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NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY.THlRD CONGRESS.

IN the senate, on the 27th, nothing OF public
interest took place in the open session be-
yond the adoption Of q resolution requesting
the president to guspend the consolidation OF
the land offices AS provided for In the last sun
Ciy civll appropriations bill, half hour was
slent IN executive session, and an early ad-
!olrninent was taken to enable the members
10 continue the caucus deliberations on the
tariff lill In the house the short session
was devoted to the discussion OF the silver
BGgniorage coinage bill, Mr.. Bland's motion to
close the debate falling TO develop quorum.
IN the senate, on the 2Sth, Mr.. Voorhees,
proposed TO egitimatize Mr. Mills position on
tie finance committee by moving that he be
made the substitute OF Mr.. Vance, absent on
account OF sickness. The expected speech OF
Nh. Frye on the Hawaiian question was be-
gun In the house the senate joint resolu.
ton providing for the appointment OF United
States commissioners to the Antwerp exposi
tion was read and referred Mr.. BANDS mo-
tion that the house go into committee OF the
whole on his seigniorage bill, and that gen.
errtdeh sts be closed ". 5 O'Clock on the list
led to further dilatory tactics on the part OF
the opponents Of the bill, which occupied the
remainder Of the session
In the senate, on the lst, Mr.. Frye concluded
his speech on the Hawaiian question. The
public printing Office bill was taken up and
made the text OF a political and tariff contro
versy between Messrs Dolph and Allen .....
In the house the Bland seigniorage coinage bill
was taken up and passed Yeas, l61; nays,
1870. The bill appropriating $4,000 for raising
The wreck OF the Kearsarge was then called up
by Mr.. Cummings and passed
THE senate was not IN session on the I'd. 49,.
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bLOODSHED ALMOST CERTAIN
To Follow the Attempt OF the Govern.
ment to Make u Survey of West Vlr.
gtnia Goal Lands,

To Follow the Attempt OF the Govern.
ment to Make Survey of West vlr.
ginia Coal Lands.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, March 5.-lIot-
ter times are promised in the noun.
tain connties OF Raleigh, Mercer and
Wyoming than there has yet been in
the striking Kanawha valley with the
miners. The title to about 35, 900 acres
Of land in these counties is in dispute.
The government claims it has never
been passed from the old land Office
patent The Flat Top Coal and Land
association claims title by purchase
several years ago, and the squatters
who possess the land now claim it by
right of possession.
A suit is pending in the United State
court to determine the ownership. The
Flat Top Coal and Land association
and the government have pooled their
issues against the squatters. Judge
jackson has ordered a survey to be
made. Last week an engineer corps
began work in Wyoming county, but
were stopped by an armed band of the
squatters, who notified them that no
survey would be allowed.
Deputy Marshal S. B. Vinson, with
twenty-five men, armed and equipped
for two weeks stay, left Mcdowell
for Wyoming county Saturday night.
Marshal Lindsey Vinson goes to-day
with another squad of deputies to pro,
tect the surveyors Bloodshed is al
most certain to follow.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

PARTY Of thirty negroes left At
lanta, Ga, on the 5th for Africa. Three
thouasnd negroes we're at the depot to
see the emigrants off and there was
great commotion among those left be-
hind. The emigration fever is epi-
demic among the blacks of Atlanta and
many more are anxious to go.
JAMES Brown, night engineer of the
city electric works at montgomery, Ala,
was caught in the fywheel Of the ma
chinery on the 5th and was almost in
stantly killed. One leg and one arm
were torn out of their sockets, and his
head was mashed to a jelly.
THE bill for the construction OF a
bridge across the Arkansas river at or
Van Buren,, Ark, was passed by the
House on the 5th.
TIE most severe electrical storm in
years passed over Gainesville, Texas,
on the 5th, accompanied by heavy wind
and rain. A large number Of houses
we're unroofed and several overturned.
THERE is much excitement among the
people of Presidio County, Texas, over
the discovery Of rich vein Of gold.
The find is located in the extreme lower
part OF the county in a mountainous
district.
AT Lapel, Ind, on the 4th fourteen
people were poisoned from the effects Of
eating tainted cheese.
L. WARE, prominent citizen, was
convicted at Jonesboro, Ark, on the 4th
Of completely in a whitecapping, in
which q farmer was killed near that
place some time ago. The jury delib-
Grated two days, and fixed Wares pun
ishment at two years imprishment.
HEREAFTER the distribution of seeds
will be made at the direction Of con-
gressmen, who have certain quantities
to their credit, the annual distribution
by the department Of agriculture, in
response to personal applications having
been discontinued for the present sea
son.
| INVESTIGATION OF the reported deStl-
tuition and suffering in Starr County,
Texns, shows that the sensational stories
are greatly exaggerated.
The last phase Of the celebrated Texas
cattle fever case, in which 159 farmers
Of Kansas were seeking damages. was
decided on the I'd, . Judgment of s47, ,0oO
being entered against Hezier Bros, OF
Kansas City. Hexier Bros. brought cat.
tie from Texas, which commu nicsted
Texas fever to Kansas stock, and the
farmers sued TO recover damages.
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PEOPLE OF NOTE.

