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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-03-12
Keep your flannels in reach.

Brace yourself for still bigger
boom.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-03-12

A perfect specifc-Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-03-12

AT HOME.

At HOME.
Keep your flannels in reach,
Brace yourself for still bigger
boom.
A cotton factory should be bull
in Dawson.
A perfect spocifc-Dr. Sage'i
Catarrh Remedy.
The erection OF new city pris'
on would greatly alleviate frown'
ing community.
There is a great demand for rea'
estate in Dawson, and every day
or two dirt changes hands.
a citizen said the other day that
the city ought to provide hitching
posts for horses on the streets.
The Macon News says that Capt.
0. G. Robinson has bought him =
place a few miles from that city.
The farmers were anxious fol
just one good freeze "to kill out
the insects, you know" They cot
it.
DIR. FIagg and his negro min
stral crew were eggtd in Fort
Gaines the other night. This
speaks we'll for Fort Gaines.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is ON the
flood tide of popularity, which POI
sition it has reached by its own in
trinsic, undoubted merit.
Two gentlemen went from the
city to Lee county on a fishing
frolic one day last week aad caught
zoe pounds OF Dream in two hours.
The old court house viii hold the
fort ior several months longer, but
Justice will yet be dealt out ovcl
walnut furniture with a nicke
gavel.
DR.. W. B. Cheltham is raceiv.
inr material preparatory t.
building a storehouso on Third Av
enue. You can't down the ener-
getic Cheatham.
When everything else has iaileC
t. cure consumption, Brewer
Lung Restorer has had the desireo
effect, and the patient restored t
perfect health.
Candor is the seal of a nobl
mind, the ornament au2 prize 0
man. the sweetest charm of woman
the scorn of rascals and the rares
virtue OF sociability.
| Brush up your premises, an
with an extra nail driven and I'll
retouch OF the paint brush, 70
will make a splendid advertisemel
Of yourself as well as your city.
There is probability Ola ayr
dicate being formed to build one
the finest opera house in the sta
in Dawson. The matter is blir
seriously considered by some of 0,
moneyed men.
Mr.. Il. L. Bennett return,
Sunday from Dawson, Ga, who
he contracted to put in waterwor
, for tat city, Mr.. Bennett is
hustler and generally accomplish
!, what he undertakes. Tallahassee
e The mails are very iIregul
h Of late. There is a fault son
a where in this connection that shou
be romedied. Late mails occlsio
ally can be overlooked, but wher
r. happens every Day or tive it
comes annoying.
"a It is the opinion OF many Il
+. n the mayor of the city should
,,.il $500 per anuum. pSOeraillV
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Staring Starvation In the Face.

A dispatch from Bad Axe, Mich, says:
"Fhe farmers of a portion of Huron
County have asked for public aid because
their crops were totally destroyed by the
terrific storm which swept the Eastern
part OF the county at harvest time.
The appeal has been made by 200 of
them in the face of absolute want and
possible starvation. The storm was a
phenomenal one, the hail falling in
clouds and covering the ground from
four to eight inches, completely burying
all their crops. The track Of the storm
was through Siegel and Bloomfield and
part of Paris townships, and covered an
area eighteen miles long and a mile
wide. Many of the farmers in that sec
tion live onrented farms, which only ag-
gravates the suffering as they cannot
pay. their rent, besides having nothing
to live upon. Many will be in danger Of
starving unless help is given. An in
stance is reported where one man had
600 acres rented and all In crops. Every
acre was destroyed. The estimated loss
Is at least $40, 600, ranging from $50 to
$3, 600 for each farmer"
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importantly a member. secures recOg-
milton from the Speaker and asks unabi-
nous consent for the consideration of
a bill which takes not q dollar from
the Treasury. somebody invariably OBJ
jects. If by any accident, the objection
Is not heard, somebody Is sure to raise
the point of no quorum when vote is
taken.
Not an hour up to date has been
given by the Committee on Rules. to
the Committee ON Labor, to the Com
mittee on Patents, or to dozen other
committees equally important. Indeed,
the Committee on Patents has had a
terrible time. 1t got no day in the
Fiftieth Congress, and has had no day
in the Fifty-First Congress. The rules
set down Friday as day for the con-
sideration of private bills; yet under
the rules these bills have been robbed
Strange anomaly-a net that lets all the
big fish through and catches all the lit
tie ones.
Here is a bill granting fifteen days
leave of absence to per diem men in the
customs service. The Secretary of the
Treasury favors 1t. 1t takes not a cent
out of the Treasury. All the other EN-.
ployees in this service have leaves of
absence for thirty days with pay. They
work eight hours a day. These per
diem men work in relays from sunrise
to sunset and from sunset to sunrise.
All are compelled to remain upon duty
whether their services are needed or
not. In summer importations are not
as heavy as in winter. One fifth of the
force might easily be spared for fifteen
days while the other four-fifths did the
work. Yet thrice has unanimous con-
sent been asked to consider this bill,
and thrice has objection been made. A
similar bill affecting post Office employ
ees remained hanging by the eyslids for
a month on motion to reconsider, en-
tered two days after its passage. No
man can get consent to bring up the
store the wages in the government
printing affice. and a score of similar
bills placed on the calendar by the Com
mittee on Labor. 1t is an ill-tempered
House. The Speaker has made it so.
Senseless objections are made and the
point of no quorum raised apparently
without reason
Despite these overloaded calendars
and the absence of over $50 members
who are skirmishing with the Farmers
Alliance and the Lutheran preachers,
lately introduced. The committee
ioohAo, hoWOSOly oAO CNCh Laol o ucocI ICu
than the chamber of the House. Effort
after effort Is made to secure q quorum
in vain. All see that measure report
ed at this late hour. unless of vital i'm
portance, must fail of consideration
At times the clerk of committee
spends days in searching for enough
members to make a quorum. This
quorum Is frequently secured by bring
ing their signaturesto together upon the
back of the bill to be reported. Many
a poor devil seeking private legislation
departs from Washington with joyful
heart after this is done.-New York
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Shocked the Senator.

