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Evening journal., 1897-05-05
snlnlhe of a rnstor,. Son.

Monticello. n T.. May 5-Wmiam
Din. the 17-year-old son of the Rev.
James Dill Of Forestburs walked out
into the woods, and when a mile away
from his home he shot himself. De-
spite his wound. the boy crawled back
through the underground on hands and
knees until within a quarter of a mile
of his home. when he died. No reason
is known for his suicide.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
suicile bv Hanging.

Kew York, May 5.-John Forster, q
carpenter of Hoboken. n. j.. was found
dead in his house. His body mlng by
q ron. attached to 2 hook in the cell
ing. lt was plainly "a case of suicide by
hanring lie was A. years old ana l.
survived by three children
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
nv -, For ,vorI,s' Triai.

New York. May s.-The trial Of Mel
son NJ. Weeks Of Hackensack. N T.. ac-
cuscd of having caused tho death Of
Aimee smith i'm the Hotel Victor this
city. about a month ago has been set
down for May II.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
CITY Sues a Clerk.

Boston May 5.-rhe law depat tmen'
OF the city has entered civil sui'
against j. Richard Mulrey. formerly
clerk in the paying division, who WAS
indicted last month by The grand '1oiS
as a result of an examination " certain
books. The suit Is for $4,000.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
Miles Leaves For the War.

washington. May Major General
Nelson A. Miles left the capital ON his
way 10 the seat Of war la Europe. lie
was preceded 10 New YORK. by Captai'
Al8hs. his personal aid, and Mf. Ia"
son. Ia secretary. The party VIII SAL
from New York On the SO. Paul and ON
arriving on the continent wil 80 diieci
by ran 10 Brindisi.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
KIllnh on tho rrncl..

Binghamton. n. Y, May 5.-William
Booth OF this city. aged % years. while
walking on the track with two comp'n-
ions at Nincvch Junction. was struck
by Delaware aNi Hudson switch en-
gine and instantly killed.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
,,,r. supnr Cases N ne Heard.

Washington. May g. Following The
request Of District Attorney Davis foi
the production of Broker =. r. Chap
man Of New York, tho sugar witness
in court to serve his 30 days sentence,
the counsel for the remaining defend
ants have been notified that another oil
the cases will be called for trial on
Nav II
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
Fatally burned by Gas stove.

Springfield. Mass. May Miss An
ME NJ. FLYNN. aged 30. was probably "a
tally burned at her home. in HolyoNc.
hy her dress catching fire from a gas
stove
Evening journal., 1897-05-05

The Greater Wilmington Printing
aud Publishing Company. southwest
corner Of Fourth and Shipley streets, IS
prepared 70 do printing OF every De
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
Jersey uoronehs Incorporated.

Trenton, May 5.-Covernor Griggi
has signed bills Incorporating thes,
boroughs: Holly Beach. Avalon, West
Cope May. Anglesea and Wildwood.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
s.nt.neea ror nor.s slsllIng.

Norwich Conn. May y.-chAiles
Conley OF Lowell Mass. pleaded guilty
10 horse theft and was sentenced 10
Two years in the state prison.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, is
prepared to do printing Of every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05

out Of board money. Gillard pleaded
guilty and said that he had 10 beat
someone and thought Miss Sinclair q
good thing He was held fer the upper
court.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
ru1s ~ nm NERVE-

Maggie Sinclair, Of No $40 Tainall
street, brought suit last night before
Mari2trats Kelley against J II. Gil
lard On the chargs Of defFauding her
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
rir. In nm nhin rnrr.

Columbus O. Ma 5.-Fire az Cald'
well. Noble county. has DESTROYED $50.
600 worth Of property IN the center Of
the business porton. Insurance $50
ccC.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
Hotel Burned.

Saratoga. May 5.-The hotel at Balls-
ton Center. owned by Mrs. ". o.
Brown Of Bauston spa, has been total
- destroyed by FIRE.
Evening journal., 1897-05-05
Weather Forecast.

Threatening weather. with showers
followed by fair; westerly winds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
Held Tn by Mckinley.

