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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
MULE HOOP HOG.
Razorbacks Not n Marker to 1t In In-
telligence.

There is farmer living near Syl'
yania who has propagated new kind OF
vineless potato, which is all the talk
around here now. The potato, so his
neighbors say, grows entirely under
ground, and requires no cultivation
whatever. He also raises crop of hay
on the same ground and at the same
time the potatoes are growing, neither
crop requiring any work.
The question, of course. arises: How
can the potatoes be gathered when
there are no vines to show where they
are growing? This difficulty the farm.
er overcomes in a remarkable manner.
lie has an old SOW, of the mule-hoof
variety, that he has run out Of his fields
so often that she squeals every time
he starts after her. When he wants a
mess of potatoes he takes his rocking
chair and basket to the patch and turns
the SOW in. He then makes himself
comfortable in the chair, while the sow
begins to root. As soon as potato is
found she seizes it in her mouth and
makes break to get away. From
force of habit, however, she squeals
when she starts. and, this causing her
10 open her mouth, the potato drops.
The farmer, as soon as he hears squeal,
hastens at once to the spot, picks up the
potato and puts it in his basket. He
then composes himself in the chair un.
til he hears another squeal, and so on
until the basket is filed. He never gives
the sow as much as she wants TO eat,
50 that she is always hungry and in good
roofing trim.
The mule-hoof hogs are wonderfully
bright, aud can be trained almost like a
pointer dog. The seed of the vineless
potato will, of course, be in great de-
mand when it becomes better known,
but as it will be useless without the hog
the farmer is raising both for market,
and intends to throw in young mule
hoof rooter with every bushel of po
tatoes that he sells.-Savannah (Ga.)
News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
Royalty at Work.

Royal ladies are the busiest in the
world, As rule they are early rsers,
and have managed to accomplish a vast
amount of reading and writing before
the ordinary society woman is up.
Queen Victoria is familiar with at least
balf a dozen European languages, and
even at her present age does not feel
that she has finished her education, but
grapples daily with the difficulties Of
Hindustani. Empress Frederick of Ger
many still pursues the study of music
and painting with the zeal of a yopng
girl; and the younger empress, her
daughter-in-law. besides looking after
her house and children, rises early to
copy important documents for the em-
pcror. The Belgian queen and Austrian
empress in former days employed their
leisure in the study of Greek and in
"breaking in" pet ponies. The dOwager
empress of Russia and the princess of
Wales have tastes in common; both are
adopts at millinery and thorough house,
wives. The royal princesses can cook,
and are accomplished, useful and sem
sib,e women.-Youth's Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
A CRISIS AVERTED.
Explanation of the German Naval Estimates
by Prince HohenlOhe.

BERLIN, March 9.-Prince IIohenlohe,
imperial chancellor. addressed the
budget committee of the reichstag upon
the subject of the governments demands
for an extra credit 10 be devoted to in
creasing the strength of the navy.
The chancellor explained that the
immediate bearing of the declarations
made by Admiral IIollmann, the chief
of the German admiralty, in his speech
before the budget committee last week,
in regard to the increase of the effec-
tive strength of the navy, and demand
ing extra credits for that purpose.
had been misunderstood. Admiral
Hollman's statement, the chan
cellor said, did not imply that the gov
ernment had bill prepared providing
for an increase of the naval strength,
but was directed toward what was
material to the strength of the navy.
Germany certainly required such an
increase of her fleet as Admiral
Holman had intimated, but The time
in which such navy as he had
outlined could be created depended
upon the financial position of the ad'
miralty and the will of the reichstag
The statement made by the chancellor
was received by the committee by
many manifestations of approval, and
the threatened crisis over the naval es
Inmates has clearly been averted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
SILVER AND GOLD.


