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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-27

The Prussian government is very much
stirred up over the discovery that during
the last quarter of a century many of the
documents which tell Of the greatness Of
the fatherland have been threatened with
complete destruction owing to the bad
quality Of the paper upon which they were
written.-New York Journal.
CAST0RTA.
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Of %&GS%ZI L<LL[ELz% vTapFeb
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-27
Cures

'io'0 Vlle merit of Hoods Sarsanariuo
1--WE, perfect, permanent Cnra sl'' posi-
cures OF Scrofula in seyerest form.
golCre' swelled neck, running , soro. Ike
disease, sores in the eyes. So'es' hip
Cures of Salt Rheum with 49,
and burning, scald head. tettar ,o o l,enlng
cures OF Boils, Pimples, and All otbo w.
o. tlons due to impure blood. ''up'
cures OF Dyspepsia and other +ro,,,
good stomach tonic was needed where
able to work or walk for weeks 'e'V oH-
"'eS , oi os'arrn by eHpelling the impurra,
49, "lllch cause and sustain the disease ,,'v'
. feeding the nerves upon pure byoo5 ana
"' s 81 lna' llred Feeling by RESTORING
strength. Send for book of cures b1 ,''-S
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-27

2peces price
Cashmere,
.. ......
ashmeres grades big
seller
A complete line of Trimmings match.
10 All Wool Suing a
pieces Black pce price
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-27
STORIES OF ALASKA.
OPINION OLA TRAVELLER REGARD.
ING THE KLONDIKE,

Or. Ashley Says That American Traders
Have Robbed the People There - Gold
Is PIentifui-W Wealth of Alaska Lies In
Her Fisheries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-30
GENERAL NEWS

CHURCH circles at Americas, Ca,
were recently agitated over a China
man. The white Baptists recently
converted the celestial and took him
into full communion. He soon after
wards married negress, and neither
the whites nor the blacks will now
give him their trade.
A CAR load of food supplies and
clothing was recently sent from Bur-
lington, Ia, to the flood sufferers at
Oakville, la. They were badly needed,
as many persons had to camp on levees
and knolls, the district being SUBJ
merged.
ARRANGEMENTS have been perfected
at Fort Worth, Tex. for a battle of
flowers and flower carnival in conjunc-
ton with a three days Mayfest, begin
ming May 10.
HARRY A. CAssIN. the cashier of the
Georgia, Loan & Banking Co., at At
lanta, Ga, has confessed to being a de-
faulter to the extent of S45, 900. The
astonishing discovery was made that
the bank, which was supposed to be
one of the most prosperous in the state,
Instead of the shortage being S45, 900,
it will be several times that sum, and
it was believed that at least one other
official will share a cell with Cassin.
An extra freight train was running
at high speed on the Iowa Central near
Steamboat Rock. Ia, when the front
trucks of the engine gave way, send
ing the entire train of % cars into a
ditch, wrecking some of them badly.
The engineer was thought to be fatally
injured
A FIRE recently destroyed Kleppish's
queensware store at Burlington, Ia.
causing loss of SIS, 900 on stock and
s.. 600 on building.
THR opinion was unanimous in Lon
don on the 25th that the war between
Greece and Turkey would soon be
closed and this view was said to be
shared by the powers, who were pre-
pairing to intervene.
MRS PAGAN BOURLAND shot and
killed Maud Allen at Fort Smith, Ark,
because she had alienated the affec-
tions of Mr.. Bourland.
JOHN RAAP, wholesale liquor deal
er at Chicago. was shot and killed by
his former confidential clerk, D. w.
Braunschweig, who afterward put the
revolver to his own temple and killed
himself. Raap had got a warrant out
for Braunschweig for being short in
his accounts.
A WORLDS record in swimming was
made the other hight at the Lurline
baths in San Francisco. II. I. Brewer.
the Lurline Swimming clubs crack
middle distant swimmer. SWAN 40
yards in the official time of 6:241S
Cavilla, the Australian champion
swimmer. has hitherto held the record,
his time being 6:26.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-30
Women,s Letters.

