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A COLLISION.
Five Train Men Killed and Others Seri-
ously Injured.
Change of Schedule the Primary Cause
Forgetting Orders II Freight Train
Runs Into An Accommodation
irresponsible PaitIe, Dead.

CINCINNATI, May 1G.-A new time card.
The freight was late The crew forgot
These were the elements that made up
| one Of the most disastrous accidents of
the year in this section of the country
1t occurred in binding rainstorm that
obscured all things, at SIG Sunday
morning, on the Big -Four railroad, at
the little village of Cleves, seventeen
miles down the river.
1t was a ''head-on" collision between
the Harrison and Lawrenceburg accom-.
mediation and the Indianapolis through
freight. The wreck is one of the most
complete of the kind seen in this section
for some time, but that feature and the
monetary loss involved are lost sight OF
in the terrible loss of human life, which
was its most prominent attendant fea.
ture.
Five bodics-they were those OF the
crews of the trains--lay side by side all
day Sunday in the barn of Thomas Cas-.
sidy, the village undertaken, while far
away the humble homes Of the unfor.
tunatc victims were darkcncd with It'd.
ings Of their terrible and untimely fate.
Wives and fatherless children mourncd
the loss of the father and provider,
with grief made doubly poignant that
distance separated them from the
corpses of their loved dead.
The following is the list of casualties:
The killcd-Newberry Edward, Greens.
burg; Phillip Gribben, Lawrenceburgh;
VIM. Higgs, Greensburg; Hiram Bruce,
Greensburg; Conductor Haywood.
indianapolis. The njured-Conducto
Jno. Schroeder, Lawrenceburg; Holtor
Terrell, Delhi; j. c. Huber, Miamis.
burg; Mrs. Moreland, North Bend.
While the curious but respectful vii
lagc folk came and went about the dead.
house, hundred strong men, assisted
by all the cunning of modern con-
trivance, were tearing the wreck to
pieces.
Besides those killed outright, two
were so badly injured that they can not
live, while others escaped with in.
juries and bruises more or less serious.
To add to the horror of the situation.
the wreck took fire in the ruins of the
baggage car, and many who escaped
would undoubtedly have been burned to
death but for the prompt and efficient
work of the Cleves fire department. Their
station is not far from the scene of
the collision, and it was but few min
utes until the news reached there and
the fire bell was sounded. This had the
effect of bringing not only the fire
engine and its crew, but also alarmed
the people for some distance around.
and they foclied to the scene and rem
dered valuable assistance in rescuing
the imprisoned passengers and caring
for the injured and dying. The COLI
sion was witnessed by several persons
who beheld perhaps the most terrible
scenes of their lives, but all went brave
~ tv tllo Iescue, ana gave an Une as,ist-
ance in their power to the unfortunes.
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Behring Ssa Arbitrators.

WASHINGTON May Ia 1T is stated m
the authority of Secretary Blaine that
Justice Harlan, of the U. S. supreme
court, and John Morgan, L. S. senator
from Alabama, have been selected by
the president as arbitrators on the part
of the Uuitcd States in the Behring sea
arbitration. England will appoint two
arbitrators, and there are three Others
to be appointed, one by the king of
Sweden, one by the president of the
republic of France. and one by the king
of Italy, making seven arbitrators in
all. +. j. Phelps, late L. S. minister to
England, has been selected as chief
counsel on behalf of the United States
before the arbitration commission.
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SENATOR eARBoUHs FUNERAL.
The First 7imo in Which q Catholic
Bishop Offciated IN Conpress,

