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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
THE ENTIRE GREW SHOT.
The. Tragic Ending Of an Eventful Voyage,
In Behalf 'of tho Haytian Rebels. by
the Steam Yacht Natalie, with Arms and
Ammunition for the Use of Gen. Man
ingat Against President Hippolyte.

The Tragic Ending Of an Eventful Voyage,
In Behalf .of tho Haytian Rebels. by
the Steam Yacht Natalie. with Arms and
Ammunition for the Use of Gen. Man
ingat Against President Hippolyte.,
JAMAICAN March 1a.-The steam
yacht NaelSfe, which was purchased in
New York and sailed from Savannah
January 10, with arms and ammuni-
tion to be used by Gen. Maningat in
an attempt to overthrow President
Hippolyte of Hayti, has been captured
by the Iiaytians and taken to Hay
tian port Her cargo was taken and
her entire crew were shot by order Of
President Hippolyte.
When the Natalie left Savannah 1t
was understood that her destination
was Morant Keyes, Jamaica. From the
time of her departure until her arrival
at Nassau, N. p, on February 4, moth
ing was heard of her and it was sup
posed she had been lost or captured,
andit was even alleged that she had
3 haen secretly sold with her cargo %
Hippolyte.
Her captain reported that he had
put into Nassau under stress of wealth
er, but Gen. Maningat had conceived
the idea that he had been betrayed,
and refused to go on board the yacht,
fearing that the captain of the Natalie
was playing game to sell him into
the hands of the Haytian government.
The Natalie was suspected of being
engaged in violation of British neu-
trality laws and was searched, but
nothing was discovered to justify seiz-
ure, and she was not held. She sailed
on February Q, and the same night ran
aground on Egg Island reef, from
which she was helped off by local
wreckers.
A few days later the Natalie was dis
covered by passing vessel anchored
off Fortune island, about 400 miles
north of Hayti, and Haytian gunboat
was also anchored in close proximity
to her. Subsequently it was learned
that President IIippolyte had ex-
pressed his determination that
the Natalies cargo of arms and
ammunition should not fall into
the hands of his enemies and
had given orders that in case she
should attempt to leave Fortune island
she must be seized Immediately by the
IIaytian gunboat, which had been on
the lookout for some time before her
arrival at EOrtunn is1a p1s
The Natalie was very small boat
only twenty-nine tons. 1t is said that
she was commanded by Antonine Sa
lini, who has been identified for year,
with the enemies of the Haytian re-
public.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
M'klNlEY AS A STATESMAN.
Ono Of tho Smallest Politicians Who Ever
Reached National Distinction.

Reached National Distinction.
Gov. William Mckinley is flying from
one part of the country to the other on
a speech-making tour, and is showing
himself to the people with as much in
dustry as ward candidate for Office
displays in the spring campaign. He
is keeping himself before the public
with the persistence Of a patent medi-
cine advertisement on dead walls and
board fences Evidently he does not
mean that the voters shall forget him
for day.
Gov. Mckinley Is one of the smallest
politicians who ever reached national
distinction In this country He is not
a statesman. He is not a scholar. He
Is not an orator. Accident, that is, his
luck, has boosted him into conspicu-
Gus place, and has "blazed" for him q
track through the political woods
toward the presidency.
Gov Mckinley was not the real
author Of the tariff bill which beara hia
name. The bill was framed, in SUBJ
stance, by the agents OF the protected
monopolies for their own benefit Nc
Kinley simply presented them form
skeleton of the measure, and each
protected interest filled in the figures
for itself. How much do you want?".
was, in effect the question asked OF
each monopoly, aud according as it
was answered the tariff was fixed. The
completed bill, as it received McKin-
ley's name, was a mere indication In
the various scheduled items, OF the ex-
tent and intensity of monopoly greed
in establishing the amount OF "protec-
ton" that 1t was to enjoy.
There Is no measure Of govern ment,
except the highest and most uncon-
scionable tariff ever adopted by civ
ilized nation, with which McKinley's
name is associated His only title to
eminence Is that he was the putative
author of an enormous and extortion-
ate tax on the people of the country,
levied for the benefit OF the limited
class Of baron manufacturers-cloth
barons, iron barons, glass barons and
other monopoly barons of all degrees.
lie is not identified with the cause OF
a sound currency, with any great na-
tional policy, except the pernicious tax
policy, with any great public reform,
with any great improvement, with any
work Of progress and American devel-
opment. The chapter Of accidents gave
his name to an outrageous tariff bill
which he did not frame. and it has be-
come his stock in trade-his capital in
business--traf1cking for the first Offices
in the nation.
1t may as well he admitted that early
in this year, 1894, after twelve months
of power, the democrats have not made
as much progress as they ought to
have made in securing q successful is
sue to the presidential campaign Of
1898. A victory then, which ought to
have been certainty now. has been
placed in peril. But there is abundant
time and there will be plenty of oppor-
tunities to retrieve the errors that have
been made and to enter upon a winning
campaign.
To that end 1t Is probably best that
the republicans should nominate Nc
Kinley for president. The republican
platform, properly interpreted, reads'
Up with taxes; death to commerce, ;"
and man should stand upon it who
represents that principle. Chicago
Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
THE QUEENS SPEECH,
As Read to Parliament, a Model OF
Btevity.


