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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 81. The
Wright building, 1io TO 1876 South Cap
itol avenue, was destroyed by FIRE this
morning, which was Of incendiary
origin; loss Sio0,00o
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
New Way OF Proceeding Against Blind
Tigers.

The action of the Meridian court,
through Justice Fewell and District
Attorney Byrd, to proceed against all
persons having United States licenses
to sell whisky, is new way to large
extent of getting at the Illicit retailers,
and seems to have borne good fruit.
The court proceeded on the reasonable
assumption that all persons having
these licenses were selling liquors in
violation of the State laws, and had
writs sworn out against all who were in
possession of them. This action will
doubtless be taken as a precedent for
other courts in localities where the
blind tigers are operating.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25

THE gold output Of California for
the year 1895 was S15, 1874, 3l76 as com
pared with Si3, 1903, 2sl.s9 in 1894. The
silver output for 1895 was $500, 1870,
against S202, 33l.5 for 1904.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25

Paul Gcotz, Lexington Ky )b@ker,
hanged himself, leaving letters adj
dressed to four secret societies, stating
that his wife told him to do 1t.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
al nad rIre.

Powell's tobacco stemmery, one OF
the largest in the south, burned at
Princeton, Ky, the other day. Loss,
sac. 900; insurance, S23,000
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
Klned HIS Irathor-in-Law.

James w. Wix shot and instantly
killed his father-in law, John w. Mel
ton, at Westmorcland, near Gallatin,
Tenn, the other day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25

~ I. - . -.
Pf MISS, April lh-Sncriit >. w
Mullins with an armed posse, left here
this senlng to capture a desperate negro
bv M 4asne ~ yvalter crowford
NJ. "a, 4. III. , ~, -.
Z +" 4, :, s'P'oy ~ sv"e ''A.e S'n
" ~ 'u''es smith weh-to-do pian'ef ahu
mn '''''' three mics east OF this place,
put Dp,. irprnins aiter a rev NOT wofus
nhsn empioyer ne seizea u SUCK anu
yaine l's 'S'5 nehr Aliiihg 'omi'n on ,ne spot,
a.es ~ X, Nm apparently deau, Orawioru ),
nca nnca WI country, put was captured III
~ nnu prougn. pack anu sen' -
sns .so.'',t iarn at ro.ts lamp MISS "
~ ~ " < SENTENCE 'hers' ~
suhnu s',a'. W sne ncad WIN nand-s'ick, anu
s"hlnt ,ssls slne ana pistol from nun ,1- ui-
ssteu \. y o'nsr seveneconvic,s 70 SNIP. iae
.spn struck out lor omlln pian1a- Ia
'.v',, 1.'. ttliseu 'nerc 'nis nioi nins' ~
Nh MN 'snt - tnc LOUISE VI .as ueusss },
as"ins E'- IN ms triai' WIN tne rlne
M s,,o' "a sban chaseS f1a,l.s vito ~
4. .nejrl,bots 4 house. and would have no
doubt killed tile woman, against whom
A1so h "a erudge, hut she gained N
4: es,5 s',u esvs'peu, ...,' ..'ss ...,,.,.
INF Smith saw him ~ distance and
unb;tcbing b,s horsa frnn, tba nlow
mounted him and made GOOD his escaDe
10 his home few yv;ncbester bullets
whistling Nv his bead telling him how
rear be Ind come n he;ng / lIIad
a TELEGRAM 70 Sheriff Mullins nj Holly
Snrines hrougbt tbat official and half n
dozen armed denuties TO the scene Of ae-
tion.
Wild rumors are aaoat. and the latest
messenger has II that two of tbe IDENTITIES
have been shot by the desnerado and he
is still at large. Tho sensational report is
not generally credited here. Excitement
runs high and trouble is looked for before
the fiend is brought to Justice. He is
armed to the teeth, and told negro this
morning in the road that if he was taken
they would take him dead.
The Capitol Commission Meets.
The capital commission appointed by
io;nt rcsolut;on ,f tbo Teo;slatrro 20 nro-
,-.e-.s-s
'uie p'ans anu specinea''ons ior ne"
capitol building, to be submitted to the
Legislature when it meets, held its first
session at jackson last week. The COM
mission consists of the Governor. Secre-
tary of State and Attorney General. The
resolution proyides that the building shall
cost not less than S550OOO nor more than
81 100000. Secretary of State Power
submitted a large number of letters re-
ceiyed from architects. Secretaries of
State and others he communicated with,
asking for what information they had in
their possession. Several of the archi-
tects expressed d wish to come before the
commission at such time as might be
named and submit plans or suggestions.
Gov. McLaurin suggested that as the
work of the commission would necessitate
correspondence. that some
suitable person be employed as secretary.
He suggested the name of e. III. Nall. AS
sistant Secretary of State. which was
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25