GRANVILLE s. REDMOND, of San Fran
cisco, has just taken second rank at
the famous Julian academy Of art in
Paris. Redmond, who is only twenty
two years of age, is deaf mute.
Mrs AUSTEN, a sister Of Cardinal
Manning, and great favorite with
him, died in England recently at the
age OF ninety-three. She was de-
voted adherent of the Anglican church.
Mr.. WILLIAM DuRANT has been treas
urer Of the Boston Transcript for sixty
years. Although now in his seventy
eighth year he is still to be found at
his post in the counting room early
and late.
Miss LOUISE IM0GEN Quincy, author
of"A Roadside Harp In giving the
date Of her birth for biographical
note recently, wrote playfully; II am
the only lady with permanent date
attached"
Miss ELLEN TERRY makes the auto
graph 6endn useful by requiring every
one who wants her autograph to con.
tribute something toward the support
of the hospital in which she is especial
ly interested.
=. Ill. -
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Miscellaneous.

THE recent freeze in the section
around Madison was very severe. At
least two-thirds of the tomato plants
were destroyed. The fruit crop is also
very badly injured.
T. NJ. SHANNAHAN, perhaps the old
est resident of Greenville, died last
week. He was prominent in political
and business affairs at Greenville for
nearly fifty years. He was about SO
years old
TIE spring term OF the Circuit Court
in Smith and Covington Counties will
not be held, as there is very little busi-
ness on hand, and the desire is general
to save the taxpayers as much expense
as possible.
THE school law with reference TO school
districts has been so amended as to per-
init the forming of districts of less than
nine miles square in case OF obstruction
by creeks. etc. sr
GRAND MASTER McCLURG has issued
his procla nation to the Odd Fellows OF
Mississippi recommending appropriate
commemoration, on the 26th of April,
of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the
order. r.
THE case of Louis X. Hyde, receiver
OF the n. 0. & N. w. r. r. Co. vs.. Jas.
w. Lambert, tax collector, pending in
| the Supreme Court on appeal, has been
settled by an agreement between the
| Governor and the Attorney-General and
tho railroad company. The railroad
company agrees to waive all claims to
exemption from taxation, after tho
Eear 1892, and to pay all costs OF the
litigation. For this concession the
State and the county of Adams, in
which the road is located, release all
claims to the taxes for the year 1899.
TIE farmers of Monroe County have
raised enough corn and meat to do them
for this year.
The Attorney-General has decided to
bring suit against the Georgia Pacific
Railroad for privilege taxes Of 1893. The
company, under pr otest. paid all these
taxes except in Montgomery County.
There it. refused to do SO, desiring to
test the oonstitutionality of the statute
imposing on ita privilege tax, and at
the same time requiring full I'D valorem
taxes. The road claims to be an inter-
state line, and for this reason is not
liable. for the tax
| Ar their February meeting the Kinds
County supervisors ordered that after
that date no quails should be killed or
captured for market, violators Of the
order to be fined not less than s., and
in default OF immediate payment to be
imprisoned in Jail not less than ten days.
A CONSIDERABLE portion Of the track
Of the Greenville street railway com-
pany was torn up last week by order oi
the city council for failure TO comply
with some OF the city ordinances. About
s.. 90, worth OF track was torn up when,
apcn the earnest protest Of citizens.
! further destruction was stopped.
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A Dangerous Coin.

