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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-03
cure his acquittal.

cure his acquittal.
The Chief Inspector of the Police, in a
report made by him some time ago, said;
1.-THE belief in the obeah man is 50 great
that he is employed in almost every case
that comes into court of justice in some
Districts
Obeahism, in it's punitive function, is
seen in case like the following: ga man
has an enemy who has wronged him.
He desires revenge. He goes to the
| ooeah man and employs him to work for
the destruction of his adversary. The
obeah man burys the boz. containing the
obeah in some place where the man who
is to be injured will walk over it, and as
soon as he has walked over it the charm
begins to work. He will take sick and
die, or some accident will Overtake him
some terrible calamity worse than get
ting married or being blown up by dy-
Mantle.
A young cOlOred woman that once
knew became violently insane. Her
! friends went to the obeah man about her
and were told that this insanity was
caused by some one having set obeah for
the afflicted woman, which obeah had
caused the duppy, or shadow OF some
dead person, to rest upon her, and that
as long as that shadow held her she
would continue a lunatc. For hand
some pecuniary consideration the obeah
man undertakes to cliff the shadow
and box it up. 1t is done as follows: in
the darkness of the midnight hour the
obeah man, with the parties interested
meet beneath some great cotton tree
! Ouppeys, or shadows, or ghosts, are
supposed to live in cotton trees.) The
obeah man kills a white fowl, mutter>
his incarnation over the blood as it drops
on the roots of the cotton tree, the at
tlicted woman is made to drink some Of
the blood of the slain fowl and while
she drinks it the Obeah man holds cot
fn-shaped box over her head when
Presto! the shadow is caught and boxeC
up.
AS have said obism, as it exists now
like obism of ancient times, is oracular az
well as talsmanic: but the 0raculal
function, stripped as it now is of its an
Gent symbol and splendor, has sunk tt
the grade of mere charm, and is confin
ed to such things as love matters and thu
discovery Of stolen or lost articles
The practice of obeahism has beer
such fruitful source of mischief in ia
maica that it is now forbidden by law
and the obeah man who is discovered
practicing his craft is subject to yer,
heavy penalty. So great, however, i
the dread in which he is held that he i
seldomed betrayed by those who emp!o,
him.
Obeahism, as a system, is very widel,
believed and practiced, and doubles
this state of things will continue unit
! education, as the handmade of christian
ity, shall Danish the mists of supersti
ton as the suns glorious rays seattle
the poisonous vapOrs that rise from til
dismal and malalioUs Swamps.
f. w. TYLER, NJ. d.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-03
Some Slick Rogues.

The stealing OF the roof from a Penn
sylvania court house has been eXcelled
in expertness at Piedmont, Ala, where
some parties stole and carried off, with
out detection, all the machinery, includ-
ing the engine and boiler, of the Pied
mont Foundry and Machine Company.
We know of only one exploit. of the kind
that beat this in aulacity and dcxterity.
That was in Michigan, where the owner
Of a saw mill, having lost number of
logs, sat down upon an extra valuable
one to pr serve it, but the thief twisted
the body of the log out, leaving the I'M
conscious owner sitting upon the hollow
BARK.
"A Little Girls Experience In a Lighthouse
MIR. and Mrs Loren Prescott are keep
ers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand
Beach, Mich, and are bic scd with a
daughter, four years old Last April
she was taken down with measles. fol-
lowed with dreadful cough and turning
into fever. Doctors at home and at
Detroit treated her, but in vain, she grew
worse rapidly, until she was mere hand
full OF bones. Then she tried Dr. Kings
New Discovery and after use of two and
a half bottles was completely cured
They say DR.. Kings New Discovery is
worth its weight in gold, yet you may get
trial bottle free at Sale-Dayis drugstore.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-03
A CONFIDING MAN.
His Innocence Almost ParalyZed the Police
man.

