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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16
MURDERER ARRESTED
Ben Franklin, COlored, Taken to
Columbus from Dawson to An
Swer to Charge of Murder.

Ben Franklin, negro, was arrested
Saturday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Slade, the arrest being made on war
rant from Muscogee county, where
Franklin is charged with committing
murder, it being alleged that he killed
his wife child's in 1897.
Franklin has been working at the
compress in Dawson for some time, and
the officers here had had him spotted
for several months. Deputy Sheriff
McMichael of Muscogee, while in Daw-
son several days ago on business rela-
tive to the Lyon matter, was told OF
the Negroes presence here, and upon
returning to Columbus secured war
rant for his arrest.
Franklin was taken to Muscogee
county Sunday afternoon by Mr.. Nc
Michael
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16
MRS. w. E. RIoRDAN DEAD.
A Useful Life Ended Early Sun
day forming Last.

The death of Mrs. w. E. Riordan oc'
Cured Sunday morning at 3 O'Clock,
and although she had been in i'll health
for some time the sad event was unex-
pected. The interment took place Mon
day afternoon in Ceder Hill cemetery
after an impressive service conducted
by Rev. II. L. Crumbley at the fami-
ly's home on Lee street.
At the time of her death Mrs. Rior-
dan was 81 years old. She was a
daughter of Rev. w. G. Bledsoe. d. D.,
OF Lafayette, Ala, and had been a
member of the Baptist church for years
and led a life of christion usefulness,
being esteemed and lcved by all for
her many noble traits of character.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Bledsoe and Mrs.
Paine of Greenville, Ala, the parents
and sister of the deceased, and DR..
Frank Bledsoe of Georgetown arrived
Monday morning from their respective
homes, and were present at the last
sad rites.
Mrs. Riordan is survived by a hus-
band and one child. and her death is
greatly deplored by all. The bereaved
relatives have much sympathy in their
loss
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16
VIII Loan no Tools.

Owing to the expensive losses we
have incurred by loaning tools and
having them lost and broken, we regret
to be obliged to absolutely refuse to
loan any tools whatever. Therefore,
after January l, you will save yourself
modification by not asking to borrow
wrench for minute" or ''loan me
a hammer, please" for you will surely
be refused. Now, do not ask for this
means YOU. CLAY & HOWARD.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16
THEY COnE AND GO.

Mr.. S. F. Sullivan, of Dawson, a
ministerial student of Bethel College,
returned to this city yesterday. He
was accompanied by his wife, who will
remain in Cuthbert.-Cuthbert Lead
err.
Mr.. A. M. Richardson, route agent
of the Southern Express Company,
was in the city for few days last
week on business relative to the ex-
press company.
DR.. o. T. Kenyon of Dawson and DR..
w. A. Tilley of Parrott left Sunday
for New Orleans. where they will take
special course at Tulane Medical
College.
Mr.. W. M. Fields of New York is
visiting DR.. A. M. Raines and Chiefof
Police Oxford. Mr.. Fields is very
favorably impressed with our section.
Mrs. H. H. Goneke, of Dawson, is
visiting in the community, the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. J. N. Massee.-
Springvale Cor. Cuthbert Leader.
Miss Willie Harper, after a pleas
ant visit to her aunt, Mrs. w. L. Simp-
son, has returned to her home in
Townsville.
Mrs. C. V. Gaddy, who has been Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. J. H.'Slade, has
returned to her home in Winnsboro,
Texas.
Miss Louise Monford, after pleas
ant visit to Mrs. w. H. Davis, returned
Friday to her home in Butler.
Mr.. James Dodwell of Birmingham,
Ala, was the guest of Mr.. Rufus Jones
a short while last week.
MIR. Harry Guerry, whoiis in the ex-
press service in Florida, is visiting his
mother, Mrs J. H. Query.
Miss Boyett of Richland spent a few
DAYS there last week as the guest q
Miss Annie Will Carver.
Mr.. M. J.. James came down from
Griffin Sunday and remained in the
city until the following day.
Mr.. H. H. Perry left yesterday fer
Arlington, where he will visit his
parents for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Baldwin and
children of Lenox are Visiting rela-
tives in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Parks have been
spending few days WITH relatives in
Americas.
Mrs. F. E. Weaver of Thomaston IS
visiting at the home of Mr. G. b.
Daniels.
Mrs. James, Melton of Abbeville is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. q. W..
DoZier.
Mr.. J. S. Lurie, of the firm OF LURE
& Patterson, has been in Dawson seY-
eral days.
DR.. J. W, Patterson of Lumpkin VS.
tied relatives in Dawson Saturday.
Mr.. Frank S. Stokes of Clayton, Ala,
was in the city Sunday.
Mr.. J. r. Mercer spent several days
of last week in Atlanta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16
EYnected tomorrow.

