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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

If Steve Elhins gets to the sen.
ate his experience in the fur business
will assist him greatly in skinning the
trusts.-St. Louis Republic
democrats may be little dis.
couraged now. but not SO much 80
that few of Car Reeds old time
speeches will not get them back into
fighting humor. And as everybody
knows, fighting humor means win.
ming humor with democrats.-N. Y.
World. %.
benjamin Harrison says he has
no words to express his sentiments
about the recent elections. If asked,
however, as to whether he knows
likely republican presidential candi-
date for 1895 even modesty would not
prevent his Masking ample reply.-Chi.
cago Herald. ....
Thomas B, Reed says that The
country is 60 be congratulated on the
result Of the election, especially IL
republicans maLe judicious nee Of
their victory" The last clause is par
ticularly intended for the perusal OF
Gov. Mckinley. 1t alco indicates that,
while the republica. party is compact
for the principle OF thievery, the
trouble at Its next national conven-
tion will be over the variety and de-
grecs of thievery to be legalized at
Washington. Chicago Herald.
The republican, are indicating,
for the consolation of their Louisiana
recruits, that they will at least pay
the cugar bounty of about twenty-five
million for this year. As this will
have to be raised by taxation, a share
Of which every bnshel o. wheat and
every pound Of cotton will be COM
PEELED to bear, the republicans will
evidently again proceed on the theory
that the wheat and cotton growers ere
still as blind fools as the protection
ist3 have alwaya assumed them 70 be.
Louisville Courier-Journal
in issuing his call foc bids for q
loan of $50, oO,OO0, Secretary Carlisle
has merely met the demands of a busi-
ness necessity. The gold reserve has
touched point s4,0O0.0C0 below that
reached prio; to the issue OF govern.
ment bonds in February last, and
there must be provided for the spring
Withdrawals for exports, which range
from sec, 200, 600 to $4,000, 600. There
are fewer restrictions placsd,upon pur-
chassrs than at the time of the pre-
vious loan and the proposed issue will
be made without delaJ. Detroit Free
Press.
The republican party, having
flooded the country with paper and
culver currency, which 10 kept ~
parity with gold only by resort to bor-
rowing and increasing .ae public debt,
1t requires unbouuded gall on tbs part
OF republican organs to inveigh against
che efforts of thu democratic admins
traticn 70 protect the public credit.
But the organ6 are equal TO the task.
The issues o hoAdh ~ N 1shozncst -
. wapton speeuls stipH II THE hi skrsst
Of the banks, S1shis course of critieisIn
10 on par WI She receht 21I6E& ~
prolong the period ~ business dis
tress In the hope 10 reap partisan adj
vantage thereby. Philadelphia Bee
ord
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-12-15

Meridian, Dec. 5.-County Attorney
G. Y. Hall submitted to the board OF
supervisors an opinion in which he
takes the ground thatall sales of six
teenth section lands made in pursuance
of the act of the legislature approved
February q, 1854, are void. The rea-
son assigned for so holding is that the
act OF congress approved May 10, 1852,
authorizing the sale or lease of said
lands reserved for school purposes in
the several townships, directed that the
same should be done only with the con.
sent of the inhabitants of such town.
ship. The conditions thus prescribed
by congress were not complied with in
disposing OF these lands, and it follows,
therefore, that they must be dealt with
as if no sale thereof had ever been made
or attempted. The question raised is
an important one to the people through.
out the State who have bought or leased
sixteenth section or school lands.
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NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary of Important Events
FlFTY-THIRp CONGRESS.
lSecond SESSION.

