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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
CATERPILLAR ARMY.
Masses Which Stop Railway Trains
In North Carolina
Route Laid Out Which They Follow,
Crossing the Streams BY Way
OF TrestIes.

The Carolina Central trainmen have
been having peculiar experience
with caterpillars for four or five days
past, and it is something unheard of in
the railroad history of North Carolina.
Just east of Lumberton is what is
known as the Big Swamp, and the rail.
road goes through it on trestle-work,
broken here and there in the solid por.
tons OF the swamp by entertainments OF
earth. Last Tuesday an army of cater
pillars began moving out of the swamp,
and when they reached the stream over
which the trestles carry the rails, they
massed on the railroad and proceeded
to cross on the trestles. The rails and
ties were covered inches deep with the
moving mass, and the first train that
encountered them was brought to
dead stand-still, the driving. wheels OF
the engine slipping around as II
the rails had been thoroughly oiled,
The engineer exhausted the contents
of his sand-box before he got through
the swamp and reached clear stretch
of track. 1t was thought that trip
would be the end of the caterpillar
trouble, but the very next day train
encountered another army of caterpil-
lars crossing the trestle and had the
same difficulty. The Charlotte bound
passenger train Saturday had similar
experience, and passenger says the
scene was something wonderful. The
rails and crossings were actually OBJ
S 'urred from sight by the masses Of
caterpillars, and the ground and
swamps on each side Of the track were
Uttered with the mashed fragments
of millions of the caterpillars from
the wheels of passing trains, and from
this mass an uncomfortable stencil arose.
Where the caterpillars came from is
not known. The farmers on this side Of
the swamp express no uneasincss for
the safety OF their crops so long as the
army persists in using the
trestle as its means of getting across
the reams, for none of them have got
more than half way across before
train would come along and convert
them into fertilizers
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
DEPUTIES SHOTS
Strike Terror to the striking Coke Men In
Pennsylvania.


Another collision has occurred be-
tween the coke strikers and the depu-
ties, the result being one striker dead
and one seriously wounded. Sunday
night Superintendent Gray and Pit
Boss Callaghan, of Leisenring No 3,
went to house No. II to rescue two Of
the men who had been at work and
were being held at that house by the
strikers. They were set upon and ston-
ed, and the deputies came to their aid.
One of the strikers tried to take gun
from one of the deputies, when a shot
was fred by the strikers Superintend.
ent Gray then ordered the deputies to
fire, and in the volley which followed
John Mohan, striker. fell dead, and
another, whose name is not known, re-
ceived a mortal wound. The strikers
then scattered, and the two men who
were held prisoners were rescued and
taken to Leisenring. The situation
is now reported quiet At Leisenring
No. the men are better armed than
at any point in the region, and
some have Winchester rifles. They
have been drilling, too, for the past
three weeks, and are NOW fairly well
instructed. Such preparations look
warlike, and further trouble is feared
in that neighborhood The coke oper-
ators report an increased number Of
men at work at the various works in
the region. They are still as firm for
the scale adopted by them as when a
month ago the scale was promulgated.
ut is work on those terms or
do nothing" declared one Of
the operators Monday. Company E,
OF the regiment of Mt Pleas.
ant, Pa, Capt. Loar, proceeded to Dom
nelly and Mayfeld plants Of the Nc
Clure Coke Co., Monday morning, to
preserve peace during the work OF
evicting several families at those points.
A dispatch from Dunbar, tells differ
ent story of Sunday nights shooting. 1t
is in effect that Gray, Callahan and Ag-
new, all bosses, were escorting Mohan
to work, and the deputies, mistaking
them for rioters, opened fire upon them,
killing Mohan instantly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
HE CANTILEvER, Oh LEANING TOWER.

