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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04
ArrAsted on . Charge Of Libel.

NEW YosK, July ESD. G. DeMeritt,
one Of the publishers of the Daily
Financial, News, was arrested yester.
day Afternoon on charge Of malicious
'libel, for printing a story of an alleged
,exrected recslyslshlp icr the Distill-
ing and Cattle Feeding Co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT !
Two Chilllcothe tIll.) Strlkers Sentenced
By Judge 0rosscup. s.5ss = /,

By Judge 0rosscup. Ss5Fs = 4,
CHICAGO, July 2s.--Richard Lawrence
and Edward Rhodes, two strikers from
Chillicothe, Ill, were found guilty Of
contempt by Judge, Grosscup, OF the
United States circuit court, and were
sentenced to forty days Imprisonment
each. Lawrence is to be, sent to the
jail in McHenry county and Rhodes
goes to Mercer Bert Cornell and Peter
Dowd, two other promlnsnt strikers
from chillicothc' were discharged far
lsck Of evideucsl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04
WILL NOT INVESTIGATE.

But WIN Leave the Matter to the Presi.
dcntial Commission.
WARRINGTON, July 2s.--The house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce has about abandoned their
proposed investigation of the Ameri.
can Railway union strike as proposed
by q resolution reported from the COM
mittee several weeks ago. The ap
pointment of a commission by the
president to make the investigation
ledlthc committee to allow the matter
to 60 over, and it is now thought it
will be abandoned entirely.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

ement of the associated banks
|rk city for the week ended
bows the following changes.
ecrease, 81, ,909, 1875; loans, de-
.lo9, 600; specie, decrease,
|gal tenders, decrease, So,
Is, decrease, S., ,Os1, 700; circu-
fease, Sl09. 600.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

a dozen large plate-glass
in the residence of George M.
at the corner of Prairie and
tn streets, Chicago. were
on the aath, with stones
Y Simon Rcskins, q Russian
larehist He was arrested.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

RICToRIA will witness the
between the Britannia ant
1t over the queens course
! of Wight, on August 4
|of Wales will himself sal
bia, and the duke of Yorl
b on board.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

Missioner of labor, ex-officio
the strike commission ap-
|he president, called IA meet
bmmission for organization,
land preliminary work at
hent of labor, in Washing
SOth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

Unknown Russian author and
Nikolai NJ. Yadrentsef, who
|any years owner and editor
stern Review, of St. Peters
who was regarded as one of
Uniformed men in the world
|rd to the history, archaeology
ropology Of Asiatic Russia,
emily on June 10, at Barnaud,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

CARNEGIE, in an interview
Pin the London Engineering
! the 2sth, is quoted as say
Die does not think that the
ties now requires protection,
claims is of little use for
brposes, since manufactured
lve fallen so low.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

lie committee on territories
hvorable report, on the 25th,
bssion into the Union of the
bf Arizona and New Mex
Bill is drawn on the same
II followed IN the bill foI
lon of Utah.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

CAMPBELL of the Burlington,
vision extends through Ne
|eclared, on the 2sth, that it
necessary to ship corn into
lnties Of that state this year
that the farmers may live
Ehe season. Hundreds ofsquare
|the fnest-looking corn hangs
lifeless on account Of the
Reports from the lines OF
Pm Pacific, Rock Island, Mis-.
fific and Santa Fc railroads
: same tenor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

kamer collidcd with a ferry
rondo, Russia, on the 26th,
latter. Fourteen of the
passengers were drowned,
Eere fatally injured by be-
when the boats came to-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

vince of Guadalajara, Spain,
Visited by fierce hurricanes
led by heavy rains and hail
Ehe river Segre overhowed
and destroyed what little
4 the vineyards after the pas
|e storms. Many villages in
Ace wore Inundated.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

] splice of the new Anglo
Telegraph Co.'S new cable
on the 26th, at II a. M,
|time, off Hearts Content,
Ithc laying of the largest
] the Atlantic was success
|eted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

tive committee of the
Labor will send campaign
pd speakers into the dis.
b, of Maine, and Bailey, of
|thers whom they believe
ldlv to the cause of labor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

kE of Cleveland, o., a
b western railroads, fell
|of stairs at the Coleman
Park, N. j., on the 2sth,
arm.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

