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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
STUDENTS PERISH.


High School at Mohr oc, n. g.. Burned
Two Youths Meet Their Death.
Fire was discovered in the Monroe
IN. c. high school early Thursday
morning. An alarm was at once sent
in and the students of the school
aroused as soon as possible, but it was
too late TO save the building, Two
young men, Thomas Il. remberton, of
Little Rock. Ark, and Albert Bost, OF
Bosts Mill, NC, perished in the flames.
At the first alarm the young ladies, who
roomed on the ground floor of the
school building, made their escape, Tho
young men roomcd OH the third floor,
and when the alarm reached them the
means of escape were partially cut off
and the building was filed with flames
and smoke. Pemberton was not seen
at all and his remains were found on
the wire springs of his bed, which leads
to the belief that he did not wake ut
all The school building and furniture
were entirely burned up.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
A GREAT FLOOD.
The Cumberland River Rising at
an Alarming Rate.
Some Five Hundred Families at Nashville
Drowned Out,

The Cumberland river is several feet
above the danger line at Nashville,
Tenn, and is rising at an alarming
rate, experienced river men predicting
that the greatest food ever known will
be there by Tuesday night. Already
over five hundred families have been
drowned out by the water and much
property destroyed owing to the sud-
denness of the rise. Street car traffic has
been abandoned on several lines. The
gauge at 10 o'clock Sunday night
shows 40 $40 feet, which is
seven feet below the disastrous
food of 1882, when half of the
city was submerged and property val
ued athundreds of thousands destroyed.
Reports from up-river sustain the pre-.
diction that the present flood will BY
more tlisa strons than that of 1889. Tiia
severest rain storm for years has pre-
vailed almost throughout the entire
state of mississippi during the
past thirty-six hours. Five inches
Of rain fell at Vicksburg, and the hcav.
lest rainfall ever known is reported
from many points. The rainfall in
Memphis, Tenn, and section of the
south for the past few days, is unprece-
iented. Nearly five inches has fallen
in Memphis during the past forty-eight
hours. Specials from the adjacent
country report the heavy rain as gen.
eral. The entire lower part of Canton,
Miss, is under water, and all trains on
the Illinois Central road are delayed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
THEIR NEITHER LIMBS.

Females on the Stage Who Expose Them
to be Judged Guilty OF Lewdness and
Lasciviousncss,
In committee of the whole Thursday
the Minnesota senate recommended that
the following remarkable bill, introduc.
ed by Senator Hale, be passed: BE it
enacted by the legislature of the state
of Minnesota, that any female person
who shall, upon the stage or platform
in any theatcr, opera-housc, concert
hall or any public place whatever, where
other persons are present expose her
neither limb or limbs dressed in
tights so called or any manner
whatever, SO that the shape and form
of her neither limb or limbs are plainly
visible to such other persons, shall he
guilty of open and gross lewdncss and
lascivious behavior and guilty Of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by ii fine of not less
than S. nor more than 500, OF imprison.
ment in the county Jail not less than
five days nor more than thirty days,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
A TARIFF COMPARISON.

