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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-16

pwTsBURG, Pa, June Con a
search for that "prOsperity" promised
by Mckinley and his architect, Hanna,
arrived here yesterday. While a
osssimist may not be patriot, one
who could view with optimism the
hard condition of whole brigades of
labor folk in this city and the region
around about must needs be as callous
asa Nero or as witless as an ass.
Icame yesterday morning. | found
the air clear and bright and smokeless.
When the Pittsburg atmosphere is
i dear bright and smokeless that means
IDLE furnaces and factories silent and
dead, IT means men out of work, and
therefore out of money. 1t means
hungry men and women and starved
little children. There are thousands
in Pittsburg this Sabbath night who
fall within that descriptions
No, every factory is not dead; there
aeth0usands active and alive. But this
is big city. 1t calls together many
hundreds OF thousands of mouths
There are, indeed, factories which run
in a half active way. But, on the
still and silent and starving other
Land, there are many that are not run
ming at all On these dead factories
thousands depended, and these thous-
ands are now in the coils of crushing
want
An Instructive Political Lesson.
Itis all politically instructive when
only so small space away as last Oc-
tober the republicans, with their Han
na-made candidate, were chanting to
labor The blessings to follow from Nc
Kinleys election. Those very work
men to whom these promises and
prophecies of politics were made are
now being "cut' in time, 'cut" in
wage, and IN thousands of other in
stances cast out of work entirely, and
with their families given over to
sharp-tOOthed, wolfish want.
Mckinley WAS 1.-THE advance agent
ofprosperity." Mckinley, so he said,
would start the manufactures of the
country rather than the mints," | am
here in the hOthed of manufacturing
and labor and bear witness how we'll
he has not kept his word.
find work scarce and pay small and
many idle men. No concern is crowd
ed with work. Some have no work at
all In the best and briskest pay is
small, for there are two workmen to
every one days work; and save where
labor unions are strong enough to Sc
cure yearly rate and hold it COmpe
uuon among work people for a days
work is sharp. AS a come-out, with
many idle factories and furnaces, with
many only at half work, with none
rushed by an accumulation of con-
tracts and orders, no workman here is
MAKING much, and thousands utterly
IDLE make nothing at all.
Times Are Growing Worse.
lines among the work people, as well
Is among their employers, are worse
'ouay than they were prior to the
sIect'on last November; worse than on
The 4th of March when "the advance
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-16
THE STARVING HINDOOS.

The Government Has Chartered Vessel to-
Convey Food to India.
The City Of Everett, chartered by the
government to carry food TO the starving
HindOos, sailed for Calcutta from San
Francisco Saturday
The cargo consists almost entirely of
corn cOntri buted by people of Illinois,
Kansas and Nebraska, under the leader
ship of the Christian Herald of New
York.
On reaching Calcutta the grain will be
sent Immediately to the American
missionaries and will be distributed by
them directly to the starving people.
Sick headache can be quickly cured and
completely overcome by using those ia
nous little pills known as "DeWitt's Lit
tie Early Risers."
SALE-DAvIs DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-16

