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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

as he pumped himself into the rustic
seat and said;
81 presume you are all ready for the
show tomorrow.
81 am awfully sorry, Ben" she be-
gan, hut cannot 60"
"Why?" he exclaimed flercely. He
was expecting this and was prepared
"Oh," she answered, then you
haven't heard that Aunt Minerva
mo! haven't heard, neither have
you!" ne almost shouted; for, although
Miles old auntie was no favorite of
Bens, he was not going to have her
saddled with this subterfuge.
ITS no fault of Minerva Radcliffes g
that you've Tilted me at the last minute
for that upstart of Kennedy; of course
mott"
Flushed and irate he then swept down
the summery lane, leaving Mile no
chance of explanation.
Like a cyclone" she said, but her
eyes were full Of pain and astonish-
ment, while the cherries dropped un-
needed at her feet
1t was not pleasant to remember it
now; but he had begun the trouble and
he meant to see the end.
At the Hilton gate he reined in the
horses and called out to Tom on the
front lawn: Anybody here who wants
to go to the picnic?"
why, yes; you are a godsend, true
as live" cried Tom, springing to his
feet THE girls want to go awfully
bad and wouldn't mind an invitation,
too, if there's room.
CAN right" smiled Ben. 81 am at
your service"
Away went Tom to the house ta repeat
the invitation, and Ben cogitated He
would have Lura sit with him and the
old maid might repose on the back seat
with Thomas. And then when they met
Jack Kennedy and Millie, whyl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

II has been decided to resume the 49,
hour schedule of the Twentieth Cen
tury limited on the Lake Shore and
New York Central railroads between
Chicago and New York, temporarily
suspended following the recent acci-
dent at Mentor, o.
Thomas M. Casey, cashier of the Sal
mon bank at Clinton Mo, has been
arrested charged with forging two
notes aggregating $4,000 Casey is al
legged to have hypothecated the original
notes in Kansas City and placed the
forged duplicates among the assets OF
the bank.
During dense fog off Cape Prior, on
the northwest coast Of Spain, the Brit
ish cruiser Carnarvon, collided with
the North German Lloyd steamer Cob
lenz damaging the latter so badly that
II was found necessary to tow her to
Ferrol, where she will have to so into
drydock.
The Australian government has de-
cided to invite Secretary Taft and
members of his family and Miss Roose-
welt to extend their tour from the Phil
ippines to Australia,
President Roosevelt has issued Or
ders that the classes of Chinese exempt
from the inhibition of the exclusion
law are to have the same courtesy
shown them by officers of the immi-
grafton bureau as is accorded to citi-
gems Of the most favored nations.
Yvonne Davis, IS months old, was
killed by bulldog, owned by the
chlld's father, in Chicago. 1t was nee
essary to pry the dogs jaws apart after
It had been killed in order to release
Its hold.
The White House at Washington is
practically closed for the summer va
cation.
The German yacht Hamburg defeat
ed Emperor Williams Meteor III. over
a 93-knot course at Kiel, by nearly six
minutes
The temporary receiver of the City
Trust, Safe Deposit & Surety Co., of
Philadelphia is confident that every
depositor will be paid dollar for dollar.
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis
has gone on months trip to Europe.
He expects to participate in the Paul
tones exercises in Paris.
Unless Kansas gets a better re-
sponse to her call for harvest hands
much of her wheat crop will be lost.
The Carlton club of London, Eng
nd, has accepted the offer of John
fanamaker, who is an honorary mem
,er, to present portrait of President
Roosevelt by Sargent, to the club
fhe central committee of the Chica-
% Retail Grocers and2 Market Men
have withdrawn their aid from the
striking teamsters.
Jol. Winfield S. Edgerly, Second cav.
airy now on duty in the Philippines,
has been promoted to brigadier gem
eral
William j. Bryan has given $500 of
the Bennett fund to the Congregational
college at Kngfsher, Okla
Owing to heavy losses sustained by
the Gaskill forgeries, the City Trust &
Safe Deposit Co. of Philadelphia has
been compelled 10 suspend operations.
and is in the hands of a receiver.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

