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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14
An ACT to amend section 9911 of the ammo
tated code of 1899 in relation to the pop
ulation of cities, towns and villages


ulation Of cities, towns and villages.
Section /. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature of the State of Mississippi, That
section Poll of the annotated code of
1892 be amended so as to read as fol-
lows: Municipal corporations are divided
into three classes, viz: Cities, towns
and villages, Those having 1000 in
habitants or more, are cities; those
having less than 1000 and not less than
800 inhabitants, are towns; and those
having less than 800 and not less than
100 inhabitants, are villages. A mu-
nicipal corporation shall not be created
with less population than 100 souls.
Sec. ., That this act take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 6, 1900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Col. J. B. Deason, greatly esteemed
citizen Of Hattiesburg, died in Meridian
on the 2sth ult., and was inferred at
Brookhaven on the following day. He
was veteran of the Mexican war, and
represented Copiah county in the Seces-
cellor and district attorney during the
reconstruction period; had been mayor,
postmaster of Brookhaven and repre-
scented Liucoln county in the legisla-
turs. His death leaves only six sur
yigors Of the Secession convention.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Fully five thousand persons have been
vsccipsted ip Jackson since March J.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Mafeking was still beseiged on April
1. The garrison was suffering severe.
ly from lack of bread, and mixture
OF oats, bran and meal was doing duty
for that article, which is described as
coarse in substance, of the color OF
ginger bread and of the consistency
of Norwegian pine
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Gen. James Argyle Smith has been
appointed marshal of the supreme court
of Mississippi. lie was a major general
in the Confederate army, and State
superintendent OF education for eight
years. The appointment is creditable
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Masonic Grand Lecturer A. NJ. Hicks
and the twelve district deputy grand
masters will hold their annual confer
ence on the work and lectures at Clarks-
dale during the week commencing
Monday, April 90. This will afford
lodges in the delta section fine oppor-
tunity for instruction. Each should
send one or more representatives. The
grand lecturer and his staff will DO
| clad to greet them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

The grand lodge of Odd Fellows will
meet in Columbus on the first Tuesday
in May; and the grand lodge Knights
of Pythias will meet in the same city
on the second Tuesday in May.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Grand Master o. l.. Kimbrough has
issued his proclamation for appropriate
commemoration of the eighty-irst an.
niversary of the Independent Order Of
Odd Fellows or the Goth inst.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

The board Of Mississippi leyec com
missioners and the Yazoo 81 Mississippi
Valley Railroad commissions compro
missed their differences last week-the
railroad paying the leyee board sl25,
000
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
FARMERS FIND OF TREASURE.
sixty-Y whisky Under Il
Fence Post.

HACKENsACK, y. J.. Sept. AT the
corner grocery in Saddle River Friday
there was citizens mass meeting called
to enter solemn protest against the spill
ing of a jug of sixty-year-old whisky in
the river IL, whisky had been discov-
cred by Farmer Joseph Ware under stone
beside an old rotted fence post. which
he dug up on his farm. As Mr.. Ware is
a strict Prohibitionist, ne says he will spill
the stuff, but he is afraid of pollutlng the
river
Albert Zabriskie. the oldest inhabitant,
says that the stone by the side Of the post
was put in place sixty years ago as a
surveyors mark. There are lot more
surveyors stones In the vicinity, and after
the finding of the whisky it was reported
that under each of them IS something to
drink. The farmers have turned out and
mined under ali the stones. but none of
them have yet struck any pay quarts.
The owner of the farm has received
many fattcring offers for his whisky mine,
but he won't consider them The natives
call upon him and pretend not to believe
the stuff is whisky at all. They ask for
a taste OF it 20 satisfy their curiosity, bur
Ware steadfastIy refuses.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
THE COLOMBIAN REVOLUTION.
Government Reports of Peace Snid to
BE Unfounde1.

