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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22

Has not the government of Spain, in
its own act, recognized the belgerency
of the Cuban insurgents? The other
day, according TO authorized dispatches
from Madrid, there vas an exchange of
prisoners of war az Las Tunas between
the Spaniards and the Cubans. Would a
great, strong, organized government ex-
change prisoners with a parcel of riot.
eTs?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22

A new woman, aged SO, is candidate
for chief of police OF the city of Denver.
She says Denver is a very wicked city.
and that if elected she will reform it'll
Other women may play hearts and diay
monds, if they please; this woman pro
poses 10 try clubs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22

New York is truly great when it comes
to marrying and giving in marriage. An
exchange says of the 20,513 marriages in
New York last year two were of white
men to Golored women, eighteen were of
white women cOlored men, one Japa-
nese and eleven Cinnamon married white
women, and one white man married a
Japanese woman.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
Why take Johnson's
Chill and Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case of
Fever in ONE DAY.
WHEAT HARVESTING IN THE WEST.

WHEAT HARVESTING IN THE IVES,
'tn taxing the foul prort is OF cruelty and
Irutali:y' while traficking in human
nisery."
1t will convince ali who care to inves-
igate that our county sheriffS, commits
Toners, ordinaries, solicitors. judges
md grand Juries are not worse than the
hieves "who are serving out INSIDE
neanors" that they have not been act
aated in the management of the con-
acts by "pet y greed and avarice."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
Why take JOhnsOn'S
Chill 6 Fever Tonic?
Because il cures the
most stubborn case
Of Fever in ONEDAY.

of the eastern states Who are IN the
habit of using the old horse power ma
chimes that thresh 500 or 800 bushels of
grain per day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22

Cheathams Liver and Kidney Pills
have two sizes in each box-half size
for ladies and children. Sold at every
drug store in Dawson,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22
How to Carry a Revolver.

From the Duluth Evening Herald.
A. S. Mason was before Judge Edsot
this morning charged with carrying
concealed weapon. According to ~ ason'.
story, he was taking the weapon, a re.
yolver, home to be cleaned. He started
with it in his hand, but seeing Officer
McLennan approaching he thought lie
had better put it in his pocket, and did
SO. This was just what Mason should
not have done, and the officer took HIM
in tow. Mason was very much mortified
at being arrested, and was anxious tC
right himself in the eyes of the law.
IF you say so, judge, I'll take this
gun and throw it in the lake" he re.
marked 10 the court.
what do you think I'd better fine you
to make it even?" asked the court.
"Well, don't strike me too hard, Judge
that's all I've got to say" replied the
prisoner.
"Wen, I'll suspend sentence this
time" said the court. "In future, wher
you have revolver to take home, carry
it in your hand, wear it on your watcl
chain or send it hone on dray."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22

See the largest line of neckwear ever
shown in Dawson. r. l.. MELTON.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-22

Certainly you don't want to suffer
with dyspepsia, constipation, sick head
ache, sallow skin and loss of appetite.
You have never tried De Wits Little
Early Risers for these complaints or you
would have been cured. They are small
pills but great regulators.
SALE-DAVIs DRUG Co.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-18

were In flnc spirits, and. though the odds
were against them, they would use their
orst Efforts to fight the enemy to such ad-
vantage as to gain the victory.
colonel Rusk also sent out the following
address, to which the commander In chief
aided a postscript.
To the People OF Texas
War Department. Headquarters OF the
Army, Harrisburg, April 10, 1sae,---Fcllow.
Citizens Let me make one more appeal "a
YOU TO turn ont and rally 10 the standard
OF Your country. The army reached here
yesterday late IN the day. Our scouts ar
rested thrcc OF the Mexicans- -oue captain,
one correo tcxpress rider), direct from
Mexico. and smother a servant. From the
prisoners we learn many interesting facts.
Santa Anna himself is Just below us, and
within the sound OF the drum--has. we I'M
dcrstand, only five hundred men. wc are
parading our forces for the purpose o
marching upon him He has 4 reinforce
ment OF about one thousand mon upon the
Rrazos, about forty miles from here A
. few hours moro viii decide the fate Of on,
army: and what an astonishing fact Il Is
| that. at the "ery moment when the fate o
your wives, your children, your honors
| your country and all that Is dear to a free.
| man, are suspended upon the Issue of on,
| battle not one-foufth Of the people lmeul
| OF Texas are IN the army, Are YOU Ameri
cans Are YOU frecmen' II YOU are, prov,
| your blood and birth by rallyiug at one,
to your country's standard! Your genera
In at the head of brave aud rhivalrou.
| band. and throws himself, sword IN hand
into the breach to sLvo his country. ant
indicate hcr rights. Enthusiasm prevail,
IN the army; but | lock around and rec tha
many. very many. whom had anticipated
would be first IN the field. are not here
Rise up at once. concentrate. and inarcl
to the field. A vigorous effort, and tn
| country is safe! 4 different course dis
praces and ruins you, and what Is III,
worth with the loss OF liberty? May
never survive Il. Your fellow-citigcn,
Thomas ]. Rusk Secretary OF War
Thomas J. Rusk,
Secretary OF War"
"April 10. 1896"
"Wc view ourselves on tho eve OF hattie
We are nervod for ,hc contest and mus
| conquer or perish. II IN vain to look To-
present aid none Is al hand. We mus
now act. or abandon all hope, Rally 10 tn.
standard, and he no longer the scott o
| mercenary tongues Re men. be frcemcn
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SAN JACINTO BATTLEFIELD.

