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

What Americans Buy and Why They Must
Pay High Prises-A Point For the Amer
lean Wool Grower.
The protection papers have found
what they suppose to be the reason of
the fall in wool prices They have
found that the Australian wool clip was
very large, and that in consequence the
prices of Australian wool have declined
in the European markets. This expla-
nation is being passed along the line to
the smaller protection organs, and the
farmer who believes in protection to
wool is doubtless glad to have some
way of accounting for his lower prices
without laying the blame on the Nc
Kinley law.
But this explanation of the Repub.
lican papers is all poppycock. Some
kinds of Australian wool have of course
gone down in the London market, but
the kind which our manufacturers buy
has not declined. Owing to our high
wool tariff our manufacturers can buy
only certain kinds of Australian WOO
which shrink very fittle.
In speaking of American purchases at
the recent sales in London, Wade's
Fiber and Fabric, a journal published
at Boston In the interests of our wooden
manufacturing industry, says: "All
accounts that we have seen, including
a number of private letters. agree that
for such light shrinkage foreign wools
as American buyers can afford to bid
for at last sales figures, if not slight
advance, are fully sustained; but that
for other heavy conditioned parcels, al
though equally good staple, prices are
materially lower"
This is in harmony with our own
market reports which show that our
manufacturers are now actually paying
two cents pound more for secured
Australian wool than last year.
Fiber and Fabric adds the following
words which are highly worthy of the
attention of our wool growers: "With
wool free to our manufacturers as to
these ST Europe should be able to
make them pay as we do, and the con-
sequence would be that our mills would
work up a large portion of the wool
that now is imported in the form of
fabrics. In this form it certainly hurts
our wool growers far more than it
could if imported in the raw state.
Notwithstanding the assertions Of
Messrs. Delano, Lawrence, and others,
who assert that this country can grow
every quality of wool that is needed in
this country, any manufacturer who
understands the demands of the con-
sumers of our fabrics knows that, ex-
cept for the imports of Australian
woods, large mum ber of the best mills
in this country could not run without
absolute loss and a complete ruin of the
business they have been years in build
ing up at great expense.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
A LAND OF VOLCANOES


And Bottomless Lake. the Water of
Which Is Hot and of IhkS BiacKncss.
The San Diegan Saturday published
a descriptive account by Col. |. Il. Al
len, the well-known engineer. of n
phenomenon in what is known as the
volcanic region of the Copapah noun
tains situated sixty-fve miles southwest
of Yuma, in Lower California. Col.
Allen says there are over three thou
sand active volcanoes there, one-half of
which are small cones, ten or twelve
feet at the base, the remaining half FIVE
TO forty feet at the base and fifteen to
twenty-five feet in height. The whole
volcanic region is incrusted with sui
phur. One peculiar feature of the re.
gion is a lake of jet black water, a
quarter of mile in length and one
eighth of mile in width, and SEEM
ingly bottomless, The water is hot and
salty
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
EXPORTING COKE.
Protecting the Coke Industry as IL 10 Were
Threatened With Foreign Pauper Com


Protecting the Coke Industry as IL 10 Were
Threatened with Foreign Pauper Com
petition.
We protect our coke industry with a
duty of 20 per cent, as if it were threat
ened with some pauper competition
from abroad But our coke operators
are exporting coke. The fact has Just
been made public that to owing the great
coke strike in the Connellsville coke re-
gion of Pennsylvania, the smelters of
ore in Monterey, Mexico, have had to
shut down half of their furnaces. 1t is
announced that the smelters have now
placed their orders for coke with pro-
ducers in Alabama and Tennessee.
Notwithstanding our ability to ex.
port we give the coke men duty which
serves no other purpose than to enable
them to maintain combination to con-
troll prices and output The Connells-
vile companies have pulled together in
keeping up prices There are only six
companies Of any Importance in this
region, the leading one being controlled
by the great tariff millionaire, Andrew
Carnegie; and since 1883 these CON-
panies have stood shoulder to shoulder
in preventing what Mckinley calls a
''return to cheap times in our own
country"
In 1883, when the price was 81 per
ton, the coke companies began to move
up the price, and so successful were
they that during the greater part of
last year they exacted 81, Is ton At
present the trust price of sl.9O is firmly
adhered to. But even this price is con.
sidered by the pig iron makers so ex-
horbitant that large number of blast
furnaces were shut down for the first
five months of this year, the principal
reason assigned for their idleness being
the high price of coke.
An industry which keeps up trust
prices in the home market and is at the
same time able to sell in foreign mar.
ket, does not need protection.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Gifts From the President.

