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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
A Knotty Question,

SAN Francisco, July 2.-Owing to
the Chinese exclusion law, Horn Bot, Q
wealthy Chinese merchant, is unable to
land his wife, whom he but recently
married in China. Botsays that he met
the girl in Marysville, Cal, five years
ago and they became bcthrothed. Her
parents took her to China for
proper education. A few months ago
they were welded. lie came back
with his wife and her young sister. His
own papers were all right, but the GUS
tom house records had no mention Of
the departure of his bride five years
ago, and Judge Morrow decided that she
could not enter the country. When she
learned that she had 10 return to China
she burst into. tears and refused to be
comfortcd. Her husband swears he will
spend n fortune, if necessary, appealing
the case to the supreme court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
A COSTLY DISPLAY.
Twenty Thousand Dollars Worth of Fire
Works Go on at Once In Chicago.

CHICAGO, July "A terrific explosion
of fireworks occurred in the storc-looms
of the American Toy Co., 15j Fifth
avenue, Friday morning The roof
was blown off and the building almost
instantly took fire. A crowd gathered,
which was treated to premature
Fourth'of July display, and when the
fire engines arrived sky rockets, Ro-
man candles and serpents We're soaring
through the shattered roof while fire
crackers and torpedoes, exploding in
punches Of hundreds, made a din like
that of pitched battle. The fire was
quickly under control, however and
none OF the adjoining buildings suffer
ed, although the toy company's store
was guttcd. The loss is about so, COO,
half insured. All the persons in the
building escaped with slight bruises cx-
cept Mamie Wright, who was badly
crushed on the stairs in the rush to es-
cape from the building.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
HEMMED IN BY FLAMES.
A Fire Breaks Out In "a Lima, o., Building,
and Number Of Men Jump for Their
Lives.

A Fire Breaks Out In "a Lima, o., Building,
and Number of Men Jump for Their
Lives.
LIMA, o., July 5.-A number of men
narrowly escaped being cremated like
rats by the burning of a building at an
early hour Sunday morning. As it was
one man was almost instantly killed.
At $40 o'clock Policeman John Haller
was passing the Harrod building, on
East Market street, when he saw flames
bursting from Hutchinson's restaurant,
on the lower floor. An alarm was in
stantly turned in, but in few minutes
the entire building was enveloped in a
mass of seething, roaring flames, and
all exit Of the occupants shut off. In
the upper story were three men
fast asleep. When they awoke
they We're surrounded by flames
and had to jump out of the window. j..
p. Eubanks, whose home is at Magnetic
Spaings O., in leaping from window,
caught his foot on the window sill and
fell head foremost. He weighs 200
pounds and fell on the stone pavement
on his right shoulder, and was gathered
up unconscious and conveyed to the
Lima house, near by, and medical aid
summoned. His injuries consist of a
bad cut on the back part of his head
several inches long His neck and back
were the most seriously injured, and 1t
is feared that his injuries are fatal. His
family has been telegraphed his condi'
ton. q ..u.. ... .....
Alex. Hodges, Of the same place, was
also in room on the same floor, lie
was awakened by the dense smoke and
was almost suffocated. He rushed tc
the front window, the only means OF
escape, and after few moments sue.
ceeded in getting the window open. The
flames were then breaking through the
floor and the heat was intense, He
rushed to the window and jumped to
the stone pavement below, escaping
with only few bruises Before jump.
ing he heard some men who were in a
gambling room, locateds in the rear,
pleading for mercy and calling for some
one to save them, the only stairway be-
ing all afre. He unlocked his door and
they came through his room and jumped
out of the window also, and We're for.
tunate in escaping any serious injury
Benjamin Powell, the porter, was fast
asleep in one of the rear rooms, and was
not awakened until the flames had eaten
their way into his room and were rap
idly approaching his bed. The ceiling
was falling and he was all but suffo-
Gated when he got awake. He barely
had time to burst open the door of his
room and run to one of the front win
dows, through which he jumped, just as
the walls of his room fell in.
Hutchinson'S place was gutted and
Smith ,S Faullner's saloon and billiard
hall adjoining eaten out. Thos. Phin'
nitys saloon, adjoining Smith & Faulk'
ner's place, was badly damaged, and
his residence upstairs completely con-
sumed, the family and bartender, Alex.
Wilson, barely having time to escape
with their clothing, Everything else
was consumed The damage to prop
erty will reach $1,000, while that tc
furniture, bar fixtures and household
goods will double that amount.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
IRON MILLS CLOSED.
Business in Pittsburgh and Surrounding g
e..' Country at Il Standstill. E


PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 2.-The iron
and steel mills throughout the district
were closed Friday and everything Is at
standstill. The manufacturers were
in hope that in place of prolonged
strike the men would weaken and come
to the terms offered. Such was not the
(. case, however, and about 10 o'clock
Thursday night the manufacturers
asked for conference with the men
with a view to settlement of the wage
question The conference was held
Friday afternoon. The number OF
iron and steel mills that closed
down Thursday night is estimated
at about 400 There are AGO roll
ing mills in the United States, 4!5 OF
which have trains of rolls connected
with the establishments. Twenty-Five
or 50 of these have been idle for some
time. OF the 400 in operation until
Thursday night, nearly 800 are situated
in the Allegheny mountains. Quite a
number of these have signed the scale,
leaving about $50 mills which at present
are lying idle. These employ upward
of 1000 men. The number of glass
factories which are not in operation is
placed at 200, and the men idle are
estimated at nearly $4,000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
A Smuggler Juggsd. +.

NEW YORK. June 5.--John Balm, the
father of the, family of eight children,
who landed here few days ago by the
steamer TeutonicA and attempted to
smuggle about 81, 600 worth of jewelry,
was arrested charged with smuggling.
He was. held in $4,000 bail. The GUS
toms officers say that Bain is a we'll
known jewelry peddler on the other
side. @He ~claims to be well connected,
and sayshs wife owns valuable prop
erty in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

HAVANA, July 2.-The exceptionally
fine weather that has prevailed for five
consecutive months has enabled plant
ers, in spite of the adverse circum-
stances under which majority of them
have labored, to harvest crop which
it is expected will amount to more than
5000 tons. or nearly 100, 900 tons more
than that of last year. The drought,
however, which has been of such great
benefit to the operations in the sugar
houses, has considerably delayed work
in the fields, and has so seriously dam.
aged the tender cane thatit is feared its
effect will be keenly felt next year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
THE CORWIN
Scizes the British Sealing Ship Coqulllan,
With an Immensely valuable Cargo OF
Skins tbnnrd IN. .#H. .r. A.

Scizes the British, Sealing Ship Coquillan,
With an Immensely valuable Cargo OF
Skins Aboard. I ss--r.A e
VICTORIA, b. C., July 5.-The British
steamer Coquillan, which was seized at
TT. Etcher Alaska, by athe United
States revenue cutter Corwin, was char.
tered by the British Columbia Scalers'
association of Victoria, to act as a sup.
ply tender to its feet of sealers, which
have just been seized. ~ z. "a
On board the Coquillan are nearly
100000 worth of skins. The seizure was
made june % for transferring skins and
stores within four marine leagues OF
the coast. 5 E o. 70
Transfers of skins from several of the
sealcrs had been made at the time OF
the seizure, and she had 6,192 skins on
board worth Sl5 per skin.
Lieut.. Quinn went aboard the Coquil.
Ian and put a guard over the matches
with instructions. to allow nothing to be
touched and no boats TO come along.
side. He then examined the ships pa
pers, The fact of their being no mani
festo seemed to him bad thing. Capt.
McClelland explained she had cleared
for the Pacific ocean and required no
manifesto.
What are you doing here, then?' in
qured the officer
Taking water" was the reply.
"Hut you have discharged cargo here,
and arc intending to discharge more"
81 am not" said Capt McClclland,
emphatically, "0ur arrangements are
completed for transferring III, freight
and skins at sea off the three mile
| limit"
THAT is bad" said the lieutenant;
"the government has jurisdiction over
six miles. You can not discharge cargo
within that distance, and your own log
books show you did that at Tonlsi, and
you are liable to seizure
She arrived at Situa June 20. On
Monday she was turned over to the
civil authorities.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
WIPED OUT,



