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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
One OF the Worst Wrecks that Ever Oc-
cured in the Vicinity.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Sept. ls.-The
railroad wreck short distance from
the central shaft in the lloosac tun-
mel Saturday night was one of the
worst which ever took place in this
vicinity. BY it two men lost their
lives and two others were seriously in
iured. A freight train had to stop in
the tunnel to repair break on the en-
CINE. BY some blunder second
freight train was permitted to follow
into the tunnel before the first was out
of the way and crashed into the stand
ing train,
The tunnel was completely block
AIDED by the wreck, and it was impossi-
BILE to get trains through all day yes
terday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
FATALLY INJURED.

Mrs. VIM. Adams Dying ut Anderson From
Injuries Inflicted by Her Insane Hus-
band.
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. s.-Mrs. VIM.
Adams is dying from injuries inflicted
by her husband Thursday, In fit OF
delirium, superinduced by fever, he
leaped from his bed and bit,
choked, pounded and dragged his
wife for half hour. A neighbor and
two policemen finally overpowered the
mamie and landed him in Jail. Mrs.
Adams was choked into insensibility
and big pieces of flesh were torn from
her face and arms by the madman. He
also demolished the household furni'
ture and broke all the windows, after
which he ran into the street entirely
nude and was captured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
Miscellaneous.

DR.. T. II. Matthews, one Of the promi.
nent old landmarks of Carrollton, is
dead.
Claude Still, of Senatobia, Of the Sec
ond district of Mississippi has been ap-
pointed to a cadetship at West Point.
Cotton receipts at this point for the
cotton year, which closed on the lst OF
September, were 1876 bales, against
1851 last year.
At the solicitation OF a number of
friends in different parts of the State
Col. j. L. Power, of Jackson, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for Sec
retary Of State.
S. r. Franks, United States deputy
marshal, was arrested at Grenada last
week on the charge Of counterfeiting.
When searched pistol and some chem
icals, which are supposed to have been
used in the counterfeiting business,
were found on his person.
Capt. V. r. Terral died at Crystal
Springs last week. The deceased was
born sixty-three years ago in Covington
County, and in the prime of his man
hood served his country in the Confed-
crate legislature. After this he moved
to Midway, where he engaged in the
mercantile business and amassed con-
siderable fortune.
Crops were never better in the vicinity
of New Albany, and especially the corn
and sorghum crop. This is the first
year for sorghum, and large fields have
been planted. Several carloads Of bar
rels have been bought, and the mer-
chants of New Albany expect to handle
100, 900 gallons during the season. One
firm has near town field of thirty
acres, which is now being made and
turning out an average of 200 gallons to
the acre. The output from this field
alone can be safely estimated at 6,oOC
gallons.
Walter NJ. Denny, OF Jackson County,
was nominated last week for Congress
in the Sixth district by the Democratic
. convention at Pass Christian, on the
tbirty.ninth ballot.
w. W. Moore died at Madison station
last week from eating boiled custard
=. served at wedding near Fannin
/, Rankin County. Numerous people att
: Of the custard, and several are reported
! having died. Three children have died IL
: Rankin County, and the brother OF Mr.
!, Moore is reported desperately Ill. Will
little prospects of recovery. All whit
partook Of the custard were taken VIC
lently i'll.
The case Of Mrs. Mary Schwab agains
c the Illinois Central railroad for $1,000
damages for the killing Of her husband
g John Schwab, on the 10th Of June, 1898
h was tried at Holly Springs last week
l. Schwab was drunk and laid down on th
d track and went TO sleep and was rul
r over. The Jury rendered verdict i
3 favor Of the road.
= The present crop prospects IN IN
y ueighborhood Of Grenada excel thos
II any previous year since tie wa'
:, The screago Of corn. cotton and sol
. ,hum IL larger than ever before. .sEes
: "A pstataes ara not np 10 lass yesFi
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
UNDER SECTION FIVE.
1t Is the Purpose of the Treasury Depart.
ment to So COnstrue the Tarlh Law
That Unnecessary Obstruction ana
Hardship to Importers May be Avoided

