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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13
THREE GOVERNORS
Nov Seem to be- Doing Dsty in Vest Eir-
gina

A spccial from Charleston, w.
Va, says: Promptly at noon to>
day General Goff, the republican
candidate for governor and claims
ant to the Office, took the oath in
one Of the rooms Of the state house
set apart for the use of the governs
or. About the same time in an.
! other apartment, President Carr.
of thesenate, also took upon himself
the prescribed outh, and was en-
powered to transact the business of
the office, while in Lis private office,
E. w. Wilson, who has fiIled the
position for the past four years.
continued, in form at least to dis
charge his accustomed duties, while
in and about the state house there
was gathered a tremendous crowd
of people, about equally divided
between the two parties. About
II: 80 o'c'ock General Goff and
several friends came into the CAM,
toll and proceeded to the private
Office OF Governor wilson, who was
also surrounded by q number of
friends. General Cot mounted a
chair and addressed the crowd
which had assembled in the room,
He claimed that he had received n
clear majority of the votes cast,
charged Speaker Woods, of the
house Ut delegates. with having tail.
cd iii the performance of his consti-
tutionaI duties in not declaring the
result, and said Il am now ready
in the presence OF thnse people
of my state, to kiss the holy Bible,
and commit myself to the destinies
that await me by virtue OF The parS
TALLY OF my fellow citizeLs."
The oath was then administered
by Ii. G McWhorter, after which
General Golf proceeded to Governor
Wilson's private office aud demand,
ed possession. GovcrnorWilson was
surrounded by dense mass oi his
friends and party leaders. In reply
to the demand. he said he was Of
the opinioa that the legislature, M
a coordinate department OF the
= esefninent in joint assembly, had
exclusive jurisdiction to ascertain
and declare the result Of the cleo,
ton, and no title could come from
any other source. He felt il his
duty to continue in charge. I'resi>
dent tarr made similar demand,
after taking the oath. and was sims
ilarly refused, and thus matters
stand.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13
Spicy Developments Expected.

1t is more than probable that the
Atlanta University (colored) anu
the slate appropriation will figure
conspicuously at the summer sess>
ion of the legislature. 1t is under
stood that there have been some
rather unexpected developments
with reference to the status of the
appropriation and the position Of
the management of the institution
which cannot fail to add greatly to
the interest the question will excite
when it comes up. Certain CORES.
pondence is now pending which has
a close and lively bearing on the
question, which may he furnished
the press later. Recently Presi,
dent Bumstead, OF the Atlanta
University, made another applica-
ton for the appropriation. 1t is
understood that the university
comNission has been forced, under
the law, to reject it. What course
Bumstead viii pursue next is not
known,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

Mrs. William Galloway, who
lives in Trempealeau county. some
years ago was attacked with a
cancer. 1t increased in size, and
the physicians said nothing could
be done to help her. But some one
made the discovery that it was n
"oeefsteak" cancer, and prescribed
beeisteak as u remedy. Over a
year ago it was thought she could
not live from one diy till the next.
The beelsseak was applied. and it
was found that every twenty.four
hours the cancer would eat seven
pounds Of beetsteak. When taken
from the cancer there is nothing
left Of the beet but the tissue and
tongh parts of it, and every par
ticlc Of moisture will be drawn out
the remainder being as porous as .
sponge. Mrs. Galloway is M
worse than she was a year ara
the cancer living ON beer instead q;
her.-st. Paul Pioneer and Press.
There were four negroes buried
il Cuthbert MendAv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13
A Wise Negro.