A Comparison of the Old Tariff. the Mills
Bill. and the Mckinley Law-Mckinley-
ism Reduced to Ad Yalorems-Compound
Duties Simplified-A Tariff Study For
Tariff Inqulrers.
The average of duties under tariff
law is n much simpler matter to calcu-
late than many people suppose. The
average is not gotten by taking the
duty on each separate article, adding
these up, and dividing the result by the
number of articles. 1t is much shorter
process. The total value of all dutiable
articles imported being known, the
total amount of duties collected upon
them is simply calculated as a certain
percentage of that value. In this way
we reach the result, so often stated,
that under the old tariff tax the average
duty was A per cent. This was the
average for 1887; for 1889 the average
was somewhat above As per cent, the
dutiable imports for that year being
valued at S4s4, $50, 76S, and the duties
collected being SEQ, $50. What the
average is under the Mckinley law no.
body knows or can know until the
figures of imports and of duties for a
given time are known. Senator Car
isle has ventured to predict that the
average will be about 60 per cent
The main difficulty in understanding
lust how high duty is, arises from the
fact that when duty is given as so
much per pound or per yard we must
first know the price of the pound or the
ward before we can know whether the
duty is high or low. For example,
when we read in the tariff law that tin
bars are to pay duty of cents a
pound after July L, 1893, we do not
know whether to regard this as high
duty or as low one, unless we know
the price of tin. When we find that the
price of our imports in 1890 was 1871
cents per pound we easily determine
that the duty of cents is equal to &c
per cent. ad valorem, or 90 cents on the
dollar, which is certainly not high
duty as duties go.
Such calculation of all the articles
under the tariff schedules has beer
made by Mr., ]. A. Lindquist and ha'
been published by the Reform Club, O.
New York. This pamphlet serves as
sort Of tariff dictionary In which ont
can find the ad valorem equivalents o
the duties on all the articles where |
specific or compound duty is laid
The pamphlet is called Comparison
Item by Item" 1t gives in parallel col
umns the duty on each article unde
the old law, the same as proposed b,
the Mills bill, the present McKinle.
duty, and the ad valorem equivalen
Of each. The articles in each schedul
are given together and the duties ar
given In adjoining columns.
The way this comparison seems I
bring out the iniquities of the Mckinle
tariff law may be seen from an extraS
from the tobacco schedule. In the TO
lowing table the column for the Mil
bill Is omitted, the duties being th
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
GOOD WOMEN FOR LAZY MEN.

By actual count $50 young women
have taken up timber claims in western
Washington during the past six months.
ONE woman in Monroe, Me-, has made
In ten months time 1876 vests, receiv'
ing therefor s21O, beside doing the
housework for herself and husband, and
taking care Of the milk Of one COW.
GERTRUDE LINDEN is the poetic name
Of young woman who makes good
living for herself and two children
sweeping and dusting the private apart
ments Of housekeepers and bachelors.
In Austria women are employed to
carry the mortar and brick to the build.
ers. They work from seven o'clock in
the morning till six o'clock at night
with one hour at noon, and receive
twenty cents day. Most Of these fe.
male hod-carriers are unmarried and
homeless.
Mrs. Z. A. FLAae, Of West Hartford,
Conn.,, shows business tact that Is sur
passed by but few men. In addition tc
managing the grist mill and its large
business, she has started an ice enter
prise. A house, 62x32 feet and 90 feet
high, has been built and filed with 2,00(
tons Of ice, which she proposes 10 sell
the coming summer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, March 8--SENATE. Tho sem
ate amended the general deficiency appropria
ton bill and returned 1t 70 the house. The con-
ference reports on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation and sundry civil bills were agreed
TO- The senate refused to concur in the confer
ence reports on the pension appropriation and
copyright bills, and new conferences were or.
dored. The bill for National conservatory OF
music was passed. Tho finance committee
was instructed TO examine and report the effect
OF the tariff on imports and exports trade and
wages. The senate took up the bill for the
transfer OF the revenue cutter service from the
treasury to the navy department The confer
ence report on the Indian, pension, agricultural
and post filce appropriation bills and the cory
right bill were agreed to.
HOUSE. The House agreed TO the confer
ence report on increasing the number OF mem
bers OF the board OF managers OF the national
hcme OF disabled veterans. James Barnett was
agreed upon for Ohio. The senate amendments
10 the agricultural appropriation bill were non
concurrcd in. Tho conference reports on the
post offico and pension appropriation bills were
agreed TO, The bill for commission OF five to
investigate the alcoholic liquor traflc was
taken up and defeated.
WASHINGTON March 4.-SENATE-After the
passage OF the house Dill to supply artlhcial
limbs 10 pensioners every three years instead
OF five years. The conference report on the bill
for the reorganization OF the artillery and IN.
fantry forces of the army was reported and
agreed to, The house amendment TO the bill
for public building at Clarksyille, Tenn, ire
ducing the amount from $4,000 10 $4,000, was
concurred n The conference report on the
general deficiency bill was agreed TO. House
bill for The protection OF the lives OF miners in
territories was taken from the calendar and
passed A resolution was offered by Mr. Mitch.
ell instructing the judiciary committee TO in
quire and report as TO the date when the laws
relating to Chinese restriction expire, whether
in lS9, or 1891; also when the Chinese exclusion
net OF 1883 shall expire Agreed to. Vice Pres.
ident Morton, after brief address, declared
the senate adjourned without day.
HOUSE. The house agreed to the conference
reports on the copyright, legislative appropr'a-
ton, army reorganization and deficiency bills.
A resolution OF thanks to Speaker Reed was
passed, after which he briefly appnudcd the
work OF congress and declared the house ad-
journcd sine die All the appropriation bills
were passed and received the presidents sigma
turc. Tho sub committee OF the immigration
committees OF the senate and house reported, f,
recommending the vigorous execution OF the
laws against the Chinese.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
UNDER WATER.
bouthern Towns isolated From the Out
aide world.