her that it is Independence day In more
ways than one!
This outburst, which did not auguI
well for Ben Easton's Fourth" was
but a continuation of yesterdays chap
ter. and he doubted not but that 1t would
be a serious affair at the finish, How
ever, he meant to maintain his dignity
to the end. now that he had begun.
Yes; "he had begun" but he had Just
cause and provocation, as old Squire
Prebles would quote and so he CHR
ruped to the restive bays triumphantly.
He had meant to take the new turn
ont and Millicent Radcliffe to the Pent-
water picnic; but the former was shut
up hearse-like in the carriage house,
while the latter Well. he had heard
he could not tell for his life how or
where--that Millie intended making a
new deal as to escorts, and had her eye
on Jack Kennedy. With this eXasperat-
ing gossip in mind he had called on
Millie the evening before. He had found
her under the cherry tree by the front
gate, looking as innocent as Madonna
while she gathered the crimson fruit.
He thought she grew a trille nervous
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Major Jonas of the Abereeen Exam
lner, some weeks since produced some
interesting statistics in refutation OF
the writer's contention that Mississippi
was not paying the attention TO mule
breeding that she should, and that of
the ten thousand mules needed in build
ing the Panama canal, Mississippi
would not be able to furnish any of them.
Here are extracts from the article that
are well worth reading:
"Our friend Blakeslee widely misses
the mark in his diagnosis. Mississippi
as a mule breeder as demonstrated oy
the census of 1900, ranked seventh
and led every State in the West
except Missouri, Illinois and Kansas,
and every State in the South except
Tennessee and Texas. This condition
has vastly advanced in the last five
years, and we have no doubt she now
leads both Kansas and Illinois in this
industry, and is close upon the heels of
Tennessee, being entitled to at least
fifth place as a mule breeding State.
SIN 1900 the several States named be-
low reported mule colts under two
,on,e of ora n 6 follomc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

he returned bitterly; "a Hottentot, a
tory and a-trayesty,"
Il have heard of triple characters
she answered smiling icily; but where
are the IIltons?" looking out over the
water They came with you"
Did they?" he queried
Yes; was in the Hilton parlor When
you invited them"
"You?" in astonishment
Yes; went over to get the basket
phaeton, as auntle could ride best in
that. | drove to Fairview to-day" she
ended, sadly.
"Millie,' cried Ben, "are you too dis.
gusted with me TO take me back"
Back home? o, no. planned as
much with the Hiltons this morning.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

ly young man when he wrote this let
ter, being then but II years of age. He
lived to be more than 80, and before his
death saw this great day celebrated as
he wished il celebrated over practically
all of the civilized portion of the con
tinent south of the Canadian line. His
death occurred on July 4, 1926 and on
the same day, and at almost the same
hour, there died also Thomas Jefferson,
a colleague of Adams on the commit
tee which drafted the famous document
declaring American independence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

from letter written by him to his wife
from Philadelphia on July 3, 1776, "a
hours before old Liberty Bell had pro-
claimed to an expectant nation that It's
representatives had thrown off the yoke
of the tyrannical George III.
Thus it is that President Adams is the
inventor of Independence day celebra-
tions Thus it is that the American
boy has his first and most prominent
authority for his hilarious observance
of this. the greatest day in our history.
President Adams was a comparative
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01
Ber Easton S Fourth
By MANDA L. CROKER

Z stepped lightly into
the two-seated canopy
top and, tlecking a bit
of dust from his sleeve,
took up the ribbons with
q lordly hand, "l'll show
Miss Millie a trick
it seemed there was
more emphasis than was
necessary - "lll show
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

boy. Not only did he believe 1t to be
every boys inalienable right, but his
patriotic duty to burn his fingers with
gunpowder and to deafen the populace
with noises of all descriptions on the
nations natal day That such was his
belief is proven by the above extract
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