bshop Ortciated IN Congress.
WAsHISGToy, May 1.-THE funeral
OF Senator Barbour, Monday, was the
most gorgeous and impressive mortuary
ceremony ever held in the senate cham
Der. It is worthy of notice as the first
in which u 'ardinal of the Roman
Catholic church ever officiated in con-
gress by deputy or in person, with the
full parapheyasha of Catholic cere-
monial
Bishop Keanes eulogy, delivered
amid the fumes of ascending incense
waited from silver censers, the flicker
ing of candles from golden candelabra
on the improvissd altar of the clerks
desk, the purple and silver of attending
bishops, monsignors, priests and AGO.
lytes, was a carefully prepared and high
tribute to the dead senator. 1t attract
ed marked attention and comment, no
less by reason of the classical severity
of its style than from the remarkable
panegryic which was rendered to the
Roman church itself. The occasion was
"A great one for the clericals. 1t was,
perhaps, appropriate that it should
have been so on ground dedicated more
than century and half ago by Lord
baltimore, the Catholic proprietor, to
civil and religious liberty. Families of
the deceased members Of congress are
permitted to chose the form OF
ceremony under which their dead shall
be buried from the capital. Senator
Barbour happened to be the first sena-
tor Of the Catholic connections who has
been carried through the marble cor
ridors OF the capitol under the impos-
ing ritual OF the Roman church. His
Episcopal eulogist faced Secretary
Blaine, whose mother and daughter
died in the same faith Altogether the
Geremonials were the most remarkable
ever known in such connection in the
history of the church
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MOBILE, Ala, May ia. l.. Evans,
living near here, runs a turpentine still,
and his daughter took an infant down
to the still and attempted to stand it
upon what she thought was barrel of
cold rosin. The rosin had, however,
just been poured in, and only the sur
face was cool. The baby Immediately
sank to its waist in the hot rosin, and
was so terribly burned that death mer-
cifully came to its relief in about three
hours
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
GOV. BARBER SAYS NAY.
Rustlcr War Prisoners Still at Cheyenne
More Warnings,

More Warnil lgs.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 17.-Gov. Ba
Der has made known his intention 7
again refuse to deliver the prisoners {
the rustler war to the johnson count
authorities. The second demand W;
made on Thursday by Deput
Sheriff Snidcr The executive say
he does not consider that quiet HI;
been restored in the disturbed section
lie fears that there would be more Sc
ious trouble If the stockmen were take
to the scene of their crimes. The Johi
son county people now at the railwa
have placed their grievances with Judq
Black, in whose district they are located
He tells them that the law shall be dull
respected; that he will insist on pros.
cution and defeat persecution. A secrd
agent in johnson county b
eastern men interested in the range u
there reports in cipher telegram. II
tells that ''six-shooter weaning' is !
full blast. This means branding calvt
and killing cows. The practice is con
paratively new. The agent adds tha
the entire country is being patrolled :;
details of Frank Smiths buffalo HON
guards of 800 men. Another invasion
eypactad
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Killed nv a Ouack.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 13.-Gen. Ures'
ser, project of police, is dead from the
effects of an injection of the quack
medicine, "Vitaline," which produced n
sudden and violent attack Of blood
poisoning 1t has transpired that Gen.
Gresscr is not the only victim of the
quack medicine. Gen. Baranoff died
last Sunday, and now it is stated that
his death followed shortly after an in.
lection of "Vitalinc."
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AN. INLAND SEA.
Fearful Destruction Wrought By
the Constantly Swelling River.
Thousands of Acres OF Growing Wheat
Under Water-Ten Miles Wide Is the
Average Width OF the stream
Many Hor..es Abandoned.

ST. LOUIS, May l6.-The river at 10
p. m. Sunday measured $40 feet. and is
still rising at tie rate Of lilo foot an
hour. On the dock most all perishable
matter has been removed, so that In the
city proper but little more damage can
be done, except such as is naturally oc-
casioned by flooded Easements, etc.
A reporter for the Associated Press
took trip down the river for about
fourty miles Sunday. The situation
viewed from the pilot house of
the steamer is one which at first
glance is seen to be most serious.
Thousands of acres on which week
ago the waving wheat was growing,
making rich carpet OF green. are.now
vast lakes OF "ater whose s0rf&'s. is
broken by floating pieces OF furniture,
dwellings and here and there the body
OF COW or hog. From bluff to bluff
this is the unb:oken monotony that
greets the eye. Ten miles is the aver
age width OF the river as far down as
the steamer proceeded.
Hundreds OF homes have been aban-
doned and the number OF cattle de-
stroyed is expected to reach into the
thousands. At Monte Sano and Rock
bridge a number OF RATS were seen
transporting households from those
places to the bluffs. Just below Smith
Point, on a small piece OF land were
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
A RACE CONFLICT,
A White Man and a Negro Killed and Sew
eral Others Woundcd--More Bloodshed

