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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
DOWIE'S SDOCTRINES OON'TGO
PRAYER IN LIEU OF MEDICINE
is NOT UP TO DATE.
"-tlOn Counsel Lewis of Chica-
''rP''" " =, Ids the city Health De-
sent in interfering
partm

Chicago-The municipal health
department is justified in forcibly in
terfering in cases Of extreme sickness,
where the services of a physician are
refused according TO an opinion rem
dered by Corporation Counsel Lewis.
Since the advent of John Alexander
Dowie in Chicago, many cases Of this
nature have been brought to the no
tiee Of the city authorities, but no def
mite action has even been taken in such
cases until now, when prayer instead
of medicine was being used in the
treatment of Mrs. Ella Turner, who is
believer in Dowies teachings The
woman had been suffering for over "a
hours, and her life was in imminent
peril, as her condition called for an i'm
mediate operation. Instead Of calling
a physician the womans husband and
relatives appealed to Overseer Voliva
of Zion City, who sent one Of his dea-
cons to pray for her. The woman's
pain increased so much that her cries
attracted the attention of a neighbor,
who reported the case to the police. The
police at once placed the mat
ter in the hands, of the health de-
partment, and was referred to Corpora
tion Counsel Lewis, who expressed the
opinion that the health department was
justified in interfering in such extreme
cases. A physician was at once sent to
attend the woman and her suffering was
stopped.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
JOHN r. WALSH ARRESTED
Charged with Making False Return
10 the Comptroller and Convert
ing Banks Funds to own Use.

Chicago.--John R. Walsh, who was
president of the defunct Chicago ma.
tional bank which closed its doors
December rs, 1905, was, Friday, taken
into custody on a federal warrant
which charges him with violation of
the national banking laws in making
false returns to the comptroller of the
currency, and also asserts that he
converted to his own use, without
proper authority, funds of the bank
amounting to $3OOOO00. He was re.
leased after giving bonds of $4,000.
The complaint alleges in specific
terms that, on November IS, 1905, the
Chicago national bank transmitted to
the comptroller of the currency a
statement of the financial condition
of the bank at the close of business
on November 8. In this statement
the said John R. Walsh unlawfully
made certain false entries, to the eff
feet that at the close Of business on
the 9th day of November the amount
of loans and discounts of the said bank
ing association on which the officers
and directors thereof were then liable,
either as payer or indorser, was $2l5,-
600, whereas in truth the amount of
such loans and discounts was 3d.
OOOOO0 and another raise entry to the
effect that the amount of loans and
Il 60 Of ha fn{ xtybi Oh
the officers and directors were not
liable, payers or indorsers, was $10,-
G5S226. Whereas in truth the amount
of such loans and discounts on which
officers and directors were not liable
was much smaller, namely $500, 600"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
HIS LAST REQUEST.
Gov. Hogg Said Make Texas Land
of Trees.

Austin, TcE.-The remains of eX-Gov,
Hogg arrived here this afternoon from
Houston, accompanied by his children,
a delegation from Houston Bar Asso-
citation and the union labor organiza-
tion, and were met at the depot by thou
sands, who acted as honorary escorts to
the remains to the statehouse, whore
they will lie in state until the funeral
tomorrow,
Today it was learned that the gov
ernor evidently expected his death, for,
despite his cheerfulness, it is strikingly
significant now when it is recalled by
the Jones household that, during the
governors last evening on earth, he
talked at length about the kind of mon
ument he wanted when death should
call him away.
81 want no monument of stone," he
said, "but let my children plant at the
head of my grave pecan tree and at
the foot of my grave walnut tree, and
when these trees shall bear, let the
pecans and the walnuts be given out
among the plain people of Texas, so
that they may plant them and make
Texas land of trees. :"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
GET THEIR REVENGE.
Intoxicated Tramps Blow Up Saliva
ton Army Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-Infuriated be-
cause they had been put out of the
building because of disorderly conduct,
intoxicated tramps almost wrecked the
four-story Salvation Army Hotel this
morning. Nitro-glycerino was surrep-
titiously placed in a stove on the third
floor, and when it exploded the two top
stories went to pieces and the roof was
practically torn Off.
Late last night four drunken men
came to the hotel and applied for lodg-
ings. Before they could be assigned to
quarters they became disorderly and
finally raised such disturbance that
the Salvationists put them out by force.
One of the men said as he was elected
that he always got even for such treat
ment, good and plenty, and right quick.
The three others echoed his threats.
Early this morning one of the men who
had been elected was seen in the build
ing, but he got out hurriedly before
any one had a chance to speak to him.
A few minutes later the terrific explo-
sion occurred. One man who was asleep
on the third floor had part of one foot
blown off.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
ENORMOUS SPRING TRADE
An Optimistic Feeling PeryadeS
Business Circles and Heavy Build
ing Operations Anticipated.