NEW YORK, Sept. DIR. 4. J. Re
strepo diplomatic representative in this
city of the Colombian revolutionists, de-
clared officially yesterday that notwith-
standing Government reports the rebel
lion in Colombia continues. despatch
which was received by him yesterday
seems to substantiate his statement. 1t
was from MaracaibO and told of a big
battle between the rebels and the Gov
eminent troops at Soto, Department of
Santander. General Vargas Santos and
Tribe Tribe command the insurgents in
this department. According TO a recent
Government despatch these two officers
had surrendered with all their men. Dr..
Restrepo said further:
las long ago as last January the Gov
eminent of Colombia announced the sup
preston and termination OF the revolu-
ton. 1t has done so several times since.
| wish. as representative OF the pTovis-
!onal government, to deny these reports.
We admit our defeat at Panama, but that
did not affect operations in the east. Our
army there is constantly growing in
strength. and there will soon be news OF
important developments there.
THE latest cable dispatches say that
the Government is sending soldiers 10
Barranquilla This does not support the
assertion of the rebellion's suppression.
II is there that our army is strongest
and advices from General Justo Duran, in
charge of our forces, are very favorable.
The revolution Is far from being ended
When we stop fighting / promise to be
the first to announce II.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
Fishermen Land the Body of n Prob
ably Murdered Nun.


MAYS LANDING N. j.. Sept 2-What
appears to be a murder as mysterious as
that of the Trader tragedy in Cumberland
County was brought to light yesterday,
when the body of John Harris was fished
out of the Tuckahoe River. Bullet holes
were found in the CORPSE. and, as 1t had
position is that Harris was shot Friday
night He had not been missed from his
home in BelleDlain.
The body came out of the river in seine
net which some fishermen had cast. AS
the net was slowly drawn in the fisher
men believed that they had caught some
thing big As the CHASTITY object appeared
the fishermen dropped the net in horror
and fed They quickly returned, when
they had recovered from the shock, and
pulled the corpse from the water
News OF the finding of the body spread
from house to house. AND soon a large
crowd collected along the river banks and
much excitement prevailed in the little viii
lage of Tuckahoe. The authorities were at
once notified. and on examination the body
plain Bullet holes in his body at once
led the authorities to believe that murder
had been committed.
The news of the finding of the body was
received here late yesterday afternoon. and
as the telephone connection has been shut
off it has been difficult Tor Prosecutor of
the Pleas Abbott to learn anything fur
Their.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
BRITISH TRADE IN TURKEY.
Causes of the Decline of Comma rec
Once Large and Profitable.

The British Chamber OF Commerce for
Turkey at Constantinople has just issuel
its twelfth annual report. which is rather
| less cheerful even than that of last year.
1t is a record not only of failing British
trade. but of failing British influence with
the governing powers in the Ottoman do
minions. The quay dues dispute at Con-
stantinople which has lasted many years
has, II is true, been settled at last, but in
a sense at variance with the interest OF
British commerce at that port: and the
request to the Turkish Government Tor
the right to establish q separate British
postoffice at Salonica, similar to the
Austrian and French Offices there, has
been again refused.
In the matter of trade. the share OF Brit
ish commerce with Turkey is in steady
state of decline. Various causes for this
are alleged Foreign competition. INSULT
cient crops for the past two or three years.
and disorder In the provinces are among
them. The chief reason. however, according
to the report Qf the Chamber of Commerce.
is that the goods going into Turkey from
other countries are carried in subsidized
steamers. which enables the foreign trad
crs to squeeze the British out Of the Turk
ish markets. especially those Of the out
lying ports. which are served almost en-
tirely By Austrian, French, German, and
Italian steamers. together with a number
OF Greek vessels CT the National Steamship
Line. The hold which the old English
Levant Company had on Turkish trade has
now been almost entirely lost due perhaps
as much as anything to the refusal OF Brit
lsh traders TO accept the new conditions
and march with the times. This, with the
apathy of the British Government toward
every kind Of action that would conflict
with German interests In Turkey, makes
it look as II the Constantinople British
Chamber of Commerce would In few years
more only meet to register the end OF It's
own reason for being.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
BOYS VIOLIN A MARVEL.
Young Musician Patterned an instru
mcnt After the Strndivnrius.

