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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
TO PUT IN YOUR HAT.
How Mckinley Increased the Duties on
Wool Hats.

The Mckinley duties on wool mats
show a sharp increase upon the Old
rates. The duties in both the old law
and in the present law are so-called
compound duties; that is, there is spe-
citic duty of SO much per pound and an
ad valorem duty in addition. Thus ON
hats valued at 80 cents pound or less
the old duty was ten cents pound and
35 per cent. ad valorem-the compound
duty being equal to an ad valorem duty
of 6s per cent. The corresponding Nc
Kinley duty is 1917 cents per pound and
80 per cent, the two duties here being
equivalent to an ad valorem duty OF 50
per cent.
Hats of the next class are those valued
at more than 80 and not more than 40
cents q pound The old duty on this
grade was equivalent to 60 per cent
and the Mckinley duty 90.
The next grade of hats under the old
law was those valued at between 40 and
60 cents a pound. The Mckinley law
makes this class stop at 50 cents and
adds class covering those between so
and 60 cents per pound. Thus under
the old law hats in the class between 40
and SO bore an equivalent ad valorem
duty of II per cent. and under the
Mckinley law the equivalent advalorem
is 1Ol per cent. On hats worth between
80 and 80 cents the equivalent in the old
law was 6s per cent; in the Mckinley
law it is liz per cent.
The next class In both laws extends
from go to so cents pound-the ad
valorem equivalent being 72 per cent,
and the Mckinley ad valorem 100 pei
cent.
The last class in both laws covers
hats valued at above so cents pound
The old tariff levied duty here which
{ was equal to 50 per cent; and Mckln
lev made only slight advance in thi
highest class of hats, his equivalent az
/. valorem being II per cent. Having got
ten above the range of the poorer elias
: of buyers he saw no good reason for IN
, creasing the duty very much,
!. The equivalent ad valorem dutie
here given are obtained by combining
!. the pound duty and the ad valorem rat
and calculating them upon the value
hats imported Very few wool hats
q however, were imported under the oil
. law, the rates under it being almos
. prohibitory; but under the Mckinle
n law importation may be expected
cease entirely. The American mani
V facturers had practical monopoly b'
d fore, and Mckinley gives them con
ID plete monopoly. Shall we not no
n have wool hat trust?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24

But the price of the glass manutact
ured in this country ranged, according
to proteetionist authority, from 65 to 80
cents foot. The average of these two
figures would be TN; but putting the
average still lower, say rs cents, the
wholesale price of this glass was sis,-
$50, 600 In other words, we paid SlO,'
$500 more for it in the home market
than if we had bought it from tho
foreign manufacturers at the average
prices prevailing in 1890.
The full significance of these figures
can be seen by taking the case
of the pittsburgh Plate Glass Com
pany. In their advertisement in
the latest number of The Man
ufacturer and sinilder they claim
to have capacity of 100000 square
feet monthly" This would be 3,120,00O
feet in year, which ut rs cents afoot,
would bring 50, $40, 600. II the same
quantity were bought at s2.2s cents per
square foot, the foreign price as above
given, the total cost would have been
81 soc5. .a32, or a net tariff differenceof
81, ,314, ,76S for the American consumer to
pay.
Early last year there was case in
Pittsburgh in which one Of the men in
terested in this company testified that
it cleared 34A per cent. on its capital in
1882 About the same time a repre-
sentative of this company went to
England to negotiate with an English
syndicate, with view to uniting the
nine plate-glass factories of this coun-
try. The English had already gotten
wind of the great tariff spoils our glass
men were making, for it was announced
at the same time that an English COM
pany had begun the erection OF factory
at Irwin, a town near Pittsburgh, Pa.
The high protection given the plate
glass men under the old law had be-
come almost prohibitory even before
Mckinley began to turn his tariff mill.
The last English firm doing business in
New York closed up its establishment
in that city several years ago, and our
importations of plain polished plate
rlass are now less than one million dol
lars worth a year Yet Mckinley
strengthened the practical monopoly
enjoyed by our manufacturers by rails
ing the duty on the smallest size OF glass
from three cents per foot to five cents
an advance which was not asked for by
the manufacturers themselves, SO far as
the official published reports show, The
duty on the largest sizes Of plate glass Is
50 cents a foot, which is equal, accord
ing to the official figures used by the
Senate, to AL 43 per cent. ad valorem.
Additional protection is now given the
manufacturers by the new customs law,
which allows nothing for broken glass.
The McKinleyites did all they could
to smooth the way for trusts and trusts
are now springing into life with rapid
ity which ought to be very gratifying to
[ Mckinley, who believes that cheap
merchandise means cheap men,"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Coats, Blood for Consumptives.

