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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
SHOULD GIVE AN EQUIVALENT
The Westminster Gazette on the
United states Sennte's Atti-
tude on the Treaty.

London, Dec. 1S.-Discussing the at
titude of the United States senate
relative to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
the Westminster Gazette says that it
is perfectly natural the United States
should desire to exact guarantees
against the use OF the Nicaragua
canal by IN enemy in the event Of
war. The article in question declares
however, hat because America de-
sires concession is not sufficient rea-
son for taking it without giving an
equivalent in return, and suggests
that "a way out of the difficulty is to
settle the vexatious Alaskan boun-
dairy against the abrogation Of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
REPORT OF ANOTHER BATTLE.
feated, with Heavy Loss, at
Orange River.

London, Dec. II, $40 p. m.-The re-
port of another severe battle, result
ing in British victory, is current
here. According to the story, the
fighting began at daybreak and last
ed for several hours. The Beers, who
numbered from 1900 to 1000 men,
were surrounded at the Orange River
and totally defeated with heavy losses
in killed and wounded. A number Of
Beers, it is added. were captured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
Not That Kind,

"You know what is said about cast
ing your bread upon the waters
said the man with the subscription
paper, "After many days it will CONS
back to YOU"
"Not the kind our cook makes" re-
sponded the other man. ut would
sink to the bottom like stone
Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
THE LOSS OF THE GNEISENAU.
spanish sailors EulogiEed for Their
Efforts to Save the Cadets
Caused Sorrow IN Berlin.

Madrid, Dec. 1S.--In the senate, yes
terday, Senior Polanco eulogized the
sailors who had perished in their en-
deavors to save the crew of the
Gneisenau. He proposed a resolution
directing the minister of foreign af-
fairs, Marquis Aguilar Campos, to
communicate the sentiments of the
senate to the German government.
The minister of foreign affairs re-
Piled that he had already sent tele-
gram of coincidence, and added that
the government would be represented
at the funeral of the victims. The
resolution was adopted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22

Liverpool, Dec. 1S,-The imports o
wheat into Liverpool last week were
From Atlantic ports 41,500 quarters
from Pacific ports none. From othe.
ports $4,000 quarters. The imports o
corn from Atlantic ports last weel
Mere 1O5. 900 quarters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
Against the order of chosen Friend.

New York, Dec. 1s.--The sheriff re-
ceived five attachments aggregating
$6,094 against the supreme council of
the order of Chosen Friends of Indian
apolis, Ind, in favor of five creditors.
Copies of the attachments were served
on officers of the Park national bank,
where the order is said TO have an
account.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
Texns-oLInboma noundnry.

Washington, Dec. 1S.--A bill wa
passed authorizing the secretary o
the interior to fix the boundary be
tween Texas and Oklahoma, and Il
inquire into the claims of the stat,
of Texas for moneys expended Will,
Greer county was a part Of Texas.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
win Become a Mother.

Rome, Dec. 1s.--The Messagero as
serts that the king of Italy, Victor
Emmanuel, has informed the premier.
Signor Saracco, that the queen viii
become mother about six months
hence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
Seeing Things at Night.

Cincinnati, Dec. 1S.--The duke of
Manchester was shown Cincinnati af-
ter midnight. Among the places visit
ed were negro dance hail. where he
saw cake walk, and a cheap lodging
house occupied by men who buy floor
space for five cents per night.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
A RUMOR OF SUICIDE.
The Commander OF Gneisenau said
to Have Committed Suicide.

Malaga, Dee. 1S.--It is rumored that
the commander of the Gneisenau com
mitted suicide when he saw that all
was lost. \ nephew of the imperial
chancellor, Count Won Buelow, named
Berndt, was among the saved, though
he was injured about the head, 4
sailor who survived the wreck went
mad as result of his experience. The
first engineer, the assistant engineer
and a number of petty officers were
drowned,
1t is hoped that the guns, the treas
ure chest, and perhaps part of the
hull will salvaged.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
A Feud at EIdorade.

