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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
200 LIVES LOST BY FIRE.
$40, O00,00 Of Property Burned in New
York.

NEW YORK, July "A fire which
broke out among the cotton under pier
No 3 of the North German'Loyd Steam
ship Company on the Hoboken side of
New York harbor, Saturday evening,
enveloped four other liners and many
other crafts in flames, and the flames
ran along the shore for mile. There
was feareful holocaust, which result
ed in the death of 2G0 persons, the
wounding of many more and the loss of
property valued at Sl0,000,000.
There We're hundreds of men on
each of the destroyed steamships and a
few women. Crowds of dock labores
and also employees of the companies
were on all the piers. Men, women
end children were on the canal boats,
and men on the barges and lighters,
and when the fire made its quick de-
scent upon them escape was cut off be-
fore they realized their awful position.
From what can be learned the flames
started among large pile of cotton
bales on pier of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company and spread
with such remarkable rapidity that in
fifteen minutes the entire property OF
the company, covering over a mile OF
water front and consisting of three
great piers. were completely enveloped
in flames.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
GEORGIA GLEANlNGS.

"A negro was arrested in Milledge-
VILE the other day who for years had
been supposed 10 be a woman. He
wore long hair and dresses and always
answered TO the name OF "MIssey Vas
sar.' For many years he has been
employed as family domestic, and it
was never dreamed but that the man
was not a woman until Thursday morn
ing, when the officers were requested
TO arrest him. He is now ia Jail.
Some of the more progressive
travelling threshers of middle Georgia
are carrying hay presses and baliEg
the oat and wheat straw as they tnresh
it. Sprinkled with sailed water mules
and cattle eat it with a relish in the
winter.
"A Greene county census taker
found negro whose last years crop
was ten bushels of corn and 400 pounds
of seed cotton, and his outlay was TWO
dollars.
The Georgia railroad from Atlanta
to Augusta enjoys the distinction OF
never having killed a passenger in an
accident.
The Morgan gold mines in Ogle-
thorpe are to be operated by Ohio men
with modern machinery on a big scale.
The Albany council ha passed an
anti-spitting ordinance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
SMELL Is HANGED.
Georgian Who Killed Little Girl in Wash
linton Pays the Penalty.


WASHINGTON, June 29.-Benj amin
Hill Smell, A years of age, formerly a
clerk in the pension Office, was hanged
at the District jail about noon today
for the murder OF Lizzie Weise nber-
ger, with whom he was infatuated.
Smell was the largest man ever exc
cuted here. When he was received at
the jail August I, last, he weighed
296 pounds and measured six feet, six
inches in height. When led to the
scatfold today his weight was 237
pounds.
Smell had maintained from the first
that he had no recollection Of his
crime. and his actions during lmpris.
Onment tended TO bear out the theory
of his lawyers that he was insane.
Physicians and experts who examined
him, however, pronounced him sane.
His death was instantaneous.
Smell killed his victim August 8 last
by cutting her throat with a razor. A
strong effort was made TO have the
president commute the sentence tC
Imprisonment for life, but he refused
to do SO.
Smell came here from Georgia
where his aged parents now reside.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
RULE NISl FOR CONTEMPT.
United States Court Is After Hobbs &
Tucker Of Albany.

From the Macon Telegraph.
An officer was sent down to Albany
Yesterday TO serve on Richard Hobbs
and Anderson Tucker, composing the
late firm of Hobbs & Tucker, rule nj
81 requiring them to come INFO the
United States court on Monday next
and show why they should not be ruled
for contempt of court for failing TO turn
over to Receiver Merrell Galloway a
few days ago the books and papers he
demanded when he went to take
charge of their business affairs.
Mr.. Hobbs was the successor of the
banking firm of Hobbs & Tucker, and
closed out the affairs, settling with
some cred it0rs upon compromises. Re
ceiver Galloway was appointed upon
the petition of foreign creditors, and
demanded that Mr.. Hobbs turn over
all the records of his transactions
while winding up the affairs of the
bank, but he was informed that no
such books were kept as those he de-
manded. Receiver Galloway reported
TO the court that he could get no books
that would enable him to ascertain the
condition of the business and COM
phinants' attorneys, Hall & Wimberly
OF Macon tbereupon asked the court
TO issue theruie nisi which was grant
ted yesterday
The proceeding, it is said, in nc
way affects the present mercant lie
business of Mr.. Tucker, but Involves
a $50. 090 business of the late firm OF
which he was a member. He had
closed cut his interest to Mr.. Hobbs
who undertook to settle with the cred
itors and wind up the business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
OREGON AGROUND,
The Pride Of Uncle Sans Navy Is IN Sc
rsous Trouble.