THE CANTILEvER, Oh LEANING TOWER.
western worlds respectively, and they
might be painted on the outside to rep.
resent ordinary terrestrial globes. Near
the bottom of each globe would be
doors of ingress and egress, through
which passengers would pass when one
of the globes touched the ground.
When one of the globes was loaded,
which would take but few seconds,
the beam would be set in motion to the
reverse position, starting very slowly
and accelerating to rapid motion in
the middle of its course and gradually
slowing again toward the end, thus
making the motion perfectly easy, but
raising the passengers to height Of
l,lO0 feet in three or four seconds, in.
stead of thirty or forty minutes that
were required to ascend the Eiffel
tower. The height attained would also
be greater. In addition this tower
would have the advantage Of capa-
city many times as great as the
Eiffel tower, for while one load of pas
sengers was at the top enjoying the
scenery another load could be taken
into the globe that was down on the
ground. These globes would remain
with their floors horizontal by being
ballasted at the bottom, but if addition.
al security was thought desirable sys-
tenn of wire rope cables, extending from
one globe to the other, inside the beam,
could easily be arranged to keep their
vertical axes in absolute parallelism
with the vertical axis of the tower
The beam would probably be moved by
two rows of hydraulic cylinders, in
side and near the top Of the tower, their
pistons either pulling by means of wire
ropes upon drum mounted upon the
axis of the beam, or by racks upon
their pistons meshing into spur gears
upon the same. The machinery re.
quired would thus be very much more
simple than in the three systems OF
elevators used in the Eiffel tower, and
the motion of the beam would be en-
tirely controlled by one or two valves
in water pipe running from the
ground up to the cylinders. 1t could be
mado to work automatically, so as to
prevent any undue speed being at
tanned by the beam. If it was thought
best to make the tower and statue only
the permanent part Of the structure,
the beam could be SO designed as to be
taken down at proper interval after
the close of the exposition and sold, to
be put together again as a pair Of
bridge trusses in some appropriate stu
alton, where they would make bridge
of beautiful design.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
A RELIGIOUS RIOT

Between the Greeks and jews on Zante
Island, Resulting in the Killing of Sew
eral. -....
A dispatch from Zante, capitol of the
Ionian island Of that name, brings news
of serious religious riot which has
taken place there Friday was OBJ
served by the Greek Christians as the
Greek Good Friday, and part Of the
ceremonies of the day consisted of a
procession Of Christians which march.
ed through the principal streets.
When they neared the Hebrew quarter
the Christians practically besieged that
section. A Gordon of soldiers had been
drawn around the Hebrew quarter, and
upon the refusal of the Christians to
retire in peace the soldiers fred on
them, killing and wounding several
people. The Christians, the dispatch
adds, are now pillaging the houses of
the Hebrews at Zante, and threaten to
burn the Jewish quarter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
LET US REFLECT.
Premier Rudini Advises Us to DO SO Oh
the New Orleans Affair.


the New Orleans Affair.
Premier Rudini's last note to Marquis
Imperiali, charge d affaires at the Ital-
ian embassy at Washington, accuses
Secretary Blaine of breach Of diplo-
matte courtesy in publishing private
confidential dispatch from Rudini The
Italian minister then adds: 1--WE are
under the sad necessity of concluding
that what to every other government
would appear to be the accomplish
ment of strict civil duty is impossible
to the federal government. 1t is time
to break off this bootless controversy.
Public opinion, the sovereign judge, will
know how to indicate an equitable
solution of this grave problem. We
have affirmed, and we again affirm our
first right. Let the federal government
reflect upon its side If it is expedient to
leave to the mercy of each state in the
union, irresponsible to foreign coun-
tries, the efficiency of treaties, pledging
its faith and honor to entire nations.
The present dispatch is addressed to
you exclusively, not to the federal gov
ernmcnt. Your duties henceforward
are solely restricted to dealing with
current business.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09