A White Man and Negro Killed and Sew
eral Others Woundcd--More BIoodshed
Possible.
NORFOLK, Va, May 18.-Ncws has
just been received here OF a conflict be.
tween citizens and mob of Negroes,
ending in the death of two persons, in
the wounding of more, and in the
possibility of additional bloodshed.
The conflict ccdrred at Sim
mons creek coal mines between
a white man named Justis and negro
named Wells, in which Justis struck
the negro. instantly he was pursued
by black mob. Justis took refuge in
a house, but entrance was quickly gain
ed and the mob poured in on the victim
and shot his brains out About fifty
white men chase ed the blacks, Catching
the negro with whom Justis had the
difficulty they shot him TO pieces and
wounded one or two more.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
EDITOR CHILDS
Formally Opens the Printers Home at Col
orado Springs.

orado Springs.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, May Is
Thursday the Childs- Dreyel Ma
tional Home for Printers was
dedicated, it being also the six
ty-third anniversary of the birth
of George W. Childs. A grand pro-
cession moved to the home, where
speech-making and other exercises
took place. The event of the day
was Mr. 0ilds' speech The build
ing is located one mile from the city on
a small elevation which overloohs the
surrounding country, including the Gar
den of the Gods. Pixies Peak, Manitou
and Cheyenne Canyon. 1t is constructed
of white lava stone, with red sandstone
trimmings. The style is renaissance
and the construction cost s60,O0O. The
home is four stories in height, and IA
feet front, with depth of 40 feet. 1t
has three towers, with balconies OK
tending along both sides and every
story
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
FAITH CURISTS GO FREE.


CHICAGO, H., Nay 16.-Thc grand
jury has returned "ao bill' in the case
of Mrs. R. c. Stebbins, the exponent of
Faith cure" Mrs. Stebbins was held
responsible by a coroncr's jury for the
death of Mrs. Jennie i. Nichols.
The latter, it appeared, went to
Mrs. Stebbins' house at No. 1923
Wabash avenue, and submitted to her
treatment. The physician who was
finally summoned by the police officers
had to force his way into the house.
Mrs. Stebbins was arrested and released
on the surety of City Building Commits.
sioner O'NeiE After hearing all the
evidence in the case The grand jury con-
cluded that if any one wanted to SUBJ
nit to the faith cu.e or Christian sci
ence it was nobody's business but his
own
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
The Concord Mt Cairo.

CAIRO, ILL.,, May 17.-Thc U. s. man.
of-war Concord arrived at l:40 a. m.
Monday from Memphis. She will re-
main here few days, until she gets or
ders. The people of Paducah, it is said,
are trying to induce the secretary OF
the navy to order the vessel to that
town. She was received here by the
harbor boats and tugs, decked out in
bunting and whistles blowing, as she
steamed up the harbor, saluted by sal
vos of artillery. She was visited by
thousands Of people Monday. All the
railroad and local packets brought in
excursionists to the number of Ave thou
sand people.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21

FAYETTEVILLE, N. G., May l7.-Seven-
teen miles below here, AL Gilmore, a
notorious outlaw from South Carolina,
entered the house of Rev. William
Brunt, and, finding no one but Miss
Brunt there, forced her to prepare din
ner for him at the point Of a pistol.
After eating heartily, with an oath he
leaped out of the window. Miss Brunt
grabbed gun and fixed, thirteen buck
shot striking Gilmore, from which he
died in q few minutes. A reward oi
$500 was out for Gilmore, to which Miss
Brunt becomes entitled. The young
lady is the heroine of the hour
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
AMONG THE MORMONS.
Presby terian Ministers Entertained In all
Lake City.

Itsby Gnttrtulneu IN All
Lake City.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. May lT.-Ap-
proximately 600 OF the delegates to the
Presbytery which convenes at Portland
May 10, arrived in this city Sunday.
During the day the visitors were
extended every hospitality and cor
diality that could be participated in
by the ministers on the Sabbath.
The churches were thrown open to
them, and nine pulpits We're occupied
in the morning by visitors In the
afternoon nearly all attended the Nor
mon services at the tabernacle. In the
evening the visitors attended meeting
at the Salt Lake thcater, where Rev.
w. c. Roberts. of New York. and DR..
Mutchmorc, of Philadelphia, delivered
addresses, Monday afternoon carriage
drives to points of interest in this vinin-
ity were INDUCED in. after which they
will proceed on their way to the Pacific
coast.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
No Aliens Need Apply.