Eldorado, Has, Dec. 1S.-Since thu
mstrial and discharge of the jury il
the Jessie Morrison case public opin
ion has divided almost TO the extent
of feud, the female factions being
exceptionally prominent and bitter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
RolnuJ Reed Worse.

New York, Dec. ls.--Roland Reed
who has been i'll for some time at ST
Luke's hospital. is worse. At thu
hospital 1t was said his condition hal
become critical
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22

TO Race IN Europe Next Summer.
Boston, Dec. ls.--"Major" Taylor,
the colored bicyclist of Worcester,
yesterday signed an agreement to race
in Europe during July and August OF
next year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
Enrthauake shock.

Knoxville, Tenn, Dee. 1s.-A per.
ceptible seismic wave at this place at
$3.50 o'clock last night startled the
people of this city, but did no damage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
The Christ Child,

You little children, In whose eyes
Undimmed the light of heaven glows,
Whose dreams are bright with paradise,
Whose souls are whittier than the SHOWS
From holy lps and undefed
Breathe your soft prayer 10 Ch'ist INT
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
wow,, srnr,re, =, porto p,,,

San Juan. p. r., Dec. 1s.-ln the
house of delegates yesterday Mr. Des-
cartes introduced bill granting unre-
stricted suffrage TO women on the
same terms us men.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
scboolhou.e. In Kansns.

More than 150 new schoollousea
have been built in hsnsas within tLi
last year,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22

The worst part is to come. 1t il
avowed that the detective force, or
rather, a part of it, is notoriously
open to gifts from confidence men
and from a most reliable source it il
learned that certain confidence mer
have promised to talk" as soon al
Chief Campbell summonses them tt
appear before him. The grand iur,
will hear Ill of the startling testi
mony which is said to be forthcoming
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-22
Four Indictments.

At 1880 p. IN, Monday the granc
jury found Indictment against Police
men Ryan, Kennedy, Noonan anc
Lang charging them with accepting
bribes. None were found againsl
Lawton, kohrs and Kuehner.
Ihn Chrnninln enrc.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
WHERE PUNCTUATION MARKS
MEANT MUCH

It is not long since a mans life hung
upon a comma. He was a Frenchman
named Dubee and was charged with
murder. The case was proved against
him, and he was sentenced to death;
but his defenders pointed out that the
law under which he was condemned
force. he fense committed was for
merry nansIaughter. but this law made
it murder.
A clause in the act said: THAT all
criminal Uf1enses committed and all
actions commenced after the ord of
January shall tall under this law
The offense was committed before
the 3rd of January, but the action be
gan after that date.
The defense was that the comma had
crept in accidentally and that both
crime and prosecution must take place
after the above date TO make the Dris-
oner legally a murderer. The state
didn't think SO, and said the clause was
correct as it stood, and the man must
die by the guihotine. A jury was en-
panelled and they found that the COM
ma was an accident. So the prisoner.
instead OF losing his head, merely got
twelve months imprisonment
The late JAY Gould, one Of the richest
men of the century, once made a cool
million sterling over the mispiacing Of
fullssOp in an important document
a tariff bill was passed which placed u
heavy duty on all diamonds imported
and. as this country has no diamonds
OF its own production, the effect was to
send the price up 80 per cent. When
the bill was passed a mistake CTepJ
into il in the printing and one of the
clauses was drafted in this manner:
on the oath of August. This stat
ute shall come into force two months
after the said oath" Now, there ought
to have been a fulIstop after the word
force" and the bill should have run:
on the oath of August this bill
shall come into force. Two months at
ter the said oath of August a report
shall be laid" etc. 1t Will be seen that
this changing of the stops position
from force to August" gave a clear
extra two months To the diamond ship
pers, quite unintentionally. This was
not noticed, however, by the usually
acute American public, and was passed
over. But Jay Could, the millionaire
financieT, who used to boast that no
chance had ever Yet been allowed TO
pass him untaken, spotted the mis-
take.
He imported an immense quantity OF
diamonds in the firsutwo months. They
were stopped at the custom house at
New York and duty demanded. But
Gould refused to pay, and pointed out
that, as the clause of the new law
stood he was entitled to another five
weeks grace. There was huge dis
pute. but the clause, as it stood, was
plain enough, and the man of millions
got his case pushed through. He won
hands down, and his diamonds We're
passed free of duty a week before the
two months were up. He then had the
diamond market 90 himself for six
weeks or more. and cleared well on the
better side of S5.00O,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
WIDOWS Love WAS DEEP.