Hon. John r. Irwin and family are
ex pected to arrive from FIT. Gaines to-
morrow, and occupy the residence on
Lee street which Mr.. Irwin recently
bought from Mr.. r. L. Melton. They
will be given hearty welcome as cit.
liens of Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16

being without the right articles when we sell
the articles you need at just the prices you
wish to pay?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16
A Gard Of Thanks.

To those kind friends and neighbors
who were so helpful and sympathetic
during the recent illness and death OF
our little Paul we wish to express on r
heartfelt gratitude. Their many ten
der acts of kindness will never be for
gotten.
D. K. CHRISTIE AND FAMILY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16
~ oENERAL CONFERENCE.
""Son Gentlemen to Go to New
VrieanS as Delegates.

Pos w. f. NJ. Whiting and Mr.. W. P.
fe,r I ~ nave been elected delegates
s.- 'orsla to the general mission
osr. 'oD-erence OF the Methodist
,e,r , a., South, which Is to be held in
0-E ?1-eans from April 9th to the
Dad inclusive The selections are
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16
Don't thirst or Freeze

but 60 to the Main Street Pharmacy
and get glass of hot chocolate and
cream, tomato bullion, beef tea, coffee
or clam bullion with French crackers
or sc.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16

Prepare for accidents and diseases
of the New Year. Buy bottle OF DR..
Tfchenors Antiseptic. Heals cuts and
burns quicker and with less suffering
than anything. Cures collie, too, In
man or beast. so cents. by druggists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16

Begin the New Year right-buy a
bottls of DR.. Tichenor's Antiseptlc 10
use in case of an accident. Most won
derful healing compound known 70
medical science. Only SOC. at all drug
stores.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-16
CONGRESSMAN GRIGGS hEKE
He Came from Washington u
Attend Brothers Funeral.

Congressman j. NJ. Grlggs 70 az
home, arriving yesterday afternoon
with the remains of his brother Dr.
C. B. Griggs.
Judge Griggs reached Washington
Monday morning from New Hamp,
shire. where he went as meuoel u
the house committee to attend the l IRat
' raj Of Congressman Clarke OF IL thai l.;l
state. and upon his arrival at the e. c q II
tai received a telegram infofmlng M. M
of the death of his brother. he s'al :
ed at once for Georgia.
If your stomach is disordereu' po"ei7
irregular and you don't feel well you
need Prickly Ash Bitters. IL - very
effective in removing this condlsioo'
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
KITCHENER's SIDE OF IT.

- O much in the way of criticism has been pro
nounced in this country and in Great Britain
- itself upon the tactics of Lord Kitchener in
South Africa that it is interesting to note
review of the situation presented from the stand
point of Kitchener himself A correspondent of the
Pail Mall Gazette writing from Pretoria presents us
with such view. It shows the encouraging side of
the British campaign and presents what will probably
be the argument OF the Ministry when called upon at
the meeting of Parliament to give an account of the
war.
When he assumed command after the retirement of
Lord Roberts Kitchener found all the towns of the
country safely garrsoned by British troops but the
country itself by the Boers who oper-
ated in large commandos and were active and dan
gerous throughout The Transvaa and Orange River
Colony Kitcheners first move was to capture or
break up the formidable Of the commandos
For that purpose large sweeping movements were
sttued and vigorous pursuit of the swift-moving
Beers was begun. Those operations it is said have
been entirely successful The Beers have been scat
tered into small bands and far less dangerous than
they were That phase of the campaign, therefore is
declared to have ended in the success of the British
tactics.
A new system of tactics was begun where there
were no longer any large commands of the Beers to
fear For the purpose of dealing with the scattered
bands the large of the British were aban-
doned and in place of them substituted the pres
ent tactics of establishing blockhouses at points of
vantage all the country. Here too it is claimed
success has been attained. The correspondent saws
Whereas the enemy during November, 1000, inter
rupted the railway line thirty-two times there has NOT
been in the last month single break At the present
time over 1000 miles of railway are thoroughly
guarded by bockhouses, and it is believed there is
little danger of any serious disturbance of the line
hereafter
1t is further claimed that the effect of the system
has been to convince large numbers of Beers that
longer resistance is but useless waste of life The
correspondent says: Civil administration is already
firmly established Among the surrendered and can
tured burghers strong pro-British party has been
formed which, recognizing the hopelessness of the
Boer cause IS determined to do its utmost under the
new government to further the prosperity of the
country What remains to be done is
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