Drs. Bertin and Picq, Of Nantes, have
recently made an interesting experi-
ment in the treatment of consumption.
Acting on the fact that goats are not
subject to consumption, the doctors, af-
ter experimenting on rabbits, injected
the blood of goat into the veins oftwo
consumptive patients, one boy OF sew
enteen and the other woman of forty
seven years. Both patients are sa1l to
have greatly improved since the expert
ment was made.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
A Findlay Hotol Blown to the -Four
Winds, -.
wing to Leak in a Natural Gas Pipe--xWo
Mattresses Killed and a Number
More Dangerously
Injured.

The Hotel Marvin, Findlay, O.,whieh
was completed few weeks ago at .
cost of over 1000, is a complete wreck
from cellar to garret. An explosion OF
natural gas Sunday afternoon completes,
ly cleaned the building out It Isl
owned by Ancil E. Marvin, and was
leased on January l by Andrews
Bros, of Pennsylvania. It is four7
story brick building, 5ox2oo feet, with.
stone frontage A few painntcs
after o'clock, Mr.. Marvin lighted the
gas in the stove in the dining-room.
The cooks announced dinner and the,
guests and boarders we're Aprerarinsstc
repair to the dining-room when ter
rife explosion, which shook the entire
city, took place. Six of the nine waiter
girls were in the room with Marvin.
One of the girls, Miss Kate Walters.
aged thirty, of Bolivar, N. Y, was in
stantly killed by falling debris. Miss
Ella johnson, of Findlay, was knocked
down and had both jaws broken.
The physicians say that she can
not recover. -Four other girls
were blown to the opposite
side of the street. They were badly
bruised, but not seriously injured. Ono
Of them, Miss Ella Searls, was sweep
ing at the time of the explosion. She
was blown over sixty feet When
picked up her clothing was nearly torn
off, but she still held to the broom.
Mr. Marvin was badly burned about
the head and arms, but not Sc
riously. A number of the guests
who were in their rooms were
badly shaken up Several of them
received slight injuries. Frank Pound
stone, the clerk, who was entering the
dining-room as the explosion occurred.
was struck by table and knocked
down. He is badly bruised. The tables
and chairs in the dining-room, as wei
as the side of the building, were blowr
across the street All the windows il
the adjoining buildings were broken
The leak that caused the eXplo
sion has not yet been discovered
but is believed to be in th'
cellar. Marvin, who owns the house
is worth over 100000. His loss will b'
fully S25, ,0OO The loss of Andrews Bros
will be fully $1,000. The buildings an'
contents were fully insured against fire
Insurance men say that insurance cal
not be collected on explosions Th
other hotels threw open their doors t.
the guests, and the Marvin, the pride o
Findlay, is closed. Two mattresses ar
dead, three other persons were danger
ously injured, and four seriously hurt
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24

when protectionists seek to convince
people that protection is good thing
they usually try to show how it has
lowered the price of goods. But now
that the Republicans have discovered
that "cheap and nasty go together,
that cheapness is "curse," that it is
"the fetch Of the British free trader"
and that cheap coat makes cheap
man, the organs OF protection are adopt
ing a new way to show the beauties OF
protection. The high tariff Philadel-
phia Press prints q news article under
the caption BLESSINGS of Protection
in which the following sentences occur:
A. Flanagan 4 Brother are satisfied that
business Is lookngup. Double reeled yarns
a little finer grade than gray yarns, have al
yanced over 80 per cent, and the dealer IL
now beginning to run after the man"iac''
urer.
James Leach, of the Ashland Mills, manu-.
facturers of woolens and worsteos' saiu
Kentucky Jeans and shoddy jeans were gong
up. and all the higher class wool goods arr
advancing.
Carter q Lord, manufacturers OF blankets
and warns, said the business prospects were
good. Confidence is restored ana the price,
of all kinds OF stock are ruling higher
Yet this paper said some time aitel
the election, "there is no more talk o
rising prices on account OF the Mckm
lev act or any thing else."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
BEHRING SEA QUESTION.
"hat Canadian Authority on Interna-
uonai Law Thinks of the Supreme Court