CMarietta (O), Cor Pittsburg Dispatch.1
The marriage today of Mrs Lillian 7.
Edgarton of PlaintsVilie to Frank Rare
DON was one of interesting events of the
season in the western end of the county.
A few years ago the husband and Mrs
Ed-arton was killed in d wreck near
Chnlieothe, on the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern, where he had a regular
run in the mail service.
Mr. Edgarton left about so 900 life in
surancg and an estate worth $4,000 or
$4,000 He left a will in which he gave
everything TO his wife, but a condition
of t--e will was that she was not to re-
marry. In event of her getting married a
second time. the estate, with a possible
exception of about s18O00. was to go to
the children Internationally.
Frank RaredOn, aged p, was employed
as farm hand by Mr. Edgarton. He
was a Woodworking young man, at
tended to mis- own business, and learned
TO love his mistress. Although 1t was an
ticipated by many. the marriage was a
genuine surprise to those acquainted with
both parties. The wedding was a very
cu.et effair-
According to the viii Mrs. Edgarton
will give to her children nearly S59,o00.
Besides having a large farm and other
property at PlantSville, she has valuable
holdings in oil leases and property IN
Mugipffu
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
is GAMBLING KING
OF THE FILIPiNOS
Cincinnati Enquirer)

& EtitLliitaLE ALAtti lfki EEs4
The rapid promotion of the Ra-
jahmuda Mandi calls attention to
one of the most unique char
acteTs in the Philippine group. It is
in the capacity Of a sport that the
main figure of the Moro forces is in
terestiEg. He IS the manager and
owner of the largest gambling Joint
in the island. His ownership, however.
is something of the kind that has made
the Prince of Monaco famous.
His house is located in the Magay,
Moro settlement just north of ZambO-
anga, where, by the way. the chief
tain was born some thirty-five years
ago. The house is one Of the largest
nippa buildings in this part of the
country, If, indeed, it is not the largest.
The main room is occupied by q bar,
at which American beer, Singapore gin
and other beverages calculated to
cause 4 man to forget the shortest way
TO his place Of residence. are vended.
Two rooms are given over to the
game. The game. be il understood, is
monte. The regular. old fashioned
Spanish decks of cards are used. with
their queer figures and delirium ire
mems print. The first room belongs TO
the masses, the second 10 the classes.
The distinction between the masses
and the classes is that while the
classes indulge in fanciful "elsses" on
favored cards without reference 20 any
sort of a bride" the masses content
themselves with fights against chance
with coppers as the stake.
There are no fancy fixtures in the
place. A table covered with green
cloth that appears to be at home in all
parts of the world. is, with the eXcep-
ton Of one chair for the dealer the
only furniture. The dealer of the big
game is a typical Moro. He sits, tur-
baned and sphiuX-faced. at his task.
drawing card after card, making no
comments. and raking in the coppers
with hand as regular and mechanical
as that of death Itself. Around the ia
bic the players crowd. jOstling each
other in their attempts to get at the
seat Of action. Not a word is spoken.
Al night the scene is something weird.
A single candle furnishes the illumin-
alton. A cigar box is the bank.
The native players eVince a compre-
hensive knowledge of the game. They
watch the cards with ali the care eX-
ercised by a policeman in prohibition
town during a prOtraeted nesting IF
one corner of card is exposed to
view It may be taken as assured that
every player who has an elsie" has
seen the size of it.
In the game Of the classes the stakes
sometimes run very high. The Rajah-
muda himself won the largest house
and lot in Zamboanga on the turn of a
single card. and also won the house in
which his games are run. When he IS
banker and the bank is ''husted"
ii sometimes fs-he pays with all of the
grace Of a thoroughbred, and is the
type Of an easy loser He throws out
his thousand pesos with as much sang
froid as though the dollars were cop
pers. His winnings do not seem to
make any more impression on him
than his losses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03