His Innocence Almost Paralyzed the Police
man.
There was a young man about twenty
years old walking up and down Park
place as if looking for something special,
and policeman who had been observing
him for some time finally asked him
what he wanted.
Il lplt my satchel in doorway along
here somewhere" was the reply.
"You left your satchel in doorway?'
Eyes. 1 wanted to run up to the post
Office and it was pretty heavy to carry
had two suits of clothes in it,
"And you left it in a doorway"
eyes Iput my wallet containing $95
in it, and also watch worth about $25.
was afraid they might get lost. 1t was
right along here somewhere"
''Well, you are about the greenest chap
! have seen for the last ten years!' ex-
claimed The officer.
"Why?"
Don't you know that some one picked
that satchel up within two minutes?'
80! guess not I've always contided
in the public, and [ never got robbed yet. ,
"Well, this is real old-fashioned innO-
cence and no m stake" laughed the Of
fcer "There is about one chance in a
million of yonr ever seeing --."
"Ah! here's the place and here's the
satchel?' interrupted the young man, as
he stepped inside doorway and logged
it out. 81 knew it was along here some
where. Much obliged for your kindness.
Allus confded in the public and never
got left yet.
And as he shouldered it and went of
down the street the officer looked after
him in blank amazement and muttered;
"By jim! but really believe l ought to
have tapped him once with my club ?'--
New York World.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-03
THE CREDIT KING.

Do not trouble nv mind with &C
counts which ere long must be charged
10 account of profit and loss which
must of necessity be paid by good
customers. Am satisfied with a small
ten per cent profit and want and viii
give value received lit the good pep
pie of Dawson ana vicinity will favor
me with call before purchasing
either Dry Goods, Notions, Boots,
Shoes, Clothing, Sugar, Coffee, Rice
or Tea, | will surely save them money.
Remember, | am on the corner, next
to MIR. j. F. Bussey, and second door
from the First State Bank, where |
will g lady welcome my patrons and
friends.
H@-Give me a call and I will make
it to your interest. r4ss
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-03
Can't Sleep at Nights

is the complaint OF thousands suffer-
ing frotf Asthma, Consumption,
Coughs, etc, Did you ever Try DIR.
}cker's English Remedy. 1t is the
best preparation know tor all Lung
Troubles. Sold on a positive guar
antee at % and 80 cents by Dean q
Brannon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-03
Roll Up Your Face.

Roll up your face-it's too long.
Button up your chin-it hangs down
too far.
Hold up your head; thow your shout
ders back-brace up and have some style
about you.
You'v3 got house to shelter your
family. You ought to be grateful.
You've got good warm fires for your
children and they will not suffer from
cold. Thank God for this blessing,
The continent is loaded with provis-
ions, and you will get your share. What
more do you need?
There is as much money as there ever
was, and it will come out of it's hole be-
fore long; the bright sunshine will
pierce the clouds; the grass will grow;
the birds will sing, and We'll be happy
yet
Brace up!
During these blue times the above
words from the Atlanta Herald are APP
propos. Let's all adopt thelmaxims OF
the Herald and brace up.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-03

Surer foundation cannot be laid than
the real merit which is the solid base for
the monumental success of Hoods Sar-
saparilla
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-03

Shakespeare will please excuse if we
modify him thus: Thrice is he clad who
hath his system strengthened with Ay-
ers Sarsaparilla, and he but naked,
though arrayed in furs, whose blood is
poor or with disease corrupted. An in
comparable medicine!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-03
UNDERBUY
UNDERSELL

Be sure I buy for spot cash and sell
the same way. Have no dealings
with that great hindrance,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
REPORTS OF THE STORM.
SNOW foliows Rain Throughout AGarylaaA-
On the jersey Coast

on the SerseI COast.
NEW York, March 2-The steamship sau
Marcos. which il wss thought was ashore be-
tween Sandy Hook and seabright, reached her
dock, pier 20. East river, at O'Clock this morn
ing.
dispatch from Sandy Hook, sent st lo:io
this morning says that the life saving people
south OF there report: Nothing TO report.
dispatch from Seabright says nothing 10
ashore there or in that vicinity,
Inc SURF Is cutting into the beach Of the Sea-
bright fisheries badly and has undermined two
OF the little cottages there.
BALTIMORE, March 2-1he snow storm IN the
western part of Maryland, which usbered in
March, spread over the eastern section last
nlght. Ihe heavy rains which preceded the
snow prepared the ground TO receive put NOT
retain ~ and II is only In untraveled parts that
the earth wears her white mantle. Railroad
traNeI ana trafhc go on uninterruptedly but
the dirty weather in the bay botbers the
shipping. IL was cloudy this morning at Cape
henfy, with the wind thirty miles an hour
PHILADELPHIA, March 2-Shipninp IN Del.-
ware bay and at the break water mas been COM
paratlvely fortunate during the storm and but
lew accidents have been reported thus far
stun northeast wind is blowing at thu
rate OF thirty-fve miles an hour
at the Breakwater. driving of all those who
want 10 get up A large number OF sugar boats
nave been prevented from getting up the river
oy the winds and some of the refineries are
running very low. There also many sail
to get out
lt is feared that the schooner Margu9e,..
which went aground yesterday in the river,
~ui De total loss. Tugs have been unable 70
get her on The brig II. q. Sibley, Just in
from Port Spain, report a very rough passage
She had her decks swept and lost her foretop.
saiiant yaro ana eome water casks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
THE REVENUE MARINE SERVICE.
Secretary Tracy Strongly Recommends It's
Transfer to the Navy Department

