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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
DURRANT'S CASE.
The Supreme Court VIII Issue ITS Man
date Immediately.

date Immediately.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. On motion of
Assistant Attorney Gen. Anderson, the
supreme court decided to issue imme-
diately its mandate in the Durrant
murder case. No representative of
Durrant was in court when the motion
was made and the court, after
a hurried consultation of the bench,
announced through Chief Justice Full
ler that the mandate should issue
forthwith. Mr. Anderson thinks this
will settle the matter and hasten Dur
rants execution. He said he would
have made the motion sooner but foI
the necessity of giving notice to Dur
rants counsel.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
If WEYLER is GUILTY.

The Government May be Compelled to As.
sumo an Inexorable Attitude.
MADRID, Nov. 16.-The semi-o tiical
correspondence, referring to Ha-
vana dispatch published in the New
York Herald Sunday, asserting that
Gen. Weyler carried off maps and
other documents concerning Cuba, says:
"The gravity of the statement does
not permit comment. The matter
must be completely elucidated, for, il
confirmed, the government will be
obliged to assume an inexorable atti-
tude"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
A Young Farmer Injured.

Charles Netf, a young man, was badly
injured last week while operating a
corn shredder On the Bond farm, three
miles east of Jackson. His left hand
was caught in the machine and his arm
drawn into the machinery nearly to the
elbow before it could be stopped. His
arm was amputated below the elbow.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
A MAJORITY OF TWO.
Mark Hanna's Election Claimed by Small
but Assured Majority.

MARK hanna IS Election Nlaiileu ny u Sulaii
but Assured Majority.
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 16.--The senate
has II known republican members, IS
known democrats and one fusion re-
publican elected on the democratic
ticket in Cincinnati, total, SO. The
house has 5S known republican men,
bers, AZ known democrats and fusion
republicans elected on the democratic
ticket in Cincinnati; total, l09.
On joint ballot the republicans hav
five majority. If they get the fusion
republicans the majority will be II.
OF the known republicans the three
have declined TO say how they will
vote for United States senator. The
llama men claim all of the other
known republicans, which, if the claim
is well-founded, would give Mr.. Hanna
u majority of two on joint ballot.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
Kceley Graduate,s Industry.

T. w. Walker, Kelley graduate and
temperance lecturer, is in Jail at Meri'
dian. Walker sold whisky without
license to planter from Kemper eoun'
ty. Officer Van Hand witnessed the
sale and made the arrest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
The Deaf and Dumb Institute.

The Deaf and Dumb Institute at
jackson will open the session for the
present year on Nov. "a. Students will
be received except from infected points.
BY that time it is hoped that all quar-
antine restrictions will be removed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
His Advantage.

lapshard-llcllo, old man; how are
youg
Spunkup-You have the advantage of me
sir.
That's so. / don't know you. IN. Y
Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
PRiNCELY CHARITY.
The Countess of Casteilans's GIFT to the
Paris Charity Bazaar.

PARIS, Nov, l6.-The count and
countess Boni de Castellane have signed
the title deeds for the purchase OF u
large site in the Rue Pierre Charron,
which is to be given by the countess
formerly Anna Could for the erection
Of y permanent building for the annual
charity bazar. The site cost 1909, Oo0
francs, which sum the countess con-
tributed for the purchase of land short
ly utter the recent catastrophe ia the
temporary charity bazar,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
Great Revival at Shuqualak.

The Rev. Mr.. Mcintosh, of Grenada
has Just closed revival at Shuqualali
the result of which was goodly mum
ber of accessions to the churches.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
ADVENTIST MISSIONARIES.
4 Party of Five Leave San Francisco for
the Pitcairn Islands,

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l6.-Five mis-
sionares of the Seventh Day Adventist
faith, bound for the Pitcairn islands,
have sailed for their island home on
the British ship Hvderabad. The YES
sci will go to England, but will stop at
the islands long enough to permit the
missionaries and their effects to be
landed. The parting Christian work
ers comprised the following: j. c.
Smith, n. A. lIanford, L, A. Taylor,
II. II. Christian and Miss Rose Young.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20

waiting to take her down the hill, and
whom she knew Tom particularly dis
liked. And that was the end of the
corn-roast.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20

The office never gets left when it start
out to seek the man, Chicago News,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
HON. JOHN M. LANGSTON.
Death OF the Ex. Congressman and EI-Min.
lister to Hayti.