battle-ship that will cost SS,OOO'O 900,
The materials of construction will be
brick, iron and wood, and plaster will
be combin with paint in effective
imitation of iron and steel. Upon this
model ship there will be mounted fifty
guns of ali calibers, from the great l3-
inch monster that carries projectile
weighing /, 100 pounds, to the 1-pounder
rapid-fire guns and the gatlings.
Everything appertaining to the full Y
equipped battle-ship will be seen in its
proper place. Turrets, torpedo-boats,
torpedo nets and booms, boats, anchors
chain-cables, davits awnings, deck
fittings and the appliances for working
all of these things, will be shown The
l3-inch guns, of which there are four
will be models, as the real gun and
carriage weighs 115 tons, and would
require building of great strength for
support. Officers and seamen and
marines will be detailed to illustrate
the discipline and mode OF life on ship
board The super-structure Will snow
the cabins, staterooms, messrooms'
galley, mess-tables for the crew,
lockers and other fittings. There will
be opportunity to exhibit on the berth
deck the machinery by which the ship
will be operated, charts, and instru-
ments of navigation, ordnance imple-
ments, including electrical devices
gun-carriage, motors, range-nnders,
models of type ships, and samples OF
provisions, clothing, bunting, signals
and flags. There will also be portraits
of naval heroes from the time OF Paul
Jones to Farragut, Foote and Porter,
and the costumes of the navy from l174
70 the present time will be worn BY the
attendants.
The directors of the exposition con-
tinue to receive hundreds OF plans ior
extraordinary buildings, some Oh
which will be erected by private enter
prise. They will add materially 70 'no
interest OF the great show ana oeco'ue
permanent attractions :, @,
Among other clever ideas .ME o. D.
Holpenny, of Chicago, has suoml.aea
nlan for q huge leaning cantllcver
tower, as5 feet in height and ~ ice. !.
SQUARE, to be built of STEEL Weighing
500 tons and costing $780, 'ooo. IN, ~.
tower. according to his statement wiz
SUPPORT 1so, 900 pounds in weight on the
ton story. which will lean 100 feet from
the nerpendicular. This tower he
claims, could be built in eight ino..nS'
including the shop work and erection. .,l .
The plan is for the tower TO oe IN .ne -
form Of a gigantic letter L, OF which .ne
lower part acts as foot 70 n. coun ne
the lean Of the superstruc'uf'' ="
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
UNITED STATES COAST LINE BATTLE SHIP

The general idea o the scheme"
said Mr. Smith to newspaper man,
'is to make permanent octagonal
tower of severely plain contour, about
six hundred feet high, and surmount it
with sheet metal statue of Columbus
about one hundred and twenty-five feet
high. Thi5 statue should look west
ward. The dome-shaped top would be
about hundred feet in diameter, rivet-
ed together from plate steel The
posts at each angle of the octagon
would be shells of steel plate ten or
twelve feet in diameter, riveted up like
boiler shell and tapering somewhat
toward the top by placing each section
inside of the one below. The cross
pieces and braces would prob
ably be of channel iron, tee
iron, etc. An interior skeleton
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Lighted By Tallow Candles.

The gas bill at the state capitol, Nash.
vile, Tenn, has for two months been
higher than Superintendent Bittocll
thought it should be, and Friday, when
bill for sos for April was presented,
he ordered the meter taken out of the
building. Friday evening the corridors
were lighted by tallow candles set in
euspidors, and Saturday halfdozen Ian
terms and a gallon can of coal-oil "ere
purchased.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
NAY-DAY IN FRANCE.
Seven Killed and Twelve Wounded In n
Collision Between Miners and Police at

Seven Killed and Twelve Wounded In n
Collision Between Miners and Police at
Fourmies.
One-half Of the workingmen at Four
mise, France, attended to their duties
Friday. The remainder Abstained from
work, and were very noisy, marching
about the streets singing, shouting, etc.
A mob of 1000 hooted at body Of
gend' 'armes, and the gend armes drew
their sabers and attempted to dis.
perse the crowd, but were received
with shower Of stones and were
compelled to retreat. A mob attacked
the Maie Friday evening in an attempt
to rescue imprisoned comrades, and
wounded two soldiers. The troops i'm
mediately opened fire and three men
fell dead. The mob then fed.
LATER.-There was bloody col
lision between miners and police, In
which seven persons were killed and
twelve wounded.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
A Singular Accident.

John Manier has been employed by
the Gilbert car works, Troy, n. Y, for
many years. Among the machinery
used are several machines on which
number Of knives make 700 revolutions
per minute. Thursday one of these
knives broke off and flew with awful
velocity through the air, striking Mr..
Manier in the left breast and sinking to
the depth of over six inches, completely
transfixing the heart. Mr. Manier died
in less than two minutes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
England's PROPOSAL.