Left Standing In Order.
DECATUR, Ind, July "a heavy wind
and rain storm struck this section OF
the country doing great deal Of
damage. Houses and forest trees went
down before the mighty current, twist
ing and rcnding them to atoms At
Tersin, Il small village west Of here on
the Chicago & Erie railroad, the
storm was the worst, Out OF fifteen
or twenty houses and store-rooms
which made up the village, there are
but-two left. Forests and orchards
were laid low. In the city two brick
dwelling houses and several small out
houses in the western portion of the
city were completely demolished. Shade
trees were blown across the streets
and sidewalks, and several persons
were slightly injured, but none seri-
ously. 'N .'i 'F.I
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
The Silver Bill in the House

gy WASHINGTON, July 5. If no report is
made, by the coinage committee on. the
senate free free silver coinage bill this
week, the rules committee will be re-
squested to bring in special order for
the immediate consideration of the bill,
and will do so if a majority of the dem
ocratic members sign the request. What
will follow is problematical.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
A TERRIFIC CYCLONE.


BETHLEHEM, July 5.-A terrific clclone
from the southwest struck town Satur-
day afternoon. The main building Of
the Bethlehem Fair and Driving Park
association was totally destroyed.
After moments wrestle with
the whirlwind the timbers collapsed
and sank to the ground. The loss is
$4,000 Lighting struck the cable
tower of the Pennsylvania Telephone
Co., and set the post Office building in
which it is situated, on fire. The fire
department extinguished the flames.
The storm completely ruined the
bottling establishment stables of
+. d. Sawtclle, whose loss is
5000 Many trees We're up
rooted, and electric light, telegraph and
telephone wires blown down. The
steeple of the First Presbyterian church
was blown down. Cut hay in the fields
and growing grain near here is almost
total loss and makes the total damage
by the storm almost beyond estimating.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
After Crisp's Scaip.

SAVANNAH, Ga, July 2,-Itis asserted
here that Speaker Crisp of the house of
representatives at Washington will
have n hard time securing n renomina-
tion. Owing to his long illness it is
alleged, fRicnds of Cleveland are scch-
ing to defeat him at home. so that Mr.
Cleveland, if elected, will he able to in,
dicatc as his choice man in sympathy
with him for the speakers chair Crisps
reelection to congress would make il
difficult to set him aside in The speaker
ship contest. and for that reason the
solution of the problem indicated II
sought
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
a Boom for Senator stewart.

OMAHA, Neb,, July 2.--The announce
ment of the Hon. A. y. Strcctor, Of Illi-
nois, Friday night that he did not be-
lieve Judge Gresham would accept the
presidential nomination, and that in
the event of his refusal he was in favor
of L. $, Senator Stewart, of Nevada,
has caused the Stewart boom to receive
quite an impetus 1t is becoming very
evident that the delegates from the sill
vcr states of the west will give Senator
Stewart very earnest support, and in
the event of Gresham being stricken
from the list it is probable Weaver and
Stewart will be the leading candidates
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
IL Was Done Deliberately.

New YORK, July 1.-The Worlds has
special story of the sinking of the ship
Fred b. Taylor, by the steamship Travc,
from representative who was on board
the latter vessel, in which he says that
First Officer Meisel, who was in charge
of the Trave at the time, seeing it was
the best thing to do for the safety of
the ship, deliberately cut the sailing
vessel in two.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

SrRrNerIELn, O., Julye. AT o'clock
Thursday morning there was a flash Of
lightning, heavy clap of thunder, and
Adoniiah Ault, aged 81 years, of Yel-
low Springs, passed away. His family
believed that the thunder caused his
death. The deceased had been i'll for
several weeks with nervous prostitution.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

OMAHA, Neb., July 2,-Already there
is considerable speculation as to who
will be permanent chairman of the con-
vention, and by general consent that
honor seems likely to be accorded to the
Hon. T. " Powderly, grand master
workman of the X, of l.. The leaders
are nearly unanimous in expressing
preference for Mr.. Powderly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
Fourteen Drowned,

