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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-07-22

There are many fishes that in cap
tivitv seem to follow some definite
course in their movements, as, for in-
stance, they may swim round and round
and round the tank in one direction.
The goldfish, however, in its moving
about, appears to be sort Of aimless
fish; it goes down to the bottom and up
to the top and criss-cross, and every
which way, and moving commonly
rather sluggishly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-07-22
FRANCE Is N A DILEMMA.
Whichever Horn She Chooses Gives
omise of Bringing Trouble
in Its Train.
INCLINED 70 90 RIGaT IF SHE DARED.
So Many Are Involved In the Drey-
position is Becoming Manifest 10
Hush the Matter Up After the
TriaI ut RcnncS.

New York, July ls-lt is now stat.
ed, says the Paris correspondent Of
the Tribune, the present cabinet has
decided in the event of the acuuiljM
of Dreyfus, at Rcnnrs, which is re-.
garded as almost certainty. to hush
M the whole scandal, This is cousid.
edcd in political circles to be the vital
question with which France win be
confronted as soon MS the court-mar.
1ial, al Rennes, has pronounced It's
judgment
Would the "Hushing rp" WorItt
In spite of the weight OF authori" y
of NJ, Ribot and of the influential re-
publican papcrs like 'he Temps and
the Debals, people are beginning &c
ask whether such policy Of "hu~hiH2
up" and Of shielding those who are re.
spousble for the terrible conspiracy
against an innocent man HouId not de
stroy confidence in the republic.
For Truth md Justice.
A large and apparently increasing
body of republicans, including, Of
course, all the radicals and socialists
who, from thc.yery outset of the Erey
fus affair, have been constantly ON 1he
side of truth and Justice and haze
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-07-22

confederate Reunion
..,.iou Of Confederate Veterans
Fu' .nsoice, of John NJ, Simon
~ ,ool, place at Tupelo on FRI
~ Dr In numbers and general in
" .n,nassed all expectations.
,,,atiye estimates place the
Eslt visitors at not less than SIX
p They came by railroad and
and from every direction,
a n wagons were loaded with
sni,ies. and they went for a
n. ,nd found it,
s,o,es,on was formed at the
at lOoclock and moved to
n, school building. Hundreds
,',.,,ps were in the line, includ-
", thirty survivors Of the Sec
Ii,J,,ippi Infantry, a guard OF
,eoring their gallant old com
|, COL John NJ. Stone, The
N Mississippi and several other
nj, we're represented, and the
,,aps had a good time in relat-
.,o,s o. those times that tried
souls.
exercises at the speakers stand
,,,acd with music, prayer, and
,,rort address Of welcome by
IN D. Anderson, which was re-
\ 10 BY the beautiful sponsor,
sric Buchanan, OF Nettlet0n, on
A John N. Silnonton Camp.
go.Iowed by response by Col
5vIor in behalf Of the veterans,
s,or Of the day, COL Russell, of
was tlen introduced, and the
NJ Of the great assembly was
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-07-22
nut lie 10 Your SON"
.NO weeks nrn- Ms Rnu

"O weeks ago, as Rev. !. b.
!aNorotthe First Presbyterian
JACKSON, was in his study medi-
Upon a topic for the Wednesday
'''0rc' the door bell rang, and
I arose to see who might be the
y recognized the son of a
. Tue mlnlStry-a young man
~ one Of the patients in the
''ospital, at Blind Institute, in
\ OF 1891 The young man
'V " naked and looked very
"V was a tramp. lie wanted
'aS'o eat, and funds to go some.
" naitered not where. The
"' soon communicated with
\ y .ohg distance telephone,
,,'' ,ua''oh was explained. The
''pl'd that the boy was a per-
, ',pp' and would despise any
Nv. ! g'' might be extended him
. ,a' abandoned all hope of be.
], ,%FecIaim him. But he is your
y, mere and in great need. and
, =" go nome, said Mr.. Hutton.
.r, p0nSe' In tremulous tone.
,uVu please send him 1 will
,s Su'G more" This youth is one
%,, army for whom broken
ta mothers inquire, where is NV
''' boy tonightqn
m %OO much regretted that con.
jn %i.OVeedlngs will have to be
t@. ~ order to get possession of
,as.. ,aias needed for the Ma.
'''y Park Vicksburg.
orS '[', "a. Telephone company
, ci" 'ne Peoples at jackson
ln ~ ,"Syos at Vicksburg. An.
Simon. 9'S' poie takes
,,'gSt i,,,p Press association re. !
.,n tt'',lnFuishcd compliment at |
lI,,,a meeting of the National |
The o,oa ,a''on' in Portland, Ore
b t5o o' VT of Mr.. R, II. Henry, |
ns e'v Vlarion-Ledger, to the
IEF, ,'p'nt of the National asso,
low, lieut. n,n Governor Matt Par
it No, elected second vice
irog Y VA, meeting at New Or.
'"B nardi gras.
s ba, S ,,.l, OF Hon. John Sharp
b. w. '''nplifed the senatorial
inerp viii
SS'diure. '' oeauiock
sot , a convention of repre-.
d e,n american agricultural col.
b, NJ :, stations, in San
"a ,l d" T. w. lIilgard of Cali.
Na,s s',y'ed first vicc.president,
tspS S'u u, j NJ, Stone of Missis,
i A ,,iCe'president. DR.. Hill.
h, q, 'Ormer professor in the
Nor .. mississippi and State
several years.
NJaclo pulite convention viii
'@dinrrp August IS, just one
democratic COW ven
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-07-22