Washington dispatches assert that
President Mckinley has interdicted re-
publican speeches against the Dingley
tariff bill. 1t appears that certain re-
publican senators had intended to make
extended speeches IN some of the SEIZED
nles, with the perfectly logical pro
t%cctionist idea of "holding up" the bill
until they could procure Concessions
for localities or manufactures in which
they are interested. When Mckinley
heard of this plan he caused a list to
be made Of the applications for office
Endorsed by these senator's. "Now,'
said he, in substance, "the sooner the
question is settled, the sooner l shall
be able to reach the case Of these
friends of yours" In other words, the
president SHIELD up" the hold-up
through the medium of the patronage
he controls. 1t remains to be seer
whether republican greed for patron.
age is a more potent sentiment than
republican greed for "protection."--
ALBANY Argus.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

President Mckinley reminds the
august senators that it's a case of no
tariff, 10 pap.-Binghamton IN. "
Leader.
"A tax on wool Is a tax on the
health and comfort of the masses of the
people as well as OIL the export trade OF
the country.--N. Y. World.
-"Silver Dick" spoke right out in
meeting wien he accused the republic.
ans of pushing the tariff bill in order to
pay their debts to the trusts. Mr.. Bland
does not mince matters when he speaks.
Kansas City Times.
The fact that we are shipping
wheat abroad will not prevent President
Mckinley from pointing with pride to
the dollar mark on the wheat market.
The prosperity maker must claim every
thing.-St. Louis Republic.
In his accommodation. of a new
tariff measure President Mckinley does
not enlarge upon the benefits of pro.
lection. He takes it for granted that his
old tariff speech is still in the minds of
the people.-Detroit Free Press.
1t is not yet clear that any in.
crease OF revcnue will be produced by
the Dingley bill, but it is reasonably
certain that living will be dearer for the
consumer-whereat every good McEin.
leyite will be expected to rejoice.-Al.
bany Argus.
The patriotic manufacturers who
have been bowling for three years over
the governments need of more revenue
are making a grand rush to get all the
surplus sugar and wool in the world
into the United States before the in.
creased duties laid by the Dingley bill
can be made operative. DR.. johnson
was not far wrong when in his diction-
airy he defined patriotism as the last
resort of a cundrel.-Louisville Times
The original Mckinley bill was
known throughout the country and
condemned at the polls as the "worse-
than-war tariff" This was not an ex.
aggeration. But the Dingley bill. os
framed, threatens q "worse-than.Mc-
Kinley tariff" 1t will not only inv
more articles than did its abominable
forerunner. but will tax them for sbe
most part and on an average higher.
When Dingleyism exceeds McKinleyism
Is evident that the trainers OF the new
tar,tf law think that the voters have
,'tie = and very short memories
N. \. World,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
A HAYES GRADE ENGINE.

were Woodworking engines with inside
cylinders. As inside cylinders demand
forged cranks on the driving axles, and
as these crank aXles are liable TO frac-
ture with excessive strain or after long
use, American builders have wisely
avoided them.
Between the era of the Dutch wag-
ems" and the mammoth locomotives of
to-day lie the classes of engines famil-
lar to every one, because examples OF
them are still to he found working on
every branch road. But the latest ex.
ample of engine building, rs illus
trated by the ten-wheeled consolidated
passenger engines at present in use on
the b. 4 o. road, brings up such mag
nificent concentration ofspeed~, strength
and endurance MS were never before
seen in the history of the world. These
engines have six coupled wheels, six
feet six inches in diameter, cylinders
2lx26 inches. and a steam pressure of
40 pounds TO the square inch. They
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
A CHAPTER ON COLDS.
gimple Precautions That May Pre-
vent Serious Consequences.
The Danger of NegIectlng Common
COld"-SeriOus and often Fatal
MnIndics May Result from
CareIesHness.
From the News, Harrlsonburg. La.

