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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
4 Great Cargo,

The British steamship Milwaukee
cleared from New Orleans recently for
Havrc, France, with the largest cargo
ever taken from the city, 1t was an
assorted cargo, but it was estimated as
equal to $1,000 bales of cotton. The
actual weight of the cargo was IS, ,Oi5, 900
pounds, and It's aggrevate value was
S94l, l0i.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
ASPHYxlATED.

A Resident Of Kansas City Found Dead In
Boston Hotel.
BosToN, March "A resident of Kan
sas City was found dead in q room at
the Hotel Kieterer, having been
asphyxiated by gas His name is sup
posed to have been Gustason, and he
was about thirty-fve years old The
death was probably the result of an ac-
cident In Gustason's pockets were
found a watch and chain, about sixty
dollars in cash and card bearing the
address: "F. Nelson, 800 North First
street, Kansas Citv.n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
A Lively Pace.

Otis c. Smith, bank cashier, and So
cial lead sf in Atlanta, Ca. Is Under ar
rest for embezzlement, being short in
his accc ants $4,000. He went all the
gaits and lived like prince, but the
pace was killing, and now he is the
clutches of the law. u
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
Mexican Gulf steamship Comuny.

The Mexican Gulf Steamship Co., Of
New York, has been Incorporated, to
navigate line of vessels between Gal
weston, Sabine Pass, New Orleans,
Mobile, Pensacola, Tampa and Key
West, in the United States, and
Tampico, Vera Cruz, Tuxpan, Frontera,
Progrcsso and Laguna, in Mexico
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

a Nltional zeitung says that the
%f the paciticatio n Of Crete by
"ns autonomy to the island, was
posed by Russia and agreed to by
many without reserve. Austria and
uVe We're the next to accept the
osal and the adhesion of Great
'alh was received last of all.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
A. 2. MAY, IrtaSUreT.
w. ID. HOLDER, Auditor.



Gov McLaurln last week appointed
Hon E. o. Sykes of Aberdeen circuit
Judge OF the First district. to succeed
Judge Newman Cayce, whose term ex.
pired on the 1st of March. Mr.. Sykes
is one of the ablest lawyers OF his dis
trict and was strongly Endorsed for the
position. He will make the district
one Of the best judges it ever had. In
1851 Mr.. Sykes was cadet at the United
States Military Academy, and at that
time resigned and entered the Confed.
crate army and served for four years till
the close Of the war and made model
soldier After the surrender he en-
tered the law department OF the Uni.
versity Of Mississippi at Oxford, and
graduated in 1868. in tho law class OF
Col. L. @. C. Lamar. Since that date
he has ptacticed law at Aberdeen. he
was appointed collector OF internal
revenue by the first ADMINISTRATION OF
President Cleveland, but resigned the
office within ten days. He served two
terms In the lower house of the legisla-
ture in 1880 and 1882, and was promi-
nent member Of the constitutional con.
vention Of 1890.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

ICcTroN mill company, to beoperated
|irely by colorcd labor, has been Or
pi1ed at Concord, N. c. Warren
eman, the originator of the idea,
wealthy colored man, is secrc-
h and treasurer. All the officers are
pred and the capital was subscribed
rolored people.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
Ralph Deschamps Acuuittetl,

Ralph $. Deschamps who killed his
host, Thomas Rhame, in Manning, S.
C., some time ago, has been acquitted.
The evidence was that Deschamps YVES
leaving, and Miss Rhame was helping
on his overcoat on dark piazza, when
young Rhamc came out and began
shooting. Dcschams returned the
fire with fatal results. Rhame had
been drinking. Deschamps and Rhame
were sons of state senators.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

arr. II. o. llElsTAND, Maj. McKin-
|s confidential secretary, who has
b i'll with grip. left Canton for
fmbus O., on the esd. to arrange for
shipping Of his household effects
Washington. He had been ordered
the secretary of war to report for
h In Washington.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

..N.1.,,s, CIVIL SERVICE pr .saet.on system
H. plOmliga'ea on,,l oy secretary Herbert,
as as .'' .usi' cover W, .G9 all persons whose
|n.n,. a'S s m"' ~ or partly clerical in
/. a''! p u'p' -ra'nent and all the navy
y ps ItSregulations the efficiency
oa, " eacyl clerk is u public matter
0p'n 70 general criticism.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