Here are SEINE words of golden
wisdom from a negro-w0rthy of
frame in every negro home, and of
bright italics i'll every negro in the
land.
Bishop Arnet is the speaker.
The African Methodist Episcopal
church conference at Charleston
i; the place, and the race question
the inspiring theme. Read the ne
gro bishops words.
Remember that you and have
part in solving the great race
problem of this c"antry. The AT.
rican Methodist church is one o
the greatest factors in the solution
Of the question. / believe that you
must furnish not only the men, but
you must furnish the rule by which
this race ploblem shall be solved to
the satisfaction of the people and
to the glory of God. In order TO
do that we must cultivate ia every
man a personal pride, in every
home family pride, and in every
individual race pride. The true
solution of this problem is educa-
tion for your head, religion for your
heart, money for your pocket and
integrity for your conduct. Time
must also be considered as necesr
sary element in the solution. These
four ingredients taken every
morning,noon and night for a reas-
enable length of time, would solve
the problem. One of the duties Of
the true miXister of the church is
to teach the people that labor is
honorable and that God has slid
that by the sweat OF your brow you
shall make you bread. If we could
only stop the stream of emigration
to the towns and cities we would
subserve the best interests of our
state. Ever since the proclamation
of freedom our people IN the south
have been going to the towns, leav'
ing the country leaving their farms,
leaving their homes; standing on
the corners ard leaning against the
corners. going to Jail and some to
the penitentiary. Let us teach
them that it is Just as honorable to
labor in the country as in the town
and that it is just as creditabIe to
plant rice and pick cotton as to
carry the bod and wait on the ta-
BILE.
"The time has come when we
must not only enjoy education, but
we must pay something foy it, ard
show our appreciation of the oppor'
tunity by assisting the friends Of
the race in maintaining among ut
schools for our children"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

The average yield Of cotton per
acre in Georgia, according to the
census report, is only 1877 pounds,
and in Alabama it is seven pounds
less per acre. The farmer who
plants all cotton and does not m Ike
more than double the average crop,
will remain poor until the end of
his life.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

chance to circulate in district,
where perhaps | am unknown and
where my reputation is far les.
limited than his own, wish to cal
attention to a few other circum.
stances in the statement which that
gentleman has made which ought
to go along with this days pro-
ceedings.
He has not only arraigned me
and arraigned my successor as
chairman of the committe on cleo
tons, but / know and here state
that he has reeklesslY and .merci.
lessly traduced and assailed two OF
the most honorable gentlemen who
sit on the other side of the House,
among them one of his own col
leagues, the gentleman from Ohio,
Mr.. Cooper. [Applause.] He
talks about the "reckless haste
with which the committee on cleo
tons of the House determined the
election contest between Thoebe
and Carlisle, and yet that gentle
man from Ohio, his colleague, and
that other gentleman on the com.
mittee, Mr.. Rowell, with ehom
have had so many honorable con-
tests in cases of this kind applause
reported TO the House that Thoebe
had no case, and asked that Mr..
Carlisle be awarded his seat. Zap
plause OIL the democratic side. +
They signed the majority report
and agreed to the conclusions of the
committee.
Will the gentleman from Ohio
say that these gentlemen who sit on
his own side of the House are also
infamous? Applause on the demo,
cratic side.]
l have no desire, si-, on this sud-
den emergency to do injustice to
amy ene, much less my assaiIant
from the state Of Ohio. | have en-,
deavored on two nr three occasions
heretofore to show that he has a
r ckless disregard OF the facts
which ought (" cause gentlemen to
suspect his statements and not at,
tach to them all the wei hit To
which they would seem to he enti-
tied. | wish now to call attention
t" another Variance with recorded
history when the gentleman has
perpeiratcd, if The Congressional
directory can be called matter
OF history, and it is about all OF the
history to which some Of US may as
pirc. Laughter,
Now, the gentleman from Ohio
the other dey, N grouping and
scheduling and cataloguing the
brigadiers of certain section who
had incurred his wrath and resent.
ment, included in the list, which !
was the humblest, the gentleman
from Tennessee (AIr. Butler) as a
rebel brigadier. Laughter l
understand, MIR. Chairman, that
that gentleman was lieutenant~
colonel on the other side. Laugh
ter and applause Will the gen.
tleman in order TO make the case
against my section do injustice to
the truth, and also to his own
friends who live in that region?
But, Mr.. Chairman, / have pro-
coeded with this matter farther than
was necessary, and farther, perhaps.
than was consistent with propriety.
| thank the committee. loud
applause. Congressional Record,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

