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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
AN ALABAMA SENSATION
Detective, NcntriIOauist and n Mule
Secure Confession of the
Christmas Family Murder.

Dothian, Ala.-Following upon
the arrest Of viii Christmas, a
son, and Walter Holland son-in-
law, in connection with the triple mur-
der of the Christmas family, new and
sensational developments have been
brought to light, through the medium
of detective, his assistant, ventrilo-
quist, a superstitious negro and the ne
gro's mule The detective who has been
at work on the case declared the whole
mystery is solved, He has been near
Cottonwood for several weeks hiding
in the woods in the guise of an escaped
murderer from Georgia, and hiring
negro to bring him his meals.
He suspected the negro knew some
thing of the crime, and with the aid OF
a concealed yentriloquist talked to the
negro through mule The negro's SUI
perstition was aroused, and it Is al
legged he told the details Of the murder
to the mule. The arrest Of viii Christ
mas and Walter Holland followed.
The murder of the Christmas family
was one of the most atrocious murders
ever committed in this county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Suit Over a Will.

The suit involving the validity of the
will of the late J. G. Calicott was tried
in the chancery court at Senatobia.
Mr.. Callicott, at his death, was one Of
the wealthiest merchants Of Tate cOun-
ty. He had been married twice, and
had three children by his first wife, to
whom he gave a settlement during his
life, and from whom he acquired writ
len release to his estate. There were
three children by the last marriage, to
whom, with his widow, he left his es-
tate by will The widow renounced
the win and claims a child's part His
oldest son by the first marriage died
before his father The first children
are claiming to be heirs and subject to
the distribution of the estate The
questions involved are whether the re-
leases made by the first children are
binding on them. If this is held bind
ing, can the children Of the eldest son,
who died prior to his father, claim or
inherit direct from the deceased. or will
they inherit through their father? If
these first children are denied the right
to share in the estate, will the widow
receive one-fourth or one-seventh
intprpst2
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
MURDER OF MRS. MANCRUM
Dir. Herman Fcist, IL Prominent Ply
siciHu of Nashville, Tenn,
Charged With the Crime.

Nashville, Tenn,-Dr Herman Feist
was placed under arrest here Friday,
charged with numbering Mrs. Rosa Man
grum, whose body was found floating
in the Ohio river at Cairo, ILL.,, six
weeks ago. she having left Nashville
December II last. ostensibly for a visit
10 st. Louis
Feist is prominent in Nashville and
his arrest caused a sensation.
Mrs. Mangrum was the wife of bar
Der here The couple had had domestic
difficulties, and last December Mrs
Mangrum said she would visit relatives
in St Louis. Mrs. Mangrum was the
possessor of considerable money in her
own name. Her beauty as well as her
gowns and jewelry were much admired.
When the body was found the clothing
had not been disturbed and her money
and iewelry were still on the body, but
according to those who saw the body
there were evidences of fngermarks
about the throat,
Those who made the arrest claim to
have a large batch of circumstantial evil
deuce against Or. Feist,
The attorneys in the case agreed TO
the release of DR. Feist on a $4,000
band, pending the action Of the grand
ill'V.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
LOSS THE BRITISH KING
of Her Crew Drowned
Heroic Rescue work by the
Crew of the BOstOnian.

Boston,--Intense suffering. mental
and physical, and numerous acts Of he
roism in saving life rarely eQualed in
the record Of tragedies Of the sea, at
tended the loss Of the Phoenix line
steamer British King, which, on Sun
day last, in a raging Atlantic storm,
foundered about 1870 miles south OF
Sable island and carried to death n
members of the crew Thirteen were
rescued from the sinking vessel by the
Leyland line steamer Bostonian, bound
from Manchester to Boston and II by
the German tank steamer Mannheim,
Rotterdam for New York. Five Others
who had been drawn down in the vor-
tex into which the British King was
engulfed we're picked up by the Bos-
tonian from a frail bit of wreckage
which they had grasped after a deSper-
ate struggle for life in the whirlpool.
The Boston!an arrived here Wednes-
day afternoon.
Capt. James OHaean of the British
King died on board the Bostonian from
the effects Of terrible injuries sustained
The rescued who were brought here
include James Lanigan, the second Of
ticer; j. D. Crawford, the chief en-
gineer; Adolphus Beck, the fourth en-
gineer, and William j Curry, the
steward The others were coal passers
and sailors, mostly Belgians, and one
stowaway Henry Parkotch Of New
York.
Two life boats from the Bostonian
were crushed to fragments, and the
volunteer crews which manned them
were thrown into the high running
seas while engaged in the work Of res
cue, but all were safely landed on
board the steamer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
HE PAID FOR PROTECTION
At Least That f. the story the 81.
Louis Grand Jury WIN Probe In
the Alfred W. syrett Case.

