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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
tX-PRESlDENT HAYES WILL
II was Dated February 10, Is14-Most OF
the requests Being Carried Out Before
His Death


was Dated February 10, Is1i-Most OF
.he requests Being Carried Out Before
His Death.
FREMONT, O., Jan. 24.--The will of
uen. K. b. Hayes was Monday depos.
ited with the probate court by Col. VIM.
H. haynes, before returning to Wash.
ihgton' Several wills were found. con
tanning slight differences, on account
OF the death Of his wife and niece. The
following will, being Of date of Feb
ruary 10, 1874, is of interest, inasmuch
as requests contained therein were
carried out by Gen. Hayes during his
life:
Item tirst-All just debt to be raid.
Item second--To carry out the inten-
tlon OF my uncle for the benefit of the
people OF Fremont and vicinity, | give
and bequeath to the Birchard library
all my title, right and interest to the
following property, viz: First, the un-
divided third part of lot in Toledo, on
st Clair street, opposite the Boody
house. The other two-thirds of which
are owned by DIR. James w. Wilson
and A. II. Miller Second, all my
title to one-third block in Toledo, the
rest owned by said Wilson and Miller,
and the third hereby willed, now rent
ing for nine hundred dollars Third
Fifteen thousand dollars to be realized
out OF tract known as Boalt & Birchard
tract, in Toledo, when the same will
sell for 100000. Fourth-Fifteen thou.
sand dollars to be made out of other es.
tate coming to me from said Birchard,
the same to be sold at fair rates on the
usual terms
Item third-To my beloved wife Lucy
all of the Spiegel Grove property, in
cluding the parcels bought of Buck
land, Glenn and Simpkins, with all the
personal effects, books furniture and
other chattels and goods of all sorts
except the paintings which came to me
from Uncle Birchard which said
paintings are to 90 to Orchard library.
Also to my said wife my share, one,
half of the one hundred and sixty
acres in East Toledo owned with DR..
Wilson
Item Fourth--My wife Lucy and son,
Birchard "A, Hayes, TO be executors OF
this my last will. desire that there
shall be no inventory or appraisement
of my estate, no bond required Of my
XecutorS.
The will, as probated, simply provides
for an equal distribution of the estate
after payment of just debts, among tht
five children the interest OF his daugh
ter Fanny being held in trust by his
eldest son, Birchard, and his three cid
est sons appointed executors of the will
A further provision of the will is that
he gives and bequeaths the home place,
known as Spegel Grove, and all thc
personal property connected Herewith,
to the five children, to be held by them
in common, without sale or division
until all parties agree to the same.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
THE TELEPHONE.
1t Will Soon he Free rs Far as the Pat
eats Are Concerned.

CHICAGO, Jan, 2S.-One by one the
patents covering telephone rights are
expiring. At midnight Friday night
the Blake transmitter, which receives
the speech and transmits it over
the wire, became the property of the
public after many years exclusive
control by the American Bell Tele-
phone company, March I, of this year,
will see the end of the main patent on
the telephone, that is issued to Alexan-
der Graham Bell, and which covered
the fundamental patent on the tele-
phone, the transmission Of speech cleo
trically over wire AT the same time the
patent first issued on the receiver will ex.
pire, though a second patent was grant.
ed on this device January 80, 1877, and
that has until January so OF next year
to run. With the expiration of the Bell
pa tent the telephone business is prom.
ised many rivals. The Strowager Au-
tomato Telephone Co. is one of the
companies which promises competition
with its automatic switchboard that is
designed to do away with the central
office of the present system.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
Fell Into u Chasm.

INDIAs sAPoLIs, Ind, Jan. al.-General
Manager Bradbury, of the Lake Erie
& Western. said of the wreck at Peru
Friday morning: "The train left here
li:40 Thursday night, and consisted OF
locomotive, express car and chair car.
Our information is thar when within
four rail lengths of the Wabash bridge,
q broken Joint was struck and the train
and the frst span of the bridge drop.
ped. to tht river. The cars Immediately
took fire and were consumed.
There were seven passengers in the
car and tlEy were all more or less in.
iured. .-s..---a4 nsis
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
CANNIBALISM.
Lived on Rattan and Puppies for
Several Days.
Then the Starving Crew Resorted to Can.
bibalism-One Woman's Arm Picked
Bare to the Bone al Awful Witness
Nine Perished-Fifteen Escape.