The Lincoln County Law and Order
League. which was the active agent in
The pros ecution Of the whitecapper or.
ganization in that county, finally secur
ing it's disruption, will prepare coun
ter.petitions to be presented to Gov
Vardaman, urging him not to grant
pardons to the ringleaders of the
whtecapper organizations, who were
sentenced to the penitentiary at the
November term of Circuit Court in that
county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Adjt.-Gen. Fridge has received infor-
nation from Gulfport to the effect that
the artesian well dug on the camp
grounds near there is big success.
The well is $50 feet deep and is sup
plying water at the rate Of $50 gallons
minute. Gen. Fridge has issued
an order to the effect that no requis-
tion received for ordnance or quarter.
masters supplies would be honored
between July Is and August 10.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

There are now fifteen convicts in the
Mississippi penitentiary under the age
of 1G years, and it is understood that
the effort will be renewed at the next
session of the Legislature to secure the
establishment of boys reformatory
department in connection with the
state prison, In order that the young
sters may not be associated with hard
ened criminals.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Land Commissioner Na1 received
from the Land Department at Wash
ington the maps and plates of the land
purohas ed by Foley & Arson, embrac-
ing some $4,000 acren, and Assistant
Commissioner Smiley has been desg-
mated by these gentlemen to mark out
the line of the railroad to be built by
them up the Pearl river valley.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

)HN ADAMS, a signer
of the Declaration of In
dependence, and second
president of the United
States. was the stanch
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Marshal W. S. Moon arrested large
gang of foreigners at Crenshaw for
working on the railroad on Sunday
Tho railroad authorities were notified
three weeks ago not to work their
gangs there on Sunday but disobeyed
the orders. The men were arraignei
before the mayor and fined, which the
railroad will have to pay.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

On Monday, July 3. the Supreme
Court will begin the call of all cases
left on the dockets for the middle and
northern districts. The cases will ho
'alled peremptorily as they are reached
on the docket, and will be argued, sub
mitted or continued when called,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

The first annual summer school OF
the Mississippi Agricultural end Me
chanical College opened at Starlvville
last week with D fair attendance OF
earnest and enthusiastic teachers
Much interest centers in the meeting
of institute conductors called by Su-
perintendent Whitfield to meet at
Starkylle on July 6 for a two weeks'
conference The teachers present eX.
pcct great benefit from contact with
the authors of the new textbooks, who
will be here throughout that time.
This is a rare opportunity and will not
be enjoyed again for another five
years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

Application has been received at the
Office of the Secretary of State for a
revival of the charter of the North Mis-
sissippi & Bay Springs Railroad, a
branch of the Southern Railway pro.
1ected from Burnsville, in Tishoringo
county, in southerly direction
through lttawamba county, probably
to Fulton, the county seat. Ittawsmba
is one Of the few counties In the State
nov without railroad facilities, and the
Indications are that the Southern Rail.
way intends to build the line. The
charter expired some time since.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Information has been received that
the fire insurance companies operating
in Mississippi have recently agreed on
special hazard rating for certain risks
in Greenwood Ora. Port Gibson, West
Point. Centreville, Crawford, vicks-
burg, Silver City, Itta Bena, Gloster
and Prentiss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

II is announced that the General OIL
Company, which is an Ohio corpora
ton. is about to establish headquarters
in Jackson for the State, Heretofore
the headquarters for the company has
a good portion of the South has been
handled from that city The General
oil Company is competitor of the
Standard, and has been in business for
some years in this section
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Congressman John Sharp Williams
gives notice that on August 1 5 and 16
an examination is to be held In Jack
son for the purpose of selecting a ca
det from the Eighth district in the
West Point Military Academy. All
boys between the ages of II and %
are eligible to compete for this honor
The successful applicant will report at
Jackson Barracks. New Orleans, on
May /, 1906. for his entrance examina-
tion Two alternates are to be chosen
from among the applicants.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Gov Vardaman has pardoncd wal
ter c. Stevens. white man serving a
two.year term in the penitentiary for
manslaughter Stevens was convicted
in the Circuit Court of Copiah county
last December. and has made a model
prisoner during his Incarceration. He
was employed as bookkeeper at the
Oakley Hospital, and rendered very
satisfactory services The Governor
found extenuating circumstances in
the case which justified the pardon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

