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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18

Rev H. w. Mannon brought into
Kclly last week one tomato Weighing
pound az ounces, which hs left on ex-
hibitlon In one Of the stores and which
the Oldest Inhabitants say ID the largest
ever known IN this section Of tho coun-
try, 4
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
wopnsn's Parsonage Society.

The Woman's Parsonage and Home
Mission Society met In annual session
st Paulding recently. Mrs. j. D. Chat
FIELD Of Meridian was elected president,
and Miss Leila Cope OF Paulding secre.
tary for the ensuing year. A number Of
ministers were in attendance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
Local Option Election Ordered.

Canton, July 10.-The board of su per.
visors of Madison county has been in
session for fve days and has devoted
most Of the time to petition for an
election on the liquor question. and
wound up by ordering an election on
July so. There has been 8 great deal Of
excitement over the contest during the
entire sitting OF the board, The sttor.
neys of the two factions growing wrathy,
and at ono time last night II was
thought they would come to blows
Tho agitation OF the question has en-.
eendered bad blood sqd may Essalt u
Houbls.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
rh,cooo noliceman recently ar,

"A Chicago policeman recently ar
rested young woman and her hus-
band because they had kissed each
other in the public street as they were
about to part. The sight OF man
kissing his own wife IL more than .
Chicago policeman csn stand
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
Clarke County's Assessment,

The realty assessment Of Clarke
county shows an increase Of S1Ss, 972. rs
over that OF four years ago and the per.
sonal assessment an increase Of $31 200
over that Of last year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
Cotton Shedding.

Reports from several portions Of Goa.
boma county are to the effect that cot
ton is shedding badly. The corn crop
is also badly injured from the drouth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
A Building Boom for jackson,

A regular building boom seems to
have struck Jackson. There are more
residences being erected than ever
known before, and IS consequence all
the carpenters, brick masons, painters,
plasterers. etc.. ars busy. Improve.
ment seems the order Of the day. Be-
sides numerous residences'st, ,, {
stantial stores are being erecp .H3AsS.
there is hardly vacant house In the
city.-T. M. Henry, in Commercial
Appeal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
Meeting Of Confederate Veterans.

Mississippi division, United Confed-
crate Veterans, met in annual session at
Vicksburg few days ago Col. c. E.
Hooker addressed them and they were
received BY the local military upon
their arrival with all the honors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.

Condition Of Misslssippi's Treasury.
State Treasurer May has com pleted q
statement, showing the condition OF the
state treasury for the last six months,
which shows the following:
RECEIPTS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
The State Encampment.

Everything is moving along nicely in
encampment circles. The transporta-
tion committee now feels that the large
crowds will be carried to the grounds,
one and half miles north OF Jackson,
with little trouble, since the Illinois
Central has agreed to run train to the
grounds. These trains will be run
every fifteen minutes If necessary.
Adjutant-General Henry says every.
thing points to large attendance. II.
M. Henry, in Commercial Appeal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
Weather and Crops.

The week ending July 9th was warm
and dry for the most part Showers
were beneficial but no improvement is
reported in the delta. Corn will be
short on account Of drouth. Cotton in.
jured to some extent, but good crop is
indicated generally, and picking will
commence about the Goth. Some re.
ports show the best prospects for years,
and nearly all crops laid by. Some few
Of boil worm. Cotton shed.
ding on hill lands.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
Levee Hoard Deadlock.