LAWRENCE and Edward
) strikers from Chillicothe,
|und guilty of contempt by
Soup, in the United States
It at Chicago, on the 27th,
ed to forty days imprison-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

II congressional conven'
WAS held at Hutchison,
|e5th, renominated Hon.
bson by acclamation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

[ENT STEVENSON left his
nington, H., on the 2sth,
Ia. He had been at home
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

J to start the street cars in
TO-, on the 25th, after a
le-up resulted in riotous
Ins and severe conflicts be.
bnd the police. Great ex-
kailed all over the city.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

be human gorilla, attached
} & Bailey's circus, died at
(ounds in Dayton, o., shortly
Performance on the night of
MIR. Bailey had recently re-
|otler of $4,000 for Chico.
|was embalmcd like any hui
|ent to New York.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

ArcH from Shanghai, of dato
says: war has been de-
tween Japan and China. The
have seized the king Of
lost of the Chinese troops in
coolies armed with bows and
The. Japanese troops have
| several Chinese troop ships
ling, and it is reported that
nese artillery has sunk sew
|em."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

prk republican state com
cided to hold the state
Saratoga, September III
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

! in the United States for
led on the 27th We're 249,
h the corresponding week
In Canada the failures
/ against 90 for the same
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04

Rapidly spreading in Ga
ly in the western district
a in the eastern districts
|ussian frontier. Traffic
htier has been prohibited.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-04
Sixty Business Houses and Several Dwell.
ings In Belle Plaine Ia, Destroyed.

BELLE PLANE, Ia. July 29.-The cry
Of fire was heard throughout the town
late yesterday afternoon. The citizens
soon had the fire apparatus out. but
owing to the engines steaming slowly
the flames, which had started in the
roof Of livery stable and were famed
by strong west wind, had leaped
across the street to the business part
of the city, and were soon beyond the
control Of the firemen.
It was impossible to stop the spread
Of the flames with the apparatus at
hand and sixty buildings were burned.
kilograms were hurridly sent to Cedar
Rapids and Tama, but by o'clock the
entire business portion Of the towr
was in ashes
In all over sixty buildings and bust
ness concerns were burned out, with
loss OF sl50, 600, with Sl60, 900 insurance
Several dwellings, and their content,
were also destroyed. The hurley
house is the only hotel left standing
and 1t was saved only by fortunats
| change Of the wind. SO far as know
NO one was killed and but few injured
This ID q severe blow to Belle Plaine
and II "a . grave question whether \
viii sver b rseani eo@plstely'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
SHAME, NOT CRIME.
No Evidence of Criminality in the
Death of Christine KnudsOn.

No Evidence of Criminalfty in the
Death of Christine Knudson.
st. Paul, April 25.-No evidence of
c1ininality or abortion was presented by
the autopsy on the body of the young
girl, Christine Knudson, the story of
whose death was told yesterday. Coroner
Wnitcomb, DR.. Finnell and DR.. Mccain,
the girls physician, were present at the
autopsy, and the cause of death was
fol nd by them to be from natural causes
"a postpartum hemorrhage. The father
of the girl says she told him just before
dying that the young man who was the
cause of her ruin was to have married
her within month, and that he is con-
vinced that such was his intention. The
child was born four months before it's
time. Miss Knudson had been a servant
in the family Of Charles Vrooman of
South Park for the past seven years, and
the young man is a blacksmith and well
known in that neighborhood She was
but seventeen years old, and very
pretty blonde. The funeral was held at
2 o'clock from the residence, 21S Norris
street, and was largely attended by the
many sorrowing friends and relatives of
the unfortunate young woman. If she
had told her father or the physician the
cause of the trouble in the beginning her
life might have been saved
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
JUGGLED HIS BOOKS.
This Is Charged Against Alfred w.
Seymour by His Employers.