Women have natural charm of ex-
preston and lightness of touch, which
put the competing sex at a disadvan-
tage. They can afford to allow man
the small criticism, passed by Sir
Walter Scott, that they put the most
interesting matter in their postscript.
So, the lady, who added in her P. s..
''You may observe by my altered sig
nature that | am married" Further.
it is said, they cannot do without a P.
). So, the wife, having won, as she
thought, a small wager by writing
without postscript to her husband.
adds one to ask, Who has won the
wager, William, you or I?"-Goo5
Words.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-30
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

HAShlNGTON Mules
THE post office department and the
National Association of Railway Postal
Clerks will make an effort to secure
the passage of a bill for the relief of
injured and disabled railway mail en-
ployes by the present session of con-
gress. All moneys to be paid to dis
abled clerks will be paid out of re-
lief fund drawn from the salaries of all
postal clerks who are eligible to its
ranks.
SECRETARY Wilson proposes to make
the department of agriculture a sort OF
clearing house for the publication of
important state reports. When real
" valuable result is achieved by an ex-
pertinent station he intends to publish
an account of the process and send it
out to farmers all over the country.
THE president has nominated Harold
NJ. Sewali, son of the late democratic
candidate for vice president. to be
minister to Hawaii.
CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM S. HOLMAN,
of Indiana, died at Washington on the.
22d of spinal meningitis. He had been
a member of 10 congresses.
A MEMORIAL was on the 22d presented
to the president by the executive
council of the Federation of Labor. 1t
recites the lack of employment, stag
nant trade, and asks for the enactment
of remedial legislation. Amendments
to the federal eight-hour law, restrict
ed immigration, reform in the national
banking system and the issuance of
A. ls1,a,o1 To-
tons for public works and the inn
provement of rivers and harbors are
asked for.
The republican members of the
senate finance committee have agreed
either TO strike out the retroactive
provision of the Dingley bill or to so
amend it as to pave the way for its be
ing stricken out in conference and
have so notified the democratic mem
bers of the committee
THERE was on file with the civil
service commission in Washington on
the esd over $4,000 applications for ex-
animation, all of which applicants
will have their fitness to hold Office
tested during the coming spring. The
number of applicants is far in excess
Of the needs of the service and will
place upon the eligible lists thousands
Of men and women who will have their
hopes raised only to be disappointed.
THE immigration commissioner is in
vestigating a report that Japanese are
coming into the United States under
contract, many arriving at San Fran
cisco from Hawaii and British Column
bis to work in California orchards and
fields.
The Dawes commission reached an
agreement with the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Indian commissioners at AtolIa,
L T., on the 23d for division of their
lands.
GEN. MILES, of the United States
army, has been notified of the presi-
dents approval of his projected visit
to the seat of war in Europe He will
leave Washington early in May and
will be accompanied by Capt. NJ. B.
Maus, of his personal staff
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-30

a load in the har-
vest field for the
reapers to refuse to
gather it up; that
was to be left for
the poor who might
happen to come
along that way. If
there were hand
fuls of grain scat
tered across the
field after the main
harvest had been
reaped, instead of
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-30
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
Lessons Drawn from tho Beautiful
Story of Ruth and Boaz.
How Trouble Develops Character-Beauty
of Unfaltering Friendship-Paths
Which Lead from Darkness to
Light-Value of Cleaning.

DIR. Talmage took the beautiful story
of Ruth, the CLEANER, as the subject of
his latest discourse. The text:
And she went. and came. and CLEANED in the
field after the reapers; and her hap was to light
on part of the field belonging unto Boaz who
was OF the kindred of Elimelech.-Ruth 2:3
The time that Ruth and Naomi ar
rive at Bethlehem is harvest time. 1t
was the custom when sheaf fell from
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31