WASHINGTON, June 3G-Tbe navy de-
partment has received a dispatch from
Captain Wilde, of the battleship Ore
gon, dated'at Chez Foo yesterday, con-
frming the press report that the ship
was aground fifty miles from Taku.
Captain Wilde says there is much
water in the forward compartment and
a rock through the side of the ship
near frame nineteen. Some holes are
also through the bottom of the ship.
Admiral Remey cables that the Brook
lyn has been sent to the assistance OF
the Oregon. A steamer of the IndO
China Navigation Company is now
steaming to the aid of the Oregon.
The Miaotaa islands are regarded as
dangerous by all navigators.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
RHEUMATISM and CATARRH cUREI
BY
.JOhnStOn'S
Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
I'M THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
QUART BOTTLES.
a Whole Family Cured.

Mrs. c. H. Kingsbury, who keeps q
millinery and fancy goods store at St
Louis, Gratiot Co., Mich, and who i
well known throughout the country
says:
was badly troubled with rheumsl
tism, catarrh and neuralgia. | had
liver complaint and was very bilious, \
was in a bad condition; every day be|
gan to fear that l should never be 4
well woman; that l should have n
settle down into chronic invalid, and
live in the shadow of death. hdI
JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA raj
commended to me. / TOOK FOuRl
BOTTLES AND IT CURED Me- and
cured my family both. l am very glad
that l heard of it. / would cheerfulJI
recommend it to every one. | have
taken many other kinds of medicls
/ prefer JOHNSTON'S to all OF them
MICHIGAN DRUG co, Detroit Mich
For sale bv Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

LONDON, July . Official dispatches
received by the consular body at
Shanghai, an express cable dated
Shanghai, July LIST, says, confirm in
the fullest manner the report of the
butchery of Baron Won Ketteler, the
German minister, on June 18th. The
ambassador was riding on Legation
street when he was attacked by Chi
nese troops and boxers, dragged from
his horse and killed. His body was
hacked to pieces with swords. The
German legation and six other build
ings were burned and a number Of
servants of the legations were killed
and their bodies thrown into the
flames.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
ADMINISTRATORS Sale

By virtue of an order from the COsfI
of Ordinary will be sold before W
court house door in Dawson, IerfeI
county, Georgia. on the first Tnes1I
in August next, within the legal nOa|
of sale. TO the highest bidder for cas-
the following described property
wit An undivided half interest /
seven acres of land in the southe1
corner of lot of land number . II
also an undivid ed half interest 10
of land number IS. all lyingin the vi
enth district of Terrell county. "
as the property of John Robertson Y
of said county, deceased. This u
3rd, 1900. LOUISA ROBERTSON
Administratf|
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
LEMONS AS MEDICINE.

They Regulate the Liver, Stomach, Bowels, kid
neys and blood as prepared by DIR. H. Motley, in
his Lemon Elixer, "a pleasant lemon drink, II
cures biliousness constipation Indigestion, head
ache, appendicitis malaria, kidney diseases.
fevers chlIls heart failure. nervous prostration,
and all other diseases caused by a torpid or dis
eased liver or kidneys. 1t is an established fact
that lemons, when combined properly with other
liver tonics produce the most desirable results
spon the stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys and
Mood Sold by druggists. SOC and Il bottles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
For Leave to Sell