Brevity.
LONDON, March IL. - The qneens
speech, which will be read to parlia.
ment to-day is, rs was predicted, much
briefer than usual. Her majesty con-
graduates the members upon the con-
tinuance of Great Britain's friendly re.
lations to the powers. She mentions
the satisfactory conclusion of
the Behring sea arbitration as
especially gratifying. She refers to
the Anglo.liussian negotiations con-
cerning frontiers in middle Asia and
the AngloChinese arrangements as re-
CARDS the borders of Burmah, and ex-
presses her regret for the encounter
between French and British near
Warina, northwest Africa. The en-
counter is mentioned as "lamenta BILE
failure"
The speech proposes in domestic
politics the expected programme, with
two or three additions The measures
recommended are the abolition of
plural voting, the extension of Scotch
local government; the organization of
boards OF conciliation to settle labor
troubles, the amendment of the fac
tory acts, the disestablishment of the
church In Wales, the relief of evicted
tenants in Ireland and registration re-
form.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
Miscellaneous.

Gov. Stone has appointed the following
officers for Eupora. Webster county: w.
X. Moore, mayor; II. Z. Brown, A. C.
Wiggins. Castor Therrell, Joe Moore,
aldermen. For the offices of marshal.
treasurer and one alderman the primary
election showed tie and for that reason
the Governor declined to appoint, refer
ring the question back to the town for
further action.
Gov. stone has appointed the following
commissioners for the NickSburg L. wee
District Thomas ireland Judge H. T..
Simrall, Gen. T.. 5. Butts and DR.. W. G.
kiger, of Warren county; w. L. Back
son, of Adams ]. +. Jenkins, of Wikin-
son; J. d. Frazer and Sandy Wood, of
Jefferson.
Carey Crenshaw, a young man living
about five miles from Winona. was out
hunting last week when his gun was ac.
cidcntally discharged, the entire load en-.
tering his arm just above the chow.
tearing it completely off. He was almost
prostrated from the loss of blood before
he reached Il place where MS wound
could be attended 10.
While ]. ii. Furr was digging well
at Wesson last week, and at depth of
1OG feet, he discovered vein of coal in
the formative state The vein was five
feet thick. This same substance has
been discovered in neighboring wells at
the same depth. but not in such quaint.
| ties.
]. L. Seabright has been appointed
treasurer of Choctaw county, vice II. NJ.
Seabright, deceased,
The Penitentiary Board of Control has
concluded an arrangement with f. T..
False to work his Dabney plantation,
on the Tallahatchie river, with convicts
on the share system. 1t will require fifty
convicts.
The reduction of the tax on dealers in
cigarettes and papers from $50 to $40
is causing a good deal of complaint from
those who paid the tax at the excessive
| figures. some firms having procured their
| licenses during the month of February,
| only few days before the reduction of
$40 was made. Inquiry at the auditors
office shows that there is no way by
which they can be assisted. The amounts
having gone into the State treasury,
cannot be refunded without special legisla-
tive authority, 1t was their misfortune to
| have purchased the license when the law
| fixed it at the greater amount. The same
| thing always occurs when the Legislature
reduces the privilege tax on any avoca-
ton and cannot be prevented
| Practically the office of the State reve.
nue. agent has been imperative for the
last two years. The Supreme Court de-
cided against it so many times and on 50
many different questions vitality affecting
the office, that it was impossible to col.
lect any f the delinquencies. There is
a great deal of delinquent revenue which
the revenue agent is now preparing to
collect. The aggregate amount. II is he.
lieyed, will exceed $lOO,0O0. The cs
capped taxes are due principally from cor.
porations, banks. railroads, etc. 1t is al.
legged that there are banks in the State
that paid no kind Of taxation for years al
a time. The law authorizes ne ayent Il
40 back as far as 1856 In 'hc .lecllon Of
lelinQuenciea
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
BREEDERS OF WAGE PANlCs.
What tho Republican MonopOiists Are
Doing tor the Worklngman.

