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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-25

HINDoo BELIEF N THE NEXT WORLD.
''The Hindoos, being extremely imaginative
people, have conceptions of highly elaborate
horror respecting the next world. According
to their belief there are seven lower worlds, all
beautiful paradises, which are inhabited by
demons and BY creatures half human and half
serpents, which are governed by three great
snakes that reign over all the snakes ON earth
Beneath these BE twenty-one hells which are
indescribably appalling. One is a dark forest
where every leaf is q sharp sword; another is
paved with iron spikes, which pierce the naked
victims; Q third Is q scene Of foulest mud; q
fourth is inclosed by living walls Of poisonous
snakes, and 80 on 0n the other band there
are seven upper worlds, Of which Our own il
one These are the dwellings, OF $50, 600. O00 Of
gods, and the inhabitants Of the highest OF
these happy lands have bodies which never psr-
spire and cast no shadow, possess eyes hat
never shrink from the suns brightest glare and
are surrounded BY gorgeous fragrant nowers
that never fade. 1t b worth n0ficing that. with
al the terrors that sccumulate around the Him.
doo's bells, the latter are infnitely lsss dread
ful than the bells Of some other religions, inns-
much = rssidenes IN thsm Il not for eternity,
but merely temporary.
10 e year eeokins n India you sss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-25

riage is a religious obligation binding ON every
Hindoo, quite irrespective of means for sup
porting family, the misfortune goes on pro-
gressively. 1t is reckoned that, taking the
whole OF British India. 40. 0o0. 900 people go
through life continually hungry, not being able
possibly to procure two full meals daily.
PUTTING A STOP TO cANNABALIsM.
"Among the practices which the British have
tried hard to do away with is that Of canni-
balism, which is INDUCED in to this day by
some jungle tribes. One OF them, the Kookes,
living like monkeys in huts built in the tops of
trees in forests $50 miles from Calcutta, was
until recently notorious for anthropophagy. But
the most horrible human sacrifices were Of
fered by the Khonds of 0rissa to their earth
goddess for the purpose Of securing good
harvests. They bought their victims from
professional kidnappers, who captured them
whenever they could. Each village kept its
stock of victims always ON hand, the latter
being well fed and reverenced as sacred until
the time for sacrifice arrived, when they were
cut into small pieces with knives, great care
being taken to avoid killing each unfortunate
for as long as possible. The pieces of flesh
were buried in the soil, and this until recently
was the only fertilizing method known to the
Khonds. The number Of persons thus sacri-
feed may be imagined from the fact that
LOO intended victims were rescued by the
British within twenty years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
DRUNKENNESS
Existing Among Queen Victoria's First
Ladies.
1t Causes No End of Gossip in Old England
The New Fashion of Young Girls
smoking Cigars Spreading at
AN Alarming Rate.

LONDON, Oct. s.--A sharp and proba-
bly, salutary shock has been given to
high social circles by the startling ex-
posures in regard to the prevalence OF
drunkenness among aristocratic ladies
made by Lady Frederick Cavendish and
the duchess of Bedford, mt the Church
congress, Hitherto allegations of wide
spread drinking practices among women
of rank and fashion have been deemed
prejudiced gossip, but nothing that ru.
NOR ever suggested equals the out
spoken revelations made by these highly
placed leaders of society.
Lady Frederick Cavendish said that
she had been recently staying at a
country mansion where roomy dining
room chairs were still used, the seats
were deeply curved to save the gentle
men from falling out after dinner; and
although heavy drinking had been
abandoned by the men, the
women were becoming inveterate
tipplers; that many ladies' have
recourse to pick-me-ups at II
a. m., brandy and soda during the
day, wine at dinner, and something hot
at bed time. She said she knew young
lady who could not get through the eX'
ertions OF the London season withou,
taking cordial" pretty name for a
dram, kept handy at tea; and that after
certain morning concert a lady beside
her called for ''whitecup,"a deceptive
name for champagne cup.
Lady Cavendish protested especially
against the new fashion Of young la
dies, and old ones too, accompanying
gentlemen to the smoking room after
dinner and sharing not only cigars but
also the spirits She said that a dis
| tinguished physician had assured hel
that many ladies who were living
| idle lives had consulted him for ner
vous symptoms which revealed, il
perfect unconciousness on thei
part, condition of alcoholism
bordering on delirium tremens; bu
that alcohol was not the only fashion
able failing, as chloral, chlorodyne ant
morphia were taken in secrecy il
boudoirs, and were adding to th'
maladies of modern life. uThe duches
of Bedford, taking up the theme, pu
the blame for these evils on the strain
ing of nerve power through the sup
posed exigent demands of society unit
the nerves required FLIP, The argu
ment of the necessity of stimulation
she said, afforded but the very slightes
protection against temptation. Th
real remedies We're avoidance of mis-
chievous forms of excitement, togethe
with total abstinence, The Duches
maintained that moderation wa
very elastic term, and woul
not meet the evils like abstinence
1t was a serious thing, she sale
for Christian workers pledged t
fight the drinking practices of societ
to reject the practice of abstinence; an
she besought everybody interested t
avoid the banter and jesting too CON
monty used in re ference to the creates
evil Of modern life.
The wife of Archbishop Benson, 81
Wm 4Ierschel the dean of Rochester
and others, continued in simila
strain. The whole topic is deeply stil
ring the social elite.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
An Eyn,anation Needed,

