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RECIPROCITY
with Nicaragua Proclaimed by the Presi.
dent-Partial List OF Things Admitted

with Nicaragua Proclaimed by the Presi
dent-Partial List OF Things Admitted
Free.
WASHINGTON, March 14-The presi.
dent has made public proclamation OF
reciprocity with Nicaragua, which re-
public agrees TO admit duty free, among
other things, these: Animals alive,
cornmeal, fruits, fresh or dried, cotton.
seed oil and all other products OF said
seed, tar rosin and turpcntine, coal,
mineral or animal, wood and lumber in
the rough, or prepared for building pur.
poses, houses OF wood or iron, tools and
implements for agricultural and hort-
cultural purposes, wagons, carts, hand
carts, iron and steel, in rails, for railroads
and similar uses and structural iron
and steel for bridges and building pur-
poses, wire for fences, with or without
barbs, clamps, posts, clips and other
accessories, of wire not less than three
lines in diameter, machinery OF all
kinds for agricultural purposes and
parts of such machinery. motors OF
steam or animal power, forges, wa
ter pumps of metal, pump hose,
slcdgc hammers, drills for mining
purposes, iron piping with its keys
and faucets crucibles for melting
metals, iron water tanks and lightning.
rods. roofs of galvanized iron, cutters,
ridging, clamps and screws for the
same, books, pamphlets and other
printed matter, vessels and boats OF all
kinds, fitted together or in parts, gold
and silver in bullion, bars or coin. 1t
is understood that the packages or GOV.
crings in which the articles named in
the foregoing schedule are imported
shall be free of duty IL they are usual
and proper for the purpose
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
IDLE MINERS,
rhe Great Strike Is On in Encland-Othcr
Industries Harmed


LONDON, March 1.-THE great coal.
miners strike was inauguratcd in ac-
cordance with the plans of the miners
federation which in its manifesto, issued
few days ago, declared that the holi-
day the men proposed TO take was for
the purpose of clearing the market Of
the surface coal and for restricting the
output in order to prevent the masters
from using the low prices as an excuse
for lowering wages,
At o'clock Saturday afternoon the
men employed in the mines in Lam
casbire, Cheshire and Yorkshire stopped
work, and the ponies were removed
from the pit. The only men now at
work are the surface men, bumpers,
ventilator attendants, etc, whom the
federation has not called out
Twenty thousand miners in Noting
ham also quit work at noon. When
they came out of the pits they brought
their tools with them.
Ths'coal stocks in the Bristol district
are already nearly exhausted. The
miners there have also stopped work,
and as result the price of coal has
gone up four shillings ton. Many
manufacturers refuse to pay the price
demanded and have closed their fac.
tories. In this respect the action OF
the miners is working greatly to the
harm of operatives employed in other
industries. One of the results of the
split that has occurred among the North
Wales miners is that the men working
in Flintshire will not go ON strike,
but will work not more than five days
week.
In Durham mining work has alsc
completely stopped.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE,

An Outbreak of the Disease in Great Bri-
tain That Nay Necesstate Prohibition of
Cattle Importation Into This Country by
u. s. Authorities.
| WASHINGTON, March II. Much uu-
easiness is felt by American stock own
ers, and particularly by Secretary
Rusll, on account of a serious outbreak
of foot and mouth disease in Great
Britain. Many sheep are imported into
the United States from Great Britain,
and as these animals are very sub.
ject to the contagion of foot and mouth
disease, it is feared that it will be intro
duced by them into the United States in
spite of quarantine now enforced. II
the disease continues to prevail in Great
Britain it will no doubt, be necessary,
it is said, for the government of the
United States to entirely prohibit the
introduction of cattle, sheep, goats and
swine until the outbreak has been COM
pletely suppressed, The disease does
not exist on the American continent,
and it would be national calamity ia
have it introduced, as every animal
that is the least exposed to it becomes
diseased
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
DEBATE IN THE SENATE.