our works will not be otherwise oper-
ated until either We can secure prices
for our product to Justify the old rates
of wages or the new ones can be put in
force.
1--WE, therefore, give this information
to our employees tnat they may be dis
tinctly informed of our necessities
and determination, and to the end that
If they do not desire to continue in
our employ they come to the office and
receive the payment in full which may
be due them at the time of the SEMI
monthly payment on the 4th and 9th
lnsts and their connections with our
works cease.
JONES q LAUGHLlN, (Limited.)
civilian LARIMER JONES,
June 2, 1897. General Manager "
5000 Men Walked Out.
AT this notice 5000 men walked out
on strikes and are out tonight. There
was no disorder; no violence; all was
quiet and deCOrous enough; the men
just quit" That was all. They Quit
because their wages was so small, so
utterly reduced already that the furth-
er reduction of 10 per cent. seemed un-
bearable.
Yesterday went among these men
Of Jones-Laughlln, Limited, to note
the conditions and ask questions. Of
the 1920 on strike about 1000 were
laborers, who, with more or less lost
time to their discredit at the end of
the month by reason of nothing to do,
got $l.25 per day when they worked.
A higher class of labor got as good as
$3.50 per day; there were 500 of these.
Fully 700 received as high as 500 per
month.
These men were the folk who had
struck. The cut they resisted would
have left the $1.25 man S1.121a per day :
the $3.50 man 81 80 per day, while the
$50 month Ian would have dropped
to $81.
Live WOrse Than Savages.
How do these people live on so small
a sum? Worse than savages, for one
matter, with want ever at their elbow
How little these men wanted, how lit
tie they ask today? 1t was only to be
given work and left secure of their
meagre wages. On $1.25 and $3.50 per
day they would unmurmuringly at
tempt the clothing and feeding and
housing of family-in some instances
ten persons. But the company must
cut; flom every sweat-wOn dollar must
be taken dime for the company.
Every poor house must be made one
tenth more cOmfOrtless, every barren
table must have it's barrenness aug
mented one-tenth for the company.
Meanwhile Jones, who, i'll the name
of Mckinley, promised prosperity and
steady work at steady wages, lives in a
house said to cost not less than ST.
, 10000, with an army of serYitOrs to
make his hours comfortable. No one
has heard of Jones cutting himself ten
per cent.
The Jones-Laughlin COmpeny not
Only hires men at $1.25 and $3.50 per
day and cuts them 10 per cent. in the
name of 'prosperity," but it has
houses to rent to its men. These are
on alleys and streets near its works. 1
went into one or two. They are of the
vilest, cheapest construction. The
ones | saw had four rooms (small.) In
some Of these houses as many as ten
people lived. The rents ran as low as
$40 per month and as high as SIG. Full
one-fourth and sometimes as high as
One-third of all man earned went for
rent. The company took out this rent
from the mans pay and gave him the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-16
SOME SIGNIFICANT FACTS
Pen Pictures of Idleness and Distress Among
Pittsburg Workers.

Their for Mckinley Brought Want Suffering Instead of Con-
tnment and Comfort to Wives Thousands With
out of Work and Living in SquaOr
Alfred Henry Lewis in New York Journal
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-16

JOhnsOn's Chill and Fe-
yer Tonic is a ONE-DAY
Cure. 1t cures the most
stubborn case of fever in
d Hours.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-16

McLain's Tasteless Chill and Fever
Tonic Is the best general tonic.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Both Houses Convene at - O'clock
on Wednesday.

The t7So houses of the Wisconsin state
Legislature met in Madison on Wednes-
day last. The session opened in both
houses at - o'clock.
Lieut. Gov. Baench made brief
speech at the opening of the senate,
after which the nantes Of the new sena-
tors from the even numbered districts
were called. They advanced to the
clerk : desk, signed the roll and were
sworn in.
The election of officers was then pro-
ceeded with, L. W. Thayer, Ripon, be-
+ ing elected president pro. TEN. without
opposition, for which honor he made a
+ brief speech of thanks.
( Walter l.. Houser, of Nondovi, was
elected chief clerk
! Charles Pettbone was elected sur
geant-at-arms unanimously.
Senator Mills submitted the report of
the committee on rules and moved that
they be adopted each day by that ses-
sion until they could be finally acted
upon, which motion prevailed.
A resolution inviting the resident
clergy to open the session with PRAYER,
was adopted.
A motion was then made and adopted
| instructing the clerk to notify the
Assembly of the organization of the
Senate.
Senator Baxter offered a resolution
for the appointment of a joint commit
tee to wait upon the governor, which
was adopted and Senator's Baxter and
Meyer were appointed to represent the
Senate upon the committee.
The senate met at 2:30 and adjourned
until o'clock, when the committee re-
ported that the governor would submit
his report on Thursday, and that his
message would be read to both houses
by the clerks.
The Assembly was opened 10y Senator
Q. 6. Munson of Neroqua, Chief Clerk
NOVEL; being i'll.
Geo. \. Buckstalf, of Oshkosh, YVES
elected Speaker; w. 4. NOVEL;, of Mil
waukee, was elected chief clerk and c.
NJ. cambridge, of Racine, sergeant-at-
arms.
Mr. Munson then proceeded to read
the list OF names of members. The read
ing being concluded the roll was called
and the members responded to Their
name, then they came forward one at a
time and subscribed to the oath of
8, I IL, IL,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16
Fled from Cuba.