The Rival Metals Striving for Supremacy
in Japan.
WASHINGTON, March 9.--Japan is the
next nation which will furnish the bat
tleground for "a contest between the adj
vocates of gold and silver standards.
The report has been recently printed
that the Japanese government had
adopted the gold standard, but this
proves to be incorrect Official cable
advices received from Toxic yesterday
state that the ministry has formulated
a bill for the adoption of the gold
standard, and that on the ID inst. this
measure was introduced in the house
of representative of the diet. The in
PRODUCTION of the measure no more fore
shadows its successful passage by the
diet than would be the case in the
American congress.
The new unit of value will be one
half of the present gold one-ycn piece
and existing gold coins are to be circu-
lated at double their dcnominational
value
The dispatch contains the further in
| formation that the silver one-yen piece
will remain in circulation until abol-
ished by an imperial ordinance. 1t is
not purposed to affect the subsidiary
coins, which will continue to circulate.
The bill also purposes that the free
coinage of silver shall cease from and
after October first OF the present year
If the measure becomes law.
1t is understood that this proposed
financial legislation will meet strong
opposition in the diet. More than a
year ago a commission was formed,
consisting of number of gentlemen
prominent in the official, financial and
mercantile world, to report on the ad'
visibility of changing the standard OF
value. The only effect of their confer
ence was to emphasize the widely
divergent views entertained by the
several members, and the commission
adjourned without reaching a delinit,
conclusion. Some of the member,
strongly urged the continued free coin
age of silver at l6 to /, some recon-
mended ratio of 80 to 1, while other!
stoutly affirmed their belief in thu
single gold standard. 1t is predicted
that the contest in the diet will no
only be spirited one, but grave doubt
are expressed as to the possible sue
cess of the measure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
MRS. HENRY WARD BEECUER

Miss Bullard had brother who was a student
at Amherst college at the same time Beecher
was there. The two young men became inti-
mate and Mr. Bullard invited Mr.. Beecher to
spend a vacation with him at West Sutton,
Miss Bullard was only II years OF age. The
courtship lasted seven years. Mr.. Beecher and
Miss Billiard were married in 1887, when the
young divine obtained his first charge at Law
renceburg, Ind. Two years later they re-
moved to indianapolis and eight years
after that to Plymouth church, Brook
lyn. When her husband became one
of the most prominent figures in the church
political and social life, they were necessarily
much apart In the last years of his life she
was always with him in his walks and drives
about Brooklyn and New York.
After her husbands death Mrs, Beccher es
tabished herself in the Waterview fats Brook
lyn, overlooking the East river and the harbol
from Columbia Heights. Her children wantet
her to live with them. but Mrs. Beecher desired
to have place where the Plymouth people
could meet her at any time. She still presided
over the ladies' meeting and the sewing circle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
NUMBER II.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Mrs. Margaret +. Hood, OF Freder.
lex, Nd, has given $4,000 to endow Q
professorship in the woman's college
Of that town. Some time ago she gave
$4,000 to found the Daniel Scholl OBJ.
servatory in Franklin and Marshall col.
lege, Lancaster, Pa.
Julian now has seven studios In
Paris for women art students, of which
the chief is still the one in the Passage
des Panoramas which Marie Bashkirt.
self attended. Most OF the pupils are.
chaperoned to and from the studios,
but many Of the English and American
girls 60 unattended.
All through the cold weather In
