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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
FIRE in "A Dry Goods store,

Kansas City, No. June S'-Fire
early Yesterday morning in the four
story building at 4t3 Delaware street.
occupied by the Western Stores Co.,
dealers in dry goods, furnishing and
notions. caused loss of 100000, one
third of which was on the building;
insurance ample.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
OIL at WoIcOtt, Wyo,

Laramie, Wyo., June 2.-1t is an.
nounced that oil has been discovered
at Wolcott, Il station on the Union
Pacific 96 miles west of here. The
vein was struck while drilling for an
artesian well.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
Crude OIL From Texas.

New York, June 2.-Another large
shipment OF crude oil from the new
Texas oil fields, amounting to 10000
barrels, has arrived by the tank
steamship Atlas to the Standard Oil
Co,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08

Madrid, June 3,--'rhe Spanish mill
tary attaches at the various embas-
sizes and legations abroad have been
withdrawn for reasons OF economy
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
An Emperor. Sympathy.

Berlin, June S.-Emperor William
sent a very sympathetic telegram OF
coincidence to Countess Wilhelm Won
Bismarck upon the death Of her hus
band.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
Drank Coal oil and Died

Mary Jones, aged 45, of near Frank
fort, KY, committed suicide by drink
ing a quart of coal oil. She told her
family she intended to kin herself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
Morning Session.

As soon as Gen Gordon called The
convention to order, he asked the as.
semblage to join in singing "Old
Hundred and thousands of voices
joined in that grand old hymn, Praise
God from Whom All Blessings Flow"
etc.
This was followed by.a feryent pray
er by the Rev. Dr. Blackard of the
Methodist Church.
}, &. Guice, of Alabama, from the
committee on credentials, reported up
on the organization of the conyen-
tion.
The report showed the following as
the number of camps and delegates
from each State, division and territory
entitled to membership in the conyen-
ton.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
Sold Bogus Tickets.

Many confederate veterans were
victimized during the recent reunion
by fellows representing themselves to
be ticket scalpers, who sold the veter.
ans bogus railroad tickets.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
CONFEDERATE REUNION
Inc Government Asked to Care for Confederate Graves
Congress and the President Thanked-NO Discussion
IN theCOnyentiOn PrOper-Gen. Gordon Reelected
COmmandern-C -Chief-DaIIaS Wins the
Next COnyenti0n-The Parade

MEMPHIS, May 30-Both the morn
ing and the afternoon sessions of the
convention of the United Confederate
Veterans yesterday passed resolutions
looking toward the care of some Con.
federate graves by the national gov
ernment. In the convention proper
there was no contest over either pro,
position, but soon after the commit
tee on resolutions met at Q o'clock in
the forenoon the question came up,
and there was quite a hot discussion,
led for the action by ey,Secretary
Hilary A. Herbert and Gems. j. B.
Gordon and S. d. Lee for the resolu-
tions before a unanimous report was
secured from the committee
The resolutions as reported and
adopted thank the congress and presi-
uent for removing the remains of some
Confederates from the District of Co.
lumbia to the Arlington National
Cemetery, and ask them to assume the
care and preservation of the graves
of Confederates buried in the North.
By the adoption of the report Of
the trustees for the memorial associa-
tion, the convention approved of pay
ing Gen, John c. Underwood over
$4,000 for his work in securing the
amount necessary to validate the
Charles Broadway Rouss offer of $780,,
OOG.
The trustees will soon meet in
Louisville to make plans for the erec.
tion of the buildings.
The constitution was amended so
that none but the convention could in
yite guests to it.
A movement was started to erect a
suitable memorial to the women of the
South for the aid which they gave to
the Confederacy
Impressive services were held in
memory of the Daughter Of the Con
federacy and other Confederate dead
Gems. Gordon, Wade Hampton g. D.
Lee and w, l.. Cabell were enthusias-
tically reelected to their present po-
sitions
After choosing Dallas over Louisville
by vote of 1,263 to 1,046, as the next
place of meeting, a final adjournment
was taken.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08

possible, the report Of surgeon-General
G. II. Tebault was simply filed and
read. 1t covered very much the same
ground as did the report Of the his
torical committee.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08