WASHINGTON, May 14.---The senate
committee on civil service and retrench-
ment Friday ordered a favorable report
on Senator Gallagher's bill requiring
the heads of the executive departments
to dismiss from the public service all
persons who are not citizens of the
United States by nativity or complete
naturalization, and prohibiting the APP
pointment of such persons in the fu-
ture
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
The Long Walk OF q Crank.

Boone, Ia, May l6.-Pedestrian Stone
who started to walk from San Fran.
cisco to New York on a wager Of $4,000,
he to walk twenty-five miles per day. no
allowance 20 be made for sickness or
bad weather, has reached here. On his
arrival he received notice that tho
wager had been declared off, becaus,
instead of walking around the bay at
San Francisco, via San Jose and Stock
ton, eighty miles, he crossed in boat.
He acknowledged that he did SO, but he
is very angry because he has been al.
lowed to walk eighty days since the
wager was d. slaxe off,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
Irish Home Rule In Canada.

OTTAWA, May 16.-Charles Devlin, M.
p, gives notice that he will move the
following resolution: THAT in the opin.
ion of the house of commons of Canada
the time has arrived when in a substan.
tial measure home rule should be
granted to Ireland, and this house ex.
presses the hope that at the approach
ing general elections in the United
Kingdom a majority may oe returned
to parliament pledged to enact meas.
ure which, while safeguarding the
autonomy of the British empire, would
satisfy the legitimate aspirations Of the
Irish people by granting to them par
lament.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
ST. PETERSBURG ALARMED.

Mines Discovered Under the Cars Cat
china Palace-Discovery Made Through
Warning Sent From the Paris Police.
BERLIN, May 16.-The National Zei-
tung publishes dispatch from St.
Petersburg saying that the Russian
police, acting on a warning from the
police of Paris, have discovered a nnm-
ber of mines under the Gatchina palace,
the mines extending for distance OF
several kilometers around the palace.
The Russian government has tried to
hush up the fact of the discovery. The
populacc of st. Petersburg are terror
lied, believing that the recent explo.
sions at the Nicolai bridge and the
death of Ger Gresser are connected
with plot aga INST the czar.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
Confederate Soldiers Home Opened .

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 14.-The Con.
federate Soldiers home, at the Hermi-
tage, has been formally opened. The
main building of the institution is now
completed and it will provide home
for one hundred and twenty-five dis.
ablcd veterans. The institution stands
as an enduring monument of a states
liberality. 1t is recognition Of tho
bravery of the boys who wore the gray
during the years of civil strife.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
A Flight in Mexico,

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May ia tele-
gram from Gen. Garcia, commanding
the Mexican troops at Mier says;
Lieut.. lndalocia met and had an en-
gagement with party of Cara revolu'
tionists, at a place called La Meca-
The battle resulted in ten revolutionistf
being killed. One of the government
soldiers and three horses were killed.
The troops are in close pursuit Of the
renepadeS."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
The Drys Won.

LANSING, Mich, May l3.-The Mieh'-
gan supreme court Wednesday filed an
opinion affirming the validity OF an
election held in the county OF Eaton
under the local option liquor law OF 1889.
The case came to the court by reason OF
an application for mandamus made by
Henry Friesner to compel the common
council of Charlotte to approve his liq'
nor bond.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
Cinnamon Hustled Back to Canada.

DETROIT, Mich, May l6.-Four Chi.
nese were taken before United States
Commissioner Graves, charged with be-
ing in this country illegally. They
were the first to be tried since the pas
sage of the Chinese exclusion act and its
signing by President Harrison May s..
Two of them were arrested in this city
and the others We're captured at Jack
son, Mich. Canadian certificates were
shown by two Of the men emitting
them to return to that country. The
commissioner had all Of the Celestials
sent across to the British dominions,
with the injunction that if any more
were caught here they would be de-
ported to China.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
Trag sdy in a Dry Goods Store.

CINCINNATI, May F.-Franll Crancc,
salesman in Hohnstedt & Windhorst's
dry goods store, shot Hattie Hagcdorn
in the side near the heart, while wait
ing on customer, at noon Monday.
He then placed the weapon to his head
and blew his brains out. Crance was
in love with the girl but she ignored
his attentions, hence the tragedy. The
girls wound, it is thought, will prove
fatal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21

HUK-IIHIIuFu f'f ''f0 W VKRN q WITT
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE secretary
of the treaury and the director Of the
mint have approved the proposition of
the managers of the worlds Columbian
exposition for the special issue of S2O,-
OOO, 900 in fifty.cent pieces for use at the
exposition, and bearing designs appro-
pirate to the occasion. The authority
for such action rests with congress.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
Hundred Mile Cvciers,

NEWARK, N. j., May 17.-George
Coffin, won the i0O-mile race from Phi
adelphia. He arrived at 2:4SH p. n
He had 81 minutes handicap, and HI
actual time was I hours, "a minutes an
80 seconds, f. q. Dampman, OF Wi
mington, second, actual time hour
SO inmates, As seconds. He takes u
prize for the best actual time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
MADE CRAZY BY COFFEE.
A Chicago Man WHO Subsistcd on II for
Years.