simply to wear down the Beers still in the field by
constantly harassing them"
1t is significant fact that even this sangune
presentation of the British side of the case does not
venture to predict an early closing of the war. 1t
to be the opinion at Kitchener's headquarters
that all the Beers who will voluntarily surrender have
already in and that nothing more in the way of
gain to the British to be expected from any further
weakening of the Boer forces in that way The
patriots who in the field are described as
desperate men, who will fight hard before they are
captured" The correspondent says: "In the opinion
of those best able to Judge the end of the is dis
tnctly visible, but it is useless to expect it to be fin
shed by any sudden coup"
That statement may accept as the most encourag
ing view of the the British Ministry can present
to Parliament when it meets That it will not be ac
cepted accurate by the opponents of the Ministry
goes without saying The reports from South Africa
show activity on the part of the Beers and will
ngness to take the aggressive and make attacks upon
British outposts which argue anything rather than
weakness their side. 1t is evident they still hope
for victory and independence, and are not fighting
like desperate who have no other ambition than
that of continuing to fight for the sake of revenge
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

DR.. F. S. Gregory of Yreka is at the
Lick.
]. E. shafer. NJ. D., of Salinas, is at the
Russ.
w. E. Gerber, a banker of Sacramento,
is at the Palace.
C. L. NeumilleF, a merchant of Stock
ton, is at the Lick.
DR.. F. ]. Shaw of Seattle Wash, is a
guest at the Grand.
DR.. D. p. Cameron of Mountain View
is registered at the Palace.
]. w. Drysdale, a mining man of Ma
dera, is located at the Lick.
w. j. Kennedy, a New York business
man, is staying at the Palace.
Barry d. Hilliard, a well-known club
man of Boston, is at the Palace
James Whitaker, a merchant of Gait,
is i recent arrival at the Occidental
H. NJ Hoyt, a Spokane attorney, is at
the Palace accompanied by his family
William Pridham, manager for Wells,
Fargo & Co. at Los Angeles, is at the
Palace.
s. c. Lowe, resident manager of the
Pasadena Gas Works, is registered at the
California
DR.. c. A Clinton has fully recovered
from an illness which confined him to his
home for two weeks.
r. H. Beamer, member of the State
Board of Equalization, is registered at the
Lick from Woodland.
Il. de c. Richards and G. F. Downs
mining men of Sutter Greek, are regis
tered at the Occidental
Mr. and Mrs. Selby Oppenheimer re-
turned yesterday from their honeymoon
trip and took apartments at the Califor-
mia.
James A. YerringtOn, a Carson capital
list, is at the Palace, having recently re-
turned from Buffalo, where he had charge
of the Nevada exhibit at the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

