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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
CONGRESS.

Legislation gave way to oratory III
the national house Of representatives.
on the 25th, when the marble STATUES
of Gen. Sam Houston and stephen r.
Austin, recently placed in statuary
hall by Texas, were formally accepted
The last week of the Fiity-elShth
congress finds that body with larse
amount of unfinished business on manu.
particularly in the senate.
A special session Of the house OF rep
resentatiyes was held on Sunday, lhe
2Gth inst. at which culogies were pro-
nounced Oh the late Representatives
Croft. of South Carolina; Otis, OF New
York. and Mahoney, of Illinois.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama an'as-
,nizes every attempt to have cohiereeS
appointed on the statehood bill. go
The senate passed the house p'''
authorizing the secretary of war TO re-
turn union and confederate tass 10
the states or the regiments by wllich
they were borne in the civil war
The bill providing a form oi govern
ment for the Panama canal zone "a'
been passed by the senate.
The river and harbor bill, carrying
st7234G57. was passed by the mousse
without amendment
Representative Stephens, OF IeSas
has introduced two resolutions, direct
sd TO the secretary of the Interior one
of which asks under what act OF con
gress the Foster lease Of the Usage III
dian lands was made and by what au
.hority the sub-leases were approved
The house having again disagreed Tt
all but one of the senate amendments
to the army appropriation hill' Sc"
II back to conference
The senate, in executive session
ratified a treaty between practlcaIly "'
nations for the exemption oil hospla
ships in time of war from payment y
all mort dues and taxes.
The senate passed the military acao
emy appropriation bill
The house passed the Phlllppin
tariff bill practically without aiiicnu
ment
The adoption of the resolution D
tho house TO authorize the secretary U
war TO return union and cohieue'a'
battlehags to the respective s'a'e
evoked great applause.
The house passed the pension apr.
priation bill, which carries sl3S,25o''V'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
LOVES BLINDNESS.
Full glad am the gods have made the


Full glad am the gods have made thee
bind"
Thou answerest, when seek 10 tell thee
How that thy coming hath revealed to me
Wonder on wonder; how In thee ! ma
The flame Of Beauty's immortality
Lighting the darkling pathway of mankind
Yet, am blind. as one who, in the nlsht
That hides the valley, from mountain
scar
Gazing cnthralled on some god-throning
star
Dreams the old dreams, imperishably
bright;
who's. eyes that they may worship from
afar,
The ,dr have stricken with eternal light.
Nv soul hath pierced radiant ecstasy
That wells thy soul from all mems sight
and ga2ed,
Az one by sudden light from heaven
amazed
Unblinded on the inmost mystery;
And, though the shrincs Of all the gods
be razed,
Shall worship ever, blind to all but thee
London Daily News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
BROKE UP THE CELEBRATION.
An Inbidden Guest ut Wedding
Celebration starts II Desperate
and Bloody Riot.

Greensburg, Pa, Feb. 27-Becaus'
Anna Onnafray refused to dance with
George Lukesz, an unbidden guest al
a wedding celebration among the coke
workers in Mount Pleasant township,
the latter went out and gathered q
crowd of his friends and. returning.
started riot, breaking up the dance
In the bloody battle with coke forks,
knives and pistols which ensued, John
Kopkas and Michael Leshow, both
married men, were killed, Tom Pol
lali was fatally wounded and six 9th
ers were stabbed or shot, Twenty
seven arrests were made,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
SHODDY IN A FABRIC.
How imposition in Piece of Sup-
posedly Good Cloth May
Be Detected.