Hon. William Walter Phelps, the
United States minister Friday handed
into the possession of the foreign Office
officials the gold watch and chain sent
BY the president of the United States to
Capt Scholtz, of the German ship
Gorg for rescuing the crew of the
American ship Gypsy Queen in April,
1889 Mr. Phelps was also the bearer
of gold medal for Mate Schelling, of
the same vessel, for the share he took
in the rescue referred To- The medal
and the watch and chain will be pre-
sented to the German sailors by the
foreign officials.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Cold Stael for Two.

The execution of young Berland and
Dore. two accomplices of Mere Bor-
land, in what is known as the Conrbe-
vote murder took place Monday morn
ing on the Place de la Roquctte. Paris.
Berland walked calmly to the gui'lotinc,
Int a desperate struggle took place on
the scaffold Finally the cxecutioners
succeeded in forcing the criminal down
upon the bascule and from there slid
nus head under the knife. Dore did not
make any resistance. The execution
OF the two men occupied only eight
minutes of time. Mere Berland has
been granted repreve,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
STATUE UNVEILED.
Gen. Stonewall jackson Honored
in Bronze,
Ere ;ted at Lexington, Va, Where He
Taught the Southern Youth-Ora-
tlon of the Day Delivered BY
Gen. Jubal Early.

LEXINGTON VA July This is the thir.
tielh anniversary Of the first battle OF Manas.
sas, and Lexington, in which was spent the
lifetime OF Stonewal jackson, the most pic.
turesQue figure OF all the notable men OF the
Southern coufederacy is bright and busting
with life and color. while 10 0lO strangers are
assembled within Its envlrons to participate in
the exercises incident 10 the unyeliug OF a mon.
ument symbolic Of the esteem and veneration
felt for the great soldier whose brilliant career
was cut short in the height of his fame.
Each train since yesterday afternoon has
been filled with former confederates. The
number grew so large That the own uccommo,
dations, stretched TO the uttermost by the hos.
pitaity of its residents were insufficient for the
gathering throng.
The weather was superb. The streets and
public buildings are plainly yet beautifully
decorated. On one banner appears Jackson's s
noted telegram after the battle OF McDowell:
God blessed our arms with victory al Nc.
Dowell yesterday"
On another banner his request to rest in Lex.
ington. in the valley let me lie. Underneath
God open sky"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
TREACHEROUS MISSOURI.
II Threatens To Destroy II Town and Cut
st. Joe on From the World.


Unless an almost miraculous inhu-
anee is brought to bear upon the Mis-
souri, river to prevent the inrolds made
at point west of st Joseph, Mo
known as the Belmont Bend, the town
Of Elmwood, opposite st Joseph, and
a territory OF about six square miles
of farming country will be submerged
and the bridge and railroad tracks
will be rendered useless. The neck
of land separating the river above
and below the bend has been reduced
to a width of 1900 feet, and the banks
are caving in, acre by acre, every day.
should the river cut through the Kansas
bottoms, st, Joseph would be deprived
of three of its most important lines of
railroad, the iron bridge now spanning
the stream at that point would be rem
dered useless, all communication with
the Kansas farmers would he cut Oft,
and it would be impossible to estimate
the damage the merchants and business
men would sustain.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
EARTHQUAKE at Evansville, Ind.