what Canadian Authority on Interps-
uonai Law Thinks of the Supreme Coaft
Move.
Hon. David Mills, high authority on
international law, in an interview re-
gardlng Sir John Thompson's action in
bringing a portion Of the Behring Sea
question before the Supreme Court of
The United States, said: "Unless it
has been agreed between the two
Governments that there shall be
q test case for the purpose of
ascertaining tho extent of the
United States rights under the law of
nations in Behring Sea, think it will
prove mistake on the part of the Cana
dian minister of Justice to seek u dacis-
ion from the Supreme Court. The Ease
OF Foster against Nelson, which will
be found In Peters Reports, 2, and that
OF Philips against Payne, in Vol. 92 Of
the Supreme Court Reports, show that
IN questions such as this the court is
bound to follow in the construction OF
treaties the political depart-
ment ofthc Government, and no opinion
will be obtained, therefore, at variance
with Mr. Blaine's contention. 1t will
be seen, upon very slight consideration
OF the subject, that it would never dc
to permit one department of the Gov
ernment to place itself in direct antag
onism to another, and especially would
it be destructive to permit the views ot
that department which is responsible
for the maintenance of the sovereign
rights of the Nation to be over-riddeI
by another department to whicl
no such responsibility attaches. Yo,
will find the principle on which the Su
preme Court proceeds SO fully stated il
the two cases to which have referred
that you will see that the Minister o
Justice can not get on on the lines upol
which he has set out, and If the cour
were to entertain the case he woul
only succeed in having the contention
Of the Secretary of State confirmed"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
The Black Death.

A dispatch from Tobolisk says the
terrible scourge known as "blacR
death" has reached the city of Tobolslt
the capital of West Siberia. The whole
of Asiatic Russia, from Samarkand te
the mouth of the Obi, is suffering from
the scourge. Thousands are dying a
Obdorsk, near the mouth of the obi
owing to the lack of physicians. Il
seems almost hopeless to try to cheei
tho spread of the fearful disease.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Koch's Lymph for Hospitals

A printed postal card received in New
York, Sunday, from DR.. Koch says in eff
feet that he will not send the lymph to
individual physicians, but will do so to
hospitals where the patients can be un-
der observation all the time and the eff
feet of the lymph watched. A written
foot-note states that the lymph may be
obtained through the Government.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Cured by Lymph.

John w, Owens is the first patient tc
be discharged as cured by the Koch
lymph, from any of the New York hos
pitfalls. A month ago he was hopeless
invalid. He was suffering from incip'
lent pulmonary consumption and was
admitted to the Bellevue Hospital. The
first injection, though very light, came
near killing him. He rallied after
days suffering and continued to inn
prove until discharged from the hospi'
tai as cured. His total gain of weight
since his first injection is eighteel
pounds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Chicago Police Battle With Greeks.

Lawrence Casey and Richard Cas-
kens were assaulted by crowd of
Greeks in Chicago, each receiving
wounds which will probably prove fa-
tai They fred on thcir assailants, bnt
were saved from death by the arrival
of patrol wagon loaded with officers,
The Greeks intrenched themselves in
a house, which had to be stormed be-
fore eighteen of the rioters were capt
ured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Hill Nominated for Senator.

The Democrats of the Senate and
Assembly Monday night met in caucus
to choose Senatorial nominee to the
place now held by Hon. William M.
Evarts. Assemblyman Jacobs, OF
Brooklyn, presided Speaker VIM, f.
Sheehan, of Buffalo, placed Governor
Hill in nomination, and Senator Can
tor, of New York, seconded the name.
The Republicans in Joint caucus named
Hon. Vim. NJ. Evarts as their candidate.
Both nominations were unanimously
approved. The election will take place
Wednesday, and the Democrats have
ayactlv enough to elect
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Forty victims of the EARTHQUAKE.

Further details of the destruction
wrought by the severe earthquake in
Algeria on the 18th inst, have been re-
ceived here. The towns of Gouraya
and villebourg were practically de-
stroyed by the shocks, and forty persons
were killed by the falling OF walls. The
amount of damage done to property is
estimated at $50, 900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Lost in a Snow-Storm.