Worsted cloths are less often adul>
terated than woollens and are more
easily detected. A cotton worsted Is a
lie on the face of it, for the cotton
stands out with prominence, says
the American Wool and Cotton Ke-
porter. But often a cotton thread IN
twisted with a worsted thread, ana 10
determine its presence it is only neces-
sary to take the twist out Of the thread
and then examine its component parts.
Cotton, having long staple, can be
carded and combed with wool to be spun
into worsted yarn This is done to
cheaper the cost of production. Cotton
is carded and spun with wool ana shod-
dy not so much to cheaper the yarn.
for cotton is generally as expensive as
some shoddies but is introduced to give
strength or spinning qualities TO the
stock. In many cases the shoddy Is or
such short staple that it would not
stand the drawing in spinning ana as
it would make the cost of the yarn too
| high il put in enough wool TO give thaL
lacking strength, cotton is put in lor
| this purpose.
The percentage of cotton in a fabric
can be determined in this manner:
Take a small piece of cloth and weiGh
it. Now boil it for five minutes IN
five per cent. solution Of caustc soda.
Take out what is left and, If any, 1t is
all cotton. The wool will all be dis
solved. The percentage Of shoddy can
not be determined except by expert
ence.
A cloth or yarn with shoddy in 1t IS
easily detected by its feel Cloth maze
of all new wool is softer feeling than
one containing shoddy, for the latter
has lost that new, soft, springy teel
peculiar to wool
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
MILLIONS A PREY
TO CONFEDERATION
Over Nine Blocks of New orleans
Wharf Property Burned.
TWO GREAT ELEVATORS AlS0
The Property Destroyed inc'""e"
The Illinois Central River Tcrmi-
mails, Hundreds of Cars n"d
Much Cotton.

New Orleans. Feb 27.-Stuyyesant
docks, the extension terminal OF the IL
linos Central on the river front, We're
swept by fire Sunday. The two large
grain elevators, holding about mill
ion bushels, were destroyed.
Nearly a dozen squares Of modern
wharves and freight sheds, two mag
nifcent grain elevators, hundreds OF
loaded cars and vast quantities OF
freight, including 10000 bales of cot
ton, were destroyed, together with a
large number of small residences, The
loss may reach $5,0O0,000.
As soon as it became known that the
zone Of the fire was the Stuyyesant
docks, harbor tugs hastened to the
wbaryes, and vessels that were moored
there were pulled out into the river.
AT the same time switch engines were
rushed to the wharves ana hundreds Of
box cars loaded with freight were
drawn to points above the upper end
of the terminals, before the fire
reached them. Hundreds more, how
eyer, were consumed
The wind was blowing down the riv-
er as the blaze began, and the fire
splead with greater speed in that di-
rection.
The river boats, the employees of the
road and the fire department concen-
trated all their energies in an eHorl
to save the upper elevator between
AusterlitZ and Constantinople streets
and TO check the fire at that point
The fire. however, gradually worked
past the point occupied by the eleya
tor. Hercically the forces kept al
work, but ultimately they were beaten
and the big steel structure, covered
with corrugated iron, suddenly burs
into flames and in half an hour was
complete wreck.
At midnight more than nine square
of the terminals had been completed.
destroyed, and it seemed unlikely ina
the fire would be checked until
reached Napoleon avenue, which ais
is a very broad street During the fir
heavy wind blew and the blaze wa
of indescribable fury, carrying brand
TO great distances, driving back tn
crowds of sightseers.
Immense pieces of corrugated iroI
Torn from the sides of the upper ele
yator. were carried through tie al
as if they were feathers and droppin
in every direction constantly endar
cered the lives of fremen and specti
tors
y The local fire department practicall
threw up its hands early, and the I'll
spread without interference until .
q the terminals were destroyed. I'll
= fire was gotten under ccatrol abol
. 1890 a. m.
The origin of the fire is a myster
Il II started in one of the cOnveyors
, elevator T.. which was the first to bur
n According to reports, there we're
n number of empty oil barrels near Il
Il elevator. A spark fell into one
these, and instantly the entire rive
,t front was in a blaze.
70 Aside from the tremendous loss
:. volyed in the destruction OF propert
\, the fire is a calamity to New Orlea
in the temporary abatement of the II
,t mense export business of the lllint
T. Central, particularly in the matter
v. gain shipments.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
War Records Received.

Director Rowland, Of the depart
ment of archives and history, has
received a complete set of the Official
records Of the Union and Confed-
crate armies from the war depart
ment at Washington, and the
volumes will be kept on file in the
department of history. This is the
onl y complete set of the war rec
ords at the Statehouse, and is quite
valuable for purposes of record. Di-
rector Rowland will also secure
copies of the supplemental reports
as soon as they are published.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
TERRIFIC MINE EXPLOSION.
Over n score of Italian and HunGn-
rian Miners Killed by nm Explo-
sion nj Wiicoe, Va.

