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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-12-22

ter a Chinese who had been chased nv
another gang dowp cross street. Dixon
replaced his guns with disguised look
when the crowd had all gone. Then he
dragged the shiyering Chinaman from
beneath one of the harness store counters
aud led him by the scuff Of the neck to
police headquarters, where he turned
him over to the police.
"DIxon carried the same kind of a chm
on his shoulders for nearly three months
after this before he met up with his fl
male, which overlook him at Leadville.
He was in Bud Cantley's saloon one
night when young tend9rfoot tourist
came in, and in conversation with the
| barkeeper related that he had just lost a
| big wad of money, one bet after another,
at Dan Cartwright's faro game. Now,
Cartwright's layout was brace game
and no mistake. Dixon heard the ten
derfOOt boys talk with the man behind
the bar.
Gwen take a walk over to Cart
wright's, son. said he to the young chap
and the lad followed after him without
any questions.
"When the two reached Cartwrights
place Dixon walked up to Cartwright
who was sitting in the lookout's chair.
" 'Ombrey,' said he to the proprietor
of the ba TX, this kid here (pomting to
the lad who stood by tells me that he
dropped his roll here awhile ago. Is that
right?'
"'Well, said Cartwright, who had
yellow in him to spare, he was some los,
err
Some loser be damnedr said Dixon.
You got his whole bundle, with six
hundred in it. Now, this kid never had
and snow here to win; and a man who
don't stand to WIN don't stand to lose.
Dig up that six hundred. This boys
going to cut the cards with you for it,.
But, look here, Phil Cartwright
began to argue.
"'Look nowhere, said Dixon. THE
cayuse strayed in here without knowing
the kind of joint you run. Plant down
that six hundred, quick, and you'll both
cut the deck for it,
"Cartwright, who was class man
anyhow, counted out the six hundred,
but he also made a signal to a cur named
Luke Hardness, who was in charge If
the red-and-black table at the other end
of the room, that Dixon didn't see
Cartwright then walked over to the side
of the room, ostensibly to get fresh
deck of cards, but really to get out of
range. Then Hardness shot Dixon three
times in the back and Phil fell dead. He
had frequently told me after he got that
letter about his sisters death that he
was tired of the whole game, but never
figured that he'd get rounded up this
way without show for his white alley.
Hardness got only a manslaughter SEN
tence, but died in prison
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-12-22

haved pretty well until the summer of
1890. Then he got a letter containing
the announcement that his young sister
back east had been thrown from buggy
while driving through a cemetery and
stantly killed. | was running an auction
business in Denver at this time, and
knew Phil pretty we'll. He brought the
letter to me. When l read it without
saying anything Dixon remarked
That's the notice for me to quit too
and walked away.
"From that time on Dixon, unlike
James, began to hunt for his finish, but,
20 matter what the degree of reckless
ness he displayed to this end he seemed
for some time unable to bring it about.
He took what looked like dead sure
chance for his own wind-up on the first
night of the Chinese riots in Denver in
the fall of 1880, soon after the publica-
ton of the famous Morey letter. Six
teen Cinnamon were slaughtered by mobs
in Denver that night. Although Phil
Dixon had often been heard to express
his dlgust for Cinnamon he not only kept
out of the hunt for them that night but
stood to lose his life in their defense.
He did this, as he afterwards told me,
because he felt il all over that he lad
played his string, and he wanted to see
the thing out while standing up.
"Anyhow, on the first night of the
riots Dixon was down town taking in the
wild actions of the Chinese-huntng
mobs with an apparently uninterested
eye. Along about 9 O'Clock he was
standing in the doorway of a harness
shop in the next block from Tabor's
grand opera house. There was a wild
hurrah down the street and Chinaman,
scared almost to death and running like
a deer, looked in Pills direction, with
couple of hundred men, most of them
infamed with rum, at his heels. When
the galloping Chinaman drew close to
where he was standing, Dixon called out
to him:
"Come on here, you lop-eared Chink;
I'll stand 'em off for YOU
"But the Chinaman, mistr0stng Dix
on, paid no attention to the call but kept
right on. So Dixon grabbed him and
chucked him into the door OF the harness
shop. He was a giant of six feet two,
and the Chinaman was a lapdog in his
hands.
"He had hardly cast the Chinaman
within the door before the advance
guard of the pursuing mob came up.
Phil was taking up the whole doorway,
with his legs straddled out and his feet
about four feet apart, his hands behind
him in a position that meant something.
"'Well,' said he to the winded mob
that was drawn up across the street from
curb to curb.
"'Ho went in there, didn't hep yelled
some If them.
"'Who, the Chink? Yes, he's inside
now. What's he done?'
"'None of your damned business, Dix
on; we want him; that's all, shouted the
mob.
"'Well,' said Dixon, both of his guns
coming out like fash. Il don't see any
shaft cables chained to any of you. Get
bin.
"Men that saw the performance from
he windows Of places across the street
told me that the thing was a picture.
For solid minute Dixon stood in the
doorway with the muzzles of his guns
turned downward, waiting. The mob
remained absolutely silent. Then some
men on the outer edge of the crowd set
up hiYi.
"'There's another onev they yelled,
and the whole mob Turned and broke af-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-12-22
b NOTION OF BAD MEN.
NJ JAMES, ND PHIL DIXON'S
|REIOSITIf OF THE END.

