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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19

Greenwood has purchased a complete
eouipment for its fire department, and
in the future will be in shape to handle
fires Just like full grown cities. Green,
wood is nothing if not enterprising, and
is growing at rate that is the PRIDE
of its citizens and the admiration OF
all
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
HORRIBLE CRIME IN FLORIDA
ENTIRE FAMILY OF NINE PER.
SONS MURDERED.
Their Home Set On Fire aud the Re
mains OF the Victims Found
In the Ruins.

Pensacola, Fla, May l5.-One of the
most horrible crimes in the history OF
this state, If not Of the entire south,
was committed in Santa Rosa county,
ten miles month Of Milton Sunday
night. An itinerant preacher named
Ackerman his wife and seven children
the eldest about "A years, were killed
and their bodies crematel in their
home, which was burned by the as
sassins, The crime was discovered
Monday morning by partie5 with whom
Alderman had an appointment They
found he house in ruins, and the
charred bodies Of Alderman and the
eight other members of his family
scattered about among the wreckage.
Examination by physicians showed that
Alderman and his wife had been struck
on the head with some blunt instru-
ment Their skulls being crushed The
citizens Of Nil on have raised more
than a thousand dollars, which will be
offered as reward for the apprahen-
sion Of the assqssins, and Coy. Brow
ard has been appealed to to offer a
reward fer the state Ackerman is not
known to have had any enemies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
CLEVELAhD'S TRIBUTE
TO LATE CARL SCHURz

Princeton, n. J., May 15.-Former
President Grover Cleveland paid the
following tribute to the late Carl
Schurz:
q lcok upon the delth of Mr. S hurz
as a national affiiction, Though he had
reached length of years, and though
his activity had waned, he was still a
power and strong influence in the life
and sentiment Of his countrymen. To
those'who priced high, disinterestel pa
tr,otism, he continued to be an nspir-
ing leader; to those who loved un-
finchirg moral courage he was con-
stant teacher and to those who aspired
to the highest ideals in civic life he was
an unfai'ing guide His. example and
lofty career are left 10 us to stimulate
the young to yir uOug emulation and to
encourage all in right living. Such
men can III lie spared aud what they
leave to us should be carefully kept as
a precious legacy
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
WRECKED WITH DYNAMITE
THE FAMOUS FERRIS WHEEL a
TANGLED PILE OF JUNK.
The Foundation blown Awny with
Dynamite and the Great
Structure CoIlapses.

st. Louis, May 12.-The big Ferris
wheel at the Worlds Fair grounds
was blown up by dynamite at 4:3O p.
m, Friday. One hundred pounds of
dynamite were exploded under the
supports at the north side of the
structure, wrecking the foundation
and permitting the wheel to drop to
the ground, matter of but a few feet.
AS the wheel settled it slowly
turned with the bottom of the wheel
as a support, and then, after totter-
ing a moment, slowly collapsed. 1t
did not fall to one side as the wreck
ers had planned-it merely crumpled
up slowly, and within a few minutes
was a tangled mass of steel and iron
80 or 40 feet high
The huge axle, weighing "A tons,
dropped slowly with the rest of the
Wheel crushing the smaller braces
and steel framework into fantastic
shapes and forms When the mass
finally stopped settling 1t bore no
resemblance to the wheel so familiar
to all st. Louisans.
Mrs. Cora Bennett, wife of w. G.
Bennett, superintendent of the Chi
cago House Wrecking Co, touched
the button that exploded the dyna-
mite.
The wheel weighed 1000 tons 1t
cost originally S75O,OOO when erected
in Chicago 10 years ago 1t was sold
there for $4,000, and 100000 was
spent bringing it to this city and
erecting it,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19

There is always something to do fo1
tbe man who is earnestly looking fol
something to do. Mississippi offers ex
cellent opportunities in all lines that arr
worthy of careful investigation
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19