Paris the Mohammedan deputy, DR..
Grenier, persisted in performing his
abutions in the Seine in the presence
of an amused crowd. To put an end
to the unseemly excitement the legis-
lative officials have ordered the con-
struction Of a special washing nppar.
atus for the eccentric member.
"A Finnish college WINS recentiy<ss'
tablished in Hancock, Mich, under the
auspices of the American synod Of the
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran church.
Rev. j. X. Niklander, the president OF
the synod, is at the head Of the col
lege, which, though small as yet, will
probably soon become large institu-
ton.
DIR. Edward 2. Allen, the new Ro-
man Catholic bishop of Mobile, Ala, is
a native of Tewksbury, Mass, and is
about 3s years old. In boyhood he
orked in the Middlesex mills, and go:
his education by determined work at
his studies, while laboring through the
day, at the commercial college and from
local priests. He was graduate of
Mount st. Mary's college and seminary,
of which he was at later period pres
| ident.
Cardinal Mertcl, who, in point OF
age, is the dean of the Sacred college,
is now dying at Rome of extreme old
age, being in his ninety-third year. He
is a lawyer by profession and lay mem-
ber of the synod Of cardinals. Minister
of finance and of the interior during
the temporal reign of Plus TX, he be-
came after 1870 the principal legal ad-
wiser of the holy see. Like his friend
and ministerial colleague, the late Car
dinal Antonelli, he ranks in the sacred
college as cardinal deacon, and has
never received tie conservation OF
priesthood.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Ine PRESIDENT Still Approves His Demo-
erscy-Another Stroll on the Promenade
Thousand Handshakes at the Rate
forty-Five a Minute e-'Littie Pansy"
- tne Goddess OF Liberty
Callers.
WASHINGTON, March 8. - President
Mchlnley proved his intention of being
as democratic as possible during his
omciai residence in Washington by
taking another walk this afternoon
through part of town frequcnted by
prolnenaders at that hour. He had
beensubjected to hard day of it and
when the last caller had gone, shortly
before 5 o'clock, walked out of the front
door Of the White House with Secretary
Porter.
Many people recognized the presi-
dentbefore he had reached the east
gateA9f the grounds and their saluta-
tionsw were responded to heartily. At
the gate half dozen people held up
the pfesident and shook hands with
him. Then he and Mr.. Porter struck
acSasA pepasylvania avenue and up
Madison place to Vermont avenue.
They were back at the White House by
six o'clock.
julius Palmer, the Boston gentle
man who is sort of "major domo" to
the former queen of Hawaii during
her residence here, was among the
earliest of callers at the White House
after luncheon. He handed Mr. Porter
a note, which was said to be request
from ''her gracious majesty as he calls
Liliuokalani, for an audience at an
early date.
More than a thousand people shook
hands with the president at public
reception which began at three o'clock.
The majority of those who attended
were women. Maj Mckinley started
out at the rate of 35 handshalles a min
ute, but soon increased it to the aver
age of 45 u minute maintained by the
presidential expert in the art, Gen.
Harrison. One of the callers was at
tired as the Goddess of Liberty.
This is Pansy, Mr.. President; Pansy,
this is the president said the child's
mother breathlessly. Pansy shook
hands with Maj. Mckinley and received
| pat on the head.
Practically all the afternoon callers
on the president came merely to pay
their respects. Some of them We're
Chief Justice Mott and the Judges of
the United States court of claims; Presi-
dent Morrison and the members of the
interstate commerce commission; Presi-
dent Proctor and the civil service COM
mission; and the marquis and marquise
| de Chambrun.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
A DECADE APART.