New York. -Bradstreet's regular
weekly review says
Favorable features still largely pre-
dominate, Country buyers are more in
evidence than at any previous time this
year and have bought literally, Win
ter wheat crop reports are as good as
ever, and the probability that a gen
eral coal strike may be avoided after
all lends strength to industry of all
kinds. 1t is true there is rather more
conservatism displayed by buyers for
the more distant future and prices of
some commodities are being shaded,
but it is apparently regarded as certain
that an enormous spring business will
be done, that building will approximate,
if not surpass last years huge totals,
and that crop and trade' developments
of the future will take care Of next
seasons trade,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
State Appropriations.

Secretary of State Power gives the list
of appropriation measures that have be-
come law up to March 2, which foot up
a total of S4,S41, 1874. The heaviest OF
those items is the common school fund,
amounting to $2,5OO,OOO. Then comes
the general appropriation bill, principal
and interest on bonds, pensions, reim'
bursement of the Mississippi Bank and
Trust Company, all of which come within
the six-fgure class, followed by a big
list of smaller items.
The Shaw Cotton Oil Company, cor
poration chartered under the laws OF the
State, with an authorized capital of $685.
900, has been organized at Shaw
A bill introduced by Senator McLaurin
nermits the search of persons for con-
cealed weapons and confers the power
not only on judicial officers, such as sher,
ifs. constables, marshals and so on, but
IN conductors on passenger trains u
such be found, the party is to be turned
over to the proper magisterial officer for
trial It also provides that anyone of
known reputation and respectablllty may
in writing notify any peace officer that
he suspects person or persons OF hav'
inc n weapon or weapons concealed, who
shall proceed at once to the search, ana
e tbo search be fruitful, shall arrest him
without warrant and cause speedv
Trial,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
COMMITTEE RANKS FULL
Personnel of the Democratic Com
gressiOnal Campaign Commit
tee Announced.

Washington, D. C.-The new demo-
cratic congressional campaign commit
tee is now fully made up and the fol-
lowing men will be entitled to vote at
the meeting called for this morning to
elect a chairman and other officers.
Representatives: Alabama. Burnett;
Arkansas, Little; Florida, Clark; Georgia,
Griggs. Illinois, Rainey; Indiana,
Zenor; Kentucky, Hopkins; Louisiana,
Broussard; Maryland Gill; Massachu-
sets, Keliher; Mississippi, Bowers;
Missouri, Lloyd; Nevada Van Duser;
New Jersey, McDermott; New York,
Ryan; North Carolina, w. w. Kitchin;
Ohio CARRIER; Pennsylvania, Kline;
Rhode Island, Granger; South Carolina,
Finley; Tennessee, Gaines; Texas,
Smith, Virginia, Southall; West Vir-
ginia, Davis; Wisconsin, Weisse.
Senators-Arkansas, Berry; Idaho,
Dubois; Tennessee, Carmack; Montana,
Clark Texas, Culberson; Virginia,
Martin; Florida, Taliaffero; Missouri
Stone; Nevada, Newlands.
Delegates Smith, Arizona.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
Sunday School Institute.

Mr.. n. A. Mott, secretary OF the
Sunday School Board, announces that
the annual Sunday School Institute for
the Mississippi Conference, NJ. f..
Church, South, will be held at Colum-
bia, beginning Monday evening, May T.,
at s o'clock, and closing Wednesday
evening, May 0, at $3.50 o'clock. The
Institute will be in charge of Prof. and
Mrs. II. NJ. Hamill, who have been so
successful in the past in drawing a
large attendance at every Institute held
by the Sunday School Board, Prof,
tIamill is superintendent of the teacher
training department of the NJ. e..
Church, South, with headquarters at
Nashville, Tenn, and he is without a
peer as a trainer of Sunday school
workers. His wife also is one of the
foremost primary workers in America.
The Sunday School Board expects to
make this one Of the greatest of their
series of institutes, and propose to
spare no pains to make it profitable to
every Sunday school worker who at
tends. Reduced rates on the certificate
plan have been secured on all the rail
roads.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
Land Ruling.