PnILADEtrnIA, Jan. 1O.-Jas. Mcguire
of this city, jeremiah Bonds of New
| York and Charles W. Allen of Stamford
| Conn, have just reached this city, after
thrilling experience in Cuba, in the
course of which VIM. Barry of Few
York, who had accompanied them, was
shot and killed by Spaniards.
On September 10 the trio mentioned
in company with Barry, started for
Cuba, to join the forces of the belIiser-
ents, and arrived in Havana Sept. p.
Here they fell in with Josef Ruiz, a
Cuban patriot, " hO volunteered to guide
the quartet to the retreat occupied by
the Cuban commanders.
They headed for the Pinar del Rio
| district, and near Mariel were surprised
by body Of about fifty Spaniards,
| taken prisoners and searched. Finding
papers confirming their suspicious on
Ruiz, the Spaniards decided to kill all
the prisoners.
The conversation was in Spanish, but
Ruiz interpreted their remarks f-r his
American friends. Recognizing their
desperate situation, the party decided
to attempt to escape. Mcguire rolled
oyer to Ruiz, and the Cuban used his
teeth with such success that he soon
had Maguire's bands cut through. Ma
guire then liberated his companions bv
means of a penknife.
-, Al
where they noticed some machetes and
guns. They armed themselves each
with machcte, revolver and belts full
of ammunition. Then they attempted
to get away, but the Spaniards pursued,
firing deadly voliey after their escap-
ing prisoners. Barry fell, shot through
the heart at the first fire, and Bond S
right arm was perforated by bullet
| The surviving four succeeded in out
oistancing their pursuers, and then
| made every effort to get back and re-
cover Barry's body, but were unsuc-
| cessful, and were compelled to make
their way further into the mountainous
region, and, after a wearlsome journey,
finally arrived in the region of San
Christobal
a few days afterward they were again
| captured. Their hands were tied be-
| hind their backs, and they were com
PEELED to march n distance of ten miles
when they were thrown into a prison.
| The next day they were forced to march
again until late III the afternoon, when
| they were put in another prison, and SO
| they were marched from prison to
! prison until Havana was reached where
they were separated and thrown into a
well-guarded prison.
On Dec. I'd the three Americans were
| brought before some commanding Off
! Ger whose name they did not learn, but it
| is presumed by them that he was Cen
eral Weyler. They were told that Ruiz,
the Young Cuban, had committed sui
| eide by shooting himself with a revolver
which he had snatched from one Of the
guards. The young friends are firmly
convinced that Ruiz had been muir
| dered.
The trio of Americans were offered
their liberty and passage home if they
| signed a paper swearing allegiance to
the queen of Spain and promising on
oath to do all they could against the
Cuban cause in the United States. This
they agreed to do, and the three men
were released.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16
New York 5 Greatest Scene.

New Iork's famous thoroughfarc,
Broadway, has been the scene of some
wonderful events. But the one scene
which still stands as the most remark
able, in point of enthusiasm, is Louis
kossutn's famous ride up Broadway, in
1871 kossuth had already seen and
passed through crowd of $50, 900 people
in his triulnphal ride up the great thor
Oughtare. The eliminating moment
however, occurred when the great
Hungarian patriot reached the corner
Of Broadway and Ann Street. The
sight that burst upon HIM staggered
him for the moment in the open square
gether Il quarter of a mllioti of people,
and when this vast conc0urse broke
into a united cheer kossuth was fairly
bewldercd. No man saw this great
event so we'll and advantageously as
did Pdrke Goodwin, the veteran New
York editor and kcssuth's closest
friend in America. Mr.. Goodwin was
with kossut.l, and for the first time he
will now tell the story of the marvellous
event in the February Ladies Home
Journal The actual scene at Ann Street
will also be shown III a picture by De
Thulstrup, showing kossuth in his car
riage as the great scene burst upon him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16
GREAT CUBAN VICTORY.
GOMEZ CAPTURES THE CITY
OF SANTA CLARA.
Marching on HavaHa With $4,000
Men and Planters Flncklng
to HIS Standard.