AIRY ELlzABETH is the name given
{ Miss Harrison, who arrived at the
annapolis home Of Gen. BepSayiin
rison and wife on the 2lst, Had
newcomer been a boy it. would
e received the name of its great
fdfather, William Henry, Harrison
victor at Tippecanoe. :
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

fBE city council Of Windsor, Ont. i,
adopted bylaw forbid ling the
kloyment on public worlg, of any
! who has not been a resident ui
|ndsor for six months, unN,r penalty
FlOo fine. This is by way of rctalia-
b for American discrim ination at
troit, Mich.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

DISPATCH from Madrid says
LII 'he % prisoners taken by the
l.'l troops in the uprising at Ma
mum who claims to be, and
p"eas is, an American citizen. All
prisoners will be tried by court
yA' and 30 of them will undoubt-
be shot.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

EornlyG had been heard at the Of
es Of the Cuban junta in New York,
to the 25th, Of the alleged death of
|esident Salvado Cisneros OF the Gu
h republic The officers of the junta
Ire Inclined to doubt the story.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

'HE Michigan council Of the Ma
b 4 business Mems league has pre-
,tea a memorial to the ways and
ans committee asking that the new
iii be conservative and 80 framed as
promote general rather than spe-
\ interests.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

In was reported, on the 25th, that
bmez, after successfully crossing
|eylers lines near Sancti Spiritus,
Is last heard from passing near Man
lrazua, south Of Santa Clara city,
|th 1000 men, marching west.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

aA weekly statement Of the New
! c''y associated banks for the
ended on the 27th showed the
y ",ag au changes; Reserve, increase,
r1s loans, decrease, 1887, 900;
WI increase, 81, 1913, 900; legal tender,
e, se, VI, lO5,SoO; deposits, increase,
s'OO' circulation, decrease, s122,-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

h was announced in 9 Gbnstantinople,
the esd, that the Crstan difficulties
/ been settled upon. the basis of au-
|omy for the islanA, the porte NOM
|ting the governo 30, Crete under the
|ent and approva1 of the powers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

rarls Gaulois says that brutal
ana vexations which are being
y. .Seu :, BY the Boer government
- french citizens and French In
10 are engaging the attention of
0,r OF the members Of the cham
:. deputies, with the possible re-
" intervention by the French
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

|ppor BLoNpIN, the celebrated tight
Ina walker, who was the first person
cross Niagara falls on tight-rope,
hich feat he performed on August II,
b9 died from diabetes, on the 22d, at
ll,no. n suburb of London.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

DISPATCH fro tn Athens, on the Goth,
that King GEORGE ana his cabinet,
ppclairAd tbair resolution 10
lntain thffr present policy. They
laret'hat itTas impossible sor tn EN-
Iecah the Greek troops from Crete.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

|ruE Venezuelan commission held, on
q Goth, what was probably the last
Iaion Of that tribunal. The meeting
|as In the nature Of winding up OF
! affairs of the commission and u
IoShg up of It's business.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

aVlAL from Placetas, Cuba, says:
. Sysnlsh captain-general's personal
Sn y against Maxine Gomez in
.'ara province is a failure. Wey-
i Oeen outgeneralcd, outmaneu-
'.a. Ua.marched and outfought by
h,sa h,Sa',erlng groups of insurgents"
n ne, In his official dispatches
!, .ar ,'a, department. at Madrid, has
'n with contempt
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

1Arr JOHN D. HART, Of Philadelphia,
ns lctcd of completely In filibustcr-
. enterprises, is IN aspirant for the
osition Of consul-general at Havana,
[ovided successor TO Consul-General
.o,;s anpointed,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
TEN M,LLIoas1 MORE.

John d. Reoksfsttsrs Lst sst Gift 10 Chi
csao Univcrsity--A Pist SO of Ten NIL.
lions OF DouArs-1hs q | MaKnate Says
II Prs,idsnt HARPER 7in Remain the
Univer,lty ,wni ROT iat Future. be Hsm-
p'rod fob Rend'.
CHICAGO, Much a. Iohn D. Rookie
feller has plsssSed slAoa0.ooo to the
University Of clieSgo, yfslking his total
gifts $4,000, 900. Me- university has
been running behi| at the rate OF
$3.50, 900 year in expe uses. This dis
couragcd President Har taeg, tzEd be
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
A well-Known kcntucklan.

A, c. Taylor, prominent tot
man, president of the Western Di
warehouse in Maytield and Pa
died at his home in Mayfeld T.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
SOUTHERN oLEANlNGS.
Cut His Wife's Thn,at.

