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The herald., 1894-02-26

Prof. w. @. Bowman lectured last
night on the single tax, its virtues and
its faults. ss asa
Its first distinguishing virtue is that
it makes war upon one of the great
monoplies that affiict the people. 1t is
fighting the land monopoly. This is
the frat means ever used by,selfish men
to crowd their brothers to the wall. The
history OF landlordism ia a history of
robbery and pillage.
Its second virtue is excellent. 1t was
urged forward by q deep religious senti-
ment, not religion recognizing despotic
monarch called God. but the spirit of
religion represented by that gospel
preached to the young man to give up
one coat to his brother If he had two.
The great intelligence OF the single
tax is the deep intelligence required to
understand the severely logical processes
by which it will effect the cure of the
great evils that afflict mankind. As a
remedy it 10 inadequate. 1t cannot
cannot reach all the monopoies. 1t is
the taxation for private revenues that is
crushing the people and not the taxa
tioE for public revenue. There ia no
need OF taxation, anyhow. When the
people shall furnish themselves with
water and pay for it, with railroads and
pay their fares and freights; when they
shall furnish themselves with all that
they need and pay for it, then we will
have no taxation.
Some young men may leave this
church and join some OF the churches
where they only require one loaf from
him and allow him to take his chances
OF passing the narrow gate with his
whole load. The anarchy of monopolists
must be driven out. The choir then
rendered Never Go Back on the Poor.
Henry Frank of New York City will
lecture at the morning service next
Sunday; his text will be Wanted, New
Religion and New Civilization.
The herald., 1894-02-26
Pacific Gospel Union.

Great enthusiasm was manifested al
the services of the Gospel Union mis-
sion yesterday, the occasion being the
beginning of the labors of Rev. w. W.
Tinker. the singing evangelist. At the
free breakfast about 200 were fed, aftel
which the participants were tenderly
pointed by the evangelist to Christ, the
bread of life, the text being taken from
John 1885,.
The gospel wagon was out In the
afternoon, and three meetings were
held.
In the hall large orchestra assisted
in the music. The male quartette rem
dered two selections, and Miss Goodwin
sang very sweetly.
The musical director, Mr.. Hare, con.
Quoted 20-minutes song service, after
which the regular service was opened
by prayer. and the evangelist was in
troduced by the president of the union
S. T. Merrill. Mr.. Tinker sang My
Mother SIP rsyer as a prelude to his dis
course. The large congregation listened
attentively.
"Ye must be born again." St. John,
3:7, was the text selected by the speak
or. The most solemn and important
question that ever came to a soul is his
personal salvation. There are men and
women within the sound OF my voice
who know of the griefs and troubles oil
this life. Your Savior and mine volun
tarily went through the deepest anguish
and suffering, and is able to save those
in His condition. But this salvation il
secured through a new birth, and moi
through human reformation.
Salvation does not come to any one by
any mechanical appliances, but he il
saved by the mighty power OF God
through the new birth. You cay you
cannot understand this, and therefore
won't believe. You don't understand
how the bread and meat you eat il
changed.
Meetings are announced for every
IL 4 L.
The herald., 1894-02-26

Mrs. Emily Thorne, who resides at
Toledo, Washington. says she has never
been able to procure any medicine for
rheumatism that relieves the pain 80
quickly and effectually as Cham herlain's
Pain Balm. and that she has also used
it ior lame back with great success.
For sale by G. F. Heinzsman, 220 N.
Main street.
The herald., 1894-02-26

Line. She was assisted by the other
members OF the qusrtette.
Miss Mathuss closed the meeting by
thanking Miss Burdette for the beauti-
ful thoughts that all might carry away.
Mrs. Matthues, Miss Morse and Miss
.Reeder, by invitation. attended the
evening service at Central NJ. E. Church.
on Fifteenth street, and presented the
work of the Y. w. @. A.
The herald., 1894-02-26
neliSnnent Nntice.