quite convention viii
eding','nu August IS, just one
. we Democratic con ven
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-07-22

The Democratic executive committee
OF Lowudes county has ordered d
United States senatorial primary LOT
August 90 six days after the meeting
of the State convention.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-07-22

A candidate for the legislature wants
to know the cost of holding the consti-
tutional convention Of 1890. The audi
tor reported disbursements on that ac-
count sj3, 7OG.s4. This did not include
printing, which was paid for out OF the
appropriation for public printing
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-07-22

DIR. N. L. Guice died of heart disease
at Meridian on the eth instant. lie was
one of the most prominent physicians
of the State. He was native Oh
Franklin county, and in his sixeV-see'
end year. He had removed from ray
cite to Natchez, and the ce to Merr
dian. Iuterrocnt at Fayette on Sunday
morning, the 9th.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-07-22

The personal assessment roll for Ran
kin county, for 1899 shows 4,2OS sep
arate assessments against 4,2l4 in 1898,
Polls enumerated 3,$lS, an increase Of
25 over 1898 Total valuation of per-
sonaltv, 1856, 762, decrease of $4,000.
Total State tax, S3,l63.95.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-19
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.

The intelligent compositor is some
thing of humorist, and not always an
unconscious humorist either. Some of
his greatest feats have occurred in
Philadelphia, where the great editors
write a very execrably bad manuscript.
In one case a correspondent, who was
describing tarring and feathering
scene, at which he was present only in
a professional capacity, was made to
say ready for USE" The same news
paper Office had a printer who turned
the expression "from alpha to omega"
into from apples to oranges" and
conveyed the impression that some
body had set the Delaware River on
fire, by calling ferry boats fiery
hosts" A cooking-school called the
New Century was cruelty made to
doubtless the same pessimistic typo
changed the 'Masque Of Pandora" into
the "Morgue of Pandora" A diver
who had found two old bells in the
Delaware went before the public as a
"driver" who had found 1.-TWO old
bills" The Scripture allusion to the
leaven that ''leaveneth the whole
lump" was perverted into the start
ling agricultural announcement that
the leaven had leavened 'the whole
turnip." A foreign editor who wrote
that the British lion was shaking his
name" was edited the next morning
with the announcement on his author
ity that the national animal in ques-
ton was skating in Maine" A more
natural error was that which called
"a member of the Legislature" a
member of the liquor-store." One
of the Philadelphia morning papers,
which formerly gave close attention to
marine news, informed it's readers on
one occasion that the bark Betsy Jane
had arrived at Honolulu with an oil
well on board" Investigation proved
that there was nothing in the report
except "all we'll on board" An old
time inn named the "Star and Garter
Hotel" was once rechristened by
printer as "the Shoe and Cater Ho-
tel" A foreign dispatch about the
war between Russia and Turkey con-
tanned an allusion to transports con-
voyed by gunboats, which was turned
into the novel announcement that the
transports we're conveyed by goats.
-Harper's Round Table.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-19
DOMESTIC.

