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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10
Executive Appointments Confirmed

ny te--.-.
Hon. f. II. Moore, OF Roscdale, Trustee
State at Large Of the Industrial Institute
and College.
DIR. w. S Sims, Superintendent of In.
stitute for the Blind.
Prof. J. r. Dobyns, Superintendent Of
the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.
i, +. Chiles, A. g. Lewis, J. +. Price. J..
b. Lusk, J. c. Hardy, Trustees Institute
for the Blind.
K, W. Stewart, Madison Station; J. L.
Evans, Stems Greek; r. B. Minis H. j.
McHhee, Thomas S. Brown, Jackson, Trus.
tees State Lunatic Asylum.
All the foregoing confirmed by the Sen.
ate, February II.
Trustees East Mississippi Insane Asy.
lum, confirmed February %: J. T. Park.
er, EllisyiIle; c. c. Miller w. f. Jones, L.
b. McRaneh, c. NJ. RUBBISH, Meridian.
University Trustees, confirmed Febru-
airy IL For State at Large; L. w.
Smith, fernando; l.. NJ. Southworh Car.
rollton; Fourth Congressional District, A.
I. Roane, Grenada; Sixth District, j. II.
Jones, Woodyille; Seventh District, K. Y.
Thompson, Jackson.
Trustees State Charity Hospital, Vicks.
burg; B, w. Griffith, Joseph Hirsch, Z.
&. Wright, appointed February q.
Commissioners for Yazoo. Mississippi
Delta Ievee District; /. Marks, Belen,
tor Quitman county; DR., W L. KERN.
Lexington, for Holmes county; DR.. 4.
'. Powers, Yazoo City, for Yazoo county;
b. l.. Jones, Greenwood, for Lehore coun.
ty; I. G. Jones, Charleston, for ITALIA
hatchie county; Ira G. Holloway Pinton,
for DeSoto county; r. c, Irwin, Tunica,
for Tunica county; J. A. Crawford, In.
dlanola, for Sunhower county; W. J. Kyle.
Iunica, for Tunica county; A. A. Sharpe, |
Tor the Iazoo & Mississippi Valley Rail
road Company, Memphis
On February "a the Senate confirmed |
Patrick Henry as Circuit Judge for the
Ninth District and on the Goth confirmed
James DeLoach Thames as District At.
toney for the same district.
Both branches of the Legislature are
holding three sessions day, but even at
that rate of dispatching business the indi.
cations are adjournment will not be reach
ed before the 18th.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

"0bserye the man in the dark over.
coat said Sherlock Homes, Jr. "You
see nothing extraordinary about his
make up, do you?"
NO" replied the great amateur de-
tective's friend; she is just an average
man, as far as am able to Judge
''It's merely matter of noticing.
That man is from Kentucky
What makes you think SOP
Think? My dear sir, | know. A
man who was approaching him q mo
ment ago reached in his pocket for
handkerchief What was the result7
Our man here turned pate and jumped
behind barber's sign. "-chicsg,
T!mes'HeFa!a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH,
Heroic Attempt of an Elder Sister to
Snle Thrm-Nus Badly burned.

Olympia, Wash, March John.
Charles and Emma, aged respectively
five, seven and nine, children of Chas.
Nenmer, living II miles from here.
were burned to death Saturday night
at il o'clock. The parents were alb
sent from home attending a dance, and
an elder sister, aged -, was left in
charge of the house and children. She
was badly burned in attempting to res.
cue her brothers and sister. Being
unsuccessful she finally jumped from
a second story window, IS feet from
the ground. The fire is supposed to
have originated from the explosion Of
an alright heater.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

En- xlnoer Stuck to His Post.

Bagley, Ia, March Passenger
train No. 4, fast mail, on the Chicago,
Milwaukee d ST. Paul. collided With a
west-bound freight shortly after mid
night Saturday night, at this point. No
lives were lost. Engineer George Her
ron Of the fast mail reversed his engine
and stuck to his post. lie received
internal injuries, not fatal. Fireman
John Ward of the passenger pumped,
and sustained q broken leg. The rest
of tie trainmen were badly shaken UP.
Several passengers received light IN,
jugIes
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

On the 2Sth the Ohio house defeated
Mr. Hauer's resolution proposing to
amend the state constitution by Civ
Ing women the right to vote at all
elections after January /, 1901, So
votes being required to adopt, by a
vote OF 40 nays to 81 yeas. The propo,
sition received more votes than in any
previous legislature.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