The lcssening volume of our aEricul-
tural exports requires an explanation
from Mckinley. The August returns
show a diminution in exports of bread
stutfs of ST, 600, as compared with
the same month last year. Moreover,
the price of wheat averaged in August
of this year only S4 cents II hushel, as
against l06 in August, 1891 Now, Nc
Kinlcy has assured the farmers OF the
west that their great sales and high
prices of last year were directly due to
his benign methods of taxing money
out of the foreigners pockets and into
theirs. But his law is still in force,
and the question arises why it does not
continue to perform its bcncfccnt func'
tons We hope it will not be answered
that better harvests in Europe have
slacliened the demand, for that would
seem to imply that the Mckinley bill
does not, as claimed for it, override all
natural laws, and would also call to
mind the fact that last year there was
an extraordinary European demand for
our agricultural products, This would
have fallen out to the profit OF the
western farmer in any case.-N.
Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
PECK HACKERS.
Republican Organs Trying to Concca
the Truth

hePhpi'ah VtSahs lTylnS To conceal
the Truth.
In half-heartcd way republican or
gans are defending Mr.. Peck and hir
action in destroying the records of his
office The New York Press asserts
that ''if Mr. Peck had allowed the mug
wump investigators full access to his
private memoranda from which his ra.
port was compiled his action would as
suredly not have resulted in the further
enlightenment of the public" The
Press says that the object of the mug
wumps was TO conceal the facts and
the distortion Of the truth.
Such arguments reveal the desperate
straits to which supporters Of the fraud
of republican protection have been re-
duced. If the documents Mr.. Peek
feloniouslv destroyed had contained
anything that might have been twisted
to support the ridiculous conclusions
he drew from them, if they had
not contained indisputabIe proof
that he had lied infamously regarding
the condition of laboring men in New
York state, Mr. Peck would never have
resortcd to the trick of burning public
property for purposes of concealmcnt.
'rhe committee called upon Mr.. Peek
for these documents Even while pro
testing that he had the documents he
knew they were being burned surrep-
titiously by his own order. Men whc
have documents upon which they car
rely for sustaining their position dc
not burn them, 1t has never been laiC
at the door of men who honestly ex
mbited the basis of their argument.
and conclusions that they were guilty
of supprcssing evidence. But this is
the charge of the New York Press
against committee seeking opportuni
ty of proving from Commissioner Peck''
documents that his statements hac
been garbled for ulterior purposes.
! Republican organs may seek to avot
the consequences Of the unla%%sNll act
committed by their tool and agent bui
they will not convince intelligent read
crs that Peck act was not a clear con
fession of his fraud, Nor will they
| humbug anyone with the silly CLAIM
that men seeking the burnt document
were trying to conceal the truth. -
| Chicago Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15