WASHINGTON, August 22.-The
young grandson of the famous ex-Sen-
ator Nye of Nevada and a nephew of
the equally famous Bill Nye of Lara
mire City and New York was a few
days ago appointed page in the Sem
ate. He Is very popular with the other
pages in the chamber, and with nearly
all Of the Senators. One of them, how
ever. Mr.. Colquitt of Georgia, rather
thinks the new page has done him an
injury. Soon after the boy had taken
the oath to support the constitution and
to defend his country against all enc
mics. foreign and domestic. he was call
ed upon to do an errand for Senator
Wade Hampton, who told him to get a
bottle of Congress water and sand
witch at the restaurant, and place them
In the cloak room for him. The page
made slight mistake in the order, and
took the articles of refreshment into
the Senate chamber and put them unin-
t%here they remainsadf afI fof Gs SOME on ft9me the
cause of much comment. Senator Col
quit Is an ardent prohibitionist, and
was greatly shocked when he entered
the chamber to find his desk adorned
with long necked black bottle and a
sandwith covered with napkin. at
first he was inclined to think some of
his colleagues had been playing prac-
tical joke. When he learned the facts
he gave young Nye lecture, and warn
ed him to be more careful hereafter to
distinguish between prohibition Sem
ator and one who is in favor of original
packages.
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A Good Showing for the South.

WASHINGTON, August 22.-The emu
merators' returns to Superint endent
Porter of the census Of the Southern
States shows an unexampled and aston
ishing growth of that section. Even
the warmest friends of the South are
astonished at the figures. The returns
prove that the South has had genuine
and substantial boom. They also show
that the States of Alabama, West VIr-
ginia and Tennessee, where 1t was sup
posed that the greatest increase would
be found, are actually tagging in the
race for population. The States that
are not distinctly mineral producing
regions are the ones that are the largest
gamers. Texas and Georgia largely
lead the column. On the basis of 15I,-
OOO for Congressman, which is the
present basis, every Southern State,
with the exception of Delaware, will
secure an addihonal Congressman, and
6asls 6l Of 81 Representation prevail f.IsI. of 1877
OOO, all the States, with the exceptions
OF Florida and Delaware, will secure an
increase. Texas shows the largest gain
In population. her increase being Co.,
goo. Alabama has gained 357, 600; Ar
Kansas. 1863, ,475; Delaware 29,392; Flori-
ola, 200; Georgia. $4,000: Kentucky,
222,OOO; Louisiana. 176OOO; MARYLAND,
466, 600; Mississippi. 234,OOO; North Car
olina. A1 900; South Carolina, 292, 900:
Virginia. 2O8.0OO; West Virginia, 1885,
GOO; Tennessee, 258, 200; Missouri, 400
OOO. 1t Is now claimed that the increase
In the South will exceed that of the
states OF the Northwest.
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Wants to Go to Conpress.