If Prince Poniatowski or any other
individual has secured possession of
Basllan island in the Philippine group,
as reported in press dispatch, the ac.
QUESTION must have been made in
purely personal capacity, and, Of
course, does not affect in any way the
sovereignty of the United States now
existing over the island.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10
The members of tba sevar

he members of the several delaga.
uon from Puerto Rico in Washington.
uavlng read the compromise measure
aaopted at the republican conference.
On the night OF the eth, have united
AZ statement to congress in which
tney say that the idea and theory of a
tarlit IS repugnant to them and that
Inc island is entitled to receive abso.
siutely free commercial relations at
once.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

Based on a total population of g..
$4,000, the authorities have decided
that the respective colonies are CIV
8ntled, under the federation scheme.
20 the following representation in the
australian parliament: New Sourh
Wales, %; Victoria, 20; Queensland,
eight; South Australia, six, and Tas.
mania. five; total. G2.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

SSAi'er resistance of many days
|6ainst overwhelming numbers that
~ earned the wonder and admiration
INC civilized world, and of English.
IN most of all, Gen. Cronje capitulat
N on the morning of the 27th, sur
Sndering Internationally to Field
@arshal Lord Roberts. Among the
knits of the hard-fought siege were
4tween 1000 and 5000 troops. Il
Pdern guns, and much camp equip.
&c and ammunition. The praises OF
~ Canadian contingent, which tool
EPromlnent part in the long battle
Eere loudly sung in London and
ehoed all over the world.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

b The total value of merchandise i'm.
ported into Havana during the calrn.
dar year 1899 was S4S,020,7 IA, of which
$20,6Si,140 came from the United
States, $1005,4l9 from the United
Kingdom, $1,51G,G30 from Germany,
$9311o05 from Spain and $l0,274,54J
from other countries.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

sR he investigation of charges as to
Inc polygamons status of certain fed
sfIal appolntees was resumed. on the
6u, by subcommittee of the house
ss0'nmlttee on post offices and post
The inquiry had been closed,
'1nnt as Representative Lentz desired ia
Baave the testimony of Rev. DIR. Camp.
Reil OF Utah, it was determined to re.
open the hearing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

The Commercial Appeal correspondent
thus clearly sets forth the Senate bill NAL;
ing sundry sensible amendments to the
primary election law:
AT the afternoon session of the Senate
yesterday the Committee on Registrations
and Elections reported substitute bill
Tor the numerous bills offered at the pres
ent session proposing amendments TO the
states primary election law. The sub
stitute bill was unanimously agreed to bv
the committee. and it is considered as
probably being the embodiment of the
best Judgment of the legislature on the
reXing question OF primary elections. The
Dill provides for holding primaries for
making nominations for all state. district
county and municipal offices, and where
no candidate receives a majority of all
votes east second primary Shall be held
two weeks later. The bill abolishcs plu-
rallty nominations and requires each 20,
Iitlcal party to hold its nominating prim
airy in all the counties of the State on the
same day. The party which casts the
highest vote in the preceding general e'cc.
ton IN the State is TO hold its first mi
mary on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in August preceding the election.
and its second primary two weeks there.
after No convention can be held under
thus law except in years that Presidential
electors are to be chosen. and such con
yention can only select a State Executive
Committee, three from each Congressional
District Presidential electors and dele.
gates to the National Convention. Every
thing but the delegates to the State Con,
Nention are to De selected by primaries.
Even nominations to fill vacancies are to
ne thus made. The committee is of the
opinion that it has hit upon solution Of
the primary election problem, which has
50 long occasion2d complaint.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

, pr George Newnes, of London, pub
usher of the Westminster Gazette and
the Strand Magazine, has made ar.
rangements to bring out an English
edition of the Topeka (Kas.) Capital
dnrlng the editorship of Rev. Charles
AZ. Sheldon. The arrangement means
INC exploitation of the most interest
ms newspaper experiment of the cen.
fisher.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

. The anti-foreign attitude of the
Ieklh government grows more pro-
bounced daily, and is regarded as ex-
tremely menacing to foreign enter.
prise. Never in the last 40 years has
the central government of China been
50 intensely anti-foreign. Several
onlneSe have been impeached and m
prisoned because they had assisted in
optalnlng concessions for foreigners.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

