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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

At the negro race conference al
Montgomery, Ala, on the 27th, a pa
per from Susan Il. Anthony was read
by the secretary. She appealed to the
to petition congress for y
siyIecutl amendment, which shall pro-
hibit the disfranchisement of citizens
on account of sex, and declared the
of negro women was not inn
proved by emancipation,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

'h the 24th President Castro of Ven
aH WA declared the country enjoying
.o"'plete peace The official declaru.
@ .on was delayed for some time in
~ueF , 10 promulgate 1t on the anniver
'"'y OF the birth of Gen, Simon Boil
var the "Iaberator."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

icro has adopted the single gold
,"''o0rd' and has issued gold coin,
N"o"ll as the libra, or Peruvian
Io"ho' being indentical in weight and
m'Vncss with the English pound ster.
NUg' The libra and the silver sol are
W." received on equal terms by banks
inc country and circulate concur
."Iy' The coinage of The former is
,ye ,,, and silver is used only in "A sub
S'oiary capacity,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

Brg-Gcn Patrick Henry Jones died
lut his home at Port Richmond, S. l., on
fine 2ltl, aged 70 years. lie was born
|iu Ireland, and came to America III
I19O Az the outbreak of the civil war
/ hc entered the Thirty-scyenth New
York volunteers as second lieutenant
Pie was postmaster of New York city
|lwUg President Grants first term.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04
"a New and Progressive Business Spirit

"a new anu iTOpEchHlNe busihtss oplIis
Gov Longino, in giving number of
very excellent reasons why the pro-
posed Democratic State convention
should not be held in September, con-
cluded thus: II therefore agree with
those gentlemen, and that portion Of
the press, who deem the proposed Sep
tember convention incxpedient, Be
sides. combination of favorable cir
cumstances seem to have brought to
the State new and progressive busi-
ness spirit that promises much in the
way of industrial development and real
substantial progress. And it is my
earnest desire that Mississippi shall at
this auspicious time have an era in
which business growth and enterprise
shall have precedence above, politics,
and when the people, Of whatever class
of political faith, can unite in giving en-
couragcment and aid thereto, unin,
fuenced and unestranged toward each
other by bitter factional politics"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

,rr,u ~sonicient for agricultural
'ao.o." a,.,S, is reported from most %. Of the
'PoS'' ar british India, The death
,,'f a, MS Ms compared with that OF
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

In response to the suggestion OF the
Mississippi railroad commissioners, the
commissioners of all the Southern States
will have a conference on Lookout
Mountain, August 30, The wonder is
that such conference has not been
held heretofore,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

Yazoo City's loss is Tchula's gain.
The latter place will be the district
terminal OF the Y, & NJ. " RailroSd
and the shops will be located there.
Superintendent Dunn explains that the
construction of some additional lines
in the delta makes it necessary to place
the shops at point porth OF fazoo
Citv
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

Double daily passenger trains will be
running on regular schedule this week
on the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad be-
tween Gulfport and Jackson. Now for
the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City
Railroad.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

A recent issue of the Baptist Argus,
of Louisville, contains an excellent por-
trait and biographical sketch of Rev.
General Mark p, Lowrey, who died at
the age of 56, having been soldier in
two wars, State evangelist for ten
years, for seven years editor of the Mis-
sissippi department of The Baptist, for
ten years president of the Mississippi
Baptist State convention, founded and
presided for twelve years over Blue
Mountain Female College, declined
many high honors, among which were
the secretaryship of the Foreign Mis-
sion Board and the governorship of
Mississippi" The last sentence in Gen.
eral Lowrey's will expressed the spirit
of his life: 81 subscribe myself the
friend of all humanity, and the humble
servant of the Lord Jesus Christ"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

The Patrons Union will hold its four.
teenth annual meeting at the camp
grounds near Lakes, commencing July
80, with an interesting program for four
days. The A. and NJ. College faculty
will hold farmers institute, and there
will be addresses on industrial and
educational lines.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

IN. II. A." in Coffeeville Courier, pro-
poses the erection, by popular subscrip'
tion, of monument to General Edward
Cary Walthall No Mississippian has
more deserved such an expression Of
love and gratitude. But were he con
suited he would say, Let it commem-
crate my comrades of Franklin and
Chickamauga.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

Jackson is now in direct telegraphic
communication with Gulfport by the
Gulf 4 Ship Island wires.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

,orrible engagement was fought
S,,,ecn the government troops and
\ ,.,nni,n insurgents around Panama
4 % %o gjth. Many were killed and
Banded. and a four-hours' ormistiee
T. agreed upon to attend the wound
4 .,l hrrN the dead.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