GAFFNEY CITY. August 19.-W. w.
Russell, the famous Greenback leader
ana the present postmaster at Ander-
SOD, passed here this afternoon on his
way to Washington. He seemed in a
happy frame of mind, but rather un-
communicative on the subject of his
visit to the Capital. He said, however.
that IL was OF considerable Importance
TO the people of South Carolina. "You
may say this" he added, "that viii be
the next Congressman from the Sd dis
trict L am just as sure to succeed
Judge Cothran as the sun shines. and
tnere IS no power that can prevent it
save from Heaven. The race among
the Democrats In my district is yery
badly mixed and / am thoroughly con-
hdent that l will he elected in the .ides
or November. This was all Mr.. Rus
sell would say, preferring, he stated, to
keep out of the public prints.
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Forty-FIve Horses Burned.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Fire broke ont
tonight In the stables belonging to the
Lion Brewing company, in which 138
horses were kept. The stables are To-
Gated very near the brewery, and fears
were entertained that the latter would
De burned also. All the force attached
to stables and the brewery were at once
put TO work to aid the firemen and to
save the imprisoned horses. Ninety
Lhree norses were saved from the first
fioor OF the building. but the other forty
were roasted to death. The horses bnrn,
ed were valued at $4,000, and the stock
OF feed and harness, all of which was
burned with the building, is estimated
to be worth 100000, and the building
$4,000. The brewery was saved.
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An Important DaoisIon.

RALEIGH, N. G. August >21.-Judges
Seymour and Bond of the United States
Circuit Court recently rendered decis-
ion the in case of the American Fertilliz-
er Company Of Virginia against the Com
missioner of Agriculture of the State of
North Carolina. The Court decided
that the law imposing tax of $500 upon
fertilizer companies doing business in
North Carolina is violation of the in
terstate commerce act and mconstitu-
tional. Tne tax realized from this source
amounted to $4,000 year, and was de-
voted maintaining the State Depart
ments OF Agriculture and Mechanical
College.
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In Too Big n Hurry.

A German named Huegcl, of New
York, is in a bad shape. A year ago
his wife, to whom he was a devoted
husband, was declared to be dying. She
earnestly desired her husbandt to marry
her younger sister and insisted on a
ceremony being performed by what
was supposed to be her dying bedside.
This was done and it took such a
weight from her mind that she imme,
diately got well. Huegel was left with
two wives on his hands but the matter
was kept quiet until last week when
the birth Of baby to the younger sis
ter caused revelation of the facts.
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The North Carolina Democrats.

RALEIGH, N. c., August 2O.-The
State Democratic Convention to-day
nominated judicial ticket and adjourn
ed. Police Justice Merriman and Justice
Clark We're nominated by reclamation
and nine Superior Court Judges were
unanimously endorsed for reelection.
Senator Vance was cordially recon-
mended to the Legislature for re-elec-
tion to the United States Senate. Reso-
lutions fayoring the free coinage Of sill
yer, increased currency, repeal of the
internal revenue system, abolition of
national banks, financial reform and
relief from the existing agricultural de-
preston and denouncing the Mckinley
and Lodge bills, were adopted.
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RefutinR y Base slander.