Doing tor the Worklngman.
The organs of tariff monopoly are
doing all they can to put wages
down. Every day they serve up a col
umn or more each of editorial lamen-
tations over the alleged fall, actual or
prospective, in wages. With ceaseless
iteration they assert that wages are
going down everywhere. Not a day
passes without its story Of reductions
somewhere,
And wages must keep on going
down, they assert, and it is useless to
attempt to prevent the fall so long as
there is any prospect Of the passage Of
the Wilson bill.
The attention of workingmen and
labor organizations is hereby invited to
the fact that the deliberate purpose of
all this talk 10 to force wages down.
The purpose of the republican mo-
popoly tariff organs is to encourage
protected employers in cutting wages
and to make employees believe that it is
useless for them to resist
Processing to be the only true friends
Of labor the tariff monopolists and
their republican organs join hands In
depressing labor to its utmost in or
der if possible, to defeat the Wilson
hill.
With them IL 10 anything to beat
tariff reform; anything to regain con.
troll of congress and prolong the life Of
the robber system under which they
grow rich enough to buy up unnumbered
"slocks VI five." What matters 1t Ia
:l,em how much suffering they infiict
ucon workingmen SO they but gain the
erd they have In viewf
No doubt there has been some fall in
wages since the silverprotection panic
| Of last summer but that 10 something
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events,
FlFTY.THlRD CONGRESS,

IN the senate on the 9th, Mr.. Hill offered q
resolution calling on the finance committee to
amend the tariff bill so as to increase the rev.
ehue 10 cover the current deficit OF $4,000 900
ana TO omit the proposed internal revenue and
dlrect'tax features. Mr.. Stewart spoke on the
sclgniorage bill. Several senators arose to a
question OF personal privilege, denying that
they had obstructed the work In committee on
the tarlh bill to secure protection to local In
terests, as charged In New York paper. AZ.
Ter an executive session the senate adjourned.
In the house. after unimportant morn
ing business. a resolution vacating several
appointments 10 tho naval academy at Annap-
oils, Nd, made by the secretary OF the navy
In violation of the rights of congressman, was
passed. The house went into committee OF the
whole ON the pension appropriation bill, and
soon after adjourned.
IN the senate on the 7th a bill for the re-
claiming of the corvette Kearsarge and her
equipment was passed. Some unimportant
bills and resolutions were passed, and the sen.
ate took up the seigniorage bill which was
pushed through Its various stages until a
vote was pending on its final passage
when. upon the earnest protest OF Senator
sherman against undue haste In passing a
till OF such Importance, the bill was allowed to
bo ONOl ioI bHt udy. tltcT u SuOTt tAtCullNt
session the senate adjourned. In the house
the pension appropriation bill was taken up
in committee OF the whole, and discussed un.
der the five.minute rule. Several amendments
were rejected, and when the commit tee rose
the bill was reported to the house and passed.
In the senate, on the sth, q large number OF
private pension and other bills were passed
after which the Bland seigniorage bill was
taken MnsSrc Mnpdarcnn
Allison and others spoke in favor OF the
motion to reconsider the vote OF the day pre-
vous ordering the cngrossment and third
reading of the bill Messrs. Faulkner. Harris
and others spoke against the motion. After a
short executive session the senate adjourned
,..l In the house several minor bills were
passed and the District Of Columbia appro-
priaton bin was discussed for two hours and
went over.
IN the senate, on the 9th. consideration OF
the Bland seigniorage bill was resumed, and
Mr., Harris asked and secured unanimous con
sent for a final vote on the bill at 2p IN. on
the 18th, provided Mr.. Alisou's motion to re
consider was lost The remainder OF the open
session was taken up in the discussion OF the
measure In the house almost the entire
day session was devoted to the District Of Co
lumbia appropriation bill An evening scs
sion was held for tho consideration OF private
pension bills.
THE senate was not in session on the 10th
......In the house, after unimportant business
the District OF Columbia appropriation bill
was further considered and passed--lll to IL
carrying total appropriation Of s5,a06 773-
half payable by the government. The sundry
civil appropriations bill was then taken up, be.
coming the unfinished business on the calen.
tpr
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

