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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
THE INSURRECTION IN CUBA.
Another Effort to Suppress the Insurgents
by Newspaper Report.
From the Stan Correspondent Of the United

hh"ther EHort 10 Suppros6 inc insurgents
by "A Newspaper Report.
From the Stan Correspondent Of the United
Press
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April 23-Your
correspondent visited many places in
the province of Puerto Principe, and
found everything quiet. No disturb
ance occurred anywhere in the prov
ince during his visit. He then pro-
ceeded to Gibara, where he found
everything quiet and business going
ON as usual. From Gibara he went to
Baracoa, where he learned that the
alarm which followed the landing of
Gen. Maceo had subsidized.
The town of Santiago is garrisoned
at present by 1000 troops, and four
Spanish war ships are lying in the
harbor. Besides these there are 1000
troops in the vicinity of the town.
The total number of the insurgent
forces does not exceed 1900 men, all of
whom are confined to the interior of
the province.
The report that Gen. Crombet had
been killed is confirmed. Four Of his
command have been made prisoners.
1t is reported that Maceo is surrounded.
Gen. Martinez Campos arrived out
side the harbor yesterday and returned
to Manzanillo after consultation
with Generals Garrich, Balcedo and
LaChambre on board the steamer
Villaverde. Gen. Campos' ultimate
destination is probably Guantanamo.
1t is rumored that Gen. Maceo, the
insurgent leader, committed suicide
because of chagrin at the failure of
his expedition. A body has been
found, which. while it has not been
positively identified, is believed to be
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


Jackson, April 19.-To make them
valid all pension applications must be
lndorsed by the county health officer,
or some reputable physician, the former
being preferred. There has been much
inquiry from some of these officials re-
Gently as to whether they could charge
Tor such service or not Auditor Stone,
who under the law is also pension COM
missioner, addressed the subjoined letter
to Charles ID. Mitchell, NJ. d., of Pom
totoc County. on this question:
Dear Sir-Under tho pension law the
auditor is made pension comm ssoner
with power to prescribe rules and regu-
iations to which applicants must con-
form, and under which pensions may
issue.
AS pension commissioner, as a neces-
sary element of assurance, | prescribe
an examination by the county health
officer or other reputable physician for
I'll male applicants. As to fees to be
paid to physicians or justices of the
peace the law is entirely silent; hence
physicians are not required, particularly
tho county health officer, to perform
this service for nothing, nor are the
magistrates required to do SO, but this
is an extra burden placed upon the
auditor and his force without extra
compensation, and ! thought it would
not be requiring too much to impose
small percentage of the grand total of
work upon the health officer of each
county, hoping that they would be
willing to perform this service gratis
for an old soldier. However, | have no
right to dictate in the premises, and
will not deny the right of the health
officer to make any charge which the
law allows him for such service. beg
to suggest that this is matter between
the health officer and the individual
pensioner, for which the county is in
no wise responsible. In fact, the board
OF pension commissioners, whilst they
are county officers, act in this capacity
for tho State and not for the county and
consequently cannot bind the county to
pay for this service.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
FIRE IN THE PATENT OFFICE.
Two Persons Severely Burned and One
Carried Painting from the Building.

Carried Painting from the Building.
WAsHlNaToN, April 23.-The United
States patent Office was for the third
time visited by fire, about lis o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The scene of the
blaze was in the southwest corner of
the basement OF the Photographic blue
print room, close to a crowded public
thoroughfare. Mr. Flint, chief of this
room, was pouring ether into five gal
Ion jugs when the ether exploded, and
running down the floor came in con-
tact with the stove and ignited. Mr..
Flint was caught in the flames and Sc
verely burned about the face, arms
and shoulders. He was removed to a
drug store across the street, where his
burns were dressed. and was then
taken to the Emergency hospital.
A watchman who ran into the room
to see what was the matter, was also
caught in the flames, and received
painful burns.
Miss Nevins, in charge of the tele-
phone lines in the building, whose Of
flee is located in the adjoining room,
was overcome by smoke and tainted,
but was carried out uninjured by one
of the employees.
The room was filed with chemicals
and explosives which burned fiercely
and emitted vast volumes of smoke,
which caused hasty stampede of the
numerous clerks employed in other
portions of the building.
After half an hours hard work the
firemen extinguished the flames before
they could spread to the adjoining
offices. The loss was abouts 800 prin-
cipally in Photographic apparatus
Most of the original drawings were
saved, and of those destroyed good
many can be replaced.
Among the halls in the vicinity were
stored number of files which con-
tanned records of the office and other
papers. A great number of these
were damaged by water.
Public attention has frequently been
called to the danger to human life and
also to public property occasioned by
the carrying on of examination of ex-
plosives and other dangerous avoca-
tions and the storage of great quanti-
ties of chemicals in the patent Office
The patent office has twice previously
been on fire. In 1877 a fire occurred
there which burned for twenty hours
and totally destroyed the museum of
the patent Office, necesitating the en-
tire reconstruction of that portion Of
the interior department building.
and child are unknown.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
WILL MAKE A FIGHT.