Rev. William L. Lysles, of the Meth
odist church at Pondville, Tcnn., died
of pneumonia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
unteInnmarnn.

The Battery Park hotel, the largest
in Asheville, N. c., was damaged by
fire TO the extent Of $4,000. The guests
escaped without injury.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
THE total appropriations by tn,
congress aggregate S505, 5,02T.
Ank

LIEUT.. PEARY, the arctic explorer, i
!is rumored, may ag lin head an explor-
ing expedition to the Arctic regions.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
a Paraonai AasIrnmnnt.

James Il. Pepper, of Lexington, KY,
the well-lSnown Kentucky distiller, has
made personal assignment 1t is be-
lieved he will pay out.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25

While returning from hunting
trip John Lovett, a planter Of Mont
gomcry county, Tcnn., accidentally
shot himself fatally.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
An Important Law.

An important law passed by the logis-
lature went into effect on the 18th OF
this month, the titlo being to prevent
tho spread OF smallpox contagion in
Mississippi. 1t imposes upon the chief
health officer of tho county the duty to
vaccinate every person within radius
of five miles Of the location OF the
smallpox, the State board Of health to
furnish the vaccine free. For this
service the health officer Is allowed For
all vaccinations not over 800, 20 cents
per capita; all over 300 and not over 800,
cents por capita, name to be paid out OF
tho county treasury.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25

The r. A. Smith Camp Confederate
Veterans Of Jackson have decided to
decorate the graves OF the Confederate
dead in the city cemetery on Sunday,
April 26, at 8 o'clock, believing that
there can be no objection on the part OF
the most captious to having sacred
ceremony on sacred day. The Capital
Light Guards, Third Regiment Band,
Odd Fellows, the pupils OF St. Joseph
College, the Jackson graded public
school, Belhavcn College, Millsaps Col
lege and Miss Kausler's private school
have been invited to participate. Col.
Hooker will deliver the grafton and DR..
Sproles, chaplain of R. A. Smith Camp,
will deliver the prayer. The exercises
will bo unusually interesting and i'm
prcssiye,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Grsat Damage From Floods.

Vosburg, April 30. Tho Rambo bridge
near Acme and bridge near Hamlet,
In Jasper county, and several bridges
on Shubuta and Dry creeks, in Clarke
county, the Keys mill in Smith county,
also two mills owned by ]. 8. Eaton q
Bro, were washed away by the flood OF
rain that fell last Monday night Many
mills and bridges have been washed
away. The loss to the taxpayers Of
Clarke, Jasper, Smith, Jones and other
counties by the rebuilding OF washed
away bridges will be many thousands Of
dollars. Thousands of panels Of fence
were washed down, and in many places
freshly planted corn and cotton. to-
gether with the plowed ground and fer
tilizer that had been distributed, were
washed away. Tho trestle and other
washouts on the New Orleans q North
eastern railroad has been repaired and
all trains are running on schedule time.
The wreclSing train which has been on
tho scene Of the terrible wrock Of last
Tuesday since few. hours. ftor tho1oc7
cfdent occurred, completed Its work and
returned to Meridian yesterday with
tho wrecked coaches. The loss to the
railroad company will DO very heavy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
litigation in which nIloxl Is Interested.

Hon. Il. M. Barber, prominent law
yer Of the coast, was in jackson last
week with business before the.Supremo
Court. He expected case in which
Biloxi is vitality Interested, in connec-
tiou with the street railway company
OF that city, to be decided, but II was
not, as there wero no decisions OF any
case is decided in their favor that within
the next ninety days tho linss OF about
six milos will be in operation with
electric cars. Mr.. Barber has great
hopes that ho will secure favorable
decision.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
SOUTHERN cLEANINos.