SYRACUSE. n. Y. Sept. Fourteen
year-old Henry Evans. who has played the
violin ever since he was old enough to hold
one. also has a passion for making them
Last March he began making one on the
Stradivarius model. rising sometimes at 4
o'clock in the morning. SO as to work on II
before school time.
On conclusion it weighed too much for
the Stradivarus standard. He took ii
apart and sandpapered all the pieces until
IL was down to weight. He then put it to-
gether once more and on Friday played il
before an assemblage OF musicians who
proclaimed the instrument a marvel of cor
rect workmanship and tone, and its maker
a genius.
offers for its purchase have poured in
but all have been declined.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
Cav inr.


Two distinct varieties Of caviar are manu-
factured in Russia. The grlnulated and pressed
forms. The granulated form is obtained by pass
ing under pressure through fine meshed sieve;
the small eggs pass intact. but the envelopes are
retained in the seive. To these pure salt is ad-
ded in the proportion OF l-20 or 40; it is inti-
mately mixed with the eggs by means Of kind
of wooden spoon The caviar is then ready fol
consumption; it is packed in round metallic
boxes of one and one-lalf to five pounds, envci-
oped in parchment for transportation. The press
ed caviar keeps better than the graduated torT'
70 obtain it the fresh caviar IS treated with i
solution OF salt at % degrees Baume until the
eggs have acquired certain degree OF harlness-
The operation requires considerable skill and eX
perienee il allowed to stay in the solution too
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

In describing Erskine Court. the summer
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse at
Lenox, a visitor writes: THE appoint
ments of this place are among the most
lavish in Lenox. There are artificial ponds
upon which are electric launches. private
golf course entirely surrounded by flowers
in bloom. a deer park. and to crown ALL
seven miles of marble macadam drives, as
smooth and level as the far famed Appian
way. In the lake are fish from every coun-
try in the world, and fountains throwing
water eighty feet high greet the visitor at
every turn
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
A PoorIy-Paid Service.


On our lighthouse service we spend something
like S60O0OOO year Notwithstanding the i'm
portance Of this noble work. Congress each year
hacks away at the appropriation to keep it down
10 its lowest limit. Congress SAYS that light
keepers, On whose efficiency and courage hundr ds
and thousands OF lives depend each year, shall be
pa;d 500 for years service. That is fully as
much as many a street sweeper or school teaci er
in New York receives. The wonder seems. at that
pas, that Our coasts well guarded as they
are.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Prince Henri De Croy arrived on We'd
nesday from Europe and went to Newport,
where he will remain for the rest OF the
season. Prince Henri is no stranger to
the Four Hundred. He was in New York
last winter, and preceding that time was
guest at the marriage of Miss Julia Dent
Grant to Prince Cantacuzene
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

TIE Admiral of the Navy and Mrs. Dew
ey are spending their days just now verJ
quietly and pleasantly at Narraganseti
Pier with Mrs. Washington Mclean. Mrs
McLeans cottage has an airy veranda
overlooking Ocean Grove and the ladies
spend a great part Of their time there
reading or chatting with friends. The Ad-
miral's favorite recreation is brisk walk
along the shore.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
Preliminary Performance,

CFgom the Philadelphia Press-)
''You told me to come and begin work today,
said the new boy.
'.oh, YES" replied the druggist. ''Nou may
begin by catching flies and putting them on those
sheets OF Sure Catch Flypaper' we're displaying
in the window
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Baron Fava. the Italian Ambassador. has
gone, as is his custom when in this coun-
try. to enjoy the early autumn in the
Berkshire Hills. Other members of the
Diplomatic Corps are expected to arrive
later.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Alpine House, in Bethlehem. in the White
Mountains. for the early autumn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

long the caviar will he too salty. and il not
long enough the eggs cannot be preserved. Tn,
caviar is then put into small sacks, which are
pressed under q screw press to drive out tue
excess of salt. 1t is packed in barrels contain
ing .0OO pounds. left in the original sacks.
which measure sx10 inches. The average export
OF pressed caviar for the three years, 1890 to 1888.
las been more than 1900 tons. representing
value of =, 100000
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Prince Troubetskoy Will shortly go to
Bar Harbor. While there he will be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Barney at their
seaside villa, Ban-y-Byrn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
WILDWOOD.

