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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
CRUELTY CHARGED
COLUMBIA SURVIVORS REPUDl.
ATE REPORT BY HAWSE.
THEY MAKE THREE ACCUSATIONS
Officer Imputed More Cruel Than Cap
tain Hansen AS Specified in
Formal Report.

San Francisco, Cal.-The Bulle-
ii n says that Third Officer Hawse
of the wrecked steamer Columbia,
whose sworn report of the disaster
filed with the federal inspectors,
charged Captain Hansen of the San
Pedro with refusing to aid in the
rescue of the stricken passengers, is
now charged by survivors who occu-
pied the same boat with him with
conduct more cruel than that specified
by him in his formal report. The
charges made against Hawse are;
l. Refusing to give his coat to an
unconscious woman rescued from the
water in a freezing condition, his re-
mark being: MY coat is my own"
2. Ordering a sailor to strike a
crippled man whom he believed occu-
pied too much space in the life boat.
8. Sitting calmly in the stern sheets
of the boat and refusing to assist in
dragging men and women from the
water.
Miss Lulu Hansen of Minneapolis
was the most emphatic in her state
ments. The passengers arriving here
further declare that the attack made
upon Captain Hansen by Hawse was
entirely unjust.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
CANNOT USE MANS PICTURE,
New Jersey Jurst Issues Injunction
on Request of Thos. A. Edison.

New York, July 2S.-That a mans
picture as well as his name cannot
be used without his consent, has been
laid down as point in equity law by
Vice-Chancellor Stevens of New Jer-
sey, at Newark.
The picture in dispute is that OF
Thos. A. Edison, the inventor. A
firm making a neuralgia cure was the
defendant Mr. Edison applied for an
injunction restraining the concern
from using with its product a picture
of him accompanied by a facsimile
of a recommendation Of the article
purporting to have been written by
him.
The vice-chancelor granted the in,
junction. Mr.. Edison contendod that
he never authorized the use of his pic
ture, never wrote or authorized any
recommendation and objected to the
use of both.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
18 ARE DEAD AND IS HURT
Flames and Smoke Kill Before Rescue
Is Possible.

New York. k.-Eighteen persons are
dead and at least fifteen are seriously
injured as the result of fire early to-
day in u tenement house on Christie
street.
The fire shot up the stairways, cut.
ting off all escape from those in the
bedrooms above. Many rushed to the
fire escapes, which became clogged
with frightened people. The house was
fllled with dense smoke, and the flames,
rushing upstairs, drove the half-crazed
people to the roof, The flames killed
many as they were about to be rescued
from the roof, while others we're over
come by smoke. There were many
heroic rescues by tiremen.
The bodies of the dead were found in
all manner of places.
-Four women were discovered dead in
a closet where they had rushed to hide
from the flames, which found them out.
The body of a woman was found lying
over a child, as though she had tried
to protect it from the flames. Five
bodies were found crowded around one
doorway on the top floor, showing that
they had been struck down while try
ing to escape.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
READY FOR TROUBLE
MEN IN MINNESOTA MINING DIS
TRlCTS ARM THEMSELVES.
ALL DEPUTIES ARE UMnEa ARM ARMS s
The Chief Stumbling Block In the
Way OF Settlement Is ReeognI-
tion Of the Union.

Duluth, Minn.-A telephone mes
sage Sunday night from Boyey,
MINI, says that Sheriff Hooli-
han, Of Itasca county has ordered all
deputies under arms and instructed
them to be prepared to move at mo-
ment's notice.
A mass meeting Of representative
citizens was held at Boyey SUNDAY.
with the result that about $50 men
under arms are reported to be camped
about the city hall, prepared to en-
train in ten minutes. There are about
100 men under arms at the Holman
location, who will be picked up en-
route to Nashwauk. The mines at
Nashwauk have not been closed at
all
1t Is said to be the strongest camp
Of the Western Federation of Min
ers. Mayor Cullum, of Duluth, said
that he was very hopeful of being atlc
to announce by Monday that the OBJ
jections to a complete understanding
between the ore handlers and employ
ers had been reached.
The chief stumbling block in the
way Of the settlement of the ore han
dlers' strike on the docks here and
at the Mallouez dock, at superior and
Two Harbors, is the question of the
recognition of the union, The men
are said to be satisfied with their pay
that is, they will waive the demand
for the increase asked. They are
earning from $225 to $3.50 a day.
H. l.. Pierce, chief deputy sheriff,
said that no word had been received
from Sheriff Bates, who is in one of
the range towns. Pierce does nos
consider the strike on the ranges seri-
Gus.
1T is my opinion" said he. that
the ranges strike is very much over
estimated in the east. When the
dock strike is settled and the mining
company attempts to start its mines,
then we will see whether the strike
will pan out. | don't believe over 25
per cent Of the miners on the ranges
are members of the union or are sym
pathizers There are lot of Hunga.
rians Montenegrans and the better
class of Italians there who don't want
to 90 on strike, They want to work
peaceably and are satisfied. They
make from $4 to $3.50 a day by con-
tract plan. The Western Federation
of Miners wants the plan done away
with and the scale substituted, This
will give the man who is not so ex
pert a miner better pay than he can
earn by the contract plan. This is
what Petrielia, The Federation lead
er, wants"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
RACE WAR IN MARYLAND
Houses of Several Negroes Invaded
and Occupants Beaten.

