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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-06
FIRE BUG CONFESsEs.

Morris Schoenholz, who was arrested
in New York recently on the charge Of
arson, has made a statement to the no
lice which will probably result in the
arrest of dozen or more insurance nd
iustors. II is alleged thnt Schoenholz
confessed to firing mt least half dozen
houses In that city and Brooklyn by
prearrangement, for the insurance.
One fire" in Yonkers was all prepared
and ready when il was prevented by
accident. The fires that ''panned out"
were all set with benzine on the blad-
der plan. This plan is as simple as it
is effective. The doomed stoop or flat
is sprinkled with alcohol and bladder
filed with the inhnmmable stuff il aus-
pended from the ceiling. Then it is
set on fire and when the flames reach
the bladder there is an explosion which
destroys the property and every yes
tige OF the manner in which the fire
was set. A similar result is obtained
by turning ON all the gas and letting
one jet burn. The explosive points
are reached in due time. These are
the flash fires that so puzzled police
and iiremen. Morris Schoenholz was
the expert who did the business, but
he was himself simply the tool of a
gang Of fire adjusters.
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DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES
I'm the OIL Regions Of Pennsylvania.
A Town Rurned.

1OMn hAhAutHs
The woods about Ormsby are on
fire and a number Of oil rights have
been destroyed, says an Associated
Press dispatch Of Monday from Rrad-
ford, Pa. All communication has been
cut of. Fires are reported along the
New York, Lake Erie and Western
railroad as far as Allegheny, n. \.
On the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
road at Dent the property Of the En-
ery Oil Company is threatened. Oil
rigs all through that section have been
burned, as well as millions Of feet Of
standing timber. The most fear IL felt
at Rutherford Run, where 1000 pounds
of nitro glycerine is stored. Coon
Run, a small settlement ten miles
south of here, in the heart of the oil
region, has been wiped off the face q
tho earth by the flames. People had
to flee for their lives, and great excite
ment prevailed. The fire came 50 sud
denly that many women and children
were panic stricken and became unable
to move, and had to be carried to
places Of safety. Passengers who ar
rived here tonight over the Pittsburg
& Western road say the woods for ten
miles in the oil fields are a roaring
mass of flames Conductor Tanks say
the people on the oil leases are fleeing
for places Of safety, but the fire spreads
so rapidly that he cannot see how oil o.
them could have been saved. SO far as
reported several oil pampers are miss
inc
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-06
SOUTHERN MANUFACTURERS.

The special mill edition of the Balti-
more Manufacturers Record, shows
that the amount Of capital invested in
southern cotton mills increased from
VI ,9OO, 900 In 1880 and SCI, 600, 600 in
1890, to 100000, 600 at present, while
about Sl2, 600, 600 additional will be
spent IN the construction of the mills
now building and projected. In 1880
the South had 667, 900 splndIcs, in 1891.
i,fOOsOOO spindles, and at the present
time 5000, 600 spindles, while the mills
under construction will add 500, 600
spindles more, or total Of $500, 600
spindles, thus doubling the entire cot
ton mill business of the South since
1890.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-06

An Anchor Line Clerk Becomes De-
ranged and Leaps in the River.


f. Raymond Williams, "a years old,
Jumped into the river Wednesday after
noon, from the Anchor Line Company
wharfboat, at the foot of Union street,
Memphis, and was drowned Williams,
through the influence of a brother-in-
law, was put upon the steamer which
left St. Louis Saturday, as clerk.
From the beginning Of the trip he was
very melancholy and by the time Cairo
was reached, had developed pro-
nounced symptoms Of insanity. He
became so violent that Capt. Carvell
locked him up in his state room. his
ballucination was that q mob was after
him. He made his escape from the
CITY Of Hickman when the boat reached
Memphis. Returning to the whartDoat
Wednesday afternoon his actions
aroused the suspicion and three negroes
were set 10 watch him. When he
started to jump into the river they were
upon him but he got away and plunged
into the water. The negroes followed
in a slziff and twice had hold OF VII
liams' arm. Each time he wrenched II
out Of their grasp and finally sank TO
fhe bOttOm
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-06
Eat PETROLEUM FIRE.