harrison may, In His own good time.
oc restored to health. This was Offered
oy a North Carolina delegate and was
carried unanimously.
during the business of the meetino
therc was read communication from
Margaret lloey, secretary of the Wom.
ans Influence Democratic club an
hounclng that over one hundred wont.
al influence clubs throughout the
country have been organized.
Martin }, McGinnis, of Montana oi.
Tered the following resolutions. which
were adopted
IT, Inc delegates from the democratic 50.
ele'lcs' representing democratic associations IN
every state territory and the District of Co
iunlola' IN national convention assembled d,
unanimously reanirm the platform of principles
"uopteu py the democratic national convention
AZ at'heago, June 2! 1892, and cordially indorsf
'lle candidates there nominated.
III accordance with its constitution the Ma.
uohal AsSocia ion of Democratic clubs will ro
operate with the national democratic committee
III securing the election OF Cleveland md Steven
soh anu lhe triumphant Sindicaton of demo
erai'c principles in the pending campaign, and
urges the organization Of democratic clubs, al,
nl'ated with this association, in every voting
district OF the union, as the surest method OF
accomplishing these results
.. We warn the American people Of tht
danger which mcnaces their common liberties
IN the manifest purpose of the managers OF the
monopoly party to debauch the suffrage and IA
purchase another lease Of the presidency and
another majority IN congress, and, ultimately
10 take permanent possession OF the fedora,
government, through the provisions of an I'M.
constitutional and partisan force bill, designed
by corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS consprators and
lhdofsed by Benjamin Harrison and so.callcd
republican convention Of ofllceholders and mo-
hopOlists,
4 We denouncc as un.American and unconsti.
tuuonal the ptllagc Of the people for the beneti
Oh the few by the unjust tax laws; the sauander
ing OF the peoples money in prohigate cxpendi
turc in subsidies and in Jobs, and demand re
turn TO lower and more equal taxation, more
frugal expenditures, and purcr government
when can be accomplished only by the election
Of Cleveland and Stevenson
Resolved, That tho thanks OF this conven
tion are rendered TO the democratic club Of New
York and Kings county, TO their general anC
subcommittee for the generous reception and
entertainment extended TO this convention and
the delegation thereto.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC
At Santos, Brazil, Scores More Victim.
Than the Cholera In Europe.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct S.-The Record
Saturday says: Reports from Santos,
Brazil, to Philadelphia merchants re-
veals disaster of yellow fever at that
important seaport in South America.
An epidemic has been raging there for
months, and the dead have been piled
in trenches of great length. 1t is
claimed that more victims have been
swept away in and around Santos than
have died in Europe from the cholers
plague.
Three hundred and forty-seven YES
sells are awaiting their turn to discharge
valuable cargoes shipped from all parts
of the world, and they will, it is claimed
be there year hence, still waiting to
be towed alongside the discharged
lprth
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
OBRIEN CAUGHT.


The Fugitive Ex-Treasurer of the Catho-
lie knights Of America Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. II. - John
OBrien, treasurer of the Catholic
Knights of America, is said to have
been captured by Cincinnati detective
in Philadelphia, and spirited away.
O'Brien is alleged to have been a forger.
The authorities acknowledge that
OBrien has been abducted, but give NO
further information.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Oct. i'm. j.
OBrien, of this city, fugitive from
justice because he proved an embezzlcr
as supreme treasurer of the Catholic
Knights of America, some months ago,
was arrested Monday in Philadelphia,
and is on his way here in charge of al
officer Failing to collect the amount
from his bondsmen without q suit
the supreme officers of the knights
put the matter in the hands of a de
tective agency. A No. man was sent
here, and for weeks has been hunt.
ing for cews, finally succeeding by
keeping a close watch on Ol'rien's wife
| Twice she left here, ostensibly to visit
her parents in birmingham, and each
time she changed her route and went
east The pointer given was followed
up, and it was found that the much
wanted embezzler travelled frequently
from New York to Philadelphia, remain
ing only few days in either city. Sun
day officers in Philadelphia wired fol
authority to make the arrest, ant
| bagged their man.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
A BRAVE DEED.
Panther Drained With an Ak by Plucky
" oman.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct, 1l.-Mrs.
Susan Mel, a lady 70 years old, who
lives with her son on ranch in Maver-
icl county, killed full-grown panther
with an AK. She was out in the yard,
when some animal rushed past her,
which she thought Il dog until she
turned around, and a full-grown pan
thcr had sprung into small tree near
her. She called the dogs, and they came
running out but one of them imme.
diatcly tool; up the panther's back trail
and ran off The others saw the beast
and made dash for it,
The panther sprang out of the tree
and ran toward a pen were mum ber OF
kids were confined but as he sprung on
the fence the dog caught him by the
ham, and they began fighting. The
other dog now returned and took q
hand in the fun, but both kept safe
distance from the savage animal. Mrs.
Mel seized an AK, and when the dog
attracted the panther's attention She
rushed up and dealt him blow on the
head which stunned him, and allowed
her time to deal him fatal blow. Mrs
Mel is much admired for her brave
fight
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
NUMBER 4S.
RUN DOWN.
Two Vessels Crash Together la Fog
Five Persons Lose Their Lives and Sew
ernI Are n jurpl,