THE MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT COM
Il pany OF Los Angeles, California, ia
South Main street. Los Angeles, California
Notice-There is Delinquent upon the follow
ing-described lock on account OF assessment
levied on the 3Oth dav OF December, 1898, the
several amounts set opposite the names of the
respective shareholders as follows:
Milton K Young, certificate No. 10, for %
shares, $500.
And in accordance with law and an order of
the Boa d OF Directors made February 9Th,
1894, so many shares OF each parcel of such
South Main street on the 25th day of Febru-
airy, 1854. at 2 O'Clock P M, to pay the de-
linquent assessments thereon, together with
the costs of advertising and expenses OF sale.
Ii. c. LICHTENBERGER.
The herald., 1894-02-26

Has tastes incidentally, in keeping with
other Injuries. A remedy must be pleas
antly acceptable in form, purely whole
soma in composition, truely beneficial in
effect and entirely free from every OBJ
]ectionable quality. II really ill he con
suits physician if constipsted he uses
the gentle family laxative, Syrup of Figs.
The herald., 1894-02-26

For good table wine order our Sono-
ma Zinfsndel at 50c per gal. T. Vache &
Co., Commercial and Alameda. Tel. 800.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-24
A TEXAS TORNADO


Loss or Many Lives,
LoNGvIEw. Tex, March 1S.-A terri.
ole cyclone struck this place after mid.
light yesterday morning, causing
great damage to property and loss OF
ife. Six persons are known to have
been killed and dozens are seriously
wounded, several of whom will die.
The storm was accompanied by rain
md hail. lIailstones weighing from
fifteen to eighteen ounces fell with
such force as to destroy buildings,
trees and shrubbery. In many places
shey were found buried five inches in
The ground.
Among the houses destroyed are
hose of c. L. Thornton, q. A. Miller,
Iohn Gamble, Henry Lester, John Buff
let and Andrew Davis
The body of Lester was found in the
.uins of his home yesterday, and his
son Arthur, aged 6 years, received in.
iuries that will prove fatal,
Willie Lester, another child, received
severe injuries, but will probably re-
,over. A colored woman named Lo-
-ella Jones was killed in Bullets house,
but all the members of the family es.
,aped with severe injuries.
Reports from Emory, the county seat
Of Rains county, are to the effect that
six people were killed outright and
over fifty wounded. Among the dead
are Miss Esther Alexander. Henry
Brass, George Walker and a 4-year-old
son of Henry Murray.
Three bodies were found north of
Emory which have not yet been identi-
ied.
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and amend ments In committees, In
the house, In the senate, in cone
ference committees between the two
houses, make 1t exceedingly difl.
cult TO carry through intact any
piece Of legislation, however carefully
prepared. Our political methods make
inevitable . certain rough-and-ready
element In Legislation, which perhaps
has Its good sides as well a. It's bad.
At all events, there are flaws OF detail
In every tariff act Even the Mckinley
act was admitted by the PROFESSIONALS
TO contain some mistakes, and those
who favor the passage of the Wilson
bill need not claim that 1t 10 immacu-
late. But II is an honest measure car
rying out the pledges on which tn
democrats were put into power by the
people. 1t Is as carefully framed in It's
details as any tariff measure which
has been before the community for the
last thirty years. 1t Is not likely to be
improved In the provisions a to pro-
tected articles by hearings or by
tinkering in the senate. On the other
hand, the business interests Of the
community demand a speedy settle
ment of the tariff question.-Harpers
Weekly.
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ton OF wages under 1t came befors the
last presidential election, when the
Wilson bill or any other measure Of
general tariff reform was as remote as
the accession of the democratic party
to full control Of every branch OF the
federal government II WAS dictated
by greed and hostility to organized
labor, and its success was understood
to mean the imminent disorganization
OF the Amalgamated Association Of Steel
and Iron Workers, which, as the great
est of the labor organizations had
given constant and valuable support to
the republican party and Its protection
fallacies.
The striking New York silk weaverA
say TO the Tribune OF that city that
there has been gradual process OF
wage reduction going on in their busi-
ness for some years past. In the list Of
reductions TO which they have been
compelled to submit, as they have tab
ulated them for the Tribunes informa-
tion, the most sweeping are to be found
in the years which have followed the
operation OF the Mckinley law. The
hrst of these reductions was made q
few months after the law became cper
ative, For many years." say they to
the Tribune, "the silk ribbon weavers
of the United States have found them
selves in very deplora BILE condition,
inasmuch as their wages have been
constantly reduced" and then thoy
point out the fact that the industry has
been protected by duty Of 80 per
cent The duty before the adoption OF
the Mckinley law was 1874, but after
that law went into operation it was In
creased to So. 90. Yet within a few
months after this increase the weavers
were compelled to accept another re-
duction In wages.
There Is not an item In the silk sched-
ule on which the Wilson bill does not
propose reduction In tariff duty be-
low the duty now maintained by the
Mckinley law. The fact that The silk
ribbon mills at Paterson, N. j., have,
in the face of such proposed tariff re-
duction. advanced the wages of their
weavers 20 per cent, Is an eloquent
, commentary on the farce and fraud Of
the Mckinley law as the friend of La
bor 1t has been an instrument In the
hands of oppression with which to OPP
press labor and despoil 1t Of its rights
st. Louis Republic
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-24

CONDENSED TElEGRAMS.