1t Ia the Purpose of the Treasury Depart. |
ment to So Construe the Tariff Law
That Unnecessary Obstruction and
Hardship to Importers May be Avoided
WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Secretary Car
Isle yesterday afternoon issued an ofh-
cial circular regarding the marking,
etc, of goods under section 5 of the
new tariff law, in regard to which
much uncertainty of construction has
existed After quoting the section in
extenso, the secretary says:
This section differs from Section Q
of the act of October l. 1890 (Mckinley
law, in requiring statement OF the
quantity of contents and in withhold
ing delivery of goods until they shall
be duly marked, etc.
"In order to afford reasonable time
for compliance with the above section,
it will be ignored, so far as relates to
the statement Of quantities, only upon
merchandise shipped from abroad after
August %, 1894. u SIS
'"rhe department holds that the in
dication of the country of origin under
| this section need not necessarily be re-
stricted to the declaration of the name
| of such country, but may be accepted
under whatever form, provided the
goods contain unmistakable evidence
of their origin, without misleading
marks or signs.
at is further held that the require
ment in respect to quantity of contents
applies only to packages, and not to
separate articles To interpret the sec
ton otherwise would involve the meas
urement of every spool of cotton and
the gauging of every bottle of wine
1t may be inferred that the purpose o.
this enactment was the protection o.
the consumer from loss through fraud
ulent overstatement of the numbers OF
quantities of articles containedin in many
imported packages offered for sale.
Certain classes of goods are respec
lively put up in packages of recognize
and uniform quantities. A mere in
; spection of such packages will sutiic'
; to determine the fact of their con
formity or noncomformity as the cast
may be, with the established practic
of the trade. II the former condition
is manifest, no. further indication q
I the quantity of the contents is needed
As, for example, ordinary bags G
coffee and barrels of -four have regr
lar sizes and capacities, and do not rt
quire explicit statements in order
indicate the quantity of contents.
at is the purpose of the depar
u ment so to construe the section, tha
t without an evasion of its provision
II unnecessary obstruction and hardshi
I to importers may be avoided.
: Chief officers of the customs al
IS hereby authorized to decide, in accord
n ance with the above instructions, will
T, out reference to the department. que
tions arising under the administratio
l. of the section above specified.
n TSigned.l JOHN q. CARLISLE,
10 Secretary :"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

WASHINGTON, Sept. e.-Mr. Fred L.
Howren, of New York, prominent tea
importer, says: "One effect of the war
between China and Japan will be to
shut off the supply Of the particular
kinds Of tea that American drinkers
are used to. They will also
have to pay more money for the new
goods, The war is being conducted so
near to the tea-growing territory that
future importat;ons are uncertain
Wholesale prices of the cheaper teas
have already advanced 100 per cent,
and the retailer will soon he aware o.
the difference In cost"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
OKLAHOMA DIVORCES.
All Granted Since March, 1898, Are Null
and Void.

All Granted Since March, 1898, Are Null
and Void.
GUTHRIE, Okla. Sept. o.-The deci-
sion of the supreme court of the terri
tory handed down at noon nulli-
fes all divorces granted by pro-
bate judges in Oklahoma since March,
1898. There have been fully 400
divorces so granted, and as very
large percentage of the persons so di-
vorced have been married since they
are guilty of bigamy. The people af.
fected are in every state of the Union,
having come here to take advantage OF
the liberal divorce laws of the terri
tory, which allow divorce for anv OF
thirteen causes, after residence OF
ninety days. The decision will cause
a sensation all over the country.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
The Trouble In st. Paurs Polish Catholic
Church in Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. io.-The trouble
which occurred a. ST. Paul's Polish
Catholic church is apparently subsid-
ing The Kowalewslki faction held
morning services and vespcrs yester-
day under Father Kamin, and NO Sc
rious trouble occurred. A few of the
hotheaded got together Friday night
and talked freely of lynching the new
priest. Friends Of the priest, however,
,rred them to desist. and the lynchers
nally agreed to await the result OF
70 suit. No school will be opened
til oeart aseldeA
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
One Has Squealed.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. SIT was re-
ported to-day that one Of the men be-
longing to the lynching party that
made away with the six negroes last
week has squealed. 1t is thought that
the whole plot will be laid bare within
twenty-four hours.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
Wire Tappers About Ready to Bleed the
Foreign Book, Captured In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. a nest of wire
tappers was raided Friday afternoon
at Forty seventh and Rebecca streets
by G. w. Cook, manager of the Haw-
thorne race track, and the Cicero po'
lice. One man caught is now locked
up in the Hawthorne village Gala boose.
He gave his name as Albert Hueston,
and denied at first that he knew any
thing of any scheme to rob the foreign
book by means of intercepted informa.
ton. 1t is expected that Hueston will
divulge the names of his accomplices
The connection was not yet completed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
An Itnllan I,omb Thrower.

