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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
The Worst Flood Ever Known at Belle
fOnte, Pa.

BELLEFoNTE, Pa. May 2l.-Belle'
fonte was yesterday visited with the
worst food ever known here, the water
being two feet higher than in June
1889. The lower streets of the town
were flooded and the Waterman and
Daily News press rooms were three
feet under water.
A number Of dams broke, as well as
many bridges. and thousands of feet OF
lumber were swept away.
At Spring Mills several bridges, in.
cluding the railroad bridge, were
washed away.
Central city is all under water, and
fences and bridges have been carried
away all through Bald Eagle valley.
The loss throughout thecountry dis
tricts will be very heavy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
weather and Crops.

The weather crop bulletin of the Mis-.
sissippi weather service for the past week
is as follows:
The temperature and sunshine for the
week lust ended have been about the
same as noted in the preceding bulletin.
The daily temperature excess has been
three to four degrees; there has been a
little more cloudincss than last week,
but the sunshine has nevertheless aver
aged about normal The drouth continues
unbroken th!Anghout the first and second
tier Of counties, where scarcely any rain
has fallen In three weeks. Monday and
Tuesday gave unevenly distributed show
ers in the northern districts, and several
local storms did slight damage in portions
Of Alcorn and Coahoma counties. The
latter part of the week gave heavy rains
over the west central counties, accom-
panied by severe local hailstorms. At
Vicksburg this storm was unprecedented
for its duration and the number of stones
that fell. The rain belt Of this period
the amount that fell was comparatively
tight UHtsidcssf espeeiea n men:
toned, and its distribution was very tn-
equal
The condition of all crops has improved
materially where favored by rains. Cot
ton has taken ON vigorous growth, and the
replanted seed is now beginning to show
above ground. In the less fortunate local.
tiles where the threatening clouds gave
| scant showers the plant is still backward,
| but such is not generally the case, except
| in the extreme southern districts. The
| improvement in corn has kept pace with
that of cotton. and work is under full
| headway in both crops. The fields were
so thoroughly cleaned during the dry
period that farmers will find it compara-
| lively an easy task to cope with the
new growth of weeds and grass to be ex-
pected after the recent rains.
Oats are looking better, and sufficient
| showers toward the time of heading may
completely redeem the crop.
Gardens are now in their greenest garb
and all sorts of vegetables plentiful. Early
potatoes have produced bountifully. The
melon crops promise harvest if the vlne'
continue to grow as now. A good seconC
crop of strawberries is reported. Sorghum
is healthy and growing well.
Ravages of insects are mentioned %!
but very few correspondents, indicating
no very extensive damage from tha
source. Locusts are reported coming on
of the ground in numbers in nearly al
portions of the State, but are doing n
harm yet.
To summarize, crop prospects are gene'
r ally bright. Rains are now needed in th
| southern portions of the State, and woul
' be beneficial to upland crops during III
coming week. With moderate and vel
a distributed rains during the next ten day
all crops will give a most satisfactor
!, showing. The weather prospects at tn
u time are for light showers and continue
8 warm days.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
Charge of Attempted Bribery.

COLUMBUS. o., May 19.-Charges OF
bribery were made in the house Thurs
day night against Senator Brice's
partner, Col. W. G. Lemert, During
the debate on the Sleeper bill, giving
the right of way ON the Hooking Val.
lev canal bank from Columbus to
Athens, railroad corporation backed
by New York capitalists, in D..
l.. Sleeper, of Athens, author
of the bill, made the sensa-
tional announcement that Col. Lemert,
of Bucyrus, had offered him bribe OF
$1,000 in cash if he would drop the
measure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
Excited by Rising Floods.

