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Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
noEn SPIES IN rue lEoMANRY.
Several of Them, Actually Enlisted,
Have Been Discoyered-I<cep-
ing sharp Lookout.

London, Jan. 2.--Alleged Boer spica,
il has been discovered, have enlisted
in the yeomanry. \ report of Lord
Chesham. who is in command of the
yeomanry forces, says that the officials
Of this arm OF the service are being
pestcred by agents of DR. Lnyds, the
European pleuipoteutiary Of the South
African government. He adds that two
OF them were actually accepted. but
that they were afterwards discovered.
He declares that the same thing or.
CURED in Thonycroft's horse, seven
spies being discovered in that body.
He says. continuing; we have given
word to all our commanding officers
to keep a sharp lookout for traitors" "
No steps have been taken thus far
to punish the alleged spies.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
GENERAL SOUTHERN ADVANCE.
1t Is Inaugurnted by the brilliant
Capture of CabuynO-IncuIpnt-
lH.r Papers Captured.

Manila, Jan. 2.--The first movement
Of general southernadyance occurred
yesterday morning, when two battal-
ions Of the Thirty-pinth infantry land
ed and occupied CabuyaJ, on the south
side Of Laguna de Bay. Two Ameri-
cans were killed and four were wound
ed. Twenty-four of the enemy's dead
were found in one house. One hundred
and fifty prisoners and four G-pound-
er rapid-tire guns were captured.
DebnrI<ed Under shrapnel Fire.
The gunboat Laguna de Bay bonn
barded the town before the debarka-
tion of the troops from the cascoes
which was made under the enemy's
slrapnel fire.
The enemy evacuated the place be-
fore the charging Americans, retreat
ing to Santa Rosa, to which town they
We're pursued.
Heavy Fighting Along the Road.
Heavy hghtng occurred aIohS 'he
road to Santa Rosa, which was occu'
pied by the insurgentsretreating south
toward Slang.
The Americans burned the country
between and around Cabuyao,
The gmboat returned TO CaIamba
for rcinforcements and thence came to
Manila to fetch ammunition. she re-
Gently captured two of the enemys
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

Mr.. G. G. Campbell, who has so ell.
GENTLY filed the position of deputy
clerk of the supreme cour3 for the last
twenty years, has resigned, and will be
succeeded by Wm, j, Brown, Jr,, who
has been deputy circnt clerk of Kinds
county for the last four years.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
COMPLETE REORGANIZATION
The Present Month VIII see Import
ant Changes in the Govern
mcut of Cuba.

Wo.bipgtnr Ian o-It is urobablc
that the nrespnt month win he marked
Inv , coinnIate reoroauilatiop of the
military commands in Culo, The i'm.
nrcs.ion nro,,iIs thot th.ra * to ba :,
b,,,., rcduction in These commands
and II IL intimoted that the outcome
viii ho +bo creotiop of t,yo dapart-
n,anty instead of tbe sf, ,bicb oriuin.
ou,. oa,,n,f.ad C,l,, and tho fout into
which ,hr island f., no,y divided.
Com Wilson vl.o coanapts the
.,,,ri,oI d,,.a,.+r.,t. or ,,o+,r,,s
.n5 yonto Clara ba. baan ordered io
}v.yl,irgt,n a,d II is mot fine pr4sant
;.,,ntin,, t,,t a.. .I,II r,t,,,, to cubo
i. :, ,ofd t1,at y,bfln here he with
,,.,. u,,f. .,,.bo Is co,,,i,o from, PORT,
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
.DIERS SUSTAIN nFElL.
Gen. French Drives the Burghers
From Colesburg, in Dis
order, Eastward.
PROGRAMME WORKED WITHOUT A HITCH,
The Beers We're Surprised tu E.nl yacni-
selves Fianked by GEN ! rench's Cav
AIRY aid l. ght Artillery, and AfttrVig-
orous ,sist nee FIoL- British Losses
Were N,ry Light.