Two Vessels Crash Together La Fog
Five Persons Lose Their Lives and Sew
eraI Are Injured.
SEATTLE, WASH, Oct. 10.-The Cana.
dian Pacific Navigation Co. steamer
Premier was struck by the steam collier
willamette in dense fog off WILDLY
Island, about ten miles south of Port
Townsend Saturday afternoon. Four
were killed one drowned and seventeen
badly wounded. The steam tug Goliah
arrived here Sunday morning with
three Of the dead, all Of the wounded
and other passengers, after having
spent several hours in an attempt to
save from the wreck the body of an un-
known passenger wedged in there. y
The Premier left Port Townsend
about 80 o'clock Saturday for Seattle
in heavy fog, blowing her whistle
continuously. When off Point no Point
another whistle sounded close by, and
almost Immediately afterward terrific
crash was heard The fore cabin Of the
Premier was smashed to splinters and
the prov of the willamette was found
iammed right into the bow of the Pre-
nier
The Willamette was laden with coal,
and was on her way from Sesttle to San
Francisco. There were number OF
men in the Premier's cabin, one OF
whom was killed, together with boy.
A steward who was in the saloon eating
his dinner wa. instantly killed. Sever
al other passengers were jammed in the
debris, some Of them seriously wound.
ed and all more or less bruised The
stern Of the Willamette was so deeply
imbedded into the Premier that the
passengers scrambled over broken
woodwork and onto the collier The
ladies We're handed up first, followed
by the wounded as fast as they could be
moved. Men with broken limbs, and
both men and women with bleeding
faces and bodies were helped up 1t
was soon seen to be impossible to draw
off the Willamette without sinking the
Premier, 50 Capt. Anderson determined
to forge ahead, driving before him the
steamer spiked on his bow. He forced
her back to the beach and was so
tightly wedged that he could not back
off without dragging the Willamette
with him
The tug Goliah, towing out a schoon-
err, was hailed and she took off the pas.
sengers, bearing them to Seattle, where
they arrived about midnight. The re-
ceding tide left both stranded and still
interIocked It was feared that the
bow of the Willamette was partly stove
in, although the whole affair was over
IN a few moments and the passengers
quickly recovered from their momentary
shock and fright. There were some
| pitiable scenes One man, whose name
is unknown, was crazed with fear and
Immediately sprang overheard.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
Children Killed BY Rattlesnake.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct 10.-Near
Knucklesville, Ala, two children OF
L. II. Ashmore, Il carpenter. were killed
by rattlesnak. While at play in the
woods they overturned an old log, under
which was the snake, which bit the
tive-year-old girl. Her brother, two
years older, came to her help, but re.
ceived two bites The children were
taken home and domestic remedies ap.
piled, but the little ones died in horrible
atrOnV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
PATRIOTIC BOYS.
They Tear Down n British Flag Displayed
Ia Front of u Harlem Store,