There will probably be an extra
session of Congress, 80 that the Dem.
ocrats can be turned out and the
Radicals turned into the public
money crib. After being out for
iour years, the RAIDS are almost fam
lshed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

People die horrible deaths these
days. Harry Genet, known as
prince Harry" among New York
politicians, has fungous growth
under his tongue. 1t has already
pushed out two of his front teeth
and will kill him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13
GOVERNOR eo8DoS'S DOCS.
He Ordered the Purchase Of all the Dogs
in Lee county--Hs Yeipiry Ours in a
Box Car.

:" SS ~N"'V -f"S FctpsHJ SuFS ~
Box Car.
The Fort Valley Mirror prints a
curious story concerning the effort
of Governor Gordon to stock his
Flint river farm. The story reads
thus:
ADVISING THE GOVERNOR.
1t is generally known that our
, good Governor Gordon is at the
head of a syndicate ranch in Tay-
Tor county, lying on Flint river,
having been fitted up and stocked
for the purpose of raising all kinds
OF hogs, cattle, sheep, goats, mules
and horses; particular attention be-
ing given to the propagation of the
species Of the latter known as Tex
as ponies.
Major q. B. Howard informs a
reporter of the Mirror that friend
OF the governor told him he should
by all means procure some good
coon dogs, as coons were quite nu-
merous in the swamps and very
destructive to corn and unless they
were hunted down and made to
migrate corn raising would be all
most impossible.
"And then, governor" contin>
ued his friend, "you should have a
pack of fox dogs, both for the pleas
ure OF the chase-when visitors are
on hand, as well as to promote a
successful and thrifty pig industry.
After this you should get several
bird dogs, as many friends who
will be with you will prefer bird
shooting to fox hunting"
THE SUGGESTION ADOPTED
The governor could not do other>
wise than adopt the suggestion of
his friend, who seemed to advise
wisely and well. Colonel Shep-
herd, Of Columbus, was applied to
to gather up lot IT dogs and ship
10 Reynolds, bet Shepherd was
dliatory in complying with the
governors wish, SO he called on
Colonel Lee Jordou, who under
took the job of getting up the dogs
if he could find them iii Lee coun.
ty. The Colonel called up his nu-
mtrous cCl0red tenants and farm
hands aud inquired about dogs.
He Was told that there was quite a
number gu his places and neighbor-
hood that could be spared without
serious detriment to the farming
interests OF the section.
Bring all you can get on GER
tain day to Albany ard | will give
you fifty cents apiece for them.
THE DOGS AND THE MEAT.
On the day designated about
seventy-fve were brought up, dogs
of all sorts and sizes, for which the
money was paid and the dogs nut
in box car, Before the train left.
Colonel JOrdon looked in on the
lot, and Judging from appearances
that good bait Of something would
be much appreciated by the quad
rupeds, he bought about seventy>
five pounds of beef and had it cut
up and thrown into the car, which
was consi gned to Governor Cor
don's agent at Reynolds. Fight
ing and snarling began as the train
rolled away. and was kept up so
ferociously and determinedly, that
when the agent opened the door to
turn out the pack, the condition of
the consignment was such that all
the parties agreed that it was not a
safe business to put seventy.fve
dogs and seventy.fve pounds of
beef in a locked box car to shin to
REYNOLDS or any other MAGE
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13
EDITORIAL SoUiBs.

