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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FIFTy.sECoNp CONGRESS

TUESDAY, March e. Bills were
passed in the senate to prohibit the
sale of firearms and ammunition to In
dians residing upon the reservations,
and appropriating $275, 900 for the con-
struction of two United States revenue
cutters for service on the great lakes
The Behriug sea treaty was received
from the president. A6ill was intro
duced to fix the duty on opium at i've
dollars = pound. In the house Mr.. Nc
Creary, OF Kentucky. announced the
death of his colleague, Mr. Kendall,
and as mark of respect to his memory
the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, March 0.-In the SEN
ate the pure food bill was passed. A
bill was introduced to test and try the
science of spelling and to provide for
establishing 100 schools for the pur-
pose; and to establish q spelling school
in the Worlds Columbian exposition
to be held in Chicago in 1888. An ex.
ecutive session was held on the Behr-
ing sea question. In the house the de-
bate on the tariff was begun, Mr.: Nc
Millin speaking against the Mckinley
law and Mr.: Dinghy defending it.
THURSDAY. March 10 The senate
passed the agricultural deficiency bill,
appropriating s:5o,00o for the bureau
of animal industry and $4,000 for ex.
periments in sugar culture. In the
house the naval appropriation. bill was
reported and bill appropriating $780,
900 for q public building at Lincoln,
ILL.,, was introduced. A bill to grant
to enlisted men in the army certificates
of merit for distinguished services was
passed. The tariff was further dis
cusscd.
FRIDAY. March 11.-A bill was in,
PRODUCED in the senate proposing a
constitutional amendment that after
1897 no person who has held the office
of president shall be eligible to that
Office within four years after the ex-
piration of his term of office" The
urgent deficiency bill (s43S,4l3) was
passed. Adjourned to the 18th. In
the house bills were introduced author
izing the secretary of the treasury to
issue certificates of the denominations
of 10 cents, p cents and 50 cents, the
total amount of such issue not to be
more than 5000. 900; to establish a
postal telegraph service, and providing
that the remaining public lands of the
United States be donated to the sew
eral states and territories in which they
arc located. The tariff bill was fur
Their discussed.
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ROYALTY At THE FAIR,
King Oscar H., OF SWEDEN, IL Thinking of
Visiting Chicago.

King Oscar H., OF SWEDEN, IL Thinking of
Visiting Chicago.
New YORK. March IA letter from
King Oscar H., of Sweden, an
nounciug the possibility of his attend
ing the worlds fair has been received
by President Bonney. of the worlds
congress auxiliary. King Oscar is one
Of the most intellectual of the sover.
eigns in the world, being something of
an author and a patron of the fine arts
and sciences Should the royal scholar
visit the Columbian exposition he will
probably preside over some literary or
scientific congress.
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Madrid, March 1a-The senate has
approved the commercial convention
between Spain and the United States
The vote stood 90 in favor of the con
vention to 50 against it.
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ESCAPE Cur orr