The Pchring Sea Question Up for Discus
sion by the Senators.
WASHINGTON, March 10, The senate
in executive session Monday spent an
hour in the discussion of the Behring
sea question. The matter came before
the senate in the shape of message
from the president. The president sent
extracts from official reports of the
Behring sea commissioners showing
that, contrary to Lord Salisbury's state
ment, the British commissioners had
conceded that the seals had diminished
in number by the hand of man, which,
of course, meant largely through the
acts of the poachers in killing the seals
at sea. The message was laid before
the senate and Mr. Sherman moved its
reference to the committee on foreign
relations But the senators wished to
hear the extracts inclosed by the pres
ident, and defeated the motion. The
matter was read in full, and then fol-
lowed a debate very similar in char
acter to those which occurred last
week. The point of difference was to
be seen in the strength shown by the
sentiment favorable to the protection
of the claimed rights o. the United
States in Behring sea by all of the re-
sources OF the government, pending ar
bitration. Short speeches were made
| ly Senators Sherman, Butler and Nor
gan, OF the committee on foreign rela
tions, and by Messrs. Platt, White an(
others At their conclusion the papers
were referred to the committee on for
eirh relations.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
,OUn NAVY.
Bald n Up. Says the Committee ou Naval
Anairs-A Biii Appropriating Over Three
Millions Dollars Recommended.

Bald " Up. says the committee on naval
Anairs--A BiIi Appropriating Over Three
Millions Dollars Recommended.
WASHINGTON, March l4.--The report
OF representative llcrt ert Of Alabama,
naval affairs, accompanying the naval
appropriation bill, has been reported
to the house The bill carries an ap-
preparation OF 81, 4Gs, SIG less than the
estimates and ss,si4, s3l less than the
appropriation for the current fiscal
year.
Since July |. 1891. nine Of thcse old
vessels have been striclicp from the
register, and still others will be retired,
but this not tctwcen then and July,
1898 For some years past there have
been provisions in appropriation bills
that no money should be expended on
the hulls or on the boilers and machin'
cry of wooden ships unless such re.
pairs could be made with less than %
per cent. OF the original value Of such
vessels, or of such boilers and machin'
cry.
The committee recommended that
this limitary amount be 10 per cent
and that it be further provided that nc
new boilers shall be made for any
wooden vessels. The committee has
excepted from the operation OF these
limitations, however the Kearsage and
the Hartford, believing that as the old
Constitution has been kept alive as q
receiving ship and otherwise for now
| nearly a century since she was built
| so, in view of their historic services
the Hartford and Kearsage should bt
kept as patriotic memorials of the past
The committee believe that it should
be the settled policy OF congress to an
thorize the construction Of one or more
new vessels at each regular session
until we shall have provided consid
crably larger number Of fighting ships
than we now have, or will have wher
those authorized are completed. Thc
recent Chilian en- mbroglio, during which
a naval war seemed for a time to b.
quite proba utility, developed the fac
that our people at large quite approve
~of the policy in which we are engageC
of rehabilitating the navy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19

Fl WAYNE, Ind. March f@-john
Miller. farmer residing few miles
south OF this city, performed brave
act that is exciting much comment
His spacious country residence was
discovered to be in flames. Know
ing the imminent peril of his aged
mother and invalid daughter. who were
on the second floor of the burning
house, he dashed through the flames
and rescued them from immediate
death. But his heroism resulted in
serious IL not fatal injury to his
daughter, who was burned. He was
badly burned himself, but the aged lady
fortunately escaped unharmed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
COLOREO GIRL lYNCAeO.

She Put Rough on Rats Into the Family
Cof,ee-On the Way to Jail y Masked
Mob Took Her and Strung Her to Tree
RAYvuLLE, La, March l4.-The life.
less form OF colorcd girl was founo
dangling from a tree on the road lead
ing to this place Saturday moraing l.
was identified as that OF fifteen
year-old servant OF w. Il. llei
mer, who resides on the Green
we'll place, twenty miles from here
The girl became offended at the actor
of a colored man, also employed in the
house, and in seeking some mode Of re-
vcnge, she decided to put rough.
on.rats into his coffee. She put
the poison into the coffee INTENDED
for the family meal About nine
persons drank the concoction, and
all came very nigh unto death. The
girl acknowledged that she intended tc
kill the man, and she did not care par
ticularly who else suffered. On Friday
night some parties started out to bring
the girl to Rayville, but they had no,
proceeded far before a masked party
overlook them and strung the girl ur
at tire first crossing. All the parties
| poisoned will recover
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
DEAD MINERS.
The Polico at Anderlues Compelled
to Use Force
Two Hundred win Hardly Cover the Aw-
fui List of the Dead--The Shock of
the Explosion Was Terrific-Many
Pitiabic Scenes Witnessed.