!, .rosoptatiye George NJ. Curtis, OF
per- {os dpcIined the Office Of first
H., .,,nt ,,t' nostmaster general. Post
,a rconcral Smith said, after the
PSl'l = o,Itcc hours, on the oath, that
pS' y, oIso had been offered the office.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

Washington county reports 1854
educable children-2,ls2 white, 1852
black.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

The State board Of examiners win
meet in Jackson August 30 for the pur.
pose of grading the papers sent from
the normals, There are large num-
Der of applications for license.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

The sensational reports alleging the
immincnce Of massacre of Chinese la
borcrs at Rock Springs, Wyo., seem to
faye had no foundation in fact. The
fdmtant general wired from Rock
fprincs on the 2ith: "No trouble and
h. cause for alarm. Citizens indig-
hgnt on account of sensational and
bisclieyous newspaper reports"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-04

Lieut.. Ira c. Welborn was among the
wounded of the Ninth United States
infantry at the battle of Tien Tsin,
China, July IS. The lieutenant is q
gallant son Of Jones county.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

as can arrange to have ii sent out from
New York. OF course, I have not that
much with me-in silver-fOr my horse is
built for speed and not for strength, and
of course, there are certain conditions that
go with this money. l never give with
out naming some condition. You must
| bury all of the money except what you
need for daily use, and you must regular
| ~ give to the poor or else you Wal be
sorry.
John, like most people, hated gifts that
had strings to them. The best gift is a
free gift and at first John was tempted
to say TO the horseman,'' Oh, keep your
money" But when he reflected that the
million dollars WOULD not only buy him
new suit and bicycle and new shawl
for his mother and pay for the services
of a professional hoernan who didn't care
scrap about his brow he left the spring
and the pail of water and approached
nearer to the wonderful stranger.
when do you think the money will
ccme?"
The traveller looked at his watch ~. is
now twelve If 1 telegraph to have it
shipped l ought to get it by four O'Clock
for I'll have it sent in an express car. If
you want 1t, jump up behind me at once
! and come along as I have a directors
meeting TO attend at and I must make
haste"
But now John was suddenly overcome
with suspicious. This might be high
wayman who would rob him of his rags
so he said not gratefully but in tone Of
doubt u don / know you. Suppose
But at this the stranger slapped his
horses flank with the fiat of his hand and
was out of sight in a minute
John filled the pail and went into the
house and told his mother what had hap
pened. She was one of the most artlesS
women who ever handled a hoe and as
nm Tolr I1ras ba
and she was fond of money if you can be
said to be fond of a thing you had never
seen, so she was i'll pleased at his news.
why, John you should not have sus
pected the good man. I'm sure no one
ever offered us half as much as that be-
fore and it is not likely that anyone will
again. / wish you had gone with him.
Put, mother, l thought yoa wanted the
water"
"Oh, child, was not so thirsty but that
could have waited until we got the mill
ion before 1 drank. Many men have given
up all that made life dear to get a mill
ion, and what's a drink of water against
a fortune.
These words from his mother made
John feel that he had not been WISE so
he went out to the spring and waited there
for the rest of the day, although there
was plenty of work to do around the mis-
cradle house. But the stranger did not
come back.
The next day at about the same hour
John again look up his station at the
| spring, and after a wait of an hour he
/ was rev arded by seeing the stranger rid
| ing back, this time from Summit. AS
| soon as John saw him he ran to meet him
| well. boy, fortune does not often knock
twice at mans door, but as fortune and
| l are old friends, I've made him do it,
| and if you think that you can trust me
! Eli take you to Summit and Wen hunt
up that million dollars. It's there by
| now"
Almost before the words were out of his
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
ing at DOM KNOW but il onlv shows that

ing at don't know but it only shows that
children ought not to be allowed to read
the newspapers-eXcept the childrens de-
partment.
The traveller laughed again and said
Poor Markham" whatever he meant, ana
then he said, BOY, you ought not to be so
suspicious. l have a hundred millions
and no one ever stole a cent from me-"
John was interested, but not convinced.
Because the traveller had been free from
thieves il did not follow that he would
be. AS for the traveller, although he had
started in to efaff the boy, he now decid-
ed to try him and see what use he would
make OF million dollars and whether it
would benefit him or the reverse. He was
in the habit of giving a million dollars to
found hospitals and libraries and soup
kitchens as freely as you give cents to
the heather when your father gives 1t to
you for that purpose. So million dol
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