aide world
Pickcns, Miss, has been isolated since
last Saturday, when the last train
passed north. Continued rains since
Thursday night have raised the water
in Big Black river higher than ever
Known, and it is still rising rapidly. 1t
Ii up to the floor of the bridge. All
the other bridges in the county are
gone, and communication cut off.
The Illinois Central railroad track
IL lifted bodily from its bed
and deposited in the ditch
for miles below and above Pickens
and the embankment swept away.
Incalculable damage has been done by
the water. Reports from Yazoo City,
Miss, received Monday indicate that
Fridays and Saturdays heavy rain has
proved disastrous to houses, outbuild.
ings and bridges. Every stream is over
Its banks. Capt. u. p. Suits,
president of the board of super.
yisors estimates the loss to the
county from bridges destroyed at not
A-ik3 tnuu plV,OVV' ANot DihSC Wda
left over the streams in the hills. Over
5000 acres of land in the city limits OF
Nashville, Tenn, are submerged.
Much household furniture has been lost
in the attempts TO move out in skiffs
and canoes, while thousands of dollars
worth of lumber has been swept away
from points along the river. The al
most Unprecedented rainfall around
Quitman, Miss, for the past week
has caused general frcshct and the
cessation of traffic on railroads. At En-
terprise, Miss, the Mobile and Ohio and
New Orleans and Northeastern rail.
roads are submerged for long distances
and passage either way is impossible.
The town of Enterprise is inundated to
large extent, the water flowing through
the streets with the velocity of a river,
in many instances coming in the stores.
The flood has nc parallel save in the
memorable year of 1871, 1t will per.
haps be two days before traffic will be
resumed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
CANADA
Decllnes to Become Annexed to
tho United States.
Tho Macdonald Government Is Sustaipod
by Majority of From 10 to Is.

Tho Macdonald Government Is Sustained
by Majority of From 10 to rs.
UP to midnight Friday returns have
been received from 1oS constituencies
out OF 215 in the whole dominion Of
Canada, two of which did not elect
Thursday. These returns show the fol-
lowing; In Ontario 50 out of 92 con.
stituencies elect 45 liberals and "A con.
seryatives--a net liberal gain of H. In
Quebec sixty-one constituencies out of
sixty-five elect SO liberals and " cohsef.
vatives, a net liberal gain of o. One labor
candidate wns elected in Montreal. In
Nova Scotia seventeen constituencies
out OF twenty-one elect 40 liberals and
IL conservatives; 10 gain for either
side. In New Brunswick thirteen
constituencies out of sixteen elect
2 liberals and IL conservatives, a net
conservative gain of 3. In Manitoba
four constituencies out of five elect
one liberal and thee conservatives
No gain on either sid,, In Prince Ed.
ward lsland SIX constituencies complete
elect four liberals and two conserva.
tives. No gain on either side. British
Columbia returns Indicate that the con.
servatives will carry all of the four con.
stituencies No change from the last
house. Returns from the northwest
territories indicate that the povi
ernment will carry AL of tho
four constituencies there. No change
from the last house. The conservatives
have, therefore, elected los members
and the liberals 50. The liberal net
gain is 49, and, as L was necessary for
them to make a clear gain of twenty
six seats to defeat the government by
bare majority, it is safe to say that tho
Mac Donald government is sustained by
anywhere from 10 to Is majority.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
Trichina Killing Iowa People.