10 tne navy department
Secretary Tracy has written long letter to
Senator Hale, chairman Of the subcommittee
on naval affairs, which has the revenue marine
transfer bill under consideration, in which he
heartily indorses the measure and urges
prompt consideration by Congress.
The Secretary, after mentioning the various
recommendations made by him and by the late
Secretary Window for favorable action on the
bill. says that in view Of the fact that the
present Secretary of the Treasury is Of differ
ent opinion from his predecessor on the sub
iect of the transfer he has given the subject
deeper consideration, and is constrained to
state that he 10 more strongly than ever Of
opinion that the proposed change is desirable
in the interests OF the public service and should
be accomplished at the earliest possible date.
Secretary Tracy gives figures TO show that
the transfer would greatly reduce the expenses
Of the two departments, and continues: 1T is
clear beyond any possibility Of dispute that the
proposed consolidation will accomplish three
things: First. il will make a suitable provision
FOR the present corps of revenue marine Off
GERS; second. il will reduce the expenditures of
the government by 5000. 900 per aunum. third,
IT will increase from $50 to $50 the number of
line officers Of the navy doing sea duty and
gaming sea experience who, without the con-
soidation, would upon the completion Of tho
navy be. to great extent, unemployed.
Against these positive and incontrovertible
advantages the only serious objection that has
been urged is that naval officers will be en-
ployed in an occupation that 10 foreign to their
profession. The Secretary saws that il is diff
hcult to see In what respect the officers of the
navy would fail to perform efficiently the du-
ties OF the revenue marine service. He argued
that the naval officers in the revenue marine
service would acquire valuable knowledge of
the navigation of the coast and that the reye-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
A Committee to Make Arrangements-Th
Good Record of the Central Committee.

A Committee to Make Arrangements-The
Good Record of the Central Committee
At meeting Of the central democratic COM
mittee held last night the following committee
was appointed to make all the necessary ar
rangements for holding democratic District
convention at Albaugh's Grand Opera House
on Tuesday, March "a: John Boyle, chairman:
Jas. T. Brown, Bernard Kilmartin, j. Fred
Kelley, W. H. Manogue, W. A Hutchins and
Frank P. Madigan.
1t Was decided that the convention should
assemble at 1880 a. m. The orchestra will be
reserved for the delegates and alternates and
the orchestra circle for those holding invita-
tions and cards of admission. The dress circle
and upper gallery will be thrown open to the
public under regulations prescribed by the
committee on arrangements.
Prominent local democrats and democrats Of
national repute will occupy seats on the stage.
A portion of tine lower floor will be reserved
for ladies. Treasurer kilmartin submitted an
encouraging financial statement, showing that
during the past four wears the central demo-
cratic committee had disbursed 81 500 for CAM
psign purposes, and that the committee had
paid all its obligations and had q surplus on
hand.
The statement was received with marked ap-
proval and Mr.. Vim. Dickson. Q member of the
advisory committee, said that il was the best
showing made by any democratic committee in
the District of Columbia since hes had been
connected with it, from 1865 to the present time.
Various matters came up for discussion
during the evening. and the debates were par
ticipatcd in by Messrs. killeen. Weller, Kelley,
Manogue, Mcclure, Brown, Campbell, Hugle,
Lynch, Krause, Madigan. Cussick, Hutchins,
kilmartin, Clark and Boyle Of the committee
and by Messrs. Dickson, Clagett and Thompson
of the advisory committee.
The meeting Was the largest attended for tho
past four years and the greatest interest was
manifested in the approaching convention,
which promises to be the largest attended in
many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
RIGGIN AND TURNBULL,
Minister Egsn to Ask Chile's Permission
Remove Their Remaina.