The most severe earthquake shock
ever felt in Evansville, Ind, passed
over the city Sunday night at $40
o'clock. The vibrations passed from
north to south, shaking the largest
structures as if they were mere cradles,
topping chimncys over onto the roofs
OF many buildings, The churches were
largely attended, and the shock,
which was accompanied with a loud
report in some portions of the city Gre
ated intense excitement Especially
was this the case in the colored church,
where considerable of panic occurred
in the audience rushing pell.mell for
the streets, while people who remained
at home rushed from their houses into
the streets, dragging their children
with them,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
THE MINE TROUBLE,

While Apparently Settled for the Pres
ent, is Jeopardizei by the Action Of
the Tennessee Mining Co.
Monday morning sixty convicts were
taken to Coal Creek Tho East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Co.
has orders to provide transportation for
1874 Tuesday morning. These PA con-
victs are for the mines of the Tennessee
Coal and Mining Go. The original
trouble came about over the forty con-
victs imported by that company
to build stocsades. 1t was sad
at Knoxville, Tenn, Monday night
that the miners will make
no resistance to these convicts,
and will abide the action of the pro-
posed special session of the Legislature.
1t may be stated, however, that the
best judges say this action of the Coal
Co, is Haunting a red flag in the face oi
the mad bull and that the action is int
putting the match to the fuse which is
liable to cause the explosion of the
whole barrel of dynamite at any mo-
mcnt The public need not be surprised
to hear the explosion at any time
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01

A new cable to the West Indies is
among the probabilities of the near
future. Mr.. +. n Osborne, the cleo
trician of the government of Canada,
having recommended the construction
of new line after visiting all the West
Indies and collecting statistics as to the
volume of business that may be ex'
pected from each island His report
has been submitted to London syndi-
cate. and it is understood that the nec-
essary caoital is at hand
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
school Tea chers right n Duel.

School-mastcrs Blair and lyland had
a scrap at West Milford, W. Va, N
which both used their pistols. Blair
shot Hyland in the forehead, wounding
him severely, but was himself unhurt.
The trouble is said to have originated
by Blair circulating the report that lly-
land was intoxicated while attending
the teachers convention in Clarksburg,
W. Va, few days ago, Both men be.
long to prominent families
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Lynched for Numbering a switcbm IN.

John Brown, the negro who shot and
mortally wounded John Gardener, an
Illinois Central switchman, the other
evening. was taken from the jail at
jackson, Tenn, at l2 o'clock Saturday
night by mob of five hundred masked
men armed with Winchesters and
hanged to tree in the courthouse
yard This is the second lynching in
Jackson since the war.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
THE STATUE.

The statue stands in a circle in the center OF
the city cemetery on Main street, u square con.
tanning about four acres OF ground wei set oif
with giant trees, which hides the statue from
view except in the rear The site is a slight
mound GROWING an elevation overlooking the
surrounding country and commanding good
view OF rich rolling hills aud valleys
The sculptor is n NIrgiuian, Ed v
Valentine, who designed the Lee
monument. The statue is of bronze, heroic in
size, and portrays jackson with uncovered
head leaning on his sword nd left leg and look
Ing out upon field Of battle In the right
hand at his side is iieiG-Vlass The figure is
clad in the full uniform OF Il confederate lieuten.
nntgeneral, with the gold lace o1 the sleeves
distinctly visible and with heavy military
boots and spurs. The scabbard Of the sword
upon which the eauntletcd left hand rests
bears the letters u. S historical fact as 1t
was modled from Jaagaan's own sword.
The statue proper measures eight feet ana
surmounts graniie pedestal ten aud a half feet
high oonsstngof Il basC-coUrsC die and c pi-
tai. On one face IN die bears the Inscription;
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01

The grand jury at New York city
Thursday found an indictment against
Charles o. C. Hennessy, city editor OF
the New York Daily News, charging
him with misdemeanor for publishing
an account of the recent electrocution
at Sing Sing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Manitoba is Rich in Grain.

The Canadian government has re-
ceived information that owing to the
bright outlook in Manitoba and the
northwest the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way Co., has ordered 80 new locomo'
tives and 1900 box cars to transport
this seasons harvest to the seaboard.
On the basis of the estimated yield 1t
will require 10 trains daily for seven
months to move the crop.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
tuberculosis Among Cattle.