The terrible trichinp is doing deadly
work in Ida county, Ia. Two more
Germans died Saturday, making five al
together in the past week. 1t is thought
several more will die. About dozen
of the afflicted ones are improving and
will probably recover. A leading ply
sician has examined the patients thor
oughly, and says that about $4,000 OF
these deadly parasites exist in every
cubic inch of muscle in the patients
bodies,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
THE HUNGARIAN DESERT.



ductons.
The desert region called Iungaria,
which lies on the western borders Of
Mongolia, rises to height of about
twenty-five hundred feet, but dcscends
from it at many points. The soil is
chiefly composed of the clay called locss,
a mixture of very fine sand and a gray
or ycllowish calcarous earth. This
argillaccous mass is pierced, like n
sponge, by numerous tubes or pores,
which are often lined with incrusta-
tions formed by herbaceous plants.
The winds and the rain shape these de-
posits into abrupt, elevated, square-cut
masses. This property of forming Il
kind of vertical cliffs, with the porous
texture and the absence of stratifica-
ton, are characteristic of the locss, as
is also the presence of terrestrial or
lacustriue remains instead of sca-fos-
sis. Being exceedingly fine in consti
tuition and well charged with certain
salts, the loess is generally, when well
irrigated, exceedingly fertile. In all
the tillablc regions of Central Asia, in
Guiding China, it plays the same part rs
the black earth" of Russia. The
mountains which form on the south the
western border of Zungaria are rich in
minerals. Gold is an important pro-
duct of the region of Khotan, where
there are twenty-five mines, some of
them employing three or four thousand
worlimcn. This region has long en-
ioyed the honor of being the known
place where ncphrite or jade was found.
The beds of that rare substance was in
the district of Karakach; but the quarry
ing for it has greatly fallen off since
the disturbances that occurred during
the brief reign of Yacoub Beg in kash-
gar.-lntcrior.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
DOES BLAINE REMEMBER7
His Attention Called To the Congress Of
American Nations.

His Attention Called To the Congress OF
American Nations.
The Heraldo, of Madrid, In an article
protesting against supposed scheme
of the United States government to an.
mex the island of Cuba, says Mr.. Blaine
ought to recollect that the congress
of American nations plainly proved
that Spanish Americans are not dis
posed to allow themselves to be absorb
ed by the great northern republic. The
people of Cuba, it says, are strongly
Spanish, and are equally opposed to
becoming IA part of the United States.
Probably with the exception of n few
tradcsmcn, there is no one on the island
who is at all desirous of annexation.
Spain, the Heraldo continues, would
shed her last drop of blood in resisting
any attempt to deprive her of her
colony, fearing neither Cuban revolu-
ton nor war with the United States.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
A Million Acres Thrown Omen,

The ratification of the Sisseton and
Wahpeton treaty at Washington throws
open to settlement /, 900, 900 acres land,
comprising large part of Sisscton reser-
vation in. South Dakota Immediately
west of Traverse and Big Stone coun-
ties, MINI. The opening of the rcscr-
vation was celebrated Friday with fire.
works, speeches and procession, parti-
cipated in by 1000 Sisseton and Wahpe'
ton Indians
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
BEER IS AN APPETIZER.
A Murderer Who Proposes to Starye Him,
self Unable TO Resist Its Power

a Murderer Who Proposes to Starve Him.
self Unable TO Resist Its Power.
AT bridgeport, Ct, jacob Seheale, the
condemned murderer of Constable
Drucker, who had announced his deter.
mination never to eat again, and had
already tasted twelve days, ended his
long abstinence Thurday morning,
the moving power having been a
bottle OF lager beer, which was
left in his cell. Some of the
beer had previously been placed on the
abstainer's lips, and when the attend.
ants retired he could not resist the
temptation to drink the contents of the
bottle. After draining it, marked
change came over the faster, and he an.
nounced his readiness to partalto OF
food, which was then furnished.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
English Press Comment.

The London Post Friday morning
says: "Sir John MacDonald's majority
is reduced, but his victory is uncquiv.
ocal, and that is the only vital point to
be considered AS her age Increases
England must either find her strength
in the empire general or retire from her
position aS world power The
strengthening of the Canadians loyalty
is sign of vast welcome and import.
apccn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
The Rig Air Shin.

Arrangements have been completed
for the construction Of the large air
ship by the Mount Carmel Company.
The exposition building, Chicago, has
been leased for three months. The
south half Of the building is being in
closed, and within this space the big
ship will be completed A large guam
tity of aluminium has been ordered from
Pittsburgh for the purpose. Inventor
Pennington declares that within sixty
days the ship will be ready for its trial
flight and a few passengers will be car.
ricd on its first trip to New York. A
thorough test will be made after it has
been finished.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
Millions Involved.