Buefeld, Va, Feb. 27.-As a result
of an explosion in Shaft No. OF the
United States Coal & Coke Co. at Will
coe. Sunday, % miners are supposed
to have lost their lives, and It is possi-
bic that the number will exceed this.
Fifteen bodies have been taken from
the shaft. A large rescuing party are
in the mines. 1t is barely possible,
but not likely, that some of the re-
naming entombed miners will be res
cued alive. The explosion was OF ter
rife force and shattered glass win
dows mile distant. The victims art
all Italian or Hungarians.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Storing Cotton.

All over The State The storage Of
cotton steadily continues, and many
compress plants are Offering to give
free storage in order to aid in the
movement to hold back the crop. At
points where there are no cdmpresscs
temporary sheds are being built to
take care of the surplus cotton and
prevent the exposure to the weather.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Small Town. Big License.

The town of Tunica has raised its
saloon license by $50, making $3.50
that the retailer is compelled to pay
into the municipal treasury before
he can get a license, With the State
tax added, it makes a saloon license
in Tunica cost $2,?t9.50, which,
taking into consideration the size of
the town, is probably the highest
saloon license in the State.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

The total trade of the Yukon ter
rtory for the calendar year 1903, as
shown by the customs returns at tho
ports OF Dawson and White Horse,
amounted in value to sl2,509, 99i-im-
ports representing sl,69S,sS3 end ex-
ports $l0,S11,211. OF the expolss, $lO,
324720 represent gold dust. and but
S4S640l merchandise.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
The Judae Means Business.

Judge II. NJ. Wilkinson, in open.
ing Circuit Court at l'ayette, 'lcIrer'
son county, last week, said that a
whitecap organization existed in
that county, and promised the grand
Jury he would furnish the name Of
the party who had attended tine
whitecap convention.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Dave Norman's Little Cow.

d. II. Norman, leading planter
whose home is a few miles from
Newton, possesses a COW that is
somewhat of curiosity. She is a
Jersey specimen and weighs only
237 pounds, and a day or two ago
gave birth to a calf that tipped the
beam at only 23 pounds. 1t ia not
likely that another COW and calf of
such dimensions could be found in
the State.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
WILL BUILD HER OWN SHIPS,
r,,,n noeSu't Intend to Place Or
dcrs for Warships in England
or Else where.

Toxic .Feb,27.-The statement cabled
to the United States from London tha'
.Japan has ordered four battleships III
England is incorrect. 1t is probable,
unless circumstances dictate otherwise
that Japan will, in future, construct
all her vessels at home She mas
eo,lpped extensive yards, shops and
gun and armor foundries, and there ls
n strong and growing sentiment in the
navy and among the people generally,
in favor of home construction eXclu'
slvely. The yards are already engaged
in an extensive building programme
which includes two large armored Ves'
sells.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
c.r.roI strike Declared.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. PA genera!
strike of the smelter employees oi Brit
ish Columbia has been declared as a
result OF the defeat of the eight 'hou
bill for smelter employees in the Brit
ish Columbia legislature. The men
Rre striking for shorter hours.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

The Association of Chambers or
Commerce of the United Kingdom re-
Gently sent deputaton to Lord Lon
donderry president of the board of edu-
cation, to try to secure from the gov
ernment increased aid for higher tech
nical and commercial education.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
r,,r WAN IN Tuu FAR EAST.

st Petersburg dispatches report
heavy engagement on the Russian leit
in Manchuria where Gen. kuropatKln
endeayored to occupy an advanced po-
sition. but was met by a heavy Jap
anese force and driven back The
losses are said to have been very
heavy.
The japanese are resuming ACTIVITY
on the Russian right, and are, appar-
emily, attempting turning movement
Several Russian outposts have oeeh
'riyen in and the advancing japanese
re getting in touch with fortified posi-
tiors.
The japanese forced the Russians TO
abandon their base at BeresneH MIL
The battle was desperate on both SIDES
hut the result is not yet known.
Rumors were current in st. Peters
burg that Gen KuropatSin had been
outnanked by a strong force OF Jap,
anese in the vicinity of Slmintln' aho
had been compelled to recede from MS
strong position on the Shakhe river
Gen Grippenberg found but cold com
fort in st. Petersburg with his com
plants about Gen. Kuropatkin, and mas
been ordered back to his command
| Mic
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
New vicksburg.Memphis Schedule.