The farmers in the neighborhood OF
Hainesville, Sussex county n. j., are
very much alarmed at the prevalence
of disease that has broken out among
their herds and has already caused the
death of a number of valuable cows
The state inspector calls it tuberculosis,
and by his direction ten cows have been
killed. There are grave apprchensions
that the malady will spread.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
An Unusually Big whe,t Crop.

James Barlow. a farmer living near
Danville, Ind, has just threshed his
crop of wheat, which has made yield
machine measure--of 5S4 bushels
per acre. The wheat crop of Hendricks
county. Ind, will yield an average OF
thirty bushels, the largest yield ever
known in that state,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Hunger a Powerful Persuad.r

The prisoners in the Camden county
pa Jail went on strike ana reiusco refused
to clean the jail any longer, They were
nj, locked no in solitary confinement
and given bread and water for ,hl,.y. ~,
six hours. They then surrendered. lne
isil will be cleaned hereafter as USUAL
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
c,lored Mems colonization Project.

The bureau OF American republics is
informed that an association, called
"The American Colorcd Mems Mexican
Colonization Co.." is planning to estab-
lish a colony of Negro farmers hailine
chiefly from the states of Mississippi
and Tennessee, for the purchase of n
tract of 100000 acres about twenty
miles south of Yuma, Ariz., on the
Southern Pacific railway, at a place
where the remains of the Leredo col
ony, founded by Mr., Andrade, OF San
Francisco still are.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01

>. ."."".......,. ................'..'.'...."s
The soubrquet given Jackson by his chief,
Gen. Lee Beneath the pedestal is a
vault containing six sepulcner cham
bers, surrounded by a circular grass
plot, around which is driveway with
four approaches. The parade ground OF the
Virginia military institute WAS the place OF the
formation of the procession, which was under
the direction OF Chief General James A. Walker,
OF Wythe, Va, the only surviving commander
OF the Stouewal brigade
The stan WAS followed by the Stonewall band
with twenty pieces headn the RockS'ridge
VA battery under Col William IT, PoaGue.
with the guns operated under Gen. jackson at
the first battle Of Manassas. Tic remainder Of
the procession was made up Of the survivors
of the Stonewall brigade. consisting OF the
Second, Fourth, Fifth, Twonty-scventh and
1hirty.third Virginia regiments under com.
m,nd of Col. Andrew jackson Grlgsby and
Col j. X. Edmonson; the Maryland band and
confederate veterans of tl.e army and navy
from Maryland under Gen Bradley T
johnson various confederate camps and car
rlages containing Gen lubal A Early, the ora
tor OF the day; Gen. Wade Hampton, who will
preside over the ceremonies MIR Edward Val.
entine, the sculptor; Mrs, 4 j. Jackson Gen,
Rosser a number OF distinguished confederate
officers and ladies Of the monument committee.
The proces ion first m, we'd tu the campus of
the Washington and Lee university aud halted
about " platform which had been erected for
;he distinguished guests and handsomely dec
Grated
Gen. Wade Hampton at II o clock introduced
Rev. DR., A. c. Hopkins, the chaplain of the
Stonewal brigade who led in five minutes
prayer. Gen. Hampton then Introduced Col.
T. NJ. Semmes, OF the Virginia Military insti'
tute who recitcd most beautifully three poems,
"Stonewall JatksOn's Way" over the River"
and 'Slain In Battle
Gen. Jubal A Early, the orator of the occa'
sion, was next Introduced. Gen Early ap'
peared In good hegit hut showed painfully
the signs o! old age. The raii was history
of The life of Gen, 7 j. Jackson.
His reference to the manner In which Jack
son obtained his name OF "StonewaI' ELECTED
from the immense crowd Of la, ,Ol people tre'
mendous applause. He said But jackson
was not n stone wall alone as he stood ~ be-
hind those Virginians bui military hurricane,
and his enemies will tes,if, To tha, truth
M. snesch thrnpybout was mild and full q,
argument peing niue more nor less -, than an
u.,S s,. .nso"n an % foiows. ~. '''" '"' '' ''''''
Let me conclude by saving, and let every
homes hear ed confedorato who fought bravely
In the war say II ! should ever apoog.ze foi
nay par, or a1',0n ,tnn ~ my !" ,", Ns M" "
rom the face Of he earth and NAV be
considered as spawn OF tho earth by all honest
men
'oIenlng incident on tnl , s'tnu ,',,s WAS wnen
som @ 'I."So ,Ne Soa ro , .sr crn,eI 10 s"e ~,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Blaine Cool for Twenty Years,