From the News, Harrisonburg, La.
In most instances colds are the result OF
imprudence or a lack of forethought. Even
in cases where u sudden change in the
weather or an unavoidable exposure Is re,
sponslble for the first slight cold, fresh and
more severe colds may be avoided by OBJ
serving a little care. But "a mere cold is
such a common thing and causes so little
Inconvenience that Notwithstanding all pre-
vious experiences we neglect to take the
most simple precautions, in the way OF
wearing suitable clothing, the avoidance OF
d~raughts, etc.
One should always bear in mind the
necessity of exercising q constant vigilance
to avoid catching cold. When the tempera.
ture in the house is higher than that out Of
doors, never go out without putting on an
additional wrap. Never sit in a cold room
even though you do not feel chilly. And it
is better to suffer a little discomfort from
wearing heavy underclothing than to run
the risk OF a chill.
The following letter from n lady in Sicily
Island, La, graphically illustrates the dis.
tresslng consequences tina are liable to fol-
low a simple cold. .
."In February, 1896, | had a severe cold
which settled on my lungs, resulting in a
serious cough. My appetite failed, and |
became so weak that / was scarcely able to
walk across the ROOM | weighed only
nincty-four pounds, and had given up all
hope of recovery when | happened to read
an article in q newspaper describing some
cures effected by DR.. Williams Pink Pills,
and concluded to try them.
81 commenced using them, and before I
had taken half a box | felt like a new crea-
ture. My appetite was restored, my cough
| grew less, and ! was able to sleep sounuly at
night, which | had been unable to do for
months before.
"After taking two boxes of the pills I was
weighed again and to my establishment my
weight was ll3 pounds, a gain of 10 pounds.
Previous to taking the pills | had suffered
with cold hands and feet, but now have no
trouble whatever from that source.
81 can truly say | nm now in better health
than ! have been for years. The effect of the
Pink Pills is wonderful, and I can recon.
mend them in all cases of debility and weak.
ness.
"MRS. A. T.. STAFFORD"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are low given to the public as an unfailing
blood builder and nerve restorer, curing all
forms of weakness arising from n watery
condition of the blood or shattered nerves.
The pills are sold by all dealers, or will be
sent post paid on receipt of price, so cents a
box, or six boxes for $3.50 (they are never
sold in bulk or by the 1907, bv addressing
r. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
Great Friends.

Speaker Reed once remarked that he
had two enemies in the state of Maine,
and one of these Mr.. Harrison had par
doned out of the penitentiary and the
other he had appointed collector of the
port of Portland. These two incidents
of half a dozen years ago made Mr..
Reed rather bitter. They set his sar-
castle tongue to wagging. lie made
sighting remarks about Mr.. Harrison,
implying that he resembled an ice
wagon; and doubtless he enjoyed roll
ing under his tongue a morsel of the alb.
sent ingalls, that Mr.. Harrison toed in
mentally. But Mr.. Mckinley and the
great Reed have been real iovial to-
gether, and 1t is believed that the de-
movement is nearly at hand. It may be
that Mr.. Mckinley cannot put back into
the penitentiary Mr.. Reeds first enemy.
but surely he can appoint to the Port
land custom house Mr.. Reeds friend
Milliken, thereby turning out Mr..
Reeds second enemy. - Washington
Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
tcAfs'Nt
A WINANS CAMEL BACK.

haul the Royal Blue line trains, and on
many occasions have gone a mile in so
seconds, while one of them has been
timed covering a mile in 80 seconds.
When it is borne in mind that a ',horse-
power really means what a very strong
horse can lift in a minute, the force of
n of these engines will be realized
by conceiving 1,l00 horses all able to
make one mighty pull at the same mo-
ment. As TO speed, one Of these en-
gines will advance at the almost in
conceivably rapid rate of 100 feet in a
second. There may be inventions
which may be considered more marvel
Gus than the modern high-power loco
motive, but surely non displays in con-
crete result the power of man to i'm
prison so mighty a force in so small a
compass. L, IL. MULLlN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
TAXATION.
Extravaganza TO be Practicedlnstead
of ECONOMY.

OF
The republicans in congress propose
10 increase taxation instead OF reducing
expenditures.
The proposition boldly stated by the
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee is to compel the plain people to
pay directly into the treasury the first
year under the new tariff Mt least $780,
600, 900 more than they are now doing,
with an increase upon that enormous
amount in the years to follow. This
is the direct taxation increase that is
proposed. The indirect increase of
expense to the people through the trib-
ute they will be compelled to pay to the
protected monopolists will be i'm
mensely greater than the direct taxa
ton. which in itself will prove an enor-
nous burden.
Under the "Dingley" robber tariff
bill, as proposed, Mr.. Dingley, the
chairman of the committee of ways
and means, stated that the people will
have to pay in taxes $21, 10000 more
than they do now for the sugar they
use; $27, 900, 900 more for their wooden
clothing; $780, 900 more for raw
wool; $780, 900 more for their linen,
jute and hemp goods; 100000 more
for their crockery and glassware; ST.
10000 more for the articles they use
made of metal; 50, 500, 900 more for their
drugs, medicines and chemicals; ST.
000,0 900 more for their tobaccos; $1,700,-
900 more for their lumber; S $4,000 900
more for their sundries. These mil
lions of direct taxes, as we have said,
are not all. If they were the people
might stand it. But under the robber
tariff system the Indirect tax or trib-
ute levied upon the people by the pro.
tected monopolists is many times great
err than the duties paid on import0
tons.
In startling contrast to the immense
increased taxation on the necessities OF
life, proposed by the Dingley robber
tariff bill, is the fact that the bill re-
duces the duties on diamonds 10 pei
cent. Under the Wilson bill diamonds
pay a duty of 10 per cent. The repub.
lican bill admits them free. 1t is notice.
able also that the Dingley bill proposes
to increase the tax on champagne and
other foreign liquors only $1,5oo,ooo.
while on wooden clothing the increase
is $27,00o,oOO. The rich plutocrats who
wear diamonds and drink champagne
are expected to contribute ever less
than they do now. 1t is the plain peo-
pie that the republican leaders are after.
The plutocrats elected Mckinley and the
republican congress-the plain people
must foot the bills.-Illinois State Reg
ister.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
The Republican Cure All.