Tug men at Duluth struck.
The Buffalo strike is settled.
The sugar war is reported over.
Cleveland has a street railway strike
Bishop Hurst and his wife are to sep
arate.
Columbia, the Cup defender, was
launched.
A new sugar combine is contem-
plated.
A billion dollar brewery trust is
forming.
Fire at Augusta, Ca, caused a loss
of $250,000
Half the winter wheat crop is re-
ported killed.
There was a decrease in the public
debt during May.
The military department of Texas
is reestablished.
Two young men were drowned at
RenVille, Mimi.
The American Surgical association
met in Chicago.
A South Dakota man fatally shot
his wife and daughter.
Another strike is on at Buffalo, 1000
freight handlers quitting work. They
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-19

inches of rain fell in an hours time,
and the wind blew a gale. Advices
from Wisconsin say local trains are
more or less interrupted by washouts.
Escape in Boats.
La Crosse, Wis, June 13.-The worst
rain storm in II years swept over this
section Sunday night and Monday
Nearly inches of rain fell All rail-
way communication, except on the
Burlington & Northern from South
Dubuque and the southern Minnesota
division of the Milwaukee, is cut off.
Fifty families in north La Crosse were
compelled to desert their homes in
boats. The water is still rising. Over
100 head of live stock were drowned.
Nearly every bridge in the La Crosse
valley is gone. There were no mail
trains on the Milwaukee, Northwest
ern or Burlington roads to this city
last night.
143 known Dead.
Madison, June 13.-Early this morn
ing Gov. Scofield had a message from
Congressman Jenkins at Chippewa
Falls stating that already 143 dead
bodies had been recovered at New
Richmond. The governor at once dis
patched Major M. r. Doyon of Madi-
son to the scene as his representative.
Later.
New Richmond, Wis, June 14.-In-
describably sad are the scenes of des-
olation wrought by Monday nights
tornado, that practically swept out Of
existence the prosperous little city of
New Richmond. Out of the 500 houses
and store buildings comprising the
town, fully 300 were wrecked by the
storm or destroyed by fire. Almost
every family has one or more mem
bers among the dead, injured or miss
ing and little groups are seen every
where searching, by the light of
lantern or torch, for the loved ones.
who may be buried in the piles of de-
bris on every hand. With frantic en-
ergy the search has been conducted on
every hand and so far 125 bodies have
been found, although the number of
dead will certainly exceed that num-
Der. They for the most part
have been taken to the Catholic and
Congregational churches, which al
though in the very edge of the storms
path, miraculously escaped it's fury.
The fire company kept two streams of
water pouring on the smouldering
ruins, for fire had been added to the
horrors of the tornado and dozen
fires were blazing till the heavy rain
at the close of the day about extin-
guished the flames. The business
portion of the city covered a space of
four squares each way and was solidIy
built of brick and stone This entire
space was swept clear the founda-
ton walls and in some places debris
alone marking where the business
places formerly stood.
The Governor Acts.
Madison, June 14.-Gov. Scofield
issued a proclamation calling for
money, clothing and food and wired
many mayors for help. The Madison
council at once voted 5000 Adjutant
General Boardman has gone to the
scene and the Chippewa Falls militia
has been ordered there for guard
duty.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-19
A TERRIBLE TORNADO
ESQ PEOPLE REPORTED KILLED
AT NEW RICHMOND.
WIRES ARE ALL DOWN

Fire Followed Storm, and Much Prop
erty Destroyed-Th Damage Will
Amount to Hundreds of Thousands
of Dollars-Relief Sent From
Stevens Point.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-19
CURIOUS EFFECT OF DROWNING

They'll surely be immortal,
These words of his because
Whenever people hear them,
They drown them in applause.
Detroit Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-19

S. Clark shot and killed his wife
and 15-year-old daughter near Armour
S. D.
The National tribune., 1899-09-14
W0ndrOus Works.

The manufacture Of the American Pianos and
organs by Messrs. Cornish at their immense fac
tories at Washington. New Jersey is one of the
most interesting exhibitions possible The vast
works are really wonderful and the making of the
Cornish American Pianos ard Organs can be fol-
lowed In all stages from tire rough lumber brought
IN from the extensive drying kiIns and cut I'D by
the big circular saws in the lower end of the first
machine floor to the examnatio OF the exquisitely
finished product in the ware rooms The magni-
tude OF their business has made it necessary for
them TO Still further increase their factory space
and they have just finished an addition 10 their
main building. which will give 20 600 cubic feet
more room; they have also enlarged their Office
facilities so that they in better shape than
ever TO handle orders and can now build and ship
at the rate of 60 Pianos and Organs per day. or
$4,000 per annum.
Visitors are always welcome The factories are
lighted up throughout by electricity in order that
they may be run. when Necessary. day and night
Nearly 400 skilled workmen are employed (many
OF them have held their positions for over twenty
years1: The monthly pay rob often averages
s3O.OOO. Messrs. Cornish & Co, have splendid
reputation personally. and this firm holds the
unique and remarkable position of being the only
manufacturing corccrn building High Grade
Pianos and Org ans who sell them direct to tho
g neral public exclusively. ut first cost All the
enormous profits made by agents. dealers and
music stores are thus avoided and a thoroughly
reliable instrument can be purchased at the right
price. and from the right people.
We advise everybody 70 write for the Jubilee
Illustrated Catalogue issued by this enterprising
and entirely reliable firm the frontspiece is printed
brated painting representing St Cecilia and tho
Heavenly Choir. 1t will be sent free to anyone
addressing Messrs. Cornish & Co. at Washington,
New jersey, and mentioning this paper.
The National tribune., 1899-09-14