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Thc Times Satur-
day had this from Colon, dated Jan.
uary S:
For twenty-seven days without food
and water the passengers and crew OF
the sloop Juane have existed They
were sent Saturday to Fendez, the Span.
is consul at Colon. The survivors are
Capt De La Tor with crew of three.
Marino Greggorio Mulero, Marino Leo.
pold Ardne and Agapito Creese. Also
the following passengers: Marqui Wis.
cente, Jose, Jovita, Mareglina, Fran.
cisco, Vijilico Almela, Saltenia SECURE,
Clotild Rodriguez Jua Dam, Juana Car.
asquillo, Felix Almetica, Ramon Melen.
dez and Aneloisa.
The following, all passengers, per.
ished; Nicoiasa and Pilas Marquee
Carmen and Rosario Monterez, Carmele
Garcia, clique, America Olivero Feline
Rodriguez and Julian. They had rat.
tans four days, puppies for three days
and tasted twenty days. The water
also gave out. When the wretched pas.
scngers were strong enough to speak
they nearly all denied cannibalism, but
two Of them admitted it--not only ad.
mitted 1t, but went into particulars.
As each one grew weaker and weaker
tina yno strength remained with which
to throw the dead ones overheard
The decayed debris was found with the
living and taken ashore with them.
| Among other things found was a
womans arm broken off just be.
low the elbow. The fingers and hand
tapered with some beauty, as if they be.
longer to a well-bred woman. 1t was
picked almost to the bone. They had
been unable to throw away this last ev-
idence Instead of being softencd by
their frightful suffering, the men gre W
more brutal day by day. Women were
insulted, and when death finally came
to their relief their bodies We're thrown
overheard with unnecessary brutality.
Among the rescued is one woman, who
has little boy. The other women are
perfectly helpless.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
#------z-
A GIRL SIOMAMAY.
Deserted in Belgium, Annie Williams
Stsals Her Way to America. --~

Deserted in Belgium, Annie Williams
steals Her Way to America. -
New York, Jan. pa pretty girl
stowaway was aboard. That was what
the bluff Capt Francis Edwards re-
ported when he moored his brig-rigged
steamer Antwern seventeen days ort
nom Antwerp, Belgium, at Jewels
wharf, in Brooklyn. Annie Williams,
10 years Old, is a pretty girl and is
quite a heroine, for she has probably
the honor of being the first female
stowaway that ever came to American
shores. From the time of her discovery
Annie received the best of treatment
Her story merited it.
She had married an Euglishman
named Atkins and sailed with him for
Europe, leaving in his care all her
money, 81, 800 which she had drawn
from the bank. When the steamer
reached its Queenstown destination
Mrs. Williams said that her husband
wanted her to accompany him to Ant
werp on business. 'We reached there
about August l." she continued, "and
STAYED there together until about De
cember Is, when my husband asked me
to remain few days in our hotel, as he
had to run into the interior of Bel
rium waited as he told me, but he
never came back, and, after he had
been gone week, | received a latter
which nearly drove me wild" The let
err Mrs. Williams said, informed her
that her husband had cruelty deserted
Ter. 1t also told her that she had been
eft penniless. 81 remained heartbroken
in Antwerp, not knowing what to do"
sobbed Mrs. William. Then on the
day the Antwerp sailed was out walk
ing on the pier to which she was
moored. | don't know what made me
do it, but walked aboard of her
dressed just as was nstreet attire and
with no baggage.
Mrs. Williams said that she hurried
between decks and ensconced herself in
n state room in the cabin. There she
remained unmolested until the vessel
was far out at sea
"On the morning of the second day
ont" the fair stowaway added, 81 could
stand the pangs of hunger no longer
After the ship was moored to her
dock, Capt Edwards escorted his fair
stowawav to her aunts house, where
she was iovfully welcomed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
Want Sherman Law Repeated.