The President In Earnest In HIS Opposition
to the Unlimited Coinage of Silver--The
Various Executive Officers Appointed by
Mr.. Cleveland Being Urged to Organize
for u Systematic Contest for "IIonest
Money"
WASHINGTON, April pa strong
and vigorous fight against the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver independent
of international agreement is to be
made by the administration. With
that end in view, officers in the va
rious executive departments appointed
under the present administration are
being urged to organize systematically
for the purpose of conducting the con-
test along the lines laid down in the
presidents message.
Many of the higher officials who en-
joy regulations at home as stump
speakers will probably take to the
field early in the summer, and others
are even now engaged in writing let
ters to their local papers or personal
friends, impressing upon them the inn
portance of sustaining the administra-
tion in the position it has outlined.
Federal officers in the several states
will be organized as nucleus, about
which all who uphold the administra-
tion or, rather, who are opposed to tile
free and unlimited coinage of silver,
will be expected to rally. There are
nearly 200, 900 government officers, post
masters, internal revenue officers, GUS
toms officers and district attorneys,
and innumerable contractors scattered
throughout the country, and these
will be expected to do the aggressive
fighting in the field. Nearly all of the
cabinet officers will take the stump for
one or more speeches.
Secretary Carlisle will certainly
make two or more speeches in the
Kentucky campaign. Secretary Nor
ton will deliver an address in Chicago,
and perhaps one in st. Louis. Secre-
tary Herbert and Congressman Clark
will probably speak in Alabama. POST
master-General Wilson is being urged
to go west and speak in Illinois and
Ahuinho, hhu may Auu ViiuC W w oO
late in the summer.
The president is represented as bo-
ing thoroughly in earnest in the pro-
posed crusade against the free and un-
limited coinage of silver, and will
leave no stone unturned TO prevent
the free-silver sentiment from gain
ing headway and to crush it out,
if possible. AS tariff reform was
the test of party fealty in
his campaign for the presiden-
tial nomination; active support of
his demand for the repeal of the
Sherman purchasing clause, the test of
party fealty in 1890, also in 1895 the
test of party fealty will be uncompro-
missing opposition to the free and un-
limited coinage of silver by the United
States independent of international
agreement
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
MANNERS OF THE RENOWNED.

WILLIAM PENN's formal but kindly
politeness impressed even the Indians
with whom he dealt. One of the names
given him by them was 1.-THE Good Big
Chief"
AUDER, the composer, was pleasant
enough to the people whom he allowed
to see him, but he was about as hard to
obtain an audience with as the car of
Russia.
GEORGE ILL.,, SO far from being the
ferocious tyrant described in the
declaration Of independence, was as
gentle as child to all with whom he
came In contact
The younger Pitt was short in his
answers, but his brusqueness was gen.
orally only haste in the dispatch OF
business that, but for this brevity, must
have gone undone.
TENNYsoN was SO continually pes
tered by strangers who sought a
glimpse Of him or to have a word with
him that he gave the people the i'm.
preston OF being exceedingly uncivil.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27

CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

ApAMAGING hailstorm, almost with
out precedent, visited the section around
Tuscaloosa, Ala, on the 22d. The gar
dens and orchards and many farms,
large and small, received an almost ire
parable injury.
COILS 2. HUNTINGTON, president OF
the Southern Pacific railroad, was ar
rested in New York on the 22d on a
charge Of giving free pass to one
Frank Stone in violation of the inter-
state commerce law.
TIE cattlemen in Oklahoma are arm
ing their cowboys with Winchesters to
resist the occupation OF the grazing
lands of the territory by Daniel
Waggener, of Decatur, Texas, who has
leased all the school lands in three or
four counties from the Territorial gov
ernment
TIE decision OF the Supreme Court In
tho income tax case necessitates re-
hearing of the estimates Of government
receipts for the fiscal year ending june
3Otb, and from the best data obtainaoie
| it is believed that the deficit Tor the
year will probably amount to sio'ooo,ooo'
WHILE Mr.. Moody, the evangelist
was preaching at Fort Worth, Texas
on the 2lst, the roof of the tabernacle
in which the services were being held
fell in, seriously wounding seven per-
sons and slightly wounding forty
A POSSE of deputy United States mar
shals captured two illicit stills in Pike
County, Ark, on the 2lst Half a dozen
moonshiners we're taken prisoners and
the stills destroyed, and hundreds OF
gallons OF whisky. -,
AFTER serving continuously In the
United States army for period OF forty
three years, Maj. McCook retired from
the army on tho 22d, made necessary
by the law, the age OF sixty'four years
having been reached.
TIE miners at Blossburg, Ala.' were
maid off on the Goth and gang OF five
robbers hid in the bushes near the
miners quarters and held up and robbed
tho first two miners that passed. seour'
ing nearly 500.
A FORCE Of between three and four
hundred men who were enlisted In Ala
bama and Louisiana to assist to Cuban
reyolu florists, has shipped from q point
near Cedar Keys, Fla
w. w. WILSON, a dentist, who claims
Lincoln County, Arkansas, as his home,
was arrested at Little Rock on the slst
for passing counterfeit money. ~
searching him $3.50 in worthless po's
twas found
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
OF DOUBTFUL PROPRlETY.
Comments of the German Press on tho
Russian, French and German Entente.

Russian, French and German Entente.
BERLIN, April 23.-The Berlin press
does not discuss, condemn nor COM
mend explicitly the entente between
Russia, France and Germany in the
east. The Vossische Zeitung says En-
gland refrains from joint action be-
cause she thoroughly grasps the situa-
tion in the east.
The editor asks what would happen
if Japan should refuse to yield to the
demands Of other powers. He speaks
passingly of the curious new triple al
lance of European powers, and adds:
above all, if England and the United
States sympathize with Japan, they
can easily adopt such an attitude in
the interests of their commerce that
Germany will find herself in difficulty
of her own seeking. Then German
commerce will have to pay the piper"
The Bersen Zeitung regards any pro-
posal to interfere as a grave question,
and asks what right anybody has to
rob Japan of the fruits of her victory.
The Volks zeitung says, under the
caption "a Leap in the Dark Rus
sia will reap the main advantage from
any joint action. 1t has not been
proved that the new treaty Injuries Ger.
many's interest in any way"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
Charged with Moonshin'n..

r. NJ. and L. L. Goodgame, Il. s. ana
w. G. Watson and j. b. Bradley, cit-
zens of Kemper County, were arraigned
at Meridian last week on the charge Of
Illicit Disabling. 1t is charged that
they manufactured moonshine whisky
in tho vicinity of Narkeeta. They
waived examination and were placed
under bonds of $500 each for their APP
pearance before the September term Of
the Federal court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
redsral Court at Aberdeen.

Aberdeen, April ls.-The cases tried
today are: Ben Sails, Illicit distilling,
plea Of guilty; Tom Gand, OF Prentiss
County, carrying meal to Illicit distil-
lery, guilty, fined 800 and sixty days
in Alcorn County jail; Sol Smith, OF
Pontotcc County, retailing, guilty, fined
siOO and thirty days in Pontotoc County
jail; Willie Kilcrease, retailing, guilty,
fined 500 and thirty days in Alcorn
County Jail; Ed Haley, retailing, guilty,
fined 500 and thirty days In Alccrn
County jail; jim. Reeves. retailing.
gulilyi aAea flQQ sad tAIrty days in
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27