away under the weather bureau build
ing far removed itom the noisy hurly-
burly of the streets, and is practically
mechanical recluse
This instrument is OF very su-
periOr type, and gives an accurate rec
ord of the movement of the earth at
the pendulum in the horizontal plane
The mechanical principles involved
in the construction of a seismograph
of this type were first developed and
applied to the measurement of earth
quakes in the latter part of 1880 by
James A. Ewing, then professor of me-
chanical engineering at the University
of Toxic. but now professor of mechan-
ism and applied mechanics at the Uni
versity of Cambridge, England Nu-
merous notifications have since been
incorporated in the instrument by
Gray, Omori and others, and in its
present form it is well adapted to
measure and record all kinds of earth
quakes, except, perhaps, the most de-
structive, and is especially suited to
register the feeble, unfelt earthquakes
which frequently occur in all parts Of
| the world.
The instrument in the basement
room of the weather bureau is in
stalled on separate castings secured to
thick blocks of stone cemented firmly
into the concrete floor of the building
and projecting but a few inches above
the floor level The foundation of the
instrument is separate from the build
ing, being far down in the earth, so
that it will not be affected by arti-
fetal disturbances.
The extreme sensitiyeness of the Sc
ismograph is shown in the following
statement made by Prof Marvin: The
extreme sensitiveness to fitting is ex-
hibited in several ways. The weight
of tho observer almost anywhere on
the floor of the small room in which
the instrument is installed sufIices to
tilt the pendulum enough to show on
the record, a large displacement is
produced by standing at one side OF
the pedestal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
THE BUSCH FAMILY
RECOVER JEWELRY

St Louis, May 12.-Adolphus Busch
who with his wife and daughter Mrs
Magnus, occupied apartments in the St
Francis hotel, San Francisco, at the
time of the recent ear r,hquake and fire,
ard who fled from the hotel, leaving
rearly 100000 worth of jewelry and
diamonds in their rooms, have received
the yaluables from the ill-fated city.
The diamonds and iewelry were
shipped to Mr.. Busch in a small jewel
basket by express Instead of attrac-
tive ornaments that have been admired
by thousands of persons in this and Eu-
ropean countries, the basket presented
mass of melted gold, in which were
imbedded an assortment of diamonds
from the white solitaire to the chip
variety Pendants and bars of solid
gold were bent and blackened into an
almost unre.ognizable condition.
The diamonds were discolored and
will have to be repolished and reset.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
WOMAN VICTIM OF A
BAND or WHITECAPPERS

Okolara, Miss, May 15.-Mrs. Hltt.e
Mcintosh, 4 white woman who was re-
Gently arrested charged with completely
in the murder Of her husband, and who
gave bond reported to the officers al
OkOlana Monday that, Sunday night. a
number Of men visited her house, took
her to a tree end threlteneG to hang
her unless she revealed her a -legcl ac-
completes in the murder Mrs. McIn-
toah declined to talk, whereupol she
was strung up for several seconds. Up.
on Icing lowered to the ground she stll
refused to answer questions. after which
she declares she was strung up a sacond
time, and when the rope was taken from
her neck she heard her assailants an
nounce that she was dead. Her body
was carried into the woods and left
there.
The woman said she revived and i'm
mediateiy cane here to tell her story.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
DR., Rogers Must Pay.

In the case of DIR. NJ. F. Rogers VS..
the State, appealed from Union county,
the supreme court upheld the finding of
the lower court. This is the case In
which the appellant, Dr. Rogers, APP
peared at the bar of the court in his
own cause and gave his reasons for re-
tusing to tell the grand jury how the
package Of $1,000 came into his hands
for delivery to the express company,
The court says: No individual feeling or
sentimental considerations can Justify
anyone, no matter how lofty his pur-
pose, as shown in this case, from defy
ing and ignoring the mandate of the
statute. Therefore, with feelings of re-
gret, the lower courts decision in the
case must stand affirmed"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
ATTEMPT TO LYNCH A WOMAN
After Being Pronounced Dead She Is
Buried Under a Brush Heap,

| ShNtVA u oIubH 11edDs
Mrs. Matte Mcintosh, who is under
bond for the murder OF George McIn-
tosh, her husband, was strung up by a
mob near Okolona and left for dead.
she finally recovered and walked back
TO town. Mcintosh left his home one
night and never returned home. Sub
sequently rains washed out his headless
body from shallow grave not far from
his home. Mrs. Mcintosh was arrested
ior the murder, and was released on
bond of $500, the justices who tried the
case holding that the actual murder
was the work of some one else.
lncensed at the action of the justices
a mob took her from her home at night.
The members demanded that she reveal
the names Of her confederates. Fail
ing to secure this confession they
swung her up. She was let down and
again asked for the names. She did
not give the required information and
again was strung up.
When the woman was lowered the
second time she was unconscious. An
examination convinced the mob that
she was dead. She was then taken to
the woods, buried under some brush
and leaves, and the mob dispersed.
Mrs. Mcintosh finally recovered con-
seriousness and made her way to town,
where she exhibited her bruises and
marked neck in substantiation of her
story.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
WILL DELIVER ADDRESS