II ne does come can assure you that what
Is left of him Gf any there be) will have to
reach the north tank of the Cumberland
equally as fast as Joe Hooker did that Of
tue Rappahannock- We suppose the
writer has got over the itch, since old Rosy
Gap"
Another item reads: "Complimentary.-
When our cavalry entered Huntsville two
iadleS. strongly secesh, We're looking at the
coiufnn pass. when one remarked: Iai
clothes,"
Here are some other paragraphs: "The
large and commodious church has been
illted up as a hospital. and is under the
immediate charge of DIR. A. j. Smith,
Assistant Surgeon OF the 2d Ind. Cav He
mas about 30 patients, all of whom are
convalescing. Maj. Torrey, OF the 1st Wis
Cav, has been assigned as commander Of
lhe post, and with his battalion is quar-
tered in the Courthouse square,"
capt. Hancock. the gentlemanlv and
ethclent ProvoSt-Marshal. is kept busy
from morning till night making out papers
lor citizens who have become Disguised
Win the Southern Confederacy, and are
returning to their allegiance.
While the lamp holds out to burn.
lhe viiest sinner may return"
We notice that some of the ladies' OF
Fayetteville, while passing our office cross
Stlttt ibtiitt tiIdi Ndih uIlNer If!e OLD
flag. We pity the poor, weak, silly things.
and hope they will keep indoors until the
Federal army leaves"
We clip the following from a COPY of the
F'dyefterilte Obserrer: We are confident
now that Cincinnati and Louisville will be
promptly taken by the Confederates DC
not be surprised to hear of the Capitals OF
ONO and Indiana surrendering to the Con-
federate armies soon.'"
We publish in this issue on the first
page synopsis of the march from Triune
to Dechard. as We know it will be interesting
TO our friends. Never since the organiZa.
ton of this Department has the same mum.
Der OF miles been travelled and as many
sklrmishes had, each resulting in complete
routing of enemy. For IA days it rained
almost constantly. We marched through
mud, forded rivers, and for days neither
o!flcers nor men had on dry clothing; vet il
was borne without a murmur. and the
entire cavalry command is as ready and
willing to-day as they We're the day we
started. A. b. SHAW, Co. NJ, 9th Pa,
Cav, Ansonyille Pa,
The National tribune., 1899-09-14

Old Jones was allowed to select an arm
the service he desired, and he selected the
cavalry and was sent to Danville; but he
was never in an engagement, as Gen. Lee
surrendered before he reached Danville.
However, it was charming to have Madam
Old Jones read extracts from old Jones S
letters from Danville. He told her that he
so missed the music of her voice; her pleas
ant surroundings; her beefsteaks, and
strong. hot coffee. We had never seen any
coffee at the table, by all that's good. When
people, visitors particularly, would ask
Madam Old Jones what arm of the service
her husband was attached to, she would
reply with the most delightful complacency,
My husband belongs to the calvary
whereat there would be many exchanges of
winks and nudges; but she neve: seemed to
have the slightest suspicion that the word
The National tribune., 1899-09-14