that your children may bless their fathers
namei
Colonel Rusk Is with me. and am re-
joiced at IT, The country viii BIZ the gunner
and myself IN" beneficiary. Liberty and
our country! Sam Houston
"Conimagler In Chief"
The above are the last papers written by
these gentlemen previous to the battle oi
the 2lst. sc far 90 the writer knpwg.
The army proceeded on Tvs march, taking
only tho cavalry horses, and those needed
for the Twin Sisters" and an ammunition
wagon. The measles having broken out In
camp. causch the large number Of sick that
we're left behind. Advancing TO the ferry
they found the boat not repaired. notwith.
standing which they proceeded TO cross
Thirty pioneers. under Captain Wood. first
passed over The commander in chief went
with the second boat. Colonel Rusk re-
mnined TO assist in the crossing. and non,
lnbored more ardcntly to effect that oh.
ject. a raft NJ plank was used to facili-
tate the passage. III. horses were caused
to swim across the bayou below the .erry
Before shutdown the whole force hal passed
over without accident, ana tool; up tho linz
Of march down Tire right bank OF the bayou
and on the onemy's trail.
After advancing twelve miles the Texans
halted at O'Clock on the morning OF the
goth. at beautiful spot in the prairie. AZ
this lime they were aware that the Mexi-
cans had not crossed the san Jacinto. but
It was not known exa.iiy where they were
In fact. they had passed near the ferry al
Lyrch'g. an the 18Th The Texans. being
greatly exhausted by incessant labor and
marches, threw themselves on the ground
without refrenhmen', and slept
We must here notice the narrow escape
OF President Birnet. On The 18Th as has
been stated. he LETT Harrisburg to provide
for the safety OF his family. on the game
day he brought them to New Washington
below Lynch's. on the bay with view "a
facilitate their passage. II necessary. &c
Galveston. On the next day the president
set out On horseback for Harrisourg; hui
learning on the way that .ho Acxicans wer,
there, he returned on the iiornlng Of the
18th. In the steamer Cnyuga 70 New Wash.
ington. II was understood that the boat
which WAS crowded with families and boun'
for Anahauc. was 10 return the ne x, morn
iny To trks OF those n low Wash ngiaa
IN The morning OF he i7th, after break
fast. ard while they we-e p-spariag Tor thf
steamboat. the Mexican cavalry ei.ne sud
denly on them. They Lssti'y rot into
small hat aud had GOT 70 sel more THAI
forty yards fror, the shore when he tncm,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-18