RGTOSITIE OF THE END.
Jesse James 1ed Up Sheriff. DIX
Eager HunfOr Death After His
Sister Was KAed. His Bravery
in the DenE Riots of 1880.
Shot Doifi a Good Deed.
b the New ok Sun.
have seen s. ne very bad men do
Aepretty goodhings," said Tom Will
~, the ez-sRriff of Creole, who
u here, "IosOver, most of the bad
ever knew bad a streak of the wo-
in them, an most of them were be-
eIS IN pIemogtiOns. One hot sum
4 afternoon In 1878 was talking with
BunStetter yer the counter of his
#geTy IN LeayeWorth, Kan. Jeff had
with QlantAl's gang of guerrillas
H. the war; ae did not belong to
pad man cIass but he had held his
IN few gunplays since the war and
ever took tbeworst of it. We were
rIsnaS, and had stopped off at
TnWOrsh to fee him for the first
ID several ysrS. Well, 1 was nib
at Jett's lrrel of dried apples
We ehattedAbout the old gang,
a well set-G man with a thick
Oearo and apair of very bright
eyes, and waring linen buster
reached almst to his heels, strolled
la'o, jeff, y said he, darting a swift
at Brunstetter.
ls-Io, YOURSELF said jeff, who was
4 quick at getting next to a situa-
Come back and sit down. Then
Ned to me. Excuse me for while,
ban, will your he said. just then |
VSee through Brunsetter's reason
dhung to lOsd me. an old friend for
Isl man who came in, and | was a
pore over IT, But | nodded and
~ 10 the trtnt of the store and
ID the doorway.
eHand the stnnger in the linen dus-
'Vu' to the real of the store and sat
Va couple # bags of bran and
" 10 Dc having a cugger-muggering
Ior ten minutes or so, While |
ID The doorway. | didn't very
'uo" what tomake of the game,
"Caed the pir rather curiously.
'ne strange in the linen buster
nom his bra sack and stretched
~ Then | Sw him unbutton one
buttons of is buster, reach into
|" uaderneatland draw out a cart
lie handedgbe cartridge to Jeff,
p7 aid so heihot a quick look in
''cuon and ought me gazing at
atterward fund that l figured
IA concluding that The stranger
'allg jeff abdt me. Brunste tier
u'S mead depr,"tingly and slipped
""'uge into hi pocket. The two
''u went thrdgh a rather long
''Ae' and the ranger strolled out,
NJ =, ~ nar,wly as he passed
'FIIIl0S watched him as he
anositivo oawnee street, for he
Pans Of aking man, ana hao
DO eouo1 carrying himself.
0t around Brunstetter
ned had a quizzical look
an so's - ed to be studying
"a than | cared to
-ed NV Anu ;,
nee then l '"o nhomo, said :.
5.'lis and GO you became
~ iot only vas your idea in
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-12-22
The Coming Woman.