Minister Egsn to Ask Chile's Permission to
Remove Their Remains.
The Secretary Of State has cabled to Minister
Egan directing him to ask permission from the
Chilean government for the disintsrment and
removal from the country Of the remains Of
Rggin and Turnbull, the two members Of the
crew Of the Baltimore who lost their lives in
the riot at Valparaiso last October
1t is understood that the friends Of the two
men are making arrangements for their trans
portstion to this country and their final burial
here. The various steamship and railroad
companies have made the offer of their assist
ance in the matter and it is more than
likely that the event will be attended with con-
siderable display in the various cities through
which the remains will pass. No objection on
the part OF the Chilean government to the re-
moval is anticipated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
PEnsoxA1.-H. B. Arnold of Boston En-,

PERsoxAI--H. B. Arnold of Boston. Enoch
Burnham Of Gloucester, Md, c. A. Hyde of
New York and A. Dickinson Of New jersey are at
wlllards.--F. H. Miller of New York, w. B.
Tuttle Of Newark, N. J., H. A. Barron Of New
dan and G. B. Laird of Wisconsin are at the
Randall-E. b Perry OF Boston, W. r. Horn
ing Of New York, J. W. Putnam Of New Orleans
and Jas. A. Gray of Nashville are at the Ebbitt--
j. G. French Of Now York. W. b. Crittenden Of
Ohio, Geo. H. Earle, IT,, of Philadelphia and
H. z. Elwell Of Gloucester, Mass, are at the
Riggs.-Geo. N. Culver Of Chicago, E. N.
Conyefsc of Boston, Chas- H. Cramp Of Phila-
dclphia and J. j. Astor Of New York are at the
Arlington.-C E. Luce Of New York, Floyd
B. Wilson Of New York, b. b. Gcary of st.
Louis, B. b Kerr Of Pittsburg and T. W. Geary
Of East Orange, N. j., are at the Shoreham.-
Chos. r, Wild Of Baltimore, w. M. Peckham
and H. Bergh Of New York and Mrs Lsfiingrett
of Cleveland are at the ormandie.-Repre-
sentative Abner Taylor of Chicago, VIM. ].
Baldy and P. E. Mans Of Danville, Pa. and @.
Bonham Bird Of Virginia are ct the Arno.-
Daniel Frohman OF New York, II. r. Merry-
weather Of Denver and 8. N. Kive Of
Toledo are ut the Johnson.-Amor
Smith, r., Of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
Isaac Miller Of Plainfeld. N. j., are at the Fre-
donia.-James G. Morrison of Somerviile
Mass, and G.. b Seldom Of Rochester are ct the
8. Riland Of Kredsrieksburg. E. A. Warren Of
Bristol, Tenn, and Ira C. Sharp Of New York
are at the uetropolitan.--L.R r. Packard Of
Boston, and q. @ Ysser Of Toledo, Ohio. are q
the National.-Charles Dudley Warner Of
Hartford. @. Byrnss Of Pittsburg, A. b. Linton
Of Minneapolis and 6enator Psh:sr Of uIinoi.
ase 81 the Elsmeyo,
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TINE ANTI-sTANDARp DECISION

Solicitor Dodd Tells what Its Effect win n
NEW YORK, March As C. I. Dodd, solicisos
Tor the Standard Oil trust, says that the Colum-
bus decision was an important one, as being
the hrst step toward breaking up the arrange
ment by which the stocks Of the several stand
ard oh companies in different states aud In
foreign couatries were bound together in The
trust agreement This arrangement was matter
OF business convenience. The decision, n fol-
lowed IN other states, would simply terminate this
convenient arrangement The stocks of the
various companies would of course still be
owned and controlled at present The ae-
cision lad followed essentially the decision in
TINS state against the sugar trust Ii viii be
possible to abrogate the trust agreement and
still carry on the business OF the Standard OH
companies as it now is conducted.
he was asked If II would not be possible 70
organize corporation under the laws of New
Jersey which might exercise tho functions of
the trust he said that he did not think the
standard companies could be advantaseou,ly
merged into one large corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
WHAT ARBITRATION CAN DO.
Experience Of the New York Board Of M~dt-
alton With strfkers