j. =
Fire Drives the Reseuers from the rated
Belgium Aine-Ths Death List L Esti-
mated at l53.
BRussELs, March 14.-.ASeording to .
repoE5 0h Anderlnis mirfe disaster
sixty Subscriptions ere fescued uu-
hurt, sstwenty ssinjured AMI 1853 were
killed Twenty thoisaod ersons on
Sunday attended the funeral 81 thirty.
one of the victims. sy5 8
Mining experts acquainted with the
Anderleus workings say that every per.
son who was working in the lower gal
hrT NUS bSdead, md few are expect
ca TO he rescued alive from the upper
gallery, which is allied with deadly
he:shodies that, haxe been recovered
were covered with thick, black dust,
which, in some instances had been
blown deep.in thsskiip. Al they were
taken into the oMee they were placed
upon straw thatgahads been spread on
the door. and the faces were then
5cleanedsas far as possible to allow of
Identification. Many of the faces,
no xever, were entirely understandable.
. The fire In the uiine grew fiercer; and
since o'clock a: m. Saturday the heat
impossible for the rescuing parties to
remain ip the pit. After it was found
that the fire was growing in
strength a consultation was held
between the mine owners and the
engineers and it was decided that as
there was not the slightest doubt that
every body in the mine was dead, the
only course left open for them to fol-
low, if they hoped to recover the bod
les. was to food the mine.
Preparations we're being made to car
ry out this plan, but before any water
could be pumped in, cries Of fire"
were heard on all sides. and ut 2
o'clock the flames assembled to the
pits mouth and sparks were scat
tered in every direction. A few min.
utes later an immense column of
flame shot through the ventilating-
shaft, piercing the thick clouds of
smoke that were overhanging the
shaft.
The sight was magnificent as the
mass of fire shot upward, but it
meant certain death for every
person in the mine. This fact was
fully recognized by the on-lookers,
and the wailing and shrieks of those
near the pits mouth increased in vio-
lence, as the lurid flame tore their
last faint hope from them. For great
distance around the country was H.
Illuminated to almost the brightness of
day by the vast column of fire pouring
out of the NINE
In the meantime water had been
c commenced to be thrown into the burn
ing pit Before it had descended any
distance it was converted into steam
and escaped with tremendous roaring
noise, which added to the horror of the
situation. The scene has seldom if ever
been equaled in the mining disasters
of Belgium.
All the heavy machinery at the
mouth of the pit was destroyed and
fell crashing down the shaft This
acted as damper against the flames
ascending the shaft to the surface. and
thereafter little fire could be SEEN But
it could he seen roaring and seething
through the galleries far below the sur
face.
Suffering is bound to, follow. the dis
aster, for many of the miners families
have lost their only means of support.
The government has taken prompt &C.
ton to relieve so far as possible the
suffering entailcd by the catastrophe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
PICKS LAID ASIDE.

Brtttsh Miners to the Number Of Thou
sands strike-Th~lr Object Is to Force
an Advance in Wages-Many Factories
Closed for Lack of Coal.
LONDON, March 14.-The great coal
strike is on. The Durham miners did
not resume work, and the collieries of
Lancashire. Cheshire, Yorkshire,
North Wales and other districts are
idle. The miners of Scotland, South
Wales and Northum berland are work
ing quietly.
In Durham the men to the number of
$4,000 are on strike against reduction
of wages, but in all other districts the
men have simply decided to take IL
week or even three weeks holi-
day in order to restrict the out
put Of coal, thus insuring prices
icing kept up and the rate of
wages maintained if not advanced.
This movement on the part of the
miners has caused the greatest disturb
ance in the British labor world and
in the manufacturing centers that has
been known since the American civil
war, when so many hundreds of thou
sands of the cotton operatives of Lam
cashire would have starved but for a
boundles<scharity. -
The most startling rumors are in cir
culation in this city. The fears of a
coal famine are widespread. The
stocks of coal in the great commercial
centers are not large and colllery own
ers have for some time declined to bind
themselves to execute orders. A great
many orders have been refused and
the price of coal has risen by leaps and
bounds until it has reached figure
which it has not known since the
memorial BILE strike of Northumberland
and Durham miners fifteen years
ago. Some factories will be com.
PEELED to cease work this week for
want of fuel. A number of others will
have to close the week following.
It the miners determine to carry their
experiment into second week, and if
it is prolonged into third week the
disturbance of British manufa cturers
will be general and its effects so wide
spread that scarcely an estimate can
be formed Of the loss to the commune
ties which must ensue.
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A Remarkable woman.

Mr.. Bronstqn-Miss Br,nev thu
American girl who took all the nri.e. z
In tho English untverities has ratnrr~S q
70 thus country, and I saw her In the >
streets to-day. ... - :
MIA Bronson with intsrsst)-Dh
rou7 How M pho dEVea1d9-Puah. !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
ALBANY On. " Journal, March It'll