CINCINNATI, Jan. %. The banks and
bankers of Cincinnati are agitating the
subject regarding silver, and the repeal
of the Sherman law. They will coop
crate with the banks Of Boston, Phila
delphia and New York, and have made
a move toward urging concerted action
in moving on congress The arguments
advanced by them for its repeal, are
that the silver bill creates gross favor
tism in behalf of the producers of silver
at the expense OF the producers OF
wheat, corn, lumber, iron and all other
commodities.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

SAN Francisco, Jan. 90 3-Ex-Gov
Ryerson, now here from Vallecitos
ranch, Lower California, says that the
continued dry weather is becoming
serious Never before in forty year
has there been January when cattle
could not find feed in the valley lands
All the animals are reduced to a thin
condition of flesh, and unless rain
comes soon the death rate will increase.
The season is the dryest known for
eighty years
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

LONDON, Jan. 2S. Sir Henry True
man Wood, secretary of the British
Royal commission of the Colum
bian exhibition, will sail for
New York en- route to Chicago
at the end of February. He will
remain in Chicago until October SiI
Henry says that the collection OF paint.
ings that British artists will exhibit
is much finer than it was expected il
would be The first consignment OF
these paintings will be shipped in q
FORTNIGHT
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
Texas Political Dickering.

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. %. 1t is curren,
here that Hogr has mada agree
nent with Mills not to oppose his
election with the understanding that
he endeavor to get an appoint
ment in Cieveland's cabinet, thereby
leaving his office open to an appointee
of lIogg If this be the case, John Ire
land will undoubtedly be appointed, as
he has been with the governor con.
stantly up to the last few days, and il
is generally understood that an under
standing exists between them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
Stand Pine BurSta.

AsHEvILLE, n, c., Jan. 23.-The stand
pipe containing the city's water sup
ply, situated on the mountain side,
burst Sunday morning. 1t was fifty
feet high and forty-fve feet in circum-
ference, with a capacity of 100000 gal
Ions. There was about As feet OF water
in the pipe at the time of the collapse,
which went rushing down the noun
tain side with terrific force. No lives
were lost. The loss to the city is about
$4,000. The water was at once turned
into the reservoir, and the city was
only out of water few hours.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

vcntion OF his native state. lie cast his
fortunes with the 'lost cause and left
the confederate army with the rank OF
colonel, after having shared in many
engagements, He was again profess
sor in the University of Mississippi,
and again took a seat in the house OF
representatives: was elected to the SEN
ate March ), 1871, March ;, 1885, Presi-
dent Cleveland appointed Mr. Lamar
secretary of the interior and after
ward elevated him to seat on
the supreme bench, Mr.. Lamar was,
perhaps, as prominent a figure as any
that has occupied seat on the bench
of that august body, but for months
back he has been almost too i'll to take
more than perfunctory interest in the
proceedings. His health has been fail
ing for long time, and it was almost
defiance OF nature that he took his seat
on the usual decision day, Monday
lie left Washington for the soutl
about a month ago. He had ther
been confined to his house II
that city, and was unable to at
tend all the sessions of the supreme
court, his absence causing some littl'
delay in the matter of rendering the
well.known lakefront case, wherein
the city of Chicago and the Illinois Cen
tral railroad were the participants
just before his departure from Wash
ington, however, Judge Lamar wal
thought to have considerably improved
He took advantage of an improved feel
ing, and the day before his departure
from the national capital he made two
or three calls on friends here.
1t was not without dismal foreood
ings that his friends learned, after hi
departure, that he had been compelled
to take one or two intervals OF rest be
fore arriving here, and.his death whli'
it will cause very severe shock in thi
community, where he was so widel.
known and affectionately regarded
will not be in every particular grea
rurpricn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
nnnlden Murder Trial.

Mr.. STERLING, KY, Jan. s+-Ihe
trial of Henry Boulden for the murder
Of c. Brown, was begun in the circuit
court Monday afternoon. tits the opin'
ion of nearly everyone that Boulden
will get a life sentence in the peniten'
tiary or the death penalty.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
one Way to stop Smuggling.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2l.-Hitherto the
importation Of opium into Hawaii has
been prohibited and rs much as $40 a
pound has been paid fer the smuggled
article. Now every pound of the stuff
that enters Honolulu will call for duty
of $50 pound. The trade will be in
the hands Of one firm and the govern.
ment will put the privilege up at auc-
tion. This privilege Is fixed at s75, 900
for one year and whoever bids the
most above that sim will get the fran.
chise. BY this the overnment hopes
to stop smuggling. The result will
probably be that the smugglers will
purchase the franchise.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

