The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
Elm ORTIZ ], STEM
povIyG FREE-LANCE GETS HIS
Clamps VIGNETTED.

s.o,,ons in the Looking Glass Cause
IN Atlanta Man to Paw the Air.
Bit of Biographical
History.
The following narrative is clipped from
.Lo bloomington Ill.) Sunday Eye. 1t
toIls some of the past history of 9rth
c+oin the editor and proprietor of the
-ron known and widely read Atlanta
looking Glass. Mr.. Stein recently ran
annex several gentlemen of prominence
IN Atlanta and received for his paper
some very valuable advertising at less
than the usual rates. Stein does not
claim to be an angel. He is genius,
b,vever, and his paper enjoys large
circulation throughout the state. He
writes with the quill of a porcupine
dinped in gall and makes things exceed
inCly unpleasant for those in the upper
&C well as lower circles. Having expe-
rienced life in all its phases be has mere
" turned his knowledge into stock in
trade is related of Stein that he once
dictated single-handed in a train hold
np. after which he wrote up the occur
renee for one of the large western dali
lies. His life has been full of cups" and
,,downs." and had his artistic talent
beeD direc ed in other channels he, per-
hans, would have won fame and fort
une
The following is the article in ques-
ton:
81. Ortiz Stein, formerly of the Sunday
Comet of Lafayette, Indiana, and later
of everywhere, has just distinguished
himself in Atlanta by getting a beautiful
humping.
"Mr. Stein is an eccentric genius, a
satirist, hnmOrist and caustic scribe.
He publishes weekly paper called The
Looking Glass. 1t seems that one of it's
reflections did not suit constant read
en- and he proceeded to polish the mir
rOrs editor, Mr.. Stein. A duel is to be
the denouement. Stein is a man with
past as well as a present and a possible
future, if he escapes the bullet of his an
tagonst and is not inCarcerated for his
part the probable tragedy.
"Syein was enamored of a size at Kan
sas City, and one night pistoled to death
a rival to her affections as he sought her
home by the harbOr. A plea of self de-
Tense acquitted the homicide. In tie
Black Hills Mr.. Stein broke camp with
out waiting for a banquet or f1attering
farewell words. At Ell Paso, Tex, he
repeated his former triumphs and drift
ed into st. Louis and woke up the town
by writing articles for the Globe Demo-
GRAFT Tor which he was threatened with
lynclIng by the striking miners. But
with all, Stein was cool and nervy to a
degree of fearlessness almost.
but, not desiring moss, he emulated
tie rolling stone and passed on, seeking
new advertisement and greater excite
ment They may cast him down for the
moment but his resiliency is too potent
and soon he is in the saddle again.
'Il ST, Louis he got complicated in
some money matters that would not be
recognized as good banking methods,
but as to that we cannot say more. No
great effort was ever made to punish
MIN, as his whereabouts were we'll
known to the officers pretty nearly all
the time.
AT Lafayette he Induced his mother,
81 II Is alleged, to sign a check in blank,
as lie needed small dot 20 pay for his
newspaper plant. At that time the aged
parent is said to have had considerable
.undS on deposit. When she desired
le" kopecks for her own use, it is whis-
PeTed, the balance sheet showed that
house.
mr. Stein is person of strong per-
ISonalIty, is magnetic, hypnotic and
oI@ye almost to foOlhardiness. That he
ana '12 fiery southerner will shoot off
"uueIo goes without question. Stein has
s 81. about him strong coterie of
!!rendS, and the outlook for a hot time
~ ~ 'ne old town seems very bright.
shooting will be good for some time.
ouV those who have no pressing bust
I0SS among the jack-oaks in the vincin-
,5 Vi Atlanta would do just as we'll to
''ay out OF the woods until later.
AS writer Mr.. Stein is brilliant. and
40 gives a dash and caustc turn to his
AIM 0'JN0'' "a -
-, News from the land of the cartel and
tI9 amende honorable is awaited with
o GREATNESS expectancy."- Lam