Ecnsberg, c. G., Jan. l.--Gen. French
has completely defeated the Beers and
occupied ColesEerg
The general continued to keep the
Beers ON the move and pressed them
closely Saturday and Sunday, giving
them no time to make prolonged
stand, and when day broke he was
within striking distance Of the enemy,
Last night all the cavalry, artillery
and infantry, the latter riding in wag-
ong to increase the general mobility.
started upon a night march with the
object of turning the Beers right. The
flank operations were successful. Til.
infantry and field batteries immediate
y made Il feint attack upon the Botr
'front.' and while this was proceeding
the cavalry and light artillery got
completely around the cnemy's right
flank, as arranged. The programme
worked without a hitch. The Beers
were utterly surprised, and finding
tLeir retreat threatened. fed in disor-
der to the eastward, leaving Colesbcrg
in Gen. Frenchs hands
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

The celebrated Pinnacle rock, which
oyerhung Cumberland gap, Tenn, and
was noted natural spectacle, fell
from its lofty height the other morn
ing, The town OF Cumberland Gap
was awakened as it by an earthquake,
as the immense mass weighing hun
dreds of tons came tumbling down.
The course of the rock was from the
town and no lives have been reported
lost, although considerable property
was destroyed
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
70 Burn Orchards.

Thirty thousand fruit trees, com
prising the entire orchards of D. c.
and G. NJ. Bacon, in Mitchell county,
Ga, will be burned by order of State
Entomologist Scott, owing to the raw
ages of the San lose scale. IN the i'm
mediate neighborhnnd Of Dewitt Ga'
in ~ counties of Irwin, Berrien,
Worth and Mitchell, are thousands of
fruit-bearing peach trees, and in JUS
tice TO the owners of neighboring or
chards, as well as to perform service
for the state, the trees will be de-
stroyed. The work of destroying the
orchards will require several weeks,
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
school Boys Play william Tell.

Robert ChaAin, 16 years old, of Ben
nettsville, S. c., allowed a playmate,
Edward Johnson, TO attempt the Will
liam Tell act in the streets of Bennetts-
Vile. johnson used a rife to shoot the
apple oil Chafin's head, and sent the
ball through his brain. johnson did
not know the gun was lo01ed Chef
is member of one of the best families,
The wedding OF his sister had Jlzo
been celebrated.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
BURNED TO THE WATER'SEDGE
Five Negro Rousters Either Burned
or Drowned ON the Steamer
Linda, Of Shreveport.

Shreveport, La, Dec. 30-The steam
er Linda, of Shreveport, burned to the
waters edge and sank off Vanceville,
on the Red River, yesterday. The Off
GERS and crew were compelled to take
to the water and swim for shore. as
it was impossible to run the boat
ashore when the fire was discovered.
Five negro rousters, from Shreveport,
were either burned or drowned. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

A movement has been inaugurated at
Knoxville, Tenn, to erect mouu-
ment in memory of Sen. w. p. San
ders. Gen. Sanders was killed in bat
tie on the federal side during an en-
gagement at Knoxville in the civil war.
He was the only general officer from
Kentucky on the federal side who was
killed during the war.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
New Textile.

The number of textile mills con-
structed or contemplated in the Unit
ed States for the last half of 1899, as
reviewed by the American Wool and
Cotton Reporter, Boston, is 1S3,against
262 for 1898, and 155 for 1897. The
south still leads in the new mill con-
stalctifl witi gain Of IA mills over
the nurja ar for ln~ ffst of tae year.
The no-rb bag shown 4 greatar in-
crease, ha' ing an accession. on oS over
,he 95 reported the first siE m1ntls iE
the year.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
HALF A MILLION IN SMOKE
Costly Flames illuminate the East
Side, New Yoris-Several Fire
men Injured-NarrOw Escapes.