IN YARMOUTH ~. S., July IA ship
wreck, involving the loss Of fourteen
lives, occurred in Yarmouth harbor, At
8 o'clock this morning a great quantity
of deals driftcd ashore north of Che
bogne Point. and then damaged life
Eboat with thirteen exhausted sailors
was washed ashore in the surf, and the
men were helped up to the houses and
cared for. They proved TO he Capt.
Henry Hughes, his first mate and eleven
of the crew of'the Liverpool iron ship
Peter Stuart, bound from st. John for
Liverpool with deals. q,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

SHoPLlFTNG by women is said to b'
on the increase in Paris, S,
much so that the justices have been in
Ftructed to be less lenient in the future
with rich women, and to punish social
Ed kleptomania as simple theft. o.
Eighteen arrests made recently in q
ingle day, seventeen were women; foul
kere wealthy, and all were in comfort
bble circumstances.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
SuffOcatcd by Matches,

CINCINNATI, July "A two-year-old
child of Vim. Schroeder, corner Bay
miller and Everett streets, got hold Of
box of matches and began playing
with them. They became ignited and
set fire to the carpet and some clothing.
The fire was soon cytnguishcd, when it
was found that the child had been suf-
located by the sulphurous fumes of the
matches
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
The Passage of the Free Coinage Bill.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The passage of
the free coinage bill by the senate Fri,
day is, and was intended TO be, direct
slap at Grover Cleveland by the anti
Cleveland democrats, Every one of
them, including yCBlodgett, of New
Jersey, an anti.frce coinage democrat,
and Hill. of New York, an anii-free
coinage democrat. voted for the free
coinage bill. Mcpherson, Of New
Jersey, who is a Cleveland democrat, is
the only senator on. that side of the
chamber whosconstantly voted against
| the bill. LEY
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
A Youthful FOrger.

MARTINS FERRY, O., July 2.-Daniel
McCloud, a 16-year-old ''crook" was
bound over to court for forgery. He
was arrested at Steubenville and tried
here. He forged orders on several Mar
tins Ferry and Wheeling people, and
stole 5000 from cousin at Sterbcn-
vile while he was asleep He is very
slick for a boy. His home Is in the
country, above Martins Ferry.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

RECENTLY large concern, which has
|ocen manufacturing gold watch cases
Pr Bond street, New York, for many
years decided to go out of business.
|hi'er all the other arrangements had
oeen concluded the building was sold,
.he sellers reserving the right, however,
20 remove everything except the exter-
por walls. The inner walls and floors
were taken out and burned, and the
ashcs were carefully searched for gold
aust and filings. Fifteen thousand dol.
lars worth of gold is said to have been
recovered in this manner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

InE Great Northern railroad travers-
Png North Dakota and the northern
part of Montana, which but two years
pgo had its northwestern terminus at
ft Assinaboine, has pushed on toward
|'he sound country until it is now in
process of rapid construction between
spokane and Seattle. Trains now run
Pinto Spokane. When this road is com.
|pletcd the Puget sound people will
nave four eastern railroad outlets, the
|Hreat Northern, the Northern Pacific,
the Canadian Pacific and the Union
Pacific.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
Whitney Don't Want Ii.

New YORK, July o.-The Times says;
VIM. c. Whitney will not accept the
craftsmanship of the democratic nation
al committee. "A great many persons
have been good enough to mention my
name in connection with thu position, v
Mr.. Whitney said Friday but / will
not take it under any circumstances.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
Italian Behring Arbitrator.

ROME, July 2.-Iion, A. q. Porter, the
American Minister here, and Lord
Vivian, the British ambassador, have
handed to Signor Brn, the Italian prime
minister, request from their respective
governments, that King Ilumbert ap-
point an arbitrator to take part in the
controversy between the United States
and Great Britain regarding Behring
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
Tr0in-Wreckcrs' Work

HUNTINGTON, Ind, July 2.--Cross-tics
were placed on the track and braced on
the Chicago and Eric road at Markle.
The Wells-Fargo express ran into the
obstruction and was ditchcd. The ex-
p.> IS car was loaded with valuable mer-
chandise. Four men were badly hurt,
and about $4,000 worth of goods de-
stroYed. LII
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
Far, of LouI.mnn Under wntcr