who goes to the club while her husband
tends the baby, as we'll as the good OLD
fashioned woman who looks after her
home, will both at times get down in
health. They will be troubled with
loss of appetite, headaches, sleepless-
ness, faInting or dizzy spells. The
most wonderful remedy for those wo-
men IS Electric Bitters. Thousands Of
sufferers from lame back and weak
kidneys rise up and call it blessed. 1t
is the medicine for women. Female
complaints and nervous troubles of all
kinds are soon relieved by the use of
Electric Bitters. Delicate women
should keep the remedy on hand to
build up the system. Only so cents
per bottle. For sale by Sale-Davis
Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-12-22
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-12-22

so boxes Indian River. Oranges for the
Christmas trade.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
TELEGR1PHIC BREVITiES.

The members OF the Cuban Junta in
New York do not believe the reports
that Maceo is alive.
Russia is ends yorng TO secure a
Sl4,O)JO0J loan from French bankers 10
resume specie payments.
y burglar stole glass eye from a
Chicago man last week, under the i'm
preston that it was "a valuable opal.
General Daniel J. Sickles. Of New
York, is troubled with insomnia. and
his physician has bC ONE anxious about
his condition.
Thomas C.. Plat needs only four more
votes 10 insure bis election as United
States senator from New York. to sue
coed David b. Hill.
Henry W. oliver. Of Pittsburg. made
q commission OF s. 900 for having e.
fected the Rockefellcr-Carnegie ore
deal.
Senator Wolcotts report of his confer
ences with European bimotallists is eX-
pectcd TO be adverse TO the holding OF an
international conference.
The Argentina Chamber. by vote
OF % TO 10. passed the second reading OF
a measure providing FOR tHe resumption
OF the integral-senice debt.
The betrothal is announced OF Prin-
cess Beatrice. third daughter OF Don
Carlos. the Spanish iretender, ana Prince
Boviano, well-kuown legitimist.
Isaac b. Allen. the colored Counsellor
elect 10 Governor WoIcott OF Massachu-
sets. has indignantly declined an ouer
of $4,000 conditioned on his not accept
Ing the Office
Magistrate Mott. i'm the Yorkvilie Po-
lice Court. New York city. sunday or
dered all the lawyers and the news
paper men outside OF the bar OF Tie
court.
\ Mexican cable dispatch says that
much comment has been caused In F@n-
anna. Columbia. 10y dispatch from
Paris which says that the Panama Cahai
Company is TO be reorganized.
The Rev. DR.. Potter. OF New York.
denounced John -. Rockefeller from the
pulpit Sunday. and charged MIN with
having used his influence IN the bA9uS'
Mission Society 70 carry out threat
10 crush the Baptist Tabernacle church.
Nellie Uhren, aged nineteen years ana
Abbie Heath. aged eighteen decided 10
commit suicide In Chicago. because their
pa -ents would not permit them to marry.
The girl took carbolic acid and died, but
the youths nerve failed, and he did not
take the drug.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
4 Constable Under Arrest.