CAIRO, Jan. ga correspondent hao
nm interview Monday with Lord Cro
mer, the British representative II
Egypt. In reply to questions about the
situation Lord Cromer said "Ihere Il
no cause to apprehend a disturbance
but you are at liberty to say that II Z
disturbance should occur | guarantee i
would be of short duration"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1s.-Baltimore ID
under blockade by ice. Only the larg.
est tug boats work their way through,
and then only under full head Of
steam. Tug boat men positively refuse
TO move steamers from their piers. Sew
eral steamers ready for the elevators
can not be moved. and work on them Is
at stand still. Oyster commission
merchants received 81. go per bushel foI
oyster of the kind known as good
straight.ups" One dealer Of swenty
wears experience said this was the
highest price he had ever known in this
.oorlrat
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
L. Q. C. LAMAR,
OF the United States Supreme
Court, Passes Away.
Though in lll-Health For Some Time
His Death Was Not Expected.
The Judge Appeared to he Gradually Gain
tg In Health, But Violent Heart At
tack Carried Him Of-short
Sketch OF His Life.

MACON, Ga, Jan. "a Justice L. q. c.
Lamar died here at $50 o'clock Monday
evening. II is a terrible shock to the
community. The death was sudden in
the extreme, for although he has been
ailing for some time Justice Lamar an.
peared to be gradually gaining in
health. lie came from Washington tc
Macon about n month ago, and has
bcel visiting at the residence OF Mr..
W. II. Virgin in Vincville, suburb OF
this city. Monday afternoon at about3
Justice Lamar took his overcoat in.
tending to go to the city, but was met
at the door by a friend, DR.. Llewellyn,
with whom he returned to the sitting.
room, At that time, and during all the
afternoon, he was in good spirits, and
at dinner at ESQ Monday evening, he
seemed to have good appetite. Dr..
Llewcllyn left the house about s
o'clock, and a few minutes later the
justice was seized with violent pains
in the heart and died at the hour men.
toned.
Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Lamar
was born in Putnam county, Georgia,
Septeilber /, 1925, and after his fathers
death was taken to Oxford, Miss, where
he received a part of his education. He
graduated at Emory college Georgia,
in lS45, studied law in Macon, and was
admitted to the bar in 1871
In 1Si9 he returned to Oxford Miss
and for a year held professorship in
the University of Mississippi lie re.
signed, and resumed the practice of law
in Covington, Ga, He was elected tc
the legislature in 1858, and in 1854
again returned to Missis sippi, and set.
tied on his plantation in Lafayette, be.
ing shortly afterward elected to con.
gress as democrat He served from
1851 until 1860, when he resigned tc
IKE scat in the secession conven'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
SOME EASY WAYS.

TIE way to spoil wife is to frown AZ
her. .s.a
Tur way to spoil hog is to ovsrfeeo
him with corn.
ATur way to spoil COW Is to pound
her with the milking STOOL
Tur way to spoil children is to take
no interest in their doings'
THE way TO spoil yourself Is TO s,fe nurse
rour conceit and think only OF NUMBER
one. ~
THE way to spoil driving horse Is 70 %
cut him with the whip when ne ooe'
not expect IT,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
Tho Sultan Applauds.

PARIS, Jan. PA dispatch IRON
Cairo states that the sultan has tele
rraphed to the khedive his congratula
tions on the attitude which the khediv'
had assumed in respect to the forma
ton of a cabinet independently OF Eng
lish interference. The sultan VIII SEM
the khcdiye a present of six horses
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
- -
Two Sets of Triplets.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, Jan. "a Mrs
Booker, living at Piney flats, sullivan
county, has just given birth to triplets
for the second time. Before this she
had given birth to singles thrice,
twins twice, and is the mother OF the
famous "Bird-man,' who is now being
exhibited all over the country. Doc
tors have made an examination of the
prolitic child bearer, and pronounce the
freak to be due to consanguineous rela'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
Collision OH the PannsYlYania Road.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. GA repe.
tition of the awful Dock street wreck
on the Pennsylvania railroad IN this
city, last summer, occurred at Docklow.
the first station east of Steelton, Satur-
day morning abous 4 o'clock. The fast
train east, which leaves here at 3:45,
stopped on the block to repair the air
brake, which was out of order, when
the second section crashed into the, rear
demolishing the Willinmsport sleeper
in which were four passengers. The car
caught fire from the locomotive Of the
second section, and was partially de-
stroyed Many people were seriously
hurt
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
Cholera Cases in Berlin.