TURIN, Sept. AN anarchist named
Solero threw bomb into THE Cafe
San Carlo Thursday evening, causing Q
terrible explosion which wrecked the
place. Fortunately nobody was hirs
ssless wAa arrested
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
To Command the ,Japanese Army.

LONDON, Sept. s.--A Yokohama dis.
patch says that Marshal Yamagata
started for Corea on Thursday to as
sumo command of the Japanese army
in that country. 1t is said that the
Japanese forces in Corea will soon
number 100000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
yerdlct In the Moser Case.

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Sept. s.-Coroner
J. +. Campbell's jury returneda a verdict
this morning that Wagonmaker Fred
Moser, Of Caseyville, H., met his death
at the hands of unknown parties by
drowning.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

STAuNToN, ILL.,, Sept o.-Engineer S.
c. Flaming, injured in the railroad
wreck last night, has died of his in
iuries. This makes three deaths as a
result of the wreck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
GAVE THE PLOT AWAY
And the Kerrviiie Lynchers Will Soon be
in Limbo Attempt to Trap the sher-
1T by Getting His Son to fake Part In the
Affair Leads to Exposure.


Affair Leads to Exposure.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. l0.-The
whole plot of the Kerrville lynching is
now laid bare. Before many hours
elapse it is thought everyone who had
anything to do with the affair, or the
majority of them, will be behind the
bars.
Bob McCarver, son of Sheriff Nc
Carver, gave the snap away. lie was
invited to participate in the massacre
by H. n Smith, one Of the men now
languishing in the county Jail under
indictment for murder in the first de-
gree.
When the invitation to assist in the
assassination was rendered to McCar-
yer it was represented that Sheriff Nc
Carver knew all about it, and that
Judge Cooper Of the criminal court
was OF in the dark. OF course these
representa- tions were untrue, and were
made by Smith for the purpose, ii pos
sible, of mixing Sheriff McCarver up in
the affair through his son, SO his hands
would be tied if an investigation should
be instituted by the authorities. The
scheme was bold one, but it failed.
| McCarver's examination resulted in
the arrest of Jailor Cox for perjury and
the fixing of $4,000 bond on Me-
Carvers head to insure his remaining
in the city. McCarver did not give
this bond yesterday and as conse'
quence he spent the day behind the
big gate of the Shelby county bastile
nominally deputy, but really pris
oner.
Sheriff McCarver had been told of the
plot by his son several days before the
grand jury had got hold of the boy''
story, and because he did not tell wha
he knew to the inquisitors he is receiv
: ing some censurc at the hands of th'
: members. lie and Judge Cooper had {
: long conversation Saturday night ant
it is said that the Judge read the rio
, act to the high sheriff.
Rumors have been floating arount
! for several days to the effect that tn
prisoners charged with participation
in the lynching were being treate
$ with more leniency than will be a
lowed by the order of the judge. Th
| grand jury must have looked into thes
). rumors for they recommended Gel
e Kellar Anderson for the position {
n tailor so highly that Sheriff McCarve
e had no option but to tender it to Al
/. derson.
VI 1t is conceded that the grand jur
is now in possession of the most dan
v aging evidence against the parties no
d in Jail charged with the killing and
il is confidently expected that an indie
T.. ment will be returned in the next da
Il. or so. and that bench warrants will
n. issued against the parties suspected.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

american n bark Alice arrived
nenry, Va, on the 9th, from
"a, Cuba, with three cases ,ot
lever on board. The vessel
Nv mea over to Fishcrman's island
N, " '. s..s, examination by tho Marius
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

associated banks of New York
'ued the following statement for
'ek ended the sth: Reserve, de-
S3,SsG, $50; loans, increase, ST.
specie, decrease, S7S,900; legal
), decrease, 1855, 100; deposits,
Be, S?,o3s, 500; circulation, in
S.. 400.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