REV. w. P. RATLIFF, who killed 8.
A. jackson at Kosciusko, Miss, a few
weeks since, was acquitted on the 10th.
THE storms which swept over North.
ern Texas on the 10th were unparalleled
in severity. The death roll will reach
over twenty, and the list of wounded
over hundred.
ANNIE BAILEY, a negress who claimed
to be l2l years Of age, died at Philadel.
phia on the 10th.
FROM the effects OF injuries inflicted
by gang of burglars some time since,
Christian Mellinger died at Wooster,
Ohio, on the 10Th. In their efforts to
make the old man tell where his wealth
was hidden they placed q rope around
his neck and threatened to hang him;
when he refused they drew the rope so
tight as to almost sever his head from
his body.
= ISAAC PRoUTY & Co., Of Worcester,
Mass, the largest boot and shoe house
in the world, made an assignment on
the nth. The concern employs 1000
hands and has pay roll on full time Of
$13, 900 q week, The nominal assets are
81, 500, coo and the liabilities are said to
be about S1,O00,OOO.
REPORTS indicate that the Kansas
wheat crop is in excellent condition.
A few unfavorable reports have come
from the southwest, but generally they
are very encouraging. The farmers
have commenced to plow for spring
crops.
The total attendance at the California
Midwinter Fair on the 18th was 66, 444;
greater than any other day since the
opening, when it was above $4,000.
The amount of cash on hand at the
New Orleans subtreasury is $l9,20s,-
1906, divided at follows: Gold, ST..
SIS, 44O; silver, s1a, a,4l9,512.3l; currency
81, ,s5s, 1876.
A TERRIBLE cyclone struck Longview,
Texas, on the 18th, causing great dam.
age to property and loss Of life. Seven
persons are known to have been killed
and dozens are seriously injured, several
Of whom will die.
The number Of failures reported DUR
ing the past week is 264 in the United
States against 100 last year, and IS in
Canada against 80 last year. The alb
sence OF important embarrassments is
still most encouraging.
a NATIONAL and interstate drill will
be held in Little Rock, Ark, the first
week in July. A stock company of the
business men was organized with $40,
1000 paid-up capital. ss
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-24
TWO WITNESSES.
Destruction to Industry Wrought by thd
Mckinley Law

MCKINNEY LAW
Some striking commentaries on the
efficacy of republican protection are
being afforded nowadays. One Is the
statement that the Amalgamated Asso-
citation Of Iron and Steel Workers Is
about to dissolve, having never recov.
cred from the blow administered In its
defeat at the hands Of the Carnegie
Steel & Iron company, limited An
other is furnished by tho communica-
ton OF the striking silk weavers Of
New York to the Tribune Of that city
in reply to the assertion that their
present condition of enforced idleness
is due to the threatened reduction In
the silk tariff schedules proposed by the
Wilson bill.
The lockout by the Carnegie Steel
s. Iron company, limited, came with
in less than year after the Mckinley
law became operative, as a result OF
the refusal Of the operatives to agree
to reduction Of wages proposed by
the company. The iron and steel
schedule in the Mckinley law, dio-
tated by the Carnegie and associated
steel and iron interests, was the worst
ever made part Of any tariff law in
this country. The demand for a reduc-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-24
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary Of Important Events,
FlFTY.THlRD CONGRESS,