MARRIED IN SECRET-A Subscriber
Portland, Or. Persons who secretly mar
ry have to let the secret out some time or
other A woman who married in secret
could undoubtedly inherit property let
her by her father, but the fact that she
was married would have to be made
known when the matter came up for pro-
bate.
CHOSEN FRIENDS Subscriber, Wea-
verville. Cal. There is no such organiza-
ton at this time as the Order of Chosen
Friends, it having gone into the hands Of
a receiver on the 18th of December, 1900.
Since then a number of the councils Of
that once organization have continued
business under the name of the Home
Friends.
CASINO-E., City In the game of ca
sinO should a player build up a card to
a certain denomination and his opponent
decline to build it up higher. he, the first
player, may not alter his build, but must
take it with a card of the same denOmin-
alton. If A holds big casino, nine, five,
and ace, and there is a four on the table
he may build nine by placing his five
upon the same If B does not build it
higher, A cannot take his ace and make
it ten, but he must take it with his nine.
RENTING A HOUSE-Rex Galatians.
SiskiyOu County, Cal. In renting house
in a city where there is a supply Of water
for the inhabitants the matter Of the pay
ment of water rates is a question o. ar
rangement between the landlord and the
prospective tenant In some cases the
rent is so much, water included, and in
others the rent is so much, the tenant TO
pay for the water If party buys a lot
he would have a right to dig we'll on
his premises, also to build cistern.
CONGRESS- H. S., Alameda, Cal,
and W. n. T., Crockett, Cal The reason
that the present Congress is called the
fifty-seventh is that it is the fifty-seventh
since the first opened, March 4. 1889 Each
Congress is for two years and commences
in the odd years. There may be a number
of sessions of a Congress, if specially
their number in the term as for instance
Fifty-fifth Congress, Fffty-ffth Congress,
second session, and so on. but there must
be a session each year. No trouble need
be feared by any who desires to know the
years covered by a given Congress if the
following simple rule is observed: Double
product to 1889; the result will be the year
in which the Congress closed. To find
the number of a Congress sitting in any
given year subtract 1889 from the year;
if the result is an even number half that
number will give the Congress of which
the year in question will be the closing
year; if the result is an odd number add
one to it and half of the result will give
the Congress of which the year in ques-
ton will be the first year.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

1.-The Overland Limited" via Union Pacific
r. r., is the only train making connection in
Chicago with the fast Express Trairs leaving
Chicago in the morning for New York BY
this Route you remain in San Francisco
until 10 a. M, reaching Chicago six hours
quicker than on any other Limited Train. This
train runs Every Day in the Year D. W.
Hitchcock. Gen Agt.. No. Montgomery ST.
S. +.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Among the fetes proposed for the coronation of
King Edward is one providing for a grand process
sion OF floats from the Tower to Westminster like
that which held when Elizabeth was crowned
and if carried out it is believed it will be made the
most splendid feature of the celebration and one of
the finest spectacles in history
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

STAMMERING-B., City. Numerous
ways have been devised for the cure of
Stammering, such as drawing singing
Interpolation or elisiOns of letters, speak
ing with the teeth closed or with the
tongue pressed to the roof of the mouth
shifting, whistling between words, beat
ing time to utterance. stamping the foot
jerking the body, forks on the tongue,
pebbles in the mouth or tubes fixed be-
tween the organs, bands compressing the
larynx and other devices. but they have
not proved satisfactory. The cure is not
within the province of surgery. The hab-
it of stammering can be cOunteracted only
by cultivation of its opposite habit of cor
rect speaking, and this can be acquired
only by due regard to the process of
speech, the relation of breath to articu-
late sounds, the positions of the tongue
and other oral organs in molding the out
ward stream of air, and by patient ap-
plicatiOn of these principles in slow and
watchful exercises. The lungs constitute
a pair of bellows, and the mouth, in all its
varying shapes, the nozzle of the bellows
The passage of the throat must be kent
open and the breath expelled by means of
ascent Of the diaphragm. not bv dov-D
ward pressure of the throat All sounds
originate in the throat. and all efforts in
speech must be thrown back behind the
articulating organs, which must ba 1,ent
passive, yielding to the air, always oDan-
ing to give it exit and never resisting If
by ascent of the tongue or of the law
The head must be held firmly on the neclr
to give free play to the attached oroare-
The great principle must never he -.
sight of that speech is breath, and tho
while distinctness depends on Drecisio,,
and sharpness of the oral actions fIne1oI fI,IOI.
depends on the unreStrained elSeSs{O9, ~
the material OF speech-the air -~hat ~
breathe. We
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

HOTEL DEL CORONADO, choicest win+.,
Resort in the world. offers best living climate
boating. bathing, fishing and most aD0,,sa,
ments. E 5. Babcoek. manager. Coronado. cal
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Two-pound handsome fire-etched box of
California Glace Fruits, express charges
prepaid to Chicago, New York and East
ern points, $1.35 Time to send now Thou
sands of packages ready. 639 Market ST.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Many experienced fishermen have gone
to Los Angeles this year to try for the
tuna. Great stories of it's strength and
gameness are told. 1t is common to piay
a tuna half day with a thirty six
thread line
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men Ey the
Press Clipping Pureau (AlIen's), $40 Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1912
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

According to the statistics Of the New York
Journal of Commerce the fire losses of the United
States and Canada up to December I amounted to
SI5o,874o5o, so 1t IS evident we have had pretty
hot year Of it in some localities
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Ever since the Guildhall speech made by the new
Prince of Wales the British papers have been sneak
ing OF his abilities statesman, and not one of
them has been so dsoyal as to suggest that some one
else wrote the speech
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

How would it do for the House to challenge the
Senate TO football match and rush that Philippine
bin through the Senatorial center before the middle
Of January?
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
Appreciates The Calls Aid.