New ORLEANS, July. THE otli .crs
of tho steamer Alice, which reached thc
city last night, report that tho cntire
country along the Amitc river between
Lake Maurcpas and Port Vincent is
under water; that in consequence OF a
frcshct the Amitc river has risen scveil
feet, and the country from the month To
Fort Vincent. distance of sixty miles.
is under water from three To live feet
,lrcp
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

But few years ago only two or
Ethree advanced schools in this country
|Mere open to students of both sexes;
hnd their work was scarcely noticed cx.
cept by the professional humorist.
Now says the Harvard Crimson, 2Ol OF
Sos colleges in the United States are
| |"co.educational."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

New YORK city is to have a new
bridge connecting it with New Jersey
bnd costing $40, 900, 900; new addition
10 its water-works costing as mucl
more; an underground railway from
} lhe Battery to ionkers, extending under
Broadway and costing unknown mill
ions, not to mention other great enter
priscs prospective or already in prog
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

A cunning lawyer, meeting with a
shrcwd old friend on white horse. de-
tcrmincd to quiz him. "Good-morning
daddy! Pray, what makes your horse
look so pale in the face?" "Ah, my
dear friend replied the old man, "if
thee had looked through halter SO
long, thee would look pale too"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

THE most fortunate railroad dead.
head on record is the emperor of Aus.
tria, who not only escapes the ticket
pfice, but has had a magnificent train
pf vestibule carriages presented to him
by the railroad companies of his en-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
FATALLY Iuiura 1 by Ox,n.

PRINCETON, Ky, July 5.-John Stone,
so years old, while returning home
from Princeton was thrown from his
wagon by an unmanageable OK team,
and had his leg and thigh broken, be-
sides sustaining internal injuries, lie
can not possibly recover.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

| A COLORADO judge states that by the
use of certain chemicals it is possible to
temove the words of a letter and substi-
! tute others without detection even un-
her microscope. Experts in a recent
ease actually made the test in the
5udge'S court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

The practicability of using under
ground wires for electric street rail.
roads has been demonstrated in Chi
,ago. The North Chicago Cable road
has been operating an electric conduit
extension for several months, and finds
that it works better than the cable.
Philadelphia has heard the news and
has consequently vetoed a proposed
overhead trolley system.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
Crime Rampant Around Grccnville

Crime Rampant Around Grccnville.
GREESvIIIE, o., July ., a,-Threes mys-
terious murders occurred in this vicini-
ty in the last two days, Henry lIoltz, a
farmer, being fatally shot, it is thought,
by rival in love. The other two oc-
curred just across the state line in In
diana, where the victims were killed
and robbed. '"i "-- 5iih f"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

HENRY NJ. STANLEY, who has faced
he wild beasts, reptiles and horrid saw
hgcs of darkest Africa without quail
ing, lost his head when trying to face a
Provo of English politicians recently
IN opening his campaign as a candidate
for parliament. Luckily for him, his
defcat was turned into victory by the
tact and ready wit of his wife, who
made a speech in his behalf.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

COLUMBUS, o., July 5.-Adjutant.
General Pocock has issued orders for
the annual encampment of the Four.
teenth regiment Mt Logan, O., from
August IL to 1s and the Sixteenth regi-
ment at Fremont, e., from July IS to
August 8.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09

MRS, POTTER PALMER says that what
Surprised her most in France was the
discovery that no charitable or educa.
|tional institution is carried on exclu.
|tively by women. Such organizations
contain women, to be sure,
but invariably with men as fellow.
L,,onn hnrs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
The Cholera In Paris.

PARIS, July 2.-The newspapers an.
nounce that the number of cases of
cholera in the outskirts of this city is
increasing. The director of public aid
admits that the disease has existed in
the vicinity of Paris for the last three
months, but insists that it has appeared
in only mild form. vf f1
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
THERE is a wonderful niece of mechu

THERE is a wonderful piece of mechan-
ism in the United States government
mint in the shape of the scales foi
Weighing the gold coin. Two pieces OF
paper of equal weight have been placed
upon the balances and on one being re-
moved and an autograph in lead pencil
Inscribed on it, and the sheet replaced
on the scales, the second piece has been
found to outweigh the other
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
Gathering ut Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb., July a.-The delegates
TO the peoples party national conven-
tion are arriving in the city in large
numbers, and the indications are that
every state in the union will be repre-
sentcd hN full delegation.