III iToHt Oh Iaricm StOTt'
New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE great parade
of school boys Monday demonstrated
the patriotism of the rising generation.
Twenty-Five Harlem school boys, how
ever, gave evidence in a more effective
way by tearing down and trampling
under foot an English flag that was
displayed alone in front of "A Harlem
store. At S o'clock Monday morning
the boys, ranging in age from Il
to II years, were coming down
Columbus avenue on their way
to join the big parade. Near the cor
ner OF Ninety-third street they saw a
large English flag floating in front of Il
cigar store kept by an Englishman. Nc
other flag was displayed, and the boys,
thinking it un-American TO display a
foreign flag without L. S. fla. with
it, gathered in front OF the store and
demanded of the store-keeper to either
raise a L. S. flag beside the English one
or to lower the English flag. This the
keep-r o. the store refused to do.
After considerable angry discussion
and several threats on the part of the
boys one of the little fellows climbed
up on the shoulders of one of his larger
companions and took down the English
flag. As soon as the others could get
their hands on the Objectionable flag
they tore it into hundreds of pieces ano
scattered! the fragments about the
street, trampling them under foot amid
the cheers of the older onlookers.
The Englishman was indignant, ant
it looked for time as though he woulc
attack the boys. The sympathy OF the
crowd, however, was evidently witt
the boys and he considered discretion
the better part of valor, and, after
threatening to have the boys arrested
for malicious destruction Of property
he retired to his store.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
Loss of Fishing Vessels.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct. 10.-Duripg
the twelve months ending October /,
an even dozen of the Gloucester fishing
vessels have been lost at sea. Fortunate
ly none of these disasters have been at
tended, but fifty-eight lives have been
lost through accidents by men being
washed overheard, going adrift in
dories, etc The total money loss
will amount to something like $4,000.
Last year seventeen vessels and seventy
eight lives were lost. The valuation
yyaS $50 OOO
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
Prominent Merchant Suicides.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct ll.-At II o'clock
Monday night the information leaked
out that r. c. Buddeke, one of the
wealthiest grain merchants of the city,
committed suicide. The family man
aged to keep the affair secret until
Monday night, though the body was
found floating in the Claybourn canal
at noon Excessive drinking is assigned
MS the cause.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
Orthodox vs.. Reform Rabbis.

New York, Oct. 10.-A number OF
Jewish rabbis arrived here to attend
the conference called by Chief Rabbi
Jacob Joseph for Sunday, Monday and
Tue sday. The object of the conference
is to protest against the so-called 're-
form" rabbis, who have created such a
stir in orthodox circles of late. The
fight between the orthodox and reform
rabbis is very bitter and threatens .
serious split in the Hebrew church.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15

Erukc 4 other Record.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. S,--W. W..
Windle rode a mile at Hampden park
Friday morning with a flying start in
9;02 SIS, beating the worlds record,
previously held by him, in 2:04 as, and
Nancy Hanks best record of a;o+. The
trial was made in u strong wind, and
he was paced by two triplets each TAX
ing him half mile. Not only did he
beat the mile record, but the half-mile,
the time being 0:50 4-5. The record
made is official, the regular corps of Of.
ficals having charge. Time by quar-
tiers: First quarter, 0.a9 2-5, half mile.
O:59 As; three-quarters, 1880 4-5; mile,
ONO o.
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Killed by a wild Train.

CIARKsBuRG, w. Va, Oct 10.-A shift.
ing train on the new West Virginia and
Pittsburgh railway became unmanage-
able on heavy grade near Weston and
ran away. In rounding a sharp curve
the wild train ran into a work car on
which were six men, striking it with
such force that the men were hurled
sixty feet and most of them were shock
ingly mangled. John Curran, super
intendent in the employ of the Youngs-
town Bridge Co.; James Lawrence, Pas
cobe Parises and laborer whose name
was not learned, were killed, three of
them instantly, the other dying some
hours later,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-15
COLUMBUS DENOUNCED.
A New York Preacher Dishonors the Dis'
CCyerer.

A
coverer.
NFw YORK. Oct 10.-Rev Henry Van
Dyke denounced Columbus as immoral.
dishonest and in effect an imposter, at
the Brick Presbyterian church, Fifth
avenue and Thirty street, Sun
day Nearly every seat in the church
was taken when the servic began.
After predatory remarks, Mr.. Van
Dyke said.
If Columbus discovered America,
who discovered Columbus? If you say
Column is was a great genius, a noble
man, ,7ho discovered that there must
be a world on the other side of the
ocean, and that he set out across the
Atlantic and discovered America; If you
say this, you say something very simple
and very well adapted to the purpose of
hero worship. But the trouble is that
it is not true.
In the first place, it is rather doubt
full whether Columbus was a noble man,
and it is certain that he was not hero.
In the second place, he had not the
slightest idea that there was a country
on the other side of the Atlantic. In
the third place. he was not the first Eu-
| ropeau who stood upon American soil. :"
The preacher said that it was quite
certain that at least on one occasion
| Columbus obtained money under false
pretenses that he was otherwise i'm
moral and guilty of great cruelty, and