upon how much he was injured, and here
our trackers skill stood us in good stead.
They soon found him to be lame; moreover,
any one could see from the blood that his
wounds We're numerous and severe.
Under such circumstances those adopts
agreed upon the certainty of this animals
seeking water and shade without delay; so
it only remained uncertain whether these
We're far or near. No drinking place
existed in this patch of forest; indeed, the
trail passed straight through into some
defies on its farther side. There was no
doubt about coming up with the creature
Row though. and as it was nearly sunset
before all facts were fully recognized, we
made camp with much contentment.
Henceforth every step the rogue took
had 10 be followed. 1t would not answer to
look ahead for a lost trail. and in so doing
probably pass over that spot where he was
then stopping, and might most probably
remain while his injuries healed. Of
course, the blood must soon cease to flow,
unless he bled 10 death, so that there were
only footprints by which the course could
be guided, and next day these occupied our
shikaries' whole attention. They tracked
tie eiephiiIlt ike Sielitll lOuluS, Dut he WIS
destined TO go much farther yet before find
ing that combination OF shade and water
all We're certain the wounded fugitive
sought.
That woodland upon whose skirts the
battle occurred was not very extensive, yet
the elephant halted several times while tra-
versing it and leaned against trees. Hemor-
rhage lessened all the time from contraction
of his thick skin and reparatiye plugging
going on in ruptured vessels; but no doubt
reaction after strong excitement, pain, loss
The National tribune., 1899-09-14
A HUNTING TRIP
IN INDIA.
Hunting a Rogue Elephant to
His Death.
LY Dr.. J. HAMpDEN PORTER.

A wretched little GonG village had, so TO
speak, broken out uron the hillside. An
unsightly, disordered collection of filthy
huts, that exhaled ineffable odors, and their
squalid owners stood around us. Tall,
dark, bearded men with Jewish faces, who
looked as if they had belonged TO that
Israelite horde which wandered in the
wilderness.
Left TO themselves, these creatures would
have taken all day TO tell what might have
been communicated in five minutes; but we
cut them short. Could those guides
brought from the last station be replaced
with fresh ones? Did they know anything
for certain concerning the rogue elephants
Whereabouts?
o, yes, certainly; of course guides were
ready, and for the rest it would be seen how
our servants had eXerted themselves. Did
we observe certain smokes rising on hill
tops out there? Well, Wamun Bhut and
his nephews made them to show our high
nesses' course, for truly this visit was ex-
pected.
A week of nearly incessant marching, of
The National tribune., 1899-09-14
A BREEZY SHEET.
Union Publication Whieh Recalls War Times in Tea
nessee in 1888

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1 have
a paper printed at Fayetteville Tenn
July %, 1868. that bought at that place
at that time of William X. Haines, Co. NJ
9th Pa. Cav, regimental mail-carrier. The
paper was called "Mitchell's Cavaliers" :"
It's editor was Lieut.. W. c. McGonigal and
the associate editors We're j. Milton Hugs
and Peter Griffin of the I'd Ind. Cav, and
c. K. Emrie, W. l.. Jams and ii. S. Evans
of the 4th Ind. Cav. This bright little
sheet has init, among other things, this
reference to the battle of Shelbyville, Tenn:
I'VE see by Northern papers that the
honor of driving Wheeler's rebel cavalry
out of Shelbyville and taking 900 prisoners
is credited TO the infantry under Gen. Cor
don Granger. Such a mistake could not
have been made unintentionally. The
infantry were not within six miles of Shelby
vile on the day of the fight, and the bril-
liant and daring achievement was ex-
cluSively by the cavalry command under
Maj j.-Gen. Stanley. 1t was cavalry against
cavalry, and let the decimated and scattered
ranks OF, Gen. Wheeler's rebel cavalry tell
who won the day.
Our loss was but five killed and
wounded. Honor to whom honor is due"
Itching" is the heading of another
item.
"a correspondent of the Chattanooga
Rebel, writing from Liberty Gap under
date of June %, 1868, says: Our army is
itching for old Rosy (as the Yankees call
him) to come out and give us another
chance at the glorious Union defenders;
but We don't anticipate any such good
luck as meeting him outside of his en-
sconceries at Murfreesboro and Nashville.
The National tribune., 1899-09-14

seemed to augr wuell, and We We're all
happy.
Pray, what are your charges per week?
asked in gentle tones.
Twenty dollars per week." she replied,
and then looking as if she We're going to
cry, said: 1T is the most trying and dis
trts'sing time of my life, just now, having
to charge such a price, when formerly /
only charged S5 per week"
Now, this was my first experience at a
regular boarding house. At dinner. was
with much ceremony introduced TO Miss
Sophronia Melville, Mr.. johnson, Mr..
Tanglefoot, and last, but not least. to Old
Jones. He was not called old Jones then.
nor was it old Jones's boarding house Just
then; but we shall see later.
Now, old Jones kept tin and stove store
just over the way, and it was not difficult to