William Wooten was shot and killed
in a duel with his brother, Jesse p.
Wooten, at Memphis, Tenn. Jesse was
seriously wounded being shot twice
in the head. William was shot five
times,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08

Gov. McSweeney of South Carolina
has rejected the designations of SEN
ators 1illman and McLaurin, to give
them time to consider their action.
Flood Damage In North CaroIina.
Gov. Ayccck of North Carolina say,
the flood damage in the state WI
amount to several million dollars
Many people are left destitute.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08

While Rev. j. r. McEwen, of Avon.
dale, Ala, was preaching, someone
fred through the window, and the
minister fell dead in the pulpit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
Riche.t Ne.ro In the sonth

Peter Postell, probably the richest
negro in the south, died suddenly Of
heart disease at Hoplinsype, Ky,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
college bows to the Law,

The directors of Maryville (Tenn)
college have decided to abide by me
state legislatures enactment, and no
longer conduct the college for the ed
ucation of both white and colored.
The 100000 endowment given the col
lege for coeducation was set apart for
the benefit of the Swift Memorial
institute, colored school at Rogers
vile, Tenn, and the interest on this
amount will be paid the school semi
annually. 1t will get all of the col.
ored patronage of Maryville college
OF this amount, $4,000 was given by
Mr.. Thaw, of Pittsburgh, Pa, and
$4,000 by the Freedmen's bureau.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
Cotton Crop Statistics.

The statistician of the United
States department of agriculture es.
Inmates the total area planted in cot.
ton at 1852 900 acres, an increase Of
2,111,OO0 acres, or SO per cent. over
the acreage planted last year, and OF
2,49S,000 acres, or 10 per cent. over
the acreage actually picked. The av.
erage condition of the growing crop
is SIS, as compared with s2.5 on June
| of last year, and s6.4, the mean OF
the June averages of the last ten
years. 4 condition of SIS is, with one
exception, the lowest June condition
in twenty years. The condition by
states is as follows: North Carolina,
81; South Carolina, so; Georgia, sO~
Florida, ss Alabama, rs; Mississippi
So; Louisiana, so; Texas, 81; Arkan-
sas, 81; Tennessee, rs; Oklahoma, s.;
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
Remarkable Strides.

A comparatively small number OF
people realize what immense strides
the making of cotton fabric has talk
en- in the south in the past fifteen
years. The time was when it was the
usual thing to depend on the east for
such industries as cotton mills, and
but little of the cotton grown in the
southern states was retained to be
transformed from its primary condi-
tion. During the past score of years
that has been TO large extent
| changed, and especially in the last
few years has the enterprise of the
south in this particular been de-
yeoped. Though for time southern
cotton goods were inferior, the south
is now doing certain classes Of worl:
that are second to none. Southern
manufacturers have not reached the
stage where they can undertake the
printing of cotton. That is still done
in the east exclusively. The machin-
cry for printing calico and theproce5s
Of making the necessary engravings,
are expensive, and require the most
sldllful labor. But the south viii
reach this point in the work in time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-06-08
Political Differences Laid Aside.

Mrs. Lila Breckenridge, wife of ths
attorney general of Kentucky, died at
Lexington. A dispatch from Lexington
says that at the funeral the leaders
of Kentuckys bitter political feud
were brought together in marked
parallel to a meeting which settled
the differences between the Breck-
inridges and the Prestons years
ago, when the two factions were
brought together at funeral. The
| funeral was at the home of Col. w.
c L. Breckenridge, the recognized
leader of the opposition to the Goe-
bel democracy, now in control in the
state. Gov. Beckham, who succeeded
William Goebel, and the other state
| ofRs;eI e-s~s;s+~- 81 av-4. Br---I,;-,
ridge, were present, and met, and min
gled with, for the first time, their
political foes of the two last COM
paigns. Floral offerings from scores
of devoted friends throughout the
state covered the grave. Gen. Joseph
C. Breckenridge, United States army,
was present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-09
NO SURRENDER MADE
IN NEW CANAL TREATY