Chicago Man WHO Subslstcd on IL for
Years.
CHICAGO, May 15,--A case where a
man has become Insane through exces.
sive indulgence in coffee, was discov.
cred here when Peter McKeever, a
restaurant keeper, was taken to the
detention hospital ~ his wife for ex.
animation. While the doctors were
proceeding with their investigations
McKeever became violent, and before he
could be controlled he had torn his
clothes almost entirely fre-, iiis BODY.
Mrs. McKeever says: "For the past two
or three years my husband has taken
scarcely any solid food, but has sub.
sisted almost entirely upon coffee. Al
though we tried to persuade him to
change his method of living and alb.
stain from coffee, for we saw that it
was imparing his mind, we were unable
to do so. lie co-ld not leave coffee
alone"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21

GRAvEsEND RACE TRACK, May IT,
The big Brooklyn handicap race Mon
day drew crowd of over 10000 peo-
pie. Judge Morrow, Il bay horse 5years
old, came in first, with Pessara second.
The handicap netted 5000 to the win
her. Judge Morrow is owned by Green
Morris and was ridden by A. Covington.
The time was 2:0S34.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
A Big Combine.

CLEVELAND, o., May 14.-One of the
greatest combinations of manufactur.
ing interests ever attempted will be
perfected July /. The combination is
Of the greater share of the immense
interests in which Andrew Carnegie is
concerned. The aggregate capital is
rio zoo. 600
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
Confederate Note Swindle,

BERLIN, May IA gang of American
sharpers has been successfully operat-
ing in Berlin in confederate notes. The
swindlcrs have succeeded in passing a
large number of the notes. In one in.
stance they cheated widow who made
her living by letting rooms to dodgers
out of two thousand marks by getting
her to change some of the notes for
them,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
Sugar Bounty PAYMENTS.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The payments
of sugar bounty under the Mckinley
act on account of the production for the
present fiscal year, have been prarti-
cally completed. The bounty amounted
to about $4,000 The estimate for
the ensuing fiscal year is $40, 100000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
MAYicn,s NAu Mining Law z

CITY OF MEXICO, May 16.-The new
mining law imposes quota of twenty
dollars on each mine for title, besides
an annual tax of sixty dollars for every
10000 square metres Of surface. 1t is
calculated that there are now 5000
mines in operation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21

LITTLE Rock, Ark, May l6.-The
coroner's jury, in his investigation of
the lynching of Henry James, returned
a verdict that the deceased came to his
death by hanging and shooting by
parties unknown to the jury. Gov.
Eagle, who was assaulted ny the mob,
in his efforts to prevent the lynching,
remained in his room all day. He was
twice knocked down, and in addition to
receiving many bruises and black eye,
had the thumb of his left hand dislo-
Gated.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
Three Man Struck BY Lightning,

SEDALIA, Mo-, May 14.-During q
severe electrical storm switch shanty
in the Missouri Pacific yards was struck
by lightning, and Tim Gallivan, section
foreman: Martin Grain, II switchman
and Pat Sheehan, section man, occu
pants of the shantv, were severely in
jured. Gallivan's injuries are likely t.
prove fatal,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
Deaf and Dumb Asylum Appolntm ents.

COLUMBUS, o., May l7.-The boards
of trustees of the Deaf and Dumb and
the Blind asylums were in session Mon
day. The trustees of the Deaf and
Dumb ssylum elected Col. W. f. Clark,
of Delaware, superintendent, and Mrs.
Julia Evans, matron.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
Watch for Aurora Displays.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., May 16.-Observer
Frank E. Seagrave, of this city, has
discovered beautiful group of spots
on the suns disc, distinctly visible to
the naked eye, and it should be central
about Monday. Aurora. displays are
likely to follow.