G. EORGIA. TERRELL C0UNIA
Ordinary's Office. July 2nd, l%V
?. Chambers, administrator on
estate of Lucinda Chamb ers, ial5
said county, deceased, has apphee99
me for leave to sell the land OF salds
ceased. This is, therefore, to noa
all persons concerned TO show cau' !.
any they can, on or before the :.
Monday in August next, else Ies
will then be granted as applied Tor
T w. ROBERTS, Ordinary
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
BAD NEWS FROM CHINA.
The Legations i'm Pekin Out of
Provisions. Chinese Army
in Great Strength.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The navy
department has received the following
from KempfT at Che Foo:
"a runner from Pekin reports the
Legations besieged; provisions are
nearly exhausted aud the situation il
desperate. The German minister to
the to the Tsung Ii Yamin was
murdered by Chinese soldiers.
American, Italian, Dutch lega-
tions have been burned. Twenty
thousan1 Chinese soldiers are inside
and thirty thousand outside Pekin:
three thousand are reported beyond
Tien Tsin. Still fighting at Tien Tsin. y
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
Rev. lohn P. Sanders Writes:

DR. II. Mozley. Atlanta, Ga. have been re-
lieYed of a trouble which greatly endangered my
life by using Mozby's Lemon Elixer. My doc
tor declared my only relief to be the knife, my
trouble beingappendicitis. / have been perma-
nentIy cured and am now well man. ! am
preacher of the NJ. E. Church South located in the
town Of Verbena Ala My brother. Rev. E. f,
Cowen recommended the Lemon Elixer to ME.
Ship me half dozen large bottles c. o d.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

1t has been demonstrated by expe-
rience that consumption can be pre-
vented by the early use Of One Minute
Cough Cure. This is the fayorite rem
edy for conghs. colds, Group, asthma,
grippe and all throat and lung troub-
les. Cures quickly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
MozIey's Lemon Elixir.

fully endorse il for nervous prostration. head
ache. indigestion and constipation, having used
it with most satisfactory results. after all other
medicines had failed J. ". RoLLo.
West End. Atlantis, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
For Administrative

GEORGIA. TERRELL Cog COZ %
Ordinary's Office, June 9Th iSOo. .,, ~
S. Crowell applies to me for P aaa
nent letters of administrau%5 oe ~
the estate of Dunk Tompkins w. !
ed. This is, therefore, TO no'n! NJ i
concerned to show cause, Il ,, an5s
can. on or before the first Money! i.tsg,
August next, why permanent ERA drsnll
administration should not G .a. :"
to said applicant as applied ioa;
+ w. ROBERTS, OrQLn@-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
Notice to TaXpayeIs,

The city tax assessors VIII u d o
county court room in Dawso"' AIgg
the 9th, 10th and l1th inst s, tbsgil
Tuesday and Wednesday, lor from ,Tr j
nose of receiving tax returns ST. IrOD
taxpayers. This July End 1sJ IN Nagor
J. w. F. LOWRhl' ~"
r. E. BELL, Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
Want a Whack at Mckinley.

From the Atlanta Journal
1t doesn't make much difference
whom the repu blicans put up for vice
president. The country is waiting for
a whack at Mckinley, and no running
mate can avert the blow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
situation Desperate.

WASHINGTON, July Gable ad-
vices from Admiral Kempff this morn
ing fully confirm previous reports OF
the murder of Won Ketteler, the Ger
man minister at Pekin. The admiral
also reports the situation of the minis
tiers as most desperate. The shortage
of their food supplies reported by Ad-
miral Kempff gives rise to the graveat
apprehensiOn,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

Cured me OF a case OF heart disease and indiges-
ton Of four years standing. tried dozen differ
ent medicines None but Lemon EIixer done me
any good. TULEs DIHEL.
Cor Habersham and ST. Thomas SITS, Savan-
nah. Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

THE interviews Admiral Dewey
gives out every two or three DAYS have
ceased TO be interesting, and are bare
" noticed. The admiral's attempt
to enter politics was a blunder
from the effects of which he will
never recover. He knew nothing
at all about politics, and he committed
the common error of ambitious men of
assuming that politicians mean what
they say, when in point of fact they
often don't mean what they say and
quite as often change their purposes
even after having made promises in
good faith.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

an attack on the president in the plat
form was received. The prohibitlon-
lists feel. particularly bitter against
Mr. Mckinley.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