ER RouKE, who claimed to be lis
|old, was found dead in bed, on
orning OF the 7th, at the county
ouse In Valparaiso, Ind, Of which
Seen an inmate twenty-eight
ne came to America eighty
ars ago from Ireland, where he
curing the war in 1908. He
IN New York fifty years, and at
me was very wealthy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

|, * coroner of Pine county,
|,;ores that the death list from
|. q sres in his county will reach
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

! Apslr, one of the pioneers of
Fo and the Oldest banker in that
|led at his Dcarborn.avenue resi-
on the 4th, aged IS years He
Prn in Spencertown, N. Y, and
Fshed u private bank in Chicago
70 lie passed through all the
|panics without much loss, nnd
h rich in 1855.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

attendance at the st. Louis cx-
|, on the night of the 9TH, was
than on any opening night of
ven successful years of its ex-
over 10000 persons being pres
|. Louisians are Justly proud OF
|p show.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

.hARLEs TUPPER, Canadian min
p fisheries, received a message
lctorla, B. c., on the yth, stating
! a meeting of interested sealers
estlon OF accepting the S495, 900
oy the United States govern
IA hnal settlement Of claims for
rs was fully discussed, and it WAS
hously decided to accept the Of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

|bye force of Japanese troops
eupied an island in Society bay,
kst of Port Arthur. The island
| of operations. The Chinese
hken completely by surprise,
bsequcntly, were able to offer
Rance,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

United States dispatch boat Dol
'ith Secretary of the Navy Her
board, sailed from Boston, on
(, bound for New London, Conn.
'lphin made a stop at Buzzard's
ind Secretary Herbert visited
.nt Cleveland at GRAY Gables.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

| i a deficit of nearly $4,000 600
L.ovsnue of the dominion OF
|or the fiscal year ended June
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

foR HOPKINS OF Chicago issued a
NATION, on the s,h, asking the
OF that city to give literally
fomptly out of their abundance
relief of the sufferers by the
sota and Wisconsin forest fires
same measure that relief oame
chicago fire victims from the
OF the civilized world.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

little village of Bruce, Wis, was
bed in flames, on the afternoon
|th, and destroyed completely.
pple only saved themselves by
4 to Elder creek, covering them
With wet blankets and allowing
hes to sweep over them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

..o;, conference of the Meth
,op .,H, at Sault ste. Marie, Mich.'
n, voted against the admis'
(omen to the general CONFER
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

w. b. BARLOW, chief OF the
AN commission to resurvey and
lonuments on the boundary line
n the United States and Mex
rived in San Francisco, on the
aving concluded the work, in
he had been engaged two and q
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

cons and John Green, OF To
II we're arrested in st. Clair
1 the 18th, just after landing
,.owboat in which were two
|ontaining 600 pounds of opium
las seiZed,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

|, ,n Of sloo has been offered
discovery dis of President Ken
A mitv college, at College City,
nNrte disappeared early
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

|,,rted that the Chinese gov.
|pas arranged to purchase h. hall
lssels comprising the oh'ii"n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

fE HUNDRED special police were
in at Pittsburgh, Pa, to go on
bring the G. A. R. encampment
Yep the city rid of all suspicious
tiers, There were also engaged
G-fve expert detectives, some OF
mber females, from various parts
United States.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

hearing in the application of
Long, of the Michigan supreme
for IA mandamus to compel the
|ssioner of pensions and the Sec
of the interior to restore his
IN Of $50 a month to the former
of s72 month, was, on the 5th,
|ued until October 26.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

JAPANESE spies who were sur
fed to the Chinese authorities by
Plted States consul at Shanghai,
Whose protection they had been,
promptly tried and, on the 5th,
pad, In consequence of this sum
Potion all of the Japanese remain
Shanghai, about 700, decided ia
the city at once.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

odies of twenty-three chippe-
ians, bucks, squaws and pa
we're found upon the baked
tween Pokegama, Mimi, and
a small settlement on the
',bores of Lake Mile Lacs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
A Wisconsin Lumberman's Story.