IN the senate, on the 18th, the Bland segn.
forage bill was taken up, and Mr Stewart
spoke In favor OF 1t, Mr.. Dolph spoke in oppo.
sition to the bill, his speech being unfinished
when the senate adjourned . In the house
most OF the days session was occupied In con.
siderlng the sundry civil appropriations bill
vote upon Mr.. Morses amendment disclos-
ing the absence Of quorum, the house, at $40,
adjourned.
IN the senate on the 18th. after routine
morning business, the Bland seigniorage bill
was taken up. After several speeches had
been made the vote on Mr. Alison's motion to
reconsider the vote ordering the bill to third
reading was taken and resulted: Yeas, 2S;
nays, a. The agreement that the remainder
OF the discussion be under the fve-minute rule
was abrogated, and Mr.. George continued his
argument In favor OF the bill ..... In the house
consideration Of the civil sundry approprla
tions bill was resumed, strong opposition de.
veloping to the appropriation for the Missis.
sippi river commission, which was finally
agreed to-
IN the senate, on the l5th the bill to amend
the act authorizing the construction OF o
bridge across the Columbia river between the
states OF Oregon and Washington was reported
and passed. The Bland seigniorage bill was
minor Importance were also passed, and the
senate went into executive session o.. In the
house the bill to lease Oklahoma school lands
was passed. and the sundry civil approprla,
tions bill was taken up.
THE senate was not in session on the 10Th
In the house an amendment to the civil
sundry appropriations bill adopted on the 10Th,
directing special investigation OF the coast
and geodetic survey, was so amended as to
withdraw the authority to reorganize the force
and to make $l25,0OO the minimum limit OF the
expenditure for the ONCE force, After further
consideration of the bill the house took recess
until p. m, the evening session being for the
consideration OF private pension bills.
THE senate was not In session on the nth.
In the house, after attention TO matters OF
minor Importance the sundry civil appropria.
tions bill was taken up in COMMITTEES Of the
whole. Several proposed amendments were
ruled out on points Of order The committee
rose and tho special order for the hour-culo-
Gies upon the late Representative w. H.
Enochs OF Ohio who died last July-was
taken up, after which the house adjourned
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-24

States without INV raferanca to the
ralative enic;encv ~ labor IN the two
II II wera dssired RALLY tn secure
Trustworthy and solid Information as
70 tho exnediencv n, the different
ratss NJ dptv Il would he necessary 70
bava some,hipo mora than tbis sort
~ v,o,o ard oS.norto ts.ttnonr Man
,ntares,ed IN nrotect,re Industries arc
;n.vitab,v TAINTED to exavoerate their
nae6 of drties and ,ndeed will often
honestly think that their business re.
ouires n greater degree of protection
thar IN fact tb.ra Is INV occasion for
II 10 an oman secret too that they will
somet;mes Intentionally ask Tor more
than tbsv exnect 10 re, so ms TO leave
soma room for annarent concession.
In the hearings held when the repub.
l;con senate bill of 1sss wos nrenared.
and a. those which nreceded the Me.
Kinlev act Of 1890. this diploma,ic pol.
'cy was followed with unexpected re-
suits. Higher rates were asked, in not
a few cases, than 1t was expected to Sc
cure; then. when the details of the bill
were presented. the manufacturers
were rs much surprised as was the
country To find that tbey got eyery-
thing which they had asked. Under
the nresent circumstances. hearings be.
fore the senate committee would mean
s;mnlv that those who were interested
In the nrhtectivs duties would nresant
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- a. "1loNMtNTs OF COUNTRY PRODUCE soLioII
uirectioh of-''" GoKson, ''|vS Eoos &c.
turned and fired one or two sh6Is 1oward
the door,
All the witnesses gave substantially
the same account Of the killing as was
published by the press at the time
After the row in the courthouse the
men we're separated, and jackson fired
one shot. Ratliff fired two toward whero
jackson was. The men were then
rushed out in different directions, but
jackson went at once toward RatlifT,
when four shots were fired and Jackson
was killed.
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


KOsCfUsKo, March 16.--The evidence
In the Ratliff-Johnson case begun this
morning. A number of witnesses were
examined for the State. All testified
concerning the row in the courthouse
and concerning the killing of Jackson
outside, but their testimony did not
vary materially as to important facts.
1t was shown by several witnesses that
Ratliff came up and struck Jackson on
the side Of the head.
Charles Listner testified as follows:
Knew both Jackson and Ratliff; saw the
difficulty; it occurred down stairs near
the south door; was near and at the left
of Jackson; Jackson was looking at a
sale Of ink stands; heard blow; turned
and saw Ratliff have Jackson down;
don't know who struck first, but saw
Ratliff hit jackson; Jackson was look
ing down at an ink stand saw Ratlifl
taken off Of Jackson; stepped back af-
terward and saw hands up with pistol
in one Of them; went in the sheriff's
office; did not know whose hands we're
up; heard two shots while in the Office;
saw impression of two shots, one in
door facing and one in steps; came from
direction Of southwest; afterward heard
about five shots outside; went out; got
to Jackson just as his brother Fred
turned him over.
Cross-examined-Saw Ratliff before
the blow was struck; saw him buy an
ink stand; Jackson was not in the court.
house then; only heard two shots near
the door; saw no shots on outside; heard
jackson say, when he rushed out OF the
house that he was going to kill the
cowardly scoundrel.
Redirect Jackson come in south
door: missed Ratlif when Jackson came
in; don't know where he went.
The case for the State was closed and
number of witnesses examined for the
defense.
,. V. Love testified; The men were
c!inched when first saw them; ran up
ard grabbed Jackson, and he was rushed
off; he attempted + 1raw his pistol
when he was.SN.- the f'"s'ea Off
re nela III III Sid. !lh' ,,S aGn' , " r,sto' snS
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HEARINGS ON THE TARIFF.
Nothing to Be G,ined BY Further Inves.
tigatf0n.