The v. S. court at Charleston, S. c.,
issued an injunction restraining the
state authorities and their licenses from
mining phosphate in the Coosaw river
beds. The Coosaw River Phosphate
Company, whose monopoly of business
was recently disturbed by the state
phosphate commission, will make u
stubborn fight to retain their exclusive
franchise. Millions of dollars are in
yolved.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
FOUGHT A LION.



A terrible scene, by which we'll
known lion tanner will lose his life, was
witnessed at the hippodrome, in Paris,
Monday, The spectacle of Nero" is
being prepared at the hippodromc,
and one of the features of the show,
as proposed is an attack by number
of lions upon wooden figures so ar.
ranged in the arena as to represent
human beings Sects, the lion-tamcr,
had just concluded the days drilling or
training Of six lions for this perform.
ance, and was driving them back into
their cages, when one of them sullenly
refused to enter his cage. Seets
managed to cage the remaining five
lions and then turned his attention to
the rebellious animal, which had
angrily taken refuge in neigh.
boring passage. Sects armed him.
self with q lance and tried to dislodge
the refractory lion, but in doing so he
trippcd and lost hold of his lance, the
weapon rolling several yards away from
him. Before the lion tanner could re-
gain possession of the lance, the angry
lion sprang upon the unfortunate man,
hurled him to the floor and
bit and rent him in a
most horrible manner. Seets' cries
for help soon brought another of
the trainers to the scene. The latter
caught up the lance and gallantly at
tackled the lion, innicting u severe
wound with the weapon in the animals
forehead, Cowed by the wound receiv-
ed, the lion released poor Seets and
skunk into its cage. Medical assistance
was promptly sent for and every thing
possible was done TO save the lion
tanners life, but the latest reports are
that he is in dying condition.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
TO SUPPRESS BETTING,
fhe French Government WIli Use Troo,.
Tor the Purpose


for the Purpose.
Notwithstanding the recent decision
Oh the chamber of deputies to suppress
every kind of betting on horse races,
th" auteuil races will be held in accord.
ahce with the programme already pre-.
pared At meeting of the munici.
pal council of Paris Friday Prefcct
Loze said that the Paris mutuels would
be positively suppressed, and that the of.
hces in which the betting was carried on
We're now in the course of demolition
FIVE brigadcs of police would attend
the races to suppress the work
oil the book makers, and the infantry,
VINO are always present at the races,
would be reinforced. In addition to
TINS three squadrons of guards and dra-
goons would be held in readiness in the
event OF any disorder taking place, and
one hundred detectives would be placed
on special duty.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
STILL HUNGRY.
The Rescued Miners Can Not Get Enough
To Eat.

The Rescued Miners Can Not Get Enough
To Eat.
At Jeanesville, Pa, the toroners jury
met Friday morning at o'clock to com,
plete the testimony in the mine-disaster
inquiry. Nothing new was disclosed.
The stcnographer's report was heard,
but the jury adjourned at five o'clocl,
without rendering a verdict, to
meet at ten o'clock Saturday.
Great interest is manifested in the pro.
ccedings. The men who were impris.
oiied In the mine are now out of danger
and are growing stronger daily. 1t is
only question of week or two until
they are able to walk around. They
are served with fresh meat regularly
each day, but complain because they
can not have all they want
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
A Mnther's Awful Deed.

Mrs, Sarah Belknap it Darden, Hen.
derson county, Tenn. crept into tho
sleeping room of her two daughters,
Mary and Ella, and cut their throats,
and then cut her own. The tragedy
was not discovered until morning. A
physician was Immediately summoned,
and the woman revived for short time,
but finally expired giving no reason
for her terrible act. The children are
dno1
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-14
A Small Surplus in the Treasury.

The net surplus in the treasury at the
close of business Wednesday was less
than 50, ZOO, 900. 1t has been reduced
within the past week by heavy pension
reauisitions for the next quarter, more
than $50, 900, 900 having been paid out
on this account. The drain on the
treasury from this source will cease for
three months and the surplus is esti-
mated to again crawl up considerably.