ST. Louis-Speeific charges that
Alfred w. SyretJ. former real estate
promoter, now in Jail on warrants
charging him with embezzlement, paid
large sums Of money to a certain st.
Louis police captain for protection
while operating here, will be inyesti-
gated by the grand jury.
Circuit Attorney Sager, Wednesday.
ordered that Syrett and jail guard be
brought before MIN, preparatory to
giving their testimony to the grand
jury.
1t is alleged that since Syrett was
brought back from San Francisco a
prisoner the police captain sent to him
by a mutual friend the following verbal
message:
Stand pat; II you fail to stand pat,
remember that | have six leaden bull
let's and a well-oiled pistol, and | am
recognized as a dead shot"
The jail guard who is wanted as a
grand jury witness is said TO have over
heard this message and TO have told
others about it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
HOUSE,
The code chapter on privilege tax Ii
| censes was taken up.

The code chapter on privilege tax Ii
censes was taken up.
The first change was the placing OF
privilege tax on auctionccrs of $40, tha
class of professional men having hithert
enjoyed immunity from such tax under
the State law.
The section on banks created some
discussion. which arose from an amend
mcnt offered by Mr.. Stennis making tho
banks liable to a privilege tax of 81 foI
each thousand of capital paid in. The
amendment was adopted by a vote OF
81 to 2S.
One of the most important of the in
dividual amendments which the COM
mittee accepted was that offered by Mr.
Alcorn of Coahoma, fixing tax Of 81
on each express office in the State, this
being in the nature of, a privilege tax
on the money order business, this tax
being in addition to other items.
An amendment offered by Mr.. lIoyle,
to place privilege tax on itinorant
and peripatetic hawkers of patent med.
icnes going through the country and
haranguing the multitude, was adopted
after some discussion, the vote being
43 to II in its favor.
Mr.. Stennis of Lauderdale introduced
bill to regulate the sale, analysis and
inspection Of cottonseed feedstuffs and
to regulate concentrated feedstufIs.
Mr.. Norment introduced his bill to
provide for creation and reorganization
of the board of control of the peniten-
tiary, and for other purposes.
The senate bill to provide for med
ical field officer TO the State board Of
health, to act as scout for an enemy
n shape of undiscovered contagious dis.
eases, notably yellow fever, was called
up. The house committee added an
amendment making the salary of the
officer $4,000, and the bill passed by the
close vote of 40 to As.
Mr.. Milsaps called Up the motion to
reconsider the vote on the bond interest
bill, which failed for lack of two.
thirds majority. After an eloquent ad.
dress deprecating anything like repudi-
alton of debts justly and legally due,
the bill was passed by vote of the
whole house, with the exception of one
or two negatives.
The committee on roads, ferries and
BRIDGES reported favorably on the bill,
TO provide that counties of over 10000
inhabitants may lay out and maintaii
~ issuance of bonds public roads lead
ng to parks.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
DELAYED BY WINTER STORM
Opening of spring Trade Has Re-
cciVed IL setback. Hut Otherwise
Conditions Are Good.

New York.-Bradstreet's regular
weekly review says;
The widespread winter storm has
delayed the opening Of spring trade
at retail, causing complaint of bad
roads and interruption to personal
buying at leading jobbing centers. On
the other hand, the benefits of accom-.
panying heavy SHOWS and rain to the
crops probably far outweighed the
damage due to this cause or injury
caused to small fruit and fruit inter
ests by the freezing weather, Whole
sale trade and industry show no signs
of hesitation and even the building
trades have given little heed to the
temporary weather set back, in view
of the immense business for spring
and summer Offering The threatened
coal strike is still a flaw in the situa.
ticn. but signs Of the conflict being
localized arc seen and general sus.
pension of all work is secuted
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
J.S.TENNENT, ,SR., ARRESTED
Head of Failed Shoe Firm Charged
with Obtaining Money Under
False Pretenses,