M petroleum fire broke out nj
\. ii miles from Hamburg,
In 1.-THE works of the Bremen
! company Friday, destroying
|ih Il oil and a great deal Of
gtperty. The damage done is
Il to amount 10 1000, 600
] During the fire huge mounds
a VGe thrown up around the
Eks thus preventing the
fhlqrcading to the adjoining
H. Ei houses. As already
Guiser factory and the Am
l.lpany's petroleum depot
lFsl, as the wind drove the
tFGds the Flbe. Thousands
Hss oipetroleum, in addition TO
contained III the five tanks pre-
referred 10, were destroyed.
ifent trebrigadcs which fought
les, and the pioneer battalion,
cellent work and succeeded in
ing the fire from spreading to
Qfers cottages, as well as saving
amount q other property from
.t0n.
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JOSE NARTI NOT DEAD.

4lhg 70 q report received in
" /. Sunday, Joseph Marti, civil
7, 'le Cuban revolution, is not
Delnmin J. Guerra, Of that
sslfcr Of the Cuban rcvolu-
party in the United States. re-
'Al'er from Gen. Gomez, COM
'l'ellei Of the revolutionary
Niing Marti is still living and
s'el wounded. The message
-oush the Generals son, who is
Y Ors'o, San Domingo. It
MY. Maestro lives" "ATaes-
liasler, Is the name by which
N, Alos MART. This is the first
w Oubans here have had of
..., ...gi beyond that sent out by
w, 'ael authorities. This comes
N lluaa Y source and is naturally
\! Oubans as reliable. Mr.
M. NY y received a letter from a
NM, ~ IaOan \ nsantiago de Cuba,
NJ. n yen. Campos had admitted
|,isa,, N. ne Ia had no direct proof OF
IrT..a., I.'a. The watch supposed to
n T'l'i \ body bears the initials
= and Marti has no middle
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-06
Nut.. aHua------
LABOR LEAGUE.

I sl,oa 1oa Labor League Of Penn
|sai,,. organized at PittsburQ.
ariiI out Of forty labor organ.
M N = membership Of 25. 900.
Gh.". y 4. I. Smith, Of the
pra.;, NJ Workers, was elect
.a4ect 'usnt y Of the league.
M il y the league Is 10
HH'5.,elllg elght-hour day, and %
AansI the headquarters for
|ud :, aDor Y Organizations. It
~ IN The meeting that This
\ M 4 american Federation of
ar,iilae ne International Typo
|esBp,a' 'On 4, would decide 10 come
bs.. The same action will
'Aen by the United Mine
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-06

~ - No old 40 received twelve bukshot in
s.,.,,. sne lower right bowels at the hands of
Wills The parties were only few
iest ne apart when they shot. Willis and
EDWARDS were good friends. Willis
made o good officer and hls terrible
is generally deplored. Ed
WARDS was young man of good charac.
ter who leaves wife and baby.
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AntIouIty Of a TOY.

The jumping jack i by no means On
invention OF to-day, for the eaTly
Egyptian children had y among 1lelr l
In the Leyaen 'tu7s"n l
there is a capital liEtle nSuFe p " ~ -
working away, even ~ q eu..iet -
nsker There il o slopins blOcL be-
eors him You pull The string and the
s.,r,,vo ,s-, moves. The hands keeping on
the slope Of ths plooK.--i' ou'a'i'''
Courier-Joufnal-
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-06
VRST ITs BANKS.

,goli NJ ! Of Saturday afternoons
%,a Nv Curtis Lake, near Curtis.
\ n.y.. NJ lls banks about 6 o'clock
MN 'iPIllgat \ the place where the
tba..n .nallroad tracks cross the
\ M. A. o. the lake, and a heavy
IN vaT Sr went rushing down the
4 a,loy ono., toward the Republican
NJ. lumber ~, Of freight cars on
N r'e r%Sre precipitated into the
I .Ioal alley below. The Burling-
,tocs s'c !, Viii reach $4,000. The
/ ''A above and below the dam
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-06

Texas Carpenter In Hopes Of Securing
share OF $4,000.

4 carpenter named David Rodgers
i making an opening in mother moth Taroa esrsn
N White Greek, Dallas county, ln yoo ieAas, Hs
n N the hope Of securing go 600. 600, ,,itS He
nre secret and an old Spanish chart hart. ,.b' nHe
secret | j TINT finty years ago tnrge thot III Z;
bers. who had long operated ,;u;l"n+es y lam
cinity, we're rounded. uP y o.sa t5e third
anu W. WI The man wounded escaped
woanaST, y s1e West and finally died Of his N, !,
% .'-;ns in9 Int before expiring he told tola
laFles' l'hnTs he pS' and bis party haa buried
~ ana and explanation s q how the loea-
tt si5r, 'l' NJ the money could be determlneI
Mr 5IGn Rodgers n i The owner q % Spanish ,ns
S;n.needic, ar. % and this l. Why yaS the .Rar1 hap
alPIneI .l';Ph tbo secret and the Spanish cnar'
took him in.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-06