Appendicitis Expert Dies From 1t.
The death from appendicitis Of Mr..
st. George Bridges, member Of the
graduating class of the University Col
lege of Medicine at Richmond, Va, was
somewhat remarkable The young
medical student had devoted great at
tention to appendicitis, and had writ
ten paper on the subject which at
tracted attention of eminent specialists
in Richmond and New York. Some of
these pronounced the manner in which
the young student handled this impor-
tant subject as almost perfect. In
few days young Bridges was attacked
with the very disease to which he had
given SO much study. The sufferer was
operated upon for it, but died few
hours later.
Murderer Caught.
Abe Bruce, the negro who murdered
Marry Hogan, an Irish pack peddler,
near Salem, Livingston county, KY,
was arrested near Eberly, Union coun-
ty, by Michael Hogan, the slain mans
brother, and an employed Chicago de-
tectiye. After shoe ting the tradsr the
assassin had dragged the corpse 500
yards into a dense cane brake, whore
he rifled the body. Then, shouldering
his victims pack, he sought to dispose
of its contents to negroes in the coun-
ties of Crittenden, Webster and Union.
Barn Burner Strung UP.
York Douglass was hanged by un-
known parties at a point ON Long
Mountain near the line between War
rem and Van Buren, counties, Tenn.
Douglass was an all around bad char
acter. A barn belonging to his BROTH
er was burned some months ago, and
suspicion pointed to York as the In
cendiary. A number of cattle, horses
and mules have been killed in that
neighborhood during the last winter
by poisoning, and suspicion rests
against Douglass for these outrages.
Unable to Compete with the South.
The stockholders of the Lawrence
Manufacturing Co., of Lowell, Mass,
have voted to reduce the capital stock
of the company from 81, 500, 900 to $780,
600, and the number Of shares from
$4,000 (par S10O) to $500 shares, with
the same par value. The reason for
this step is that corporation is not
able to manufacture the grade of cloth
which it has been making at profit
and meet the competition of southern
manufacturers
At the Age of 103.
Millie Owsley, colored, aged 1903, died
at the home of Hon. John W. Yerkes,
in Danville, KY. She once belonged
to William Owsley, one of Kentucky's
early governors, and latter to Con-
gressman William G. Anderson. having
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-25
At the Age of 1os.

Millie Owsley, colored, aged 1903, died
at the home of Hon. John W. Yerkes,
in Danville, KY. She once belonged
to William Owsley, one of Kentucky's
early governors, and latter to Con-
gresham William c. Anderson, having
been in these families for more than
seventy-five years. She was in full
possession of all her faculties until
within few hours of her death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.