which had been prcnouneed UNSAFE, mas
just been completed, and it is thought
that the hammerinS upon the opposite
side Of the walls may have lOosened the
pIastering and allowed the picture 10
fail. or il may have been partly due 10
the wire becoming thin as a result of
long wear. causing it to break easily
The general theory advanced IS that
there is some radical defect - the
eastern or business wing of the man
sion During recent years much ao-
ditionai weight has been imposed on
that part OF the building by greatly
increased clerical force and the pnlns
up of records and files. such as pre-
viously were destroyed or stored IN
other government buildings.
Within the past year or two several
defects have been discovered IN the
business portion Of the structure, and
efforts have been made TO remedy them
as far as possible. A short time back
the floor of the second story showed
unmistakable signs of giving way. 1t
was found that there was a depression
la the floor of more than q foot caused
by weak and decayed timbers and over
weight caused by crowding too large
a force into the limited space next the
main stairway leading to the cabinet
room and other Office rooms, Which
gave way. and had to be rebuilt
The accident to the Lincoln portrait
occurred in the same portion or the
building. thus confirming the general
impression that the east wing OF the
mansion is weak and unstable
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
WHITE HOUSE IS UNSAFE.
washington Correspondence of New
York Teiegram.)

washington Correspondence of New
York Teiegram.)
There is q considerable anxiety at the
White House as TO the stability of the
building.
An accident occurred there late Sat
urday night, which has occasiOned
wide conjecture as to whether the old
historic structure is in a general state
of collapse.
Shortly after midnight Saturday
there was ii crash in the east room
which startled everybody in the man
sion. including the president and Mrs
Mckinley, who had retired
An investigation showed that the
life-sized portrait of Abraham Lin
coin, which has for years occupied a
position of honor on the east wall OF
the room along with life-sized portraits
Of Martha Washington, George Wash
ington and Thomas Jefferson, had
fallen face downward upon the floor.
carrying with It the hangings and part
of the cOrnice from which it was sus-
pended. All four of the pictures We're
hung before closed windows, being at
tached to the heavy cOrnice surmount-
ing these windows.
In its deScent the picture Of Lincoln
struck sofa Immediately underneath
and this broke the force OF the fail
One corner of the heavy gold frame
in which the portrait was mounted was
parted and somewhat broken, but the
canvas was uninjured.
The portrait of the martyred presi-
dent was painted especially for a place
of honor ia the White House. and is
considered an excellent likeness. Tt
has been extensively copied and has
been viewed and admired by thousands
of visitors yearly.
The cause Of he accident is not def
nitely known. but a new stairway TO
the presidents office in the. east wing
of the building to replace the old one,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
ROYAL MARK FOR CON. MEN.

THE LATEST VAIL that has gone
up from the German people is
that their emperor does not read
the newspapers. His majesty, they
claim. sees only an occasional clipping
and consequently doesn't know what
is going on in the world.
If this be true, there is trouble in
store for Emperor William. There are
a Whole lot of men in this neck of the
woods who are laying for just this sort
of people. The next time the emperor
goes away from home he needn't be
surprised if he meet an affabIe, guile
less looking old gentleman at the depot
who used TO live in Berlin, remembers
Williams father, had played circus in
the Won AIoltkes' back yard and went
haIvers on a lawn mower with the
Bismarck family The IMMERSED Viii
liam win then be led down to the river
TO see the explosion. and in due course
of slime relieved of his carpet bag.
Gentlemen just from ALASKA and
weighted down with gold bricks viii
keep the button on the kaiser's front
door warm. His majesty viii be intro
duced beyond a doubt to the walnut
shells and the rubber ball.
This has been the fate of the man
that doesn't read the newspaper. since
time immemvrisI and there is little
chance that such good pIucking as
conceited emperor will be able to escape
where cautious farmers fall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
English View Of Bonapart.