VOL CAAcy cAd"lucu "e anu COlO me the
same thing. In March, 1890, 1 was
taken to st. Peters hospital in Albany,
where Prof. H. n. Hun frankly told my
wife my case was hopeless; that he
could do nothing for me and that size
had better take me back home and save
my money. But I WANTED to make trial
of Prof. Huns famous skill and l re-
NAMED under his treatment for nine
weeks; but secured no benefit All
this time had been growing worse.
had become entirely paralyzed from
my waist down and had partly lost COLI
troll of my hands. The pain was ter
rible; my legs felt as though they were
freezing and my stomach would not re-
tain food, and fell away to 120 pounds.
In the Albany hospital they put II big
burns on my back one day with red-hot
irons and after few days they put IA
more burns on and treated me with
electricity, but got worse rather than
better; lost control of my bowels and
water, and upon advice of the doctor,
who said there was no hope for me, l
was brought home, where it was
thought that death would soon come to
relleve me OF my sufferings. Last Sep
TENDER, while in this helpless and suf-
fering condition, a friend of mine in
Hamilton, Ont, called my attention to
the statement of one John Marshall,
whose case had been similar to my own,
and who had been cured by the use Of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
I'm this case Mr. Marshall. who is q
prominent member of the Royal Tenn
plars OF Temperance, had after four
years of constant treatment by the
most eminent Canadian physicians been
pronounced incurable, and was paid
the g. 900 total disability claim allowed
by the order in such cases. Some
months after Mr.. Marshall began a
course Of treatment with DR.. Williams
Pink Pills, and after taking some Is
boxes wss fully restored to health.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
Mr.. RARDALL'S POVERTY.

Pennsylvania great common Sam-
uel >. Randall, died a very poor man,
how poor in this worlds goods was noV
disclosed until recently.
Mrs. Fannie W. Randall, widow and
administering of the deceased states
man, filed an answer in the orphans
court to proceedings brought by cred
itor of the estate to compel an account
ing.
Mrs. Randall simply states in answer
that her husband left no real or personal
estate save a few personal effects. and
that after the payment of the funeral
expenses and the setting aside of her
$500 widows exemption there was moth
ing to account for, nor enough money of
the estate left to pay the cost required in
accounting. She added that no disre-
spect was intended the court, but under
the circumstances she had not complied
with the request.
1t is so unusual a thing in this day for
a man who occupied the position Mr..
Randall held 10 die poor that it calls
for more than passing notice. Mr..
Randall was one of the pune est as we'll as
one of the oldest of American statesmen.
That he should have died penniless is
she highest evidence that his character
was too lofty to consider the allurements
of mammon where duty called in the OPP
posite direction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
JUDGES AND SOLICITORS.

r There is a bill now before the General
Assembly the intent of which is to
change the mode of choosing judges and
solicitors.
The bill provides that the governor
shall appoint these officers, the appoint
ments to be confirmed by the senate.
The measure deserves careful consid-
Grafton. Such slate making, logrolling
and trading as has been characteristic of
the present legislature is disgrace to
any state government. If our state leg
islatures will not put themselves above
corruption, then some measures should
be taken which viii remove, at least
some of the power for it, from their
reach
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
A Practical illustration.

Uncle Silas was the best posted man
on general topics in the village, and a
hunter of renown as well. He also had
a virago for a wife. Dear, dear, what a
temper that woman hadl She was the
only thing on earth Of which Uncle
Silas was afraid.
One day a class of school children
called on the old man. They were sent
by their teacher to get some facts in
natural history. M
We've come" said the spokesman Of
the class, 'to ask you some questions,
Uncle Silas, about the habits and Gus
toms of the wildcat"
Uncle Silas had been very glad to see
them, as the broad smile on his face
testified. But now he looked very much
alarmed.
"H-u-s-hP he said, with q cautious
gesture; "who on arth sent ye here on
such a errand%
''Migs Knowles, our teacher" said the
class in concert.
''Waal, she oughter know better. |
amt never he'd anythin to say about
them thar critters sence--Oh, Lordy,
thar she comesI'
And Uncle Silas lit out as tall wom-
an armed with a broom lit in.
"Think yer smart, do ye?' she scream
ed. 'Wanter know about wildcats
hey? Got up joke on the ole man, but
III teach we to joke on fac's. Take that
home for yer pains"
Whack, whack, went the broom, and
it did not fail in its aim, as two of the
boys who were the last to get out could
easily prove.-Detroit Free Press.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
A Million Friends.