During the big snow-storm about
three weeks ago j. w. Yoder, a division
superintendent on the West Virginia
Central railroad, left Shaw, w. Va, to
walk to Oakland, Md. lie has not
been seen since, and 1t is feared that he
perished in the heavy mountain forests.
His body can not be found, although
searching parties have been out for
como time
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
ponbar Perrin Joins the Gang

Leonard Perrin, tho wealthy New
London wis., banker was Thursday
convicted of completely in the Hurley
bank robbery of September, 1850 Mr.
Perrin was charged with receiving and
disposing of part of the $4,000 stolen
from the bank. His son, Phelps Perrin
and L. W. Baker, of lronwooa, Mich
are serving five year terms fo' the rob
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
After Many Years.

Judge Virginus P. Chaplin, of Clarks-
burg, w, Va, has just been allowed
10000 by the Government. A claim
for S2O0,O was filed during the ndmin-
istration of Fillmore, and has been pend
ing ever since. Chaplin was U. 8. Com
mercial Agent to Samoa, and lost dur
ing storm on the Island goods, vessels
and warehouses to the amount asked in
the claim.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Troons Not To Ee Withdrawn.

Orders were received at the Quarter
masters Department Monday night re-
scinding instructions to discontinue
sending rations to Pine Ridge Agency
and ordering ten days ration forwarded
for the troops in the field. The new
order apparently indicates that the
troops will not be withdrawn as rapidly
as was intended.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
GREAT DANGER
Attending Researches in Connection with
Koch's Lymph.

Koch's Lymph.
Further details have been learned OF
Prof. Koch's experiments with his
lymph. They show that many thou
sands of guinea-pigs, which had been
inoculated have been cremated
after the work of vivisection
had been completed. The bodies OF the
animals are burned in huge furnace
Situated in the hygienic institute, The
researches which ! ~n being car
ried on with 2 ;ns ..srem-
edy are attended O, 2 Cons deraAe
danger. 1t is contend. rat,fyc seifn-
lists died after testing the ,glanders
bacillus, and that three medical men
who were working on the cholera mi nj
'scrobe subsequently suffered from a VIC
Dent attack of the disease. 1t is explains
ed that Prof. Koch and his assistants
|. owe their immunity from sickness 70
she increasing precautions which they
lake while pursuing their. experiments
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Baltic Sea Frozen.

A dispatch from Kiel says that the
Baltic sea, so far as it can be seen from
Buelk lighthouse, is covered with ice.
The channel separating the island of
Fehmarn from the llolstein shore is
frozen over. The lake of Constance is
so covered with ice that navigation upon
it has been suspended.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24

About noon Monday fire was discov-
cred in the basement of the Shaw
school, st. Louis by the janitor' who
gave the alarm. The children became
greatly excited, but under the excellent
management of the principal, Mrs.
Naure, all were got out in safety Pc
cuniary loss will be only $1,000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Fatally Shot by Her Brother.

The seven-year-old daughter of John
II. Adkins, of Winfield, Tenn, in some
way got 3S-caliber pistol from bu-
rcau drawer, and was playing with the
weapon when her brother aged twelve,
came into the house and taking it from
her. he playfully said: Look out, En-
ma, / am going to shoot you" lie
pointed the weapon at the child and
pulled the trigger. The bullet lodged
In her breast about two inches above
the heart. The physicians pronounce
the injuries as fatal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Revolt In Chilli Spreading,

A dispatch frsm Buenos Ayres says
that the revolt in Chilli Is spreading
rapidly. The insurgents are very ener'
getic and are said to be managing their
campaign in very skillful manner
They appear to be possessed OF large
resources and the issue, according tC
the dispatch, Is very doubtful.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24

The strike Of the agents and opera
tors on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul road was inaugurated Frida!
morning. The office at Cedar kaplds,
Ia.. was closed up. 1t is understood
that all the offices on the main line ar'
closed also.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
novernor Thayer surrendors.

In accordance with the action OF tho
Roard of Public Lands and buildings,
Ex-Governor Thaycr, OF Nebraska
Thursday morning surrendered posses.
sion of the executive apartments n"'
under protest. Governor Boyd h"S
taken posscssion of the rooms
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
GOLD IN INDIANA.