body the green feather was holding de-
family at the Tuning sergeant. He
snatched the hat off Danny's head and
shook the green feather under Danny's
more. "Siri SIR! I'll have an iuvestiga-
tion on you; III get you dismissed the
force, SIR! I'll not rest till l have you
in prison, sir-r. for such r-r-rascally con-
ductn Poor Danny, telling the thing him
self afterwards when he could afford TO
laugh al il, said he didn't know whether
he was on his head or his heels, or wheth-
or to laugh or to cry when he saw the
feather and the trick his comrades had
played OH him. But, by hook or by crook
che letter most hkely) Danny contrived
to escape the consequences.
1t wasn't easy getting the better of
Danny McFadden. Still his unworthy
friend, Terence McGaughey, outwltted
him. Terence was a n'er-do- well and, as
he was from Danny's own hillside at
home, Danny was especially severe on
him. Danny twice caught him in the act of
abusing people with both tongue and fist
and let him escape with wrathful' eau
ton. Still third time though, he found
Terence In the very exuberance of splrif
thrashins man on the sidewalk at y
o'clock at night. In a fury at the perverse
vileness of the fellow, Danny got him by
the neck. and with curse ana cuff. run
him into the nearest patrol-boxs The mo-
ment he here let go of him to ring up the
patrol wagon, Terence quietly stepped out
and locked the box upon Danny. From
the distant corner he watched the fun
when the patrol wagon ratified up.
one day.. chatting with a big Tlpperary
policeman In the park l remarked that
theirs must be a healthy life, and this
was evidenced in their appearance "Ah, -"
said he, "God give We wit. It's all We know
about IT. If We were afther standin' at a
good airy corner for handful of hours of
a February day and all the winds of the
world blowin' through and through you,
like seive an YOU soaking the rains like
a sponge and the rheumatism would begin
shootin,' and the lungs begin troubling
yed stir your take up to another tune
Lungs! may God be with the country
where he hadn't any lungs and didn't
need them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

some crumbs, and so the rats stayed on
and John and his mother wondered If
people could be any poorer than they were
and continue to live.
One day John went out to the spring
to get pail of water for his mother, ms
boys have done ever since there were
mothers, pals and sons and that's more
years than even you can remember. He
lived near Summit, n. J., on the Watch
ing range of hills, and his house was ugly
in that hopeless New Jersey sort of way
which is very different from the New Eng
land way and not half as nice. Give me
Yankee ugliness every time, red paint and
all.
While he was at the spring and won
dering how he could get through the rest
of the day without doing any work
handsome man on horseback rode I'D and
asked John very civilly how far it was TO
Murray Hill, which is the name of a
hamlet near Summit
About mile, sir said John, who was
not the sort of boy to refuse to answer
question although he liked better TO
ask them.
THANH you my boy. Would you like
a million dollars in .silver"' You see the
traveller was not above joking with the
| lad.
i
promptly said no and would have run
home with the water. but John dearly
| loved to talk SO he set the pail down by
| the edge of the spring and said. Yes, sir,
/ would if l weren't so afraid of beng
| robbed"
! The traveller burst out laughing
why have you thought Of that part
! of 1t already? That doesn't generally come
| until after we have secured the millions
| and then it is a disquieting thought I'll
| admit. So you'd fear robbers?"
Yes sir, because the million dollars
| would tempt them If 1t was known l had
| so much money and Ia never dare do
anything but guard ii day and night, but
that wouldn't be so bad, for then l would
not have TO hoe. read something in a
| paper that take to mean that it is wick
! ed to hoe and i don't want to be wicked
and anyhow hoeing makes me tired and
! slants my brow, mother says, so l gem
| orally let Der do it,"
| Now what in the world John was driv-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
A Travelled Travelling Bag.
From the Lewiston fMe.l Ionrnal

A Portland woman tells this story.
which may have a moral; Several years
ago her husband made her a present of a
travelling bag, made of black Russia
leather, handsomely mounted. and strong
and serviceable. She had had it only a
few days when the sster-in-law Of her
boarding mistress borrowed it to take with
her to the White mountains. IT looked so
much nicer than her own was her apology
II had only been returned a few days
when a friend who was going to take a
little journey up among the hills of OK
ford county, begged the loan of II, and
again ii was taken down from the upper
shelf" Then another friend was TO make
visit Of few weeks in Montreal. Could
she take it2 She could and did. By this
time the new look had vanished, and stiu
its owner had had no occasion 10 carry n
one evening favorite cousin called. He
was captain of brig, which was to sail
for the coast of Africa the next day. but
he himself was going on a steamer via
England Did his cousin have a valise she
wouldn't need for six months or so? RE-
luctantly the travelling bag was produced
and that was the last time the lady ever
saw 1t for TWO years, when IL reached her
by the hand of a sailor from the brig. But
Il was In such a battered and forlorn con
dition that she consigned Il to the vast
b1rrel. IN the meantime she hai bought
-.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18