,ndse and i5 cabn passengers to Mon'el /" con ."
steamer Kanr Prince dirl. o.Gicn san.'s ,>-cet Al
ana Rio Janoiro 10. with mdse - Se's''' -
the Bar 80 n. TO-, ,,,o s.vsnlla Angus, H.
,irrytoWn % Port lin p Kingston 30 p ana iSTsood
% with mdse and Il eson car p rds, ., 20 = n, '
& kellock AirNei al W -" Galveston August % with
steamer Menensne' - HEr'a II i,orsn 4 s5n.
Steamer RI. hnond Glover Richmond and Wesi to'n'
ritb r,sso and passengers t. tho Oh Dominion - A
steamer Japig5'2%m, 5,i Tan,,,ion f,aI $ O.
Rluedelds charles Baltimore. With mise TO
steamer rs Kansas ci,y Fisher savannah August 2S
with mise and pss'"nSers 10 re e. rri,sns dav, with
,nise l,e'ic'j to J 7 r Van sicSe ,,.. us
rs i,, an9 naee,ngers 70 r : Allen. 40
steamer Tal,hasse@ AT'ss' ms ON = -,
win m'Se ana passengers " '
s.,u.. ,,.-.,,, ,c;on Hob, Norfolk. Va Funca
Eiye & Co. ,sr.r, o,ey.do. Havana and c-n,rsl
1 sisanrr lrnAh' NJ, ~, .ahsllSs q -
.'earnar IeS, ,N"r ianpe Port An,ono-Americsa
r.r'', '',r ,,,n,any a '
frnt @ ,rinpInS ,r,s ,,usn sn,ero Genoa Trieste.
PHELPS Bros 4 80 ., ,.s,s,orrs pren,en. vi, Ply
Stefmer nSn"' ';'' 20
. s'e'ner me, ,,5., hyricr iicre N"y'''" "'' '''
''e.r s.,rer r,ur,. ,br, smith Lverpool-H Ma!tana
Kers'.. r.r,,assoa ,skins savannah-Ocean "a COM
pany. .. nall, Colon l. : c-psnan,a II r 3
IS c.. ,.,n rr0u. srarg porrlana-Hora,io Hall
steamer ;. II 1rS!%9Is' s,as NSn'' en- "''''S'" "''
steamer Manna'ian' r,s,rs, rns n''s'''" "
.saer gyando,,c Davis Norfolk and Newport News
old Dominion Ss .,..- >.,.,or, ,.o.s a,a PIcb-
mond-on Dominion - Co. p,,,.,o,n.,. vrr,r, P
c-lyde 90 o :. "a
steamer Eaglet Donovan Philadeiphia-Wiilam
SAILED.
Steamers Hostcin oieu for Aux Cayes Jacmel. etc;
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
WEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.
YONKERS.

,,s ~ one OF the engines IN ,.e s
49, ,anes,ry mill Of the A'eNanu.' a..,o
w., Corne, COMPANY yesterday Jus. 49,
q "o' - necessary to dismiss nan vi Wv
NOON -, orart min on one Of the Wrigh' e"s'"
~, - .nowea nv the brelking OF the c'oS .,,
or0Ne' - Nood was then blown out. pul !, tS,r tr
Ire .s ansine The steam cscapeu u, .,ro soy
hea, ~ hui was shut on ~ VII noaonS engine
arai dsvs 10 make the repairs. iif ,bc factory i'm
oorrssrration The WORK OF repair'ne wa"
once - ,,,...oon,s Association has appointed
:, n e Sb,,ler r Alexander Houston w lIa', II ,nes
reoiee Srerrett + O. Brien, j. ). Brown JAM
Riair and Edward L. Peene 10 MAXI -, NV 80 Nelrose
aoeements for the association |lsIt ,,h ,hern
On Iabrr Day The Exempts VIII var . ,a Won so
vha IA hand engine with which they nav .s -
-, III mis- rhe association Will be the VI
;",o.cciton engine company no :. ana Win ''e
will take part in the parace = ar,hors Of the
you6c Mems Christian Association anu ansa e.r ,
Senaratc Company. mas been appohteu " "A, ~
. ioint afhi,fic contest IN the near iuture ~ , Wv
last exhibition given in the armory OF Ine Sd SSp !,
is intended that he coming exhibition sha" w VII
a much larger scale. , ,,,,r,o, ~ the Fifth
Ward will have second opportumhiiS 70 onap from
evening Books OF enrolment viii oe open tio,' ,
iii 2 O'clock al Wavorly-st and Nepper
There was a great demand made on tne pons pun,s
ba tbs last week more than hve huhurSu por oIon ons
avaiiing themselves OF this public CHARITY. lam
have been approved by the Common Couhcli l0i lot, a
second uuhic bath but the Commissioner OF w
lie Works does think the present ste seiectu 9.
suitable one the subject Is stl IN the h""uS VI
the committee. . I'LL ,oar,
The ith Separate Company basketball team.
which was 80 successful last season IS eettins III
shape for the winters work. John MoQui@,i'tm nan ma M
ready been sent to number Of strong c'ups IN
reference 20 matches TINS .ali
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
THE ANTT-SCAIPER LAW.