Death of Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher just
Ten Years to a Day From the Death of
Her Noted Husband--A Well-Kounded
Life That Has Been Full of Work for
God and Humanity.
STAMFORD, Conn, March S.-Mrs.
Henry Ward Beecher died at 1912 a. M.
Mrs. Beecher died at the home of her
son-in-law, Rev. Samuel Scoville. She
was unconscious for "a hours before her
death, and her end came peacefully.
None of her relatives except her daugh-
ter's family and a niece, Miss Bullard,
was present.
Mrs. Beecher came here last Novem-
Der. A few days later she fell in her
room, cutting cash in her forehead.
She fell a second time, about month
later, fracturing her hip. For time
she seemed to improve, and it was not
until recently that her physician aban-
doned hope.
Since the death CT her husband In
March, 1887, Mrs. Beecher has lived
rather an active life for one Of her adj
vanced years. She has not attempted
to keep up with her social 1uties, but
with her charity work and literary
labors she has been very busy woman.
| Mrs. Beecher was native Of West Sutton
Worcester county, Mass, where she was borr
| in 1872, Her maiden name was Eunico White
| Bullard, and her father, DR. Bullard, was ply
| sician who was born in England. She was ed
| ucated in Worcester county and Hadley, Mass
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

TIE Norwegian government has I'M
posed tax on foreign commercial trav-
elers amounting to 100 kroners (S26. sO)
for each calendar month during which
they remain in Norway.
THE State mino inspector OF Alabama
completed the compilation Of his annual
report on the 9th, which shows last
years coal output in Alabama to have
been 5,73l, 73s tons, an increase of 26.-
O25 tons over the year previous, and the
coke production 1850, 74o, and increase
Of 800, 900 tons.
TIE will of the late Cordeilia V. H.
Thayer, OF Lancaster, Mass, hequeaths
nearly s., 600, 900 to charity. The largest
beouests are $3.50, 900 to the Protestant
Episcopal Church for domestic missions
ElGnTEEN indictments were returned
by the grand jury against W. j. Dunn
at Pittsburg, Pa, on the 9th, charging
forgery.
IRIS said that President Mckinley ex-
meets to further international bimetal-
ism through regular diplomatic chan
nels.
MRs. HENRY WARD BEECHER died at
Stamford, Conn, on the sth, the tenth
anniversary Of the death of her famous
husband She was s5 years OF age.
JOSHUA O. KELLY, OF Madison county,
Ala, was poisoned by rat poison that
fell into can of coffee on the sth.
TIE statement of the condition OF the
treasury on tho sth shows: Available
cash balance, S2la, PAS, 1924; gold reserve,
$3.50, ,sO4, 1888.
THE Cripple Creek Coli district was
credited with production OF $50, O0O,0 0oC
in gold last year and the State with
about SD, 900, ,OCO, Judging from the
value of the ore mined in the first two
months Of 1897 this years output Will
reach fully 100000.
The wages Of the 5000 employees OF
the National Tube Works at Mokees'
port Pa, were cut 10 per cent on the oth'
SMALL strikes Of garment workers 90
curred in New York on the 7th, and II
appears that at least $4,000 operators IN
all branches Of the clothing trade Will
20 on stri6e.
| RoBBEns broke into the postoffice o.
Rayeuna, O., on the 7th by saving the
bars OF the windows, The saie wa'
! blown open with dynamite and between
$500 and 5000 in money and stamps were
taken.
The foods around Cincinnati are SUD
siding. The river at Cairo, however, u
st!ll rising
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
WILL HANG AT NEWPORT.
Walling's Appeal to Gov. Bradley VIII Not
Avail to Save His Life.

Avail to Save His Life.
CINCINNATI, March 9.-,lacxson and
Walling will hang in the Newport Jail
yard. This was decided at confer
ence held between Judge Helm and
Sheriff Plummer yesterday afternoon.
Plummer was in favor Of having the
execution take place at Alexandria, but
Judge Helm decided that as his SEN
tence designated the place for the
hanging as the Newport Jail yard, II
would have to SO stand. The matter OF
police protection was also discussed.
The officials here who have been in
touch with Gov. Bradley all along in
the matter are inclined to think tina,
Wallings' plea, which the governor re
ceived by mail yesterday, will be of nc
avail for the prisoner. The governor
has intimated all along that no con
fession will be considered of import
ance that does not carry with it some
thing tangible in the way of proof, as
for instance, evidence that might leat
TO the finding Of the murdered d Pear
Rryau's head. Then again, whils
Walling claims that Jackson coult
clear him, he does not explain just il
what way jackson could DO this
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
Novel Kascallty.

L. IT, Bynum, one OF the foremost mer-
chants of Corinth, few days ago dis.
covered that some rascal has been using
his name in ordering goods sent to diff
ferent points in the State. Orders were
sent to H. N. Estes e. Co., Hill e. Co.,
Fly e. Iiobson and w. s. Bruce & Co.,
of Memphis for -four in car load lots,
snuff in round lots, buggies, etc. One
car Of -four was ordered sent TO Tupelo
to Claude NJ. Bynum, to be paid for in
thirty days by r. T. Bynum & Co. OF
Corinth. Bruce e. Co, got an order for
a buggy to be sent to Sherman, and
actually shipped it and sent bill out,
and were wired that no such order was
sent them. The orders were all written
March Sd, from Corinth, and sent tc
Memphis and ST. Louis, and possibly
other points.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13

As the north bound Illinois Central
passenger train was coming through
the Water Valley yards few days ago
some miscreant fired one shot through
the window OF the smoking car, barely
missing passengers head and passing
Just in front of Conductor Wilkerson.
who was standing in the aisle, the
bullet imbedding itself in the opposite
side OF the coach.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13

Meridian, March s-The Federal court
for the Eastern district Of Mississippi
convened here today, Judge N lies, pro-
siding. The judge in his charge to the
grand jury referred with emphasis to
the large number of blind tigers in Me-
ridian and instructed the jury to return
indictments against every person guilty
Of either making or dealing in intoxi-
eating liquors without revenue license.
The criminal docket was taken up and
W. j. Forshee OF Jones county was found
guilty of violating the revenue laws and
given term in prison. Two suits we're
filed against the New Orleans e North
eastern Railroad Company for damages,
one for S25, 900 and another for SlO,0
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13

A few days ago Bill Burns, a notorious
negro sentenced for life from Warren
county, and who was prominent MEM
Der of the desperate band of negroes
who killed Davis, in Copiah county, and
committed several other murders, made
dash for liberty from the Sharkey
county convict camp. Eugene Jackson,
guard, overlook the negro, and with
ou any kind OF weapons forced him to
surrender and return to the camp.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
GROW ON THE EXTRA SESSION,
The Enactment of "Tarlr for Revenue