New York, D :. 3O.-Two seyen-story
buildings at Nos. 42j to 43j east 1wen-
ty-fourth street, occupied principally
by the wall paper factory of William
Campbell &, Co.. were destroyed by fire
last night. The loss is fully 5000
| The Lights Went Out.
The plant Of the New York Hygeia
Ice Co., which occupied the basement
of No. 425. and that of the Manhattan
Electric Light Co., on the first and sec
ond floors of the same building, were
totally destroyed. A large portion of
the East Side gets its light from that
company. and was, on account of the
fire, cast into complete darkness,
IlIUnIiHntod tIv East side-
The Campbell company employed 400
hands, who will be thrown out of work
by the fire. The two buildings de-
stroyed occupied a frontage of 200 feet
on TWenty-fomth street, the entire
Avenue \ frontage to TWenty-ifth
street, and 1850 feet on the latter street,
The glare from the fire illuminated the
east side of the city as far down as
Brooklyn bridge.
Discovered the Fire.
A night Watchman in the building
discovered the fire on the first floor
at 1915 o'clock 1t was then burning
fcrcely, aud spreading with great
rapidity on account Of the inhammable
nature of the stoek-mostly paper and
paper products.
Five Alarms Turned In.
Five alarms were turned in, bringing
TO the scene five fire engines, 10 hook
and ladder trucks and two water tow
crs. Within 20 minutes after the fire
was discovered the entire west side of
the factory was a roaring furnace
The flames shot from the windows on
all the floors and out over Avenue A.
There We're no large buildings close
enough to ignite, and the fremen were
able by hard work to keep the flames
confined to the Campbell buildings.
Three Fircmcn Severely Burned.
Three hook and ladder men, Andrew
Dcgnan, Joseph Shaugnessyand Joseph
Rcssingcr, were caught on the sixth
door, and escaped with great difficulty.
All were severely burned. Shaugncssy
and Bessinger were sent to Bellevue
hospital.
Rescued from Impending Death.
were caught on one of the high win
dow Lodges, with the flames roaring
all around them, and the dense smoke
making them almost imperceptible
from the street. Extension ladders
were run up, and fremen brought
them down in an almost unconscious
condition. One of the men, Lee Pot
l,rs, was very severely burned, and
...rt ia IlnIIa,.tA bogr,itoI
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

London, Jan. 1.-The Lisbon CORE
srondent of the Standard says;
1t is currently reported that the
speech of King Carlos in the cortcs To-
day will refer at some length to the
situation in South Africa, but it IS
doubtful whether anything will be
said more friendly TO England than 10
the Transvaal.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
wolrsohn Insurance Case.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 2.--Attorney
Oscar Bamberger, who represented the
heirs in the Wolfsohn case when. they
sought to recover the $4,000 life in
surance from the New York Life In
surance Co., is in the city. He will
not give up his case though his clients
have waived their claim 10 the S10,'
00d
He is fraud said Mr.. Bambergel
yesterday. "He is made up TO resemble
Wolfsohn, but he is not real.
shall spend $500 of my cwn money, il
need be, to ferret out this mystery"
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

Vienna, Jan. 2-J'nder the new cur
rency laws, which went into force yes
terday throughout Austria-Hungarv,
the Aorin and lreuzer disappear. The
unit is the krone, cqualling half a
krcuzer. After the introduction of the
gold standard the krone will be worth
one frame, five centimes.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
SEVENTEEN HOUSES WRECKED
cr Damage Done by Natural
Gus Explosion.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 2.-An eXpio-
sion of sewer gas at Knoxville, thriy-
ing borough near here, about midnight
last night, demolished II frame houses
and number of stables. partly
wrecked a dozen more frame dwellings
and tore up several streets for hum
dreds of feet No one was injured,
Two women, Mrs. John Young and
Mrs. Maraget jackson, are Frustrated.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Chnren n.strn,ca hr rlrr.

Stormsberg, Neh. Jan. Elder
baptist church, which was dedicated
only a year ago, was totally dcstroye,
hy fire early yesterday morning, ant
TIVE people were seriously injured. The
fire was caused by an explosion oI
acetyline gas, with which the church
was lighted. The gas generator ant
The furnace were botn located in tn,
basement, and it is supposed escapfns
gas was ignited by the furnace, New
Ncar's watch meetings were being helt
and q large number Of people wer,
present.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Found with Her Throat Cut.