This Is Charged Against Alfred w.
Seymour by His Employers.
Minneapolis, April 25.-Alfred w. Sey-
cur, formerly bookkeeper for Osborne
& Clark, lumber firm of this city, is
missing and nothing has been seen or
heard Of him since April II, when he left
Minneapolis rather suddenly and mysteri-
ously. 1t is claimed that there is rea-
son for his sudden disappearance, and it
is that the police were too close on his
track to make it pleasant for him to re-
main here. The crime with which Sey-
mour is charged is forgery, and it is
stated that he did up the firm for whom
he worked to the extent of a large sum
of money. Just how much it is pretty
hard to say until the books have been
carefully gone over and the total has
been learned. His methods of operating,
it is claimed, were very ingenious. He
did not take money from the cash of the
concern, but as letters came in containing
checks he would hold them out and forge
the signature of the firm, passing the
checks on his friends: In this way they
were never entered on the books, and it
was comparatively easy to conceal the
operations. Firms in the country would
sometimes be sent receipts by Seymour,
it is claimed, and at other times the ac-
count would remain on the book as if it
had never been touched. In few days
the books will be examined, and then the
entire amount of Seymour's alleged pecu-
laticns will be known.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
THE MARKETS.
--latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

--latest 0uOtat1OnS FROM Grain ana
Live Stock Centers.
Chicago, April 25-Wheat firm; cash,
So 1-Sc; May, So 3-s@59 Lee; July, go SO
60 3-4c; September, 62 5-8c Corn higher;
cash, 38 $50; May, 38 34c; July, 80 7-Sc;
September, 40 Use. Oats steady: May,
33c; July, % 1-Sc; September, Csc.
Minneapolis, April 25.-April closing,
Gle; May opening 60 3-4c, highest 60 Lie,
lowest 60 1-2c, closing &c.. July opening
60 Use, highest 81 3-4c, lowest GO 7-Sc,
closing 60 5-8c; September opening Coo,
highest 60 lie, lowest SO 3-4@59 7-Sc,
closing 60 Lee. On track-No. 1 hard,
Ga lac; No. Northern, SO 3-4c; No
Northern, 81 1-4c. .--@-
Chicago, April o. Cattle-Receipts,
$500 head; unchanged and slow; over
5000 head on sale; prime to extra na-
tive steers, $425@45O; medium, $3.50
40; others, $3.50@3.75. Hoge-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head slow and 15c lower;
closed bad, with many unsoldJ rough
heavy, $4.25@4.5O; packers and mixed,
$5@5.15; prime heavy and butcher
weights, $5.15@5.25; assorted light, 500
@5.15. - "rs -
st. Paul, April 25.-Receipts Hogs,
1000 head; cattle, 800 head; calves, 30
head; sheep, 400 head. Hogs-5c lower;
quality fair to good for the bulk; yards
cleared early to packers at $4.95@5. 10.
Cattle steady; fair demand for good
butcher stuff; stockers and feeders active.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
EDITOR GOES TO JAIL
EDWARD ROsEWATER, OF THE
OMAHA BEE, is IN TROUBLE.
he Is Sentencel to Thirty Days In
Jail and to Pay n Fine Of $500 for
Alleged Contempt of Court - Re-
leased on a Supersedeas.

Omaha, April 25-Edwarl Rosewater,
editor Of the Bee, was to-day sentenced
to imprisonment for thirty days and to
ray a fine Of $500 for alleged contempt
Of court. Mr. Rosewater was ordered
taken to Jail at once, and for six hours
nc was behind the bars of the Douglass
county jail. The state supreme court
granted q superseleas, and Mr.. Rose
water was released until the case can be
reviewed ty the higher court. The al
legged offense committed by Mr.. Rosewa-
ter was in allowing 10 be printed in the
Bee u local article i'll which it was stated
that there was evidently some partially
shown 10 certain criminals in the district
conrt, us, of two men caught robbiag a
railroad depot, the poor man was SEN
fenced to prison and the son of wealthy
parents was given his liberty without the
case coming to trial. The fact; in the
case were not Denied but Judge G. f.
Scott. who bad dismissed the case in
question, Melt aggrieved ut the word
''pnll' used in the article, and had the
reporter VINO wrote the matter brought
before him for contempt. After dis
graceful scene i'll court the reporter was
sent up for thirty days, and then Judge
7 Scott concluded to arraign the editor of
the paper on the same charge. The case
was called for hearing to-day, and rearly
| the whole bar of Douglass county and
hundreds of citizens were in court \ to
listen to the pleas Evidence was intro
| duced to show that Mr., Rosewater knew
nothing of the article complained cf; that
he was not on the date Of its publication;
that he had not directed the preparation
of the matter,and, in fact, was entirely
ignorant that an article of any such na-
ture was about to appear. In spite of
the evidence Judge Scott declared the de-
| PENDANT guilty, and, after giving him a
severe tongue flashing that provoked some
demonstration from the audience, the
judge then started to impose sentence
without giving Mr.. Rosewater an oppor-
tunity to be heard. But the editor pro-
posed to have his rights, and interrupted
the court with a demand that he be
heard. This the court at first refused tt
grant, but Mr.. Rosewater insisted, anc
after much confusion he spoke and de
nounced the judge. At the conclusion Of
Mr.. Rosewater's talk Judge Scott or
dered the sheriff to hurry the prisoner tt
the county Jail to serve out the sentence
of thirty days. The sentence was thu
chief topic Of discussion in the city to
day. =.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
Threw Away $25O,OOO.