To the Editor of the News and Cou-
rier: In your issue Of August Is ap-
peared special from Greenville. in
which your correspondent repeats q
story to the effect that Capt. d. X.
Norris was forced to leave Orangeburg
County in consequence of immoral con-
duct" Now we, the undersigned, old
neighbors and acquaintances of Capt.
ID. x. Norris, among whom he was born
and reared, deeply reytet and deplore
that such base and unfounded rumors
should be circulated through the re-
spectacle press of the State to the In
jury of one of her best citizens, take
this occasion, unsolicited by any one.
save our sense of right and Justice to
our old neighbor, to denounce and DENY.
and pronounce unquali6edly false any
and all such base SANDERS. We have
known Capt. ID. X. Norris all his life.
and a more honorable, upright and
pure citizen Orangeburg County has
never reared, and instead of being
forced" to leave this locality it was
with great regret and a deep sense of
our love for him to sever his associa.
tions from us and remove to Anderson
County.
=. L. Dantzler. p. NJ, H. w. Rhame,
;. L. Weils, w. l.. Stoutamire,
.. r. Fielder, j.. S. Hart,
ID. j. Avinger.
Vance's, s. c., August 18, 1890.
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DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
A Fearful Cyclone in wilkesbarre Penn
sylvanfa.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. 90 A ter
rible cyclone struck this city thiS even
ing. The telegraph wires are alldown.
Loss of life is heavy. Hundrfds of
buildings were blown down.
The storm came up the river. From
what point it originated is not 9nown.
The Suddenness of its coming was one
of its most awful features1 The
heavens were as black as night, dnd the
wind blew with most frightful vflocity.
Whole rows of trees were blown down.
Following this hundreds of houses were
unroofed, partially blown over Of COM
pletely demolished.
The total death loss, so-far as ascer-
tained Is twelve. Four men are known
to have been killed in the Has3fd wire
Ssssgs xesks hssss u sss sss az sssess, ss,
the inmates wer6 : In "a. .;Sf iffB-f -fiUke
smokestack Of the KytB Shning mill
fell on a man and two hoses and all
were killed. A little colored girl was
killed by q falling building on South
Main street. Two men suffered death
by the falling of a portion fSt. Mafge's
brewery, and Il third incurred the same
fate through the almost complete de-
molition of 5. l.. Browns handsome
brick business block on East Market
street. There are undoubtedly fifteen
or sixteen others killed. Other reports
are coming in constantly to that effect.
Large districts in several sections of
the city are in absolute ruin, and
women and children are in the streets
crying and wringing their hands in
absolute dismay. The damage will
reac6 hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Passenger trains and locomotives at
the depot were blown over, and every
wire in the city, electric light, telephone
and telegraph, Is down. The devasta-
tlon Is to be compared with nothingjn
the memory of the oldest inhabitant.
Everybody Is rejoicing that no fires
impossible with fallen buildings and
the engines could not be drawn through.
The Murray shaft fan house was blown
down and the fan stopped. There are
twenty-seven men in the mine, but it
Is hoped they can be got out safely.
reports come from Sugar Notch, Il
mining town three miles from here,
that the destruction of property is ter
rible. and that fifteen persons were
killed. At Parsons and Mill Creek, the
territory four miles from here, coal
breakers in all directions have been
more or less damaged, and the number
of killed will reach ten.
"A special dispatch from Scranton to
the Times says that a train coming in
frog Summerville, thirty miles west of
Scranton, was struck by cyclone this
evening and totally annihiiated. En-
gineer William Fisher. in giving an
account of his train experience while
passing through the cyclone, said;
"The engine was lifted from the track
and all the windows in the cars were
crushed in by the terrible cyclone. Two
Of tAA, train -ha an4la l--azA ,.sasis.A A 90
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THE COTTON eAcGiNG BOYCOTT.
What q Georgia journal Says About tho
Fight OF the Farmers' Alliance.

right OF the Farmers Alliance.
ATLANTA, GA, August 22.-Speak-
ing of boycottS, it may be remarked
that the boycott Of the Jute Trust by
the Farmers Alliance has been a COM
plete success. From Is cents, the price
demanded by the trust. which was
equal to direct tax of 100000
year on the Southern farmers, jute has
fallen to so.
But even at this price there is no de-
mand for jute bagging on the part of
the cotton growers. AS a matter of
fact the boycott has just fairly got in
to working order, and 1t is not likely
that the farmers will again place them
selves In the power of so vicious COM
bination as that formed by the jute
manufacturers. To resort again to
Jute as covering for cotton would
not, only be against the best interests
Of the farmers, but would be unjust to
Ono INTERESTS which have been built up
as a result of the boycott.
The greed Of the jute men over
reached itself in this instance, and all
the Indications 60 to show that the
prohtable market into which they en-
tered as highway robbers will never
again be opened to them.
The Manufacturers Record makes a
little estimate that is of special interest
In this connection. If the entire new
crop, which is estimated at 100000
bales, should be wrapped in cotton bag
ging. 100000 yards of it would be
required. which is equivalent to 27,OOO.-
600 pounds of the staple, making a new
market for 5000 bales of 500 pounds
each.
At very low estimate, it is believed
that this increased consumption will add
to the market price of the staple at
least half cent pound, giving an
additional value of 50 SO to each bale.
while the saving by the use of lutte
would be but % cents bale. It is not
expected that this result will be
brought about at once, but it is certain
TO follow the persistent refusal of the
farmers to use jute.
We may say here that an Atlanta
gentleman, whose process for extract
ing fbres has attracted attention even
In foreign counties, Is now experiment.
ing with the fibre of the cotton plant.
lie thinks that for a comparatively in
significant sum he can place on each
farm q machine for stripping the bark
from the cotton stalk directly the picke
ing Is over, and before the plant has
become dry and hard. From the bark
the fibre can be extracted at a cost
almost nominal, and it can then be
worked up in the same manner as jute
and woven on the same machinery
Atlanta Constitution
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A DRAMATIC SCENE.
Senator Vance Points Out tho Hypooriscy
OF the Republicans.

