla, Thursday night AT
midnight the gas began to flicker ana
finally went out One frenzied wor'
sinner shouted. Judgment Judg'
mentr A panic ensued in which one
woman was killed, three others re-
ceived fatal injuries and about twenty
people were seriously crushed
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
A Mammoth Flywhe al.

The biggest hywheel in the United
States was turned Monday morning in
response to the touch of President
Whitney, of the West End street rail
way, at the new power house, Boston.
The wheel is 2S feet in diameter, 10 feet
inches in face, and weighs 50 tons,
with two belts feet inches in width,
and running 5000 feet per minute.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Ino,h.r f,h,ncs lor our pork.

When the French chambers resume
Legislative work next month the efforts
of Mr. Reid, the American minister, to
secure the withdrawal Of the pork pro-
hibition are certain to be crowned with
success. The committee of the senate
will give immediate attention to the
bill passed by the chamber of depSties.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Paw Dr Rurchard Dead.

Rev. DIR. Samuel d. Burchard died at
Saratoga, n. y, Friday afternoon.
Rev. Burchard was suddenly lifted into
notoriety in the memorable Cleveland
Blaine campaign of 1884 by the utter
ance of a single sentence: Rum, Ro'
manism and Rebellion" used in an adj
dress of welcome to Mr.. Blaine at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, New York.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
August Immigration.

The chief of the bureau of statistics
reports that the total number of immi-
grants arrived at the ports of the United
States from the foreign countries, ex-
cept the Dominion of Canada and Mex
leo, during the month ending August
81, 1891, was 45, 172, against 37,3Sl in
August of last year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Tobacco From Sumatra.

san Francisco customs officials Mon
day collected $40, ,00) excess duties from
Licbres Bros, e Co., cigar manufactur.
ers, of san Francisco, who entered a
large consignment of tobacco as Sum
atra filters, which We're appraised Iy
customs officers as Sumatra wrappers.
This is the largest amount ever collect
ed at that port from one firm.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Died Of Poison.

Mrs, Jack West, of Wheeling, w. Va g,
took laudanum Sunday. Her husband,
who was drunk, locked the house and
went to sleep. A large crowd of neigh
bors gathered, and policeman finally
forced an entrance and summoned a
doctor, but before he arrived the won.
an was dead There is talk of prose
cutting the husband
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
rourtesn Killad in Spain.

An express train running between
pnrgos and San Sebastian, Spain, came
into collision with combined goods
and passenger train Fourteen pe.So"' 's,,s"d
were killed and twenty-four INJURED
The switchman responsible f'r the ac'
cident has been arrested.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03

a dispatch to the Associated Press
from Prof L. S, Holden, of Lick OBJ
servatory, says observations of Prof.
Schaebcrlc and Prof. Campbell during
August and September show the first
satellite of Jupiter is cllipsoid, and that
one of its longer axes is directed toward
the center of Jupiter. The other satel-
lites appear to be spherical.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Deadly Gasoline.

Mrs. Henry kessler, wife of lead
ing business man of Erie, Pa, was
burned to death Monday afternoon
through gasoline accident Mr. Kess.
Ter, in trying to save his wife's life, was
distigured and crippled for life. Mr..
Kessler's aged mother was likewise
badly burned The unfortunate 'wom-
an was so years of age.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Forests Wrecked by Winds.

A farmer from ltasca county, in the
northern part of Minnesota, says that
the havoc already wrought by wind
storms among the forests of that sec.
tion could not be appreciated He es.
timated that about sO,OOO 900 feet OF
timber had been blown down. In some
districts the forests presented scene
of terrible devastation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
III CAME.
Rain Produced at the Will of the
Wizards,
nut IL Takes Dynamite Bombs to Pro.
duce Them-The Conclusions Fol-
lowed by Heavy Precipitations.

Saturday the rain-makers made their
hrst experiment at Corpus Christi, Tex
and 1t was complete success. Broken
cumulous clouds had been floating over
head all the morning, and at p. m
Messrs. Ellis, Castor and Fairchild en-.
tered carriage and drove out of town,
accompanied by County Engineer Gun.
Ter, representing the citizens commit.
tee. The party carried two boxes in
the carriage, containing two mortars
and a dozen 2l-pound bombs. When
the outskirts of the town was
reached the mortars were unpaelked
and set upon small hill. Three
rounds were fired, four shells being ex.
ploded at each volley, while u ci'-
"lc;.ds were pasa.i.g overhead No rs...
was falling any where in the vicinity
when the firing began, but after every
report a sharp shower fell, and as the
clouds passed away to the southwest
the rain was seen to be falling in tor.
rents over limited area. BY the time
the last shot was fired the party
were drenched, and returned to
the hotel The rain could be
seen spreading off to the south.
west, and in forty minutes a heavy
rain was falling, which was general
over the entire city and continued for
half an hour Mr.. Ellis was seen at
the hotel Sunday evening and said:
1.-THE citizens committee objected to
our making experiments on so small a
scale not believing it would be success.
ful, but | knew that the conditions
were favorable and wished to show
them how easily rain could he started
at such time" The final experiments
there will be made next week. then the
party will operate at two points on the
Mexican National railroad, finishing
their work at San Diego.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
DOUBLE LYNCHING.
Ian and Woman Hanged by Mob In
Mississippi.