Mr. Cleveland will go into histo.
y as the great veto President. He
vetoed 27S bills, 157 more than all
predecessors combined.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13
Midst the sweet hlosaoms II,

Midst the sweet blossoms that
smile on our faces
Grow the rank weeds that would
poison and blight:
And e>er IN the midst of earth's
beautiful places
There is always something that
isn't quite right.
Yet oft from a rock we may pluck
say flower,
And drink from a spring in a
dcsslate waste
They come to the heart like a
heavenly dover,
And naught is so sweet tc the
eye or the taste,
Every day toll is every day bless
ing,
Though poverty's cottage and
crust we may share.
Weak is the back on which bur.
dens are pressing.
But stout is the heart that is
strengthened by prayer.
Somehow or other the pathway
grows brighter
just when we mourn there were
none to befrieBd;
Hope in the heart mf keN the bur.
den grow lighter,
And somehow or other we get to
the end.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

one hundred and fourteen Nor.
mon elders have enlisted for servi.
ces in the South. They will be
warmly received-with clubs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

About one hundred barrels of
Georgia cane syrup have been
bought by Perry merchants this
season, the product of South Geor-
gia farms. Calculating that Fort
Valley has bought as much from
the same source, about 50, 900 has
been sent out of Houston county
for syrup.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

Will Talbot deals exclusively in
Fancy AMI Stlple Groceries, and
gives the hest Qnalitv consistent
with az houcet quantity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

A larger area will be planted in
tobacco this year in Decatur coun-
ty than at any time in over quar-.
terot a century. Those who plant
ed it last year say they realized
rom Is cents to so cents per pound
for their crops. The Bainbrid-e
Democrat says it has been clerly
demons rated that the climate aud
oil Of Decatur county are we'll
,6sp.ed to the growth of the finest
varieties Of cigar and smoking to-
,accos, and that as a crop it pays
o'ter than any other that cen be
;'rp 'ucJ,i IL lhc entire south.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

A Young lady in Milton county
has bisuit cooked by her brother
IN 1861,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13
Chained in a Care.

The Franklin News tells a sensa.
tional story about a Heard county
man.
1t seems that Mr.. A. n. Hill dis.
appeared last fall with 500 belong.
ing to somebody whose name is not
given. A few days ago Hill res
turned with thirty.five cents. He
said that he had walked all the way
from the Mississippi river, and had
suffered great hardships.
The friends and neigh5ors Of the
returned wanderer naturally de-
manded an explanation of his aba
sence, but what they heard was too
much for their belief.
Hill stated that when we was stand.
ing on the street in LaGrAnge one
day he was arrested by kidnappers,
handcuaed and carried to Atlanta
ON the five o'clock train just before
starting be found chance to slip
the money into hiding place near
the depot. His kidnappers took
him by way Of Kansas City to
rei ote part of New Mexico. where
ne WAS chained in cave and held
until the 10Th OF January. During
his trip out west he was not allowed
to talk. and the oaly reason his
guards gave tor his seizure was
that they thosght his name was
White. After many efforts he loos.
ened his letters, and while his guards
were ut breakfast he m lde dash
for one Of their horses an rode of
at full spee.l. There was hot pur,
suit, but he reached the mountains
aud escaped, He sold the horse in
the Indian territory and walked til
remainder OF the way home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

The convicts in the State pris>
0ns and prison retormatories of
this country amount TO nearly
l0O, 900. and involve an annual
cost of about $4,000, 900, which
according to the New York indie
pendent, is only sma part Of
the actual loss t. tie consa>
quence Of or me CAUSED mostly by
strong drink.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

Would it surprise you, for US to
tell you that from - to 80 wagons
are here every day, hauling cut
guano and farm supplies a--DoOly
County Viudieatar.
NJ, it doesn't sorpriss US a bit.
That's the way the money goes.
But it would surprise us it the
SANE men who are ''llau!iny ont
5uano and farm supplies" nm arr
aot heard cursing luck, mercaaasa
and guano agents next TALL. -.Cn,bs
be t Liberal
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13
SOMEHOW OR orHES.