Wu1IAMspoRT. Pa, May 20.-This
city is singthrough state of flood
excitement unequalled since the me-
morable June /. 1889, when the river
reached the unprecedented height of
33iS feet and inundated two-thirds OF
the city. For torty-eight hours past
rain has been falling heavily through
ont the West branch watershed, and
tonight the river is twenty-one feet
high and rising rapidly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

BRADFORD, Pa, May ll,-At o'clock
this morning the tiremen were called
out to rescue the families in the flooded
district. Twenty families were re-
moved to places Of safety. Seventy
five feet of the Buffalo. Rochester &
Pittsburgh railway bridge have been
swept away. The property damage is
now estimated at $500 The rain
continues.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
A stolen Train Retaken by the Deputy
Marshals,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 20.-Word was
received at the offices of the Northern
Pacific road in this city late last night
of the capture at Arlee. Mont, small
town 125 miles east of Heron, of the
band of so-called industrials who cap
tured a Northern Pacific train at Heron
Yesterday. The mob numbered several
hundred men, having been largely in
creased since the capture of the train.
The capture was made by fifty deputy
United States marshals, who started
from Helena soon after the Coxeyite'
started on their eastward journey.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
Intimidation without Violence

CANNoNsBURG, Pa, May lS.-Four
hundred striking coal miners from the
Mcdonald district, with a brass band,
arrived at the coke mine here at $3.50
o'clock this morning. Several shots
were fred, but the deputies on guard
did not return. When the sheriff and
deputies arrived they found the raid
ers lined up on both sides of the road.
Nothing disorderly was done. The
strikers succeeded in inducing twen-
ty of the forty miners at work to
come out. After threatening another
raid if the remainder do not come out,
the strikers marched to the Supe mine
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
n,o.b ~ Gen. Phil Cook.

ATLANTA. Ca, May al.-Gcn' PHI
Cook. secretary of state, died this morn
ING at o'clock. The general was out
Saturday and the cold wave gave him II
cold. which resulted in pneumonia lie
was II years of age and one of the most
popular men in the city.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
An Unmitigated Lie.

LONDON, May 19.-Commodore lg'
nazio F1orio, the owner Of the cutter
valkyrie. which was reported lost on
the coast of Africa, has telegraphed to
a friend in London, Signor Laneana,
that the report of the wreck Of his
yacht is an unmitigated lie. the Val
kyrie having met with no mishap.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
Edmund Yates Stricken with Apoplexy.

LONDON, May 2O,-Edmund Yates
author and journalist, was stricken
with apoplexy last evening at the Gar,
rick theater, where Lytton's Money
was playing. He was removed to the
SAVOY hotel, where he died yesterday
morning He would have been SO years
old next July, had he lived.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
rh. .yuav. ,Jenk,ns Investigation.

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-The report
of the subcommittee in the investiga.
tion Of Judge Jenkins was again in
formally considered by the house
Judiciary committee yesterday. but
decisive action was postponed until
the next meeting of the full commit
tee,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
H,l,sborc College Burned.

HILLsBoRo, o., May lo,-Thc Hills
boro college was burned shortly before
noon yesterday. The loss is estimated
at CSC, 900; insurance, $4,000. The FRY
startea from . defective aue,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
peonle Fleeing for Their Lives.

.louNsrowS. Pa. May 2l, 2:20 A. NJ
The Conemaugh river is overfowing
and people are fleeing for their lives,
The water in front of the Western
Union telegraph Office is 3ia feet deep.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
To Eject A Ministerial Crisis.

ROME. May ol,-lt is reported that the
opposition groups in the chamber OF
DEPUTIES have combined to oppose the
war budget with the object of effecting
n ministerial crisis as the result of its
rejection,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
Millions of Feet OF Timber Afioat.

WuLIAMsPogT, Pa, May 20.-Protit.
ing by the experience of five years ago
those in prospective danger have spent
the day removing their effects to places
of safety, and the day has been Bed
lam in Williamsport. The situation to-
night is discouraging to say the least,
for the rain /; s.ili VIII =: ~, .;ty
are raging torrents. AT least lo,ooo'ooe
feet of logs have gone down the river
Between noon and o'clock the boom
at Linden broke. There were about
ten million feet in the structure. The
Lock Haven boom was reported to have
given way under the pressure OF high
water and it was stated that l5,0o0.O0O
feet started down stream on ten loot
food The logs and boom at Two Mile
and Cooks branches of Kettle creek
broke loose at about 10 o'clock.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