THE. cambridge Democrat IS very
unhappy because the judges and solic-
itors are elected by the people. AS
this paper has before remarked, there
will De no hurry to repeal the law.
The boys who DO the voting are very
well pleased.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
THAT pocroRED PLATFORM

The text of the platform declared oY
REPRESENTATIVE Grosvenor 70 have been
odoo.a5 nv the Philadelphia commit
too IN resolutions and then Quiggized
nof,ra ;ywas read 10 the convention
has been published. 1t shows That i'm
,,or+an+ changes were made in that
doo,ment. but does not prove that they
were made by Quigg and not by SUD-
committee acting under instructions
from Hanna and Mckinley. In fact 1t
Is whispered that this is just what was
done in a moment of panic and that
later when the republican press be-
ora, n helabor the platform, the ad-
-nir;s-rati1n forces took alarm and
4r;ea +o+brow the blame for the change
npon Ouigg. 1t IS tough" situation
for the republicans when we remember
that for months before the meeting OF
the convention nearly every repuoH-
can leader in Washington was engaged
in constructing rough drafts OF the
pIa,torm. These included members OF
the cabinet, senators, representatives
and others. All this great collection
If ideas was taken to Philadelphia, and
from it was evolved the hotch-potch
which is now being repudiated by the
reppblican press and the republican
politicians from one end of the country
to the other. Orators, politicians and
newspapers of the faith all unite
in giving notice that they Will
make their fight on the letters OF ac-
ceptance of the candidates and the
declarations Of the campaign speakers
and not ON the platform.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04
MozIey's Lemon Elixir

Cured me of long-standing case of chills and
fever by using two bottles. J. c. STANLEY,
Engineer E. 7. Va. y Ga r. R.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

BRITISH soldiers are reported to be
heartily sick of the Boer war, not be-
cause of the arduous nature of thecam-
paign but because they do not take
kindly to the idea of .obliterating two
free ard Independent states from the
map of the world. And now that Lord
Roberts has about accomplished his
melancholy task the world is begin
ming to realize the issue involved IN
the war 1t is seen to be a war OF de-
liberate conquest, wholly out OF all
keeping with modern civilization.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

VICE CHAIRMAN PAYNE, OF the re-
publican national committee IS con-
WINGED that the campaign is going to
prove a great one. There can be no
doubt hat the republicans feel that
their tenure of power is in jeopardy.
They realize, says the Macon News,
that Mr.. Bryan viii prove far more
formidable candidate than he was four
years ago when he received 100000
votes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

COLONEL L. \. TRAMMELL, chair
man of the state railroad commission,
died at his home in Marietta Friday
after a protracte1 illness. He was a
prominent and useful Georgian.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

THE prohibitionists have nominated
John Wooley of Illinois and H. I. Met
calf of Rhode Island for president and
yice-president. Dr.. Swallow. of Phila
delpbia was defeated for head of the
ticket, which suggests that there may
be something in name.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

ENToMOLoGIsT SCOTT, Commissioner
Stevens bug man, is given as authori'
ty for the statement that the kissing
bug has reappeared in Atlanta. We
have 'em down here all seasons.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

"rrinds are always ridy 70 p
Nd" said the janitor philoso,e rle-
viry few av thin Will pu u, =, y
rnder We wbin ye fall. Chiefs
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

T1nIr I EEts = rss -nTU
$50 YOU finally proposed" saw
chum. ...,v,t.l
"Wen. to tell the truth ~ 80. (,
thoughtful youth. 81 really o." ,,,sd
that l proposed. but she aS'f "a
so l guess that settles IT. 5e
this language of ours is MOI .
Iigbtlv."-Chicago Post.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

THE most striking feature of the
national prohibition convention was
the outburst of approval with which
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