St. Louis,-Former President John
H. Tennent, Sr, of the Tennent
Shoe Co, which failed recently with
liabilities more than 100000 in ex-
cess of it's assets, was arrested Wednes-
day at his home, 4140 Washington
boulevard, on a bench warrant charg
inng him with obtaining money under
false pretenses and released on 5000
bond.
The charge which caused the issu-
ance Of the warrant is that a year ago
Tennent borrowed $4,000 from the
Franklin bank, giving the officials Of the
bank what purported to be a statement
of the financial condition of the Ten
nent firm. This statement, it is charg-
ed, was incorrect in essential details.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
UNDER MIGHTY AVALANCHE
Al Least One Life Lost and Terrible
Destruction nj Camp Bird Mine,
Near Ouray, Col.

Ouray, Col-An almost unprecedented
snow slide in the Mount Sneffels dis
triCt six miles south Of Ouray, Satur-
day night wrecked the Camp Bird mine
mill. tram house, boarding house and
reading room. William Cressey is
known to have been killed, and it is
feared that other lives we're lost, A
number of men, it is reported, were Sc
riously injured. The property loss is
estimated at from 100000 to $5O0,000.
The Camp Bird bunk house. adjoining
the reading room, which was wrecked,
narrowly escaped being engulfed and
crushed There were about $50 miners
and mill employees in this building when
the slide came down. The residence of
General Manager Cox also escaped de-
structon by a narrow margin The
slide had largely spent its force before
reaching the assay shops and general
offices of the Camp Bird mine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
ALL WERE NOT SLAUGHTERED
MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN
SURVIVE MT. DAJo FIGHT.
Those KILLED Were Mostly Victims
of Long Range Rifle and Shell
Fire-Survlvors Cared For,

Manila, p. Further official investi-
CATION develops that many women and
children were saved in the attack
against Moro outlaws on Mount Dajo
recently. Those killed we're killed at
long range and by shell fire.
The attack was delayed six months
while Gov Scott was endeaYoring to
persuade the outlaws 10 surrender. All
overtures were scorned, and the defiant
attitude Of the leaders Of the outlaws
and the Arab priests persuaded their
followers that the government would be
unable to dislodge them from their fort
ress within two years,
Leading Moros, in their desire for the
determination of the outlaws, aided the
troops in the fight Two hundred Mo-
ros. under the direction Of leading dat
tos, formed columns and carried water
to the troops. The reports Of company
and troop commanders to Mai. Gen.
Wood show that every effort was made
to save women and children. After the
fight was over Gen. Wood ordered sup
plies and assistance sent to the women
and children remaining alive in the
crater
The sultan and principal dattoS are
still congratulating Gen Wood on the
killing of the outlaws, which made pos
sible the tilling of the fields.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
DEAD IN KANSAS CITY FIRE
Miss Agnes Inmun, Formerly Of St.
Louis, SUffOcatcd In the Alt
man Building Annex

Kansas City, ,Mo,-While sleeping Miss
Agnes Inman, aged 30, corset maker
who came here three months ago from
St Louis, was suffocated to death and
five other women were overcome by
smoke in a fire, starting in china kiln,
in the annex Of the Altman building at
Eleventh and Walnut streets, in this
city Sunday night. Most Of the ten
ants Of the building are professional
women and many Of them sleep in their
offices. Miss lnman was sleeping on
the fourth floor, and she was dead when
the firemen found her. The other five
women were taken down stairs on lad
dors by the firemen from the fifth floor,
They were all revived in a short time.
Little is known of Miss Inman even by
her employer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
Parker on Lamar.

In his recent address to the lcgisla-
ture at jackson, Judge Alton b. Parker
of New York had this to say Of the
late L. Q. C. Lamar:
81 may, - permitted to
confess thstsAs young man | was
drawn to an admiration for the man
hood of your State by the lofty charac-
ter, the commanding ability, the inspir-
ing elOquence, and the patriotic public
service of the late Justice Lamar.
Looking back over the chequered events
OF the past forty years, it seems to me
that no man has shown in higher de-
gree the patience, the insight, the true
love OF country, the unselfshness, and
the unswerving honesty of idea and
purpose, that 50 became one who was
at once the educator, the statesman, the
jurist, the citizen, the man, and the
Christian. In the work which we, as
people, must do, If we are to maintain
the heritage of our fathers, we may
well take him as a pattern Of the man
who knew so well how TO assert the
highest principles. and to stand up for
them in the face or misunderstanding,
or even of strong opposition and OF
temporary or threatened obloquy."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
JOSEPH NOLAN HYSTERlCAL
The saIoonkcepcr Charged with
the Murder of Hcintl and Sem
nett, RavinG in Jail.