The English government has propos-
ed to the United States an agreement
to suspend the killing of seals in the
Behring for a term to be decided upon,
that commission be chosen to exam
inc the whole subject, and for that
time England will engage to keep ont
poachers from Canada. 1t is thought
Blaine will agree to the proposition or
something like il.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09

4 Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Wounded-Terrible Eject Of the Firina
BY Troops On the Mob.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Monument To Columbus

Col. L. +. Hilder, an American capi.
talist residing in Honduras, has pro.
posed to the department of state that a
subscription list be opened at Chicago
during the Worlds fair TO raise money
to erect monument on the spot where
Columbus first stood on the continent
of America. This was at what is now
known as Point Castillo, near Truxillo,
Honduras.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Memphis Painters Strike,

The union painters in Memphis,
Tenn, in luguratcd q strike Friday,
otherwise there was no labor demon.
stration in that city. About month
ago tho Painters union dcn,ndsd S.
per day for ''sM hours work
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Four Negroes Roas.ad.

At railroad camp on the Chattanoo-
ga Southern road, four negro laborcrs
were burned to death Sunday night.
The laborers had been drinking and
gambling in box car until few mo-
ments before the fire was discovered.
The negroes were asleep in :. drunken
stupor. Charges are made that the car
was fred by companions of the burned
men for the purpose of robbery, as one
of the occupants had been winning in u
big game of craps.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Cleveland In Default.

In the district court at Omaha, Neb,
Ex-Presidcnt Grover Cleveland was
called in the suit of the Folsom heirs,
Of which Mrs, Cleveland is one, for
the partition OF the estate. The bailiff
announced Mr.. Cleveland could not DC
found and he was declared in default
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Peculiar Accident Terminates Fatally.

After two weeks of unparalleled suffer-
ing Rev. George II. Boutwell,, pastor of
the Congregational church on Classon
avenue, brooklyn, died at the Brooklyn
hospital Sunday night. The accident
which resulted in his death was the in
haling of a cork into the bronchial
tube. Several surgical operations and
all that medical skill and ingenuity
could devise failed to remove the ob.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Horses Yakine the Grin.

The infiuenzsepidemic is now raging
at EastKent, Eng. In addition to the
human beings who have been Vie inns
70 tho disease, the epidemic has attack.
ed the horses in the East Kent HUNT
Stables, with the result that several
valuable hunters have already died
srom It, effects
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
IT ALONE AM MASTER"
Emperor William Deals n Direct BLOW n,
Prince bismarck.

Prince bismarck.
At banquet at Dusseldorf in his
honor Monday evening Emperor Will
liam made significant speech, in
which, after dilating upon his desire
for hearers for the protection Of
the rights of labor, and after
expressing satisfaction at the con-
clusion of the commercial treaty
with Austria. he said: AS to the home
policy which is lccoming established,
shall not deviate hairs breadth from
the course have adopted alone am
master in this country and nobody
else" His emphatic language in ~.
gard to the treaty with Austria, which
Prince Bismarck opposed, and also in
regard to home affairs was evidently
directed at Prince Bismarck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Proposed Strike Declared OF.

The proposed general strike of
the Pennsylvania bituminous min
ers, in the neighborhood of
Huntington, Pa, which was an.
noupccd for Friday, has been indeti
nitely declared off, and the work will
therefore, continue rs usual .
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Not So Bad as Reported.

While the relatives of "Old Hutch, "
the Chicago speculator, say they are
sure the old man is in Florida and safe,
they betray good deal of anxiety
nevertheless, and have sent detective
to hunt the head of the family up One
OF his sons says he is in Pensacola, He
also says the old man is solvent and has
plenty of money to spare.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Biz 2 ions for Pictures.

The Bolckow art collection was sold
at suction, London, and realized the
sum of S3i6,9 Meissonier's Sign
Painter was sold for S33, $50.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Railroad Miners Go Out.

Friday morning between five and six
thousand railroad miners of the Pitts
burgh district went out on strike.
Their old scale expired Thursday, and
they went out pending an adjustment
of wages, their strike having nothing to
do with the eight-hom question, The
miners convention is now in session
az Pittsburgh.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
BICYCLES Not Personal Eject.