Ellenwood, Kas., Dec. 3O.-Mary
Beck, AZ years old, was found by one
of her four children dead in her rock
ing chair at her home mere, her throat
cut and her forehead bruised. One of
the children said he heard his mother
say during the night that she had
killed some one and would kill her
col
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Goldsmith Has surrendcred.

New York, Dec, 30.-Lewis L. Gold
smith, assistant cashier of the Port
Jervis national bank, of Port Jeryis,
\. Y, who is alleging to have robbed
that institution of $4,000 on November
ii last, and also to have falsifed ths
banks hooks, has surrendered himself
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Family of Four Cremated.

William Ellis, his wife and two chill
dren were burned to death in their
home near Barboursville, w. Va. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Victim of the Cold,

The Tennessee river is frozen over
at Knoxville, Tenn, for the first time
in ten years. James Holt, an aged
shoemaker, was frozen to death.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By ], l. POWER.
-nN @ialz 'Al8'5. O. AaHa9 ~
A Many-sidod Question.


Most questions have at least two
sides, but the distribution of the public
school fund mas half dozen or more.
The State Teachers Association, at
its meeting in April last, resolved that
section 2OG OF the constitution should
be amended so as to provide for more
equitable distribution. At present it
must be distributed among the several
counties and separate school districts
in proportion to the number nf eduna-
BILE children in each" The association
failed to suggest what would be more
equitable mode. Some have expressed
the opinion that the distribution should
be based Oh enrolment or actual at
tendance, thus reducing the fund to
the black counties, where u large per
cent Of the educables do not attend
school and increasing to the white coun-
ties, in which the per centage of attend
ance is greater On the other hand,
several papers in the hill counties have
said that they are very well satisfied
with the present arrangement. Some
suggest the State appropriation should
be reduced to 100000, leaving to coun-
ties to supply the balance and increase
or reduce the term, in their discretion.
Senator Rowan, of Copiah, has been an
earnest and persistent advocate of the
idea that the school fund should be
distributed to the races in proportion
to the taxes they pay. And the other
side of that proposition is thus forciblY
presented by Hon. W. D. Gibbs, of
Yazoo:
"Therc are plenty of poor white peo-
pie In this State who depend upon that
system to preserve their children from
ignorance and disfranchiscment. who
viii look after that. Free education,
TO a certain extent is now the common
law of the United States. Enlightened
public opinion in Mississippi will toler-
ate no policy in thi, matter that keeps
the word of promise to the ear and
breaks It TO the hobe.'
"TheIe are some INEQUALITIES that
need correction, but the system is not
diabolieal. Ii has proved a great
blessing to the State, and in its effects
is LAYING broad and deep foundations
for a structure of wealth and intelli-
rence in the future. The white people
have undisputed control of the State
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
The "WntermeIon Man" Dend.

Elgin, ILL.,, Dec, 3O.-J. w. Andrews,
the old-time "Watermelon man" of the
Iayerley minsterl company, died at
the Elgin asylum, aged GA years.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Dewey Subscribed,

Admiral George Dewey has sub
scribed $50 to the fund being raised
at Atlanta, Ga, to erect monument
to his Flag Lieut.. Thomas NJ. Brum-
by.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
More Guns Tor Cape Town.

London, Dec. 3O.-The Daily Mail as
serts that several guns have been re-
moved from the forts at Plymouth ly
night, and that these will be sent to
Cape Town.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
REPORTS FROM PRETORIA.
BOer Trains Now Said 10 be Running
TO COIensO,

Pretoria, Dec, 25.-(Monday)-Gen.
Schallburger reports, under date of
December %, that trains are now run
ming to Colenso, indicating that the
Beers have built a connection around
Ladysmith.
Gen. Cronic reports from Modder
river, December "a, that the Beers cap
tured two British forts at Kuruman,
December II.
1t is rumored tn; Gen Methuens
big naval gun has exploded,
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Whole Family burned to Death

Barboursyille, W. v, Jan. 2,-Wm.
Elhs, wifs and two children We're
burned to death in their home near
here yesterday. The origin of the fire
Is unknown
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

The foundry of the Admission (Ala.)
locomotive and machine works was de-
stroyed by fire, together with a lot OF
patterns and other equipment.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
A. IL. SIegRlI.