Owing to the through car service Wildwood was
well patronizcd last week. For this week the
management ptcsent a high class vaudeville that
wiil surpass anything ever seen at this popular
resort The entertainers will consist Of such
well known artists a. Donaldson and Hurd. in
farce comedy. Prof Duke. coruet soloist- Miss
Vedot in zerioccmic songs. The great de Ivan. IN
marvellous feteS Of cGntortiun- The Deitln0s IN
their knife and ba;tle Ak i,hpllemeut act. Extra
attractions Labor Day. Takoma spring water free
to all se2-u
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Mr.. Ward Theron and family are at
8ernardsvilIe, n. j.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Mrs. J. E. Rayburn has Joined her son
at Intervale. in the White Mountains, for
the remainder of the season.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
RACES AT BRIGHTWO0D
LABOR DAY.

2:15 trot and pace. a:37 trot and $40 pace
mixed, and running First race starts at
p. IN. Buses will run trosn Brightwood Hotel.
sel 81
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Now you want to drink Heurich's medal beers
Maerzen and Senate have been awarded media
for purity I'D par excellence. Phone 6Si, Ar
lisgton Dottiing Co., for q case
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Mrs. James W. Crutcher and daughter
have returned from the Paris Exposition.
They were accompanied abroad by Misa
Emma Moore, of Kentucky.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Mrs. Leo Simmons is at the Rudolph
Atlantic City.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Mrs. G. Du Barry Holgate will spend
September in the Otsego Hills.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
SENATOR HANNA WARNED
Attention Called TO Certain Sections
of the Civil Service Law.

The Republican National Committee
Cautioned Against Leyying Assess-
ments ON Public Employees for Po-
IiticaI PurI,oscs-A Positive Deciar-
ntiun ON the Subject Asked For.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Capt. H. R. Leinly U. S. A.. will sail for
Europe on "Wednesday by the America,
liner, St. Paul Other Washingtoniana
booked for the voyage are Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis F. Mason and the Misses Ethel and
Ruth Mason
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Mr.. A. Zelenoy. of the Russian Embassy.
spent last week at Atlantic City.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

DR.. and Mrs. J. Wesley Bovee and Mr..
Charles Lucien Bovee are home from the
Thousand Islands.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
A CORPSE IN THE SEINE.

DR. Francis p Morgan has returned fror
the White Mountains.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
Crard Ninth Double Professional and Amateur
TOURNAMENT, PICNIC. CORONA
TION BALL.

Urder auspices OF l. Y. Cleveland, John o'siaUg-
hnessy, and Henry Terrett.
stoneburner Park
Near Arlington Alexandria County, Va. Labor
Day. September 8, 1900. Commencing promptly
at | O'Clock $50 viii be given in prizes. Cars
will leave Aqueduct Bridge every nall hour
Plenty cuuveyances from cars to Tournament
Grounds Free admission to grounds. 1t
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

The Viscountess de Sibour and her
daughter, Mile de sibour. have been prom
inent in the social life of the Intervale
House throughout their visit to the White
Mountains. Mrs Dix. wife of Col. C. e.
Dix, has also joined the Washington con-
tingent at the Interyale. Mrs. jefferson
Davis has spent the entire season at the
hotel. and with companion enjoys daily
rSnsales in the great pine woods which are
specially delightful feature of the resort
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
The Rev. Anna Howard Shaw

On ''THf HUMOR AND PATHoS OF PIONEER
LIFE on Wednesday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
No Action to BE Taken Regarding
Seizure of American Flour Until the
Case Is Fully Considered.
DELAGoA BAY NOT WANTED
GREAT BRITAIN, 1T Is SAID, WILL
NOT TAKE POSSESSION.
$50 Artillerymen and a Cargo OF Big
Guns and Shells Aboard the Ger
man Steamer Bundesrath.