Washington. Oct. S.-There has been
no surrender by England to the United
States in the matter of the new lsth-
Milan canal treaty, according TO the
best authority here. 1t is said 10 be
equally true that the United States has
sacrificed no principles in these nego-
tiations. and the effect of contrary
statements is deprecated as likely TO
seriously jeopardize the chances of the
contamination of the convention which
shall finally and peacefully settle an
issue that has been a source of danger
for the past fifty years
ii is said that what actually has hap
pened is that each side has preserved
the underlying principle of the Clay
ton ulWer treaty, and the new con-
vention will provide for a waterway
neutral at all times and open to COM
merce of the world. The ClaytOn-Bul-
wer treaty, however. drawn half cen
fury ago. has proved to be defective in
mechanism for giving effect to this
purpose. The new treaty simply pro-
vides this mechanism.
England is relieved from the guar
antee, which in her case was only
troublesome, and which, being assumed
by the United 81 ties is in toto quite
as effective. As viewed from the
American point of view, there was no
surrender on England's part in seek
ing this relief, inasmuch as the above
mentioned principle is reiterated and
affirmed as binding upon the United
States.
As for the form of the treaty 1t may
be stated that il embodies in substance
the amendments to the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty which were signed by the
senate, and beyond that the changes
are believed to be textual rather than
substantial
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-09
SALT LAKERS AT CAPITAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. n. Walker and L.
n. Farnsworth There.
ashington POst. }


Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Walker and Mr..
L. H. Farnsworth of Salt Lake City
are at the Cochran. Mr.. Walker is a
very interesting gentleman and the
senior member Of the Walker bank of
Salt Lake, a pioneer institution in the
intermountain section, which he and
his brothers founded many years ago
and which has been maintained sue
cessfully. although they were not Nor
mons, and embarked IN their enterprise
at a time when the Mormons domi-
mated the economical and financial af
fairs of Salt Lake City and Utah. He
has also been concerned in the devel-
opment of numerous mines in Utah.
beginning this task when the Mormon
church forbade the development o. the
mineral resources Of the territory tie
and Mrs. Walker, who is a very ac-
cOmplished lady. were received at the
White House by the president by spe-
cial appointment a few days ago, and
had a pleasant conversation with Mr.
Roosevelt, who recalled the enjoyable
trip he had to Utah in 1900, during two
days of campaigning there.
THE increase in the mining wealth
of Utah IS marvellous said Mr.. Farms
worth, who is associated in the bank
ing business with Mr.. Walker. While
We began to work our mines ten o. mr.
teen years later than most Of the ad-
5acent states, we now have more pay
ing mines comparatively than any 9th
er state in the Union. The ACTIVITY an
this industry with us now is very
marked and has not yet by any means
reached its elimination
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-09

Attorney d. D. Houtz Of Provo is a
visitor on legal business.
c. w. Aldrach and Mrs. Aldrach of
Clear Lake are guests Of the Whit
House
A. ThaIheimer, agent Of the Belle OF
New York company, is registered at the
Kenyon.
E. n. Douglas of the geological survey
came in last evening and is registered ar
the Cullen
last night for Butte, where he viii engage
in newspaper work
Miss Irene K. Dickson Of San Francisco
is at the KnutsfOrd. visiting her father,
Judge w s. Dickson
Alfred 5. Austrian. a Chicago lawyer
with important murder trials, is at the
Knutsford, accompanied By Mrs. Aus
TRAN
Louis Critchlow. a cousin Of DR.. Critch-
yesterday, having in view the opening OF
a vocal studio. Mr. CritchloW has been
teaching until recently in Buffalo, n. Y
H. r. Persinger, editor of -Four Hun
hotel interests, was guest OF the knuts-
ford yesterday. Mr.. Persinger left for
Los Angeles last night to prepare matter
for special edition devoted to CalifOr-
ton will be a. complete description OF the
architectural novelties and the furnish
ings of G. s. Holmes new hotel there.
w C Gates of the Hercules Light s
Power company of Logan IS at the Man
itOu- Mr. Gates is in looking after the
construction Of the connecting link be
tween Logan and Salt Lake City and Il
looking forward with anticipation to the
contamination of the plan. James Camp
bell. one Of the directors Of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition and a. large financial
factor IN the power company, IS looked
for 10 inspect the properly in t2'I1ea7SS
future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-09
REBELS ATTACK
MORO ISLAND
Government Forces Are Stormed
From All Sides.
BRITISH STEAMER FIRED ON
WARSHIP Is IMMEDIATELY DIS
PATCHED TO COLOMBIA.