Vancouver, B. c., April 25.-About &
month ago the crew of the fishing steam
er Capitaine found lump of white-look-
ing substance while cruising about a
hundred miles from the coast. The stuff
was kept for some time as curiosity,
but finally they threw it overheard after
cutting off a small piece. On their re-
turn to town the piece was examined by
several experts, who declared it was am
bergris. AS the lump weikhed close on
100 pounds, it's estimated value is $780,
600. A party has now gone out with a
diver to search for the missing treasure.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
Fishers May Have PeriShed,

Dublin, April PA terrific gale pre-
vailed yesterday on the southern coast of
Ireland. The storm was particularly Sc
we're in the Skibbereen district. There
was a large feet of Scotch, English and
Irish fishing boats off the coast when the
gale set in. Some of them made for
ports of refuge, while others remained,
thinking they could outride the gale. 1t
is feared that many Of the latter have
been wrecked. Scores of them are miss
ing, and much wreckage has been washed
ashore. Reports from various parts of
the south coast show that great damage
was done on land.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
A Gang of Thieves Rounded Up.

Calmar, Iowa, April 25.-Search war
rants were sworn out at 2 o'clock the
other night, and the premises of George
Strauss, John Hickie and Frank Fergu-
son were, searched, and many valuable
goods stolen from the Milwaukee railway
were found. Arrests We're Immediately
made. The prisoners had their prelimi-
nary hearing yesterday. Indictments
were found against the. trio and their
bail fixed at $1,000. Ferguson and
Strauss, not being able to get sureties on
their bond, were taken to the county Jail
at DEBORAH. The men are all married and
are connected with some of the leading
families in this part of the state Other
pl minent citizens here are supposed to
be implicated, also parties at DEBORAH,
Waukon, Ossian, Hawkeye and other
places. The gang is supposed to have
been organized under a leader, and horse
stealing and plundering carried on on a
grand scale.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
Mysterious A.,a.sination.

Baraboo, Wis, April 25.-Last night
an unknown man fired six shots through
a window in the residence Of John Bur
ga, who lives seven miles south of this
city. Mrs Burga received one ball in
her side, and probably will not recover.
No reasons are known for the shooting,
and there is no clue to the person COM
hitting the crime.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
THE GREAT STRIKE.
OF THE GREAT NORTH
ERN LEAVE THEIR POSTS.
Che Men Refuse to Accede to the
Reduction in Wages Recently Made
The Whole Great Northern Sys-
tenn Is Completely Tied Up.

St. Paul, April pa committee of
strikers and officials of the Great North
.ern are holding consultation to-day, and
it, is possible that the strike wills be de-
clt1ed off this evening or tomorrow. 1t
is thought that the trouble will be AMIGA
bly, adjusted, although it is possible that
an agreement cannot be reached and that
q long struggle will ensue, but the more
conservative think that it will soon be
settled. -.-.
A special trair. of two coaches, loaded
with thirty-fve deputy United States
n. rshals, in charge of United States
M, rs hal Bede, went to st. Cloud to arrest
the strikers who yesterday violated the
injunction by cutting off coaches and re-
sisting United States officers. Warrants
for the arrest of ten st. Cloud strikers
were in Bede>s possession The train
bearing the officers consisted of two
coaches, the majority of the officers occu-
plying the one in the rear. 1t was q
husky lot Of men that the new United
States marshal took to the seat of
trouble. l.. D. Foster, president of the
St. Cloud union, would have been ar
rested in St. Paul last night but the war
rants were not ready and this morning
he could not be found. The arrested
strikers, ten in number, were brought
back to st. Paul under guard. The main
portion of deputies were left at st. Cloud
and will be used in gus riding trains back
to the Twin Cities.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
STRENGER "A RINGER.
DARK Horse Wins in the District 1T
torneyship Race.