Gen. Otisreportedto the war DEPART
ment, on the 2Sth, that Second Lieut..
John r. Waugh, Thirty-ninth infan-
try, had shot himself through the
heart while temporarily deranged from
nervousness, on the previous day, at
Manila Lieut.. Waugh was born in
Nebraska in 1876.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

- ne monthly comparative statemen,
ihe receipts and expenditures of tn,
niteh States for the month of Febru
s1y SHOWS that the total receipts wer,
'usl'@o5' and the expenditures S3;,
,a,a' leaving . surplus for thl
petA Oi sTsGp,YOa,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

s. The German battlcship Sacheon was
reported, on the 2Sth, to have stranded
near kieI lighthouse during foe. In
an attempt to Tighten the vessel by
removing some of her guns, one Of
these was lost, The battIeship Wur-
temberg and the coast defense IRON
cad Acgir, were endeavoring to get
inc Sacheon afloat, but little had beea
accomplished.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

The monthly statement of the comp
troler of the currency shows that the
total circulation of national bank notes
at the close of business, February %,
1900, was SEAS, 434,S1S, an increase for
the year Of SG,532,511, and for the
monte of $2,447,GS5.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

n Just before the adjournment of the
senate committee on elections. on the
"a, both prosecution and defense IN
the Investigation into the election of
Senator Clark, of Montana, announced
that they had concluded the presents.
uon of their testimony. There re-
manned some papers to be examined
and argument were still to be heard.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By J. L. POWER.

and to provide that the order of the board
OF supervisors declaring stock law shall
not take effect nor be put in force until
SIX months after the ORDER except in Ger
tam cases. Approved February 28.
d. 10 amend Section 1888, Code 1892
IN reference to obtaining goods or other
yaluable8 under false pretenses. Approved
February rs.
90 TO authorize the election of a police
commissioner for the city of Meridian, and
prescribing the duties of same, and for
other purposes. Approved February %.
% 10 provide for the taxing of branch
banks in counties where same are located.
Approved February %.
o. To appropriate $1,000 TO aid in the
building OF an annex to the Vicksburg
Hospital for the use of Confederate sick.
Approved February %.
3D. To appropriate money to defrav the
expenses OF the legislative executive and
Judicial departments of the State govern
ment and to pay interest on the State
debt. Approved February %.
80, To allow the Secretary of State
special assistant for three months. Ap-
proved February %.
90. To authorize board Of supervisors of
Suntlower county to invest the sinking
fund now being raised with which to pay
OIL certain bonds. Approved February %.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

1t was this writer's privilege TO at.
tend several of the business sessions of the
National Editorial Associations at its ff
tenth annual meeting, in New Orleans
The attendance was large, and the pxer.
c~cs interesting throughout. President
Henry message had many pertinent top
les for considerations Several carcfuljy
prepared papers by successful journalists
were read and freely discussed. The only
drawback to the success of the meeting
was the very uncomfortable hall fOId
Fellows, in which the sessions were held.
No arrangements had been made for heat.
ing the building. When one of the speak.
erS, on the first night, spoke of the balmv
brcczos of the South" there was a very
loud smile on the faces of the delegates
and many pulled their overcoats and
wraps more closely about them. The as
ISOLATION went from New Orleans TO Gulf.
port and Hattiesburg, and about one hun.
bred had registered for the California trip.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

The monthly statement OF the di-
rector OF the mint shows that the tota,
coinage executed at the minis of the
United States during February was
$l5,46S,700, MS follows: Gold, 13,4Ol..
poo; silver, $1,9I0000; minor coins,
$126,SOO
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

Before the House of Representatives
proceeded to the election of a Capitol
Commission Mr.. Smith, of Holmes. offered
Il resolution, which was adopted with
great unanimity, that the Gordon and
Weathers plans that created such a wran.
gle in 1897 should not be considered.
Hon W. G. Stoyall, of Chickasaw. was
selected as the House Commissioner. He
is an eX,sheriff, and represented his
county in the Legislature of 1898.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

The statement of the condition OF
The treasury issued on the I'd showed;
Available cash balance, 1926, 622 ,ss27;
gold reserve, $232 ,772, 7SG.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