IT is right to trade with people at
home. AS a contemporary says, when
uerc hants put in their stocks OF goods
And others invest their money an en-
terprises they have right to expect
patronage from their home people
Money goes many rounds, but when 1t
once leaves town it hardly ever Pc
turns. So if you spend your money
with home people and help to keep up
home enterprises and let other places
do the same you are apt to get some OF
that same money back into your peck
ct, but when you send tito other cities
the eagle droops his wings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

THE argument that the sword and
rife can do more than anything else
toward outstanding heather nation
is not in accord with our idea of the
Prince Of Peace.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

Best line of toilet soap in city at
Dawson Drug Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04


The boys who DO the voting are very
well pleased.
COLONEL L. \. TRAMMELL, chair
man of the state railroad commission,
died at his home in Marietta Friday
after a protractei illness. He was a
prominent and useful Georgian.
ENToNoLoGIsT SCOTT, Commissioners
Stevens bug man, is given as authori-
" for the statement that the kissing
bug has reappeared in Atlanta. We
have 'em down here all seasons.
THE argument that the sword and
rifle can do more than anything else
toward outstanding heather nation
is not in accord with our idea OF the
Prince of Peace.
SOME OF our contemporaries think
that former Governor Taylor OF Ken
lucky has acted very queerly in having
his moustache shaved of. That's a
queer idea.
GOVERNOR GAMBLER has appointed
J. p. Brown OF Pulaski county to the
vacancy in the state railway commits
sion caused by the death of L. n.
Trammell.
UNCLE SAN has dunned the Sultan
of Turkey again, but the old chap
shows no disposition TO be in hurry
about coming across"
FROM the number of Filipino chiefs
that are said to have surrendered it
would seem that chiefs is a synonym
for colonies here.
THE democratic national convention
will meet in Kansas City today and
name the next president.
Mr.. DAVID B. HILL, as usual, has
gone to the national convention with
his cartridge belt.
THE man with the hoe" is strictly
in it. He is g muchly courted person
age these days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

JUDGE GRIGGs left for Washington
Saturday to look after matters in which
his constituents in various parts OF
the district are interested. Judge
Griggs' hold on the people of the sec
ond district is due TO the fact that ne
carefully looks after their interests.
In a general way he knows what they
want, AID to special matters they call
his attention with a feeling that moth
ing viii be left undone to comply with
their requests. Judge Griggs has
made place for himself in congress
which gives him great influence, and
he can always depend upon getting
what he wants because of his popular
ity with members OF both parties.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

SOME OF our contemporaries think
that former Governor Taylor OF Ken
lucky has acted very queerly in having
his moustache shaved of. That's a
queer idea.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

The democratic national convention
will meet in Kansas City today and
name the next president.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

THE man with the hoe is strictly
in it. He is muchly courted person
age these days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

Mr.. DAVID B. HILL, as usual, has
gone to the national convention with
his cartridge belt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-04

FROM the number of Filipino chiefs
that are said to have surrendered it
would seem that chiefs is a synonym
for colonies here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-20

western Will be the natural ally of the
Muscatine, Upton & Northern, for
most all the freight which will be
hauled on the new road will be trans
ferred to their line and carried for a
longer distance than over our road.
Naturally they will assist us and help
along the enterprise in any way that
they can. They will sell a portion Of
their track to the new company and
also a part for a terminus at the juno
ton of the two roads
1t is certainly a great enterprise, Tor
lit will open up the Eden Of Iowa, and
can not help but be benefit oall cities
With which 1t come IN contact.
Mr.. Weston thinks that heavy work
with the steam shovels wll be COM
Imenced within a month or so.
after doctors failed 70 cure me of
pneumonia I used One Minute Cough
| Cure and three bottles Of ii CURED me.
TIT is also the best remedy on earth for
4 whooping cough. 1t cured my grand
lchildren of the worst cases, writes
| John Berry, Loganton, Pa II is the
| only harmless remedy that gives inn
mediate results. Cures coughs, colds
Group and throat and lung troubles. 1t
/ prevents consumption. Cniidren always
| like it. Mothers endorse II. All drug
i gists