Mr.. John II. Morris, of Baltimore, in
q letter published In the Wilmington,
N. c.. Messenger, thus decribes recent
scene in the United States Senate
during the discussion of the glass
schedule:
"You know that Senator Aldrich, Of
Rhode Island. has charge of the tariff
bill. The glass schedule had been
reached. Vance asked Aldrich why
common window glass, the glass Of the
poor mans house, was made dutiable
at one hun0,ed and fifteen per cent,
while fine. polished plate glass, the
glass of the rich mans mansion, was to
sustain a duty of but fifteen per cent.
.saiisds me smile. .ot one disconeefEsd.
AID val l1lns qitsctio9 OF Quayss
Ee6ask: IlsI AIS had adj .Sscafesf
In a few moments Vance arose and
stood awaiting recognition from Platt.
While he stood he seemingly grew tai
Ter. Quickly raising his hand he threw a
great mass of iron grey hair from his
forehead and exposed brow red with
the blood of emotion. He did not turn
his eye toward the gallery-he seldom
does But all eyes in gallery and Sem
ate were fixed on Vance. "The Sena.
tor from North Carolina." said Platt, as
he lightly touched the desk with his
gavel and inclined his head deferential-
ly toward the majestic figure Of the
dent" cried Vance, in shrill, tremu.
lous key of which did not know his
voice capable, IL want it to go abroad
to all the American people that / have
asked the Senator from Rhode Island
why the glass of the poor man is taxed
ll5 per cent. and the glass of the rich
man but ID per cent, and that l have re-
ceived no answer" Raising his voice
still higher he almost shrieked the re-
frain of his own words, "Yes, 1 want
the American people to know that 1
nave received no answer" Vance was
unconsciously dramatic. The effect
was to bring deep hush over the SEN
ate chamber. The Republicans could
too much. They had to refrain from
admitting the truth that they were
paying for Harrison's election, and
owed much to the makers of common
glass in America, but nothing to the
makers of fine plate glass in France.
The Republicans did not soon recover
from the question and the terrible man.
ner in which Vance had hurled it at
Aldrich. John Sherman figured his
stubby beard. Judge Edmunds, who
effects indifference to everything and
everybody by apparent absorption in
some book, peeped over the top of his
constant volume. Quay. the stolid
dude, shook the lapel Of his grayish
flannel neglige coat. Allison rolled his
eyes towards the frescoes, while Frank
Hiscock, on whose shoulders rests
Conklin's mantle of vanity, with sever
al additional breadths, looked helpless
-s..s-r.vs.-sss -wmv 1Sfif a3tIsen ISl Shraf&
farther into the physical nothingness
of an unsexed watch"
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A Batch or Now Doctors.

COLUMBIA, S. c., August 2O.-The
State board OF medical examiners con-
clnded their labors at $50 tonight, hav-
ing been almost continuously at work
all day. Twenty-fonr applicants for
admission to practice appeared. Thir-
teen passed successfully, eight were re-
Jected and three left before the exami-
nation ended. The successful appli-
eants g were; y Mee,Geap,U tSaRHBEtb8RRfhSHrff. BE5tbRfS:
Is. Manning. Little Rock, Marion Coun.
ty; j. b: Minis. Lamar. Darlington
County; W. II. Clyburn. West, Kershaw
County; Charles A. league, Newberry:
Charles A. yeffries, Home. Union Coun,
ty; II. E. Mott, Enoree, Spartanbnrp
County; John NJ. Thompson, coiored,
w. B. Cox, Landsford,
Chester County; J. II. Jeter, Santuc.
Union County; Charles E. B. FIagg,
Georgetown County;J. Simpson Wise
iHallsailyille; Chester County. The
Two wv, coiored doctors admitted to prac-
tics passed exceedingly credltable ex-
aminations.-News and Courier.