'hro'ooippi'
AT Hollandale, Miss, Saturday night
quadroon woman named Lou Steven
son called Mr.. Davis, white bartend-
er, from the saloon, and while she en-
gagged him in conversation a Negro
named Grant White appeared upon
the scene, and shot Davis, killing
him almost instantly without prov
ocation. White fed, but was cap
tured, near Wayside, and brought back
to the scene of the murder. The infu-
rated populace hanged 10th White
and his accompliee, the Negro woman
Lou Stevenson, to railroad bridge
near the town during the early hours
OF Monday morning. There is great
excitement there, but no further trou-
BILE is expected.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03

The Israelite Alliance al Vienna, for
the relief Of fugitives from Russia, has
more than II can attend TO- The Vienna
.,apers earnestly advise the Jews to go
Jack to Russia again, on the ground
that their numbers are too great for
Wholesale emigration.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Two Shocks at Columbus, Ind.

Two distinct and severe shocks Of
earthquake were felt at Columbus
Ind, at 1857 o'clock Saturday night
On the west and south side of the city
persons sleeping were almost thrown
from their beds, and some were SC
scared they jumped up and ran out into
the streets in their night clothes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
A Nail Keg of Old Silver.

Monday the Economics shipped to
the Economic savings bank, Beaver
Falls, Pa, Il nail keg full of old U. S.
silver coins as bright and new as when
they left the mint. The coins were
principally half dollars dated 1928,
showing that they have been boarded
away in Economy for nearly seventy
years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03

United States Marshal Hogan and
Special Agent Day, with the helpof the
police, made raid on all Chinese laun-
dries in Grand Fork, N. d.. and cap
tured three ceestials who had been
smuggled across the line from Mani
toba within the last two or three days,
also securing considerable smuggled
onium
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Taken For Spies and Shot

Advices from Peru report the murder
of four American explorers on the
River Maranon They were Califor-
mans prospecting for gold. The party
consisted of five, but one, owing to
illness, had to return. The Others were
murdered in cold blood by the natives,
who mistooll them for ecclesiastical
emissaries and spies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Hadden and Tucker Indicted.

Lewis NJ. Hadden and Cal Tucker
were indicted Monday at Cincinnati by
a especial grand jury. They are each
charged with aiding Burglar Anderson
to escape from Jail. IIadden was as.
sistant county solicitor, and has re
signed. The bonds were fixed at 81, 600.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Plenty of Seed Farms,

The census bureau has issued re-
port on the production of seeds as an
industry. The report shows that there
were in the United States in the census
wear 500 farms with total of l69, ,s5l
acres devoted exclusively to seed grow
ing, OF which o6, 561 quarter acres were
reported as producing seeds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
STATUE OF THE POPE.
Unvoiled at the Catholic University at
Washington.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-The Catholic
university was the scene at p IN. OF a
memorable event in the history of the
Catholic church in this country-one
equaled in Importance only by
the celebration in November, 1889,
of the centennial of the Cath
olic hierarchy in the United
States. The event was the unveiling
of the magnificent marble statue of the
supreme pontiff, Leo Mi, the gift to
the university of Count Joseph de Lou
bat, the wealthy New York society and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Big Wheat Crop In Italy.

Reports received by the minister ot
agriculture indicate the wheat crop Of
Italy will be very great this year. As
is well-known, last years crop was the
only full crop for number of years,
and everything goes to show that this
years crop may be even better,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
six Anarchists Convicted.

Six anarchists, who were tried IN
r,mera Mt Berlin have been sentenced
to terms of Imprisonment OF from SIX
months to two years for circulating
nrohibited literature.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03

The widows of presidents Grant and
Garfield receive each pension of $1,000.
There are eight widows of generals
who are drawing pensions of $4,000
each and thirteen whose annual allow
snce Is 81 200 each.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
August Exports and Imports.

Exports of merchandise from the
United States during August past ag-
gregated in value ST., $50, 1888, against
$50, 1s9, Si5 in August, 1890 Imports
during August past were valued at
S6s, s9i,754, against SOL, 200 40 in Au.
pust. $500
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-03
Blew His Brains Out,

Maj. J. W. Hopkins, for many years
a prominent business man in Nashville,
Tenn, blew his brains out with a
double barreled shotgun at Red Boil
ing Springs, Tenn, Sunday. lie had
become respondent because of III.
health.