BRUSSELS, March IA There has been
little if any abatement in the excite.
nent in and about Charlcrot, near
which place the appalling explosion oc-
Cured Thurs lay morning in the Ander-
lues collicry. All night long hundreds
of men, women and children have kept
their dreary watch at the pit mouth,
hoping for the best, yet almost know
ing their hope was without reason.
Many pitiable scenes have been wit.
messed as wives and children have rec
ognized among the bodies the features
of some dear one, distorted and black.
cned by the sheet of scorching flame
that had enveiopcd them. '.
The fire caused by the explosion is
still burning in the lower gallery where
the accident occurred. The shock of
the explosion detached huge masses Of
wreck and earth aud the galleries are
so blocked with the debris that it is
impossible to approach nearer than 100
yards TO the place where the great body
OF the miners were working BESIDES
the dirt and rock the carcasses Of forty
horses block the approach to the lower
gallery and these will have to he cut up
and removed before the rescucrs can
proceed any further in the direction of
the gallery, where the bodies are
known to be.
The gendarmes have great difficulty
in preserving even the sembancc of
order in the vicinity Of the pit mouth.
| The crowd of relatives of the miners
are so distracted with grief that the
orders Of the gendarmcs fall upon deaf
ears, and the latter are compelled to use
gentle force to compel obedience. The
police stationed at the Office of the min
ing company, which has been transform.
ed into temporary morguc, were not SO
gentle in their dealings with the crowd.
Many of the mourning relatives made
an attempt to enter the Office and were
forcibly repulsed. Some of the more
determined in the crowd insisted on be-
ing admitted, and the result was that
several scuflles occurred between them
and the police. Finally as it was feared
that serious trouble might follow if the
police persisted in refusing admittancc
TO the building, the doors of the Office
were barricaded to prevent ingress.
The bodies that have been recovered
were covered with thick, black dust,
which in some instances had been
blown deep in the skin. AS they were
taken into the Office they were placed
upon straw that had been spread on
the floor, and the faces were then clean.
ed as far rs possible to allow of identi-
ication. Many of the faces, however,
were entirely unrccognizable
The fact that some, if not all, of the
women employed in the mine have met
their death by the explosion will afford
an almost unanswerable argument fol
those who oppose female labor in un-
derground cmployments. Among the
bodies recovered is that of fourteen.
ycar-old girl. That she suffered inde
scribahle agony is shown by the young
face which is so horribly distorted that
it cannot be recognized. The black
ened features are swollen almost be.
yond all semblance to humanity.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
MACHINISrS' STRIKE
In the Pennsylvania Shops, Indianapolis,
1ndorsed by the Executive Board of the
International Machinists.