CriSfeld, Nd, ,-Inhamed with passion,
which seemed to increase after the
lynching yesterday of James Reed, the
negro murderer of Policeman John H.
Daugherty, the mob which put the ne
gro to death and buried his body in the
swamp at the edge of this town, re-
turned to the spot early this morning,
dug up the body and amid yells and
curses, burned it, after riddling the
corpse with bullets.
Today hundreds of indignant citizens
are gathered in the streets here ex-
citedly discussing the affair, and it is
feared that race war will ensue.
Reed shot and killed Daugherty while
the policeman was taking a companion
Of Reeds to Jail. The negro was after
ward captured in a sailboat at Tangier
sound. On reaching shore he was
seized by the mob, which had formed
rapidly and was literally beaten
and kicked to death. The body was
then dragged to the scene of the mur-
der and strung up to telegraph pole
While it was dangling in the air a
number of lynchers suggested the mob
bing Of the rest of the negroes in the
town. Thereupon the houses of several
colored families were invaded and the
men were badly beaten.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
gsgississippi
alrw5
Condition of State Banks.

Statements have been received by
State Auditor I. NJ. Henry from each
OF the $50 State banks of he State, un-
der the call of June 26, 1907. On May
10, 1906, there were 269 State banks
with an aggregate in resources of $751;
llO,72LS5. The statement of June 26,
1907, showed an aggregate of S59, $685.
4o5.S3, being an increase of S2,542,-
72L98. Loans and discounts for 1906
amounted to S3S, 1856, ,86l. i6; same for
1907, S4l $50, 0,Gll.03. Sight exchange
and cash on hand for 1906 was $s, ,754,-
70; for 1907, So, ,552 1850. Capital
paid in for 1906, $1l 1903, ,0l9. II; Tor 1907,
$l2,022,64S. Surplus and undivided
profits for 1906, $4, 1893, ,966. SO; for 1907,
81 Si,963,773.45. Individual deposits for
1906, 1872, 22s, ,O59.22; for 1907, s33 ,26l,-
O9O,l3. Time certificates of deposit,
due other banks, and bills payable for
1905, $3.50, ,3i4Ol; for 1907, $0,O72,-
0l2.97.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
The Dialect Tunewriter.

81 have an idea for an invention, y
cried a member Of the literary club.
1T is the dialect typewriter"
Explain yourself" said minor
poet, tossing back his long hair Ian.
guidly.
"Well," said the other, you know
how ii is with dialect writer's. If they
write Irish stories II must be 'Ol,
YOU must be yez,' 1T must be ut,
and so on. A writer of farm stories
uses 'hez' for has and hain't' for
amt, and our Nelson Pages, dealing
with the south, use nah for my,
de for the and so forth.
"Now it is my idea to produce a dia-
lect typewriter, one with extra keys
for de and OF and ye' and NAH
and the other dialect words in con-
slant use. See the time and labor
this would save. Instead of fumbling
about among the keys, typing your
dialect word painfully, letter at a
time, with my machine you would
thump 1t out with single thump."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
WOULD ARREST LEADER.
Warrant Is Sworn Out for Man EngL
neering Miners Strike.