The section Of country north and east
Of Meridian was visited last week by a
ssyeve wind and hail storm, and much
damage was done to timber, fences,
young crops and fruits. In the vicinity
OF Tamola station, on the Mobile &
Ohio railroad, the hailstones, three
fourths of an inch in diameter, were
piled up three inches deep on the
ground, while at Marion station, five
miles from Meridian, which was almost
completely wiped out by cyclone two
years ago, trnes were leveled and the
large barn of 1. c. Kinard was demol-
lished. In the vicinity Of Toomsuba,
on the Alabama Great Southern rail-
road, where every house save three was
destroyed by the cyclone Of two years
ago, considerable damage is reported on
account OF hail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
A Good Man Gone,

J. NJ. Newton died at Crystal Springs
last week after long illness. He had
been prominently connected with the
business interests of Crystal Springs
for many years and was universally be-
loved for his many noble traits of char
acter. He had been for twenty-five
years superintendent of the Presbyte-
rian Sunday school, and all his life a
consistent and devoted worker in that
church
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
Meeting of Epworth Leaguers.

The first State convention that has
ever been held by the Epworths OF Mis-
sissippi is to occur at Grenada on May
10, II and 10. The various branches OF
this order throughout the State are
evincing great interest in tho movo.
ment, and the outlook is for at least 200
delegates and visitors, which is good
showing indeed for the inaugural meet.
suo
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
BOOK CHAT.

THERE are thirteen miles Of book.
shelves in the British museum, Lon
don.
In six months $4,000 copies Of Hall
Gaines 1.-THE Manxman" have been sold,
one-third Of them in the United States.
NUDES CIRCULATING LIBRARY in
London has 8, 800, 900 books constantly
In circulation and employs ITS people.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27


Vicksburg, April H. The temperature
during the past week has averaged a
few degrees above the normal and sun
shine has been abundant No rainfall
has occurred since last report. Upon
the whole conditions have been Just
what was desired and planters availed
themselves of the opportunity to push
farming operations. Cotton planting
has progressed without interruption in
the middle and southern portions of the
State and has begun in most localities
in the north. While, generally speak
ing, there is no urgent need for rain,
light showers would cause more rapid
termination OF seeds and insure good
stands.
Early corn is up to good stand nearly
everywhere and looks well. In the
southern counties it will soon be ready
to receive the first cultivation.
Tho favorable weather of the past
seven days has advanced the season,
thouG u iei hihS OpOi OiduloHo hIo btlll d
week or ten days later than at this time
last year.
Gardens continue in flourishing con-
dition generally. Irish potatoes are up
to good stand and growing rapidly.
Nearly all young plants have been
taken from the cold-frames and placed
in the ground by early vegetable
growers in the southern counties.
The outlook is unusually favorable
for good fruit crop this season, trees
are in full bloom, and small fruit is
abur.ant. With u continued favorable
season straw berries will soon be abund-
ant. In some localities figs appear to
have been injured by tho cold weather
at the opening of spring.
Oats are reported to be unusually fine
and large yield is indicated in some
sections.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
Strawberry Crop VIII he Short.

Madison, April ls.--On close examina-
ton it is found that the strawberry crop
will be about SO per cent short, in con-
sequence of which the truckers are very
disconsolate and downcast. The hard
west winds of the last three days have
been very detrimental to tomatoes.
Rain is needed very much for every
thing, as the ground is very hard and
dry. II the present drouth continues,
coupled with the present prospects of
such light strawberry crop, the truck
farmers will not realize expenses from
this years fruit and vegetable season.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27

There will be bicycle meet at Casta-
liam Springs May 6, and s. Riders
will be present from Mississippi, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia,
Arkansas and Missouri. 1t is expected
1000 people will witness the races. The
management will spare no expense to
make it the biggest thing of the kind
ever held south of the Ohio river. Cas-
Italian Springs has the only one-quarter
mile track banked for two-minute clip
in the South. All records from one
quarter to ten miles are expected to be
broken, as all the cracker-iacks of the
South will enter. Handsome prizes will
be offered on each race.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27