The treasury department has inform
ed q correspondent that the board Of
general appraisers hold that bicycles
are not entitled to free entry as per
sonal effects" Bicycles of American
manufacture taken abroad are entitled
to free entry on return.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Paris Dresses seized.

Twenty thousand dollars worth OF
Paris dresses have been seized in New
York upon complaint Of importer who
charge under-valuation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Fired For Using Such Lar ruage,

In the French deputies Monday, dur
ing debate on the Fourmies riot Ernest
Roche called Minister Constans muir
derer and his supporters varlets. Amid
great excitement Roche was expelled
and censured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
NAV Da. in Europe.

Dispatches from ~arious parts Of
Europe indicate a peaceful May day,
although the London powers are ali
preparing for the worst. The mani
festoes of the socialists everywhere
are revolutionary in tone, fact which
keeps the authorities on the qui vive.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
President Harrlson's Trip Eastward.

The citizens of Monterey, Cal, gave
the presidential party grand reception
Thursday. At Salinas he was present.
ed with solid silver card containing
an engraving of the old custom house
where the first American flag in the
state was raised in 1S46. The presi-
dents response was most happy one.
Messrs. Wanamaker and Noble also
made addresses.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09

about 1,100 feet, and It's width In the
center, up and down, about 100 feet.
Between each end of this double beam
would be globe Of sheet metal about
100 feet in diameter, with one or more
floors inside and rows of windows at 9
proper distance above them. These
spheres would represent the eastern and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Rain Puts out Mountain Fires.

The heavy shower which fell Sunday
morning did more than the bands of
men who have been fighting the fire on
the Blue mountains in Pennsylvania,
could accomplish in the last three days.
After devastating over fifteen hundred
acres the flames were extinguished by
the rainfall, which lasted two hours
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Mad Prom rr,ch,nosis.

John Runke's sister died at Milwau-
kee, Monday of trichinosis, making
seven victims OF the family who have
died from eating diseased pork Two
others are sti'l suffering from the dH-
ease,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Denmark Wants Cheap Sugar.

The treasury department is informed
that the government of Denmark has
reduced the duty on sugar, chocolate
and petroleum, to take effect October /,
1891. A bounty will be allowed on the
amount of sugar used in beer exported
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Italy Will Stand in Her own Light.

1t has been decided, from motives Of
economy, that Italy will not take an
official part in the Chicago exposition,
to which Americans should take no ex-
ception, as Italy took no official part in
the French exposition of 1889.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Drunken Miners Double Crime.

At the Atlantic mine, Hancock, Mich,
Aug. Nililila, u miner, shot his wife
through the head during fit of deliri'
um, caused by drink, and then placed
the revolver to his own head and blew
out his brains, Nikkila died in q few
minutes. The woman may recover.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Pailt.r,, strik. ssttled.

What seemed to be the. Inauguration
Of long and bitter strike between the
boss and journeymcn painters of st.
Paul. Mimi. has been adjusted, and the
men returned 10 work Thursday morn.
ing, after one days idleness.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
A Milkmln'sLong Nap.

After sleeping almost steadily for one
hundred hours, Frank Gray, Il milkman
at Samptown, n, j., awoke. When
told of the length of time he had been
unconscious he was incrcdulous.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
commerclal Ilovsmsut Ayaiu,t tn, U. 8.

It is announced that Germany and
Austria. Hungary have invited Italy,
Switzerland and Belgium to join in u
convention at Vienna for the arowed
purpose of forming coalition Of the
Central European statesagainst protec-
tionist countries
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
Two Thousand Per Day.

There have been 60,449 immigrants
landed during April at the port of New
York, the highest number for April
since 1852, when 455,4 landed that
year. The number landed last April
was 40. OS4.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
snox in sonth DAKOTA.

There was light fall OF snow in
Huron, $. D., Sunday afternoon, with
cool temperature and north winds. 1t
was not cold enough, however, TO in
iurc or retard growing crops and tho
mow will surpy moisture
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-09
ntannn pbilIins Broor.

Thrrsteys session Of the Massa,
chusetts diocesan convention OF the
ProtesEnt Episcopal church at Boston.
Rev. ri.liips Brooks, D. d, was elected
bishop BY vote Of sa toSa