Attorney General Olney has been
added to the list Of possible premiers,
and there has been much talk in Wash
lngton to the effect that Olney will be
the next secretary Of state. 1t is known
that the president has a very high opin-
ion of Mr.. Olney, and has consulted
him frequently in regard to matters re-
lating to the foreign policy. 1t is also
said that the routine work Of the attor-
ney's Office is not congenial to Mr..
Olney, and that he would be pleased to
assume the duties Of secretary Of state,
Opinions differ widely ms to who would
probably become the next attorney
general in case Mr.. Olney should be
secretary Of state.
an INTERESTING REPORT.
United States Consul Chancellor, at
Havre, has submitted TO the state de-
partment an exhaustive report upon
food preparation and distribution. He
says the recent scarcity Of meat in the
United States together with the very
general suspicion Of all American food
supplies has aided in bringing before
the minds Of the people Of Europe the
necessity Of looking to home produc-
tion for supplies, and much has al
ready been done to consolidate and in
crease the disposition by interdicting
the importation Of American cattle and
by attempting te supply any deficiency
by substituting horse flesh or by such
means as political economists have en-
deavOred to demonstrate is practical.
1t is said that statistics show that all
the food required by France can be
produced in the country and thus put
into the pockets Of the French peasants
many millions Of francs hitherto sent
abroad, while the price Of wheat will
at the same time be SO reduced as to
bring it within reach Of the poorer
classes in increased facilities. The con-
sui says that this doubtless involves the
use of horsefesh and certain matters
of the slaughter house, such as bone
and viscera, which have also been
thrown away. The essential require
ment, il appears, is the general estab-
lishmcut Of slaughter houses with re-
frigerating chambers and appliances
for the utilization OF the edible ofal
while fresh, coupled with facilities for
the preparation Of boiling joints and
the proper treatment Of refuse, which
it is believed would at once place home
farmers on q footing Of equality with
meat dealers abroad. 1t is further
pointed out that a combination Of CO.
operative societies will bring consum-
ers and producers into more direct con-
tact to the advantage Of both. The
consul criticises American shippers for
the manner in which they have shipped
their cattle to Europe 50 that they
have come in bruised and fevered, and
with flesh in septic condition, thus
fostering the prejudice Of the people.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-06
.,oy TO cONFEDERATEs.

s..ior,i.hcd Confederate cx-
4, uent to Chicago to the
4 ihc monument to the
N, dead in TINT city, are here
\. NESTS oi the Cincinnati
I, rommerce. They were
h. lpol ly ii reception com
l.,.orted them Ia their ho-
,,sle altcrwarI driven to the
N and other points of in
h noon Il most generous re-
4. ai,en in the great hall OF
l..rof Commerce, which had
.r.elior The occasion. Music
Ild by the Syphona orches-
n Chamber Of Commerce. The
4, filed With the guests, and
mother we're called ont after
Glenn had given them a cor
IS and had turned over to
.ruo5d the Office Of master
rorits Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
Irnly Of the reunited nation,
|slieraies found in Chicago
I'M II the bravery Of their
\ Hc promised for Virginia
\ loyal support Of the one
Gen. Hunton and the others
.gs followed in the same vein,
rle varmely applnuded.
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Letter From
Hon. j. MCC. Martin,

PoRT GBsoN Miss, December H. 1894
Sear Special Agent Association
burg Miss:
My DEAR SIRI have carefully inspected the two policies written for
When delivered there points the
contract % Objectionable but submitted the objections yourself and
Office president the
pany signature and has
The policies safeguards
essential security all the policy holders differs respect from
written by the old line tthe cost materially less
while security the equally good the old line
premiums The Reserve Fund feature
of rapidly reached such
proportions guarantee with the contract Of
company Much has written by rivals and published by hostile agents.
your but Investigations show that all unounded
exageratons and the result Of either malice take pleasure renom
mending company the policies writes With kndest regards
rnyy yours j. McC. MARTIN
showing yourself 80 cent annually
life insurance:
EXAMPLE:
Policy 100000 Age
Would in old system S5l3 "
Annual cost in Mutual Reserve. lz ~
Annual saving Of slol ~
amount during expectation life ed 80 cent
pound interest would amount to ..Sy,zOO W
Correspondence invited.
Thos. M. Searles, Special Agent.
r. O. Box 81, Vcksburg; Miss.
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ELEGRAPHIC'
|aE "TILD WIRES ARE
SAYING.
| LATEST NEWS ITEMS
.,suFD CONFEDERATE
IerEssrs Al CHICAGO.
.rrsr NEWS ITEMS.