Colon. Columbia. Oct s.-(Previous
cabling of This matter prevented.)-A
force of liberals numbering at least $50
attacked MORO island, commanding the
entrance to the port of Tumaco. Sept.
"a. The island had all along been gar
risoned with fewer than 100 troops. well
supplied with arms. ammunition and
cOmmiSsary stores, including more than
l5O head of cattle and other provisions
ia proportion The landing was effected
peiore daybreak by means OF canoes.
simultaneously the island was stormed
from the other end by liberals on the
mainland
sand banks and the only means of ap-
preaching Tumaco is by the narrow river
which Is within easy range OF the island
The British steamer Quito bound
ing at ports between, anchored off MORO
island on the night of Sept. 26 and
Weighing anchor at daybreak, started up
the stream toward TumacO- Inc reDels
fired a shot across her bows.
Suspecting the situation she immediate
ly turned, but rifle shots and one cannon
continued to be fired at her, the former
striking her several times and the latter
once the ball making a hole right
through her above the water mark,
though the damage in other respects was
slight.
The Quito then steamed to the farthest
point the tide would permit and again
anchored. The firing was now resumed,
but it ceased after a few minutes, the
liberals having discovered the imprud-
ence of their action.
1t is significant that shortly after the
Quito incident became known the Brit
ish warsnip Icarus left Panama for
destination not made public, but pre-
sunabIv Tumaco The steamship agents
have been officially notified not TO accept
The situation on the isthmus Is uh-
changed and quiet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-09

Both the Oregon Short Line and the
Rio Grande Western are bringing in
numbers Of people looking for homes
in newer country, where land is COM
pardtively cheap and where irrigation
makes crop failures unnecessary
General Passenger Agent D. z. Bur-
ley of the Oregon Short Line. who is
devoting personal attention to this
branch of the work of MS department,
IS meeting with highly encOurag ing re-
suits. Letters are coming in every day
from all over the middle west making
inquiries es to the possibilities of farm
ing in Utah and Idaho. while numbers
Of people are now in these two states
looking over the situation with a view
TO making their homes in this region.
The cheap home seekers tickets were
first placed on sale Get 1, and the peo-
pie now here for the most part came
on this excursion The next excursion
VIII be Oct Is, and an even larger
crowd IS looked for then.
The newcomers are inveGn Eating va
rioas localities on the Oregon Short
Line system N Utah the majority are
turning their attention toward the fer
tile regions of Willard county yet unoc-
cupied, especially in the vicinity Of
Clear lake. IN Idaho large numbers
are visiting st. Anthony, and the valley
Of the Snake near Payette, Mountain
Home and other places.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-09
RICH GOLD STRIKE is
MADE IN ARIZONA

Tucson. Ariz., Oct. S.-Charles r. and
Porter w. Fleming of this place ar
rived here this afternoon from the Gal
luro mountains. where they report
remarkable gold discovery. The rich
find is located seventy miles north of
Tucson, and the vein of ore, according
to the Flemings, is 200 feet vice End
5000 feet in length a canyon cuts
through the vein for 200 feet. exposing
the ore on either side the entire length
Of the cut
The Fleming brothers assert that
from the bottom of the canyon to the
surface the outcroppings of ore will
run from s. to $1,000 TO the ton. They
estimate the amount of gold in sight
at the enormous sum of 81 900, 0o0. The
Tucson Star of this place is authority
for the story told by the Flemings, and
says that it has verified the facts as
above given. If the find turns out as
rich as the reports brought by the two
prospectors seems to indicate, ii viii
be one of the greatest gold discoveries
ever made in Arizona.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-09
CALL KRAUSE A TRAITOR.
Former Governor of johannesburg on
Trial ct London.