ST. Louis, March "A dangerous
counterfeit five-dollar gold piece was
tested Friday by the sub-treasury Off.
cials at the request of Secret Service
Operative Burns. f. w. Henger, re.
ceiving teller of the Franklin bank,
detected It. It is Of the same size and
thickness as the genuine piece, but its
reverse and observe side, which IRE
gold, are soldered to middle plate OF
baser metal. II is very. likely to de-
ccive, and has caused the federal Off
cials in the east, where it is supposed
to have been made, u great deal pi
trouble
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May Prove Valuable Clew to the Roch
Island Train Robbers.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 5.-A posse
which came in from the scene of the
attempted hold-up of Rock Island
train Brought the lantern which the
bandits used and rubber coat lost by
one of them. The coat will prove val
liable clew. It's thought that the rob
bers are concealed in heavy belt Of
timber near Halls station, and care
full search is being made. The officials
of the Rock Island and United State:
express companies have offered re-
ward Of $500 for the arrest of the
bandits.
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GEN. JUBAL A. EARLY.

The Famous Confederate Officer Passes
Away-iIis Recent Fall Proved Too
Great Shock for the Aged Soldier to
ksily From-The Shenandoah Valley
Cnmpaign and Sheridan's Famous Ride
Recalled.
LYNcHBuR0, Va, March 4. Gen.
Jubal A. EARLY died Friday night at 10
O'Clock. lie had been i'll for several
days, aud up to- o'clock his condition
was unchanged, but at that time he
began to sink rapidly. Senator Daniel
and Gen. Maury were with Gen. Early
when he died. Mr.. Cabell Early and
Misses Mollie and Hattie Early, nephew
and nieces of the dead general, were
lso at his bedside. Gen. Early's end
svaG Deaceful
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Killed HI, Brother-In-Law.

CANTON, March 1.-Charley Brown
shot and killed J. w. Mcintyre eight
miles west Of Canton last night about Z
o'clock. Both were prominent men and
both lived in this county.
Mclntyre's wife had instituted suit
for divorce and the case came up yester-
day before Chancellor Cohn. Brown IN
brother OF Mrs. Mcintyre, and was
one OF her witnesses. Two Of Mcln.
tyres sons also testified In their
mothers interest and bad blood existed
all round. Brown, with Mrs. Mcintyre
and Frank Stokes, her son by former
marriage, left town in carriage about
5 o'clock yesterday. Mcintyre and a.
friend named Wilson followed an hour
afterward and encountered Brown and
the others about eight. wiles 9n6, tha:
froxd. 3ack Mcfntyre. Soh 81 J. ".
Mcintyre, was on horseback, and when
his father rode up he seized Jack and
said:
II will kill you and then finish the
others"
Frank Stokes went to Jacks rescue
and was shot in the leg by Mcintyre.
He then shot at his wife, the ball pass
ing through her sleeve. Charles Brown
went to her assistance and was fired
upon by Mcintyre several times with
out effect. Brown then drew his pistol
and fired four shots at Mcintyre, strik-
ing him in the right hand, in the left
ear and behind the ear, killing him in
stantly. Brown came in this morning
and surrendered to the sheriff. He was
ried by A. II. Hill, who bound him
over to the criminal court in the sum OF
| $500
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ltr VI lHe OOHsOliudteu ndJlOHdl Ddnk
of Philadelphia, who pleaded guilty
recently in the United States district
court to the embezzlement of s47,000
from the bank. was sentenced, on the
I'd, to seven years and six months i'm.
prisonment.
A MOB of 200 men attempted to force
the Jail at Stroudsburg, Pa, ON the I'd,
for the purpose of lynching Richard
Pryor, negro murderer. The attack
was resisted by the sheriff, who held
the mob at bay until the police ar
rived, when the mob retired.
On the I'd the attorney general Of
Florida nolle pressed the case against
Charles Mitchell for fighting by pre-
vious appointment, and also the cases
against the Duval club members and
others for aiding and abetting fight
by previous appointment.
The barrel mill of the Moosic (Pa.)
Powder Co. exploded, on the Sd, with
force that was felt several miles
away in every direction. One man
was killed and two so badly injured
that their recovery is doubtful.
MARGARET MAYER. n German WON.
an, accused of poisoning her fourth
husband, Herman Groenke, in Racine,
Wis, on August 90 last, with arsenic,
has been arrested in Brooklvn for the
crime.
IT is reported on good authority that
the Pullman Palace Car Co. has sold its
plant at Detroit. Mich, to the Wagner
Palace Car Co., for $4,000
On the Sd the New York associated
banks held SIS, ,77s, 900 in excess of the
requirements of the 25-per-cent rule.
THE imports OF specie at the port of
New York for the week ended on the
Sd were s46l,l73 of which s45g, ,O5l
was gold and 50, 1t@ silver
ANOTHER attempt to destroy Worlds
fair buildings by fire was made on the
4th and proved Intellectual, only be.
cause of the timely appearance OF a
Columbian guard, who turned in an
alarm. The fire broke out at 4:3O D.
m., in the station houses Just south OF
the terminal station and within 50 feet
of Machinery hall.
Ed WILLIAMSON. the veteran base.
ball player, died at Mountain Valley,
Ark, on the night of the Sd, of dropsy
of the stomach. Mr.. Williamson had
been i'll more than two months and
was taken there for the benefit of his
health. The remains were shipped &c
Chicago for interment.
GEN. MARTINEZ CAupos. the sneciaI
envoy who was sent to the sultan OF
Morocco nv Spain to nresept the Spon.
ish demands for indemnity for the at
tacks made upon Melilla by the Riff
tribesmen. has brought his nepotia.
tions to successful conclusion. The
sultan will nav Spain the sum of 90.
OOO, 600 pesetos.
Mrs. JANE TOWNSEND and Miss Jen
ME Townsend, alias Mrs. Armstrong
who were arrested in st. Louis few
weeks ago and taken to Jacksonville
Fla, to answer to charges of obtaining
goods under false pretenses there, were
| acquitted on the Sd. 1t cost the state
of Florida almost $1,000 to get tn,
women back from St. Louis to Jack
sonville and then to try them.
The resignation of Premier Glad
stone, which had been foreshadowe(
for several days, became an actual fac
on the Sd, the formal act being done a
Windsor. Earl Rosebery was there
upon summoned by her majesty, Queer
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WANT RECIPROCITY.