The republican leaders have come tc
the conclusion that a high protective
tariff will cure all the ills from which
the country is now suffering. They
claim that the Dingley bill, when i,
becomes a law, will provide ample rev.
enue, revive the languishing industries
OF the country, raise the wages of la.
Dor, protect the geld reserve and relieve
financial distress everywhere. mas.
much as the republican leaders never
had any well-defined views on the
money question, II is not strange that
they have abandoned all ideas of cur.
rency reform. They regard a high pro.
tcctive tariff as the great cure-all. and
will depend on It to relieve the indus.
trial depression and give us q health
system of finance, besides working 9th.
er wonders too numerous to mention,
Chicago Chronicle,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
WORSE THAN M'KINLEY TARIFF.
The People to lie Made the Chief Bur
den Hearers.

ucn belrers.
The original Mckinley bill was known
throughout the country and condemned
at the polls as the "worse-than-war
tariff" This was not an cXaggeration.
The average duty under the first war
tariff, in 1862, was SO per cent. ad val
orem. At the close of the war it was
AZ per cent. Under the Mckinley law
il was over so per cent.
But the Dingley bill, as framed,
threatens u "worse-than-McKinley tar
if" 1t will not only tax more articles
than did its abominable forerunner,
but it will tax them for the most part
and on an average higher. Think OF a
tax of II cents q pound on raw wool,
equivalent, with the duties on woolens,
to a tax of two dollars per head for the
entire population of the country fog
every sheep in it! 1t will double the
duty on tobacco and on lumber, tax
sugar heavily, restore the tax on salt,
increase the tax on iron and coal, and
in general make the prime necessarics
Of the people the chief burden-bearcrs
OF the government.
When Dingleyism exceeds McKin-
leyism it is evident that the trainers
of the new tariff law think that the
voters have little sense and very short
memories.-N. Y. World,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
A HARVEST OF r A
The Dfnglcy Idea Is to Favor the
Rich Manufacturer,

me bihEicy IGca Is to Favor the
Rich Manufactures.
Chairman Dingley estimates that the
new tariff bill will increase the revenues
the first year by from $7O,0OO 900 to
$4,000, 900. This is an overestimate,
because many of the taxes levied in the
bill are prohibitory and will greatly cut
down the trade on which the estimate is
based.
But, whatever the increase of revenue,
it will be gained at tremendous cost TO
the people, for, as the Republics Wash
ington correspondent puts it, ten dol
lars will go into the pockets of the ia
yorcd manufacturers for every one dol
lar that gees into the treasury. Every
one dollar of revenue covers ten dollars
of robbery.
The Dingley bill differs from the Nc
Kinley law only in the fact that It adds
fraud to oppression. There was no pre-
tense of anything but high protection in
the Mckinley bill, but the Dingley bill,
under IA plea of revenue needs and a
pretense of modifying the Mckinley
tariff, is a robbery measure in few re-
spects better and in many worse than
the Mckinley law. 1t taxes all the
pecessaries Of the poor to further en-
rich the millionaire hackers of the re-
publican party. 1t is only by a fortunate
circumstance that the bill does not
greatly increase the price of food, for it
levies heavy taxes upon all foodstulls
and the seed that goes into the ground.
If we imported them largely, starva-
ton would be increased by the enact
ment of this law.
How fraud has been practiccd in the
framing of the bill is shown by the
agricultural schedule, where an attempt
is made to dupe the farmers by useless
protection. How petty deception has
been ~resorted to for the purpose of hid
ing robbery is shown by the shifting of
q whole class of low-taXed woods used
in the carpets and the clothing of the
poor to a high-taxed class, without men,
ton of the rates levied on them.
More than q month ago, the Republic
fo~reshadowed the completed bill by
stating with remarkable accuracy the
taxes agreed upon in a large number of
important articles. 1t predicted that
the revenue which the bill would raise
would be chiefly private. The truth of
the report and the prediction is found
in the bill submitted to congress. The
fruit of the campaign of Doodle is a har-
vest of grab.-St. Louis Republic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10

