The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-11-07
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to a crowd of 10, 600 people on the lake
front, in Chicago, Sunday, IN behalf
Of the populist candidates.
An asylum for the insane at Joen-
keeping, Sweden, has been destroyed
by fire. Fifteen of the inmates OF the
institution were burned to death.
Captain Dreyfus, an officer in the
French army, has been arrested for
treason, it being alleged that he has
sold plans of frontier forts to the ltal-
ian war office.
As a result of the crusade against
the bucket shops inaugurated at Pitts
burg, Pa, two of these concerns have
already gone out of business and 9TH
ers are expected to follow.
Three persons were killed and o
dozen were injured at Foster, Pa, on
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad Wednesday. The accident
was caused by an open switch.
The Viewers of Osborn mill No. 2,
at Fall River, Mass, struck Wednes-
day against reduction in wages and
an attempt to have them run six and
eight looms on wide and fine goods.
The steamer Tonnes struck Grow
Rock, near Milford Haven, Wednes-
day night. Twenty-one men, includ-
ing the captain and officers, were
drowned. Seven of the crew were
saved.
A reduction of 20 per cent. went
into effect Thursday at the Lehigh
! Valley Railroad Company's shops at
Weatherly, Pa. The men were given
the alternative of accepting it or re-
naming idle.
The judges of the Seine assizes at
Paris without jury pronounced con
domination in default upon Henri
Rocheforte, sentencing him to three
months Imprisonment for having pub
lished an article in The Intransigeant
insulting the judiciary.
The statement is made at police
headquarters at New York that the
grand jury had found indictments
against Police Captain Stephenson and
Wardmen Glennon, Burns and Smith,
upon evidence brought out before the
Lexow committee The specific
charge, it is said, is blackmail.
Honore MERCER, ex-premier of Que
bee, died at Montreal Tuesday morn
ing. The end had been expected any
time during the preceding twenty
four hours and all hope of recovery
was given up weeks ago. Mr.. MERCER
had been suffering from complication
of diseases for years past, diabetes
predominating
The auditor has concluded the ex-
animation of the affairs of the Normal
Park Loan Association at SpriDtield,
Ill, of which the late F. W. Porter
was secretary, Porter also having been
the auditor Of the Rock Island rail
road. The examination developed the
fact that Porter was a defaulter to the
sum of 1913, 900.
Two dynamite bombs, filled with
scrap iron, were exploded outside Of
two of the police stations in Milan
Wednesday evening. The fronts of
the buildings were wrecked, but fortu-
nately, no one was hurt. 1t is sup
posed the outrages were committed in
consequence of the recent suppression
of revolutionary societies.
A special from Iron Mountain,
Mich, says: The work of rescuing
the imprisoned miners ut the PeWabic
was accomplished between 6 and 7
o'clock Monday morning, and they
were hoisted to the surface without q
mark, after having been entombed for
moro than forty three hours. There is
great rejoicing in the community.
The superior court Tuesday took up
novel case at Raleigh, n. c., that of
girl against Raleigh for $4,000
damages for the loss of an eye. This
was due to the fall Of a skyrocket dur
ing the celebration of the city centen-
NAL two years ago. The girl was q
spectator, and while sitting on the
steps Of q church, rocket fell and
struck her.
Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, CORE
spending secretary of the W. G. T. o.,
died at Chicago Monday. Mrs Wood
bridge was known as Miss Wizards
right arm, and her death is the direct
result of overwork. The disease from
which she died is termed embolism.
Her health was exceedingly good up
to a few days ago, and she died before
her friends realized that she was really
sick.
United States Senator Gibson was
made the victim of decided snub at
a democratic mass meeting at his home