BERLIN, Jan. 2S.-Saturday seventeen
new cases of cholera and one death
were reported Mt the Neitelben lunatie
asylum. Nineteen deaths have occurred
since the outbreak, and the disease
shows no signs of decreasing. Prof.
Koch, under the emperor's orders, ex-
amined the water in the Saale, and he
says the river is infected with cholera
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
MAxIMS.

SOME OF our weaknesses are Dorn in
MS; others IRE the result of education; IL
Ia q question which Of the two gives us
most trouble.
ENERGY will do anything that can be
done in this world; and no talents no NJ,
circumstances, no opportunities WIN
make two-legged animal man WIN
out It.
Our life is determined for MS; apd II
makes the mind very free when we4ive
up wishing, and think only OF bearing
what is laid upon us, and doing what Is
given us to do. : brakes Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
It Is Senator Murphy.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. ls.-The two
houses of the legislature Tuesday bal
loted successfully for United States
senator with the following result; Sen
ate. Edward Murphy, jr., II: Frank His
cock, ls: Whitelaw Reid l. Assembly
NIurnhv. i3: Hiscock, 52.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
The Exercises VIII be Out Doors.

CHICAGO, Jan. eo.-The exercises ~
the opening of the Worlds fair next
Nav. it has been decided by the -cxccu
tive committee Of the board Of directors,
will be open to the public They viii
he held out of doors, and as many as
can find space around big crane
stand will have an opportunity o. see
ING President Cleveland and hearing he
sneech as well as the expeetsd posn ny
Oliver Wendell Holmes =
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

fhich for a long time was
to make an exhibit at Chi
surprising everyone by the
f Preparations which she is
f imperial eagle of Austria.
u be displayed over eight
OF the great exposition,
flture, gardening and land
Fning, mining, mechanics,
|other industrial products,
aan's worl,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

ELwooD, Ind, Jan. 2S The lamp
chimney works Of Geo. A. McBeth, the
largest factory of the kind in the
world, was in flames Sunday. The
main portion of the factory is now in
ashes Natural gas is the cause of the
conhagration. The fire originated in a
new department of the works just
erected. The warerooms will be saved.
Over six hundred men are out of en-
ployment, and three hundred families
are represented among the working
men. The loss will be nearly 800, 900,
fully insured. 1t was the intention of
the owners to begin to enlarge the
plant Monday
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

be impossible to find a par.
|e progress Of the United
! last ten years. Every day
h rises upon the American
(es an addition of 81, 500, 600,
kumulation OF the republic,
BAL TO one-third OF the daily
bn Of all mankind outside of
Rates.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-ln the senate
the speech by Mr.. PETER (pop.) of Kan
sas, last Monday and continued on Tues
day, was finished by him Thursday IL
was in support of a constitutional
amendment to limit the presidential
office to one term.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

ks' Hermitage association of
Fenp., who are engaged in
| work of attempting to pre-
|store Jackson's old home to
hike It's former grandeur,
kls,oOo to purchase the en-
bn Of relics and place them
He 20
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
,mn,rtnut silyor Bill Reported.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Sher
man. from the finance committee has
reported q bill to suspend silver pur'
chases sltcr January l, 1894, and allow
national banks to issue circulating
notes t. the full value OF bonds do
positee ..:was placed on ths ealendss
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
A Popular Route.

RICHMOND, Ind. Jan. S..-Mollie
Ward, young woman, took ten grains
of morphine Sunday and died within an
hour This makes the third suicide this
week by the morphine route.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
c,,cbt the bullet In His Hand.

MuNcIE, Ind, Jan. 24-Monday night
at Zeno Petty's saloon, during gener'
nj fight, Petty threw beer glass at Joe
Randolph, who retaliated with shot
from a revolver. Petty saved his life
bv catching the ball in his hand Kan
dolph once cut man to death at Al
banv He was Jailed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

Fnment employs numerous
pake the increased number
Tired by our enlarged navy.
* Is hand-se wed to insure
seams After leaving the
needle-women each flag is
'eing soaked alternately in
alt water, and is also sub
train OF seventy pounds on
d fifty pounds on the warp.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

Hollow" cemetery, which
rst out of Tarrytown, NY,
the resting-place OF WASH
pg's body, and it also con.
pmily plots of d. 0. Mills,
Irblc, Gen. Dclevan, George
late George Jones and
noted families of New