WASHINGTON Nov. IL. -EX Congress
man John NJ. Langston. of Virginia,
one of the prominent colored men OF
the country, died here at $50 last even
ing, aged 6S years,
Mr., Langston was born slave in 1929 He
was eman,ipated at the age Of six, and wa,
educated at Oberin, where he graduated from
the theological department in 1854. He after
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20

t,, IN, savin' and what do !
i! NE amt in the po' house yit"
.,roys sneerin' an snarlin' like,
at%f ef znowed what allied the man;
.st IN ovila he'd make strike
',s. anowl ~, at even his payin'est plan;
!, NO hats gitlin' a dreatul lot
no"'s ~s I sweated fur what | got"
.or wen the craps was pow'ful big,
,Ho "a, crjbs wuz crackin' with piled up
I'M driyln his shacklin' rig
LIN ~ if is sand wuz gone
/ VTnhm"rkseiyin' Vnm weather" | seq; sez he:
he no thankin' this year by me!'
won't?o sez Ian the way he
i, bet bet they WON'T" an, he cracked his
II" "gle tbe road he sortcr scowled:
4 burned ot I've 90! wat amt dug
n that fine bay mare" sez e,
4 coin Is a drug fur e2 | kin see.
II * I'VE had it pretty hard all roun',
frm kinder sore on the whole blame
bat 50 mean. ycre, driyin' to town
Il loolln' 'a-back, that y know, by
KIN clad, u I'm sittin here,
Erps notnin' to be thankful fur this
|!car."
4 Chicago Record.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
CREATED A SENSATION.
A Preacher Declares That Warden wilcox
and His Deputies Shall Be Tried for
Murder.

Murder.
DENVER, Col, Nov. l6.-Rev. Myron
w. Reed, pastor of Broadway temple,
during his discourse, Sunday, created
something of a sensation while dis
cussing the killing of the Ute Indians
by deputy game wardens in Colorado,
recently, by declaring that he intended
to see that Warden Wilcox and his dep
uties are tried for murder. He also de-
nouneed the preachers who have re
mained silent in the matter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
Coming events cast their shadows
before. e."-Chicago Inter Ocean.

No one climbs high eEvIsh to get
above suspicion.
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20

(,1r9 o II DAYS tn e
s5@a Deanes had been
\.HFf making ready for
= fI thecorn-roast. The
X boys had chosen
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07
List of Patents

Issued from the United States Patent
office, Tuesday, May 4, 1897, for the
State of Connecticut, furnished US from
the office of Earle & Seymour, solicitors
of patents, S6S Chapel street, New Ha-
ven, Conn:
c. R. Alsop, Middletown, aero cleo
trio whistle.
f. H. Beecher and r. G. Cornforth,
Seymour, rear fork end for bicycles.
R. A. Breul assignor to Bridgeport
Chain company, Bridgeport, chain and
chain link.
w. c. Bryant Bridgeport, electrical
fuse cut out. .. ..-.
j. B. Clauser, New Haven, device for
holding Holsters claws.
I. Corscaden assignor to Stanley
Works, New Britain, shelf bracket; two
patents.
F. A. Cortis, Meriden, assignor one
half to D. T. Cortis, lamp.
G. L. Donovan, assignor to S. L. Hall,
Wallingford, tack puller
II. Haab, assignor to Bristol Brass
and Clock company, Bristol, lamp
burner.
w. e. Hammond, Meriden, assignor to
Graham Manufacturing company, West
Haven, bell
S. c. Hills, Torrington, screw cutting
chuck.
w. c. Holman, assignor to E. Miller &
Co., Meriden, lamp bracket.
S. c. Hurlburt, Elmwood, assignor to
w. E. Goodwin, West Hartford, print
ing machine.
T. R. Hyde, jr., assignor to Scovill
Manufacturing company, Waterbury,
button.
Same, swivel button.
7. L. James, assignor to New Haven
Copper company, Seymour rolling mill.
w. M. Morton, New Haven, inclino-
meter.
T. F. Nolan, New Haven, book holder
c. S. Peck, Danbury, hat bouncing
machine.
j. 7. Smith, Rockfall, pliers.
e. A. Sweet, Meriden, attachment for
check-reins.
J. Ungvary, South Norwalk, car fan.
G. III. Woods, Milford, and w. r.
Brown, assignors to Union Metallic
Cartridge company, Bridgeport, punch
q. W. Wright, assignor to Sargent &
Coz, New Haen, door closer
DESIGNS.
f. P. Noera, Waterbury, oiler.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07
RETAIL MERCHANTS MEET.