Meade, Drew, Carpenter. McGaughey.
Carswell and Strother.
Attaches OF Senate and House Of Repre-
senatiyes and Citizens of Austin O'Quinn.
Dodson. Jimines, Chenneville, Williams.
Southerward, Townsend. Wileman. Ringer.
Stephens, Mclaughlin. Powell. Flores, DR..
Cochrane. Miss Waldin Zimpleman, Mrs.
S. Merrwether Franklin and sister and
President Winston Of the State university.
Last night number Of the leg sla ors
visited the office Of The Post and We're
shown by Judge Kittrell throui>A ell the
departments. fiom the business office to
the mailing room, The big Goss perfect
ing press was put I'm motion. turning out
Posts at the rate of 24.G00 per hour which
ground in rhythmic cadence to the click OF
the numerous linotypes.
Among the visitors were Representatives
Moore. Ruboll, Pitts and Rogers. They
were accompanied by Lee Rountree, chief
clerk of the house, who came up from
Galveston to Join the party.
Those who arrived last night are quar-
tered at the various hotels. guests OF the
citizens of Houston.
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sent over to reconnotre. The former, about
dark, brought into the camp two captives,
whom he had taken on the road leading
vest OF Interchangeable one Mexican
courier bearing dispatches to Santa Anna.
the other a guard. From the spies II was
| ascertained that the Mexican advance had
marched down Buffalo bayou. crossing
Nince's bridge: and having burnt Harris
burg. had passed down in the direction of
the bay. From the Mexican courier they
obtained the mail directed TO Santa Arna,
from which they learned the important TACT
before suspected, that the dictator himself
was with the advance and that they had
him cut OFF from the main body OF MS
troops. BY reference to tho Topography OF
that locality 1t was seen that he must
necessarily return by Ninces bridge. or
cross Buffalo bayou. Just below the Texan
camp, at Lynch's, at the mouth of the san
Jacinto. In either way he was cut OF from
the main body OF his army. The Texans
derived the further information that Santa
Anna was requested by the government at
home, TO give protection with his troops 10
the surveyor and commissioner. appointed
on the part OF Mexico 10 run the boundary
line between Texas and the United states.
according TO the treaty between the two
nations. and for which purpose Colonel Ped
70 Garcia Condo was appointed surveyor
and Colonel Almolte commissioner. let
ter from General Fiiisola to Santa Anna
gave the information that the chiefs order
as to the disposition OF certain forces was
received and would be obeyod, This was
supposed, as afterwari proved to be The
fact. to refer to reinforcements ordered by
Santa Anna.
These dispatches being read, General
Houston determined to cross the bayou
carly on the morning of the 18th, and go in
pursuit OF the enemy. orders we're eonse-
auently given TO Colonies Burlcson aud
sherman TO have three days rations IRE
pared, and like orders for repairing boat
two miles .eiow, on the bayou The troops
were formed on the morning OF the 18TH and
addressed by the commander In chief and
the secretary of war. The presence Of Santa
Anna with the enetny's advance vas also
made known to them. The baggage ana
wagons and two or three hundred nlck and
non effectiyes we're left in charge OF Major
McNutt, on the left bank OF tae bayou.
Houston then disp.-ched letter To Henry
Hagnet. aivising him that they wore about
to meet Santa Anna that hey had looked
In vain for help from Eastern Texas; that
II was then the part Of wisdom, growing
out OF necessity, 10 encounter the enemy;
that no previous occasion justified H. that
they were going TO conquer, that the troops
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damage than wounding Colonel Neil. the
enemy sent forward 4 detachment OF In
fhntry, armed with escope'as, into thu near
est wood. Being discovered there, Coicnel
Shei man applied for lnve 10 cndrge on
them with the Texan cavalry. IN all eighty
i've men: permission was given and the
charge made, but as the MsNiannB were in
the wood. nothing WIS Effected, End tho
cavalry returned without damage.
shortly after his n large portion Of tho
cnemy's forces adyau led rapidly. In column
from the point occupied Dy he artillery TO
with $50 yards ~ the TEXAN cannon the
latter opened on them when hey wheeled
and fell back prcoipita.ely. This retreat was
answcrcd by shout from nc feaan ranks
that would have alarmed less iiinid sIirits.
The Texans did not pursue ll,rm but the
Irwin S.sters" Kept up nro on them TN
they got ont OF danger. doing them some
damage. Tho enomy Withdrew TO PORTION
near the bank Of the san IacDto river. or
h1yor for II WAS below the junct on, about
three -four.hs OF mile below the Texan en-
campment, where they commenced TO forth
lfy.
IN the evening, about an hour before
sunset Colonel Sherman asked permission
OF the commander In chief to take the cav
airy TO reconIoirc. The general ut hrst
objected, but on reflection consented. ORDER
ing him strictly not to so within r'ISkef
shot OF Inv enemy OF UrOsuht y 'nii''t,
hut TO advance as near as he otherwise
| conl1 10 ascertain thair position; ana FOR
this rcaAon--that the preelpi,a;e reiieat Of
the enemy after heir charge that day had
Infused the finest feeling into the Texan
army, and he was unwilling that any dis
| eater in partial engagement should dis
turh that feeling.
Tho cavalry set nut md continued TO ad-
vance, receiving volley from the Ell OF
the enomy's Infantry. aud afte- sharp
rencontre with the cavalry. retired ~
the meantime the infantry, under Colonel
Millard Colonel Burieson's regiment. ann
the artillery. had advanced To aid the cav