The weather has been fine during the
past few weeks and crop conditions
have improved wonderfully. The far
mers have had an opportunity of pull
ing their crops out of the grass and
the outlook is much brighter than
some weeks since. With fair condi-
tions from now on Mississippi will make
an ordinary crop.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

The little city of Montrose, in Jasper
county, is a real good one. Although
very young in years, it has already in
stalled system of electric lights, and
will soon put in waterworks. The citi-
zens are prosperous and happy, beiev-
ing in the future of their town and
spending their money to back such a
belinf
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Ruleville, in the Delta, is fast forg-
ing to the front, and the newest thing
announced is an electric light plant.
Work on it will begin right away, and
ere long the citizens of that progressive
place will have the pleasure of turning
buttons instead of striking matches.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Reports received at the auditors Of
flee indicate that there will be fair
sized increase in the pension roll this
year, Judging from the frequent re-
quests for blank applications received
at the Office. The Board of Pension
Examiners will meet in September to
consider the new applications. Per
sons now on the pension roll are not
required to make new applications.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Don't forget to write some friend in
q distant state of the advantages OF
living in Mississippi. Send for some OF
the Greater Mississippi bulletins and
mail him one of them. A little work
of this kind by number of our cit
liens will soon begin to show highly
satisfactory results in the way of secur-
ing desirable citizens to take up the
waste lands ard make our grand old
State blossom like a rose. Try this
scheme and see what the result will be.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-01

Secretary Fisher, Of the Mississippi
Cotton Growers Association. reports
that the association has a thorough or
ganization in every county in the State
where cotton is grown, and on the 1st
Of July he will prepare his semi-annual
report to the executive committee,
showing the membership roll of each
county The association viii collect
cotton statistics throughout the season
at stated intervals, and will have near
ly 5000 correspondents by whom in.
formation will be furnished. The first
report was compiled from the data
sent in by 1892 correspondents.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-13
CAUSE OF FAILURE
OF BANK IS Barred
Report on Buffalo Institution
Is Given to the
Public

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 12.-Attorney
General Mayer tonight made public the
report of Tracy c. Becker, of Buffalo,
who, as special deputy attorney gen.
eral, investigated the insolvency of the
German bank, of Buffalo.
The bank, according to the report of
Mr.. Becker, passed into the control or
Arthur E. Appleyard, of Boston, on
April 80, 1904. Mr.. Appleyard then ac-
quired $1,000 shares of the capital stock
of the institution, purchasing it in the
name of Richard Emory, an employee
who Immediately transferred it to the
Boston man. Mr.. Appleyard is said to
have been the promoter of steam and
electric railway corporations operating
about Dayton and Columbus, Ohio, and
is alleged to have obtained control OF
banks In New Jersey and Pennsylvania
before acquiring the stock in the Buf-
falo institution.
kited the Checks
Almost Immediately after buying the
German bank stock Appleyard is said
to have borrowed money in large
amounts from the bank. 1t is alleged
that he 'kited" checks and drafts on
1t and through it with the various 9TH
er banks with which he was connected
until, when the bank closed, on Dec. s,
1904, Appleyard and the various street
railways with which he was CONNECT
ed were indebted to the bank in the
sum Of more than s662,000.
The loans, discounts and drafts of
Appleyard ard his corporations pur-
ported to be secured in part by the
bonds of several railway companies
Since the failure of the bank nearly
all these companies have been placed
in the hands of receivers and the secu-
rifles are alleged to be practically
worthless, excepting bonds of the Chip
peWa Railway company, of Wisconsin,
in the sum of $4,000, which are said
to be worth more than par. Mfr. Beck
er says that the bank will realize only
about 20 per cent on its loans to Ap-
pleyard.
Attracted Deposits
The bank had on April 30, 1904.
$6.000,000 in deposits. It paid per
cent on deposits and consequently at
tracted the savings of thousands of de-
positors.
Mr.. Becker reviews the criminal pro-
ceedings against Mr.. Appleyard, which
are based on grand larceny charge
growing out of loan of $4,000 on
May IS, 1904, on securities, the value of
which he is said to have misrepresent-
ed. Three of the directors said to
be under Appleyard's influence are
charged with willfully falling to per-
form their duties as directors
Mr.. Becker says there also seems to
be evidence to support the charge that
the officers of the bank prior to thu
time that Appleyard acquired control
of IL, entered into agreements whereby
they received commissions for making
loans from the banks funds.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-13
SALTWATER