Executive Committee of the Association
Held Yesterday Morning-Voted to
Hold Another Carnival Soon.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Retail Merchants association
was held yesterday morning in the In
surance building The merchants who
attended the meeting were enthusiastic
in their discussion of the success of the
carnival, and it was voted to make ar
engagements for another carnival for
May II, IS and 10, the dates when the
Connecticut Music Teachers associa-
tion will have their convention in this
city The committee reported favorably
on the proposition to arrange a plan
by which residents in the Shore Line
towns can be transported at reasonable
expense to this city on those days.
1t was voted to continue the present
publicity committee to act for the flu
ture carnival. The old committee con-
sisted of C. D. Cass, HI. H. Guernsey,
Charles F. Southland and j. D. Jackson.
The two last named gentlemen declined
to serve again on the committee, they
believing that representatives of some
other concerns should have a chance to
act, but the committee of the mer-
chants unanimously voted to appoint
the old committee again.
The executive committee endorsed the
work of the publicity committee, and
passed a vote of thanks to all the news
papers for their cooperation in making
the carnival a success.
1t was decided to appoint commit
tee to urge the extension of the electric
road between New Haven and Derby.
This committee will go to Hartford and
urge favorable legislation for the ex-
tension of the electric line.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07
DIED IN BRIDGEPORT.
Ia Former New Haven Carriage Manu-
facturer

IA Former New Haven Carriage Manu-
facturer.
The sad news was received in this
city, yesterday, of the death of Peter
b. Hinsdale, we'll known resident of
bridgeport, and who was for thirty
years a resident of this city, for ten or
twelve years being a carriage manu-
facturer, his factory being the large
shop at the corner of George and Park
street. He was a very estimable man
and his death will be lamented by his
many old friends He died of apoplexy
at his home in Bridgeport, yesterday
morning. The deceased was in his
eighty-second year and is survived by
a widow For twenty-five years he was
employed by the Parrot Varnish com
pany of Bridgeport as a travelling
salesman. He also sold shrubbery and
monuments for cemeteries.
He was a very active man for one of
his years and was of commanding pres
ence and looked more like man of
sixty than one of eighty years. For
many years past he had been mem
Der of the Methodist denomination and
when a resident here was a class leader
in the old George street NJ. E. church,
now Grace NJ. E. church. He leaves
wife, to whom he was married nearly
sixty years ago, and eight children
four sons and four daughters-and this
is the first death in the family since his
marriage. The children are Cornelius,
Mrs. Ell Henry Hushine and Mrs.
George Foster, all of Chicago. George
of Springfield, AbTam of Brooklyn, n.
Y. Mrs. George W. Bean of New Ha
ven, Royal Of Bridgeport and Mrs.
Charles Shailor of Bridgeport. The in
terment will be in Evergreen cemetery,
this city The funeral arrangements
are not yet completed.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07
PLUME IN A HOLE.

About o'clock Wednesday morning
Albert Barnett of Howard avenue was
aroused by loud and urgent cries COM
ing from neighbours barn in the rear
OF his home on Vernon street. He
went to the barn but did not think best
to enter to discover the cause of the
outcries, so he went to the Howard ave-
nue. police station and notified the Of
ficers.
Officers Marlowe and Torrance Smith
went on tour of inspection to the barn
where they discovered John Plumb, a
carpenter, had fallen down hay eleva-
tor and was unable to eXtricate himself
The officers after some difficulty ex-
tricated Plumb, who was much ex-
hausted. -
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07
MEATH Err RECORD.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May 8. 1897, p. m.
Forecast for Friday
For Connecticut: Fair, northeasterly
winds.
For eastern New York: Fair in southern
portion; local showers in northern portioni
warmer, easterly winds.
Local Weather Report.
FOR MAY 8, 1897.
TAO TAO
AM PM.
Barometer ---..-.. 1888 1880
Temperature % o.
Rel. Humidity $3.50. 45 66
Wind Direction - NE
Wind Velocity..... Is
Weather. Cloudy Clear
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07
Local Weather Report.
FOR MAY 8, 1897.