A new schedule went into effect
last week ON the Yazoo and Missls-
sippi Valley railroad, between Mem
phis and Vicksburg. The train
connects with the Illinois CCntra'
north and south at Memphis, and
aboIishcs a long delay at that point,
which is greatly appreciated by the
patrons of the line.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

A magazine bearing the happy title,
How 10 Make Money has given up
the ghost after an existence Of Just
three months During its lifetime 1t
published beautiful advice and showed
that it is so simple to become a mil
lionaire that nobody need be without
a fortune And yet it had to quit busi-
ness because II lacked funds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
A. and M. College in Good Shape.

Prof, J. c. Hardy, president OF
the Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical College, reports that af-
fairs at the college are in excellent
shape, the enrolment having been
largely increased since the holidays,
and nearly 500 students are now at
work in the various departments.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
COLOMBIAN CANNlBAlS.
,,.,,y CoIombinn Soldiers and q
Colonel Cooked and Eaten
By Cnnnibals

Mexico City, Feb. 27.-Twenty Co
lombian soldiers including Col. Sergio
Sanchez, were recently captured and
eaten by cannbals of the Putumayo
district of Colombia. They were cut
into small piece, cooked with tobacco
and eaten.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Fxneriment Work Delayed.

Work at the State experiment
stations has been greatly delayed
this spring on account of the inclcm-
ent weather of late, but operations
will 90 rapidly forward as the con-
dition of the soil will permit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
sponsor For the south.

Louisville, Ky, Feb. 27.-Gen. Ste
phen B. Lee, commander-inchief of the
United Confederate Veterans, has an
nounced the appointment of Miss Car
rie Payton Wheeler, daughter OF Gen.
Joseph Wheeler, to be sponsor for the
south at the confederate reunion to be
held in Louisville, June A. Is and l6.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Small Cotton Movement.

The interior cotton movement IN
Mississippi has been exceedingly
light during the past ten days, and,
except at a very few points, receipts
are much lighter than for the same
period last year. This condition,
while largely due to the movement
to hold back the crop, is also aug
mcnted by the almost impossible
condition Of the country roads,
which prevents the farmers from
hauling their cotton to market.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

Railroad men while digging gravel
in Black Butte mountain, near Lis
son. Siskiyou county, Cal, recently
came upon an immense buried mass OF
ice, believed to have been there from
time mmemorial,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Italians for Farm Work.

A coach lead of Italian imml-
grants arrived in Vicksburg last
week. From there they were dis
tributed over the delta They came
direct from New York and are 60
ing to work ON the large plantations
in the Mississippi valley.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Vesuvius under a mantle Of snow
was one of the curioslties to be wit
messed at Naples.

A Danish engineer recently built
vessel after the lines Of Noah's Ark,
as laid down in the Bible. 1t made
q craft of 306 tons. It made trial
trip near Copenhagen and proved a
good sea boat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Brood Mares Arrive,

The thirty-eight mares recently
purchased by the governor and
members of the Board Of Control
have arrived at the farms of the
State in the i0lta. They were pur-
chased for breeding purposes and
were in good condition when they
arrived
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

Erie Pa, Feb. 27.-Hon. George A.
ALEU-, United States district attorney
for western Pennsylvania under Pre'i-
dent Cleveland, died Sunday evening"
need 66 wears.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Bank for Clinton.

The charter of the Bank of Clln-
ton, with a capital of $4,000, and
domiciled at Clinton, in Kinds
county, was approved by the COVER
nor last week
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
His References.