A friend in need is friend indeed, and
not less than one million people have
found such friend in DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. If you have never used this great
cough medicine, one trial will convince
you that it has wonderful curative pow
ers in all diseases of the throat, chest
and lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to
DO all that is claimed or money will be
refunded Trial bottles free at Sale
Davis drug store. Large bottles soc. and
S100
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
DIR. John Bulls sarsaparilla.

Tt has cured many and will cure. you.
1t is quick rebuilder of broken down
constitutions. 1t strengthens the nerves.
1t aids digestion. 1t gives an appetite
1t purifies the blood. 1t checks decay
1t heals soreness. 1t soothes pain. 1t
is refreshing. You wrong yourself if
you fail to give it a trial. Do so now
DO not delay. Large bottle Q92 tea
spoonfuls) $1OO. Sold by all druggists.
GA gentleman from st. Louis, Mo-,
who does not wish his name printed,
writes: "Had l sooner known the cura-
tive virtue of DR.. John BULBS Sarsaparil-
la, my whole married life would have
been happier. My wife suffered from
weakness and became an invalid. No
medical treatment seemed to benefit her,
and she had poor health for years. Some
six months ago, neighbor induced her
to try DR.. John Bulls Sarsaparilla, and
the change in her health and appearance
almost seemed like a miracle"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
THREE CALICO DRESSES
Scaled Transaction Wherein Two Men
Swapped Wives.

Sealed a Transaction Wherein Two Men
Snapped Wives.
RALEIGH, N. c., November 10 =
A special states that most remarkable
double marriage occurred few days ago
in Allegheny county.
Two men there, Hall Waters and Har,
rison Blankenship, became enamored
with each of the others wife. The Wo-
mems affections ran in the same channel.
Waters eloped with Mrs. Blankenship.
They returned in a month and there was
no Quarrel between the men. The mems
wives then arranged for a swap OF hus-
bands. Mrs. Waters, who was more ca
ger for the exchange than was Mrs.
Blankenship, gave the latter three calico
dresses to ciinch the bargain.
This settled matters, both women got
divorces, and now each has married the
man of her choice. The statements in
regard to this remarkable case are YOU en-
ed for.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
is THERE NO REASON ?

Is there a reason why you should re-
main an invalid, discomfort to yourself
and those around you? You say you have
lost faith in medicine, and that doctor
ing does you no good. Then you are to
be pitied for it is not you but the'im-
pr oper treatment you have received that
is the fault. However, do not dispair,
medicine has not lost its virtue. Yet, to
get we'll, YOU must take the right medi-
cine TrV
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
WBY NOT M DAWSON, TOO?

Citizens of Rome are making pathetic
complaint about TIE impoEtuni ties OF
candidates for the postotfce in that
town. The application of ia number of
good men and friends for their endorse
ment for tina same Office has given rise
to considerable embarrassment. The
Tribune suggests that the matter be left
to primary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
When Nature

needs assistance it may be best to render
it promptly, but one should remember to
use even the INST perfect remedies when
needed. The best and most simple and
gentle remedy is the syrup OF Figs,
manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23

Remember the Dawson News Co. when
you Iced stationery, blank books, sch DOL
books and supplies. Grain & Sons.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
Fali Millinery.

Call at Mrs NJ. NJ. Anthony's millinery
store for the latest shapes in canton and
milan straws, felt hats, hoods, zephyr,
silk floss, belts, etc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23

You will find at Miss A B. Smith
the handsomest baby caps ever broug,
b Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23

Buy fresh Alabama lime a Variet,
Works.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23

THE latest returns show the legisla-
tUre of Kansas to be tied on joint ballot
between the populists and republicans.
with two independent republicans and
one democrat in doubt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
Through Train

The through coach between Albany
and Atlanta, via the Columbus Southern,
the Georgia Midland and Gulf, and the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroads was put on yesterday after
noon. A postal clerk between Griffin
and Albany was also put on.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
The Chinnman's yellow Oath"