A warrant was issued charging Frank
Miller with robbery and assault. and the
authorities will spare no efforts in appre-
hending the man who made an attempt
to kill Henry Witzel Thursday night on
the latter's farm in the town of Lake
land. Owing to WitzeTs destitute cir
cumstances County Physician Clark had
him brought to the city hospital in Still
water and he was operated on today and
both bullets were extracted. One was in
other had fiattened against the skull at
the forehead. WitZeis skull is fractured
but the surgeons say he will recover.
Deputy Sheriff Jarchow. who went to the
scene of the shooting and other points in
the town OF Lakeland yesterday, says he
learned that Miller was at Saltwater
Junction Friday morning. and circum-
stances indicate that he boarded a train
there for the east He was sitting IN
the waiting room when the agent came
to work In the morning and left Just when
the train came in, but did not buy a
ticket. good description of the man
has been forwarded to all points within q
radius of many miles.
A meeting Of the school officers and
rural teachers Of Washington county was
held at the high school and the attendance
was very large. Many subjects were dis
cussed pertaining to school matters
Six paroles were granted by the state
board OF control at its session at the
prison. The paroled inmates will be lib
Grated as soon as the parole papers are
received from the capitol.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-13
PRESIDENT TO PASS
TWO STRENUOUSDAYS
Today and Tomorrow viii Be
Spent In New York
City

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 12.-
President Roosevelt will leave Wash
ington tomorrow morning for a two
days visit to New York during which
he will make a speech at the Lincoln
birthday celebration at the Waldorf
Astoria, spend a short time at the press
club banquet at the New AStor house,
lunch at the University club, dine in
Little Hungary and visit friends.
Accompanying him to New York will
be Mrs. Roosevelt, Secretary and Mrs.
Taft, Mrs. Cowles, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Roosevelt, who have been guests at
the White house, and Secretary Loeb.
The party will start from Washing
ton in a special train at II o'clock to-
morrow morning and will reach New
York at about o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon. AS soon as he arrives at the
metropolis, the New York Republican
club will take charge of the chief mag
istrate and escort him to the club
house, where he will receive the MEM
bers of the organization Informally and
rest until he goes to the Waldorf
Astoria, where the Republican clubs
Lincoln day dinner will be held.
The president will deliver a speech
at the banquet. After the Lincoln day
address the president will attend the
press club dinner at the New Astor.
On Tuesday the president will divide
MS time between visits to friends and
relatives, a luncheon at the University
club and dinner with the Hungarian
Republican club at Little Hungary"
The Hungarian club had the honor Of
entertaining the president when he
was governor of New York and on that
occasion he promised to join its mem
bers again If he ever became presi-
dent.
This promise, made in fun, will thus
be kept in earnest. During the course
of the Hungarian banquet the presi-
dent will make a short speech and at
the conclusion Of the dinner will de-
part at midnight for Washington,
reaching here early Wednesday morn
ing.