VIENNA. May 19.-The lower house
Of the Austrian parliament yesterday
refused to vote urgency in the consid'
Grafton OF the proposal to establish ap
eight.hour working day Tor miners
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
MRS. MEYER NEXT

To he Tried for Completely In the Crime
for Which Her Husband Has Bcen Con
victed.
New YORK. May 2l.-lt is announced
that Mrs. Meyer, wife of DIR. Henry
Never, who was Friday convicted OF
murder in the second degree for poison
ing Ludwig Brandt, will be put on
trial in the first two weeks of the COM
ing month. Then, too, the testimony
of Kirfel. who turned states evidence,
will be largely relied on. Assistant
District Attorney Mcintyre says that
Kirfel will furnish important testi'
mony that has not as yet been di'
vulged.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
y. n..trox the Gnllotinc.

IoypoS, Nav co.--A dispatch from
Paris to the Exchange Telegraph Co.
saws the police have discovered plot
to explode a bomb in the building IL
which the guillotine u stored,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
Rejected tho Proposition.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 2o.-In the
Southern Presbyterian general assem-
bly, yesterday morning what is known
as the birmingham agreement was re-
iected by unanimous vote without de-
bate .. -.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26
Fleeing to the Hills and Mountains.

LEwIsBuRG. Pa. May 2l.-The super
intendent of the Lewisburg 4 Tyrone
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad,
from here to Bellefont. reports heavy
washouts at Millmont and west to Ris-
ing Springs. A number of bridges are
gone and the extensive and expensive
tramway connection at Paddy mountain
has been carried away. The water 10
two feet higher at Coburn than it was
in 1889 and the people of the valleys are
fleeing to the hills and mountains.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

ALTOONA, Pa, May 81. - Galvin's
Commonweal army went to pieces
somewhere west Of Johnstown on Fri
day night. The members are working
their way eastward by freight trains
in small squads.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

Portuguese minister, Senior
losa, will depart from Washing
Lisbon on a six months leave
nee, but it is understood that
! not return, as lie has received
information that he will be
hinister to France. which is the
! diplomatic post Of Portugal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

IA. X. MCCLURE, ex-Minister
Emery Smith, Maj. Gen. Snow
y. John |. Rodgers and other
Is q the Glover club, of Phila-
refused to sit at u dinner to
len. Coxey had been invited un-
Objectionable guest had been
b tho Art club instead.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

pINe the debate in the Ohio
on the night Of the 18th, on
Keeper bill giving the right Of
IN the Hooking Valley canal bank
Columbus to Athens, d. L. Sleep
Athens. author Of the bill, made
sensational announcement that
Pemert, Of Bucyrus, had offered
\ bribe of $1,000 in cash if he
drop the measure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

kzth J~asa Chntla;" anf Chi
a the election commissioners
h for contempt of court and
hem committed to Jail until
hre paid, because of their re-
4 produce before the special
Nv ballots cast at the April
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

CORNING. \. Y, May aO.-A heavy
rain has been falling for the past forty
eight hours and much damage has re-.
suited. The Chemung river overiiowed
its banks and large tracts of land have
been submerged, most of which was
under cultivation. The east-bound
tracks of the Erie railroad were inun-
dated and trains had difficulty in pass
ing. Bad washouts are reported at
Cameron. Canisteo and other points on
the western division of the Erie. All
trains from the west are late. The vii
lage of Hammondsport was visited by
n terrific wind. rain and electrical storm
which did great amount of damage
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

he bribery investigating
MI conduct all hearings in
& investigating charges OF
/ the doings of the Sugar
| closed doors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

Moth the house judiciary com
rdered a favorable report on
resolution directing the secre-
Ethe treasury to pay to West
Ethe moneys due to her under
. credit and pay to the several
Ia territories all moneys col
hder the direct tax.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