It is claimed by electricians of the
University of Missouri that K rays kill
the diphtheria bacteria.
1t is reported that an effort will be
made to unseat Senator Morgan, of
Alabama, and that the populists have
apreed to vote with the republicans on
the admission of Mr.. Dupont, of Della
ware.
John s. Latimer, of Calvert county,
Maryland, swallowed, three ounces OF
laudanum last evening about 6 o'clock
in Washington, and died from the eff
fects of the dose at 9:20 ct the Emer-
gency Hospital.
M. Meline, the noted French pro-
tectionist leader, has succeeded in
forming cabinet, with himself as pre-
mier and minister of agriculture. The
radicals and socialists are, however,
displeased with the ministry and are
expected to oppose it.
a runaway team attached to hack
dashed into crowd of children who
were emerging from St. Anthony's
Church school in Milwaukee yesterday.
TWENTY-FIVE of the little ones were
Frustrated, seven were badly injured
and two of them will probably die.
The democratic congressional cam
paign committee has resumed business
at the old stand in Washington. The
chairman, Senator Faulkner, has sent
out circular letter, in which he urges
an earnest and aggressive campaign
and holds out the hope of a democratic
majority in the next Congress.
James T. Ringgold, the member OF
the Baltimore bar released several days
ago from Spring Grove Asylum on ha-
beas corpus proceedings, entered suit
Yesterday against Drs. G. Lane Taney-
hill, Francis T. Miles and George 81.
Robe, claiming $1,000 damages for al
legged illegal seizure and confinement
in the asylum for period of twenty
four days.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, one OF
the most advanced of the silver men,
says he will not bolt if the republican
national convention declares for the
gold standard. Senator Teller says ne
is willing to lead the republican dele
CATION to the St. Louis convention, al
though he reserves the right to refuse
to be bound by the action of the con-
vention if against silver.
1t is stated in Norfolk that in pur.
suance of an agreement signed last
week nearly all manufacturers of North
Carolina pine lumber have shut down
their mills for an indefinite period.
The mills thus suspending operations
produce about GOO, OOO,O 900 feet of lum-
Der annually. The new move is said to
be preliminary step toward the forma.
ton of strong association to increase
and maintain the prices for lumber and
to control the output of North Carolina
nine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate was plunged into an ex
citing financial debate yesterday after
several weeks of formal procedure on
appropriation bills. The naval appro'
priation bill was under consideration
and the item of four battleships to cost
an aggregate of SIS, 0O0,0 900, served as
text for speech from Mr.. German,
pointing out that the revenues of the
government are less than the receipts
Mr.. Germans statement brought On an
animated controversy, in which Mr..
Sherman, Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Chandler
Joined issue with the Maryland Sena.
tor as to the responsibility for the fail
ure of tariff legislation in the present
Congress. Mr.. Germans speech and
the freqent heated party colloquies it
developed attracted great interest,
crowds filling the galleries for the first
time since the Cuban debate, and
many members of The House coming
over to listen to the proceedings. The
battleship item was not completed
when the Senate adjourned.
In the House q bill was passed au-
thorizing the President to retire John
M. Quackenbush as commander in
the navy. The consideration of the
bankruptcy bill was entered upon I'M
der special order providing for vote
Saturday at p. N.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29

GEN. FITZ LEE IN RICHMoND.-Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, the recently appointed
consul general to Havana, is in Rich
mond, where he will deliver an address
tonight before the University College OF
Medicine. Thursday night the General
will make an address at the annual ban
Duet in Richmond of the Sons of the
American Revolution. From there he
will go to Washington to get instruc-
tons from the administration relative
10 his mission to Havana. The time of
his sailing for his new field of labors,
General Lee says, he cannot we'll tell
until he goes to Washington. In re-.
spouse to questions the General did
not desire, he said, to discuss politics.
Pressed to express himself On the ques.
ton of the suggestion for the demo-
cratic State convention to adopt the
unit rule, he said that he was decidedly
opposed to such a proposition. "If,n con-
tinued he, sit is pushed at Staunton I
believe that it will result disastrously
to the party" There are, said General
Lee, many free-silver men who will not
support the unit rule.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29
THE WALTON LAWN the Hous

THE WALTON LAWN the House
yesterday evening Mr.. Thomas, Of
Michigan, of elections committee No.
8, presented minority report in the
case of Cornett against Swanson, from
the Fifth Virginia district, declaring
the Walton law to be unconstitutional,
and that the election in that district is
null and void. This report was also
signed by General James A. Walker.
It was accompanied by resolution to
the effect that neither Cornett nor
Swanson, was entitled to the seat, and
asking that new election be ordered.
While there is no doubt that the ma
jority report introduced by Represents
tive Jones, of Virginia, q few days ago,
declaring Mr.. Swanson legally elected,
will be adopted, still the resolution and
report offered yesterday will unques-
tionably lead to discussion of the
Walton law in the House.
How General Walker can consistent
ly declare that Mr.. Swanson was not
legally elected because of the uncon-
stitutionality of the election law, and
yet retain his own seat, il matter
which be will probably be called upon
to explain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29

THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY OFFICES.
The charter of the Southern Railway
Company requires that it's general Off
ces be kept in Virginia, but good many
people are seriously asking whether or
not this provision is being complied
with. Certainly the general offices are
not in Richmond. When the Legis-
lature was about to assemble Mr.. An
derson came down from Washington
and took up quarters in the Times
building. He had placed over the
doors signs to indicate that there were
the Offices of president, secretary, treas
urer, etc.
Mr.. Anderson remained pretty closely
in Richmond while the lawmakers were
here. When they left he packed up
and went also. The signs are still over
the doors, but the rooms are not oc-
cupied.
The only general" Office that can be
considered as being in Richmond is that
of Mr.. Drake, the general freight
agent. But it begins to look as though
that Office were not general" one.
The force there has been cut down from
about twenty persons to five. Those
who remain are said to know not how
soon they will have to 60. Some of
Mr.. brakes force has been transferred
to other places, while others have gone
out of the service as the result of the
general cutting down of the number of
employees.-RichmOnd State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29