A WIND storm of phenomenal severity
swept over Sheboygan, Wis, on the 11th,
doing large amount OF damage to prop
erty. The gale reached velocity of 10
miles an hour, and was the most terrific
eve, known in that section of the coun-
try
THE Utah legislative assembly desc
Grated the Sabbath by remaining in
regular session throughout the entire
day. The regular legislative session
expired on Thursday, but the members
slipped the clock in each house at 1l:20,
and posted placard over the face of the
time-p piece on which were the words
Thursday, March Sth."
Stock raisers of New York State are
aroused on tho subject Of the existence
OF tuberculosis among cattle.
WOMEN. and children of Starr County,
Texas, are starving to death. Three.
fourths OF the cattle have died. The
real situation is withheld for specula-
tive land reasons.
A MOVEMENT is on foot at Birming.
ham, Ala, it is said, to rid Birmingham
of gross immortality, and to endeavor to
have the next legislature pass . general
prohibition law in the State.
Buck HUNT, alias Rev. W. A. Thomp-
son, was taken from his congregation at
East Birmingham, Ala, on the l1th,
after concluding his sermon, and lodged
in Jail. He was convicted in Mississippi.
five years ago Of numbering fellow.
preacher. and sent to the penitentiary
for life, but escaped.
FAILURES are growing less important
and somewhat fewer. For the week
ended March 9th the liabilities reported
we're only Sa,937,sSs and for four weeks
Of February sl4,9s6, ,091, Of which 50, rae.
6l5 were of manufacturing and S7,607, 1917
Of trading concerns.
CAPT. HATFIELD, head OF the Hatfield
family, which gained notoriety on ac-
count OF the bloody feud which for
several years has existed between its
members and the Mccoy family, has
offered his services to aid in making a
survey of Wyoming County, w. Va
Heretofore every surveyor attempting
to do the work has been assassinated by
the sQuatters.
SIDNEY MAcRE, colored, was hanged
at Houma, La, on the 9th for the mur
der Of his wife. Not long before the
trap fell one Of the surgeons present felt
Macre's pulse to see II he was stirred t.
any extent by internal emotions, bu,
the pulse-beats were perfectly steady.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
NUMBER II.

that happens after every panic It has
not been so great as was the fall after
the panic Of 1873, when there was no
tariff reduction In sight.
And this Is the more remarkable from
the fact, already stated, that the bens.
hciaries Of protection have taken tho
utmost advantage Of the depression and
exaggerated the after effects Of tho
panic as much as possible for their own
helnsh purposes.
The fall In wages which has occurred
has been confined almost entirely 10
those industries which have been most
highly favored by tariff Legislation.
IN the building trades and other un.
protected industries there has been lit
ile or no fall. 1t now costs about ten
per cent less to build business struc.
ture in Chicago than it did to build
like structure before the panic. Hut
the difference is in the cost Of
materials, especially those materials,
such as iron, which are the products Of
highly protected Industries. Tho cost
OF labor employed in the work Of con-
struction Is not less. Any good arohi.
tect in the city will confirm this state
ment.
The assertions Of the wage-panic
breeders are therefore mostly falee in
fact, and they are wholly and mali
ciously false in the inferences they arc
intended to suggest.
BY their own admissions, made not
many months ago, the panic and the
industrial depression necessarily fol-
lowing were due entirely to the mis-.
chievous protective silver legislation,
and not at all to the prospect OF relief
from tariff burdens and extortions
Restriction OF production, discharge Of
workmen and more or less reduction
OF wages necessarily followed the panic.
What is to be thought Of manufacture
ers and editors who for selfish or parti-
san reasons strive to make the situation
as bad as possible, instead OF seeking
to mitigate Its necessary hardships?
Worliingmen in the protected indus
tries may answer that question for
themselves. II they are not prepared
to formulate their answer now they
will be by next Novem Der. Chicago
Herald
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17