loecond SesSion.1
IN the senate, on the ith, Mr.. Poner ,r,,o-
oueed some half-dozen projects OF Legislation
ana Mr.. blanchard tiem., Lay offered n raSn
iueoh 'ookihg TO the payment of the boup,v m
.ne sugar crop OF 1894 under the terms n, tho
mckinley hrm act Other resolutions var,
ohereo, andthe senate adjourned out NJ No.
1pooe W .ne memory OF the late Representative
,s, san, VI lrohnsStVahia ,,,. In the house sew.
s.a. u'ls wess passed among them one appro-
rirsins Nounior tne purchase Of 1900 acres
.s.u VI ~hien tpe battle Of Shiloh was
fought, and to begin the construction -, Was
-tional park thereon VI ma
4S tno senate, on the 9Th, Mr.. Vest tdem
y SSkDke In support OF the cloture resou.
HS!k tne day previous by him, confess
~ usc Vi opinion on the subject Of
sss111Souatel Mr.. Pener's resolution In
~ ~ ne lsdiciary committee to report as
tothc lssaiiis,sof the recent issue ot fTn;,as
States p0huB was agreed to In tho bonSa
A'pili 70 prevent the free use OF timber on tho
pepnc lands and to revoke all permits bereto'
lore granted in certain states was passed Tho
cQnlerence report on the bill to regulate thn
pruning and distribution Of public documents
was agreed to, and the bill to permit railroad
companies to pool their business under regula-
uons 10 be established by the interstate com.
mefce commission was taken up
IN the senate, on the 9th, four bills were
passed, one appropriating $i7 ,4Ss 10 reimburse
tne washington and Lee university at Loxinq,
ION, va, Tor injuries done by United States
troops during the war, and another appropra.
uhg &U0OO FOR the dedication OF Chickamaupa
anu Chattanooga national park, on the two bat
tienelds, September 10 and 20, 1895. Mr.. Tur.
PIC tinu,l spoke In favor OF making senators
eiectiVe by the people of each state instead of
ny the legislatures 49,. In the house Sneaker
orisp announced o number Of committee re-
noVaIs ana assignments. The pension and
1ortlncations appropriation bills were reported
after which debate on the bill to SO amend the
interstate commerce law as to permit of pool
ing by railroads was resumed and occupied the
remainder of the session.
The senate was not in session ON the 7th
IN the mouse the greater portion of the session
was taken up with the continued discussion OF
the Dill TO so amend the interstate commerce
act as 10 permit railroad companies to pool
their earnings. A resolution was passed dis
tributing the presidents message among the
several appropriate committees A bill to pro-
tect the public forest reservations was dis
cussed for an hour, but no conclusion was
reached.
IHE senate was not In session on the 9Th.
In the mouse q great portion Of the session
was occupied by q continuation Of the debate
on the Dill to amend the interstate commerce
act so as to permit pooling Of railroad earn
lngs, and notice was given that vote on the
passage Of the bill would be taken on the lltb
at o'clock. The bill providing a retired list
Tor the revenue cutter service and thereby to
promote Its efficiency was before the house in
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'PEAcHED UNDER PROMISE.
Ono OF the Texas & Pacific Train Robbers
Gives His Confsderstes Away.

Ono OF the Texas & Pacific Train Robbers
Gives His Confederstes Away.
Fort WORTH, Tex, Dec. 1O.-Sam
Evans, a relative of some of the most
prominent people Of this city. was ar
rested at Corsicana yesterday morning
by Sheriff Weaver Of Navarro county.
brought here last night and placed in
Jail. Weaver says that Evans came to
him yesterday morning and acknowl,
edged being one Of the men who
robbed the Texas & Pacific train at
Mary's creek Thursday night.
Evans made the confession under
promise that he would not be prose.
cuted. The other two men whom Ev-
ans duplicates we're arrested at their
home near the scene of the robbery
last night, and were also placed in jail.
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WANTED FOR ENLIGHTENMENT.
But His Real OfYense Was, Doubtless,
Marrying His Former Employers
Daughter.


Marrying His Former Employers
Daughter.
SPRINGFIELD, O., Dec. 10.-Sheriff ].
d. Kirtz, of Volusa county, Fla, sent
telegram to Chief of Police McKenna
OF this city, Saturday night, offering a
reward for the arrest of d. G. Ashley
for embezzlement. Ashley had, week
before last, married the daughter of
DR.. c. A. Graham, a prominent physi-
clan Of South Charleston, O. The girls
father streuously objected to the
match. lE.
Ashley was formerly in DR.. Graham's
employ as hostler and the girl fell in
love with him. When the father found
it out he kicked Ashley out of the
house, and Ashley went to Delano,
Fla. He and the girl were married in
spite of the fathers objection. The
groom left the next morning for st.
Louis, and last week returned to South
Charleston and left with the girl for
Chicago. Just before leaving Ashley's
trunk arrived from Florida containing
clothing and some diamonds for the
bride.
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The States ConvIcts.

Jackson, Dec. 4.-On January next
the State will have about 800 convicts
on her hands which the law prohibits
from being leased after that time. The
legislature provided for working them
on State farms, but it will be impossi.
BILE under present conditions to get them
ready for the convicts, as only one farm,
containing less than third of the de.
sired land, has been finally purchased,
and it. is not in condition to receive
the convicts. On this account the board
of control has been considering PROPOSE
tions from numerous planters for leases
of farms, so as to work the convicts on
the share system, similar to thatnow in
operation on the Richardson plantation
in Holmes County. Agreements OF this
nature we're made with R. II; Jones, Tai
lahatchie County, GOO acres, and Maj.
Randolph, Washington County, 1,10O
acres. The board leased outright the
Dabney place in Holmes County, con-
tanning 500 acres. The price agreed
upon, including mules, oxen, wagons,
ETC., was SO, 500
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Loyal League of oual.f,.a Voters.