A decision of the commissioner of the
general land office at Washington holds
that the township in which Nieksburg is
located is entitled to something over 1873
acres of school lands in addition to those
now possessed by the township. The
case before the commission was lost by
the county, but the above question was
incidentally passed on, and the county
really gains. The particular case before
the commissioner concerned the title to
ninety eight acres of land in Vieksburg.
Had the county been sustained in its
contention that this land was part OF
the school fund, hundreds of people would
have been rendered homeless The
amount involved was about 81 100000,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
HOUSE.

Mr., Denton, of LauderdaIe. from the
COMMITTEES on nensions, reported the bill
to nroyido for tbe enumeration of ex.
Confederate soldiers and sailors and
their widows. with the Senate amend
mcnts. and the report being favorable,
the amendments were concmred in. The
two amendments are TO add the words
"and COMPANY" after regiment. and to
provide that the cAanccrv clerk of the
rountv where the enumeration is made
shall keen a certified copy of the as
SCISSORS return in his Office and forward
another 10 the auditor of the State.
roso,rfio, ,sos oryersd that tbe
ena,,.o. 'o,"v, onnaint Committee Of three 70
ddtorn,ir" lI,, or H. cboractcr and condition Of
tbo n,,toriaIs in tbe old Capitol build.
;mo, nnd asco,tair how tbev ,could an.
s,,-or sr7 Co, tbo nurnosc of maxine renairs
md additions to tho deaf and dumb in.
stitrto and tho insane asylum. The res.
o1,,t;or was adonted
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
Mississippi State News.

face of the earth. 1t is reported that
sixteen clerks who we're working over
time were buried in these buildings, but
the people have been so busy lighting the
lire that it has been impossible to in
yestigate the report Front street, which
is the principal business street of the
city, was wiped off the map. Only one
building on the entire street, that of Ar
mour 4 Co., was left standing and that
was badly damaged.
Hundreds of people were eating their
supper at the various restaurants on this
street and were buried in the debris. All
have been rescued, but with injuries The
hospitals here are full of the wounded,
and physicians are going from one to an
other, giving such relief as they are
able,
The news of the terrible misfortune
of the city spread like wildfre. The fire
alarm bells began to ring out and the
militia was called out. Guards were
placed about the ruined section, which
included about eight square blocks. The
Y. NJ, Q. A. building, one of the finest in
the city, was a mass of ruins, the Meri-
dian Cotton Mills were razed to the
ground, the new union depot, which had
Just been completed, was wrecked, and
several OF the hotels were totally de-
oViISe9' ,.';,,S m al means OF communication
l %Ivn ''o VuIS'uc Woriu were cut OH lor
,,oulS' i,o'' anu II was imposSlole 10 summon
h9IP from helghoorlng towns lhen
, WV" - SEEMED tiat inc ehIlrc city had
uee'' "'Pcu Pr ouU the hre DfoNe ouU III
NJ" SrLa uuioienU Pi"CeS Az INC S@ne Iilie;
!. = "o S'recVS were oiocked WIN deDrls ana
a. was lInpoSS'oie 10 geU 10 some oi inc
"ie5' ~, 'IononS Vi negroes VINO Ilau peel
p',no'9u uIiuc! tnG ueoriS OF inc teie-
nionT hVuSes III "ilich they llVeu were
slo"IS sa,. oulnG9 I9 " utaVn' ana theIr cIdeS
Gya o, I,iP eo.i'' w l'1"iu loi olocN9' hG
luz u'In. . 'HleI'' anu tne clIlIenS worked
'I'-,i 'eloi'Sii2' ou. % '"Pluly uid Vhe haiileS
,,l', anuau t"at ai IL Was lfhPoS''OIe 10 rescue
'"'ny Vi uncll''
Then the fire broke out among the
business houses, which were razed by the
storm, and IN which 1t was believed that
many business men had been imprison-
ca linen the ilrcmen worked with re-
doubled energy, aided by the citizens.
The fires in this section were got under
control at midnight, and it is not be-
lleled that any white people were
burned to death, although escapes were
numerous. As fast as the bodies were
taken from the wrecked buildings they
were laid in rows
The injured were carried away to the
hospitals. A number who were dug out
OF the debris are expected TO die before
morning,
Coming as it did, absolutely without
warning, people had no time to make
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
nv - FUNERALS.
fhoulishness Have
No Evidences of d covered.
Been Disk Rofo,,o a., o,,,,,,