The ChlDnman'S CHOW OdIhs
One of the strangest judicial proceed
ings perhaps ever witnessed is that OF
the Chinaman taking what he is pleased
to call the yellow oath" The ''oath"
or declaration is always written on a
piece of ''sacred" paper, and is as fol-
lows:
This is to call the spirits, both good
and evil, to descend and watch over the
trial of ---, who is charged with
numbering --- If swear falsely
and tell one untruth, or do not make
statements according to the facts in the
case, I hunbly beg the celestial terres,
trial spirits to redress the wrong done to
-- and to punish me Immediately
for having been a false witness; to ar
rest my soul in its fight; to make me
perish by the sword. or to cause me to
die whiLa on the sea far from home
This is nay true and solemn oath, uttered
by my evn lips, and signed by me this,
the - day Of the - month in the
- year of the reign of the Emperor
---; and in proof of the earnestness
of my declarations, may my soul be de-
stroyed as l now destroy this paper-by
fire" Immediately after the witness
finishes reading his "yellow OATH a
lighted candle is handed to him, and the
paper is given as food for the flames.
To the writer's certain knowledge this
form of oath has been administered but
once in an American court Of Justice
during the trial of Wong All Foo, who
was accused of numbering Loi All Gou
at San Francisco in 1885. In China the
scandle used in this extraordinary cere-
monial is made from the fat of criminals
who have undergone the death penalty
st. Louis Republic.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
rs MARRIAGE A FAfLUREs

During the last twenty years $4,000
divorces have been granted by the courts
of the United States, ninety per cent. OF
them to women. While this total is
large enough to appear to give good
grounds for the assertion that the per-
petuity of the family relation is in dan
ger it dwindles when brought into com
PARTON with the number.iof marriages
during the same period One twentieth
of the total is Is, 400 the number granted
each year, only about one per cent. OF
the marriages. There is nothing in the
world that human beings undertake to
do that can show so small per centage
of failure as marriage. Though statis-
tics are not at h and to prove it there is
doubt if divorces much exceed golden
weddings in number. They certainly do
not exceed silver weddings. Investiga-
ton of the subject of improper mar
riages would seem to offer more hope of
results Beneficial to society than exami-
nation O.. divorce statistics.
~
IN ancient times children had doses of
quinine administered in preserves but
the bitter taste was never lost. Now
the cunning chemist hides qulnine in
chocolate candy iand the small patient
cries as long for more doses as he once
did because he was compelled to take
one. This is question to be debated
by mothers-can sugar coating become
as troublesome as bitterness used to be?
THE Georgia house of representatives
has passed a resolution requesting the
senators and representatives of Georgia
in the federal congress to urge the
prompt repeal of the 80 per cent. tax on
state bank circulation. This resolution
was unanimously voted for by the demo-
Gratis and opposed by the third party
men-a fact that shows clearly and con-
clusively who represents the people.
THE latest returns show the legisla-
ture of Kansas to be tied on Joint ballot
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23

Sweet potatoes at 80 oents per bushel
at Jordan Brs. - Efa
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23

A GOOD deal of opposition is being de-
v ,loped to an extra session of congress.
The New York sun reports Mr.. CleVe-
land as not disposed to call one.
A FARMER living near Lexington has
13, 900 worth of property piled about his
house awaiting a rise in prices.
PRESIDENT HARRISON dropped $4,000
into the campaign barrel, but that could
net buy him a $4,000 job.
Col. T. w. FLEMING, Ct Baker, has
been selected to succeed the late Sena-
tor Reuben Jones.
WORK for Dawson. That is the duty
of Livery man, woman and child within
her borders.
THE signs of the times Indicate that
the negro vote is rapidly becoming dem
ocratic.
CHEER up, Bonnie; the same thing has
happened to others.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
fer gneaMte and Children.

"Castoriai Il % wen adapted to childran that
Irecommend it ~ superior to any prescription
known to me- Fl. A. ARcKxR, II. D.,
Also. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Z.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23

Bargains in tobacco at Jordan Bros.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23

CHEER up, Bonnie; the same thing ha
happened to others