The planters or owners Of tillable lauus
in the Yazoo Delta are all prepared to cul-
tiyatc their lands during the ensuing
spring and summer This applies espe-
cially to Washington and Bolivar coun.
ties, and is doubtless applicable to all
other sections of the delta. Lands in
Bolivar county are rented to laborers
at the rate Of from "a to $6 per acre.
The style of working lands for cotton till.
age and of supplying laborers has changed
TO a considerable degree of late. The
landowner, in a ma orty of cases, be-
sides furnishing the land, also supplies the
food to keep the llborer during the crop
ping season, and, in addition, often fur
nishes the teams. In the event of the
crop turning out poorly. the landowner
suffers the largest share of the loss.
There is no lack of lsbor so far ex-
perienced this spring, and the general be-
lief is that there will be an ample supply
for all tillable purposes. No plantation
worthy of cultivation will be untitled this
year for want of means to furnish the
hands. This is gratifying, and shows that
commission merchants still have great
faith in the delta. With a good crop,
with necessaries raised at home and cot
ton as a surplus, the planters of the delta
will yet make money, and the confidence
of those with money will not be misplaced
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Important to Land. Purchasers.

,n
Inc ioiiowlhs opinion IRON the Altor-
ney General to the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts will be read with interest by that
class of ncople Obo have nurchasel tax
,.nds ia sars.
.n,
M. a',eh.ion nus peeh caiieu 70 un.
qu's''oA u Tue 'cueinp'ions VI ianus SUI
a.. ,aA saies 70 Ihai'iuuais sihce lhe pe,
t'ou Vi ieueinp'ioh mas peen eA'ehueu
,,"u ,','n on1 70 '"o years py .ue coue Vi
- an. espeIia''y al resaru 10 "i'e'ne,
,i'e,es' ~ ,' - 20 DC alio"eu Oh taxes pau
. % oon s'v pa. eiaSer since .he s'ie: nec.io'
- - 70 siien. q on @ 'le supJec, vi Interest,"
~ an 'eet'Uu IN ',o'V pio,iues wa. 'ne pu'-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
An Escaped Preacher Arrested
at the Close Of HIS Sermon.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 12.--Buck
Hunt, alias Rev. W. NJ. Thompson, was
taken from his congregation at East
Birmingham yesterday after concl,.d-
ing his sermon and lodged in Jail here.
He was convicted in Mississippi Ave
years ago of murderinga fellow pastor
and sent to prison for life and escaped.
He shot his victim through church
window while the sermon was being
delivered because the man succeeded
TO his pnstorate. He has been con.
Quoting revival services much of tho
time since his escape. "
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
The brazilian Flect Outside the Harbor
Mt Rio-A Battle Imminent.

RIO DE JANEIRo, March 1.-The en-
tire fleet Of vessels which were pur-
chased by the Brazilian government to
replace the war ships seized by Ad-
mirals Mello and Da Cana, have ar
rived outside the harbor. IL is ex-
pected that their arrival will result in
decisive action to-day, which will
bring hostilities to n close. Whether
the termination of the revolution will
be brought about by naval battle, u
compromise, or an unconditional sur
render. will doubtless he known within
twenty.four hours
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-17
M. II. Curtis Lawyer Says the Actor Ad-
mitted Killing Policeman Grant.

SAN FRANCISCO, March H. "Details
of a confession alleged to have been
made by NJ. b. Curtis the actor who
was recently acquitted of the charge
of killing Policeman Grant, were
printed here yesterday. The lawyer
who defended Curtis is said to have
given to the chief of police the sub
stance of the confession made to him
by Curtis on the night of the killing.
The statement in effect is that Curtis
admitted he shot the policeman after
being placed under arrest for being
disorderly and drunk.