In THE U. S. Senate yesterday MIR.
German alluded to the utterly unnec-
essary war scare created by the Presl-
dents remarkable proclamation against
Great Britain, and the use that has been
made of it to increase the expenditures
of the government by the hundred mil
lion, in order to put the country on q
war footing in time of profound peace
Mr.. German doesn't take up much Of
the Senate's time, but when he does
talk, he always has good reasons for do
ing 80, and always does so to some pur-
pose and with effect. The fact that q
comparison of the expenditures and
receipts of the next fiscal year shows a
deficit of more than hundred and fifty
million dollars, while millions are being
thrown away on worthless and un-
necessary navy, looks as if those in con-
trol>of the governments finances would
be better housed elsewhere than in the
splendid palaces they now occupy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The safe in the Office of the Standard
Oil Company in Lynchburg was blown
open Monday night and robbed OF
nearly 500.
The banks of Fredericksburg have
decided not to observe the Saturday
half-holiday law passed by the last
Legislature, which goes into effect
May 1.
Westmoreland and Montgomery
counties elected free silver instructed
delegates. The latter county endorsed
Senator Daniels course. 1t is growing
more evident that Senator Daniels
plan to carry silver delegation from
Virginia to Chicago will be successful.
The trial of the suit of passenger con-
ductor ]. K. Niche against the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company was
begun In Richmond yesterday. This
conductor sues for $4,000 damages.
He was charged by a detective with
collecting fares and making no record
of them.
Josiah Friend, well-known citizon
OF Roanoke, was fatally injured yester-
day. he was employed in superin-
tending the repair of the machinery OF
the American Bridge Works, and was
riding to the plant on bicycle. He
was struck by shifting engine at
crossing near the works, receiving in
juries from which he died.
Howard Keen, Scotchman en-
ployed as draughtsman in the hull de-
partment of the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company, was
found dead yesterday. He was sitting
in chair with hole, made by pistol,
through his head, the ball having en-
tered his right temple and come out
under the left ear. He had been drink
ing heavily for several days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29

TIE SUPREME COURT of Massachu-
setts, as that of New York had pre-
viously done, has decided against the
provision of the civil service law OF
that State that exempts ex-soldiers
from competitive examinations. That
is just what those courts should have
done, and the preference given such
soldiers by the national civil service
law should also be declared invalid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29

ACCORDING to the GAzETTE's dis
patch from Richmond, in reference te
the race track case, the race track PEG.
pie have won the victory. The decis-
ion stops pool-selling, but it is said
there was no pool-selling at either OF
the. Alexandria county tracks, 80 that
foreign books. and betting, as conduct
ed at New York and Bennings, can be
carried on at the Alexandria tracks,
The court says: "We are of opinion
that on account of the insufficiency OF
the title of the act under consideration
pool.selling is the only form Of bet OF
wager that is made punishable"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29

SENTIMENT is one thing, but law is
quite another, and it is upon the latter,
and not upon the former, that order
aud the preservation of life and proper
ty, and OF government itself, depend;
and the fact that the foreigners con-
demned to death by the court of the
Transvaal government for trying to
subvert and take possession of that
government, are rich, intelligent and
highly connected, only makes their
crime the more reprehensible. 1t is
hoped they may be pardoned, but none
can deny that they staked their lives up.
on the result of their attempt, and ifthey
lose them, they will have only them
selves to blame.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29

A FAIR sample of what the negroes
in this country, who have grown VI
since the war, would do if the demo
cratic party, by dividing, should allow
them dominacy, was afforded in Savan
nah yesterday. when company o.
negro soldiers, celebrating General
Grants birthday, followed by a crowd
of their own race, marched into q
square where Confederate memorial
services we're in progress, which were
interrupted until they were driven out
by the police.