dreenville. July 13.-The Mssissi ppi
Elevee board was to meet at noon today,
En- regular semi-annual convention, as
the law requires. 1t is the most i'm
|portant Of the boards meetings, as off,
GERS are to be elected and the levee tax
liked. There are five OF the six mem
oers OF the board in the city, but up to
y o'clock m. no organization has been
erected. Two of the mem bers present
positively refuse to sit in the NEE ting
OF the board unless the other three, the
majority, pledge themselves not to elect
officers. The purpose of the minority
is to retain the present officials, tho
surmise being that the other other three
members will vote for other mon.
Messrs. Speakes of Bolivar and Erwin
OF Washington are the two members
who frankly and boldly refuse to pro-
coed with the business of the board
which is of vital interest to the people
OF the delta, unless Messrs. Harris of
lssaquena, Montgomery of Washington,
and Boyd of Bolivar will promise to
forego the election OF officers until the
return from Europe of DR.. A, ] Phclps,
the member from Sharkeg eauuty,
thereby permitting the Old olfeers to
bold over until their Successors are
elected. Able counsel has advised the
three members who are ready to pgo.
coed to the regular business of the
board, to organize by electing officers
ana transacting tho business for which
they ara appointed and such course may
be adopted tonight. The levee board
handles several hundred thousand dol
lars annually of the peoples money.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
Contest Over the Location of the State
University.

"Aunt Nancy" in the Greenwood Flag
cites the following bit of interesting
history in relation to the selection Of
Oxford as the site for the State uni
versity;
History tells that in 1s49, after
heated contest between Kosciusko, Mis-
sissippi City, Brandon, Louisville, Ok
ford, Middleton, Monroe and Missionary
Station, the vote of fifty-eight, over
fifty-seven for Mississippi City, was car
ried In favor of Oxford for the location
OF the University of Mississippi. The
congress Of tho United States granted
thirty-six sections of land for the pur-
pose, but only half section was re-
taincd, tho remainder being sold to
create fund necessary for the great
outlay Of money in establishing and
the university. The plat
Of ground, comprising several acres, is
beautifully located on q gradual rise,
with wcll kept brick walks, and drives
are laid out on the green, velvety sur
face where nature alone seems to have
nurtured and trained into loveliness her
forest children. Within these lovely,
grounds, rise, In solemn
grandeur, the red brick buildings,
planned and executed by an English
man, who used throughout his English
IDEAS OF architecture.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18

N E. SfANGLkH-
Executive Committee of the Honest Money
Democracy Of Illinois
This pronunciamento of the gold
democratic party of Illinois sets the
pace for the east, but in the minds OF
the leaders there 10 not an abundance
OF faith that the party organisation
which sent gold delegations to the
Chicago convention will declare for
another convention. The most that
Illinois expects ID that enough gold
democrats outside the regular orgsn-
izations will send delegations to the
now conference proposed as to maksit
successful, and the middle and sou sit
ern states are relied on to give he
new movement much support.
Senator Hill is regarded as the great
obstacle to the cooperation of eastern
party organizations In the call fo- q
new ticket From private telegrs M
received yesterday from the New Yori
senator and other party leaders in The
Empire state, 1t Is ~ good as settled
that New York's democratic machine
will not favor another convention.
Senator Hills plan Is understood 10 b
to Aght for the election Of gold con-
gressmen and for the throwing OF the
presidential election into the house Of
representatives, where . successful
contest for gold president would be
more probable than with . third
Ticket -
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
Death of DR.. r. W. Peeple,,

Jackson, July S-Dr. P. w. Peoples
died this morning. In his death Jack.
son loses Its most enterprising and pro.
gressive citizen. In all measures calcu.
lated to benefit this city or the S'ate
Dr. Peoples was always found at the
front. He has been sufferer for sew.
eral years from acute rheumatism and
nothing but his great energy and in
domitable will force has kept him up.
DR.. Peoples has been force in the 20.
Itical and financial world for more than
twenty years. lie was prominent in
In banking circles, being president Of
the jackson Bank, an institution which
mas been great success from the start.
His father moved to Mississippi while
he was youth; he was educated at JET.
ferson Medical College. Philadelphia
as physician and followed that pro-
fession with great success till after the
war; when he settled on his plantation
near Duck Hill. He came to Jackson
In the eighties and has been most i'm
portant factor in the history OF the city
since that date.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
Enterprise District Conference.