Legislation Ia Favor OF Admitting
Canadian Machines Free In the Face OF
the Dominion Tariff.
WASHINGTON, March aS.-C. II. Deere,
of Moline. H.; Mr.. p. Il. Studebaker.
of South Bend, Ind, and A. l.. Conver,
of Akron, O., are here on behalf OF the
Association of Manufacturers of Ag-
ricultural Implements of the United
States. who object to the free
admission of agricultural implements
from Canada to this country,
while as American manufacturers,
they are shut out from that country by
reason of duty imposed by Canada on
their manufactured articles Of 81 per
cent Canada also imposes duty on
farm products, and these gentlemen
ask to have a feature of equal trade
relations embodied in the bill that the
same shall not be operative until such
time as Canada will open her doors TO
us, and our manufacturers shall be
put upon an equal footing with them.
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Murdered With an Az.

HOLLY SPRINGS, March News has
just been received here from Potts Camp
of the horrible result of an old feud be-
tween Rev. Stephens Wells, a Baptist
minlstery and William Gnrfoy hnth
reputable citizens of Benton County.
The trouble commenced more than
year ago with lawsuit about some
hogs Day before yesterday the son Of
Mr.. Wells and Mr.. Gurley had fight,
renewing the old trouble, and this
morning when Mr.. Wells and Gurley
met bitter words passed and a desperate
fight ensued. Gurley used an ak, lay
ing open one side of Wells head, strill-
ing near the temple and cutting down
into the throat. Wells died after sew
eral hours of terrible suffering. 1t is
deplorable affair, as Mr.. Wells stood
high in his community, and had the re-
spect Of all who knew him. He leaves
a large family.
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Serving the State In the Clothing Depart
ment at Sing Sling.