Duluth. Mimi, July 2s.-Fearing the
present quiet is tn. calm before the
storm, q warrant was sworn out for
the arrest Of Teofilo Petriella, the Ital-
ian who is engineering the present
gigantic strike of the iron ore miners
on the ranges north of here. Some
citizens believe If he we're thrown
into jail on. some minor charge it
would have the effect Of breaking up
the strike.
Petriella left Hlbbing Friday morn
ing for Eveleth, and the officers have
not succeeded in locating him. Presi-
dent D. C. Mahoney is expected here.
There is good deal of suppressed
excitement over the report that 100
Pinkerton detectives were on their
wsy to protect the big steel corpora
tiop mines at Eveleth when an effort
is made to open them Monday. De-
spite the protection offered here by
deputies armed with rifles and revolt
vers, it is said by the strikers that no
men are returning to work.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
WHEN TIE FISH HURDLE.
Man Wanted to Be Far Away From
the Danger Spot. :.

OF course at this season the usual
run OF fish stories" are going the
rounds. But one relating to the
hurdlng prowess OF bass and trout.
which was told in all earnestness the
other night, takes first prize.
Fish always go up stream in the
springtime," said the fisherman, "and
scarcely anything will keep the bass
and trout from getting near the head
waters. l have known these two
species to jump over dam eight to
ten feet high and continue their up
stream Journey"
What was that you said?" re-
marked friend, who also claims to
be somewhat Of an angler, The man
repeated his assertion that he had
seen fish jump over dams eight to ten
feet high, and as there was no one
present to deny the hurdllng abilities
Of the fish, the only challenge to his
remarkable statement was a laugh by
all hands.
We'll, trust | will never be on the
sop Of Niagara falls when one Of those
hurdling fish you speak Of comes fly
ing through the air and hits me in the
eye" remarked the friend. That
broke up the fish stories for that even
ing, but the man still insists that
ten-foot dam can be hurdled by either
bass or trout.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
QUICK MARRIAGE Anglers JUDGE
Woman's Haste to Wed Again Causes
Divorce to Be AnnuIIed.

Dresden, Tenn.-After granting a
divorce to Mrs. Bette Hargroce
from Walter Hargroye, Judge Jones
has annulled the woman's mar
riage to D. C, Shackett and fined the
latter s25 for contempt OF court
Having secured her divorce, Mrs.
Hargrove and Shackett were married
without loss Of time. Judge Jones,
hearing of the affair, summoned the
couple into court. Mrs Shackett ad-
mitted that Shackett had employed an
attorney for her and paid all the ek.
penses for securing the divorce, and
further, that they had agreed to be
married as soon as a divorce could
be obtained.
Thereupon Judge Jones annulled the
divorce granted and gave Mrs. Har-
grove a divorce only from bed and
board, which does not permit of a re-
marriage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
CLASH WITH FRENCH TROOPS.
Riot Follows Attack by Soldiers and
Fresh Outbreak Is Feared.

Perpignan, Frdnce.-Many civilians
were injured wnen the police pre-.
vented a riot here Thursday 1t
is feared that a fight between citi.
zens and the Twenty-fourth Colonial
regiment may take place at any time.
The soldiers of the regiment were
forced to remain in their barracks as
a result of a recent fight. The civil
ians surrounded the barracks where
the soldiers were confined Just as
the mob crowded close to the walls
the soldiers rushed to the windows
and hurled down stones and beams
that they had torn from the partitions
Of the structure within. Many were
hurt and great excitement followed.
The police had anticipated trouble and
rushed into the square, driving out the
citizens, after the wounded had been
carried away, and practically holding
the imprisoned soldiers in a state of
siege. The trouble is said to have de.
veloped from i'll feeling engendered at
the time of the wine growers strike.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
BLACK HAND AGAIN BUSY.
Two New Orleans People Receive
Threatening Letter.

New Orleans. Emboldened by the
failure of the jury to hang the four
Italians recently convicted Of the kid
naping and murder of the S4amana boy,
the Black Hand operators have gotten
busy again demanding tribute from
wealty Italians. Antonio Palisano, a
wealthy Italian merchant, received a
letter Saturday telling him to take a
Thousand dollars with him on a Canal
belt car and get off with man who
would ask him what time it was.
Failure to comply would be followed
by the burning of his house.
Capt. Philip Cordona, who operates a
number of schooners plying on the
lake, in the charcoal business, received
letter demanding 5000 under pain
Of having his schooners destroyed
Both letters were written in Italian,
and signed La Mana Nera, Italian
for black hand.
The police are working on the cases
and guarding the houses and schooners
of the threatened men, but so far there
has been no sign given of carrying out
the threats
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
Would Exterminate All Rats.