St. Louis.-Joseph Nolan, the
saloonkeeper at Edwardsville Crossing,
held for the murder Of Fred Heintz and
William Sennett, fishermen, whose
gunshot-riddled bodies were found on
the river bank six miles south Of AL
ton, is hysterical and raving in the Ed
wardsville Jail. "Skippy" Steffen, at
first suspected, but fully exonerated by
his graphic story, told at the coroner's
inquest, has gone back to his cabin on
Moline island
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
HIGH PRIEST OF ANARCHY


Cincinnati.-Herr Johann Most, the
well-known anarchist, died in this city
of erysipelas. Most had been i'll at the
home of his friend, Adolph Kraus,
several days. He was on a lecture
tour, and had been driven out Of Phil
adelphia when he came to this city.
Most left widow and two sons, one
aged u and the other 10.
Most served a number of terms on
Blackwells' Island after arrests by
New York police on charges of making
inflammatory utterances. Frequently
he was scheduled to speak with Mrs.
Emma Goldman, another noted an
arChist.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Harvie Jordan at jackson.

President Harvie Jordan OF the South
ern Cotton Association addressed
goodly gathering of Legislators and cit
liens at Jackson. Mr.. Jordan's address
in the main was directed to impressing
on his hearers the necessity for
Strengthening the movement which haS
already been of such great benefit to
the men who raise the South's great
staple, who walk behind the plow anG
who are now beginning to understand
the necessity for holding their surplus
cotton for the market; that holding
will bing better prices. and not by
rushing it off to the factor as soon as it
is out of the gin, regardless of the
natural demand or the quantity in the
hands of the spinners
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
CASES OF THE PACKERS
Atty.-Gen. Moody Declares Attitude
of Government Ia the
Trust Cases.

Chicago.-Attorney.General Moody
Friday declared the attitude of the
government in investigations of alleged
trusts is that the subpoena and oath are
absolutely requisite to procure immu-
nifty for persons under investigation
He also reiterated his statement that
the department of justice does not be-
lieye there is any construction Of the
law which may entitle a corporation to
refuse to produce its books when they
are demanded by the governments
agents for inspection.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
CASE is GROWING SERIOUS
Charges of Forgery Threatened In
Connection with the Walsh
"MemOrandum Notes"

Chicago.-Charges OF extensive
gerry, growing ont of the Walsh bank
failures, are threatened as a result of
the statement of George Paradis, a
former employe of the Chicago ma.
tional bank, that his signature append.
ed to 100000 worth of memorandum
notes is spurious.
Paradis was formerly in the employ
of Walsh He is civil engineer and
was engaged in surveying the fallen
bankers Indiana properties. Since
leaving the Walsh employ he has been
teaching a class in the Amour insti.
tute.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
GRAVES is FOLKS CHOICE
MINES MarshalIS Successor On Mis-
souri, supreme Bench Until
Fall Election.

Jefferson City. Mo.-Goy. Jos. w,
Folk has decided to appoint Walter
w. Graves, of Butler county, former
judge of the Twenty-ninth judicial
circuit, to the vacancy in the state
supreme court, occasioned by the re-,
tirement of Judge William c. Mar
shall whose resignation became eff
fective April 1,
Judge Marshalrs successor, TO serve
out the unexpired term from January
/, 1907, to December 81. 1908, will be
chosen at the November election
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Yazoo City Wants Street Railway.

a petition was presented to the city
council of Yazoo City asking that $50,
600 in bonds be issued for the purpose
of putting in an electric street railway.
A committee was appointed to investi-
gate the cost of constructing and equip
ping a railway, and if il be found that
he cost will not exceed 80, 900 the
ouncil will recommend the bond issue
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Hold rhicf Gets LeMeIry.