In the Pennsylvania Shops, indianapolis,
Indorsed by the Executive Board of the
International Maehinists.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March l2.-The
executive board of the International
Association of Machinists, indorsed
Friday, the strike of the local lodge
against piece work in the Pennsylvania
railroad shops. This lifts the strike to
the level of the line west of Altoona to
this city and Chicago. If work ordi.
narily beloging to this shop is sent
elsewhere, the machinists there will
refuse to do it, and will walk out if it is
insisted. The national organizations Of
the blacksmiths and boiler-nakers have
promised to walk ont if non-union men
are placed in the shops. The reserve
fund of the machinists, amounting to
Sa5, 000 has been placed at the disposal
OF the grand officers to sustain the
strike. The idle members draw eight
dollars per week for married and five
dollars per week for single men. The
organized labor of this city has offered
moral and financial aid, if necessary.
The board says every maehinist, boiler
maker and blacksmith on the entire
Pennsylvania system will be ordered
out
The Federated Order of the Train
Service have indorsed the strike, and il
is possible they, too, may become in.
volved and walk out. This would call
out engineers, firemen, conductors,
brakemen and switchmen. 1T is a
fight to the finish" said one of the
board tonight "We do not propose to
accept the piece-worli system; it is a
means of depressing men, and cutting
wages below the living point"
The grand officers and executive
board adopted resolutions on the death
| of Il. w. Talbot, founder Of the asso
citation, who was shot at Florence, S.
c., over trouble with two young men
affecting the honor of his daughter
All lodges were ordered to set aside a
page on the record book dedicated tt
the memory of the deceased, and tc
drape their charter in mourning fol
| thirty DAYS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March - The
organization of the Southern baseball
league was completed at meeting
here. Franchises were granted
to Birmingham, Chattanooga and
Montgomery, which closed the league,
making it composed OF the following
cities: Atlanta Mobile, Macon, New
Orleans Chattanooga, Birmingham,
Memphis and Montgomery. The Ma
tional league rules were adopted, and
the season will open April IA, with tif'
ty-siX games to the season.
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a Veteran Earlc.

COLUMBUS, O., March l5.-Reuber
Drcsbach, of South Bloomfield, Hook
ing county, has in his possession ar
eagle which was shot last Friday Al
that place, on which was found bras:
collar inscribed with mans name
which could not be made ou
followed by the letters 20. v l..
1863" Through its leak is gold ring
1t is 4 monster of n bird and being sho
on the wing showed fight and nearl,
put the eye out of its captor before
was taken. The bird has the appear
ancc of great age, and it is thought i
belonged to some regiment during tn
wnr
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
Big Task for Surveyors.

FL PAso, Tex, March l2.-The
United States and Mexican boundary
survey has at last completed arrange
ments and the party began its slow
iaarch along the border to the Pacific
coast The United States contingent is
under the command of Col Barlow, and
the Mexicans are under Senior Jose
Blanco. 1t is estimated that the triT
will occupy twenty six months.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
Coolest Murderer on Record.

SAN FRANCISCO. March Is. An ltal
ian fisherman, S. Camilla, had quarrel
with fellow fisherman named Cicer
lilo, who belonged to the Malta ca
milla shot Cicerillo at their place or
Roe island, in Sacramento river, and
then coolly towed the body down to tht
coroner OF Benicia, who paid him five
dollars for the body and took his de
position in regard to finding it Wher
the coroner went into Roe island, what
was his amazement 10 learn that Ca
milla was the murderer, and had actu
ally collected the money for his vic
Enn's hndv
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
AUTOMATIC CAR COUPLERS
A Bill introduced in Congress to Com.
pei All Railroads to Equip Their Cars
With Them.

A Bill introduced in Congress to Com
pei All Railroads to Equip Their Cars
With Them.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-A bill was
Monday introduced in the senate by
Senator Allison to compel railroads to
equip their cars with automatic coup
lers within certain time The bill
makes it unlawful for any railroad to
use cars not so equipped, and imposes
fines for violation of the act. 1t further
provides that the standard coupler shall
be decided by a letter ballot of all
the railroads. sent to the interstate
commerce commission by July next,
who shall decide the ballot and the
validity of the votes The vote shall
be based upon the number of freight
ears owned by each line, and the type
of coupler receiving sixty per cent OF
more of the entire vote shall be the
standard type of coupler If the roads
fail to establish standard type, then
the type shall be that known as the
Master Car Builders type.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
AN INFERNO.
Poor Afflicted in the North Brother
Pest House, New York,
Dying for the Lack of Decent Attention.
Typhus Patients Delirious and Tied
Down to Their rCots-Thirty-two Pa
tients to a Single Attendant.