Greenyille, Dec. There was large
meeting Of colored citizens al the Jacobs
Hall last night to consider their qualifi-
cations under the new constitution.
permanent organization was effected for
the purpose OF qualifying themselves
throughout the country, with Noah
Cowas as president; NJ. w. Craig. vice.
president; B. 7. Lewis, secretary; II.
b. Brown, assistant secretary, and David
Knox, treasurer. Addresses we're de-
hvered by John +. Harris, 0. L. CAN'T,
Revs. w. W. Whitton, Il. II. Jeanett,
J. Q. Griffin, David Harris and D. X.
Knox.
The following resolution, introduced
by Wilford Fl. Smith, was unanimously
adopted: A' WI
Whereas, We appreciate the benefits
of our free school system, which Is
largely dependent upon the revenue
derived from the poll taxes, and are
anxious to see the school term extended
to eight months in the year throughout
the country, and the salary OF the teach
ers raised to such sum as to command
the services Of the very best talent; and.
t Whereas, Our property rights, as we'll
as our lives and liberties, are in the
hands of the courts which administer
the laws OF our State, and that we ought
to be permitted to serve upon the iuries
which administer the criminal laws, at
least, but are not qualified, wholly
eliminated from such service because it
is claimed we are not qualified under
the constitution; and,
Whereas, We are native-born, loyal
citizens of the State of Mississippi and
the United States of America; therefore,
be it a.H .a. ..---.tt
Resolved, That we organize ourselves
into permanent organization, which
shall be known as the Loyal League of
Qualified Electors, under the new con-
stitution of Mississippi, which shall re-
ceive no one to membership who is not
qualified elector; aud our purpose
shall be to qualify and organize all
other eligible members Of our race
throughout this country.
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A FRIGHTFUL DEATH
Oyertakcs Two Men at Railroad CrOssln
"A Third Man Injured.

"a AhIu hhu luJuHeus
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 10.-Two men
met a frightful death at railroad
crossing SATURDAY evening" George Is
Buckley, aged 4s; Albert Kopfstein.
aged 60, and John Slarizhy, employed
in, the foundry, went home together.
A network of twenty tracks crosses
Lawrence street, and as they were on
the point Of crossing a heavy Cleve-
land & Pittsburgh engine came along
at terrific speed. Buckley and Kopf-
stein were caught in the meshes and
knocked down by the monster and in
stantly killed. The two men were
actually torn to pieces, and after ths
locomotive was stopped it was almost
impossible to distinguish one corpse
from the other. Both men had large
families. The third man was injured
and taken to the hospital.
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THE ARMENIAN oUTRAGEs.
To Protect the Protestant Missionaries II

To Protect the Protestant Missionaries In
t Armenia. Az
VIENNA, Dec. 1o.--It is reported here
that the Armenian Catholics will 90 to
st. Petersburg to do homage to Mich
olas H., and to confer with NJ. De
Giers rs to the massacre Of Armenian
Christian.
A. w. Terrell, the United States
minister to Constantinopie has been
instructed to protect the Protestant
missionaries in Armenia. He has asked
them to pacify the Armenian Christians
us much as possible,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-12-15

VALPARAISO. Dec. l0.--The war ship
Esmeralda, which the house of Flint &
Co. has just purchased from Chile for
Ecuador has sailed for the latter coun-
try, flying the flag Of Ecuador and
with full complement of men and
munitions. ~
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DETACHMENT AND DEFAMATION

Sensational Suits Against Prominent nnd
we Wealthy Men. ~
SrRlNeFIELD, O., Dec. .1o.--A suit for
$1,000 has been filed in the common
pleas court by Harry and Charles Rab-
bitt against John Kinnane for ma.
licious DETACHMENT OF plate glass. win
dows In Kinnane & Wren's stores.
Kinnane has ALSO brought suit against
Charles Rabbit for defamation Of
character, and the double suit has
caused a great sensation, as all are
prominent and wealthy citizens aud
well known in the east.
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Miscellaneous.