should be delivered at their line before
the following June /. The winner Of
this contest was Phineas Davis, who
called his engine the York." from
York, Pa, where it was built. 1t was
the first of the class known as grass
.ioppers," and had a vertical boiler and
cylinder. The exhaust steam revolved
a fan which in turn revolved a second
fan close to the ash pan by which air
was forced up through the fire. Under
favorable circumstances the york" ran
at as high a rate of speed as 30 miles an
hour with three or four cars, and
throughout the year 1882 had an aver
age run of 50 miles a day. 1t was u lit
lie later than this that the horizontal
roller was substituted for the vertical
ore, and the name of the engines using
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
follows:

1t will be noted that the greatest in
crease is expected from wool and the
manufactures Of wool. The govern
ment will seek about $35, 000, 900 from
the carpets and clothing of the people.
1t is estimated that by protective tariff
taxation ten dollars is taken out of the
pockets of the people for every dollar
that gets to the treasury, and thus 1t
will be seen that to secure this increase
of $4,000, 900 revenue for the treasury
the pockets of the people are drained at
least $3.50, 900, 900. This is for clothing
and carpets alone. Who gets it? 1t is
taken from the people in increased
prices for the goods. Who gets it?
Look to Washington, and who are in
teresting themselves about the rates?
The manufacturer and the wool grower
are thus engaged in the conflict Of OPP
posing interests. The consumer is at
home struggling for existence and wait
ing to see which interest" will sue
coed in getting the greater share. The
consumers interest in the tariff is the
one interest that is entirely eliminated
from consideration in Washington. 1t
is absurd TO expect that a law so burden
some as the Dingley bill will be can add
to the sum of prosperity.
viii it produce the expected revenue?
That will be the test by which it twill be
judged, and upon that point we merely
call attention to the fact that in 1890 the
Mckinley tariff was entitled; "a Bill
~ Reduce the Revenue and Equalize
Duties on Imports and for Other Pur-
poses" The title of the Dingley bill is:
"A Bill to Provide Revenue for the Gov
| crnment and to Encourage the Indus
tries of the United States" In nearly
all its revenuc-producing features the
one bill is very much the same as the
other. The exception is in the sugar
| schedule. Sugar was free in the Mckin-
ley bill and it is taxed in the present bill,
If we grant the item of SCI 100000 in
crease expected from sugar, We grant
all that reason demands in respect to
its revenue-raising power.
The attempt to accomplish an increase
of revenue in 1897 by exactly the same
plan that caused a decrease in revenue
in 1890 is a task that our republican
friends have on their hands, and we
wish them the joy of their work!-Utica
| Observer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10
A Vanished Rivers Track,

Explorations made last autumn
brought to light many interesting facts
about what is known to biologists as
the "Nipissing-Mattawa river" This
is believed to have been the ancient out.
let for the Great Lakes Huron, Michigan
and Superior before their waters began
to flow through Lake Erie. The old
river bed was traced, in the Canadian
province Of Ontario, from Lake Nipis-
sing, near the northern part Of Geor-
gian bay, to the valley Of the Ottawa
river. At n place the site Of an an
Client cataract was discovered, and rea-
son was found for believing that the
size of the vanished river was very SIM
liar TO That Of the St. Clair aud Detroit
rivers. through which the great lakes
now have their outlets-Youth's Com.
paniou,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-10

as in all modern locomotives, Mr.. Coop
er placed a fan, reyolved by a belt from
n of the aX!es, in the funnel of his
engine. The power was applied to the
other axle by means of a toothed wheel.
The strength of the engine was one
horsepower, and attained the then en-
traordinary rate of is miles an hour.
On the following January 4, 1881, the
directors of the baltimore a. Ohio Rail
road company issued their famous offer
of $4,000 for the best locomotive which