Mean temperature, 10.
Max. temperature, -.
Min. temperature, 90.
Precipitation, .06 inches.
Max. velocity of wind, 26-NE.
Accumulated excess OF daily mean tenn
perature since January !. 249 degrees; or an
average daily excess of 20 degrees.
Total deficiency in precipitation since Janu-
airy l, Alb inches.
o. g. MYERS. Observer.
Note.-A minus sign ~ prefXed to Their
mometer readings indicates temperature be-
low zero.
"T' In connection with rainfall indl-
Gates trace Of rainfall too small to mea-
sure.
Snow Is melted and resulting depth Of
water not stated.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07
.anmrmaI aud Cumrier,

THREE MONTHS, $780, ONE MONTH, 90
GENTS; ONE WEEK, 10 CENTS; SINGLE
COPIES, 8 CENTS.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07

Representative A. B. Clinton, the tai
ented organist of North Haven and
hustling music dealer of New Haven,
has sold one of the celebrated Krakauer
pianos, for which he is state agent, to
Governor Cooke. Mr.. Clinton has one
Of the pianos at the Allyn house, where
he has delighted many members of the
general assembly with it.-Hartford
Post, March rs, 1897. me st
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07

High water to-day at 2:25 p. m.
Buy a farm.-R. E. Baldwin.
Houses, lots, all parts of the city. Ed
ward M. Clark, AZ Church.
The presiding officer for the Yale
Princeton debate, which will be held in
College street hall in this city this eve-
ming, will be Hon. Edward ]. Phelps,
minister to England and at present
professor in the Yale law school. All
indications are that the debate will be
closely fought.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07
If the Baby is Cutting Teeth,

Be sure and use that old and we'll tried rem
edy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for
children teething. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind collie and is the best remedy for diar.
rhoea Twenty five cents a bottle.
dill MWF&W 1y
The herald., 1897-11-14
A REVIEW OF THE WORK AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL

Upon entering the high school labora-
tory one unacquainted with the uses of
the manifold intricate instruments upon
the tables and shelves and hearing the
scientific 'jargon' exchanged between
instructors and pupils, is apt to wonder
'what it is all for?" After moments s
observation of these classes the uniniti-
ated visitor comedies, with Spencer, that
perhaps. after all, a knowledge of sci
ence is not bad thing for an intelli-
gent man or woman to possess. 1t is
readily seen that a person desiring to in
vest in stocks should know all the condi-
tions, whether the stocks be in mines,
railroads, lighting or irrigation. In any
of these cases a fair knowledge or
physics, chemistry or physical geogra-
ply will be worth dollars and cents to
the prospective shareholder
Moreover it has been proved that q
reasonable information of any of these
departments of science is often useful to
the housekeeper, the farmer. the horti-
culturist, the artist, musician, or any
active, intelligent person whose work
brings him In contact with any phase Of
the busy worlds philosophy. In view
Of such facts, provisions are made in
school statutes for science laboratories
The herald., 1897-11-14
1EPRosY IS ON THE DECLINE
Conclusion Of the Congress of Experts
at Berlin

The proceedings of the leprosy con-
gress at Berlin should serve on the
whole to reduce the apprehension which
has been growing for some years past by
reason of the apparent increase of this
Oldest and worst scourge of humanity.
Almost simultaneous reports gained
currency and credence a few years ago
that leprosy was increasing rapidly in
India, South Africa, Australia, and sew
eral islands in the Pacific. More recent
ly the diSquieting fact has been made
known that no important country and
no great city is without it's lepers, the
average number in London, New York.
Paris and Berlin being. probably not
less than 100 each. 1t is practically es-
tablished also that the disease is infec-
'tious though not contagious. But the
reassuring feature of the situation is the
knowledge that the scourge is measur-
ably diminishing and that there is no
reason to fear any serious recrudescence
of it in civilized countries.
No cure for leprosy is yet known to
science, but the disease Is now much
better understood than ever before. The
delegates to the recent congress were
pretty we'll agreed that it is a bacillar
disease, with specific germ, that it is
not hereditary, and that it is commun-
The herald., 1897-11-14