1t is reported that the Cuban rebels
have captured the city of Santa Clara,
and that Gomez is now marching on
Havana with $4,000 men. The Spanish
are reported - have lost 800 killed and
wounded, and 700 were taken prisoners
and IS cannons captured. In the bat
tie Quintin Banderas, the famous Cuban
cavalry leader was killed, and General
Legue, commanding the Spanish, was
wounded. The spanish garrison had
been reduced to 1900. While Gomez
had 5000 men, 5000 of whom were
armed.
No sooner had the news of the fall of
Santa Clara reached the planters than
they began to flock to Gomez standard.
Every mile he went he got new re-
cruits.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16
EaERvOUS Troubles are due to
= impoverished blood. Hoods Sar-
sapariI!a is the One True Blood
Purifier and NERVE TONIC.

The Public School journal for Janu-
airy has the following Elementary
reference to the plan of education
adopted and followed in the Superior
schools:
"Supt.W. II. Elson, of West Superior,
Wisconsin, has published pamphlet
from a syllabus of courses in English
and Geography for the public schools
of that city. The language pamphlet
we have spent some time in examining.
1t is a distinct contribution to this un-
solved problem. There is detinitencss
IN its suggestions and an order III the
presentation of its suggestive topics and
exercises which will CRAFTY a large class
of teachers who will find it difficult to
follow general directions. They wish
for a definite assignment of work until
they have become familiar with the
field. Later they can 90 alone in lead
ing class to survey it. The character Of
the helps that are now issuing from
the offices of some of our school super
intcndrnts, especially from the younger
men. when compared with what came
from the same offices twenty wears ago,
shows that education is not falling to
the rear Of the procession, in the on
ward march OF our civilIzatiOu.'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16

While we do not favor the abolish
ment of the Superior court, vet we do
believe the expensive court system We
have should in some way be altered.
Why not do away with the Municipal
court and let our Justices of the peace
do their work. We presume there will
be many reasons, and perhaps some
good ones, given why this cannot be
done, and after this talk and writing
about reducing expenses has been in
dulged in for a short time, as 1t is peri
odicalIy, things will again resttme their
peaceful and quiet way, and the eX-
penses will be just the same, and will
be paid the same way, and in a little
while some tax payer Will open up
along some other line, stating through
the columns of the daily papers Just
where thousands. of dollars can be
saved. Then will follow another dis
cussion. but the observing person has
yet to learn OF any expenses being re
duced.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16
Normal Committee Reports.

The inspection committee of the State
Board OF Regents, composed of Regents
!. u. COe, Frank Ostrander and Francis
II. Lord, have filed their report and
the board after accepting 1t has made It
public i'll q neatly printed pamphlet
The report is 4 lengthy one and states
that the committee everywhere found
the schools in fiourishing condition
and asking and needing more room and
teachers to better carry On their work
These advantages the colnmitte recon-
mends, and Superior comes in for her
share. Referring to tie visit to Superior
which took place on December End last.
the report says:
"a Superior we were most agreeably
surprised at finding a school with a
total attendance of 36l, more than 200
enrolled in the Normal department, an
air of steady work that was to be ex-
have almost perfect building and
fine equipment. The lack is IN teaching
force, and in the near future this must
be supplied. To accommodate the lin.
expected there will be need to finish
off some rooms in the attic. Windows
must be provided, and the proper i'm
provement of the grounds will also call
for a small outlay"
At the meeting of board of Regents
held on December -, the same date as
that OF the acceptance Of the report,
Regent Thompson offered very i'm
portant resolution, which was adopted
unanimously, and is as follows:
Resolved, That no teacher absent for
any cause other than personal illness,
unless with leave of absence as herein
after provided for. shall be entitled to
salary while SO absent. Leaves of alb
sence for not more than five DAYS with
paw may be granted teachers for proper
cause by the president of the school
and when granted the same shall be
forthwith reported by each president
by the secretary of the board, stating
the cause.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16
Latest News Notes.

The Free Homestead bill passed the
Senate Thursday.
Henry c. Payne has been elected 4
member of the New York Union
League.
Four prisoners escaped from ludlow
Street, London, Jail Thursday night.
A. X. Hammond was awarded a YER
diet of $500 damages against Z. A Shores
at Ashland, Thursday.
\ bill has been introduced to amend
the divorce laws Of North Dakota.
William d. Warner, United States Con-
sui at Colonge, is dead.
Senator Chandler has given notice of
several amendments to the Loud bill.
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender,
thinks Spain is strong enough to main
tain her sovereignty over Cuba against
all corners.
Attorney General MiIrea, Of Wiscon-
sin, has brought suit against the sash
and door trusts.
Thomas 4. Platt has been elected [.
s. senator from New York.
Cornelius y. Bliss thinks he will not
be in Mr. Mckinley cabinet
Madden has withdrawn from the L.
5. senatorial contest
The nominal assets Of the bank of
Minnesota amount to S3,l7O, 12ti.42 and
the liabilities to creditors 81 .522 335.
The officers and certain Of its directors
are due the bank nearly 10000 for
which the bank holds very doubtful
cpcurity
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16