She-What did papa say?
He-He referred me to your mother'
"And what did mamma say?"
"Oh, she referred me to you
"Well. | hardly know what to say"
perhaps ought to refer you TO the
commercial agencies, Chicago Daiiy
News
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

There has been good demand In
North Queensland for bullocks for Ma
Mia, p. l., lately. and an American
firm at Manila is arranging for month";
ly shipments of live cattle, Ponies Ten
to fourteen hands high are also wanted
about 200 per month-but there IS
some doubt if the right kind Of ali'
NAL is raised in North Queensland.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

Erie, Pa, Feb. 27.-Maj Robert
clark. who oaiciat2d at the laying OF
tae cornerstone Of the Washington
monument in 184S, died Sunday, aged
- years
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

The emperor Of Russia is in posses
sion of the revenue from the crown
domains. consisting of more than a
million square miles of cultivated land
and forests. besides gold and other
mines in Siberia, and producing a
vast revenue, the actual amount OF
which is made in the budgets or
finance accounts, the crown domains
being considered the private property
of tho imperial family.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Will Stand by Their Guns.

The Mississippi farmers seem to
be fairly determined to stand by
their guns and hold their cotton for
better prices.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

Londons recently completed Coll
scum has the largest theater and stage
in the world. Luxurious seating has
been provided for 5000 persons. The
stage mechanism is the last work OF in
genuity 1t consists of revolving ts'
bles, on which the scenery Will be
changed as If by the wand OF Pros
nero, and it is said by their means the
race for the Derby can be represented
from start to finish. The theater COW
ers an acre and a quarter of ground.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

According TO the latest statistics
the number Of foreign commercial
firms in the principal treaty ports aud
in the large cities of China open to
foreigners was ,297, and the number
of foreigners residing there was 2V,'
$50. England heads the list with l2O
firms and 5,662 persons; Japan comes
next with 36l firms and 5,2S7 persons.
The United States has only ia flrms,
but 2,542 persons.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

The German consul in Bucharest re-
ports that the favorable grain crop OF
1904 in Roumania has caused an in
crease of about 25 per cent. in the
purchase of agricultural machines
there as compared with the year be-
fore. Austro- Hungarian and English
makes of machines have outsold those
of other countries on account OF the
long credit terms allowed the pur'
,hacpr
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

According to statistics gathered by
an insurance company in New York,
the sum of $10000000 was embezzled
in the United States in 1904. These
figures are based on cases followed by
confession or conviction, or by the
disappearance of the guilty one, New
York state headed the, list with EN-
bezzlements amounting to $LS5l ,5S5
California was next with a total OF
S1.O5S.S25. Then comes PennsylVama
with the sum of $9S7,233. Ohio fol
lows with $500 .20S.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

Berlin consumes for municipal pur'
poses (gas works, heating puDAe
buildings, etc.) from 250,OOO to 100000
metric tons (of 2,20i6 pounds each)
of coal per year, which heretofore mas
been supplied by the mines In Lower
Silesia. The syndicate, however, con-
trolling these mines has raised the
price of coal so high that the authorl-
ties of the city will draw its coal sup
plies of 1905 from abroad.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

Very little items sometimes get into
the legislative hopper A debt amount
ing to penny may be the subject of
lust as much legislative routine as
debt for 81. 100000. This was demon
stratod recently when Postmaster
General Wynne forwarded TO the
house 10 pages of deficiency estimates
of appropriations .aggregatng $3.50.
A large portion of the estimates were
small amounts due certain postmas-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Handsome Church Planned.

The Baptists of McComb City
have plans on foot for the erection
of handsome $4,000 modern brick
church
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
THE WEEKS NEWS
TERSELY OUTLINED
An Epitome of the Most Important
Events at Home and Abroad
the Past Week.
CONGRESS- WORK IN NUTSHELL

Latest Developments in the huss'-
Jnn,ucse Mnr. Together with
Items of Interest Cullcd FROM wv
Important Happenings All over
the World.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04

The date for holding the Cotton
ard Corn Carnival this year has
been fixed for November Z to Is.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Brother Kills Brother.

John Watts was killed by his
brother at Pontotoc last week Eye
witnesses to the killing say the deed
was done in self-defense.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-03-04
Car Building plant for HattIesburg

The Mississippi Central Railroad
Company will construct car-bulld-
lug plant and shops at Hattieshurg