Npw Yong Morob :, s..u.,;u
condition of affairs ~ tho o;tu,s nost'
house on North Rro,her is1,nd E CO..
xorth bv the World with much disnlay
World renorters landed on North
}lSSflter island at m;dn;rbt Trasdov
nipht tnnd visited the sm,linox hosnit,i
the tvphus fever navilions tho sc,rlet
fever and measles wards and the leners'
Rent. The rcnorters wont into n,v;,;on
after pavilion and found neither at
tendants nor doctors and were an.
pealed to for water and assistance hv
the neglected patients.
One attendant was found who had
tbirtv.two tvnhus fever nnt;cnts in his
care. Twenty.six of them were in ma.
vilion No. @ four in pavilion No. and
two outside in n tent. Six of the tv.
phus patients were delirious and wero
tied to their cots, This attendant very
frankly said that he had more to do
than ten men could attend 10 in the pa.
vilion where twenty-six of his patients
lay. If anything went wrong in pavil
ion No. A or in the tent he could not
help it.
A thick fog was blowing over the isl.
and and an intermittent drizzle was
falling. But the windows of the pa
yilions were open and the wind and
fog swept down on the cots where the
afflicted wretchcs tossed in feverish de
lirium. In the quarantine tent fo,
men fifteen cots had no mattresses
The men were living on the canvas Gov
erinps with one thin blanket to eacl
cot for Led clothes In this quarantine
tent there were five persons who die
not even have cots. They made thei,
beds on chairs and benches.
As the reporters peered into the lit
tie overflow tent where two patient,
Law they stretched out their arms ant
cried. "Give us something 10 drinl,
For Gods sake ret us some water No
bodv is loo|,iny afterps" The atten
,ion of tbc attendant in Pavilion No
was called to the sufferers and he sal,
desn,irinplv 81 know II know i,
Rpt two of Tho nconle in here have ms
died and I've rot another one DYING
can't ba in three nl,ces ,t onca"
"Wbat do von do with tbe bod;eso
w,s asl,od uWbo balns won ramov
| ,o,,
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Tho Tariff Debate.

WASHINGTON, March l4.-Ex.Speaker
Reed will close the tariff debate for
the republicans and Speaker Crisp for
the democrats That would indicate a
lively time for the day on which they
speak. 1t is the hope of the leaders Of
the debate on the wool bill that all the
speakers will have finished by the aad
Of this month, for on that day the con
sideration OF the Bland free silver bin
will To begun and last three days and
Il Is desired that the s-ol bill debate
will not have to be continued on the
asth. for II is expected then 10 open the
debate on the free binding-iwiLe bill
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A RnY Rrldngrnnm-

JACKSON, Mich, March l2.-W A..
Plumb, young man twenty-one years
of age, was married here Thursday to
Mrs. Amanda Bentley, aged seventy.
Although it was not a love match, it
was one of the most romantic weddings
on record. by it the aged bride se-
cured to her crippled son and inher-
itance of $50, 900, which, without the
wedding, he could not have legally
claimed.
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Wouldn't Let Him Lecture.

DECATUR, ILL.,, March 15-Dr. ]. G.
White, the Cumberland Presbyterian
minister, who is devotiny his life and
means to alleged exposures Of Catholic
secrets and practices, tried to lecture
here again, but was unable to secure a
hall A crowd of 1000 people followed
him from the courthouse, successfully
to the Protestant churches the Saliva
ton army barracks and the operahouse
but at neither place could he gain ad
mission. Once or twice the crowd be
came hoistcrous. but the presence OF ,
number Of policemen served to keel
them in check.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19
Adjournment Day.

COLUMBUS, O., March 12.-April II Is
talked Of as the probable date of ad-
iournment of the legislature, 1t is not
thought possible to get away by March
2S, the day set by the senate in its reso-
luton, and April the following Mon
day is election day. Under the circum.
stances April II seems to be the earli-
est date for adjournment unless the
Legislature should inject more expedi.
tion into its actions.
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Ths Tariff Debate,

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The tariff
debate has so far been quite tame, but
it is likely to drag along until the latter
part of next month, with occasional
intervals for the consideration of tariff
bills. Thirty-six members of the House
have already notified the speaker that
they will address themselves to the
trriff question, and this is only small
portion OF those who are expected to
talk
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-19

WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Among the
bills introduced and referred in the
senate was one with the following Gu.
rious title, presented by Mr. Cullom (by
request: To test and try the science
of spelling, and to provide for estab.
fishing one hundred schools for that
purpose; and to establish spelling
school in the Worlds Columbian Ex.
position, to be held in Chicago in 1892