Washington, May 12.-President
Roosevelt will attend the formal open
ing of the jamestown exposition next
year and will deliver an address on that
occasion,
The invitation was extended to the
president, by committee head
ed by Harry ST. George Tucker,
president of the exposition company.
The president accepted the invitation,
saying hat he had had the deepest in
terest in tie exposition since the incep-
tion Of the project
The opening of the exposition will
take place on April &C. 1907 the ami
versary of the first landing of the Eng
hsh at Cape Henry.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
CHINESE PROBLEM
IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, May 14.-Slr Chen
tung Liang Chang, Chinese minister to
Washington, is expected to arrive in
this city on May 1G to look after the in
terests Of his countrymen At a meeting
Of Chinese property owners it was de-
cided that Chinatown womb be re-
stored on its former site or not al all.
One-third of the land in the destroyed
Chinatown district is owned by Chinese
merchants or other Chinese holders.
The merchants say they must keep
IN touch with the Caucasian trade, and
must be within easy reach Of the CEN
ter Of business, Leading Chinese as
sert that if the municipal authorities
insist upon driving them from their
former district the entire colony will
remove from the city, and with IL will
go great share Of San Francisco's ORR
entail trade
The latest plan of the rebuilding
committee is TO give the Chinese a dis
trict between Sansome and Front
streets, near the bay
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
AMNESTY PROMISED
FOR RUSSIAN POLITICAL S

o. Petersburg, May IA corr2-
spondent learns that at an interview
between the car and Prof. MQuromt-
zeff. president of the lower house of the
parliament, the czar for half an hour
discussed the proposed reforms which
will come before the douma. He ex-
pressed himself as being convinced Of
the necessity of many immediate re-
forms, and said he hoped the douma
would be reasonable in its discussions
Of all questions and not move too rap
idly,
He also agreed that amnesty to po-
EGcal prisoners should be granted.
Mouromtzeff is highly pleased with
the cars attitude, and says everything
augurs well for the future of the Rus
sian empire
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
INSURANCE COMPANY
NET LOSSES IN FRISCO

Albany, N. Y, May 14-The state in
surance department Sunday night,
made public the figures showing the
losses in the recent California confa-
grafton Of the fire and fire marine insur,
ance companies doing business in this
state and reporting to the department
as given in reports Of the companies
called for in the departments circular
Of April 23 They show estimated net
losses to a total of s113, All ,595, divided
as follows:
New York state joint stock fire and
marine companies, s18.944,OOO; joint
stock fire marine companies of the 9TH
er states, $4t,827499.
Mutual fire insurance companies OF
other states. no loss.
Foreign fire insurance companies-
United States branches, $49G7O.O96.
The report shows that in most cases
any impairment Of capital will be made
good by the directors or stockholders.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
ROW RAISED AT A DOWIE
MEETING IN ZION CITY

Chicago, May IA meeting over
which John Alexander Dowe presided
at Zion City Sundry afternoon. was
broken up by a number Of followers Of
the opposing faction, assisted by sew
eral outsiders. and before the crowd
dispersed a free fight occurred.
Dowe was addressing the audience,
numbering about 600. and made the
statement that the overseers of the
Voliya faction were thieves and rob-
hers. At once a number of those in
the audience were on their feet shout
ing NO ne, you are the robbers, why
dcn't You pay your debts
The disturbance became so violent that
1t was finally decided to dismiss the
audience.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
A THREATENING BLAZE
Plant of the Higgins spring "A Axle
Co. nj Racine Junction, Wis
conSin, Partly Burned.