STAUNTON. VA, Jan. 3.-Chicf Of
Police j. II. Waters I'm compliance with
a telegram from Constable Downey. OF
Mount Jackson. to-day arrested William
Rice on a charge of murder, and is hold
Ing him until officers arrive from Shen-
andoah county. The report wsich
reached here Is that Rice. who IS a
Shenandoah county constable. WAS last
week summoned by the county sheriff
TO assist in the arrest of a farmer named
Bowers, living near Mount jackson.
How the fatal encounter came about is
not clear. but it is claimed that Rice
shot Bowers. who fingered and died this
morning.
IL seems that Bowers was a prominent
citizen. and his shooting occasioned "a
great deal of indignation i'm his neigh
borhood. Rice arrived here Friday NOR
ing his official uniform. and since his
arrival has been at his brothers mousse
i'm this city. The prisoners brother Is
s s. Rice an omploye at the Western
state Hospital. Of Staunton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
MR.. MOUNTCASTLE DEAD
SUDDEN DENISE or THIS EsTIMA-
BILE CITIZEN SUNDAY MORNING.
A Prominent Member of the Board Of
Aldermen From Marshall Ward.
Other Deaths I'm Fnlton.

The wtcle city was greatly shocked
tSunday morning by the sudden Death OF
Mr.. Joseph T. Mountcastle, member oil
the Board Of Aldermen from Marshali
ward. which resulted from appendicitis
and poritcnitis at 1885 O'Clock at his home
70j State street. FULTON.
He was taken sick with what was
supposed TO be some slight stom-
ach trouble last Thursday night ana
his Illness excited no alarm until satur-
,day. when he grew rapidly worse and Dr.
y. l.. Reams, who was attending him.
called into consultation Or. Long ana me
DIS. Oppenhimer. The physicians decided
thar appendicitls was the trouble and
that an operation was his only chance
for life. This was performed at o'clock
Sunday morning. but without success and
the patient gradually grew weaker until
he passed away at the above mentioned
hour.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05

HEBNER. Died. January 3. 1897. Mrs
MARGARET HEBNER, aged nfty-
seven years.
Funera. VIII take place from POI Tenn
PIE street THIS Iuesday) AFTER
NOON az o'clock. Friends and reia-
ties are invited 10 attend.
WYATT. Died. January :. 1877. at A.
NJ. Of pneumonia. at the residence or
his sister. Mrs. George Styll, IN Barton
Heights. G.. RUSSELL WYATT. aged
forty years. lie leaves a wife and three
children.
Funeral TO-DAY Tuesday from Bar
ton Heights Baptist church az o'clock.
No t. Wers.
lntermeut nj Hollywood.
MOORE. -Entciec into rest Monday, Jan
uary T. 1885,. at - o'clock noon, LIZZIE
ADRIANCE. daughter OF Alice Gennet
and Or. J. Hall Moore. In the fifteenth
year OF her age.
Funeral services at Grace-Street Pres
byterian church At $3.50 p. NJ. WE'D
NESDAY, January s. 1897. Friends az
the family invited 10 attend
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
VTRGINIA's EIG SHIPfdRD.
Promise of Unprecedented Activity In
p,itdi.,, .,nd Rerairinp

Promise of Unprecedented Activity In
Building md Reuairing.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Jan. An
view OF the report made by the special
board which tested the alleged defective
battle-ship plates. showing that the steel
is all that the specifications require. the
Navy Department has notified the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company 10 resume work on the Kear-
sarge and kentucky. On account Of the
suspension Of work on these vessels a
number Of wOrkmen were temporarily dis
charged They will now return TO their
positions and will be followed by many
others who have heretofore not been en-
pioyed In the plant.
Superintendent 5. y. Smith states that
10y February /. 5000 men will be at work
in the yard. and that the average for the
entire year will be about the same num-
Der.
Every indication points TO the greatest
activity in the yard during 1897. for
whether any other contracts are secured
or not the battle-ship work will keep a
large force busy for some time TO come
Repair jobs will be coming i'm all the
time. however and 70 Is not unlikely that
one or more merchant vessels will be com
menced before the year ends.
ONto Hordstorm. aged twenty-six years.
a fireman on the CarVona. a vessel which
Is here now taking on general cargo.
was drowned at the port Saturday morn
Ing at about 4 o'clock. He was on the
gangway and slipped and fen between the
wharf and the ship. His companion
threw him rope. but he seemed to be
injured. and relaxed his grasp. The body
has not been recovered. The accident
was not made public till to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05