Tracts of Land.
Considerable excitement has been oc-
casioned in Finly township, Scott Coun.
ty, Ind, over the alleged discovery of
gold on the farms of Chris Sides, Chas,
and Dave Bartle, f. 4. Stewart and
VIM. Richcy. 1t is claimed that several
different valuable minerals are to be
found there, and the four tirst-named
gentlemen have leased their lands to a
syndicate of Louisville gentlemen. The
locality of these lands is in the region
known from early pioneer history as
Silver Hills, or the celebrated Pigeon
Roost massacre, on Pigeon Roost
creek,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Guilty of Pension FRAUDS.

Hon. Henry A. Alliger, member o'
,ho LEGISLATURE from Calhoun County
WINS tried in the United States Court az
parkcrsburg, W. W., on hvc hale1 %
ments for fraud in pension matters
Allircr was found guilty on four iho'c'
ments
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Mora Dead Indians.

tionday afternoon one of the Indian
police at Pine Ridge Agency discovered
the bodies of four dead Indians in q
creek near Wounded Knee. One OF
them was boy, two were girls and the
fourth was an old squaw. They were
victims of the battle of the goth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24

Killed nv Apaches.

Apaches have killed Chiquita Smith,
in Morse's Canyon, Aris. Lieutenant
Clark is in close pursuit of them. Smith
was killed in his house and horribly
mutilated. Nine renegades were seen
In that neighborhood recently, and the
murder is supposed to have been COM
mitted by them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
,......,n, Mann Dies Of His Wound.

Lieutenant James D. Manu. seven'l ,,
c,yalry u. s. A., died at Fort Riley
Thursday morning from the effect of a
wound received at the battle Ok "o'n'
cd Knee creek.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Fatal Fist Blow.

Andrew Mckay and the coloreo por y,
ter at the depot, Bakersiielo' MI Mckay
,",, a"ah ,hc nor,er heavy blow on the
law, dislocating his neck from 1.a,s .nespl%" Ms
Sa,nmn Sn' and causing instant dea'h' M
Eoy xvns arrested.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24

Seward Clayton, born October 10
17s9, died Sunday morning at his homs
near Savannah, Go. Around his death
bed ST, ,l Ave sons, each Of whom wal
six fee. three inches in height. Mr.
Clayton Yaa n prosperous planter
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
To Save a Brother.

At Chicago, 1872 Knights Templar SUD
mitted themselves TO surgical operations
and were relieved of patches OF skin
that were transplanted to the body o.
Sir Knight John Dickenson, to assist IN
healing an incision made in tho removal
of a cancer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Effect Of the Lymph on a Physician.

DR.. Il. Sollcr, a physician of Paris,
has lust recovered from an illness OF
three weeks, which he attributes to the
injection of quantity of the Koch
lymph. The doctor used the lymph
upon himself as an experiment. Tic
has no recollection of any thing that
occurred during the early days OF his
illness
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Indians Under Perfect Control.

Captain Huggins, at Army Headquar
tcrs, Sunday night received telegram
from Lieutenant Maus, of Genera
Miles staff saying that all is quiet ano
that the Indians appear to be underper
| feet control
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
AKa,sas c,tv Bank in Trouble

The American National Bank of Kan
sas City has been taken charge of by .
receiver The liabilities are estimated
at 80, $50, 600, while the assets are NOM
ina)W S3,5O0,000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
Ten Injured in Georgia.

News has been received from Mndl'
son. Ga, of wreck on the Covington
,nd Macon road, in which the Athens
passenger train was thrown down
s;xty-four-foot embankment, About ten
nersons wer. injured, but none fatally.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
-. Wan and A KeI Of Powder.

while handling ksg Of powder, +, ~
the Springfield coal mine, me-, .na as Smith
two coal miners, named Hin s.r ana sm'sx' ~
,"r were fatally injured by the powae,r wa u oM r
UlOdins. Ue.u as sparks from ~'u'r'' ''m'
caused tho explosion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
druggists 10 Sell Koch Lymph.

1t is officially announced that the pub
lie sale of the Koch lymph will soon be
intrusted to druggists throughout Ger
many. Steps in this direction have al'
ready been taken, and the necessary
plans. il Is understood, will be COM
pleted within few days
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-24
yataet yowa Jinuor Decision.

In the case of the State VS., lioff,
at Vinton, Ia, Judge Kinnec held the
Wilson bill constitutional, and the Iowa
prohibitory law in force as to imported
LIQUORS.