There were encouraging reports of the
decline of the. disease in the Baltic prov
inces of Russia and in India and other
places. All agreed that cleanliness, OBJ
servance Of sanitary laws, improvement
of general health, variety of diet and
isolation Of the infected are formidable
enemies of the scourge.
In fact, there Is good reason for hop
ing that the new century will not be
many years old before this plague has
been entirely driven out of the civilized
nations of the world. The next great
triumph of medical science will probably
be the discovery Of cures or prophylac-
tics that will give control over all germ
diseases-typhoid, malaria, diphtheria
and leprosy among them. Many leaders
of the profession believe that the day is
not far distant when these greatest en-
emies of human longevity will be con-
quered.-London Letter to the New
York Sun.
The herald., 1897-11-14

to be used in high schools and normal
schools.
The Los Angeles high school has the
proud distinction of possessing the best
equipped high school laboratory in this
state, and now that the various rooms
devoted to science work, five in num-
ber are repaired and remodeled, the
head of the department, Professor Les
lie, takes pride in welcoming visitors and
showing to them the beauties of his
province.
The electrical laboratory contains,
naming them in the order in which they
are taken up, simple coils for beginners
experiments; more complicated coils for
advanced experiments with magnets
and currents; induction coils; dynamos
and motors The X-ray coils and tubes
are OF no slight interest to the students
in this laboratory. The resistance boxes
measuring electrical resistance; the mir
ror galvanometers for measuring slight
currents, and a series Of excellent tan
gent galvanometers complete this be-
wildering array of apparatus.
Another table contains a number of
scales from the crude "home- made" af-
fairs to the superior analytical balance
of Elmer and Amend of New York,
which determines the actual amount of
moisture in the air, besides recording
when used for quantative work, so small
q pressure as a 15-thousandth part of
granme.
Upon third table are perhaps the
most fascinating inventions of all, for
miniature electric light system, stor-
age battery for resorving surplus power
until the demand increases, and instru-
ments for tests Of the power of light.
The biological laboratory has the ad-
vantage of the north light, and is sup
The herald., 1897-11-14

difficulty of observation. In the first
place. since Venus is circlng around the
sun in an orbit interior to ours, the
times of it's nearest approach to us are
those in which it passes between the
sun and our planet; it's Illuminated
hemisphere being naturally, in all cases,
turned towards the sun. The result of
this to us is that it exhibits phases like
those OF the moon. The nearer Venus
approaches the earth, the larger be-
comes it's diameter, but at the same time
it's crescent becomes narrower in pro-
portion, and we see less of it's surface.
And, conversely, the farther the planet
recedes, it becomes more rounded, but
at the same time much smaller Now
herein lies the Observers trouble. We
never see Venus fully Illuminated, ex-
ccpt under the worst conditions, for
then it Is on the side of the sun further
from the earth, and is reduced to it's
smallest dimensions, being then, more
over, practically inobservablc on ac
count of it's proximity to the sun and of
it's great distance from the EARTH
Another circumstance which inter
fercs no less with successful operation
is that the planet is surrounded by an
dense as, and far more elevated than,
ours. so that even if we were able to
see the planet when in opposition to and
fully illuminated by the sun, we could
distinguish scarcely anything of it's
surface though the skies over Venus
were ever SO clear.
But owing to the position of the plan
ct we can never observe its full face;
besides. there is nothing to show that
it's atmosphere is free from clouds. On
the contrary. spectral analysis has
shown water vapor to be present in it,
indeed, it's close proximity to the sun
cannot but be favorable to great evap-
Grafton. Besides, this planet when eX-
amined through the telescope, always
displays a dazzling brightness in per-
feet accord with the presence of a layer
of clouds perpetually present in the
higher regions of the planets atmos-
phere, and which reflects back to us the
greater part of the sunlight.
I'm view of these several facts it would
seem to be extremely difficult to detect
the actual surface of Venus from the
earth. Observation, moreover, points to
the same conclusion.
mo astronomer has ever yet tried to
draw a telescope picture of Venus with
out noticing the difficulty, peculiar to
this planet. of being quite certain of
any Of it's aspects. A.
Generally we perceive nothing; a
dazzling whiteness, but no spots at all
the very opposite of what happens in
the case of the moon, Mars or Jupiter.
Even where, by some extraordinary