II. ?. Cook, q one-arined ex-con.
federate veteran of Atlanta, Ca, sent
word to his wife, with whom he had
par.su 5n bad terms few days before,
that he was dying, and he begged her
to come to his bedside. She complied
with his request, and as she leaned
over him he arose suddenly in bed, and
with his single arm made terrific
lunge at her throat with an open
elasp-knife. The blade sunk into
her neck just below the jugular
vein, and made cash fully six inches
long under the chin. Her screams
brought neighbors to her assistance,
and she was carried to a drug store,
where later her husband made another,
but Intellectual, effort to assault her.
Cook comes from one of the first fam
lilies of South Carolina. He fought all
through the war, and is man of un-
usually fine education. The cause Of
his separation from his wife and OF
mis- murderous attack upon her Is not
known
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

|e..i aiioreSeen obstacle to the prompt
ss,; son OF the Anglo-venezuelan
4on ~ treaty has been encoun,
ta. ~ provision Of venczuela's con-
Sih ill., ,necessitating the use OF the
4 J. "a language In documents pre-
!or consideration Of the con.
Ea,..e new copy in Spanish will be
ss,ey scly forwarded to England for
'ailsbury's signature.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
An Eminent Divin

Rev. DR.. J. 7. Leftwich, a
Presbyterian divine, died at
his son in Atlanta, Ga.
several years from locom'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
Surrendered Himself.

Ven Gaines, who recently shot Bob
to death at Rocky Ford, Union
surrendered to the authori.
t, at New Albany.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

TuE last meeting but one of the
beveland cabinet Was held on the
En-. 1t is said mat personal affairs in
dent to the close of the administra.
|on form d much of the subject mat
= disc Used.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

\ ssas ,au :, throughout the United
~. W .ne week ended ON the esth,
i ocs Sa oy 4. g. Dun q Co., num-
|din.v Nv, against a7s for the corro.
silrs,w s week last year. For Canada
's' We're ", against So for last
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
Cyclone In (ieOrgia,

A destructive cyclone beat down up
on Athens, Ca, the other night. The
Lucy Cobb Female institute was un-
rooted. The young women were
frightened and panic almost ensued.
On the college grounds the library
building, Phi Kappa hall and the
"fahoo' building Were unroofed by the
fierce wind. CONSERVATION took pos
session of the young men and women
Of the Cotillon club, who were engaged
In dancing at Dupree hall. In an in
slant the electric lights were out, and
the frightened screams of the dancers
We're heard above the noise of the cy-
clone. Many buildings were wrecked
and damaged, but no loss of life is re-
ported.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

Tur report gained currenc';I in Ha.
una, on the cath, that Am' .rican WA,
bips were approaching tn. It city and
|;ld and indignant scare ensued.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
Not a Bad Showing.

The figures show that in 1896 the
total exports of corn from the United
States were 12s,51s,437 bushels, as
against 6l.4G9, 600 bushels In 1895, a
gain OF 67,lO0,0OO bushels, of which
6o,OO0,0OO bushels was the gain at
southern ports. New Orleans made a
gain OF 16,500, 900 bushels, Galveston
100000 bushels, Newport News $780,.
900 and Norfolk 9,SOO,O0o, bushels.
The total value OF all exports
from the United States for the first
eleven months of 1895 was $3.50
415, an increase of sl56, 100000 over
the corresponding period in 1895. A
little over one-halfof This total gain, or
$500 Oo0. was at southern ports. The
percentage Of increase at southern
ports was 81 per cent, while the gain
at az other United sta sss PORTS was
only Is Der cent
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

/ CHAIRMAN HANNA, Of Cleveland, werA 4
\ canton, on the 23d, for a final G 81,
Irence with Maj, Mckinley before the
Inauguration.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06
A judicial Tstsis,

A curious judicial tanglc exists 1T
Montgomery, Ala. City Court Judge
Arlington died yecr ago and Gov.
Oates appointed John G. Winter to sue
coed him. The statue requires that
the judge shall be appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the senate.
AS the Legislature was not in ses-
sion Gov. Johnston held that Winters
appointment could only be a temporary
one, and several days ago appointed
Hon. A, D. Sayre, president of the SEN
ate, to the judgeship. The senate
promptly confirmed him. Judge Winter
declined to step down, claiming his ap-
pointment was for the term which ex.
pires two years hence. The matter will
be taken to the supreme court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-06

A solid train load of
up of Is cars, of abe
car, left Meridian,
ago, for the Chicar
The record-union., 1897-03-29
Bonnets Of Seventy Years Ago.