Lite has a burden for every ones
shoulder,
None may escape from its troub>
lie and care;
bliss 1t in youth and twill come
whe0 we're older,
And tit us as close as the gar>
meDts we wear.
Sorrow comes into our home min.
vited,
Rubbing our hearts of its treas,
ures of song;
Lovers grow cold, and our friend
ships are sighted,
Yet somehow or other we worry
along.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13
NhaS. G. Mercer.

no~,. ArToRNEY-AT-LAw.
DHeo n. Geo~eie.
over thoathan & nesn's
re,..,.. Drug Store.
.lo' Il A., d" a. d. attend promptly to ali
".raytcl TO me.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

Everyday in the State don't ia
vor the re lease of The State Rail
road. lt-should he sold and the
public debt paid with the proceeds.
1t is bad policy tor the State to Own
property in competition wish her
own citizens. The money would
not be squandered. when it is used
to wipe out the public debt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

s.. patriet'~ day ",n,4e o- sis
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

There were four negroes buried
i'll Cuthbert Mendav.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

The Woolfork trial is again in
progress in Macon Captain Rath-
erford, attorney for Wooltork,
made a motion for change of We
nue., which was de led. lie then
asked for a continuance on the
ground that an impartial trial could
not be had in Bib county. Woolo
folk is anxious to go to trial.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

EDITORIAL Somss.
MR. Cleveland will go into histo.
y as the great veto President. He
vetoed 27S bills, 157 more than all
predecessors combined.
one hundred and fourteen Nor.
mon elders have enlisted for servi
ces in the South. They will be
warmly received-with clubs.
There will probably be an extra
session of Congress, so that the Dem.
ocrats can be turned out and the
Radicals turned into the public
money crib. After being out for
four years, the RAIDS are almost fam
lshed.
People die horrible deaths these
days. Harry Genet, known as
"Prince Harry" among New York
politicians, has a fungous growth
under his tongue. 1t has already
pushed out two of his front teeth
and will kill him.
The average yield Of cotton per
acre in Georgia, according to the
census report, is only 1877 pounds,
and in Alabama it is seven pounds
less per acre. The farmer who
plants all cotton and does not m ke
more than double the average crop,
will remain poor until the end of
his life.
About one hundred barrels of
Georgia cane syrup have been
bought by Perry merchants this
season, the product of South Geor.
gia farms. Calculating that Fort
Valley has bought as much from
the same source, about 50, 900 has
been sent out of Houston county
for syrup.
The convicts in the State pris>
ons and prison retormatories of
this country amount TO nearly
l0O, 600. and involve an annual
cost of about SIS. 900, 900, which
according to the New York indie,
pendent, is only sma part of
the actual loss t. the conse>
quence Of or me caused mostly by
strong drink.
Everybody in the State don't ia
vor the re lease of The State Rail
road. lt-should he sold and the
public debt paid with the proceeds.
1t is bad policy tor the State To Own
property in competition with her
own citizens. The money would
not be squandered, when it is used
to wipe out the public debt.
The Woolfork trial is again in
progress in Macon Captain Rath-
erford, attorney for Woolfork,
made a motion for a change of We
nue., which was de led. lie then
asked for a continuance on the
ground that an impartial trial could
not be had in Bib county. Woolo
folk is anxious to go to trial,
The bill which has been so long
before congress providing for the
admission of North and South Da-
kota, Washington and Montana to
statehood, passed both houses last
week. Four new stars will be add.
ed to the national flag; tOrty-two
states and six territories will con-
stitute the union. The political
tenet of the newly admitted states
is supposed to be evenly divided.
Things have undergone a change.
A white man was sold at auction
by u negro constable in Arkansas
the other day. He had been fined
Tor carrying concealed weapons,and
did not desire to go to jail, and did
not have enough money to pay his
fine and costs. Under the law as
it now stands, and as the county
convict farm has been abolished
the white man was put up for sale
by the negro constable and sold tc
the highest bidder.
A larger area will be planted III
tobacco this year in Decatur coun-
ty than at any time in over quar-
tcrot a century. Those who plant
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-03-13

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