GOING INTO EFFECT TO MORROW BROKERS
READY FOR \ LEGAL CONTEST
The now law making II A misdemeanor 10 trafhc
in railroad tickets takes effect tomorrow. sep
,or,hcr This law is aimed to abolish all scalp
ors ,rices IN the State. But the ticket brokers
saw this law viii prove Ineffective. just as some
other laws framed for the same purpose nave.
The ficke. scalpers intend 10 die hard Ihry
announce that their offices will remain open az
usual and tney will force the STATE TO make the
first oy.riires toward test case. Ine AMI
scalper law is sweeping in its provisions. II ioi-
hfds any person 20 sell passage on any ra'h OF
vessel unless the seller is the authorized ageh oi
,ho c,npauy owning the vessel or tram on when
tho ,ick,; IS TO he used. The law further PROVIDES
fSr the return uf unused tickets 20 me railr 1hI
ccnna,ics issuing them. and the companies n'ist
r,deeon said tickets within period or talrtF n'ES
Isaac Frank until recently president q, .he
TirLo, Brokers Association, has announced IN.
ncli.v mappei out foI the scalpers. nc uckr.
hrntcrs will not close their offices on Nenheshay
nv anv means" H. said Yesterday. we in'rh' ~ ~ 20
e1 on lust me sam" until the courts zen ~ w, W,
ero comnlit,ing a crime hY so doing we 90 not
intoni 10 try to makc test case II necessary WI
u,ill carry In" matter 10 u" higneSt cour'S' am
tarn M il until we are finally beaten or "4se VIII
Air.aHv the railroads are preparing - Sc, tl'
law enforced ana a stiff legal battle is BOXED ior
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
WHITE PLAINS.

The cars Of the New-York. White Plains ana
Elmsford Trolley Company began making regular
trips from this village 10 BE ledisi ana M'u'dn"
aves Tarrytown. on sunday ana con'hueu 10 "o
so until about aoor yesterday. when orders were re-
ceived 10 discontinue running the cars beyond Elrns
ford the old terminus OF the line. the reason
given was that the consent Of the engineer OF the
New-York and Putnam branch OF ii" 'en'ral Sai-
road ha1 not been given for the crossing OF r .le
tracks Of the Putnam road at Elmstor1 nS ono @ 7.
living in Tarrytown and along the route between
that village and Elmsford. who tholRht that me
town had become an accomplished fact II is said,
however. that the delay will only be for day or
trolley crossing OF the Harlem Railroad tracks AT
this village Will be agreed on. and that the cross
company has been for more than year trying 10
reach the Hudson River Railroad station at Tarry-
or another that there are many people who doubt
IL the proposed connection OF this village ana Tar
managers of the trolley company. however. are
making every effort 70 smooth out ne difhcuiics
running regularly between the Hudson and Bronx
rivers before the county fair opens in the last week
meeting Of the Board Of Educ ion will ne held
the High School this evening for tho purpose OF
MSich will iake place or Wedncsday September s.
The work of placing new roofs and cornices on
The metal roof and the cornce OF the central
'oTer are noT being placSd in position, nr,s
Weed 2 spe9,iial committee Of he Board Of Man;
receiving bids for rebuilding the gr lnds, and whose
seating capacity is to be increased greatly. in an
tcipation OF the atiendar' expected at the ap-
proachins fair ana horse show.
John J. Sorenson. a boss painter and decorator.
Of this village. died from 9ppepdicitis a; his home
IN Riagc-si. on SUNDAY afternoon. He forty
nine year' OLD. had been = resident Of this village
children. Hs funeral will take place at Grace
Epscopal Church this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
CAUGHT II THE ACT.
Pr,RGr,ARs CAPTURED WHILE TRYING TO BKEAh
INTO An UPTOWN FLAT