Attorney General NIcClug has decided
that the halls of Masons, Odd Fellows and
other traternal societies, are taxable as
other property They are not charitable
Institutions in the sense contemplated
by the code. These societies are all or.
gained for charitable and benevolent
and while Bro. McClurg" is
doubtless correct in his contentious. the
law should be so amended as not to admit
OF such Il construction.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

.0tches BIi
by Tho l'Y
best andPif
in the
went The
alllns
MANsflIl
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your dF'E
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

Both branches of the Legislature are
holding three sessions day, but even at
that rate of dispatching business the indi.
cations are adjournment will not be reach.
ed before the 18th.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

! Nt"tHel9 PIdils tllal created such a Wran-
gle in 1897 should not be considered
Hon. W. G. Stovall, of Chickasaw. was
selected as the House Commissioner. He
is an eX,sheriff, and represented his
county in the Legislature of 1898.
The Senate, by majority OF one. voted
$4,000 year. for 1900 and 1901, to the
State Board of Health When the bill
comes up in the House it is safe to pre-.
dict that there will be no amendment TO
increase this sum.
The resignation of Chief Justice Wood
takes effect April |. He will resume the
practice of law at Meridian associated
with Judge Jewell His term as Judge
would have expired May 10.
The State Republican Convention will
be held in jackson April %, to elect del.
egates TO the National Convention.
The kosciusko Cotton Mills Company,
on the LIST inst, awarded the contract for
erecting the factory building and ware
houses. The machinery had already been
ordered
A textile school at the Agricultural and
Mechanical College is assured. Both
branches OF the Legislature voted $4,000
for that purpose.
The State tax levy for 1900 and 1901
VIII be six mills. Supervisors may levy
1874 to IL mills.
Senator Noel wants to tax cigarette
smokers five dollars each. That would
certainly be IAN act to raise revenue"
House bill providing for State ex.
hihlt at the Pan-Ameriean Exposition,
Buffalo, in 1901, was indefinitely post. ,
poned. {
The House has passed bill TO appro. :
pirate 900 10 each county in the State "
Tor repair of school buildings. The vote l
Tor the bill was 70 to ?s. II
IL
The Cox bill for the election @. iudges r
= 1902, and the filling Of vacancies BY the r
5oNernor in the meantime passed the 2
1plss BY vote q l0a 10 !, h
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

The House has passed bill to appro.
pirate : 900 TO each county in the State
Tor repair OF school buildings, The vote
for the bill was 70 to ?s,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

The Cox bill for the election @: Judges
N 1902, and the filling of vacancies by the
Governor in the meantime, passed the
house by = vote Of loa 10 |,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

House bill providing for a State ex,
hlhlt at the Pan-Ameriean Exposition
Buffalo, in 1901, was indefinitely post.
poned,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

The resignation of Chief Justice Wood
takes effect April |. He will resume the
practice of law at Meridian, associated
with Judge Jewell His term as Judge
would have expired May 10.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10