The Enactment OF "Tarlfr for Revenue"
NEW YORK, March 9.-Congressman
Grow, of Pennsylvania is stopping at
the Fifth-avenue hotel. In an inter
view yesterday he said that he ex-
pected that before the adjournment
of the extra session of congress leg
is,at:on would be enacted levying a
tariff sufficient to meet the expendi-
lures Of the government lie declared
that the house could pass tariff
bill in two weeks, but he said that
Its passage would no doubt be de-
layed in the senate, and, therefore,
the extra session would not come to an
end before July 1. lie predicted better
times us result of the enactment OF
the new tariff bill.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
OIL Mills for Aberdeen.

Robert Kaye, proprietor OF the Aber-
deem Ice Factory, has purchased the
ground, ordered all the necessary ma
chinery and apparatus for cotton seed
oil mill OF the largest capacity, and will
begin its erection as soon as the material
can be gotten together. This will sup
ply long-felt want Of Aberdeen, and
the enterprise will no doubt prove a
financial success In every respect.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
rhey Imprcssed Him.

Mr.. n. Thoozer (soliloquizing)--
Blinks, blubs, derks, shallums, plocks,
znzzies, freems. joojoos, rupti-
Mrs. Thoozer-What on earth are you
talking about, Edward?
Thoozer-Oh, nothing. j was just
trying to remember some words saw
in bicycle catalogue to-day that ] had
never met with before.-N. y. Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
Gave An Infant Boiling Water

The ls-months-old infant of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Is. Williams. OF Arcola, died re-
Gently from the effects OF swallowing
boiling water, which was given to it by
u negro girl, its nurse. The child suf-
fered intensely for three days.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
Inspecting the Psnitsntlary.

Su rintendent Fuller, of the Michi'
gan Reformatory, and Mr.. Hayes,
member Of the board Of control OF that
State, were In Jackson q few days
ago. They were en- route home from
the prison reformatory convention q,
New Orleans. They expressed them
selves as highly pleased with tho condi
ton Of the penitsntiary and convicts
and we're greatly delighted at the
cleanliness Of tho premises. having beer
led from reports to believe that the ~
verse Of this would b found
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
.GroundhoK" Case.

The attorney for large packing
house was consulting with the president
of the concern regarding lawsuit re-
sulting over a certain shipment of sau-
sage.
"We must win the case" insisted the
attorney, 'in order to establish prece-
dent. We surely must. It's a ground.
hog case"
And then he wondered why the presi-
dent of the company smiled.--Chicago
Post
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13

Capt. C. j. Hyatt, Of Iuka, president
of the Bank of Iuka, died suddenly o
few days ago OF heart failure Capt.
HYATT served in Virginia under Col.
J. M. Stone and was an excellent soldier
and most estimable citizen. He leaves
a wife and six children.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
Six Banks Organized.

Within the past two months six new
banks have been organized in the State
with capital stock ranging from $4,000
to S5O,0OO At this rate it will not be
long before every hamlet in Mississippi
will be supplied with an institution OF
this kind,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
Probably Not.

Hicks Young spodkins seems to be
always busy.
Wicks-Yes, he's busy enough; but
he isn't able to make any money.
Probably not. II he was ~ wouidnt1
be ali the time working V esrn ~
poston Transcripts II
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13
THE ARBITRATION TREATY.

The Document Referred Back to the Com
mittec on Foreign Relations.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-During the
executive session of the senate Senator
Davis moved to refer the general treaty
of arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain, which is now
on the table, back to the committee on
foreign relations, together with the
pending amendments. This action was
taken without opposition, although
there was some immaterial discussion
as to the method Of getting the con-
yeution there,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13

was reported in Canea, on the I'd,
$4,000 Moslems In the fortress at
mo had been massacred by the
lstan insurgents. The Moslems in
ga were furious over the news, and
fatened to attack the foreign con-
l'es, to protect which an additional
Of marines were landed by the
lous war ships.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-13

L. CHAMBERS, of Alabama, who
formerly United States land COM
aoner OF Samoa, has been agreed
a BY Great Britain, Germany and
United States as chief justice Of
aoa 70 succeed Judge Ide, who is also
american, The king of Samoa makes
appointment, and will undoubtedly
hrm the selection.