BURGLARS CAPTURED WHILE TRYING TO BHhAh
INTO Az UPTOWN FLAT
Two burglars were caught yesterday Afternoon ~
Detective Savage of the East SiXty-seventh-st
station while they attempting to force inc
door of Henry w Trowbridge's apartments AT ~"
III West Seventy -eighth-st. The men arreS'e" arr
John Connor twenty-three years old. printer, u
M 3IS West Sixtecnth-st.. and william NOME
,uo,,v-two years Old a bricklayer. giving Norwich
conn as his home. Defective Savage saw ootl
men acting suspiciously and when they entered
the house in which Mr. TroWbridse lives "'
followed. - T.,
They were at work with the jimmy wheh ne
called on them to surrender. Both got INTO INC
street and were not caught without a chase SaV-
400 on, counor at Amsterdam-ave. and west SeV-
entv-srventh-st, and Roundsinah W lnSdts' 80
nu ,bc two men run out Of the building ran ait'r
Noble. ., IT,. -. ID, rorlav,rd and
ca,ar,v nfth-st Noble was ugly ana ohiH "HtI
Wingate threatened to shoot him would ne s,,s II, ~
BIZ were taken to the East sixty seVenth,st.
,otior \ loaded revolver was found IN Nopt t
n[%kei nocket The Jimmy had been thrown away IN the
oh
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
prCrTTER EOP ALBERT BANG.

Jusfice Mccarthy. IN tho city Court. Yesterday
.,,,,otr,.d roseph NJ Hart receiver for such prop
.,av as may ho found belonging to Allor' RanS
tho former owner Of the saloon AT NO 1''@ Broad
~, =,
Judgment was r'c"ntly taken against Rang III
,,i,,. ,o,,r, n, Mrs Mary Galwcy on = promis-
,r,. nate and h. was examined A. to his ahili'N
,o ,.y. IL testified that he lived ri 40 SO West
on, -ed-a dciehty -nrsi-st. ana mn hr pali
~ ron, bff the furniture q Wedding present
from his falhcr-in-lsw w"S Owned ny hls VIA aei
- ii",oa1Xyav until April last" h. added My VIC
nnvr has tiiio 10 IT. and act rs manager Not
III, ,ndr,, anv impression 20 tn" contrary, ne
WA L' did mo-, M kc the transfer 10 his wife Tor
10 nurros. Of dcfraudinG his creditors.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
NORTH TARRYTOW\.

John II. Murphy died a. ;h1 home of his par
eA's. in Beeknan-avc.. yesterday morning from
pneumonia Mr Murphy WAS manager Of the
Young Mems Catholic Lyceum Baseball Club. and
was well known IN baseball circles lie was born
In this village about thirty years ago. being one
OF eight children. He formerly patron.an
on the North Tarrytown police force. chief Of
the local fire department. member Of Union Hose
Company. a member Of Court Fremont. r. of a
Of Washington Irving Council Order Of Chosen
Friends and the Young Mems Catholic Lyceum.
He leaves his parents Nj. and Mrs Michael Muir
ply and four hrothcrs-the Rev. Thcnas Murphy.
Of So. Patricks Cathedral. New-York City the
Rev. Edward Murphy. Of Tuxedo. y. Y; the Rev.
William Murphy. Of Toy. y. Y. and Frank Muir
ply. member Of the Oritani Field Club. OF Hack
ensack. y. j. Augustus Murphy. another brother.
who was wc'l-krown baseball pitcher died a
year ago. The funeral arrangements have not yet
been made
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
IUPERSONATING 4 BEREtIED WIDOW