SING SING, n. V, March s.-John
Y. McKanc, after being duly received
at the prison Thursday evening, was
locked in cell ll9 on the third gallery.
He ate scarcely any supper, but slept
well all night. This morning he
marched to the mess room with the
other convicts and ate quite hearty
breakfast. He has been consigned tc
the clothing industry, and took his
place in that department this morning
lie is taking his imprisonment in q
very sensible manner and shows nc
signs of breaking down.
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MERIDIAN, March 2.-Hon. j. Fl.
Neville. district attorney, is just in re-
ceipt of a,letter from James Buckley OF
Marion County, in which he positively
denies that either he or any OF his
brothers had expressed the slightest
doubt about viii Purvis being the man
who jumped out from the blind from
which his brother, Will Buckley, was
shot, and who made an attempt upon his
life. lie further states that the failure
Of the sheriff of Marion County to exc
cute Purvis has had the effect of en-
boldening the Whitecapsin that county,
and that he has been the recipient Of a
number of anonymous letters in which
his life is threatened in the event he
appears and testifies against any other
Whitecaps. Buckley says he is now
living in a state of constant terror, not
knowing at what time he may become
the victim of the assassin's bullet, and
asks Mr. Neville what he shall do; il he
| will have to leave home to find safety
from the lawless element that Is daily
| menace TO his life.
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kvANIA railroad officials are
officials of the western sys-
n steady improvement is
both freight and passenger
/ 1t is impossible to make
her reduction in expenses
kducing wages, which is not
Ated.
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18th Gen. Ortiz formally
/ the city of Tegucigalpa,
10 Policarpo Bonilla, who
arranged an election for
\ the assembly and presi-
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IT'S, exclusive of specie, at
s,sn = erik for the week
be Sd were $40, ,053, 1875, cof
4,6O3 was general mer-
q sl,64S,522 dry goods.
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|nrsting of the natural gas
he 2sth, the city of Fort
b., was left without fuel or
|errible suffering followed,
In homes where sickness
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-10

RUSSELL A. ALGER, of Mich
II at San Francisco. on the
6pate in the Michigan day
Athe 10TH at the Mid-win-
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Fest opal in the world, said
1rge as Il hens egg and with
and which, it is estimated,
kS25 karats, and prove of the
hality and immensely valua-
Zen found in the opal mines
Hell. Idaho.
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Ethe worst fogs of the winter
Wn on North and East river at
on the morning of the lst.
ITS ran only with the greatest
nd much of the heavy traffic
ended entirely. A few slight
and many narrow escapes
nrted.
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bAY at the Mid-winter ex-
J celebrated on the Sd. 1t
one hundred and third
of the Green Mountain
Ssion to the Union.
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! committee on labor de-
e 1st, to report favorably
king Labor day-the first
national hol-
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Result of tho Vote In Rio de Janeirc
for President and Vice President.

Rio DE JANElRo. March S.-The total
vote in the city of Rio, with the excep-
ton of seven districts where the ap-
pointed judges failed to make their
appearance, is ss follows;
For President--M Moraes. 5,507; Gen.
Sobre, 3,3. fat aae al
/ For Observation-Disclosures, s,39S;
Peixoto, OIL.
In these districts $4,000 voters were
registered. In ordinary times the to-
tai number of votes cast is about 5000,
thus showing the popular interest In d
civil re publican government.
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fJAMIsoN, of Port Townsend,
5harged with being the prin-
Blot to cheat the government
k0O0 by stealing the deeds to
4racts of land from the land
ID, c,
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Virginia house of delegates
h the senate resolution pro-
/ a settlement with West Vir-
be portion of the debt Of the
Fealth which that state should
|s defeated by a vote of IS to
4 the substitutes to the meas
rejected.
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RNER, director of the Berlin
u high school, and Prof.
asing their Judgment upon
indies made in Chicago, de-
manner in which American
inspected.
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Re drawn in the Bessemer
/ of the Otis steel works at
o., on the 1st at midnight,
y went out on strike against
Grease of work at the old
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kburgh Evening News, of
Sphasizes its assertion that
bne will retire, and says
hat the earl of Rosebery
him rs premier.
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SAL A. EARLY died at Lynch
$on the night of the I'd, as
81 the fall sustained by him
ks previous, from the shock
3 never rallied. He was in
-eighth year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-10

LER EcKELs has called for
! of the condition of ma
b at the close of business on
L February %.
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IRAN was received at the
rtment, on the 1st, from Con-
81 Crittenden at the City of
Rating that Hon. William
b out of all danger, and that
eScencc was sure.
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(ptain and crew of the White
inner Teutonic, which landed
York, on the ist, worked
les into a panic over the mys-
|ontents OF a box left in charge
eward, and finally threw the
ling overheard. The box con-
pmc harmless powders which
De passengers intended to use
les to be delivered in this coun-
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.e Rrss eight months OF the
FISCAL year the expenses Of the
lent esNeeded the receipts by
p0, the aggregate standing'
$19s, 800 900; expenses. ss47,.
pr at the rate Of e7a, 900. 900 for
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5atement Of the associated
/ New York city for the week
the Sd showed the follow
res: Reserve, increase, s1,OOl,-
IS, decrease, s1,9i4,300; spe-
Tease, $3.50, 800; legal ten
Tease, 81, l50, 400; net deposits.
s1,OOl, 200; circulation, de-
)3. 600.