neeh DlS Before an army o
Meridian, Miss acking Meridiani
determined men at1 ris-strewn streets
storm-swept and deR'xrnckage is giving
the vast amount Of 1larking in re
way slowly but surely. W
lief squads, the self-instituted salvagers
are bringing some order ont of chaos.
The Sabbath following the disastrous
storm Of Friday was day of funerals.
Seldom, if ever, visited by storm of
cyclonic proportions, the merchants and
residents of Meridian had never pro-
tected themselves with storm or cyclone
policies, so in the matter of adjustment
of insurance agents will have little or no
auditing beyond the fire losses. A mil
lion and quarter dollars is now
thought to be a conservative estimate
OF the damage wrought.
Col. McCants, in command of the Ma
tional Guard, which now spreads out in
Gordon order over the entire district,
today said that never in his years OF
military experience had he observed
before the entire absence of vandalism
and ghoulish acts which usually follow
on the heels of like disaster. Not a
single instance of this character has
been reported to the colonel. After
leaving Meridian and entering Macon,
suburban town about five miles dis
tant, all trace of the storm seems to
have disappeared. Little if any dam
age being reported from the country.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
NEW ORLEANS SURPRISED
At Quarantine Imposed by Authori-
ties at Puerto Cortez.

New Orleans.-Great surprise has
been occasioned by the singular, and as
vet unexplained action of the authori-
ties at Puerto Cortez, relative to plac-
ing tiye-day quarantine against this
city and allowing Mobile free access to
the Spanish Honduras port. Although
the action of the authorities has not as
yet, so far as known, been officially
passed upon by the Honduras govern
ment, the news came as a bombshell to
those interested in Central American
trade.
Consul General Fernandez, represent
ing the Honduras government in this
port, said he had received no official
communication from his government
relative to the matter and that he knew
nothing of it until this morning, but on
learning of the action of the authori-
ties at Puerto Cortez he had immedi.
ately cabled to President Bonilla of the
Honduras republic, and is now await
inc a rcDlV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
THE LAW is INDICATED
Charles Coleman, Negro Who MUIR
dered SchOOl-GIrI, Lawfully
Executed.

-, seport, La.-ClOsely guarded
- lwo companies of militia, Charles
Coleman, the negro who murdered
Margaret Lear, a school girl, last week,
was privately hanged at 1237 D. m.
Thursday. A large crowd surrounded
the Jail. but there was no hostile DEM
onstration.
Just as the hangman placed his foot
on the trigger, Coleman exclaimed:
"Good-by." He was pronounced dead
in 10 minutes, his neck being broken.
One Of the murdered girls brothers
witnessed the execution.
There was strong talk of burning the
negro's dead body If the mob could get
it, but the governor, who arrived Thurs
day morning, and the mayor took
prompt steps to prevent this and will
give the body decent burial
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
GEN. JOHN M. SCHOFlELD
The Last of the Prominent Conn
manders In the Civil War Has
Answered the Final Call.

St. Augustine, Fla--Lieutenant-
General John NJ. Schofeld, U. s.. A., re-
tired, former head of the army, died at
S:2O o'clock Sunday night He was at
tackled with cerebral hemorrhage. His
wife and young daughter were with
him.
With the death of Gen. Schofeld the
last surviving army commander during
the civil war has passed away He was
"A years of age. Interment will be at
Washington.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE
PCOTia school Inspectors Ordered to
show Cause why They should
Not he Ousted.

Peoria, Ill,-Circuit Judge Mich
oas Worthington, who sentenced n.
C. Dougherty to Joliet, issued an order
in circuit court, Tuesday afternoon, or
dering the eight school inspectors Of
Peoria, who have a year yet to serve,
to appear in court on March 12 and
show cause why they should not be
elected from Office on the ground of il
legal election.
The ruling of the court followed the
presentation of a petition signed by
prominent attorneys, 1t has the effect
of opening up the entire question of the
liability of the Peoria national bank
and the bondsmen of the treasurer
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
WAS TOO MUCH DIVERGENCE
Political Rcformers Fail to Hit On
Plan to Deliver People From
Political Nultures.