GRANrsBURG, Wis, Sept. s.-Frank
Keen, lumberman, came to town
Thursday and reported that two of his
men were burned to death at his lumber
camp The others saved their lives by
jumping into well. A tour-horse team
hitched to a loaded wagon perished.
All his camps, dams and logging out.
fit burned, On his way down he saw
the carcasscs of seven deer that had
been burned to death. Horses and
oxen lie dead all through the woods.
The exact amount of losses will not be
known for scme time
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

EVENT the expectation of ric.,
md other food supplies the Chi
re established a system OF in
of vessels coming down the
from the interior. Whenever
miles are found they are seized.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

|rr CAR employe Of New Or
Emed George From is the ia =
[ tiuv babe whose weight is
|ccs, 1t is a boy and perfect in
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
Smugglers Six Hundred Pounds Of Opium
Captured at st. Clair, Mich.

ST, CLAIR, Mich, Sept s.-John ia
cobs and John Green, of Toronto, Ont.
were arrested just after landing from
rowboat in which were two
trunks containing 600 pounds OF
opium, which was seized. The
prisoners had previously arranged
for horse and wagon which was in
waiting to carry away the trunks.
The arrests were made by Deputy
Customs Collectors Samuel Hardness
of this city and John Denneny of Port
Huron. The case was worked up by
two special detectives.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

| rcports say the king OF siam
Vigorously ill.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

|1rost fires were reported from
A on the 5th.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15

1t is reported at North Adams that
the relief train has not been able To en-
ter the tunnel.
The railroad officials have telephoned
to the hospital to prepare for patients
and arranged with the livery stables to
have teams at the depot to take the in.
jured.
One train is not allowed to enter the
tunnel until another has left. 1t is
said that telegraph operator blum
dered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
AN OPERATOR BLUNDERED.
The IIoosac Tunnel Blocked by Serious
Wreck.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. "a dis
patch from North Adams says that the
IIoosac tunnel is blocked by wreck.
A relief train was sent out from North
Adams at 1870 this morning with three
doctors. 1t is reported that three men
are killed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
A Serious Problem For the Survivors.

Il serious Problem Ior tne SURVIVORS.
BARNUM, Mimi, Sept. s.--Dr. Cowan,
coroner of Pine counly, believes that
the dead list in this county will reach
700. Reports come slowly from the
searching parties. 1t is impossible to
give a correct statement even OF
the bodies already found. DIR.
Cowan went to Sandstone Thurs
day afternoon. He will have the
eighty or more bodies that have
been temporarily covered with
earth there dug up, closely examined
and properly buried in the cemetery
near the town. Another serious
problem for the survivors in this neigh
borhood is the disposal of the dead ami
mails The region about Hincklcy is
Uttered with the carcasses of horses,
cows. hogs. deer and even few moose.
| The terrible stencil from them promises
to breed pcstilencc among the few peo-
pie left.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
Dead Chippewa Indians.

PoKEGAMA, Mimi, Sept. s.--A courier
brings report thst the bodies of
twenty-three Chippewa Indians, bucks,
squaws and pappooses, lie upon the
baked sands between here and Opstead,
small settlement on the eastern shores
of Lake Mile Lacs They are scattered
over 10 miles of country and will in all
probability prove food for buzzards and
wolves as the country where they died
is too far from civilization for burial
ceremonies. The Indians left their
reservation two months ago and built
hunting lodge along one of the forks
of Shadridge creek. Chief Waucouta
was the big chief of tie party, and
he perished with his followers. The
first body found by the courier was
that of an infant barely a year old.
Then came those of two squaws and
five children. They had evidently
turned west when the flames
swept through the forest, Another
mile brought him to a pile of ashes,
which marked the site of the
hunting camp. There was one tepee,
the shriveled rawhide thongs marking
the place where it stood. Around il
were the ruins of half dozen birch
wood bark shanties and protruding
from the ashes were the fused barrel.
of rifles and shotguns. Then for
:ailes the pathway was lined will
charred bodies. The courier counted
twentv-three.