LONDON, Jan. 3-The United States am
bassador, Joseph H. Choate, visited the
British premier, Lord Salisbury, at the For
eign Office this evening for the purpose of
making the first official representations on
the subject of the Delagoa bay flour seiz-
ures. Mr.. Choate received no definite reply.
as the premier informed him that the Brit
ish government had not yet arrived at any
decision as to whether or not foodstuffs
were contraband of war, but Lord Sails
bury assured Mr.. Choate the commercial
rights of the United States would be equit-
ably considered and that decision in this
important matter would be reached as soon
as possible. The interview was brief
The Associated Press learns that Lord
Salisbury has not only got the attorney
general, Sir Richard Webster. working hard
on the question of the Delagoa bay seiz-
ures, but that he is consulting with the
ablest lawyers in Great Britain. To quote
high official: England is between Scylla
and Charybdis. If we declare foodstuffs
contraband we put ourselves in most
awkward position should We be neutral
power in some future war. We are most
anxious to conserve the interests or the
United States. yet self-preservation must
necessarily come first
1t was further learned that Great Britain
may lay down new regulations regarding
contraband, making a distinction between
food evidently intended for domestic pur-
poses and food palpably intended for field
rations. Under the latter head might come
classes of canned goods. The British gov
ernmnt fully realizes that the representa-
tions of Mr. Choate will compel 1T to de-
eide this far-reaching matter, and, while
his request has been made and received In
the most friendly spirit. the quandary Is
not relished by Lord Salisbury, though II
is not regarded as likely to cause interna-
tional friction One thing is certain-the
question will not be settled hurriedly. 1t
is impossible even for the Cabinet minister
to forecast the date when Mr.. Choate Will
receive a definite answer which must settle
Great Britain's stand upon the question OF
contraband.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
THREE. FOUND GUILTY
DEROULEDE, GUERIN AND BUFFET
CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY.
The Other Seventy-Two Prisoners Re-
Ieased-Respst Of the Trial De-
scribed as a Ffasco.

PARIS, Jan. 3.-The conspiracy trials
Court, came to an end to-day, except for
the sentences in the case Of those convic-
ted Out of the seventy-five alleged con-
spirators who were thrown into prison five
months ago and who have been since re-
leased in patches, owing 10 want of evil
dence, only M. Deroulede, Guerin and Buff
fet, have been found guilty; and these
three are accorded "extenuating circum-
stances which reduces their punishment
to detention in fortress or Punishment.
1t is understood the sentence will vary be-
TWEEN five and ten years detention. Pres
ident Loubet may extend pardons i'm accor-
dance with the Berenger law in favor of
first offenders.
Strong precautionary measures were
taken to-day in the vicinity of the Senate
house, but there was no sign of disorder
anywhere when the judgments were rem
dered.
All the Nationalist organs describe the re-
suit of the trials as a fiasco for the gov
ernment, after the flourish of trumpets
with which it was announced the dis
covery of a great plot against the repub-
lie. They insist that the whole indictment
fizzled out and the acquittal of NJ. Buffet's s
fellow-Royalist prisoners disposes of the
charge of a Royalist conspiracy. More
over. they declare the evidence proved that
NJ. Deroulede has always been a political
enemy of M. Buffet.
I The Journal des Debats says this even
ing: ''The light thrown by the testimony
| has shown that the charges against the
Royalists are perfectly empty. The ac-
| quittal of M. Bullets co-prisoners has de-
stroyed the charge" After dwelling upon
| the discharge of batch after batch of pris-
oners, the paper concludes In the following
sarcastic strain: 1T is on the remaining
| three or four that the government can
alone rely in order to give France a ret
respective shadow and to conjure up a WIS.,
| ion of outrage, revolution and catastrophe
from the which the vigilance OIL the gov
| ernment has spared her."
| The High Court will pronounce sentences
| tomorrow. NJ. Guerin is held guilty of
| conspiracy and or insults and outrages at
the expense of the police, but he is ac-
| quilted of the charge of a premeditated
attempt TO kill. The trial has cost 100000
| francs in addition to the expenses of de-
tention. 1t is asserted that NM. Deroulede
| Buffet and Guerin will be condemned To
| pay costs.