Racine, Wis, May 15,-The plant of
the Higgins Spring & Axle Co. located
al Racine Junction, and one Of the larg-
est manufacturing Establishments in the
city. was partially destroyed hy fire
Monday evening. The loss will reach
S35O00 There was a strong east
wind blowing and it was feared the fire
would spread to other factories.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
NO RECONCILIATION
OF THE CASTELL LANES

Paris. May 1.-THE Casteilane case
was taken up again for the purpose Of
learning if it was possible to reconcile
the parties. Both Count Boni and the
countess appeared in court. The lat
ter was accompanied by her counsel,
Edmond Kelly. The hearing disclosed
that there was no chance. of a recon-
citation, the countess insisting on an
absolute divorce, This concluded the
formal preliminaries
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
YELLOWSTONE PARK
WAS NOT AFFECTED

st, Paul, Mimi, May 12-Assistant
General Passenger Agent Smith of the
Northern Pacific railroad makes en-
phatic denial of TIE reports that the
recent earthquake shocks which
wrecked San Francisco had materially
changed the aspect of Yellowstone
park He said
THE reports that the recent seismic
disturbances in California have been
felt in Yellowstone park or have in any
way affected that renowned pleasure re-
sort are absolutely without foundation
Yellowstone park is not within the zone
of seismic action. Conditions there are
absolutely normal"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
THE SEISMOGRAP H
INSTRUMENT WHICH TELLS
OF EARTHQUAKES.
Every Movement Of the Earth Is Ac-
curately Recorded at Washington
ofice-Record of San Fran
cisco Earthquake.

If science has not as yet discovered
any method by which the coming OF
an earthquake can be foretold, it has
perfected a delicate instrument which
with the utmost accuracy tells the
story of the vibrations when they do
occur, This instrument is the seis-
mograph, and the record which 1t has
left of the recent upheayal at San
Francisco has occupied the attention
Of scientists since then and drawn the
eyes of the general public to the in
strument itself, and people are asking
what the seismograph is like and how
it works.
1t seems wonderful that an instru-
ment located at Washington could be
able to record the earthquake at San
Francisco, but such is the case, In fact
no vibration Of the earth surface any
where on the globe, however slight,
goes unnoticed oy this sensitive little
earthquake detective. Up to the time
Of the upheayal which leyeled the Pa
ciic coast metropolis the delicate
needle of the seismograph had been
tracing long, straight white lines on
the gelatined surface of the record
sheet Wednesday morning, when it
suddenly became agitated at eight
O'Clock 10 minutes and 20 seconds,
and began TO make more or less elon-
gated waves. At 1925 o'clock the
strong waves began, and the recording
needle moved rapidly back and forth
across the sheet Then followed the
most violent waves between 1872 and
1886 o'clock, seYenty-ffth meridian
time, as is shown by the record. At
one time the motion of the needle was
so vigorous that its point went off
the sheet, which it kept in motion by
a clock machine, and the point did not
return to the sheet until there was
secondary lull n the great disturb
ance. Then, when the needle had re-
sumed its tracings, the earth vibra-
tions and waves continued until 1886,
when the agitations ceased.
tldCH VI LLt lllleS bll LuS IcCbIu Suetk
represents an hour of time, the move
ment of the sheet keeping time with
the tick of the connected clock. The
units of time are marked on this sheet,
which is covered with gelatine, and
thus the observer is enabled to tell
just when the earthquakes began and
when they ended by the markings
made by the needle point
This instrument, which is said to be
one of the finest in the world, was in
stalled by Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief
Of the United States weather bureau,
aHd is under the immediate control
and supervision Of the earthquake or
seismographic division of the bureau.
Prof. C. F. Marvin is head of this di-
vision, and since the San Francisco
disaster has shown and described the
to many visitors 1t is
Installed in a basement apartment
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
100000 Fire Near Gulfnort.

Fire destroyed the immense turpen-
tine and rosin plant of the S. p. Shotter
Company, near Gulfport The build
ings and rosin store sheds, covering
fully twenty acres of ground, were de.
stroyed, Fully $4,000 barrels of rosin
and several hundred barrels of turpen
tine were lost, The loss is estimated at
fully 100000, covered by insurance.
Officials say that the plant will imme-
diately be rebuilt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
TWO MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE IN PARIS, FRANCE

Paris, May 12.-The leather market
in the Gobelin's district was burned
Friday night Many workmens dwell
ings surrounding the market were also
destroyed. There were repeated explo-
sions of carboys of acid and 1000 bar
rels of oil we're destroyed. The walls
Of the market fell in, injur.ng several
policemen and firemen The damage is
estimated at $2,0000 000
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
JOHN A, DOWIE'S END
NOT VERY FAR OFF