airy II necessary In his iiiair the Texan
cavalry acquitted themselves handsomelyi
and among the most dstlasuisheh of their
| number was MIraboau u. Lamar. VINO, JOIN
| ing the army at Groce's. fell Into the ranks
and soon earned an enyiable reputation as
soldier The Texans lad Two woupGed,
| ono rnrtaily and the other severely: they
| also lost several horses. Tn loss OF the
\ enofny was doubtless moro c'asidefijie
Both armies having retired 10 helr quar-
ters the evening passed on. and Win u M
excitement AZ the day. The Tc' ana trins
/ hancry and ',tlgucd. after eating, obtained
| a refreshing sleep. rle eneiny 4, the nSan-
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to conduct the families. that were flying
from the seat Of war. to Robbins ferry
while the main army. augmesited by the
dctachments that had come In. set out
rapidly for Harrisburg. The pratrics were
wet. filed with quicksands and almost Inn
passsble. The prospect was gloomy indeed,
and the troops were much dispirlted yet
they were encouraged In seeing the com
mander in chief put his shoulder to the
wheels to assist the wagons through the
mud. On that day they marched entirely
through the prairie AMI encamped at Mrs
McCarely's. at the FIRST timber. As the
army left Donoho's. negro. who had been
captured and then released by the enemy.
brought General Houston a message from
Santa Anna to the effect that N, knew Mr..
| Houston was up there In the bushes: and.
| so soon as nc had whipped the land thieves
| down there out Of the country. he would
come up and smoke him OUT"
There was at that timc a considerable
number Of disaffocted persons on the coast,
east of the San Jacinto. and It was AN i'm
/ portsnt object with Houston not 10 allow
the Mexicans to have communication with
them. as they would thereby obtain sup
plies OF provisions and gain Information
They would also, by such means be en-
ahled to control the Indians on the lower
Trinity. With view to anticipate any in
tercourse between the enemy and these In
ui"iS, HOUSTON nau eUguSVl McSSrS. HUI
bert and Rankin, Indian agents TO sound
| the Cooshatties on the question Of giving
the Texans aid. They promised TO furnish
ninety warriors. Just before tho army re,
out for Harrisburg the commander in chic,
sent Captain Jacob II. Sheppard with q
talk" to the Indians and an order TO the
agents to bring OH tho warriors II is suth-
oicnt to say here that the Indians wished
to see which side was successful before
they turned out. But II the enemy had
succeeded in opening an intercourse with
the Indians they might have rallied every
tribe In Eastern Texas. and thus surround
cd and cut Of the small army under Hous-
ton; and not only SO, hut closed the Texas
campaign with u tragedy more bloody than
the ono with which 1t opened.
To prevent this disastrous result a forced
march was made by the Texans from bono
hos to Harrisburg. They reached the bayou
opposite the town. on the 18th, a little be-
fore noon. Here they remained that day
partly to rst-for they were great,
fatigued partly TO procure informa.
ton Deaf Smith, Karnes and others were
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dlsmcun,cd; but they fortunately made
their cscApe.
Al dawn u day on the apth, The Texans
were aroused by tap CT the drcm--for
ne revcillc was forbi iden--,rd resumed
their march down the bayou. While 1t
was IN preparation the scouts came aud an
ncurccd that they he'd given CHASE TO those
OF the enemy until they discovered his adj
vancs coming up on the bay. Tho Texans,
without taking breakfast, made forced
march down the hlvou Ia order 10 arrive
at Lynchs ferry before their opponents. An
advance OF thirty or forty II the Texans
proceeded rapidly TO tho ferry. wutre they
arrived ty 10 o'clock IN the forenoon and
found like number o: the enemy there
with substantial new fiatboat, loaded with
provisions for the Mexican army. II was
doubtless some Of the plumber ct Harris
burg or New Washington. Tho enemys
guard ned a, the approach OF the Texan
advance; the boat and provisions wero taxi
on. and sent up the bayou three -foufths Of
| a mile. TO the rear OF the Texan camp which
was established there, along tue right bank
Of tho bayou In skirt VI tinbcr. This
supply OF provisions was most fortunate,
MS the Texans had 10 otncr durinS that and
the following day.
rh. Texas camp was protectcd by the
timber and a rising ground running parallel
with the bayou. The camp extended some
| timber reached nearly 10 tho top Of the
rise In front. On either side OF this center
| the summit OF the elevation was composed
OF prairie. Tho infantry, about 200. under
command OF Lieutenant Colonel d''lcr.were
stationed ut this neck of timocr. extending
toward the top OF the r,sc; and me Twin
| Sisters" under Colonel NELL. We're placed
| on the elevation Immediately IN front of
| Willard. Tho first regiment Of rihcmcn
under Colonel Burleson. formed the right
| wing, and the second, under Colonel Shcr-
man. composed the left The cavalry was
stationed IN the center and N rear OF the
| infantry. In front OF the center OF tho
| Texas camp somc three or eur hundred
yards distant was cluster OF trees, also
| In front and to the left of the center. about
| one hundred yards distant. vas another
cluster OF timber. Elsewhere In the field
was prairie.
Tho Texans having established their ramr
| formed for battle. While they were doing
| this the Mexican artillery, one l.-poundcr
having advanced to tho first-namcd clns-
ter OF trees. opened upon them After nrinp
about an hour without doing any other
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