LEESBURG. VA, Jan. "a petition
with the required number Of names for
another "local-option' election in Lees
burg district. has been presented TO
Judge r. IT, Tebbs. OF the County Court
An election will be ordered to be held
about the second week in February.
There is no place in Loudoun county now
where liquor is licensed 10 be sold. Lees
burg district having two years ago voted
dry" and change will be warmly
contested. with the issue very doubtful.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
4 Ynnnr Nnn Shoots Himself.

HAMPTON. VA. Jan. Especial
About o'clock this afternoon Benjamin
McNamarrOw. twenty years of age VINO
lives nj Phoebus. about two miles from
this city, attempted suicide. McNamar-
row left his home this morning and came
TO this city 40 visit his half brother, Mr..
l.. j. Tennis. on Holt street. About
o'clock. while the family of Mr. Tennis
was away. McNamarrow took his broth
er's revolver from the drawer went I'm
the back yard, and lying down, placed
the revolver to his breast and fired the
fatal shot
The ball entered his left side just he
low the heart. The doctors say he will
not live through the night.
McNamaIrow has been out of employ
mcnt for some time.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
THELOUISE IN COLLISION
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO PAssEN-
GERsTEAMER RUNS INFO A BRIG.
The Ship'r Anchor Wrecks the Joiner
Work of the Steamer and Creates
Panic. hut No One Was Hurt.

NORFOLK, VA, Jan. 4.-Special-
About 7.i5 o'clock tonight, while max
ing her way through the fog. on her last
trip from Newport News, the Chesapeake
and Ohio passenger boat Louise ran into
a two-masted brig lying off Lamberts
Point at anchor. The name OF the brig
cannot be ascertained. but 1t was not
badly damaged. It IS believed. She was
ringing no bells nor could any Nights
be discovered aboard her.
The Louise struck before the vessel
was seen at all. The bow Of the steam
or seems TO have struck the nose OF the
brig. and a place about I'VE rect long
was ripped out of the starbOard railing
of the former just aft Of the stem-post
which was wrenched out Of position.
PORT SIDE RAKED.
The steamer then swung around, and
her port side was raked from the gang
way forward TO the side-wheel box by
the anchor OF the brig. All the joiner
work above the hull for this distance
was torn out. but neither the hun nor
the whcel-bOx was injured. The electric
lights aboard the boat were put out by
the Jar Of the collision, and there was
the widest confusion among t Ne prS
songcrs and a scrambling for lie-pre-
servers. which were put on by the hsht
of matches or witt Jut any Hight at all.
a PANIC.
Tho female passengers were terrified,
and one Of them tainted, but all hanuS
were assured that there was no danger.
The boat. so far as her floating quail
ties were concerned was in as good con-
ditlon as before the accident. and came
ON TO Norfolk without further mlsha p.
The damage will probably amount 10
$500. a
CAPTAIN Warren. who was I'm charge
OF the steamer. says the fog was so thiSh
nothing could be seen. ana mat lnt
damage was done entirely by the ancnor
in The collision or subsequent panic.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
CHiRLOIIISyILIE.
Church and sunday school Annual Meet
ings- Ia Grippe Again "A Visitor.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, Jan. 4
Specialize annual meeting OF tile Zap
tist church Was held yesterday. hepo.ts
frCm the various departments of church
work showed the church 10 po IN a
healthy ana prosperous condition under
the pastoral charge OF the Rev. III. W.
1ril bic
In the Afternoon the Methodist Sunday
SCI col held their annual meeting. me
CfiiCtrs OF the school made very encOur-
aging rcpCIts, showing the school TO be
IN a healthy ana growing condition. The
secretalys report showed CiiIceis and
teachers enrolled 20. scholars. 10 males
l2i females. infant class. ~ males and so
females. Total scholarship. 80. Collected
during tho year. >yl2.i, expended. S2s6z2,
with a balance in the treasury OF 500.
The church eOifCe Is nearly entirely
new and one OF the handsOmest in the
city. with membership of about seven
hundred members. The Rev. DR.. j. Wiley
Bledsoe Is the IestOr.
La grippe LAS returned 10 this section
ard taken fast hOld upon many of our
people. "A number of whom have the ter
riblc malady. while Professor Nawter's
family and about twenty Ave pupils OF
400 Miller School are laid up with H.
Mr.. John NJ. Goodwin. one Of Char
lottcsvilles Oldest ard most prominent
citizens. Is lying critically III al his home,
on Second street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
Death, in Fulton.
0BI1U AIRY.