prof. j. d. Smith of Cleveland
wants to rid the United States of rats,
mice, cockroaches and vermin. He
says he can do it by the use of certain
chemicals. In handling these chemi-
Gals he has at various times made
himself very sick.
Some day they will kill me-" he
says, but | am not afraid. If | am
able to carry out my plans, l shall be
satisfied"
AS he talks he drags packages Of
chemicals from his pockets-blue Wit.
riol and acids of various kinds. His
hands are burned through the hand.
ling of them, but he fondles them af.
fectionately and does not mind.
If the city of Cleveland would give
the professor $4,000 a year, he says
he would make a vermin and rodent
free community. Smith not only
Stays these pests; he annihilates
them. By playing on their appetites
he lures them to an awful doom. To
the professor, dead rat is as dan
gerous as a live one. Each, he de.
clares, spreads typhoid and like dis.
eases.
Therefore he has prepared a chem.
ical mixture which will slowly in.
cinerate the rat AS soon as the rat
partakes of the chemical an mex.
tinguishable fire is lit in his interior.
The fire burns as relentlessly as a
theater villain pursUes. There is no
escape for the rat He cannot leave
enough of himself behind to make a
decent funeral.
Phosphorus is the base of the mix.
ture which the professor uses. After
he has gathered remnants OF food
into pail he adds a purple and
white powder, Then some lemon. As
soon as the rat partakes of this, he is
on his way to private fireworks
display.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
1852 SAVED, SO LOST ON COLUMBIA
Majority Of Men Over Women Sur
vivors of Disaster Is Great.

San Francisco, GAIA compila-
ton of the returns from the work of
rescue shows that of the 245 lives on
the ill-fated Columbia, 152 have been
saved, five bodies have been recovered
and SS are reported lost.
OF the entire number of the lost, 50
were men, 49 were women and We're
children.
OF the 1911 passengers, ia have
been saved Sixty.seven of these
have been taken to Astoria, eight have
arrived here and the remainder are
at Eureka or on their way to this
city.
Of the 90 men, 20 were saved, and
of the 81 women. 42 were saved. Two
of the seven children survived and
of the 54 members of the crew IS are
alive.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03


Two Of our colored brethren were
engaged in heated argument. The
"retort courteous" without the quail.
flying adjective, had been passed and
returned.
Suddenly the larger of the two
moved up aggressively. "Yuh nygah,
youh! If All hit yuh, Ahm a.goin' to
knock yuh SO fab dat der amt no rail.
road train kin bring yuh back"
The other looked at him a moment
speculatively. Then: "Niggah you-
self yuh brack map O. Africa! If ALI
hit yuh, Ahm goin' to knock you SO
fab dat it'll cos eight dollars to SEN
yoh a postal card!"
Whereupon the tall one, realizing
that the limit had been reacheN
passed his "chaw," and peace reigned
again.-Judge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03

London, Eng.-The Atlantic trans.
port line steamer Minnesota, Capt.
Laverock, which sailed from this port.
bound for Philadelphia, was in col.
lision near the More Light vessel in
the Thames, off Sheerness. with the
small Wilson line steamer cara of
Hull. The Minnesota received consid.
cradle damage and was compelled to
geturn to her dock at Tilbury The
Zara sustained no damage and pre-.
ceeded on her voyage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
LEES TRIBUTE TO PETTUS
Reviews War Record of Alabama's s
Late Senator.

New Orleans.-In general order is
sued from the headquarters of the
United Confederate Veterans here to-
day, Gen. Stephen d. Lee, general
commanding, makes official announce
ment of the death of United States
Senator Edmund Winston Pettus, who
was brigadier-genSral in the Confed-
crate army. In reviewing the war
record of Senator Pettus Gen. Lee says:
"ln whatever action he took part he
displayed all of those qualities that go
to make up a true soldier and born
leader of men,"
Gen. Lee brings his order to close
with eulogy in which he says:
Brilliant in conversation, cheerful
in disposition, atfable to all, he won
friends on every hand, and there is no
man who will be so universally missed" :"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
Farmers to Control Cotton.

The Farmers Union in this State is
moving steadily along the lines pro-
posed by the national organization to
secure control Of as much of the cotton
crop as possible, and by relieving the
farmers and producers of the burden of
holding it for higher prices, to force
the middle men and spinners to pay a
fair price. The plan suggested as the
only feasible solution of the difficulty,
is the building of sufficient number OF
warehouses, established at convenient
places in every county, or two or three
such places if necessary, in which the
farmer can store his cotton for a nomi-
nal fee, and at greatly reduced insur-
ance, until the market settles and a
substantial price is offered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
TWO SISTERS HAD ECZEMA.
cuticura Cured Scalp Troubles Of
Two Illinois Girls-Another Sis
ter Took Cuticura Pills.