In telling Of Lafayvtte's visit to
Philadelphia Jean Fraley Hauowel1
gives an interesting description Of the
costumes worn by the fashionable wo
II en- of that day, in the Ladies Home
Journal" THE bonnets of the period" )"
she writes, were silky Leghorns. fine
Dunstable straWs and satiny Italian
straws, sewed into extravagant shapes.
These We're actually becoming to
youthful faces. Tremendous was the
periphery, but the shape was subject
to improvenen ents to suit the individual
case. Some huge bonnets We're smartly
rounded off at the ear. to display a
Well-tUrned cheek. Ribbons We're pro-
fusely employed to match the color of
the silk lining. A large shape, lined
with rose pink, was trimmed with bows
of broad ribbon of two colOrs, white
and rose, with long streamers Of the
ribbon floating ever the shoulder. But
all would be lost-from fashionable
point of view-if the streamers were of
the same color. An elegante would be
careful to wear one white and the other
pink. Large shapes of wire and net
ere often covered with figured silk or
velvet for colder weather Small hats
Of white crepe or satin We're worn on
dress occasions. even at evening par
ties. They generally showed a mara
bout plume or bird of PARADISE
The record-union., 1897-03-29
Only 4 Picture.

A poor old widow. living in the Scot
tish Highlands, was called upon one
day by a gentleman who had heard
that she was in need. The old lady
complained of her condition and re-
marked that her son WAS in Australia
and doing well. But does he do moth
ing to help you?" inquired the visitor.
NO, nothing" was the reply. He
writes me regularly once a month, but
only sends me little picture with his
letter" The gentleman asked to see
one cf the pictures shat she had re-
ceived, and found each one Of them to
be a draft for ff0. That is the condi-
ton of many OF Gods children He has
given us many exceeding great and
precious promises" which we either are
ignorant OF or fail to appreciate Many
of them seem to be pretty pictures Of
an ideal peace and rest. but are not ap-
propfiated as practical helps in daily
life. And not one Of these promises is
more neglected than the assurance of
salvation, An open Bible places them
wtthin reach of all, and we may appro-
pirate the blessing which such a knowl-
edge brings.-Dwight L Moody in La
dies Home Journal
The record-union., 1897-03-29

ulation threatens soon to be beard
less. The habit has reached such
point that there is no longer an apparent
regard for what the consequences from
an apparent regard for what the con-
sequences from an esthetic point of view
may be. Unbecoming styles of dress
are unquestionably accepted when they
are the mode. But it was usually
thought that the selection Of 6, mus
tache or a smooth face was founded on
a deeper consideration Of what made
man look well or the reverse. But this
discrimination has been swept away
now by the enthusiasm with which the
unshaved lip has been declaimed as the
right style. So men are daily appear
ing to their friends with their lips sud-
denly bereft of the protecting hair. TWO
well known men parted with their mus
taches, and although each did 1t from
necessity, they undoubtedly helped the
fashion into popularity. John Drew re-
moved his mustache because his role in
Rosemary required it, and Jean de
Reszke got rid OF his when he came to
sing Seigfried, because mustache
would have been ridiculously inappro-
pirate to the character. But the
smoothfaced craze was we'll advanced
before either Of these two celebrities at
tracted attention to the style.-NeW
York Sun.
The record-union., 1897-03-29