A Chippewa county farmer was re-
Gently forced 70 mortgage his farm at
the point of a revolver, il security for
a debt. The men who forced him to
execute the document are now under
arrest,
A Duluth voting man who was in
jurcd in baseball game in Duluth, in
1893. between the Minneapolis and Du-
luth High school football teams, has
brought suit for $4,000 damages.
The Pacific Funding scheme was
defeated in the house on Monday. II
richly deserved It's fate as its purpose
was to flsteh heavy burden upon the
western states for eighty wears to come.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16

The mail pouches stolen from the
Omaha depot, Fast End, on Saturday
morning last. were found on Sunday
morning at II o'clock, on the {. st. z.
VI. 4 O. tracks two and a half miles
rom East Superior. Mr.. Fasting, who
Itasca station and turned them over to
the station agent of that place. 1t was
learned from the postofIice authorities
on Monday that the amount of paper in
the Duluth pouch would amount to
something like 5000, and this was
mostly from the Daisy mill. The bags
were sent TO Chief Post Office In
spector Stewart, of Chicago. 4 re-
arrest and conviction Of the gully
parties.
The Commercial Club, at its meet
ing on Tuesday night last, besides tran
sacting other business. appointed com
mittee composed OF Messrs Hammond
Buxton, J. T. Murphy, Lyons and Ne
Calvin, whose duty II shall lie TO SO far
rs may ne possible correct the evils re-
sulting from the false reports sent out
from Superior by newspaper CORE
spondents. This is a good idea. 1t
takes the truth. however, long time
to overtake and remove the evil effects
of faisehood. People are too prone to
believe evil.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-16
Girls and Marriage.
(From the C.tic&ro 1ntcr-Occau.j

! Il rom the tllG;'TO lntcr-ilcF1u.j
The Princess DC Chimay. formerly
/ Miss Clara War, Of Detroit. has Fab
lished a letter in which, without I'M
seemly exploitation of her private sor-
rows, she warns her young country
| women against marriages, and especi-
| ally marriages with titled foreigners
! that are consummatcd in desire TO
! social Gistinctirr. There is no court
4 that can give TO any of its female follow
/ ers such Distinction as can he won by
an american women of wealth. Mrs
/ Potter Palmer, at the head Of the
woman's department OF the World :
/ Columbian Exposition, was infinitely
] greater parsonage than the tilted bed
chamber woman of any foreign queen
The real grand dame of the United
States, wearing houors that she has wo't
without servile supplication or half
menlai duty TO any pOte ntate, Is much
grander parsonage than any lady in
waiting" TO any queen or empress.
Helen Gould is lady bountiful of fas
greater renown, and, what is far more
important. & lady far better pleased
witt herself thai, Gt,- ~cman who has
traded a share of her fathers millions
for 4 ti:ular my ladyship."
Besides which, few or none of the
American wearers of bought titles have
entered the arcanum of the foreign
aristocracy; they are admitted into the
ranks; they are not regarded Sc tho
oughiy of the corps. There are eN-
cer.ions,' says the Countess de Chi
may, but tew-yerv few" to the rule
of unhappiness among the American
bred women who have cast, or bought,
their lot with foreign wearers Of titles.
The American thought is one, the Eu-
ropean thought is another, and lh2
American girls mind is tingcd IN child
hood with an American hue that no
association with the tinseled pOmps OF
European courts can obliterate. "once
an American always an Americau' Is
4 rule to which there are fcw-very few
exceptions.
Never" SAYS the sbrrowful Countess
de Chrmay to her couDtrvwomen. "uive
up the highest ideals of life for social
position" And what a-e tive highest
ideals of womanlv lifoo What does MI
written history, all song, all experience
of the life of the present day prove them
70 hoo Trne w;fahood and ,rne mother-
bood All that dit-.et. from, tho dasiro
of women 70 he
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