Mr.. c.. Russell Wyatt, who conducted
a painters business at l0t east Grace
street. died suddenly yesterday morn
ing about 8 o'clock. Il the residence OF
his brother-in-law. Mr.. George T.. Styll.
In Barton Heights. aged forty years.
The deceased had been III with Dneu-
monia for about a week at his home. IN
Henrlco county and was considered bet
ter. and was removed 10 the residence
of his brother-in-law last Sunday al
ternoon. but he sank rapidly, and died
early the next morning.
Mr.. Wyatt was well known in this
city. where for many years he conduct
cd the painting business. and he was
also for q long time connected w.th
the Richmond Theatre. In tho capacity
of doorkeeper usher. and cashier. and
had d large circle OF friends IN Rich
mond. who will be grieyed 10 hear OF
his death.
He was devoted TO the culture OF
flowers. and at his home had a very
choice selection OF a great variety o.
them. MT. Wyatt will be remembered
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
RIOTOUS NEGRO Ms.
One Man Killed and Another Perhaps
Fatally Wounded.


NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Jan. 4.-Spe-
cial-Ono man dead and another padiy
wounded IS the story that comes from
Morrison as the result OF a saturday
nights scrapc. in which bad whisky was
"A most potent factor. Jake and John
Miller, two negro Oystermen, VINO halltu
from Gloucester county, but VINO Ply tneli
vocation In these waters, came 10 70 1 ,roI,,
rison, in Warwick county, five miles from
this place, and got on big spree pesln-
ming AT Morrison by beating two OF thIee
negroes and white man by the name OF
John II Davis. At burlington slOIc
they continued their TiOtOuS CONDUCT
breaking windows and counters. 1hey
had difficulties with several negroes az
that place. Soon after they let bdh9
composed of fifteen or twenty coioleu
men set out I'm pursuit When tho MliicI
bovs Ind gotten about a mile from Iur-
llngtOn's store they were overhauleu ny
their pursucTs. Exactly what occulIeu'
who fired the shots, and what resistance
was made 10 IS impossible 10 learn, buL
the vollev from the pursuers felled jacob
Miller dead I'm his tracks with Duiict
I'm his stomach. He was also beaten
about the head with clubs. John Miner
received a bullet in the side or hlS hSau,
The ball passing out through the eye Inc
ball. however. did not interfere win ms
sprinting abilities. for he ran az me top
Of his speed to the house OF Mr.. sol o~-
well, of whom he prayed protecuOh' .,
The cnragcd negroes, however WIZ
not 10 be cheated out Of their vengeance
and soon arrived on the scene Mr.. OK
we'll rot his gun and drove them away
I'm confusion. as they saw that deter
mined man was at the business end or
the gun, and that he who made hos,ile
movement would b. dropped IN ms tracks
They then slowly dispersed.
Six of the men who belCfg ed 10 the
crowd are now I'm jail and arranis are
ont for others. A cOrOneTs inquest anu
post-mortcm examination was held 70
dav hut was adjourned over until To-
morrow morning At 10 o'clock. when ihe
coroner's Jury will meet at warwick
Ionffbqficp