Vossburg, July lO.-The annual con.
ference Of the Enterprise district OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
convened at Heidelberg yesterday. The
conference inquired particularly into
the condition Of the several charges in
the district, touching all the items re-
quired by the discipline. Written and
verbal reports from the ministers were
received. Miss Annie Trotter, district
secretary OF the Woman's Foreign Mis-
slonary Society, read an interesting
paper on missionary work. Rev. j. w.
Chambers, president of Whitworth
Female College, addressed the con.
ference in behalf of tho college repre-
sented by him. Rev. Il. L. Mellen of
Wesson, corresponding secretary OF the
foreign board, delivered an interesting
address on missionary work. H. d.
Isaac |. Worthington and ].
ID. Price were licensed to preach. Al
great deal of business was disposed of.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
All the BoRds Sold.

State Treasurer May has sold all Of
the Mississippi per cent bonds. lie
received for all of the S23l, 800 awarded
to 5. A. Kean of Chicago, and which
that gentleman did not take, s1.O3.
kean's bid only being $1.0215, it will be
the half OF per cent, or an aggregate
of 81, 1880. Another feature about the
sale was that the entire issue of S4OO, 900
was disposed of to residents of Missis.
sippi. The average premium received
was about 81. .O31d,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18

Sardis, July 13.-Some time last
iigbt the storehouse occupied by Howry
d Son, dealers in dry goods and gro
ceries, was broken into and some goods
and provisions carried away. The bur-
glars effected an entrance into the store
by breaking out pane of glass in the
rear door of the building, and then with
'sSss. .lss.s os-n,s- a-as rna rnup5 nm ,ba
premises, prizng off the paddock which
held the wooden bar in place. After
entering the store in this manner they
opened from inside a side door, at which
place they had wagon in readiness to
receive the stolen goods. 1t can not
be definitely ascertained what amount
of goods were taken, hut three sides of
bacon, ham, some tobacco and several
pairs of shoes are missing. No attempt
was made TO rife the safe or money
drawer. There is no clew as to who the
parties are. An attempt was also made
to enter the storehouse OF Partee &
Henderson by forcing open the window
shutters on one of the back windows,
but as these were too solid for them,
they only succeeded in leaving few
signs Of their crow-bar on the facing OF
the window A reward of So5 has been
offered for the arrest and conviction of
the parties, but up to this time no ac-
tive steps have been taken in the matter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
State Sunday School Convention.

The State Sunday school conven tion,
to assemble at Wesson on July % and
to coatinns till the oath inclusive,
promises % be largely attended. A
nost attractive program has been issued,
WHICH iaetldes many things of great
interest," TO Sunday school workers. The
address oi Welcome on behalf If the
schools will be made BY lion C. K.
Dale OF Wesson, and for the churches
by Rev. Il. L. Mellen of the same place.
Ihe response will be made by NJ. A.
Montgomery, Esq, Of Oxford. At the
session on Tuesday Hon. j. G. Mcclure
OF Yazoo City, president of the conven.
tion, will deliver his annual address.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
I stand with Jefferson.

Mr.. Jefferson, who was once regarded s a
.ood Democratic authority. seems to have .
dfferent oplnion from the gentlemen who have
addressed us on part Of the minority. Those
Who are exposed to the proposition toll US that
the right to issue paper money Is . function the
banks and tho government ought 70 20 QpF "
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18

hpns -, inc pronisate waste Of the
a,DSt ,n ron the people ny oppressivs q i've
zpSliossnns @ INC lavish approprissionas a. Of 10.
a. A.vSn Sn. Congresses, which have tept
~ drS,is al. the labor that pays them sfs L
yi,ur.s.naoo.t sno The products q tie peoples
n cas. c'ssea y In price Till they no lonrer
~. 49, oi production.
a,sa ,se, eents dsmocrstikc m ks'seoy soyern. r.
IN, I.SSuuction .Ss In tie number Of q use !, N
" q sss sSe salAties oi which drain 80
1sdsrai rntsrse--r--
(hsAr,He arbitrary interference BY
"a Sos ,sles In local aiRairs & 4 viols.
lIs, constitution ~, Of the United ssstss
v ob,s.s ,a'nst ! free institutions, and we
ma 'Sos s;a,o 70 government by I, intunot,on % on
sAisha a,snly 90 dangerous form Of Of opprss-
N n. FEDERAL N Judges. ii q contsmps n n % Of |
n osos nag states states and rights Of ci is cisissns, :.
! M vv :. : ssesuislators, I judges ana srscu. |
'ss'0vs W. blu veseed u ~ !
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18