CARTER and his aides were SEN
at Salt Lake, Utah, on the
b pay a finc of 800 each and un-
Eve days imprisonment for con-
of court for taking forciblc pos
IN of an engine belonging to re-
) OF the Union Pacific railroad to
lort band of commonwealers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

eekly statement of the associ-
hks of New York for the week
81 the 10Th shows the following
4 Reserve. decrease. 81 ,635, ,450:
1ecrease. Si75,00O; specie, in
l5G.70O; legal tenders. decrease,
b: deposits, decrease, 5000, 400;
lon, decrease: S44, 200,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

ETIrIoS. gotten up in Lexington,
Ind forwarded to. Washington ask
kol. breckinridge to Withdraw
the race for reelection to con-
from the Ashland district, bore
gnaturcs of a score Of old friends
Breckinridge,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

Rports received by the Chi
kaukee e. st. Paul Railroad
Ethe nth, it is estimated that
ecasioned by the late storm
|ntry from Chippewa Falls to
Mimi, will easily amount to
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

Easement of the iron and
ng interests by reason OF
trike has become very gen
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

k-plate investigation COM
neted its work in Pitts
Ion the 18th. Not u word
pn concerning the investi-
be obtained from any
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

equence of the frequent quar-.
occasional rioting Of the
Ind Belgian workmen en-
the brick works at lvrey-
/ the employers have decided
the Belgians, and hereafter
by no foreigners.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

rA and western Wisconsin
Sd, on the 18th, by storms OF
hted severity. Floods from
rs occurred in places, and in
3 damage amounting to $780,
human lives were lost.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

committee on territories,
ordered favorably report
endments, the bill (Which
passed the house) provid.
dmission of Utah into the
ktate,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

AToR HUNToN, of Virginia, and
pr Kyle, of South Dakota (the
Through his clerk, on the 10th
ted the truth of the published
bent that they had been APP
bed and offered money for their
against the tariff bill, although
gentlemen declined to name the
Fho made the offer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

b. JEWELL died in IIaverhill,
be 18th, in his eighty-fifth
was a noted abolitionist and
! the first to follow the lead
ELlovd Garrison. He retired
less eight years ago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

Is electric storm swept over
of Harrisville, Mich, on
the 10th. The precipita-
led almost to a cloudburst.
Einches of rain fell between
A q. IN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

naval photographic Office is ar
ng to establish a branch at Cleve.
o., for the benefit of mariners on
Feat lakes, where compasses and
Reters will be gratuitously com
with standards, and a time-ball,
from all parts of the harbor,
te dropped at noon daily for the
etion of chronometers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

sBERY, British premier, is
>peculating on the London
kge in association with the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

10 of the larger Berlin
ave answered the boycott
Galists by reducing their
! discharging 20 per cent. OF
EThe brewers now prefer to
Ennion men.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

Episcopal archbishops and bish-
have issued a circular
protesting against the proposed
|blishment of the church in
which, they declare, would en-
/ the unity of the church Of En-.
The bishops particularly de-
} the disendowment proposals
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

rebels have surrendered at
4 Gen. Joaquin Diaz. ending
ID that section of San Sal
h. Antonio Ezeta has also
Var Haltenago, the surrender
BODY of insurgents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-26

his BoNAPARTE, a grand
e first Napoleon, died in
e 14th.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-30
A SOUTHERN CITY.

Norfolk is lively city and some
respects an ideal Southern city. 1t has
large shipping interests and is one of the
great oyster markets of the state. It
is in ordinary times a prosperous city,
but it felt the stringency with unusual
severity during last winter and spring
and is only beginning TO recuperate
The oyster business is just getting into
full sway now and the shipments are
growing larger every day. The Vir-
ginia oyster is something ror bivalve
gourmet to dream about. 1t has to be
eaten fresh on it's native soil, so to
speak, to be enjoyed in all its luscious
ness. There is an aristocratic breed of
oysters down there known as the Lynn
Haven oysters that never finds it's way
further north than Washington, D.
c. The supply of this breed is
limited, and the price makes it
a luxury to be enjoyed only by
the gourments and the rich. This
particular oyster retailS for $S
and $40 barrel. There are many other
kinds, however. and they are served to
the stranger at every meal in the hotels
and restaurants. A Norfolk oyster stew
nanny who knows her business, Is
well worth a trip from this city, even il
it was made for no other purpose than
to eat those oysters and then return
home.--Sunday Call
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-30
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.