alton With strikers.
ALBANY, n. Y, March 2-The annual reuort
Of the state board Of mediation and arbitration
will soon be ready for the printer and will form
an interesting story Of the strikes Of the yesr
in large number Of which the board has medi
ated to the general satisfaction OF employer
and employed. The report shows that the
number of strikes during the year was 6. 25s
and that Of that large number the board had
the satisfaction OF seeing s. .433 settled. large
namber through the recommendation of the
bosrd. -Four hundred AMI si,ty-four OF the
strikes were abandoned. The strikes
were mainly on the two sccouuts
OF wages and hours Of labor, although
IN lew instances, such as the famous Roches-
ter elothing-cutters' strike the trouble was
caused by opposition OF employers TO organized
labor. A reduction OF hours of labor Was oh
tanned by the strikers in 2Os5 instances and
l,s4l establishments increased the paw The
cases where violence was used is in proportion
70 the number Of strikes, very small. only 257
cases being reported. The report divides the
strikes into trades and industries and gives In
detail the evidence taken in every case where
the board was called upon to interpose for ths
beneft OF employer or employed.
The board makes protest against the 'ssveaS-
ing system" still continued in New York ana
other large cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
SIXTY-FIvE MILLION.
The Amount That the House Expects to Save
In Appropriations.

The Amount That the House Expects to Save
In Appropriations.
The House committees having charge OF ap-
proPriation bills have got far enough along to
be able to form some sort of judgment as to the
amount Of saving that it will be possible to
accomplish. The committee on appropriations
expect to be able to report tho pension appro-
priation bill this week. probably tomorrow,
and the sundry civil early next week. They
will then have only the Legislative and the for
tificstion bills to act upon besides the general
deficiency bill, which, from its nature, cannot
be disposed of until later in the session. From
the other committees the naval the post office
and the consular and diplomatic bills will soon
be reported. 1t is probable that somewhere
between eight and ten million dollars less will
be carried by the sundry civil bill this year
than was carried by it last, and upon a conserv-
ative estimate it is reckoned that the aggregate
of appropriations at this session of Congress
will be about sixty five million less than those
OF the last session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
Treasury Advertisements

Acting Secretary Spaulding Of the Treasury
has issued an order to the officers Of the de-
partment calling attention 10 the fact that the
regulations Of the department require ali ad-
vertisements for proposals for contracts, &C.,
published in newspapers to be set solid, with
out any displaying in the headings or para
graphing; and in order that publishers or print
ers may not be misled by improperly pre-
pared copy b directed that hereafter all print
ers' copy for newspaper advertisements be
written solid, without parAgraphing or display
in headings. The advertisements should also
be expressed In - few words ~ possible con-
sistent with clearness Of sxprsssion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02

REPRESENTATIVE MILLS SIcK.-Representativ
Mills is confined to his room with erysipelas in
the ankle joints. He is undergoing massage
treatment with good results but it will be some
time before he will be we'll enough to appear in
the House. He had a good nights rest last
night and is better today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
Confession Attained by rortur..

CoSsrASrrSoPLE, March At is reported
that Gorio Chindaroff, the assassin Of the Bull
garian agent DIR. Vulkovitch, has confessed
that he received an offer of 500 pisstres
from an unknown person, supposed to be a
Russian agent, to induce him 70 kill Dr. yulko-
witch, and osher similar jobs were promised in
event Of success. As this confession is said 10
have been obtained by the use Of the bowstrins,
il is not considered altogether reliable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02

ARMY ORDERs--The leave Of absence on
surgeons certificate of disability granted Maj.
Tullius C. Tupper. 9Th cavalry, September 4,
1891, is extended months on account of sick
ness. Second Lieut.. VIM. G. Elliot. 9th in
fantry, is relieved from further duty in the de-
partment OF Arizona, and will join his proper
station, Madison barracks, New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02

MR. b. W. SMITH, the newly appointed as
sistant register Of the treasury, took the oath
of Office yesterday.