He says we are opposing national bank cur
rency. It is true II you will read what Thomas
Benton said you will say that he said in search
ing history be could nnd but one parallel to An.
drew jackson. That was Cicero. who destroyed
The conspiracy Of Catalne and saved Rome. He
did for Rome what jackson did--destroyed the
bank conspiracy and saved America. ZAP
plause.) We say In our platform that We be-
iieye the right to coin money and to Issue money
ia function OF the government. We believe 1t.
We believe 1t part OF the sovereignty, and can
no more, with safety. be delegated to private In
dIyiduals than we could afford to delegate 70
individuals power to make penal statutes or .
levy for taxation. tApplause.)
Evening journal., 1896-02-20
THE CUBAN STRUGGLE.
Patriots Receiving Aid From
This Country.
THEY WANT BELLIeEREET RIGHTS.

n Recognition Is Granted, They declare
That TheS can soon Win Their Free
dom Money and Arms FOR the Cause.
Maceo Joins Comez.
pmLADElPHTA, Feb 90. O.-Colncidont
with the arrival In this country Of Dr.
Costello. secretary Of the treasury Of Cuba.
the sending OF aid TO the Insurgents has
been progressing more rapidly than ever
There sailed last Saturday from of the
cepes Of Delaware the Norwegian steamer
Osteria with an expedition Of 80 men and
a large quantity Of arms and ammunition.
The vessel has been purchased outright by
tho Cubans and win be used by them for
future work. She Is so built that she can
easily make IL knots an hour, and, lit is
claimed can show her heels to most OF
the warships Spain now has patroling the
island The expedition Is in command OF
Captain Edward AIdua, who served
through the ten years. war. With him are
a number Of the sons of wealthy Cubans
In New York city and other parts of the
United States
It is anticipated that tie vessel will
reach the north coast of Cuba at point
near the Havana coast about next Sunday,
where it will be met by detachment
from General Gomezs army and safe COM
veyance given to the interior of the island.
With the expedition are one maxim and
two gatling guns.
News has been received that within the
last ten days ten vessels have arrived in
Cuba from this country. with zoo, 900 car
tridges, large quantity of powder and
dynamite and 5000 rifles One Of the To-
cal junta said:
AS there IS no pressing need for men
at this time no regular expeditions Will
bo sent to the island. Generals Mnceo and
Gomez have under their immediate com
mand in the provinces Of Havana and
Matanzas over 10. 600 men who are with
out any arms except the machete. He
could ensily get as many more II he could
equip them -
Evening journal., 1896-02-20
DIED.


CAMERON AT Centreville. Md. on Feb
ruarg l5, 1896, DR.. John Cameron, IN his slst
year.
CONNOR.--On February u. 1896 johanna
u Vile of John Connor, aged Be- years.
GAM. AT 81. Georges, on February 10. Mary
Louisa Gam. aged months and 10 days.
GRAFF.-At ClaymOnt, Del. on he 10Th
age.
HANLFY Thomas, son Of Thomas J and
Anna L. Hanley, aged IA months
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
vited 10 attend the funeral from the residence
or his parents, corner A and IOwnsend atrAets
over Third street BRIDGE on Wednesday,
February ~. az o'clock. Interment At 81.
Joseph's Cemetery.
KEATLEY-- on February n. Thomas r.
keatley, In the s5th year Of his age.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 attend
the funeral services. At the residence OF his
hrOther-in-lHw. l.. A. BrlatoW, no Slj South
Jackson street, on "Wednesday eveniI 4, at 3
O'Clock. Interment At Harta Cemetery,
Cecil county, Md, on Thursday. February ~.
LYNAM..Qn February Is. 1896, Robert T..
Relatives and friends are respectfully invit-
ed TO attend the funeral from his late resi-
dence. noar Mint)wn, on Friday afternoon.
2lst Instant. Services at the house At O'Clock.
MCKINLEY In this city. on the 18th in
stant, Charles, son OF William and the late
Ellen NJ. Mckinley, agod "a years.
NiCHOLSON.-On February II. 1906 Lam
bert V. Nicholson, aged 40 years
TILL Suddenly. on the 1854 irttant. VIII
lis m J. Till aged l6 years.
WILKINS. .-On February Il, 1896. Annie W.,
daughter Of Frank and Lydia wilkins. aged
is years.
WOODwARD.-Sud IN this city. on
the 18th instant. William j. Woodward, In
the SD year Of his age.
Evening journal., 1896-02-20
MEANT NO oFFENse.
senor Convas Denies the Accuracy Of
the Report OF His Speech.