mouth John had leaped to the horses back
in on ecstacy of joy and had said: GO
where you Will. Mother said could trust
you"
Now that was really kind in the lady"
said the stranger with queer smile. IT
will show her that she did not misjudge
me. l will confess that IT vexed me yes
terday to think that a poor boy like YOU
should be afraid of a millionaire. but then
l thought you probably never saw one be-
fore and so I decided not to bear malice
Wen go to Summit and I'll point out the
car and pay the workmen in advance 10
help you get it up here and then you must
bury 1t and use it as have prescribed
or -"
The traveller did not finish the word. but
John imagined the worst and sighed.
The way to Summit was neither hard
nor long and they soon reached it, riding
over a bridge and right down to the
freight station.
The stranger inquired at the Office for a
freight car that had nothing whatever in
it but million silver dollars. The freight
agent, who was very busy, said ~ believe
that such car came in, but I've got so
much to attend to that l can't be sure
Go hunt IL up and take the money an /
some time when I'm not so busy you can
sign a receipt for it,"
SO the stranger hitched his horse to A
walked across the track to the switch on
which laid the car. Sure enough, when
they opened the door several hundred dol
lars rolled out and all over the ground
John did not bother to pick them lip as
there were so many more where they came
from. The stranger had already hired
workmen 10 cart the money away and
twelve men with coal carts now appeared
on the scene all ready to do the work for
which they had been paid.
The men were not much surprised to see
ell the money because they did not for a
minute suppose it was real. They thought
it was the waste from a tin factory sim
ply because Il was beyond belief that a
man would give one million silver dollars
to 12-year-old boy and you can't be-
lieve what's unbelievable.
The stranger now had to take a train
to New York, so ne left his horse as a
present to John and shook hands with him
and John was so busy running his hands
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
TALES OF YANKEE
ENCHANTMENT.
THE MILLION SILVER DOLLARS.
A Remarkable Occurrence Vouched
for in the State of Sew Jersey That
Never Before Got Into Print.
BY Charles Ratteu I.onnnis

(Copyright, 1900, Charles Battell I,oomis.)
There were just two rooms and on at
tic IN John Aliens home. An attic whose
hooring was so Insecure that the rats had
several times threa tened TO emigrate 10 a
safer house. Just the sort of place for a
future President Of the United States to
choose as his. birthplace. But If John
Allen ever becomes President 1 pity the
people OF this country Not because John
is bad, but because he is lazy and sus-
picious, two qualities that would not set
wen on a ruler of a republic.
John and his mother were so poor that
the rats sometimes felt that it was not
very creditable TO their rolehcies that they
continued to live off Of the hospitality
OF the poverty-stricken polr, but after all,
where there IS food there is bound to be
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
Horses in the War.
From the south African Pre

From the South African Press.
There are many different kinds of horses
employed in the present campaign ana
the following gives a very good idea of the
characteristics of the various types Tie
heavy horses of the Royal Horse ARTILLERY
are magnificent animals, towers of
strength every one. They are splendid!v
trained, and combine immense power with
great activity. 1t is a grand sight 10 ses
them in action. The Dragons and Hus-
sars are mounted on great heavy chargers.
which thunder over the plain, but they ar,
lighter than the artillery horses. The
Australians have fine. serviceable stee3s.
outstanding and by no means light, and
kept in excellent order. The New Zea-
landers brought their mounts with them
direct from the Britain of the South, and
an exceptionally shapely lot they are
showing breed In every line. They have
done great deal of trying work since
their arrival, really more than their share.
in fact, and have shown themselves thor
oughly reliable nags They average about
151s hands, and are perhaps little light
er than the Australian mounts. A num-
Der of South American horses have ar
rived from the Argentine. and they are I'm
remarkably good condition, as sleek as
moles. They are thick-set, strongly built
little horses, too large TO call ponies, but
nothing like the hight of the chargers
above mentioned and 1t is likely that in
the field these big little" South Ameri-
can cobs should prove as serviceable as
any. Last and least in stature, are the
horses of the Mounted Infantry, South Al
rican horses, light, active. strong Small
though they are, compared to the majority
of the mounts, they are by no means to be-
despised, for they do their work well and
keep up remarkably. They are nimble
over the strong ridges, and fleet of foot
across the native flats, and if well cared
for will get through the campaign In
god order. a. any