Greenwood. April ls.A mass meet.
ing OF the people OF Greenwood and
from the County was held at the court
house in Greenwood yesterday. The
object Of the meeting was to take steps
toward inviting the candidates here on
May 4 next. unanimous resolution
passed "that all the State candidates,
senatorial and district, be invited
come to Greenwood and discuss the po-
litical issues on May next" A grand
barbecue and basket dinner will be
given on that day. Gen. John B. Cor
don lectures here on the night of the
4th, and big time is expected.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27

A SCIENTIFIC experiment once drew
out from the body Of a single spider
$3.50 yards of thread or spider sillk--a
length little short Of two miles. Silk
may be woven Of spiders thread, and "
Is more glossy brilliant than thai Of the
silkworm, being Of 0 golden color,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
A Big Sum Involved,

The railroad commission has cited
officials of the Illinois Central Railroad
to appear at the next meeting and show
cause why the Yazoo & Mississippi Val
ley Railroad Company, the Illinois Cen
trail having purchased the latter road,
should not be assessed for back taxes
from 1886 to 1891, inclusive. The State
revenue agent filed q petition, asking
for this action, and claiming that the
road is liable for the back taxes of sA
years. A very large sum is involved in
the question. The road contends it is
not liable.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
Minister Eustis Instructed to Inquire Into
the Waller Case.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Secretary
Gresham has directed Mr.. Eustis, the
United States ambassador to France,
to ascertain from the French govern
ment the reasons for its arrest and de.
tention Of John L. Waller, cx-United
States consul at Tamatave, who ar
rived in confinement at Marseilles on
a French war ship Saturday. Mr..
Eustis has been investigating the mat
ter, and 1t is said that he has secured
from the French government q prom,
ise that Waller will ba tried by q civil
Iastead Of Q military tribunal, :
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
Dead at IOi.

Mrs. Bette Wamack, aged 1O4 years,
died last week at Flower Hill, Warren
County. She was born near Charleston,
S. c., in 1901. Many descendants in the
third and fourth generations survive her.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
Assassinated.

Henry Mattaw, well-to-do negro
farmer, living eight miles west of
Madison, was assassinated one night
last week. Twenty-seven bullet holes
were found in his body No clew to the
assassin. His life was insured for S., 600.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
PREPARING TO RESIST.
Cowboys Arming with Rifles to Keep Dan
Waggoner Out.

cowboys Armtnk Win Aiucs W hooP Dnu
Waggoner Out.
WICHITA, Kan, April 2S.-The cat
tlemen Of Woodward, Okla, are pre-
pairing to resist the occupation Of the
grazing lands Of the territory by Dan
Waggoner, of Decatur, Tex, who has
leased all the government lands in
three or four counties from the terri
torial government. The cowboys are
being armed with rifles, and it is be-
lieved bloo,lshed cannot be avoided
when Waggoner starts to unload his
cattle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
Laibach Again Shaken Up.

VIENNA, April ga violent earth.
quake, accompanied with thunder,
shook Laihach yesterday afternoon.
Eight or ten buildings collapsed, and
the few families who had returned to
their homes fed back to the fields.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27
Uncle sam and the state Warrants.


Upon the recommendation of Gen.
John 6 Black, United States attorney
for the district Of Illinois, Secretary
Carlisle has sent letter to the at.
torneysgeneral saying that in view OF
the facts in the case he had no objec-
ton tosthe discontinuance of the suit
against the Western Bank Note and
Engraving Company of Chicago, pro-
yided they pay all costs so far incurred.
This company engraved the plates for
the bonds said to be in the similitude
OF United States notes issued some time
ago by the State of Mississippi. The
company destroyed all of the plates
and has done whatever else was re-
ouired.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27

THE plan Of sending pupils reports
to their parents ON postal cards doesn't
work. It has been tried in Auburn,
Me-. aud tho bright boys capture the
cards Aaa tear 'eu up
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27

Pl,U ,s,b that the sale of stamp al
' obtaining ,u fac-simile stamps ia
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27

srh international convention
| | younp Women's Christian Asso-
| ~ the United States and Brit
t.oyiuces, |" Vi opened in Pittsburgh,
Y he 18th, about $50 delegates
>. otianlaDcc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-27

Lr,ors' day, the anniversary Of 4.
[u1c of Lexington, was generally
|red in Massachusetts,, on the
not iu so elaborate a
|,r A, it was last year, when the
Ev was legally comlncmorated for
Est time, r..