,,,n Fire ia Gcrmany--
Leader. Jose Marti Not
.,ar League ia Pcnnsylva-
Marshall County independent., 1895-09-27
FOREIGN,

Seven Chinese implicated i'm the murder
of missionaries have been executed al
Ku-C ChenC.
Godfrey Perkins. an American who rep
resented himself To be Il lawyer and jour
naliSt. has been sentenced at London II
ten years az pena! servitude on the charge
of levying and collecting blackmail
y Brussels firm doing business in the
West Indies has received a cablegram
from one of its employees saying an i'm
mense quantity of rifles, swords and
cartridges, intended for the Cuban insur-
gents. have been seized on the Island of
AndrOs. where they had been secretly
brought from New York Andros lies
about 100 miles north of the Island of
Cuba
The Spanish cruiser Barcastegui was
wrecked at midnight Wednesday by com
ing in collision with the merchant steamer
Mortera in the canal at the entrance of
the port of Havana. Marine General
Delgado Parejo and three other officers
and thirty of the crew were drowned
General Parejo's body has been recovered
Captain YbaneZ's body was also recov-
cred. but in Il badly mutilated condition.
indicating that be had been crushed in
the collision. The cruiser Barcastegui
had been employed in going on govern
ment business between different parts of
the Island of Cuba.
Marshall County independent., 1895-09-27
EASTERN.

A train of seven vestibuled cars on the
Pennsylvania Road made the run from
Jersey City To Philadelphia. ninety-four
miles. in ninety eight minutes.
At OSontz, Pa, Mrs. Moorehead. wife
of the superintendent of the \orthwood
Cemetery. Oakland Station. and her
daughter were killed by Il train.
AT the >emi-annual exhibition OF the
Merchant TailorS' Society in New York
the most startling innovation shown was
dress suits of plum color. with velvet col
lar
Winfield NJ Starr George u. Starr. and
Mrs. W. VI. Ennis of Wilmington. Del.
have been notified that the estate of their
uncle. Joseph Il. Starr. valued ut S3S.-
10000. is ready for distribution among
them and three other heirs in Philadel-
phia.
During Il heavy storm near Clearield,
Pa. the scale house of the Clearfield Fire
Brick Company's mine ut Bigler was
struck by lightning. killing Boyd Hum
mel. Il miner. and stunning three others,
Charles Gearhart. Ralph Radlfer and
George Smeal.
Supt. kretz has commenced the coin
ing of the double eagles from the millions
of dollars in gold bullion now stored in
the vaults of the mint in Philadelphia.
The press has Il capacity of 5000 pieces
a day. amounting to S5GO.0OO. which by
working TO its full capacity will give an
output of over SO. .OOO.OO Il month. This
course will be pursued by the Superinten
dent as the reserve gold fund in the insti
tuition is now quite low and because of
the weekly shipments TO New York and
other cities. il is desired To replenish it.
For Secretary of State. =. John Palmer
For State Treasurer. ..... A. h. COlyin
For State Engineer. ...... C. W. Adams
For Judge of the Court of Appeals.
Ceora f.. Martin
The New York Republican State con-
vention met at Saratoga Tuesday and
nominated the ticket prepared by the
party leaders. Governor Morton's can
didacy for President of the United States
was formally announced and it secured
the unanimous Endorsement of the CON
ventior. The platform scores the ad-
ministration for failing to defend the
rights of American citizens in foreign
countries. and for permitting foreign EN-
crOachments on the western hemisphere.
The tariff and deficiency questions re-
ceive condemnation. A SOUND and stable
currency is indorscd. Governor Morton 5
administration is indorsed and his can
didacy for President formally launched.
Marshall County independent., 1895-09-27

In many apiaries the hives stand
near the ground upon a piece Of joist
three or four inches wide. or upon
bricks. one under each corner In
others the hives stand foot high. and
again hives may be seen Two or three
feet high. perched on posts. As far as
the bees are concerned. it does not mat
ter whether hives be high or low, al
though. judging by The hal:ts Of the
bees. the higher the hive is the better
they would like it But the bee keeper
is the one TO be accommodated by the
position of the hive. He will place IL
at thc height where Ii VIII be most con-
venient for him
1t is extraordinary that the hives in
the ma iority Of apiarieS are not placed
TO give the bee keeper the best advan-
taSe. owing perhaps 10 the idea held
by some bee-kecpcrs that il is good
essential to have the bees near the
ground. An Ohio farmer cOrresp md mt
says that the best arrangement for bees
is Il platform upon posts sunk in the
ground at frequent intervals.
If the platform have Il roof. ii makes
it all the better for the bees and the
bee keeper during the warm weather.
The roof should he portable and not
De put on before June. because bees
want all the sun tney can get up 10 that
time
Marshall County independent., 1895-09-27
IN GENERAL

The sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fel-
lows has adopted an amendment to the
constitution barring out saloon keepers
bartenders and professional gamblers.
At l O'Clock Thursday morning the
Netherlands-American Steamship Com
pany's steamer Edam, from New York
bound for Amsterdam. collided with the
steamship Turkistan about fifty miles
southeast of Start Point. Eng. The col
lision occurred in dense fog. The cap
tain, crew and passengers of the Edam
took TO the boats Immediately. and with
in two hours the Edam went to the bot
tom. The boats were taken in tow by
the trawler Vulture. of Brixham. and the
Nufture and boats were then tOwed into
Plymouth by the steamer Beresford
None of the passengers or crew was in
jured, but they lost all their effects.
r. &. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of
trade says: In spite of gold exports
wheat advanced for some days. in all
nearly > cents, mainly because single
speculator bought. Corn rose and fell
in sympathy with as little reason. Good
reports Of foreign crops. weakness of
flour in Minnesota. and large exports Of
corn from this country all work against
Il rise in wheat though scarcity of con
tract grades may help speculative ad-
vance. Pork products have been reason
ably yielding. with prospects of Il large
crop. but before the close had Il stronger
tone. The cotton market. lifting and
falling fraction each day alternately.
shows no settled tendency. The surpris-
ing increase in production and advance
in prices of iron seem 10 be bringing Il
natural check. as prices have gone SO
high rs To cause some purchases from
Europe. both of pig and finished prod
ucts and have also caused a distinct
shrinkage in home demand"
The following is the standing Of the
clubs in the National League:
Marshall County independent., 1895-09-27
DeSperate Battle in Cuba.

News of battle in which the Spanish
were defeated by the Cubans and lost
300 men. was received Monday. at New
York. Ii came in letter written Sept.
ii by Pedro Rovira. a Spanish private
who deserted To the Cuban ranks at
Pera Lego when Campos was defeated.
In later engagement Rovira was cap
tured by the Spanish. court -martialed
and shot. The Spaniards were greatly
incensed against him. as he had killed
three of their men before being captured.
The CubanS had no cavalry, but made
effective use of dynamite bombs. which.
the letter says. struck terror to the enc
my. In the engagement the Cubans' loss
was forty men wounded and killed The
Spaniards lost over 300 men. forty horses
and large store of provisions and muni-
tionS of war
Marshall County independent., 1895-09-27
CASH FOR A HUSBAND
BUT HE MUST TAKE a CHINESE
BRIDE.
Big Raj on ChiCagO's Population
Board of Tra:c Men Williams
Sinks with All Ha.ds Startling
News Comes from Cuba.
Rich Chinaman's Offer.

Hip Sing Lee. wealthy Chinese mcr-
chant of San Jose. Cal. offers half
interest in his extensive merchnudis,.
business and 5000 in cash to any rep
utable young American who will marry
his daughter. Moi Lee. Hip Sing lie" is
the wealthieSt Chinaman in the valley
and his fortune is estimated a from 500
900 To 100000. Lee has become thor
oughly Americanized. and as he is getting
old it is his wish 10 see his daughter hap
PLY married 10 some good American who
will look after and care for his business
and wealth. Lees wife died about n year
ago. and as several attempts have been
made to kidnap Moi he is afraid that if
Moi does not marry soon the highbndeTs
may succeed in abducting her.
Marshall County independent., 1895-09-27
Startling News from Cuba,

\ dispatch dated Monday. via New
York. sent from Havana by steamer four
days earlier to a Chicago paper says:
ARMED parties of revolutionsts are al
ready in the Province of Matanzas and
actually within seventy-hve miles of the
city of Havana. For a long time this will
be denied, and as news of other attacks
arc received they will be either suppress
ed or twisted into stories of mere preda-
tory bands of evildoers. having no real
connection with the revolution. until the
facts become impossible of further con
cealment. The west end of the island
will soon be the scene of an uprising. This
seems improbable but it is reported on
the best authority