Chicago May l2-The condition Of
John Alexander Dowie is said to be
nearing a critical stage. The venerable
First Apostle has taken to his bed
and his strength is failing. The swell
ing Of the extremites is said to
have EXTENDED upwards until within a
few inches Of the heart. Dr. Blanks,
who has been in constant attendance
upon Dowie since his return from Mex
leo, said that he might, by reason of
his great vitality, live a week or ten
days, but that a fatal termination Of
the disease within two or three days
would not be surprising
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19

Punxsutawney Pa May Ia NJ.
shuster. of Chicago while umpiring a
ball game between Punxsutawney and
Oil City of the Interstate league here,
Monday, was knocked down with a bat
and kicked into insensiblity by left
fielder Clark Of the home team. Shuster
is in the hospital in a critical condi-
ton and Clark has been locked up
pending the result of Shuster's injuries.
The assault it was said, was started
by Clark attempting TO coach from the
bench, when he was ordered from the
field by Shuster.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
Revetments Pay.

Engineer West of the Mississippi
'eyee commission, speaking of revet-
ment work, says; "The Bolivar revet-
ment has cost to date Slightly over
100000. Were it not for this work it
would be necessary to build nine miles
of new levee that would cost 5000 900,
and in addition would have destroyed
property valued at 100000. The Long
wood revetment has cost less than S2O0,-
600, where, according to surveys, a new
levee would have cost 1928, 900 and de-
stroyed property valued at Sl50,OOO.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
Oratorical Contest.

The Intercollegiate State oratoricaI
contest among the State University, A.
and Ma Millsaps and Clinton colleges,
held at Kosciusko, attracted about
1000 strangers to that city, about hall
of whom were students, members OF
the various faculties and ladies accom-.
panying them. An old-fashioned bar
becue was served, and the large crowd
was sumptuously fed. While all the
speeches were able, eloquent and ap
preciated by the immense crowd, the
judges awarded the prizes to Edgar
Webster of the University and w. A.
Williams of Millsaps.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
LOSS OF FORTY THOUSAND
A threatening Fire In the Vance
Calvert Paint Co.'s Plant in
North ST. Louis.

St. Louis, May 14.-A fire viii n
caused a loss Of $4,000 to the stock
and building Of the Vane-Calvert Paint
Co, No. 1901 North Broadway, broke
out on the second floor Sunday. On
this floor were stored over $500 gal
Ions of benzine, turpentine and oils
The blaze originated near 750- gal
lon tank of benzine in font Of the
building, which, however, was saved
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
ANOTHER RESPITE FOR
ALBERT 7. PATRICK

Albany n, Y. May 1j.-GOv. Higgins
granted an additional respite Of 30 dlys
until June H. 10 Albert r. Patrick un.
Ter sentence of death for the murder of
William Marsh Rice, in order to give
his counsel time to complete the pre-
sentation Of evidence in support Of Pat.
rck's application for a new trial
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19

1t will be the constant cndeavor of
this department 10 give publicity to the
experiences of those who have been sue
cesslul along certain lines OF farming
and stock raising. Such would undoubt
cdly bc better than Il lot of advice that
might not suit the conditions at more
than one place in a thousand. Too much
gratuitous instruction is given the farm
er by men who occupy offices in the
'steenth floor of tall buildings and only
see a plat of vacant land when they 80
fishing or travel along the railroads.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
Appointments by the Governor

Gov. Vardaman appointed Hon. Hen
iy Cook of Hattiesburg to be Judge of
the Twelfth circuit court district, the
new district formed out of the old Sec
ond. Judge Cook is a good lawyer and
well known throughout the State, being
a law partner formerly of Judge Hardy,
now presiding in the Second district
The governor also appointed Hon.
D. NJ. Graham Of Gulfport to be dis
tlict attorney of the Second district,
who will serve until a regular officer is
elected.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
Two Girls Drowned.

Atlantic City, N, j., May 14,-Rosie
Davis and Kate Walter, both about IS,
were drowned, Sunday, at Clark's land
ing on the Mullica river by the upset.
ting of sailboat in which they were
passengers Frank Sharp and Henry
Griese, who were with the girls, sue
ceeded in swimming ashore
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-19
Of Course.

Young Patient can't pay the bill.
doctor. It's exorbitant. I'm no bet.
ter than | was, either
Doctor-That's because you didn't
take my advice.
"Ah-well-of course, If didn't
lake it, don't owe you for It. Thanks.
Good rning.-Royal Magazine