In case you have been told that your
face is very expressive, don't consider
that you have been given license to ex-
aggerate the expressive features. The
face that speaks volumes is always at
tractive. but that constitutes no excuse
for the style of dancing faces sometimes
seen. The impression is conveyed by a
row of feminine faces that each woman
is endeavoring to attract especial at
tention to her features
The best advice to be given such women
is: Don't roll your eyes up into your
head as if they were marbles. A fine
pair of eyes will be utterly ruined by
this operation. The girl with a pretty
mouth viii purse it up into the prettiest
bouton and continue the habit until many
minute lines form about the lips and
the lovely mouth has to be put into the
hands of a beauty doctor.
Nearly every woman bites or s.lcSs her
lips. Others contract the brows and pro-
duce two furrows between the eyes.
Others wrinkle the forehead with frowns.
Others perpetually wear a tip tilted nose.
The true expressive face doesn't con-
sist of set of features hung on strings
or wires.
Do cultivate placid features In the
first place, the opposite sort are not we'll
bred and in the second case they create
an unpleasant impression on every per-
son and are not lovely.-Philadelph
Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-30

ents, Mr.. and Mgs. Louis Z, Du Bois
No. SO Tuers avenue The bride was att
tired in gown of white crepe de chene.
The parlors were decorated with yellow
and white chrysanthemums. Miss Mabel
Dew Toogood was bridesmaid and Mr..
Louis Du Bois, Jr, acted as best man.
After the wedding, there was recep-
tion The bride and groom left for Phil
adelphia on an early train.
EckerI-Van Tasgei.
Mr.. Nathaniel Eckert of Sing Sine
and Miss Carrie A. Van Tassel of this
city We're married by Mr.. Atkinson at
$50 Wednesday afternoon. Miss Van
Tassel was attired in white silk, made
with high neck and train. Her orna-
ments were diamonds, and she carried
bridal roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Eckert will
live in Sing Sing upon their return from
their trip.
VreeIaad-Snge.;
Mr.. Cornelius Vreeland and Miss Fan
ME Annette Sage were married by Mr.
Atkinson at the home of the brides
father, No. Is Siedler street, Wednesday
evening at o'clock The large parlors
were decorated with palms and smilax
The bride was married Nin a handsome
travelling gown and soon after the
ceremony departed amid showers of rice
and old Shoes
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-30
sUPERsTITIoNs ABOUT TEA.
Quaint Hdeas Concerning the Cup
That Cheers. but Does Not Enebrfate.

Quaint Hdeas Concerning the Cup
That Cheers, but DOes Not Enebrfate.
There are probably more quaint super
thing else in the world. If you put
cream in your cup before the sugar it
will "cross your love" so you must be
very careful. If, while the tea is being
made, the lid removed to pour in the
water, is forgotten to be replaced, it is
the sure sign of the approaching arri-
val of a stranger.
If the tea stalk floats in the cup, it is
called beau" and when this is seen
unmarried women should stir their tea
very quickly round and round, and then
hold the spoon upright in the centre of
the cup.
If the beau is attached to the spoon
and clings to it, he will be sure to cs
very shortly, il not that very even
but if the stalk goes to the side o. the
cup he will not come In some places
this is also said to denote the coming Of
a stranger and if the stalk is soft, the
newcomer will be lady; if tough, a
gentleman.
If you want to know how many years
will elapse before you are married, ball
ance your spoon on the edge of your
cup, first noting that it is perfectly dry,
ing it above the balanced spoon, let the
drops of tea gather to the tip of the
spoon and gently fall into the bowl of
the one below. Count the drops-each
one stands for "a year
If the cluster of small air-bubbles
formed by the sugar collect and remain
in the centre of the cup, it is a sign of
fair weather. If they rush to the sides
there will be rain very shortly.-Phila-
a a Irah