II must give much praise to all the
Cuticura Remedies. l used but one
cake of Cuticura Soap and one box Of
Cuticura Ointment, as that was all that
was required to cure my disease. l
was very much troubled with eczema
Of the head, and friend Of mibe told
me to use the Cuticura Remedies,
which did, and am glad to sa. that
they cured my eczema entirely Ny
sister was also cured CT eczema OF the
head by using the Cnticura Remedies.
Another sister has used Cuticura Re-
solvent and Pills and thinks they are
a splendid tonic Miss Edith Hammer,
R. F. D. No 6, Morrison, H., Oct. 3, '06."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
BRIBERY CASE TO JURY.
The Trial Of Louis Glass, in San Fran
cisco. Is Concluded.

San Francisco, CAL July 2S.-The
case against Louis Glass, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Pa
cifc States Telephone and Telegraph
company, charged with the crime of
bribng Supervisor Charles BoXton in
the sum of $1,000 to vote against an
ordinance granting to the Home Tele-
phone company rival franchise in
San Francisco, went to the jury Fri
day afternoon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
DIDN'T PLEASE THE WOMEN.
atSFy Of Rise Of self-Msde Man Caused
Trouble.

That the early struggles of the sue,
cessful American business man are
not always a source of pride to his
FAMILY was forcibly illustrated the
other day here in a way that was not
without its pathetic side. A recent
patron of one Of the fashionable no.
tells told several persons with appar.
emily considerable pride how he had
gone to America with dollar in his
pocket and is now worth S10000,O00
A correspondent who interviewed
MIN was muen impressed, and in writ
ing the story made reference to that
fact in a complimentary way, never
dreaming it would cause a family
quarrel A day or two later the cor,
respondent met the successful Amer
lean in the lobby of the hotel.
Young man, you have caused me a
lot of trouble" said the latter.
How is that?"
We'll, in mentioning the small sum
l had in my pocket when | went tc
America"
But 1t was true, wasn't it," in
quired the correspondent
We'll, that's not It," replied the
other, you see, my wife and daugh
ters have been entertaining a lot over
here and met a lot of people. They
feel now that they have been dis
graced"
But surely you feel proud of what
you have accomplished?
Yes, | 10, and for my part I'm
nightly pleased, But you see women
are different. They like to think al
ways had the money. can tell you
my life's been miserable ever since.
The correspondent assured the other
OF his good intentions, but he refused
to be comforted, and had not made
peace with his family when he left
town.--London Gable in New York
Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
A Prophecy as 70 Wheat.

Unquestionably those now living
may see the time when in some years
the United States will import wheat
IL a surplus can be found anywhere.
As a rule, however, We may expect
to continue to export grain forever.
The oldest and most densely popu-
lated countries of the world continue
to export grain, and while the world
endures there will always be ex-
changes Of surpluses. AS to our pro-
duction we are probably nearing our
maximum under present methods OF
cultivation. 1t is, however, easily pos
sible to double our output by better
methods Of agriculture which we shall
gradually adopt as increasing prices
caused by the pressure of population
warrant the increased outlay in pro-
duction.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
OLD EDITOR PASSES AWAY.
Robert c. Mitchell, Founder of the Du.
Iuth News.TrSune Dies Suddenly.

Duluth, Mimi. July 2S.-Robert c.
Mitchell, founder Of the Duluth News.
Tribune and one Of the largest of the
old editors who impressed their per,
sonality upon events in the early his.
tory of Minnesota, died suddenly at
his home here. lie had been a lead.
ing editor and citizen here since 1869.
Engaged until midnight last night on
editorial copy for his paper, the Du.
luth News-Tribune, he slept well, but
when he arose this morning com.
planned of feeling unwel and died OF
acute indigestion this afternoon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
HUNTREss BEING REPAIRED.
Has Been Assigned to Use Of Mis-.
souri, Naval Militia.

Washington, ID. C.-The convert
ed yacht Huntress, with a dispace
ment of 50 tons, has been assigned
to the use of the Missouri naval mill
tia. The vessel has been turned oveI
to the commandant of the League
Island navy yard, where the neces
sary repairs are to be made, and the
vessel is otherwise to be put into
commission for her new duty A
crew from the state militia will take
the vessel around the Atlantic coast
to the Gulf of Mexico and up the Mis-
sissippi river,