torneyship Race.
Washington, April 24.-Among the
nominations sent into the senate by the
president to-day was that of E.. G. String
er OF st. Paul to be United States dis
tIict attorney for the district of Mime
sofa.
st. Paul. April Congressman
Halls dark horse was the exclamation
through ST. Paul when the appointment
of Stringer was announced. No one had
apparently ever thought Of Stringer in
connection with the place, and the nomi-
nation came as a complete surprise. Ed
ward q. Stringer came to st. Paul from
Hastings about four years ago, and is a
member of the law firm of Stringer 4
Seymour, in the German-American Bank
building. He mas been conspicuous in
state politics for years, though latterly
he has dropped out Of prominence. In
1883 he was delegate from the old Third
district to the national Democratic COM
ventlOn at st. Louis, and when he left
for st. Louis he was understood to be
| pledged for r. A. Smith to succeed M.
DOran on the national committee, but
the Doran crowd offered to send in his
name for the committee on platform, and
as Stringer was anxious to shine as a
tariff reformer, he accepted and supported
Doran, giving the vote necessary for his
election. He has been known as DOran
man since his residence in st. Paul. Mr.
Doran was seen yesterday, and when
told of Mr.. Stringer's appointment re-
ceived the announcement as though il
was news to him.
II am disappointed that McC afferty was
not appointed said he, 'for was solici
tcus for his appointment and expected
that he would be the man. There were
so many applicants and McCafferty wa:
so decidedly in the lead that they com
biDed against him and made his appoint
Mo mt impossible"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
Qutet at B1uefield.

Bluefeld, w. Va, April 25. = There
have been no labor troubles in the Blue
field region. The miners worked Satur-
day, and are at work as psual to-day.
The reported assassination Of walking
delegate named O'Brien is believed here
to be false, though trainmen say there
was a small riot on Saturday in the
Chesapeake & Ohio territory.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
Frank Hatton Stricken.

Washington, April %. Frank Hatton,
one of the proprietors and editors of the
Washington Post, was stricken with to-
cal paralysis this, afternoon while at
work at his desk, and has been removed
70 the Emergency hospital. The attack
rs very serious.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
Nominated for Congress-

indianapolis, Ind, April q. Charles
T.. Henry of Anderson was nominated
here to-day by the Republicans of this,
the Seventh (Bynum's) district. He had
no opposition. He was Bynum's opponent
in 1892.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
Now Make Them Battle.

Anderson, Ind, April 25.-An ordinance
was passed at special meeting of the
city council requiring all tramps found
in the city limits to be vaccinated. About
fifty were corraled last night and sub
jected to the requirement. They pro
ested against it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
Contract for Grading Let.

Sheridan, Wyo., April 25.-The Bur
lington & Missouri Rive Railway COM
pany has let the contract for the grad
ing of the extension of the line from
Sheridan to Great Falls, Mont, and ex-
poets to have the road in operation by
October
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
Re.u1ted In a Double Trage ~

Bessemer, Mich, April 25.--While e1-
aiming a loaded self-cocking revolver
Sunday night Mrs. John Gest accident
ally shot her husband dead. She immediz
ately became violently insane and died
in great agony five hours later. Both
were buried to-day.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26
Captured a Congo CITY

Paris, April 25.A telegram received
here from the Congo states that Lieut.
Lothaire, at the head of detachment Of
state troops, has captured Mandar, be-
tween Lake Tanganyika and Mandaem N
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26

Gre fton, N. D., April 21-The first
tr: in to move on the Great Northern
since Monday was the Cavalier branch
tain, which went up to-day. Brother
hood men were in charge. Forty sacks
of mail arrived this noon over the North
ern Pacific for points on the Great North
ern near here. This mail is carried from
here ON hand cars by citizens of surround
ing towns, who don't want to be entire
ly shut off from the world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-26

Cokato, Mimi, April 2l.-Everything is
blocked and much sympathy for the strik-
ers is expressed. An agreement has been
signed by nearly every business man not
to sell to, feed or shelter non-union men
if any should be sent here to replace the
regular help. The paper also protests
against the high express and freight rates
of the Great Northern.