Senator and Mrs, Conger, of Akron,
have been at West End two days Mr..
Congeraccompanied by party of busi'
ness men, has visited Camden, Me.
Mr. Blaine called on Mr. Conger, who
was delighted to find him so well. lie
thinks the secretary is good for twenty
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
An Alliance Editor in Trouble.

Editor II. c. Brown, of the southern
Alliance Farmer. Atlanta, ga mas
been arrested, charged with violating
the postal law in rcpublishing an edi.
torial from San Francisco paper ~
h charged II is lottery advertisements
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Rattle Flags to be Returned.

President Cunot has intimated that
the French government will return the
aars which were captured by the
French troops during the Crimean war
from the Russian church at Eupatoria,
n town Gu the western coast OF the
Crimea, and which have since been de-
positcd in she church of Notre Dame
I.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
cour.e,fsitsr Arrested at Indianapolis

VIM. A. Teal, who has enjoyed less
than two months of freedom in the past
five years, was arrested at Indiana oils
Sunday, by Secret Service Office Carter
and Deputy U. S Marshals Moore and
Conway for counterfeiting.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Koch's disappointment.

prof. Koch has resigned all the pub
lie Offices held by him. This step is as,
sociated with supposed disappointment
over the unsatisfactory results oi ms
discovery of 'tubereulin.' The academ'
ic senate will bcstow an honorary Office
upon him, permitting him TO lec'ure
whenever he chooses
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
A uupparian Horror.

Tho tower of church which was in
course Of erection at Szalatina' Hun
ssrv. fell Friday, killing sixteen OF the
~nrkmen
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Fatal Floods.

Floods are doing immense damage to
property in Posen. Many corpscs of
persons drowned in the floods have been
seen floating in the river Neisse,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
w,,,am pidu't Catch o whale

The Emperor of Germany mas '. o'o.
out whale hunting, but he oiu no, NJ. -
with success. Upon his arrival Ihurs.
day at Hammerfest, the northernmos'
town of Norway, the emperor pro''e"
ed 10 tho Island Of Skoro
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Two Good Indians,

Sunday morning the Northern Pacific
passenger train ran over two men lying
on the track near Billings Mont The
train was stopped and the manglcd re-
mains Of two Grow Ipdians picked up
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Tho Rsfnsee Jews May Land.

The Jewish Alliance of America FRI
dav became surety for the sus'enance
of sixtv detained Russian Jewish i'm
migrants, at New York and thew were
permitted to land.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
Italian Deficit.

1t is announced that the Italian deficit
for the year 1890 1891 is about IS, 600, 900
lire, Notwithstanding all the economics
introduced
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
yiohtpiuu'a Tarrihia Wor,,

During thunderstorm at Aylesbury,
Eng, Monday, nine persons attending
n flower show were struck by light
ming, and three of them were killed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
IN. so,d,.r and His Little sword.

A drunken soldier, armed with
sword ran amuck in the streets OF
Posen, Friday, killing IA ca,hohc pr'cs'
and physician before he could 10
nxerpowered
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-01
What viii the Legislature po7

The question is raised of what the
general assembly of Tennessee will do
with the convict lease law Attorney
General Pickle has said that the con.
vict lease law can not be forthwith re.
pealcd, because of the contract which
the state has made with the Tennessee
Iron, Coal and Railroad Co., and which
lasts five years longer. Whether this
he true or not, the fact remains that
the lessccs have strong lobby
and the state treasury can not well
spare the 500, 900 which is paid in an.
nually on the contract, not to speak OF
the S25O,OOO which the building and
equipment of a pcnitentiary sufficient
to hold the 1900 convicts would cost.
II may be that, even though the legis-
lature fail to act, there may be some
way of inducing the lessees to keep
the convicts away from the mine dis
tricts.