The statement Of the condition o
the treasury issued on the I'd showed
gold reserve. 500 77o 7sG
The monthly statement of the mi,
lie debt, issued on the 1st shows tb,t
) Mt the close of business February d
1900, the debt, less cash in the treas
ury, amounted to $t118.ss6.O59. n de.
grease for the month of SIG. 750 1914
The monthly statement ~ tbo ~
rector a. fine mint yho,ys tint tho tota,
coinago ovec,itod ot tho ,,i,ts ~ ~
limited Stotes durinr Febrrory ,,..,.
S1546s ZOO ms follows. GOA - M.
900, silver $tolo ooo. n;nor oai,,.,
S126.sOO
troller of the currency shows that the
total circulation of national bank notes
at the close of business, February %.
1900, was 249,434,S1S, an increase for
the year of $G,532,511, and for the
monllI of $2,447,GS5.
a.. -
yen 0''S ePo'teo 10 Tue war Depart
49, "" ,'e 'o'h, 'ilat second LleH''
Wy n'u Shot himself through the
meant WINE temporarily deranged from
~ BUSINESS On ihe previous day, at
~ Lleut. waugh was born in
NepraSha III 1870
rbo fatal ,oIno O. ---.-.,,...,..
nortad into lIora,,a , .'' ~ '''
lat yeo, $500 ,,aa s,s o ", ,' - 'i'e '%'er
goo 60, 1to oon,a f ra',,''' 49, u "n'c',
X i,nda,, a. 5,ec,o r.. '''''"
so 237 oo5 from, Swim o,l a,o.o '-'''"S'
from other connt,ies y-'''' '''f'
The socrot,,.v ~ s+o+o o,,no...
contradiction Of +ho nn;|tai ,','
,b,t tbo s+o+o 1ona,,t,,,d,,t .' WV, POI
Iho ,sso,,+ ~ otl,l,, ''''' ~ VI va
,isio,,, - A.. !. 'l'o pi"
!, ,,,, w. P'0ro''''",i' ~ relation I"
- ''"JIN ','''''i VI .h'S cohNehtloh'
y - ,''s . ''''' "''i' '''u oe'ore any o'h'
'0u''''9
:, pninoa n---.-.1,.
,di,i,l,aI Lao o''''' o,'7h' u any o'her
,a,,ar ;a,,nJ o +; 't .l "a possession OF
a,'n .''1'' ~; :" .''e n'''Pplne group
,,,.I:o.' W. - Pi0'' u'Sl'"'en' tha nc
'"'elS personal capacity, and, Of
o"'Se' uoes not a1fect III any way the
',ereIsh'y Oh me united States now
'>''''i5 oNer 'Ie island
{
'" ,''o 'o'h 'he ONO mouse defeated
- 'i"uer resolution proposing to
,''el'' inc S'"'e constitution by Civ c
= "oinel 'he rlSht TO vote at all !
'ee''ohS alIer January !, 1901, So
otes being required to adopt, by a /
ote OF ~ nays to 81 yeas. The propo, h
'loh received more votes than in any q
re'lous legislature. II
:;
naSeu on a total population of 3, i
o''oo, 'he authorities have decided Il
'"V Tue respective colonies are en- t.
''eo' unuef the federation scheme, "
'he lollo"lng representation in the
"''"' P"iiidllltlll' New SDufn
ales, %; Victoria, 20; Queensland.
eht; south Australia, six, and Tas- p
anna i've; total, 81. st
49,, y
= "S' O'ioie the adjournment of the ~
'''' ,oil''H''''e ON elections' on the te
"o'' ''oStcu'ioh ana defense III u'
''''e| -, INTO the election of .
'',o' Nlarh' OF Montana announced ~
~ '.eS Hau concluded the presentn- IT
I,n'o some papers to be examined SIC
i argument were still to be heard tic
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-08-29

have become part Of the Union;
if Hawaii had not become a part
Of the Union, a Hawaiian delegate
at-large would not have sat in the
Democratic convention and been a
member of the platform committee;
if it had not been for the vote os
this Hawaiian member Of the plat
form committee, the 16 to l plank
would have been beaten despite the
telephone orders from Lincoln; il
this plank had been beaten, Bryan,
according to his own words. would
have refused to run for President.
How, therefore, can Bryan logic
ally inveigh against expansion. in
view of the fact that he himself is
a aerivative from it.
Charles w. Fenwick, a soldier
IN the Philippines, has writte1
tome to his Democratic father ut
Herndon, Saline County, Missouri,
and declares that the election Of
Bryan is the one hope of the fol-
lowers of Aguinaldo. The letter
says there is NO telling how Huch
longer the bushwhacking warfare
will last if the encouragemen. to
the natives from the United St.ses
is to be kept up. He further ex-
presses very contemptuously the
wish that Mr.. Bryan himself might
have them to deal with. for If b
had he would ''changc his tune
This is in line with the last letter
on the subject by the late Genera
Lawton. The troops in the Philip
pines knew where to place the re
sponsibiliay for the proloug~t'os
of their service there.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-08-29

Mr.. Dockery's Sedalia speech,
which has been widely circulated
through the medium of the Demo-
cratic country weeklies roasts, the
Republicans all right for some
thing he alleges they did when
their party was last in control of
the state some twenty-five or thirty
years ago. The people of Missou-
ri, it seems to rs, should deal with
the blunders and iniquities of the
party that is at present in control
of the state, rather than go back
a quarter of a century to find
something to condemn. Let them
interest themselves in charging up
a reckoning against the party
which is responsible for that weak
ling in the gnbernatorial chair,
Lon v. Stephens; for the .mishan.
dlein8 Of the state funds; for The
scsndalously extravsgant and cor.
lrnpt present Legislature. Turn
the public searchlight on the. party
iin power for awhile.