Akron 0.-Boldly, under the very
eyes of hundreds of passers-by, who
thought he was an employe, a thief
took $4,000 worth of jewelry from the
pawn shop of A. j. Skuller. The man
opened the door with duplicate key,
and filled bag with gold watches and
rings.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Alleged Lumber Trust.

1t seems as if it may be the Federal
and not the State court that win take
the lead in going into the alleged lum-
Der trust in Mississippi, which the ma
jority Of special investigating commit
tee declares to exist. The fact having
come to the attention of the department
Of Justice Of the United States, the
matter mas been taken mp there. This
was made known by a letter received
from Attorncy-General Moody asking
for information of a specific nature.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
BURNED TO WATERS EDGE
The Goodrich Line Steamer Atlanta
Burned On Lake Michignn-onc
Man Drowned.

Milwaukee The passenger steamer
Atlanta, of the Goodrich line was
burned to the waters edge ten miles
north of Port Washington, Sunday af-
ternoon The Smith brothers, fisher
men. of Port Washington, went to the
rescue with the tug Kessler, arriving
just in time to rescue the passengers
and crew, numbering 65, who had taken
to lifeboats. All were safely trans
ferred to the steamer Georgia, another
of the Goodrich line boats, north-bound,
with the exception of one man, who was
drowned,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24

Rochester, N. Yin this city. at a
council of the family Of Susan B. An
thony, Friday, it was decided that Mary
Anthony shall go to Oregon to aid in
the suffragist campaign there. She will
start next week with Rev Dr. Anna
Shaw.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Aged Crank Stays Roommate.

Franklin, Ind.-Wednesday, Thomas
Darrell, aged rs, an inmate Of the
Johnson county infirmary, killed his
roommate, Cyrus Brown, aged 81
crushing hi 5 skull with a cuspidor
Darrell saye he was told to do the deed
by ANGELS who appeared in dream.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24

Uniontown, Pa.-Last week Grandma
Mary McKittrick living near here
celebrated her 1OSth birthday She had
party, and danced with her guests.
She came to America from her native
home in Ireland when she was ,92
wears of age.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Absolutely No Danger.

Manila.-Col. John c. d. Knight, Maj
Gen Woods chief-of-staff has returned
from a reconnaissance Of the situation
in China. He reports that there is alb
solutely no danger of trouble and that
tranquility prevails
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Dead From Lack OF sustennnee.

st. Louis.-The Missouri state
board of immigration, formed to in
duce foreigners to come to Missouri
and settle on unoccupied lands, is
dead because the legislature has failed
to make any appropriation for its
maintenance
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Passed on Quietly.

Berlin-One hundred and four So
cialists meetings which We're held,
Sunday, in Berlin and its suburbs for
the purpose of commemorating the rev.
olutionary outbreaks of lS4S-49 and pro-
testing against the three-class suffrage
system of Prussia passed off with COM
nlpte Quiet.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Unhappy woman Takes Poison.

Cincinnati.-Thmsday, Mrs. Georgia
Rochette, aged SO, wife of j. A. Ro-
chette, until six months ago a resident
of st. Louis, where they were married
II years ago, committed suicide by
swallowing poison. She was unhappy
over a long separation from her hus-
band.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Bold Burglars.

A band of bold burglars is operating
in the vicinity of Walden, Instead of
saving windows and breaking panes of
glass, they chisel out holes in the brick
walls large enough for the body of
man to enter, thus accomplishing their
purpose,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Alleged Padded Registration

Kansas City, Mo.-lt is alleged there
10 evidence OF padding in the registra-
tion here for the coming election, and
the republican city committee has Or
gani2ed a special committee to make in
vestlgstion,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Favor Municipal Ownership,

The Jackson Board of Trade adopted
a resolution supporting the action of
the city authorities in declaring in fa-
yor OF municipal ownership of the
waterworks The system at present is
lar from satisfactory, and every effort
will be made to hasten the day when
the city will itself control that import
4pt utility
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
Chauncey Depew In sccIusion.

New York.-Senator Chauncey NJ. De-
pew is in seclusion in his home, q
West Fify-fourth street, where he is
frequently visited by a physician. 1t
is said the senator will soon go to Eu-
zone and remain indefinitely.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-03-24
A Grand Jury At Sea,

New York.--It is said the grand
jury which is investigating evidence in
the insurance matters submitted by
District Attorney Jerome, is at sea as
to whether a political assessment by
director of corporation constitutes
the crime of larceny.