The decision Of the senate finance
committee to give no hearings on the
Wilson tariff bill Is wise In the alb
stract It is indeed desirable that an In.
dustrial measure of this sort should be
carried through only after most care
fui and painstaking investigation, and
with detailed consideration OF the ef-
fects in regard to each industry. But
as legislation goes in the United States,
the experience OF the last fifteen years
indicates that nothing would be gained
and something would be lost by pre-
liminary hearings
Among the congressional documents
there Is long series OF reports argu-
ments and hearings presented at one
time or another on the tariff question
There Is the report and testimony of
the tariff commission of 1882, In two
large volumes. These are the argu-
ments presented on the Morrison
tariff bill Of 1884. and on the next
Morrison tariff bill Of 1886. The testi-
mony taken before the senate finance
committee in 1888 fills four bulky vol
umeA The hearings before the com
mittee on ways and means on the Nc.
Kinley tariff act Of 1890 make another
thick book, and those before the pres
ent committee on ways and means on
the Wilson tariff bill still another
Here we have whole array Of vol
umes, from which we can judge what
would be the proba BILE result of further
hearings, II now given by the senate
finance committee.
An examination of this huge mass OF
evidence on the tariff shows that it
yields singularly little satisfactory in
formation. 1t consists chiefly either OF
general disquisitions on the tariff at
large, or else Of appeals by interested
parties for increase of duties on par
ticular articles. The only object which
hearings could now promote would be
an improvement Of the details of the
Wilson bill. AS to the general
principle, the country decided emphatic
ally In the elections of 1890 and 1892
that 1t desired moderation Of the ex-
treme protective system. As to details,
tine hearings Of the past have shown
chiefly what duties those engaged in
the protected industries desired, while
.1e Wainr- Glsqfh which they have
1Rs. s,..,,,, - in justiesat,si9%n, ,s%, of
ms A--s''''a'sa " o. u Hconsis,ed u.s. fthv
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Paris Artists With a Where
Arc Their Pictures?

PARIS, March ls.--Thc Figaro prints
a letter signed by several artists who
exhibited pictures at the Chicago fair.
They complain that their pictures
have not been returned, and express
anxiety as to their safety, as in case OF
fire no indemnity could be obtained.
They hint that certain French officials,
whose expenses are paid Throughout,
their sojourn in the United States, are
prolonging their stay for the sake oi
the profits. The artists say that some
of these officials are travelling the
whole length and breadth of America.
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A Sacred Ediflce Datilad.

SAN Francisco, March 10.--A muir
der and suicide occurred yesterday
morning in the Church Of the lmmacu-
late Conception at Oakland while the
congregation was present John Brady.
q house painter, shot and killed his
wife Mary while she was telling her
beads in front of the altar Then he
turned the revolver on himself and put
bullet in his brain. The murdered
woman had just been divorced from
him because Of his dissipated habits.
Six children are left. Brady had fire.
qucntly threatened TO take her life
since she obtained divorce.
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A Desperate Shoots u Pursuing Officer
and Commits Suicide.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March lS-A spe.
cial from Birmingham, Ala, says:
This forenoon negro named Charles
Flemming, city convict, attempted to
escape from the street gang. Street
Commissioner Burkhalter overlook him
on horseback and ordered him to sur.
render. The negro snatched the Off
GERS pistol from his hand and fired one
ball into Burkhalter, another into the
horse and put third through his own
brain, dying instantly. Burkhalter's
wound is not serious. The considered
horse died.