A. II. Stegall, one of Jackson's
(Tenn.) most highly esteemed citizens,
Confederate soldier in Wheelers
cavalry in the late war betweea the
states, died recently.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
A Woman DEPUTY MARSHAL.

Miss Van Dusen, of Dallas, Tex, has
been appointed deputy United States
marshal. She is the first woman to
hold that position in Texas.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

Pretoria, Tuesday, Dee 20, by way of
Lourenco Marques, Thursday, Dee. IS.
-Commandant Swart reports from the
laager at Alowyn's kop, near Zeeorust
that he had an engagement on Friday,
December %, with Kaflirs in the neigh
borhood of Derdorpoort The Kaflirs
occupied a strongly-fortitied ridge, and
were excellently prepared for emer-
gencies.
After heavy fighting the burghers
captured the Katfir position, losing
three killed and five wounded.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Fed Ihnmsnnhs.

1t is estimated that the number fed
by the Salvation army, the Union mis-
sion and the Open Door mission, at ST.
Louis, Christmas day, was fully 5000.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Prisoners Break Jail.

Five prisoners escaped from the
Greenville (Teun.) Jail. Among them
were Dolph Knapp and Bud Daniels,
alleged moonsniners.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
GEN. BULLER'S PLANS.
Dispatches from Chleyeley Hint Darkly a,
Important Movements.

London, Dec. 30, 4:30 a, m,-The lat
est special dispatches from Chievcley
camp hint darldy at some important
movement as imminent. This is IN
terpreted, with some misgiyings, to
mean that Gen. Butler contempIates a
renewal of his attempt to relieve Lady
smith.
Beers Return Across the TuEcIn.
1t is reported by the same dispatches
that the Beers have now retired to the
north bank Of the TugeIa, being afraid
that the swollen river may bar their
retreat. They are also moving their
laagers nearer Lady$mith, probably
with the intention Of putting further
pressure ON the garrison, which now
seems to be suffering pretty heavily
from bombardment.
The total casualties since the siege
began are 70 meu killed and 236
wounded"
Another Frontal Attack Not Likely,
1t is difficult, however, to conceive
that Gen. Butler would make another
frontal attack especially now that the
river is rising, and an additional iudi-
cation that this is not his purpose is
the fact that he has removed his head
quarters back to Frere. The Boer
movement northWard from the Tugela
is quite in keeping with the enemy's
usual plan of securing a safe line OF
retreat.
Anxious to Retrieve Reverses.
1t is now known that further artil-
lery is due to arrive for Gen. Butler.
but the belief here is that his forces,
even then would be too weak. He may,
however, be animated by desire 10
accomplish something before the ar
rival of Lord Roberts, and to satisfy
the keenness of his men to retrieve
their defeat.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
HEAS[5 T(IANY atkins.
British Soldiers in South Africa En-
thusiastic Over Roberts and
Kitchener's Coming.
story to the Effect that Large
Number of the Orange Free stat
ers, Headed by President Steyn's
Brother, Definitely Refuse 10 Con-
tinne The WIZ.