(E'rOm Lord ROsebery'S 'NapOleon.'0
Europe buckled itself to the unprecs-
dented task of gagging and paralyzing
an intelligence and a force that were
too gigantic for the welfare and Sc
Curity of the world. That is the
strange, unique, hideous problem which
makes the records Of st. Helena so pro-
foundry painful and fascinating.
o g q
lie fascinated Maitland. who took
him TO England, as he had fascinated
USHER, VINO had conducted him to
Elbs. Maitland caused inquiries to be
made, after Napoleon had left the
Bellerophon, as TO the feelings of the
crew, and received as the result:
We'll, they may abuse that man as
much as they please, but if the people
of England knew him as well as We
do, they would not touch a hair of his
head When he left the Northum-
berland the crew We're much of the
same opinion. He is a fine fellow. who
does net deserve his fate
On the emperOr's cOffin-plate his fol-
lowers desired to place the simple in
scr1ptlon Napoleon" with the date
and place OF his birth and death. Sir
Hudson refused to sanction this IN
less "Bonaparte" We're added. But the
emper0r's suite felt themselves I'M
able TO agree to the style which their
master had declined to accept So
there was no name on the coffin. II
seems incredible, but it is true.
:. :, (,
In France Napoleon used to be known
not as general, or consul, or emperor.
but as The Man VHOmme). In his
conversation ne never fOrgets his
greatness. or allows others to forget it.
Had l died at Moscow. I should have
left behind me a reputation as a con-
querOr without a parallel in history.
a ball ought to have put an end to me
, there. To die at Rorodino
Z would have been to die like Alexander:
! to be killed at Waterloo would have
| been good death; perhaps Dresden
would have been better: but. no, better
at Waterloo -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
From Palace to Poor House.
Oakland Correspondence of san Fra

Oakland Correspondence of San Fran
cisco Chronicle.)
Mrs. c. Dawson, wife of one of Cal
ifornia's pioneers, sat before d lunacy
commission IN The receiving hospital
this morning. She is 9S years old and
very childish. AS she sat there in the
uniform of the cOUnty's poor, she bah
bled and croOned OF the days when
George III was king T mis- woman is
said to be the daughter Of one of the
courtiers at the court of King George
III. She married Dawson. They met
with financial reVerses and much of
the family estate was swept away.
Together with her husband and two
children. she went to San Francisco
when Montgomery street was the wa
ter front. They had lived there but
short time when her husband died, but
she continued her residence there,
maintaining herself and children and
educating them on the slender income
that came from her fathers English
estate. When her daughters grew to
womanhood, one married Alexander
Main. an expert accountant, Vancouver,
the other Richard Fox OF this city For
a time she made her home with the
daughter in Vancouver, but later re-
turned to the home of her daughter in
this city. The husband of the latter
died last April He had been wealthy,
but lost money in business.
Mrs. Dawson was often urged to re-
turn TO England, but refused She has
continued IN correspondence with her
friends, chief among whom was the
Lady Helen Stuart, daughter of the
Earl of Galloway, and whose residence
IS ChoImondeley castle. Mrs. Dawson
has authorizations of the old days. and
at such times cannot be left alone.
1hen there is a story of thankIess
child and a memory that tailed to re-
call the time when the mother pinChed
and saved that her daughter might not
want.
A few days ago Mrs. Thayer visited
the county infirmaTy and was surprised
to see the old lady in that institution.
The authorities had been under the
impression that her relatives were I'M
able to care for her, and at once set
about having her returned to her
daughters house A charge of insan-
ity was also brought Drs. Ever and
MedrOs were the examining physicians
ana tried in vain to induce Miss Annie
Fox and Mrs. Levaiiiant, the two
granddaughter to take the old lady
home. The physician did not think il
a case for an insane asylum. but they
reluctantly signed the recommended
| ton. Justice Ogden refused to sign
the commitment. This is simply a
case Of Senile dementia, and if the old
| lady has no relatives, the country in
Urinary is the place for her" he said.
/ The granddaughter permitted her to
| spend tonight in the home of Mrs. Fox,
/ but viii send her back to the poor
house.