A. Brenner, Of Oxford, one OF the
largest supply houses in North Missis.
sippi, was attached last week.
Mrs. Minnie NJ. Woods, wife Of Hon.
Thomas Woods, associate justice of the
supreme court, died at jackson last week
Capt. d. NJ. Slocumb, who was for
many years an esteemed citizen of Her.
nando, died in Brinkley, Ark, last
week.
The farmers Of Lee County are we'll
up with their crops and marketing has
been heavy. To date Tupelo has handled
owe, $4,000 bales OF cotton, and shipped
great number Of carloads of corn.
The railroad commission in body
have just completed an inspection of the
Louisville, New Orleans g. Texas Rail.
road from Vicksburg to the Louisiana
line and the Natchez and Jackson and
Woodville branches. All was found in
good condition. The commission recon.
mends the following which it will en-
force by an order If not complied with;
New freight depot at Natchez and new
depots at Harriston, Stonington and
Rosetta and the enlargement of the cot.
ton platforms at Hamburg and Hermans.
vile.
A. Ii. Luker was shot and almost in.
stantly killed at Falkner Station, in
Lee County, last week, by Will Ruther.
ford. This was the elimination of an
old feud between them.
A triple wedding was celebrated one
night last week about six miles north
Of Canton, at the homo OF b. II. Avery,
when Russell A. Avery was married to
Miss Eva White, and S. c. Wallace was
welded to Miss Bernice Avery, and Q.
S. White to Miss Bette Avery. Mr..
and Miss White are brother and sister,
the Misses Avery are twin sisters, and
Russell Avery is their brother, and the
Wallaces and Whites are first cousins.
W. Moore, OF Columbus, died last
week. Mr.. Moore was so years old, a
native OF Lowndes County and one Of
its most beloved and respected citizens.
He was member OF the Columbus
Rifemen, going out with, the company
and serving faithfully and calamity
until the close OF the war in the army
Of Tennessee. After the war he en-.
gagged In business In, Columbus, and
for twenty-iour years was one OF the
leading, merchants Of that place, being
the senior partner In the firm OF Moore
4 Co. Hc was a deacon in tho baptist
Church, and his life has been that Of q
levout and consistent Christian.
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THE MURDER is OUT.

The Mystery Surrounding the Cling rraC.
edy Dhpeiled and the Whole Vie Plot
Laid bare-The Poor Unsuspccting Girl
was Done to Death In Order that Harry
Hayward Might Secure the Insurance on
Her Life-The Confessions.
MINNEAPoiLs, Mimi, Dee. Jo-Still
e4othcr confession has been made in
Ahe Catherine Cling murder case. 1t
hts been the theory of the police that
CaA. Blixt, the engineer of the Ozark
flats where both Miss Cling and Harry
Hayward resided, committed the mur.
der ut the instigation of Hayward.
Yesterday Blixt broke down and made
a complete confession, in which he
charges Harry Hayward with commit
ting the murder According to his
story he was sent by Hayward to the
scene 0f the murder. Hardly had he
arrived there than Hayward drove up
with Miss Cling. When within fifty
feet Of him the shots were fred and
HaywarssSlighted from the buggy .
"The deed is DONE" said he; "get in
and drive It around until il is dead
and then dump it out. x
Blixt took Haywards place in the
buggy and drove along the road for
about mile, until he became satisfied
that Miss Cling was dead Then he
drove back, and when near the place
where the murder was committed he
rolled the body in the robe and pushed
it out of the buggy and into the road.
He then drove the horse abouta mile
until he reached the Lyndale-avenu
car line. Thenshc turned the animal
loose and took a car down town. The
horse went direct to the stable, and
this was the first intimation that any,
one received that anything was wrong.
The murder, according to Blixt, was
committed shortly after o'clock, and
as soon as he gotinto the buggy Hay
ward walked I'd the Hennepin-avenue
car line and then took the daughter Of
prominent lawyer to the theater.
Blixt claims That the murder was
originally fixed for the preced'n Sat.
urday night, but circumstances were
such that it had to be abandoned.
Hayward was to slug Miss Cling with
a piece of railroad iron which Blixt
had provided. The body was to have
been thrown ous near the curb at a
street corner, tin horse turned loose
and the buggy wrecked for the pur-
pose of giving cdor to the theory that
the woman had been killed in run
away. This plap, so Blixt says could
be notcarried out successfully, and it
was decided to shoot her
Blixt tells OF several other jobs
which had beer proposed by Hayward
but which fell through, and says that
after this job, for which he was to re-
seive 5000, or one-fifth of the life in
surance involved, he was to receive
$500 for doing a Chicago man.
Ole Erickson, who took the bundle
of clothing to Iowa Falls, is believed
to have been dupe, and it is expected
that he will be released from custody
to-day.
Blixtlast night told story to tho
effect that Harry Hayward wanted his
assistance in disposing of the father
and mother of a young woman in Mime.
apolis whom he wanted to marry and
secure her property.
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Gov. Mckinley Accepts.

HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. 10.--Gov. Nc
Kinley Of Ohio has accepted an invita-
tion to be the guest Of the Mckinley
club, Of this city, at q banquet on the
occasion Of the clubs first anniversary.
February Is.
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win Await tho Action Of the Family.

PARIS, Dec. l0.--The Sues canal COM
mittee has decided TO take no steps re-
garding the obsequies of Count de
Lesseps until the family Of the dead
count shall have notihed. them of the
arrangements they have made.
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The Truth at Last-Blixt Confcsses Him.
self the Murderer.

sell tnc MurucreT,
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 10.-About
midnight last night Blixt made an.
other confession in which ne said that
he himself committed the murder.
Haywood had interested Miss Cling in
a green-goods business and drove with
her from the West house, until they
reached the corner of Hennepin and
Franklin avenues, about two miles
from where the murder was COM
mitted. There they met Blixt, whom
Haywood pushed into the buggy with
instructions to drive to where they
would meet Hayward, who would have
the goods with him.
Previous to that Hayward had in
duced Miss Cling toentrust what money
she had, Blixt did not know how
much, to him.
Blixt and Miss Cling drove around
the end of the lake and Miss Cling be-
came anxious and began to ask about
Hayward. When they reached the
scene of the murder she was looking
out the side of the buggy, and while in
this position Blixt shot her.
He drove about the country about an
hour, and when he was satisfied that
she was dead he threw the body out
and went home.
Blixt also tells wild story about be-
ing engaged by Hayward to set fire to
the Ozark fats. Blixt had been told
by Hayward to take Miss Gih1's seal
skin cloak and after "a few weeks .awn
it to give color to the theory that Miss
Cling had been robbed.
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hComptroller Eckels made
at Of % per cent. on the
pot the National Shoe and
Aik Of New York city to
lhe Impairment of it's cap
dsialcation of Bookkeeper
injunction with i. r. b.
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lsed to the third reading in
rolina legislature makes
and drunkenness and the
sne and obscene language
@ punishable by fine or
n The use of an ordinary
fyill cost s. to $50 under
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N balance in the treasury on
a 1854, $40, ,Si4; net gold, si1l,-
\ Is understood the entire
rOld called for under the
n new bonds has been de-
| the sub,treasury at New
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n HorssAlr, the French his
N critic, was, on the 9Th,
| member of the Academic
Emile Zola, who was also
N for membership, did not
k,nolp vote, ....r
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FScE RuroII Of Rome ar
petty from New York on
ashOrt interview he passed
Fnng encomiums upon the
Etvity of Americans. He
Ny pleased with the cour-
him by Mayor Gilroy Of
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by ARTHUR, a well-known
llartz creek, in Lincoln
Va, was fatally shot, on
Unknown parties, She was
b the creek, when a bullet
and she died from hemor.
h she was discovered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-12-15

k.hip Esmeralda, which the
|nht & Co., of Valparaiso,
purchased from Chile for
Eiled for the latter country,
flying the flag of Ecuador,
+ ! full complement OF men
Ihns FH
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!, tor the week ended on the
l,oOrted by R. G. Dun & Co.,
N the United States 3s5,
the corresponding week
and for Canada 40, against
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~ HERBERT ordered the pay.
Y, sse etb. to the Cramps, Of
N. 4 5000, earaed by the
sneaIDolis Iti as speed premium.
n Of the largest premiums
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ago several farmers liv-
a'ng' Okla, gave deputy
Ination ', about the gang
mat infest that region.
l' Of the outlaws visited
vyrus King, one of the
hin to death and burned
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!, outbreak was reported at
\ |. the Yang Use Kiang, on
| I 4 an an American war ship and
|Trsn.antle, + of The Britlsh' y! Z y
[.sSsd to the scenFo the a
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- The German orthodox
| Eca s,sned N in the rue Blanche,
.,s op o,h 1t cost so, 1000 francs,
rnneror 1l,' William contributed
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lstant Germany celebrated,
! the three hundredth ami
he birth of Gustavus Adolf
III Sweden, who in 1880 took
Germany to help the Prot
their struggle against the
kpnp