The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-20

! the case IN Lne marriage ldSu "SSN "
Dona Maria Mercedes, princess oftht
Astnrias and the elder sister OF the
young king of Spain, and her distan
cousin. Don Carlos de Bourbon. In
match was strongly opposed by thu
parliament of Spain, and so high ha
feeling run among the people tina
there has been rioting and threats OF
revolution.
| SOME of the republicans have opened
their eyes to the fact that 1T is nigh
time the leaks in the treasury BARRE
were being corked Senators Hale and
Lodge, fearing the judgment to come
made speeches Thursday in which they
warned their party against the enor-
nous appropriations being made by
congress, the former saying that those
who we're responsible would soon
seek the rocks and mountains TO hide
from the wrath of the people"
THE people of Statesboro, this state,
are very much exercised over the pro
posed building of another railroad to
that town. They have actually held
mass meeting to protest against the
building of the road They say they
have enough roads and do not want to
be further burdened. Verify, this Is
an instance of having progress thrust
upon people.
A CARLOAD of Georgia peanuts was
recently shipped to Virginia. The
DAWSON NEWS thinks that when we
get to shipping corn to K nsas and
country hams to Chicago the Georgia
farmer will become about the biggest
pebble on the beach.-ThOmasville
Times.
Its true, but The NEWS did not say
it. 1t belongs to some other paper.
SECRETARY LONG has sent to con-
gress a list of seven vessels bought
during the war and sold after it. On
these transactions the United States
government lost the small sum of about
$3.50, 600 or over 40 per cent. of the pur-
chase price. Evidently somebody made
good thing of selling ships to Uncle
Sam.
MAYOR MINIS has already gotten
himself into a big sea of hot water
about street car franchises. That
was the cause of so much villicatiOn
of Mayor Woodward, who had all
sorts of backbone and, as is almost
universally admitted, made one of the
best MAYORS Atlanta ever had.
THE Savannah News, which Is al
ways sensible and conservative, warns
those democrats who are engaged in
promoting presidential b0oms that
| they are liable to find themselves mis-
taken if they think Mr.. Bryan will not
be heard of in 1904
The papers tell us that Hon. J.
Pope" Brown rode down to Americas
the other day, hired room at the ho-
tel, shook hands with the populace and
departed again.
IT is said that the supreme court is
again overcrowded with business. Now
watch some fellow pop up and propose
to still further increase the number OF
judges.
| WHAT the United States should dc
is to keep it's word and not Cuba. 1t
should take no chance of having to de-
fend breach of promise suit.
MIR. CARNEGIE says II am going
to give million dollars month for
libraries end organs" That's must
cal note of a high order
IT is to be hoped that the talk of a
new school building which the article
in last weeks NEWS started will not
end in talk
WHAT about that passenger depot
President Egan said the Central rail
road was going to build in Dawson ?
The Atlanta Journal says it is just
possible that Bony Castellane also
thinks it disgrace to die rich.
SAM FIELDER isn't treating us right.
His Camilla Clarion's visits to this Of
fee are very irregular.
THE Hon. Joe Terrell seems to be
the most discreet, SO far, of all the al
| lered ollhernatorial candidates.