New York.-Tha much -heraIded
congress of political reformers at the
country residence Of J, G. Phelps
Stokes at Noroton Point Conn, broke
up, a failure in its intended purpose.
The primary obiect--to hit upon some
way to deliver the masses from the
grip Of the so-called political vultures-
fell through because there were too
many divergent ideas as to how the
thing ought to be worked
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
WILL MOVE FROM NEBRASKA
Woodmen of the World Resent the
Proposed Taxation of Their
Reserve Fund.

Omaha, Neb.-On Monday, Sovereign
Commander Root of the Woodmen of
the World assounces that the head
quarters of the order will be removed
from Omaha, because this state pro-
poses to tax the reserve funds of the
order. The executive committee will
decide the new location Wednesday
next. 1t is believed Chicago or Detroit
will be chosen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
Held Court in Jail.

Prisoners confined in the Jefferson
county jail made an attempt to escape
by picking the lock of the steel cage
The attempt was unsuccessful, but they
so impaired the lock that the sheriff
was unable to open the cage to bring the
prisoners into court for trial. The judge
accordingly had jury impaneled in the
corridor of the Jail and proceeded with
the trial of prisoner while the lock
smith was opening the cage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
MONEY LENDERS TEST CASE
lie Wants to Levy On the House
hold Goods of the CasteiIancs
For Money Lent to Boni.

Paris, France.-An application was
made to the civil tribunal of the Seine
Thursday in behalf of money lender
for permission to levy on the house
hold goods in the Castellane mansion
to satisfy claim for money advanced
to Count Boni.
The lawyers for the countess resisted
the request on the grounds that the
goods are her separate property. The
case finally was referred to a judge in
chambers to determine whether a por-
tion of the counts belongings are in the
mansion.
The case is considered to be a test
affecting numerous other creditors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
THE HENDERSON FUNERAL
Bells In Every Church In Dubuque
ToIled when an HonOred
Citizen Was Buried.

Dubuque, Ia.-An impressive funeral
of former Speaker David B. Henderson
was held here Thursday afternoon.
Business was suspended during the
hours of the funeral, and for five min
utes following the commencement Of
services the bells in every church in
Dubuque tolled Otherwise silence
reigned, not a wheel turning in the city
during that period.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
BIG PRAIRIE FIRE.
Over One Million Dollars Destroyed
in Pan Handle.

Roswell, N. Mover one million
acres of fine pasture land in the western
part of the Pan Handle and just east
of Portales, N. NJ, have been burned
in q prairie fire that has been sweeping
east and south for two days and is still
beyond control with head fifteen miles
wide under a strong wind, J, Z, White,
one OF the biggest stock raisers in the
southeast, states that the loss is already
Al ono 00O
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
EX-GOV. JAMES S. HOGG
The Former Governor of the Lone
Star State Passes Away Sud-
denly nj Houston.

Houston, Textile well-known ex-
Gov James S. Hogg died here sudden
ly Saturday. He had been ailing for
a long time Gov Hogg became the
states chief executive after filling the
offices of county attorney and attorney
general He was one Of the most prom
inent democrats in the country, but
bad health forced him to practically
retire from politics a few years ago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.
Eight Hundred Fishermen and Fam
ilios Nav Be Drowned.

Helsingfor, Finland,-It is feared
that 800 fishermen with their families
are in the Gulf Of Finland are doomed
to perish. A fortnight ago about 1000
persons who were fishing off the East
land when the ice parted and were
driven by storm into the Baltic Sea.
Later the ice split. the wind changed
10 east and yesterday block on which
there were 200 persons came ashore at
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-10
TREES HIS ONLY MONUMENT


Houston, TeX.-Deciduous trees are
the only monument that will mark the
grave of former Gov Hogg at Austin
Monday morning the body lying in
state in the reception room of the
state capitol, was viewed by thousands
The funeral took place in the afternoon
Interment was made by the side of his
wife.
In accordance with a request made
by the ex-governor several months ago,
when he was thought to he dying in
Fort Worth, the only monument that
will mark the grave will be pecan and
walnut trees, one planted at the head
and the other at the foot of the grave
1t was the dying wish of the deceased
that the people OF Texas might come
and gather nuts from the trees for
planting in other localities.