Scientists are puzzled over this part
of the travellers story, finding it diff
cult to account for the extremely small
size of the animals except on the theory
that they may be distinct breeds, of
which we have no knowledge. A few
claim that the climate has dwarfed the
four-footed animals. as we'll as the hu-
man beirgs, but the majority, While
admitting that a rigorous climate may
stunt men and women, deny that it
can have the same effect on quadru-
peds since nature carefully provides
them with adequate armor, even in the
worst climate.
That these little men and women are
entirely uncivilized is shown by the
fact that they have no money and carry
on all their business by means of bar
ter. 1t is also evident that the cere-
mony of marriage plays a very small
part in their lives, for We are told that
the price of a woman is fifteen sheep or
five or six COWS.
From what other travellers tell US, it
seems clear that the territory inhabited
by the dwarfs is very limited. The en-
tire Pamir region is not of any extent,
aud we know that for nine and a half
4IO1l4lS O1 llle } ear lIlc <Aieti iiobA NJ AN
uninhabited owing to the extreme Sc
verify of the weather.
A sturdy race, too, these dwarfS can
hardly be- for more than one authority
tells us that the people on this plateau
suffer greatly from chills and rheuma-
tism, and also from scorbutic affections
which are the result of their Tmeager
diet. Still, it is barely possible that
the enteTprising Danish officers pene-
tT2ted into a region of which we hith-
erto have heard nothing, and if SO the
| dwarfed men and cattle discovered by
them may differ in all possible respects
from the shepherds and cattle which
are ordinarily seen on the plateau.
In st. Petersburg the travellers have
| received d hearty welcome, and the
opinion is freely expressed that their
discoveries will prove to be of unusual
interest and Importance. They have
brought back with them from Asia
many curious objects collected during
their travels, and these may be placed
on exhibition in Denmark
/ One reason why special interest at
taches to the story told by the Dam
iSh officers is because the Pamir region
is geographically Of the utmost import
ance. Any one who studies contem-
porary history knows how important a
part it played in recent years, and it is
quite within the bounds of possibility
that it may play an equally important
part again
The record-union., 1897-03-29
Neatly Disposed OF.

The Mobile Register neatly dis
poses of the new" journalism story
about ona Mcdonnell, who was said to
be the owner OF a. plantation in Cuba
and to have been present when General
Weyler trampled an American passport
under his feet. ''McDOnnell,' it says
who was an itinerant evangelist of
this locality, has lately been caretaker
of a place owned by Dr.. j. G.. Thomas
in Baldwin County, and is not a plant
err at Point Clear or any other place.
He is man in poor circumstances,
who is living near the Point and has
a wife there. She hears now for the
first time of his chateau en- Espagne.
He has never been to Cuba, certainly
not during the month of February just
closed. In view of this fact it is not
necessary to consider the absurdness of
the story further"
The record-union., 1897-03-29
indicating Her Idea.

The vindication of an idea is a great
thing.
One of the teachers in the public
school in Wells street was speaking to
another a few days ago of the careless
ness of pupils in certain directions and
measures to be taken to cure them.
why" she said, ION one Of the bit
terest days Of the early part Of the
week a little boy came to school from
his home, nearly a mile away. without
an overcoat. The temperature had
been at nearly 80 degrees below zero,
and think OF that child walking all that
distance III such weather It was terri
bic. I don't see how he kept from per-
ishing Jfe said he had forgotten to put
it on"
Forgot to put it on!" said the other.
Isn't that silly. What did you do about
it?"
II sent him right back home" the
teacher answered with the firm convic-
ton Of one who has faced an emergency
and has crnQuered.-C Chicago Record.
The record-union., 1897-03-29
MuStachcS Are GOING Out.

The fashion Of the smooth face which
Was noticeable here first in the early
autumn confines to increase in popu-
larity, and mustaches are daily sacri-
fieeG to q fad which is not so well
adapted to every man as great many
men evidently think. The style. like a
great many others. came from England.
1T became 80 much the proper thing
IN England for men TO appear without
hair On their faces that it was finally
found necessary to forbid the practice
in the army, as the loss CT whiskers was
spreading so rapidly that there promised
to be a beardless army in a short while
The fashion is certainly very popular
here now. and with nobody TO forbid it,
d large portion Of New Yorks male pep
The record-union., 1897-03-29
NEW TO-DAY

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. STATE
OF California. county CT Sacramento
~ the matter Of the estate of ANNIE
Notice IS hereby given that FRIDAY.
the sth day of April, 1897 at 10 O'Clock
g. m OF said day, and the Courtroom of
sala court, at the Courthouse in the city
OF Sacranento, county of Sacramento and
state OF California. has been appointed
as the time and place for proving the will
of SAD annie hell. deceased, and for hear
ing the application of Hugh Casey for the
issuance to him Of letters testamentary
Witness my hand and the seal Of said
court, this 24th day Of March, 1887.
(Seal) ". 3, HAMILTON, Clerk.
BY E. 5 Wacnhorst. Deputy Clerk
Indorsed: Filed March "a. 1897.
W. B. HAMILTON. Clerk
BY e. S. Wachhorst, Deputy Clerk.
White & Seymour. Attorneys for Peti-
tiOner. ,n20-td