MADRID. Feb. 20-Admiral Beranger.
minister Of marine, has nude an investi.
cation as 20 the circumstances OF the adj
dress delivered by Senor Conyas- The
latter has denied the accuracy OF the OK
tracts of his lecture which were published
ia the press and has said there WAS moth
ing In &c offensive TO America. The gov
ernmont has offered Mr. Hnnnis Taylor,
United States minister satisfactory assur
ances OF IT'S sincere friendship for the
American nation.
IL Is believed that the incident has thus
been ended Senor Convas was reported
TO have said that the moral atmosphere OF
the United States was very defective, and
that family relations lacked much to BE-
desired. Education, he also said while
widespread. was only on the surface, and
American politicians, he added, have no
prestige He concluded with remarking
that in America everything is sacrificed
to the almighty dollar, and that business
and materialities Of llfo drown all noble
sentiment.
LONDON. Feb. 20.--A dispatch to The
Standard from Madrid says that Don An.
tonic Canoyas del Castillo, the premier,
has determined 90 ask Senor Conyns To
write a fun apology for his reference to
the United States In the lecture which has
been the cause OF the irritation.
Evening journal., 1896-02-20
Elnnnnlnl Alh nor amin.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.--A local paper
prints an interview with DR.. John Gull
terns OF the Philadelphia Cuban junta,
who says that "a syndicate has made an
offer to take sl5, 600, 600 of Cuban bonds II
the insurgents are granted belligcrent
rights by the United States. The price the
syndicate will pay, lac says, will be about
40 conts ON the dollar giving the Cubans
about SO, 600, 600.
II tho insurgents succeed he asserts, not
only will the new bonds be paid. but those
Issued during the ten years war.
DR.. Guilteras also says subscriptions
have been made by other parties for
So, 600, 600 bonds on the same condition
that the United States recognize the revo-
luton. He says:
There are a large number Of wealthy
Cubans in this country. Some OF those
In New York are millionaires. II is sur
prising how generally this money has been
subscribed by Cubans. Men making but
sS and $40 week have put their names
down for a $50 bond
If we secure ell ,0Oo. 900, the question
Of the Independence OF Cuba would only be
a matter OF fow months. With recOgni-
ton from this country we could at once
put navy on the waters. There would
be no difficulty about our securing the
needed vessels.
Evening journal., 1896-02-20
pIana for nTore Trolleta

WEST CHESTER, Feb 80 Men promi-
nent in railway matters we're here to day
aud stated that the Philadelphia, New
town Square and West Chester Electric
railway will run It's trolley cars In a few
weeks, and that the necessary power
machinery Is being placed in position At
Llanerch. The dummy cars now In use
viii be used as trsilers to the motor
cars, and tbe company say they will ex-
tend the line to West Chester during the
present year. It is also said that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company are
contemplating the esrly extension Of
their NeWtown Square branch to Lam
caster city.
Evening journal., 1896-02-20

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No. a0.445.

This artistic and dainty little apron is
calculated to delight the heart Of the
careful mother who Is In the habit OF
dressing her little daughter In q season.
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by the half doEsn insures complete
winter toilette. b. their use a little
maid Is enabled to be always clean, and
more than that one warm woolen dress
Of substantial material Will last an entire
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may be worn In summer with q guimp or
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No. aO,445-Littis Girls Apron,
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When ordering above pattern, give
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