Editor The Call: I have been requested
by the executive board at it's meeting this
afternoon to thank you officially for your
kindly editorial of to-day. The article
breathes in every line the Christian spirit
shown by The Call in its discussion of
public affairs Personally L shall never
forget the able and long continued as
sistance of The Call in behalf of the
league. If we succeed-and who can doubt
it when we take into consideration the
patriotism and generosity of Californians
I shall insist that due credit be given
to The Call for it's magnificent efforts in
behalf of justice to our honored dead. Re-
spectfully, w. w. STONE,
President Lincoln Monument League.
San Francisco, December q.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Since our Government has announced that Germany
may forcibly collect her claims upon Venezuela by
Selling custom houses and collecting duties but shall
not under any circumstances despoi Venezuela of a
portion Of her territory, it might be supposed the
Venezuelans would look upon us as friends but it
seems they do not. Reports from Caracas are to the
effect that since the announcement was made the
semoficia1 papers of Venezuela have quit attacking
Germany and are attacking for assuming SOW
ereignty over Venezuelan territory" Such is graft
tude.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Some anxiety is being felt an alleged plot of
anarchists to blow up Auburn prison in revenge for
the execution OF the slayer of President Mckinley
1t IS very evident II the reports be true that few
more human rats of the assassin stripe want to die
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Useful Xmas presentS-f1nest eyeglasses
specs, 2Oc, 4Oc 81 4th, front barber, grocer. 4
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Thousands Of f1re-etched boxes to select
from at Townsend's, 627 Market, Palace*
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Black looks are apt to make one feel
blue.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Time to express Townsend's California
| glace fruits to your Eastern friends.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Bebel, the leader of the socialists in the German
Reichstag, wants to send the proposed German tariff
bill to Hades. Perhaps he thinks that its authors
might go after it and relieve an awkward situation.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

i Townsend's famous broken and plain
mixed candy, lbs 25c. 639 Market streets
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

If Miss Stone had been really earnest and cute in
captivity she might by this time have got those Bull
garian bandits SO thoroughly converted they would
give her big reduction on her ransom as Christ
mas gift.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

French diplomats are of the opinion that the Boer
has upset the finances of Europe 1t would be
interesting, if not edifyng, to know what else Eng
land thinks the South African struggle has done to
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

The Sampson papers are insisting that in his
minority report Dewey exceeded the Instructions
given the court of inquiry, but all the same he did
more than come up to the expectations of the
country.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Choice candies, Townsend's, Palace Hotels
Elk. strong hoarhound candy. Townsend's*
Cal. Glace Fruit SOC per lb at Townsend's >
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

Thousands of pounds of California glace
fruits ready for shipping. Townsend's. >
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

Grand ODera-h0use-''C Carmen"
Cal.fornia-'Deyils Auction"
TivoIi-'Little Riding Hood"
Silver King
Alcazar-''Charley's Aunt
Colunba--"Jance Meredith"
CrDheuu-Vaudeville.
Chutes Theater-Vaudevile every afternoon and
evening
Oakland Racetrack-Races to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

For the first time in the naval history
of Italy has that country turned out all
the machinery necessary for a war vessel
of Italian material and manufacture The
credit for this achievement is due to An
saldo, Genoa, where the Turkish armOred
ship MessOudich has been reiuvenafed re-
ceiving new machinery, boilers and arna-
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23

The first contract for war vessels given
to private builders in Japan was signed
last month, when the Kawasaki Companv
at Kobe agreed to build two first-class
torpedO-boats for the Japanese navy. The
price is about $29O,OOO, equal to that paid
for similar boats in England and Ger
many, but with this advantage-that the
money is circulated where it is raised.
home industry is developed and a costly
and hazardous voyage of 1900 miles is
made unnecessary for delivery Of the YES
sells.