London, Dec. Dispatches from
all parts Of South Africa emphasize
the great enthusiasm among the
troop9 and public uocasioncl- hF the
appointment of Generals Roberts and
Kitchener. The announcement that
the former will have supreme COM
mand and that the latter will be chief
of-statf has largely dispeIed the de-
pssion in Cape Colony caused by the
l~rrent reverses, while The soldiers an
ticipate everything from the presence
of ''Bobs' from success in battle to
Caper beer.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

The handsome brick house Of j. N.
Camden, Jr., wealthy breeder of thor
oughbred horses, at Versailles, Tenn,
burned, few days ago, with its con
tents. The loss is $4,000; insurance,
$4,000, on residence, and $4,000 on fur
niture. This dwelling was the historic
home Of the Hart family, Of Kentucky,
and was built by Capt. Nathaniel Hart,
a revolutionary officer and Kentucky
pioneer, in 1905. Its walls had shell
tered many of the most distinguished
men of the century, including Lafay-
ette, Presidents Thomas Jefferson and
James Madison, Aaron Burr, Gen. Win
field Scott, Henry Clay, John j. Crit
tenden, Justice Stanley and Gen. John
c. Breckenridge.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Excited the Nerrnes.

Tom White, negro, while resisting
arrest, at Fort White, Fla. .a6as shot
and killed by the town marshal. The
negroes are excited
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

The jackson Cotton Seed Oil Company
has brought suit against the city OF
jackson for the recovery of taxes paid,
amounting to $1,O55.OO, on the ground
that the Corporation is operating fac.
tory which turns out a finished product" "
and therefore exempt under the consti.
tuition and laws of the STATE
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Fire al lebanon, Tcnn

Fire at Lebanon, Tenn, destroyed
the opera house, the post Office and
other buildings
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Discovered the Fire.

A night watchman in the building
discovered the fire on the first floor
at 1915 o'clock. 1t was then burning
fcrcely, and spreading with great
rapdity on account Of the inhammable
nature of the stock-mostly paper and
.,,,,,o,, ,,t,,1,totg
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

The contract for the annex to the
overnment building at jackson has
cen let to a Chicago firm for Sal ,355.
he building to be commenced in sixty
ays and to be completed in eight
lonths. The appropriation for the
uildlng is $91 900 II will be used by
g postoffice and United States land
dee
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
Would Enroll Volunteers.
The Volunteer Fund.

The Rothschilds have donated G2,.
600 to the Bucldnghamshire volunteer
fund. 1t is estimated that 100000
will be contributed privately to volun-
teer funds throughout the country. Al
ready the fund for the relief of the
families of soldiers exceeds G5O0,OOO.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

he Mississippi National Guard will
- evidence at the inauguration x
I. Long'no The fifteen compani ,s
90 first and second regiments have
litied Their intention to be on hand.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

The creation Of new county, com.
posed of the first district Of Kinds and
portions Of Rankin and Madison, Is W..
ing considered, an ID Is pgobaole Gitt
a bill will beoffered providing thereto
1t is to be named George
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06
NUMBER 8.
SOUTHERN oLEANlNGS


The principal undertaken of Green
Vile, S. c., while not claiming a mo-
nopoly in his business, has kept a rec
ord for the past six years which shows
the causes of death of those whose
bodies he has buried. This shows
that 73 persons buried by him in that
town met death by violence and un-
lawful means. There were, Of course,
many persons killed in the country not
buried by the city undertaken, but the
same record in the other counties
would represent 500 violent deaths a
year. The Baptist Courier, perhaps
the leading religious paper in the
state, says This is fearful record.
1t calls for faithful and fearless work
by preachers, editors, teachers and
public men generally, and the private
citizen as we'll, in developing such a
public sentiment on the sacredness of
human life as will secure speedy pun
ishment for those who take the lives
of their fellows. This seems to be the
only hope of correcting the evil"
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

Governor-elect Iongino will be in.
stalled on Saturday, January lG There
has been some uncertainty as to whether
Governor McLaurin would retire ON
the 10th or Goth, but he has decided
that the 10th is the proper date, The
other State oilicers-elect will enter on
duty on Friday, the 10Th.
Macon beacon., 1900-01-06

In she issue succeeding this it is our
lrpose 10 give our readers portraits
q orief sketches of the retiring and
'omlng governors of Mississippi. and
tne Other State officers who are to
vs Mississippi for the next four wears.
lioerality and courtesy of the A. n.
liogg Newspaper Company has made
possible,