London, Oct. S.-Dr. Krause. the former
governor of Johannesburg, VINO was ar
rested Sept 2 on the charge of high
treason. was arraigned in the extraditiOn
court at New street today and charged
with nigh treason and Indictment TO
murder. The former charge is connected
with the surrender of johannesburg.
when according 20 the public prosecutor.
Dr. krause obtained from Lord Roberts
twenty-fOur hours armistice on the plea
that street fighting would thereby be
obYiated. and utilized the period in get
ting ali the Boer fighters out of town
and in sending GlS1Ol0 TO Pretoria.
After DR.. Krause had been parOled he
went to Europe and applied to DR..
Leyos, the agent of the Transvaal. for
money on account of these services.
The prosecution introduced evidence to
show that Or. krause WAS in cOmmuni-
cation with Dr. Cornelius Rorecbsman,
the public prosecutor Of Johannesburg.
who was executed Sept 4 for treason.
and that ne urged the necessity for
shooting or otherwise dispOsing Of
Douglas Foster, an English lawyer at
tached to Lord Roberts staff. who was
very active against the Beers
The prosecution introduced letters in
which DR.. Krause described Lord Miner
as IAN arch scoundrel and an enemy of
ROer national existence and a willing tool
Of the iingoes." and advised the burEhers
TO break their oaths and shoot traitors.
The letters indicated that Dr. Krause
acted as q channel of communication be-
tween the Transvaal and the Boer gov
eminent in Holland The prisoner vas
remanded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-09

WAR DEPARTMENT
PAID THE TOLLS
Messages Sent in interest of
Hemp Scheme.
WERE ALLOWED BY C0RBIN
OFFICIALS EXPLAIN THEIR
PART IN THE AFFAIR.
WERE ALLOWED BY coRBIN

Washington, Oct. S.-When the senate
committee on military affairs today
resumed its investigation of the charges
against Lieutenant Colonel Hesitand,
Thomas J. Mackey appeared as attor-
ney for Major Hawkes., the prosecuting
witness Former Assistant Secretary
of War George D. Meiklejohn, resum-
ing his testimony, detailed a converse
ton he had with Hawkes. in which the
latter declared that unless he was ap-
pointed to a position, he would publish
the details OF the hemp combination.
Mr.. Meiklejohn told him that so far as
he was concerned he might do so. 1t
was during this talk that Hawkes. told
him OF his controversy with Flint,
Eddy & Co, Hawkes. expressing the
opinion that his appointment had been
revoked because of the controversy.
F. s. Brown, a clerk in the Office of
the auditor of the war department, was
called to testify as TO the auditing of
a dispatch Colonel Hesitand had sent
to General Otis. 1t appeared that the
dispatch was audited among others,
excess of 5000. The account was GER
titled to by Adjutant General Corbin.
The records showed that the cost of the
Hesitand ca6legram was S5S.12. Prior
to the statement of witness Brown, Mr..
Needham, HeSitand'S attorney, had in
formed the committee that 1t was
Hesitand'S turn to pay for the cable
gram to General Otis, and for the re-
ply thereto when the amount had been
ascertained.
General Corbin was recalled and ex-
planned that he had certified to the ac-
curacy of the account as audited on the
report of a board of examiners of ac-
counts. Personally he could not eX-
anime every telegram involved in the
account and did not do so.
IiGTTrararf Cc1nnaI IT f~arfnr
sistant adjutant general, testified that
every effort was made by the board of
examination to eliminate all messages
which did not deal with official bust
ness. He had not seen the Hesitand
dispatch himself.
No additional facts were developed
during the ss-examination. Attor-
ney Macl1ay pressed number of ques-
tons as to why Mr.. Meiklejohn did not
mark the letters Hawkes. wrote. Copies
not the originals. MeiklejOhn said he
might or might not have received them.
He directed them to be filed but did not
consider replies necessary.
Mr.. Mackay, counsel for Hawkes..
asked If the proposed hemp company
was not abandoned because Flint, Eddy
& Co. had a monopoly on the hemp
business in the Philippines, but Mr..
Meilklejohn replied that he never knew
anything about Flint, Eddy & Co.
The committee declined to permit
counsel to ask questions designed TO
bring Secretary Root into the investiga-
ton. Senator CochelI declaring all such
matters improper. as Secretary Root
was not under investigation.
Mr.. Kitchener was recalled to testify
as to an alleged telephone communica-
ton between him and Meiklejohn rela-
tive to the Hawkes. settlement He
denied any knowledge OF such a com
municathOn. Mr.. Meiklejohn had testi-
fed that he had no such communica-
ton The committee will continue to-
morrow