A WOMANs SCHEME FOR swINDLING ELEVATED
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
An unknown woman described as LITTLE below
medium height. having blond hair and blGc eyes.
and wearing gray skirt and striped shirtwaist.
has lately swndled great many sympa httic per-
sons of sums varying from 25 cents to 80. 10y
representing herself the widow Of jeremiah Gun
ningharn the elevated road engineer who was
killed August Is while attempting to board 4
locomotive. Cunningham lived at No l.5c"s second
ave with his family Just before the funeral Il
woman called AT the Cunningham home and had
talk with Mrs. Cunningham. She questioned the
widow closely abou, the family. asked IL they were
destitute what her was. how many children
she had and their ages. all Of which questions Mrs
Cunningham answered freely. she thought At
the time that the woman's purpose chart
table
called and asked Mrs. Cunningham If she knew a
woman collecting money for ner under her
name She astounded ana started an in
vestigation. in which her young daughter took a
lively part They learned rhat'a woman answer
ing the description given had visited employees Of
the elevated road at their homes and had rcaped
rich harvest by representing herself as the widow
of Jeremiah Cunningham and telling pitiful story
Of destituton. 1t was at No 2lS East Eighty
ffth-st that the investigators got the description
OF the sWinder. There the woman called on the
day of the funeral. and said hat she was TOO poor
ave an apartment house where the ianitor. moved
by the woman's tale. allowed her TO talk With the
tenants. nearly every one gave her sonnet ming.
one OF the tenants promised her nice bundle of
clothing II she would return later. which. between
her soDs she promisea 10 do. She never came
back however. At St Iawrcnce's Church. at
Eighty fourth-st and Park-aVe.. the swindler in
terested the Rev. Neil Mcknnon In her story and
got money. -, , 49,,
Mrs Cunningham said yesterday that from what
she could learn there were several swindlers work
inc on the scheme AT one place two women
called one representing herself As the widow and
inc OF her as the dead mans s!stcT-in-law. Mrs.
Cunningham said that the familys circumstance :
were not as bad the woman represented ana
ina, IL tho worst did como she confident that
her husbands friends could be relied upon To take
90 re- ~ the children One girl has been graduated
from school and vsi, was made to Mr.. Fransoli.
general manager of the elevated road, YESTERDAY =,
10 get his help in obtaining for her situation In
an office Another daughter Is studying sichog.
raphy and typewritng. Mrs cunningham sad
,hat She did not want need charity In any form.
but that she wanted work for her famy's sup
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
yo CIrF THE EMPEROR or JAPAN BIBLE.

The American Bible Society announces that
large folio Bible in the English alnguaee has beef
sneciallv prepared as gift 10 the Emperor OF
Japan and sent 10 Yokohama II VIII be forma'iY
presented Al the first opportunity after the En-
,.ro-,s return 10 Toxic in the autumn. The gift
will be made in The name Of the American Bible
socie,v th- British and Foreign Bible Society
and The National Bible Society OF Scotland.
which are Jointly concerned in the publication ana
distribution Of the Scriptures N Japan The two
spents The Rev. Henry LOOMS and George Braith-
waite OF Yokohama. are to make all the necessary
arrangements. including the preparation OF a SUIT
sble letter 10 accompany the book The prepara-
ton Of tn, volume was sueSestel Dy the favorable
r,ceDiion which the dOwager Empress OF China
gave i'm ls9i when beautiful Chinese New Testa-
ment was given TO her in the name OF ten thousand
I,o,s.,ant Z christian women Of China. Recent let
rcrs IL the society from the neighborhOod or
Marash Turkey. say that since the massacre the
f.,naud for Bibles been in other increased
until il exceeds the supply. TWO reasons given
First the destruction Of many copies by fire and
-erond An increased desire among all classes TO
read and understand the Bible.